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The Washington times., 1921-05-17
Find D. c. GIRL
'|NPO|SONDAzE
AT N. Y. DEPOT
Mildred Markley in Collapse
From Strychnine-Taken
To Hospital.

NEW YORK, May IA young
woman who said she was Miss Mil
dred Markley, of Washington, d. c.
is recovering at Flower Hospital to-
day from dose of strychnine poi.
scning.
She collapsed in Pennsylvania Sta
tion last night shortly after arriv NJ
from Wash ngton.
1t was stated at the hospital today
that she had not taken enough OF
the poison to cause her death.
FOUND WANDERING ABOUT.
Miss MarkIey was sent to the hos
pital from the rooms Of the Travellers
Aid Society, where she became un-
conscious after being found wander
ing about the station by one OF the
agents of the society.
DR.. Mast found the young woman
unconscious when he WAS called from
Flower Hospital to the headquarters
of the society at 465 Lexington avenue,
and after a superficial examination
took his patient to the hospital ne
told the police that he believed strych-
nine poisoning had brought about the
girls sudden illness.
Mystery surrounds the case, and no
one at the Travellers Aid rooms
seemed willing to talk about it, The
address OF Miss Markley In Washinss
ton was not learned by the police
CAME FROM WASHINGTON.
IT was learned that Miss Markiey
arrived here presumably direct from
Washington over the Pennsylvania
Railroad about $50 o'clock last night.
and attracted the attention of one OF
the workers of the Travelers Ala
workers. She was taken to the
society's rooms and after her arrival
there became i'll. She lost conscious
ness before a physician could be sum-
moned.
whether Miss Markley swallowed
the strychnine by mistake or with
intent to end her life remains
mystery. So far she has been too i'll
to give any explanation.
The name of Miss Mildred Markley
does not appear in the city directory
or in the telephone book. and efforts
today to trace any relatives or friends
Of her here were futile.
II you know this young lady, notify
the city editor Of The Times at once.
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us. TO HOLD Up
|. RUSS RECOGNITION
viii Not Deal With Soviet While
Americans Are Kept
Imprisoned.

As long as Americans are held pris-
oners in Russia there is no chance OF
recognition OF soviet Russia by the
United States. IL was officially stated
today.
Although II was not officially stat
ed that this policy had ben communi-
cateo to the soviet authorities. II is
understood that they are informed
that the present Administration has
taken this attitude.
1t was strongly indicated that the
State Department will have no deal
ings of any sort with soviet Russia.
pertaining to recognition or any other
matter, while Americans are held by
the soviet authorities.
The number of Americans now pris-
oners in Russia Is estimated to be
from 20 to IS. Reports to the State
Department Indicate that the condi-
ton of these Americans Is distressing.
that they have insufficient food. are
improperly clothed, and are subjected
to other privations.
1t Is understood that the United
State. has let a third power know it's
Indignation over the treatment of
these prisoners and that this Gov
ernments frame OF mind has been
communicated to the soviet leaders.
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
MARINES
IRISH TO ROUT
Sim Feiners Attack Nngstown
Naval Wharf, But Are
.3y,-A Driven Oft.

DUBLIN, May 17.-Marines who
were landed from British destroyers
repulsed an attack against the
Kingstown wireless station and the
kingstown naval wharf by Sim
Feiners early today. q,
A soldier was killed in this city
during a. daylight ambuscade of a
military lorry.
CONSTABLE SHOT DEAD.
A constable was shot dead and. two
others were fatally wounded in Sim
Fein ambuscade near the Catholic
church at Bansha, County Tipperary,
according to Information from that
place today.
Sim iFeiners. yesterday afternoon
launched an organized attack on Cork
prison, hut were repulsed after an
hours fghting. during which ma
chine gun fusillades were poured into
the attackers from the prison walls.
CORK, May 1I.-One soldier was
killed in a thirty minute battle be-
tween crown forces and Sim Feiners
here today. The Republicans, armed
with Lewis gun. attacked a football
crowd. Soldiers rushed upon the
field to protect the football players
and gave battle to the Slim Feiners.
The smallness OF casualties was at
tributed TO the fact that both sides
fought from behind defences.
LONDON, May 17.-with approxi-
mately forty dead in the unprece-
dented outburst of guerrilla war
fare in western and southern Ire
land. the British war office was re-
ported today to be rushing heavy
achievements of troops and artil-
lory to combat the Irish republican
army.
According to information from an
authoritative source. the war office
10 sending twenty-four batteries Of
guns and 5000 artillerymen. Ten
thousand infantrymen are reported
to have been moved into Ireland
from English concentration camps
in the past ten days. There are
more English troops and artillery in
Ireland than at any other time in
the history of the country.
MAY BLOCK ELECTIONS.
Fears are expressed that the big
Sim Fein offensive against British
troops and Black and Tan policemen
may obstruct the peace negotiations
and may interfere with the election OF
members of the northern Ireland and
southern Ireland parlaments later in
the month.
Officials OF the Irish office were
unwilling to discuss the reported of.
fer of Premier Lloyd George to meet
Eamonn de Valera, president of the
Irish Republic, for an open confer
ence without any conditions.
Six men and three women were ar.
rested by Scotland Yard agents this
morning on the charge of completely
in the Sim Fein outragcs in England
on Sunday. All were held.
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
-FOUR TOWNS FIGHT
FIRE IN FR0STBURG
Aid Called From Environs as
Flames Creep on
Dynamite.

CUMBERLAND, Nd. May 17.--Fire
departments of Cumberland. Lana
coming and westernport were sum-
moned to Frostburg this morning to
fight a fire which threatens the busi-
ness section.
The interior OF the Lyric Theater
is smouldering, and the smoke is so
thick that fremen even with mask $
are unable to locate the nre. The
stanton hardware store and Ave
and ten cent store adjoining are also
burning in the interior. 1t is feared
II the flames. now smouldering for
hours, break out, all the buildings
will be burned.
1t Is said small quantity of dyna-
mite is stored in the cellar OF the
stanton store. ..t
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
GOV. RAPS MINISTER'S
WHO PROTEST PRIZEFICHT

CAMDEN. N. j.. May IA protest
against the Dempsey-Carpentier night.
filed by tse Camden ministerial union.
today brought the retort from the
governor that 'ministers who don't
want to live in the State where the
boing match Is staged should leave
the State"
That's the kind OF an answer we
would expect from a man who tried
to make Jersey as wet as the Atlantic
ocean" said the Rev. j. y. J. Rhodes,
former president OF the union.
Governor Edwards explained the
Dempsey Carpenter bout Is not a
prize fight but a '1egallized. scientific
exhibition OF boxing
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
CARRIERS OF DEATH ARE
MADE TO FEED LIVING

TERIEKI. Finland. May IA new
use for decharsed floating mines has
been discovered by the Kronstsdt
refugees being fed by the American
Red Cross here.
Mines were brought in from tho
Gulf OF Finland. the charges removed.
fittings taken out and the mines con-
verted into soup pots.
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
CIVIL SERVICE
REVISION OK'O
Commission Chairman Cham
pions RecIassification Plan
Submitted by Board.

The Civil Service Commission to-
day clearly indicated its support Of
the plan of reclassifying the Fed
eral employees, contained in the re-
port Of the Joint Congressional COM
mission on reclassification.
Martin A. Morrison. chairman of
the Civil Service Commission, ap-
peared before the joint Civil Service
committees Of the House and Senate
in their first hearing on reclassifi-
cation.
MAKES STATEMENT.
He made THE statement
The report OF the joint Congress
sional Commission on RecIassification
is q splendid document. In the work
Of drawing up that report. our COM
mission. gave the, very best aid II
could. We detailed our leading ex-
perts In advising and helping the SEN
ators and Congressman who were
working on the subject. While we
are not discriminating between bills
i can have no hesitation in support
ing the work of the joint reclassifica-
ton commission"
Chairman Morrison also stated that
there never had been an adequate
classification OF Government workers,
and that the term classified civil
service" is a misnomer.
The Civil Service Commission has
no statutory interest In salaries, -
continued Mr.. Morrison, but 1t has
found 1t next to impossible to per-
form it's functions under the exist
ing scale of salaries. They are al
together too low to attract qualified
men to the positions we offer them.
We have more. than once brought
this condition to the attention OF
Congress"
JONES FOR WIDER SCOPE.
Senator Jones OF New Mexico, who
was chairman of the Joint Con-
cation, declares that the Civil Serv-
ice Commission must have a wider
scope in the future.
1T must not only be charged with
the duty of obtaining efficient men
for the Government service, but IL
" see to ii that they perform ef-
n Mt work after they come into the
service. and provide a definite method
OF getting rid of those who do not
come UP to the standard. We ought
to do away with the system Of
private snaps"
Senatox Sterling. chairman of the
Senate Civil Service Committee, acted
chairman at the joint hearings. and
Stated that "the existing Ainiquities
and inequalities in the Federal SER
vice ought to be cured by legislation
at the earliest practicable date"
MENTION ALL BILLS.
He briefly mentioned the various re-
classification bills now before Con-
gress including the Smoot. Woods,
Lehlbach and Sterling measures
senator Sterling expects the hear
ings will continue about ten days.
Beginning tomorrow. there will be
both morning and afternoon sessions.
A large delegation from the Fedora
tion of Federal Employees. the experts
of the reclassincation. commission. the
Civil Service Commission and other
persons were in attendance
at the hearing today.
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
Held as Cavell Denouncer.

BRUSSELS. May IA man alleged
to have been the principal denouncer
OF Edith Csvell. the English nurse
who was executed by the Germans,
has been arrested at Mons. the news
papers giving his name as Armand
Jeanne. .... ..... !....... DO.
Jeanne has put forward the plea that
many other French and Belgians have
been Identified by numerous wit
nesses - the denouncsr of the nurse.
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
BURGLARS STEAL SAFE
WITH POLICE NEARBY

BUFFALO, n. V, May i1.--while
police reserves waited in station
No. 10. in Niagara street. for
burglary reports after daylight this
morning. robbers backed truck TO
the door of the Schultz bakery, 100
feet away, broke into the place. and
csrted away a large safe containing
$500. -
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
FRANCE REVIVES FORMER
RELATIONS WITH VATICAN

PARIS, May 1.-THE nomination OF
Senator Charles Jonnart to be French
ambassador to- the Vatican was
ratified by the Cabinet today.
M. Jonnart was formerly allied high
commissioner to Greece and was
credited with causing the abdicstion
OF Constantine.
France has rot had a representative
at the Vatican since the break be-
tween the French government and the
Catholic church In 1904
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
|LLINER ACCUSED OF Staying 6-YEAR-0LD B
Peggy Opens Guns on
Joyce in Cross Suit;
Swears He Abused Her

CHICAGO, May 17.-Peggy Hopkins Joyce, known as
beauty on two continents has filed bill against her
millionaire husband James Stanley Joyce, Chicago lumber
man, asking the superior court to grant her decree Of
separate maintenance In another document Mrs. Joyce
answered her husbands suit for divorce
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
SLAYER Gets Five Years.

GATE CITY. vss May lT.--Ira
Parks. who was convicted of Killing
his father-in law. has been sentenced
to Ave years in the Virginia State
penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
Killed by BURGLAR.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May iT.-Har-
vey Rieaer, proprietor OF the Rieger
Iron and Wire Works. OF this city.
VAS shot and killed IN his home by q
burglar early today.
The Washington times., 1921-05-17
THE WEATHER:

Fair tonight and Wednesday. No ehans'
n temperature. Gentle variable winds
Temperature At .. m, So degrees.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-06
FLORA

Mrs. F. A. Miles entertained the
sewing circle last Thursday.
Mrs. Jas. Edgington called at the
Geo. Atkinson home last Wednesday.
Mrs. Joe Winner and Mrs. George
Houghton spent last Thursday at the
Ernest Schildgen home.
Geo. Peterson moved his household
goods from his home here to Lancas-
ter
Mrs. Ervie Edwards spent day
last week at Jas. Edgington's.
Mrs Alma Borah spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Ervie Ed
wards, returning to her school Sun
day.
Lester Snyder and family attended
the birthday surprise on Mrs. Henry
Snyder Sunday.
Will Hartman and family were Sum
day visitors at the Frank Atkinson
home.
Carl Brandemuhl and family and
Vern Edwards and family were at the
Will Garthwaite home Sunday.
Jas. Edgington sawed wood for Will
Hickok Monday.
The County Nurse visited the
school here Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-06
CASSVILLE

Miss Mae Pasco of Beetown, was
a business caller in town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Day of Lam
caster, spent Sunday with the latter's
aunt, Miss Marguerite Baumgartner.
Mrs. o. E. Ishmeal of Mt. Horeb,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ell Ishmeal the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elgie Jamison of Bee
town, spent Sunday at the Henry
Engler home.
o. H. Failing was in Prairie du
Chen Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Roe motored to
Dubuque Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Reiner Adrian spent
the past week with their son, Metres,
and wife on the home farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Groom and baby
Dorothy we're here last week on their
waylto Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Noble and family
were in town Saturday and Sunday.
The Brotherhood of the NJ E. church
met with Ed Roschi Monday evening.
Their better halves planned a neat
little surprise and walked in later and
joined the merriment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-06
LIVINGSTON

The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
at 1880, April 7th.
Relatives here received the sad
news OF the death of Clarence Hughes
OF Guyman, Oklahoma.
Miss Alberta Clemens of Cuba City
is a guest at the T. J. Watson home.
On Sunday as Dr. Rundell and fam
lily and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Long of
Madison figured in an auto accident,
but did not receive serious injuries.
They were on their way to Lancaster
when the steering wheel and brakes
would not work, throwing the car
over Mrs. Rundell received the most
injuries of the party. They were very
fortunate.
Mrs. Mary Clifton of Platteville, is
visiting at the Scott Bunker home.
Rev. and Mrs. Pierstorff, G. A. Iver-
son, Mrs r. Livingston, Mrs. Arch
Rundell, Loren Livingston, Wilbur
Rundell and E. j. Skate attended the
trial at Lancaster on Friday.
The Thank Offering service of the
w. F. vi. S. was held at the home of
Mrs. Hannah Rundell on Wednesday,
March 80, in the afternoon. 1t was
we'll attended, there being II visitors
and Is members present. After the
business meeting, a program of read
ings, music, both vocal and instru-
mental, and dialogue, LAS it Really
Isl was given. A thank offering of
5000 was received. Sweet choco-
lates were served by the hostess. All
went to their homes realizing more
G,,I1 Of Unrly
which, the w. F. M. S. is doing in the
foreign fields. Next meeting will be
with Mrs. Pierstorff, April 9th.
Thirty-six relatives of Mrs. w. T.
Skaife met at her home Thursday all
bringing we'll filled baskets of good
things to eat, helping her to cele-
brate her birthday.
The Shorthorn breeders in this
vicinity will hold sale of their sur
plus stock on May 4, at the sales pa
vilion, consisting of 20 head Of bulls
and the same number of cows.
On Tuesday several from out OF
town attended the Guernsey breeders
meeting held at the bank Tuesday
morning.
A farewell party was recently given
to Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Kohler, who will
spend the summer on the Grunenwald
farm.
Joe Nicholson of Edmund spent the
weekend here.
Forty relatives and friends gave
Mrs. Wilbur Dietzman q surprise
party on Thursday evening
Brandon of Narwilk, and Blackburn
of Beetown, will stage wrestling
match at the stock pavilion on Friday
ewing, April Sth. Also several good
preliminarieS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-06

Tea will be served at the Methodist
church Wednesday. April IS.
Arno Alt is again able to be at
work after nearly a weeks siege with
LaGrippe
r. A. Goodell and David Gardner
OF Platteville, were business callers
here yesterday.
Program at w. R. G. meeting April
9Th. Refreshments. All members and
post members invited
Mrs. VIM. Rose visited her sister.
Mrs. VIM. Busby, few days in Be
lott, last week, Mrs. Busby being i'll.
Drs. Kraut and Fowler performed
q tonsil operation Monday on the Z
year-old son Of Harry Mccartney of
Mt. Hope.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Clanton of
Huntley, ILL.,, are parents of a baby
daughter born Thursday, March 81.
Mrs. E. L. Mccoy has departed to
visit the new granddaughter and par
ents
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rowland and
children. Irene, Dorothy and Donald,
or Adams, Wis, returned home Tues
day, having been called here by the
death of Mrs. Howland's father, Fred
0IICh DleS0l.
August Kreul of Highland, and Eta
Orth of Muscoda, were married Mon
day morning by Father Kaiser on
special permit issued by Judge Good
SELL The couple departed on the
morning train for parts unknown.
c. B. Ziegler and wife departed
Sunday for Chicago on a combined
business and pleasure trip. Mr.. Zieg-
Ter will return the latter part of the
week Mrs. Ziegler remaining for a
longer visit.
The highway division engineering
department arrived in Lancaster yes
terday ready for work. There is the
division engineer, two assistants and
SIX surveyors and craftsmen. All
work for the five counties will be
handled from this Office giving much
closer supervision and cooperation.
Louis Vesperman and Henry Hol-
Finger returned from Eau Gallie, Fla,
Thursday having stopped off at sew
eral points in Florida, also a week
and half with their respective
daughters in st. Louis, and a couple
OF days in Chicago. Both say there
is no place like good old Grant
county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-06
WYALUSING

Miss Fannie Glenn, who spent the
winter on the farm of her brother
Edwin, is home again.
Leila Dolphin who is working at
Blue River spent he weekend at her
home.
Carson Root and Eli Hill went to
Clayton to the dance.
Geo. Guess of Racine, Wis, visited
his daughter, Mrs. Herman Banner
Edmund Burrows is visiting rela-
tives in Bloomington.
Geo. Glenn of Prairie du Chen, was
in town Saturday.
Ellie Cooley took Mrs. Chas. Hart
line and Mrs. c. T. Burrows to
Bloomington Sunday.
L. j. Dack and family of Bloom
ington, were in town Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Rigdon and children OF
Lancaster, are visiting her mother,
Mrs Ben Shrake.
John Lord has moved to town.
Will Hughes and wife of Bagley
visited Mrs. Coleman Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-06
GRANT RIVER

Ben Orr and wife of Glen Haven
visited at the Ed. Mclean home on
Thursday.
John Reading and wife and two
children of Cassville, visited at the
Albert Blum home Friday and Satur-
day.
Little Ruby Pagel started to school
last week.
Mrs Otto Losch and daughter were
at the Willis Pennock home in Ian
caster Saturday night.
Will PageI has purchased new
five-passenger Ford.
Mrs. Ernest Mclean and son Hulett
visited at Edw McLean's Saturday
night and returned to their home on
Sunday.
Charley Mclean was visitor at the
Ernest Mclean home Sunday.
Sunday visitors were: Carl Moore
and family of Bloomington at the Ed
Mclean and Dan Hoffman homes, Al
bert Blum and family at Frank
McLean's, Miss Rose Pagan of Bloom
ington, Arthur Zenz and sons, Arthur,
Floyd and Stanley Dixon and James
Fowler at the John Joyce home. The
boys went fishing. James Fowler
was the lucky boy for he landed a
31a pound fish.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-06
BEETOWN

Lawrence Taylor and Tim Thorpe
have new autos.
Mrs. Aurelia Taylor has not been
very well the past week.
Several ladies helped Mrs. Eliza
beth FARMLAND celebrate her birth
| day last Monday
/ Joseph Gerard and son returned to
| their home from Pittsville, Tuesday
| Mrs. Archie Winner was tn guest of
Mary Auel Tuesday.
Mrs. Carrie Marks was down from
! Lancaster last week
! Mrs. Tom KLEIN visited Mrs. Stella
Jack a couple of days last week
Remember the Aid Society on next
Tuesday.
Did you see the airship that passed
over here Thursday? We did.
DR.. Doolittle and Paul Kitelinger
were down from Lancaster Friday,
looking up baseball players.
Supt. Young made us a pleasant
call Thursday.
Some of the young people were at
the Burton dance Wednesday night.
A. c. Smith called Friday.
There is new 912 Id boy at the
Fred Gates home.
Mesdames Clyde Wood and Annie
Hillary shopped in Bloomington last
week.
Henry Knapp and Mr.. Stone of
South Haven, Mich, called on Tom
Auel Saturday.
A number of men met here Satur-
day on a horse sale. Among them
were Peter Kasper, Art McKevitt and
others.
Belle Birch spent Sunday morning
here.
Visiting Woodmen from Lancaster
and Fennimore helped the Camp here
Saturday night to initiate several cam
didates.
Toay Garner, Orrin Burr and fam
lilies autoed to Burton Sunday.
Chas. Rogers and family of Mount
Hope, called Sunday enroute to his
mothers where they spent the day.
Fred Clauer, Sr. and wife were cal
lers here Friday.
Marvin Burton and family spent
Sunday at he VIM. Burton home.
Tom Sheppard and wife of Platte
Vile spent Sunday on their farm. 1t
is rented by Henry Louthain.
Harley Wood and wife were Sunday
callers.
Sunday must have been auto day
from the great number of cars that
passed through here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-06
GLEN HAVEN

Misses Martha and Lucy Metcalf
were in Dubuque shopping last Sat
urday.
Miss Althea Sprague returned to
Polo, ILL.,, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Otto OFT were Lam
caster callers Saturday.
Cecil Schnorrenberg of Cassville,
spent Saturday and Sunday here with
his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Henderson spent
a few days at the Gustave Kuenster
home. They stopped over enroute
from Washington, D. c., to their home
in Dakota.
Mrs. E. L. Chandler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Chandler and so Enugene spent
Sunday in Lancaster.
o. P. Noble and Co., are putting IN
cement walks fronting the N. j.
Noises and Hochhausen garage prop
erty.
Ross Tate was operated on at the
Prairie du Chen Sanitarium Tuesday
for appendicitis and is getting along
nicely. Mrs. Jas. Tate and Charles
Tate were with him for few days.
Ben Orr was painfully injured on
Tuesday when one of his horses kick
ed him on the jaw. At the present
writing he is getting along very nicely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-06

Walter Fisher, Gust Goerfiin and
Walter Schuknecht, all of Appleton,
were held by the police for stealing
whiskey from the cellar OF Eugene
Gentleman, proprietor of. an inn on
the Outagamie county line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-06

Beaver Dam voted on daylight saw
ing this week.