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change which came over him from the
moment that he entered the fatal ap-
artment. In an instant he was tense
and alert, his eyes shining, his face
set, his limbs quivering with eager ac-
tivity. He was out on the lawn, in
through the window, for all the world
like dashinG fox-hound drawing a
cover. In the bedroom he made a
rapid cast around, and ended by throw
ing open the window, which appeared
to give him some fresh cause for ex-
citement, for he leaned out of it with
loud CALCULATIONS of interest and de-
light. Then he rushed down the stair,
out through the open window, threw
himself upon his face on the lawn,
sprang up and into the room once
more, all with the energy of the hunter
who is at the very heels of his quarry.
The lamp, which was an ordinary
standard, he examined with minute
care, making certain measurements
upon its bowl. He carefully scrutin-
lied with his lens the tale shield which
covered the top of the chimney, and
scraped off some ashes which adhered
to it's upper surface, putting some Oh
them into an envelope, which he
placed in his pocketbook. Finally
| Just as the doctor and the official
police put in an appearance, he beck
oned to the vicar and we all three went
out.
During the next two days Holmes
spent some of his time smoking and
dreaming in the cottage; but greater
portion in the country walks which he
undertook alone, returning after many
| vi r. hk
had been. One experiment served tC
show me the line Of his investigation
He had bought a lamp which was the
duplicate of the one which had burned
in the room of Mortimer Tregennis OF
the morning Of the tragedy. This ht
filled with the same oil as that useC
at the vicarage, and he carefully timed
the period which it would take to bt
exhausted. Another experiment which
he made was of more unpleasant ma
ture, and one which l am not nkel.
ever to forget.
you will remember, Watson" h
remarked one afternoon, that there
is a single common point of resem
blance in the varying reports which
have reached US. This concerns thu
effect of the atmosphereNpf the room
in each case upon those who had frs
entered it. You will recollect tina
Mortimer Tregennis, in describing
the episode of his last visit to hi
brothers house, remarked that tn
doctor on entering the room fell int
chair? You had forgotten? Well
can answer for it that Mrs. Porter
the housekeeper, told US that she hel
self tainted upon entering the roor
and had afterwards opened the wiz
dow. In the second case-that Of MOI
timer Tregennis himself-you canno
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By SIR ARTHUR CONANDoY
Copyright 1872 by The Mcclure Newspaper syndicate

into the fire at the moment OF leav-
ing the room, who did do 50? The
affair happened Immediately after his
departure Had anyone else come in,
the family would certainly have risen
from the table. We may take 1t, then,
that all the evidence points to Nor
timer Tregennis as the culprit-"
"Then his own death was suicide!"
well, Watson, it is ON the face OF
It not impossible supposition. There
are, however, some cogent reasons
against 1t. Fortunately, there is one
firm in England who knows all about
it, and have made arrangements by
which we shall hear the facts this
afternoon from his own lips All! he
Is little before his timer Perhaps
you would kindly step this way, DR..
Leon Sterndale."
"You sent for me, Mr.. Holmes. l
had your note about an hour ago. and
have come, though am at a loss to
know, sir, what you can have to speak
about which affects me personally in
very intimate fashion"
"The killing of Mortimer Tregen-
MIS-" said Holmes.
what do you meant" he asked, at
last
81 will tell you" said Holmes, "and
the reason why l tell you is that
hope frankness may beget frankness.
What my next step may be will de-
pend entirely upon the nature Of your
own defense"
Sterndale mopped his forehead with
his handkerchief. upon my word,
you are getting on" said he. DO all
your successes depend upon this pro-
digious power of bluff2"
'AThe bluff" said Holmes. sternly,
sis upon your side, Dr. Leon Sterndale.
and not upon mine AS a proof, /
VIII tell you some of the facts upon
which my conclusions are based You
came down here to ask me whom
please Turn to Page Elevenl
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have forgotten the horrible stiffness
of the room when we arrived, though
the servant had thrown up the win
dow. That servant, found upon in
Quiry, was so i'll that she had gone
to her bed. You will admit, Watson,
that these facts are very suggestive.
In each case there is evidence of a
poisonous atmosphere. In each case,
also, there is combustion going on in
the room-in the one case fire, in
the other lamp. The fire was need
ed, but the lamp was lit-as compari-
son of the oil consumed will show
long after it was broad daylight. Why?
Surely because there is some connec-
ton between three things-the burn
ing, the stuffy atmosphere, and finally,
the madness or death of those unfor-
tunate people. That is clear, is it
not?"
1T would appear So"
"At least we may accept 1t as a
working hypothesis. We will suppose,
then, that something was burned in
each case which produced an atmos-
phere causing strange toxic effects.
| Very good. In the first instance-that
| of the Tregennis family-this sub
stance was placed In the fire. Now,
the window was shut, but the fire
would naturally carry fumes to some
extent up the chimney. Hence one
would expect the effects of the poison
to be less than in the second case
where there was less escape for the
vapor. The result seems to indicate
that it was SO, since in the first case
only the woman, who had presumably
the more sensitive organism, was Kill
led, the others exhibiting that tenn.
porary or permanent lunacy which is
evidently the first effect. of the drug
In the second case, the result was
complete. The facts, therefore, seem
to bear out the theory of poison
which worked by combustion.
with the train of reasoning in my
head 1 naturally looked about in Nor
timer Tregennis's room to find some
remains of this substance. The Oh
vious place to look was the tale shield
or smoke-guard Of the lamp. There
sure enough, perceived number Of
flaky ashes, and round the. edges q
fringe of brownish powder, which had
not yet been consumed. Half of this
took, as you saw, and placed it in ar
envelope.
"Now Watson, we will light oul
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La grippe coughs rack and tear the
sufferer to state of exhaustion.
violent grippe coughs" writes r. G.
Collins, Barnegat, N. ]. Tried Foley's
Honey and Tar and the cough ceased en-
tirely" Used by three enerations for
coughs, colds and Group, throat, chest
and bronchial irritation, Foley's Honey
and Tar has stood the test of time. Con-
tains no opiates-ingredient printed on
the wrapper. Largest selling cough
medicine in the world. A c. Luken
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Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
STATE REALTY
BOARD OFFICER
WILL LOSE JOB
Ask Woodbury's Resignation
as Result of Article in
National Publication

PHOENIX. Ariz., Jan. 31.-A signed
article printed in a national real es-
tate publication under the signature
OF Clarence Woodbury.. secretary to
the state real estate department, will
cost Woodbury. his job. State Land
Commissioner Rudolph Kuchler today
requested Woodbury's resignation. ef-
f0ctive February Is.
The article, entitled, How to Sc
cure the Passage OF a Real Estate
License Law" was alleged by kuch-
l,r to be a reflection on the integrity
of the legislature and the governor.
Furthermore. it is understood Wood
bury failed first to submit 1t to the
department "for the best interests Of
the department and the state"
The following headlines, appearing
over the article credited to Woodbury.
give an idea as 90 it's nature:
ITO overcome the indifference and
ignorance of state legislature con-
corning the importance of a license
act is no easy matter. but concentrate
cd work on the part of an intelligent
committee Of realtors will do won.
ders"
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
SERVICE COMPANY SOLD

FORT SMITH, Ark, Jan, 3l.-The
Commonwealth Public Service com
pany, which operates puonc utilities
in % towns in western Arkansas and
eastern Oklahoma, was purchased to-
day at a receivers sale for 100000
by bond holders, the minimum price
fixed by Federal Judge Youmans. The
sale. before being contaminated. must
be approved by the federal court.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
RHEUMATISM
CANNOT EXIST

in the human body If you will use
Trunks Prescription for Rhepmatism
and Gout. 1t is ridiculous. absurd and
preposterous. in fact II is a pity and a
shame to talk about rheumatism and
inflammatory muscular; sciatic or any
other form OF rheumatism.
Trunks Prescription for rheumatism
and Govt sells for s1.75. This Prescrip-
ton DOES NOT ruin the stomach. it
DOES NOT depress the heart. Eat all
the meat and good food you wish while
taking Trunks Prescription. 1t DOES
NOT contain any Mercury. Salicylate of
Soda. Oil of Wintergreen or narcotics of
any kind. but il absolutely and positive
ly overcomes any kind of Rheumatism
or Gout on earth. WHAT MORE DO
YOU WANT? There .is nothing just as
good. and it is Impossible to get some
thing better. It is also an excellent
Liver Medicine. For sale at drug stores
such as Givens' Lowell Drug Co., Bisbee.
Arfz
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
Find Mans Body in
Ruins of Old Cabin

PUEBLO, Colo, Jan. 31.-The char
red body of van unidentified man was
found in burned cabin Is miles be-
low Silverton, Colo, by section hands
this morning. according to reports
from that region. A terrific snow
storm has been raging in the district
for the past 4S hours. 1t is supposed
that the man entered the cabin to es-
cape the storm, went to sleep after
starting the fire and the cabin caught
fire as he slept. 1t is reported that
the snow is three feet deep on the
level and no trains have arrived since
Sunday. aT0ia l q.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
Canton Government
Will Not Recognize
Washington Treaty

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-(By the
Associated Press)-The Chinese peo-
pie will not recognize the treaty
which is to embody the agreement on
Shantung reached by Japanese and
Chinese arms delegates and will re-
pudiate it, Ma 500, representative of
the un-recognized Canton government
declraed in a statement tonight. The
Shantung question may now be
settled $3.50 : but am sure we
have not heard the last Of the Shan.
tung question" the statement declar
ed.
THE Picking delegates" it added
committed a grave tactical error in
first admitting Japan's rights il
Shantung, and then trying to get bach
as much from Japan as possible"
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
All, GENTLEMEN:
HE re IS WHAT
We MUST WEAR
Clothes Architects Put Ban
on Freakish. Sensational
Styles For Spring

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 81. The
American valuation plan, as proposed
in the pending tariff bill. will mean
higher prices for commodities and
make it impossible for this country
to market it's agricultural products
abroad, w w. Stewart, president OF
the National Association of Merchant
Tailors Of America, declared today at
the opening session of the organiza-
tons annual convention.
In accordance with a new ruling
that no freakish or sensational suits
should be shown at the style exhibit,
held in connection with the conyen-
ton, the fashion committee ruled out
several garments whose lines were
not in keeping with the fashion stand
ards of the association. One of the
suits had pocket flaps sharply point
ed at the end. and another was an
evening suit with "airplane" lapels.
. Clothes for spring will be designed,
the fashion committee said, to be
easy to wear. The sack coat, includ-
ing the one and two button variety,
and the ample trousers. will FREEDOM.
mate. The trouser cuff rapidly is
losing it's popularity and with its
passing the suspender again will
come into it's own. Demonstrations
at the exhibit showed that loose and
cuffless trousers soon become shape
less when dependent for support on
the belt Extreme pointed lapels and,
in fact, everything extreme was
frowned upon. Blues and browns
will be the leading shades for spring
The full dress coat was held by the
committee to be the only correct gar
ment for affairs where the ladies
wear evening dress.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
Oklahoma Editor
Horsewhipped and
Told to Bea t 1t

DRUMWRIGHT, Okla. Jan. Sir.
l.. Moore, editor of the Drumwright
Post, was seized by band of six
masked men at z o'clock last night,
takeh to thickly wooded spot few
miles southeast of the city, and Sc
verely flogged with blacksnake
whip. police said today.
Moore said he was walking home
when he was accosted by an unmask-
ed man. While they were conversing
an automobile carrying six masked
men drove up and he was thrown into
the car, he said. The machine then
was driven out of town.
After, the whip had been APPLIED.
hot tar>was poured into the wounds.
Moore said.
Following this. the men replaced
his clothing, returned him to the edge
of town and threw him into the street
he added. warning him. to leave be-
fore dark tonight under penalty of
another whipping.
Moore said he had not decided
whether to leave town.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The earth.
in its whirl through space, got off
center a few moments today and
shifted it's poles" or axes, to fit the
new center of rotation.
Then, that it might not De travelling
on flat Wheel" so to speak. a few
million tons Of solid rock, somewhere
off the western coast OF the United
States in the bed of the Pacific ocean
slipped" hundred feet or So to even
things up.
This Is the manner in which Pro-
fessors of geology and seismographic
observers account for the violent
earth vibrations which demoralized
instruments in observatories today.
Thus far, the exact location of the
huge slip" has not been determined,
although observers from Washington,
d. c., to Berkeley, Calf, agree it was
, few hundred miles off the mouth OF
the Columbia river.
ouakes Are Violent
Absence of a record disruption Of
the visible surface of the earth or Of
the huge tidal waves which usually
radiate from the scene of an earth.
quake, led observers to believe that
bed of the ocean.
Its violence was attested by the
quavering seismograph which is some
instances, were thrown from the re-
cording rolls, while a strong ma
chine" at Berkeley was set In motion
! for the first time in many years.
mo doubt the earth was re-adjust-
| ing ITSELF said Prof. ]. J. lynch,
| aiovr Nhoa ho
University here.
About every so often, the earth
becomes upset, goes off center,
changes its axes and usually, about
the same time, there is a violent earth
quake, slipping of miles of strata.
and We go merrily along again."
The Andes, along the Pacific coast
in South America, and the chain of
rocky determinations which join the
two continents, disappearing into the
sea off southern California. are con-
tinually lifting. falling and slipping"
according to the seismologist and the
biologists.
Seeks "Lost" Earthquake
Many of these disturbances take
place in mid-osean, the only visible
evidence geing the zig-zag lines rrac-
F., ed by seismograph hundreds of
miles distant. One of the most nota-
BILE examples of such a paroxysm oc-
Cured in December. 1920. and scien-
/ fists still are cudgeling their brains
to account for the "1ost" earthquake.
Its source of origin never has been
definitely established. although It
was OF such proportions as to shatter
instruments thousands of miles away,
and to send tidal wave circling the
earth. A few days later came news
of an earthquake in Kan-Fu province,
China, in which 1000 persons per
ished. Scientists asserted there prob
/ ably had been two distinct upheavals
probably on opposite sides of the
| globe.
Lost earthquakes. taking place. in
mid-ocean, often cause vast changes
in the appearance of the oceanbed
which are not discovered for years.
Pacific Is Unsteady
Such earthquakes are frequent neal
the West Indies and beneath the Pa
ciffc, westward Of the Americas &C
the chain of sunken' mountains which
form the Japanese archipelago.
The first major catastrophe b3
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01

English billiard table is larger than
the American.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
BORDER To BE
OPENED TO-DAY
Both u. S. and Mexico Lifting
Passport Regulations at
All Points on Line

NOGALES, Ariz., Jan. 31.-There
was rejoicing on both sides or ;ae
border tonight in anticipation of the
lifting of all passport regulations, in
effect for the past five years.
Effective at midnight tongnr, pass
port requirements affecting Ameri'
cans and Mexicans CROSSING the line
into each others country are elimi-
mated by proclamations issued by
Presidents Harding and Obregon. The
order is expected by this and other
border points to greatly increase traf
fic between the two countries.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
Earth Loses Balance For
Few Seconds, But Finally
Gets On Its Feet Again

earthquake or volcanic eruption
which history records was that at
Constantinople in SIT, when 10000
persons persisted. Since then, there
have geen 20 such disasters.
The greatest toll of human life was
taken in a volcanic upheaval in Yed-
do in 1903, when 100000 persons lost
their lives. More than two centuries
later. in 1908, there was the dlsas-
trous eruption which buried Messina
and 81 other Italian towns causing
the death of $4,000 inhabitants.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
500 Stamps Needed
to Send Registered
Letter From Russia

NEWARK, N. j.. Jan. 31.2The So
Wet stamps required to send regis
tered letter from Russia to the Unit
ed States these days would have cost
more than $1,000 before the war.
Such letter arrived in the Newark
postoffice today. bearing 500 stamps
with a value of 1000 rubles. The en-
velope was too small to carry them
all in the usual way. so they were at
tached by metal fasteners.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
Girl Testifies She
Saw Father Running
Following NJ ur d e r

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 81 = Ruby
McCreary, 16, today testified against
her father, Albert M. McCreary, at
the opening of the latter's trial here
or a charge of having murdered j. M.
Dunn last March. Dunn was shot and
killed as he lay sleeping in his home.
The McCreary girl testified she heard
three shots and saw he Rather run
across bridge near the Dunn home.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
TO AWAIT DECISION

PARIS, Jan. 31.-(By the Associat-
ed Press) = The allied reparations
commission decided today to transmit
Germany's latest reparations propos-
ais to the allied governments and
await their decision as to whether
they will treat the question with Ger
many themselves or refer it back to
the commission to handle
Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-01
APPIERY WINS EIRsI

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Edgar T.
Appleby, of the New York Athletic
club. defeated Percy n. Collins, Ill
inois Athletic club. Chicago. today in
the first match Of the National Glass
A 1S.2 balkline championship tourna-
ment under the direction of the Ma
tional Association of Amateur Billiard
Players. The score was 800 points
to 30
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-06-21
BIG PROGRESSIVE
CONFERENCE Held

Nearly 300 delegates to the Vernon
County Progressive Conference as
sembled at the Stock Pavilion on the
Fair Grounds last Saturday afternoon.
1t was probably the largest political
conference ever held in the county.
The main purpose of the meeting was
to select a candidate for Member of
Assembly from Vernon county. C. w.
POWELL and Sam Gorsline, previously
announced candidates, submitted with
drawals to the convention in order that
the delegates might have clear field
in selecting candidate, and the meet
ing by a rising vote pledged itself to
support the candidate selected. On
the informal ballot, Mayor A. E. Smith
of Viroqua received a large majority
of the votes, and the informal ballot
was declared formal and Mr. Smith
endorsed as the Progressive Candidate
for Assembly. The Censor wishes to
thank and congratulate the Progress
fsive Conference over their wise choice
and to pledge the support of this paper
to its candidate. Elsewhere we make
extended comment on Mr.. Smiht's can
didacy.
Attorney H. P. Proctor read the
Vernon County Progressive Platform,
a mastery document prepared by the
committee The Censor editor has
carefully read all the provisions and
planks contained therein and finds
nothing but what any reasonable sane
progressive man can. endorse
Congressman J ID. Beck entertained
the convention with a ringing speech
on the issues o fthe day. Mayor Smith
responded to his endorsement in way
that won him the admiration of those
present. He does not possess chem
ical trace of reactionarism, is a true
Progressive in all ways, and merited
the honor conferred upon him. Mr..
Knutson of Minnesota told of condi-
tons in that state.
The Vernon County Progressive
platform and Mr. Fowelps statement
to the convention are published else
where in this issue.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-06-21
BALL TEAM BREAKS EVEN

The Viroqua Legion Ball Team play
ed a double header last week with the
colored gemmen-and broke even. The
first game was on Thursday afternoon
with the Capital City Stars, young
aggregation of eolored players from
Madison who proved duck soup for
our team. The home boys did Alder
man Gene Helgeson the compliment
of starting the game for them. Sheenie
had a lot of the old stuff that used to
make him famous, but his control was
CONSPICUOUS by its absence, and the
colored boys gathered three hits and
three passes off his delivery in the
first inning and part of the second
Then he wisely withdrew, and the old
standby, Pet Morrison finished the
game like a million dollars. He got
IS strikeouts and allowed five scatter
ed hits. The Stars collected FIVE runs,
four in the first two innings. Our
boys got under way in the fifth inning,
and annexed runs each frame after
that as follows, 3, 3, a. Lad Gar
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-06-21

in made fancy catches in the Srd and
Sth, and his home run in the 9Th drove
in two men besides himself. Bunny
Kuehn made a fine catch in the 7th.
Angel of Genoa put up the best game
at short that we have ever seen on the
home grounds. He accepted six
chances, all Of them hard, got them
clean and his fast and accurate throw
ing to first base was brilliant. The
last one hit him in the stomach and he
threw while little out Of wind, lit
tie wide of first, but Harris made a
beautiful one hand catch and COM
pleted the play without error In fact
all the team worked splendidly and
merited the victory.
Not so with the second game, when
on Sunday that peerless organization,
Gilkerson's Union Giants came to cross
bats with our boys. The home team
was conscious that the black boys were
the equal Of major leagues and this
feeling of certain defeat no doubt. was
largely responsible for the pepless ex-
hibition Of ball they put up. The Gil
ants won 10 too. Hastings was off
color and the Giants we're able to con