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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15
"A eIRLp"

SYNOPSIS Realizing tnar she
has a possible chance Of being
saved, as the Lusitania is sinking
a stranger gives a young American
girl a package which he asks her
to deliver 10 the American ambas-
sador In England. She is saved.
IN London former Lieut.. Tom
my Beresford and Miss Prudence
Cowley 49, "Tuppence" - discharged
army nurse, form an organization,
THE Young Adventures. Ltd"
They are both broke and conse-
quently ready for unorthodOE meth
DDS They write out an advertise
meut. Tuppence makes a business
appointment with a man, Edward
Wilmington. who offers her easy
employment. but on giving her
name as Jane Finn" which she
had heard on the street. Whiting
ton disappears. In answer to an
advertisement signed ''Jane Finn"
the two receive notes from Mr..
Carter and Julius p. Hershe'm-
mer." Carter, a high government
official, speaks Of mysterious
MIR Brown" as head OF the Boil
sheyiki in England. and engages
the pair to find Jane Finn. whom
he Is seeking for important reasons
OF state Next day the pair visits
Hershelmmer, American million
aire He is looking for his cousin,
Jane Finn, who had disappeared
after landing from the Lusitanla's
boats, and employs them to search
for her. They discover a Mrs. Van
demeyer Is a Lusitanla survivor.
Tuppence recognizes Wilmington In
caller on Mrs. Vandemeyer.
Tommy trails him. Wilmington
leaves for France. Hersheimmer
follows him. Tommy trails Boris.
Whittington's companion. to a
house in Soho. He overhears de-
tails OF a Bolshevik and labor plot
to overturn the government.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15
CHAPTER v

Tuppence Enters Domestic Service.
When Tommy set forth on the trail
Of the two men, It took all Tuppence's
self-command to refrain from accom-
panying him. However. she contained
herself as best she might, consoled by
the reflection that her reasoning had
been justified by events. The two
men had undoubtedly come from the
second floor fiat, and that one slender
thread of the name Rita" had set
the Young Adventures once more
upon the track of the abductors of
Jane Finn.
The question was what to do next7
She retraced her steps to the entrance
hall of the mansions. II was now
tenanted by small llft-boy, who was
polishing brass fittings, and whlstllng
the latest air with a good deal of
vigor and a reasonable amount OF ac-
cdracy.
He glanced round at Tuppence's
entry. There was q certain amount
Of the gamin element in the girl: at
all events, she invariably got on well
with small boys.
"well, William" she remarked
cheerfully. in the best approved hos
pital-early-morning style, getting a
good shine upT"
The boy grinned responsibility.
ALBERT, miss" he corrected.
ALBERT be IT," said Tuppence. She
glanced mysteriously round the hall.
The effect was purposely a broad one
in case Albert should miss II, She leaned
toward the hey and dropped her voice:
81 want word with you Albert"
Albert ceased operations on the fit
tings and opened his mouth slightly:
'Lookl Do you know what this
isY With a dramatic gesture she
flung back the left side OF her coat
and exposed a small enameled badge.
II was extremely unlikely that Albert
would have any knowledge Of it.
indeed. II would have been fatal for
Tuppence's plans. since the badge in
question was the device Of a local
corns originated by the archdeacon in
the early days of the war. Its pres
ence IN Tuppence's coat was due to
the fact that she had used II for pin
ming in some flowers a day or two
before. But Tuppence had sharp
ewes, and had noted the corner OF a
three peuny detective novel protrud-
ing from Alhert's pocket, and the i'm
mediate enlargement Of his eyes told
| her that her tactics we're good. and
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

By AGATHA CHRISTIE

Copyright Dadd. Mead q Company

Again the Russians fingers drummed
on the table.
ITO the point my friend. I was
given to understand that there was a
certain document in existence which
assured success"
THAT is so. If that document were
placed before the leaders, the result
would be immediate. They would
publish 1t broadcast throughout Eng
land, and declare for the revolution
without moments hesitation. The
government would be broken finally
and completely"
Then what more do you wantY'
1.-THE document ITSELF" said the Ger
man bluntly.
All! 1t is not in your possession?
But you know where It ISL"
NO"
Does anyone know where 1t IsT'
"One person-perhaps. And we are
not sure of that even"
'Who is that personY
"a girl"
Tommy held his breath.
"A girlY' The Russians voice rose
contemptuously. "And you have not
made Der speak7 In Russia we have
ways Of making a girl talk"
This case is different" said the
German sullenly.
"How-difrerentT He paused a
moment, then went on: where Is the
girl nowY'
1.-THE grip
Eyes"
"She is"
But Tommy heard no more. A
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Hor1cou-Eari Raascn, ass,,t.-.
cashier Of the National bank or - - s
con, was injured in a pecrlis. ~. .9,'
accident He was driving M, -'o !,
town toward his fathers Mac -. u
carried win him some cutie - --'s
glassware for his sisters wa5s1- -
While making the sharp turn >, IS
city limits, he grabbed for - -
sene can which was slipping from ~
running board, and let 20 the 60
ing wheel. The car slowly eassd NV.
a 15-foot bank, and came To bsl.
resting against q large maple rs.
Raasch recovered consciousnass !.
find blood streaming from two .uts i
his forehead and a cut On a e1ga.
The auto was damaged only ~ n.
extent of broken windshield s1S
top.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15
Fer the first time TuPpsnee
felt afraid"
cTo BE coNr1NUED3
60 Name seYond -.

Garments that have oncs one rent in
them are subject to be torn on every
nau, and glasses that ars once cracked
are soon broken; such Is mans geo3
name once tainted with tUsC reprsArh,
-BlEhOp HRu
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Kenosha-Falling 40 feet, half tho
height Of the smokestaek at the Fros,
Manufacturing Co. at Kenosha wba-s
they We're working, Floyd Hess and
Richard Carroll, both employees Of tbs
Security Lightning Rod Co. of Bnrlirg
ton, miraculously escaped serious in.
jury. The steel wire which they wers
using as support in climbing the
stack, touched a live wire. carrvjr,
power into the plant. and was burned
into two pieces, hurting the men to
the ground, more than 40 feet below
Hess back was injured but he will
recover. Carroll received only minor
bruises
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Mondovi-Paul Barton and Ed
Black, of the town of Maxville, six
miles south of Durand, were arrested
by Andrew Nanstad, special prohibi-
ton officer, and Sheriff John Miller.
One hundred gallons of mash two
gallons of whiskey and two 10-gallon
stills were found in operation. Both
men were bound over to circuit court
and will be tried in October. Bail
was fixed at $1,000 each at a prelimi-
nary hearing.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Marinette = Joseph Monette and
George Bailey were only slightly in,
jured when their car left the concrete
road between Marinette and Peshtigo
and turned over in the ditch. The
men were pinned beneath the ma.
chine. They were rescued by passing
motorists and taken to the hospital.
Mr.. Monette had deep cut on bis
left hand. Mr.. Bailey was bruised
about the neck and body. When Mr.
Monette went out the following day
to get his car he found it had been
stripped Of tires, tools, cushions and
other accessories.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Chippewa Falls-H
chippewa Falls. was elec.e
Of the Wisconsin Distfic.
association az a meet-ns
ct Chippewa Falls
chosen as the next so2
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Wausau-Patrolman Henry Empey,
a veteran of the World war, did a
daring thing the other night when he
jumped on burning and moving auto
mobile, which had been deserted by
its owner, F. a. Kolter, on Third
street, Wausau, in the heart of the
business district, and stopped it. A
few minutes later the fire department
arrived and extinguished the fire,
which started from a cigarette.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Florence-A sale OF $4,000 ions
ore has been made by the ' -
Mining company, owners O. 'l
ence and Ernst mines. rms ~
that active operation At me "
mine will be continued t1ro-s
fall and winter. The Ernst
about to be abandoned.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Merrill-New hay caused spontane-
Gus combustion and destroyed large
barn at the William Braun street
north of Merrill, also the roof of an
other barn, an Overland automobile,
and other property. The farm house
was saved by the energetic work of
flremen who we're called to the scene.
The damage. including fifty tons OF
hay. was $4,000. No insurance was
carried.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Bonita Vandewall, s, daugA
ter of Oscar Vandewall Of Amigo
suffered fractured skull when sal
was struck by an automobile an
thrown to the pavement. Her coma
ton is critical. The child vas cross
ing the street to her fathers car any
wnile watching an approaching aug
mobile she was hit by one comm
from the opposite direction.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Antigo-It took seven passenger
trains-five sections of the Wisconsin
Lakes special and two Of the Ashland
limited-to carry the vscauonists who
wanted to go home via the Northwest
ern road on the night Of Labor day
from Amigo. The trains were run
about thirty minutes apart and extra
operators were placed in the smaller
stations so that short blocks mlga'
be formed for train dispatching.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Northumberland Benjii, oFsal
list at theater in Manitowoo' Won y
organ playing endurance contest FL
George Baxter, Chicago by peilo' !
ing continuously for "A hours ana
minutes. His opponent, IN Chicasl
was forced to stop after playing
even "A hours. Benjii wins y
Both men tainted as the ordeal e1l'
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15
But Tommy Heard No More. A Crash
Ing Blow Descended on His Head
and All Was Darkness.

crashing blow descended on his head,
and all was darkness.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Watertown - Watertown's white
way, which now extends from the
eastern to the western limits of Main
street, is to be further extended by
completion of the new soldiers
memorial bridge on highway 10 over
Rock river, on the eastern limits OF
the city. Twelve massive ornamental
lights, corresponding in design with
those on the white way, will decorate
the bridge, which will be finished in
the early fall.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Madison-The railroad comnlSs'
assessed $4,000 Of the cost OF s'a'
crossing on highway 81. in Wa'Vo.
county against the Milwaukee u
The commission likewise assss
$4,000 Of the cost Of grade eros
on highway Is. between Nan
and Peshtigo. against the NoI'1'
ern road.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Park Falls-Joseph Braaa#
resident of Park Falls
suddenly while helpins a's
field. He was a native e. ~
had come to this country IL
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Fond du Lac-After going through
the battles and skirmishes of the
Civil war and living to the ripe age
Of 81 years without wound or scratch.
Jerry McAllister Of Superior met a
road hog while on his way home from
the G. A. R. national encampment at
Milwaukee. McAllister, with is son,
Reuben, OF Milwaukee, was forced
from the highway south of Fond du
Lac and collided with a culvert The
Civil war veteran sustained broken
arm. Their car was badly damaged
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Oconto Falls-Cows on the Alvin
Temple farm, near Oconto Falls de-
cided to fill the silo themselves. Dur
ing the night they broke into the barn
entered the haymow and fell into an
underground silo. In the morning Mr.
Temple found seven choice Holsteins
in his silo and with the aid Of neigh.
bors proceeded to extract them with
ropes. Three of the animals had
died from injuries and one died as it
was being removed.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Monroe-WiIliam Henry
73 well known residea
county who weighed PAP
stood 6 feet 4 inches. dis -
after a long Illness He
on the board Of man2Ee
Green county farm.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Boscobel-Dry weather this summer
did not injure the cucumber crop al
Boscobel Higher prices than in years
encouraged the cul ovation Of in.
creased acreage. Henry Parrish, IL
charge OF the local station. mas re
oeived 2.400 bushels to date Good
oueugahara bring 81 per 100 pounds.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Menasha-When It comes to hiking,
Matt IacOunt of Menasha. despite his
rs years, can keep up with the young.
est and best Of them. The other day
Matt got the bunch to visit old friends
at Manitowoc and set out on foot for
the lake shore city. distance OF forty.
Eve miles from Menasha. He covered
the distance in approximately twelve
hours. maintaining a speed of three
and one-half miles an hour.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Jacksonville corn crop in Jefer
son county will be the best southern
Wisconsin has ever seen. Corn
twelve TO fourteen feet high in man.
places and Is hard to handle for silos
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Madison-Loans aggregating more
than 100000 have been made to
Wisconsin farmers from funds en-
trusted TO the state through the
teachers retirement system. R. E
Loveland secretary Of the retirement
annuity board, announces.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

Madison-The state board of health
is without authority to close buildings
"even if careful inspection reveals
them to be unfit for school purposes
and an actual menace to the health
and lives of school children and
teachers the attorney general ruled
In an opinion to DR.. C. A. Harper,
state health officer The board can
inspect the buildings and recommend
changes, but cannot order buildings
condemned and closed, the ruling held.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15

GAINESVILLE William Conway, 81.
prominent Rock county farmer. was
instantly killed when a milk truck he
was driving was struck by a Nilwau-
kee road train at the Beloit avenue
crossing, GAINESVILLE. II is believed
Conway failed to hear the train be
cause of the rafting of the empty
mill cans. His skull was fractured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-21
Opening Friday Morning T
MEMS SHIRTS

A fine line Of Mems Percale
Dress Shirts with attached but
ton-down collars, $500 values
Evening star., 1923-09-28
GREETINGS FROM MOSCOW
FOR G. U. FOREIGN SCHOOL

From Moscow greetings for the
Georgetown University Foreign Serv-
ice School came today from the Rev.
Edmund A. Walsh, S. j.. it's first
regent. on the occasion of the
schools formal opening.
Unable to attend the opening ex-
ercises. Father Walsh cabled his best
wishes for the coming year. His
message will be read at the exercises
tonight by the Rev. w. c. Coleman
NeTils. S. J., the present regent
Father Walsh also conveyed the
information that he did not expect to
return to Washington this year,
owing to the work of the Papal Re
lief Mission in Russia, of which he is
the head.
Speakers at the exercises tonight
will include DR.. Cesare Longobardi
member of the staff of the Interna-
tional Institute of Agriculture at
Rome, and Addison f, Southard
chief of the consular commercial bu-
reau, State Department. President
John B. Creeden, S. J., of George
town University will make the ad-
dress of welcome.
Evening star., 1923-09-28

Blue and silver fox-raising has
been developed on large scale in
southeastern Alaska.
Evening star., 1923-09-28
MRS. M. B. SHEPPARD DIES
AT COLUMBIA HOSPITAL

Mrs. Morris BodIey Sheppard, wife
of Lieut.. Col. Greedy c. Sheppard, died
yesterday at Columbia Hospital, where
she was taken three days ago. Fu-
neral services will be held tomorrow
morning at 1890 o'clock at Gawler's
chapel. at which Rev. John Palmer
will officiate. Interment will be in
Arlington cemetery.
Mrs. Sheppard, who was Miss Morris
Bodley Morris, was born in Staunton,
Va, but has been a resident of this
city for many years. During the
world war she was connected with
the War Department. and following
the armistice was editor of Army
Ordnance. She was a short story
writer and spent much of her time
writing.
She is survived by, her mother, Mrs.
and a son, Philip Lee. Sheppard.
Evening star., 1923-09-28
WOULD CUT COST
Of GRAIN HANDLING
Trade Commission Reports
Result of Study of Spread
in Prices.

Grain handling costs can and should
be reduced. the Federal Trade Com
mission said in report submltted
yesterday to President Coolidge. Civ
Ing the results of a study of the
spread in prices between the producer
and the consumer. Increased CO.
operative mark citing by farmers was
recommended for reducing the dis
crepancy, and a reduction in freight
rates aud more direct shipments were
suggested as desirable.
The spread between producer and
consumer of wheat in 1919-1S20
averaged 1920 cents Il bushel, of
which 143I cents went into trans
portation charges and 1889 cents was
taken by the middleman. From 1912
to 1917 the spread was 24.71 cents
per bushel, 11.08 cents being paid for
transportation and 1868 for the
middleman.
For handling corn in 1919-1920, the
report continued, 13.47 cents a bushel
was paid for transportation and 4.3S
cents was charged by the middleman
and from 1912 to 1917 the respective
payments were 9.24 cents and 7.9S
cents Il busheL oats, likewise. show
ed 9.22 cents a bushel for transporta-
tion in 1919-1920 and 1892 cents for
the middleman, against figures OF
6.57 cents and 7.S1 cents in the period
from 1912 to 1917.
The country elevator spread. the
report said, could be narrowed by
wider and more universal develop
ment of the patronage dividend, or
truly cooperative principle by coun-
try elevators"
"The more narrow the gross profit
for bushel of the elevator" it said,
whether it be line, independent or
cooperative. the higher is the indi-
Gated price that the farmer receives
for his grain. AS the--gross profit
per bushel of the elevator increases
the indicated price received by the
farmer decreases"
Some direct saving, the commits
sion said, might be made for the pro-
ducer through cooperative commits
sion houses and cooperative termi-
nal elevators. Cooperation in the
terminal market branches of the
trade, it added. might also be eco
nomical.
Comparing results of cooperative,
independents and commercial line
country elevators, the commission
found the average cooperative gross
profit per bushel, disregarding hedg-
ing results. but deductfng patronage
dividends, to have been l1.76 to 5.66
cents a bushel. This compared with
"a range of from 2;6 to 6,61 for the
independent type. and from 4,2o to
AS.79 for the commercial line type.
Evening star., 1923-09-28
CATHOLIC WOMEN
PLAN 24PROGRAM

Preliminary meetings are being
held by members of the board of
directors of the National Council of
Catholic Women today TO discuss
plans for the 1924 program of the
council prior to the beginning of
the third annual convention of the
organization at the Washington
Hotel September 80 to October 2.
1t is expected that 800 delegates
from all parts of the United States
and from several foreign coun-
tion, at which several of the bishops
in Washington who attended the an
nual meeting of the hierarchy will
be- present.
Addresses Scheduled.
Secretary of Labor James ]. Davis
will be on Che program to address
the convention, as will Archbishop
Curley or Baltimore. Archbishop
Hanna of San Francisco and Bishop
Schrombs of Cleveland. Ohio.
The members of the organization
Will attend a mass at the Catholic
ing at 1890 o'clock. Bishop Shahan.
rector of the university, will be the
celebrant, and Archbishop Hanna of
San Francisco will deliver the SER
mon.
Interesting exhibits dealing with
all phaseG of welfare work will he
on display at the convention. Those
attending the preliminary meeting ct
the National Catholic Welfare Couh-
ell headquarters today are: Mrs.
Michael Gavin, president of the coun-
Gil: Mrs. w. T. Donovan. first vice
PRESIDENT; Mrs. Arthur II. $. Bird,
second vice president: Mrs. James II.
Hackett. third vice president: Miss
Florence Loeber, treasurer; Mrs.
Harry NJ. Benzinger. secretary; Mrs.
Frances Il. Slattery. Mrs. +. e. Mac
kentepe. Mrs. Arthur Gerbel. Mrs.
Teresa NJ. Molamphy and Mrs. C. J.
McConville, directors.
Evening star., 1923-09-28
ASSERT STUDENTS
HEALTH MENACED
Public School Association
Members Say Regulations
Here Obsolete 20 Years.

The health of $4,000 Washington
school children is being subjected to
regula tions written twenty years ago
and almost that far behind the times
the District of Columbia Public
School Association reported today.
The associations committee on
health and sanitation, of which DIR.
Louise Taylor Jones is chairman
Joined a cooperative effort with the
school and health authorities TO re-
wise obsolete regulations ana give
every boy and girl in the city the
advantage of thorough medical eA-
animation and protect them from
exposure to contagious disease.
Public school health work has
progressed tremendously in the last
few years, but Washington, through
no fault of its health officers, but
because their hands We're tied by con :
gressional enactment, has failed 70
keep pace" Mrs. Joseph sanders OF
the committee on health and santa
tion stated.
|, study other Cities.
Members of the committee spent
considerable time this summer III
several cities studying health and
sanitation in their schools and have
brought back many worth while suS-
gestions. which have the approval OF
the school superintendent and Health
Officer Fowler.
"Offcials and association members
are going to do everything possible
to carry out the ideals and meet the
needs of progressive health meas
urcS."
The health and sanitation commit
tee this fall is concentrating on in
vestigation of absences of school chill
dren and health examinations. \
code of regulations Will probably b'
drawn up by DIR. Fowler and commit
tee members for submission to Con
greSs. which will rid the school sys'
TEN OF limitations against progressive
measures.
Cooperation of Washington physi
clans and surgeons has been OBJ
tanned by the Public School ASsocia
tion and the United States public
health service has offered advice OF
experience OF other cities.