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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Great Britain Is Disturbed by
Information That Germany
Is Aiming for War.
JOHNSON'S KEYNOTE SPEECH
By EDWARD W. PICARD

n REAT Britain is just realizing
~ the truth of what France has
been asserting for months, namely,
that Germany is rapidly and sys-
tematically preparing for war of
revenge. The British government,
press and public are viewing the situa-
ton with considerable alarm. Seem
ingly authentic reports state that
since October, 1922, three months be-
fore the occupation of the Ruhr, the
Germans have been recruiting, train
ing and rearming large numbers of
men far in excess of the stipulations
of the Versailles treaty. France is
informed that Germany already has
enough cannon to equip from forty to
sixty divisions, and that her factories
are working overtime turning out more
ornaments. For long time the Ber-
lin government has kept the allies
from checking up on the strength of
the German forces, and the allied
military commission has been unable
to function. A Reuters dispatch says
British officials, however, feel that
Germany is not able at present to arm
the large number of men she is train
ing, in the event of mobilization, with
the necessary artillery, owing to the
French being in possession of her
principal Industrial and munitions
area in the Ruhr."
1t may well be that the rest of the
L. IL. 4.
occupation of the Ruhr was wise,
expedient and justified.
It has just been revealed that the
Germans on Jan. 10 arrested a French
captain ten yards beyond the Swiss
German frontier on charges of espion-
age, and Berlin has determined to put
him on trial in Leipzig next January.
The French are arresting Germans as
hostages.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06
Same Thino Wear After Year.

All the rivers run into the sea, yet
the sea Is not full; unto the place from
whence the rivers come, thither they
.at,,rr1 AGAIN -EcclesiAstee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

Warsaw that the Polish government
has protested to Germany against the
return of the former crown prince and
also against the stopping of the activi-
ties of the allied military control COM
mission, asserting that Poland's secur-
ity is threatened.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

FRANCE and her allies are disputing
over the disposition of the payments
to be made under the recent Franco
German Industrial accord. The factory
kind and taxes collected to be applied
to the account of Germany with the
Preparations commission. The French
insist that the net receipts shall be
handed to the commission only after
the costs of the forces of occupation
in the Ruhr have been deducted. The
British and Italians assert all pay
ments must go to the commission for
apportionment among the allies, and
they expected that America would take
the same view since she has been
promised $25,OOO,O0O for the cost of
the army of occupation at Coblenz.
Belgium, having demanded in vain
that Germany pay an indemnity for
the murder of Belgian officer last
year, seized a lot of railway cars and
engines to make up the amount asked /;
but Berlin had more important things
to worry about. 1t is said the Belgian
government hopes to take home most
of it's occupation troops within few
weeks.
In some parts of the Ruhr last week
there were what were called hunger
riots, but authentic reports from the
region show there is no shortage of
food there to excuse them. Not only
are the crops in the Ruhr the best
since 1912, but food is being shipped
into the Ruhr at the rate of about a
thousand carloads a day. Figures com
piled mainly from German statistics
show that Germany is the only country
in the world where food prices, as
figured on a gold basis, are still lower
than before the war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06
Only the Best INGREDIENTS

are used in Brandreth Pills. For con-
stipation they have DO equal. Take
one or two at bed time.-Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06
Peach Borer Feels It.

What is observation-disclosures?
About 100000 pounds of it are being
used this year to save peach trees
from the peach borer, according to re-
ports received by the United States
Department of Agriculture This Ia
twice the quantity that was used last
year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

CENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON actu-
~ ally launched his pre-cOnvention
campaign last week in Chicago, where,
speaking at a dinner of real estate
men, he laid down his maiI planks. He
declared himself in favor of soldiers
bonus act because it was solemn
pledge which must be kept. He held
that If the computations of the Treas
ury department are correct, this need
not prevent the reduction of taxes adj
vocated by Secretary Mellon. Said he:
I'm round numbers 100000 are
paying taxes on incomes under $4,000.
Only 100000 pay on incomes exceeding
$4,000. BY reducing in the manner
that has been suggested the taxes of
these 100000 we would reduce the
governments revenue $140,OO0,OO0.
There is, according to figures of the
secretary of the treasury, a surplus of
$500, 100000 Upon the basis of every
computation this surplus is sufficient to
| Justify the tax reduction Immediately
to the 100000 of our people most
needing it and to pay also the money
required under the adjusted compensa-
ton act"
Lower freight rates, extension of CO.
operative marketing and development
of waterways were suggested by the
senator as aids to agriculture that
could be effected.
Coming to the subject of foreign rela-
lions, the senator declared his opposi-
tion to any policy that would commit
this country to 'undisclosed European
adventures" He alluded to the pro-
posal for a reparations conference,
made by the national government, as
"a transparent subterfuge contrived by
gentlemen who, having VIGOROUSLY
tried and having VIGOROUSLY failed, to
get us into the politics of Europe di-
rectly through the League of Nations
now wish to get US into the politics OF
Europe through the indirect road OF
participation in European economic af-
fairs in a conference called by govern
ments and consisting of the appointees
of governments.
"There are alternative policies. The
one is intervention in Europe to save
Europe and bring peace and order
an intervention dictated by conferences
/ in which we are but one of many. The
other policy is our own, frankly and
openly avowed, doing justice to all,
wrong to none. neither asking nor re-
4 ceiying benefits or profit, retaining our
independence of action uninf1uenced
by secret conference, uptlirected by a
majority of foreigners; in short an
American policy"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

TWO coast guard cutters shelled and
Il captured the schooner Tomako, one
of the most notorious of the rum-run-
ming vessels, off the New Jersey coast,
and in her hold was found William
Mccoy, called by the government
agents the rum smuggling king" He
had pockets full of money and def
antly asserted that he and the schooner
were within their rights, being taken
beyond the three-mile limit. The
Tomako was flying the British flag and
her seizure is condemned by the Lon
don press as illegal, high-handed and
unjustified and as having "only too
much in common with the fanaticism
and fury which have accompanied the
prohibition movement in the United
States"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

ILLINOIS Democrats are grooming a
L favorite son for whom they may cap
ture the state delegation against Al
Smith, McAdoo or any other candidate.
He is Justice Floyd E. Thompson Of
the state Supreme court, who is held
in high esteem. He is only thirty-six
years old George E. Brennan leader
of the Democratic party in Illinois,
says of Justice Thompson: "He is a
man of marked ability and high char
acter. His record is a remarkable one,
and his friends consider him presiden-
tial timber beyond doubt. # Illinois
is to enter native son in the presiden-
tial race, Justice Thompson is entitled
to serious consideration"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

CONGRESSMAN GEORGE H. .TINK-
" HAM of Massachusetts, Republican
and one of the most consistent foes
of the prohibition amendment and the
Volstead act, is ready to introduce in
congress a resolution calling for an
investigation of the activities Of the
Anti-Saloon league, especially in New
York and Missouri. In a statement Is
sued by Mr.. Tinkham last week he
asserted that vast sums of money
have been used to influence public
opinion in various ways. now entirely
unsupported by the American people,
directly to control elections" and ito
pay professional. organizers and lob
byists.
He also said the Anti-Saloon league
and some of it's state departments and
subsidiaries have "openly and fragrant
ly violated the national campaign con-
tributions law and the corrupt prac-
tees laws of several and certain OF the
states
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06
Quite So.
WOMEN CAN DYE ANY
GARMENT, DRAPERY
Dye or Tint Worn, Faded Things
New for IS Cents.

Don't wonder whether you can dye
or tint successfully, because perfect
home dyeing is guaranteed with "Dia-
mond Dyes" even if you have never
dyed before. Druggists have all colors.
Directions in each package.-Adver-
tisement.
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u,h.4 M =. - o+h.r.

what We See in Others.
That which we see in others we I'M
consciously bring to the light, even a.
the artist brings to the light what ha
sees in the block Of marble.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

IP IN Ottawa conference between
~ the United States and Canada was
held last week for the purpose of de-
vising means to stop the smuggling of
liquor from the Dominion into this
country. The details of the meeting
were kept secret but it was asserted
that the Canadian cabinet was in full
sympathy with the requests and pro-
posals Of the United States. However,
some of the things suggested are SO far
reaching that parliament will have to
deal with them. 1t is understood that
the United States Is asking the refusal
by Canada of clearance papers to
liquor-laden vessels, the right of search
on the lakes, and extradltion of boot
leggers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

TRANCE is considerably exercised
4 over the reported Italo-Spanish I'M
derstanding by which, it is supposed,
Italy aims at supremacy In the Med
iterranean. A counter agreement be-
tween France and Greece is suggested,
and the attention of the United States
is called to the alleged fact that Spain
is working for an influence over Latin
America that would be a virtual de-
fiance of the Monroe doctrine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

ID REPRESENTATIVES, of anthracite
IN consuming states met at Harris
burg, Pa, on the call Of Governor Pin
chot, considered his plan for regulation
Of the industry through joint COM
mission to be formed under a compact
of the states, and adjourned without
action except to call on Pennsylvania
to start things by repeating it's coal
tax and passing remedial legislation.
Governor Silzer of New Jersey was the
severest critic of the Pinchot plan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

EDWIN P. MORROW. who retires
IL from the governorship Of Ken
lucky in December, will then succeed
r. M. Barton on the railroad labor
board, serving as member of the pub
lie group. Mr.. Morrow was offered the
place last spring but asked to be per-
mitted to serve out his term as gov
ernor, so Mr.. Barton was given re-
cess appointment by President Harding.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06
WITH TIE
HIGH SCHOOL.
CLASSICS
BY MARGARET BOYD
aamllHanlilIHI

90 by Margaret Boyd.o
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

g.. even as the pulse and water was
blessed to the children shadrach, Me-
shach and Observation-Disclosures.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-01-19
SERGEANT USES HIS BRAINS
Has Made Discovery That Weather
Can Be Utilized as an Aid
In Recruiting.

studying weather forecasts, that's
how l land EN-" Thus one of the reg
ular arrays most proficient recruiters
explains the success which has made
him one Of the faces" of Uncle Sans
recruiting forces.
When winter blasts blow around his
Uncle Sam Wants You" sign the SER
geant hangs out alluring pictures Of a
field artillery column at rest on the
side of Hawaiian island road shaded
with palm trees. When the city siz-
zles In the summer he extracts from his
supply Of posters persuading "Spend
Your Summer In Cool Alaska With the
Infantry" sign.
"And you ought to see 'em flock in"
gloats the sergeant. "Give me a week
of rain and I'll land 'em for any post
on the Mexican border. 30 miles away
from a river. Come around and see
me this winter. l can fill a division
for the Philippines any day there's
snow on the ground. But Alaska, or
the Canadian border, not chancel"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-01-19
FEMALE VICTIMS OF PLAGUE
Figures Show That tuberculosis Is
Spreading, Chiefly Among Women
Active In Industrial World.

The death rate from tuberculosis
among women is on the increase In
spite Of the increase in active cases
among women the death rate for males
Is still higher than that for females
by almost one-third. 1.-The sudden in
flux of women into industry during
the war may, in measure. be re-
sponsible for this Increase" says a
statement from the National Tubercu-
l0sis association. ''This does not
mean that there is any real basis for
the assumption that women are not as
well fitted for Industrial work as men
are. 1t Is fact, however. that many
women who work In industry also look
after their household duties and bring
up large families of children. Conse-
quently, insufficient rest. improperly
cooked food and lack of fresh air so
undermine the constitution that they
readily become victims of the tubercle
bacillus"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-01-19
LOS ANGELES
MAN SAYS II
NEVER FAILS

"Tanlac Is my standby, and
wouldn't think OF being without it.
1t has set me on my feet more than
once when | had such bad spells of
stomach trouble. / thought l couldn't
get WELL" This emphatic statement
was made recently by w. @. Wallace.
800 N. Normandy Place, Los Angeles.
Calf.
San acid stomach and indigestion
caused me indescribable suffering for
more than four years." he said. Awful
pains would strike me soon after eat
ing, and I would be almost doubled
UP in agony. Often I had to take to
my bed. and would lose much weight
with every spell. I was told had
ulcers, enlarged stomach and other all
ments, but all my efforts to get relief
failed. / kept gettilg worse. and fig
ured would have to get something to
help me or / couldn't keep going much
longer.
II read in the papers where Tanlac
was helping others with stomach trou-
bles. so l began taking 1t. 1t never
failed to straighten me out, and /
gained back my lost weight, too.
am more grateful than I can say for
the good this medicine has done me,
and l do not hesitate to give it my
fullest recommendation"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
Over 35 million bottles sold.-Adver-
tisement.
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placed the magazine In bis pocket
Then | showed him the playing card
and told him where found 1t. He
asked. Are there no more?" / was
answering. mo" when Roche inter
rupted. Yes. there Is one"
He pointed to the stairway that led
TO the top of the tower. There. lying
playing card with the same design on
the back as the one | had found.
What were they doing in that roomf
Barley smiled to himself as he ex-
amined the second card.
Roche asked. "What do they mean?~
With a gesture that might have
meant anything, 1t was so expressive,
BARLEY replied. 'They had a card
party downstairs last night"
Roche was excited In moment.
"rll tell you what It means. Some
one at that party killed Slyke. fol-
lowed him up here and killed him."
II was not half-bad theory, and
even BARLEY did not protest as much
as | had thought he would Instead
he said. There is something In what
you say, Roche. We must look first
for the person who had the chance to
kill him. You assume that after the
party the person who dropped these
cards did what any absent-minded
person might do. That Is. he placed
the cards of his last hand In his
pocket. He may have followed Slyke
up here. hidden behind the curtain.
and as he killed him dropped some
Of his cards on the floor"
He paused. half frowned. as II the
theory did not quite appeal to him,
and added slowly. "Still, Roche, there
are other things to be considered.
Those two cards are in different parts
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CHAPTER discontinued.


when you look at the pillow" he
explained, ION which his head lies.
you will find only one or two spots of
blood. The shirt. in fact. has none
at all. The wound must have bled
some-not much, 1t is true, but far
more than 1t seems TO have done from
the appearance of the bed. He was
killed elsewhere and placed in this
bed afterwards. / doubt Il he was
even undressed at the time of his
DEATH"
Miss Potter, who had remained 81
lent although obviously very nervous,
asked If she might go to her room and
leave the doctor in charge. This dele
eating of her authority to the doctor
did not appeal to Roche; and he told
Der that. If her brother-in-law had
been murdered. 1t would be the police
and not the doctor who would take
charge of things. The ordeal through
which she had passed must have been
more than she could stand, for she
made no comment on his challenge
but started to leave the room.
Miss Potter" BARLEY asked, as
she reached the door, "did you ever
see this revolver in Mr.. Sykes hand?"
She hesitated moment and then
replied, Its Mr.. Sykes; he was in
the habit Of keeping 1t In a drawer
of his desk. The gun was bought
soon after the burglary, but. so far
as | know. he has never used It,"
Although her statement that the re-
volver had belonged to the dead man
made the suicide theory plausible. yet
could not quite see how the facts
that BARLEY had brought forward to I
disprove the suicide could be over
thrown
what makes you think, Mr.. Bart
ley" Roche asked. that Slyke was
dressed at the time he was killedT
BARLEY answered: "If Slyke had
been killed In bed there would have
been more blood on the bedclothes
than the few drops we see on the pill
low. His nightshirt. too. If 1t had
been worn at the time he was killed.
would have had some traces of blood |
ON II. There are no such stains. This, |
and the fact that death must have |
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"There Must Be Blood Spots Some
where, Yet Where7 There Are None
In This Room"

of the room; not together as we might
have expected If they had beer
| dropped by accident. 1t looks to me
as If they might have been placed
where we found them by design. AS
| If someone wished us to think just
what you thought. Then there Is
that bottle of whisky and the three
| glasses. All three glasses have been
drunk from. The glasses show that
| they were all used at about the same
time. Evidently two of the men
smoked; the third did not. What l
wonder is. were these three persons
in the room at one and the same
timer
Roche. who had long since lost his
air of self-satisfaction. now offered to
help us make a thorough examination
of the room. When we had ended our
unsuccessful search. BARLEY stood ST.
lent. puzzled expression on his face.
"Its more mysterious than ever"
he said at last. 81 am sure he was
not killed in the room below. | am
also sure he was not killed here.
There must be blood spots somewhere,
yet where? There are none In this
ROOM"
He went to the window and glanced
out. then came back and glanced up
at the steps that led to the roof All
at once his face frightened and tho
tioning us to follow him he bounied
up the seven steps to the little door
that opened onto the balcony. We
followed more slowly.
We found ourselves on a bale ny
some four feet wide that ran around
the tower. About eight or ten feet
below its br0nze-tipped top, an iron
railing protected the edge of the bal
cony and was covered with ivy, as
were also the sides of the tower
itself. BARLEY paused for a moment.
MS face serious. his eyes thoughtful.
But II was for moment only; the
next he was out of sight around the
tower. Almost instantly we heard him
call us. and when we reached his side
he was ON his knees examining the
Looking where he pointed. | saw at |
his feet dark spIotch on the floor
Of the balcony. and little higher up |
several similar spots on the wall of |
he tower ! realized that, at last. re
mad found what he had been looking
'or. There was no doubt that The |
'plotches we saw were blood. and that |
I had been shed within a few hours.
Had he expected TO find them just
where he did? | wondered
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Relative Rewards.

do you know" said the earnest per-
son, That there are men renowned in
literature, art and science whose an
nual incomes are not large enough to
give them the ordinary comforts Of
life"
~ don't doubt it." said Mr.. Gawker.
but If nature gave them sound bodies
to start with and they've enjoyed rea.
sonably good health, 1t seems 10 me
that it's their own fault II they haven't
gone in for athletics and acquired pro
ficicncy with pair of eight-ounce
gloves."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
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In Boishevia-

A traveller, newly returned from
Moscow. tells a pretty story IN the
columns of the London Morning Post
of how he found himself in uncom-
Portable quarters, and decided to
change a very small amount Of Eng
fish money into an unthinkable num-
Der Of rubles, and buy hotel. Here
he lived in contentment for fort
night. Leaving for home. he gave
the hotel to the head waiter as a tip.
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THE BALCONY

John BARLEY. noted criminal in
vestigator. recently returned from
Secret Service work during the
war. is asked by the governor of
New York to investigate q mys-
FERROUS attempted robbery OF the
Robert Slyke home at Circle Lake,
near Saratoga, and to establish the
guilt or innocence of two men In
the penitentiary FOR the crime. A
miscarriage of justice Ia suspected.
BARLEY finds in it the restaging of
an old case, is interested and agrees
to solve the mystery. With his
friend Pelt. a newspaper man,
BARLEY goes to Circle Lake, the
pair becoming the guests of Bob
Currie. an old friend. The three
visit the Slyke home. Slyke re-
sents Bartley's coming, saying he
Is satisfied the two men In prison
are guilty. BARLEY is not. Next
morning Slyke is found dead In
bed, apparently having shot him.
self. Miss Potter, the dead mans
sister-in-law. the village police
chief. Roche. and the family ply
stefan. Doctor King. all agree Slyke
killed himself. but BARLEY insists
he was murdered.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-01-19
IN Gives Old Capes Glow of New
4V U Putnam EadeIess pyes-dyes tints you Wish
Mo Comeback.

A local youth who expressed desire
for adventure was asked:
"Why don't you join Captain KS ex-
petition? He's looking for recruits for
his revolutionary operations In Guate-
mala."
81 haven't got the price of passage
to Guatemala"
"The captain furnishes your passage
and equipment free"
''Then I'm ON. But how about his
furnishing my passage backY"
Don't worry about that. One
doesn't come back."-CharIeston News
and Courier.
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concedInn His pefecta.

~Your handwriting is very bad In
Decd" said man to a young college
friend who was more addicted to sport
than study; you really ought to-learn
to write better"
"Yes." returned the young man, "it's
all very well for you to tell me that I;
but If were to write better people
would be finding out how / SPELL
London Answers.