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Evening star., 1927-05-16

Early in the afternoon the Esco-
rails engines stopped and Bill saw that
they were taking soundings from the
bridge and apparently these were sat-
isfactory to Hale, for presently the
big port anchor dropped with roar.
And now. when the noise OF the
| engines ceased, the perfect stiffness
was bewildering. The slightest whis.
per sounded like shouting. Holbrook
| understood for the first time what
explorers meant when they talked of
the Arctic hush.'
Ice had again appeared; huge bergs
were visible on every side. Two
white seals rested on q foe that came
slowly past the ship as she lay at
| anchor, and one of the stewards told
| him that, few hours before she stop.
ped. the Escorial had passed an enor.
| nous iceberg, ON which bear had
been seen.
The cold was deadly, and 1t was
accentuated by the wind that blew
from the north, that presently
brought something like a blizzard,
which covered the ship from masts
to deck in coat of powdery snow.
His duty carried him to the pur.
ser's cabin. The stout man was shiv-
ering over his little electric radiator
and cursing the day that he had left
Southampton. 4
Another three days. steaming and
we pretty well clear out our supply
of fuel" he said. in a low voice.
Our only chance is to stay anchored.
At any rate, there's enough oil on
board to keep the dynamos going for
two months.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
'At the end OF two months what

'At the end OF two months what
will happen?"
I've shalt be frozen in," said the
purser emphatically. II shouldn't be
surprised Ii we didn't get iced up in
a month! don't know what they're
doing: they're simply cutting their
own throats coming here
Bill told him Of the supply ship and
the message helhad sent-news that
brought the purser to life.
1T was you, was 1t? ] heard all
about it. They lost two men; what
happened to them?"
:'They committed suicide" said Bill
coolly. "Mr. jackson. suppose the
gang abaudons us? Would there be
enough oil to get us back to the track
Of shipping?" 80.
The purser shook his head.
IF there was we couldn't make IT,
he said. They've been all morning
examining the engines with the idea
of putting the machinery out of order.
Oh, they've been thorough! BY the
way, the passengers are rationed for
tomorrow--tinned beef and mutton,
dried peas and beans-all fresh meat
has been taken for Hale's men,"
The two days which followed were
a nightmare to Bill. On the first of
these, three passengers in the steerage
died of cold and exposure. and on the
following day a man in the second.
class saloon went mad and attacked
his fellow travellers. The shadow of
tragedy lay on the ship, and, looking
up at her huge tunnels and towering
masts, and visualizing the enormous
bulk OF her, Bill could pinch himself
In an effort to wake from the fearful
Evening star., 1927-05-16

thought. the worst had happened
But there was some justification for
Harvey Hale's claim that he was the
greatest seaman in the world, for
all that happened apparently was
the merest Craze and scarcely bent
a plate and an hour later the ship
ran out Of the fog
There was ice everywhere-great
masses of hummock ice like floating
islands; bigger bulks that stood up
from the sea like white cathedrals.
BY this time Bill guessed. rather
than knew, that a vigorous search
had been undertaken to find the men
he had thrown overheard. Evidently
something more serious had hap
pened. for an order came that the
promenade deck was closed to pas
sengers.
The Escorial was now going at
full speed. and in the gray light of
midnight Holbrool saw. through the
portfolio of the Stones cabin. that
the sea was now comparatively free
from ice.
He snatched few hours sleep
and at 5 o'clock he was in the III
suite sitting room. Here was the
chief danger: Lambert Stone was
a doomed man. Twice in his search
for easy wealth had Joshua Latin
Evening star., 1927-05-16
Red Head
BY Edgar Wallace I
A Thrilling Romance of Today
Copyright. 1927. BY Chicago Daily News. Inc.

house and had only to come in sight
Of the guard to know that the dope
had worked. The man lay, an inert
mass, outside the open door OF the
caboose.
Bill did not hesitate: lifting him,
he dragged him to the side Of the
ship, and, balancing the man on the
rail, flung him into the dark waters.
This was not the moment to consider
the value of human life. Three thou.
sand people We're heading straight for
a hideous death. 1t mattered little
whether one or the other of the
gang were drowned or hanged
The. second man lay sprawled
across his desk, and. hosting him on
to his shoulders, Bill staggered to the
rail. and. without one tremor Of re.
gret. flung him into the unseen sea,
The cups and saucers followed In
another second he was in the caboose,
his frozen fingers working at the
keys, a headphone clamped to his
ears.
AS he called his eyes wandered over
the papers with which the table was
Uttered. There were messages from
the English admiralty and from the
American naval Secretary, calling on
all ships to report the movements of
the Escorial. Tappity-tap went the
key restlessly, and presently he heard
a faint answer. in the code of Cape
Cod. He tapped off the message:
"Escoria1 in the hands Of gangsters.
Position roughly Cd north. as west,
heading north. Notify Sussex and
Kent. S. o. S."
There was a pause, and then the
reply came through.
Sussex, Kent and three fast Amer.
lean cruisers looking for you. Their
position so north, 46 west Notifying
them"
Almost as soon as the message
finished he picked up another signal.
It was from the Kent. obviously ad.
dressed to the distant Sussex.
Have taken message from Escorial.
She bears northeast by north from |
me. Give me her direction
He did not hear the Sussex reply,
Evening star., 1927-05-16

m. Ills breast was SWOllen
his chin held high.
A What do you want, my
man." he asked.
Bill recovered his shattered wits
and touched his hat obssquiously.
II beg your pardon, SIR he said, in
his falsetto, but / was going to
the aft gangway; they tell me it's
closed
go forrard. my man, go forrard,'
said the doctor, almost plea sanity,
and then, as he was moving away:
What do those folks think down.
stairs?"
Now. downstairs" is a term that
Is never used on board ship except
by the veriest amateur, certainly
never by the admiral whose uniform
Latin was wearing and Bill had
some difficulty in keeping straight
face.
''They don't know very much. sir.
They're wondering why it has turned
so cold.'
DR.. Latin smiled.
II suppose they are. I suppose
they are" he mused. "Whom do
you look after, my friend--you are
steward, are you not?"
mfr. Stone. sir"
The doctors eyebrows went up.
Indeed? Mr.. Lambert Stone and
his beautiful niece? That is very in
teresting. And how do Mr.. Lambert
Stone and his beautiful niece accom-
modate themselves to the change? An
experience for that young lady, one
thinks. remarkable experiencer'
With a lordly wave of his hand
he dismissed the steward, and Bill
breathed more freely when he had
reached the deserted promenade deck.
The passengers We're now thorough
ly alarmed. There had been some
thing of mutiny in the second.class
saloon, suppressed ruthlessly by three
Evening star., 1927-05-16
CHAPTER LyI.
The Thomas Inland.

The caboose had three windows,
one port, one starboard and the
other facing the bridge. All, how
ever, were so placed that it was diff
hcult for anybody outside to look in
for which Bill was truly grateful.
He climbed up to the port window
opposite the door, fumbled for the
fastening screw and. using all his
strength, forced it open. In another
second he was on the deck and run.
ming lightly toward the aft part Of
the ship. He knew that the COM
panionway was guarded-he could
not afford to take a chance OF es-
Gaping the vigifant sentinel. To 60
past the gymnasium must also lead
to detection, for men were on duty
there. Slipping over the rail, he
swung himself to the deck below. It
was an eerie experience, hanging
suspended there in the mist, and 1t
required all his courage to swing
inward and release his hold. for the
fog was SO dense that he could not
see where he was landing.
| Would Hale suspect the steward
who had brought UP the tray? He
| must risk that, too. Making his way
| to ID deck, he saw Stone for a mo.
ment. and, going along to the cabin
which had been allotted to him, he
hid the bottle and went back to wait
developments. They were not long
| in coming.
Suddenly he heard four short blasts
from the steamers siren; 1t was the
signal to muster all hands.
This is where become a stow
| away or something" said Bill.
| He fell in with the other stewards
| on the lower promenade deck and.
after half an hours wait, he saw
the towering bulk Of Harvey Hale
coming along, scrutinizing the line,
| man by man. He stopped before Bill.
You're the steward who came to
| the bridge with tea, amt you?"
yes, SIR" said Bill.
What were YOU doing on the boat
deck?"
The very question told Holbrook
| that the new captain did no more
| than suspect--if he had known there
would have been no question.
| "On the boat deck, sir?" said Bill.
II don't know what you mean; had
| to go to the boat deck to reach the
| BRIDGE A.
did you come back to the prom.
enade straight away?"
"Yes, SIR"
'The man on watch at the foot of
the ladder said you didn't
1t was the moment for a bold bluff
There was no man at the foot of
the ladder when came down, sir"
said Bill.
1t was desperate lie, but it sue
| ceeded. Hale turned. with a curse,
to his companion.
''That comes of putting a dirty
longshoreman on duty!" he swore
81 know he wasn't there. He wasn't
there when / came down myself"
He was cold" said the other, his
voice trembling. 1t was evident that
the officers were in terror of their
brutal commander.
/ 'Coldp' yelled Hale. "He could
freeze for an hour, couldn't he?"
A few minutes after the muster
was dismissed and Bill went back to
/ his cabin, a greatly relieved young
man. The absence Of the wireless
operator and his guard had been
discovered.
The ship was now moving dead
slow and once everybody on board
felt shiyer and jar, while at
about IL o'clock that night she must
have touched an iceberg; for q mo.
ment the vessel hsslad eeer and BIZ
Evening star., 1927-05-16
SHORT HAIR UNDER FIRE.

PARIS, May Is LP).-Parisians are
wondering If the tide has turned
against the short-hair fashion.
AS part Of the "be more dignified"
campaign which masculine dress re-
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for return to long-hair styles.
Mile. Beatrice Bretty, artist Of the
Comedie' Franchise, has steadfastly
refused to subject her hair to the
scissors. For her self restraint, she
Is held up as one of the pillars Of the
dignity Of the French stage.
Evening star., 1927-05-16

dream. The thing was so fantastical,
so utterly impossible. Here was a
ship, the largest in the world, stolen
more easily than sneakthief could
take a watch on racetrack! It was
unbelievable.
On the evening of the second day
the deck steward came down to him
in state of excitement.
There's a ship I'm sight," he said.
"A warship?" said Bill, his heart
leaping.
The man shook his head.
mo, she looks like a tanker to
me-" Bills jaw dropped. He knew,
before the ungainly craft came slowly
within a few cables length of the
liner. that 1t was the Thomas Inland,
and that the supreme hour Of danger
was at hand.
Continued in Tomorrow's Star.)
Evening star., 1927-05-16

but after four or hve minutes came
the Kent again.
Proceeding with all speed. Notify
nearest American cruiser"
Bill took off his head phones with
a sense of elation and at that mo-.
ment somebody tried the door Of the
caboose and a rough voice demanded:
What are you doing in there?" !
Evening star., 1927-05-16
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-09-07
ROBBERS FAIL IN
THEIR ATTEMPT

lHElR Al EMF L
Robbers who attempted to break in
to the Royal Inn Cafe last Tuesday
morning left in hurry when they
were greeted with a few revolver
shots.
Christ Hagen, owner of the restaur-
ant, was sleeping in the building and
was awakened by the providers when
they were trying to make an entrance.
He got his revolver and fired into
the ceiling and then heard no more of
them.
He thought the first sounds came
from the basement, so stationed him
self at the cellar door waiting for
them. When they did not come, he
started investigating and discovered
that they had broken into the shack
in the back of the building and were
trying to force the inner door open
when he awoke.
The providers were evidently FAM
iliar with the fact that Ole Dahl goes
off duty at four o'clock as this hap
pened shortly after, but evidently
they did not know that Mr.. Hagen
was in the restaurant.
1t was also discovered that one of
the windows of the Elton Hardware
Store had been tempered with that
morning but they did not get in.-Sa-
cred Heart News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-09-07

Mrs. Clarence Emerson and two
sons of Morton, Mrs. John Kern and
daughter, Miss Isabel of Olivia and
Mrs. William Birkhart of Danube
were Thursday visiting at the j. a.
Piersol home.
George Leslie and son Melvin and
Miss Lena Leslie drove to Minneapo-
lis Saturday to visit relatives and
take in the State Fair for few days.
Mrs. Peter Rasmussen returned to
their home at Minneapolis Friday af-
ter a short visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Lagerstrom.
Naomi Flore returned Thursday
from visit of several days with her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Fessenmaier at Morton.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Valla and Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Hoffman drove to
Montevideo Friday after Goldie Vaala
who underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at the Montevideo hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Kuck drove
up from New Ulm Thursday and re-
turned home Friday accompanied by
their daughter Adeline, who had
spent a couple of weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Arthur Pieschke.
Irwin Mckay drove to Gaylord Sun
day with his sister, Gertrude, who
will teach this year in the public
schools at GAYLORD.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-09-07
Delhi Schools
Omen Tuesday

DELHI-Mr. and Mrs. Grant Knis-
ley and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Knisley
of Northwood, Ia., were Saturday
callers at the j. H. Housman and
David Monson homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Williams and
little daughter of Stewart, Mimi,
were over Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. F. Eckelbarger. Mr.. Will
liams left Monday for Luverne but
Mrs. Williams and daughter remain
ed for longer visit.
The Delhi public schools opened
Tuesday with the following corps of
teachers: G. A. Paulstrud of West
brook, supt.; Mrs. Paulsrud, high
school; Miss Grace Peterson, also of
Westbrook, fifth and sixth grades;
Miss Mildred Parkinson, Monticello,
primary; Miss Myrtle Simonsen of
Pipestone, third and forth grades,
and Miss Luella Simonsen, Pipestone,
seventh and eighth grades.
Miss Gladys Scott left Sunday for
Tracy to resume her duties as teach
er in the Tracys choois.
o. T. Vaala and John Hines spent
couple of days last week fishing at
Green Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Simpson of Bel
view and Mrs. w. G. Starr and Mrs.
Harold Starr of Redwood Falls at
tended the reception given Monday
evening of last week at the Prcsby-
terrain church for Rev. j. E. Rankin
and family. Rev. Rankin and family
left Wednesday for Stambaugh, Mich,
where Mr.. Rankin will be pastor of
the Presbyterian church.
]. A. Piersol and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Chroup and son LEON, were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Chroup at Morton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sisson end son
Norwood and daughter Dorothy spent
Sunday and Monday at Green Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Seeman, son
Waldron and daughter Vivian, of
Webb, Iowa, visited here the fore part
of last week at the F. ]. Starr and
Charles Walker homes. Mrs. See
man is sister of Mrs. Starr and Mrs.
Walker. ~ ~
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Piersol in COM
pany with friends from Redwood
Falls and Morton spent Wednesday
at Green Lake.
Stanley Scott left. recently for
Bend, Ore, where he has accepted a
position to teach music in the public
schools.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-09-07
'Vesta

Rev. H. Mcleod and family OF
Pennington were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Fawcett Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Spencer of Red
wood Falls were Monday visitors at
Vesta.
DR.. and Mrs. R. McPheeters were
Renville visitors Monday.
H. Holloway was Marshall caller
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Vorbeck of Echo
were visitors here Tuesday.
Miss Floy Harris left Tuesday for
Birmingham, Ala, where she will
teach this year.
Miss Margaret Mahoney of Red
wood Falls was a recent guest at the
H. Harris home.
Mrs. Harris and son Glen and dau-
ghter Edna and Claire were Redwood
Falls shoppers Wednesday.
Louis Redetzke of Echo was bust
ness caller here Wednesday.
Miss Claire Harris left Thursday
for Birmingham, Ala, where she will
teach this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Peterson of Bel
view were Thursday visitors in YES
ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. McGregor return
ed last week from Canada where they
visited with relatives.
Mrs. Arthur Athey of Regina, Can
ada, was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j. Barber Thursday. Mrs. Athey
came from Redwood Falls where she
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. S.
A. Barber.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wilkinson were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. N. Nogaj OF
Redwood Falls Thursday.
Lee Alexander of Redwood Falls
was a business caller here Friday.
DIR. and Mrs. Peterson motored to
Illinois Friday on a business trip
They expect to be gone few days.
Miss Bernadine Lang left Friday
for Lamberton to take up her school
duties.
B. Smith of Hopkins is visiting at
the ]. j. Smith home for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Odegaard were
Marshall shoppers Friday.
Ben Simpson of Belview called al
Vesta on business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Engel of Cas-.
per, Wyoming, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. N. Engel Saturday.
Arnold Odegaard of Marshall was
a Sunday visitor in this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Zeug of Stor-
den were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Johnson Sunday.
Oscar Schafer of Echo was a caller
at Vesta Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-09-07
& CORRESPONDENCE -

Bernice Larson, Charlotte Crimmins
and Buelah Thompson of Redwood
Falls; Marie Schendel and Wilhelm
ina Schendel of Olivia and Bernice
Orth, Bernadine Keefe, Helen Beck
man and Mrs. l. L. Greenslit of Nor
ton. Miss Lewis returned to her home
in St. Paul Monday.-Morton Eenter-
nriSa
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-09-07

A bridge is being built across the
Cottonwood river on County road Nc.
5, eight miles north of Walnut Grove.
Ted Jensen of Tracy has the contract.
Walnut Grove Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-09-07

Misses Bernice and Elsie Greenslit
entertained at a one o'clock bridge
luncheon last Friday in honor of their
guest, Miss Dorothy Lewis of St.
Paul. The other guests were Misses
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-09-07

Malcolm Mcdonald, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Mcdonald who has spent
the past two months in Europe is ex-
pected home next week. He is sched-
uled to land at Montreal September
2.-Walnut Grove Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-09-07

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
Board Explains
Deductions Made
OF Teachers Pay

The reason retirement deductions
OF women teachers are greater than
those of men teachers Is ex-
planned by school officials In cir
cular letter to all teachers in the
school system.
Women" the circular explains,
Tive longer than men after at
tanning the ages of retirement.
Therefore, since annuity values are
calculated on the basis of mortality
experience, they are necessarily
higher for women than are the an
nuity values for mer.
THE rate of disability among
women is greater than among men.
Therefore, higher rate Of con-
tribution by the women than the
men was necessary to cover this
benefit.
Men attain the maximum sal
aries earlier than do women, so
that they contribute at level
salary for a longer period than
women"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
.LEWES FOR MAINS
ARE CUT IN SENATE
Committee Takes Out Clause
Urging Continuance of
1904 Assessments.

The rates Of assessment for the
laying Of water and sewer mains
would automatically be reduced as
the result of the action of the Senate
appropriations committee yesterday
in striking from the second deficiency
bin the paragraph approved by the
House to continue for the future the
rate put into effect last year.
The House language when the
Senate committee eliminated Is as
follows. THE rates Of assessment in
effect during the fiscal year 1921 ior
LAYING or constructing water mains
and service sewers in the District OF
Columbia under the provision OF the
act of April %. 1904. shall continue
sn effect during the fiscal year 1873
and thereafter"
The rates which would have been
continued by that clause are: IS per
front foot for sewer and 81 per 1901
for water mains. Officials at the Dis
trict Building explained that the Ell
feet Of the Senate committee actloh
would be 10 put these rates back to
the old level of 81 per foot for sewers
and $I25 for water mains.
lf the Senate accepts the bill as re
ported by the committee the question
will have to be settled finally In con-
ference with the House.
The Senate committee added
$4,000 for the maintenance OF the
brick manufacturing plant at the lbs
arict Workhouse at Occoquan. Va.
A former appropriation Of $4,000 to
acquire a site for a new reservoir for
the third high pumping service of the
Water Department was continued
available for the next fiscal year and
the Senate committee specifically eX-
empted this item from the restrictions
OF rs per cent above assessed value.
The Senate committee also increased
from 100000 to $4,000, the appro-
s)riation for purchase of land between
Maryland avenue, Canal street, First
and Second streets for the new Botan-
teal Gardens.