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6 Times-Bulietm, Von Wert, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug 20, 195?LatestSherlockMystery:CaseOfThe\MissingR comMitt i ton I traothsi.I1ttv JOSEPH WHITTLONDON —(CP)-—”¥•*, I’ve won Sherlock Holmes' sitting room.” •aid the Englishman. In fact, I tvrn have a photograph of it We asked if we could see theroom That would he rather lit flcult.' he replied ‘The room is no longer here And I really don'tknow where it it* 'This conversation was the ili mas of what could he called * The C ase of the Missing Room ” However let us start with the first Hue.As readers ot Sir Conan Doyle’s famous detective novels know. Sherlock Holmes and his trusted companion Dr. Watson lived in arooming house*at 221B Baker atreet,in London There Holmes discussed his theories of crime detection,layed his violin, dabbled in ebem stry, puffed on hnumerous crimes. 1Although Holmes is a p u-r e I y fictional character, mail addressed to him arrives regularly at 221B Baker street-~this despite the fact no house on Baker street bears the number 221B* • *DISCREET QUESTIONING dis clotted that the mail was delivered to a large office building on Baker I street and was accepted by John Greaves, personnel officer of Abbey National Building society.This clue merely thickened the plot. Obviously, the only thing, left to do was to question Greaves “We've been getting letters addressed to Holmes ever since Abbey's offices were built some Ume before the war, Freaves confessed willingly. “Our build j ing Is on the site that would he 221B.Self-described as Pickwickian in appearance. Greaves explained he had been assigned to answer the letters because he was secretaryof the Dickens fellowship and his superiors thought he must already he adept at handling fictitious characters. *Since then letters from all over the world have been coming to hisgotHShii ne'shlt;Ith«gi-op.thimi4 ) an la*edtryre.bymimif rtch roi i onCTThi* photograph of tho roplica of Sherlock Holm**’ sitting room wo I tokon tomo yoar* ago■*-Babsons Column—mmEvery Relai!er Needs Some| Ie dNfke *rt VIITrCcPublicLiability InsuranceCOaneli%utilBy ROGER W. RARSONBABSON PARK. Mass.—A friend of mine has a small retail store with two or three clerks. He has worked hard and accumulated a working capital of $15,000.Recently a customer suffered a peculiar accident in the store A jury awarded the customer $20,000 damages. This not only wiped outIn another ease, a parent wasawarded $10,000 because his hoygot hurt by runningsinto a person while sliding down a hill inwinter. A milkman who stepped on a broken hoard collected $S,«000, I could give scores of similar illustrations!the savings of a lifetime, but it office A man from NewJersey I put the*owner into debt which may asked how he could join the Baker result in bankruptcy.Street Irregulars (a Holmes liter- We are solicited continually byary club): a Dane sent felicitations bfc insurance agents. And if weon the master sleuth's 100th birth 1 have a mortgage on our store,day; an Italian asked for an autograph.* # #' MANY OF MY—4 mean Holmes —correspondents are Americans,” jor owe the bank anything, we must show in our statement how much fire insurance we c arry .in fact, both life insurance andMost lawyers will take such suits on a retainer basis, perhaps for a two-hundrcd-dollar fee but with the understanding they are to receive 25 per cent if they win the case. jJuries are becoming constantly morel generous |inI their § awards, ’ The point I especially want to due to the rise in the cost of living, make is that you will probably j increased wages, and the depre* have to ask for such insurance, j nation of the dollar. jTelephone your agent today for j * * * | jprices and a sample policy. Read I THERE IS little argument about ! this policy carefully, especially j life insurance awards; a person is the fine print. either dead or not dead DamageIf the price sc rms ton high, ask ,rom ran also *» fairly weil another agent to submit his price ascc%rlained.it*»nand a sample Life insurance pro miiitti# are very competitive andGreaves said, telling of a Califorma boy who wrote: “I would like to have your autograph and picture. JPlcase put me m your fan dub”ml sent him a print of the sketch of Holmes the first appeared in the Strand Magazine, and a photograph of Holmes* room.”This photograph goes back to I$51 and the Festival of Britain, when the Abbey National Build inc society allowed a Holmes exhibit to be set up on its premises. Fart of the exhibit was a relica of the sitting-room described in Doyle’s novels.•‘Every detail was reproduced ”fire insurance are recognized by vary dttle; fire insurance premi ever retailer and home owner as iums aro by state commismusts *’ The only question seems ?,0M at vor-V low rates; but itabUto be as to the friend to whom we will give the business and the amount which we are to carry.1 csepeially recommend what is known as the “comprehensive” policy! This includes most casualty risks other than life insurance.ity rates vary considerably.* * +STOCKS OF life insurance companies are the most popular and have had a great rise in price during the past few years.Stocks of most fire insuranceUnfortunately, less than 10 per cent ! companies are selling below theirof the people use these comprehensive policies.My appeal today, therefore, is for every retailer to take out a liability policy and to make itlarge enough.• * *,Y should retailers takeGreaves said. “For the sake of ; out liability realism we even had a bitten muf stores, but also for their wives andfin on the tea table. And each day we had a fresh muffin,”“But where is the room?” we asked.“I really don’t know.” Greaves said. “When the festival ended, the Conan Doyle family sent the room to the United States. Since then I’ve heard nothing about it.” i The case of the missing room remains a mystery; and John Greaves, alias Sherlock Holmes, ; is still waiting to learn the where abouts of the lodging once occu pied by the world's greatest dechildren.A woman neighbor of mine had a hat with a protruding feather which put out the eye of another woman during a crowded retail sale. The jury awarded the wornbook values. Owing to the tendency of state commissions to hold down rates (perhaps unfairly sometimes) they are not making the money they should.However, they have excellent managements and ample reserves and I believe will some day be treated fairly. For this reason I am now buying fire insurance stocks while they arecheap.1 have never liked accident insurance stocks.Probably the most money mightMoreover, Mw o n d e r drugs,” new hospitals, and better doctorsarc constantly working to help life insurance profits; and sprinkler companies, fire-alarm companies such as G a mew ell. andothers are working to prevent fire losses. |M Stlf33Furthermore, the Gravity Re search Foundation, in New Hampshire. is working to prevent acc-dents, SO per cent of which come from falls. If|||’||!Occupational accidents are generally covered by compulsory insurance with fixed standard rates and compensations.Prompt and EfficientTELEVISIONSERVICEPhone 3033an .25,000, and tried lo WWW the made tor lost) from the slocks rri ailpr of casual*y companies. Their grossbusiness will continue to grow.While thus far we have hated tosue our friends or neighbors, it isWe Service All Makes of SetsMcElroy Uncertainfast becoming the thing to do!BAGLEYBUILDERS SUPPLY116 North Walnut St.On Job TakeoverCINCINNATI UT — Neil H Metective.; Fslroy, whose appointment to he secretary of defense was confirm-* * . * , a B f 1 1 _ . ’I A.
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Van Wert Times Bulletin
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Tue, Aug 20, 1957
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