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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-21
PERSONAL WORKERS
TO MAKE CANVASS
VIII Assist i'm Revival Services at In
diana Avenue Christian Church.

Plans were completed for the can
vassing of the south end of the city,
Sunday afternoon by the Personal
workers league of the Indiana Avenue
Christian church. The object of the
work is to learn the nature of the
field the church will have to work in
at the revival meetings to be held the
first part of January. There were so
men present at the meeting and all
Will take part in the canvassing.
The work will be completed by Jan.
l and the evangelistic meetings Will
take place soon after with Rev. Cecil
Franklin, pastor Of the church in
charge. Atty. Dan Pyle was present
al the meeting and gave an address
on The Birth Of Christ" He said,
Since Christ come to earth for the
purpose of strengthening the faith of
the people we should have strength
TO more easier overcome the difficult
ties that are constantly confronting
US. Don't get discouraged because
things are not going your way, but do
the best you can and sooner or later
the difficulties will not be as large as
they seem To you now"
Pat EmmOns, an eX-salOOn keeper,
gave talk on the help the congrega-
ton can give the pastor in a series Of
revival meetings. He gave several il
Illustrations showing where souls have
been won to Christ by the work of
some member of the church and said.
a dozen evangelists could not win
them"
Election of officers for the ensuing
year will be held New Years eve.
when plans for the coming year will
he made and the reports for the past
year will be presented.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-21
CHILDREN GIVE CANTATA
THE Cost of Being a Christian" Rev.
NJ c. Hunts Subject.

Us Peace Millennial." was ths sub
ject used by Rev. Melvin c. Hunt,
pastor of Trinity NJ. r. church sun
day morning. a children's choir of
50 voices gave a Christmas cantata.
Ester and Ruth Romine sang. Who
Gould Ii be" by Hardness. Holy Night
vim Johnson and Red HOniengsworth.
At the evening services. Rev. Hunt
spoke on. The Cost of Being a Christ
ian" by which he showed those acts
that are needed in the life of Christ
ian and those that must be eliminated.
He not only showed the cost, but the
reward of being a Christian. which is
everlasting life.
The music in the evening was fur
nished by the choir with orchestra ac-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-21
DERBIN FUNERAL HELD
Services at Ell<s' Temple sunday Aft
crnOOn Well Attended.

Funeral services for Frank Derbin
were held Sunday afternoon at .
o'clock az the Elks temple The
funeral was largely attended John
Cashier. "A member of the Elks led "a
procession OF 100 Elks 20 the grave in
the City cemetery.
Mr.. Dcrbin died suddenly Thursday
morning while az his cafe on Main ST.
His death was due % heart failure
Rev Henry l.. Davis preached the
funeral services.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-21
lulUdUIIUtII.
CLOTHES CATCH ON FIRE
Chemical Is Called out on Sunday
Morning.

Another fire for which the weather
is directly responsible occurred at 9
o'clock sunday morning when clothes
hung up over the stove at the home
of Lyman Gentnar. us w Division
St. caught fire. The chemical truck
from the central station put out the
blaze after IL had destroyed about $40
worth OF clothing The loss was fully
covered by insurance.
Want TO hurry? Call The Red
Line. Advt-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-21

BUFFALO. y. y. Dec. 2l.-Otncials
~ the Pierce Arrow Motor Co tonight
refused 10 confirm the report that they
had closed "a Sl00o.o00 contract for
special trucks and armorcd ears for
the allies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-21

The Phila is selling thousands Of
pounds Of assorted candles al 10. 10.
20. 20 and soc 10 during their Holiday
Sale. Don't miss IL. Advt
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-29
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
Stanley Hargreave, millionaire, after n
miraculous escape from the den OF the
gang of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred, lives the life of n recluse
for eighteen years. Hargreave acci-
dentalIy meets Braine, leader of the
Black Hundred. Knowing Bralne will
try to get him, he escapes from his own
home by balloon. Before escaping he
writes letter to the girls schOOB
where eighteen years before he mysteri-
Ously left on the doorstep his baby
daughter. Florence Gray. That day Har-
Greave also draws one million dollars
from the bank, but it is reported that
this dropped into the sea when the ball
doom he escaped in was punctured.
Florence arrives from the girls school.
Countess Olga, Braine's companion, Wis
1ts her and claims to be a relative. Two
bogus detectives call, but their plot in
1oiled by Norton, newspaper man.
BY brtbing the captain of the Orient
Norton lays trap for Bralne and his
gang. Countess Olga also visits the OrI-
ent's captain and she easily falls into the
reporters snare. The plan proves abOr-
tive through BraIne's good luck, and
only hIreIings fall into the hands of the
police.
IneIr attempt the
Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask
her for money, but she escapes, again
fOiling them.
Norton and the countess call on Flor
ence the next day, once more safe at
home. The visitors having gone, Jones
removes a section of flooring, and from
a cavity takes n box. Pursued by mem-
bers of the Black Hundred, he rushes to
the water front and succeeds in Drop
ping the box into the sea.
Countess Olga, scheming to break the
engagement existing between Florence
Harsreave and Norton, invites them both
to her apartments and pretends to faint
In tho reporters arms. Florence ap-
pears in the doorway just at the planned
moment, and as a result gives Norton
back his ring.
AccOmpIioes OF Brnine succeed In kid
naping Florence while she is shopping
and hurry her or to sea. Norton re-
ceives q wireless later informing him
that the girl had leaped into the sea
and been drowned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-29

One day stranger came to town. He
said he represented life insurance company
and was up here from Boston to take a little
vacation. He sat on the hotel porch that
evening, surrounded by an admiring audi
ence. The stranger had been all over the
world. so it seemed He spoke Familiarity of
st. Petersburg, Vadvostok, Shanghai, as
the villagers-some of them-mght nave
spoken Of Boston. There were one or two
old timers among the audience They had
been to all these parts. The stranger knew
what he was telling about. After telling of
his many voyages he asked if there was
good bathing beach nearby. He was told
that he would find the most suitable spot
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-29
Copyright: 1914: By Harold MacGrath
CHAPTER x,
THE PAST A BLANK

THE PAST A BLANK.
I ID was perfectly true that Florence had
cast herself into the sea. 1t had not been
| an act of despair, however. On the con-
trary, hope aud courage had prompted
her to leap. Toe night was clear, with only
moderate sea running At the time the
great ship was passing the Banks, and almost
within hail she saw a fishing schooner riding
gracefully at anchor. She quite readily be-
ieved that IL she remained on board the
George Washington she was lost She nat
urally forgot the marvel Of wireless telegra-
ply. No longer may a man hide at sea.
&c. with that quick thought which was a
part Of her Inheritance, she seized the life
buoy, climbed tho rail, and leaped far out.
AS the great dark tossing sea swooped up to
meet her she noted block Of wood bobbing
up and down. She tried to avoid 1t, but
could not, and struck 10 head on. Despite
the blow and the shock of the chill water she
instAnctvely cluns to the buoy. The wash
from the mighty propellers tossed her about,
hither and yon, from one swirl to another,
HE a chip of wood. Then everything grew
blank
Fortunately for her the master of the fish.
Ing schooner was at the time standing on his.
quarter deck by the wheel, squirting through
his glass at the liner and envytng the ease
ana comfort of those on boasd her, The
uaatei sitting on the steps and smoking his
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-29

at once 20 the apartment Of the princess,
where Braine declared that he himself would
go to the obscure village and claim Florence
success they would charter Morses yacht
ant steam right up into the primitive harbor.
When Vroon left the apartment Norton
saw him. He was man of impulses. and
he had found by experience that first inn
pulses are generally the best. He did not
know who Vroon was. Amy man who called
on the Princess Perigoff while Brane was
with her would be worth following
On the other hand, Vroon recognized the
reporter instantly and with that ever really
and alert mind of his set about to lure the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-29

stairs the floor dropped from under his feet
and he was precipitated into the cellar.
This tenement belonged to the Black Hun
dred; it concealed a thousand doors and a
hundred traps. Its history was as dark as
its Railways
When Vroon and his companion, who had
been waiting for him, descended into the
cellar they found the reporter insensible.
They bound blndfolded, and gagged him
quickly.
Saunders" said vroon, you tell Corri-
gan that I've sailor for him tonight. and
that want this sailor booked for somewhere
south of the equator. Tell him to sny to the
master that this fellow is ugly and disobe-
dent. A tramp freighter whose captain is 8
bully. Do you understand me?"
81 get you. But there's no need to go to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-29

young man into a trap out of which lie mighs
not easily come
Norton decided to follow his man. He
might be going on a wild goose chase, he
reasoned; still his first impulses had hitherto
served him well. He looked careworn. He
was convinced that Florence was dead, de-
spite the assertions of Jones to the contrary.
He had gone over all the mishaps which had
taken place and he was now absolutely con-
vinced that mis- whilom friend Braine and the
Princess Pergoff were directly concerned
Florence had either been going to or coming
from the apartment. And that memorable
day of the abduction the princess had been
in the dry goods shop. ----..-----..
Vroon took downtown surface car, and
Norton took the same. He sat huddled in a
corner, never suspecting that Vroon was
watching nim from a corner of his eye. Nor
ton was not keen today. The thought Of
Florence kept running through his head.
The car stopped and Vroon got off. He
led Norton winding course which at length
ended at the door of a tenement building
Vroon entered. Norton paused, wondering
what next to do, now that his man had
reached his destination. Well. since he md
followed him all this distance he must make
an effort to find out who he was and what
he was going to do Cautiously he entered
the hallway. AS he was about to lay mis-
hand on the newell post of the dilapidatei
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-29
$1,000 FOR 100 WORDS.

I" Tho Million Dollar Mystery" story
sciH rRn for tt0ehtv-ttoo consecutive toeeks
IN this paper. By an arrangement toith
| the ThGnhoHser Film company 1t has been
made possible not only to read the story
in this paper but also to see it each toesk
in the VdrioUS moving picture thodters
For the solution of this mystery story
$4,000 toiH be 0iUen by the Thanho~ser
Film corporation.
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST.
The prise of $4,000 toiH be ICON BY the
man, scoman, or child toho torites the most
acceptable solution of the mystery, from
s0hich the last too reels Of motion picture
drama 1oiH be made and the last ttoo
chapters of the story tcritten By Harold
MGoGrdth.
Solutions may be sent to the Than
houser Film corporation, either at Chicago
or NeD York, any time up to midnight,
Jan. N. This alEotos SereraI toesks after
the last chapter has been published.
a board of three judges toiH determine
tohich of the many solutions received is the
most acceptable. The judges are to be
Harold MGcGrath, Lloyd Loner0an, and
Miss Mae Tinee. The judgment of this
board toiH be absolute and final. Nothing
" % HGSTuy HuFT6 fOtH O6 COHStu6T6u IN
the decision, nor 9ipen any preference IN
the selection of the toinner of the $4,000
prize. The last ttoo reels, tohich tciH give
the most acceptable solution to the mys-
tery, tciH be presented In the theGters
harin1 this feature as soon as IL is pos
sible to produce the same. The story CORE
spending to these motion pictures tuiH dp-
pear in the newspapers ooinoidentdlly, or
as soon after the appearance of the pic
tUreS as practicable. With the last ttoo
reels toiH be shoton the pictures of the ,oin-
ner, his or her home. and other interesting
features. 1t is understood that the netos-
papers, so far as practicable, in printing
the last tloo chapters of the story By Hdr-
old MGcGrath, toiH also shoto q picture of
the successful contestant.
Solutions to the mystery must not be
more than 100 cords long. Here are some
questions to be kept in mind in connection
Soith the mystery as an aid to a solution:
No. What becomes of the milIionGiref
No. 2-WhGt becomes of the $1,000 DOOR
No. S-Whom does Florence ntarryP
No. 4-WhGt becomes of the Russian
oountessf
Nobody connected either directly or in
directly 10Th 1.-THE Million Dollar Mys-
terry" toiH be considered as q contestant.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-11
BIC CROWD WANTED
At COMMERCIAL
CLUB TONIGHT
Election Of Three Directors
and Final Action on Adver-
Using Campaign Important
Business up.

Every member OF the Albuquerque
Commercial club is wanted az the
meeting % the Dlub tonight. whom
three directors To serve for three
years are To- Doe elected. while q
number Of business men have been
PROPOSED for the positions, tho NOM
nations VIII De made from tho floor.
ana any member desiring to do go
may propose % director. Under the
club rules a director cun not hc eject
ed Co succeed himself.
Another important matter 81 final
action on the advertising cnmpaigE.
The soliciting committee has suh-
scribed approximately $4,000, the
amount desired for tho first udVer-
Using campaign. and the immediate
conclusion Of plans for the work q
necessary.
The three directors who retire to-
night, -. A. Macpherson. simon
stern ana John Lee Clarke. have
boon unusually active and faithful in
doing the clubs work. having given
freely OF time and energy TO the
cause. ana q viii require the cleo
ton Of active. vigorous men 10 fill
the hole In the directorate made by
the expiration Of their period of
service.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-11

Passport, NADINE. 90 san Francisco.
u is now practicable TO send afty
thousand volts over a distance Of $50
miles with % smaller loss than was
sustained formerly IN sending less
voltage over trivial distances.
Power, heat. and nght are being d.
rected along lines never befora
dreamed OF. An example is TO oe
found In the garment trade In New
York. In 1900 not a single concern
manufacturing coats. dresses, shirt
waists, underwear, children = cloth
ms. caps. handkerchief. or neekties
had electrical equipment. The shop
that now is without electrically oper-
tted apparatus o. The exception. Foot
ana hand-power have given way COM
plctely To the motor drive.
Apart from the improved working
conditions made possible In thousands
of SINAI, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES facii-
itics. light. ventilation. temperature.
surroundipEs-thore is the economy
Of the motor drive and the better re-
turn on invested capital. And II this
field alone yields "a noteworthy sum 70
"a single central power station, Il In
not diincult 20 understand the enthus-
iasm Of those whose outlook upon the
future leads them to make glowing
promises. E
And the period OF Us greatest APP
piioation. electrically Is one OF the
few commodities that has gone down
In price. while the cost OF nearly
everything else that enters into u
life has gone up. over a period OF
seven years the cost of living IL cal
ouiated 10 have advanced something
like ~ per cent. The average cost
OF electricity In those seven years has
gone down ~ per cent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-11

profitable than ever before in It's his
tory.
Gas Holding IT. own, Especially for
Fucl.
Changes take place slowly. aud
sometimes not nj all Electricity in
the future Will cncroach more ami
more ON Eas for Illuminating pur-
poses, hut as fuel, artificial gas VIII
hold It's place $50 long as the source
OF heating is derived from coal. while
natural gas Will hold ia own as long
as pipes remain ia tho ground 90
carry that gas on.
one interesting thing shown by stat
istics is the relative size of "A and cleo
iricity Ia different communities. ac-
cording 20 their size, A city of 10000
people, II " calculate will not use
more than 1000 cubic feet Of gas per
capita per year. 4 city of 10000 VIII
use 1000 cubic feet per capita, and a
city Of 100000 will une 5000 cuoic
feet per capita. The scale IN a rising
one in aIl sections Nf the country.
with tho doublc impulse behind the
movement OF Increasing population
ana increasing use OF the mntcrial per
unit Oh, population.
One IS told OF the great dreams 81
great electricians, and hears nov dis
tribuuug lines carrying cheap current
viii hereafter determine the direction
OF our growth IN the same manner
that great rivers In the past deter
mined population and railroad trunk
lines Industrial Development. An IN
ycntor dreams of the central stations
that Will supply electric energy %
vast communities. ana that will be
in The focus ~ rgdiating trunk lines
carrying current rs essential 10 every
day Ito as 4 /, blood In our arteries.
Realization 81 that dream seems a.
tho average man 10 be very FAR OF.
Yet as pr. Emile Berliner. one OF tho
greatest of living electricians, said re-
ccntly the popular mind falls entirely
to grasp the enormous and wholly
revolutionary changes that have taken
place and are taking place In the
methods upon which the world de-
Ponds for the production and dis
trlhutlon of energy for industrial. do
mostic, and other purposes. He cited
ns an instance the strides taken In the
field of electrical transportation,
where il has hccn made possible tot
six electric stHtinns, placed at suit
able intervals along a line. to furnish
J power go run trains all the way from
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-11

many girls have ruined their lives by
marrying tho wrong mani Be brave
and remember that the right man Tor
you is coming along soon"
well ! wish he'd hurry up. them"
said the girl In taupe. "Since | broke
my engagement there haen't been any
IA 20 take me anywhere"
I'm amazed at you" said her friend
In green, shaking her head disappoint
eddy. You should not let foolish, mi.
nor considerations influence you In
the least
You don. know" murmured the
girl In taupe. what a help this Is to
mel From any other person II would
not mean as much, but you always
seemed 10 n Q Chester and so, Of
course. the fact that you think l did
right has a lot OF weight. L"
"oh, Chester Is well enough" said
the girl In green o~arelessly. you'll be
so glad some day By the way, whom
shall you ask to tho charity club
party2"
That's Just the trouble" said the
girl In taupe. There isn't a single
man except Chester for me 10 ask
Mercy mel" exclaimed the girl in
green In an annoyed tone. Il was
taking about Chester In relation 10
you only-and Of course you have moth
ing 10 say about Il now. l certainly
don't SEQ why / should not ask Chester
myself. sust because ho has had an I'm.
fortunate experience with some one
elss-he's nice 10 so around with
"rd have you know, Imogene Kip
per-" said the girl in taupe excitedly.
that my engagement 10 Chester isn't
exactly broken-its just what you
might call bent-and I'd like TO see
him so TO that party with anyone but
me. Just you darel"
Well. Of all the double faced
nervel" gasped the girl IN green
Take your old Chester Who wants
him. anywayT"-Chleago Daily News.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-11
IT MADE A DIFFERENCE
By INA M~oNreomeRY.

you dear thing" cried the girl Ia
green velvet %ecstatlcally AZ she rushed
toward the other girl with a great
jingllng OF silver purses and Other
metallic articles.
We'll. how are you. anyway" cried
the other girl. who was dressed IL
taupe broadcloth. after she had mel
the lrst girls rush half way. 1T has
been ages since I saw youl"
Let's sit down az this table" sale
tho girl In green. What have yop
been doing with yourseh-and how ia
Chester"
"oh. why did You remind mo Of him
when ! was almost cheerful" moaned
the girl IN taupe. 'f am wrctchcdly
unhappy-do you know, I think / made
a dreadful mistake ever to fancy that
] was In love with Chestor7 1--we
broken Our engagement"
"Goodnessi" breathed the girl IN
green. showing vivid interest. "Wha
did you do that for? thought that
you and he were simply crazy about
each other, And he is so good look
ing!"
That's part OF the trouble" ea
planned her friend. SO r,any people
have said Of late that a handsome
man never amounts to anything and
got TO wondering and OF course
wan n husband who Is going TO b,
somebody"
"Of course" agreed her friend IN
green. Maybe you were wise. Ches
ter has a cleft In his chin. too. ant
that means a ficklc nature. Il woult
be pretty awful 90 marry q man like
that"
"Oh, I'm 80 glad 10 find some one
who agrees with me-" cried the cir
In taupe. I've been unsettled la my
mind. but you encourage me. You see
he always is 40 perfectly lovely C
everyone that ! got wondering whether
he could be OF a decelying nature II
isn't natural for anybody to like th,
whole world, you know. and | hRv,
been unable to see why he shocld b,
as nice 10 some n he detests as h,
Is to"
= To- IN AN'A ANA NANAhAA ~ AthhA -
as all that" interrupted the gil II
green. approvingiy. Nov wise 80,
arel A man whom you cannot trust Il
simply impossible. DO you know.
have noticed that In Chester. AZ thi
last club dance he talked half an hon.
with that dowdy Phips girl, whom no
body notices because she Ia such
bore. Why should he trouble himsel
10 make an impression on her unlCs
he wanted to ask n business favor Of
something OF her father? Oh. Chester
Is deep. One might even call him dc
signing"
THAT was what ! feared" said IN
girl In taupe. II thought Id better no
risk e. Still. sometimes"
Now. my d ar" protested he
friend In green. don't weaken aftc
showing your good sensel Think HOY
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-11
LOSES HIS
FIGHT WITH THE
CONGO KID
Battles on Even Terms Until
the Tenth, Then Flags;
Gate Receipts Attached for
all Alleged Board Bill.

Fol min rounds Lefty Floyd tray-
ciled on even terms with the Congo
Kid over q humping % m tacir
~ton-round bout al tho New Mexico A
g. last night, but In the tenth his
energy flaggcd ana the kid whansed
his way 10 IS decision.
The fighting was hard fron tho
start. II was virtually an even bat
tie, with "a liberal exchange OF wal
lups until the tenth. In that round
Fluyd's agErcssivcuess vas a minus
quantity. and the Congo Kid estah-
lished a decisive lead boy landing tell
lag punches. Floyd had the sympa-
thirs of the crewd. but the decision
Wns well received.
The spectators snHrcd on the Kid
because he halked at performing.
Tho size Of tho gate WAS distaAteful,
and he ciamored for mare money.
The financial situation was compli-
Gated by Bob Fawset, who attached
the receipts pending settlement OF a
board bin alleged TO be owing BY
Floyd.
TAT aud Wilson fought n heavy
weight, four-round draw. Nobody
was hurt except the Marquis OF
QueensbuFy. lie turned over In his
grave. The crowd enjoyed II.
Patsy Kline got the decision over
Rouehhouso chavez In the curtain.
raiser Manuel Chaven Won from
Young Jim Flynn In a iour-round
bout.