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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11
WAR HELPS PIANO TRADE
New York, Instead of Ger
many, for So. American Trade.

Hereafter American factories will
supply tho instruments formerly made
by the German factories of the Aeolian
Company for the South American
trade, according to the announcement
made yesterday by II. b. Tremaine,
president of the company. The aver
age number of instruments sold in
the territory from the German works
has been more than $500 year.
The difficulty in providing the spe-
cial tonal qualities demanded on the
southern continent has been disposed
Of, Mr.. Tremaine says, by the experts
in the company's American Steck fac
tory in this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Nicholas Boecha ~ 1877 Third av.. Astoria. Long
Island was shot and killed IN saloon. In the
Hunters Point section y Queens No arrest has
been made.
Jose Pardo former President n Peru inspected
the New York Nav Yard. The guest u Rear
Admiral Usher lie Will sail for home to-morrov.
Thomas +. Ceary a policeman. wa discharged
IN the Harlem Court when srraped on charge
81 disordcry conduct The chAtse was preferred
by another patfolman. who said that Clesry vas
intoxicated
Eugene Pssquaily three years old. q el2 Bryant
ay The bronx fell from dock al Garrison Az.
aud she Bronx River. and was drowned.
Mrs Marion Young. tHenty-three years Old. Of
rs West iStl st.. whose husband Is prisoner in
the Tonibs was sentenced IN Special Sessions 70
nine months in the peniteuuay after pleading
guilty % smuggling drugs 20 her husband Charles
pichel received the same sentence Ou information
given IS Mrs. Young
Mrs Fanny EckhaTdt. forty-two who lived with
her brother George hoffman. on the mn floor Of
Il West 10Th St. found desi hy him IN the
rear yard. IL Is thought she was taking IN clothes
Wien she fch.
Edward McCuskcr. said 20 be Harvard sradu-
az, Of about twenty i've years ago. fell down
stairs a. the Mogtauk Hotel 20 10th 81 BROOKLYN.
and received fracture Of Tie siIll from which he
died four hours later in the Norsegau Hospital
lie had letters from his wife IN Boston. but no
street address Was given.
Mrs Margaret Kane died from shock when al.
saw Gre engines outside her home. AZ 40s Glen
wood Road. Flstbush
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11
SQUABBLE ENLIVENS PSF.
Bronx Subway Station Dis
pute Ends in Tie.

A hot discussion cnlivenod tho PUP
lie Service Commissions meeting yes
terday. Tho question was whether the
Southern Boulevard and 18TH st. sta
tion should be an express or local stop
Commissioner Williams said Presi,
dent Shonts Of the Interborough hso
threatened suit unless the express sta
ton plan went through
Commissioner Maltbie announced
that he did not take orders from the
Interborough president, and was NOT
To be commanded by real estate opera
tors, either.
Everybody in The Bronx Is IN iavor
Of an express stop, and you arc TINS
only one opposed TO it," retaliated Com
missioner Wood.
1--WE will see" Mr.. Maltbie replied.
The vote was then taken ard resulted
in a tie. Chairman Mccall was absent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11
is DUAL OFFICEH0LDER
Sheriff Kinkead Thinks He
Can Remain in Congress.

Representative Kinkead, of Jersey
City, will to-day assume duty as Sheriff
of Hudson County, but will retain his
seat in Congress until March 4, serv-
ing without pay from December I. So
he declared on taking his oath Of office.
He believes the House will make no
objection TO his retention of his seat,
since his purpose is 10 save the state
the expense of holding a special cleo
ton to fill the vacancy for few
months.
Sheriff Kinkead will to-day be pre-
sented with $4,000 touring car by his
political friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11

been called 70 the fact that the In.
crcases for Tirrell and Adamson had
been included in the tentative budget
until the entire Board Of Estimate got
together for discussion of II on tho
last day before IL was put through.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11
So NOW LEI NE SEE!
BioomingdaieS I is'h to- to- s 80 AS Ss
Morris Koenig to Wed.

Morris Koenig, Deputy Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, applied 10 City Clerk p.
j. Scully yesterday for a marriage
license, with Miss Minnie Harlib. They
will be married on November II at Miss
Harlib's home, III 7th ST. Koenlg is
brother Of Samuel Koenig and lives
at 237 7th ST. Koenig said he was
Ahirty-one years old. Miss Harlib is
wenty-three years old She is a
enographer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11

tho Public Service Commission al
bids will be opened December /, IT,
station is In Flatbush az, near =,
junction with Fulton ST., and AZ D.
point the WHITEHALL Montague :.
tunnel will connect witt the Fou,.s
av. route. The station was originsliv
planned as a local
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11
To Reconstruct Tube Station

Plans and form of contract for the
reconstruction Of the DeKalb av. sub
way station Of the Fourth av. line, in
Brooklyn, were adopted yesterday by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11
FEDERAL PROBE
FOR FUND SCANDAL
Continued from pare I
probably sent his demand by mall, the
explanation suggests itself

probably sent his demand by mail, the
explanation suggests itself
President Mcllhenny said that ordi-
narily, when the case originates in
New York, word is sent to II. c.
mission, whose Office is in the Custom
House, and forwarded by him 10
Washington. Mr.. Cowles could not be
located last night.
Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury,
who was behind Rush for the appoint
ment TO the Surveyorship, refused to
say word yesterday. Mr.. Rush's
Office is under Secretary McAdoo's
supervision.
The Democratic State Committee Of
New York realized the seriousness Of
sending soliciting letters 10 the homes
OF city, state and federal employees
early in the last campaign, according
10 prominent member of the law
committee of the state committee, last
night. This man said that the ques-
ton was put before the law com
mittee, and the members reported that
the sending Of such letters under the
circumstances outlined would probably
render the signer Of the letters liable
to prosecution under the United
States Criminal Code. So nothing
was done.
Employees Fear Reprisals.
There was a great deal moro than
the usual activity around the Custom
House yesterday morning, because of
the efforts made to discover what per-
sons had contributed to publication of
the scandal. 1t was apparent in the
statement given out by the Surveyor
that he had not been idle in his quest
o. the "culprits."
II is generally feared that some
move will be made by Mr.. Rush within
tie next few days which will result IN
charges Of various descriptions being
preferred against number of the
persons suspected of having talked too
freely.
However il was stated emphatically
/ yesterday by employees Of the Survey
or's office, who have been in the SER
vice for several years, that the recent
/ Tammany letters were the first re-
quests for contributions ever received
/ by them while in the employ of the
government.
A reply to Surveyor Rush's charge
was made yesterday by Frederick C.
| Tanner, chairman Of the Republican
state committee.
81 never knowingly, as chairman or
as an individual, sent letter or ut
tered orally a request TO any city, state
or federal employe for campaign funds.
Il is possible that on the list at head
quarters there might have been the
names of some city, state or federal
employees, or all three"
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

a Supposition 4 fact. Nor was Jones
aware Of the fact that the telephone
wire had been tapped recently. 80
when he finally concluded to permit
Florence to accompany Susan to At
lantic City he telephoned to the dc
tectiNe agency to send up trusty man.
who was shadowed from the moment
he entered the Hargrave home till he
started for the railway station He
became lost IN the shuttle and was not
heard from till weeks later. in Havana.
The Black Hundred found O good profit
in the shanehaiins business.
Susan began to pick up, as th"Y SAY.
the day after the arrival at Atlantic
City. due, doubtless. to the cessation
OF the poison she had been taking i'm
awares. The two younG women began
to enjoy life for the first time since
they had left Miss Farow's. They
We're up with the sun every day and
went to bed tired but happy. No one
encountered their signatures on the
hotel register. he saw nothing to "Xcit> :
his reportorial senses. All this, of
course, was due to NortonS s policy Of
keeping the affair out Of the paRors.
Following Jones orders. they made
hotel-especially the young men-whcn
they made any advances were politely
snubbed Every night Florence would
write TO her good butler to report what
had taken place during the daT a1di
he was left to Judge for himesf if
there was anything to arouse his
suspicious. He. of course. believed the
two were covertly guarded ty the de-
tectiVe he had sent after them.
When Braine called upon Olga he
found his doctor there.
Well, what's the news?" he asked.
Il had better rTr down and inquire
how the young lady Is progressing"
said the doctor, who was really first
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
ASKS USE OF COTTON
BAGS BY UNCLE SAM
New Orleans Mayor Writes That
Southern Staple Could Re-
place lutte.

In letter received by Congressman
Estoplnal of Louisiana, Mayor Behr-
man, of New Orleans, urges that men,
bers OF the Louisiana delegation sug-
gest to the various purchasing agencies
of the Government tSe substitution of
cotton bags for jute bags used by the
army and navy, the several soldiers
home and in the Panama canal work
That cotton bags may. be used IS econ
onically as imported jute and that such
use will aid the buy cotton move
ment in the South is asserted by the
New Orleans mayor.
Congressman Estopinal is now in COM
r1unica ton with the several Govern
ment departments to ascertain If indi-
rect aid cannot be extended to the cot
ton growers of the South by substitu-
tion Of cotton for jute all along the line.
The Government purchases many arti-
cles, it is pointed out, that come wrap
ped in bags or bagging and the Behr-
man idea Is that the Government pur
chasing agents should specify Ito be
shipped in cotton bags"
PostmastH' General Burleson, it is re-
called, is now investigating the feast
bility of using cotton twine for the
wrapping of Uncle Sans mail, and there
are dozens Of ways, the South insists.
that cotton may be used in placed of
jute and hemp.
II have communicated Mayor Behr-
mans letter to the various heads Of de-
partments," said Congressman Estopinal
today, "and 1 am receiving some en-
couraGement Every little bit help, now
on its hand, and ! hope it will be pos
sIble for the Government to extend aid
bv using cotton material wherever pos
sible"
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

rate surgeon and who had performed
number Of skilled operations upon
various members Of the Black Hundred
anent their encounters with the police.
I've got Miss Florence where you
want her. It's UP to YOU now
She ought to be separated from her
companion. We have left them alone
for a whole week, so Jones will not
worry particularly A mighty curious
thing has turned up. Before HargreaVe S
disappea rance not a dozen persons could
recollect what Jones looked like. He
was rarely ever in sight. What do you
suppose that signifes?''
medicine 'T shouldn't worry Cer
Jones.
But We can't stir the old fool We
can't get him out Of that house. I've
tried TO get that maid to put little
something in his coffee. bat she stands
off at that. She says that she did as
she agreed in regard to Florence. but
her agreement ended there. We have
given the Jade five thousand already
and she is Clamoring for the balance
Have YOU threatened her." asked
Olga
Braine smiled q little. My dear wom-
an. Il Is fifty-fifty While | have q hold
on me. We are not dealing With an
ordinary servant we could threaten and
scare. No. indeed: a shrcwd little
woman who desperately wanted money.
And she will be paid; no getting out
of it. She will not move another step.
one way or the other, after she receives
the balance. Hargreave will have a
pretty steep bill to pay when n" time
comes
She has no idea whcr" the million
!s?"
IF she had, she's quite capable Of
Juggling II off all by herself, said
Braine
The doctor laughed.
Olga" went on Braine. You must
look at IL as l do; that II is still in the
middle Of the game and we have neither
lost nor won
How do you know that Hargrave
may not have at his beck and call an
orRanizs tior quite as capable II not US
large as ours?" suggested the physician.
That is not possible" Eraine declared
without hesitation.
We'll. IL begins to look that way TO
me. We've never made j NOV" vet that
hasn't been blocked"
Pure luck each time, ] tell you: the
devils own luck always at tn" Citical
moment. when everything seems to be
in our hands Now. we want Florence.
and we've led hundred ways to ac-
cOmplish this fact and failed The
question is. how to get her away from
her COmpanion?'
Simple enough said the doctor COM
placently.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

That same night Norton sat at his
desk. in his shirt sleeves. pounding away
at his typewriter. From time TO time
he paused and teetered his chair and
scowled over his pipe At the starlit night
outside. Bang! would go his chair
again, and Clickity- click would sing the
keys of the machine. The story he was
WI itirg was in the ordinary routine; the
arrival of a great ocean liner with some
political nota bles who were not averse
to denouncing the present Administra-
ton You will have noticed, no doubt,
that scme disgruntled politician is al
ways denouncing the present Admins
tratun: it matters not if it be Repub-
liCan or Democratic. When you arc out
Of good job you are always prone to
dcrounCe. The yarn bored Norton be
cause his thoughts were miles south
ward.
He completed the story, yanked out
the final sheet, called for copy boy,
rose and saunt3reG over to the manag-
ing editors door, before which he
paused indecisively. The "old man had
been after him lately regarding the Har-
Grcave story, and he doubted II his er-
rand would prove successful
However. he boldly opened the Goor
and walked in
"Humph. :" said the old man." twist
ing his cigar into the corner of his
mouth. cot that story"
rot got it for print yet. Mr. Blair, when
you gave me the Hargreave lob you
gave me carte blanc,
4 did" ,grimly.. But on the other
hand, | did not give you ten years TO
clear it up in
Have | ever fallen down on a good
story" quietly.
M, can't remember" grudgingly.
well, if You'll have patience I'll not
fall down on this one. It's the gr@atcSt
criminal story | ever handled. but it's 50
big that it's going TO take time.
Gimme an outline
Il have promised not to, with
grimness equal to the old mans IF
a line OF this story triCkles out II will
mean that every other paper vii! b"
hUvimg around. and in the end Will dis
cover enough to spoil my end Of II.
III tell you this much: The most colos-
sal band of thieves this country over
saw is at one end Of the stick. And
when | say that counterfeiting and poll
tics and millions are all involved. you'll
understand how big it is. This gang
has CITY protection. We are running
them all into a corner: but we want that
corner so deep that none Of them can
wriggle out of It
"Emhm. Go on.
II want two months more"
The old man beat tattoo with his
fat pencil. Sixty days. then. And II
the yarn isn't on my desk at midnight.
YOu---
Hunt for another Job All right. l
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
$4,000 FOR ONE HUNDRED
WORDS

board of three Judges tcf!l de-
te~1nine tchich of the many solutions
receired is the most acceptable The
Judges arc to be Harold MacGrdth,
Lloyd Lonergrdn, aud Miss Mae Iinoe.
The judgment of this board tDEi be
absolute and final. Nothing Of a liter
dru nature pill be considered TIT the
the selections of the tDinner of the
10000 prise The last two reels,
ichich WiH give the most acceptable So
IGtioa TO the mystery, Uill be presented
IN the thedterS hduing this feature rs
soon as II is possible TO produce the
same. The. story corresponding to
these motion pictures UiH appear in
soon after the appearance Of the pic
tues as practicable. With the last
two reels ,ciH be ShoWn the pictures
Of the ,ciuncr. his or her home. and
0ihcr Interesting features. II is un-
dtsSiood that the newspapers, 50 fer us
dcttcd bic, in printing the last tro
chapters Of the story By Harold Mac
G!'Gth, tCiH also shoU a picture of the
successful contestant.
Solutions to the mystery must not
be more than 100 i1ords long. Here
are some questions TO be kept in mind
in connection Chh the mystery as an
nid 10 a solution:
No. What becomes Of the mil
lioHdiref
No. 2-What becomes Of The ST.
0AO 900?
No. 3-Whom does Florence ndrryf
No. 4--Whot becomes Of the Russian
CoWutesSi
NOLody connected either directly or
indirectly NTH The Milton Dollar
Mystery" tpiH be considered rs con-
teSfont.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

TIC Million Dollar Mystery" story
'UiH Tun for ttceuty-tCo consecutive
tcCekS IN this paper. By an arrange
nlent nth the ThanhouSer FIm COM
i.nry It, has been made possible not
only 10 read the story in this paper,
bNt also to see il each tUeek IN the
rdiiouS moDiag picture theutcrs. For
the solution Of this mystery story
$4,000 JoiH be giren by the Than
dOuScr F;lm Corporation.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

out with it, if you have an idea.
The doctor leaned forward and whis-
pered few words.
Well, I'm hanged Braine laughed,
and slapped the doctor on the should
or The simplest thing in the world.
Mad dog wouldn't be in it. | always
said that you had gray matter if you
cared to exert yourself
Thanks replied the doctor dryly.
III drop down there tomorrow, If you
say so, ostensiblv to see the other pa
tient. 1t will make deuce of dis
'urbanCe.'
Not if you scare the hotel people.
That Is what l propose to do. They
will not want such thing known. IL
would scare every one away for the
rest of the season. But. of course. this
depends upon whether they are honest
or in the hotel business to make mon
cy.'
Again Rraine laughed Bring her
back to New York alone, Aesculapius.
and fat check is yours. Nothing couid
be sim>lcr than an idea like this. It's
a fact: no man can think of everything.
and you've just proved it to me. I've
tried TO do a generals work wlthouI WI
aids. olga, does any one Watch me
come and go any more?
NO: I've watched , a dozen nights.
The man has gone. Either he found out
what he wanted or he gave up the 1oo.
To nv mind he found out what he
wanted
And what's that
Heaven knows discouragedly.
Come, doctor. suppose you and l
go down to Days for little turn at
billiards?'
All aboard then! Goodnight. Olga
Keep your hair on; l mean your own
hair We're going to win out; don't
YOU worry. In all games the minute
you begin to doubt you begin to lose
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAP
TIERS.


.,snlcv Harereave millionaire. after mi
ulous escape from the den OF the gang
s brilliant thieves known as the Black Hun
a. nyes the life OF recluse for eighteen
ader OF the Black Hundred. Knowing
raine will try to get him, he escapes from
own home by balloon. Before es-
ping he writes a letter to the girls school,
here eighteen years before he mysteriously
Il on the doorstep his baby daughter. Flor
oe Gray. That day Hargreave also draws
ne million dollars from the bank, but II
reported that this dropped into the sea
zen the balloon be escaped in was pune
.Iorenoe arrives from the girls school.
ountoss Olga, Brsine's compsnioI, visits
y and claims 10 be q relative. Two bogus
.octives call. but their plot is foiled by
arton. a newspaper man.
After failing in their first attempt, the
,IaCk Hundred trap Florence. They ask her
y money, but she escapes. again tolllng
horton and the countess call on Florence
o. e next day, once more safe at nome Inc
sitors having gone, Jones removes section
flooring and from a cavity takes a box.
s-sued BY members Of the Black Hundred,
o yushes TO the water front and succeeds
dropping the box into the sea
Accomplices of Braine hdnap Florence
c. nd hurry her of TO sea. She leap~s over
,7ard and is picked up in dazed condltion
.., fishermen. Braine. disguised az her
H ro-sncs sets fire TO the boat and is rescued
ship on which Norton has been shans-
-sonoealed above the rendezvous OF the
F'.ck Hundred. a man learns OF the recovery
ON the sea of the box Of Jewels by sailor
,5 oF its subsequent return 70 the bottom
a.. IN. sea. and he quickly communicates the
.art 70 Jones A duplicate box is planted
r5 later secured by the band. but before lts
. ,r.enrs are examined the box mysterlousiy
O. sappesrs. ., .rr,,
=yndinE himself checkmated at every turn,
E,,',, sndeavors to enmesh the HarEreaNe
I,Usobold in the law in order 10 gain 1ree
,gcSss 70 The house The timely discovery
a. the plot by Norton sets the police at the
,,1. ~ tho mack and results in a Iaid on
ssre's rendezvous which, however,
---eves 70 be barren OF results.
Following a telephone message, Jones re-
lived from a mysterious person whoin ne
, ssress as sir" Florence is again lureo
--,Ty, home and taken out to sea. IhToosn
y ~orton's daring and skill as an aviator she
rs rescued and returns to her home 70 con-
v-orr an agent of the Black Hundred.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
CHAPTER XVI.
Treachery in the Household

1914. by Harold NcGrsth.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST

CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST.
The prize of $4,000 f1iH be aeon by
The man, UomdR, or child tCho mriteS
tic most acceptable solution Of the
mystery, from iDhich the last .tcO reels
of motion picture drama tCtH be made
and the last ttCo chapters Of The story
7critten by Harold MacGrath.
Solutions may be sent to the Than
houScr Film Corporation, either Gt
Chicugo or Neu York. any time dp TO
9,idniqht January IA. This dIotcs SOW
GroI UCekS natter the last chupL"r has
been published.
IL 1CiU be necessary. in order TO I'M
sure prompt delivery Of mail Intended
for tic ThdnhouSer Film Corporation,
to hdrC it addressed to street GHd
aumber.
The Chicago address Of the Than
noGStr Film Corporation is Al Mall
ars building, No. 5, South Wabash
ucerUc.
Mail TO the Thdnhouser Film Cor
porution. NeU York city, should nc 0d-
dressed: 14th floor Masonic Temple
tniiding, Il West Tuenty-fhird street.
he sure and aCrite the address plain
~. So that there DiN be no compiGint
GIcrt letters being lost or delayed.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
EDUCATIONAL
Washington Seminary
Lucia Gale-Barber
SCHOOLS CONSOLIDATED

SCHOOLS CONSOLIDATED.
1909 ST.
Primary. Preparatory and Academic Depart
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snd Current History. Civics. Parliamentary.
Music. Languages. Home Making. Dom este
Science.
NkNNETTE B. PAUL. President
DELLA GRAENE SMALLWOoD. Principal.
MARY GALE DAVIS. Principal.
CELYNDA WERNER FORD. Asso. Prin.