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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-11
Continued from Yesterday
CHAPTER II.
The Masters Man.

Vroon faced Hargreave's butler
somberly. The one reason why
Braine made this man his lieutenant
was because Vroon always followed
the letter of his instructions to the
final period; he never sidestepped or
added any frills or innovations of his
own, and because of this very au-
tomatism he rarely blundered into a
trap. II he failed, it was for the
simple fact that the master mind had
overlooked some essential detail.
The organization of the Black Hum
dred was almost totally unknown to!
either the public or the police. It Is
only when you fail that you are
found out.
The patrolman has been trussed
up like you," began vroon. "If they
find him they will probably find you.
But before that you will grow thirs-
ty and hungry. Where did your
master put that money!"
He carried It with him."
why don't you call for help?"
1.-THE houses on either side sCe too
far away. / might yell till doomsday
without being heard. They will have
hSe11U tnS pAStVl SuOtSS UuI WI. 11d1--
greave was always practicing in the
backyard.
THE people. in those two houses
have been called out of town. The
servants are of for the night
Very interesting" replied Jones.
staring at the rug.
''Your. master Is dead"
Jones, chin sunk upon his breast.
His heart was heavy, heavier than
| 1t had ever been before. ii
Your master. left WILLY"
Indeed, I could not say"
I'VE can say. He has still three or
four millions In stock and bonds.
What he took to the bottom Of the
sea with him was his available cash. !"
II know nothing about his
finances. I was his butler and valet. !"
Vroon nodded. Come, men: It Is
time we took ourselves off. Put
things IN order; close the safe.
You poor jackafs, always have to
watch you for outbreaks Of vandal-
ism. on with youi" 7, 1
He was the last to leave. He
stared long and seafchingly at Jones,
who felt the burning gaze but re-
fused to meet it lest the plotter see
the fire In his. The door closed. For
fully an hour Jones listened but did
did not stir. They were really gone.
He pressed his feet to the floor and
began to hitch the chair toward the
table. Half way across the inter-
vening space he crumpled in the
chair, almost completely exhausted.
He let a quarter Of an hour pass.
then made the final attack upon the
remaining distance. He succeeded
in reaching the desk, but he could
not have stirred an inch farther.
The hair on his head was damp with
sweat and his hands were clumsy.
When he felt strength returning.
he lifted the telephone OF the hook
with his teeth.
Central Central! Call the police
to come to this number at once;
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SYNOPSIS OF TIM rmsr cnApTns,Ra

Stanley Hargreavc, millionaire, after
q miraculous escape from the den of
the gang of brilliant thieves known as
the. Black Hundred. lives the life Of a
recluse for eighteen years. Hargreavc
one night enters a Broadway restaurant
and there comes face to face with the
gangs leader, Braine.
After the meeting. during which
neither man apparently recognizes the
other. Hargreave hurries to his magni-
hcent Riverdale home and lays plans
Tor making his escape from the country.
He writes letter to the girls school
IN New Jersey where eighteen years be-
fore he had mysteriously left ON the
doorstep his baby daughter, Florence
gray he also paws a visit to the han
Bratne and members OF his band sur
round Hargreave's home at night, but
as they enter the house the watchers
outside see balloon leave the roof. THE
safe is found empty-the million which
Hargreave was known to have drawn
that day gone.
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Counsel Tor Plaintiffs.
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PROGRAM FOR
THE MILITIA
At The CAMP
In the Month of August as Ten
tatively Made Up is Duly
Announced.

CHARLESTON, July IA tenta-
tive program for the National Guard
encampment at Camp Caddell be-
tween August 10 and August %. as
drafted by Major Isaac C. jerks, has
been approved by the War Depart
ment and also by the adjutant gem
erals Office. The progra mowers all
the instructions to be carried out at
the joint maneuver camp. Major
jerks, who is assigned to West Vir-
ginia by the War Department. and
has his Offices in this city, is now at
Camp Caddell with General John g.
Bond, the newly appointed adjutant
general, and Major ]. H. Charnock,
to see that everything is made ready
for the encampment.
The tentative program as prepared
by Major jerks Is as follows:
August IL.
The First Infantry, West Virginia
National Guard to arrive and estab-
lish camp.
August 10.
Target practice for First Infantry.
August 10.
Target practice for First Infantry.
Second Infantry to arrive and es-
tablish camp.
August 10.
A. M.-1nspection Of organiza-
lions. and OF the entire camp.
P. M-1:30 to School for of
ficers.; 4 to S, school for non-com-
missioned officers.
August IA.
A. Mali organizations-15 min
utes setting up exercises Immediately
after reveille.
a. m. to IL m.-one hour COM
pany drills close order; one hour
company drill, extended order; one
hour drill, bayonet exercise, and one
hour battalion drill close order.
1880 to p. m-Company ma
neuvers; patrols sent to locate enc
my's outpost line.
J 5:00-Guard mount, First Infant
ry.
5:45- Regimental parade. Second
Infantry.
7:16-Talk to non-commissioned
officers.
-7:45-All officers, discussion OF
days work and program for the fol-
lowing day.
August IS.
All organizations--fifteen minutes
setting up exercises Immediately af-
ter reveille.
z a. m. to12 m.-one hours com
ipany drill, close order and bayonet
exercise; one hours drill extended
order; one. hours drill battalion.
close order; one hours drill regi-
ment, close order.
Afternoon
1880 to 5-Battalion maneuyers:
advance guard action.
5:oo-Guard mount, Second In
fantry, go,
s':45-Regimental parade. First
Infantry.
7:is- Talk to nonscommissioned
officers.
7:45-All officers, discussion OF
the days work and program for fol-
lowing day.
August 10.
RI Fifteen minutes setting up exer-
cises Immediately after reveiile.
( a. m. to IL M
Company drill. close order. one
half hour.
! Bayonet exercise. one-half hour.
Company drill extended order, one
hour.
Preliminary field practice. one
hour. !
i go to 8 p. M !, "a
Filed firing problem for each bat
TALON OF the First infantry. Problem
thirty selected men from eaeh
company of the battalion to form
provisional company az advance
guard of battalion going into action.
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PREJUDICE DISAPPEARING.
coNsrANTfNoPLE In

CoNsTANTINoPLE, July IT,
The old Moslem prejudice against
portraits is disappearing from Turkey
even to the extent Of printing the
likeness Of his. sacred majecty, the
Sultan. Pictures Of the reigning SOW
ereign have at present an immense
vogue IN the orthodox NeSr-fs ast ana
are very popular In the Turkish reg
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childers. infants, and to require the said
EvtyARfar. "A T,ouhano Gnnrdian and

Childers. infants, and to require the said
Sylvester A. Lanham. Guardian, and
Charles A. Lanham, surety, or either or
both OF them, to appear before Com
missioner Of Accounts ror harrison
County, West Virginia, and make set
Element of all funds In his or their
hands belonging to the said infants
Clarence Childers and James Childers,
and to turn over the said funds to such
Guardian as the Court may designate
or appoint. And 1t appearing by affi-
sdavit fled In this cause that Sylvester
State. 1t is ordered that he do appear
here within one month after the date
of the first publication hereof and do
what Is necessary to protect his inter-
L WADE COLEMAN. Clerk.
b. L. STRLJTHER,
Counsel for fPlaiufilfx Il,
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Try have been decided upon as the
trst agencies.
For Second infantry maneuver-
Attack and defense 81 bridge head.
5:00-Guard mount-First In
fantry.
5:45-Escort Of the color and
regtmental parade, Second infantry.
F15-Talk to rlon-commissione
officers. !.
s7:45-All officers. Discussion Of
days work and program for the fol-
lowing day.
August 20.
Fifteen minutes setting up exer-
clses Immediately after reveille.
a. m. to 10 M
one-half hou5 company drill, close
order. - .
one-half hour company drill, ex-
tended order.
One hour battalion drill.
One hour preliminary field practice
for battalions.
One hour regimental drill.
Afternoon Same as yesterday.
Second infantry field firing and First
infantry for n1aneuvers. from 1 go
to s. 4
5:oo-Guard mount, Second in
fantry.
5:45-Escort Of tho color and
regimental parade. First infantry.
7:15-Talk to non-commissioned
officers.
7:45-All officers, discussion Of
days work and program for the fol-
lowing day.
AUGUST 81.
Fifteen minutes setting up exer-
cises. Immediately after reveille.
a. m. to ~ M
One-half hour company drill, close
order and extended order.
One-half hour bayonet exercise.
One and one-half hours exercises
extended order for battalions.
One and one-half hour exercises
order for regiments.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT for all or
CARNATIONS including combat, march,
bivouance with outposts and indi-
vidual cooking.
August 10.
A. M.-Rear guard action, return
to camp.
p. M.-Instructiep Of men in care
Of rifles and equipments.
Cleanin got same.
5:00-p. m.-Guard mount, First
infantry.
5:45 p. M Review. First ana
Second infantry. separately.
August 23.
A. M.-Inspection of all organiza-
lions and the entire camp.
$500 p. m.-Guard mount, Second
infantry.
5;45 p. m.-Brigade review.
August a.
First infantry breaks camp ana
marches to station en- route for home
stations. 6,
Second infantry begins target prac-
tice.
August 25.
Second infantry, target practice.
August 20.
Second infantry, target practice.
August 81.
Second infantry breaks camp. end
of camp.
Evening star., 1914-08-12
NOW FOR A REAL WAR.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright. 1914. by Frank Crane.l

Now that the prospect of war with
Mexico is no longer rosy, perhaps we
may turn our attention to a real war,
a campaign against horde of Cartha-
mans who must be exterminated.
! mean the rats, flies and mosquitoes
France has just organized a commit
tee of seven ministers of state, three
secretaries and a number of academi-
clans to direct the nation in its cam
paign against the above mentioned
three enemies.
The Royal Institute of England seri-
ously sets as the order of the day the
rat problem.
A distinguished United States Army
officer was appointed rat-catcher in
chief at New Orleans, and the fore
runner of the Panama canal. was Col
Gorgas and his mosquito brigade.
The discovery of the part played by
vermin in the propagation of disease is
one of the most firmly established
achievements Of modern science.
In 1880 Laveran demonstrated that
malaria is due to the presence in the
blood of microscopic creatures intro
Guced by the sting of the mosquito.
Italy and Algeria took cognizance OF
this with marvellous results The yell
low fever. the scourge of the tropics.
the cause of the rout of the French in
Panama, the terrific malady which
some years ago gripped the entire
white population of Senegal. is trans
Evening star., 1914-08-12
WILLING TO RACE IN 1915.
New York Yachtsmen Would Post
pone Americas CUP Contests.

NEW YORK, August 12.-In view of
the grave condition in Europe the New
York Yacht Club does not consider 1t
proper for the races for the Americas cup
to be held in October. G. A. Cor1nack,
secretary of the club, so cabled yesterday
to H. L. Garrett of the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club, through which Sir Thomas Upton
sent his challenge Mr.. Cormack's cable
message read:
we regret that in view of the grave
conditions due to the war we do not think
it proper to race in October. We are will
ing to postpone the series until 1915. sub
ject to further negotiations as to date We
request a cable reply as soon possible -
This cablegram, in response to one re-
ceived from Mr.. Garrett on Sunday sug
gesting a postponement of the races until
next year if war was still in progress a
month after the September dates originally
set, is the latest of series of cable mes
lsages exchanged between the club here and
| in Belfast Ireland, and between the New
York Yacht Club and Sir Thomas Upton
| leading up to what is expected to be an
agreement to defer the international yacht
/ ing.
| Sir Thomas Upton had cabled from Lon
don. under date of August 6, this query:
.'In view of serious conditions, if |
| can communicate with Erin. will your
committee kindly allow Erin tow Sham
rock remaining distance?"
| Under the conditions of the deed of gift
of the Americas S cup the challenging yacht
must cross the ocean under her own sails.
| 1t is assumed here that Sir Thomas feared
that the Shamrock during a SLOW trip
under her own sails might be captured by
warships hostile to England. The Sham
rock was well on her way to the United
States when Sir Thomas request was re-
| ceiVed.
The New York Yacht Club replied that
the committee representing the New York
Yacht Club did not possess authority to
change the conditions OF the deed of gift
The message yesterday, however, ex-
planned the attitude of the club.
Evening star., 1914-08-12

mitted by a wicked zebra-lyre- striped
mosquito.
A dreadful plague is communicated to
men from rats by fieas.
AS for our common fly. playful and
harmless in appearance, the scientists
bring list of charges against >. tina,
is appalling. They accuse ii of carrying
cholera, tuberculosis. typhoid fever
dysentery. purulent ophthalmia and in
fants enteritiS.
Many blind person owes his sad
plight to this dirty insect.
Particularly toward babies is the fly
the most dangerous menace. Metchni-
koff proved it to be the chief factor in
the transmission OF the bacillus prote-
tus. by which every year so many very
young babies are taken off.
1t is the duty of every Intelligent per
son to spread the warning against this
dangerous insect. How often do you
see. especially in the country, swarms
of flies settling upon a baby's mouth
and eyes, imparting the fatal bacillus
fresh from a neighboring muck heap,
Government, public opinion. every
agency of the people should operate
with the scientist. The fly. the rat the
flea and the mosquito must go!
1t is mainly matter of cleaning up
Evening star., 1914-08-12
UPRISING IN ECUADOR.
Government Sends Troops to the
Province of Manabi.

GUAYAQU1L. Ecuador. August 12-
Troops have been sent into the coast
province of Manabi to quell an uprising.
1t is believed the rebels will be crushed
soon.
Congress met at Quito yesterday and
reelected Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno.
president of the senate, and chose
Agustin Cabezas to be president of the
house of deputies. The interests of the
country are affected adversely by the
European conflict.
Evening star., 1914-08-12

report. in explaining this section, de-
clares that by applying for a patent
manufacturer can shut out the claims
of other inventors or manufacturers.
answering Of correspondence for months
and use of other dilatory tactics. SO that
the patent office cannot grant patent
for years. Meantime, the dilatory tactics
are useful in protecting under the
patents pending law.
A very important section of the bill
and one in which every manufacturer
of price maintained articles is inter
ested. Is that which upsets existing
law and makes dealer who cuts
prices on patented articles liable to a
suit for breach of contract only.
Affects Cut Prices.
pie of patent law that a dealer who
cuts prices on a patented article. after
the manufacturer has set a retail price
on it. is guilty of infringing the patent
laws of the United States. That has
been held time and time again. 1t is
the reason that widely known and
widely used articles are always sold
at the same price everywhere. The pat
ents committee believes that principle
is a prop for the high cost of living
and has recommended a change in the
law.
prohibits a manufacturer from buying
up an important patent and not using
it, doing this merely for the sake OF
choking off competition. The Oldfleld
bill requires that after patent has
lain idle for a term of years a license
by the owner If any one applies for it.
Evening star., 1914-08-12
New Styles of Fencing.

Three kinds of fences are gradually be
ing built to replace the old wooden ones.
One of these Is of heavy concrete posts
and panels, with steel pickets above the
panels. This is built along the east side
of Georgetown reservoir and was COM
pleted this year. Another is a concrete
guard fence along the sides of the Con-
duit road, where protection is needed on
account of embankments This is being
built as time and funds are available and
will not be entirely completed for several
years The third kind of fence is of heavy
galvanized wire supported on reinforced
concrete posts. 1t is being placed on the
boundary lines of the various reserva-
tions. The posts are generally made at
such times as the regular force has spare
| time. and the work will not be completed
| for several years.
| Complete plans for parking the whole
area of Mcmillan Park have been pre-
pared by Olmsted Bros.
| This park has an area of lis acres. in
Guiding the reservoir, and when the plans
are fully carried out. Maj. kutZ says, it
| will be an attractive park as well as an
efficient and economical filtration plant.
The work under way is reported to be
80 per cent completed.
Evening star., 1914-08-12
Not at Home.

From the Boston Transcript.
A little girl. on being told by her moth
er that when a child died an angel came
and took her up to heaven. thought
deeply for a moment. and then said:
Mamma. If an angel comes asking for
me, say I'm not in
Evening star., 1914-08-12
RUSSIANS WING AIRSHIP.
-Four German Officers in Flying Ma
chine Are Killed.

LONDON. August PA dispatch to the
Standard from St Petersburg says that a
small German airship of the Parseval
type was riddled with shot and brought
to the ground near Czenstochowa, Rus
sian Poland. Friday. Its occupants four
German officers, were killec.
Evening star., 1914-08-12
PATENT REVISION BILL
REPORTED IN HOUSE
Oldfeld Measure Plans to Correct
Existing Abuses and to Pre-
vent Monopolies.

Complete revision Of the patent laws
to correct monopolistic abuses is pro-
posed in a bill reported to the House
today by Representative Oldfield. chair
man of the patents committee.
The report criticises the present pat
ent laws. and says the revision would
prevent delayed applications. evils aris-
ing from the venders of patented ar
ticles imposing restrictions affecting
price and use. and the suppression of
patents to prevent competition with
similar articles.
"A MONOPOLY the report adds. "of 98
or SO per cent of the shoe manufactur-
ing business of the United States,
brought about by requirement of owner
ship of between seven and twelve thou
sand patents completely covering the
shoe industry. exists in the United
States today"
Two Years to Perfect.
The bill reported to the House pro-
vides that an applicant for patent
may have only two years time in which
to set forth the merits of his claim. The
Evening star., 1914-08-12
Statement Showing Daily Con-
sumption and Waste the
Past Fiscal Year.
MAI. C. W. KUTZ'S REPORT
TO CHIEF OF ENGINEERS
Normal Maximum Capacity of Dis
trict System-Increase to Be
Urged by Gen. Kingman.

Based on an estimated population of
353. o97. the daily per capita consumption
and waste of water in the District of
Columbia during the fiscal year ended
June 30 last was 100 gallons. The maxi
mum daily amount of water pumped to
the filters during the year was 1850, coo
gallons. The maximum consumption of
water for twenty-four hours occurred in
July. 1913, and the minimum daily con-
sumption during the year was "A I6a, 900
gallons in October last, The maximum
daily consumption for June 1914. was
S,59O,oOO and the minimum daily con-
sumption for that month was 81. 10000
The average daily consumption for that
month was 100000 gallons. The aver
age daily consumption for the entire
years 1913-1914 was 56. 1870. oeo gallons
These figures are taken from the latest
annual report of Mai Charles w. Kutz
the engineer officer in charge of the Dis
trict water supply system, just submit
ted to Gen. kingman. chief of engineers
They show generally a decrease in the
daily average consumption and waste of
water in the District with few excep-
tons, since 1899, when the present COM
plete system of records was instituted.
The normal maximum capacity of the sys-
tenn has been stated at about 5000 900
gallons. but the safe annual average at
present is stated by Maj. kutz at
65.OOO0O0
The maximum average daily consump-
ton reached its highest point in 1909
when it was recorded as nearly 10000
600 gallons. In 1907. 1905 and 1912, the
average daily consumption exceeded TO-
100000 gallons. In 1913 it was about g.
oo,Oo0 gallons All comments on the sub
1ect. including plans for increasing the
water supply. are reserved for the forth
coming report of Gen. Kingman, chief
of engineers
Evening star., 1914-08-12

James Belvin, aged twenty-six years,
was shot and fatally wounded at Marquis.
Va, by Gus Shackelford. aged twenty
eight years, during card game.
Evening star., 1914-08-12
Tabular Statements.

An accompanying table shows the aver
age daily consumption of water during
the past fiscal year in various public
buildings. as follows: Municipal build
ing, 1890 gallons: government printing
office. 1.75o,soo gallons: navy yard 7S3,-
GOO gallons; Soldiers Home, 324 600 gal
lons Walter Reed Hospital 31,1OO gal
Ions marine barracks, 59.5OO gallons:
Geological Park. 217.9OO gallons: Howard
University, 26,I00 gallons; Freedmen s
Hospital. 1890 gallons
Tables also are given showing the oper-
ations of the filtration system and the
maximum, minimum and average turbidi-
ties of the samples of water tested durin g
the year. The total number of deaths
from typhoid fever during the past fiscal
year is stated at fifty as against eighty
two for the preceding fiscal year. being
at the rate of fourteen deaths last year
for every 100000 inhabitants
Progress is reported in the work of lin
ing with concrete certain unlined sections
of the aqueduct tunnels in the vicinity
of waste weir No. l. near great Falls.
About Il per cent of the work is COM
pieted with about 3,634 feet Of unlined
tunnel still requiring attention and repair.
The practice of closing the inlet gates at
Great Falls whenever the turbidity of the
Potomac reaches 500 or more was con-
tinued during the fiscal year. with good
results. The pumps and machinery in
the several pumping stations for pumping
out the Washington aqueduct tunnel were
kept clean and in good order.