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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04

beautiful submarine pictures a. tho
Broadway Rose Gardens.
oscar Ilammcrstein. while showing
the finest uf INC moving picture plays
AZ the Lexington Avenue Opera House.
also provides a most elaborate musIcal
programme whole acts from operas
are given in costume. "a Prince ~
India" will be seen there this week.
\ report has been confirmed here
that the twen,y-y car-old boy Mayor %
Portland Eugene J. Rich, has rclin-
quishcd what the dignity of his
Office and has become n movie actor.
For several months 1t had been rumorcd
about through political and social circles
that the young Mayor had contemplated
accepting a proposition made him by
Carl Iaemmle. president of the Univcr-
sal Film Manufacturing Company. hut
II was not learned until yesterday that
the affair had been definitely settled
Mayor Rich enjoys the sue dis
tinction of being the younges' Mayor in
the world. lie has under him council
Of four commissioners, a secretary, an
auditor, two Judges and a police de-
-
Upon them devOves the duties Of at
tending TO the misdemeanors and trivial
slips Of tho younger generation Of the
city. In view OF the fact that there Is no
other such officer in the world this par
ticuar instance presents n marked in
terest.
This novel method used in interest
ing the youth Of the city in civic affairs
originated In the mind Of Dorr L. Kcas-
ley, who believed that boys would take
kecner interest in things political if
they were given a voice in their gov
crnmcnt.
Mayor Rich has made O. visit 10 Los
Angeles, whore tho movie is being taken.
The picture Is 10 he called "rhc Boy
Mayor and, according to Director Nc
Rae, will depict the life Of tho new
movement.
Bertha Kalich in Marta NJ the Low
lands will he tho attraction at the
Strand Theatre this week. The scenes
for Angel Guimera's play were posed
in Cuba in order that the southern at
mosphere there might be reproduced. A
Keystone comedy, scenic and scientific
studies and pictures Of the war an
peal to the eye, while there Is a SYM
phony concert for the delight Of the
ear.
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"ThC Trocndcro Rurlesquers" will be
seen a, the Columbia this week in
new two act burlcsquo written by Frank
Fiuucy, called The Legend OF the
Ring The music was composed by
Harry L. Afford. and Leon Enrol is re-
sponSihlc for the stage management,
The scene Of the first act Is laid at
Newport and the second act shows
boat landing on the river GanGes and
a market place nj Cawnporc, India. The
author, Mr.. Finncy. will he seen in the
principal part, and he will have the
assistance OF several of the most prom!-
ncnt and popular performers in bur
losUuo. among them being Sam j.
Adams, Florence Bennett, Minnie
Burke, John y. Griffith, Ernest Fisher
and Rose Duprcc.
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1IcS. ] RCMAS - w. W3
VHIfFEN md ANN ~
MURDOCH m "THE
BEAUTIFUL ADVENTURE
THESE ARE THE PLAYERS.


The play "OutCaSt' hN Henry IIunprt
ivlcs. in which Elsie Ferguson is soon
reward her impatient admirers was
oduccd m London by Gerald du Maui
n and IN the role Of Miriam. the out
st Jewish girl, Ethel Levey made her
st appearance rs a dramatic artist
is recorded moreover that her efforts
this occasion were highly successful
le first act of "OutcaS;." which does
possess in London the final s." is
unlike that of "Passcrs BY"
Willard Mack IL the playwright now
pending. There Is always play
ight impending. Often he is heard OF
re before his dramas reach the stage
IN he Is afterward. Every season
re is an impending playwright WHO
y not he heard of the following year
Mack is the author Of The Kick
which has since been renamed
rds of Prey" which is an old timer.
n Barrymore will act in this. Then
len Lowell has received play from
same author. John Barrymore is TO
in this play because it was found
t the manuscript of Edward sheldon
not suited to the actors needs in
present form.
ON MCNaughton, tho English come
4, was Tuesday engaged 10y Lew
Ids for one NJ tho principal ro.es In
forthcoming production Of Sui"
McNaughtOn will be- remembered in
10 Spring Maid and "Swcethcarts."
principals now include Jose Collins.
the title role; Connie Edlss. Fritz
q Busng, Betty Lee. Doris "a France.
McNauEhton. Lew Hc.rn. Robert
II, Melville Stewart, Arthur Lipson,
bert Clayton, Robert Bcckman and
Nirasana. There will he an or
stra Of forty musicians, and the New
k opening will he In about four
ks
God old Forget Me Not" has been
y we'd in London. Miriam Lcwcs. a
-'' emotional actress, attempted the
acted always 10y Genevieve Ward
was in the audience II would take
20 than such superb performance
Miss Ward gave as Sophie de- Mohri-
In breath life into the drama to-
It had dated hopelcssly nearly n
70 of years ago when Janet Achurrh
d 1t at the Madison Square Theatre
20 that time Rose Cuehlan, who
rs the American rights to the piece.
occasionally played one act In
ldevillc 1t is of course only the
n Of the play that has aged. Its
matte content is as valuable rs II
r was
:. Tdcn Payne, the English producer
last season was the art director Of
Fine Arts Theatre in Chicago. ar
d Tuesday last to assume the drcc-
iof the Little Theatre in Philadelphia.
re n programme Of fifteen new
'criCan and continental plays has
II arranged. Mr. Payne has boon the
'ctor of Miss IIorniman's rcpcrtory
lpany AT tho Gdicty Theatre in Man
ster for tho pat dozen years Many
the 6. Bernard Shaw, Stanley
IEhton. ST. John Hankin and Henry
hur Jones plays were first presented
Ter his direction. The season at the
lc Theatre in Philadelphia will begin
October 10, thu company having been
med with Ian Maclaren, Ida lIaml-
D.. Whitford Kane, linda Englund,
Ills C'ark Marguerite Hertz and Z.
Gibson ms the nucleus.
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inc Brooklyn homo OF burlesquc is
certainly the star, and the entertain
ments there maintain n high average
or run and beauty This week II viii
he the High Rollers: who are well known
burlesqne entertainers, and they will
nave the assistance of Kyra, the dancer.
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they will present for the first time in
New York a new act in four scenes
called The Washer" other acts on the
bill will include Adele Richie. WI" NJ.
Greasy and blanche Dayne in The Man
Who Rcmemhcrcd"; Francis Dooley
and Corrinc Sales, Jack Ryan and
Harry Tiepncy, the Hanlon Brothers
and company in the pantomimic alb
surdty called Mr. Lilywhitc's Dream"
Lucy Gillette, Harry II. Lester and Van
dnoff and Louie. There Will he con-
Ccrts this afternoon and evening.
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Adelaide and Hughes. the dancers and
Nat NJ wills, the Happy Tramp" will
divide the headline honors this week
at the Royal. The rest of the programme
will he provided by Bert La Mont and
hts cowboys. Gus Van and Joe Schenck,
Lottie Collins, Jr., Gallagher and Car
lin, Max and Mabel Ford, the La Toy
brothers and Mile. DORA. There will
be concerts this afternoon and eve
ming.
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beautiful submarine pictures at thoi
Broadway Rose Gardens.
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Harry Houdini. the handcuff man, is
back In New York and VII be seen this
week at the Alhambra, where he will
show 4 number of new tricks. Others
on the bin will he James and Bonnie
Thornton, Edna Aug, "A musical playlet
called "On tho School Fairgrounds, ="
which will he played by ten juveniles;
James G. Morton and Ralph Austin.
Guy and Irene Magley, Joe Cook, Nc
Clallen and Carson and P!etro. There
will be afternoon and evening concerts
to-day.
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Mr., md Mrs Carter De Haven will he
On tbs week AZ the Colonial, whcye
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
$4,000 FOR ONE HUNDRED WORDS.

"Ths Million Dollar Mystery" story
toiH run for ticentv-ttco consecutive toeeks
in this paper. BY an a, ~ssgenent soith
the Thdnhouser Film contpGny 1t has been
made possible rot only to read the story
in this paper but also to see 1t each 4oeek
in the pasioas moving picture thcdters.
For the solution of this mystery story
$4,000 ~oiIE be GiVeW By the Thanho@ser
Film corporation.
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST.
The prise of $4,000 toiH be toon BY the
snd,A sComan, or child toh0 tCTttes the most
acceptable solution of the mystery, from
ICkiok the last too reels of motion picture
drama sctH be made and the lost taoo
chapters Of the story t0r'tte" oy Harold
MGoGTdtH, -
Solutions may be sent to the ghGnhoaser
Flm cosporotion, either at CAscofO or Netn
Yo~b, anp time up to midnight, JcH. IL.
TA4s aHot0s seperaI 4oeeks after the IGst
ehapter has been published
4 board of three judges soiH determine
sokich of the many solutions received ts the
most acceptable. The Judges are to bs
Harold MaoGrGth, Lloyd Loner0Gn, and
Miss Nae Tinee. The judgment of this
board s1iH be 6bsoIats aud Jf.aL Nothssg
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28

is cold. I'm beginning to see traps every.
where"
Nonsense Leave it to me. We shan't
stick our neads inside the Hargreave house
till we are dead certain that it is absolutely
empty. Olga, you're a gem. I don't think
Russia will bother us for awhile. Eh?
Paroff will not dare tell how he was finn
iammed. The least he can do to save his
own skin is to say that we are fully capa-
BILE of taking of ourselves"
Olga laughed. "To think of his writing a
note like that! Florence would have recog-
nized-and no doubt did-a palpable attempt
to play old game twice"
"How does she act toward your"
cordial as ever and yet -
"Yet what?"
&c thought her an ordinary school girl,
and yet every once in awhile she makes
what you billiard players call professional
shot. What matter? So long as they do
not shut the door in my face, | ask nothing
more. But do you want my opinion? | feel
it in my bones that something will go wrong
tomorrow"
Good lord, are you losing your nerve?"
cried Braine impatently "The secret serv-
ice has the warning; they will find the green
stuff, and Jones & Co. will mog off to the
police station. And therel be a week of
red tape before they are turned loose again.
They'll dig into Hargreave's finances and all
that. Wen have all the security in the world
to find out if the money is in the house or
not Why worry?"
It's only the way feel. There is some-
thing uncanny in the regularity of that girls
good luck"
All, but we're not after her this time;
it's the whole family"
"The servants, too?"
Everybody in the house will be under
suspicion"
J" And you can trust Beggs?"
His life is in the hollow of my hand.
You can always trust a man when you hold
the rope that's around his neck
Still the frown did not leave Olga's brow
With all her soul she longed to be out of this
tangle 1t had all looked so easy at the
start yet here they were, weeks later no
further forward than at the beginning and
added to this they had paid much in lives and
money. Well, if she would be fool enough to
love this man she must abide with the con-
sequences. She wanted him all by herself,
out of danger, in far country. He might
tire, but she knew in her heart that she never
would. This was her one great passion, and
while her mode of living was not as honest
as might be. her love was honest enough
and unswerving though it was not giIded by
the pleasant fancies of youth.
"0f what are you thinking?" ne asked
when he concluded that the pause had been
long enough.
"You-"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28

OF literary nature sCiH be considered in
the decision, nor given any preference in
the selection of the soinaer of the $4,000
prize. The last too reels, tohich toiH give
the most acceptable solution to the mgs-
terry, toiU be presented in the theaters
hdUing this feature as soon as it is pos
stble to produce the same. The story corre-
spending to these motion pictures tGiH ap-
pear - the newspapers coincidentalIv, or
az soon after the appedrGnce of the pic
tares as practicable. With the last ttCo
reels toiH be shoUn the pictures of the toin-
ster, his or her home, and other interesting
features. 1t is understood that the netos-
papers, so far as practicable, in printing
the last ttoo chapters of the story by Har-
old MGcGrdth, t1iW also shoto a picture of
ths successful contestant.
Solutions to the mystery must not be
more than 100 tOords long. Here are some
questions to be kept In mind IN connection
Soitk tho mystery as an aid to a ISOLATION:
No. f-What becomes of the miIlionairef
No. 2TWhdt becomes of the S1,000000
No. S-Whom does Florence mdrryf
No. What becomes of the Russian
countess?
Nobody connected either directly or in-
directly tCith "The Million Dollar Mys-
terry" toiH be considered as contestant.
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H7M[LLlONlOlAR MYSTERY:n1> Nc &z32aR sRzF2

a lock of his hair. He threw himself off the
veranda and scurried across the lawn, zig
zag fashion. But no more bullets followed.
Jones turned on the lights and investigated
the room, but ne could not find anything
disturbed, and naturally came to the concu-
sion that the intruder had been interrupted
before he had begun his work. He turned
off the lights and sat up the major portion
of the night. Nothing more happened. Flor
ence came down, but he sent her back to bed,
explaining that some one had attempted to
enter the house and he had taken a shot at
him.
"Spider" Beggs had letter to write.
He was in nigh feathers. He had tackled
a difficult job and had come away without
a scratch But he had the misfortune to
write his letter to the secret service officials
In hotel often frequented by Norton. And
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28

"Then / pass. know you well enough.
If you've made up your mind not to talk
man couldn't get anything out of you with
can-opener. And that's why we trust you,
my boy. Don't forget the telephone"
:" shan't. So long"
That same night Braine paid the Russian
woman a brief visit
'' l think that here's wnere we go forward.
The secret service will raid the house to-
morrow and then for a few days we'll roam
about as we bally please. I'm hanged If
don't have every plank torn up and all the
walls pulled down. More and more I'm con-
vinced that the money is in tnat house"
Don't be too confident" warned Olga.
So many times have We been tripped UP
when everything seemed In our hands. The
house should be guarded but not entered for
a day or two; at least not till after the raid
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28

Yes, Mr.. Hargreave had it built several
years ago. I don't know what his idea was;
possibly he anticipated an event like this.
You and your men will find entrance by tnis
method. 1t can be done without exciting
the suspicious of the watchers"
Looks as if my yarn wasn't going to be
delayed so long after all. Jones, you ought
to have been in the secret sery ice yourself"
admiringly.
Jones smiled and shrugged 81 am per-
fectly satisfied with my lot-or would be if
the Black Hundred could be wiped out of
existence"
"I'l see the secret service people at once.
l stand in we'll with them ALL
And good luck to you. Wel need good
luck"
Norton was welcomed cordially by the
chief. The secret service men trusted him
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so Jim, on finishing his own letter. blotted
it and casually glanced at the hlotter A
single word caught his eye. Being an alert
newspaper man, always the hunt for
stories, he examined the hlotter with care
1t was an easy matter for him to read writ
ing backward, having fooled away many an
hour in the composing rooms The word
which mad awakened the reportorial sense
in him was counterfeit" He held the blot
ter toward the mirror and read enough to
satisfy himself that the Black Hundred had
become active once more. And this was one
of the best ideas they had yet conceived.
Hargreave had always been something of
q mystery to his neighbors. Where he had
lived in other days was unknown; neither
had any one the remotest idea from what
source his riches had been obtained. And
nothing W as known of Jones or the daughter
1t was a very shrewd method of clearing
every one out of the house and leaving 1t to
be examined at leisure And he had fallen
upon this thing; he Norton. all because mis-
tailor had written him a sharp note about
his bill and he had been provoked to reply
In kind! Counterfeit money. There was
quite furry these days over certain issues
of spurious paper. 1t was so good that only
experts could detect it. There were two
plates, one for ten and another for twenty.
For while he pulled between duty and
love. Well, it would only add another in
teresting chaper to the general story when
he published it. He started out to Riverdale
to acquaiut Jones with the discovery.
Humph!" said Jones; "not a bad idea
tnis. So that's what the sneak was doing
here last night. I've been wondering and
wondering Let's have a look"
He went through the books and at length
came across the three volumes These held
thousand in excellent counterfeit
Mighty good work that What are you
going to do?" asked the reporter.
Jones rubbed his chin reGectively How
long may counterfeiter be sent upP"
Anywhere from ten to twenty years"
That will serve. My boy, this time we'll
go and take Mr.. Black Hundred right in his
cubby hole"
You know where it is?"
Every nook and corner of 1t. Now you
go at once to the chief of the local branch
of the secret service and put the matter to
him frankly |, Florence, Susan, and the
rest of us must be arrested. The wpetches
must believe that the house is empty They'll
rove about fruitlessly and will return to
tneir den to report the success of the coup.
All the while you and some detectives will
be in hiding upstairs dictagraph ana all
that. When the time comes you will follow.
This will not reach the heads. perhaps hut
1t will demoralize the organization in such
a way as to make it helpless for several
months to come. There is tunnel from
the stables to this house."
"What. tunnel2-
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and told him lots of tales that never saw
light on the printed page. The reporter went
directly to the point of his story, without
elaboration, and tine chief smiled and handed
him the original letter.
Norton, I've been after this gang of
counterfeters for months and they are clever
beyond words. I've never been able to get
anywhere near their presses. And for mo-
ment thought this note was from a sguealer.
I've dozen men securing the country. They
find the bogus notes, but never the men who
pass them. You see it's new stuff / know
what all the old timers are at; but none of
them has had n hand in this issue. Some
foreigners, take it, under the leadership
of man I'd very much like to know. Now,
what's your scneme?"
Jim outlined it briefly.
ut all depends" said the chief, "upon
the fact that they will be impatient. If
they have the ability to wait, we lose. But
we can afford to risk the chance The man
VINO wrote this letter is not counterfeter.
He's an old yeggman. We haven't heard
anything of him lately. We tried to corner
him on a postohice job, but ne slipped ny.
He may be stool. Anyhow, I'll draw him
in somehow"
"Thercl be some excitement"
We're used to that; you, too. All we've
got to do is to locate this man Beggs. There
are signs of spite in this letter. Very we'll
played, if you want my opinion. What's this
Black Hundred?"
"Pm not at liberty to tell just yet. It's
strange game; half political, half blackmali.
It's a pretty strong organization. But if
they're back of this counterfeiting, there's
a fine chance of landing them ALL"
Here tne chiefs assistant came in. "Got
Beggs on the wire. Says he'll conduct you
to the home if you'll promise him immunity
for some other offenses."
"Tell him he shall have immunity on the
word of the chief But also say that he
must come to see me in person"
All right, sir"
don't believe it would be wise for
Beggs to see me here. | gave him a good
send-off-Sing Sing-fve years ago. He may
recollect," said Norton.
Suit yourself about that Only, keep
into communication with me by telephone
and III tip you off as to when the raid shall
take place. Lucky you came in. l should
have honestly gone there and arrested in
noeent people, and they would have had
devil of time explaining. 1t would have
taken them at least a week to clear them
selves That would leave the house empty
all that time"
Norton did not reply, but he put the blotter
away carefully. There was getting away
from the fact. but the god of luck was with
him.
Do you know what's back of it all?"
=" can't tell you any more than have"
said Norton.
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new adage, Jones, I shouldn't mind hearing
it. But I'm only just out of school, where old
adages are served from soup to pudding.
Goodnight"
.rir And Jones went to the rear of the house,
chuckling.
In the passing it might well be observed that
the Hargreave house had remarkable me-
mage. There was a gardener, cook and a
maid; ani the three of them reported to Jones
each night before going TO bed. They were all
three detectives from one of the greatest or
ganizations in America.
Finding themselves unable to lure Florence
away from the environs of the Hargreave
home, the Black Hundred set some new ma
chinery in motion They proposed to rid the
house of every one in it by perfectly logical
device. But the first step in this new move
was going to be extremely delicate and risky.
1t was no small adventure to enter the Har-
greave home; and yet this must be done. So
finally Spider Beggs was selected for the
work. The could practically walk over
crockery without causing a sound; he could
climb a house by the window lodges and he
could hold his breath like those professional
tank swimmers.
Three or four nights after the Parof fasco,
Jones started the rounds, putting out the
lights He left the one in the hall till the last
fol it was his habit, after having turned off
that light to stand by the door for several
minutes, watching One never could tell.
On the other hand, Spider" Beggs never
approached a house till an hour after the
lights went out. Persons were likely to move
about for some minutes later; they might
want something to eat drink of water. So
he remained hidden behind the summer house
till long after midnight. When at last he felt
assured that all in the Hargreave house were
asleep he moved out cautiously. Both his
future and his pocketbook depended upon
tine success of this venture. 1t took him
ten minutes to crawl from the summer house
to the veranda, and to have detected this
approach Jones, bad he been watching, would
have needed a searchlignt. Beggs hugged
the lattice work for another ten minutes and
then drew himself up and wriggled to one
of the windows. Here was an operation that
needed all his art and skill: to lift this win
dow without sound. But he was an old
nand and windows with ordinary locks were
playthings under his deft touch. He raised
the window, stepped over the sill into the
library, and crouched down. He did not
close the window; house thieves never do.
They leave windows and doors open, because
sooner or later they have got to make their
escape that way.
Presently he stood up flashed his torch,
found the library shelves and tiptoed toward
them. He then selected three or four vol
umes, opened them at random and laid neat
packages of money between tine leaves. 1t
was not real money, but only bank clerk
could have told you that This done, he
moved toward the window again.
Stop" said Jones quietly.
Spider Beggs asped, 1t was so unex-
pected but at the same time almost instinct
lively he plunged headlong through the win
dow and the bullet which followed shipped