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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING
CHAPTERS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire,
after a miraculous escape from the
den of the gang Of brilliant thieves
known as the Black Hundred. lives
the life of a recIuse for eighteen
years. Hargrenve one night enters
. broadway restaurant and there
comes face to face with the gang's
leader. Braine.
After the meeting, during which
neither man apparently recognizes
the other, Hargrcave hurries TO his
magnifccnt Riverdale home and lays
plans for making his escape from the
country. He writes q letter to the
girls school In New Jersey where
eighteen years before he had
mysteriously left on the doorstep his
baby daughter, Florence Gray. He
also pays a visit to the hangar Of =
daredevil aviator.
Braine and members of his band
surround Hargreave's home at night,
but rs they enter the house the
watchers outsiee see a balloon leave
the roof. The safe Is found empty
the million which H~argreave was
known to have drawn that day gone.
Then some one announced the bal
loon had been puncturcd and drop
ped to the bottom of the sea.
Florence arrives from the girls
school, Princess Olga, BraiDe's conn.,
panion. visits and claims % be . rela-
tive. Two bogus detectives call. but
their plot Is foiled by Norton. . news
paper man.
By brfbing the captain Of the ORR
ent Norton lays q trap for Bratde and
his gang. Princess Olga also visits
tho Orient's captain and she easily
falls into the reporters snare. The
plan proves abortive through Braine's
good luck and only hirclings fall into
the hands Of the police.
After failing In their attempt, the
BLACK Hundred trap Florence.
They ask her for money, but she
escapes, again foiling them.
Norton and the countess call on
Florence the next day. once nor
safe at home. The visitors having
gone. Jones n section of
flooring. and from a cavity takes a
box. Pursued by members of the
Black Hundred who have been watch
ing his movements. he PUSHES to the
waterfront. A thrilling race In motor
boats ensues. Jones drops the box
into the sea and with his automatic
sets fire 10 the pursuing boat.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
Copyright: 1914: BY Harold
MacGrath.)
CHAPTER XVI.
Treachesy Ia the Household.

I~rtAafntfy IN tie EouStttOso.
The maid stole into the house.
wondering II she had been seen. She
wanted to be loyal to this girl, but
she was tired of the life; she wanted
to be her own mistress. and the small
fortune offered her would put her on
the way to realize her ambition.
What had she not seen and been OF
life since she Joined the great de-
tective's force, Lady's maid. cook,
and ship stewardess. flash woman,
actress. clerk. and a dozen other en-
pigments. Her pay. until she secur-
ed some fat reward, was but twelve
hundred the year; and here was
five thousand in advance. with the
promise of five thousand more the
minute her work was done. And 1t
was simple work, without any real
harm toward Florence az far as she
was concerned. The whole thing
rested tiiipn one difficulty: would
Jones permit the girl TO leave the
house?
One day Florence found Susan
sitting in a chair, her head in her
hands.
"Why, Susan, what's the matter y
cried Florence.
II don't know what is the matter.
dear, but | haven't felt we'll for two
or three days. I'm dizzy all the time
I can't read or sew or eat or sleep.
"Why didn't you tell me?" said
Florence, reproachfully. She rang
for the detective-maid. Ella, don't
know anything about doctors here
abouts.''
Il know a good one, Miss Florence,
Shall | send for him."
DO; Susan is ILL.,"
Jones was not prepared for treach-
cry In his own household; SO when he
heard that a doctor had been called
to attend Susan he was without the
least suspicion that he had been be-
trayed. More than this, there had
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29

Impossible! Come with me-"
But the porter. having had the
strictest orders from the manager.
refused to let them into Florence
room.
Never mind. Susan. Come along
Out of earshot Of The porter he said:
MY DON is directly above Flor
Well see what can be done
rh;s smells of the Black Hundred ;,
nile OF. Smallpox. Only yester-
lay she wrote me that she W felt
better. Have you wired Jones'"
Il never thought to-"
Then I shall. Our old friends
are at work again"
But it's the same doctor who sent
down here"
Norton frowned.
What followed all appeared in the
reporters story, as written three
months later. He and Susan went
up to his room. raised the flooring,
cut through the ceiling. and with the
fire escape rope dropped below. One
glance at ~Florence's tear-stained face
was enough for him. Norton's sub
sequent battle with the doctor and
his accomplices made very interest
ing reading. Their escape from the
hotel. their flight. their encounter
with one of the gang In the road,
and Florence's blunder into the bed
of quicksand. gave a succession of
thrills to the readers of the Blade.
And all this while the million ac-
dust. layer by layer. Per-
haps an occasional hardy roach
scrambled over the packets. no doubt
attracted by the peculiar odor Of the
ink.
ITO Be Continued.)
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
$4,000 FOR 100 WORDS

This story will run for
twenty-five consecutive weeks in
this paper. By an arrangement
with the Thanhouser Film COM
pany 1t has been made possible
not only to read the story In this
paper, but also to see 1t each
week in the Ely Theater. 1t will
be shown every Thursday evening.
For the solution of this mystery
story $4,000 will be given.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
The Million Dollar Mystery


sraine conceives the idea of Civ.
ing . coaching party 10 which Flor.
ence Is invited. Jones and Norton
both go along and are fortunately on
hand 70 save Florence from being Inn.
prisoned In the country house to
which she Is lured.
Florence goes horseback riding and
Is captured by one of Braine's men
along the roadside. Norton rescues
her. They are pursued, however. and
the pair make their complete escape
only after Norton has exploded a tire
on the fast approaching machine with
a bullet.
Countess Olga, scheming to break
the engagement now existing between
Florence H~argreave and Norton. in
sites them both to her apartments
and pretends TO faint In the repor
ter's arms. Florence appears in the
doorway just ut the planned. mo-
ment, and as a result gives Norton
back his ring.
Accomplices Of Braine succeed In
kidnapping Florence while she Is
shopping and hurry her of to yea.
Norton receives a wireless later in
forming him that the girl had Ieaped
into the sea and been drowned.
Florence Is picked up in y dazed
condition by a party of fishermen.
The Black Hundred locate her and
Braine. disguised as her father, sue
ceeds In taking her back to sea with
him. Florence sets fire to the boat
and Is rescued by a ship In which
Norton has been shanghaied.
Norton and Florence, safely ashore
and with no longer any misunder-
standing between them take the train
for home. The train Is wrecked
and waiting members of of the Black
Hundred carry the injured Florence
to a deserted hut. Norton. who tries
to escu her. Is tied TO the railroad
tracks. Florence ives him and
finally Jones comes to the rescue of
both.
The Black Hundred recover the
box Jones dropped in the ocean. By
a clever rus Norton and Jones re-
gain IL.
Owing to the falling of OF contri-
buttons to the parent organization
In Russia. an agent arrives and AS
sumes the leadership of the Ameri-
can branch of the Black Hundred.
Through the conniyance of the coun-
tess, the new head is thoroughly
Inundated. Braine pursues his own
plans pending restoration to power.
Finding himself checkmated Mt
every turn. Braine endeavors to en-
mesh the Hargreave household In the
law in order to gain free access to
the house. The timely discovery of
the plot by Norton sets the police at
the heels of the pack and results in
a raid .on the gangs rendezvous
which. however, proves tn be barren
Of results.
Following a telephone message
Jones received from a mysterious per-
son whom he addresses a. .'sir.'
Florence Is again lured from her
home and taken out TO sea-. Through
Norton's daring and skill as an avia-
tor she Is rescued and returns to her
home In time to confront an agent of
the Black Hundred.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
The Careless Painter

doesn't care what kind of paint he
uses. The good painter. either pro-
fessional or amateur, always uses the
best grades and generally buys them
from US. For he knows that We
handle only the reliable kinds OF
paints, oils, leads. varnishes, stains,
ETC., and that these are cheapest In
the end.
Jos. f. Stevens
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29

Ito Be Continued.)
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14
CASH OR CREDlT.

We were asked this week by de- linquent subscriber why we kept on sending the paper after the subscrip- ton date had expired. Every weekly newspaper in towns of this size are forced to do this. Should we stop subscriptions when time expires nine times out of 10 the subscriber would give us a calling down" for insinuat- ing that his credit was not good. Rather than to cast a reflection against the honesty of subscriber to pay 8 small dctt it is next to neces- sity to continue sending the paper af- ter the time has expired. 1t IS not necessary for tue city dailies or week lies to follow this rule, as their sub- scribers live at a distance and are not personal friends as is the case with a majority of our subscribers. Our subscribers should deem it an honor to know that we do not doubt thef integrity and continue to send them the paper after the time has eX- pired.-Danville Democrat.
 While We appreciate the positior
 the Danville Democrat, we believe that it is mistaken in the assumption that it is forced to extend credit to its subscribers, or that the subscribers would resent the refusal of credit as reflection against their honesty. Out Of our own experience we can say that in the eight years that the pay in-advance policy has been enforced by the Log Cabin Democrat we have never yet been accused of doubting g subscribers honesty. On the con trary, the Log Cabin Democrat has gained dozens of subscribers whc would not take the paper except with the distinct understanding that it was
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14

to be discontinued at the expiration of the time for which it was paid.
 It is purely a business matter which the subscriber appreciates as we'll as the publisher, that no business can succeed with the burden of collecting a thousand or two thousand little ac- counts of dollar or so each, scatter co over an entire county. The Log Cabin Democrat has found that it's subscribers gre as willing to trust us to send them the paper after raying for it in advance as they are to trust the metropolitan dailies and weeklies. The cash in advance requirement. has been with us equally as satisfactory to our subscribers as to the publish CTS, and we have no intention of aban- doning it.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14

Cuba It has now 49 organized con 'Qregations, IT missionary preachers and P local preachers; 37 church buildings valued at $141 ,733, also 9 school buildings valued at $163, 800. Candler College and Pinson College are both doing good work in the edu- catonal field.
 The woman s board has two schools in Cuba, the Irene Toland' school at Matanzas and the Eliza Bowman" school at Cienfuegos. In these two schools they have five missionaries. Miss Rebecca Poland is the principal 'of the school at Matangas, which was named for her sister, who died in that work. Last year Miss Margie Web ster was sent to reinforce the staff at this school. Miss Bell Markley, from the Florida conference, also teaches here.
 The Eliza Bowman College at Cien- fuegos is presided over by Miss Hat Hattie c. Carson, the first missionary sent to Cuba by the Woman's Board,
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14
'ST. 8 R" :"

who is ably assisted in her work Ly Miss Bessie Stubbs, missiona y teachers from the South Georgia Con- ference. The last year they were obliged to turn away 21 children of the church and Sunday school becaus they could not pay full tuition. Miss Carson adds in her report, "Leavin1 her children to be educated in Catho- lie schools is a problem that the church will have to solve
 The pupils dress in uniform of kahki skirts with white waists and brown ribbons The pennant is white and old gold. They are trying in ev- cry way to keep the school thoroughly up to date.-Contributed
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14
U. s. GOV. LAND FREE

Under Spccla. Act of Congress the agricultural land in the U. s. Forest Reserve of Arkansas can now be homc5tcudeI n t. acts of 160 acres to each person, fr2e of cost. One million acres tree r@sturage range where cattle hogs and sheep fatten eight months in tEc year without grain. No overflow lands Country very healthy and well watered with running streams. We select these agricultural lands, take applicant to lands and To- cate you. send 23 cents for State map showing location of Reserve and copy of Special Act to
 A. Y. ALEXANDER, Locating Engineer, Little Rock, Ark (10-1d1m)
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14
THAT UTILITIES COMMISSION

The Arkansas Gazette of Wednes- day contains a lengthy editorial dis cussing the new schedule of rates re- gently adopted by the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company. Under this schedule night rates for long distance service were abolished and made the same as day rates, while numerous changes were made in the day rates The prices were in some instances raised and in others lowered. After an exhaustive review of the new schedule, however, the Gazette confesses that it is unable to determine whether the people will have to pay more or less for long dis tance telephone service. and that tele- phone users will have to await the presentation of their bills to find out whether they will be higher or lower.
 One would naturally suppose, how ever, that the rates are intended to produce more revenue to the company. It is the normal tendency of monop- oly to establish it's charges for service at what the political economists call the point of the highest net returns, and since the Southwestern is without competition in it's field in this state, it is doubtless following the usual practice of monopolies.
 As the Gazette is unable to say whether the new rates are higher or lower than the old, it of course is also unable to say whether the people will be benefited by the changed schedule, or whether, if the rates have been raised, the Southwestern company is justified in increasing . it's revenue. The same situation existed locally in Conway when the rates for local service were advanced about year ago. The company, of course, claimed that the increase in rates was neces- sary in order to net fair return upon their investment; and the sub- scribers had no information upon which they could challenge this as- sertion.
 This brings us again to call attention to the need of state tribunal having Jurisdiction over local and long dis tance telephone companies, as we'll as other public utility corporations. The legislature will render a distinct ser vice to Arkansas if 1t will establish a public utilities commission or else eX- tend the jurisdiction of the Arkansas Railroad Commission to include su- pervision of telephone, water, electric light, gas and street car corporations. Then there will be an organization before which all disputes as to rates and conditions of service by public utilities can be heard and settled. In the present instance, before the South western company could have promul- gated it's new schedule of rates, it would have had to secure the assent of the public utilities commission, which, through tae investigation of experts, would have first determined whether the new rates would be bene- ticial to the people or necessary to the company. This is the most equitable method of dealing with pub lie service corporations which are al most necessarily monopolies, and it is method the adoption of which in Ar kansas should be no longer delayed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14

It would pay any farmer who is planning to raise big crop of cotton next year to buy it now and save himself the trouble. He can't possibly produce it as cheaply as he can buy 1t now
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14
WILD ANIMAL PICTURES.

Manager R. D. Howell of the Ark way theater has arranged to show
 Paul J. Raney's African Hunt and Wild Animal pictures Tuesday night at the public school auditorium, a per centage of the proceeds going to the
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14

school. These pictures are said to have been taken from a tree-top, where MT. Raney remained for six weeks. The admission prices will be '0 and 15 cents.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14

The Young Peoples Missionary So ciety meets at the League room at : o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14
Women'S Missionary News

The Juvenile Missionary Society meets Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the League room.
 The Young Peoples Missionary So- ciety meets at the League room at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon
 The Reading Circle will meet Mon- day at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Jas. A. An derson.
 The Womans Missionary Society of the Baptist church had such an inter- esting session Monday afternoon. It was Mothers Day. The mere mention of this subject always touches ten der cord in the hearts of the old and young, especially so if they have been blessed with a Christian mother and home. Mrs. A. E. Livingston was the splendid leader. Two very fine pa- pers were read, Influence in the Home,' by Mrs. A. J. Meadors, and Obedience in the Home," by Mrs. J. R. Wright. Several voluntary talks, individual experiences, etc, were giv- en by the other members present. The experiences of Mrs. John Dunaway, Sr, were especially interesting and touching. Just following her talk, of the daughters appreciation of the mother, and very expressively read the following poem which she had sent to her mother last year while on one of her eastern trips: ! TO MY MOTHER. You gave the best years of your life
 for me
 And robbed yourself, with loving heart, unstintingly. For me with willing hands you toiled
 from day to day,
 For me you prayed when headstrong
 youth would have it's way. Your gentle arms, once my cradle, are
 weary now
 And time has set the seal of care up
 on your brow.
 And though no other eyes than mine
 their meaning trace, I read my hist'ry in the lines of your
 dear face.
 And mid His gems, Who showers gifts
 as shining sands count your days as pearls, that fall
 from His kind hands.
 The large attendance of members was a very encouraging feature. There were also a number of visitors present whom we were very glad in deed to have with us. To friends and visitors, you always find the latch string of the w. M S. door on the outside for you.
 Following is the program of w. NJ. $. for November 16:
 Subject: General Survey or "Reart to Heart Talks About Our Work as a Society,"
 Eeader-Mrs. o. o. Florence.
 What Relation Does Our w. M. $. Bear to the Church Mrs. J. W. Con- ger.
 Relation Between Our Society and the Young Peoples Societies (dffer- ence and indifference) Mrs. Yelling ton Robbins
 As a Society Are We an Influence in Our Community for the Salvation of the Lost and the Uplift of Human ity?-Mrs c. NJ. Crow.
 What Are We Doing to Provoke Co., operation of the Seemingly Indiffer ence in Our Church Work?-Mrs G. E. Owen.
 j Have Our Mission Studies Brought About Helpful Results in Our Work and Service?-Mrs. w. T. Thomson. What Do We Regard as the Key Note to a Real Live Society?-Mrs. J. K. Wright.
 The Junior B. Y. P. U. will meet at the regular hour Sunday evening. Subject, "Tetar, a Home Mission aly." Leader, Elma Langley. METHODIST WOMANS WORK IN
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14

The Juvenile Missionary Society meets Sunday afternoon at ? o'clock at the League room.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14

The Reading Circle will meet Mon- day at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Jas. A. An derson.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14

The Junior B. Y. P U. will meet at the regular hour Sunday evening. Subject, "Tetar, a Home Mission aly." Leader, Elma Langley.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-14
METHODIST woMANs WORK IN

Fourteen years ago the Southern Methodist church began it's work in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-26


work to make $13 extra salary by the
P. M. method.
The Boston Store does pay as high
as So basis wage and still allows P.
MS, but the girl who gets SO is sup
posed to have graduated beyond the
basement stage, and to have served
her initiation there. Some girls who
receive the large basic salary Of So
make as much as $6 in a week, and
occasionally they viii have a good
week when their total pay-wage and
P. MS, equal 81. But that is festive
occasion.
These girls at the Christmas sea-
son find the Boston Store has one
great little scheme. 1t puts them fire.
quently on straight sales on which
they are not paid any p MS, and
so cuts down what might be too
princely sum.
Beyond the So basic wage, the P.
NJ. system is almost useless, mas
much as the girl must sell certain
amount of goods before she is en-
titled to any commission on her sales
and the amount is prohibitive.
A great many of the girls are self
supporting. One of them who re-
ceives So a week and the P. MS not
long ago averaged SIS in two weeks
from P. MS, which made her wages
each week $3.50.
Out of that sum she had to pay
room rent, and feed and clothe her
self.
Il want to be honest" she said,
''but l got to live. Do you think can
keep on doing it with this money? 1t
won't buy my clothes, much less let
me live. Don't you think want some
amusement sometimes I'm young;
want to go to the theater; want
to see things and hear things outside
of the store talk.
"They talk lot about a he'll here
III Il L II
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-26

he bOSlON SlONE "a
FAULT-WILL LIE
If there is any connection between
low wages and vice, the Boston Store
ought to be a splendid place for the
devil to make his headquarters.
For the employees of the Boston
Store receive lower basic wage that
is paid by any store on the street.
OF course they have P. M. (pin
money! system.
And girl goes to work in the base
ment at a wage of 81 week-and
P. MS.
Two dollars week, is supposed to
be divided by six to get the average
for one days work, since it is under
stood that Sunday work is something
an employee donates to the firm.
That gives the girl wage of al
most "a cents day, and P. MS.
But the girl in the basement is re-
quired to spend half day in the
stockroom, and of course she doesn't
earn P. MS in the stockroom, she
just fixes the stock.
Sometimes she pins stockings to-
gether, sorts them into pairs and
fastens them together with stickers
that are always sticking into her fin
gers until the fingers are so sore that
they occasionally swell And for this
mornings work, she receives less
than II cents, or trifle over 4 cents
an hour
There are quite few girls in the
Boston Store that never open their
books throughout the day. Not ev-
cry day, of course some days they
are real lucky, and sometimes they
average as much as SO in P. Ms
week over that salary of 81.
OF course at Christmas time, the
rush season, the girls make big
money. Why, one or two of them
made as high. as SIS a week.