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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27

THE Million Dollar Mystery
story Will run for twenty-five cons
secutive weeks In this paper. By an
arrangement with the Thanhouser
Film Company II has been made pos
stble not only TO read the story IN
this paper, but also TO see II each
week in the various moving picture
theaters. For tie solution OF this
mystery story $4,000 will be given.
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST.
The prize of $4,000 viii be won
by the man, woman or child who
writes the most acceptable solution
two reels OF the motion picAire drama
Will be made and the last two cnap-
tiers Of the story written by Harold
MacGrath.
Solutions MAY be sent to the Than
houser Film corporation, either at
to Midnight, Dec. IL. They must bear
postottice mark not later than that
date. This allows four weeks after
the first appearance of the last nam
releases and three weeks after the
last chapter Is published IN this
paper; In which to submit solutions
"A board Of three Judges VIII de-
'terIninO which OF the many solutions
receive d Is the most acceptable. The
Judgment of this board Will be abso-.
lutte and final. Nothing OF literary
nature Will be considered in the de-
cision, nor given any preference IN
the selection OF the winner Of the
$4,000 prize. The last two reels,
which VIII give the most acceptable
solution OF the mystery, Will be pre-
scented in the theaters having this
feature as soon as Il Is practical TO
produce same. The story corresponds
Ing to these motion pictures will APP,
pear in the newspapers coinci dentally
or as soon after the appearance of
the pictures is practical. With the
last two reels Will be shown the pic
lures Of the winner. his or her home,
and other interesting features. 1T Is
understood that the newspapers, so
far as practical, in printing the last
two chapters of the story by Harotd
MacGrath, will also show a picture
OF the successful contestant.
Solutions to the mystery must not
DO more than 100 words long. Here
are some questions to be Kept in mind
in connection with the mystery as an
aid to a solution:
No. What becomes Of the mil
lionaire?
= No. s-Whom does Florence marry
No. What becomes of the Rus
sian countess?
Nobody connected either directly
or Indirectly with "The Million Dol
lar Mystery viii be considered as a
contestant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27

precaution; Il was not a matter Of
spite or repfiBa1
He paid the reckoning, left the res
tauratt, and dropped into one of his
clubs for a game OF billiards. He drew
quite a gallery about the table. He
won easily, racked his cue, and sought
the apartments Of the princess.
What a piece Of luck it was that
Olga had really married that old do
tard, Perigoff! he had left her titled
widow SIX months after her marriage,
But she had had hardly a kopeck to
call her own.
"olga, Hargreaye is alive. He was
there last night. But somehow he an
iticipated the raid and had the police
in waiting. The question is, has he
fooled us? Did he take that million
or did he hide It? There is one thing
left; to get the girl. No matter where
,Hargreave is hidden, the knowledge
that she is in my hands will bring him
out into the open .
No more blind alleys"
whats on your mind7"
"She has never seen her father. She
confessed to me that she has not even
seen a photograph Of him"
There was a long pause.
do you understand me?" she
asked.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27

'rwhat was it? The report in this
paper does not say"
"Ten Thousand bags Of coffee"
Braine lay back in his chair and
laughed:
IF you want my opinion" said
Norton, II believe the gunner were
out to shoot up another gang, and the
police got wind of it."
Don't you think 1t about time the
police called halt in this gunman
matter"
20, so long as they pot each other
the police look the other way. 1t
saves a long trial and passage up the
river. Besides, whenever they are
robbed some big politician manages
to open the door for them. Great is
the American voter"
Take Mr.. Nortods order, Luigi"
said Braine.
"a German pancake, buttered toast,
and coffee" ordered the reporter.
Man, eat somethtngl"
cts enough for me-"
"And you'll go all the rest OF the
day on tobacco. know something Of
you chaps. don't see how you man
age 10 40 IL,
Food is the. least of our troubles.
By the way, may ask you a few
questions? Nothing Tor print, unless
you've got new book coming"
Fire away"
what do you know about the Prin-
cess Perigoff?"
'1et me see HIN. Met her first
about year ago at reception given
to Nasfmova. A very attractive wom-
an. l see quite lot Of her. Why?"
well, she claims to be a sort Of
aunt to Hargreave's daughter"
"She said something to me. about
that the other night. You never know
where you're at in this world, do
you?"
The German pancake, the toast, the
coffee disappeared, and the reporter
passed his cigars.
''The president visits town today
and I'm of to watch the show. sup
pose I'll have to interview him about
the tariff and all that rot. When you
start on new book let me know and
I'll be your press agent"
That's a bargain"
Thanks for the breakfast"
Braine picked up his newspaper,
smoked and read. He smoked, yes,
but he only pretended to read. The
young fool was clever, but no man is
infallible. He had not the least sus-
picion; he saw only the newspaper
story. Still, in some manner he might
stumble upon the truth, and It would
be Just as well to tie the reporter'g
hands effectua1ly.
The ranger of early morning had
been subdued:: anger and quick tenn
per never paid in the long run, and
no one appreciated this fact better
than Brafne TO put Norton out Of
the way temporarily was only q wise.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27
RHEUMATISM GOES
n HOODS is USED

The genuine old reliable Hood Is
Sarsapafiila cofrects the acid condi-
ton Of the blood and builds up the
whole system. 1t drives out rhehma-
tism because Il cleanses the blood.
It has been successfully used for
forty years IN many thousands Of
cases the world over.
THERE'S no better remedy for skin
and blood diseases, for loss Of appe-
lite, rheumatism, stomach aud kid
ney troubles, general debility and all
MS arising from impure, impover-
ished, devitalized blood.
It is unnecessary TO suffer. Start
treatment at once. Get. a bottle OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla from your near
est druggist. You win be pleased
with the results.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27
dustrial activity throughout the coun
Floods In.erFered

Floods Interfered.
Coal mining, like all other industries
in the Ohio Valley states, was seri-
ously interfered with by the great
Hoods during the spring of 1913, and
Mr.. Parker estimates that from five to
ten million tons of coal would have
been added to the years output but for
this disaster. With no violent fluctua-
tons In the demand by the blast fur
naces, steel works, and other manu-
featuring industries, the demand for
coal for these purposes shows only a
normal increase. The continued de-
crease In the use of fuel oil in the Mid
Continent oil field and the strike in
the Colorado coal mines resulted in an
increased output of coal in the Central
and Southwestern states. With a few
exceptions, notably in Illinois, In
diana and Oklahoma, values ranged
higher than in former normal wears.
so that from the producers standnoinf
the conditions in 1913 were fairly
satisfactory.
The development of our coal mining
Industry with reference to population
presents some interesting compari-
sons. In 1850 the coal output was
7,O1S,1S1 tons, or 0.3 ton for each of
the q, 191 ,S76 inhabitants; in 1880 the
population had Increased to about
5O,OOO,000 and the production of coal
to about 71j000,000 tons; an average
Ofrl.42 tons per capita At the close
OF the nineteenth century the popula-
ton had increased to about 5O,0oOl000
and the production of coal to about
1000 900 tons; an average Of 4 AZ TONS
per capita. At the close of the nine
teenth century the population was
16, BOB ,SS7, an increase OF a little over
nfty per cent as compared with 1880.
while the production Of coal had in
creased nearly 400 per cent in the
same period and averaged 1853 tons for
each person. In 1913 the per capita
production was figured at 5.S5 tons.
In addition to this increase in the con-
sumption OF coal, the use in recent
years Of petroleum and natural gas
should also be considered.
The coal mines Of the country RaJe
employment in 1913 to an army ~
nearly three-quarters OF a million
men-747,644. The average number a.
days worked by the bituminous miners
in 1913 was 2s2, against 228 in 1919
while the average time made In the
anthracite mines in 1913 was the hest
on record-25T days for each man
The average production per miner N
the bitumineus mines increased from,
$40 tons in 1912 to s8s tons n 1a12
both being record breaking averages.
while anthracite miners increased
their ayerage from aS5 tons IN 1912 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27
AII=RECO.R|.DI.SI IN
!. GOAL MINING
ARE SHATTERED
West Virginia Shows Second
{ Largest Gain in Bitumin-
GUS Output.

= WASHINGTON D. c., July 27.-
The production of coal in the United
States has again broken all previous
records, the output for 1913 being
570,04S,125 short tons, which is consid-
erably more than double the pro-
duction of 1900 and more than eight
times the production of 1880, accord
ing to:a statement just issued by the
United States Geological Survey, from
figures compiled by Edward w. Par
ker, coal statistician. The value of
the coal mined in 1913 is given as
$3.50, 4sS, Ts5.
= Increase Seven Per Cent.
Compared with the previous year
the output for 1913 shows an increase
Of s., 5S1 ,545 tons, or nearly seven per
cent The increased activity indicated
By these figures was well distributed
throughout the twenty-nine coal pro-
dncing states, twenty-three of which
showed increases and only six de-
screased production, the decrease in
one Of these-Color ado-being due
solely to labor trouble. OF those show
ing increase, twelve made record
yields, and Pennsylvania, the leading
coal state, broke records in both BIZ
luminous and anthracite production.
The states which broke all former rec
ords in coal production were Alabama,
Illinois, Kentucky Montana, New
Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylva-
Ma Texas, Utah, Virginia and West
Virginia. The largest increase in the
production of bituminous coal was in
Pennsylvania, where 11,915,729 tons
was added to the output Of 1912. West
Virginia showed the second largest
gain, 4,522 s295 tons, and Kentucky the
third largest gain, S,126,G79 tons,
which was also the largest percentage
ofFincrease, amounting to nineteen per
cent, Of all the important coal produc-
thg states! Indiana was fourth, nil
nois ffth, Ohio sixth, and Alabama
isBventh. While the total increase was
very large rs figured IN toms, the per-
oeutage S. what, may ba considered
normal and indicative ol healthy In
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27
(GOntlnued.)

"what was it? The report in this
paper does not say"
"TenA thousand bags Of coffee"
Braine lay back in his chair and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27
TOMMY ROT"
is Theory That One Can Keep
CooIby Proper Dieting, SAYS
London Innkeeper.

LONDON, July 25.-American hot
weather foods failed to take with the
London public during the recent tor
rid spell, when the thermometer
touched ninety degrees In the shade.
The English restaurants in the bus
mess section reported no falling of
in the orders for roast beef and York
shire, stead and kidney pudding and
peas and potatoes, although there
was an unusual demand for currant
roll.
"0ll this talk about summer diet
and keeping cool is Tommy rot"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27
alo.ooo roR loo WORD.

pyFlght: 1el4: p HaFela MaeaFat
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27

The model would be pretty carried
Cut in delicate pink chiffon yelled over
! darker pink satin; both shades, how
ver, should be dainty. The skirt has
! single tunic. and this Is decorated
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-27
A BEADED CHIFFON DRESS.

with a band of the beads. The lower
tier is plain.
The bodice is designed to have ell
ther a round or square neck and a vest
OF all-over lace. There is bretelle
trimming Of the chiffon put on with a
bias fold of satin embroidered with
beading.
Five yards OF 44-inch chiffon are re-
CURED to make the dress, with yard
OF 2T-inch satin for the belt and re-
vers and Is yard OF 1s-inch aIl-over
lace for the bodice.
After making and fitting the lining,
close the sleeve seam as notched. nm
fish with q plain hem or with rufle Of
lace and insert, with as little fullness
as possible.
The chiffon outerblouse Is then un-
dertaken. Close the under5arm and
sleeve seams as notched. The front is
indicated by large 20" perforations.
Turn hem in bretelle on slot perfora-
lions; adjust ON front and back, lower
edges even. bringing double 100" per-
forations at center-backs together.
Tack single small "o'' perforations over
shoulder in bretslle ana In front and
back together. Gather lower edges be-
tween double "TT" perforations. Ar
range on lining; stitch lower edges to-
gether. under-arm seams even; bring
double 100. perforations to center
back, ana hem in bretelle to small 20"
perforat1un in lining; bring front edge
Is inch beyond center-front OF lining.
Tack ifrge 20" perforations at shoul-
der together. Front of peplum inai-
Gated by large 20" perforations. Close
back seam, sew to lower edge OF waist,
centers even.
The beading should be done as near
the last as possible. II not the very last
thing, because the work Is delicate and
should be handled as little Is possible.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
nances of the Business World

maker. get all my clothes in New
York at KirLman's."
In the course of few days she had
made this statement many times, vary
ing it to suit the question put to her.
And many were the mental notes made
of the name of the American dress
maker What if autumn wardrobes were
completed The woman who can afford
to have twenty trunkfuls of frocks can
easily indulge in half a dozen more.
In the meantime, Miss Nelson paced
the deck with an anxious heart beating
under her perfectly tailored coat and
munched raisins at dinner with a crafty
eye looking right and left to see how
much attention her becoming dinner
frock attracted. Not that Miss Nelson
was conceited. She was not. But big
undertaking, which she had instigated,
was at stake.
The queries from envious women
about her clothes were comforting to
Miss Nelson, but not until the fourth
day out did she feel really encouraged.
my dear Miss Nelson" said one of
her fellow-passengers to her that morn
ing-a young woman, by the way, who
was wearing a smart cap and sweater
from Paris-"I would give anything if
l could get sports coat like the one
you are wearing. Do you suppose your
dressmaker could make one for me in
a hurry? 1 am going to the mountains
for a few weeks and it is just the thing
l want"
Then Miss Nelson frankly took the
young woman into her confidence.
q know you can get the coat" she
said. ITO be quite frank, 1 am in part
nership with Mr.. Kirkman. And if you
want the coat to be waiting for you
when we dock, I'll send your measure
rnents on by wireless" --
The young woman was delighted with
the novelty of this dressmaking expert
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

toner comes here for suit, let me see
her and get her permission to buy the
hat to go with it. You know, Mrs Kirk
man, how often one of your husbands
suits is ruined by the wrong hat. If
please the customer, she gives me a
commission for my trouble. That will
be beginning for me, and I think it
will mean more business for you"
Thus began this strange partnership
Miss Nelson would study the customer
from crown to toe, would ask what kind
of hat was preferred, and, laden with
samples, would go the rounds of the
shops. Her hats almost always pleased.
If they did not, she had the privilege of
returning them.
Within few months, Kirkman moved
into an up-to-date shop. He had al
ready several assistants; within a
year he had big corps OF cutters and
filters and high-class designer to help
him. Miss Nelson's connection with
him had brought him much business,
for many well-to-do people knew her
and admired her for her plucky fight
with circumstances.
The scope of her-work gradually in
creased. Mr. Kirkman began to make
frocks for the house, as we'll as suits for
the street. And Miss Nelson gradually
took over the choosing and suggesting
of fabrics, the planning of trousseaux,
and the making of special wardrobes
for the mountains, the shore, or for
travelling. And by that time Kirkman
was making so much money that he was
glad to pay Miss Nelson big commits
sion for her work.
At first, of course, personal contact
with her old friends under the new con-
ditions was difficult for Miss Nelson;
for she had her share of pride But she
had cheerful disposition and a strong
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
A STORY OF CLOTHES
By OSBORN MARSHALL

her lack OF fitness to deal with the seri-
Gus problem of existence. If only her
talent were something more tangible
than a correct liking for clothes!
While she was bordering and worry
ing, a friend of her mother one day
said to her:
Celia, I wish you would buy a hat
for me to go with my new winter suit
l cannot get anything that looks well
with the suit and that is becoming to me
at the same time If you find what l
want III pay you S. as commission"
The young girl accepted the task
gratefully, and bought hat for the old
er woman that exactly suited her. She
accepted the S. gratefully. too, although
she disliked taking pay for so slight a
service.
But" she consoled herself, "she can
afford to pay it and cannot afford to
refuse 1t.
Then with a germ of an idea in her
mind, she went over to Mr.. Kirkman's
tailor shop.
"How's business?" she inquired, as a
beginning.
Pretty fair" replied the tailor. But,
even so, it could be better. Have you
come to be measured for a new suit,
Miss Nelson?"
mo-" replied the young woman. II
cannot afford a new suit. have come
to ask you TO help me-"
The tailor and his wife listened SYM
pathetically.
Indeed, Miss Nelson, if there is any
thing We can do, we will" said the wife
heartily, and KirLcman nodded his ap-
proval.
well, here's my plan" said the girl.
Most women don't know anything
about clothes. Now, whenever a Gus
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

ence. A coat ordered by wireless! Sure
ly that was something worth paying for.
And she knew from the figure Miss Nell
son quoted that she would have to pay
well for the coat.
Miss Nelson had chosen the right mo-
ment to disclose her connection with the
dressmaking house. Before the day
was over, she had given the wireless
operator half a dozen messages for
Kirkman, and each of them contained
an order that meant much for the pros
perity and reputation of the dressmaker
Fifteen years before that day Miss
Nelson had been an inexperienced young
New York debutante whose days were
filled with the frivolity of her class.
Kirkman had been an obscure tailor in
a side street of the same city; he and
his wife and hired helper sewed and
pressed and cut and fitted in a little
room behind the tailor's shop and lived
in two little rooms above it.
The tailor had been recommended to
Miss Nelson by seamstress in her en-
ploy. The young society girl had tried
him out on a simple suit, and she was
pleased with his work. With her in
born discrimination for clothes she had
seen that he had more ability than many
a more noted tailor. She had returned
to him with further orders, and she had
recommended him to her friends and
some of them had given him orders.
Naturally, he was grateful to her for
her help.
Then, suddenly, her father lost the
money that made it possible for Miss
Nelson to be one of the worlds butter
flies. She had little training and no
especial talent, unless her sense for
clothes and her ability to make friends
could be called talents.
She pondered long and painfully over
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
Breezy Suzanne on Politics

find money to keep J. Smith at the job
of developing the Ready-Beaten Egg.
You claiming you was dead bust, and
the secret service men clawing all over
the place to see if we are fake-stock,
get-rich-quick swindlers, and the Ready
Beaten Egg selling like snowballs in
January in Labrador, and you can dig
up thousand to hand to those high
binders"
Suzanne" he says, you can't keep
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

egar to make the shell expansible, and
then beating the egg without breaking
the shell, and then soaking the egg in
limewater to stiffen the shell again, I
had had hopes. A hens egg, ready
beaten inside of itself and as big as an
ostrich egg, ought to have sold, but it
didn't Nothing sold but the stock in
the company, and the buyers of that
were getting sore. And all at once
Perky discovered what was wrong.
Cooks wouldn't buy ready-beaten eggs
because beating eggs is about all the
real exercise cook ever gets. The
mistake we made was in trying to sell
the Ready-Beaten Eggs for food pur-
poses. Perky hit on the real idea.
BARRIERS, you know.
A barber will try anything new. from
carbolic acid face wash to vitriol hair
remover. He'll try hand-beaten razors
and sand-paper lather brushes and not
care bit, because he tries them on the
customers. So Perky got his barber to
try the ReadyBeaten Egg for egg
shampoos. and it went great.
A man in a barber chair is like a baby
on the floor A baby on the floor will
taste anything once. Anything it puts
its hand on is food until the experiment
bites back or stings or gags the child.
And when a man gets into the barber
chair he don't care what the barber
dumps on his head or rubs on his face.
He shuts his eyes and folds his hands
over his tummy and accepts the worst.
calmly and meekly And the balder a
man is the more willing he is to let the
barber try things like cold pressed
cheese and Hickleby's Codliver Souse on
his scalp. The brainest men go plumb
dippy the minute they sit their bald
heads in the BARRIERS chair 1t was
cinch that when a barber held up one
OF the Perkins Ready-Beaten Eggs,
about as big as muskmelon. and said,
Try a Ready-Beaten Egg shampoo,
SIR" the victim would fall for it. And
they did. All the victims did In three
days Perky was changed from man
who wondered whether it was Algiers
or Cairo that a criminal was safe, to
Respected Business Man, with money in
the bank
Fine" I says, when he was through
telling me and l tore up his check for
a thousand, and put the pieces in the
waste paper basket. Fine" and
ripped the pages of dictation out of my
note book and chucked them after the
torn check. Fine, Perky" l says, but
little Suzanne won't let the COLLINS get
you if she can help it. You can take
your choice of garbage-tomato, or ash
can-but your political aspirations are
going to be canned right now, or you
get another little Office muse to sit in my
chair and pound the keys of this old
Number Six"
What do you mean" he says.
81 mean" l says, that up to the time
of our recent financial cave-in. I was
engaged to marry you. and although
let you grab a temporary pre-nuptial
divorce it had the accent on the tenn
porary, and the engagement is scheduled
to arrive on Track 4 again any minute
now that you've got the cash back l