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$4,000 For 100 Words.

- ne publication OF The MILTON
Scoer Aystery continues today.
SnS story runs for twenty-five con-
sSr"n I wssEs IN this Paper Ss h.u ~
company II has been made
3ipie not only TO read the story
~ paper. but also TO see u each
Nh N the various moving picture
mxeeery story $4,000 will be given.
qSnMtlcns COVERING the Centest.
ne prise OF $4,000 Will be won
~ TIE man. woman, or child who
G the mystery. from which the last
xw3 reels OF motion picture drama
WI be made and the last two chap:
Ssr6 % the story written by Harold
solytiOn. may be sent 70 ne
iers bldg, No. 8 g. wabash-ave'
htcagCo. or Thanhouser Film CO,
West Twenty third st. New York
CITY any time up to midnight. Dec.
NOT later than that date.
s SS., Which 81 s n e.. aSE;s
ro9eived n the most acceptable. the
yneGment .Qf this board Will be ap-
S0lute and nnal Nothing o. 9
is dssio sur so wi given Ss any prefer
OF the 81. 900 prize. The last two
reele which. win give the most ac-
8. sSassaS e n the the
hAving this feature AZ soon as Y -
practical to produce same. The story
corresponding to these motion pie-
tures viii appear In the newspapers
coincidentally, or az soori after the
app9arence OF the pictures az prac,,
teal. With tbs last two reels Will
- shown the pictures II the win
.Aer. his or her home and other In.
terostlng features. II IL Understood
that the newspapers. 70 tar a prao-
tical. In printing the last two CHAP
tiers Of the story by Harold McGratn.
VIII also show q picture or the sus-
ooeoful contestant.
Solutions TO the mystery must not
be more than 100 words long. Here
are some Of the questions to be kept
In mind In connection with the mys-
terry a. an aid to a solution: :,
No, l-what becomes of the MIL
No. s-what becomes of the
10. s~whom does Florence mar
- Mo, ,a smwh.. becomes Of the Rus
Nobody connected either directly
or indirectly with "The Million Dol
lar Mystery. will be considered a. . .
contestant
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two young women stepped into the
taxicab and were driven on. They
had been gone less than Ave minutes
when Jones returned with his pur-
chase. to ind the house empty OF its
most valuable asset. He was furious.
not only at the maid, who. he real
ized. was virtually helpless, but nj
his own negligence
In the midst OF his violent har.
angue the bell sounded. In his bones
he knew what was going TO be found
there. IL was letter on the back OF
which was drawn the fatal black
mask. With shaking fingers he tore
open the envelope and read the con-
tents: Florence is now In our pow
er. Only the surrender Of the mill
lion will save her. Our agent will
call In an hour for an answer.
The Black Hundred
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srxorsls OF Previous CHAPTERS,

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
Stanley. Hargreaye, millionaire, after
q miraculous escape from the den oi
the BLACK Hundred. lives the life OF .
rocluss for 10 years. Hargreave. ac-
cidentally meets Braine, lender OF the
le0n HS .s n,m k ss ssaaSes a from his
own home by balloon. Before escap-
ing he writes letter to the girls
snsSl yns sfs On on sss his
Harsrssvs also draws si.ooo,ooo from
the bank blu, i Is reported sh that ss,, tals
he escaped In was punctured.
F1orsnce arrives from the girls
school. Countess Olga. Brafnes COM
panion. visits herr and claims TO be
bee their plot IL foiled by Norton. q
newspaper man.
NJ bribing the captain OF the Orient
Norton lays 2 trap Tor Braine ana ms n,s
orlSnes captain. and she easily fails
into the reporters snare. The plan
proves abortive through srnmines soSo
hands OF the police.
After failing in their first attempt
the Black Hundred trap Florence. they
ask her for money. @nt she escapes.
Norton and the countess call on
Florence the next day. once more safe
~ nome. me Vkltofs llsht BonI
mSmbers OF the Black Hundred, ne
Yuohos 20 the water front and succeeds
IN dropping the box into the sea
Countess Olga succeeds IN breaking
che engagement existIng between Flor
eace Hargreave ana Norton. !,
Sor. Of S msIs sss IS shon
pin9 and hurry her on 60 sea She
Ieeps into the sea and !. picked 20 c UP IN
n,Sn. The Black Hundred locate her.
and Braine. disguised an her father.
s6csesds In taking her back 70 SEA
nth him c5sSe sy ss, sh,p r on 70 Which,
Notion has been shanghaied.
norton ana Florence. safely ashore
GA with no longer any misunder-
standing between them, take the train
Tor home. The train. 10 wrecked ard
Waiting members OF the Black Hundred
carry the injured Florence to de-
serted hut Norton. who tries 70 rescue ,n
snce saves him and finally Jones comes
% ne rescue OF both.
Concealed above the rendezvous OF
the Black Hundred, y man learns OF
tGs recovery from the sec OF the box
az g1eWslPy by q sailor and OF its sub
oouuont return to the bottom OF the
soG and he quickly communicates the
fao4 to Jones. A duplicate box -
planted md later occurred by the band,
the boz mysteriously disappears.
oWing 60 the falling on of cohtribu-
tiono 20 the parent organization In
60ooia, an agent arrives and assumes
the loodershjp OF the American branch
Of the Black Hundred. Through the
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rs this the Hargreave place ?"
YES" said Florence. who La Il?
This 10 Miss Hargreave taiking?'
EYES"
This is DR.. Morse. am at the
Queen hotel. Mr.. Norton has been
badly hurt. and he wants you and
Mr.. Jones to come at once. We can
not tell just now how serious the In.
jury L. He Is just conscious. Shall
! tell him you viii come immedi.
ately?"
Yes, yes..
Florence snapped the receiver on
the hook. She wanted to fy, nv. He
was hurt How, when, where?
Susan. Susan!' she called.
What Is II, Florence?" ASKED Sus.
an, running into the room.
Jim 10 badly hurt. He wants me
TO come at once. o, Susan! I've
been dreading something all day
long" Florence struck the maids
bell. my wraps. You WIN 20 with
me, Susan"
Where, Miss Florence?' asked the
maid. alive to her duty.
Where? What Is that To Won p,
demanded Florence, who did no,
know that this maid was a detective
Why not wait till Mr.. Jones re
turns?' she suggested patiently. !
And let the man love die ?" vehe
mently.
AT least you Will leave wor,
where yon are going, Miss Florence.
The Queen hotel. And IL you ga,
another word I'll discharge you
Come. Susan"
There happened to be a taxicaI
conveniently near Gas vroon tool
care there should be-, and Florenc,
at once engaged II. She did not sc.
the man hiding In the bushes. Tn,
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knew nothing except that he would
have to repair the place. The rent
had been paid year In advance, as
1t has been these last eight years.
He had dealt through an attorney
who knew no more OF his clients than
the agent. so II will be seen that
Jones had In reality received check.
More than all this, II would give
his enemies renewed confidence; and
this was q deeper menace than he
cared to face, But he went about his
affairs as usual, giving no hint to any
one OF the mental turmoil which had
possession of him.
1t Is needless to state that Norton
did not scoop his rivals on the coun-
terfeit story. But he set to work ex-
ploring the cellar OF the Quilted build
Ing, and In one corner he found bat
tered die. He turned this over to the
secret service men. There was one
man he wanted to find-Vroon. This
man, could he find him, should be
made to lead him, Norton, to the new
stronghold He saw the futility OF
trying to trap Braine by shadowing
him. He desired Braine to believe
that his escape from the freighter had
been a bit Of wild luck and not pre-
conceived plan. Braine was out Of
reach for the present, 80 he began the
search for the man vroon. He haunt
ed the water front saloons for week
without success.
He did not know that It was the
policy OF the Black Hundred to lay
low for a month after raid of such
- unsr{x Ao~ O.. uor 70,
ways watched, however. For Braine
never relaxed his vigilance in that
part Of the game. He did not care to
lose sight Of Jones. whom he was pos
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DEPT. OF pusLIc WORKS
Detroit. Mich. Sept IS. 1914.
PROPOSALS FOR PAVING
STREETS AND ALLEYS

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office OF the Department OF Public
Works. Detroit Mich. until Thursday,
standard time. at which time and place
they Will be opened, for furnishing all
the labor and material and paving, re-
paving, ETC.. the streets and alleys
named below, within the limits mon
toned I'm the City OF Detroit, with the
styles OF pavement stated.
In submitting proposals for the fol-
lowing streets and alleys, contractors
will pease note that the appropriation
for paving street and alley fntersec-
tions Is exhausted. and that payment
for same Will be deferred until further
appropriations are made and become
available. In accordance with resolu-
ton adopted Aug 4. 1914.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Another Tran Get.

II the truth Is to be told. Jones was
az deeply chagrined over the outcome
OF the counterfeit deal as was Braine.
They had both failed signally to reach
the goal sought. But this time the
Organization had broken even with
Jones. and this fact disturbed the but
ler II might signify that the turning
point had been reached, and that In
the future the good luck might swing
over to the side Of the Black Hun
dren. Jones redoubled his cautions,
reiterated his warnings. and slept less
than ever. Indeed, as be went over
the ground he conceded q point to the
Black Hundred. He would no longer
be able to keep tabs ON the organiza-
ton. They had deserted their former
quarters absolutely. The agent OF
whom they had leased the building
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An Ordinance changing the name 81
Newland aveuue 10 Burns avenue.
1T is HEBEBY ORDAINED By THE
Section That the name OF the
street or highway heretofore known N
Newland avenue, extending from Mack
avenue to Gratiot avenue. II hereby
changed and shall hereafter be known
and designated az Burns avenue.
Sec. D. This ordinance shall take Inn
mediate effect.
Approved Sept %. 1914,
HARRY J. DINGEMAN.
Acting Mayor.
Attest:
RICHARD LINDSAY,
A-8S9. City Clerk.
lofficial papers please copy,
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An Ordnance to repeat Sections ~
17-a, 17-b and I7-c of Chapter 1o1 81
the Complied Ordinances OF the Cfty
OF Detroit for the year 1912.
1T is HEREBY ORDAINED BY THU
PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DETROIT
Section 1. That Sections IL, liza
LIB and 17-c OF Chapter Isl OF thu
Compiled Ordinances OF the City OF De
troit for the year 1919 be and thu
same are hereby repealed 5si
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take Inn
mediate effect
Approved Sept. %. 1914. n
HARRY j. DINGEMAN.
Acting Mayor.
Attest: $50
RICHARD LINDSAY,
A-ss7. City Clerk.
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OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND B0ULEvARDs,
2O1 CITY HALL

Detroit. Mich, Sept. n. 1914
Sealed proposals will be received az
the above Office until IL O'Clock noon
Thursday. Oct. 1, for the following:
For the Wtdenfng Of Bridge No. 2,
crosses Loop Canal, near the Casino,
Belle Isle Park. Specifications may be
seen at the above office.
For the Construction Of IN Addition
90 the Belle Isle Skating Pavilion.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office OF the architects, Roland
G. qies q Co.. Wayne County Bank
building.
Bids must be accompanied by q csr-
tined check amounting 20 i've per cent
OF the amount OF the proposal as q
guarantee that the successful bidder
Will enter into contract.
The right 10 expressly reserved 70
reject any or all bids or parts thereof.
n VIM T.. DUST,
Commissioner. n
II. w. BUSCH.
A-sTs Secretary.
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connivance OF the countess. the new
head 10 thoroughly Inundated.
Finding himself checkmated ut every
turn. Braine endeayors TO enmesh the
Hargreave household In the law In orr
der 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 raid on the
gangs rendezvous. which. however.
proves TO be barren Of results.
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the City Hall. ana VIII rsmain In se,-
sion for period Of ok hours 10 heet
any person OF persons desiring % OBJ
BOARD OF As8E88OR8.
. .os ~ Daniel l. Dlworth.
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NOTICE---AtLEY PAVING
ASSESSMENT

To BENJAMIN Leviant, Edward Ca
rev, James Buss. Edward Fritz. Joseph
vettraine, Isaac Ogoorhewitx, Louis
Lodo, and to all other persons owning,
occupying or otherwise interested Ia
any of the lots and parcels OF real
estate In the local assessment district
established by the Common Council to
deftay the expenses or grading and
paving the alley within the boundar-
The assessment roll has been COM
pleted for defraying the expense OF
paving the alley No $50, being the al
ley first west OF and parallel TO Rivard
street from the north curb line OF Lfv-
ingstone avenue to the south line OF
Illinois street, and is now open to In
spection at this office, and will remain
In this office for FIVE days from the
first publication OF this notice for the
inspection OF all concerned. All lots
or parcels or land AUDITING on, or adj
joining the alley so described have
been assessed for such Improvement
The Board OF Assessors will meet on
Tuesday, the 9th day OF October. 1914,
at y O'Clock a. NJ. at their office In the
City Hall, and will remain In session
for a period OF six hours to hear any
person or persons desiring TO object to
any assessment so made
BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
BY Daniel l.. Dilworth,
ASS President. 4
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sos cubic yRras or excavnf fon Y (: +
sse.os iineal feet OF cur1G
z.o75.os square yards Of oo611
and behind curb -
~. Ctty Eseinatoo. a
re cubic yards Of excavation. a e
~ lineai feet OF new curbG<c|
1873 lineai feet Of new curbsecu y +.
tractor ~ ~ ~ ~ n IA
sisss square yards o. cedar - ~
s;ss cubic yards Of concrste IA
1s2 lineal feet OF retaining sto1.o. 4
Medina curb may be used. ~ "a &C
80 ltneal feet OF retaining plank.
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1ls cubic yards OF sxcavaxion. < 4
$50 uneal feet Of curbetono (n0U
s5S:ss square yards Of ons- souz
1911 cubic yards Of con6rsts un1
and behind curb. $50
So cubic yards OF excavation.
II lineal feet Of new curog(qI
1856 linssl feet Of nsw curbetcne 4
7LSs square yards Of one course ~
crete paving. AZ Y ~
a:s2 cubic yards of concsste -
and behind curb. \. n
7l.3C lineai feet OF retaining 49,
old Medina curb may Be used. Z q
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Cedar.
MAY AVENUE (Paving.)

From the north line OF Gratiot TO the
south curb line OF Harper, 2e feet wide,
with cedar block on concrete founda-
ton and Berea. Medina or any other
curbstone that may be bid upon and
ordered
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is2 iineal feet Of rstainIns stoss&. q
g iinssi isss q rsssisiss pl.ak
A-..-.-s~-s ss. = Z q S.
1xs cubic v,rds !, -. - 80
~ az SuCS yeLvs q SxSAvex1o1-
sSrces,gn a $. !. q s. s q. S.
opncrsts 5S yi s1'- z
. T.. ASstL Su1c ySSos % concrete
$40 pehi' S Ststp' $1,000. #
= f i;Sss yss sss g g sz ss
tstraiF htl. q
AAeo uneet Ieet q new cQtVc<ou9
tractor. n 4 Nv @'
crsts paving ..- ~ So. !,
ma All behind curb niso' 4 s'"e
7, ~; ~ AIN mnse. dses of res s
wnnnwrpv avrrYrv -.
. y. -, - ~ ",
=. cubic y..as J: 100,
stTsiEht III. !. Z. I. %
sa.iG 81 Ned circle. . fi 4 i;3s
arss.sed outsids).
I. 50 sausrs yards Of brick paviue 4
,eav 80. - $1,000 -, ~
"a 6shsrd eur ~. ~ IA ~
Slo 49, me iunrtton ~ ns,x,ne
ear ns. track en- me Ss Sontga ,ss VA, AZ
Witnout e~sr go cna aclss.s. N <: s Il
s r. r,,tsr xerXs 80 .~cs =. tto,, N, IS. g.
si.sx iinesi feet Of new curhston& &
(1-io, r. Ned Il -3y RI. MSd3 c1r6I&
iuTni.hsd ~ sontrastol: 49, :.
3. -: -, sscssx - - ,7'-/
On "a ,. ~ - hr,cr v.vf,.> :, ~.
p. concrsta y, .' NJ III AZ
=, ssS s.s cCS,c .s yards q concrete unee'
a. tirsei f>at of rail ~ n1astor re - &
quifsdJ at the junction 81 pavin6 WIZ
Snds srar rki ne hsae wS Cement
,1ishos,t Extra charre. n W. '' r.
Arrry ~ fp.,;r. ,
Assess-est Essi..tss. u
skt cubic yards q sx a;:;s e i g.
stone, etc. I. !.
co a;ssSisi paving sSars s4''' = go
City Estinsses- 4
None. t4
ALLEY 300 (Payinx.) ID
A...~s-cnt E.sa~n1s. "a
s7l cui,ic vards a. excavsfion. ,f
sss.ss square yards q brick Or een
fsS fsresY fear ~ retaininr blnn1
aris" n
80 CITY E.ti..ss :. 49,
1857 square yards q brick on con-
ALrry aaa fp.v;nrs,
,esx cnhs sss 5000 81 n escs~sfson
EIss;ss SQUARE yards q ons-seursp
ax i;!'s si'neai reef OF retns Ps
Cstv Rsxsr.axe.. b n
g cubic yard. Of sxcayation: ". :,
concr~te navin~ AZ '''' B n 81
4 a. c,kin vSrds Of concrets undoo'
and behind ,;ni curl curb !, r.,.,r,r~ .sop. I'll
Mcdina curb NAV be used. 'f' n.
80 ,-. * I'
ALLY ~ SxvMg.
SIC cubic yards OF excavstion.
SisSyS souare yar6s Of Or -souroo
paving. "a
/, x 1soo hhe4i ies' Of
CITY Ests~s<>~. "a
10 cubic yards OF sxcavation.
3S.6S square yards Of one couroo ooU4
crete having &. IS " &;
The time to be set In the comtfo01I
for the completion OF the Vabovo povIU
1obs shall be a. follows: s ~ y. u
Nav avenue $1,000. NovoAQbeH-4>X41II
T waSdm Strsst av:nu. s nov.@Ssr I HI
Aliev s9T November 4. lo1& 4
Aliev sps . November Il 1911
Aliey 3gg .... November A. 1914
Aiiey 400 .. Noyembor n 16I1
said streets and alleys to b psve1
.ccordinE n 70 sn1 lap ~ i5is. 49,
,aonted Yan. ~. 1914: brick aAonfo<
fso Al fai1. siso the estimatos al ~
wv Engtneer a. above. and the co.
~ "a ordtna nces az the city az Do<<|
.ra,t IA a <
Ridder. will state the price - q
' ,r srd ~ to nurSins' price psr so,r{<7 Z
Ia tor navinr or concre1ing. ~
60 mar iineai foot for refo1n1nm
SANK or stone. etc. N 'I s
Bids VII only Gre Dc r mesfsrie, for ~
s,rass % ssns,on OF street. Is per ou11S< 4
s .!.rt OF 1872 tha ssfir,sfes ~ n.y. a
liuos ~ .cc.nssd Which N the lo11~. 8
e e.a m "n a%grssasinr the above dseaiI6
e i9siiss. q MADE sSs s.S siaSss:
sSsss p "a to ,e order Of tie
p p.sro,, % 1. pq foiiows: 0l q
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit, sept. 20. 1914.
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ALLEY ss7 (PavingJ

asa cubic yards OF excavation IA
Guiding old paving material cobbto!
stone. etc. wv "a t/ VI
i.sSoSi square yards OF brick "A
concrete paving. l n
ssl iineai feet Of rstaining plan1
CITY E.tinases. ID
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One Course Concrete.
FORD STREET Paving. }

From the north line OF West JEFF
ferson TO the south curb line OF Bur-
concrete paving and Berea. Medina or
any other curbstone that may be bid
upon and ordered. ~
With Brick.
Note--The brick for paving the fol-
lowing street and alleys viii be tar
nished and delivered on or contiguous
10 the work by the City OF Detroit
free of cost TO the contractor. ~
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51.84 lineal feet Of new curbetonoI O.
G-10' r. Med) (1-1y X. Mbd.) c1fCz1
furnished by contractor.
s.ss square yards Of brick paving -
e. concrete. fs,s Va q GU
261 cubic yards OF concrefD uu00I
and behind curb. n V III (.
ls lineaI feet OF retaining stone. o&f
Medina curb may be used.
81 lineal feet OF rail to plaster az -
car tracks the contractor Will MI Won
under rail head with cement mortar
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sSi.l5 linsal feet Of curbstoas (o4
7.Bs iineal feet OF curbstone ~
contractor. zone dressed inSi6S, o1
dressed outside). n s rs ~ v Va
1851 square yards Of brick pext9
go square yards or brick pavi1e g.
3" concrete. q 3 & M, s n
and behind curb. e. Z.
$40 Mt the junction OF payinG H.
car track the contractor VIII MI ~
under rail heads with cement mo<1|
Without extra charge. "a
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NAY AyEMUH (Iayinr.]

Alley between Secor1l d
wide. with one course concfSfo o.
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ALLEY sss (Psving.)

I Aaeeesment Es11moten
s1 g cubic yards Il s = sy;sh
crete paving. III " 3. E ~
SIS lineaf feet Of retaining planl
City Estimates.
10 cubic yards OF excavation.
1857 square yards Of brick on co0t
crete paving.
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ALE1 - (khytnG
I. All alleys between chens eno
ay Garfield and 0nrNeld, - M
reet wide. with one courso ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26

which are 100-pOunders; quarter deck
and forecastle guns 42-pounders. and
farther, to annoy an enemy attempting
TO board, can discharge 100 gallons OF
boiling water i'm a minute. and, by
mechanism, brandishes 800 cutlasses
with the utmost regularity over her
gunwales, works also an equal number
of heavy iron pixies of great length,
darling them from her sides with pro-
digious force and withdrawing the
same every quarter of a minute.
In the language of Dominic Samp-
son, PRO di- gious'
But OH what a difference between
the creation depicted I'm the awe-in-
spired language of the credulous
Scotchman and the reality, Instead
Of being 300 feet long. an immense
length for vessels Of that day, il was to
be only 167 feet long. The author was
not designing a forerunner of the mod
ern dirt scow; therefore, instead OF
beam OF 200 feet, the proposed width
was to be o6 feet. Moreover, the bull
warks. instead of being 13 feet thick,
an unnecessary thickness, were to be
slightly less than ! feet The copper
boiler was TO be in one OF the bulls,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26

while the engine, 120-horsepower, was
to be i'm the other.
President Madison had examined the
plans and model in November. 1913
If scared New Workers doubted Full
toms ability, it was further bolstered
up by communication from a number
of noted naval officers including Ste
phen Decatur and oliver II. Perry.
The burden of their belief in the
capacity of the proposed steam frig-
ate was couched i'm these words-a
printed copy of which was recently
discovered in a contemporary news
paper
Her machinery being guarded, she
cannot be crippled. Her sides
are so thick as to be impenetrable TO
every kind of shot. In a calm
or light breeze she can take choice of
position or distance from an enemy.
Considering the speed which the appli-
cation OF steam has already given 10
heavy floating bodies, we have every
confidence that, should such vessel
move only four miles an hour she
could under the favorable circum-
stances which are always TO be gained
over enemy's vessels i'm our ports, har-
bors bays and sounds, be rendered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
OUR FIRST WAR WITH MEXICO

lay until the mountain pass of Cerro
Gordo was reached. where Santa Anna
and his whole army lay enrenched
among the bills TO dispute their further
progress The Americans arrived there
on April L. and on April Il ana is the
battle was fought. The struggle was
desperate and it involved mountain
climbing almost resembling that on
Lookout Mountin i'm the Civil War, but
il resulted in the complete defeat Of the
Mexicans Five generals and 5000
other officers and men were taken as
prisoners. together with spoils so vast
as to cause embarrassment in their
disposal.
Santa Anna made his next stand at
Puebla. but soon abandoned il and re-
tired to Mexico itself, and on May Ia
Scott occupied Puebla without a strug-
gle. There a considerable halt had To
be made for reinforcements and reor-
ganization Of the army, and it was not
until August that the advance was re-
sumed. BY the middle Of that month
the army lay before the City Of Mexico
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26

~ r course, the visit Of an Amerl-
can armada of modern battle
ships with shotted guns to Mex
lean waters was not intended as a
celebration Of the centenary of the con-
struction OF the first steam war vessel
but IL chances TO have occurred In the
year that marks the hundredth ami
versary Of this event A hundred years
ago this month Congress having pre-
viously in March authorized the con-
struction by Fulton Of a steam frigate,
the first steps were being taken TO
make the new type Of fighting machine
a reality. Compared with the host OF
successors which slipped away from
our Atlantic ports a few days ago, it
was an insignificant thing, but on the
day of it's birth 1t was a formidable
craft.
Its inspiring strength is Illus
trated by this description of il printed
in an Edinburgh paper in 1915
Length on deck. 800 feet: breadth,
200 feet; thickness of her sides, 13 feet
of alternative oak plank and cork
wood; carries forty-four guns, four OF