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The Washington times., 1914-09-13

to do would be ia turn the spigot or tip
a bottle: and more than that, he
have bartender to do it. onions He
swore he would not have an onion with
in mile of the Gibson house. "Onions,'
Quit" unconsCiously he spoke this word
aiouC.
HUGH Well. II y don't ike onions.
find hooker that packs Violets in her
hold" Was In" cheerful advice Of the
man at Stoves chow.
'Who's talkin' + yUu?' grunted steve.
"N ha' DID | say
"Onions". le lubher. Don't We know
whut onions il" Amt we Smelt 'cm SO
long that We could stick vOur nos" in
tn starboard light an never smell no
kerosene? onions pass tn cavity.
Steve helped himself first. The man
who spoke bunkcd over him. and they
were not on tn" best of terms. There
was no real reason for this frank an
tagonism: simply. they did not splice
anv more eff"ctually than cotton rOp"
and hcmp splice. Sailors are moody and
sUperstitiOus: at least they generally
are on hOOkerS of the Captain Man
ners" breed. Steve hated the sight of
that red nubbin He was quite certain
that II had been a whole thumb once
on the way to goUEe out somebody's
eye. and had inadvertently connected
with somebody's teeth
Spanish douhloOns and pearls and da-
monds and rubies 1t was mighty hard
not 10 say these words out loud. 100:
blare th"m into the sullen faces grouped
about the table He was off watch till
midnight: and he vas WONDERING If he
could get the box without attracting the
attention Of the lookout. who had a
devilsh keen eye for everything that
stirred on deck or on water Well he
would have to risk il: but he would
wait till full darkness had fallen over
the sea and the lookout would be com
nnlled to keen his eyes OF the deck
Tho boys wanted him to play cards
Not for me. Busted. How lone d V
think $50 II last in New York anvhOw?''
And he staI5ed oUt Of the forocastla and
went down into the waist to enjoy his
evening pipe. all the while k"eDng "
yraathe- eve forward at the natty old
pilot house.
II was N O'clock land time when h"
rammed his cuttv into rocket and
rcsoIutolv vailed forward. If anv one
Watched him they would think he was
ONLY looking down IT," cutwater. The
tEorroh' Of money and the measures II
"-i'I huv r1atas cunning t"c stuDidest ~
Io1ts. and steve was ordinarily n d0lt.
Put tonight his brain was keen enough
70" oil nrIrnoses It w0S hara7dOus
ioh to pct The box of tn" flIe without
letting II slip back into tn" sea. steve.
however ACCOMPLISHED the feat. climbed
haCL on the vail and sat dOw". w"iting
quarter Of an hour nassnd No on"
mad seen him. with his coat 9""Hr"ly
wra Dped about his precious find he
m"dc for II" forecast'c us mates.
save thoSn who we~n doing the'r w"t"h
~'"r" =" +" thoi" hun1s An oil lawn
"'mlv illuminated tn" forward rar'ition.
S'ove's '''nL v"s "rmoet IN dHrll""ss
Very deftly hr rolled back the boddinC
and secreted the box under his pillows.
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Erimv dime novel protruded rakiSniy
from his hip pocket. and his right cheek
was swollen as with the toothach". due.
probably, to a generous "Chaw' of Sea-
mans Delight. He was q real tobacco
'hcwcr. for he rarely snat. He was as
peaceful a 5 a hackwater bay in summer:
| nonargumentativc and passive. n"
stood his watch in fair weather ana
foul.
| No one gave the anchor any more at
tention after # came to rest. The great
| city over the way was fairylike in ITS
! TaZlneSS ard tranSpar!ty. 1t was the
Poetry of angles. of shafts and spars
| of stone. and Steve Blossom. having n
| moment TO himself. leaned against the
rail and stared regretfully. He had been
generously drunk the night before, and
| it was a pleasant recollection. chance
| led his glance to trail down the cut
water. His neck stretched from his COL
lar like turtles from its shell.
| We'll. I'll be hornswOgSled! ne muir
INJURED. shifting his Cud from starooard
to port
Caught in the fiuke of the anchor was
! the gtrangest looking box he had ever
| laid eyes on There was leather and
steel bands, and diamond-shaped ivory
| and mother of pearl, and II hung
jauntily on, the point of the rusty huke
Anybody would be hornswoggled TO
! glimpse such a drol jest of fate ON
the fiuke of the old mudhook. by a halr,
| you might say. In all the Wlld sea
yarns he had ever read or heard there
was nothing to match this.
| Treasure,
| And steve was destined never to be
passive again. His first Impulse was
to call his companions: his second I'm,
| pulse was to say nothing at all, ana
wait for an opportunity to get the box
to his bunk without being detected
! Treasure Diamonds and rubies and
pearls and old Spanish gold; all hans-
| ing to the fiuke of the anchor.
| "Hornswoggled!" in kind of awesome
| whisper this time. "An' we a-headin Tor
| tn Bahamas" For under his feet he
| could hear the rhythm of the engines.
! 'Whatn I do? If I leave It. some one
| else'll see it." He scratched his chin
| perplexedly: and the cud went back
! to starboard. II got IT!
He took off his coat and carefully
| dropped il down over the mysterious
box. It was growing darker and dark
er all the time, and shortly neither
coat nor anchor would be visible with
out close scrutiny. Treasure: greco.
cupidty, crime Steve saw only the
treasure and not its camp followers.
What did they call them?-doubIoons
and pieces-of-eight?
He ate his supper with his messmates
ana he ate heartily as usual. II would
have taken something more vital than
mere treasure to disturb Steve Blossom
arpetite He was one of those enviahle
Individuals whose imagination and gas
trio juices work at the same time
And while he ate he planned. In the
first place. he would buy that home at
Bedford: then he would take over the
Gilson hC use and live like lord. II
he wanted a drink, all he would have
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tells us even had something on the
resplendent Solomon.
The study and sacrifice and Toll
that are wrapped about the frail
feminine forms of Washingtons visi-
tors can never be fully appreciated
by the casual observer. But the re-
suit of it all is a creature of splen-
dor that is a joy forever. Thus We
have the reason for the beginning of
the grandeur of Washington matt
nee. From every section of the
country We have women coming as
visitors who have determined to
make their appearance in the city
the great moment of their lives.
From all over the world there like
wise come visitors who are deter
mined they shall show the people
living here that nothing can equal
their magnificence. And living in
Washington there are deft and skill
ful fashioners of garments who are
determined that the best of the
visitors shall have nothing on them,
giving that elastic expression all of
the twists its tenuous character is
capable of withstanding.
In practically every other city of
the world which makes a business
of exchanging hotel bills, rubber
neck omnibus tickets. and souvenir
postcards for the contents of the
poCketDOOkS OF ltS NlSltorS, tne Oper-
alton of reducing the guests capital
and resources is made more or less
painless by the variety of amusement
and entertainment offered. In Wash
ington. where the chief forms of
amusement only make themselves
apparent when one has passed out
of the visitor class and become what
We might call an inmate-just what
constitutes Washington residence
not yet having been defined by the
United States Supreme Court-there
is little of the lighter form OF pleas
ure TO be obtained. OF course, one
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CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST.

The prize Of $1,000 will be won by the
nan, woman, or child who writes the
most acceptable solution OF the mystery.
rom which the last two reels OF motion
picture drama will be made and the last
,wo chapters OF the story written by
tiarold MacGrath
Solutions may be sent to the Than
Aouser Film Corporation. either at Chi
ago or New York. any time up TO mid
light. December Il They must bear
'ostoffice mark not later than that date.
his allows four weeks after the first ap-
pearanCe of the last film releases and
three weeks after the last chapter is pub
lished in this paper, in which to sub
NIT solutions
A board of three judges will determine
which Of the many solutions received is
this board will be absolute and final.
Nothing of a literary nature will be con-
sidered in the decision. nor given any
preference III the selection of the winner
Of the S10.0 600 prize. The last two reels
which will give the most acceptable solu-
ton to the mystery. will be presented in
the theaters having this feature as soon
as II is practical to produce same The
story corresponding to these motion pic
lures will appear in the newspapers CO.
incidentally, or as soon after the appear
ance of the pictures as practical. With
the last two reels will be shown the
pictures of the winner. his or her home.
and other interesting features. II is un-
derstood that the newspaper, so far as
practical, in printing the last two chap
tiers Ct the story by Harold MacGrath,
will also show a picture of the success
fui contestant
Solutions to the mystery must not be
more than 100 words long. Here are some
questions TO be kept in mind in connec-
ion with the mystery as an aid 10 a So
luton:
No. 1-What becomes Of the millionaire?
No. 2-What becomes of the 81 600 600?
No. 3-Whom does Florence marry?
No. 4-What becomes OF the Russian
countess?
Nobody connected. either directly or in
directly with The Million Dollar Mys-
cry will be considered as a contestant
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Would Be Astonished.

Had the lady gone north to Fort
Scott, Kan, or Waterloo. Iowa. or
South Bend. Ind. or Decatur. Ill
she would have been equally aston
ished.
With the aid Of the syndicat,d
fashion stories. the parcel post. and
the mail order establishments. the
famous Faris Avenue of Peace has
been placed just around the corner
from any given street address. .ne
length and breadth of the United
States.
The study of geography is begun
by most properly brought-up girls in
this country. with one object in view
that they may choose whether they
Will spend their honeymoon at Mag
ara Falls or in Washington. For
generations Niagara Falls had the
call. But lately WASHINGTON is be-
coming the great honeymoonIng sec
ton. And Washington Is an infec-
tious disease from which no person
has yet recovered. Bring a woman
here on "A honeymoon and she will
alwaTs want to come back again.
There may be lot Of reasons for
this-but the main thing is that she
does come back She works with
might and main during the wears
that intervene between the visits.
getting ready for the trip. and when
she comes back she is arrayed in a
glory that puts to shame the immor-
tai lilies of the field. which legend
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CTo Be Continued Next sunday)
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAP
TEIRS.

stanley Hargreave. millionaire. after mi
fCulous escape from the den OF the gang
brilliant thieves known as the Black Hun
cd. lives the life OF recluse for eighteen
ars. Hargreaye accidentally meets Braine,
. ader of the Black Hundred. knowing
raine win try 10 get him, he escapes from
ping he writes a letter to the girls school,
ere eighteen years before he mysteriously
It on the doorstep his baby daughter, Flor
ice Gray. That day Hargreave also draws
million dollars from the bank but it
8 reported that this dropped into the sea
" hen the balloon he escaped in was pune
florence arrives from the girls school.
ountess Olga. Braine's companion. visits
Ter and claims TO be relative. Two bogus
rr;ectives call. but their plCt is foiled by
: 0rton. a newspaper man.
Ey bri6ing the captain of the Orient, Nor
to@ lays trap for Braine and his gang.
o1ntess Olga also visits the Orient's cap
1sln. and she easily falls into the reporters
snare. The plan proves abortive through
Braine's good luck, and only hirelings fall
no the hands of the police.
Nter falling in their first attempt the
: ack Hundred trap Florence. They ask her
Tor money, but she escapes. again foiling
Them.
Norton and the countess call on Florence
The next DAY, once more safe at home. The
visitors having gone, Jones removes a section
OF flooring. and from cavity takes box.
l. dropping the box into the sea.
Braine conceiYes the idea OF giving a
. ching TaTty. 10 which Florence is in
cd. Jones and Norton both go along. and
. fortunately, on hand to save Florence
: ON being imprisoned in the country house
: which she IS lured.
florence goes horseback riding. and is cap
ed 10y one Of Braine's men along the
Idsde. Norton rescues her They are pur-
B d. however. and the pair make their
. ..Aplete escape only alter Norton has eX-
. oaed a tire on the last approaching ma
3 ne with a bullet.
Countess Olga, scheming to break the en-
agement now existing between Florence
: tiarg-eave and Norton. invites them both
.r her apartments and pretends to faint In
q = reporters arms. FloTenc" appears in
20 doorway Just the planned moment.
3 nd as q result gives Norton back his ring.
.ccomplices of Braine succeed in kidnapping
renee while she is shopping. ana hurry
; 90 of to sea. Norton receives wireless
! Ter informing him that the gil had leaped
. 20 the sea and been drowned.
florence is picked up IN a dazed condition
a partv Of fishermen. The Black Hun
ID locate her and Brsine. dlsguished IS Ter
--ner succeeds in taking her back to sea
tfh him. Florence sets fire to the boat AM
q rescued by a ship which Norton has
On shanghaied.
Eorton and Florence. safely ashore and
- n no longer a1v misunderstanding between
.am take the train for home. The train is
r-cked and waiting members OF the Black
inbred carry the injured Florence to de-
p -.rd hut. Norton. who tries to rescue her,
.. ,aed to the railroad tracks. Florence
, aves him and finally Jones comes TO the
.cue OF both.
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CHAPTER XII.

A DIPSY-CHlNTY, If you please
~ Of sailormen in Jerseys and tar-y
- caps, of rolling gaits, strong to-
bacco and diverse profanity: of
tiers, and blunt-nose schooners, and
amps. canvas and steam. some Of
IN honest, some OF them shady, and
me Of them pirates of the first water
b." did find it necessary TO hoist aloft
" kull and bones. The seas are dotted
iih them. They remind you of the
'"c prosperous merchant. run down at
r heel who sinks along tn" side
.rectS, ashamed to meet those he knew
tn" past. You never hear them men
med in the maritime news. which is
" society column Of the ships; you
wv Of Their existence only by the
cached bones OF them, strewn along
TO- coast
You who crave adventures on high
r..F, you purchase q ticket, a steamer
.aIr and "A couple of popular novels.
on board to the blarc Of a very in
."erent brass band, and believe you
3. adventuring; when. as matter Of
a't you are about TO spend a duh week
fortnight on a water hotel, where the
osL exciting thing is the bugle's call
meals or the discovery of a card
uarp in the smoking room. Take real
Up. 20 as sup"rCargO. to the South
,vrs: take the side streets of the ocean,
nd learn what II can do with hurri-
-H@s. tyDhOOns, blistering calms, and
'.'n soul. There Will be adventure
cough then. If YOU are a weaklinS,
q i,lrr you are made strong or you die.
IN honest ship, but run down at the
''l. rode at anchor in the sound.
Of the hooker breed: that
6. her principal linz % business was
. u ling baTEes up and down The coast.
When she could not pick up enough
~ Ees 10 max" it pay. why. she'd 90
down 10 cuba for bales OF
~, heaven smelling onion. Today she
IS an onion ship; which preclu6es anv
.I,a of adventure. She was about 400
.une. and her engines We're stcrnward
lid not amidship. She carried two
,rasts and a half dozen hoist booms.
I'D the only visible sign Of anything
W on her was her bOwsprit. This was
.l.w doubtless because she had poked
. rr nose too far into her last slip.
Her crew was orderly and tractable,
There were shore d-unks, to be sure,
90 ause they were sailors; but they
ere peaceful lot withal. 1t this mo-
D. cnt they were at work. They novel
e bout briskly, for they were on the
ONT of sailing for the Rahamas-per-
.lhrs for more onions. Presently the
creaked and shTilied, and the
lobby links, much in need of tar paint.
81 as fish gflls. clattered down into the
low Sometimes they painted the chain
= II came over: but paint was costly,
nd This was done only when the ain
nor threatened to stay on the bottom.
There was a sailor among this crew,
T. nd lac went by the name of Steve Bios
s@n, ana he was one Of his kind. 4
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Saved Partisan Gowns.

TIL, managers of To-day" TO he pro.
duccd i'm Washington carly i'm the com
ing season. are clated at having re-
ccived the entire outfit of Partisan
GOWNS for the members of the com
Ianv before the outbreak of the war
in Europe. Several managers not so
fnrtrnatn will have 10 start their sea-
soma without imported costumes.
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$4,000 FOR 100 WORDS

The Million Dollar Mystery" story will
in for twenty-five consecutive weeks in
lis paper. by an arrangement with the
hanhouser Film Company it has been
made possible not only to read the story
n tn-s pGper. but also to see il each
week in the various moving picture thea
lers For the solution of this mysteri-
US story $4,000 will be given.
The Washington times., 1914-09-13
By GARDNER MACK.

In these parlous times, when an
of the Rue de la Paix and drop a
bomb or two right in the middle Of
the 6:S o'clock, September 13, 1914,
styles and thus compel the woman
who goes out to dinner at 6:3s o'clock
to be hopelessly behind in the fash
ioning of her gown, an institution
that has been quietly growing for
years may be flashed before the feIni-
nine world for what it really is.
Washington is true Capital for A
country without traditions, for in
Washington there Is less tradition
than anywhere. The institutions of
the city are distinctive in a sense.
and yet there are few of them that
are distinctive OF Washington. OF
these few there Is one that is unique
probably in the entire world
This is the Washington matinee.
A Style Show Here.
Nowhere does the matinee-the
theater matinee that is-partake of
the style show as it does in Wash
ington. And nowhere in the world
can there been seen such a variety
OF style or such up-to-the-minute
garniture of feminine charms.
Just why this should be, there has
never before been an ADEQUATE ex-
PLANTATION. But the fact remains that
a Washington matinee is a disDlay
OF fashion such as Is not to be found
IN any other city in the country.
And the first matinee of the new
theatrical season is usually far and
away beyond the fall openings of the
great shops where one expects to
see the fall models in all their splen-
dor
The fact of the matter ia tb,-
washington has been quietly build
ing up an institution of fashion that
has.now reached such a state of ner-
iectlon the entire world is marvel
ing at 1.-THE world. one might say
havlng few other fashions at the
present time TO occupy its attention
"A woman writer who lives in New
York. and is of New York. was re-
Gently astonished while in Texas NOT
only to find II living in quiet CON
tent so far from Manhattan. bur To
see on Main street. Fort Worth
women whose clothing seemed to
have been designed after later edi-
tlons Of the fashion looks than had
reached New York before the tray-
elcr left that city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-06

show worth while.
The decoration of the exteriors of
buildings with American flags began
late today. Kansas avenue will present
a gala appearance Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday.
That Home Trade Spirit.
Topeka people are just beginning to
realize that the shopping facilities in
Topeka are not surpassed anywhere in
the country; that it isn't necessary to
go to Kansas City. Chicago, or else
where to get the best materials and
the latest styles at reasonable prices.
The home trade" spirit is now
more manifest than ever before, but
it has taken outsiders to convince To-
pekans that the sores here are the
best in the state and that the shopping
advantages are not surpassed else
where. The records of the Topeka
Rebate association show that shop
pers come to the capital city from all
parts of Kansas.
The goods on display at the To-
peka stores will speak for themselves.
Elaborate music and flowers will not
be necessary to bring the crowds.
Kansas avenue will be astir this
week. Thousands of outsiders are ex-
pected to be here for the fall show.
and Topekans will be down town in
force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-06
Local Share Of 1OO,OOO,OOO in
Gold From United States.
IT Will Be I'M AID TO STATE.
~Anything That Moves the
Grain Helps Us"-Ames.
Re-establishment of Normal
Conditions ON Market.

Topeka banks will contribute $685.
900 towards a gold fund of 100000
900 being raised by the banks and
trust companies in the central reserve
and reserve cities to facilitate for
eign exchange transactions on account
of the war.
The banks have been asked to con-
tribute a certain percentages of their
deposits. and TOpeka's share is $4,000.
OF this amount 25 per cent will be sent
to New York within the next day or
two in the form Of gold certificates;
the balance will be subject to the call
of the federal reserve board. The gold
certificates will be exchanged for gold
by the subtreasurer at New York.
The requirements of all parts of the
United States for foreign exchange will
be fairly and impartially dealt with.
In speaking of the plan E. E. Ames,
vice president of the Central National
bank, said this afternoon: kansas
will be benefited as anything that will
help in the exporting of grain will
help u.s.
The raising of the $1OO,OOO,0OO fund
in the opinion of bankers will help ma
terially in the re-establishment of nor
NAL conditions in the foreign market.
The Topeka banks will not be called
upon to pay more than rs per cent OF
the $4,000 at one time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-06
TAKE Time TO THINK.
Is Main Provision of New Treaties
Touching Disputes OF Future.

Washington, Oct. "a conference be-
tween Count Won Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador and Secretary of State
Bryan which lasted more than an hour
revived the report that Germany was
about to sue for peace through the
agency of this government.
Secretary Bryan announced later
however. that he had sent for the Ger
man ambassador to personally submit
him copy of the peace treaties which
this administration has been negotiat-
ing with foreign powers The Aus
trian ambassador was also consulted
by Secretary Bryan. The main feature
of the new treaties provide that a Ger
tain period shall be set aside for dis
passionate deliberation and negotiation
when matters become acute between
nations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-06
ENGLISH CALLED TO ARMS
UNDER APPEAL OF GERMAN
SLAVERY And humiliation


'"Thank God We Are Americana
New York, Oct 6-Because
there are thirteen nationalities
represented among his musicians,
Walter Damrosch, conductor Of the
Symphony Society, spoke to them,
counseling absolute neutrality
when the orchestra met today for
it's first rehearsal. The war would
put a strain upon the harmony of
personal relations in the orchestra,
Mr.. Damrosch said. and he wanted
them all to agree to remember
certain rules of conduct. These
were:
1. We are all Americans, no
matter where we were born.
2. Do not let us discuss among
ourselves as to who first started
the row.
3. Do not think that all the pa
triotism and bravery demonstrated
in this war are to be found only in
the country in which you were
born.
4. Do not think that all the cul-
ture and civilization Of our time
comes from the country OF your
birth. There are great scientists
and artists to be found in every
one Of the contesting countries and
there are also a great number Of
citizens in these countries to whom
their great men mean nothing and
who will be still classed as barbar-
ians.
5. Let us thank God that we are
Americans and that we live in
country which Is today free from
such terrible slaughter.