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The Winslow mail., 1914-10-17

Thursday afternoon Mrs. C j
Spellmire's house was adorned
with cosmos and carnations when
she entertained, in her usual cor
dial manner, thirty six ladies.
Delicious refreshments were SER
we'd. Progressive whist was en-
joyed and prizes awarded Mrs.
Robert Powell, Mrs. Geo. Rickel,
and Mrs. G Jewett. Others
present were: Mesdames Vein
ert, Tanner, Tarr, Uphoff, Fish,
Mahoney, Shindel, Won Rose,
Folsom, Parr, Walcott, E Wal
colt, G Daze, Morrison, Hansers
Keyes, Hansen, La Chance, Ly-
ons, Kaufman, Proctor, Gillard,
Kleindeinst, Noble, Chadick,
Hickey, Luce, Bazell, Dadey,
Quinlan, Donaldson, Hartman
and Miss Hackley.
--------------1se
Miss Nan Brown, Music Teach
The Winslow mail., 1914-10-17

FOR SALE. Small rooming-
house in Redlands, California:
good paying proposition; reason
able rent; best location in city.
Everything clean and in good
condition. Address Grace Smith.
8 West Central street, Redlands,
California.
The Winslow mail., 1914-10-17
PASTE THIS IN YOUR HAT

Be entertained by having your
fortune told: manicuring done
and sightseeing auto-trip: fish
pond for the children: everything
for everybody: just be sure and
come to The Carnival given by
the Charity Association at the
Babbitt's old store building, on
Thursday, October %,
FOR SALE : House Tent in
good condition. = Inquire of O.
Harmon, Round House.
The Winslow mail., 1914-10-17

Pure food demonstration at
Babbitt's all day Saturday--free
to the ladies,
The Winslow mail., 1914-10-17

Miss Nan Brown, Music Teach
er---studio at residence,
The Winslow mail., 1914-10-17

A party of high school boys
enjoyed a hunting trip in the
mountains this weel. They ex-
pect to return with few deer
snd turkeys on their belts.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-26

The belief that some persons have
the power to injure other persons
simply by looking at them is still
widely accepted among most OF the
queer peoples" of our globe.
Especially is it true in Asia Minor,
Syria and Palestine, where Jesus
Christ gave the world its great les
son on the omnipotent power of the
Divine Being.
The eye is, as potent to ignorant
people, whose minds are full of fam
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-26

ciful interpretations of natural laws,
as superstition may conceive; the
error arises from lack of under
standing of its operation rather than
recognition of its power. The per-
son. who felt himself under. the spell
of mstrous eye, with penetrating
gaze, would be too, agitated calmly
to consider the cause of his terror,
and attribute to another the results
for which he himself was mainly re-
sponsible. The uncommon color Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
POLICE SEARCH
FORD. {. WOOD:
THEFT ALLEGED

ID II. Wood, treyeling salesman
for the Peet Brothers company OF
Kansas City, manufacturers VI
soap, who was arrested last win
ter after running down a little
girl on Jefferson avenue with his
automobile. is sought by the Ia
coma and Puget Sound police to.
day on a general charge of EN-
bezzlement. The warrant issued
fer Woods arrest yesterday after
noon by Justice Evans specifics
tho alleged embezzlement OF
$4,000 from the soap manufac-
turing company. w. A. Leavltt,
representing Peet Brothers, who
way responsible for the warrant,
declares that Wood is short about
,O00 in his accounts.
Wood formerly lived at the In
gleside apartments. He gained
publicity when he struck little
child with his automobile last
winter. Demanding a jury trial,
Wood managed to be freed OF tn 9
charge of reckless driving.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
TAXPAYERS
ORGANIZED

The State Taxpayers associa-
ed yesterday In this city when
representatives from thirteen
counties elected Judge William
II. Smell of Tacoma president. The
other officers are: First vice
president, j. ". Maxwell, Nation
al City Bank, Seattle; second vice
PRESIDENT, A. c. Moore, Walla
Walla; secretary, ]. II. s. Lyle,
Tacoma. The thirteen counties
which are charter members are
Pierce, Garfield, Columbia, Klic-
kitat, Yakima, Chehalis, Cowlitz,
Lewis, Thurston, Whitman, Ben
ton, Walla Walla and King.
The organization decided to
hold an annual meeting on the first
Monday in December at the sem
ate chamber in Olympia. The
board of directors of each county
association will elect represent
tative to attend this meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
Wholesale
Quotations
Corrected Dec. 81

Corrected Dec. S.)
II Jivestock--cows, 6 16c; calves
s0sc; hogs &c: sheep 405c:
lambs. 506c.
Butter and Eggs-Rancn but
ter. a 42c; strictly fresh ranch
eggs, 41@43c.
Poultry = Hens 11012e;.
ducks, 10@12c; squads. 50: rab.
bits, so loo; turkeys. 22@24c.
Jobbing Quotations.
The following prices are fur
nished the Times daily by leading
firms engaged IN the various
provisions, etc. These prices are
paid by the retailers to the CON-
mission men:
Cheese-Wash.. 10000; Til.
lamook, 16@17c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 43@45c.
Butter-WashIngton creamery,
32 a SAC; Oregon, 32c; East
err, 32c.
Fresh Meats - steer, 1870
12kc. cows. 11lkc; heifers,
-12c;. hogs. trimmed sides,
iSc; do, combination, 17hc;
whole. 14c; small veal. 100
lie; heavy veal, 1O@11c; ewes,
SIC; mutton, wethers, 1O1ac;
lamb, 12@t3c.
Professionalism apples. 90c al
$1.15; native, 75c@1. Bananas,
" C lib. Oranges, Valencias, So
M3.50. japanese oranges. box,
75c. Naval oranges, $2.S5 box.
Lemons, s4.50@5.5O. Fall but
ter pears, $3.50. Grapes, Emper-
ors, s1.40@ 1.50 crate; Cal. Ma.
laga. $1.25 crate. Crau-
berries. Jersey Bell, $4,000;
Homestead, $3.50. Grape fruit,
$2.75 4.5O box. Pears, cold
storage. $1.35@1.75. Persim-
mons, loo lib. Pomegranates, 81
box.
Vegetables-Green onions, zoe
doz.; Oregon yellow, cwt., 90c;
Head lettuce, California, $1.856 al
2 crate. Irish leaf lettuce, ST..
Yakima turnips, 1925; rutabagas
1 &c; carrots, $3.50; retail, 8 lbs.
Potatoes, Yakima, $17%1S ton:
White River, SIG ton. Gu
cumbers. large, doz., 40c. Cab
bage, h., nc. Oregon cauliflow-
err. $3.50 crate. Green corn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
lUMBERMEN PLANiI0 EXPLOIT
DOUGLAS FIR 0EWAShINGT0N

With an idea OF inauglrating a
gre alter and more far-reaehing
Publicity crusade for the Douglas
fir that thrives in Washington.
lumbermen who are attending the
forestry convention in Tacoma
met at the Tacoma hotel last
night and made tentative plans to
organize the Douglas Fir Exploi-
tation 4 Export company" Tie
organization would operate a sales
bureau and exploit tho famous
Douglas fir in all corners OF the
globe, All of the 200 or more
lunlbermen who crowded the vik-
lug loom OF the hotel we're en-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08

thusastic over 1.-The plan.
Today's session of the Forestry
and Conservation association con
sisted OF addresses. statistical and
committee reports. The session
win end with banquet at Z
io'cleck tonight.
The session today included an
address by Austin Cary of Wash
ington, ID. c., on the objects and
methods OF investigation under
taken by the forest service which
arc expected to result In favor
able constructive benefits for all.
and q reply to the governments
expert by II. @, Griggs OF the ST.
raul mill. Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
! WOMAN In SCANDAL

DETROIT, Dec. S.--Miss Mar
garet McCready, of Ypsilanti,
Mich. charged with being the
author of score or more of OBJ
scene letters mailed to promin-
ent Ypsilanti residents, was plac-
ed ON trial in the federal court
here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
Girls Assailant
Must Serve Term

OLYMPIA, Dec. S.--The SUI
preme court has handed down q
decision confirming the sentence
imposed by the Chelan county
courts upon William N. Gay, con-
victed of crime against his sIs-
ter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
NEW SECRET SERVICE MAN

A. B. Preuster of Washington,
ID. c., has been appointed assist
ant to the operative in charge OF
this district of the secret service,
according to advices received by
Capt. Thomas b. Foster.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
LAYHUE HONORED

CENTRALIA, Dec. 81. VI.
iayhue, supt. of Centralia's public
schools. has been elected presi-
dent of the Lewis County Princi-
pals association.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
Barton Is Mayor
of North Yakima

NORTH YAKIMA, Dec. 81.
+. Barton, president of the Bust
hess Mems association, was elect
ed mayor yesterday. His MAJOR
ity was S13 votes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
Hart On the Job
In Listers Place

OLYMPIA, Dec. S.-Lieut. Gov.
Louis +. Hart of Tacoma is act
ing governor of the state this
week during Gov. Listers absence
in California. Gov. Lister went
south for a rest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
PLAN G.. A. R. MEET

CENTRALIA, Dec. S.-Plans
for the entertainment of the G. ~.
II. convention in this city next
June were discussed at a meeting
of the Centralia Commercial club
yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
Orchardists Will
Have PaulhamlIs

NORTH YAKIMA, Dec. S.-W.
II. Paulhamus will probably have
charge of the state fruit selling
agency to be established here by
orchardists, it was announced to-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
STOCK HOUSE BROKE

NEW YORK-The stock brok-
erage firm of j. r. Pierson, r., q
Co., notified the stock exchange
that 1t was unable to meet obli-
gations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08

that have voted to continue the
strike are the machinists, black
smiths, railway carmen and sheet
metal workers unions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08

strike of shopmen on the Harri-
man lines have voted to continue
the strike, according to announce
ment here. The organizations
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
WILL CONTINUE STRIKE

ST. LOUIS, Dec. S.-Four of
the organizations involved in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08
EHaabeA s/o20snAne

Even in war times members of
the German royal family take
time to be photographed. This Is
a recent picture of Princess Eliza
beth of Oldenburg whose hus-
band is the kaiser's cousin.
Prince Oldenburg recently dec
GRATED the emperor with the Fed
erick Augustus cross.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08

sc. Sweet potatoes. $3.50 cwt. I
Pumpkins, 1ac. Oregon cider, rs
a. 30c gal. Home grown celery,
Acc doz. Brussels sprouts, Sc ID. !
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08

dozen, zoe. Yakima squash,
Ike pound. Spinach, pound,
&c. Chill peppers $1.35 box. TO
matoes, $1@1.15 box. Wax beans,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-08

Green peas, 12c. Egg plant. 81
@$1.25 crate.
Hops, 1914 crop. sole;
1913 crop. nominal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-10
$4,000 FOR ONE HUNDRED WORDS

"7he Million Dollar Mystery" story
UiH run for t,centy-ttoo consecutive toeeks
in this paper. By an arrangement toith
the Thanhoascr Film company IL has been
made possible not only to read the story
In this paper but also to see il each toeek
in The UdrioHS moving picture theaters.
For the solution of this mystery story
10000 tofH be oiDen By the Thdnhouser
Film corporation
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST.
The prize of $4,000 toiH be loon by the
man, toonpdn or child toho tcrites the most
acceptable solution of the mystery, from
Which the last ttoo reels of motion picture
drama toiH be made and the Iqt too
chapters of the story toritten By Harold
MacGrdth.
Solutions may be sent to the Than
houSer Film corporation at South Wa-
bash dvenue, Chicago, H., or Thanhoaser
Film corporation, II West Tioenty-third
street, Neto York City, N. Y, any time up
10 midnight, Jan. II, 1915. This allocs
several loeeks otter the last chapter hos
been published.
board of three judges tciU determine
Whioh of the many solutions received is the
most acceptable. The judges are to be
Harold MdcGrdth, Lloyd Lonergdn, and
Miss Nae Tinee. The judgment of this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-10

board totH be absolute and final Nothing
CT literary nature tciH be considered in
the decision, nor given any preference in
the selection of the tcinner of the $4,000
prize. The last ttoo reels, which TOLL give
the most acceptable solution to the mys-
terry, tcfH be presented in the theaters
hdping this feature as soon as IL is pos
sible to prodStce the same. The story corre-
spending to these motion pictures ,oiH ap-
Fedr fn the newspapers coincidentdIlv, or
as soon after the appearance of the pic
tares as practicable. With the last ttoo
reels toil be shown the pictures of the toiY-
ner, his or her home, and other interesting
features. 1t is understood that the netcs-
papers, so far as practicable, in printing
the last t,oo chapters of the story By Har-
old MdeGrath, toiH also shoe picture of
the successful contestant.
Solutions TO the mystery must not be
more than 100 cords long. Here are some
questions to be kept in mind in connection
nith the mystery as an aid to solution:
No. I-Whdt becomes of the miEliondireP
No. 2-Whdt becomes of the 81 1000, ,000f
No. S-Whom does Florence marry3
No. 4-WhGt becomes of the Russian
coantessP
Nobody connected either directly or In
directly toith 1.-THE Million Dollar Mys-
terry" toiH be considered as contestant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-10

are honest or in the hotel business to make
money"
Again Braine laughed. Bring her back to
New York alone, Esculapius, and fat check
is yours. Nothing could be simpler than an
idea like this It's fact; no man can think
of everything, and you've just proved it to
me. I've tried to do a generals work without
aids. Olga, does any one watch me come and
go any more?"
4" No; I've watched dozen nights. The
man has gone. Either he found out what he
wanted or he gave up the job. To my mind
he found out what he wanted"
And what's that?"
Heaven knows!" discouragedly
Come, doctor, suppose you and go down
to Days for little turn at billiards?"
Nothing would suit me better"
:" All aboard then Goodnight, Olga Keep
your Lair on mean your own hair. We're
going to win out, don't you worry, In I'll
games the minute you begin to doubt you
begin to lose"
That same night Norton sat at his desk, in
his shirt sleeves, pounding away at his type
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-10

" 1 shan't stir! D." declared Susan. "I shan't
leave my girl even if 1 am sick" Susan
caught Florence's hand and pressed it.
Would you like to go with her, Florence?"
asked Jones, with a shy glance at the strange
doctor. The shy glance was wasted. The
doctor evinced no sign that it mattered one
way the other to him.
" 1t is nothing very serious now," he vol
unteered. But it may turn out serious If 1t
is not taken care of at once"
q" What is the trouble?" inquired jones'
who was growing fond of Susan.
Weak heart. Sunshine and good sea air
will strengthen her up again. No. no as
Jones drew forth his wallet. I'll send in my
bill the first of the month. Sunshine and sea
air; that's all that's necessary. And now,
good-day."
All very businesslike; not the least cause in
the world for any one to suspect that new
trap was being set by the snarers. The maid
returned TO the sewing room, while Florence
coddled her companion and made much of her
Jones was suspicious, but dig in his miud
as he would he could find no earthly reason
for this suspicion save that this attribute was
now instructive, that it was always near the
top II Susan was i'll she must be given
good care; there was no getting around this
fact. Later, he telephoned several prominent
physicians. The strange doctor was recon-
mended as a good ordinary practitioner and in
good standing; and so Jones dismissed his sus-
picions as having no hook to hang them on
His hair would have tingled at the roots,
however, had he known that this same physi-
clan was one of the two WHO had signed the
document which Lad accredited Florence with
insanity and had all but succeeded in making
supposition fact. Nor was Jones aware
of the fact that the telephone wire had been
tapped recently. So when he finally concluded
to permit Florence to accompany Susan to
Atlantic City he telephoned to the detective
agency to send up trusty man, who was
shadowed from the moment he entered the
Hargreave home till he started for the railway
station. He became lost in the shuttle and
was not heard from till weeks later, in Ha-
vana. The Black Hundred found good profit
in the shanghai-ing business.
Susan began to pick up as they say, the
day after the arrival at Atlantic City, due,
doubtless, to the cessation of the poison she
had been taking unawares The two young
women began to enjoy life for the first time
since they had left Miss Farlow's They were
up with the sun every day and went to bed
tired but happy. No one bothered them. Ii
some stray reporter encountered their sigma
lures on the hotel register, he saw nothing to
excite his reportorial senses. All this, o,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-10

writer From time to time he paused and
teetered his chair and scowled over his pipe
at the starit night outside. Bang would go
his chair again. and clickity-click would sing
the keys of the machine The story he was
writing was in the ordinary routine; the ar
rival of great ocean liner with some political
notables who were not adverse to denouncing
the present administration. You will have
noticed, no doubt, that some disgruntled npli-
tician is always denouncing the present ad-
minstration, it matters not If it be Repub-
lican or Democratic. When you are out of
good job you are alawys prone to denounce.
The yarn bored Norton because his thoughts
were miles southwark
He completed the story, yanked out tile final
sheet called for copy boy, rose and saun-
tered over to the managing editors door, be-
fore which he paused indecsively. The old
man" had been after him lately regarding the
Hargreave story, and he doubted If his err
rand would prove successful
However, he boldly opened the door and
walked in.
Humph said the old man." twisting
Ibis cigar into the corner of his mouth. "Got
that story?"
Norton sat down. "Yes but have not got
1t foy pEint yet. Mr. Blair, when you gave
me the Hargreave job you gave me carte
blanche"
It did" grimly. But, on the other hand,
did not give you ten years to clear 1t up in"
Have ever fallen down on good story7"
quietly.
"M'. can't remember" grudgingly.
Well, IL you'll have patience I'll not fall
down this one. It's the greatest criminal
story ever handled, but it's so big that it's
going to take time"
Gimme an outline"
at have promised not to- with a grimness
equal to the old mans" :" If line of this
story trickes out it will mean that every other
paper will be moving around, and in the end
will discover enough to spoil my end of it,
Ill tell you this much The most colossal
band of thieves this country ever saw is at
one end of the stick. And when l say that
counterfeiting and politics and millions are
all involved, you'll understand how big it is
This gang has city protection. We are run
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-10
9 I77M|LLlON DOLLAR MYSTERY 9
HAROLD MAC GRAIf1.--.

course, was due to Norton's policy of keeping
the affair out of the papers.
Following Jones' orders, they made friends
with no one. Those about the hotel-especiRi-
ly the young men-when they made any ad-
vances were politely snubbed Every night
Florence would write to her good butler to
report what had taken place during the day,
and he was left to judge for himself if there
was anything to arouse MS suspicious He, of
course, believed the two were covertly guarded
by the detective he had sent after them.
When Braine called upon Olga he found Lis
doctor there.
Well what's the news?" he asked.
had better run down and inquire how
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-10
; FLORENCE EALLs mo a BED or aDckaANO

ming them all into a corner; but we want that
corner so deep that none of them can wrigglo
out of it.
Uhm. Go on"
" want two months more"
The 9" old man beat tattoo with his fat
pencil. Sixty days, then And If the yarn
isn't on my desk at midnight, you"
" Hunt for another job. All right. I came
in to ask for three days leave"
You're your own boss, Jim, for sixty days
more. Whadda v mean counterfeiting?':
Those new tens and twenties. If STUN
BILE on that right, why, 1 can turn it over
without conflicting with the other story
Well, go to it."
=" I'm turning in my regular woAk, day in
and day out, and while doing it I've gone
through more hairbreadth escapes than you
ever heard of. They have been after me- I've
dodged falling safes; I've been shangLaied,
poisoned but haven't said word"
Good Lord Do you mean all thatT'
Every word, sir"
III make it ninety days. jim; and If this
story comes In I'll see that you get a corking
bonua'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-10
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

Stanley HarEreave, millionaire, after a
gang of brilliant thieves known AS tho
Black Hundred. lives the life of a re-
cluse for eighteen years. Hargreave ac-
cidenta1Iy meets Braine, leader of the
Black Hundred. Knowing Braine will
try to get him, he escapes from his own
home by a balloon. Before escaping he
writes 4 letter TO the girls school where
eighteen years before he mysteriousIy
left ON the doorstep his baby daughter,
Florence Gray. That day HarEreave
also draws S1,OOO.OOO from the bank, but
It is reported that this dropped into the
sea when the balloon he escaped In was
punctured.
Florence arrives from the Lirls' school.
Countess Olga, Braine's companion, Wis
its her and clninss her a relative. Two
bogus detectives call, but their plot is
foiled by Norton. n newspaper man.
After failing in their first attempt, the
Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask
her for money, but she escapes, again
foilinE them.
Norton and the countess call Flor
ence the next day, once more safe at
home. The visitors having gone, Jones
removes n section of flooring and from
a cavity takes a box. Pursued by mem-
bers of the Black Hundred. he rushes to
the water front and succeeds in drop
ping the box into the sea.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-10

The doctor leaned forward and whispered
a few words.
Well, I'm hanged" Braine laughed and
slapped the doctor the shoulder. The
simplest thing in the world. Mad dog>wouldn't
be in it. always said that you had gray
matter if you cared to exert yourself"
Thanks replied the doctor dryly. "I'll
drop down there tomorrow, if you say so,
make deuce Of disturbance"
Not if you scare the hotel people"
That is what propose to do. They will
not want such thing known. 1t would scare
every one away for the rest of the season.
But of course this depends upon whether they