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sone assurance that economies are to
be practised."
Stewart Browne. president Of the
United Real Estate owners Association
Robert simon. president Of Henry Nor
uenthau Company i. tlarerCe Dawes,
A real estate operator in The. Bronx
Robert f.. bowling. membe ~ the COM
mitt.e on taxation OF the Real Estate
Board former Borough President NIL.
Ter OF The Bronx and "thers testiheh
AT the hearing yesterday as ~ the M
ability Of real estate In New York
city To assume any more urdens.
More than one denounced the paternal
tendencies of the city government. MI.
Davies said tnat these theories OF "hat
the city ought to do had been brought
fr,m abroad and were loaded on the
community by dreamers who had failed
TO see that the spirit Of this country
and this city is against the constant
interference Of government ana the
enormous tax burdens which II implies
Among other things he said NAT Two
thirds Of The thousands of city employ
ees ~prea'ted by civil service wouldn't
he able TO make 80 per cent. OF what
they are paid now " they had To 20
out and make "A living for themselves
This city government is a gosern-
ment Of weaklings. declared Mr..
browne. "Nilli'ns are lsing spent on
Weddings. Criminals are being manu-
featured and the people who pay the
bills are being pauperized Two city
Magistrates agree with ne IN putnfS
crime increase up TO the present city
admir- istration'
Mr.. simon declared that the only way
to curb the ex~travagancc or the city
administration was 10 adopt the Phiia-
delphia plan. There, he said. the as
SCISSORS make "A lair estimate OF the
value " the land and the r"ve''ues from
other sources are conserNatiNelN "alcu-
| lated, a low rate Of taxation * struck
and the city Couucil is told that so much
money Is forthcoming and H. more and
that city expenditures must he KEEP;
within that limit,
All of the witnesses agreed yesterday
that something must he done to ont
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ETHICAL CULTURE SCHOOL.
Central Park West and Sixty-third Street.
From k~indergarten To College,
Athletic Field. Open Air Depart mcnt.
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GREAT NECK. Long Island.
ALLABES. New York;
the MOUNTAIN SCHOOL

soc acres. 1000 Il. elevation. In Catsxl..
Mountain Forest Preserve. College pre-
p~ratory. boarding, Tor boys . to ~. Out
door and winter sports Distinctive fea-
tures: open Air. Inspiration; Training,
Individual help; Character and Personality
Development. Unique and effective meth.
obs. Happy life. ELIAS u. bROvN
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GERMANS PLEDGE LOYALTY,
500 N~mh~vs Of Alliance Cons
graduate WtisOH an DetrothaI.

DENVER. oct, 7,--Members of the Ger
man American Alliance, numbering 500.
pledged anew their allegiance 10 the
United States and to the principles on
which the republic IL founded at a nan
,Iet Of the organization to-night and
enthusiastically al proveh I a hope that
mis- country may he tine Instrument for
establishing permanent world peace.
tn secretary was instructed tn send
congratulations to President Wilson on
The announcement Of his engagement.
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s@13,0O0,OOO
JOKE PLAYED
BY TAX BOARD
Takes Bank and Insurance
Figures as Basis for AS
Sessmemt Jump.
SWORN VALUATIONS
AS GIVEN TO STATE

The Tax Department has suddenly
'ound out that nineteen buildings IN
his city ov ned and occupied by life
md hre insurance companies and by
nvings banks are worth altogether
il3. 1000. 00O more than the total for which
hey were assessed last year. and In
At, for several years past.
To say that the department has learned
mis- Is perhaps overstating the fact. for
while the assessment rolls opened n
'ew days ago show that these nineteen
buildings have boon advanced In total
salue from ,N,sso,ooo to s5%.sst,ooo
Dr purposes Of taxation. the general
opinion around the department seems
o be that the Mitchell administration
vas played = little joke OF the owning
,ompanics in order to get more taxes
tut Of them by giving their properties
raiues which they do not deserve. but
ssiues to which the compa MES them
,elyes have sworn.
This 10 the story as it was told yes
srd,y: In looking ABOUT for data on
Sh'eh W paSe '"e "e" "
only of real estate but personal prop
,r,y OF individuals and corporations as
veil various records and reports to state
authorities were found. including the
annual reports OF insurance companies
o the State Superintendent, Of Insurance
md of M vings banks to the state Bank
ny pepa rtment. In these reports the
o~n,panies making them list their as
,ets to show their standing at stated
.ime. and among these assets are
listed the land and buildings in which
hay do business.
wide difference IL Found.
A.
some Nho"ihs couhun'sslonel .ooN tne
Ioupic 10 Vonnpa'e W" "suieo " 81.
'upni''eo 10 'ne 'ta'e "ut"''I,es -.
ne heures q. NaIue on " ma.
OILS anu IN mann cases iou'o W."
inference ror instance, ne ioanu wa.
ne Me'roPonGih Lug !epS.,1u wy
stare autnorlt.es tna, ns o.t"'"e Mas
worm apout si',ooo'ovV' WHY ~ " ~
'arrieo on the 'aN pooNs - ,,-,'iy''''
n the case OF 'he N''ah'io "u,".' ~.
.urance COMPANY ne 'ou"' '
Nompahy represented is puiiuI"s NC
worth apout Sf'o"V'"""' "nre 80"
dkcu VI " a. NJ
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$3.50
III the people. he SAID are 10 nave
free medical service. free college edu-
cation. free libraries, free lectures, iree
ice, free music. free recreation csntres
and Fairgrounds. free baths ana 'ods,ns
houses II masnihceht san'tar'u'hs Ior
inebriates must De provided H. IN other
words. the thrifty and providsnt citiseh
is TO become his brothers keeper, then
the burden 10. OF course. far Too great
for real estate to bear and other forms
of wealth must take their share"
He denounced the plan to build a ne
! County Court House at "A cost OF $40. 000.-
600 and declared that Mayor Mitchell
and others who had talked much OF
economy had approved an appropriation
of s325. 600 for three wears Tn defray
tho .xpeuses az n commission that Ia to
iny.s,icate the terminal and port facili-
rio. NJ N,w York Turning 10 the College
M ,h. CIV ,f New York he said that in
.,i,,,i,r w,s maintained M an annual
,ns, -, sSoo ooo
..vH,o,h.. ~. ,,,y ow.. ,rvhody a
IT,. L.. 10, or ,o, 4, , nu.s,io, :,
S'N -, n.I... ,h., ~ ,i,, a..
Nv 80 A.. -. 80 10. 80, -
enCue" 49, $3.50 - D..
s"s a,"' $50 a.. ~.
'ha. : u polnt ne, =
cent Oh 'ns s,uuem's Nv Noneso y.
the 'Ny OF Ne" i"rh arr ,"e soIs "
men "hp vouiu dnu ~uu'o pay = WV
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pei the business and PROPORTIONAL men
who max their none: mere to contrib
ute something war the support of the
city which gives them the privilege of
dong business.
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THIS DIRECTORY APPEARS DAILY
8 suNnAI;, RATES ON REQUEST:
BUREAU. N. Y. SUN, n. Y. CITY.
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DANCING.
DANCING.
NEW YORK. New York CITY.

arc nov i"cat"d at ISL W-st End Ave,
Near I'll -
Private and class instruction in M.-iern.
At site and interpretive Dancing, for
Adults ami children
Telephone COL. 36i.
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was with her and they would know
what 20 do.
There hae been a series Of autemo-
bile holdupa about this time, so when
the three mtn sprang out from an al
leyway and Oyerpowered the chauf.
feur Zudora was quite innocent 70 Tar
Is suspecting the truth. Nine. Du Val
struggled valinntly. but she. too. was
bound and gagged. The men started
the car at once and headed for one OF
the nondcscrlpt docks along the winter
front Here the two women were com.
manded ON the pain Of death TO nlight
from the automobile and step into the
motorboat that was waiting in the
slip.
Madame waited and wept offered her
jewels. implored. The men paid no at
tention TO her. Zudora. on the con-
trary. uttered noe sound. She read
these brute faces tolerably we'll There
was no particle OF mercy in any one OF
them. Where were they taking themf
What were they going to do with
themf Down the river sped the high
power boat. across the bay toward the
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Salt rheum is one OF the worst
and unfortunately one of the most
common of all diseases. How il
reddens the skin, itches, oozes, dries
and scales, and then does this all
over againl Sometimes il covers
the whole body with inhamed,
burning patches and causes intense
suffering.
Salt rhcum comes from humors
in the blood. This is why local APP
plications do so little good. It will
continue to exist, annoy, pain and
perhaps agonize, until these humors
have been removed.
Ask your druggist for Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1t goes to the source
of the trouble. 1t cleanses the
blood Of the humors that cause salt
rheum. IL has given perfect salts
faction in thousands Of cases. Get
it today.
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~ opfnlon. sn1 uilh rs ono ID hl01
them they may stumble upon some
thing worth while. What shaii We dor
THE captain win be here shortly"
said madame. wen talk Il over when
he cdmss. IL we move at all II must
be at the sa,se time as they move"
And Radcliffe when he arrived read.
lily agreed with this. He had no desire
to leave the comforts OF New York.
and he growled not a little. but he
realized that he had no choice.
with Hunt and Baird out OF the way
l might be able to induce Zudora 20
take a vacation" suggested madame.
''She has beaten me dozen times. and
It rankles"
"Suit yourself about that. What's
the matter with sending her to visit
Beggar Mary at Craig islandf There's
no need now OF putting her out OF the
way for good"
''Hut we could make good terms with
the enemy II we had Zudora where we
wanted her"
"wall. that's in your hands. Come
on. Bruce. We may find Il difncuit to
get decent booking"
-0n a South Africa tubf Leave that
to me. But we must agree upon some
corking good makeup II we are to es-
cape the old hawk eyes Of Hunt"
On the day Of departure Hunt said to
Baird that It would be wise to make no
acquaintances In the smoke room. They
both played chess, and they could very
well while away the time at this pur-
suit without any outside assistance.
With equal cunning Radcliffe impress
ed Bruce with the fact that they had
better dine In their staterooms and |
keep or the promenade deck as much |
As possible. They both might escape a
casual glance from Hunt. but there
was small need Of counting discovery
by hanging around In the vicinity of
he old thief taker.
The voyage was uneventful. Six
weeks later Hunt and Baird arrived at
he Zudora mine and set about the task
II locating the second mine. One end
Il the survey they could locate, but
whether 1t ran north. east or west re-
NAMED for them to find out. They
Employed the services of an expert
miner to spot blue clay"
II guess you chaps are up against
T." he admitted after the first week.
From your map the claim might be
en- or twenty miles north or east or
vest What you have shown me is ,
lerely your mans starting point. You ,
o somewhere from here. but whereT
'ft's wild goose chase. all right" ,
eplied Hunt But we had to find
ut for ourselves. And, by the way. ,
arid. have You noticed the man on
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Baird Climbed Out of The Window.
man following was dangerous mad
man and was attempting to kill him.
Ten pounds to carry me to the sta
tionT said Baird.
"Bnt my orders are to wait for the
expressy'
well, You can go a few miles, drop
me and return before the express ar.
rives."
I'm ready to do that" agreed the
engineer.
As the train started Radcliffe man.
aged to get aboard. He staggered into
the coach where Baird was and a fierce
hand to hand fight took place. The
blood lust went to Baird's head also,
and be fought to kill. What the re-
suit would have been no one can say.
for the battle was strangely interrupt
ed. A spread rail threw the engine OF
the track, and the whole train fol-
lowed 1t down the embankment. Baird
was stunned for a moment, but man
aged to get up and stagger away. The
man Radcliffe appeared to be dead. So
much the better. was Bairds opinion.
He Iimped back TO his lodgings and In
formed Hunt.
I'VE can't get anywhere" said Hunt.
I'VE are only wasting time and money
here. I've booked to sail Saturday. II
these two book for the same boat TIL
have their cuticle taken off and search
ed when We reach New York. Take II
from me. they'll be up to the old game
OF smuggling in gems If that bearded |
chap As dead. well and good. Bat youI
ind that he was merely knocked sense
less
An hour before sailing for America |
Hunt cabled the United States GUS
toms. warning OF the approach Of snug
glers, following this with code de- |
scription.
Bruce came aboard limping. a crutch
under each arm. Radcliffe was no
where to be seen.
Keep away from him." warned
Hunt. IF you see him In the smoke
DOM. keep out. Wen play the same
,amewe played coming over. But I'll
lang him up to dry when he sets foot
a little old New York"
Bruce was searched thoroughly
nOugA. but not a stone as big as a
inhead came to tight. Hunt went
Ome. thoroughly Disguised with the
mole adventure.
Now. meanwhile-in fact, the day
fter Baird and Hunt sailed for South
.frica-Storm and ZudOra entered
'weler's shop and found Nine. Du Val
aking some purchases.
Take ride with me-" she invited.
Storm shook his head decidedly. but
day Zudora was a bit willful. She
herself match for any one H
oman, and perhaps she was.
Il shall be delighted to CO." replied
ldora. IF
Storm accompanied them to the auto. "
wed CURLY and took himself Off II
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AWAIT until call him up" said Hunt
at home as much as possible. Don't
answer any strange letters Gf you
should receive one from either Baird
'or myself saying that we we're In trou-
bile, tear 1t up and sit tight ProMiseT
II PROMISE" said ZudOra.
Honest Injun"
Honest Injun!' she laughed.
"All right. I'll let you know when
we sail. But you mustn't come down
Ito see us of. We are being watched
tlme.'"- 800 ~so.r
On the following day Hunt and Baird
entered booking office and applied for
tickets for Cape Town.
"What do you think about 1t, Hunt?'
"A wild goose chase, but there is al
ways the possibility Of something tmrn-
ing up. II that superintendent was
alive he could help us. We've tust
got to trust to TUCK, But r'll tell you
this much. Baird. I'm in this affair to
the hilt I'm going to win, blind.
feel 1t in my bones that Dr. can get |
the right stuff can break mp the btg-
gest smuggling gang In the country I
They are all clever, we'll educated
They can walk In mnek without bring
Ing any Of 1t away. And when we do
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They'll follow ,us," said Radcliffe.
clutches and the chap with the bi,
beard we've been running into lately ?
Yes: I've been watching them. and
what Is more. they've been watching
u.s.
"Same idea here. Well. let 'em
watch. Much good 1t will do them"
They'll probably carry away some
gems. There is ne injunction to hold
the rogues in the leash. Hunt, I'm
sentimental about this DEAL" continued
Baird lTavely. II want that girl to
come into her own There was a day
when / made things mighty uncom-
Portable FOR her"
That night Bruce and Radcliffe in
dulged in bottle Of champagne.
Hunts mission to South Africa was
failure, and that was all they cared
to know. The clutches of Bruce were
neatly followed out and about ten or
twelve fine stones secreted in each
hollow, then filled with wax. Why
pay duty to Uncle Sam when it wasn't
at all necessary?
They went out to the mines for
final look about the next day and pass |
ed both Baird and Hunt.
They'll follow U.s." said Radcliffe.
"Let 'em. Well play a Joke on
them. Fill up an old watch with peb-
bles. Hunt will have his eye peeled
FOR a bit Of smuggling, and we'll trip
him up. Oh. he, is not so wise rs to
Ook at the crutchesr'
Baird picked out Radcliffe to shad-
w. and the latter lured him to the
window Of the room. Radcliffe picked
he watch out Of the wastebasket.
implied It and enacted little come
" for Baird's particular benefit. He
eplaced the pebbles. smiled and drop
ed the watch into the. basket again.
hen went out. Baird swallowed the
ait quickly enough He recovered ]
he watch. but as he climbed out OF I
lie window he ran into Radcliffe. who
rappled with him. Baird. however. t
Ianaged TO lift first and downed his L
Dponent. whe staggered to bis feet j
ad. with rage. He determined forth o
18th to put Baird out Of the game foi A
seps. e
There was large sand dune beyond n
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10 Beaver street, that Zudora Is held
prisoner for ransom on Crnig island"
F On, the seventh dag she found an
empty beer bottle with patent cork.
She stuffed her message into this and
cast Il out OF the window into the sea
at high tide She hnd little hope, how
ever. OF It's going far. The next day
might see the bottle stranded on the
beach.
Eight weeks after fisherman in
open water picked up the bottle. A
stir land breeze had blown 1t out into
deep water. The fisherman received
for this message sum that Exceeded
a years work.
At once Storm set out for Craig is
land. And woe to those he found
there! This time some one should pay
and pay we'll
TO BE Continued
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ZUDORA
In the Twenty Million
Dollar Mystery
By HAROLD MAcGRATH
copyrisht. lsls and 1913. by Harold Maecrsth

the counts OF abduction and attempted
murder. but the gold and diamond
tnines would stlll be under their con-
troll. No. Miss Keene, we've got to
keep away from the courts until we
have the goods on those flne birds. I'll
go to Africa. but on one coudition."
whats thatT'
THAT can take Jim Baird along
with me. He's familiar with the
ground"
I'VE would be glad 20 have him 60
with you"
wait until ! call him up" said
Hunt, reaching FOR the telephone.
Presently he hooked the receiver and
turned to zudora with q smils.. Africa
It Ia Baird says he will be glad to go
with me. Nov, listen to my advice.
While I'm gone you two children stay
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EH1 VSIdWU OF WySIBEVs
URING one of his visits as La
FOntaine. the artist. Detective
- Hunt was fortunate enough to
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CHAPTER XVII.

Inc tsiano OF Mystery
! URING one of his visits as La
FOntaine. the artist. Detective
IL Hunt was fortunate enough to
secure copy of the lew dia-
mond find which Radcliffe had pnr-
Joined from Zudora's room. But his
best efforts failed to find the secret of
the onyx table. 1t was something to
know, however. that valuable papers
reposed in it. Sooner or later he knew
that he would overcome the obstacle of
the secret spring. Hunt sent the copy
Immediately to Zudora. and one day
she and Storm paid the detective a
visit
Suppose we could locate this f1nd,"
suggested Storm. I'VE could stake 1t
out and make It legally Zudora's auto
matically as new found claim"
But this map gives us only one end
Of the survey" replied Hunt ''The
rogues have just as good chance as
we have"
But If we should start firstr' said
Zudora.
You want me to go to African"
IF you will 1t would be the great
est pleasure in the world to cut under
their feet" went on Zudora. II know
of nothing that would please me more
than to set up claim next door to the
old mine and make 1t pay"
why not bring the whole business
into court and have done with it?"
asked Storm.
''You have told me repeatedly that
we would lose" she answered.
That's fact" assented Hunt. "We
might send them all to Sing Sing on
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The Clutches of Bruce Were Neatly
followed Out.
throw the net there mustn't be hole
large enough for a perch spawn to
swim through"
There was one thing the conspirators
did regularly, and that was to search
once o Eeek the South African sailing
lists. Sometimes Radcliffe performed
this service. sometimes Bruce, some
times Nine. Du Val herself. So one
day, when Bruce was making the
rounds. he came across the two names.
He Jumped into taxi and spun away
10 the Du Val villa to acqnaint the
mistress with the news.
Hunt and Baird are of to South
Africa on Saturday." he announced.
This means new stunts for us. They're
having good deal of luck. If yoI want
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iNs house. and Baird made C0f this.
with Radcliffe At his heels. Had Baird
been armed he would have waited. but
Radcliffe might do some real damage.
and he concluded that discretion was
the better part OF valor. Beyond the
dunes train stood on a siding wait.
ing for the express to pass. Baird ran
to the engineer and explained that the
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wall. THE two Of em are worth ten
thousand If cent. an you men see
that you get itr
Nine Du Val was good actress,
and at no time did she overdo her part.
The moment Zudora was secured in
the rear room. the window OF which
overlooked the arm of the sea. she let
out u shrill scream as IL some one was
torturing her. The scream ended In
bitter sobs. Presently ZudOra heard
nothing more. The reason for this was
that madame had returned to the boat
and was on the way back to the city.
Then John Storm began his long and
weary search. He had dozen detec-
tiVes shadowing Nine. Du Val and all
those WAC entered her villa. When
confronted by Storm she haughtily de
clared that Zudora had left her at the
park. She was terribly sorry. but be.
yOnd that she knew absolutely nothing |
and thought 1t was rather strange that
John Storm should come to her for In
formation
On the ifth day of her imprisonment
ludora found a bit Of lead pencil.
which she hid. She was now free to
yander abont the room. Even If she
rot out there was no way of leaving
he island. On the sixth day she man
ged to find n newspaper She tore
n a strip OF margin and wrote:
1.-The finder will notify John Storm.
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i
som, Fortune.
Jersey coast. An island rose up pres
emily. and the man at the wheel set
his course for this. Zudora heard a
word or two-ransom. fortune. She sat
perfectly STILL She determined to waste
no effort. When the right time came she
would make dash for liberty She
had had some experience In affairs like
this. and she had always managed to
find loophOle.
When they landed they were hidden
TO walk on straight ahead into the
scrub oaks behind which stood ram
shackle house. The sea encroached at
the left within dozen feet.
A wretched old woman greeted them.
"Oh, the deariesr she gurgled. Come
right In! Come right in! Fine clothes
an jools too! Here. you, step faster!"
she suddenly called at Nine. Du Val.
whom she caught roughly by the arm.
"Tie her up. mother. while l take
care o. this one" said one of the alb
ductors. pushing Zudora on ahead Of
him.
It'll tie her up. never you mind" the
bag sent back, and under Zudora's eyes
Mime. Du Val was made fast to the