Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-14

what will do with the $50 If
win it?'' echoed Il petite, sparkling
little maid as she leaned across the
counter in the Star Bulletin office Sat.
urday, handing the advertising man
her solution of the submarine con-
test launched two weeks ago. Why.
I'd take the first boat to Hilo and
the first automobile TO the Volcano
Just think, ] have been here since De-.
c.mber, came over on the Great
Northerns first run, and haven't seen
the sight that attracts people from all
ever the world. It's a shame. If /
only had that $50 would muster all
my. courage, ask the boss for a vaca;
ton and spend every minute of it on
the ocean or the Big Island -.
Agnes Kalogria is no green hand at
solving puzzles. Ever since she was.
a wee little one, and she hasn't grown
much since, she has been worrying her
pretty little head over them First
there were those glass covered boxes
with little tumbling bugs to be put in
their corners, and key puzzles and ALI
the other fascinating toys that:
mothers give to little children to keep
them busy and out of mischief. ..
Then came guessing games at.
parties-and some of them had kisses
for prizes. She didn't mind that then,
for she was only little tot She says.
that it is different now.
Algebra, with it's * over y equals
z and other funny symbols, was a
puzzle at first, but by this time little
Miss Agnes was getting used to puz:
Zles. They came easier to her. ~.
Magazine and newspaper puzzles,
with prizes attached, next attracted
the young ladys attention-for she
was a young lady by this time, al
though one would never guess it by
the size of her. They we're literally
easy money" for her. And they
served to pass many a pleasant even.
ing. -: ..:.: =.
POT hooks" which she undertook
to master after leaving high school,
proved easy. going for the puzzle eX
pert. In no time she had solved their
secret and was an expert stenog.
rapher. Then she came to Hawaii.
She found a position with the Water.
house Company and is rapidly solving
all the mysteries of business Il
won't be long, those who know her
predict, before she has mastered
those ard starts on the high road to
success. For she has taught herself
to concentrate, to put her mind Oh
enc thing and keep it there until she
has mastered it by her work on puz
zles. .. g.. -. !
But she still loves to pucker her
brow over puzzles created just for
amusement. It's such fun, such
jolly fun" she dubbed to the adver
Using man. Lots of times get a.
whole crowd together and have reg,
ular contests to see which of us can
solve the puzzle first" @. Il
She has worked out game along,
these lines. a game with possibilities
of profit for all concerned, founded
on the Star-Bulietin's submarine
chase Every week she is going 10
gather a group of young people ana
with copy of the paper and paif
Of shears for each make them set 20
work. All start together Cthey have
done this twice now and the first to
make complete sentence from tn :
words Clipped calls out, "Torpedoed!".
A mark is put down and the rest 90
On. When all are finished the sen.
fences are read aloud and each make
alterations to suit, but the adjust
ments must not, act ording to the rules
of the game, make two sentences
exactly s.ike Then envelopes are ad.
dre.~ed and the sentences brought To
the Star-BulIettn office by Miss Kalo.
gria. 49,
The one with the most credit for
first solutions when the puzzles arc