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

what will i do with the $50 If
win it?'' echoed a petite, sparkling
little maid as she leaned across the
counter in the Star-Bulletin office Sat.
friday, 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
Northern's first run, and haven't seen
the sight that attracts people from all
ever the world. It's shame. Ii /
only had that $50 would muster all
my courage, ask the boss for yaca.,
ton and spend every minute of it on
the ocean or the Big Island r.. .Ei.
Agnes KaIogria 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 all
the other fascinating toys that
mothers give to little children to keep
them busy and out of mischief.
Then came guessing games at
rarties-and some of them had kisses
for prizes. She didn't mind that then.
Tor she was only little tot. She says
that it is different now. ~a@ III
Algebra, with it's * over y equals
2" and other funny symbols, was
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 lady's attention---for she
was a young lady by this time, al
though one. would never guess it by
the size of her. They were literally
easy money" for her, And they
served to pass many pleasant even
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"Pot hooks" which she undertook
to master after leaving high school,
proved easy going for the puzzle eH
pert In no time she had solved their
secret and was an expert stenog.
rapher Then she came to. Hawaii.
She found position with the Water
house Company and is rapidly solving
all the mysteries of business. It
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 on
enc thing and keep it there until she
has mastered it by her work on puz.
zles ..E. !
But she still loves to pucker her
brow over puzzles created just for
amusement Its such fun, such
jolly fun" she dubbed to the adver-
Using man. Lots of times l get a
whole crowd together and have reg. ~
ular contests to see which of us can
solve the puzzle first" Z
She has worked out game along
these lines. a game with possibilities
of profit for all concerned, founded
on the Star-Bulletins submarine
chase. Every week she is going To
gather a group of young people and
VIII cop! Vi Tie paper am pair
CT shears for each make them set 70
work. All start together tthey hayJ
done this twice now and the first to
make a complete Sentence from TIL.
words clipped calls out, "Torpedoed!""
A mark is put dawn 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, acc ording to the rules
Of the game, make two sentences
exactly alike Then envelopes are ad. +
drecSed and the sentences brought to
the StarBulletin office by Miss KaIo. Z
gria. -
The one with the most credit tor
first solutions when the puzzles are