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"A STOWO OF D TREASURE. ROMANCE and MYST
NO. SIX

I'd like to know what these rus-
cally guards are doing off their post!
Now then, where's your officer? Give
an account OF ~yourselvesH"
There followed an fnterlude III the
native language of Rajputana, Tenn
Trlpe becoming more b:asphemously
vehement as 1t grew clearer that no
officer had done entirely right.
Lady" he said presently. riding
round TO Tess's side of the dogcart.
"Im going to have hard work to con
vince this man. I'd orders from Gun
gadhura to search your house Krish-
ma knows what for) and I rode up to
ask your leave to do it. Your butler
Chamu told mo you and your hus.
band had gone out, and I guessed
where TO head for. As luck would
have 1t I rode into these two men on
their way 10 Gungadhura- II they'd
reached him, we'd all have had to
make new plans tomorrow morning!
You want to see lie princess. of
course? But what have you got that
can get by the guard?'
Tess produced Samson''s scrubbed
note, and he studied it in the carriage
lamplight. Then she recalled Vas
minis warning that Tom Tripe had
no brains and must be told what to
do. Her own wits began to work des.
perately.
Pm the lady doctor. Tom. That
is my written order from the Com
missioner"
Tom scratched his head. and swore
in a low voice fervently. "Oh, I see!
1 have IT, he said at last.
He turned on the corporal.
What do you mean he demanded
in the mans own language, by
standing in tho way of the maharajah
sahib's orders? Here's his highncss
sending a lady doctor to the princess
for an excuse to confine her else
where and have all this trouble off
our hands, and you, like a %blockhead,
stand in the way to prevent It! Sec
there's the letter."
The Rajput looked perplexed. All
the world knows what privileges the
rare American women doctors enjoy
in that land of sealed seraglios.
But it is written In English" he
objected. "The maharajah sahib does
not write English
idiot OF hat use would a letter
in Persian be to an American lady
doctor?'
But to me? It is I who command
the guard and must read the letter.
How can I read the letter."
I'm cad it to you. What's more.
I'll explain it. The commissioner
and the naharajah agreed at a con.
ference hat il the princess can be
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proved mad, then the maharajah
sahib may do as he's minded about
sending her away into the hills. II
she's not mad. then he's TO give her
her liberty. DO you understand, you
dunderhead?'
"Hah! I understand. But why at
night? Why not tho maharatah's
sahib's signature in his own writ,
mgr"
Son OF misrepresentation! Does
the maharaJah sahtb wish still more
scandal than already has been by
permitting such a visit in the day.
time? Does he wish the British to
say afterward that It was all the
maharajah'O dolns7 He agreed sole.
II on condition that the commissioner
should sign the letter and relieve his
highness o. all blame in casa OF n
verdict Of madness, And It was de.
cidcd 10 send nm American. lest there
be Tu0-much talk among the BrltlSh
themselves. Now. do. you under.
stand
WHO Is 10 enter? 4 man and a
! Vomhn7"
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Yasminl, charming, vivacious and
courageous orphan daughter OF the
M~aharajah OF SIalpore and a Rus.
sian Princess. is not allowed to reign
as maharance in her fathers place
because the British government of
india decides not TO put n woman on
h throne.
Gungadhura, her cousin, a rapac-
ious. ~dissoulute man. is selected in.
stead. He knows of the existence
OF h SIalpore Treasure. the ac-
cumulation OF generations of maha.
rajahs, but does not know where 1t
is hidden, the secret having died with
Yasmini's father.
Dick Blaine, an American mining
engineer. is employed by Gungadhura
ostensIbly to look for gold.
Theresa Blaine, C'Tess"O. Dicks
wife. strikes up a friendship with
TasmIni. She later overhears a con.
T~ersation IN which
Sir Ronald Samson, the English
commissioner. tells Tess of the Sial
pore Treasurer, OF the probability
that II is thai which Gungadhura
really is seeking and that the British
government ought to get FIRST infor.
nation should Dick discover it. To
this Dick. when told later, refuses
to agree.
The Priest Of the Temple of jim
endra, anxious himself to get a clue
to the treasure. IS enlisted as an
ostensible aid by botn Gungadhura
and Yasmini.
Tom Triple, an English drill ser
Geant employed by Gungadhura, is
induced by Yasmini 10 tell his en-
ployer that he had heard she had
been to see the Commissioner. Gun
Sadhura's spies bring word that h
had called on the priest also. Vas
mini asks Tess to accompany her
on a trip which, to avoid tho guards
of Gungadhura- BIO made secretly.
The Blaines have made Triple well
come at their home. and the priest
having lat Yasmini's behest) told his
employer of hat fact. Gungadhura
orders him to search the house. Gun
Gadhura. believing from the reports
brought him by his numerous spies,
that Yasmini and the Commissioner
ars in league to get the reasure and
make way with it, decides to wiring
the secret of its whereabouts from
her II necessary. by torture. In any
event he is anxious to put her u OF
tho way, but his attempts TO poison
her are rendered futile by her vigil
Rnce.
Tess and Dick drive up at night to
her palace gate, but the guard is sus.
pIcious of a pencilled pass given Tess
by the commissioner and instead OF
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Again the bell-like laugh announced
utter enjoyment Of Tess's bewilder-
ment.
mo. I will kill nobody! I will not
even send snakes in a basket to
Gungadhura. That scorpion shall
sting himself to death IL he sees fit,
with nothing but disappointment and
fear and rage! I will kill nobody
Yet I will be maharanee within the
month";
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She pulled Tess down beside her
on to a great soft divap and they
all ate together. the maids MUNICH
ing their share while they served
their mistress.
Now we ought all to 60 to sleep"
said Yasmini. but we have no time.
l must ESCAPED"
Nonsense. child Let me go to
the commissioner and warn him that
you are being starved to death IN
this place. I will threaten him with
public scandal II he doesn't put an
end to 1t at onge."
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mo, o idiot! a lady doctor only.
And nobody's to know. You'd bet
ter warn your men that II there's
any talk about this nights business
the palace guard will catch the first
blast of the typhoon. Gungadhura's
anger isn't mild in these days!'
SHOW me the letter again" said
the Rajput. Let me keep 1t in cast
I am brought t. book"
Tom translated that to Tess and
her husband.
Let him keep it." said Tess.
Tom turned on tho RaJput again.
Here's the letter. Take it.. But
mark this! What his highness wants
tonight is discretion. There might
be promotion for Il man who'd say
nothing about this nights work. Is
Tom Trlpe's friendship worth hav.
ing7 Now suit yourself! I've said
all In going to say"
The officer folded the letter away
in his tunic pocket, and made n
gesture of assent.
Now. lady. hurry said Tom.
Once you're safely through the gate
I'll hav a word or two more with
the guard. and then your husband
and ! will go to a place close by
that ! know OF and wait for you"
But Tess objected to that. Please
don't leave me waiting for you in
the dark outside the gate when 1
return! Why not keep the carriage
here; my husband won't mind"
Might make talk, na'am. I'll
leave my dog Trotters here to watch
for yau. He'll bring word in less
than q minute"
Tom Trlpe dismounted TO help her
out OF the dog-cart. The officer
struck the iron gate as If he expected
to have to wake the dead and AXE an
hour about it. But It opened IL.
p!ciously quickly. a bearded Afridi
beckoned Tess and in another ten
seconds the iron changed behind her.
shutting her of from husband and
all present hope of succor. The
chance of n rescuer entering the
palace hat night. whether by force
or sublety. was infinitesimal.
Inside. Yasmini's merry.eyed maid
led her into an inner hall fifty or
sixty feet long.
Down the center Of the hall. leading
to a gallery, a n magnificent stair.
way of marble and lapis lazuli. and
at the top OF those stairs Yasminl
stood waiting the lovelieEt, bawItch-
ing girl in silken gossamer that Tess
had aver set eyes on.
II knew you would comet she
shouted gleefully. "Oh, I'm Glad!'
She pirouetted n dozen times on
bare toes at tho top Of the stairs.
spinning until her silken skirts rN
banded in n numbus. then danced
downstairs into Tess's arms, where
she chung. painting and laughing.
I'm so hungryl Oh, I'm hungry.
Did you bring the food?"
But Yasmini gave a little shrill OF
delight as she saw the hamper OF
provisions Tess brought.
1--WE brought enough for a square
meal for a dozen"
I'VE have eaten n little, little bit
zach day Of the servants rice. wash,
ing It first for hours. until today,
when two of the ervants were taken
sick and we thought perhaps their
food was poisoned, too. by Gungad
hura's people. oh, we're hungry"
Hasamurti. Yasmlni's maid. opened
the basket on the floor and crowed
aloud. Tess np~ologiEed.
II knew nothing about the caste
restrictions"'
YasminI laughed.
Il am us Western as I choose "a
he. and only pretend 10 caste when
I sec NJ. My maids do az ! do. or
' they seek another mistress. Come
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Now we're done for" sighed Tess.
"No chance tonight. Pm afraid. II
only I'd done what sho told l.. to and
consulted with Tom Triple first. Better
drive home now. Dick. before We
make the case worse"
The unrcasonablenesS OF the at
$smpt convinced and discouraged her.
IT was like q nightmare But as Dick
reinOd the horse about there came out
OF the mist the sound of another
horse at n walk. and two men march.
ing in step. Thon 8 mans voice
broke the stiffness. Dick refined in,
and a secon later Trotters' huge
Iaws rested on tho shaft again. Tess
coul see his !ong, uncrthusiastlc tail
wagging TO and fro. "Oh Tom sho
called, tom Tripeg'
Coming. LADY,
Three figures emerged out Of tho
gloom, the W guards who had start
Cd TO G]unguhurs and Tom, nountel
and ~loquacious.
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POUR laughed Yasmini. Sam
son sahib would make a nice clumsy
accomplice. He would send me to Cal
cutta, where 1 Should be poisoned
sooner or later for a certainty. be-
cause Gu~ngadhura would send agents
to attend to that. There will not be
room for Samson sahib in Sialpore
when 1 am maharanee!"
"You maharanee? You yourself
told me that Gungadhura has lots
of children, who all stand between
you and the throne. Do you
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letting them enter sends mcsscngersI
to Gungadhura.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03
why we say:
Compare quality as weU as price
and you'll buy here.

Furniture is something which yo,
time of service. The better it is
the more you will enjoy living
more you will prize it as the yea
is the type of furniture we like
the kind you will find in our Mid Summer
that are both genuine and generous.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03
CARYISM SCORED
Church Men Everywhere
Unite in COndemning
Long Work Day

Westinghouse Church men of all
creeds are united in opposition to
Judge Gary's letter to the president
that the 12-hour day will be abolished
when there is a surplus of labor.
Without exception the clergymen
and laity oppose the steel trusts ex-
cuse for perpetuating the long work
day. In not single instance can the
trust point to one friend among the
church men.
The church mems position is illus
trated by this statement by the de-
partment of social action, national
Catholic welfare council:
This statement (by Judge Gary)
assumes that even if common labor
in the steel mills get good wages, an
eight-hour day and decent working
conditions, the steel industry will still
have to depend on new immigrants
and negroes brought up from the cot
ton fields to do it's work.
1T also assumes that men working
an eight-hour day will work at no
higher efficiency than men working a
12-hour day, and that the steel com
panies intend to get the same high
profits, store up the same surpluses
and not increase the efficiency of the
management"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03

"The whole thing is tainted with
bluff and insincerity The steel trust
will cater first to profits, and it will
not do anything that will even hold
the possibility of jeopardizing profits
until driven to it either by irresistible
public opinion or the force of organi-
zation among the steel workers.
"The one sure way of ending the 12-
hour day in the steel mills is for the
steel workers, through organization,
to refuse to remain slaves to the steel
trust. The Gary when letter is a
travesty and particularly cruel one.
That the president should consider it
worth giving to the public as a serious
promise is amazing"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03

BY international Labor News Service.
Washington, D. C.-Great progress
has been made in improving working
conditions in backward Eastern coun-
tries as result of the international
labor conferences of the League of
Nations, says w. A. Appleton, secre-
tary of the General Federation of
Trade Unions of Great Britain.
In the annual report of the Fedora
ton, just received here, Mr.. Appleton
directs attention to a statement in
the treaty of Versailles, which en-
phasizes the fact that "the failure of
any nation to adopt humane conditions
of labor is an obstacle in the way
of other nations which desire to i'm
prove the conditions in their own
countries" He continues:
1T is worthy Of notice that great
progress has been made in Eastern
countries, where working conditions
are admittedly much below Western
standards. India has, as a result of
the international labor conferences,
reduced her statutory working hours
in industry from 72 a week to 60,
and in mines to Sd. She has also
taken measures to prevent the exploit
tation Of women and child labor by
prohibiting the employment of women
and children at night and by raising
the minimum age for employment of
children from to r.
Japan, whose hours of labor in
some industries, such as the silk in
dustry, exceed so hours a week, has
just passed acts regulating the en-
ployment of women and children in
industry, including the prohibition of
the labor of children under ii, and
has in preparation similar measures
for the reduction of hours of labor.
Sweeping reforms in factory condi-
tions are also proposed in China"
Mr. Appleton reviews briefly what
has been accomplished by the four
annual conferences held to date, ex-
planning that the decisions of the con-
ferences take the form of treaties on
labor conditions to be ratified by each
state or of recommendations, which
lay down the broad lines that the
legislation of each state should fol
low on particular question affect
ing labor conditions.
The latest figures show that "a
ratifcations of treaties have been for
mally registered with the League OF
Nations. Twelve countries have adj
hered to the Berne convention of 1900
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03
League Labor Conferences
Bring Better Conditions
To Workers of Far East

regarding the prohibition of the use
of white phosphorus in match making.
Ninety-four measures have been
finally adopted by legislative author
tiles to give effect partially or wholly
to the provisions of treaties and rec
concentrations, while go have been
proposed and are before different par
liaments.
The next conference will open at
Geneva, Switzerland, October %. The
main subject will be the general prin-
ciples for the organization of factory
inspection.
Factory inspection is declared by
the treaty of Versailles to be of spe-
cial Importance for the regulation of
the conditions of labor, it being held
very important that all countries
should possess organizations which
are approximately equal in effective
ness.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03
new HOSPITAL
At Union Printers Home
Old Age Pensions
Are Many

Indianapolis, Ind.-Removal of the
hospital of the Union Printers Home
at Colorado Springs, Colo, to make
way for new hospital unit has been
undertaken, and for a period of two
months the institution will be press
ed for facilities for caring for in
mates, it has been announced at head
quarters of the international Typo
graphical Union here.
Delay in acceptance of applicants
for admission will be unavoidable
until early fall, it was said.
The old hospital building will be
reconstructed on another site near
the main building, and new modern
hospital building will be erected on
its present site. The home will then
be prepared to care for a greater
number of inmates than ever before,
including victims of locomotor ataxia
and other ailments, for whom there
has not been a suitable place in the
past.
More than 65 applications for old
age pensions within the international
Union were made in the month end
ing in July, according to Secretary.
Treasurer j. W. Hays Nearly all the
applications will be acted on favor.
ably. In order to obtain the unior
pension it is required that a member
shall have been card holder fol
twenty years and that he shall be
more than sixty years Old
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03
BLUFFING AGAIN
Gary Hands Out More Bunk
on Eight-Hour Day

Observation-Disclosures with bluff
and insincerity" is one of President
Gompers' pointed comments on the
promise of Judge Gary to President
Harding that the eight-hour day in the
steel industry will be established
when there is surplus of labor
available"
| advise steel workers not to ex-
pect too much as result of the ex-
change of cordialities between the
president and Judge Gary" said Pres,
ident Gompers. 'The president sug-
gested to Mr. Gary that the 12-hour
day might be abolished when there is
a surplus of labor available and Mr..
Gary puts those words in quotation
marks in his response, and agrees
with the grace and tact of born dip
lomat that, of course, it will be as the
president wishes.
When there is surplus of labor
available the Judge, doubtless, thinks
wages can be cut, and he, doubtless,
hopes this surplus may be hastened
by wide-open immigration.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03

much talk in Russia at present about
the collapse of the Amsterdam In
ternational" and telling of Soviet at
tacks on the Amsterdam organization
the press service concludes its com
ment on the subject with the follow
ing scathing statement:
"Their (the Red leaders) object
evidently was to make political capi-
tai of the incident and to show that
all the world is at their fee Moth
ing was heard about the interests OF
the workers: the really important
thing was that the Amsterdam In
ternational should collapse, and that
all Europe should hasten to range it.
self behind the standard of the Red
international"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03
Amsterdam Questions Red
Sincerity While Moscow
Continues Boring Within

By International Labor Jews Service.
Washington, d. C-Indication that
the International Federation of Trade
Unions, with headquarters at Amster-
dam, Holland, is becoming at least
suspicious of the tactics of the Red
(Russian) Trade Union International
is given in the press service of the
International Federation.
The federation's press department
reports that the organizations bu-
reau, meeting recently at Amsterdam,
repudiated all responsibility for the
decision taken at the Berlin confer
ence of transport workers, when the
international Transport Workers.
Federation and the soviet organiza-
tion of transport workers agreed to
work in alliance.
The action of the bureau was taken
in answer to communication from
the All-Russian Central Council of
Trade Unions protesting against
propaganda within the Amsterdam In
ternational directed at the results of
the Berlin conference. The Red cen
trail council declared that "All the
Russian trade unions protest
energetically against any attempt to
destroy the agreement concluded at
the international conference in Ber-
lin."
In addition to reporting the stand
taken on the Berlin conference, the
press service of the Amsterdam In
ternational complains of discussion
held by the executive committee of
the Red Trade Union International
held June 25 in Moscow. The sub
ject of the discussion was What shall
be the form of organization of the
opposition within the trade unions of
the Amsterdam International ?"
The press service apparently takes
tHe view tHdC CHe question: just quoIeu
was strange subject for discussion
by an organization that has repeat
edly emphasized the necessity for a
united front" on the part of organ
lied labor the world over. 1t says
that although the program had been
decided on some time before the
meeting, an addition was made of
the question, which the "Pravda, y
soviet organ, explained" was "nec-
essary on account of the dissatisfac>
ton expressed by minorities on the
side of the Red International with
the inadequate form of organization. y
After pointing out that there is
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03
WIRE MEN GAIN

Deroit, Mich.-A board of arbitra-
tion has awarded wage increases to
electrical workers employed on the
city's municipal street car lines. In
its decision the arbitrators made this
interesting reference to the commits
sion that operates the system:
"We do not find it necessary to pass
upon the charter provision making it
mandatory for the city to pay the
highest prevailing wage to skilled
mechanics. The commission contends
this provision is not binding upon it,
as they are also directed under the
charter to manage the street rail
ways as a private business"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03
SIGN SINGLE CON
TRACTS

Atlantic City, N. 1.-The conven-
ton of the National Brotherhood of
Operative Potters refused to commit
the organization to the policy of re-
fusing to deal with any manufacturer
willing to pay the unions wage rates
or meet other conditions during a
general strike until every manufac-
turer accepted terms with the organ
ization.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-03
NERVY POLITICIANS

Phoenix, Ariz.-The local Chamber
of Commerce has declared for the
anti-union shop, and organized work
ers are protesting the action of the
city commission in appropriating sew
eral thousand dollars to the chamber.
The Arizona Labor Journal makes
the point that the business men can
declare for the anti-union shop as they
choose, but trade unionists object to
being taxed for this propaganda,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
GOTHAM is
TIRING OF
FIST SHOWS
90 A RE the New Workers sei,ins
~ tired or fighter"

~ W. AAt ANtN iulNclS EttsinE
n tired OF fights7'
The Grcb. Wilson fight, cham.
plonship fight, drew but 10000 per.
sons.
The Dempsey Ffrpo fight. a fight
FOR tho worlds heavyweight cham.
pionship. 10 not creating the inter.
est that was expected when the match
was first made.
Firpo iH partly 10 blame for that
His two poor fights with Homer
Smith and Joe Downcy. dnbs. Grad.
icatcd from the public mind the idea
that he Is n great fighter
But there is something deeper than
that. something fundamental. for the
general dropping off Of interest. and
my idea Is that the public is becom.
ing tired OF Dompsey's demands for
big money.
lie wants $4,000 to fight men that
everybody knows he can whip-mcn
that Bob Fitzsimmons would have
been glad TO fight and whip for
1880.
There Us no craftsmanship in
Dempsey, nor in his manager. Jack
kearns. They are making Of box.
/ ing business instead OF a sport. a
/ gct.rich'quick business. and the
sporting people have not tho inter.
est in business that they have In
sport.