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Show UNCLE SAM CURBS INVENTORS ..Mi ID Gevernment Charles Oioeovororo WHITE HOUSE MOVIES Isvts Money for Allvgsd ef Perpetual Motion PRESIDENT ond Other Things. EdmondS Oalni lo the growth In numbers of Inventlvo "grnlusi-who declare that (hey hove solved the perpetual motion problem th olttrlalo of Ih pat-elttr have had lo lak stops lo protect thorn. Any on ran ntak an application for n patent, pa) lug a fr of 1&. An examiner Investigates their claim, and. If there Is merit In it. calls tor If ihor Is no merit, th patmodel l& ent la thrn rejected and th CQ goes luto furl Ham's treasury cheat. "perpetual garding the speaker Th latter e eyes Nearly every on of the mt th Man of Iron's Intent look, and motion Inventors Is In financial trails. Th lot of lift, according lo he lha offlrtala. Is n sever blow lo them or I shall annibital every at one of you and myself lie lookrd nt flnaurUlly, Hereafter Ih patent office will not permit any on lo III a his watch again "You all understand. You have Just patent for a perpetual motion unless th application la accomis minute wtthlu which to make up panied hy n model of th machine, Ih your minds The Man of Iron was not of the stuff tiiodcl being on that will perform. that la easily frightened -- els be A circular lo that effect Is being would hot have been lb Man of Iron. sent oul. II waa taken unawares and rendered "It would keep two stenographers bewildered as who would not have busy practically all of Ih llm writbeen?- - hut he wae first to recover himing lo would b Inventors of perpetual self Ilia voice rang out with an au- motion machines," said Chief Clerk thoritative command that th casket Woolard, "Th circular saves llm be removed and saves money for Ih government. Th Intruder, with one band etlll lyMeanwhile saving money lor Ih poor ing lightly at an end of the handsome fellows who bollev they hav solved casket, ih other etlll holding hie Ih problem, watch, calmly interposed: There is at least on visitor a day "Just n moment if you please. I lo th patent offlr who haa a perpethave only to preee n trill harder upon ual motion itiMchln. this hit of ornament und th splt slon will b precipitated. I trust HUMANE DRINKING FOUNTAINS for your sskes; I dont car so much for tnywlf-tb- at you will not force me Plscsa Whtri Human Beings, Four-Foott-d to suth an extreme. Animals and Birds fitak "However. I have com her preTheir Thirst If are turn. for my rights any pared not to b recognized, then It la a matSanitary drinking fountains of a new ter of indifference to me weiher I that ar now being placed In Ih type, destroy myself along with th rest of Intendyou. I prefer not to do so. of course; parka around Washington ar to of huserve ed needs not the only I at the first but give you my word, movement of opposition I shall term- man beings but of birds and four foot-ianimals aa well There la a coninate this unpleasant aeene. overflow from the four bubbling stant An Impulsive movement of Tbeo dore Van Vecbten's waa followed by fountains, which are supported on a gasp of horror; for the stranger was slender brackets, and this overflow o self possessed and determined that ksepa the large basin Just below the filled. In thla basin the nobody doubled hla dispassionate dec- fountain laration It was only too obvloua that birds find n drinking and bathing be would do to the last extreme exact- place. The shallow basin at the level of the pavement la kept well filled ly what he said be would. The Man of Iron's fists suddenly by pipe and Is used aa a drinking clenched, and he took n step toward place by dogs and by the squirrel, of the speaker. The man magnetic which there are great numbers In tb a with turned him eyes steady. parks. The stand and the basins are upon of cast Iron, painted green, while the Inscrutable lank. "Theodore Van Vechten, the quiet bubbling fountain! are of porcelain. voice went on. lt lowers the high feel.ng of respect and admiration WHITE HOUSE GETS RELIC which I entertain for your genlua to see you choose the role of fool now. HandBuchanan's Nephew Sends .Ma Willard, retored Van Vechten some Sevres Dinner Plate Owned evenly, "you know m well enough to by the recognize that I can not be coerced; Is you who are playing the part so Another addition haa been made to of fool. Can't you see that tbla the White House collection of presimeans your utter ruin? dential reltca. In the form of a handBald the other: Everything that hu- some Sevres dinner plate from a set man agency can accomplish toward which belonged to President Buchanthat end haa been done by you, Theo- an. The gift haa Just been received dore. And now, just one more chance. Mrs Wilson from James Buchanan by Your niece has been missing tor some llenry of Annapolis, Md., a nephew time, has she not? and ward of President Buchanan, who Theodore Van Vechten startvd. The served as his private secretary during Inventor went on: Mr. Biirhanan'a occupancy of the 1 merely want to add that In addi- White House. tion to a well calculated charge of The plate belonged to an exquisite wlllardlte she too Is in this casket-al- ive of set Sevres, each piece at this moment Again he of which wae decorated, elaborately Ir watch. at "It his glanced precisely which Mr. Buchanan purchased at the two minutes until twelve. vale of household of the Nothing was to be heard save the French minister at belongings when Washington regular ticking, each pulsation markof state under President ing off one more fateful second. The secretary In 1M5-0- . two men Max Willard, cool and stead- Polk fast In his purpose; Theodore Van Vechten, an Image of power and In MODEL OF BIG GLASS WORKS doinltablllty looked long luto each other's eyes. With a quick movement, Willard's hand slid to another part of the casket It could be seen that he pressed a trifle harder. The whole thing fell apart Into the shape of a davenport lounge. In the midst of the creamy cushions thus disclosed, clad In a white yachting costume which. In Its present setting might well have been the cerements of the dead, her hands clasped lightly and naturally upon her bosom, reposed a beautiful young girl. Her glowing hair afforded the one mark of vivid color against the ivory and dull gold of the casket and the pallor of the huge table's spotless napery. The ticking still continued. o Wallc Author of "The Sifter Blade;'. The Paternoster Ruby!' Etc. Be resit Bet Up nt the Weet End ef IN Rose Garden Nsar the Executive Spectator' Chair Placed on the Lawn. Office A Sirs. Wilson I unable to go td the movie, th movie were brought to her th otbef the accommodation step, where eer was parlaying with some one Mar might have been one of them, though In a non had seen bias previously that VnrMon. a younc man ef boat Mur la aainnlahn4 to th a man ntr "Ntho Is it?' demanded Tom brusha hnun lrw (rm Ra lilt and ing his firm male aside, th J onhalan club. tuna Hn f aa lha llntie of Mvtry, "That you, a Ralph Van nraa night. Ills whit hair, hla smooth-have- hi dAonuniiu' torle moving plw turn drama, Cafr trU-sd- In. ! lo Hat-urda- y maa rmhng n a Mva-lan- r. time-locka- hr i ! top-coa- t, ha roffln-ahapa- k d 1 In-t- o s, d silk-plus- h d g y y deck-chair- ed y 1 pink-bande- ebowg . ( I cabinet member ond their wive and o few special guest, th wbol party numbering ma-rhtn- e vl w Mr. Wllso. tbd "-- ,.l it-- Irla, to tho president sti-le- finely wrinkled face, bis magnetic ryes, were all part of a comM Phlnney? fsmltlar It was no and manding mr Iniarvala personality, raaular at wnmiu mor than natural that he should be Kit 111 Van VacMan aapraaaaa mnaarn voice came up out of lha darkness, , lha Tom Ihlnnay. raaaMlna "This Is Ilint, t hla looked to for an explanation of th hla mualn an. I flanraa t,rahotita ofA man la formula anrta. Iaraw. rplacd. Tom anil fmm lha hnuaa. Van Varhlan BOOK IV. Perfectly compoeed. there waa no In lha fntlnw ha man and Anil Mm In airaria4 hp lha the fact that he completely rrw of Van mistaking fra a tlrl In lha crew of onloohra dominated A the eltuatloa at a.irroomllna lha hod. Irlarlla Flint the Feast Specter Van Vechten noted that hla uncle rail on Van VarMan In al hla varal.m alona of ha iraaady. Tom Phlnnnr recognised th man. and that th Mao on a yaahiina trip, lla rammioa mnM CHAPTER I. of Iron's attitude all at once be am ai.ioa paraooa In a paaalna motor boat aaan man hnm ha had aniar lha lion one of tens, alert watchfulness What the 8oa Contained. ona of lham. a Mr. of Mt(ry. Ha With an air that Impelled many to I'allla. on ahora latar and follow him JMle Willard's visit to Rudolph follow Turn I wised, blindfolded and lakn In a hla example, the stranger conVan Vechten A nalalar more of him the prolo partook girl ture of a visitation -- a of eome heal sulted his watch; an average declaraarnipat lha rnnahnaa of hla raptor n Vai him rail on hla unrla, Thaodnra tion of all the w a tehee would have man In Wall airaal, Ing shrine's patron alnt; for by Van Varhlan, bl fixed the time at twelve minute till and known a lha "Mnn of Iron." In h ao had night far recovered n form lln raaardma lha a rah of midnight. wHrraahouta of fiir fa raw. Iviarilva that, at hla uncles resa(ed urgent soHe advanced to th table, from pilot ahnw Van Varhlan a old mh licitations, he waa able to attire himiraa found In lha llotiaa of Myrv self In the habiliments which everybody else shrank aa far of formality li aa halnnalna lo I'! Vn rarHmlaa as the confines of tha vast room perTom and attend the directors' Th awaat-rnlra- d girl halp Ion-dorrw, meeting, of mitted. A from 1'hlnnar awnpa. and laid a hand upon tha which he had been notified. already rapnrla that two Indira raskvL Glancing once more at the In the gatlery of th dining-rooMr Mia rnraw and hr rompnnlon. watch which he still held la th other twaranu, aallrd for New Yorkthat aom lha modeled after Thane Cedrics banquetIt daralopa lima pravlouala. be quietly remarked; band, Tam-plhall an ing India vlallad lha Engttnh homo of orchestra discoursed synIlonnar. ownar of lha llouaa of this coflla contain "Uentlvmta, in copated blissful melody Ignorance It I rarallad that Tampla Ilonnar to wipe New York wtllardite enough of anachronism. of The president of wa In lova wlih a dnuahlar rntnp'on Rrhuylar who maniad Mm Willard. Tha th Continental I'nlon flanking and off the map. It la connected with ona othar dnuahlar marrlad n man nam'd , of my set to detonato the Ilonnar and Willard warn In. Trust company and the head of the Atfiavru. Ills I'mata frtanda, A aanrrh la atarlrd for las Safe company occupied seats of explosive at midnight precisely. Van Varhlan antara lha llotiaa Wll'ard Van met Theodora commanding regard and honor, retheir In lima in long laudatory of Mratary ha tha hark door John Callta ihraalan a girl. lla sponse put the finishing touch to Ru Vechten'a, aa be added: and halpa lha glr! rwpa. hot t "No one better than you knows bow dolph'e Impatience to be up and away. In tha atnmt randarad unronarlou It la to work w lihout bitch. likely with ratlin Tom Phlnnar irata a oh terMidnight approached like the aa mtar of Itrownlow'a rarht Kohlnur mination of a In the ensuing quiet, th tlrklog, ns winter aentry'a vigil, tnv whtrh haa haan rhartarad for ama of n clock, which ha plainly heard. W!h and aa be determined to tarioua mtbn Tha rhartarrr. M slip from hla lard, and hla frland hoard tha rarhl un-at seat near the long tables foot and After a moment ho went on: ntaht and Tom haara lha trolr of lha "I shall not take the time to apoloknown girt Van Varhtrn. rarovarln find bis bat and there came for this Interruption of your fesfrom Inlurtr raralaad In hla trM with a diversion that gise stayed him. Ry con Willard In la vlattad hy J rllla. another glance nt whom h raroanlaaa lha atrl who waa tha trast. any interruption to th oratory tivities, because hi lor waa Interesting. the watch only ten mlnutei stands rauaa of lha flrht. Ha darlar for hr. 8h tall him that If h frallna The butler noiselessly approached between this moment and midnight. not rhanaad on waak from tha "But, ns briefly ns possible, 1 want to day aha will marry him. A mf(1n-ahpr- d head of the table and held the whisho la lakan aboard lh rarht at otaht make it clear to you that I am rervtl tall Tom aha raally I Pala rnraw pered colloquy with the host. After a and that ah ha haan Intrraalad In him minute or two the Man of Iron nodded, sponsible for the occasion that has for ar throuah h glowing arrount ho the butler stole away, and the man brought you together here. With my d of Van Varhlan Th time-locand permanganate I takan away In th nlyht. aonarantly who waa speaking at the time, realis- perfected much hravlrr than whan It arrived. steel the metal that will with-tanonly that ing something extraordinary waa flame the combined oxyhyrlc Impending, paused, faltered, (topped, w BOOK III. ith Theodore Van Vechten'a business and sat down and his commanding position, Four men, clad in overalls and jum- talent wherefrom he can persuade every one CHAPTER IX. Continued. pers, entered, carefully bearing among of the He walked aft to th taffrall. upon them country's financial Institution a large oblong box. They halted to purchase an Atius safe, whether which he leaned and atared Into the and It with effort while upheld patent they want It or not, the concern' Innight at the point where the launch Mr. Van Vechten arose and. in hla itial year baa been n phenomenally had vanished, until roueed by a touch manner, addressed his upon bln arm and the voice of Jeasle prosperous one. Willard. She epoke with an agitation guests. who are fortunate "You "Gentlemen, said he, "some of our to be gentlemen that bad an electrifying effect upon the stockholders, and among have not occafriends forgotten the him. Van Theodore are reaping Vechten, sion we are assembled here to the harvest ; I get nothing the In "Captain Phlnney, do you know celebrate. We have here, tonight I am aswhere Miea Carew la?" ventor's portion. sured, something that will commemo"Through my lack of business acu"Why, I haven't aeen her all eve- rate this happy event in a most remen I waa frozen out of the company, ning," he returned. "I supposed she markable and fitting way . . was In her room or with you?" and it did not take long to discover And much more to the same effect avenue of legal redress was The girl all at once seemed to a waa In Then cleared the that every space ihrink with a sudden unnerving fear. center of the long table, a few of the closed to me. Ilease bear In mind "Shes not In her room! she cried diners were disturbed, and the box that fact Then what remained for me? The "I thought she was, but she has not was deposited thereon. The porters brilliant eyes swept the wondering been. Neither have I seen her not withdrew. since dinner. There was a pause. Everybody eyed the Innovation cu audience. "Why, either to accept the "Didn't she go ashore?" Jessie pres- rlousiy and a bit distrustfully, too. situation aa Theodore Van Vechten The box, suggesting as It did the end willed it, or recover my rights by ently faltered. "No, Tom replied. of human endeavor, waa not an in force. How long the ensuing silence lasted, spiriting center-piece- , "Now, gentlemen, virtually I have nor was it In while they stood staring helplessly harmony with the temper of the eve- been robbed of a fortune. I am not each other's eyes, and by degrees ning; but after much jocose specula- seeking vengeance no, no; nothing realized the significance of the girls tion respecting its likely contents, at of that kind only Justice and I have spent months in absence, neither of them afterwards the host's command servants appear for ever knew. screw-drivertonight; more than once preparing an amid with ed and, They first looked Into every likely expectant hush, the lid waa removed. my secret operations have nearly met The disclosure, coming as It did Into with shipwreck, and you must realize place that might conceal a girl, terror and dread growing with each step that the very heart of the company's good that I come here fully determined to brought nothing to light Tom scarce- humor, was realized only resultantly; exact the uttermost farthing of my ly noted an elderly lady who Joined for the box did not belie what It sug- dues, or elae not one of you will live them and In a soothing manner, tried gested. It really contained a coffin: to enjoy them. Call It blackmail, call call it whatever you will, to compose the almost hysterical girl. one distinguished by its elegant cream-colore- It a hold-up- , As for Tom, he was from the very covering and pure the fact is that I am here to enforce not to beg or ask, mind you but The long ornamentation. first torn with an awful, unspeakable rose-golfear, but he acted with a dispatch and extension handles were of the same to enforce a distribution of my share of the profits of the Attas Safe Comdirectness that left no possibility neg- metal, as was also the name-plat- e a was lected. single engraved pany, and my reinstatement Into the Upon this latter position of superintendent of which Their own hurried but nevertheless line: I have been unjustly deprived LOCK. TIME "THE quite thorough search proving IneffecTheodore Van Vechten had gradualWith the injection into the banquet tive, all hands were called, and the Kohlnur had such a as of an element so sensational and ly returned to the head of the table, on must have brought to light the small-- t startling, Rudolph Van Vechtens de- and he now stood with bis hands re (TO BB CONTINUED.) of lost articles, to say nothing of sire to depart vanished; he was not the back of his chair, composedly a young lady. unaffected by the excitement that Then, in disregard of express In- stirred the rest of the company. But were presently he observed that the incistructions, both search-light- s brought Into play, which explored with dent conveyed a special meaning to Vy fingers of dazzling light every Inch certain of those present particularly to bis uncle. of the rivers surface for miles downWas the whole thing a huge pracstream, while all the Kohlnurs boats tical Joke? plied hither and thither in the quest. The Man of iron pointed out that But It was all of no use; not the he asked for a raise. But his employ if it was, It must have been an ex- AND THE BOSS THOUGHT HARD ! er refused to raise him. slighteet trace of the missing girl was So, looking Then one the for to be found. Yet Jessie, with her elder-l- pensive perpetrator about a bit he finally secured a betan of Infprnal the Hla came to Lived Treatment, suggestion deUp Boy ter Job. companion, hoping in the face of a hush fell the Profit Were spairing certainty, watched and waited machine, and once more His last day with the old firm, he Not Large. upon the gathering. until the last boat returned. was sent out with a load of valuable These men, however, were not larkThe girls overwrought nerves gave china. He returned in an hour or so. Hie In Hale, courage. Very cautiously Beatrice Forbes Robertson way as Tom, haggard and almost ing the one of tlie leaders in the new School and the china. Instead of having been frenzied, approached. Clinging to the casket was removed from the box. delivered, lay in the bottom of the other woman, she sank weakly into a box waa taken away, and the fori., r for Suffrage Workers, said in Now cart, smashed into thousands of where , ork the other day: her body convulsed with was given the place of honor, unatpieces. but beautiful a like it reposed sobs. "A woman has been complaining "What does this mean?" the pro"Aunt Jo," she gasped, "we must tractive epergne. her husband treats her like a prietor roared. that In the silence that accompanied this child. She isnt teB Mr. Phlnney The boy, as he stepped out of the capable of voting, he everything." Yes, yes, we must tell him take operation a distinct ticking sound, says, but she's capable of running shafts, answered calmly: was plainhim fully into our confidence, she re- emanating from the casket, his big town houee for him, with Its "It means, boss, that youve wo-kturned. "But you must try to com- ly audible, and the diners, some of servants, both elegantly and eco- me like a horse and treated me like a chairs In their pose yourself, my dear. Captain Phin-np- them overturning I told her she ought to horse for two nomically. years now. So this haste, recoiled to the walls, where act like the errand boy. will assist you to your room." morning I shied at a piece of paper, this In at horror stood staring "Oh, Aunt Jo! Aunt Jo!" moaned they An errand boy delivered packages ran away and had a smash-up- . Jessie. "We shall never see her again! unwelcome preflgufation of the grave "So saying, the boy turned and set a huge hand cart. Between the At this moment a quiet voice was cant stand it! Papa, oh, why to his load, he tramped off blithely whistling for Us new am shafts, bending The words were lost in a sudden un- heard to say: the streets among the vans and draye better Job." Carefully, gentlemen: a slight Jar rrom early morning till long after controllable fit of weeping. At this Juncture Tom was awakened might prove disastrous." In 1912 671 ocean time. vessels we w The company turned to behold a closing from hig hopeless lethal gy. by a hail At the end of two years of this. built in German yards from the river. He ran to the head of man of impressive appearance Gabriel OtghL GQPyjZGMT JSP2. MC2fcCZMCF& SYNOPSIS. THl ARRANOEB FOR EXHIBITION. nlmut on. pew forty Wit Prraldent on Arranged fol the performance with Augustus Thou clos s, the plsywlrght, who I friend of the president and who staged th dram written by llallun poet, suthor nd dramatlsL Th screen hd been set up 1 tbd went of the rose garden, cloe td the executive offiree, and tho spect tor' chair commandeered from tbd bandstand were placed on tb lwp between tho two gravel paths which run parallel to each other th length of th garden. A grand piano war placed near th screen, and while the eight long reel were run off operatic music wm played. Tom Moore, th movie Impresario of Washington managed the affair at tha aollcltatlo of Mr. Thomaa. lla wm Mslsted by Mr. Moor and a corpa of operator The moving plcturo machine wm worked from high table behind the tbgrt i spectator, and th pictures were ance. D'Annunzios "Cablrla," which wad produced nt enormous expense, hundreds of people being employed an6 the pictures made on th slope of Mount Eton and In Egypt, actual scenes of the event depleted, la called n historical vision of tha third century before Christ, when Rome wad ascending to tha height of her power. The heroine, Cabtria, la the child ol1 n farmer living on tha side of the Sicilian volcano, and In an eruption, which causes everybody to flee foe' their lives, she disappears. Fleeing with her nurse, ahe la captured by' and taken to i pro- jected onto th acreea with rL green and white lights, according td the character of the view. As Mrs. Wilson wished M little publicity ne possible regarding the giving of the piny, great precaution wad taken, and Sergeant Williams of tbd Whit House guard, and heavy dr tall of pollro were stationed aroand tha roes garden during tba perform- pirates i i l I V Carthage, where ahe la sold In the slave mad ket, being bought by n priest with tbs object of sacrificing her to bla Cot The time la between the first an second Funic ware, and Fulvlna Asms, a Roman patrician, and his giant slave, Maclata, are In Carthage m plea. To them Cablrlas nuns appeals, and they rescue the child Josl as she Is about to be burned alive M n sacrifice. Maciste la captured afterward and chained to n millstone for life, while s beautiful princess extend her protection to Cablrla. The story covers ten years of war between the Romane and Carthagen-lans- , and at the end of It Fulviua' Axilla, who haa found Cablriaa parents by mean of a ring which bad' nurse had given him, again locattw' Cablrla, now grown up and a slave' to the princess. In return for "the gift of death,' which saves her from dishonor, the princess revealt the slave gt.l'a Identity to Fulvlue, and at the end of the war, when the Romans go away' ! il to their ships, Fluvtus takes CaMris' back to her childhood home on tha? slope of Mount Etna. It la what might be called a verT "racy sort of a play, but, of course, the movies lack the spoken part STATESMEN ON HORSEBACiC They May Be Hard on the Horee, But They Certainly Look Pic- turesque. Tourists who visit the National museum at Washington will soon be able to see examples of the leading American industries. No longer will it be necessary to visit Pittsburgh to see a steel furnace or a glass works, or to go to Massachusetts to see a shoe factory or a textile mill. Plans are working out that will assemble working models of our Industries in the museum so the visitor there will be able to gain a comprehensive idea of these things In a single day. Already there has been placed on exhibition a model of one of Pittsburghs leading glass works. This is reproduced in perfect detail and is the actual size. Along with tha models of the furnaces are samples of all the ingredients of glass, miniature figures of the workers and samples of the various styles of the product. th Some centaurs are being developed this summer In high official circles The spectacle of a prominent cabinet official, senator or representative flitting through Rock creek or Potomac parks on horseback la more freqnen this year than ever before. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, although one of the eldest senators, la an equestrian devotee. Every Sunday morning borides the same route through tbd heavily wooded bridle paths of Rock1' Creek park. Lodge haa a bay steHf and English saddle, with reys'Caw He Is not u "Jockeys stirrups. speed merchant," however, biiog content to let his horse amble. Secretary of State Bryan doe hla" galloping in the mornings, often before breakfast, aod is home at eight oclock or shortly afterward. His bay steed often shows signs of having bad a hard trip. On his horseback excar. -' slons, Bryan wears his old soft hat and a "Prince Albert coat. Senator Borah of Idaho likes 1 , fast and far. His charger Is a big: white horse; it has to be, for Bomb' is a considerable load and is a picturesque figure. black-campaig- rid' il |