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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
RELIGIOUS MANIAC
SETS CLOTHES ABLAZE|
Says God Commanded Her to Purify
Her Soul by Fire and
Die

Special Gable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 27-A tragic story
of religious mania was told at an in
quest at Leeds yesterday afternoon.
Clara Lizzie Cracknell, a married wo-
man. 36 years of age, was found in
flames about o'clock on Sunday
morning in the cellar of her house.
She died soon afterward In the city in
firmary.
When questioned by her husband as
to how she had caught fire, she re-
piled: God has told me to purify my
soul with fire. and I have done so.'
Lily Rhodes, a neighbor, told the
coroner how she found Mrs. Cracknell
in the cellar. walking about and shrek
ing. She thought she had set herself
on fire In the coal cellar and then
walked into the other cellar. She ex-
claimed: 1T is a judgment. God
wished me to die by fire and 1 have
done so.''
The jury found that Mrs. Cracknell
died from shock due to burns self-in-
ficted while suffering from religious
mania.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
CLAIM THAT SURGEONS
USE KNIFE TOO OFTEN
PROFESSION IN LONDON MUCH
AGITATED
Prince BIsmarck's Medical Adviser
Says That the Physician Is Being
Pushed Aside by the Surgical
Handlcraftsman
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald
LONDON, May 27.-The statements
of Professor Schweninger of Berlin,
who was medical adviser to Prince
Bismarck, that recourse is had to
operations far too frequently nova
days and that the physician Is pushed
or one side by the surgical handi-
craftsman, have created considerable
interest among members of the medi-
cal profession in London.
A noted West end physician told an
interviewer that revulsion of feeling
is taking place in regard to the use of
the surgeons knife.
Some years ago, he said, Sir Felix
Semon created a stir by limiting that
laryngologists were making too fre-
quent use Of the knife.
"As an example of the revulsion of
feeling Of which I have spoken, take
adenoids, very common complaint
with children. 1t is admitted by many
able surgeons that operations have
been far too frequent in the past. and
now there is a tendency to see what
and air can do for children suffering
in this way.
at is the same with all distractions
of the throat and nose. There has
been altogether too much indiscrim-
mate cutting"
An equally well known surgeon took
Professor Schweninger to task for say
ing that because the functions of the
appendix are unknown to us it does
not follow that the organ must be I'M
necessary, and yet we cut it out when
ever anything is wrong with it. He
said the medical man who does not
cut out the diseased appendix is
wronging his patient.
II am quite certain" he said, "that
there are not too many operations for
the disease. When the appendix
shows signs of creating trouble 1t
should be removed while the trouble
is not serious, otherwise 1t may be
too late"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
ALCOHOL FATAL
To CONSUMPT|VE
INTEMPERANCE AIDS SPREAD
OF THE DISEASE
OPINION OF FOREIGN EXPERT
Light, Air and Better Food Are Pres
scribed as Antidotes for
the Dreaded White
Plague
OPINION OF FOREIGN EXPERT
special Gable to The Herald.

Special Gable TO The Herald.
LONDON, May 27.-The belief ad-
vanced by so many famous surgeons
that intemperance is an active agent
in the spread of consumption has found
a powerful supporter in Sir William
Broadbent. In a striking speech at the
meeting of the National Association
for the Prevention of Consumption at
the Mansion house he declared that
deficient food, overwork, stuffy rooms
and alcoholic excess were the principal
factors in the progress of the disease,
and then in impressive tones he en-
phasized his theory that the greatest
and most potent of these was alcoholic
excess. "Expectoration," he continued,
causes it to spread more than any
thing. If the whole of expectoration
could be destroyed at one moment the
disease would be stamped out, Spit
ting must be stopped by public opinion
and by punishment"
Pins Faith to Sanltarlums
Regarding sanitariums, DR., Broad
bent declared they had been diseredited
by people expecting too much from
them, but that they were, nevertheless.
the principal means of curing the dis
ease at present. They are only for the
rich. but they should be made avail
able for the poor.
After the earl Of Derby had declared
that light and air would do more good
than the most skillful attendance and
treatment or most careful concoction
and most nauseous drugs. Sir James
crichton gave 1t as his opinion that
better feeding OF school children would
diminish the disease in poor districts.
He laughed at the theory that con-
sumption is incurable. In 1902. he said
the plague claimed $4,000 victims, as
as against $1,000 in 1892 ana $1,000 In
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
QUEEN FEARS FOR ALFONSO
Asks Loubet to Protect Him From
Feminine Snares
ciaI Gable to The Herald

Special Gable to The Herald
PARIS, May 27 The typically
Parlsian feature of the program drawn
up in honor of King Alfonso's visit is
the election by the Partisan market wo-
men of the muse of alimentation, a
pretty blond fruit seller, who will offer
to the king of Spain choice bouquet
and an address of welcome.
This young woman, whose title so
gracefully comprises the material and
the ethereal, is twenty years old The
queen mother has written a friendly
and unofficial letter to Loubet COM
mending Alfonso, in view of his youth,
to the presidents paternal solicitude.
President Loubet replied privately,
assuring the mother her son would be
taken care of and pointing out by his
own white hairs that he has himself
brought up sons.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
A|RSH|P BUILT
ON NEW SCHEME
MACHINE Is MADE HEAVIER
THAN THE AIR
WORKED BY ELECTRIC POWER
Prince of Monaco Designs New Con-
trivance, and Aeronauts Speak Of
Its Trials as Highly
Successful
WORKED BY ELECTRIC POWER
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald
PARIS, May 27.-The prince of Mo-
naco travelled from Monte Carlo to
Paris this week on a motor cycle for
the purpose of reading before the
Academy of Sciences a paper describ-
ing experiments with new airship
carried out in the Oceanographic
museum of Monaco. The apparatus has
been invented by M. Maurice Leger,
the princes consulting engineer, and Is
built on the principle of being heavier
than air. 1t consists Of two superposed
screw wings, rotating in opposite direc-
tions, electricity being the motive force.
Shows Lifting Power
A reduced model repeatedly rose to a
height of from eight to ten meters,
carrying a total weight of ITO kilo-
grams. The prince of Monaco holds
that the above apparatus, which is
named the "helicortere," will solve the
problem of aerial navigation. He is
now building one to fly in the open air,
carrying a man.
The possibilities of flying machines
heavier than air have further been
shown by the experiments just carried
out by the Aero club on the grounds at
Saint Cloud by the young Genevese
brothers, MN. Henri and Armand Du-
faux, who are grandsons of M. Henri
Rocheforte.
Praised by Aeronauts
Many aeronauts witnessed the trials
and are loud in their praise.
The apparatus consists of a beam FIVE
meters long. bearing a motor in the
center and screw wings at each end.
The special new feature is the weight
of the wings-only $50 grams.
The machine, weighing seventeen
Kilograms. rose twenty-five meters,
carrying six kilograms OF ballast
The brothers Dufaux will build a full
scale apparatus, with 1Oo-horse power
motor
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
RUBBER GLOVES FOR FIREMEN
Precautions to Protect London Brig
ade From Shocks
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald
LONDON, May 27.-Electric wire fus-
ing has been the cause Of so many
fires in London of recent years that the
fire brigade authorities have decided
that In future india rubber gloves shall
be carried with the fire escapes and fire
engines.
Many fremen have been temporarily
incapacitated by electric shocks they
have received owing to inadvertently
grasping "live" wire while working
in the darkness and smoke of basement
fires.
No member of the brigade has been
permanently disabled, but II is hoped
by the use OF the gloves to prevent
even temporary Inconvenience to the
asnr
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
FRANCE ENLARGED 70 YARDS
Trade With Belgium Gives Republic
Control of Little Rlezes

PARIS, May 27.-France has Just en-
larged her territory by an exchange
with Belgium. The Paris government
has decided to recognize King Leopold's
sovereignty over La Neuville-aux-
Tourneurs, receiving Riezes as compen-
satlon.
The swapping process results in a
territorial aggrandizement of France
by seventy square yards.
The Figaro remarks that the gain
is not great. but It should sufice to
silence those who allege that the re-
public has done nothing to increase
the greatness OF France.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
MRS. JOHN w. MACkAY
IN HER TOWN HOUSE
With Princess coIonna, Her Daughter
ls Staying at Carlton House
Terrace

LONDON. May 27.-Mrs. John w.
Mackay, who was a passenger on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, is now
established in her home in Carlton
House terrace. With her is her
daughter, Princess di Galatro Colonna.
Later on Mrs. Mackay, understand.
will do some entertaining and will
give a cotillQn with wonderful pres
snts and favors from Paris.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
HIS MANIA RUIN
Of ART WORKS
TREASURES DESTROYED BY A
NORMAN VANDAL.
BUYS THEM FOR THE PURPOSE
Paint Is Scraped Off From a Van
Dyke and the Shoulder Cut
From Salnte Therese by
Delacroix
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special cable 10 The Herald.
PARIS, May 27.-M. Georges Sortais.
a prominent art expert, who attended
the sale recently at Argenton, small
place in Normandy, describes it as
unique in his experience. The pictures
sold belonged to an old man. now dead,
whose mania was buying valuable
paintings, then destroying them.
For mere song M. Sortais purchased
fragments of a number of masterpieces.
A Van Dyke had all the paint scraped
off. A Sainte Therese, by Delaeroix, had
a shoulder cut off. OF still life by
Chardin only the signature was left.
Such determined vandalism is unheard
of in France.
The sale of the art collections of NJ.
Michel Boy, which continues next
week, bids fair to turn out the sensa-
ton of the year. Everything fetches
high prices and experts think that IL
the famous Splitter sale had been made
now the total would be twenty-six mill
lion francs instead OF thirteen.
M. Boy started life in Paris as a deal
er in old metals, subsequently launching
out in the curiosity line. Fifteen years
prior to his death he lived at Versailles
in seclusion, rarely admitting collectors
into his house, When he did so he
would bring in priceless curios In an
old fish basket.
In view Of the high prices realised
dealers expect general boom. Many
articles in the Boy collection have sold
at from six to ten times the price orig
inally paid.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
MRS. PALMER HAS
PLANS FOR ASCOT
WILL ENTERTAIN LAVlSHLY
DURING WEEK
GUESTS WILL BE AMERICANS
She Has Secured the Down Place
for the Races-Takes Trip to
Paris to Seen Grand
GUESTS WILL BE AMERICANS
enec,al csble N The Herald

Special Cable TO The Herald
LONDON, May 27.-Mrs. Potter Pal
mer, not content with London enter
tanning, is planning for Ascot week,
and has taken Down place. close to the
track Her party will be essentially
American. Before Ascot she goes over
to Paris for week to see the Grand
prix. She asked Mrs. Loggett to ac-
company her, but they could not ac-
cept, as Miss Sturges is not well
enough for added exertlon.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
Score Recourse to Knife


Score Recourse to Knife
The statements of Professor Schwen-
niger of Berlin, who was medical ad-
wiser to Prince Bismark, that recourse
is had to operations far too frequently
nowadays. and that the physician is
pushed to one side by the surgical
handicraftsman, have created consid-
cradle interest among members of the
medical profession in London. A noted
west end physician told an inter-
viewer that a revulsion of feeling is
taking place in regard to the use of the
knife.
"Some years ago." he said, "Sir Felix
Semon created a stir by limiting that
laryngologists were making too fire.
uuent use of the knife. AS an example
of the revulsion of feeling of which 1
have spoken, take adenoids, common
complaint with children.
"It is admitted by many able sur
geons that operations have been far
too frequent in the past and now there
is a tendency to see what treatment
with a change of conditions and air
can do for the children suffering in
this way. 1t is the same with all OBJ
structions in the throat and nose.
There has been too much indlscrimi-
nate cutting"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
Fat FoIks

reduced my weight 20 pounds. bust
inches. waist 8 inches and hips 3
inches In a short time by a guaran-
teed harmless remedy without exercise
or starving. / will tell you all about
It. Enclose stamp. Address. Mrs. A.
c. McFadden. San Gabriel. Car
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28

We've got a new dinner set Of $50
pieces" We've got one Of 10000 piecesT
ssWhy, l never heard OF such thingl"
''ryeither did we till We got our present
eook"-tIouston Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
Differ as to Appendix

An equally well known surgeon took
Schweninger to task for saying that
because the functions of the appendix
are unknown to us the organ must be
unnecessary and it must be cut out
whenever anything is wrong with it,
He said; "The medical man who does
not cut out the diseased appendix is
wronging his patients. 1t is certain
that there are not too many operations
for the disease. When the appendix
shows signs of creating trouble 1t
should be removed while the trouble
is not serious. otherwise it may be
too late"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
VENICE HAS FINE
ART EXHIBITION
DISPLAY IS GORGEOUS AND
IMPOSING
TWELVE HUNDRED WORKS
Creations Of About Five Hundred Art
ists Are on VIew--Good Show
Ing Is Made by Amer
sneolal cahi. 10 The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald
VENICE. May 27.--A fascinating ex-
hibltion Of works of art is the sixth
Esposizione Internazlonale d. Arte
della citta di venezia, which has re-
Gently been opened here by the duke Of
Genoa. Venice is a good place in which
to see pictures that are in themselves
worth seeing, and in this admirable
setting the exhibition opened auspi-
ciously in brilliant sunshine,
The duke stayed at the Danicle ho-
tel, and thlther on the morning of the
opening day went the municipal gon-
dolas of state to escort him to the
Giardinl Publice, where the exhibition
Is held. None of your funeral black
gondolas are these which may be seen
on state occasions.
These gondolas are superb in gold
and purple, gold and crimson, gold and
orange, and the gondoliers wear rich
attire to match their craft. One gon-
dola appeared to be entirely of bur-
nished slver-slver body, silver avn
ing and two great silver horses rear
ing at the prov. Silver was the raj
ment of its gondoliers, six handsome
stalwart fellows, each glittering as
though arrayed in some great fishs
scales
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28

1888. This reduction had been brought
about in spite of an increase in popu-
lation and the overcrowding in cities.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
Works by Americans


The Americans, presumably because
they did not take the trouble, have not
got room to themselves, but in more
than one Of these so-called internation-
al rooms there are works by Americans,
and some of them look extremely well.
Some are doubtless well known; for
example, Carl Melcher's Last Supper"
He Is represented by two further works,
and in the same room there are twenty
four works by Americans.
j. J. Shannon shows his we'll known
portrait of Phil May, which gained a
gold medal at st. Louis. Richard
Miller shows some beautiful work.
Frieseke is we'll represented.
Colin Campbell Cooper's "Skyscrap-
ers" are much noticed. Vail has two
striking pictures, and some other
Americans here are George Hitchcock,
Walter Gay. william Dannat. Hum
phreys Johnston, Walter MacEwen,
julius l.. Stewart. Harry Van Der
Weyden and Lionel Walden.
One of Mr.. Freer's "Whistlers" an ar
rangement in black and white, is en-
tered in the catalogue. but 1t has not
appeared on the walls. A big picture
by Verestchagin is in the same room
as the American works mentioned; al
so two pictures by James Wilson Nor
rice of Canada, and some good things
by John Lavery, Fritz Thaulow and a
few others hailing from various lands.
Good Things In English Gallery
The English gallery, decorated in a
somewhat severe but effective manner
by Walter Crane Alfred East and
Frank Brangwyn, contains some good
things, notably by George Clausen and
Maurice Greiffenhagen. A good many
works by British painters appear in the
international rooms.
The French, whose decorators are
Besnard, Charpentier and Gustave
Soulier. are hardly at their best, though
individuals are we'll represented.
Blanche shows his portrait of Rodin.
and there are good things by carriere
and Renoir.
The Dutch display is an interesting
one. the German perhaps little heavy,
and the Italian, naturally, strong and
comprehensive. Boldini's famous por-
trait OF Whistler is here. Mancini
shows one OF his best portraits, and
there is a beautiful "Idyl" by Fragla-
como. which was shown at the first ex-
hibition of the International Society Of
seulptoru. Painters and Grayers.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
A Brilliant Picture

Imagine all this bravery gliding by
the old Venetian palaces, bright color
notes amid the somber black and
cleaning steel of other gondolas skim
ming hosts of gondolas bearing hither,
thither a light hearted people, gay in
dress and gay in mien-the whole re-
flected in the dancing waters of the
Grand canal, the air alive with sunlight
and with merry voices, and anon re-
verberating with the thunder Of salut-
ing cannon fired by the warships lying
in the harbor.
Yes, surely Venice is an excellent
place in which to see an exhibition or
any other thing, and If at times the
nose pays for the pleasure Of the eyes,
is it not right that everything should
have it's price?
The Palazzo deli Esposizione con-
tains more than thirty galleries and the
galleries contain in all upward Of 1900
works of art, representing about 500
artists, who abide in many parts Of the
civilized world. Each gallery has been
decorated and Its furniture and fittings
specially designed by artists whose
names are given in the catalogue, and
whenever practicable the decorators of
each gallery are Of the same national
ity as the artists whose pictures are
shown in the gallery.
Thus the Swedish gallery, for ex-
ample, is very effective color scheme
of heliotrope and green, carried out un-
der the direction of Ferdinand Boberg
and Carl Svensson, both of Stockholm.
And in this room you find the strong
pictures of Anders Zorn. water colors
by Carl Larson, sculpture by Christian
Erikson and further work by Swedes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-10
LOS ANGELEONs HERE.
Party Of rhlr,y Arrive IN tho city This
Morning,

The first Grafton tour high class,
excursion from Los Angeles over the
salt Lake Route arrived IN salt Lake
thls morning, some thirty strong, with
George u, Mngoon IN charge j, j.,
GRAFTON, wife aud daughter also are
WIN tho party, which win tour Yellow
stone Park Puget Sound district and
take m the Portland fair before returns
lns home Al 10 O'Clock they were
givon u ride on the Seeing salt Lake
cur nnd then went 10 the Tabernacle
where q special recital was rendered
them, This afternoon they 10 out to
the lake, All are quarIcrcd AZ the
knulsford during their stay here. IN
the party arc the following
MIS- ", II, BrninDrd and Mr. H. n,
Rralnord, Jr, Los Angeles; Miss ",
Burgoync, Long Beach Miss chaplin
ana Mrs O. l., Cole Los Angeles Mrs,
NJ, " Darling and MI X q, Darling,
tlaromont Dr. i, JHnss, Mrs y, Janss,
Miss A, r. Leach, Miss Dorothy Leach
aud Nj, James McAllIsior Lon An.
Rcles Mr. u, Is, Mcpherson spokane,
Mr. l., Meyer Mrs w. Meyer, Or II, l.
Nance, Mrs, H. |, Nance, Mrs, New.
man and Miss Newman, Los Angeles.
Mlgs Hazel Noonan, Pasadena, MI
sherman Pcase, Miss q, q, poasc, MI
n I. S,rnsburg Mrs u, $, StrasburR
ana Mrs, g, +, Tagyurt, Los Angeles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-10

attended the presentation Of the nor
mai class phol1grnl 90 PROT s'cw.
art Amid cheers OF the students the
peace pjpe Wne presented 10 the junior
president. The invited guests wore
President ana Mrs KingsburS Prof,
Byron Cummings Prof ljennion, Prot
and Mrs, stewart Prof Horace Cum.
mIngs, Mr. and Mrs Upton, Mr.. and
Mira, Woch, and the Misses Young
borg, Herman and Bowman
william y Burton ann ounces the on.
gngcmenl ~ his daughter, Theresa 10
charles w, Brown " this city, the
Wedding to lnke place the latter part
Of this month
The wedding Of Mrs Virginia Holt
and Nh Dryden X, roOmbB takes place
Wednesday evening nj no home ~ the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs John
Holt Immediately after the reception,
thty win leave for California 10 be
gone several months,
Mrs, l., &, Hawkes. entertained NJ
dinner on sunday evening conlpl mon,
tary 10 Miss Vl'Rnin Holt and Mr.
Dryden II. coolnns whose marriage
takes place June ~
Mira Pauline B, accompanied By
her two daughters, Eliu nnd Alice, are
here from Cincinnati, lNylng visit ut
the home of MIR A. r. Brewer and cx'
poets 10 remain here Ter u month Be-
fore returning home they will visit
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-10

short Line both Mr. lllchoy and Mr..
Hutchinson are well known here, Roth
came To salt Lake from Omaha follow.
lng the segregation Of tho Union Pa.
enc ana the oregon Short Line In 1897.
rtlor TO MS coming here Mr. Hutchn.
son was for eight years aia,lonor for
me Union Pacific, lie entered tho sor.
vice IN 1888 ana for the pnst seven
years has been chief clerk 0f the plir.
chasing department. Mr. Hickey In "A
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roo ol MS career been IN tho ncwspn.
yer business nnd during old troubles In
Honolulu scoope1 all PAPERS on tho
story which he sent 10 inc SAN Fran.
CHICO Examiner while on route 10 Aus.
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10 llo was next IN line for appointment
as division superintendent