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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
REVEALS HELD ON TRAINS
Workinemen Sing and Pray While in
Rapid Motion Under Direction
of Religious Enthusiasts
/ Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald
LONDON. May ga religious re-
vival has laid hold upon the working
men of lower Edmonton, and it is
chiefly due to the exertions of a small
band of enthusiasts who make the
early trains their preaching ground.
The Great Western railway authori-
ties, so far from objecting, cordially
support it. A few years ago the work.
men from the Edmonton district were
the most turbulent on the line. They
made vigorous 'rotests against over
crowding in the carriages. Now that
the revival has got hold of them their
methods have changed.
Each morning small party of the
railway eVangelists, themselves work
ingmen, enter compartment, and
while the train is on it's way to Liver
pool street sing hymns, read a portion
of the Scriptures, pray and preach. The
result has been many converts.
Very seldom is any objection made
by passengers i'm the particular com
partments selected-which are varied
each morning-but II has surprised
many not in the secret when Liverpool
street is reached to hear the last verse
of a hymn sung before the passengers
leave their seats The custom, of
course, is a common one in Wales,
where frequently on a journey some
excellent singing is heard in the rail-
way carriages.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
MAN AND MAID In PARIS DO
THE TRAGIC In REAL LIFE
speciaI CabIe 70 The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, May 26.-The son of well
known financier and young artist with
whom he had been on particularly
friendly terms of late are the hero and
heroine of the most recent novelty in
the love-drama line.
The gentleman, who was very fond
of the stage, was an assiduous fre~
quenter Of numerous green rooms, and
he had hardly made the acquaintance
Of the actress six months ago when he
became violently enamored of her and
was not rejected. AS the days rolled
on he grew more and more in love with
the young woman, and at last Went
10 the length of asking his father TO
grant his consent To their marriage.
The financier was Mortified at the bare
thought of such a union. He had quite
different plans for his son and he or
dered him then and there to break off
all relations with the object OF his af-
fection. adding sinister threats of pun
ishment ii he declined TO obey.
AS his son absolutely refused to De.
fer 10 his wishes. the financier paid
a quiet visit TO the comfortable flat He
offered the girl a matter Of $4,000 Il
she would agree to so abroad for good
and all, but again ne met with a rebuff
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27

as she would not listen to his proposal,
and, moreover, requested him to leave
the house forthwith. Finally, when the
financier's son called as usual on his
friend, she gave him a graphic ac-
count of his fathers visit, and then she
told him she was too fond of him to
care to stand in his way.
SO you are sending me away" the
young man exclaimed, reproachfully.
No" she replied, "only L know what
is best for you. We have no alternative" 4"
The gentleman then took a small phlal
from a pocket and applied ii to his
mouth. Scenting mischief the girl
dashed ii out of his hand; but he told
her he had already taken enough of
the poison for his purpose, and a mo-
ment afterward he fell writhing in
agony on the floor, She was herself SO
overcome by the ghastly scene that size
picked up the phial and swallowed the
drops that remained In il.
Her servant, who had been in the
adjoining room, had heard the noise
Of the fall and the exclamations, and
she rushed m to find her mistress also
lylng on the carpet, prey TO atrOcio is
sufferlng. doctor was soon ON the
scene OF the drama, and the couple.
after having received some of his at
tention, We're conveyed 10 a private
hospital where the hope OF their event
ual recovery IS now entertained.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
CAN T KEEP CATS
NOR DRIVE NAILS
Rules of Londons County Council
Prevent Workmen From Occupy
ing Dwellings Owned by
the City
Special Cable to The Herald.


LONDON, May 26-The arbitrary
rules which the London county council
imposes upon the tenants of its work
mems dwellings are preventing the
ready letting of the houses
The dwellings, are models of comfort
and the rents extremely moderate, but
some of the conditions imposed upon
the tenants are so bound up with red
tape as to be uncomfortable. For ex-
ample tenant is not allowed to drive
mans INTO the walls without special per-
mission. Neither dogs nor cats are to
be kept on the premises and under no
circumstances is tenant allowed to
take in a lodger
These rules are deemed necessary in
view of the deplorabe condition of dirt
and dilapidat!on into which model
dwellings, in many parts of London
nave fallen where the tenants have
been given more freedom.
The English workman in the majority
OF cases, however, prefers less COM
modious, comfortable and clean dwell
ings if he has the doubtful privilege of
driving nails into the walls when he
wishes and keeping cats and dogs in his
house.
This insistence upon the largest
amount of individual liberty in the
small details of life has resulted in n
great number of the London county
councils fine workmen's dwellings re-
naming unlet.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald
PARIS, May ga Paris dealer in
antiquities hopes to bring about the
transfer of the superb collection of
laces in the vatican to Mrs William X.
Vanderbilt. The dealer a most reput-
able man, says the pope has recently
been asking the value "of all this
frippery." as his holiness calls it.
The laces were the gifts of royal
brides to succeeding popes. Since the
time of the Borgias il has been the GUS
tom for Roman Catholic Queens and
princesses to offer their wedding robes
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
PHENOMENA IN SWEDEN
King Oscars Portrait Falls From the
Wall Without Cause and
Later His Bust
Special Gable to The Herald

Special Gable to The Herald.
STOCKHOLM, May 26.-Those who
take an interest in occult phenomena
will find much to their taste in the
"Annales des Sciences Psychologiques, 4"
Just published, in which are reported
several strange occurrences which took
place when Norway was separated
from Sweden.
On November Is last, we are told, a
number of officers were assembled in
the hall of the Casino of Akerhus,
waiting for King Haakon to make his
entry. Suddenly a cracking noise was
heard, and before any one could turn
round, a full-length portrait of King
Oscar fell from the wall to the floor
The picture was picked up unhurt, but
the crown on the top of the frame was
smashed to atoms.
A few days afterward a reception
was being held at the house of Mr..
Hagerum, former prime minister and
the guests were talking of the accident
at Akerhus. Some one said that evil
IDENTIFY the Casino walls needed repair
ing, when suddenly life-sized marble
bust of King Oscar which stood be-
tween the windows of the room, fell to
the floor and was broken to pieces.
Several other occurrences of a like
nature are reported, and there can be
no reason to doubt the good faith Of
the "Annales"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
FRECKLES HAVE PASSED OUT
though Queen Alexandra Once Made
Them Sine Quo Non, They
Are Now Barred
Special Gable to The Herald.


LONDON, May ga year or two
ago a few well-placed freckle marks
We're considered an advantage in add
ing to the beauty Of some society wo-
men. One day they appeared quite
naturally on the cheeks of Queen
Alexandra after she had returned from
a summer holiday. They Immediately
became fashionable and were cultivat-
ed by artificial means among some of
the best known beauties of the London
season. Like other fads, they have
now gone out of fashion, and those
ladies' who are troubled with them bv
natural agency have been much exer-
clsed as to the best and easiest method
to get rid of them. Many painful op-
erations have been submitted to with
out the desired result and after chem
lists and beauty doctors had exhausted
all their resources it is now reported
that Princess Victoria has secured a
recipe from an obscure woman on the
Sandringham estate that will be the
means of making somebody's fortune.
The ingredients are simple and can be
made up without any technical or
pharmaceutical knowledge
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
SPANISH MODES TAKE LONDON
AIfonso's Country's language, Gus
toms, Furniture and Old Silver
the Vogue in Britaln's Capital
Special Cable TO The Herald.

special CdDl TO Inc Herald.
LONDON, May est is evident Lon
don is not i'm sympathy with the Church
of England clergy who a week ago
made such violent protests against the
marriage of Princess Ena to the king
of Spain, for the town rapidly is be-
coming enthusiastically Spanish. Cos
tunes modelled after the Spanish fash
ions have begun to make their APP
pearance IN the shop windows, while
the high jeweled comb and glittering
sequins beloved of the Basque peasant
girls are meeting with a ready sale.
Spanish lace in enormous quantities
is stocked i'm all the fashionable shops
Black is the faVorite color, as far as
sales have gone, but the natural shade
of cream and soft pastel tints are also
in great demand. One Oxford street
shop has made a speciality of hand
made Spanish mohair shawls for theater
wraps, which are selling rapidly. Wo-
men are having tea gowns and negligees
modelled on the national dress of Spain.
OF all Spanish modes, the most pic
turesque is the high dressed coiffure,
which is being adopted enthusiastically,
while every hairdresser and jeweler is
selling beautiful Spanish combs.
Not only is the Spanish dress in
fashion, but Spanish furniture. pottery,
leather, old silver and pictures are be-
ing eagerly sought after Even the
Spanish language has become popular
In the city as well as at court. At the
Berlitz schools In London the language
Is being taught TO earnest pupils seven
hours daily Princes Maurice and Leo
pod of Battenberg are among the
pupils as we'll as many society women
and many clerks from the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27

to the church 20 the laces have been
accommodating i'm the vatican for CEN
turtles.
If the dealer can interest the Wander
bilts and persuade the pope, who doubts
ii he had the right to sell them America
will possess the greatest collection of
historical lace in the world, and worth
easily 100000 Mrs. Vanderbilt's col
lection would be more valuable than
Queen AleXan dra s, which is worth
S400000 or Empress Eugenie's. which
she will bequeath to her goddaughter,
Princess Ena Of Battenberg, who is
about to become queen of Spain.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27

ready the talk of society. The proceeds
are to be given to Kings College hospi-
tai which is broke" Hospitals here
are supported not by the government,
but by voluntary 'ributions.
Three American duchesses, their
graces of RoXburghe Marlborough and
Manchester warmly discussed the
easiest way of wearing rufhes and the
stiff long-pointed bodices of the period.
Each duchess presided over stall,
one of which was dedicated to
candy Lady Cheylesmore, Mrs. Ron
aids, Mrs. John Ridgely Carter and
Princess Hatzfeldt also had stalls.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
RIDES So HOURS UNDER TRAIN
PeriIous Trip to Paris From Constan-
tinopIe by a Roumanian-Had
Neither Food Nor Drink
,ciaI Cable to The Herald

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, May 26.-One of the most ex-
traordinary journeys on record was
performed by man who arrived here
on the Orient express from Constan-
tinople this moning.
AS the express drew into the railway
terminus one of the railway officials
suddenly shouted:
"There is a dead man on the bogie OF
the restaurant car"
Investigate was promptly made,
when it was found that the man was
not dead, but asleep, with his overcoat
wrapped around his face. He was
awakened, and moment afterwards,
disheveled and grimy, he crawled out
on the platform.
Hungry! hungry!" he said several
times in German to the crowd Of Of
ficials who surrounded him, pointing,
at the same time, to his mouth. Food
and drink were supplied, and when he
had consumed them he was keenly in
terrogated by one of the restaurant
officials.
II am a Roumanian," he said. my
name is Dimitri Bouzilas, and / am a
vine grower by trade. / came from
Constantza, q port on the Black sea. L
took the boat from there to Constan-
tinople, hiding myself in the coal hole
of a ship because | had no money.
From Constantinople to Paris Ihave
travelled under the kitchen of the res
taurant car. l chose the kitchen be-
cause l thought it would be warmer;
but it was terribly cold all the way.
II had no food or drink with me, and
could not have eaten it even If had
it, for 1 dared not move"
If the man told the truth his adven-
ture has been a marvellous one. His
journey under the train must have
lasted fifty-three hours. The man
made himself understood with diff
Guilty, so that the full story of the ter
rible journey could not be told.
He has been locked up for examina-
ton, and is to be sent back to Rou-
mania in a day or two
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27

There was further decrease in the
~ mber of early marriages. Only 80 per
1000 of the years husbands and 1o3 per
100 of the years wives were minors. The
total number of minors married was
h1,141.
Thus two important facts are made
cicaI-that tewer people get married,
and those who do put it off till later
n life.
L, addition to these two facts we
have another which Is brought to light
by q careful analysis of the birth
statistics for the past thirty odd years.
This is that the average number of
children to each married couple has de-
creased by one-fifth.
In three facts lie the chief causes
of the continually decreasing birth rate.
the extent of which may be judged
when it is pointed out that had the
number of legitimate children born in
1904 been equal to the birth rate which
prevailed in 1S70-72 they would have
numbered 1,155,000 instead of 907, ,I1o-
actually recorded.
Once more the registrar general calls
attention to the great child mortality.
when it is realized" he writes, that
children who have not reached the fifth
anniversary of their birth contribute
nearly one third part of their death
roll at all ages, although they form only
one-nnth part of the total population,
the necessity becomes urgent for a care
full consideration of the causes that
regulate life and death in this i'm
portant section of the community"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
MERICANS ON
RUSH TO ENGLAND
AMERICAN MILLl0NAIRES AND
THEIR PRETTY DAUGHTERS
Every Steamship Crossing Atlantic
Loaded to Limit Of Capacity.
Movement Under Way the
Greatest Known
specIal cable to The Herald.

special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON. May 26-An army Of
American millionaires, with the usual
open check books, is sweeping down on
London and creating a record in lavish
expenditure.
The keynote of this campaign of ex-
travagauce was struck this week by a
man from Philadelphia, who walked
into the Carlton and said he would just
take an entire floor for himself and his
family, Subsequent arrivals were in
formed that there was no more room.
The great West End hotels were al
ready crowded, yet the rush has been
begun. Every steamship is fully booked
for the next three months. and so great
is the desire to spend the winters
profits in Europe that hundreds of
tourists are cheerfully paying first
class rates for second class berths
rather than wait until the season is
over.
More money will be spent by Ameri-
cans in London this summer than ever
before. They are coming prepared to
scatter dollars with a reckless hand
for the past year has been one of un-
exampled prosperity in the United
States and many men have jumped
from comparative poverty into af-
fuence.
All the steamships arriving at British
ports brought we'll known American
millionaires and their families.
All the great hotels, such as the
Savoy. the Cecil. the Carlton. Claridge's,
the Russell and the Great Central are
crowded with Americans.
Many millIonaires had the fore
thought to engage apartments months
in advance. Others who find them
selves without accommodations are Of
fering fabulous sums for suites with u
bath.
Even the Bloomsbury district, where
numberesS embroyo millionaires lodge,
realizes that this is to he a record year
for Americans and hurried preparations
are being made to provide extra sleep
ing accommodations at most of the
large boarding houses.
Picture dealers, curio dealers and
book sellers see a prosperous season
ahead. The old furniture industry is
already booming and 1t is believed that
this years output of antiques" Chip
pendale chairs for American export will
break all records at the midland fac
tories.
There will be many kinds of million
aires in London in the next few weeks.
Fashionab BILE millinery and dressmaking
establishments are already executing
orders for American millionaires. who
are buying more in London and less in
Paris every year.
Even the cable companies will profit
greatly by the invasion, for all of these
millionaires, who have made their
money overnight, would not consider
trip to Europe enjoyable unless they
could conduct their financial operations
by cable. The American who breaks
into the aristocracy of dollars continues
to think in thousands to the day of his
death.
There will be many personally con-
Quoted tours in which the gentle
school marin" from the New England
states will predominant. School marms
of the pie belt, which is the old English
district of the northeast, where the
people eat fruit pies for breakfast, have
only one ambition, and that is to do
England" the home of their ancestors.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
LANGTRY Welded TO TURF
Actress Race Horses Now Are the
Great and Absorbing Passion
of Her Life
Special Cable 70 The Herald.

Special Gable TO The Herald.
LONDON, May 26.-Mrs. Langtry's
great passion IL life now is the race
track She returned the other day from
theatrical tour of nearly a year, in
South Africa, and on landing at South
ampton had an automobile waiting to
cut across country to Oxford where
she took the train for Newmarket to
see her racing stud with the least pos
sible delay. She has remained there
ever since, coming up to town only
when some of her horses happened to
be running at nearby race tracks. She
makes no secret of the fact that she
continues on the stage solely as "A
means of enabling her to keep up her
stable-an expensive luxury. She is
out most mornings on Newmarket
Heath on horseback, watching her
string of racers at exercise, and is back
for breakfast a Z o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
IS A GAINSBOROUGH BEAUTY
Mrs. Richard ladenburg Causes Sem
sation in London by Resemblance
to Past Lovely Women
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Gable TO The Herald
LONDON, May 26.-Mrs. Richard
Ladenburg, now here on a visit with
her husband, cousin of the late
Adolph Ladenburg of New York, has
caused a decided sensation with her
beauty and gowns. She has adopted
the Gainsborough hat with it's sweep
ing plumes, with stunning effect. and
is known I'm the west end as the Gains
borough beauty She went lately to
Windsor TO spend a day with Lady
Edward Churchill who introduced her
to Prince Christian as the Gains
borough beauty The gallant old prince
replied:
II never saw a Gansborough picture
half so fascinating"
Before marriage Mrs. Ladenburg was
Miss Norah Batchelor and was as noted
for her skillfu playing on the violon-
cello as for her good. books.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
NOVEL. BALLOON RAILWAY
New Method of Climbing Mountains
Tried Near Salzburg With
Much Success

Special Gable to he Herald
GENEVA, May 26.-An Austrian en-
gineer, Herr Balderauer, of SaIzburg.
has been experimenting with much sue
cess in the mountains near Salzburg
with a novel balloon railway.
1t consists of a large captive balloon
attached to a single steel rail. which, IN
turn, is fixed firmly to the side of a
steep mountain, whose precipitous
slopes no other form of railway could
climb without making a series of SER
pentine detours and passing through
tunnels.
The balloon remains balanced in The
air about ten yards above the rail to
which it is attached by a stout wire
gable. and it is moved up and down the
side of the mountain at the will of the
engineer.
For an ascent the balloon itself fur
nishes the lifting force by means Of
hydrogen; for the descent a large
reservoir attached to the balloon is
filled with water at the highest station
and serves as ballast"
Under the balloon is a circular car,
seating ten persons The wire cable
from the balloon passes through the
floor of the car and speed regulator
underneath, which is controlled by the
engineer.
Herr Balderauer has made dozens of
ascents both alone and with the car
filled with people, and has never had
an accident.
The inventor claims that the balloon
railway will replace the funicular rail-
way in the future. 1t is cheap to con-
struct and the sensation while travelling
is delightful.
The passengers are Whirled up tn ou-
sands of feet in few seconds, without
the slightest jar The balloon can be
instantly released in case it becomes
unmanageable,a and an automatic brake
keeps the car under control
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 26.-No great charity
function in London has been a success
in these latter days unless it was taken
in hand by American women. 1t was
Mrs. Arthur Paget who first showed
what her Countrywomen could do in
this respect. Since the great Albert
hall bazaar, which she organized dur
ing the South African war, nothing so
big has been attempted until May 23
when there was begun in the Ancient
hall of Lincoln's Inn, the home of law
yers, a three days bazaar. which is al
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
BRITONS DO NOT
WE'D VERY YOUNG
COUPLES MARRY LATER IN
LIFE THAN FEW YEARS AGO
official Registrar General Of England
Points to the Rapidly Decreasing
Birth Rate and Great Number
Of Deaths Among Babies
snecioI Cable IN The Herald

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 26.-Many interesting
deductions are made by the registrar
general from the figures he gives in his
sixty-seventh annual report on mar
riages, births and deaths.
AS usual the report is more than a
year behind it's time. Although it deals
with the year 1904, it is Inscribed to
the Right Hon. John Burns, M. p, who
took up his office at the local govern
ment board long after the period under
review.
The bare statistics for the year have
been published previously but for pur-
poses of reference 1t is interesting to
reproduce them thus:
Marriages, 257 ,S56, equal to a rate of
15.2 persons married to 1000 Of popu-
lation. This rate was 0.6 per 1000 below
the average for the preceding ten years.
Births, 1888. equal to rate of 27.9
per 1000 of the population-the lowest
rate on record.
Deaths, $40, ,7S4, equal to rate of 16.3
per 1000 living. Lowest rate on record,
with the exception of the year 1903,
when it was 1914 per 1000
These are the bare facts for the year,
but in a series of careful analyses eX-
tended over a period of thirty years
the registrar general brings out some
stralting facts.
He separates the manageable per-
sons from the rest of the population,
and shows that only in three counties
/ Surrey, MiddleseX and Essex-has there
been any increase in the marriage rate.
IN London the rate has decreased by II
rcr cent during the thirtytwo years.
In fourteen mainly agricultural codh-
lles the decrease has ranged from to
ler cent while in the remaining cCun-
les it has ranged from 10 to as much
as 20 per cent,
Not only has the number of mar
riaSes declined. but brides and oride-
grooms have put off the wedding day
unll later n life The average ages
in 1904 stood as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
UNION FINES GAY BACHELORS
Bachelors Friendly Society Members
Assessed for Walking With or
Talking to Young Women

Special Cable 10 The Herald
LONDON, May $3.50 numerous are
bachelors in Winehfield that i'm 1904
It was decided to form "a Bachelors
Friendly society. 1t now has thirty
nine members, each over the age of
2S years. Members when being enrolled
pay a fee of IL cents and for non
attendance at meetings, which are held
every Wednesday evening, a fine of
6 cents is imposed,
Any member seen by another talk
ing to or walking with a young wo-
man Is fined as follows: For talking 4
cents: for walking cents. These fines
are then used to defray the expense Of
the annual excursion.