The National tribune., 1908-12-03

lv crown worn during the day. that
head is King Peter of Servia. The ter
rible circumstances under which he as
cended the throne-the brutal murder
OF King Alexander and Queen Draga, In
which he has always been supposed to
have acouiesced-robbed him of nearly
every friend he bad among the rulers
of Europe He retained in high official
positions several of these rc5icides, in
i0 stead of insisting that they suffer the
penalty of their crime, in direct defiance
of the laws of God and man. For TINS
England gave King Peter the coid
shoulder for three years, and it is SAID
as that she only resumed friendly reia-
tions thru the fear that Servia, in re-
sentiment for the GOODNESS and disap-
proval shown her. might ally herSel1
with Bulgaria and Montenegro, and
thus become Il most serious factor IN
the Balkan question. But Peter has
- had other troubles besides the attitude
of the powers toward him, and possibly
the bad dreams which his conscience
may have given him at night. His son,
the Crown Prince George, has been do
Ing everything in his power to get his
father off the throne and himself on,
and this has naturally led to the most
bitter of feelings between the two.
Prince George has never been very
popular with the SerVians on account
of his ungovernable temper and his
queer eccentric actions. He has distin-
guished himself principally by madcap
escapades, and has shown nothing so
far that would inspire the least conf
dence in him as even a passable ruler.
The army is with the King, and will
stand by him. Peter is said to be much
broken down by the action of his son.
but determined not to abdicate in ms
favor.
1t is fortunate for the men, even
wealthy men, that many women do not
share the views of Mrs. Howard Gould
with regard to the necessities of a wo-
mans wardrobe. Mrs. Gould is trying
to get what she considers a decent ali
mony from her husband, Howard Gould,
from whom she is seeking to be legally
separated. Mrs. Gould insists that no
woman can look presentable without
spending at least loo Il month on her
toilet. With gowns costing from Sl5o
TO $3.50, of which she must have one or
two each month. allowing herself two
new hats with walls to match, $50 for
little things, such as shoes, slippers,
gloves, stockings and lingerie, $50 for
hair dressing and manicuring, $50 Tor
facial and other massage, 500 for
books and stationery, $50 for theaters,
etc, il is really quite difficult to see
how She scratches thru on $1,000. Mrs.
Gould says she considers 100000 a
year q very fair allowance for wo-
man, which would enable her to pay
all her bills, something so far she has
not been able to do. Among other
things. Mrs Gould affirms that a year
uses up an auto pretty thoroly, requir-
ing the purchase of a new one annual
ly, and that two are necessary for gem
eral use, anyway. Mr.. Gould declares
he has lost lot of money, and that
he is SO poor that he has had to give
up using his yachts.
What can be done to protect people
from the appareI tly sane mad men and
women who wanasr at will, and every
little while take the life of some hu-
man being? ThinL of the boldness of
the plot hatched 3 the cunning, un-
balanced. drug-steepes; brain of Mrs
Reed in Denver, the other day, ana
which was only saved from tragic
end by the remarkable presence, of mind
of her intended victimi Armed with
two sticks of dynamite lit is not told
where she got them), which she con-
cealed in bag, Mrs Reed boldly en-
tered the automobile of Mrs. Phipps,
which was waiting outside store while
the latter was doing some shopping,
and seated herself besides Mrs. Phippss
little daughter. When Mrs. Phipps had
finished her shopping, she came out to
her auto and jumped quickly in, with
out noticing at once the strange woman,
who, displaying the dynamite and
threatening to kill both the mother and
daughter If any resistance was made,
ordered Mrs. Phipps to go at once to
her bank and deliver over to her $10.-
600. Altho Mrs. Phipps was frightened
almost tc death, she managed to keep
her presence of mind and when the
bank was reached was allowed to get
out and enter it. OF course, once in
side the bank Mrs. Phipps was safe,
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brought IN the child, subsequently
arrestinf Mrs. Reed, who threw
the dynamite at him, which for
tunateIy failed to explode. IT now ap-
come OF $4,000 a month which she
Inherited from her father, a million
aire woolen manufacturer of Massa-
chusetts. She claims to have no re-
membrance whatever of her action, but
thinks she was mesmerized by a wo-
says was trying TO cure her of the NOR
phine habit. She has been turned over
TO the care of her husband, who has
decided to place her in a private asy-
lun for treatment. In this case no
great harm was done. 1t is true. Indeed.
II IS rumored that the Phippses, who
were divorced some time ago. ma
led into a remarriage by this stri se
adventure Of Mrs. Phipps, but in the
generality of such cases the result is
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is particularly alarming, on account of
the apparent inability to cope with IL.
So 1t seems Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leayitt,
daughter of the Peerless Leader of Dis
astsr and Defeat. has Joined the great
army Of matrimonial misfits. So sue
cessfully has the story of her domestic
infelicites been kept out of the papers
that it comes as a surprise to most peo-
pie TO hear that she and her husband
are not living happily together. Mrs
Leayitts husband, Homer Leavitt, is
an artist, who finds the atmosphere OF
Paris inspiring, and Mrs. Leayitt has
literary tendencies; in fact, She has been
writing short stories and little plays for
over t,so years, many of which have
beea accepted. Mrs. Leayitt shows the
artistic temperament in her dark beau
ty and her original manner of dressing,
and It is easy to understand that these
two young people. of the same temper
ament, but different interests, woul
not get along very happily together. 4
marriage cannot be happy unless the
dominant interest of the mans life is
shared by the woman. Especially is
this true OF those possessed of what is
called THE artistic temperament" The
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