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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-15
EASY VICTIMS OF BLACKMAIL.
When Royalty is Indiscreet There is
Generally Nothing to Do But
Pay Up.

In spite of all precautions no one
more readily falls a victim to the
blackmailer's snare than a member of
a royal house. If the blackmailer has
the faintest shadow of hold it is
impossible to fight it out in court and
the unhappy prince must grin and
pay it.
The German crown prince Is the lat
est victim. When he was at Ploen col
lege he struck up friendship with
young German noble, Count Hochberg,
who was also student at Ploen. The
friendship was Rept up after college
days were over, and for some time
letters were exchanged regularly.
The count fell on evil days and had
to emigrate 20 America, where he be-
came chauffeur to a man named
Barnes. After some time he dropped
his own name and, having adopted
that of Barnes. vanished from the
sight and hearing of his friends.
Recently he has reappeared-with
the crown princes letters. These he
threatens to publish unless his i'm.
perial highness cares to buy them.
The princes attitude resembles that
of the duke of Wellington in a similar
situation: Publish and be hanged"
He says there is nothing in the letters
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she had fallen held out its protecting
arms, and as result Baby Sieboldt
rolled gently to the sidewalk, nttle
the worse for her 50-foot fall. Little
James Delibia, who despite his nve
years is still much of a mammals boy,
fell from the third floor of his home
at No. 306 East One Hundred ana
Tenth street. Two good strong clot'
lines, however, saved Jimmy from
harm.
The life-saving clothes line again
came to the rescue when Sammy
Rabinowitz, four years old, of No. 800
Georgia avenue, Brooklyn, fell from
a window of the third story of his
home and landed on his feet. prac-
tically unhurt. Clothes lines had
caught him and, after holding him
suspended in the air moment,
dropped him lightly to the pavement.
What saved two-year-old Peter Geb-
hardt when he fell from the fourth
floor of his home at No. 440 West
Thirty-ninth street no one will ever
know. There were neither clothes
lines, awnings nor anything visible to
save him. Yet. Notwithstanding, he
landed on the sidewalk unharmed An
ambulance surgeon failed to find even
so much as a scratch on the little
fellow
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he wrote to Count Hochberg that is
worth paying penny for.
Recently King Leopold of Belgium
received an anonymous letter from
Liege saying that the writer was an
accomplice in a plot to blow up the
royal palace at Brussels and to kill the
entire royal family. He demanded
1000, which was to be placed at the
foot OF a certain tree in the Kinkem.
pois wood near Liege. In return ne
would reveal what he knew about the
plot.
The king sent messengers to the
place named with orders to place an
envelope at the foot of the tree and
then watch what happened. The
watchers had not long to wait. A man
who had evidently been keeping an
eye on them was seen to take the en-.
velope.
The messengers promptly closed
with him and he has had an oppor.
tunity of thinking out fresh schemes
in prison.
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guardianship exercised over
babies, big and little, is especially
vigilant in the summer time, for then
more than ever are children exposed
to the dangers of Manhattan's hurly.
burly outdoor life.
Clang-g. Clang-g!
Round the corner the perfectly
drilled horse dashes. He heads for
huddled crowd almost without guild.
ance from the reins. II it is in the
crowded tenement district. perhaps
in his wise old head he knows just
what sort of a case is waiting for the
ministration of the young surgeon
who swings lightly from the tail of
the ambulance.
The crowd breaks, making narrow
avenue for the surgeon His keen
eye glimpses first the figure of a
mother almost PROSTATE on the pave
ment, and beyond smaller figure,
ominously stiff,
Instinctively he glances upward to
the fire escapes. now crowded with
white-faced tenement dwellers. Which
was it-third or fourth floor?-he
wonders in that instant of crossing
the sidewalk
The surgeons examination is hur-
ried. The little white lips do not
open to tell him where It hurts. The
awful limpness of the thin little fig
ure would strike terror to any one
save an ambulance surgeon.
81 don't know" he says, crisply, to
the torrent of questions from the
mother The policeman makes way
for the doctor. who with the limp lit
tie figure in his arms swings into the
ambulance; the driver gives the signal
to the wise old horse-and they are
off.
FOLLOW THE AMBULANCE.
After them goes the mother. wiring
ing her hands and wailing to high
Heaven. And with her a stream OF
sympathetic friends, all bound for the
hospital.
Poor little kiddie. guess that's
his finish. all right" exoiaims
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in her fall from the second story of
the building. She was standing on
the fire-escape watching her papa
down in the yard below when she
lost her balance. What was more
natural than for her to call to her
papa to catch her? And he did it!
Baby Helen Graf, 21-months-old
tot, who lives at No. 1857 Webster
avenue, owes her escape to two strong
little arms that her father has
boasted of all his life. She was play
ing on the landing of the fifth floor
of the fire escape when a misstep
sent her plunging down towards the
ground. At the fourth floor, however,
her tiny hands struck the iron rounds
of the ladder Instinctively she
clutched one of the rounds and hung
on with all her baby might. Her
mother rescued her.
OWES LIFE TO AWNING.
Sixteen-months-old Grace Sieboldt,
who lives at No. 247 Tenth street.
Brooklyn, fell four floors the other
day, but good strong awning direct
ly beneath the window from which
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BABY SOON ALL RIGHT.

Just as she reaches this point in
her narrative. and murmur of SYM
pathy buzzes through the hot recep-
tion room, word comes that the
mother may enter the ward.
Hell be all right in day or two,"
says the surgeon, curtly. mo bones
broken. no bad contusions. no inter-
nal hemorrhage. You can thank the
quilts your neighbors were airing for
that. Come back tomorrow at two
and you can see him, all right. May
be you can take him home"
THE good doctair!" cries the
woman, and The good doctair!" echo
her sympathetic neighbors as they
wend their triumphant way back to
tenementland And sure enough, in
the next day or so babykin comes
home as good as new, and the mothers
who have been exercising unusual
precautions in regard to fire-escapes
and open windows forget again. Only
the good God who loves little chill
dren and guards them against a mil
lion metropolitan dangers does not
son, in The World,
Sometimes 1t is the window or an
airshaft which offers baby an avenue
of escape to what proves perilous
freedom. Sometimes the children are
sent to play on roof which appar-
emily is securely fenced by a good
high coping.
Sometimes an awning breaks the
flight through space. Or perhaps IT
is friendly clothes line or a pile of
soft rubbish.
The variety of falls and escapes
therefrom in New York is almost as
great as its population. The one
greater thing is that with a record of
a desperate fall a week ago through
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out the hot weather term, such
small-such splendidly small--per-
centage OF the accidents end fatally.
FELL DOWN THE AlRsHAFT.
For instance, there was the marvel
Gus escape of those two Brooklyn
tots, Catherine Moriarity, just past
her second birthday. and Marie Clark,
two years her elder. who live In the
f1ve-story tenement at No. 90 Front
street. They went to the roof one
day to play.
"Ring-around-a-rosy'' these two we're
playing. and having lovely time
that day. They would swing around
and around until they quite lost their
balance. Then suddenly a frightful
thing happened. They swung too
close to the glass skylight, and fell,
hand in hand, through the glass and
down the airshaft.
AS they plunged headforemost
through so feet of space to the bot
tom of the shaft their screams brought
every one in the building to the roof.
Little Marie being the heavier of the
two struck the bottom first. and her
little playmate fell on top of her, par
tally breaking the fall But the I'm
seen Hand had stretched out to save
Marie. A bundle of old newspapers
thrown into the shaft lay at the bot
tom between the bones of the baby
and the stone pavement.
The shaft was too small for man
to climb down and rescue the chill
dren. The windows too, that opened
on it were mere slits In the Wall. Yet
the children must be rescued by some
one at some hour. Next door was
firehouse and to this the frantic
mothers ran. Firemen with axes and
poles hurried into the building and in
almost less time than 1t takes to
tell 1t they had torn great hole in
the wall along the side of the shaft
The children were lifted out and hur-
ried to the hospital. Now they are at
home, and were it not for a tell-tale
little scar each will carry all her life,
no one need ever know they had
been hurt.
SAVED BY CLOTHES LINES.
Quite as remarkable was the escape
of Master Sammie Weintraub of No.
20 Stanton street. This tenement is
six stories high and Sammie Vein
traub fell all the way from the top
to the bottom, but six pairs of clothes
lines, all weighted down with clean
clothes, went with him, and when the
ambulance surgeon unwound the
yards and yards of clothes lines and
laundry from Sammie all they could
find as a souvenir of his tumble was
little cut on his forehead.
Little Margaret Hart, who at the
time she took her tumble lived at No.
1860 Dean street, Brooklyn, chose just
the incest place she could to land
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baby fingers accomplish such wonder
ful escapes! Apparently baby was Sc
curely fastened in that clothes basket,
but with all the skill of the stage ex-
pert in lock-picking and knot untying
the wee hands loosened the OBTAINING
bonds; the baby ear attuned to catch
childish laughter in the street below
urged the baby knees to creep over
the inviting window ledge and the ca
tastrophe was accomplished
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EW YORK.-In New York.
city of many thrills, there is
nothing more remarkable
than the narrow escapes In
its child world. The special
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Industry is too busy to even recall
the days of depression.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06
WEDAY GOES TO THE
HILLS TO LOSE FAT
!, new course Territory.

Jack Weday is starting new course
in training. Everybody knows Jack
Weday, knight of the Stringed Cir
Gle, Boxer, Prize Fighter, Pug, Pugi-
list, Bruiser, Wrestler, Athlete, Heavy
weight Litter, Walker, Runner, Swim
mer Diver, Trainer and Referee.
He was here years ago and gave ex-
hibitions and took part in bouts that
stirred the sporting community and
not long ago he returned in trans
port and is now taking a breathing
spell and considering whether or not
to retire from active smuggling and mat
and ring work or to train up and get
in it again and make some of the To-
cal actors stand round.
First of all, however Jack, like the
Wise One he is, is going to try him
self out to see if he can stand train
ing. In other words he is going in
training for training, to train for train
ing.
If he finds that he can drop some
of the fat he has acquired in the
transport business without hurting
any of his insides, he will go at II
and drop few pounds and put up his
dukes and challenge the town and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06
MAY ELECT WOMAN
AS AN IMMORTAL"

AS AN IMMORTAL"
PARIS, France december 19-SiX
places now being vacant in the French
academy it is inevitable in these times
that the question of giving one or
more of them to literary women should
arise. Many celebrated Frenchwomen
have just been interviewed on the sub
ject, including "Gyp' (Martel de Jan
ville), Judith Gautier, Nine. Juliette
Adam and Nine. Dieulafoy, wife of the
famous explorer and the only woman
in Paris allowed to dress in male at
tire Most of the women consulted
confess to having a sort of contempt
for the "immortals," much to the sur
prise of these gentlemen themselves
who, curiously enough, on being in
terrogated did not indicate any par
ticular dislike to the idea of women be-
ing finally admitted.
You are Joking" said Gyp, when
asked for her opinion. I'VE woman
authors do not want to lose our light
ness and brightness in the company OF
those old men,
Il should not think of becoming a
candidate" declared the illustrious Ju-
liette Adam, head of the most brilliant
salon in Paris. Some day woman
of genius will arise and found such
an institution for women alone. But,
she added, with a twinkle in her eye
Il will wager that we shall not call
ourselves immortal. We shall leave
that for masculine vanity"
Judith Gantier suggested that the
academy was too antiquated for the
new woman. "The moment tolerabiy
young men enter it," she said, "they
get a frosty and venerable point o.
view about everything, while if yol
notice all woman writer's remain younl
in ideas. They always have-at leas
the French woman writers from
George Sand down"
Nine. Dieulafoy's friends are trying
to persuade her to sacrifice herself 70
principles sake and announce hersel
as a candidate to see what the resul
will be. Since her work as well a
her attire has been of a masculin
character they think she might sue
coed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06
FOR GOLD EAGLE AS STANDARD
Congressman Peters Bill Also Pro
vides Plan for Stamp Exchange.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 10
Congressman Peters Of Massachusetts
has introduced a bill establishing the
$40 gold piece as the standard gold
coin of the United States and provid-
ing that it shall consist of 16 95-lOO
grains of standard gold. The bill d.
reefs that the several gold coins au-
thorized by existing law shall no long
er be issued from any mint of the
United States, but that those in exis-
tence shall continue current at the re-
duced rate of 1886 for every $40. The
gold dollar of one-tenth the value of
the $40 piece is made the standard
unit of value and in exchange with
Great Britain it is given value of so
pence sterling. For the same purpose
the value of the pound sterling is fix
ed at $3.50.
The bill also provides for a postal
exchange under which American
stamps may be used in England on
mail for the United States and Eng.
lish stamps in this country on mai
intended for England, at the rate Of
cents of American money for one
English penny. The purpose OF the
bill is to facilitate exchange between
the two countries and render it prac
ticable to maintain a more satisfac
tory postal arrangement.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06


But to return to Jack Weday's new
method of training.
I'm going out to Leilehua camp"
says Weday, exclusively addressing
the Sporting Editor of The Star, and
out there I'm going to breathe in all
of this cool winter air 1 can lay my
lungs to, and I'm going to work, work
hard. None of the primrose path out
yonder! None of your eye-openers,
and goodbye to the night-caps and
pick-me-ups, though never cared
much for them anyway; also au re-
voir to the beer and the smokes for a
while. I'm going to see how fit l can
get; in other words I'm going in train
ing to train, and if the preliminary
training shows me l can train for a
fight without dislocating any Of my
intimate machinery on the inside, why
then I'll come to town and fly the
signal for a challenge and get in and
mix it with anything they can put
against me in my class"
Uncle Sam wants men at Leilehus
camp and here's a good opportunity
for others than Jack Weday to ge
into training.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06
STOMACH -NoUBLE.

Is greatly relieved, and in most cases
cured with DR.. Miles NerVine. 1t
nourishes and strengthens lite nervous
system, which increases the activity OF
the stomach nerves, regulates the heart
action, improves the circulation and in
giving health to the nervous system. re-
moves organic disorder. Sold by drug
gists under a guarantee that If first
bottle does not benefit, your money re-
turned.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06

Fine Job Printing. star once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06
SPORT AND
SPARKLES

A basketball game is being arrang-
ed between the Y. M. c. A. and Fort
Shafter.
A practice game for Saturday may
be arranged as a try-out among the
Big League baseballists.
Baseball practice each afternoon at
the Big League grounds would be bet
ter if more men showed up.
The elimination walking race, which
occurs Sunday, calls for final entries
on Saturday.
Ayres is at present at the Volcano
House. He expects to be in town fol
an observation of Sundays elimina'
ton race.
Twenty-Five to two was the fina
score last evening at the Y. M. G. A
gym in the indoor baseball game be
tween the Y. M. G. A. and the HAWAI-
hau aggregation, in favor of the form
er.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06
ADOPT NINE-HoUR DAY
IN ENGLAND

LONDON, England, December 10
The bill providing for an eight-hour
day in coal mines, which in process of
amendment became actually a measure
for day of nine hours, was finally
adopted by the house of lords this
morning. 1t goes into effect July 1,
1909.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06

The French have nearly completed
a telephone system which covers their
great possessions in Africa.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06

Use of the metric system of weights
and measures will be compulsory in
the Philippines after the first of next
year
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06

Bark st. Katherine yesterday after
noon sails for San Francisco with
part load of sugar.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06
SUGAR FACTORS
AND
COMISSION MERCHANTS
AGENTS FOR
SOLE AGENTS FOR HAWAII.
1863 King Street.
Telephone 240.

AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Com
pany.
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
Kahuku Plantation Company.
Kahului Railroad Company.
Haleakala Ranch Company.
Honolua Ranch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23
AIR HOSE CONNECTED -
UP WITH A GAS MAIN
Cause of Gas Famine That Sorely
. Vexed the Residents of Gales
burg.

GalesbArg had gas famine Monday
afternoon and many a family went sup
PEERLESS TO. bed as a result, while it was
Necessary in some homes to use cand-
les or kerosene lamps for lights The
cause of it all was green workman
in the plant of the Frost Manufactur-
ing company. This man, who was
working with compressed air, decided
he needed more pressure and so he
connected up his hose with what he
supposed was another pipe from the
tank, but which in reality proved to be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23

VIII be furnished free, but only those
holding tickets will be admitted to the
island. The program of the day in
cludes athletic contests and races In
the afternoon, winding up with a base
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23

Deere e Co. employees will be held,
end the employees and their families
will go to Campbell's island for an out
ing. The event is the eighth annual
picnic. Transportation to the island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23

q two and one-half inch gas main. it
was not long before gas fires began to
flicker out near the factory and then
the officers began a search for the
cause. 1t was not located till late in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23
For the Picnic

Don't overlook any of these.
You can get them here quickly.
PICNIC WOODEN PLATES,
PER DOz., Sc.
WOODEN SAUcERS FOR
ICE CREAM, DOZEN, Sc.
BEST OILED PAPER FOR
LUNCHES, large roll, special,
SC.
BEST STRAW BASKETS for
picnic, $1.25 and $3.50. Base
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23

the evening and after the superinteni-
ent of the gas company had offered "a
reward of 5000 for the apprehension of
the man who had caused the trouble,
provided it had been done maliciously
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23
lN5 )[G

JAPANESE ToRPEDoEs, 2
pkgs. for Sc.
CANNON CRACKERS, each
&c.
YELLOW BOY CRACKERS,
each SC.
WIZARD CANDLES, each SOC
PEARL SHOWER CANDLES,
each Soc.
SkY-ROckETS, each 15c.
WILLOW TREE SHOWERS.
Csc.
SILVER MINES, each. 20c.
Basement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23
Any Summer HOme-maker

BED SPREADS-50 full size
hemmed crochet bed spreads,
Marseilles patterns, $1.1S.
BED sPaEApS-5o fringed
crochet bed spreads, with cut
corners suitable for brass beds,
$1.59.
BED SPREADS-Large Gro
Chef spreads with embroidered
edges in Marseilles patterns,
$2.75 and S1.9S.
Main Floor, Left Aisle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23

FiREcRACkERs, 2 pkgs. for
30.
PUNK, per package, SC.
ROMAN CANDLES, 6 ball,
16c per dozen.
ROMAN CANDLES, 10 ball,
25c.
HOT AIR BALLOONS, assert
ed styles, 10c each.
GOLDEN FOUNTAIN, each,
20c.
COLORED STAR MINES,
each, SC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23

hall game between the ofice and thu
shop teams. and band concert and
dancing will be the features Of the
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23

both are of Importance to y
Csc TABLE LINEN, YD, 45e
-7O-inch all-lihen table damask,
assorted patterns, yard 45c.
Napkins to match, per dozen,
$1.48.
1sc HUck TOWELS, 12ke-
22x45 inch bleached buck towels
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23

SCREEN WIRE in any
width In green or black, SO.
IT,, 1 3-4c.
SCREEN DOORS, heavy
frames in any size, each $1.1S.
ADJUSTABLE SCREENS,
"a inches high, So inches
wide, each, 35c.
ADJUSTABLE SCREENS, e.
30 inches high, 36 inches wide
each, soc.
SCREEN DOORS, good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23
Screen Out the Flies

They're annoying enough; and then there's the SANITARY
side of the matter and the fact that flies great disease
spreaders. Not these Mid June attractions: !,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23
Linens Worthy of Remark

he smallness of the prices,
with wovenred borders, each
12hc.
$500 LINEN, YARD, 75c.-R-
inch white linen sheeting suit
able for shirt waists and suits,
special, yard 75c.
Main Floor, Left Aisle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23

heavy oak frame. any size,
each, $1.35.
SCREEN DOORS, fancy
frames, any size, each, $1.50.
SCREEN DOORS, oak
frame with fancy carved
trimmings each, $1.75.
FLY KILLERS MADE OF
WIRE, 10c.
SPRING HING e s, for
screen doors. pair, 10c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23

will be glad to know Of bed fur
nishings so good as these for
10 DOZEN "a BLEACHEO
SHEETS, two piece. made OF
durable muslin, 421sc.
10 DOZEN ga BlEACHED
SEAMLESS SHEETS, made Of
soft finished sheeting, 2A yards
wide, 55c.
42x36 BLEAcHED PILLOW
CASES, 10c.
45x36 BLEAcHED PILLOW
CASES, 1oc.