The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-26


New York. March s5.-Deserted By
those who once esteemed It privilege
10 bask in the radiance % her spark
ling personality. when she was IN the
zenith OF her fame as beauty, and
had the high flyers Of the world AT her
feet, the Baroness" Blanc has got
sdown to running a moving picture
show on upper Broadway. From the
little glass Widowed niche where she
sits in craven calm, phlegmatically
reaching out for the nickels with g
hand that once flashed with q fortune
OF gems. this rniddle-aged. sedate-look-
ing woman can look back through q
vista OF realities that would try the
IMAGINATION OF our greatest romantic
lists to invent
For fifteen years she was the most
conspicuous queen of hearts IN Amer
lea. she was four times married to
men Of great wealth, and there were
forty Others in her train who sought
her hand and poured their fortunes In
a golden stream at her feet. She
taught Fred D. Youngiing, son OF the
millionaire brewer. the art OF going
somes when he was stiIl boy. Both
YouneIings died penniless. the SON in
the prison ward Of Bellevue two years
ago last September. his death being
due to acute alcoholism It was not
only In American that the Baroness
was famous. for her beauty. her clothes,
her splendi equipages and her thrilling
escapades. Twenty years ago the
newspapers Of Europe gave her more
space than any crowned head. publish
ing and repablishing thrilling accounts
Of her three months journey to Nice,
Paris and London with the Grand Duke
Alexis Of Russia, and Prince George
of Greece in her train. Her chaperone
was the Princess SkobeIlofE. The two
beauties journeyed through Europe IN
truly regal splendor. The baroness
returned to america with some mem
! orable souvenirs Of this Journey, among
them q ROYAL decoration studded with
diamonds and emeralds that the Grand
Duke had conferred upon her.
In Lor don the Baroness attracted
the attention OF the late King Edward,
s and for a while was popular with Lady
Brooke. Lady De Gray and Lady Mary
Mills. in the then Prince OF Wales set.
The Baroness was said to have help
ed Freddie" Gerhard, Berry Wall,
Porter Ashe and A l. Walcott to got
rid OF their fortunes. They moved in
her set. and It was said that you could
trace the movements Of the Baroness"
set by the odor of burning money. J.
WaIcere Kirk, king OF the Dudes
oaea aspired to the hand Of the
Baroness" but their romance failed 70
terminate IN marriage
Aftar fha noosara
Upton Sinclair, who lays claim 20
inspiring former President Roosevelt
with the necessity OF the Pure Food"
bill through his exposure OF the con-
ditions in the Beef Trusts Packing
town" is on the trail Of the doctors
trkist.H which he described as a graft
ing br gsshfzation Of humbugz His
philippe on the shortcomings OF the
medical profession was delivered the
other evening at a meeting OF the Lib
eral Club, at which the question
What is the Matter With the Doc
tori" was the subject Of discussion.
Sinclair said he spent $4,000 II
three years on physicians and drugs
in an effort to get cured OF dyspepsis
and hnally had to invent a system q
physical culture IN order to get baci
4Al- AANr4ANlL 4NOWs uC LIS DGl
swins in Jersey creek when there's
snow, on the banks, and isn't eveI
chilled. Drug companies. Sinclat
charged, have an enormous corruptio,
fund, and doctors get It. He showc'
the audience checks which he said
prominent member of the New Yorl
County Medical Society had accepts'
for pushing along" certain remedy
One optician. it was alleged by Sin
clair paid $4,000 to 200 In graf
TO doctors and clinics.
Samuel Hopkins Adams said doctor
are too meek. Woods Hutchinson add
ed that the public is almost crazy t
be operated on. Replying to Mr.. Sin
elair's graft charges. DR.. Robert
Morris. one Of the speakers. said:
I do not deny that there is graf
among the medical profession, but
does not exist among the better elias
Of physicians. The system IS 4
blame, as Mr.. Sinclair has told you
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