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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12
S|GNORINA SObRERO,
JOURNALIST, DEAD
Career Tinged With Romance
by Marriage With Pseudo
Honolulu Prince.
Special Cable to The Tribune.

Special Caplo 10 Inc
ROME, May 11.-The celebrated
lady journalist known as Mantea,
whose career is tinged with romance,
Donna Gina Sobrero, for that was
her real name. was the daughter of a
Piedmontese colonel and NeapoIitan
baroness, Colonna di Stighano. When
a girl OF Is, studying at the Regina
Margherita college in Turin, she met
the notorious sdventurer Wilcox, ma.
tive of Honolulu, who boasted royal
lineage and claimed to be king Of the
Sandwich islands He had come to
Italian explorer. Celso Cesare Moreno,
and had mastered the Italian language
and became a society favorite. He
used to be a familiar figure in the dis
tinguished visitors box In the chamber
of deputies.
Signoriua Sobrero. stirred by the
pseudo princes personality and the leg
ends of chiyalry associated with his
name. ended by marrying him and ac-
age back to the land where she expect
ed to reign as queen. Alas! on her
arrival she learned to her cost that the
Youthful pretender's nearest title to
the throne was that Of having fa.
ther who. us a skillful carpenter, had
been employed IN constructing hand"
some wooden throne for the monarch.
After a long period of mnrtyrdom at
the hands of her brutal spouse, this re-
fined. highly educated young lady sue
ceeded in escaping to California with
her infant daughter. Finally she came
back TO Italy. where her lawsuit for
the annulment of her marriage created
immense interest, terminating in IA
vorable Judgment on the score Of mis-
taken personality.
.Mantea g literary labors during her
last wears in Rome were of brilliant,
untiring character. especially in the
case Of training youth by modern meth
ods
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chancellor of the e1chequer, who knows
tho country and can tell when Deedful
expenditure ends and where e1traya-
gance begins.
In fact, government experts have al
ready figured that the Irish revenue IN
the very 1rst budget presented to the
Irish parliament. will figure q total OF
$37. 1910. 900. while the expenditure will
stand at $55,310,000, leaving surplus
Of S2,50o,000.
As time goes on those figures vii
undergo radical change Ana oetoEe
twenty years are at an end, after the
massage Of homo rule, Ireland s re-
sources will have experienced q great
process Of strengthening und increase
It is estimated that old age pen
sions. which now stand at SIS, ,320, ,Q0O
per annum. shall show a decrease with
in twenty years of fully $1,O00,o0o.
And. of course. there is time limit
TO the burden of land purchase, Sixty
wears from now, at the farthest, that
will be all wiped out. And then Ire
land % resources-save for the eontri
button to the imperial fund-will turn
inwards towards herself.
Ireland Is commerce is capable OF
enormous development. Once capital
takes courage and begins TO flow freely
| through the arteries Of her commercial
| evstem-and this will be Immediately
after homo rule is shed-the fig
ures Of the national exehequer will
| mount upwards by leaps md bounds.
No country in Europe has finer har
bors or rivers, so that ALI the natural
requirements for commercial develop
ment are easily within her grasp.
Leaving out of calculation any in
crease Of her manufacturers and look
ing only at her natural resources, it is
confidently predicted that IL things &C
right politically and the country is
given chance TO settle down, the val
ue Of the dairy produce trade and ol
the deep sea fisheries will be doubled
within ten years
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bill will be in the hands Of its enc
mics the moment it reaches the cham.
Der of the peers. The generalshlp OF
the Liberal leaders there will lie In
their forcing prompt action on the
measure and preventing any shelV1ng
Of the bill for the mere purpose OF
gaining time.
The liberals are hopelessly weak In
point OF numbers in the house of lords.
but in their small group they have
MANY strong men, for instance, Lord
Moslev and Lord Haldane, and they
Will keep things moving unless the
tory majority resorts to brazen pol
lev of sheer obstruction
This will be q dangerous game Tor
all to play, But then 1T should pc
borne in mind that British tory1sm is
in desperate straits Just now.
Scheduled for FaBsage.
When the bill comes back from the
lords, the prime minister will allow
no grass to grow in the popular house
Without delay, the measure VIII DC
reintroduced, be passed again BY the
elective house, and then again be sent
up TO the lords, yu..,
That will be the final eacrif1ee- WWltI W
their second rejection. tho loras ltan sHm,'
Tharnsf+er Ianusf tbe home rule bill will be
daaIt with only by the house OF com
mons and the king. ~,
The most interesting features or tnt
measure are TO be found in It's none l,e
tary sections. For instance, III the ou.
line Of financial provisions, it IS 81 snow tyi
that the total Irish reysnnuueo oon Tor Th' In
current fiscal yenr is $54, leS Ss, ,vV9 g7o odn ~
| 6pHrif Of 81 ,OL),UuV.
' This deficit will, of course; be Gu Gu,
down enormously by the Irish .paria
memt. The civil service list of lrelanS fll
fhe entire de6cit can be wiped out b!
an Irish secretary Of tho treasury o
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BELIEVED AIRMAN A
BIRD OF ILL OMEN
Special Cable TO Tho Tribune.

Special Cable TO Tho Tribune.
PARIS, May ia military aviator.
Corporal Gilbert. had an exciting cXpe-
rience yesterday while flying over lie
Puy The curious things about the eX-
perIcnce was that although the airman
was IN danger lie knew nothing of II un-
I'll he grounded.
Gilbert was flying fairly low over some
fields. when a farmer. taking him and
his machine for a big bird. ran for his
gun. which was hanging on the branch
os ii tree. and fred three times ut the
aeroplanc.
The farmer had mistaken the aerop!ane
for u species of eagle, about which there
is superstition In that part of the coun-
try that it ruins the crops II IL is seen
to ny In holy week and Is not shot.
Corporal Gilbert. who had heard The
shots and seen the smoke. thought Il
salvo was being fired In his honor ane
dropped a handful Of pamphlets asking
for subscriptions for arm aeroplancs.
Tho old farmer was convinced that
though he did not XIII the bird ha ahor
some feathers from It's tall
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THEATRICAL. DEMAND
FOR LITTLE WOMEN
specjal Cable 10 The Tribune.

opeClNI idDle 10 ! ne iTipuUe-
LONDON, May 1l.-This is the dey
OF the little woman. Such is the. opin-
ion OF Charles F1ohman. the famous
theatrical manager. who has returned to
London and who thinks that. in musical
comedy In particular the tall woman Is
no longer to be found. The statuesQue
woman has departed from musical COM
edy, he says. and the audiences are only
Keen to see the little girl.
II think. on the whole. ! quite agree
with Mr. Frohman." Miss Gertie. Miller,
the popular musical comedy actress, told
an Express representative yesterday.
Some tall women look charming on the
stage. but I think they are out of place
in musical comedy.
NO. It is the little woman who is
wanted there-at least that is my eX-
pcrIence both at the Gaiety and here at
the .Adelph!,
ut would be absurd to have lot OF
tall girls. slim or otherwise, in musical
plays. Managers recognize this. and that
Is why the big woman is rarely to be
found In that class OF entertainment. She
is. IN fact passing into another sphere.
Hitherto the little woman. both on
the stage and In private life. has been
apt to regret her lack ~ inches. But
um pleased 10 think that she is coming
to the front at last "
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HOME RULE BILL IS
RUSHED BY ASQU|TH
Expeditions Handling of the
Measure by Government Is
Highly Gratifying.
OPPOSITION EXPECTED
Liberals Weak in Numbers In
House of Lords, but Have
Powerful Leaders.
OPPOSITION EXPECTED
BY AUSTIN F. MAGUIRE.
Special Gable to The Tribune,

Special Gable to The Tribune,
DUBLIN, May 1.-THE expedition
with which the government is sending
the home rule bill through the house
of commons is gratifying proof that
the ministry means business and that
stage after stage of the bill s progress
must be attained with all the celebrity
it is possible to have under the rules
of parliamentary procedure.
Premier Asquith is determined to
have the bill sent up to the house Of
lords without loss of time so that the
butchery or rejection may be over with
as quickly as the house of lords can
get down TO work.
1t is a foregone conclusion that the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12
Duchess of Roxburghe and the
Countess of Granard to
Welcome Their MajeStieS.

Special Gable TO The Tribune.
II ONDON, May 11.-The Duchess Of
IL Roxburghe. formerly Miss May
Goelet of New York, and the Countess
Of Granard, formerly Miss Beatrice
Mills OF New York, are rapidly gam,
ing fame rs society leaders in England.
Both Young hostesses are now making
preparations to entertain King George
and Queen Mary at their homes in the
near future.
The duchess will entertain the royal
couple ut Floors Castle, seat Of the
Duke of Roxburghe, in Scotland, and
the former Miss Mills Will receive
their maiestIes at a dinner to be gwen
in her beautiful London mansion,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12
ACCIDENTALLY STABS
CHILD WITH NEEDLE
nncial Cnhle In Thc TrihnnA.

Special Cable 10 The Tribune.
FOLKESTONE, England. May H.
Questioning the mother at q F'olkestone
and 10 months. who had died from a
supposed attack of bronchitis. the coro-
ncr said:
Were YOU daIuinC on Sunday"
"Yes. sir" replied the mother.
''Dd you use the needle agan1
NO. | Was nursing the deceased.
had the needle in my bodice and missed
il afterwards"
A doctor who held a post -mortem ex-
animation produced the chila's heart. A
large darning needle was embedded In
the center. the ends showing at either
side. a verdict OF hepiorThoge caused
by the accidental insertion of needle
wns returned.
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Unfortunate Operation.

The unlucky man went TO hospital
for Il consultation, and the doctors
whom he saw told him frankly tnat the
If he chose they would try. The odious
tattoo marks were sub iected to a tenn
perature in comparison with which that
of an ordinary oyeu would be mild
and the result was not altogether To
tho taste Of the patient, who complains
that this severe treatment has caused
stiffness in his iciuts. So he has taken
legal action against the two physicians
with a claim for damages amounting TO
$1,000 The case has Just been brought
hcfnrr tho civil court of tie Seine.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12
SCIENTISTS PUZZLED
ON WORkMENS FIND
snecinl Cahln tn Thc Trlhunc.

GENEVA Switzerland, MAY f1.-Swiss
scientists are puzzled about the discovery
at Neuchatcl. by worltnen on the future
Site or a hospital OF Il splendid vault
hullt in bronze which they state was
erected 500 years 3. G.
In the vault the skeleton OF A young
woman was found. whose bones seem to
he nummiiied, and on her wrists wore
four bracelets In bronze and two In liS-
mite, while by her side was little bronze
bell
Swiss archaeciosists Gun not account
for the Questionable beauty" of so long
age nnding her resting place At Neu-
chatel.
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Sardou Is Astounded.

Am amusing auecdotc is told of Vie
torian Sardou, when he was curious to
see tho work of the gpiIlotine, of which
he had y holy horror, as he was strong
lv opposed to capital punishment. lie
attended the execution of Tropmaun.
He had secured "A good place near thc
scaifold. and his surprise may be i'm
agined when. as the van containing the
accessories drew mp, he beheld n smart
Young woman emerging from the big
pannier which was to receive the muir
derer $ corpse.
Noticing his aston,shment, II man
went MP TO him and said, Don Z mind
this, Monsieur Sardou: it is my wife.
She was bent on witnessing the sight,
aud [ adopted this little stratagem to
enable her 10 do so. =
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12
TONS OF CHALK
FALL FROM CLIFF
Special Gable to The Tribune.

Special IApIs 10 TIC 7 TIUUHe
LONDON, May ll.-Many thousands OF
tons OF chalk fell recently from the west =,
ern point OF the famous Shakespeare oliH
at Dover. The debris extends nearly
500 feet out TO sea- is $50 feet across and
flfteen feet TO twenty feet deep,
There have been two other very extern
slve falls from this historical cllff In
recent years. one carrying away portions
OF the footpath and the coast guard look
out house. -.
fact that Il does not extend to the base
OF the cliff; tho mass of chalk broke of
and fell outward at a point about half
way down
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12
|IIIG PROBLEM
|Tl1ES THE PUBLIC
m,,u Physicians Quarrel
h Method Of Election to
Public Office.
ID CHALLENGE MADE
|B,d Doctor Seeks Revenge
bAppsal to the Military
\ Court of Honor.
J FREDERICK WERNER.
IN Tho Tribune.

n cable to The Tribune.
IN Nav 1l.-Public opinion here
4 saeupIed with dueling prob
Z. NIL details of which have just
!. ,trh,. though they are not OF
s,,st date. The little Wurttem-
rS- on Mersentheim boasts vol
.r1Anlance corps, which took into
u IA change IT'S leader, elccting a
-.-sssh 10 that position. Ills pre-
8 IN Office. DR.. Schumm, was
r-nrsi by the loss of the post,
~ 10 Dr., Sambe;h. asserting that
rrtsy owed his success to an intrigue
|ss.msless and dishonorable" char
Bsfore the civil courts Dr, sam
n, sble 10 prove that his conduct
-, ,.fsIr had been, blapeiess, and his
1 I'D fined twenty-five dollars.
IL puiss 10 the squabble had been
a, uu,tals, there the matter would
I'D. But they were both mem-
4 tlie army medical reserve. and so
q % those military rules of "honor'
srsa lie corrosive Irony of Schop-
"a vas unable 10 destroy. Dy
No Eas accordingly cited before a
q 0, honor" 10 show why he had
|fakrged Or. Schumn 10 duel.
y Il appeared In tee course OF the
q NE latter was anxious to bring
brpnscl man explained that he
|.ianei from seeking the repars =
Z frns out Of consideration for
lmae command. human law, the
~ Of rtason and the welfare al his
These objections. however, had
VI With bis Judges, who found
5Illy Of an offense against the
I be station, because he had
70 procure adequate satisfac-
rRcfmable with his position. for
ir1 Insult put upon him in a
Nth d professional colleague. -
isriher adludgcd that he should
-;Asd BY the humiliation Of "sin-
k2.se" from his military ranle.
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From Clerk to Freak.

Weary of the monotony of keeping
accounts day after day in an office,
Louis Adams, clerk, decided on TAX
ing free and rowing life, which, as be
fonlly imagined, might bring him for
tune as we'll as amusement. After much
reflection, he came TO the conclusion
that the most practical way Of attain
ing this object would be to appear In
public as freak AS, however, he had
already been gifted by nature with only
the usual number of arms and legs,
and was, in fact, as we'll proportioned
as the great majority Of his fellow
creatures, he realized that artificial
means must be employed il he was to
excite curiosity; so off he went to an
expert in tattooing. TO him he CON
fided his ambition, and the latter prom
ised to make quite a spectacle Of him
and, moreover, kept his word, When
the work was finished the clerk, whose
patience and endurance had certainly
been worthy Of better cause, trlun-
phantly presented himself for an en-"
gagement, which he was successful III
securing then and there
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FRENCH WAR OFFICE
TESTS NEW CU|RASS
Weight of Weapon Reduced
by One-Half, With No De-
crease in Its Efficiency.
NOT MADE OF METAL
Monotony of Bookkeeping Is
Wearisome to Clerk; Seeks
Fortune as Freak.
NOT MADE OF METAL
Monotony of Bookkeeping Is
BY GEORGE DUFRESNE.
cial Gable TO The Tribune.

Special Gable TO The Tribune.
PARIS, May Il.-The French war
Office is testing a new type Of cuirass
for the cuirassiers, the heaviest
branch Of the French cavalry. The ex-
isting model dates from 1854, and is
OF steel, but the new one now on trial
is of only half the weight-that is to
say, ~ pounds, instead of 10 pounds.
The most striking feature of the new
model is that it is not of metal What
the substance is the war office Off
cials refuse to disclose. but they state
that its power Of resistance is quite
equal TO that of the steel cuirass, i'll
spite of its lesser weight In addi-
ton, it is thought that it will have the
advantage Of doing away with all dan
ger Of rcflecting light
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Gets Moneys Worth,

The tattooer had given him plenty
for his money. Two little birds were
perched OH the. head of this candidate
for fame and fortune, who was easily
to be identified by the initials which
were to be seen on each of his cheeks
A palm tree, thanked by a couple OF
swallows, was conspicuous on his neck
Bracelets and an anchor on one arm
mans head aud rose on the other
and figures Of apaches, negroes, red
skins. Meyicans and soldiers with more
ornitholoeical and horticultural speel,
mems all over his body, TRANSFORMED
him into au object which people tlocked
to see in n booth at far for the very
reasonable price OF 10 ceutlmess
But. unfortunately for the unlucky
clerk. competitors IN the same Hne o.
business were soon outshlnlng MN, ano
| his thoughts have wandered back tc
| the office at which he had spent sc
many peaceful if rather drcary hours
he determined on paying Il visit TO M
| old employer. The reception Wlti
which he met was not encouraging
What an awful fright YOU are!'' tho
merchant exclaimed "rhat your arms
| and your body are tatLooed all ovel
does not matter, after all; but look a.
your face, your head. and your neck
They are positively horrible. IN Will
ipo TO take you back, as you are sorry
| and have not prospered: but on ont
conditions; if you arc TO be my cleri
again. all these monstrous designs mus
| he removed -
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PESS|M|ST|C VIEW
OF OLYMPIC GAMES
Picked English Athletes Do
Not Expect to Win Honors
in Stockholm Meet.
AMERICANS HOPEFUL
Prominent London C1ubman
Comedies Victory to Uncle
Sans Representatives.
AMERICANS HOPEFUL
BY PHILLIP EVERETT.

Special Cable TO The Tribune
LONDON, May 1l.-London Is looking
forward to the coming Olympic games
at Stockholm with brave pesslmisIn. for
everyone knows that the picked English
athletes. who are TO represent John Bull,
are almost suro to return without any
laureis
One OF the most prominent members
OF the London Athletic club. S. Abra-
hams. said the other day:
THE country which Will sweep every
thing before her at Stockholm Is America
mot only has she the big men, but
she shows the highest standard Of ex-
cellence; and where the average Is high.
the best man Will be @ champion. At
London We saw the Americans signalize
every event. In the hurdles they pro-
vided all the finalists, in both the 100
meters and 200 meters two finalists, and
In the 400 meters three.
las for ourselves. we can only hope
for the best and be prepared for the
worst; enter for the olymplad OF 1912
as competitors. and prepare for 1918 as
victors. The suggestion that we can
then win-that we can beat the world In
1916-given the will and the opportunity.
is no more boast built to conceal our
deficiencies. but stout fact confirmed
by such masters OF athletics as the Amer
lean experts themselves
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Suffragists Gain Ground.

Certain leaders Of the suffrage move
ment are plunIing themselves nightly
on the fact that their views are gaining
ground In very exalted quarters, The
Princess Louise. duchess OF Argyll has
long been known as one OF their sup
porters, and she has now won tho queen
over TO her Side, though OF course.
Queen Mary can give no open sign OF
But In private she does not hesitate to
The latest royal accession to the ranks
Is seen In the person OF tho duchess OF
Teck. who, however, Is not prepared to
adopt the more extreme position. AL
this has vastly encouraged the miftants,
but happily. there is no chance that roy
atty WILL take 10 window smashing.
The prospect OF home rule for Ireland
Is not giving unmixed satisfaction to the
authorities of tho Roman Catholic church
In Engalnd. They feel that q diminu-
tion IN the number of the irish represen-
tatives at Westminster will be serious
disadvantage when the question Of an
education bill comes before the house
again, as the prime minister Is threat
sninE. The vatican considers the Ques-
tIon OF the Catholic schools in England
far more important than that or home
rule for Ireland. l hear that small
syndicate, under the control of Cardinal
Bourne and the duke OF Norfolk. has
been formed and has purchased one of
the existing weekly Catholic papers.
which will come ont IN a new form at
the end OF the present month and will
offer strong opposition TO home rule.
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Have Splendid Coach.

"In Alec Nelson we have a splendid
coach. but coach cannot do miracles"
1t seems to have been thought In many
circles that there Is something magical
In the very words coach and trainer"
that IT was only necessary TO appoint
one OF the very numerous and per-
sectly competent professional experts
With which the country was. Of course.
swarming. to recover the lost supremacy
which was. after ALL not lost, but only
successfully challenged,
It does not seem to have struck such
optimists that a successful coach must
be developed like q successful athlete,
and even more so, for the born coach
In the strictest sense can hardly be said
TO exist. In order TO teach he must first
learn. and In a country such as this.
where, to speak candidly, method has
never been studied. no professional has
had the opportunity Of absorbing the
technique Of athletics. particularly in the
field events, where analysis OF movement
Is of vital Importance.
Nelson, where he has particular knowl-
edge, Is an excellent and progressive
coach. as the Cambridge men and such
l. A. c. athletes ne knew him when he
was etta ched to Stamford Bridge. can
testify But it would be an Injustice
TO expect such results fron, him as cen
be shown by Mike Murphy in America
and H1ertbeIC In Swedau
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Send to United States.

But let him be sent to America for six
months. let the Technique of athletics In
THIS country be seriously considered and
Nelson. and others like him. will by 1915
nave body OF athletes capable of hold
ing their own all round, whereas at
stockholm for several events It will be
practically q waste of money to send any
representative at all.
a medical man, and ono we'll known
In the athletic world, pointed out some
time ago In a sporting magazine that
English athletes would find victory In
creasingly difficult as athletics became
world general, and he added that physi-
cally speaking, the worlds champion
might be the product OF any country.
1t Is truei We are flooded by numbers.
and world-bcaters are scattered every
where Italy has Lunghi: Frances
Bouin and Finland's Kobnmainen have
Hanquished our best lonG-distance men;
Germany possesses In Braun the likely
winner OF the 500 meters and In Passs-
mann the finest all-round jumper In the
world; Japan may very easily give us
a. marathon winner