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The evening world., 1912-02-22
AGED SPINSTER LOSES VOICE,
IS SENT TO WARDS ISLAND.
Wealthy Flatbush Woman, Taken
Suddenly III, Is Rescued From
Unnecessary Confinement.

Rendered speechless by an ailment
attacking her vocal cords, Miss Marion
Ahlers. a wealthy seventy -year-old
spinster Of No. l6 Lenox Road. Flat
bush. was rescued from detention In
tho observation ward OF Wards Island
Hospital through the work OF Detective
Robert Ferris OF the Flatbush station.
Miss Ahlers lef, her home, where she
lives with her brother. Herman Ahlers.
a retired banker. Sunday forenoon to
visit friends at Union Hin. n. J. Her
brother became alarmed when she did
not return the next day and communi-
Gated with Union HI. to learn that Nis
sister had not reached there,
DIGESTIVE Ferris, who was put on the
case. learned M Miss Ahlers was sub
ject to sudden attacios that left her voca.
| cords temporarily paraly zed. lie visited
| all the hospttlls. but no woman OF Miss
| Ahlers's age had been picked up. Then
| Ferris WIS told by the family hat she
looked no more han forty years old,
ma wing not a silver thread In her brown
hair. Returning TO Bellevue. accom-
panied by Miss Ahler's slster-in-law
| Ferris found that a woman. apparently
about forty years old, had just been sent
over to Wards Island for observation
She had been unable to talk and II was
thought her mind Was affectcd.
Ferris and Mrs. Ahlers went to Ward,
Island and brought Miss Alters home
| She was still unable to-day to speak. buJ
In answer to her brothers questions
wrote that she had beer taken III on tn.
BARCLAY streat ferry Sunday and mac
been sent to Bellevue.
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ANNEXATION OF TRIPOD.
PROCLAIMED IN ROME.
Royal Decree Sent to Italian Par.
lament and Deputies Asked to
Make II Law.

ROME. Feb. 22.-The reopening Of the
Italian Chamber OF Deputies to-day was
a o imposing ceremony. The Depu-
Ties were present in such large numbers
mat there was lot sufficient seats avail
able, while the public galleries were
overlooking and the diplomatic tribune
was occupied to Its fullest extent. among
q present being Thomas ]. O'Brien.
the United States Ambassador to Italy.
The session was marked with frequent
outbursts Of cheering, the manifestation
reaching its greatest height when Clio
vanni Golitti. the Premier. presented
the royal decree proclaiming the an.
nexation Of Tripoli. n asking the
House to transform II into law.
Giuseppe Marcora. the Speaker of the
Chamber OF Deputies. In a spirited
speech. expressed the greetings OF the
Deputies to the italian soldiers and
sailors who are engaged in fighting to
uphold the honor OF italy In Tripoli.
There was profound and breathiess
silence, which after . few moments
wa t6llUWed ~ Z hurricane Of ap.
plause. IN which the public Joined
heartily, everybody standing up. The
demonstration lasted over v minutes
and was touching and grandiose at the
same time.
Seated among the public was a law
yer named Salem from Sadoniki, who IL
supposed to be in Rone as the repre-
sentative Of tho Young Turks in order
to ascertain the real situation in Italy
and to ma u In an Official way on
what terms peace between Turkey and
Italy might be concluded.
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boiler. the steam entering at the bot
tom escapes at the top Of the utensil,
and with IL much of the natural flavor
or The article which Is being cooked.
The double boiler / recommend con-
slsts OF IA water pan four inches deep and
ten wide The food container used with
the pan Is ar enamelled ware pan three
Inches deep and nine In diameter on
the inside. Put about an inch Of water
In the outside pan, then cover IN.
whole continuance and place over the
nre. The rising steam enters the Inner
pan through holes In It's sides and once
In Is condensed into a delicious liquid
WIN the help OF the juices of the ar
ticie being cooked. Fruits and veg
etables cooked In this way always have
a fine natural sauce, ana n ia a good
plan to put them in the ndIvidual
dishes In which they will be served
and then Introduce dish and all into
Inc inner pan OF the steam cooker.
"A housewife equipped with an alcohol
stove, a hreless cooker and this special
double boiler will be sure TO find her
work easier and her table more invi.-
ing ~
And can there be more efficiency In
other parts OF house work besides cook.
ingY" I asked.
sweeping may be altogether elimi-
mated. There Is. Of course. the vacuum
cieaner. and then there IL another in
teresting continuance. a piece of CORFU
gated rubber on the end OF a long stick
which 10 excellent for the daily brush
ing up.
Inc average housekeeper makes n
great many unnecessary movements. A
wheel tray to go from the kit chen TO
me dining room Is one way of SAVING
steps. All the necessities for the meal
oar DC In at one trip and every.
thing can be removed at once.
also. 1t a been calculated that a
woman working in a kitchen can dlmin-
Ism her motions by one-half and her
working time by one-third II she has
ranged" "
The evening world., 1912-02-22
DIPLOMAT FORCED OUT.

BALTIMORE. web. 22 John Ridgey
Carter o, this city. who was for sixteen
years n member Of the diplomatic SER
vice and was said to have resigned la
October after declining the appointment
of Minister to Argentina, In an inter
view here to-day declared that he was
forced out OF the service. Mr.. Carter
said:
at has been given out In Washington
that l resigned. Nothing was a create.
surprise to me than when | received
news that ] was no longer In the SER
vice. ! Was In hopes that ! would re-
main until ! became too old to be OF
any value. Under these circumstance
Il can he seen how silly Is the talk OF
my resisning. l vas forced out; l was
not given Q TAR show"
The evening world., 1912-02-22
HER KISS INF CTS MANY.
Twenty at Eighty Guests at Bridge
Party Seriously sick.

CLEVELAND, Feb, 22.-Twenty OF the
eighty women guests OF Mrs. Meyer
Jaskuiek at a bridge whist party at a
local hotel ballroom on Feb. 10, are now
suffering from attacks OF grip. diph-
liberia. scarlet fever n tonsllitis, most
Of them being confined to their beds.
Through IN anonymous communication
Health Omcer friedrich heard OF the
"a We and as the result OF an investiga-
ton he says the infection came from
one Of the women. now ilS OF kissing
her friends at the party.
In nearly every case the disease fol
lowed a sore throat, which developed
early the week following the party,
Mrs. Jnskulek. her daughters and Other
relatives who attended are all ~, Mrs
IAeskulek being " = ssraeus condition.
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run uown ana fatany injured ny a
seventh avenue car In Flatbush avenue
near the Atlantic avenue station OF the
Long lsland Railroad last might
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,,., W. "
'"' wv y" "'''"S !" iro"' OF
"ho'her' mo motornan OF the second
car was Unable to stop on tho slippery
rails and Mr.. La France was struck and
Knocked down. His skuu was fracture,
nm, a. ,... ,n.,.. ,..u
"o"' '" Wv, =" rf"'ee Va" al
No "- i'ospeo' piaee' lie hVed there
with his only sister. Louise. forty years
OF age and thirteen years his junior, In
! order that the sister nigh, certainly be
The evening world., 1912-02-22
GRAY HAIR
Easy to Restore Natural Color
of Your Hair by Simple
Method

Science has lust been findinG out some OF
the most amazing thinRs about the hair
For instance. with . newly discovered
product the natural color 10 restored by q
simple treatment that can be applied bv
any one In . short time. This scientific
treatment 10 embodied In the Queen GRAY
Hair Restorer. a LIQUID preparation that
makes any desired shade from the one
package. leaving the hair soft and fluffy.
sticky and does not rub OIL. ~
The Queen Gray Hair ttestorer Is instan-
taneous In Its effect and euuires but ons
application 10 restore the natural color OF
Your hair. 1t Is In two sizes. 60c. and
Ing drug and Department stores through
The best hsirdressss use II and eel, Il
TO their patrons.
The evening world., 1912-02-22
BROOKLYN Y. c. 3.
OLD HOME BURNS
Fire Demolishes Building at
Bensonhurst in Less Than
Halt Hour. "a.

The old home OF the Brooklyn Yacht
Gravesend Bay. between Bay Thirty.
fourth and Bay Thirty-ffth street. Ben.
sonhurst, was completely destroyed by
FIRE to-day. The high gale scattered
sparks from the burning structure over
several blocks. One house on Bay Thirty
fourth street. near Cropsey avenue,
caught fire in this way, but the IA
were extinguished without much dam
age Several trees on the ground &C.
cupied By the old yacht club were De-
stroyed. The fremen were unable to
save the building. which was completely
onsumed in about twenty-five minutss,
The Brooklyn Yacht Club gave up its
quarters there -four years ago.. moving
to Its present home at the foot Of Twen-
ty-second avenue. Since then the old
house has been used In summer as the
Wildwood Hotel, put In winter II has
been unoccupied. 1t was leased to Mrs.
Edith Mas. who lives at this time OF
year a short distance away. Her frst
knowledge Of the fire to-day was when
nelghbors aroused her.
TWO alarms were sent in. bringing
engines from Bath Beach and Coney
Island. the latter having much difficulty
in getting to the scene on accoun, Of
deep mud In the roads.
Though II was impossible to save tho
building. the firemen had their hands
full in protecting the neighborhood
from the flying sparks.
As Mrs. Mas found the door Of the
building open. she supposes that tramps
forced It in order to get a lodging for
the night and accidentally started the
fire. The damage wa $4,000.
The evening world., 1912-02-22
NOISY YEGGMEN
BLOW OPEN SAFE,
THEN RUN away
Leave Finger-Pri Clue on
Door, but Clumsy Detective
RubS II Out.

Three yeggmen early to-day blew me
safe of Fromm Bros. & StatsinRer, Sold.
smiths. No. ls Chryste street. under
the very eyes Of the police. This crime,
the sixth OF its KIND within the im,ns-
date neishborhood Of Police Headquar-
tors since Jan. I. was one of the boldest.
alertness Of . neighbor resulted
In frightening away tho three men be.
FORE they could finish their Job, and the
clumsy work of . Sherlock Holmes Of
the detective force destroyed the oniy
clue that night have lea 70 their capture.
This plain clothes sisuth. combating
the uniformed policemen ~ to what had
happened. destroyed three finger prints
That had been left on the face Of the
safe.
The frm manufactures solid sold
chains. bracelets md iockets, and occu-
pies the ground foor Of q four-story
tenement house In which fifteen families
I'VE. The safe Is kept fifteen feet from
the front window and q bright lncandes-
cent light IL kept burning over II 90 the
policeman on the 9 may see It easily
In passing. Special instructions from
the CLINTON street station to policemen
are to pay particular attention to such
safes.
Early to-day the three yegemen cut
out a pane OF glass In the rear of the
shop. Then they donned the jumpers
OF bhe workmen employed to make gold
trinken. switched on the electric power
that runs the machinery and attached
the wires to their drills.
TALKED so LOUDLY THEY WOKE
UP NEIoHeoR.
They were merrily drilling the SAFE
when Charles Strahm. who lives owe,
the s%oldsmith's place. heard their con.
versation. His wife begged him no,
to 20 out of the fiat. but he slipped
on some clothing to investigate.
In the mean time the yeggs hat
drilled the safe. folded Q ten spot o.
hearts into a funnel and poured nitro
glycerine into the hole and lighted &
fuse. The charge exploded with q deaf
ening bang just as Strshm got on hi
clothing.
He was thrown to the floor. but aros,
Immediately and ran downstairs. TIL,
yeggmen heard him coming and fet
from the 6 door. n escaped int,
Broome street. Policeman Johnson O
the Clinton street station heard the ex
plosion and ran from Delaney an
chrystie streets In time to shoot a
one Of the retiring yesEs. He missed.
Policemen who rushed In with tn,
motorman n passengers Of q passinI
trolley car found the safe was badl,
bulged, IN its ace were three splen
did finger prints. A reai detective cam,
along after the uniformed men had hel,
an inquest. He was told OF the fnge
prints and cautioned not to obliterat
them. lie insisted the safe had bee,
iimmied and not blown, and Will,
satisfying himself on that point wipe,
out the prints.
The evening world., 1912-02-22
LAWYER KILLED
BY B. R. 7. TROLLEY
n DANGER ZONE
Louis La France Stepped From
Behind One Car and Was
Struck by Another.

A close companionship between Q
brother and a sister that had lasted
since the death OF their parents. more
tha twenty years has been sew
by the death of Louis La France.
a we'll known Brooklyn lawyer. In a
trolley accident. Mr.. La France was
The evening world., 1912-02-22
Aged weather Bureau Expert Dead.

CAPE MAY. y. J.. Feb. 22.--Capt.
Theodore F. Townsend. for many years
observer OF the United States Weather
Bureau in Philadelphia. and for the
past four years at tho Cape May
Beurau in partial retirement on account
Of poor health. died to-day after an
illness OF less Than twenty-four hours.
He was the inventor of many instru-
ments now used In the weather service.
He entered the Bureau in 1878 in the
Cape May Point once, and was at one
time in Washington. He was about
s~eventy-four years old. He leaves a
widow.
The evening world., 1912-02-22
LEAPS THROUGH FLAME.


yhnnsd by the gale, a FIRE in the dye
ING shop on the first floor NJ No. gs
Eldrbdge street to-day threatened the
building and adjoining tenernents and
gave M fremen q brisk half hours
battle. The flames ven up the airshaft
and through the roof. but we're ex-
tinguished before they could get into
the upper noors.
Alex Poelokof. proprietor Of the clean
ing establishment. found the doorway
out on ~ a sheet Of fiszme. He leapcd
through and Wa severely burned. The
ftsteen families in the tenement reached
the street without panic.
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Diss IN Hospital Of Her Burn..

Mrs. MsrNaret Harris0n, thirty-threc
years old, died IN Bellevue Hospital,
early to-day Of burns received on Feb,
L. Mrs Harrison's clothes caught nre
when a red hot coal slipped from the
sns at her home. No. ~ Lexington
avenu
The evening world., 1912-02-22
NEW STORIES 70 TELL.

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LOOKING MADE EASY
CLEAN As WELL,

Meats. vegetables. fruits, indeed the
greater part of the daily MENU, need
only to be started on tho alcohol stove
and then transferred to the flreless
cooker. The heat stored In the latter
IL quite sufficient to finish their cook
ing. and, moreover. 1t is a steady, wen
heat, 80 that the food does not require
watching and the time OF the cook and
housekeeper IL saved.
Another most practical device for
any housewife Is a new kind OF double
boiler, which Is really a steam cooker.
The loss OF food value In boiling is
much greater than is commonly sun
posed. Also, In the ordinary double
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HOW HOUSEHOLD
EFFICIENCY CAN Be
EASILY ACQUIRED
Mrs. Clyde Furst, Expert, Ad.
viseS Women to Use Their
Brain More.
DO LESS HAND WORK.
Suggestions As to L.abor-Sav.
ing Devices in the Kitchen
and Home.
DO LESS HAND WORK.
Mar guerite MOOers MarshaU.

'"" W DC fidppN IHOusn n House,
keeper" was the real title Of the ak
Mrs. Clyde Furst OF Teachers College
gave the Ethical Culture Society yester-
day afternoon. And the subtitle was
How to Make the Family Happy
After the lecture I asked Mrs. Furst
to explain somewhat more particularly
her method for achieving these desired
results.
Housekeeping need o be
arudgsry. nor yet boredom" b
declared. Everything depends on
b way Il 10 done. What the aver.
9 houssksspsr needs to DO 10 to
use her brain more and her hands
less, to cultivate the quality OF
Judgment. Then becomes an
smcisnt trained worker, instead Of
an unskillsd laborsr, and while she
herself takes pride and pleasure
In her work, her family also fares
: Far better than before.
o course. all sensible women are
agreed that the old cumbersome habit
of doing everything by hand should be
given up. But what shall take the
place OF the manual labor OF the old
time housewife? One woman answer
the question by choosing to live in a
hotel or a kitchenless apartment. An
other makes her family subsist on the
combined products Of the corner bakery
and the delicatessen shop. still another
equips her kitchen with all the latest
and most expensive machines for the
doing Of housework. irrespective a. to
whether this medley Of machinery 10
necessary or 10 ever best adapted to her
special needs.
HOUSEWIVES WHO USE THEIR
INTELLiENcE.
'"rhe wise housewife follows none Of
these courses. She invests in various
domestic improvements. but she buys
them most carefully. with an y to
Their ia,ticablllty and to her indi-
vidual use for them.
II firmly believe that the efficient
housewife should At up her kitchen
with modern time-savlng inventions,
but she should not 70 to The other ex-
trems and waste money on . lot OF
co~ntrivances which will be of no real
help to her"
But are not all the new kitchen de-
vices expensive?" ! asked. For in
stance, the much-lauded electric ap-
paratus for cooking?"
Electricity in the kitchen Is costly"
agreed Mrs. Furst. But, IN the other
hand. It Is not necessary.
"1hs most practical oontr1vsnoss
for Issssning the labor Of the aver.
z housewife ere quite within
reach OF the average husbands
parse.
Take tho alcohol stove. used In COM
bination with the fireless cooker. That
10 not only an agreeable but q most
inexpensive way Of getting rid Of the
hot. dirty coal range. The alcohol
stove Is similar in design to n oil
stove. and It's initial cost 10 moderate
The cost Of the alcohol needed to run
k-whsn the fireless cooker 10 used
averages but 90 cents a week. e q
month. for a family OF four persons
That isn't exorbitant. is It?
COOKING MADE EASY ANc
CLEAN As WELL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
L'Enyoi
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Reckless Automobiles

To the Editor of The ge-Herald:
 What can be done to help stop the reck- less driving and speeding of automobfies7 This is serious and important question. It is one of the biggest problems that we have got to deal with and If we do not take it in hand. the instinct of self pro- tection will. This is an ugly picture. but it is not overdrawn. Did you ever think what fearful thing 1t is for a person to be crippled and mangled, or killed, by thoughtless and crazy drivers of these machines? One reason that so little at tention has been given to this dangerous practice is that to have such accident happen to ones self is unlikely but all are in danger of losing life or limb.
 In reality there are but few instances. or necessity, for this great hurry In fact no reasonable excuse could be of- fered but one and that is the hurrying of doctor to save life For the protec- tion and safety of humanity do let us exercise prudence and common sense. You will get to the end soon enough by going slow and some one else in little while will he riding in your machine.
 There should be schools established where skilled mechanics can teach men how to handle these machines and no ap-
 
 he is competent and of good character,
 The movement for good roads is both commendable and patriotic. Great good in a social and commercial way will be the result of improved highways. and ev- ry citizen should give to it his encourage ment and support. The public spirited gentlemen who are now in convention fin our city in the interest of good roads will, l trust, have something to suggest for the safety and protection of the general pub lic who must pass over these highways in the years to come As the mileage in- creases the danger increases As to these flying machines. if I had the power. not another one should be manufactured. Flying in the air belongs to the feathered tribe always did, and always will. No man or machine can overcome the ever changing shifts of the element.
 J. IAWLER DARBY. Birmingham, October 1O 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11

 Officers of the Birmingham Ken nel club, 1912: Judge Zell Gaston, President. A. c. Chesney, first vice presi- dent. P. Sid Jones. second vice presi- ] dent. Jack Riddle, secretary and treas urer
 Board of Directors-A. E. Ieish- man, Birmingham: Hugh Morrow, Birmingham: N. B. Stack, Wylam; Lee Moody, Bessemer; Hugh Seals, Birmingham E. J. Rowe. Birming- ham. Gordon Moughan, Birming- ham; R. B. Davis. Birmingham c. T. Webb, Bessemer; pr. Charles Whelan, Birmingham.
 Bench Show Committee-N. B. Stack, J. E. Budwig. R. B. Davis. A. P. Leishman, Jack Riddle, w. M. Stephenson, A. Greenhalgh. R. s. W. Brown, superintendent. Dr. Piatt. Veterinarian
 A. F. Hochwalt. Dayton, O., judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11

run to a successful end trail g hours old. s. A Jones showed Flashlight and Pearl, winning first and second prizes except in "open dogs and bitches"
 Great Danes
 J. B. Chamberlains Jeff won in four classes with W. A. Young's Prince sec ond in two.
 Mrs H. .. fBurchers was second with Freia in novice bitches. In the puppy danes'' Mrs. H. H. Barker Won first, with the beautiful bitch Lady Roehuek, and also in the winners bitches class and Lady Okla reserve.
 l. B. Chamberlain won the brace class with Jeff and Lady Okla.
 Eskimo Dogs
 c. A. Brake won (without competition in all classes with his five dogs, Boy. Alabama Duke, Shady Blue, Taft and Tom Boy.
 The Bird Dogs
 The bird dog classes pointers and set ters was not near so full as might have been expected There are many very fine bird dogs owned in Birmingham and environs and in Alabama. Many of these dogs are not in bench show condition on account of the nearapproach of the shoot ing season, November l. One of the greatest of .'Field Trial winners. Valkyr, was not in condition to be shown. There are probably 150 dogs of the bird class owned in Birmingham that could well he shown in their classes. Judge Hochwalt expressed the opinion that Styx now dead). sire of valkyr, was probably the greatest pointer sire of his day and Hm- ited only by his opportunities.
 And speaking of bird dogs, 1t will be interesting to many persons to know from the most authoritative sources something of the origin of our bird dogs. The pointer originated in Spain about the six teenth century and has been developed on lines of breeding and training. The original breed was big and numbering.
 The setter is probably the result of training. breeding and selecting the Spaniel with a probable cross of the pointer. His record extends back less than 100 years.
 As to sres it is conceded that Count Wholesome was the greatest sire of the setter class He produced 66 winners. The present much valued strain of English settlers called Llewellins came from the kennels of R. Purcell Llewelin, Shrews- bury, England.
 The development of the prize winning pointers runs back to the great Jingo 1ST61. This and the Rip Rap strain has developed the remarkable strain of dogs which take their breeding from Fischeps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
Mobbing the Empire

From the New York Press
 The Plumvile baseball team had challenged the Skinnervilles to do them battle and there were mighty doings in the big field back of Kearney's barn. which was tho Pumville baseball ground. All Plumville and a great part of skinnersvile perched like a flock of crows on the rail fence tha { surrounded the inclosure and watched the game. t lbater in fthe afternoon Ezra Hopkins. hobbled painfully along the main thor oughfare of Plumville met Bert Harvey returning from the game. "Game over. Bert?" asked Ezra.
 "Ya." vouchsafed Bert
 "Who beat2" asked Ezra eagerly
 "The Skinnervilles," returned Bert briefly.
 By how much?" inquired Ezra
 Two to one"
 Pretty close" commented Ezra.
 Yes" replied Bert, darn close. don't know but they're hav'n a fight about it up there now. They was a mobbin' the empire when l come away!