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know not, but with my last remaining
strength drew my revolver from my
pocket, and, pointing 1t upward,
pressed the trigger. There was ter.
rife crash Of falling glass, sudden
thrush Of air, and then my senses left
me.
When came to strange face was
bending over me, and kind hand was
wiping something warm from my fore
head, which was bleeding from the
glass which had fallen upon 1t.
promptly guessed that the consul had
arrived, after all. and that l was
saved. l caught sight Of the face and
figure of Dr.. Chance. Handouts en-
circled his wrists and uniformed OF.
ficer was standing beside him; a tall,
shadowy figure, doubtless that of the
hapless victim whom l had come to
rescue, was supported by two other
policemen.
Don't speak; rest quietly; every.
thing is all right now" said voice
which | afterward knew to be that Of
the consul. Then passed into un.
consciousness again, and 1t was many
days before remembered anything
more. 1t may have been fortnight
later that came to myself In pleas.
ant bedroom in the consuls house.
His wife was bending over me. She
told me all that had occurred. The
victim Of DR.. Chances experiments
had been sent to the hospital and was
rapidly getting better. DR.. Chance had
been sentenced to Siberia for his
crimes. The whole city was talking of
the horror which had been discovered
in the Blue Laboratory.
"Your letter came Just in time" said
Mrs. Seymour, the consul's wife. who
for some reason had taken a great
fancy to me and insisted upon my re-
naming with her until I recovered.
"My husband acted on 1t Immediately:
he went to see the ambassador. who
gave him note to the prefect OF po-
lice, Michael Danevitch. 1t was Dane.
witch himself who seized DR.. Chance
as he was making break for liberty
when he heard the approaching foot.
steps Of the officers"
When grew stronger lost no time
in returning to my native land. and I
have no intention Of ever leaving 1t
again. | did not see Olga and Marcus
sa before ! left st. Petersburg, and
have no idea what became of them
and their mother. Thanks to your
care, am nearly my old self again.
DR.. Halifax, but to my dying day I
will never forget that awful expert
ence, and will carry to my grave the
scar on my brow made by the falling
glass when It saved my life.
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fulfill his mission faithfully. At seven
DR.. Chance rose to go.
II must prepare for my Journey"
no said. II shall return here to give
you final directions Just before l
start"
1t was ten minutes to eight when
the doctor. dressed from head to foot
in warm furs, re.entered the cabinet.
He was accompanied by his wife and
the two girls.
"Good.by. Miss Rennick," he said.
You will have couple Of days rest
while am gone. This is Wednesday;
! hope to be back by Saturday at the
latest"
He shook hands and went into the
hall. followed by his wife and daugh-
ters. AS they left the servant whom
/ had bribed slipped into the room and
handed me the precious key. unper.
ceived by the others. l went up to
my room, resolving to visit the Blue
Laboratory between eight and nine.
At nine o'clock, II all went well, the
consul would come to my aid. had
made arrangements with the eyer-use-
full porter to receive the Englishman
on his arrival and conduct him
straight to the Blue Laboratory. At
25 minutes past eight l slipped my
revolver into my pocket and stole
down the stairs without meeting any
one. went into the cabinet. passed
through the laboratory beyond. sped
down the stone passage and reached
the door In the garden wall. The door
opened easily to the touch OF the du.
pllcate key; l swung 1t back and did
not even trouble to shut 1t. felt no
fear whatever. for DR.. Chance was
miles away by this time. switched
on the electric light and walked across
the room. My difficulties were not,
however. over as yet. It was one thing
to have entered the laboratory, but
1t was quite another to go down into
that dim dungeon where the victim
was incarcerated. The face had peered
at me through the glass dome, but how
was that dome opened? By what means
was the dungeon reached? I exam
ined the floor and discovered a trap
door concealed by mat In the center
was ring. l tugged at 1t. and the
door gave way. saw that 1t was shut
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RICE PADDLES OF Luzon
Ifusaos, a Primitive People, Have
Built Extension Terraces That
Are Well Irrigated.

Today a tribe in the Philippines. no
farther advanced than the Igorrotes,
some Of whom have been seen in this
country, can show the adventurous
traveller in the interior of Luzon some
schemes in terrace construction and
feats in irrigation that compare cred
itably with the best exhibits the Unit
ed States reclamation service is ca.
pable of making. Considering the to-
tai ignorance Of modern machinery,
the total ignorance Of modern meth
ods, prevailing among the Ifugaos,
there is, Of course, no comparison be-
tween the ingenuity and the workman.
ship Of these denizens of the noun.
tains and trained Caucasians. The
terraces lie along the side Of a steep
canyon between the native settle
ments Of Quiangan and Banaue In
Nueva viscaye province. They rise
like giant steps up the steep ascents
to the height Of 1900 feet or more.
extending probably into secondary
range of hills. making the extension
almost 5000 feet. Each paddy, or ter.
race plain, or plateau, varies from
eight to forty feet in width and is ap.
proximately 300 feet long, following
the contour Of the canyon. These
shelves are flooded with water in the
spring before the rice planting. The
retaining wall of each terrace is built
to about fifteen inches above the wa.
ter level. At the point where the pad.
dy meets the canyon side the retain.
Ing wall Of the terrace next above
begins. SO that the canon, no matter
how steep. presents an unbroken sue
cession Of terraces, which at one
period OF the year bears a striking
resemblance to tiers Of reservoirs, at
another season to tiers Of hanging
gardens. The irrigation OF these
shelves. with works extending In one
instance for distance Of twelve
miles. Is brought about by the deflec.
ton Of mountain streams. The Ifu.
gaos have been doing in this respect
for countless centuries what the eau.
casian in the American west began
to do only few decades back.
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knocked again. This time my efforts
were rewarded by faint. far-off moan.
l was desperate now, and In spite Of
the risk / ran began to shout down
through the glass.
III there is anyone within. speak"
I cried.
A faint, hollow voice answered me.
II am an Englishman," 1t said. "un.
Justly imprisoned and put to torture.
am in the shadow Of death. Help;
save me-"
II will do my best to aid YOU" I
shouted back. ! ran to the door. took
out the key, and hurrying to the bench
where DR.. Chances large microscope
stood, took one OF the pieces Of hard
paraffln he used for regulating the
temperature Of his stage, and taking
a careful impression OF the key re-
turned 1t to Its place, slipping the
wax impression In my pocket. The
doctor did not return, and l resolved
to stay there no longer. I turned of
the electric light, took the key out
Of the lock, went up the long passage
and knocked at the door Of the other
laboratory. 1t was quickly opened by
the doctor. l gave him the key. and
hurried to my own room. Before
morning ! had settled upon my plans
to rescue the unfortunate Englishman.
would have duplicate key made
and then go to the British consul.
! would appeal to the prisoners own
country for his release. At half-past
twelve on the following day We were
all assembled for the midday meal.
DR.. Chances manner was agreeable,
but noticed that he gave me some
stealthy and covert glances. Toward
the end OF the meal he remarked:
81 am sorry to see you looking so
pale, Miss Rennlck. Are you suffer.
ing from headache?"
YES" | responded.
you allow your emotions to get the
better Of YOU" said the doctor. pleas.
antly. Il suppose you are worrying
over the secret promised to impart
to you tonight. 1t grleves me to have
to disappoint you. have to leave the
city Unexpectedly on business, and
shall be absent for a couple Of days. |
must leave home at eight o'clock this
evening. | shall not be back before
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Saturday, but for the greater part OF
this day | will require your services.
Please meet me In my cabinet not
later than half.past two"
! promised, went straight to my own
room and wrote as follows to the Brit.
ish consul:
Chance House, Ligoyka Canal
Sir: | urgently implore your assist
ance. have discovered that an Eng.
lishman is Imprisoned in an under.
ground cellar in this house. and put
to torture. am an American girl re-
siding here as governess. | want to
rescue this man, but must have assist.
ance. DR.. Chance leaves St Peters.
burg at eight o'clock this evening. At
nine O'Clock sharp ! shall be In the
large laboratory In the garden. known
by the name OF the Blue Laboratory.
| will give one Of the servants dlrec.
tions to bring you there straight, II
you will be kind enough to come to
my aid. Do not fail me. for both the
Englishman and | are likely to be in
extreme danger.
Yours faithfully,
MADELINE RENNICK.
Having addressed the letter, I
wrapped myself in my furs and went
out. No one saw me go. On my way
to the consul's house stopped at
locksmlth's and gave him directions
to make a key from the wax impres.
sion. He promised to have the key
ready In three hours, and informed
him that would send a messenger
for II between five and six that even.
Ing. The consul was out when
reached his house. but gave the let.
ter to his servant, who said that his
master would shortly return and that
he would place the communication in
his hands without fail. then hur.
ried home.
At half.past two I knocked on the
door OF DR.. Chances cabinet. He
called to me to come In. entered
and went through my usual duties. We
were very busy, and tea was served
to us between Ave and six. Before 60.
ing to the cabinet had bribed tho
hall porter, Londoner, who had per.
formed several errands for me in the
past, to call for the key, and I had
! every reason to believe that no would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
FOES TO LIFE HAZARDS MEET
Many Civic Organizations Confer on
New Building Code.

Tho lroyifious Of the new building cpde
were considered yesterday at n conference
in the rooms OF the Committee on Safety
No 1855 Broadway, at which the following
ORGANIZATIONS were represented: The Com
mIttee on Safety, Merchants Association
city cub, Citizens Union, Chamber oil
Commerce Of Queens, West Side lndepen-
dent club. Consumers League. Allied Real
Estate Interests. Bureau Of Municipal Re-
search. JOINT Board Of Sanitary Control,
Womcn's Trade Union League. New York
Association for Labor Legislation and the
Irooklyn League The following resou-
tons were passed:
Resolved That the chairman appoint "A
committee of not less than nine to CON
slider thc provisions Of the new building
code as they affect the general public well
fare and with particular reference 10 pro-
lection against life and health hazards.
Resolved. That the committee be IN
structed to report back To this conference
at . future meeting.
Robert ID. KOhn. who was instrumental
in drawing up the code. and Rudolph 4.
Miller. Superintendent of Buildings of Man
haitian. addressed the conference and the
sections relating TO ventilation, fire escapes.
fire walls and inside courts were discussed
by members Of the conference. Another
meeting will be held May o. and the com
inittee appointed by the chairman Is e%-
pected to report at that time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
SPLASH! END OF AIR DRAMA
Coffyn's Hydro -Aeroplane Hits
Water Instead of Boat Deck.

Even with the invaluable assstanC" of
Bit QuiEley. the Battery boatman, Frank
Conyn. the aviator. was unable yesterday 70
enact successfully his part in it'll" Bat
terry inrlodrama. the scenario OF which was
written a week ago.
HIST, This Is what was TO be. The Itai-
ian liner Ancoua. which is not a mail car
rier. was To sail for Naples without impor-
taut letters Also a passenger who could
make better time by taking an express
steamship 10 Bremen or Hamburg. thence
by rail to Naples. was to miss the ship. In
despair belated passenger and tardy mall
were to call Jointly upon Cofyn To land
them on boat deck Of tho Ancona while
steaming south Of the Statue " Liberty al
the terrific speed 81 eight knots.
Splendid Ouigley. in his Whitehall as
sisted by his pal" BRONCO" Roach. master
e the tug John J. Timmns were to he on
hand In case Of mishap
II all happened. even the mishap, but be-
lated passenger was a newspaper photog-
raphcr, and the package OF maxwell, no
one save the carrier knew what IL WAS.
Coffyn overhauled the Ancona at p. M
but his hydroplane fell into the water some
two hundred feet OF the port quarter OF
the steamship. Quigley. for 81 so. put mail
and passenger on board steamship: took
',m OF again. towed disabled hydroplane
tc steam yacht Paula. which took 1t to
Battery.
Mel0drama Will be rewritten. Rehearsas
called for to-day and new steamship
lected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
LOSES HIS SUIT FOR FEE
Court Says Separation Action
Cant Be Continued for Lawyer.

I'll. Appellate Term OF the Supreme Court
rendered the hard-hearted decision yester-
d,v that a lawyer must render services II
ro uouId recover n contemplated fee. And,
further. the court said that in a separation
suit where the counsel for the wife had re-
coiyad a fee by court order action could
not be continued just for the lawyers ben
eft II the parties to the suit had agreed To
become rcconcil"d.
The case that called forth this decision
was the suit OF Jacob Gordon, who was
counsel for Mrs. Anna Belts. wife OF Lou
Belts. we'll known sporting man. whom
she sued for a separation. The Supreme
Court granted Gordon an allowance. The
I-uIted States Fidelity and Guarantee Com
many put up a bond that Belts would pay
th, fee and the alimony allowed his wife.
Then Mr.. and Mrs Belts became reconciled
and the suit was discontinued. Gordon sued
the bonding company in the city Court for
his $50 fee and lost. whereupon he took
the case to the Appellate Term OF the su-
prome Court
That tribunal said the order directing the
payment OF the counsel fee contemplated
that such Zee should De paid for legal SER
vices TO be rendered. As to the reconcilia-
ton the court said: presumably this is a
solution satisfactory to the parties. Ger
tainly the action cannot be continued for
the benefit of the attorney and for the sake
of according him an opportunity to earn
the fee which the order OF the court con-
templated h. would be required to earn.
He cannot get paid for services he did not
render"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
RACING EXPERT A SUICIDE
"Hassard' Thought DeSpondent
Over Deaths in Family.

A. L. lIassard Short, sporting "t'''i
and authority on horse racing. committed
suicide last night in his room, At 40. .-'
West 1l5th street. boy iuhalinS gas. lbs
body was discovered yesterday morning hF
a negro maid. who traced an odor Of gds I"
his room Mr. Short was lying fuiE
dressed on the bed. and near his mouth
was gas tube with on" end attached I"
a gas jet. which was turned ON iulL tn"
Suicide IS believed 10 be due 20 dependency
over the death Of lis wife about four years
ago. which was increased when his daughter
died a year ago No letter or not" was
found indicating the cause
Mr. Short'had been employed on s'V'ral
NEWSPAPERS IN this city as sporting writer
using the name Of lIassard. lie was prc'l-
don, and treasurer Of tn "ilassard liandi-
can Letter." which, according to cards
found in his room. had Offices at 40. 2'}
Broadway and furnished information on
racing matters. Mr. short was hfty-s"Een
wears old. and recently had not been Ia
good health.
According to Louis Hock, who llF'd with
Mr.. Short. the suicide complained recently
Of being IA and expressed the wish that
he were dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
TO FIGHT SMUGGLERS
Jewellers Of the Country to Help
Stamp Out Frauds.

The movement started a short time ago
In the New York jewelry trade 10 estab-
lish a national organization which would
help to stamp ont smuggling. undervelua-
ton and other frauds ras resulted in the
formation Of the American jewellers Pro
tcctive Association
il is the purpose of this newly organized
association to expand the activities Of the
Precious Stone importers Association
which was formed IN this city some time
ago TO fight the smuggling Of iewelry. both
for commercial purposes and 10y tourists
The new protective society has absorbed
tire local body and has elected the follow
ing officers:
President. Lddwis Nissen; vice-presi-
dents NJ -. Rothschild Michael Dreicer
and Leopold Stern; treasurer, Arthur
Henius: secretary. George r. Whitehead.
These officers. together with Louis Kahn
II. II. Butts. julius Oppcnhcimer August
Waut4,g. Steele f. Roberts, Montague
Howard, Frank r. Sloan, William l. Ro
senfcId and NJ ,. Mason, compose the
board pf directors.
Ludwig Nisseu. the president OF the ASSOC
citation, said yesterday millions Of dollars
worth Of iewclry was brought into this
country every year without tn payment Of
duty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
TAXICAB THIEVES GET $50
Hold Up Women and Steal Hand
bag-ArTests Expected,

Held rp and robbed Of q handbag con
Gaining more than $50 AZ she was walking
along 81 Nicholas avenue. between lI'th
and I1Nth street al noon Yesterday, Mrs.
Veronica schubert Of No. 81 West 1''th
street. screamed 50 loudly that large
crowd quickly collected, but not before
the higbwaymcu had escaped i'm the taxi
cab they had i'm waiting.
From tho description given to the police
of the Yves, l52d street station by Mrs.
schubert. detectives hope to make an ar
rest i'm the Ease within the next twenty
four hours
Mrs Schubert had Just come from \
real estate Office al the corner of Amster-
dam avenue and l1Sth street, and was
returning jo her home with the $50 she
he'd drawn at the Office, when taNicab
drew up at the curb and q man leaped out
end suqtched her handbag containing the
money.
Mrs Schubert clunS to the bag desper-
ateIy. 1T the same time screaming S loud
IL as she could The thief kept pulling 81
the bag. however. until the handles broke.
and then. with the bal in his hand, turned
and Jumped into the taMcab. The ma
chine instantly Went south on ST Nicho-
Las avenue at fun speed
Detectives say they know the number
Of the talicab. but viii not give any in
formation concerning a. They say that
they have a good idea who the leader OF
the gang Is, and have four men under sus-
piCiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
BLONDES EXTRA HAZARDOUS
Boy of Seventeen Elopes with
Dancer Who Has a Vote.

When Albert Henry Combs seventeen
years old. son Of II. b. Combs stock
broker of No. % Broad street, saw Mildred
Berger dancing before the footlights III
The Kiss Waltz he did not employ the
tactics of the elderly stage door masher
to make known his affection for the pretty
blonde who struck him dead at first sight,
He merely grabbed her Off and told her
she was elected as his wife.
Mildred. who is twenty-one and who IN
that normal order Of society which all
properly instructed suffragettes hope soon
to see is entitled to a vote, voted aye.
Then the polls were closed, and the par
went TO Summit, y. J., where they were
married by the Rev. Robert {. Hull, of the
Baptist Church there.
An very well But Albert has a father.
Mildred also has a father. who is "A physi-
clan i'm Milwaukee. Furthermore, Mildred
has an aunt-Mrs f. j. Wagner, of No. "
Central Park West. Before Mildred
father had time to make his protest, the
aunt placed her word of disapproval on
the marriage. Mr.. Combs also exercised
his veto power More than that. he inti-
mated that ne would invoke the recall
as the boy only recently adopted trousers
extending below tho sh'ns.
I'm the mcnatime neither the father of
the youth nor the aunt of the dancing girl
knows whore the pair are spending their
honeymoon Milwaukee has not yet been
heard from. something in the way Of fur
ther news may Dee expected soon, as If is
said that there was all ot ~ - IN posses
sion Of I'M" couple when they clopcd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
MAY ORDER BEEF BOYCOTT.
Head of Housewives League Has
United Organization.
URGED TO SAY THE WORD
While Mrs. Julian Heath Holds
Back Members Rearrange
Their Menus.

For about a week now Mrs. Julian Heath
of butter boycott fame, has been holding
back the members Of her redoubtable
Housewives League. who want To get after
the beef trust. Mrs. Heath herself IS AS
eager as any one else for the fray. hut
doesn't wan, to act without adequate in
formation.
But while she has been consulting with
her cabinet and talking to packers and re-
tailers with a view to finding out what real
~ is the matter with the beef, every NAL
brings letters and every hour telephone
messages from housewives who want to
know why boycott can't be declared i'm
mediately. Indignation reached white heat
on Monday, when a rise OF six cents was
announced, and. without waiting FOR orders
the housewives began cutting beef out OF
the dctaries of their families.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Heath related
these facts to the Universal formerly the
Tribune Sunshine Society. AT its annual
luncheon i'm the Hotel Manhattan, and the
gentle Sunshincrs. who had gathered loi
their annual dinner with no thought oil
animosity toward trusts or any one else
took fire Immediately.
1T is time something was done, said
the president. Mrs. Clarence Burns ana
the rank and nle chorused:
Just say the word Mrs. Heath ana the
whole country Will stand by YOU
II was late when Mrs. Heath spoke an"
many of the Sunshiucrs had gone To eaten
trains. hut nevertheless ABOUT forty h""
members were added TO the rolls "I INC
league before the gathering broke up ana
many OF these had undertaken t" FORM
branches in their respective homes III
Connecticut, New Jersey ana upstate.
group from Ne" Haven was particular
enthusiastic. and My. Hat'u IS E""E "r
there in few days /" address mem
They have been agitauhs Tor 'uo''' ma
kets, but part OF th"ii energy WIZ NOW ~
devoted to the meat question. III tue S",'''
way mass meeting winch mas '''n 'd'i'"
for May IA at cooper '"'o'' ." ''' ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
monk" EASTMAN IN TOLLS
Caught This Time in His Own
Alleged Opium Den.

Monk Eastman, the notorious gang
leader whose career has given lots OF
trouble to the police. came into clash with
the federal laws yesterday and was land
Cd i'm the Tombs. charged with manUiact-
uripg end selling smoking opium.
Having found that his energetic inter
ference with law was practically at an
end through the Ceascless watch kent
upon him by the police. Eastman was
raid to have drif:ed to the opium habit
Under his real name, William Delaney, he
hired an apartment :" East 18th street
and started. it is alleged, an opium den,
which lacked no patronage as soon rs
the news Of his now enterprise was spread
in the underworld. Neishbors Informed
the police that from twenty to thirty per
sons were seen going into the house each
DAY. 10 emerge some hours later with an
unsteady salt tina; seemed to indicate the
effects Of some drug.
customs Inspectors Elmer !. Lewis and
Walter J.. Murphy We're ordered to make
q raid on the place. They drove up uu-
eXpecteGly iu an automobile. and before
the inmates of the apartment could be
warned they had broken their way into
the place with axe. They found several
men aud women. some OF them smoking
opium : large quantity Of the drug and
.m"Ring rarapherualia were seized.
Eastman. nervous wreck, was ar
y.igned before John \. Shields. United
states Commissioner who held him in
$4,000 Iail for examination on Monday.
Being unable to furnish the surety, East
man was sent 10 the Tombs. The Gus
IONS inspectors said that he was a con-