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Evening star., 1922-04-23

the door. however. It was slammed
to and bolted behind me, and l knew
was prisoner.
There was the old Turk. and on
the table in front Of him was for
midable looking document. He was
very kind and tried not to frighten
me. He begged me to leave my hus-
band and swore that unless 1 signed
the document saying that I would
renounce him l should not return
home.
"He insisted that I was first of all
to go to his home. where he prom
me. Terrified beyond description,
tried not to show how frightened I
was, but my heart was beating fast
and 1 could feel myself trembling.
Then, because I was helpless, said
1 would go with him to his home,
determining at the same time to take
the first chance of escape that offer
ed We drove in a coupe, and on the
journey I tried to jump out. but he
held me fast.
X X X *.
CAT last we arrived at the house
which stood in the center Of a
vast park and was quite the most
wonderful place have ever been in.
I knew the man was fabulously rich,
but the magnificent house to which I
was taken surpassed anything I had
seen.
"His mother and sister were on the
'harem LEX side, and he wanted to
send for them. 1t was then that I
discovered that he already had three
wives. Pleading a headache, said
that I would meet his family later.
requested spermission to retire.
"A chamber was assigned to me,
and a serving woman was posted out
side the door. This palace was a
huge, one-story affair. with little lat
ticed windows. 1t was something of
a drop from mine to the ground, but
made up my mind to attempt to
escape in this way as soon as it was
dark. About in. the evening I asked
the woman outside my door IL she
could fetch me a dressing. gown, as
I wished to go to bed. She had no
suspicion and went. Immediately
she had done so. quietly opened the
lattice and jumped out into the
garden. I came down Jared but not
hurt, and. picking myself up. ran into
the depths of the wooden park.
There crouched in the bushes, and
though I could hear that search was
being made for me, my hiding place
was not discovered.
Until daybreak lay hidden: then.
finding my way to the rear wall. I
succeeded in climbing 1t and was free.
For an hour and a half I ran for my
life, for our villa was several miles
away. I arrived all but exhausted.
Ny husband was distracted at my alb
sence and was on the point OF going
to the police when staggered in, at
half past z in the morning.
when he learned what had befall-
en- me he took swift action. With a
loaded revolver in his pocket, he
started in search of the man who had
kidnapped me. Boiling with rage,
he arrived at the place, only to learn
that the Turk had left Constantinople
in the early hours of the morning.
about fortnight afterwards I
received letttr posted In q town in
Asia Minor, and in it there was this
ominous passage: !.
81 shall never give you up. for
Evening star., 1922-04-23
by HAYDEN CHURCH.


a n USICAL London has new
sensation. The sensation is a
young and beautiful Turkish
singer, Nine. Agnes de
Ronkovska, who has the unique dis
tinction of being the first and only
prima donna that her country has
produced.
The tumult of applause and the
storm of "bravos'' that burst from
the crowd OF exacting music lovers
at the concert hall in New Bond street
when this diva from the orient made
her final bow and the unrestrained
praise of the musical critics next day
were tributes to the rare art, excep-
tional vocal gifts and personality Of
a new aspirant in the world of song
for whom. If the promise she now
gives is fulfilled. an altogether en-
viable future may safely be predicted.
Experiences as romatic and dramatic
as can have figured In the career Of
an artistic now before the public prove
to have fallen to the lot OF this
golden-haired beauty, who was born
in the royal harem of the famous
Sultan OF Turkey, whom Gladstone
Evening star., 1922-04-23

it was all very discouraging trying to
stem the tide of incoming booze.
Hundreds, nay thousands, of small
craft go few miles to sea. pick
up thirty or forty cases OF liquor
and land it along the littoral of Long
Island, New Jersey and Connecticut.
in the creeks. rivers and sloughs
that abound around the metropolis.
1t is like attempting to check the
food that comes over Niagara Falls
and to blow away the rainbow that
hovers over the mist above them. for
il we damned it up here it would
break out in another spot.
During last Christmas holidays
liquor came in with many loads of
Christmas trees. orange boxes from
Florida. grapefruit boxes, apple bar
rels. tomato crates and spinach and
lettuce shipments. 1t is very con-
servative to say that last year 200.-
600 cases of liquors went into the port
Of New York These represented a
value of about 100000. But New
York paid the price and would have
paid double if the bootleggers had
demanded it.
* \
THE pirates of old who boarded
richly laden galleons would have
made excellent modern American
bootleggers. Their methods were
practically the same and their expert
some delay in training.
Two battles recently staged in the
! harbor of New York are typical of
the length to which the pirate gangs
will go to unload cargo of whisky
from shipboard.
Information came to our office one
day that a freighter was about to
dock in the North river at a certain
pier. Ten agents, fully armed, went
down to meet the ship. They arrived
somewhat late, as the bootleggers al
ready had almost the entire cargo
loaded on lighter.
The lighter lay alongside the ship
and twenty bootleggers were busy
passing the cases of whisky from
tuc AOiu oNSi lhc SioC " thS pdi
Boarding the ship from the dock. the
agents were met by a fusillade of re-
volver shots. From every one Of the
swarthy. motley throng of bootleg
gers came a deadly pistol-fire. Men
began to drop, pierced with lead or
steel-jacketed automatic pistol bull
let's.
fnda
agents finally drove the men over the
side of the vessel. leaving several OF
their opponents prone upon the deck.
Evening star., 1922-04-23
CAPITAL SIDELIGHTS

THE bronze statue OF Robert r.
Livingston in statuary hall. at
the Capitol, formerly the House of
Representatives chamber. cost more
than any Of the others-sla.o 900: while
that of William King OF Maine cost
the least-s4.000.
THERE is one town that can boast
the distinction Of being the BIRTH
place of two Presidents Of the United
States and a signer of the Declaration
of Independence. John Adams and
John Quincy Adams and John Han
cock were all born in Braintree. Mass.
X II x II
WHEN the Senate was all perplexed
over defining alliance" Senator
old Norseman, who was wounded in
the civil war. interjected, Suppose
America and Great Britain were to
enter into a treaty to circulate the
Bible in China and Japan and nothing
more-would it not be an alliance?
Then he added his word about 'reser-
vations." saying, II have heard of
some pious people who have been SO
extremely careful that before they
would indorse the Lords prayer they
would want some reservations"
X 4 X +
n REPRESENTATIVE FLORIAN n
N Lampert of Wisconsin in the last
election received a very wonderful testi-
monaf vote from his constituents. re-
ceiving an unprecedented plurality for
that district-26.S00. But that wasn't
even a patch on the achievement OF
Representative Frederick H. Gillett.
Speaker of the House. who got the
largest plurality ever received by any
candidate for Congress. receiving 1858
votes to 36 for all other candidates.
nuRlNG recent hearing on bill
- to regulate the practice OF op-
tometry in the National Capital the
difference between an optometrlst
and an oculist was explained care
fully. Representative Ben K. Focht
Of Pennsylvania. who is some sling
err OF the American language. per-
sisted in calling them optimists and
occultists.
Evening star., 1922-04-23

MANY pleas come to the Treasury
N1 Department for the redemption
If money and liberty bonds de-
stroyed in various ways. and the de-
partment has to have full state
ment in each case. authenticated and
verified. Assistant Secretary Gilbert.
who has general supervision in such
matters, had laid on his desk let
ter prepared by an under official and
to be sent TO a farmer. The farmer
had complained that the COW had con-
sumed a few hundred dollars worth
Of liberty bonds. The letter asked
few pertinent questions as to the de-
struction OF this valuable paper one
of which was: "why did the COW cat
the bonds:" Back came the answer,
to the effect that it was a distinctive
COW and had always had a decided
liking for distinctive. paper. The
claim was paid. ..,. -.-
4 x x 4
DEPRESENTATIvE SAMU Ell E.
N W1NSLOw of Massachusetts ana
Representative J. Napoleon" Tincher
Of Kansas are the two fattest men In
Congress. Speaker Gillett. according
to cloakroom bandiage, found them
together looking in the show window
OF a haberdashery and pleasantly
asked them il they were selecting
gaudy Easter raiment. To which
Tincher complainingly replied: "All
that winslow and can get tow
readymade are collar buttons. hand
kerchiefs and garters, and the garters
are always too darn tight"
| + + + +
WHEN memorial services were
w being neld in Statuary Hall over
the spot where John Quincy Adams sixth
President, author Of the treaty Of Client
and real author of the Monroe doctrine.
fell fatally stricken on February %.
1S4S, in what was then the House cham
ber. ap elderly woman living in Wash
ington participated with a peculiar in
terest. Her father, William Newell, taen
serving his flrst term in Congress from
New Jersey. Of which state he was
governor. 1S5e-1sso, was the first man
TO support Adams when he fell. on the
spot now marked BY brass plate, and
he servid ~ one Of Adams pail bearers.
Evening star., 1922-04-23

christened abdul the Damned" Who
when yet a mere child made her
escape therefrom rather than to obey
the behest of relatives who had des-
tined her as one Of the already
numerous wives Of one of the richest
of Turkish noblemen. And who, after
marrying, when she was only seven
teen. the man Of hen choice. remained
the object of the tireless Vaccinations
of her elderly and aff1uent suitor. who
once succeeded in kidnapping her and
even when, for the second time, she
slipped through his clutches, warned
her that he would never rest until
he had achieved his object Of possess
ing her.
OF these extraordinary chapters in
- the brief but striking career OF
Turkeys first prima donna scarcely
more than a suggestion had been
given in the modest announcements
that heralded her first appearance
here. Little, indeed. was known of
her beyond the fact that having spent
her childhood in the "harem lex" Of
the sultan's palace at Constantinople,
she had emancipated herself at an
early age. And that. having become
an operatic prima donna. she had
made herself famous In southern Eu-
rope as one of the finest high
sopranos of this generation.
What one had heard privately. how
ever. was sufficient to suggest that
this fair songbird from the orient
might have a story to tell that would
make more than commonly interest
ing hearing. And having sought
Nine. de Bonkovska at her hotel had
reason to congratulate myself. for It
was surely an amazing history to
which 1 listened from the alluring
lips of this fascinating and. in more
than one respect, extraordinary
woman. a woman who. with her
masses of rebellious fair hair, her
peaches-and-cream complexion, her
wealth of temperament and her
whole atmosphere of what the French
call Chic" Is as far as possible from
suggesting the nationality that is
u6ES ny ANo1 ID IAiS SUI pt1SA
for she is, In the matter Of race. a
somewhat strange mix-up.
At the outset madame confessed
20 the possession of only a few
words of English. but she was able
to offer me the choice OF nine other
languages in which to interview her.
The tongues which she thus placed
at disposal are French, Italian. Ger
man, Greek. Turkish, Hungarian.
Serbian, Bulgar and Croat, all of
which. she explained, she learned to
speak fluently while still q child in
the "harem lex" OF Abdul Hamid.
Electing to take q chance with
French, asked Mime. de Bonkovska
IL it were true, as I had heard. that
she first saw the light at Yildiz
kiosk.
+ 4 X y
CT WAS born" she said. not at
Yildiz, which is the winter pal
ace Of the sultan, but at the 'Dohna
Bagtche,' or summer palace. My
father, Fedor de Bonkovska, was at
this time court chamberlain to Alb
dul Hamid. My father was the SON
of . noble Pole, but he was born in
Constantinople, and his entire career
Evening star., 1922-04-23

| it was possible to bestow, the first
class chefacat, an ornament in bril-
liants, which will be a cherished
heirloom in our family. 1t is now. in
| the possession of my eldest brother.
But I have not yet told you, per-
haps. the most extraordinary thing
about my mother. I was married
| when was but seventeen. But my
mother. what do you think? She was
married when she was only thirteen.
and when she was only fourteen had
her first child. 1t is astonishing, yes?
And after that she had thirteen chill
dren more. five girls and eight boys.
I? Oh, was the thirteenth child.
"MT mother died when I was
1A eleven years old" she contin-
ued, "and l was placed under the
charge of Turkish woman. relative
of my father. It was at this time
that 1 lived in what We term the
'harem LEX The 'harem lex is not
| the personal harem Of the sultan. but
a sumptuous and beautiful palace
where different families each had
their own apartments. Here I was
| brought up. not in the Mohammedan.
, but in the Catholic faith. And 1t was
here, before I reached the age of
fourteen, that the woman in whose
charge I was tried her hardest to
! make me marry a rich nobleman who
had fallen in love with me. His
| name? That must not tell you. but
he was very rich indeed. as wealthy
as any man in Turkey, / have been
! told.
-'Previous to that had had an in
| teresting time in the harem. We
were fortunate in having many for
! eign governesses, and it was from
them that I learned 50 many Ian
| guages. With my French eoverness
| 1 often visited the opera. 1t fasci-
| mated me, and I determined to go on
the stage as soon as was old enough.
| Even then I was always singing and
gave several concerts in the palace.
At this time the conventions for
| Turkish women were still very strict,
and though was allowed piano les
| sons, instruction in singing was for
! hidden to me.
During all this time more and more
pressure was being brought to bear
upon me with the object Of inducing
me to marry the old nobleman, and
| fealizing that should be forced into
this marriage II remained in the
harem. decided to escape. One day
when the palace was zen fete' and the
governesses and guards were less
watchful than usual, I contrived to
slip out without being noticed and
found my way to the house Of an
aunt whom I knew was going soon
to Bulgaria. Her husband was Aus
trian consul in Sofia. I begged her
to take me with her. She consented
and the end was that accompanied
her and lived In Sofia for more than
a year.
| 4 + \ y
ssI SUPPOSED that my elderly lover
1 would give up after that, but
was mistaken. Only a few weeks
after left Constantinople I was
playing in my aunt's garden when I
saw an evil-looking face peering over
the wall. I screamed. thinking it
was thief. but a neighbor said that
she had seen two strangers lurking
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-16
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

Chester Brown was at home last week
and attended the school meeting al the
Center.
Mrs. Lorenzo Amidon went to Spofford
Sunday to visit her brother. II. o. q.
Farr. She returned the first OF the week
Mrs. Anna Stoddard was taken sud
denly III Saturday and WAS taken to the
Memorial hospital in Brattleboro NYednes-
day.
\ lively game of basketball was PLAYED
last week Thursday night at Citizens
hall The Fly-a-ways defeated BRITTLE
boro high school Is to 46.
Not large number attended the school
meeting Saturday The officers elected
We're the same as last year. Edward l..
Welcome was elected a member of the
school board for three years
The following list of new books are in
the library: The Poisoned Pen. West
Wind Drift, Miss Lulu Bett, Rina Of
lugleSide. Jungle Tales Of Targan. The
Moonlit Way, Becoming Roads. You're
Only Young Once, Ie0nie of the Jungle.
Long Sweetening, Dreamy Hollow, The
Friend and His Wife. Laramie Holds the
Range, The Lady from Long Acre, 4 Man
to His Mate, Man Proposes. Gertie
SwartZ, Anybody but Anne Tue Harbor
Road, Desert Love, The Desire Of the
Moth.
b At the town meeting Tuesday new Off
GERS in the different parts of the town
were as follows: Selcctman at Spofford.
George ,Ioslyn; road agent at Spofford,
Arthur Hewitt; Chesterfield road agent,
Charles Anderson; West Chesterfield
road agent, Moses ChickCriHg constable
at SpoffOrd, William Pierce Chesterfield.
Roderick Miller; West Chesterfield. Har-
old Randall. The town voted to build
road as laid out by the Selectmen begin
ming on the northerly and extending in a
northerly and westerly direction of Spot
ford lake.
Over 10 members attended, re Grange
meeting last Saturday night. The lee
turerS program consisted of n mock town
meeting. Articles in the town warrant
We're ably discussed by y NJ Brown,
Walter Barrett, Moses Chickering. Err
nest Carey, Curtis Chiclzerng Roderick
Miller. Chess Davis, Dana Wilder. Ed
ward Welcome, and some of the women,
after which boxes were sold at auction.
Curtis Chickering acted as auctioneer and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-16
FEEL ALL USED UP?
Lots of BrattlebOro People DO.
Does your back ache constantly?

Does your back ache constantly?
DO you have sharp twinges when
STOPPING or lifting?
Feel all used up-as if you could just
go no farther?
Why not look to your Kidneys?
Why not use Doan's Kidney Pills?
Brattlcboro people have done so.
They tell you the result
Mrs c. c. Benson, 104 Canal St,
Rrattleboro, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills
always stand high in my estimation.
Some years ago | had considerable pain
right over my kidneys This pain was
rather sharp when tried to sweep or
do ony STOPPING. When l got up in the
morning | would be sore and lame and
didn't feel much like doing my work. Ny
Kidneys didn't act naturally and caused
annoyance. This condition gave me some
alarm and continued for about three
weeks. / purchased three boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills at Roots Pharmacy.
In short time l saw a great change and
after three boxes were used felt as we'll
as ever
Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs Ben
son had. Foster-Milburn Co, Mfrs, Buff
falo, y. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-16
O x I'D A Z E
TABLETS
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For
Observation-Disclosures
Clergymen-Lecturcrs,
Singers

Anyone who speaks or sings in public
whose voice is apt to grow husky or weak
from the strain, will find that one Oxidaze
tablet slowly dissolved in the mouth before
speaking or singing, will make world of
difference. The voice stays strong and
clear and natural even during an unusual
strain.
Thousands of people have testified to
the remarkable value of these pure essen
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Voice, Soreness, or Tickling in Throat.
Bronchitis. Bronchial irritation, Bronchial
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tatiye against Grippe, Influenza and
Pneumonia.
One small inexpensive package of
"Oxidaze' tablets will quickly prove the
value of pure essential oil in cases of this
kind; if they are always kept in the house
for use in ease of an emergency, they may
save you many days of serious illness or
discomfort. BrattlebOro Drug Co. or any
good druggist can supply you.-Advertise-
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-16
RED BLOOD IS REALLY YELLOW

MEL bLSSO - NEAA-Ll 4 L1@LS w
When seen singly under microscope,
red blood corpuscles are really yellow, or
greenish straw color. Yet, when gathered
in millions, as they are In your blood, it is
these corpuscles that give the blood the
rich red color of health.
The blood contains two kinds of corpus
cles, red and white When the blood is
weak and poor, the red corpuscles grow
few. Then follows general i'll health
The complexion grows pale or yellow;
there are pinples or other eruptions on
the skin Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and
Bowels become affected The appetite
ais; constipation follows; piles oftentimes
result, and the sufferer is in the condition
known as general debility" The final
stages are great weakness, almost entire
loss Of energy, extreme nervousness
And then TO bed, possibly never to get up
What suffering anemla, Or poor blood
may bring Is well illustrated by the fol-
lowing letter, which was written by EIr
Frank b. Fullmer a we'll known and much
loved resident Of Schoheid, Wis, TO b. ..
& q. c. Wilson, Inc, of Boston.
Il am sixty-five years old and in Il
generally rundown condition. | have
been failing for several years. The doctors
say that | am anemic; that my blood IS
in very bad condition, | am very weak
and cannot keep warm IN bed without hot
water bottles. | am extremely nervous,
do not eat or sleep well and constipation
has become chronic. In fact, ! have had
to take cathartics almost continuously
for several years. Do you think S4nalt
would help me Il have used your
Neuropathic Drops for forty years."
In reply to this, the Wilson Company
wrote: I'VE do believe that Sanalt will
help you. We are sending you a bottle
today. If you are not perfectly satisfied
with the result, every penny oI the cost
will be returned to you"
4 mouth later Mir. Fullmer wrote
another letter to the Wilson Company.
81 have now taken two bottles Of Sanalt
and it has done wonders for me. My
doctor Is amazed at the change. as he
SAYS | am one OF the toughest patients to
prescribe for that he ever had. In a
month Sanalt, which is rightly called the
Sensible Tonic, has made nv general
health better than it has been for years.
My circulation is greatly improved and do
not have any more cold spells | sleep
better. eat more and digest what | do eat
and am stronger in every way And
best of all, ! have enjoyed the most
natural bowel movements since taking
Sanalt that have for years. Herewith
find my check, for which please send a
bottle of Sanalt TO my sister, whose address
Is given below"
Sanalt is one of the famous Winsol line
of medicines. 1t has been made for
nearly hundred years by the same family,
the Wilson's of Boston
Ask your druggist for Sanat the Seq
sible Tonic.