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MUNICH. Aug. I

az MUNlCH, Aug. Z.
"HE last of the "five tragic sisters
Il of royalty has Just died insane
confirming the popular belize in
Europe that curse had been placed on
them
The tragic record briefly is as follows:
/. Empress Elizabeth of Austria, MUIR
dered. Lost her only son.
2. Princess Caroline, Tilted by the En-
peror, who married her younger sister.
Died young.
g. Princess Sophie, Duchess Of Allen
con. burned to death in the great Charity
Bazaar fire.
=. Princess Marie, Queen of Naples.
Lost her kingdom. Died insane.
IS. Princess Mathilde, Countess of Trani.
Husband committed suicide.
The last of the tragic sisters was the
Princess Mathilde of Bourbon, Countess
Of TRAM. She has just died demented at
the age of eighty-five in the Castle of Toz
in Bavaria, which was really madhouse.
Her husband committed suicide in 1886,
and ever since that time her mind had
been partially unbalanced, occupied al
most entirely with the tragedies of her
self and her family.
The cruel misfortunes which befell these
five sisters have long been attributed by
Europeans to a curse placed on their
mother, the old Duchess Ludovica of Ba-
vsria. She was the favorite daughter Of
wicked Queen Caroline of Bavaria, who
is said TO have actually committed the
deed that called forth the curse.
In 1917 the infant son Of Crown Prince
Alexander of Baden was mysteriously
stolen from his cradle, as many historical
works state. He was the only child Of
the Grand Duke Charles of Baden and
his French wife Stephanie, the adopted
daughter of the great Napoleon and the
Empress Josephine.
One fine Spring day-it was May s.
the little Crown Prince, in care Of a
trusted nurse, was taking the air in his
cradle on the terrace of the great palace
at Carlsruhe. During a rnomentary alb
sence of the nurse, the child, who was in
the best of health, was stolen, and in his
place on the pillows was found a dying
infant of the same age, his face disfigured
and unacceptable through some terrible
eruption.
The substituted child was quietly buried,
the gref-stricken Grand Duchess refusing
10 recognize il as her own.
The loss of the little Crown Prince
made his uncle, Prince Louis, heir TO the
throne of Baden. The year following
the kidnapping the father Of the lost
Prince. who was an invalid, died, and his
brother Louis duly inherited the throne.
Investigations started by the widowed
Grand Duchess Stephanie then convinced
her that Queen Louise Of Bavaria had en-
eineered the conspiracy to steal the little
Crown Prince for the benefit Of her favor
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Duke Macmillan of Bavaria, one Of the
most eccentric members of the sovereign
House Of Wittelsbach. What with his pre-
objections for adventure among the fem
mine peasantry, and his aversion TO the
society Of people of his own birth and
class. he was 70 a great extent boycotted
by the reigning family at Munich and re-
gsrded as impossible by the great houses
Of the Bavarian and German aristocracy.
There was general Amusement when it be-
came known that the mighty Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria had announced
his intention Of marrying the Dukes ED
est daughter, who had inherited her Baden
grandmother's name Of Caroline.
The Princess was a girl Of exceptional
beauty, which she had inherited from her
mother and the young Emperor had been
completely fascinated by a miniature
which he had seen of her. So one day
he arrived at Duke Maximilian's chateau
Of Possenhoffen to become formally be-
trothed 10 the lovely girl, whom he had
never met and had only seen in portrait
ure. But after his being there couple
Of days the Emperor found that Eliza
beth, the younger sister of the Princess
whom he intended 10 marry, was in her
untamed youth and in the unconventional
charm Of her sixteen years far more TO
his liking. Indeed, she appeared 10 him
so irresistible that he demanded of Eliza
Deth's parents that he should be allowed
10 wed her instead Of her elder sister.
Princess Caroline never recovered from
the slight which had been 30 sensationally
placed upon her by Emperor Francis Jo-
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ite brother, Prince Louis,
who, through this crime, OBJ
tanned the throne of Baden.
When Stephanie was con-
WINGED of this fact she ut
tered this curse in a fit of
mad fury to Queen Gallo
line:
"May your daughters and
granddaughters lose their
husbands and their chill
dren and live in long
agonyr'
The curse appears to
have passed with crushing
force to Queen Carolin's
favorite daughter, the
Duchess Ludovica of Ba-
varia and to the latter's
daughters-"the five tragic
sisters"
OF all the children of the
Baden-born Queen Caro-
line, her favorite was Prin-
cess Ludovica. She was a
child Of remarkable beauty,
about eight years of age
at the time Of the disap-
pearance Of the little
Crown Prince Of Baden.
When young Princess Lu-
dOvica grew up she was
married off to her cousin,
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Pursued All Their Lives by the Curse
of Royal Mother Robbed
of Her Child, the
High-born Beauties All -
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Suffered Physical e:E
and Mental Torture -
and Died by Fire,
Murder and
Madness ~

Princess Sophie Third of the Tragic Sisters with Her Fiance
King Ludwig of Bavaria, Who Tilted Her Because He
Thought She Was Unfaithfu. Afterwards He
Died Insane and She Was Burned to Death.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
Of old
RUBBER INCREASES

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 49,
R-American industry is recovering
old rubber and using it in manufac-
ture at rate which, if high prices
continue to provide the stimulant, will
amount to nearly a third Of the en-
tire rubber consumption of the coun-
try in 1926, with a corresponding re-
duction indicated in the needs for i'm
ported crude rubber.
Secretary Hoover said today that
while in 1924, when rubber was 80
cents a pound, the recovery Of old
rubber was 170,000,000 pounds. At the
present rate, with rubber at 81
pound, the recovery in 1926 would be
4OO, 900, 900 pounds. This increase OF
230,OO0,0 900 pounds would cut into the
estimated annual importation of
900, 100000 pounds.
Suggestions for combating the for
eign monopolistic control of number
Of raw products, advanced recently by
Secretary Hoover to Senator Capper,
Republican, Kansas, were incorporated
by the latter in a bill introduced in
the Senate. Collective purchasing of
raw materials in foreign markets
through especially authorized cooper
alive associations of American manu-
facturers is contemplated in the ball.
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Hubby Fishes,
Wife Swims,
Then They Battle

by OnfverthI service.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-When
fishing do rs the fishermen do
and don't swim.
This was the rule which Mark
Taylor made for his pretty wife.
1t brought . clash Of aquatic
temperaments, she declared, In
asking q decree Of divorce today.
Her husband liked fishing, she
liked swimming.
1--WE were spending our vaca-
tion ON q lake last summer" tes-
titled Mrs. Taylor. Il put on q
bathing suit and accompanied
my husband on o fishing trip.
The water was warm and i
jumped in. 1t angered him. He
said 1 scared the fish away. So
he hit me across the mouth with
. canoe paddle and knocked my
teeth loose. / want a divorce"
Judge Joseph SABBATH, q fisher.
man himself, granted the decree.
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TOTAL Of s. HORSES
TO Be STABBED HERE

Sixty-threc race horses will be
stabbed at the San Antonio Speedway,
between the Pleasanton and Corpus
Christi roads by Sunday night, &C.
cording to information received BY j.
E. Rees, one Of the promoters of ten
day racing card to be held at the
Speedway starting Christmas Day.
Twenty-eight horses are at the
track now. They are owned by NJ.
Shores of Hamilton Park, Mo-; III.
Carter, Austin; w. S. Sapp, Skytoot,
Okla; Newt Sale, Sedalia, Mo-; Bob
Fullerton, San Antonio and NJ. III.
Morrison, Anthony, Kan.
T. G. Briggs is sending IL from
Houston, to arrive Saturday, five are
coming from Hondo. Alice and Bee
vile are getting up n carload of eight,
and Trav Locklear of San Saba is
entering ten, to include the speedy
horse, Fourflush.
Mr.. Rees is going to New Braunfels
to arrange for the appearance here of
81 horses which will race there for
three days during the Christmas holt
days.
Jockey Tom johnson has arrived
from New Orleans to ride for the
Morrison stable.
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K|WAN|S CLUB
FETES C|TY'S
ORPHANS
Riddles Treated to Turkey
Dinner and Visit
by Santa.

Old st. Nicholas himself made his
appearance at the Kiwanis Club lunch
con Friday in the Gunter hotel ball
room.
-Four hundred children were made
happy by the visit Of the red faced
old gentleman who spread joy among
them by the distribution of packages
containing toys.
The children were guests of the
Kiwanians at the third annual Christ
mas party given by that organization
for the orphans from six city in
situations.
ATTEND MAJESTIC.
From the Carmelite Girls Home,
Carmelite Boys Home, st. Peters
Orphange. st. Joseph's Orphanage, the
Good Shepherd Home, and the
Protestant Orphans Home came the
boys and girls in automobiles of club
members and on street cars arranged
for through courtesy OF Ed Kifer of
the San Antonio Public Service COM
pany.
And after the luncheon in the
Gunter hotel, where the children
were served a turkey dinner with all
the trimmings, they went to the Ma
jestic Theater as the guests of Man
ager b. X. Gersdorf. They were ac-
companied by many wives of XII
wanians, who were guests at the
feast.
Friday was the first time that an
especial invitation had been given to
the wives by the Christmas COM
mittee.
BUFFET LUNCHEON.
Members of the club and their
wives were served q buffet luncheon
before the Riddles were ushered into
the ballroom for their part of the en-
tertainment. No regular program was
observed, Old Santa paul w. LiSle),
being the center of attraction after
the opening exercises had been at
tended to by President r. Neil Camp
bell.
Jack r. Burke was general chair
man of the Christmas entertainment
committee, assisted by Grover Col
Inns, secretary of the Elks Club.
Committee chairmen for the differ
emit orphanages were as follows |.
Carmelite Girls Home, r. NJ. Park
er; Carmelite Boys Home, Arthur
Randol; st. Peters Orphanage. W.
b. Dielman; st. Joseph's. James
Chalkley; Good Shepherd, ]. G.
Sterchi, and Protestant Home, W. II.
Hearne.
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ADVERTISEMENT


Boys get bigger kick out Of fire.
works for Christmas than anything
else you can give them. We have most
everything that is made in fireworks.
George Keene, druggist, Crockett
604-6D5-f}f,1.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
GAMBLERS LOSE HEAVILY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Some folk
who came from Miami to New York
on the Kroonland says that gambling
losses aboard ran as high as $50,
Three gamblers were arrested at the
dock in response to wireless messages.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
RUM, RUNNERS VANISH.

GALVESTON, Dec. 1S.-The coast
guard cutter Comanche has returned
from a weeks cruise. in the Gulf with
out sighting a rum runner.
Evening star., 1925-06-29
CUBA SIGNS U. S. TREATY.
Sanitary Convention Embraces
Latin American Countries.

HAVANA, Cuba, June 29.--The OF
fetal Gazette announces that the
Senate has approved and the Presi-
dent signed the sanitary convention
of November IA, 1924. between the
United States, Cuba, Argentina, Bra
zil. Chile. Colombia. Costa Rica. Sal
vador, Guantemala. Paraguay, Peru.
Santo Domingo. Uruguay and Vene-
Zuela.
Evening star., 1925-06-29
AIDS FOR PERSHING
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Civilian Experts and Army Officers
to Accompany Him on Tacna-
africa Mission.

In addition to a large staff of
civilian experts from the various de-
partments, Gen. John j. Pershing. re-
tired. will be accompanied by several
Army officers on his mission to South
America in connection with the plebi-
scite to determine the sovereignty of
the Tacna AFRICA territory. Maj. Ed
ward A. kreger. judge advocate gen
erals department, stationed at Balti-
mire, headquarters of the Sd Corps
Area, will be his chief military ad-
wiser on legal questions: Maj. Glenn
1. Jones, Medical Corps. attached to
the Office of the surgeon general of
the Army, will serve as his personal
physician. and Maj. John G.. Queke-
meyer, U. S. Cavalry, at the War De-
partment. will be his chief military
aide. These officers were on Gen.
Pershings staff during the World
War He will be attended also by
two on-commissioned officers as or
derlies.
The party will sail from Key West.
Fla, the latter part of next week on
the cruiser Rochester. flagship of
Rear Admiral Latimer, and make the
trip to africa, on the west coast, by
way of the Panama Canal. arriving
there the latter part of July, in time
for the first meeting of the joint in
ternational commission which is to
conduct the plebiscite.
Evening star., 1925-06-29
FORMER BANK MAN
ACCUSED Of THEFT
Grand Jury Indicts Ex-Book-
keeper of Lincoln National
on 13 Counts.

The grand jury today indicted
Ernest P. Sparks. IS years old, of
Mount Rainier, Md, for embezzle-
ment. larceny and violation of the
national banking laws.
Sparks was formerly a bookkeeper
at the Lincoln National Bank and be-
tween March and August of last year
Is said to have drawn checks on dor
mant accounts at the bank and had
the amounts credited to fictitious
account from which he drew several
thousand dollars. The indictment is
in 13 counts and sets out the with
drawal of various sums ranging from
500 to 1000 at a time. Sparks re-
signed from the bank and was work
ing in a garage at Mount Rainier
when arrested some months ago.
Three Cases Dropped.
The grand jurors ignored a charge
of conspiracy to violate the Harrison
anti-narcotic law which had been pre-
ferred against Florence A. Fowler and
William T. Scovil, a robbery charge
against Robert Houston and a charge
of carnal knowledge against L. Blair
Miller.
Indictments for second -offense vio-
lations of the national prohibition act
were reported against William B.
Rudd, William Martin, Carl Bell, Otto
Hall, Bernard Prater, John Ruff1n,
jefferson Matthews, Louis Burrs and
John A. Matthews. Kenneth l.. Frye
was indicted for false pretenses, and
an indictment for grand larceny was
returned against Rudolph S. Gillian
and Wilson Wallace.
Evening star., 1925-06-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WANTEDrA RETURN LOAD OF FURNI-
ture from New York. Philadelphia or Balti-
more. SMITHS TRANSFER AND STOR-
WANTED-LOADS OR PART LOADS OF
furniture to and from New York. Phila
and Richmond Va: also local moving COR
RIGAN'S TRANSFER. sos n. Y. ave Tel
CONGRATULATIONS. remodeling. porches
store fronts good work: reasonable prices:
cottages, bungalows speciality. Phone Lin.
Evening star., 1925-06-29

Continued from First Page)
Reports received here state that a
recent supposedly unarmed protest
parade through the streets of Can
ton in reality contained 1000 fully
armed soldiers with fixed bayonets.
All streets approaching Shameen
have been virtually deserted. OBJ
servers at the conclusion detected a
large movement of Chinese troops.
Parade Called OF.
A threatened parade on Saturday,
when the bodies and bloody shirts of
Chinese killed during the disturb
ances were to be carried, did not
take place. Further reinforcements
for Shameen arrived Saturday. Res
idents who have formed a volunteer
corps worked all night putting up
sandbag and other fortifications. The
concession Is kept in darkness at
night.
Non -combatants of all nationalities
have been advised to leave.
Americans arriving from up coun-
try report that everything Is quiet
and that notices have been posted
in the railway stations asking the
residents. soldiers and police to pro-
tect foreigners.
Only Chinese e-owned steamers fly
ing the British flag have arrived in
Canton, and 1T is expected that the
European officers and engineers will
strike on their return to Hongkong.
While everything remains quiet in
Shameen, tension is extremely high.
Evening star., 1925-06-29

director Of exceptional education Of
the Alabama Department Of Educa-
tion, discussed the needs in education
for adults. and urged adequate flnanc-
ing for the work.
Shield Against Propaganda.
B. c. Gutenberg, managing direc-
tor for the American Association for
Medical Progress, New York City, as
serted that scientific education by
teaching persons to ask what are
the facts" might be looked upon as
defense against propaganda.
Paul H. Seay of the Wtthrow High
School, Cincinnati, declared school ac-
tivities could furnish an opportunity
for pupils to learn many essentials re-
Qutred in business.
Close attention to the school health
program in relation to the mental
hygiene of students was urged by Dr.
Thurman B. Rice of the Indiana State
Board of Health.
Edgar r. Van Buskirk of the Gin
cinnati Social Hygiene Society discus
sed sex education. In Cincinnati. he
said, special sex education work has
been In progress for several years and
grammar school principals have made
provisions for scientific sex instruc-
tion to their graduating classes.
Numerous speakers today addressed
the conference on Lip Reading for
Hard of. Hearing Children" DR.. John
F.. Barnhill of the Indiana University
Medical School declared the vast ma
jority Of all deafness is wholly pre-
ventable." and urged greater care in
prevention.
The effect of poor heating and venti-
lating on health was discussed by
Alice G. Bryant, member of associate
staff of the New England Deaconess
Hospital, Boston, who declared that
bad indoor conditions produce boggy
and swollen membranes"
Evening star., 1925-06-29

Canadian business and professional
women living in New York City now
have their own club.
Evening star., 1925-06-29
ROAR Of Artillery
GREETS \ GOVERNORS
Score of Executives Arrive
| In Maine-Some SucCumb
to Seasickness.
BY the Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Me, June 29.-Wel
coined by State and city, nearly q
score of chief executives, with their
ladies and members of their STATS
We're received at the State pier today
upon their arrival from New York for
the seventeenth annual session of the
governors conference at Poland
Springs. AS the Calvin Austin of the
Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc, which
was chartered for the trip, entered the
main ship channel, the visitors were
saluted with a roar of guns at Fort
Williams, followed by the shrieking
Of whistles on all manner of craft.
AT the pier, which was crowded, was
stationed the 9Th Infantry Band
which after the World War was with
the American Army of occupation
at Coblenz.
The members of the party had a
rough trip, particularly off Block Is
land, and some of them from the in
land States became seasick.
One of the liveliest members of the
party was Bradford Ross. IL years
old, son of Mrs. Nellie T. Ross, Gov
ernor of Wyoming, who was placed in
care of Gov. Ralph q. Brewster of
Maine, who met the governor in New
York. Mrs. Ross accompanied Gov.
and Mrs. John G.. Winant of New
Hampshire by motor from New York.
Party Tours City.
The members of the party were
taken in automobiles, one of which
was assigned to each State and car
ried the flag of that State, to the
Congress Square Hotel, where break
fast was served.
A surprise feature of the breakfast,
given under the direction of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, was the
announcement by Gov Brewster that
the State of Florida had presented to
the State of Maine $1,000 for the
Maine Publicity Bureau. On the steam
ship a check for this amount was
handed to Gov. Brewster by Comdr
Robert Gamble, jr.. of Miami. in the
name Of Gov. John w. Martin, of
whose staff he is a member.
After the breakfast the governors
and others We're taken by automobile
for a tour of the city. after which they
enjoyed 30-mile ride to the Poland
Spring House, where the conference
opens this afternoon.
Evening star., 1925-06-29

No matter what happens, you will
always find plenty of people who
predicted IT,
Evening star., 1925-06-29
EDUCATING ALIENS
HELD STATE DUTY
Adult I||iterates Eager to
Learn, Massachusetts Man
Tells N. E. A. Convention,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 29.-1nstruc-
ton in elementary reading and writ
Ing for the 100000 native and
100000 foreign illiterates In this
country "is public school RESPONSE
bility to be recognized by every COM
munity," Charles NJ. Herlihy. Massa-
chusetts State supervisor of adult
education, today declared before the
Adult Education Department of the
National Educational Association in
annual convention here.
wherever the State and local gov
ernments," he said, have voted
money for this educational work. the
native and foreign adults have
grasped the opportunity to attend
classes"
This field Of education, he asserted,
has become an integral part of the
public school system in Is States.
Mr.. Herlihy urged adequate appro-
priations for the work, declaring that
'illiteracy is a serious handicap in
the exercise Of good citizenship and
the success of n representative democ.
racy requires a literate electorate"
Miss Cutie BloodWorth divisional
Evening star., 1925-06-29
WALES SENSE OF HUMOR
TAXED AT TROOP PARADE
Maintains Gravity With Difficulty
When Viewing South African
Warriors in Outlandish Garb.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PALAPYE. Bechuanaland, South
Africa, June 29.-The gravity of
countenance which the Prince of
Wales must assume on formal oc-
casions was seriously taxed during a
review of native Rechuana warriors
yesterday at Sewore
The natives appeared in the most
outlandish costumes, proudly parad-
ing their cherished garments regard
less of the general effect Some wore
discarded London police helmets,
others tartan kits and others old
bear skins or fur hats, which form
part of the uniforms of some British
regiments.
The prize turnout was that of a
chief, who appeared in a British
Hussar busby, the mess jacket of an
officer of the British foot guards and
golf knickers of plusfours cut. The
Prince had a special photograph
taken of this parader.
Evening star., 1925-06-29
u, S. STEAMER STRANDED
Ship Bound for New York
Aground on Maio Island.

ST. VINCENT, Cape Verde Islands,
June 29 @.-The American steamer
West Hesseltine, bound for New
York, is stranded on the north reef
of Maio Island Gn the Cape Verde
group. She is resting easily and her
tanks are holding.
(The West Hesseltine, vessel of
3,466 tons, left New York March II,
and was last reported off the Ivory
coast on June 50
Evening star., 1925-06-29

Insomnia is responsible for much
of the imagination and eloquence of
the world
Evening star., 1925-06-29
NJ. It'll.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE
WdShingtOn d c Nav 1nnr

Washington: D. G. May II. 1923.
whereas, by satisfactory evidence prv-
TO appear that The Northwest National
Bank of WASHINGTON" in the City of Wash
tngton in the District of Columbia has com,
piled with all the provisions. of the Statutes
OF the United States. required to be complied
lied to commence the business of Banking:
Now. therefore. I: f. w. Stearns, Acting
Comptroller of the Currency. do hereby certf,
fy that The Northwest National Bank OF
WASHINGTON in the City of Washington in
the District of Columbia. is authorized To
commence the business of Banking as pro-
rided in Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty
. nine of the Revised Statutes of the JInited
States.
CONVERSION of Northwest Savings
Bank of Washington. D. c., with
main office and one branch. located
within the limits of the City OF
feeal) Washington, District of Columbia
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness
my hand and Seal of this Eleventh
f: w. sTEARNs.
Acting Comptroller OF the Currency
Evening star., 1925-06-29
CHINESE DEMAND
FOREIGN APOLOGY
AND PREPARATIONS

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