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    THEQREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL', : PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29,', 1908.
225 LIVES LOST 1
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(Con tinued from Par On.)
bore through them to the bodies of the men lying dead in the bot-
, - HAFt BECAME A" HUGE; CANNON. ,
rthe ekplosion. came' just before the, noon hour In "the Rachel
shaft. It was so terrific that the blast, blowing up the whole length
of the deep shaft, tore loose the; giant elevator cage at the surface
of the mine and hurled it 30O feet away. s
- Two merCwereCift the cage at the time. Both were instantly
killed, the head of one of them being literally blown off.
" - Rescuers to the number of sou are burrowing iranticajly at
the mouth of the'mine in a futile effort to dig down through the
tremendous massed of coal that block at l east the upper reaches of
the shaft, while other rescuers, headed by President John K. Jones
of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal company, have rushed to the scene
in special. trains from Pittsburg and Monongahela with the latest
appliances, which are being erected at the head of the shaft to
bore to the entomb.ed men. . '
REBELS SCORE;
Government Forces in Haiti
Flee or Go Oyer to Revolutionists.
Majority of Ylctims Americans.
Flye thousands women,, and children
and talnefsvthrgn:mouta of he
ralriei ijh former weepirig plteously and
pleading for the rescue of their' fathers
or i brothers. : which rescue seems lm- J
: possible, because, for the present there
... ran n4 way devised to reach, the en-
lomuta isen, tnougn it is now uwicvau
: noma of them survived the explosion
and still remain alive.
- The - officials of the mine are in a
pitiful condition. They have spent
- hundreds of thousands of dollars to
make the Mariana fireproof, and experts
assured them that such a' disaster as
occurred today was impossible.
In the excitement and panic It is lm.
. nossible thus far ' to learn the exact
number of victims or their names, but
the books of the company indicate that
... the majority, or the Xau ounea in me
Kichuel are Americans nd -moat of the
others are English, miners, imported d:
th ' company two months ago to worl
the richest shafts.
Xia rxemoueeeV Utterly gafs, .
The day shift men entered the Rachael
shaft and were lowered to their work,
, nearly 700 feet below theurfacl at 3
- o'clock this mornlnr- ' The mine, auto
matically flooded with pure fresh air
from the surface and lighted with in.
candescent electric lamps, needed' no
safety lamps for its, workings and the
glan network fcf steel' beams propping
every possible point of collapse gave the
men a reeling or me mom perfect ae
curity. Moreover,' to "make safety" a
double certainty,- State Mine' Inspector
joutut. accompanied Dy Mine foreman
Kennedy, had just finished th weekly
inspection of the mine an in paasing
out nad told toe sumoreman tnat every
appliance was in perfect order and that
the Rachael shaft- na as .secure, .from
accident as the model homes in which
the miners live, about the great mouth
of the lulne. . . .
Explosion a of Volcano.
-Then, as the miners aat down to eat
their noonday luncheon at the bottom
of the shaft, the inspector and foreman
efitered the holating cage and were taken.
i me auriace.
'The two men had walked some 800
feet toward the company's offices,
the elevator operators were still in the
cage at the entrance. When a' tremen
dous detonation burst up . from i. the
bbwela. of the earth. The ground rooked
lit two miles around; the great cage,
tern from its chains, hurled into the air
Rtid with its two dead -men witblit,
clashed among the houses J00 feet
ajvay, while billows of smoke shot out
of the mouth of the mine, shutting: the
seen 01 ua aisasier iron signi.
Oas well, or powder Blast
; "notable Xia Disasters.
'Johnstown, Pa., July Ji, loi,
111 dead. :
Auderluea. March 11, 189J,
200 Jead.
rNanatme. Vancouver island.
May 4, 1887, 170 dead.
Lundhtll, Ens, February 19,
1857. 18 dead.
SydneyTAus., March 28, 1887.
87 dead.
Dour, Belgium, November 11,
1888. 121 dead.
Berlin, Germany, August 19,
1891, 87 dead.
Rbondda valley, Wales, Febru
ary, 18, 1887. 89 dead.
Men. Belgium, March U, 188B,
17 dead.
ZeneU mines, near Brownsville,
Pa.. December 14. 1889, 80 -4ed.
Hill farm mine, Dunbar, Pa.,
July 1, 1810, 11 dead. ,
Aber valley, Wales, May" JM,
1901. 80 dead.
Harwick, Pa., January 18. 1904,
189 dead.
Hanna, Wyo., June 80, 1908,
800 dead.
Pas de Calais, France, March
10, 1908, over 1000 dead.
Cananea, Mexico. June 1, 1908.
100 dead.
mine, Virginia,
Kingston, Jamaica, Nor. 18. Tha col
ony-of Haitian refugees here have re
ceived advices from General Simon that
the lnsuraents under ftenoral trnnohaoA
won a aeoisivs victory in the first
lM.utica mime ot me .present revolatloa.
The government forces under r,cnri
sstln. minister, of war havm
comDletelv routed .with in..
ened I refugee in the German consulate
1 no government forces uro iin
., w i.ii ueivra .ii viciorioua reo
'ela arid the latter are marching on Port
u rrine. It Is declared here that
fl: . "i, "i mora Aiexis is about to take
iieia m person ana also that with
in a short time General Firmin, who
was driven from Haiti la the last up
rising there and who has sailed to Join
inn reuvis, win. proclaim nimseu die
tator of Haiti. , .
iJetans of the battles are meager. It
is known, however, that the troops un
der General Celeatin were drawn into
a. iru Dy roucnara s zorces at a oolnt
to in westward of, Miragoane. The
guTtrnmeni troops were being field for
reinforcements nrnAtnrv n
f UBne oimon at Les cayaa. The
latter sent word to Fouchard and also
eni as many or nis troops a he could
spare to Join the Insurgents on th north
coast, tsimon then made a feint
euiBi. uib oyei rorces, whicn deceived
Celestln. and when the latter attacked
mw Bwimingiv weaxenea army near Mi
raaoanehe fell Into a trap.
his rorces were completely routed,
many of them . deserting and Joining
Miragoane.
f There ' was a second explosion, .but
tfie panic stricken women and children
rashinir from their shaken homes heard
another great rumble in th depths be-
jtw. i nis waa tne tailing or tons upon
. 1JJ1S of coai,. which,, loosened from the
l4.oken props by the force of the explo-
fln at tne oottom oi in snart, ieii
with, a great .crash down upon the other
crams below, ana then tumbled in ava-
iancne masses to the lower deoths.
There are only two conjectures possl-
re as to tne cause or tne explosion, in
crose proximity to. the Rachael shaft
tnere la a large gas well, and one theory
la that despite aU the precautions of
- . ine model mine builders some of this
. iras found its way into the mine and
ignited. Others believe that powder or
dynamite used In blasting exploded pre-
v maturely.
t At? Blm Off; Suffocation. .
"Whatever th cause, however, the
wTiole shaft waa completely wrecked,
and with it all the ventilating apparatus.
After the explosion the air supply of
the entombed men was shut off. j, Even
- if any escaped instant death they can
hardly have escaped suffocation.
, The first band of rescuers to reach
tse scene wer old miners and the resi
; dent officers of the company. They
numbered 60. and they were forced to
fight their way to the mouth of the
: aliaft through, the crowds of weeping.
. creaming women and children. At first
It was thought some of the burled men
might still be alive, and the rescuers
njjde attempts to reach them by the
telephone system which stretched from
5 ofjoea on the surface to the bottom
jf the Rachael shaft. But the telephorie
bad been destroyed along with the air
haft, and when -a moment later some of
lw
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Pocahontas '
1884,. 107 dead.
Newbury, W. Va.. 1888, 89
dead.
Red Ash, W. Va., March 6,
iwo.wtt dead. ,
, Naomi mln. Bella Vernon. Pa..
December 1, 1907, IS ..dead.
Mononga mln, Fairmont, Va.,
December 7, 1907, 850 dead.
Tolande mine, Tolande, Ala.,,
December 18; 1907, 70 dead.
k Darr mine Darr. Pa.. Decern-
ber 19; 1907,; 240 dead.
Marianiiatalne. Marianna, P&.;
November 88, 1908. exact num-
ber unknown. .
th diggers came Upon three foreigners
badly mangled even within 100 feet of
in surface, there remained little hope
that any of th other might be living.
Meanwhile the news of the ritt.r
IlMib!t2 te,?,:aP,'l to Pittsburg and
to all the nellrhhnrlnr m. i-
hrJiWh5 Jet Jone. Va." told
he collapsed from grief and chargin
over the astouniin. iilr Jl?
wr.ki!fVth8 moieI m,n oil not be
wrecked bv mv mina -
nig uurer uiiicers or tne corn-
puny wer equally astonished. But -aa
r2 "e P'ML!5J-n W Pr!
ffiSS.'". with cker;."oo:
tor and nurses ha &. I .
"J"11 tiVnm ordering other reller
fifrrotm'l0"1 Monhela and adjoin-
Bescnsrs 'Appalling Task.
No sooner hi th . . .
than It was" seen that t- i "t
Ih'". nfgh hpel- Experts
tm?&2.KZ&jM t of Pcoal
and iiTr "if. ""iWTOJ lne surface
ys to bore through this.
Then it wm Ht..mu.4 . .
sr. s vex ?? a.
I V, , out iiere again for
a time the ceanicr w,. k. ior
Vv. . .' ""'"inoeo ao not vet
contain tfm l.vn..,. .' jci
BVi,.T . nstaiiea In
nAITI BUYS RJFLES
United States Refuses to Recognize
"am a -I'aper" Blockade.
tir "J!' iw, tT Ltajpat teated Wire.)
Washmgtoti.Nov. 28. Mr. Leger. the
Haitlen minister, has . . received tele-
Kfii ln."tru.cti2n" fr,om President
Nord Alexis of the Haitlen republic to
pucna",,5i.onc '00 Springfield rifles
mua ., rounds or ammunition.
M. Leger has opened negotiation with
several .domestic manufacturers. There
Is no legal objection to auch a transac
tion, a it does not Involve a breach
of neutrality laws, the present govern
ment being recognised as both 3 Jure
aiVL d.' ct0 th government
The Haitlen government agrees to re
ceive and protect the arms upon their
arrival in Haitlen waters. - If. General
Blmon, leader of the revolutionists,
should cap tare the rifle and cartridge
the Haitian government would have no
redress. In revolutionary movements,
as in warfare, arms shipped to one or
iui lurcei r aiways subject to seizure
iuv vuiir siae.
So far no report has been received
at th navy department ' from Captain
Hood, commanding th cruiser T acorn a.
which was ordered to Aux Cayes to In
vestigate the altuation. - J
Mr. Snt-nlaa. IInlt ' Ktataa
yrince, has been Instructed
by' the state department that the Unit-
oieao not recognise me "paper '
blockade Of the Haitlen nnrta nr Al.
and Jeremle. . Th minister informed
the department that the Haitlen author
ities had .notified the lnrni' atMm.hm
me 1 1. uuik urereuanoi w ior mem must
be landed at, the capital. . Acquiescence
n .tnai. tna minister said, would ser
iously affect American firms which
have sold to houses ahltinlnv tlirnntii
Aquln and Jeremle,. the greater part of
from the, United States. r At neither
Dlace. Mr. Furnisa aM haA h
ment'been forced to mainta
Mrchandl4 will b 1aV.i1.iA
and Jeremie am befarA thm hWirariA w..
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If .you want to know, what smartly; ;:
! dressed men willow
ask JSJBN SELLING
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of the SUiPERIOR BEN SELLING
sorjtjiare here in geattvariety
for your choosing.
afc aiu - w a. A A . ill in, r ish isam
r r . -- " - " w haawkiki - -a. bl.ii
conceded bv evervnni
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MY GUARANTEE coes with
garment0 YOU take no risks when
you purchase here.
MODESTLY PRICED
$15
to $45
BEN SELLING
LEADING CLOTHIER
Boss William Kennedy and Mine Boas -"fhf0, "f.1,."
Joseph Kennedy went down in a bucket 2ni ihiUe
in Mine No. 1 at 8 o'clock thle afterw I IV J1". ham
iiuun. xaier experienced miners des
cended the Steoa inaida tha nhatt r,H
succeeded after much difficulty in
rencning ine DOttom.
Here thev found fnrth nrn..
im. x no iriv puBBH irom in
The late passage from the mine
' gav it as
take many
proper was choked and they gav it as j
wieir opinion mat it would
moral obllaration mum ha hAnnnhi,
broken because lta
ioeo-iiy punisneo.
ao not Deiieve that any member
wouia disgrace him-
nla arafa hv n.h
breach of trust. But If any one thinks
this can be honorahlv dnna I haliau, m,r
jm would be glad to hold a meeting
ituu uyponunity to set rortn
his reasons in joint debate with some
one to be chosen by ourselves, to up
hold the honor nf tha mi a to fl nA r ,Ha
'VKisiature.
.Th attitude of the South Portland
the
i, 3h,h1B ' ,'PPfontly no hope of reach
ing the entombed men In thi mil.
tore many hours. '
aupsrimendent A. C. Beeson, Fire
n
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ii
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BlIiW(GE
MUllncrj and ladles' fBrnlshlngs
115-147 SECOND ST. BeL AinFR n h apdicas.
uu uivanidUH
hours to ODn tha
not think It will be posslbT to get Into ciu2! "tands in clear contrast to that
the mine tonight 2f th Union Republican club and the
First X.lst ef Mantifia Tiaa "iy0?? RePHbUcan club. The ofricers
run x.is or ia.ntined Dead. 0f the Bouth Portland organisation have
" ii"3n amvm oeen taceniavca na memoers a voice In the settle
from the mine, as follows: I ment of th question of whether or not
f"r7 -invmpBon. i ineciuD wouia take a stand against the
i, uiiimnuura minsrs. - luuiumeni 01 legislative pledges, and
Clarence. Williams. the members have decided not to Join
Joseph PowelL In th movement.
"Henry Owens. The Union club on the other hand.
It is known positively that elsewhere formulated after the plan of Tammany
in the mine are 180 men who are sure Hall by Max Q. Cohen and his follow-
to do iouna aeaa, ir ever xound. , ere, nas Deen Dound to the Fulton
jnme inspector ixiutm stated that he kowm tnrougn in action or two or
aid not think any of the men in the
mine couia survive.
OXE CLUB IS LOYAL
(Continued from Page On.)
three Of the mamhari nt I to atai.Iva
board. Its membership was given no
voice in th matter. The Sellwnnd rluh.
an offshoot of th Union club, has been
led into its position through the activity
of Jimmy Kertchem, an understudy of
Max Cohen. Th action of the South
Portland' elnb ia representative nf lta
membership, th action of th other two
Statement side in joint debate with tha ora-ntzattnna i ranraiantaiiva r.t .
"""""'a owwiuoai nu. . - . i oi ii executive committee.
Moral Question vow.
"But after th campaign, and when PATMJTETi fiTTAT
a Mllnriti, nt tUm n. 1 .... 1'. I V. x.uwa v Oil
HELEfM-BUTTE
LIKE ASSURED
Construction Work Eipect
ed to Start Soon On In
terurban Eoad. .'
All Millinery
Strikingly Reduced
100 Trimmed Hats on sale
each
at
Monday
fi.OO
100 dozen assorted fancy Feathers. Flow
ers and Foliage, vals. up to $1.50, at.39
?rii!u nnt,rimn"! hape .and chil
dren s Hats, values to $1.50, at 25?
LadicsTurnishlngs
at Special Prices
erhinIES' PETTICOATS. BUclc, keatb.
erbloom or mercerized moreen, extra
deep flounces,, with two and three rnf
I , h"ng, some with deep cm-
bro.dered flounce; regular $2.00 and $2.25
values, special . m
r mfilJPS W: rtgxxUr and extra
1 :. z-'r-'",. : "- yiues, special. ..v.., 470
I ; LA T3 TP'S tTTMt" imiTTw tt a,
j i LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S lJMBRRf T aVI-Lr J B
f j regular W 'l 5
iii the state had voted in June for the
Instruction bill and elected a Statement
no. 1 legislature, the question ceases to
be one of politics. The Question of whom
snail tne legislature elect is not onen
for discussion. The people settled that
in June, it is now a moral Question.
The sentiment of th member of
the . Bouth Portland Republican club is
unanimous' that there Is no honorable
way to break the- statement No. 1
pledge, and -therefore it is not even to
be considered. It Is now wholly a
question ox puDiio morals and good
alth among public men.
"I think the Renuhllrana are limnk
wiin partisanship who -are now insist
ing that it is honorable for members
of the lenlslature to violate thalr
pledges to vote for the people's choice
for United States senator.
How aepudiators Toted.
"So far as I have been able to learn
how men voted, nearly every Republi
can who la now urging repudiation of
the people's choice by the legislature,
himself voted fpr Chamberlain in June.
Some of these Republicans profess to
'vr aimriiuiiicn. vi me constitution Of
the United States so that the people
v. Biw, uicir etsiiuiurs aireouy, Know
ing full well that for more than 80
years th United States senate ha re
fused to allow the submission to the
legislature of any such amendment to
vu nauunai constitution, and knowing
also that it cannot be submitted until
by some method the people can compel
'J1" waisiaiures to elect a majority of
Kiuiau Kimi Benaiors woo nave been
chosen directly by the people by some
indirect method. Statement No. " i
the first successful plan the people
have lound. Therefore, these Republi
cans who are now taking the lead In
their antl-Chamberlaln aglution voted
for Chamberlain in the hope that he
would get the popular vote but that the
??pi! ,wou,d '"Sv"! Statement No!
h.1,f1!iuf- Their PUn 'ailed i to
the legislature, and now, in their un
reasoning opposition to true Soveral
ment by the people and to the peoSe7
eleeUen of UrfiteS States senitofs thev
nt th .Statement . No. 1 memKarT??
FOR HIS DEBTOK
Declaring that he would kill Sam
Teyama, whom h alleged owed .him
money; if it wer not returned today,
Jak Houseman, aged 48, was arrested
at Amherst and Wall streets last night
by Patrolman "Welbrook .and lodged "in
th city Jail on a charge of carrying
concealed weapon.
The officer was notified of tha fact
that Houseman - was carrvina- a 12
caliber revolver, fully loaded, ' in his
nip pocket by Teyema, tne man whom
Houseman was threatening to kill. On
the wav to ia.11 Houseman reaaReftnil
his intentions nf malrinr mtlnlr wnrlr nf
his debtor if the monev .were not forth.
coming very soon. '
(Special DUpatefe to Tbs Mraal.i
Helena, Mont, Nor. 28. Th most en
thusiastic meeting in the history of the
Helena Commercial club wa haM ,th
afternoon at which the Butte electrio
line and opera house projects were con
sidered. E. W. Houghton, who came
here as & nerannal ranraaantaHva
John Cprt of Seattle, and who has Just
finished the new Salt Lake theatre, out
lined his Dlans for. tha MODnaait Ralana
theatre for which a large number of
subscriptions have been received.
The Butte electrln Una nrnfant mrmm
revived by M. H. Gerry, Jr., who point
ed out that the source of th proposed
line s power was now in fair way to
wards restoration, 200 men being at
work in retairlnr Ktuur lava
which went out last spring. He also
nam mai money conditions were far
more favorable tn tha east.
The rout of th proposed line has
been surveyed and is perfectly feasible.
It would result in tbe development and
operation of one of the largest mining
districts in the state, which has been
uamperea Dy lack or transportation. In
addition It would afford convenient and
rapldtranait between the two largest
cities in tha state. It is believed that
the project will be carried through and
actual construction work soon begun.
JUDGE KNOCKS
T"
01
DIVORC
E
Denies Woman Who Has
Good Cause to Rebuke
Common Practice.
action there from fear of th notoriety
and publicity which the trial may cre
ate,' and 'seek a distant plae where
they believe they can obtain-a speed v
and quiet divorce.- Courts e&ould look
with disfavor upon applications mad
tinder these circumstances.
TOWN TOPICS
j,
For Druggists Only The
board
of
can Francisco, Nov 28 JuAva
uresnam today denied the application
Sf.,-.ir.nce Voss for a decree of
cause he was convinced that Mrs. Voss
had come to this city from Chlco throe
months aan and ata .l t Bhi uAM ,
den ce here for the sol purpose of fil
ing her action.
wni
CHRISMS RUSH ON
Kxoerlmenta with net marhlnarv on
the Chilean nitrate fields are expected
to cut the cost of prortnctlon 1n half.
disgrace Oregon and cover rosS!;
"Blinded by rartj kaga." ;
"But these Republicans are Ml
for the- tim. blng by party 0 2
personal anger. V?'hat &er ar tr12i
to do now would smell to beave
finitely worse if they succeed-4 tni
stinking bottle opened by their friMrt!
"Usej in our club hall i.f
But within a year thev win r.n5;
their reason and
w ney will rva..
be ajihamM t v. . w
ever suggested tbs tboiight that a
Quaker Maid Rye
"ine WWskey wttli a RepotaHon"
1 w.
KCOOVtD
HIOHEtr
"AWARD
at i .
ST. LOUIS. I04
mis. mi
WRTUIS, UOS
,. p.. .... For sals at leading bark, ,
- cafe, and drag stores
SaHlRSCH'SCO.; Kansas City, Mo.
AT THE POSTOFFICE
11a -a 1 it. .
u. ij-ing mo application, -judge
Graham submUted that she had ample
grounds for divorce.
The code provfljes that applicants
must be bona fide residents of the city
for three months nrinr tn ih. mi
of their complaints.
"The. courts of thig lty," said. thS
Judge in his opinion, "have their full
measure of divorces and should not be
made the dumping ground for those
whomay have Just cause for divorce
In tbe county- and nnmtniintv
they reside, but who hesitate ,to : file
Bharmacy meets in Portland, Tuesday;
eoembeT 8. Oeorao C Blakelev. rh
Qatles, . secretary. -. .. -;- f
Pharmacy students desiring special
instructions preparatory to board ex
amlnatlons can procure same by apply
lnr at the Lane's Preparatory School of
Pharmacy, 148 Second street
A keepsake which ahows th wear of
years was lost in th poetoffic corri
dor yesterday. It, is a Masonic pin and
square on a 5 cent piece, which has been
cut out about the figures and ornaments.
The watch charm was turned over to
Postmaster Mtpto by th Under.
Wanted Names of nersana whn aaw
Chinaman 'hurt getting off 8 car going
north on Third street, 'near Ankeny,
at about B o'clock last Wednesday.
Oruber, 824 Board of Trade building. '
Patronise Home Industry Juat a ma.
ment, gentlemen. W ask members of
the manufacturers' association and
Other patriotic citlSena who advocat
the support and patronage of home
made goods. Do you wear Mount Hood
shirts? McAJlen A McDonnell are Port.
land agents.
Does Exercise Reduce Fat?
The Christmas rush at the 4
. postofflce has begun.
Most of the holiday mall being
sent away now, by Portlanders
is for relatives andf - friends in
, foreign .lands, whom people here
wish to know that they have not
forgotten though far away... The
package business , mi th post-
of flea has increased almost two
fold during the last few days.
Likewise with the money order
business friends sending money
t Instead of presents.; .
Beginning .next Tuesday morn
ing a policeman' will b.e stationed
'jin the postofflce for th purpose
of. answering questions, assist-
. lng those in distress and to pre-
4 serve order v among the thou-
sands wno pass in. and out of
. tha building every day. He will
be bh duty' untfl after Chrif tmas.'
Postmaster Kimo has written to"
Chief Orttxmocher requesting
that Policeman Jo .Burke be as-
.signed to the Job. ,
Policeman Burk was formerly '
on the postofflce beat and knows'
every undesirable character in '
Portland who is not wanted
about th plae during the holl-
a . aay rnsn or any- etoer tints,' for '
tnat matter. ,. -.t".
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mi
Champion Woman
Athlete of the
World Says
No!
What tha phamnlA. nrn .
athlete has to say on this lmi
porunt question must necessar
ily carry much vai.hi .1...
she takes this unexpected stand,
many of our readers will want
to know who and what she is.
A correspondent describes the
?ur,0Pan sensation, for
which she is responsible, as fol
lows: After performing a num
ber of difficult, feats, Maupin
reappears fully dressed In a
TiJh?i. rodoloth dlrectolr.
Tightly buttoned to the ankle
i . ,7,V8aJ admirably tbe per
fect lines of the 'most beautiful
Jul figure' In Europe. Mile., un
rasten quite a number of these
buttons before she is raised to
1 n e . aivin
platform.
"Maunin's
high dive is
nerve - rack
ing. On the
lofty plat
f o r m a
strong
dtt ii ht
Ksru.
Kicpfn's
Sintitlom
D!vt.
'lashes her town and
hair' about 'franti
cally.' Outlined by
the dassling spot
light" she; seems to
to struggle to keep
her footing. The
effect on the audi
ence Is severe: It
spellbound. Suddenly a
piercing scream Shocks e very-
Do
odv and Maupin is seen fall
ing comuseaiy tnrougn tb air.
ior. a minute tnat drags Ilk
0 the tank shows hot a rip
ple of life. Is she lying at the
hnftftm HfalaaaT Thniiaanrfa
fcr convinced of It. She always appears at th
moment when th uncertainty Is at its height, : "
however, but minus her directolr costume. . In
those o seconds she has. stripped clean to her
black swimming tights." - ;;.u ' -
, StOUt . narmla. . htHAv avarol.lnr a 1 a In v
alone can reduce fat. Mil. " rai.nln HAnlaa . thta 1,aavw
ine says tney cannot D depended upon. Instead sb trusts
v . simple little mixture of common domestic drug to wit:
lalf ounce Marmola, ounce Fluid Extract Caoara. Aro
h.n i .. "2" T. " . 1 nw, f Keep ner tat in
urir. -"."- IOT. n occasional teaspoonful of this after meals and at j .
-to kian'i..,'" iJv50t a1." cHr,or temPranc t!n ."ould serva
v i", wam una receipt, an can cneca ner rat rormlna.
2drX-with. tha retft se, or take off even a pound a day. while VSli
.at ww tiu.m . 4.a. 111, muy iime sue so aesires. ,
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