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Show THIRD SDN MAY BULESP1SH .people;- Elder Brothers of Little Prince John Victim of Disease . LONDON1. Aur. 1 I t-Although Ha baa two elder brothers Spaniards these dsys are betting: tbat little Prince John will some day avipceod Alfonso XIII aa king of Spain. And thereby hsngs a tragrlo tale. Indeevl, tracdy has for so lone hung; over the Bpanlah royal house thatthe mem be re of It have become used to Its black shadow. If tha members of the royal family fam-ily have Inherited through the cn lories the Hapsburg Hp bequeathed o the m by aome ancestor of tha roysl house of Austria, some other ancestor haa left them a worse legacy. .Aftsr all, a pouting;, protruding lip is not so bad as ill health and disease. And It's this last that Is the curse of the royal family. In November, 18H, A I ton bo XII died as a result of week lungs, m 16S4, some months after his death, there was bom to his wodow-the baby who Is now Alfonso A III. Ho he la the only reigning monarch who waa a king; from the day of his appearance in this vale of tears. The present king seems tough flbered enough, but It is only by reason of constant exercise, coupled with great are of big health, that be keeps himself fit, CONSULT DOCTORS. But the same care has not succeeded suc-ceeded with his two oldest song. The Prince of tha Asturlss, who Is oow 1ft, and who under ordinary clr-cumtxncee clr-cumtxncee would be the heir to the throne, haa never enjoyed good Ueaiyi. In fact, the common rumor In Madrid I that the boy la suffering from a spinal disease which makes walking- almost impossible. It Is genera) ly believed that be la doomed ilthar to early death or to the life if a permanent cripple. The second son. Prince James, haa for years been very de&f aad has also an impediment tn his speech. The most fnmoue doctors In Spain, France and Kngland have been consulted, con-sulted, but have not effected much Iniprovement, In these circumstances, little, Prince John, aged le. who seems to have good health. Is being carefully trained with a view to arranging the eucceaalon so that be may mount the throne some day. He is fairer In com pi ex km than many of the Spanish prince have teen, Thle it due to the fact that bis mother, former Princes of Ratten Rat-ten berg, la German and English. Wueen Kna waa a .niece of King Kl-wani Kl-wani VII and eonae juei.tly a cou-sln cou-sln of the present king of England. ABC I ST I NOM6IR 1 ,004.000. ROMS,. Aug. 11. A recent meet-i meet-i Ing of the grand faaclat council Uaued 1 a commenique eta ting that the fascist fas-cist poeittoa is regarded with entire ; eatisfacOon. and claiming that Ita siherenui aow number more taaa a SUlUaOO, ft - |