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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGONIAJf, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 28, 1913. I ; r t BATHING SCENE AT FASHIONABLE FRENCH SEASIDE 1 f MUM WOULD BE IS ENGLISH ROYALTY WHO HEADS OLYMPIC GAMES SUB SCRIPTION LIST. "MISTRESS OF AIR" PLAN FOR SPORT Country Suddenly Sees Im portance of Aircraft and Will Equip Stations. Behind Scenes of Chancel lories of Europe Liveliest Jealousy Seen. Appeal of Six Peers, Including Four Millionaires, for Cash Not Met Readily. LABOR LEADERS ARE ANGRY COAST DEFENSES PLANNED VACANT THRONE IS CAUSE British "Want Adequate Representa tion of United Kingdom at Olympic Games of 1916 in Berlin--Duke of Westminster Gives $5000. Aeroplane Service Between London and Paris Next Step and Company Expects to Operate In Other Parts of Empire. Russia, Italy, Germany and Austria Feverishly Watch Every More Made for Selection of Ruler for Albania Xow. SEARCH FOR PRINGE 15 GREAT COMEDY BUSINESS BASIS ' ' " . .7 . X" ; ; 1 ' f I - " - A BELGRADE. Sept. 27. (Special.) Behind the scenes of the different chancellories of Europe" a great comedy Is now in progress. It relates to that great dramatic act of the great powers the selection of a ruling Prince for Albania, and jealousy la the motive of the new play, the jealousy or the dual alliance, and their English friend, for all that concerns the triple alliance. In diplomacy England does not know what it Is to be unselfish, so. perhaps. naturally she desires that the future ruler of Albania should be an English' man. particularly as several young British princelings just now happen to be without fortune or obscure pros pects of a throne. Russia would prefer somebody more friendless and pliable, while Germany, Austria and Italy have candidates of their own up their Bleeves, candidates who will shut their eyes and open their mouths and be thankful to act upon any instructions that may be given to them. The Balkans courts, too, are active centers of intrigue over Albania, the naval importance of which may constitute a serious nenace to Austria, Italy or, in unfriendly hands, even to Greece. Albania Hot Dreary Place. And Albania herself is - not that dreary desert of brigands and cut throats that the comic operas and pa pers pretend. The Albanian, so far as his courtship is concerned, reduces it to a minimum. It is fitted In between two campaigns, a brief prelude to the marriage which is a duty to his race. He is not al lowed to wed until he has proved his prowess in the field, and weddings take place during time of truce with the Turks, which is usually in the month of May. Elaborate ceremony is dispensed with, for the warrior who hurriedly tills his bit of ground, ex pecting every moment to be called to fight for possession of it. has a healtry . disinclination for formalities. Nor is there any dilatorinesa on the part of the bride. while the manhood of Albania is on the battlefield bridal clothes are diligently being woven at home. whether it be the result of cradle betrothal this and seclusion of women are practices borrowed by Christian Albanians from the Moslem oppressor or a suddenly improvised match, the courtship Is short and sweet. enhanced by mystery. Until the priest has made them man and wife the Al banian may not see the face of his lady love, though she probably has had glimpse of him through her window many a time. Stronger Sex Makes) Matches. Matchmaking in Albania Is a prlvi lege of the stronger sex. Clans which have fought together or have common Interests cement fraternity by ltner marriages. The chief of a tribe is an accomplished "arranger" and his Bug gestions are taken as behests. The Cathollo clergy then insist on the girl being consulted before the "gift-bearers" enter the house, but Bhe Tarely objects to the husband ordained for her by her parents. Her total un acqualntance with other men and her carefully fostered sense of duty make for domestic peace and as great a sum of happiness as these simple minds can conceive. An Albanian bride brings no dowry but a supply of household linen and clothes sufficient for a gen eration. She puts on all her dresses, one over the other, to the extent of Ave or six, on her wedding day. pin sing up the skirts adroitly so that each may be seen. Adorned with the head dress and the shoes sent by the bride groom, she stands in a corner of the room for the delectation of the feml Aine friends who come to stare and criticise and admire. The priest now comes forward and without further delay leads the young pair to their allotted apartment where, In the presence of as many witnesses as can find room, he exhorts them to reflect for the last time before enter ing on a contract that nothing on earth can dissolve. After a pause he joins their hands and both, overcome with shyness, affect to look away while he does it. Comical Attitude Taken. It Is In this comical attitude with clasped hands and averted heads that they kneel for the celebration of the rite. At the close of the ceremony the bashful pair are left to make each other's acquaintance while the rest of . the assembly give themselves up to revelling. The wedding feast is served cold all the meats having been pre pared a day beforehand. Albanian etiquette forbids any com munication in public between the newly-married couple, who must pretend to ignore each other's existence until six months have passed. Only after the birth of her first child does a wife address her husband as freely as any other member of the houshold, and every vestige of stiffness or aloofness disappears. It Is rarely that a widower remarries in Albania, and for a widow it is quite out of the question. The standard of morality la very high, and it is equal for both sexes. The loss of life en tailed by constant skirmishes with the hostile nations of Macedonia, as well as with the hereditary Turkish foe. is amply compensated for in Albania by the exceptionally high birth-rate, prob ably unapproached by any other coun try in Europe. QUEEN'S GODSON GETS GIFT Mary Presents Youngster With Clock of Xew Type. LONDON. Sept. 27. (Special.) It was King Edward who started giving his god children unconventional gifts on their baptismal day. Hitherto the lucky mites invariably were . offered spoons, forks or something of the kind Ills late majesty gave safety pins to his godsons and bangles to .his god daughters. This suggested scope for imagination and sponsors started pre senting their godchildren with a va riety of pretty odds and ends. Queen Mary has done something dis tinctly original in giving a clock to Master Archibald "Victor Dudley Gor don Drummond, her latest godson, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Gordon Drummond. It is a bassinette clock, a new idea, and is in blue leather bound in silver. It is to tell the little boy'fc nurse when it is time for the baby to return from his outings and it bears the inscription: "Archibald Vic tor Dudley Gorden, from his god mother, Mary It" b DUKE OF WESTMINSTER. LADY ADMITS DEBTS My Lord of Warwick and Wife Say They Can't Pay. SAD NEWS IN EARL'S HOUSE Vaccination Makes Strange Friends and: Relatives How the lovely Countess Filled Role of 'Lady Bountiful' Is Told. LONDON. Sept. 27. (Special.) There is sad news of the Socialist Countess of Warwick, who last year accepted an offer of a lecture tour in the United States at a fee of $1500 per lecture, but suddenly, in the midst of the tour, abandoned the project and returned to Europe. She and the Earl, her hus band, are calling their creditors to gether with a view to making an ar rangement to liquidate their debts. It is a sad end to the democratic sym pathies of a beautiful noblewoman, and the Socialists of Europe will not easily get over the blow to their cause in volved In the fact that one or their leading spokeswomen now finds she cannot pay for the things she has pur chased and used. Yet the term "the idle rich" has never been fairly applicable to the Earl of Warwick. He has lived unostenta tiously at his beautiful seat of War wick castle and has found opportuni ties to make his mark in many circles of life. He was for many years, while till Lord Brooke and his father's heir. member .of the House of Commons, where, in spite of his wif e s well known Socialistic proclivities, he sat on the Conservative benches. Earl Twice SI ay or. Like several other peers, he has passed through municipal life and work, having twice been Mayor of War wick, and is still an alderman. He is one of the best-known Free Masons in England and has held high provincial and other honors. His great delight, however, has al ways been salmon fishing, and he has invariably gone to Ireland for the two Spring months of the year. In 1)32 on the celebrated Carysville waters he and three other rods killed 80S sal mon. Lord Warwick tells a good story when alluding to the accident of birth. He said when he was drilling the Warwickshire Yoemanry a man in poor circumstances came up and said: Good morning. Colonel: 1 Know you very well, my lord, ine peer an swered that he did not remember the man, whereupon the latter rejoined: My lord, I am the baby you were vac cinated from." "So. added the Earl, perhaps the blood of one of the poor est of my fellow citizens is coursing through my veins at the present mo ment." Lady Warwick Noted Beauty. The "Socialist Countess," as Lady Warwick, one of ' the most beautiful women in the country, baa often Deen styled, is the lineal representative of the Maynards, who have had their seat at Easton Lodge, Essex, for 300 years. On the Essex estate the- Countess founded a technical school for the boys and girls of the district and a college in Warwickshire for training tne daughters of professional men in dairy, bee and poultry keeping, and also lu horticulture. She has acted, too, as president of the Essex Needlework Guild and revived the dying art of fine needlework. Someone once neatly said: She makes fashion beautiful, and the beautiful the fashion." Popular wherever' she goes, she Is, apart from her keen interest in pol itics, a fine sportswoman, a good mu sician and an expert auto driver. She has been a poor law guardian and the owner of a smart lingerie store in London's West End. At Warwick Castle, their beautiful and historic feudal seat in the heart of the Midlands, the Earl and Countess have frequently entertained rich and poor alike. Many distinguished "vis itors, from royalties to celebrities in every walk of life, have been their guests at one time or another. In and about old Warwick the lovely Countess is held in affectionate regard as the Lady Bountiful" of the district. Lord's Wife Peacemaker. DUBLIN, Sept. 27. (Special.) Along 1th many other exceptional qualifica Q tions. Lady Aberdeen, the wife of the Irish Lord Lieutenant, is noted for her peacemaking capacities. Twelve months ago she took a hand In endeavoring to bring the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough together, but failed. -Recently she bridged over a little trouble that threatened the Man chester!. The Duke, who, as everyone knows, is not blessed with too much of the world's goods, decided to turn Kyle more Castle, his beautiful mansion In Connemara, into ready cash in opposi tion to the wishes of the Duchess, who regards it now as her favorite resi dence. A South African plutocrat, who made his pile during the diamond boom, has offered a generous sum for the freehold, but at the last moment the Duchess stepped in and upset ne gotiations. This act of hers created a temporary breach; but luckily the Countess of Aberdeen came on the scene and smoothed matters over. CONTEST AMONG EUROPEAN if 1 ;? 2? ' l'ssfc: Ti- 4- ;M.:: ' I JL . f v Cm LONDON, Sept 27. (Special.) The six peers, four of them millionaires, who have Issued an appeal for 500,000 to provide "for the adequate represen tatlon of the United Kingdom at the Olvmnic a-ames of 1916 in Berlin" are not haviiif an easv time. The Duke of Westminster headed me list with 5000 and the millionaire newspaper proprietor, Lord North- cliff e. headed two other ' lists with other sums of an equal amount, but the Labor party rose in arms on tne sun 1ect Their leaders contend: 'If anything were needed to maae the average man treat the appeal with scorn it would be the fact that the monev is being raised on behalf of associations which deny the right of anv artisan, mechanic or laborer to call himself an amateur. 'It is the old, old story. Prohibited from participating in the "games themselves, inasmuch as their 'menial occupations' debar them from the right to be 'amateurs,' the working men of England are yet deemed to be worthy enough to subscribe to a fund Insti tuted for the purpose of coddling the athletic abilities of a few pampe: pets of the aristorcracy. who ars spared the irksome necessity of earn ing their living. The Amateur .Row ing Association plays a prominent part in the arrangement of these 'games' and their rules set forth: No person shall be considered an amateur oarsman, sculler or coxswain. First Who has ever been empioyea in or about boats, or in manual labor for money or wages. Second Who is or has been by trade or employment for wages a mechanic, arti san or laborer or engaged in any menial duty. 'Contrast with these rules several of the pretty phrases of the six peers in their plausible appeal: 'It will be within the memory of all our readers that our representative athletes - at Stockholm in 1912 were quite unable to do Justice either to themselves or to their country owing to the lack of suf ficient funds. The money available was quite inadequate for the purpose of finding out our best men or giving them real preparation, or even caring for them properly in Sweden.' The amateur qualification as It stands today in England bars any but the petted, pampered pups of the pub lic schools from taking part in the actual sport. Putting the thing blunt ly, it means that the public are asked to subscribe money towards the upkeep of a number of youths whose birth 1 POWERS IN SEARCH FOR RULING ALBANIAN CUSTOMS. 1 ; : K ft vV I tk , : : ; : p a -Zjt h &rff -"'-'" - : TYPES OF DRESSES NOW IN POPULAR FAVOR. 'StlllltfTfTT-T- -------------- and breeding, doncherknow, precludes them from soiling their hands oy man ual labor. In America they have the thine on a business-like basis, and it Is their common-sense point of -view n this regard that has made them our athletic superiors today. 'Why should England not copy the United States. They set a pattern to the whole athletic world. Sport and athletics generally In England nowa days are hopelessly- hampered by class snobbery. Surely the six peers could manage to Taise the 500,000 between them. After all, it would only mean a yacht or so less." Peer Mourns Dead Wife. LONiDON, Sept. 27. (Special.) A curious wandering life Is led by Lord Orford, who, with his pretty daughter, the Lady Dorothy Walpole, has been staying with Mr. and Mrs. George Coats in Aberdeenshire. His Lordship lost his wife, Louise Melissa, the daughter of D. C. Corbin, of New Xork, some four years ago, and ever since then he has shown little in clination to settle down, but, accom panied by his daughter, who is his heiress, he has wandered abroad, never staying in any one place long. PRINCE LEADS TO NEWS OF 1 Mil M 1 I -a; TIGHT DRESS GRAZE French Seaside Resort Bath ers Are Swimmers. PADDLERS NOW VANISHING I nuuLLiw iiwii muiuiiiiiM Glrla at Fashionable Places Now Insist on Having Dresses for Water That Are Smart and Businesslike In All Respects. WmMTlTTT T w O A AO f. 1 As will be seen from the accompanying photograph, tight bathing dress Is now the craze here, and at all the fash ionable French seaside resorts. The old days when French girls merely paddled in a few Inches of water seem to have miraculously van ished this season. New French girls bathe properly and swim and they al ways insist on having dresses for the water that are smart and businesslike. IRISH FOLK ARE PUZZLED Where St. Patrick Landed Worries Church People Xow. DUBLIN. Sept. 27. (Special.) At a recent meeting In connection with the consecration of the new Catholic Church at Ringsend It was stated that St Patrick landede there on his apos tolic mission to Ireland. But In a short life of the Saint in Irish and translated Into English by a Catholic clergyman, and a competent Irish scholar, it is stated that he landed near Drogheda. Here is a quotation from the translation referred to: "After a long voyage his ship came fo land in County Wicklow. But, alas! gen&ers the second, and the crew the he had to depart from this place quick-1 thj,., There will be intercommuniea ly. for the chief of the countrv refused , - railroad car. The cars him leave to remain in it. However, Patrick gave the light of faith to one man in the district. That was the first fruit he reaped in Erin. He left this place and he traveled northwards till he came to the County Heath, and landed at a small river south of .he Boyne, near Drogheda, which Is now called the 'Nanny.' The question is important, for It would be a pity if It was found that the tradition of the landing at Ring send Is not the correct one. NOVEL MEDICINE INVENTED Lady Decies About to Patent Xew Disinfectant Found LONDON, Sept. 27. (Special) Ger trude Lady Decies. who is of course the mother-in-law of Lady Decies, George t- u. j v.,- i. -i . . .. I ' ., . r . . ' , , . T.. .. I a new aisiniectant, cauea ino wermo. The virtues claimed for it are as fol lows: It prevents influenza, hay fever, colds and other Infectious diseases. It is a specific against stings from mosquitoes and other insects. It cures distemper and Bhow fever In cats and dogs. It removes stains. If sprinkled on the edges of a dish f employment of dirigible airships is he ld meat In hot weather, flies will coming a highly profitable business Is cold never attack the meat It is useful as a drainage disinfec tant. I wanted to prevent 'distemper when I placed my dogs in shows," said Lady Decies. who has the largest Pekingese kennels in England. "Moreover, J wanted something to ease them when they are bitten in the hqt weather. Each bottle bears my name, so there can be no fear of Imitation. DICKENS' "AGNES" LIVES Original Character in B-avid Cop- perfield" Besides In West London. LONDON, Sept 27. (Special.) It is not generally known that the original from whom Dickens drew his inspira- tlon for Agnes in "David Copperfleld" is still living. In a flat ln the West of London. Just off Cromwell road, in a delightful early Victorian atmosphere that is the real thing and not achieved by a firm of I skilful decorators, lives Miss Georgina Hogarth. One can trace in this gracious old woman the charm - that attracted Dickens, for Miss Hogarth possesses the rare gift of growing old with grace, delicacy and sympathetic insight LONDON, Sept. 27. (Special.) Re cent naval maneuvers have made both the British Admiralty and war office sit up and take serious notice of the value of airships and waterplanes in schemes of National defense and at tack. For years with real British stub bornness, those government depart ments affected to believe that flying had no serious part in modern art of war. Now both soldiers and sailors are tumbling over themselves to acquire big fleets of airships and capable air men. And the new slogan to be raised Is: "England must be mistress of the air!" This pious wish, however, remains merely a wish. At present France is the principal European power when it comes to a "grappling in the central blue," but German prowess In this di rection cannot be despised and is cer tainly not far behind the French. Eng land, In spite of ail this hot air, is really only a miserable third, but she is making desperate effort to make up for wasted opportunities and time. Aviation Stations Planned. For instance, it is now proposed to equip all the coast defences and de fended ports in the kingdom witn avia tion stations. In the case oi tne iorm ?r, permanent establishments are to be maintained as soon as the necessary buildings can be erected and lleets oi aeroplanes provided. For the protection of the royal dockyards, aviation sta tions are to be established at Plymouth, Portsmouth and Milford Haven, and at the present moment a special commit tee of naval and military onicers is engaged In reporting upon the suita bility of sites suggested in the neigh borhood of those places. Each of the aviation controls win do equipped with an airship for long dis tance observation, and the aircraft fleet will comprise both seaplanes and aero- Planes. By this means it is intended to complete system of inter communication in the air between the land forces and the fleets at sea in time of war. The coast squadrons will De strengtn- ened from the reserve or tne oyai Flying Corps, and these will be inde pendent of the eight squadrons to be raised for duty with the expeditionary forces. The remaining squadrons of the military wing are to De raisea as soon as tne necessary ptii " trained, and with this object the classes at Upavon and Eastchurch will be in- I a a c Mr, C SI 1 Tl 1 Tl H ineir Ulltll. O tificate at the Central Fbin School t nf the defense stations for a course of flying in seaplanes, so that th niintu mav be Interchangeable. Of the cost of this scheme one-third will be borne by the navy ana iwu-iu. by the army. Paasenger Service la Hope. stria hv side with this, an effort is now being made to provide Great Brit ain with a regular passenger airship eorvlm of her own. Work has already ia hlnir constructed to have gas capacity of 600,000 cubic feet, and a length of 360 feet, that is to say, about six times the dimensions of the British Armv airshiD Delta. A minimum speed of 40 miles an hour Is guaranteed, the vessels being fitted each wun inreo motors, giving a comomni p""- horsepower. They win proviuo a-u...-modation for 20 passengers and a crew of 10 men, will carry electric kiu- lights and a revolving apparatus iur the display of advertisements, while thn envelopes will be provided with sunken platforms on which two ma chine guns can be mounieu m ni war. Each airship will carry inruo th ilot occupying the first, the pas- . h. nunnended far below th Daiioon but be slung from the latter in a second envelope in mwi ""V" .ni v,o m. fur the windows. The airship, from a distance, thus will have tne appearance of being one huge gphere. The passengers will be seated side DV side in pairs, each person corn- mandinir a view of the passing land scape from one of the windows on, either Bide of the narrow car. And the first voyages will be from London to Manchester or Paris. The National passenger Airsiup . uiu. " tn crlve the newiy-iormea company' the title under whlc . it . has ness men of tried experience, who mean to carry out thlr plans on thoroughly .ni unoa. And the objects the Deen uuiy itgioicttu, association have in view may be truly described as of National importance. Thpv nr: Pontic to Me r.uncnim. lucation ot the . British public In th recent advance or the relianuity ana ,ar.i f dirielble airships and the neces- - ...- them . slty of utlllzinK them as an essential pari of our navai mm n,i,ii,j ... The foundation ot suDsiaiary cuihhi to establish alrsnip service in India and other parts of the empire. ti.. .Mstinn of a nucleus of pilots and airmen trained in the navigation of dirigible airships. ..MJ, The foundation oi an airaiiip uuuu,.,. dustry in Great Britain. Thn most striking proof that ins fforded by the Parseval, which earned in nine months last year an amount equivalent to 150 per cent on the entire original outlay for both airship and airshed. PRINCE'S TASTES CATHOLIC Future King's Apartments Being Prepared for Wedding of Arthur. T.rwnoN. Sent. 27. (Special.) The .ronamonta nf a suite f apartments ln Buckingham Palace shortly will be completed for the use oi tne rnace ot wiei when he arrives ln London earlv next month for Prince Arthur's wedding. six rooms have been allotted to the Prince on the garden front of the pal- ace and in proxemity to the King's pri. vate suite. The largest Is the dining- room, where the Prince will be rfee to entertain his friend3 in future. A corn- bined study and imrary is also Deing rjreDared for him and he is personally selecting a large number of the books he desires to be placed there. The Prince is rather a deep reader and pos- very cathollo taste, induing. however, rather to works of a histori cal and biographical nature.