The Sunday Oregonian., October 12, 1913, Section One, Page 10, Image 10

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LONELY RULER
IS ANNOYED
Emperor Francis . Joseph
Dwells in Castle Satur
ated With Pain.':
HEIR TO THRONE WORRIES
"Only One Power on Earth That
Con Id Influence I. aw of Au
strian Successor, and That
Power Is In Hands of Pope."
BY GUT BERNARD.
c-rTrwA net. 11. (Special.) The
empire - kingdom of Austria - Hungary
1. nnt so well known as a nappy
hunting-ground as are other more
widely adverllsea countries oi jauii"
. Nevertheless, the chase In many vari--,,nia
a crrrsit number of Aus-
trians, Hungarians and others who live
In the dominions or (.rapuror
Joseph.
The Emperor, who Is often spoken or
as the most lonely monarch In Europe,
Is Himself a famous shot and Is de
scended from a race of keen sportsmen.
The guns had hardly ceased speak
ing in the Balkans when Emperor
Francis Joseph sought rest and peace
in his castle among the Alps, near
IschL
Emperor Early Rlr.
Francis Joseph's daily life is In per
fect harmony with his plain surround
ings. He rises between 4 and 6 every
morning, and after a cup of coffee and
roll, without even butter, goes straight
to his desk and begins the work of the
day. Couriers from Vienna are con
stantly coming with dispatches from
the foreign office and documents from
the war office and other ministries
requiring the socereign's attention and
signature. Although far away from the
seat of government he cannot escape
the affairs of state.
Usually the Emperor works steadily
until about 8 o'clock, when he goes
for a quet stroll In the forest for an
hour or so. Then he returns to his
desk, and about 9:30 has a sort of light
preliminary lunch, a chop 0r cutlet,
with one glass of beer. This is brought
on a tray to his writing desk, and is
not permitted to Interfere with the
progress of his work. With occasional
interruptions work goes on until mid
day when a family luncheon is served.
. No matter what delicacies may be on
the table, Francis Joseph confines him
self to a slice of "rlndflelsch." that
boiled beef of which the Austrians are
o fond. But It has to be very good,
the Emperor being as particular about
the cut and quality as any Viennese
citizen. j
One Glass of Wine Eiooj.
One glass of Austrian wine, red or
white as he may fancy, or the doctor
may direct, but never more than one.
Is all that he drinks. This Is followed
by a mild cigar, smoked from a long
holder to keep the smoke out of the
eyes At one time th Emperor' was
fond of good Virginia cigars, but his
physicians cut off that form of enjoy
ment. , . -
In the afternoon, between 4 and o
o'clock, a carriage Is brought round
and the Emperor goes on a long drive
through the forest. He never faljs to
take his gun along, and usually man
ages to have a little shooting on the
way. If the weather Is favorable e
may stay out three or four hours, re
turning home about 8.
As a rule he avoids the formal even
ing dinner party, and has a modest sup
per in his study, going to bed about 9.
sometimes even earlier. Such Is the
even tenor of his majesty's lonely life
at Ischl. except upon the days when he
Is hunting.
First Stag Killed at 14.
Hunting is the Emperor's one form
of amusement. He never goes to races,
and doesn't care at all for cards. But
he is always ready for a shooting ex
pedition. He began early, kiUing his
first stag as a boy of 14.
On these excursions he wears the or
dinary country garb of the Syrian peas
ants. A gray Jacket of "Lodon an all
wool fabric made in the Tyrol; leather
breeches, which leave the knees bare,
thick stockings and heavy hobnailed
boots and a Tyrolean hat with plumes
make up the entire costume. The Em
peror wears only two kinds of clothes,
a military uniform or this shooting
costume. Of uniforms he has, of course,
an endless store, but it is doubtful
whether he has any 'civilian" garb
at all. .
Attractive, however, as these hunting
expeditions may seem, his castle In the
Alps in reality Is the haunt of great
loneliness. Here Is an old man who
has lost most of those things that men
hold dear. His wife. Empress Eliza
beth, a fearless horsewoman, was mur
dered on one of those restless wander
ings to which she was driven by the
events of that awful 30th of January,
1889. when their son. Crown Prince Ru
dolf died a violent death. The real
facts of the case are known to few
and were of such a nature that the
Emperor, good Catholic as he is. pre
ferred to let the world believe that
Rudolf had killed himself.
One of the Crown Prince's foresters
still lives near the scene of the trag
edy He. tells of those wild nights
when, after a day's shooting, the Prince
would be driven at a reckless gallop to
Vienna, returning to Bhoot in the morn
ing, snatching what sleep he could on
the way. But when you ask that for
ester ahout that SOth of January he
shakes his head and walks away. So
. irmnAvm- TAtiiras home after
a day spent hunting in the mountains.
It Is a lonely oia man wuu "
ing in the castle among the fir trees.
H.ritin Is 5 Years Old.
. Tjtyonfia jncenh entered on
his heritage 65 years ago, when his
predecessor resignea. oeius hi?
able to cope wim mo
ficulties of sovereignty. Hungary was
. i i nnon rebellion. Not many
i . - - An.tt-ia wnn oblisred to as
rais unci ........ - -
.i.. in dismembering gallant
little Denmark. Two years after this
Austria suffered dereat at tne uuw
of her ally In the preceding war. The
.i . kioh orxled In the Peace
of Prague laid the foundations of a
rival emnlre oi ucrnmu
and left to Kaiser Fran Josef a con
. A Alvarm nationalities
Germans, Magyars, Poles, Czechs and
Slavs of all kinds, with a sprinkling
.v, Vumericallv the Ger-
VL irittw -
roans are In a minority compared with
the heterogeneous mass wmcu un
up the population oi tne uuoi
During his long reign the Emperor's
tact has neipea to soivo many
...i K.AmAma hut his life draws to
its close these problems threaten to
become more acute. iue rcwuu
be found In the strict laws which gov
iBtpfnn succession. Direct de
..nt of the Emperor Francis
. w . v. 1. TifiriA mn the crown
goes to his nephew, Archduke Francis
Ferdinand.
This heir to the throne entered into
a morganatic marriage with an able
and ambitious woman, v uu '
quently Duchess. In order to give her
some standing at the Imperial court
However, she ranks below the young
est member of the Imperial family, and
no son of hers can Inherit the, Imperial
crown.
Seeds of Trouble Sown.
There Is only cne power on earth
that could Influence the law of Aus
tria's succession, and that power rests
in the hands of the Pope. Therefore
the Duchess Hochberg has Induced the
Archduke to exert all his Influence to
further the ambitions of the Church of
Rome. In this the Archduke Is sup
ported by the high nobility and by a
large majority of the army and the
bureaucracy. But this movement Is
towards reaction and In conflict with
the Ideals of the Industrial and com:
mercia! classes: so here are the seeds
of further trouble.
Even if the Pope. Interferes and
makes possible the succession of a son
of the Duchess Hochberg to the Im
perial crown, he will demand as pay
ment a strict control over the policy of
the Empire, and will seek to Influence
the educational , system to serve his
purposes. This again will clash with
the vlewj held by the progressive par
ties, many of whom have been edu
cated In Germany and send their sons
out of the country for the same pur
pose In ever-Increasing numbers.
Again, If the Pope declines to Inter
fere, Hungary and Bohemia might con
ceivably elect a son of Archduke Fran
cis Ferdinand as their King, leaving
the Imperial crown and the Hapsburg
dominions to someone who fulfills the
exacting conditions which govern Aus
trian succession. This would mean the
disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire and would be one of the great
est calamities In history.
Suitable Wife Found.
In order to avoid this disaster. Em
peror Francis Joseph found a suitable
wife for yet another nephew. Archduke
Charles Francis Joseph. The latter is
young and childish, the despair of
those who have set their hopes upon
him. for he shows as yet no promise
of being able to .grapple with the erl
ous task that may be his some day. He
Is also Intensely bigoted and there
fore little likely to reconcile the pro
gressives. His wife. Princess Lita, is capable
and knows how to hold her own. There
is no love lost between her and Duch
ess Hochberg, over whom she takes
precedence, and consequently the court
is divided Into factions which are not
without Influence In the country and
certainly do not make for peace and
contentment.
As yet the army holds with Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, for he Is In
high command, whereas his cousin is
much his Junior In army rank, and the
strong personality of Duchess Hoch
berg stil counts for much. So the fac
tions of the court go on divergent ways
and leave the aged Emperor troubled
and lonely In his castle at IschL
And at Konopist, the favorite coun
try seat of Archduke Francis Fer
dinand, a fair exterior hides many
troubles. The castle embowered among
trees looks out over broad rich fields
and forests, the haunts of stag and red
deer. The country folk see their future
sovereign returning from a good day's
sport, hear of his skill as a shot tell
each other of the big bags that have
fallen to his gun and envy him or are
pleased each according to his nature.
But they know little of the current
below the shining surface. They cannot
feel the sickening pain of thwarted
ambition, nor realize the subtle poison
of court Intrigue.
PARIS POLICEEAL STUDY
American Methods Criticised by
French Capital's Official.
PARIS. Oct 11. Every Summer brings
to Paris, among the hordes of American
visftors. a number of men vitally Inter
ested In the administration of the police
departments of various American cities.
They come to Investigate how "these
things are done In Europe," with the
view, to Improving their own depart
ments at home. They are welcome
..t.in.o of- thn Pnrld Prefecture of Po
lice, and in the person of Emile Lau
rent General Secretary oi me ran
Police Prefecture, they have found a
hnat hilt at thA SATT1A time
an official who has asked almost as
many questions as he answerea. r.
Laurent's curiosity as to police con
ditions in America nas given mm
rather definite opinion as to what may
be the matter with the American sys
tem. This Is what he has to say on the
subject:
"It is not my business to criticise the
American police, but I venture to ex
press my personal opinion that a funda
mental error In the American system
is that Insufficient attention is given
by the administrations of police In
American clues to tne cmrecieis
the recruits. Our system in France Is
... a mlmitA xflmlnatLoii In t o the
record of the applicant for admission
to the force, vve assume mi n. m
who has at any time been guilty of the
iAae iiichnnMtv has a flaw in his
character which will affect his conduct
when he Is exposed to tne temptations
of a policeman.
"Th.. nrftlirM Of TlOlice ftSSUIllS
that If a man has reached the age of
24 without a blemisn on mm cnicii,i,
he will remain honest for the rest of
r'unHidates must have their
written records of conduct while In the
schools and In the army. Even a single
bad mark often disqualifies, i ao not
.. i .i rPanr.h flvRtpm infallible.
of course, but the rarity of scandals
Indicates that it is a gooq, one.
BACON IN WAKE OF T. R.
Former Secretary of State Sails
From Lisbon lor' South America.
T TCpnv rtn 11 Rnhert Bacon, at
one time Secretary of State In the sec
ond Roosevelt Administration, pnoncu
several days In Portugal previous to
sailing for South America, whither he
has gone In the Interest of better and
closer relations between nations.
"Pmniiv. aside from my mission,"
said Mr. Bacon In this connection, "no
country holds for me more Interest
than South America. When I was In
the 'State Department South American
affairs had a peculiar Interest for me.
Now more than ever the attention of
the world is being directed to the con
tinent south of the United States,
which is developing In a way that has
no comparison in history except with
our own development In a little while
the Panama Canal will Increase this
rapid growth, particularly on the west--,.
.nct rtur intellectual and commer
cial relations, already very Important
with South America, will grow, and the
Isolation that now prevents many pw
... r,., ih. TTnitod States from trav
eling to the ' southern continent will
largely disappear.
Mr. 'Bacon Is visiting South America
under the auspices of the Carnegie
Foundation for international rente
Lime Baths Bring Beauty.
Trtxrrww rw.t 11 rSnacIaLl Many
women who are patterns of economy
In most things have one expensive
weakness a bath made up to their own
prescription. A bath with a big dash
of eau de Cologne has plenty of vota
ries who swear by it There are
..kl...kl. wnmon OVInr milk
IUUI Tl 101I1M"U" O
baths than Is dreamed of, - and one
prominent society woman keeps goats
at her country seat to supply milk.
which Is sent to liOnaon in seaiea jars,
for her daily bath. Lime baths are
1 tV,- latent thlnfL ThA CUS-
tOm of the Hot bath originated in the
West Indies, and it Is said to have de
lightfully beautifying and refreshing
qualit"
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND,
GOVERNOR OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, SCENES AND PERSONAGES, ALL GO TO MAKE UP LIFE OF MAN
BISH WW WAIT
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Struggle Coming in PJew Par
v . liament Probably.
KING TO SEEK REDMOND
Dunlin Reports That T. P. O'Connor
Will Take Up Leadership of Irish
Party in England if He Has
Not Become Home Secretary.
TvrruT.Txr rw 'i 1 Sneclal.) Every
politician 'in Ireland just now Is dis
cussing what will happen when the
v. w.,iA Kill honmpq lnw next June
and Ireland has her own Parliament.
It is generally accepted that King
George will send for John Redmond to
form a Ministry: that iteomono, union
and others will become Privy Council
lors, and that T. P. O'Connor will take
up the leadership of the Irish party in
England If he has not become British
Home Secretary.
mv.A nAlcillv IntArastlTir nolnt hoW-
ever, rs this. It is rumored that John
Redmond will form a conservative kind
of government because he "belongs
Dy Dirtn ana training to lal""-,J
classes." Well, well, we shall live and
see. Strange, indeed, will It be if John
Redmond, whom we all know as a
n.mn.rat turns round and f OTITIS a
Tory ministry , to govern Ireland.
Certainly we may assume mm n. o
does so he will meet with a strong op
position, which gossip says will be led
by that flaming orator and keen or
ganizer, Joe ueviin. tie is a tierce
fighter for the sweated, workers of
n i ...... t H.h ftf nl nnlltlcn.1
DCiiaai ci .jvj .w - " w.u r
iAVi(n .nnoiilorntl nn nf nfl R t
'battles will prevent him from flinging
himscll into tne tray against even mo
most Irish of Tory governments.
For many reasons Devlin, though
lieutenant at present to John Red
mond, Is much more likely to lead the
.n.A.itinn nf h i n nU chief than Wil
liam O'Brien. Devlin Is a comparative
ly young man; O'Brien is an old man,
and the Jatters' erratic fervor Is not
such as to lead one to suppose tnat ne
Will be aDle to noiu a uouetruuiivo
party together In the way that Delvln
will.
What will be particularly Interesting
,tn ka thA flo-ht 1f It vr nrcurn be
tween Devlin and O'Brien, for leader
ship of a party. O'Brien Is a fearsome
gladiator, but Delvin is fury when he
gets going
O'REILLY NOT FORGOTTEN
Memorial to "Myles the Slasher" Un
veiled In County Cavan.
DUBLIN, Oct 1L (Special.) Amidst
Imnresslve and enthusiastic scenes a
memorial to Myles O'Reilly ("the
Slasher") has Just been unveiled in the
village of Flnea (County uavan), wnicn
the great Irish soldier has made fa
mous by his heroic defense of the
bridge during the Confederate wars of
164S.
O'Reilly was a son of Breffnl, and a
descendant of the ancient rulers of that
territory. His mother's name was
Plunkett and some of the family still
live on the shores of Lough Sheelln.
O'Reilly met Monroe at the bridge of
Fines, having been deputed to inter
cept the march of the Scottish General,
whose objective was to prevent the
Junction of the Irish rorces then en
camped at Granard and Trim.
The bridge of Flnea was a strategic
point and when O'Reilly was called
upon to surrender, he defiantly refused.
O'Reilly was only slain after he had
left heaps of dead on the battleground.
The bridge was not taken, as the Con
federate reinforcements arrived from
Granard, and Monroe was compelled to
retreat northwards.
POLICE TO HAVE SHIELDS
Plan Is to Arm Section of Force to
Stave Off Hatpins.
LONDON, Oct 11 : (Special.) The
Chief of the London police Is consid
ering the advisability, of arming a sec
tion of the force with "law and order
shields." To Indicate the value of this
new form of protection, various offi-
v. oipAiiriv haan nrovlded with
I, these defensive shields, so that when
Sergeants and others throw things at
them they can demonstrate how to
dodge the blows and the missiles. The
shields are circular contrivances which
the constables can carry over their
arms to ward off bricks or hatpins.
Events of recent years have rendered
some such protection necessary for po
lice officers in England, but if the po
lice headquarters adopt the shield It
must not be assumed that London will
see its policemen marching on their
beats like Roman gladiators or Scot
tish Rob RoyB. They will only carry
these shields on those occasions when
"from Information received" they have
reason tp anticipate serious assault
Supplies of shields will - be kept in
readiness at the police depots.
BARON WINS BACK SPOUSE
Enormously Wealthy Sportsman's
Slander Cases Recalled.
LONDON, Oct 11. (Special.) Consid
erable sensation has Just been created
by the news that at length the Baron
de Forest Is reconciled with his wife.
It of course has been no secret for a
long time that there have been serious
estrangements, but happily this la
mentable state of affairs has been
ended. The Baron married tne only
daughter of the second Lord Gerard In
1904: they have two sons, the eldest 8
years of age.
Described as tne "millionaire aemu
crat" the Baron has had a big share
of the (rood things of this world. He is
enormously wealthy, is a popular
sportsman, an by reason or nis asso
ciation with the advanced wing of the
Liberal party quickly made a position
of prominence for himself in the coun
sels of the party. He Is also well known
in society.
In 1904 the Baron married the Hon
orable Ethel Catharine Hannah, daugh
ter of the second Baron Gerard. The
two society slander actions In 1911,
heard in the King's Bench Division, In
which the Baron was plaintiff and
Lady Gerard, slster-ln-law of plain
tiff's wife, one of the defendants.
caused a tremendous sensation. The
defendant In the other case was Henry
Marcus Milner, and In this case Sir
i?-... Plo.t orlin wna nno of the bis
array of distinguished counsel appear
ing for tne piaintui, saia ma ii;;ui
tions against the Baron were "that he
. . 1 . .3 V.1- nrlfa n IlH hhnVAlt With
aiiauAcu i"o " "
such brutality as to make It impossible
lor ner to live wnu uiu.
REDMOND NOW DOUBTED
Irishman's Labor Troubles Attitude
Provokes Criticism.
DUBLIN. Oct 11. (Special.) John
Redmond's attitude in regard to the
labor troubles . In Ireland has pro
voked severe criticism and suspicion
among a wide-section of labor men In
England.
There Is a feeling that he is hy no
means as sympathetic a democrat as
his past would indicate and that in
an Irish Parliament his place will be
among the moneyed classes. Even
among Irishmen there is a tendency
to regard him in the category of the
Tory Conservative, or "superior per
son," who thinks that labor politics
are beneath his dignity.
To Ignore the labor element in the
British Parliament would mean the de
struction of any prospects of home
rule and no one who has any respect
for the chances of home rule can ad
mire the cavalier attitude of the Irish
leader. Most people think that he
ought to take his stand beside the
workmen, but Redmond has a hard
head for diplomacy and one can never
tell what is at the back of his mind.
KIPLING HASADVENTURE
Author Tells of Time He Made 311s
take, Not Knowing Keal Widow.' '
LONDON, Oct 11. (Special.) Rud
yard Kipling tells a story at the din
ner table sometimes, as well as in the
magazines. The latest that he recounts
to his partlclar friends Is based on an
incident that happened at Simla, the
Summer resort of Anglo-Indians.
Simla is up In the mountains the
hills, as they say In India, and the
women go there In the hot weather to
escape the heat of the low country.
Well, Kipling says that one- lovely,
cool morning at Simla he was pre
sented to a "grass widow." They call
those "grass widows" whose husbands
are detained by work In the hot cities
of the plains.
She was pretty and charming, and as
they talked together in the pleasant
coolness Kipling said: "I suppose you
can't help thinking of your poor hus
band grilling down there?"
The woman gave him a strange look
and he learned afterwards that the
woman was a real widow.
OCTOBER 13, 1913.
PRINCE MAY COME
World Tour Planned by King
George for Son.
BIG FAIR MAY. SEE ROYALTY
Americans, Striving to Heal Widen.
Ing Breach Between United
State and1 England by Brit
' lsh War Office, Dubious.
tv MlBTIW RrNfTLAIR.
LONDON, Oct 11. (Special.) The
order has Just gone rortn irom jx-ine
Queen Mary that the Prince
of Wales is to be made an Increasingly
important figure - in the life ana
thought of the British empire.
ni v, fan la TTIner RAnrere cannot for
...kA ..nr.,. hla n-ivn father and
mother suffered before they came to
. V. ,kMn nwincr tn thA tar.tlCS Till T-
VUt) " " - .
sued by Queen Victoria, and he and the
Queen have resoivea tnat mey win
nothing to prevent tneir eiueat "J
.. . ; v,ta mav a iil in thA chanze-
uc.wuu.15, ... ...1, . ' " J . .
t'ul spirit of the times, one of the most
popular or tne tsruisn rujmu.
To this end they have Just decided
that next year the Prince of Wales
shall lay the foundation stone of the
new buildings for the federal govern-
. A,,.ntt. In fonherrn a. dutv
UICUI Ul ...j... u...u. .
that the King himself was expected to
undertake. This will form the first
great function in the tour by the heir
apparent of the whole British Empire
that is expected to last for the better
part or a wnoie year buu iuv.i
special visits to. Canada, South Africa
and India.
0 (nlnmatti ImnrlpRnR In T.OT1 -
OUIJiO . . .
don have already seized upon this fact
n. n Kaot. fn nnwArfnl n pe-ntifl.tiOT19. bV
which it is hoped that the Prince of
Wales will be lnoucea to visit in per
son the great exhibition at San Fran
VIDW ... v w.
Strong: representations have been
made privately to Kins George as to
the dangers lnvoivea in me ever-wiucu
hraarh hotWPAn thA dlolOmatlO &C
tlvitles of England and the United
C! aAB T loorn frnm a h i B"h dliar-
IBihCOt aiiu -' a
ter at Buckingham Palace that the King
personally is in favor of the healing
Influence of this visit of the Prince of
Wales to America, but that the foreign
office Is not quite sure whether, ln
view of the recent outcry over the Eng
lish and German boycott of the Exposi
tion and the new agitation over the
British naval base at Bermuda, It might
not be construed by the other great
powers of Europe as a dangerous and
significant sign of internal weakness.
The diplomatic Americans in question,
however, believe that the difficulties
will be shortly -overcome, that Sir Ed
ward Grey will soon give his formal
assent and that the Californlans confi
dently may expect to see the future
King of England walking through the
avenues of their gigant.c World's Fair.
Meanwhile Queen Mary is working
exceedingly hard to make hedself and
her family Increasingly popular in Eng
land. For example. Her Majesty turned
up recently at a party of slum children
and announced herself as "Mrs.
Browne." Of course," she was not al
together unexpected by some of the
women, but they respected her Incog
nito. She remained '-irs. Brown" to
the children, and fully entered into the
spirit of their games, playing at tea
parties with them and pretending to
drink out of their dolls' teacups, etc.
It was not till afterwards, when she
sent them each a beautiful doll, that
the Incognito was disclosed.
FAMOUS TOREADOR QUITS
Bomblta Announces His Retirement
From Bnllrlng With $600,000.
MADRID. Oct 11- (Special.) Bom
blta, the most famous toreador ln Spain,
has 'announced his retirement from the
bull ring. He will kill his last bull Oc
tober 19. for the benefit of .the Bull
Fighters' Pawnshop, an Institution of
which he Is the founder. Bombita made
his own fortune, estimated at $600,-
000. entirely from the ring, and has
besides given away great sum i
nevolences.
Bomblta's real name IS mcarau i. vi
res. He was a typesetter as a youth,
but soon left this calling to folJow his
two elder brothers Into the arena. Few
a srreat
reputation as Bomblta. His popularity
In Spain Is universal. He is chiefly famous-
for the grace of his thrust and
for a reckless courage ln giving the
bull a chance. He has been gored 88
times, always, of course, slightly, and
It has been possible for him to save
himself by nis acroDatic bkiu ecu
when on the horns of the bull. His
1 1 id lrnnwn from the boulevards
of Paris to the Puerta del Sol, and is
one of the things about mm most oiten
talked of by all. During his most
reckless feats Bomblta smiles.
The reason for BomDita s retirement
is not known. Some of his friends aver
that he Is giving up his career for the
sake of a girl of Barcelona whom he
is about to marry.
Bomblta's departure from the ring
ini,4a- with thA return to It of an
other famous toreador, Mazzantinl, who
a-ntr.. .in , .1 'J I . 1 T! O T Or Iltlli L1I..3 C1K111
years ago. During these eight years
........ n. ....1 aa rn n. niuniciuni v., vi l. 11 -
cilor of Madrid, Assistant Deputy Mayor
of Madrid ana a uenerai uuuucuui. "
recently ran for Parliament and Just
J i j m 11 a hntl HllridenlV
lAllOU ,V C I . n . . .
felt the call of his former profession
and intends to return to it.
DIAMOND MEN AROUSED
New American Tariff Stirs Amster-
dam Merchants Into Panic.
AMSTERDAM, Oct 11. The diamond
merchants of this city are ln a panic
over the proposed 20 per cent imperi
duty on diamonds In the new American
tariff. The hqnest merchants affirm
that they no longer will be able to sell
to American dealers for the reason that
unscruDUlous houses will oiler oia
monds on the American market which
have been smuggled. The 20 per cent
difference ln the Dries of the smuggler
and the unsmueKied diamonds, it is
averred, will allow the dishonest houses
to pay their agents well for smuggling
and yet take a large profit The result
from the American customs -standpoint
it is believed will show that the net
revenue following the passage of the
bill will be less than it was before
under the 10 per cent rate.
There are, it Is estimated here, 40.
000 diamond cutters in the world, and
one-fourth of these cut diamonds for
the American market. But only- 800
diamond cutters are ln the United
States. Some 10,000 cutters are work
ing here and in Antwerp. Some thou
sands of these men will be out of work
if the American bill passes, temporarily
at least because while the bill has
been pending the surplus stock of dia.
monds has been exported to the United
States. These exports will meet the
demands of the American market for
from six to nine months after the bill
is passed.
ENGLISH SLAY INSOMNIA
Society Women Find Plan Remark
ably Steadying on Nerves.
LONDON. Oct 1L (Special.) There
is a craze Just now among the smart
set ln England to sleep in the open air.
Any night a visitor to a fashionable
country house may hear her hostess
turn to one of her guests and say:
"Good night my dear. I hope you will
sleep well. The maid will show you to
your bed. It Is on the little lawn be
side the rose garden." A devotee of
this new "cure" is Lady Byron, who
sleeps in a corner of her delightfully
picturesque garden, which slopes up to
Hempstead Heath and Is only three
miles from the center of London.
The pfoneer of the movement, which
i .... . . ,i aii nvni- thA Rrltish Isles.
from shooting-boxes In Scotland to fish-
Ing-huta in Ireland, is a wen-anuwu
society hostess who one day as an ex
periment had 12 beds placed for each
guest to occupy If they liked ln differ
ent parts of her spacious gardens. The
result was an Immediate success, and
the most fashionable woman doctor in
this country now declares: "Ladies
who have almost begun to despair of
their complexions take heart again
after a few weeks' trial of this "all
weathers' treatment Sleeping in the
open has a remarkably steadying effect
on the nerves and Is a sovereign rem
edy for insomnia."
AST0R DAUGHJER RACING
Mrs. Spender Clay Follows Example
Set by Lady Decles.
DUBLIN, Oct. 11. (Special.) Fol
lowing the example of her friend. Lady
Decles, Mrs. Spender Clay, who is a
daughter of Waldorf Astor, has an am
bition to take a hand in encouraging
racing ln Ireland. . She has recently
visited Adare Manor, Lord Dunraven's
beautiful place ln the County Limerick,
and It Is understood that she received
some useful tips from hla lordship
which will help her materially ln her
new and expensive enterprise.
Her brother' patronizes the English
racetrack considerably, but he is not
particularly in love with Ireland or
Irishmen since Michael Flavin, the
giant member of Parliament from Ker
ry, hummed in his ear in the smoke
room of the House of Commons the un
flattering refrain, "True Yankee I, for,
be it understood, I left my country for
my country's good." The lines, of course,
refer to the action that the Astor fam
ily took when they renounced their
American citizenship.
Her husband. Captain Spender Clay,
Is also fond of the racetrack and pre
fers its excitement to the controversial
atmosphere of politics.. Mrs. Spender
Clay will train on the Curragh under
the management of Parkinson, who was
for some time associated with Richard
Croker.
IRISH PE0PLEM0RE IRISH
Labor Troubles No Longer Monopo
lize Attention; 'Tis Home Rule.
DUBLIN, Oct 11. (Special.) Labor
troubles no longer monopolize Irish at
tention. The utterances of ex-Lord
Chancellor Loreburn in favor of a con
ference over home rule have had a
more disturbing .effect on the Irish
mind than all the wild fulminatlons
of "Jim" Larkin and his syndicalist
English supporters.
Ireland wants home rule and if the
present government does not carry out
its pledges and bring it . along there
will be greater trouble than the "civil
war" which a small section ln Ulster
threatens If an Irish Parliament Is set
up in Dublin.
With the exception of a few, Eng
lish politicians generally do not realize
that Ireland is more Irish today than
she was 30 years ago, when her discon
tent was mostly agrarian. The agrarian
troubles have been practically removed,
but ln the meantime a new generation
of Irishmen has grown up whose ban
ner is inscribed not the "Land for the
People," but "Ireland for the Irish."
Disconcerting Possibility.
Washington (D. C.) Star.
"Will this income tax make any dif
ference ln your affairs?"
"Yes," replied the prominent theat
rical star. "It will be something dire
if I have to make good to the Gov
ernment on the salary my manager
mentions in the advertising."
"RED DAGGERS"
TERRIFY LONDON
Bands of Toughs Infesting
Streets Cause Outrage
and Alarm.
GARR0TING IS PASTIME
Men, Women and Girls Disappeur ln
English Capital as Though Swal
lowed by Earth Like Paris
Apacho Hooligan Is Alone.
LONDON. Oct 11. (Special.) The
tough, or the "hooligan," as he is called
a England, has made his reappearance
In the streets of London and Is caus
ing widespread outrage and alarm.
Like the Paris "apache," he works with
confederates and, despite must elabo
rate police precautions, he successfully
attacks well-dressed strangers and
robs them of everything of value they
have, and at any hour of the day of
night he chooses for attack.
At the police headquarters tho au
thorities are viewing this new out
break with serious concern, and have
mapped out a special campaign to put
it down." ,
The London "hooligan" is not brave
courage is not a virtue that can b
attributed to him. For this reason lie
-i. n" in rnm. and the
Kent3ra.il? " " " , -.
British metropolis Is completely sur
rounded by detachments of this army
of young criminals, who prefer the
freedom and cnances oi wo u '
honest work. " Here are a few of the
names by which some of these banded
gangs are known:
Several Gnnga Named.
n.1 C i 1 Uft-nAt Fnnff IHoXton).
the Knuckledusters (Islington), the
Red Daggers tuieraeuweiw, ."
t . . i, maw niriiA rune (Lambeth).
uuj a , w j . . --
the Bermondsey Bruisers, the Black-
frlars gang, tne ueinnai vncou
the Blank Hand Lads (Clerkenwell).
the Heckney Bruisers and the Deplford
Terrors. . , .
It Is estimated that tne - itea us
gers" work the worst mischief, but
as a matter of fact there are several
thousands of the "hooligan" type in
festing the streets of London. They
are increasing day by day. They are
. k& fntind nViiAflv fn the districts
111 W t ..v. . . . ...
around Clerkenwell, Old Ford, Bridge
street Mile tnu, tiioDe dtiubo, vruno
chapel. Bethnal Green and Hoxton. In
the latter neighborhood perhaps they
exist in the largest numbers, whole
areas being inhabited chiefly by them
and the lower type of the professional
criminal. Someone once said:
"Rope in Hoxton and you will have
nine-tenths of the criminals ln Lon
don." This may or may not be the
case, but It is the fact that Hoxton has
the reputation among the police for be
ing a hotbed of thieves.
A few years back, when the "hooli
gans" infested the river banks and
canal sides, garrotlng was a favorite
"pastime." These spots are now al
ways controlled by detectives. Even
now the youths who haunt the river
banks are "hooligans" of the worst type.
Frequently the little game of pilch
and toss, which apparently Is being
played, is only a device to reassure the
stranger, who, strolling alone ln the
dusk or at night, might become sus
picious and so be persuaded to take
guarded measures.
Many Tragedies Unknown.
These and similar lucidents are oc
curring daily ln the metropolis, the
average man ln the street being en
tirely Ignorant of the tragedies of Lon
don's underworld.
Every year there are hundreds of
mysterious "missing" tragedies In Lon
don. Men, women and young girls dis
appear. They leave their homes ono
morning bright and happy and are
never heard of again. This respectable
head of a respectable home reads his
morning newspaper and explains mur
ders, suicides and robberies ln other
countries to his timid wife with world
ly satisfaction, but the sudden disap
pearance of people of his own crowded
city into nowhere that is something
he cannot explain.
In many cases the London "hooligan"
could fill In the void. He could lay
bare many of the secrets Involved in
these sudden mysterious "disappear
ances." That is why the London police
are so much concerned at the recru
descence of "hooliganism."
PRINCESS' JRE AROUSED
English Boatman Taken Back When
Royal Miss Calls Him.
LONDON. Oct 11. (Special.) Th4
other day Queen Mary went out with
Princess Mary ln an ordinary rowing
boat and the Princess was assisted to
land by an old boatman with a kindly
"There, my little lady."
"I am not a little lady," said the
Trlncess, who has never. It may be said,
lacked individuality; "I am a princess."
The old boatman was taken abaclc
Bnn rath.r hurt hv the reDroof. Seeing
this tho Queen took the girl by tha
hand and, turning witn ner to tne ooai
man, said: "The boatman is quite right,
Mary. But you might have said that
you are not a little lady, but hope one
day to be one."
As a matter of fact. Queen Mary Is a
strict parent, and none of the news
paper correspondents ought to have
thnt Princess Mary
should have been able to cook trout
caught the other day by the royal par
ty In LiOCtl aiuick. ner royai uiiunm
Is 16 years of age and it always has
been a rule of the British Royal Fam
ily that every Princess should be able
. ,1 ..loin aawincr and simDlo cook-
ing by the time she Is 16. Princess
i - .hi. t ii narfnrm much more
difficult culinary feats than boiling
trout ln a pot over mo tire.
PRINCE GETS NICKNAME-
"Drums" Applied Now to Arthur of
Connanght, Known a "Shiny."
LONDON, Oct 11. (Special.)
Prince Arthur of Connaught Is getting
auite used to his nickname of "Drums."
iln.. I,s.tnn,. nnnn him
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a week or two ago by a fellow of
ficer of tne Koyai scots urejs, wuu
justifies the appellation by pointing
to his wedding to the Duchess of Fife
and the fact that "drums and fifes al
ways go together."
Some years ago, by the way. Prince
Arthur was often dubbed "Suiuy" by
his friends, though no satisfactory rea
son for this has ever been forthcomlnir.
It is more apparent why King Albei t,
the second son of the King and Queen,
Is known to his comrades as "Plcklen."
Nearly every member of the royal fam
ily has possessed a nickname at ono
time or another. The present Queen of
Norway still answers to the name of
"Harry," given to her by the late King
Edward when she was quite a child,
and having reference to her rather
boyish face and undeniable boylBh ways
and pranks.
to the rank of Conntess, ami uu