The Sunday Oregonian., February 08, 1914, SECTION FOUR, Page 7, Image 49

TIIK SUNDAY OREGOyiAX, PORTXATTD, FEBRUARY 8, 1914.
L WARFARE
iT YET I SIGHT
Before Bloodshed Ceases Chi
nese Must Crush or Give
Foe Liberty.
REBELS' SUCCESS LIKELY
Tckin Hoped Trouble Would Halt
With Signing of K us so-Chinese,
Agreement IMg-hting Now Near
Shanst . Chill Wall.
t Correspondence of A&soclated Press.)
PRKIN, Feb. 7. No end is in sight
for the warfare between the Chinese
mid the Mongols. According to a. for
mer missionary who Is acting a.-j ad
visor to the Chinese Government on
Mongolian affairs, the Mongols either
must be utterly crushed or assured of
their liberty before bloodshed will
cuase. Success of the rebels event
ually is regarded by him as more prob
able than their utter defeat.
The fighting zone Is In the shadow
of the great zigzag wall across the
provinces of Khans! and ChllL Life and
property have been so little respected
by either side that the region has been
largely deserted both by Chinese set
tlers and Mongolian encampments. The
Mongols thus far have been credited
with the best of the fighting, and,
whatever the cost. It la believed they
are in no mood to submit to th dan
gers' of Chinese oppression.
It was expected in Pekin that the
warfare would cease with the signing
of the Russo-Chlnese agreement and
the promulgation of the plan of a Joint
conference of Mongolians. Chinese and
Russians at Ursa. The Russian Loca
tion here gave out news that the
Hutuktu, the religious and civil head
of the new autonomous state of Outer
Mongolia, had ordered all men of arms
under him to cease fighting. But the
Mongols of Inner Mongolia, that Is, the
country adjoining China, this side of
the Gobi Desert, have suffered such
barbarous treatment at the hands of
the Chinese troops sent to keep them
from rebelling that they have been
prcvoked to continue the fight.
IVews Beyond Road Meager.
News from beyond the railway to
Kalgan is meager. The reports vary
recording to the men bringing them.
"Whether the Mongols from beyond the
desert, those who have now obtained
autonomy, came down to the assistance
cf those of Inner Mongolia before or
fter the struggle began Is unknown.
Hut there seems to be no mistake about
the fact that they are there, with field
pieces obtained from the Russians and
with an occasional Russian in their
compa nv.
That the well-drilled army of China
lias fallen back before the Mongols
would indicate that the latter have had
he benefit of some foreign training.
There nre, however, other reasons for
the Chinese losses. It has been recog
nized for a long time that the Chinese
urmy is a mercenary institution, large
ly made up of laborers simply, because
they are paid more and fed better for
serving with the colors.
The Mongols are fighting for their
prazlng lands and the right to pitch
their tents In peace in a fertile coun
try. They do not want to be driven
Into the desert.
Chinese Army "I.oftcs Heart."
The Chinese army has had little
rieart for the fight against these raid
ers: and. according to the reports of
nn American officer who has just re
turned from a hunting expedition be
yond Kalgan. the Chinese officers have
been unable to maintain the campaign
during the Winter. The American of
ficer reports, on the other hand, that
many of the Northern Mongols are now
retiring beyond the desert as a result
of orders from Urga.
The Russian agreement recently
signed with China does not apply to
Inner Mongolia: nevertheless, in view
of the situation, it is common belief
that Inner Mongolia will go the way
of the other within the course of a few
years. Russian sympathy is with the
Mongo's; and those who have watched
the methods of-Russia in the hair-lawless
countries on her Asiatic borders
believe that the aggressive spirit of
the nation will lead Individuals, and
later the government, to take advan
tage of it.
It la significant that the Japanese
are speaking officially of their rights
una interests In Inner Mongolia, evi
dently foreseeing that Russia will ex
tend her sphere of influence beyond
the Gobi. The Japanese evidently de
sire to mark out at once a section con
tiguous with their Manchurian sphere.
In some circles In Pekin the belief is
held that the Japanese and Russians
are going ahead together, with com
plete understanding.. In other circles
the opinion prevails that the Japanese
nre only taking measures against
Russia, knowing that the Chinese are
unable to defend themselves and their
so-called dependencies, and desiring to
marK on a snare ror themselves.
EX-SHAH SELLS JEWELRY
Mohammed All, HaTing Forfeited
Pension, Is In Financial Straits,
ODESSA. 'Feb. 7. (Special.) After
an absence-abroad of five months, the
ex-Shah of Persia has returned to his
permanent home. In this city, where he
leads a retired life. He is said to be
In financial straits, and has lately dis
posed of valuable Jewelry to local
aeaiers. .Mohammed Alt forfeited the
pension of J52.000 guaranteed by Rus
sia and England In consequence of his
armed raid Into Tersia a couple of
years ago.
The Teheran government eranted
Mohammed All a pension of ab4it $30.
000 on his pledge never to return to
Persia, but this pension Is irregularly
paid. A Russian adjutant is attached
to Mohammc-d All's small entourage.
The royal exile &nd his famtly occupy
;i modest villa of a dozen rcoms on
the outskirts of the city.
ARMAMENT CAMPAIGN SET
Liberal Members of Parliament Op
pose Xavy's Increase.
Correspondence of Associated Press.
LCNliON, Feb. 7. Both sides to the
controversy over national armaments
are planning platform campaigns for
the. exposition of their views. The
National Peace Council, which includes
many Liberal members of Parliament,
and Is opposing any inireajie in the
naval estimates, already has held sev
eral meetings. A great demonstration
organized by tho committee for the re
duction of armaments Is planned at
Queen's Hall on February S. and from
then on the "little navyltes" will hold
meetings throughout the country.
Thin is not the first time that Lib
ers! economists have threatened re
volt against the government over the
MQNGQ
naval estimates. In 1901V a commit
tee consisting of 144 Liberal and
Labor members of Parliament started
an agitation against the estimates of
that year. On that occasion Premier
Asquith took a firm stand and the agi
tation soon died down. This commit
tee has been revived in the Reduction
of Armaments Committee, which al
ready claims a membership of 100 Lib
eral members of Parliament. The
movement has been given an impetus
from the declaration of Lloyd-Georg
against the heavy burden of arma
ments. The other side, however, is not Idle.
The Navy League, a permanent and In
fluential organization, although Lib
erals have sometimes complained of
political bias on its part, haa issued
an appeal to the Mayors throughout
Great Britain to assist them- in the or
ganization of meetings to place the
gravity of the problem of naval de
fense before the people. A manifesto
entitled "The Conspiracy Against Na
tional Safety," has been issued and
speakers have been appointed to go
through tho country urging electors to
MEMBER OF" ROYAL PAMII-V
LAUDS COLONEL GOKTII ALS
FOR PANAMA WORK.
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Photo by Bain.
Princess Louise,
Princess Louise -Auguste Marie
of Schleswig Holsteln. noted as
one of the beauties of the Ger
man royal families, who has
been touring America Incognito,
has just been taken through the
Panama Canal zone as the guest
of Colonel Goethals. She pro
nounced It one of the greatest
engineering feats of the century
and commended the future Gov
ernor of the zone for his great
work.
impress upon their members the neces
sity of maintaining the navy at Us
present ratio of increase.
ARMY 'SEER' SAYS WAR
OFFICERS SAY SOLDIER HAS GIFT
OF SECOND SIGHT.
Strife .Between Germany and France Is
Latest Prediction Hostilities to
Open In Less Tnan Montli.
PARIS. Feb. 7. (Special.) Military
circles in Paris,' and more particularly
in Versailles, are much interested in a
prediction which has been made by a
private in the Versailles Aviation Corps
named Dumanet
The man Is a Breton, and both his
officers and his comrades are firmly
convinced that he has the gift of a
clairvoyance or "second sight." They
declare that he has proved his posses
sion of this gift on several occasions.
In conversation with one of the Ser
geants a few days ago Dumanet stopped
and stared at him.
"You will be reduced to the ranks In
a couple of days!" he said. The Ser
geant laughed at first, and then be
came angry, but two days later he in
suited one of his officers and he lost
his stripes in consequence.
A few weeks before this happened
there was a scandal In barracks at
Versailles. Some postal orders worth
between $15 and $20 had been stolen
and suspicion fell on a noncommis
sioned officer, who was boycotted in
consequence by his comrades.
One of the officers, who is interested
In hypnotism, thought of calllna- In
Dumanet's help to clear up the mys
tery, lie hypnotized the man, who,
without a moment's hesitation and In
the presence of several witnesses took
the officer by the hand, led him across
the barrack yard and up a flight of
stairs and discovered the stolen postal
orders in the bed of a man, who broke
down under examination and confessed
that he was the guilty person, though
no suspicion whatever had attached to
him before.
Dumanet has now made a sensational
prophecy. He declares that France and
Germany will be at war in less than a
month, and his officers have considered
the prophecy worthy of mention to the
War Office.
STATES WILL HAVE DAYS
Dates Fixed by Anglo-American Ex
position Committee.
LONDON, Feb. 7 (Special.! The
Anglo-American Exposition, which is
to be held in London this year, is
taking good shape, and the executive
committee has just adopted the fellow
ing almanac for "special state days"
curing the run of the exhibition:
May 2-". Main: June 4. AlAhamii- .Tnnn r.
Minnesota; June S, Nebraska; June lO.
June 12. Oregon; June IS. Kentuckv;
June 17, Ma3sacbusetts: June. West Vir
ginia; June 12, Tennessee: June 2rt. New
Hampshire; Junej, - Wisconsin; July 2,
Florida; July 6, Delaware; July 8, Montana;
July 10, Vermont; July i::. Wyoming; Au
gust 10, Virginia; August 12. South Dakota;
Aurus; 14. Washington State: Aurrust li.
Missouri; August 1W, North Carolina; August
i. csouin curonna; August i;4, Illinois; Au
Kust 31. Indiana: Reulember 2. Oklahoma
September it. il ississippl : September 4. New
York State; September 7, Pennsylvania;
September 9. California: September it.
Texas; September 12, Maryland; September
M, Uliio; September 10. Kansas: September
ii. toioraao; sepi.em Der . i s. Louisiana; Sep.
tember 1, Arkansas; September 23. Art
aona: September 24, Idaho: September 2o.
North Dakota; September 18, Georgia; Sep
tember 2'.', nan; uctooer l, AiicniKan; Oc
tober .1, Khode Island; October tl. New Jer
sey: October 7. Connecticut; October V. Co
lumbia: Octoher 35, New Mexico; vctober
1. Nevada; October 10, District ot Colum
bla ; October 23. Alaska.
It has been decided to arrange sev
eral days for conventions of mayors
from the United States and lord
mayors, lord provosts ahd provosts of
ireat Britain, as well as municipal and
other Anglo-American conventions.
Special fete days in honor of the
principal cities In the United States
also will be made public.
Swedish Press Is Aroused.
COPENHAGEN. Feb. 7. (Special.)
The Aftonblade, the leading paper of
(Stockholm, publishes a long article on
the Russian military measures in Fin
land, such as the laying out of military
roads, the building of new barracks
and the provision of stores intended
for S0.O0O troops. The Journal states
that these measures are only directed
against Sweden,
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VEGETABLE SEX IS
LATEST HYGIENE
French Experts Promise Race
Betterment Among Potato
Bearing Plants.
MUSHROOMS PROVE AIDES
Much Importance Attached to Dis
covery as Bearing on Crossing and
Selecting to Develop Number
of Different Varieties.
Correspondence of Associated Press.
PARIS, Feb. 7. Race betterment
among potatoes Is -promised by three
French experts, who have succeeded
n producing potato-bearing plants from
seeds. The leaders in this new vege
table sex hygiene are MM. Sartory, Gra-
iot and Thiebaut. who declare that
many centuries of sexual cultivation of
potatoes has so enfeebled the present
race of roots that they easily fall prey
to various potato diseases which a
young and' healthy race of plants would
be able to resist.
Potato seed planted in the ordinary
way rails to produce plants With po
tato-Dearlng roots, but the expert3
round that in conjunction with certain
ground mushrooms the potato seed
would produce as desired. The mush
rooms, by attaching themselves to the
young plant, provoke the formation of
potatoes.
The 1913 crop from 60 plants consist
ed of potatoes about the siz of i
walnut, though some ran larger. The
best of these roots were again planted
In 1913, and It is announced that they
have produced vigorous fruit-bearing
piants entirely iree Irom any of the
common potato ailments. Much im
portance is attached to the discovery
wmeh not only provides a means of
rapidly regenerating the potato, but
makes it possible by crossing and se
lection to develop a number of differ
ent varieties possessing qualities which
it may be desirable to cultivate in the
potato either from the commercial
or the alimentary point of view.
The assignment of Professor Klenf-
fell of the University of Paris to fill
the chair of French learning founded
at Dartmouth College by Edward Tuck
nas been made by the newlv created
National office of universities and
schools in connection with the Minis
try of Public Instruction, and it is e:i-
pected that the scheme of exchanging
proiessors with foreign countries will
be developed extensively. Professor
ships already have been exchanged be
tween ! ranee and Germany. Russia
Rumania and other European countries
as well as with the United States.
lie United States at present holds
first place in the number of profes
sorshipa exchange with France and this
win be increased during the year. Pro
fessor Abel Lefranc, of the College de
France, has undertaken a Eerier of lec
tures at the University of Chicago, and
he will be followed by other French
savants as a result of negotiations be
tween the new office of universities
and schools and several American uni
versities.
.
The Suez Canal CT
been at work for six years in deepen
ing the canal one font annminAa
pletlon of the task, and the waterway
now nas a aeptn or 29 feet for its
whole length. The original depth in
1870 was 24 feet inches, and it re
mained bo until 1S90, since- when the
canal has been deepened four times.
It ta expected that the company will
authorize soon still further dredging.
Dringing me aeptn to 30 feet.
COST OF RADIUM VARIES
PRICE RANGES FROM $S5 TO $125 A
MILLIGRAM IX U1XDOX.
Aid of State Is Asked to Control Sop-
ply PhjBtclan Conteuds Price
Grossly Inflated.
LONDON, Feb. 7. (Special.) Dr.
Lazarus-Barlow's statement In regard
to me treatment or cancer by radium
in the cancer research laboratories of
the Middlesex Hospital, has attracted
a great deal of Interest in melicai Mr.
cles, and his protest against the dif-
ncuity of obtaining radium is the sub
ject of much discussion. Dr. Lazarus
Barlow said that, though the nresen t
market price of radium was $100 and
upwaras per milligram, he had everv
reason to believe from the statement of
manufacturers that It could be sold at
a profit at a few dollars per milligram.
ne uxiaexl tnat in a matter of such urg
ency it became a question as to wheth
er the state snould not assume control
of the sources of radium in this coun
try tor the benefit of the 35.000 persona
who die of cancer in these islands ev
ery year.
From Inquiries made among those in
terested in the sale and purchase of
radium it seems to be generally admit
ted that the present high price of ra
dium ia a purely artificial and Inflated
one, though the suggestion that the
state should interfere found little fa
vor. It i3 difficult in dealing with a
substance cf which such minute quan
tities and bougrt and sold, as In the case
of radium, to tlx any definite market
value, but the figure was certainly not
exaggerated by Dr. Lazarus-Barlow.
The managing director of a firm inter
ested in the sale of radium said that
in contracts entered into more tlian a
year ago a milligram was now being
sold at anything from $85 to $100. and
the charge would probably be about
the same for radium ordered now to be
delivered next year. But he added that.
If it wa3 desired to obtain it immedi
ately say within- the next three
months it would cost about $125 a
milligram.
Village Contains Only One Woman.
BERLIN, Feb. 7. (Special.) Woll
steln. a village near Cassel, In Prus
sia, has been abandoned by its inhab
itants on the ground that life there
is hopeless. The soil ts sterile, and
the authorities refused to link the vil
lage to the outer world by rail. Only
one inhabitant remains, Frau Hoeft,
a shepherdess, who is 80 years old, and
declares that she will die in the vil
lage where she was born.
Big Berlin Jtergcr Planned.
F.ERLIN. Feb. 7. Berlin transporta
tion interests are openly -working to
mold public opinion in favor of a
merger of the street railway, subway
and omnibus companies. Community
of intereest already has been arranged
in many instances by the interchange
of stock, so that the "Greater Berlin
traffic combine" is almost in existence.
Outside of the consolidation will e-
Imain. however, a few streetcar liues
operated by the municipality and the
state-owned elevated railways, and the
financiers also face the possibility that
xne city might exercise its right to
take over the various systems, which
it might do in 1920 In the case of the
street railways, and in 1927 in case
of the subways. The municipality is
threatening to exercise this right, and
is also discussing plans to take pos
session of the plants which generate
electricity for general consumption in
Berlin and its suburbs.
FRAUD REVEALED BY SUIT
"Ph. Title Has High Social and
Financial Value in Germany.
BERLIN, Feb. 7. The action of the
University of Heidelberg in revoking
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
granted to a student moie than a year
ago has revealed the existence of a
diploma institute in Berlin, the field
of which embraces not the actual sale
of degrees, as in the so-called "diploma
Photo by Bain.
Count Rene Francois Joseph de
Warren-Surrey.
If any rich American girl wants
a Duke, there is one wandering
around New York just now who
says it will not be his fault if he
falls in love with an heiress. The
Duke is said to have a Papal
title. He describes himself, as
"Count Rene Francois Joseph de '
Warren-Surrey, Due de Warren:
direct descendant of the Counts
de Warren-Surrey, cousin of the
Dukes of Normandie and a rela
tive of the blood of the royal
families of England and France."
He wants it understood that he
did not come to America to marry
money, but he does not deny that
he is perfectly willing to fall in
love with a pretty American of
millions.
mills," but assistance In preparing the
necessary thesis for obtaining a de
gree. A candidate is naturally sup
posed to base his thesis upon original
research, but in the case of the Heidel
berg student whose Ph. D. was with
drawn, it was found that he had ob
tained his thesis through the Institute.
His fraud curiously came to light
through a suit started by him against
the -director of the thesis concern.
The doctor's title has a high social
and financial, as well as a scholarly
value, in Germany, enabling the holder
to move in the higher circles and to
contract better marriages. Frequently
advertisements appear in newspapers
offering substantial reward to persons
who can indicate a way for the adver
tiser to obtain the deslrejl degree. This
is along the line of the recent move
ment among German students In den
tistry to secure the title of doctor,
which led to a general strike of dental
students at Prussian universities last
month, .but the strike soon collapsed.
without success.
AEROPLANES MAY SIGNAL
Faris Firm Invents Soot Device Op
erated by Passenger.
PARIS, Feb. 7. (Special.) The
firm of Breguet has invented an in
genious method of signalling from
aeroplanes. 1 he aevice consists of a
tube placed in such a position that a
strong current of air from the pro
peller passes through it and is con
nected by a valve with a reservoir
filled with soot. This valve can be
operated by the passenger In the aero
plane in such a manner as to release
either a large or small quantity of
soot from the reservoir into the tube.
The soot whirled out of the tube by
the draught forms in the wake of the
machine long or short streaks of black,
by means of which messages can be
given in the Morse code.
It is stated that during the course
of some experiments made with this
device the dots and dashes of a raes
sage were made out with the help of
powerful field-glasses over five miles
away. The whole apparatus weighs
not more than nine pounds.
HOME RULER HAS SCHEME
Thomas Lough Believes Unionists
Would Be Satisfied.
LONDON, -Feb. 7. Serious attention
is given in the more thoughtful section
of the Liberal party to a suggestion
made by . Thomas Lough, an ardent
home ruler, who went early this month
to Ulster as the representative of a
dozen or more members of the commons
of kindred sympathies seeking a set
tlement by consent.
Mr. Lough found that many of the
Ulster unionists who signed the Car
son "covenant" are strongly opposed to
any plan excluding them from the new
home rule scheme, and that they would
be willing to give more favorable con
sideration to Mr. Redmond's programme
if for the first, say, 20 years of the
Irish parliament the representation of
the unionist minority should have a
definite proportion in both houses.
If. for instance, the Irish commons
membership is to be 164, the unionist
minority would be satisfied with
seats.
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temperature jooner than any. other animal.
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Strange Revelations About
Moscow Youth and Fash
ion Told.
VEILED WOMAN IN ROLE
Ill Single Winter Russian Girl Sud
denly Turns Old, Hair Becomes
Gray, Teeth. Fall Out and
Speech, Is Deranged.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 7. (Spe
cial.) Thoughtful men and women in
England and the United States profess
to be horrified by the spread of the
drug habit in their midst, but the reve
lations that come to them from time to
time from these countries bear no com
parlson with the dreadful state of
things in Moscow at the present mo
ment. The truth is, the best people in Mos
cow today are soaked with drugs, and
the whole wealthy West End, which in
cludes the university set, passes its
nights In injecting cocaine and morphia
and In orgies of "sulphurism."
Out of this state of affairs a strange
and sinister woman Emerges. Iu Arbat
lived, till last December, the Caucasus
Princess, Irina Dembizzl, who boasted
the bizarre title Sernlstiya Impera
trista, the Brimstone Empress. The
Empress was an expert in the science
and practice of drug taking, and th!
use or drugs in society; she cultivated
only drug maniacs' society, and she
compiled a privately printed book called
Memoirs of a Morphinist, which con
tained a list of 140 Moscow men and
S00 women of wealth and position who
were given to drug taking.
Every Society Suicide Recorded.
The Princess was wholly perverse
and unnatural. She kept track of every
suicide in society, and set herself to
ferret out the cause, always "under the
suspicion that her goddess. Morphia,
was the source of the tragedy." And
when she found out that this was In
deed so she went deeply veiled to see
the victim s funeral or sent a wreath of
violets inscribed, "Where thou hast
gone we shall soon follow."
The Drug Maniacs Club, founded by
princess Dembtzzi, had SO members.
who met once a month and recounted
tneir individual Joys and torments. Tne
more important experiences, were writ
ten down and analyzed by doctors, of
whom there were nine among the 80
members.
The great exploit of the Dembizzl
coterie was the invention of "sulphur
ism. hulnhurism is the chronic alter
nate taking of different drugs. Prin
cess Dembizzl was a victim, or, as. she
put it, a '"triumphator" in this business.
She described the torments in the tran
sition stage from one drug to another
as worse than the pains of giving up
me drug habit, but added that "the
reaction was worth the torment."
Woman Leaven 9115,000.
At Christmas she got melancholia
because her favorite poodle died, and
she took poison. She left $110,000. the
drug maniac library, a dozen poems and
tie weirdest collections of unnatural
art and furniture that ever eye has
seen. Her taste in art was for the
shockingly ugly pictures of: tho pessi
mist artist Zhukoff. who delights to
picture humanity being sucked dry by
vampires or crushed under Juggernaut
wheels, and copies of his ugliest pro
ductlons hung over her bed.
The case of Nadezhda Egoroff is typ
ical of those who fell under the malign
influence of this weird Princess. Mile.
Egoroff was the good-looking daughter
of the leather merchant Feodor Egoroff.
tone fell a year ago under the oerverse
influence of Princess Dembizzl. In one
Winter she suddenly grew old; her hair
turned gray,, her teeth fell out; and her
power of speech was deranged. She
became an old woman. Doctors could
do nothing for her. The cause was
sulphurism.
All over West Moscow are so-called
"Paradises," where the drug maniacs
meet, and where they are attended by
underground doctors. Underground
doctors are students who have failed to
get through examinations, or even doc
tors deprived, for offenses, of the right
or practicing, in addition many recog
nized men take drugs and heln drue-
takers. Underground doctors- are genial
inventors in the bringing of Joy and
degradation.
COURSE TO OPEN SOON
DR. MOXTESSORI .IKXOl'SCES SEC
OJfD LECTURE SERIES.
Fee Is $255 for Studying Work In
Rome of Dotorenst and Practic
ing In Children's Houses.
ROME, Feb. 7. (Special.) Dr.
Maria Montessori announces that her
second international training course fo
teachers in her method of education
as applied to young children, will take
place in Rome from February 23 until
June 30. Dr. Montessori herself will
give the lessons, and new "Case del
Bambini" (children's houses). which
have been founded here, will give
ample opportunities of observing
classes which will be undertaken by
lour or Dr. Montessori s assistants.
The course, which will only enable
pupils to direct "Case dei Bambini'
and not to train teachers In the Mon
tessorl method, will consist of 30 lec
tures of one hour each on the theory
of her method, by Dr. Montessori; 30
nours or practice work, either bv Dr.
Montessori or by one of the assistants
under her direct supervision; and CO
hours at least of observation In th
"Case dei Bambini." The lectures will
be given in Italian, but will be after
wards translated into English and
French and "read to those students who
wish to attend the readings in those
languages. At the end of the course an
examination will be held, and diplomas
given to those who are deemed capable
of applying the Montessori method of
education to small children.
The tuition fee for the course is $255.
It is unlikely tnat applications re
ceived after February 1 can be ac
cepted.
NAVAL DEFENSE WORRIES
Political Situation in Sweden Do mi
nated by Vessel Problem.
STOCKHOLM. Feb. 7. The question
of naval defense dominates the politi
cal situation in Sweden. When the
present liberal government came Into
office in 1911 it appointed a special
committee to consider the problem of
National defense. One of the leading
questions was the time of service for
conscripts, especially Infantry, which
is considered, on account of the nature
oX tha country, .tne most Important arm
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of the Swedish services. The needs of
the navy also were placed in the hands
of the commission.
The results of the hearings" have not
been published, but Premier Staff has
announced plans for the fortification
of various Inlets which form an im
portant naval station on the coast of
Norrland, and. the building of six to
eight semi-dreadnoughts, well armed
and suitable for use in the Swedish
home waters.
This, however, has not satisfied the
demands of the country. Complaint is
made that no plan has been adopted
for increasing the period of training
for the infantry, and that the demand
for a sea-going navy has been ignored.
Much of the Liberal press is urging
increased, training and the maintenance
of the navy at a standard of 12 re
spectable fighting ships. Even the
Socialists are veering towards the sup
port or an increase in the defensive
forces.
The uncovering of several cases of
Russian espionage has increased the
demand for adequate defense. Even the
rural districts have become excited
.'ORWAV'S QVEEK TO AID IX
RIO CELEBRATION
Photo by Inilerwooil & "Underwood.
English tnnaon of King of
Norsemen.
The charming and beautiful
Queen of Norway was Princess
Maud, the third daughter of the
late King Edward of England,
when in 1896 she married the
present King of Norway, who
at that time was Prince Charles
of Denmark. Her charm, grace
and regal dignity have endeared
her in the hearts of the people
who elected her husband in 1905
to the throne of Norway. She
will take a prominent part in
her country's coming celebration.
over the question, and the farmers,
who are not greatly devoted to the
idea of conscription ordinarily, plan
to gather late this month, 5o,00u strong,
in Stockholm, to demand better defen
sive arrangements. This meeting will
be the most impressive indication of
the seriousness of the movement, for
these freehold farmers are the back
bone of the nation.
ARCHDUCHESS IS NURSE
MEMBER OF KOYAI.TY, DIVORCED,
TO GO TO ALBANIA.
Convent Life Is Sbunned bat Former
Belle of Vienna Court Intends to
Ileli Fellow Creatures.
VIENNA, Feb. 7. Very quietly and
without the usual ceremonies, another
member of the imperial family has laid
aside all her titles and dignities, but
without renouncing them forever. This
interesting event is the topic of much
lively discussion in Vienna society.
The Archduchess Isabella, daughter
of the Archduke Frederick, who was
divorced from her husband. Prince
George of Bavaria, a few months after
their marriage, will leave Vienna in a
few days, first of all to go to Spain
and there become a hospital nurse
Next Spring the Archduchess intends
to proceed to Albania to organize a
public sick nursing service.
Formerly it was customary for a
lady of high rank, whose marriage was
dissolved so soon, to go into a nun
nery, but the young and beautiful
Archduchess Isabella, who in her maid
en days was one of the merriest mem
bers of the Vienna Court, resolutely
declared that she had not the slightest
intention of passing the rest of her
lifo in the melancholy seclusion of a
convent, but would choose a calling
in which she could be useful to her fel
low creatures.
At the beginning of last Summer, as
soon as she was divorced, she went to
the Rudolfinerhaus Hospital, where the
Ked Cross Society has its own school
for nurses, to learn nursing. She adopt
ed the name of "Sister Irmengard," and
now wears a nurse s dark gray um
form, living in a tiny chamber Just
under the hospital roof, and perform
ing just the same duties as her fel
low nurses.
FRENCH INCOME TAX UP
SENATORS AM GOVERNMENT AT
ODDS OVER BILL.
Commission Drafts Meaanre, bat Minis
ter of Finance Announces Vote
tVIlt Be Forced on 1 1 1m Plan.
PARIS. Feb. 7. (Special.) The
questions of fiscal reform and the in
troduction of the Income tax, which
are to come before the Senate shortly,
are expected to bring about a serious
conflict between the upper house and
the government.
In the Ministerial declaration the
Doumergue cabinet declared that it
would secure the prompt voting by the
Senate of the income tax bill which
was passed by the Chamber of Deputies
five years ago. This system, which
was the creation of M. Caillaux. tha
present Minister of Finance. Is based
on the declaration of their incomes by
the taxpayers themselves. Their lecla
rations are afterwards subjected to
close official scrutiny and verification.
The Senate finance commission op
posed this measure on the ground that
it. would tend to create a sort of fiscal
Inquisition in the country, and it re
jected tho bill.
The Senate commission then decided
to draw up a new plan for an income
tax. This plan, which is now ready for
discussion, is based on the principle of
fixing the amount of the, tax according
to exterior signs of fortune.
At the last meeting of the commis
sion M. Caillaux. Finance Minister, was
present and declared. In the name of
the government, that It would ask the
Senate to vote on the old measure,
which already has passed the Chamber.
In spite of this, the Senate commis
sion has decided to .adhere to its own
project, and it will be for the whole
Senate to decide between true two
schemes. Opposition to the govern
ment's plan certainly, will be strong.
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Big Exhibition Will Illustrate
Principal Result of Cen
tury's Work.
PROSPEROUS YEAR IS 1913
Only Worry Among Norwegians To
day Is Reeling Tliat Kingdom's
International Situation Is Weak
and- Defenses Undeveloped.
Correspondence of Associated Press.
CHR1ST1AN1A. Norway. Feb. 7
Norway will celebrate the centenary of
her liberation by an exhibition here
this year which will illustrate the
principal results of a century's work.
The celebration conies at a propiti
ous time, for the Kingdom has just
had one of the most prosperous years
in her history. The foreign trade for
the year was extremely good, while
the harvests have reached a total value
of nearly $8,000,000. The new year has
also opened well, there being no signs
of the economic depression reported in
many other countries.
The only worry among the Nor
wegians today is a feeling that the
Kingdom's international situation in
weak and that its defences have not
Teen sufficiently developed. An active
propaganda is under way to induce tha
Government to provide more adequate
defence.
A deputation of adherents of nil
parties waited on the Premier recently
to urge this matter. All the papers
support the movement and many emi
nent men contribute articles on tho
subject.
Frldtjof Nansen. the exnlorer. haa
published a pamphlet, of which thous
ands of copies have been distributed.
pointing out that a period of imminent
peril for Norway Is heralded bv th
constantly increasing armament in
loreign countries. This, he declares,
must eventually end in a tremendous
general war, in which the minor na
tions will risk being completely
crushed.
The King and Queen will play prom
inent roles in the planned celebration.
INDIAN MAIL IS SHOT UP
Three of IVsiiawar-Calcutta Train
Crew Killed.
DELHI, leb. 7. Particulars which
have been received here of an attack
on the Peshawar-Calcutta mail train
near Jehingera give remarkable evi
dence of the growing truculence of the
frontier tribesmen and of the daring
of the I'athan element. The pans
which attacked the mail numDered 100
men. Three officials on tho train were
killed.
The mail carried a large number ot
passengers, who were aroused from
their sleep by the noise of shots. Ap
parently the aim of the raiders waa
either to loot the guards' van or to re
venge the death of a notorious dacoit.
The attacking party was divided into
three sections. Two of these were de
puted to deal with the driver and
guard and the third to overawe the
passengers. The fireman was shot dead
on the engine and the driver of the
latter was wounded and died later. The
guard was killed as he alighted from
his brake van.
A search of the brake van for treas
ure by the outlaws proved resultlesM.
In the meantime the passengers, in
cluding four British officers, had col
lected what weapons were available
and the show of force which they made
drove the gang off in retreat, but un
scathed. Two of the British officers then took;
charge of tho train and continued the
journey.
Immediately news of the outrage
reached Peshawar and Nowshera mov
able columns were dispatched to scour
the country. So far the search has been
without result.
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EGYPT GETS NEW STAMPS
Characteristic Scenes of Country Are
Printed on Issue.
CAIRO, Feb. 7. (Special.) A new
set of postage stamps for Egypt conies
into use tomorrow. There are 10 desig
nations in the adhesive series, in value,
ranging from 1 to 200 milliemes, and
the design is different for each.
The opportunity has been taken in
this series, as in other countries in
late years, of embodying in the design
some characteristic fig'ure or scene.
Thus there are In this issue finely en
graved pictures of the Sphynx, tho
Colossi of Thebes, the Pylon of Kar
nak, the Temple of Abu Simbel, and a
conventional portrait of Cleopatra,
among other subjects. The 100-millie-mes
stamp, illustrating the Temple of
Abu Simbel, is a particularly hand
some label.
LORD KITCHENER IS BACK
Sirdar. Iteturns to Khartum Aftec
Inspecting Dam Site.
KHARTUM. Feb. 7. (Special.)
Lord Kitchener, accompanied by the
Governor-General and staff, has re
turned from inspecting the site of the
Blue Nile dam at Makwar, near Sennar,
where Sir Arthur Webb's commission
of experts is examining detailed pro
jects. The excavation of a canal has
already begun at the south end, and
the work Is expected to take two or
three years, as it is impossible to pro
ceed with it during the rains.
Lord Kitchener attended the conse
cration of a new Masonic temple at
Khartum by the district grand master.
General Wingate. Some 120 Free
masons of all nationalities and relig
ions, including Bishop Gwynne and the
Grand Kadi, were present.
MILLINERY JVIANIA IS HERE
Mile. Yvetle Darly's Hats Costly and
Suit Now Kollows.
PARIS. Feb. 7. (Special.) Mile.
Yvettc Darly Is a fair I'arislenne with,
a mania for millinery.
In ten months a certain well-known
hat store supplied her with goods to
the value of nearly $1S00 and they are
now suing for payment, which the re
fuses on the ground that the prices
charged are exorbitant. The mere man,
glancing at the list, would be Inclined
to agree with her. Here are some of
the items:
Black velvet hat, with four paradise
plumes, $220: blue velvet hat, with three
lllllput aigrettes, $220: Marquis de Clion.
hat. blue and black taffeta, with lwi
aigrettes. $270: black velvet hat. with
.aigrettes and ribbons, $210.
- The court has taken a week to think,
out the verdict, -
HONOR