THE OREGON SUNDAY, JOURNAL; PORTLAND, t SUNDAY MORNING, . MAY 21;" 1911.
LONDON
Scotland's Ceiuuf j
Shows tt Decrease v I
: German ; Emperor
Sued by a Singer
Unrest in .Corsica
Indicates1 a Revolt
VIENNA
POPULATION OF '
FINANCING. BACOONIAN RESEARCH
j System of Great Landholding
i fi?' Held Responsible for ; Eml
gration;pfYoung People
From Highlands to. Canada
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V . ;: By Phillip Bvereft, ; .
,(By flit International News VerTtoa.lt f ,
V Londois May SO. National . econo
mists here are .greatly worried at the
' Indisputable tact that Boot land la be-
comina dep'ouuiatea at an aisrrowg
rate fact which haa been made more
evident than ever by tne census juat
taken.;- .-
There la not the slightest doubt
to the reasons which cause tena 01 tnou
sands of home-loving, induatrloua Soots
to leave the country of their birth to
go to other countries, wnere iney rin
the c-pportunltiee (hat are denied them
t home, and several Scotch members
of parliament were very outspoxen on
the subject when I approached them in
the lobby the other day.
: P. Ju Molteno, who Is the represent
live of Dumfriesshire" in the house of
Commons, said:
f ; "The . decline In the population - of
I Scotland Is no surprise to me; X have
(been calling public attention to It for
I years past. There are no small farms
I to be had; there Is no ladder by means
of whlon a man can rise; Indeed, In
some districts It is impossible ta even
get a house.
"Can you-wonder, tlifcn. that when a
Canadian emigration agent comes along
and : tells these people about a. land
where they can get freehold farms on
easy terms, they go? In my country ,
Dumfries we have some of the. finest
f Afivmn mmtmv fWim thlr hamh hmuee
they cannot get a bit or land to tin.
- Land X.ews Detrimental.
'There Is no country in Europe where
the land laws are so detrimental to the
nubllo good' as they are in Scotland.
Twelve persons own x 8,400.000 acres,
which is equal to the whole cultivated
area of Belgium. Seventy men own
over 9.000,000 acres which is equal to
the eultlvated area of Denmark. Euro
pean economists point to- Scotland as
the most modern illustration or tne uis
that a bad land system will Inflict upon
a people."
i A. C Morton. M. P. for Sutherland-
shire, spoke very much in the same vein.
He said: -
In the county which I represent we
have 880,000 acres which the Crofters'
commission reported in 1895 to be fitted
for cultivation. The same commission
reported that, in the six crofting coun
ties Inverness, Ross ana womstry,
Sutherland, Argylshlre, Caithness and
Orkney -and Shetland there were 1760
I acres which might be cultivated.
"But nothing haa been done, and the
result has tieen' that all the yetrng peo
ple have had to clear out- This Is
ahown by the returns or oia age pen
sions paid. The percentage of persons
lover 70 Is higher in Sutheriandshlre
than in any other part of Britain." -1
have no hesitation in saying that 60,000
more people could live there in com
fort. ,
"True, the days are gone. when you
might trace the track of emigration- In
tne cnarrea-inatcn or ruinea crons.
ibut a close Investigation will reveal
something almost as bad. - In house
titer house you will find the old age
lensloner or the solitary eouple, buf no
Matwai t tons or daughters., Ask where
n.n young people are gona, una you will
le told, with a shake of the head, that
John and Willy and half a dozen more
pt their children could see no prospect
f securing farms of their own In
Scotland and have been lured away by
be emigration poster which dangles be
fore their eyes the promise of 160 acres
n Canada."
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The Duohess of Beaufort, who is said to be financing the project of Dr. Or
vtlle Owen ! of Detroit, who is, digging lnr the HI vet. Wye , at Chepstow,
Wales,' for the original manuscript f of Jghaksspeare and. Bacon, which he
' declares are In the river there. Wnat may be called Dr. Owen's argument
of finance Is that all buried treasure is valuable, but buried treasure of
Francis Bacon, Earl of-Verulam, consisting, as he avers, of. the original
manuscripts of Shakespeare's plays in the Baconian script, will be worth
at least $20,000,000 In this era of literary commercialism . The Duchess
of Beaufort is said to have advanced 000 for the operations of Dr.
Owen. The other third Interest Is held by-Dr. Prescott of Boston, a life-
long friend e(r, Owen, and the man whose researches .. oonYlnced htm
: that the Baconian, treasure Is In tne River Wye.
VISCOUNTESS MAIDSTONE PROCLAIMED
MOST BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN PEERESS
Misery That Prevails in island
That Pniduced Napoleon In
:. cites , ii hrest Revolt ; M ay
' ; Follow 'to Sorrow of France,
. By " George Dufresne. f
(By the tiitcrnitlonKl Kcwi Eorvtot.)
- Paris, - May -80-Corslca, -thebirth
place of Napoleon, la apt to give trouble
before ltfng! if the Krench government
be not careful. ' No doubt, the inhabit
ants of .that island are Jealous and vin
dictive and make excellent bandits, still
Corsica is not a French colony, but
French department. By the constitu
tion, a Corslcsn is a Frenchman as much
as a Parisian is a Frenchman. Unfor
tunately, the republlo has always kept
at arm's length the Island that gloried
in having produced Naonleoo. Bonaparte,
During' the empire the sons of Corsica
were in favor. Tender the republic they
are enemies - ana outcasts. Hence, ai
though the soil is rich and there should
be enough for' every man, woman, and
child,, dreadful misery exists . and the
cry now is famine.. M. Clemenceau once
offered Corsica to anyone who could
take it. That was his bluff, for Italy
would "heeppt he gift without tieslta
tlon. The Itepubllcan government mut
devise sonfe. means to check the revolt,
for already there are too -many signs
of a general crumhltng-to-pleces in
Franca, which, if not tlealt with In time,
will bring about a tremendous smash.
Antl-ClerlcaMsm Condemned.
Among trie patriots wlio are warning
the government against continuing a
radical antl-clerlcal policy none is bet
ter known for his patriotism and states
manlike Qualities than M. Paul Adam.
Although he is a men of very advanced
political views M. Adam in an article
just published In "I -a Revue Hehdoma
daire claims that France has lost Im
measurably te-aiiK6 of her antl-clerlcal
policy. Instead of building up the na
tion, her energies have been devoted
to warring sgalnst the priests. And
the result. Is less In every way, not
merely less "in character and virility
but absolute material loss. It is no
torious that the $200,000,000 expected as
the result of winding-up the estates of
the religious societies dwindled to as
many thousands, thanks to Duez and
those who assisted him in his "liquidation."
VISIT POSTPONED,
REASON UNKNOWN
ii'ELSHMEN EXPECT
GOLDEN HARVEST
Jnyestiture of Young prince In
spires People of Wales With
Commercial Ideas. "
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' (By the Tatraitlaal Vewi Berries.)
London. May 20. In suite of Keir
rlardie h denunciation of all Welshmen.
who are preparing to take part In the
nvestiture or the Prince of Wales, re-
nlndlng them that the first Prince of
vvales was the oldest son of the con-
ineror of their country, everybody la
(Valea, from Lloyd-George to the hum
blest worklngman at Carnarvon, la look.
ng forward to the event .with great ex-
lectatlons probably not- so much be
ause very much Importance, is "attrib
uted to the- ceremony itself, as because
f the prosperity which It is hoped will
oiiow in its waae. v , .
The. mediaeval ceremony .promises; to
ring to Wales a greater number of
wealthy American visitors' than ever be
ore and; Welshmen feel aura that moat
r these -will be o charmed witR the
treat natural - beauties ' that they Will
epeat their visit and. include it In- their
nnual round" of eotcursion. and. thus
rive the Impulse to a great Invasion of
;vfalthy tourists, . leaving behind them a
.'The government i dolngeverythlng
o make the ceremony of .the investiture
ur imposing one, and-the planned 'naval
evlew will almost be as impressive as
he coronation review at Spithead.
It is Intended that the whole of the
)readnaught ; battleships and cruisers
n the home fleet shall anchor in Car-
uirvon bay, and that torpedo boat de
troyers and possibly submarines, shall
ake up positions In the River Sfeignt,
vhlch runs . under the shadow; of the
ray castle walls. These vessels will
ict 'as escort -19 the royal yacht, "-on
vhlch the king and queen will stay at
lolly head on the night . before the in
estiture of their son. J
At a low estimate 160,000 visitors are
xnectcd to take part in. the celebrations.
Vine thousand people, will be accommo-
ated with seats on the grand stands
vhlch are now being erected within the
ulhsr of . their old castle ' and at least
0.000 neoDle will be able to sethe
f'rcsentatlnn of the prince from Queen
leanor's Gateway. - -
Many additional thousands will watch
By Chester T. Overton.
(Br tbe IotnrnatloMl News Servise.)
London, May 20. In these pre-corona
tlon days, it is astonishing to nots the
really extensive and serious attention
that is given by tbe English pesss and
people to the share that Americans, resi
dent and visiting, are expected to take
in an af falrveo peculiarly British.
For Instance, a discussion In in prog,
ress as to who may be acclaimed the'
loveliest, the roostpopujar or.the richest
American peeressr-someihing, after the
fashion of the old time game of forfeit.
In the matter of beauty the award seem
strongly tending toward the Viscountess
Maidstone, who was Miss Marguerlta
Drexel, and who will be the Countess of
Winchelsea and - Nottingham, her hus
band being heir to that historic earldom.
Mt Is recalled that In her early girl
hood. John S. Sargent, the painter, pro
nounced her and her brother, Armstrong ,
DTeeI,the T handsomest y uh gsterS I n
London, and it is noted that in ner ma
turlty she is as lovely as she was when
Sargent paid her that compliment.
As a matter of fact "maturity" is only
a term, for Lady. Maidstone Is stiU In
her early 20's, and' glimpse of her in
Bond street, awakens the thought that
she will rgnk with the historical beauties
of London.' r. ' .: "," ' " 'IX'.-."
-c puebeeg Creates DlsoussiOn,
Much aisoussioa is made over the now
open seeret that the Duchess of Marl
borough wag offered the honor of hold
ing the canopy over Queen Mary's head
at the coronation on the distinct under
standing that ghe would decline wmon
h ild. Thle Is, however, ' purely 4 a
teohiilor-matter, and may be compared
to- the hint given to, the Duchess of Bex-,
burghe that she Is too short in stature
to carry the canopy with dignity. It la
further leajned that their majesties
wish It to be understood that they have
no personal feeling against the Duchess
of Marlborough, and that It was deemed
inexpedient In view of the notoriety that
preceded the Marlborough separation to
make an exception to the rule that no
peeress ' separated from her husband
should be. "commanded" to- take part
in coronation. 'y.-.;k?.- .i-rtmv-ri-.
r: Loopholes have been found, however,
through which the duchess may if she
desires enter Westminster on ceremonial
day. It has be;n decided "that there
shall be no refusal by the court to per.
mit any peeress to attend, providing she
claims her right to be present."
That is the exact language of the un
official royal decree. . Hence it "can be
positively stated that whllo no sum
mons ! been ptzWLlJ .be Issued to the
Duchess of Marlborough to attend the
coronation, she may, if she elects to
stand upon her rights, take her place
with the legally made peeress and clap
her coronet on with the rest Of them.
Keen observers of the duchess' char
acter predict .that she will not take ad
vantage of this loophole. They call at
tention to her absence of last week's,
court function and point out that she is
devoting her time and energy to charit-1
able and literary work that is winning
her golden opinion among all classes.
Her article In the Nineteenth Century
magaslne on "Lodging Houses for Work
ing Girls," attracted much pleasing
comment Her most notable charity is
connected .with, the wives -of prisoners
whom she visits and assists from her
owa purse, ... .: ' . -
Peter of Servia Not to Visit
Francis Joseph at Present
and Public Speculates.
OFF ' FOR MEDITERRANEAN r CRUISE
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German Emperor, in Capacity
of King of Prussia;: Sen-,
fenced to Pay Judgment De
manded by Opera Singer, -
Latest photograph of Queen Alexandra from a snapshot t taken just prior to
ncr aepariure ior ueuoa. ii is naia inai yupen Alexandra sun grieves
deeply over the death ol King Edward and that she refuses to partici
pate in the gaieties and pomp Incidental to the coronation of her son as
King George V. The period of official court mourning for Edward VII
ended May 6 and It was naturally thought that Queen Alexandra, with
the rest of the royal family would lay aside her mourning and enter into
th preparations for the coronation festivities. It has been announced,
however, that she will be absent from London throughout the coronation ex
ercises. Accompanied by Princess Victoria, Queen Alexandra Is on her
way to Genoa, theie to embark on the royal yacht for a prolonged Medi
terranean cruise.
the royal" procession through mote than
twa. miles of road jbetween Griffith's
Crossing .where the king and queen and
the Prince of Wales wm;iand. from, the
royer yacht, ta the market equareon
which the "tnaln.. portions of the castle
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BUNKO ARTIST. GETS !
n : v : away miw $590,000
; Par'ia,'May.20--A buhko aeheme ef
the -first water has come to ugnt
through- the mysterious disappearance
of an eccentric banker named Rivier,
who had acquired jb. vast fortune by in
ducing the credulous to invest : their
savings with him under a promiae to
return 1 per cent per day therefor. ' -This
curious person, in spite of the
vast business he. transacted, is said to
have subsisted wholly upon egea ,. and
tea, .which he prepared himself In, the
seclusion: of a lonely little room con-
talnlng, by Way of furniture,';-, camp
bedstead and a stooL He wore a. moth
eaten, sand--beard, and burled himself
In such - seclusion that he was only
once or twice seen by any other vis
itors than hie two clerks. , -
;Week after week .the money poured
Into his coffers- in ever -lncreaelng
amounts, till one .day he mysteriously
disappeared. .-''An investigation was eetj
afoot and,titr waa found that he? had
made a getaway with, funds amounting
to half a million dollars. - ' - :v
No trace' has been found" of the sus
pect to date T. '
TO FLY, HIGH STRONG
- HEART IS NECESSARY
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'Paris. Ma v 20. Dealing with the sub.
jeot of 'Mal des Avlateurs," sickness of
aviators,," U. ."Dastre, one of the ' pro
fessors in the . Faculty of Science in
Paris, reoently read a paper before the
academy.- ' The sickness of aviators is
said to be very much like mountain
sickness,- only it comes on much more
rapidly... The sensation is experienced
at a height, of about 4000 feet and
again in the descent One thing M.
Dastre endeavored to impress upon his
hearers was that a sound heart was
before all things necessary for those as
cendlng to great heights. Another
point of advice was that anyone who
had experienced ill effects from an
ascent should not allow the matter to
rest when the sensations had passed
away. . Such an one should make
point; of consulting his doctor at the
earnest opportunity.
- Cared ht Sleeping Sickness. ' '
" ' " (Psbtlaben Prn Leand Wtr-.
Lisbon, May 20. In tbe Lisbon hos
pital of Santa. Maria & negro who was
suffering from sleeping, sickness has
been Injected with- the preparation
606. . After twenty-four hours' treat
ment he is apparently cured, s. The liquid
that remained was- used upon . rat
which- was, suffering from , the samo dis
eased and the result was equally sat
isfactory More Negroes suffering from
sleeping sickness are to be sent from
Africa so that the exoertinents may be
Contlaued, . . ' v j .
(Publliben' Prws lawd Wire.)
By Emil Andrassy.
Vienna, May 50. It is declared offi
cially that the emperor's health is nor
mal 'but for a slight cold. It la re
garded as significant, however, that
King Peter of Servia has been requested
to postpone his visit to Vienna for
awhile.
That nis majesty is very feeble is
not aeniea ana tne recurrence or these
colds is giving very serious concern.
It may be that International politics
w-'-e84ryt''ttiNittetTM'fr(ia1t
ponement of the Servian king's visit
as there is a strongly backed report that
King Peter is in trouble with his 'peo
ple and that the announcement of his
abdication need cause no surprise.
Baroness Is Modiste.
Passing as "Mme. Juliette," a Haps
burg, and a distant cousin of Emperor
Francis Joseph, has been unearthed car
rying on a dressmaking establishment
in Gzegedln, an obscure Hungarian
town.
. But that is a decided step up the
social ladder for this Baroness Julie
Eichhof-Hassberg-Battner, who has fol
lowed the occupation of a mald-of-all-
worK in a stationmastef s menage,
Tragedy has marred no less than three
matrimonial attempts on which- she has
embarked during her career. Her first
husband, a lieutenant of Hussars, spent
her fortune, and blew out hla hratnn
the second, a chemist, 'poisoned him
self within six months of tbe wedding
day; and from the" third the baroness
obtained a divorce.
Then it was that she entered domfcstio
service. Subsequently' better oppor
tunities offered themselves, and she be
came established as a modiste.
Stage Kama Saves Debtor.
Mile. Emmy Destinn. whose name in
private life is Emilie Klttely, the great
Bohemian prima donna of tbe kaiser's
Royal Opera, and well known In Amer
ica, haa won an unusual case in the
Austrian supreme court, which has de
cided that a person who signs a prom
issory note in a stage name is not re
sponsible for its repayment
.While Mile. Destinn was singing in
London in 1908 she borrowed 1800 from
a Prague master tailor, to whom she
gave a bill of exchange signed in the
name under which she had won inter
national fame. The note not having
been paid when flue, the tailor sued
Mile. Destinn, but she set up the fle-
lence tnat the. note was not legal be
cause It did not bear her real name.
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TOWN ELECTS OFFICIALS
NlUFIv
INJURIES DID
(By tbe International Newa 8-r-lre.)
London, May 20. One of the most
unusual and ancient ceremonies in all
England took place the other day when
the little town of Hungerford awoke at
8 o'clock to the inspiring strains of an
historic horn, which has called the
hburghers of that municipality together
ever since the thirteenth century. The
villagers took themselves to the. Hock
tide to elect a new constable, a por
treeve, "nle tasters, the keepers of the,
keys, the tuttimen and the governing
committee for the year 1911. The cere
monies that followed were exactly the
same as those which took place In 1363
when the town was granted a charter
providing for the election of the offi
cials to safeguard its ancient rights
of hawking, fishing and grazing.
Scarcely had the notes of the horn
died away when two citizens, the tutti
men were called to breakaat with the
constable and received from him the
historic garlanded ' poles with which, ss
staves of office, they become the town's
almoners for the day. Their duty is to
call at every house and leave oranges
for every member of the household, to
receive alms for the common purse, and
to kiss the lady of the house.
Next the town cryera, as in days of
old. called to the town hall the burgh
ers, 99 in number, who were to elect a
new constable by "bell and book," and
to consider Hungerford's -budget for
1911. In this instance the city fathers
returned " their " ballots' in" favor -of -the-j
incumbeht, Mr. Allright. who there
upon Invited the commoners to lunch
eon at the Three Swans. Here the
party drank punch made from a recipe
300 years old.
After the luncheon the other officers
were ejected according to rules laid
down over 600 years ago. The voting
continued through most of the day, the
mediaeval ceremonies being closed late
at night with a inonsW parade, wit
nessed by thousands o curious sightseers.
By Malcolm Clarke. i
(Publlhrf Prat Leaaed Wlrt.a ' r-
TJerlin, May 2oThe mighty kaiser .
is amendable to the courts and he fig'
ured recently as an unsuccessful de .
fendant In a damage suit. The em-
peror lost the lawsuit in his capacity
of King of Prussia and proprietor of
the Itoyal Opera at Wiesbaden. The
case was Instituted before the "Privy ; .
Council of Justice" by Fraulein Hess ;
loehl, a singer employed at the Wies
baden Opera. Fraulein Ilessloshl was
recently fined 1260 for indulging In loud .
"stage whisper." This the management r
conttldered an unseemly Interference .V.
with the performance. She sued the
king for restitution of the fine, and the '
court decided that the claim was well -grounded.
When Wagner Was a Student. , r 1
Among the many interesting things
told in the memoir-; of the great muslo
master Wagner is the story of his col v
legu life. .
When a student at Leipzig University -he
plunged Into a fighting corps, wore'
the colore proudly, and narrowly es- "
caped serious duels. The manner In
which Wagner described what was a ...
tragic episode of his student days, the ,
unMpartng way In which he confesses
his faults, throws new light upon hie
character. In simple but exceedingly -moving
words he tells -of the gambling '
passion that held blm like a demon;,
his long 'fun of illness maddened him; ""' '
he lost interest in all else but play, ,
Indifferent to the opinion of hla former
nn m nn n inn u ha vniali.i1 1 r-n rr. thjkl
midst, passing night after night with"
the lowest of students In gambling
houses. - - . ,
Finally, having lost everything, he
used some money he held in trust for -
his mother, and that, too, was swallowed '
with the exception of one thaler. Sick -.
in mind and body he sat through that
terrible night distracted. He knew that
the thaler represented his whole life ...
nd existence, tliat lost, hs could
never return home. He saw himself -
wandering aimlessly In the grsy of the
morning through the fields and woods .
a prodigal son. . Suddenly, while on the -
verge of despair, he won and won again,
until there was sufficient to pay all
his debts. The warmth that filled his
soul and body was, he says, of a sacred .
nature; he felt that he was not aban
doned by God and his angels; he felt. '.
a holy presence whispering Warning
and consolation. He was cured. He
went home and slept soundly for hours,
and awoke new born.
Deterred by no sense of shame, he -
told his mother of his experience in '..
that momentous night, and returned her
money, under acknowledgment of his -
I sin. She folded her hands and thanked
J God for the grace he had given her '
son, and expressed her firm conviction .
that he was saved, and that temptation r- -would
never again assail .him. This
was actuality the case, and Wagner then
threw himself with renewed energy In- :
to hla musical studies, eptering upon -a
new and serious phase.
Woman Executes Suicide Pact ,
Despairing of being cured of a com
plaint from which Bhe suffered. Frau V
Lueck, wife of a German ex-army of
ficer, determined to commit suicide. '
She confided her idea to her daughter..- -and
the latter decided to die with her v
mother. Both were very fond of Frau
Lueck's 12 year old son, and they agreed "
that he should accompany them across : '
the bourne. - Mother and -daughter a few - r :
nights ago contrived to administer - aleep '-
intr draughts to the rest "df the family.
Then they carried the slumbering boy
into the, sitting room, locked the door,
stopped up every crevice, ahd turned the , j
gas on. .' v;;'.
Next morning all were found dead. ; -
EARLIER HO
OFFICIAL RED TAPE BINDS FRANCE
IVY DEPARTMENT MOST AFFECTED
POSTCARD ARRIVES .
IN SPITE OF ADDRESS
(Br tb International Nsws gerric. '
Berlin, May 20. An interesting story
or the ingenuity or the German post
office In tracing an -address that might
well have pussled them. is printed in a
German newspaper.' i-;v';.-" ,. -:.,
" A - peasant of ths ,iame of Gottlieb
had Some business, to transact in the
town of Blankenburg, and left his lug
gage behind him. in the Inn where he
was staying. He. fcould not remember
the name of the inn. but know that it
had green shutters" and stood near-'' a
nrmge. . so ne accordingly wrote a card
to "The house with the green shutters
on the other aide bf the bridge where
Gottlieb, from. Schwaraburg, left . hla
rucksack in Blankenburg." s, c , t
' The postbffice found the house alt
right, and, Gottlieb reccivrel hla lug
gaga.' -' x.-.::- S'i ''.' y! f 'i-
(By th International Newa Serrlce.)
Paris, May 20. Americans who de
plore the prevalence of official red tape
in Washington may find some consols
tlon In knowing that we are much worse
off here in France. The government
department in which the tape Is moot
prominont is undoubtedly the navy,
where M. Deicnsse is trying his utmost
to do away with it. The following lit
tle Incident will show that the minis
ter was Justified when he said the other
day, that red tape threatens tire safety
of the republic.
Some time ago the navy yard at Tou
lon needed two ordinary saucepans for
the galley of a submarine. After mak
ing the need officially known, after
using reams of paper and pints of ink
the order was given to a certain manu
facturer to supply the two saucepans,
which must fulfill a number of specified
requirements. It was particularly 'em
phasized that the bottoms of the cook
ing vessels must be of the very first
quality and exceptionally trjong. The
factory made the saucepans and a spe
cial commission of - teqhni.cal experts
was ordered to examine them, which
they did most thoroughly, thereupon
the pans were. sent, with a long report,
to the chemical laboratory of the navy
department, which was to test the metal
of the bottom of the pans. The- chem
ists scraped the bottoms very carefully
and the pans were returned to the com
mission with a favorable report.
The commission then issued a new
official report to the effect that the
saucepans would have been eminently
fit for the galley of the submarine if
the official chemists had not scraped
the bottoms so hard'that both pans were
leaking, whereupon they were sold as
old metal and - the. same proceedings
started over again. ' Ja the meantime
the crew of the submarine would be
starving if the cook had not on his own
responsibility bought two ordinary tin
saucepans from a Toulon hardware
dealer. -: .
IS ROYAL HOBBY
King George Would Have Men
of Affairs Devote More K
Time to Business.
LONDON FASCINATES
. NATIVE MAORI GUIDE
London, May 20. One of the most in
teresting figures in the group of Maori
villagers now In London for the coro
nation festivities Ms Maggie : Papakura,
Maggie is well known as tbe. guide to
the Hot 'Lakes Botorua her native vil
lage in North , Island. New Zealand.
In this capacity she haa made the ac
quaintance of the king and queen, of
Lord Kitchener, 'and - the globe trotters
and tourists innumerable, : ' . ,j
When their majesties, as duke and
duchess of YOrk. visited Netv Zealand, novel.
Maggie had the honor of acting as their
guide to the volcanic - wonders of Rot-
orua. - ' - . '
With : the exception of a few"s visits
to Sydney and, Melbourne latterly Mag
gie, has spent her entlr iifa in her
native village. He absorption of civil
Uatton is unoanny. She said, speaking
In colloquial Engusn and without the
suspicion of an accent, that : London
town seemed strange and wonderful,
"fantastic almost." She added that to
stand and gaze at a building , with so
rich a past as the tower or Whitehall
was a new notion to her since Maori
buildings do not long endure end Sydney
and Melbourne are modern towns.
Looking at her, however, as .she sat
back in her chair" wearing an 'every
day English white silk blouse and dork
skirt it was diffleult indeed to imagine
that her surroundings Were In any way
(Br th luternatlonal Newa Sarrlcci " .
London,. May 20. The king and queen
of England propose to reform not only
the gowns of their fashionable feminine
subjects, but also the hours of their
loyal masculine adherents, m Hardly bad '
the echoes of the queen's order directed '
against hobble skirts died away, when :
the information was conveyed In a court
circular that hereafter guests would be
received by their gracious majesties at
9:30 p. m., instead of 10:30 The an-,
nounceraent of these earlier hours is "
accepted an an Indication of a project
very dear to the king. He believes that '
Ululate hours of dining in . the evening ,
and of starting business in the morning
which prevail in . London interfere ser- , -iously
with the Industrial and commer r ;i
CiaJ progress of Great Britain. ; He has v ,
determined to use hls lnflunce to- bring .
about earlier hours, and also to shorten
the "week end" period which now brings ; :
so much business' to a standstill on
Friday night in-London. -
Every American who has ehdeavored :
to do business for the ,. first time In
London has been annoyed, and -then .
amased by 7th way in which all lm '
portant negotiations- cease en ' Prldsy
night noti to be resumed until the fol
lowing Tuesday; morning, owing to the
Ion j week end excursions to the coun
try that .have become the rul among
men . of affairs. During his . travels
when Prince of Wales the king was pro
found ly impressed by th fact tliat in
all ' those countries - which - iiave mad
the gi-ea test. strides commercially, the',
community ia given th early i.oum, Si,;i
few holidays, - The degjiierscy ot Knw
land in this rcnit U a itter ni.l. U
the king .hopes to vercom txitli If
his own example, a rxi by nurtt tnV.f'i-
as he can extrt through social j