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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1912.
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Britons Learn What
Their Ruler May Do
RLJN
Three Meet Death in
Pursuit of Apache
PARIS:
Parisians Startled by
Young New Yorker
is
THE PERSONS MEET
DEATH IN BATTLE WITH
Camorrlsts Who Were Convicted After 16 Months' Trial
JADED PARISIANS ARE
GIVEN DANGE TREAT
:' BY IRVING BROKAVV
ITALY PLUNDERED OF
i HER ART-TREASURES
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FORTH IN A VOLUME
. BY SIR . SIDNEY LEE
Writer ' of - Monograph Dis-
cusses Authority of Mon-
arch of Great Britain.
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THEFTS ARE F
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Pursuit of Criminal Band Ends
in Death of Constable and
Two Robbers.
Striking-New Yorker With His
;, 'Dashing- Partner :Awakens
V'Jealousy.ln Baroness' Heart,
Government .Warned 'That If
.VandalismlNdtChebked,'
Nation's Pride Will Be Lost.
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mm OF KING SET
VEBANDITGANG
REQUENT
' j By Ed. L. Keen.
' "(United r.a Leased. Wire.)
'London. July 20. The recent publica
i Hon hy Sir Sidney Lee of his rcmark
. ably frank and Illuminating monograph
' brt the life of the late King F.dward not
y only: served to dispel tome of the fond
' delusions held by the British people
- regarding the public services of that
. 'monarch, but ban proyoked much discus
sion a to what their king oroperly may
j do and what ha may not do.
Probably . very few Kngllshment are
' aware, .however, , that ' if ICfng George
-1 A Ulm nt.if arm h ollllH
establish a dospotlsm not far removed
; f ronrj that vested In the czar of Russia,
, 'nd BUM be entirely witnin me consu
i, j tutlon of the kingdom Although he
. miflrht not last long thereafter. For In-
tanee, economists and advocates of
' world oeace who aro continually press
."I in for limitation of armaments have
' . ( never thought of asking the king to
. i disband the army and navy, or even
Mjart thereof; yet he could do this very
' thing, ' were he so disposed, without
, 1 transgressing his royal prerogatives.
' j Soldiers and sailors take the oath of
allegiance to the sovereign, not to the
"country, and the officers hold tht "king's
commission," hence he could dismiss
i' them at a moment's notice, and If they
objected he could starve them out by
- ! closing the royal dockyards, arsenals,
victualling yards, etc. Nor could any-
one else, reenroll them, for It Is against
": the law to' "levy armed forces" wlth-
' out the sovereign's consent. All the
' warships of the British fleet are styled
"II. M. S." They are his majesty's
' ships. Honce, he could not only dis
' band the navy; he could sell the vessels
If he ran short of money. All the arse
nals ere royal arsenals; so the royal
command could close them indefinitely.
Even the mint la the royal mint; so he
' could coin money for his own use.
,' '5.v.;Br Can, Secure Wax.
, I The -Jingoes who are continually
Shouting that war with Germany Is in
evitable and that It would be better to
.., wade Into the kaiser at once, might get
' the king to help tbem. Under the eon
, stltotion King George could declare war
, on Germany or any other country,
. without consulting a soul, and he could
command, the service of every man In
: " the kingdom. Moreover, he could dls-
miss the cabinet, dissolve parliament
at his-own sweet will, and upset the
1 entire ' system of civil government.
' Theoretically "the king can do no
'' wrong,? but if he should commit a
; crlme there is nq legal process by
which he could be brought -to Justice,
; since as theoretically be makes the
laws, he is above them. Moreover, the
! -Judges are the king's Judges and deliver
"Ihls Judgments, so he could not loglcal-
)' ? try himself, nor hear a case against
-i . himself. There Is no way of compelling
r I him to pay his debts, for even If he
j- should graciously grant' anyone permis-
slon to sue him for debt, the king could
. still rejfuse to pay, and the plaintiff
would be liable for all the costs of the
suit,
, -; No member f the royal household,
" not even the mo't menial officer or
. servant, may b arrested or sued in
.' the civil courts, without the permls
, slon of the board of green cloth, which
Of course is a royal department which
. acts 4o-41e king's orders; nor may the
; police follow a fugitive into a royal pal
ace -or castle without the same permis
; slon. . Royal castles are, in fact, "eanc
. tuartes," and except In. the case of a
- felon or a crown debtor, It is unlikely
that permission to make the arrest
, would be given. It has not been sug
gested that Chrlstabel Pankhurst took
', refuge in one of King George's castle.,
, but If she did she would be safe from
Scotland JFard, The king may not be
. taxed, because the revenues of the counts-try
being his, theoretically, there would
. toe no sense In taxing himself. The
- king has his ovm coroner, and Is not
' bound to publish any details concerning
'.jdea-the which -occur in- the royal- palaces."
-- Finally, kroong his lesser prerogatives,
the king is the only person In the coun
f try who may drive an nutomobile wlth
. out an official Identification number,
although the royal machines usually
- conform to the auto regulations pre---scrlbed
for his subjects. The king also
may scorch to his heart's content with
out fear of molestation.
Against these tremendous powers and
, prlvjleges, there are some comparatively
i, inconsequential things he may not do.
-For example, he may not send to or re
: oeive from any other sovereign, a com
, . rnunlcation on a state matter, without
v consulting his ministers. It would be
highly Improper, If not absolutely Tllo
, pal, for him to answer a lottor from
another ruler, without showing it to a
,. minister. The king may pardon any, or
: every convicted criminal In the country,
but oddly enough he Is not permitted
, i to order the release of a person who
Is waiting for, or undergoing trial. The
king must sentence before the king may
pardon,
GOVERNMENT WILL
: RECLAIM LAKE BED
City of Mexico, July 20. "ne of the
plans-evolved by the povernment through
its department Of puDlie i ffairs, colon
' ' ization: and Industry to provide -arable
lands , for the people- om; of the chief
planks of Mndero'M rcvolutionuVv pl.it
. .forn-i3 under wa y.
It contemplates the drnlmiRp nrnl fili-
Ing in of the great I.Hhd of Luke Texcoco,
" two and a half miles east of the pnpt-
tal.'
The ..work will require five years, It
Is estimated, and an expenditure of $2.
OO0.0U9 gold. ThouKiinds of acres of
waste. Jand, now partly covered with
water to the depth of two feet, and the
remainder either useless swamp or dry,
' sandy strcichips, the latter giving tise
to th0 .frequent dust Btorms which sweep
the capital in the dry (season, are to be
'.reclaimed;'
This .land, according to plans which
ere tHSing'-worked out, Is to be placed on
sale to Individual Mexicans at the low
est" possible figure and on long-term
payments. v ' :." ,
l.ak Texcoco is the last remnant of
the onee mighty body of water which
covered the plateau and completely sur
rounded the ancient City of Tenochtitlan,
now the. capital of the. republic. Legend
J..1 tt that eoraewhere in Its depths the
treasure Of Montezumn was sunk to pre
vent' 1t 'tailing Into the hands of Her
nando ; Cortej. It .has been searched
ince .in continent, and It is regarded
posible, though hurdly. probable, that
ll will eotne toHght j the conversion
of this laks bd. i
(Pr the International Newi RfrTlce.)
Berlin, July I'O.J-An encounter with
eromlnsls of the Apache order, at Naupn,
a Htnall lown In the vicinity of Berlin,
reulted In the loss of three 'Ives.
During the night, robbers had made
several more or less successful attempts
to break Into tho houses of traders in
Nauen. Their proceedings, however, had
been noticed by some nf their victims
and the police were Informed.
The robbftrs got wind of this and left
Nauen on their bicycles with their plun
der, traveling In the direction of Pre
dow,' ,a neighboring village,
A telephone message was thereupon
dispatched to J'rodow, telling the au
thorities there to he, on the lookout. for
the arrival of the criminals.
Constable Is Killed.
A constable named Klelnsehmldt at
once organized a party of railway men
to assist ' him In effecting a capture.
While trying to carry out the arrest
KlelnBchmldt was shot dead by the two
robbers, and one of the criminals, see
ing that escape was Impossible, turned
his revolver against himself.
As be only succeeded In wounding
himself slightly,, his companion ran up
to him and shot him twice through the
head, fearing probably that the wounded
man would give evidence which might
ensure his condemnation and the con
demnatlon of others of the band to
which it Is suspected they both be
longed. The remaining Apache then took to
flight, pursued by the combined forces
of Nauen and Predow, who had also
been Joined by a party of Royal Forest
ers. Booty Is Thrown Away.
The robber had flung away all his
booty and seeing himself being grad
ually surrounded, stood at bay. He
drew his revolver and a rapid exchange
of shots followed, which ended In the
fall of the Apache with a bullet through
his head. It Is not yet known whether
he used his last cartridge on himself,
or whether be was shot by one of his
pursuers.
Although the Identity of the robbers
had not yet been fixed. It la pmty
certain that they belonged to one of the
numerous gangs of criminals with which
Berlin has lately been Infested, and
whose existence Is perfectly well known
to the police.
Contradictory stories of the encoun
ter were given at an Informal court
of inquiry opened today, 1 Predow, some
witnesses declaring that the bandit who
fired on his companion 'did so out of re
venge for shots which lie himself had
received.
LUXEMBURG LOVES THE
Young Ruler Extremely Pop
ular Among Subjects
Principality.
in
By Frederick Werner. r.
'tBy the Internstlonal News STlce.
Berlin, July 20. Great Interest la felt
In Germany at the accession of the
grand duchess of Luxemburg, who has
Just become of age and taken the oath.
The little grand duchess is a very
Interesting personality. She takes her
duties seriously, atid International poll
tics is her principal study.
The early days of the grand duchess
were anything but gay. As a child
she spent all her time at her father's
bedside, for the late Grand Puke Will
lam owing to his long sufferings., had.
become very whimsical and would have
no other nurse than his eldest daughter.
Day after day, In spite of her studies,
the Grand Duchess Marie acted as few
trained nurses could have acted. , and
there was a genuine feeling of admira
tion among all the members of the
Luxemburg court at the quiet and duti
ful way the future ruler of the grand
duchy a mere child dlsoharged these
novel and painful duties.
Nevertheless the grand duchess, ever
since the law was passed which allowed
her to reign, has gone through a thor
ough course of political lectures under
the guidance of Dr. Eysschen, the .vet
eran state minister.
It Is said by those who approach the
new ruler that she has u very keen
grasp of politics, Bnd that should events
allow her to play a part in European
affairs she would be ablo to cope with
any emergency.
She lakes a special interest In the
rejgns of Napoleon and of Queen
Victoria, and Is a frequent reader of
the letters and other documents these
two great sovereigns have left to the
world.
The grand duchess shows "Interest In
everything that can contribute to tho
welfare of the poor. Her charity Is
proverbial, and Jthere Is a saying In
the fe'rand duchy "that she would gladly
ruin herself in making others comfort
able. She lias taken im the idea once
put forward by her father, "that Lux
emburg, with all nature's gifts, should
one day bei'ome a paradise on earth."
INFANT LIFE PROTECTED .
BY ASSOCIATION'S WORK
(United pre leased VTlre.i
London. Julv 20. Dun larcclv to th
activities of a small but earnest band
of English men and women Interested
In the conservation of child life, infant
mortality in the United Kingdom has
bci'n reducl-d In the pant six years from
the extremely high rate of 145 per
10n0 to luti per 1000.
In other words, since the organization
of the Association' for the Prevention
of Infant Mortality, the lives of 50,000
babies are now being caved yearly, as
compared with eonlltlons six yqars ago.
In the opinion of John Burns, who pre
sided over the recent annual meeting
of the association ereater nrnirrPHo Iimh
been made in Great Ilrltain aling this
ma in uie pusi iour years than In aay
other country of the world. He confi
dently expects that, under the plans of
the association for uniting the various
British societies and aene1en
In promoting the health and general I
. . ,,, .niiun-ii unuer scnooi age,
the infant mortality rate will be reduced
to at least 100 per 1000 on the average,'
and to 60 in some districts, in- the
course of the next few years.
NEW
GRAND
DUCHESS
Tho mad Bcenes of the CamorrlstB trial at Viterbo, Italy, were brought to a spectacular close feceiitlr, whan
the whole cage of men who have been on trial for sixteen months. were found guilty.. Nine-of them
were sentenced to 30 years each, and sixteen others were sentenced to from six to nine years.
IS
SPORT OF GEORGE V
Britain's Monarch Captures
Three Prizes in Carrier
Bird Matches,
' (ny the International JWf Berries.)
London, July 20. King George may
not be able to win the Derby with his
horses, but there Is no doubt as to his
success with pigeons. Witness the fol
lowing announcement in the "Kaclng
Pigeon:"
"The king was successful last week
in winning first, fourth and fifth prizes
In a race from Bournemouth, competing
with the king s, Lynn and District Hom
ing tiociety."
The sport of pigeon racing in the
United Kingdom Is but of mod
ern growth, for It Is hardly more than
30 years ago thaj. the pioneer of the
sport, J. W. Logan, M. 1'., founded the
United Counties Homing Pigoen society
for promoting open races for long-distance
pigeon racing, and the growth of
pigeon racing really dates from that
period. Today there Is, scarcely a vil
lage in the country, particularly In the
mining districts, that has not a long
distance pigeon racing club of Its own.
It was about the year 1893 that King
George first become Interested in the
sport of pigeon racing and the breeding
of these birds. The late King Edward
had established a small but select loft
at Bandrinpham. This at first was
raced and entered In competitions in the
name of Air. Jackson, the headkeeper
at Sandrlngham.
It was not. however, until the year
1S9 that the late King Edward, when
prince of Wales, was successful In one
of the "classic" races conducted fn con
nection with the sport of pigeon racing.
This race was the Grand National from
Lerwick, promoted by the National Fly
ing club. The distance to Sandrlngham
was 610 miles 1705 yards, and the late
King Edward's flrBf prize winner in this
race made a velocity of 1307 yards per
minute, which Is very nearly at the rate
of- 45 miles per hour.
Sioux Falls, S. D., July 20. The pass
ing of the great cattle ringes of west
ern South Dakota has not affected the
work of the expert cattle "rustlers," who
are raiding the herds of small ranchers.
Thesa men own from 100 to 200 head of
cattle each. In the aggregate tholr
herds would make a respectable show
ing compared with the big herds of the
cattle companies formerly engaged In
the business on a large scale between
the Missouri river and the Black Hills.
In the old days the operations of the
rustlers became so annoying and caused
such heavy losses to cattle owners that
what has since been known as the West
ern South Dakota Stockmen's associa
tion wan organized. Funds were raised
and many thloves either were lodged In
the penitentiary or compelled to ieave
the country.
To cope w ith the new conditions what
Is known as the Fall Rlvr and Custor
County Live Stock Owners' Protective
association has been organized recent
ly, with headquarters at the frontier
town of Buffalo Gap, In the foothills
of tho Black Hills. This association
now has taken Its place as perhaps the
leading antl-horpe and cattle thief as
soeiatlon In the United States.
Funds for the prosecution of the rus
tiers are provided by the membership
fees. The most recent exploit of the
association In the prosecution line was
the arrest of three men John Rush,
Joe Norman, and John AshbaUlt on
the charge of rustling cattle belonging
to members of the association. The
JurlcS returned verdicts of guilty against
them all. Rush was sentenced to a
term of four years In prison at hard la
bor. Norman was given three and one
half yeVs, while Ashbault was sen
tenced to three years.
BRIDGE DISPLACED
BY NEW CARD, GAME
London, July 20. "CooncW" has be
come the rage. It la the game of the
season' In clubs and country houses.
Auction bridge has be.en squeezed into a
distant corner near the window, and
brklge Is almost forgotten.
ooncan Is played every day in many
London clubs, and the Bath club (which.
with the Portland club, standardized
the rules of auction bridge) has formu
lated a set of rules for the, game, de
ciding that It may be played by any
number of players not exceeding five.
There are no partners. Each hand Is a
complete game, so that a player can "cut
ln.'L'nWver Iherais room fos JUm- end
drop out. whenever he pleases. Only one
player can wit). All the rest pay to him,
according to the value of the "pips" on
the cards which they have not succeeded
in playing.
RACING -PIGEONS
CATTLE RUSTLERS RAID
SMALL HERDS IN DAKOTA
. .. .
IN
TORRENT OF TAXIS
Nearly 600 Automobile Acci
dents on Paris Streets
During Year,
By Marquis de Castellans.
(By the International News BerTlee.)
Tarls, July 20. You of New York,
I see, are much disturbed over the
tragedies of the streets due to reck
less automobile driving. You are not
alone in your cause of complaint, for
I have Just received statistics which
show that we have bad 580 automobile
"accidents" In Paris during the past
year.
Most of these occurred In the Champs
Klysees, the most beautiful avenue In
the world,, Here there is a double tor
rent of automobiles and taxis, one going
up and the other going down, Resides
a number of cross currents. The havens
of refuge on which pedestrians can
stand are simply laughable.
To cross the Champs Elysees at nny
point requires a triple prodigy of cour
age, agility and nerve.
The statistics show that of the 580
accidents 30 were fatal. 'Furthermore,
ptwo thirds of all the victims were
women, women, and especially French
women, rarely cross a street well, ex
cept on a wet day when they wish, to
show their ankles. They usually try
to cross toe fast They become unde
cided and the chauffeur knows not what
to do. The existing regulations are ab
surd. E
IS A PERFECT LADY
Scion of Noble German House
Would Wear Her
Attire,
(Pr tb International Hews Sarilcr)
Berlin, July 20. The Baron von Zobe
11 tz has Just handed a request to Herr
von Jagow. the Berlin police superin
tendent, asking that rn the future he be
allowed to be regarded as a woman and
permitted to go about In women's
clothes. The baron, who Is of an an
cient and noble house, declared solemnly
that a mistake was mad on the day
of his or hr birth. Perhaps a voluntary
mistake, for the Zobellts family was
eagerly expecting a male offspring to
prevent the noble hduse from falling
Into oblivion. On seeing that the new
born child was a girl, someone, whose
name has not been revealed, had It reg
istered as a boy.
I called on the "baron" today and was
courteously received. He or she looks
like a young girl In man's clothes with
a face smooth and beardless and hair
long and silky. In general appearance
the baron was distinctly feminine. "I
hope," said the baron, "this matter will
be settled soon, as I am In the most
delicate and disgraceful position Imag
inable. My parents, of course, are angry
with me, for my action reflects terribly
on them, but I do not care. I am a
woman and nothing else."
If the Baron von Zobelltz gets per
mission' to be classed as a woman he
will change the name George to Geral
dlne." . He has already ordered some
dresses from the best Berlin dressmak
ers, to say nothing of a charming hat
adorned with waving "pleureuses."
Whether Herr von Jagow will accede to
the baron's petition Is doubtful, for to
do so would be to deny the German the
ory that officials cannot err.
Shah's Cutlery Valued at $25,000,000
Constantinople, July 20. A commit
tee of experts has feqently valued the
shah's cutlery and kitchen utensils at
125,000,000.
; It Is probable that no other court,
not even of Spain, has such elaborate
pots and pans as the Persian. They
are all gilt on the Inside, and the plain
est In use in the kitchen are of silver
only. i
' The kitchen salt and sugar canisters
are of massive silver, but the spoons
and forks, plates and" dishes are of solid
gold,.whlle the majority of the knives
have handles encrusted with .precious
stones.
New Composer Is Acclaimed.
(By the International Newa Se-lr.J
Relirradti, July 20. The National the
atre of Belgiade was the scene of a
remarkable ovation to a young com
poser, Stevan Chrlstltch, at the perform
ance of his oratorio, "The Resurrection."
The composition deals In a powerful
and descriptive manner with the dra
matic Incidents of the Christian resur
rection.' striking-departnrs "tnW'ttii
traditional style of Servian national
music, which Is of the nature of light
opera. The brilliant Wagnejtian or
chestratlon In the bursting open of the
tomb was effectively rendered.
LIVES
If D
BARN
CLAIMS
ROYAL INDIGESTION
TABOOS TEA HOUR
i 111 ;
Englishmen Resent George's
Attack Upon Their Sacred
Institution,
London, July 10. As though England
has not troubles enough, King George
and Queen Mary have taken such a
radical Attitude of opposition to a cher
ished And ancient British institution
that Society shivers in antlcpaton of a
downright revolution. The Institution la
that revered and almost sacred rlte
the 5 o'clock tea.
Judging from the rumpus created, one
might almost Imagine that these con
servative rulers were preaching the
abolition of the lord mayor's show. The
gravity of the move Is that It threatens
all comfort of all classes, for the after
noon tea Is the comfort of the cottier
as well as the feltlch of Mayfalr. It
Is to be written with sorrow that the
royal assault on the ceremonial Is
founded upon a somewhat selfish cause
royal Indigestion.
Both the klrig - and queen suffer
acutely: from that ailment and although
Queen Mary takes a small cup of weak
tea her husband never touches It.
Queen Alexandra on the other "hand
makes a regular meal at 6 o'clock, when
sandwiches and cakes of all kinds are
served. The late King Edward was a
tremendous eates and many used to
marvel how he could make a hearty
meal at 6 o'clock and enjoy an equally
hearty meal at 8 o'clock. Both George
and Mary dislike fancy dishes and
the food served at Buckingham Palace
Is of the. simplest and entirely British
In Its preparation and kind.
George's Dress Orestes Alarm.
There Is another act of the king that
la troubling a section of society. Dressy
young men at the clubs are still dis
cussing the attire worn by George at
the Henley regatta. More especially are
they worried about his cap, which was
a cross between a Tyrolese and a Pan
ama. It was made of straw and
fedora shaped, but with stiffened brim.
With this creation the king wore a blue
serge suit, white waistcoat and spats,
though on the river spats are regarded
as almost an outrage. As a matter of
fact, King George Is not a smart
dresser. Unlike his father, he cares
very little about his clothes, although
ho Is extremely punctilious as to .wear
ing of naval and military uniforms. At
leveee - for Instance he has - frequently "
Informed his officers through some
member of his suite that they were In
correctly dressed with regard tosuch"
Important details as badges, buttons cr
straps.
DIVER IS ATTACKED
BY GIANT OCTOPUS
(Dnltd Trm Lwuad Wtra.1
Parts, July 20. Attacked by a giant
octopus In the. harbor of Toulon, tho
diver Ledu tells tho strangest story
ever recounted by a submarine worker
in the waters of the southern coast of
France.
"I had been in the water about 15
minutes," he told a correspondent,
"when I felt a strange movement In my
neighborhood. I was at a depth of 33
feet, directly under the floating dock
of the arsenal, and so felt more than
ordinarily secure. But looking around
I saw an enormous tentacle was
wrapped about my legs and a second
was twined around my waist.
I gave myself up for lost. The dag
ger I usually carry, 'when working in
dangerous waters, I had not thought of
wearing in making this supposedly' safe
descent; so I stood unarmed. Fortu
natoly I had presence of mind to give
the danger signal, with a violent Jerk,
Just before other tentacles encircled my
body, pinning my arms to my side, then
I became unconscious.
"When I came to I was lying on a
barge, my helmet off. Near me wss
the octopus which had been killed only
after a desperate struggle. His tenta
cles measured over 32 feet In length.
My friends told 'me that there was al
most a panio aboard when I was drawn
to the surface with the monster cling
ing to me." "
This is the first Instance on record
of a diver being attacked by an octopus
In a French harbor.
DUKE OF FIFE'S ESTATE
VALUED AT $5,000,000
(By the Jiiteroatlannf "Newt SerYloe.)
London,' July 20. The will has been
proved of the late Duke of Fife, hus
band of the princess royal and brother-
in-law of the king, who died at Assouan,
Egypt, on January 1J9 last, at the ag?
of 62 years.
' According to the cath of the princess
foyal and Lord Farquhar, G. C. V. O.,
of 7 Grosvenor Square, W. (the execut
ors of the will), 'the gross value 'of the
estate amounts to 85,000,000 to the best
of our knowledge. sofar &s,.at pr.caeot
catl hescertuJned."
The will has been treated as thst of
one of the royal. f am lly, Und was sealed
up immediately on the swearing of the
affidavit, and is not available for in
spection.
,' (Hrjhe Inlurnauonal Xws gerTtce.) ,
Parlay iJulr gO.-The beautiful Mrs.
Norman Hutchinson and the agile Irving
Hroiiaw of New York were partners In
a most graceful dunce and at one stage
the motJ sensational dance of their
creation at tho Precalan In the Boise de
Boulogne tonight. ' They were loudly ap
plauded and enthusiastically encored by
half a, thousand fashionable women who
made up the smartest and-molt critical
audience. In. the world probably. 8o
great a rurore oia the new dance create
tbftt. the, Baroness.de Vsughan, who was
the morganatic wife of the late Leopold,
King of the Belgians, attempted to em
ulate the fair American woman. . But at
that moment the aristocratic company
was disturbed by a fracas between two
young beaux and their friends. Mrs.
Hutchinson Is the wife of a former sec
retary of the United States ministry to
the Balkan state who served there when
Spencer Eddy of Chicago was minister.
She is noted as one of the handsomest
women in the dlplomatlo circles. Her
gowns are famous. Irving Brokaw, polo
player, yachtsman and motorist, Is
mighty light on his feet; he won the
championship for fancy skating at the
St. Nicholas rink. New York, some time
ago.
Danoe Creates Sensation.
As Mrs. Hutchinson and her agile
partner developed the movements of
the dance, the other dancers stopped,
and, ranging themselves around the
floor, Intently watched the two Ameri
cans. The dance had in It elements of
the turkey trot and the aviation glide,
but was diversified at it approaohed the
climax by Mr. Brokaw lightly plucking
his partner from the floor and whirling
while he held her in the air. The danoe
lost nothing of Its' attractiveness 'be
cause of Mrs. Hutchinson's costume.
She was gowned In a wonderful creation
of lce and wore an extremely high'
oriental turban of white satin and laoe,
which was surmounted by a large
aigrette. The applause after the encore
which the audience demanded was still
ringing when the Baroness de Vsughan,
to whom King Leopold left a chateau or
two and a great fortune, appeared on the
floor.
Baroness Taughn Will Bemarry.
Accompanying her was a slim young
fellow who Is seen with her everywhere.
The baroness will marry him, hla friends
Insist, but her matrimonial arrange
ments are complicated now. After King
Leopold's death she married the man
who took charge of her estate, and they
have started oross suits for divorce. The
baroness instantly engaged the atten
tion of tho company last night. Certain
ly she was a striking figure. She-wore
a yellow satin dress covered with lace
and trimmed with sable. Bui. Just as
she and her partner were about to start
the dance there was a commotion in a
comer of the salon. Men's voices min
gled angrily, then there was a scuffle.
M. H. Bamburger, a Frenchman well
known sln the American colony, and
young De Fels, who Is going the. pace,
had quarreled. They grappled, but their
friends took sides, and It was extremely
lively for a moment or two. Then the
combatants were thrust away. But the
confusion attending the incident de
terred the Baroness de" Vaughan from
trying to rival Mrs. Norman Hutchinson.
The partner of the baroness seemed
much relieved,- for she is not the elf
who captivated Leopold; her slender
partner might have difficulty In tossing
her In the air at any rate, In doing It
gracefully. Taken altogether, the night
was one of the most picturesque ever
at the Precalan. 1
Madame Richard Weds Ameri
can Writer Who Scorns
Convention,
(Ttj the International News Rerlet.)
Paris, July 20. Madame Leontlne
Richard, a handsome, accomplished and
wealthy widow, has been woed, won and
wed by Frederick Hi Burllngame, the
American writer, wso has preferred
"The simple life" and preached and prac
ticed Tolstoylsm.
Mr. Burllngame once narrowly es
caped the guillotine when Madame Steln
hell accused him of being the assassin
of her husband, a celebrated artist, and
her mother, Madame Taby, In 1908. Of
course, the absurd accusation was dis
proved, but not too easily.
Burllngame, with his long, heard and
bald head, looks like one of the patri
archs of old. But his bride fell In love
with him, not because of his patri
archal mcln, but because of hts fine
American qualities and because he Is a
good Alpinist.
Always fond of sandals, the knapsack
and the road, Burllngame, who was bom
In Virginia and bred In Baltimore,
climbs the Alps with almost the agility
of a mountain goat.
He induced the rather luxurious
Madame Richard ,to Join his society.
Now she expresses a firm determination
to become an Alpine climber.
"We were dl'sgusted with looking at
women With artificial hair and at the
sham Joys of the boulevards," he said.
So presumably Mme. Leontlne Burlln
game does not wear artificial hair.
NAPOLEON'S WORDS
NOW TRANSCRIBED
(By the Internatronal News VrTte.) ..
Paris,, July 20. A councillor of state,
who remained anonymous, took down
in shorthand some of the Emperor Na
poleon's sayings t , sessions of the
council, and they are now published for
ihe. first time:.: One is particularly inter
esting as shwing the origin of the
French eagle.", ' '
The imperial symbol was being dis
cussed; and the cock suggested.
"The' cock belongs to the farmyard,"
said Napoleon; Jt Is too mean a beast.
It is not possible? It can't be the sym
fooLof an,itmi)lre.lilta France-. Xou must
choose among the eagre, the elephant
or the lion. A lion lying over the map
of France, with one paw over the Rhine,
might do.1'
The eagle, of course, was eventually
cnoaen. ,
F.H.BURLINGAME1S
if, f '.
(Br the International Newt Berrlee.) '
Rome. July 20. "If the the govern,
ment does not , Interfere 'aharplyand
Immediately, the' private art galleries of
Italy, once the pride of .their owners and
of the nation. Will in a' few Years have
ceased to exist," declared Deputy Maran -Gour,
addressing the Italian parliament.
' Bo grea is the epidemic of ' thefts of
works of art from Italv that tha nvrn
ment faces the grave alternative of
stopping the depredations or seeing the
nation denuded of Its treasures. .
By direct robbery, by the greed of
Impoverished faniWos; by the extrav
agant rise In the market value of works
of art, and last, but not least, by the
envy of American' collectors, this loot-'
ug ui iiaiy carrimi on. , . .y.
Churches and Monasteries Buffer.
Then, too, many of the churches and
monasteries and ancient pfUaces contain'
Invaluable works of art that have been
catalogued. The drain from these col
lections is therefore inestimable. Pseudo
art lovers have carried off hundreds of
smaller objects and pictures from them
In comparative safety.
The disappearance of "La Gloconda,"
or the "Mona Lisa" from the Louvre
was followed here by exhaustive investi
gations and by disclosure of this well
organised and increasing systems of'
theft.
The first of the spoliations of conse
quence was boldly, executed and at
tracted widespread attention. It was
the theft of Fra Angelica's "Madonna of
the Stars" from the Saint Mark museum
in Florence. Happily for Italy, this
great picture was recovered. But hard
ly had Italy finished smiling over its
recovery when Lorenzo Lotto's "Virgin
With the Angls" was stolen bodily
from the cltv hall of Oslmo. And al
most on the same day a number of
priceless marble wreaths, angels and
Corinthian capitals were filched frora.
the basement of the Lucera cathedral.
It was later disclosed that the marbles
were mow 4tom the cathedral during
a stormy night and shipped to Naples,
where all trace of them has been lost,
rsw Stelem Treasures Seeorered. '
At times stolen objects have been re
covered by lucky accident. A case to
the point Is that of a trypytlch by Mat
teo da Gualdo, which several years after
Its dlsaDDearance from an Assist church
was found by F. M. Perkins, a student
of Umbrlan art, in the gallery of, an
American collector. It is to- the latter"
credit that although the picture had
cost him 12,000 francs, he 'willingly re
turned it to Its place of asylum.
Three months ago a Delia Robbla
terra cotta "Virgin and Child,' stolen
from the St. Jacob's church at Castro,
near Florence, was .recovered in the
shop of Castlgllone, the antiquarian,
who declared that he had given 20,000 ,
francs for It, as agent for a prospec
tive American buyer.
Two stautes belonging to the Church
of Caravoncla, near Parmo, had been
sold and were shipped to a Paris dealer
when at the frontier the police confis
cated the statues and sent them back.
Two thefts were prevented by the po
lice Within a short time recently. The'
works in question were a virgin by Duc
cio (1418-1481) from the Pontrenloli ca
thedral, and a virgin from the tomb of
Canon Bussi, in the church of St. Glo-'
vanni in Herslceto, near Bologna. i.e
latter had been cut In 24 pieces when
the police intervened.
Perhaps the greatest sensation In
Italian art circles was created hy the re
port that four episodes of "Tasso's Je
rusalem de Conquered," by the great
Tlepolo, formerly the property of tho
Cartler family in Genoa, were In -the
OTop ot - xjetrcmreTTTTT nra rni nearer,
for sale. The report which was doubted
owing to the great wealth attributed to
the Cartler family proved too true nd
Is but natural, it Is considered a far
greater calamity than the loss of the
famous Van Dyck's, now In America.
The Cartiers, fearing the result of
disclosures of their action, have left
Italy and settled in Swltserland. They
are nevertheless being persecuted. The
Cartler palace has already been at
tached, and if the Cartiers are found
guilty a fine equal to double the gov
ernment's expert appraisal of the works
will be Imposed upon them.
Wholesale Depredations Continue.
But the wholesale depredations do not
by ay means stop there. An entire
celling decorated by Plnturlcchlo has
disappeared from the Magnlflco palace
In Sienna. Already bit by bit the great
est fresco have found their way to for
eign shores.
And now the Crespl gallery, one of
the richest private collections In Italy,
Is to be sold at auction. In order to
facilitate the acauisltlon of narmlts to
sell to foreigners, the family has pre-
sented Carpacclo's "Nativity" to the
British museum. The government val
ued this work at $50,000. Sully, the Eng
lish dealer, rs has already been cabled,
offered 3500,000 for it. The Martelli
family is not going to the government
to gain permission to sell their Dona
tellos to J. P. Morgan. Experts say that '
this unusual art permit is the direct re
sult of a sudden ijeslre for Italian prim
itives In America, where collectors hav
ing practically exhausted the field of
Flemish and early English artists are
now turning their eyes to the great Ital
ians. 1
AN AMERICAN EVENING
AT OLD HEIDELBERG
(By the International Newa Serrlee.)
Berlin, July 20. The International
Students' -association at Berlin will hold
an "American evening" July 24, in1 the
Heldelberger restaurant, the hlstorio
scene of many student reunions in Ber
lin. Professor Wllhelra Passekowsky,
who made s record lecture tour of the
American universities some time ago
under the auspices of the German soci
ety of the United States, will speak of
his impressions of America, though, as
he fankly owns, his observations were
made chiefly from an observation car.
Mrs. Wllloughby Rodman, president
of the Los Angeles playground commls-eUmr-who
wtakrnr a-tounrf thawortd"
as special commissioner appointed by
the governor of California in the Inter
est of recreation movements, has con
cluded her investigations of Berlin
playground methods, and will next visit
Dresden,
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