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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-26
Drama of a Pet Pipe.

William always smokes a special pipe
while shooting, never then INDUCING in
cigars or cigarettes as on other occas-
ions. But once that pet pipe was ac-
cidentafly trodden upon by a servant: it
was past all mending. No one dared tell
the Emperor. The attendants put their
wits together. purchased an exact coun-
terpart of the broken favorite. and
smoked il in turn. day and night. with
out ceasing, to get 1t properly colored.
With beating heart his majestys own
valet handed this to William. and wait
ed for what would come. but he never
guessed the change, and smoked the
new pipe peacefully through the entire
expedition.
The Kaiser's cigars are about half as
large again as those smoked by ordinary
mortals. They come from Havana, be-
ing made there especially for this royal
eonnoisseur. and each bears Il Havana
ring crnamented with the imperial
portrait They cost from 80 10 s. cents
apiece. and In spite of the fact that to-
bacco in all forms is Tidiculously cheap
in the FatherIand-where one may get
a very sn7okable something for q penny
1t is said that q duplicate of one OF
these ''Kaiseriich weeds could not be
rad for dollar.
Williams cigarettes are very small
ones, and even then a full third OF the
length is taken up by the mouth-tube.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-26
Emperor's Play Hours.

The Emperor at play IS equally thor
e,ughgofng All the world knows he
has acquired some Of his mothers ar
tistic ability, though those who remem
Der his sketches aIlegorical of the yell
low peril may describe his pencil as
feverish He has written poetry. and
helped in the writing of a play. and
given ideas for yet other plays. His
latest feat has been TO supply Leonca-
yalIo with a Berlin plot for new
oLera. Indeed. the Emperor has posi-
tive mania for the theater Each spring
he spends twelve days ut Weisbaden,
and every night of his stay Qncludlng
Sundays sees him at the opera
He is not a great reader OF books. and
has even been called the yellow jour
nalist of royalty on account OF his love
for ultra-modeTuism. He devours news
papers and ma gaines, and is In closest
touch with modern science, art, litera-
ture, politics, and personalities. 1t IS
said his ready memory, diligently fur
nished by years of newspaper ard ma ga
zine reading in four languages. enables
him to pour out streams of talk for
hours without once being detected In any
error of fact, though touching on nearly
every phase of present-day human ac-
tivities.
His press bureau, by the way, is pos
sibly the best equipped in the world A
German, French, English, American, and
Oriental papers every day TO clip for him
both editorial matter and body articles
on all subjects IL which he shows in
teres5 As As + sort SIDE dish he re-
especially pugilism: for 1t may be added
that the Emperor does some boxing
himself in the privacy of Potsdam,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-26
AN EMPEROR IN A NUTSHELL

William II of Germany, was fifty
January just past; viii have been
married twenty-five years tomorrow,
and will have completed the seven
teenth year of his reign on the 18th
of next June.
He is the ninth monarch of the
House Of EohenzolIern to rule over
the Kingdom of Prussia. and the
third of the House TO govern the
empire Of 4 united Germany.
lie is Hohenzollern by his father,
Friedrich III: Guelph by his mother.
who was a daughter of Queen Vic
toria; while French blood flows in
his veins through his ancestress,
Louise de Coligny, a daughter Of
the great admiral.
His empire comprises four king
doTns: Prussia, Bavaria, Saxons-,
and Wurtemburg-s grand duchies,
five duchies. seven principalitfes. the
free towns" of Hamburg. Bremen,
and Lubbock. and the province of AL
sace-Lorraine.
Ia al "a eiiSeE iHSiity S1f2 NtA4Nsp SSt1i
prise 2eS, $50 square miles. with a
population of IS, 367. ITS. Add to these
Germany's colonies or dependencies
in Africa and the East, and the to-
tails become 1885. $50 square miles;
SO. SIS. ITS souls.
The Kaiser is high admiral of a
feet of war vessels numbering 49,
all classes-with 95 others building.
He commands an army numbering
COS. 975; peace footing
/ His salary comes to him wholly
from his hereditary Kingdom of
Prussia, and amounts to $3.50. 10 a
year. AS head of the reignins ouse.
| however, he also is IL possession OF
a vast amount of private property,
comprising castles. forests, and
landed estates. the revenues from
! which mainly serve to defray The
expenses of the court, and OF the
various members Of the imperial
family.
He has made large sums ir bust
ness ventures. owning a half-inter-
est in one OF the transatlantic
! lines, and considerableshold II
| most of the German railways. h
Will have nothing to do with specu
lative ventures. and IN all financia
matters his wife. Augusta, is hi:
sole and trusted adviser.
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Surprising in All Senses.

Williams subjects are pretty well
aware by this time that he has no keen
er pleasure in ijfe than to surprise peo-
pie. Only the other day it suddenly oc-
Cured to him that the retired officers
OF the Hanoyerian army met that even
ing in private room in little hotel in
Hanover. Hastily finishing his luncheon
he pl1oned around for the imperial train.
and in half an nour lie boarded it at the
Friedrich Strasse station.
Arrived at Hanover, he lest on the
platform the Two officers who had ac-
compapied him, and, jumping into a
drosky. called the order: '''ro Karsten' S
Hotel. There he pushed his way
through the astonished walters, asking
Where are the good cid Hanoverian Of
fcers meeting %
Bursting in upon the veterans. he
beamed with delight at their speech1ess
amazement- 4 guessed | would sur
prise YOU said ne.
And that Is just what this imperial
eTsona ge-cefe3rating tomorrow the sill
er anniversary of his eyentful married
els doing all the time and to ali the
rid. WARWICK JAMES PRICE.
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Ways of a Princess.

Before his daughter was born William
had said he did mot want any girls He
thought they compli Gated matters in a
royal household, for they must have
governesses and ladies in waiting, and
be dressed in silks and laces, whereas
boys could all be Iiut in uniforms cut
out of the same piece None the less
little Louise rules the imperial roost,
her father included.
Yet the Emperor has strong views
Upon the training OF his daughter.
1T Is better a woman should know
how 10 bake a pancake than that she
should be able to discuss constitutional
questions he once said to a court
lady. TO emphasize the kind of woman
his wife. the Empress, is. Nor did he
exaggerate for the sake of illustration.
Augusta Victoria can bake and sew and
tend babies. Nothing could better sus-
tain her reputation as a housewife and
mother than the six hearty young men
end the fascinating little lady who call
her Mutt chern.''
Louise has been trained to be as wo-
manly as her brothers We're taught to
be manly One of her Christmas pres
e.lts this very latest holiday was a
complete outfit for washing and iron
ing she must know all that any girl
may ever be called upon TO do. is her
| fathers view Of the matter. and her
| days are full indeed-though all the
/ tenderness in Williams nature is ex-
! tended 10 the one girl of all his chill
/ dren, and his favorite photographs are
| those taken with her on his knee.
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Ten Cents a Word.

Then we shall have messages across
the Atlantic at 10 cents a word instead
of %, and press messages at cents In
stead of ten, and we shall probably get
faster transmission than at present"
Then what will you do?"
''I want to see what the Pacific will do.
and to experiment with currents around
the earth. There are many new condi-
tons that would have to be made and
many obstacles removed before We can
send a message clear around the earth. >"
And are you going TO enable us TO
talk back and forth across the Atlantic
without Wires?''
What is the prospect for ocean tele-
phones?''
81 do not see. anything in it at pres
ent; you will be. able to telegraph faster
than you can talk, 1t would not pay,
apparently. to work at the changes
necessary to effect long distance tele-
phoning without wires"
1T is not possible, them to make use
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-26
Motors and Royal Coaches.

The Emperor IS q motor enthusiast.
OF course Anyone would expect that.
At first glance the motor ear would
seem to have been invented especially
for William IT, But the Berliners do
not find joy in the evident fitness of
things. They look ali the scorn THAI a
German face can compass and say
severely that motoring is not Kaiser
Itch .
Europe has no other royal coach house
the equal of that in Berlin. Ali the
court officials have their special eaui-
pages ana these occupy the left side of
a huge room. There is no fancffui
spIendor displayed The Kaiser says
he likes his carriages uniformed as
severely as mis- soldiers, so the official
carriages are in deep red, with grey
seats and Innings. finished in white braid.
Opposite THIN stand the personal equi-
pages Of the Emperor, all in dark blue
and silver.
Ia another building under a heavy
leather covering. stands the state char-
lot, the gorgeous coach used by the
Emperor and Empress on their mar
riage day, and never since. Under its
shadow Is a funny little Norwegian We
hicie dear to the imperial heart 1t is
phenomenally light and has but two
wheels. and for long did the Kaiser use
to drive about in ii, but the spectacle
was too much for subjects. That
was even more unkaiserlieh than the
motor car and tire force of public opin-
ion compelled the Emperor TO stow ths
cart away, though it still goes with him
whenever he takes trip to Scandinavia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-26
His Head Not Turned.

The honors showered upon ma by the
nations of the earth do not alSsear to
have turned Marconi's head IN the least
He is simple, direct and straightforward
and gives one the impression that he Is
too much occupied with important mat
ters to concern himself about trying TO
make an impression. Hard WORK, how
ever, is beginning to tell on him and
although he will be only thirty on the
18th of next April he looks near thirty
five. His approaching marriage TO the
Hon. Beatrice O,Brien viii probably
bring about considerable change IN
his work. Last year he Travelled nearly
40 coo rafles-mostIy back and forth be-
tween England and America but ne can
be expected to be a bit more station
airy hereafter.
Mr.. Marconi is as little given 20 WIZ
ing about his discoveries as he Is 10
talking Of them, and has repeatedly re-
fused gl.ttering offers from editors ana
publishers. He says writing Is $40"
and difficult business for him. An IN
vitation from the Royal Society. how
over is not to be overlooked. ana con-
seouently the inventor has been assoe-
Inc, good deal of his time OF ate 20
a paper containing his nfst toa l,il,sai,
and careful tte CHIEF
he is to re - - ~ ffar
British Scit ~
Royal Socia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-26

OUNTRY justice has always
( been a subject for humorists
and Jokers. About as funny
tale as ever came out OF court
Is told Ly J. O. Lydick. of Indian Terri
tory, in the Guthrie Capital:
some time ago. says Mr.. Lydick'
II was called III to defend BOY
charged, in the mayors court IN inc
town of Wayne /. T, with the crime
of petit larceny, the theft of some cheap
tewelrv. The town had just been tncor-
porated, although it had stood there
for twenty years. and this was the mrs.
case TO be tried in the new court Men
had grown from Childhood to grayhal1e 90
ndfathers in that community aiio
never seen a court or attended an eieo
tion. This was great occasion 10 tie,''
In order that veighty business aii<i
might not detain Them, the heaFiis "
this case was arranged for the eFeiiiiis,
The supper hour was scarcely passes.
when great throngs Of people came, an
anxious to hear a case in court anu 'aif-
ing oe the Importance OF elections. /
heard some talk of the evidence, the rate
of nv client, but continually would L
hear comment upon the election ana the
o+o,cas IF different persons whose
,,oroos we're new and strange to me- /
co,,iGn,. understand this election talk,
90 l5,dn,t understand it until the whole
thing ,ses over, and success attained.
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Anxiety Grew Intense.

"a Jury mad been selected and was
at once irlrs,neied. The evidence was
introduced and we argued the case OPP
posing counsel and myself were watched
and our attempt at wit appiauded as
does the little boy the clown when he
sees his first circus. The case concluded,
the jury, duly impressed with the great
responsibility resting upon them, retir-
ed to deliberate. II was o'clock a. IA,
and the night was very dark. Time
passst. o'clock came: then $3.50. and no
verdict The anxiety and excitement
grew intense. and faces grew pale and
haggard The mother of the poor boy
whose fate rested with the absent jury
and who, IL convicted, might possibly be
forced to psy a fine of probably SO.
swooned. tainted. and fell. The most
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-26
Wireless Teiegraphy Across Ocean.

He has never been willing to set any
date for this feat. and l wanted to see
If I could not pin him down to one.
rs 1t absolutely certain / asked,
that we are about to have wireless
biography across the ocean established
on a commercial basis"
ABSOLUTELY certain" said Mr.. Mar
conf. ehopping his words off as If there
were no more to be said on the subject.
Aren't you prepared now TO say ex-
act'y uhen?"
Probably this year; maybe In q,
month You SEQ there are fourteen cable
lines and II c3e OF them breaks down
there are the others to fall back on.
With us there IS only one system and Il
there is any breakdown people Will say
they always knew the plan was not
practicable. l can send a message clear
across the Atlantic now, but want to
effect certain improvements and altera-
lions to ensure success.
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The prince had found his prineessl
So they were married. and before the
tragic death of Frederick III had opened
Wilhelm's path to the throne. he was
the father of five boys Crown Prince
Frederick Wilhelm was born on May
5. 1882; Wilhelm Eiee1 Friedrich in the
July of the following year. and Adal-
bert, in suly, 1854. August VIII
helm. the fourth son, and Oscar. the
fifth. are today eighteen and seventeen
years old; Joachim is just turned four
teen, and. littlest of all comes the
Princess Victoria Louise, who viii cell
citrate her thirteenth birthday feast
when September IS next comes around.
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Long-Distanee TelephoEing.


.eSo besides, there IS an unsoived
problem concerning long-distahce teie-
ironing. Sir William Preeee Nexperi-
Tnents show that 1t is ali right for if
teen miles. but beyond that there IS
trouble. / have tried 1t, too. and found
the same difficulty There seems 10 be
no way to tune the receivers to keep
out all voices except the one you want
TO haar. Everybody would be taking
at oT.ee.
yo,f mean that you have given
VI, i qC-distance wireless telephoning as
a bad 1ob?"
NO. NJ; may take it UP again II 1t
becomes apparent that there are posi-
bilities in Ct At present I have my
hands full with experiments at the sta
ton In Cornwall and with administra-
tive work here. Our greatest distance
so far is 5000 miles, from Cape Cod TO
Cornwall, and 2,eoo from shore TO yes
sell
Have you anything up your sleeve
At this point Mr. Marconi's somewhat
stern face was permitted to relax a little
and he smiled II always have some
thing I'D my sleeve" be sad. l had up
NV sleeve for six months the agreement
we have lust made with the British gov
eminent for the sending of messages 10
ships anywhere on the Atlantic from
any postofTice ia England. We nave
such an agreement with the Western
Union in the United States. but the
facilities there seem 10 be hardy as
good as they are In England
And il it gets wireless teiegraphy III
the connpIetest form what is the world
going TO wanS most next
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ner from the Bank Of England, are a
busy place, and any sightseer who
strayed in Just to see what the head
quarters of wireless te1egraphy looked
like would find himself much in the way
of messeng T Toys. clerks, mechanical
experts and administrative officials, all
moving about as if electricity were in the
air.
The guiding spirit of the establish
ment has a plain. dtngy little room
which tells the story that its occupant
is too busy with one Of the biggest ideas
OF the century to bother himself about
appearance.
Chevalier Marcori IS rarely interview
ed. partly because he is always desper-
ately busy ard doesn't care To talk. and
partly because. wherever you go TO see
him, the chances are ten to one that he
is somewhere else. L caught him by ap-
pointment just as ne was preparing to
dash off for his native Italy for few
DAYS Then he will turn up at his sta
ton away down in Cornwall, and then,
it seems, he is to make another flying
trip 10 the United States to take another
Ebfg step-perhaps almost the last-toward
the complete establishment of wireless
teIegraphy across the Atlantic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-26
The Emperor's Day.

The Emperor at home lives a long
day, though there are Indications that
fddle age - creeping on. and with age
e come rather less strenuous houre
ma jesty rises with the lark, d.
ding clothes, and sits down to
mary breakfast calculated to al
imperial constitutions. Thel
and that done, the Emperor
elf TO letters and state papers
Jews. In older days hard
8 kind lasted till well into
n. when came a second
ith his wife and family
second meal comes near
2:3O. After that. William
y or walk. or attend some
ment, or go back to his
cfes.
the Kaiser has not a
at a disadvantage be-
pied arm; he requires
Mt, and generally uses
}. carpeted platform
sits gracefully. rides
his mount admirably.
accompanied by the
often by one of his
on duty.
are all good riders.
popular officer no
in the German
Victoria. Her APP
f her crack cayal-
ewak Cuirassie-
in review be
4 signal for
these occasi
howy regime
;ings, the sc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-26
Work and Play Foibles
and Eoliies Of the
lperOr.
His Silver Wedding to Be
Widely Celebrated
I OnnOrr0W.
. TWENTY-FIVE years ago tonor-
row-on February q. 1s1-Fried-
rich Wilhelm, then crown prince

" In L ~ years ago IDllOF-
row-on February q. 1Ss1-Fried-
rich Wilhelm, then crown prince
OF the empire of United Germany,
was married TO the Princess Augusta
ictoria of Schleswig- Holstein- Sender
s-Augustenburg girl not yet TWEEN
ty-three. 1t is given to few peoples TO
be ruled By q monarch such as is the
William Ii Of today and even an EN-
peror rarely may celebrate mere than
one silver wedding.
Ali the Fatherland has appreciated
these facts. and their present eorncina-
lion is to be marked by such fetes and
rejoieinss as shall catch the eye Of the
world and his wife.
trusted TO do the properly dramatic
thing, but also are his people eagerly
ready to put through their share. Popu-
lar subscription has raised 81. 250, 600 with
which to honor the festival The Kaiser
Wilhelm Memorial Church In Berlin is
TO be decorated with rnoEaies. church
10 the memory of the late Empress Au-
gusta is to be erected. a home for con-
valescents is TO be built on the Mount
of Olives near Jerusalem, while. far
ana least, the shelves in the workroom
= imperial naval constructor are to
set of models of the leading
ships which have belonged
eavy Stree the days of the
IN silver. Of course,
niVerSary.
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elk. 10 gaze11es, 81 channels. II herons, 90
hawks. 6 marincts, % weasels, / whale,
1.Se5 deer, 2S7 foxes, 3 1ynxes, S ibexes,
eagles. $500 hares. IS capereailzie, 9,351
quail, wairs,ses. I,653 wild boars. I56
wolves. So mountain sheep. y seals. )
vuItures, 173 squirrels, Is polecats, 1929
cartridges. This. is a total of 1927 head
of big game, and Il, $50 head OF small.
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GuqH9lmo Ihrcom

Maybe it Is an unpuneturabIe tire
said Mr.. MarcoTf. who has become
victim to the motor craze. No. never
tried to make an uHpuncturable tire and
would not in the least know aoz@to be
gin And even If I had something OF
the sort in mind I sht1ld not like 10 tell
vou about it. for do not care to make
predictions
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of the Order of Hohenzollern, and &
three-cornered hat with large, dropping
herons pluTes.
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Handicapped Sportsman.

The Kaiser's chief out-of-door reI7xa-
tion is with his gun, though a congcn3tal
Tnalformation Of his left arm leaves It
useless for all purposes save to repose
on the sword hilt at his side. He aims
and shoots with his right arm alone vet.
not long ago. during a single shooting
visit to LetZingen he bagged thirty-one
stays and ttirty-four boars. That he
performed this feat while Swallowed by
a score Of gendarmes and private detec-
tives does not detract from his per-
fnrnamce
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No Trou

Verdict; we
Bile about a We
the first ballot
but we did ha
you ever saw g.
took three hou
lots for Eli Gro
And then [
talk and why
the smtle.
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is majesty was shooting

ONO Is majesty was Shooting
man was seen to
I n tree, pick up hare
'ctim to the aim of the
Ike off as fast as his
i'm. His identity was
agency of d reward
hit that he was an
citizen Of Berlin
lg some keepsake
orting proWeSs of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-26

~ the sa.ae current you viii use in
teIegraphing
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Engaged in Perfeeting
His 1ransoceanie
System.
Promise of Messages at
Rate of Ten Gents
Per Word.

London. Feb IS
WILLIAM MARCONI's head Of
n I fees in narrow Finch lane,
" y just back of the Royal Ex-
change. and around the cor