Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16
SOME POSSESSIONS.

In Bohemia he owns vast tracts OF
forest lands covered with valuable tim
Der and affording fine hunting and
shooting. For shese latter however
his immense estates at Eellye In the
Danube delta. down near the Servian
frontier, are mote interesting. They
contain all classes OF game including
big bears for which hunting parties are
arranged ON q large SCALE The arch
duke has yet another hunting estate In
Hungary at Halb Thurm on the Aus
trian frontier near Pressburg.
At Baden, less than an hour from
Vienna he OWNS The Villa Wellbourg,
delightful summer residence with eS-
tensive ard beautiful gardens.
Most imposing of all the archduke's
residences. however, is the Alorecht
Palace in Vienna. commandingly situ
eted on part of the old fortirications.
Inside 1t Is a Verltabie treasure-house
of art the "Albertina" or library OF
the late Archduke Albert, containing
one of the most valuable and celebrated
collections Of drawings in Eu-
Raphael Durs~, Rubens and
Rembrandt. The engravlngs number
over 22o, 0O0 there are $4,000 volumes OF
books, many OF them rare, and col
lection of $4,000 maps and plans. Below
the terrace of the palace Is the Albert
fountain with figures representing the
chief rivers falling into the Danube.
Seldom living amidst these great
treasures. the archduke and his family
spend most OF their time In another
palace at Pressburg, the ancient capital
of Hungary
Ills ENORMOUS WEALTH.
1t was from his uncle, the late Arch
duke Albert, that Frederick obtained
his enormous wealth The Old arch
duke died In 1895 at the age of u.s. leav-
ing only one daughter, Maria Theresa.
who married Prince Philip of Wurtem-
berg Most of his property being en-
tailed the arChduke couldn't leave 1t
10 his daughter, and II fell To Frederick
as the next heir Albert had also an
other daughter, the Archduch Ma
tilda. famous beauty. whose Detrothal
10 the late King Humbert of Italy was
Just being arranged when she met
with most terrible and tragic death.
She was staying In the palace at Schon-
bTunn, Just outside Vienna, the favorite
residence OF the Emperor Francis Jo-
seph. The archduchess was leaning out
OF a window talking TO a gentl enan on
the terrace. She was rather cmanci-
pated young lady and had been smok-
Ing a cigarette. Not caring TO lei the
gentleman see her smoking she was
holding the cigarette below the edge ui
the window when her light muslin dress
suddenly caught fire. frightened terri
bly, she ran through the corridors
shrieking for assistance and etveloped
i'm flames. Doctors kept her for two
days in an oil bath. but she was so
dreadfully burned that her recovery
was hopeless.
ATohdnke Frederick married Isabella
Princess OF Croy. Their first six chill
dren were all girls and II began to look
-. fah al
10 leave his vast estates 10 nephew.
But In 1897 little archduke was horn
who rejOces In the names OF Albert
Francis Joseph Charles Frederick
George Hubert Marie, The future Duke
OF Teschcn Will be one Of the richest
princes IN Europe.
Is GENEROUS ALSO,
The old Archdutc Albert was most
generous and hOspta,le man, who en-
teralHed Oh a lavish scale. He took
/ a great interest In military AFFAIRS. and
when the ana noUVcss were held every
year near one OF his Hungarian prop
critics, he always extended his hos
I pitalIty 10 the officers. For this spe-
/ cial purpose he had an enormous tent
| constructed which formed "a splendid
| dining hall. when Frederick succeeds
| ed 10 his uneG's estate he thoughtfuIly
| presented the tent ia the emperor.
| Frederick had six daughters to save up
| for aud wasn't entertaining military
| officers on any such SCALE
| IN former times members OF the tm-
| uerlal family were exempt from taxa
| ton and arehdukes however wealthy
| paid NO income tax. The emperor, how
| ever some dime ago. changed all this.
and now his family must pay Income
AK on everything except their ap.
panagcs, The emperor himself pays no
tasss, Austria Is not a country OF
Very rich men, only u people paid
Income tax last year on lncomes Of
an incomes OF $4,000 ana Upwards
Out on total o. $4,000 Income tax
Payers, nearly 0ne-half earn 1916 a
'N~ RESSELL HOLMES