The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-24
DUKE IS BARRED
FROM MARRIAGE
Queen Mother Refuses Consent
and This Has Settled
the Matter.
BY CLEMENT J. BARRETT.

L
| ROME. July 23.-The renewal Of the
gossip concerning the Duke OF the
| -Abruzzi and Miss Catherine Elkins 1 am
informed is without foundation. The sit
uaton so far as it affects those young
people has not changed, The duke can
not we'd without the royal consent and
| the queen mother is bitterly opposed
| TO what she regards as a mesaliance az
| ever she was. Her influence is suffi-
| cient to prevent the king from grant
| ing the necessary consent II is pos
| stble that the duke and Miss Elkins may
meet. but that there is any possibility
OF their being married is not believed
here.
Dedicated to King George.
The Count of Turin is completing a
book devoted to the narrative OF his royal
highness's recent hunting expedition in
Africa. The finished book will comprise
about 800 pages Of text, illustrated by
a very large number OF remarkable
photographs taken by the count himself.
the courtesies extended to the royal
traveller by the British authorities in
Africa the book will be dedicated to
King George,
Curious Custom in Italy.
The Charlton murder case which stirred
all Italy, calls attention TO an Italian
custom which seems curious to Ameri-
cans-thc trial for a man for a crime
when he is not in custody. II the United
States does not consent TO the eTtradi-
.ion OF Charlton he Will be tried for his
crime anyway This method OF trial leads
10 some amusing things once in while.
For example: There is brigand in
Sicily. one Failla Mulone, whose SEN
tences OF Imprisonment now amount TO
the rather unusual term Of 1S4 years. So
far nc has not been captured these SEN
tences having all been passed in his alb
scnCc. and, presumably, without his aD-
proval. Every time Mulone breaks the
law in some more than usually outrage
Gus fashion. the courts meet and SOL
emnly pass what Is deemed TO be suit
able sentence upon him, It appears to
us that IL the authorities would devote
a little more attention TO his capture
and little less to his sentences. rather
moro good would be done. and the in
habitants Of the island might sleep more
peacefully in their beds.
Cardinal an Athlete.
Cardinal Merry del Val as a youth was
an athlete OF more than ordinary class
He is still an exceedingly athletic man ;
in fact, it is said that lie is the only
ono of tho august body TO which he be-
longs who ever makes an attempt 10
take physical exercise. This. perha ps
is not surprising when IL is rcmcm bercd
that most OF ms brother cardinals are
nearer seventy than sixty. Last year the
cardinal was the hero Of very amusing
incident arising out OF an action In the
Italian courts concerning a bequcst of
papal authorities were not represented
al the proceedings. and the judgment
could not be carried into effect until
formal notice had been served either
upon The papal secretary or on the pontiff
himself.
How He Caught Him.
For two months "a court official made
repeated. but unsuccessful attempts 10
catch the cardinal. Ono day IL came to
the officials knowledge that his quarry
had gone to the Lake Braccano. Hurry
ing thithcrs he came face TO face with
the cardinal while bathing. whcrcupon
he lIourishcd his all important paper
But his cmincncc. who Is an excellent
and powerful swimmer. made off for the
shore. and regaincd his cabin. When he
emerged. the official WAS nowhere To he
sccn and the cardinal Immediately drove
of To restaurant where he lunched in
private room. Presently he called for
his bill, He WAS handed slip. only to
find That hc hud been given the court
decree, HBut the judgment WAS simply
to the effect that The Italian government
had JuIlpriZpJ thn Valipun n accent IOc