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In word, American titled women OF
the highest Paris fashion and french
leaders connected with our colony have
undertaken to back artistic business
enterprise-the new American, or inter-
national conservatory.
II is no charitable aid concern. The
lowest fees for voice culture. diction. dec
lamation. language and solfege are $50
per month, and the highest. for private
voice lessons. mis-en- scene. diction. dec
lamation. opera class ensemble and Ian
guage are 500.
Where do the great ladies come IN!
They propose to make their conserv-
atory fashionable. Already it binds itself
to sratuitous operate debuts in leading
European opera houses for it's annual
prize winners.
Edouard Colonne, conductor of the con-
certs. could give a debut Oscar Ham
Inerstein of the Manhattan Opera could
give a debut. So could Felix Won We1n-
eartner. director OF the Vienna Opera. and
Albert Carrie. director of the Paris opera
CoInique
The great ladies have attracted all these
to their honorary committee and jury.
The MaruIise de Ganay was Miss Rids-
way of the old Philadelphia family. Her
Daughter married the French-1rish Che
waller OConnor, of the Chateau Bignon-
Nirabeau. And her granddaughter mar
Jled the Comte de La Tour de Pm.
Other members of the Ridgway family
tSpouSed other great French names They
ere notable people, and the marquise her
self is a founder lady patroness of the
concern.
Another illustrious American is the
Narquise de Breteul once Edith Garner
OF St Louis, and for long years great
friend of the King and Queen of England.
AS her London house has been center
for frequenters of the court. so her Paris
house has been for Americans in French
society. In this case il Is her sons wife,
the Vicomtesse, who will do the active
work of boosting American talent
The Comtesse Jacques de Bryas was
Miss Rose Clymer of New York. Her
husband is a jockey club member son
OF the marquis and connected with the
de Brimonts and de Gramonts. The Com
Jesse CASTOR de Maigret, nee Chandon de
Brail!es, has her Americanism from Mary
RetaIlack Garrison. who became Com
Jesse CASTOR Chandon de Brailles. Com
tesSe Louis de Montesquiou is a sister-in-
law of the Rita Bell whose uncle is James
Gordon Bennett and who is herself Com
teSse Paul d Aramon. The mother of
these d AramonS was also an American,
Princess Gherardesca CFisher). of fam
fly sixty years settled at Florence: all
OF which shows how these Americans,
after often several generations of marry
ing abroad. keep fellow feeling for
their people Where an American strain
has got into the blood it keeps American.
continue with the lady patronesses,
not founders. There is a distinction.
The Baronne Jean de Bellett is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin NJ.
Prodgers Of the Avenue du Bots and of
the old Surtes family of New York. The
Marquise de Brou has a daughter who
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Margherita and Verdi in person. And he
must have been successful as a com
poser. because his private establish
ment in Paris is magnificent
Dessert is musical director, Lopp Is
business manager and Jancey OF the
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buffet in the beautiful circling reception
rooms of the Washington, when those
great ladies have their informal dances.
have told the thing exactly as ] found
it, Evidently. ii is brilliant, If they keep
it up. STERLING HELLO.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-09-24
Intended for
Reading

DEAR MADAM:
During the hearing of of the worlds most
famous lawyers Abraham Lincoln in making his pea
cited the most rudimentary principles of basic law and
after Lincoln had won his the associate counsel
remarked that it seemed to him foolish to use such
simple principles of law, because the judge must have
been perfectly familiar with every principle advanced.
Lincoln replied that he supposed the judge did know,
but that HE COULD NOT TAKE THE CHANCE
OF THE JUDGE NOT RECOLLECTING AT THAT
VITAL MOMENT.
My dear Madam, that is exactly our position. We
feel sure that you do know that the Coville Drug
Company prescription department is the most up to-
date and accurate in the city, but cannot afford to
take the chance of your not remembering this fact
when YOU NEED THE ABSOLUTE RELIABILITY
OF OUR PRESCRIPTION SERVICE.
Colville Drug Co.
DR.. L. A. Kerr, Mgr.
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OPAL NECKLACE SEIZED.
Gift to Young Woman in Possession
of Customs Officials.

NEW YORK. October IAN opal neck
lace Of unusual beauty. the gift OF Count
ess de Rodillec of Paris to Miss Frances
Gordon Alexander Of this city, was seized
today by the customs authorities. Miss
Alexander. who returned from France on
the steamer La Provence last night. was
wearing the necklace when a customs in
spector observed it and inquired If the
gems had been declared. When she re-
piled in the negative the inspector took
possession Of the necklace and reported
the case.
Today when Miss Alexander was given
a hearing by Surveyor Henry she said
the necklace had been presented to her
in Paris in 1909, and that having worn II
on her trip from Paris year ago, when
no question was raised here about paying
duty on it, she assumed there was no
necessity for declaring the gems.
The case will be referred to the col
lector for decision.
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sAZoN0FF IS PROMOTED.
Appointed Minister Of Foreign A.
fairs by Emperor Nicholas.

ST. PETERSBURG, October IA for
eign Office dispatch from Friedberg. Hesse,
where the Russian imperial family is So
journing. announces that Emperor Nicho-
las has signed the appointment of Sergius
Sazonoff as minister Of foreign affairs. to
replace A. P. Iswolsky, who has been
appointed ambassador to France, in sue
cession to the late M. Nelidoff
NJ. Sazonoh is the brother-in-law of Pre-
mier Stolypin and lately has held the
position of vice minister Of foreign af-
fairs. During his incumbency as vice
minister he gained the esteem Of all in
diplomatic political circles. He is re-
garded as one of the ablest Of the young
er Russian diplomats. For many years
he was minister to the Vatican. His ac-
tivities so far have not been spectacular,
but bear the stamp of efficiency. 1t Is ex-
pected that his appointment will do much
to bring about desirable conditions. which
seemed impossible under the incumbency
of his predecessor.
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PAPAL LEGATE IN BALTIMORE
Given Welcome by Cardinal Gibbons
and Other Churchmen.

BALTIMORE, October cardinal Vim
cent Vannutelli. papal legate to the re-
cent International Eucharistic Congress
at Montreal. stopped in Baltimore for a
few hours today while on his way from
Washington to Philadelphia. Cardinal
Gibbons. many other churchmen Of. high
rank and big gathering Of Catholic
iaity met the distinguished prelate and
his party at the railroad station.
Forming a procession the welcoming
hosts escorted the visitors to the cathe-
dral, where the benediction of the most
blessed sacrament was given by Bishop
Corrigan Of this city, and Cardinal Van
nutelli bestowed the papal blessing upon
the assemblage. which crowded the edifice
to the doors.
The Italian cardinal was later given q
dinner by Cardinal Gibbons at the archi
episcopal residence.
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SYLPH UNDER ORDERS.
Presidents Yacht to Sail From Bev.
erly for WASHINGTON Tuesday.

! Following the Mayfiower. the best
equipped Of the three naval vessels that
are under the Immediate orders Of the
President and the Secretary of the
Navy, the Presidents yacht Sylph. now
at Beverly. Mass. the Presidents sum-
mer home. has been directed to leave
there next Tuesday for Washington, ar
irving here about October 8.
The Mayfiowe.. &hich, like the Sylph.
is converted yacht, is at the New York
navy yard undergoing repairs. the time
Of which has just been extended to Oc-
station. The gunboat Dolphin. which
is one Of the pioneers Of the steel navy.
and the one usually used by the Secre-
tary of the Navy on his trips. is re-
naming at Boston, making the vessel
readily available in case It should be
wanted by the presidential family.
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SEES HUSBAND KILLED.
Bride Witnesses Fatal Accident Dur
ing Automobile Race.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, October 1.-Larue
Vredenburgh, twenty-six years old, a
society man and automobile racer, was
killed today during a twenty-mile automo-
bile race at the state fair grounds, his
racing car plunging through fer.ce. He
was almost decapitated.
Sitting in. the grandstand was his bride,
formerly Miss Mildred Holmes of Pots
dam, n. Y. She was watching her hus-
bands car, which was on the eighth
lap of the twenty race. with Barney
Oidf1eld leading: When the news came
that her husband had been killed she
tainted. She was taken away in an
ambulance.
The fatal accident was seen by few, as
it occurred at a point on the track far
from the grandstand The automobile
skidded on the turn while Mr.. Vreden-
burgh was apparently blinded by cloud
Of dust. AS it plunged through the fence
and turned over, Vredenburgh was
caught by the top rail, which almost
severed his neck.
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RA1LRoAD AGENT MURDERED.
Delaware and Hudson Employe
Strangled and Beaten.

BINGHAMTON, N. Y, October III
A. Bushnell. for thirty years agent for
the Delaware and Hudson railroad al
Ninevah Junction, was found dead early
today beside the railroad tracks just
west of the station and within three
hundred feet of his own residence.
Mr.. Bushnell, who was sixty years old,
was evidently attacked after he had left
the station for his home last night.
Examination disclosed severe contu-
sion on the back of the head. There were
marks of fingers upon the throat Of the
man.
Benjamin Bowen is detained by the au-
thorities on suspicion.
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Changes Among Fleet Officers.

The Navy Department will announce a
number of important changes of fleet
officers tomorrow. Among them will
be the relieving o. Rear Admiral Samuel
p. Comfy from command of the third di-
vision of the Atlantic fleet Admiral
Comfy has held that post since June 10
of last year and has had a total of all
most twenty-three years Of sea service
and nineteen years of shore duty. He is
from New Jersey and entered the navy
just at the close of the civil war.
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OF Interest to Advertisers.

The Star has been selling for years advertising
space "all wool and yard wide"
For the past few months it has been selling the
same space at the same price-all WOOL but yard
and half wide
The Star is just the same the space is just the
same but the number of readers has increased 5ob
Advertisers reaching the same cost
eighteen thousand more homes than ever before
This that practically every one in Washing
ton now reads The Star.
The circulation of The STAR both daily and
Sunday, is greater by many thousands than that
of any other Washington newspaper.
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Florida logging hand. steamboat roust-
about and cook and cod fisherman on the
Grand Banks.
As filibuster during Cubas troubles
he commanded the famous Three
Friends. Later he. became established
in the steamboat and wrecking business,
with headquarters at Jacksonville. He
was governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909.
While governor he was defeated in q
primary for the United States senatorial
Endorsement by Senator Duncan q.
Fletcher. Last fall he was successful
against Senator TaliaferrO.
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HELD IN $50, 900 BOND.
Autoist Indicted on Murder Charge
Surrenders to District Attorney.

NEW YORK, October Edward T.
Rosenheimer, who is under indictment for
murder in the first degree in connection
with the killing of Grace Hough with his
automobile, surrendered himself at Dis
trict Attorney Whitman's Office this
afternoon. He was accompanied by has
counsel
After a consultation between District
Attorney Whitman and Judge Rosalsky.
1t was announced that $4,000 bail, twice
the amount upon which Rosenheimer had
been at liberty preceding his Indictment,
would be required of him now. His
bondsmen were summoned, but declined
to furnish the large security called for
Rosenheimer was therefore committed to
the Tombs prison.
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POPULATION OF NEW MEXICO
New State Shows Increase of 132,
O86-Other Statistics.

The population of New Mexico is 327 1916
as enumerated in the thirteenth census,
according to the announcement of Census
Director Durand yesterday. This is an
increase of 132,0S6, or 67.6 per cent over
1880 in 1900 when the twelfth census
showed an increase of 1854, or 2A.6 per
cent over the previous ten years.
Other population statistics were made
public yesterday as follows:
ST. Joseph. Mo-. T.4O3, decrease of
25.576, or 24.s per cent over 1O2,979 in
1900.
Shawnee. Okla, 12.474, compared with
=! 4G2 in 1900
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TARS ARE DROWNED
Men From BattIeship Perish
When Tender UpSets.
ACCIDENT IN NORTH RIVER
Number That Lost Lives Has Not
Yet Been Ascertained.
ONE HUNDRED WERE IN BOAT
Sailors Were Returning to the New
Hampshire After Enjoying
Shore Leave.
ACCIDENT IN NORTH RIVER
)NE HUNDRED WERE IN BOAT

NEW YORK, October Several sailor.
from the battleship New Hampshire were
drowned by the upsetting Of a tender
in the North river, off 152d street, to
night. Estimates of the dead vary from
three to as high as twelve, but as nc
official count had been made of th
number aboard the tender, and as many
men have shore leave 1t is impossible
to accurately fix the list Of missing
tonight.
The sailors were returning to the New
Hampshire after shore leave and more
than one hundred of them, it is estimated
had crowded abroad the tender, which
was being towed to the battieship. Abou
800 yards off the shore the craft either
swamped or was upset and the entire
load of jackies was precipitated into the
water.
Boats were Immediately put out from
the New Hampshire and wherever bob
bing head showed a man was rescued
others were almost unconscious wheI
dragged to safety.
Sixty-One Saved.
On board the New Hampshire sixty-ont
with wet clothes were counted, indicating
merely that sixty-one had been saved. AS
80 men from the ship had shore leave
tonight, there was no way of ascertainine
just how many were aboard the tender
Several sailors who were in the upset
tender nesitated to estimate the number
lost, although those inclined to take q
more serious view of the affair placed the
list az high as thirty; others refused tc
be committed.
No information could be obtained
aboard the New Hampshire. The men
who were rescued were hustled below and
the officer on deck said that an estimate
of the dead was out of the question to-
night. Midshipman Godfrey de c. Cheva.
lier, who had charge of the tender, was
taken from the water unconscious and Is
In the ships hospital. 1t Is reported that
he personally saved fifteen sailors before
exhaustion Overcame him.
Admirals Are Silent.
Rear Admiral schroeder. on the Con
necticut. and Rear Admiral vreeiand. OF
the Louisiana, both agreed that it woult
be impossible to tell how many men hac
been drowned until 9 o'clock roll call to.
morrow morning. Neither of them would
comment on the accident.
The New Hampshire. with her sisters o.
the North Atlantic fleet. is anchored in
the Hudson, in the northern part Of this
city. having arrived at New York this
week after target practice off Hampton
roads.
No information regarding the drowning
of sailors of the battleship New Hamp-
shire in the North river at New Yorl
reached the Navy Department last night
Capt. Wilson, acting chief of the bureau
of navigation. had received no word OF
the accident up to midnight. nor had Ad.
miral Mason, acting secretary of the
navy
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GRANITE STATE SWEPT
BY TERRIFIC CYCLONE
WoIfboro Houses Unroofed
and Town IsoIated-cl Cloud
:: burst at Newburyport.

SANBORNVILLE, n. H., October l.
For twenty minutes this afternoon Wolf
boro, twelve miles from here, was the
center Of cyclonfc wind such as never
before visited New Hampshire.
1t left in its wake unroofed houses and
barns, uprooted whole groves Of trees and
in Lakeview cemetery.
Town Is Isolated.
The falling trees carried with them the
telephone. telegraph and electric wires.
completely isolating the town from out
side communication. Trees so efectually
blocked the roads that 1t was hours be-
fore the first news Of the disaster reach
ed here by messengers.
Thus far no persons are reported ser1-
ously injured. A number were struck by
falling bricks and flying timbers.
All the damage was done within a strip
Of territory less than half mile wide and
ten miles long, passing almost through
the center of the town. Although to
blow lasted twenty minutes. the greater
part Of the damage was done during the
first two minutes.
The wind swirl originated over Lake
WinnipeSaukee. Apparently it ended as
suddenly as 1t started.
1t was estimated tonight that the dam
age to building and other property would
exceed 100000.
Newburyport Is Flooded.
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. October l.
A heavy thunder shower, resembling a
cloudburst, deluged Newburyport for
fifteen minutes today. Lightning struck
in various places, terrifying a crowd at
the fair grounds. where a foot ball game
was in progress.
ported.
The lights in the city of Newburyport
are out tonight as a result of the storm.
The street car service is badly crippled.
Cellars in all parts of the town were
flooded.
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STEAMER GOES AGROUND.
The Kulshan Meets With Accident
Near Seattle,

SEATTLE, Wash, October 1.-The
kuishan, bound from Seattle to Belling-
ham with passengers. went aground be-
tween Fidalgo and WILDLY Islands, seven
miles north of Seattle None of the pas
sengers was injured.
The fate of the boat is uncertain. She
was built in Seattle last summer. is 125
feet long, and is valued at S2JO,OOO.
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EXPLOSION KILLS THREE.
Number Also Injured at Gas Plant
in PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, October Three
men were killed and a number injured in
an explosion tonight at the Richmond gas
works of the United Gas and Improve
ment Company, Front and Tioga streets.
this city. The dead. all employees. are
John Zehender, Thomas Johnson and Ed
ward Quinn.
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Mechanism Fails to Work.

The Internal machine found at Mr..
|Zeehandelaars residence was composed
Iof fifteen sticks of giant powder at
ktached to fuse and set by clockwork to
explode at l O'Clock in the morning. the
6ame hour at which the explosion oc-
Hurred in the Times office. The bomb
as first discovered at the Zeehandelaar
me by servant, who called a police
an.
had not some part of the mechanism
iied TO work the house would probably
I've been demolished and its inmates
He'd
Assistant General Manager Chandler
the Times says that an attempt was
eace tn blow up the Times auxiliary
plant, at College and San Fernando
.Btreeis. q few minutes before the ex-
Continued on Second Pape1
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President Pro Tenn in Charge.

PANAMA, October Federico Boyd.
recently elected second designate, as
sumed the presidency this afternoon on
the retirment of Acting Presidents Men
doza. He will retain this Office until the
arrival here of Pablo Arosemena, the first
designate who will become president
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Mayor Favors Regulation

NEW YORK, October 1.-Acting Mayor
John Purroy Mitchell said tonight:
II believe that the Vanderbilt cup race
should be regulated. Under the spreaeut
conditions it is a menace. These races
should be restricted because the danger
involved is too great. don't mean that
all automobile races sshould be stopped,
but when the question, Of inadequate pro-
lection arises and when the lives Of con-
testants are endangered something should
be DONE" t1.}' ..es. .
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Newburyport Is Flooded.
BR0WARD's NOTABLE CAREER.
From Logging Hand to Governor and
United States Senator.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, October 1.-Ex-
Gov. Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. who
died here today, was one of the most
eminent figures in present day southern
political life. In his early years he was
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Naval Tug Potomac Sent to Cuba.

The naval tug Potomac. now at the
Norfolk navy yard. has been ordered to
proceed to the Guantanamo Bay naval
station in Cuba for duty there.
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the board Of supervisors of Nassau coun-
ty. in whose power the right to revoke
rests. While it was reported that steps
would be taken to prohibit a repetition
was made officially Of the boards atti-
tude
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Effect of Explosion.

The explosion tore out a part of The
curbing of the street along the park,
branches or tree directly overhead
were torn off and portions Of The park
cence were splintered. A plate glass
wind shield on a porch in the Otis home
was shattered.
That no greater damage was done was
|. due TO the fact, experts say, that the
explosive 1t contained was not packed
or closely confined Rice said the infer
nal machine weighed about fifty pounds.
In the Otis home at the time OF the
explosion were Mrs. Harry Chandler,
daughter of Gen. Otis and a relative.
Mrs. Booth, and the latters two chill
dren. Before the suit case was found
there was only a japanese servant and
cook and Focken in the house The
women and children reached the house
just as the chief of police arrived to
prepare for the Homecoming of the gem
eral, WHO was soon due to arrive
Rice hurried back to the scene imme-
diateiy after the explosion. He found
fragments of the suit case and shattered
portions of the clock works WHICH formed
the time exploding mechanism of the in
Ifernal machine.
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Explosion Rips Up Street.

Rice insisted opening it there and
finally stuck knife through the side
OF the case. y buzz of mechanism was
heard inside and smoke oozed out
Convinced that the suit case contained
o bomb. Chief Galloway excitedly or
dered The internal machine rushed over
TO Westlake Park, where its explosion
could DO but comparatively little damage
Rice and Gardener Focken took it up
and dashed across the street Putting it
down. they sped away and put about 100
feet between them and the bomb before
1t went off with a crash that threw the
entire neigh borhood into a panic
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The Third Death.

The third death Of the day did not oc-
cur on the course, but en- route to the
race. Ferdinand d'Subia, an automobile
man, was the victim. His wife had both
legs broken in the smash-up.
During the homeward rush of automo-
biles from the race Edward Lynch, an
elderly resident of Glen Cove Landing.
later.
Race on Same Course October Is.
Notwithstanding the list Of casualties,
it was announced tonight that the grand
prize race over the same course posi-.
lively will be held Saturday, October
Is. Fifteen cars already have been en-
tered for the event, and preparations are
to begin at once to have the track in
readiness.
w. K. Vanderbilt, jr., donor Of the
trophy for which four lives were sacri-
feed today. could not be seen tonight.
having left the course before inter-
viewers approached. But A. r. Pard-
ington, vice president and general man
ager Of the motor parkway, spoke of
the race only as success. He regretted,
Of course, the deaths and accidents but
was inclined to attribute them mainly
to the carelessness Of spectators. Ex-
presaions of sorrow and regret were
heard on all sides. and many spectators
were inclined to blame what they styled
the inadequate policing of the course,
but official condemnation was lacking.
Privilege to hold the race Is granted by