The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-01
THE HUMAN PROCESSION


 One of the most interesting figures among European women is the Prin- cess von Hohenberg, n1organatic wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. heir
 to the Austrian throne. It was thir- teen years ago to-day that Countess Sophie Chotek, daughter of a, poor but noble Bohemian family, became the
 bride of the future ruler of the dual
 monarchy. The Archduke was obIfg-
 ed so1emnly to renounce all imperial rights in behalf of his wife and chill dren before the Emperor would give
 his consent to the union. Whether that renunciattou will endure in the event of Franz Ferdfnand's accession is a question that all Europe has been discussing for several years.
 Since the birth of her son the mor- ganatic wife has carried on an earnest campaign to secure the right of suc- ceSS1on for him, and her efforts have aroused the sympathy of many of the royal families of Europe. In 1909 the Countess had the title of Duchess of
 many of the royal families of Europe. In 1909 the Countess had the title of Duchess of Hohenberg conferred upon her, but she did not cease her warfare for recognition of equality of rank with her husband. King George and Queen Mary received her in full equal ity when she visited London, and KoAAOWOO 46cA HEAL fSOo aII6nItOny WHICH has served to strengthen her position. It is understood, too, that she has enlisted the aid of the Pope Under the laws of the Catholic church there is no such matrimonial union as a morganatc marriage hence the Duchess's children, under the church laws, are entitled to full right
 The Princess is a woman of great charm and tact, and has won bound less admiration by the manner in which she has met the difficulties of her position Before her marriage thirteen years ago to-day she was a. lady in waiting in the household of ArctdUchess Frederick, wife of a cou- sin of the Emperor. Franz F'erdi-. nand fell violently in love with her. and, although the Emperor stormed and raved, carried out his determine ton to make the beautiful girl his wife. The ARchduke is his w1fe's ac- tive ally in the fight for a throne for their son.
 John Palmer Gavit has for several years been noted as one of the great est of Washington correspondents, and has won high place in the ranks of the fourth estate. As chief of the Washington bureau of the Associated Press and as correspondent of the New York Evening Post, he was a man honored in his profession. and his fame extended far and wideS If few congratulate him to-day on the occasion of k4s forty-fifth birthday, 1t will be because he recently permitted himself to be spelled down by a mere congressman at a spelling bee held in Washington In the spelling bout between the newspaper men and the lawmakers the journalistic fraternity expected much of MT. Gavft- That he could be defeated in an ortho- graphical contest by a congressman was a possibility undreamed of by the members of the profession he repre- scented. 'Immiacib1e,' was the word that was Mir. Gavit's Tndotng How ever. 1t is only fair to say that Mir. Gavit was not alone in his disgrace. MT. Ginter, o6 the Pittsburgh Gazette Times. dropped out early in the game on a. word so simple as ':me1nontcss' g and MT. Hetss, of the New Orleans TiIneg-Democrat, tripped on "fuch- sia"' Kaufman, of the Washington Tinnes, fell down on word so easy as 'tcedre1aceous," and Keyser, of the St Louis Giove-Democrat, disgraced the profession by being unable to spell '.caoutchouc. Irwin Barbour, of the Washington Herald, couldn't even spell ssgneisz,f a simple little work of only six letters, and Monk. of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, stumbled on 'in-I feoff."