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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
OLD LAWS TO CAUSE HAVOC
May Bar Importation of Amer
lean Machinery in France.

Paris, Aug oa.-An antiquary In the
Ministry OF Finance has found laws or
1914 and 1892, never enforced, under which
importations bearing trade marks must
also bear the words Imports des Etats'
Unis d'Amerique" IL. for example, the
importation should be from the United
States. ministerial order has oeeh
issued declaring the laws in force as
from January 1. 1914 The inscription
showing the country of origin must be
stamped into the material IN the same
way as the makers other marks. Conse-
quently, i'm the case OF agricultural ma
c1inery. OF which great quantities are
brought from the United States and Cam
ada. every part of the machine must have
the phrase in French cast into it showing
where 1t came from. Some of these ma
chimes have as many as 300 pieces, into
each of which, according 10 the Tniste-
rial decree. the words must be cast.
The obvious effect Of the ministerial or
der is to exclude absolutely all metallic
articles bearing marks, because within
the six months allowed it would be i'm
possible for the manufacturers to re-
make their patterns and moulds. Even II
wears we're allowed. IL is doubtful whether
foreign companies selling machinery IN
France would find it profitable 20 remake
all their patterns and moulds and would
no; prefer to abandon the French market.
Protests have already been lodged with
the Foreign Office. it is understood, by the
German. British and Swiss governments,
and the matter has been brought to the
attention OF the State Department a.
Washington.
The whole importing interest in France
Is excited over the governments decision.
and the Minister OF Finance nnds on his
table every morning piles OF protests 1t
has all grown out OF the desire OF the
French automobile tire manufacturers TO
exclude German make.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
COUNTESS ENDS ODD LIFE
Beautiful Margherita CicconI
Victim of Her Own VaQaries.
UNHAPPILY WED FIRST
Debt and Recrimination Finally
Become Too Much for
Her to Bear.

IRON The Tribune Correspondent
Rome, Aug. 1.-THE Italian Imagination
has been deeply stirred by the suicide OF
the young and beautiful Countess Mar
gherita Cicconi, whose tragic end-tragic,
that lie TO say. with the tragedy OF all
these affairs OF the instinctively unre-
strained-took place in the Alban Hills.
where the countess was staying With Sig
nor Pontecoryo her lover. and was sur
rounded with the usual scenario OF debt
and recrimination.
The countess. who was a daughter OF
the Baroness Schwartz, of Vienna, was
married at sixteen 10 a middle aged Mi
lanese professor of music. Very natural
ly, the union proved unhappy and the
couple separated. Five years ago, when
she was twenty-five years old, she began
her liaison with Signor Pontecorvo. and
they travelled extensively. visiting many
foreign countries. The countess was a
victim Of expensive tastes and addicted 10
unconventional habits. Apparently both
she and her lover squandered their for
tunes, and just before she killed herself
the countess wrote letters in which she
accused Pontecoryo Of having systemai-
cally ruined her financially. just as, she
asserted. he previously ruined others.
Among her papers were found docu-
ments showing that he had borrowed
large sums from her. and there was found
an unredeemed bill of exchange for $3.50.
dated last March and bearing Ponts-
corvos signature II would seem also
that when she became penniless her
lover prepared TO desert her, for one OF
her last letters implores him not to absn-
don her, especially as she expected soon
TO become mother.
Pontecorvo, on the other hand, lays all
the blame on the countess, with the
usual chivalry OF men of this description.
lie says that he had been forced TO Dor
row from both friends and strangers 20
meet her demands and that he had even
been reduced TO pawning his evening
clothes.
Several stories are told 10 illustrate the
countess's extravaganza. Recently, for
example. she had become ambitious TO 20
on the stage and she offered her services
without salary to q we'll known Italian
company. She had successful appear
snces at Milan, Turin and Genoa. but she
had a habit Of spending about $500 on
dresses for first night performances, ana
this so aroused the jealousy OF the other
women members OF the company that the
management was obliged TO ask the
countess 10 withdraw.
Still being determined TO be an actress
she made an arrangement with a Milan
moving picture firm to play the leading
part In a big film drama, which was pre-
pared at great expense. She attended the
rehearsals assiduously. but when the day
Of the performance arrived II was as
covered that Signor Pontecorvo had
turned up the night before and the couple
had gone on a tour Of Switzerland. leav-
ing the 80 members of the moving pict-
ure company without a leading lady.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
SILK HAT DELAYS TRAIN
Wait of As Minutes to Accom-.
modate Spanish Premier.
Inv Gable to The Tribune.

Madrid, Sept. 8.-The silk hat or
Count Romanones, the Premier. caused
a delay Of three quarters Of an hour
on Wednesday in starting an express
train, much TO the Indignation Of the
other passengers. who. when the train
had been held up several minutes. went
to the station master and excitedly de-
manded the reason for the delay.
The official replied that vas ur-
able 10 order the departure OF the
train, and for official reasons was un-
able TO explain why Half an hour
later a breathless messenger boy ap-
peared with a cardboard hatbox which
was put in the private compartment OF
Count Romanones. and the signal was
given for the train TO start.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07

when the skirt is OF cloth and the coat OF
white or cream tulle. The taste for such
a combination OF materials is essentially
French.
But even when designing the simpler
coats and skirts, the couturiers are care
full 10 avoid the severity whicn once char
acterized every costume tailleur. To-day
this is reserved entirely for the Scottish
tweed or homespun designed for the
sportswoman. In every other instance
there 10 at least some note OF ease In the
skirt, which Giffercntiates 1t at once from
that masculine appearance which for
merly characterized dress OF this type.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
Upton SHOWS INTEREST
Designer Sees Little Show for
Herreshoff 70-Footer.

London, Sept 6-Sir Thomas Upton
challenger for the Americas Cup. ex-
pressed grest interest in the news cablea
IRON America to-day that Nat Here's
hor was building yacht TO take part in
me elimination races for the selection OF
defender In next years races.
Sir Thomas Immediately informed
Charles f. Nicholson. OF Gosport now
building the Shamrock ~. who said he
was puzzled over the announcement that
the new Herreshof boat was TO be 10
ioeter. He declared such a. yacht would
stand no chance against his 75-footer un-
less Herreshof's designs comprised some
startling innovations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
Japan H0N0RS. WIGMORE
Impressive Funeral for Ameri-
can Military Attache.

Toxic. Sept. S.-An impressive funeral
service for Major Hubert L. Wigmore.
military attache TO the United States EN-
bassy,, who died suddenly on September 2
from acute appendicitis. was held here
to-day.
The japanese government honored the
dead American officer by detailing a COM
pany of infantry as escort to the body
while il was borne to the church All the
foreign military attaches acted as pail
bearers. and fifty Japanese officers at
tended the service. Afterward the escort
fired a salute over the coffin.
The body is to be cremated and the
ashes are to be sent to America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07

buttons and turned back in little V
opening at the throat.
For the warm days which SO often
come in autumn A cOrsaSe is provided IN
the MORE taffetas, and this is cut very
low and i'm rectangular shape. IL IS IN
fact. modelled on the lines Of the bodice
I'm which Mrs Siddons appears In the well
known portrait. only in this case II is
finished by a chemisette OF fine white lace
fastened with cut Jet beads. The dress is
thus quite complete in itself and can be
worn without coat when the weather
permits H.
MANY coat. too. is fashioned win
rectangular opening in front, and IS fast-
ened at or only just above the waist
This serves as another sign Of the gradual
DISAPPEARANCE OF the V line which has
been so marked feature OF the season.
modes, though It may be questioned
whether the deep rectangular opening can
persist when the cold weather demands
warmth across the chest
Coat with Long Shoulder.
"A good example OF the idea Is 10 Do
found in q chiffon velvet In a golden
shade of brown. The fronts OF the coat
are crossed just above the waist wnere
they are caught by a sash OF brown siih'
but only TO be continued with basque
which is slightly cut away in front fine
silk embroderies decorate the back OF
IN. coat and belt. and narrow border
~ skunk outlines the opening in front.
rbe coat Is also made with the long
NIT In Inv and
the blouse is of lace. crossed IN front
and finished with a pisse frill.
The skirt is quite simply draped' me
folds disappearing at the hem. and the
latter is slit In front in an inverted '
TO give additional room. Instead OF
lace vest a gilet OF pale yellow procade
NAV be substituted. The latter is crossed
and fastened diagonally so that the
waistcoat Is finished in two points these
az usual coming below The waist Frilis
of net may finish this opening at the
neck. or a chemisette Of net or lace may
be carried up 10 the throat
The picturesque note Whlch mas re-
centIv characterized the coat-and-skirt IN
tended for full dress occasions IS sui
maintained. Everything that is sun ana
AG
formal is avoided. Even when coat -
girt with the wide belt which might
easily endow it with a rigid appearance,
care is taken that the belt shall be draped
With an effect of studied carelessness. The
tunics. too. with which many OF these
dresses are designed. serve to emphasize
their picturesque character
Masculine Effect Avoided.
"Aa.ir tho uaIstcoat is often arranged
:, tie most unexpected manner. Some
,,n,as 9, ,s n mere continuation OF the
reyers very cleverly coh'r''o'
whatever be the idea. 1t never sa'o's -
the severe, such as disunsuisheu '"e
woman's waistcoat OF twenty VI VI" :.
wears ago Sometimes too the eona a''
between the materials OF the coat aia inc
skirt achieves picturesque results anu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
RUSSIA WELCOMES J0FFRE
French Generals Warm Recep-
ton Strengthens Alliance.
[Rv Cable to The Tribune.

Paris, Sept. 1.-THE reception given in
General STAFF, who in the event Of war
would command all the French armies,
has given fresh impetus to the Franco
Russian alliance.
General Joffre's visit TO Russia coin
cides with the establishment Of wire
less Geographic communication by Sc
cret codes between the Eiffel Tower
and an important Russian fortress
situated a dozen miles from the Ger
man frontier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
woRkMsN BLOWN TO PIECES.

Paris, Sept 6.-Five workmen were
blown to pieces to-day by an explosion
at a fireworks factory in Aubervilliers. a
northeastern suburb of Paris. Fragments
OF their bodies were blown distance Of
six hundred feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
TORRENT sNeULFs $50 IN INDIA.

sinla. Sept. s--One hundred and nifty
native men, women and children were
Crowned to-day while fording the River
They wore overtaken IN the river, which
= very wide az this part. by sudden
nsa7y. Gov u Watc. from the mountains
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-11
BARRATT O'HARA SAYS MENACE TO AMERICAN
MOTHERHOOD MUST BE REMOVED

)OD MUST BE KEMOVED
he Day Book by Barratt o'Hara.
imum wage has passed beyond the realm of
womanhood and as such it is enthusiastically
the most vital issue of today.
Whatever else may happen, no man will
deny that every effort must be made, and
made speedily, to stamp out once and for all
the shame of white slavery in America.
This despicabe traffic reaches into every
city and town of the land and down at the
roots of the evil lies the crime of starvation
wages!
If a minimum wage law is a necessary
step on the road to this second great emanci-
patton in our union, then a minimum wage
law must be put into effect at the earliest mo-
ment possible. Y
The mass of testimony presented to the
committee appointed by the Illinois senate to
state, and OF which happen to be chairman,
leaves little room.for doubt that low wages
and vice do go hand in hand!
In every city of the United States hum
dreds and thousands of girls are receiving
less, and considerably less, than SIS week!
Can they live virtuously on these pit
tances? ~
Let every city and town from coast to
coast and boundary line to boundary line in
vestgate penetratingly into home conditions
and the result is not apt to be far different
from the result in Illinois.
fallen women who are coming before our COM
rificed their virtue in order to live!
Efficient to keep off starvation.
fact confronts us, there seems one effective
e considered as one who commends'a woman
preference to her life, if the crisis arises
know that because OF grinding wages the crisis
its ugliness before any'American girl!
paid by millionaire "philanthropists," so much
pride.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-11
Barratt O'Hara.

A large majority of the fallen wo
mittee confess that they sacrificed tn
Their wages were not sufficient
When such a shameful fact col
and imperative solution.
Now do not wish to be conside
who will give up her virtue in preferer
But am Inundated to know tina
is ever allowed to loom in all its uglin
And if these wages are paid by I
more ugly is the blot on our pride.
From every angle of the evidenc,
Beall, Tossey, Woodward and myself
have much to do with white slavery.
A minimum wage law, then, woul
Finding this to be the case, ! hay
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-18
STRIKING OBJFO LESSON
ON UNDERWOOD TARIFF

There is an interesting object les.
son ON exhibition at the First Ma
tional bank today 1t consists of
fleeces of wool from Australia and
New Zealand and quantity of
tops.D The latter is the wool pre-
pared for the spinner, and comes in
with an eight per cent duty, while the
raw wool is admitted duty free.
The wool is of a greatly superior
quality to the American product, as
the shrinkage is estimated at only 40
per cent. as against about rs per cent
for the home product.
1t is claimed, however, that local
conditions are more unfavorably af-
fected by the tops than by the
raw wool, as it is all prepared for the
spinner by cheap foreign labor. The
duty of eight per cent Is but a small
portion of the difference in the cost of
labor in foreign countries and the
United States.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-18
YOUTHFUL FORCFR
MAKES HIS ESCAPE

Elmer Stokesbury, a member of the
changing, one day last week made
his escape. 1t is said that there was
no effort made for his capture, al
though it is claimed he walked leis-
urely along the county road for a dis
tance of fifty miles without being mo-
Tested. Arriving in the vicinity of
Willow Creek, the fugitive is said to
have secured rig he had there and
struck out for the Oregon line.
Last October Stokesbury was ar
rested for having passed a forged
check at a local bar for $37.45. As he
was but IL years old and could not be
sent to the penitentiary, and there is
no reform school for boys in the state,
he was allowed to plead guilty to oh
tanning money by false pretense.
On October q he was sentenced by
Judge Dunn to serve a Jail sentence
Of FIVE months, and had put in less
than two months of the time on the
day of his escape.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-18
FIVE PosToFFIcE IN
TWO STATES CLOSED

Five more fourth class postoffices in
Utah and Nevada have been closed,
making a total of sixteen such offices
which have been discontinued since
the placing of fourth class postmast-
ers under civil service. The offices just
colsed are at Acoma, Illipah, Hylton
and Charleston, Nevada, and Lincoln,
Utah. Offices at Upton and Erda,
Utah, and Upton, Nevada, are to be
closed January /.
1t is pointed out that the reason
for closing these offices, of which To-
cal storekeepers are usually postmast
ers, is because such persons refuse to
take the examination required of
them and that no one else feels dis
posed to establish a postofice in q
central location in the small communi-
ties because of the small remunera-
tion.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-18
ACQU|T MENDOZA
ON FIRST BALLOT

The Mendoza case was given to the
jury at O'Clock Tuesday evening.
Although it was after clock before
Judge Ducker, the court officials and
attorneys could be assembled, it is
claimed that the jury took but one
ballot, after considering the case for
barely five minutes, with a unanimous
vote for acquittal.
The verdict meets with popular ap-
proval, and great credit is given to
defendants attorneys, Salter & Rob.
ins, for the skillful manner in which
they presented the facts to the jury.
There was but one eye witness to the
shooting, Santiago Aramendia, who
was herding sheep with Mirail, the de.
ceased. According to his testimony
the killing constituted cold -blooded
murder, having been committed with
out the slightest provocation. How
ever, Salter & Robins visited the
scene of the tragedy and produced
evidence to corroborate Mendoza s
plea of elf-defense that was over
whelming.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-18
CONFERENCE With
STATE ENGINEER

State Engineer w. NJ. Kearney. ac.
eompanied by r. A. Mckay. his chief
clerk, returned from Paradise Valley
this morning The officials went over
Monday morning. to meet the water
users of the valley, and meetings were
held each day since that date.
The sessions of the water users were
held In Auditorium hall, Monday and
Tuesday being devoted to a discus
slon OF crops and general irrigation
subjects.
Yesterday the matter of hearing
protests by the state engineer was
taken up, and on this subject a caucus
or the water users was held in a pri.
vate office. 1t was decided to post.
pone the question until the case of
Anderson, ct al. VS.. State Engineer
has been settled
A resolution was adopted asking
the State Board Of Irrigation to ap-
point a water commissioner for the
coming season. A resolution was also
unanimously adopted thanking State
Engineer Kearney Off his attendance
and for his hearty cooperation.
Messrs. Kearney and Mckay will
return to Carson City on Southern aP-
rife No. 10 this evening.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-18
USE OF OH. BY THE
UNITED STATES NAVY

IL being announced that oil is to be
the fuel for navies hereafter, Seere-
tary Daniels urgently recommends
that congress give the authority for
the government to acquire oil well'
and territory. His assertion is that
only by that means "can relief be
had from what win be staggering
item" of expense.
So far as relief from expense is
concerned, it is question whether
the government acquisition of oil
properties and running of wells, pipe
lines and storage tanks may not cost
considerably more than to buy the OF
from producers. This is especially the
case when you consider the capital in
vested in oil property that does not
produce, or having produced for
year or two fails of production The
real argument for government asquisi-
ton of oil property is that If oil be-
comes the marine fuel all over the
world and unless new fields are dis
covered to an unprecedented extent,
the demand will two or three times
exceed the supply. Consequently, gov
ernments which have not reserved
large area of oil producing property
will be left without oil.
The demand for governmen armor
plate and government powder has
been long pressed. But if we are to
have government oil, plate and pow
der, why not government beef, pota-
toes, bread and clothingf The food
and clothing for 100000 or 100000
men may also be a staggering item of
expense.-iPttsburg Dispatch.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-18
JURY IN
SESSION TODAY

The grand jury met yesterday
morning for its final session for the
year. After a brief instruction by
Judge French, of Fallon, who is
changing places with Judge Ducker
for a few days, the inquisitorial body
retired to consider the following scrim-
inal cases submitted to them by the
Court:
J. G. McFadden, held to answer for
the murder of w. II. Edwards aS
Rochester on November 4.
Lester Howard. charged with the
killing of Sabe Choate at Howard 5
station, on the Denio road, on Octob-
er 21st.
Matthew Price, held to answer on a
charge of grand larceny
Thomas II. Phillipson, held to an
swer by Justice Hood, of Lovelock.
on charge of issuing a worthless
check.
The above cases comprise but a por-
tion of the criminal business since the
last session or the grand jury. Unde'
the law enacted at the last session of
the legislature, prisoners may be pro.
ceeded against by information filed
by the district attorney, and under
this act several plead guilty and re
ceived their sentences. without wait
ing for the grand jury. In addition
the cases of Alexander Dixon, grand
Ian ceny, and Vieenti Mendoza, muir.
der. were prosecuted on informations,
both being acquitted
While it is generally conceded that
the new law tends to reduce court ex-
penses, it is thought by some that it
allows the district attorneys of the
state too much discretion. Where the
'.powers that be- have decided that
man must go to the penitentiary.
his ease is seldom left to the grand
jury. as that body frequently returns
a emo true billo in petty cases that
are considered too trifling to warrant
the expense of a prosecution. As a
general rule, it is much safer to leave
the liberties of the people to grand
jury composed of the leading bust
ness men f the county than to a
politician whose chief ambition is to
make a record for himself.
1t is thought that the grand jury
will complete its business and adjourn
tomorrow evening.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-18
GOOD FOR CHEAP SKATES
AND POLITICAL SHYSTERS

One of the provisions of our new
corrupt practices act prohibits one
candidate making combination
with another. States are forbidden.
The law also prohibits almost all
kinds of newspaper publicity. 1t will
be impossible to properly warn the
voters against a bad man. Every
editor must become personally ac.
quainted with all the candidates and
then donate editorials for the good of
the cause. II is good law-for
someone-but we haven't discovered
who.-Deeth Commonwealth.
That's dead easy, Bro. Gray. 1t is
good for men like Assemblyman Har
ris, of Lander, for whom a reward is
BERTHE Mcintosh boss and slave
driver of the last Legislature; it is
good for the person who seeks
office whose morals are so rotten that
no one above a seeond-class bawd
would be seen in his company. Oh
yes, Bill, it is a good thing for the
cheap skate who would rob an angle
worm of it's clay filing. But for the
taxpayers who are called upon to foot
the bills for these cheap political
grafters and their hangers on it is
HI. But, listen, kid, papers are now
being prepared to test the constitu
tionality of this law formulated by
the pie-bald jackasses, moral and
mental imbeciles of the late lamented
session of the Nevada "Nut Club, y
commonly known as the legislature,
on the ground that it interferes with
and abridges the rights and freedom
of the press as guaranteed by the
United States constitution. The hon
orable man has nothing to fear from
the light of publicity. 1t is only the
political demagogue and blatherskite,
the CRATER and the man without char
acter who seeks by the aid of such
laws to gain office by skulking in the
dark. The Western Nevada Miner,
through the financial aid of staunch
friends throughout the state will
shortly begin legal action to smoke
these nocturnal varmints out and
look out for smell when they are fore
ed from under cover.--Western Neva
da Miner.