Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
PRINCE Of INDIA :
LAV|SHAT GAMING
Is Indifferent Whether He Wins
or Loses When Playing !
BaCCarat.
HUGE BUNDLE OF CASH
RlSKEO ON SINGLE HAZARD
Decline of Interest in Aerial Rae
ing-British Museum Receives Z.
Valued Relic.
PARIS. September IN, 1919.

PARIS september In, 1919
The Aga Khan, the immensely wealthy
Prince of India, who among other things
IL head of the Mollammcdan religion in
his country. caused a sensation at Deaii.
vile Casino recently by his high play 1T
baccarat. lie seemed 10 BE- quite indff
ferent whether lie Won lost. and
many people who observed him express.
ed their conviction that he had no actual
knowledge at any time on this point.
Ii was the custom of the prince to 20
TO the gambling rooms accompanied by \
servant carrying "A valise fun OF bank
notes. The prince. from time TO time
during the play would either request HIS
servant. who stood behind his chair, In.
remove the piles of winnings and stuff
them in the valise. or else to supply him
with fresh bundles of l.Opo-fraRc notes
10 hazard. Perhaps. the servant wa,
more observing than his master ami
knew whether fortune smiled or not. but
to observers he was as inscrutahle the
prince, and gave no sign.
The Grand Duke Boris of Russia
divided the attention OF oniookers with
the Aga. frequently winning or losing
5000 H11O0OD. francs at a sitting.
hlgn fr1ceS Tor Rooms.
Americans taking their vacations. at
French resorts this season have beea
amazed at charges which appear 10 be
higher than anywhere else in the world.
room with a bath for 10 francs iSF1c
a day during July at one of the fires.
auenced hotels in Deauvlle. rose to 2sbs
francs CS40) day throughout August.
The ordinary charge for single roon
at the resort is Ito francs xopD a daN.
These are prices asked Of all comers,
whether Americans. Russian grand dukes
or ~Erenchmen
4 Partisan journalist made note Of b,s.
expences at Deauviile. The clerk at the
first hotel he entered replied to his IN,
auiry for a room that one remained AZ
so francs (SlGp day. just room for ony
person. with. of course. no bath. Tit'
clerk seemed to apologize for the low
price. and TO fear the visitor might sup.
pose that room at so trivial a rate.
could not be of much account. "Na
abandon it to you at ~ francs said hc<
because II is not large, but il really iE.
a good room" The inquirer hesita o.
at that and crossed the street To ans
other establishment. The best that eouLl
/ be done there was "a room for IL frapcN
Cx2tls day: he returned and took the 81
franc room. : 4 simple lunch at 2i.:U
(SH309., a cab to the races after consitiei>'
able bargaining, ~ francs Ss,. and djn-.
ner at 81 francs $500, completed an ex-
penSive DAY. ~
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Decline in Aerial Racing Noted. .
| The refusal of several aeroplaue
| manufacture : to. enter their ma chimes
for the international cup competftipn,
al Rheims indicates that aerial racing
is going the way Ut automobile raeips.
Designers aver that the osereneine-t
and. lightly constructed air machipeS
built Tor speed do not actually advance,
aviation more than machines built for.
automobile racing alone are fit foi,.
everyday practical use. Aviation APP
pears today to be entering upon 2
period in which study and experimept.
will be carried out in the direction of
heavier. slower and safe machines. Tbs,
effort will be to drive a heavier apparas7
| tus at a speed less dangerous than n,
mile minute or more, the velocity at,
! tanned by most lightweight aeroplanes
of t-lis season -
Centenarians Greet Poincare. o.
President Poincare received four CEN.
| tenarians during his recent. visit to,
| the Limousin country. The eldest was
i-106. The youngest. loo years old, hec-
been the postmaster of the village ~
vaulry for sixty-seven years. !. ~
| The president was told. as are AL
visitors to the Linousin, that healfhs
and long life are the finest products
OF the, region. BESIDES the four cente-
narians, the president was told of ten
J other persons who were ninety nine
! years old, and Of twenty near tn.
village of vaulry who are in sound
/ health. although well along IN the
/ tenth decade.
/ NJ Schomei-Roy. resident of N.l.s
| sailles. has attracted attention 60 liiilp
| self Oh account of his age. He recently
started civil proceedings IN an ~
! fringement case. and il came out auf-
/ ing the hearing that he was born Au-
! gust % 1907. at Versailles and tina;
! he saw Napoleon | frequently. bwih-
TO the fact that his father had an al
! pointment at Napoleons court VI
schomei-Roy frequently played. "itR.
the little King Of Rome. ~
/ An Interesting Find.
count Stenboch Fermot Of Tie Island
] Of Great Lyakersky. New Siberia has
! presented to the natural history museum
in Paris what is considered 10 - t4e'
finest specimen OF mammoth Yet iound
The gift is especially Interesting "e-
cause the animal had not finished digest
ing his last meal at the moment of rs
death, coA,fleSs centuries ago Thns the
sayants are. for the first time, able 10
study accurately the nature Of the nora
of the far distant epoch they nave SIM
ply to examine the contents OF The man
motn's stomach. He was routd III ~
absolutel, complete condition IN a stratum
of ice The skin. which is without
scratch. is covered with reddish hair,
thick and soft TO the touch a. that - -.
Ian dog. The work Of digging out tee,
monster from his primevaL ooid storaga
and bringing him to Paris was one of
extreme difficulty. The body was cut care
fully into pieces. each one labeled, and
fhen carried / 500 miles TO n railway line
on dog sledges. ''. !,
The museum has come into POSSESSION
of tile skeleton of All enormous uinoSaurus
found near Majunga. on the. west coast
of Madagascar. by the explorer Perrier -,
Ia Battle Some idea Of the dimensions
this monster may he gained froma =
fact that i strong man can barely l3t
one SECTION Of the yertebrae.
Although only partially disinterred, the
natural history experts of the museum
estimate from measurements of the parts
they already have that this dinosaurian
considerably exceeds in size the diplodo=.
Gus a plaster cast of which Mr.. Carnegie,
gave the museum. Another acquisition Is
the skaaeton of the one of the fabulous
birds known to psychologists as apior-
mis-. which stood eighteen feet tall.
Uses Plain Speech. j