The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-22

Aga Kahn Greats Real Sen.
sation by Spectacular Play
at Baccarat.

Paris, Sept 2:.-The Aga Khan.
the Immensely wealthy prince Of In
dia who among other things Is head
of the Mohammedan religion. III ms
country. caused a sensation at Dear
willie Casino recently by his high play
at baccarat. He seemed to be quite
indifferent whether he won or lost,
expressed their conviction that he a
no actual knowledge at any time on
this point.
1t was the custom Of the prince to
20 to the gambling rooms accompan.
led by a servant carrying a valise ruiz
Of bank notes. The prince from time
TO time during the play would either
request his servant. who stood behind
his chair. to mo the piles OF win
nings and stuff them in the .valise. or
else supply him with fresh bundles
Of 100O-franc notes to hazard. Per-
haps the servant was more observing
than his master and knew whether
fortune smiled or not. but to observ-
ers he was as ~inscrutable as the prince
and gave no sign.
The Grand Duke Boris Of Russia
divided the attention Of onlookers
with the Aga, frequently winning or
losing $4,000 ($10,000) francs at a
sitting.
Americans taking their vacations at
French resorts this season have been
amazed at charges which appear to
be higher than anywhere else in he
world. A room with q bath for 30
francs 81 a day during July ut one
Of the %frequented hotels in Deauville.
rose to 200 francs ($40) a day
throughout August. The ordinary
charge for a single room at the re-
sort is 100 francs $500 a day. These
are prices asked of all corners. whe-
ther Americans, Russian grand dukes
or Frenchmen.
A Partisan Journalist made his note
Of experiences at Deauville. The clerk
al the first hotel he entered replied
to his inquiry for a oom that n
remained at 80 francs 016) a day.
just a room for n person, with. Of
course no bath. The clerk seemed
to apologize for the low price. and to
fear the visitor might suppose that a
room at so trivial a rate could not be
Of much account. I'VE abandon it
to you at 80 francs" said he, "be-
cause it is not large, but it really is a
good room" The enquirer hesitated
other establishment. The best that
could be done there was a room for
100 francs ($24) a day: he returned
and took the so franc room. A sim
pie lunch at $3.50 ($6.30). a cab to
the races after considerable bargain
ing, 40 francs ($S), and dinner at 43
francs (ss.60), completed an expen-
sive day.
The refusal Of several aeroplane
manufacturers to enter their ma
chimes for the International cup COM
petition, at Rheims. indicates that
aerial racing is going the way OF au-
tomobile racing.
Designers aver that the o~ver-engin-
ed and lightly constructed air ma
Chimes built for speed; do not actually
advance aviation more than machines
built for automobile racing alone are
At for everyday practical use. Avia-
ton appears today to be entering up
on a period in which study and ex-
pertinent will be carried out in the d.
rection Of heavier, slower j. and safe
machines. The effort will be to drive
a heavier apparatus at a speed less
dangerous than a mile-a-minute or
more. the velocity attained by most
lightweight a%eroplanes Of this sea-
on.
President Poincare received four
centenarians during his recent visit to
Limousin county. The. eldest was log.
The youngest, 100 years old. had been
the postmaster, of the village Of vaul-
~ for sixty-seven years.
The president was told, as are all
visitors to the Limousin, that health
and long life are the finest products
of the region. Besides the four CEN
<AnA~f0~a thA ~~aoi1ont Uyo6 tr1@ ~
ten other persons who were 90 years
old, and Of twenty near the village Of
vaulry who are in sound health. al
though we'll along in the tenth de-
cade.
NJ. schomel-R Roy, a resident of YER
sailles, has attracted attention to him
self on account Of his age. He recent
~ started civil proceedings in an in
fringement case, and 1t came. out dur
ing the hearing that he was born
August 25,."1S07, at Versailles, and
that he saw Napoleon I. frequently.
Owing to the fact that his father had
M. Schomel-Roy frequently played
with the little king Of Rome.
Count Stenboch Fermor. Of the ISL
and Of Great Lyakersky, New Siberia.
IdS pIcbeHtcU " inc natural history
museum in Paris what is considered
to be the finest specimen Of a man.
moth yet found.
The gift is especially interesting be-
aus the animal had not finished
digesting his last meal at the moment
of his death, countless centuries ago.
Thus the savants are, for the first
time. able to study accurately the ma
ture OF the flora of the far distant
epoch; they have simply to examine
the contents Of the mammoth's stom.
ach. He was found. in, an absolutely
complete condition in a strata Of ice.
The skin. which is without a scratch,
10 covered with reddish hair, thick
and soft to the touch an that OF q lar
dog. The work Of digging out the mon.
ster from his primeval cold storage
and bringing him to Paris was one OF
extreme difficulty. The body was cu,
carefully into pieces. each one label.
cd. and then carried 1900 miles to
a railway line on dog sledges..
Til museum has come into posses.
sion OF he skeleton Of an enormou.
dinosaurus found. near Majunsa, on
the west coast Of Madagascar, by the
explorer Perrier de Ia Bate. Some
idea OF the dimensions Of this mon.
ster may be gained from the fact tina,
a strong man can barely lift one sec.
ton OF the vertebrae. Although onl,
partially disinterred. the natural his.
tory experts Of the museum estimate
from measurements of the parts the,
already have that this d%inosaurian
considerably exceeds in size the did.
lodocus. a plaster cast Of which Mr.
carnegie gave the museum. Another
acquisition is the skeleton Of one Of
4 fn0 70 Ht--I.