Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-26
AMERICANS SOAKED
BY SWELL RESORT
BANDITS
Tourists Amazed at High
Charges; President Poin-
caire Receives Four Cente-
narians AZ Limousin.
FINE SPECIMEN OF
MAMMOTH FOUND


(As-ociasei PRESS Correspondence
Paris. Sept. .e Americans taking
their vacations az French resorts thls
season have been amazed az charges
which appear 70 be higher than any
whore else IN the world a room
with a bath for 80 francs ESQ day
during July a. once Of the frcquentod
hotels Ia Dcauvilic rose 20 goo francs
tffol "a day throughout August The
ordinary charge for a single room a.
the resort is ZOE francs (sS0) a day.
These are prices asked of all COM
err, whether Americans. Russian
Grand Dukes or Frcnchmcn
a Partisan journalist made note OF
his experiences at Dcauviilc. The
clerk "a the riI-i hotel hc entered re-
piled TO hts Inquiry for a room that
one remained az SO francs ttf6)
day just "a room for one person. with.
81 course. no bath The clerk seemed
To apolcclzc FOR the low price, and
FOR fear the visitor might suppose
that room at so trivial rate could
not Do OF much account. we aban
don Il TO YOU az 50 francs" said he.
because Il is not large bat Il really
il a good room" The Inquirer hosi-
tnted az that ana crossed the street
10 another establishment The best
that could bc done there was a room
for 100 francs (S2D a day. he re-
turned and took the so franc room
A simple lunch at 80 Cs63O). cab
10 the races after considerable bar
gaining. 40 francs (SSJ. and dinner at
AZ francs $3.50 completed an OK
pensiye day.
President Poincare received four
ccntcnarians during his recent visit
10 the I.imousin country. The eldest
was l06. The youngest. 100 ycara
old. had been the postmaster OF the
village Of Naulry for sixty-scvcn years
The president was told os are an
visitors 60 the Limousin. that health
and tong life are the finest products
OF the region Besides the four cen
tennrians, the president was told Of
ten other persons who were 90 years
old. and 81 twenty near the village Of
Vaulry who are In sound health, al
though well along IN the tenth decade
N. Schomei-Roy. resident OF Yer
saillcs, has attracted attention 20 him
self on account OF his age lie re-
Gently started civil proceedings Ia an
infringement case and Il came out
during the hearings that be was born
August 20, 1907. az Versailles, and
that he snw Napoleon !. frequently.
Owing TO the fact that his father had
an appointment al Ma, iolcons court
VI. schomel-Roy frequently played
with the little King OF Rome.
Count steuboch Ftrmor. ~ the ISL
and OF Great Lyukcrsky, New Siberia.
has presented 90 the natural history
museum In Paris y bat Is considered
% Doe the finest specimen OF a nam
moth yet found
The gift Is especially Interesting be
cause the animal had not finished IL
gcsting his last meal az the moment
of his death, countless centuries age.
Thus the savunts are. for the first
time, able tu study accurately the MA
turc Of the flora Of the far distant
epoch; they have glmply 90 examine
the contents OF tho mammoth's stom-
ach lie was found In an absolutely
complete condition In a sinrtum of ice
The skin. which rs without a scratch
and soft 90 the touch as that OF lap
dog. The work at digging out tho
monster from his primctal cold stor-
age and bringing him 90 Paris was ono
OF extreme difficulty Tho body was
cut carefully into pieces, cnch ono
labelled and then carried $500 miles
To "a railway line on dog slcdEcs.
The museum has come into posses
sion Of tho skeleton OF an enormous
dinosaurus found near Maiunra, on
the west coast of Madagascar boy the
explorer Pcrrier de Ia Baic. Some
idea OF tho dimensions OF tots mon
ster may be- gained from the fact that
"a strong man can barely lift one sec
ton Of the vertebrate. Although Only
partially disintcrred. the natural his
tory experts of the museum estimate
from measurements of the parts they
already have that this dlnosauriau
considerably exceeds in size the dipio-
docuR plaster cast of which MI.
Carnegie gave the museum. Another
acquisition is the skeleton of ono oi
the fabulous birds known Go poloeon-
biologists as upiornls which stood cigh-
teen feet tail
senior Maufa, the Spanish Conscrva-
tive lender. who has twice reHignod the
premiership of SPAIN has a way Of
speaking frankly 60 his royal master
King Alfonso Just now Paris be-
amused al two remarks made by Maui
ra to the King lea public.
when he resigned the first time the
Statesman said; kings who nmuso'
themselves 8t playing with crowns
frequently lose thcm."
Ou The second occasion he uid'
"Tho premier In most constitutional
countries must have two things in or
der Co govern. first the confidence of
parliament. and second, the conii-
donce of the crown. Ia Spain. how
ever. three things are necessary inc
confidence OF parliament tho conf
dencc of the crown. and coniidenec 10
the confidence OF the crown.
How Ia Cure sick Headache.