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New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
GORGEOUS DRESSES AT
BUCKINGHAM PALACE BALL
State Function in Honor OF
French President Attended by
About 1000 Notabilities.
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London. June 27.-The state ball
which the King and Queen gave at
buckingham Palace last night in honor
of the French President was one OF the
most brilliant of the seasons court
functions. The guests numbered fully
two thousand. and the glitter Of uni
forms and of ladies' dresses, in which
elaborate jewelled embroideries were a
feature. made a magnificent picture.
Queen Mary wore a gown Of Indian
gold and green shot tissue with a deep
patterned gold border outlined with
diamante and emerald embroidery. en-
eraId and diamond suite and the Order
Of the Garter.
The Duchess Of MARLBOROUGH was at
tired in a striking gown composed Of
white and silver brocade. draped in
very original fashion. and worn with
some fine pearl and diamond orna-
ments.
Lady Naylor Leyland. nee Jeanie
Chamberlain. wore an exquisite gown
Of white and silver brocade. pictur-
esquely draped and garlanded with
white roses and some magnihcent
pearl and diamond ornaments.
Lady Leith Of Fyvie, nee Marie
Louise Janvier. wore handsome april
cot satin gown brocaded with gold
and silver. the skirt opening TO show a
petticoat Of apricot chiffon finished
with a handsome founce Of mother Of
pearl embroidery and small pink roses
and green leaves.
Mrs. Arthur Lee White wore lace
over cream colored satin, with silver
d frfp
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
MAY CURE DEAF PRINCE
Hearing of Don Jaime Already
Partly Restored.
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Madrid. June 26.-Don Jaime. second
son of the King Of Spain. who has been
deaf and dumb since his birth. five
years ago. is said 10 have greatly i'm
proved in health since his recent op-
Grafton in Switzerland. When book
was dropped on the floor behind him he
started perceptibly. and it is now conf
IDENTIFY hoped that he will he cured of
his deafness, and perhaps in time
taught to speak.
The new Spanish prince. the latest
child Of King Alfonso, will be named
Ferdinando Carlos.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
PEARL ROBBERY IN PARIS
Loot Carried from Hotel Drouot
in Broad Daylight.

Paris. June 2s.-Audacious thieves by a
clever ruse succeeded in obtaining posses
sion Of a large quantity Of valuable Jew
els in the public. sale rooms at the Hotel
Drouot In broad daylight to-day
One Of them attracted the attention 'i
the porter. while another stole his Keys
from an adjacent hook. The second man
then entered the room where the Jewels
were on exhibition, In anticipation OF
their auction tomorrow. He seized many
Of the gems. forming the collection OF a
well known Partisan woman. and inciud-
ing A necklace consisting OF sixty large
pearls. and decamped without detectlon'
the accomplice disappearing at the same
time
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
GET $500 FOR LOSS OF SON
Three Awards Made in Titanic
Damage Suits.

London. June 26.-The Kings Bench
Court to-day gave judgment In favor OF
Thomas Ryan. an Irish farmer. who had
brought suit against tine White star
Steamship Company to recover damages
for the loss of his son in the Titanic dis
aster. The Judge awarded Ryan the sum
Of $500. which had been agreed upon. ana
the costs Of the suit
4 similar award was made In two other
cases at the same time.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
! adv SaCkviIIe, Court Hears,
Was Seen Hurriedly Shut
ting a Drawer.
m HEAR EVIDENCE TO-DAY
vortune Inherited from Lady
wallace Now Estimated at
Close Upon Six Million
Dollars.
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rondon, June 2O.-HlGhly interesting
developments occurred to-day in the
~sgbt for the millions" as the public
,.n the suit over the will Of the late
=, INN Murray Scott. who left nearly
sG0OO0 10 Lady Sackville.
The Right Hon. Frederick f. Smith,
.,unsel for those who are trying to
,,sak the late Sir John Murray Scotts
Al mentioned an alleged secret visit
d, the baronets house by Lady Sack
,4re when she was seen at the drawer
Sa desk in his library.
Major Arbuthnot. a friend Of Scott,
.,nld said counsel, testify that on his
,,rral to dine with Sir John one even
,-g he opened the door Of the library
and saw Lady Sackville and Miss
ssckville hastily shutting a drawer OF
,hs writing desk. Major Arbutnnot is
,,id BY counsel 10 have withdrawn. but
while he was still in the hall Lady
s,ckville opened the door a little and
ssnced around Then she and her
laughter left the house In what ap-
reared to the major a very hurried and
unusual manner.
When Major Arbuthnot later saw Sir
John Murray Scott he mentioned he
had seen Lady Sackville in the library.
Scott Immediately became intensely
actated and broke into a perspiration
saculating MY Cod It's incredible"
Sir John had no idea that Lady Sack
vile was in the house. He believed she
was al her residence. knOle Park,
Kent. at the time. according to counsel,
who said that the Sackvilles were
known among the Scott family under
the nickname Of The Locusts," while
IN the servants hall Lady Sackville
vas referred to as The Earthquake" ."
Evidence in support Of the allegations
will be called tomorrow.
The salient facts Of the case as re-
captulated by Mr.. Smith in his two
DAYS opening address are as follows:
Sir ]. Murray Scott inherited from
Lady Wallace a fortune, which is now
estimated al close TO S6.OOO.OOO. This
wealth originally came from the fourth
Marquis Of Hertford. son Of the
wicked" marquis. who dgures in
Thackerays pages as Lord Steyne.
The estate was left by the fourth
marquis TO Sir Richard Wallace, whose
private secretary Scott became.
According to counsel for the defend
ant. the effect Of the WILL if it stands,
viii be TO make over 10 Lady Sackville
be entire remaining property. II is
alleged in the pleadings that a codicil
nvoking certain bequsts TO Lady Sack
vile disappeared, and a reward Of
$1,000 was offered for this codicil, OF
which the draft. IT was stated, had
been found among the dead baronets
papers.
It is contended by counsel that Lady
sackyille set herself TO make mischief
between Sir John and his relatives. and
that gradually she obtained such an
ascendancy over him as 10 submerge
and destroy his personality. using his
house and carriages as if they were her
own. and obtaining from him as much
as $4,000 IN a single year.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
LAWYER MUST PAY $4,000
Mismanages Wealth Left by John l.
Sullivan 8 Backer.

John oscar Ball. a lawyer, OF No. 81
Wall street. yesterday was adJudged
guilty by Surrogate Ketcham, in Brook
lyn, OF mismanaging the estate Of Mary
Caulfeld. who was the widow Of John
Caufeld, onetime hacker OF John i. Sui
livan.
Ball was trustee and executor under
the will. and is directed TO make good
about $4,000 Of the estate, which exceeded
10000 He is also taxed with two-thirds
Of the costs Of the proceedings. amount
ing 70 $500.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
MRS. SWENSoN GETS DECREE
Wife of Member of Engineers Club
10 Have Custody of Child.

Justice Mills. OF the Supreme Court
granted a decree of divorce to Mrs. Kath.
crime Trevett Swenson, OF No. 43 Cedar
street, Yonkers. in White Plains yester-
day. in her action against Bernard v.
Swenson. a member Of the Engineers
Club.
swenson Is TO pay si25 a month alimony
and Mrs Swenson has the custody OF ner
ive-year-old son. while a daughter goes
10 Swensons mother in YonkeFs.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
MARCH UNDER BRITISH FLAG
Massachusetts, Knights Templar Re-
pair Inadvertent Slight.

Halifax, y. S. June 26.-Because local
paper charged the visiting Knights
iemplar Of Fitchburg, Mass. with dis
0o'rteously marching through the city
With the United States flag and without
ne Union Jack they paraded again to-
osy this time with the British flag
Also they sent a delegation 10 wait on
NE Mayor and apologize for the unin-
'sntionsl slight
Ihey were assured that the people Of
nsAiax generally had not regarded the
"hisslon as important
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
ACTRESS SHOT ON STAGE
Countryman Takes Aim from
Back of Theatre.

Lcghorn. June 26.-While a young
emotional actress. Maria Fleur. was in
tcrpreting a passionate love scene between
Violetta and the Prince In Angelottfs ro-
mantle drama. Ills Hearts Beloved a
rough countryman at the back Of Tre-
blni Theatre pulled out revolver and
fired at her Maria fell, wounded In the
right shoulder
The man who fired the shot. Rino BIZ
anca. was an old flame. who knew Maria
when she was a simple country wench In
the village Of Bruccia. lie is now, under
arrest.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
LAWYER HELD FOR LARCENY
Accused of Holding Back $500 from
Woman Hurt in Accident.

Mortimer w. Solomon, a lawyer, Of No.
1875 Broadway. was held in $500 bail by
Judge Foster in General Sessions yester-
him with the larceny of 500 from the
Union Railway Company last September.
DAY 10 answer an indictment charging
Ii IS alleged that Solomon obtained that
sum for Mrs. Sarah Maxcy, widow, OF
No 763 linton avenue. The Bronx. whose
arm was broken In street railway acc-
dent at Westchester avenue and 10th
street last summer. Solomon. II is main
tanned, paid Mrs. Maxcy 500. which, he
told her. was all he could get from the
company.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
BODIES OF INFANTS FOUND
Garden of Midwife's House
Yields Discovery.

Naples June 2s-The authorities have
Hnerthed the bodies Of large number
Of Infants buried in the garden attached
70 4 large villa occupied by a midwife.
The Investigations Of the police indicate
nat the disposal Of infants H. this way
has extended over many years.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
PEARSONS GET CONTRACT
British Company Will Develop Ecua.
doris Oil Lands.

Washington, June 26.-S Pearson & Son,
Ltd. the British engineering concern
which has developed oil lands in Mexico
on a mammoth scale. is going into Ecua-
dor for the same purpose. News was
received here to-day that Lord Murray.
a director OF the firm. has just signed
q contract with the Ecuadorean govern
nent for the exploration and development
OF the republics oil lands. \ similar con-
tract recently was signed with Colombia.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
TO REFILL GATUN LAKE
Spillway Gates Will Be Closed
on Tuesday Next.

Panama, June 2s.-It has been decided to
close the spillway gates at Gatun Lake
on Tuesday, next. July l. after which the
lake will be allowed to fill continuously.
The lake stage on June % was 4Sl2 feet,
and the maximum level. about 50 feet.
will probably be attained by December
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
FRENCH AVIATOR KILLED
Biplanist, Trying a Monoplane,
Falls ESQ Feet.

Chalons- sur Marine, June 26. - The
French aviator Maurice l. Fouquier,
while testing a monoplane for the first
time. fen from a height OF go feet this
evening and was killed. Foulquier had
been accustomed TO a biplane, and the ac-
cident is attributed TO the fact that he
failed to realize that monoplane requires
different methods In handling
The fatality 10 NJ Fouquier brings the
death toll Of aviators 10 the total OF 2s5.
Since January ]. 1913, 81 aviators have
been killed
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27

Belgrade, June %.-The Skupshuna
met in secret session to-day Premier
Pagich will announce the result OF the
deliberations al an open meeting to-mor-
row. II is understood. however, that the
Premier has secured majority for his
policy, and that he VIII snort
" 90 IN ST. Petersburg to attend the pro-
nosed meeting OF the Premiers OF the
four Balkan states.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
BULGARS MINIMIZE FIGHT
Arbitration Policy May Prevail
in SerVia.

soea. June 2s-An official dispatch de-
scribes the fighting between the servians
and the Bulgarians at Zletovo as small
affair. in which only few hundred men
were engaged.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
The United States
Rubber Company

purchased the Dalton Adding Ma
chine about two years ago. Since
then they have purchased several
more.
One Of their officers recently said
that whenever he had any adding
to do, requiring speed and accuracy,
he found the Dalton measured up
to the highest point Of efficiency.
Write US at 22O Broadway or phone
Cort. 1863, and a representative VIII CALI
Dalton Adding Machine Sales Company
220 Broadway. New York.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-21

the protest against the persecution of
Mendel Bells did not feel the same,
or a greater sympathy, sentimental
or scientific, for the victims of CAPT.
talistic greed, - ~.
Every man and woman in the two
great audiences Sunday were fami-
liar with this greed and with its con-
sequences. And in every other similar
protest meeting against Russia's in
justice to the Jews the men and wo-
men who protested knew that a
greater injustice was being done to
their, own brothers in the CONNER
cial world by the commercial car
yet there has not been one single
meeting of protest.
Is it due to the same streak of
hysteria that makes us send mission
aries to foreign countries to clothe
the naked heathens while the civil
liked of our own country go in rags?
Is it blindness? Is it selfishness?
Or is it just that the germ of hysteria
does not attack us when the suffer-
ing is in the next door house? Or do
we want to cover up, to hide the fact
that we, the people of the land of
the free, are czar-Tidden as much as
darkest Russia?
It is hard to understand. In the
mining district workers are being
moved down by machine guns for no
reason at all but that they demanded
enough food to eat, enough clothes
for their families, a roof that wouldn't
leak, little warth in the winter, and
perhaps the right to rest on Sunday,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-21
A MIGHTY GOOD PLACE FOR, SENTIMENTAL
SYMPATHY TO START IS AT HOME
BY JANE WHITAKEF

their
ut people like hystera he said "You
find Americans hard unfeeing almost brutal" .s
At criticism of bitterly
it. But it be
a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-21

C6T1d over Luo IdI6 OI mouucI DcLuS II
sympathy, and it does credit to our
country, but ~.
In this city and in every large city
in our country that is taking the lead
in protesting against the barbarism
of Russia there are girls slowly starv-
ing, girls going into lives of shame,
girls taking the dark trail, self-slain,
because they are not paid enough to
live on, and it leaves the people "cold,
hard, unfeeling, almost brutal"
was .sentimentally sympathetic
and as hysterical as the thousands Of
others last Sunday afternoon when
listened to one speaker after anoth-
er talking of the brotherhood OF
man" My heart ached just as other
hearts ached for the poor victim Of
racial hatred, but somehow l won
dered why it was that the same wave
of protest had not arisen when the
Welfare Commission tore back the
covering of skin from the putrid sore
of starvation wages and showed the
tester beneath.
1 wondered why we remained so
cold when we heard millionaire en-.
ployers speaking as brutally as the
car of all Russia, expressing the
same contempt for the working class
as the car expresses for the Jews
disclaiming any responsibility for
their lives or their morals as the car
disclaims responsibility for the lives
of the Jews in his kingdom. I won
dered why we didn't think of the
The Hartford republican., 1913-11-21
A Mouse and q Candle,

At the end Of the bathing season a
few years ago candle was left on the
mantelpiece Of family in Pouliguen.
France. When they returned the next
spring they found according to La Ma
ture, that a mouse had done these
things:
Climbed somehow a marble chimney
piece. there being no piece Of furniture
near enough to leap from and no way
of descending from above.
Climbed the candlestick itself. which
was Of highly polished silver. over ten
inches high. with a broad fare Mt the
cup.
Climbed the candle. began eating at
the top. eating evenly all round down
to the base. leaving the bare wick
standing perfectly straight.
II the mouse had begun at the base
of the candle its weight would have
caused 1t to topple over. II must have
taken the mouse good many days to
eat the candle down to the bottom.
The Hartford republican., 1913-11-21
The Epulish Channel,

One OF the most famous bits Of wa
ter In the world Is the English chan.
mel, which separates and yet unites the
sister countries Of England and France
and has been the scene Of so much Of
their history. 1t extends on the Eng
lish side from Lands End to Dover
and on the French side from the is
land Of Ushant to Calais. Its entrance
from the German ocean Is the strait Of
Dover. twenty-One miles wide, while
at the other extremity. where It Joins
the Atlantic. it is 100 miles from shore
to shore The greatest width midway
is $50 miles Owing to the strong cur
rent setting i'm from the westward. the
high winds which frequently prevail
and the configuration of the shores II
has a roughness which has become
prOverbial and few cross it without
seasickness.
The Hartford republican., 1913-11-21
The First False Teeth.

Until little more than century ago
humanity had to rub along without
false teeth. of which nowadays one
Arm alone claims to sell over 12,00O.-
600 a year. The first successful maker
WAs CiussepangelO FOnzi. an Italian
dentist, who started practice in Paris
10 1898 and, thanks to his skilful
treatment Of Lucien Bonaparte. soon
saede bis way. After years of expert
Dent be discovered the substance
from which artificial teeth are made
and received the gold medal of the
Frepcb Academy Of Science. One Of
tie earliest persons fitted with false
teeth was the empress Of Russia. Aft
er Waterloo Fonzf Migrated to Lon.
don and then to Madrid. where Ferdi-
napd VII rewarded him with yearly
pension OF 1000 ducats for a set of
false teeth.
The Hartford republican., 1913-11-21
MONEY IN COLOMBIA.
A Dollar Of That Country is Worth
Just a Cent Of Our Currency.

Money in Colombia Is n rather un-
stable institution. and big figures do
not always mean much. IL may be
just as well to mention here that when
paid $50 to ride the seventeen miles
from Savani.la to Barranquilla I WAS
not guilty of such reckless extruva-
gance as may at first glance appear;
also that when the agent at the latter
place charged me $40 for riding back
the same way and I'm the same car he
merely suffered from an astonishing
lapse of memory. forgetting for the
moment that he needed the money.
The fact is that the Colombian dol.
lar. or peso. has deprecated until IL Is
worth just exactly cent In United
States currency. and there being no
room left for the centavo Of old 1t has
vanished utterly from the reckoning
of man. There are no silver coins
whatever. and after little bargaining
one is apt to accumulate an nstonish.
ing number of yellow bills-tens. TWEEN.
ties ffties and hundreds. Then there
steals insidiously over one the peculiar
exaltation of the wealthy. and IL causes
not single pang to pay So for shine
or to toss away so for bottle of gin
ger pop.-William Hard Lawrence In
Harper's Magazine.
The Hartford republican., 1913-11-21
Utilizing SmeIter SIaa.

Smelter Stag Is utilized for brick
making purposes in Germany. At the
government iron smelter near Amberg
the Stag Is crushed to sand. mixed
with water and pressed into dark gray
bricks, which are allOwd to dry In the
open air. They are sold at the factory
for $476 per thausand. but their guam
tlty is limited and their use largely
local. Ii Is noteworthy. however. that
only since the discovery OF this process
have these government smelters earn
ed any profits for the state.
The Hartford republican., 1913-11-21
BUILD OF The BABY.
Normal Weights and Measurements
Up to Three Years Of Age.

A baby should weigh ut birth seven
pounds. at three months eleven pounds.
at five months fourteen pounds. at one
year twenty-one pounds, ut two years
twenty-six pounds and ut three years
thirty-one pounds. The length of u
baby at birth should be twenty and
one-half inches. at three months TWEEN
three and half inches. at one year
twenty. eight inches. ut two years thir-
ty-two aud half inches and ut three
years thirty-fve inches.
Its chest measure at birth should be
thirteen and half inches. ut three
months fourteen and half inches, at
five months sixteen inches. at one year
eighteen inches. at two years nineteen
inches and at three years twenty
inches.
Some babies are built very small.
and, If well. even IL below these tig-
ures. there is no cause for worry. But
if n baby is about normal size and
does not come up to these figures its
diet should he carefully looked into. as
evidently it is not being properly nour-
ished.
The growth of baby's body is very
important. See that the teeth come In
properly and that the legs grow
straight and strong. The babies should
be carefully watched and developed
naturally.-Rura Farmer.
The Hartford republican., 1913-11-21
Human Derelicts.

This ia the invariable history of such
cases. Let an unidentified body of a
man or woman, young or old. be dis
covered. and from all directions will
come inquiries disclosing the fact that
many persons have disappeared from
the knowledge Of their friends. Trag-
sdies and heartaches are thus uncov-
cred. for the mere act Of inquiry
proves that some one in each case has
suffered anxiety over the missing one
and has feared evil happenings. Crime.
shame melancholy. discomfort. unhap-
piDess. desire for adventure, are among
the causes that lead to the disappear
apces.-IndiaDapolis Star.
The Hartford republican., 1913-11-21
Subtle Advertising. A

A success III hotel manager pointed
to the a'ivc"ii cement Of hotel at a
.L>aionallp resort. The advertisement
read:
Special rates to single men,"
"The proprietor Of that hotel" said
he. deserves to succeed. He lays in
his advertisement subtle trap for
mothers with marriageable daughters.
They read the advertisement and they
conclude that. given lower rates at this
hotel. single men will be plentiful,
rhey therefore decide that there IL the
place undoubtedly to take their daugh-
ters.''
Then. laughing. lie concluded:
These mothers quite correctly he
iieve that as far as their daughters
chances OF matrimony are concerned
the more the marryer. "-WashingtoD
star.
The Hartford republican., 1913-11-21
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