The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-13

gagged In business Enterprises and that.
especially whero monarchs are con
cerncd. they enjoy an extraordinary
advantage over their business rivals,
| y the fact that they arc exempt from.
tho impos;S and restrictions 10 which
The ordinary business man Is subjected
In fact, merchants ana manufacturers
III Germany complain very bitterly OF
this.
In Bavaria the rcignlpg family de-
rlves largo revenues from 1t, brow
cries. IN AustriaIIungary the Imperial
house OF IlapsDurg has numerous con
Germs III which its money Is Invested.
The King OF Wurtcmberg runs tho
principal hotel and the leading rectau-
rant of his capital. Stuttgart: while
mo late King Oscar Of Sweden did
not hesitate to warmly recommend the
beer produced by his brewcries, and
the comforts OF tho big hotel which
belonged TO him ut stockholm. In
Prussia, the Kaiser is exceedingly
lroud of his Cadincn pottcries. ana
takes personal interest IN the shops
which have been started In Herlin, for
the sale of the tileS ana crockery which
he turns out ut Cadiuen.
Emperor William also last year
started restaurant of his own In the
immediate vicinity OF, tho historic Pots
dam windmill. which, was the source
Great The Kaiser placed II man of
INC name of Moritz I'm charge OF the
restaurant, and takes an Nctiyo inter
est In its success, frequently visits It
10 inquire how my restaurant" Is got
ting along. and Insists that II should
dispense the best coffee in Potsdain"
In addition TO other beverages spirits
being barred. though beers ana light
wines are permitted.
Duke Henry OF Mccllcnburg- SchYcr-
IN has had rather Il stormy career
After leaving tho German army for
good ana all, without retaining a place
on the reserve list OF officers or per
mission 10 wear my kind OF uniform.
he encountered Mrs. Gasquet- James. of
New Orleans ana New York, and mar
ricd her at Dover. England. before the
registrar on Juno Is. 1911. Mrs. Gas
quot James IL some thirty or forty
years mis- senior, Is tho widow OF
Nmedee Gasduct-Jamcs, of New Or
leans. who secured II papal title after
migrating to Europe, ana WAS for
inerly Miss Elizabeth Tibbctts Pratt.
OF Albany. y. Y. The MARRIAGE was
not recognized I'm Germany. and did not
turn out happily. owing to the d!sap-
nointmcnt OF the lady in finding that
Tho union. instead OF Improving her
social position In Europe. had impaired
II, and the couple eventually parted
company. Last year tho tribunals of
Mcckl"Oburg Schwerin dccrc.d the an
nulment Of the union on. the ground
that not only had tho duke failed 10
secure tho consent of his sovereign
Uhat is 10 say. the Grand Duke of
NiecklcnhurG -Schweriu) TO the lnarri-
age which was necessary In German
law to secure It's validity, but also
because lie was under curatol. that In
TO say he had been deprived by the
German tribunals Of the power TO con-
tract any Obligation. or indeed to be-
come a party to any sort OF transact
ton. without the consent and cooper
alton OF III. curator and trustee an
pointed by the courts to take charge
OF his affairs. As tho curator testified
IN court that the marriage had taken
place without his knowledge or APP
proNnl. Ii WYE irvaI,dated also on this
account.
More recently, Mrs. GasQuet james
VINO has never been allowed TO make
use OF the title OF I, Duchess Of Meek
lenhurg -Schwcrin In Germany or Aus
tria. brought suit In tho FnIrIIsh
courts TO establish the validity OF the
marriage which she contracted at
Dover with the duke. liut the English
tribunal threw hcr case out of court.
with costs AGAINST her, on the ground
that, she being nm American. and the
duke German citizen. 1t had no juris-
diction.
1t Is quite on the cards that Mrs.
Casquci- James may take advantage of
her American citizenship to attempt Ia
enforce her claims 10 be the dai1c'g
wife while he is in the United States
But. as pointed out above, she could
rot sue him I'm any court IN America
unless he were willing to waive his
c%tcrritorial privileges and immun,t,cs
as q prince OF the blood. which Is. OF
course, Improbable In the extreme.
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