Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-27

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And What Is India doing to aid tn,
allies?' was asked.
Smiling and showing q set OF perfec
teeth. Sir Jagatiit replied:
AN that has been asked. We have
sent 1900 soldiers and il the call comes.
we can send 10000 more. have sent
one regiment Of 600 of my own men and
have more to send when they are needed.
Our country Is very prosperous. We
have raised bountiful crops during the
last year and IL called upon, we can not
only feed our own people, but the whole
Of England for months. Now. let us
stop talking war
"BIissOuri" His Home.
DO you know that this Missouri
river that we crossed a few minutes ago
interests me. It makes me feel some
thing as II / was at home. not on ac-
count of the water that has a peculiar
color, but on account Of the name. The
name Missouri is the same as that Of
my summer home and II is spelled the
same. This home is up in the noun
tains, 5000 feet above sea level. and is a
most charming spot. Up there l do q
little farming have my golf links. hunt
ing lodge and entertain my friends"
The Maharsjah was inquisitive about
Omaha. He wanted to know about its
banks, its manufacturing industries. the
number of bushels OF grain 1t handles
annually, its bank clearings, the volume
of its business. explaining, Il seek this
knowledge that may know more about
the country"
a NNT0a NnTiNh
the newspaper men, his wife was occu-
plying a seat in the rear of the observa-
ton car. smoking cigarettes and gazing
down the tracks. She did not venture out
OF the car, explaining that she was not
dressed TO appear in public. And she
told the truth, for she was clothed in a
loose fitting, light colored silk lounging
robe. with a red breakfast cape thrown
over her shoulders. She Is described as
a most beautiful woman and the descrip-
tor fits her nicely. She is perhaps %
years OF age, OF medium size. peachy
complexion. with dark hair and eyes.
Sir Jasatjit met this wife in Madrid,
became enamored of her. proposed mar
riage and was accepted. At the time
she was a Spanish dancing girl, but that
does not count now. for her husband
establishes cast in his native country
and this wife is the first lady of the
land. wife OF a man whose annual in
come is ss.OOo.OOO.
Not I'm Politics.
Sir JagatJits wife does not NEEDLE in
politics and she does not know whether
or not she is n suffragette. Relative to
this she said:
IT am quite content TO let my husband
look after the politics of the family. /
have read Of the movement OF women to
secure the ballot. but am not in
sympathy with them. Women should
keep out of politics and attend to other
duties. BY so doing. they can find en-
ployment for all Of their time"
Asked about the custom In India that
made her one OF q number Of the Maha-
rajah's wives. she asserted:
What does IL matter how many wives
he has. 30 long as I have him7 Then,
too; / didn't know as his highness has
any other wives. I have never seen any
OF them and he has never shown any
lack Of attention to me that would indi-
cate a passing fancy in any other d.
rection."
And as the Maharanes lighted a fresh
cigarette she added in conclusion: Il
am pretty we'll satisfied with conditions
as they are and as the wife OF the gov
ernor of one Of the twelve states OF
India"