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The Washington times., 1919-08-17

One night Hyde took Goelet aside and
said something like this: Bobby, my boy,
there's a new beauty coming here tonight;
she's just back from the Riviera and she's
the most gorgeous beauty in all Europe.
want you to be nice to her"
Just before midnight the lady arrived.
Afterward Goelet is quoted as saying he
did not know what she had on except that
it was yellow and black and green and
glittered like a cats eyes in the dark. And
it was also very slithery and made him
think of a slender snake in the Bronx Zoo.
In plain English, Goelet was bowled over
completely. He attached himself to the
lady and became so nice to her that before
long even wartime Paris was agog with
interest.
Paris. you see, knew Of the lady's huS-
band. He was a typical Russian Of the
middle class who was in France on some
work connected with the war, and his wife
had Immediately made a dazzling sensa-
ton. She was incorporated in Hyde's pet
circle and the world was beginning to for
get JudJ Su6 udu d ICdL i've uuSDahus
When Mr.. Goelet returned to America
he is reported by Newport gossip as has-
ing been madly, deeply, abysmally in love
with the lady-but she was apparently cold
to his ardor
The Russian husband had been bit un-
pleasant toward the last. Paris did hear
that he had even threatened a duel, but
this was considered too silly to be believed.
At all events, Mr.. Goelet returned to his
own land and the Riabouschinskys stayed
on in Paris.
A few months before the United States
went into the war, Princess, that is, Nine.
Riabouschinsky, arrived in New York and
took up her residence in an exquisite little
apartment in the Park avenue sector.
Friend husband was not in evidence. She
explained his absence by saying that he
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going to wed Nine. or the Princess after
he reached Paris said:
wouldn't it be better to ask the lady
about it instead Of asking me?" And when
it was objected that she was little too far
AWAY to be interviewed at this moment,
Mr.. Goelet smilingly said: We'll, l can't
prevent you from saying anything you
please about it."
Fashionable society in New York and
Newport are positive that it is Mr.. GoeIet's
intention to confer his name on that won
drously beautiful and most puzzling Of
ladies, who is now in Paris glorying in the
possession Of freshly won divorce.
The romance between the multi-million-
sire. who by birth is as powerful in the
aristocratic circles Of the United States as
ba Is in the circles Of high finance through
out the world, has for many months been
ope of the most interesting and fascinating
uroblems Of that same fashionable society.
There are so many apparent obstacles
to the marriage that society cannot for
the life of it see how it can possibly take
UlaCe anu yblB AuOhAuB bAAS AANOAA-A1t'OAS
character of Mr.. Goelet, society is equally
sure that if he really wants to marry the
lady nothing can stop him.
The Princess, or Madame Riabouschin-
skv. is the daughter of Professor Rocchi,
Of the University of Perugia. There is con-
siderable doubt about the title with which
her blond d-bearded Russian husband is said
70 have endowed her. Her first name is
Fernando. Certainly Madame or Princess
or "The Riabouschinsky" as Newport
calls her, while not belonging to Ameri-
can exclusive circles, has all the fire and
beauty of her race. To these, by several
wears association with her husbands peo-
ME. she added much of the curious phil
osophv and mysticism of the real Russian.
Those who have come in contact with the
fascinating foreigner are enthusiastic as
70 the charm and magnetism produced by
this blending of Italian warmth and Rus
sian cold. Fire and ice," Mr.. Goelet is
said to have described her the day he first
met her, and this very well expresses the
lady.
This curious and novel blending of fire
and ice, however, fashionable society, at
least, asserts. does not seem to be just the
best matrimonial mixture for a Goelet,
and especially for the son of the Ogden
GOelets. There are few women in New
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way. His fortune is one Of the greatest
il this country; he has a splendid town
house and superb country estate near
Goshen, N Y. He can marry where he
chooses and lose nothing but social pres
tige and the friendship OF many Of his
peers. At the moment he is in a mental
state where he counts the world well lost
for love, and with all that he does possess,
why worry about the loss Of his friends?
Mr.. Goelet was not born yesterday; ne
knows there are any number of men and
women, too. who viii be glad to autter
about him, even should he marry so as to
displease a lot Of staid dowagers.
The "most beautiful woman Of Europe"
has nothing to lose, but everything to gain,
by a marriage with Goelet. The wealth Of
a Croesus viii be hers to command Al
ready orders have been given for palatial
steam yacht, and her Jewels are already
famous. To count up the things any wife
Of Robert Goelet would posses would be
overwhelming. To "The Riabouschinsky"
their possession would mean al the joys
and delights Of this world
How far away are the days Of her girl
hood when she was the simple daughter
Of learned but very poor professor OF the
University Of Perugia, Italy! Verify, she
has come far since those days!
Mrs. Goelet, Senior, is in Newport at her
magnificent marble villa, Ochre Court; her
sister, Lady Herbert, is with her, and very
tragic are their days. What to them is this
modern sentimental journey? A tragedy
Of tragedies. perhaps They. too, know
that Journeys end in lovers meetings
and they are very angry and very unhappy.
1t is a foregone conclusion that Madame
Riabousehinsky under any name viii never
tread the stately white stairway leading to
ochre Court, nor wear a single one Of Mrs.
Goelet's jewels.
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Another Charming Photograph of the Princess
Riabouschinsky, Whom, Fashionable Society
Believes, Mr.. Goelet Has Gone to
Join and to Wed in Paris.

4
delphia beauty, Mrs. Goelet did her best
to break up the match.
Miss Whelen had family and social
position far and away ahead in Philadel-
phia of Mrs. Goelet's own, but she lacked
a fortune, and this was a frightful draw
back in the eyes Of the mother-in-law to
be- However, Robert Goelet had his way
then, as always, and he married the girl
he adored. But his mother never forgave
her, not even when she presented her with
two handsome grandsons. Later, when
young Mrs Goelet got divorce and mar
ried Mr.. Henry CIews, Jr., Mrs. Goelet dis
liked her more than ever! Human nature
is a queer thing.
And the former Mrs. Goelet openly said
that the whole reason for the break be.
tween herself and "Bobbie" was too much
mOther-in-law.
81 am tired of the constant thought Of
the GOelet name and the way to maintain
the Goelet pride,' the bride is said to have
replied when her then husband urged her
to stop thinking of the divorce.
Considering Mrs. Goelet's bitterness to.
ward her first perfectly suitable daughter
in-law, her feeling toward her possible
second one can be imagined! Madame
RiabouschinsIzy is called the most beautiful
woman in Europe. During the past three
years she has been the most taIked-of
woman in New York. Mr.. Goelet has fire.
quently described his first meeting with
the lady he is expected to, make his wife.
1t was during the second year Of the war
when Paris was dark and cold and on the
verge of going hungry. Goelet was there
on some business connected with the
French Ambulance Service. James Hazen
Hyde was also there. Hyde made it a
point to gather several of his friends to-
gether every night or so in his big, studio,
and, of course, Goelet was included among
the lucky ones.
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81 MM

The Princess RiaBOu-
sehinslzy IN One Of
the Charming Gowns
with Which She Fas-
cinated Fashionable
Society Of New York
and Newport.
To the Left Nicholas
RiabOuschinsl<y, Prin-
cess, or Nine. RiabOu-
sehinsky's Divorced
Husband.
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York more difficult
to please than Mrs.
Goelet in the mat
ter Of a daughter
in law. Indeed,
when her only son
and heir to the
$35,OOO,OOO Of the
Goelets fell in love
with Elsie Whelen,
the famous Phila-
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The Beautiful Elsie WheIen GoeIet-Mrs.
"BObby" Goelet No. Who Found
Maintaining the GoeIet Pride"
Tnn BIIrdensnma

EWPHEN Mr. Robert Wilson Goelet-
W multi-millionaire, outstanding fig
ure among kings of finance, once
called the richest bachelor in the world" /"
and former husband of the beautiful Elsie
Whelen Goelets Of Philadelphia-sailed on
the last voyage Of the Aquitania, did he go
abroad to add the final chapter to what has
become known to the fashionable society
in America and Europe as the romantic
mystery of the Princess Riabouschinsky?
In other words did Mr..
Goelet sail to make, at last
this beautiful and sprightly
Italo-Russian the lawful sue
cessor to the first Mrs >
GOelet, who. by the way, is
now Mrs. Henry Clews, Jr.?
Mr.. Goelet, when asked
point blank whether he was
The Pulaskian., 1919-10-24
Department of Agriculture Tells of Tragedies Which Carry
 Own Lesson.
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
Men in Flour Mills, Cereal Mills and Elevators Under Government Urge
 Are Using More Care-Pre-
 Ventive Devices Installed.

Washington.-Here is a remarkable contrast:
 Between March, 1916, and October, 1917-twenty months-dust explosions destroyed four of the largest grain and cereal plants in the United States and Canada, killing A people, injuring 36 and destroying S6,0o00 900 worth of food stuffs and buildings.
 From October, 1917, to August, 1919 -twenty-one months-there has been only one disastrous dust explosion in flour mill, cereal mill or grain eleva- tor In this country. This explosion occurred in May, 1919, in an elevator in the Northwest. Three men were killed, four injured and property dam aged to the extent of $150000.
 Did not the elevators and mills handle more grain and four in the lat ter period than in the earlier one? And did they not have trouble with the changing of help and have to use inexperienced men? More explosions, in the natural course of events, were to be expected in the later period. The secret of it is that all the men in the four mills, cereal mills and elevators have been careful and preventive de vices have been installed.
 Carry Their Lesson.
 The following accounts of tragedies and near-tragedies supplied by the bu- reau of chemistry of the United States department of agriculture convey their own lesson.
 A feed-grinding plant in Canada met with a S2,000,000 loss from an ex- plosion and fire caused by foreign ma terial entering the grinding machine. The sparks created by this foreign ma- terial, passing through the grinding plates ignited the dust in and around the machine. A small explosion fol lowed. Dust-laden air propagated the flame to a large bin, where the dust had been stirred into suspension. This 1 produced a second and violent explo- sion and the fire that resulted com pletely destroyed the plant, killing IT men and injuring 16.
 Friction between any two dissimilar bodies will produce static electricity A spark of this type started a fire in m elevator head of a southern export house. Since the elevator heads and legs were completely boxed in and the machinery was operating properly there was absolutely no possibility of any cause for this fire except static electricity. The discharge ignited the dust in the elevator head, the flames burst out and caused a fire on the top floor. Fortunately the plant was
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a modern mill in the South still be- lieves in smoking-but not in flour mill or grain elevator.
 While inspecting an elevator in the East an insurance man found an ex- tension light with a fiimsy wire guard lying on the floor and remarked, This light should not be lying on the floor. {"
 "All right" said one of the men, and picked up the light, intending to throw it over 8 beam overhead. The bulb struck the beam and broke. This disturbed and ignited the dust which lay thick on the beam. Flames burst
The Pulaskian., 1919-10-24
NONE KILLED WHEN THE LAST COACH OF ROCK ISLAND TRAIN
 LEAVES TEE RAILS.
BROKEN SWITCH IS CAUSE
Balance of Train Safely Passes the Switch-Track Torn Up For 50 Feet-List of Those
 Injured.

Des Arc.-Nearly 20 persons were iniured, some seriously, in the derail- rent of Rock Island passenger train No. 610, running between Des Arc ad Searcy, just outside the city limits oI Des Arc All of the injured are expected 10 recover.
 The wreck is said to have been caused by a broken switch rail. The train was in charge of Conductor D. r. Payne and Engineer Joe Finley of Little Rock, and was running about 25 miles an hour. All the train pass cd over the defective rail except tho last coach, which was turned over. Nearly all of the persons injured were passengers in the rear coach. The track was torn up for about 50 yards by the rear coach Lefore it turned over
 Ed McGinnis. the train porter, was tbe most seriously injured. He was taken to an infirmaly in Des Arc. He is expected to recover.
 The more seriously injured are:
 Mrs. IT. T. Edmonds Of 'Stineyille, bruises and cuts.
 A. q. Lowe of Heber Springs, back injured
 Mrs. John Kirk of Johnson Chapel, severe bruises
 Mrs. Tom Painter of Des Arc, bruis- ed about inc head.
 T,he sIirhtIv injured are:
 Conductor D 9 Payne of Little Rock.
 James Painter of Des Are.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. .. Spicer and child Of Des Arc.
 Fred Painter of Des Arc.
 Ben Hunt of Des Are.
 Mrs. Pate Edwards of Stuttgart. Robert Mauer of Stuttgart.
 I. c. Flowers of GrifithHilie Harvey Lee of searey, baggage mas ter of the train. jumped from the train when the wreck occurred and sustained broken wrist and severe lruises.
The Pulaskian., 1919-10-24
WIND HELPS ROAD BUILDERS
When Used in Construction of High ways in New Mexico Experiment
 Is Successful.

A new method of using the wind in sand-road construction has proved so successful, that, after making niLe- mile experimental stretch in New Mex ico, roadmakers in that state have built 80 miles of similar highways. First of all, the grass and weeds are cleared from the right of way, and then trench is made through the sand to the clay bottom. The loose sand is deposited in stacks ten feet from either side of the cut, and the rest of the work is left to the desert winds. During the spring and fall, the winds sweep away all the sand and widen the clay strip. Then the road is graded and the work finished.
The Pulaskian., 1919-10-24
KAISER'S KITCHEN LIKE HIM
Shows No Sign of Ever Having Been Under Fire-Comes to
 Washington.

Washington.-To the collection of war trophies which the Smithsonian institution is now gathering will be added shortly the field kitchen of Wil- liam Hohenzollern, late kaiser of Ger many.
 The kitchen followed the kaiser to all the fighting fronts he visited, but shows no signs of damage, which is taken to indicate that 1t was kept far to the rear, as did it's imperial owner.
 German prisoners of war loaded the kitchen-which is said to be the most elaborate affair of it's kind-aboard transport at St. Nazaire, France, and 1t is on its way to Washington, with q large collection of war material of different kinds.
The Pulaskian., 1919-10-24
BIG GOOD ROAD BOND ISSUE
Dallas County, Texas, Votes $6,5o0, GOO for Construction of Com
 pIete Belt Line.
Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture)

Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agrieulture.)
 The largest bond issue ever submit- ted in any county in Texas and one of the largest voted anywhere in the country was ratified by big major ity recently in Dallas county, Texas. It provides $6,500,000 for complete belt line around the county, with 12 roads radiating from Dallas to all sec tions and six intermediate roads con- meeting the radial highways. The system provides for 332 miles of road, and in addition feeder roads amount- ing to about one hundred miles will be improved by the decrease in main tenance expenses. Federal aid
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said another. ''We can finish in about ten minutes"
 "All right" said the first, and they continued working.
 A few minutes later-an explosion, and then a fire. Flames spread rap idly and the heat was so intense that the fremen could not get the fire un- der control. The plant was completely destroyed, with a loss of $1,5000O0. Enough grain was destroyed to fur nish Chicago with bread for month.
 Seven Men Killed.
 A choke-up occurred recently in an export elevator in the East. One of the men hurried to investigate and found it to be in leg No. 1. He sig naled in for leg No. 1 to be shut down, but because of some mistake leg No. 2 was shut down instead. The belt in No. 1 continued to slip until the heat produced was so great that the belt began to burn, thus igniting the dust in the leg and producing sharp local explosion, which blew the leg apart. This explosion stirred up the dust about the plant, ignited it, and pro duced very violent explosion. The fire which resulted completely de- stroyed the plant. Seven men were killed, 22 injured and the property damage amounted to $1,500,000
 The miller in a modern mill in the South believed in having his plant clean, in having efficient fire-fghting apparatus, and in using a flashlight if he must inspect bin by artificial light. Occasionally, however, he would go through the plant smoking his pipe.
 No Place to Smoke.
 One afternoon he wished to deter mine the amount of flour in a bin, so he took a fiashlight. lifted the trap door of the bin, and was about to flash the light when he found a mass of flames in front of him. He was smok- ing his pipe at the time. His hands and face were badly burned, and the trapdoor sill was scorched. Fortu- nately, because of the lack of dust in the plant, the blaze vanished almost as quickly as it came. The miller in
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Building a Hard Rock Road.

amounting to $250,000 had been aI- lotted to Dallas county for it's high way development, and it is expected that large number of motortrucks will be assigned to assist in the con- struction work. The favorable recep- tion of the big bond issue in this county is expected by officials of the bureau of public roads, United States department of agriculture, to have favorable effect on similar proposals elsewhere. Road building in Texas is at high tide. State highway engineers estimate that more than $20.000.00Q worth of roads are now under con struction.
The Pulaskian., 1919-10-24
COUNTRY NEEDS MORE ROADS
Improved Highways Influence Every Branch of Economic and Financial
 Structure.

There is no doubt about it, the coun- try needs more good roads. It has be- come an economic necessity that our roads be improved because good roads influence every branch and twig of the social, economic and financial struc- ture of the nation.
 Good roads decrease the cost of liv- lng-bad roads increase it. Good roads save labor-poor roads spend 1t. A community with good roads has an unlimited trade area, while a com munity with poor roads has limited trade area.
The Pulaskian., 1919-10-24
TANK WEDS ESCAPE PL0TTER
Bride Convicted of Treason by Ger mans for Helping Prisoners Flee
 From Military Prison.

Minneapolis W. Shea of Grand Forks, N. D., United States soldier, and Mrs. Margaret Gentzke who was convicted of treason in Ger many for aiding Shea and other al- lied fighters to escape Hun military prisons, obtained license to marry in the city clerks office.
 Mrs. Gentzke is 31 years of age and Shea is 2S.
 Mrs. Gentzke reached the United States a few weeks after completing the sentence imposed on her for help ing Shea escape. Her husband in Ger many secured a divorce after her con- viction for treason.
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WARNS OF DUST
 PERIL IN MILLS

equipped with an automatic sprinkler system and the fire was extinguished before much damage was done. By grounding every elevator head in the building this danger was eliminated. and since that time no fire or explo- sion has occurred in the plant
 Care Prevents Disaster.
 It was the custom at certain cereal grinding mill in the middle West to keep the plant as free as possible from all dust. This practice, no doubt. saved the plant from a disastrous ex- plosion and fire. Some bits of foreign material got past the magnetic sepa- rator, and upon entering the grinding machine caused sparks to fly. The sparks ignited the dust in suspension, blew open the doors of the grinding machines, and flames shot out to a distance of several feet; but because of the lack of dust to propagate the flame the fire went out. Had there been accumulations of dust near by 1t no doubt would have been thrown into suspension and another and very vio- lent explosion would have resulted.
 At an elevator in the East three men were transferring grain from a storage bin to shipping bin when one of them smelled the odor of burn. ing rubber.
 q guess we had better see what is the trouble" said one.
 Lets finish running this bin first
The Pulaskian., 1919-10-24
Nose SeWed on After
 Being Off One Hour

Londen.-An unusual story was related at the King Ed ward VII hospital at Windsor.
 A stable boy. named William Robertson, was preparing horse to run in a race when a skylight fell and cut his nose clean off. He was taken to the King Edward VII hospital with out his nose.
 The arteries were tied and the surgeon then asked for the nose. It was stated that 1t was left behind in the stable at the race course.
 A messenger immediately was dispatched to the stables and the nose was found In the straw. It was taken to the hospital where an operation was per formed and the nose was put on again. It had then been off about an hour.
 A few days later Robertson was discharged from the hos pital. He said it was a miracle.
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JUST PARAGRAPHS.

Little Rack.-More than 700 teach CTS have enrolled for the annual con- vention of the Arkansas Teachers Association, to he held in Little Rock October 29 and 30 and Noyent- her 1, and from 2s to 30 are enroll ine daily
 Pine Bluff.-At meeting of tfe Rotary Club plans were discussed for local campaign. when an effort will be made to raise $25,000 for a memorial park for the soldiers and t;ilors of Jefferson county in the vicinity of Eden Park natatorium
 Pine Bluff.-The J. Carol Cone Aero Company of this place, organ ized September 1, and which pur- chased an army plane from Eberts Field, has sold the airplane to man at McGehee The company will be dissolved
 Blythevi9le.--D. '. Miskelly, settler Of Big Lake, was in town recently shipping fish from Big Lake to the St Louis market He shipped about lG5O pounds at one shipment. Al just one haul of his nets recently, he raised CSC pounds.
 Sprfngdale-tTh apple crop in Ben ton, Washington. Boone and Madison counties is now beig gathered and it is estimated that rot less than 5000 cars will be shipped from all the counties together The output Wall bring in approximately $4,000,oOo-
 Center Point.-The recent heavy rains have been very injurious TO crops in this section, the crops in the creek and river bottoms being practically destroyed by reason ot overfiows.
 Wesson.--Ail the plants of the Edgar Lumber Company here have been idle on account of a strike. The demands of the men are 25 cents 2 day raise.
 Russellville.-Jam w Bailey of Kussellville has been appointed as 2 candidate for admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
 Conway training school for Sunday school teachers in session aJ the First Baptist church has closed.
 Ozark The tax assessment on real estate is $10O,000 n excess of last year. and on personal property $112,. oGt more. Poll taxes total 752 in crease over 1918.
 RogerS Burasco, living southwest of here, has an apple tree that bore b5 12 bushels of apples this season, selling for s89.12.
 Ozark-D L. Fo1G has been elect ed member of the School Board snd mace secretary to succeed J. w. l1nkertoL, resigned.