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Show m mr&-m is Late Monarch Believed Im plicitly in Extreme Superstitions (By Associated Press) BELGRADE. Dec. ai. Interesting deails have come to light respecting tho late King Peter, Serbia's venerable vener-able ruler and the "grand o?d man" of Europe, who missed away ln this city a short time ago. . During his lust Illness the king ask- ed frequently for his son Alexander, who found It impossible to be with him because of his own serious Illness In Paris. He was much attached to the Prince Regent and referred to him as "my little Aleck." He had the fullest confidence In him and during the last years of his life left the affairs of, state entirely In his hauls. I He bad been especially anxious that his son should marry Princess Olga. I daughter of the Cz.'i' of Russia, butj whatever prospect there was for the, match disappeared In the murder of' the beautiful princess by the Bolshev-j ikl. admired America. The king died u poor man. What- er personal possessions he had wero lost during the tragic retreat to Corfu In the grim days of 1915 when the German hordes overran the little Slavj state. When the correspondent asked' one of the late monarch's old friends If the king had left -nv legacies, he replied "Yes. a, wooden trunk, a bedstead, a few Ikons, a great character charac-ter and an undying memory." In the years preceding his III health it was one of the kiiKV most cherished cher-ished hopes that ho might Isit America. Am-erica. He was a great admirer of the energy, Industry and capacity of the people of tho United States. He felt that Serbia owed a great deal to America Am-erica for its championship of the rights of tho smaller nations, and especially es-pecially for its support of Jugo Slave's Sla-ve's claims at tho pails pca.-e conference. con-ference. The aged sovereign held former for-mer President Wilson in high eMoem Throughout his 77 years King Peter was ultra-democratic and simple In his taste- lb disliked ceremony and had a contempt for flattery and compliments. com-pliments. He insisted that his mdale consist of only one dish. All his servant ser-vant wero peasant soldiers. His home In Belgrade was plain to the point Of rudeness. When WOll, lie always al-ways attended personally to tho gar-dena gar-dena and the poultry. Like most Slavs, ho was extremely superstitious He considered the number num-ber "18" fata nnd would nevcj begin a projeci on Friday. When asked tp explain his superstition, he pointed out that if the numerals in each of the greut years yf Serbia's destiny WCjre counted up, they would total "13" In each case 1 The king fell sure he was going to die in i92i; because the numerals num-erals 1, 0. 2. 1. totalled "13." His pro-i diction came truj |