The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-23
Germany is AghaSt at Recent
Disclosures.
.'PIOUS" MEN IN TOLLS
LEGISLATION PROPOSED TO DE-
CREASE NUMBER OF DOCTORS.

Berlin, Dec, 22.-Public attention was
occupied wholly this week with crimes
in high places. The sentence imposed
on SteTnberg, the millionaire banker,
of two and a half years imprisonment
and five years deprivation of civil
rights for crimes against morality, sat
isles the public conscience. Sternberg
rapidly acquired a fortune, estimated
at 100000 marks, by shady methods,
and maintained social relations with
high officials and military men for
years. while Disgusting his most loath-
some crimes in the lowest Berlin life.
He was related by marriage to high
officers and was free giver for char
liable purposes. 1t was said IN ms de-
Tense before the court that ne mad
made a will leaving to the Prussian
government the bulk of his fortune to
establish an institution for insuring Ia
borers against loss of work.
Suicide Alleged as Result
The Sternberg case is working wide
spread ruin among others. The death
OF Won Merscheidt HueuesSem, the
suspended chief OF the criminal depart
ment announced at the same hour as
Sternberg's sentence, had peculiarly
tragical affect. The public instantly
assumed that he had committed sui
eide but the physician certified that
he died of apoplexy. Won MerScheidt
established a reputation by introducing
the E;ertillOn anthrOpOmetric system n
Germany. The case of Sternberg Will
continue long TO occupy the public
mind. It is expected Sternberg will APP
peal again TO higher court. Further
more, numerous prosecutions Of per
sons connected with the SteTnberg case
are pending. a number Of witnesses
viii be tried for perjury, and three
lawyers are under investigation for I'M
professional conduct or collision to
circumVent justice The public demand
for reform of the criminal police, which
/ did not yield fruit in 1891 in cOnnec-
ton with the Won Tausch ease. has
now grown imperative. 1t is authan-
tically reported that the authorities ar,
preparing a measure for reform.
Mortgage Bankers Arrested.
The other great case this week, the
arrest of mortgage bankers, attracts
an immense amount OF attention. The
press IS pointing out the resemblance
TO the Sternberg affair, since wealthy
bankers, moving in the highest society.
nave carried on fraudulent practices
for years. The chief offender. Sander.
made pretense of the greatest I.ety.
He had a private chapel in a luxurious
villa at POtSdam. His home was the
o
JOcratic society. He was !'ltsdam's
Wealthiest citizen, paving 10000 MAJ ks
! yearly in taxes. 1t has been shown
/ that Sanders business practices V ere
most questionable. He would compel
borrowers at the bank 10 bay one of
his lots at d fancy price. The losses
viii fall heavily on small investors.
/ The fall in the shares obligation of the
two banks already represents abOUt
lI5,OOO,O0O marks. 1t is considered GER
( tain that the arrested directors Will
get long terms of Imprisonment for
/ classifying the balance sheets.
The tariff question was most active
! Iy discussed this WeeE--The announce
I ment OF the conservative leader. Herr
! Won kHnckOSWstrOOm, that the chan
/ cellOr. Count Won BuelOw. is willing to
compromise with the agrarianS. makes
a deep impression Signs multiply,
/ however, that the commercial classes
are growing more united against the
/ agrarian demands.
Won Buelow Busy Explaining.
Count Won Buelow is spending the
( week visiting the south German courts
4 explaining Germany's foreign policy,
( He has made everywhere the most IA
vorable impression and has been dined,
Wined and decorated with orders.
The coal syndicaUe's action in re
strictlng the production 10 per cent
| while German industries are suffering
from the high prices of COAL excites
much sharp discussion and will give
animus to the forthcoming reichstag
I debate on the resolution providing for
/ government control of the trusts
/ The press is again engaged in a pc
/ riOdical discussion of absenteeism in
/ the reichstag. Among the remedies
| proposed the Post 81 sgests circulating
/ a, list daily for the signatures of att
/ tendants and its publication in the of
/ fetal Reichsanger monthly. 1t is re
/ ported that the government as at last
| convinced of the necessity of paying
J members. and is preparing a bill ac-
I cOrdingly.
Emperor Williams decree Iengthen-
| ing medical study as a remedy for the
I production of physicians. meets
with the approval of the profession. In
connection Herewith official statistics
published this week show that over
crOwding Of the medical profession in
the large cities is plain. Berlin has
one physician to every 798 of>the popu-
latiOn, Breslau one TO every 775, and
KOenigsburg one to every 6SI.