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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

Z cecdal Corespndenpe Of Tns Sunday Repuh,ie.
Kiel. June 1o.-The Kaiser is going to
harness one Of the terrors of the sea, the
most formidable that e~ndangers the lives
OF ocean travelers-nre on shipboard.
and bring under control. respectively. the old
enemy Of the mariner. Is not OF his Majes-
tvs invention. but by giving It the benefit
Of . trial on a large scale he confers q dis
tinction upon It that may lead to its gen.
eral adoption by passenger steamers as well
% By the merchant marine all over b
world.
tn Kaiser's palatial steam yacht Hohen-
eollern was fitted with the new chemical
N northern waterA and you correspondent
was permitted to inspect the apparatus.
Tho ~extinguishing Il lone by carbonic acid
1n liquid form. diffused by an elaborate sys-
tenn Of pipes and aided By seIf-acting ven
0latorA thermometers, etc.
That carbonio acid e~xttnguishes flame n
hothing new: TT very designation By min
en- - choke Damp shown that the knowl-
edgs OF. that particular property In the
chemical u widely known. A. s1ars
checker" Il has even before now served an
a-porendcsship ON shipboard. American ana
0sFman ship owners have repeatedly expert
mented with carbonic acid for the purpose
% suhduing artincially ~sngendered fires.
8uf none Of these trials was ollowed BY
practical resuitA because the uantit Of
cAxbonic acid needed was out Of all propor.
uon to the services performed. No mer-
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vsstigate each case separately. and II WILL
tam II found at fault he will either Be
obliged to pay q heavy fine or withdraw
from membership In the society.
All this tends to show that the Kaiser's
venture at 'Krolls' was nothing more or
less than a common. everyday summer
snap. such as irresponsible managers en-
age in all over the world during the Pc
Rod preceding and Immediately following
the dog days. If all goes well. the man
ager drinks wine and makes merry: II
money Is scarce. the actors and actresses
go without. William might have used his
regular stock company. paid by the year.
at "Krolls." but. its members being guar
anteed an extra gratuity every time they
actually play. the expense would have ex
ceeded the cost of engaging outsiders. Be-
sides. the stock company has a repertoire
from which It cannot and will not deviate.
while the new people. unhampered by ira
dition. could be made to execute his Maj
esty's artistic notions. Finally. reckoned
William. as new hWooms they will fall over
each other doing my bidding.
And they did: the new people, sang all
the s%hop-worn trash William considered
good enough for his subjects in summer
time. The only difficulty was that the Ber-
liners refused to part with a sufficient
amount OF the coin Of the realm to pay ex-
penses.
30. instead Of i~mpersonating the success
ful manager, as he hoped to do. William
was obliged to play 'angel'' and to make
the ghost walk, occupations for which he
has no talent whatever. despite his Oft
Wanted many-sidedness. hen came the
crash, as set forth.
Theaters Under Military Discipline.
While. from the moral standpoint. Will
iam's treatment of the poor chorus girls Is
entirely in~defensible. the fact that the royal
court theaters are under military discipline
explains. even II 1t doesn't excuse, the
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The Outlook
Hopeful.

Chief Engineer Grabowsky Of the North
German Lloyd told your correspondent that
he investigated this new method for nSht-
ing fire at sea from the technical as well as
from the financial standpoint. He says that
the necessary apparatus will not weigh too
heavy upon the vessel. and that the cost Of
Introduction IL not prohibitory even to small
ship owners. II have been trying to dis
cover defects In the system. but utterly
failed" he aid. despite numerous expert
ments under all sorts Of conditions. ! could
see only merits and confess that I have no
idea where possible faiiings may come in
OF course. the maintenance OF the appa-
ratus and the chemicals will be q continu-
Gus item Of expense. but as tho insurance
companies will eventually Be- compelled TO
lower their rates for ship as well as cargo.
this outlay will be more than refunded.
The unusual thing about this method n
that It kills the fire in toto. without dam
aging the cargo or the ship the least bit.
This ought to have particular weight with
the insurance companies that now suffer
great losses, whether a IRE Is mastered or
not. At the present time they are neces-
sarily losers. either by fire direct or by
water and steam Indirectly"
Your correspondent hears from, Bremen
that one Of the Big ships 10 soon to BE-
equipped with the apparatus and that
American ship owners win b invited to
inspect the same when the boat reaches
New York. The invention. It II hoped. viii
benefit the passenger service As we'll AZ
merchantmen. for many thousand persons
are afraid to cross the ocean on account
Of the danger by IRE. to which. at present.
all ships are more or less subject.
f. + L
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respecting the event. but Fraulein Minna
Edelstein. the spokeswoman Of the thirty
five discharged chorus girls. gave the ofiiciai
version to your correspondent.
Last night" she said. I'VE were asked
to assemble in the greenroom after the per-
Torrance. Sixty-fve choristers responded.
whereupon Stage Manager Braunschweig.
after the roll call. launched forth in a TRADE
about the bad business his Majesty and the
Royal Estate-weie doing.
Though We gave them the most respect
able operas. works calculated to elevate pub
tic taste. the Berliners treated the Kali
ser's. our august masters. efforts to pro-
vide a refined entertainment with the ut
most. almost insulting. indifference.
"'"Pinafore.' at which her Majesty her
self deigned to smile ten years ago, drew
no more than a corporal's guard. The
Chimes of Normandy would have played
before empty benches If it hadn't been for
the deadheads. When We placed Martha"
with Herr and Fraulein in the roles made
famous by Nine. Sembrich and Campanini.
even the possessors Of free tickets grum-
bled.
His Majesty, our august master. Is
deeply wound by such ingratitude. and be-
ing unwilling to change the policy of the
house. with its repertoire of old and tried
pieces. he has been pleased to command
that the season close en- June 30. instead Of
July 81. as originally planned"
At this. continued Fraulein Minna. there
was much rejoicing among the Choir
listers. A months vacation and at his Maj
esty's expense. what luck!-but Herr
Braunschweig hadn't finished.
Of the royal male and female
chorus" continued the stage manager. ARE
therefore now at liberty to seek other en-
gagements. Salaries will be paid I'm full up
to JUNE 30"
Then there was trouble. A Babel of
voices cried: "Our contract has five more
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nscial Correspondence OF The Sunday Republic.
Berlin. June 1a-If "Krolls'' were a New
York roof garden and the names on the bill
Of complaint were Yolande. FRANKIE. Gyp-
". Faye. Geraldine or Phyllis. instead of
Gretchen, Anna, Christina or Martha. the
puissant Kaiser would now be in gael. I'M
less Hammerstein, Frohman or some other
managerial confrere of his came to his
rescue by giving bail.
For William has Joined the ranks of I'M
successful impressarios. and thirty-five hun
Cry chorus girls are after him with long
sticks. bowling for their wage.
Ordinarily the Kaiser bosses a circuit Of
ave irst-class houses. the Royal Opera and
the Dramatic Play House in Berlin and the
Court theaters in Hanover. Wiesbaden and
Cassel. but the laurels of the American
theatrical syndicate wouldn't let him rest.
and he decided to branch out like a verita-
BILE Colonel Jack Haverly. So he added a
summer snap to his list. namely. "Krolls."
On old o~pera-house with splendid acoustics.
that IL situated In the Thiergarten. and be-
longs to the Hohenzollern family estate.
The season was to last from the first Of
May to the first Of August. But the manager
proposes and the public disposes.
The Berliners didn't take kindly to the
revamped Pinafores and Grand Duchesses
which the Emperor thought good enough
for them. and persistently stayed away from
the musical feast.
Result: No audience, no money. Fur
Their result: William contracted that tired
feeling known to rage among angels Of
al degrees and ranks when asked to put up
money and ever more money.
When. some few days ago. the bnl Of ex-
pense was handed to him. while he was
IN one of bis autocratic moods, he forth
with decreed that "Krolls'' be closed and
his company bounced. Hence the trouble.
Berlin theatrical circles are full OF rumors
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tns. but ct the same time Gives the cass
much dreaded publicity. The Emperor can
b sued only in tho Palace Court before
the Minister Of the Royal House, and even
then he may give his testimony By deposit
ton II he prefers; his representative. how.
ever. must 80 to court like any other ordi-
nary citizen. and may b nnsd Or sent to
jail according to his deserts.
To-day Doctor Marcuss entered suit
against Count Moohberg. ~Intsndant Of
Royal Theaters and Opera (vics Wilhelm.
1mperator. rex). to cover one months sal
airy. due on contract. for the t~hirty-nvs
chorus girls. Amtsgericht No. !. . court Ct
Common pleas. placed the cases upon it,
docket. and the Emperor. or his representa-
tive. must give bail for the amount involved
before he can go on his summer vacation.
No Two Weeks Clause.
To make this case fully understood In
America, II should be added tina German
actors and actresses are not subject to the
two weeks notice clause. Their contrasts
FUN for a season Of 90 many months. and II
the manager has the MONEY he must pay
Tor the time agreed upon. whether his ven
ture is successful or not. Neither can the
party OF the other part shirk obligations
An actor or actress who doesn't give his .r
her full quota Of performances is plack-
listed and unable to secure employment
with any reputable manager until complete
reparation is made and a suitable ine paid.
Thus Lii was forbidden TO sing in
Berlin for ten years because she didn't re-
turn to duty on the very day when her
contract called for. She was In America at
the m Joseph Kainx. the greatest living
German romantic actor. well known In the
United States. was punished In like wise.
For several years all the big theaters boy
cotted- him. and to obtain an audience in
Berlin end Vienna he had to play in fourth
rate houses Of the artistic standard Of dime
museums.
No Compromise.
There can be no compromise now that
the matter Is before the court. On the
contrary. there seems to be more trouble
ahead for the imperial manager. The direc-
tors Of the German Artists Society claim
that their august colleague engaged the
girls before their contracts with other i'm
presarios had run out. and that indeed.
some Of them were persuaded to break pre-
vtous engagements in order to secure that
At . royal institute. The society will in
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glar1ng disregard Of tho most gracious win
and pleasure. Indeed" he cried, exci,edly,
its akin to lese majestic most horrible"
But the singers were neither in the mood to
accept q scoldinG nor to listen TO threats.
They peremptorily demanded that Herr
B~raunschweig give them binding assurances
that their money would be paid according
TO contract
This he refused to DO. pleading at first
that he was authorised only to pronounce
the dismissal. but when further pressed. he
said point blank that the royal management
had no intention of paying the chorus utter
June 30. Then he told h singers to go
home. after warning them again not to en-
danger their position in the theatrical world
by taking steps that might be construed a.
disrespect to the Crown.
Girls Engage
This yelled threat frightened the male
choristers, most Of them young men. who
either expect to Join the army or belong to
the reserves; with them the idea of offer
ing opposition to a decree Of the War Lord.
however unjust 1t might be. seemed little
short Of criminal Besides. they would lie
made to pay for their lack OF patri 1tism
when they donned the many-colored coat.
or rejoined their regiment. For this reason
they tried to persuade the girls at an i'm
promptu meeting held In a nearby besr hall
that submission was the only thing left to
them. We have two weeks time to hunt
for another job" they said: lets forego
our rights under the contract for once and
avoid trouble with the all-highest master"
Br. Fraulein Minna called the men cow
ards and showed that as members Of the
German Artists Society. they must not toll
crate a breach Of contract, even II they
wanted to. Then and there Minna organized
the thirty-ive girls. had a committee ap-
pointed. and next day started or a still
hunt for a lawyer to prosecute their claim.
This was. however. not an easy matter. for
the attorneys appealed to refused to bring
suit against the Kaiser for fear Of creating
a prejudice against themselves In the royal
courts. Finally an attorney was secured in
the person of Doctor Hugo Marouse. but
he. too. consented to take the case cnly
after the girls had agreed that suit should
be brought against the Intendant Of the
Royal Ocera. not against the Emperor e.
rect.
How the Suit Il brought.
This saves William the trouble Of testify.
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Mixture of Air
With CarbOnic Acid.

II found hat the best results may b OBJ
tafned when carbonio acid 10 di6used into
nonagitated. stationary air. There must DO
no drafts. nc breeze, no ventilation. It Is
necessary. therefore. that the coal bunkers.
or the ships hold where the cargo u
flowed way. or m other part Of the YES
eel Intended to be q freproof. are Sc
curely closed. no ventilation allowable.
THE floors Of these compartments are
pierced BY pipes. I found pipes Of - milli-
meter diameter most serviceable. The pipes
connect with the reservoir directly or BY
rubber tubes. In the reservoir the liquid
carbonic acid Is stored In steel bottles, con-
tanning from forty to nifty pounds. and the
contents Of one or several bottles are sent
to the threatened compartment the mo-
ment IRE ID signaled. the quantity Of the
chemical being governed BY the siss Of the
room
ION the Hohenzollern apparatuses for the
conveying Of the fluid are built on
each Of the several decks. the conduits ter
minating In openings eight millimeters
large. Ordinarily these openings are COW
cred with muslin. There ID one opening to
each cubic foot
while each compartment in the yacht
b guarded BY . mariner from the outside.
he h not expected to discover smothering
nres. this being o by ~seif-acting annun-
ciators that set a gong going the moment
the temperature goes above % degrees Col
sius. At the same time a number, appear
ing on the electrical indicator. shows to the
ofhcer on guard in which compartment the
combustion has taken place. whereupon he
empties one or two or more steel bottles Of
carbonic acid into the apparatus. sending
It along At . minimal pressure Of seven
pounds.
The chemical. entering from below. drives
the air upward. causing Il to burst open the
ventilators and hatchways. which are i'm
mediately closed again. The air being ex-
PEELED. the IRE lacks incentive. and the &C.
ton Of the carbonic acid finishes It. 1t
dies out. While this process b going on the
ofncers on guard IRE kept informed Of the
progress stoppags and entire extinction Of
the IRE By Thermometer showing svsry
phase aecurately."
Thus matters are arranged now: tina d.
for the Journey out. On the return trip
another arrangsment Win b tried. Before
starting. the cir In the reserve bunkers and
other compaxtments Of the vessel that
might incline to eelf-combustiou -
mixed with earbonis acid 1t he rate Of =
Per cent of the ebsmical 10 y pr cent Of
cir. . standard that = ksut up during the
snttrs Journey.
Thus. says ~ inventor. sdf-eomhus3oa
- completely fugestAllsa. q sspeatad expert
msnts provA. OF course. an ~vsnt1ators are
TIE immunABsd rooms Or compartments are
kept closed. tn nvsnto 10 sure that the
schsms win word. - ~ tr1sA Il In eoal
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BEAUMONTS HIGH
TELEGRAPH ROLES.

The highest telegraph poles IN the United
etates have just been put up In Beaumont,
Tex. 30 far as known. they are thu high
ct Of any In the world. thu top being 10
feet above the ground. They were erected
ON the opposite banks Of the Neches River
by the Western Union Telegraph Company,
IN order to string TIA cabls across ~
stream. The span = ~ fsst IN length.
This height b necessary to admit The pas-
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Present Fire-F Fighting
Means Unsatisfactory.

Present means for fighting nre at 50
are entirely unsatisfactory. Even the best
nns IRE to tho compartment where It has
broken out. Only in very rare cases can
they suppress 1t without outside aid. such
q - available In the harbor. A. to al
legged means for absolutely preventing IRE.
I don't believe In them II . captain. with
the apparatus now ON hand, succeeds In
putting out . IRE while on the high 80,
his abat1ty was probably backed By sxcep-
tiouAl good luck n favorable circum-
stances. A. 10 the best msthod Of prevent
ing IRE aboard ship. opinions di6sr. Some
merchantmen Try 70 st rid q the danger
b. constant ventilation Most nrss IN Tie
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Steam and Water
for Fighting Fires.

Several considerable fires in the hold
have been subdued by water, to my own
knowledge: h ships nrs engines and
pumps. worked by steam. performing the
work. But this method 10 permissible only
where the fire can be seen. which 10 not the
case In the majority Of fires that occur
aboard ship. Water IL likewise inadequate
when the IRE RACES within the cargo, par
ticularly II the cargo be coal or cotton. A.
to golfers on fire. the more water you
throw into chem. the more you stir the fire.
Steam IL q better e~xtinguisher. but to ill
q burning hold and keep 1t full. more steam
Is required than the engines can produce.
Besides. both water and steam ruin the
cargo and insurance companies or owners
md 1t just as hard to pay for. or lose tho
goods. when the loss is due to water. as
when duo to fire. Sometimes. indeed. goods
ara more damaged by water than by fire.
Steam and water being unsatisfactory.
the carbonic acid air mixture will certainly
NIL the bill II It makes good the inventors
promises with respect to its fi~re-extinguish-
ing capabilities. for the new method In no
way interferes with tho quality Of the goods
while protecting them against destruction.
This" concluded the captain. lis one of
the main points for the m~crchantmen's con-
liberation"
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mony that Mr.. Huntington let It be UNDER
stood that he had legally adopted her.
Shortly after the death Of c. r. Hunting.
ton a search was made through the archives
Of the county by some one representing the
Huntington interests for . record Ct the
formal adoption Of the Princes by Hunt
fnston. but the document could not b
found. Mrs.. Clara Prentice. the mother q
the Princess. declared that she signsd pa
pers r~elinquishing her claim to her daugh-
ter. hat the adoption was properly pus
On record. She expressed the opinion that
the record was In New York. and the adop-
don did not take place until Mr.. Huntington
and his 1rst wife. who was q sister Of Ma
Prentice, went - XsU Xerk to ltvA
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week. to run after June q. and We wan
our wages."
Herr Braunschweig shrugged his shoul.
dera Il don't NOW anything about that"
he replied" but when the choristers. espe.
cially the girls. grew louder in their de-
mands. he declared. hat his 'august mas
ter. and the Kaissrs representative. Intend
ant. Count Hochberg, couldn't think of pay
ing for unreQuired servioea They had lost
considerable money in III enterprise al
ready"
Haven't I told you that the season was
the reverse of successfulr' no cried. "Do
you want to ruin the Kaiser?"
Some Of the chorusmen were inclined to
weaken before this appeal to their patriot
ism. but the girls were made of sterner
stun. Fraulein Minna said she didn't care
a blow whether the Intendant was ruined
or not. Then the stage manager again re-
viewed the woes Of the imperial impresario.
Hadn't the girls heard that their gracious
monarch had lost millions in the downfall
of certain banks? A piece of paper-a mere
contract-shouldn't stand between the King
and his loyal subjects. Had socialism.
dread anarchy. invaded the ranks of the
profession? No. three times no. Herr
B~raunschweig refused to believe anything
30 horrible. SO utterly opposed to the senti-
ments of loyalty and patriotism that swelled
the hearts Of all good citizens.
But these fine speeches failed to make the
least impression upon the mob of salary
hungry chorus people who insisted that the
Fatherland and Die Wacht am Rhein'' had
nothing whatever to do with the case. They
had listened to the Emperor's business prop
osition and had accepted his terms. the en-
ployer. on his part. agreeing to pay them
q certain sum during three months II the
season hadn't prospered. they were sorry
for the imperial Spectator. but. surely. his
Majesty could stand loss better than they.
THE Intendant." they said. couldn't take
away their bread and butter just because
the public failed to appreciate his choice
Of operas"
Threatened Lese Majestic.
Thereupon Herr Braunschweig changed
his tactics. Attempts at bamboozling having
failed. he tried to Brighten the poor girls
and the men. still more badly of. He pic
tured to them the grave danger of running
contrary to a decision made in the ALI
highest quarters" It involved disobedience. q
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A bee new down and ate an ant
A bug he ate the bee:
A hen then gobbled down the bug
But failed the hawk to zee.
The hawk had eaten up the hen
Before he saw the cat
Which ate him up. but then q dog
Ate pussy quick a. scat!
4 wolf now sprang upon the dog
And ate him In . thrice.
And then q Hon ate the wolf
And found him very nice.
But when he lion fell asleep
He aid. Il really can't
IpeSins Why that volt should taste
Gxactly nko IN anti"
-ExchangA