The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06
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French Press Have Much to Say
on Revelations About tic
Ship-Building Trust.
MONTE CARLO PRospERlNG
tNun,bcr Of Visitors, Particularly
Of Americans, Greater Than
Ever Before.

PARIS. Dec. 5-The French press is
making use OF the disclosures brought out
n. New York regarding tho management or
the steel Trust and the Shipbulld1ng COM
pany to warn their readers nguinst invest
ing IN American securities OF any KIND. +
"v11iIe American railroad bonds have
a,wnys been considered an excellent IN
vos, r, emit" writes this large Paris paper,
"Frcnch investors should uso considerable
discretion in buying these securities now,
nc tho roads are practically consolidated
now and, should a railroad trust DC
formed recent events have shown Wh ;
the holders Of bonds ana stocks may eS-
pect.
ave here in France have had our Fan
ANA scandal, but 1t stood alone and the
swIndlers were denounced by every re-
spectacle Frenchman.
3G."Jn the United States. however, men
ranking among the, foremost fihanclers "
that. country are Icontinunlly concoctlhs
swlndles beside which the Panama scan
dal was nothing, and still keep thelr So
cial and financial prestige.
Curse Of Riviera.
Monaco has stopped paying subsidies TO
the French press, for during the us'
month almost every paper III tAe cl!S'
even those formerly friendly TO the IA
nous gambling resort, IS clamorlng
against what they call call the curse o.
tho Riviera.
There IRE all sorts Of rulnors that the
great international gambling house In a
near future Will be forced to close rs
doors by Il concerted action OF France alld
Italy. -r,s-
Al Monte Carlo, however. there are no
signs Of the threatening danger.
Tho number of visitors. and especially
American, was larger during the month OF
November than ever before, and at sew
eral Of the roulette tables the players
smoke only English, even the ,couples
occasionally changing their familiar cry,
"kaltes vos jeax.' to Make Ma : e your pets'
please.
larger, and, 70 accommodate the greater
influx. gambling now starts at 10 In the
morning and lasts until midnight, Instead
of from noon until IL. as formerly.
a baccaret club has also been establish
ed, and will very shortly be opened by
the Casino anagement opposite the post
Office where the big plungers VII be aDle
to vary he usual programme OF trente-
et-quarantt and roulette.
Up to now the rooms are more than
$500 600 ahead Of last years profits, ana
{ the money is rolling In all the time
Every day line of twenty or more
cleaned -out gamblers make their way In
solemn procession to tho offices of the
Casino administration to beg enough cash
to pay their hotel bills and take them
home.
All kinds and conditions Of men are to
be seen In this group. and the help at
forded by the Casino ranges from $50 to
$500.
Swind lers often try to take advantage of
this privilege, but It Is seldom that they
succeed. sa
4 few days ago. however, a slnartly
dressed man, giving Il well-knoWn name
and address at leading hotel, claimed
5000 and his faro to Belgium.
He was given $3.50 and flrst-class
ticket home. l
I Scarcely had he left Monaco than 1t was
found thatttthe administration had been
caught mapping. 5fs
He was notorious thief. who had ar
rived penniless ut Monaco Il few days
before and had stayed at a common
lodging house on tho Condamine.
New Saint.
France will soon have another saint,
who, In spite Of tho attempts of tho
Government to undermine all faith In the
| Catholic Church, will bt, very popular all
over tho country,
Cardinal Richard, who recently returned
| from a two months trip to Rome, an
! nounces that Pope Plus X. Is very anxious
to have Jeanne d'Aro canonized without
| delay, hoping that this act will make the
| Church Of Rome moro popular In France.
| The Cardinal says that the persecution
Of religious orders BY tho French Gov