Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-27
kRUPP ENGAGEMENT
Career of Young Heiress Fol-
lowed With Interest.
Special cabiegram to The star.

BERLIN, June 27-The announcement OF
the engagement OF Frauiein Krupp the
richest heiress In Germany, to young SOL
der and diplomat has brought out the
fact that the reason the young lady her.
self is not a baroness or a countess Is due
to her fathers persistent refusal Of the
many offers of titles he received He was
of opinion that '-Krupp Of Essen was in
itself a title of no mean order. Fraulein
Krupp inherited fortune estimated at
34o.ooo,0oo. which brings her in an annual
revenue OF something like 32.6oo.eoo a year.
The romantic match which Miss Bertha
Krupp Is about to contract with the young
diplomat, Herr ron Bohlen-H albach. Ii ex-
citing unusual interest In Germany, where
the career Of the young heiress has always
been followed with sympathetic attention.
She is sole proprietress of the Krupp
works. and. indeed, of the town OF Essen
with its 10000 inhabitants
The Krupp works contain within their
boundaries more than fifty miles of rail-
ways. 100 miles OF telegraph wires. and 30
miles OF telephone wires Miss Bertha
krupp Is absolute owner of her kingdom.
for the 10000 workers toiling for her COM
prise with their families g. total Of more
than 100000 persons dependent on her nod.
II the other concerns be added. there Is
total of 100000 persons in her kingdom
Her Own Army.
She has her own ARMY. regularly drilled.
with stern rules of discipline. 1t Is called
fire brigade. or corps of watchmen, be-
cause 1t would be unpermissible by law for
Miss krupp to enlist troops, but they are
as much body OF picked troops any in
Germany. Her army under these two APP
pellations numbers more than 900 men, all
of whom are well armed. They guard not
only the factories at night. but also Miss
Krupp's own private residence at Essen.
Great care has been taken to prevent Miss
krupp from becoming spoilt by the posses
sion of vast wealth. She has been trained
to lead simple natural life In the old home
at Essen. She Is fearless rider. keen
tennis player and an enthusiastic partict-
pant In every outdoor pastime. She rows.
skates and plays golf or hockey with equal
facility. She has mixed very little in fash
tonable society, and 50 far from INDUCING
In luxury in dress, her costumes are always
conspicuous for their extreme simplicity.
She is fair. and rather pretty than other
wise: somewhat below medium height and
reveals a tendency toward rotundity.
Frau Feige. the wife Of a night Waterman
at Hfrschberg. Silesia, is accused of poison
Ing number Of persons after inducing
them to make wills in favor OF herself and
her husband. certain Frau Bruckner re-
Gently took lodgings with Herr and Frau
Feige. She had about $780, and Frau Feige
induced her to bequeath this sum to her.
Two days later Bruckner died suddenly
Relatives caused Investigations to be made
and the post-mortem examination revealed
large quantities of arsenic in the body
-Four other persons who had lodged with
the Fetges during the last year or two also
died suddenly. One of them, named Janit-
scheck. insured his life In their favor and
then died suddenly. Frau Fefge is accused
OF poisoning her sister stepmother and
Frau Koch for gain.
Reports Of Anglo-Russian Agreement
In connection with the manifestly prema-
ture reports of an Anglo-Russian agree
ment. which. with the manifest object of
eiiciting information. have been most as
siduously discussed In the erman Press.
the Cologne Gazette revives the discussion
OF the Baghdad railway project and defines
the attitude of Germany toward the future
of that section of the railway which would
connect Baghdad with the Persian gulf
German interests, 1t Is pointed out, are con-
cerned and should remain paramount In the
near east.
DR.. Richter. editor OF the Suddeutschs
Montagszeitung. published in Munich. has
been indicted for publishing several articles
alleged to be insulting to the Catholic.
Church, and calculated to bring hatred and
contempt on this community. His trial has
aroused wide attention throughout Ger
many. DR.. Richters articles dealt with the
history or Catholicism during the past thou
sand years. and gave prominence to certain
deplorabel actions in the lives Of certain
popes and other leading ecclesiastics Com
ing to contemporary history. he cited the
instance Of the Jesuit Father de Luca
who lately expressed desire to see
the stake revived for the punishment of re-
calcitrant heretics. He also quoted a Catho-
lie priest Father HebeI, member OF the
Hawaiian diet, who not long ago declared
at public meeting that Ii was public
duty to shorten by a head the bodies of
those who denied God, even If they were
university professors.
Prussian Education Bill.
The most interesting clauses OF the new
Prussian education bill declare that. as a
rule. Protestant children are to be taught
by Protestant teachers and Catholic chill
dren by Catholic teachers. No child is to be
refused admission to the elementary school
OF his district solely on account of his re-
ugious creed. In schools with only one
teacher his successor any colleagues who
may be appointed must be adherents of his
creed, Protestant or Catholic. But II for five
successive years at least two-thirds of the
children attending the school have belonged
TO the other creed, the new teacher must
also be an adherent of that creed The pro-
viso is added that the minority OF the school
children in such cases must be less than
twenty. New schools instituted in a school
area must be OF the creed which has pre-
vfously been In exclusive possession II the
school management desires to alter this ar
rangement Ii requires to obtain the assent
of the educational authorities. Similarly. if
in a school area bi-denominational schools
prevail, the new schools are to be erected
on the same principle. Where schools of
both kinds exist. the existing numerical
between the two kinds Is to be
maintained An appeal on the part of the
local management against the decision of
the educational authorities lies in the final
instance to the chief court OF administra-
ton.