Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-05
BERLIN NEWS Letter
Index of Feeling Over Proposed
Hague Disarmament.
"A PRINCE ElTEL INCIDENT
Interesting Dispute Between Kaiser
and Tenant.
GERMAN RULER SEEKS EVICTION
Danish Merchant Had Time of His
Life With Bold Hold-Up Artist
in His Home.
"A PRINCE ElTEL INCIDENT
GERMAN RULER SEEKS EVICTION

| BERLIN, May 4-The general feeling in
| Germany toward the disarmament proposed
| for The Hague peace conference is illus
| trated by the action of the Altoona police,
/ who have forbidden the exhibition of a
| poster of the peace society because 1t con-
| tanned the following words: IF the work
| of The Hague conference should come to
| nothing our burdens would be increased
and in place of whips there would be scor
pions. Those therefore, who mean well by
| their people should associate themselves
| with the effort to exercise the pressure
which will be necessary to impel the official
! representatives at The Hague to fruitful
labors.''
! One of the weekly papers relates the fol-
lowing incident of Prince Eitel Friedrich:
AS the prince was walking in the garden
| Of the villa with the princess. where they
| recently took up their quarters in Potsdam,
they became interested in the work OF
some masons who were constructing rock
| work fountain. Finally their royal high
neSSeS seized hammer and trOWel and APP
| piled themselves to the task. Half an hour
| elapsed before they had tired themselves
\ Of this unfamiliar occupation. and they re-
! turned to the house with their clothes fairly
| covered with mortar.
An interesting dispute between the en-
peror and one of his tenants has just come
| to light before the court at 1nsterburg, IN
east Prussia. About third Of mile
! from the favorite royal hunting lodge OF
| Romnton lies the sO-called Kaiserhotel
| which four years ago was let to man
| named Kalweit for a term of twelve years
| at an annual rental Of $3.50. Following the
example of his-predecessor. the tenant dis
| pensed alcoholic liquors. without troubling
| to obtain the usual license; nor was his
right to do SO dispute by the local author
| tiles 1t being assumed that the property of
] the emperor stood in this respect above the
| law.
Kaiser Tried to Evict Tenant.
| Last autumn. however. the Office of chief
court marshal. on the ground of sundry
grievances. applied in the minor court of
Goldap for the eviction Of Kalweit The
| tribunal declared the matter to be beyond
| its competence. and plea for the recession
| of the lease was. then lodged at Insterburg.
| Pending the hearing of the case. Kalweit
| was forbidden by the local authorities to
| carry on the business of publican, and an
other man who was regarded as his even
| tual successor In the Kaiserhotel was
granted license and Professionally accom-
modated in house also belonging to the
emperor.
Forty witnesses were heard In the pro-
ceedfngs at Insterburg. and it was sought
to prove that Kalweit had been addicted
to drunkenness and had allowed dis
turbances to take place on the premises.
1t was shown that on two occasions the
house had been kept open beyond the legal
hours. and that on one of these some row.
dyism had been caused by number of the
emperor's grooms and ehauffeurs, who had
assembled to celebrate a birthday. 1t
was further stated that in the summer
time 200 workmen were employed at Ro-
mfnten, and were obliged to make consid-
cradle use Of the hotel as their sleeping
quarters were stables and barns. They
amused themselves after their own fashion
with music and dancing. which was not ex-
actly conducive 20 the peace and the quiet
| of the other guests.
Prof. Richard Frjese, who had been at
Rominten. at the emperor's invitation, said
that as the tap. room. the hotel and the
restaurant were all under one roof and the
| building was of light construction. it would
| have been difficult to avoid certain
| amount of disturbance. The steward of
| the schloss, however, was obliged to con-
| fess that he had heard nothing of the al
| legged drunkenness Of Kalweit. Eventually
| the court found for the defendant, VINO ap-
parently will remain tenant of the hotel,
| without however, tap room license.
Exciting Time With Robber.
While Herr Tidemand, an elderly Danish
| merchant who occupied nat in Koniggrat
| serstrasse. one of the principal streets Of
Berlin, was sitting quietly alone in the
| house about o'clock in the evening the
| other night the door bell rang.
Quite unexpectedly he opened the door
| and was confronted by a young man who
| at once stepped into the corridor and asked
! to have few words with him, simultan-
eously handing him a sealed letter. The
merchant opened the latter and read the.
| disconcerting statement that unless he i'm
| mediately paid the bearer the sum of 500
| death awaited him. This communication
| was signed '"rhe Committee of the Black
| Mask" Herr Tidemand looked up and
| inquired IL his visitor was mad. The latter
| thereupon drew a black mask over his face,
| and, whisking revolver out of one of his
sleeves. pointed 1t at Herr Tidemand and
| shouted: Hands up
| The merchant made an attempt to grapple
| with the blackmailer. but before he could
! reach him four shots had been fred from
| the revolver Two Of them lodged in his
| left arm and shoulder respectively. while
| the other two merely grazed him. The
! wounded man succeeded In reaching the
| window, forcing 1t open and shouting for
| help But down in the street stood an open
| carriage containing another young man.
! who exhorted the startled passefsby to pay
| no heed to the appealing cries. saying to
| them: "The fellow up there is crazy" I'm
mediately he left the vehicle and made OF.
| Meanwhile the would-be assassin had flung
i himself upon his intended victim and at
/ tempted to drag him away from the win
| dow After fierce struggle help came.
| The assailant was found to be an unem-
/ ployed laborer.