Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
ALL NEWS FROM PARIS
Anti-Militarists Not Daunted by
Criticism.
JAURES SCORNED BY PEOPLE
Astonishing Discoveries Follow New
Cancer Inquiries.
MAY BE ON RIGHT TRACK
Valentine Cautrel, Prison-Loying
Young Woman, Thought to Be
Crazy-'Apaches" of Paris.
MAY BE ON RIGHT TRACK

PARIS, October Nothing daunted by
the outburst of general indignation at their
propaganda, the anti-militarists are steadily
pursuing their campaign. Their organ the
Nox du Peuple. publishes appeal to
their comrades. apparently prompted by
certain recent incidents connected with
strikes. The functions of the army are
represented to be henceforth the protection
of the frontiers of capitalism against the
producer" The soldiers are warned that
the invasion OF Morocco is at hand and
that they are sent to fight on African soil
for the exclusive profit of traders and capt.
talists. In conclusion, it observes that all
the trade unions. boUrses du travail, etc,
must take advantage of the opportunity
afforded by the calling in of the recruits
to protest energeticaily.
Such methods of subversive agitation are
not likely. at a moment. when events In
Morocco are daily exciting manifestations
of French patriotism, to have very much
effect. Nor is there anything to show the
public attaches undue Importance to them.
1t is unfortunate. however. that some OF
the critics of the government who have
nothing 10 do with the general confedera-
ton OF labor or With naturalization in any
form should not postpone their structures
to a moment when the military situation in
Morocco has ceased TO BE- a cause of con-
Germ.
The declaration of NJ. Jaures, the socialist
teduCT. duNlSlNS iHt ptopIe " TURN lIcii
guns on their criminal governments has
been received with burst of indignation.
Jaures told a meeting of 5000 persons that
governments which: made war against the
will of their people were committing
crime and the people should keep their
guns not to shoot down their brothers
across the frontier. but to Kill the authors
of the crime.
Strikers Tie Up Line.
Trade and travelling in the department
of Correze are being considerably hindered
by peculiar strike which has broken out
among the engine drivers and stokers in
the service of the local railway company.
But. not content with the trouble which
they have caused by suddenly ceasing work.
these men have been doing their utmost to
render 1t d matter of impoSsibility for
trains to run at all. When taey found
that their demands would not be COM
piled with they had recourse at one depot
alone to the sabotage which has be-
come quite a common trick in strikes. be-
fore they left 1t. rendering the eleven loco
motives which were standing there use
less for service by the removal of an indis-
pensable portion OF them 1t Is said that
such a thing has never occurred on a
French line before. but that the company,
nevertheless. in its desire to prove con-
ciliatory informed the project of the de-
partment that 1t would overlook the offenSe
and take the drivers and stokers back if
they would restore the inJectors which had
been removed, and return to duty within
forty-eight hours. The men. however, have
not chosen to take any notice of such a
fair offer. 80 that the company now re-
CARDS them having been dismissed alto
gether. and is arranging for the repair of
the damaged locomotives and for the run
ming of the trains with new staff.
Is This a Cancer Curep
Are certain houses infected with cancer?
Are rooms inhabited by cancer patients liza
patient is dead According to the re-
searches of some doctors. the results of
which have just been published. these ques-
lions must be answered in the affirmative.
The strange coincidence had often been OBJ
served and pointed out by practitioners.
even so far back as twenty and thirty years
ago. A patient would die of cancer in a
certain house. A year afterward, or even
longer. other persoas come to live in the
same house. and suddenly some member of
the family is afflicted with the terrible dis
ease. For years and years the same phe-
nomenon recurs. One family removes after
one or more of its members have sue
cumbed to the illn e5s; others succeed them
and become In turn victims of the same
fatal affection. The OF Seryations have been
so frequent that the sanitary authorities
in Paris have decided to study the matter
thoroughly. A ceasuS has been taken of
al the houses where cancer patients died
during the last six months of the year 1906,
ana d Careful III htpt over tucSc
houses. The list comprises 1,O62 cases, and
out of these 1t has already been observed
that In twelve houses two successive cases
occurred. not counting five old-age asylums.
where twentY-siX deaths occurred from the
same disease.
As yet there has not been sufficient time
to make any conclusive observations. but
certain facts brought forward by various
practitioners are startling, to say the least
Dr. Arnaudet reports that in the village of
st. Syiyestre-Corneilles, which has only 400
Inhabitants. there were In the space Oh
seven years eleven deaths from cancer.
which had occurred practically all in the
same block of houses. adjoining small
brook. In seventeen of the houses, all In
the same street. there were. three years
later, twenty-one patients. DR.. Arnaudet
concluded that these houses were verita-
BILE hotbed of the disease. which seemed
to harbor the germs in the walls ceilings
and floors and which no amount of dis
infection would drive away. Another typt-
cal case Is pointed out by DIR. Fiilassier.
In the space of thirty years five deaths
from cancer occurred in certain farm
house. The first was man aged forty
nine years. who died of intestinal cancer.
Seven years later a person aged thirty
three years died of cancer OF the tongue.
after having come to live In the same
house woman died of the same disease
a year later In the Identical house An old
man aged eighty seven had come to live on
the farm. and soon after had cancer OF
the lips and died. He was followed by
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cancer in the stomach. DR.. Alexandra Lam
brlor mentions other typical cases.
Valentine Acts Foolish Like.
Valentine Cautrel. the young woman who
perpetrated the act of vandalism in the
Louvre in destroying the picture of the Sis
tine Chapel by Ingres. has been measured
and photographed by the anthropometric
service for future reference. She was after
ward questioned by the examining magis-
trate but only continued to express her sat
isfaction at the mischief she has done. 'It
will permit me for some time at least to live
without work. is all she said. There are
doubts concerning her sanity. She speaks
English fiuentiy. and. strangely enough had
been at one time Salvation Army lass, and
took great pride In selling the army paper
itn Avant. in her native place of Rouen
Her father and mother died at Rouen some
years ago and left her in great poverty. She
worked for some time as a seamstreSs and
also in u factory of artificial flowers but
none of these occupations seemed to suit
her. When the Salvation Army established a
post at Rouen she joined 1t, and wore the
costume of an officer for some time attend
ing at all the meetings and taking apparent
iy an active interest in the work She then
went to England and was not heard Of for
s'me time.
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