The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
MOUSTACHE TELLS THE KA|SER'S MIND Indicates Disposition For War
 or Peace POLITICAL BAROMET TER Italian Bridegroom Shoots Himself to Death in Presence of His Young Wife at Paris HoteI-They
 Had Quarreied.
BY PAUL VlLLIERS.

Paris, May 30,-M. Adrion vely, the well known Paris journalist, has discov- cred way of finding out whether the Kaiser is in warlike or peaceable mood by looking at his mustache.
 In the "Gaulois" he says the other day; When Emperor William wanted to make Europe understand that he intended to keep his powder dry and his sword sharp he sent for his court barber and ordered him to turn his mustache upward until 1t resembled two bayonets. Up to that day he had always worn dropping and silky mustache This Is a historical fact. Today his ideas are no longer the same. He wants to appear in the eyes of Europe as an angel of peace and love and to em- phasize this he has now changed the shape of his mustache so that it looks as it did in his younger days.
 The mustache of Emperor William is indeed political barometer and all that the diplomats need to do Is to keep them selves posted by snapshots taken of the Emperor and they will know from where the wind blows. This will be far more reliable and far less troublesome than in- terviews and conferences.
 
 days ago at the Hotel Bellevue, in the Avenue de rOpera, has been carefully hushed up by the authorities until now owing to the high position of the victim.
 Signor Sergius Poli. who was p years of age and member of one of the rich est families in Italy, arrived in Paris on his honeymoon with his wife, who was a Signorna Lorenzo, a member of a prominent Brindisi family.
 At 7:30 the next morning sounds of quarrel were heard from their room Suddenly revolver shot rang out the door was flung open, and as the hotel servants ran upstairs Sighora Poli met them.
 The police and a doctor were sent for and examined Signor Poli, who was lying on the bed dead with a revolver dn his hand It appears that on his return from 9 stroll he had been met with bitter re- breaches from his young wife, who was furious at having been left alone all the afternoon.
 Both husband and wife were very ex- citable and the young husband in the that his life was not worth living and shot himself.
 A midnight tragedy took place in mys- ,erious circumstances in Paris the night before last Some six months ago the proprietor of small bar in the French capital sold out his business and retired to the suburb of Courbevoie. He Ire ouently went to Paris in the evening 10 dine with his daughter and son-in-law, snd about three months ago, when .e- turning one night, was attacked by apaches and stabbed In seven places be- fore assistance arrived.
 The day before yesterday he said b his wife that he was g0ng to dine In the city as usual, but his son-in-law never raw him. Towards midnight boatman m one of the barges anchored in the Seine was suddenly awakened out Of sleep rv cries for help from man in the wa ter.
 If was the resident of Courbevoie' who said he had been attacked by three men who robbed him of his purse and watcn and then flung him into the river. Iheh he became unconscious and died soon after he had been conveyed to the hos pital.
 On June a number of Cardinals will meet at Rome for the purpose or decioing whether Jeanne d'Arc, the French na- tional heroine, has performed miracles enough for His Holiness Pope Plus to en- roll her on the roster of saints
 If is to be hoped that she will pass the examination, for her justification VIII then be celebrated by all Cathoiic France on May 3, next year.
 The French police today arrested at Chalons 40 sham cripples travelling In ]: gipsy caravans under the leadership or Spanard named Rubio.
 Rubio exploited the men and women and children who travelled with nm: provided them with their "infirmities and their food, and took the money they collected
 The police found in the caravan scores of instruments of all kinds used for sim ulating deformities Over $500 in casn was found in Rubios van.
 Some of the pseudo cripples stated that if they were unsuccessful with sham in- iuries the resourceful Rubio was ever ready to provide them with real ones 10 enable them to convey on their business the better.
 Prowell Hardware Co.'S. $75,000 bankrupt stock must be sold in 30 days. Store will