The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-10
merely clear case of blackmail, and
the. weary old discussion starts again
as to whether Germany's system of
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merely clear case of blackmail, and
the weary old discussion starts again
as to whether Germany's system of
dealing with blackmail is modern and
adequate to modern requirements. A
detective closely connected with many
blackmail cases in recent times told
me that the best hope of laying the
ordinary German blackmailer by the
heels is to get him to pul le his VIC
tim to English soil.
The Collecting Craze.
A little time ago the director of the
Royal museum in Berlin. Geheimrath
Bode. published some revelations"
regarding the American craze for col
lecting antiques Of any kind at any
cost. He explained that the center
Of the trade in antiquities, especially,
of course. in "old masters" was Par
is, and it is interesting to note that
no Berlin shops are complaining that
the American invasion, which takes
place regularly every summer, brings
them very little profit. 1t is true that
Americans put up at the best hotels
and pay top prices for their accom-
modations, but they do not make pur-
chases in the city itself. To any one
who knows Berlin thoroughly it is
not necessary to explain why the
facts are doubtless as stated, whereas
the complaint Gas such) is not justi-
fled. Berlin is still far from being
either cosmopolitan or in any real
sense world-capitl. The most re-
splendent shop fronts in the Fred
richstrasse, for example, display what
| is promptly seen to be mere gim-
crack. The court Jewellers on Inter
den Linden. the royal porcelain fac
tory and perhaps some half dozen
good shops of any other kinds IN
good streets are genuinely first-class
and display first-class goods, but the
amount OF 'flummery" which other
more gorgeous establishments reveal
to the amateur, as we'll as to the ex-
pert, is almost incredible. OF course,
knacks (often rather vulgar, how
ever), but there is very little to be
seen which would attract the eye Of
a foreigner willing to pay a big price
for a "big" thing. Berlin is still pro-
vincial. and still appears to imagine
that the man or woman Of culture can
be caught with the same gewgaws
which may haplY attract the envious
gaze Of maidservant at country
fair. ~
Terrible Murder.
| A terrible murder has been COM
mitted in house in Gerichfstrasse,
in the north of Berlin, the victim be-
ing young woman named Schneider.
whom cab driver lured into his
house. Picking a quarrel with the
woman, the cabman battered her head
and inflicted numerous stabs on her
body. Placing the body in a sack,
he carried it to the garden behind for
interment. But he was disturbed
while digging the grave and fled, taxi
ing refuge on the roof, from which
he had to be dislodged by firemen.
The murderer. whossSonld not furnish
coherent; replies to the questions put
to him, is believed to be mad. X
| Tomorrow the kaiser will review at
Kiel the strongest German naval force
that has ever been assembled, after
having spent a whole week with his
fleet, consisting of 110 vessels, on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzol-
lern.
From Monday morning to Tuesday
night great landing maneuvers will
take place on the eastern coast Of
Schleswfg Holstein. Land forces will
be specially drafted for this purpose
to cooperate with the marines.
Prince Henry of Prussia, who is
this year, for the third and last time,
commander-in-chief during the ma
neuvers, will afterward be appointed
inspector-general of the navy, sue
ceeding Admiral Won Rooster.
All the leading admirals and vice.
admirals will participate, and the
kaisers third son. Prince Adelbert,
will be given the command of large
torpedo boat for the first time.
The coolest and therefore the most
popular restaurant in Vienna during
these days of great heat is undoubt-
edly the establishment known as the
rain restaurant" A large court yard
is covered with an iron roof, from the
ridge of which water is made to
spring as though from fountain. 1t
makes the pleasant sound of falling
rain on the roof, and the tables near
the cooling screen formed by the wa
ter as 1t falls from the caves to the
ground are much in demand, even
though gust of wind may sometimes
drive spray of the rain" on the
ladies' dresses.
The effect of this constant stream
of icy water-the Vienna water comes
from the mountains and is invariably
too cold to drink unless it has been
allowed to stands to keep the tenn
perature, even of an overcrowded
restaurant, delightfully."- cool.
MEYICQ HAS