The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
THE MOTOR SALON
MATTER SETTLED.
There VIII Fe No Motor EXIT
billion n Paris
EXPENSES ARE TOO HEAVY
Fellow Workmen in Factory Assault
Man Who Reveals Secrets of
Business-He Had To Be
Put to Bed.
EXPENSES ARE TOO HEAVY
BY PAUL VILLlERS.

aTls july 0.-Ine great question OF
the Motor Salon has been settled in the
negative. There will be no automobile
exhibition in Paris this year London,
Berlin and New York may do as they
please. French manufacturers are de-
termined to cut down the excessive ex-
penses involved and they will at most
consent to exhibition every two years.
The Chambre Syndicate de rAutomobile.
which represents all the manufacturing
firms, has held a big meeting and decided
upon the suppression of this years salon
by a large majority. 1t was the largest
meeting ever held by the Chambre syndi-
cate, and shows the interest taken in the
question by the manufacturers Altogether
Is persons were resent, and ITO had a right
to vote. This move means, to all intents
and purposes. a revolt against the die
tatorship at the Automobile club. French
manufacturers have decided to manage
their own affairs. The advocate of a
salon for this year had done everything
to win over the manufacturers and had
even held out a promies that 50 per cent
of the profits might be divided among
the exhibitors. But they were not to be
caught. According to the official state
ments of all previous salons the show al
ways left deficit, and it was therefore,
mere irony to offer the exhibitors a share
IN pronts which were certain of not being
realized. Apart from the heavy expenses
or which the manufacturers complained
they had another important grievance,
which was that one years models had
scarcely been completed and exhibited at
W ho6 fa
to draw up new models for the next.
On the other hand, the great majority
OF French manufacturers think that
salon held every second year would satisfy
all their needs, and a resolution to this
effect was passed at the meeting of the
Chambre syndicate. At the same time
that the salon Of 1909 was suppressed the
holding of a salon in 1910 was voted. But
the manufacturers are not going to leave
its organization to the Automobile club or
any other body but their own They
consider that they are quite strong enough
to organize their show on their own ac-
count, and will form for this purpose
an organization analogous to the Society
Of Motor Manufacturers of London.
A strange incident is reported from the
famous Creusot factory, where a work.
man named Marion was badly treated by
his fellow workers on their discovering
that he was revealing the secrets of the
factory to interested parties When help
was forthcoming Marion was in so seri-
Gus condition that he had to be con-
veyed to his home and put to bed. The
police have been asked to protect his
house. Marion is further accused of hav-
ing been the author of certain denuncia-
tons which have been published in the
French press with regard to the Schneider
factory and the manner in which certain
contracts were fulfilled.
Good looks have been responsible for
tragedy in the Rue de Grenelle Nine
Bouchez called at the police station in
the Saint Thomas dAquin quarters and
declared that she had murdered her hus-
band by shooting him with a revolver
Policemen called at the house and found
that the woman's story was true. Mme
Bouchez had shot her husband, who was a
civil engineer, in the presence of her
child.
After the crime she packed a portman-
teau and Journeyed to Colonies, where
she intended to leave her child with rel
atives. But the latter were away from
home, and Nine. Boucher then directed
her steps to the police station. Asked why
she had committed the crime the wom-
an declared that her husband was very
good looking and attracted the attention
VI WOiHtl WAS afraid, Sne aQQeQ,
that he would leave me one of these
days. He left me short time ago be-
cause created scene, but he came
back after a few days" The woman told
this curious story without showing the
least emotion.
Detectives are being kept fully en-
ployed just now In hunting up coiners
in various parts of the city. A short time
n he m Of
rested at Bellevile and Menilmontant.
Now arother gang has been run to earth
IN the Fifth ward. The shopkeepers In
tho Jardin des Plantes quarter had for
solne time complained of the large guam
tity of spurious coins which found their
way into their tills. Two detectives kept
watch on two suspected persons, and
followed them to a house in the Rue
Mouffetard. The house was searched and
plaster moulds, pewter special furnaces
and number of spurious 2-franc pieces
were discovered Daggers and loaded re-
volvers were also brought to light.
The men and q young woman in the
h9dse were arrested. 1t was found that
In few months they had coupled nine
different lodgings in various quarters of
the city. The men made the coins, which
were put into circulation by a dozen ac-
completes The latter have beer tracked
and will soon be under lock and key.
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friends in Birmingham who will be de-
lighted to see them again.
Miss Fredericka Ferguson, who left last
week for Europe with her sister and
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gray of
Sewanee will land in Scotland and spend
some time there.
Quite Birmingham party went to