The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
KAISER COPIES
AF TER AMERICA
Advises Students to Drink Less
and Give Attention to Ath-
letic Sports.
LEAGUE OF P0LITENESS
REBUKE TO INCIYILITY
Berlin Theatrical Manager Is
Severely Punished for I'M
proper Advances.
Special Cable TO The Tribune.


BERLIN. Dec. 10.-William H. has dis
covered at last that there are some
things in the United States worth imita-
ton. and he has announced the fact
After a banquet which the kaiser gave
here few days ago to distinguished
academicians from German and foreign
universities. he received students rep
resenting the corps and associations OF
the Berlin university The kaiser chat
ted for long time with them. and among
The excellent things he said he would
ike TO see German students drink less
and devote more time to sport in the
manner that American students do Men
who spent much time in ''peerlng into
much, excepting in weight and avoirdu-
pois. and did not cut much figure these
times"
The Nobel prize for Iiterature has been
awarded by the Swedish academy TO Paul
Heyse, the German poet and author.
Heyse is one of the most distinguished
story writer's. He has also written many
plays He is a native of this city. Pro-
fessor Otto Wallach OF Gottinger uni
versity. has been awarded the Nobel
prize d1SlD for chemistry. These two
facts have brought from Socialist mem
Der OF the rcichstag the remark THAT
two such men are worth more than a
Kaiser Expert on Bullets.
The emperor. who recently returned
from a hunting trip. Immediately started
off for the Charlottenbnrg Technical
school TO take part in the deliberations
at the conference of the Shipbuliders' as
ISOLATION. He entered In the middle of
an address on balllstics, and contributed
10 the discussion some observations col
lected during his experience in pursuit
OF game. both by himself and his sur
geon who had studied the effects OF
bullets on the bodies OF the animals slain
for his imperial pleasure.
The operation OF bullet he an
nounced. WAS caused by tho influence
OF Its rotation due TO the rifling OF the
gun on the fluid particles of the body
OF the bullet was difficult TO discover,
as the skin closed up again, and fire.
auently the hole could only he found
after a search. On the other hand, the
point OF exit was so large that one might
Imagine 1t had been made by n shell.
The emperor had, he said, al the ex-
pertinent range at Halense, made sinnl-
lar observations on the explosive power
given 10 a shot by moisture. Moreover,
when hunting in the winter. he had
noticed particles strewn about in the
motion Of bullets, The bullet itself re-
manned completely unchanged and
showed no signs of defamation He
considered il his duty to communicate
The results OF his personal observations
to the meeting,
TIN emperor showed great interest in
the details presented by Herr Frahm of
hamburg OF device invented by, him
sea, 1t Is hugo U-shaped tank con-
tanning water. the oscillation OF which
countcracls that of the ship. This con-
irivance had been tried with beneficial
results on the Hamburg American liners.
and was being fitted on their Ieviathan
now under construction. The emperor
congratulated Herr Frahm on his Invcn-
tion. and expressed the hope that anti
rolling tanks might soon be fitted I'm all
passenger steamers Tho emperor talked
so lcarnedly about ballistics and things
suspicion that his remarks wcro pre-
pared I'm advance for him by an expert,
The members applauded him vociferous-
Iy, and IT, was noticeable that the man
who howled most Enthusiastically re-
Gently secured a government contract,
To Teach Better Manners
"a League OF Politeness," an oreaniZa-
tion which aims at intoxicating better
manners among the people has been
founded by German lady. who has been
inspired by similar society Ina Rome.
In Difference TO the parent organization
tho Berlin league has chosen the italian
motto. PRO Gcntllczza' These words
Will be emblazoncd upon n little medal
worn where Germans are accustomed to
wear insignia or orders. The idea is
that a glance at the "talisnan' Will am
uihlaio any inclination To indulge I'm bad
temper or dscourtoous language. ANY
polite person" is eligible for member
ship. The attempt to suppont poIitcncss
for incivility Is to be directed especially
AT conductors, railway ticket collectors.
cab drivers. customs 'and other Off
cials.' including the insolcnt swashbuck-
1crs who are officers OF the German
army,
The burning natural gas pillar at
Ncucngammc Is still blazing. Thousands
of people daily leave Hamburg to see
the strange spectacle. The gas Is burn
Ing IL three immense jcis. which at times
arc visible miles away and arc nccompa-