The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-31

D8 JuBIlY Tek4rutu aS OnS Ol lhp bSoS methods for securing the health of the community.
 Finally, s.oo0,oo0 Is to be given to local municipal architecture, the building Of mayoral offices in the arrondissements.
 This Is the outline of the great scheme which, in a dozen or 20 years is to make Paris more than ever the oity splendid of Europe. 1t Is noteworthy that no fresh burdens will fall upon tho people as a result of this gigantic enterprise. It is to be covered by a loan which, un- der the lottery system. is always taken up In Paris.
 One of the most dramatic scenes of Apache savagery has bean enacted out side of a wineshop in the Rue Aubry-le- Boucher. The wine shop, frequented largely by Apaches and dangerous OK convicts, was being watched by two po- licemen, when a man who had sworn to kill two detectives that night came out and attacked them The policemen at tempted to rip the man, but he succeeded in dragging them into the doorway Of a neighboring house. The men, serious ly wounded, were about to fall when two other policemen came to their rescue.
 At this moment the ruffian drew a re- volver He fired at the policemen with his right hand and used his left in stab- ping. When one of the men at last got into grips with the Apache, he found that the latter was wearing sleeves studded with sharp nails. Those nails tore the policemen's hands to shreds-
 A fifth policeman arrived on the scene, and drawing his sword bayonet, succeed cd in wounding the man in the breast. thus overpowering him. A large crowd gathered after this grim fight. The peo- pie wanted to lynch the captured Apache and a large force of policemen had to be employed to keep them back When questioned at the police station. the des- perado, who was Identified as John Lia- beuf, expressed his regret that he had not killed a few mora policemen.
 The injured policemen were removed .o a hospital. It was found that ono or them named Doray had received two re- yoiyer shots which perforated his intes- tines. and six serious knife stabs He died early this morning, M. Lopino pinninf the gold metal to his shirt Furnes, an- other of the victims of the Apaches s fury. had this throat out He also re- coiyed an ugly wound in the left arm. He Is not expected to recover. ihe hands of vaudon, the policeman wno grabbed the Apache, are In a terripie state, and Bulot Is sunering rom yolyer wound in the stomach. M. Lepine has presented tho wounded men with silver medals.
 Mator Dreyfus has made n successful appearance as public lecturer at the Bibliotheuus Populaire, where he was in- vited to speak The subject chosen mas not the slightest reference to anytnlns with which his name has hitherto peen connected. It was the 'T1istory of Trade Union Syndicates in France" with which he showed that he was very famiilar. though he was never in any way mixeo un with it. As to his own personal views. he was rather sparing in express- ing them. But he approved ot une rooent laws which gave recognition 10 such syndicates, and said that 1t would have been dangerous to withhold IL muon longer. On the other hand, he peheveo thaf there should be more syndieates or employers as necessary coun.spo,se ~ ~ th. unions. and that 1t would help to check tho revolutionary tendency or the labor associations.
 Baron q Estourne1les dc Constant, chairman of the parliamentary group OF aviation. has written q public letter In which he argues that Q national subscrip- tior, should be opened to erect monu- mant to the Heroes of Aviation Tho letter ia almost ironica1 whom 1t says tbat hia compatriots more readily honor inc dead than they encourage the living However. as the world owes so much 10 the pioneers of aviation, who have risKed, ana sorne of them lost their lives in help ing to solve tho problem of the conques. of the air, 1t is only just that a nataonal tribute should be offered to tneir mem ory-