The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24
The OPEN DOOR FOR US. PORK
GERMANY ABOLISHES yEXA-
TIOCS INSPECTION SYSTEM.
SIunlch Csart Theatre DaFs Hans Pnts.
Rer's 0peFAs- Iscausy ana Nudity Win
Avlsesry over Police kalser's Costly
Thsasre Fna-D0lnwn ef .AmevscAns.

Thsasre Fad-Dolngs q .AnevscAns.
.2sssal cssis Dsspassa 70 Tn SUS.
BKRI.IN. April 2s.-AmOrican PACKING
interests will be Interested 70 learn that
the obnoxious German restrictions in TO
gard 10 the admission % American pork
products into German markets have been
abolished. For the past four years these
products have been subjected 10 q costly
and inconvenient process o. insp~ction
despite the fact that they bore American
certificates Of health.
The Governmsnt has now PROMULGATED
q decree whereby American Government
certificates will be regarded as adequate
and the products will be admitted with
out additional inspection. Tho prohibit
tory regulations governing live and dead
cattle originating In AmericA remain in
force. No immediate advantage IL ex-
pectsd TO accrue IN the American pork
trade owing 10 the German concession.
a. American domestic prices render tho
expectation Of pork Improbable.
Strife has broken out between Composer
Hans Pntxner and the management Of
the Royal Opera at Munich. Pfitxner Ia
one Of tho best Of the modern compOssrs
His newest opera. The Rose from Loves
GArdsn.' was announced for production
At the court opera in Munich next week.
Pfitzner considered that the singers who
bad been engaged for the production were
second clAss and wrote 90 the newspapers
dsnouncing the cast. The manAesment
thsreupon withdrew the opera and stated
that they would never produce any OF
Pftzner's works in tho future. Pfitzner
and the management are conducting a
musical war In the columns Of the Munich
newspapers.
The organizers OF the notorious beauty
evening" at which men and women
appeared undraped. have gained q tenn
poAry victory over the police. Herr
VAnseler. the chief propAgAndist Of the
regoneFAte virtue Of nudity and the editor
Of the periodical Beauty. was prosecuted
for circulating literature on the new
nudity movement. The jury acquitted
him on the ground that he IL q sincere
ideAlist and had no intention Of violating
the law. Many noted 9sthetes testified
In favor Of vAnseler.
The police NJ Hanover stopped an at
tempt 90 revive q series Of beauty sve-
nings' given in the course Of tho past win
ter and the idealists now intend to con-
test the legality Of the police prohibition.
Various societies are preaching the cult
Of nakedness and they contain 7s.OOn
members. Private -beauty evenings are
held IN various towns Of Prussia nightly
Mrs. Post whesler wife Of the First
Secretary Of the American Embassy -
81. Petersburg. has gone TO Paris after q
visit here. She will sail in fortnight for
-
band She was a member Of the Taft
party which toured the Tar East come
time ago
=. Hesseaberg. WESTINGHOUSE agent
in Berlin. has been Transferred TO Lon
don. He wAs president Of the American
Association Of Commerce for i've years.
Il Is reported tia: the municipality 81
Berlin 10 willing to buy the Royal Opera
House and convert in into q museum.
This will enable the Kaiser 20 fulfi his
ambition 20 construct q splendid opera
house in keeping with the luxury Of mod
eTn Berlin st . cost Of ss.0o0000.
IL was disclosed IN the course Of debate
in the Budget COMMITTEES Of the Pr,lnmian
Diet this week that the Kaiser spends
$500 .0so yearly from his pnvy purse sup
porting royal theatres and operas in Prus-
ala. the bulk o. which goes 20 royal play
houses in Berlin. Hts contributions are
equivalent to the annual deficits Of the
subventioned playhouse. Germans COM
plain because admissions TO the royal
theatres increase steadily. The manage
ments are compelled to increase the
prices Of admission because the Kaiser
dictates lavish productions At an expense
which must be made good At the box
Offices
Percival Lowell. the American assrono-
mer. delivered a lecture on his Marian
discoveries at the Traptow Observatory
tonight He expects to get q view Of
HAlleys comet with the Treptow tele-
scope in the early morning hours. He
and his wife are going To Pans where
Mr.. Lowell will lecture AZ the Sorbonne
Consul-Gsneral snd Mrs. ThackSra
have started en- . thousand mile trip on
bicycles. They will be- joined by Mr.
Adee. AmeriCA IN Assistant Secretary OF
State. who il coming 20 Europe for his
annual bicycle tour.
RACK FROM CANADFS LANDS.