The Washington herald., 1910-09-11
Socialists Abuse the English Government.
More Miracles Reported at LOurdeS.

plies are often underestimate. Ten years
ago he, visited the Spanish ore region
around Bilbao, and was then told that the
supplies would be exhausted In ten years
To-day IT is known that there is stil
81. 100000 tons Of ore left, sufficient 10
keep the mines going for thirteen years
60 come
Although iron has been discovered
lately in Cuba and in Brazil Mr.. Lind
man said it was the duty OF the pi esent
generation to stop the waste that was
going on In the manufacture OF iron. a
point which he commended to the legis-
latures Of the iron-produelng counties.
Suicides in many cases leave notes in
which they protest their sanity: never
thelesS present day coroners' jurIes are
apt to remain true TO the time-honored
formula, Suicide during temporary IN
sanity" That view Is indicated by the
Munich alienist Prof Gaupp. who has
completed from official statistics a work
on suicide and its causes.
The writer holds that by far the ma
jority of cases are due either to pro-
nounced insanity or TO psychopathic de-
generacy all other causes being rela-
lively insignificant The suicide rate
shows a continued increase In all civil
lied countries with the exception OF Nor
way where the legal suppression Of the
drink traffic Is mainly responsible for the
decrease. In Germany the northern prov
inces and Saxony have the highest suicide
rates; Posen the lowest.
Economic crises, business failure. higher
cost Of living and religious mania all tend
10 send the suicide rate UP, while revoIu-
tons and wars have the contrary effect
The GermanSc races produce more suicides
or attempts at self-destrucdon than the
Latin, Slav. and Celtic races. Protestant
have a higher rate than Roman
Catholic countries, and among the Jews
suicide is rare.
Men commit suicide oftener than women;
single persons more than married persons
The rate increases with advancing axe.
only between seventy and eighty It IS
lower than during the previous decade
May and June are, the months during
which the impulse 20 commit suicide is
strongest
In Europe between $1,000 and 7O.OOG per
sons end their lives voluntarily every
year, according TO official returns. but
this figure Prof. Gaupp considers far be-
low the actual number Of suicides.
The French secret detective force has
been engaged in a hunt for the prime
minister Of the republic, who was lost
for a week.
Overworked. NJ. BRAND found Il neees-
sary TO drop the cares OF state entirely
Tor a while and disappeared from Paris.
While he was away several important
questions arose. and II became absolutely
for the other members OF the
cabinet 10 find their chief No one not
wen NJ. Brands private secretary. knew
lis whereabouts and eventually n request
vas made to the police to find him.
A detective discovered him at Pacy- I
'ur-Eure, tiny village about forty miles
rom Paris. in full enjoyment Of the |
simple life. The premier was dressed as
French fisherman, wearing an immense |
straw hat. an alpaca coat. soft
shirt without a collar and trousers rolled |
Up to the knees, showing bare legs and /
feet.
The detective was clever enough not TO /
recognize The Prime Minister openly, but 4
talked TO him about fishing and gradually 1
ed the conversation round TO politics and /
the disappearance Of NJ BRAND. which 1
he said was the talk OF Paris NJ. BRAND /
looked suspicious and said he hadn't ]
heard about it. but the same evening he /
-elephoned to his secretary.
1t appears that what leisure time re- /
mains to the Kaiser after the affairs OF 4
empire have been seen TO is not entirely /
devoted to the arts. He finds oppor- /
unity to interest himself in the material !
hings Of life.
He has a commercial mind and is keen \
IN money making Unable to resist the !
lips OF that practical man OF affairs
Prince Max Egon Won Furstenberg. his
intimate friend, the Emperor has recently
become identified with several enterprises.
He is. In fact. a member OF a syndicate
which Is running all sorts OF concerns.
the ground rents OF town, rail-
ways, street tramways, lines Of steamers.
,astles, colonial produce-these are some
IF the things in which the Kaiser has
been induced to invest on the advice Of
lon FurstenberE
The Kaiser is even interested in a mod
IN hotel, holding most Of the shares in
I. The beer consumed in the hotel is
,rewed by Prince Max Won Furstenberg,
md every bottle which leaves the brewery
,ears this inscription: This beer is
trunk by his majesty the Kaiser"
Despite the fact that Americans who
lire motors here TO tour the country
'ay large fees, English chauffeurs would
ather drive an English than an Ameri-
an party.
The Americans sacrifice all the pleas
ire Of a trip to speed" said one chauf-
eur
They dash from place 20 place, fear
ne to miss some sight, and a chauffeur
3 worn out by the time he gets back
o London; whereas an English party I
My motors a few hours each day. then
cities down for a rest before taking the
ext journey.
II Is true lndl at Ile enQ or motor
rip an American gives the chauffeur a
enerous present, whereas an English
nan gives either nothing at all or a few
killings, but the chauffeur has we'll
armed all his American passenger be-
tows upon him, for he has lived in a
7hirl OF driving, taking runs OF $50 miles
day with an hours stop for lunch and
alt an hour for tea lIkn anv 1a,, Ia
orer'
This summer more Americans than ever
ave spent their time in England touring
he country in cars hired on their arrival
is an easy, comfortable way Of seeing
laces, though It is expensive, as English
nnkeepers have only to see a motor an