The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-06
FRANCE Furnishes
GRAF TERS SWIFTLY
Position in the Republic Cuts
No Figure When Crime Is
Committed.
In PANAMA R0TTENNESS.
ALL WERE PURSUED TO END
Now French People Wonder
Why American Grafters Are
Not Followed Up.
BY PAUL VILLIERS.

BY PAUL VILLIERS.
| Special Cable to The Tribune.
! PARIS, March 5.-France is recalling
with some amusement and no little sat
| lstacton in n quiet way the amazcment
I and expressions of horror with which
the Panama canal scandals were greet
ed in America and the solemn sermons
which were preached In some OF the
American newspapers as to these indica-
] tons OF the decadence of France and
I French statesmen The amusement and
| satisfaction comes from reading the
cable accounts Of the bribery and cor
ruption scandals in New York. Ohio and
| elsewhere III the United States. Ii is
| recalled that when the explosion came
| TO France the matter was pursued TO
the end and no man involved in the
| Panama rottcnncss, no matter how high
| ne was placed was permitted TO
cape This thorough purging by France
Is contrasted TO the apparent efforts OF
some of the high politicians in the United
! States to limit the investlGa tions now in
! progress there so that men high in pub
Tic life. who may be sInirched, shall be
| held here that this exposure OF grating
and dishonesty on the part OF American
public men Is any indication OF Ameri-
there may he grating In France, when
| ii is found the CRATER is punished swift
| ~ and promptly. regardless of his posi-
| tion, and in this much at least condi
| tious are better here than on your side
| of the water
Mystery Solved at Last.
A mystery which for many years has
puzzled the Paris police has Just been
solved. Time after time a shopiifter had
been constantly arrested. but always
proved an albi. The police were baf-
fled. and shopkcepers continued 10 be
| robbed. y grocer put up burglar
alarm. with "A detonator in his shop. y
violent explosion occurred The grocer
came with the police and caught wom
an and two men red handed. laden with
| two fowls, two pigeons, and q bottle OF
rum The system OF the thief's aIibi
was explained. There were two shop
| lrters. twin brothers. and so exactly
| alike that one could hardly be told from
the other when side by side. For years
they had played n comedy OF errors sue
cessfully. Neither had ever been caught
In the act, and the two had never "oP-
Grated" in the same place together. Their
hunting in a couple at the srocer's was
their unooing. The police have now got
10 distinguish one brother William, from
on the formers chest. When the twin
thieves come out of gaol and begin op-
the strawberry mark and the alibis.
Women Held in Pawn.
Paris is laughing at a well-knowp res
taurateur. Two men asked two ladies' TO
lunch, and entertained them royalty at
his place. But when the lunch was over
they retired. and were moi seen again.
The landlord arrived and asked about his
bill Until the gentlemen returned ana
settled. he declared the ladies must re-
main in pawn. The gentlemen showed
no signs Of returning. The bill for the
royal entertainment was produced, and
amounted to $1o. One OF the ladies had
was released, The other had not
penny, and remained in pawn, But the
landlord discovered she was a. married
woman, the wife OF a man who was not
one of the two ahSconding entertainers.
and he went To fetch the husband, The
latter arrived aud said: Hello! What are
explained the Isndl9rd in nav pawn! ,,,,{ I5T
She's not worth It," said the husband
Good day" Thereupon the despairinE
restaurant keeper gave up all hope OF
his money. and let thc LADY so
Would Purchase Votes.
France may not be as far advanced in
some lines In the suifTaSctte movement
as America and England. but at recent
meeting OF suhragettes here Il suggestion
was made by Nine. Anclerc, calculated TO
make her American and English sisters
sit UP and take notice. Mime. Anclerc
suggested that at the approaching cleo
ton the sunrag gettes should endeuvor TO
buy votes at from two 10 five francs Gao
cents to 81 each, as, she says, the men
do Mime Lipnlan indignantly rePudl@t-
ed the idea of purchasing copscepCcs,
but a great majority seem TO favor the
corruption system. What tho autnorltleS
will say IL an attempt is made TO put the
scheme into operation remains TO be
seen.
Woman Sentenced TO Death.
For the first time since 1891 a woman
has been sentenced 30 death IN Parts'
She is q young woman, hosella boSch'
and is TO die for Lhe murder ot a nine- me
teen year old girl Germaine Btchou, The
crime was discovered in the apartment
in which Ciermaine Bichon lived, owing
TO drop Of blood penetrating ths moor
.i,,. onto
waitor employed In a cafe underneath the
APARTMENT. The woman Bosch had OBJ
t5ined entrance TO the apartment while
Cermainc Bichou was alone ana, alter
I[Iniue her with 3 hammer had stolen
what little money the girl possessed. Inc
murderess then left Guicly by inc 'front.'
door, but was arrested tNs IeNN u"5'
Workman Roasted Alive.
A workman named Fronheim emPloyed
al foundry belonging TO the Soclcte
Alsaciepne, at Belfort met Win tragic
death recently. He had gone into Q room
used for drying moulds ana. teeHnS en-
while a fellow workman came along and
closed the door without percelNinS IRON
helm. Then he lit the trc' Next 1E GhE'
when men went 10 take out the moulds,
thev discovered Fronhcim literally roast
ed to death,
Prospect of Tariff War.
Tho prospects Of i tariff war between
France and the United States Is causing
more or less worry IN coihlneLSlaI rlr'ies;
Trance does not want tariff war and |
IL President Taft is in a position 10
make concessions to conditions IN France
there Is no doubt satisfactory arrange
n1ent viii be made, TIE present cham |
her Of deputies adjourns sine die in n
fortnight or so, and the new chamber is
elected in May. II Washington shares
disposition 10 rush matters faster than
The French government Is able TO 80, tho !
result may br disastrous. Ii is hoped |
and believed here that this VIII not DC |
done.
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