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The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
DOCTOR GOES MAD
WHILE OPERATING
Attempts to Kill Patient Un'
der AneSthetic.
snclal Cahle to Tie Mashinrtnn HernId.

SPECIAL Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris, Sept. GA strange story of a
surgeon going mad while performing an
operation is reported in st. Petersburg.
The scene was Chita, in Siberia, and
the doctors patient was a workingman
whose condition admitted of no delay
He was chloroformed. and two as
sistants had placed everything ready for
use by the doctor when the latter, much
to their surprise, began to make irrele-
want remarks. He took up his bistoury,
however, and made the required incision
with his usual skill and precision, his
assistants being thereby reaSsured.
Suddenly he burst into a laugh. saying
that all their trouble was useless, add
ing: 1T would be better If we finished
him off with stroke of the knife" In
a flash the assistants realized that their
chief had gone mad, and one of them
placed himself between the doctor and
the patient, while the other threw hip-
self upon the lUnatic and endeavored to
wrest the knife from his grasp.
With maniacal rage the doctor strug-
gled with his assistant, while the nurses
fled in terror. Another assistant, how
ever, with ready resource continued the
operation already begun. and when the
madman had been overpowered success
fully completed it. The doctor has been
placed in an asylum.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
CASTLE HIS GIFT
ON WEDDING DAY
Emperor Franz Josef Gives
Nephew Palace.
sreciaI cah.e to Tie wa.htngten HsrnIa.

Special Cable TO The Washington Herald.
Paris, Sept. 23.-As a wedding gift for
Princess Zitha, of Parma, who is to mar
~ Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, his
grandnephew, Emperor Francis Joseph
has bought the ancient castle at Bran
deis.
The huge pile with its extensive
grounds is a picturesque ruin, once the
headquarters of the Bohemian Brethren,
and stands in a conspicuous position in
the ancient. historic Bohemian town of
Brandeis, thirteen miles northeast OF
Prague, on the banks of the River Elbe.
The castle will be restored, architec-
turalIy modernized in the interior, and
handsomely furnished. 1t is 10 be the
country residence of the young couple.
Princess Zitha was a member of
small family party which gathered re-
Gently at Schonbrunn Castle. the En-
peror's residence on the outskirts of
Vienna. to celebrate Archduke Charles
twenty-fourth birthday. The Princess
gift to her fiance was a gold cigarette
case, suitably inscribed
Princess Zita is TO go with her mother,
the widowed Duchess of Parma, to Paris
to buy her trousseau, just as Germany's
crown princess did five years ago, to
the chagrin Of the German people.
The resemblance in character between
the future German Emperor and En-
press and the future Emperor and En-
press of Austria is striking All four
have strongly cosmopolitan tastes, are
ardent lovers of sport, and prefer the
English and French fashions and modes
Of life to those of the solemn Teuton.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
AUTOISTS HELD Up
BY STRANGE LAWS
Two Hundred Stranded in
Swiss Frontier.
Va slliuCtOn Herald.

Special Cable TO The Washington Herald
Geneva. Sept. 23-Two hundred motor
cars\ belonging to tourists of various
nationaIities are stranded near the Swiss
frontier in the western TyrOl. as the re-
cent heavy rains and floods have partially
destroyed the roads in the north and east
of the country.
The 200 motorists sent a petition to the
contonal government of Grisons, where
automobiles are prohibited, stating their
predicament, and asking for an exception
TO be made in their favor. and permission
granted to cross the Funster Valley and
the Oren Pass 600 feeD and continue on
the journey nOrthward through the
canton.
The Swiss authorities replied that they
were willing to grant permission on con-
dition that each mOtor-ar should be
drawn by horses. and that the motorists
would not travel by night as long as they
were in the canton.
No motorist has so far accepted this
humiliating offer.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
ROYAL "CANDYKID"
Is IMMORTALIZED
Sign of His Shop Gets Place
in Museum.
Special Gable to The Washington Herald.

Special Gable TO The Washington Herald.
Paris. Sept 3-M. Georges Cain has
added a chat noir" to the Carnavalet
Museum. This is not the animal that
hangs above the entrance of the cab
aret'' of that name-the house of en-
tertainment in which Maurice Donnay
now an Academician, made his debut as
poet and song writer. The black cat that
has been raised to the honor of the
museum was merely the sign that has
hung for two centuries above the door of
a cOnfeCtioner who, in the eighteenth
century, was Queen Marie Antolnettes s
chocolate maker and peppermint confec-
toner. The same house was patronized
later by the Empress Josephine, and in
one OF its frst-foor rooms the play
wright Eugene Scribe was born in 1871.
The house stood, and still stands. at the
corner of the Rue st. Denis and the
Rue de Ia Reynie, a short alley not far
from the church of ST. Merri, and also
near the Fountain of the Innocents. This
ancient edifice. however, is about to be
pulled down to make room for a wider
and modern buildings, and
NJ. Cain hastened to claim the relic of
old Paris that would otherwise have per-
ished.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
HOUSEWIVES LEAD
RIOTS In STRIKE
Disorder Reigns in Towns
in North of France.
PRODUCE DEALERS MoBBED
Women Compel Merchants to Sign
Price List Agreement ard Mob
Not CapituIate-Houses Are Ran
sacked-Crowd Becomes Hostile.
Special Cable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris, Sept. 23.-The strike Of the house,
wives in the north has, according to
dispatches from Lille. degenerated into
serious riots at Montigny, near Lens,
and young man has been nearly killed.
large number Of women, accompanied
by as many men. went from baker to
baker to make them sign a certain paper
containing list Of the prices fixed by the
committee.
Nearly all the bakers submitted, but
in the evening one of them who was
returning with his wagon was taken by
surprise. The crowd gathered round, and
wanted him to sign the paper. He did
not understand what they wanted, and
struck right and left with his whip.
Crowd Becomes Hostile.
The crowd then became hostile, and
threatened to mob him. He rushed into
his house for a revolver. and came out
threatening to shoot. young man tried
to wrench the weapon out of his hand,
but in doing go a shot went Off, aud he
was wounded in the chest. The mob then
became furious, seized the baker, and
almost murdered him. Another gang
dragged the wagon to a field and burned
II. All the police and gendarmes in the
district had to be summoned, and order
was restored only late at night
At St Quentin similar riotous scenes
took place. Seven or eight hundred
housewives, with as many men and
boys, marched to the great market sing
ing the revolutionary 'Tnternationale,"
and attacked the dealers. They upset
the stands and pelted the dealers with
the vegetables and fruits. The disorder
became so great that the police were
helpless, and the unfortunate statesmen
and saleswomen were driven from the
market, pelted with Jumps OF butter,
eggs, cheese, poultry, and large chunks
Of beef.
Flee to Escape Rioters.
When the crowd had thus scattered all
the provisions, it tore down the tents
and shelters, smashed tables and bench
es, and indulged in a regular riot. All
the butchers, fruiterers, and provision
shops. The subprefect, with a number
OF gendarmes, tried to restore order, but
was threatened by the mob.
Scenes of like description are reported
from Caudry. Amin, and AbscOn, where
the markets were sacked. At Abscon one
farmer defended himself with a gun. A
crowd OF women some 80 strong besieged
a dairy and had to be driven away by
the gendarmes.
Some 500 women at Lens drove all the
dairymen to a cafe, where they compelled
price which the women themselves set
tied. The whole district around Maub-
euge, Lille, and st. Quentin seems to
be in q state of revolutionary fernent.
fomented by the sudden rising Of the
housewives.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
PARIS LANDLORDS
BAR BIG FAMILIES
Anti-Race Suicide League Is
Up in Arms.
ecial Cable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris, Sept. 3-The League of Big
Families. which gained so much popular
sympathy two or three months ago, when
they organized a meeting in the Es-
planade des Invalides, is loud in protest
against Parisian proprietors who refuse
to let their apartments to parents of
large families, or even in some cases to
families of two or three children. At
Asnieres, just outside of Paris, a work.
man was given notice to leave the house
he occupied, because he has eight chill
dren. Since then he has been unable to
find another home, as everywhere he
is met with the reply that "the proprietor
will not have children in the house. !"
The family have therefore been obliged
to sleep wherever they best could, and
for the last few nights have been put
up at the town hall.
The other day they were escorted by
several inhabitants through the streets
of Asnieres in order to find shelter, and
whenever the caretaker of a house re-
fused to let he was received with
storm of insults. and in some cases the
proprietors themselves were roughly
handled But the day ended without any
abode having been found, and the work
man and his family were obliged to go
back to the town hall for the night.
A collection made during their march
amounted to nearly SIS, and the father
Immediately sent half of this sum to
Thouvenin, the breadwinner of family
who some time ago was expelled from
his house at Puteaux, and who has not
yet succeeded in finding proprietor WILL
ing to let house to him.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
WEIDNER LEASES
RAGING STABLES
Philadelphian Now Has Best
String in France.
peci,I Cable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris, Sept. 23.-By far the most finish
ed racing establishment in France has
been leased by Joseph weidner, of Phil
adelphia. The lease includes the mag
toric Chantilly. Thanks to the late Duke
D'Aumale. ChantiIly Is the Newmarket
of France. and the jockey club prize de-
cided there on the fourth Sunday of May
IS known as the French Derby.
This lease puts Weidner among the first
men of France. His stables are finer
than those OF w. X. Vanderbilt, whether
at Poisy Of Dauvtlle. Many of the best
race horses have been bred at Chan
tilly. Mr.. Weidner's lease includes an
option on the purchase from Prince
Murat of the high-prIced yearlings which
he bought at Trouville. which are now
training at Chantilly. and which form =
splendid nucleus for what their owner
is endeavOring tC do-make the best
stable of race horses in the world They
are being trained by Thomas Walsh.
The competition among the Americans
in the French racing field Is also height
ened by the fact that August Belmont
dreth as trainer. Hildreth is a we'll
known American owner and racing man.
Jockey Riess will not ride under Frank
]. Gould's colors during the coming sea-
son. Mr.. Gould has been in conference
with an American jockey who has never
ridden abroad, and It will be interesting
to see what he will be able to do when
put against the seven stars OF the foreign
race tracks.
Young Jockey Garner, who recently
came over from New York, has broken
all records so far as securing q big
salary and bigger commissions on win
nings is concerned. August Belmont
brought him over here a mere stable
lad at the nominal pay Of $45 a month,
but the stable lad got a chance to ride
and has ridden with such phenomenal
success that he has been engaged at a
salary OF $4,000 a year and 10 per cent
of his winnings. He claims that this
commission will more than double his
salary. His new employer is Jean
Stearn, a son-in-law of Baron Edmund
de Rothschild. This is the largest sum
ever paid to a jockey of eighteen. Garner
rides at ninety pounds, and this gives
him 4 great advantage even over O'Neil
and Riess. who ride at 1O6, and over
that other crack jockey, Stearn, who
rides at 10.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
NEWS FROM FOREIGN CAPITALS FOR HERALD READERS

parture.
The present record for an oversee Jour-
ney was established in 1907, when an
aeronaut travelled 73O miles without mis-
hap. In November, 1908, A. F. Gaudron
left the Crystal Palace with two pas
sengers and descended in Russia at
Mateki Derevni, Novo Alexandrovsk, a
distance of LILY mTTes. On that occasion
the baggage" consisted of water, slim
ulants, timed meats, bread, and bis
cults, the total weight being $50 pounds
A member of the projected expedition
to Africa informed a press representative
that he considered ballooning was at
tended with as little risk as automobling
in Hyde Park. He expected to cover the
greater part of the journey through air
at an altitude of about 5000 feet.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
MILLINERY SHOW STOPPED
IN THEATERS OF BERLIN
Order of PO(' President Compelling Women to Shed
Headgear Before Being Seated Causes Wide
spread Indignation Among Fair Sex

boxes largely Cor the purpose Of dis
playing ornate millinery effects. First
nights at the Metropol Theater. Berlin's
particular resort, are interesting no less
for the events on the stage than for the
array Of feminine finey on the horseshoe
o. boxes.
There will be premier at the Metropol
in few days, and whether fair Berliners
are to yield to Won Jsgow or defy him
VIII be revealed on that occasion.
Meantime, a firm OF fashionable mil
liners announces a new creation designed
especially to overcome the police presi-
dents decree It is a hImy thing OF
satin, jewels and spangles, embeIlished
with a rakish aigrette or two.
It has been named the 'Jasow cap"
and forthcoming first nights are to
witness its debut.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
s,or;,I C,hI. tn me- Wa.hi,gton 9s-,Id

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Berlin, Sept 8.-Herr Won Jagow, Ber-
Inns police president, thrives on unpop-
ularity, so the cyclons of indignation now
sweeping over his head as a result of
his ban on big hats in theaters will
doubtless leave him unmoved. The par
oxysm Of Anglophobis convulsing the
Fatherland has not been diminished by
the statement that Herr Won Jagow was
inspired to issue his decree by impress
siohs gathered in London, where he was
struck by the elegant appearance Of hat
less ladies in theaters.
The theater- managers, who are to be
held responsible for violations of Herr
Won Jagow's ukase, and fined s25 for
each breach. are no less upset than their
lady patrons. Berlin ladies sit In theater
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
WOMAN CALLS OFF
THREATENED DUEL
makes Up" with Antagonist
at Police Station.
sroeisl cshs to The wa.hmgton HsraId.

SPECIAL CAME 10 Ibe Washington Herald.
Paris, Sept. 23.-"AIrs we'll that ends
WELL" and the threatened duel between
the militant feminist champion of Tou-
louise, Nile. ARIA Ly, and her male an
tagonist, NJ. Massat, will not come of,
because the two antagonists have been
reconciled at a police-station.
The reconciliation, however, was not
affected without a hair-pulling preamble.
NJ. Massat organized a meeting at which
he was to speak and give his views on
feminism. Mile. ARIA Ly broke into
the meeting, and, while lady was speak
ing. she got on the platform and slapped
NJ MasSat.
There was, of course, the usual ex-
citement and all the belligerents were
marched of to the police-station, where,
after NJ. Massat had explained that he
was making no personal attacks on Mile.
Arria Ly, but only on her theories, Mile
Ly was soothed and shook hands with
him.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
MONARCH TIPS" WAITER =
TO EXTENT OF ONE CENT
Gratuity Offered Cafe Employe by King Peter of
Servia Cause AstoniShment and Mirth Through
out Capital of Austria.

royal train, the head waiter decided to
serve the royal party himself, purely on
the ground of seniority.
1t was a hot day, and after the usual
presentations to foreign consuls, King
Peter said he would like glass of beer.
The beer was brought and after King
Peter had drank ii he turned to the
court marshal and whispered to him.
The court marshal advanced. and after
ascertaining the cost Of beer in Budapest
handed a coin 10 the walter
A member of the staff OF q local paper
began to interview the head walter by
congratulating him when his remarks
were cut short. The waiter opened his
palm and displayed a 4-holleE piece, the
smallest copper coin in Austria Hungary
and the equivalent Of an American cent.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
CHURCHILL BUILDS FORTS.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London, Sept. 23-Released from the
cares of the home office, Winston
Churchill has been thoroughly enjoying
a seaside visit at Broadstatrs, Kent.
With Mrs. Churchill, his two children.
and Lord Lytton, the home secretary
has daily passed many hours on the
sands at Joss Gap. near BrOadstairs
With the aid of a child's spade, Mr..
Churchill, exercising his military knowl-
edge, found considerable amusement IN
building stout fortifCatiOI1s and sand
castles for the edihcation of his children.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
NOVELIST AWES VILLAGE.
Gabrielle d'AnnunEiO Is Accorded
the Greatest Respect.

Special Gable TO The Washington Herald.
Paris. Sept. 23.-Gabrielle dAnnunzio,
who seems now to have definitely chosen
France as his place Of sojourn. is resid-
ing at Areachon. He sits down to work
every evening after dinner and continues
his labors the whole of the night. For
this reason the hotel which he inhabits is
kept quiet until the midday meal that
the novelist may repair his forces by
slumber. The guests have readily ac-
cepted the position.
Hush" says the scandalized mother
to her noisy offspring. You will wake
the master"
The hotelkeeper moves cautiously
among talkative groups to ask them to
respect the rest time of the great man.
Areachon, as a whole, is delighted at
the presence of the author. and the lat
ter apparently delights in his own pres
ence, for he has said the most obuging
things about the local climate.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
RULER HAS TO PAY
FOR DOG LICENSE
Bailiff Waits on Greek King
with Bill.
,eci,I Chi. to III, Washington Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald
Rome, Sept. 23.-A little black dog be-
longing to King George of Greece Is
subject to the usual tax which Is i'm
posed on dogs everywhere. When the
customary circular asking for payment of
this tax was sent to the King the other
day, 1t either got lost among his private
papers or his secretary omitted to reply
to II. In any case, when q good time
had elapsed, a second advice on a paper
Of different color was sent to the royal
dog owner. but still no payment was
made. As the third aovice is generally
delivered by hand, great was the Kings
surprise when he was informed that
bailiff wished TO speak to him regarding
the nonpayment OF his taxes.
- The balIff was admitted to the royal
presence. and began reading a long
screed demanding that his majesty
George I of Greece should pay to the
royal ONCE OF taxes appointed by his
majesty George OF Greece, &C." Before
the monotonous tones OF the bailif had
died away the King, recovering from his
surprise. drew from his pocket q 10
franc piece aud paid the tax and extras,
laughing heartily over the joke.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
BALLOONIST PLANS TRIP
FROM ENGLAND TO AFRICA
British Aviator Will Build Mammoth AirShip to Be
Used in Attempt to Shatter Worlds Record
for Distance Flight
Special Gable 10 The Washington Herald.

Special Gable 70 The Washington Herald.
London, Sept. 23.-with the idea of
breaking the worlds record of 1,1OO miles
without a descent, a well-known London
aeronaut is contemplating a balloon ex-
pedition from London to Africa. The
balloon will be one of the largest ever
htted out, the capacity being over 100,-
OO0 cubic feet, with a diameter of about
sixty feet.
Experts state that the journey can be
accomplished, under favorable weather
conditions, in forty-eight hours. The idea
Is to take a line across France, and the
African coast would be reached in LOO
miles. Owing to the cool temperature
being favorable for ballooning, November
has been chosen as the month of de-
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
KAISER WATCHES TEST.
Special Gable to The Washington Herald.

SPECIAL Cable to The Washington Herald.
BedIin. Sept. 23.-The German Emperor
is evincing a keen interest in the de-
velopment of a new explosive, prelim-
mary tests of which have been of high
ly satisfactory character. The Kaisers S
interest is due to the fact that the great
er portion of the ingredients are similar
to those of an explosive which his majes-
ty himself invented some fifteen years
ago called "Rexite." which proved too
readily combustible for ordinary military
or naval purposes. A series Of expert
ments with the new explosive will be
made at Krupp's works, at Essen. next
Waak
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
Special csbIs to Tho washingtOu Herald.

Berlin. Sept. 2a-The enterprising au-
thorities Of the city Of Berlin. ever ready
to adopt improvements. have now. by
the introduction Of a municipal motor
car hearse. shown their willingness to
meet the wishes of those persons who
desire a rapid exit from the world.
Hitherto, those impatient citizens for
whom life did not pass rapidly enough
IN the ordinary way, and who ended II abb
ruptly by their own hands, have been con-
veyed to the mortuary in a slow-moving
hesrse, whose appearance is
known to every citizen in Berlin, and
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
.psci.l oahls to lThe wa.hiaston HsraId.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Vienna, Sept. PA monarch's gift to a
waiter of half-penny has created much
amusement in Budapest, where tips are
given to omnibus conductors.
Walters at, the Budapest station buffet,
accustomed to small gratuities from hur-
rytng travellers. were discussing politics
and reading newspapers Friday when
the stationmaster came up with impor-
tant news. A royal train conveying King
Peter of Servia and many members of
his household to st, Petersburg would
make halt at Budapest
The prospect of seeing royal person
ages and the possibility of serving them
with refreshments frightened up the
whole stan. With the arrival Of Nthe
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
BERLIN FOLKS JUST DYING
TO RIDE IN MOTOR HEARSE
Be Used in Burying Those Who Desire Real
= HaSty Exit from This World

which has for generations been called the
blue box
As there is only one of these vehicles
and self-infiicted deaths are numerous,
totaling nearly a thousand annually In
Berlin, 1t has happened that bodies have
had to wait an inordinate time for con-
veyance to the mortuary
With the motor-car hearse this diff
Guilty will be overcome, for It has accom-
modation for several occupants, and can
travel at a fast rate. It Is mounted on
three pneumatiG-tired wheels like q de-
livery tricycle.. 1t is painted blue like its
predecessor, and Is adorned with the
Prussian eagle.