Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-13
BOOSTED BY KAISER
But German Literary Star Is
Accused Of Plagiarism.
PUT NAPKIN OVER BOTTLE
German Hosts Serve Native Wine,
But Do It in Disguise.
PATENT LAWS ARE STRICT
Letters Have Real Value When Is
sued by German Patent Office.
Bridge Now q Fad.
PUT NAPKIN OVER BOTTLE
PATENT LAWS ARE STRICT
Special Cablesram to ne star.

Special Cablesram to Tue Star.
BERLIN. May 13.-Dr. Karl Schoen-
herr. the writer Of CLAUDE und Heimat,"
whom the kaiser Immediately before his
departure for Corfu described as tho lit
erary genius for whom Germany has been
longing. Is now engaged IN q very spir-
tied fight to defend himself against
charges Of plagiarism.
These charges have been preferred by
q couple Of Roman Catholic writer's, who
have, excavated deadly parallels to show
that striking passages in CLAUDE und
Heimat" have more than cousiniy re-
semblance to another German romance
called "Arme Margaret" One Of Schoen-
herr's detractors. a priest named Father
Expedttns Schmidt had just given q pub
lie lecture In Berlin for the purpose Of
exposing Schoenherr as q plagiarist.
The Tyrolean bard is not perturbed. and
in an open letter to the press refutes the
accusations Of his traducers as hardly
deserving Of serious attention.
Big Reserves Of Champagne.
The bibulous world Of Berlin and other
large German towns IL In q state of panic
over the news from the country Of cham
payne. but the accounts Of the destruc-
ton Of casks and breaking Of bottles.
heartrending though they are, need not
cause despair in the bosom of the Ger
man. According to the evidence Of wine
importers. there is no ground for the fear
Of a shortage OF French champagne in
Germany. nor Of formidable rise in
price. In both countries there are enor-
nous reserves Of the wine, and the re-
quirements Of Berlin, huge though they
are, are covered for at least q couple Of
years.
Socially. the troubles In tho champagne
country are certain to be utilized by the
stinsier type Of German host. who can
thus excuse the substitution Of the Ger
man tmftation-the so-called "sekt'-for
genuine French champagne at his festive
table. No host in Germany. who 10 at
all careful Of his reputation for doing
the right thing by his guests. dreams Of
he does he has the tact to shroud the
label with a napkin. The boot is on the
other foot when the kaiser dimes with
The host to
| thing, for In these cases tho butler has
| orders to conceal the French label with
snow-white serviette and 80 make the
monarch suppose he is ouafing product
| Of his own land.
| Patents in Germany.
OF the $1,000 applications for patents
made every year to tho German patent
Office an average Of two-thirds are re-
jected after correspondence or personal
interview with the applicants. The pat
ent Office came into existence only
thirty-three years ago. but its operations
| have now 80 grown that nearly 800
| lawyers, with bureaus and clerks, make
| a living by representing patentees.
In Germany an invention, to be granted
| a patent, NUT be something really new
| In principle must have commercial
| value and must not have been already
patented More than that, the patent
Is going to be Of real, practical value for
one or other branches OF Industry which
| the patent law enumerates. Perhaps no
patent office In the world Is 30 strict and
searching as the German, and it Is
proudly claimed by Germans that az
result there are fewer letters on trade.
fewer sham patents Chose, Tor example,
used only for advertisement purposes) and
| less patent litigation In Germany than IN
any other country.
Bridge Conquers Society.
| Reviewers Of tho social season just
closed agree that its outstanding feature
ID tho conquest of German society by the
seductive game Of bridge From mo-
nopoly In the hands Of q few privileged
folk, who knew it from English or Amer
| lean visits, bridge has now become the
property Of German society generally. It
| has invaded all branches OF the smart
set including royalty. the army and the
| aristocracy.
The theaters reveal unmistakable evil
dence of the bridge plague.
Several Of the seasons plays introduce
games, and the dialogues OF q dozen
others tell Of 1t conspicuously. Hence
forth the national game of ''sket" seems
| likely to have to fight for its existence
with all-conQuering bridge.
Witch's Body Mutilated.
| Another case Of superstition among
Roumanian peasants is reported from the
village Of Pros. in Pennsylvania
Johanna Herejan, an old woman who
was generally regarded in the place as q
witch, died. and was buried there last
week. The other day the grave was
found open ana the body shockingiy mu-
tilated having been cut into q great
number Of pieces which had been thrown
back into the grave.
The perpetrators Of this ghoulish out
rage are not known. but the authorities
believe that the deed was done by some
| of the villagers to prevent the witch from
| doing mischief after death.
| Gehemirath Krohne, Germany's leading
criminologist and director OF the famous
open-air reformatory on the Island Of
Hela. declared at the International
Crtm1noloY1cal Congress that there are
| two ways Of making criminals decent
members Of society again. IF they are
| not married." he said, we must give
them good wives
He assured his audience that that method
had succeeded in their colony in hundreds
Of instances. The other method. he de-
| clared, was to enable them to earn money
| by work; II they drank one days earn
in8s they got nothing the next.
APARTMENT HOUSES SOLD.