The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08
HIGH PRICE CRISIS
FELT BY GERMANS
Government Takes Steps to
Relieve the Pressure on
the People.
JAILED FOR LAUGHING
Man Who Cfuckled When Fat
Policeman Runs, Gets a
Weeks Confinement.
JAILED FOR LAUGHING
Man Who Chuckled When Fat
BY MALCOLM CLARKE,
Special Cablc to The Tr,h,,na

BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
Special Gable to The Tribune.
BERLIN. Oct. 7.--Germany has not es-
capped the wave Of high prices for the
practically the whole world, The dis
satisfaction here, however has not AS vet
assumed the violent character seen in
france. Austria, Spain and other coun-
unrest which on top OF the recent fnan-
elhl crisis it is feared will seriously check
Gernany rh, Industrial progress.
ton very carefully and will take steps
TO relieve the pressure as far as possible
II is probable that the petition OF the
chamber OF commerce of Berlin to apply
the third special tariff To grain, mill prod
ucts, and fodder. and to reduce the duty
on potatoes by 90 per cent will be grant
ed The third tariff would have the effect
OF checklns the export OF grain The
chamber proposes that the changes should
last iii August |. 1872
The Merchants Guild OF Berlin has de-
cided TO make representations with the
gentine and American meat The min
ister OF agriculture has ordered the local
authorities in several provinces of Prus-
sa to sell fodder and straw to needy
farmers at reduced prices.
II the strtnsency shoulG result in dis
orders they will be dealt with with a
strong hand
II Is feared In government circles that
one result of the era of high prices will
be 10 greatly strengthen the Socialist
vote in the next elections for members
OF the reichslag.
The visit To Berlin OF the heir To the
Turkish throne has been n notable event
This is the first time any member OF the
Turkish royal family has been on a visit
to the reisnlng house OF Prussia, and so
the prince was honored exceedingly with
all the best the imperial schloss could
set before him,
Berlin law certainly seems far-reaching.
4 -. l.,
the other day sent to prison for Il week.
Going along the street he saw merry
maker heinG chased by Il particularly
stout policeman, and the sight tickled
court for scandal.
Another man attempted to get into a
moving train and fractured, his les. After
six months in the hospital he was dis
charged cured when tile state railway de-
partment at once prosecuted him Tor
breaking their regulations. The law and
| legbrcaker was bned 1s.
Stepping into an omnibus, man trod
on the foot OF lady, who was so an
noyed that she said he walked like 81 hen:
She was fined So for using this term Of
| speech
An Atcocious Rogue Caught.
place Will always be taken by mechanic
named Walter Doring. who has JUST
fallen into the hands of the Potsdam po-
| lice, II was his custom to walk into the
/
| to him, and appropriate any little valu-
ables he happened to see lying ABOUT;
| If he met anyone he stated that ne mao
come 10 look at the gas me ter, or repair
| tho electric light or take measurements
| for a new carpet. or for any other pur-
pose which the special circumstances Oh
| the case rendered plausible. On no tewer
| tnan eighty occasions this trick was sue
cessful and the csta ablishments which
suffered from his visitations included the
| chancellor's palace. the otncial residence
a. C.
| OF the minister ot nnance' alo ''e -N"'
His appearance at the chancelIor,s resi-,
dence caused a considerable outcry' ano
81 was even suggested that ne nusl naTa y;
been the agent OF foreign power IN
search Of diplomatic secrets Al inc
finance ministry he was discovered by
| servant I'm the plate room. ano NE com
! nIntoly took away the breath OF the uil-
! fortuna+c menIal by roundly abusing him
for having left unlocked the door OF SO
important an apartment. Even atter ,,s tn!s
incident DorIng did not immedia.cy, iH,n 'Ihe the
bousekeepcr's room, where he picked ul
a purse containing G6. On thc oecasion .I
adds the Telegraph Berlin correspolia
,,,ia,,ro whole family was seated arounc
,ha farle He npologiZed for d1sturoine
the meal and asked TO be directed 10 the
attic where he wanied 10 ao t;e,, So'i1 he askei
for was readily given. and ne tnus un
,oIrnI ,oi access to the servants quarters
and uas able to bolt Win lne'F 'o'
Englishman Jokes Germans
1r tho diplometic circles there is gc'l's
,b. rnup6s n rather amusing sloiy ol az
E,ne1ishman at Kiel whose stay uu..nS
,La recent naval review IN coneeou5ei.s !
of the virulent Anglophop,a WAS rfnu.aru ~,
r,onotonous to a degree ny me 'ouS u ~ ~
,n,rio,Ic outbursts directed at nm pF M, nis
Earn,an friends and acdualntanceS; ~"
hefsp" he nnt even when the feet arrived
1rVThat's that7' he asked ldSs p"ih'"t
la Inn
10 the assembage or "oIsnnnpt ,on,ied
,.orn,an. bursting with pride
lnd vi" the EnglisImen's Interest a"oke on.
,I,tic and he glanced once more at t'''
spectacle. r,,u,ea in lindi,
.ronnrarement-"auit neat ,, T.,
ehi rrar99,rkatle fire ragged this week u
ne Cemeteries on the outskirts %
on Wn,tn No fewer than gao graves "er'
se,nna Ss.,,e st one ilmp The fire br!Snoe ma,
IN drench the tombs to prevent INC "'''
cemetery from, being purnn ,,nt Nm two o.
6 @ fant high the portion above 'll'
IN. .e;ur a mass of shruooerS an,
[ Snismts The hot weather bad MAC" @ Az, A..
,.inns and flowers on the graves Ne'' u
and highly combnslble =, ,dtacen
r ,,,hsr yard the sparks new INTO tn
: n.ntery and within fifteen hlii'o,r.
tvndreds of graves were hplaSs ~
\ IsnLr,rc and wooden crosseh h,.u a.
G linaammabIe material were au'eN'S
q | stroyed.
Young Girl Holds once.
!, ,-obIe 10 The Tribune;
a Sne,,a, r-So'Tc Oct THE municipal coun
I'll Of Byron. New so1th wales a. ,n.s now wor!e it
!, The Youngest town c,srs LII ~ and sh
=. her hf,''ie a.,cntann Miss McShFeny