The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
'AI|.BBE T. E NJ in
0|TWATER' AGAIN
Denounced BY Prelate for
Having Given Grave
Scandal"
But # DOESN'T CARE
Goes His Way Unperturbcd,
Refusing to Be Ruled
by Any One.
II He DOESN'T CARE
ny GEORGE puFnEsNE.

| flSpeclaI SaDle 10 lie times DISPATCH
Paris. June 3,-Abbe Lemire Is in
"hot water" again. Every one knows
the picturesque figure of the reverend
deputy for Hazebrouck. the pride OF
the Radica1-Socialists and the hun,Ilia-
ton OF the Conserya tives The able,
| In recent years. has gone far In adj
vance OF the lessons he received from
Cardinal Manning. Posing as Chris
tfan Democrat" his views irritated
the Catholic party and the bishops took
alarm. Last year he aroused tho en-
| thusiasm of the min!stcrialists by cx-
changing his old scat among the arts
tocratic opposition for place among
the Radicals
There are two priests in the French
chamber. The Able Gayraud is nearly
always absent; so that the only cas-
sock there is thatrof the Able I.emire.
and 1t is seen among the secula rists
He is very cultured man. exouisIteIy
courteous, and ever ready to defend
the cause of the peasants. Minister.
like him and concede more to him
than to any other private member.
Quite recently the able went to Bor-
deauN and paid visit to the seculari
institutions OF the town. For this he
was severely criticized BY the .'Nou-
Heiiiste" OF Bordeaux, and the Arch
oisho -CoadJutor OF Cambria has writ
ten to compliment the editor. The
Preiate denounces the able for having
given grave scandal" adding that ~
was of no use admonishine him. for
he was one of those who receive Or
| GERS from no one, especially from the
Gnurch. And monseigneur's letter nm
lshed with the words. "Pitv me fn-
being his archbishop"
Meanwhile the able goes q, ~
TuHled. No one can accuse him ne
nelng unorthodoa. II excommuntca-
tion come to him one of these DAYS n
VIII be for offending ecclesias ticai dis
slpilne- But I think the bishops vii,
An association has been founded
called the "Amis de Fart Dramatin,,e :.
the purpose of which is to create
vast movement OF opinion against m.
prurience and immortality OF too great
q number OF contemporary plays. In
the appeal made to the public 81 ,s
tons, obscene pleasantries and scan
aaious excuses have invaded the
french stage. and are gradually de-
stroying Its prestige" Among those
OF the French Association are Mar
eel Provost. Rene Doumic, Maurice
Barres. Francis Charmes. Emile Fa-
guet, Etienne Lamy, Emile Olivier.
Paul Deschanel and the Marquis de
Segur. ~
The plane of campaign is very prae
teal. Every time a critic is too In.
| dulgent of unwholesome works mem
bers subscribing to the paper in.which
the criticism appears will complain
TO the editor. and stop subscription II
| redress is not given.
| AS for the theatres In which the
| plays are given the boycott Is to BIO
| vigorous. a Comite dEtudes Is be-
| ing formed to read and select plays,
and Bulletin Mensuel" Will keep
! members au courant as to the pieces
| that are approved. Conferences will
be frequently given by prominent men
| of letters, and scheme of puriflca-
tion has been set on foot which only
| needs public support to ensure COM
plcte success. The State has abol-
ished the censor; the people are now
to fill the void.
Much OF the atmosphere of the old
| Paris is evoked by the death of a
| particularly we'll known boulevardier.
| Amongst his intimates he was known
| as Prince Lubo." It was a contrac-
/ tlon for Lubomirski, and, at the same
| time seemed to mark the joyous char
| acter of the man, in his palmy days,
though. alas! he died extremely poor.
! Possessed of vast estates in Poland,
his family owned, 1t Is said. two vii
lagos and interminable fields and for
\
the gay whirl of Paris,
| Those were the days when the bou-
levards were otherwise than a vulgar
thoroughfares given up to Photographic
! and imi tation jcwelry, Tortoni flour
ished. and the Cafe Anglais was the
resort of the smartest people in
Europe. Dinochau gathered in the
artistic Bohemian. and the Cafe Bre-
| bant. at the further end of the Boule-
| uar d n n ~ go, u
literary elegance Now scarcely a
| French gentleman goes 81. to cafe,
| leaving such dissipations to the tour
list, the provincial and the Idle or lower
middle classes. -ss,ss
! Lubo wrote books. and. by virtue Of
/, the fact became a member OF the Gems
de Letters. to whom he has left a
legacy Of $4,000. probably the greater
part of his fortune. HIS literary style
had the merit of a perfect frankness,
making one think of Jean jacques
Rousseau. One of his works begins:
II despise myself thoroughly, but
| when 1 compare myself with some of
! my contemporaries, Iehold my head
up" And. indeed nothing of a mean
or scandalous character was over i'm
puted to the departed prince. His
ship foundered with its millions of
troubles, but the flag flew gaily from
! the masthead. S5ei.ft
a certain charming actress, by name
Juliette Beau. hid doubtless some
/ thing to do with tho dispersal of
Ludo's fortune in the haIcyon days of
the second empire. She was blonde,
had a beautiful figure and captivat-
Ing voice. 80;
And she was the eoriginal Merry
| Widow. for al the vaudeville in those
days she sang ''L'Attdche d'Ambas
SADIE" the work by Meilhac, which wa 8
later to become thef.worId famous and
fascinating Widow, 81 I II. recent years,
crippled IN health and In fortune. poor
Lubo became very serious in his Ideas.
He wrote about 4politics instead Of com
piltng sprlnghtly memoirs and he be.
came positively sociaiistic. It may
truly be said that he scorncd money.
The French railroad troubles are by
| no, y means.il over AZ though ihera Il n