Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-01

A Jury in Paris wasted precious little
time I'm convicting Edmond Duez OF en-
bezzllng s1,OS 900 from the proceeds of the
sale Of church property confiscated by the
r. ench g0vernm mt und r the separation act
of 1901. Duez is a.. His record shown al
the trial proved him to be the right kind
OF man to make away with the goods
forcibly taken from religious organizations.
He had embezzled 100000 belonging to a
former employee and got away with $3.50, 900
belonging to societies, minors and wards
for whom he acted as trustee With such
ripe experience, SURPRISING nerve and greed
TO match he easily became the leader of
the flock of vultures attracted by church
loot In France during the last ten years.
The property of ten congregations was
given over to Duez for disposal, and he
went at the job with patriotic zeal and
celebrity that called forth the plandits of
tho mo church" multitude. The govern
ment too chuckled over the prospect OF
millions to come. But when an account
ing was called for and Duez failed to pro-
duce the coin. there was a change from
Joy to shame, and the looter was clapped
In prison. The church property was gone,
and the proceeds vanished In riotous living,
in bribing officials and in a train of
crooked transactions that make up a
gigantic national scandal. The 5000, 900 900
which M. waldeck- Rousseau promised
France from the sequestration of church
property, has already dwinded down to
the petty sum Of $,OOO.OOO, and there is no
certainty that this sum will reach the
public treasury Intact.
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| A - -sa.4-
in Turkey comes from John NJ. Carson, the
veteran Washington correspondent now
travelling abroad as commercial agent OF
| the Department of Commerce and Labor
Mr.. Carson states that the improved con-
dtions developed under the progressive
government OF the empire are most marked
in and around Constinople and in Bulgaria
and Roumana, Under the new regime"
he reports, the principal obstacles to the
progress and development of the country
heretofore existing have been removed and
legitimate enterprise and trade are given
encouragement and the assurance Of pro-
lection. Restrictions upon travel have
practically disappeared, and while at some
of the commercial ports the foreign traveller
Is subjected to a few annoyances, these are
relatively trifling, and on the whole there
ID as BESdb AISeuOIl AOE pcisOHb thbcIlubt
departing from and moving about Turkey
as in most OF the European countries. 1t
is advisable however, for the foreigner en-
tering Turkey to have passport, but the
chances are that he will not be called upon
to exhibit it. The optimistic feeling among
all classes OF men leading in business is
evident from the Industrial activity that
abounds and the large increase in the for
eign commerce of the empire, which now
aggregates upward of $3.50 100000 annually,
of which about five-eighths are imports"
Last week the peers OF Great Britain
shone resplendant at the coronation cere-
monies, lending clothes, color and eclat to
the investiture of the king. This week they
are considering the veto bill which divests
them Of coordinate legislative power II
they reject the measure their ranks will
be swelled by 800 radicals and the bill
passed. Should they approve the BILL con-
ISOLATION for the sacrifice will be found in
barring the peerage doors against the mob.
To the majority of the peers social prestige
and exclusiveness are cherished prizes
Public duties calling for mental exertion
ARE blooming bore" These conditions
account for the confidence of the ministry
that the peers will take their medicine as
prescribed by the radical doctors.
Theophile Braga, president pro tenn. of
the republic Of Portugal has been retired
from the executive chair by the new re-
publican congress and Anselmo Braam-
camp chosen in his place. President Braam-
camp comes from the leadership of the
municipal council of Lisbon and possesses
Ia
OF city affairs. In moving from the city
hall to the capitol larger problems con-
front him on every side. Chief of these is
the drafting OF constitution suited to
the needs of a country suddenly shifted
from monarchical to representative gov
eminent The opportunities for beneficial
reforms are unlimited. but their accom-
plishment will require time, tact and
patience,
Most Of the Earring notes sounded during
the pomp and ceremony OF the GROWING in
Of cabled superlatives. A few were rescued
and forwarded by mall One of the latter
comes from. the Englishman Frank Harris,
formerly editor of the Saturday Review
and the Fortnightly Review. AT first"
he wrote. when the rulers were rulers |
the crown was simple thin circlet of gold |
with three French fleurs-de-lys on it, but |
gradually, as the wearer has grown smaller |
the crown has grown larger. until It |
is now an immense thing worth a million |
and weighing pounds and pounds"
Base ball follows the flag. The Arneri- |
can squadron in the Baltic. while it tarried |
at Copenhagen. gave the Danes an exhibit |
ton Of the national game, the contestants
being mines from the Louisiana and the |
New Hampshire. King, court and great
gathering OF citizens watched the play as a !
novelty. The moving picture theaters are
running representations of the game. and
pretty soon in the land OF Hamlet the cry
XIII the umpire" will be as familiar as in
these United States.