The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
LEVEL OF SEINE
IS RISING AGAIN
Parisians in Certain Sections I, Of
City Live in Fear Of Z.
Floods.
CHINESE WOMEN CREATE STIR
Rodin, Famous Sculptor, Forced
to Leave the Hotel
Biron.
CHINESE WOMEN CREATE Still
ny GEORGE DUrpEssE,

toPccial TO The Tlmcs-DIspatchl
Paris, December 1s.-The level of the
seine Is rising. and section OF Par
isians are again living In fear ot
hoods Tho measures taken by the au-
ehoritles to prevent n repetition of tho
'iooos arc only temporary. They
chiehy consist in raising tho level NJ
u w.. p1rapets on the cmbankments.
but as ii. Adrien Oudin a municinai
councillor. points out In the "petie
i,arisieh, this measure alone oan n.
OF little help. II Will DO necessary "a
raise the level OF the streets In tho
neighoorhood. otherwise, the water In
.he event OF serious rise will reach
mem through thc sewers This was
the case In Autcuil two years aro,
when the Rue Felicien- David was In
Inundated before the ater ovcraowed
the parapet
me Committee on Inundat tom an
pointed by the government room
tnended tho widening OF the left arm
or inc scine to the right Of the Cito
TO COST $4,000. oo0). the Deepening ~
the bed of the Seine between Sure,ncs
and Bhugical 1s.0Oo.0oOl, and tho de-
Walton OF the Marine from Anvel 10
Epinay' via Claye Cs2+ooo. ooo).
TWO Chinese women recently arrived
IN Lisbon claiming TO make miracuious
cures. Their fame aoon spread throuxh-
out Portugal. and hundrcds OF dis
cased persons locked to LISBON
Tho government at the instixa,ioD
OF tho Medical Association. declared
mat II would prohibit the Chinese
women practzing their arts. This
raised great protest on the part OF
the population. Deputations were sent
10 iIiiament. protesting, and tho
Council OF Ministers was especially
convened :,
In order TO avoid serious public
demonstrations II was decided that
the miraculous Chinese operators
should DC cleared out of tho country
At o'clock one morning strong
'orce OF police surrounded tho hotel
where inc women were staying. and,
entering tho building. insisted on the
frightened and crying women leaving
their beds. They wero placed In n
motor-car and conveyed 10 tho Span-
ish frontier.
When their removal was known tha
fury OF the many sufferers knew 10
bounds. Hundreds OF these fndiEnnnt
men and women. accompanied by thou,
sands OF supporters. made a great
demonstration, at which there wero
cries Of Down T.tu tas N,gublic.
Chccrs were also given for liberty.
huge procession was formed and
marched through tho chief streets to-
wards the Ro;aitt. where the reyoIu-
tionary forG*s proclaimed IN. Repub-
lie. and where II was intended to hold
meeting. The government. fearing
that tho manifestation would take a
serious turn, sent the military, and
the demonstrators were forcibly dis
peraed. Several conflicts occurred.
Rodin. the famous sculptor, viii
have TO leave the Hotel BIron after
frla IL
the builders had designs on tho site
OF tho hotel, their idea being to put up
new houses. Rodn, who did not want
to leave the place where he had la
bored SO long and amassed a wonder
full collection OF art curios which. it
was understood. would ultimately fall
to Paris. set to work with the hope Of
saving II .r>T the builders lie en-
listed the sympathy Of Clemenceau.
BRAND, Leon Bourgeois and Paul
Doumer, and succeeded In getting n
number of desirable tenants, including:
some famous people. It was thought
that he would nc allowed to remain
in the historic building undsturbed.
Now. however the sculptor's dream
OF restfulncss hns been rudely dis
turbed. Hc has received notice 20
quit. The historic Hotel Bron, is
wanted for the Ministery of Justice,
which Is at present housed In the
Place Vendomc. Its quarters are to be-
come the property of a financial COM
pany, who have offered price which
the State does not see it's way to be-
fuse since 1t Is a case of making;
money. The comfort of Rodin and his
art treasures are not to be considered
What is to become Of these wonder
full things when Rodin leaves the Hotel
Biron? 1t has been suggested that a.
special building, to be called tho Rod
in Museum. should be prepared for
thcm. We are likely to hear more Of
this suggestion in the future.