Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-16
Bale Treasures Stolen.

y letter was found the other day writ
ten by an old French artist concerning
two visits which he made to that museum
at different dates in the earlier half of
the last century. On his first visit he was
shown round by a man from Mulhausen,
who startled him by pocketing the Won
derfully worked key of the well known
table on which Erasmus is said to have
written many of his works. On being
monstrated with the man casually eX-
planned that it was understood thing
that every native of Mulhausen should
bring back some souvenir of Bale when
he returned. And he added, Il am
only sorry that il is not winter and that
have not my overcoat over my arm, for
then l could have taken that small Rem
brandt on the wall" That small REM
brandt on the WALL the artist says in
his letter. was a little masterpiece.
When 1 visited the museum again. in
1865 the artist writes, Il looked for this
picture, but looked i'm vain 1t was not
even in the catalogue.
In proportion as the economic agitation
against high food prices subsidies the
activities of the General Confederation of
Labor increase The opportunity for that
| body to exploit the present discomfort
for their own revolutionary purposes is
| too good to be allowed to slip, and more
meetings have been called in Paris, at
Lyon, at Lorient. at Monteaux and in
| other towns. An attempt was made to
| disturb the markets in some of the sub
| urbs and in the east end of Paris the
other morning. AT meetings held in DIFF
ferent parts of Paris a resolution was
adopted in which the advocacy of q gen.
| eral strike in case of war was combined
| with the protest against the increase in
the cost of living. The next morning
| ba nds of agitators bore down on various
| markets in the poorer quarters OF the
town Only at Menilmontant however
did they succeed in causing a disturbance.
since they got no support from the gem
| eral public and everywhere police were
present in force.
| At MeZieres manifesto has been
published in which the army is insult
ed II is signed by NJ. Poulain. deputy
| for the Ardennes. and NJ Boutet, a
member of the council general Ac-
| cording to the Figaro. steps are being
taken to prosecute the authors. Nj.
| LerouX. member of the Confederation
| of Labor, who was prominent during
the riots at Creil, has been arrested.
| NJ. Leroux Is secretary or the Oise
| Trade Union, and his arrest is said to
| have made a considerable impression.
Severe sentences have been passed at
| Lille. where several rioters were given
six months Imprisonment for striking
| or insulting the police.
Plan Monument to Dog.
The French Animals Friends Society
has opened Il subscription in order to
dog Leo. who was killed last year in
defending police officers in a struggle
with Apaches. The monument is to be
placed in the little dogs cemetery at
Asinieres. where Leo was buried. 1t
is hoped at the same time to get
sufficient funds to provide a special
vault for the burial of dogs who perish
in defending the guardians of public
order or in the attempt to save life.
There are already some interesting dog
monuments at Asinieres. including one
to Barry. who, the inscription re-
cords, having saved the lives of forty
people, was killed by the forty-first.
\ shocking discovery has been made
at Versailles. 1t seems that the bed
Of Louis XIV. which is shown to Wis
itors, was never slept in by the
grand monarque, never belonged to
him and was not manufactured until
long after his death. An indiscreet
tourist, examining the hangings, read
on them the trade mark of Grand
Freres. But the firm OF Grand Freres
only came into existence i'm 1910, when
1T succeeded to the business of the
court upholsterer. Permon. This dis