Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-17
RUM0R IS DENIED
German Crown Princes Semi
Exile Not Ended.
MAY BE MADE COLONEL
Count Zeppelin Honored on Seventy
Fourth Birthday.
EXPRESSES HIS GRATITUDE
Copyright on the Operas of Richard
Wagner Will Expire
Next Year.
MAY BE MADE COLONEL
EXPRESSES HIS GRATITUDE
ecial Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star
BERLIN. August 1.-THE widely circu-
| lated rumors that the crown princes semi
exile at Dan1g had nearly ended. and
that the prince. with his family, would
return shortly to Potsdam, met with a
sudden check the other day through an
official statement from the chamberlain
OF the princes household, published in the
Vossiche Zeitung, that absolutely nothing
is known at Dandg as to the alleged
return.
In well informed circles it is considered
highly probable that the princes promo
ton to the rank of colonel with the
koenfgsberg Grenadier Regiment will fol-
low early I'm the autumn. Meanwhile, the
crown princess. with her children. is at
the seaside. the prince being at military
exercises at Arys, east Prussia.
Last week. according to a local paper,
there was large assembly of the vet
Grams, school children and townsfolk of
Arys and the neighborhood to welcome
the prince on his arrival. The latter, in
manner, as is his wont, mingled with the
people. a proceeding which already has
contributed largely to his popularity
among all classes of Germany
Dies on Park Bench.
A gentleman, looking through his win
dow on one OF the beautiful garden
squares of Berlin's West End the other
morning. saw an old man sitting on a
bench. Something in the weary attitude
appealed to the onlooker and he sent as
sistance. Before it could reach the man
he had slipped from the seat a corpse
On his shabby coat were fastened hon
orable medals gained in three wars, one a
special acknowledgment of bravery in the
battle of Mars-la-Tour. There was no
money in his pockets, his cheeks were
thin and wan. and medical examination
proved he had died of starvation.
The papers found upon the man told his
name was Drux, veteran of seventy.
who had been. in his native city Of
Hanau. in receipt of $3.50 a month from a
grateful country since last April. when
he had no longer been able to obtain work
as bricklayer. He had come to Berlin
in feeble condition to try to obtain adj
mission in veterans home, and carried
letters Of recommendation. 1t was a hope
less quest: he was Unable to find the
proper authorities, and could not bring
himself to beg This is by no means
solitary case in this country Of splendid
organizations. Veteran misery has often
been a topic in the reichstag. but without
avail Public indigna ton is now thor
oughly aroused.
Tribute to Zeppelin.
On the eve Of the famous aerial engi-
neer's seventy fourth birthday the Stuff
CART branch of the Jung Deutschland
League (recently founded by Field Mar
shall Won der Goltzi paid Count Zeppelin
a delicate compliment by a celebration in
his honor before the statue OF Bismarck.
Deeply moved by the implied comparison.
the count published his gratitude to the
patriotic juveniles in the local paper
Among his words were the following:
'My arduous labor is rewarded by the
knowledge that you. my young friends,
have been given an instrument with
which you can work for the mainte-
nance and increase of Germany's welfare,
power and greatness. But always re-
member this: The development Of my
airships was almost shattered by the
variance of German opinions. by the mis-
erably disputatious German spirit Of con-
tradiction. Then the God Of Germany
interviewed at the right hour and COM
manded the storm to destroy my air
ship. At Echteringen the flame shot up
ton ablaze in mighty conflagration.
That was salvation Never forget it.
Unity alone makes strong
In 1913 one hundred years will have
.
since the death of Richard Wagner. On
the expiration of thirty years from the
death of a German author or composer
the copyright in his works ceases. so that
"Parsifal." among the rest of the Wag-
merriam operas, will be free for any one
who chooses to perform it.
May Give Up Festival Plays.
Whether under these circumstances it
will pay to continue the annual Wag-
merriam festival plays at Bayreuth is
questionable, and as Frau Cosima Wag-
ner, the composers widow, is now we'll
advanced in years, it seems not unlikely
that these special and wOrld-famous per-
formances will come to an end. The
last series. before the copyright of Wag-
ner's works expires. is now in progress
al Bayreuth. and it is not surprising that
in view of the situation the little Bava-
rian city is crowded with music lovers of
all nations These include many men,
bers of the German aristOcracy. like the
Prince Regent OF Brunswick and Prince
Max Of Baden who have been unfailing
visitors at Bayreuth for years, the COM
poser: Engelbert Humperdinck, who has
now fully recovered his health; Frau Won
Rath, one of the chief Berlin patronesses
of musical talent; Prof. Schweniger.
Prince Bismacks old physician, who is
still alive and practicing. and. Of course,
Wagner's composer-son, Siegfried, who is
directing the whole festival.
The Spanish ariStocracy strongly disap-
proves of its queens constant visits to
England. and of her determination to
bring up her children in a hygienic Anglo
Saxon manner. She never has been pop
ular with the hidalgos. and they have
no great love for their busting. sport
loving king. The fact Is that the gov
erning class in Spain is still medieval.
while the proletarist Is socialistic. A
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and it would never be surprising to read
that Alfonso had Joined Manuel in exile
The support given by Spain to the comic
opera Portuguese rOyalists is q bad
blunder Relations between the two
governments are very strained and a
war between the two countries is by no
means improbable.