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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
NEW WORKERS IN PARIS
Number Dwindles as Winter APP
proaches, but Many Remain.

Paris. Nov. 2s.-The number OF transient
Americans in Paris grows less every day.
and the departure OF every westbound
liner marks a further appreciable reduc-
ton Of visitors from the United States.
fairly well represented at the hotels
New Workers arriving during the week AT
the Hotel de Crillon include Mr. and Mrs.
S. Shlinck. Mrs. Charles Corn and j.
Power. Mrs. Porges who has been MAX
ing sotourn al Munich. has returned this
| week by automobile. Mrs. Henry Kirke
Porter who has been a guest at the hotel
| for several DAYS. has left for Rome
At the Hotel Continental visitors from
New York include l.. p. MADISON, Fred 3.
kistei, Mr. and Mrs. j. Lindheim. r. J.
Neart Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Truke, G..
Schneider IT, p. Simpson, +. Jacob, G.
Fruetus. who arrived from London. and
Leo Steiner. who left. after a brief stay.
for Lyons
Coming from London, DR.. and Mrs. r.
II. Hughes, OF New York. are spending a
few days this week at the Hotel dIena.
Other New Workers registered at the Hotel
dIena were Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Geromy,
who came from Brussels, and ID. A. Holtz,
who arrived from Berlin.
Among the American arrivals this week
at the Elysee Palace Hotel were G.. Pas
self. f. Lackmann. II. Kaufman x. War
rem and Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Berck. all Of
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Mcknight Of New
York. who are going on TO Monte Carlo,
are spending a few days in Paris, stay
ing AT the Hotel Bedford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac y. Seligman and
Miss Sellgmsn have left Paris this week
for Florence. where they intend TO spend
fortnight. They are putting up at the
Hotel de la Vile.
Having concluded their stay at Mon
treux. Mrs n. V. " Franchot and Miss
Franchot, Of New York. have just ar
rived in Paris. and are at the Hotel de
France 81 Choiseul.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Seymanski, Of New
York. arriving from Berlin, are putting up
for a few days at the Hotel Glatz.
MFR. and Mrs G. r. Schmidt. Of New
York. coming from London, registered
this week at the Hotel Meurice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
ServiCeable Utility Autos Feat
ure of Paris Show.
LOWER PRICES QUOTED
Thirteenth Salon Surpasses All
Previous Exhibitions Held
in Europe.
rBv Cable TO The Tribune ]

Paris, Dec. THE thirteenth Paris
Motor Salon, which was opened in the
Grand Palace OF the Champs Elysees
to-day by President Falieres, sur
passes in number of exhibits all previ-
GUS shows held in Europe. Seven hun
A great feature is the appearance here
OF serviceable utility motors and cars
OF American make offered at lower
prices than ever before recorded in the
automobile industry OF Europe.
The secret Of American success is
attributed by experts here TO the SUI
periority OF American steel to a better
plant and TO a more scientific develop
ment Of the methods OF construction,
particularly the technical perfection IN
the making Of special parts. which en-
ables American firms 10 turn out a far
greater number OF completed cars and
at lower prices than is possible under
the oldfashioned European methods.
The thirteen Paris Motor Salon
marks an enormous progress for con-
structors In the United States in their
| efforts to introduce American made
cars in Europe. The present salon
offers no revolutionary features, either
in motors or in carriage work. Every
thing connected with the automobile
industry is now so perfected that the
only Innovations are in a slight i'm
provement Of details and in the smaller
! parts
! The decorations Of the stands and
| Examinations are not so luxurious as in
/ former years. but the arrangements DO
great credit TO NJ. Loysel. the archi-
tect of the exhibition, which from n
! purely Industrial point OF view is the
best ever seen here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
AMERICAN CARS TRIUMPH SHORT OF CARS ABROAD
Prussian Railways Facing the
Problem Familiar Here.
COAL CARRIERS HlNDERED
Mine Operators of Essen Com
plain That Government Has
Failed to Keep Proper Pace.

Rerlin. Dec. THE car shortage
problem is not confined TO America "
that is any comfort 10 the railway men
and shippers across the sea. German
business men are complaining as never
before.
The president OF the council OF Prus-
sian railways take. an optimistic view
of the situation. which he charSes
against the unusua. prosperity. and ooe-
not give much encouragement 10 the sug-
gestion that the government should make
a great addition TO It's rolling stock ana
its working force.
In the great coal region, OF which Es-
sen Is the centre. there was shortage
Of about ten thousand cars day during
the second week of November. and since
then the deficiency has risen TO more
than twelve thousand cars. The society
Of coal mine operators Of Essen has is-
sued a statement in which II shows that
the Prussian state railways have far
from kept pace with the growth Of the
freight business Of the country. While
the total tonnage Of freight transported
on the railways has increased by 70 per
cent within ten years. the number OF en-
ployes has increased only ls per cent
and the mileage Of the roads only 10 per
| cent The statement further tells tina,
| in the last week Of October not less than
! ninety-one coal companies IN the Essen
district had 20 throw or entire shifts Il
miners and that the loss Of wages thus
caused was nearly 1900
I The Essen Society complains that cars
often have TO stand twenty-four hours
waiting TO be unloaded. owing 10 the In
! sufficient force OF laborers employed by
the government. An Interpolation on this
subject was brought up in the Prussian
| Diet. The president OF council said that
| the increase OF traffic on the Prussiar
roads. which was greater than ever
| known before. was due TO the unusually
| prosperous condition OF business. The
state. he said, would continue 10 build
| secondary railways and would also build
| further main lines, but. he added, the
! state cannot invest undue amounts oil
| capital where IT will have 10 lie unem-
ployed for the greater part OF the year.
| The Emperor has just opened the most
| important dam in Germany. at Mauer
| near I'M S'IDtlb' III SltSld II IN on Nh'
Bober River. which flowes from the Giant
| Mountains into the oder. il will have a
capacity OF above 100000 cubic feet
and the lake formed above It will cover
about GOO acres The dam is over 80
feet long. lS feet high ana about "A feet
| broad al the top.
While II was built primarily for check
ing floods. which have proved very dis
astrous in that part OF Germany the dam
will serve an electric generating plant
where about 1860 horsepower will be pro-
duced when conditions are most favor
able. The power will be distributed 10
many thriving manufacturing villages
| over wide stretch Of country. Four
years have been occupied In constructing
! the dam and It's cost. including land pur-
chased for the lake, will be about 5000,
coo IL was built at the suggestion OF the
Emperor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
WANT ACTION ON PROTEST
Californians Ask Taft to Settle
British COMPLAINT.

San Francisco Dec IA petition to
President Taft that the administration
seek IAN honorable and amicable settle
ment" with Great Britain OF TINT coun-
try's protest against the Panama Canal
act, has been forwarded by Benjamin Ide
Wheeler. president OF the University OF
California: David Starr Jordan. president
OF Stanford University: Archbishop p. w.
Riordan, OF the Roman Catholic diocese
OF San Francisco: Representative William
Kent and other influential Californians,
who hold that parts OF the act are a vio-
lation OF the -Pauncefote treaty
Il IS recommended that the administra-
ton seek a settlement. either through
Diplomatic negotiations or by recommend
ing 10 Congress the amendment OF such
psrts OF it's recent act as may be ques-
tionable.
The petition states that the issue is
whether our country is observing an in
ternational pledge" refers to the treaty
as a solemn covenant and holds that
neither nation would have the right in
dependently 10 interpret IT. The petition
ers declare their conviction that the
people can better suffer some limitation
NJ freedom OF legislation and some COM
r,ercial disadvantage rather than disre-
gard or appear 10 disregard, a treaty
negotiated In good faith and solemnly
ratified"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
COCKNEY ACCENT DYING OUT
London Schoomaser Attributes Decline Of Once Rich
Vocabulary to the Spread Of Real English
Taught in the Public Schools.

lFrom a S,aN Correspondent Of The Tribune /
London, Nov. 90.-Members Of the schol-
asuc profession in London are declaring
that the true Cockney accent and vocabu-
larry are fast disappearing. Soon we shall
no longer hear the familiar "Yas. | don't
INK Of the facetous newsboy, and other
similar distortions of the English Ian
guage.
One often notices that real old-fash-
Toned Londoners bred and born are still
a little shocked when humble is pro-
nounced with an aspirate," said the head
master Of one of the East End, schools,
'or when one uses the word awful
minus the h They have a feeling that
both vocabulary and accent are fixed
things. II is the influence of modern
schooling which Is seriously impairing
the Cockney vocabulary" he declared.
and practically eliminating the Cockney
accent from the streets. Such a true
Cockney word as 'skellington' for 'skele-
ton is hardly used at all now. We school
masters have no longer any occasion to
prick up our ears in order 10 understand
what our boys and girls say. Al one
time, / remember one would listen 90 a
phrase and know II was English. but
then have 10 wait few moments before
it retranslated Itself. so 10 speak. into
our own accentuation.
ANY Londoners who arc not imported
creatures and who remain poor have at
the present day two languages. There is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
FALL|ERES'S SUCCESSOR
France Wondering Who Will Be
Its New President.
WILL SERVE SEVEN YEARS
Public Opinion Points to Poin-
care, but It Is Said He Is
Not a Candidate.
From The Tribune Correspondent J


Paris, Nov 29-On January Il NJ Fall
lieres's successor as President OF the Re
public must, by the law OF the constitu-
ton, be elected Between this and then
there will be no time or excuse for Sc
rious conflicts in home politics. The
Senate as well as the Chamber will adj
journ by the end of the year, before there
has been time for NJ. Clemenceau's Elec-
toral Reform Commission to take any de-
cisive action
When the two houses meet again after
that they will be merged into one ma
tional assembly at Versailles 20 elect the
new President OF the Republic. Who the
latter will be is still an extraordinarily
open question. Public opinion points 20
VI. Poincare but. although / cannot
vCuch for the statement. friends of mis-
tell me that ne does not intend to stand.
Election TO the highest office in the state
means that after his seven years OF ten
ure statesmans political career is over,
and NJ Poincare is too young p man to-
retire from public life seven years hence. (,
Another candidate put forward is the
veteran NJ Bourgeois. but there is no
Nine Bourgeois. NJ Paul Deschanel,
now president Of the Chamber and al
ready a candidate, not only seven years
ago, before VI. Falliere's election, but
fourteen years ago, before that OF ".
Loubet, is again in the running and
there is a Nine Paul Deschanel. Four
teen years ago NJ Loubet was elected be-
cause VI. Clemenceau, then the great
journalist. wrote one OF his red-hot
leaders under the title "Je vote pour
Loubet" Why not NJ Clemenceau him
self for President? A senior veteran, NJ.
Ribot, is also mentioned; but Of the two
NJ Clemenceau would make by far the
more picturesque chief Of the state.
Nothing that actors do can leave Paris
Indifferent. The formidable NJ. Guitry
who quarrelled some time ago with NJ.
Paul Bourget. and dismissed him from
his horizon with the final words, "A!as,
poor Bourgetr has now fallen out with
another dramatist NJ. Henry Bernstein.
He was to have acted a part IN new
play Of NJ Bernsteln's which the Gym
nase will soon bring out. Owing to diff
ferences. the dread secret Of which Is
, withheld from curious public, NJ. Guitry
viii no longer be intrusted by NJ. Bern
stein with a part I'm the new play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
AERGYMEN THROWN OUT
Suffragettes and Sympathizers
Elected from London Meeting.

London. Dec. 7.-Suffragettes put John
Redmond, the leader Of the Irish Nation
aiist party, 70 the torment this afternoon
at Home Rule demonstration at Dalston,
In the northeast Of London.
For half an hour the Irish leader
watched the forcible eviction from the hall
OF his disturbers, whose Interruptions and
desperate resistance TO the ushers caused
rapid succession of rough and tumble
Genes OF the most rowdy description.
,len. as well as women, were thrown
div out Of the hall. Among the men
re some clergymen. who had protested
sinst the rough handling OF the women
During the half hour Mr.. Redmond was
10 utter only a single sentence, which
to the effect that II seemed 10 him
= ,st tragic that the women's cause
n in the minds and hearts Of so many
v so great. should be turned into
cor interlude.
,nragettes rose in all parts OF the
ha, and shouted down the speaker, VINO
Oh, ously was palned by the shrieks emit
ted by the women as they were hustled
or' Free fights were frequent, and II
NJ fully three-Qua rters Of an hour be-
for. the Irish leader was able TO get In
his appeal 70 the audience to RECOGNIZES
thai Irish claims for separate national
ity were consistent with claims to I'M
perial loyalty, which, consequently. would
bury fathoms deep all traces OF disloyaity
and bitter memories in the hearts OF irish
men
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
THE TRIBUNE'S FOREIGN NEWS
BRIDGETTINE FATHERS
REVIVED IN LONDON
Order Dating Back to Early
18th Century Will Build
Church in Suburbs.

London Nov. 30-The Order of Bridget
tine Fathers. which has a remarkable
history dating back to the early four
teenth century, is to be revived in Lon
DON and on a suburban site n church
capable of holding two thousand worship
pers Is to be erected, together with a no.
vitiate. a mission house and a school for
eight hundred children, adjoining the
church The scheme also embraces the
establishment of four small chapels in
outlying parts Of the parish and two in
FAINT schools. The estimated cost Is
$780,. 900.
Founded by st. Bridget OF Sweden, a
great mystic, in the fourteenth century
the community, and especially the Eng
lish section of 1t, has had an eventful
history. The abbey of Syon. situated at
Isleworth. was founded by Henry and
literally endowed by him, The community
was dispersed IN 1888, and the members
made their way to Belgium. where they
remained until the accession OF queen
Mary. when they returned TO the OLD
abbey-but only for three years. Driven
out again. they went to Holland.
In lOSO they were nispefStu again. "iAN
settled in Rouen, where they stayed Tor
fourteen years. In 1894 they settled IN
Lisbon. and remained there for zo'
years, returning to England only IN
1861. For time they stayed at Spettis-
bury. until a new convent was buiIt al
Chudieigh in Devon. to which they
moved in 1887, and where the nuns nave
been established ever since. The Earis-
field scheme is an extension of the activi-
ties of the order to London.
The standard set up for the novice IN
this order is particularly severe
They must be absolutely single OF
heart" says the official statement eager
and ready TO embrace every possible KIND
of discomfort and inconvenience, devoid
OF any seeking after those little things
that. while they make life little easier
spou the completeness OF the sacriice,
They must be absolutely dead to all
creature comforts. ready TO labor oy DAY
and by night. or both, wanting little sleep'
caring nothing as TO whether the sur
roundings are pleasant or the reverse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

the language which they learn Al school
and employ in business. and this is a
quite standard English. Then there is
'Cockney,' not so rich in words as II
used to he. but employed as their own
coloquialism. II has ceased 10 be
thing OF the streets and the shops, bu;
II is still q thing Of the homes. We do
not overhear II so much any longer, be-
cause II has retired to the tenements'
where most OF us have no entry
But | anticipate that even this con-
fined use of Coclney as the language OF
the home will gradually die out. The
schools are daily turning out thousands
OF LOndoners with a different kind OF
speech. which will be passed on TO the
next generation OF London children even
i'm the homes After all, when one talks
during whole days in a particular way IL
becomes quite difficult after lifetime 10
go back easily to what may have peeh
the accent OF ones own infancy, ana SO
to pass II on. Cockney is already only
an alternative language for the true Lon
doner-I mean. for the London born poor
because no London born rich or weh-to-
do peop,e were ever Cockney speaking
Iondoners. Soon Il will be altogether re-
rlaced nv the standard speech OF the
schools
To the foreign ear the pure Cockney ~
about as unnteIisible as the best OF inc
Bowcry vernacular is to the average Ehs-
usb visitor To New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
PETROLEUM BILL PUT IN
Little Interest in Measure
Shown in German Parliament.

Berlin. Dec. THE introduction OF the
petroleum monopoly bin into the Imperial
Parliament to-day created very little In
terost. When Hermann Kuehn. Imperial
Secretary OF State for Finance. rose to
bring In the measure the house was very
thnly attended. He made 4 speech last
ing an hour IA the course OF which he
explained the principles Of the bill and
replied 10 arguments and polomics against
the measure which have been brought
forward by the press and in business cir
Giles since the bill was first announced.
Members seemed completely 10 have
lost their interest "a the su0'ect, ard this
was much remarked. because al previous
sessions this autumn the closest atten-
ton had been given 10 the project. The
opinion was expressed in the Hobbies that
this change OF attitude could be explained
because OF the small expectation that the
measure would pass I'm Its present form.
Secretary Kuehn characterized the prof.
ect ar purely non-partisan and economic.
lie said II was intended TO protect the
German Empire from having 10. depend
on a foreign monopoly. IL was. he de-
clared, not directed either against the
United States or the Standard OH Com
pany n. as that company asserts. it IL
not striving TO attain a monopolistic posi-
ton In Germany. lie regretted the fact
that the real merits OF the measure.
which had been drafted In response 10 a
unanimous resolution OF the Imperial
Parliament on March 10. 1911, had been
obscured by the controversy between the
two rival groups Of banks over their stake
in the future selling organization.
When Secretary kuehn sat down there
was much criticism from the house.
Emanuel wurm. Social Democrat, lead
ing off with long speech.
Regarding the veXed question OF the
possibility OF obtaining supplies OF oil FOR
Germany without the assistance OF the
Standard oil Company, Secretary Kuehn
said there was no doubt that this could
be done A surprisingly .arse amount OF
petroleum, he declared, had been offered
BIZ independent American producers. The
German government heretofore had not
acted on all OF these. because IL wished
To be fair 10 the Standard OIL Company
and 10 leave the door open FOR II 10 con-
tinue us sales In Germany through the
government monopoly.
When Secretary Kuehn sat down there
was much criticism from the representa-
tiyes OF the various parties IN me House
except the Clerical Centre party, which
decIa red incorporating hostility TO the
measure. Tho others. despite their frank
and vigorous criticisms generally eN-
pressed Themselves In favor OF attempts
10 Improve the bill IN committee. and the
result OF these will govern their attitude.
Emanuel Wurm, the Social Democrat,
I'm p long speech said his party would
accept the measure only on the condi-
ton that a state and not private
moropoIy was formed. and that adequate
guarantees were provided that the prices
OF oils should not be raised. This, In the
opinion OF most Of the speakers, VIII be
Inevitable.
The debate was adjourned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
TOLSTOY SURE GOD
TALKED THROUGH HIM
Asks People to Dwell on Pas
sageS Where He Knew
Divine Power Spoke.
AUTHORS DIARY PRINTED
Although Once Impure and Sub
ject to Personal Passion, Be-
lieves He Has Served as
Truths intermediary.

Paris. Dec. 7.-One OF the most strik-
ms sentences in the diary Of the late
Count Leo Tolstoy (Which is printed
this evening in the journal des De-
ba s. az his hitherto unpublished tesla
me and which was replaced by a
mi formal will, dated July 81, 1910,
Ia which he left all his literary prop
or to his daughter Alexandria reads;
the people of the world wish TO
q nv writings. let them dwell upon
Sc passages where know the divine
r yer has spoken through me, and let
m profit from them throughout their
IS.
he diary is printed on the authority
Count Sergius Tolstoy. 1t was writ
by his father under date Of March
1895.
cunt Leo Tolstoy asked that all re-
in from saying good of him after his
9TH.
After referring TO himself as the In
srpreter of divine power, he said;
have had moments when ! felt my
elf to be the medium for the express
sion Of the divine will. / have some
times been so impure and so subject 10
personal passions that the light OF THIS
truth has been obscured by my own OBJ
security. but. despite all. / have served
AT times as the intermediary for this
ruth. and those have been the happiest
moments Of my life. May God Will that.
passing through me, these truths nave
not been sullied and may mankind ma
in them it's pasture. 1t is only IN that
that my writings have Importance
Count Leo Tolstoy begins by saying
that II he does not make another THIS
shall be his testament. He then re-
ouests 10 be buried where he dies-if in
q citv in the least expensive coffin ana
In the least expensive cemetery as the
roor are buried" He continues
Let there be no flowers, no wreaths,
no discourse and, If possible, let the
funeral take place without priests ana
without liturgy. but If that is disagree
able 10 those who bury me, then let me
he Inferred with the liturgy only as
simply and cheaply as possible
After asking that no announcement
Of his death appear in the newspapers
and that no obituary be printed
Tolstov writes at length concerning the
disposition of his works.
Referring 10 his unpublished writings
he prescribes that only those be printed
which will be useful TO mankind
He asks his heirs TO abandon to the
public the right TO publish his former
works-that is. to renounce the au-
thor's right.
After giving instructions relative 10
thu. classification OF his papers by his
wi:e and daughters, he orders his
diaries 10 be destroyed when what Is
worth preserving has been extracted
from them. This applies particularly TO
. journals he kept when bachelor
\ zen. he says he led the usual miser-
aole life Of young men without prin-
civic Then he adds:
After all. let NJ diaries remain as
hoy are. II may be seen from them
o. { despite the lblatitude and misery
my youth God did not abandon me,
that as l grew older / learned,
ever little il was, TO understand
% love Him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
FAREWELL IN STOCKHOLM
Sir G. A. Spring Rice Gives Re.
ception at Legation.

Stockholm, Dec. Sir Cecil Arthur
Spring Rice, the British Minister 10 Swe-
Gen, who will succeed James Bryce as
ambassador in Washington, gave fare
well reception to-day 10 the members or
ihe British colony. who presented a
tpronze statuette TO him. The Rev Mr.:
tpwenstead delivered an address In behalf
OF the British congregation.
a delegation from the British factory
~ Gothenburg will present silver plate
70 The retiring minister tomorrow.