The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-25
Talks With Men of
National Prominence
At Washineton. d. O.
At Washington. d. O.

When Jean Vatican. in Hugo's fam
cy. made his remarkable and perilous
trip through the sewers of Paris to cs-
cape the vigilant Javert, those great
Paris arteries under the streets of the
French metropolis were very different
from what they arc today. Victor
Hugo could not have conjured Il way
for his hero to escape from the Paris
police and the astute Lupin in these
days. for the Paris sewers are the
most remarkable in the world. accord
ing to Emile Kern, civil engineer and
president Of the Society OF Public
Medicine, Hygiene, and Sanitation. OF
Paris. who is here to attend the con-
gress Of hygiene as the representative
of the French government. No city
on earth has so wonderful a system of
sewers as Paris. declared MIR. Kern.
1T is my delight. when opportunity
offers. to take. American tourists
through the Paris Sewers" said MIR.
Kern. Far from being Il dangerous
or unpleasant trip. it is II of the
most interesting. as we'll as noNal. at
fractions that Paris has. The refuse
OF 5000. 900 people is carried through
these great sewers. and there is not
damp or stencil enough to offend the
nostrils of the most delicate woman.
You may know that a continual How
Of water PUSHES through these sewers.
and during the several hundred miles
they are lighted by electricity. The
trip through the Paris sewers is made
in motorboats, and. as l say. is N of
the real sights of Paris.
The sewers also serve another pur-
pose-as conduits for the water mains
and pneumatic tubes. With these
mains and tubes running through the
sewers, 1t is rarely necessary for work.
men to open our streets. and. as / have
observed since coming here. we are
relieved of a nuisance very m in
your American cities.
Several weeks in America has
nation" added MFR. Kern. In many
Of your municipalities public improve
ments are quite up to date. Boston. l
found, hal regulations which limit the
number Of persons residing in tene-
ments. a very excellent provision, too.
Paris would do well If 1t could have
such a Limitation. 1t is noticeable to
the foreigner that Americans are
ready to adopt new methods. and this.
too. is good. l like Paris much bet
ter than New York. 1 do not like
such-what you call 'em :-skycrap-
ers. OF course. there is only one
Paris" concluded the Frenchman.
Sees Victory for Wilson.
III l were X to bet on q parttC-
ular state, taking the end that Gov.
Wilson would not carry it. l would not
know which one to name." remarked
former Representative Allan Benny Of
Bayonne. n. j. ut Is by no means i'm
possible that Wilson will get every
electoral vote. l know this statement
seems extravagant. but when one sits
down and figures each state. it will be
found that the vote is exceedingly
close. and with Taft and Roosevelt di-
viding the republican ballots. Wilson
Is sure to win everywhere.
Take Pennsylvania. for instance. l
was talking with a Taft republican
from Pennsylvania a day or so ago.
and he called me crazy when 1 said
I thought Wilson would carry the
Keystone state. But when he figured
1t out he had to admit that the chanc-
es are that the democratic nominee
Will win there. He estimated that
Taft would get three votes to two for
Roosevelt. and that there would be
some desertion from the republican
ranks to Wilson. and when he totaled
UP he found that Wilson would have a
good. safe plurality.
Wilson will carry New Jersey by
close to 100000. and Roosevelt will
run second. as he will in many other
states. h colonel carried the state
In the primary. and he will beat Taft
in h election. but he will not run
close to Wilson. Vermont is probably
the strongest republican state. but the
state election there shows that it. too.
is doubtful"