The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-07
10 Be Held Soon IN Paris
Outside Of the Official


TONED unless the frequents the lob
bfes Of the Senate and the Chamber
OF Deputies. Even IN the halls Of leg
.islztfoa there IS nothing IKE the in
tense interest to be found in every
hamlet Of the United states preeed-
ing the choice Of q chief magistrate
THIS is due largely TO the fact that
the president is chosen not by popular
vote. but by the National Assembly
and that bis. powers. though large
are by no means so great as those OF
the president OF the United States
while his influence on legislation and
on pubic opinion generally is much
less.
There IS no campaign in the Amer
lean sense, no primaries, no plat
forms and no popular discussions
The wish OF the people so far as it
ands occasional expression is that
the president shall be a safe man,
without daring ambition or Hiking
Tor the dramatic and adventurous
France treats its president fairly
well. HIS residence in Paris is the
lEIysee Palace and in the country the
beautiful chateau of RambouiIIet- He
receives q salary OF S12G0eo a year,
and IN addition an equal sum Is al
lowed him for expenses OF entertain
ing He assumes Office month after
his election;
The members Of the Senate and OF
the Chamber oE Deputies, meeting to-
gether as the National Assembly at
Versailles on January u, viii choose
successor to President F'alIieres.
The foremost candidate is Paul Des-
chanel. president OF the chamber and
one OF its bright lights for twenty
eight years. He is J5 years Of age,
and his family has great wealth. In
sense, the leader of each parlia-
mentary group IS a candidate, though
neither party lines nor combinations
or factions determine the choice. a
notable ca d!date from the senate is
Alexandra Ribot. three times premier
and a man held IN high esteem, His
wife was Miss Mary Burch OF Chicago,
and she has assisted him much in his
public career. NJ. Rho; Is nearly n.
other candidates are the president Of
the Senate. NJ Dubost, Leon Bour-
geois. NJ. Dehasse, Premier Poincare
and Paul Doumer The latter's pro-
gram is to save France from mater
ialism and commerciaIism.
N. Failicres ia preparing for his
retirement. has engaged an apart
ment near the American embassy. He
will devote his time between Paris
and his little vineyard LOupillOn in
southern France. where he produces
500 casks Of wtle yearly
Jean Aicard, the Academician, sup
plies as result Of his researches a
defnitive explanation of the fact that
the celebrated Venus of Milo has no
arms. Some have supposed that the
goddess lacked arms because the
sculptor. twenty centuries ago, feared
to complete bis work. thinking that
his inspiration would not last Ions
enough to enable him to make arms
sufficiently beautiful to match the
rest. Others have suggested that she
held a lance in her hand as Venus
Victorious" or repealed lover, who
formed originally part Of a group
with her
But NJ Aicard declares that Venus
had arms as lovely as her body. With
her right hand she held up her drap-
cries: in her left was an apple. Ven
US was discovered in 1890 by a,peas~
ant who was digging in his field in
the island Of Milo. She was in a sort
Of crypt or grOtto. vaguely realizing
the value of the marble. the peasant
carried away the top part to his cot
tage. There is was seen later by a
French naval ensign The white
marble. pure as lily. stood out in
all its exquisite perfection from the
foul-smelling, smoky hoyeI. barely
lighted by tiny window.
informed of the pure beauty of the
statue. the Marquis de Riviere, the
French ambassador at CONSTANT
nopIe. sent his first secretary to OBJ
tain *. The envoy arrived barely in
time. The priceless marble was be-
ing dragged along by party Of Greek
and Turkish sailors TO an Ottoman
brig. The French diplomat landed
men from the schooner in which he
had arrived. and captured the treas
ure after. fight But it was roughly
handled by the sailors in getting it
on board. and the arms were broken
Portions lay upon ;ae beach of Milo
and were never recovered. This is