Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
FRENCH BRIDES
To AID GAMING
REACH MILLIONS
"PiIe Of Gold as High as EiffeI
Tower" Paid the Lawmakers,
Asserts Deputy,
special Gable to The American.
BY MARQUIS DE CASTELAR,


PARIS. June Judge Chenebenoit
is taking evidence in the gambling
scandals which seem TO be looming
up so largely. In France we have
secret gambling and legalized gam
bling. The former is an unmixed. evil
The latter is the betting (Pari MI
tueD which takes place on our race
courses and gambling which takes
place in clubs and casinos. Officials
of state. or of municipalities look
after legalized gambling and see that
the nation and city get their per
centage.
The source of the gambling scandal
which a petty judge is now inve;fl-
eating. is the magnificent Casino at
Enghien. called Monte Carlo II.
Men in high places proclaim that
Enghien spends millions annually on
senators. deputies and police. The
more outspoken section of the press,
led by Henri Rochefort, rings the
changes on these charges
"Pile Of Gold" Cited.
The pile of gold spent in purchas-
ing police and lawmakers said
Rochefort, would mount as high as
the Eiffel Tower"
There have been repeated calls for
the names of those purchased But
thus far no one has deemed it advis-
able to give them.
Deputies say Minister Of Interior
Klontz has the list and the minister
is letting the slow Investigations OF
the law take their course.
While Judge ChenebenOit proceeds
with the examination of the manager
and employees Of Enghien Casino the
Chamber of Deputies, in sudden
spasm Of virtue, has passed a law
regulating some gambling and sup
pressing other gambling. This VIII
have to go to the Senate and may
never go into effect,
Minister Klotz points out that
moral effects win not pay for the
increase in the army. Deputy Ferry,
who began the mischief in the Cham
Der Of Deputies, has handed over p
letters to the Judge. These letters
are believed to corToborate his public
accusation that Enghien Casino con
tributes many millions for purchas-
ing the silence Of the lawmakers and
guardians Of the peace.
The legislation just passed does not
necessarily suppress the ll-poWef-
ful Casino OF Enghien. For that far
reaching organization has a charter
which runs. Is years And in order
to suppress the Casino the charter
must be bought. The purchase money
would buy a main line Of railroad
King Peter May Quit.
In the Karageorgevitch circles Of
Paris il is stated that King Peter
OF Servia Is about to resign The
story is confirmed in the Tribune De
Geneve. He is SO years Of age and
his health is very Indifferent
Like Macbeth. he cannot sleep since
the ASA ssina ton of his predecessors
King Alexander and Queen Draga,
ten years ago. King Peter has pulled
down that part Of the palace at Bel
grade where the MURDER was com
mitted. He has built a new wing TO
the palace But still there Is no
sleep for him II is not forgotten
that he was waiting across the border
on the fatal night.
Assassination runs in the Kara
georgevitch family. King Peter
father killed Prince Michel OF Servia.
King Peters eldest son blew off a
soldiers head in a staggering effort
20 shoot cigarette from the uufor-
tunate mans mouth. He also kicked
a dull servant TO death.
King Peters successor viii be
Prince Alexander. his second son.
Public opinion compelled his eldest
son 10 surrender his birthright-
Ban Put on Tango.
At a ball given this week a young
woman was seen 10 dismiss suddenly
her dancing partner. This she did
at a signal given by her mother. The
cause of the ignominiou" dismissal
was that the youth began TO pat on
tango airs And mothers and we'll
brougnt-uu daughters resent the tan
20. This public lesson has gone the
rounds of the bathrooms so that the
tango is killed in polite Paris.
Now an effort is being made TO re-
place the tango by a new South Amer
lean dance The new measure 10
called the Pericon and IT, described
as beng characterized by an indo-
lent and poetic charm The dance
has little resemblance 10 its prsde-
cessors. II is a sort Of quadrilis. while
the women. taking hold of the skin
at either side raise IL slightly As they
ruNg-a kind Of mongrrl blend "a
the Irish JIG and the minuet.