El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12


- before the Lyceum club of France
4 professor 0Ietchnizoff declared
that tuberculosis was decreasing and
has been doing so steadily for the las
40 years
This satisfactory state of affairs was
particularly noticeable in London. Bos-
ton. Copenhagen and Hamburg the pro
fessor said. In the last named city tho
number of cases las cropped from "a
TO Is per 10000 inhabitants in IL years
N MetchnizOff believes that the uncon-
scious absorption of attenuated. virus
has a great deal 70 do with the I'M
munity noticed among persons living IN
constant contact with ceuters OF ln1ec-
ton.
Tuberculosis viii probably disappear,
he said. in the same way as Ieprosy'
which has Ions ceased to be contagious:
That day. however. Is a long way OH
vet. and there is stiu much work 10 be
done by scientists in the laboratory an0
physicians in the sickrOom-
lie NOtre Tricentenary.
Next month viii be celebrated with
fitting ceremonial the tricentenary OF
Andre lie NOtre. creator OF french
landscape gardening. who designed the
parks of Versailles FOR Louis NV. as
well as the gardens CT most of the royal
palaces and noble mansions OF the
Europe of his day
a bust Of lie NOtre by his contempt
rsrv COysevOE. was recently discovered
in a dark corner of the old church of
St ROch in the rue St HOnOre- lie
Notre was buried IN St ROch, but his
ashes were disinterred during the
troubled times Of the revolution and
scattered TO the four winds. This bust
which probably stood over his tomb,
viii be placed in prominent place IN
the TLileries gardens. one OF his mas
terpieces. and sOIemnly inaugurated
during the commemorative fetes.
office Not a Sinecure.
The post Of permanent secretary Of
the French academy, TO which NJ
Etienne Lamy has just been elected, IS
by no means a sinecure-
It is the duty OF the secretary to or
ganize and supervise the work Of the
various committees. which every year
distribute between 100000 and $4,000
in literary prizes to alOt something
over $4,000 year as rewards for
meritoriOus actions; to seek out and
offer suitable assistance TO authors
whose work may be deserving Of en-
cOuragemenJ, and to devise means Of
helping numerous hidden talented suf-
ferers whose pride fOrbids them to
make their hardships known 10 the
world
one Of the permanent secretary's
hardest tasks is to read the very con-
siderable number Of books which are
submitted every year in the various
literary competitions fathered by the
King DOdEes Detectives.
The late king George, Of Greece was
particularly averse to being under the
derived amusement when travelling
abroad. in cOncealing his movements
from the men who were assigned TO
watch ana protect him from just such
attacks as resulted in his death at the
hands OF an assassin at Salonll last
month
French detectives tell many stories Of
the kings devices to elude them 1t
was his ma jesty's custom TO 80 every
year TO AiX-les-Bains for the waters,
and the French government always
charged itself with the responsibility
for his safety. The king would from
tine to time seek out the men charged
with his protection and eXpOStuAaJe on
the futility Of following him The an
swer always was an apology, coupled
with the explanation that the orders OF
superiors had to be obeyed-
One day at AiE-les-B ains king George
was walking along the road up Mount
Reward when he noticed two men OF
the Paris political police Swallowing
him. Here was an opportunity 70 play
The sleuths a trick The king entered
q little roadside Wineshop, placed MS
hat. stick and gloves on the Sill OF an
open window, sat down at table Just
out of sight of the window, and ordered
a glass of beer. In a few moments he
slipped quietly out back door, pulled
out of his pocket a cap to take the
place of the hat he had left behind,
climbed a fence and got away unno-
ticed.
The watchers soon discovered their
mistake and began at once a search
for the trail They found the king
three hours later talking to some wood
choppers on the high cost Of living
Was Democratic Monarch.
The tragic death Of king George has
hi
of this democratic monarch Another
IS centered in photograph, which
shows the king climbing over the seats
of a railroad passenger car IN an en-
deayOr to catch canary bird Iutter-
ing against the roof
The scene took place in the express
from Paris to Frankfort. An old woman
was travelling in company with her pet
canary the door OF the cage slipped
open and the bird escaped The king,
travelling incOgnitO, was in the next
COMPARTMENT Hearing the clamOrs OF
the old woman, he came in and after
long chase succeeded in capturing the
fugitive bird and restoring it to its de-
lighted owner In the meantime some
one took a snapshot of his majesty.
The little incident is characteristic of
the unaffected kindness and courtesy
of the late king.
Walters Win Fight. G
Paris restaurant keepers have discOn-
tinued the custom of charging walters
from 81 to $3.50 a day for the privilege
of serving their customers; hencefOr-
ward walters may wait for nothing, so
far a IS the owner is concerned and keep
all their tips This is tantamOunt TO q
considerable increase in pay, and wait
ers today are about their business with
cheerful faces.
The walters fight for the right 10
wait for nothing. however has been &
I3ng one and bitterly fought. It took
=everaI years of agitation to bring sue
cess. the owners captivating only when
convinced they were beaten.
Another concession gained by the
men is the right to eat their lunch else
where than on the premises. Now a
waiter need no longer eat the food he
sees prepared in the kitchen and serves
for the house; he can go home or TO an
other restaurant for his lunches and
dinners