El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-23
M0lE WALTERS
THAN GUESTS
IN HOTELS
Resorts in Alps Have Worst
Season in Years For Their
Business.
FRANCE TO COIN
ITS GOLD RESERVE

at present more walters thar
guests in the Swiss hotels stu.
ated at high attitudes. as the result of
Of the continuous cold and rain during
July. The hotels in the valleys, how
ever, are crowded with tourists. who
have been waiting for weeks for better
weather to go up into the mountains.
The first part of the summer season
has been a complete failure. and it is
estimated that hotel proprIetors, rail-
roads and stOrekeepers have lost over
S1,250. 900. Climbing in the higher Alps
has been TOO dangerous this season. and
Lake Constance has overlooked in sew
eraI parts, flooding a number of vii
lagse and towns. AS a result the tour
ist travel has been unusually light. The
weather now, however, shows signs of
Improving and visitors probably soon
will begin to flock to the higher levels,
but it is too late TO prevent the season
OF 1918 from being one of the worst
To Coin Gold Reserve.
The Bank Of France has decided to
strike into coin the whole of its gold
metal reserve, amounting to 100000
COO
The decision of the bank was caused
by the recent gold crisis in Europe, and
the fact that foreign banks, in troublouS
times, do not like to take gold in the
form Of bars AT the rate at which the
gold is being minted, about $4,000 20
franc gold pieces d day, it viii take at
least two years for the whole OF the
reserve to be coined.
Congress of the Inffrm.
A curious congress, that Of the IN
firm and Atrophied of France" viii be
held II Paris during October.
The program Of the congress has not
yet been made public, but among other
festivities viii be a reception at the
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councillors promised without realizing
what ii might entail. 1t has now been
pointed out to the councillors that the
1egless and otherwise infirm delegates
will have great difficulty in ascending
to the reception rooms, and the Ques-
ton Of installing an elevator for the
occasion is being discussed
Partial Responsibility Proves Dangerous
The number of persons acquitted by
French juries on the ground of partial
responsibility is growing to dangerous
proportions and the question is likely
to be dealt with shortly by parliament
The urgency of the problem has been
brought up by 2 resolution OF the jury
at the Paris assiZes, which points out
that the law, as 1t stands at present
leaves them no alternative between out
right acqUittal and the infliction Of pen
alties. which, under the circumstances,
are excessive The jury explains 1t has
to deal with persons who, while not
entirely responsible for their actions,
are yet sufficiently responsible to de-
serve
ing allowed TO 90 scofree-
Special prison sanator1ums are adVo-
Gated as the best means Of dealing with
this class of prisoners
Suicides to Be Fined.
} Close to the old Breton town Of Fou-
ceres is a pond beside which is a sign
post setting forth in large letters that,
bv order Of the local authorities, all
persons drowning themselves in the
pond will be heavily fined"
During the past few months, quite
number Of persons, tired or me, nave
ended their lives in the placid waters
OF the little lake, moved, no doubt, Dy
the spirit Of imitation so frequently
found in persons Of unbalanced mind
A woman dwelling on the bank con-
ceived the idea two months ago Of put
ting up the notice in question, ana the
instinct Of obedience 70 the behests OF
authority is so deep seated in the
French mind that no suicides nave &C
Cured in the pond since
New Ruler in Exile in Paris.
Paris, the traditional resort of kings
in exile. now harbors the eXsulJan OF
Morocco. Abdul Aziz
His majesty, in flowing robes of
white. is to be seen daily in large
automobile driving along the oouie-
wards To distract him from his gloomy
thoughts he was taken to well known
vaudeville establishment to see the
Revue" The Dotentate gazed with IN
difference at the long array OF gor-
geously arrayed dancers; only when
Jack Johnson appeared to give an ex-
bfbitfOn Of boxing. and to dance with
his wife did a CLEAN Of Interest dawn
in the royal eyes. What a splendid
slave he would have made for me few
years ago., said his majesty with deep
New Aerial Gun Tested.
Residents on the Swiss shore Of Lake
Constance are watching with great in
terest a series of experiments with a
new aerial gun, conducted over the lake
from a ZEPPELIN airship.
Great secrecy has been maintained
about the trials. and the full results are
not known. Firing from a height of
500 feet, it was observed that the
floating target was riddled with bull
lets, while from $500 feet another tar
get suffered considerably.
It is understood that the new gun is
a quick firer. a kind of aerial maxim.
It is not designed to sink vessels so
much as to kill the crews. The expert
meurS are always carried out at sunset.
Woman for French Academy.
There IS q persistent report that the
vacant chair at the French academy is
TO be filled by a woman. The Academ-
icians themselves are understood to be
favOrably disposed to the innovation, in
view Of the indisputabl talents Of the
person mentioned, the countess de
NOailles, who was recently declared by
a distinguished foreign critic to be the
greatest living French poet.
Anatole France, when asked recently
the date of his next appearance at the
academy, is said to have replied: Very
shorly-fOr the election of Madame