Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26
War Affects Finances.

1t was to be expected that the Balkan
war should affect Austro-Hungarian
finances and industry very seriously.
From statistics just available it becomes
plain that the number of failures within
the monarchy during the last three
months more than doubled those of the
first nine months of the year Om1ttlng
the 5000 and more of small failures
and including only those involving losses
of at least 100000 kronen each. there
were alone some 2J6 failures in the cloth
kronen. These. and the failures in the
leatherware and building material
branches, met reverses because of their
inability to collect from their Balkan
customers.
With the prolongation of the present
unsettled conditions in the Balkan PENN
sula failures and financial stringency are
on the increase. If the war revealed any
thing, it showed Very conclusively how
large are Austria Hungary's commercial
interests in the Balkan region.
In the Hungarian parliament the prime
minister. Baron Lukacs. has at least in
troduced a bill for the reform of the
franchise in that country. Tho attempts
to liberaliZe and extend the right to vote
date since October. 1906. when the then
premier. Baron Fejervary. started the
matter by submitting bill much more
extensive and thorough than the present.
But neither his nor the subsequent bills
of Count Andrassy and of the cabinet
khuen-Fejervary passed the house OF
delegates. 1t is believed that the latest
attempt will be more successful. Bat it
has determined adverSaries, among them
the radical kossuth fraction and the
strong Justh party. both of whom oppose
the measure as wholly inconclusive and
insufficient
But the present bill at any rate will
do away with the worst faults of the
prevailing system. 1t would grant the
franchise to $4,000 more adult Hun
garians. and do away with the proyiso Il
journey to the county seat in order tc
vote. Nevertheless, the new bill leaves
some of the other objectionable features
such as fixing different age limits for tho
voters, and it makes the act of voting q
verbal and public one, opening the way
to intimidation. After all. this new bill is
the fruit of a compromise, as most leg
islation nowadays has to be.
Bracelet Saves Duelist.
A little incident at the saber duello the
other day between Counts Tisza and
karolyi. AT the first bout Tisza's weap.
on hit the other man hard blow on the
right wrist. The sharp steel would have
shorn off the limb had it not been for the
fact that karolyi wore a golden brace
let (symbol of a gallant devoir, as OBJ
served by many continental lovers or hus.
bands). The bracelet was cut in two and
fell to the ground, but it had served a
purpose.
|. Within short time. probably by
March, the Austro- Hungarian army will
have one of its most dashing and gallant
officers stationed as military attache in
Washington. This will be an innovation
as Austria-t Hungary has never before SEM
a military attache to the National Capt.
tai of the United States. The name Of
this gentleman is Joseph Won Korwin
and he Is just now in Vienna. having al
audience of Emperor Francis Joseph Il
receive parting Instructions. Capt. vor
kOrwin served with one of the crack regi-
! ments, the Kaiserjager of the Tyrol and
was for three years chamberlain in fhe
household of the Archduke Leopold Sal
vator. later going in for military aero
nautics. AS "birdman' he had some
thrilling escapes, and is known favorabls
throughout the whole army.
Capt Won Korwin, a strikingIy hand
some man Of forty. is married to al
American lady. a daughter of the late
Otto Young of Chicago. and the couple
has for several years past resided mainl,
on a small estate in Brittany. France
which has a charming old chateau neal
the sea. He and the lady are now on q
visit to the octogenarian but sprightly
| father of the captain. one of the bravesl
generals in the imperial army, now living
in retirement near Agram, Croatia.
In Karlsruhe. Germany, died Princes:
Agnes zu Salm-Salm, widow of that
Prince Felix of the name who was
laid-de-camp to unfortunate Emperor
Macmillan of Mexico executed for trea-
! son in 1867. The deceased was by birth
an American, daughter of Col. Leclerc
and her earlier life had been very ro-
mantle Her husband fought for the
Union during the civil war, member of Z
foreign legion under Gen. Siegers COM
mand.
Quite unique case was that of
young mother in Trieste by name Bel
| ELI, who after six years of married life
bore at last a healthy son. The younE
| woman was almost delirious for joy ano
| devoted herself day and night to hel
| child But one night the husband heard
the young wife whisper in her sleep thai
the baby was ILL., He woke and saw that
the fond mother had severed the baby'S
windpipe killing it while asleep. The
razor was still in her hand. y medical
committee TO whom the case has been
intrusted is still puzzled as to the rights
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