The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-08
SAN MAR|N0 HAS
CHOSEN RULERS
Smallest Independent State
in Europe Has just Had
it's Election.

Paris, Feb. S.--San Marino.; the
smallest Independent state in Europe
the confines OF the country arc 70
Restricted that the army has never
fired its n piece Of artillery for the
reason that the protcctile would in.
wade foreign soil-has just elected it's
rulers for the next constitutional pc
Rod. The election o place at about
the same time that France elected NJ.
Potncare to succeed NJ. Fallicres to the
presidency. Of Franco. but 1t was at
tended with no excitement. no CAM
paigning and practically no uncer-
tainty. and San Marine will now con-
tinuc with its new regents for a space
OF siS months. when the next election
takes place.
The Grand Council of San Marine.
composed Of sixty members. elect the
two rulers who preside over the des-
TIMES of the state under the title Ut
captains regent. The regents arc
chosen by the council without their
having ever to go through the for
lhality of announcing their candida.
ture.
San Marine has existed as a sovcr.
eign Independent state since the first
dawn of modern history. Its army
will never trouble the peace Of Europe
consisting as it does of a dozen cara
binicrs and a few customs house ex-
aininers. Tho state. which lies be-
tween two provinces Of italy. has q
population of about 10000 people and
an area Of 30 square miles. The cam
non which Is never fired for fear of
international complications. rests in
peace in tho courtyard OF the govern
nent house.
NJ. Poincare, the president.elcct of
France. Will depart from the custom
airy seclIsion' of French presidents and
accept freely such private Invitations
as he may desire. 80. =.
Tho etiquette has been that tho
president coniiie his social life to a
small circle of intimate personal
friends and to vast official entertain
ments given. by himself and paid for
u OF the 100000 allowed for that
purpose by the government. NJ. Poin-
sees no reason. he SAYS, to live
the secluded life of a monarch or To
deprive himself of instructive and
pleasant social intercourse with his
fellow men, and he will do neither.
There S no center where the. disap-
p%earance Of tho war cloud would he
received with greater pleasure THANH
Paris. Ever since, september the
shadow Of the Balkan complications.
then the actual operations of war.
have influenced trade and commerce.
adversely. The reason is the sensi-
venes OF the market. i%nseparahle
from furs and furbelows. feathers,
silks. satins and iewelry. which con-
s,.tu.e the basis Of French industry.
is great. but 1t is a pros
psrlty dependent IN fashion and its
changes. aud hence is subject to con-
slant fluctuations.
a sign of better times. however. Is
the immense amour Of rebuilding
now going on in the city. Old houses
are coming down to give place to
snow. ne" business premises. over
lald with hrnamentatinn.
This activity in bricks and mortar
~ ths center of the town is proof OF
the Parisian's reluctance to inhabit
the suburbs. There is practically No
building going oil in. the districts out
side the city walls. Until the great
new venue are pierced. uniting cen
.rai with external Paris. the. Partisan
refuses to leave the light and. warmth
OF J. city. Versailles, St. German.
1t. Cloud and other suburban csnters
!nahe little progress in population.
whist Paris grows denser every day
bS reason OF the tendency to build up
ward IN the American style. IT It we're
for the building laws Paris would
grow skXscrapers Of It's own as high
az the EiffeI tower. The desire is
there. as well as the temperament to
year down the old; but for the mo-
meht authority still Restraints the en-
trcfne efforts of the innoyat6rs. But
u sKyscrapers have fiot COME in the
AnIerlcan sense OF tho word. American
b9ilding methods have been implaut-
ed. n Will Assufedly ntUrlsh..
Aceeptihs the definition. that sea
sickncss is due to q VASCULAR Vase
motor spasm and anemia Of the nerv-
Gus system, a DR.. Burwinkel has tried
tne use OF nttrO:glyoerins az q specific
against the illness.
while at sea recently he admins.
Tered TO o number 81 people. suffering
from eeasickneet q tablespoonful Of =
nitro.Elycerine in aitohei and sistill.
The unpleasant symptoms vanished
rapidly and completely. Il must be
ADMITTED. however. that the bAnAicial
eneets Gid not last for very. long, and
It. Became necessary to take several
aosAs during the day
There has just died in switzerland
70 drive the special imperial train that
carried Emperor Nicholas on his Jour
neyings In Russia. He was DoEsessed
ni q considerable fortune. a result OF
the lafgess Of his master.
Aitiiough a Swiss. Dominique Hof
naa been In the service OF the Russian
railways for forty years. During the
iast miteen Of them he had driven the
s."perors private trains from Moscow
10 !. oocssn and to other places IN Rus
sia. Hoi. who retired Il few months
ago; would v say more OF his ex-
pericnre. than hint at singular dan
gcrs nc had. riskcd. and tho immense
DrineH that h1 had refused from rcvo-
.uI.o,.'sls and from. members Of the
StGICv D0I1rn IN thntN' 1919. ct
uprightncss. ~ 'e'' "'
KILLED STRIKER.
'."rncsftr. n. u. Feb. 7.--VAIen-
!ine S"ut"r. proprietor OF a clothing
sore. shot one shell from a shotgun
.n'o 4 crowd Of strikers attempting
20 persuade his employees To nuit work.