The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-02
TWO PRESIDENTS AT
SAME TIME IN FRANCE
Palais Luxembourg and the Pala's
| Gourbon respectively, in Paris.

GOurDDn respectively IN arr
The French president takes no oath
Of Office. He Is not sworn in and IS
not inaugurated inthe American sense
Of the word. Immediately after ms
election at Versailles he returns 70
Paris and on arrival there at once
calls at the Elysee, on the outgoing
president. After President Faliieres
vacates the palace on February Is the
new president will quietly take up his
residence there without any russ or
ceremony and a few days later the
Grand Chancellor Of the Order of tht
Legion or Honor will hand over TO him
the gold chain or collar and star which
constitute the insignia Of the grand
master Of the national order OF France.
NJ Z Vesnitch. the Servian Minister
Plenipotentiary in Paris, who has been
in London for the past week as one
OF the chief representatives. OF his
country at the peace conference in St
James's Palace, is married 10 a rlch
New York Jewess whose maiden name
was Ulman, who shortly after trans
ferring her abode from this country 10
the banks of the Seine, became con-
vert TO the Protestant Episcopal Rte.
ing chrlstened by the late Dr. Nor
gan rector of the American trinity
Church in the Avenue de lAIma IN
Paris. She was on the point at one
moment of marrying Bojidar Kara
georgevitch. but nnding that his cou-
sin. King Peter would not recognize
him as a prince of the blood nor as
scion of the reigning house. that ne
would not even sanction BoJidar
title of prince. she prudentiy bestowed
her hand and her fortune upon Nj
Vesnitch and thus became Servian Min
istress in paris and wife OF one of the
most popular members of the foreign
diplomatic corps in the French capital.
When Vesnitch first arrived in paris
TO represent Servia, accredited by King
Peter, as his minister pienipotenuary'
he was welcomed with the utmost cor
diality by the German Ambassador.
prince Radolin. This created some
comment. as il was not known that
the prince had been previously ac-
quainted with the Servian envoy On
being questioned about the matter
Radolin remarked.
''Of course, / know him very We'll
indeed. When I was German minister
at Belgrade, ii was he who every morn
ing used to sweep the street in front
of my legation and remove the refuse
and garbage
This. Of course. led to further IN
auiries. whereupon the prince explain
cd that during the reign of King Alex
ander, political offenders and partcu-
larry those prisoners who had been
guilty of infractions OF the press laws
were employed as street sweepers uh-
der the watchful eye of somewhat
brutal warders Vesnitch was at the
time serving a two year sentence OF
Imprisonment with hard LABOR Tor
something or other which he had pup
lished in the Belgrade newspapers
abount King Alexander. and was thus
compelled TO perform the duties OF
| white wing" that is to say. a sweep
| er and scavenger OF the streets OF the
Servian capital. Since then ne mas
| heen q member of the Chamber OF Dep
uties. president of the legislature, min
| ister OF Justice and is now minister
plenipotentiary and peace coInmis-
sioner.
| Countess Leo Tolstoi, widow or the
| novelist. has at length been successlui
{ in securing from Emperor Nichoias an
/ order through his minister OF the IN
| terror putting stop 10 a pecuhdr
form of libel A cinematograph con-
! Germ had caused an actor and actress
70 make up in such fashion as D
: present most extraordinary RESENT
, blance to the late count anu ~ ms
, wife. now his widow. and then 10 go
| through a set of scenes entitled ~Ioi-
stoVs Home Life in which the TWO
ToIstois We're portrayed in an extreme
" objectionable manner was IN
vain that the countess Invoked the IN
tervention OF the police and maSis-
, terial authorities to put stop 10 the
exhibition and ii was not until sne
sought and obtained the Cars person
al interference that the further public
display Of the films has been prohioiSed
in Russia. Doubtless the owners OF
the films will make capital out or the
fact that they have been forbidden oy
Emperor Nicholas in Russia to en-
.vc~ TO popularize them abroad, es-
pecially on this side OF the Atlantic
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