Arizona republican., 1914-04-05

most important functions of the min istry It will be her duty chiefly to | inspect all administrative services de- l pendent on the ministry of the inter- 1 for in France. She will have to see | that order is kept and that the prin- l clples of domestic economy are ObServ- 1 ed. The duties of an inspector gen eral are to visit and inspect the hos | pitals and asylums in the first place, and these are the functions to which Mic. Galtier will probably devote most of her attention She she has vast general powers. S,le can visit any in sitJtion in the country dependent up- on the ministry O" the IrteriCr. She ce idraw un reports t) the minister, recommend improvements, and pro- pose the appointment or removal of a vast army of public officials. It is the first time that lady has been appointed to the office
 A reckless exploit by apaches is the theme of general comment today. A band of young ruffians calling them
 selves The Band of the Five Points"
 
 their hands, stormed q building which was formerly and old convent and is now tranformed into a refuge home for young girls after their release from St. LaZare prison. and kept by religious sisterhood. The convent is situated on the outskirts of Paris in the Boulogne quarter, and is in a in, grounds. The police refuse to give details, but it seems that towards s o'clock in the evening about fifteen apaches swarmed over the high walls and began firing revolvers through the doors and windows, so terrifying the servants that they opened the doors. In spite of the remonstrances of the superintendent, Mile. Cognet, and the resistance of their victims. they seized three inmates. aged 15, 16, and IS, and carried them off, threatening instant death if they gave the alarm.
 They made their retreat to an o,d barn near the Forest of Clamart which was their habitual rendezvous
 
 Javel' and after maltreatng the girls in the most outrageous fashion, they took them away, and finally re- leased them. Mile. Coignet having in formed the police of the names of the girls, these were soon found and by the evidence they were able to give the police quickly arrested seven h1 al whole band is supposed to consist of no fewer than 40, and the rest will probably fall into the hands of the authorities.
 NJ Paul Herwieu, of the Academic Franchise, has just won a novel and interesting action for infringement of copyright brought by him against the Gaumont Cinematograph com pany M. Hervieu complained that the Gaumont company had, without his permission, drawn from his play IL Enigme," a film "LAquelle,' the production of which constituted an infringement of his copyright. He claimed the destruction of the film, the payment of $1,00O damages, and the insertion of the judgment in the press. The tribunal, concluding that 'all was salient in L'Enigme,' all that gave it it's high artistic value. is to be found in the film with the same sequence of details, and the same informing ideas" returned yer dict on all counts in favor of M. Her vieu The Gaumont company, there fore. must destroy the film under penalty of S20 for every day of delay a month, must pay the author Sl,O0O damages, and insert the tribunals verdict in such papers in Paris, the provinces, and abroad as the success full plaintiff may indicate.
 The education committee of the chamber of deputies has adopted the first four clauses of the bill into duced by M. Abel Ferry conferring upon artists a form of copyright. Or these clauses the essential one is that which establishes the right of an ar tist or sculptor to percentage of the price obtained by any work of art sold in a public sale, this right devolving to his heirs until 50 years after his death. M. Ferry proposes that the artist shall receive 1 per cent if his work is sold for between $40 and S40O, ? per cent between s400 and $2000, , per cent between S2000 and $1O,0O0 and per cent if sold for over $1O,000. This royalty is to be paid neither by the buyer nor the seller, but from the funds of the as- sociation of official auctioneers and valuers.