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where he will be able to turn to ac-
count for the benefit of his country
the wonderful and one might almost
say the unique experience which he
has acquired of foreign politics In his
capacity as President of the Republic
during the war now ended.
Both Loubet and E'allieres were quite
old and tired men when they concluded
their terms Of Office at the Elysee. But
Poincare, who has succeeded in over
coming much of the prejudice to which
he was subjected in the first three
years OF his term, and who may be
said to have lived UP to his exalted
office. Is still in the prime of life, and
does not see why he should be de-
.,arred from earning once more a large
income in the profession Of law; or
from participating in the domestic and
foreign affairs Of the nation as a
member of the Senate.
Should Clemenceau decline to run
for President, the only other, candi-
dates worthy of consideration. would
be Jules Pans, who lost the election
I'm 1913 by a narrow majority, and
who Is now Minister of the Interior,
Paul Deschanel, President OF the
Chamber of Deputies. and Artstide
BRAND, former Premier. OF the three
Jules Pans is undoubtedly the most
popular. Moreover. he would prob
| ably have the backing Of Clenenceau.
since he was the latter's candidate
for the Chief Magistracy of the re-
public in the Presidential election
OF 1918. He is an extremely hos
pitable, generous and sunny tenn
pered man, from the south Of France
and the only thing that his political
adversaries have ever been able to
bring against him is that two of his
brothers are inmates Of lunatic
asylums. He recently married. en-
secondes noces, Nine. Marcel Hotter
OF the Chateau OF Unieux. in the De-
partment of the Loire, widow Of an
enormously rich captain of industry
who was head Of the great Unieux
Works. She halls from the south OF
France, that is to say, from the north
eastern slopes Of the Pyrenean range
OF mountains.
Through this marriage Jules Pans
has become even richer than he was
before. For his first wife brought
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leme, whence the name which Verraz-
zano gave to the region around New
York. Later King Louis XII. gave
him the title OF Duke of Valois.
Francis I. succeeded Louis XII. Janu-
airy 1. 1915 IN. S.. Being, of the
Vslois line OF kings, one OF the FIRST
coinage of "ecus du Dauphine," the
coins to bear the arms OF France
and Dauphine quartered and the
legends to begin with the coronet.
Date st1I in Doubt.
The exact date of the coin Of Cor
poral Sanders has not been ascer-
tained at this writing, but may yet be
established by means of certain dis
tinguishing marks. The coinage OF
the reign OF Francis I. was rich and
varied He appointed what might be
called mint masters in his different
provinces and required them to use
differences" or private marks for
their coinage. both for Identification
and TO prevent counterfeiting. Cor in
those days 1t was the cheerful custom
to burn a man alive II caught coun-
terfeiting or debasing the coinage OF
the realm, and they were fair minded
enough to wish TO burn the right man
Jean dc la Fontaine. who was master
of the atelier at La Rochelle. and
Hughes Lamler, at Toulouse, botf
used In 1888 and 1889. "un petite
trefe" or small trefoil at the beginning
of the legends. apparently like thai
which appears on Corporal Sanders
| coin.
Among the pieces dug up at La
Membrolle was one having a head or
one side and three lilies on the other
which also was probably Of Francis
Ia coinage.
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PRESIDENT POihCARE

II would be a fitting and extremely
honorable climax to his extraordinary
career. and would be welcomed, not
only in Great Britain. where he is held
In high honor and regard, but also in
the United States. where he spent sew
eral years Of his life, and where he en-
joys universal admiration and good
will as the Grand Old Man OF France
His election would assuredly impart
confidence TO the other Powers OF the
Entente. as TO the perpetuation OF the
policies for which he and they have
been fighting shoulder TO shoulder in
the great war.
There is no doubt that II Georges
Clemenceau wishes for the Presidency
he can have 1t. Whether he will be will
ing to take It Is another question. II
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clover leaf. reads: Franciscvs: Del:
Ora: Franco: Rex (Francis by the
Grace of God King OF France). On the
reverse is a cross fieur-de-lisee with a
little Quatrefoil in the centre and the
little trefoil, reads: Xps: Vincit:
Xps: Renat: xps: Imperat (Chrtst
Conquers. Christ Reigns, Christ Gov
erns). In each space between the
words of the legends are two little
annulets.
Discovery. OF VerraExano's Letter.
This" said Dr. Hall. 'is a gold
crown (ecu du Dauphine) OF Francis
l., and is not only rare ind In itself,
but also possesses a peculiar interest
for Americans in general and New
Workers in particular, for Il was
Francis I. who, In 1874. sent out YER
razzano. who explored and has given
us the first written description OF our
United States coast; and the dolphins
OF Dauphine on the coin recall the very
name Of the ship Dauphine in which
VerraZzano entered New York harbor.
II is not generally realized that the
first Europeans authenticity known to
have entered our harbor were those
sailing under the auspices OF Francis
l.. and that the first names given by
Europeans to this neighborhood were
French names. Verrazzano named this
general region "kngouleme." from the
principally which Francis I. held be-
fore he was king. To the har'bor he
gave the sweet sounding name OF
Saint Marguerite, from the beautiful
and talented Marguerite OF Navarro
THY sister. who vanquishes the other
matrons OF modesty and art" Yer
razzano wrote to Francis I. And the
river he named Vendome.
Like these coins OF Francis I.
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service from three to two years. and
which, above all, demands In the most
vigorous fashion a radical modifica-
ton of the conditions of peace i'm
POSED upon Germany. as calculated to
interfere with its projects for interna-
tional brotherhood
OF course their doctrines will ap-
peal to a certain class in France, as in
other allied COUNTRYSIDE a class which
expected too much from the results OF
victory and who are now suffering
from disillusion and disappointment In
finding that proetarian lite, instead Of
betugseasier. has become more diMeulty
that The prices Of the necessaI ok
life have reached enormous heights,
and that far from benshting by any
spoils,of the enemy. the people VIII be
compelled to work harder than ever In
order to pay for the war which they
have helped to win. For the taxation.
already heavy prior to 1914, Is now be-
coming more onerous than ever. II Is
inevitable that much popular discon-
tent should prevail among the toiling
masses. Peace has brought them not
relaxation OF wealth. but increased
tOAis oaAa PSbeA.s' N'fSAN@AS
they are disposed to lend an ear to the
arguments Of Socialism.
The other side of the picture Is fur
| nished by that higher and lower bour-
geoisie and farming elements which
constitute the backbone of France. The
latter is essentially q country Of small
| capitalists and small landoWners--
there are no less than 5000. 900 OF the
latter. Wealth and land are more
equitably divided In France than In
any other country in Europe. Every
man who owns even an acre or two OF
land or who has few thousand francs
put by may be classed as a property
owner who has a stake in the welfare
of the nation, in the maintenance of
that law and order which alone furnish
protection OF life and property, and to
whom, therefore, the teachings OF So
cialism and Of Bolshevism are to the
last degree abhorrent.
These are the people who form the
main body of the electorate for the
Provincial Councils. and while quite
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is quite on the cards that It may be
forced upon him by his grateful fellow
countrymen.
That Raymond Poincare will offer
himself for reelection for another
seven years term at the Elysee Palace.
which is the French White House, %
unlikely in the extreme. 1t seems that
he has already expressed desire to
return to his work at the bar, Of which
until 1918 he was the acknowledged
leader-his practice being regarded as
far and away the most lucrative in
France. He does not. however. pro-
pose to follow the example of ex-
Presidents Emile Loubet and Armand
Fallieres. in withdrawing entirely from
political life. On the contrary. he in
tends to seek a seat In the Senate,
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with its church steeple sticking up
above the roofs OF the picturesque
stone houses. There Is only one street
Ia La Membrolle and that Is crooked.
with about two dozen one and two
storied houses on both sides. You
know the Anglers district Is famous for
covered with slate and the walls
seemed to be Of the same kind OF
stone.
Well, as was saying, we were out
In that hot hay field digging for an
emplaeement for an eight inch British
hoS~itzer. The way we made a gun
foundation was this: We dug three
trenches In the shape Of a triangle.
about a rod long on each side and
three and a half feet deep. In these
trenches we laid heavy timbers, about
fourteen inches square, up to the level
Of the ground. The timbers were
bolted together. and on top Of them VIC
bolted heavy plates Of iron for the
wheels and trail OF the cannon to
rest on.
1T had charge of the detail digging
that day and 1t was SO hot that II was
hard to get the boys to work in the
heavy clay soil. Pretty soon, right at
one of the corners OF the trench, a
pickaxe struck Jar or vase. which
was large at the bottom and narrow at
the top and about so high" Indicating
about six or eight inches), .'and out
of II fell a lot of round black things
that we thought were beer bottle tops
at first. / had about thirty OF them
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which have been buried out OF sight
for nearly four centuries probably, the
truth about Verrazzano's voyage was
obscured by doubt for nearly an equal
period. until 1909, when Count Macchi
di Cellere, now Italian Ambassador 70
the United States, discovered in his
library a hitherto unknown copy Of
Verrazzano's manuscript letter TO
Francis I. describing his voyage. With
his permission translated and in 1910
published In English for the first time
this extremely important document,
which establishes beyond a doubt the
authenticity of the voyage. / have
seen 1t stated that J. p Morgan subse-
quently acquired he document, which
Ii called the Cellere Codex."
This ecu du Dauphine" of Francis
I. which the New York doughboys dis
covered. in addition to these striking
historical associations, possesses great
heraidic and numismatic interest
The Lilies of France.
The lilies. the traditional emblem OF
France. were used in various numbers
until Charles v. In 1876 fixed them at
three "to symbolic the Holy Trinity"
The dolphins come originally from the
coat OF arms OF the lords Of the ancient
province OF Dauphine-the word
Dauphin being derived from the same
word that means dolphin. Humbert H.,
the last Lord; of Dauphins. who was
oinldless and who died in 1S4s, con-
yeyed his possessions TO Charles Of
Valois, whose son was then King Of
France (Phhip VII. For while
thereafter the second son OF the King
bore the title OF Dauphin, but later 1t
was confined to the heir apparent,
Before Francis ]. became King he
first bore the title OF Count Of Ansou-
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TIME story Of the finding Of pot
of gold coins OF the mintage Of
= Francis l., who ruled France in
the early part Of the sixteenth cen
fury, coins that had been buried for
400 years. probably, until they were
uncovered by American doughboys
digging a gun emplacement near the
little village OF La Membrolle in
France, is told by Edward Hagaman
Hall. secretary Of the Scenic and His
toric Preservation Society.
One OF the rare and beautiful coins
~ in Mr.. Halls possession. 1t was
given to him by John C. Sanders, a
clerk for the Metropolitan Trust Com
pany and who was a corporal in Bat
terry d, of the Seventeen Field Artil-
lsry. TO- g."
where the Gold Was Found.
ON a day toward the end of Aug
ust, 1918. Corporal Sanders and a
squad Of the battery were toiiing just
outside. OF La Membrolle. which is
about three kilometres from Anglers
| II wss a. hot ~ blazes. the mercury
standing at e5 in the shade, land there
wasn't any shade" as Sanders says
The tough clay soil was pretty mean
proposition aid the non-coms had q
keep urging the men TO finish the
three foot trench In which heavy tim
bers were to be set for an eight inch
British howitzer. "ce.,
I'VE were working In what seemed
20 be. a bayfield," said Sanders. Be-
hind> US. about 500 yards distant, wal
the ,knetty hamlet OF In Aembrolis
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ground between but didn't find any
more. We divided up the coins and
kept this one"
How the Cotn Looks.
The coin is OF gold. about as thick
as sheet iron or heavy tin. with ir-
regular edge and measures twenty
eisht millimeters or about one and
one-sixteenth OF an inch in diameter.
On the diverse are the arms Of Franco
and Dauphine quartered, with tie
three fieurs-de-lis- in the first and
fourth and the dolphin In the second
and third quarters. In chief is a sir
rayed sun. The legend. which beginf
with q ceronet and little trefon OF
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JULES PANS, MINISTER "
or Tie ikTERiOR. IN TIE
cLEhENCEAU GOVERNMENT
ANO \ PRESIDENTIAL
"OARk MORSE"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

the Belmont Park Terminal Polo
matches are being played on the
Meadow Brook field and the golf
courses around Garden City and other
sections OF the island are we'll patron
ICED.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

Jersey Coast between Deal and the
Highlands enjoyed record arrival of
visitors this week. For years the
middle of June has marked the OPEN
ing Of the cottage season along the
coast, especially for those who oc-
cupy leased homes.
independence Day celebrations are
now being planned. Long Branch will
have a "Welcome Home" celebration
for its 400 returned soldiers and sail
ors. There will be parade, followed
by the presentation of medals, certifi-
Gates of merit, a show at the Broad
way Theatre, winding up with a din
ner.
Seabright and Rumson will open
their new airdrome next week. 1t is
located on the former Sea Bright Inn
lot. The airdrome will seat 600, and
is being so constructed that it can
be converted into Winter show house.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

Mrs. Daniel Paine Griswold, who has
been abroad for five years, has re-
turned to her cottage on Cliffwood
Street. Miss Kate Cary, her neighbor,
went to New York to meet her.
MIR. and Mrs. Cortlandt F. Bishop
started Tuesday for Pasadena, Gel
They will motor in California, Oregon
and Washington, returning to Lenox in
September. Their daughter, Miss Beat
rice Bishop, will cross the continent in
July to meet her parents. Miss Bishop
has just been awarded a silver cup for
being the best all-round scholar in the
Brearly school, Park Avenue and Sixty
second Street, New York.
Mrs. Frank l.. Montague, of New
York, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
P. Stats in Great Darlington.
Mrs. James r. Jesup, Mr.. and Mrs
John c. Livingston, Miss Livingston,
Miss Mary de P. Carey, Mr.. and Mrs
Gino c. Speranza, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
H. Montague, F. Prentice Abbot, Fran
els E. Laimbeer, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Underwood, Mr. and Mrs G. A Coster,
of New York Mr.. and Mrs. j. Clements
Dunn, Mrs. DeFrees Critten, Miss Mar
jorie Critten, of Washington, and Mr..
and Mrs. Miles White, il, of Baltimore,
registered at Curtis Hotel.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
Sun Resorts
For q Record Season
Special Correspondence


SARATOGA SPRINGS, June IA
This far famed inland resort is ar
rayed in all its finery for what prom
Uses to be the most successful season
in its history. Reports received by
the State Reservation Commission
from all sections of the country bear
out the prediction. Hotel proprietors
announce heavy bookings, while most
of the smaller houses are fairly we'll
filled, even at this early date.
1t is probable that one of the in
teresting features of summer life here
this season will be aviation. Plans
are being formulated for landing fields
and the Birch Aircraft Corporation,
recently incorporated, plans to make
flights from Albany to Lake George
during the summer,
The Grand Union, the hrst of the
large hotels to open, will be ready to
receive guests June "a.
William Thaw, of New York, an
American ace, has leased the Putnam
mansion and will take possession soon.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
Season Opens at
Manchester, Where
Cool Breezes Blow
Mountain Air and Pleassrs
Situation of Vermont Re.
sort Have Made 1t Popular
for More Than so Years
Special Cortssnn,,Se

Special Correspondent.
MANCHESTER IN THE MoJN
TAINS, Vt, June 14.-For more tina,
half century Manchester has been
summer playground catering to an
ever increasing number of sojourners
The mountain air, cool breezes, pleas
ant drives and golf at Ekwanok Conn.
try Club are strong attractions. Tha
Ekwanok Country Club has wonder.
full scenic setting. The quality of its
turf the attractiveness of its putting
green's the interest inspired by lie
hazards have given it the justly earned
title of The Centre of Summer Golf"
The Equinox House opens to-day for
its sixty-seventh successive season
Aside from the Equinox House. the
Orvis Cottage, Macnaughtans and the
Orchard Park Hotel are annually cater
ing to increased patronge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln wers
among the first to come to Manchester
for the season and have been al
"Hildene" for some time
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
Summer Resort Season TO
Break All Post Records
Long Island and Jersey Coast Hotels Are Filling
Rapidly With Crowds Anxious TO Shake OFT the
Gloom of Wartime Days

BY the end of this week practically all
the big hotels at the summer resorts
along the Jersey coast, on Long Isl
snd, in the Pocono Mountains and in
the New England States viii be
opened and in full operation The
Essex and Sussex, at Spring Lake
Beach, N j, throws open its doors
Wednesday, and the New Monmouth, at
ahe same place, opens the following
Day Reservations are heavy, and
there is now no question Of the great
est resort season in the history of the
country
Most of the hotels in Misunderstanding
fhe-Mountains are opened and the
picturesque course of the Ekwanok
Country Club is we'll patronized.
1t is q little early yet for the sea-
son in the Adirondacks, but Lake
Placid, Paul Smiths Saranac and other
popular places are filing up rapidly.
The Thousands Islands will come
back into its own this season, and a
great success for this Venice Of Amer
sca is prophesied. There has been
little life there since the beginning of
the war, and last year the ST. Law
renee was duller than in years. AL
ready, however, two weeks before the
season really begins, most of the cot
tages on the islands around Alexandria
Bay are occupied, and the hotels will
soon be running to capacity.
White Sulphur Springs is filled with
young couples on their honeymoon
and there is much entertaining there.
Kate's Mountain Club is one of the
popular gathering places late in the
afternoon where tea and dinner ar.
enjoyed.
On Long Island all the big estates
are occupied, and there is much going
on in the way of entertainment. Polo
and racing are the chief attractions
during the day. The United Hunts
Racing Association held races yester-
day, and will repeat next Saturday al
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

party at the Marlborough Blenheim.
Mr. and Mrs. Jared G. Baldwin and
Master Alfred Baldwin were at the
same hotel early in the week. Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Y. Haynes arrived from Jack
sonville and Joined friends here.
Miss Frances Barnes, of New York
City, is visiting Mrs. W. C. Crawford,
Of New Rochelle, at the Dennis. Mr..
and Mrs. M. E. Gillett, who spent the
winter in Tampa, are at the Dennis for
a long stay. Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Hulin
motored to the shore from their home
IN East Orange. Mr. and Mrs. Norbert
Hyatt, of New York, and Mr. and Mrs.
II. c. Saunders and Mr.. and Mrs. W. B.
Livingston, of Long Island, arrived at
the De Vile.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
Lenox Cottagers,
ALI ON Hand, Join
I'm Seasons JOYS
Society Folk Now at Their
Country Places, and Many
Entertainments Beguile
Summer Hours at Resort

Special Correspondence
LENOX, Mass, June 14.-All of the
principal cottagers in the Lenox and
Stockbridge region are now at their
country places, and there are many en-
tertainments. Mrs. j. Macy Willetts
and her children arrived at Cassills
Farm, New Marlboro, Tuesday. Mr..
Willetts will arrive there the last Of
the month for the remainder of the
season. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hollister
Pease came up to the Orchard, Mrs.
Charles Astor Bristed and the Misses
NJ. Symphorosa and Grace Bristed to
Lakeside, Mrs. Francis C. Barlow to
Sunny Bank, Mrs. Joseph H. Choate
and Miss Mabel Choate to Naumkeag
Misses Mary and Gertrude Parsons
gave a dinner for twenty-four at Stone
over, followed by dance at the Lenox
Club. Mrs. Edwards Spencer enter
tanned at dinner at Shipton Court in
honor of Mrs. Charles Campbell of
Paris, and later the guests went to the
Lenox Club to dance. Mrs. Campbell
is the wife of Captain Campbell of
General Pershing's staff. She was Miss
uS L OIdS, u a. 10, "lleii Sue
Captain Campbell, then secretary of
the American Embassy at Lisbon.
In the opening match for women on
the Stockbridge golf course Miss Kath-
crime Van Rensselaer, Crosby, of New
York, playing with Mrs. Frederic j..
Bradlee, jr., of Boston, defeated Mrs.
Henry G. Brooks and Mrs. Francis J.
O. Alsop.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Shattuck, of
New York, have decided to not to open
White Lodge. They will go to Europe
this month and will pass year in
travel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hollister Pease
are at the Orchard. Mrs. Pease was
in 1917 and 1918 chairman of the Lenox
Red Cross. This organization led all
other Massachusetts towns of like size
| in the amount of work sent to the Bos-
ton headquarters
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
atlantic City Crowds
OverG0s0 Into Churches
Score Of Conventions in
Week Pack Ocean Resort
Almost to Its Capacity

SpectG1 Correspondence
ATLANTIC CITY, June ID Church
auditoriums, lodge halls and other
available places of public congregation
were impressed into service, along
with big pier ball rooms and hotel
concert rooms, this week to accommo-
date the thousands of delegates gath
cred to something like a score of con-
ventlons. Every hotel Of importance in
Che resort had its quota of members
of the American Medical Association
and its allied organizations while the
American Federation of Labor leaders,
who made their headquarters at the
Alamac, held an entire pier in reserve
for the meetings of the leaders of the
working men of the country. Dele
gates are arriving for the coming meet
ing of the American Car Builders and
allied bodies, who will have among
other exhibits a number of huge siege
guns sent here by the Federal author
tiles to show what the American
foundry men did toward winning the
war.
Mounting temperature boosted travel
from New York and other cities all
through the week. Many new arrivals
came by motor, after long runs along
the coast.
Thousand-dollar bonds of the Tray
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
North Jersey Coast
Resorts Are Opening

Special Correspondence
LONG BRANCH, N. j., June 14.-All
the cottage colonies along the North
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
Striped Bass Being
Caught at Asbury Park

Special Correspondence
ASBURY PARK, N. j., June ID
At the New Monterey Hotel prepara-
tions are completed for the coming
of physicians of the National Institute
of Homeopathy, who on Monday wilt
begin five days convention here. A
week from to-day the convention will
adjourn to meet in New York FOX
clinics.
Fishermen among the arriving dele
cations to-day were interested in news
that the striped bass has made its ap-
pearance in local waters and that the.
school is "alive with big fellows" the
first notable catch having weighed
thirty pounds.
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, y. j.
THE FREMONT

Right on the beach Every room ocean
new quiet. restful. refined, homelike fam
ny hotel. Table supplied with fresh products
ny our own farm Surf and stil water bath
ing tennis golf. dancing Country sur
roundings; no boardwalk. Booklet