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The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Counsel for Son of Servant
Girl Springs Surprise
at Trial.
EXPERTS HELP THE CLAIM
Signature on Picture Declared
to Be That Of Rich Prop
erty Owner.

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Dec. II.
\ Photograph which experts decided
was signed by the late Count FRANCOIS
Demay, one Of the richest property
owners on the Riviera, was the most
sensational evidence this week In a
paternity case which is absorbing the
keenest interest of French society,
Count Demay's title running back
seven centuries. while the Countess
was prominent in all French charities.
The plaintiff is known as FRANCOIS
Beltrandi, and was born in Nice in
November, 1897, while his mother was
servant in the Counts employ.
According to Beltrandfs lawyer. the
Count not only admitted his paternity
to members Of the family. but told
numerous friends how he had provided
all possible luxuries for the expectant
mother. even to sending large sums OF
money for her upkeep.
This, however, was the usual evil
dence in such cases under the French
law. which provides that illegitimate
children shall share in estates, but
Beltrandis counsel caused a stir of
excitement on the second day of the
trial when he suddenly drew from his
pocket a photograph OF the dead Count
which bore the dedication: I'm remenl-
brance of mis- papa, for our dear child" +"
and beneath IL two signatures-those of
the Count and of Marie Beltrandi.
The opposing attorneys were taken
aback by this unexpected revelation
and asked for a brief adjournment to
consider the new evidence. When they
returned they pleaded that although
the signature was undoubtedly that OF
the Count, there was no evidence to
show that the signature had not been
attached at a different time to that
of the dedication.
Experts, however, testified that the
same ink had been used, and the case
closed with all prospects OF Francois
Beltrandi gaining an important share
OF the Counts property. Two later
legitimate children, a daughter. Agnes,
and q son, Francois, get only the in
come from the portion Of the estate
provided for minor offspring. while the
share of the Countess Marie will be
held in trust for Beltrandi If the court
rules that the photograph is conclusive
evidence of the Counts parentage.
The properties involved include sew
eral chateaus and villas between Nice
and Monte Carlo. as well as vast es-
tates in the richest agricultural dis
tricts in central France, estimated at
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
BUILT Big FORTUNE
ON LOOT OF WAR
Frenchman Admits He and
Three Associates Raided
Battlefields.
Special Cable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, by THE NEW York HERALD

Special Cable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, By THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Dec. IL.
From poor hardware merchant to q
millionaire in three years is the history
Of Arthur Parsy, who lives near Amiens.
but youthful readers do not find the
same moral inspiration in his career as
they do in those of Horatio Alger's
memorable characters.
Parsy Is undergoing a rigid investiga-
ton by a criminal court commission at
Villers Bretonneux, where the German
advance was halted. as neighbors have
decided that it is uncanny for one man
to lay up so much of worldly goods in so
short a time. The first results were
obtained this week, when Parsy, naming
three associates. admitted that their
wealth had been obtained from scrap
and other material gathered from
French and British battlefields. In most
cases, however. the material was in first
class condition and had merely been
stored to await a favorable moment for
transportation by the British Govern
ment, but Parsy acted quicker. With a
long line of motor lorries he visited the
Roisel area at midnight and loaded them
with more than hundred tons of iron
bars, which he sold at the highest mar
lSet price.
Other supply dumps likewise are
known to have been ravaged. the thefts
including more than LOO, 900 francs worth
of cement, lumber and roof materials in
tended as British donations for the resi-
dents returning to the devastated re-
gions.
From the funds obtained by these
midnight raids Parsy already had con-
structed fifteen cottages, which proba-
bly, will be confiscated by the Govern
ment when all the evidence is In and
Parsy is given his sentence. parsy
made one grandstand play to ward of
the impending punishment. When a
friend in the Government office at
Amiens told him that the court had
commenced an investigation Parsy
visited the Ministry of the Liberated
Regions and admitted that he had taken
some valuable material withou. proper
authority while scavengering for iron
In the ruined regions. His offer to pay
for the material he admitted he had
stolen was promptly accepted and Parsy
fiourished his receipt among his friends
as evidence that he was an honest
worker. But the investigators found
that operations on a much larger scale
had not been reported and insisted that
Parsys funds and personal papers be
put under seal.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
BIBLE TEACHERS FIND
GIRLS HAVE OWN IDEAS
Asked to Describe He'll, Only
EIeven Are Serious.

Special Cable 70 THE NEW YoRK IiEnAID.
Copyright, 1897, by THE NEW York Hys,Lp.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Dec. IL.
"Oh Hell! Oh"' is what the answer
OF about half OF a class OF girls
amounted to when they we're asked to
write their ideas OF he'll. Eleven OF
them tried seriously TO describe 1t as a
state OF mind. but the others declared
they could no longer hold their childish
views on this subject
This statement wes made by Miss
Annie Fanner. president OF the Associa-
ton OF Head Mistresses. at q conference
OF Bible teachers. She explained in her
paper that the modern girl has Ideas OF
her own. which necessitate improved
methods OF teaching.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
RAISING LARGE FUND
TO HELP AMERICANS
STRANDED IN PARIS
u. S. Banker i'll France
Starts Movement With a
Gift of $4,000.
WORTHY MEN DESTITUTE
Besides, Capital City Suffers
From A. f. T. Deserters
Now Panhandlers.
WORTHY MEN DESTITUTE

Special ccble to THE Nyw Yo,K HERD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Dec. ~.
This Christmas no honest AmerI.
can in Paris need be down and out. Of.
ficially there is none worth speaking
about. That is because the destitute
are independent and do not apply for
aid except as last resort. Until now
there has been no official help for
them, as American officials did not
furnish funds to help their needy coun-
trymen as other nations are doing, no.
tably Great Britain, which pays tho
passage home OF a subject in cases OF
genuine hardship.
committee Of the United American
Charity met yesterday 70 plan the pool
ing of existing funds so that destitute
persons who apply to an American resi-
dent or to the consulate will get help
after their cases have been investigated.
The movement was started by an
American banker living in Paris. who
said that he had grown tired of feeling
mean over not assisting applicants even
when convinced that they were not
worthy"
The suggestion was backed by Rector
Goodrich OF the American Church and
"A. NJ. Thackara. American Consul Gen
eral in Paris. They purpose to carry
on the work along informal lines at the
lowest cost An Office has been lent by
an American business man, who also
pays the salary OF an investigator so
that none of the gifts shall be wasted.
The originator OF the scheme has given
$4,000. and 1t is hoped that a large per-
centage of the $4,000 American resi-
dents and trans!ents will give 800 each
to put the fund firmly on its legs.
Whether the new movement will re-
suit in the discovery OF scores Of Amer
lean deserters who are known to be IN
France remains TO be seen, although
many Of these men for a long time have
been on the edge OF poverty. being able
to keep alive only through occasional
jobs as guides through the Paris night
life district or by Temporary loans'
from kindly disposed Americans they
meet at Paris bars.
The Y. NJ. c. A headquarters here
several months ago refused further as
sistance to these men. even cutting off
meal tickets when they found ne'er-do-
wells selling them TO gain entrance to
cafes where they are more likely to meet
profitable victims. In fact the Y. NJ. G. A.
recently obtained a list of such unwor-
thy Americans from an eX-soldicr who
had turned n new leaf and decided to
live decently because he did not want
his fellow countrymen to return home
with bad impression OF Paris, accord
ing to Information given to THE NEW
YORK HERALD correspondent by a high
official of the Y. VI. c. A. here. The list
shows that more than 100 of these men
are acting as cocaine sellers and thac
many are using it themselves. In view
of Prefect Leullier's new anti-vice Cruz
sade It Is likely that they will end up in
French jails instead OF in easy berths at
the expense Of the new American char
icy organization.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

Specl0L CdOte 10 LIE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, By THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Dec. IL.
NJ. Leullier, Prefect of Police, has
opened war on the dealers in cocaine
and morphine who have infested the
Mortmartre district since the war The
first series of raids resulted in twenty
arrests, including thirteen dancing girls
caught in various night life establish
ments. All the culprits were taken in
the act of selling habit forming drugs.
Moreover evidence was obtained OF
the existence of an organized dope
trust with more than 800 members,
most OF whom are now under police
surveillance, and the arrest OF a ma
jority of these is expected within two
weeks.
As related in dispatches to TIE NEW
YORK HERALD the drugs have been OBJ
tanned in Germany, Switzerland and
Serbia and have been sold for as high
as 100 francs & gram by agents, in
cluding taxicab drivers, barmen and
dancers, as well as by numerous
foreigners, including Americans who
have found the Montmartre clientele
| profitable.
| Despite q few arrests last spring the
| traffic has grown by leaps and bounds
The sellers adopted the most shadowy
methods. some insisting that the prospec-
tive purchaser accompany them on q
short taxicab ride. during which they
would be transferred TO another taxi
cab. where the dope was sold while the
chauffeur intimidated the purchaser by
fourishlng a revolver.
Hundreds questioned by the police told
of buying SNOW" as they call cocaine
in washrooms. where they merely left
money on a plate and returned a few
minutes later 70 find the packet of the
dangerous drug hidden under a bar OF
soap.
The latest wrinkle Is 10 sell auto
matte cigar lighters and fountain pens
In de luxe restaurants, the articles APP
two or three grams of dope. The
opening of Prefect Leullier's crusade
already has had the effect OF warning
the drug peddlers, visit TO Montmartre
bars this afternoon disclosing that the
popular meeting places of dope fiends
were almost deserted. Tho proprictors
prophesy that there will be an exodus
of suspects TO Belgium during tho next
month. \ Brussels gang recently sent
agents to Paris who will be OF use in
disposing of contraband there.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
LESS LATIN AND GREEK
FOR FRENCH SCHOOLS
Industrial Leaders MoUe for
Educational Reform.

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, By TIE New York Herald.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Dec. II.
Less Latin and Greek but more Ger
man, English and Spanish Is the cry
from some of tho biggest French indus
trial leaders who arc backing a move
ment for the revision of Frances sec
ondary educational system along lines
closely approaching those used in Amer
lean schools Among these is Prof.
Bochet. director of the French Central
School Of Arts and Manufactures, and
whose brilliant electrical researches re-
suited in the utilizing OF Diesel motors
in submarines.
Prof. Bochet IN an interview this week
pointed out the fact that the French
educational theory does not allow for
concentration toward definite goal but
consists merely OF a series of scattered
studies lacking In the appreciation OF
the wider and more human studies on
which nations like Germany, the United
States and Great Britain have built up
their success.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
SWEDISH NEIGHBOR
REVIYES GEAR TALE
Fate of Family Very Uncertain,
He Says in Finnish
Paper.

Special Cable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1891, By THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Nerald Bureau.
Berlin, Dec. II.
The assa sassination Of the female men,
bers Of the family of the late Czar
Nicholas of Russia when they were
prisoners In Yilaterlnburg Is very uncer-
tain, asserts a Finnish newspaper. A
Swede who lived in the vicinity of the
house in Ykaterinburg, where the Rus
sian imperial family was domiciled, is
the author Of the article, which deals
with the murder Of the Gar and the
subsequent investigation. He declares
that the commission which Admiral Kol-
chak charged with the investigation did
not find any human remains in the ashes
which were discovered on the spot where
the corpses were alleged to have been
burned after the murder.
He records a general rumor among
the population of Ykaterinburg that the
Czarevitch was not murdered. but died
as the result of a shock which he re-
ceived when a large shell burst suddenly
in the immediate neighborhood of the
imperial familys abode.
Had the entire family been murdered,
the writer holds. the rife volleys would
have been audible. However he and his
friends, who heard every shot fired in
the house occupied by the Gar and his
family on the tragic night, heard only
a few shots. He admits the possibility
that the women were murdered the same
night, but emphasizes that in the in
vestigaton subsequently held not even a
chemical analysis OF the ashes furnished
proof OF this.
"The precise details of the fate OF the
Cars family will be known publicly
he says, only when those who possess
inside knowledge of the case will incur
no great danger in telling what they
know"
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
IRISH LEADERS APPEAR
IN WHO'S WHO FOR 1922
Michael Collins Gets TDo
Lines; Others Brief.

Special Gable TO THE New YosK HEsALD.
Copyright, 1891. by THE NEW YosK HEslLD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Dec. ~.
Among the briefost biographies in the
who's Who for 1929" are those OF the
Irish leaders who have recently been
so prominent in the public eye. OF the
entire book OF 10000 biographies that
OF Michael Collins Is the briefest of all.
1t is as concise as an epigram and
merely says:
Collins. Michael, VI. p. Sim Fein.
South Division, County Cork, since De-
cember. 1918. Address, House OF Com
mons"
Those of Arthur Griffith and -amon
de Valera are a bit more informative.
but all are brief. That of Premier Lloyd
George runs for nineteen lines and lists
many OF his political offices. but his tec-
reationS ARE left out.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
SWINDLERS AT REVAL
POSING AS OFFICIALS
One Steals Jewelry as Defec-
tue, Police Rob Chief.

Special Correspondence TO Tnr NEW YORK
HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by TIE NEW YoRK HEsALn
REvAL, Dec. 1.-The post-bellum
swindler Is nearly as clever and enter
prsng in the Baltic States as he is in
England and America. One gentleman
In tho Reval post Office who was wanted
for opening registered letters and ap-
propriating the contents suddenly dis
appeared and now after the lapse of
year he Is found to have been represent
ing himself for the last twelve months
as n member OF the secret police. In
that capacity he has been searching
houses, nominally for Bolshevlst lit
erature. but really for any jewery
and other veiuablcs that he could lay
his hands on. Judging by his style OF
life bp was able to lay his hands on a
good deal.
Another case was thai of clever
gang of thieves among the police them
selves who had been plundering Red
Cross stores. While an inquiry was
being held by the chief OF police into
their dellnuuencies they broke into the
chiefs own house and stripped IL OF
everything.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

Special cable to Tnn Nrw YORK HHnAts.
Coowioht 1891. by THE New YORK tIEaarp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Dec. II.
The Paris police are following clew
w. connection With baby who was
stolen from, taXtcab last week by r.
woman posing as u wet nurse, which ~
expected TO reveal that the infant Yves
sought b. D wealthy family in order -
obtain an important heritage thereby.
Tho grief stricken mother Of the misc
Ing child has received a letter. appa:-
emily written by we'll educated person.
on perfuued note paper telling her not
tI worry about the chlld's care
"fie will always be well treated" tho
letter states. better than you would
have been able TO treat him. His future
will be brilliant and IL God Is willing
he VIII some day be the possessor o.
on immense fortune. Reassure yourself.
as to his fate. for your child is being
brought up as q prince"
In the letter. which was posted IN
fashionable Paris suburb. tho wo-i
prince is underlined
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Dec. IL.
Among the lesser and more senti-
mental sacrifices the British feel they
are making for Irish peace there Is
the prospect Of changed Union Jack
and reversion TO the old name Great
Britain instead Of the United King
dom. No patriotic Englishmsn wants
to see the changes come, but he won't
throw away the chance for peace.
The diagonal red cross In the Union
Jack stands for Ireland. The original
national flag was the banner of st.
George, plain red cross on q white
background. In 1906 the Scottish flag.
a white diagonal cross on a blue back
ground, was blended with the Eng.
lish cross and placed over the white
upright cross, leaving a small border
of white, with blue background of
the diagonal white cross being added.
On the death OF Charles 1. the cross Of
st. George again became the national
flag. but In 1906 after the union with
Scotland the cross standard with the
blue background was restored. In 1901
the red cross Of st. Patrick was super
imposed on st. Andrews cross, making
the present Union Jack.
If the agitation for change grows
intense 1t Will probably he urged that
the larger question OF an empire flag
should be taken into account. This has
been urged since 1919, the Empire Day
movement then suggesting that flag
with symbols representing all the states
stble change Is being considered, but ac-
cording to the College Of Arms nothing
definite has been done. If 1t were done
an order in council would be necessary.
Should ST. Patrick's cross be removed
the appearance of the Union Jack would
be greatly changed, for although It will
be the flag under which Nelson fought,
the present flag is the ono under which
the Meteor Flag which the navy COW
cred with glory IN the early nineteenth
century wars.
There Is little likelihood that Ireland
would follow the example of the do
minions by including in her flag some
distinctive design. The Sim Fein flag OF
green. white and yellow with the colors
blocked like the French tricolor has
the same significance to the Irish as
Old Glory had to the United States
after the Revolution.
Premier Lloyd George in answer TO a
question in the House OF Commons said
that the flag question had never been
brought up at q conference elaboration.
which leaves the decision UP to the Sim
Feiners. Sir James Craig thinks that
listers action saves the Union Jack.
for his letter to Mr.. Lloyd George said:
I'VE are glad to think that our decision
will obvlate the necessity for mutilat-
ing the Union Jack. the flag of the
British Empire
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

the experimental area and enabled the
use Of telegraph wires to carry the
messages to the receiving point. The
voice OF a train conductor could be
heard clearly over distance Of fifty
miles by the receiving station In Paris
as the train passed each station or
railroad siding.
The Nord companies are extending
the experiments as far as Calais
Wireless signaling from Paris as far
as Rouen has been in use for several
months and with complete satisfac-
ton. Meanwhile the State lines are
considering the elimination Of obsolete
telephone dispatching.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
TEST OF AIRPLANE
APPLIANCES COSTLY
3 Machines Smashed to As
sure Safety of Parachutes.
Special Gable 10 THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891. by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Dec. IA.

LONDON, Dec. IL.
Interesting Air Ministry experiments
10 solve flying problems become costly
r6 ther than specta cular. Tho testing o:
n new parachute for the safety of pilots
and passengers required the destruction
OF three small biplanes. Their engines
were removed and the weight thus los.
supplied by iron castings. whereupon
the airplanes. hooked nose downward
to an observation balloon, when re
leased. nose dived from a great height.
The experiments were successful In each
case. however and dummies lifted from
the falling flying machines floated
down lightly.
In test for the best petrol tank as
security against fire twenty-seven com
petitors we're entered and weeks trials
at the Royal Aircraft factory at Farm.
borough brought out exciting expert
ments. Ono of the conditions stipulated
that q tank should not leak under any
conditions. and In the testing they were
dropped a couple OF hundred feet 1ii
concrete. The competitors included two
Frenchmen, one American, one Italian
and the rest British.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
LONDON HOSPITAL AIDED
BY GRATEFUL AMERICAN
Wife SaUed by Blood Trans
fusion, He Gives 9I5,O0O.
New York Herald Bureau, }
London. Dee. II.

Special Ca5ic to TIE NEw Yoss IlERA, ..
Copyright, 1921. bD The NEW YozK Herald.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. Dec. IL.
Dealing with the finances OF the L5ii-
con Hospital at a meeting OF tho gov
crnors of that institution. Lord KnuCs-
ford mentioned that the hospital had
been helped considerably by the gener-
oslty OF q grateful American, who, dur
ing a stay in London, had cause TO send
his wife to the hospital Unexpectedly
last summer, when It was found that
the only thing that would save her life
was blood TRANSMISSION. At that time
this American donated $500 10 the hos
pitai and stated that " the hospital
could get another person to give like
sum he would double the git. Since
this first donation tho American in qucs
tion has given the hospital another
Gl0C0o.
Lord knutsford also announced that
the hospital was considering scheme
whereby by the payment Of thirteen
shilllngs n year a man could be treated
free at any time at the hospital.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

Special Cable to THE NEw YonK HERALD.
Copyright, 1897. bp TIVE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. Dee. II.
The question Of what Is tho greatest
factor In flying became the subject %
discussion during a breach OF contr,.s
Guit against the Government by SufrY.
Arncll 6 Bar.ann. an aviation company
which trained pilots for war servica
Veteran flyers agreed u was simply =
question of nerve on the part Of the
student, but Justice McCardie. who has
lever flown. thought II was as much a
gift or the possession OF partlcular
quality. as I'm the case of an artist, who
grew naturally into his art.
The defence claimed the instruction
was Inadequate. and this brought up the
question OF what really made flyer.
George Bailey, an air force veteran,
snid he trained while at school on q
Caudron, but agreed he was glad he
did not learn on an Avro, which aiss
was used at tho school. because HI
thought the airplane used In the Initial
training OF an aviator made differ
cnce.
A prcponderance OF expert ouin.o1
outweished tho uninitiated, that II was q
question Of nerve and not q naturs
gift.