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que ça ne monte à treize ou quatorze livres. Mais songez comme ça va être délicieux, regardez cette pièce on ne la reconnaît pas. Quatorze livres Les gages d'une femme de ménage pour la matinée pendant plus de trois mois, gaspillés en quelques heures Les possibilités du cerveau énergique de Violette l'épouvantaient. "Vous n'êtes pas vexé, j'espère ?" dit Violette. "Certainement non," répliqua-t-il doucement, reconnaissant la noblesse de ses motifs et la remarquable efficacité de ses méthodes. "J'aurais peut-être dû vous prévenir ?" "Oui," "C'est que, vous comprenez, je voulais vous faire une surprise." Il retourna dans la boutique et
vous faire une surprise." Il retourna dans la boutique et de là dans la rue. "Que faites-vous de la saleté ? demanda-t-il à l'un des ouvriers. "Oh nous l'emportons, Monsieur. Nous ne laisserons aucune trace. Est-ce que vous la vendez ? Est-ce que vous en tirez quelque chose ?" (à suivre) Arnold Bennett, Traduit de l'anglais par Maurice Région.
AMERICAN MAILS DEPARTURES.—Wednesday, Homeric (6-day boat), Paris. (6-day boat). Saturday: Empress of Scotland (New York, 6-day boat). Wednesday, Aquitania (6-day boat), Ile-de-France (6-day boat). DUE.—Thursday, Mauretania. France. Friday, Ile-de-France. 5 P.M. 5 P.M. EDITORIAL EUROPE’S INTERNATIONAL DAILY NEWSPAPER LATEST EXCHANGE RATES Dollar in Paris 3, 25. 59. Pound in Paris, 124,15 No. 1,674.-FIFTH YEAR. Editorial Office: 33, Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Central 40.31.—Telegrams: Parlimimes 00, Paris. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1929. Advertising and Business Office 33, Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Central 40.06, Price: 70c. The Trend of the Times Mr. Young knows that the task of settling the problem of German
knows that the task of settling the problem of German reparation is not an easy one. He was one of those responsible for the Dawes Plan, which has worked so well. And which Mr. Parker Gilbert suggests need no longer remain in operation. There appears to be only two courses open to General Booth. WHERE A DECISION IS BEING MADE To retire. Or be retired. New York is losing another of its celebrities. “Oscar, of the Waldorf” is going to Maine. Voodooism may continue to exist in Pennsylvania but probably it will be a long time before murder is again
it will be a long time before murder is again included in its rites. Prosperity continues in America. Mr. Morgan buys a new yacht and 24,000 other Americans buy new automobiles. Mr. Morgan no doubt will pay cash, but can the same be said of the other 24,000? They, or part of them at least, will be banking on future prosperity. The kind that is to come when Mr. Hoover is President. And the Peace Pact is ratified. And the farmers are satisfied. And the millennium there. WEATHER FORECAST Cloudy. Temperature: Rising. Wind: East. Thames Crossing: Moderate. Sun Sets: 4:17
Temperature: Rising. Wind: East. Thames Crossing: Moderate. Sun Sets: 4:17 p.m. Moon's First Quarter: January 18. A zone of high pressure covers the greater part of Europe. HIGH COUNCIL HEARS REPORT OF DEPUTATION Decision of General Booth On Request That He Retire Is Expected Tomorrow. Second Boy to Serve Twenty Years For Aiding in Witchcraft Murder William Hess, the Third Defendant, Found Guilty in “Black Magic” Trial in Pennsylvania. NEW CONTROL SCHEME Change of Leader Seen as Only Incidental in Vast Plan of Reorganisation for Salvation Army. A front view of the house in Sou (inset), who has been ill
of the house in Sou (inset), who has been ill for some time, to the request of the High Council of the Salvation Army. Thorold (Suffolk) where General Booth is considering today his reply to the request that he retire from the leadership Clodion Marble Excites Bidders (Paris Times Spécial Cable) NEW YORK, Sunday.—The auction of 159 art objects, belonging to the estate of Mrs. Edith Kingdon Gould realized a total of $68,730 at the galleries of the American Art Association yesterday in this city. The collection included rare examples of 18th-Century fans, Battersea enamels, portraits in miniature, gold-mounted snuff-boxes,
of 18th-Century fans, Battersea enamels, portraits in miniature, gold-mounted snuff-boxes, and many other articles of vertu. The last two articles to be sold yesterday brought the highest price. A life-size marble statue attributed to the sculptor Clodion, who lived from 1738 to 1814, brought a bid of $10,000 from Mr. A. Alexander, who thus acquired the statue. This exquisite work depicts a beautiful girl dancing to cymbals, a wreath of ivy in her hair and a ringlet on her shoulder. The statue is practically intact, as only the right arm has had to be repaired over time. The 16th-Century Polonaise
has had to be repaired over time. The 16th-Century Polonaise rug, eleven feet square, in the collection was sold for $5,000 to Mr. Charles London. It is one of the finest examples of the rare works of the sort belonging to that period. On a tan field, with a green flowered border, is woven a bold design of red and green lotus and leaf palmettes supported on angular creepers and emitting pairs of serrated fronds. Other lots excited bidding which also was brisk. Garage Murder Mystery Deepens in Southampton LONDON, Sunday.—Although much information has already been obtained by the police,
Sunday.—Although much information has already been obtained by the police, by no means full light has so far been shed upon the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Vivian Messiter. He was an area superintendent for the Wolf’s Head Oil Company and his body was found in a locked garage in Southampton. There was a bullet wound in the head. It is now learned that Messiter was of English birth and that he was born fifty-seven years ago in Wincanton (Somersetshire). At the age of sixteen he went to the United States, where he worked as an engineer until the
United States, where he worked as an engineer until the outbreak of the World War. He returned to Europe and fought, it is believed, in the British Army. Following the Armistice he returned to the United States and was employed in an engineering capacity. There is evidence that he was successful financially and that he was able to keep up a large establishment. He had been married and divorced. His daughter was killed in a motoring accident in the United States. Messiter returned to England last year and accepted the post with the Wolf company. In September he began work
post with the Wolf company. In September he began work and on October 30 he disappeared. With regard to his life immediately before his disappearance, there is mystery only heightened by the nature of the clues in the hands of the police. It is known that Messiter was often in the company of a younger man of slight build. It is thought also that he met this man on the day of his disappearance—the probable day of his death. It is known also that he was in secret communication with a woman in the United States and there is every
a woman in the United States and there is every reason to believe that this woman was not his former wife. THRONG AT AUTO SHOW ORDERED 24,000 CARS (Paris Times Spécial Cable) NEW YORK, Sunday. The "satiuration point" of the American automobile market—that specter which is supposed to haunt the dreams of manufacturers in the automotive industry—still appears to be reassuringly distant. This is the indication given today in the report of exhibitors, at the close of the New York Automobile Show in Grand Central Palace. The exhibitors reveal the fact that they booked a total of 24,000 orders for
fact that they booked a total of 24,000 orders for new cars during the week which the Automobile Show lasted. The figure is considered especially encouraging in view of the fact that the exhibitors made no particular effort to book orders, but merely showed new models with the idea that the resultant orders would come to their district representatives. LOUISIANA COURT DELAYS EXECUTION OF MRS. LE BŒUF NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana), Sunday.—A fifteen-day stay of execution has been granted by the State Supreme Court to Mrs. Ada Bonner Le Bœuf and Dr. Thomas E. Dreher. Justices of the Court previously had
Dr. Thomas E. Dreher. Justices of the Court previously had issued continuing orders with regard to the date of execution of the pair, originally sentenced to die on January 5 for the murder of Mrs. Le Bœuf’s husband. Mrs. Le Bœuf is now reported to have become insane. ON INSIDE PAGES.... The Cockneys of Provence. Page 2. A Ruler of Empire Communications. Page 2. Women of the English Bar. Page 3. Trends of Women's Fashions. Page 3. The Durant "Daily Contest" and Other Reports from World Capitals. Page 4. News of Sports Through the World. Page 5. Asians Aim at
of Sports Through the World. Page 5. Asians Aim at the Pole. Page 6. Surveys of Financial Events. Page 6. Racing Results. Page 6. TEAR BOMBS QUELL JAIL RIOT OVER FOOD (Paris Times Spécial Cable) PHILADELPHIA, Sunday.—An investigation is being held today in the State prison in Holmesburg (Pennsylvania) as a result of the "food riot" there yesterday in which several guards were injured. Fifteen hundred prisoners rioted in protest against the quality of the food supplied to them. Waiting until they were released from their cells for breakfast, the convicts set up the cry, "We want food!" and charged
convicts set up the cry, "We want food!" and charged their guards. Other guards arrived and threw tear bombs into the passageways, driving the rioters back to their cells by this means. Order was restored eventually and the many injured men were treated in the prison hospital. The investigating committee will determine if the prisoners were justified in their protest. FIRE THREATENS CAPITAL WASHINGTON, Sunday.—A serious fire broke out in the shopping district of this city yesterday. For a time it seemed as if the whole of the area bordered by Twelfth, Thirteenth, E and F Streets would be involved.
by Twelfth, Thirteenth, E and F Streets would be involved. Every available fireman was called but several hours passed before the flames were under control. "OSCAR" TO BUY HOTEL IN MAINE (Paris Times Spécial Cable) NEW YORK, Sunday.—Oscar Tschirky, "Oscar of the Waldorf," chef to two generations of America's elite, is to have his own hotel. Forced to find other work by the impending demolition in New York of the famous hotel where he has supervised the catering for nearly thirty years, Oscar is seeking to purchase a hotel at Bath (Maine). There he intends to carry on gastronomic traditions
Bath (Maine). There he intends to carry on gastronomic traditions which have made him celebrated in two hemispheres. King Maintains Steady Progress LONDON, Sunday.—No bulletin regarding the condition of the King is to be issued today. This fact is taken by the public as an additional reassurance of his slow but steady progress towards recovered health. Last evening it was made known that the King had passed another quiet day and that his condition was virtually unchanged. Lord Dawson of Penn visited the King this morning in company with Sir Stanley Hewett. Both physicians appeared satisfied with his condition. Sir
Stanley Hewett. Both physicians appeared satisfied with his condition. Sir Stanley has been attending the Queen also, because of a slight cold which is confining her to her apartment. The ailment is purely local and it is not considered serious enough to form the subject of special bulletins. Princess Mary, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester yesterday resumed hunting. The treatment of the King still includes the use of ultra-violet rays. His diet is continually being increased as he becomes able to absorb more nourishment. NEW EINSTEIN DISCOVERY German Scientific Academy to Publish Complement to Early Theory.
DISCOVERY German Scientific Academy to Publish Complement to Early Theory. BERLIN, Sunday.—Dr. Albert Einstein has presented to the Prussian Academy of Sciences the details of his latest scientific discovery, which is a sort of complement to the theory of relativity which he propounded several years ago. His new work will be made public in a fortnight. The scientific world is awaiting with interest the new work of Dr. Einstein which is expected to contain important suggestions and indications in the realm of abstract mathematics. SCIENTIFIC FARMER WILL ASSIST SOVIET (Paris Times Spécial Cable) NEW YORK, Sunday.—American methods of scientific and
Times Spécial Cable) NEW YORK, Sunday.—American methods of scientific and mechanical farming are to increase wheat crops in Soviet Russia, according to arrangements made by Mr. Thomas Albert Campbell, of Montana, with Soviet officials. Mr. Campbell, who specializes in farming vast tracts of wheat land with labor-saving machinery, sailed yesterday from this port in the French liner Ile-de-France, bound for Moscow. His success as a "scientific farmer" led to a request by a Soviet commission, which visited the United States recently, for his assistance in solving Russian grain problems. Development of 10,000,000 acres of wheat land in the steppe country
of 10,000,000 acres of wheat land in the steppe country of Russia is contemplated. The purchase and introduction of $100,000,000 worth of American agricultural machinery for farming under the project is under consideration, as well. BANDITS DEFY POLICE Brigands Despoil Motor Convoy Near Aleppo. JERUSALEM, Sunday.—It is learned from Aleppo that a force of mounted Syrian police has been driven off by bandits, who had previously attacked a convoy of motorcars. The bandits halted the eight cars and forced the occupants to give up all their possessions, even to their clothes. When the mounted police arrived, it was driven off
clothes. When the mounted police arrived, it was driven off by the bandits. (Paris Times Spécial) LONDON, Sunday.—Belief, inspired doubtless by hope, is current today in well-informed Salvationist quarters that General Bramwell Booth, the present leader of the Salvation Army, will accede to the request of a deputation from the High Council that he retire from office, retaining his title of General and continuing to enjoy the honors and dignities attached thereto. If the General refuses to retire, the High Council will be asked whether he is fit for office. A three-fourths majority would be necessary to make effective an
A three-fourths majority would be necessary to make effective an affirmative finding. If, however, he consents to retire, the Council is expected to proceed immediately with the election of his successor, for whom a majority of two-thirds of the delegates voting is sufficient. Reorganization Plans. The High Council heard the report yesterday of the deputation which waited on General Booth to announce the Council’s decision. Then the Council adjourned until tomorrow, but if the General's reply is delayed, a further adjournment until Tuesday may be expected. According to information received from those close to the Council, a vast scheme of
from those close to the Council, a vast scheme of reorganization of the Army is ready to be discussed, a scheme which is believed to have the support of the majority of the Council. This would make the Army self-governing in areas where it is strongest, with a central international committee to coordinate the weaker groups, and with a General over all. During the meeting yesterday, Staff-Captain Dr. Herbert Hart, who was secretary to the founder of the Army, drove up and asked to be allowed to submit a plan of reform to the meeting. He was not admitted to
of reform to the meeting. He was not admitted to the meeting. His proposal was that General Booth should be promoted to the rank of Field-Marshal, and that under him should be two Councils, one administrative and one advisory. After his failure, Dr. Hart declared that he was going tomorrow to Southwold (Suffolk) where General Booth is lying ill, in order to lay the scheme before him. CASES OF INFLUENZA INCREASE IN BERLIN (Paris Times Spécial Cable) YORK (Pennsylvania), Sunday.—William Hess, eighteen years old, must spend twenty years in prison for his part in the murder of Nelson Rehmeyer, a
for his part in the murder of Nelson Rehmeyer, a farmer and witchdoctor, for which crime John H. Blymyer, a rival practitioner in black magic, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. John Curry, fourteen years old, also has been found guilty by the jury in the York County Court, but has been recommended to mercy. On account of his youth, Curry may escape with a light sentence. Both Hess, who was sentenced yesterday, and Curry were under the sinister influence of Blymyer, one of the many witchdoctors practicing in this region of Pennsylvania. Both men, like thousands of their neighbors,
region of Pennsylvania. Both men, like thousands of their neighbors, believe firmly in voodooism and in the necromancy which is a survival of the medieval superstitions brought to York and neighboring counties by German settlers 150 years ago. Rehmeyer, who himself enjoyed considerable reputation as a worker in magic, was killed when he refused to surrender a lock of his hair which Blymyer insisted was necessary to break the spell which Rehmeyer had cast over him, and over the Hess family. Rehmeyer was knocked unconscious, bound to a chair, his clothing soaked with gasoline, and burned to death. It has
clothing soaked with gasoline, and burned to death. It has been suggested that Blymyer used the prevailing belief in witchcraft to engineer an attack on Rehmeyer for the purpose of robbery. YOUNG ACCEPTS OFFER TO HEAD U.S. DELEGATES Thomas Nelson Perkins Expected To Serve Also As Member of Committee of Experts. DENIAL BY PRESIDENT Mr. Coolidge Hastens Calm German Fears Roused by Misquotation of Him on Reparation Problem. BERLIN, Sunday.—A considerable increase in the number of cases of influenza is announced here by Dr. Hoffman, Director of the Public Health Service of Berlin. He reports 1,500 cases in the past
Service of Berlin. He reports 1,500 cases in the past week. Other estimates place the number of patients as high as one in every fifteen residents of the city. In general, most of the cases is serious. Children particularly are susceptible to the disease. The Red Cross has placed a dozen ambulances at the disposal of the city. As the hospitals are unable to receive any more patients, schools may be transformed into temporary hospitals. Outdoor workers have been ready victims of the epidemic because of the extremely cold weather. Influenza in Glasgow. GLASGOW, Sunday.—Public services here are seriously disorganized
Influenza in Glasgow. GLASGOW, Sunday.—Public services here are seriously disorganized by the epidemic of influenza. Seventy tramcars were unable to leave the sheds yesterday for lack of drivers. The epidemic is not of a virulent variety. AFGHAN REBELS NOW PROPOSE EXILE OF QUEEN (Paris Times Spécial) LONDON, Sunday.—Further demands are being made by the rebels in Afghanistan, who clearly are not satisfied with the considerable concessions already made to them by King Amanullah. Now some of them insist that Queen Sorayah be put away by the King and that her family be expelled from Afghanistan. Reports from Indian cities on
family be expelled from Afghanistan. Reports from Indian cities on the borders of Afghanistan indicate that in the opinion of the rebels the Queen (who was born in Syria) is responsible for many of the hated “Westernizing reforms” which the King has tried to introduce. It is recalled that she abandoned the veil on her European tour. If the rebels continue to press their demands on King Amanullah she may have to resume the veil, in any event, and return to the seclusion of purdah, which the King has tried in vain to abolish. Afghan officials abroad ridicule the very
in vain to abolish. Afghan officials abroad ridicule the very idea that the King would ever buy peace by agreeing to the exile of the Queen. The Afghan newspaper Aman-i-Afghan describes concessions already made by the King: “Afghan girls sent to Turkey to be educated are to be recalled, the purdah System is to be restored, conscription with drawals, women’s associations closed, and European dress discarded. Soldiers in future may become followers of holy men.” According to a report from Karachi, Aircraftsman Shaw (Colonel Lawrence) sailed for England from Bombay by the mail steamer yesterday, after travelling from Lahore by
by the mail steamer yesterday, after travelling from Lahore by aircraft. The Bolsheviks had asserted that he was leading the Shinwari insurgents in Afghanistan and the rumor had gained such credence that the Indian Government decided to send Lawrence home to England. FIGHT IN SENATE OF PACT REVIVE “ROUND ROBIN” FATHER SHOOTS BOOTLEGGER WHO SOLD LIQUOR TO GIRL LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas), Sunday. — Executing his own rough justice, F. E. Sullivan, a private citizen, took Prohibition enforcement into his own hands at a roadhouse near Camden. He fired four bullets into the body of Alex Hardin, proprietor of the resort,
into the body of Alex Hardin, proprietor of the resort, whom Sullivan accused of selling corn liquor to his fifteen-years-old daughter and to other students at the Camden High School. Sullivan was arrested. Hardin probably will die of his wounds. BOOTLEGGERS WORRIED AIR CRASH KILLS EIGHTH PHILADELPHIA, Sunday. — The aircraft accident near Middleton (Pennsylvania) the other day has claimed its eighth and last victim through the death here of Sergeant Conroy, of the United States Army. Seven other men traveling with him in the large tri-motored Army plane were killed at once when it dived to earth soon after
killed at once when it dived to earth soon after taking to the air. Lindbergh to inaugurate Cuba Canal Zone air line DETROIT (Michigan), Sunday.— The extradition of nineteen wealthy bootleggers of this city under indictment for bribing Customs officers and not taking refuge in Canada, appears possible following the announcement of the Canadian authorities that the extradition of those indicted for bribery is permissible, as opposed to offenses against the liquor laws. The bootleggers, who were secretly indicted after it was learned that Customs men and other American officials had been paid $2,000,000 in “graft,” are now living in
had been paid $2,000,000 in “graft,” are now living in temporary security in Windsor (Ontario). (Paris Times Spécial Cable) WASHINGTON, Sunday. — The chances of the Pact of Paris coming early to a vote in the United States Senate, and of its securing ratification when it is acted upon, appear less bright today, following the announcement of Senatorial opponents of the Pact that they have secured twenty signatures to a “round robin” demanding an interpretation of the Treaty by the United States. The “round robin,” the first circulated in the Senate since the Treaty of Versailles was the subject of
Senate since the Treaty of Versailles was the subject of bitter debate in that body, is believed to have been organized by Senator Moses, of New Hampshire and Senator Bingham, of Connecticut, following Senator Reed’s fiery denunciation of the Pact on Friday. Thirty-three signatures are necessary to prevent ratification without interpretation. Senator Curtis, who is still Republican floor leader, hopes to obtain a vote on the Pact next week. It is now assured that President-elect Hoover will call a special session of Congress to deal with the question of farm relief and that he will do so soon after his
relief and that he will do so soon after his inauguration on Mardi 4. Tariff revision is another matter which would be discussed by the special session which, it is believed, will assemble about April 15. After two days of debate, the House has passed the Pennsylvania reapportionment of representation in the House of Representatives, based on population of the States. Reapportionment, which has been avoided by Congress for twenty years, would affect twenty-seven States. BOLSHEVISTS REPEAT PROPOSAL FOR PACT WARSAW, Sunday.—A Soviet note replying to the Polish demurrer at a proposed ratification of the Briand-Kellogg Pact immediately, as between