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a proposed ratification of the Briand-Kellogg Pact immediately, as between the two countries, has been received by M. Zaleski, the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs. In this new Note, the Soviet Government declares itself “unable to understand” the conditions laid down by Poland in her reply to the first offer, namely, consultation by Poland with other Baltic States and with Rumania. The Soviet Note now points out that the original Soviet invitation to Poland contained a clause declaring that any other State could adhere to the suggested protocol, and that Russia had expressed the desire that her other neighbors should
Russia had expressed the desire that her other neighbors should so adhere. Soviet Russia is described as willing that Rumania should adhere to the protocol, but the Government in Moscow declares itself unable to understand why the fact that other countries have not ratified the Pact yet should stand in the way of its ratification as between Poland and Russia. FOR NEW AMERICAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON, Sunday. — The American Legation to China is to be elevated to the status of an Embassy as soon as the matter can be arranged officially. NEW YORK, Sunday.—Colonel Charles Lindbergh has accepted a new
officially. NEW YORK, Sunday.—Colonel Charles Lindbergh has accepted a new task for the furtherance of commercial aviation. On February 4 he will fly the first aircraft on a mail and passenger route between Havana (Cuba) and the Panama Canal Zone. Thereafter he will act as an advisor to the Pan-American Airways Company, which is inaugurating the service. GERMAN BEAUTY IS DYING FROM OVERDOSE OF VERONAL Pastor Once Acquitted of Murder Is Silent on Burning of His Church An ancient feud of “Fighting Parson” Recalled by Police in Texas Investigating Fire. BERLIN, Sunday.—Countess Funfkirchen, a famous German beauty, is lying at
BERLIN, Sunday.—Countess Funfkirchen, a famous German beauty, is lying at death’s door in a hospital here following an overdose of veronal. She was found by her maid lying unconscious across her bed late in the afternoon. There is no hope of recovery. FORT WORTH (Texas), Sunday.— “I will accuse no one,” said the Rev. J. Frank Norris today when questioned as to his theory of the burning of the First Baptist Church here, of which he is pastor. A long and tangled skein of enmity and intrigue, resulting from a killing months ago to which the pastor confessed, is recalled
killing months ago to which the pastor confessed, is recalled by the authorities in connection with the fire which occurred yesterday. Because of his frequent attacks from his pulpit, both on the city administration and on the private characters of persons whom he held out as examples in warning against immorality, the Rev. Mr. Norris became known as the “Fighting Parson.” During a quarrel resulting from one such campaign in 1926, he shot Mr. D. E. Chipps, a wealthy lumberman, in the study of his parsonage. He was acquitted of the charge of murder when he alleged self-defense. The trial
the charge of murder when he alleged self-defense. The trial caused the town of Fort Worth to split into two factions, the “pro-Norris” and the “anti-Norris.” The consequent publicity added even more to the prosperity of the First Baptist Church, to which the sensational methods of the pastor had attracted large congregations long before the murder case. Many citizens of Fort Worth refused to accept his acquittal as just, and bitter feeling has smoldered since, bursting occasionally into controversy upon some new charge made by the pastor against his enemies. Many persons are wondering today whether the refusal of the
Many persons are wondering today whether the refusal of the Rev. Mr. Norris to comment on the fire means that he actually has no suspicions as to a possible incendiary or that he has been chastened by what he nevertheless considered to be the false accusation of murder brought against himself. (Paris Times Spécial Cable) WASHINGTON, Sunday. — Mr. Coolidge has made haste to deny the statement attributed to him that the chief work of the Committee of Experts is to fix the total sum of German reparations, “since the amount of annual payment, or 2,500,000,000 marks, has already been
amount of annual payment, or 2,500,000,000 marks, has already been decided upon.” President Coolidge insists that this statement, attributed to him and known here to have been quoted widely in the German Press, is not accurate. What he wished to say was that the time has come when Germany is entitled to know the exact total sum she is to be called upon to pay, and that the Committee of Experts will doubtless consider this the main object of their meeting. The President denied the implication that his declaration was virtually an expression of policy which the American delegates must
virtually an expression of policy which the American delegates must follow. These delegates, as America hopes will be the case with the experts of the other nations participating, will go into the conference untrammelled by instructions from their Government. Mr. Young Accepts. Mr. Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of directors of the General Electric Company, has accepted the invitation of the Reparations Commission and the German Government to be chief of the American delegation of experts. Mr. Young's decision to lend his experience and skills in settling the difficult problem of indemnity has caused the greatest satisfaction here,
difficult problem of indemnity has caused the greatest satisfaction here, as it is understood to have done abroad. It is reported on good authority that Mr. Thomas Nelson Perkins, of Boston, has accepted the post of junior member of the delegation. The selection of Mr. Young is seen as a victory for Mr. Parker Gilbert, the Agent-General for Reparation Payments, who is now in Washington. Another victory for Mr. Gilbert is his success in assuring the United States Government that there is no need to revise the method of reparations payments, in which attitude he has been backed up by
payments, in which attitude he has been backed up by a committee of bankers. These latter have assured the Government that the United States could not absorb the amount of bonds necessary to bring about commercialization now of the German debt. It is believed that the State Department would permit the flotation of a small quantity of German bonds in America—not more than $1,000,000,000—and would even encourage purchases of these securities. Mr. Young, however, will be instructed to inform the Experts’ Committee that commercialization on a large scale is impossible. The protest heard in Germany upon the misquotation of President
The protest heard in Germany upon the misquotation of President Coolidge’s remarks is taken here to mean that the Germans will go to Paris on February 4 with the intention of obtaining a reduction of the amount of German annual payments. As France is thought likely to oppose such a reduction, it is felt in Washington that the situation will call for diplomatic rather than financial skill, and for that reason the selection of Mr. Young to head the American delegation is accounted most gratifying. OIL OFFICIAL FIGHTS EFFORTS TO OUST (Paris Times Spécial Cable) CHICAGO, Sunday.—The campaign of Mr.
OUST (Paris Times Spécial Cable) CHICAGO, Sunday.—The campaign of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, jr., to prevent re-election of Colonel Robert W. Stewart as Chairman of the Board of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana—because of the latter’s connection with the Teapot Dome oil scandal—is being countered by an equally determined effort to remain on the part of Colonel Stewart. The 16,000 employees of the Indiana company who are stockholders have been asked to give their proxies for the purpose of re-electing Colonel Stewart in March. He was re-elected to the chairmanship last year in spite of the disapproval shown already
chairmanship last year in spite of the disapproval shown already at that time by the Rockefeller interests, which once held supreme control of Indiana Standard Oil. Colonel Stewart has denied that the present request for proxies supporting him, which follows the sending of a letter by Mr. Rockefeller to all directors asking proxies to oust the chairman, is a personal move of his. Such a move to retain executives is made by company officials before each election, according to him. BOMB WRECKS CHICAGO STORE CHICAGO, Sunday.—The police is investigating the bombing yesterday of a cigar store in the Loop district
bombing yesterday of a cigar store in the Loop district of Chicago. The store, which was wrecked, is believed to have been a gambling resort. The outlook of THE PARIS TIMES will be based on reason, bonds of reflection, on sympathy tempered by knowledge, on conjoint effort developed by experience, and, above all things, on independence fortified by honesty of purpose and the desire to serve. —From the editorial in the first number of THE PARIS TIMES. Writer dissects every subtlety, neurotic and otherwise. Also he has less space in which to do it. Perhaps 1929 will see the beginning
which to do it. Perhaps 1929 will see the beginning of the return of the pendulum, and bring novelists who are content with a few broad types, drawn with deliberation and spaciousness. SURTOUT RATES. THE PARIS TIMES is sold at ONE YEAR, 250fr; SIX MONTHS, 125fr; THREE MONTHS, 62fr; ONE MONTH, 15fr. Remittance is in French. Subscribers may have THE PARIS TIMES sent to them while traveling at no extra cost. WILKINS' DECISION The decision of Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins to return to civilisation after completing the first phase of his explorations in the Antarctic will be hailed everywhere as
his explorations in the Antarctic will be hailed everywhere as a wise one. Captain Wilkins has accomplished his immediate objective. To remain longer and to attempt more hazardous flights with his meager equipment would be tempting fate and inviting disaster. Wise indeed is the explorer who knows the limit of his capabilities and is willing to risk censure, or, what is worse, popular apathy, to return home without any spectacular achievement to his credit. Captain Wilkins has not spent a long time in the Antarctic, but he has accomplished much in that short time, more, in fact, than could have
in that short time, more, in fact, than could have been accomplished in two years by the old methods. He introduced the airplane to Antarctica, in itself a momentous achievement. He made hazardous flights over some of the worst territory in the world during the course of which he established that Graham’s Land is not part of the Antarctic Mass, but a separate island, divided from Antarctica by a body of water which he has named Stefansson Strait, after his old chief. When one considers the scant resources at the disposal of Wilkins—he does not even possess a ship of
disposal of Wilkins—he does not even possess a ship of his own, his plane number two and his personnel five—the results of his work are remarkable. A less cautious explorer might continue making flights from Deception Island, despite its unsuitability. An aviator more rash than Hubert Wilkins would make an attempt to reach the South Pole, and the glory which would be attached to such a man exploit. Wilkins deliberates against these temptations and leaves the field free to the Byrd expedition, until such time as he has the necessary equipment and has found a suitable base from which to
equipment and has found a suitable base from which to continue his work of charting the unknown. American Comment. "The farmers who need immediate relief are those who drive forty miles to hear a speech about their woes and are unable to find parking space."—Publisher’s Syndicate. "Feeding the office seekers in time of peace will tax Mr. Hoover more than Belgium or Poland did in time of war."—Springfield Republican. "Again contesting the assurance that the wets are to be smitten hip and thigh; the former, at least, is a singularly vulnerable point."—Cincinnati Times Star. "In preventing war between Bolivia and
vulnerable point."—Cincinnati Times Star. "In preventing war between Bolivia and Paraguay, the League of Nations spent $28,000 in cablegrams and telegrams—but it was dirt cheap at that."—Milwaukee Journal. "A scientist tells us that through chemical treatment trees will soon be available for human food. He may be right, and we’ll stick to the steaks."—Houston Post-Dispatch. British Comment. The Observer considers that the vote by the French Chamber of confidence in the policy of M. Poincaré has removed one of the immediate obstacles to the meeting of the Committee of Experts to consider again the question of German Reparation, but it
to consider again the question of German Reparation, but it considers also there is still danger that the delegates will be hampered in their task because of the difficulties experienced in deciding the extent of their powers. The experts, it holds, must be left free to consider the problem as a whole and should not be restricted to discussion of the possibility of commercializing the debt, which is the point of view adopted by the French. In referring to the proposed construction of a tunnel under the English Channel, the Observer says: "We tell Ministers that opinion is sick of
Observer says: "We tell Ministers that opinion is sick of no-no policies. It will not wait till the clouds roll by. It looks for the full constructive programme, of which the electricity scheme, new ancient history, was the promise. The tunnel is an essential item. Let it be taken seriously in hand while there is yet time, before the polls bring the nemesis which waits on Governments that have missed their chance." Referring to the recent events in Yugoslavia, the Sunday Times writes: "King Alexander and his advisers would do well to remember that liberty in small things is a
well to remember that liberty in small things is a policy that gives the most satisfaction to the masses. No one will envy the King in the task that he has assumed, but he has certainly proved his courage, for failure would mean disaster." MORE BOOKS THAN EVER The year 1928 was a record year in the book-publishing world, not only in the United States, but in France, in Britain and probably in most other countries of the world. The British Publisher’s Circular records that the number of new books and new editions in 1928 was 14,399, an increase of
and new editions in 1928 was 14,399, an increase of 589 over the previous year, which also was a record year. It is interesting to note that of the total, 3,529 were books of fiction. Thus today one book in every four is a novel. Those who hold that fiction has had its days have to reckon with the indisputable fact that more novels are written and read every year. And the charge, so often leveled, that the modern reader of fiction is a mere seeker after mental diversion, indifferent to quality, must be abandoned, for the statistics show that
to quality, must be abandoned, for the statistics show that for every two new novels published last year, three older ones were reprinted. The public evidently was reading—or at least buying—old and tried favorites rather than new aspirants for popularity. This may be taken as a direct reflection on the quality of the modern novel. The public is not pleased with the present trend of fiction. Therefore, the wise novelist will realize the change in taste, and set out to find what he lacks. It is not craftsmanship, the general high level of which is surprising. In all probability, it
high level of which is surprising. In all probability, it is humanity. Contrasted with Charles Dickens or Jane Austen, the outlook of the modern novelist is shallow. There is a large portion of nastiness. There is the novel written only to shock, as there is that which describes unpleasant complexes. These open no windows of the soul, as did the works of the great masters. Even if it be claimed that the writers were influenced by their public, that cannot hold good today, for the public has become fickle toward its former favorites. Either they must change their style and
its former favorites. Either they must change their style and their subjects or they will be forced to the wall. Perhaps in only one department of literature has the world reason to be satisfied today. There is not only a marked increase of interest in biography, but the whole method of treatment in this branch of literary expression has altered and improved out of knowledge. So much is this so that the commonest charge of modern criticism is that biographies are becoming as entertaining as the older works of fiction while novels are becoming as portentously dull and long-winded as
while novels are becoming as portentously dull and long-winded as the older forms of biography. It would seem almost as if the biographers of today are studying Jane Austen, while the novelists are losing themselves in Freud. The difficulty is that the world has changed, partly by education but more by machinery—since that includes transit—and the novelists of today do not draw from the same model as did the Victorians. Their period was more colored but less complex. The modern French Comment. The discussion in the Chamber of Deputies, which resulted in a vote of confidence "for M. Poincaré and
resulted in a vote of confidence "for M. Poincaré and his cabinet," continues to elicit comment in the press of Paris. The Independent Petit Journal is convinced that the Poincaré-Herriot Ministry was wrecked before completion of its task. "We have returned, as the session of Friday has shown, to battle formation," the Petit Journal continues. "France is being weakened by division. But this is not the fault of M. Poincaré." "The Radicals and the Socialists, happily finding themselves together in the pole, have formed a sort of Cartel of Opposition," according to the Conservative Gaulois. "The Radicals have no doctrine.
according to the Conservative Gaulois. "The Radicals have no doctrine. They desire Power only for the profits it carries with it, for the pleasure of exercising it and to oppress the French, who do not think as they do, of placing themselves and their friends above the law." "Radicalism is dead," says the Conservative Figaro. "There are only two great parties left, the Socialists and the Nationalists. The vote of January 11 marks a historical date. It is the end of combinations of the center parties and of the dreams of concentration." The Royalist Action Française finds that the long
of concentration." The Royalist Action Française finds that the long speech by M. Poincaré, aside from its excellent rhetoric, was disappointing. "Actions speak louder than words," it adds, "despite the optimistic language of M. Poincaré." German Comment. The enthusiastic reception given in Athens to the Italian Under-Secretary of State, Signor Grandi, whose purpose is to bring about the conclusion of a pact of non-aggression between Greece and Turkey, draws comment in Berlin from the Lokal Anzeiger. It declares: "Italian diplomacy is trying to close the circle which Italy is trying to establish around Yugoslavia with the aid of a series
to establish around Yugoslavia with the aid of a series of pacts of friendship and alliance, of which Rome and Budapest would form the principal hinges." Commenting on the vote of confidence obtained in the Chamber of Deputies by M. Poincaré, the French Premier, the Vossische Zeitung says that "the vote is not a victory for M. Poincaré, for he has against him all the votes of the Left." The Berliner Tageblatt says that "the question of confidence has been resolved not by conviction but by arithmetical rules." Vorwärts declares that "M. Poincaré has obtained a respite only in view
that "M. Poincaré has obtained a respite only in view of the forthcoming international consultations." THE GOURMET PASCAL, OF MARSEILLE. "Friendship Bridge" CURRENT HISTORY TOLD IN CARTOONS BUILT BY MARINES IN CHINA South African Comment. Discussing the situation which has developed with regard to German and South African trade relations, the Johannesburg Star says: "We believe that there is an important difference between the new treaty and the Anglo-German Treaty of 1924, as the 1924 Treaty specifically excludes from the agreement any Imperial preference Great Britain may grant at any time, whereas the draft treaty drawn up by the Union
time, whereas the draft treaty drawn up by the Union Government merely debars Germany from claiming those Imperial preferences which already exist. ...It may be necessary to make similar treaties with other countries—France and America for instance. This renders it all the more desirable that our first treaty with a foreign country should not establish an unfortunate precedent that may create serious difficulties for ourselves and the rest of the Empire." The name of Marseilles is one beloved of the Gourmet. As the center of the gastronomically opulent Provence, Marseilles bases her claim to fame as much on her culinary
bases her claim to fame as much on her culinary specialties as she does on the extensive commerce of her wharves or the traditional honor of her Canebière. Cuisine of Provence stands apart from that of the rest of France. It draws its sources from a region of a different character, bathed in sunlight different from that of the other provinces. Swept by the mistral and lapped by the waters of the Mediterranean, Provence produces the fruits and vegetables of the near East. Provençal cooks have at their disposal plenty to exercise their talent. The inhabitants have adhered closely, in
to exercise their talent. The inhabitants have adhered closely, in the age which has too little reverence for the past, to the customs of their forefathers insofar as matters of the kitchen are concerned. Thus Marseilles offers a rare wealth of regional cooking. Take, for instance, the venerable house of Pascal. From obscure origins one hundred and twenty-five years ago it has come down from father to son into the able hands of M. Octave Lambert-Pascal, the present proprietor. At the beginning of last century, old Mother Pascal—that is, the great-grandmother of the family—was the owner of a little eating
great-grandmother of the family—was the owner of a little eating house where visitors gathered in the one room—the kitchen—to taste Provençal specialties such as even then only a grandmother could prepare. It was in 1823 that Mère Pascal moved to what seemed likely to become a new and busy quarter, few streets away from the Vieux Port. The restaurant stands there today. It is reached from the quay by a side-street cumbered with the stalls of fishwives. In the evening the day’s catch is spread out in all its rich variety and you have to pick your way through sea-urchins,
variety and you have to pick your way through sea-urchins, crabs, lobsters and even small squids. The “Friendship Bridge” built by United States Marines over a creek in the little village of Peit'ang, along the Peiping-Tientsin highway, has started a series of road improvements along the whole eighty-mile motorroad. The bridge was built under the direction of General Smedley Butler, commanding the Marines, who noticed the poor, shaky planks which had to serve the inhabitants of Peit'ang and all who passed through the village. The United States Marines stationed in Tientsin undertook to build a substantial wooden bridge, which was
Tientsin undertook to build a substantial wooden bridge, which was then presented to the inhabitants of Peit'ang as an expression of international goodwill. At the ceremonies on the occasion of the formal opening of the bridge to traffic, General Shang Chen thanked General Butler and his men and offered to continue the good work by repairing the whole highway from Peiping to Tientsin if General Butler would be so good as to loan the Chinese troops the use of foreign machinery and would assign some Marine engineers to supervise the work. This General Butler agreed to do. Paper from Sugar