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achievements of 1912 in review a PEOPLE PREPARED FOR NAVAL EXPENDITURES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS CENTER OF INTEREST 4( hi tax- ROYAL FAMILY OF IiOLLAND WHERE MOSES SPOKE ON SINAI FOR GERMANS TO PAY GREAT ACHIEVEMENT OF YEAR JUST ENDED 'l J' SuccessfuT Revolution in Balk-. an States and. Advancement of Aerial Science Favored, JAII. 17; LOAN ii Example of India and Canada Defraying Share of Britain's Premier Poincaire Willing to Run but, He Is Considered Invaluable as 'Premier, Naval Expense Causes.Fear erv iIiiOeN BURDENS SAVANTS PRESIDE! MORE ARSHIPS SEVERA 1 ill By Paul Pierre Rienau. (By the international Mews Jan.

What was man's By Frederick Werner, Berlin, Jan, 4. It is with a certain fr I- if -Photograph copyright by Underwood Underwood. The cross marks the spot on Mount Sinai, where Moses stood when delivering the Ten Commandments to the children of Israel. Wilhelmlna, the beloved queen ip! the, 5 Nctherlands fcer consort, Prince Henry of. Mecklenburg-Schweriri, and their, daughter, Juliana Wilhel-miria, born April 30, .1909.

The young Princes or Orange, a she is knowrt officially, will the throne occupied by her mother, unless a spit and heir, to the reigning house born. MEETS STRANGE MAN 5-YEAR-OLD WEARS DIAMOND BRACELET TERRIBLE DEATH (Br th luttmatlwMl New Jan, 4. Five hundred nn.1 eighty-seven members of the chamber'; of deputies and 300 senators will as- semble' in the palace at Versailles on Jsnuary 17, to; elect a president of France for the, next seven years.4 It ts contrary to; tradition Sot a president to accept a second term. Hence Presi dent Fallleres will not be a candidate. Leon Bourgeois, former prime minis-.

ter and actual minister of labor, who. until recently, was the most prominent candidate, is also out of 'the race. II 1 refused point blank, alleging Infirmities as the cause. Raymond actual prime minister, and minister of -foreign affairs, has agreed to run, but tne enter, objection to tnis is tnat wimc -to the disturbed European conditions he cannot desert his present post, even for mo more ornamental one 01 cnier mag istrate of France. This is the feeling" of the nation, especially as he has shown himself one of Europe's greatest statesmen since the commencement of the Turko-Balkan trouble.

The' name of General Lyaudy, recently elected to the French Academy and famous as an administrator in 21 0- rocco, Is1 mentioned, but the republio in not favorable to electing generals the presidency, nor even to making them ministers of Emll Combes, former prime minister, Is making frantic efforts to be a can-s didate, but the spirit, of dissension which enabled hinL-tol become- premier has completely disappeared from France since the German emperor made the Agadir demonstration-. Olemeaeeau Is Possibility, Eliminate the foregoing and there remain the following candidates; George Clemenceau, former prime minister; Alexander Rlbot, former prime minis- -ter: Antolna Dubost nresldent Of the senate; Paul Deschanel, president Of the chamber Of deputies." 'i'yJXi Clemenceau i in bis seventy-second year, and Rlbot In his seventy-first. Age will not militate against them for, as 82-year-old Henri Bocheforte re- marks, "The chief duties of the pre.ti- dent of Franco are to draw his salary of 260,000, give an occasional reception at the Klysee now and then, shooting parties at Rambouillet, sign documents whlah no nna ever reads and Inauaurata statues of' celebrities." It Is interesting to note that both Ihe leading candidates married American wives. Clemenceau married Miss Mary Plummer of Connecticut, and Rlbot, Miss Mary Burch of Chicago: The feel-, lng against Clemenceau is that he is too much a party man, and the. tendency in France Is to elect a safe rather than a brilliant president.

Ribot is a senator, academician, a former prime minister and man of great distinction, so that the former Miss Mary Burch has at least a good fighting chance of being the first lady of France for the next seven years. w- At present the corrtestra closest be- tween Antolne Dubost, president of the senate, and Paul Deschanel, president a times France has given the presidency to the president of the senate. Dubost t.aa MtnV Afflr 1m'- hf tlMII president of the senate for the last six years and will be 69 years old next April, Deschanel Is Tonngest Candidate. Paul Deschanel, though S5, is the youngest of all the candidates, except. Premier Poincaire, who Is only 52..

He" Inherits his strong republicanism; for he was born in where his father and Vlotor Hugo, were in exile" for denouncing Napoleon III when he V. unKlli. 1, 1 uvariuruau uia-icvuuuu umi ucuuj, ed. Deschanel Is an academician, a learned author, a graceful writer and a speaker of almost classical finish. Should" Deschanel be elected by a larfee majority to the presidency of the eham- ber of deputies at the election which will take place three days before that of the president.

It Is certain he will be the nexoccupant of the Elysee pal ace. Which Side the Socialists will take in the presidential election is explained as follows by Jean Jaures, their elo-1 quent leader: "i'-y "There are 72 Socialist members In the chamber of deputies, If we have not 73 more in the senate, It Is be-, cause senators are not elected directly by the people. We don't expect to elect a Socialist president Nevertheless, we will cast the first vote for one of our class. Then, when, outside of us, -feverish competition will be raging, we, excluded and excommunicated, will examine tranquilly the field of battle and without doubt our compact forcewlll decide the day. The revenge we will take will be that we will think solely of the welfare of the republic and' France.

Our votes shall be cast him who will give us the greatest guarantee of democracy, social progress, peace and electoral Justice." BOSTON GIRL CAPTURES PARIS BY WHISTLING (By the International 'w SerrlcM Paris, Jan. 4. Mrs. Arthur Waldo Dewey of Boston has captured Paris with her whistling and with-her lace gown which cost more than 240OO. Mrs.

Dewey Is the pretty wife of Arthur Waldo Dewey, cousin and friend of the admiral. She is very versatile and sings, aot and plevs on the violin and piano as well as whistles. At eight years she was an accomplished pianist. Her capture of Paris has been in her capacity as a whistler. Five thousand people cheered her to the echo la the Balls jda Agrloulteurs.

When she began to whistle the audience was Interested merely In her beau tiful lace gown, but when she finished thoy kept cheering as if she were candidate for the presidency, of the republic. Her whistling conquered in spite of the gown wtflch won flrat prl)i-at the Brussels' exIUblUoh. Such a gown was never seen before the Salle de Agrloulteurs and such whi UtaK was never heard, "Madame, you are on the proffram tt whistle That, Is an Insult irr 1 oinra singers andwe duti'lJi l'-' "Pviiiaps you will when 1 Kiv 1 -Ished," said Mrs. Jhwy, eiil I M.rSi-. Pewey htr on the.

plno. -81m pl-iys hhihm She oompoNee and r'' .1 court JourriHl I her pea if. feeling of anxiety, which we did Hot feel a week ago, that we are now looking forward, to what tli new year may bring In. the shape of new tax burdens. When the announcements" were, madi, first that India end then Canada were Toting to pay their, share of England's I increasing naval botden; the; flrt feeling, hero waif one, o( Immense rillet.

Jhe. German feople as a wholo nuther wish hop believe In the necessity nf 'the war with Great Britain, which it always being; used by our Jingoes i convenient pretext for adding to our navy. And with these hew devetop-ments In view, people all over the coui-, try. felt that now even the government must realize the; moment, has come when rivalry in navy building must end and When Germany could Stop without loss of dignity. It seems, however, that we have made a mistake, and that the government Intends to go on building Dips faster.

than People Are Prepared. In the most blunt manner the semiofficial press Is beginning to prepare the people for what they may expect, and, what is more, the government evidently does not Intend to wait for the sanction of the relchatag to increase the naval expenses beyond those provided for in the budget, placing the legislators face to face with an accomplished fact in the way of new vessels and tell the relchstag that they have got to be paid for. With Btsmarcklan openness, the inspired part of the press Informs us that the present International situation is such that the sound old German financial principle of "no fresh expendi ture not covered by revenue," must bt thrown tft-ihe winds. It Is hinted that the new property tax may produce a greater euplus than anticipated and that this new revenue may bo used to meet the extra naval and military expenses. But the same press seems to have forgotten entirely that the government Is In honor bound to use the new revenue to make possible a reduction In the surar duty.

Evidently there are breakers ahead but so far we do not know exactly what the government Intends to do. Certain It is, however, that the army also is to be greatly strengthened, far beyond what was considered necessary a few months ago, and that new imperial taxes are to be Imposed, so evidently 1911 is going to be a bad year, IS. WALDORF ASTOR OF American Born Woman Very Popular in Husband's Constituency. (By the International New Serrtet.) London, Jan. 4.

The good people of Plymouth are looking forward to a long visit from Mrs. Waldorf Astor early In the new year. She is immensely popular In her husband's constituency and likes being at her house in Eliot Terrace on the Hoe, as she says Devonshire reminds her of her native Virginia. Mrs. Astor went to Plymouth immediately on her return from Virginia, where she spent six weeks with her father, and would have been there for Christmas but was called up to St James Square to nurse her husband, who la suffering from influenea.

She made five speeches in two days during her stay and opened the Francis Astor Nursery, which she lias presented to the town. It is named after her boy, who, In his turn, is named after Sir Francis Drake. Mrs. Astor is quite the queen of Ply- tmouth and is surrounded by a crowd herever she goes. One of her reoent quoted sayings is: I sometimes bear people complain i.n they have money and don't know what to do with It, Why don't they spend it? There is always plenty of good work to be done, and to me the only pleasure of having money Is to be able to do something for other people," BASEBALL STAR IS A' SUCCESS AS SINGER -v-aaVw WV MMI iVt tin of Tennessee has developed from a UBBBuuii iieuuer 111 America to a lyric artist in Paris.

He began playing ball in Cedar Rapids and later, as Sammy Strang, played with the Chicago team. In 1905 he played with the New York Giants, being one of the greatest pinch hitters. He used to cheer the team with song and got the reputation of having a good vnintt TTuvlnar hurt hla lac. ukuiv farls and' studied singing with Osoar im can as JlCZKe, lorder to get money enough to pursue studies without asking his rich fata-he coached the West Point team. his training West Point won Us game four years in succession from 8 navy team.

In February Mr. Nlcklin will visit his home town, Chattanooga, and in March he will Woach the West Point team for the last time. GREAT CATHEDRAL IN' DANGER OF COLLAPSING Berlin, Jan. 4. The famous Cathedral of Btrassburg is sinking.

Architects from the capital of Alsace teport that the great edifies with its celebrated clockwork shows 'serious tears and cracks along the northern pillar. Architect Knaught has decided to place Iron bandages around the threatened parta When cathedral was built to 1298 walla were erected upon the old Roman foundations which Mated upon a layer earth' that vat not stamped down, in some places It has Just J)een discovered, the foundation have sunk nearly ten Inches. covered a substance mora sensitive to wireless wttvea than any now In use ami hftW ected receiving apparatus which does away with all outer wires iind J1UEN PL highest achievement In the past year? What may we confidently ex nee to be Ills greatest achievement during the new year? The London bureau of The Journal has received many interesting replies to these questions from leaders of thought and perejns foremost in various walks of life throughout Europe. Lord Wearsdale, ono of England's leading art connoisseurs, trustee -of the National Portrait gallery and president of the Interparliamentary union, A century of peace between English (peaking races Is no mean record. May the new century now opening witness an even more comprehensive mainte nance of International concert Inspired by the example of Great Britain and the United States of America is my message from the old world to the new.

Bir Gilbert Parker writes: Man's highest achievement In the year 1912 was the localization of a Balkan war, which, had it occurred 20 years ago, would have been an European conflagration, not a Balkan blase. Max Nordeau writes from Paris: In my opinion the highest achievements of man during 1912 were the extension of European culture to European Turkey, Morocco and Libia, with Cyrenalca and the passing of the bill by both houses of British parliament for the establishing of at least the principle of a minimum salary, which means an important step toward social justice. In the next year I hope to see the president-elect, Mf. Wilson, successfully wrestle with the great trust powers and begin to free the people of America from their yoke. Israel Zangwlll, less hopeful writes: Man's highest achievement last year cannot be a matter of opinion, the aeroplane societies surely keep their record Of ascents.

Man's lowest achievement is also unquestionable the use of the aeroplane in war. I have no hope that sufficient airmen will be killed next year to save humanity from this crowning horror. Rev. F. B.

Meyer, who may be described as the Dr. Parkhurst of London, writes: Man's greatest achievement in the past year was the completa mastery of the air. In the next year let us hope that be will master the time-long passion to settle disputes by the arbitrament of force, Mme. 01 ga Novlkoff, the Russian political writer, says: My opinion Is that the highest achievement in the present year was the Balkan Christians' victory over their Mohammedan oppressors, and that Its guarantee by the great powers la that which we may most earnestly hope for in the present year. Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor of the gun which has probably killed more human beings than any war machine of modern times, writeei The greatest achievement of last year was, without question, the development of flying machines anddlrlglble balloons.

Herr Ballln, director general of the Hamburg-American- line, and a personal friend of Emperor William of Germany, writes: I have the honor to state that in my opinion the greatest achievement in the past year has been the preservation of peace among the great powers of Europe and the greatest achievement to be hoped for in the new year is the continuation of peace. Otto Ernest, thinker and philosopher, and one of Germany's famous authors, writes: I cannot tell you what is the greatest achievement of mankind In the past year. An achievement to be hoped for in the new year, one that really seems attainable within the next 12 months, would be a certain cure for tuberculosis or cancer, or both. Tom Mann, labor leader who recently served a term in jail for urging soldiers not to shoot strikers, writes: The year 1212 witnessed efforts rn America and Europe showing growing oetennination aDiiuy on tne part oi the workers to realize the need of the times and to act accordingly and more fully than ever before. This, to my mind, was achievement of the year.

ocean. Coming under one management, however araahUiotola.tha-iuapltala, the druff stores, the laundries, the food stores, the clothing 'establishments, tn; electrlo light and cold storage plants, and the thousand and one other departments where the worker buys his eup-pliea, 1 i When the United States first started Young Daughter of South African JVIillionaire Makes Lavish Display, (Br the Interoitlonal Nirs Scrrlot.) Jan, 4. Many people have wondered lately, who the, pretty five-year-old, falrrhalred girl is who drives about in a gorgeous automobile, accompanied by a coal black Kaffir nurse. She is the youngest daughter of Solly Joel, the South African millionaire who, with Ms-wife, has so long unsuccessfully attempted to storm the doors of society. If Mr.

and Mrs. Joel are not received the best society, they cannot be prevented from spending money in a way which, perhaps, would not be considered good taste by others. For instance, the little girl in question has been manicured twice a week since she was three years old. Around her neck she wears a rope of pearls which cost her father $25,000, and around her little wrist a bracelet of perfect DeBeers diamonds. Most people who have seen the rope pearls around the chubby neck take them for beads, because they cannot imagine any child being allowed to carry a fortune about in this way, but her eldest sister has a rope of pearls which cost five times as much as the baby's.

Jack Joel's brother won the Derby With Sun Star, hut li nnt mmV-A dine with tha king at the usual Derby Using a modified Wlt-AtaM ralvlnr instrument a French scientist has beep able to detect thunder, storma more than suv mues distant. 7 Early Date Set to Get Diplomatic Function Out of the Way, (By the International News Berrtce.) London, Jan, 4. The announcement that the first court will be held Febru ary 7 has taken every ono by surprise. Never before has the first court of the season been held so early. Jit is -evl dent such a great crush is expected that the king wishes to get the first or diplomatic court over as soon as possible.

Those who wiah to attend one of the early courts must send in their namea at once to Lord Chamberlain. As trade Is an enormous number of provincial presentations are expected. The lists nowadays are, however, more carefully scrutinized than ever before and It Is Impossible for an undesirable to obtain entrance to the palace. American visitors who wish to be presented may be warned not to succumb to the wiles of court dressmakers, who will tell them It does not really matter what length the train is, as no one will notice. This season the court train must on no account be longer than three yards from the shoulder.

Any one wearing a longer train will be politely but firmly turned away. In the old days trains were of preposterous length and two court officials spent hours spreading them or draping them over the arms of debutantes. With shorter trains, presentations can be made In half the time and there Is no unseemly scrimmage In the anterooms. ed by, the warm weather, the reserves had to be called out from among the "beautiful women of a certain age," whose more intellectual conversation and better appreciation seemed to re vive the waning spirits of the men. Government Supplies Its Em ployes in Panama With Goods at Reasonable Cost nothing but things to sell here and several manufacturing plants in the United States do nothing but make goods for the people on the isthmus.

The system is not entirely without flaws, but in a general way the business of dealing with some 35,000 personsand 35 nationalities are represented in that number every day is run more smoothly and more economically than similar enterprises are conducted in the United States. It might be mentioned, too, that the men in charge ot the great business had no experience at all in managing any kind before they came to the istfimus. They are Lieutenant Colonel E. T. Wilson.

Captain F. O. Whitlock and John Burke, These men run the stores, he hotels, the quarters for families, the barracks for single men, the ice plant, where 200 tons of Ice are made and delivered every day the bakery, which produces 7,000,000 pounds of bread a yelfr an -iee cream factory, a butter1 plant, and the largest steam laundry in the world. For these various brandies they buy worth of goods a year, 90 per cent of which comes from the United States, I per eent from Europe, and 0 per cent from Panama. 1 In the buying anif sellinar-Mtid tha minilfantiirtmr has never been the slightest suspicion ot-grarvo general belief ie'the United States la that thu in tt, get- their huse TetitndTlehtrfVeC Aius iB nt man is nireq; by the commission at so much an hour, or so much a month tIus bis ynu rint end the things which, go with It.

The value or wbat we gots ia simply figured In as pert rf Ma earninsrs and it is FIRS COURT OCCUR FEBRUARY 57 Husbandless Women and 30 Bachelors Due in San Francisco Soon, By C. De Vidal Hundt. (Bt the International News Service.) Berlin, Jan. 4. Some time in the early part of February the "boat of ye merry widows" will sail Into the port of San Francisco and deposit upon American soil husbandless women of various ages and positions, together with 30 bachelors of happy tendencies who are touring around the world.

This astonishing globe circling trip was started at New York, where the 57 varieties of widows took ship and started eastward around the world last October, with only one object in view amusement, in capital letters. And there Is every Indication the purpose of the trip is being accomplished judging by private letters which have just been published In the Berlin Lokal Anzeigei. Flirting seems the principal occupation on board the Cleveland, which Is the official name of the vessel carrying this strange cargo. The remarkable thing about the trip is that most of the "merry widows" are Americans, with only a' sprinkling of Germans and French. The bachelors embrace every nationality.

Cruise Zs Happy One. According to the writer of a letter which is dated on board the Cleveland, the widows are" having the gayest time of their lives. Of course the men of the party laid siege to the hearts of the "merry widow" by the time the boat pulled out of a little French port. First came the young ones. All the way across to Egypt young widows were kept busy warding off proposals and the heavy cannonade of experienced flirting, but when the Red sea was reached, where the exuberant spirits of the bachelors became somewhat affect- in to build the canal the army ef work-f e-amptoyawaefeeooa te 1 deal with the native stores, Prices were high 'and food bad, so that it was not long before the army officers in charge of the work recommended that the government embark In the general store business.

The beginning was small, but now there are specially constructed ships which carry HIP LIS WAY AROUND WORLD in Large Scale Department Store Business in Canal Zone and Is Successful Tragedy of Australian Bush Is Revealed by Horrible. Find, (By the International News SerW.) Sydney, Jan. 4. Michael Davency, a left Tenlek cattle station near Longreach, In Queensland, recently. Ills body has been discovered in a lonely spot in the bush with one arm roughly severed at the elbow.

Traces of "blood led to a large withered tree. The missing arm was projecting from the hollow of a broken bough, in which was a nest of young' parrots. There were horse' tracks under the bough and close to the body was found the man's penknife, covered with congealed blood. The man had evidently ridden under the hollow bough to get at the young parrots. The bough was out of reach, and so he stood on the saddle to reach it Then he pushed his arm into the hollow to feel for the birds.

The horse moved away and left him hanging in midair, with his arm Jammed in the hole of the bough. In that position he probably remained for a long time. The trunk of the tree was scratched as though by his spurs as he sought to raise himself to the bough In which his forearm imprisoned. The agony, for his lips and tongue were bitten through, seems to' have driven him to madness. With his pocket-knife, probably opened with his teeth, ha began to saw at the elbow joint of the imprisoned arm.

The crude process of amputation was completed and he dropped to the ground. He staggered a few yards then fell down and died from loss of blood. Uncle Sam Engaged 35,000 People of 35 Nationalities Represented in Customers at Canal "Stores. By Winchester Watts Panama, Jan. 4.

Uncle 6am is running at Panama the largest and most complete department store in the world. One could put the big stores of New York and Chicago Into on building and run them all at the same time and the amount of business done, and the variety of articles sold, would not nearly come up to the business being dons by the store which stretches across 47 miles from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean on the Isthmus of Panama. in the big stores in the United States one can buy anything from a pin to an elephant, but down here the canal worker can go to Unci Sam'a store and get the pin or the elephant and tn between he will find a place to buy a room to sleep in for the night or the month, a counter to take his soiled clothes to for washing, an lot plant, and a cold storage plant, any, food or article of clothing lie could buy In the states, and In addition many things wljlch can- be found only In the tropics. There is only one thing a canal worker cannot purchase here. Nothing stronger to drink than lemonade is sold, for Uncle flam draws the line at going into the Uqaor business, 1 "Although, the price' of everything, from -a porterhouse steak shipped in cold storage ships 2000 miles, to bananas, which grow just outside of the door, is cheaper than it la 4n "the states," Unole Sam's store goes, right atOTrTihcnrlnrrTrofrt-iilaynnTiina day ou prices are going down all the- Mme here, the United States tries to run the business without doing anything more than Just break even, but somehow or another there is always a profit This regular surplus Is Just in in of IS" ae er, ber the i n'P ifr.t fifr i L' itr Mala street of Gorgoua, Ptnama, showing; houses In which canal workers Ut.

regularly put back Into bettering con ditions so Jhataf ter all. the. cauaLworlts wno is tne storeys only customer except in the hotel end of the business, gets the benefit. As a matter of fact the store down the commissary department, it Is called is not In one building, but dot line of the canal from ocean to figured too, 1.