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Titre : The Chicago tribune and the Daily news, New York
Éditeur : [s.n.] (Paris)
Date d'édition : 1930-01-01
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Description : 01 janvier 1930 01 janvier 1930
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TODAY IN SOCIETY
BY MAY BIRKHEAD.
I The widespread custom of leaving visit-
F ing cards on the first day of the New
. Year Óbtained in' Vienna more than a
- century ago. Beethoven, who, while win-
ning laurels as a composer was also a lion
for his piano improvisations, received a
card which bore, underneath the name oi
the man who presented it, the designation,
"landowner." Beethoven, furious at this
pretentious vanity, ireturned the compli-
i ment by writing on his own card, "L. von
j Beethoven, owner of a brain."
' fr Night before last, the Opéra 1Jullged
to the eaves—not Eves—it was not yet
I'New Year's Eve—with an eager and or-
JJamenta[ audience t-o see and hear, for
the first time in France, the Creatures
of Promettais. This is apparently the
anly ballet that Beethoven ever compos-
ai, although he certainly wrote a lot of
fnusic. The many writers on Beethoven
rFrench, ¡nUSIC. German, English and American
seem to differ as to the number of per-
formances which this work originally had.
According to one of the most reputable
'authorities, Prometbeus was given on
I M arc h 28, 1801, at the Court Théâtre.
S Vienna. -It had what was then a respect-
[ *' able run of 'sixteen nights; and the fol-
ibwing year, had another run of thirteen.
Hjïhe story is told that the next day,
LJr?apa" Haydn, then illustrious in Vienna
Wtor, among other things, his oratorio
freation, said to Beethoven:
[ v "I heard your new ballet last night and
Iiiked it very much."
| Beethoven retorted, "Oh, dear Papa
Haydn, you are very kind; but it is no
reation, by a long shot."
I Haydn, thoroughly miffed, said, "You
pre right—it is no creation, and 1 hardly
h,ink h it ever will be."
f This gives some idea of the amenities
pf musical life in Vienna, where, from
Mozart to Schalk and jeritza, any out-
standing success finds Nemesis waiting
around the corner with a slapstick.
Although orchestras giv' now and then se-
lections from Prometbeus, the ensemble,
as produced àt the Opéra, with a majestic
setting and elaborate choreography, was
m impressive affair, and at times became
in absolute enchantment. Twelve cur-
! tain calls attest the vigor of the final
fpplause, Quite a number of our coun-
rymen could be descried, the Comtesse
h. Rodellec du Porzic, Miss Nina Gillett
t o^e Of, tbé..lvicomtesse Benuist d'Azy, M. and Mme.
tjPaul Rodier, Mme. Ernest Mallet, and
■ ihe Marquise d'Ornana
f. With the regattas soon to begin, a num-
r* per of yachts are cruising in Mediter-
ranean waters at the moment, or are tied
pp at certain ports. Quite a variety of
S èleasure craft have been seen these days
4 Ilong the Rive Neuve, in Marseilles,
| among them the fine 1,400-ton steam-
! facht Sapphire, belonging to the family
I ® the late Urban 1-1. Broughton (Lord
| fairhaven). Alongside it was seen the
^ fltowana, owned by Mr. Armour. In
lilonaco, the Hon. Mrs.. Reginald Fel-
s fowes has recently had both her boats, the
Poisson and the Sister Anne.
JtPor several months, Mr. Herbert How-
land's Yampa has been tied up in the dry
dock at Algiers for a thorough over-
hauling. This is the first time that a
pleasure craft has resorted to the dry
docks there. As the Yampa's keel is very
Pound, the work of overhauling required
great care, and even involved the em-
ployment of divers.
IMrs. William L. Fianagan has issued
any invitations for her annual New
ear's Day egg-nog party, which has long
en an institution in the American-colony
re. Ail her friends are happy to have
is occasion to meet this charming host-
s, whose home in the Rue de Longohamp
has'long been a center of so much inter-
esting hospitality.
ICiros was one of the places where
réveillon gaiety last night had full swing.
One of the New Year's party of some
twenty guests was given by Mr. Ira Nel-
son Morris, former American Minister to
Sweden who has just returned to Paris
j from Switzerland; in the grou-p were Ma-
. réchal Franchet d'Esperey, : Captain
George Steele, the Naval Attaché of the
\merican Embassy and Mrs. Sieele, Mrs.
Marthe Leishman Hyde, Miss Isabell Neil-
son, the sculptress, Mr. Howells of the
F-rnbassy and his wife.
V Mrs. Steele's regular Tuesday reception I
i ^ffered an occasion for Americans to I
wish each other a happy New Year, over
". a bowl of punch. Several new. members
of the Embassy staff were present, and
Mrs. Steeie's young son John Dupuy,
helped his mother entertain the many
callers.
\Mk. Senator Marconi and his wife are
* among the visitors to Paris .over the
# New Year célébrations. They arrived
, € yesterday and are on their way from Lon-
4 don to Rome to attend the royal wed-
g dingo They will be here at the Ritz for
1 a few days.
EXCHANGE RATES
LATEST OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
dollar in New York .... Fr. 25.38
DoUar in Paris Fr- 25 38
-inBsrlin M. 4.180
Do"ar in Rome L. 19.10
POund in London $ 4.8812
Pound in Paris ......... Fr. 123.89
Stimson, Tardieu
To Confer Before
Naval Meet Opens
Edge Discussions With
Premier Raise Hopes
For Conference
A renewed hope that the London
Naval Conference will be crowned wnb
success was felt in London and Paris
yesterday foHo\ving' the announcement
made by the American Embassy here
that Secretary of Stagfe Henry L. Stim-
son will meet Premier Tardieu in the
-aa-v ita.',-a, „ y
conférence.
The American Secretary of State, it
is reported, will discuss with the French
Premier a plan for widening the scope
of the Pact of Paris. It is believed that
Secretary Stimson will propose some sort
of an addition to the Pact to meet French
criticism as expressed in the récent
memorandum issued by the French Gov-
ernment.
The French Government, in its note,
claimed that "the Pact of Paris, as it
stands, cannot be looked upon as a suf-
ficient guaranty for the security of na-
tions." It insisted that the Kellogg Pact
$200,000 Van Dyck Is
Stolen En Route From
Brussels To England
BRUSSELS, Dec. 31.—A Van Dyck
painting, The Concert of the Angels,
vaJued at $2&0,000 was stolen while being
shipped from Brussels , to. London, M.
Bochbache, prominent art dealer and
owner _of the painting announced' today.
The picture had been sent to London on
Dec. 15 to be shown in an exhibition of
Flemish painting but the picture never
arrived there.
When M. Bochtîache received no news
of the arrivai of the picture, he com-
plainfed to his agents and they made
investigati.on. This morning, he was in-
formed that the case which had held the
paintiiig> had arrived in London but that
the work of art had been stolen.
CHICAGO LOSES
WATER DECISION
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—New York
1nd other protesting states won a victory
over Chicago today when the War
Department issued a permit ordering
ii;version of water from Lake Michigan
by the Chicago Sanitary District along
the lines of the Hughes report.
WALKER GIVES SELF
NEW YEAR'S PRESENT
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
; NEW - YORK.. Dec.. 31.—James J.
Walker, reelected Mayor of New York,
was sworn in for his second term today.
His first act.in his new session at the
old office' was to sign over a ' fat New
Year présent for himself when-he-affix-
ed his signature to the meàsures 'g'rant-
ing salary increases to city officiais.
Among other benefits showered on the
officiai family, the Mayor's nàjrie àlong-
the dotted line meant a boost in his own
salary from $25,000 to $40.000 a year.
Farm Board Denies Offer
For Sun Maid Raisin Bonds
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—The Fédéral
Farm Board issued a statement today
denying reports published in newspapers
to the effect that the Board had made an
offer to buy bonds of the Sun Maid
Raisin Growers' Association.
Year 1929 Left Mark
On World In Various
Of Man's Endeavors
The year 1929 did not pass out with-
out leaving its mark on history in
diverse ways. A few of the more notable
events in various fields, likely to be
remembered by future historians are re-
called here.
WAR AND PEACE.
Steps toward peace which marked the
late .year include the ratification of the
Pact of Paris by the United States and
-tion nlost other civilized nations; the élabora-
tion of the Young Plan, involving the
c réation of a World Bank as a big step
j'oward liquidating the war, a subject
;klso treated by The Hague Conférence
bli L iie, oasis or tne' experts' reporL, ârni
the preparation of the London Confér-
ence on Naval Disârmament.
On the other hand 1929. saw a long
tiiough unofficial war between the So-
viets and China in Manchuria, a fiery
though brief battle between Jews and
Arabs in Palestine, a sizeable rebellion
against the Nationalist Government in
China, and fighting in Haiti.
AVIATION.
The Graf Zeppelin encircled the globe;
Commander Byrd flew over the South
rôle; the Yellow Bird crossed the
Atlantic, Costes and Bellonte captured
the world's distance record for France,
and Challes and Larre-Borges flew South
Atlantic, from Spain to Brazil.
DEATHS OF FAMOUS MEN.
Georges Clemenceau and Marshal
Foch. French war figures, Foreign Min-
ister Stresemann, Germany's apostle of
reconstruction, and Myron T. Herrick,
veteran American Ambassador to
France, disappeared from the world's
stage during the 12 months.
IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE.
Albert E. Einstein, the great mind of
theoretical science, issued a paper which
experts believe broke down the bound-
aries 'between chemistry and physics.
A Chicago scientist was reported to
have isolated the influenza germ.
IN LITERATURE.
Realistic' war books, such as Ail Quiet
on the Western Front, appeared' in
quantity and had a great vogue.
IN OTHER FIELDS.
Among the outstanding events wh!ch
1929 saw were the inauguration of
Herbert Hoover as President of the
United States, 'the advent of a Labor
Government in Great Britain, the laying
of the corner stone of the world's tallest
building in New York and the great
Wall Street crash, whose influence has
been felt throughout the world.
Coast Guards Guzzle Seized Liquor
In Orgy Over Rum-Runners' Cadavers
Capital Hears Charges
Following Capture
Of Black Duck
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Charges that
50 Coast Guard enlisted men held a
drunken orgy over the bullet-riddled
bodies of three slain rum-runners after j
the capture of the Black Duck and the
rifling of her liquor cargo are to be
made in courts martial at which the
50 men will be tried.
The Guardsmen to be tried are from
the Newport, R. I., Coast Guard Sta-
tion, from which point Coast Guard men
made their now famous capture of the
Black Duck and its illicit cargo, killing
three men on the ves-sel and wounding
a fourth.
National indignation is already con-
siderably aroused over the alleged shoot-
ing of rum-runners, in this case without
quarter, and this feeling was increased
today by the sensational charges lodged
;n Washington that the members of the
Coast Guard who were detailed to unload
the. 400 cases of rye whiskey from the
E'a.ck Duck, toasted their late enemies so
frmqtiently with sam pies of their loot
that they became inebriated and "danced
on the coffins" of the slain men.
According to the charges, two of the
Coast Guard men got to such a statp
in, the drunken brawl that they were
later taken to a hospital, seriously
injured.
LaGuardia Enraged.
When reports of the incident reached
t 'lorello LaGuardia, wet champion in
Congre-ss, he declared that he would
demand an immédiate and thorough
investigation "of the shocking occur-
rence."
"There will be some firing in Waslv
ington," he vowed, "but it won't be the
firing of a machinegun!"
The only surviving member of the
Black Duck's crew, Charles Trauers, who
was wounded, is being kept a ciose
prisoner by Federàl authorities at Ne\v-
port, despite his request for counsel and
the demand of local police that they be
allowed to examine the man.
Bare Bomb Plot
Against Italian
League Delegates
French Police Arrest
Three Anti-Fascists;
Find Explosives
I What is believed to have been an anti-
Fascist plot to blow up the members of
the Italian délégation to the League of
Nations in Gène va on Jan. 13 was un-
covered yesterday when the French
here and seized a -huge store of high ex-
! plôsives.
1 With the arrest of the three -Italians,
police think they are on the trail of a
big international gang of anti-Fascist
terroriste which has planned or already
committed a number of bombings in
France and Belgium.
In particular, they think there is a
close connection between the plot un-
covered here and the arrest of two anti-
Fasciste in Brussels—Berneri, su..'pected
of a huge bomb plot against the Govern-
ment and di Rosa, who tried to assais-
sinate Crown Prince Umberto of Italy.
The three men arrested are: Alberto
Cianca, 15 Rue de la Santé, militant anti-
Fasclst and dir^ctor of the paper Bccco
Giallo; A!be-rto Terchiani, 15 Rue Olier,
former Italian Deputy; and Joseph Dar-
delle,. who lived with Cianca.
In Cianca's, apartment police agents
found seven packages, each containing
enough explosive and detonators to
manufacture several powerful bombs.
At first the men denied knowledge of
the explosives but under grilling they ad-
mitted they were contemplating several
jobs. They declared; howevër, none of
thèse jobs were to be pulled off in France.
21 DEAD AS SMALLPOX
RAVAGES INDIAN CITY
BOMBAY, Dec. 31.—A near panie is
spreading, among the population of the
area around the city of Poona as the
épidémie of virulent smallpox which
started at Christmas becomes continually
more severe. Medical officers in charge
state that the number of cases admitted
to the hospitals will break aIl records
for such cases in the last 25 years.
j Twenty one /pensons died in the city
on Saturday and the disease is rapidly
spreading rapidly to the European quar-
j ters. -
Not Pruning Navies, But Seeing The Sights
Interest U.S. London Delegates' Stenogs
(International News Service.)
; WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—The London
Naval Conférence is going to mean a
great big shopping orgy. among other
things, for the 11 girl secretaries accom-
l'?anYtng the United States délégation. At
least that is what the girls, who were
'Picked frdm 100 stenographers in the
State Department, said today.
' AccustOlÎ1e<1 to working long over tirpe,
thèse' young women are not daunted by
the prospect of heavy labors whicb they
are iikely to be called on to perform in
connection with the meeting, and most
of them look upon the Conference as a
huge frolie.
"It will be my first trip abroad and
my anticipations of it are simply grand,"
said titian-haired Miss Hurley Fisk.
When asked what she thought about the
forthcoming trip, this attractive, tat:.
slender representative of American girl-
hood bubbled over with excitement and
enthusiaim.
"Well, about the first thing I intend
to do when 1 get some time to myself is
to visit the shops," he said. "I have al-
ready provided myself witb the names
of two tailors ia what they çall the J^est
End, 1 think. There are two other places
1 intend to go if I don't go anywhere else
-sadlers' and bookmakers'. l'm simply
dying to gallop along Rotten Row."
Thus the Nordic; and brunette Miss
Edith Bronson, blue-eyed and vivacious,
was equally enthusiastic. 1
To "Do" The "Sights."
"I felt just like a -little cog in a great
machine until the marvelous chance
came along to go to London." she said.
"It will be my first trip abroad and 1
am certainly looking forward to doing
the sights. 1 have been il» the State
Department about a year and during
that time 1 have worked mostly in the
press relations section. So I have had
the opportunity to watch the dLsarma-
ment question unfold at Secretary SÚm-
son's press conférences, and the London
Conférence won't be entirely new to me.
! "Above ail, l'm looking forward to
shopping orgies and to meeting interest-
ing people." |
The other nine girls on the delega-
tion's secretarial force agreed that shop-
ping tour would hold the greatest in-
terest for them during their visit to j
Europe. -
y
Dry Sleuth Kills Another
Raider Mistaken For A Wet
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
COLUMBUS, Kansas, Dec. 31.—
Deputy Constable John Crawford
died here today as a resuit of
wounds received in a shooting af-
fray between two parties of dry
raiders, each of which believed the
other to be composed of moonshin-
ers. Deputy Sheriff Ora Folk, who
was shot in the head and right
shoulder in the same skirmish, is
recovering.
MELLON, LAMONT
SEE GOOD TIMES
AHEAD FOR U.S.A
Government Finances
Called Sound And
Credit Easing
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Secretary of
the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon threw
any pessimistic outlook to the wind to-
day and predicted that the country will
make steady progress in 1930. He de-
clared that the. winter months may see
some seasonal slackness, but he fore-
cast a quick revival in the spring
He stated that he expects the trend
of enoney rates to be downward with
ample crédit available. The Government
finances, he added, held sound.
Secretary of Commerce Robert La-
mont also expressed an optimistic view
when he predicted the continuance of
prosperity and progress over a long
Deriod.
Will Hays Accused Of
Breaking Trust Laws
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Will Hays and
32 other members of the Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors of America
will be cited in a $300,000 suit to be
filed on Thursday in the Federal Court
hère through his attorneys by Ivan
Abrahamson, of the Graphie Film Cor-
poration. The plaintiff asks punitive
damages alleging that his rights as a
producer have been encroached on by
the Hays organization and invoking the
terms of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law
which he allégés the defendants violated.
PARIS TAXI FARE
INCREASE VOTED
- The proposed increase in taxi fares
was voted to day by the Municipal
Council of Paris in spite of the vigorous
opposition of the minority. The new
rate proyides for a charge of two francs
for tbe first 400 meters and 50 centimes
for each a.dditional 400 meters and
for each two minutes of waiting time.
-
Alter eleven o'clock in the evening
double fare will continue to prevail and
the extra charge for rides outside the
old fortifications continues to be the 1
same. The rate for slow trips and for
waiting are raised to 15 francs an hour. i
FIRE IN CHICAGO ELEVATOR.
i
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Several persons ,
wer-e injured here today when fire broke ,
out in a large grain élevât or. Damage
estimated at $80,000 was caused by the ]
blaze. The fiâmes damaged two adjoin- ,
ing elevators. <
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Brookhart Backs
Borah's Demands
On Ousting Mellon
Promises He Will Carry
Prohibition Fight
Into Senate
(Special Cable To The Tribune)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—A second
demand for the résignation of Andrew
| W. lion, Secretary of the Treasury,
\va.- n ade today by Senator Smith W.
! '. ouk liai t. 10\\'a ftepublican insurgent
He said he wanted not only Mellon to
set out, but others in the Treasury
Departmpnt identified with the enfor-
cement ot prohibition. ; *
This demand follows only a few deys
after a similar one made. by Senator
George W. Norris of Nebra..-ka who a1so
attacked Mellon as unsympathetic wi'h
the Prohibition Law which he is supposed
to enforce. - This ; also t^i€ second tin?,
-xiidt" -iit09kh&l'i*• • iiiâ- iUL'ïïefc'è'u •'iSciiuïi'
within the past few months, In his speech
on the famous "Wall Street booze.party,"
he k!aid Mellon should be removed.
The Iowa Senator indicated today that
he would carry the prohibition contro-
versy to the floor of the Senate next
week.
A test before the Supreme Court of the
culpability of purchasers of liquor under
the présent law was advocated today by
Senator Wesley Jones, Washington
Coast Guard Captures
Another Rum Runner
(Special Cable To The Tribune.)
NEW LONDON, Conn., Dec. 31.-The
Coast Guard continued its war on rum
runners today when it captured its
fourth boat, filled with liquor, in tbree
days.
The Coast Guard cutter 148, a 75-
foot patrol boat, clame into its base here
this evening towing the American boat,
Leona M. Sproul, with four prisoners
and a cargo of 700 cases of liquor
aboard.
The chief officer of the Coast at the
base declared that the Sproul's crew of-
fered no resistance when overtaken and
placed under arrest.
SOLON MAY SEEK
RUM DEATH PROBE
(Special Cable To The Tribune.)
PROVIDENCE, R. J., Dec. 31.—A
sénatorial probe of the killing of three
rum-runners on Sunday by the Coast
Guard may be demanded by Senator
Mètcâlfe of Rhode Ifland, he announced
today. The Senator declared that unless
the investigations now * in progress "go
to the root of the matter" in finding all
that happened during the battle be-
tween the Coast Guard and the rum-
runners, he would insist that the Senate
take the matter up.
72 CHILDREN BURNED GASSED, TRAMPLED
TO DEATH AT NEW YEAR MOVIE MATINEE
Blazing Film Starts Wild Stampede
For Exits And Lives Are Snuffed
Out Before Rescue Is Possible
(Tribune Press Service)
uijAbbUW, Dec. 31.—Fire, a stampede for exits, and carboll
monoxide gas brought death today to 72 children at a New Year's
movie theatre party at Paisley, just outside of Glasgow. Hundreds of
ethers are in hospitals with injuries. It is the worst disaster in the ;■
iiistory of British movie theatres.
The tragedy occurred during a special childrcn's matinee at which:
a New Year's program was being given. The audience was almost
cntircly composed of boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 14 years.
The blaze began in the operat or 'i box, the fumes quick-ly spread
through the house, and the dazed and frightened children immediately;
started a rush for the one main esit, not seeming to find two others
that were availÇLble.
The theatre bas seats for 750 and
was packed. Parents were walting
outside for their children to come out
of the show when the catastrophe 00-
curred. Flames suddenly shot out, from
, the operator's box and smoke quickly
filled the auditorium. Pante among the
Youngr spectators followed. Boys and
girls jumped to their feet and made a;
wild rush for the exit, only th, first few
getting out before death began ta
overtake the rest.
Many little tois, frightened by the
event, huddled, crying and blinded bY,
smoke, in little groups, not knowing
what to do. In a few seconds the exits
were jammed and weaker cbildren went
down in the crush to be trampled over
by the others, pressed forward by the
onrush from betoind. The tiny bodies
piled up six and eight deep in thia
onrush, blocking the way for others
who were struggling forward, scream»
ing in terror.
As the first few rushed into the street.,
half-blind from the smoke, theiï
screams brought the waiting parents to
the scene and the few police nearby
joined to do what they could to sav»
the others. Then they saw the réfec-
tion of the fiâmes in the windows, which
were too high to permit the childreu"
to use them as exits without help.
Rescue Made Difficult.
!....V.ero.;,"î. n.'nr1? ■ * .
the outKet by the suffocating smolta
and the passages jammed with fallen
and dead children. Police took charge
immediately and. with volunteer work.
ers, rushed up to the main exit wittt
improvised gas masks over their facea
and penetrated the building, helping "0
take many children to safety. Only
their ability to get through the crush
early in the disaster prevented the toil
from being far greater, it is belleved.
The great crush of children at the
rear, pushing those ahead into a tight-
ly jammed mass at the exit, made the
rescuers' work difficult and it was im-
possible, to clear the.way. The children
were thus brought out only by great
labor, as the crackle of flames inside
could be heard in the street by anguish-
ed parents.
Firemen placed ladders against the
uppermost windows and began hand-
ing children down from man to maa.
Here and there in the smoke-filled
rooms the huddled groups of youngor
children were found crying in terror.
helpless and not understanding what to
do. Many of these died thus, finaliy
overcome by the carbon monoxide gasf
that began to fill the theatre.
Outside, scenes almost as heart-'
LORD LLOYD ACCEPTS
WAGONS LITS POST
(Tribune Press Service)
LONDON, Dec. 31.—Lord Lloyd, whose
résignation in July from the position as
High Commissioner to Egypt was thé
greatest political sensation of the year,
has accepted a post in the City.
He has joined the board of direotors
of the International Sleeping Car Com-
pany, the famous Wagons Lits.
The sleeping car company owns a;
share in the capital of Thomas Cook and
Son, tourist agents, and ranks as one of
the most important companies on the
Continent. Its directors are drawn
rrom the most famous men in business
ind banking circles of the old world.
Lord Lloyd will be the fifth Engliah-
ïtan on the board.
m
Festive, Cacophonous Paris Greets 1930
With Champagne, Bells And Resolutions
"What stir 151 this? what tumult's in
the heavens?"
Gay, glad. cacophonie noise predom-
inated last night when young 1930 trip-
ped onto.the stage sharp at midnight.
Salvos from the Invalides mingled with
the raucoUs noise of factory horns and
welcoming carillons from more than a
score of Paris churches.
In the streets, automobiles hooted and
klaxoned. In dinner and dance halls the
serious bu&iness of dancing and eating
stopped for the moment for handshak-
ing, embracing, wellwishing, good reso-
lutions and the pouring of libations of
fizzing Champagne. Up Montparnasse
way it looked as if a dam had broken—
to honor Miss 1930 who was appropriate-
ly bedecked with vine leaves.
Hoary and décrépit 1929 was not for-
gctten and many a farewell coupé was
drunk in his honor before he wao final-
ly carried away on a shutter to some
a.ddreea unknown.
_
Montmartre seemed to have revived
much of its pre-war gayety. Kaleido-
scopic crowds surged along the Boule-
vard Clichy shooting the tops of pipe-% ^
fishing for bottles of Champagne, win-
ning unnecessary kilos of sugar, jump-
ing *on merry-go-rounds and Swing
boats where modest maidens clutched
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intervals and possible I i g ht showers,
slightly colder, is today's forecast for
Paris and vicÍnity.
Yesterday the highest temperature
was 48 degrees F. (9 C.) ; and the low*
est was- 41 degrees F. (5 C.).
English Channel: fair, moderato soa£
further outlook unsettled^ ^^
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BY MAY BIRKHEAD.
I The widespread custom of leaving visit-
F ing cards on the first day of the New
. Year Óbtained in' Vienna more than a
- century ago. Beethoven, who, while win-
ning laurels as a composer was also a lion
for his piano improvisations, received a
card which bore, underneath the name oi
the man who presented it, the designation,
"landowner." Beethoven, furious at this
pretentious vanity, ireturned the compli-
i ment by writing on his own card, "L. von
j Beethoven, owner of a brain."
' fr Night before last, the Opéra 1Jullged
to the eaves—not Eves—it was not yet
I'New Year's Eve—with an eager and or-
JJamenta[ audience t-o see and hear, for
the first time in France, the Creatures
of Promettais. This is apparently the
anly ballet that Beethoven ever compos-
ai, although he certainly wrote a lot of
fnusic. The many writers on Beethoven
rFrench, ¡nUSIC. German, English and American
seem to differ as to the number of per-
formances which this work originally had.
According to one of the most reputable
'authorities, Prometbeus was given on
I M arc h 28, 1801, at the Court Théâtre.
S Vienna. -It had what was then a respect-
[ *' able run of 'sixteen nights; and the fol-
ibwing year, had another run of thirteen.
Hjïhe story is told that the next day,
LJr?apa" Haydn, then illustrious in Vienna
Wtor, among other things, his oratorio
freation, said to Beethoven:
[ v "I heard your new ballet last night and
Iiiked it very much."
| Beethoven retorted, "Oh, dear Papa
Haydn, you are very kind; but it is no
reation, by a long shot."
I Haydn, thoroughly miffed, said, "You
pre right—it is no creation, and 1 hardly
h,ink h it ever will be."
f This gives some idea of the amenities
pf musical life in Vienna, where, from
Mozart to Schalk and jeritza, any out-
standing success finds Nemesis waiting
around the corner with a slapstick.
Although orchestras giv' now and then se-
lections from Prometbeus, the ensemble,
as produced àt the Opéra, with a majestic
setting and elaborate choreography, was
m impressive affair, and at times became
in absolute enchantment. Twelve cur-
! tain calls attest the vigor of the final
fpplause, Quite a number of our coun-
rymen could be descried, the Comtesse
h. Rodellec du Porzic, Miss Nina Gillett
t o^e Of, tbé..l
tjPaul Rodier, Mme. Ernest Mallet, and
■ ihe Marquise d'Ornana
f. With the regattas soon to begin, a num-
r* per of yachts are cruising in Mediter-
ranean waters at the moment, or are tied
pp at certain ports. Quite a variety of
S èleasure craft have been seen these days
4 Ilong the Rive Neuve, in Marseilles,
| among them the fine 1,400-ton steam-
! facht Sapphire, belonging to the family
I ® the late Urban 1-1. Broughton (Lord
| fairhaven). Alongside it was seen the
^ fltowana, owned by Mr. Armour. In
lilonaco, the Hon. Mrs.. Reginald Fel-
s fowes has recently had both her boats, the
Poisson and the Sister Anne.
JtPor several months, Mr. Herbert How-
land's Yampa has been tied up in the dry
dock at Algiers for a thorough over-
hauling. This is the first time that a
pleasure craft has resorted to the dry
docks there. As the Yampa's keel is very
Pound, the work of overhauling required
great care, and even involved the em-
ployment of divers.
IMrs. William L. Fianagan has issued
any invitations for her annual New
ear's Day egg-nog party, which has long
en an institution in the American-colony
re. Ail her friends are happy to have
is occasion to meet this charming host-
s, whose home in the Rue de Longohamp
has'long been a center of so much inter-
esting hospitality.
ICiros was one of the places where
réveillon gaiety last night had full swing.
One of the New Year's party of some
twenty guests was given by Mr. Ira Nel-
son Morris, former American Minister to
Sweden who has just returned to Paris
j from Switzerland; in the grou-p were Ma-
. réchal Franchet d'Esperey, : Captain
George Steele, the Naval Attaché of the
\merican Embassy and Mrs. Sieele, Mrs.
Marthe Leishman Hyde, Miss Isabell Neil-
son, the sculptress, Mr. Howells of the
F-rnbassy and his wife.
V Mrs. Steele's regular Tuesday reception I
i ^ffered an occasion for Americans to I
wish each other a happy New Year, over
". a bowl of punch. Several new. members
of the Embassy staff were present, and
Mrs. Steeie's young son John Dupuy,
helped his mother entertain the many
callers.
\Mk. Senator Marconi and his wife are
* among the visitors to Paris .over the
# New Year célébrations. They arrived
, € yesterday and are on their way from Lon-
4 don to Rome to attend the royal wed-
g dingo They will be here at the Ritz for
1 a few days.
EXCHANGE RATES
LATEST OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
dollar in New York .... Fr. 25.38
DoUar in Paris Fr- 25 38
-inBsrlin M. 4.180
Do"ar in Rome L. 19.10
POund in London $ 4.8812
Pound in Paris ......... Fr. 123.89
Stimson, Tardieu
To Confer Before
Naval Meet Opens
Edge Discussions With
Premier Raise Hopes
For Conference
A renewed hope that the London
Naval Conference will be crowned wnb
success was felt in London and Paris
yesterday foHo\ving' the announcement
made by the American Embassy here
that Secretary of Stagfe Henry L. Stim-
son will meet Premier Tardieu in the
-aa-v ita.',-a, „ y
conférence.
The American Secretary of State, it
is reported, will discuss with the French
Premier a plan for widening the scope
of the Pact of Paris. It is believed that
Secretary Stimson will propose some sort
of an addition to the Pact to meet French
criticism as expressed in the récent
memorandum issued by the French Gov-
ernment.
The French Government, in its note,
claimed that "the Pact of Paris, as it
stands, cannot be looked upon as a suf-
ficient guaranty for the security of na-
tions." It insisted that the Kellogg Pact
$200,000 Van Dyck Is
Stolen En Route From
Brussels To England
BRUSSELS, Dec. 31.—A Van Dyck
painting, The Concert of the Angels,
vaJued at $2&0,000 was stolen while being
shipped from Brussels , to. London, M.
Bochbache, prominent art dealer and
owner _of the painting announced' today.
The picture had been sent to London on
Dec. 15 to be shown in an exhibition of
Flemish painting but the picture never
arrived there.
When M. Bochtîache received no news
of the arrivai of the picture, he com-
plainfed to his agents and they made
investigati.on. This morning, he was in-
formed that the case which had held the
paintiiig> had arrived in London but that
the work of art had been stolen.
CHICAGO LOSES
WATER DECISION
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—New York
1nd other protesting states won a victory
over Chicago today when the War
Department issued a permit ordering
ii;version of water from Lake Michigan
by the Chicago Sanitary District along
the lines of the Hughes report.
WALKER GIVES SELF
NEW YEAR'S PRESENT
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
; NEW - YORK.. Dec.. 31.—James J.
Walker, reelected Mayor of New York,
was sworn in for his second term today.
His first act.in his new session at the
old office' was to sign over a ' fat New
Year présent for himself when-he-affix-
ed his signature to the meàsures 'g'rant-
ing salary increases to city officiais.
Among other benefits showered on the
officiai family, the Mayor's nàjrie àlong-
the dotted line meant a boost in his own
salary from $25,000 to $40.000 a year.
Farm Board Denies Offer
For Sun Maid Raisin Bonds
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—The Fédéral
Farm Board issued a statement today
denying reports published in newspapers
to the effect that the Board had made an
offer to buy bonds of the Sun Maid
Raisin Growers' Association.
Year 1929 Left Mark
On World In Various
Of Man's Endeavors
The year 1929 did not pass out with-
out leaving its mark on history in
diverse ways. A few of the more notable
events in various fields, likely to be
remembered by future historians are re-
called here.
WAR AND PEACE.
Steps toward peace which marked the
late .year include the ratification of the
Pact of Paris by the United States and
-tion nlost other civilized nations; the élabora-
tion of the Young Plan, involving the
c réation of a World Bank as a big step
j'oward liquidating the war, a subject
;klso treated by The Hague Conférence
bli L iie, oasis or tne' experts' reporL, ârni
the preparation of the London Confér-
ence on Naval Disârmament.
On the other hand 1929. saw a long
tiiough unofficial war between the So-
viets and China in Manchuria, a fiery
though brief battle between Jews and
Arabs in Palestine, a sizeable rebellion
against the Nationalist Government in
China, and fighting in Haiti.
AVIATION.
The Graf Zeppelin encircled the globe;
Commander Byrd flew over the South
rôle; the Yellow Bird crossed the
Atlantic, Costes and Bellonte captured
the world's distance record for France,
and Challes and Larre-Borges flew South
Atlantic, from Spain to Brazil.
DEATHS OF FAMOUS MEN.
Georges Clemenceau and Marshal
Foch. French war figures, Foreign Min-
ister Stresemann, Germany's apostle of
reconstruction, and Myron T. Herrick,
veteran American Ambassador to
France, disappeared from the world's
stage during the 12 months.
IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE.
Albert E. Einstein, the great mind of
theoretical science, issued a paper which
experts believe broke down the bound-
aries 'between chemistry and physics.
A Chicago scientist was reported to
have isolated the influenza germ.
IN LITERATURE.
Realistic' war books, such as Ail Quiet
on the Western Front, appeared' in
quantity and had a great vogue.
IN OTHER FIELDS.
Among the outstanding events wh!ch
1929 saw were the inauguration of
Herbert Hoover as President of the
United States, 'the advent of a Labor
Government in Great Britain, the laying
of the corner stone of the world's tallest
building in New York and the great
Wall Street crash, whose influence has
been felt throughout the world.
Coast Guards Guzzle Seized Liquor
In Orgy Over Rum-Runners' Cadavers
Capital Hears Charges
Following Capture
Of Black Duck
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Charges that
50 Coast Guard enlisted men held a
drunken orgy over the bullet-riddled
bodies of three slain rum-runners after j
the capture of the Black Duck and the
rifling of her liquor cargo are to be
made in courts martial at which the
50 men will be tried.
The Guardsmen to be tried are from
the Newport, R. I., Coast Guard Sta-
tion, from which point Coast Guard men
made their now famous capture of the
Black Duck and its illicit cargo, killing
three men on the ves-sel and wounding
a fourth.
National indignation is already con-
siderably aroused over the alleged shoot-
ing of rum-runners, in this case without
quarter, and this feeling was increased
today by the sensational charges lodged
;n Washington that the members of the
Coast Guard who were detailed to unload
the. 400 cases of rye whiskey from the
E'a.ck Duck, toasted their late enemies so
frmqtiently with sam pies of their loot
that they became inebriated and "danced
on the coffins" of the slain men.
According to the charges, two of the
Coast Guard men got to such a statp
in, the drunken brawl that they were
later taken to a hospital, seriously
injured.
LaGuardia Enraged.
When reports of the incident reached
t 'lorello LaGuardia, wet champion in
Congre-ss, he declared that he would
demand an immédiate and thorough
investigation "of the shocking occur-
rence."
"There will be some firing in Waslv
ington," he vowed, "but it won't be the
firing of a machinegun!"
The only surviving member of the
Black Duck's crew, Charles Trauers, who
was wounded, is being kept a ciose
prisoner by Federàl authorities at Ne\v-
port, despite his request for counsel and
the demand of local police that they be
allowed to examine the man.
Bare Bomb Plot
Against Italian
League Delegates
French Police Arrest
Three Anti-Fascists;
Find Explosives
I What is believed to have been an anti-
Fascist plot to blow up the members of
the Italian délégation to the League of
Nations in Gène va on Jan. 13 was un-
covered yesterday when the French
here and seized a -huge store of high ex-
! plôsives.
1 With the arrest of the three -Italians,
police think they are on the trail of a
big international gang of anti-Fascist
terroriste which has planned or already
committed a number of bombings in
France and Belgium.
In particular, they think there is a
close connection between the plot un-
covered here and the arrest of two anti-
Fasciste in Brussels—Berneri, su..'pected
of a huge bomb plot against the Govern-
ment and di Rosa, who tried to assais-
sinate Crown Prince Umberto of Italy.
The three men arrested are: Alberto
Cianca, 15 Rue de la Santé, militant anti-
Fasclst and dir^ctor of the paper Bccco
Giallo; A!be-rto Terchiani, 15 Rue Olier,
former Italian Deputy; and Joseph Dar-
delle,. who lived with Cianca.
In Cianca's, apartment police agents
found seven packages, each containing
enough explosive and detonators to
manufacture several powerful bombs.
At first the men denied knowledge of
the explosives but under grilling they ad-
mitted they were contemplating several
jobs. They declared; howevër, none of
thèse jobs were to be pulled off in France.
21 DEAD AS SMALLPOX
RAVAGES INDIAN CITY
BOMBAY, Dec. 31.—A near panie is
spreading, among the population of the
area around the city of Poona as the
épidémie of virulent smallpox which
started at Christmas becomes continually
more severe. Medical officers in charge
state that the number of cases admitted
to the hospitals will break aIl records
for such cases in the last 25 years.
j Twenty one /pensons died in the city
on Saturday and the disease is rapidly
spreading rapidly to the European quar-
j ters. -
Not Pruning Navies, But Seeing The Sights
Interest U.S. London Delegates' Stenogs
(International News Service.)
; WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—The London
Naval Conférence is going to mean a
great big shopping orgy. among other
things, for the 11 girl secretaries accom-
l'?anYtng the United States délégation. At
least that is what the girls, who were
'Picked frdm 100 stenographers in the
State Department, said today.
' AccustOlÎ1e<1 to working long over tirpe,
thèse' young women are not daunted by
the prospect of heavy labors whicb they
are iikely to be called on to perform in
connection with the meeting, and most
of them look upon the Conference as a
huge frolie.
"It will be my first trip abroad and
my anticipations of it are simply grand,"
said titian-haired Miss Hurley Fisk.
When asked what she thought about the
forthcoming trip, this attractive, tat:.
slender representative of American girl-
hood bubbled over with excitement and
enthusiaim.
"Well, about the first thing I intend
to do when 1 get some time to myself is
to visit the shops," he said. "I have al-
ready provided myself witb the names
of two tailors ia what they çall the J^est
End, 1 think. There are two other places
1 intend to go if I don't go anywhere else
-sadlers' and bookmakers'. l'm simply
dying to gallop along Rotten Row."
Thus the Nordic; and brunette Miss
Edith Bronson, blue-eyed and vivacious,
was equally enthusiastic. 1
To "Do" The "Sights."
"I felt just like a -little cog in a great
machine until the marvelous chance
came along to go to London." she said.
"It will be my first trip abroad and 1
am certainly looking forward to doing
the sights. 1 have been il» the State
Department about a year and during
that time 1 have worked mostly in the
press relations section. So I have had
the opportunity to watch the dLsarma-
ment question unfold at Secretary SÚm-
son's press conférences, and the London
Conférence won't be entirely new to me.
! "Above ail, l'm looking forward to
shopping orgies and to meeting interest-
ing people." |
The other nine girls on the delega-
tion's secretarial force agreed that shop-
ping tour would hold the greatest in-
terest for them during their visit to j
Europe. -
y
Dry Sleuth Kills Another
Raider Mistaken For A Wet
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
COLUMBUS, Kansas, Dec. 31.—
Deputy Constable John Crawford
died here today as a resuit of
wounds received in a shooting af-
fray between two parties of dry
raiders, each of which believed the
other to be composed of moonshin-
ers. Deputy Sheriff Ora Folk, who
was shot in the head and right
shoulder in the same skirmish, is
recovering.
MELLON, LAMONT
SEE GOOD TIMES
AHEAD FOR U.S.A
Government Finances
Called Sound And
Credit Easing
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Secretary of
the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon threw
any pessimistic outlook to the wind to-
day and predicted that the country will
make steady progress in 1930. He de-
clared that the. winter months may see
some seasonal slackness, but he fore-
cast a quick revival in the spring
He stated that he expects the trend
of enoney rates to be downward with
ample crédit available. The Government
finances, he added, held sound.
Secretary of Commerce Robert La-
mont also expressed an optimistic view
when he predicted the continuance of
prosperity and progress over a long
Deriod.
Will Hays Accused Of
Breaking Trust Laws
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Will Hays and
32 other members of the Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors of America
will be cited in a $300,000 suit to be
filed on Thursday in the Federal Court
hère through his attorneys by Ivan
Abrahamson, of the Graphie Film Cor-
poration. The plaintiff asks punitive
damages alleging that his rights as a
producer have been encroached on by
the Hays organization and invoking the
terms of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law
which he allégés the defendants violated.
PARIS TAXI FARE
INCREASE VOTED
- The proposed increase in taxi fares
was voted to day by the Municipal
Council of Paris in spite of the vigorous
opposition of the minority. The new
rate proyides for a charge of two francs
for tbe first 400 meters and 50 centimes
for each a.dditional 400 meters and
for each two minutes of waiting time.
-
Alter eleven o'clock in the evening
double fare will continue to prevail and
the extra charge for rides outside the
old fortifications continues to be the 1
same. The rate for slow trips and for
waiting are raised to 15 francs an hour. i
FIRE IN CHICAGO ELEVATOR.
i
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Several persons ,
wer-e injured here today when fire broke ,
out in a large grain élevât or. Damage
estimated at $80,000 was caused by the ]
blaze. The fiâmes damaged two adjoin- ,
ing elevators. <
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Brookhart Backs
Borah's Demands
On Ousting Mellon
Promises He Will Carry
Prohibition Fight
Into Senate
(Special Cable To The Tribune)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—A second
demand for the résignation of Andrew
| W. lion, Secretary of the Treasury,
\va.- n ade today by Senator Smith W.
! '. ouk liai t. 10\\'a ftepublican insurgent
He said he wanted not only Mellon to
set out, but others in the Treasury
Departmpnt identified with the enfor-
cement ot prohibition. ; *
This demand follows only a few deys
after a similar one made. by Senator
George W. Norris of Nebra..-ka who a1so
attacked Mellon as unsympathetic wi'h
the Prohibition Law which he is supposed
to enforce. - This ; also t^i€ second tin?,
-xiidt" -iit09kh&l'i*• • iiiâ- iUL'ïïefc'è'u •'iSciiuïi'
within the past few months, In his speech
on the famous "Wall Street booze.party,"
he k!aid Mellon should be removed.
The Iowa Senator indicated today that
he would carry the prohibition contro-
versy to the floor of the Senate next
week.
A test before the Supreme Court of the
culpability of purchasers of liquor under
the présent law was advocated today by
Senator Wesley Jones, Washington
Coast Guard Captures
Another Rum Runner
(Special Cable To The Tribune.)
NEW LONDON, Conn., Dec. 31.-The
Coast Guard continued its war on rum
runners today when it captured its
fourth boat, filled with liquor, in tbree
days.
The Coast Guard cutter 148, a 75-
foot patrol boat, clame into its base here
this evening towing the American boat,
Leona M. Sproul, with four prisoners
and a cargo of 700 cases of liquor
aboard.
The chief officer of the Coast at the
base declared that the Sproul's crew of-
fered no resistance when overtaken and
placed under arrest.
SOLON MAY SEEK
RUM DEATH PROBE
(Special Cable To The Tribune.)
PROVIDENCE, R. J., Dec. 31.—A
sénatorial probe of the killing of three
rum-runners on Sunday by the Coast
Guard may be demanded by Senator
Mètcâlfe of Rhode Ifland, he announced
today. The Senator declared that unless
the investigations now * in progress "go
to the root of the matter" in finding all
that happened during the battle be-
tween the Coast Guard and the rum-
runners, he would insist that the Senate
take the matter up.
72 CHILDREN BURNED GASSED, TRAMPLED
TO DEATH AT NEW YEAR MOVIE MATINEE
Blazing Film Starts Wild Stampede
For Exits And Lives Are Snuffed
Out Before Rescue Is Possible
(Tribune Press Service)
uijAbbUW, Dec. 31.—Fire, a stampede for exits, and carboll
monoxide gas brought death today to 72 children at a New Year's
movie theatre party at Paisley, just outside of Glasgow. Hundreds of
ethers are in hospitals with injuries. It is the worst disaster in the ;■
iiistory of British movie theatres.
The tragedy occurred during a special childrcn's matinee at which:
a New Year's program was being given. The audience was almost
cntircly composed of boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 14 years.
The blaze began in the operat or 'i box, the fumes quick-ly spread
through the house, and the dazed and frightened children immediately;
started a rush for the one main esit, not seeming to find two others
that were availÇLble.
The theatre bas seats for 750 and
was packed. Parents were walting
outside for their children to come out
of the show when the catastrophe 00-
curred. Flames suddenly shot out, from
, the operator's box and smoke quickly
filled the auditorium. Pante among the
Youngr spectators followed. Boys and
girls jumped to their feet and made a;
wild rush for the exit, only th, first few
getting out before death began ta
overtake the rest.
Many little tois, frightened by the
event, huddled, crying and blinded bY,
smoke, in little groups, not knowing
what to do. In a few seconds the exits
were jammed and weaker cbildren went
down in the crush to be trampled over
by the others, pressed forward by the
onrush from betoind. The tiny bodies
piled up six and eight deep in thia
onrush, blocking the way for others
who were struggling forward, scream»
ing in terror.
As the first few rushed into the street.,
half-blind from the smoke, theiï
screams brought the waiting parents to
the scene and the few police nearby
joined to do what they could to sav»
the others. Then they saw the réfec-
tion of the fiâmes in the windows, which
were too high to permit the childreu"
to use them as exits without help.
Rescue Made Difficult.
!....V.ero.;,"î. n.'nr1? ■ * .
the outKet by the suffocating smolta
and the passages jammed with fallen
and dead children. Police took charge
immediately and. with volunteer work.
ers, rushed up to the main exit wittt
improvised gas masks over their facea
and penetrated the building, helping "0
take many children to safety. Only
their ability to get through the crush
early in the disaster prevented the toil
from being far greater, it is belleved.
The great crush of children at the
rear, pushing those ahead into a tight-
ly jammed mass at the exit, made the
rescuers' work difficult and it was im-
possible, to clear the.way. The children
were thus brought out only by great
labor, as the crackle of flames inside
could be heard in the street by anguish-
ed parents.
Firemen placed ladders against the
uppermost windows and began hand-
ing children down from man to maa.
Here and there in the smoke-filled
rooms the huddled groups of youngor
children were found crying in terror.
helpless and not understanding what to
do. Many of these died thus, finaliy
overcome by the carbon monoxide gasf
that began to fill the theatre.
Outside, scenes almost as heart-'
LORD LLOYD ACCEPTS
WAGONS LITS POST
(Tribune Press Service)
LONDON, Dec. 31.—Lord Lloyd, whose
résignation in July from the position as
High Commissioner to Egypt was thé
greatest political sensation of the year,
has accepted a post in the City.
He has joined the board of direotors
of the International Sleeping Car Com-
pany, the famous Wagons Lits.
The sleeping car company owns a;
share in the capital of Thomas Cook and
Son, tourist agents, and ranks as one of
the most important companies on the
Continent. Its directors are drawn
rrom the most famous men in business
ind banking circles of the old world.
Lord Lloyd will be the fifth Engliah-
ïtan on the board.
m
Festive, Cacophonous Paris Greets 1930
With Champagne, Bells And Resolutions
"What stir 151 this? what tumult's in
the heavens?"
Gay, glad. cacophonie noise predom-
inated last night when young 1930 trip-
ped onto.the stage sharp at midnight.
Salvos from the Invalides mingled with
the raucoUs noise of factory horns and
welcoming carillons from more than a
score of Paris churches.
In the streets, automobiles hooted and
klaxoned. In dinner and dance halls the
serious bu&iness of dancing and eating
stopped for the moment for handshak-
ing, embracing, wellwishing, good reso-
lutions and the pouring of libations of
fizzing Champagne. Up Montparnasse
way it looked as if a dam had broken—
to honor Miss 1930 who was appropriate-
ly bedecked with vine leaves.
Hoary and décrépit 1929 was not for-
gctten and many a farewell coupé was
drunk in his honor before he wao final-
ly carried away on a shutter to some
a.ddreea unknown.
_
Montmartre seemed to have revived
much of its pre-war gayety. Kaleido-
scopic crowds surged along the Boule-
vard Clichy shooting the tops of pipe-% ^
fishing for bottles of Champagne, win-
ning unnecessary kilos of sugar, jump-
ing *on merry-go-rounds and Swing
boats where modest maidens clutched
THE WEATHER
Bright and clear, with rare cioudy
intervals and possible I i g ht showers,
slightly colder, is today's forecast for
Paris and vicÍnity.
Yesterday the highest temperature
was 48 degrees F. (9 C.) ; and the low*
est was- 41 degrees F. (5 C.).
English Channel: fair, moderato soa£
further outlook unsettled^ ^^
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