Notes

The French Government officially accepted a recent offer by John Davison Rockefeller, Jr., of $1,000,000 for reconstruction of the roof of Rheims Cathedral, repairs to the fountains of Versailles, general reconditioning of the grounds of Fontainebleau Palace. In thanking Mr. Rockefeller for his munificence, Premier Poincare declared it to be "witness of your unswerving friendship for France and your admiration for her architectural glories which belong, as you so well say, to the artistic patrimony of the whole world."

Two central arches of the Parmil Bridge at Nantes crashed into the Loire, leaving the suburbs of Nantes without water, gas, electricity. The fall occurred so suddenly that a soldier was able to save himself only by jumping into the water.

The Louvre authorities decided to sell a pearl necklace bequeathed by Mme. Thiers, wife of the first President of the Third Republic. The original cost was about $13,000, but the authorities claim that it is now worth about $1,000,000.

Three newly elected deputies died from the effects of their strenuous election campaign. One M. Marcel de Larbre, physical culture expert, estimated that the average candidate covered 650 miles, delivered 60 speeches, slept 120 hours during the 20-day campaign.

Eight hundred French War orphans marched past the U. S. military cemetery at Suresnes on Memorial Day. They carried the Stars and Stripes and chanted Les Girondins, revolutionary anthem, the chorus of which is:

To die for one's country

This is the most beautiful fate,

The most worthy of envy.

The Secretary General of the Government Pawnshop System decided that unpublished manuscripts could be "hocked" but not cows. A farmer at Boulogne was thereby sadly disappointed. Said the Secretary General: "Cows are not acceptable because they come under the title of perishable goods. A cow is liable to die in the sad surroundings of a pawnshop, thus making it impossible for the Government to get its money if the pawner does not repay the loan or redeem the pledge if requested. I think there would be a legal tangle if a cow became a mother during her sojourn in a pawnshop.

"Manuscripts, novels, plays, short stories and poems will be accepted the same as watches and jewelry, however. Our experts appraise the value of manuscripts and lend money accordingly."

A Paris agitation started to replace "shrill-sirened, hard-honking" automobiles by those equipped with a "musical honker."