The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
EFFECT OF READING
TRASHY NOVELS
Boy Holds Up Doctor In His
OWn Home
THE LADIES ARE FURIOUS
Paris Project of Police Issues Orders
to Arrest Women Who OBJ
struct View in Public
Audiences.
THE LADIES ARE FURIOUS
BY PAUL VlLLlERs.

Paris September 26-"When 1 leave
the penitentiary in six years, am going
10 the United States, where they give
bov like me a chance to do things, SAID
15-vear-old Andre Binay to the Judge who
sentenced him 10 remain ii jan uN''A AZ
shall be p.
The attempted victim of the precocious
lad was DR.. Tremolieres, living near st.
I,azare railroad station. The doctor was
in his office when the affair happened
md he says: My servant was out and
my wife was playing the piano In the
parlor. The bell rang and went to open
The door A boy came in and said ne
had a message for me from an Amer1-
can gentleman. living at the Grand hotel,
named Mr.. Lawrence. asked the boy to
come in and sit down. Suddenly ne
drew a revolver, pointed it at me ana
said: Hands upl Don't move or make
a noise or I shoot Taking him to be
maniac I threw up my hands. speaKlng
calmly, said: Tell me what you want.
7 want a bottle Of chloroform Tor MI
T,awrence' Il have not any. I have only
y,ornhine.' Don't move or l shoot, the
how shouted" At this moment the doc
3or's wife entered holding a revolver
with which she covered the boy VINO ran
down stairs into the arms OF PONCE
man. who, seeing the revolver ne sun
held, arrested him.
when he was searched two loaoed re-
volvers. a bowie knife, black mask ana
a hook containing a number of addresses
of Americans staying at various notes
were found on Binay's person.
In court the boy said: It went to the
doctor's because Mr.. Lawrence prom
ised me a million francs If l would get
him a bottle of chloroform. me court
+oolr the humane view that the boys
III much
of dime novels and sent him to a penl-
tertiary for six years to restore his men
tai balance.
The ladies of Paris are furious at an
order lust issued by the prefeet OF Pc
lice which says: mo person may Cd
s+ruct the view of any spectator during
a public performance, and Il SO oIIeholiis
shall be compelled to remove the Oh
struction bv the policeman on duty. Inc
VOID construction" obviously apples 10
ladies', hats. and most of the theatrical Y
managers greet it with delight. Hence
forth the arm of the law may De caheu
an 10 remove an obstructng nat, ana re-
I{svad of the odium of being rude TO Ia
a. ono NAV Law all the blame on the
s,,nerior authorities But while we may
no longer have hats in front OF us, we |
shall certainly have scenes, the latter ac-
oonDanving the removal of the former
The taking off of a hat from laoy
80 nv the brawny arm of a municipal
guard will not be a spectacle "lthouI III
cident. crisis and announcement
r,,a,o+chos from St Petersburg an
,ornce that the Czarina's condition gives
cause to great alarm and the french
GREATLY sympathize with Car Nlcholas,
who has always been very popular mere
ever since his last visit because OF ms
amiable personality The Russian pup
Tic are held in ignorance OF the grave |
condition of her majesty, but IN court |
circles no attempt is made to conceal INC |
Fact that a fatal crisis is feared.
Inability to take outdoor exercise has |
greatly weakened the Empress, but the |
real cause of her alarming condition is
the terror inspired by the tragic events
of the past five years. In order 10 arouse
the Czarina from the languid state INTO
which she has fallen the most eeiepraled
nhvsicians have advised her to make a
STAY of several months abroad, but with
courageous obstinacy she refuses TO
leave the Car, whose peril she is in
clined to exaggerate.
A ridiculous incident happened at Agen
station the other night There were SO
many excursionists from toulouse 10
Rordeaux that an extra train was put on.
when the signal to start was given, the
train did not move The station master
went to firrd out what was the matter,
and found that the engineer had gone on
strike. He sat down calmly on the
platform and languidly explained to the
furious station master that he consid-
cred he had done enough for one day and
really saw no reason why he should 90
any more.
The station master begged. implored,
then threatened, but all to no purpose.
The engineer absolutely refused to move
An angry crowd of excursonists gath
cred around the two men.
A French crowd is amusing at all times,
hut an excited French crowd is more
than amusing. The excursionists threat
ened the engineer with awful penalties,
then begged, cajoed and at last offered
him a substantial tip. but all to no pur-
pose.
The station master went in search of
volunteer to take out the train, but could
md none, and at last the train was side
tracked and the poor eXcursionists had
20 wait six hours, from $50 in the even
ing to 2:3O in the morning, until the next
train came in and took them to Bor
deaux party of five American tour
lists who were on the train have now be-