The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08

Those who believe in the esoterie powers
of numbers, and especially OF ''3' and its
| multiples, will find confirmation for their
theories in the clearing up after ex-
actly six years today of a mystery which
first preoccupied the little Brandenburg
township of Zielezig, in May, 1904. On the
outskirts of this place. which lies some
what to the east of Frankfort on-the
Oder, a married couple named Kramm
fermed a small holding which they had
inherited on the condition that they af-
forded a home to the wife's uncle, Fer
dinand Fabian, veteran of 70 years. A
friend of the old mans name Herman
also boarded with the family. On the
date mentioned Fabian vanished, and he
was never seen again. The neighbors
naturally sought for circumstances which
would account for his disappearance and
a certain amount of suspicion fell upon
the Kramms. 1t was recalled that lat
terly differences had sprung up between
them and Fabian and that the latter had
given notice of foreclosure of a small
mortgage which he had on the farm. The
| inference that the old man had been
made away with his nephew and niece
was generally drawn in the immediate
vicinity, but the authorities found no
reason to interfere and gradually the
Stciy iosA us tSiSSt eA-'N w as e'iHiOSs
| forgotten.
This year the interval would have
elapsed after which the law would have
admitted presumption of Fabians death.
and last January the Kramms' house
was burnt to the ground. The circum-
stances of the fire were such that Her
mann was with difficulty rescued from
the flames. and actually sustained burns
of so serious nature that weeks elapsed
before he could leave bed. Whispers of
incendiarism were now rife, and a gen.
darme was sent to investigate the mat
ter. He had a long talk with HerZann,
who appears to be a person of restricted
intelligence and at last dragged from him
the theory that the Kramms had set fire
to the house in order to get rid of him
| as possible witness against them in con-
| nection with the disappearance of Fa-
| bian. Asked why he had never mentioned
| his doubts on this matter before, he re-
| piled that he had no definite proofs, but
under cross examination he revealed sew
eral important bits of evidence, and he
| finally led the gendarme to a point in a
| field a hundred yards from the house,
where he said he had noticed the day
after Fabians disappearance that the
earth had been freshly disturbed and
marked with what he believed to be
blood stains. Sure enough. when the
| ground was dug up a sack was found
containing the skeleton of the missing
man. The Kramms who are momentarily
expecting the birth of their eighth child,
| have been arrested
| Whatever may have been the cha racter
of the early Hohenzollerns, there is not
much doubt that the last three Kaisers
of the stock deserve the description OF
fine fellows" The time has not yet come
| for summing up the reign and character
| of the present Kaiser but If he follows
in the footsteps of his father and grand
father as closely in the future as he has
done in the past, he need not fear, on the
social and moral side at least, to stand
before the bar of history. In these re-
| spects both William the First and Fred
| erick the Third were fine fellows" and
as time passes fresh light is being thrown
on the praiseworthy aspects Of their ma
lures.
The last document published on the
subject is a record left by the late pas
tor, Won Bodelschwingh- 1.-The Genera
Booth OF Germany" as he was known in
life, of his intercourse with "Unsel
Fritz" the German crown prince of the
Franco-Prussian war time and of Bis
marcks memoirs. and the much-triet
and much enduring Emperor of the q
the throne of William the Second. TIL,
record is throughout interesting, but wha
stands out most prominently in it is tn,
excellence of heart of the present Kais
er's father. The interest he took in tn,
worthy pastors plans for the help ant
redemption Of the poverty-stricken ant
unemployed working classes reveals al
admirable disposition, while his kindl
ness and humanity in regard to children
and the aged are constantly borne wit
ness to- The pastors closing anecdot,
shows the strength of the second Ger
man Kaisers desire to see his son grow
up a good and religious man. Bodelsch
WINCH heard 1t from DR.. Hintzpeter, tn,
present Kaisers tutor. The latter wen
to see the Kaiser's father on the day o
young Prince Wilhelms confirmation. HI
was in tears, but the tears were not OIL
his own account. why Is your I'm
perial Hizhness crying?" asked the tutor
II am crying was the reply. from car
about my son. Will he keep to God tn
promises he has made to Him today?"
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