The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-11
GERMAN PRINCE
is BADLY STUNG
Tries Wildcat Speculation in
Big America
PRINCE IN A MONASTERY
universities Are Invited ID
Send Delegates to Centennial c.,.-
bration to BE Held In Berlin
October 10, 1910

Berlin, April 10.-(Special. 1.-THE Crown
Prince of Germany is sad Ambitious e.
become a great financier like tho late
ming Leopold of the Belgians his rova1
nisihess TOOK a little flyer in a wildcat
american speculation which promised hi.
'nings and if he was in Wall strso+ -,
stead of Under-den-Iinden n r,,e,,,. to,.,.,
DC SAID he had been "stung.',
Inc worst of it, letters wbio, ora 81.
,eseo 10 nave been written by the Crown
iiihee TO the man through whom ba
sought speculative wealth and u,h,o,,
wee USED In court proceedings have been
eapieu BACK to Berlin. So the Prince not
~. los MAD TO suffer the financial loss
poe ms august father, who is referred Ia
IN the letters as big William as we'll
as everybody about the court knows ~
ms misfortune and those who are high
~ enousn placed to venture ii are having
no little sport with the royal specuIator'
his advice is asked on questions III
llhance and investment, particularly in
iesAro TO American securities and in vari.
~ Jus other ways friendly interest in
MS misfortune is manifested
! Inc Kaiser, who is en- famille very fond
Oh leasing, has mace it particularly pleas.
ant 1or MS Venturesome son and has en-.
Joyed the discontinue of his son highly.
1t is safe proposition to make that
the next man who proposes an American
speculation to the Crown Prince will hear
some vigorous and unadorned German il
nothing worse comes to him.
l understand that his royal highness
was not alone in this venture but quite
number of the Berlin nobility also took
flyers and are correspondence sad.
Special agents of the United States gov4
eminent are in Europe I understand MAX
ing an exhaustive study of the parcels
post system in vogue pretty much all
over Europe. 1t Is understood the United
States contemplates adopting the system
and before Recommendation is made
to Congress the postoffice department de-
sires to be fully informed as to how the
business is conducted here.
The kaiser's cousin, Prince Freder-
lex Henry of Prussia has embraced
Roman Catholicism, has coded his en-
tire fortune to the Roman Catholic
church, and has entered an Italian
monastery as monk Prince Fred
erick Henry has had remarkable ca
reer A few years ago he was ex-
| lied by the Kaiser, who ordered him
| never to return home. After wander.
| ing about in the southern countries ha
| became SICK at nedrt ana sought con-
sofa ton in the Roman church.
| When the Kaiser travels now it will
be in the most luxurious private train
| in the world .t-
| The imperial train cost nearly ST..
| 100000 and occupied more than three
| years in construction. Its IL carriages
connected by corridors, include a study
hung with tapestry. saloon uphoi.
| lat n fa IA nj q 20.
ception room adorned with marble stati
uary, an oak dining room, kitchen
and bedrooms for several guests. a
great many of the details were planned
| by the Emperor himself.
The entrance into the navy of Prince
Joachim, the sixth son of the Kaiser,
is declared to have been the result OF
a sudden decision of his majesty I'd
grant the wish of the prince to fol.
| low the chosen career of his brother,
Prince Adelbert, and of his uncle
Prince Henry of Prussia. Prince Joai
chin, VIII o is now 10 years old, Is still
a student at the Royal Academy al
| Plom, where he will graduate in the
near future. Immediately after he will
become a naval cadet on one of the
training ships at Kiel. Later he wilt
| be probably assigned to the cruisci
Hertha. on which Prince Adalbert for a
time also was one of the officers. Thia
ship will be selected on account of it4
being better equipped with officers
quarters than any of the others. Thd
prince now has the rank of lieutenant
in the First Infantry regiment OF the
guard.
| Among the Americans in Berlin thia
week were John Martin and George Il
Motheral of Pittsburg.
| Miss Sheila Holterhoff of Los Angeles,
| Cal, has just made her debut here az =
| singer Miss Holterhof, who lost hef
| sight at the age of one year and half,
has studied in Paris, Florence and bsr'
| lin.
Miss Lola Fisher of Houston, Tex, WHO
has been a member of the student colony
| in Berlin for some years, was married re'
| Gently to Herr Siegfried Goethe or ber'
lin. The ceremony was performed BY the
Rev DIR. Murlin of the American church,
and appropriate music was furnished p1
Miss Evelyn Hewes of Baltimore and
Mr.. Paul Beebe.
The following advertisement appears ~
| a Berlin journal: young man wishes 70
marry tall, handsome, proud, Fearless. IN
dependent unprejudiced, self-supporting,
S>~~-o-----".'
voune girl. who believes that the great
est happiness in life is a love match With
out mercenary motives
~rhe Village Countess said to be the
Orst comic opera ever written by womi
an has achieved success at the Thalil
theatre The composer is Frau Rachel
Danztper- a native of Amsterdam resld
irg On berlin. The plot is poitnless, but
.he ,nusic is tuneful throughout. A couple
~ tonical numbers and the inevitable
wo,tz ballad met with a particularly en-
thusiastic reception
The rector and faculty of the UNIVERSITY
Of Berlin have just issued invitationa
~ many of the American universitiea
ana colleges to send delegates to tAt
centennial celebration to be held In Her'
lin on october 10, II and u Of this year,
In the spring of next year Prof. DE-
yi,helm Paszkowski of the University Of
Rerlin. who is well known In America,
will make another trip to America. H\
has been invited to deliver series OF .locs
lures before the Germanio Society Of New
York on German life and German educa,
tional and social conditions. He Will vtoil
the University Of California as the, guest
of Prof. Benjamin Ide Wheeler and 1ecs
ture in Chicago, st. Louis and San Fran,
cisco. avs
An additional sum of s165000 has beer
granted by the German government tot
the support Of the tobacco workers out Ol
employment in consequence of the new
taxes. The money is to be distributed 81
soon as the 100000 already granted 10 ex'
hausted. -.s
Official and social Berlin was shocked
when 1t was learned that in the most arisi
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