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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
BEACON FIRES TO FLASH NEWS
Lights wiI Take Word to the watt
ing british Publlc.

ing British Public.
LONDON, June 1S.-Beacon fires built
on. $500 of the most prominent points of
the British Isles. in England. Wales, Scot
land and Ireland, will on the evening of
June % flash the tidifgs of the coronation
of King George V to the remotest recesses
of the country At 10 o'clock in the even
ing magnesium rockets will be fired from
all the points selected in England, Wales
and ireland, followed by a shower of
colored rockets. Then the fires will be
lighted and the people gathered round will
sing the national anthem.
The same program win be observed in
Scotland half an hour later, the delay
arising from the fact that daylight lasts
longer in the northern regions. The ancient
beacon hills, used in olden times to warn
the inhabitants Of the approach Of enemies
are to be utilized on this occasion. =
Carriage of State.
The state carriage in which King George
will proceed to the corona ton shas carried
five OF his predecessors to the abbey on
similar mission. 1t was built $50 years ago
in 1851, for King George III, and it's body
which weighs over four tons. is of fine
oak with allegorical paintings by Cipriani
on the panels. Its initial cost was $35, 600
~ Nliildlh W. flCtOTld
ward VII also drove in 1t to their corona
tons
1t will be drawn in the procession TO rhe
abbey by eight of the celebrated cream
horses from the royal stables and a groom
in state livery will walk at each horses
head. The harness, which is covered with
red Morocco leather with gold-plated metal
facings will be the same as was used at
Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee and at
Edward Wis coronation in 1902. -
Many of the foreign ambassadors and
peers will use elaborate state carriages
richly upholstered and brilliantly ems
blazoned with coats OF arms in which to
drive to the ceremony. but no person ex-.
cept those belonging, TO the iroyal family
may have more than a pair of horses at
tached to his carriage
Kings Crown a New One.
The imperial crown which will be placed
on King Georges head at the coronation
is not yet a century old. and in its present
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
KAISER HAS A LUCKY RING
Formerly Was Believed to Have
Supernatural Power.
SEAGoING
AIRSHTP
BUILT
Germans Are to Undertake to Gross
the Atlantic.
BACK TO THE LAND" Is HEARD
Effort of the Government to Extend
Peasant Prosperity Has Resulted
IN Increasing Population of
Rural Districts.
BY MALCOLM Clarke

BERLIN, June 17-(Specisl to The Bee)
Many landlords Of dwelling houses and
flats here have placed the ban on children
and refuse to accept tenants people
who have children. They seem to have
entered into an agreement here and in
many other cities and towns II has be-
come a public scandal household owners
refuse TO let married couples having chill
dren and the authorities fear that this
policy will have a bad effect upon the
birth rate. Pet dogs. cats and birds are
seldom refused, but babies are regarded as
outside the pale. The emperor is said TO
have decided to take hand in the crusade
and stop the blacklisting Of little ones.
Kaiser's Lucky" Ring.
The kaiser generally wears a ring which
in more supersutious times was firmly
believed to have supernatural power to
protect its wearer from harm of any kind
This Hohenzollern talisman, as it has been
called, is of massive gold, in which is set
square, dark-colored stone. Its history
goes back to the time when the margrafs
Of Nuremberg followed their leaders to
the capture Of the holy sepulchre from the
MoslemS. The ring, which was taken from
a Moslem during a fight under the walls
Of Jerusalem, eventually reached the
him 1t descended through generation after
generation of his successors until 1t came
to the kaiser. When 1t was first won it
had engraved on the stone a sentence
from the koran. This was cut out later
and replaced by a cross.
Another seagOing AirshIp.
In spite Of the disastrous outcome OF the
recent attempt to cross the Atlantic by
sirship another effort to accomplish this
feat is TO be made. This time Germans
instead of Americans, will make the at
tempt. Messrs. Simens and Schuckert, the
greatest electrical workers and engineers in
Germany, are now engaged in construct
ing the airship. which is to be 200 yards
long. 20 yards in diameter and capable of
carrying fifty passengers and crew. 1t
will have eight motors, the aggregate en-
ergy of which will represent 1000 horse
power.
Back to the Land.
Fifteen years ago the empire faced the
problem of rural depopulation. While the
population of towns OF over 1000 inhab-
itants increased by 20Oe0,O0O between 1871
and 1906, the population of small country
towns had fallen from %, 100000 to 25,SOO,OOO
The people settled the problem by desert
ing the country for the towns. To coun-
teract this the government set to work to
extend peasant proprietary, particularly in
es stern Germany, where large estates
were most numerous. AS a result the
population OF those districts increased
The following figures illustrate the process:
Inhabitants Inhabitants
DeIore after
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18

form has never been worn by any sover-
eign. II was first made for Queen Vic
toria in 1888 and King Edward VII wore
1t unchanged at his coronation, but since
that occasion 1t has been enlarged and
embelished. In its front has now been set
the great Culnan diamond the Star Of
Africa" which takes the place of the
magnificent broad-spread sapphire, now
placed at the back
Besides these enormous precious stones,
whose value is inestimable. many hundreds
OF glorious diamonds, pearls, rubies,
emeralds, brilliants and smaller sapphires
adorn it. These are set together in the
shape Of Maltese crosses, fleurs de lis,
oak leaves and acor, roses, thistles and
shamrocks. Altogether 1t Ncontains over
5000 diamonds and 800 pearls, with smaller
numbers OF the other stones
Some of these are OF great historic in
terest. For Instance, the sapphire in the
cross. at the top OF the crown was for
merly worn by Edward the Confessor in a
ring, while a huge uncut spinet ruby in
the center OF a Maltese cross of diamonds
in the front bears the name of Edward
the Black Prince, and the same stone was
set in the helmet of Henry V at the battle
of Agincourt. The broad-spread sapphire,
which has just been moved to the back,
formed part Of the regalia OF the Scottish
kings and was bequeathed by the last of
the unfortunate Stuarts to George ".
Many OF the other stones which ornament
the new kings crown have formed part
OF the regala belonging to the English
kings since the period OF the Norman con-
quest in 1866.
Queens Wonderful Crown.
The queens crown, in accordance with
precedent dating from the return Of
Charles II to his crown, is entirely new.
1t is ornamented only with diamonds and
is absolutely dazzling in its brilliance. The
immense "Koh-i-Nur," or mountain of
light" is set in the front. No jewel in the
world has such a story as this Its au-
thentlc history can be traced for over six
centuries and tradition carries 1t back
much farther. In 1904 IT was captured
from. the rajah of Malwa by Ala-ed-din,
and two centuries afterwards 1t was dis
cover ed in the possession of the Moguls 1t
was used as one OF the eyes Of the royal
peacock adorning Aurungzebe's throne and
then by means of conquest, assassination
and trickery passed from the hands Of one
Indian prince after another until it was
finally secured by the powerful Sikh
Ranjit Singh.
At the annexation OF the Punjab It fell
into the ands OF John Lawrence and was
sent to Queen Victoria by Lord Dalhousie.
Legend gives the great diamond the power
of bringing good luck TO any woman who
wears it, but men are said always to suffer
misfortune when II is in their possession
Another tradition says that who holds
the Koh-i-nur holds India" The remainder
OF the queens crown is composed of cap
of violet velvet with an ermine edge,
around which Is clrclet Of diamonds
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
VISITORS CAMPS FOR DURBARS
Charges Per Day Range from Ten to
Forty Dollars, According to
the Accommoda lions

slMLA, June 17.-(Special to The Bee)-
There Will be four camps at Delhi for the
durbar with accommodation for 400 visit
tors The charges will be $3.50 and $50
DAY for accommodation in tents. and $50
and $40 in buildings.
The minimum period for which accom-
mediation can be reserved will be twenty
days, and the registration fee. which is
one-third OF the total liability. must be
paid before August l. The charges cover
board. lodging. lights. firing and water
European servants will be accommodated
at a charge Of from $3.50 to $40 daily, and
TWO native servants will he allowed free
Spaces with lights and water will be pro-
vided on which visitors can pitch their
own tents and make their own arrange.
ments' on payment OF a small fee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
PART TWO

WANT AID SECTION
PAGES ONE TO TWELVE
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
NOTED INDIAN SCHOLAR DEAD
Syed All BeIgFami, Who Spoke n
Dozen Tongues, Dies of Heart
Failure.

CALCUTTA, June 17.-(special to The
Bee,)-The death OF syed All Belgrami at
Harder. oudh. from heart disease, aged ST.
removes one OF the most versatile and
eminent Indian scholars He spoke a
dozen tongues fuently. and could read.
write and think in twenty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
kaiser Helps IA Corporal.

Kaiser Helps IA Corporal.
A pretty story is in circulation here about
the kaiser having helped young soldier
to wed the girl to whom he was devoted.
One day when out walking he was recog-
nized by a corporal, who saluted him. The
emperor noticed that the man looked wor-
ried, and asked him the reason. The cor
poral hesitated and then said he was in
love with the daughter Of his sergeant, but
could not marry the girl. as her father
would have no one of less rank than q
sergeant for son-in-law. VERY well,
then" said William, tell your sergeant
major that the emperor has made you a
sergeant"
Men in official circles are much inter
ested in the question of the adoption OF one
language by the great nations as a medium
for commercial and international relations.
There is every probability that a confer
ence will be arranged to consider the mat
ter,
It is the idea of those interested than one
language should be chosen as the inter-
national medium and that it should then
be made compulsory subject in the schools
of the nations which consented to the use
Of IT,
Buttons Too Expensive.
Louise is an excellent cook. having re-
ceived a thorough training in the imperial
kitchens. She paints and does needIework.
though she has never given much attention
to matters of dress. Once, it is true, she
set her heart upon a wonderful set of but
tons. Obtaining them, however, was out
Of the question unless the emperor's consent
was given. So when a favorable oppor-
tunity came the princess preached the sub
ject. Certainly not" exclaimed the
sovereign. "A thaler each for buttons!
Why. It is throwing money away when
hooks and eyes. can be purchased at 1
penny a card!"
Her Little Ambition.
The princess tea table talk used 10 be
famous. once she discussed her ambitions.
Having decided her brothers careers, she
came out with her own desires. I'm
going to be an empress" she said This
pronOuncement was too much for her broth
ers. ''You'li be lucky II ever you become
all likely" announced still another why
not?" asked Douise. Mamma is an en-
press. I want to be what mamma is"
oh" was the chorus; but mamma is
different" Such is the tribute her children
pay to the first lady in this land
In her childhood Louise had the reputa-
ton of not only governing her brothers, but
also the emperor himself. In those DAYS
her pranks were the property OF the Faith
erland, and everybody laughed-from the
eobbler on his bench TO William himself.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18

and members of Parliament will be some
what relieved by the high lights from the
beautiful stained glass windows Of the
Abbey, which throw an effect of charm and
color on the otherwise severe and stately
aspect of the venerable edifice where this
regal event ia to take place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-16
NAT GOODWIN PASSES
 THROUGH THE CITY
Will Be in Birmingham, Next Month In His New Play, "The
 Captain"

Occupying the private car "Mayflower' in which former President Theodore Roosevelt made his triumphant tour of win, the eminent comedian, was in Bir- mingham last night. With his company MT. Goodwin was en route to Shreveport where he appears in '"The Captain" MT. Goodwin discussed with perfect freedom the reception accorded him in the south, saying among other things that for 20 years he had been cordially received down here and that of all things he appreciar- ed that spirit of hospitality which typi- fies the southerners.
 ''rhe cordiality of the south has won a warm spot in my heart,' said Mir. Good- win with an engaging frankness. "I have tried always to give my friends the best plays possible and carrying this out am trying new play this year that so far has met with great success
 We are giving The Captain which is to 1t and which all folks love. 1 have with me a company of 20 and my leading lady is Miss Margurite Moreland who is a southern woman. She is pretty, bright, clever and an actress that we all love. She has been wonderfully well received and I know our southern tour is to be very successful.
 MT. Goodwin are you not lodging Bir- mingham?" was asked the widely known actor.
 Not on your life, my boy" he an- swered.
 '1 will be here next month and will stay for two days. I long to take 6 turn on your golf links and will do it then.
 T can't make a speech like John Drew did in Birmingham. but will play the links with your best gamesters.''
 MT. Goodwin talked interestingly of his attempts to make a go of legitimate mining in the west, but said misfortunes that none of us could understand played havoc with tho efforts and he had given it up.
 You know l stayed with it two years, '' said Mir. Goodwin, but finally gave il up."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-16
COLONEL CODY TALKS
 OF HIS AMBITION
Is Quitting Show Life Because He Wants to Begin Philan-
 thropic Work

l Al my life 1 have had desire to take my money from mineral stores that God has placed in the earth, and my one and not to leave my means to be squan- l derad by some grandson or nephew. I want to make my poorer fellow men as l comfortable as possible. l want to seek cut the needy people and churches and give to them without any strings attached so that they can make immediate use of it."
 These were the words of Col. ". F. Cody. popularly known the world over as Buffalo Bill" expressed yesterday afternoon at the Birmingham hotel. where he was in conference with Major Getch- ell of Tuscon, Ariz. Colonel Cody met his partner, who had journeyed many hum dreds of miles for the interview, to dis crss their mining business.
 Colonel Cody will retire from the Wild West show on November 1 at Richmond, Va, with a record of missing only nine performances during the 2S years of his show career. He has many interests to engage his attention, among them the National park at Yellowstone, a chain of western ranches, several hotels, two newspapers, gold, silver and other min- Cral mines.
 His favor1te pastime, however, is mining tle "Maudina" at Camp Bonita. which ne hopes to sec developed into the main source of supply for his deeds of philan- thrcphy.
 T am old enough to stand without hitching, now at the age of 66 years, and guess I wilI leave the show bus mess to my successor, Major Lillie or 'Pawnee Bill,'" continued Colonel Cody. There are three of my ranches that I have never sen in the summer time I want to be there in the summer, want to mine more and l want to do more good, that is the reason I am going to sever my connection with the wild west show. I will never cease tc work as long as I live and feel that l am only a hdwi. .-4
 T had. a most interesting day a,
 Tupelo. Miss.," said Colonel Cody, tell. ing the Misssippians of the Civil wal
 battle of Tupelo from the Yankee stand point I was the first Yankee whom they had ever found that had tough, in this battle, and they formed a com mittee of citizens and carried me out to the spot in an automobile so as to describe the approach of General For rest. the positions of the two armies and the, fight.
 T have just returned from a ride around the Highland avenue and Coun. try club residence section of Birming ham and think 1t 8 wonderfully beau. tiful place. If I should ever live here you would certainly find me camped out there at the foot of Red mountain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-16
FINLEY
 VERY OPTIMISTIC
Railroad Official Passes Through City on His Way
 to Meridian

W. w.. Finley, president of the South- Mobile and Ohio railroads, was in Bir- mingham last night. He was joined here by L. Sevier, general agent for the exc cutive department of the three compa-
 nies and they left almost immediately for Meridian where President Finley and
 MT. Sevier will take prominent part in the opening of the fair at that place to- day MT. Finley has been on the pro- grnmme of the Meridian fair for some
 time and he is deeply interested in the
 ceremonies to take place today. It is be- lieved that he will speak on the agricus- tural possibilities of the south. a topic he never tires of boosting"
 The railway executive was very opti-
 mistic over the situation in the south, especially from the farmers viewpoint, and said the work of the various agricul- tural colleges and agricultural depart
 ments of the railroads of the south was
 gradually bringing that section into .
 most enviable position.
 From my report given out few days ago." said MT Finley, "one could sec that both as an executive of this company and personally. I am deeply interested in the advancement of the south. I think all the railroads that now traverse the south are awakening to the possibilities of this section. Our company at your state fair last week had an exhibit which typifies the best that can be done on the lines of the Southesn, Alabama Great Southern and the Mobile and Ohio rail-
 roads. By our cotton culture department
 we have succeeded in modest way 1T teaching the best methods of cotton growing. I am glad that we placed that exhibit in Birmingham for I am told thai | your fair was a great success and l sin l ierely hope the agriiultural richness oi 1 this state, as exemplified by the fair. vii l influence many of our southern farmers l to try their hand at relieving the soil ol
 some of it's richness
 Mir. Finley said business during tho | past year was good as was shown in hi. report to the directors and stockholders | MT. Finley, with several members of tho l Southern Railway agricultural staff, VII ! be in Meridian during the fair. The pres ident will return north tonight while the exhibit of his companies which has beer I at the Alabama State Fair for the past | 10 days will be taken to Meridian. The 1 recent state fair here is the first one il | Birmingham that the Southern rail l,vas
 has taken sufficient interest in to mak, an exhibit. The officials, however. were 1 so satisfied with the fair that they>wil | maintain one at the future fairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-16
Announcements

Bessemer lodge No. 45S, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, will hold it's reg ular meeting tomorrow night for the adoption of bylaws. A full attendance is requested
 Umatilla tribe No. 61 Independent Or der of Red Men, will meet tomorrow evening.
 Woodmen's Circle, Bessemer grove No. 72 will meet tomorrow night
 The Womans Missionary society of the First Methodist church will meet tomor- row afternoon at the High school audi. torium.
 The Ladies Aid society of the First Baptist church will meet tomorrow aft erBoon at the residence of Mrs. W. H. Porter The hour has been changed from i o'clock to 3:30 o'clock. as this is the regular business meeting. Matters of inn portance will be presented and dis- cussed
 The Ladies Aid society of the Jones' boro Methodist church will meet tomor- row afternoon at the home of Mrs. Kyle Saunders at 3 o'clock. Plans for the Halloween party. which will be given for the benefit of the building fund.- will be completed this meeting.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Jones' boro Baptist church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. M. Willmon. A full attendance is urged by the president
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-16
BAGMEN OF BAGDAD
 HOLD GOOD MEETING
Is Auxiliary of United Commercial Travelers-This Was Their e. First Meeting

The ceremonial session of the AL hafnbra Guild, Bagmen of Bagdad, held Saturday night by the Commercial Travellers, was big success, considering g that 1t is something new in Alabama. This organization is an auxiliary of the United Commercial Travellers.
 Past Supreme Special Ruler Drew of New Orleans was present to instruct the officials :il their work, this being the first session Of the guild. W. w. Jenks of Mobile, the great ruler of Al hambra guild, presided. There was much entertainment from o'clock un- til the midnight hour when the affair terminated with a Dutch lunch.
 Birmingham Council No. 172. United Commercial Travellers, awarded the Hudson automobile to J. L. McLane of Talladega, on coupon No. 229S, Sat urday afternoon.
 The next regular meeting of the council will be held the first Saturday night in November In Maccabee's tenn pie. Secretary Will will send out nc tices of the change in the meeting place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-16
HAMLIN ATTACKS
 JOHN ARBUCKLE

Colorado Springs, october 15,-That the statement of John Arbuckle, New York sugar refiner and coffee magnate. that he will go before Congress next winter to fight for free suger, is the beginning of the first genuine battle between the beet sugar manufacturers and the cane sugar refiners, is the declaration of Clarence c. Hamin, chairman of the executive com mittee of the United States Beet Sugar industry, in a statement made public bere today.
 Mir. Hamin said that the condition of the sugar crop this year has been bad but it would have been infinitely worse but for the 500,0O0 tons of beet sugar America producod'
 It is this great industry, the one which Senator Bristow said was the best Justi- flcation for protective tariff, that the cane sugar refiners are seeking to destroy MT. Hamlin said.