The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14
REMARKABLE LOVE
 STORY OF AUSTRIA
Recalled by Death of Fanny
 Angerer
ENORMOUS HOWITZER
Constructed at Skeda Works at Pilsen-Experts Say Child Suicide Is Due to Over
 Education

Vienna. May s.-(Special.)- .)-The death of Frau Fanny Angerer in vienna re calls a remarkable love story Of the Austrian court, which was the subject of much comment many years ago and Is | noted as an incident in the life of the 1 luckless Queen Elizabeth, who fell be- meath Lucchein's dagger
 Fraulein Angerer was for many years maid of honor to the Empress Elizabeth
 and was a great favorite with her royal mistress She was very beautiful wom- an, and naturally suitors in her own rank
 in life were not wanting. But to them all she turned a deaf ear, and she began to be looked upon something of a marble statue.
 But the fact was the beautiful maid of honor was deeply in love with man much below her in social status, and at last she confided in the Empress the story of her love- According to the regulations of the Austrian court, if she welded the man of her choice she would have to leave the imperial service.
 The Empress was true friend to the lovers. She spoke to the Emperor; he was willing to help. Fraulein Fanny's lover was appointed secretary to her maj esty, and a few months later the romance ended to the sound of wedding bells.
 The zeit announces that the Skeda works at Pilsen have constructed CO., lossal howitzer of 42 centimenters, or more than 15A inches caliber.
 The new weapon, which carries pro- jectile of 800 kilogrammes Q322 pounds) is destined for the defense of the Austro- Hungarian coast against an eventual at tack by Dreadnaughts. The Zeit states further that preliminary trials are being conducted with a 12 centimeter steel gun for the Austro-Hungarian heavy field ar tillery.
 Coast defense is to go with the building of a great navy. The government has warned the people against wild specula- ton on the Bourse, which has resulted out of the beginning of work on four Dreadnaughts.
 The proceedings on the Vienna Bourse have for some time past been with in creasing uneasiness, both by the govern ment and by banking and financial cir cles. Since certain sums were voted by the delegation for the construction of Dreadnoughts, speculation has been rife
 in ammunition and ship-armour works shares, which have arisen with enormous rapidity in a very short time. The wild speculation especially effected the shares of the Skeda Works, which have been entrusted with the work of furnishing the guns for the Dreadnaughts.
 People belonging to classes which have never before approached the Bourse, such as small tradesmen, caretakers and coach men, have been investing in Skeda shares. Iu 1907 these securities were issued at 270 and paid in the following years no div idends, but fell to 240 They rose in Jan uary this year to 400. Tn March the Bourse quoted them at 500 and in April TOO During the past week shares reached s37. which has been unparalleled since fsS73 Then there came slump of 100 lxronen before the close of the market and the next morning quotations were 695. Noisy offers filled the hall, and develop ments were anxiously watched all the morning Men waited in groups outside of the building, and even pressed into the Bourse gallery in crowds.
 The former proprietor of the Skeda Works, who is still in possession of about 70000 of the 10000 shares, declares that if unjustifiable enthusiasm still contin- ues he would throw all his shares upon the market. A good effect is expected in consequence of the retirement of the small people" from their engagements.