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  mission field of Sou Chow, China, going hy way of Nashville, Kansas City and Denver to San Francisco. where she will sail on the steamship Mongolia Miss Hayes is going under the Woman's Board of Missions and is to be assistant to Mss Virginia Atkinson of the Davidson Me morial school at Sou Chow.
 MT. Theresa Evans and daughter, Miss Jonsie Evans, have returned from Far Rockaway, Rockport, Can, and New York.
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 Miss Lucy Sykes Downey returned Fri day from Asheville, N. c.
 Mrs. l.. s. Prendergast and daughter, Miss Lillie Couturie, left yesterday for Pittsburg to join MT. Prendergast after spending the summer in Birmingham. The Southside Band of the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Presbyterian church will serve a barbecue dinner ut W. 9. Broyles furniture store, Thursday. Sep tember F, at P o'clock.
 Miss Sara Montford is the guest of Mrs. c. R. Dixon to resume her study of music under Miss Morton at Birmingham semi nary.
 Miss Rosalie Dixon of Macon is the guest of Mrs. C. R. Dixon.
 Birmingham friends will be glad to learn of Miss Sarah Mallam's return from Chi cago. She has already begun her class work in her studio in the Watts building
 
 Mir. Louis Arnstein has returned from a four months tour of Europe. Most Of this time was spent in Paris, London, Ber- lin and Vienna.
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political orchestra is very noticeable in Germany at present and the Kaiser and his advisors on foreign politics are most heartily denounced everywhere, The cordial reception given to the French premier. M. Poincare, in St Petersburg, followed by the announce
 ment that M Sazonoff is shortly to visit
 London for an important conference
 with Sir Edward Grey, has created
 very painful impression of Germany having been left hopelessly side tracked and no less bitter is the real ization that this country's diplomatic
 presentative at Washington has sad ly neglected Germanys interests in connection with the coming opening or the Panama canal.
 The German press rersained strangely silent in regard to the action of the American Senate in connection with the passage of the Panama canal bill, but this seems much less strange when you rememb that on the whole the Ger man press Is remarkably well dis
 ciplined and that there is no dorbt that the department of foreign affairs in Wilhelmsstrass issued warning to the local press not to say too much and to aFolu comments which might create any i'll feelings against Germany in
 the United States. Aside from the prin- ciple al stake in the controversy be-
 tween England and America, Germany
 should certainly have liked nothing bet
 ter than to see the two big English speaking nations permanently es-
 stranged, that she might get her op- portunity to fish in troubled waters but
 in reality Germans understand Eng lands feelings very well and only wished that their ambassador had had foresight enough to conclude treaty with America similar to the Hay
 Pauneefote, that this country might have had some basis on which to is- sue a complaint against what is con sidered very unfair the part of America towards Germany.
 Being second only to England among the seafaring nations of the world, Ger
 many is naturally greatly interested in the canal which will mark a new commercial era and there Is a general feeling that the canal bill hits Ger man commerce and shipping very hard. What Is more, nearly everyone is con- vinced that Senator Lodges proposal to extend the Monroe doctrine so as to exclude commercial settlements of for eign nations in Latin America, how ever, seems to be directly aimed at German shipping companies. Accord ing to the American correspondents of the German press, the senator means to prevent the leasing of land by Ger man companies-presuma the Ham burg American is meant-on which to their ships trading between the two foreign shipping company would, of
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cinnati, was given by Mrs. Garrett B.. Wall of Richmond, the centerpiece being a beautiful mound of vari colored asters.
 Romance stalked abroad when in the moonlight. e6 young girls and young men followed the trail up tho mountain to a corn roast given by Miss Frances and Miss Bertha Clark of Philadelphia, and when at the very top they were rewarded by a glorious view of the sleeping val ley far below them they declared the affair the best of the whole season. Mrs. Julia Kellogg Bradley of Washington chaperoned the party, which was the jolliest of the season.
 Sunday night the cottage of Mrs. John Lewis of Norfolk was the scene of a merry party, when about 90 guests gath cred upon the porch or sat Inside where delicious receipts were concocted in ehaf- ing dishes.
 Guests here recently inslude: St. Louis. MT. and Mrs. H. G. Brooking, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Rankin. Walker Hill, Mrs. D. c. Bigg, D. D. Connolly. Charleston. w. Va, Mrs. Donally, Mrs. Malcolm Jackson, the Misses Wilson, J. H. Killing, MT. and Mrs. John A. Thayer, Miss Mary Elizabeth Thayer. Miss Josephine Thayer. Mrs. Henry T. Wright, MT. and Mrs
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course, come under Senator Lodges definition of enterprises fin any meas ure controlled" by a foreign govern ment. The senator, one may be oonfi- dent will find the Hamburg -Amerika a tough nut to crack.
 The assurances of friendship between the Emperor Nicholas and King Gustaf or Sweden. at their recent meeting in Finnish waters. do not appear to affect the hurrying on of the preliminary work for the strategic railroad from Peters burg to Vass, in the Gulf of Bothnia. Now the question has arisen of construct ing the connecting line between the Gulf of Finland and Ladoga, in order to link up Petersburg with the Finnish railroad system. A sum of 20,000 roubles has been granted for the examination of the route on the Russian side, and the sum of $50,- GOO has been ordered to be found from the Finnish state funds for the com mencement of constructive work on the Finnish side. The diets right to a de- cision regarding the building of railroad lines in Finland with Finish state funds has been completely disregarded.
 The building of barracks for Russian soldiers Is now going on all over Fin land Such works are now being carried out at Koria station, on the Helsinfors- fetefspurB rdfirodu. A lew udys ago the Russian workmen engaged in build in gthese barracks got drunk and made disturbance. A Russian patrol there upon violently assaulted a Finnish work man who had given no provocation what eV CT, and when the man endeavored to run away he was shot in the back by one of the Russian soldiers. An inquiry has been opened into the affair, but meantime the murderer has been removed to the military hospital at Viborg, all though he was not injured in any way, and it is not expected that he will re- ceive any punishment.
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London Women

From the London Chronicle.
 All the prizes at the Folkstone beau ty show have been won by London res 1dents. This bears out the opinion ex- pressed by Sir Francis Galton, whose passion of eugencs led him to gather materials for a beauty map of the Brit ish Isles. Representatives. the streets of many towns, carrying an instrument in his pocket with which he pricked different sized holes in piece of paper, and thus classed every woman he met as attractive, indifferent or repellant. At the end of his investigations he de clared that London ranks highest for female beauty and Aberdeen lowest"
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vour medicines to all suffering women" Mrs. MARY HALSTEAD, Platea, Pa., Box 98.
 Here is the report of another genuine case, which still further shows that Ly,, dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound may be relied upon.
 Walcott, N. Dakota. -"I had infiam- nation which caused pain in my side, md my back ached all the time. l was co blue that felt like crying if any one eyen spoke to me. took Lydia P. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and l logan to gain right away. l continued StS use and now l am a well woman. "
 Mrs. AMELIA DAHL, Walcott, N. Dakota.
 If ron want special advice write to E 1,rdia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (conA.
 snfial) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will 6e onened, read and answered by 3 , Hsnasn and hcld in strict confidence
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THE
 AMERICAN TRUST
THE

I Among other notable events that happened to us during the past week, was the closing of the con tract for the decorative work in the banking and directors rooms of the American Trust.
 I Taken in connection with the contract we all ready have for the upper stories, this makes the largest decorative contract ever let in the city of Bir- mingham.
 I When one considers that this prodigious con tract is being carried on concomitantly with such important work as the Peabody Hotel of Mem phis, the Stonewall Club of Meridian, the Hillman Hotel, the Empire Cafe, the Subway Billiard Room, the Huntsville M. F. Church, the Talladega Baptist Church.
 T When it is eonsiderd that in this week alone we started work on thirty one entire residences, some idea may be gained of the tremendous volume of our business.
 w. D. COLBY
 DECORATING co.
 1922 Third Avenue
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Wild Apples of Europe and America

AVG There are two varieties of apples found
 wild in Europe, but the apple known in the east probably originated in the region
 near the Caspian sea. Among the heaps
 of refuse left by the Lake Dwellers, who
 occupied Europe before any of the present
 races charred pieces of apple have been found.
 In America there were five types of na- tive apples, all crab apples. Capt. John Smith wrote from Virginia to England that the apples were small and bitter"
 From these poor little apples the splendid opes of today have been produced by cultivation.
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NERVOUS RESPONDENT
 WOMEN
Find Relief in Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound Their Own Statements
 So Testify.
platea, Pa.- "When l wrote to you flrat I was troubled with female weak

klcoo dilu uoChdSiiS, and was so nervous that 1 would cry at the least noise, it would startle me so.
 I began to take Ly- dia E. Pink h a ms remedies, and l don't t have any more cry ing spells. l sleep sound and my ner- vousness is better.
 I will recon m e n d
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 Your arms, neck. face and bust can be heautifed a hundred fold. [ want you to send your name and address on the cou- pon below together with a two-ccnt stamp to help pay cost of mailing. and 1 will at once send you free of any cost, trial package of Elec-tro-la, liberal enough to prove before your own eyes that all these statements are absolutely true. You will never use anything else when once you've tried 1t. You'll never want to. The fus size package of Elec-tro-la IS s1 I will send the sl package now, if you prefer. or receipt of price. Satisfaction guaranteed
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couples danced later in the ball room. Those present were MT. and Mrs. Schuy
 Ter Leggett, New York; Mrs. Julia Kel- logg Bradley Washington; Miss Mary Moulton, Richmond; Miss Knott, New Or
 leans: Hunter Breckenridge, Fincastle, Va; Jack" Lory, New York; Pendleton
 Beckley and Scott Thropp, Washington.
 Mrs. Barton Grundy of Richmond gave an old fashioned country supper Tues
 day night in honor of Mrs. C. D. Wern-
 wag of Bethayres. Pa., the guests go-
 ing in automobiles. One of the most de-
 lightful features of the affair was the
 absence of formality.
 Just why Jack" Lory of New Yord was
 rendered a coming out party was not
 stated by the host and hostess, MT. and
 Mrs. Thornton Lewis of Cincinnati for he must have seen many debuiantc through her first party, but when about 50
 guests gathered under the great oak trees at "The Meadows" as the Lewis nome is known, everyone greeted him as en- Enthusiastically as though he was making his first bow to society and the merriest kind of a time was enjoyed. the guests
 partaking of supper at twilight served on the lawn under century old trees. MT. and Mrs Garrett B. Wall of Rich
 ,-ffg.a ave a1 iruprolnDtu luncheon Sun day after returning from dn informal party at the cottage of George W. Stevens president of the Chesapeake and Ohio | railfad the feature of which was the presentation of a wonderful bouquet com | posed of the common or garden variety ! of vegetables, and wound about witf | tinfoil from champagne bottles to add t | the beauty of the gift. This he refused l to part with and on the automobile ridt l to the Meadows which followed later ii 1 the afternoon he wore the unique offer l ing in his vest pocket. Among those present at. the Wall luncheon were: Mir !, and Mrs. c. D. Wernwag. i3ethayres
 Pa.; Mrs Francis Herreshoff New York l MT and Mrs. Schuyler Leggett, New York: MT. Hackett. Philadelphia; George l w. stevens. Jr., Richmond. and "Jacl1' l Lory, New York
 1 A breakfast in honor of the summers l debutante, Miss Alice Lewis, daughter Q Mir. and Mrs. Thornton Lewis of Gin
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Willing to Be Good

From the Washington Evening Star.
 You children are not at all obedient." Well" replied the sadly precocious yourgster, i've are willing to be obe- dient, only maw and grandpa and grandma haven't yet come to an under
 standing as to which is boss il
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w. H. Sharp, Miss Hopkins. James B Weir. George H. Moffett.
 GRACE INGALLS,.
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London September 1.-The Duchess er Westminster. stung at last by her hhs- hands indifference, has given up the
 domesticated existence which she has led
 0r the past few years and taken to living
 her own life and enjoying herself in her
 own way. She is making a particular hobby of aviation, and has been seen
 much at the Hendon aerodrc.ne, where she made several ascents.
 Later the Duchess intends entertaining
 much on her own account without re- gard to the Dukes wishes or actions.
 Westminster has now almost cut himself adrift from society. In the season just closed, he scarcely went to a single tune tion. One night when great ball was being given at Grosvenor house, his Lon don mansion, he slipped away quietly and supped at a Bohemian restaurant with a rarty of friends. He cares only for polo. and Is bent on securing for England the
 Iolo trophy secured by the American team last year.
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Miss Lowela Hanlin, Piano Miss Frances Ross Burton,
 Violin

Temporary Studio, 27 Watts Building
 Mondays and Thursdays Permanent Studio October 1. with Clarke & Jones Piano Co. Theory. liar mony and Ensemble Classes
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A very pronounced feeling of having been worsted on all sides and reduced to playing second fiddle in the worlds s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-30

Pelham, the Empires headlirer ,h,s
week ~ billed as -EurOpcan Sei.ntI.,
IN Scientific Demonstration Of Me-
.ai approximation" with the romano
riioped on, he turns out to be ims;
plain hypnot!st. doing the same stI,,,s
IN tue same time honorcd way. Bu,
the act Is funny, just the same ana
ends tie show in scream
Swain and osman Trio arr b-.rnn,r..
aefobats Of the bcttor class. and 6ne,,
me nill. QuIgE and Nick.rsol, In 4,
~, ackiace musical act scored heavily
Int'T fantastic rendition OF popular
sir| on the cornet and tronibonn
s@IorSht the Longest applause o. the
evening Mac Melville Is a c,cvcr
com@1icnne. ana sings character sonys
Her Dutch and Italian selections. par
ncuIarly. took with the audience
One ot the really ENJOYABLE. ,cts Ia
ths one IN which Eddie Barto aud
FLORENCE Clark sing dance ana ION
each other through a diveriInx nftcon
minutes; The pat;cr is bright. the
s!rl. half OF the team. is pretty mud
graceful, and the dancing OF tn. twn
together IL well our O, the ordinary
humorous motion tscture drama
starts the evening SIS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-30
MURDERS HIS WIFE
IN JEALOUS ANGER
Then, Fearing to Face Death in Electric Chair,
Orchestra Leader Hangs and Shoots
Himself sf

New York. April ,9.-Aloert de
Brahms, a restaurant orchestra lead
er, after killing his Witt In jealous
anger more than two days ago, and
apparently making every preparation
to dismember the body and ship il
away in trunk, committed suicide
today in his apartments, on West
Thirty-fifth Street
II do not want 10 die in the electric
chair. so L take ny own life." he
wrote in ono OF three farewell notes,
confessing his crime.
The body of his wife, u handsome
woman of thirty. was found In a bath
tub in the apartments. packed in
sawdust and plaster of paris. a bullet
hole through the temple and KNIT
wounds in the throat and other parts
OF tho body.
De Brahms's body was found, still
warm. hanging in closet with a
cord around his neck and bullet in
the head.
The double crime was discovere
when largo trunk which the
musician ordered on Saturday, and
in which the police believe no intend
cd 10 ship away his wife's body. was
delivered at his door. In response to
the transfers knocks. two notes
written in French, were showed under
the door, one addressed to the elcva-
tor boy and another to Do Brahms's
mother. in both of which tho musician
confessed that he had killed his wife
and announced IS Intention to pay
the penalty by taking his own life
Before the notes could be translated
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GUARD OVER PRISONERS.
Same Terror Tint Prevailed In Carroll
StrtIkca M-NthcNilc.


Wytheville. Va, April CA caravan
of mountaineers. travelling over rain
soaked roads from llillsville and the
surrounding country. arrived tonight
TO participate in tho trial. beginning
tomorrow. of the six members OF the
Allen clan. indicted for five murders
In Carroll county Courthouse on March
a. when tie Judge, prosecuting at
torney. the sheriff. juror and by
stander were assassinatod. More than
one hundred witnesses have reac'oed
here. Some came part way by rail-.
others by horseback. while many
drove all day in country wagons and
camped outside town.
When court cpnvenes tomorrow. the
cases OF the six defendants will be
formally sworn. and Floyd Allen Will
be the FIRST put on trial for his life
IT has not been determined what Will
be the orde- of trial for the other
1--WE observation-disclosures. Victor and
Friel Alien, and Sidna Edwards and
Biz. Marion.
Mrs. Floyd Allen. wife OF The man
who was being tried In the lIillsvillc
court when the shooting began. rode
twenty miles from the mountains at
daybreak In a oanvass-coyered wagon
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De Brahms went into the closet, slip
ped his neck through a rope hang
ing to clothes hook and shot him =
self
Tho police found In the apartments
third note of De Brahms's explaining
his crime and addressed F" to thelaw
and whom 1t may concern 1t read:
II was too miserable since was
married. My wife made me the most
miserable man on earth. She came
home last Friday, after being out all
day. and had terrible black eye.
She had had a fight somewhere. so L
killed her then because she wanted to
kill me. T stranEled her and Will die
in my turn. Take care of my angel
mother. She is the Erandest mother
on earth. My wife insulted her and
this Is the reason L killed her.
IL don't want to die in the electric
| chair. so I take my own life. Good
by to all my friends and a thousand
kisses to my angel mother. Good
by.
ALBERT DE BRAHMS"
According to neighbors. the music
! ian. who was n Russian, was insane
| ly Jealous of his wife. a Belgian girl.
whom he married abroad, and they
frequently quarreled.
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10 tho nearest railroad station. Sic ia
a thin, frati woman, wrinkled with
age, upon whom rests heavily the bur-
den Of seeing her husband and two
sons-Claude and Nfctor-tried for
murder. Mrs. Victor Allen. three small!
children and Jasper Alien, a brother
of Floyd. accompanied her.
Extraordinary efforts are being Made
10 guard the prisoners. The same ter
ror that prevailed in Carroll county
at the mention OF the Allen name has
struck this place. and several dcpu-
ties employed to guard the pail de-
clined 10 serve. Two of the de,ec-
tives of the agency detailed by Cover
nor Mann To watch the prisoners are
In the cells night and day.
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Fall to Obtain Clue.

Hillsville. Va. April 29.--Thinklng an
apparent relaxation of the search
might cause Sidna Allen and his
nephew. Wesley Edwards. to venture
from their hiding places, the small
detachment OF detectives tented n
withdrawal from the mountains in the
last few days, but dashed into the
Blue Ridge again to-day. The homes
of several Allen kinsmen were search
ed, but no clue obtained to the where
abouts of the two outlaws.
The search Will not be abandoned.
1t is the intention of Governor Mann
to keep detectives in the mountains
year II necessary. not only to hunt
the outlaws, but to protect many ter
ror-stricken residents who fear a MUIR
derous outbreak by tho Allen clan as
soon as the detectives are withdrawn.