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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
HUNTSVILLE TIMES
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Flames Believed to Have
Been of Incendiary Origin,
Though Damage Small

Huntsville, June 2o.-(Special)--A fire
of alleged incendiary origin slightly dam
aged the plant of the Huntsville Times
last light. There was not much damage
from the fire, but the plant was drenched
by the fire department. An overturned kerr
osene can was found where the fire was
burning and it developed later that the
cash gas meter had been robbed.
Clark Oliver, a Mergenthaler operator,
was arrested on suspicion of setting fire
to the building and is in Jail. Oliver
stoutly maintains his innocence and claims
that he can prove an alibi.
The marriage of Miss Fannie Thompson
OF this city and j. w. Grady, business
man of Memphis was solemnized We'd
nesday night at the home OF the bride on
East Holmes street The Rev. r. S. Cav
in of the First Baptist church performed
the ceremony in the presence of limited
company of relatives and friends. re-
cepton was rendered the company i'm
medately after the ceremony Mr.. Grady
and bride will be at home in Memphis
after few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
WILL CONTEST BEING
HEARD IN MADISON
Effort Being Made to Break
Ward Will, Who Left
Valuable Estate

Huntsville June c0-(Special)-A con-
test of the viii of the late George b.
Ward, one Of the weathiest citizens of
Madison county, is being heard in the
chancery court here by a jury and with
Chancellor W. II. Simpson presiding over
the court. Mr.. Ward died in December.
leaving an estate valued at anywhere
from 100000 to 500, eco, and dis Will, which
was probated In February, bedueathed all
the property to the children and grand
children of his sister, Mrs. Mary Wynne
The contest of the will was instituted
by Mrs Mary Cummings. daughter of an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
.ETOWAH IS SWEPT
BY SEVERE STORM
Several Barns Wrecked and
Crops Damaged-NO Loss
of Life Reported

Gadsden, June 20 Especial. Sew
eral barns were wrecked and crops
were damaged as result of storm
which passed east of here at 6 O'clock
this afternoon. Two mules driven by a
boy named Sam Salmon on the John
Richardson farm were killed and the
boy was shocked by bolt Of lightning.
Telephone communication cannot be
established in some parts of the terri
tory visited by the storm but no loss
OF life has been reported Up to 8 O'Clock
tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
A Sporting Site
Weekly Telegraph.

From the Weekly Te1egraph.
The estate agent had beea rehearsing
the virtues of the summer cottage.
"The house is a stones throw from the
tram car" he said In conclusion.
That's good" said Bounderby. ut will
give us something to do for summer ev-
enings.'
II beg your pardon?" said the agent.
somewhat mystified.
II say 1t will give us something to do
summer evenings said Bounderby, I'VE
can sit In the house and throw stones at
the trans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

LVAN|A IS
LOOKING TOWARD
BUSINESS ON GULF.
Other Indications of Policy
Showing Widening in
Scope of Its Activity
NEW BRIDGE BUILT
FOR NEW ENGLAND
The Management Has Never Been
Tempted to Entertain TranscOnti-
mental Projects = Recent
Union Pacific Deals
BY HOLLAND

New York, June 20-(Special) )-There
remain some persons in the financial dis
trict who profess to believe that should
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
make the exchange with the Union Pa
cif1c company, which Is said to be in coll
temptation. the first step will have been
taken toward unification of a transcon-
tinental railway line. Yet those who are
best informed say that it would not be
necessary to ask the Pennsylvania Rail
road company's management If any pur-
pose of that kind lies behind the PROPOSE
ton that it make an exchange of railway
stocks. The entire record made by the
Pennsylvania management since its early
days and it's distinctly demonstrated policy
would of themselves serve to give an eX
plicit denial to the statement that any
sinister purpose which embraced the uni
fication of the transcontinental line was
in mind when the informal conferences
or negotiations between those who repre-
sented the Union Pacific and the Pennsyi
vana were in progress.
A few days ago at meeting in Boston,
President Reu of the Pennsylvania stated
that very considerable part, possibly
business of the road outside of PennsyI-
vania and the regions covered by it's lines
beyond Pittsburg was that furnished by
the New Haven railroad system and very
much of the business forwarded to other
railroad systems was that which is sent
into New England.
Many times there have been discussions
based upon the question, What did Presi-
dent A. j. Cassatt have at the back of
his head when he conceived and executed
the gigantic terminal systems i'll New
York city and what did he have in mind
when he took over for the Pennsylvania
the Long Island railway system? For it
was evident that not for many years
would the passenger traffic which concen-
trates at or is distributed from the Penn
sylvania terminal on Manhattan island
furnish an income sufficient to pay the
interest upon the ccst of construction.
The Great Bridge
There is now under construction what is
to be a monumental bridge, which will
span that point where the East river and
Long Island sound meet, which is the be-
ginning of what is called Hell. Gate. The
approaches to this lofty structure are
upon the west side from the terminal of
the New Haven railroad OH the banks of
the Harlem river and upon the southeast
side from the new terminal of the Penn
sylvania IN Queens county. Long Island
This bridge Is to be a great railroad liga
ture, physically connecting New England
with the Pennsylvania railroad system.
It will when completed bear permanent
and silent testimony to the magnitude of
the plans Of a. j. Cassatt. He and his
associates brought the Pennsylvania rail-
road under the Hudson river. under Man
haitian island and under the East river 10
a true terminal on Long Island In the
vista of President Cassatt was the enor-
nous traffic of The future which Long
Island would offer and, furthermore, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
DECATUR PAVING
HELD IN AbEYANCE
Council Fails to Award Con-
tract-TO Look Into Ma
terials More Fully

Decatur, June 2o.-(Special. 1.-The con-
tract for the paving of Moulton and Grant
streets in New Decatur was not awarded
at the meeting of the council of New De-
catur held for that purpose. The council,
after a session lasting until far past mid
night, decided that they would investigate
further the material to be used in the pay
ing before the contracts are let. This paw
ing will cost between $4,000 and $780,
0O0
John Brake was taken to the state peni-
tentiary yesterday to commence a SEN
tence of five years for mansaughter. He
was convicted here some time ago and was
out on bond while the supreme court had
his case. A few days ago the supreme
court affirmed the case, and Brake was
arrested few days ago at Hartselle and
lodged in the county Jail here.
Robert Orr a negro who was employed
at H. H. Hits Lumber mill here, was
hit in the stomach by valve and died of
the injuries a short time afterward
The Rev. Gordon Lang and family have
arrived from Paducah. He will take
charge as pastor of the Westminster
Presbyterian church.
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Proud of Large Families.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Chinese are proud of large fam
lilies. and a large family living together
proof of good temper and as a sure
path to prosperity.
large family which is able to live
together without dividing up the prop
ertv always receives much credit and is
highly respected. 1t IS one of the high
est distinctions in China to have WI
Flu T'ung Tang. or five generations under
one roof although such a distinction
is attained by very few.
According to a recent census the family
of Meng Yu Shin. widow of the village
OF Mangtao, In the territory of Wei-hai-
wei has the distinction OF being the
largest in the land Her family consists
of sixty-siX members and, with one
servant, there are sixty-seven mouths
to be fed daily.
Neng Yu Shih Is sixty-three years old
and has nine sous and numerous grand
children and grandchildren, all liy-
a+fained the ambition of being the head
OF WI Flu T'ung Tang, but the size of her
family has already given her the honor
and pleasure of being the largest In
China. even IL she has not five genera
lions under one roof.
There are many households with more
than forty members, and almost all old
and distinguished families of China have
at least twenty members. Families OF
small size three or four, are considered
rather bad form, even If they are rich
and occupy high positions Size of fam
ily is as valuable in China as size OF
strong box.
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tn go down into the family tomb ana
offer a prayer in accordance with Haps-
burg ceremonial. The poor girl knew
that but recently the body of one OF the
royal family who had died OF smallpox
had been placed in the tomb, yet she
obeyed. II am going to leave YOU Ma
rie.' she said. pathetically. to her sister,
Marie Antoinette, mot for Naples, but to
die. 1 must visit the tomb of our an
cestors. and 1 am sure that shall take
the smallpox and be buried there" In
a few days the prophecy came true.
November %. 1850. IT came Maria The
resas time to so into a presence more
imperial than hers. Her last hours were
worthy of a great sovereign To her son
Joseph, who succeeded 70 the throne she
commended her younger children, and to
them she prescribed loyalty and obedience
to the emperor. When one entreateG her
to sleep, she said I'm a few hours I
shall appear before the Judgment OF Goo
and would you have me waste my TIM
In sleep?"
Among her last utterances was this:
81 could wish for immortality on earth
for no other reason than for the power
Of relieving the distressed"
a truly pious thought, but one which
sounds strange coming from an empress
whose avidity for war and eaFerness g.
maintain her pride by the sword had
brought distress upon hundreds OF thou
sands OF households!
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FAMOUS WOMEN OF HISTORY.
MARIA THERESA OF AUSTRIA,
717-1780-PART II.
Copyright. 1912. by Willis ]. Abbott

The militant empress. who fought so
hard to save her empire, was not merely
q soldier. Though she could send men by
the thousands to bloody deaths, could
order the sack of an enemys city, or eX-
nose one of her own to the riot and rapine
of g. brutal soldiery, she was equally de-
voted to her civic duties. AS a mother,
though sixteen children blessed her union
with Francis, she can scarcely be SAID to
have been devoted. The care the chill
dren received was the care of others,
though there was maternal supervision of
their needs precisely as there was queen
ly recognition of the regiments far away
lighting for the maintenance of her eni-
pire. To us in more modern days 1t seems
curious that a mother should ignore her
children thus, and that great nation
would look upon her enthusiasm for her
army as being a sufficient excuse for her
Indifference to her family. And yet out
of this apparent indifference, the chill
dren grew in ability and dignity. Perhaps
among them all there was no more s'rih-
ing instances of what might be done by
her system Of education than the life OF
Marie Antoinette-
This Inflated princess was betrothed 10
Louis XVI Of France when she was put
fifteen wears old. The betrothal was part
of q diplomatic plan by which Maria
Theresa sought to tie France to her In
new war which she was planning. france
and Austria had been hereditary enemies
At the moment when the Empress OF
Austria sought to make OF france al
alIy there was no real king OF france
the power in that land was Nine. de Pom
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padour, the kings mistress. 1t must have
been a bitter modification for the EN-
press of Austria, woman of un blemish-
ed life and of royal heritage. to address
the POmpadour pleading for aid Never
theless, she did so, calling her Madame,
my cousin and dear friend" It was one
of the first recognitions that the famous
courtesan had obtained from royalty and
it speedily resulted in an alliance between
France and Austria. In making this new
alliance the Austrian empress estranged
for a time her husband and her children.
But, with characteristic diplomacy, she
won them to her way of thinking. Her
one purpose In life was to win back ST.
lesia and to destroy the power of Fred
erick the Great and to accomplish this
she abased herself before the Pompa-
dOur.
In passing it may be noted that Fred
erick, the greatest warrior of his time.
and Maria Theresa, though bitter en-
emies and almost constantly embroiled
in war, held the highest respect for each
other. Each was a master of the art Of
war wholly indifferent to human life and
suffering; seeing in the triumphs OF the
battlefield rather than in the industry of
glory Of nation. Each. too, was a,
skilled diploIpatist, ready to break n.
treaty as to make II, and shifting all
ances SO swiftly that sometimes the
troops of other nations in the field We're
in doubt whether they were lighting for
frederick or for Maria Theresa.
In 1856 the fighting began again
inaugurating the so-called seven years
war. In this titanic struggle, the f1ercest
that Europe saw before the time Of Ma
poleon: Austria had at first the co-opera.
ton of France, Russia and number of
lesser powers. Frederick stood alone ex-
cept for some financial support from Eng
land-the people OF which nation, by the
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y INhe *
Schools

mand the respect of their felIow-raen. Es
Says on Lincoln and Douglass were read
by the children and recitations given.
X x * x
Preparations are being made by the
Dramatic Club Of this city to present
at the Howard Theater. May 80 and 81.
The club gave "a Midsummer Nights
Dream last year.
Miscellaneous Notes.
Nearly 100000 is now on deposit In
school savings banks in 1.149 schools
throughout the United States.
Illiteracy is practically banished in
Prussia. Out of 1854 army recruits
in 1911. all but twenty-four could read
and write.
The government of Uruguay has en-
gagged agricultural expert from the
United States to organize an agricultural
school in the republic.
The Montessori method is to be tried
by the normal schools Of Ontario,
Canada, following investigations of
Montessori schools in the United States.
Lima, Peru will be the meeting place
of two important gatherings this summer
the sixth Pan-American Congress and
the fifth Latin American Medical Con-
gress.
Three faculty representatives Of the
University of La Plata, Argentina, have
been Investigating educational methods
in the United States. They are concerned
chiefly with history, biology and the rural
school problem.
X X X
A frst-year course In vocational guild
ance is offered in the high school at
Highland Park, Ill. The purpose Of the
course is to aid students in selecting the
subjects of the next three years w..h
special reference to their life work
Indiana boys failed in school more fire.
quently than girls, according to a recent
Investigation Of fourteen Indiana cities
by Supt. Arthur Deamer of Laporte The
percentage of failures was 14.6 for the
boys and 1914 for the girls.
X X X X
The extent Of the reindeer industry in
Alaska under the United States bureau
of education is indicated by the fact that
1T covers territory as long as from
Maine to South Carolina. If line We're
drawn through the f1fty-four herds 1T
would stretch more than 5000 miles.
| There are over $1,000 reindeer in these
herds. two-thirdS of them owned by ma
tives. The value Of the RENDERS owned
and from them during the past year was
derived an income of $4,000 In addition
to meat and hides consumed by the ma
tiveS themselves.
X i: X x
The actual number of law schools in
the United States only increased from 1O2
to rs in the decade from 1902 to 1912, &C
cording to figures compiled at the United
States bureaus of education. but the num-
Der of students studying law in these
schools increased from 1892 to 20, 100 in
same period. There were 1924 graduates
of law schools in 1902. and 1894 last year.
Law students. having collegiate degree,
doubled in the ten years.
Financially the law schools show a
large advance. The endowment funds
jumped from $JOOOOO to nearly $2,OO0,000;
the grounds and building tripled in value,
and the total income in 1912 was ST.,
36sOOO, as against $4,000 in 1902. The
3S7 600 volumes in the law school libraries
1902 had grown to $4,000 in 1872
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SHOT APACHE CHIEF DIABLO.
Former u. S. Soldier Is Awarded
Medal of Honor.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LONACONING, Md, February 15.-Wil-
liam a. Garnett, a newspaper man Of
Homecoming, this county, who served in
the Sth United States Infantry from 1871
to 1876. has been awarded a medal OF
honor for his part In the defense of Camp
Apache, Arizona, January 9, 1876.
Garnett on that day, when the Apache
Indians attacked the post, shot the Chief
Dia bio. Garrett was at the corral some
distance from the post and saw the In
dams advancing. Taking a rife and some
cartridges from the cavalry saddler's shop
in the corral. Garrett shot the chief and
then ran to the post and Joined his COM
pany.
The women and children in the post
were locked In the stone guardhouse and
200 regulars, under the command of Capt.
William Baird, 9Th Cavalry, defended the
post and drove the Indians away.
Capt. Baird is a son of Gen. Absalom
Baird army corps commander in the
civil war, and a native of Maryland Mr..
Garnett also recently received a govern
ment pension through a special act of
Congress.
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way, are still paying some millions ster-
ling a year upon a national debt incurred
largely by financing the quarrels OF Euro
pean kings.
OF the seven years war it may merely
be said that it lasted the time indicated
by its name: that in 1T cities were RACED,
provinces desolated and 5OO,OOO men slain;
how great the expenditure Of treasure and
the loss due to the shock to trade and in
dustry cannot be estimated. When fairly
fought to exhaustion the two high con-
tending parties signed a treaty re-estab-
fishing the situation precisely as 1t was
at the beginning of the war. Not an iota
of advantage was reaped by either after
all the outpouring of blood and treasure.
picturesque illustration of the vicis-
STUDIES of the conflict was furnished in
the battle of the Oder. With the al
lies in full retreat Frederick sent to his
queen at Berlin this eXultant message:
I'VE have driven the enemy from their
entertainments: In two hours expect to
hear of a glorious victory" In less than
two hours the fugitives had returned to
the attack and a second courier galloped
off with the message; Remove from Rer-
lin with the royal family. Let the ar
chves be carried to Potsdam and the
ca nital make conditions with the enemy
With the end of the seven-year war
peace settled upon Maria Theresa's life
peace, but hardly happiness. Though
destined herself to a long life-seventeen
years more-death invaded her household,
anc sometimes in a form peculiarly cruel
Her husband. Francis. was first to 90,
dropping dead of appoplexy as he was
leaving the opera. The empress had
been worrying over his appearance all
day and had besought him to be bled, but
he refused, pleading his opera engage
ment and promise to sup later with
his son; the latter rendezvous, however,
IS believed to have been with one of his
numerous nistresses. Though thoroughly
cognizant of his innumerable infidelities.
Maria Theresa seems to have been sin
cerely devoted to Francis. To her chill
Dir en- she wrote: ''You have lost a most
incompatible father. and l q consort-a
friend-my hearts joy for forty-two years
past" Never during the next fifteen
years did she fail to visit his tomb on
the anniversary of his death.
Maria Theresa was stern, naughty, i'm
perious of temperament. A true daugh-
ter of the Hapsburgs, she chung with
tenacity to every tradition and observ-
ance of that house. This quality cost the
life of her daughter Josepha, who. on
the eve of her departure TO join her be-
trothed, the King of Naples, was forced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
SHOOTING FOLLOWS QUARREL
Colored Man and Woman in Hos:
pitfalls Suffering From Wounds.

Arthur Young. colored, was brought to
Providence Hospital yesterday from
Groomc Prince Georges county, Nd, suf-
fering from revolver wound in his nose.
Mildred Fleet, colored, who Is alleged to
have done the shooting, is q patient in
the Maryland General Hospital in Balti-
more, suffering from self-infiicted re-
volver wound in the mouth, as the re-
suit of an alleged attempt on her part
to kill herself Her injury is of a Sc
rious nature, it is said. and her chances
for recovery are reported slight.
Young was employed by Deputy Sheriff
Ben Ogle. 1t is alleged that the shooting
followed a quarrel.
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National Guard Athletic Tourney.

Arrangements are being made for the
fourteenth annual indoor games and
carnival of relays to be held by the Ath-
letic Association of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia at the Center
Market Armory, Friday, March IA. Pre-
limnaries will be held Wednesday pre-
ceding the meet. A wrestling tournament
will be held at the same place February
81 and 2S.
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Steel Cots For Rent

5000 Best Steel Cots, wi
Spring that retails at $3.50, hni
and is 2 #. x 6 it,, will be hire.
ton purposes at $l.oo each.
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poor little street urchins would display if
they could have the run of one of these
''dumls" for an hour or two for most OF
the fruit is quite lit 10 eat, although flaws
and other imperfections have caused its
rejection from the cases. This dumping
seems an unnecessarily wasteful business
but presumably no better means of dis
posing OF the fruit is practicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Orange DUMPS"
E Wide Word Magazine.

FROM the Vide Word Magazine
The orange growers of California take
great pride in their products and exercise
the utmost care to see that no imperfect
fruits are sent TO market. All oranges
are carefully sorted. and any that possess
flaws are rejected, and later on hauled out
into the desert n wagons and there dump
ed TO rot Hundreds of loads are disposed
Of In this way during the season, and
thousands upon thousands of juicy
oranges are thrown away. One can
imagine the delight which some OF our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Mattresses For Rent

$500 Best Felt Mattresses, size #. in.
wide and 8 in. in thickness, which sold
originally at $3.50, being shopworn and slight
ly crushed, will be sold outright at $l.5o.
Above Steel Cots, with Shopworn Mattress
and Pillows, for rent at 81 go each, complete.
We also have $4,000 Chairs, Tables, Pill
lows, Blankets and Comfortables = only the
first quality goods-FOR RENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

Rev. Thomas ID. Lewis. rector of Nor
wood parish, Montgomery county. Nd.
has accepted call to the chaplaincy
or Sweet Briar College. in Amherst
county, Va
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FROM FORCE OF HABIT.

Mr.. Flatter-"Better take off your
oyercoat, old chap, or you won't feel It
when you go in"
Visitor-"What do You mean!
Mr.. Flatter-"Why. it's colder in my
fat than it is out here in the street"