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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13
Dowager Queen Alexandra with Her OOO 900 Outfit Of
Pearls, Which 1t Is Feared She Intends to Bequeath
Away from the British Royal Family.

they would all ultimately go to the
latters son. Prince Olaf. But II
Her Majesty made such testament
il would hardly be allowed to take
effect without strong opposition OF
the part of King George and Queen
Mary, who are quite resolved that
the Prince of Wales shall have
the greater part of the treasures
Still stronger opposition would be
made to any testament bequeath-
ing the Gobelins tapestries away
from the direct heir TO the throne
Much negotiation is being car
ried on at the present time Sil
Ernest Cassel with Queen Alex
andra concerning her own will.
about which Her Majesty insists
on preserving the most absolute
secrecy.
One thing certain is that Queen
Alexandra claims 10 be able 70 dis
pose of an that she now holds abso-
utely as she pleases.
The shrewd and diplomatic friend
Of King Edward, who is counsel
Eng Her Majesty. may be able TO
persuade her to make a testament
that viii not prove contentious.
but from what is known Of her
disposition it seems more probable
that she viii provoke "a struggle
for the treasures Of King Edward.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13

Palace since the early days OF
Queen Victorias reign, and IL is
understood that Queen Victoria had
stipulated that they should be
kept always at Buckingham Palace.
But Queen Alexandra claimed
that they were included i'm the art
treasures left TO her by King Ed
ward. Finally, the Prime Minister.
Mr.. AsQuith, was sent for and on
his advice Queen Alexandra was
allowed 10 take them Her Males
Is undertook TO sign a document
acknowledging them to be merely
lent and that they might be
taken back to Buckingham Palace
I'm the event of her death But this
document has. as "a matter az fact
never been signed
The value Of the gold ard silver
treasures claimed by Queen Alex
audrI were placed by the court
iewelIer before they left Bucktng-
ham Palace roughly at SlD,0o0.00O
but a more recent and more care
ful estimate Of their value puts
the figure nearer $l500pn00
II is understood by those behind
the scenes at Marlborough House
that Queen. Alexandra viii be
aueath the gold and silver treas
ures to her daughter Queen Maud
Of Norway, which would mean that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13

Cassel, who, with Lord Kuollys,
was trustee to the Kings will was
then summoned TO Sandringham,
but he was out of England and
did not arrive until the day after
the monarch had returned 10 Buck
.ngham Palace and was actually
on his death-bed. In his friends
absence King Edward would give
no instructions about his will,
though he had announced his in
teution of making several altera-
tious in it. The finaucier arrived
at buckingham Palace late on
Wednesday afternoon; TO him in
the presence Of Lord KnOllys and
the present King George, King
Edward gave instructions concern
ing the disposition of his personal
property. possessions and estates.
These instructions We're taken
down in brief by the fnGncier on
some sheets of f0olscap which
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13
Women Advisers for Male NOveIists

spells the most Cleverly written
story
"a novelist. for instance, finds il
very difficult to give an exact de
scripuon of the tea gown worn by
the heroine i'm the love scene, or the
taiI0r-made costume worn in the
Bots De BOulOgne.
what the modern novelist needs
TO learn is the correct use Of a few
technical terms. He should know
that the cashmere shawl Of his
grandmother time is now used TO
line nantes, that evening gowns
are called Eimonos and are NADER
Of crepe dc chine, that hats are
made Of Tagel and English straw
and finally that mustard-coloredI
ribbons are all the rage
The feminine expert nearly al~ay S.
remains anonymous, but. OF course
She claims a share in the royalties
earned by the work which her sd-
vice has helped TO mould.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13

TINE increasing attention given
by authors and playwrights
L 10 women. their habits, dress
and occupations. has led to the birth
of a new profession that Of fem
mime adviser on all things feminine
Her business is TO prevent the
author from falling into the numer
GUS pitfalls that await him when he
describes the dress and couture Of
his heroine.
4 bright Parisienne. one OF the
pioneers of the new profession, says
that many literary men live in the
provinces or live retired lives, which
give them no opportunity OF seeing
feminine fashions. That Is why
their descriptions OF w0men's dress
are 80 often ludicrous.
Novels are read mostly by
women" saws this expert "and
nothing jars more on a woman than
an inaccurate dress description. Dr.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13
Gobelns Which Alexandra Moved from
Buckingham Palace Marlborough House and Which King
George Says Belong o Him.

were sent TO King Edward S laA-
yer post haste 10 be fully written
out as a final cOdicil 20 the exist
ing will. The cOdicI was to have
been signed by King Edward on
Thursday. but IL never was, for
on Thursday he was I'm q state of
coma and he never recovered con
seriousness.
The unsigned will dealt with d
number Of requests 70 personal
friends OF the King, notably TO one
fair friend who received under u
an annuity Of $4,000 per auuum
10 was agreed between King George
and his mother. who were the
chief beneGciaries u"der King I'd
wards will 20 treat this unsigned
codicil so far as the requests 20
friends were concerned as II It had
been signed but when il came 70
King Edwards requests TO Qu
Alexandra as made under this doc
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13

first place from the hasty manner
in which King Edwards will was
drawn. The monarch's will in
England is not subject to probate
duty. The ordinary English law
relating to wills does not apply to
the Kings will at all; if it did it
is highly probable that ere this a
receiver would have been ap-
pointed over the late Kings es-
tate, for King Edward bequeathed
it in a manner that left his wishes
respecting the division of it open
to a good deal of doubt.
In the Summer of 1909 King
Edwards solicitor went down to
Sandringham and received the
Kings instructions to draw up his
viii Sir Ernest Cassel, the finan-
cier, who was a great personal
friend of King Edward, and Lord
KnOllys were made trustees to the
will Under this document Queen
Alexandra was to receive money
amounting to about 100000 and
the use of Sandringham House and
all its contents for life and also all
the gold and silver and art treas
ures at Buckingham Palace, which
were the personal possessions of
the late King This document lat
er was submitted to the King, who
signed it after a few minor alter
ations were made in il.
Nothing more was done in the
matter until nearly a year later
when King Edward returned from
his last journey from the Continent
in what his doctors told him was
a dying condition Sir Ernest
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13

AboVe) Queen Alexandra
the Royal Gems and
Diamonds Which She Kept
After King Edwards Death.
TO the Left Queen Mary,
Showing Her Comparative
Poverty in Diamonds, Pearls
and Other Mineral Wealth.
rmeut Her Majesty objected To- il
aa not truly representing her nus
bands wishes. Her Majesty had
good reasons for raising these OBJ
iections because the financier who
took down King Edwards instruc
tiOns admitted that they were Civ
en- somewhat Confusedly and that
they might not represent the
Kings real wishes.
The great point uf contention
which arose between King George
and Queen Alexandra over King
Edwards will was whether part Of
the money about $50O.010l left 10
her by the monarch and all the
gold and silver and art treasures
at Buckingham Palace were be
meathed TO her absolutely or were
10 revert at her death to the Prince
of Wales. King George maintained
Jaud still maintainsl that the
money and treasures should revert
TO the Prince of Wales; Queen
Alexandra claims that they were
left to her absolutely.
The King could not afford TO
have an open rupture with his
mother on such d question Queen
Alexandra was allowed 10 have
everything she claimed, and Her
Majesty, il must be added, claimed
everything in sight, from the wine
In the cellar to the flag on the roof
of buckingham Palace.
When she moved 10 Marlborough
House she took all the gold, silver
and art treasures which had act
ually been purchased by or given
10 King Edward. The gold and
silver treasures were put down in
the big plate room at Marlborough
House and the art treasures IN
the way Of old masters, statuar1
priceless Oiu lul hANulS SLil9 +'"'i.
Oriental pOtentates, china and
tapestries were disposed about the
different rooms at Marlborough
House
over the removal of the famous
GObelius tapestries from Bucklug
ham Palace an open quarrel very
nearly occurred between King
George and his mother, the tapes
tries had been az buckingham
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one on, April 5.

Jill Uir Aplll D.
4 y extra, mary contest be.
"A tween King George and
4 n his mother, Queen Alex.
andra, or her testamentary repre-
sentatives, is threatened
The late King Edward left a
vast quantity of art treasures. gold
and silver plate, presents and so
forth, valued at upward of $4,000,
600. He had been a very popular
prince and monarch, and during
a long life he had received pres
ents from all over the world. The
Indian princes whom he visited
during his famous tour of India
alone sent him 100000 of beau
tiful presents.
BY a liberal Interpretation of an
ambiguous codicil to King Ed
wards will, Queen Alexandra took
possession of all these treasures.
They included all the most yalua-
bic furnishings of Buckingham
Palace, which she removed to her
present London residence-Marl-
borough House.
The King did not like to inter
fere with his mothers disposition
of the property she had already
enjoyed, but the real crisis will
come when Queen Alexandra at
tempts to dispose of them by will.
There is strong reason to believe
that she intends to leave most OF
these treasures to her tavorite
grandson, Prince Olaf, son Of her
fayorite daughter, Queen Maud OF
Norway. King George and Queen
Mary naturally assert these things
should go to their oldest son, the
Prince of Wales. Queen Alexan-
dra is credited with the intention
of scattering many ornaments OF
the royal palaces among her rela-
tives in Denmark, Russia, Greece
and other foreign countries.
1t is even said that she claims the
right to dispose of the Cullinan
diamond, the largest in the world,
which was presented to King Ed
ward by the South African colonies,
1t was divided in two parts for the
sake of appearance.
The struggle for this property Is
the real cause of the savage hos
tility known to exist between
Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary.
They have never appeared together
at any ceremony since King Ed
wards death. Queen Alexandra
mas on every possible occasion
usurped the social privileges Of
the reigning Queen, while Queen
Mary has caused her mother-in-laW
to feel a desire to stay away from
public ceremonies.
The disagreement arises IN the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13

The
Cullinan
the Worlds
Largest
Diamond,
Given
to King
Edward,
by the
South
African
Colonies,
Which
Queen
Alexandra
Says
Should Be
Hers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Graft charges feature session
Pope takes change for the worse.
p A. r. election today.
Anti alien law passed in California.
Protest against corporation tax.
Heflin surprised at Hobsons state
ment.
2-Biriningnam men behind residence
s--Who h i getting the. graft in AT
a. Editorial comment
ROLAND q Shugart killed.
GIVE store employees chance TO get
education
Loving cups as potlatch prizes,
May start Corey wire plant
6--Society.
7--Sports.
$500 names on Y. NJ. G. A. roll.
9-Tom Longs latest reply TO oNeal.
1o-foung ladies consecraied as for-
eiRn missionarfex.
'l--Gadsden and Mobile contend for
Il social sxasksss u meet here,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTS 4
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN


Boston, April 15.-John J. Mitchell, a
democrat, was elected to Congress from
the thirteenth district today after a three
cornered contest in which tariff discussion
figured prominently.
Mitcholrs plurality over Alfred II. Cut
ting. republican. was 4l4s The vote for
Norman H. White, progressive, fell 300
short of that for Cutting.
Today's special election was necessary
on account of the action or former Con-
gressman John w. Weeks to be United
States senator. In the election last No
vember Mr. Mitchell. who was success
full today, was defeated by Mr.. Weeks by
1851 votes.
The total vote today was:
Mitchell, 1891; Cutting, ss4s; White,
ts7s.
The vote last November stood: Weeks
Tepublican). 1894; Mitchell tdemocratj,
1853; Fiel (progressive), 5S5S.
The tariff and recently the Underwood
bil were practically the only topics de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16


bated in the campaign. All three candi-
dates and their supporters on the stump
placed their Views on the different sched-
ules before the shoe workers of Marlboro.
the watchmakers of Waltham, the textile
operative In the small towns and the
home dwellers in the residential sections
Washington, April 15.--Nsws of the cleo
ton of another democratic congressman
from Massachusetts was received oy
President Wilson with Keen satisfaction.
A bulletin announcing the result came
while the President vas at theatre.
He left hts box long enough to send this
message to a Mr.. Mitchell:
II very heartily congratulate you ON
your splendid victory"
Democratic leaders here regard the
election of democrat in Massachusetts
just at this time, when the tarirf re-
vision bill. with its reductions in protec-
tive duties on New England products
is under consideration. as peculiarly sig
uificant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16

Brussels, April 15.--Out of The welter
of contradictory and incomplete figures
it is impossible tonight to more than
approximate the total number of work
men who have joined in the strike
throughout Belgium for manhood suf-
frage. Independent estimates place the
number between 100000 and 100000 al
though the socialists. who are respon-
sible for the movement. claim 100000
Except in the Industrial centers the
strike has had no apparent effect. The
general public has not been ineonven-
fenced and consequently is not i'm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
D. A. R. CONVENTION
READY FOR ELECTION
OF OFFICERS TODAY
Three Leading Candidates
Are Placed in Nomination.
Ozark Horses" Fail to
Materialize

Washington. April 15.--With the nominal
ton in the continental congress tonight of
the three avowed candidates for presi-
dent general about whom a political
storm has conferred for weeks past, op-
posing factions of the society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
made final preparations for tomorrow's
election-the all important event of the
year with the Daughters
Dark horses failed to materalize at
tonight's session and the only names pre-
sented in the president generalship race
were those of Mrs. John Miller Horton
of Buffalo, popularity known as the lad
ministration candidate" Mrs. William
Cummings story of New York head of
the conservative party. and Mrs. Charles
B. Bryan of Memphis. Each was nomi-
mated by a member of her own chapter
and seconded by four delegates from other
chapters.
Full tickets for all of the other general
offices We're put in the field. The nomi-
Mating session passed off quietly, trouble
threatening only once. That was when
somebody suggested that seconding
speeches be limited to one minute each.
1t was near midnight when the congress
adjourned
Washington April 15.--Attaeks by con
servative leaders upon the conduct of
the financial affairs of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, now holding its
continental congress here. were de-
no1lneed as unfounded today by Mrs.
Matthew T. Scout retiring president gem
eral. in, her report on the Indebtedness
of Continental hall here Mrs. Scott de-
olared these reports had been circulated
bv the faction of the society that de-
sired changes in the administration of
the society's affairs.
"There may be reasons said Mrs.
Scott why you may prefer change
in the administration of your affairs.
TO every woman in the organization be-
longs the ina1ienable right to have her
own opinion on these matters and to
every woman belongs the inalienable
right 10 give that opinion expression on
the ballot. But the intimation that such
a change is necessary In order that money
contributed to the payment Of the debt
on Memorial Continental hall NAV be
specifically applied to the payment Of
that debt is a libel upon sthe integrity
OF the administration
Letter From Conservatives
lntimations We're recently made in a
published letter addressed to Mrs. Scott
by the. conservative executive committee
that alleged laxity IN the financial affairs
would be brought to the attention of the
The morning session today was taken
~, by reports OF various officers and
committees The AFTERNOON session was
(Contlnucd ON Rage EIghIl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
NEARLY 100000 WORKMEN
ON STRIKE IN BELGIUM

pressed and. as the strikers generaly
maintain admirable discipline. they have
not alienatod the sympathy OF the lib
eral capitalists who are contributing
to their fund. The proprietor of large
hotel in Brussels is giving $4,000 week
~ until the strike has been lost or
won The situation was the subject
of debate in the senate which reassem-
bled today. Answering attacks hy the
liberals and socialists. the premier said
the government was and Is ready 20
take coneiliatory action. hui that it
tCsstinued ON Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Extreme Attitude

Toxic, April 16.-The leading news
papers of Toxic. the Asahi, the "kolSu-
min Shimbunu and the Jipi Shimpo''
which are usually conservative, have
assumed an extremist attitude on the
protected alien land ownership .legis-
lation in california The kokumsn
Shimbunu is almost violent while the
A sahi Is pessimistic.
The youngest element among the po-
litical faction which melted the recert
rioting have called a mass meeting for
Thursday next. II viii be held in a
building, the capacity OF which IS
Is, 900.
Lengthy special dispatches from san
Francisco and washington Indicate that
(Centinued On Page Eishtl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Would Tax Gold Exports

Mexico City, April 15.-A measure i'm
posing a tax of 10 per cent on exports
of gold from Mexico today received final
approval from the chamber of deputies
and was sent to the senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Lower House of Legislature
Passes Measure by Vote
of so to Is
DESIGNED PRIMARILY Z
AGAINST JAPANESE
After Two Hours Debate Bill Goes
to Roll Call Without Amend
ment-Amoupts to Another
Race Problem

Sacramento. CAL, April 15.--An anti
alien land ownership bill, designed pri-
mariIy to prevent Japanese from ac-
curing tile to renl property within
the state hut so rorded as to prohibit
any alien from owning land more thnn
enc year except upon a declaration of
his intention TO become citizen. was
passed today by the lower house of the
Legislature by a vote of 60 to Is.
After two hours had been spent in
debating proposed amendments the bill
went TO a roll call without a word Of
argument.
The measure was drafted by sub
committee of the Judiciary committee
as a substitute for bills previously in
troduced, all of which specifically pro-
yided that "aliens ineligible to citizen
ship should not hold lands. The COM
niittee, however, proceeded on the the
ory that such a statute might be held
in violation of the treaty rights OF
Japanese subjects and broadened the
measures to include all aliens who had
not declared their intention of becom-
ing citizens In order not to enbarrass
foreign corporations the committee did
make the corporation clause of the bill
apply only to 'aliens not eligible to cit
izenship"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
EFFORTS TO PLACATE
JAP AN OVER ALIEN
BILL ARE CONTINUED
Japanese Ambassador Con-
fers With Wilson and
Bryan-Nature of the
Conference Withheld

Washington April 15.-Efforts to pre-
vent friction between the United States
and Japan over the proposed California
alien land holding bill were continued
today by President Wilson and Secretary
da, the Japanese ambassador The am
hassador called first at the White House
to talk with the President and then pro-
ceeGed to the state department to con-
fer with Secretary Bryan
There was no announcement as TO the
nature of the conferences, but it was
admitted that the California problem wa
under discussion.
Without offending the people of Calf
fornia, by any official interference with
their legislative proceedings, the Presi-
dent and his Secretary of State have
unofficially conveyed to certain infiuen-
tial persons in California the hone that
the projected legislation will not be per-
mitted to take a form that would tustifv
the Japanese government in asserting
that it constituted breach of the treaty
obligations of the United States. The
purpose of todays conferences. it is IN
derstood, was to ascertain whether the
Senate bill as amended still is obiec-
tionable to Japan and II so, in what re-
spect.
Must Make Changes
The ambassador is said to have indi-
Gated that further changes must be made
in the bill before 1t can be said to be
acceptable to Japan and that those
changes must take the form of amend :
ment to place all aliens on even terms
The Japanese government contends the
bill in its present state does not do
this in spite of the assertions of the
promoters of the measure in the Califor-
MIA senate that discrimination contained
in the first bill has been removed
1t was pointed out today that as it
stands. the bill would permit the sub
ject of European state to acquire land
in California by the simple process Of
declaring his purpose to become a cit
izen of the United States. while the Ian
anese cannot acquire citizenship. IT is
admitted that it would be difficut to
amend the measure to meet this objection
without developing strenuous opposition
ircn the large European colonies in Cal
iforna.
The negotiations are being carried on
very cautiously and 1t is assumed that
the Japanese ambassador is communicat-
ing with his government at every step
ir the exchanges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16


Washington. April 15.-Democratic
representatives. from all sections are
besieged In letter and by personal rep
resentatives OF insurance companies
protesting against their inclusion as
taxable organizations under the cor
poration tax provision of the tariff bill
now under consideration before the
House democratic caucus
Representative Huh of Tennessee,
author of the income tax feature, said
today his desk was piled with mail
from insurance companies, protesting
that they are not profit making organ
izations. The matter may be brought
up in caucus, but the democratic lead
ers declare that Insurance organiza-
tions were given careful consideration
when the law was framed and that op,
position will not avail With the caucus
making slow progress on the tariffs bill
the wool schedule probably will be
reached tomorrow, when the opposl-
tion democrats viii make their most
strenuous fight. The anti-free raw wool
representatives have organized for the
contest and although the odds against
them are admittedly overwhelming
they propose to make determined
struggle to bind the caucus to 10
per cent duty on raw wool as sub
stitute for its free listing by the COM
mittee at the request of President VIII