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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
English in Parliament
the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester Guardian.
One of the reasons why English is en]
pected to become a world language n
that English people refuse to learn an}
other. correspondent sends the follow
ing example:
At Muscat at the entrance to the Perl
sian gulf. there lived for many~vears a1
Englishman, supposed to be the< oj
almost the only. British resident on th(
1900 miles of Arabian coast line, fron|
Alden to Kowelt. 1t would seem that 4
could hardly have escaped knowing
Arabic. Yet he confessed that he could
not speak dozen words Of that lan|
guage. But how do you carry on youj
trader some one ASKED "oh." he rel
piled, the beggars nave got to lear4
English"
One of those peculiarities of parliament
tary grammar which used to stir th(
spleen of William Corbett was to be oh
served the other day In the resolution
passed by the house of commons on thu
death of the King of Greece. In onl
clause of the resolution the house spolS
of itself in the singular and In anothe
chow award the transition) of then|
selves in the plura-a clear transgressid
of the rule so pleasantly laid down b
Corbett that while nouns of number q
multitude such as mob" parliament.
"rabble.' house OF commons "cour1
of kings BENCH" den of thieves NAL
have pronouns or verbs agreeing witt
them either in the singular or in the pIu
raj number, we must be uniform in o,,
use of the related parts of speech. 'W
must not. in speaking of the house q
commons, say They one year vote
unanimously that cheap corn was al
evil Notoriously 1t would have bee
no surprise to Goblet to find tia. hous
OF commons itself committing IL yer
solecism.
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are fighting each other, and the girl
quietly slips away and marries her lover,
the colonel's ire rose.
''The blankety idot." he muttered in
something more than a stage whisper
"Who?' inquired the family friend.
The fellow who wrote that play. Never
southern girl would have done such a
thing-at such a timer exploded the COL
onel Then when in the course of this
brilliant play the young union husband
was killed while fighting against his
father-in-law, and almost at the thresh-
old of his wife's home. the colonel was
openly unsympathetic with the grief
stricken wife. And when the fathe-,
MANNED and bleeding, with an arm torn
off, bitterly .repudiated his widowed
daughter and ordered her out of his home,
the colonel expressed his approval "Got
been such a fool of a girl-which there
wasn't-not during a fight right at her
fathers door What dam fool play''
The colonel sometimes used language
when he was excited.
AS the scenes drifted on. the disowned
daughter was taken into the too close and
unrealistic embrace of the dirty looking
near nanny, who carried her beloved
young mistress to the negro quarters and
there established her and took care Of
her for ten years. The idea was SO mon
strous, so utterly foreign to any real con-
dition that could have prevailed in the
south. that 1t is really no wonder The
colonel went to pieces, as lie certainly
did.
How very probable!' he remarked with
undisguised disgust.
How extremely reasonable to suppose
that the daughter of wealthy aristocrat
should have no relative on earth: no
white friend to whom she could appeal,
but must of necessity go to niggers for
help! rhunderatonl How perfectly
likely that white girl would, in
southern community, have been allowed
to live for ten years in nigger quarters
with exslaves! Bringing up her child, by
links. with black pickaninnies, What
brilliantly conceived plot, The rich old
daddy, taking his ease in his mansion,
while out in the quarters back of the
big house. his only child and grand
child are living with niggers!''
The colonels sarcasm knew no
bounds. and he laughed aloud to the
astonishment Of several maudlin SEN
timentalists around who We're about 10
weep.
BY golly, what are you crying about
Wonian?"
This to fearful nurse maid who
with three small children sat Just in
front of us. Laugh, If you must do
something. Why, that darned play
would make a boiled owl laugh Dra-
matte, indeed: That's how it's adver-
tised-dramatic! Why. that thing
ought to be press-agented as scream
ing comedy. A tom-fool play written
by tom"
Say, colonel" the family friend
~hispered. mot quite so loud. Lots
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Of folks about here think that play ID
fine" &
Then they need to be educated,
srowled the colonel. pride of tho
south. indeed! Lord. 1t makes me sick.
rather in the mansion and daughter
out in the back yard with niggersj
Come along. 1 know when I've got
enough of anything
the touching denouement in which the
tho touching denoument in which thu
hard hearted father As finally won BY
his grandchild and makes. her pres
eats of handsome clothes ct cetera.
though he still leaves his only child I'd
live In poverty and dirt among thd
servants, reluctantly condescending I'd
forsive her as she lay in the final
throes of death. And that was thd
pride OF the south, so wildly heralded
and advertised In moving piture realm Il
Really one couldn't blame the colonel
very much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

been the scene of the operations of the
rebels, and travel there is unsafe
The cathedral of Cuernavaca is one
of the oldest and quaintest in Mexico
1t is known as the Church of San Fran
cisco, and 1t was founded at the insti
cation of Cortez. 1t was for years the
most important Franciscan temple of the
new world. The tower contains a clock
which the Emperor Charles gave TO
Cortez at the time he granted him the
most of the great valley which can be
seen from the top of the tower. This
clock is run by weights which swing
almost to the ground. They are wound
up at Intervals by a mechanism at the
top.
1t is interesting to follow the footsteps
of Cortez Through Mexico. He landed
first at Tabasco. having sailed out of
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba over tne
very place where Hobson sank the Me-
rimac during our war with Spain lie
coasted along the Mexican gulf to Vera
Cruz and there made his first settle-
ment, building rude huts and mounting
his guns to protest his party from the
Indians. He had at this time 10 vessels
In the harbor, and his force consisted of
about 100 Spaniards, Is horses and some
pieces of cannon. He had already learned
of Montezuma at Tabasco and as soon
as he landed at Vera Cruz the Aztec
chief of that place, by means of picture
writing, sent message from him to
the Emperor, saying that he, cortez, came
as the ambassador of mighty ruler be-
yond the seas to carry a present to him.
Montezuma.
The postal service of the Aztecs was
such that an answer came back inside
of week, and this Notwithstanding Mex.
leo City was over 200 miles away The
reply from Montezuma was that Cortez
had best not come to the capital and
that the road was long and dangerous
He also added, sYou had better go back
to your own country with our greetii gs
to your mighty king"
With this letter, Montezuma sent
presents, and among them two huge
plates. one of solid gold and the other
of silver. Each plate was as big around
as cart wheel, or about 20 feet in
circumference, and the gold wheel was
afterward estimated to be worth $780,
900. There We're also necklaces OF ru-
bies. and pearls and many golden
shields inlaid and decorated
One can easily image what effect
this would have on the Spaniards. Cor
tez replied that he had come 5000 miles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
BY FIRED EASTMAN
eighborhood Association, Valley, New York

family must spend their lives here and
now; have been teaching your chill
oren Gods word in the Bible, but |
have left His word in the rivers and
the hills, In the grass and the trees,
without prophet, witness or defender.
Forgive me- Smith / am not going
10 DO 1t any more. I am going to take
an interest in your every day affairs
-l-your crops, your stock, your markets,
your school, you lodge and your recrea
tions. I am going to see If I can help
you In your effort to get your boy
started on farm of his own. I've
preached a long time against Sunday
baseball; now I'm going to try to give
your children so much recreation
through the week that they won't care
for 1t on sunday. / am going to take
as one of the articles of my creed. 4
believe In better roads for Smith and
l propose to have them I am going
to try to save you and your family
not only for paradise. but for Amer
lea and American farms"
Should the country church take its
place shoulder to shoulder with smith
in the line in which he is battling for
existence? Should it take up the task
OF encouraging agricultural organiza-
tons that will work for more scien-
tific farming, better roads and better
markets? Should it throw open its
doors, not three hours a week, but
three hours a day, to Smiths sons and
daughters that they may have a place
to meet and to play and to mingle with
eact other in literary, athletic and so
cial activities? Should the church for
get all about itself and its creedal and
polemic differences? Should it forget
its own salvation in its effort to save
smith? Should it lose itself in his serv-
ice, even If some churches have to die
in the attempt. as long ago their Mas
ter died?
Should it7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
By KARL KAFFER

were too perceptibly not negroes; the
black nanny was too spotted in her
color, too fat. too ragged, too dirty-too
hideous and repellant to be true.
Black mammies belonging to aristocratic
southern gentlemen in ante-bellum days
were no tragged, nor dirty. nor repulsive;
they were clean and tidy; they were good
to look upon, and the colonel knew 1t.
BY George, I'll bet you the fellow that
wrote that play never was further south
than Boston in his life! Never saw a mig
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

be one of the civil war setting kind. 1t
was called "The Pride of the South" and
1t would be hard to conceive of anything
further from representing the real pride
of the SOUTH" or real southern conditions.
The play contained the same old photo
play triangle. which is growing rather
wearisome-the strongly Confederate
father. the beautiful daughter and her
Yankee sweetheart. At the beginning
the colonel was scornfully and openly
amused, and no wonder. Everything was
too obviously faxed. The negro slaves
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ized ones up theer in the north, that have
almost los the niger lookout never the
niger smell. I'll bet your added the
colonel emphatcally.
But when in due course of film, the war
scenes began to come on, the southern
father buckling on his sword for the Con-
. federacy, the lover declaring for the
union, the consequent tears and domestic
complications, the colonel began to grow
interested.
And when in the midst of bloody battle
scenes In which the father and the lover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

lho pdlIltlnS Ol INlS scene Is one OF luc
great pictures Of the National museum.
The COrtez Estates
Cortez, like Columbus, had a sad time
during his latter days. He was given
the title of the Marquis of the Valley of
OaxaeI, and he had great estates in
Mexico, but when, toward the latter part
of his life, he went to Spain, he found 1t
almost impossible to see the king. At one
time he tried to force his way thorugh
the crowd to the Emperors carriage, and
even put his foot the step Thereupon
the Emperor. Charles V, astonshed at his
assurance, demanded to know who he was,
Cortez replied
81 am a man, sire, who has given you
more provinces than your ancestors left
you cities"
Shortly after this, Cortez left Madrid
and died in solitude near Seville. AS to
his estates here in the new world, he had
some in the Valley of Mexico, some near
Cuernavaca and some on the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec. He had also a palace at
Coyohuacan and valuable property there
which remained in the hands of his heirs
urtil about 10 years ago, when 1t was
taken over by the town council. The
so-called palace still stands and 1t was
for a long time used as the city council
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

Portrait of MOntezuma from the
book of Bernal Diaz, soldier of Cor
tez, who aided in the conquest of
Mexico.
rate, after Cortez went to Spain he
was indicted for numbering his wife,
and the case occupies many pages in
the Archives of the Indies," which in
cludes the history of the crime, CIV
ing all the judicial proceedings against
Cortez and his final acquittal Cortez
married again while he was in Spain.
taking there a wife, Donna Juanna
de Zuriga Arelano, a woman of title
and property. He had a son by her,
who was christened Don Martin and
who inherited the most of the prop
erty.
MOntezuma's Daughter, Isabella
The daughter of Montezuma whom
Cortez took as one of his wives, had
been given the Christian name of Isa-
bella She had been married to Guauh-
teraoc, Montezuma's nephew and sue
cessor, who fought against Cortez and
who was put to death by the Spaniards
in 1922 Guauhtemoc succeeded Monte
yuma, and 1t was said that Cortez had
hin executed in order that he might
possess Isabella.
Some time afterward Isabella married
again, and this time Spaniard He
died and she again married. Her name
was now Sonora de Saavadra and as
such she had three sons and, a daugh-
ter. One of her sons married a daugh-
ter of the Duke of Toledo.
II is also said that Isabella had a
daughter by Cortez named Leonor
and that when she died she made n
viii giving her estate to her six chill
dren, stating that five of them were
Legitimate by her two Spanish husbands
and that the other, the said Leonor
CoTtez, was a natural daughter by the
great general. This will is said to be
still in existence. Leonor Cortez was
married and her daughter was known
as the Princess Acaltan. from whom is
descended the Duke Soteles de Monte
yuma of Madrid.
The first husband of Isabella. the
Emperor Guauhtemoc, was one of the
famous characters of Aztec history
He was conquered by the Spaniards
and tortured by fire to make him con-
fess where the Aztecs had buried their
treasure. With him during the roasting
was another chief who could not stand
the pain and cried out that he felt he
must tell. Thereupon Guauhtemoc shook
his head and sternly rejoined:
And perhaps you think I am resting
on bed of roses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
The COrtez Estates

The painting of this scene is one of the
great pictures of the National museum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

m HE family friend strolled in and
found the colonel on his big airy
L porch looking a trifle lonely
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-23

cent better than when he won the
title. ~.
There are few featherweights in
the country who can class with Kill
bane, although some who make
poor showing in short bouts might
do better over the long route.
George CLANCY of Baltimore has
been coming at fast clip and may
prove strong card. His quick de-
feat Of Young Britt shows he has
class. He has put many opponents
away by the knockout route.
Young Herman, the Pekin (m.)
boy, may be heard from a little later,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-23


Is Johnny Kilbane, king of feath-
.erweights, to retire from the division
without having had real contest at
the weight for the title?
The feathers are not in SO bad a
fix as the middle and welterweights,
as the class can at least boast of a
legitimate champion in Kilbane,
whereas the other two are without
recognized holder.
Stories have been circulated that
the little Cleveland wonder has de-
cided to become a full-fledged light
weight.
This may be true, but have my
doubts. Recently while dining with
Johnny and his manager, Jim Dunn,
in New York, l put the question to
Kilbane and his answer almost quail
fies him as Yankee, for it was a
question.
"Why should 1 take on 1873 pound
ers when 1 can get good money for
meeting 122-pound boys?" he de-
manded.
Little Johnny is satisfied to go
along with the feathers, and don't
think 1 cannot make 122 pounds
ringside. l never weigh more than
127 and more often 124. This talk
of me weighing 100 is pure bunk"
Basing my opinion upon Kilbane's
statement, l cannot believe he in
tends to risk his title just to get
matches. He may give away weight
to some fighters, but when it comes
to championship fight you will find
Johnny scaling 122 pounds and he
won't be in hurry to take on 133-
pound man.
Kilbane never received the credit
he deserved as featherweight cham
pion. He whipped Abe Atten when
many thought Abe was going back.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-23

If this was true then, what right has
Atten to meet Kilbane again? Surely
he has not so much chance to win
from the Cleveland shadow as he had
two years ago, for Kilbane is 25 per
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-23

team became confidential long
enough to say that big Lacquer
ould manage the locals next year.
He said the man was not Mordecai
Brown, who refused to sign Fed
eral contract.
LITTLE CHANCE THAT KILBANE'
FEATHERWEIGHT Ii
nv TOM 9 ANDREWS
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-21
ORDER GARBAGE
LAW ENFORCED
Police Board to Hold PatroImen
Responsible for Its OBJ
serVance.

Instructions for the reduction OF
the running expenses of the police
department and the strict enforce
ment of the garbage ordinance were
issued by the Board of Police Com
missioners last night.
The Instructions relating to the en-
forcement Of the garbage act will be
issued in pamphlet form. The patrol
men viii be held responsible for the
observance of the ordinance by the
householders. The ashes and refuse
must be put In suitable boxes or cans
and these placed on the curb.
Contractor Must Garry Out Agreement
The police will also see that the
contractor carries out his part of the
agreement. The refuse must be col
lected in covered wagons and the re-
eeptacles returned as they were found.
Sergeant Jacob Lunger and PATROL
man Van Ripper, who have been de-
tailed In the office of Overseer of the
Poor Baldwin for several years, were
taken from that detail and the posts
discontinued Sergeant Lunger was
assigned to assist Lieutenant Ebert
with the clerical work in the office
of Captain of Detectives William
Carroll. Van Ripper was transferred
to the First Precinct and detailed to
duty in Military Park on theNrequest
of the Shade Tree Commissioners FOR
a policeman at that place.
Lieutenant Tyler Goes to Headquarters.
Lieutenant John Tyler was assigned
to desk duty at police headquarters
and Lieutenant August Jackes detail
ed to the detective bureau. Jackes
was recently transferred from desk
duty at the Fifth Precinct to similar
work at headquarters. Patrolman
John ]. McGrath, was taken from the
detail at the Hudson Terminal and
ordered to reserve duty at the Sec
ond Precinct and Captain John Brown
ordered to select a man from the re-
serve list for detail at the terminal
Mendicancy officers Philip Bow
man, of the First Precinct, and Ed
ward schroeder, of the Fourth Pre-
cinct, were transferred to police head
quarters, where they will continue
their work under the direction of
Chief Corbitt. Through the transfer
they will cover the entire city.
Secretary Cox was instructed to
procure samples of whistles suitable
for patrolmen, it having been sug-
gested to add these to the regular
equipment. The suggestion arose at
the time of the murder of Plain
clothesman Gaffney. If Lieutenant
Ryan, who was with Gaffney at the
time of the shooting, had had a
whistle It is believed he could have
summoned assistance quicker. If
the purchase of the whistles is de-
cided on a code of signals will be
adopted
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-21
PLANNING CELEBRATION;
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY

The members OF Arminius Council.
No. 4O6, Catholic Benevolent Legion,
are planning to observe its TWEEN
tieth anniversary in the near future.
Those named to serve on the ar
rangement committee are Henry A.
Wesley, Adolph Dassing, John Ehr-
mann. Philip Mohr, jr.. Jacob Blaut,
Thomas Smith, Karl c. Hank, John
Menninger, Anton A. Mors, Edward
j. Heuch. George Stortz and Ernest
Pischel.
The new officers for 1913. to assist
on the reception committee, are K.
G.. Hank. president; Anton A. Moss.
vice-president; George Stortz, ora
tor; Jacob Blaut, chancellor; Edward
II. Wiegers, secretary; John Ehr-
mann, collector; Karl Bukreus. treas
urer; T. ]. Heuch, marshal; Philip
Mohr. jr.. guard; Frank Baveis, j.
j. Guenther and Philip Mohr, ST.,
trustees, and Edward H. Wiegers,
delegate. and Ignatius Bernauer, al
ternate. to State council session.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-21
z Proverbs TO Be
ANNOUNCED DAILY
Solutions Will Be Published
from Day TO Day in Eve
ming Star.

Those readers of the Evening Star
who participated in the recent proverb
contest will be pleased to learn that
beginning with tomorrow answers to
two of the proverb pictures will be
printed in the Evening Star each day
until the list of fifty answers have
appeared.
This is done by the Evening Star
to give the proverb contestants a
chance to figure out how they stand
in competing for the list of valuable
prizes. 1t is also done to give the
contest judges time to carefully go
over all the thousands of answers
that have been received at this office
since the contest closed. Each an
swer is being examined carefully and
no one need worry about his or her
answers being skipped by the
judges.
The first of the two answers will
appear in the pages of tomorrow's
Evening Star; the next two on Thurs
day, and SO on until the list is com
pleted. The answers will be printed
in the routine in which the proverb
Illustrations were printed. BY the
| time the list has been printed each
contestant will know what chances
he or she has in winning one of the
valuable prizes that will be awarded
After all the answers have beer
printed the list of prize winners viii
be made public, the exact date to bs
announced later. Don't forget. tn,
first two answers will appear in to-
morrow's Evening Star.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-21
WANT MORE TRAINING
SHIPS FOR NAVAL MILITIA

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-With a
view to strengthening naval militia
organizations of the great lakes the
navy department has recommended
more training vessels of modern con-
struction for the sailors of the in
land seas, and plan Is being worked
out for the establishment of a school
of instruction for militia officers. The
great lakes are a fruitful recruiting
ground for the navy. and the exist
ence of the militia. as a reserve in
case of war, is being fostered by the
department.
The construction Of eight militia
ships is asked for by the department
officials. These would be small tug
boats to be used by the States for
practise purposes, and would be mo-
bilized with the regular fleet of the
navy in time of war. The plans for
the officers school are nearing com
pletion and will be submitted to Sec
rotary Meyer in the near future.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-21
FIREBUG REFUSES TO
SQUEAL ON ANOTHER

HACKENSACK, N. J.. Jan. 21.-
New sensations are looked for in the
continuance of the trial today Of
Louis Caporale, held for arson. The
denial yesterday by the States wit
ness, August Deichman, of state.
ments that he made while in States
prison accusing Caporale Of being
implicated In various fires has thrown
the prosecution into a state of chaos.
Prosecutor Wendell j. Wright will
probably attempt again to have
Deichman repeat his former confess
sions and thus secure the conviction
of Caporale.
Deichman declared that while lay
ing on his cot In the county Jail he
became conscience stricken and did
not want another to suffer as he
had He said that he would not i'm
plicate an innocent man by lies to
save himself and that Caporale was
innocent.