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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
MRS. CHAPMAN IS GIVEN HER FREEDOM
Tells Story to Justice and Is Immediately Given
 Her Liberty

Calhoun, Ga, March 2e.-After Mrs Charles Chapman told the court that she killed her uncle Sidney Chapman because he was guilty of improper conduct toward her. Justice Fox, pre- siding at her preliminary trial here today, ordered the womans Immediate release and she was restored to free dom.
 Mrs. Chapman's confession was not unexpected, as her lawyers had an nounced that she probably would make an important statement in connection with the killing Last Saturday morn- ing the body of Sidney Chapman was found lying outside the door of Mrs. Lizzie Starnes' home. Mrs. Starnes and were arrested as suspects, and Charles Chapman later was taken into custody on the same charge.
 At the preliminary hearing today many witnesses were introduced by the state; some of whom. testified that they had heard Mrs Chapman threat en the life of the dead.
 When the prosecution closed its case late today Mrs. Starnes was called as first witness for the defense She said that she knew nothing of the killing. After a brief consultation by attor- 'neys for the defense Mrs. Charles Chap man was introduced and made her statement.
 Tells Story
 Simply and directly she told her story of how she shot her uncle.
 Ut was I who killed Sidney Chap man. She said. q did it to defend my honor and my good name He had pursued me and continually thrust his unwelcome attentions on me. I said nothing to my mother because I knew 1t would worry her
 "On Friday Sidney came to me and threatened me. That night 1 loaded the shotgun and set 1t by my bed.
 Between 3 and in the morning Sidney woke me and, threatening to kill me if 1 uttered a word, he told me to follow him, and in the darkness secured the gun.
 Sidney went out the door and into the yard but I did not follow him, and when he turned to come back for me I shot him and he fell dead there outside the door,"
 As Mrs. Chapman finished the spec tators in the crowded courtroom cheered. There was renewed applause when Justice Fox ordered her restored to liberty. It was reported here tonight thaD the matter probably would be presented to the grand jury later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
BIG FUND RAISED
 FOR VETERANS

Jacksonville, Fla. March 26-A fund of mere than $50,00o is expected to be avail able for entertainment of the United Confederate Veterans during their annual reunion here early in May, according to announcement today by the reunion finance committed
 Twenty-three thousand dollars Ina committee reported already has been paid m and $7ooo more has been pledged.
 Women by the score has aided in the collection of funds today by conducting a tag day. campaign on the downtown streets. Tags were sold at sl each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
FOUND SCALDED
 IN BATHTUB

New York, March 26.--An attack of heart disease caused the death tonight of Rev. John B. Salter, a priest at tached to St. Josephus' church of Spring Valley, N T.. who was found scalded in a bathtub.
 It is believed Father Salter fell into the tub after he had turned the hot water faucet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
The Boat Race in the Air

FrOm PtHrSU0 W 6thIy. Already one feels the first thrills of the Oxford and Cambridge boat race in the air and one is reminded of Lord Ayebury's story of the small child in an East End school. Z The class had been having some in- Btruction in elementary science, such ss that air is composed of oxygen and nitrogen, and so on. The examiner put this question:
 What is the air composed of?' : Please. sir replied the child, toxygen and cambrigen!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
Worth More Than a Bob
From Tit-Blts.

From llt-BltS.
 In a newly published book of reminis. cences good story is told of the late Sir William Harcourt. He was about to get into a hanson when a friend passing in a brougham offered to give the right hon. gentleman, whose avoirdupois was considerable, a lift to his town house.
 Sir William accepted the offer. and gave the disappointed Jehu a shilling.
 "Only a bob, guv-nor.'' he asked rue fully.
 Certainly" was the reply. q never got into your cab"
 But, guv'nor," responded the Jehu, consider the fright you gave the hoss''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
UNDERWOOD SPENT
 $3477.3S IN RACE

Washington, March 26.ARepresentative Oscar Underwood, candidate for the Ala bama democratic senatorial nomination, today filed his campaign contribution and expense statement showing expenditures of sS,477.3S, with contributions from pri- vate sources amounting to s2,1s6.65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
Only One He Knew

From the Boston Globe.
 Gan you give me an example of a toothless animal of the mammalian group?' asked a teacher of small boy in the class of zoology.
 "Yes, sir said the boy promptly Tn deed! What is it?'
 "Mv grandma 2,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
Mark A. FOOte Missing

Chicago. March 26.--Marlx A. Foote, United States cour. commissioner here, has bsef missing from his home for four days, according to Mrs. Foote who today asked federal authorities to make g search for her husband
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
Peons Celebrate

Juarez, Mex. March 26.-GeneraI Villas telegram. as given out by General Chao, stating that he took Gomez Palacio to- day was made the basis of an informal celebration by peons here tonight
 There was, music by the military band much throwing of confetti and a dozen ir,promptu parades. Only one press tele- gram came through-that of the Asso- ciated Press correspondent at Chihuahua, which did not confirm the alleged Villa rfporf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
New Freight Cars Ordered

2 St. Louis March 26.-An order for the construction of 2000 freight cars at a cost of $2,000.000 was placed to- day by the St. Louis Southwestern Got ion Belt) railroad. All cars are to be
 delivered by the end of August, in time for the fall crop movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
His Wedding Present

From the Boston Transcript.
 Bix--What did you give the Scrap ping tons for their golden wedding?
 Dix-A book entitled, Fifty Years o1 Conflict
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
VILLAS SITUATION
 CRITICAL, DECLARE
 U. s. ARMY OFFICERS
tCortinued From Page Onel

across the line from Ojnaga and are now detained at Fort Bliss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
TOO LATE 10 CLASSIFY

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
ENGLAND FACING SERIOUS PROBLEM
 IN QUITTING ULSTER

Continued From Page one)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

was like his throbhiug whisper be
fore the altar. when he raised the
Sacred Host. Father Dan prayed for
me calling me his dear child whom
God had committed to his care) that
might keep my marriage vow and
ne saved from the temptation TO
break it,
His beautiful prayer or his throb-
bling voice, or both together, had a
great effect upon me, and when rose
to my feet | felt stronger Although
Martin was as dear to me as ever
] thought ! saw my way at last (
he loved me and ! loved him, | had
to be brave for both Of US. ! had to
oppose to the carnal instinct OF love
the spiritual impulse Of renunciaton
Yes yes, that was what ! had to do
Father Dan saw me TO the door
Give my love to my boy" he said
and don't forget what | told you to
tell him"
IN tell him. | replied. for though
] knew my heart was bleeding ! felt
calm and more courageous,
II was milking time and the cows
were lowing in the byra when
crossed the fields and the farmyard
on my way back to my fathcr's house
Early next morning / left it for
Castle Raa.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.

TIME following tear-stained letter
tells its own story of the IN
surgent heart of girl an in
subordination that is melted and
strengthened by the too apparent fact
that her mother is mother to her sons
only
Il am 10. | have two brothers, IS
and 19. go to grammar school, and
have no one to conflde in but you.
Nv mother always pets my brothers
and speaks SO kindly to them, and if
anyone talks about them she is in
suited. But me! l get picked at all
the time | ask her why she doesn't
pet me, and she says ! don't work yet
and can't expect any kindness, | go
to a party about once year, and my
mother scolds me so much before | SO
| can't eat or talk natural when there.
| have to sit and watch the others
play kissing games, because my moth
er won't let me play them: and they
are nice boys and girls, too, and the
boys only kiss them on the cheek.
Then, at 8. my brother comes for me,
and it breaks up the party, and | ain
always looked down on because l
break up the party. please excuse
this writing, but | am very nervous)
II never bring my girl friends home
because mother makes fun of them,
but my brothers have all their friends
and when their friends come | have to
sit out in the kitchen. / can't remem-
Der the last time my mother kissed
me, and she tells me every day l am
getting homelier, and no girl likes 10
near that. My brothers tease me all
the time. and If l answer back my
mother Furnishes me.
Isn't it true every girl who IS
treated as l am, and can't have
friends, becomes the worst kind of a
girl? | am speaking to you, hoping
| will have some friend. ! am not
bad girl. come home straight from
school and do homework till supper
time and never get out.
When boys whose families are de-
cent ask me to 90 to picture shows,
mother won't let me go, and she won't
let any boy come to the house. !
think that is why SO many girls 60
wrong, Their mothers won't let boys
come 10 the house, SO they meet them
on street corners.
Il always act decent. and would like
some innocent fun but mother makes
me stay home. and then makes home
unpleasant by finding fault with me.
Il have black hair and brown eyes,
and ! don't think I'm so awfu.ly
homely. What shall ! do? | cant
help ii because | was born
The letter is published in the hone
that those mothers who are mothers
to their sons only will read it, There
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
When | Was a Girl
How This Remark from Mother to Daughter Causes
Sulen Resentment to Many.
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

II VERIFYING depends upon the
manner in which It is spoken.
There are some mothers who be-
gin softly when / was a GIRL and
their daughters listen with wide opened
eyes and sympathetic understanding,
and there are other mothers who have
only to mention the days of their girl
, hood TO arouse sullen resentment and
| obstinacy in their daughters breasts.
They know chat the comparison of
that bygone day with their own youth
is TO be unfavorable to themselves.
They have learned through much reiter-
alton that when l was a girl pre-
cludes a criticism and never a com
mendation.
OF such misunderstanding and mis-
understood daughters is numbered the
writer of the following letter:
II am 1S and am keeping company
with a young man OF % Now, l am a
girl who does not care to go around
much. He calls Wednesdays and Sun
days, and once in a while on a Sunday
we go to visit friends, but | never go
out nights.
MY mother constantly finds fault
about it. She says 1T is wonder you
don't go to a theater instead of stay
ing around the house. When / was
girl my beau took me to the theater
every week
She also calls me cheap sport and
says other unpleasant things Now |
love this young man, and it hurts me
to have her say these things. She also
says that he is nice young man. ana
all right but always adds. Why doesn't
he take you for good time?'
IF you wese in my place, what would
you say to her."
If l were in your place, my dear girl,
l would try hard to think that there is
some justice in what my mother says,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

and make an effort to change conditions
to suit her. If she has known the
common heritage of all womankind she
has learned that there are few the
aters, few parties, few amusements of
any kind in the life Of a woman who
is wife and mother. and the pleasures
of this kind which were hers as a girl
grow bright in retrospection, She has
what is commonly known among women
as a good time" as a girl with the
aters and balls and parties making
youth worth while. Naturally. she
wants her daughter to know the same
joys, fearing, from her own experience
perhaps, that unless youth brings you
such recreations you will never know
them.
She is right in a degree, The lover
who is never expected TO spend a dol
lar on his sweetheart falls naturally
into the ways of the husband who be-
grudges the penny. You are also right
in a degree Right in spending your
evenings as it pleases YOU, and right
in smarting under a criticism of time
spent so innocenty. | can almost see
you keeping back the angry reply that
if you spent all your evenings away
from home she might have something
more to complain about. and am proud
of you that you suppress it.
But don't let your sweetheart get into
the habit of feeling that you have no
longings for anything lying outside your
own four walls The time will come to
him when he will know safety of the
catlike pleasure of blinking at the fire
all evening, and when he wanders forth
for a change he will (under your present
tutelage} wander forth alone,
There is always something to be
learned from when | was a girl
though there is a rasping note in the
voice that utters it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
TO-DAY INsTALLMENT.
sixty seeond ohapter-ContInued

Then you think YOU can not live
without the one YOU love. because
all your heart is full Of him. But
think Of the holy women the holy
saints, who have gone through the
same temptation fighting against il
with all tho strength Of their souls
until the very wounds Of our blessed
Lord have been marked on their
bodies
He was creeping closer to my side.
His voice was quivering at my ear,
| was struggling hard and still trem-
bling all over.
Hold fast by the church, my child
Il is your only refuge Remember
mat God made your marriage and you
can not break it without forsaking
ycur faith Tan anything be good
that Is bought at such price? Moth
ing IN this world! When you meet
TO tomorrow night-you two children
tell him that Tell him told you
10 saw so. love you both.
Don't break your old priests heart
Hes in trouble enough for you al
ready. Don't let him think that he
must lose you altogether. And then
remember your mother too-that
saint In heaven who suffered so long
and was patient. Every thing
VIII depend upon you, my child, IN
matters of this kind the woman is the
stronger vessel BE strong for him
also. Renounce your guilty love my
daughter---"
"But can not; l can not ! said
n love him, and can not give him
up"
Let us ask God to help YOU said
Father Dan, and. still holding my
Land he drew me down to my knees
and knelt beside me The room was
dark by this time, and only the sullen
GLOW from the peat fire was on our
faces
Then in % low voice SO low that it
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
Up-to-Date Jokes

A lawsuit was recently in fun swing
and during its progress a witness was
cross examined as to the habits and
character of the defendant.
Has MIR. M reputation for being
abnofmally lazy?' asked counsel,
briskly.
"Will you kindly answer the question
asked?" struck in the irascible lawyer.
We'll, sir, | was going to say it's this
way | don't want TO do the gentleman
in question any injustice, and won't
go so far as to say. sir. that he's lazy
exactly: but if it required any voluntary
work on his part to digest his food
why he'd die from lack Of nourishment
sir. !"
Mrs Clark came running hurriedly
into her husbands office one morning
"Oh. Dick"' she cried. as she gasped
for breath Il dropped my diamond ring
off my finger, and | can't find il any
where"'
ITS all right, Bess." replied MIR
Clark Il came across II in my trou-
sers pocket
4 local band was one day playing in
Scotland. when an old native came up
and asked the bandmaster what the
piece was they were rendering
That's The Death of Nelson re-
piled the bandmaster.
AYE man. remarked the native, 'ye
hae given hi man awful DEATH
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

over in my hand, wondering what NE
beautiful tiend had meant bv IL my
maid. who was standing ~ was vis-
IDLY burning With desire 20 know
it's contents and give me the benefit
Of her own Interpretation
old her In general what Alma
had said and she burst into little
screams of Indignation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

loA and an old woeuy.
that they would he where girls be smile with girls omrade with
they
nj
For
hut
silver FOLLOW
yardske Of
off of
drop l1and by himself a
So
the Tdngo!-NELL
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

Owe days hoppug % tea
1 hand wearing of rrushcd-ose
feet and singing. where once he Pony Boy
Tango-Girl
Won't
Don't
0our'
an
sneak along, skate along somcrSlult
My Taugo-gir
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

as yat and will fancy she is
Seasick an the time
Good bye, dearest, We're lust
on envy YOU You happy. hap
py gld' am sure Won win have
SucJ q good time What man
AS natural as nature see by
NE nsular paper that your is
landerS adore him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

~ lore reached lne NdStle, the
gate to the park had not been
opened, the drive was deserted and
even the great door to the house it.
self was closed
And when, in answer to my ring
ing. one OF the maids came after a
certain delay. wearing neither apron
nor cap ! found the hall empty and
no sign of life in the house except
shrill chorus OF laughter which came
from the servants quarters
What's the meaning Of this" Il
asked, but before the girl could reply
Price, who had come down to take
my wraps said
I'm tell your ladyship presently
As We We're going upstairs she told
me that the entire house party had
that morning gone off on a cruise in
MIR. Eastclihs yacht, that they would
be away several days and that Ma
dame had left a letter for me which
was supposed to explain everything.
| found 1t on the mantelplece IN
my boudOir under an open telegram
which had been stuck into the edge
of the beVeled glass The telegram.
which was addressed 10 me. was
fran Martin
.Evner, "a .,,i,.o to-,,o,ro,,,
e,enjro Sta,,inn ,nttl uad,os
dav af1ernnnn IF nnt ron,eniont
u,ire princinal.s ltnnsc l,no
Georges COLLEGE"
go morrow D"
THAT means to-doy" satd pri.e
"Tha telegram came YESTERDAY Ma |
dame onened If ana sbe tnld mo ia |
saN-'
"Let me road her letter 6rst
sad
The letter ran as follows;
NV Dearest Mary.
You win be astouished to find
the house empty and AN you
rackety guests gone. Let me en-
plain, and If YOU are angry about
what has happened YOU must lay !
an the blame on me. I
Well, you see. my dear II WAS
arranged neraN a month ago
hat before We left Your delight
fu house We should make a little
cruise around Your charming is
land, but we had not expected
hat this would come Off so soon,
when suddenly and unexpectedly
hat silly MIR. Eastclff, who has
no more brains than spring
chicken. remembered that he had
promised 10 visit a friend who
has taken a shoot in skye Re-
suit we had 10 make the cruise
immediately Or not at an, and yet
behold, our hostess was away ON
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
AN APPEAL
TO WOMEN
BY One Who, From Hel
Past Experience, Is Ca
pable of Giving Sound
Advice.

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= was sufferer for 10 wears, with
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After many treatments failed to
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We. also, urge you try Cardu. the
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

Well the huzzy, The wicked
huzzy! That's all she is, my lady
begging your pardon. and there's no
other name for her Arranged a
month ago indeed. Ii was never
thought Of until last night after Mr.
Conrads telegram came.
To Be Continued Monday, A
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

Copyright 1912, by fiesrst's Magazine
Copyright. 1918. by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright In Great britain Copyright.
1918 by Lippncott Company.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

\. u Write to: Ladies Advisory
Dept Chattanooga Medicine Co. Chat
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end 64-page book, Home Treatment tor
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
Sixty Third Chapter.

n THOUGH II was midday be-
~ fore reached The Castle, the
gate 10 the mark had moi heen
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