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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01
The Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklen- bus Str . tz, Princess Pats" Fiance
 x.H& From Her by the War.
"HE Princess Patricia of Connaught the Princess Pat of popular affections, is the victim of 2 = most cruel romance.

p-1HE Princess Patricia of Connaught, the Princess
 Pat of popular affections, is the victim of a most cruel
 After rejecting kings and princes than any girl Europe the handsome Princess became engaged shortly before the war the hereditary Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich of Electromagnetic. The engage ment was not formally announced but universally accepted fact.
 Now the Duke is a German officer and his country is at with the Prncesss country The engagement, of course, must be at end and whether it ever be resumed is very doubtful, the feeling between the two countries is such that marriage between these two would be execrated in both places
 spite of the Dukes high rank, there is no doubt that the engagement love affair. The Princess had declined so many suitors, including several of much higher position than the Duke that it is certain she determined marry only for love, or at least for reasons of personal inclination
 The Duke is handsome young man, who has made himself very popular in society. He is heir to the regning Grand Duke of Electromagnetic, who is one of the sovereign Princes of the German Empire Although this family is not of great political impor tance among rulers it is very ancient and possesses immense wealth.
 The young Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich has mingled much more in cosmopolitan society than is usual with German Princes. He has met many Americans in Lon tune balls that have lately been popular in those cities, and considered the best-ooking figure ln historical costume at them
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and genial man, but, bred in the old traditions of ay he believes that he would be doing his best for his daughter by marrying her to ruling prince. In this he is heartily supported by his wife, who daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia.
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posed that her father is a hard h e a r t @ d man
 who who does not care about h is daughters feelings. On
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almost anyday now. And this is another of the worries and griefs she is compelled to bear.
 That the Princess should lose her lover now seems all the more a tragedy because of the many experiences she has passed through in her
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determination to assert her rights as woman and not mere puppet of royalty
 She has often been described as the most difficult and obdurate of royal maids
 Psychologists know that when woman of such char. acer is deprived of anything which she has set her heart the shock is far greater it would be in case of young and undeveloped girl.
 This story proves that those who have beauty, wealth. and ability always grasp the hap piness that within of the poorest and hubIest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
PETERSBURG
PERMANENT LOCAL
SCOUT COUNCIL

PETERSBURG. VA. May ia per
manent local scout council was per-
fected in this city last might by the
election of Richard 7. wilson as pres
ident and Paul Petit as scout com
missioner, with numerous business and
professional men as officers and mem
bers.
About nifty representative citizens
gathered In the rooms Of the Cham
her of Commerce TO hear an ADDRESS op
w. J. r. Housu1an. scout executive
OF Richmond's boy scouts.
Mr. Housman gave graphic descrip-
ton of the success which had attended
the organization of the youths in the
capital city, both In their physical de-
velopment and the raising Of their
ideals
Rev f. p cambridge. OF 81. Paul S
Episcopal church. presided, with Rev
J. w. Hassell of the Third Presoy-
terrain church, as secretary.
The roster OF the council submitted
by Rev. James A. Mcclure contained the
names Of many of the most prominent
citizens in the business and professional
life of the city. and IL Is confidently
expected that the movement here viii
now. take on large proportions
The council will be known as Re
tersburg council. but patrols VIII be
organized in the surrounding villages
under the jurisdiction OF the local
council.
Scout Commissioners Petit will begin
work on the organization with in few
DAYS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
THE SOUTHSIDE
H|RSCHBERG CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS

The second meeting OF the John
Hirschbefg club. OF South Richmond.
was held in Hastings court. part III.
last night and large number of MEM
bers Of the clun and voters Of the
southside were present.
h l.. Patram was elected the frst
president nf The organization and after
being nominated and elected, Mr.. Pat
ram gave a short talk TO the members
If the club He said that the object
and aims OF the organization were to
secure the reelection OF Mr.. Hirsch-
berg TO the administrative board and
that If all the members of the club
did their part in the campaign nearly
all of the votes from South Richmond
would go to Mr. Hsrschberg.
After the election of Mr.. PatraSn.
A. l.. Sampson was elected secretary
Of the club and tack minutes or the
meeting,
The following vice presidents were
also elected and are 10 act as lieuten-
ants at the polls and in the campaign:
Fourth Precinet--T b. Morton. T. A,
Stuart ]. d Reams, II, F. cheatham.
C. l.. Higgins and Isaac TinsleY. Fifth
Precinct-G. G., RoherL. +. Brown. G.
T. Bottoms. g. IL. Jones. X, T. Lead
better and j. l.. Morris Sixth Pre-
cinct--A6am Lowry James Il. Bass,
A. S Bartlett, J. NJ, Graves, {. =.
Owens and &, A. Kidd j. l.. BEDFORD
was elected as sergeant alarms.
G. +. Bottoms was one Of the main
factors in the organization of the club
and the campaign which the members
are to make promises to be interest
ing.
Graham Il. Hohson, a member Of
the house of delegates, and candidate
for the administrative board. il also
Il sssz,, In N.
side.
The meeting last night adjourned
until June 2nA when another meeting
will be held IN the Courthouse, A
number Of new members were elected
to the club last night.
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BECKER ANXIOUS
Continues from First Page.)

counsel to control the policy Of the de-
Tense. more and more difficult TO mold
Becker back from testifying in his own
defense. He is arguing that il Will
be a fatal error to keep him off the
stand Here is what he told his
brother. Lieutenant John Becker, to-
day:
Il want 10 testify. 1t is always had
for a cop to face a cross examiner, be-
cause lot Of things he was not really
10 blame for can he twisted against
him. But | want to tell the jury the
truth about some rats ! want 10 tell
the Jury that worked has To keep
people off OF Rosenthaf~-~warned them
that ! would he blamed If anybody
slapped Rosenthars face. | can make
the Jury see that | was not enough
myself accused Of murder. What
could Rosenthal have done TO me. NY
way?'
In this mood he is hard for Man
ton to handle. Manton keeps telling
him that the evidence against him rs
not sr.ong enough 10 warrant rlsSing
MIR. Whitman's savage cross examina-
ton bat Becker can't see II. ihe
LAWYERS thought on Monday night that
they had him pacifed. bat today he
was at them again, and insisted on
a conferences tonight In which he re-
newed his deir ands to he called
So much progress was made in pre-
senting the defense as TO warrant the
guess that the thirty witnesses Will
have told their stories by Friday night.
Seven were examined and cross-ex-
amined today. and from these Mr..
Manton sought to establish his cardi-
nal points:
That Rose. Weber. WALTON. and
Schepps. knew Becker was innocent.
told their callers so in the West Side
prison. and TO cover themselves wove
the most elaborate fabric of prejury
that was ever spread out in criminal
proceeding
That Becker's every word and act
on the night Of the murder--hefore
and after the killing of Rosenthal---
was proof enough to any reasoning
man that his conscience was clear and
that he was genuinely surprised when
he got word over the phone that
Rosenfhal had been shot.
That he could not have been In
Forty second street at 3:30 A. M. with
Rose and Weber. giving directions
a bout the pay and the flight or the
gunmen. because. at that time. as we'll
as before and after he was in the
company of young man who gives
him positive alibi.
That Weber ADMITTED arter the nrSt
trial that 1t was never ment to kill
Rosenthal but that the gunner got
drunk and spoiled the plan to scare
the informing gambler.
This testimony was obtained from
Jack Sullivan, the defenses star wit
ness: Isdor Fiskman. who was
friend of Weber: Morris NJ Beecher,
A lawyer acquainted with all hands;
Ross Whytock, and Richard III.
Rooney, reporters for evening news
papers: Charles Reich, Jack Sullivan's
brother and Frederick Fl. Hawley,
who was reporter for the Evening
Sun until after his testimony in the
first Becker trial.
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HENRY DISCOVERED ALMOST
AT HIS GATE.
P OLIC ON H u N T
GED AND BROUGHT BACK.
LAST THING REMEMBERED
WAS STREET CAR ACCIDENT.

Found lying in the road MnnGny
night unconscious only three hundred
yards from his home, after being aoseht
for nine days. Allen Henry, of stop
Is on the Westhampton car line, after
being revived late last ntgh+ IVY ply
sicians IN attendance G uid give no
cennett ted account of where he had
-hesn-as-u what had a =-.tte4ti-ttt- ittttt
during that time. His frst Statement
was shat the last thing iha5 be re-
memee,ed was 4 street car accident
which happened al Min aud Nam
streets the day he die appeared, WHEN
a Laurel street car. s9in.; ~ S!inth
street became unmanae eal.le. jumped
tho track and ran UP against he First
Naticual Eank. located On the r'rner
OF Ninth End Main streets. He claims
to have witnessed the accident.
During his absence his wife has been
frantic, and his relatives had believed
that he had met with harm. He was
found by his brother in law. \. Car
men and was carried TO his home. Or.
NJ r. Cofman. of S005~ East Broad
street was telephoned and he rushed
to Westhampton to find the man stin
unconscious.
No wounds on his body were found
by the physician, and he concluded
that the man had been drugged. Last
night he made the second visit and
found he had recovered his conscious
ness and tailed nationally. He freely
discussed his absence so far as the
effect on the family was concerned
but could remember nothing. concern
irg himself during Fhe time OF his an
sence.
MIR. Henry. who is thirtv-fcur years
old. was reported to the police as mis-
sing May 18th, ON the morning 1T
that day he had left for his business
a boarding stable on North Monroe
street, as usual His wife stated at
the time that she noted no peculiar
actions on his part, and when il was
toun1 that he mad nos shown up At
his ahles at all. NJ s. Henry reported
The matter to the police.
Or, Coffman last niaHt, after his visit
to the patient, stated that MI Henry
could not have made hrs way mas
sisted 20 the spot where he was fcuud
and that he was evi emily carried there.
He bases this statement on the cJn-
ditto. Of the man NJ nda% night
THIS is probably tSe :aos- startling
part of the strange affair Who could
have dragged Mr. firnry. ami who
could nave carried nan 70 the spot
where he was found is the question
the Henry family is asking
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
MAY TERM COURT
WILL Be BUSY ONE

PETERSBURG, VA, May 1s-The
May term of the Hastings court will
begin THURSDAY Judge Mullen presid-
ing. The following Jurors have been
summoned to serve during the term.
Grand iury-~Messrs. c. II. Marshall.
]. w. Wells, H. r. Stratton, J. Q. James,
J. w. Sutherland. J. Mel Ruffln, T. +.
Parsons, w. W Payne. d. w. Branch.
r. w. Wells
Petit jury for trial criminal cases
Messrs. Samuel Hobson. George G. I'yne,
J. S. Barksdale r. s. Gillian. r. NJ,
Woody. f.. f. tsdmunds. ID. b. Turner,
Isaac Cohen, Thomas A. James, w. Y.
Burge, J A. Binford. j. r. Coleman.
Morris Cooper J. II. Saunders f. NJ.
Hobbs. |. j. Hartley, f. Fl. Hoy, w. T.
Baugh T. Stanley Beckwith. Archie
NJ. Smith.
Petit jury for trial civil cases
Messrs. Il. j. Collins. G. r. Bowie. c. II.
Heinemann, n. f. Wicker, J. c. Nun
nally J. w. Smith. q. L. Throckmor-
ton, w. q. Robinson, A. l.. Lewis.
There are six felony cases ION the
docket. all of which. except the case
of Pearl Bartlett. charged with selling
cocaine, are to be indicted. There are
also several misdemeanor cases on the
docket and several nonsupport cases
and one or two appeals from the de-
cision of the police justice to be dis
posed of at this term OF the court.
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sary to move, the property might he
disposed OF at a price greater than
that now offered
DR.. Chandler advocated the pur-
chase and stated further that this
library would simply be the nucleus
for distributing libraries
Wyndham r. Meredith waxed elo-
quent in his argument for the pur-
chase of the Jeter hall He said that,
as in all other large cities. the main
library would he the fountain head
from which branch libraries would
spring. and that there would he
branches at every convenient point in
the city.
Alvin NJ. Smith. representing the
Business Mems club, said the city
needed a library, and his club, as well
as many other citizens, believed, for
the present. at least the Jeter hall
the proper place.
May Move Later
IF necessary" said Mr.. Smith, "the
city may move later. l do not think
1t will be many years before the, city
may have its great central public
building on the old Ford lot and when
that is ready, the library may be
and the Jeter property sold at
Il good price"
Mr. Peoples, representing the Rich
mond Art club, said his people favored
the purchase of the Jeter building
without delay, as they believed the
purchase would in the end save the
city much money.
All the speeches were loudly APP
plauded. and il was the apparent
sentiment OF the crowd that Jeter hall
would be the most appropriate and
reasonable site at this time
The finance committee took the
question under consideration. With
this proposition the committee will
also consider the Peters resolution.
providing for a bond issue of $500, coo
for the erection of public btnIdng
on the old Ford lot site. to provide
for library, an auditorium and Of
ficers for the various city hall courts
No action was taken by the com
mittee last night 1t was said by a
member of the committee that it
would be some time before a decisoion
could be reached, as every phase of
the situation would have TO be gone
into.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
THREE COMMITTEES
ON OUTING MEET
BUSINESS MEMS CLUB ADVANCES
PROGRAM FOR TRIP
DOWN RIVER
PLANS KEPT SECRET
But LEAK LETS 1T BE KNOWN
THERE WILL HE VARIOUS
KINDS OF FUNNY
STUNTS PULLED
PLANS KEPT SECRET

Arrangements for the outing June
9Th of the Richmond Business Mems
club down the river to historic Va
rina, went forward Yesterday when
three of the committees. ticket, re-
freshment and entertainment, met at
the rooms of the club.
The ticket committee decided that
tickets should be reserved for mem
bers until next Monday morning. af-
ter which time they will he opened
to sale to the public through mem
hers OF the club.
The refreshment committee pre-
pared tentative menus for both the
lunch on the steamer going down
the river, and for the dinner which
will be served ashore al the planta-
ton. Among the solid foods TO he
provided wifi be fried chicken,
Smithfeld ham and boiled eggs.
There will he Brunswick stew.
pickles. ices and ice cream and other
light delicacies. and nothing will he
omitted from the card listing the
liquid refreshment.
Had Secret Session.
The session of the entertainment
committee, which Is working under
a secret one. but some member let
slip a few of the items on the pro-
gram
Among these It is understood viii
be contests such as climbing creased
poles for $40 bills; catching CREASED
pigs for SIS bills, and putting the
nose at a goat to the ground for 81
bills.
Restrictions In b, placed on the
creased pole cllulbing contest specify
among ether things that the pole
shall not be shaken, and that the
overal's which will he provided for
the Use Of contestants shall not he
allowed TO become greasy
Only bowleggaS men will he per-
mitted To enter the creased pig catch
Ing contest The contest in which
the nose or the goat is to be made
touch the ground IL open to all
There will also he ball game,
possibly two or three. auoits ami
speed events. The boat, secured
from the Old Dominion line Will
leave the wharf at noon and re-
turning. win arrive AT Richmond at
O'Clock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
any statement from him, we pr~fef
to withhold Judgment,
Using tie State'a EfaftNnery.

any statement from him. we prefer
to withhold Judgment
Using the states Stationery.
Here Is what ths Roanoke World
Sews says;
In It's Issue OF Saturday. the World
News told OF the alleged activities or
James NJ Hayes Jr.. clerk In the
Office Of b. O. James, secretary OF the
Com m eu " ealth. In using the station
cry Of the office and the name OF MI
James 20 collect registration lists In
virginia For what purpose Mi
Hayes was doing this work has not
vet appeared. He has declined posi-
tiNcly to say for what or for whom
these lists are intended, and un;li he
consents to take the public into his
confidence his undertaking must re-
main To some extent shrnuded IN mNs-
terry. Mr.. James ia reported 10 have
said rlat Hayes use Of hts name WIS
without his knowledge or consent.
The Richmond News bescsr and ''he
NfrgtuiaD tn editorials which We ji5h-
lish today demands that the inatter
be given serious attention. a major
tfy of the papers Of the state seem
"a have ignored the matter. ana "1i-
tcriaI comment on II Is so small thht
ona scarcely can discover IT. oven win
Powerful naEnifSing glass
And yet that which Mr. Hayes has
done inpresses US as being one Of
the most sensational de el"pments That
has been known in this Staafe IN years
EhAt clerk IN the -oface 81 the sec
rotary ~ the Commonw calm shoaid
usa the stationery Of thai office ana the
name ~ tho secretary without that
serretaTy's knowledge or epn"ent, AZ
ts charged seems to ue procedure
that should call fer Immediate IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
TWO PROHIBITION
MEETINGS ONE DAY

PETERSBURG. VA, May 1a.-The
part to be taken by Virginia in the
national prohibition movement was dis
cussed at two meetings held in this
city today. The first meeting was
that of the woman's Prohibition league
held in the Washington Street Metho-
dist church, and the second was a
public meeting held at the Washing
on-Street Christian church. which was
addressed by Mrs Howard NJ. Hoge,
State president of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union. Addresses
were also made by several local sup
porters of the prohibition movement
and many valuable suggestions were
offered concerning the national prohi-
bition amendment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
BIG SAWM|tL PLANT
IS A TOTAL LOSS

PETERSBURG, VA. May 1s.--Teie-
phone messages were received here at
an early hour this morning giving a
meager account of the total destruc-
tion by fire OF the big sawmill plant
OF the Gray Lumber company at
Waverly. The fire is said TO have
been discovered about l o'clock and in
less than an hour the big mill with
AL It's machinery and about 5000 feet
OF finished lumber was mass of
smouldering ashes
The Messrs. Gray estimate their loss
at about $4,000. with no insurance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
Form
City Government

PETERSBURG. VA. May 1a--The
study of the commission form of gov
ernn1cnt for Petersburg will be taken
up at a meeting of the board OF di-
rectors OF the Chamber of Commerce
on Friday evening of this week. when
the special committee. appointed by
the Chamber to conduct an ts~estiga-
ton of the success of. the plan in
other cities. will make their report.
The committee is headed ny Attorney
A r. Wilcox, who has given the mat
ter a great deal of careful consdera
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
MEDIATION BEGINS

(COntinued from F1TNL FaKF.J
are Joining the rebels, II was as
serted.
Carranza has returned to Durango
from Somhrerete, Zacatecas, where
he sent orders to General Obregon to
push the attack on Mazatlan. say mes
sages received In Juarex this after
noon. Oregon has his headquarters
In White House suburb Of the
seaport city. General Panfilo Natera.
commander of the central division,
and Generals Domingo. Arrieta. Do
minguez, Triana and Cervantes are in
Durango comforting with the rebel
leader. Final plans for the complete
investment OF the San Luis Potosi,
SaItillo and other large central Mexi-
can cities are being formulated at the
conference,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
PEST HOUSE CLEARED OF -
SMALLPOX CASES

PETERSBURG, VA. May 1s.--The
last smallpox patient, a young colored
woman. was discharged from the pest
house today,
Since early last fall, when the first
case of the disease WAS reported in
Petersburg, there have been twelve
cases in the city, very small number,
when the number OF cases in some of
the other cities and In the counties
are taken into consideration.
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I'm niuhmona. Both spoke briefly
and IN appreciation of the work be,
inE done by the union In the estab.
iishment. Of better things.
The anniversary committee con-
sisted Of n. r. Bowden, chairman
w. n. Mullen. secretary, and G. r.
Oates, r. ID. Delaney, r. l. Woody
l. n. Parsons, G. p. HARDWOOD. John
c. Wcckert. J. II. Burroughs. Robert
L. Brown. j. A. Patman. @, D
Hetxer and Richard Tucker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
Wait For Evidence.

In order that additional evidences
could be secured. Justice Maurice
continued until Friday morning. the
case OF Harvey Ball. who was ar
rested by Sergeant Waymack. on tho
charge OF embezziing s1sb from the
Unity Broom company. OF South
Richmond A. L. Chalkley liz pro-
prietor OF the broom company. Ball,
who is thirty-eight years OF age, Is
In the Third police station pending
the trial
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WILL MEET FRIDAY

The next meeting of the Richmond
society of Engineers will be held on
Friday. May 2sd Unstead OF on
Thursday. May 2isO ut $3.50 T. NJ.
at the Virginia Mechanics institute
AT this meeting Mr.. William H.
Matlack, assistant superintendent of
the Henrico County Gas company,
viii read paper on The Manufac-
ture of CAS-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
The Weather

virginia--Fair and mild temperature
Wednesday and Thursday light varia-
BILE winds,
North Carolina-Fair Wednesday and
THURSDAY Moderate variable winds.
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IL noon temperature .... rs
p. NJ temperature ,...,......... ~
Maximum temperature UP to =. NJ. 10
Minimum temperature up to +. NJ, 40
Mean temperature ............... 81
Normal temperature ,.........,... 6s
Deficiency In temperature today. 4
Deficiency in temperature since
March 1st Observation-Disclosures. all
Accumulated deficiency in temper
allure since January LIST ........ ESQ
Deficiency In rainfall since March
list Observation-Disclosures. .1.94
Accumulated deficiency In rainfall
since January LIST .........,.,..2.l4
Local Obseryatton $ r. ~. Yesterday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
WATCH REPAIRING

In bringing your watch here for re-
palrs--you are assured Of expert SER
vire and absolute satisfaction.
Thess arc important details,
SCHwARZsCHILD BROTHERS.
Richmond Leading Jewellers,
Second and broad Streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
WANl JETER HALL

Continued from First Page, }
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the COMMITTEES was authorized to re-
open "A case for causes satisfa etory 10