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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
SENATOR WHITES BEDFELLOW From the Baltimore American.

The new senator from Alabama, Frances Shelley White, is a lawyer and has large practice in his state. Some times his work takes him out in the in- terior, and on one of these trips he was accompanied by his client. said client be- ing pious man, deacon in the church to which White belonged
 It was late at night when the darky pulled up his span before the doors of the inn, which was presided over by a lady of generous heart and equal proportions. When he went to the desk to engage a room White was apologetically told that it was impossible. on account of an in- Aux of visitors, to give him separate chamber.
 T guess can get separate bed, then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

The racial question in Austria Hungary is highly complicated one. In the king doms and provinces represented in the Reichsrath in Vienna there are nearly lo,OOOooo Germans and 1S,5oO,Ooo people who belong to other races. Nearly 17,50o, GOO are Slavs. The Greats and Serbs among the Slavs number 7s0.0oo, populating Dal- matia for the most part. There are in all about e66,0O0 orthodox Greeks and about 3,50O,000 Greek Uniats, affiliated with the Church of Rome. In Hungary, with it's subject kingdoms of Croatia and Sla- vonia. the Magyars number 10000, GOO, Germans 2,O000OO and other races S,O0o. .00o Among these there are 100000 Rouman- ians and over 100000 Slavs. The Greats. who are Roman Catholic Serbs. number all Hungary has nearly II 100000 Roman Catholic subjects, including 100000 Greek Uniats; and 3,0o0.0Oo orthodox The pa triarchate of the orthodox Serb church has been located at karlowtz for more than two centuries. Bosnia has 4s4, 900 Roman Catholic Greats, S25, 600 orthodox Serbs and more than 100000 Moslem Serbs. The dual monarchy has a total population of 550O,O00 of Serb race, divided between Islam and two Christian ereeds The Elm peror Francis Joseph rules over more than 25,ooo,ooO slavs and 3,s25.0Oo Rou- manians
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF HONEST JACK FELTON,

lis health was drunk by every repub, lican in the country.
 In the trial that followed the council found that they had to deal with no criminal imbecie, but a man who was firm, and who saw the rights and wrong of the law well as they. As an ex- ample of the determined spirit of this man, 1t is told that he once cut off a piece of his own finger, enclosing it in a challenge, to convince the person whom he addressed that he valued not endan- gering his whole body. provided it af- forded him an opportunity of vengeance.
 When called before the council Honest Jack admitted the crime, but upon ex- animation, denied that he had any accom- pices. Not satisfied, the council tried to make him confess that he had beer hired by the Puritans, but this he denied, say ing that no one but himself knew any thing of the crime until it was committed. Hearing this, Lord Dorset said to the prisoner MT. Felton, it is the Kings pleasure that you should be put to the torture to make you confess your ac- complices, and therefore, prepare your self for the rack.'
 Felton replied with firm and sensible speech that silenced them all He did not believe that the King had ordered him to be tortured, for the King was just, he said, but if he was put on the rack, and he must confess to some ac- complice he would accuse you, My Lord of Dorset. and none but yourself Liter that there were more hints of tortur- ing, for Dorset knew that Felton meant what he said.
 The court then adjourned and a meet ing of justices was held to discover if it were possible by the law to put Felton upon the rack. On November IA they and every one decided that it was against the law to put the prisoner on the rack, for no such punishment was allowed by their law. On November 27 the public hero was brought out of the Bloody Tower and taken to the Kings bench bar for examination. When asked if he was guilty of the crime, he replied-as before -'I am guilty but added that he did not do it out of malice, but for the good of the country. The court. after some deliberation, then passed the senta nee of death upon him. after which sentence he offered the hand that did the deed to be cut off This the court refused to do, but that it was to be done just before the ex- ecution. Again the court refused, and so 1 it was not done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

TN the seventeenth century there was
 perhaps no one so cordially hated as
 the Duke of Buckingham, and, al- though denounced by successive Parlia- ments, he could not be pulled down from his position, for he was highly admired by the King, to whom he was a per- sonal idol. When he was finally murdered by Honest Jack Felton, the nation ex- pressed great joy for the death of the duke, but deep regret and sympathy for the perpetrator. Just before the death of the duke man named Lambe was pulled to pieces in the streets, and this gave rise to much poetry and yelled threats, such as the following:
 Let Charles and George do what they
 can,
 The Duke shall die like pr. Lambe. The shepherds struck. the sheep are fled. For want of Lambe the Wolf is dead!'
 Also a manuscript as follows was nailed to a post in Coleman street.
 Who rules the kingdom? The King
 Who rules the King? The Duke.
 Who rules the Duke? The devil.
 Let the Duke look to it for they in- tend shortly to use him worse than they did the doctor Uambe); and if things be rot shortly reformed they will work a reformation themselves
 That the threat was not idle was soon shown, for a few weeks later. when Buckingham was at Portsmouth fitting out an army for the relief of the Protes- tants in France, while he was talking to some of the officers relative to the preparations, Lieutenant Feton ap- preached him from behind and stabbed him under the left rib with a knife. As he fell from the effect of the wound Buck inghams cried: "The villain has killed mel Felton quickly disappeared, but in his haste lost his hat. by which he was identified
 When the news of the assa ssination reached the people it was received with tumult of joy throughout the nation. The passage of Felton from Portsmouth to London was more like the entering into Rome of a triumphant conquerer than that of murderer and assassin. All the road was lined with people, who pitied and blessed him. Everywhere the mothers held up the little children to see the savior of the country. In one place as Honest Jack passed an old woman with a scriptural allusion to his short stature and the mightiness of Bucking- ham, cried God bless thee, little David., Before he reached the metropo- lis he was regarded almost as saint and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
From the Baltimore American.

From the Ba1t1mOre Ainerlcan.
 Francis Ouimet, at luncheon in Paris. began a toast on golf with golf story.
 "A half dozen golfers" he said, were returning in the smoker from. victorious match and in their jubilation a small sill yer pocket flask was being passed from hand to hand. "A clergyman, as the flask went by him, smiled reproachfIlly and said:
 " Do you know, gentlemen, l have never tasted a drop of whisky in all my life
 "Well,' said one of the golfers, mis- taking Che motive Of the clergyman's re- remarks-well, ye ailt goin' to begin now neither.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

Roosevelt says the Monroe doctrine en- abled the United States TO remain neutral. The colonel leaped into the limelight by discussing this subject some months ago and probably is inclined to think that a little more publicity just at this time will not be amiss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

American prunes are popular abroad amog people who don't consider the prune joke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

There is no objection to women taking the place of men when men are away fighting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
.HALF THE WORLD AT WAR,

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 At least one-half of the world is at war, according to writer for the New York Press, whose bent for statistics leads him to figure the dimensions of the present conflict in point of the population of the countries involved. To quote:
 Roughly, there are sahout 66,OOoooo square miles of the world s-land area.
 'sThe countries now directly involved in the war hold these areas and population:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

BEGINNING THE DAY-l thank Thee, my Father, for the bird-sons, thourb the voice be soon hushed; I thank Thee for the flower '"o"s" the petals be soon fallen. thank Thee for my joys even though they may be sbort-Iived, and for my loved oues even though Thou mayest re- ou,re them again. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

The most tiresome observation made nowadays by would-be wiseaeres is this: There's no Napoleon now" Of course there isn't, but we have an idea that France will get along just as well without him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
WAR ECHOES

Brooklyn Times: Will Japan's partici- patton in the war bring on complications, compelling the United States to take a hand in the controversy? Germany has leased practically for an indefinite period naval base at Tsing-Tau in China. That base is now being used to harass British and French shipping en the far east. Ja- pan and Great Britain are bound by treaty in a mutual defensive alliance. Japan, apparently unsolicited, has sent an ultimatum to Germany commanding the surrender of the Chinese settlement within a month.
 This bare statement of fact, however fails to disclose any reason for apprehen- sion on the part of tue Washington au- thorities But if Japan seizes the Ger man post in China, she will never give it up It is a territory 200 miles square, with 17o,0OO inhabitants, and the port Is strongly fortified.
 It is more than 30 years since England and France acquired Egypt, with the ulti- mate purpose of restoring the country to the people to whom 1t belongs at some fu- ture time England elbowed France out, and still governs Egypt with a nominal rulership in the Khedive. Japan will do the same thing with the German settle ment in China, although she promises now to restoreyit ultimately"
 Such possession by Japan would ad- versely affect us in the Pacific ocean and gravely disturb the balance of power there. And Germany has two Islands in the Samoan group, the possession of which by Japan would give the eastern empire a naval base that Could be used in Pacific ocean war with incalculable injury to the United States.
 Scattered through the Southern Pacific are other German islands. all of them in- portant in the naval and commercial sense. The capture of any of those islands by Japan would be a severe blow to the American interests in the vast western ocean.
 Washington must move warily in its dealings with Japan. The American peo- pie will never permit combination of Tartar Russia and Monaghan Japan to dominate the greatest body of water in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
A GOOD ACTOR.

A GOOD ACTOR. A moving picture actor, On the films called Sage Brush Bill.9e Who looked so wild and reckless He never failed to thrill A host of movie patrons By the way he'd shoot and ride And claim the beauteous maiden In the last reel for his bride Was born in old New Jersey And seldom left the state But when he played the cowboy Was voted simply great
 NOT GUILTY. You are charged with speeding" Do you know anything about motor cars. judge?"
 "A little"
 Mines Jix. Last years model. Do you think 1t could exceed the speed limit ?'' No. You're discharged,
 SEEKING INFORMATION. What's the professor playing?' "A little impromptu." '1es, yes, put Who composed it?''
 THE RULING PASSION. The doctor frowned, his look was grave, He slowly shook his head; The patient trying to be brave, Looked up at length and said, "Oh, doctor, if my fate is sealed And l am doomed to die, What was it the scoreboard revealed When you came dashing by?"
 A WAR GAME. Why were you not at lunch, Tommy" 'The kids on our side of town are mob ilizing' against the kids across the rail road. I'm ommander-in-c chief"
 JUDGING BY APPEARANCES. Rather stunning looking widow, eh?" Yes. Her heels are so high, her spirits can't be very low
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

Optimists who think Jack Johnson will
 fight for France are doomed to disap- pointment He never fights for anybody but Til Arthur is4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

Mary Garden says it bores her to death to sing before royalty. An explanation of this may lie in the fact that King Edward used to go to sleep when she sang before h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

It takes the Russian giant long time to get himself ready to fight but on the other hand he may take an equally long time to quit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

The Panama canal was opened to busi- ness without fuss and feathers. How ever, it was dug with considerable noise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

Hats off to the militant suffragettes! They haven't slashed a picture since the var in Europe started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

MT. Bryan might as well build a coop for the dove of peace on his farm in Ne braska and let it stay there indefinitely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

A strict censorship makes war dis patches rather slow reading. Deeds of heroism are carefully left out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

Americans bear the Germans no i'll will but when the Kaiser's name is mentioned the anvil chorus gets busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

At one time it looked as if that Euro pean army worm was going to be about as bad on cotton as the boil weevil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

If this war keeps up Santa Claus may have to cut Europe out of his itinerary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
A MOTIVE MISTAKEN

Poverty tarnishes the lustre. of man and wealth sometimes the woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
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xzY!!s.s!.--...,m like to hear the brooklet That murnurs through the vales l like to watch the ocean And the big ships as they sail. l like to feel soft breezes That come to cool my brow, But none of these things peases- At least they don't just now. A summer cold has grpped me And robbed me of all mrth And l simply can't find pleasure In anything on earth.
 SURE. Since Miss Trimmer went away to a finishing school her manner is unbearably naughty"
 That's her way of showing the public that she got her moneys worth.
 NEW GENERATION. T must be getting old" What makes you think sop T was out last night with girl who had never seen East Lynne D
 
 NOT A BIT SLEAUX. A thin-skirted girl in Bordeaux Wouldn't wear petticoats, oh, dear, neauxi She'd go out in the sun, And she'd say: This is fun, But I hope that my ankles don't sheauxH Cincinnati Enquirer. Another who lived in Boulogne Was followed by dogs not her ogne, She was thin as a rail- So they kept on her trail, 1, Believing that she was bogne.
 Houston Post A slash-skrted girl from Carlisle Was nifty and right in the stisle, She bought her some hose Of the shade of old rose, When she walked you could see them a misle.
 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. maiden who lived in Fort Wayne Bought hose 'gainst the time 1t would rayne. Their hue was so loud That they drew quite a crowd And she never would wear tnoan xk,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

since Miss Trimmer went away to finishing school her manner is unbearably haughty.'
 That's her way of showing the public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

A NEW GENERATION. T must be getting od.'' . What makes you think sop T was out last night with girl who had never seen East Lynne. 9
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
MRS. KEITH DONALDSON
TELLS OF HAIR PULLING
Her Mothcr-in-law Held on As
sault Charge After
Graphic Recital.

ArrtrhrA pac. - Mrs William
Donaldson Vac h'.l IN bail to-day OF
charges ~ assault and battery preferred
by her dlugb;eI-.r-iAw. Mrs Keith Dom
aidson. as Tn" result Of hair pulling
match recently owe" the custody of the
you- ger Noman's t1ugu''r
Young Mrs Donaldson described ~ the
stand tho encounter with her m't1e.-'n-
law.
saturday two weeks ago" she ID, Il
cane here from New York To- see my
daugh,ei bat when ! cd"rd AZ Mrs Don
. 3son'a ho..c me mr'd urrrm"d mo my
child was Jon Atlantic CRY A. turned
away saw my muth.r-iu-ldw enter the
house and | rams the hell again
This time | forced my way inside and
saw my daughter Don't you know YOU
hay" no y.gut here aud you are ire, pass
ing" shouted Mrs. donaldson ~ sh" burst
n upon me. when | refused 20 leave she
grabbed Iue by the shoulder and half
dragged and ha.' threw NE down the
status. auI WH,r rs..nrd tn bottom
TN. maid tore al my Ht''.
Mr. bnLJl isu'.- SISTER c|u' he'll my
throat and All 'h'", wour' beat ard
-..atch.l me Until ] found myself IA tr"
v,,t.bulr When ! stl refused To- leave
Mrs Donaldson summoned tr' ~ .oc and
was locher iG a c-t for four ho irs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
TRAGEDY IN BELGIUM
AVERTED, SAYS CONSUL
+. Watts Declares Germans Arc
Not IIampcring Food
Distribution.

LoNDoN. Dec. 29--E watts. United
States -Geueril at Brussels WHO
Is on his way to America on sick leave.
arrived IN London to-day. He told the
American Commission for Relief In Re-
sium that the foods'uns sent TO that coun-
try are wisely distributed, and that the
Germans are NOT Interfering in any way
with the work of the agents or the COM
mission. Between 100000 and 100000
people are fed IN BRUSSELS every day, ac-
cord!ng TO the Consul who added
II tasted the soup which was served
and found II excellent There is stlll
some distress in outlying places which
have not Yet been reached by agents Of
the commission. but the sufferngs in these
placcs will soon be remedied. The Rhodes
scholars and other volunteer workers FOR
the commission go; busy just in time.
II the distribution Of food had been de-
layed a few days longer the consequences
might have been tragic. Meanwhl" tn"
need Of relief ~ great. Brussels - calm
and orderly. and T. = supposed that tn's'
conditions Will cont.ru" FOR some sme.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
ROCK ISLAND GETS MORE TIME
s..5OO,O 900 Loan Extrndrd-Protec
tive Committee Probable.

The bank loan Of s2.5Oo.0Ob 10 the Chi
ctgo. Rock Island and Pacific Hallway
Company. which Is ,lu" for payment to-
morrow. was extended 10y the banks yes
trrdtN to April 30.
There were indications yesterday that "A
generalization committee, such as TN"
Wallace protective committee that handled
the sale OF the railway company stock
under tho collateral trust per cent.
bonds may he formed to secure deposits
Of the railway company stock and to I'M
dertako the work of reorganization Of the
property. James y. Wallace, 1t was re-
ported yesterday, may be asked to head
such a committee.
The method of reorganization expected
i'm wall street rs for the stockholders OF
the Rock Island company to agree - rd's"
a large part Of the new capital 'tuusr"d
AS the consideration for retaining hn N
tcrest in the property tn" Phelps ppdg"
interests. who are considered the leading
Interests in the Rock Island company, al
though understood to be against "A further
Investment in the company, are looked
upon as the most likely source OF new
CGIItE',
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
HOSMER LAUGHS AT ALIENIST.
Lawyer, VIII" SAYS iir'- sane, Al
mits tad Vets.

WHITE plAi>s Y " Dcr 90 -nr
Carlos +. Macdonald. the aacu.s,. iesl.
ned before Justice M'ls ~ the supreme
Court Al White r'a'us TINS tfteruoou
that EdW ~ Sturgg~ ii'Su'r former Nv
York lawyer. now ul inmate OF RiooWuG-
dale asylum. - a ptrauoi4, and that il
would o, unsafe for him g." b. 4. large.
Al this Iiosm,r leaned back boz hts chair
and laughed hertly.
Hpsmcg owns property worth clos. "a
si0o.u0 He j. urging iHit ne should %"
released from the t>lluu ou the ground
that he was kidnapped and taken 20 the
Institution and tnat he is sane.
When Nosmrr was questioned hc re-
cited poetry ard rad from ~ tr' ?.
"Blows to tho English cabinet witch
No. wrote while abroad last year. h.oge
ne was put ~ au asylum at AISLE Il"
Gerry Switzerland liusuc said mat ="
had received e revelation 900 1Hl2. ana
had been receiving revelations ever since.
"How did this revelation come To you?'
he was asked
Through feeling love intuition, Thought.
inspiration, conscicuc" and the sim small
voice" he replied.
HoSner admitted that on July 90 last.
winch was the da' b." WaS taken to
Ploomtugdale. ne utd sent cards - the
Harvard club, the ia. Association and
several hotels setting forth that ho was
"Prncr Michael Of SdNonN.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
AMERICAN A SUICIDE IN LONDON.
Ralph Dnnforih. Of Milwaukee, Dies
by Poison.

LoNpoN. Dee. ga verdict Of suicide,
leaving the question of sanity open. was
given to-day at the inquest into the
death Of Ralph pdufoTtu, - years old.
scrIbed as medical practitioner ~
llo Queen Anne street. Milwaukee. SER
Eeaut in the Hospital Corps of the Wis
Consin National Guard.
Dauforth was found dead ON Saturdt y
I'm q room in the piccadllly Hotel. lie
had engaged IN" room GA December %
and had not lett IT, The photograph of
s woman Law upon his knee and there
Wa an open razor in his hand. An
empty two ounce bottle which had con-
'a'uci laudanum Was found ON a table.
ana the autopsy showed that hc had
ed as the result Of laudanum poisoning.
only four cents was found IN his packets.
IN, testimony given al the inquest
slowed that Danforth had joined the Sec
ond Canadian contingent stationed at
Salisbury Plains.
NLwANKEE, WIS, Dec 2".--H. j. Dam
forth, father Of Ralph pdnfovth. said to-
rl-hi he knew nothing OF any love affairs
PA, son had He had no Intimate ac-
0u7 .ntauccs here among woue':, accord
i-- tu the father. Danforth left Nil
Ifoe i'm September to enlist IN the
canadian army,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
BELGIAN FACTORIES
SPARED BY GERMANS
Plants in BOmbartlcd Towns
Even Kept Intact, Says Pitts
burg Commissioner.
Ut NIGER NOT EXAGGERATED

j. ROGERS Flanrcrv. chairman o. the
Foreign Trade Commission Of Pi,tsburg.
returned Yesterday from "trip of three
months through Europe. where he looked
Into Industrial and general conditions. He
vas in Belgium for several weeks and
gave particular attention to the manu-
featuring centres
industrial BELGIUM s staEnan, In every
sense Of the word he said last night
1T Is impossible 10 carry on any bust
ness Whatever. except that Of the small
retail stores In large cities like Ant
werp, Brussels and Iicge perhaps 40 per
cen. Of these stores are opcn--no more
There Is no telephone service there If no
telegraph service there is no mail there
is no transportation between towns. Bel
GUM is a manufacturing country, but she
has no natural raw materials and It is
impossible FOR her industries to start up
until some communication Is opened with
the outside world.
"Wh'l" many towns hav" been de-
s'ro,rd. the industrial plants nave mostly
ben spared by the Germans heard
many reports before | went to ~ lgiun
of damage done to steel and other mills.
' saw nothing OF the sort In fact. ~
L,rg" I visited practically all ;ho iron and
S'ccl plants and found chem shut down.
hut absolutely intact"
Mr.. Flanucrr was c0'pHat'" IN saving
tnat correspondents of Thu S..> ana 9th
eis had not cNlEg. rated TIA. suffering
among the people of RelGium.