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New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
The Final Letters.

The last two letters are thus given by the Daily Chronicle:
 From czar to kaiser:
 T thank thee from my heart for tbv mediation, which leaves a gleam of hone 1t is technically ;p,nossfbIe to discontinue our military onerations So long as the naootiations with Austria regarding Seryia continue my troops will not un< dertake any provocative action. I give thee my word upon it. I trust win all my strength in Gods grace, and I hope for the success of thy mediation. Thy most devoted Nicho- las"
 From kaiser to czar:
 My efforts to maintain the peace of the world have reached their limit. It will not be I who am responsible for the calamity which threatens the whole civilized world. Even at this moment 1t lies in thy power to avert it. Nobody threatens the honor and power of Russia, which could well have waited for the result of my med iation. The friendship whicl I in- herited from my grandfather on his death he'd for thee and thy kingdom has always been holy to me have remained true to Russia. The peace of Europe can still be maintained by thee if Russia decides to cease her military measures which threaten Gerntanv and Austria Hungary"
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
Joseph Quinn.

Joseph Quinn, chef for Valentine Bolerer, died last night of dropsy at the New Britain hospital. He was fifty-one years old. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Tevelin of Hartford. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at o'clock from St. Mary's church, and the interment will be in Cold Spring, New York.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
John Iapcinski.

Funeral services for John Lapcin- ski, late of Southington, were held in this city this morning at 7:3O o'clock at the Church of the Sacred Heart by the Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski. The in- terment was in the Polish cemetery
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
WANT TRUCE WHILE P0pE'S SUCCESSOR
 IS BEING ELECTED
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rom FlISL fdSC.) reached him not unexpectedly but overwhelmingly. It struck him when he was already tired and in the. most critical period of his depression.
 ''I Bless Peace.''
 The Tribuna states that the Aus trian ambassador to Italy, K. Mercy de Kapos-Mere, before his resigna- tion because of i'll health, asked the late Pope Piux x to bless Austria Hungary and the Austrian armies. The pontiff replied: "I bless peace"
 Cordinal VoIpe Assumes Charge.
 Cardinal Merry del Val, papal sec retary of state, today delivered into the hands of Cardinal Della Volpe the whole machinery of the Catholic church, giving him at the time a de- tailed report of all business.
 With Cardinal Merry del Val retire all the other high officials and heads of departments at the Holy See, whom the next pope may reappoint if he so desires.
 Giving Fullest Guarantees.
 Paris, Aug 21 e A. MA des- patch to the Havas agency from Rome has te1egraphed to the diplomatic rep resentatives of Italy abroad that the government is giving the fullest guar antees for the approaching conclave for the election of a Pope.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
John HallOran,

The funeral of John Halloran, who was run over by the trolley last night, will be held tomorrow morning at 3 o'clock from St. Mary's church. The interment will be in the New Catholic emetery.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
LIGHTNING HITS POLE

One of the bolts of lightning in last nights thunder storm struck a tele- graph pole on East street and splin- tered it. No one was injured, al- though many were frightened by the crash.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21

had been wounded at Kiev, Russia, and had fingered for some time and was nearing his end, the United Press announced his death some time be- fore it actually occurred.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
MURPHY TO SUPPORT HEARST FOR SENATOR
UntemytT and Gerard Also Coz.
 SideTed for Sen. Roofs Seat.

New York, Aug. 21.-Three names are being considered by the demo- cratic leaders for the nomination for United States senator to succeed Elihu Root, according to statements made yesterday by a prominent democrat who recently attended a conference be- tween c. F. Murphy and influential rolitical advisers The men under consideration are said to be Samuel Untermyer, Ambassador James w. Gerard, now representing this country at Berlin, and William Randolph Hearst.
 The probable candidacy of these men was discussed at length on last Friday at a luncheon meeting of the Tsmmany advisers at Delmonico's. MT. Murphy there talked over the entire situation with half a dozen of his close political friends.
 Hearst Stronger Candidate.
 It is said to have been the unani- nous opinion of the conferees that William R. Hearst would make a stronger candidate than MT. Inter myer. It is also quite certain from information which leaked out that MT Murphy is willing to give his support to MT. Hearsts candidacy if his po- litical leutenants favor such a move.
 Friends of the Tammany leader said that MT. Murphy told his advisers he had received quite a number of letters from influential men throughout the state indorsing MT. Untermyer but would support MT. Hearst if he would in the estimation of his advisers, make a stronger candidate.
 Murphy Favors Hearst.
 MT. Murphy's friends said that while he was not particularly inclined in MT. Hearst's favor he expressed the wish to nominate the man whom his leaders thought would have the best chance of election. He was said to bear no animosity toward Mir. Hearst and his friends declared that if Hearst it as far as Tammany is concerned. If not, it was said, MT. Murphy is will ing to throw his support to some other man whom MT. Hearst will support.
 The name most consistently men tioned in that contingency is that of Ambassador Gerard. His friends here who have always been known to speak for him with authority have been very active in urging his nomination either for senator of governor. It is also be- Eeved that he will get the Tammany support if he will take the nomina- ton. MT. Gerard has said, however that he had no desire to succeed Mr. Root.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
MISS STANLEY SAFE.

E. N. Stanley, treasurer of the New Britain Savings bank received word from Senator Mclean late this after noon that his sister, Miss Carry l.. Stanley is safe and we'll at Dresden.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
JAPAN PREPARING TO FORCE GERMANY
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airy coming from Leopoldshoehe and Hueningen in an engagement near Basel.
 The Germans retired in the direc- tion of St. Louis leaving 500 dead and wounded on the field. They lost most of their horses.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
POpe'S Sister Alive.

London, Aug. 21.-An erroneous statement was made public in London late last night an dtelegraphed to New York, that Anna Sarto, sister of the late Pope Plus K had died in Rome shortly after the passing away of her brother. Shock caused by the pom tiff's end was given as the cause.
 It appears today that this mistaken report was the result of telegraphic error which occurred in the transmits sion of a despatch from Rome. The Pope's sister is alive, although suffer- ing from shock. She was already in- disposed when the pontiff was taken ill, and yesterday she was obliged to take to her bed. She is under the care of Dr. Amici.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
$5,OOO Raised at Concert.

A dozen women, some with children, Who were found in the steerage all though they very palpably belonged In the first cabin, were rescued by this committee. On Wednesday night concert was held under the manage heht or the committee and $5,OOO subscribed to be sent back for the aid or stranded Americans in Paris. F1ona Aug and Alice Dovey, both bfoadWaY actresses, contributed of thelr talents to the concert
 avery one insisted that conditions among Americans in France are much worse than have generally been SUD- posed here. That was the reason for the concert on Wednesday night. And that, too, was the reason why most of the passengers thought that enough could not be done to urge our govern ment to hasten aid to these people.
 Justice Dugro of the New York su- preme court and Mrs. Dugro were among those who travelled from Paris
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
LETTERS BETWEEN
 KAISER AND CHAR
Text Printed In EeTaR ShtWS Prog
 TtSS Of Royal InttTChangsS.

London, Aug. 21.-The letter which passed between Czar Nicholas and the have been published in Berlin and sent to the London Daily Times. They show the irreconcilable differences of opinion which set at variance all pos- abilities of peace. These letters fol- low:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06

From PearSon'S Weekly
If you have grown tired of the same
lless in the patterns of your wall papers.
you will soon be able to select more in
teresting ones, for wall paper manufac-
tuners have made startling changes in
the matter of their designs
Instead of the old familiar punches OF
roses and forget-me-nots. all manner OF
interesting wall paper pictures will be.
come popular. These idclude reproduc.
tions of scenes from English history, and
series of pictures illustrating sporting in.
cidents, such as punting, boxing anC
CROSSE country running.
Other very interesting lines show Incl
dents from classical history, such as the
FAN of Troy, the Last Days of Pompei
and QUO Vadis.
When these new wall papers really De-
come the rage, the walls of our rooms will
become veritable picture galleries. w.
shall be able to haveelcssons in Roman
history by paying visit to the back
bedroom, and polish up our knowledge 81
Greece while we are having our dinner in
Tia dining room.
popular, too, for it will be great fun to
see how the respective tastes of our
friends lie in regard to their wall papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06

of proprietary drugs and its consump-
ton by drug-takers has increased in
an alarmingly significant manner, es-
pecially in those states which enforce
rigid laws against the unrestricted
sale of morphine and cocaine.
The indiscriminate use of 'heroin"
has not yet been restricted, owing to
the fact that it is but little known and
drug victims are beginning to restort
to its consumption in proportion to
their difficulty in procuring morphine
or cocaine.
1t is more dangerous than either of
these drugs as a material increase of
the dose is extremely liable to prove
fatal and the "heroin' habit once ac-
quired is much more difficult to over
come. than the use of either morphine
or cocaine.
The department also proclaims
against the use of proprietary medi-
cines, of which this new drug is a
constituent, and which should only be
taken on the prescribing of reputable
physician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
THE HAzING OF ST. AUGUSTINE

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
At most American colleges it is called
''hazing,' at West Point they refer to it
as crawling and at English schools
Tagging is often applied When St.
Augustine was a boy they called it
''wrecking"
In translation of his Confessions, y
for which / am indebted to a learned
clerical friend, st. Augustine relates what
the boys did at the University of Garth
age:
II would take no part in the wild doings
of the 'wreckers, cruel and devlish
name, which was looked upon as the
stamp of the best set 1 went about with
them, and of some Of them / made
friends, yet l always disliked their ways
of going on their wreclings, their wanton
attacks upon the shyness of freshmen
and the unprovoked affronts with which
they carried their malignant amuse-
nent. Nothing could be more like the
conduct of devils, and what name could
be filter for them than 'wreckers?
That sounds as If the Carthage sopho-
more was fully as much endowed with
sef-importance as the American sopho-
more in, 1913. l may add that ST. Au-
gustine's criticism of "wrecking'' is one
more ancient proof that boys will be
boys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
SCORES MEANEST JUDGE

Tonkers IN V Dispatch to the New
York Herald
Magistrate Joseph H. Beall, who on
Christmas Day imposed fines of 50 each
on a young man and woman from New
York who were arrested here while kiss
ing each other in the street, displayed an
anonymous letter which he received a
day two after the Incident. 1t was
postmarked New York, and read:
Judge Beall, Meanest Man in the
United States: Fine II couple Sc for a
kissi You ought to nave fined the po-
liceman 5000 for arresting the couple.
Where were you born-Patagonia or
Japan? Maybe you grew on tree n
Mexico. You are a brute, and may you
never have friendly kiss from maiden,
wife or sweetheart. Hope your wife re-
fused you a kiss Christmas Day."
The magistrate is in doubt whether the
letter was sent by some one who really
felt critical or whether it came from an
acquaintance who was po<ing fun at
him. At any rate he considered the let
ter joke and laughed heartily over it.
Today he dismissed a similar charge
made agoinst a young man from Ridge
wood N j.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
Increasing Urban Population

"The growth in urban population steady
Increases, | believe and 1920 Will probably
show a greater rate of increase than in
the decade from 1900 to 1910,' said S. b..
Caruthers of Philadelphia.
1.-The census bureaus estimates indi-
cate large increases in all classes of
cities New York and Philadelphia con-
tnue to grow fast, and cities all the way
from 100000 up seem to be gaining in
population right along. New York's es'i-
mated population now is 5,750,0o0. Phila-
delphia's is 100000 and Chicago's 25Oo,oe0.
"Of the southern cities Richmond, At
lanta, Birmingham and Memphis seem to
be making the best records in growth.
Richmonds estimated population is l6e,-
600, Atlanta's is about 100000, Birming-
hams is about 100000, and the estimate
for Memphis is about 10000. 1t is a SAFE
guess that Birmingham will get into the
next census with a population of some
thing like 100000. | believe it will outstrip
Atlanta, although the Georgia city will
never stop growing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06

to the colonel of the Ninety4ninth, who
ordered his officers to act aggressive
ly in their relations with civilians.
His action amounts to little less thar
a public insult to his imperial father
That the Kaiser will overlook it is not
to be thought for an instant. Immedi-
ate and severe evidence of Emperor
Williams displeasure may be expected
by this brainless sprig of royalty
who seems determined to compromise
both his fathePand his government.
Crowned heads of Europe, whether
they love the Kaiser or not, are wish
ing him long life. Should the power
of the German throne fall upon the
shoulders of the Crown Prince now,
possibilities of what might happen are
limited only by the borders of the i'm
agination. That Frederick William
will make wise ruler few believe. He
has yet to show an attribute of the
true leader. He lacks tact and diplo-
macy and for grown man, supposed
to be in the full possession of all his
faculties, his actions denote a painful
absence of sense.
1t will be a sorry day for Europe
when he ascends the throne from
which his father has ruled so well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
WHY DIAMoNDsARE COSTLY
m the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Phlladelpnla Ledger.
Take a carat diamond which. as il
comes from the South African mines is
worth less than so, add So worth of gold
and you produce a 5000 ring. The differ
ence between the s13 of material and the
price paid by the purchaser in a store,
or S1S7, goes to workmanship and profit,
but nearlS all to the latter.
The Germans have decided to reduce the
output of diamonds in their mines to
100000 carats in 1914. They produced
pearly half more than that this year,
and the entire lot was sold for about s1O,-
100000. They are doing with diamonds ex-
actly what has for years been done with
anthracite-putting limit on the output
Diamonds lose their charm even -Jr
Americans, who buy three-fourths of all
that are mined when they get too COM
mon.
Hence the thrifty English and German
syndicates take good care that the mar
ket shall not be flooded. A diamond infla-
ton would create as much havoc IN
horseshoe curve on opera nights as an
initiation of paper money would do in oul
banking circles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
WOMEN AND THE LAW
from the indianapolis News.

FROM the indianapolis News.
1t has recently been decided by the
English court of appeals, upholding a de-
cision of lower court that women cam
not legally become solcitors-that is, at
torneys at lawn England. In giving
judgment it was set forth that many
women were in education, intelligence and
competency superior to many candidates
who may go up for the Law societys ex-
animation, but that had nothing to do
with the case. Three hundred years ago
Lord Coke had expressed the view that
women could not be attorneys at law, ard
their disability has not since been re-
moved. Cne of the arguments used in this
recent case against the admission of
women was that even today their employ
ment as clerks and solicitors would lead
TO complication and add to the laws de-
lays. Il don't suppose said one of the
lawyers, that there is magistrate alive
who would refuse more time to plead to
pretty girl, although it might be per-
fectly clear that she had already got to
the end of her tether. But it should not
be forgotten that England or English fic-
tion did so recognize women at one time,
as we are told in old Curiosity Shop,
Sally Brass. learned in the law, sister and
partner of her brother, Sampson Brass,
was lady who in mind was of strong
and vigorous turn, having from her ear
liest youth devoted herself with uncom-
mon ardor to the study of the law, not
wasting her speculations upon it's eagle
flights. which are rare hlt tracing IL At
tentively through all 1.-THE slippery and eel
| like cravings i'll which it commonly pur-
sues its way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
Singers Highly Praised

Members of the Treble Clef club and
of the Arion society naturally feel much
encouraged over the praise bestowed upon
the work of the joint chorus in the per-
Torrance of the Messiah Sunday after
noon at the First Methodist church., SAID
James Mackin, one of-the most expert
enced Yocalsts of Birmingham.
Considering the two choral organiza-
tions had very few united rehearsals the
results were nightly creditable. In the
vast audience assembled to hear the Mes
sah' were many competent critics, of
course; and as far as l have heard, all
of them have spoken in most comph-
mentary terms. Mr.. Rienzi Thomas is
unquestionably very fine director, and
now that we have got started under his
baton [ hope the next oratorio given by
the Treble Clef and the Arion will be
Mendelssohn's Elijah
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
INTELLECTUAL HONESTY
From the New York sun.

From the New York sun
Representative John J. Whitacre of
Ohio says that Congress is no place for
him because he is honest intellectually. A
dispatch from Canton reports him as
saying that mo man who wants to be in
tellectually honest has any business in
Congress" And he enlarged upon him.
self in these words:
Il thought there might be a chance for
an honest, wide awake, frank and open
business man in Congress. but l was
quickly disillusioned'
Mr.. Whitacre might have omitted the
word frank lest he insult American
intelligence. Not Honest Tom Lawson
himself, another open business man,
could do more than compete with the
Hon. j. J. Whitacre on frankness.
But what sort of honesty is intellectual
honesty? We hear about 1t nearly as
much as we do about things psychic. Who
is intellectually honest? What does II
all mean. anyway? For constant, inces-
SAINT and perpetual word juggling thia
age of ours stands alone. Our words and
expressions have become so many count
ers which we give and take with a facile
glibness without ever asking what they
mean. what they stand for or what they
are worth.
People talk Of socialism. social justice,
constructive liberalism. human interest
heart interest the moral the immoral
and the immoral and say they favor
every species of hygiene. mental, sexua
ard personal, and that they alone are
intellectually honest" whereas Socrates
with all his questions could never pir
them down as to what they mean.
The truth is they don't know. Perhaps
that Is the reason why Congress Is un.
allie to be honest, wide awake. frank
openly businesslike and intellectual,
honest" 1t may be that Mr.. Whitacrs
will explain the precise attributes of these
virtues and analyze his mental upright.
ness before he retires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
A Weak Crown Prince

The irrepressible Crown Prince of
Germany is again reported to be at
odds with his father over a question
of the gravest import to the peace of
the German people. Frederick William
has committed several grave indiscre-
tions but if reports be true his latest
is his worst.
Officers of German troops quartered
in Alsace-L Lorraine, provinces taken
from France as penalty for defeat in
the Franco-Prussian war, have been
very oppressive in their treatment of
civilians. Matters went from bad to
worse until there was an outburst and
the attention of the world was at
tracted to the disgrace. The incident
created furore in Germany. Follow
ing a speech in the Reichstag by Chan
cellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg vote of
lack of confidence in the government
was passed by the overwhelming ma
jority of 293 to Sd.
Il was the Ninety-ninth infantry
sta.~oned at Zabern which was at
fault. The chief offender was deprived
of his rank and sent to prison while
other officers were reprimanded and
the Nniety-ninth garrisoned else
where. Now the Crown Prince is re-
ported, and the report is not denied,
to have telegraphed his commentator
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC

+, repaired by o'clock in the morning to the
royal chapel of the castle at Rouen,
where Joan was ordered to attend The
bishop opened the sitting by causing .hn
royal letters-patent to be read to the trib-
unal. The prisoner was sent for. No
counsel was allowed her
The first sitting of the tribunal was
very tumultuous and no detail is given
IN the verbal process of what transpired
upon that occasion. The trial, from the
very start, was unfair. While Jeanne was
+ giving answers to one, another would in
terrogate her, until she was compelled to
say: Good brothers. proceed one after
another Nor was the treatment Of the
girl out of court less calculated to ex-
cite the indignation of every feeling mind
Such was the barbarity shown to this per-
secuted creature, that the performance of
her religious duties was denied her.
The Bishop of Beauvais resorted to all
sort of dishonorable means in the trial
Finally. when her patience seemed ex-
hausted, Joan addressed him in this em-
phatlc manner: You state that you are
my judge. I am not aware that you are
SUCH but l charge you to take heed and
do not judge me wrongfully. as in such
cases You win place your soul in great
jeopardy, and finally forewarn you
that should it please Almighty God to
punish you, I have only fulfilled my duty
in thus giving you timely notice."
The 20 heads of accusation orisinalIv
preferred against Joan were first reduced
to 81 and ultimately to -. She was event.
ually found guilty and it was directed
that she be burned at the Stake. When
the sentence was read to her she said.
Alas, then, am | to be treated thus hor-
ribly and cruelty? 1 would rather be be-
headed seven times over than thus
burned"
When the stake was reached and Joan
80. 143l that Joan was placed in a cart
| that awaited her in the court yard of the
| castle and was conveyed to the market
| place at Rouen, where scaffoldings had
been erected, one for the judges, another
for the accommodation OF spectators and
third on which were piled the faggots
destined to consume the prisoner.
Whe nthe stake Was reached and Joan
pinioned to 1t, the Bishop of Beauyais
read the sentence, after which the exe-
cutioner set fire to the faggots The exe-
cutionr sought to shorten the agonics nv
increasing the fierceness of the flames. the
+! girl praying continuously until her spIrit
had taken Its flight.