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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-21

GOf6 UNI {
BY J. w. T. MASON.
Former European Manager United
Press Associations.
New York, Aug. 21.-Henry Wood,
United Press staff correspondent in
Rome, put to the credit of American
newspaper methods one of the great
est beats in the history of journal
ism Wednesday by getting the news
of Pope Plus death out of Italy more
than eight hours before any other
correspondent.
This feat of journalistic enterprise
ranks with other recent United Press
beats, such as Ed L. Keen's an
nouncement of the Franco-German
war declaration six hours before the
news reached other correspondents
his second beat of one and one-half
hours on the Anglo-German war
declaration, and William G. Shep-
erd's clean scoop on the landing of
American marines on Mexican soil.
The death of Queen Victoria was
another historic United Press beat
comparable to Wednesdays. At that
time, as well as now, a press asso-
citation which supplies most of the
American morning papers and some
afternoon papers with news, attempt
ed to explain its defeat to its clients
by declaring that the death couldn't
have occurred officially until its own
correspondents heard it.
AS a matter of fact in the case of
most foreign potentates, and particu-
larly at the vatican, there is always a
long interval between the actual
medical announcement, of death and
the public issuance of the news.
When pope dies certain ceremonies
must occur, and until they are ended
every effort is made to withhold the
news of the holy fathers demise.
The most important action to keep
the news secret is taken by the Ital-
ian government, which, as a courtesy
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delay all kilograms regardless of their
contents.
By this means, code messages are
held up as well as plain language tele-
grams while the vatican officials are
given time officially to pronounce the
pope dead and to notify the various
governments and papal legates
throughout the world. ~.
There is always a brief interval,
however, between the time that the
pope dies and the news gets to the
Italian government. During the in
terval the telegraph wires are open.
Henry Wood was able to take adj
vantage of this fact and to score an
other epochal beat for the United
Press and American journalism.
Wood is an American. He is the
only American staff correspondent in
Rome. He served in the Cleveland
and New York bureaus of the United
Press before being sent abroad three
years ago. An Italian. with close
relationship to the vatican, repre-
senting an American news agency, is
Woods chief competitor. Wood used
American methods and got his news
through first.
1t was a plain case of American
methods contrasting with old world
methods. Old world methods take
for granted events cannot happen
until somebody makes an official an
nouncement that they have happen
ed. American methods are to make
public the news when it happens and
as soon as it is verified, Independent
of official permission to publish it:
When Leo XIII. died there was a
long interval between the actual
death and the official announcement
of the news. The vatican held back
announcement of the news of the
death of Pope. Plus *. for 20 hours.
Wood arranged to get the death Of
Plus X. so soon as the doctors in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-21

HOW HENRY WOOD LANDED BIG SCOOP ON PoPEs DEATH
FOR UNITED PRESS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03

sent Friday morning to Monroe for
funeral and interment.
Mrs. Eliza A. Morrill,, aged IS, died
early Friday morning at her home,
No. 26 Fortress street. The body
was removed to Poole's chapel and
funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later Mrs Morrill, is sur
yived by a son and a daughter
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
sTuDEsAkER THEATER CHANGE

CHICAGO, April 3-The stude-
baker Theater to-day passed into the
control Of Jones, Linck g. Schaefer,
The firm that already is operating sew
era vaudeville playhouses in Chicago,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
BUSINESS NOTICE.

To Cure Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUIhINE
Tablets Druggists refund money If IT
fails Ia cure r. W. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box 25c.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03

"BIessed is he that
cometh in the name Of
the Lord"
Matt. 219
bearing palms
Christ in the midst of the joyous shouting throngs greeted
Blessed He that cometh in the of the Lord
Despat4ng Pharses walled to
Behold how you prevail nothing gone Him
But leading citizens had gathered a o Caaphas
They
"1f we leave Him thus alone people Him. and
will take place and nation"
ONLY ONE OF MANY CIVIC GATHERINGS WHERE F OR
THE GOOD OF THE CITY AND NATION, HAVE PLANNED
TO KILL THE
They always fail
Sacrifice principle for policy?
Behold the blindness o
oaaphas only carpenter of Nazareth
To them His Gospel Love- with the mailed
fists of mighty only folly They thought
compelled get rid of Jesus
For business reasons-O city
fed the Lord.
Instead saving they their wealth. their city
their aI-the
Caiaphas with Jerusalem fell
BUT THE ooNoUER1Ne CHRIST MOVES ON
bewarel
Reject not the Truth
gain
only when called you seek
rifce Gods Truth
immortality greed demand the
ion invariably bring their
suffering &''
All history proves
civilizations which reject Gods Law Of Love
tably allas did Jerusalem ages ago.
Your Lord-Gods living word-has
will youdo with Jesus?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
OUTSIDE COMMENT
 OF WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Miss Elise Hall notes the Mobile Regis ter, who has been visiting the Webb fam fly at Daphne, came over to the city Fri day omeet her chum, Miss Celia Webb. who returned Friday afternoon from Bir- mir gham, where she has been a feted visitor for the past two weeks as the guest of Miss Helen McCrary.
 Miss Webb spent Friday night with Miss Hall and the two returned yester- day afternoon to the Webbs' summer home at Daphne.
 MT. and Mrs. George SFearn, with their young daughter Alne Fearn, and their niece, Margaret Fearn, of Birmingham, were other Mobilians spending the Fourth of July at Point Clear, leaving Friday afternoon, and will be guests of the Grand hotel until this evening.
 Miss Irwin Fearn. the eldest of the two pretty daughters, left Friday afternoon with large crowd to attend Dr. and Mrs George l.. lizards house party at Biloxi.
 Miss Mary Danner and Miss Edith Michael returned Friday morning from Daphne, where they spent several days as the guests of Miss Louise Goldsby.
 Miss Danner will leave with her father, Capt. A. El. Danner, on July 15 for Chau- tauqua, N. Y, where they will spend the summer, and in September they will go to Chicago to visit Captain Danner's other daughter, Mrs. Robert Stilwell Bacon, and children
 Mir. Paul Danner and wife will occupy his fathers Government street home dur ing his absence from Mobile this sum mer and fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
NEWS NOTES OF
 ALABAMIANS. IN ASHEVILLE

Asheville, N. C.. July 5.-tSpecial.) )--Ala- bamians continue to come to the noun tains of western North Carolina in large numbers. Birmingham is especially well represented in the list of visitors, while Montgomery, Mobile. Selma, Huntsville and other cities have also sent their quota and others are yet to come. Golf, tennis, mountain climbing and other out of door sports are occupying the greater part of the time of the visitors. At the present time at least golf is leading the other sports in popularity. Special Fourth of July matches for visitors were played on the 1S-hole Country club course at the foot of historic Sunset mountain, Satur- day, Dr. Joseph B. Greene, former Bir- mingham man. being in charge of the in teresting event
 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Earle of Bir- mingham are at home for the remainder of the summer at the Kanuga club, at Hendersonville.
 Col and Mrs. Peyton G. Bowman have srrived from Birmingham to spend the balance of the summer at Wentworth park, where they have home. Mir and Mrs. Henry Din of Birmingham are recent visitors here.
 lion James Weatherly arrived at Black Mountain to spend the Fourth of July weekend with his family, who are occu- pying their summer home MT. Weatherly will only be here for few days. on ac- count of pressing affairs in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Wants to be Fine Cook

q am papa s little housekeeper, and surely have my hands full dodng all the work and cooking, too. It is my desire to be fine cook, so I take lot of interest in my work. I do a great deal of em- broidery too. I should like to hear from somebody who could give me ideas of punch work. I haven't had an oppor
 tunity to learn as yet, and I'm crazy about it. If the girl signing herself An Out West Girl cares to write to me, I will answer I am 21 years of age should like to see recipe for stewed rabbit: also for sweet potato sponge.
 LITTLE GIRL
 "Open confession is good for the soul, :" we are told. The editor again throws the weight of her comprehensive ignorance upon the broad shoulders and willing hands of her constituency. What is punch work and can one learn it by reading directions? If so, may we have them? Although born and brought up in the home of the luscious sweet potato. I have never eaten or heard of sweet potato sponge. We look confidently for the recipe. What is it? And how is it made? To stew rabbit clean and joint as for fricasseed chicken, cutting up each Jolnt ana naiNiHB liie pachs. Eioceeu III the same way to fry salt pork, and a sliced onion in the pork gravy. Drain out the onion and scraps of pork and fry in the fat returned to the pan the jointed rabbits, which must first be saated, pep pered and rolled in flour. Now pack into a saucepan, pour in enough stock Cor butter and water), to cover it, add sweet herbs chopped fine, and a good spoonful of onion juice; cover closely and stew gently for two hours, or until the meat is tender Drain off the gravy into another saucepan, setting that containing the meat in a pot of boiling water, and keep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Agrippa and Augustus

'' The Head of Agrippa,' one of the most striking portraits of the great gen. eral, fetched 29,100 francs CS5soo). In this head the Roman artist has admirably ex- pressed the ferocious but genial energy of the man who under the name of Angus tus founded the Roman empire.' This clipping is taken from a description given by Paris correspondent of an American paper, of an exhibition of paintings in that city. It is news to me to learn that Agrippa, under the name of Angus tus Caesar, founded the Roman empire, but I was graduated from the university 50 years ago. and much that Is new and strange has come to light since. I ala content to be a learner still, and dare not set up my opinion against a Paris correspondent of big newspaper. Would you mind telling me who, according to the latest discoveries in ancient history and archaeology, was Agrippa, and just who was Augustus Caesar? +. T. NJ"
 I was as amazed as yourself at the in- formation conveyed to benighted North America by the Paris correspondent For, to the best of my, knowledge. backed by histories that were standards 50 years ago. Caius Octavius the nephew of Julius Cae- sar and his successor as ruler of Rome. received the title of Augustus in recogni- ton of his eminent services to the state. He was the first Emperor of Rome to bear it. Marcus Agrippa was the great est general of the period. He became the son-in-law of Augustus, and In IS R. C., when Augustus Emporium was renewed for five years by the popular vote, Agrip- pa was associated with him as q col league. He never bore the title Angus tus, nor could he be said to have founded the Roman empire. He died few months after his appointment as the colleague of Augustus. As Julius Caesars heir his nephew received the name of Caius Ju- Illus Caesar Octavianus. He died in 14
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Rdndom Notes of
 We'll Known People
Plans Suffrage Convention in Experience of Travellers Just returned From World Tour-Enter- tainments- Summer Plans-Matters of Fem
 mine Announcements
By MYRTLE MILES

were so swollen from the melting snows of surrounding mountains as to prevent fishing for sometime to come.
 Tt seems too bad" remarked Mrs. Rey- holds, Ito think that he carried his rub Der boots and his fishing tackle all around the world only to have them useless at last. We sailed home from Hongkong on a Japanese vessel. the 'Shyu-Maru, land ing at San Francisco, and since we know our plans for returning before we left home he had made all preparations for the fishing trip, which was to be the climax of his iourney-and I believe the choice pleasure of them all But he didn t have so much as the chance to wet his rubber boots"
 MT. Reynolds, however. was quite cheer ful under the circumstances. 'It doesn't especially matter" he remarked q am going to have that fishing trip yet have not missed a season in years
 MT. and Mrs. Reynolds left the United States January 4 and after visiting all the continents, arrived here Sunday aft ernoon, spent Sunday and Monday at the Hotel Tutwiler. After visit to rela- tives in Blocton they will go to their home In Montevallo the last of the week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Bothered With Moths

q write to you or readers of the cor ner for little advice. We have Of late been bothered with moths and millers' which everyone knows are past. Not so much now as when the fall comes. and the eggs come and the moths begin to destroy. As we have a grocery store we cannot very well use moth balls, because of the unpleasant ordor. I shall be glad to hear from someone. M. $.
 l do not see how the contents of a gro- cery store would be injured by moths. If you refer to curtains and rugs, you must make up your mind to take them out of the store long enough to be soaked with gasoline in a closed room. where they should be left "A hours. Beat out the dust before using the gasoline. Then air (xeeping far from artificial light and re- turn to their places. Gasoline leaves no unpleasant smell if the woolens be well aired and stunned after it is used. This process will destroy eggs and larvae with the winged insects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07

is the wonderful Italian language, every word of which is song. Speak the Italian language correctly and you are very near to correct singing The French in their worship of beautiful sound set down as cardinal principle, What is not pretty is not French There Is no finer training of the ear than in the attempt to appre- oiate the subtle shades of tone that lie hidden in the French language. I have seen splendid results produced by merely reading aloud in Italian, for this Is the unconscious way to adjust natures mu- sic box
 why are you locating in Birming- ham?" I questioned
 Because ever since I first visited here seven years ago I have liked the town and have taken every opportunity for frequent visits here. Before I liked it be- cause the people were hospitable. As 1 have watched its wonderful growth have liked it, because of it's tirelesst energy. In it's sometimes awkward strength it re- minds me often of young giant still in the awkward age. There is much to be criticised in it's city government and it's occasional uncouth expression, but even when 1t does little things it does them on a big Scale. A year ago I made up my mind that l would come here some day and live. so now I am here, and very much delighted with my connection with the splendid young centre of culture, the Sherwood Music school"
 "Is 1t easier to learn languages now than it used to be?" I asked.
 "According to the method used and the desire of the student to learn, is con seryative answer to the question: said Ma Loehr. "The study of language should never be task it is just like an exciting game based on a few fundamen- tai rules and half the fun is in finding out the rules. It is all a question of un- derstanding the theory, the spirit or the genius of the language just as in any art.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Seeking Missing Sister

'T am going to ask you to help me To- cate my sister, Elizabeth Boiling, whom I haven't seen for many years. She mar ried Charles Noe, a professor of music, going under the name of Bessie Noe. He died, and she married again. She was then a spiritual medium. and was located on the west side of Chicago. All this was years ago. I am desirous of finding her, and hope you will do all in your power to help me. I have something important for her. She had a daughter named Ethel
 ELLA b." It should be easier to locate the subject of the inquiry, because of her semi-publc career Her sister appeals to us as a last resort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
LUNCHEON GUESTS AT
 THE NEWSPAPER CLUB

throng lunching yesterday at the News paper club Among those present were Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman, Miss Minnie Le- Roy Smith, Mrs. R. H. Hood, Miss Ruth Norton, Miss Ethel Norton, Mrs. J. H. Eddy, Mrs. l. M. Lawrence, Mrs. Hubert Scruggs. Mrs. William Weston. Mrs. w. A. Lapsley, Ashland, Pa; Miss Alice M. Woodall, Miss Minnie Woodall, and Miss Jessie Newton of Springville; Mrs. F. F. Snedecor, Miss Mary Spottswood, Jack sonville, Fla; Mrs. w. A, Fitton, Mrs. Arnott Duncan, New Orleans; Miss Char lotte Woodward. Montevallo; Miss Reba
 Powers, Mrs. Gardner Greene, Pell City;
 Miss Evelyn Greene New York, N Y.;
 Miss Hattie Alexander Decatur; Miss Eula Donovan, Decatur; Mrs James l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Books on Mythology

T should like to obtain some books per taining to mythology. through the kind ness of your corner. l am daily reader of the same I will pay all expenses at taehed to sending the books by mail or express or parcel post. J. J. h..
 The seeker for information of mytholo- gy appeals to the young graduates, who presumably have assimilated the contents of textbooks upon this subject. Do not pack them away, but let us hear that you are committing them to our circulating library I hold the students address
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
"A FISHERMAN'S
 DISAPPOINTMENT

MT. w. B. Reynolds. who has just returned from a trip abroad. proved a
 good Samaritan to the fish in Wyoming or the fish failed to make good with
 the traveller, it depends upon the angle from which one views the matter. Sun day evening MT and Mrs. Reynolds, who had arrived that afternoon from their trip across the continent, and were en- fertaining friends at dinner at the Tut wiler hotel, told of the formers dis appointment on reaching the trout streams where he annually tries his skill as an angler, to find that the waters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
MRS. M'LAURINE GIVES
 LOVELY PORCH PARTY

afternoon Mrs. H. H. McLaurine was hostess at beautiful porch party, com plimenting her niece, Miss Gladys Perry of Key West, Fla, who is her attrac- tive guest, The event took place at her home in Woodlawn.
 Mrs McLaurine chose yellow color . scheme, which she carried out by using a uantities of sunfiowers in decorating the DO rch where the tables were arranged for pSn gressive rock. After the game a de- licSoN1s orange ice was served with cakes. TiNAse whom the hostess invited to meet her ,xNrest were: Miss Marian Lovelady,
 (Na,ntinued on page Eleven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
A WEEK END PARTY
 AT COOK SPRINGS

MT. and Mrs. George Wes, who have taken cottage at Cook Springs for the season, Were hosts to a party of friends during the week. end. Those who were of their party were MT. and Mrs. John H Cruse, Jr Mrs. May Suarez, MT. and Mrs B. c. Hart, MT. and Mrs. J. H. Barber and MT Thomas Varley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
GET-TOGETHER MEETING
 AT THE MOTION RESIDENCE

Every woman member of the South Highland Methodist Church is requested to attend a get-together meeting this aft ernoon at 5:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. T. H, Motion. No. Highland park. Each person is requested to bring a box lunch for one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07

I learned came much later and usually from my own deductions following upon timely suggestions from my teacher. In this way l know my languages not as something in a book with various intri- cate rules, but @something very beau tiful and very much alive, key to the hidden beauties of the art of conversa- ton and it's sister art-literature. The differences between languages are quite as marked as those between nations and can never be forgotten.
 How do you master the pronunciation which is such fatal barrier?"I asked.
 'The difficulties of pronunciation are more apparent than real" said he. '"The tongue is one of the most wonderful muscles in the body, for not only Is it tireless and very strong, but one of the most perfectly controlled machines. It will do anything and granting that the enclosing sound box Is normal it will pronounce anything. Then where is the difficulty you ask The whole thing is question of correct control. The impor- tant factor in music is the ear, especially in singing and in the stringed instru- ments. Language Is but the fossil music of a country and when the ear once hears correctly the sound it can be correctly reproduced whether with the fingers the singing voice or the speaking voice. Of course, I cnanot deny that there is a cer- tain skill in pronunciation to be gained by practice, but that Is but the usual tech nique which accompanies every art. When I tackled the Polish tongue, for the first time in my life I faltered-my theory had fallen down-I heard, but could not repeat. I gave up the attempt but continued living in Poland hearing the language spoken around me every cay. Some months later I attempted to resume the study and to my relief l bat vanished was simply a case of my ear not being acute enough to grasp the subtleties of that strange language. In the interim, while my tongue was busy with French and German, my ear was unconsciously adapting itself to the strange sounds that continually reached it, and when the ad- justment was made the tongue could be properly directed. Most teachers when they do train anything train the tongue, but have yet to find a musician who is an indifferent linguist.'
 "Is there any particular reason why singers should learn foreign languages?' | asked.
 Yes" said MT. Loehr. Quite apart from the fact that some of the most beau tiful songs are written in foreign tongues, there are good reasons. Not to be able to understand Italian, French and Ger man means that the singer is made quately equipped for the best work; not to be able to pronounce these languages l correctly simply means that the singer l is at best but an amateur. But more
 vital point is this: While no nation or race has produced sweeter song writers or singers, it is a lamentable fact that | our language is not musical language 1 and as such does not lend itself easily foI | the best results Voice teachers rave 1 over the Italian method As a matter o1
 fact there is no Italian method but there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
MISS NICHOLSON HOSTESS
 FOR MISS ALETA M'DONALD

Miss Nina Nicholson will be hostess Thursday afternoon to the Tuesday Aft ernoon Social club in compliment to Miss Aleta Mcdonald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
SOME HELPING HAND
 HINTS FOR THE HOME
Fly MARION KIRKLAND

Ing it covered. Thicken the gravy with big lump of butter worked well into a tablespoon of Drowned flour; add teaspoon of Worcestshire sauce and one of kitchen bouquet; boil one minute and pour back over the meat Let all stand covered in boiling water five minutes, and serve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
TALLY HO RIDE
 FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLAS.N

MT. J. A, Neville entertained the melN bers of his Sunday school class SatuiS- day evening, giving an enjoyable tally ho ride from Inglenood to Five-Mile creek, where picnic supper was served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
ENSLEY YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOY OUTING

With MT. and Mrs. Price Dickens as chaperones number of young folk from Ensley enjoyed an outing Saturday even- ing at Crumley chapel.