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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
\ N June 24, 1894. President Carnot of France was assassinated while

N June 24 1891, President Carnot of France was assassinated while - driving through the streets of Lyons, France. At the time he was visit ing the French city where an exposition was being held. On the evening he was assassinated he was being driven to the Grand theatre, where a gala performance was to be given in his honor. Just as his landau was passing the palace of com merce, an Italian named Caesar Giovanni Santo sprung upon the step of the vehicle and, drawing a dagger. stabbed the Pres ident in the heart The murderer was immediately seized by the crowd and be- fore the police could rescue him the cloth- ing was literally torn from his body.
 Members of the Presidents party pro- ceeded to the theatre and announced to the adience that an attempt had been audience was dismissed, and with such anger that the Italians in every part of the city were attacked, and in many in. stances their houses were demolished.
 Santo was taken to the palace Of justice and was closely questioned as to his &C., compiices, but succeeded in convincing the police that he alone was guilty, hav- ing only arrived in the city in the after noon of the fatal day about 3 o'clock, after walk of 30 miles. It was only a little more than six hours after he had arrived that the deed was committed.
 The examination of Santo began on Monday, July 2 and continued through the better part of the week. The prisoner was defiant under the serious charge against him. When on July he was confronted in court by the gunsmith who had sold him the dagger with winch he killed the French President, he prisoner was asked if he regretted his crime, to which he replied; .'Never,' and as if the absurdity of the question had struck him. he burst into laughter.
 The regular trial of the prisoner did not take place until August and resulted in a verdict of guilty within 24 hours. The hearing was held at the Assize court at Lyons The prisoner listened impassively during the reading of the indictment. The presiding judge was M. Breuillac. The officers who were at the scene of the tragedy were called upon to give evidence, and were followed by witnesses who took part in the arrest of Santo, who testified that the assassin used his fists in trying
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF CARNOTS ASSASSIN

to escape. To this the prisoner remarked insolently: 'I am sorry that left my weapon behind. I would have used it against those who arrested me-,
 Santo was found guilty and sentenced to die on the morning of August B. Only one witness was examined on that day, Leblanc, the soldier who was q fellow prisoner of Santos at Marseiiles, who tes- tified that the prisoner had told him that he. intended to kill President Carnor, per haps at Lyons.
 When the testimony was all in the public prosecutor began his speech, which was eloquent in it's denunciatIon of an archism The prisoners counsel, N. Du- breuil then began his appeal for the prisoner, which lasted half an hour. bas- ing his defense on three points: First, that there was lunacy in tIe prisoners family; second. his anarchist surround ings; third, the impossibility of rcconcil- ing the assassins religious life with the premeditated attempt at murder
 When the jury finally went out there was considerable excited conversation as to how long it would require them to come to a verdict. They were only out a ouar- ter of an hour. Instantly they had gone Santo was removed to his cell beneath the courthouse. But he had hardly reached that place before he was sum moned to return to hear his fate. There was deep silence as the verdict was trans lated to the prisoner, who received the sentence with smile of cynical contempt
 When the judge told him that, accord ing to law, he had three days to appeal to the court of cassation, to this Santo returned a scornful shout of "viye la sociale revolution" On August 2 sem tence was passed that he should die with. in 10 days. The execution took place at 4:56 o'clock on the morning of Au. gust 16 The previous day the prisoner spent his time. in reading Don Quixote, The execution occurred in the square called 5Cours, Suchet. n 1eai vfs 5Ss gs9F ' When Santo emerged from his cell ne trembled and had to be assisted to the scaffold. His face was deadly pale As he was being fastened down re cried "yive .L'Anarchie!" His death was instantai- eous, and there was no unnecessary dem onstration. Although the city was full of strangers, the police had entirely cleared the streets near the scene of OK ecution so that there were hardly a score of onlookers to see the end of the mur- derer of President Carnot of France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
Growth of the Kindergarten

A survey of the present status of kindergartens in the United States is fraught with intense interest, not only to the parent but to every patriot who realizes that the preser- vation of the nation rests in the youth of the land.
 The system, now about quarter of century old in this country, has grown from a private institution, re- garded as a luxury for the children of the well-to-do, to recognized essen tial of our public school education. Its spirit has been fostered and it's prog ress furthered by three large organ izations-the International Kinder garten union, the National Congress of Mothers and the National Kinder garten association, the last named being the youngest of the trio.
 The numerical extension of the sys- tenn has been truly wonderful, while the mental and potential development of the child is beyond computation. In 1902 the report of the bureau of edu- cation showed the number of kinder gartens in this country to be 3244, with an enrolment of 205,43 chil- dren, but in just decade the figures jumped to 7557 institutions with 353,- 546 attendants, an increase of 133 per cent in schools and 72 per cent in the number of enrolled children. The kindergarten teachers numbered in 1912 just 1856. AS the census of 1910 gave a population of 4,150,315 chil- dren between the ages of and 6 years, it is found that in 1912 about 9 per cent of the children of kinder garten age were in such institutions, whereas 10 years previous the per centage was just 5.
 But this is by no means all of the schools phenomenal growth. Public school funds are now being devoted to the support of the kindergartens as part of the public school system .un- til the number of institutions so favored has reached 6536, or ST per cent of the total number of school children enrolled in the public kin dergartens. In the number of chil- dren between 4 and years of age enrolled in the kindergatens New Jersey leads the states of the union with PTS for every thousand of popu- lation of that age, while Alabama stands thirty-fifth with IS children i per such thousand.
 Alabama has four cities possessing kindergartens with an aggregate number of. 27 schools in which 1O1E children are enrolled, taught by 3t instructors. She likewise has nine cities containing private kndergar. tens representing a total of II institu tions instructing 692 scholars unde, IS teachers.
 Of tbese Birmingham has IS public and three private kindergartens witf 715 children enrolled under 19 teach CTS in the former class and 173 chil. dren under three teachers in the lat ter class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

of iron products One of the great ele- ments of hope in the situation is the eX- pectation that the railroads will be helped out of their present difficulties by beins granted increased rates. This will place them in a position to begin to make the additions and betterments so urgently neded, said additions and betterments, of course, meaning the use of great quanti- ties of iron in one form OF another"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
ToMoRRow-THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE

best man win in any such contest. But it is an occasion for particular grati- fication when the best man wins with out having to dignify the methods of a hateful and reckless opponent by un- dertaking to meet them even by or- derly and decent methods Of his own.
 The result has one element which mitigates the pleasure of MT. Under woods admirers. It takes him from the leadership of the House majority, in which he has displayed abilities great CT than those of any floor leader of either party since the civil war, with the single exception of Thomas B. Reed. But for this there is some compensation in the fact that the strident voice of Hobson is silenced. for another man succeeds him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
Glad Underwood Was EIected

T do not know MT. Underwood per sonally but l feel glad that he was elected senator said John l.. Thornwell of Chicago.
 T have seen several northern papers since Mr. Underwood's victory was an nounced and all the editorials were strong in their expression of satisfac- tion at the result All the democrats in the north were on Mr. Underwood's s side and l think it safe to say that all. the leading papers regard his elec- ton to the United States, Senate as a distinct, triumph of conservatism over radicaltsm. MT. Hobson has always had 8 following, but throughout the coun- try generally he has been looked. upon as something of @ joke. At any rate Alabama as d state would have been hurt in the eyes of the world if a great democratic leader like Mir Un- derwood had been defeated. I never thought for a moment that the Ala bama statesman would do less than poll an overwhelming majority, and 1t turned out that he had a landslide D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
TROUBADOUR AND JESTER
INSCRUTABLE.

On Maundy Thursday at the church Sweet voices soft and low l heard as OCT the kneeling throng Dim tapers cast their glow. l saw the solemn ranks of white Move down the shadowy aisle. With flowing veil and downcast eyes Along the flower-strewn tile. Log files of boys with folded hands Kept time to solemn chant, And moved amid the worshippers Before the celebrant. And as l viewed those little boys My heart grew strangely sad, For just before the canopy ] saw crippled lad A bright-eyed child not in his teens But doomed through life to creep Afflicted and a sufferer The vision made me weep And as l saw distorted form And twisted, folded hand My heart cried out, "Oh God, Oh God. Held me to understand
 REVISED EDITION.
 Now we've the Ancient Mariner
 In Daniels, don't you think?
 'Tis liquid all around the ship
 But not drop to drink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
Southern Settlement Organization

The work of the Southern Settle ment and Development organization is growing well" said Col N. F. Thomp- son, state manager of the Alabama department of that movement. There are coming now by every mail in- quiries about Alabama lands and some about industries, that speak volumes for the work of the publicity depart ment of the parent organization at Baltimore
 Tt is the general supposition that this organization has to deal only with land matters and settlers, but it aims to cover the entire range of southern development and it is giving much at tention to the bringing of industries into the south
 "Of course, my field is confined to Alabama, and I would like to see the entire state awakened to the great ad- vantages it possesses for industries. The advantages, especially in Bir- mingham and the Birmingham district. are great. With the opening of the Panama canal there are numbers of industries that are seeking foreign markets which could be brought into Alabama with the right kind of CO., operation with the Southern Settlement and Development organization by our commercial bodies.
 There are two homeseekers here this week who have been sent by the Baltimore organization from New York state, and they say that many of their friends have new interest awakened in Alabama by this body. Now that pol itics is out of the way, or will be soon, why can we not have a cam paign for building up Alabama? I am sure that 1t would bring both desirable settlers and industries into the state. It only requires proper cooperation to secure these benefits for Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
HORN JE EwELRY.

'ffie-> Si- ffh<A-tAas Billby; T note that Paris is wearing sandals and rings upon the toes.a willby: Hope we will soon adopt the style. I have a magnificent bunion that I can parade as a cameo.'
 SUNRISE. Awake. arise my love,
 The sun is effervescen1s The angels in the skies above Turn on their incandescent
 RICH FOOD. When I run down the bill of fare, Though hungry as a shark, My eyes discover everywhere That tarnel dollar mark Thus Steak, eggs and oysters
 "DETAILS. When from Paris Alice came No stockings was she wearing And from each of her ten toes A jewel bright was flaring. As flowers her pink dgits seemed say 1t without malice, But every time I spoke to her called her digit Alice.
 fWA c. F. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
\ Musical Offering Postponed

The Good Friday song service, which was to have been presented at the South Highlands Presbyterian church last night was postponed until Sunday afternoon, April 19. The programme will include Dubois beautiful recitative and chorale, The Seven Last Words" Mir. Flood, the organist and choirmast- CT, has engaged an orchestra of 12 pieces for the occasion.
 While the music of "The Seven Last Words befitting the text, is very sad, it is sngularly beautiful" said music lover. No Good Friday music is heard oftener, perhaps, than this by Dubois. MT. Flood has taken great pains with the rehearsals at his Presbyterian choir and a fine rendition may be ex- pected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

The guillotine in Mexico has been tried on sheep very successfully. The right idea of it's purposes. The guillotine is an instrument of butchery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

movement is on foot to cut off the Indians supply of firewater. The noble red man may soon have to exercise some ingenuity in acquiring headache.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

Representative Lafferty of Oregon uses 547 words in the Congressional Directory to tell about his career while Oscar Un- derwood uses 49 words MT. Underwood s career speaks for itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

moving picture of Theodore Roosevelt being shown to the eager public is branded as fake. Oh, well, T. R. him. self has been similarly classified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

If the railroads keep on taking off trains somebody else besides transformers will have to walk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

BEGINNING THE DAN-o Lord, show me my weak point. Give me courage fo face my besetting sin and berip my battle against it. Teach
 me. 0 my God. the hatefulness or this thing. that would Hntter me un- til 1t spreads to all my members and bos its way with me altogether. For Christ's sake. Amen.-H. M. E'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

at the polls. There, little girls, don't cry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

Now for the grape juice navy,' ex- plains the Washington Herald. With a coop on the deck of the flagship for the dove of peace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

The sweet girl graduate is looming up on the horizon to be hailed by palpitant poets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

In denouncing the recent reign of the muckrakers." Champ Clark might have added a few words on the recent rain of bricks to which he has been subjected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

The Rev. pr. Price claims that those kisses were illusions. Still, they got him into peck of trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

Count Zeppelin says he will bring one of his dirigibles to this country and fly in it at the San Francisco exposition. It is to be hoped that his jinx will be left behind in Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

It is promised that the water tango will have movements as simple as those of fish. Perhaps, but will they be as graceful?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

Columbia students have promised to make their own beds on Sundays so the servants may take a day off. Such train- ing may also prove useful if feminism continues to spread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

There are only 15 Texas rangers, but they make a noise like whole army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

German aviators flew 160 miles in one hour, but old Boreas helped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

A western woman went shopping in New York and bought a carload of Easter fnery. This paragraph is written for hus- bands who growl because their wives invest as much as s7 in an Easter hat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

The short dinner is growing in popu- lar Still little something after the consomme is not a bad idea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

Can man be proud of a lie?" a Louisville minister asks. That depends on whether or not the man is a press agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

The woman who slashed the 'Rokeby Venus has been released to be operated on for appendicitis Retribution?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

If there is hole in your fly swatter have it mended at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

Julius Rosenthal of Chicago has a yearly income of sl,32o0OO. The Chicago Record-Herald says he does not make his money by writing sonnets or tuning pianos. which is entirely superfiuous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

Prof. W. D. Bancroft of Cornell uni near possibility. He claims to have in- vented what he calls the electric firefly.'' The light is produced by electricity and resembles the phosphorescent glow of a frefly. It is not yet available for com- mercial purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

A band of chicken thieves have been reaping rich harvest in the northeastern part of Los Angeles by drugging hens, so that a poultry shed can be raided with no fear of the chickens raising an alarm by their squawks Several hundred chick ems have been stolen. Only the best speci- mems have been taken, and the chickens morning of having inhaled a powerful anesthetic, under the influence of which their more desirable comrades of the roost have been carried away by vandal hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

A Tacoma diver named Walter MeGray in two months time raised from Alaskan waters between 12 and II tons of solid bronze; a tail shaft, anchors and chains off the wrecked liner Olympia; 64 tons of rich copper ore that was lost B years ago; brass, copper and ore from the liner Sar atoga, which sank six years ago, and bronze propeller from the steamer Santa Clara, lost about 12 years ago. The ma terial recovered from the Olympia alone is estimated to be worth about $4000. The four blades of the propeller each weigh 3655 pounds. They were disconnected from the hub before being raised. Two years ago McCray discovered the remains of the Sadie F. Caller, San Francisco schoon- CT that disappeared IS or 20 years ago and became mystery of the sea.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-19
COUPLE CONFESS TO TEN
ROBBERTES, POLICE SAY
Man and Girl Held in $1,000
Bail by Magistrate in West
Side Court.

John W. Horton OF 25S West Thirty
sixth street, who confessed to robbing the
home Of Joseph A. Ruilabo. so West
Ninety fourth street. of $1,000 worth OF
tewelry and clothes on February IS. and
Catharine Sullivan of the same address
az Horton, who worked as maid in the
Ruilabo home TO aid Horton. pleaded
guilty to grand larceny In the West Side
police court yesterday They were held
in $1,000 bail for examination tomorrow.
Detectives say they have confessed -
other burglarics.
George MayUtt, n bell boy of the Hotel
Aston, living at "56 West Thirty-eiehth
street. who was charged with receiving
stolen goods IN the same case. pleaded
not guilty and was held In 81 900 bail.
The detectives say Horton and the Sui
Ivan girl have confessed to nine other
burglaries' committed between November
Of last year and June | last. In all in
stances the police say. they worked the
same scheme. the girl getting position
as maid and then admitting Horton.
Horizons confession was caused by
jealousy after the sullivan girl. with
whom he was living, showed liking for
Mayott according to the police
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-19

Miss Alberta Hill Mrs Harriet Batch Norman De
Whiehouse Beow-Charles F. Murphy

Charles +. Murphy promised Mrs. Har-
riot stanton Batch yesterday that II she
came to Tammany Hall and besought his
help In the fight Tor woman suffrage he
would listen. He did not say he would
yield.
The promise was made yesterday in the
tea room Of the Hotel knickerbocker
while the Democratic conference was in
session. When Mrs. Blatch finished her
speech from the platform she walked
down the centre aisle and looked Mr..
Murphy severely in the eye. with her
were Mrs. Norman Whitehouse, Mrs.
Henry Wise Miller, Mrs John W. Bran
nan and Miss Alberta Hin of the Women's
Political Union.
Mrs. Batch introduced herself to the
Tamany overload and talked to him about
two minutes. lie smiled amiably and
shook her hand when she went away.
II simply asked for an appointment to
call on him." Mrs. Batch explained a
moment later. "He told me to come"
where will you see him--at Tammany
Hail?' newspaper man asked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-19
FLIER TO OVERHAUL AUTO.
Modern Police Methods wiz ne
shown at Brighton Beach.

Police officials are awaiting with In
terest the results of the police aeroplane
test TO he made at Brighton Beach race
track Friday and Saturday of next week
for the benefit of the honor roll relief
fund. "Mile-a- Minute Charles Murphy.
member Of the force, will fly In his
aeroplane and capture a burglar escap-
ing in an automobile. Murphy's illustra-
ton OF twentieth century police methods
will draw to the track a large number
Of police chiefs from neighboring cities,
who are keenly interested In this latest
wrinkle In police work.
This will be only one OF the interesting
features of the athletic carnival and po-
lice exhibition. Commissioner of Correc-
ton Katharine II. Davis has made ar
rangements to send battalion of four
companies OF cadets from tho New York
city reformatory on Saturday. The
boys will give an infantry drill TO the
music OF their own band and an evening
dress parade under the direction OF Capt.
+. NJ. Dillon OF the Sixty ninth Infantry
Regiment. There also will be "A drill by
the crack mounted police squadron. evo-
buttons by picked battalion from thu
honor legion and an exhibition drill By
recruits.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-19

the intent of the Legislature was. said
there could be no convention.
who sent us here" demanded Mr..
Wagner. Were here ut the suggestion
Of the State chairman. and to what extent
he is absolutely the boss of this meeting.
That's the sort OF thing we wanted TO get
away from. II we nominate by convention
every paper in the State will say it's
Murphy ticket, or n Wagner ticket, or an
Osborn ticket, But II everybody goes be
fore the primary on petition alone there
can be no criticism"
Mr.. Coudert was for convention which
the independents could bolt IL certain
gentlemen force an unworthy ticket"
Al Smith had the last word for Tam
many. He said any sort of a convention
will be judged as expressing the wishes
of few, not the many.
I'VE opened up the primaries" he said.
''and now you are asking US to violate
them."
Martin Littieton was applauded when
he remarked: I'm sure this conference
wasn't called to create schism or dis
sension in the party. Let's go shoulder
to shoulder as far as we can"
MIR. Hare faced Mr.. Littleton and said
that on another occasion. when the anti
Tammany issue was presented Che re-
ferred to the fight against William #
Sheehan for the United states Senate) he
appealed to Mr.. Littleton for aid. and go'
the reply: where does Martin Littletor
come in?"
And so say to-day" shouted Mr.
Hare. Where does Martin Littleton come
in?"
Kissing and the gavel stopped Mr.. Hare
and ended the session.
There was little talk of candidate,
among the conferees In the lobby OF tho
Knickerbocker before or after the confer
ence. Some of the up-Staters brought q
mild boom for John A. Bensel for Gov
ernor. their theory being that Gov. Glynr
| would refuse nomination.