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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
|BELG|ANS AG|TATED
BY CONGO QUESTION
Carton de Wharf Takes Is
sue With Emile Wander
velde in Sharp Letter

London April Correspondence Of the
Associated Press.)--The Congo question
has caused Carton de Wharf minister of
Justice for Belgium, to take issue with
Emile Vandervelde. Belgium's socialist
| minister of state. NJ. de Wharf tells his
fellow member of the cabinet, in a letter
published in the Independence Beige of
London. that this is no time to criticize
his country policy, even il 1t does not
accord with his socialistic principles.
NJ Vandervede's precise words as given
In a speech before the African society in
London were
IF Germany were annexing the Congo,
tits act would perhaps not be an evil for
Belgium. If I say this would perhaps
not be an evil for Belgium, | do so, [
confess, because l am not and never have
been colonialist.'
This causes NJ. de Wharf to reply:
II detest controversies between Belgians
at this moment but it seemed to me i'm
possible to let pass without an energetic
protest the declaration of NJ. Wander
yelde, which, however. he very Loyalty
gives as his personal opinion only.
In this country or any other we must
not let it be believed that Belgian public
opinion looks with indifference on an
attack upon our colonial domain. I be-
lieve / can say the immense majority of
my compatriots consider our Belgian AZ
RIGA as sacred and not to be given up
Its soil has been made fertile by the
blood of our officers, our missionaries and
our colonists. We owe it's conquest and
its colonization to their stupendous eff
forts and to the genius of King Leopold
The sacrifice of any part of it's territory
would be resented in Belgium as a ma
tional disaster.
M. Vandervelde adds that colonial poll
ties are politics without profit from the
time they cease to be the politics of
spoliation and loot This declaration
meets contradiction in England in the
facts themselves, where colonial politics
have always had almost the unanimous
support of the nation, which certainly
pretends to find therein a source Of moral
and material profit and not an oppor-
Unity for spoliation and loot.
IN. Vandervelde has seized this occa-
sion to anathematize what he calls the
crimes of the Leopoldian regime. l do
not believe that the place and the mo-
ment have been well chosen; and he will
appreciate, 1 hope, the sentiment of those
who restrain themselves from giving a
lively thrust back at this attack in order
to shun irritating and useless contro-
versies."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Duchess of Marlborough
interviewed on WOmen's
Emergency Corps
RIGID TEST FOR
BRITISH AVIATORS
Must Fly From Station in Surrey to
Firing Line in France Before OBJ
tanning Pilot Certificates.
Union Hours in Trenches
by r. l.. HEITKA AMP

London, March Especial. probably
no woman of modern times is more close
ly concerned with philanthropie work thar
is the American-born Duchess of Marl-
borough. Sunderland House, her Mayfair
mansion, is the headquarters of unnum-
bered schemes, most of them intensely
practical for the relief of suffering in
every form.
1t was In Sunderland House that I re-
Gently called upon the former Consuelo
Vanderbilt TO hear of her newest work,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

Amsterdam, April 5--(Correspondence of
the Associated Press,)--A telegram from
Gothenburg, Sweden, to the Berlin Tage-
blatt states that the harbor of Goth
enburg is overcrowded with cotton steam
ers on their way from America to Ger
many. over half million bales of cotton
have passed through Gothenburg for Ger
many since the beginning of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
ICORD'S
X RESTORATIVE

Price $1.00 at all druggists Always on
hand at Central store, Golfers; Ensley
store, Averyt'H; North Birmingham
Store, MadisOn's Pharmacy; Pratt City
store, Phillips PattersOn Drug COMPANY.
Restores Mems Vitality.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Norwood Bungalow
At a Sacrifice

Faces south. on corner lot We are not
in a position to give information re-
garding this property over the phone,
but If you have $500 to $1,000 cash and
want a bargain, como to our office at
once. This proposition should inter-
est any prospective home owner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
The Outlook
Is Good

We deem it proper to reprint the following ex-
tract from the annual of the president of
company
With the return of prosperous times, expected
within the next year, our sales should show a very
large increase it is the expectation to continue
the nnlicy of to hnn h1,ild
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
To Train Belgian Women Nurses

London. April .-(Correspondence of the
Associated Press)-The King Albert $
hospitals for convalescent soldiers have
decided to establish in London an institu-
ton which will undertake to train several
hundred Belgian women to act as nurses
in their hospitals in Belgium. France and
England.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

London, April 5.-(Correspondence Of the
Associated Press.)-All the companies
supplying electricity In London announced
an increase in the price of current be-
ginning today Similar increases in gas
We're announced recently
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Relief for Galician Sufferers

Petrograd. April -(Correspondence of
the Associated Press.)-The Russian gov
eminent has appropriated $5,5o0,000 for the
relief of war sufferers In Galicia. The
money will be largely used to purchase
wheat and horses for the farming popu-
lation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Real Estate
South Highland Home

S5500-Modern South Highland house,
two stories. seven rooms, east of Goth
street Rented until April l. 1915, at
s42.6O per month. This is big cut in
price.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

dogs Is continually receiving testimony
from the front to the value of his canine
soldiers" which are serving with over
80 British regiments in France and else
where l met Richardson, who is tall,
thin, sallow and straight as q ramrod
with a wonderfully waxed mustache,
emerging from the war office, in White
hall, yesterday, and he showed me the
latest tribute to the efficiency of his four
footed warriors, in the form of letter
from an officer of the Second battalion of
the regiment on the British front
between - and -.
zone dark night" he said, I'VE took
out the sentry dog on patrol duty In
front of our trenches near the German
wire. Their trenches were 400 to 500
ards from ours. We moved along for
sometime and saw nothing. Suddenly
the dog, who was working a little to
the left front, stopped dead. pointed
and gave a low growl. We Immediately
lay motlonless on the ground. Two
Germans rose up as IL out of the
ground in front of us, and they We're
Immediately bayoneted by our men.
The dog had discovered two German
sentries in a new sap, of which we
knew nothing, and except for the dog,
we would never have known the Ger
mans were there"
Still Carries Hopes Of Austria
Although the Austrian army seems to
have suffered several severe defeats
even if we do not believe all that ema-
| mates from Petrograd, nothing that has
| happened so far appears to have
shaken the dual monarchy's faith in
| the military genius of General Baron
| Conrad Won Hoetzendorf, the chief of
| the Austrian general staff.
Conrad was discovery of the late
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and before
| the war was a firebrand of the first
water. At one time he was in favor Of
war upon Italy. believing that the
| latter only waited for an opportunity
| to wage a successful war upon her
northeastern neighbor OF late years.
however he permeated the Austrian
army, and especially the younger Of
| ficers, with the idea that war with
| Russia was inevitable.
| He came to the front several years
| ago at the Austrian general maneuve
when against all rules of make-be-
| 1ieve warfare he led his troops over
| supposedly impossible ground and de-
| feated the then Austrian chief of staff.
| The old school military experts loudly
claimed that he had disqualified him.
self, but the late heir to the throne de-
oided that he had won d decisive and
brilliant victory and. at the first OPP
portunity. raised him to the highest
/ rank Since then the baron has in
fused a dash and tire into the rank
and file of the Austrian army, the lack
| of which had always been considered
| its chief weakness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Fountain Heights Bungalow

This attractive Groom bungalow, in
best part of Fountain Heights; faces
east on full sized, shady lot. Is con-
venient to churches, schools and car
and In walking distance of town. The
terms will be made to suit purchaser,
and we have an attractive price. See
US at once.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

AS policy
to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Investment

$685.. 0o-On west Sd avenue, near 4th
street Lot 50x150, with Groom brick
house. Rented for $500 per month.
which is 1875 per cent gross. Fronts
paved street and car line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Beggars Appeal to Privy Council

BeggarS Appear 10 frlvy COuncli
For sheer oddly it would be hard to
| beat many of the legal cases which
come before the judicial committee of
! the privy council. the great appeal
court of the British empire, which sits
! In a room in Downing street and con-
| sists of three or four tired looking
| higwigs of the law who are said oc-
casonal1y to yield to slumber while
distinguished advocates, who may rep
resent the interests of some Indian OF
African god, some Chinese junk owner
| or Burmese mosque are engaged in
addressing them.
| The squabbles of millionaire capitalists
| of native potentates, and humble IDOL
| worshippers alilxe-come before this queer
| tribunal. which many natives assume to
| be itself god, and refer to reverently
| as Judish- al X omit. Other dusly citi-
zens of the empire believe that 1t is the
| Great White King himself who sits In
council here. arrayed, no doubt, in Shin
/ ing armor," like the Kaiser, and never
dream that ii is only three or four bored
| old privy councillors with mountains OF
| law books piled in front of them
| The latest case to come before the 5u-
| dical committee is that of two Indian
| Mi4hants, or heads of tribes of beggars,
who have been settling their differences
| in this duh March London, so far away
| from the banks of the Gauges. This is
their case A Mahant died 10 years ago.
Mahant of temple in Hardwar. LAhar
Puri will have it that he was the only
disciple of the dead Mahant and that he
was duly elected Mahant by the vote of
10 classes of mendicants. But after this
election, Lahar Puri and all the 10 classes
of beggars went out to battle in Gauges
water He and they came back to find
the temple doors closed against them.
Inside, a discontinued minority of mendi-
cants was installing a rival. Puran Nath
as Mahant.
This second lot of beggars, it seems
never came out to battle. Unwashed
they sat behind the locked doors. They
WERE they claimed the true and orthodox
! mendcants of all the 10 classes. So began
the debate in Hardwar. in Hardwar where
is the holy footprint of Vishnu who goes
round the world in three strides. the last
invisible even to the hottest. Sad to say
the court in Bombay before which the
case eventually came to trial, decided in
favor of Puran Nath, the unwashed
Mahant, Sadder still. the privy council
has upheld the verdict of this court. and
dismissed with costs the appeal of the
conscientious bather, Lahar Puri.
Maj. f. III. Richardson. the famous
trainer OF police. ambulance and sentry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12
CARNEGIE GIVES $4,000
FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES

City Superintendent Maxwell received a
check for $1,000 yesterday from Andrew
Carnegie toward the expenses OF the cook
ing centres in The public schools. The
contributions to the superintendent fund
now amount to $4,000.
Cooking for the pupils began Yesterday
In thirteen schools In Manhattan nine in
Brooklyn. one IN The Bronx and one in
Queens. II found necessary other food
centres will be established. The Board of
Education has in Ms employ 13s professors
of cooking whose duties so far have been
along theoretical lines. Many OF these
will now be called upon 10 serve as prac-
teal boss cooks for the children.
Supt Maxwell doesn't believe that the
designation soup kitchens" should be
given to the school cooking centres. The
food will be free TO pupils who are unable
20 pay for IL. but the principal motive is
to furnish wholesome food at a minimum
cost. so that all children will be properly
nourished Children who can afford 10
pay will have this menu to select from
Soup. 1 cent; two slices of bread or two
biscuits, cent chocolate or cocoa, l cent
and stewed fruit. ! cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12
MAKE 10 YEAR THEATRE PACT.
Il. and II. aud shuberts Enter Into
New Rocking Agreement.

Klaw & Erlanger and the Shuberts. ac-
cordlng TO the Her0ld. have made an ar
rangement under which they will book
theatrical attractions exclusively by the
Klaw a. Erlanger Exchange, to he incor-
porated. in the larger cities except New
York. Chicago. Philadelphia, Boston and
81. Louis The Flaw & Erlanger Ex-
change. It was said. will be headed by
A. L. Erlanger, president and general
manager Marc Klaw, treasurer: Lee
Shubert. vice-presldent. and j. J. shubert.
secretary.
In the cities mentioned the booking will
be regulated by a working agreement en-
tered into about two years ago. Outside
OF these cities the Shuberts will operate
only what are known as popular price
theatres In cities such as Buffalo. Cleve-
land Washington. Baltimore, Louisville,
Pbtsburg. Denver, Cincinnati. this ar
rangement will mean. Il IL expected. that
the new Klaw & Erlanger exchange will
operate only one first class theatre In
each town.
The new arrangement. 1t was said, wa,
signed last Saturday and Is to become
effective next August II Is drawn "a
cover n period OF ten years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12
CAN'T FIND BRUERES
S5,OOO,OOO IN JOBS

CHAMBERLAIN Bruere's statement that
there is $4,000. 900 worth of authorized
public work which can be undertaken this
winter for the purpose OF relieving the
unemployment situation could not be veri-
fed by the corporate stock budget COM
mittee of the Board OF Estimate at a
meeting In Comptroller Prendergasts Of
flee yesterday afternoon. In a report 10
he made public to-day the committee
is likely TO say that while there is Il lit
tie work that can BE- accelerated, the
amount Is nothing like the estimate OF
the City Chamberlain. which the Gary
committee submitted TO the Mayor last
week
the position OF Comptroller Prendergast,
who has had a friendly difference OF opin-
ion with Mayor Mitchell az to how much
work can properly be pushed ahead be-
fore next summer.
II is understood that one OF the
projects listed by Chamberlain Bruere is
a $1,000, 900 sewer system for The Bronx
for which the plans have not yet been
accepted. In the opinion of the committee
actual digging could not possibly b.
started this winter
Mr.. McAneny said last night IL was
unfortunate" that members of the Board
OF Estimate had been represented as seri-
ously divided on the question OF aidins
the jobless He said everybody was agreed
that the city should do all it could, the
only question being as TO how much thai
10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12
DENY AN EFFORT TO
REVIVE NEW THEATRE
Henry Rogers Winthrop Says
Granville Bankers Appearance
Is Not Significant.
PRAISE FROM Mr.. CRAVATH

Two Of the founders of the New Theatre
yesterday replied to "A published statement
that the New Theatre movement is being
revived here and TO the protest SAID to
have been made by some American actors
against the appearance OF Granville
Barker. The English actor. in series of
plays at wallack's Theatre.
Henry Rogers winthrop. secretary Of
the New Theatre. said:
While I am not in position TO speak
officially. I may say that have heard OF
no definite plan for continuing the New
Theatre movement. know that some OF
the founders. feeling that the fundamental
idea OF the movement is sound. have
hoped that IL might be revived. Whether
that view is shared by the founders gen
orally do not know.
The action Of some OF the founders in
encouraging Granville Barker to bring
some OF his recent productions to New
York a movement already tnaugurated
by the Stage society, has no significance
beyond that appearing upon the face oil
the announcement
This seemed to us, as IL did to the
Stage Society, an opportune time for the
theatregoers in New York to have an OPP
portunity of judging for themselves OF the
out was on the point OF accomplishing In
London what the founders OF the New
Theatre had hoped to accomplish in New
York-the establishment OF an endowed
repertory theatre
This statement was made by Paul d.
Cravath
MY interest in the EFFORT TO encourage
Granville Barker TO come to New York
this winter is due simply 70 my feeling
that New York ought to have his pro-
ductons, which have created such keen
interest and discussion not only in London
but in all the capitals OF Europe.
81 have never seen a production In
which the producers art seemed TO me
TO have accomplished 50 much as the
Barker production of a Midsummer
Nights Dream in London last spring.
"If tho Barker productions have the
galvanic effect on the drama in New Nork
which they have had in London American
actors will gain immensely. What the
drama in this country needs is a stimu'
lant--not soothing syrup.
Granville Barker. like his coworker
Bernard Shaw, is an original and stimu'
lating influence, and II Is such an influence
that the drama in New York most needs
at this time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12
May Smith and Eddie VIM. tango
contest with cash prizes is to be special
feature Wednesday night.
THE WEEK AT THE THEATRES.
New Plays aud Ola seen at various
Houses.

Pauline Frederick tarried last night at
the Standard Theatre IN Innocence" be-
fore starting on tour OF the titles OF,
the country and will be seen there during
the present week Miss Frederick is still
a beautiful mime who moves through the
scenes of this morality eloquently and
gracefully. The nanoramc character OF
the drama is compensation for it's lack
of deep and gripping interest. The fire.
side scene Is still moving point in the
play.
Potash and Perlmutter' is to be wit
messed again this week at the Grand
Opera House. This il the second visit Of
the company and last night the audience
received the players with the same cor
dlality shown to them earlier in the
year 1t may be that these two business
men speak a tongue so unknown to the
jewellers in the smaller towns that they
cannot enjoy the play and do not even
take the trouble to go to the theatre To
fnd out whether 1t Is to their taste or
not. But In any metropolis such a crude
blend OF humanity and pathOs--always
expressed in the medium of the theatre
Is certain to be popular. This clever dra-
Tlatic use OF Montague Glasss stories
ought to keep its place in the theatre
for several seasons TO come.
Pierre woft's lie Secret de Poichi-
nellie" was one OF the most successful
plays by this well known author. In
Paris 1t was played for months. To
this day II holds it's place in the roper t.
torres OF the provincial theatres. II Is
acted still In all the countries which take
their drama In the French language Here
in English its appeal was slighter. II
was called "a sweet lktle play" and IL
went at that when James Hackett pro
duced the piece here during his activity
a. manager. Last night the Wolf
comedy was very well acted by the mem
bers OF the French Theatre company on
the roof OF the Century Theatre An act
OF "L'Aiglon" was given by Nine Yorska.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12

Among the many activities in the city
yesterday looking toward the study Of
the unemployment problem and the
alienation Of the needy idle that which
attracted most attention was the an
nouncement that the United States
Commission Of Industrial Relations at
its resumed hearings to begin here next
Monday probably would investigate the
Rockefeller Foundation.
This was suggested in a statement
and list II witnesses given out by Frank
p. Walsh. tho chairman OF the COM
mission. the latter containing the names
OF John d. Rockefeller, Jr., and w. L..
Mackenzie King. in charge OF the
Rockefeller inquiry into industrial con-
ditions.
The corporate stock committee OF the
Board Of Estimate failed to verify
Chamberlain Bruere's statement that
there is S5.O0O.O0O worth of authorized
public work that can he started.
Andrew Carnegie sent his check for
1000 to Supt. Maxwell to help provide
lunches for underfed pupils
Jeff Davis's hotel for hoboes OPP
ened in a six story unused loft building
on Centre street.
Figures compiled for the Public Foo
rum Of the Church Of the Ascension
gave 562 700 as a partial list OF the I'M
employed in the city.
More women than usual appeared az
THE SUNS free bread depot. Seven hun
bred Of them and 800 men received
loaves
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12
OLD PLAYS ON NEW STAGES.
"Experience" at the Cnsinoi Lady
Luxury at the Comedy.

The Casino VIII henceforth house the
Broadway morality known as "Experi.
ence," which has been on view for some
time at the Booth Theatre Here 1t was
possible last night to observe life along
the straight and narrow path In which
youth should go once its feet have been
planted firmly on the pavings of the Great
White Way. The illustrations OF this
parable are as brilliant as ever. the variety
of the play Is an important element In its
success and a more highly colored success
sion OF scenes II would be difficult to
imagine.
william Elliott. Ben Johnson. Charles
Stevenson Julian Little Margot Williams
and the rest OF the original company are
still excellent In the roles they filled at
the Booth Theatre.
Lady Luxury was last night trans
ferred 10 the smaller frame of the Comedy
! Ina Claire still sings the title role II is
singular that the most refreshing elements
| of this performance come from its note
of amateurishness. Mics Claire is Ger
| tainly amateurlsh and so is Alan Nude,
who acts with her. Then the same quail
/ ity is to be observed in the music and
the book The audience last night seemed
to like that quality best so IT may he
est success along that line.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12
EMPLOYERS HELP ASKED
IN PROVIDING JOBS

4 committee composed OF Leopold
Plant. chairman Otto Eidltz, Wesley NJ
Oler George H. Bell. Roswell y. Temp
kins and John +. Coughlan was appointed
yesterday by the Mayors Committee OF
Employment ito confer directly with
trade organizations, with the object Of
stimulating employment and promoting
the cooperation of employers with the
Public Employment Bureau"
The executive committee OF the Mayors
committee approved the appointment OF
Arthur II. williams and Ira A. Place as
a committee of two to give publicity and
cooperate with committees OF the Mayors
committee and other bodies in their
efforts 10 find work for men.
proposition 10 find Jobs for farm
laborers was referred to the public and
private opportunities committee by the
executive committee, of which Ebert II
Diary il chairman. II Is proposed that
the committee confer with State and ma
tlonal departments and consider the pos
sbilities of colonization projects, truck
gardening in outlying boroughs in con-
nectlon with the public markets and va
cant lot gardening in Brooklyn and
Queens