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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
By John T. Timmons

The Famous American Horticultural
Expert.
"OR nearly half a century the
farmers and gardeners of this
= country have been battling with
the potato bug. known as the Colo
RADIO striped beetle. Occasionally
there comes year when these potato
bugs are rather scarce, and optimists
declare the sudden disappearance Of
teh beetle. The following season the
pest is as plentiful as on any former
occasion, and this seems to prove
that 1t will require some natural
method to exterminate these destruc-
tive beetles.
Down among the rugged hills Of
West Virginia few years aog a
truck grower happened to discover
two or three garter snakes in his
potato patch. Being averse to snakes
of any kind he killed the reptiles
with his hoe. But just before he
reached the last snake he saw 1t
darling its head in among the leaves
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

constant study of the habits OF Dirdo
throughout this country are slowly
admitting that the sparrow is grad
ually adapting itself to conditions in
America, and that it Is not as de-
structive as has been generally sup
posed.
people are prejudiced against the
sparrow" declares one Ohio bird
student. These birds are actually
worth their weight in gold, as they
destroy enough weed seed in one
month to pay for all the damage
they mad do in other directions In =
whole year. We must study the
despised little birds credit for the
actual good they are doing"
During July. August, September
and October, throughout the Eastern
and Central States, the sparrows are
constantly gathering seeds from rag
weeds, lambsquarter. sorrel and q
number Of obnoxious grasses, such
as the foxtail grass, which the
gardener and farmers dread so much
on account Of its persistence in re-
sisting all their efforts to rid the
country Of it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

Of the potato plants, and the recol-
lection of this, and the subsequent
discovery Of other snakes in the same
potato patch, led the man to believe
the reptiles were eating the potato
bugs.
A careful study of the habits of
garter snakes was the result. Local
papers mentioned the matter, and
other gardeners took it up, and ever
since that time the truckers In West
Virginia and southern Ohio have been
ready to defend the garter snake. de-
claring they should have protection.
Potato growers declare that the
snakes, which are perfectly harm
less, frequent the potato patch from
the time the potatoes first come up
until the vines are either dead or
eaten W by the potato bugs, and that
they al , seen darting in and out
among the potato hills eating hun
dreds Of the bugs.
1t Is claimed that popular pro-
lection Of the garter snake would
soon insure such numbers of them
that in short time the potato bugs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

enabled Josephine Moffitt to go to
London. She took up her residence
In a fiat over the American Embassy,
which she considered would be a
good place from which to assert her
rights.
She announced herself everywhere
as. Princess Victor Of Thurn and
Taxis. She attended the Covent
Garden Ball dressed in very fanciful
costume and was greeted by all the
leading lights of the music hall and
theatrical world as Princess. She
also arranged to appear in a little
play, so that everybody could see a
real Princess.
The Princess Ida FASTENED from
the Continent to London and tried to
suppress the Princess Josephine, but
she found It long. hard fight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

One day the Princess Josephine
had a private detective arrested and
wanted him punished for trying to
blackmail her. This gave her a good
opportunity to assert in court that
she was the Princess Victor of 'Thurn
and Taxis. When the case came up
a lawyer representing the Princess
Ida rose.
II wish to say that the Princess
Victor of Thurn and Taxis has moth
ing to do with this case," he said.
Il represent the Princess Joseph
inc of Thurn and Taxis, and as you
don't represent her you have moth
ing to do with the case, and can sit
down." said the other lawyer.
The Prince also brought a libel
suit against Josephine for calling
herself by his name. In spite OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

oils, niece of Josiah Holmes, rich
coal operator of Pennsylvania. She
married first after short and ro-
mantle courtship Gerald Fitzgerald,
member OF a famous Irish family,
who also had large coal mine prop
erty in Pennsylvania. After two
years she found him unsatisfactory
and obtained a divorce.
A few months later she married
the Prince of Thurn and Taxis.
Uncle Josiah strongly urged her not
to marry in hurry, but she merely
told him that she had met her soul
mate and to send the necessary
checks.
Mrs. Fitzgerald cherished the an
Client delusion that a woman can re-
form a rake by marrying him. No
proposition probably has been more
thoroughly disproved than this but
yet women still 60 on acting Jon
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it. Is 1t credible that the desire to
reform the man is really their mo.
tive?
Il did not make him.a Prince, but
l am going to make a man of him."
declared the Princess boldly and cpl
dramatically.
"The Prince was born unfortu-
nately under the Sign of Aquarius.
and he has no chance of accomplish.
ing anything by himself. He needs
outside help, and l mean to give it
to him.
81 don't care how much the Prince
owes, he will pay every cent of it,
and the disgrace he has sustained
as Prince he will wipe out as
man. am willing to devote the rest
OF my life to helping him, and / be-
leve shall succeed"
At about the same time turn
OF the theatrical wheel of fortune
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

all these efforts, the Princess Jo-
sephine continued to enjoy her title
and was warmly welcomed in theat-
rical circles with the Difference due
to her rank.
After nearly a year of litigation,
in which all the marriage records
were examined, the Princess Ida
obtained a decree in London declar-
ing that she was the real Princess.
The Court allowed Mrs. Fitzgerald
$500 damages, gave her the costs of
the trial, and granted her an injunc-
ton against Miss Moffit.
At the time this lawsuit was set
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tied in London 1t was stated that tho
Prince had gone away to serve with
the Austrian army in the war.
This decree establishes Mrs. Fitz-
gerald's right to call herself Princess
Victor of Thurn and Taxis in Eng
land and possibly in America. 1t 10
certain that 1t gives her no social
position in Germany and Austria,
and 1t seems probable that the trou-
blesome and entertaining episodes
connected with the marriage win
make the princely family more than
ever inclined to give the cold shout
der to the bride with the queries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

dered over here In 1907 in search n
an American wife, and met a bright
and pretty young actress named
Josephine Moffitt. She is the one
who has been disturbing the prince.
ly state OF Mrs. Fitzgerald In London.
Misf Moffit alleges that the
Prince married her before a notary
In Newark, N. j., In 1907. She ad.
mits that before that she was mar
ried to one William A. Pike. OF Chi
cago, by what was termed a table
dhote marriage" In Miss Moffitt's
words:
He took my hand in his across
the table and said: DO you love me,
and are you willing to be a faith.
full and loving wife?' I answered
Yes and squeezed his hand. Then
/ asked him the same question and
he said Yes and squeezed my
hand"
Anyway, after 1907, Miss Monitt
styled herself Princess of Thurn
and Taxis. To prove her claims she
shows an immense bundle of letters
in which the Prince addresses her
as Dearest Babsie" and "Snooksie."
He went back to Europe in a few
months, leaving her behind, and re.
manned deaf to all her appeals for
affection and checks.
In 1908 a law suit, brought in
Paris, revealed the fact that an elder.
ly spinster, Mile. Kemper, had ad.
vanced $4,000 to enable Prince Vic.
to marry an American heiress. One
of the heiresses aimed at was Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt. Mile. KEN
per's outlay was without return to
her
In spite of all the scandals about
him, which were quite widely pub
lished, this Prince found the wealthy
Mrs. Fitzgerald, of Uniontown, Pa.
willing to marry him after a very
short acquaintance.
They met at Dinard, France. In
1911. The Prince was then harassed
by creditors, by Josephine Moffitt
and other troubles, and Mrs Fitz-
gerald married him largely to keep
him out Of these annoyances.
She was originally Miss Ida Mic.
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GwNewecMaAmg8Mz7znreee M: =; e; +
The Almanach de Gotha's
Description of Her

married (by a marriage of unequal birth and
not cenformabe to the laws of the princely house)
to Ida Eleanor Fitzgerald (widow? divorcee y.
born Nicolls, born at Pittsburgh (O IS
j."
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-10
MANY MAY NOT
GET PENSIONS
CERTIFICATES HELD UP RY ORDl-
NARiES REACH COMMITS
SfONER DAY LATE.

Between - and 100 Georgians VINO
are expecting to draw pensions from
the state this year will be disappointed
so"ause the Ordinarics Of several coUn-
ties ont in their certificates too late
10 gel lcir names on the 1915 rolls.
Non" of those pensioners whose
names have previously been enrolled
affected. Each year a number of new
names are added To the pension rolls
under the service pension act of 1910.
Section Of this act provides that
only those persons whose certificates
have been filed with the state pension
commissioner by November OF the
previous year may draw pensions
Last year November / fell on Sun
day and the lists of several ordinaries
did not reach the commissioner of pen
siops until Monday, November .
Commissioner J. w. Lindsay consult
cd Attorney General Warren Grice and
the latter held that the law was very
plain-that the certificates must be
filed by November /, and that it makes
no exception in cases where that date
falls on Sunday; hence, the state can
not pay the pensions Of those whose
certificates did not reach the commits
sioner on time.
1t is understood that some Of the
ordnaries had some of these certifi-
Gates in hand for weeks but waited
until they got them all in to send at
once before they mailed them to the
pension commissioner. These letters.
practically all of which were mailed
on Saturday, October 81. were not de
livered at the office of the pension
commissioner until Monday, Novem-
Der 2
Through the inadvertence of the or
dinaries between rs and 100 persons
will have to wait unfit next year 70
get pensions.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-10
HIGH MEDICAL AUTHORITY IN
LLEDGEVlLLE WRITES OF
LOCAL TRAGEDY.
Macon Telegraph.I

That Monroe Phillips, who ran
am1ck in Brunswick Saturday, killing
half a dozen men, was a victim OF
pa"onOia, the most dangerous form OF
/ insanity, is the theory of one of the
| foremost aliensists in the United
States The Telegraph secured the
! following diagnosis of the Phillips case
from the state hospital for the insane
in Miledgeville. 1t is written by an
authority OF national commence, but
to respect the ethical restrictions
which prevent physic2 from writ
ing opinions over their own names for
other than professional publications,
the Telegraph withholds the name of
the author The diagnosis reads:
1--WE can hardly adm the POSSIBLE
ity of IA normal man &C mmitting such
crime as that commit'ed by Monroe
Phillips on March 6.
at is rare indeed for . person to be-
come suddenly insane, and in almost
every instance in which his is appar-
emily true, retrospectiCl. iii not sig
Nifty words or actions y nich should
have given rise or actions to the suspl-
cion of mental arrangement. No doubt
many suggestive occurrences will later
be recalled which should have led to
suspicion of insanity in this case.
"Of Monroe Phillips it is said that
he was man of i'll temper-over-
bearing in his manner, did not make
friends easily, was mOrose and ugly
in his disposition, and has been sui
fering from imaginary wrongs-had
threatened the lives of a half dozen
Brunswick citizens.
"The reasoning which eliminated in
his act of March 6 had its beginning
at no recent date, as appears from the
newspaper account. In an individual
possessed OF the peculiarities above
mentioned, every financial loss, every
adverse decision of the courts, every
obstacle in the way of carrying out
his desires, are liable to become mag
nifed and to form the basis of syS-
TEN of false beliefs, which system is
strengthened by every trivial occur
renee until what are called system.
HtlLtu uHiuSlOnS result, WHICH ultttt
the persons thought and action. AS a
result of this reasoning. ideas of perse-
cution appear and a desire for revenge
often grows to be the controlling in
fluence of the individuals life. While
in the beginning only a few persons
may have been concerned in his mis-
f0rtracs, As the mental disease adj
rauces others are drawn in until, fl
naly no limit is set to the number
of his enemies.
"Monipe Phillips must have rec
soned along these lines, and when he
finally decided that no redress for his
prosecutions was probable, he deter
mined to take the matter into his owl
hands. His act was the result of nc
momentary impulse, and that he had
definite plan of action III mind Is
proved by the fact that he supplied
himself with cartridges loaded with
buckshot and proceeded to the office
in which he expected TO find ms two
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-10
PHILLIPS PARANOIAC
MOST VICIOUS KIND

chief enemies. When his first vic
tim fell, he Immediately proceeded TO
search for the others whose lives he
had threatened and meeting with re-
sistance. attempted to sweep it aside
although his action involved the muir
der of men against whom he had no
grievance. His distorted reasoning
possibly included as sympathizers, if
not active assistants to his enemies
all those opposing MIN and even the
group collected on the opposite side
of the street and into which he fired,
may have appeared to his diseased
Imagination as inimical to him.
Given a man with Phillips peculiar
mentality, his morOse Overbearing dis
position, his manner of reasoning
which led to the belief in his having
been wronged and add financial worry
and loss, anxiety over the outcome of
disappointment over the un-
settlement of certain
claims, and we have fertile field for
the development of the most danger
Gus form of neutrality-suspicious.
THAT such a crime was committed,
occasions no surprise, the only
ground for establishment is that the
mans condition was not sooner recog-
nized and that no steps were taken to
prevent the occurrence of a tragedy
which might have been foreseen.'
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-10

Don't let anything. keep you away
pauy's dry goods department.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-10

The best GENUINE SEED POTATO
can be had by phoning Tindley's, 40
and a..
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-14

Tie winter passenger schedule on
the Huckieberry Special gees into
effect next Monday. This will mean
that there will be but one passenger
train each way between Central and
in the morning and
back in the evening. Should any
one want to travel on the freight.
they can leave here in the afternoon
ON tie freight train and go as far
as Golden and then take the electric
into Denver. There Is nothing cer-
tain about the tine of reaching Den
YER on this split arrangement, but
il one is lucky he will arrive in Dem
yer before breakfast the next morn
ing. Coming back you have to get
up with the ice man and catch the
electric fer Golden, at which point
you can take tie freight at about s
o'clock and arrive in Black Hawk be-
tween IL and II.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-14
HAWK NEWS PERSONAL MENTION

Fred S. Anderson has resigned his
position ss manager of the Gilpin
tramway and will be succeeded by
John Tierney. MIR. Anderson and fam
lily will leave tomorrow for Denver
to reside.
Mrs. Otto Reokling and family will
leave tomorrow Ter Lakewood, in
Boulder county, to join Mr. Reckling,
who had been working in Lakewood
the past two years or more.
Gus Meyers, a resident of Elk PARK
cut his foot this week and was. re.
moved to Black Hawk to receive med
ical attention. He has room at
the Gilpin hotel.
A phone message was received
lest night from Henderson, Colo, by
the Crock family to the effect that
Miss Nora is quite i'll. Mrs. Thor.
Crock, mother OF the girl, left this
afternoon fer Henderson.
The public card party given by the
Women of Woodcraft last Tuesday
evening was delightful affair. There
were eight tables of players ard
among those present were several OF
Black Hawks professionals. Refresh
ments were served and were enjoy
ed by TIE hungry, particularly the
city marshal, who has an appetite
that is hard to appease. TIE prize
winners among the ladies' were: Mrs
G. q. Fritz, 1st; Mrs Noah Mitchell
End; Mrs. Frank Tomlinson, conso
lation. Winners Of the gentlemen s
prizes were: Vivian Fritz, 1st; Jud
Kri,ey, End; John Eatwlell, conscca'
tion.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Taylor went
to Genver Friday, returning Sunday
Mrs. Frank Jones left Saturday
for Silver Plume.
Julius Nordlein is building stone
wall for the city on Merchants
street.
,BORN-At the Miller ranch (Mis
scuri lake), Tuesday, October 18th
1915, to the wife of John Miller q
12-rcund boy.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-14

The last meeting of the Tues lay
Reading Club was held at the home
OF Mrs. A. p. Boulter. The special
feature of the afternoon was the dele
gates report of the c. F. w. C..
State Convention at Colorado Springs,
given by Mrs. Fritz, which proved
most interesting and inspiring to the
members. 1t was decided to give a
ten-cent tea in the near future to
aid the club in giving its share to-
ward the state federation endow-
mept fund. This money is to be
used in furthering the many useful
activities of the organized Women's s
Club of Colorado. The next meeting
will be held at the home OF Mrs. G..
c. Ashbaugh, October 18th. Subject
of roll caM, Name and describe a
Colorado wild flower" Topics of the
afternoon viii be, natural wonders
and resources of Colorado. and civic
needs OF Central City and Black
Hawk.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-14

Tho Unframed Soldier. =


An interesting view of the status Of
the British army at the front is con-
tanned in letter from a university
man serving in France:
The battle of Neuve Chapelle found
us here with relatively enormous
army. 1t resembled a physically per.
feet wrestler who didn't quite know
how to wrestle. To tell him how waA
beyond the power of any man; that
was an art that could only be learned
by years of maneuvers on a CO.
lossal scale, like the kaiser's ma
neuvers, and those o. the pow.
erful French army No British
general, however much he may have
studied, has ever had so great a mass
of men to deal with To me the won
der Is not that we did SO badly, but
that we did so remarkably well. in the
circumstances. To place the blame
on Kitchener for not providing suffi-
cient high explosive shells is a criti-
cism so highly fatuous that should
like to hustle its inventor along the
thirty odd miles of British front, and
U.an treat MIN to a dose OF chlorine
Observer-the family paper-$2.0 90.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-14
POSSIBLY ADVICE WAS GOOD
As Things Were Farmers Words
Might Have Seemed to Contain
Germs Of Wisdom.

Jeptha Wade, widely known Cleve-
.asville, Ga. One of his sons is an
amateur balloonist, and occasionally
makes an ascent from Thomasville. II
the family fail to hear promptly from
Eaim, they set forth in a motor car and
search until they find him.
One day, when the roads were slip
perry with mud, the car skidded and
sslid part way down bank. 1t
brought up without damage against
"a large tree. Mr.. Wade could not get
it back on the road, and appealed for
help to a farmer plowing in the field
below. The farmer hitched his team
to the front axle, and soon pulled tho
car out of trouble.
Mr.. Wade looked back and said,
THAT tree saved us from bad acci-
dent; II 1t had not been there, we
should have turned over and been
badly hurt"
Yes, suh," drawled the farmer,
that cert'nly is a useful tree! This
morning a young feller in balloon
got stuck In it, and ! had to hist him
out"
why, that was our SOM" exclaimed
both Mr.. and Mrs. Wade excitedly.
The farmer looked at them for q
moment with puzzled expression;
then his face lighted up with smile,
and he said:
Il reckon you folks would find life
easier il you was to stay home more"
Youths Companion.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-14

Ed Zadra left Monday afternoon
fer Superior, Colo. to work in the
coal mines. Mr.. Zadra's family has
been in the valley the past two
mcntl's, finding it necessary to seek
a lower altitude.
AL. Klais, Ike Hardy, R. @. john
sen, Neil Mckay and F. w. Bertag-
nolli jourreyed to Nederland Sunday
i'm the Klais car to fish in the big
dam. They were delightfully."- success
full, each one making good catch.
Mr.. Bertagnolli carght two fine rain
ticn CT being the best fisherman in
the bunch.
Or. o. L. Stone went to Denver
Sunday morning en- pleasurable bust
ness. He returned Monday morning
greatly revived In health and spirits
Mrs. Walter Flagler, of Denver, is
visiting fer few days in cur city.
Mrs. ]. c. Williams and Mrs. Rob-
ert Trsbilcock, of Russell Gulch,
made the Observer office a pleasant
call today.
DR.. E. F. Warren came up from
Denver Sunday and remained until
the fore part of this week. He is
now permanently established in his
new office in Denver and thinks he
will eventually learn to like Denver
as well as lie does Central.
Walter Fqagler arrived in town
Tuesday frcm Denver, driving a new
Stanley steamer of the 1916 type.
R. c. Bentght returned Sunday ev-
enirg from a business trip to ST.
Joseph, Mo.
Ambrose Mathes arrived home Sun
day evening from an extended stay
in Denver and Brush. He has been
recuperating his health and says he
feels much better than when he left
for the valley.
Miss. Cecil Benight returned Tues
day morning to Greeley, where she
is attending the state normal
Mr.. and Mrs. V. ]. Bergeron, of
Toledo. O., are visiting w. F. Gray
and wife fer number of days Mr..
Gray and Mr.. Bergeron started this
morning for Oatmsp, Ariz., to visit
the Tom Reed Gold Mining district
Mrs. Bergeron will remain in Cen
tIal, the guest of Mrs. Gray while
the gentlemen are absent.
Rev. D. P. Herrio,t, who had charge
CT the Presbyterian church this sum-
mer, has been heard from. He is
deeply interested in his studies at
Mccormick Theolcgi Seminary,
Chicago, Ill, hut lcngs to tie back
among the hoary crags of Gilpin
county, where is seen the first rays
OF dawn, as an autumn morning sun
lights up the distant Orient, and
darts its refulgent rays across the
wide expanse OF rolling prairie to
the distant mountain chain, whose
crystal peaks form a beautiful back
ground.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-14
MISS ADAMS GRATEFUL

Denver, Colo, Oct. 6, 1915.
TIE Gilpin Observer.
Central City, Colo.
Dear Sirs:
wish to thank tie people OF Gil
pin county for their friendship and
loyalty during my trouble. the two
ladies who visited ne in prison, and
the gentleman who introduced me to
his wife in the restaurant on Sun
day and told me he never thought
ne guilty; and Judge Matthews
wish TO thank with all heart.
Very sincerely,
MISS ADAMS.