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court in Christendom. and never was
heard of again. His only son. the
Crown Prince Rudolph. committed sui
eide in 1889 as the result of an unfor-
tunate love affair. Then came the
browning stroke of misfortune. The
Empress Elizabeth, adored by high
and low as the imperial embodiment
of all the virtues. was a~ssassinated by
an anarchist during a visit to Swift
zerland. More recently the scandalous
elopement of the crown princess of
Saxony. who was an Austrian arch
duchess. reopened the emperor's heart
wounds. and the assassination of his
Ferdinand. with the morganatic wife
of the latter. the Duchess of Hohen-
berg, broke him down completely
Death of Macmillan.
The tragic death of Macmillan was
the one incident in his sorrowful ca
reer that the emperor was unable to
forgive. Francis Joseph ever regard
ed Mexico as his brothers murderer.
His gratitude to those who had shown
mercy or pity to the i'll starred Maxi
milan was no less long lived. Every
year-the emperor never forgot the
date-a Mexican singer named Concha
Mendez received a generous birthday
gift from his majesty. With it went a
note in the emperor's W hand ex-
pressing his grateful remembrance of
the fact that when such a thing en-
dangered her safety and almost her
life she refused to ridicule the dead
of Mexico" 1t was not long
after the execution of Macmillan that
Concha Mendez. the popular singer of
the day. in the City of Mexico was
asked to sing a song vilifying the late
emperor and his unhappy spouse. Con-
cha Mendez stopped short. and her
black eyes flashed. NO." she said; 81
shall not decry the dead and the I'M
happy" then left the stage before the
audience had recovered from the sur
prise.
Outlined In the glare of tragedy
Francis Joseph stood out as the most
interesting and pathetic figure of Eu-
ropean royalty.
Assassination of the Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand and his morganatic wife.
the Duchess Of Hohenberg, at Sara
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don to a Sol of the Countess Karolyi,
who was condemned for participating
In the Kossuth revolt in 194S.
At the very feet of the emperor
Countess Karolyi's curse was spoken.
Death. she screamed. should never
come to the ruler until every one of
his nearest and dearest should die by
violence or in shame and disgrace,
their lives forgotten unless the obloquy
they gathered should keep their mem
DRY green.
The Princess Elizabeth, daughter of
the unlueky Rudolf and granddaugh-
ter of Francis Joseph. insisted upon
marrying Prince Otto of Windisch-
Graetz. a mediatized house. The mar
rage was much against the emperor's
wishes. but he would not refuse his
consent. After a few years of married
life the princess. according to report
current at the time, shot an actress to
attention.
A Democratic Ruler.
The head of one Of the Oldest reign
ing families and master of the most
conventional of continental courts,
Francis Joseph. while never relaxing
his imperial dignity, was still the most
democratic and kindest hearted of
kings. Every year on Maundy Thurs
day the emperor showed his humility
by following the example of Christ in
washing the feet of his disciples.
Twelve old men, paupers all. were
brought to the palace OIL the Thursday
before Easter, and the aged emperor
personally served them with food and
drink, then. attended by high military
and church officials, proceeded to each
old man in turn, wet his feet, dried
them and dismissed them with gifts.
Stern but kind ruler of a turbulent
realm, a king made human by suffer
ing, with all his faults he deserves the
eulogy Mark Antony pronounced over
the corpse of Brutus, 1.-The elements
were so mixed in him that Nature
might stand up and say to all the
world, This was a man"
During the Balkan war crisis the
aged emperor's voice was constantly
for peace, and 1t was no doubt due In
great degree to his influence that al
Europe was not plunged into wa.
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With the archduke was the result Of q
love match. In this case some color
seems to be lent to the theory by the
strong belief that the emperor had
wanted Charles Francis Joseph to
marry a daughter of the Archduchess
Maria Valeria, his own favorite daugh-
ter. who was married in 1890 to the
Archduke Franz Salvador Of Hapsburg-
Tuscany. Aside from his reputed dis
appointment at the failure of this plan,
the old emperor is said to have been
reluctant to see his grandnephew
marry into the family of Parma, which
contains so many subnormal members.
The Princess Zita. however. impressed
him so favorably after he had begun to
make her acquaintance that the en-
peror. thinking Of his dead wife, is
said to have exclaimed that Zita would
be a second Elizabeth.
The first child of the emperor and
Empress Zita is a son Francis Joseph
Otto, born at the Villa Wartholz. neal
Reichenau. on Nov. 20. 1912. On Jan.
4, 1914. a daughter was born. Fran
els Joseph Otto Is the new heir ap-
parent
Charles Francis Joseph and his wife
were childhood playmates on the
grounds of the ~Archduchess Maria The
resa In Vienna. But after that the
two seldom met. as Zita was educated
at a convent In Bavaria. She led such
a retired life that it is said she met
no man at all during those years OF
her girlhood.
Empress Zita enjoys an out of doors
life and is fond of joining her husband
when he goes upon shooting excursions.
She enjoys tennis and other less stren-
nous sports.
New Ruler a Devout Catholic.
In foreign policy it is said to be quite
certain that the Emperor Charles Fran
els Joseph will prove a strong support.
er of Germany and of the triple alli-
ance.
1t is generally thought that if the
emperor be given a fair chance he Is
likely to prove a second Emperor Fran
els Joseph. and that under his future
rufe affairs in Austria and Hungary.
both foreign and domestic, will pursue
the same course as during the preced-
ing reign. The new kaiser Is a devout
Catholic, but, like the old emperor, he
does not make his religion an affair OF
politics. Although he has little expe-
rience In statecraft. he possesses the
faculty of getting on well with every
body.
The new empress also Is an excellent
linguist. After her marriage she learn
ed the Hungarian language at the spe-
cial wish of Emperor Francis Joseph.
who presented her with the Hungari-
an library of the late Empress Eliza
beth.
1t was Archduke Francis Ferdi-
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of Austria. was the last Holy Roman
Glendower. at whose birth 1.-THE front
of heaven was full Of fiery shapes"
but the cannon which heralded his en-
trance into life had but lately been
trained against the great Napoleon,
and his cradle was rocked by storms
which shook all Europe. The spirit of
liberty was abroad, and 1t was not a
propitious hour for princes to be born.
Discomfort with the government was
rife in Austria. the Italian provinces
were filed with instruction. and Hun
gary was clamoring for freedom. The
popular movement grew as Francis Jo-
seph grew. Metternich retreated be-
fore the Austrian masses, and finally.
when the expulsion Of Louis Philippe
from France set all the shackled peo-
pie of the continent to rafting their
letters In the face of royalty, the en-
peror Ferdinand abdicated. and his
nephew. Francis Joseph. whose father
had resigned his imperial rights, climb
ed upon Austria's tottering throne, an
emperor at eighteen. in 1S48.
lnaugurated Important Reforms.
The young monarch's first step was
to promise a free and constitutional
government, but In this he was beyond
his time. The course of events com
PEELED him to close the national assem-
bly, he had called and assume absolute
power. He centralized the govern
ments of his heterogeneous nationali-
ties at Vienna and inaugurated impor-
tant fiscal and commercial reforms.
which soon won him the favor of the
Austrian middle classes. He effected a
concordat with the pope which concil-
lated his Roman Catholic subjects. He
put down the Hungarian revolt.
In 1859 he had to fight France for
his Italian possessions, and after the
disastrous defeat of Solferino, where
he commanded In person with great
bravery. he lost Milan and northern
Lombardy. The Schleswig-H olstein
dispute following the spoliadon of Den
mark involved him with France again
and with Germany. Sadowa cost Aus
tria Venetia and eliminated her from
German politics. But these catastro-
Plies ended Francis Joseph's foreign
complications for the time and left him
free to attend to his domestic difficult
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the castle of Schwarzau. not far from
Vienna. 1t was here that the Princess
Zita was married on Oct 81, 1911 She
was born at the Villa Pianore. near
viareggio. on May 8. 1892.
Empress Member of Large Family.
OF her eighteen brothers and sisters
many are feeble minded. but the Arch
duchess Zita herself has always been
extremely healthy and of considerable
mental b%rilliancy. She received an old
fashioned convent education, but is
fond of tennis. hunting and outdoor
sports in general and already has made
a position for herself at the imperial
court.
As usual, 1t Is said that her union
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In the powerful Austrian army and
held honorary commissions In the
Eleventh Prussian hussars. the First
Saxon uhlans and the Thirteenth Ba-
varian infantry. Among the honorary
orders of which he was a member are
those of the Golden Fleece. the Black
Eagle and st. Hubert.
The public school life of Charles
Francis Joseph lasted only a short
time. Under the supervision of his
mother. Archduchess Maria Josepha,
governesses and private tutors looked
after the young archduke until~he was
fourteen, while the emperor also took
mach interest in his course of studies.
At fourteen he entered the Schot-
tische gymnasium In Vienna. a school
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EMPEROR CHARLES FRANCIS JOSEPH AND EMPRESS z1TA.

nand's remuneration of the rights of
succession of his children by his NOR
ganatic marriage that brought his
brother, the Archduke Otto, and the
latter's two sons into the line of sue
cession. 1t was generally assumed
that in the event of her husband
reaching the throne the Duchess OF
Hohenberg would have become titular
empress of Austria and perhaps really
queen of Hungary. whose constitution
does not recognize morganatc mar
riages. but regards all marriages as
equally valid. In any case, disagreea-
BILE complications for the family dy-
nasty and indirectly for the whole
monarchy were always more or less
dreaded.
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ties lie succeeded In reconciling the
tria and Hungary. consummated the
compromise under which the dual king
dom Is still governed and about which
there has lately been so much talk.
promulgated u most liberal constitu-
ton. and ON June =. 1867. was crowned
great pomp and ceremony. From that
time. though constantly the center of
a political whirlpool. he ruled his &c
centric empire as TN animal m con
trolls his m~enaserie. using alternately
force and diplomacy.
Domestic Troubles.
His youth. SO saddened by the losses
of territory which his ancestors had
owned for ages. WIS further emhits'red
by the efforts of his political enemies
to cause trouble between him and his
beautiful young wife. the Princess Eliz
abeth of Bavaria. They did succeed
finally in effectfng a separation of the
emperor and empress. but II was only
course of the H~apsburgs" In the form
of domestic tragedy pursued the proud
emperor of Austria as a hunter stalks
his prey. From that terrible day when
his brother Macmillan. deserted by
Louis Napoleon. who had made him
emperor of Mexico. was shot down like
a felon by the soldiers of Juarez and
the Empress Carlotta came home a
maniac Francis Joseph had been a man
of sorrows. acquainted with grief. His
cousin. the Archduke Salvador, ran of
to sea. prefepring the life of a common
sailor to the exactions Of the ~severest
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attached to the convent of the Benedic-

attached to the convent of the Benedic-
tines. founded by Scotch monks who
came to Austria In the sixteenth CEN
fury. As a member of the imperial
family the young archduke came of age
at eighteen. when be received the or
der Of the Golden Fleece. and at the
same time entered the army as lieuten-
ant in an aristocratic cavalry regiment.
Must Know Many Languages.
1t was then that his serious educa-
ton as a future monarch and ruler be-
gan. The experience and special
knowledge required from any sovereign
In these days demand a tremendous
amount of perseverance, labor and nat
ural ability, but in the case of the
Hapsburgs these are still further in
creased by the polyglot character Of the
empire over which they rule. The en-
peror of Austria and king of Hungary
must speak at least half a dozen
tongues.
The archduke began his state educa-
ton at Prague under the guidance of
high military officers. A seemingly be-
wildering but really carefully well
thought out plan Of study was pre-
pared for the archduke. covering a
wide range Of s~tatecraft. 1t included
canon and ecclesiastical law, constitu-
tional law. administrative procedure.
common law. civil law and civil pro-
cedure, commercial law. banking law
and criminal law and procedure. In
addition to this complex mass of legal
studies the archduke had also to study
national economy, political economy,
financial science and commercial pol
itics. At the same time the young
archduke was engaged In learning his
military duties and in his odd time
keeping up what he had learned Of
French, Italian. Hungarian, Polish and
Czech, besides his native German
tongue.
He Has a Good Memory.
He inherited the wonderful memory
and intellectually Of the Hapsburgs,
which enabled him to assimilate a fair
sum of general knowledge In a COM
paratively brief time.
lit Is CIcultcu Will thC PoooCooAoh
of tact. the ability to say the right
thing at the right time and In the
right name to everybody with whom
he is brought in contact He shows
an intelligent interest in many sub
jects. and especially in all military
affairs. therein following the example
of his great-uncle. Francis Joseph.
Like the emperor, too, he is an enthu-
siastic sportsman. and whenever his
military duties permit he is eager to
have a few days hunting.
His wife. the Empress Zita. Is a
member of the Bourbon house of Par
ma. The dHchy vas made a part of
the kingdom of Italy after the war of
1859. and since that time the principal
residence of the family has been at
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wv Of the Emperor Francis To-
seph of Austria-Hungary
preceded by the removal by
assassination from the line of success
sion of his nephew, Archduke Francis
Ferdinand. has placed on the throne
of the ancient dual empire the man
who was known formerly as the Arch
duke Charles Francis Joseph. On him
deyolves the task of maintaining the
position of Austria Hungary at home
and abroad.
Before Francis Ferdinand met his
tragic death. with his morganatic wife.
the Duchess of Hohenberg, at the hands
of a young Servian In Sarajevo. it was
predicted freely that he would be the
last emperor to rule owe united Aus
tria and Hungary, with the many 9TH
er divisions of the old empire. But
Francis Ferdinand did not live to wear
the famous historic iron crown, and it
remains to be seen how long it will
rest on the head of his nephew.
Charles Francis Joseph.
The new emperor Is the son of the
Archduke Otto. who was the younger
brother of Francis Ferdinand. Arch
duke Otto was born at Graz in 1865
and died in Vienna in 1906. The moth
er of the new emperor was a Saxon
princess. He himself is a Hapsburg.
Emperor In a Public School.
Charles Francis Joseph was born at
~Persenbeug on Aug. II. 1887. He at
tended the Vienna public schools. some
thing previously unheard of in his fam
lily, and to this association with the
sons of workingmen the beginning Of
his popularity with the people of his
empire is said to be due. Before his
accession he held high military rank
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DEAD EMPEROR
HAD LONG REIGN
Francis Joseph Mounted Throne
In Middle of Last Century.
LIFE FILLED With SORROW.

Tragedy After Tragedy eliminated In
Assassination of His Nephew and
Hei-Early Years Saw War With
Other Nations and Loss of Territory.
but Later He Averted Conflict Over
Balkan Question.
~RANC1S JOSEPH CHARLES,
l.. emperor of Austria. apostolic
king of Hungary, king of Bohe-
mia. king of Jerusalem, grand
duke of Tuscany. duke of Lorraine.
ETC.. was born at Schoenbrunn Aug. IS,
1880. the son of the Austrian Archduke
Francis Charles and the Archduchess
Sophie. his wife. who was a Bayarian
princess. His origin "A of the high
est, for In his veins flowed the blood
of the Hapsburgs and Lorraines. who
for q thousand years had been makers
of history. His grandfather. Francis l..
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DUAL EMPIRES
new MONARCH
Charles Francis Joseph Now
Rules Austria Hungary.
WELL LIKED BY HIS PEOPLE

Popularity Began When He Studied
In Vienna Public School With Sons
of Common Folk-Empress Zita a
Bourbon by Birth-Heir to Throne Is
Son. Francis Joseph Otto, Born In
1912.
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w WITHIN a short time the death
wv of the Emperor Francis Jo-
seph of Austria-H Hungary,
nrocodad nv tho romovaI hy
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Movie Calendar

ISIs-'ru-dn.. ~ Wifc's Sarrihcr."
with GrnrNIcNc f1nnprr aud Robert
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ing smith
UDI:ON-To-day. William Rus>cll.
in "'ihv Man who Would Not Die;
to-murrow and Saturday. Leah
baird. In ."rhc Lights Of Ne"
York;
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Saturday. bessie lsnrrI>caic and
Charles HAY. In "iiomc. also The
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aud .rtltur Hoops; f"-m"rrow and
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with Nnii>yrirm and Walter Law.
N:t':,Bi:-ro-da.. '.lhc Angel OF
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MISC ..souIs in i,on'inGr. featuring
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BILE" with Alice fiowril; saturday.
.''Th- Crimson stain" with Maurice
cn>t.liu AMI Ethel !randin and
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-14
RECORD PRICE PAID
Average Figure IN Winston saicn,
Market X StS.oS for too
Pounds.

WtNSTcN-SALEAL \ g. Sdbtcmucr
IL \ hiVh-pric" record was setUhlu'h-
ed on the leaf tobacco markcJ here tn-
day. when the average prig" r"achc.u
SlN-"S a hundred pounds. r. Il. Gynum.
supervisor of sales for tn. past thittv-
uiu" years, reports ;Eot prices tlus
yea" ar" the highest ln the histnry az
the market
q. T.. Wobb. editor Of tho Southern
TobaccY Journal, predicts am average
Of 20 c"utS a pound on this market f"r
the year. az cents higher than tho
hammer y"rr. l9l&-li
Tobacco .u this scetior IS tiGaer tr
weight and briehtrr iu color, sllin'r
the Increased d"maud Tor Cigarette
purposes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-14
Election by Pulaski Chapter.

Especial To The Times Dispa;ch.l
PGLASkI, VA. September l3 pa
lask CHAPTER No, 30. Royal Arch Ma
sons elected ana Installed the follow
ing officers on Monday night II. G.
Gilmcr, high priest; j.: Il. Howard.
king: VI. L. Muirc. scribe. w. : Gil
iner. treasurer; w. T.. Howard sccrc-
tary: Il &. Graham. captain az the
host: w. f.. White. principal sojourner:
W ". Cave, royal arch captain: J. +.
VISOR. master OF third veil: w. +.
Tilsor master of second veil: w. -
I.auchpu master Of first veil; the Rev.
Carl :. Matthews. chaplain; g. :. PMS
bury. tilcr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-14
DISTRICT LAND BANK
WANTED IN PETERSBURG
Committees Are Named and Agrees
sivc Campaign VIII BE
Launched.
MERCHANTS FINED IN COURT
Result OF Complaints Alleging VIC.
latiOns of Sanitary and Child
Labor faws-Heavy Enrolment
Causes Congestion In Schools.
F., Specialize The rimes-Dispa,ch.

PETERSBUR,;, VA. September Ii
Petersburg has another important OBJ
Ject i'm vieW. for the accomplishment
Of which an aggressive campaign ~
"a he carried on. The object Is To Sc
cure the location in Petersburg ."f on"
Of the district land banks. com :
mittce has been organized TO inauSn-
rate the movement, with former Gov
ernor William Hodges Mann "a chair
man. and william NJ. Martin as secre-
tary. This committee is getting every :
thing I'm readiness for the campaign
Subcenmittccs pm fnahce. brief ana
publicity have been appointed. and q
cooperation committee of large mem :
bcrship Will be announced later. This
committee will secure the Endorsement
Of companies. corporations. business
organizations and individuals thr"u2 :
out the district. The chairman Of the
several committees viii constitute the
executive committee. An carly meet
ing OF the several committees will he
held to perfect plans FOR the work of
tho campaign.
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J. P. CLEMENTS APPOINTED
IInx Been Named for Position Of Game
Warden of Cumberland
County.

SUCtIHI 10 7 1T IlI'S- DIS IItI III. 7
CUMBERLAND. VA, Septcmb"r IS
with t'armvillc and Lyuchburg resi-
dents invading TINS country from one
side and RichmondcrS ana others from
the other and negro pot hunters SHoot-
ing at viii all over tn" county. Cum
bertrand has lost much Of it's game. but
an earnest cuOrt now Is being made TO
remedy this evil J. J.. Clements has
been appointed game warden for tn"
county. and he is the man 10 SO" thdi
the laws are complied with. H." de
care- he viii enforce tn" law Without
fear or favor.
MIR. clements already has posicd
copies Of the law in public places all
over the county. 50 that none may plead
ignorance Of IL. and hc asks for the aid
Of all good citizens in protecting game
from unlawful hunters
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the long newspaper controversies have
been aired IN court.
-. -. Dcchcrt and commemorative
Attorney Harry Strickicr conducted the
prosecution. while l.. u. Crawford was
attorney for Smythc
Thre" years ago. when the News and
the Record consolidated. kccHcll and
Smvthc became associated az the priu-
cipar When the tight WAS re-
newcd. Kcczcll got the upper hand and
S,nythe was ous,cd. THEN Smyihe
last April started a new paper. TIL"
Daily Independent. Aud il was in this
paper in recent months that Smyihc
has made certain statements which
gave rise 10 tn" libel c:,s".
Snythc now viii have Ia face Two
suits.
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I.ublIc SchoOI. Crow,Ird

The enrolment at the public schools
has become SO large as TO ovcrcrowd
them. At the high school the enroll
ment is about 100 In excess Of that Of
last session. In some OF the other
schools the conditions are so congcsted
that il has been found necessary to
divide the auditorium into class rooms
tor the accommodation of the chill
drcn.
The colorcd schools opened to-day
with AN enrolment sufficient to crowd
the buildings. The Council has an
.p.npriated money for building new
colorcd schools. which will be avail
all" as soon as sites are agreed upon
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Investigating Henley tn.r.

At'Orn"E NJ q. FinneGaN. OF HIch-
monh. WAS in the city to-day looking
over the records in the case Of James
Henley. who * under sentence ut
death for the murder Of James Lewis
Waterman at tn" Battcrsea Cotton
Mills. The execution is set for .icptcm-
bcr %. the mother and friends Of
the condemned man are pcti;i"niu- the
I"v."n"r for reprievc or commuia-
tion'of sentence to life imprisonment.
Mr. FinneCau will cndcavor 10 get
LJdc, nullcn the Commemorative at
toruny ami jurors 10 sign the petition.
rrcsOncr Makes Escape.