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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Notice of 0ommissioner's Sale

In pursuauco and in accordance with tho terms ard directions of commission Issued and Addressed to the undersigned by the Hon D. P. Stiles. judge of ths probate cou3t Of Jefferson county bear Ing date tho 8<h day of April. 1912. will proceed to heiito tho highest bidder. one half cash. fu6 other one-half paid in 13 months. wl<h Interest. at public auction, in front ofX 4o courthouse door of said county on x6hday, the 20th day of May. 1912 at "A 0clock noon, all that certain real proper|ty. which is described as fol- Lots No. ., and north half of lot lso. in block etA, in the town of East Lake as surveyed y4nd mapped off by the East Lake Land company of the town of East Lake and th{e south half of the southeast quarter Of Eiautheast quarter, except 6s feet by 80 1etet in the southeast corner of section g, t,1wnship r, range 2 west. the said exception s6 by S3o was sold off to Ira Draper aand wife. Adelia Draper, and three tg acr&s In the southeast cor ner of the southeast quarter of the south- east quarter. situateAd in section 9. town- quarter of the southe'Sst quarter of the southeast quarter of sSction 9. township r. range 3 west. Ten \acres. also east half of the northwest NSuarter of tho southeast quarter of section in town- ship r, range vest 20 acresk all situated III Jefferson county state or NAlaDama- Which said land is to be sold fVnder the decree of said court for the puNpose of division between and among the lSeveral owners thereof. who are as followN to- wit:
 Susan o. Elard, the widow: Adeii.S. Draper. Julia Erwin, Lizzie Wright. Alic Barton, Eugene Ellard. Lattie Ellard. William w. Ellard, C. G. Ellard. Ethel Caldwell and Susie Elard.
 This the 18th day of April. 1912.
 JAMES M. RUSSELL
 Commissioner.
 The above sale is continued until the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16

(E,xeluslve Service The Survey fress
 Bureau.)
 1ohn Adams is to blame for getting u-o,rth of July celebrations started on inc wrong track. A century and quar- ter ago he wrote that the day VIII pc celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. IL ought to be solemnized with pomp and paraoe' with shows, games, sports, guns' peils' bonflres and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.
 He certainly phophesied well, but the public put so much emphasis upon the ..gunss and "bonfires" as features of the anniversary that the celebration Of this great American holiday soon degenerated into what has been fittingly termed "The Rarbarous Fourth" Yankee ingenuity de- veloped all sorts of noise producing de- vices till the Fourth soon became time of unrestrained dissipation on the part of small boys with flrecrackers, pistols, torpcdoes, giant crackers and toy can mons.
 Public sentiment attempted to call a halt. Nearly 40 years ago Julia Ward Howe told of an ordinance passed in her home town forbiddng the use of danger ous explosives within the city limits on Indenendence Day. "But," she added, the mayor was personal friend of our family and granted us special permission to have in our backyard our usual pri- vate celebration with firecrackers, tor pedoes, rockets. etc.
 This incident illustrates the spirit of much of the effort made to eliminate dan gerous explosives in Fourth of July cele- brations. Everybody Is sure that though frecrnckers ought not be allowed an ex- ccpton should be made for me and my son John' The progress of the Sane Fourth" was consequently so slow that iu 1908, after more than three decades of eff fort. there was q casualty roll of 5623 throughout the United States.
 In the midst of this losing fight, few communities to supplement- prohibition decided to devise substitutes that, be- cause of their attractiveness and appro- priateness, might crowd out the undesir- able features of the celebration. This plan worked well from the start
 In the spring of 1909 the Department of Child Hygiene of the Russell Sage Foundation. arranged with the Play ground association of America to hold a conference of municipal representatives to consider plans for "a safer, saner Fourth of July" Forty-five municipal tiles responded. The report of this confer ence was widely published and 20 cities responded by organizing celebrations along the lines suggested. The result was that the casualties dropped from 5623 to 5s07.
 Next year the campaign was pushed vigorously by welfare organizations throughout the United States. Definite programmes suggesting interesting things to do were printed and sent broadcast throughout the country. Ninety-one cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
RYAN'S BARGAINS

s145OO-10 room new strictly modern ? story residences; we'll located in 1 block of car line on South Highlands; Will make easy terms, or excf- nge for ren- tai property, vacant lots or timber lands.
 S65O0-S room, ? story modern South High lands residence; large elevated lot; $150O cash, balance to suit at 6ia per cent. $5000-Nice & room 2 story residence on Ave H, South Highlands; this is bar gath; let us show it to you; terms. s25O0--5 room modern new bungalow; mu- nicipal improvements paid for well To- cated. half block of car line at Wood- lawn: small cash payment, balance like rent.
 s1s0O-Neat room cottage, we'll located 11s 5 blocks of car line at North Birmingham; near churches and school, terms req sonable.
 m25O-New room cottage on well ele- vated lot, just outside of corporation; North Birmingham; small cash pay ment balance easy.
 s3200--3 room story modern residence, well finished and only block of car. West End: reasonable terms s2ooO--5 room modern bungalow; munich pal improvements paid for; nicely loca- . ted, West End; neat, new; easy terms. $3o00-Very neat 6 room modern new bungalow. ? blocks of North Ensley car; corner lot. hot water. oak floors. well finished eastern exposure; a beauty; terms right
 sl9o9--1e5 acres, 40 in cultivation; good pasture, plenty of water year round; l mile to church and school; on public road; terms.
 s1S00-S0 acre farm, 25 in cultivation small orchard, plenty water year round; room house, extra good condition, good barn and shed: l1s miles of church and school on R. F. D. and phone line; mile sta ton; will take vacant lot; easy terms. $3600-150 acres. all can be cultivated; good creek, freestone water; good room house and tenant houses 11s miles to church and school on new pike road; can make good terms, or exchange for house or good vacant lots.
 s4250-200 acres of fine red land; 130 in cul- tivation: good young orchard of 2500 trees of assorted fruit; room house, tenant house, 2 good barns 26 miles north of Birmingham, 2 miles of R. R. station: terms.
 s3500-s1 acres, 65 in cultivation: 10 room house. tenant houses and outbuildings; quarter mile of R. R. station; 24 miles of Birmingham; good schools and churches: terms reasonable. s1500-15 acres, practically level; good 1 room house. summer kitchen and dining { room: good barns and outbuildings, fine well of freestone water in porch, good spring, on public road. quarter mile of R. R. station, at Sterrett, adjoining C. of G. R. R. experiment farm: fine for truck and poultry; easy terms. or exchange for rental property. See
 L. P. MORGAN, With
 RYAN REAL ESTATE CO,
 POPS 3d Ave. Bell phone main s35.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
stoekhoIders' Annual Meeting of the
 Greaf SOuthern Life Insurance Co.

The stockholders annual meeting of The Great Southern Life Insurance company corporation organized under the laws of Alabama, is hereby called to meet at the office of said corpora ton. at rooms 523-24-25 and 26 In the First National Bank building, in the city of Birmingham. at 12 o'clock noon. on the sth day of July. 1912, at which meeting board of directors for said corporation will be elected for the en- suing year. At such meeting any and all business proper for the stockhold- CTS of said corporation to transact will be transacted Said meeting called in accordance with the bylaws of said corporation. k. R. MDAVID. JOHN s. GILLESPY, President
 Secretary.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
RYAN'S BARGAINS

S14,5O0-Ten rooms, new, strictly modern 2-story residence; well located in one block of car line on South Highlands: will make easy terms or exchange for rental property, vacant lots or timber lands.
 S65o0-S-rooms, 2-story modern South High lands residence; large elevated lot; $500 cash. balance to suit at 6lk per cent S50oo-Nice S-room, 2-story residence on Avenue H, South Highlands. This is bargain. Let us show ii to you. Terms S2500-5-room modern new bungalow, mu- nicipal improvements paid for; we'll To- cated; half block of car line at Wood lawn. Small cash payment, balance like rent.
 $1S00-Neat 5-room cottage, well located 1h blocks of car line at North Birming- ham; near churches and school Terms reasonable.
 $l250-New 4-room cottage on well ele- vated lot. just outside of corporation, North Birmingham. Small cash pay ment, balance easy
 $S20o-s-room, 2-story modern residence well finished and only one block of car, West End. Reasonable terms s20oo-5-room modern bungalow, municipal improvements paid for; nicely located West End. Neat, new, easy terms. $3OOO-Nery neat Groom modern new bungalow. two blocks of North Ensley car, corner lot; hot water, oak floors we'll finished: eastern exposure; a beau ty. Terms right.
 sls,O-165 acres, 70 in cultivation, good pasture, plenty of water year round. one mile to church and school: on pub lie road Terms
 s1soo-So acre farm. 25 in cultivation, small orchard, plenty of water year round. broom house extra good condition. ","- barn and shed; 11s miles of church and school on R. F. D. and pnpne line; one mile station: will take vacant lot Easy terms.
 s360O--150 acresf all can be cultivated; good creek. freestone water; good B. room house and two tenant houses; 1h miles to church and school on new pike road; can make good terms, or ex- change for house or good vacant lots. s4250-2O0 acres of fine red land, 130 acres in cultivation. good young orchard. of 2500 trees of assorted fruit; Groom house, tenant house, two good barns. 26 miles north of Birmingham, two miles of railroad station. Terms. $2500-s1 acres, @ fin cultivation, 10 room house, tenant houses and out buildings, quarter of a mile of railroad station, 24 miles of Birmingham good schools and churches. Terms reasonable. $l5oo-15 acres. practically level. good f. room house. summer kitchen and dining room; good barns and out buildings, line well of freestone water in porch; good spring; on public road. quarter of i7t'e of railroad station. at Sterrett ad-' Joining Central of Georgia railroad; ex- pertinent farm: fine for truck and poui- try; easy terms. or exchange for rental property. See
 L. P. MORGAN, Ryan Real Estate Company
 With
 2o26 Third Ave. Bell Phone, Main ss5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16

Tn spite of it's external troubles. the Turkish government is engaged in ad- vancing the big scheme for the develop ment Mesopotamia. which when com pleted, will result in the transformation of an arid desert region as extensive as the Nile valley into smiling corn fields.
 The sum involved in the huge Hrrigation work which will be necessary to accom- plish this transformation is put at some hundred and fifty millions. and the in- mediate concern of the Turkish authori- ties is 10 place a contract for the initial stage of the scheme, which provides for irrigation works fin connection with the barrage which controls the flood waters of the River Euphrates. at present un- der construction.
 Some idea of the vast importance of these schemes may be gathered from the fact that their accomplishment will en- able sufficient grain to be grown to af- feet the wheat markets of the whole world Tn the olden days the whole of the Euphrates delta was irrigated, and the luxurious growth of grain excited the wonder of Greek travellers who visited the east. According to Herodotus the soil yielded three hundred fold and there ia no doubt that these ailuvial flats were one of the chief granaries of the world.
 The whole story of these regions Is a romance Precisions dispute. but 1t Is still the popular belief that the Garden of Eden was situated here. In any event. in Chaldean times the delta was one vast garden. the whole plain was studded with prosperous and populous cities, set in the midst of engirdling areas of wheat Indeed, 1t was from this very region that wheat, at first found in a wild and un- cultivated state was taken and gradually transplanted all over the world.
 The land which gave birth to the world'a food Is now barren waste. The stupen- dous system of dykes and canals. built by the Chaldeans, at the present day. in ruined and sand-choked condition, cover the face of the country like net work. Their ruin was accomplished by Turkish nomads in the i1th century; by the progenitors of the race which is now to repair the ravages of their forbears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Longest English Word


 What Is the longest word in our lan- guage? The query has been suggested to a correspondent by the present dis cussion as to disestabllshment. Our read CT has found disestablishmentarian in his dictionary, and ''presumes there Is no objection to adding the prefix anti" and so obtaining a word of g letters A good ly number and one which ought to carry conviction by sheer weight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
An Ancient English Law
n the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
 There was a time when most foreign CTS travelling to England had to visit q tailor on arriving in order to have their buttons changed. According to a law passed in the eighteenth century. any person In England wearing buttons made of cloth, serge. drugget or frieze was liable to fine. "The foreigner wearing coat with cloth buttons made in his own country is not fined when first charged with this breach of the law. He must. however. hasten to ob- tain proper buttons, or he may be arr rested again on the following day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
FOR RENT

Garage or warehouse proposition, close in, convenient- to all railroad ter mlnals and freight houses. New store on South 18th street, rent only SEQ. Second floor of central building. suit able for workshop. broom modern cottage, Fountain Heights. S-roomBresidence. 724 West goth street. fronts Capitol park. G. rooms. modern. 702 1st avenue, West End. All classes of rental property handled Tell us your wants.
 GEORGE BILBE, Agt. 2120 1st Avenue. Bell s1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
GEARS ARMY HAS
 BEEN BORN AGAIN
Russia Still at Bottom of
 European Muddle
FRANCE IS WORRIED
Don't Like Increase in German Reg ular Army Turkey Is Planning Big Agricultural Develop
 ments in Mesopotamia
By FREDERICK WERNER

Berlin June 15.-(Special.) .)--Another week has gone and still there Is no rift in the international clouds. The general Euro pean situation Is stin in a hopeless muddle and Russia is still at the bottom of the whole trouble because no one pretends to know her plans. and what is even worse. military strength. Is the Czars empire still the colossus resting on the feet of fragile clay. that the war with Japan proved her to be few years ago, or has she reorganized and modernized her countless number of soldiers, who only need discipline and honest and skillful of ficers to make them the best warriors in the world?
 While not intending to pose as a man who knows more than anybody else in regard to military matters In Russia. I venture to. state that from exceedingly reliable source know for certain that great things have happened in military Russia. The Czar's army has, so to speak. been born again during the last six years, The soldiers are in far better condition morally and physically and they have full confidence in their officers. The soldiers are taught to shoot well, and great care is bestowed on the train ing of artillerists In a word the bugle note of war would today summon to the field a powerful army, the like of which the Japs never faced. And this remark able change has been effected by the present war minister, his immediate predecessor. General Rudiger. and the chief of the general staff. General Germ cross, who died three weeks ago. The statistician who looks only at totals, dif- pensing with close analysis of details records with relish the noteworthy fact that in peace time Russia keeps 1,450oO0 men under arms. And in truth 1t is by far the most formidable standing army in the world. It outnumbers all the three fighting forces of the powers of the triple alliance taken together.
 And yet when you look scrutinizingly into the details the picture somehow shrinks. In the first place, they are scattered over an immense area. Then, the navy absorbs 35000 of them. Frontier guards require 50000. The Cossacks con- tribute G0,000. Fortress artillery and mill tary engineers working in Actresses give occupation to 126,000. But when you have added up all the men who are on more or less active service. you will miss large item of 100000 men. On close in- vestgaton you will learn that they arc immobilized. some guarding military warehouses, others keeping ward over government institutions, third category doing duty as rural police, watchmen and messengers. In other words, % per cent of the Russian army consists of non-com- batants. In fact, the redoubtable army of 900 shrinlxs under studious gaze to SS0. 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
CLAUDE l.. NORRIS
FOR SALE.

50x140, Sd avenue. near 18th street, a snap at s15,000 40x100. North 18th street. between 7th and Sth avenues. 5 room cottage. s42n0. S0x150, corner 11th avenue, north. close in; five negro houses; rents s42.50; bargain. 25x140, Avenue B between 22d and 23d streets, $500. Beautiful, large lot on Underwood hill, South Highlands. two blocks of Five points, s6000. S5x229, 1114 Walker street. good house, lovely. elevated lot; at a bargain. 100x200, corner fronting south on East Lake car line; modern. we'll built 5 room cottage; street Improvements paid; a pickup at s3500. 120 acres on Louisville and Nashville two miles of Boyles.
 MOTION REALTY co.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16

The serious increase in the German army, which recently passed the Reich stag, bringing up it's peace strength to 100000 in October, is causing grave un- rest in France. France, with its station ary population. sees Germany taking ad- vantage of its steady human growth to build up an army against which France will be powerless. For some years past 1t has been the belief of the French army that they are capable of meeting the Germans in the field and defeating them. That may, or may not. be true. But 1t is quite clear that the new policy of increase adopted by Germany means the end of that dream. It now becomes the policy of the military party in France to precipitate a conflict. and we must realize that that will now be the aim of the French military party. Happily. the French officers are not all powerful in France. and there is a strong civilian feeling in favor of peace.
 The real danger is now. as 1t always has been. that the general European strain may become intoerable. France and Germany are little nearer together now than they were at the end of the Franco-German war, and the recent in discretion of the German Emperor over Alsace- Lorraine must have revived the hitterest memories, and perhaps fomented the most dangerous hopes in the minds of the French. As long as the question of the annexed provinces remains in any way open, that bitterness will continue a peril to mankind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
LEGAL NOTICES
Noficc fo .Contracfors

Bids will bs received for the oon- struction of about. s15.0oo worth of sanitary sewers by the city of Jasper until Monday evening. 17th of June, at o'clock D. m All bids to be accom- panied by q certified check for $500.
 6-15-2t AsL WALL, City Clerk.
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been here at this time. 1t is the eX-
perience of lifetime and one not to
be missed. Then it would have been
hard for Miss Bartlett to have been
alone in Ha-tang at such time.
Be sure to send this to Fred.
think, Of course, he, being boy, will
be interested and of course the "seX-
tette' are to see it. God bless you
ALL everyone.
Lovingly, lovingly,
Mamie.
Wednesday Evening-We have just
had such good news from Foochow.
1t seems that the consuls order was
given somewhat hurriedly. Every
thing is moving so smoothly in Foo
chow under the new regime that there
will probably be no need whatever of
going to FoochoW In that case Miss
Bartlett and l can be back in Hal
tang in day or two, where we feel
we shall be much safer than in Foo
chow or on the road.
| want to give you a little bit of Mr.
Mains letter to Mr.. Caldwell. He
says:
"You can hardly conceive of the
| vastness of the changes taking place
here in Foochow. The new officials
are nearly all appointed for the CEN
trail heads Of the provincial govern
ment. | think they have arranged for
five departments and the heads of
three of these departments are chris
tian men. The board Of foreign at
fairs has Ding Neng Gnong, a Chris
tan, for head man and Mr. Ling for
assistant. Ii Kie Gnang and Hu Sic
Gnang, both earnest christian men,
are also connected with this depart
ment. Lung Kie Seong is head of the
treasury department, and I suppose
you know what a fine christian man
he is. Wong Mai Seong is head of the
| "Gaee-tung Kus," one of the import
ant branches of the new government.
Wong Mai Seong is christian of long
standing and one of the editors of our
christian paper
"The kilograms all indicate that the
revolutionists are making heavy gains.
Picking and Nangking are the only i'm
portant places not taken. There has
been heavy fighting at Nangking, but
according to last reports the imperial
lists were still holding the place."
Is it all not most wonderful? Sure
ly God has marvellous things in store
for the nation he has preserved so
long.
This is long, long letter. 1 hope
it may relieve you of all anxiety and
that it may give you some better idea
of the revolution than may perhaps be
had from the exaggerated reports so
likely to appear at home.
am so happy that we are likely to
soon be settled safe in our work again.
We may go to Foochow for few
days if it is decided to hold our
woman's conference earlier, otherwise
we shall go back to Hai-tang, the Lord
willing, next week early
Goodnight, with much, much love.
Mamie.
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and Finished regularly $4S.00,
Sale Price $4,000.