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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Love Letter 4ooO Years Old

Chicago Cor. in the New York Herald.
 Love letters written 4,000 years ago on a baked brick in Babylon, a unique cure for a toothache and complaint about poor boarding house fare were translated today from ancient cuneiform writings recently excavated by Rer. Dr. F. c. Esen, professor of Old Testament inter- pretatlon. One love letter reads
 ITO Bibeya from Gimil-Marduk.-May Shamash and Marduk grant thee, for my sake, to live forever. I write this to in- auire after thy health. Let me know how it goes with thee. I am now settled in Babylon but l am in great anxiety be- cause I have not seen thee. Send news when thou wilt come that I may rejoice at it. Come in the month of Arakhsama November -December). Mayest thou, for my sake, live forever.
 The toothache cure Is as follows:
 "So must thou say this Oh. worm, may Fla smite thee with the might of his fist Thou shouldst then do the follow ing. Mix beer, the plant sa-kil-bar and all together. Repeat thereon the incan- tation twice and put 1t on the tooth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Pictures Galloping Horses

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
 The tongue hanging from galloping horses wide open mouth. which aNcorre- spondent has added to the list of funny things for which artists are responsible, might be supplemented by another quite impossible posture usually given by artists to a golloping horse.
 Thousands of pictures exist in our gal leries showing horses at full ga1lop with the front legs extended forward and the hind legs extended backward and no one ever suspected anything wrong with these representations of galloping horses until Instantaneous photography made visible movements quite beyond the power of human eye.
 A series of cinematographic photographs of a galloping horse, if shown slowly on the screen, would astonish most people. Each time all the legs are seen off the ground they would be actually folded up under the animals body. and the artistic full-stretch gallop would never once ma ferialize
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Mabry will assume charge of, the La- grade farm. Mrs. Katherine H. Ing ram left Wednesday for a short visit to relatives in Birmingham. Mrs c. J. Heuser and Mrs. Wade Elam are in M ont gomery with Mrs. Henry Booth, who has been seriously i'll for several days. Mrs. E. S. Forbes has returned from Hot Springs, Ark, Mrs A. Gold stein of Linevlle is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Sam Schaur on Winner ave- nue.
 Mrs. W. B. Lamkin has as her guest Mrs. Joseph J. Willett and Mrs. A H. shepperd of Anniston.
 MT. Robert D. Johnston has gone to Jersey City and New York. His mar kins will be a brilliant event of the coming week in the latter city.
 Mrs Thomas Ellis returned to her home on Mountain avenue Friday nigh. after spending three months in the north.
 The friends of Judge Charles A. Senn will regret to know that after spending the summer in South Carolina in search of health he has been brought back to his home, 2600 Madison avenue, serious ly i'll. The doctors give no hope of his recovery. and his death at any moment would not be unexpected. Mrs. Ernest Rotech Gaylor (Anne
 Roberts), who was the guest of her mother, Mrs David Roberts, just prior to her departure for Honolulu with her husband, is expected in Birmingham Oc- tcber IT for a visit. Her two children
 will accompany her Mrs Gaylor was a favorite socially before her marriage
 and her return is always the signal
 for charming social affairs. Mrs. Charles Augustus Calhoun has returned from an eastern trip of six weeks duration. She visited Atlantic
 City. New York and Washington, bein s joined in the latter city by her sister,
 Miss Emmie Barnett, and in Phila- delphia was the guest of Mrs. J. A.
 Emery. who is delightfully."- known in this city. and as the guest of Mrs. Dan
 Smith and other friends last season, was elaborately and often entertained. | pr. Charles billiard of Huntsville Is 1 the guest of MT. and Mrs. Ed War ren.
 Mrs. Dan Greene left Saturday for Asheville, N C., where she will join 1 MISS hdTy 1toISo 1Ittnt. 1 Mr and Mrs. Raymond D. Gillespie have named their little daughter Doro- thy Mae Gillespie.
 l Mrs. Pauline Rice has returned from I visit of several weeks to her daugh- | ter, Mrs. Joe Saks in Anniston. l l Mrs Joe Saks and children of An
 niston are the guests of Mrs. Saks' sister. Mrs. Sam Rich, on FaF'irview l avenue.
 1 Mir and Mrs. Leo Loeb returned from their bridal trip this morning and will
 be at home with MT. and Mrs. Leopold Loeb for 10 days.
 l The many friends of MT. c. D. Eber- sole will be glad to learn that he Is
 greatly improved after his serious op-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
py MYRTLE MILES

Quite as though she were in her own home, and just returned from shopping tour, Mrs. J. B. Aird placidly drew the long pins out of her picture hat, laod aside her coat, and with the deftness or long familiarity with short sleeves and long gloves, peeled the latter articles de- Mberately off her arms. folded them up and laid them down. A gentleman sitting near her on the speakers platform watched the silent performance with amused surprise. then leaned over and whispered carefully, Are you as wild as that on the subject?" and she replied in the same cautious whisper. Just watch me- And in the midst of hand clapping the speaker who was engaging the attention of the audience at the mo- ment. sat down as she quietly advanced to take his place. It was an educational conference, and Mrs. Ards deliberate preparation for her talk was indicative of her later delivery. All non-essentials had been dispensed with and she faced the convention shorn of verbal as well as sartorial impediments. But when asked the other day about the missing hat--usually as necessary to a feminine speaker as her typed address-she said, T never wear a hat when I appear be- fore an audience It Is too distracting. I want all their attention for what I'm telling them. And gloves are nuis- ance. too. They make almost any woman fidgety or self conscious. No matter how good a speaker, she Is unconsciously apt to do all sorts of things with the fingers"
 aelri nh her Spbnnl a. ment work for someone who knows about woman's work in Birmingham had the day before mentioned her name In list of the community's most valuable feminine assets. She said, "When l be- came president of the Jefferson County School Improvement association in 1909 I resigned my membership In one of the federated clubs, the Culture. to give my club day each week to school improve clubs as most important and valuable but that feel the need for specialization If one will succeed with any undertake ing. We women are so very busy, any, way, with our household affairs that we must systematic our public duties, and the older l grow the more 1 realize the value of a hobby In civic or educational work
 And remembering that the Aird family IS represented in the public schools from primary class to high school, her ad- vocacy of specializing in this particular est reasons for specialization are ]. B. Aird Jr, Sylvia Joy Aird Margaret Au- rela Aird and James w. Aird.
 .I felt vague, infinite need for d
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many little communities" she con- tinned, and It is not surprising when you understand how much good Is ac- complished by this cooperation be- tween home and school but it is very gratifying. Sometimes we have officers chosen from the men among our patrons, the secretary and treasurer of the School Improvement association at Johns Is the superintendent of the mines7
 The minutes of the first meeting of the Alabama Equal Suffrage associa- ton were written by Mrs. ! B. Aird, secretary pro tenn and ardent member of the Birmingham league. Remem-1 bering this and her constant interest, asked her if her views in regard to woman suffrage had any bearing on her work in behalf of the schools of the county.
 Yes" she answered quickly For merly they had everything to do with my hope of school improvement I have always known that women should have voice in the making of school laws; that there should be a woman on the board of education, that women should be eligible to the office of county su- perintendent. l don't say I believe this; l know it. It is right that wom- ell who endure every agony, make every sacrifice in order that the children of
 
 and women and good citizens, must witness conditions governing their edu- cation and health and moral welfare, and yet be poWerless to protest against 1nwise or unfair legislation? Is 1t right that little children should be put out to work in mill or factory and no womans voice be heard against 1t? have always known that these things could be better regulated If women We're given their rights in matters of l educational and moral concern: I have had decided views on that phase of | Womans rights. Recently when I l looked into other phases of the matter, | l saw no reason why general political l equality should be withheld. Property rights and, in fact, every decision re- latng to common interest ought to have the vote of both men and womeI. i As for my statement that women might l be utilized as county superintendents, did you know that until not very long go the only people barred by law from holding that important post were wom- en and idiots? Think of thati Educa- tional qualifications or peculiar adapt ability were of no moment. Yes, I 1 think that especially in educational matters the woman's vote would make a material change for the better in civic | affairs"
 1 Mrs. Aird is one of the best public speakers in the state. She is not an orator, to be sure, but she has perfect repose and she talks to big audience 1 the bigger the better, she says-just as she would talk to you or to me, in that sweet, unassuming. feminine, earn est way that one is beginning to asso- ciate with the really useful women of l the day. Society" women; no, when the term refers only to the frivolities of 1 life, but society in it's broad term is the field in which she Is doing such beautiful work. Her husband, MT. J. B. Aird, is her strong ally for his advice and sympathy are given to her as gem erously as Is hers given to the big organization which she so ably leads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Clothes a Political Badge
le London Telegraph.

FTOm the IFI6gIdpfIs
 The Chinese have always had phil osophy of clothes;" their garments are symbols Consequently if a Chinamen is a revolutionst and wishes to express his frankest criticism of the old regime, and to indicate that he is open as the day to all the influences of the west he cuts off his queue, steps into a little tailoring shop and orders a straw hat, celluloid collar and a pair of cuffs. colored socks a safety razor and a pair of American boots The tailor shops producing crude semi foreign apparel, which spring up in almost every important street. are inun- dated with orders to supply Outward manifestations" of a progressive spirit v and the local agents of British sewing machines are not able to supply fast enough the machines required to keep pace with the demand.
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sided over by Miss Pearl Guthrie.
 The receiving hours of the party were to 5, during which Miss Bessie Smith and Miss Kathleen Herndon presented A musical programme. The handker- chiefs brought for the bride elect by the guests were presented to her in large tub, shaped as a wedding bell ana containing a small washboard and clothes pin. They were arranged by her own hands on a long clothes line and made very interesting display.
 Miss Herndons guests were; Miss Lucy Lovett, Miss Pearl Guthrie, Miss kate Scott, Miss Bessie smith, Miss Annie Maj Cole, Miss Eunice Iovett. Miss Eva Moorman, Miss Grady Bynum, Miss Lizzie Stewart Miss Violet Dom- by Miss Ludie Wilson, Miss Grace Harrell, Miss Agnes Harrell. Miss Ethel Earrell, Miss Alice Harrell, Mrs. w. Domby, Mrs Rollo Scott. Mrs. A D.. Smith, Mrs. D. F. Herndon, Mrs. J. B. Cole. Mrs Clyde Orr Mrs. W. F. Har- rell Miss Kathleen Herndon.
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eration. He will be able to return home from Johns Hopkins hospital In a few weeks.
 MT. W. V. NJ Robertson, Jr., is spend- ing the week end in Montgomery.
 Miss Roberta Porter is at home after a. visit of several weeks to friends Tn Selma and Livingston. Miss Porter Is now planning a trip to Nashville and Chattanooga in her new touring car.
 Miss Helen Hayse of Mooresville is the guest of Mrs. Frank Richardson at her home on Eula street.
 Mrs. Thomas L. Hauser and Miss Eliz- abeth Hauser are the guests of Mrs. Isaac P Hauser at the Cullom apart ments Mrs. Hauser and Miss Hauser will spend the winter here.
 MT Maclin Smith, who Is studying law at the University of Alabama this year, is spending the week end in the city.
 Mrs. Ben Evans, Miss Fannie Evans, Miss Bessie Evans and MT. James Evans are expected to return this week from Bay St. Louis, where the family spent the summer.
 The many friends of MT. and Mrs. E.. I O'Brien will regret to learn that their little daughter, Agnes Marie, was run over by a bicycle yesterday. The in- juries were painful but not thought se- rious.
 MT. and Mrs. w. c. Dean of Talladega. Mrs. Arthur Darden of Anniston and Miss Myrtle Baites of Huntsville. who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. S. Boles and MT. and Mrs. J. w. Craig, have returned home. Mrs. Frank Meteyer and Mrs. Arthur Meteyer, mother and sister of Mrs. Gene Erchert of Woodlawn, have returned to their home in Rochester, N. Y., after q pleasant visit of three weeks.
 Miss Annie vernelle Lamb. who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Leonard Lamb, for the past 10 days, will re- turn to her home in Columbus. Ga., Monday, accompanied by her little niece, Leona Marcella Lamb, who will spend some time with her grandparents. Mrs Jenedene Buyck and Miss Mine- ola Welch returned to their home in Wetumpka Saturday. Mrs. l.. D. Burnett of Sumptersville, Is the guest of Mrs. I. L. Yancey. Mrs. Burnett will be remembered here as Miss Velnna Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
MARGARET ALLEN GIRLS
 TO SEE PETER PAN"

The balcony of the Jefferson theatre promises to be filled with students the afternoon of the presentation of Peter Pan" In addition to the high school students who will attend, 30 or D of the Margaret Allen school girls will be pres ent in body. They are mainly from among the seniors. though some of the younger girls are in the number. This school frequently gives it's support in this fashion to the better plays during the theatrical season regarding this as phase of it's educational work
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Society
tContinucd From Page Twenty-six,

lies and MT Shelton E. Martin of New York, classmates of MT. HelSox at Yale,
 05 and Mir Henry Curtiss. MT. Carl Blossom and MT. Patrick Calhoun, Jr.
 Mr and Mrs. Calhoun and MT. and Mrs. Frank F. Hickox, the groom's par ents, will receive the guests in the beau tiful drawing room of the residence. The large hall, with it's splendid stairway, down which the bride will descend for the ceremony. Is a copy of the one in MT. Calhoun's ancestral home in South Carolina. Mrs. Calhoun, who was Sallie Williams of South Carolina, Is a woman of great personal charm and one of Cleve- lands most charming hostesses. The we'd ding supper will be served in the large dining room and breakfast room of the residence Miss Calhoun's bridal gown was also theI bridal gown of her sister, Mrs Paul Foster tMargaret Calhoun, at her wedding in June, 1911, which was a brilliant society event It is made of rose point and Brussels lace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Where Spectators Are a Nuisance

From the New 1ork PoSt-
 There is an old conundrum which asks what that is without which car cannot move and yet which is of absolutely no use to the car The answer is ''noise." This is even more completely true of a national political convention. After trying various devices for ascertaining the pop ular will respecting candidates for the presidency we have finally hit upon the plan of burying thousand delegates in the midst of 10000 spectators, and bidding them think if they can, but at all events vote. The result Is what we have been witnessing at Chicago and Baltimore. where the galleries have had every priv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
MISS HERNDEN A HOSTESS TO
 OCTOBER BRIDE-ELECT

Miss Frankie Herndon was a hostess yesterday afternoon in compliment to Miss Iovett, whose marriage to MT. Randolph Domby will be an event of Wednesday.
 The lower floor of her home was eleverly arranged with a decorative motif of pink carnations and lilies of the valley. Wedding bells were in evil dence and the guests received as fa- vors small wedding bells, each contain Ing prophecy for the bride to be. Heart shaped ices were served and Q punch bowl in the dining room was pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
MRS. PAUL MITCHELL SENDS OUT CARDS

The following card has been re- ceived:
 Mrs. Paul Mitchell, to meet Miss Roberta Gilbert and Miss Helen Gilbert. Tea, Country club, Wednesday,, 4:3O to 80 o'clock"
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WOmen

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Women are seeking place in every field of active life. but there is nowhere they can so readily make themselves felt. or where they can do so much real Sod, as by elevating, sweetening and refining the social atmosphere which the rising gen. eration must breathe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

MRS. AIRD TALKS OF HER WORK IN BEHALF OF THE SCHOOLS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY-HER PERSON TALENTS. WHAT SHE IS DOING TO BRING THE SCHOOL AND THE HOME IN CLOSER TOUCH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Womans Christian Temperance union will hold a meeting at 8 o'clock Tuesday in the parlor of the First Meth odist church. This will be specially in- teresting meeting, as the reports from the state convention will be read After the business there will be social half hour with Mrs. J. E. Ramsey, Mrs. c. s. t,ooper. Mrs J. s. Reed and Mrs. E. T. Glass as hostesses. Visitors are cordially invited.
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 hour with Mrs. J. E. Ramsey, Mrs. c. s hooper. Mrs. J. s. Reed and Mrs. 10. T Glass as hostesses. Visitors are cordially invited.
 The Twentieth Century club will meet Friday. October IS, with Mrs. M. s Hitchcock. 1901 Eleventh avenue south.
 The Nineteenth Century club will mee Tuesday, October Is, instead of Wednes day, with Mrs. w. F. Fort.
 The Ladies' auxiliary of the A. o. IT will meet Monday at 2:30 in the Knights of Columbus hall.
 The Woodlawn chapter of Easteri Stars will hold the regular meeting Tuesday evening, October 15. After thu meeting an hour will be given to socia pleasures and refreshments will be served All members are cordially invited. NOTES AND PERSONALS
 Miss Emily Shepperd of Anniston who Is remembered here as Miss Eliz abeth Bowie's guest, left Friday fol Cincinnati to attend the wedding O Miss Frances Reno to MT. Howard Bar bour of Elyria, which will occur in tha city on October 23. Friends will b' much interested in this wedding as Nils. Reno has frequently visited Alabama and been greatly admired.
 MT. and Mrs. Clark B. McCormacl have named their little daughter Ida foi her paternal grandmother. Mrs. H. '. Mccormack.
 Notes from Anniston state that MT and Mrs William Mabry will move thi fall to Anniston from Bangor, when MT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

MT. and Mrs. Leo Loeb returned from their bridal trip this morning and will be at home with MT. and Mrs. Leopold Loeb for 10 days.
 The many friends of MT. c. D. Eber- sole will be glad to learn that he Is
 greatly improved after his serious op-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

The Twentieth Century club will meet Friday. October 1s with Mrs. M. s. Hitchcock, 1901 Eleventh avenue south.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-05
PROGRESS OF A DECADE.

TO the layman IL may seem strange 'hat
these boats could have been built without
full consideration Of their hull strength
and the possible "vi"encies OF their spe~
cial service, bu, the fact remains that
such was dome .hrough wilful neglect
but because Of ,.e very novelty OF that
branch of naval architecture. That acci-
dent and present accomplishment-sofne
OF our submarines have been submerged
with all hands aboard. safely 10 depth
OF i45 feet--show how far We have pro-
crossed in single decade in developing
this type of boat so that II could be COM
parable in it's particular field win the
evolution OF other types Of accepted hght-
ing craft.
Other examples OF structural defects AKIN
70 those OF the Porpoise are not lacking III
foreign navles. and al Of them emphasized
the need OF some manner OF testing the
boats before placing them In regular ser
ssviees6 On October 10. 1906. the French sud-
marine Lutin while nsa1oeuvring IN the
Eax Of Bizerta. went to the bottom sud-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-05

GER Lieutenant Sakuma, coolly wrote from
the edge Of the grave an account of the
cause of the disaster. and in his own words
we read lust how submarine 40. took
her fatal dive:
1T is with the deepest regret that
write this message 10 describe the loss Of
this boat with my fellow officers and men,
due to my own fault I would here spc-
cially mention that all steps were taken 10
raise her my comrades and the crew
working earnestly and calmly until the
end. ordered the boat TO dive with her
motors running, but, as ] found she was
going down too far. | tried to shut the
valves which admit sea water TO the bal
last tanks. but unexpectedly the gear con
trolling these valves broke, and ] was left
helpless ard quite unable TO manage the
vessel.
~ the mean time. the tanks had filled
With water, and the boat had gone down
at an inclination Of about % degrees. After
striking the bottom. the water rushed In,
the switchboard WAS flooded. the electric
lights were extinguished. the fuses burned
away. and the boat filled with poisonous
pases So that we experienced the greatest
difficulty in breathing. Under these condi-
items we worked our very utmost with the
hand pumps to empty the ballast tank
which. / believe we succeeded in doing. AL
though we could not read the gauges be-
cause OF the darkness. No electric current
was available, as mentioned before. and
our last hope in rising to the surface lay
only In working the hand pumps.
II write this In the dim light coming
from, tho coming tower-ll:45 q. IN.
81 earnestly beseech his majesty to grant
mo forgiveness and TO succor the families
NJ nv comrades and men who have lost
their lives In this perishing boat. This Is
my only wish.-l2:3O p. m