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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
Save Money and Buy Land

'The farmers have made a good thing during this year and the past season." said w. G. Hatley, the accommodating motorman on the Mountain Terrace car line.
 My brother bought a place in one of the northern counties ad kept his job here and worked it on halves with friend, and he got enough for his part to nearly pay for his entire investment There are lot of chances for a fellow to make money If he will only save what he makes and invest 1t wisely I know ether motormen and conductors who have come to Birmingham from the country, who either held on to their lands or bought some, and all of them have done well, It makes a man a better citizen to own his home or to have money in- vested"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
Vegetable Lunch

"The vegetable lunch served at the Civic association cafe is an ideal lunch these summer days for those who prefer the vegetable diet" said pr. Scale Harris. "The cafe. under the new manager, Mrs Jackson, is grow ing quite popular and Is a favorite meeting place of the association mem bers and their friends. I regard the vegetable lunch served at the Civic association the best balanced menu for summer that have seen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
Military '. NJ. c. A.

"One of the great things the coun- try is doing for It's new national army is the providing of Y. M. c. As at the various camps and the management of them by expert workers said Av- cry H. Reid. There are to be many pleasures and opportunities extended the soldiers which will make camp life more enjoyable. There will be p1entv of work for the men in charge and they have big task. The men whom I know in the work are all of the kind that accomplish things which mean much for the soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
HeIn the Lumber Man

Because some foreigner has invented a cement boat said Thornton Estes, the well known lumber dealer, some of my friends were guy1ng me that the day of the wooden ship had played out and that it wouldn't be long before my business would be Q thing of the past, as cement was driving wood out of the building market.
 Little did he know that a cement building or structure meant much to the lumber men. For example, the new via duct over Twenty first street Is to be built of cement, yet I have sold 250,oOO feet of lumber which will be used in the forms. This shows why we lumber deal CTS are glad when cement house. store or factory goes up. It means that much lumber will be required"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30

office in chair, dead to the world. slept his negro servitor.
 The yermonter at my side looked at him good and long. Tt must be Tn the climate" he said. ''No, I replied, lts more in the craps" Along came Mark Antony with cigarette in mouth ana ne spied sambo asleep and tried to wake him by dropping hot ashes on his wrlsts' hut he never feazed him, and with a shfug he gave it up and went inside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
THE UBIQUITOUS FLIvvER.


 There is nothing enjoy more than a rural landscape" remarked the aes- theic person, provided there are no bill- boards to spoil the view"
 T have seen some stretches of country where there were, strange to say, no bill- boards" replied the travelled man, but there was nearly always a flivver some where in sight" N, ADDICTED TO THE MICROSCOPE. There goes man who thinks in terms of millions
 He doesn't look to me like great financier; In fact, would take him, to be some kind of scientist" Correct. He's germ expert
 / PATHETIC FIGURE. There was time when Jagsby env no man..
 He had everything in life he want eh?" Exactly. That was before drastic pl hibition laws were passed. Now I lieve the poor devil envies every m woman and child who resides In a w city" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
AMERICANs ALL

Minna Irving, in Leslie's From the moors and the t 0S 0.a "
 land,
 The wild Irish glens and Ac aeSa, The banks and the braes af hs t3ll
 lands,
 And Holland the country 9f scBs, From the Rhine and the no aaa
 Fiber, They come o'er the stormy ksnsic
 Americans all. For here on the rim of the s, sa- The land is a melting-pot va And into it goes every strans sef Regardless of color or caste. The immigrant boy with his hNnaie. The immigrant girl in her shawl Emerge from the caldron of ie ieaa
 Americans all. The tools of new labors await haan. Each wand full of magic tt ieid In the charming of gold from ne si
 way,
 The shop and the min and tn And Fortune to some of slem " A From the windows of .xyscra Prosperous happy-behold them
 Americans all. So when on the horizon rises A war-cloud to threaten the lans With Liberty's native-born child Shoulder to shoulder they stanC For America ready to battle, For America ready to fall, Not Russians nor Swedes nor Itall ~
 Americans all!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
HOTEL LOBBHEs
Means Lot of Money

T watched them break up Is trunk loads of booze down in the alley by the Northside jail" said w. E. Perry There was an odor of whisky in the air that was noticeable up the alley at Twentieth street. It meant 8 lot of money was being emptied into the sewers as I un- derstand a negro woman who was re- gently convicted of running a blind tiger stated that she had paid $24 for a gallon of liquor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30

Grey endeared himself to the people of Canada.
 Two years ago, when the British premier, through King George, of- fered Sir Edward Grey, bart, peer age on the eve of his retirement from the foreign secretaryship, after a service of ten years, it was announced that he would be created an earl. The herald's college was instructed to arrange the armorial bearings, when just as the "creation" was about to be gazetted it was remembered that Great Britain already had an Earl Grey. The distinguished foreign secretary was then asked to be satis- fled with the rank of viscount. He agreed and he is now Viscount Grey. Earl Grey had an heir who becomes an earl-fifth Earl Grey.
 A New York man was knocked off his bicycle by deer Another New York man was unable to drive one out of his garden until he applied 8 horsewhip. Couldn't chap kill deer in self-defense and have venison for dinner?
 
 It would be trifle awkward if one of those food investigators should discover a cache of contraband liquor in dry terri- tory, particularly in view of the claim that alcohol has no food value.
 Those London papers give one an er- roneous idea in regard to the 'Tommies." There are some "Tommies" who don't in- dulge in a side-splitting witticism from one years end to another
 *
 It is safe to assume that for every U-boat commander who is courteous and humane there are dozen or more who are a source of pride to the German ad- miralty.
 The baggage taken abroad by Uncle sam's soldiers will be strictly regulated, but there is no ruling against fellow carrying with him a picture of his best girl
 Some of the young flappers who ride around in automobiles with college boys have such languid air you'd think they couldn't walk step to save their lives. This old world will simply have to worry along without Crocker Land. By the way, why doesn't Doc" Cook gloat for publication?
 Mayor Thompson of Chicago aspires to the presidency on an anti-war platform. There's method in Big Bins" madness.
 
 PTeSlQenL w WllSOH 5 reply LO tuS popO . peace proposals shows that he still wants to make the world safe for democracy.
 
 Hail to the cook,'' says the Columbia Record With the average suburbanite it's a case of hail and farewell
 < * *
 If peace were declared now, in a short while Berlin would be, to all intents and purposes, the capital of Russia Having cultivated taste for dog bis- cults, Explorer MacMillan is in position to fight the high cost of living. Mean whisky is now getting the blame for that Houston riot. Old John Barley corn is always the goat.
 * * * Time flies. It seems only yesterday when German propagandists were pre- dieting a revolt in India.
 < Shark steaks are suggested. Would it appear squeamish if we draw the line at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
Old Citizens in Town

T don't get to Birmingham often" said Joe Wilson, one of the well known men in the early days of Birmingham. and for whom the old Wilson House, which was torn down to make room for the Jefferson County bank building was named.
 It seems funny to those who knew him then to think of him as a farmer, and yet that is what he Is doing in Madison county. He used to be a great baseball fan and at one time owned the Birming ham baseball club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God, help me to believe in and try to awaken the hidden hero in every coward, the unseen striyer in every sluggard, the buried beauty in every ugliness. Give me fond faith In the ultimate victory of God in His ef- forts with men. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30

voluminous that it would be of nite value to any army surgeon ating in that area. The merit Q report is that with few modified n6na it could be applied to the country as a| whole Copies of it may be obtainedl from the chairman of the committee onl instruction. Dr. Joseph A. Cox of All %any, N Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30

MAKING IT POPULAR. Some of these broadly sympathizers griddle reserved in hell for the Kaiser" 50 they do and it's surprising how that idea has revived belief in an old fashioned hell, where there is plenty of fire and birthstone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
EVER THUS.

EVER THUS. By hard and unremitting toll A man will pile million up And then, as one who's poor might think There's little sorrow in his cup. But when he'd fain enjoy himself And lead a life of gilded ease, Proceeding to some pleasant spot Where every prospect ought to please, Temptation lures him from his plan, All pastimes seem to be a bore, And soon he buckles down again, Intent to make a million more.
 WASTED EFFORT i've climbed these stairs six times to see you, sir" said the bill collector. "Too bad. too bad murmured MT. Jobbles.
 Now what do you think of that. sir?' "Um. Well, I guess that comes under the head of lost motion"
 JOKE ON THE LIONS. What's the trouble here?'' "one of life's grim ironies" "Yes?"
 "A lion tanner was assaulted by his 9O- pound wife and patrol wagon full of police was rushed to the spot to give him protection"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
Member of the Associated Press

Member of the Associated Press
 The Age-Hera1d is the. only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 All rights of republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

HUMAN AFTER ALL. A kindly man
 Was Abner Blue, Except, of course, When bills fell due. Twas then he showed A temper hot And much bewailed His luckless lot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30

Our foster-nurse of nature Is repose.
 king Lear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30

Washington Bureau, POT Hibbs Build ing.
 European bureau. Henrietta street, Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office. Rooms AS to 50, inclusive, Tribune Building, New York city; western business office, Tribune Building, Chicago. The $. c. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
DOCTOR FOR TREE
THAT OWNS ITSELF

Athens. Ga, March pa spe-
cialist has been called in to treat
Athens famous tree that owns it.
seIs" one of the legal curiosities OF
the world. Several years ago pun
~. enirited citizen wanted to donate
tbe tree to the city. and TO prevent
any possibility Of the tree being de-
s'royed he made out deed for the
n,o, surrounding the tree to the tree
itself. built an iron fence around the
plot put up a marble slab. stating
that the tree was owned by itself
and had the deed legally recorded.
The I'D oak has been showing signs
OF disease
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
WIRELESS APPARATUS IN .
STALLED AT B0cA GRAND DEPOT

Arcadia. March 26 Capt. c. -.
Mccall. who was in the city yester-
day from Boca Grande. states that
Captain Bascom G Collier, owner Of
rgeppa Island. and the ELEGANT Usep-
~ Inn, located on the same island, Is
now installing wireless apparatus at
the inn for the benefit of his guests
The C. II. e. " railroad is also
installing a Marconi wireless system
~ its station in the city Of Boca
Crande This station will cooperate
with the other one on Useppa and
the people of the later place will not
only be in touch with the Postal
telegraph offiee at Boca Grande, but
will enjoy communication with the
wide world
Capt. Collier is from New York.
but owns considerable property in
south Florida and is one Of the coun-
ty'z most enthusiastic boosters His
rotto is nothing too good for
I'seppa'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
-FOUR ATTACKS
BY. GERMANS
REPU[SED,BY
RUSSIANS
ATTEMPT TO REACH PETROGRAD
EIPPED IN THE BUD; FRENCH
STILL HAVE ADVANTAGE OVER
TEUT0NS

The German attacks. anticipated
in Petrograd as drive toward that
capital. will take advantage of
whatever Dissemination the revolu
tion caused in the Russian army. has
apparently begun to develop. for
Russian announcement says the Ger
mans. after four gas attacks. at
tempted to advance near Postavy on
the northern part of the Russian
front and states the attempts were
repulsed. The Russians announce
that in Persia the Russians crossed
the border into Turkish Vilayet OF
Mosul and are pursuing the Turks.
Ecsp;te the bad weather and difficult
ground the French continue to ad-
vance south of the Rivere Disc. the
French announce. having reached
lFo,embray A statement says the
Germans have repeatedly attacked
between the Rivers Somme and Oise.
losing heavily under French fire. and
being completely checked by counter
attacks. Activity in the air is in
dicated by the French announcement
that hve German airplanes were
brought down.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
RACCOoN TAKEN FOR
PLOT TO BLOW UP
POWDER MAGAZINE

Pensacola, March &c Pensacola
had its thrill recently-an attempt had
been made To blow up the magazine
outside the aviation yard. so the
story ran Where would the next
blow fall? People felt as heroic as
residents of much-shelled BapSume.
And all the time harmless raccoon
sat in some tree top smiling as only
raccoons can smile. at how he had
been taken for Teutonic plotter,
had been fired at, and had brought
out the entire guard.
II seems that half a dozen coons
are In the habit of having their mid
night scampers at the aeronautic
yard. Thursday night, so the story
told by enlisted men goes. young
marine was on guard at the powder
magazine: 1t was one of those dark
sh nights that seem to magnify OBJ
jects and invest them with preterna-
tural shapes. He saw something and
promptly challenged II was the coon
on a stump, but he didn't know It.
The coon more suspicious still. The
marine challenged again, and the
coon didn't pay the slightest attention
Then. Bang bang bang" and the
coon beat It, while the guard rushed
out to repel invasion.
All of which shows. among other
things. that the guards are very
much on the job, and aren't taking
any chances.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
BRITAIN GETS CLEAN 49,.
FINANCIAL SLATE
(By Associated Press

London, March 26 The 900,
coo pound loan of 1917, if regarded
as a consolidated loan, wipes out the
whole of the outstanding floating
debt, and gives the government
clean slate start for the issue of fur
ther short dated borrowing which is
expected to appear soon. COmmenta-
tors estimate that including the con-
version of exchequer bonds and OF
the I - per cent war loan, in addi-
.tion to the new money obtained, the
totai capital cf the new issue reaches
around 2.l50. .o00. 600 pounds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
BE KIND TO CHICKENS
IF YOU WANT MORE EGGS

Atlanta. Ga. March 26 BE kind
to your chickens if you want them to
lay lots of eggs, declares an Atlanta
p0ultryman who claims TO have dem
onstrated the truth of his theory. A
rem of hens attended by a cheerful
darkey outstripped another pen of
tho same bred of hens looked after
by a darkey who always had n
crouch Both pens of hens were fed
on the same food and were the same
age and all other surrounding con
dii.ons were the same.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
State Comptroller
Issues Statement
Regarding Taxes

The following letter has been got
ten out by the State Comptroller,
Hon. Ernest Amos:
Tallahassee, Fla, March -, 1914.
To the Tax Collectors Of the Sew
eral Counties of This state Gentle
men: Applications having been
made to this department for an eX
tension of the time for closing the
tax books in the several counties, II
is deemed advisable. in order 10
avoid confusion. to say that IN"
comptroller has no authority nor
power to suspend the operation OF
the law fixing the time for closing
the tax books in this State or any
other law. The duties of the war
rants of the tax assessors, which d.
rects the tax collectors to
collect the taxes by levy and
sale; and all sums collected
fer the State treasurer at such time
as NAV he required by law. and al
The same time you are 10 pay 70 the
comfy treasurer all sums collected
for county taxes. district school tax
os and other special taxes; and yoH
are further required to make all col
Lotions on or before the first Mon
dav in April; and on or before tn
frs, Monday in July you will make
a eral report to and settlement with
the comptroller and county commits
sioners
This statute. OF course, IS direc-
,orv and collectors are authorized
and should continue to receive taxes
nm r. the hour Of sale, as all taXpay-
o-s are entitled to the privilege OF
having their taxes until the last
moment expires; provided. of course
,bev also pay all costs and expenses
incurred and legally due when the
ta,es are s paid after notice Of saIe-
The day of sale will depend large
L. upon the time required by the COL
lec;or to prepare his advertisements
and may take place in June or july
a. the case may be and while the
advertisement is proceeding ~
shorld endeavor to prepare his iis'
~ errors and insolvencies for presen'
,otion TO the Board OF County ON
r,,ssioners on the first Mnday IN 1ui'
and make final settlement. II possoie
IN accordance with the directioh'
contained in the warrant Of the as
SCISSOR.
Very respectfully yours
ERNEST AMOS.
Comptroller.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
!. s. WILL NOT
RfAFF|Rn OR
EXTEND TREATIES
(By Associated Press.) J

Washington, March 26. Ger
1any's clear violations" of the
-eaties Of 1899 and 1928 and her
disregard of the canons of inter
rational courtesy" is assigned by the
United States as reasons for the re-
tusal to reaffirm or extend the trea-
lies as Germany requested. The re-
fusal made public today discloses the
fact that the United States is seri-
ously considering whether Ger
nany's conduct has not in effect
abrogated these treaties.
The United States refusal also
nentions Germany's sinking the
american sailing ship Frye and sink
|ng of other nations carrying Amer
|cans or American property without
Farming or allowing for the safe
|vnard of lives. also the blockade
ZONES, all of which are in violation
4 the treaties. 1t says that Ger
|nary's detention of American citi-
|'ens since the break in relations Is
IN disregard of reciprocal liberty OF
|ntercourse and indicates that Ger
|nany's intention in case of war
|seu'd be to disregard liberty Of ac-
ton provided in the treaties.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
NO GERMAN HIKERS STILL
HELD BY FEDERAL OFFICERS

atlanta, Ca, March 26 6.-The
" German mixers" Hugo Coutan-
IN and V. J. Pieczynski, arrested
teTe Wednesday and held on "stis-
R0on." still were in Jail today
nile federal agents continued to IN
estigate whether they are In this
0cntry to obtain information OF
-iiitary value. The German girl VINO
as walked with Pieczynski and said
Is the wife of A. I. Enden, oe-
Sined at Chattanooga. has been re-
7ssed after thorough interrogation
y government agents.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
MAY INCREASE
AMOUNT FARMERS
Can BORROW OF2
w
farm LOAN BOARD

Columbia, South Carolina, Mrach
a6.--F. II. Won Engelken, presi-
dent of the Columbia Federal Land
Pank, has returned from Washing
ton where he attended conference
of the presidents of the twelve feder-
al land banks. with Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo, and the members
of the Federal Farm d4oan Board
Mr.. ven Eneelken expressed graf
iiication over the fact that this con
ference had fixed fiat rate OF
per cent, applying to all parts of the
Uuited States He declared that
this interest would prove a great
boon to the farmers of the South
eastern States and predicted that
within year the Columbia Federal
Lang Bank will have made loans aE-
2rcgating $l0.000,00o.
Mr.. Won Engelken also announced
that the conference of bank prcsi-
dents passed resolution requesting
Congress to increase the limit of the
loans permitted to an individual
borrower from $4,000 to S25, 900.
lie expressed the hope that the spe-
cial session of Congress. soon to con-
vene. would make this change for
the large borrowers of the Colum-
bia Bank District
In order that more funds may be
available for investment in farm
.oan bonds, and in turn made avail
able to lend to farmers Of this dis
trict, Mr.. won Engelken urged that
the legislatures of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
Immediately pass laws making farm
lean bonds approved investments for
trust funds, insurance companies
and savings banks.
Mr.. Won Engelken announced that
the bonds issued by the twelve Fed
oral Land Banks would he placed on
the market at l-2 per cent, but
would probably be sold at a prem
INN. lie expressed qualification over
.he fact that the Federal Farm Loan
Poard has anticipated that at least
siAn. 90 900 of these bonds will be
issued during the coming year and Is
making arrangements which will as
sure n ready market for them All Of
this money will be made available tc
the farmers of the United States a.
. per cent.
To borrow from these federal land
banks. farmers are required to or
eanize themselves into groups con-
tanning at least ten farmer-borrow-
ors and each group asking for al
leasst $40. 900 of loans The Colum
hia Federal Land Bank is now pre-.
pared r. furnish blank form Of ar.
ticles Of association to make the or
ganfzation of these groups simple
and easy other necessary blank'
viii also be furnished on application
Farmers are permitted to borrow
to 20 per cent of the appraised value
Of the land. plus 20 per cent. OF th'
value Of the permanent insured i'm
provements Loans are to be mad
at per cent and must be retired on
the amortization plan. which means
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
PORDER TROOPS FIND
SUN INJURIES EYES

Atlanta. Ga. March %. Georgia
troops returning from the Mexican
border have brought back "A very
large percentage of defective eyes
This. the soldiers state. was caused
hy the fierce glare of the border sun.
Eyes that were perfect when the sol
dicrs left home have in many in
stances fallen to very low rating,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
MILITIA ON DUTY
m TWENTY Middle
WESTERN STATES
rEysORsHIP DOES NOT ALLOW
LOCATION OF TROOPS TO BE
PUBLISHED; TREATIES WITH
GERMANY MAY BE ABR0GATED
tBy Associated Press. J

Washington. March % Twenty
tdd;tional complete infantry regi-
|nents and five additional separate
|tattalions Of National Guard troops
were ordered into the service for the
protection of property in the event
III possible internal disorder.
eer western and middle western
States. not included in the orders on
Sunday. The War Department did
not disclose the special industries or
other points to be guarded, and
newspapers will be asked not to pub
lish this information.