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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-07
Miss Yern ID. RiIhrax

Miss Vera E. Bilbray, a niece of J. s. Falkner of Ensley, died at a private hospital in Birmingham Tues day morning of pneumonia following an operation. She was member of the Baptist Sunday school and church of Ensley and widely loved by her associates Miss Blbray has resided with her uncle, MT. Falkner, in Ems ley for the past several years. She is survived by three brothers and three sisters, E. E. Bilbray, Mar win Bilbray and Newell Bilbray; Mrs. Charles Bearden ofa Vincent. Miss Bessie and Miss Robbie Bilbray of Tuscaloosa.
 Funeral services will be held from the Ensley Baptist church this aft ernoon at l o'clock. The interment etyill be at Vincent. The following members of her class at the Sunday school will act as pallbearers: Hulan Whitehead. T. Holmes, Jr., Ray Mass Ter. Burdette Bates, William McCul- tough and David Vines. The mem bers of the Fidellas class will act as honorary pallbearers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-07

The Ensley Highlands pharmacy was sold yesterday to pr. c. R. walker by Grover. Cleveland, accord Ing to an announcement made by Dr. Walker, The store occupies one of fEe new brick buildings at Palmer citation It has been operated by Mir. Cleveland for some time and is con sldered very choice stand.
 Dr. Walker was for years owner Of the Walker drug store at Avenue and Nineteenth street, which he sold some time ago. He bought the gasoline filling station on the eor- Ter of and Nineteenth across the street from his drug store, and has been operating that business
 Dr. Walker said yesterday he would continue to operate the filling sta ton as well as the Ensley Highland pharmacy.
 MT. Cleveland, it is announced, will make his future home in South Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-07
LsEel Nctics NO. lel6

State of Alabama ". One Five pa sse nger Esssx Automobiie, License No. s7ial, Motor No. sefo. Model No. 1918: Cir cult Court. Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama: fin Equity.
 By virtue of decree rendered in tho above styled cause on the 2d day of ister of the circuit court. Tenth Judicial circuit of Aiabania. shall proceed to sell at public outcry: to the highex and best doof of Jefferson county, Alabama, at Bir- mingham, within the legal hours of sale. on Monday, September IS. 1921, the fol. lowing described automobile, to-wit: One fiye-psssenger Essex automobile, license No. e7l2t motor No es1o, model Witness this the 3d day of Septem Dor, 1891. HUNTER ARMSTRONG,
 Register.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-07
Legal Notice
 Nn acAE

State Of Alabama vs. One Buick Roadster Automobiie. License No. i4165 Motor No. Efsbs4o. Model 1920; Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama; in Equity.
 By virtue of . decree rendered in the above styled cause the 31st day of August. 1921. l. Hunter Armstrong, reg ister of the circuit court. Tenth judicial circuit of Alabama. shall proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash In front of the courthouse door of Jefferson county, Alabama, at Bir- on Monday. September 1s. 1921. the fol- lowing described automobile, to-wit: One Buick roadster automobile, license Mo- 141s6, motor No. 1S564o model 1920, to satisfy said decree.
 Witness this the 3d day of September 1ea1. HUNTER ARMSTRONG;,
 ReRiafer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-07
Free Day swimminx Pool

IL was announced yesterday by F. M. Cook, manager of the municipal swimming pool, that every Thursday hereafter the pool would be open to ladies between the hours of and 6 o'clock free. This policy is coupled to that of permitting all boys under Is years of age to use the pool free on Friday of every week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-07
WALKER RENTERS DRUG BUSINESS
Buys Highlands Pharmacy In Ensley From Grover
 Cleveland

The Age e-Hsrsid maintains a special ourssu in Ensley for handling core spondeBce and advertising, Avenue E and Seventeenth street; Clyde W. En- his. representative. phone Ensley s7S. For subscriptions, call Circulation de- partmept. Main &900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-07
LEGAL NOTICES
Legal Notice

NO. S644
 State of Alabama vs. One Ford Roadster Automobile, License No. 16t6s, Motor No. 221<S4s; Circuit Court Tenth Judi cial Circuit of Alabama; In Equity.
 By virtue of decree rendered in the above styled cause on the 31st day of August. 1921, I, Hunter Armstrong. reg ister of the circuit court, Tenth judicial circuit of Alabama, shall proceed to sell at public outcry, to the highest and best bidder for cash in front of the courthouse door of Jefferson county. Alabama. at Bir- rningham, within the legal hours of sale, on Monday, September 19 1921, the fol- lowing described automobile. to-wit: {: One Ford roadster automobile. license No. 1645s. motor No. 2214s4s, to satisfy said degree.
 Witness this the 3d day of September, 1921. HUNTER ARMSTRONG;, ct
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11

expected and idylllc charm. The life
of the natives; the little touches of
more gentle human character; the tiny
child who offered me fruit, which l at
first declined, until l noticed the ex-
preston of disappointment and NOR
tification upon the boys face, and
then the radiant and almost ridlcu-
lous satisfaction Of the little fellow
when / pretended to enjoy his half
ripe offering; the many attempts Of
the wild people about me to propiti.
ate me; their curiosity as to our own
manners and customs, as when one
venerable inhabitant of the village led
me gently aside to inquire why we
walked so energetically up and down
the village green. For health's sake
was my reply. Indeedr said the old
Mohammedan, and may l ask how
many such daily turns, up and down,
ii may require TO keep Christian in
good health all afforded matter of
interest and reflection.
"Raisuli was confronted by the prob
lem as to what disposition he was to
make Of the seventy thousand silver
Spanish dollars which he demanded
for our release. Here at Tsarradan
there were no iron safes. nor so much
as house with cellar, while the
thatch of skaff, or dried reeds, the
only roofing of the houses, offered but
poor security should he leave so much
Stn In will hn
self was but transient sojourner.
AT last the mules bearing the sill
yer dollars, carefully packed in boxes,
arrived and the bullion was counted.
81 was summoned by Raisuli The
silver he said, has been counted
in Spanish dollars; but these letters,
showing me as he spoke check book
containing certified checks on the Com
toir d'Escompte, the French bank at
Tangier, of the value of these, which
are supposed to represent fifty thou
sand dollars. | know nothing. How
ever, / will accept them on your per
sonal guarantee, but on that condition
only
"When / had examined the checks
l gave the required assurance YER
bally, and Raisuli, leading me TO the
door, where | found my horse wait
ing for me, bade me adieu, saying that
he had learned TO look upon me as a
friend, and that he hoped | cherished
no i'll feeling on account of my deten-
ton. He furthermore assured me that
should any danger menace me in the
future, that not only he himself, but
any of the men of the three tribes
under his orders, would hasten TO my
relief.
THUS | left him, and pushing on
as rapidly as we could we were soon
in the midst of large armed escort
which had come from Tangier to see
us safely home"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11
BOKHARA: STRATEGIC
CENTER OF TRANS
CASPIAN REGION

Reported nervousness on the part
OF the Bolshevik leaders at a grow
ing restiveness under Soviet institu-
tons In the region Of the Caucasus,
raises the question whether similar
conditions may not be present III Box
nara, just across the Caspian sea,
where plots and counter plots have
followed one another bewllderingly
during the last few years.
BOkhara, dusty and tawny in tone,
is nevertheless colOrful city because
of the striking costumes of the male
inhabitants. The women, clad in SOM
Der tones and hiding their faces be-
hind horsehair wells which resemble
window screening. avail themselves of
protective cooration which enables
them to move like shadows about the
ancient city. But the BOkhara male,
be he Usbeg, Sart, Persian, or Talk,
utilizes all the colors and tints of the
solar spectrum in his costume.
Bokhara is an important religious
center. 1t has 364 mosques. With a
practically unknown railway running
south to the Afghan frontier its To-
cation in the midst of Central Asia
gives 1t a strategic Importance that
Is little appreciated
The Khanate of Bokhara has an
area about equal to that of Utah, but
with four times the population. Since
the outbreak of the war, its fortunes
ein H IN pf no 4 ha
been an independent khanate, showing
its prerogative by taking up the rails
of the Trans-Caspian railway which
passed through its territory. Several
times ii has been under the control of
the Bolshevik forces. The Amir had a
dierS, many of whom carelessly
lounged along the stone passageway
which leads up To the Ark, or castle.
On this incline. i'm front of the royal
residence. formerly there was enacted
every Friday morning ceremony i'm
pressive in its dignity and dazzling
in its color effects. Hundreds of sol
emn mullahS. clad in bright silk robes
of stick candy stripes or gorgeous gol-
den suns on purple fields, belted with
silver, and with buckles as large as
salad plates, gathered here in impress
sive rows. each with n priceless prayer
rug beneath his feet
These were not the dashing types
which once made Mohammedanism a
power from Mecca To Gibraltar but
the ceremOnialists whose religion Is
thing of dignity and prosperity
founded on trade rather than life
in the saddle. In unison they bow
low so that only broad backs can he
seen, but moment later all are erect
with their spoteSs white turbans the
most prominent feature In C scene 50
colorful that only an Oriental sun
could harmonic it.
Bokhara is architecturally unimpres-
sive but nowhere are there more at
tractive Oriental bazaars. Brass
smiths vie with goldsmiths to add the
CLINT of glowing metal TO the half
tight Of the covered souks and there
the makers of peculiar Bokhara caps
display their brightly cOlored wares
the edges gliStening with soft furs
from Siberia
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11

no 90 cen dot beezness. T say mebbe
Itry maka da money dat way eef he 60
cen da partner weeth me.
I tella da boss ees no costa mooch
for do dat. / say eef he furnish da
mush ! gotta plenta room cen my
house. And eef he gotta plenta mush
for fila dat room we gotta greata
beega bezness starta weeth.
But da boss tella me dunno soma
ting yer moOch. He taxa me out one
day for show me wot da mush room
Iooka like. He finda some tOadstoOl
and tella me OATS da mush room.
You know ! getta so mad no care
for da job. i spaka right up and tella
da boss he dunno somating, too. i tella
heem he craze cen da head try maka
me tink tOadstool ees da mush room.
But he say was da sauna ting only ds
toadstOol grow wild and da mush room
grow cen da garden.
i no tink anything can be sOmating
else jusa because ees Ieetie wild.
feegure ees da sama ting no matter
wot kinda reputash he gotta. Eef da
boss tink dat way he sure gonna bug
ahOuse. Mebbe somaday he try tella
me horse ees da horse eef ees tame,
but horse ees COW eef ees wild.
Wot YOU tink?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11
MOROCCO: BANDITRY
THERE A PROFESSION

The United States has had diplomat
&c difficulties in recent years with the
people of northern Morocco where
Spanish armies have just scored their
greatest success in sustaining the col
onial power Of Spain in Africa. Some
insight into the kind of people with
whom the Spaniards have had to deal
is contained In the following commun-
ication TO the National Geographic so
ciety, concerning Raisuli, ''the villa
of Morocco" whose raids caused pollt
ical crisis In Spain.
"He could not bear TO hear child
cry, while on several occasions / no
ticed his care even TO avoid allowing
the bees collected In his cup to drown"
Is the surprising statement, not Of
friend, but Of the wealthy American
who was held for ransom by Raisuli
in 1904, until President Roosevelt sent
q feet Of warships and his famous
ultimatum, 'Perdicaris alive or Raisuli
dead to Morocco.
"In many respects the man inter
ested and attracted me in spite OF all
NY al AhONiNNo lOi WI
tInues the writer, Ion Perdicaris.
"Raisuli was at once so gracious and
dgnified, not to us only, but to his
own wild adherents, who evidently
idolized their chieftaln, whose posi-
tIon among them seemed that of the
head Of Highland clan in the olden
times.
He was quick to see the humorous
aspect Of situation, while his repair
tee was as immediate and to the point
as though he had been born In County
Galway itself. In fact / discovered
10 my CONSERVATION that / was begin
ming to like the man in spite of my
natural resentment. l found myself
unconsciousIy accepting his contention
that he was not a mere brigand or cat
tle-lifter, but q patriot struggling to
rescue his Berber followers from the
tyranny OF the corrupt shereefan off,
Gals. His charm of voice, the nat
ural poise and dignity Of his manner,
his self-control under provocation, all
betrayed a superior character.
"In fact, this strange experience
while I'm camp with Raisuli at Tsarra-
dan began to assume an aspect of un-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11
HUNGARY: HUMBLED AND
ISOLATED

Hungary, cut practically to half its
former sise by the Treaty OF versailles
and now disassociated from Austria
and having no alliance with other
neighbors, IL peopled by a race un-
usual In many ways, according 10 the
following communication to the Ma
tionsl Geographic society by c. Town
ley-Fullam:
Pastoral Hungary has features all
its own. 1t stretches across the vistas
Of the Great Plain in the region OF
the Hortobagy. There Is the genu-
Inc original Magyar, the Sentaur-Ma-
zeppa. who, like his sires of old, that
rushed Alexander on the plains of Sog-
diana, rides like devil of the twi-
light; eats, drinks sleeps on his small,
tireaess charger, and chokes with pure
delight In lust of life and rush of
wind. The long white 'gatya'-nO pen
itent sheet-the embroidered sleeve
less waistcoat, the plumed or be-rib-
boned hat, the gorgeous mantle, the
deep-bowled pipe, mark this tanned
Bacchanalian cavalier more surely
cultivates no circus trick, but he and
his horses are Freemasons in one craft.
There Is nothing spectacular in this
mans work nor annals. His blood
brother, the shepherd of the night, sus-
tains himself on sheep cheese and milk
and In his lonely vigils could still do
service to astronomy. The Queens
land sQuatter has no such run as the
shepherd of the plain, whose vistas
are wide, illimitable and peaceful.
"What may be the psychological
keynote Of pastoral and peasant
people, shepherd kings. whose whole
corporate national life has been one
long test Of endurance that In the end
has tired out Turk, Teuton, Slav, and
even Destiny herself? A musical,
wine-loving, hOspitable race; warm.
generous and combative; proud and
vain; lowered with the curse of Reu-
ben, with total incapacity to unite
on great issues and the power to fight
on any soil but his own.
Imagine this people, Its gods still
the bards of the victor's camp, cut
of from all the world we know by its
Turanian tongue, whose beauty
chained the admiration of Cardinal
Mezzofanti (who is said to have spok-
en- 90 languages), but maintaining its
own as a minority by sheer force of
character in that strange pentecOstal
mosaic Of race, creed, and caste which
until recently held the Danube and
the Central Plain as Austria-Hungary
Imagine q virile stock which can
still sit and think. can fall into gleam-
ing frenzy as its harp or picture-post
storms a delicate imagination with
breathless deed; race which com
bines the Buddhist aversion from ac-
tion with the Celtic instinct of oppo-
sition; improvident, lavish, naively
charmed at the courtesy of the
stranger; simple, with the barbarian
lust of pleasure to the eye; sensitive
to Its Utmost chords to gentleness-
passionate, dreamy race of fatal
lists; the true Asian mystery"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11
KIACHOW: THE FIUME
OF CHINA

KiachOw, China, was seized by Ger
many in 1897 and captured by the
Japanese when the latter entered the
World war in 1914. It's permanent
disposition has been the subject of
wide discussion, especially i'm the Uni
ted States because of our historic
friendship with both China and ia
pan. Now dispatches state that n
japanese representative al the first
meeting of the League Of Nations an
nounced that his country is ready To
prepare for the transfer of this ter
ritory back to China.
Following the murder of two Ger
man missionaries in 1897, Germany
employed her retaliatory seizure of
Kachow as a means of obtaining IN
indemnity and a 99-year lease Oh
Tsingtau and the bay of KiachOw. She
gave the name of Kiachow to the en-
tire German concession. which is not
of the same name. The concession in
cludes the German-built city of Using
tau, outlying towns, and the bay.
which has narrow outlet into the Vel
low sea on the west coast of the prov
ince Of Shantung.
TSingtau illustrates aptly Germany'S
pre-war methods of getting a foreign
fOothOld in anticipation of her dream
of world domination. The setting of
this effort lay in a province conSpicu-
Gus in Chinese history for 1000 years,
and revealing traces Of pre-Chinese
inhabitants. For Shantung was the
birthplace and teaching field both of
Confucius and Mencius. There also
the Boxer movement first was directed
against foreigners.
But the harbOr of KiachOw, appar-
emily, interested the Germans more
than history 1t is considered one of
the best along the Chinese coast, and
to have a stronger natural defense
than Port Arthur
Back of the city rise hills as high
as 1000 feet and n range COO feet
high dominates the harbor. This range
was utilized by the Germans for forts
where they mounted powerful Krupp
GUNS tOiililuilhihS tNtiy polIl vi ldllu
and sea approach. When the Germans
completed their defenses Tsingtau was
considered one Of the most strongly
fortified ports on the globe.
All this protection was not to be
afforded fishing village and none
too busy harbor. Natives were per-
suaded to move, and the lessons built
a typical German city on the site Of
Tsingtau. They also renamed this
city, calling 1t Ching-tao, but the older
name chung to IT,
Streets were laid out, and given
German names. German banks Ger
man industries, including brewerieS
and German hotels were established
No other postoflice than the German
one was permitted to handle foreign
mail.
Germany not only obtained indemni-
ties and the 1913 square miles area
and bay described but mining and
railway concessions. Shantung has
fertile, well cultivated lands. coal
fields, deposits of iron, gold and other
metals, and small diamonds are found.
A railway was built to Chinanfu, con.
Meeting with important inland lines.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11
HONDURAS: LAND OF
RIVERS AND BIG
DERT

Honduras, least developed of the five
Latin American countries which are
now considering the formation of Il
United States of Central America"
is country of hills and valleys: of
rain and sunshine; of large and small
rivers.
A half dozen rivers may be crossed
in one day, and while they are usually
narrow and shallow, few hours rain
will turn them into roaring torrents,
absolutely impossible. A traveller may
be held up for many days by stream
that when he first crossed it was less
than three feet in depth
Honduras is said to be the most
backward of all the Central American
republics. and she will remain 50 until
railroads cross the country and the
government becomes stable. Then
there will be great opportunities there
for many. and Americans and Ameri-
can capital will always be welcome.
The country is just little larger
than the State of Pennsylvania. yet ii
has population of only little more
per capita debt of any country on the
face of the globe except New Zealand
at least il had before the present
European war upset all statistical con-
dtiOns. 1t owes $500 per capita Most
of this debt was created by loan-shark
methods, however, for Honduras would
agree TO pay so to get one-or som<
such ridiculous proportion.
The name of the country is said to
be derived from a Spanish term mean
ing depth" the early explorers hav-
ing found difficulty In striking water
shallow enough for anchorage. They
were so delighted when they reached
the Nicaraguan shore nearby that they
called the headand "Cape Gracias n
DiOs" (Cape Thanks to Cod name
IL still holds.
AS rule, the night will be spent In
n native house, sometimes little more
than a hut. built of mud, matched or
rooted with tiles. One is apparently
always welcome to the best the house
affords: but a hammock as part of the
travellers outfit is a necessity. for tile
beds of stretched bull-hide or canvas
are usually fully occupied, If not by
those at whose homes you are guest
then by other residents greatly TO be
feared
Everybody sleeps in one room-men.
women, and children together. Your
hosts are curious, but politely so.
watching you undress and get into
your hammock. with calm stare that
must not be considered impertinent
for n white man is not an everyday
visitor. One learns seldom to undress
completely.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11

nNE time lasa week l reada cen da
" paper bOuta one guy maka plenta
money weeth da mush room. never
see dat before so l aska my boss
wheecha hotel gotta dat kinda room.
He tella me da mush room ees no
somating gooda for eat. Well, l eata
mush cen da room plenta time, but
dunno how can maka money dat way.
/ tink da boss gotta leetle deesgust
when l tella heem j never been cen da
mush room before. But he tella me
was plenta money can be made weeth
da mush room. He aska me wot for
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11
Melons.

Melons.
Melons were first extensively cultt
vated In France early In the Seven
teenth century, but were known TO the
ancients from the commencement Of
our era. The Egyptians grew them.
They are said to have been carried 70
America by Columbus. and to thu
Malay archipelago by the Portuguese.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-23
ASK RELEAsE IRON asylum

An order has been issued by Chief
Judge Hammond Urner requiring the
authorities at Springfield Hospital,
sykesvflle. to produce Carrie SieF in
the Court Saturday. December H. The
order. was issued in response TO a pc
titions filed by George A. Sier, her
father.
Il is cOntended that she has been
Illegally committed to the insane nsy-
lum. She was committed by order Of
the county commissioners bn the GER
tificate Of only one physician pros
nOuncing her insane, and the law re-
qnires two. II IL contended by the pc
titioner that one Of the two certificates
placed before the county commission
ers merely pronounced her subnormal
and recommended her being sent some
where for treatment II did not state
that she was insane.
II IS also commended by counsel for
the petitioner that she was entitled TO
a jrryaf insanity.