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SIX REAL ESTATE NEWS An Interesting Review of Augusta Real Estate (By C. V. McAuliffe.) While It is true that the natural lulj In real entate activity Incident to mld ■ummer Ih now upon u», yet there 1* a very healthy undertone to the realty market and prlcea are holding firm with a fair demand. Empire Building Offices Wo are now closing up rental contracts for offices in this splendid building, and we ask that all parties interested see us t his week, as changes can ho made in the arrangement of their space at no expense if made now. Martin &Garrett 137 Jackson Street. Phone 224. REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE. Rental Agents of Empire Building. MODERN BUNGALOW * * * ’ 'Ji »' V * 4‘i ' ‘.< . . - 'ts ‘ >* '»■'w ' \T..- ' *r ' ‘ • •• • • , ;• t , j II Pries, •4000 location, MontP Sano. half block from car line. Rooms, 0 rooms, reception hall and hath. Lot, 55k 150. Terms, One-half caah, balance to suit purchaser. N. R.—This place Is Ideal for hot Treather; a dandy breeze night and day. GEO. A. BRIGGS PHONE 1551. 417 DYER BUILDING If you have property Tor sale list It with me and I will find a buyer. NOTICE If you intend buying on The Hill, I will sell you practically your own price, and on your own terms, lots on Glenn Avenue and Highland Avenue. FOR RENT New House of ten rooms. Possession at once. Three Furnished Houses on Hill for summer. Poh session at once. JOHN W. DICKEY The. result of the bond election hae demonstrated that while we Augus tang may differ politically, yet when It. comeg to a question affecting vitally the interest of the city, we can get together on the broad platform o( THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. progress and advancement. With such a spirit as this nothing can keep this old town back, and the citizen who cannot see substantial evi dence of thlß newer progressive Au gusta Is Indeed a pessimist. A resident of this city who has been absent about ten months, upon his return this week expressed his grati fied amazement at the splendid im provements on Broad street and the increased activity and progress every where In the city. The securing of the encampment of the national guards of three slates for Augusta Is another Indication of our new "Augusta Spirit,” and will result In a great advertisement for us all over the country, The extension of the trolly line to Aumond is bound to develop the sec tion through which It runs and It is probable will result In materializing the tourist hotel proposition in that ideal location. Reference has been made In these columns to the development going on In the section known as Turpin Hill, and the new immense fertilizer plant to be erected there this fall which will add greatly to our industrial as sets. The satisfactory progress of the le- V;e is instilling a greater feeling of security and confidence not before possessed. To conclude, now Is the time to get In on the ground floor and buy Au gusta realty and be in position to par ticipate in the profits which are bound to come. Building Permits The following Is a list of the permits issued by the city building inspector during the past week, amounting to over $100: s6to; W. T. Kalgler, frame dwelling. 121/ Mange. $125: Anuria Porter, general re pairs, 1222 Railroad Ave. $400: James Page, frame dwelling, 1441 Brown HI. $800: J. W. Fallow, build two cot tages, 1700 block Jones St. $450: C. V. McAuliffe, cottage, 1308 Wrightsboro road. $3,000: H. C. Twiggs, residence, 95 Bon Air Ave. $4,800: 1,. P. Tessler, residence, southwest corner Broad and Mills St. $1,400: Mrs. E. H. Gardner, resi dence, northeast corner Battle Row and Gary St. $300: Tom Walker, cottage, 1457 Railroad St. $150: J. N. Rarnes & Co., house and shed for stable and barn, 1740 Broad St. $800: Julius Jenkins, two cottages, Wheeler road and Monte Sano Ave. FATHER AND SONS DROWN. Raven, Va. —E. G. Gilliam, superin tendent of the Raven coal mine, and W. J. Revels and two of his sons were drowned near here this afternoon. One of the I.ewis boys got beyond his depth while in swimming. Mr. another son and Gilliam were drowned trying to rescue the drowning hoy. HAD TO PLAY POKER TO START PRESS BUREAU KING NICHOLAS OF MONTE NEGRO. Cettinge. —Baron Kruiff, an Aus trian, who has come here to start a press bureau, has learned old King Nicholas loves a game of poker. He had an audience with the King when he arrived and was told he could go to work. Next day His Majesty met him in the streets of Cettluje and asked: “Well, is the press bureau working yet 7" The Baron explained that he ha.l not obtained the government's sanc tion. “I’m the Government!” shouted the King in a real Montenegrin ruse. “When I tell you to do a thing you can and must do 1L” The Baron made matters worse by remarking: “I understood there was a constitution here.” The Kings rage grew wilder than ever and he rode off storming and swearing at all Austrians. That af ternoon Kniiff was summoned by the President in the King's Council and reproved for mentioning the word constitution in the King's presence "I don’t know if you will ever stsrt >our press bureau now," he added “His Majesty Is so furious that he cannot talk of anything else.” The poor Baron asked what he should do, as the Austrian Govern ment would cover him witlj disgrace If he went home without having done his work. After much talk the Pro mler said; His Majesty loves poker Invite me and some of his other courtle to play poker at your house His Ma jesty will hear oT it. He will tnen ask if you lose. We shall say you do. He likes to win, and so will ask you to play Baron Kruiff took the hint and Is now a constant visitor at the royal poker table. He has his bureau. Block on Crawford Avenue Sold By Jos. IV. Beasley Probably the largest real /estate deal in Augusta last week was the sale of a block of property on Crawford ave nue, between Hicks and St. Luke street, to Mr. Chas. J. Holder. The property Is a part of the old Allen es tate and was owned by Mr. R. E. Allen. It consls. of ten houses and is con sidered very valuable property. Mr. Holder bought as an investment and American Contractors and Investors May Find in Balkans a Lucrative Field Following Closing of War Berlin.—American contractors and In vestors may find in the Balkans a lucra tive field and it is certain that their European competitors are energectially exploiting th s area following the close of the war, which has served to release the economic energies of the hitherto unsettled states. An eminent authority on the subject Informs me that Greece Servla, Bulgarin and even Turkey—all are hastening to carry out long planned railways which are destined to trans form the economic conditions of the Balkans. Greece is easily the first owing to a variety of ' favorable circumstances. Those who are inclined to blame her for the slow pace of her political and so cial as well as economic development ought to remember that she has hitherto been condemned to a sort of geogra phical Isolation, due to the absence of ralway conneciion with Europe. To reach Athens from Europe it was neces sary to go either to Brindisi or eo Con stantinople. and there embark upon a boat. Her northern provinces of Thes saly were situated in this respect still worse. Not Greece’s Fault. All this, however, was not the fault of Greece. As far back as 1900, she made an agreement with the French Batig nolles Company for the construction of a line proceeding from Piraeus over Athens to Larissa, ami still further along the Tempe Valley to the mouth of the Venelos. Her idea was then to induce the Turkish government to construct a line from Salonika, going along the coast of the gulf to a Junction with the La rissa railway on the Graeco-Turkish frontier somewhere about Platamona Point. In this way Greece would have been connected with Europe by means of th Salonika-Uskub-Nlsh-Delgrade- Vienna railway. But Turkey would not at first even listen to the proposal, which threatened to add to the Greek influence at Salo nika, and when at last she did agrea she demanded that the line from Larissa should be carried to Salonla—not along PLOT TO SEIZE PERSIAN THROIE Humors Published Charging Ex-Shah, Mohammed Ali, Who Abdicated in 1909 With Planning Capture. Berlin.—Rumors and statements bearing some resemblance of author ity are continually being published here oT a plot for the seizure of the throne of Persia by the ex-Shah Mo hammed All, who abdicated in 1909. The present ruler of the Persian do main is the son of Mohammed Ali, «nd is known by the name of Nasr. The ex-Shah has just left Berlin, where he has been undergoing treat ment in a private nursing home for diabetes. He has gone to him home in Odessa, but will return to Western Europe for the “cure” at Carlsbad in May. According to existing ar rangements, Nasr will be crowned Shah in July, but Mohammed Ali hopes that hfs own plans will mean time have made such progress that if there is any coronation at all it will mean the restoring the crown to his own head. Frequent Visits. While he was in Berlin the ex-Shah received frequent visits from the Russian ambassador. it woudl appear that opinion in Persia is divided in the prospects of the ex-Shah succeeding in his schemes, but apart from the avowed reactionary section of the population everyone in Persia would be glad to see young Nasr ascending officially the throne of the Knjars. Though young, completing but his eighteenth year in July, he certainly conies to his office much better prepared by his education than any of his predeces sors. While his father was still nelr to the throne and governor of Azerbei jan. he, a young boy. began to study Russian, together with his elder brother, Etezad-es-Sultaneh. from one of the Russian officers at Tabriz, and continued his lesson afterwards at Teheran (when his father ascended the throne at the beginning of 1907), under Oapt. Smirnoff, who has re mained liis tutor and military Instruc tor to this day. Lectured. In September, 1909. on the deposi tion of Mohammed Ali, all his for mer teachers, with the exception of rapt Smirnoff. «ere removed and a special Shah's school was. established on the Initiative of the Regent Nasr el-Mulk, where the young Shah, to gether with his elder brother, the iiear-spparent, Mohammed Hassan bis uncle, Nasret es Sultaneh, and twelve other boys of the most distin guished Persian families, began to undergo a regular course of instruc tion. The curriculum consisted of lVrslnn and Arabic, as well as Rus sian and French, the latter being taught by M. de Morgny, the legal adviser of the Ministry of the Inte rior, who also lectured the boys on the elements of law. Teachings. In addition, the Shan and his school fellows '.ave been taught religion, palntng. caltgraphy. historv, geogra phy. arithmetic, physics, natural his tory, Persian literature and gymnas ties. in May every year examina tions have taken place at which the expects to make considerable improve ments. Mr. Beasley, through whom the transfer was made, said he was not at liberty to state the amount of the consideration but it is known to be quite large. The above deal is only one of a number of large deals made recently by Mr. Beasley, who stated yesterday that business since Jan. Ist has been better than at any time during the fifteen years he has been In business. the coast, as that would have exposed it to a naval attack from the Gulf, but straight through the mountains through Tyrnava and Elnssona to a junction with the Monntlr-Salonika line at Veri (Karaferia.) Propoeal Not Accepted. As the proposal was not acceptable to Greece, the negotiations came to a dead lock, and there the matter practically ended. But now that Greece has come into the possession not only of Salonika, but also of the greater part of the Sa lonika-Monastir line, she has hastened to take up the old agreement with the Soclete Batignolles. and M. Venlzelos signed the other day the final convention for the construction of the railway to Salonika. It will have a length of about 57 miles, and proceed from Karali- Zerven, the point where the branch from Larissa to the coast has stopped, along the coast over Ekaterina to Gida, close to Salonika, on the Mlnastlr line. Soon Be Ready. It is expected that Hen will be ready within a year, and then at last Greece will be in direct connection with Europe. Next comes Servia with her grand scheme for a Danube-Adriatic line. This I san old and favorite scheme of Servla first conceived by her as a means of econondc emancipation from Austria, through whose territory she has to do all her foreign trade. Later on she found an outlet through Salonika, but the port lying still In Turkish hands, the lJanube-Adriatic scheme continued to hold the field. Now it is officially announced that the work on the railway is about to be commenced. The line will start some what more to the north than was origi nally Intended, namely, at Breza Falan ka, where it will be connected by a bridge over the Danube with the Ruman ian railway junction in Servia, and thence, In accordance with the original plans, will proceed through Prishtina and Prizrend to the valley of the Black Drln, on the Albanian territory, emerge from the latter at Dlbra. and re-enter it again near Struga, in order to run the Skumbi, and finally reach Durazzo. Shah had ben rewarded with various I rizes. Since last autumn, when the Regent returned to Persia, the Shah has been in the habit of attending the Thursday meetingß of the Council of Ministers, thus acquiring a practical knowledge of State business. As the future head of the army, his military training is on the lines of that of other young officers in the Russian military colleges. Reduced. At present the studies at school have been rather reduced in scope, and the school itself only consists of eight scholars. It is probable that the next examination in May will also be the last, as the school will pre sumably be abolished. But the prac tical tuition in Russian and French will continue even after the corona tion, and there is a scheme in pre paration, according to which, before the expiry of Capt. Smirnoff's con tract, in the summer of 1915, the Shah will make a journey abroad with a view to studying the military organi zation in shaping the mind of the fu ture ruler of Persia, who is a very bright and intelligent youth enjoying the sympathies of the population and brnging to his task a more complete mental equipment than his almost il literate father. Real Estate Transfers $400: Willie E. Brown to Frederick F. Re ise, lot. $100: David G. Williams to Wm. Edgar Williams, half Interest, west side Sumner St. $150: Nancy E Stewart to Thomas Tage, south side Railroad Ave. $207.81: Os well R. Eve, receiver, to Morris A. Glllman, east side Carnes road, or 15th St. $3,800: W. M. Butt, executor, to Walter M. Reynolds, Jr., south side Reynolds St. $1,000: C. B. Matheny to Copeland H. Wright, south side Sllcox St. $360: Walter Jackson to Joseph C. Jackson, half Interest in west side of MoKinne St. $966 66: Bryan Cumming to Annie O. Smith and Mary G. Cumming, two sixths Interest in two lots. $400: Chas. T. Walker to Wm. T. Kaigler, north side Mauge St. $458.46: Isaac A. Williams to Bryson Crane, south side Parks Ave $750: Richard C. Norrell to Mrs. Nancy A. McElmurray, lot, $6,700: Richard E. Allen to Chas. J. Holder, east side Crawford Ave. $420: Geo. W. Bannister and Hattie A Bannister to Rebecca E McCann, lot. $725: Herbert V. Phi to Richard C. Norrell. two lots, west side Pearce St. 5 DEAD IN WRECK. Columbus, Ohio. —Five persons were killed tonight in a wreck on the Hock ing Valley Railroad near McArthur. Ohio, according to a report received here. DROPSY SPECIALIST Usunlly give quirk relief, neve entirely relieved many seemingly hopeless cases. KwelUnit and breath soos gone. Often g:\-es entire relief In 15 to II dsrs Trial treatment sent f*ee. DR. THOMAS E. UREEN Successor to Dr. H. M. Green's Sens Boa P Atlanta, at. WHAT ABOUT IT ? Hickman Road, Monte Sano, a good two-story house with seven rooms; has all the modern and up to date conveniences. A very large lot. This property is well located, giving you a beautiful view of the City and surrounding Country. We are only asking $5,500.00 for this place. And it would cost that much to build the house. And the lot is worth $2,000.00. So you have a chance to buy a $7,500.00 place for $5,500.00. How does that strike you? MONEY MAKERS Four Building Lots on Heckle street, near Walton Way, at $350.00 a piece. How does this catch you for a low price? They are worth $500.00 apiece. But the owner wants the Cash. So we are going to give somebody a bargain in the lots. They must he sold. W. T. Houston & Co. Phone 607. REAL ESTATE. Augusta, G-a. WALTON WAY HOME m IL Price, 84000 Ijocatisnu, JBU Waifcttm Wry {close to Bon Air Hotel.) Boom*,, i rooms, hall, bath mad large piazzas. lad. Terms can be arranged. Jff. B. — Fruit trees. shad® trees, garden, pretty lawn, broad piazzas, all tend to make this a most desirable home. GEO. A. BRIGGS PHOXE 1551. 417 DTHR BUILDING. II yon have property for sale list It with me and I Trill find a layer. FOR SALE We are In position to offer for sale, one of the most atrtactlve and the oldest established Brie k Manufacturing Plants In the city. Our proposition includes, approximately, one hundred (100) acres of land, sixty (60) acres of which is the finest Brick Clay in the Au gusta territory, with a fully equipped plant; within a half mile of the city limits; railroad tracks running into the property, and very convenient to the city wharf. This plant has an annual capacity of from eight to ten million bricks, and we are in position to sell the property at a price that will pay, approximately, thirty (30 per cent) per cent net on the investment, with the above output. For price, terms, and further particulars, please call at our office. Brickmaking in Augusta has always been a good business, but now, with the unprecedented growth and activity, it will be great Better see us and secure this property. Jas. R. League & Co. 212 UNION SAVINGS BANK BUILDING. PHONE No. 176 “Richmond Terrace” This is to notify the subscribers to lots on “Richmond Terrace” that the first payment will he due on the 18th, under the terms of their con tracts, that 100 lots were to be sold, before first payment was to be called for. Parties who have asked me to reserve lots arc requested to call, phone, or write me Monday, as there are others ready to sign contracts. Thanks to my friends, and The Herald. J. Hardwick Jackson Phone 3446. 409 Dyer Building. SUNDAY. JUNE 14.