The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-17
ALABAMA DOCTORS
 MEET IN MOBILE pr. KiIIebrew BeSpeakS Well come for the Association K. AND L. OF H. IN SESSION State Tax Commission Lays Down the Law to the County Commissioners
 for outraeeously Low
 Assessments.

Mobile, April 16.-(Special)-T annual convention of the Alabama Medical asso- citation was called to order at noon to- day at the association's auditorium by the president, pr. G. H. McWhorter of Riverton. The convention was opened with prayer by Rev A. c. Harte. Dr. J. B. Killibrew, president of the Mobile ounty Medical society, delivered the ad- dress of welcome on behalf of the local physicians. and Mayor Lyons on behalf of the citizens.
 The morning hours were consumed with the annual address of the president and the reports of the various officers of the association. This afternoon the dele- gates were given a boat ride on the river and bay. Tonghts session was devoted to the reading and discussion of papers. The eighth biennial session of the grand lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor convened in the Odd Fellows hall th.s morning, being called to order by Grand Protector D. D. Baker of Selma. The address of welcome of B. B. Boone, who was taken ill this morning, was read by Mai. R. T. Erwin. The response was made by D. D. Baker. The reports showed that the order is in good condition. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
 Past grand protector, D. D. Baker of Selma; grand protector, Louis Schwarz, Birmingham; vice grand protector, Jo- seph H. Locke, Mobile; grand secretary, Edward L. Cahall, Mobile; grand treas urer, s. Spiro, Birmingham; grand sehap- lain, Mrs. H. Chestnut, Birmingham; grand guide. Mrs. L. B. Mathews, Bir- mingham: grand guardian, Charles Ailen' Mobile; grand sentinel, D. c. Edwards, Selma; grand trustees, H. Englehardt, Montgomery; Robert T. Erwin, Mobile; J. B. Stanley, Greenville.
 Montgomery was chosen as the next place of meeting.
 The state tax commission laid down the law to the board of revenue ana road commissioners of this county Tn conference held today on tax matters. Judge Mitchell of the state commlsslon' made a very persuasive address to the county board, telling them the state com mission ndd CdTelully tAohiiitSN NiiS w ords and that in comparison with other counties Mobile was way below them, in fact, outrageously low
 He explained the law to the board and told them that at their annual assess ment meeting they must take up the cases where property was undervalued ana as- sess it according to law. He said that afterwards the assessments would be gone over. by the state commission and if 1ox tla etc Ia commission would come here and assess the property eouit- ably itself, although they would not like to be forced to do this. A number of cases were cited, including one piece of property which was assessed on the tax books for $500 and recently sold for $13- 600.
 Other cases of alleged insufficient as- sessment were the Battle House lot, Bienvile. Cawthorn and Stanadrew ho- tels and some big tracts of land. This state of affairs has been no secret in this city and has been known of all men and frequently openly commented upon but notwithstanding this the action of the state commission caused consid- erable talk
 A change of schedule by the Mobile and Ohio railroad, effective Sunday last, changes the hour of the Havana lmiteds 
 a. m.
 Miss Ethel Hodgson was married to- night at o'clock to Julian Waters at the family home on Government street in the presence of the immediate friends of the families. The groom is promi- nent merchant and cotton factor and the bride is the only daughter of Col. Joseph Hodgson being prominently connected urftb of influential fam flies of this state and Louisiana and prominent in newspaper circles here. brilliant reception, which was attended by the society people of the city, fol- lowed the ceremony, which was per formed by Rev. Matthew Brewster of Christ church.
 The Cawthon Realty, owners of the Cawthon hotel, has awarded the contract for the S5SOOO seventh story addition to the Interstate Construction company, which is now erecting the new eight-story Van Antwerp building Work will be started in about two weeks.
 This morning at 30 o'clock the fire department was called to fire in a negro dwelling in the northern part of the city, a church next door being damaged.
 After the fire was practically out and while number of firemen were standing at the side of the negro house, which was gutted brick wall fell toward them without warning and they were all struck by the debris. Fireman Reed was buried beneath the wall. but was dug out in a few minutes badly cut and bruised about the body but his injuries are not se- rious. City Electrician Tom Chamberlain was struck about the shoulders by fall ing timbers and knocked away from the debris. His legs below the knees were badly bruised and cut. The other in- jured firemen are Claude Johnson, George Van, George Smith, who were only slight Iy hurt and were able to continue work with their company. Chief Price of the