The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
NEW FEATURES FUR
 LIBRARY MEETING
Will Be Held At AnniSton No-
 vember 19 to 21
T.. M. OWEN IS PRESIDENT
Eight Cases Have Already Been Re. ceived at Pasteur Department for Treatment for Rabies-Me-
 morial To Uncle Remus.

moral To Uncle RemuS.
 Montgomery, October 27.-(Special)- Thomas M. Owen, president of the Ala bama Library association, announces that the meeting to be held November l9 to 21, at Anniston and Jacksonville, will have many interesting and quite new features. Among them will be sessions at Jacksonville and Oxford, though the meeting will be authoritatively at An niston One of the feature addresses will be by pr. Thomas M. Palmer, head of the Girls Industrial school at Monte vallo where much attention has been given to library work.
 A symposium of library beginnings will bring out many interesting experiences that are expected to be of value. The state now has 150 library institutions, most of which are free. It has also far more trained librarians than ever before. notable advance in this was the library training class held under the auspices of the library section of the state depart ment of archives and history. Director Owen of the state department regards this is a great move in the interest of library work New libraries have been installed during the year at the Judson in stitute at Marion, Talladega and Avon- dale. Ground for a library has also been broken at Troy, and one of the finest in the south is the new Carnegie library at Auburn.
 The officers of the Alabama association are: Thomas M. Owen, Montgomery, president; C. c. Thach, Auburn; E. P. Buchner, University, and J. c. DuBose, Birmingham, vice presidents; Francis Nimmo Greene, Montgomery, secretary; Laura M. Fillmore, Montgomery, treas urer; executive council, in addition to the officers, J. H. Philips, Birmingham; Alice Wyman, Montevallo; ". E. Strip lin, Gadsden; Frances Higgins. Selma; D. P. Christenberry, Greensboro.
 Eight Rabies Cases.
 With the Pastuer department of the state health laboratory barely open a month there have been registered eight patients who have been the victims of mad dogs. The first, small boy, is now almost ready to be discharged, his treat ment being more than half over. Dr. E. M. Mason, bacteriologist, who is in charge, is gratied at the ability of the state to thus take care of a class of patients who, in the main, are not able to go to Atlanta or other places where it would be an extra expense.
 Sending Out Blanks.
 pr. W. H. Sanders, state health off cer, is getting ready the blanks to be sent out this winter for the reports of the new year. The papers are sent di- rect to tke mid-wives as well as to the doctors, so that the statistics of all kinds can be quickly secured. The blanks are now being printed and they will be mailed the last of the month of November. In the main the doctors are aiding in every curing all the much needed statistics.
 Uncle Remus Memorial.
 State Superintendent of Education H. c. Gunn6s is interested in the effort to erect n emorial to Joel Chandler liar ris in Atlanta. In response to a request from J. G. Lester, the secretary of the memorial association in Atlanta, he will encourage the teachers to take the mat ter up with the children. All moneys will be collected by the teachers and sent direct to MT. Lester in Atlanta, as the department has no way to look after it. MT. Gunnels would like to see a general response to the call on the part of the teachers and children.
 pr. Bragg at Home.
 Dr. Shirley Bragg state jail inspector. who has been in the east for several weeks, is back in the city, He spent Monday in his office getting things to his notion He is not yet strong, but is feeling very much better. During his absence the burden of the office has fallen upon Chief Clerk Adams, who has had a busy time with number of jails that needed attention. He has found a num- Der of them that had to be raked over the coals, but in the main it is more the lack of facilities to keep them than in difference on the part of the sheriffs and other officers.
 Capital Reduced.
 Notice of reduction of capital stock from S1 1,0S0000 to s968, 300 has been made by the American Pig Iron Storage company of New Jersey. R. E. Steiner of Montgom- cry is the agent.
 A new organization is the Finley Mer- cantile company of Pollard with capital of s1O,0O0 W. A. Finley, sr., and w. A Finley, Jr., and several other Finleys are the incorporators.
 Birch-Steele Case.
 Before calling the regular session of. the United States court of appeals at New Orleans the judges who sat at the term just ended here will confer on the case of Alex Birch ys. N. L. Steele involving the right to the office of referee at Bir- mingham. Judge Don Pardee went from here to Atlanta, Judge w. E. Burns to Dallas, Tex and Judge D., D. Shelby to Huntsville, Ala.
 New of Montgomery.
 J. M. Brooks is under arrest, charged with passing a bad check on the O. K Grocery Co. He is said to be an insur- ance agent.
 Gen. Bibb Graves, who Is back from Chicago says that the democrats have a fine show to win the election. General Graves was there for a week in an ad- visory capacity.
 Thomas H. Lang, aged 55 years, died suddenly at his home in this city Tues day. He had heart failure.
 Ray billiard. the 14-year-old Georgia boy, who was found i'll in some weeds near the ice plant Monday, was sent to St Margaret's hospital.
 
 Football Player Dies.
 Logan, Utah. October 27.-Thomas