The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-12
POLITICAL TRICK
 IN CHAT TANOOGA Blank Registration Certificates
 Are h Circulation VERY EASY GAME TO WORK Tick Inspector of the County Declares the Inspection to Be a Farce as It Has Been Carried on
 Too Long.
VERY EASY GAME TO WORK

Chattanooga, Tenn. December H. (Special. .)-The sensation of the present political campaign is the discovery that number of registration certificates, signed in blank are in circulation and are being held by men who are not legal voters in some of the wards of the city. Just how many of these blank certifi- cates are in circulation is not known, but a number of them have been dis covered sufficient to create the impress sion that a scheme of repeating in con- siderable proportions was on foot to fur ther somebody's race in the coming pri- mary. The first impression was that the certificates had been made out dur ing the recent supplementary registra- ton, but this Is not true Examination of the few found prove that they were issued during the general registration of last August. There are two regis practice, especially where the registra- ton is heavy, for them to sign up a large number of certificates in advance, so as to facilitate registration. This prac- tice has evidently made 1t easy for some one to steal enough certificates to cut considerable figure in any primary, as all that would be necessary would be to insert a name and the certificate is complete. How many of the blank cer- tincates are in circulation is not known.
 Four recruits have been added to the United States army so far this month through the local recruiting station. This is the usual average. There arc generally about 20 men sent from here each month to the army instruction camp at Columbus, o. Only white men are taken at the local station, as the negro regiments are all complete. Colored men who have seen service, however, and who wish to join again. are enrolled.
 Nine new sailors were enrolled at the naval recruiting station for Uncle Sam last week and four have signed up this week. The last weeks recruits have been sent to the training school at Nor folk, to be instructed in seamens arts. The others will be sent there later.
 During the past few days 1t has de- veloped that a majority of the tick in- spectors employed by the county board of health are in entire sympathy with the ideas of the board which discon- tinued their services during the winter months in direct opposition to the de- sires of MT. Potter, the United States veterinary surgeon, who Is generally supposed to be here in charge of the work. Authority for this statement Is George W. Brown, well known resi- dent of B'airmount, and for the past two years employed by the county board of health in the capacity of tick in- spector Despite the fact that if the ideas advocated by MT. Brown are to be carried out he will lose job that during the past year melted him over ss5O he is emphatic in his declaration that what he terms the farce" of tick inspection has been carried on alto gether too long and that 1t is time that the "nuisonce.' as he terms 1t. was abated.
 That ground will be broken for the new freight depot of the Central of Georgia railroad in this city about Jan uary 1, or very soon thereafter, is all most assured. This latest railroad pro- feet affecting Chattanooga will fill up still another of the valuable properties adjacent to the Chattanooga terminal. It is stated that the tenants now oc- cupying the property have been notified to leave at once or as soon as possible. It Is not ascertained whether or not the contract for building the depot has been awarded.