The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
SICK WITH FEVER
AND AWFUL HUNGER
Family Is Found Living in a
Deserted Barn
PROUD OF BIRMINGHAM
Citizens of Decatur Rejoice In Birming-
ham Census acknowledgements
Are Sure of yictOry-Judge
Richardson Speaks
PROUD OF BIRMINGHAM

Decatur September 3O-(Special. y
Sick and hungry, without food or medi-
cal attention or assistance of any kind
white man, his wife and six children,
the oldest IA years and the youngest 4
months were found sleeping on the bare
floor of a deserted barn about one mile
from the city by Captain Wales of the
local Salvation Army yesterday The
family were taken to the Salvation Army
hospital here, where they are being
cared for.
This family came here about three
months ago in house boat from Chat
tanooga. At that time they received aid
from the local Salvation Army. 1t was
thought they had gone back to Chatta-
nooga, but it has just been learned that
they sold the boat for a few dollars to a
negro and then moved into the deserted
barn. The entire family are sick with
chills and fever. As soon as they can
back to Chattanooga.
Proud of Birmingham
Among the citizens of the two Deca-
turs and of this section of the state in
general there is feeling of much salts
faction over the growth OF the city of
Birmingham, as announced the census
figures given out by the United States
census department yesterday. Mayor
Henry A. Skeggs of Decatur says that
the people of Alabama in general should
be proud that they have city in the
state with over 100000 people.
Democrats Optimistic
We'll informed democrats here say that
in this end of the state the congression-
al, state and county democratic tickets
will receive the usual democratic MAORI
ties this year.
Delegates Appointed
Mayor Henry A. Skeggs of Decatur
has appointed the following delegates to
the Tennessee River Improvement asso-
citation, which meets in Knoxville, Tenn,
October and I: B. F. Holmes, John A.
Thomson, S. w. Irwin, D. X. Lyde,
James L. Echols S. S. Broadus, w. A.
Brown, w. w. Garnett, J. H. Calvin, and
]. D. Jervis. Mayor Skeggs will also
likely attend this meeting himself.
Richardson Speaks
Judge William Richardson of Hunts
willie, congressman from this district and
democratic nominee to succeed himself
in Congress, spoke to a lareg crowd at
Moulton, the county seat of Lawrence
county, last night.
Judge Richardson again reiterated his
belief that the next Congress will be dem
ocratic. He made strong speech and
was given the best of attention.
MNeT Sues City
Because he fell into hole after night,
7. w. McNeff has asked that the city
of New Decatur pay him the sum of
$4,000. The matter has been referred
to the street committee for investiga-
ton.
On the night of July IS, at o'clock
in the morning, Mr.. McNeff says he was
on his way to work and that at the
corner of Fourth avenue and Jackson
street in New Decatur he fell into a
h ole because there was no light there
and the night was very dark. He says
one of his legs, his back and his spine
were badly injured as a result of the
fall
A. T. Cooke, who for several months
past has been the local manager of
the Western Union Telegraph office,
has Just been transferred to the Of
flee at Memphis, Tenn. He is. succeed
ed here as manager by ]. H. Jervis of
Morristown, Tenn.