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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-10-07

dow. The window is hinged at the
bottom and opens inward at the top,
and serves for ventilation as well as
light. Abundance of light for stables
is important hygienically, as direct
sunlight destroys many germs, is a
good drying agent, and adds cheer
fulness that is greatly to be desired
BY N. s. Mayo and H. w. Mumford
for Cyclopedia of American Agricul-
ture, l.. H. Bailey, Editor-!n-C Chief
Macmillan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-10-07

a farmer in 1896 cleveland days.
could buy tifty-nine pounds of granu-
lated sugar with ten bushels Ct corn.
Today he can buy i3l pounds Of sugar
with ten bushels of corn. Guess he
won't care to do any business with the
insurgents this fall. They don't like
to see him prosper.-Puebio (ColoJ
Sunday Opinion.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-10-07

Wash out the feed troughs, clean
the corners of the sour feed, and many
a case of colo will be avoided.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-10-07

Generally cows that consume the
most food, prodncs milk and cream at
the lowest rate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
ATKINSON GOES FOR
BRUNSWICK OPENING

After attending the joint meeting
between the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' association and inspecting the
properties of his company in this city,
Harry M. Atkinson, president of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad. returned to Atlanta last
night. Tomorrow he will be in Bruins
wick to assist In the formalities at
tending the Inauguration of the freight
and passenger service by the Clyde
line, which purchased his line of steam
ships.
In speaking of the plan whereby this
city will secure the back haul on ap-
proximately $4,000 bales of cotton an
nually from points west of Roanoke
Mr.. Atkinson said 1t materially as
sisted Birmingham in its cotton i'm
portance, and in recognition of that
fact Birmingham and the Atlanta, Bir-
mingham and Atlantic interests are
about the same.
The furnaces at Vanderbilt were in
several officers of the Birmingham Coal
and Iron company. At that plant a
new blowing room Is being constructed
and two engines will be installed. The
work involves the expenditure of ap-
proximately 100000, and when COM
pleted will give the furnaces at that
place sufficient blowing power to oper-
etc double capacity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
USE TELEPHONES IN
HANDLING TRAINS

The first telephone train dispatching
system ever constructed in Birming-
ham was connected yesterday in the
local Offices of the Frisco railroad. It
is announced that just as soon as the
connections can be made at points be-
tween this city and Jasper the system
will supercede In a large degree the
telegraph service now used.
The wires connected in the Wood
ward building have connections with
every small place on the Frisco sys-
tenn from this city to Amory, Miss. The
service will, 1t is believed, greatly
facilitate the handling of the enormous
increase in both passenger and freight
business which is reported on that
line.
The work of installing the system
has been going forward between this
city and Jasper for several months. An
appropriation of approximately $780,
900 was made to construct the tele-
phone lines into Birmingham.
The system has been used on some
lines is the west and the east, but as
far as this section Is concerned the
system is new
The Frisco will not attempt at the
outset to handle all business by the
telephones, but will detail a sufficient
volume to this service to test the eff
flciency to the fullest degree.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
Corporations Example
Should Stir Citizens
Sending Of Dr. Darlington Should Inspire Jefferson County
To Closer Attention To Public Health Science
and It's Value

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
The action of the United States steel
corporation in sending into our district
an expert in public health science, DR..
Thomas Darlington, warrants, in my
judgment. public recognition.
The significance of this action is that
the governing minds of the Steel corpor-
alton realize not only the desirability,
but the economic value of the health and
well being of employees. What is still
more important, they have realized this
to the point of action. They have real
lied that public health science pays,
whether viewed from the material or the
immaterial side.
Our local health authorities have strug-
gled too long to get the public health de-
velopment we now enjoy, not to appre-
ciate this voluntary action of the Steel
corporation officials, not to appreciate
this great public object lesson.
The Tennessee company pays taxes on
an assessment of s7,020,557. The whole
county is assessed at s107. $50, $780,
If a $1,000, 900 corporation, owning prop
erty only, can figure profit from the
expenditure of money for public health
measures, a s1o7.Oo6OOo corporation, COM
posed of some 100000 citizens, ought not
to hesitate long in providing adequately
for their own personal protection.
We have not recognized our power.
The Steel corporation, the railroads, the
insurance companies, have recognized the
power of combination. We have natural
wealth. We have created wealth. We
have the still greater wealth of our men
and women. We. have the power to tax
all this wealth, but we have not as yet
realized that we can easily have what
ever makes for public safety and colec-
tive welfare. We shook our collective
heads when the Drennen administration
erected the city hall, because we doubt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
YOAKUM MEETINGS
WILL CLOSE TODAY
Public Session at Orpheum at
O'Clock
MEETINGS YESTERDAY
Several Went Forward and Claimed to
Have Been InstantaneousIy Cured
of Affections of Long
Standing

The visit to Birmingham of DR.. B. E.
Los Angeles will conclude with today s
services
This afternoon at clock the Californi-
an will address ladies. missionaries and
ministers at the Orpheum theatre. special
ly engaged for the occasion and at p. m.
the meeting will be open generally to the
public. This evening he will give an
address at the Third Presbyterian church,
which has been placed at DIR. Yoakum's
service by the Rev. j. A. Bryan. This
will conclude this series of meetings, the
doctor and his party leaving for Califor-
MIA early tomorrow morning.
DR.. Yoakum expresses great pleasure
at the interest and enthusiasm displayed
at the meetings and had his health been
better would have made longer stay.
Yesterday afternoon before a packed
audience at the auditorium of the Chamber
of Commerce DIR. Yoakum gave a charac-
teristically straightforward talk on the
scriptural royal law, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as myself" and THE words of
tie hOTu as puTS WoEuS dS eilNSr liieu
in furnace of earth seven times.'
IF we love our neighbor as ourselves"
said DIR. Yoakum, mo power in hell can
touch us for we are then on crown
level with the Savior Selfishness was al
ways in the way. We are wrapped up
first we are so anxious to have our own
children blessed and brought into the
kingdom first that as Christians we ig-
more the children of others. We've not
under that royal law which means to
love our neighbor and our neighbours
good as our own"
There are just two commandments In
the New Testament" stated the speaker.
Thou salt love thy God with all thy
might. and the other one, to love our
neighbor. The ten commandments of the
Old Testament were nailed to the cross.
Jesus covered everything.
Some of you say you want to be
healed for your children's sake. You'll
never get healed for that reason. Jesus
died for your children's sake. You must
get up higher than that, you can't get
Hedieu I'LL you ask IL LOT Jesus sake.
The hardest people l have to get heal
ed" stated DR., Yoakum, ARE teachers,
Holiness people and preachers"
Speaking further on the subject of heal
ing, DR.. Yoakum said "If you want your
corns healed watch out. God dosn't want
to heal your corns so that you can wear
tight shoes. God wants you to use COM
mon sense as He Does.
At the conclusion of the address pray
ers were offered for the sick and many
claimed healing. One man, a dope
fiend, came up voluntarily and gave up
his apparatus and after being prayed for
went away rejoicing.
Mrs. Fanny Lane of 2216 Thirty-first
avenue, North Birmingham, stated that
she was instantaneously healed of a
trouble of IA years standing at this meet
ing. Her face was shining and she was
Enthusiastically rejoicing. Many state
they have been wonderfully healed at
these meetings OF DR.. Yoakum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
SICK WOMEN CURED
$500 RECIPE FREE
A God-Send to Many Sufferers

There seems to be at least one noble
woman who has not only the ability but
the willingness to help suffering women.
DR.. Bertha C. Day of Fort Wayne, Ind.
has proved beyond question her deep
seated sympathy for sick and discour-
aged women. She offers to send free of
cost, charge or expense to any woman
suffering from leucorrhoea, or whitish
discharges, nervousness, liberation, dis
placement or failing of the womb, pro-
fuse. seanty or painful periods, uterine
or. ovarian troubles, change of life, or
any other female trouble, specially Sc
leeted recipe for the cure of her partic-
uar ailments; recipe used by her in
the successful treatment of women who
suffered as you now suffer.
We know this offer to be genuine. We
believe that being a woman, wife and
mother. as well as a successful special
list in women's diseases, DR.. Day Is able
to appreciate and sympathize with, as
well as cure, the trouble of her sex better
than any man could.
We know at first hand some of her re-
markable cures. We have letters from
all over the country testifying to her
ability to cure Ill women after other doc
tors and even operations failed. One
cured patient In Clinton. Mo-, writes:
May the blessings of God rest upon
Dr. Day in her noble work of relieving
suilerinBS OF women, is the prayer OF one
who knows by experience
From Webb, Miss, a grateful woman
writes: 1T was a dsend to me-" An
other in Spencer, Va. says: 1T has done
me more good than al other medicines
And so we say to you, write at once;
tell what and how you suffer; address
your letter to DR.. Bertha c. Day. 300 Day
Bldg, FIT. Wayne. Indiana, and she will
send you free in plain sealed envelope a
proved recipe fitted for your cure in the
privacy of your own home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
J. w. HUGHES, JR., rs
BACK FROM PITTSBURG

After attending the annual meeting
Of the supervisory employees of the gov
eminent postal service, J. w. Hughes.
Jr, returned yesterday from Pittsburg.
Mr.. Hughes, in addition to attending
this meeting, visited all the important
eastern cities.
THE meeting of the postal service
men in Pittsburg was very successful"
said Mr.. Hughes. I'VE were very well
entertained and every one seemed to
be interested in our deliberations.
81 find that Birmingham is extremely
well known to the Pittsburgers, who
are continually asking questions about
this city. They seem to appreciate
that our growth has been so wonderful
as to attract attention. The district,
however, is not in anyway trying to
discourage Birmingham or the people
from this city. They point to that great
place and say that the materials are In
Birmingham for duplicate"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

ed our ability to afford it, because we
did not and do not know our power.
1t Is known we can lessen our death
rate, we can lessen the suffering and ex-
pense incident to typhoid fever, tuber-
culosis, intestinal disorders, to name a
few, If he but expend the money neces-
sary to provide the measures dictated
by public health science.
We feel able to pay salary sufficient to
command the whole time of an attorney
to look after the property rights of the
city. We have not felt able to pay
enough salary to command the whole
time and attention of health officer,
whose important duty 1t is to look after
the health and welfare interests of the
citizens. Why? Either we have under
valued our ability or we have underes-
timated health and life.
When we read the charges of our
judges to successive grand juries, or
compare our homicide records with those
OF other peoples, or recall how we hesi-
tate and delay whenever a public ques-
ton arises involving property rights on
the one hand and danger to life and limb
on the other, we feel almost impelled to
accept the latter reason.
We employ is sanitary inspectors In
Greater Birmingham for 125,000 or 900
people, spread out over an immense terri
tory Is 1t to be wondered at that the
sociologically advanced officials Of the
Steel corporation should send a public
health expert among us?
When we shall have come to realize
the enormous power represented by our
numbers and our natural resources;
when we shall have come to realize that
preventable illness is preventable pecu-
mary loss; when we shall have come to
realize that the life of the citizen Is both
sacred and economically valuable, then
we will make provision for public health
measures on a scale commensurate with
our present and future capabilities. Very
truly THOS. d. PARkE,
Chairman Committee of Health.
Birmingham, September II, 1910
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
NEGRO CUT 70 DEATH IN
A FIGHT AT REPUBLIC

A message was received at the sher-
IFS office early this morning from
Deputy James Corbin at Republic stat
ing that Alec Monroe, alias Cat Monroe,
had killed Abe Anderson. Both men
are negroes. Monroe made his escape
and was last seen going toward Pratt
City. The Pratt City authorities have
been notified and will be on the look
out for him.
Anderson and Monroe quarreled in
a negro dive at Republic and both ne
groes began cutting at each other Mon
roe was the better butcher and Ander-
son was almost cut to pieces He lived
only a few minutes after the fight
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

exn,ration of a contract, and this Is an
opportunity, II properly managed. to dis
cover the actual cost of producing wafer
and electricity In order to determine the
reasonable rate to be charged when the
city enters into such contracts
at is within the power OF the CITY
Council to grant a franchise In the sale
~ these plants for a period of 30 years.
The contract of the city of Birmingham
with the Birmingham Water Works
company expires in the year 1918, at
which time the city has the option 10
buv its water system. The friends of
municipal ownership cannot, therefore,
AFFORD to jeopardize their rights to pur-
chase under this contract by granting
another franchise to the Birmingham
water Works company. or any other
company, to operate the water plant
Such arrangements would most probably
bring on serious complications when the
city asserts it's rights to buy in 1918.
.'There has been no reason offered by
anyone to show that these plants should
be sold'
Two Meetings In Courthouse
Through some misunderstanding two
mass meetings were held at the court
house last night In protest against the
sale of the North Birmingham municipal
plants One was held in the circuit court
room on the first floor, while the other
was held at the same time in the city
courtroom on the second floor.
j. C. Waldrop, chairman of the North
Birmingham campaign committee, presid-
ed at one of the meetings and Barnes
Morgan, member Of the Birmingham City
Council, was chairman of the other.
A number of strong speeches opposing
the sale of the water and light plants
were made at both meetings.
The speakers at the Waldrop meeting
In the city courtroom were White Glib
son, Asa Rountree, j. H. f. Moseley,
F.. H. McCutcheon, R. ]. Shelton and
Graham Perdue.
The speakers at the Barnes Morgan
meeting in the circuit courtroom were 7.
II. Motion, Job Going, w. T. Stewart.
Sidney ]. Bowie, Andrew Marks E. r.
Rivers, DR.. A. ]. Dickinson, Graham Per-
due and E. J. Courtney Mr.. Perdue
dropped into this meeting just as 1t was
closing.
Motion First Speaker
Mr.. Motion. the first speaker, made
strong plea for municipal ownership and
stoutly opposed the sale of the North
Birmingham plants. He referred to water
and light rates in other cities, declaring
that Birmingham pays higher rate than
any of a number of cities mentioned. The
North Birmingham plant is nucleus or
check that may be held over the private
corporation either to force reasonable
rate or lead to the final control of the
utilities by the people.
Near the close of the meeting Mr.. Mol
ton again asked leave to PROFOUND
question IF Birmingham is SO anxious
to sell the North Birmingham plants, why
is it that these same aldermen threat
ened to enjoin the town of North Bir-
mingham from selling this valuable
property just before that townSwas taken
into Greater Birmingham" The question
created tremendous applause and much
laughter.
Bowie Against Sale
Sidney ]. Bowie made a strong speech
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
HEAVY INCREASE
IN SANITARY WORK
Burson Makes Reports for Last
Twelve Months
IMPROVEMENT IN RULES
During First Six Months This Year
$50 Arrests Were Made-Work
Has Materially Benefited
the Suburbs

The report of Chief Sanitary Inspector
Walter Burson completed yesterday re-
veals some startling developments of
Greater Birmingham. Among other
things 1t shows that the work of the de-
partment has increased from 100 to 800
per cent since the greater city became
reality The number of arrests for the
last six months of 1909 was s6, while the
number for the six months ending June
30, 1870 was $50. For the same period the
number of inspections was 90,760 in 1sv9,
and 173,151 In 1910, increase of nearly
100 per cent; complaints answered. 27ls
in 1909, and 1871 in 1910
The report evidences wonderful activity
when it is considered the force has been
only slightly increased. During the year
many improvements have been made in
the sanitary rules. The campaign of the
department, sanitary affairs of the
in a great decrease in sickness, and this
was due to careful attention to details.
removal of cess pools. inspection and
cleaning of stables, screening restaurants,
cutting weeds.
At the first of the year. when the new
department. sanitary affairs of tn
suburbs were found to be in fearful con-
dition. The inspectors had a general
clean up, and the citizens of Pratt City
and other suburbs express delight with
changed conditions.
The sanitary department is regarded as
the first protection of the health of the
community, and one of the most import
ant in the city government. The res
port cannot contain all the activities Of
the inspectors. They work hand in hand
with the health officer. being under his di-
rection, reporting all cases of contagious
disease. Ten thousand people were vac
cinated last year by the sanitary inspec-
tors alone. Here is the report. divided
into two parts. in order to show the in
crease of the first six months of this year
over the last six months of 1903:
Annual report of chief sanitary inspec-
tor for fiscial year ending June 30, 1910
July to December 81, 1910:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
Charles A. Bruce

Charles A. Bruce aged 81. died at a
local infirmary yesterday morning as
q result of injuries received at Carbon
Hill Friday afternoon. The funeral
will take place tomorrow at IL o'clock
from the residence, 215 South Spring
street, Avondale. Interment will be in
Elmwood cemetery. Mr.. Bruce is sur
yived by a widow and one child.
Mr.. Bruce was a fiagman on the Fris-
co railroad and Friday afternoon at
Carbon Hill he stumbled as he at
tempted to board freight car. He fell
partly under the car and both legs
were horribly mangleds
He was rushed to Birmingham on a
special train late Friday night and car
ried to Solomon & Wilder's infirmary
in Gaudin's ambulance. Every effort
was made to save his life, but in vain.
He died early yesterday morning.
Mr.. Bruce's death was greatly re-
GREETED by his fellow employees as he
was one of the most popular employees
on the division. He had been working
for the Frisco about four months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

appealing to the peoples sense Of justice
and fair play. He said that the people OF
North Birmingham opposed annexation to
Birmingham for the reason that they
feared that these plants would be taken
away from them, and that they would
be forced to pay higher rates for water
and lights. 1t would be breech of faith
to sell these plants he declared. 1.-The
City Council nor any other man in Bir-
mingham has yet stated reason for
making this SALE" he said. Water is one
of the necessities. So is light. We should
keep this plant for the use of the people.
Seven years from now our present con-
tract with the Birmingham Water Works
company will expire. If we have this
plant in North Birmingham 1t will be
valuable in the making of new con-
tract with the corporation If we must
make a contract with it. But 1 am In
favor of holding this plant as a nucleus
for a municipal plant. The people OF Bir-
mingham should serve notice on the
private corporation now that they intend
to operate their own plant at the expira-
ton Of the present contract. We should
buy the present plant If 1t can be had at
fair price to all parties. If not we
should build one. We should not wait
till our present contract Is out before
building either. That would be too late -
Dickinson Speaks
DR.. Dickinson made the point that the
North Birmingham plants should be re-
tained for the purpose of demonstrating
the real cost of pumping water and gen.
Grating electricity in the Birmingham dis
trict He declared that 1t is for this very
reason that the private corporations de-
sire the sale of the plants. 'They do not
want us to know the cost of production"
declared DR.. Dickinson. do you know
I'll.
Birmingham plant carries perpetual
franchise This franchise is worth mil
lions of dollars Why, do you know that
IL the Birmingham Water Works COM
pany should buy this plant that when it's
present contract with the city expires the
property can be transferred to the North
Birmingham plant and could continue in
definitely under the perpetual franchise
held by that concern?
Men of Birmingham, you should think
before you act
riment in his references to the germ that
has been discovered In the North Bir-
mingham water He declared that the
germ referred to exists in all wholesome
water and is necessary to the health of
those who drink it. He said that the
germ exists in the Birmingham water and
in all water that Is fit to drink THAT
boogaboo was started to scare you into
selling the plant Don't you poy any at
tention to it,
All the speakers expressed themselves
as strongly In favor of municipal owner
ship of the water and light plants and all
were convinced that Birmingham should
retain control of the small plants already
in it's possession in North Birmingham
The following campaign committee was
appointed by Chairman Barnes Morgan
at the close of the meeting:
Barnes Morgan, chairman Sidney J..
Bowie, Graham Perdue. w. T. Stewart, A.
NJ Douglas. DR.. A. ]. Dickinson, T. H.
Walton, Andy Marx, Victor Torina. e. R.
Rivers, J. o. Belkin. T. M. McHale, E. J..