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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
SOrJTHERN RAILWAY

offers very low wound trip fares to WASHINGTON. RICHMOND, NOR FOLK. August 19. Consult Ticket
 Agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

probably 50 per cent of all the cases are due to contact infection.
 '. That the water supply of at least Spring Hill system is not good and is probably the cause of some of the ty- phoid and it seems likely that this part of the water system of Mobile must eventually be abandoned. That even now, all Is not done to protect and purify the water, which could be done with little expense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

Miss Laura Gray died yesterday at the home of her brother, w. M. Gray, I'll Sixth avenue, west, New Decatur. The funeral services were held at the resi- cence last night at 8 o'clock, and the re- mains were sent this morning to Town Creek for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

The thirty-first annual session of the Morgan County Sunday School conven- tion convened at Hartsele, IA miles south Of the Decaturs, this morning at 10 o'clock and will be in session until tomorrow night. The sessions are being held in the First Methodist church in Hartsele. A large number of delegates and visitors are In attendance, and the interest is great. An interesting programme has been arr ranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
MORGAN ELECTION
 FORCES ORGANIZE PrOhibitiOnists Raising a Campaign Fund-Dispen-
 sary Not An Issue

| Decatur, August 15.-(Special. )-Tns
 vets and the drys are rapidly organizing | in this county for the coming election on | September Il, and the fight promises tc be one of more than usual interest Al ready both sides are claiming the vic tory The issue will be mainly prohibition and open saloons, but it is believed by some that the dspensary will figure in the question: The dispensary will receive good many votes in the two Decaturs. For 20 years or more the two Decaturs were the only places In the county where liquor was sold.
 Capt. Samuel Blackwell, ex-mayor of New, Decatur, will be at the head of the prohibition forces in the county. Tha prohibitionists have already started a subscription to carry on the campaiy yn with fund of about $200. Among the speakers who will be invited are Con gressman R. P. Hobson, ex-Gov. B. F. Conner, Judge Samuel D. weakley, Lieut.. Gov. Walter D. Seed and others. It is the plan of the prohibitionists to open their campaign next Sunday with speech in the Decaturs by some well known speaker. who has not yet been selected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

Brewis & Co.,. tree experts of Nashville, have sent several men here to treat the shade trees in New Decatur for the San Jose scale, with which the trees have been affected for some time.
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the provisions offered by the city in
 a meteorological way.
 pr. Moss went to Mobile in July and
 made an investigation, along with State
 Health Officer pr w. Fl. Sanders, of
 the sources of infection of the typhoid fever which was then raging in that city. His investigation there extend
 ed from July to August D. He brought
 back with him many samples or the drinking water and milk and made analyses of them. While there he made a thorough study of the sanitary con-
 oitions, meat and milk inspection, per sonally visited IA of the dairies fur
 nishing milk to residents of Mobile, inspected one of the city abbattoirs in spected the two water sheds. pumping stations and reservoirs, talked with nu- merous citizens, city officials, physi- lcians, met with the board of health, Vis- | ited many typhoid fever patients at
 private homes and hospitals, and his | report, which covers 27 typewriter pages, is elaborate and touches on every phase of the situation in that city. | Dr. Moss says numerous sources were l traced, from the water supply down to | flies and mosquitoes. According to the report more or less complete histories of 2s0 cases of typhoid were obtained | ty him, a study made of the two water systems, specimens collected from differ ent parts of the system, personal visits made to II dairies, an inspection made Of one of the abbatoirs, an inspection
 made of the sewerage system, streets
 and alleys. markets, restaurants and hotels. The streets and alleys of the
 downtown district and some of the bet | ter outlying streets were excellently kept
 but zy far the larger part of the city l was an exception to this rule. A part ot the report says:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
Hard to Clean Streets

"The city authorities and sanitary de- rartment are not to be blamed for this condition as Mobile is so naturally To- oated as to make it a much more diffi- cult matter to clean and drain It's streets than is the case in most cities. The soil is very sandy and there is natural foundation on which to build or grade the streets and shallow gutters, such as are used in most cities, would soon fill with sand after each rain unless the whole streets were paved. This together with the fact that the town is level, being very little above the river level +, many places, has given excuse for very deep ditches along the sides of many streets. But there can be no ex- cuse for conditions which exist in these gutters In many places, weeds, three sides and rotting boards, trash, tin cans and other garbage could be seen in numerous locations. The drainage is very poor. Water stands in pools and ii is needless to point out that it is an excellent breeding place for flies and mosquitoes.
 An underground sewerage system ex- ists under a large part of the city but tis, in numerous respects, is not ideal IT did not come under my personal ob- servation, but it is not denied by the city authorities that after heavy rains sew CTS often back up and empty their feca contents into the street, and it was learned on excellent authority that water closets in residences and public buildings frequently regurgitate their contents into the buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
Flies Are Abundant

ltCS <1iC 1hOuitudnt
 "Fies and mosquietos are abundant iii the city of Mobile and over 75 per cent of the houses inspected were not screen ed
 Forty eight dairies supply milk to the city and the milk inspection department is absurdly inadequate. The system and iGeas of the department are up-to-date but it Is seriously handicapped for lack of help and equipment. The milk sup ply, however played a very small part in the causation of the epidemic.
 More than half of the cases of typhoid were traced to contact infection and some of the patients who were i'll in Mobile with the disease contracted it in ether cities
 Dr. Moss, in his report, in speaking of the water supply, goes into detail on the subjects There are two water sta tions in Mobile, that of Spring Hill and Bienville. Three main streams furnish water to the Spring Hill station, name ly. the Eight Mile creek, the Wheeler vile creek and the Long creek. pr. Moss says that Eight Mile creek may be to blame for a large part of the epidemic. The Bienville water station was found to be in good condition.
 Dr. Moss says 1t was reported to him that a COW died on the bed on one of the creeks emptying into the Spring Hill station and that the body was al- lowed 10 remain there in state of de- composition for three or four days. The capacity of the reservoirs is en- | tirely inadequate, according to Dr. Moss and the reservoirs are not cleaned out enough. He reports that last | cleaning was done in December of 1910.
 Seven Results
 | The. following results of the examina- | tions made by pr. Moss in Mobile are contained in the report: | 1. That the Mobile board of health is 1 thoroughly cognizant of the causes and necessary measures in handling the present typhoid epidemic and prevent ling further outbreaks.
 1 2. That the general sanitation of a large part of the city is very bad and to this can be attributed more than tc any other factor the present epidemic. | 3. That the dairies can to no extent | be blamed for the epidemic.
 {, 4. That the department of milk and meat inspection has a capable head, but 1t is inadequately equipped and cannot be expected to do satisfactory work un- less 1t has more means at it's disposal 1 D. That food products have played ar unimportant rolc in the epidemic. t
 (. That typhoid fever is endemic 1T Mobile and that q number of case! have been reported recently and tha
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

On account of i'll health. Dr. B. w. Watson has resigned as president of the Commercial Savings Bank and Trust company. He is succeeded by A. A Hard ego, a well-known business man of New Decatur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

Local Data f.- as r the 24 hours ending at p. m
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gepxrally condemned. and is reported to thd late board as having played no unl bortsnt part in the seriousness of
 thd sease. The reservoirs are declared to We totally inadequate, as well as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
REPORT CAUSES IF MOBILES EPIDEMIC Dr. Moss Condemns Sani-
 tary System FEVER IS ENDEMIC City's Reservoirs Are Declared h. adequate, Likewise Bacteriologi- cal Facilities-Health Officer
 Recommends Education
FEVER IS ENDEMIC

Montgomery, August 15.-(speclal' In report which includes seven re suits of his investigation, and 1ncor porates six recommendations, pr. F. b Moss, state bateriologist and patholo gist, today submitted to Dr. w. H. san ders. state health officer his findings following upon an extensive investlga- tion of the typhoid fever situation 1T Mobile. The report is exhaustive ano comprehensive. and generally con- demns the sanitation in the Gulf City .s well as some of its sources of wa ter supply.
 The fever that is prevalent in Mo- bile. according to Dr. Moss, is endemic but Is of such nature as to be thor oughly well handled by the Mobile board of health. Diaries are not In any respect to be blamed for the cpl demic, according to the pathologist, nor any of the food products.
 The sewera ge system of the city is
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Midnight In The Ozarks

and yet sleepless Hiram Scran-
tor, of Clay City, H., coughed
and coughed. He was in the
mountains on the advice of five
doctors, who said he had CON
sumption, but found no help in
the climate, and started home.
Hearing of Dr. Kings New Dis
covery, he began to use it. Il
believe it saved my life," he
writes, "for it made a new man
Of me, SO that l can now dogood
work again" " For all lung dis
eases, coughs, colds, la grippe,
asthma, Group, whooping cough,
hay fever, hemorrhages, hoarse-
ness or quinsv, it's the best known
remedy. Price soc and $1.OO.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by all Druggists. S
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Saved His Mothers Life.

"Four doctors had given me
up" writes Mrs. Laura Gaines,
of Avoca, La, land my children
and all my friends were looking
for me to die, when my son in
sisted that | use Electric Bitters
l did SO, and they have done me
a world of good. | will always
praise them" Electric Bitters
is priceless blessing to women
troubled with faint1ng and dizzy
spells, backache, headache, weak
ness, debility, constipation or
kidney disorders. Use them and
gain new health, strength and
vigor. They're guaranteed to
satisfy or money refunded. Only
SOC at all Druggists. S
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Democracy of Society.

Washington is nothing if not
democratic. The richest and the
poorest rub elbows, and in the
society colums the doings of a
diplomat or a senator's wife may
be printed alongside the notice
of a shop-girl's wedding. In
fact, a Washington newspaper,
which prides itself on it's com
prehensive and discriminating
social record, recently ran at the
head Of it's society colums in a
space usually sacred to the por-
traits of the haut monde, the
pictures of a man and his wife
who jointly conduct tiny quick
lunch room, and who had just
celebrated their thirteenth we'd
ding anniversary.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

obsolete today. The country
has vastly progressed in wealth
and intelligence. It's people
demand and are entitled to a
much greater degree of free
dom and a larger voice in the
affairs of government, The
examples of Cuba, Porto Ri
co, Panama, Santo Domingo,
Venezuela and even Colum-
bia are stirring the Mexican
populace to an insistent de-
mand for a broader field Of
liberty, fleer speech and more
stable laws.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Depew and the Oculist


On Monday morning this
spring just before the close of
Congress, Senator Depew STEPPED
into the place of business of an
optician, whom he had never be-
fore visited, to have a broken
lens in his eyeglasses replaced,
The optician took the glasses
between his thumb and fore6n-
ger and musingly remarked:
"Ah, broken glasses. We have
many similar cases on Monday
mornings "
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
No serious concern is felt

No serious concern is felt
in Washington over the Mex
lean situation, and unless
something of an unexpected
nature should transpire, it is
generally regarded here, that
the mobilization Of our army
on the Mexican frontier, will
not be a matter that will be
given more than a line and a
half when the history of the
country is brought up to date.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

Q ne o5 o5a'ss''an~s' 'Ss' "sr7s'os. 10 .5sso dsa
in Arizona recalls re-
newed attention to that Ter
ritory. 1t has vast tracts OF
fertile lands and a great deal
of water. Then, in some re
spects, it has peculiar advan-
tages. For instance, t h e
oranges grown in the vicinity
Of Phoenix, bring better prices
in New York than either the
California or Florida oranges.
They are smaller than the
California fruit, not so sweet
as the Florida, but they have
a solidity and juciness supe-
rior to either.
They gather something
from the soil which neither Of
the others do, and quite pos
sibly this extends to some
other fruits, and the Arizo-
mans claim that after a little
they will have the greatest
fruit state in the Union. There
are no finer mines than in Ar
iona. She has all the ele-
ments to make a great state
and we hope when the extra
session meets it will fix things
so Arizona's star will shine
out on the flag on the Fourth
of ly.-Goodwin's Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

Eggs are II cents a dozen
on the farm in Kansas and 2
cents at Kansas City stores.
How thankful the farmer
should be for the tariff which
protects his hens from com
petition with the pauper hens
of Europe.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

They are printing some Of
Mark Twain's manuscripts in
which the old humorist tore
the hide off Col Roosevelt.
But the author took good care
to be safely dead before air
ing these sizzling opinions.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

The non-advertising mer-
chant goeth forth to his lair
at the rising Of the sun, and
10! no man interfereth. He
standeth around all day, like
unto a bottle of castor oil, and
the people with the shekels
come not into his shanty. He
advertiseth not his wares and
his face is forgotten on the
face of the earth. Who hath
dried apples? Who hath fly
spoiled ginghams? Who hath
calicoes made ''befo' de wah?"
Who hath stale baking pow
der without end? He that
knoweth not the way to the
printer.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

RECIPROCITY will benefit
only the consumer, walls a
producer" Not true. But
even if it were true, isn't it
about time the consumer was
having a little benefit?
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

around the capitol a man IN the
audience asked:
DO you drink?'
Without any hesitation the
Senator responded quickly:
is that an inquiry or an invi-
tation?"
1t was in Texas and the audi
enCe rOared.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

Whenever it begins to look
as if some oppressive tariff
schedule might actually be
taken off, the protected inter
ests begin to sob as if their
hearts would break over the
fate of the poor farmer.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

"Carnegie says he has help
ed to make over forty million
aries And through the be-
nifcent operations of the tar
iff, at the expense of over 50,
900, 900 people.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Senator Culberson's Inquiry

United States Senator Chas.
A. Culberson of Dallas, Texas,
was once making political
speech and some OF his auditors
showed a disposition to "heckle'
him, as they say in England.
after rhetorical pause (accord-
ing to the tale as it is told
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
"a Though it is charged that
~ the people of the Uni

~ the people of the Uni
ted States are being
cheated millions of dollars
each year through f a | S e
weights and measurements,
and while certain government
officials are trying to get leg
lslation to prevent this great
imposition or the American
public, Congress has not yet
given very serious consldsra-
tiop to the matter. However,
the question is one that must
ultimately be solved. In
great cities like New York
Chicago and Philadelphia
the local authorities are do
ing splendid work, and are
getting results that should
serve as an example as to the
need of Congress doing some
thing to protect the public.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

The election of Senators
by direct vote of the people
is thought to be sure d
through the changes in the
makeup of the United States
Senate. The measure only
failed by narrow margin in
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

the last session. Senator
Brown, of Nebraska, is one of
the champions of this meas
ure, which occupied so much
time in the affairs of the last
Congress.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Notice.

Your street tax Of $500 for
the year 1911, is now due. All
males between the ages of 21
and so years are subject to this
tax, which must be paid in cash
or labor on the streets and alleys.
THEO. H. SHUFLIN,
Supervisor OF Streets.
Office City Hall.
"Our baby cries for Chamber
lain's Cough remedy" writes
Mrs. T, B. Kendrick, Rasaca,
Ga. ct is the best cough reme-
dy on the market tor coughs,
colds and Group" For sale by
all Druggists, S
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

Governor Baldwin, of Con
necticut, thinks the newspa-
pers might be improved, but
that's just what the newspa-
pers think about Governor
Baldwin.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

- HC OpSuILS vi lllS 1>OOSC'
w welt dam was very prom
inently featured in the
eastern newspapers, and the
big story was perhaps as val
liable to the erritory as the
great engineering project it.
self. There is a peculiar fas-
cination in the tales of Wes-
tern development and enter
prise to the people of the east,
and the wonderful accounts
of irrigation projects are re-
sponsible for taking N o r e
people from the overcrowded
cities than anything since tbs
first passage of the homestead
law of which former Congress-
man Grow was the author.
When the first stories Of the
productive powers Of irrigated
lands were published a few
years ago, the public was very
skeptical, and in the east the
general impression was that
real estate speculations were
responsible for what we're re-
garded as champion yarns.
But all that has changed, and
now the stories of great irri-
cation projects are read with
avidity. In the case of Ari-
IONA there has been so much
publicity, and SO general an
interest as a result of the
probable admission of the Ter
ritory to the Union, that its
affairs are attracting unusual
attention, and the controversy
of statehood, the Mexican war
scare, and lastly the Roose-
welt dam, all serves to put
Arizona in the limelight. The
benefit Of all this is that peo-
pie are talking about the Ter
ritory, and are studying its
great natural advantages, and
the homeseekers are consld-
ering it as a probable place
in which to work out their fu-
lures. And when statehood
comes, as it is bound to, there
is bound to be a great migra-
ton, and it does not need g
prophet to foretell that the
east, and the whole country
is going to contribute to the
population and development
of the new country.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

A New Jersey woman found
a man under her bed and
promptly had him arr ested.
The traditional feminine ter
ror is giving away before the
modern woman at last.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
a drastic reform in the
- franchise and a radical
chou0e IN 6l1iuO i1nDOr.

~ franchise and a radical
change i'll filling impor
tant state offices are necessary
to satisfy the demands Of the
revolutionists in Mexico. I'm
der the present system Dlaz
possesses almost as much
power as an absolute monarch.
The ballot is denied to a large
proportion of the population,
and the president appoints
the governors Of states and
many other important officials
in the various political divis-
ions of the country. This
permits practically an auto
cratic rule, which he has not
failed to utilize.
1t cannot be gainsaid that
under the craftsmanship OF
Diaz the Mexican republic
has been brought from chaos
into a fairly we'll regulated
and governed country. But
methods and conditions that
were necessary and excusable
when he assumed Office are
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

English churchmen are try
ing to shorten the Ten Com
mandments. Perhaps the
average man then would keep
them more strictly.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

Have your eyes tested and
glasses fitted.
Phoenix, Ariz.-"I have known
Dr.. Jesse H. Baker for three
years, and consider him a reliable
optician, a specialist and in
good, standing with the profes-
sion" r. S. REED, M. D.
Remember the date. Come
early.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

DR.. Baker, Arizona's Special
ist on Refraction of the eye, will
be at Hotel Navajo, Winslow,
Ariz., FRIDAY AND SATUR-
DAY, APRIL 7th and 9Th.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

The Mail prints the news.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

he opening Of the Roose-
W welt dam was very prom
inently featured in the
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

- he dedication-so to speak
~ of that marvellous dam
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-05-04
MengeI Does Things.

The Mengel Box Company does
things In the proper style.
A few weeks ago they purchased
a 10000 acre tract OF timber about
Go miles below Hickman at what Is
known as Craig's Landing. which tim
Der will be used al their Hickman
plants A logging railroad and com
plete outfit of logging machinery, con-
skidders and leaders. will be used in
moving this timber TO the bank OF the
river. This equipment is at HEX
man ready to be moved to this tract
as soon as the river gets back TO its
normal stage.
Instead OF the usual way OF TAX
erecting houses and barns. the men
and stock will be taken care of in
what is known as a camp train.
This camp train win consist of din
ing cars, sleepers and sitting cars
for the whites and a like equipment
for negroes, the stock will also be
CHARTERED In cars built for this pur-
pose, and the office will also be on
wheels. Water for man and beast
win be handled and carried in two
large tank cars, making a total of 10
cars In the train. These cars have
capacity OF 60. 1000 pounds and are
now enroute to Hickman. As soon
as the cars arrive at this branch,
they will be converted into sleepers,
diners, etc, and then will be trans
fered to the tract of timber with the
other equipment.
BY having this kind of equipment,
the men are always right with the
work as the camp train is moved
from one part of the tract to the
other as the work moves along. This
is a great advantage over the old
style way of taking care Of men and
stock in logging on large track of
land.
In the beginning there will be butt
seven and half miles of railroad
and the building viii continue until
all the timber has been moved.