The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14

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 The Anti-Tuberculosis association Of Jefferson county and its Women's auxil- cry will ayyear before the county board of revenue for financial assistance on behalf of their work within a short time This decision, embodied in a resolution, was the most vital outcome of the meeting held yesterday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce by this organization, together with representa- lives of the board of revenue and city commission.
 The sense of the meeting was set forth in resolution introduced by pr. George Eaves and unanimously adopted. reading as follows;
 "In view of the fact that the enor- nous need for tuberculosis relief in this county has caused the Red mountain camy facilities to require expansion, be it the sense of this session that such expansion as may be required, until the board of revenue of Jefferson county can build and maintain an adequate hospital of refuge for advanced cases, will be done through this association"
 The Anti Tub erculosis association of Je1eTSou county lHElleQ lnet IlulllClpdl and county financial governors to gather with it and the Women's auxil- ary for the purpose of discussing the disposition of the advanced cases of tuberculosis in this county. The board of revenue was represented by Cleon B. Rogers and City Commissioners Gull pepper EXum, James Weatherly and A. o. Lane were on hand. Judge Lane was forced to leave before the converting of the session and MT. Rogers left before the formal action was taken.
 M. s. Sloan Presides
 M. $. Sloan. vice president of the Anti-Tuberculosis association, presided in the absence of President Sydney Bowie, who did not arrive until near the close of the meeting. MT. Sloan stated that the original intention of the organization was to handle tubercul sis cases only in their incipiency, but that the shelter of the Red mountain camp has extended to those suffering in its most advanced stages as no other place was available to send them for the proper care and attention. This ella ss was becoming so large, declared Mir. Sloan, that the problem of caring for them demands an immediate solution and on account of the inadequate quarters now at the camp, the taking of such cases was beginning to seriously inter- fere with the work that might be done for those not yet past recovery, thus hfndering the educational campaign of prevention that has been undertaken by the association.
 Dr. Cabot Lull chief of the staff oi physicians of the Red Mountain camp read a summary of the work done by this camp during the past year and half but limiting the cases to the advanced and arrested classes of patients. His sta fistics showed that 90 per cent of the per sons received there are now beyond th' reach of the camp authorities, ethe through death or dismissal, and that 4 per cent of them had gone away improved 1n weight and general condition. Dr. Lul pointed out that the advanced cases hal given the camp its high mortality rat and that the money expended on thos persons who were doomed to die anyhow could be used more advantageously fo the curing of the incpient cases. II stressed the work of the dispensary il the Chamber of Commerce building which is open four days of the weeI for examination of infected persons, an' the need for more visiting nurses.
 W. NJ. McGrath, secretary of the as sociation, followed Dr. Lull with re port of several extreme cases of the ad Vanced stage and argued for an enlarge nnent of the present Red mountain cam that the advanced cases might be isolate there.
 Infected Persons Exposed
 He stated that 54 personsa actually re corded as infected with tho white plague had exposed 46l individuals to the diseas and that a provision should be made fo such cases as soon as possible as ap peals were being made daily for aid b' this class of patients He suggested separate ward for .the advanced case with a nurse and hospital interne il charge, be added to Red mountain camp
 C. B. Rogers of the board of revenu' responded to call from the chair to eN press himself as a member of the count, finance committee. by the statement Una ln his opinion the erection of camp |! the city and county for the care of th advanced cases would be a very happ, solution to the matter. He said tha this was a burden that belonged to tn fax payers and that he did not thini they would object to such an eXpendi ture of their county funds.
 Commissioner Weatherly said that tn rity commission was in thorough sym pathy with the work of the association and while it had not shown this in practical way as much as it would like he promised that a definite propostio1 presented to the commission as to jus what was wanted would meet with du consideration.
 But Commissioner Culpepper EXun sprung the surprise of the afternoon and caused condensation by his ac cusation against the county board O revenue that it was not disbursing a If should for Birmingham improvement pr Birmingham institutions:
 Make the board of revenue give thu necessary money for your camp becaus' 1t can do it. said Mir. Exum, and don It 1t tell you that it will do as mucl