The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-05
REFUSES TO APPLY
MISSOURI BLUE LAW

St Louis, February 4-The 81. Louis
court of appeals today refused to apply
the Missouri blue law to save a local
merchant from paying for an ADVERTISE
ment in a Sunday newspaper.
The merchant sought exemption from
the debt on the plea that the publication
of a newspaper on Sunday was violation
of the Sunday law.
The court of appeals ruled that as the
merchant was a party to the contract for
publication of his advertisement on Sun
day, he could not invoke the Sunday law
to obtain release from payment.
A similar case before the Kansas City
court of appeals was decided In favor #
tho advertiser and the SUBJECT will be
taken to the state supreme court for de-
termination.
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came to us in January or February,
1912. She was far gone. her father had
five other children. This child had con-
tracted the disease in nursing her
mother, who died of tuberculosis. We
have cared for her therefore all these
months, knowing that 1T was losing
fight She asked to be taken home on
the 24th, and died two days later. But
by caring for her all those months we
have probably stamped out the disease
in that family.
Case 172 is a lady who had to leave
her whole family in care of others in
order to stay with us. She was re-
garded as a hopeless case by friends,
but is recovering. She has gained 32A
pounds.
In case No. IT'S we know that death
is approaching. But there are nine 9TH
er persons in the house from which
this patient comes He viii die. Others
In the home may be infected already.
We shall keep in touch with that fam
lily, re-examining as necessary
Case No. 176 Is child of 70, girl
whose life is being saved because when
the homeless family arrived here there
was in Birmingham such a sanatorium,
and we determined to prevent that child
continuing to wander and beg in the
streets and roads, as the whole family
had been doing.
Case No. $50 is making a wonderful
recovery. She is a young woman of 10,
the specialist who has
charge of her.
Case No. 1S5 was in a hopeless state
when he was admitted on December 81
last, a bright and splendid young man.
He had spent all his resources seeking
health in the west He died in Indiana
about the 18th of January, going there
at the urgent request of his father.
P1ty or pitfes. that when he was nfst
taken sick there was no sanatorium in
all the south.
Case No. 1S6 has gone home greatly i'm
proved in health, and with joy in his
heart, to attend to business.
Number 1877 has gained IS pounds. and
is still ON the upgrade. He is a young
man of q, and Will recover If he is care
full and patient.
Number 202 is the father of No 176. and
is apparently recovering. He is pilgrim
aud a stranger In the earth, man of
the open hills, but, alas, a clear case
of the great white plague His disease is
not pulmonary but there was nowhere
else for him to go, and he was dying.
He may recover,
How much longer must such people
knock at our doors and be told that we
have mo room for them? The number
Of applicants increases. Today as said
brings eight more. And even without
the increased cost of a sanatorium to hold
a hundred cases. we are already spend
Ing more than we are receiving. Oul
nursing force is greatly overworked, ano
we are engaging an additional nurse
We cannot avoid Increased expenses with
increased activities. We are in the fight
to win. t4i
l append the figures for January in the
ssina torium.