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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
DOCTORS DISCUSS
MENINGITIS STATUS
Health Committee to Issue
Statement Today
SIX RECENT CASES
City Health Officer Makes Statement.
Says Greatest Care Is Being
Taken to Prevent Spread
of Disease

A meeting of the COMMITTEES OF
health of the jefferson County Medical
society will be held today probably in
the offices of DR.. Thomas d. Parke.
chairman. for the purpose of issuing
an official statement regarding the
meningitis cases Of this city. The men
nights situation was discussed at the
meeting of the society Monday night
and 1t is was deemed advisable to is
sue an official statement as reports
were gaining circulation which were
exaggerated in many ways.
There have been six cases OF the
disease in the city within the last few
days Four of these have resulted in
death and two are now fairly well on
the road to recovery, according to a
statement made Yesterday by pr. Rob-
ert Nelson, city health officer. No
cases have been reported within the
last As hours.
II do not believe there are any
grounds for undue excitement over the
meningitis situation here" stated DR..
Nelson. Two of the cases which We
have had reported were foreign cases,
that is they were brought in here by
citizens of other communities One Of
these was a woman who came here
from Kimberly and another was me-
gro workman who came in here on a
work car. The hospital wards whore
these patients were treated have been
thoroughly fumigated and the resi-
dences where cases were treated have
undergone the same treatment. We
have taken pains to isolate the patients
in every instance and l do not antici-
pate any spread.
THE last two deaths occurred Sat-
urday night and sunday Four of the
six cases have come from the eastern
section of the city, one from Howard
College and one in the downtown Sec
tion.
The situation is not serious, but
many reports have gained circulation
and after a discussion last night at
the Medical society meeting it was de-
cided that 1t would be advisable to is
sue an official statement and this Will
be done tomorrow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
TO SECURE DATAON
PROPOSED LINES
City Engineer to Investigate
Tidewater Request
TRACTION WAR is ON
Never Before in History of Birming-
ham Have Franchises Been So
Eagerly Sought-kelley In
terests Want 2lst Street

In order that the commissioners may
profit by the expert opinion of the city
engineer that official has been Instructed
to get up the best data obtainable about
the Tidewater proposed street railways
feeders for the trunk line.
In this investigation ordered by Com
missioner James Weatherly the city en-
gineer win work out if possible all the
details of how the lines here should be
apportoned and what is best for the gem
eral good of the city. Mr.. Weatherly
when asked yesterday at what time he
proposed TO have a conference with the
Tdewater said that as soon as the city
engineer obtained the information re-
quired the work of threshing out the de-
tails of the request would be taken up
In connection with the street railway
situation here 1t is said that never be-
fore in the history of Birmingham have
franchises been so eagerly sought. on
that account the municipal market has
been sent upward TO a marked extent,
and the company to procure street rights
here will have to pay unusually we'll,
according TO the outlined policy of the
city.
The street railway situation has precipi-
tated a war which is being Tough. aggres-
sively. The Kelley interests yesterday for
example, requested the commissioners to
give them a right of way on Twenty
first street between First and Second
avenues. That right has already been
requested by the Birmingham Railway,
Light & Power company.
The policy of the commissioners has
been to give the rights to the first com
pany to ask them, provided that COM
pany was acting in good faith. The Ave-
nue. F. grant to the kelleys established
that precedent. Although under this pi
cedent the Birmingham Railway, Light
& Power company is entitled to the
Twenty first street privilege, at the same
time the Kelley interests propose to fight
for 1t. The application yesterday which
was referred TO Mr.. Weatherly, al he
has charge of streets, maintained that
II the Kelley interests were refused that
street it would prevent that line from
reaching the busiest part of Birmng-
ham as now constituted. The strip over
which there will doubtless result a very
spirited contest Is the key to the traffic
situation downtown, according to both
companies If the franchise is given tc
one company the other would be allowed
to use the strip by paying a reasonable
compensation to the owning company
and it may be that the city will finally
solve the matter in this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22

This contract by the Mark company is
the latest of series of brilliant sue
cesses achieved by that company in Bir-
mingham during the past few months
Mr.. Mark has been here only COM
paratively short time, but has practically
completed the new Temple EMANUEL, has
contract for the Roden $1,0oo0o0 hotel
is completing now the new Lyric the
atre and has taken over several Other
large contracts The firm is composed OF
local men.
The new building, it is stated, will be
the tallest office building in the entire
south Mr. Weston who has designed
many of the most notable skyscrapers
said yesterday 1t would be the most ele
CANT office building in the south and
the most modern 1t will be entirely fire
proof and equipped with every feature
that will aid in the protection of the
health and accommodation of the tenants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
REGULAR STAMPS ON
FOREIGN PARCELS
Letter of Instruction in Regard to
Fourth Class Mail Matter
Received

Hereafter only ordinary postage stamps
must be used in the payment of postage
on parcels and other mail matters ad-
dressed to foreign countries including
Canada. cuba, Mexico and the Republic
of Panama, according to letter OF IN
str,ictions received yesterday by Assistant
Postmaster Smith from Third Assistant
Postmaster General James j. Britt. the
letter further states that parcel post
stamps must not be fixed to mail matter
of anv kind whatever addressed to for
eign countries.
Yesterday was the day for receiving
regulations with the local postoffice. as
n bunch of new rules arrived from Wash
ington and were set out in the lobby for
the publlc's inspection. The new rules
follow:
"Fourth class matter inclosed In boxes
in which lids are uailed or screwed may
be accepted for mailing at the fourth
class rates of postage If, with reasonable
effort. the lids can be removed for the
purpose of permitting examination of the
contents. 1t would appear that IN cases
where the lids of boxes are fastened In
the manner indicated, they may be easily
removed by the use of chisel, screw
driver, or other suitable instrument and
as easily replaced. Postmasters are eau
toned to exercise care in replacing the
covers or wrappers of parcels which have
been opened for inspection, so that the
contents of the parcels may not be in
iured or lost in transit.
tk, hull he "A
nlants. although chargeable with the spe-
cial rate of one cent for each two ounces
or fraction of two ounces. regardless OF
distance are fourth class matter and
hostage on them must be prepaid by par
eel post stamps Samples of grain, po-
ta toes beans peas. etc, sent for purposes
other than planting, are chargeable with
the regular fourth class rates OF post
age. which are set forth in section s.
parcel post regulations.
Post cards either blank or bearing pic
lures or printing on the message side
when sent in bulk. may be accepted for
mailing at the fourth class rates of post
age In this connection attention Is In
vited to the circular of instructions is
sued January 10. 1913
When 1t is desired to send merchandise
as first class matter, under ordinary
postage stamps. the packages should be
sealed or otherwise closed against In :
spection,s In order to avoid any confusion
in the mails as to their proper classiil-
cation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
AT THE HOTELS

K. S. Fis1e of Atlanta, H. A. Booth OF
Memphis and L. A. Dill of Atlanta are
registered at the Empire.
]. p. O'Leary of New Orleans, L. Ber-
rish of Selma and NJ. F. Shelby OF Dali
las are stopping at the Hillman
j. r. Walker of Decatur, j. ID. Hanks
of Rome, Ga. and f. S. Lemore of Fay
cite are registered at the Birmingham.
J. c. Cantley of Quinton, g. P. Dal-
rymple of st. Louis and M. Galiiand of
New Orleans are among those Stopping
at the Florence.
A. G. Blanton of Haleyyille, ]. r. Dan
iell of Montgomery and E. w. Helm of
Memphis are registered at the Morris.
]. w. Lane of Lafayette, w. r. Clardy
of Kennedy and E. c. Collier of Decatur
are among the arrivals at the Metropoli-
tan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
ALBRIGHT CASE is
PASSED UNTIL TODAY

The case OF Jesse n. Albright
charged with murder, was passed yes
terday until this morning in the first
division of the criminal court by Judge
William Il. Fort. The case was set foi
yesterday morning, but owing to the
absence of witnesses had to be passed
until this morning when II Will in al
probability be taken mp. Albright
was indicted for the murder of his wife
who it is alleged died from poison.
The cases Of Henry Smith and Henry
Phillips. negroes, charged with crimi-
nal assault, set for yesterday afternoon
were passed until reset.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
BANKING ROOM TO BE
ESPECIALLY ELABORATE

The banking rooms of the Jefferson
County Savings bank will occupy the
ground floor and the meZzanine floor.
That room, President Enslen said yester-
day was pet scheme of Mr.. Weston and
himself. 1t Is gathered that surprise
will be worked out in that connection.
'The new building Is now up to Mr..
Mark and Mr.. Weston said Mr. Ems
len. 1--WE have let all contracts now and
everything is running fine. The con-
tractors have found little trouble from
rocks in the foundation and we will be
in our new home certainly by October l
this year. The building, l assure every
one interested, will be show place not
only for Birmingham but the south, and
/ believe every patriotic citizen of Br-
mingham will be pleased with this ac-
complishment AS for US, we have been
favored with success by Birmingham and
this building the highest in the south,
is a slight contribution to the progress
of this city
Mr.. Mark. the successful contractor,
said last night that everything would be
done to complete the building in record
time and nothing would be spared in the
way of time or money to accomplish that
result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
TO RAISE $4,000 FOR
THE CIVIC CHAMBER
SibIey and His Live Wires" to Com
plete Collection of 1912
Budget

With $4,000 TO be raised, three days
campaign will be inaugurated today
by the committee of Tive wires" who
last spring were in charge of raising
funds for the budget of the work of
the Sibley administration The budget
that was planned then was $4,000 as
it was intended that the Chamber of
Commerce should expend that amount
during 1912
OF this budget the committee of live
wires" under the direction of John
W. Sib1ey. president of the chamber,
raised in pledges about SAL 900 in pre-
yious campaigns, and at luncheon at
the Turn-Nerein yesterday Mr.. Sibley
and his COMMITTEES decided to start
today and raise the remaining $4,000
before Mr. Sibley ends his term as pres
ident of the chamber
The payments on the pledges pre-
yiously made are coming in nicely and
the Chamber of Commerce. Is at the
present time in healthy financial con-
dition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
RECEIVERS FOR ROAD
TAX ARE APPOINTED

Receivers for the So road tax were
appointed yesterday by the board 81
revenue. one collector being appointed
for each precinct Of the county. They
will finish the appointment Of the road
tax warmers this morning. They will
begin their duties about the first OF
March All male persons in the county
between the age of II and 45 who live
|outside the limits of an incorporai ed
city are liable to road duty that is TO
work a number OF days or In lieu
thereof to pay into the road fund Of
the county the sum of sS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
DIR. OWEN TO VISIT
CITY FOR LIBRARY
Advocates of Larger and Better
Library to Meet City Commits
siOners Tomorrow

Thomas M. owen of Montgomery,
state director of archives and history,
will be in the city tomorrow in the
interest of the movement to enlarge
the scope and usefulness of the Bir-
mingham public library. At Il o'clock
Thursday Dr. owen and number of
those who have interested themselves
in the movement will meet with the
city commissioners and the matter will
be fully discussed and probably a
board appointed 20 further the propo-
sition. The movement on foot is to
secure more books for the library and
possibly more conmodious quarters.
The present library Is on the fourth
floor of the city hall building and in
the language of suburbanite,. can be
easily found by means of "a search
warrant and a deputy sheriff"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
EXAMINATIONS ON
FOR MINE FOREMEN
Fifty-Seyen Applicants Before State
Board of Mine Examiners-Ex-
aminatiOns Close Friday

With 81 applicants for certificates Tor
first and second class mine foremen and
fire bosses, Alabama semi-annual mine
examinations opened at / o'clock yester-
Gay in the auditorium of the Chamber
of Commerce, under the supervision of
the entire state board of examiners, com
posed of Erskine Ramsay, Carr Mecor-
mack, j. II. Tidmore, W. B. Hillhouse,
r. II. Tinney and Chief State Mine In
spector Nesbitt. More applicants are ex-
rected to enroll in todays session. The
examinations close on Friday.
The state mining law says that each
applicant is to furnish ten Endorsements
and letter of recommendation, as well
as an affidavit that he is a citizen of
the United States. The law also requires
fee of s5 for entrance in the foremen
classes and SO for the examination of fire
boss. The names of those who entered
tie examinations yesterday follow:
ALI Lloyd, G. C. F'indley, Lewis Lillich,
I. w. Rogers, II. Shirley, Martin Heard,
J. A. Hartley, ]. P. Daley, Fritz Kemp
gems, Tim Griffith, Frances Brawley, AL
bert Murray, J. S. Hurst, w. II. Sharp,
Jesse Dollar, Walter Crane, d. H. White,
IL. M. Mcfarland, James Henderson,
Angus Andair, ]. M. Mason, R. n. Hig-
ginbotham, w. j. Vansant, c. ]. Ellison,
j. f. McCurdy, A. F. Morgan, Samuel E.
Neil, John A. Grant, Thomas Chad
bourne, John Chadbourne, S. j. Greer, j.
NJ. Segars, George w. Blanton, j. w.
Eanderford. Sam Martz, A. I'll. STAINS
berry, Virgil West, w. S. Fancher. r.
II. Tharpe, J. s. Benson, Thomas Turner,
T. y. Mitchell, Joe Boring, Pinkney Mar
tin. e. f. Hand, t. II. ONeal, James
Cobb, T. A. Alexander, ]. j. Grim. A. j.
Wells, r. B. Crump w. w. Quarles, l..
A. Plan and O. T. Brooks.
Mr.. Nesbitt stated yesterday that the
entrance for the January examinations
was the largest he had ever known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
MRS. FLOYD VICTIM
OF PURSE SNATCHER
Negro Stepped Up Behind Her and
Grabbed Purse-Contained Ring
But No Money

Mrs. S. H. Floyd, residing at 1919
snatched from her hand by a negro
last evening about o'clock on Elev
enth avenue between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets. Mrs. Floyd, in
company with her sister. was going
home from Five Points when the negro
slipped. up behind her, grabbed the
purse and darted away. The purse con-
tanned ring. but nothing else of
value.
The purse was found several hours
later, on front yard at Nineteenth
street and Tenth avenue The ring
had been taken from 1t and the han
die of the purse broken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
GREEN TINTS TO BE
USED ON EXTERIOR

1t will be built with greenish. granite
for three floors, arranged on the exterior
and from that point to the twenty-hfth
floor the building will have a greenish
terra Gotta that will harmonize with the
granite. This granite will probably be
brought from Maine. Alabama marble
will line all Railways, many office inte-
riors and Alabama marble will be used
exclusively in the handsome banking
rooms which will be occupied by the JEFF
ferson County bank. Those rooms, Mr..
Weston and Mr.. Enslen announce, will
eclipse any in the south.
All floors of the new building will be
laid with tile. while the panels and other
interior woodwork effects win be of ma
hogany specially designed. On each floor
lavatories will be arranged, as all modern
buildings now demand, and other features
will be added to render the building
distinctive There will be two entrances.
One will be on Second avenue for COM
mercial men, while the lawyers who are
wont to frequent the halls of justice in
the courthouse will find II unnecessary
to walk around to Second avenue, as
one will be placed on the Twenty-frst
street side of the building. The elevator
corridor will be lined with marble. Ten
ants will be served with seven elevators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
NEW DEPARTMENT
AT L., J. & L. STORE
Office Supplies Will Be Located on
Third Floor of the New
Burnett Building

That one of ths most up-to-date office
supply departments in the United States
would be maintained hereafter by Love-
man, Joseph & Loeb and that a floor
in the new Burnett building on Second
pose alone was announced yesterday by
Joseph b. Loveman in charge of that
department 1t was added that bridge
had been constructed connecting the
third floor of Loveman. Joseph & Loeb
with the same floor in the Burnett build
ing. In the new quarters Mr.. Loveman
announces that che most modern and the
finest furniture for Offices that can be
secured will be installed for show pur-
poses.
Another department has been added by
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb which is the
decoration and complete furnishing OF
homes. For that reason new quarters
were wanted. hence the Burnett arrange
merits The third floor of Loveman Jo-
seph & Loeb viii now be used for the
new drapery and furnishing show places
A suite of rooans will be installed there
showing the latest effect, and the most
modern treatment from a scientific and
artistic standpoint.
Mr.. Loveman has just returned FRI NJ
Grand Rapids and Chicago, where he ac-
companied L. l.. Hobart of the Florence
cafe, on a buying expedition for the lat
ters new hotel in Decatur.
Il find" Mr.. Ioveman said Yesterday
that furniture win be from 10 per cent
to Is per cent higher this year. That is
by reason of the great volume of busi-
ness, nothing r:ore. However, our pur-
chases were made in November and
will rot be affected at this time by the
increases. Business 1 find looks exceed
ingly attractive. Higher wages viii be
paid this year. Birmingham is doing
aow a tremendous amount of work and
believe this year will be the best that
mercantile interests have enjoyed IN
many wears"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
Mrs. Boisel Awarded $25O0

Mrs. Annie NJ. Boisel was awarded a
verdict and judgment for $500 against
the St. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
read company in the second division of
the city court, Judge c. w. Ferguson
presiding The plaintiff claimed damages
alleging that her dwelling house was de-
stroyed by fire, the result of a, spark
from one of the locomotives belonging to
the defendant company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
Interpretations

s2oo0-Alabama Securities and invest
ment company. Alonzo Atkins, president
r. r. Alliston. secretary, aud Jonn J..
Parker. treasurer.
s3o.Ooo-Red Lumber company $. A.
Reid, presidents j. 4. Reid. vice presi-
dent, and Charles Il. Reid. secretary
and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
Donaldson Gets Verdict

John r. Donaldson was awarded ver-
dict and judgment for $1,000 against the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company yesterday IN the third division
Of the city court, Judge John Ii. Miller
presiding. The plaintiff alleged personal
Injuries received by a fall into an excavs-
ton made in the streets of the city by
the defendant company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
Building Permits

The following permits were issued yes
terday in the office of the building IN
spector:
$12.500-Perfection Mattress company,
Ninth avenue and Twenty-fourth street.
north; two-story brick building.
sso0o-c. w Mills. Sixteenth avenue and
Beech street. south; two-story frame
building.
s10m--A. c. Barwick. Pearson avenue
between Elizabeth and Berry stations;
one-story frame building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday in the office of the pro-
bate clerk:
Charles T. Cole Of Birmingham and
Miss Ethel Rasco.
f. ]. Phillips of Birmingham and Miss
Mary Watkins.
l.. B. sharpton of Atlanta and Miss
marguerite McRee.
carl r. Jackson of East Lake and Miss
Tarpie Holmes.
Thomas l.. Baxter OF Cordova and MISS
Alma l.. Harrison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
SHE TALKED ABOUT 1T.

A very good thing to do, especially
when it was her own doctor that she
talked with. She wanted to know about
Halls Hair Renewer for falling hair,
dandruff, and for promoting growth of
the hair. Now she is going to use it,
will have every confidence in it. No
loloring of the hair, not in the least. Z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
Rowron Files Report

The regular monthly report Tor Deeem-
ber of James Bowron trustee OF the
Southern Iron and Steel company, was
filed yesterday in the office OF e. II.
Drver. referee in bankruptcy, showing
that the net earnings of the company for
last month amounted to sl3, 1880.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
Judge Walker Presides

Judge William A. Walker presided over
the first division of the city court yes
terday In the absence OF Judge G. C. Ne
smith, who was called from the city on
in portant business. Judge Nesnith will
resume the bench this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22

From the strength
and liberality of this
company there are
many reasons why we
should have your busi-
ness, one of them is the
prompt m a n n e T In
which we adjust all
claims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-22
Chairman Finch Tells Why
Organization Should Be
Preserved for Party
VOTERS SHOULD BE
ALLOWED TO SPEAK
No Reason Why Committee Should
Not Submit Public Questions in
Which People Have Shown
Greatest Interest

The city democratic executive commit
tee Is very much alive. In spite of vari-
Gus and sundry statements TO the con-
trarv. the committee believes in its exist
ence and right now plans are under way
for a city democratic primary some time
this spring or in the early summer.
However, the current activities of the
sub-rosa nature. Reports have been cir
culated that one or two committee cau-
cuses have been held within the last
couple weeks Where, what or when they
were is not known. The members of the
committee are silent and mysterious.
What will be on the city primary ticket
when the primary Is held is merely con-
lecture 1t is indicated that the commit
teemen themselves do not know and their
reported caucuses are for mapping out
a plan of action,
In the meantime, those who are op-
posed to the existence of the committee
and question its authority To call u pri-
mary or to place certain public matters
upon the ticket to be voted upon by the
people are not idle. The interview with
George Huddleston recently printed In
The Age Herald TO the effect that The
proposition of putting the question of
municipal ownership of waterworlSs and
public utilities upon the primary ticket
was silly" has been the cause of consid-
erable comment