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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
MANY ROTAR|ANS
 ID BE HERE TODAY Visitors Will Be Royalty En- tertained-LOcal Dele
 gates Go Tonight

Rotarians from Washington, Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga, Montgomery, Ma con, Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah and other cities will be the guests of the local Rotary club today and until 10 o'clock to- night, and an elaborate entertainment has been provided. Many members of the local club have declared a holiday and will be robed in their best garment of good nature and hospitality to receive the visitors.
 Tonight at 10:3O the "Birmingham- Houston Rotary Special will pull out of the Terminal station with the Birming- ham delegation to the convention of Ro- tary Clubs of America at Houston. Tex. There will be between IS and 25 members
 in the local party and delegations from other cities will accompany the Birming- ham club.
 The Rotarians who visit Birmingham today will be en route to the convention and the first consignment will arrive about O clock this morning. Every Ro- tarian here who has an automobile has placed it at the disposal of the visitors and the beauties of Birminghams s several residential sections, as well as the joys of its club life, will be shown and ex- plained to the visitors, both by word of mouth and by carrying them to the points of interest.
 Lunch will be had at the several clubs. one member of the local club acting as sponsor for as many visitors as he can well take care of, and in the evening at 8:3O o'clock there will be Dutch supper and smoker at Rotary hall Commission CT George B. Ward is one of the speakers, as is also John w. Sibley. pr. Henry M. Edmonds will also speak.
 During the day open house will be kept at Rotary hall and there will be a recep- tion committee always on hand to greet visitors. The local club will leave Bir- mingham with the intention of bringing the 1915 Rotary convention to this city and they are to be busy all day getting their forces into shape. It is intended to send every Rotarian visitor away from the city a booster for Birmingham and to secure a pledge from each to support this city when the time comes to decide upon the 1915 convention city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19

mission, who Is taking a deep interest and performing much work in connec- ton with the new school, Is quoted a s having said that the community which gets the new college will have to raise s1 100000. R. S. Munger and other prom inent Methodist laymen are of the opir- lon that the $1,000,000, if demanded as suggested by Bishop Candler, could be secured.
 It is believed that the members of the Methodist church of this section would rally as whole to the aid of the Birmingham churches in this move ment With support from the Methodist and other churches of this district and state it is believed even more than $1 100000 could be secured. With the 65 acres located at Owenton owned by the Methodist church the new college would have magnificent neuclus.
 Even the Vanderbilt campus and grounds are no more attractive than the Owenton college grounds could be made. The buildings thereon have cost a large sum of money and would be utilized for the larger college. The lnew school, it is stated. will unques- tionably bring to the community that gets 1t over $5,000.000 from the church. Several ministers here believe that the college will also bring to whatever To- cality that gets it the printing and other branches of the church, which are now in Nashville.
 To Remove Institutions From all indications 1t is believed that the Methodist college of bishops has been terribly wounded by the action of the yandebilt officials in denying to them yhe control of Vanderbilt. It is stated that every institution in Nash vile controlled by the Methodist church. of which there are many, VIII be taken from that place and established with the new colleges wnicn are 10 pc located. That includes the publishing houses which do a business of over $2, 900 ,000p every year. and the board or missions, with large organization which is of immense importance III southern Methodism.
 Local men are very much encouraged over the chances that Birmingham has for obtaining the college. It IS known that some of the members Of the commit tee are predisposed to favor Birmingham. They are for Birmingham on the general grounds that this city Is more central than any other suggested. that the climatic conditions here are ideal and by reason of the valuable property that IS already in hand.
 If Bishop Candler is quoted correctly about the $1 1.O00,000 required to get this college Birmingham can raise thai amount" said R. 8. Munger of course that Is big sum of money and Birming- ham has never undertaken the like be- fore. However. believe our big corpora tions 50 deeply interested in Birmingham will give liberally while I also believe our church people would give literally We have the best proposition to put be- fore the committee. Naturally Atlanta will make big figi-t for this school With the multimillionaires of that city there will be big sum raised. but that is the very thing Birmingham must do
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
Shown Over the City

Following the appointment of the com mittee the commission adjourned and will meet again to hear the report
 Immediately after the adjournment a committee from the Chamber of Com merce, headed by President P. G. Shook. took the visitors in charge. Automobiles were secured and the visitors were shown the great developments in this district. They were taken to the Newspaper club, where they were able to view the city. and afterward were driven over the residential sections They were very much impressed with the greatness of this city and it's outlook for the future.
 Bishop Candler, chairman of the com mittee and also chairman of the com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
Writes to Mason

Judge Lane expects to draft such an ordinance in the near future. He has written letter on the subject to Dr. J. M. Mason, president of the county board of health and this letter follows:
 'Dr. J. M Mason. President Board of Health, City
 Dear Doctor: I am just in receipt of the report of the health department for April, 1914, which l read with great in- terest. As you know, l am no expert and have no claim thereto except l am q son about various diseases l observed that
 from tuberculosis of the lungs there were in April seven deaths of white people and 23 of colored people. which is out of all proportion, especially in view of the fact that about two-thirds of our population are white people,
 ''I have had under consideration the drawing up of an ordinance requiring a certain number of cubic feet for each
 room to be occupied by colored people.
 Would this have any bearing upon the
 mortality through said disease? '1 recognize that it Is difficult ques- ton to handle because 1t is next to impos- sible to say how many coored people shall occupy one room. But I would be glad to have your views upon this sub ject There must be some cause for this unequal mortality Colored people are naturally more robust and live more nearly an outdoor life In the day time With best wishes, I am yours sim cerely A. O. LANE, ssCa,t,tptesiapa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
WILL TRY FOLLOWER NEGRO DEATH RATE Judge Lane to Fight Tuber- culosis Among That Race WRITES TO DIR. MASON May Attempt to Limit Number of People Living In One Room.
 County Board to Dis
 cuss Matter
WRITES TO DIR. MASON

An effort through legislation will be commissioner. to check the enormous death rate among negroes from tuber- culosis of the ealungs.
 Judge Lane has conferred with med teal authorities on the matter and he believes that if an ordinance is passed regulating the number of humans liy- Ing in one room or rather the amount of cubic feet of air that must be al lowed in u dwelling for each occupant, that it will have an immediate effect upon negro tuberculosis,
 The health department report made public yesterday for the month of May shows that there were 23 negro deaths in the city from tuberculosis while there were but six white persons died from the disease. Judge Lane stated that he understands the negro popu- lation to be about one-fifth smaller than the white and therefore the ratio of deaths between the races from this disease is further increased on the part of the negroes.
 Merely humanitarian motive has Illt lO tdke lnlB matter uDt said Judge Lane yesterday. "I know that the negro race in former times was as hardy or hardier than the white people In the olden days when the great majority of the negroes of the south were on the farms where they worked out in the open air and lived almost in the open air they had prac- tically no tuberculosis The disease has seized the race since they have come to live in the big cities with anywhere from a half dozen to dozen individ- uals In probably one or two little rooms and to clap the climax with an appal- ling disregard for sanitation.
 T believe that if we had law re- quiring that a certain amount of cubic space must be had in every dwelling for each occupant, thereby limiting the number living in one room or one cabin. that vital blow would be struck at tuberculosis.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
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Rate per 1000 per annum. tExciusive of nonresident deaths 11.22, 31 .S2, iS.17.
 DEATHS BY AGES. Under l year, 34; 10 5 years. P: to 10 years. 6; 10 to 20 years, 22; 20 to 30 years, 47: 30 to 10 years. 40. 40 to 50 years. 29; 50 to 60 years. 1e: 60 to % years 21; 10 and up, 26.
 RIRTHS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
BIRTHS
White RlarlS

Kate per 1000 per annum--tfNCIuslVe { still births) 1So9. 192. 1860.
 CONTEMPORARIES nISEASES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19

Respectfully submitted
 R. M. CUNNINGHAM. NJ D.,
 City Health Officer.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-18
B8 0. GETTING
AGTWE0N lis
PALATINE line
IoMPANY WIZ SOON COMPLETE
ROAD THROUGH THE FIRST
WARD.
HAS TAKEN THE MATTER UP
WITH GOVERNMENT ENGl.
NEER AT PITTSBURGH.
LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
is ASKED TO MAKE CERTAIN.
RECOMMENDATIONS.

That the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company is now ready and will
in the near future begin the building
Of its long delayed Palatine branch
is the welcome news recently receiv-
ed by the Fairmont Chamber OF Com
merce. In order to facilitate the pre-
liminary arrangements necessary be-
fore the construction work is started.
the directors of the local Chamber
OF Commerce held a meeting this aft
ernoon at the quarters in the Wat
son building to discuss what action
should be taken in regard to the river
encroachment, near the Monongahela
river bridge, which is called for in
the survey and blue prints Of the pro-
posed extension.
The new railroad line will run right
along the river bank underneath the
river bridge. In order to accomplish
this it is necessary to make a solid
embankment fill, the bottom Of the
slopes of which will encroach on the
present pool FULL water line in two
places and before the railroad COM
pany can even start this work, per
mission must be obtained from the
United States Engineer at Pittsburgh
who has control OF the Monongahela
river.
The consent of the local Chamber
of Commerce or rather its recommend
alton is required by the government
engineer before any action will be
taken in the Pittsburgh office. It was
in order to obtain this favorable rec
ommendation that the railroad com
pany, through Paul Didier, its prtn
cipal assistant engineer, wrote a let
ter to the secretary of the local cham
Der asking that the matter be taken
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up Immediately through the regular
channels so that the assent Of the
government could be obtained for the
project. 1t was for this purpose that
the special meeting Of the directors
was called.
While the extension OF the Palattne
branch has been in contemplation TO"
many years and the actual work has
been mmored to start several times
still the agents of the railroad com.
pany have never been as active in the
past as in the last few months. Sur
veying corps were busy or the pro.
posed route during the fall months,
or as long as good weather lasted and
it was during the last term of Cir
cult Court that some Of the condem-
nation suits for right of way were
tried. While no definite time has
been settled on for the starting Of the
work the railroad company has let
it be known that there will be as lit
tie delay as possible and it is like
fly that the first dirt will be moved
in the spring OF the coming year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-18
Balkan Region
A Confusion
OF Religions
IT'S THE MEETING PLACE OF THE
ORIENT AND THE OCCiDENT.
II is A LAND OF LABEL WHERE
TRAINED IMGRusTS NEED AN
INTERPRETER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IS
Some Of the leading characteristics
of the Balkan region, that part of the
world which a confusion of races. Ian
guages, customs, nations, religions,
land traditions has caused to be the
centuries.long theatre of seething,
~incessant religious and racial strug-
giles are described in a statement CIV.
len to the press today by the National
Geographic Society, 1t says:
"Many peoples of many kinds meet
on the fringe between the East and
Ithe West, the Baykan peninsula, and
zach Of these peoples clings tenacious
m to It's Language. its traditions, its
religion, and to the manners anu
ways Of its kind. Several families
If the Slayonic people, each with It's
own tongue and patriotism, are there'
The Turks, the Greeks, and q sprink-
ling of Germans, together with many
fragramentary types of peoples, from
west and East, survivals OF nations
ond tribes of yesterdays history. aud
IIo the Kaleidoscope bewildermeAt.
The Ralkan lands are a Babel through
which no ordinary master OF tongues
ma hope to go without the AID Oh an
occasional Interpreter and use
I
nf sign language.
an the hearts OF most of these
rannIes, no matter how small theEr
land or how little the world may
E,,ow Of them, there is kept alive a
esry consciousness Of their nation
aIitv The Montenegro is as devot-
al q native of his small bowl OF
country among the mountains as Is
tI,e citizen of our " United States,
tbc difference being, where any, that
dc Montenegrin r eminds himself
n,,Scb more often Of his nationally
~ ito advantages than does the av-
e-aqe Aemrican. With the sharp
racial ritual and lingual divisions
In fhe Balkan peoples, religious dlVis'
ions exert a far more powerful us
tinctive influence there, than IS inc
case with us. Greek Orthodox, no
man Catholic, various Protestant con
lfessions, and the Mohammedan 1aila
have served to segragate THESE pep
PIC from one another. Ia
HAll The energy, destruction and
elamor which the friction between ls
MANY contrary types Of people anu
;Ieaia has occasioned, has RETARDED
the development OF the Balkans Pc
ntna,ia az thatsit is some generations
hehind the Achievements Of the West;
and The traveller in the byways Of
this country has had to put up WIN
those same Inconvenience Whlcn ne
would encounter in developed Asia.
The roads in the Balkans are bad, IN
most cases mere cattle and footpatns'
TIhe villages are squalid, ll.kept, WIN
out improvements, without comforts,
without conyeniences. The means OF
Transportation ARE uncertain; the
InuIes are indispensable, the railway
trains are capricious, boats move &C;
eording TO the tempers Of their cap:
ItainsI and the moods ofttheir engineers
horse and cart q risky adventure
while the treacherous roads MAKE
Furthermore the law and order o.
much OF the Balan lands ts at best
a matter OF considerable uncertain;
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o. ]. Fleming and wife to John c.
Hawkinberry, a parcel of land In the
Graham's Heights addition 10 the city
Of Fairmont. Consideration $500.
T. A. Brown and wife to Clarence
Metz, a parcel of land on Warrior fork
Of Buffalo creek, in Warrington dis
trict. Consideration $1,10O.
Thomas s.. Neptune and wife to J.
W. Stiffler, q parcel Of land in the
Monongahela Industrial C%ompany's ad'
ditfon to the city of Fatrmont. Con-
sideration $3.50.
License Issued.
G. L. Brock, 81, and Annie Smith,
80, both OF, Rlyesville.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-18
Salts In Hot Water
Clears PimplY Skin.
SAYS WE MUST MAKE KIDNEYS.
CLEAN The BLOOD AND PIN.
PIES DISAPPEAR.


Pimples; soressandtbofls usuallysre
suit from toxins. poisons and fimpurts
ties which are generated in the bowels
and then absorbed into the blood.
through the very ducts which should
absorb only nourishment to sustain
the body.
It is the function Of the kidneys to
filter impurities from the blood and
cast them out In the form of urine, but
in many instances the bowels create
more toxins and impurities than the
kidneys can eliminate, then the blood
uses the skin pores as the next best
means Of getting rid Of these impuri-
ties which often break out all oyer the
skin in the form Of pimples.
The surest way to clear the skin Of
these erutions, says a noted authority,
is to get from any pharmacy about
four ounces OF Jad Salts and take a
Tablespoonful in a glass of hot water
each morning before breakfast for one
week. This will prevent the formation
OF toxins in the bowels. 1t also stimu-
'lates the kidneys to normal activity,
thsu coaxing them to filter the blood.
of impurities and clearing the skin Of
pimples.
ad Salts is inexpensive, harmless and
is made from the acid of grapes and
lemon Juice, combined with lithia. Here
you have a pleasant, e%tfervescent drink
which usually makes pimples disap-
pear; cleanses the blood and is excel.
lent for the kidneys as well.
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COURT NEWS
speeds Filed.

8. !. Fleming and wife to Loel!a
" Yost, a parcel of land in the Ora
ham;s Heights addition to the city
81 F~air.iont. Consideration 800.
Yost and husband to Mat.
costa parcel of land in Graham's
delights addition to the city of Fair
mont Consideration 500.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-18

GhiIdrens Felt Slippers
Fur Trim N e d and 7Ao
feather soles St.oo fSA
values ....-...,..,'..
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SWomen's $500 Juliettes
sEurFahd Ribbon Trimmed, felt
upper, turn leather soIes, all col
ors. Also Daniel or
SGreen"comfy" .N6
Slippers ...:.:......:
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for Men, Women and Children
SHIPPERS. The Comfort Gift Tor n

There's hardly a person that couldn't use pair Of Slippers and Nv when sto1 tnf e.
comein the Nay of a present they are 81 much more apprecated. NO stock III
IFaMnont greater, no price range more complete, no saving quite 10 great.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-18

. Little Gents Tan Wei Slippers
In Everett Style. A o
pleasing gift. SIPS Voc.
value ..............:-..
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
Government ON
HUNT FOR BARTR
ON new charge

Postofice Inspector Plummer this
received word from the postal
authorities at New York that Frank
Barth, who was detained here several
days on a technical charge and later re-
leased, was desired on a charge OF con-
spring to conceal assets in bank
mptcy case.
After his release Barth left Whining
ton and is now thought to be in New
Orleans or Birmingham, Ala. According
TO information received by Inspector
Plummer, Barth operated a store in New
York with Isidor and Charles Pilzer and
Joseph Alpert, which was known as the
Ideal Waistband Company. In addition
to being known as Barth, the postal
authorities claim he is known under sew
cral other names.
While the Burns detectives, who ar
rived here several hours after Barth LETT,
followed him as far as Washington, de-
tectives from that agency are stil seek
ing information about Barth here. On
Thursday one Of the Burns men CON
ferred with Chief Black and Inspector
Plummer about cloth which Barth had
shipped here. This cloth is at the XII
ROY stables, Fifth and Orange streets
It was the receiving OF these goods here
that caused Barths arrest.
Evening journal., 1914-04-25
DR.. CRIFFIS LAUDS
The EARLY dutch

At the meeting of the Historical
Association of Delaware last evening,
DR.. william Elliott Grifis delivered
an address on "The Delaware Dutch
and the Plockhuy's Settlement"
DR.. Grifis began the address with a
brief history of the Dutch republic,
and of the institutions Of the early
self governing country. He pointed
out that this country had written
constitution and advocated general
education of both sexes long before
the United States. He told of the
early expeditions to this section Of
the new world and of the early at
tempts at settlement
Mention was made of the European
background of early American colon
ial history which lead to the forma-
tion of the early settlements in the
Middle Atlantic States, and finally of
the history of the settlement formed
near the site of the present town of
New Castle by Peter Cornelius Plock-
huy.
Had the great secrets of the history
of the Dutch Republic been known
sixty years ago. DR.. Griais said, the
Civil War in all probability would
not have been fought. Delawareans
he said, might well be proud OF the
Dutch ancestry.
In conclusion he told of the found
ing of a communistic colony at the
present town of New Castle by the
Dutch under Peter Cornelius Plock
huy. and Of the destruction of thi.
colony by the English under Sill
! George Carr, after the colony had ex
lsted for two years.
The members of the association ex
pressed their appreciation Of DIR
Griais' address by a rising vote o
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