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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
THORSBY HASGENERAL CLEANUP DAY FRIDAY
Recent Epidemic of Typhoid Fever Arouses Residents to Action-NO
 Deaths Reported

Thorsby, August (Special) Never in the history of Thorsby has the town had such a general cleaning up as was given it on Friday. An epidemic of typhoid fever for the past two months has aroused the people to the necessity of exerting themselves to stamp it out.
 Under the direction of Miss Helen Harlan, Red Cross nurse for Chiffon county, the ladies of the town have been organized as the Thorsby branch of the Chiffon County Improvement as- sociation. Their first work was to dis cover the source of typhoid infection which proved to be sopen wells" re- ceiving drainage or seepage from un- protected water closets. which were also accessible to flies. well known to be carriers of typhoid germs
 To prevent further contamination of food or water from this rource the town council passed an ordinance re- quiring all water closets to be pro- vided with dry pail system" and to be made fly proof, and to complete the work the ladies have interested not only the council members, but men, women and children to devote a day to civic improvement, cleaning the streets, cutting grass and weeds, gath ering and hauling away rubbish and cleaning up generally.
 The ladies provided a picnic dinner on the Thorsby institute campus and sold ice cream and cake to secure money for their treasury. There have been no deaths from typhoid fever and no recent cases at Thorsby. All the pa tients are now convalescent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
SEVERELY CRITICIZES
 DALLAS COUNTY JAIL
State Prison Inspector Declares Prison Will Be Closed Unless Decided
 Improvements Are Made

Montgomery, August 7.-(Speciai.) ) Severely criticizing the insanitary condi- tion of the Dallas county jail. pr. Will liam H. Oates, state prison inspector. in . report today to the governor. declared that he would be forced to, close that prison unless a decided Improvement was made
 In referring to the jail, the prison in spector stated that it is a disgrace ;e Alabama, declaring that it lis filthy svermin, infected. and totally insanitary.' Dr. Oates said he found a 7-year-old negro in jail on charge of burglary. and thai he succeeded by habeas corpus in having him released.
 pr. Oates also submitted reports to tht governor on the jails of Fayette, Marior and Walker counties He declared that conditions at these jAils were not good and that the Marion jail must be given 2 new water supply immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
METHODS ID ASSIST SOUTHERN FARMER Conference for Purpose to Be Held in Washington
 Wednesday

Montgomery August 7.-(Special) Capt. Reuben F. Kolb commissioner of agriculture and industries, today received a telegram from J. D. Price of Atlanta, commissioner of agriculture of Georgia, in which he stated that President New man of Kentucky, head of the associa- tion of commissioners of agriculture. has called an extraordinary session of thai body to meet at the New Raleigh hotel in Washington, August 12 The associa- tion will meet for the purpose of consid- ering methods of assisting southern farm CTS during the present European war crisis.
 The assocition will meet one day before the session of the Southern Cotton con gress, which will be held in Washington on August 13 and 14 The commissioners of agriculture will meet with the south erD congress of cotton growers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08

The state department has cabled our con- suls abroad for detailed information. From the information we have received, we are confident the consumption, do- nestle and foreign, will be much larger than Is generally supposed. The mills of the United States and Canada will consume approximately half of our pro- duction, and the demand for American cotton by Great Britain and the orient will not be greatly reduced Great Brit ain consumes nearly half of our exported cotton. Eleven million bales should be absorbed by the trade. even under the most aggravated conditions.
 These facts should be most reassur- ing, and should entirely dispeal the idea that our foreign trade in cotton will be wiped out.
 Arranges Deposit
 "Third--Money to market the crop and care for the surplus. Already the Secre- tary of the Treasury has arranged de- posit of S20,000,000 in southern banks. He desires this used and especially to handle the cotton crop. During the present week. Congress has passed an emergency cur rency bill under the terms of which not less than $1500, 000,000 of additional cur rency will be available to meet every emergency which may arise.
 ''The federal reserve banks, soon to or SdhiIc, VIII dttcpt iiOtcS StCQTtQ DN dkrl- cultural products. This insures ample money for moving the crop, to care for such distress cotton as may come upon the market, and also to keep in operation those factories necessary for the consump- tion of the crop.
 The financial situation of the country could not be better, when it is under stood that the treasury department stands ready to lend it's great power to prevent a sacrifice of the cotton crop, a feeling of confidence should come to us all.
 "The agencies of the federal govern ment, both executive and legislative. are doing all possible to relieve the strain. While the power of the government is great, it should not be overestimated.
 We desire to impress alphabetically the necessity for the most cordial and unsel- fish cooperation among farmers. mer- chants and bankers of the south to the end that every local effort. and every local agency shall be brought into action in the interest of the common good.
 Conferences Helpful
 We believe conferences in the respec- tive states and localities would be most helpful. They would furnish the machin- cry through which the problem in all of it's phases can be thoroughly considered and dealt with under the peculiar en- vironment of each state and community Accurate information as to warehousine facilities should be gathered for your local use, and furnished to your senators
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
APPEAL MADE RURAL
 LETTER CARRIERS
Official Call Issued Urging Them to Observe Good Roads Days
 Next Week

Minter, August 7.-(Special )-The Alabama Rural Letter Carriers asso- clation is taking an active interest in the cause of good roads and are ap- pealing to the rural letter carriers to observe Good Roads Days, August 14-15. The following official call has been sent out to the letter carriers:.
 "To the Alabama Rural Letter Carriers
 '"I am writing to call your attention to Alabama Good Roads Days, August ,14-15 Those dates have been selected as time when all citizens are urged to work or otherwise take substantial interest in their local roads. know of no class of citizens whb should be more interested in this work than rural car riers
 We are in a position to accomplish much good both by working and talk ing to our parons I use an auto on my route and many days take along waterways and do such light work as appears necessary I find from experi- ence that if carrier keeps one eye on the road and the other and his tongue on his patrons, he will notice vast improvement in roads.
 You have a daily opportunity to call attention to road conditions, and in do- ing so in the right way. you will awak- en and keep alive interest and enthusi- asm. There appears to be a growing sentiment among the good road en- thusiasts to build expensive highways from one large city to another and our next legislature will be flooded with bills to finance just such propositions Now, l am not against such legisla- tion, provided the entire road system comes in for a fair deal You should im- press this matter on your local rep resentative right away, for in case you do not the "big highway will secure all the help.
 Our convention at Talladega on July 34 indorsed the Good Roads asso- citation and appointed delegates to rep resent our interests at the Montgomery convention to be held October 21-23 Start the ball to rollinH in your sec ton. Who are the people best fitted for this work? Who are the boys to put and keep life and action in this move ment 1.-the rural carriers. Yours fratef- nally, s. A. REYNOLDS.
 Secretary Treasurer Alabama Rural Letter Carriers Association"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
SAYS FINANCIAL
 SITUATION GOOD

Washington, August T.-Comptroller of the Currency Williams in a state ment tonight declared the financial sit uation of the country Is good and an- rounced that national banks now are in position to meet all reasonable re- Guirements.
 q see no reason" said MT. Williams, "why there should be any suspension of currency payments anywhere in this country, and if this department hears of any national bank refusing to honol demands of it's customers or correspondents for currency such de- linouent bank will be promptly inves- tiEated
 MT. Williams said shipments of ad- ditional currency up to the close of today's business had amounted to Ss3T,00O,00O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
Temperatures were generally moderate

Temperatures were generally moderate, especially in southern districts Atlanta reported 70 degrees at p. m. and none other than gulf stations reported readings in excess of so degrees. By contrast sta- tions in South Dakota and Wyoming re- ported temperatures of 92 degrees and 94 degrees at ' p. m., and North Platte recorded a maximum of 100 degrees.
 In the cotton belt cloudy skies prevailed over all sections at D. m. Temperatures were slightly below normal in most dis tricts.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., 18th meridian time:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
R0EBUCK HANDICAP > WILL BEGIN TODAY Qualifying Round to Com mence Today and Continue
 Through Sunday

A special handicap golf tournament Tor the members of the Roebuck Springs Golf and Automobile club will be commenced today over the club course. The qualifying round will be started during the day and will con ti1ue throughout Sunday.
 on the basis of the cards turned in durug the qualifying round the vari- ous entrants will receive handicaps and the first round will be contested in the early part of the week.
 greater part of the club member ship is expected to take part in the matches as much interest has been manifested since the announcement Of the tournament several weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
News of Ensley

l The operation of through cars to Vivian and Fairfield began yesterday morning. The South Ensley lines to Fairfield and Owenton to Vivian. The traffic was heavy for the first day. A great number of citizens who rode the cars yesterday congratulated the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company and especially the dispatchers for running the cars at regular inter- vals during the day and handled the crowds with much success. The opera tion through of the lines does away with a great deal of transfer trouble and lessens the time in which 1t takes to go to Birmingham.
 The new system is scheduled to make the trip in 40 minutes while before 1t took over an hour to come to Birming- ham from Vivian or Fairfield.
 Funeral services were conducted at the St. Anthonys Catholic church yes terday afteroon over the remains of George McNamara. who died Wednes- day morning following a brief illness. The Rev Father McQuillian, pastor of the church. officiate Interment fol-
  McNamara was one of the best known young men of this city. having lived l here for number of years. He is survived by his parents. Mir. and Mrs. D. l.. McNamara, one brother, Erslxine McNamara and three sisters, Mrs. E. J. Donnelly, and Miss Helen and Miss Mamie McNamara.
 | A large crowd was on hand at the Ensley Baraca association hall last night when the Baraca class of the Ensley Baptist church entertained the members of the association and their l friends There was music on hand and refreshments were served. The feature | of the occasion was an address by Judge Alvin Douglas, president of the Baraca classes of the Birmingham dis trict who spoke on the good work which the Baracas are doing and highly complimented the Ensey association. Miss Ethel Arms also made an address on "Woman Suffrage" D. F. Hummer. i in behalf of the members of the Baraca class of the Ensley Methodist church. | spoke of what the young men of this city are doing. The speakers were in- troduced by the Rev. A. K. Wright, pastor of the Ensley Baptist church.
 Yesterday morning In the Ensley i'm ferior court, Will Racket and Joe Neil two negroes were bound over to the grand jury on $500 bond each by I Judge F. O. Harris. The negroes. with the aid of negro girl, it is charged stole diamond ring belonging to Mrs C. L. Jenkins several days ago. They had the girl take the ring out of the house and then took the diamond out of the ring and substituted glass, bu. were caught when the girl tried to get the ring back into the house. She later confessed of taking the ring and told the police authorities who had the stone.
 The Sunday school classes of Mrs
 Riddle and Mrs. Cook. of the "Teen Age" department of the Shady Side Methodist church wiz give lawn fete at the home of MT. and Mrs. Ira Graham
 on the corner of Avenue F and Twenty.
 fourth street this afternoon and even. ling The affair will begin at o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
DIR. OATES ORDERS
 LAMAR JAIL CLOSED

Montgomery, August 7.-tSpecia y Dr. " H. Oates. prison inspector, to- day ordered the Lamar county jail closed and the prisoners transferred to the Pickens jail. Dr. Oates ordered the commissioners of Lamar county to build new jail several months ago, and because of their failure to com ply with his instructions he directed that the jail be closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, August TT D. m.)-While there has been considerable increase in the cloudiness over the south and cen tral portions of the country during the past "A hours, due to the general low pres sure conditions, there has yet been but little rain throughout the interior Show CTS have continued over the south At lantic slope and the southern half of the gulf states. and thunderstorms were re- ported from many interior points. In gen. eral, conditions are now somewhat unset tied over most of the Rockies and the greater portion of the country east of the Mississippi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
RECLAMATION BILL
 PASSED BY HOUSE

Washington. August 7.-The reclama- ton bill. extending from 10 to % years. the time in which settlers may repay the government for water rights on Irrigated land finally was passed in the House today. including an amendment making the reclamation service dependent upon annual appropriations by Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08

"Our message to you is: Stand firm. >>Sell
 cotton only as a last necessity"
 Members of the committee headed by
 Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, after a
 careful Investigation of conditions up to
 the present time, gave 1t as their mature
 should be put upon the market during the
 next 60 days, asserting the agencies of
 the federal government. both executive and legislative, were doing all possible to relieve the strain of the situation caused by the lack of transportation facilities and the danger facing no market abroad. They called for unself1sh cooperation among the farmers, merchants and bankers of the south for the common good and declare: Tt should be understood that we are not In the midst of a panic, nor is a financial panic possible under our new banking and currency law; and it is not necessary for us to throw our cotton upon the market at prices less than it's real value"
 Planters to Stand Firm "We recognize the fact that cotton is the money crop of the southern people and any situation which vitally effects | it's value must be felt by all lines of commercial and industrial activities. While the condition of war in Europe gives rise to situation which is serious, we believe that it can be greatly over come if all agencies, national, state and local, promptly and vigorously respond to their respective duties.
 Your President, the several executive l branches of the government and your sen 1 ators and representatives are exerting every effort to devise means by which | the cotton crop may be marketed at a price warranted by a normal law of sup | ply and demand. and not by a condition caused by the European war. Important Problems "The important problems involved in l this situation are:
 "First-Transportati It is essential lthat lint cotton, and cotton manufactured goods, should reach foreign markets where they may be consumed. We are | confident Congress will pass within a few days an amendment to our shipping laws l which will greatly facilitate transporta- | tion. We have no doubt transporta- tion facilities will be available for cot ton. and cotton manufactured goods, with | in very short time
 'Second-Consumption of cotton. The l European war must necessarily reduce temporarily demand and consumption
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
CANAL OPENING WILL
 NOT BE POSTPONED

Washington. August 7-secretary Garri- rest doubts as to the opening of the Panama canal August 15. There is no reason at present known on the isthmus or to the Secretary of war" said the sec- retary. 'as to why the canal should not be opened on that date to vessels not needing more than 90 feet of water.P
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
REBEL FORCES
 TAKE MEDELLIN

alist forces today occupied MedelIin. SIX miles south of the Tejar water orks, where Brigadier General Fun stons American outpost is situated. The constitutionalists notified the American commander of their action.
 Federal troops are occupying posi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08

and representatives in Congress at the earliest moment.
 It IS our mature judgment that the ieast possible amount of cotton should pc put upon the market during the next 50 days, for it is our belief that the combined strength of the federal gov ernment and state and local agencies, coupled with the inherent courage of the southern people. will make it possible TOT the cotton crop to be marketed with out sacrifice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
Plans Satsuma Orange Grove

Bay Minette. August 7.-(Special.) Harry I. West. who recently purchased a tract of about so acres of land two miles from town. is busy erecting a meat bungalow on the place and an 'nounced that by planting season this fall he will have considerable land ready to set out in satsuma oranges. PMr. West is from the northwest and understands fruit raising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
Congress Tells Cotton
 Gro7UerS To Stand Firm

Washington August I'm address the cotton growers and people of the cotton growing states made public tonight the congressional committed which volunteered days ago to seek which would prevent serious the south because of the European war declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
FOR RENT

WILL REMODEL FIRST FLOOR OR ENTIRE BUILDING KNOWN AS MA JESTIC THEATRE TO SUIT TENANT. CLARK UNDERWRITING AGENCY. AGENTS. 30l-s CLARK BLDG. PHONE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
Weather Forecast

Washington. August 7.-Forecast for
 Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia: Local thundershowers Saturday and probably
 Sunday. Tennessee: Unsettled Saturday; Sunday
 fair, continued warm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
Aqree Upon Armistice

Washington, August IA general to-day armisticc throughout the Dominican re- public has been agreed on, according to
 navy department advices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at p. m, Au.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-05
British Cruiser
Venus Runs Ashore
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 5-The desperate
character of the hand to hand fight
ing in assaults in the trenches, the
use Of hand grenades and bomb throw.
ing machines are described in Brit
ish official eyewitness report Issued
today, which also discloses that the
allies are using tunnel boring appar'
atus Of subterranean approach to the
German entertainments.
1t is said that subterranean life is
tho rule along tho firing line where de-
fensiye operations have been brought
to state of such efficiency that the
Germans have practically ceased eff
forts to break through the lines Of
the enemy by assault. Open fighting
has almost disappeared and the con.
test has taken on the nature of siege
operations.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-05
MARouARD QUITS GIANTS
FOR THE BROOKLYN FEDS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-"Rube"Mar
guard. one Of the New York National
league clubs trio OF leading pitchers
signed a contract today to pitch for
the Brooklyn Federal league club, &C
cording to an announcement made b.
President Robert Ward, Of the Brook
Ign club, this afternoon.
Mr.. Ward states that Marquard had
signed the contract In triplicate in
addition to making an affidavit that
he was a free agent In a baseball
sense and had received and receipted
for an advance payment under his
Federal league contract.
Secretary John P. Foster, Of the
New York National league club, when
questioned regarding Marquard's
statement as a free agent. said that
the pitcher was under contract witt
the Giants in series Of three inter
locking contracts which covered his
playing service for 1915 and 1915 ans
gave the New York club an option
on his services in 1917.
The Secretary OF tho New Yorl
club secuted the idea that Marquard
could play for any other team thar
the New York Giants for the mex
two seasons and intimated that the
case would be taken to court il the
Giants southpaw endeayored to JUMP
to the Independent league.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-05
Board Sill!
G ST ]: li':lI'1 8
Presiid ency

That the board Of regents is stu
active in its search for president OF
the University. is Indicated by dis
patch In the Friday morning issue Of
the Charleston Gazette, which says
that President Shawkey, of the board
of regents, has gone to Indiana to con
fer with presidential timber. The
Gazette says:
NJ. 7, Shawkey. state superintenl
ent OF schools, left yesterday for
Franklin, Ind, on a mysterious trip
which may result in the announce
ment OF the name Of the next presi
dent OF the West Virginia State Uni
versity at Morgantown.
81 am going to look over some Uni
versity presidential timber" was all
that Superintendent shawkey would
admit upon leaving.
On his way back, Superintendent
Shawkey will stop over in Cincinnati
on Saturday for conference with the
travelling passenger agent Of the
Southern Pacific railroad, located
there.
The conference will be in regard tc
the national educational meeting &c
be held ut San Francisco during tht
Panama.Pacific Exposition.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-05
I 8 Relieve
D sfitlltiol1
Am ale.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec: s. ~ stepss
we're takenat a public meet ting here
today of city councils special relief
committee to have $50, 600 ppropriat:
ed for the relief OF unemplo who
may be In need. Representa- tiyes OF
various Organized charities and spes4
cial relief committees attended the
meeting. IL
Alba B. Johnson. head OF one OF the
lergest industrial establishme nts In
the city, gave figures on the number
of unemployed that left council g com.
mittee nothing else to do but to take
prompt action. He said that he had
ascertained that many manutac turersg
are employing less than fifty per cent
of their normal forces. He estimated
that the total earning power Of the
city's wage earners due to smaller
working forces and shorter hours, has \
been reduced one half which; he said,
is equal to half the male working pop
ulation of the city being unemplo Dyed
in October, 1912, the largest manu.
featuring establishment in this city,
Mr. johnson said. .'paid 81, ESQ, 600 In In
wages to $4,000 men, and In October
of this year it paid $1ss,OO0 to 8 ,s5s.
employees" VI s