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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
MANY CITIZENS
 VOLUNTARILY PAY
 CITY STREET TAX
Many Lawyers Have Paid Tax and Have Expressed Opinion That the Ordi-
 nance Is Legal

With something like $10,0o0 collect ed from the street tax ordinance the city commission is beginning to feel optimistic regarding the success of this emergency revenue and it is now pre- dicted the entire estimated amount will be in the coffers of the civic treasury within the next few weeks and without the commissioners having to face ad ditional litigation in the courts
 Capt. Frank s. White a former Uni ted States senator and one of the lead ing attorneys in the state of Alabama paid his street tax on last Saturday and his sons followed his example. Ir a statement to the commissioners Cap tain White admitted that he was past the legal age, but that he felt the city needed the money and that he was willing to contribute his share toward the public veal.
 According to President of the City Commission George B. Ward. many of the most prominent lawyers in the city are hastening to pay their street taxes and to give their opinion that the new ordinance is legal and that tt will stand the test of the courts.
 T believe the street tax ordinance will be a beneficial measure" said President Ward, "and that the citizens of the city will be glad to pay their share toward keeping the city finan7 ! clally sound. The early attacks on the ordinance have been dispelled by the patriotic actions of the leading attor- neys of the city in paying their street taxes and giving 1t as their opinion that the ordinance was legal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
MEN NEEDED FOR
 AMBULANCE CORPS

owing to the number of disqualified tions. physical and otherwise, about IS men are needed for the ambulance corps Of the organized militia The ambu- lance corps is one of the highest branches Of the service and is better paid than other military organizations. The ambu- lance corps is commanded by Capt. Rob- ert F. Ashworth of Birmingham, and is composed entirely of Birmingham boys. and is one of the most popular outfits in the mobilization camp. It is fully equipped and well drilled. As some of those rejected were mon -coms." there is excellent opportunity for advancement, especially for ambulance drivers, first aid men, drug clerks and others
 Those desiring to join can do so by applying at the United States Recruiting headquarters on the corner of Twentieth street and Third avenue. Transportation will be furnished to the camp A batch of recruits will be sent to Montgomery Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Filthy Morris Avenue
To the Editor of The Aee-Hrea,d.

TO the Edltor or The Age-Hreald:
 Some improvement has been made in sweeping Morris avenue gutters. The water wagon cleans the avenue very ef- feotively, leaving the filth to oooze and rot in the gutters, creating more than the advertised 50 odors
 The sweeping of the gutters Is done in a hurried way by the men trying to keep up with the trash wagon
 What is wanted is to have gutters cleaned by the hose and all the oozs run into the sewer. There is a plug in middle of the block bounded by Twen- ty-first and Twenty-second streets. and one at Twenty-first street. so the clean ing of these filthy gutters could be easily done.
 If there was less footing of the horns at the city hall ito prove that we are earning our salary" and that energy used in cleaning up, we would have no more fever cases to report. It used to be bad Birmingham now you hear in all country towns, What an unhealthy place to live in.''
 The fact is. we are clean and healthy above the average city. GEORGE H. ROGERS.
 Birmingham, August 1. 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
CONFERENCE TO FOLLOW RETURN
 OF MIR. WEATHERLY
President Pevear of B. R., l.. & P. Co. and City Commissioners Expected
 to Hold Meeting Soon

As Commissioner James Weathsrly is expected to return for tomorrow s commission meeting, matters other than routine which have been held up during the absence of the public utility executive will be taken up. Commits sioner Weatherly has been away for the past week enjoying a brief respite from his duties.
 The chief matter of importance re- garding which the presence of Com missioner Weatherly is necessary is the often postponed conference be- tween the city commission and Pres ident J. S. Pevear of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, which, it is understood, will be held this week.
 An ordinance to tax private cows and also to make scientific tests regarding the health of all private cows is slated to be presented to the city commission tomorrow by Commissioner John R. Hornady
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07

not recovered from their vaccination and their inoculaton.
 The feeding of the soldiers has been regulated and every one sems thoroughly satisfied. The regular issue from the subsistence department of the quarter masters department is very good, and In sufficient quantity to allow company mess sergeants to trade over supplies of certain things to outside merchants for other things more desirable for their own use.
 The sanitation of the camp is being i'm proved every day under the direction of Major Little of the United States army and is now in very good condition
 There is no definite information as to when the Alabama brigade will be moved It is thought by those in authority that they will eventually be moved to the border. Many think because of the fact that bids of merchants are being taken for another months supplies for the camp that they will not move, but this Is not necessarily correct. The fact that several recruiting offices have been open ed throughout the state and are puttine. forth every effort to recruit new meny does not tend to uphold the irnpressi,n that the men already in camp will 4, mustered out soon.
 WALTER BLACKMAN, ,,y,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
TO PERFECT PLANS FOR THE TRAFFIC BUREAU
Committees to Arrange for Immedi- ate Establishment-Chamber of
 Commerce to Contribute

A committee of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce and a commit tee of the business council of that body will meet this afternoon at 3:3O o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of perfecting the details of the traffic bureau, which is to immediately start work under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. The local cham Der will contribute $5000 a year to the support of the traffic bureau and the shippers and contributing members will give sl0,000, making a total annual budget of $15,00o year.
 It is planned to start work immediate ly on the bureau and the meeting this afternoon is the first step towards it's formation. An expert will be employed as manager, and he will have a clerk and a stnographer for assistants The bureau is to be an independent body but will be affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce.
 The directors committee is made up of J. Frank Rushton, J. B. Gibson, H. M Beck, R. A. Porter, N H. Finder, J. D. Moore and l. c. Beatty The committee from the business council of the cham Der is headed by M P. Northington, and associated with him are w. Thornton Estes, H. w. Coffin, Samuel Earle and R. l. Ingalls,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
PHYSICIANS TALK ON SAN|TAT|ONAT
 LOCAL CHURCHES
Gospel of Sanitary Pre- paredness Is Expended by Physicians From
 Local Pulpits

The illustrated lecture of Dr. F. E. Harrington of the government public health service at the Lyric theatre last night was the capstone of day devoted to the spread of the gospel of sanitation from the pulpits of Birmingham Throughout the city in churches, pastors gave way to physicians who talked to the congregations on "A Sanitary Bir- mingham,'' the subject taking various angles. depending upon the physician who handled it.
 Twenty mine churches gave over their pulpits to physicians to assist in further ing the gospel of sanitary preparedness and the citizens sanitation committee, of which Dr. Seal Harris is chairman, feels that great good has been accom- plished by the sermons. The doctors in their addresses dealt with the various phases of disease as applicable to an in- sanitary Birmingham, and urged their hearers to immediately take steps to clear their premises of all refuse, espe- cially old bottles and tin cans, which might have become filled with water, and which, makes excellent breeding places for malaria carrying mosquitoes; the urgent necessity of installing water or sanitary dry closets; of the proper disposal of garbage, and of the necessity for the use of covered garbage cans. Many of the physicians went into the causes of typhoid and other diseases having their inception in the intestinal tract and explained that the germs were brought into the body through the mouth.
 The churches in which physicians deliv- cred addresses are as follows:
 First Methodist. Dr. T. D. Parke: First Baptist pr. F. G. Harrington; Fifth Ave- nue Presbyterian, Dr. F. P. Hogan; Inde- pendent Presbyterian. Dr. Scale Harris; Five Points Methodist. Dr. Mack Rogers; Woodlawn Baptist, Dr. J. D. Heacock; Eleventh Avenue Methodist, Dr. E. M. Robinson; Ensley Baptist, Dr. c. M. Nice; Woodlawn Methodist, Dr. H. S. Ward; Fountain Heights Methodist Dr. H. A. Elkourie; Ensley Presbyterian, Dr. B. F. Smart; Wylam Presbyterian, 7:3O D. m., pr. J. B. Cooper; West End Bap- tist pr. J. P. Chapman Ensley High lands Presbyterian, night, Dr. W. c, Gewin; Southside Baptist, 8 D. m., Dr. j. J. Durrett; Sixty-sixth Street Baptist, corner of Sixty-sixth street and Sloss avenue. Dr. M. Y. Dabney; Shady Side Methodist, Ensley, Twenty-first street and Twentyfifth avenue, pr. Cabot Lull ; Ensley First Presbyterian, Nineteenth street, Ensley, Il a. m., Dr. J. J. Durrett Walker Memorial. pr. Kent; Cumberland Presbyterian. Dr. l.. Scott; St. Johns Methodist, corner of Avenue H and Twentieth street, pr. W. G. Harrison; Handley Memorial, Commissioner J. R.. Hornady; Norwood Methodist, Dr. W. H. Wilder; Second Presbyterian, Southside. Tenth avenue and Twelfth street, Dr. L. M. Winn; Woodlawn Christian church, lS5 F1fty-fifth street, north, Dr. H. c. Crelly; Twenty-first Avenue Methodist. pr. H. J. Lewis; Sixty-seventh Street Methodist, Sixty-seventh street and Sloss avenue, pr. J. D. Bowling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
PUBLIC SENTIMENT IS FOR PROHIBITION
 DECLARES WHEELER
General Counsel of the Anti Saloon League Congratu- lates People of Alabama
 on Law Enforcement

Wayne B. Wheeler of Washington. D. C., general counsel of the Anti Saloon League of America, spoke in Birmingham Sunday at the southside Baptist church.
 lie congratulated the people of Ala bama for setting up a standard of civic deceney which is an inspiration to every state in the union. You have announced to the world that you place men above money, virtue above vice and the home above the hovel making hell born saloon," said Mir. Wheeler
 You have passed the first stages of the fight. You have educated pub lie sentiment to favor prohibition. You have secured the law. The last part of the fight, is law enforcement. This Is the task you are facing now and with the same foresight and courage with which you won the first two bat ties against liquor you will win the third.
 Experience has taught us that the unit of government that goes dry must be responsible for the enforcement Of the law in that unit. When the state votes dry, the state must see to 1t that the law Is enforced even in a city or county where local sentiment makes local officers timid or cowardly so that they fail to do their duty Thfs. is why in dry states some state offices or officers are given power to enforce law in any such corner of the state and to remove derelict officials. T want to take this opportunity to congratulate you, that you have state nf 4 yeI "A afraid to use this power and do his duty Your courageous and able att torney general, MT. Martin, has been waging warfare against liquor law lessness which should be commended by every law abiding citizen of the state
 If you knew the obstacles and dfs- couragements he has had to face in cleaning up that Gibraltar of 1awlesg- ness at Girard, you would apprecit9 more than ever the heroic service he is rendering to the state.
 Every means foul and fair have been used to hamstring his splendid effort to enforce the law. Over s500.- 900 worth of liquor is involved. It was the greatest raid on liquor ever made in America Of course the liquor interests inside and outside of the state are desperate, but they will not suc- ceed in further defying the law. To- iiiOIIoW d Spctidl ScSSloD Ol tHS SOuIL with special solicitors will take up the cases and there will be no cessation o{ hostilities until the last liquor Joint is closed.
 "The citizens of the state should and will stand by these officers who do their duty. This kind of law enforce ment supported by the people of your splendid state will hasten the day when,
 The sovereign law the state collected Shall sit as empress
 Browning good and suppressing ill"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Lyric

Keith vaudeville bill featured by two headline acts will open at today's matinee for weeks engagement and indications are the entertainment will be among tke best of the summer sea son.
 The Five Musical Girls, one of the highest class acts of it's kind and the Five Gymnastic Girls, the Five Indians are the headline acts and both come to the Lyric after scoring repeated suc- cesses wherever they have appeared.
 The musical girls are pretty as we'll as talented and are excellent singers and clever violin players.
 The gymnastic girls were for long time feature at the New York Hip prodrome and immediately on their ar rival in this country from Europe be- came favorites with amusement lovers
 The other three acts on the bill will be very entertaining. Bogert and Nell son in After the Barber's Ball" will no doubt furnish some rare amusem ent and the same can be said of Archie Onri, juggling genius, and Hufford ana Chain in By Request"
 Pathe pictures will feature all per- formanceS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
Merchants Are Invited
 to Attend Conference

The clerical force of the Chamber or Commerce will be taxed to capacity sending out 10000 invitations to as many merchants in Alabama urging them to attend the convention of the Alabama Merchants association, which convenes here September 5, and T. Acting General Manager w. Blanks Everett of the Chamber of Commerc stated yesterday that it was hoped to have a larger attendance than ever at the merchants meeting and that prep- arations for entertaining them would be made accordingly.
 The tentative programme has not yet been adopted, but it soon will be sent to the printer and many entertainment features of unusual interest will be provided for the merchants when they troop into the city for their annual cOnclaye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
J. M. Miller Accidentally
 Shoots Himself With Pistol

J. M. Miller who was painfully hurt in an automobile accident two weeks ago few miles east of Boyles. was seriously injured yesterday afternoon at his home in Cordova when he accidentally shot himself in the right shoulder with a re- volver. according to information received here last night. MT. Miller was carried to St. Vincent's hospital in an ambulance of the Johns Undertaking company where he was reported resting comfort ably at a late hour last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
SERVICE RESUMED
 TO LAKE TOXAWAY

Beginning yesterday coach service on the Southern railway from Henderson vile, N. C., to Lake Toxaway was re- stunned after being discontinued on ac- count of floods. The schedule is as follows: Leave Hendersonville 10:20 a. m. and 5:30 D. m., Brevard 1850 a. m and 7 p. m., Lake Toxaway 80 D. m and 8 D. m. Return. leave Lake Tox- away 7 a. m. and p. m.. Brevard S:3O a. m. and 3:30 D. m., Hendersonville 10 a. m. and 5 D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
Negroes Aroused

Tulsa, Okla, August 6.-Aroused over a segregation ordinance passed by the city commissioners the negro citizens of Tulsa will hold a mass meeting Sunday to formally protest against the law. The segregation ordinance prohibits negroes from owning property or residing in a block wherein 75 per cent of the residents are white.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
Automobile Taken

J. E. Cain, 3401 Hillside avenue. south, complained to the police department yes terday evening of the theft of five-pas- senger Buick "6'' automobile. which was alleged to have been stolen while stand ing at Five Points. Mir. Cain offered a reward of $25 for the recovery of his automobile. The license number is 5076.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
Bromberg's Kodak
 Department Don't Take a Vacation

Without a Kodak. A Kodak will bring back the story of your vacation so that you may review it with pleasure in after years. We have the largest line of GOOD KODAKS in the city.
 2ath St. at Sd Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
TODAY'S EVENTS

At the Theatres Lyric-Vaudeville. Matinee at 3 D. m. Evening at 7S0 and o'clock.
 At the Photoplay Houses Majestic-"The Decoy," with Florence Turner
 Strand "Hulda From Holland, with Mary Pickford with Dorothy Gish. Rialto-' Hesper of the Mountains" with Lillian Walker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
PERSONAL

The friends of l.. A. Baker of Nor wood will regret to learn that his mother died yesterday at her home in Greenwood, Miss. MT. Baker has been at her bedside for the past seven days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07

and acknowledgement of the following liberal donations:
 Dr. George M. Morrow .............. S25. % Morris Adler ......................... 20.0O Robert Jemison, Jr. .................. 1000 Doster- Northington Drug Go. ....... 1O co John H. Frey ........................ 10 % Oscar Wells .......................... 10. % Caheen Brothers ...................... 1000 Saks Clothing Co. ..................... LOO Loveman, Joseph & Loeb ........... 10.G0 F. w. Bron.berg ...................... 1000 Jack Barr ..............,............ 5.00 Webb Crawford ........................ 800 Servants at Dr. Morrow's home .... 500 Gulf States Steel Co. ............... 100 % T. M. Nesbitt .......................... 300 W. H. Hassinger .................... 10.O0 John Fletcher ............,............ 500 B. F. Tyler ............................ 500 J. H. Spencer .......................... 25. .OO Seed by G. B. McVay, turnip and
 collard to furnish 400 families seed
 for fall gardens ..................... 900
 otdA S1oO. DO
 Thanking you I am very respectfully! Yours truly. J. INNES THORNTON.
 Watsonia, August i, 1916.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-13
MANY GOING FROM
HERE FOR ELEPHANT
BUTTE DAM CEREMONY

That many Albuquerqucans will
witness the dedication of the Ele.
plant Butte dam tomorrow is appar-
cnt In the number of inquiries re-
ccived at the Santa Zee railway S
ticket office. The Santa Re Will give
a special rate. Tickets will be on
sale today.
So far no announcement has been
made by the Santa Fee of its intention
to run a special train from Albu-
Guerque and the number of inquiries
so far received does not indicate that
that step viii he necessary to accom-
modate the Albuquerque delegation.
Special trains are to be run from Eel
Paso
The Santa FEES estimate, of course,
will not include the total number of
persons who 20 from here. Several
automobile parties, at the lowest esti-
mate will make the trip.
The dedication ceremony will take
place at the dam saturday. A. A..
Jones, former assistant secretary of
the interior department. present can
didate for United states senator from
New Mexico, will be there as repre-
sentative of President Wilson An
was made several months
ago that President Wilson would be
there himself, but afterward it be-
came known that he would not.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-13
BELIEVES SCHOOLS
SHOULD BE KEPT OUT
OF FRACTIONAL FIGHT

Believing that the office of county
superintendent of schools should be-
kept out OF factional strife, Superin-
tendent Atanasio Montoya yesterday
sent word to Chairman J, r, Moore
of the Baca-republiCans, that he de-
clined the nomination, Mr., Montoya
at the same time thanked Chairman
Moore and the delegates for the
honor
Mr. Montoyas letter to Chairman
Moore follows
Dear Sir beg to inform YOU
that l decline the nomination for
county school superintendent rendered
me by the convention over which you
presided last Monday.
81 wish to extend to YOU and all the
delegates who composed said conven-
tlon my sincere gratitude for the
honor conferred on me.
yours very truly,
"ATANASIO MONTOYA."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-13
D|SS0L LUTON Of
ORDER ASKED BY
BACA PART.|SANS
Chairman and Secretary of
fractional Convention Raise
Question of Courts JuriS-
diCtion,


Alleged lack Of jurisdiction is one
Of the grounds upon which James r.
Moore, chairman Of the Baca-repub-
lican convention, and Elias Quntana,
secretary, will oppose Capt w. II. Gill
lenwater's injunction suit this morning
in the district court That they would
raise the question Of jurisdiction be-
came known yesterday upon their fill
ing motion to dissolve the temper
airy Injunction granted against them,
Moore and Quintana assert that
Captain Clearwater has no legal ca
pacity to sue "for the reason that the
republican county central committee
Of Bernalillo county is not legal en-
tity, and that the chairman Of the re-
publican county central committee of
Bernalillo county as such chairman,
is an officer unknown to the law of
the state of New Mexico.
They make denial that Captain Gill
lenWater is the regularly elected, quail
flied chairman of the republican coun-
ty central committee.
The trial Of Vicente SegOviano, or
iginally set for yesterday but put off
until today on account of yesterdays
being Columbus day, is scheduled to
start this morning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-13
ROTARY CLUB HAS
MANY GUESTS AT ITS
MONDAY LUNCHEON

Authorities on tuberculosis prob
lens, here to attend the sectional
conference of the National Associa-
ton for the study and Prevention of
tuberculosis, spoke at the Rotary
clubs luncheon yesterday at the Al
varado hotel The speakers were Or.
Livingston Farrand. president of the
University of Colorado; Col G. r.,
Buchnen, commander at Fort Bay
ard: Dr.. G w Holden Denver; Dr.
G. 3. webb, colorado Springs; Dr.. s.
f. Bullock. silver City.
The club has as guests f. II. Bruins,
Fort Bayard Or E. II. skinner, Kan
sas city; William Rose Santa Fe; d.
w James, Toledo Rotary club; Dr.
G., NJ Hendricks lei Paso; Dr F. Il,
Mora, Santa Fe; Or. f. w Noble,
Tucumcan; Or. II, j. James, Phoe-
nix; Philip +. Jacobs New York, I'M
to thc speakers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-13
C|LLENWATERS
CAST A GREATER
PRIMARY VOTE
Show Strength Superior to
That Claimed by EIfego
Baca, Leader of Opposing
Republican Wing,

Clearwater republicans showed
greater strength at the primaries in
the city last night than Baca repub-
licans did at their primaries In the
Twelfth precinct 1GI votes were cast
and in the Twcnty sixth from 141 to
2f0. Both figures were given out.
Take your choice Elfego Baca
claimed fifty-eight in the Twelfth and
ninety in the Twenty
In the old Town precinct the Thir-
tcenth whore tho primaries were
held yesterday afternoon, forty bal
lots were received
The delegations elected from the
two city and Old Town precincts are
made up Of
Twelfth Alfred Grunsfeld. John
Baron Burg 10. Spitz Thomas j.
Prichard, Felix Baca, Thomas
Hughes, Al Coleman Fred 3. Heyn,
NJ. T.. Hickey j. NJ Sandoval, II. T.
Gardner, Austin Mathews, A. DeTul-
lilo, d. j. Rankin, Charles clay, A. L.
Martin, a, T.. walker Rodrigo Cano
A. Montoya.
Twenty -sixth-Georgc r. Albright,
Frank A. Hubbell, j, M. Reynolds, Q.
A. Matson, A. a. Sedtllo, W. II. Gil
lenwater H. S. Lithgow, j. r. Sala-
Ear, Edward Johnson, Il. p. Barnes, |
Jose Gutierrez. Jcrre Haggard, !
George X. Craig, D. A. Porterfeld |
Frank Alderman D. II. Boatright, |
w. j. Congdon, j. f snively John