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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
SMITH ID CONFER
 WITH M 'C0RM|CK National Committee to Make Aggressive Campaign for
 President Wilson

Edward D. Smith, national democratic committeeman, will go to New York next week for conference with Vance McCor- mick, chairman of the national commit tee, who will direct the campaign for President Wilson. and the other party candidates. While in the east. MT. Smith will visit Washington also and will talk over the situation with party leaders there.
 "Of course the national committee will not have to worry about the campaign in Alabama said MT. Smith, but we will be expected to aid in making up the campaign funds and in furnishing speak CTS for other sections of the country. The names of a number of well known Ala bama democrats who are rated as excep- tio' ally strong political speakers have been turned over to the chairman, and he will call on them for service in doubt full states when the campaign opens.
 From the reports I am receiving from the national headquarters, the situation is considered most favorable and with the determined campaign which is to be waged, aided by the splendid record made by the President and the democratic ma jorities in the House and the Senate, ev- erythng seems to point to democratic success
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
ALABAMA STATE FAIR
 DIRECTORS TO MEET
Further Plans for the Fair Will Be Considered at Meeting
 Today

The directors of the Alabama State Fair association will hold a meeting in the offices in the Chamber of Commerce building today at l o'clock, at which time further plans for the fair will be considered. The meeting was called bS President R. A. Brown.
 Plans for the fair which is to be held October to IA, are further advanced than usual at this time of the year, and the officers are optimistic over the out look It was feared that the damage to crops by the recent floods and rains would retard the agricultural department, but reports from exhibitors all over the state are to the effect tha they will be present as usual. It is announced that live stock has suffered but little and that this de- partment will be far better than at any time in the past.
 Dr. Charles A. Brown, principal of the Birmingham High school, who recently accepted the position head of the ed- ucational department, is already actively at work and it is expected that this will be one of the most attractive fea- lures of the fair The poultry depart ment, of which E. H. Galusha is the new superintendent, will require additiona. space. according to the indications now.
 The work on the catalog is progressing rapidly and it will be out early in Au- gust according to present indications.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
WILL SEEK FEDERAL
 AID ID CONSTRUCT
 WARRIOR HIGHWAY
Board of Revenue to Make Application for Share of Road Money Appropri-
 ated by Government

Although the resolution for the Warrior river was passed over his dis senting vote, Dr. R. F. Lovelady is directing his attention to the carry ing out of the best interest to the peo- pie in building the road He stated yesterday that inasmuch as the board had voted to build the road he was in favor of pushing the work and would bend his efforts to get Jefferson coun- tvs pro rata share of the good roads money to be given Alabama by the government as its share of the $l0o,- 00o,0 good roads appropriation.
 pr. Lovelady discussed the matter with members of the board of revenue yesterday, and is working out a plan whereby Jefferson county will make application probably for S50,000 of the government money to build the War rior river roads. This, it is thought, may be obtained since the Nichols fish trap road is to serve as a connect ing link for the Atlanta Birmingham Memphis highway, which is to be a government road.
 AS Sooh as tho pidho eio Soi'-PANNSN the board of revenue will make app!l- ca ton to the state highway commis- sion, after which an engineer would be sent to make investigation of the proposed roads and the countys plans and report, and the state highway en- gineer would then make his recom- mendation to the government.
 Gut of the $100.000,0O0 appropria- tion derived from the Bankhead good roads bill, recently passed in Congress for aid to good roads building in the different states, Alabamas share Is given at s1,60S,000 To obtain this Alabama must raise an equal amount. It is from this money that the board will try to get at least s50,000 to ap- ply on the roads that are estimated to cost approximately s275,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
PROPERTY OWNERS SEEK ADJUSTMENT
 BEFORE TAX BOARD
Tax Equalization Board to Remain in Session Until Work Is
 Completed

Following the resumption of the tax hearings in the courthouse by the board of equalization, the room was filled throughout the day with property owners seeking adjustments on their property in- creases. The board is handling the situa- tlon in an apparent satisfactory way. while many of the property owners are not satisfied with their adjustments.
 One attorney filed 125 protests with the board of equalization yesterday for diff ferent property owners, while appeals to the number of 176 were filed with the board by the same lawyer. The appeals are being first filed with the board and later carried to the circuit court.
 The board has announced that they will remain in session to hear the complaints until all property owners have been be- fore them They were advised as to the feasibility of this by the legal department at Montgomery.
 Following is the form of protest that is being filed with the board by unsatisfied property owners:
 County Board of Equalization Jefferson
 County, Alabama.
 Gentlemen: Now on this the - day of July, 1916, comes the undersigned taxpayer and objects to and protests against the increased values put by this honorable board upon his property, and each and every piece and parcel thereof separately and severally, and says that the same is excessive and the undersign- ed requests that said excessive valuations be abated and reduced and that said as- sessment be reduced as required by law.
 JOHN DOE, City"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
COUNTY OFFICER
 SUBMITS REPORT
Death Rate in County Overbalanced by Births-Many Cases of Tyhopid
 Fever With Thirteen Deaths

Out of 1S cases of typhoid fever dur ing the month of June in Jefferson coun- ty there were 13 deaths. Pulmonary tu- berculosis has the highest death record for the month, there being only 55 eases reported and 43 deaths resulting from the disease. The health report of Dr. Rosser, county health officer, shows one case of hydrophoba, which resulted in death, while four out of eight cases of pellagra died.
 The total deaths in the county from diseases were 66. The entire death rate shows 323, of which number 139 were white and 1S4 were black. The birth rate for the county overbalanced the death rate by 57. the total number being 4S0, of which 3l9 were white and 161 black. Only one case of infantile paralysis was reported for the month
 There were seven homicides in the coun- ty, one by pick five by firearms, one by cutting. There was one legal execution, while there were a number of accidental deaths reported.
 According to Dr. H. N Rosser, the re- ports coming in for July are not alarm ing. Outside of Birmingham there is very little typhoid fever reported, while other diseases are scarce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
NOT ABLE TO AID
 TRAFFIC BUREAU
Featherly Notifies Everett That the City Has No Authority to
 Make Contribution

It appears that the city of Birmingham 5 unable by legal statute to contribute unds to the support of traffic bureau. Ter to Acting General Manager W. Blanks Everett of the Chamber of Commerce. MT. Weatherly's letter follows:
 Following my interview with you to- Iay, I beg to report to the committee ngaged in organizing a freight traffic lureau, through you that the city at orney advises us that the city has no sgal right to contribute funds towards he maintenance of a freight traffic bu- eau This legal disability Is emphasized |y the further disability arising from the fleet of Judge Sharpes decision in the 1cDonald suit against the city, which will force us to raise in some way, money Iecessary to take the place of the five hill tax heretofore used towards the pay aent of interest and for sinking fund Or large class of our city bonds.
 1T regret very much the turn which matters have taken, and I wish to state hat it was the consensus of the board of lornmi ssioners that they would cooperate h all legitimate ways with the freight bureau in the accomplishment of its pur- loses. I think I can safely assure the reight traffic bureau that on special oc- 'asions needing the assistance of the egal department of the city, the city lttorney will be ready to assist the regu- arly employed counsel of the bureau in matters coming up before the state pub lc service commission.
 "If you still desire the city to appoint representative on the bureau, 1 have ao doubt that the commissioners will be lad to make the appointment but we Sish you to feel perfectly free to drop his feature of it, if you desire to do SO. wishing you all success, I am, very |ncerely yours,
 JAMES WEATHERLY,
 Commissioner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
URGES HELP FOR
 FLOOD SUFFERERS F. M. Jackson Starts Local Relief Fund With $50
 Subscription

F. M. Jackson stated yesterday that all reports indicated such a serious situation among certain of the farmers of south Alabama because of the floods that he thought Birmingham should help on the relief funds now being raised. Mr. Jack son started a local fund with subscrip- tion of $50 to the cause.
 Conditions resulting from the recent floods are really very serious and when man like MT. Morrsette of Lower Peachtree makes a call for aid I know aid Is needed" said Mr. Jackson. Tt is hard for us to realize that not only bankruptcy. but starvation is staring many of these people in the face, but when the call comes for help it should find response in Birmingham, whose great heartedness has been shown on so many previous occasions when worthy calls have come to her people,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
Candy Factory

The Martha Washington Candy com pany. which recently opened retail store here, is contemplating the erection of a candy factory in the southeast, according to information received by the Chamber of Commerce. An effort is 10 be made to secure the industry for Birmingham. night that if the squabbling continues he will vote to instruct City Engineer Ken drick to proceed to pave all of the Clair mont avenue, the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company tracks and all in accordance with the original ordinance as passed. The rest of the board is fav- orably inclined to act that way which means that the "squabblers'' are going to get stung-if they persist.
 In the meanwhile scores of property owners on Clairmont avenue and the ad- jacent district are calling for street i'm provements-and are willing to pay for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
Railroad and Trainmen Agree

Jackson, Miss, July 20.-Arbitration committees representing the Gulf and Ship Island railroad and its trainmen, announced today they had reached a set clement of differences involved in the re- cent strike, Under the agreement, it was stated conductors, yardmen and trainmen will receive wages Il per cent below standard to conform to existing contracts with the engineers. The road will grant 10 instead of 12-hour day and on through freight service an S-houro daV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
Suits Filed

The following suits were filed in the city and circuit courts yesterday:
 Reuben Thomas, pro ami vs. Wood- ward Iron company; 5000 claimed for al. legged personal injuries.
 Lloyd Thomas vs. Woodward Iron com pany; $500 claimed for injuries alleged to have been received by plaintiffs minor son.
 Mrs. John McAllister vs. Brookside- Pratt Mining company; 5000 claimed fol alleged property damages.
 George Harris vs. Woodward Iron com pany; 5000 claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 James Robinson vs. Birmingham Rai'. way, Lightaafa sPnwer company; $10Ot claimed for aiaee~ nal injuries.
 Will Grain vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company; 5000 claimed for alleged personal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21

forward looking and most conscientious men in their care for the public veal that one can find anywhere in the United States. The city of Birming- ham should be proud of its business like administrators of their public af- fairs. Everyone is 300 hitter in my estimation"
 Following the reading of Dr. Lums- den's report Commissioner James Weatherly offered a resolution thank ing pr. Lumsden and his associates for what they had done for the city.
 Following is the official report sub mitted by Dr. Lumsden to the city commission:
 July 20, 1918. ITO the City Commissioners and the
 Members of the Board of Health of
 Birmingham Ala:
 "Gentlemen-In accordance with your request, I have made a study of con- ditions known or suspected to in- fluence the spread of typhoid fever in the city of Birmingham, and I respect fully submit the following report of recommendations
 My studies of the situation have been conducted in active cooperation with representatives of the city and the state health department This in vestigation was begun on the 10th in stant, and has been conducted with a view to determining as definitely as possible not only the causation of the recent outbreak, but also the causa : tion of the high rate of prevalence of typhoid fever obtaining annually in this city and it's vicinity so that pre- ventive measure of permanent char acter may be indicated. The investi- gation has comprised survey of gen. eral sanitary conditions affecting the water and food supplies, observation of methods of collecting and disposing of refuse matter and a detailed study. including visit to the homes of 30J of the 451 persons reported to have typhoid fever between June 1 and July IS. The data obtained from the spe- cial investigation of these 300 cases can be accepted as representative of
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21

ManuIacCurer X, according to the report of Dr. Lumsden, manufactures about 20 per cent of the ice cream made in Birmingham.
 PRAISES COMMISSION
 The report of Dr. Lumsden makes a thorough digest of the local situation and sums up with many recommends tions While the report does not em- body any words of praise for the local city government, Dr, Lumsden stated in reading his report that never be- fore in his entire experience had he en- countered such friendly cooperation as from the Birmingham city commits sion.
 q want to express a few words of thanks" said Dr. Lumsden, flor the cooperation I have received in my work in this city Even before I had arrived you commissioners had all ready taken the bull by the horns and were proceeding in the right direction. Since my entry in the field you have done wonderfully, and in fact the CO., operation I have received in Birming-
 
 of health, the health officer and the sanitary department surpasses any ting I have met in all my experiences throughout the country. l am stuck on Birmingham, its people and its gov ernment."
 HIGH CLASS BODY
 Later, to a newspaper man, pr. Lumsden stated that the city comnnis : sion represented the most high class body of municipal officials he had ever met
 And I meet 'em all," said pr. Lums- den. q travel throughout the country the year around and my troubles are always with councilmen, mayors and city commissions. l can judge such men, as I deal with them continuously and I repeat that Birmingham is blessed with five of the most progressive. most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
Local Man HOnOred

James l.. Davidson. secretary of the Alabama Coal Operators association who is president of the Alabama Safety as- sociation, received notice yesterday that he had been appointed a member of the committee on publications of the National Safety Council. Many thousands of min ing, manufacturing and transportation companies hold membership in the coun- cil which is the parent head of all the safety organizations in the country. A number of weekly and monthly bulletins and publications are prepared and sent out by the publication committee, and the selection of MT. Davidson as a member of that important body is considered a distinct recognition of his work in that line in this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
TYPHOID OUTBREAK WAS CAUSED BY ICE CREAM OF
 LOCAL MANUFACTURER
Dr. Lumsden Says Real Infection Was At Dairy Where Milk Was Procured Government Ex- pert Submits Report to Commission
 and Praises Officials

Before the entire board of the city commission yesterday aft enoon Dr. L. L. Lumden the famous United States govern ment typhoid expert read his report the and spread of the recent typhoid epidemic in Birmingham
 Dr. Lumsden plainly stated that the of the break came from manufactured by Manufacturer X Of 300 examined Dr. Lumsden stated the evidence that at least 63 had other ice that manufactured by Manufacturer X.''
 Dr. Lusden also stated that Manufacturer
 epidemic 
 The where Manufacturer X'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
GuidOn for Battery C

The young ladies of the Volunteer Re- lief association will present Battery c. First Field artillery. with a handsome silk gudon on next Saturday Miss Kath- crime Morrow will make the presentation and with a number of members of the association will motor to Montgomery for that purpose. Mrs Hugh Morrow will chaperon the party. The gudon is the regulation s.ze and color and is quite handsome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were filed in the probate court yesterday:
 R. A. Speir and Miss Annie Jenkins
 William Thomas Bodeford, Boyles, and Miss Genievieve Matherwell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21

AL The PnotOplay Houses Strand: "Davy Crockett" with Dustin Tarnum.
 Trianon: Gods Country and the Wom- .n,' with Nell Shpman. Rialto: "The Flower of No Mans Land,' J with Viola Dana.
 Majestic: The Spider and the Fly with Robert B. Mantell. Odeon Two: "A Mothers Confession" |" with Catherine Mayo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
Unlawful Homicide

The killing of John Mullins at Avon- dale, July 4, by Jim Herring. another negro. was held to be an unlawful homi- eide by Coroner Charles l.. Spain yester- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
Sermon at Synagogue

Rabbi l.. Feinberg of New York, will deliver a sermon Friday evening, July |, at s:30, at the synagogue. Members md the public are cordially invited to at- end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
TODAY'S EVENTS
Statement June 50. 1916

Meeting of Birmingham Bar association tt the law library at Il a. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
At the Theatres
At The PhotopIay Houses

Lyric: Vaudeville. Matinee at p. m vening at 730 and 9 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
HORNADY CALLED ON

At the conclusion of the address of pr. Lumsden last night John R. Hor- nady, commissioner of health, was called on. He told of the financial difficulties which had confronted the city authorities and of the troubles they had encountered in trying to im- prove sanitary conditions.
 The city used to run behind sev- eral hundred thousand dollars an- nually," said Comm ssioner Hornadv, but a law was passed by the legis- lature requiring the city to live with in its income. Four hundred thousand dollars annually had to be cut off and the health department had to bear q part of this. Instead of IS inspectors, we were forced down to five.
 We now have in the supreme court measure which is being tested and we hope to get favorable action on it at the fall term. This will enable us to make sanitary connections where they are needed, even though the property owner has not the money at the time to pay for the connection. It gives us permanent lien on the property which can be satisfied in the future This will eliminate many of the dry closets. During the past six months we have removed at least 1000 of these death traps. With the CO., operation of the people we will make blrmlngham sanitary and healthy city, but we must receive your hearty cooperation.
 At times we have had strong dele cations of business men appear before the commission protesting against the enforcement of the sanitary measures which are advocated so forcefully in the report of Dr. Lumsden."
 pr. T. D. Parke, president of the board of health. paid high tribute 10 the splendid work which pr. Lumsde en had done here. He spoke of the plans for the united effort on the part of the civic organizations and other forces in the city for the improvement of con- ditions without delay.
 OUTBREAK INEXCUSABLE
 Dr. Lumsden declared in his address last night that typhoid fever and sim
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
Birmingham Leads in Ty- phOid and Walker Is the Healthiest County in
 United States
MORE AND BETTER GARBAGE CANS ARE
 URGENTLY NEEDED
Civic Bodies Name Dele gates to Assist in ImprOv- ing Health Condi-
 tiOns Here

What is expected to mark the beginning of a new era in the health and sanitation of Bir- mingham was launched yester- day when Dr. l.. l.. Lumsden delivered two addresses based on his findings here and sub mltted his report and recon mendations on the typhoid sit uation.
 A movement was started yesterday looking toward the cooperation of all the civic bodies, the women's organi- cations, the board of health and the city and county authorities for the improvement of conditions, the in- auguration of the recommendations made by Dr. Lumsden and the pre- vention of the recurrence of another humiliation to the city similar to the recent epidemic.
 pr. Lumsden pointed out in his ad- dress to the audience at the Chamber of Commerce last night that the only way to secure the necessary action was for the people of the city to be- come aroused to the importance of the situation and to give their united sup port to the authorities in charge.
 'UJnder Our democratic form of oov ernment,' he said, the only way the proper steps could be secured is through public opinion. When the fed eral government took charge of the Panama canal zone, and it was decided that drastic sanitation measures were necessary to preserve the health of the people, the necessary orders were is. sued and the work went forward But in city like Birmingham it requires the united support of the people to ac- complish these results"
 J. D. Moore, president of the bushes council of the Chamber of Commerce presided at the meeting last night Under present conditions no man in this country can live unto himself '' said MT. Moore. "We can no longer say we are not our brothers keeper In matters of health, what our neigh Dor does affects every man in the community. We must all get together and stamp out this humiliating dis ease record"
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