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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
HEALTH CAMPAIGN
 BEGINS IN ENSLEY
Stringent Enforcement of Sanitary Ordinances-Still Searching for Body of
 Drowned Man

Comparatively few typhoid cases have been reported in Ensley, but the city health department is busy cleaning up this city to prevent the spread of the disease. Officers T. DeWalt Craig and R. A. Lowery of the Ensley police de- partment have been added to the health department to canvass this city with Health Officer Henry Perkins, and to in spect the sanitary conditions in Ensley. The men have visited all of the fruit dealers and stores in this district and only few arrests have been made for violating the law. The Ensley police de- partment has received orders to arrest all owners who have uncovered garbage cans on their premises and those who do not possess garbage cans that are fly tight and water tight. These orders become eff fective Monday and a house-to- house can vass will be made by the health officers and all violators will be arrested and subjected to a heavy fine. All of the citi- zens of Ensley are asked to cooperate with the health department in any way possible in order to put the city in the best sanitary condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
ONLY TWO COUNTY
 BRIDGES WASHED I AWAY BY FLOODS
Engineer Clark Says, How ever, That Many Ap- breaches Have Been
 Badly Washed

County Engineer George H. Clark stated last night that. so Tar as was known at that time, only two county brideess have been swept away by the fIoods-the bridge over Valley creek mar Brookside. and the bridge across Shades creek on the Grants Mill road. ,rhe county engineer said. however that the approaches to many bridges had been greatly damaged and thas much construction work on concrete bridees had been seriously impaired by the excessive rains.
 Engineer Clark said the Warrior river at Nichols fishtrap yesterday afternoon registered IS feet above low water mark and he gave 1t as hls opinion that the water would feaca maximum of 25 feet above low water before receding.
 "The roads throughout the county are in exceedingly bad shape for re- uairs." said Engineer Clark. "Oniy two bridges are known to have been de- stroyed but the approaches to many other bridges have been washed out and many roads are impossible Con- strlIction work on , concrete bridges has been seriously damaged. We cor tinue to receive reports of damage done, and it may be two or three days before it all is tabulated. Most of the bridges in the county that have been reported on have well stood the strain of the tremendous pressure of water.
 sAll the Shades creek bridges have held-with the exception of that on the Grants Mill road. but all approaches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
TO MAKE
 CAR COUPLER HERE
Much Interest Has Been Shown in Recent Demonstrations Made by :
 Florida Men

For several weeks representatives of the Blackman Car Coupler company, com posed of T. B. Blackman, F. A. Waters, M O. King and other business men of Graceville, Fla, have been in the city testing their coupler on the different rail- roads running into Birmingham Promi- nent among those who have watched the various tests of the coupler are w E. kimbrell, car foreman of the Frisco; R c. Layfeld, general foreman Central of Georgia; A. A. McGregor, master me- chanic Louisville and Nashville; A. J. Monfee, master mechanic Birmingham Southern; H. H. Hays, master mechanic Alabama Great Southern, and many other officials and employees of the different railroads. The coupler has also been tested before railroad officials and me chanics in the Montgomery yards
 The unanimous opinion of these ex- perts is that the Blackman coupler sue cessfully combines the force lock- auto matic knuckle, safe set and all the sim. plicity a couples can have, eliminating the danger of failure to properly work ex- perienced by many of the so-called au. aomatic couplers
 This coupler was invented by Mir. Black man, who has spent many years in per fecting it. Several working models were made by local industry and interest: who have watched the recent coupler tests have assured ample capital ant facilities for manufacture. The Birming ham Board of Trade has conferred freel, with the promoters and plans are al ready under way for developing and lo- eating this new industry .n Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
SEARCHING FOR BODY

Searching parties up to late hour last night failed to find the body of Jim Coleman, who was drowned Friday morn ing at Edgewater. Between 75 and 100 cit izens of Edgewater searched the creek for several miles all day yesterday but were unable to find the body. At the
 time office of the Tennessee company at Edgewater it was stated that the small lake at Edgewater would be drained this morning low enough for the searching parties to see whether or not Coleman s body is in the lake. Coleman was drowned Friday morning when a raft on which he was riding fioated out into swift stream and overturned while passing under q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
FJ1NERAL SERVICES TO-DAY

Funeral services over the remains of Miss Helen McNamara. who died early Friday morning, following short illness, at the family residence, 2SG0 Avenue E. will be conducted from the St. Anthonys Catholic church this aft ernoon at o'clock. Interment will fol- low at Elmwood cemetery The Rev. Father McQuillan will officiate. Tho deceased is survived by her parents. MT. and Mrs. D. M. McNamara; one brother Erskine McNamara; and tive sisters. Mrs. E. J. Donnelly and Mrs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
The party expects to be gone abou

G. James. white man. was fl $100 and given 180 days hard labor Judge J. T. Lowry in the Ensley pol court yesterday morning on cha of assault on his 5-year-old daughH James was charged with striking
 little daughter over the head with iron chain. The charge was prefer by Mrs. James. He was carried to 1, Southside jail yesterday morning. begin his sentence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

to the bridges are badly washed out, and the roads are practically impas sable
 The dam of the Birmingham Motor and Country club lake is badly washed out and 1t is feared the club wilt have to build stone or concrete dam to withstand the tremendous pressure of water
 Tt is impossible to estimate all the damage that has been done in the coun- ty, but as reports continue to come in the total grows to greater proportions.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
A Bank for All The People

This bank class all interest all  We want feel at We  with them cashed here when Consult gladly keep
 
 place for business engagements
 believe connection with this advantage #
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

The members of the Baltimore club of lodge No. 9S7. Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. will leave the Terminal station this morning at o'clock over the Seaboard for Baltimore to attend the Elks' convention. which opens in that city tomorrow. While in Balti
 more the local members will use the quarters and are planning on hav- ing fine trip. The following will make the trip: Lawrence H. Penning- ton, Nelson Thomas. Hugh Hill, Frank Boss, A. A. Lovett. c. H. Woods, J. H. Garrison, MT. and Mrs. Henry Keller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

bridge. The drowned man was well known in Edgewater and his friends are hopeful that the body will be recovered this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

w. T. Hall. Miss McNamara was very popular among the young people of Ensley. The pallbearers will be: Flu gene Freeman. Wilbur Gay, Herbert Brush. Glenn Miller. Clarence Day and Clyde Walker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
SPLENDID FACILITIES

Moreover the hospital infirmary is in
 charge of five doctors, representing some
 of the best medical ability in the state.
 Fifty-nine additional helpers have been
 provided for the hospital; 57 additional
 helpers have been provided for the am-
 bulance corps. The food supplied the
 soldiers at the camp is both wholesome
 and adequate. The majority of the com
 pany commanders have their food cooked
 at their company kitchens, eat what is
 given the men, and share alike with them
 in nearly all the hardships and vicissi-
 tudes of camp life. Your correspondent
 was told today by dozens of soldiers at
 the camp that they were given all they
 could eat and that they were well pro vided for in other ways.
 Several days ago four express carloads of equipment in the way of clothing, received at the camp. This equipment is being given the soldiers as fast as it can be checked over.
 Officers in charge of the camp gave
 every assurance that they are perfectly willing to have the greatest publicity given the camp, desiring to hide nothing from the public Visitors to the camp are given every opportunity to inspect the quarters of the soldiers, the food given them and to visit the hospital and corlmissary departments
 | Owing to the heavy rains of the past l few days, there has been no military work at the camp. The soldiers have been busy protecting their quarters from | the floods and looking after their per | sonal comforts. Drills, rifle practice and | other army maneuvers will be resumed next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

The water in the vicinity of Pratt City Junction and along Village creek is fast receding, but rowboats are still being used by residents of that vicinity. The Tidewater cars were not able to pass at Pratt City Junction until yesterday aft ernoon between 4 and o'clock and then they were running only to Twenty-fifth street in Birmingham, being unable to pass under the Terminal station. The of ficials of the company stated yesterday afternoon that the cars would probably be able to pass under the Terminal this morning, as they had pumps busy pump ing out the water. The Wylam fire de- partment was forced to move yesterday, owing to the water being about six inches deep in the station. The fire department was moved to the building formerly used by Metts Brothers. The city yards at Ensley are still under water and the stock is being kept at a local livery stable. Rain did considerable damage to the roads in this vicinity and large number of complaints were made about leaky roofs
 Jeff Walker, a negro, was scalded to death yesterday afternoon about 2:30 oc clock when flue blew out on one of the boilers al the pumping station of the Tennessee company on Village creek Ac- cording to the report of the accident the flue blew out without warning, and the negro was scalded to death by the steam and water before he was able to escape. Coroner Charles l.. Spain was notified and will hold an investigation az soon as possible.
 Friends of F. R. Schenck. a well known plumber of Ensley, are anxious to know of his whereabouts, and it is feared he has met with an accident. MT. Schenck left home last Sunday morning on fish ing trip and was to be gone only for sev- eral days. His family IS away at pres ent visiting relatives in the north and his i friends fear that he may have met with an accident during the storm Thursday and Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

The members of the vestry of the Johns Episcopal church will enter the men of the congregation of \ church and their friends on Mon evening at o'clock at the pa house on Twenty-second street.
 members are invited to be present
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12
TAXPAYERS WIN NEW
TRIAL IN PARK SUIT

H. {. Schillrg and other taxpayers
who brought suit IN the district court
TO compel city commissioners 10 sue ono
Shellcnbargcr for recovery OF sums
paid out for land will get a rehcatlnG
in the district court today Nchllng
lost on the first trial
The original action was started m
1914 nv Schlllrng IN the name OF the
state to compel the board OF county
commissioners TO sue Shcllcnhargcr tor
$1,000. double the amount alleged 20
have hcen paid illegally hy the city for
land included IN the terminal site
near Dclmar Garden
Shcllcnhargcr sold the land on con
tract to the city IN l9l2 Tor $2OSl2
The money had been raised by sale OF
bonds to hc xvo,rd 10 securing park
property. When Nchlllug, acting with
others a. taxpayers, sought recovery Of
the money and an equal amount as dam
ayes on the ground that the contract
was illegal the city commissioners de
icudcd the suit on the ground that the
/ statute OF limitations had run on the
/ contract
The commissioners were Succcs>tu
/ IN the district court but the Suprem,
court rcverScs this opinion and remand,
the case to the district court with IN
.truc'lonS to rclnStatc the taxpayers
petition and Tor retrial
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12
H0O-H00S WILL MEET
IN NEW YORK IN 1917

MEMPHIS, Tcun Sept /. mluS
Icidci OF ST. lou, was reelected
shark OF the universe. the presiding Of
iigcr Of the Con,atenatcd Order OF
Hoo Hoo. and New York was selected
as the nest place OF meeting at today $
business session OF the twenty I'M
convention OF the order Other oft
GERS elected were W ? Lockwood
Seattle. senior floo Hoo { ! Kan.
mcr. New York. junior lIoo-tloo ) {
Rcnnc,t, Chicago, bolum; W I Jones
Jacksonville, Fla, scrivcnoter; Harm
Kendall, Houston, Texas, labberwock
T. t.. Robinson. New Westminster
custocatian, + GreSley Omaha
arcanoper. and Robert Macarthur, Sar
Francisco gurdon
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12
CHURCH ACCUSED
OF FRAUD WHILE
OWNING EPW0RTH
Continued from Page OusD

~
dowment. but the trustees could not
use that $4,000 10 pay the teachers
salaries and debts according to teS-
umouy Of c. b AmcS Yesterday, be
cause the endowment was given and
intended 10 be used for a specific pur-
pose
Attorney Cruce this morning inSlu-
uatcd that the company pracilced fraud
when il paid of the mortgage and
took possession OF the property. when,
al the time, owing the university SO
600 endowment
Original Deed Vanishcs.
J u. Thohuru, secretary OF the
first hoard Of trustees of the school
and also secretary OF the JOINT COM
mission appointed by the two Method
ist churches. testified As TO the mvS
tcriou, disappearance OF the original
decd he said he had possession of u
ior six months, but when he lett the
CITY put It in a tin box and placed the
box m Classer'S vault He gave the
only key to Re, Sam G. Thompson
member ot the Methodist Episcopal
church. south, who was chairman OF
the executive committee Of the school
he said
Anton II Ca,scu chief figure in the
case. probably will take the wimeN,
stand late today OF tomorrow The tria
probably will continue through tins
week
Iudsc Clark said TODAY that IN de
I cid,ng the case, he would make a writ
: ten finding That was agreed 70
Ames' Accusation
mdsc Nmc, Yesterday charged III
Methodist, Episcopal church with ba'
faith in the Fpworth university matter
by alleging the church never was a.
tive IN supporting the institution y
ALSO charged certain members W.T.
breach oi faith Judge Nmcs said h
favored execution OF the S@OWm mort
! gage in lQ08 to- get money with vino
. To pay teachers salaries and debts, an
, 10 give the church another chance
make the school a success t'c sal
- he favored the recommendation to tur
, the property back 30 the Comrany h'
, cause the school had been a lallur" an
~ he saw no hopc Of making tt 'netc'
Il INF
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12
PATTERSON Rejects
PROMOTION IN ARMY

SAN ANTONIO. Tc>A,, sept Il
Joseph Mcdill Patterson, ono of the
publishers OF the Chicago Tribune who
is serving as sergeant in battery G.
First Illinoi, field artillery At Camp
Wilson here declined promotion to a
lcutcnancy The commission was rec
omwcndcd by Governor Duuuc OF H.
linol, and regular army officer, 'Ic
based IN, refusal to be elevated from
the ranks to the roll o' commissioned
officer on the ground that his military
knowledge was not sufficient to Justify
the promotion Sergeant Patterson
came here from Chicago with his bat.
terry as a private and was advanced 10
corporal and then >ergcant
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12
Points Out Differences.

Points Out Differences.
"No doubt they will even so so Tar as
TO point 10 other Maine elections to
show ,ha, the state went one way ON
local Affairs and the other way ~ Ma
t,onal elections. However a dtiiercrJ
condition existed in the campaign lu't
closed. The national administration
was made a Straight-out issue m the
election and the issue got licked. Why,
even Daniel J. MoG,lhcuddy Maine
representatiye who has been one ot the
right. hand men OF the president m gov.
ernmental affairs and close personal
friend OF Mr. Wilson, went down ~ dc
tcat before a republican by a majority
OF 500
II is not necessary for us IN Okla
homa to look as lar away as Name
for something as an indication oi tins
trend of sentiment All We have Go 40
is 10 recall the result OF our recen' pm
mary election when the people, bv >ucn
decisive maiorit,e,, rejected democrdtIc
proposals OF reform, m government
and the infamous llteracy test, which
undoubtedly would have led to plaJnS
restrictions on the suffrage OF dm
number OF good white voters.
Interesting Analysis
"It would be interesting, indeed, "a
hear the Democrat, ANALYSIS of the
Maine and Oklahoma election, In.
public MAG soon cXpcCl ono, which wllI
be designed TO bSI,tcr up false hope.
tha, there is yet left ray ot hope ton
continuation OF a democratic admus
,ration at Washington"
This is the first gathering of rcpnh
hcans Of any consequence since Mo
Graw won hi, spectacular ight for ma
tlonal committeeman and he d, BEN.
roundly congratulated upon the en-
,husiastic manner m which he ha, un
dertaken his new work
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12
.EIGHTY-NlNER WEOS.
HIDING INTENTIONS
FROM HIS FAMILY

URANK V, better known as
IS Dick, Brandon, real estate and
q mining agent, an eighty miner,
and father OF Police Sergeant K, +.
Brandon and Chick Brandon, the
baseball pitcher, slipped oil from
hi, family and was married Septem
bcr & IN Kansas City Kan. to Mrs.
Mae NantI
The bridal couple stopped over m
Oklahoma CITY on Saturday and
SUNDAY ON thclr way 10 Miami,
Okla. where they viii spend a good
deal OF the next few MeekS III the
promo,ion oi lead art zinc mines IN
which they are interested.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12
UlGARS FLEE,
ALLIES PURSUE,
AFTER BATTLE
,Contlnued from rage Ons)

portance for Greece He withdrew his
resignation at the request OF the king.
New successes Tor the Russians in
the CarpathlanS are announced nv the
Russian war office today
Several attacks IN the ChcJcmose re
g,on near the Bukowina border result
ed in capture OF the enemy positions.
The heavy attacks made along the
Sommc front IN northern France las,
week have been suspended, the allies
being apparently conten,ed for the pres
ent. at least with holding the ground
won against German counter attacks,
No important infantry operations are
chronicicd today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12
Vital Statistics

Marriage Licenses
Lewis 6 Powell a. years o.d, hnd
Mamie Whittcn 20 years OLD, ho'h "I
Joe W. Utterhack ol years old. Ros.
well N Mex and Nora Gcrkins, q
Years old Enid
Tcycl Harmon 81 years Old md ImcN
story % wear. old both ot Marshall
Robert Walsh 81 years old and
Eesslr Peterson. % years old, holh OF
los Angeles
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12

in figures that it was a democratic
victory and in nowise an indication ot
the trend Of sentiment in national at
f,iys
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12

Trial Contlnued-Ry agreement Of at
iorncys the preliminary trial OF A. J..
Cannon. charged with shooting and at
tempting TO rob Clark C. Hudson for
mrr member OF the board of education,
Wns continued unul September O. b.
Justice ponncll today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12

Postofflce Discontinued The postOtfice
at Sleeper. Cherokee county, Okla, has
been discontinued. and mnil hencefOrth
viii he sent to ionkers, WAS the infor-
nation received hers this morning I'm the
daily postal bulletin. which also record
rd the appointment of Jamie Jackson ~
postmlstress at hawncctOwn, Mctur-
tain COUNTY.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-12

New pos,o'nce Established Thomas \
stewart has been commissioned poStmns-
ter AZ Tom McCurtsin county Okla a
established office according to
Information received at the local Office
mis- morn4pg Mail 10 this otficc liz re-
ceIVed A. america six and one half miles
northeast Of Tom
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
SAYS AMERICAN U-b0AT
"SWATTtRS" FAILURE

Berlin, Aug 1a.-Commentins on
the destruction of several British sub
marine destroyers by German C-boas>,
a naval expert writes in the '"Tas":
The submarine swatters, as the
British call them. were furnished to
England by American shipbuilding
firms in violation Of international law.
SO far. about twenty, or possibly a
(, W moro. Of them nave been brought
across the ocean on the decks Of
tr~ nsatlanttc steamers. The English
admiralty expected great things OF
them, but they have turned out TO be
more or less OF a failure.
Thanks tf. the haste OF the Ameri-
can builders in advertising this aid
to England the German navy had
minute description OF the 'swatters
before they went into action. The
were published with draw
ings In different American technical
magazines.
The submarine destroyers are low
flat motor boats of tho racing type.
They are sixty feet long and ten feet
wide, with less than three feet
draught. Most OF them have thrce
motors OF 200 TO gao horse -pow er
each. and their armament consists Of
machine guns and small rap.d-fire
cannon. ..
'As the 'swatters' arc able 70 do
veiop . speed Of moro than forty miles
~ hcuS and can easily hide behind
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
Sale of Priminxs Tuesday.

brakes Branch. Va, Aug. 19,-The
sale of primings will open here on
Tuesday next The buyers here are
looking for heavy sales and prices are
expected to be good. The quantity
this market hopes 10 sell is a 100000
pounds.