The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
Twenty-Five Hundred Are Expected to Attend An
 nual Convention
COURT OF APPEALS
 CONFINES TUESDAY
Judge Sanford Will Take Place of Late Judge Pelham-Health De- pertinent Reports-Warns
 Against Rabid Dogs

Montgomery, March 31--(Special,) Twenty five hundred public school teach CTS are expected in Montgomery Thurs day for the thirty-sixth annual conven- tion of the Alabama Educational associa- tion, which will begin at the Grand thea tre Thursday morning, and will continue through April 7. Governor Henderson and Mayor Robertson will deliver the ad- dresses of welcome, while the response will be made by P. w. Hodges supern- tendent of the city schools of Dothan. President James J. Doster will preside, and addresses will be delivered by several well known educators of this and other states.
 Among persons from other states who are on the programme for addresses dnd papers are pr. H. l.. Whitfield, president of the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College; Dr. Samuel c. Mitchell, president Delaware college; Miss Eleanor M. Lally University of Chicago; Dr. Charles H. Judd, University of Chicago; F. P. Claxton, United States commissioner of education, and c. J. Brown, supervisor of rural schools for Louisiana.
 Several departmental meetings will be held during the convention, among the most important being that of the Alabama Association of Teachers of English which has been making a campaign during the past year for speech improvement. The annual dinner of the English association will be held at the Exchange hotel at 6 p. m, April 6. The meetings of this section will begin Thursday afternoon and will continue through Saturday.
 VITAL STATISTICS
 During February 45iS births and 264S deaths were reported to the state health department, showing 1870 more births than deaths, according to announcement of the bureau of vital statistics Saturday The percenetage of births per 1000 popu- lation was 23, while the percentage of deaths was 131. During January the number of deaths was 2299, the increase in February being attributed to la grippe, whooping coughs, measles and pneu- monia. Epidemics of measles and whoop ing cough were reported, and 2 persons died of measles and 16 from whooping cough.
 In issuing the vital statistics, the health department issued a warning against rabid dogs. During the last year AIS specimens were examined by the labora- tory and positive evidence of hydrophobia was found in 194 while 26 heads were Tn such condition that an examination could not be made.
 COURT TO CONVENE
 After a recess since February }, during which time opinions were prepared Tn cases submitted at the first call the supreme court and court of appeals Tues- day will take up the second call of di- visions for the term of 1916-H. Cases c;0 ho lad Tuesday and during the time all mat ters appealed from the courts of Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe and Washington will be submitted.
 Judge William H. Sanford of Mont gomery, who succeeded Judge John Pel- ham by appointment of Governor Tender son, will sit on the bench for the first time Tuesday.
 It is expected that each court will hand down a large number of decisions about April 20. Many opinions were prepared curing recess, but few have been carried into consultation.
 An important case involving the right of Dr. F. E.. Harrington, surgeon in the United States navy, to hold the position of health officer of Birmingham and Jef- ferson county, will be submitted to the supreme court during the next two weeks in order that an immediate decision may
 
 cided that pr. Harrington should be busted because he is not a citizen of this state, while the law says the health of- ficer must be citizen. If pr. Harring- ton is busted another person who is qualli- fled will be selected.
 U. c. T. TO MEET
 Official announcement was made Satur- day by A. Coke Smith, grand secretary of the United Commercial Travellers, that the twelfth annual session of the grand council of Alabama will be held at Mo bile Friday and Saturday. May 9 and 26 Notice of the meeting was sent Saturday to all members of the grand council and the subordinate councils.
 ELEVEN VESSELS
 SENT TO BOTTOM
 IN THE SOUTH SEA
 (Coutiuuad from Pnpe One)