The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
ELT|NG CORRECTS
 REPORT OF SPEECH
Florence Man Says He Was MisquOted as to Muscle
 Shoals Fund

Florence February -(SpeciaL)-LAte last week there appeared in several daily papers news story sent out from Hunts vile, in which comment was made on meeting of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, at which N. c. Biting, well known citizen of this city, was present and at which time MT. Biting was quoted as having said, in sub stance, that s200, ,000
 was the amount to be raised to carry
 on the campaign toward getting the government nitrate plant for Muscle Shoals, and that of this amount $S0,000
 remained to be raised
 MT. Elting, In view of this report that
 was sent out from Huntsville authorizes the statement that he did not at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
 in Huntsville or at any other time make any such statement, and that there is
 no basis in fact whatsoever for the fig ures used in the article The story as published certainly did MT. Biting all injustice and misstated the facts con- cerning the funds that have been raised to carry on the campaign tVward get ting the nitrate plant for Muscle Shoals. No such fund as s200o0O has been raised, nor is there $s0,000 yet to be raised to help carry on the campaign in behalf of Muscle Shoals. Several southern cities have contributed to a general fund to be expended in furthering the cause of Muscle Shoals, and it Is claimed that Huntsville is the only one so far that has failed to contribute to the general fund, and yet it is admitted that every
 town in the Tennessee valley, from Mem phis to Chattanooga, will be immensely hnnnfifa6 itf1n is built at Muscle Shoals.
 Henry Darby, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of this city, was fatally burned about o'clock Monday morning at the residence of his daughter Mrs. J. M. Peerson, on Merid- ian street, with whom he made his home. He died Monday evening. MT. Darby had arisen in the night to see about the fire in his room, and as he turned to go to bed his nightshirt caught fire, and he was instantly enveloped in flames. Florence, Sheffield and Tuseumbia citi- zens were represented in a large audience that heard Bishop James H. Mccoy preach at the First Methodist church. i'll this city, Sunday. Bishop Mccoy is the youngest in the college of bishops of the Southern Methodist church, yet he stands second to none as a pulpit orator. 
 Another communication has been ad- dressed to the physicians of Lauderdale county about the city and county health office muddle. which was precipitated on January 16 by the election of Dr. s. S. Roberts and Dr. w. J. Galloway as county and city health officers, respec- lively. The latest development is a let ter from pr. S. w. Welch, the new state health officer. in which he upholds the claims of Drs. Galloway and Roberts against Drs. Kernachan and Price, who refuse to relinquish their offices, claim ing that the election held by the county health board was illegal, on the ground that they were elected to serve five years and have served but two.
 With the thermometer flirting down about the zero mark for several nights since February l. it is the opinion of experts in this county that the boil wee- vii has been temporarily, at least de- livered knockout blow. The pests made their appearance in this section during last summer, and some apprehension has been caused for the cotton crop of the present year. If it be true that the cold weather has killed the advance guard and set him back for a. year or more it Is thus demonstrated that this Is not healthy climate for the weevil. and hence this is destined to be the great cotton belt of the country.