The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-15
TUSCALOOSA

TUSCALOOSA, November ESPECIALLY
Capt w. c, Blassingame of the state
health department, also connected with
the United States health department
has been in the city for the purpose
OF starting off the new movement to
have the university inaugurate a.
health and hygiene chair DIR. A. j.
| Dickinson of Birmingham will be the
| lecturer for the Rew departure and will
deliver from to 90 talks at every col
| lege in the state. The funds to main
| tain this department come from the
national government DIR. Dickinson
will lecture at the following colleges:
University of Alabama. Auburn, Monte
yallo, Howard. Birmingham- Southern,
Judson, Athens and the four normal
colleges of the state.
| Judge w. w. Brandon is back from
Vernon. where he spoke on Armistice
| day He spoke IN the morning. taking
Armistice day as his theme. Judge B.
| Nj. Allen spoke in the afternoon on
good roads. while Hon. John A. Rogers
urged his hearers to vote for the $685.,
| 900. 600 bond issue. 1t is estimated
that there were 1000 people present
a big barbecue being one of the draw
ing features of the occasion One hun
bred and thrty-seven carcasses were
prepared over the pits to feed the big
! crowd
The residence of N ~ Pearson on
{ the Harsrove loop road was destroyed
by fire, all of the furniture being con-
stunned with the building.
p r. Eddns, a popular returned SOL
/ dier boy who made a reputation in
France. has accepted position in Chi
cago with the Cadillac Automobile
company.
| how inc irr5pr
in the last few days. his trip to Johns
! Hopkins has been postponed and mary
! be put off altogether.
! The sum of $1,000 was collected in
| the city of Tuscaloosa during the Red
! Cross drive. The country beats have
not yet reported. but IT Is thought that
the county will raise it's quota, $1,000.
! There are SO men working at the Tus-
caloosa Lumber company and every
! one of them Joined the Red Cross. pay
! ing in $33.
| The S. A. Lynch Enterprise company
| of Atlanta has purchased the interests
| Of w. f, Howell G. r. Werner. Sam and
| Hugo Friedman in the moving picture
shows of this city Mr.. Howell was re-
| tanned as manager. 1t is said that the
sum involved runs up toward 100000.
A hundred speeders have been ar
rested and convicted in mayors court
| since the city purchased a speedy auto
lmobile for the police officers to over
| take those who~ 90 too fast. Chief
McDuff says that the city can well
| afford 70 buy a higher powered ma
chine after this one wears out, so that
! those who outrun the present machine
, can be caught. Tuscaloosa has such
good streets it is a great temptation
for autoists to run too fast. The po-
lice department says they intend TO
break 1t up if they have to buy another
auto out of their own pockets with
which to chase them.
Hauling logs to the city sawmills
from distance Of 10 TO 20 miles by
trucks has gotten to be such bust
ness that MANY of the wooden bridges
of the county have been broken down.
| The board of revenue Is now building
substantial concrete bridges. Two con-
crete bridges are being built on the
| Fosters ferry road and people living
west of the Warrior will have to use
the Sanders ferry road till the work
is completed. which will take about
three weeks They will be reinforced
concrete affairs.
Abe Brown. proprietor of the Dollar
Store. one of the wealthiest men In the
city, has typhoid fever. He has large
interests in Birmingham. The source
OF infection has not been traced by
1.-THE health department.. but as his Ia
the sonly case of typhoid in the city
1t is supposed he caught it while on
a visit 10 some other place.
1 The whole of Tuscaloosa is rejoiced
at Dr. Edmonds and his church get
ting together. Luther Davis, who
! worked with DR.. Edmonds in the child
| welfare movement. expressed the opin-
ion Of the entire city when he re-
marked "While | am not member
OF Or Edmonds' denomination. l am
delighted | learned to like him very
much and everyone in Tuscaloosa will
be glad TO know that he and his church
have gotten together on doctrinal mat
ters."
Mrs Sallie Jones. AGED 81. wife of
S. d. Jones. died at the family resi-
dence on the Hargrove road 1t an
early hour this morning. She will be
buried at II o'clock Friday at Mt Zion
church.
The directors of the board of trade
( have gone on record as being In favor
/ III the s25 0e0. 600 good roads bond is
I Iue, provided thew can be assured that
all of the money will be spent in con-
structing permanent roads and not be
squandered on mere makeshifts. In
other words. they will support the