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The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30
EPIDEMIC GRIPS NORTHERN TOWNS::.
 AREAS WIDENING

SPOKANE, Jan. 29.-The flu cpl demic made its appearance in .his city this week and the number of cases is increasing daily. Ninet; cases were reported to tn. health 'authorities yesterday.
 The old ice rink is being con- verted into an influenza hospital and doctors and nurses are making prep- arations to care for large numbe" of cases.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30

The building and plant of the Fairbanks Daily Citizen was com pletely destroyed by fire this after noon, together with several small structures adjoining and close to the Citizen building, practically all of the river side of the Citizen block being in ashes, with the ex- ception of the Davis building, which is considerably damaged by fire and water. The fire started shortly aft CT three o'clock, and within a re- markedly short time the Citizen building was burned to the ground. practically nothing having been saved. The efforts of the firemen were directed chiefly to saving the rest of the block when it was seen that the Citizen building was doom ed. ..~=" -... . :s=:..
 The fire started in the business office of the Citizen, presumably from the heater. MT. Caskey was in the printing department at the time, running one of the presses, and did not discover the fire until it had obtained a good start. In fact, the blaze was seen first from
 the Fairbanks side of the river and
 the alarm turned in from there.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30
WILSON ANNOUNCES
 NEW RESERVATIONS

SEATTLE, Jan. BOA special dispatch received in this city today from the national capital says that the President has issued proclama- tion creating three small military reservations in Alaska, to cover the ground occupied by the privately owned wireless plants at Brooks. Iditarod, and McGrath, which were recently turned over to the Govern ment.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30
HONOLULU GETS IT.

], HONOLULU, T. H., Jan. 30.-- There are 64 cases of flu in this city. Twelve have died since in" first of the year, three of the vie tins having succumbcd yesterday. Tte spread of the disease has been rather slow, and of a mild type.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30
JIMMY WILDE KNOCKS
 ERTLE OUT IN THIRD

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 29.-Jimmy Wilde, fyweight champion, and Mike Ertle, of St. Paul, fought a. fast three rounds in this city last night. The bout was to have gone ten rounds, but Ertle went down for the count in the third round.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30
DECREASE IN EAST.

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-The flu cpl demic is still on the decrease here,
 according to statement issued by
 the health authorities this morning. Only 6S died yesterday of the flu. and S2 of pneumonia. '.= .*
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30
SEATTLE POLICE PUT
 SUSPECTS IN COOLER

SEATTLE, Jan. 29.-The police have six men under arrest here on suspicion that they were concerned in holdups staged in Seattle recent ly.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30
WENAICHtE MAYOR
 MAY BE GOVERNOR

SEATTLE, Jan. 30. = John A. Gellatly, mayor of Wenatchee dur ing four terms and member Of the last state legislature, has an nounced his candidacy for the Re- publican nomination for governor.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30
SEATTLE MAN NAMED
 ASSISTANT MANAGER

ST. PAUL, Jan. 29.-Charles O. Jenks of Seattle has been appointed assistant federal manager of the Great Northern. He will be in charge of operation.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30
CANADIAN TRAIN HITS
 MUD BANK BUT ESCAPES

VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 29.- The Canadian Pacific Kettle Valley limited collided with a mud bank last night, 50 miles east of this city, and the locomotive and five cars were ditched. All of the pass engers escaped injury.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30

Roadmaster w. L. Packer left for Fairbanks on this afternoons train on a general inspection trip.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30
CRISIS THREATENS
 AS POUND WEAKENS

ther decline in New York today, the latest quotation being $3.49A |, drop of four cents since yesterday
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-30

Nenana-Ths Gateway to Mckinley ] Natlonal Park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
THE WARM WEATHER BRINGS OUT SMALL
 POX SUFFERERS

Out from musty blankets and into warm sunshine three dusky smallpox sufferers crept yesterday. and city health officers lit on them like sparrow hawks. The three sick people were taken to the hospital.
 As long as the weather stays cold and rainy, health officers say. the negroes who have contracted the disease stay at home swathed in blankets. either ignor- ant of or indifferent to the effect their presence may have on the health and lives of others, including the members of their own families, but just so soon as the weather turns warm and the sun comes out. they come out too.
 For some reason the ignorant negroes seem to be scared of the hospital all though there they get free treatment. food. shelter warmth and nursing, and have far better chance to get well than if they hide at home unattended.
 Do what they can to let the darkes know that the city only wishes to helr them get well and save them expense the negro smallpox sufferer almost in- varably tries to hide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
Interchange Officials
 To Discuss Methods
Meeting of Railroad Officials Called at the Chamber of Commerce
 Building Today

Prior to the railroads going back to private ownership, a meeting of the interchange officials has been called to be held in the directors rooms of the Chamber of Commerce today. They will assemble at 10 o'clock in the morning
 All of the railroads operating in this district will be represented. and about thirty men will be in attendance. All are of the car service departments.
 The purpose of the meeting is to dis cuss interchange methods. There were no per diem charges under government control, but since the first of this year the roads have been keeping the rec ords as though the charge had been made.
 The meeting tomorrow was called by H. F. Hutchens, chairman of the oper- ating committee of the district. He will call the session to order and leave the several officials to go into the details as they arise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
REMAINS OF LOVED
 ONES TO RE BROUGHT TO UNITED STATES
Gold Star Society Receives Communi- cation From Congressmen Stating Bodies of American Soldiers Will Be Brought Home

Arrangements are being made for the return of all bodies of Americans buried in foreign countries. This information was contained in letters from congress- men to the Jefferson County Gold Star Society, which were read at the meeting yesterday. Maj. Charles J. Allison. pres ident of the local organization, presided over the meeting, and there was large attendance.
 Dr. Will Jordan and William Smith were appointed as committee to answer Reinbachs argument in the New York American against the return of the Amer ican dead to the United States. Miss Kate Maeey and Major Allison were appointed to solicit the cooperation of Jefferson county relatives of soldiers dead in the gold star movement to have the bodies of American men buried in foreign lands brought back to America for final in- tei ment.
 The association will mail letters to rel atives as soon as the names and addresses Of Jefferson county relatives are received from the adjutant generals office at Washington. The society will hold it's next meeting on February 9 at II n' clock in the United States courtroom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
LOCAL NAVY POST ELECT OFFICERS
Formal Application for a Charter Filed With Com
 mander of Legion

Formal organization of the Navy Post of the American Legion was com pleted Wednesday night when tempo rary officers and an executive commit tee were elected by a meeting of 100 ex-navy men. Formal application for the charter of the Navy Post was i'm medlately filed with State Commander Matt Murphy.
 r. E. Marzoni was elected skipper of the Navy Post; c. c. Simpson, execu- tive officer; F, B. Clark. paymaster; A. G. Lee, captains writer, and w. g.. Barr, jimmy legs. The following com prise the executive committee:
 M r. Simpson, H. $. Ehlbert, F. M. Glazier, E. A Dodson, c. o. Watts. J, A. Leonard and w A. Stewart
 Bylaws for the post will be sub mitted at the next meeting, which will be held Wednesday, night. February IS, at the Y. M. C. A. The officers and executive committee were empowered to draw up the bylaws.
 The officers and committee chosen i last night will serve until the Navy Post is in working order, when per manent officers will be named.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
Jerry Gwin to :" Co Up inAir"
 m Interest Of the Bond Issue

Up he would go himself No sooner said than started on. Jerry called up the Dixie Flying Company. the local aviation concern. and put the proposition up to them. They fell in step with the plan and have picked out their least experi- enced but most, daring aviator in order to give zest to the proposition.
 Mir. Gwin will sit in the back seat (probably for the first time in his life) and as the car swishes gracefully over the landscape he will, with a nonchalant and debonaire air toss daintily from the car the leaflets calling attention to what is afoot when February 16th dawns, namely, vote for the bond issue, the auto mobiles will pay for it. For that matter, the roads will pay for themselves.
 over community centers. school houses, restaurants and b. b., no, and over all public buildings the machine will fly low, the muffler, if an aeroplane has one. will be cut out to make all the racket possi- ble, and down in a flutter will come hun dereds of the leaflets telling just why everybody ought to get in behind the movement.
 It's all fixed. Jerry says he is going to do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
HE'LL" B|LHE|MER
 |ON "AMER|CAN|SN"
roted Civic Worker to Ad- dress Joint Meeting at
 Southern Club
of bnmtng gham, Alabama Statement, December 31, 1919
 RECOfIPCES

|pke of the largest crowds of Birming-
 m business men that have assembled some time is expected to attend the Nnt meeting of the Real Estate Ex- ange, Chamber of Commerce and Life |lderwriters' Association at the South } Club today at l o'clock.
 fBilf' BiIheimer, noted business man
 d civic worker of St. Louis is to be
 2 principal speaker. He is to deliver l; noted address on Americanism, which
 S been a most pronounced success in cry city where it has been delivered. 3t is probable that President Claude H. l tes of the Real Estate Exchange and A. Brown, president of the Chamber Commerce, will act as joint chairmen the luncheon. MT. Brown is to in- Ipduce the speaker.
 The exploits of MT. Bilheimer in busi- ss and civic life of the country and toecially of his home town, St. Louis, s a live topic of conversation among
 siness men of the city yesterday. Ishments of MT. Blheimer was that of increase of eleven million dollars in 5 business of his insurance company in . year and the reorganization Of the |ercantile Club of St. Louis and it's ele- Ition to a prominent place among civic
 yaniza tions of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
Miss Dorothy Wood
 Will Christen the
 "City of Birmingham

Miss Dorothy Wood. daughter of Cen eral Manager Charles F. Wood Of the Port of Birmingham Corporation Will chr;sten the "City of Birmingham when it is launched at St. Louis on March 1z. President R. A. Brown of the ChaIn- her of Commerce, authorized by the hoard of directors Tuesday to appoint committee of representative e.
 ar and manufacturers to go to St. I.ouis for the launching. and also to select . Birmingham young women to chrlsten inc self-propelled steel barge building TOT the Warrior river service. yes.eruay y,,a ad,, bounced that he had selected Miss Woou and that she had accepted.
 The "City of Birmingham is the hrst of the four self-propelled steel barges or dered for the Warrio river, 10 pe ad c1.m, n1eted The other three will be launched pt ;ntervals of two or three weeks after the launching of the "city or BIT mingham."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
FAIR PRICE BOARD ISSUES ED|CT ON
 PRICE OF COLLARS
Retail Merchants Will Co., operate With Board in Ad- justing Prices-WhOle-
 sale Prices Raising

Collars that use to sell two for a quar-
 ter must not sell for more than twenty
 five cents piece, is the edict of the
 fair price board, after an investigation
 of the matter
 Chairman Frank Spain of the fair price board made the announcement yesterday after he had heard that representatives
 Of Cluett, Peabody and company of Troy N. Y. makers of several brands of col
 lars, had suggested to local merchants that the advance to price to thirty cents a collar
 The price is excessive" MT Spain ex- claimed and forthwith issued his edict , that twenty-five cents is a fair price for collars, and I call upon Birmingham mer-
 chants immediately to adopt this price {" MT. Spain said further that he had thoroughly investigated the collar situ- ation. Since January fifteen cent collars have cost merchants s2. 9 dozen. These collars can be sold retail at twenty-five cents, with twenty-five per cent profit
 to the merchant, all profits being figured
 or the selling price"
 Collars, like coffee and ear fare" said
 MT. Spain, "are necessities and merchants
 must cooperate to hold necessities to
 the smallest margin of profit When informed that an agent of the Cluett-Peabody company had suggested to local merchants that they charge thirty-five cents for collars hereafter MT. Spain stated that he would report the matter to the United States department oe justice at Washington with the re- quest that they investigate with the view to prosecuting that corporation. Explaining their attitude in advancing
 the retail price of collars local merchants stated yesterday that they had absorbed three advances made by the manufac-
 turers without increasing the price to
 consumers. but the wholesale price had reached the point where it would en-
 tail a loss on the retail dealers to con tinue to sell at the price that has pre- vailed the past year.
 The wholesale price had advanced from
 sl.N dozen to g. and then S225 the
 merchants say, and one of the leading
 manufacturers has even advanced to g. 40 a dozen At twenty-five cents each the
 retail is 800 dozen, leaving a profit over manufacturers cost of seventy five
 cents dozen, or six and one-fourth cents on each collar.
 Several of the retail dealers stated
 yesterday. after hearing and reading the statement given out by MT. Spain, that
 they would cooperate in every way possi-
 ble with the government in keeping down
 the cost of living and if it be the desire
 or the government that they continue to sell collars at twenty-five cents apiece
 even though there be no profit in it to
 them, they will do so.
 MT. Spain will be out of the city for
 several days and on his return he will
 meet with the local dealers in mems
 clothing and furnishing goods for the pur-
 pose of explaining the policy of the gov- ernment in it's efforts to reduce the cost of living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
.FEAG|N SPEAKS ON
 STATE BOND ISSUE
Interesting Features at Ro- tary LuncheOn-Durham's
 Talk on Brotherhood

J. Shreve Durham of Shreveport, La, one of the prominent workers attending the International Sunday School Associa- tion, made a short talk to the Rotary Club yesterday afternoon in the ballroom of the Tutwiler Hotel on the brotherhood movement.
 This movement was not to change the to work together he said. If every man will go to work on this highway of life there will be bigger Birmingham, and better Birmingham, he declared. Every thing worth while is related and the greatest things must come through re- ligion, for plans and policies without re- ligon is like watch without a spring. The chief thing needed at this time, ne said is to know the American people and to deal justly with them. The church l is an institution that makes life worth while, and he urged everyone to CO 1 operate in this movement and bring every
 man and woman into the church. If this
 is done there will be a bigger and bet ! ter Birmingham, a bigger and better Alabama and bigger and better United States
 
 ager of the $25, ,0000 600 state bond issue made a brief talk. He stated that Ro- tarians did not need to be informed re- garding the bond issue as they under stood it, and had pledged their support l to this movement.
 1 From the standpoint of education we need good roads," he said, 'the very se- cret of good rural schools is good roads Fifty per cent of the efficiency of our rural schools is absolutely lost because O. poor roads. Alabama cannot afford to miss this offer of the government to match dollar for dollar We have the governments appropriation of $6,OOo,0Oo which must be used by 1923. This does not mean that we must use this money before that time, but that We must issue that many bonds. We must get Alabama out of the mud, so every Rotarian IS urged to vote and see that his friends vote on Monday for the bond issue Loren Jones, who is conducting the singing at the meeting at the South High land Methodist church, delighted the members and visitors with several selec- tions
 Prof. L, L. Yam, superintendent or the
 Bessemer Rotary Club, which was re gently organized, headed a deleeauon from the Marvel City. He is president of the new organization and following the irtroduction of the Bessemer Rotarians Mir Yam made brief talk, expressing measure at being with the Birmingham c1ub on this occasion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
|UNERAL SERVICES OF [RS. JOHN w. SHELBY
eloved Woman Fell Peacefully to Sleep Following Stroke of
 Apoplexy

drs. Willie Casey Sibley. wife of John
 Sibley, died Wednesday at 1 o'clock m. at 215o Highland avenue. On October she suffered slight stroke of apoplexy,
 m which she had partially recovered, on Friday evening, February 6, at p. m., she suffered heavy second
 oke, rendering her unconscious, from
 ich she slowly declined and fell peace
 ly asleep in death.
 he is survived by her husband John
 Sibley; her daughter. Miss Hettie c. pley two sons by former marriage, l. H. R. Casey of the United States my, and pr. E. S. Casey of this city e also had surviving, one brother, Jos- h B. Richards of New York City, who
 $ unable to come to her bedside.
 Hrs. Sibley had lived in Birmingham twenty years and had a host of ends who mourn the departure of this timable lady. Lovely in person and aracter, her acts of charity and be- violence were boundless and she always .ampioned the cause of the unfortunate ministered to the poor and needy Bhe was a devoted and loyal member
 the South Highlands Presbyterian urch.
 The funeral services will be held at the sfdence of Mir Sibley's mother, Mrs. w. |! Sibley, .2150 Highland avenue, Thurs | y. February F. at 3 o'clock, where they i've temporarily resided pending the 3mpletion of a handsome bungalow on anover Circle A pathetic feature is ht Mrs. Sihley rode up to inspect the terior decorations the morning of the bond stroke.
 rbe active pallbearers will be c. T. | |bley. Dr. B. D. Sibley, w. l.. Slbley, |others-in-law of Mrs. Sibley; M. F. Asser, E. J McCrossin, Gen. Louis " lark, W G. Bickell and Caldwell Brad aw The honorary pallbearers will be 5 elders of the South Highlands Pres Iterian Church, James Bowron, J. K. +ockman, s. W. Lee, S. J. Porter, Sr., 1gh Morrow, R. N. Magill. F. T. Frier- n, Judge S. D. Weakley Drs. J. M. .hson, F. M. Mason and D. l.. Massey. be services will be conducted by pr.
 hn McNeill. assisted by Dr. J. A.
 yan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12

Jerry Gwin, president of the Jefferson county board of revenue, is going up in an airplane Friday to help advertise the good roads bond election which will be held next Monday.
 MT Gwin believes that it will take something spectacular to rivet the atten- tion of the voters on the necessity for their going out to vote, so the last week or so he spent much time in try ing to figure out some plan by which the public attention might be so impressed that everybody would get in behind the movement to build Alabamas roads to success.
 Finally the idea occurred to him that If large fat man. of goodly proportion were to take to the air so all could see him. the trick would be turned. He can vassed the city for the desirably built individual, but those who tipped the beam at 200 and more pounds all shook their heads, tapped Jerry on the shest, and without saying q word, pointed to Jerry himself. By the time the third one had done it. the president of the board of revenue saw a great white light, had an idea and recognized the truth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
MORE GLASS NEEDED

Next in order will be more glass for delicatessens. where dishes and trays of prepared foods. dried foods, pickled foods and other edibles, in many in- stances. are exhibited on the tops of show cases and counters for anyone to breathe over or cough on at will.
 Fruits and vegetables will be under sceens and certain distance above the floor.
 Forrest, supervisor of the bureau of food and dairy inspection, branch of the city department of health. with the inspectors working with him, is keeping a close survey on the shops within the city limits that have been taking advantage of the faulty Jaws that have been giving so much trouble. However. he said there are many rlaces that are doing their best to CO., operate with what the city wants even though the poor wording of the sanitary regulations gives them a loop hole to evade the law if they wanted to. One of the bakeries, recently es- tablished. was informed that there were certain regulations with which it had not complied. They were smart enough to ask a lawyer about it, and patriotic enough to spend a consider able sum to do what the health author ties wanted though they could have gotten out Of spending the money
 The authorities have been saving the proverbiaI wood while they worked end the little they said yesterday is just a word to the wise, for the newly renovated laws will be ready for en- actment very soon, and when they do become enforceable there is going to be "a mighty turning round' in Birming- ham. As Dr. Bowling said yesterday, regarding the merchants who have so little regard for the health of the peo- IL ~l. %F-o l. furnish them living:
 "We are preparing to take such steps as will cause them the graves, concern"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
CITY AUTHORITIES SEEK ID REVISE LAWS REGULATING
 FOOD PRODUCTS
Display and Handling of Food to Be Subject of Strict City Regulation. Present Laws Badly
 Written

Food in multiple instances is ex- posed to contamination in Birmingham, and practically every food regulation we have has been declared unconstitu- tional in the courts because of poor construction" declared Dr. H. 5. Dow Ing, city health officer, yesterday.
 The city's legal department has been engaged for some time in revising the legal regulations covering the sale of food and pr. Bowling has had many conferences with the lawyers.
 determined effort is being made to have the revised regulations ready for official action before fly time ar rives.
 In particular the city authorities are going after the handling of meat Car casses of slaughtered animals, some partly wrapped in d layer of coarse bagging, have been noted lying on the sidewalks in all sorts of weather, get ting the splash from the wheels of passing automobiles or any other germ carrier that chose to contaminate them.
 Dr. Bowling said yesterday he saw grimy negro carrying on his shoulder through the streets a tray of rolls, un- covered and exposed to anybody's coughing, dust or anything else.
 Fruits and vegetables are piled att tractively. but unprotected, in the doorway of stores and markets, some on the bare sidewalk, all exposed to coughing. sneezing. splitting and. as has heen observed, the deposit of filth from passing dogs. Sore cats lie supine on baskets of fruit and cats have been again and again found guilty by med ical science of being one of the most prolific sources of disease contamina- tinn.