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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
CITIZENS PLAN ID
 ENJ0IN' PARKWAY. THROUGH ELECTION
Resolutions Affecting First Avenue Project To Come
 Up Tuesday

Plans for filing a petition for an initiative election to decide wheth er or not First avenue will be partly parked or paved are being consum- mated by residents along the thor oughfare, it was learned Saturday. hls actiCn will be taken if the jit- ney ordinance is voted down at the election August 2S and the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany attempts to carry out a park ing program under terms of an agreement with the city commission, Won l.. Thompson, Birmingham at torney and leader in the fight against the parking plan, told a rep resentative of The Age e-Herald.
 As soon as results of the election are announced an injunction re- straining the utility from starting be filed Thompson said, but that will only be temporary until the election when the issue is finally decided one way or the other. Property owners on First avenue expect to wage a fight to the finish on the plan. even if the paving of the entire width and length of the avenue is postponed in definitely, it was asserted, and, it necessary, restraining order from the Alabama or United States SUI preme court will be sought.
 Organization of a body to wage 9 systematic fight on the proposal will be completed within the next several days, it was said, even though d committee has already been chosen. It is expected that the new body will be larger, and will number among It's members delegates from civic and political organizations which have announced opposition to the plan. Mrs. J. M Hankins, president of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters declared she had been in formed that resolutions voicing op position to parking of the avenue would be presented for action at the regular meeting of the body on Tues day. Mrs. Hankins has been active in the fight on the parking proposal and is expected to advocate the pas sage of such a resolution.
 First avenue, the east and west highway, is under the Jurisdiction of the county board of revenue. Citi- zens have made numerous protests before the county board against the condition of the street, but that body deferred action, after it had been notified of the agreement be- tween the company and the city city commission. Members of the board declare that it has no power to prevent the parking Of First avenue or to interfere with the street car system.
 At the ldSt mass liSSNlil5 HOiH citizens of Woodlawn and Hast Lake to hear the report of a committee appointed to look into the matter or parking or paving First avenue, reso- lutions were adopted providing that the street be paved entirely or lett alone. The committee announced that in had been in conference with members of the city commission put that no definite information could be secured The committee was retained to investigate further.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Alabama Reports 357 Patients During Month, Compared To 180 In Same Period Last Year. 26 Recorded Here HEALTH WORKERS PLAN CAMPAIGN WITH SCHOOLS "Pre- School" Children To Be
 Objective Of Nursing Forces
 In DriVe-CommunitieS Seek
 Full Time Operations

While the state medical depart ment reports twice as many cases of typhoid fever in Alabama during July as there were in the same month last year, the Jefferson county and Birmingham health departments show a decrease of 20 per cent for July, 1923, as compared with July of last year. The state figures are 357 cases in the state during July, 1923, compared to 1SO typhoid cases in July, 1922. The city and county figures are 26 cases in July, 1923, compared to S4 cases in July, 1922.
 Health department workers here say they are getting ready to begin a city and county wide campaign this fall against typhoid and diptheria. As soon as the schools open the de- partment inspectors and field nurses will hold meetings with the teachers and parents of the children discuss ing all phases of the work with them and enlisting their aid in increasing the number of preventative inoccula- tsons.
 Last fall the campaign resulted in more than 1000 children being inocu- lated. Of the free inoculations given last year 40 per cent were given school children. During the past term of school 49 per cent of the inoculations were given school chil- dren.
 Miss Zoe LaForge, supervising nurse for the county, stated Satur- day morning that part of the cam paign this fall will be an innovation, Tor pre- school children will be sought. Their parents will be asked to bring the little children, yet too young to attend school, and give them the same opportunity for avoid ing Illness that is given those at- tending. schools.
 Miss LaForge said that since the development of the deep interest Leeds is showing in the field nurses work there, the ready response and cooperation given in her work, other communities have shown growing interest, especially Warrior, where a nurse is now stationed two days ont of each week. It is hoped to have full-time nurse there before long, Other communities have asked for full-time nurses and an effort will be made to provide them as soon as it can be done.
 McElwain and Crestline citizens where public health nursing work has been going on, are greatly ln- pressed by the results from anti typhoid and anti -diphtheria work and within the past few days several families have communicated their appreciation to the health workers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

standard of the bacteria count for Grade A raw milk is not over 5O,OOO per cubic ceptimeter. The months of the year 1922 registered as follows January 46,000; February, 36,OOO March, 29,000; April, 3S, 1000; May, 46,- GOO; June, 52,O0O; July, 5O,0O0 August 31,000; September, 41,000; Oc- tober, 24,000; November, 29,000; De- cember, 25,O00.
 Pasteurized milk showed an im- provement that was 90 per cent bet ter by the end of the year than 1t had been in the first month of 1922.
 The typhoid record for the city and county over the period of the last six years shows 50 deaths per 100000 population per year from this dis ease in 1916; 65 deaths per 100000 in 1917, S5 deaths in 1918, 20 deaths in 1919, IS deaths per 100000 in 1920, 20 deaths in 1921. and again 15 deaths per 100000 population in 1929.
 Infant mortality from diarrhea and enteritis, children under years. IS compared between 1917 and up to the present, shows a steady decline. The deaths fell off from 185 in 1917 to 27 in 1922.
 In the battle against tuberculosis the death rate has fallen gradually from 2S5 in 1910 to 225 in 1918, with out health work, and from 210 in 1919, when the fight really began with intensive health work, to 15O in 1922.
 There is another vivid comparison in the death rate of infants under one year during the period when the district was without health work and the lessening in this mortality class since the work was begun. Without health workers there were 150 deaths in 1910 and 135 in 1918. There were 1S0 deaths in 1920 and 10 in 1922.
 The general death rate per 10O,0e5 population in 1918 was nearly 3n. After the health work was institute ] 1t was reduced to 14 in 1922.
 Workers Tn the health department call attention to the fact that 1t has been only in the past few months that an apparently general move ment has been started by outlying Communities and manufac curing areas to install the finer sanitary measures, such as precautions against typhoid fever and inocula- ton for the prevention of diseases. This movement became of general in- terest only last year and is far from complete. The public health nursing department is in its infancy, but rap- idly is taking a firm grip on general interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
GROCERS WILL BE
 LOCKWOOD HOSTS AT PICNIC SEPT. IF
Dancing, Games And Races Among Attractions Planned
 For Outing

Retail grocers and butchers of Sir mingham will be hosts to the men in similar businesses throughout the state, who are members of the Retail Grocers and Butchers association, for an all-day outing and picnic, september F, in Edegwood park.
 More than 5000 tickets are being forwarded to members, their families and employees. Stores of members in Birmingham will be closed for the day. Wholesalers, jobbers anG man ufacturers will be invited guests.
 Dancing, games, swimming. races and, perhaps speaking will oonsti- ute the majcr part of the program. Admission will be had by ticket. J. E. Co1vin is president of the assocta- tion and B. C. Apperson secretary.
 Committees in charge, made up of Birmingham merchants, about I5 in all, who will have charge of the out ing. are made up as follows:
 General Entertainment Committee B. C. Appers9n, general chalrmani N. l.. Andrewss-F. W. Bransby, O. T. Earl and Parker Osment. Ways and means: N L. Andrews, chairman Robert A. Emond, Fred Broderick, w. $, Aoughon, B. E. Lowell NJ. l.. Tubb. W. R. Wood. Ernest Mills, J. s. Shaw, J. II. Greene, and T. J. Crimes Transportation, Carl s. HoadIey, chairman; Tom Marshall, J. o. Fay Tor, Fred W, Reid, J. H. Reason and A. J. Milligan. Cooking. Fred Brod- erick superintendent Parker Os- ment, L. l.. Kirby and O. T. Earl. Serving, Mason Martin, chairman; J. l., Alley, J. G.. Dickinson, F. r. Hooper, Oscar Kyle, k. L. Brockman. J. w. Baumelster, A. Cory w. l.. Car ter c. NJ. Caanon, George D. Carns. Jr., Sam L. Creswell, R. l.. Fair, Dick inson & Duke. F. E. Fuller. c. L. Story, F. E. Myers, John W. Snow, J. l.. Thornton, W. H. Mitchell, " V. Gregory. R. l.. Greene, k. P. Goodwin, D. l.. Hawkins, L. T. Irwin, Ryan owen, S. H. Templin, Charles M Lane, J. M. Montana. J. T. Meadows, J. W. Nichols, John Pooe, Phillips and Will Hams, Albert Seier, L. c. Odell and s. r. Washburn.
 Refreshments-E c. Price, chair man; H. II. Fuller, c. R. Hilty James Lee, G. w. Maddox, E. R. Rochelle, F. E. Waites, J. NJ. Sparks, D. C. Rice. Fred Plarn and II. II. Barnhart.
 Dancing--Miss Louise Andrews, as- sisted by five ladies selected from among the daughters and wives of the members will chaperone the dance. She will also act as official hostess for the days program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

High powered, high-speed autt piles pirouetting around corners in groups, not unlike Shrine drill teams members pic red by fast camera. executing a difficult figure and ars of the second anc e-urd magnitude following suit in speed, If not appearance, have stirred the pub lie and Birmingham Motor club to the point where action Is in ordef.
 All members are sv orn to report al viola-ors from now on, and the auto- less proletariat, skipping hIther and yon to save their ne ,ks in the ea- er;,l lee, re invited " ing the police authorities tue ar q accurate Information of every su.h violation of the law, / r the peace, dl nity and safe ty of the l-.td
 Birmingham has fifteen and street interseC lions where, during certain hours of the morning, noon and evening, auuomo les scoot in like swallows over a nest-filled chimney, an. the pedestrian trying to get across takes his hat in one hand and life in the other, and with the odds sixteen to one against him, dashes for the far side ith a llgh probability of landing on the Golden Shore.
 But all that is going be changed, maybe. The Birmingham Motor club, direct branch of the Nationa- Motor club has sent out scads of cards, a printed form, giving space for name, number, time and offense; and on these the desired notes will be taken about speeders, street car scorners, two wheel turner's, cut-out bassos, and all the other highly dangerous and objectionable nuisances that the being committed, me-. bers of the club say, with blase abandon that V ould suggest the existence of only the codes and ordinances In force when the paleozoic snortosaurus, prehis- toric forerunner of the ,.-otor car, crashed through the fronded ferns on the sQuatting ancestors of mankind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Literally startling changes have been made in Birmingham milk supply in the past few years through the work of officials Of the city ana county health departments, under the supervision of Dr. J. D. Bowling.
 The amount of milk consumed in Birmingham daily nearly doubled in 1922 over the preceding year, with a record of 5000 gallons a day in 1921 and ll500 gallons a day in 1922 The showing so far this year indi- cated another decided increase. The recorded increase of 1922 over 1921 Was 9l per cent
 Adulteration of milk in 1918 cost Birmingham milk consumers $94,000. At that time it was found half the milk sold in Birmingham contained 10 per cent of added water. eIn 1921 this situation was slightly abated and the loss to the consumer had dropped to S5S,000 for the depart ment of food and dairy inspection had reduced the dilution to 20 per cent of the milk supplied having 10 per cent of water At present, it is figured, through analysis of speci- mems, that S2,30O is lost to consumers annually through adulteratson by adding 10 per cent of water, but this is found only in 3 1s per cent of the milk offered for sale.
 Benefits from Birmingham's milk control ordinance are seen in arous- ing confidence in the milk supply, producing purer milk, increased con- sumption, decreasing prices, con trolling adulteration and lessening disease. Other evidences of better ment are curbing milk borne epi- denies, decreasing the death rate, The producer is benefiting through organization of the milk trade. re- moval of unfair competition, getting better markets, reduced cost of dis tribution, increase in the volume handled and lessened cost of produc- tion.
 Certified milk for 10 months of 1922 showed 8 bacteria count of less than 10000 per cubic centimeter Only in the first and last months of 1922 did it go over that mark, January showing a count of 25,000 and De- cember 15,000.
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 Benefits of Ordinance.
 Birmingham milk ordinance is beneflting all concerned, the medi- cal society reports, as shown by the decrease of the bacteria count during 1922, compared with the average bac- teria count of all samples taken be- tween 1918 and 1921. The legal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Motor Club MoUes To Stop
 Swift MaelStrom OF Autos

and bashed them about as the motor cars do in this day and time.
 Are not your lives and the citizens lives more valuable than your time !? Is one lire on the puissantly printed propaganda the club is disseminating.
 Thirty a day is the average of traf- fife violation cases in police court, practically a thousand a month, near " all drivers who do not according to tesitlno ny. seem to care two squeaky whoops in Valhalla who gets hit or how
 For the first speeding offense re- ported, the offender will get the card as filled out by the observer calling his or her attention to the offense and the observer will tot down the name and number of the car. The second offense will result in visit by the club commIt.ee. The next time the offc nder Is ol served break iny the law the card loes to police headquarters, where thu recorder will be informed tat 1t is a third offense. Also the sender of the first card and the committee will appear in court as witnesses. An interest ing thing about it, the recorders, Birmingham and Ensley. have been waiting for just such testimony and now they are -3ing to get it.
 The Birmi gha Motor club is in deadly earnest about the campaign against speeders and other traffic offenders The club is affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce and has the backing of that body. It ha5 the hearty approval of the police authori- ties and the goot. wishes Of right minded citizens -odericll Aeddow is president of the organization. Hes d. quarters are in the Morris hotel.
 The club is not confining all it's attention to law breakers, ~A A squad of four members, white uniforms will supervise the parking and handl- ing of cars at Edgewood Labor Day when the Elks hold their celebration there. and will lend their every ef- fort to the avoidance of accidents on that occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
HEARING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 10 ON COURT HOUSE SITE
Condemnation Proceedings Against Three Owners
 Follow Routine

Hearing on the condemnation pro- ceedings instituted by the board of revenue against E, M. Tutwiler ST, Mrs Mary c. Ware and Roger NJ. Newbold, to gain possession of their property on the east side of Wood row wilson park, on which to erect a new courthouse, was set for Sep tember 10 by Judge J. P. stiles of the probate court. Final preparations had been made on Saturday for the hearing, attorneys for the county having placed the disputed options in the care of Judge Stiles.
 Attorneys fer the county and de- fense will appear before Judge Stiles several days before the hearing, when three persons will be chosen 10 act as arbItrators under Judge Stiles supervision. The case is ex- pected to be hard fought, and all though confidence is expressed by board members that the county will be granted the property rumors at the courthouse are that 1t may be taken to a higher court if that de- cision is handed down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
LEAGUE
 TO DEVELOP WORK
Life Service And Missionary En- deavor To Be Concentrated Upon

deavOr To Be Concentrated upon
 Plans for developing life service and missionary work of the North Alabama Epworth League and for organizing the forces of the league were discussed at a meeting of the life service members and student volunteers at the First Methodist church Saturday afternoon The meet7 ting was called by Perry B. James, leader of life service for the con ference of North Alabama Epworth Leagues, and was attended by about 25 students for the ministry and tor7 eign missionary work in the Blr- mingham district.
 "Preparation for the Mission Field was discussed by Miss A. Whitehead, returned missionary from Japan, who has been studying at Emory uni versity during the past year Miss Whitehead is a resident of Birming- ham.
 pr. L. M. Spivey, dean of Birming- ham Southern college, led discus son group on the progress and prob lems of missionary work Miss Rosalie Walston, graduate of Wom- ants college and an enthusiastic league worker, spoke upon "Bibli- ography for Missionary Study" Miss Catherine Colvin rendered a piano selection. Dinner was served at $ o'clock. 70
 MT. James stated that every effort would be made to make this branch of league endeavOr function.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
JULY'S CONTRACTS IN STATE AMOUNT T00VE RS4,5 50G000
Public improvements And Residential Buildings Total
 TO Per Cent

July building contracts in Ala bama amounted to $4,535,500, accord ing to figures compiled by the F. w. Dodge corporation. This figure com pares favorably with that of June, when the s10,00O,000 TaIapoosa swelled the total to $18,545,S00.
 The two largest items in the July record were S1,741, ,O00, or 38 per cent, for public works and utilities, and s1, 1,454,90O, or 32 per cent, for residential buildings.
 Alabama's total construction for the first seven months of this year amounted to S35,S71,60 according to the corporations reports, of which SS,661 ,00O was for contracts let in the city of Birmingham.
 Birmingham July total was $1,- SS0,S0O, nearly double the June fig ure, according to the report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
GREENWOOD MAY GET PAY FOR ARMY FOOD
Points Out That He Thinks Money Due As Business Proposition

Arthur Greenwood. commander oe Birmingham post of the American Legion, may yet receive reimburse ment for feeding a company of Bir- mingham national guardsmen for several days before they were formal ly sworn into the service of Uncle sam in 1916. bill that would have the state pay a just debt to Green wood has been introduced in the Alabama legislature by Senator Wal ter Brewer.
 It was at a time tefore the guards men had been formally accepted by the government and before they had any ration money that Greenwood patrioticaly came forward and or- fered to feed them. However. he points out that he is not asking pay for his patriotism, but merely as business proposition he thinks the state ought to repay the money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
PROF. BURNS TO RETURN
Will Again Teach Public Speaking Course At schools Of Y. M. C. A.

Will Again Teach Public Speaking
 Course At schools Of Y. 1I. C. A.
 Prof. P. P. Burns. head of the Eng fish department of Howard college, will again teach the public speaking course at the Y. M. c. A. this com ing session, according to announce ment Saturday by the educational committee of the association, of which Donald Conner is chairman. professor Burns had 47 in his classes last year and more are ex- pected this session.
 Other courses offered by the Bir- mingham School of Technology (the Y" schooD are three-year course in law. practical electricity. mechanical drawing, blue print reading, shop arithmetic, accountancy. stenog- raphy, typewriting, show card writ ing, and window Trimming, book keeping, commercial arithmetic, salesmanship, foremanship and courses in elementary grammar The law school opens September IF, the other courses being available October S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
RICKENBACKER COMING
American Ace In World War To Do
 stunts At EII<s' Picnic Here

American Ace in world war TO DO
 Stunts At ElISs' Picnic Here
 Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, Ameri- can ace during the World war will be In Birmingham Labor Day, Sep Lember 3. He will fly at Edgewood park during the Elks' picnic on that day. In company with Sam Harrell Glenn Messer and Grantland Irving.
 Spectacular stunt flying will be in dulged in by the flyers, including q change from one plane to another in midair, parachute drop and a fire works display from a plane.
 Other entertainment features of the outing include a baseball game dur ing the morning, a bathing revue and various other stunts.
 Monk" Bardolph is chairman of the committee in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
FOLK DANCES PLANNED
 FOR BOWL TUESDAY
Three Hundred Playground Children
 Will Be Seen In Performances

Three hundred children from the various playgrounds of Birmingham will be seen in series of folk dances Tuesday afternoon at 4 clock at Munger bowl These dances will be given as special feature of the band concert by the municipal band, which will close it's concert season at that time. Other special features will include a baby parade. which will be held during the intermission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
APPROVE "VANlTY FAIR"
Better Eilms Committee Reported Enthusiastic After Private Showing

Better Films Committee Reported Enthusiastic After Private Showing
 Birmingham's better bilms com mittee Saturday morning attended a private showing of Vanity Fair" Goldwyn's picturization of Thacke- rays famous novel, at Loew's Bijou, and at it's conclusion all expressed themselves in enthusiastic terms over the picture, which will be shown at this theatre Monday Tues day and Wednesday of this week.
 Among those present at the pri- vate screenin A4rs Angus Taylor Mrs. \hmc Mrs. E. E. Smith. Mrs Frazier. Mrs. Haskins Williams. -4rs. Watt Brown. Mrs. James Hicks, Mrs. J. II. Wiley, Mrs w. R. Hendrix and Mrs. Ed mund C. Armes; Miss Sallie Blach, Miss Lucille HendrlX Miss Adele Shaw and F. H. Thurman.