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1011 COMMISSION
BY DO. CUNNINGHAM
Health Officer Takes Up All
Features of His De
partment
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MAKES NUMBER OF
RECOMMEN DATIONS
% —————
Comparative Mortuary Statistics Are
Interesting—Urges Close Inspec
tion of Dairies and (ieneral
Vaccination Campaign
In probably the most comprehensive re
port on health and sanitary conditions
ever made on the city of Birmingham,
City Health Officer Dr. H. M. Cunning
ham yesterday made public data he has
compiled since he was made city health
officer April 1, 1914.
Covering everything from a house fly
to extensive drainage and sanitary sewer
systems, Dr. Cunningham’s report will
give opportunity for anyone who desires
to secure valuable information upon al
most any phase of sanitary or insani
tary Birmingham.
Dr. Cunningham makes a number of
recommendations in connection with the
report, the most important of which in
Ids estimation is in regard to enforcing
sanitary sewer connections for all resi
dences and entirely eliminating the dry
closet. The report declares that there
are 8485 dry closets in Greater Birming
ham. which constitute a greater menace
to t lie general health than any oilier
single thing.
Another subject to which considerable
space is given in the report is that of
drainage. Dr. Cunningham says that
Bast l^ake along Village creek, part of
Wcodlawn, part of Avondale, all of Bast
Birmingham and all north of Village
creek to the northern city limits and the
eastern part of North Birmingham are
imperfectly drained and suggests the es
tablishment of a general system of drains.
He also complains of local collections
of water in various parts of the city
caused by improper culverts, disturbed
sewers by reason of street improvements
or lailroad work and recommends that
the commission take up the matter and
order the nuisances abated. The pools
are breeding places for the mosquito and
a menace to the health, he says.
Wants Dairies Watched Closely
Dr. Cunningham devotes special atten
tion to the subject of dairies and asks
that the commission employ two dairy in
spectors to look after the source of the
milk supply much more closely in the
future than has been done in the past.
Milk, says Dr. Cunningham, of all foods
requires the most careful attention. It
Is the most susceptible of inoculution with
disease and not only the milk itself, but
the cow that gives that milk should be
under the strictest regulation.
“Dairies ought to be inspected and
scored once a month,” he says, “and the
findings given to the public. Mr. Dun
tan informs me that there are at this
time 140 dairies and 4699 cows which fur
nish dairy products to this city. 1 recom
mend that not less than two dairy in
spectors he employed and transportation
provided.” The private cow is a neces
sity, says the report, but in no case
should her products be sold.
Dr. Cunningham also recommends the
establishment of a hospital tor the treat
ment of communicable diseases. He
points out that nowhere in Jefferson
county except in the homes of -.lie wealthy
can a case of communicable disease
he properly treated and isolated, t'he
c ou nty pest house he does not criticize ex
cept by inference, saying that it is no
place for a very sick person to be.
Dr. Cunningham devotes short para
graphs to the streetsfi alleys, food, hous
ing conditions and similar subjects. The
streets are kept in fairly good condition,
hut in the alleys there has been consid
erable complaint in regard to the non
removal of garbage. This is due, says me
report, to an insufficient force in the
mreet department. Dr. Cunningham asks
that this force be increased and that
the work of removing garbage he turned
over to the health department.
Water Is Pure
The water supply of Birmingham, Dr.
Cunningham concludes after an investiga
tion, is pure. Conditions m the eating
and drinking places of Birmingham have
improved. Housing conditions, especially
among the negroes, are not of the best
and lie believes that some steps should
b«- taken looking to the regulation of
the number of people living i.i a single
T< om.
Dr. Cunningham says lie realizes that
tiie establishment of a general system
.of drains, tlie enforced connection with
sanitary sewers, and the carrying out of
his plans will require funds and knowing
the financial condition of the city lie rec
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c.mtr.ends a bond issue to meet the various
necessities.
Comparative Mortuary Statistics
A large part of Dr. Cunningham's re
port is devoted to comparative mortuary
statistics which ,ih->w surprising condi
tions here. He declares that if white
people alone are considered. Birmingham
has a death rate among the lowest in
the world, but that if the negroes are
considered alone the death rate is among
the highest in the world. Comparing the
white und black mortality in five of the
principal causes for 1912 and 1913, he sub
mits the following table.
White. Black. Differ
Disease— ence.
Tuberculosis . 207 47S 271
Cardio-vascular .174 Htff 133
Lobar pneumonia ... 115 -57 142
Broncho pneumonia. 90 156 66
V iolence . 250 346 95
Total . 836 1646 707
Comparing mortuary statistics for the
years 1912 and 1913. Dr. Cunningham sub
mits the following table:
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Typhoid fever. 33 28 ft 30 2.10 2.10
Malaria . 16 7 29 29 1.70 1.30
Scarlet fever . 3 1 .. .. 0.11 0.03
Measles . 3 9 .. 3 0.11 0.43
Whooping cough... 1 16 8 9 0.34 0.97
Diphtheria . 10 2 4 1 0.53 0.10
Intesti’l catarrh_ 92 76 77 75 6.40 6.50
Dysentery . 3 6 6 9 0.34 0.58
Cerebro-splnai fe’r 7 24 6 80 0.34 0.58
Tuberculosis .Ill 96 208 270 12.10 13.30
Nephritis . 113 96 87 90 7.61 6.73
Cardio-vaauliar ....100 74 136 171 9.03 9.16
Apoplexy . 49 56 65 52 4.32 3.56
Lobar pneumonia.. 72 43 125 134 7.15 6.47
Broncho pneumonia 66 24 92 64 6.04 3.28
Still births . 78 93 70 82 5.00 6.30
Pellagra . 14 19 12 19 0.99 1.38
Liver diseases. 24 26 17 16 1.57 1.52
Cancer . 44 72 29 21 2.79 3.38
Suicide . 9 17 1 3 0.38 0.72
Homicide . 14 27 68 106 3.13 4.83
Accident . 91 92 79 88 6.60 6.64
“The above is a classification of 2111
deaths out of a total of 2612, who died in
1912 or 80.78 per cent of the whole number,
and of 2206 out of 2749 who died in 1913, or
80.21 per cent. The remaining deaths
wore due to miscellaneous causes diffi
cult of classification. The above, however,
is the most important, and throws light
upon existing conditions in tiie city, fn
the years of 1912 an^[ 1913 there were 395
nonresident deaths, to-wit: Typhoid fever,
21: pneumonia, 21; accidental violence. 83;
surgical. 101; homicide. 34: tuberculosis,
20; miscellaneous. 112. Nonresidents are
included in the total death rate.
“I have examined the mortuary statis
tics of 27 European nationalities and the
United States, and of 12 registration states
and of the District of Columbia, and I
find that the white death rate of the city
of Birmingham is less than in 34 of these
and more in only tnree. Comparing the
death rate among blacks in tills city with
tiie above, w?e find that it is greater than
in any of them.
Incidence of communicable diseases.
1912. 1913. Total
Typhoid fever . 499 308 798
Smallpox . 93 189 ' 282
Diphtheria . 218 145 363
Scarlet fever . 104 1 09 213
Chickenpox . 386 683 919
Measles . 868 2116 2984
“The above is the classification of the
most Important communicable diseases.
The question is what relation has sanita
tion and hygiene to the incidence of cases
and mortality statistics in the above
classification of the causes of death and
the incidence of communicable diseases.
Some of them are clearly due to insani
tary conditions and others to unhygienic
conditions pertaining to the individual and
some to a combination of both, and others
which neither has anything to do.
Dr. Cunningham especially emphasized
the necessity of a general vaccination
campaign in the city of Birmingham. He
is apprehensive for the future. Upon that
subject he has this to say:
“I regard the prevention of smallpox
next winter as an emergency. It has
been increasing for three years. The in
different, scattered and uncertain vacci
nation now practiced, will neither pro
tect the individual or community. A uni
versal vaccination and revaccination
ought to be enforced next fall, except in
such cases who have been recently suc
cessfully vaccinated, or who can show'
two or more good scars. I recommend
thesjo-operation of corporations and busi
ness men and families and of hotel and
boarding housekeepers, to make vaccina
tion a prerequisite to employment or per
manent accommodation in boarding
houses and hotels. If all these co-oporat
ed in this manner, the problem would be
largely solved."
Dr. Cunningham in opening his report
points out the various changes made since
he took charge of the office. In closing
It he thanks the city commission for
courtesy showm him and expressed his
ambition of making Birmingham the
healthiest city in the world.
CHILD SWALLOWS
KEROSENE OIL
Leeds, June 24.—(Special.>—The small
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bailey had a
narrow escape from strangling to death
here yesterday w'hen he drank a glass of
kerosene oil. No one knows how the
baby got tiie oil. Only for the prompt
medical attention lie would have strangled
to death.
A barbecue and picnic will ho held here
on the Fourth of July.
Serious damage Is being done to the
crops at Leeds by the heat and the lack
of ram.
TUSCALOOSA-COLUMBUS
GOOD ROADS SCOUTING TRIP
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Tuscaloosa, June 24.—(Special.)—A good
roads scouting trip from Tuscaloosa to
Columbus. Miss., is to be conducted some
time within the next 30 days, according to
an announcement made here last night
by State Highway Engineer \Y. S. Kel
ler. Mr. Keller stated that this was one
of the few Important roads in the state
which he had failed to cover and he
was planning to make the trip at once.
He pointed to the importance to this
section of the construction of a modern
road along this route and stated that
he planned to mark out the best route
for a highway on the coming trip.
It is considered certain that a number
of cars from Tuscaloosa will make the
trip to the Mississippi city and they will
be joined by other cars from the differ
ent towins in Pickens county. The Mis
sissippi city will send a large delegation
to the state line to meet the Alabama
cars.
Tt is pointed out mat this territory
which is developing very rapidly Is now
badly handicapped by the lack of a good
road. The purchase within recent month*
of a number of automobiles has greatly
increased the interest in the good roads
movement and In several instances private
individuals and corporations have volun
tarily built stretches of good roads at
their own expense. The movement has
already been launched to create interest
in the trip among the people in Pickens
county and in West Tuscaloosa and with
the support and encouragement which
will be given the trip by the Tuscaloosa
Hoard of Trade it is considered probable
that immediate good will result.
Members of the board of public works
find the county commissioners are ready,
•it is stated, to aid in the construction
of a modern road from Tuscaloosa to the
l*1okens county line, and it is thought
that an agreement can be reached, follow
ing the selection of the best route, which
will result In the building of a pike road
to the Mississippi line. The exact date
of the trip will be announced soon.
B. S. Carpenter Is Seriously |
Hurt At University
Crossing—Pingley
Also Injured
Tuscaloosa. June 24.—(Special.)—B. S.
Carpenter and S. Pingley. traveling .sales
men of Birmingham, were Injured in
an automobile accident near here this
afternoon, when the car In which they
wore riding was struck by the dummy
They were riding in a Ford car owned
by the Batterton Coffee company of Bir
mingham and the engine went dead in
the middle of the dummy track just us
they were crossing. The dummy struck
them before it could be stopped and car
ried the car over 30 feet, completely
demolishing it.
Carpenter was badly injured but it
j was stated at the Infirmary here to
night that unless complications developed
from Internal injuries, lie would be able!
J to be out in about 10 days.
Pingley, who was driving the car, was
not seriously hurt, being able to go to
Ills hotel. The accident occurred at the
University switch, a little more than a
mile from Tuscaloosa and the dummy
was en route to Holt. Carpenter and
Pingley were coming to Tuscaloosa from
Birmingham when the accident occurred j
late this afternoon. Carpenter lives in ,
Birmingham and represents the Cairo
Syrup company, while Pingley represents
the Batterston Coffee company of Bir
mingham.
PHOENIX LODGE K. OF
P. ELECTS OFFICERS
At the regular weekly convention of
Phoenix lodge No. 25, Knights of Pythias,
held last night in Fraternal hall, officers
were elected for the ensuing term as
follows:
Sidney Wachtel, chancellor commander.
B. D. Meadors, vice chancellor.
Chester Bamlman, prelate.
J. O. Cooper, master of work.
W. H. Elliott, Jr., keeper of records
and seal.
Frank Arrico, master of finance.
Jake Bandman, master of exchequer.
E. J. Burns, master at arms.
H. R. DeLaye, inner guard.
J. K. Patterson, outer guard.
The officers will be installed July 9
at a Pythian picnic to be held at Blount
Springs.
WILSONS’ WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
Washington^ June 24.—Today Is the
twenty-ninth wedding anniversary of the
President and Mrs. Wilson and the sec
ond anniversary of the day at the White
House. No formal observance of today
was planned because Mrs. Frances L.
Sayre and Miss Margaret Wilson are out
of the city.
AMUSEMENTS
At the Lyric
The vaudeville hill offered at Ihe Lyric
this week Is considerably above standard,
for every one of the acts is enjoyable
and good, and four of the seven are of
exceptional merit. Claude Gilllngwater
and Edith Lyle in “Wives of the Rich”
present the strongest and most absorbing
one-act drama that has ever been seen
here. •
LANE-CARROLL WEDDING
AT MR. MEMOLI’S HOME
The hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Memoli on Twelfth avenue, north,
wan the scene of a beautiful wedding
last night, when Miss Annie Pearl Car
roll was united in marriage with Edgar
P. Lane. Mr. Douglas Carroll was best
man and Miss Christian Weigel was the
bridesmaid. The ftev. Robert L. Bell,
pastor of the Handley Memorial Presby- ,
terlan church, was the officiating clergy
man.
The wedding company was numerous,
and included many charming debutantes,
and a large number of older people of
the Fountain Heights neighborhood.
Among the musical numbers heard dur
ing the evening were “In the Dawning,”
by Cadman, sung by Miss Burnadette
Barter; "Evening Star" from Wagner’s
Tannhauser, played as an oboe solo, and
the bridal chorus from Wagner’s Lohen
grin, played by an orchestra led by Wil
liam Hoiniberg with Joseph Memoli as
concertmeister. After the ceremony Mrs.
Memoli played a beautiful harp solo,
"Serenade Appaslonata.” Iced refresh
ments were served.
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Storm Unroofs Houses
Fon Du Lac, Wls., July 24.—A storm
which struck Green Lake, Wls., early to
day unroofed scores of houses. Mrs. Fred
Koplln and her daughter, Mildred, W
years, may not recover from the Injuries
they received when their house was
crushed.
PROCLAMATION
RANK GROWTH OF WEEDS
NOTICE IS HERHY GIVEN TO ALL
PROPERTY OWNERS OR TENANTS
THAT THE CITY WILL PROCEED TO
ENFORCE THE WEED LAW JULY 1,
NEXT, AND MAKE ARRESTS OF
THOSE WHO FAIL TO CONFORM TO
THE LAW nv THAT TIME.
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE CITY
OF BIRMINGHAM IT IS UNLAWFUL
FOR ANY PERSON, OWNER, LESSEE
OR OCCUPANT HAVING CONTROL
OF ANY LOT OR GROUND, OR SIDE
WALK ABUTTING, TO PERMIT A
GROWTH OF WEEDS MORE THAN
TEN INCHES HIGH THEREON.
VIOLATORS OF THIS LAW SHALL
BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDE
MEANOR AND FINED ACCORDJNGLY.
A. O. l.ANE,
JAMES WEATHERLY,
(WO. B. WARD.
COMMISSIONERS.
Lists for Civic Chamber Af
fair Close Today Noon.
Harding to Speak
Acceptances continue to come in to the
Chamber of Commerce to Its annual din
ner. which will be bold tomorrow night
at 7 o'clock at the Hotel Tutwilcr, with
W. P. G. Harding as the guest of honor.
It Is ttie occasion of the first large ban
quet at the Tutwilcr ami the manage
ment of the hotel promises a revelation
to the guests.
Mr. Harding will deliver an address
in which he will tell something of the
causes leading up to the enactment of
the administration currency law. of Hs
workings and of its future, lie is one
of the members of the newly created
federal reserve hoard and the banquet
of the Chamber of Commerce in his honor
marks the fourth of a series of brilliant
farewell entertainments for him.
Today at noon the list will bo closed
and the entertainment committee urges
that all who desire to reserve a plate
at the dinner do so this forenoon.
OFFICIALS NAMED |
The annual track meet of the Birming
ham Sunday School Athletic association
and one for the playgrounds of the Bir
mingham district, will be held In con
junction Saturday afternoon at Avondale
park.
On account of the two meets being held
in connection with each other It is an
ticipated by officials of the city play
ground department that a large number
of youthful athletes will be on hand for
participation and consequently a large
number of judges have been appointed
to handle the events. Those selected to
handle the Sunday school meet follow:
Judges for the Sunday school meet, L.
W. West and Z. Nespor.
Class A—T. M. Edwards, T. (5. Mo
Ever, Dan Griswold and J. A. Faulkner.
Class B—Carl Culverhouse, J. M. BIbby,
A. Corey and Robert Grune.
Class C— Dee Brent, E. C. l.ockey, T.
M. Partridge and J. E. Colvin.
IJorn-tooters and boosters, D. C. Ball,
H. Martin and E. P. Thurston.
Novelty events, E. C. Thurston.
Sack Races—J. H. McCullough, Fred
Houlln and U. P. Stevens.
Shoe Races—John Keith, W. R. Star
buck ajid S. P. Bragg.
Tub Races—Dr. W. A. Martin, the Rev.
Claude O'Rear and Dr. S. R. Caffce.
Three-legged Race—P. A. Clark, S. N.
Selt and J. IT. Frost.
Fat Men's Race—Dr. IT. E. Martin, G.
C. Ellis Rnd Dr. O. L, Walker.
Water Race—John W. Inzer and Jack
Krohinbuhl.
Volley Ball—F. W. West, Carl Culver
house and J. G. Dickerson.
Dodge Ball Z. Nespor. T. M. Edwards
and George TTolin.
Cage Ball—Z. Nespor, Fred Houlln, P.
G. Sloan and Dr. E. M. Scott.
Horseshoe Throwing—John W. Inzer.
MANCHESTER VISITED
BY $400,000 FIRE
Manchester, N. H., June 24.—A fire
which, following six hours' fight, today
threatened to wipe out the retail busi
ness district of this city, was finally
subdued after it had destroyed two
large commercial blocks with a loss of
$400,000.
Nine tlrement were hurt but all will
recover. The blaze was most spectacu
lar an dthe peril of fighting It was
increased by the inflammable nature of
the stock in a hardware store which in
cluded gunpowder, chemicals, paints and
oils.
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Mi Lady Attendant 8K.
BUTTE, MONTANA,
QUIET FOLIOWING
INTERNAL STRIFE
One Death, Many Injured
and Bijf Property Loss
Is Toll
CITIZENS LOOK TO
GOVERNOR FOR AID
2j(> Pounds Dynamite Exploded In
Streets While Civil Authorities
Make No Effort to Stop
Rioting
llatte. Moat., June H—Unite ««»
quiet today, after n night of rioting
•‘iiUNeil by Internal strife la the West
ern Federation of Miner**, which coat
the life of one nttin. Injuries to four
other*, and a heavy property low*.
Mayor Duncan, however, would not com
mit himself a.s to the turmoil being at an
end. He fears reprisals between the fac
tions, but said he would not ask for troops
as he believes the sheriff should make
thut request. The sheriff, however, has
taken no action toward that end.
Citizens looked to Governor Stewart at
Helena for a solution of tho trouble.
Charles H. Moyer, president of the feder
ation. and others, who were driven from
the miners’ hall under fire, appealed to the
governor at Helena today for state control
at Butte.
Tim mines worked as usual, and so far
the operating companies have not oeen
brought Into the controversy. It was of
ficially announced the mine owners have
taken no part in iho factional light.
250 Pounds Exploded
Altogether 260 pounds of dynamite wai
exploded in the streets of Butte last night
in four hours. The dynamite was ob
tained by rioters from a mine after the
engineer had been forced to lower the
rioters to the powder magazine
One man stood in the middle of the
street in front of the miners* union hall,
cut holes in sticks, inserted caps and
fuses and then tossed the dynamite into
the building. Pistol shots warned the
crowds in the street to fall back when
the fuses were lighted.
Civil authorities made no attempt to
stop the rioting. Mayor Duncan express
ed the opinion that more serious trouble
was averted by not making arrests.
Charles Henderson, a former sheriff, as
chairman of a citizens’ committee, went
to the police station at 1 o'clock this
morning Hud complained of the inactivity
of the police. Henderson said he found
17 policemen In the station and that 13
were playing cards.
To Investigate Riots
.1. J. McCafferty, county attorney, an
nounced he would investigate tile rlotlous
actions of the crowd last night and that
if he obtained evidence he would prose
cute.
Seceders continued to sign members for
the new union formed Sunday. They as
serted they had no part In the trouble
lusi night and that they counseled peace.
Sheriff Driscoll denied today that he
had deputies in the union hall last night
and that none of his deputies fired Into
the crowd.
WILL FIGHT TO END
AGAINST PROPOSED
TAX ASSESSMENTS
(Coullnued from Page Five)
accounts which are regarded as reason
ably sure of collection.
Robert G. Thach, a well known Bir
mingham lawyer, who has prepared an
opinion for several clients In connection
with the move of (’apt. J. V. Allen, gave
out a statement last night in which he
says the merchants of Birmingham have
an excellent chance of winning their fight.
Mr. Thach suid, in that the Board of
Trade was going to fight the case, he had
advised his clients to step down and
permit the civic body to carry the case
to the supreme court.
Thach Issues Statement
The statement of Mr. Thach follows:
“The section of the Alabama taxation
statutes upon which Tax Commissioner
J. V. Allen is attempting to tax the mer
chants and other business concerns in
Birmingham upon tlietr solvent credits
for the current year as well as for five
preceding years, is the following subdi
vision of section 2082 of the Alabama code
of 1907:
“ ’All money lent, solvent credits, or
credits of value, except such aw are se
cured by mortgage, deed of trust, or
written contract of conditional sale, upon
which a tax Imposed by law haw been
paid.’
“This paragraph is one of a series of
descriptions of property subject to taxa
tion in this state.
“There was a provision taxing solvent
credits in wording almost similar to the
above in the code of 1*96. but the supreme
court of Alabama held in 1909 in the case
of Barnes vs. Moragne, appealed from
(he Gadsden city court, that a certain act
passed by the legislature In 1903 Imposing
a privilege tax on recorded mortgages and
providing that no other tax could he col
lected on debts of this kind nfter such
recording fee wan paid, operated to repeal
the entire section in the code of 1896 tax
ing solvent credits of any kind. In Its
written decision in the Moragne case, the
supreme court said that it would be un
constitutional to exempt from property
taxation solvent credits secured by re
corded mortgages und to subject to such
taxation solvent credits not secured by
recorded instruments.
“After this decision the legislature, in
1907, embodied in the code of Alabama the
present law, ns first quoted above. The
constitutionality of this law has never
been tested, and It is under Its authority
that Tax Commissioner Allen.has notified
some 1600 individuals and corporations in
Jefferson county that they must assess
and pay taxes on their solvent credits
for the years 1909, 1910, 1011, 1912, 1913 and
1914.’*
Believes Merchants Will Win
“I understand that Governor O'Neal
and Attorney General Brickell have
rendered a formal opinion to Mr.
Allen expressing their belief that
the section In question will be held consti
tutional if tested in the courts, but after
a careful reading of the Moragne case,
and after hearing several of the ablest
members of the bar here express their
opinion, I think there Is serious doubt
about it, with the chances favoring the
j declaring of the section unconstitutional,
l “The judges were badly divided In the
Moragne case, the vote being four to
three.
“Unquestionably the same discrimina
tion which the supreme court termed as
unconstitutional In 1906 exists now as It
did then between solvent credits secured
by recorded instruments, and those credits
not so secured. It would seem certain
that one of the two laws must be declared
unconstitutional, unless the supreme court
reverses the ruling In the Moragne case.
It appears to be simply a question of
which statute will fall.
“The question lnvoles a tremendous
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You Want a Straw Hat
So Pay as Little as 89c for a
Straw Hat Here at Saks’
No other store will equal the price. They’ll not give you any
better style at any price than those shown here at 89c. Then
we have
TheDixie J'VOO I Birmingala or S'!.00
at .... * I The Rickwood . .
About, 25 Panama Hats, in odd lots of one or two of A Q
a style. Close out price.
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Fine Panamas Bangkoks |
In all shapes
$4.00 to $10.00 $5.00 and $6.00
See
W Window
On
19th St. CLOTHES THE WHOLE FANIL* 19th St.
amount of money to tho merchants ami
business men of Birmingham, nnd
equity and fairness aro most certainly
against this further depredation of the
taxpayers of Jefferson county, for 1
have no doubL hut that this, with the
possible exception of Mobile and Mont
gomery counties, will be the only comi
ty in the state where It will be consid
ered worth while and practicable to
try to enforce this practically obsolete
section of the taxation law. It is but
another indication of the bad effects
of the back tax commission system,
which has served to ferret out every
possible means to raise the taxes of tho
citizens of Jefferson county out of pro
portion to the rest of the state.
"I hear that the Board of Trade Is
going to fight the matter to a finish
through the courts, and 1 surely hope
that they will win.”
FIRST LUNCHEON IN
COLLEGE CAMPAIGN
WILL BE HELD TODAY
(Continued from l'nge Five)
New Mexico, and a part of Louisiana and
Arkansas.
“Birmingham is the industrial center of
the south. Tt is tho geographical center
of Methodism between the Mississippi
river and the Atlantic ocean. Its climate
1m Ideal, being unsurpassed by none. Its
growth in the past has been nothing short
of marvelous, having increased in popula
tion during the last decade more than
any other southern city, and this growth
Is expected to continue In the future. It
Is the Ideal spot for a large technological
school and if the university Is located
here I feel sure that the industrial enter
prise of the city would join heartily in
support and co-operation. There are ex
perts here who would be of great benefit
to the university. Birmingham Is a city
of young men, having more young men
than any other city of the same popula
tion In the south, and would be In a
position to support a university largely
from Its own population.
“Birmingham college is located on a
hilltop, only about two and a half miles
from the center of the business section.
'It now owns about 65 acres of land, the
intimated value of which is .ill the way
frorr. $150,000 to $250,000. I feel sure that
additional land adjoining could he secured
1? desired at reasonable prices, as the
land on all four sides of it is owned by
the heirs of the original founders—the
Owens, the Greens, the Earles, the
Pushes. The college owns land located on
the top of three hills, although the main
building is located on the hill jn the mid
dle of the campus.
“The college overlooks two valleys, the
city of Birmingham on the one side and
Ensley, Thomas, Pratt City, North Bir
mingham, Tarrant City and Fairfield
on the other. It seems to be the Ideal
spot for a large university. The execi**
tlve committee of Birmingham college
reomrnended to the board of trustees and
O’Neill’s Summer Time Specials
Hammocks, Water Coolers, Sprinklers, Fly Traps,
Garden Tools, Garbage Cans, etc., at bargain prices.
Soda Spoons, Lemon and Lime Squeezers, Straws, lee
Cream Dippers; everything in Soda Fount Supplies at
reduced prices.
Sanitary Stone Water rrnct Kina In**
Coolers Patent, Nickel r ru!>1 ail,& 1Le
Faucet Cream Freezers
3- gallon Covered Stone Water
Cooler *1.48 One-quart Freezer $1.48
4- gallon Covered Stone Water Two-quart Freezer $1.75
Cooler *1.®8 Three-ouart Freezer ti a®
High (trade Stone Water Filter ‘ quart rree/.ei *1.91
and Cooler, nickel face; 3 gal- Four-quait Freeze! $2.48
Ion *a.t>8 Six-quart Freezer $2.98
But"*r*Jar to gallon."! Klght-quart Freezer $3.98
heat grade ware, gallon 13c Twenty-quart. Freezer $13.98
High grade lied Flower Pots:
6- Inch Flower Pots 5®
7- Inch Flower Pots He
8- lnch Flower Pots tOc |
10-lnch Flower Pots 2ht»
12-inch Flower Pots 45e If
Special i
Fancy shaped, large size while Cut glass Covered Stone Jars 48o m
Bowl* and Pitchers Florence silver plate top patent I
at „ Stone Jars $1.48 M
I-arge size white Covpred and 7-ounco hell top Coca-Cola ‘tjH
Balled Slop Jars 4-Qf* Glasses 5c ^R
12-ounce bell top Soda Glasses 7e
-- 4 and 5-ounce Sherbet Glasses 5c
Pho^ [yiVA*/Pl the FAIbI H
1 r (yAew®
to tho North Alabama conference that
they turn over the campus unci funds of
Birmingham college as a nucleus and
foundation on which to begin the cam
paign for the great university.
Must Give Money and Time
"We must ait give our money, our time,
cmV prayers to inis eau.se. Wo will have
to go after the people and keep going
utter them. Now is the best time, while
business Is dull. 1‘eopio have more tune
to think and work and try to help upbuild
the city. Succeed we must and will.
"1 believe this is one subject upon
which Alabama Methodism will be untied.
At the same time we will not be allowed
to consider any subscriptions outaMe of
Birmingham, for the very reason' that we
will he expected to gel $1,000,000 here, and.
tho church itself \v ill then begin canvass
ing in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
iGeorgia, Tennessee, Klorldu, Virginia and
the Carolina** to secure funds to build not
only a million dollar, but a live million
dollar institution.
"The vast benefits derived will hot be
only for the Improvement of morals and
education, but will be vastly profitable
commercially. Thousands of students
would come here from all over the couhv«w'~'
try and spend their money. Besides, it
will be the means of keeping our boys at
home, who heretofore have been sent out
of the state by the hundreds every year
to secure education that should and could
be easily obtained at home and under j
homo influences.
"If we locate this university here it is
more titan probable Unit in a few years
our great publishing houses will be re
moved from Nashville to Birmingham, f
in order that they may be close to the |
university.
"1 think It Is the biggest opportunity
Birmingham ever had ami in fact one J
which may not come to it again soon,
remembering that most of the great de
nominational institutions are already lo
cated. This university would offer the
very best of education of the highest
standard and would he conrolled, influ
enced and t<> a large extent supported by
the 2.260.000 members of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south."
Ministers of every creed will he asked
by the central committee to talk of the
university and the advantage to Bir
mingham In scouring it from their pulpits
next Sunday. Every person In the county
will be asked to aid, for it has been
pointed out that every man, woman and
child In Birmingham and Jefferson county
in vitally concerned, or should be, about
the location of the university.
At the regular weekly luncheon of the
Rotary club at 1 o’clock at Rotary ball
yesterday Dr. J. D. Simpson and Dr. J.
W. Johnson addressed the Rotarfana,
pointing out the advantages to he derived
by the establishment here of the uni
versity.
It wan pointed out that Birmingham's
geographical situation and the enthusiasm
manifested by citizens generally regard
ing the establishment of the university
here gave this city a derided advantage
over competing cities, and it is believed
that when I In* necessary funds are se
cured the commission will locate the In
stitution In Birmingham.