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DEATH RATE REDUCED
NEW YORK'S BIG FIGHT AGAINST
CONSUMPTION.
Offensive and Defensive Campaign
Waged Ceaselessly and Army Of
Workers Kept on Alert.
rhe New York Herald today says:


Since 1881 the death rate from pulmonary
tuberculosis in New York city has fallen
from AZ per 1890 to 2.29 per LOCO, reduc-
ton of more than 40 per cent. This is set
forth in a circular of information just is
sued regarding the measures adopted by the
board of health for the sanitary supervision
of tuberculosis in the city of New York.
. Since the disease was recognized as In
fictitious the board registers all cases of pull
mOnary tuberculosis at the department OF
health; furnishes instructions as to meas
ures to prevent infection; disinfects or Or
ders the renovation of all premises which
have been occupied by persons suffering
from the disease: provides as far as posi-
Bile charitable assistance or hospital care
for cases needing it; educates the general
public as to the nature of the disease, the
precautions to be taken against it's spread
and the adviSa biiity of institution and Sani-
taril1ln treatment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
Health Departments Work.

The department of health however. does
not assume sanitary surveillance of cases.
unless the person resides in tenement or
lodging house, or unless the attending
physician requests an inspection.
Once year the attending physician is
requested by letter to inform the depart
ment whether the patient is still living: If
so, where. and whether his condition has
changed.
The authorities of hospitals dispensaries,
asylums, prisons or homes are required to
furnish data concerning every consumptive
within seven days of his coming under OBJ
Servation. All the larger institutions report
weekly. Twice year a census is taken of
all cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in the
public institutions in the city.
Cases also are reported by citizens COM
plants and by the inspectors or employees of
other city departments and charitable or
CARNATIONS
Careful Note Of Everything.
The inspectors of tenement and lodging
houses take note of the character of the
ventilation, lighting and sanitary arrange
msnts, whether there is overcrowding and
whether tailoring or similar work is done
on the premises
When knowledge comes to the depart
ment that rooms have been vacated by the
death or removal Of a conSumptive the
premises visited, and when necessary
the rooms are cleansed and fumigated.
When an inspector finds that a consump-
tive cannot receive proper care, food or
medical attention "a home the case is re-
ferred to the department of charities, with
the recommendation that the patient be
sent to Blackwells Island or Seton Hos
pital If the patient demurs he may be
forced to- go, or the Charity Organization
Society may be called upon for assistance.
Special pavilions for advanced cases have
been fitted up at Riverside Hospital. and a
clinic for the treatment of pulmonary dis
eases is to be established at No. 967 9Th av-
enue, next door to the department of health,
in a new building provided with every
facility for the study of pulmonary tuber-
cnloSS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26

THE WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF COMMERCE
d. +. CLARK, Business Manager
Harper building. 361 street NV.
DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS.
cc.q- 26ts Students enter any time.
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IN WASHINGTON

WANTFD-FRENCH PUPILS
Children a speciality. Fifty cents a lesson:
For further information address b. A. b.. Star
office. no2l-6t"
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DIR. LEATHE RMA

I'm HNA! d u U ISu\fVH NJ NJ
EXERT Specialist in the of all special dis
eases Hydrocele. VaricOcele Structure. Impotency
and Blood diseases cu-ed for life Consultation
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feet The water in the reservoir would
not be high enough to reach any Of
the settlements in ogden valley. The
plan as at present outlined would not
utilize more than half the moisture
from the watershed. To take all Of
it up would require 75.009 acre-feet,
which would fiji an the valley up to
the mountain slopes and make it neces-
sary for the residents there to move
away. About one-han OF the water
now available is appropriated by ir-
rigatOrs and others below now, said
Mr.. Doremus. while the other half goes
to waste There is enough land in the
valley below TO use all the water OBJ
tainable and enough water to reclaim
ali the land susceptible TO reclamation.
II is hoped that the government viii
take up the proposition. although how
much money would be asked for is
still unsettled. The Utah Light & Power
company owns practically all the site
for the reservoir now Manager r. s.
Campbell of the company was one Of
those who made the trip today. He
said the company was strongly in IA
vor Of the reservoir plan, but the mat
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-18

The necessity for man 10 plan and
organize and then to judiciously assist
providence is beautifully exemplfhed in
the study Of irrigation
The way in which 10 lead people TO
study and appreciate the bearing of ir-
rigation and its natural results upon
our daily lives is the problem that con-
fronts the departments of agriculture
and horticulture Of the next worlds
fair
There are two phases Of the subject
TO be treated:
First, methods and appliances by
which irrigation is carried on. and,
Second, the crops resulting from the
application Of irrigation.
THE best way i'm which the first
suggestion may be carried out IS to ac-
tually plant upon a tract OF land, set
aside for the purpose with crops de-
livering water upon it exactly as the
same subject would be handled in ac-
tual practice. showing the construction
Of the bitches and the method of han
ding the water. and in general present
ing an object lesson meant to appeal 10
the most unlearned in such matters.
plans looking toward the carrying
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form a circuit and the stick points
downward just what part the wa
ter plays in the chemical combination
Mr.. Prye aid not state, but the stick
always worked for him. although many
others managed to cross the spot where
the stick got away from Mr.. Prye's con-
troll without letting the point drop. Mr..
Prye said, in response to an inquiry
from a dusty excursionist that il
would not be possible to locate a case
of beer with the stick. Mr.. Prye says
he would have gone into the business
of locating wells in salt Lake City as
q business. were it not for the fact
that a very old man now living there
is ngaged in that occupation now and,
Mr.. Prye SAYS. lar be it from him to
take the bread out of a poor old mans
mouth. John II. Quinton, government
consulting engineer for California was
in the party and, like many others.
took try at the game. The stick
would not drop for Mr.. Quinton- Mr.
Prye entertained a great many untR
Mr.. DOremUs began his address, when
the crowd fell away from Mr.. Prye.
The canyon trip viii be long remem-
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rigation question is more important
10 the future of these communities than
its bearing upon forestry. The financial
security provided by the irrigation act
in the sale of improved irrigable lands
is so firm that the government might
well advance sums of money to more
rapidly increase the work of the de-
partment in the construction of reser-
voirs and canals as soon as the law IS
under successful operation This should
be in the end immensely beneficial TO
the several localities and highly profit
able to the government"
Z Thomas H. Means Of the bureau Of
soils, Fresno. Cal, spoke briefly on
'Alkali Reclamation" He referred to
the experiments made in the alkali
farm west Of Salt Lake City. and told
OF the success that had been achieved
there and in other localities where the
soil contained alkah. The congress
voted to begin the session tomorrow al
9 o'clock instead of $50, and the first
business viii be the presentation OF ad-
dresses by the government experts. The
delegates viii be anxious TO hear the
government engineers, and it is likely
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ter must be adjusted with the farm
ers before IL can be presented to the
government. The lands. to be benefited
lie in Weber county, west and north Of
Ogden The reservoir, it is expected
would add 10000 new acres to the area
OF the county available for cultiva-
ton.
A Sugar House Wizard.
The early arrivals on the knoll where
the stop was made were vastly enter
tanned by a man who gave his name
as John l. Prye and his residence as
Sugar House ward. Salt Lake City. Mr..
Prye has reduced the problem of find
ing water TO an exact science He
takes the fork Of a newly-cut willow,
grasps it firmly in his hands and walks
about the crust of the earth. When he
is directly over a vein OF water the
willow, despite his utmost eXertiOns,
viii persist in pointing downward. II
hEEe had it. explained TO me by emil
nent chemists" said Mr.. Prye land
the secret of it is just this: The pro-
portion Of iron and electricity in the
human system is just equal This.
with the sap i'm the stick and the chem
ical properties in the earth, unites 10
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act amply provides for the ultimate
apportiOnment 10 each state Of its
share. Cooperation, therefore, rather
than rivalry. should mark the attitude
Of our western states.
THE act has been in operation too
short a time for Il TO be thoroughly
judged, but the large amount of mon
eys apparently 60 be available, con-
siderab.y greater than we expected, in
sure the thorough testing Of the meas
ure.
The action OF the government in
leaving all questions or local concern
TO the local authorities places the goV-
eminent I'm a position so that the act
may be tested under the most favor
able auspices: the government prfyid-
ing simply the larger means OF stor-
age and accumulation and then wait
ing for local distribution and oevel-
Opment.
The question OF forest preservation
ana scientific treatment or the de-
nuded forest areas Is one which has
an intimate relation TO the irrigation
question. and is properly a subject for
local treatment under governmental d.
rectiOn and control
"No single feature Of the general r.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-18
DELEGATES GO
THROUGH CANYON
Weber County Farmers Show
Visitors Reservoir Site.
WAS A LONG PROCESSION
TWO MILES OF VEHICLES RE
CURED FOR PARTY.
Especial to The HeraId)

n GDEN, Sept. 1.-THE Irrigation
congress took a trip through Og-
den canyon this afternoon and
constituted the greatest canyon pill
grimage in the states history, with
the exception of the time, long years
ago, when Brigham Young gathered the
Mormon people and led them up the
Cottonwood canyon south of Salt Lake.
The pilgrimage this afternoon was not
like that one in the old days, how
ever. This one, TAR from being COM
posed of people fleeing in haste and
fear. consisted OF the jolliest lot Of
grown people Every few children were
SEEM that one could imagine.
The farmers of Weber cOunty-the
people who have the most vital inter
est in irrigation of any in these parts
had their inning today and were the
chief entertainers Of the visiting irri-
gators. Three hundred and seventy
one vehicles, carrying from two to
thirty persons each. passed along the
official route out of the city. and many
others. through a misunderstanding OF
directions. went out of the city by diff
ferent roads At the lowest estimate
/ 500 people drove through the can
yon.
Farmers Supplied Vehicles.
The manner IN. winch the farmers
of Weber, county came to do this ele-
giant little bit of entertaining makes
good story The board of control
of the Irrigation congress asked the
county commissioners to make an APP
preparation to defray the cost of trans
porting the visitors through the can
yon This was not permitted by law,
but the commissioners said they would
see what they could do about it,
They saw They sent the word out to
the farmers of the county and the
response was 50 general that no dele
gate who desired to make the trip
and most of them made twas denied
free transportation up and back. The
farmers drove into Ogden from miles
around. Some arrived early in the
morning, and hay from the county poor
farm was provided for the horses,
which were made at home on the city
hall square BY the time for start
ing the four sides of the square were
lined with vehicles of every descrip-
tion-the handsome surrey of the veal
thy farmer, the big carryall, the single
buggy. the double buggy, the farm
wagon. the hay rack. the sulky and
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bered. not alone because it was the
offering of the Weber county farmers
TO the guests Of ogden, but because
Of the enjoyment the excursion itself
furnished The eXcursiOnists had the
pleasure of journeying through one of
the most beautiful mountain canyons
in the west over the best mountain
road in America outside the Yellow
stone National park. Every effort was
put forth to make the outing pleas
ant for the guests Of honor and the
efforts were crowned with success. 1t
was one of the biggest things Of the
whole week.
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out Of this method of showing irriga-
ton are now under way, and VIII, L
trust, be fully worked out.
Il sincerely trust that the exhibits in
those subjects comprising and related
to irrigation may be so presented as to
give to the future historian or student
a complete and comprehensive story Of
our condition.
Congressman Brooks Address.
Congressman Franklin Z. Brooks Of
Colorado spoke on THE Relation Of
National Irrigation Problems to Local
Conditions" He said in part:
THE first act of the national gov
eminent with regard to the arid re-
giOns was the Louisiana purchase. The
celebration of the one hundredth an
niversary of this purchase during this
year was justly a memorable occasion.
The passage of the national irrigation
act, however, in 1902, is the grand cul-
minatiOn of the efforts of the govern
ment toward the development of this
versary of this act, when &c shall come,
viii be vastly more important, and
be celebrated by the then great COM
mOnwealth of this region in a vastly
more important manner
There is some danger that in the
interstate rivalry of those 10 be bene-
fitted by the bill the greater issue be
obscured. All should join in a hearty
effort to make the measure a distinct
success at the start, ana a question of
locality is entirely subsidiary.
THE fifth section Of the irrigation
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PRISON YAWNS FOR THEM.
Low Chan and Chan Kee VIII Not
Be Deported.

Butte, Mont, Sept 17.-Contrary 10 the
ruling of United States Commissioner f.
T. Sterling, Low Chan and Chan Kee will
not be deported, az least for the time be-
ing. The federal authorities viii prefer
charges of false representation against
the Celestials and if possible secure a
conviction. The penalty is a term OF five
Sears II the Deniteutiary. The author
tiles are determined to break Up the
practice in fraudulent certificates. many
OF which are among the Chinese Of Mon
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substantially every vehicle propelled by
horse power except sleds.
There was but little confusion at
the start, considering the size of the
proposition and the fact that no re-
hearsals could be had. The procession
was we'll organized and handled, nu
merous captains on horseback being
stationed at different points along the
line to give the proper directions and
TO straighten out difficulties. The first
stop was made at the state school for
the deaf dumb and blind. where the
model irrigation exhibit was inspected.
The exhibit, which has already been
described in The Herald, and the many
devices for diverting, measuring and
! saving irrigation water, aroused much
/ interest.
Two Miles of Carriages.
From the state school the procession
! proceeded through the canyon in close
order The line of vehicles stretched
up and down the canyon for fully two
miles. The road had been well spTink-
J led as far as the Hermitage and up
to that point there was nothing to an
nOy From the Hermitage the great
number of vehicles and the close order
/ in which they Travelled made the dust
I troublesome at times and most Of the
/ excursionists returned to Ogden in a
very dusty condition. But the trip
was one of SO great interest that no
4 body thought of kicking about little
/ thing like dust
( To visitors who had lived i'm the fat
! regions the trip was a revelation. Any
canyon trip proves an affair of un-
usual interest to those who take il for
/ the first time, but when in addition
/ to that the canyon is like the beauti-
I full ogden canyon. the delight is more
] than doubled. The magnificent seen
cry of the famous canyon aroused the
/ greatest admiration Of all the visitors,
/ who were lavish in their praise.
I The end of the route was the pro-
/ posed reservoir site above the power
dam and about ten miles from Ogden
city. To delegates who were not IA
/ miliar with mountainous country the
meaning Of a reservoir and the posi-
/ billties Of it were brought home in force
full fgshion. The carriages were driven
on top Of a knoll by the site and the
occupants dismounted. The country to
be embraced IN the proposed reservoir
was indicated TO them. It is fine
meadow land. nearly all under cuItiva-
( ton now, and Il would seem almost
a crime TO cover It with water IN
less one took into consideration the
wonderful results that would be
achieved by building the reservoir.
The Reservoir Scheme.
state Engineer Doremus made 8
brief address, explaining just what the
reservoir would be. The canyon, he
said, drains a watershed of about 35C
square miles, and Of this water about
one-half runs to waste. The propo-
sition is to build a dam in the can
yon TO a height of seventy feet. the
water to reach 20 within five feet OF
the top. This would make a reservoir
that would contain 81 900 acre-feet OF
4 water, or something like $500 600 00(
cubic ieet. This is enough to cover
$4,000 acres of land to a depth of two
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-18
COLONEL LATHFRs DEAD.

New York. sept I7.-ColoneI Richard
Lathers, one of the most prominent
southerners of this city and the repr--
sentative whom the chamber Of COM
merce and Governor Dix sent in 1850 u
the people Of che southern states to try
TO dissuade them from seeding from the
Union. died here toaav aged 81 Naars.
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London, Sept. I7,-Whitaker Wright. the
company promoter. was today committed
sentation os the prosecutions evidence.
IL was announced that the defense de-
ferred the presentation Of IT'S case until
the trial ended He was released in $3.50
900 bail.
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MILLER MUST co.
Slogan of Organized Labor Through
out the Country.

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE case Of w.
A Miller. the assistant foreman in the
bindery Of the government printing Of
flee. who was removed from his position
because he had been expelled from the
local Bookbiuders union, and who after
wards was .reiustatCd at the direction Of
President Roosevelt. has been taken up
by the Central Labor union OF this city.
That body has adopted and has sent to
each of the Central Labor unions in the
United States Il resolution calling atten-
tiOn to the Miller case, declaring that the
order of the president cannot be regard
ed in any but an unfriendly light and
urging organized labor TO petition the
president to modify his order of no dis
elimination. land to order w A. Miller s
dismissal from the government service,
TO promote the efficiency Of that service. %
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oAUaHT IN 80 sToRM

Norfolk, Va. Sept. 1S.-The torpedo
boat Lawrence has arrived from the
north with port bow plates buckied and
smashed and foot OF water in the aft
engine room and officers quarters She
was hit by storm off Delaware break
water No one on board was lost hui
the bridge was swept away
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A preamble to the resolution declares
that the president has seen ut to rein
state Miller, who is an expelled member
Or a trades ORGANIZATION Notwithstanding
the overwhelming evidence OF his moral
turpitUdc.
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CHAPLAIN RESIGNS.

Buffalo, n r.. Sept 17.-Rev. DIT. John
Chadwick, chaplain Of the Maine when
that battlcship was blown nv n Havana
harbor has resigned az navy Chaplain.
effective sept. "a.
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The Idaho exhibit was prepared on
short notice by a committee composed of
A. Mcpherson Of Boise, T. G.. Galloway
Of Weiser. g. F. Braiuard. A. l.. Wood.
W. O. Whitney and a. b. Moss Of Pay
cite. b. r. Hurst Of Boise T. 3. Perriue
Of Blue Lakes and o. +. Smith and DIT.
John Gibbons Of BlaCkfOOt. The dis
plays came principally from the Payette
and Boise valleys and from the viCinities
Of Melser. BlacLloot and Blue Lakcz.
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Frederick w Taylor, chief of the de-
partment of agriculture OF the I,otIisi-
ana Purchase exposition, spoke of CIR
rigation at the ST. Louis worlds fair %
He said. in part.
IF we try TO look into the future in
order that we may know what 10 ex-
pect as 70 the status OF the apDIicstion
of water TO growing crops ten or TWEEN
~. or a hundred years hence. we can
only forecast an immense broadening
OF the areas to be covered or assisted
and Of the kinds and areas of such
crops as are 10 know the magic touch
OF the water queen.
Il am persuaded that there are thou
sands of square miles OF territory now
under cultivation where the average
waterfall IL just below the amount ne
cessary 20 produce the best results. or
just q little too irregular in it's habits
20 be safely depended upon, where the
windmill or the reservoir viii be
brought into use in such way as 20
eliminate most or all Of the hazard that
now attaches to the attempts TO grow
crops.
Providence is benefcent and kind in
its habits. but does things in q large
way. doing business by the wholesale.
Man must conserve and store W. the
riches cast en- his lap so as to have a
supply 10 draw from in time of famine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-18

king; but Jane was a contrary jade, and while she was never so devoted 8 royalist as when she was talking 10 revolutionist neighbors and rela- tives. she never came so near being American in her sympathies as when she was thrown with British or tories. It might be because her father was dubbed timeserver, even by those who once had loved him best and respected him most, that the girl had developed this contradictori- ness. Certainly, it was the occasion for many passage at arms between herself and her tory stepmother.
 The officer heard her give orders for the preparation of good meal. and then went back to his colonel :.
 As Bessemer entered wave of astonishment swept over his 7orid face, and he hurried forward to