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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
ANTITOXIN TRUST
IS NOW HARMLESS
Power Of the Organization
Has Broken Down.
SERUM A PEERLESS REMEDY
Facts Regarding It's Use in the Dis
trict and It's Effect on
Mortality.

The Health Once authorities are con-
graduating themselves that there is no
more reason to fear the Vaccinations
OF the "antitoxin trust This buga-
boo IS effectuaIIy dissipated. and those
who care for the health Of the com
munity are thankful
Few people realize the debt humanity
owes 20 the originator Of antitoxin.
] his specific has done more 70 save hU-
man life than thousand Of physicians.
Since its Introduction into the medical
world, the mortality from diphtheria
has decreased immensely. and the dis
ease is no longer the terror it used to be-
A Peculiar Disease.
Diphtheria is peculiar disease
Among other things, the observations
Of physicians have shown throughout
The country that negroes are almost i'm
mune from il. Nor is IL peculiarly NAL
ady Of the poor and those exposed 10
the weather. II there IS any difference
as TO its prevalence among the dir
Ierent classes. cases of IL are more fre-
quent among the weIl-to-do than among
the poor.
began TO be generally used IN the year
1889 Stree then mortality from diEh-
liberia has decreased steadily
OF a total OF 325 cases Of diphtheria
treated in the fiscal year OF 1855. la
Were given the antitoEin trea tmeilt
only 3 deaths resulting. while 152 cases
not treated with antitOXih gave g deaths
IN other words. the general mortality
after the use Of autitOXin was 1872 per
cent, while the failure 10 use this drug
caused mortality of 349 The report
Of the Health Department for Chs- year
says the percentage could be still fur
ther reduced if an elimination were
made Of those cases IN which anti
toxin was commenced too late.
Still Better Results.
In the fiscal wear Isge-g7 a total OF e7o
cases OF dfphJheria were treated or
this number. 2S5 were given antitoxin.
the result being y deaths. Those not
treated with antitoxin numbered 335.
giving a total of 50 deaths.
In the Health Office report for the
year 1sS7-9S the significant statement il
made that the efficacy OF the anti
toxin trea tment for diphtheria has been
so well established that for several
has not been kept" During seven
months of this year. however. 211 cases
were treated with II, only deaths re-
sulting. In the same period 100 cases
were treated by other methods. and s.
patients succumbed-
The introduction of anuitoxin in the
District seems 10 have shown its e.
fcacy as a cure only. and not as pre-
ventive. for in the year ended June.
1888. There were go cases OF diphIher1a,
while in the twelve months ended June.
1899 the total number OF persons suffer
ing from The disease was I.5C9.
In one Of the reports Of the Health
I Office IL is explained that the tnc-e2se
for that year was due 10 the negligence
I of physicians and the failure ID cor
rectly dla gnOSe cases that came under
their consideration. the result being
7 that children with the disease were al
/ spreading the illness without the slight
| est restriction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
WOMEN'S CLUBS MEET.

The District Federation Of Women's
Clubs held its monthly meeting on Sat
urfay night. Reports were made by
committees on civic and philanthropie
work. and there was a discussion Of the
federation's policy. The applications OF
association are under consideration The
federation will invite Mrs. G. r. Weller
Of the Associated Charities, TO address
the next meeting. TO be held on March
%.
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LEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

o. p. Angelo. lI2 North Alfred Street.
this evening. for the purpose of making
a protest TO the electric railway COM
pany against the OvercTOwding Of he
electric cars between Alexandria and
Washington. The committee in charge
Of the meeting Is composed Of .. p.
Angelo, y. d. Rittenour. s. =. Fowler,
Harry r. Charles, T. II. Nether!and
+. p. Russell. Charles 7. Lindsay. and
J. s Jameson
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
ROOSEVELT AND HOME
RULE FOR THE DISTRICT

Roosevelt and Home Rule for the
District OF Columbia" Will be the slogan
OF the W. Calvin Chase Republican Club
during the Presidential campaign. At a
meeting OF the executive committee
Saturday night this slogan was chosen
by unanimous consent.
Thomas L. Jones. chairman OF the
committee, announced that the club
would probably take 200 uniformed mem
beTs TO the Chicago convention next
June. Delegates to the convention Will
De announced March II at a meetil in
Grand Army Hall
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TO ENTERTAIN BLIND

At the regular Wednesday afternoon
musicale in the reading room for the
blind at the Library Of Congress this
week. the program will be given bv
Mrs. Noble Newport Potts. pianist: u.
Ammen Yeatman. bassO and Robert
Cary Stearns. violinist
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IN THE CHURCHES.

The churches of Alexandria were well
attended yesterday. despite the inclem-
ent weather.
The Rev. w. II. Young. ID. D.. con
Quoted all the services and preached at
the First Baptist Church.
The Rev. Samuel Freuders preached
last night at Christ Protestant EpiscO-
pal Church.
At the Emmanuel Lutheran Church
the Rev. Mr.. Schroeder occupied the
pulpit
An interesting address was delivered
By p H. Bristow OF Washington. TO
the organization for the formation of a
Young Mems Christian Association in
this city. at the Methodist Protestant
Church yesterday afternoon. Another
meeting Of the organization viii be held
next Sunday at the First Baptist Church.
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Marvel to Eeighbors.
KNIGHTS TO MEET.

Potomac Commandery. No. 3, Knights
Tcmplar, viii hold its regular meeting
Wednesday evening at Masonic Hall. in
Thirty second Street northwest, at which
the order OF the Red Cross will be con-
ferred. The knights will attend I'm full
Templar uniform. At this meeting the
Right Eminent Sir Knight william T. Gal
liner. inspector general, will be present
TO make his annual inspection and to re-
port TO the grand commander the mill
tary standing Of the commandery. as
well as the number present.
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Set Upon by Mastif.
=. THE NEWS OF GEORGETOWN -

Life Insurance, Company His health
becoming impaired. he was transferred
TO Arizona, at his own request, in hope
OF being benefited physically. Deceased
leaves a widow. Mrs. Margaret Z.
Smith. daughter of M. Douglas Smith
OF the Conduit Road. Mrs Goodwin
was with her husband at the time of his
death, and returned with his remains to
Washington. The deceased was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. T. Z. Goodwin. of Thir-
ty-trst Street, Georgetown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
JOHN McCABE DEAD.

John McCabe. an old and respected
citizen Of Georgetown. died at the home
Of his daughter. Mrs. Limeback. 1917 r
Street northwest. Saturday night. after
a lingering illness. He had been an In
ValtG for about two years. He was
eighty five years or age Two daughters
survive him The funeral viii take place
Wednesday morning at Trinity Catholic
Church. corner Thirty-sixth and o
Streets northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
PARADE AFFAIRS.

A meeting Of the George Washington
Birthday Association will be held to-
night. when the financial business OF
the parade on the 22d will be wound
up. 1t is reported that the organization
intends TO change the plan OF ceieDra-
ZION next wear from a parade TO a ban
ouet with speeches. but nothing DEN
nate has yet been decided upon.
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S. GUY GOODWIN.

The remains OF the late s Guy Good
win arrived In Washington late last
night from Phoenix. Ariz. by way Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad p-.
Goodwin had been married but - a
months. He WAS well known IN Wash
mgtOn, as cashier for a time OF the
Washington branch OF the New York
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
ROUT OF THE GANG

The gang" which for some years has
been loafing at the southwest corner OF
Thirty-second and NJ Streets northwest
was routed about midnight Saturday
night by the officers OF the Seventh pre-
cinct. which resulted in four arrests be-
ing made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
FIRE IN SHOP.

Fire was discovered about 100 o'clock
Sunday morning in an old blacksmith
shop at the corner OF Alfred and Wolfe
Streets The famNs were extinguished
bv Mr. Pettitt. who lives In the neigh
borhood, assisted by A'ilway employees
near bv No alarm waN sounded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
TO CONFIRM CLASS.

Next Sunday afternoon Bishop Henry
Y. Saterlee will administer the sacra-
ment OF confirmation to a class Of candi-
dates at ST Johns Episcopal Church
corner Of Potomac and o Streets north
west.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Feb. ga. B.
Rippon. a well-known citizen OF Bailey's
Cross Roads. died at his home late
Saturday night. His funeral took place
from his late home this afternoon, and
lnterment was made in Ivy Hill Gene
terry near this city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
SPECIAL SERVICES.

Special services viii be held Wednes-
day evening at Trinity Catholic Church.
Thirty sixth and o Street northwest
Music for the occasion will be furnished
by the boys choir. The sermon Will be
delivered by Jesuit father from
Georgetown University.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
TO AID
ITALIAN WORKMEN
WOman'S Home Mission In
tereSted IN LibOrerS.
APPEAL WILL BE ISSUED
Christian Denominations Will Be Asked
to Look After Welfare Of
These Sojourners.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society
Of Washington is organizing to look out
for the welfare OF the great number Of
Italians who are focking 20 this coun-
try to obtain work on the new Union
Station. Scores of them have already
arrived here and have established little
colonies Of their own in camps about the
city. Some have obtained work and 9th
ers are waiting for an opportunity TO be
taken on.
a meeting of the society was held I'm
the Church of the Covenant and com
Eiittce was appointed to look into the
matter Represen natives from several
denominations were present and Mrs.
IGuniS ). Hamlin WAS elected president.
Other officers are Mrs. w. Z. Riemer,
Congregational, secretary; Mrs. Emma
5 Shelton. Christian; Mrs. Jennie Rob
iuson, Baptist; Mrs. Clark Roach. Meth
odist; Mrs. T. Fl. Moore. United Breth-
rem, and Mrs. l. II. Randolph. Lutheran.
viii Issue Appeal
No definite plans have been formulated
as yet, but the different denominations
Will be appealed to in order TO learn
what course they purpose taking Many
Of the Italians are Catholics and prom
inent clergymen of that faith will be
consulted regarding efforts in looking af-
ter the spiritual welfare Of the labCrers
Considering the fact that the new sta
ton VIII consume four years in building,
the foreign workmen VIII be here sufii-
GENTLY long 10 be brought under and
controlled by good influences. Many OF
them work on Sundays and, without In
terested persons to look after them, will
lose all regard for Christianity il is
claimed. It is the purpose OF the Wo-
mans Home Mission, therefore, To do
everything II can to keep che men In a
proper Christian atmosphere. and should
their physical wants be such as to war
rant material aid, the society will do all
In its power 10 help them.
MANY of the men will return TO their
native land when their work here is
completed. but IL is expected that a
large number will decide TO remain in
this country. and for that reason It is
deemed advisable that they should be
properly looked after from the begin
ming.
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LYCEUM TO MEET.

A meeting OF the Young Mems Sodality
I.vceum win be held tomorrow night
when a president Will be elected TO
succeed F T. Quinn. who recently re-
signed that position.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29
Wealthy Girl RecIuSe
Must Come Into Court
One of Her Big Dogs Tore Passing Woman's
ShouIderA Brief Unhappy WedIock
Caused Withdrawal From World.

NEW YORK. Feb. 29.-Isabella Nc
Clenahan, daughter Of William McClen-
ahan, a wealthy New York business
man. will be dragged out of her lonely
country home in the Connecticut hills.
where she has lived as a recluse for the
past five years with only her dogs for
company, TO answer suit for 5000 dam
ages brought against her by Mrs. Eu-
genia Gross, of Norwalk. Conn. who
was seriously bitten several weeks ago
by one Of Miss McCIenahan's pets.
Mrs Gross says that Miss McClena-
hans dogs have been for years the ter
rOr Of the whole country side. There IS
a great Dane. St Bernard, collie,
and a bloodhound They are so fierce,
says Mrs. Gross, that they can be ap-
preached by Miss McClenahan alone
Even the servants dare not go TO them
to feed them. Miss McCIenahan waits
upon the dogs herself.
Marvel to Neighbors.
A few years ago Miss McClenahan
was a popular girl in New York She
was an artist and musician She mar
ried. but in less than year there WAS a
separation and a divorce. The young
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COMMUTERS TO MEET.

A meeting of the commuters of the
washington. Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Railroad will be held at the home of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29

Gas Radiators. Gil Heaters.
Gle 18th st. Muddiman & Co. 12O4 G
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LOCAL MENTION.
The Best of All Family Beer

Is Nat Cap. Brew. Cos "Muenchener"
Delicious and healthfui. Nothing better
as a tonic. 2 doz., 81. % Phone do
+. ROgersOn Il Co, cor 9Th ST. and La
ave Choicest Of fresh and smoked
meats Fine Steaks, 1Oc. I2c. and l5c
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-29

bride took back her maiden name and the
right 70 call herself miss" and buried
herself in the solitude o. her fathers
magnificent country place near New
Canaan. Conn There the peculiarities
which had been merely fads i'm her life
I'm this city developed into eccentricities.
and Miss McClenahan became sort of
wonder and marvel to the neighbOrhOOd.
She threw aside conventional clothing
and adopted for her constant habit
long flowing Grecian robe. She devoted
herself TO painting and filled the walls
Of her house with copies Of the masters.
She imported two great pianos in order
that when the mood seized her, she
might play out the original harmonies
that iOated constantly through her
brain.
Set Upon by Mastif.
Mrs Gross. who is a trained nurse.
was passing the McClenahan place sew
eral weeks ago when lady the great
Dane, set upon her. and tore her shout
der. Mrs. Gross brought suit The pa
pers were served by Deputy sheriff
John II. Skulley, OF South NOrwslk, last
week. after an exciting adventure Of his
own with Leo. the St. Bernard, from
whose onslaught ne escaped by climbing
over a siX-foot board fence.
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The First Spring Flowers
At Skaters, 18th & 1; III Pa Ave.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
REAZ ESTATE

The 500 line office building permit
indication Of the week. Friday, only
one permit was granted, and that was
for a one and one-half story building to
cost $3.50. The range is wide and shows
the fuctuation in fall building.
The building department. was lenient
in regard to repairs to buildings dam
aged by the late storm. Small repairs
were not filed at all as being matters of
emergency. The complete list Of re-
pairs would have brought the total
much higher than it stands this week.
Boehme & Cordella, architects, have
opened bids for the German American
bank on Washington avenue N near
Plymouth. The lowest was $2S,175 made
by J. and w. A. Elliott. The front of
the bank will be of Georgia white mar
BILE. Bids for the Walker building at
Seventh and Hennepin, fled in the Of
fee Of Harry w. Jones, architect, gives
the award to J. E. Pilgrim for $9,1S2.
Mr.. Jones has plans also for improve
ments to the Joshua Thompson row of
brick houses at Sixth and Seventh ave-
nue. s, to cost $4,000. He has plans
also for improvements to the w. L. Bias
sett house on the east side, to cost
5000, and changes in the George Dag
gett manor on Lowry Hill, which will
cost $4,000.
Sedgwick & Saxton, architects, will
direct the repairs on the plant Of the
Minnesota Beet Sugar factory at ST..
Louis Park. A. Cederstrand is the con-
tractor. The storm inflicted such dam
age that with improvements to be made
| the work will cost $4,000.
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Moore Bros. & Sawyer
81 NiCollet Ave.
MORRISON COUNTY
FARMING.

Z, Farmers who contemplate change Of loea-
tion, or who are looking for the proper To-
cality to start their sons up for themselves,
have been putting in majority Of their
Agricultural building 1h at the fair grounds.
La Fond and John vertin, were kept busy
explaining the possibilities of their soil and
how cheaply unsettled land can now be Sc
j, cured and the easy terms offered
All the small grains and grasses thrive
luxuriantly, and it is said by southern farm
ers that southern corn is no further ad-
ivanced than that exhibited by Morrison coun-
l. ty, which was cut ten days ago.
The county's development has been rapid,
! increasing from 1895 in 1890 to $4,000 at
the present time.
The farmers are all well fixed; in fact,
practically en- easy street.
a. Fruit raising has passed the experimental
stage and is good money producer today.
In awards, Morrison county-was not rated
as high as some others, because the variety
shown was not so great. $50
! However, the variety is, in the county,
even though it were not shown in the ex-
hibit. Threshed grain and grains in
sheath sad grasses from Morrison county
scored $50 out of possible 200.
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terror. Today the Toronto engineers
are expected to arrive at Koochiching
Falls to begin next Monday a survey
for the approval of the Koochiching
company's construction plans.
At the townsite Of International
Falls, on the Minnesota side, things are
getting busy. On July 5 the company
put in a crew to clear and grade streets
in the new business section back from
the river front. In the first ten days
after this new business district was
placed on the market sixty-four lots
were sold for business houses, Of which
two are hotels, two more are banks,
three general stores, and three others
business blocks. The new buildings are
already going up, the first being for
a newspaper, the second established in
International Falls. The older section
Of the town, on the river front, has a
business population Of 500.
Interest naturally centers in the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03

Falls Of st. Anthony, and possessed Of
materially greater depth and volume: 1t
represents the concentrated flow OF a
watershed ofl8,OO0 square miles, rising
500 feet higher elevation, and embrac-
ing upwards of thousand Minnesota
and Ontario lakes. There are forty
lakes in this watershed that range from
Rainy Lake itself, the giant millpond Of
Koochiching Falls, has an extreme
length Of near sixty miles, and an area
been known for it's heavy and reliable
voyagers, who applied to it the Frenc B B
term la Pluie,' something like 200
years ago. If the waterpower resources
Of this district required further testi.
mony. it is furnished by the geograph.
ical fact that out of this central lake
park region Of North America rise the
| headwaters of three great continental
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
general condition. In the twin cities

general condition. In the twin cities
several large building contracts have
made good market for different ma
terials so that comparison of sales for
this year with August, 1908, makes a
very favorable SHOWING.
"Prices on building steel and iron
are practically unchanged, with the ex
ception of some minor articles, which
are slightly lower. In the steel markets
generally prospects are very bright for
the coming season and mills east now re-
port much better lot of orders on hand
than at this-time year ago. Already it
begins to look as tho early ordering
would be essential to secure delivery
as wanted, for on some classes of steel,
thirty to sixty days time is as prompt
as can now be secured.
ssCommon brick have an easier price,
and in some sections the yards are run
ming light. Others are getting good
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water power. At the start the COM
pany. will develop 10000 horsepower,
main falls of St. Anthony, and later
by storage increase this to 10000,
which equals that now utilized at the
main falls of St. Anthony with the
power developed below the falls added.
Thirty thousand horsepower is about
double that thus far utilized at Spokane
or at Great Falls, and treble that which
produced the cotton manufacturing CEN
ter of Lowell, or Of Lawrence, or Man
chester, or that on the Genesee which
created the city Of Rochester.
Rainy River, which forms the inter-
national boundary channel between
Rainy Lake and Lake of the Woods, is
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city, drafted the plans for dam con-
struction, returned early In the week
from trip to New York and Toronto,
and reports the Toronto government
we'll pleased with the company's plans.
The Koochiching company has the
earnest support and cooperation CT
both tho Canadian government and the
Canadian Northern railway, besides
strong backing on the Minnesota size.
The Canadian Northern main line
touches the falls midway on it's route
from Winnipeg to Port Arthur, and
General Manager James has kept spe-
clal excursion trains busy conveying
parties of American and Canadian CAPT
talists ant: officials to the falls, the last
expedition being headed by Clifford
Slfton, Canadian minister of the IN
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watersheds, namely, that which drains
easterly thru the Great Lakes and St.
Lawrence, that which drains south to
the gulf, and that which flows north to
Hudson Bay.
The Paper Industry Possibilities.
After the waterpower the most nota-
BILE natural resource is the vast area of
spruce ana poplar 14rest avalia aba nor tor
York expert who has made a survey and
estimate of the tributary spruce and
poplar limits reports that the proposed
paper industry at the falls of the Koo-
chiching will have an area Of paper-pulp
material several times that even of the
International Paper company, or So
called "paper trust" with it's forty or
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expect to be kept busy for

orders and expect to be kept busy for
the season.
ttThe recent storm in the twin cities
made great deal of repair work which
gives an air of activity that might
otherwise be lacking at this time, when
many things are waiting the outcome Of
the CROP
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.BACKUS GETS
WATER POWER
Continued From First Page.

the improvements under way, President
-. W. Backus and Secretary GU. Rock
wood, as well as Vice President Brooks
and Engineers Wallace and Tanning,
for the past sixty days have given lib
eral patronage to both the telegraphs
to Toronto, Winnipeg, Fort Frances and
International Falls. Engineer J. H.
Wallace of New York city, who. with
the cooperation of J. T. Tanning of this