The leader., 1905-08-12
MEMPHIS is ALL RIGHT.
GOV. VARDAnTAN ASKS FOR "A
REPORT FROM BLUFF CITY.
The Board Of Health, City Physi.
clans and Commercial organi-
zations Respond.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. s. Based
upon a report that yellow fever was in
Memphis and as d matter Of expediency,
and to safeguard the interests of the
STATE Of Mississippi against the pos
sible outbreak of yellow fever In this
city, Gov. James Il. yardaman yester-
day called up DR.. ]. A. Crisler, of the
firm Of Holder g. Crisler, over the tele-
phone to ascertain, if possible, the ex-
act conditions existing here.
Gov. Vardaman called upon DIR. Cris-
Ter for the facts, knowing that the
doctor would not withhold anything,
as he was, up to the time of his removal
to Memphis, member of the Board OF
Health of the State of Mississippi, and
his personal friend
DR.. Crisler assured Gov. Vardaman
over the telephone that he would in
vestigate the matter, and Immediately
after the conversation was ended went
to work investigating the situation.
He went before the City Board OF
Health with telegram prepared after
a careful investigation, and DR.. Heber
Jones, the President, was the first to
sign the document. At the same time
DR.. Jones pledged himself to notify
Gov. Vardaman of the first case OF fever
that was found in this city.
The telegram to Gov. Vardaman was
signed by number of prominent physi-
cians,, all of whom willingly appended
their signatures to the document upon
presentation. The telegram follows:
Maponhic Tam A11o Y 7Q0S
Hon. James K. Vardaman, Governor OF
Mississippi
Dear Sir-We, the undersigned physi-
clans, practicing in the city of Mem
phis, and having been informed by DrS.
Holder and Crisler that you had COM
municated with them today over the
long-distance telephone to the 9effect
that physician had informed you that
yellow fever was already in Memphis,
and the knowledge of its, presence was
being withheld by the Board of Health
and physicians generally, beg to en-
phatically state to Your Excellency
that no such condition obtains here to
the best of our knowledge and belief,
and moreover, solemly pledge ourselves
to report the first suspicious case that
comes within our practice or knowl-
edge.
HEBER JONES, M. D.
G. B. THORNTON, M. d.
HOLDER & CRISLER, Md.
d, d. SAUNDERS, M. ID.
Taylor & MITCHELL, NJ. D.
WILLIAM KRAUss, M. ID.
J. B. NCELROY, NJ. d.
F. D. SMYTHE, M. D.
J. L. MCGEHEE, M. d.
FRANK A. JONES, NJ. d.
ROGERS, MALONE & BARKsDALE
WILLIAM L. BRAUN, NJ. D.
E. E. FRANCIS, M. D.
f. S. RAYMOND, M. d.
B. F. TURNER, M. D.
WHITE & BERRY, NJ. D.
MOORE MOORE, M. D.
r. S. STANLEY, NJ. d.
d. M. HALL, M. D.
B. G. HENNING. M. D.
j. L. ANDREWS, M. D.
JOHN M. MAURY, M. D..
J. A. Moss, NJ. D.
G. G. BUFoRD, NJ. d.
DIR. Crisler then conferred with the
presidents of the Merchants Exchange
and the Business Mems Club, and the
following letter was written and signed
for the organizations by their respective
chief executives:
Memphis, Tenn, Aug. I, 1905.
Hon. James K. Vardaman, Governor of
Mississippi:
Dear Sir-We, the undersigned mem
bers of the Memphis Merchants Ex-
change and Business Mems Club, hav-
ing been informed by Drs. Holder and
presence of yellow fever in Memphis,
and of your fears that the same, if
present, might be withheld from the
public, and thus endanger the Common
wealth of Mississippi, beg to state that
this is contrary to the policy of every
citizen and business man in this city,
and we would denounce such conduct
as dastardly thrust at human lives in
general, and of Memphis and her neigh.
boring States and towns in particular.
We wish to express to you our broth,
erly feeling for the State of Mississippi
and her population in general, whose il
innate relations with Memphis always
| have been and always must be insepa-
rably interviewer, and to assure you
most positively in behalf of the citizens
of your great State that no interest,
business or otherwise, will obtain in
| this city to throttle any report OF even
a suspicious case of yellow fever.
j. /. WILLINGHAM,
President Business Mems Club.
ROGERS f. WHITE,
Secretary Business Mems Club.
L. d. FALLS,
Acting Pres. Merchants Exchange.
N. S. GRAVES,
Secretary Merchants Exchange.
DIR. Jones wired DR.. Hunter, seere.
tary of the Mississippi State Board OF
Health, that there was no yellow fever
in Memphis at the present time and as
sured him that nothing would be with
held from the Mississippi board.
Gov Vardaman replied as follows to
the telegram:
Jackson, Miss, Aug. ii. 7. vii.
bingham, President Business Mems
Club, and Others, Memphis: l have
your message today, and accept i'm
| plicitly your assurance that there is no
yellow fever in Memphis. Should your
city be so unfortunate as to be visited
by this dread disease, we shall rely
upon You to notify us at once. God
! grant that you may escape this pesti-
lence. JAS. X. VARDAMAN.
CHINESE BOYCOTT.