The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-29
WHITE HERO OF THE DAY. Ills Effective Fight Against Fever Wins
 Regard of New Orleans.

HGkuEO OI Ne" oIhCNM~s New Orleans, Oct 2S.--Today ended the. thirteenth week of the fight agains yellow fever in New Orleans with ths lowest number of new cases since tht fever first became publicly known ane with the Federal forces believing they are on the verge of conclusive victory During the week there was an increase of one over the deaths of the previous week. That was not unexpected, how ever. because last week figured in the six day streak of entirely clear record in the matter of mortality.
 Governor Blanchard today paid high compliment to Dr. White and the Ma rine Hospital Service in an address which he made, at the Palm Garden of the St. Charles Hotel. It has been ar- ranged that the doctor and all the men under him who are still in the city should be received by the Governor.
 The Governor said:
 When the various interests of the city, including the State Board of Health. the City, Board of Health, the commercial exchanges and the business men, as we'll as the city government of New Orleans. requested me to consent to the turning over of the yellow fever situation here to the United States Pub lie Health and Marine Hospital Service, felt that 1t was the proper thing to do. I felt that the thorough training which the officers of the public health service had had would be of great ad- vantage to us in the fight being made to control the fever situation and erad- icate the disease before the coming of frost, and so I readily consented to pre- sent the matter to the President, which was done, and he. as you know, was quick in sympathy and expeditions In action on the appeal we made to him to assist us Tn the fight we were mak- ing to throttle this monster. yellow fe- yer, and the success which has att tended the efforts of Dr. White and you gentlemen who have been his as- sistants in the great fight, is, I think, a complete vindication of the wisdom of the course then pursued"
 The Governor said epidemics In the future would be an impossibility if the people would take to heart the lesson learned here.
 Especially to the people of New r- leans is it apparent that the scien lie methods under which the fight here was waged and the success attained have justified their use,' said the Governor. We must continue the system of edu- cation inaugarated by those in charge of this work in the city and the sur rounding parishes"
 Govarnor Blanchard said that the President had assured him that Dr. White would be detailed hero just as long as the people wanted him.
 From Jackson comes information that a similar request will be made by Mississippi for the detail of Dr. wasdin to the gulf coast and it is urged that similarly there should be a service surgeon at Mobile and Pensa- cola, all working to the end of pre- venting the importation of any further cases of yellow fever
 If Dr. White remains here during L.. A ~1G T that probable injustice to New Orleans will be avoided. Whether justly or un- justly it has been claimed elsewhere in Louisiana and in the surrounding States that the health boards here delayed unnecessarily the announcement of vel low fever this year and there is pos sibility that restrictions will be im- posed against New Orleans next spring and summer on the merest suspicion urless the rest of the Southern country has implicit faith in the authorities in charge here.
 The announcement that President Roosevelt has decided to keep Dr. White here has been received with much favor In other parts of the South and the assurance is given that with Dr. White in control absolute reliance will be placed in health reports from this city
 After the reception by the Governor, Dr. White and the surgeons proceeded to the city hall where they were re- ceived by Mayor Behrman in his parlor.
 Mayor Behrman extolled the services performed by the surgeons and ex- pressed his regret that so many were shortly to leave. Informal toasts fol- lowed the refreshments, and the entire body was grouped with the Mayor and photographed.
 special thanksgiving service Is to be held in Trinity Church tomorrow, where Dr. Beverly Warner is to preach a sermon on the fever fight. The Gov ernor, the Mayor, Dr. White and his surgeons and many of those prominent in the fight have been invited to be present
 Dr. White was dined by the Country Club tonight in honor of his service here. The Governor and the Mayor were guests.