The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-29
Advertiser Bureau,

l Mobile, Sept. 2S. l Many Mobilians, who were unaware
 Of the action of the State Board of
 Health of Mississippi in declaring Mo-
 bile and her pretty suburb, Whistler
 under the ban, until this morning. were
 not only surprised. but emphatically ! indignant. The news was so great a 1 surprise that it was discredited for a | time by many. Even Dr. Rhett Goode Mobiles health officer, at a late hour
 last night, announced nothing doing
 and The Advertiser representative upon
 this assurance quit the drive after having been on the hunt for some | time
 The Associated Press report that Mo bile has dengue fever has not been
 verified here by local physicians or the | Board of Health. It never has been 1 denied that there was typhoid either m this city or Whistler. And, as to den- que in Whistler. there are and nave
 been a few cases. although The AdVer- | tiser representative is reliably informed the patients recovered very quickly. | As to the relations between Mobile | and Whistler they are the same today as six months ago. Mobilians have the greatest confidence in the health om- cers, both city and county, and on their | assurances. backed by those of state Health Officer Sanders and Dr. Joseph Goldberger of the United States Ma rine Hospital and Public Health Ser vice, have made no effort at cutting off the communication between the two places by either side.
 A further evidence of the confidence of the people here in the healthy status at Whistler is that the local Auxiliary Sanitary Association has been regu- larly sending forces to Whistler to do the cleaning up of streets along with E- I.o lNA openly declare it to be their opinion | that spite" is at the bottom of this last outrage, as they term it, and these so declaring are high in he estimation of all in this city and county. President Gully and Secretary Tatum of the Meridian, Miss Board of Health tonight wired the Meridian authorities. after visiting Whistler. No yellow fever in Whistler; mild form of den gue." This morning. in company with Stste Health oficer Sanders, City Officer Acker and Quarantine Super visor Mohr, the two visiting physi- clans went to Whistler There they saw eleven patients in various stages of illness. After a careful diagnosis of each case the visiting physicians T., ched the conclusion embodied in the message quoted above.
 City Physician and Health Officer Goode of this city said: You may say saw people who had recently re- covered from illness and others now sick and found absolutely no sign or indication of yellow fever, nor Is there or has there been any in Whistler this year.
 Drs. Gully and Tatum left tonight for Meridian. What their visit will re- suit in could not be stated by Dr. Goode. The gentlemen came here on his invitation and went to Whistler. He invited the State Health Officer and members of his stan to come. The two named were the only ones who consented to accept the invitation and mace the investigation. He express ed himself as satisfied with what the Meridian delegation said after a care full examination of the i'll people at Whistler.
 The Mobile County Democratic Ex- ecutive Committee met at noon today in the library room of the county court house. the following being present:
 Chairman George J. Sullivan. Com mitteemen Cosminsky. Faith, Langan, Campbell, Powell, Groom, Kearns, Baerman. Pillichody, Erwin, Grotz, Mc- Evoy, Zieman, Hale, Tuite, Mcdonald. At the opening of the meeting, the secretary being absent, Phil Cosminsky was named as temporary secretary.
 Major R. T. Erwin from the Commit tee on Rules. reported on rules and regulations governing the primary to be held November 24. All candidates must qualify by paying the assessment on or before 8 p. m. November IA. Off, cers of election will be named at a