The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-17

turned over to the surgeons in each of the wards.
 In response to its inquiry the State Oyster Commission, in session today, received a letter from President Sou ohon of the State Board of Health promising his cooperation in the work of removing obstacles to the opening of the oyster season on September 1. It Is anticipated that some arrangement will be made that will enable both the local trade and the canneries to be supplied. }
 The result of a heated election at Vaudeville reached the city today. Vaudeville is in St. Tammany Parish on the Tchefuncta river on the oppo- site side of Lake Pontchartrain. It has never had yellow fever. to any extent and as 1t Is a summer resort to which large numbers of New Orleans people go annually 1t decided to keep an open door. when ,the fever hrst appeared here. The more timid of the resident population, however, favored guar antine and whether or not the door should be kept open or closed was feature of the town campaign for mu- nicipal officers. The resulu was vfc- tory for the candidates who champion ed the cause of free intercourse with New Orleans.
 When the Marine Hospital Service
 
 ured that at full tide the work would require about 1.200 men. Between 500 and 500 men are now employed and the number Is gradually being in- creased.
 pr. Guiterss at Work.
 Dr. John Guiteras spent the day in inspecting conditions generally in fe- yer districts. He expects while here to devote much of his time to the emer- gency hospital to study the cases taken there for treatment. Dr.. Guiteras said that New Orleans ought to establish a permanent yellow fever hospital as ought every other city exposed to the importation of yellow fever. That has already been decided on here and a modern institution will be erected as soon as the present visitation is over.
 It was said today that while pr. Berry of the Marine Hospital Service, who is in the Touro 1nfirmary. has not yet reached the stage of convalescence he is doing well and there is confidence felt in his recovery.
 The first of the afHdavits made against citizens who failed to screen their cfsterns came up for trial before Recorder FoEarty today. The accused were prominent landlords. They made what would ordinarily be taken as good excuses, but Judge Fogarty said that in a crisis like this no excuses would Eo in his court where persons were shown to have neglected to take all the precautions considered necessary by the health authorities. The court fined the accused $25 or thirty days. A bunch of between eighty and ninety citizens Is to answer similar charges tomorrow.
 The citizens committee today issued its formal appeal for additional funds In the appeal the committee says:
 'The officers of the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser vice have come prepared to give, ana are zea1ously giving to you. the best that is in them-even their lives 1T nec- essary. All that you are asked to do is to cooperate earnestly and faithfui- ly with them, both as to physical ef- fort and financial assistance
 .The visitation has been most dis tressful. and the failure of science, backed up by physical energy and financial aid, to stamp 1t out will en- tail a cost swiifch cannot be meusureo in dollars and cents. But 1t will prove a blessing in disguise If the enort to eradicate it before frost should prove successful; and we have every reeason to believe that it will.
 Touro Synagogue and Temple Sinai. two of the fashionable synagogues or the city, were offered to Dr. Warner today for general mass meetings in the educational campaign that Is In pro- rress. Meetings of instruction continue tonight and what science has discov- cred about the female stegomyia, It's habits and its capacity for mischief, Is constantly being drummed into the ears of men, women and children, of hoth colors and all races.