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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-09
COLUMBUS.

Especial to The Messenger
C~hadbourn, N. c., November 6.-The
democratic ticket elected by about 400
majority. Returns coming in slow.
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Democratic Gain of Five.

Washington, November 6.-Returns
from 242 out of 3S5 congressional dis
tricts indicate a net democratic gain of
five.
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ESTATE VALUED AT $3.50, 600 =
VIII of the Late James III. Orson -
Admitted to Probate-The Four
Sons Executors and Principal Heirs
Other Requests.

The will of Mrs. James III. Carson,
who died Tuesday morning, was filed
for probate in the Office Of the clerk
of the superior court Yesterday.
Messrs- ]. E, c. NJ, J. 8 - C..
Carson, the four IONS of tac ased,
were named as executors tt state.
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Mr.. Frank Cough, of Lumberton, was
here yesterday.
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which consists
ance policies, :
other personal
conseTatively /;
The four sor
heirs and they
property except
Of which IRE to
tute, at BanI
county. $1,000; {
age. $1,000; the
$500; to the Ale
$500.-Charlotte
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ADAMS CLAIMS sTH AND 10TH
DISTRICTS.

In a statement received from Chair
man S. P. Adams, OF the republican
state committee, received at II o'clock
last night he says:
Nothing definite from the Eighth or
Tenth. It looks like both are repub-
lican.
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VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA
Richmond. Va, November 6.-The
democratic majority in the state VIII
be $4,000 to 10000.
All the democratic candidates ex-
Cept in the Ninth district are elected.
Campbell Slemp. republican. Is re-
elected.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Fla, November 6.-AH
the democratic candidates In Florida
are elected. The Legislature Is proba-
bly, unanimously democratic. PROPOSE
ton advocated by Governor
to drain the Everglades seems to be
defeated.
ALABAMA.
Montgomery, Ala. November 6-In-
complete returns Indicate oVerwnei-
ming victory for entire democratic
state tickle and nominees for congress-
The vote was light.
TENNESSEE.
Nashville, Tenn, November cat
1870 p. m. reports show Patterson.
democrat, for governor Is receiving
the usual off year majorities in mid
die Tennessee. which indicates his
election by $1,000 to 10000. Amen
for railroad commissioner Is running
along with him.
KANSAS.
Topeka, November 6.-10:30 p. M
il seems certain hat Governor Hoch's
plurality over w. A. Harris.
will not be greater tina 10000. Cnair-
man w. H. Ryan, of the democratic
state central committee claims the
. election of Harris by a plurality or be-
tween 10000 and 10000. Chairman
Drummer, OF the republican commit
tee. claims the election Of Hoch but
will give no figures.
ILLINOIS.
: Chicago, November 6.-The indica-
tfons are that h republican state
ticket has been elected by a plurallty
of between 100000 and $4,000. Tne
state legislature that will elect a Unit
ed States senator TO succeed Culiom'
will be strongly republican
CONNECTICUT
New Haven, Conn, November e.
With but a single town missing. WOOD
ruf, the republican candidate for
governor. has a plurality of 20,70s
votes over Thayer, democrat.
WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee. Wis, November G-Ear-
w returns from several interior towns
and villages in Wisconsin show thar
Davidson republican for governor IL
running two to one against
democrat.
NEBRASKA.
Lincoln, Neb., November ell p.
m. Indications at this hour arc that
Sheldon, republican, for governor, has
been elected. The rest of the repub-
lican state ticket is probably elected
OHIO.
Columbus, o., November 1.-THE in
dications tonight were that the repub-
licans had elected Carmie Thompson,
secretary Of state. and the full state
ticket by a good majority. Full fig
ures are not obtainable but Increased
republican gains as the country pre-
cincts more than balanced their ear
Iicr losses in the cities and a clear
victory for the entire republican state
ticket was indicated.
Chairman Dick said at 10 o'clock
the republican plurality would be u.s.
900 for the state ticket.
Democratic Chairman CARRIER had
no statement 20 make.
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Raleigh, N. c., November Elm
North Carolina the vote was light but
estimated democratic by above 10000.
Eighth district doubtful with two
counties showing democratic gains Of
$50 over two years ago and looks as il
democrats will win. Tenth district
close vote. democrats slightly in lead.
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to ascertain by lot the length O term
each shall serye-that Is to shy, that the
member drawing tho lowest number shall
serve one year, the one drawing the next
ilntll each member shall have determined
drawn ara IS. him, a vacancies. except
those occurring from explla ton q X, term I'm,
exnired tern. h The members Of tho
board shall not be entitled to any conf
nensation.
.. The members OF said board shall
meet as soon as practicable after this
Health Department IL the City Hall. and
after taking the oath Of ofi'ce proceed
to organize by clectIng one Of their NUM-
Der president. and sha elect another
president pro tempore. VINO snal ~, pres.ae
!dent In his bsepce or when otherwise
incapac itH ted 10 act: ~
>. The Board OF Health OF the city OF
Richmond are hereby authorized and re-
qured to appoint The following oI,lcers'
nlumbIng Inspcctor food Inspector and q
clerk for the Health Department. terms
Of which officers shall be two years, and
may employ and discharge q assistants ss.s1 70
sary to make effeotvo the adminstn,-
tion of tile Health Department: proyided,
however, that such force shall not be so
increased as 70 Incur FIX liability 81, on th re
maintenance OF said department, Al
sl,ch officers assistants and employees
may at any timex be removed by he
said board for cause deemed suiiclent by
them, or such fines or suspensions may
be Imposed for cause, as the board may
deem proper. The board Is hereby nu-
thorizcd to investigate any imcapaclty;;
lnsubordlnatlon or other derellctlon OF
duty on the part Of any pnicer or ,empoye;;
and In any such investigation the board
shall have the power to send for persons
aud require their attendance and to ro-
uuire the production of papers, and by
rther presiding ot,icer to administer an
pnworcd 10 prescribe, from time to time,
Inc duties Of sucl, officers and employees;
1. Tho Board Of Health shall have and
secure tho inhabitants of the city Of
Richmond from contagious, Infectious or
other dangerous diseases. and shall, ~
addition. have. all powers necessity iar
ms ma anc.s and direction q 'ile Health
Dnpurtmont OF tho city Of Richmond,
not. however IN violation Of The chartsr
aud ordinances Of the city Of 1 rhomter
ins the Board OF Health, are hereby
abolished, and MI Of the duties Imposed
upon the Board OF iiealth r. s ,hs ' ordi
Board Of lIealth, hereby created,
O. The Office OF city bacteriologst,
created by the ordinance approved Mo-
v vt.ahT IS 1905. entitled "An ordinance
10 create the office OF city bacteriologlst;
to define his duties, iiN his solary ana
equip laboratory for his use pc, aha
lie duties now Imposed upon the city
bactcriologlst ,,nSer said ordinance APP
proved November Is, 1901 or under, 7, a', any
are hereby imposed upon the city. bacte-
rrologIsi 10 be appointed under the pro-
visions Of this ordinance 20 far, as the
same are not inconsistent hefewith.
created by the ordinance approved De-
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FATAL MISTAKES.

Think OF simple mistake In a name
costing tens Of thousands OF lives per
year. But It Is a fact
Every third or fourth person will ad-
NIT "a little kidney trouble" We are
puddenly waking up to the fact that the
leaths from this cause are over $4,000
per year, and that It is Rright's Disease,
Or. LOOMS OF bellevue Hospital. declares
nlne-tenths OF people over 40 have some
FORM of Brlght's Disease. and the Health
Commissioner OF Chicago, In October,
1904, showed that six per cent, ot tho
adult young Of thatcity haveSit,
And the census shows that nut OF
1862 deaths from kidney trouble In the
year 1900, 5s,74S, over nlpe- tenths were
due to Rrights Disease.
What Is TO be done?
Simply ths-No matter how mild your
kidney trouble u.s. 10 be safe, treat 1t at
once as Brlght's Disease
There is only ono specific known, Wis.,
Fulton's Renal Compound for Bright'si
Disease. Recovery Is almost certain,
nearly nine-tenths recovering. AK for
remarkable hooklat that includes no cases
sxcept those that were supposed to be
incurabe. This booklet Is for thoughtful
people y - s 5. n u q
ovens s Minor Drug Co., Richmond,
Va. W
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fants. especially during the summer ,s
months, are largely due to bad MILK.
Richmond has one OF the highest death
rates among Infants ln nc unted 1,I st ayes,
sanitary standpoint, competent and ire
uuent Inspection OF the daIrlss and farms
furnIshine tho milk is demanded, for the
dsssssG" q q na.da iews K
6. Lack OF cleanliness 10 the most serl'
Gus danger ana next to this Is failure to
cool the milk properly. Finally. milk may
o os. 1y s. S.S nsses
4. Bad milk, from sanitary stand
point, can be detected only by such sys-
logical examination. This has not been
done.
The amount OF money placed at the
disposal Of your committee was not sllf-
cation as to plumbing and other matters;
but II the Recommendations OF your COM
mittee arc adopted, this work can BIO
prosecuted. and proper remedies provided @,
Commission as set forth In the follow
ing proposed ordinance,
ts RECOMMENDATIONS
After careful conslden ton Of the above
and consultation with Professor W. r.
Scdgwick, your committee begs to sub
NIT Its recommendations ms embodied In
the following draft Of an ordinance, pre-
pared ~ us request Dy tne CITY Attorney:
An ordinance to create n Board of Health.
prescribe their duties and powers and
to authorize the usa by said board Of
any sums OF money now appropriated
for the use Of tho, present Health De-
partment OF tho city of Richmond
Be u ordained by the Council OF the
J.. That board, to he known as the
Board OF Health. be, and the same Is
hereby, created. to be composed of five
members. all OF whom shall be citizens
and voters in tho city Of Richmond. and
OF medicine, one a licensed lawyer and
one civil engineer, to ha elected by
the Council OF the city of Richmond, In
Joint session, as soon as may be after tho
passage OF this ordinance The members
Of said board shall hold Office for /; tern,
OF 1--WE years from the date Of election,
except tho members first elected under
this ordinance, who shall hold office for
one, two, three, four and FIVE years. re-,
spectivoly, from the first day OF July
1905, and thereafter until their success
sors are elected and quaIlned, tho re-
tained at the first meeting OF the said
board. at which the board shall proceed
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{" in this issue Of the Dalineator.

that every case of infectious disease
must come directly or indirectly from a
previous case the president OF the Board
Of Health states. IN his reco conn "a !.
"tho greatest number OF cases Of disease
come from tilth."4p While cleanliness is
naturally important, and should not pc
neglected. still the theory thai iiltn n,! o.
orally abandoned by sanitarians OF to-
day. TO entertain and act on this anti
uuated theory is certain to lead to the
negleet Of hH o proP ;sca eans O
-. Hence we are not surprised to ma
that no systematic and really efficient
means, founded on correct conceptions OF
the origin Of infectious diseases, are taken
to check their spread. ssisA
s, Educa ton Of the public III sanitary
matters, by special circulars newspaper
articles, lectures, ETC., is now trecoEnized
tho fight against disease. This field has
been entirely neglected by the Health
Department.
3. Fumigation as conducted ny the
Health Department, is not thorough. !.
10. No organized campaign against
tuberculosis has been conducted by the
Health Department, The very hleh death
rate from consumption Is but the natura'
The only recommendation made by tho
board for. the control Of tuberculosis IS
the establishment OF a hospital for the
Of tnls dlse otn.r
portant measures which would, reach a.!
Cases, only a few OF which could possibly
BIO Isolated In a hospital.
hIbitlna espectoratlno on tho sidewalks
and In public places, but these are not
Il. Numerous wells and sprlnos are
used In various parts OF the city, 1t Is
recognized by the board that many cases
OF sickness are due to this cause. No
systematic attempt has been made to
correct this evil.
means OF conveying certain diseases, No
attempt has boon made by tho Health
Department. to locate the breeding places
# these pests S. OF 70 OF hc
education OF the upblc IN this important
Cd MILK AND FOOD INSPECTION.
J. The departm,rnt or DIX LEA amd n19b
an am anaiytlcai chemist. The aualidca-
lions of tho other two men were sta ted
to be as folIows zone had worked In !,
meat house and the other In grocery
store"
sofa,as c :, ID ana destroying ir;
Is concerned, there Is no reason to doubt
that their duties have been properly car
ricd out, This Inspection Is espj ,ially
useful In preventing the packers from
dumping OH tho Richmond market meats
which wonld not DO received elsewhere.
4. Under orr present ordinance, milk is
examined chemically for nltritlve con-
mittce IL convinced that this work has
been onlclently and !consclentlously per-
formed This has raised the standard OF
as skinned, watered and artlnclaiy pre-.
served mike Is concerned.
4, The examinations, as at present
conducted, do not aim to detect the dss.
is the most important question In con-
nectIon With milk. slncs It is we'll recog-
nIzed that ths Intestinal diseases Of In
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Board Of Health free OF charge. upon
! notification OF recovery by the attending

Board Of Health free Of charge, upon
notification OF recovery By the attending
physician.
Board of Health. 81
s. For the control OF smallpox. general
and free vaccination has been plNcticed
from time TO time to meet emergencies,
hut no systematic compulsory VAGINA
ton. II
9, There Is a. smallpox hospital and
patients who consent are promptly re-
moved thereto.
10. The board has recommended That
tuberculosis hospital be erected on the
grounds of the smallpox hospital for the
benefit OF INDECENT cases of consumption.
The control Of Infectious diseases Is
notably deficient II the following respeet $;
Infectious diseases arc reported by the
attending physician as required by law.
For example, in 1904 there were % deaths
tally from typhoid fever in this part of
tho country Is not over ten per cent:
therefore on this basis, 81 deaths would
correspond to $40 cases but only ~
2. The fumlsator does not keep a per-
manent record of the names and az
dresses in conneetlon With ms, ms wor ao 70
ali cases OF Infectious diseases, and OF
further seeing that oil cases reported Tor
fumigation have been previously re-
5. Entire responsibility Is put upon
the attending physlcan; a. For the
diagnosis; (b5, in the details Of quaran-
tine tine and in Instructions 3, the family !,
in methods OF controlling tho spread OF
the disease to others: (c). IN deciding as
to to- the proper time for ds!nfection and
raising the quarantine, and ~ TIE preIp pa,
ration OF the apartments for dislnfeetion.
TIC BoarG has 20 ssheS"e 81 the s
ihese Infectious diseases. In which such
time imi, commonly set IL 9ther
examinations In liphtherla to determine
when the case Is no longer CONTAGIOUS ;s
the only safe and accurate method.
S effort n,rn made "a co ey tse
Infectious diseases and trace their spread
w yieW 70 nreyent 10 TN rea G'sl
eases is not kept according to any, sys,.
tom. which would facilitate q study OF
these important points, :.
G. In place of direct efforts Of THIS
sort founded on n recognition OF the fact
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( certain health measures.

OF certain health measures. Il.
h&(e) To prevent record available IN
necessary to show the death Of 81 per-
son and the circumstances attending 1t.
In View OF the above important func-
tons OF death certinentes; and the = IN.
OF the BOARD Of Health. your committee
concludes that the Health Department is
unappY eel Il tive Of these PURPOSES or neg
lixent IN carrying them out
s. Not only are the certificates them
selves thus deficient, but y the com
render the published report for 1904 In
accurate and OF little value.
S. A third sosyce Of error in calculat-
io0, 900. which has been taken as this
basis since 1895 with the exception OF one
year, -t.I4-
Z, As a result Of AL these factors, the
published death rate for 1904 was stated
deaths and a population Of 100000, in,
2.oo1 deaths found By, your committed,
esmsttsd s gopn.a !. ne q ds ss5
tlNeatss on Nls In tbs otfloe Of the Board
e q s'S ~. soc1 sss.H. i" 1904 ia tho h.
Ely .:, :ss a. ns., whS hsa tn and
Richmond less than elk months. WIN
the dsath rate was %. - per 200. The
prssIdsnt OF the Board o. Health STATED
mond should have bssn 70 per Thousand,
II IL 10 corset, then5 there were 6.13 per
Thousand more dsathe than there should
have hssn, or 44a deaths, II . estimated
that there 10 a total OF about two years
(73o days) sickness In a community for
H /" .dd zion 10 tho 44s unnecessary and
prrsy.nt,bIs ss,ths, ther' must have bee. n
prsvsntsbie sickness, n. eommere!,a!
bs dltfeult 10 conceive.
Nc bslleye that; from = eoInpaarIson o.
other cities with Rchmond. our death
rate could be made evan lower than 10
Per Thousand. Our hIah death rate ls
but the natural goonsequsnoe, Of tho lack
'NGsss II s fSs Rafo5 IS ies sA diE:s''
The attempt 10 control the spread OF
Infectious diseases is limited to the fol-
report f ~ tha rs sq Health ali a Gases
OF the following dist1ses which occur IN
their practice; snlallp9,X yaflo!od' sh9,-
era, scarlet feysT ,syW e.1oW lever aiph-
2. The Hoard Of Health has recon-
n,andad that tuberculosis aud measles he
added TO the list, but so far this reeom-
incubation has not been adopted by the
City Council.
has been IN epera,'aoons slnSe 5he f axa o.
ma nat tions far the assistance Of phy,sicians
IN making prompt and positive diagno--
.is in dlphtl'erla. tuberculosis and typhoid
The Board of Health placards the
front OF the house 1T smallpox, dlph-
theria scarlet fever and typhoid fever, !.
s. Eotlces are sort to- the public schoo,,
authorities In rssss Of diphtherla ai sd
~ 6 Fumiyasan is conducted by the
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cember II, 1896. and the ordinances amen
datory thereof be. and the same Is hereby
abolished, and MI OF the duties now i y
posed upon the insp5estor "a pum nrapk
imposed upon the inspector g, plumbing
appointed By tho Board Of Health In PUT.
suance OF this ordinance. 50 raj. Z as iA us
same arc not inconsistent herewith I, BIZ
food ID s ,rp les creatcS BY the ordinances
approved June TO- 1904, and the ord
nar amendatory thereof be, ana the
same is hebery, abolished, and az q tIe58
duties imposed by said ordinance upon
said Inspector Of milk and food supplies
are hereby imposed upon. and shall pa
performed by the Inspector Of food q "
thorized TO be oppointed BY this ordl-A
nance. ss3 ss
.. Nothing in8this ordinance shall be-
construed to interfere with tho Street
Cleaning Department. OF the city OF Rtcli.E
mond or curtail tho duties md powers 81 !, q
ne comttee on mcatn r q t tnn
control Of the city Crematory. 81 NJ
TO- The said Board Of Health Is hereby
expressly authorized and empowered ssat s, &
make and prescribe reasoa oi Ia rueauan
Ihcrenbefore conferred upon them, and, I
any person, firm or, corporation vlol;aungS
such rules aud reEuat lions shaH be !la pie
70 fine of not loss than two nor y more Or q;
than Twenty-Five dollars for each q -s'
fense, recoverable before the Police gJls,s,Ss
ticc OF the city or Richmond. IS si3S
II, The BOARD OF Health hereby created,
shall be authorized, for tho maintenance !.
OF the Health Department OF the city OF
Rlchmond, to draw their warrants upon
tho appropriations made for the ma ntc-ssS
rance of the present Board OF Health by,
The ordinance approved March II, 1904
IL. All ordinances III conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed. .sss
IT, This ordinance shnll be In force on II
and after July j, 1906. .fI. Ig ia S 8S
Respectfully submitted. y e. Wy lsN
lrNNION G.!EWlL.IJIANfs,3s NJ s38
Chairman
". W. NORTON ~
A. BEIRNEi BLAIR ttsts4
HARTON II GRUMPY " rs,
JNO, J.GI,YNCH. ySg$
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,,A'lAc Axs s,.d o. R.,.,., =.
...a aar,ssb's .settnl p,o., 49, eev'1 ~ ana
s.s .sea, '.nss ~ d. $3.50. Tsss' and dr..
a.hsaasnd .'ssA JArA.lAc shouA 1, 49,
ittsssn,y on Ranse 49,, -, . !, as b 4 = 6
}taaC sna ~, - y i9mbnG.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-18

Arts; tbs pages for Children, and the
articles on the Sane, Sound View OF the
Pure Food Question-all combine to
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1nfraction Of Pension Laws.

Charged with breaking the pension
laws OF the United States a negro was
brought from the District OF Columbia
Yesterday morning by Deputy Marshats
Stringer of that district. The negro
seems rather more unfortunate than
guilty OF any serious infractIon Of the
laws. He served with distinction in the
Philippines and MS a Testimonial sot iila
bravery shows Int half OF his right arm.
Tho negro was committed 10 jail to await;
tho investigation of his case. which will
be made in the near future. ,sSs
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put him at, turned him loose in
the shipping department and
told him to see if he could make
himself useful there for two or
three weeks. Later when l
went to transfer him to the
factory the head of the ship
ping department would not listen
to it. He said the young fellow
had been putting in fourteen or
fifteen hours a day and had
learned nearly as much about
the work as he himself knew,
and that he was his most valu-
able man. We had tried dozen
city bred men in the same de-
partment before and not one of
them had made good"