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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23
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We take the following from the an.
nuni report Of DR.. Charles J. Whalen.
Commissioner Of Health Of the city Of
Chicago. Just published. The facts
speak for themselves
AT the Union Stock Yards during
the last five months Of the year, seven
inspectors (hve Of whom were appoint.
al In NOvember) have condemned ana
destroyed ?.70i.O3s pounds Of meat, as
being unit for food; all OF which
would have been sold In the city Of Chi.
cago. and for which the purchaser
would have paid first.class prices"
"From these iigures It IL very evident
that inspection by the city Of NIL food
products II Of untold value, not only
from a financial but from u sanitary
and hygienic standpoint"
"rhe following will show how neces.
sary city inspection Is ut the Union
Stock Yards:
"'rhe city meat inspectors have con.
demned In the coolers and on the cut.
ting floors AFTER PASSING GOV.
ElsNAIENT INSPECTION:
1925 cattle. cause, actinOmycOsis.
'V7 cattle. cause. cancellation.
"@ cattle. cause, tuberculosis, evil.
dencc Of disease having been trimmed
out.
ia cattle, cause, 'dOwners.'
"27 sheep, cause, pneumonia.
"04 hogs. cause, pyaemla and tubercu'
losis.
AZTEC pounds Of cut meats shipped
from st. Louis, Omaha. etc, for can
ming. This meat was sour and Shiny
The Beef Trust Is still marching on
leaving In Its trail tuberculosis, cancer
appendicitis and countless other dis
eases.
1t must be stopped!
The city Ia fighting the ravages OF
the Beef Trust again with four meat
inspectors!
This number Is very Insignificant
and wholly insufficient to inspect TO-
900 cattle and 100000 hogs a day.
But, as the Beef Trust aldermen
won't appropriate money for any more
the Health Department does the best
1t can ana that isn't very much.
Health Department report February
10, 1906:
"rhe inspectors at the Union stock
yards condemned and destroyed 20(
cattle. l21 hogs, ~ sheep, Z calves
II total Of i2O.4s5 pounds. or thi.
amount the following was condemned
by the city meat inspectors after hay
Ing passed government inspection OF
where the government had no jurisdic
ton: SO cattle. 30,205 pounds; 4S hogs
9.235 pounds; and 3,125 pounds of cu1
meats"
From the Health Department repor
for the week ending February 3. 1905
'sThe four meat inspectors at thu
Union stockyards condemned and de
strOyed 90 carcasses Of beef, 1927 hogs
O calves. 10 sheep. 8,205 pounds o.
dressed meat--a total of 742,15-
pounds. OF this amount 20l carcassai
Of beef. IS hogs and 8,295 pounds o.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23

II the Beef Trust Is no immaculate
why IL 1t that packers forming one sec.
ton Of 1t pleaded guilty In Pennsyl.
vania to the charge Of selling impure
products and were fined; that another
set Of packers belonging to It are now
under indictment In Lexington, Ken.
lucky. for the same offcnsc: that the
Pure Food Commissioner Of North On.
kota, In his report, openly names sew.
eral Chicago packers. and tells how
they adulterated food?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23

but Wharton especially was Interested
because Of the meat packing interests
In his district. 1t Is likely an effort
will be made on the floor Of the house
to increase the amount recommended
by the committee. and. falling Of sue.
cess there, the senate will be urged to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23

over the United states by daily and
weekly papers and monthly magazines.
The health Of Chicago will always be
In danger 70 long as diseased meat Il
sold to the people. The Chicago Health
Department Is doing Its very best to
stop this diseased meat, but 1t has not
near enough men. The beef Trust IL
the greatest menace to the public
health that We have.
1t should be stopped.
%~~
The Beef Trust always did pay lib.
orally for inside Information on pure
food laws.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23

Officers:
Orson smith. President
T.. u. Hubert, Nice'l'resident,
\, q, orchard, Cashier,
T., \. wilder, Assistant Cashier
r, q. Nelson, Assistant Cashier
J.. q. Peterson, Mgr. Foreign FIX. Dept.
John u. Blunt, Jr,, Mgr. Bond Dept
Leon !. I.Ochr, Mgr. Trust Dept,
i. W, Thompson, Mgr. Farm Loan Dept.
The Merchants Loan and Trust Build.
ing. northwest corner Adams and Clark
streets. directly opposite the new U. :.
Pcstoiiice. Bank entrance l35 Adams
Chicago banks pay the semi.
annual interest to savings
depOsitOrs In July. That II
a particularly good time to
open new savings account.
Safe Deposit Vaults. Boxes, $500 Upwards.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23

Place your savings In an old estab.
llshed Savings Bank.
Chicago Is fortunate In having mum.
ber of banks which are known through.
out the world rs being among the
strongest In the United States.
The Merchants Loan and Trust Com.
pany was established In 1857 and In the
oldest bank In Chicago ana has success.
fully wlthstOOd almost every calamity
known to the banking history Of this
country.
1t withstoOd the panic Of 1859.
The great civil war OF lS61-8J.
Chicago fire Of 1871.
Panic of 1873.
Panic of lS03.
During half century The Merchants
Loan ana Trust Company has built up
substantial banking business. due to
the confidence of its depositOrs and Its
methods of conservative AMI safe bank
Ing. II has paid'up capital ana sur
plus of S6,5OO,OOO with total resources
exceeding S5I,OuO,OOO.
The Merchants Loan ana Trust Com,
pany opened Savings Department In
lVO2, which has had u remarkable
growth. Savings Depositors receive B
per cent interest. Deposits of Sl,00 or
more are accepted,
The Saving Accounts of those desir-
ing the service of I'M old established
bank are cordially invited.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
DISPOSAL OF CITY REFUSE.

An instructive experiment is about to be I'M
dertaken on Staten Island The authorities Of
the Borough of Richmond have invited bids for
the erection of a crematory for mixed CITY ref
use, that is to say, ashes. garbage and rubbish.
The plant must be able to dispose Of sixty tons
daily, or an amount slightly in excess of the
material now collected in winter al West New
Brighton Another requisite Is that the de-
structor must be so designed that the heat gen
Grated can he utilized, If the authorities so
wish
1t now appears that this matter has been un-
der consideration for nearly quite two years
During that period there have been elaborate
measurements of the quantity of refuse to be
disposed of and tests of its fuel value In the
specifications for contractors a good deal of
Information is supplied concerning the compost
ton Of the refuse TO be burned, the facts hav-
Ing been carefully collated by the Superintend-
ent OF Street Cleaning for the borough, Mr.. j.
L. Fetherston. The population to be served is
only about 26OOO, and In the more densely set
tied parts OF Staten Island there are something
like 10000 people. No attempt will be made
at the outset to serve them all, but if the vent
ure encourages such n step additional destruc-
tors can be installed
The chief significance of this undertaking Is
that it may furnish the other boroughs OF the
metropolis with an example Which they will be
glad to follow. For years Brooklyn and Man
haitian nave been III the habit of separating
Kitchen refuse from ashes, and Manhattan has
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
AT THE WHITE HOUSE

lrfOm the Tribune bufeeu-l
Washington, Dec. 6-The President received a
visit this afternoon from Baron Rosen, the Russian
Ambassador. who came to congratulate him on his
message to Congress.
GOvernOr-elect Hughes Of New York will have
conference with President Roosevelt next Wedpes-
day. Mr.. Hughes viii be entertained at the White
House during his visit. which will probably he brief.
and will meet the members Of the Cabinet and
other prominent Republicans while at the capital
Ex-Ideutenant Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff. now
chairman Of the Republican State Committee Of
New York will visit the President Saturday.
The President received several New Workers
to-day. William Barnes jr.. OF Albany. came down
to pay his regular yearly visit as he termed it,
and during the morning Senator Depew and Rep
rssentatives OIcott Parsons. Cocks. Calder and
Bennett dropped IN. Representative Goulden intro
duced twenty-five members of the North Side Board
OF Trade OF The Bronx. who are in Washington
attending the Rivers and Harbors Convention
Other callers at the White House to-day included
Daniel O'COnnor. Postmaster General Of Australia;
Secretary Root, Senators SpOoner, Gallinger. War
rem, Dick Hemenway. Cullom, La Toilette. Suther-
land. Du Pont, Perkins and Nelson; Representatives
Loudenslager, Watson. Brownlow. Kinkaid. Aill
BoutelI Butler. LOwden. DENLY and Graham
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
AMERICAN RAILWAY DISASTERS.

In its comments upon the recent tragedy on
the Southern Railway Engineering News" reit-
crates q suggestion which it made few weeks
ago The investigation Of fatal accidents by
the federal authorities is advocated by that
periodical on the ground that such inquiries as
are made by the railroad companies themselves,
while they may be thorough, are practically
secret The real truth may be ascertained by
few officials, but the public at large is usually
given to understand that the cause of the disas-
ter is an "impenetrable mystery" or else that
some humble employe is TO blame when. in the
Judgment Of experts, the chief fault is in the
equipment OF the line
In the present case for instance, there seems
10 be a disposition 10 hold one OF the block
signal operators responsible, whereas a federal
inspector might conclude that the trouble was
due to the particular block signal system in use
on the Southern Railway. Engineering News"
remarks that this was apparently of the very
simplest telegraphic form. There seems TO
"have been no mechanical check to prevent the
operator giving clear signal without permis-
sion from the operator in the tower ahead
g. In the interests OF sound railway prac-
"tce IL ought TO be made public Just how much
"and how little OF block system IL was"
A. strong argument can certainly be made for
the policy here recommended The great draw
back TO any investigation made by u railroad
company is that II is conducted by an Interested
party In view Of the damage suits which
usually follow bad accident the company on
whose road IL occurred naturally feels that it
| cannot afford to take the public into It's con-
fidence. Juries will be less likely to award
heavy damages If the company's cuIpability is
not plainly revealed So long as they can be
led 10 believe that the accident was absolutely
incapable of explanation, they may be persuaded
10 deal leniently with the defendant Now, since
coroners' inquests are often farcical and inves-
legations by the state authorities sometimes
equally unsatisfactory, the public has 4 rather
| DOOR chance TO ascertain all OF the facts Even
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
THE PRICE OF MILK.

There has been much Ill advised talk Of late
about the price OF milk in this city, largely to
the effect that it was about to be raised to a
practically prohibitive, or at least an extortion-
ate, figure either by the operation Of some local
trust or through the sordid Vaccinations of the
embattled farmers of the dairy region Had
half that was published been taken at half its
apparent value we might have had panic In
this town, but we have heard Of none, nor of
any inclination toward one, and, in fact, there
has been and is no cause for one. That It
should be possible to corner the milk supply of
New York and to exact for 1t an extortionate
price which would make that prime necessity
of life costly luxury is simply unthinkable
If men were sordid and so shortsighted from
a business point OF view as to attempt II there
would speedily be found a way of thwarting so
immoral a conspiracy against the public well
fare.
Inere IS no single article of food more Indis-
pensable than milk, and there is none the purity
OF which is of more vital Importance to the con-
sumner. There is probably none which has been
handled with less regard for cleanliness or
which has been more wickedIy adulterated than
milk used to be. Conditions now are vastly
better though they are by no means ideal
some DAIRY farms are not within the corporate
MINUS OF Spouess Town, and some dairy prod
ucts when they reach the consumer are not
free from the taint Of so-called preseryatives
These evils should be corrected. Tho doir,as
should be made clean, the scoundreI who nuts
drugs into milk or cream should be sent 10
jail, the FARMER should get fair prica for
MS product and the cost of milk and cream IN
the city should be kept within the reach OF all
Ihere Is no incompatibillty among these re-
quirements They are all possible, and they are
all essential TO the welfare Of the public
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

TFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Dec. 6-Many persons In society viii
attend the benefit to be given the evening OF
December II at the Belasco Theatre for the Rec
tors Aid Circle OF st. Thomas's Church. The pro-
ceeds will go the Bishop of Washington's fund
Among the patronesses Lady Durand. Baron
ess sternburg. Mrs. Hitchcock. Mrs. Shaw.
Mrs Hay. Mrs. Dewey. Mrs. Audenreid. Mrs
Bates, Mrs. Berry. Mrs. Barney. Mrs. Clover. Mrs.
George Carter. Miss Cryder. Mrs. Downing. Mrs
Fitch. Miss Gale. Mrs. Oracle. Mrs Gaf. Mrs
Archibald Hopkins. Miss Kibby, Mrs. Kean Mrs
n. s. Lincoln. Mrs. Iieber. Mrs. F. B. Moran. Mrs
Mcf<im. Miss McCeney. Mrs. Mclean. Mrs. Marye
Mrs. Ptnchot. Mrs. Spalding. Mrs William Slater.
Mrs G. Ernest Smith. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page
and Mrs Postlethwaite. Mrs. Roosevelt is ex-
pected to occupy box. while several of the wives
OF Cabinet members and diplomats have taken
boxes or number Of seats
Several hundred women attended the sale and
tea from 20 this afternoon for the benefit OF
the House Of the Good Shepherd Decorations
and the fancy articles for sale made the place
gay with color. Mrs. Edward Douglas White
president OF the board. was assisted by Baroness
Hengelmtiller. Mrs. McKenna and a number Of
other women Mrs George Howard was IN the
tea room and had as her assistants Nine. de sibour
and Mrs Corcoran Thorn. while the Misses Cullen
Miss Riggs, Miss Sherman. the Misses Sheridan
the Misses Cotton and others interested themselves
In the sale.
DR.. and Mrs, F. Fremont Smith entertained a
dinner party tonight. with Secretary and Mrs
Shaw. Colonel and Mrs Parker, Justice and Mrs
Seth Shepard. Mr.. and Mrs Frank Moss and
DR.. and Mrs. Sewers guests.
Secretary and Mrs. Metcalf were the guests az
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07

the Interstate Commerce Commission Is obliged
to accept any theory which railroad company
sees fit to offer In reporting casualties That
body is at present entirely helpless In tho mat
ter and realization Of the fact inspired II both
In 1904 and 1905 to ask for Increased powers.
The moral effect OF the publicity which would
result from a federal investigation would GER
tainIv be great. 1t could hardly fail to act as
tonic to the management of transportation COM
panies The revelation Of their shortcomings
and perhaps the very prospect of such a revela-
tion-would almost certainly induce them to
adopt precautions for saving life which would
otherwise be neglected.
The expediency of complying with the recon-
mendations of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and such technical periodicals as EN-
gineering News" ought to be determined. per-
haps independently of usage in other countries.
1t is worthy of notice, however, that In England
disasters like those at Salisbury and Grantham
are investigated by the Board of Trade, a branch
of the national government. The practice has
been in vogue there for twenty-five or thirty
years, and the inquiries themselves are known to
be extremely rigid. Perhaps these facts account
in some measure for the relatively low mortality
among the passengers on English railways
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
NEw-yoRK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY DECEMBER T. 1906

sent its garbage on scows to the Barren Island
rendering works DR.. A. III. Doty, Health Ofi-
Ger Of the Port Of New York, has repeatedly
protested against the practice as unsanitary
and needlessly offensive. About year ago
fresh contract was made with the company
which operates the plant on Barren Island and
this still has about four years to run BEFORE
the present agreement expires the value OF the
policy pursued on Staten Island may perhaps
be SO fully demonstrated that it VIII De auopteo
for practically the whole city.
The cremation of city refuse, though widely
approved in England, has never been regarded
with much favor In this country. POSSIBLY
larger acquaintance with its advantages and
recent improvements In the requisite apparatus
may remove some Of the objections which Amer
leans have hitherto offered to the method. At
any rate, the experiment about to be made on
Staten Island is to be welcomed and the Presi-
dent of the borough, Mr.. Cromwell deserves
much credit for his activity in promoting 1t.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07

nation should be dealt with IN generous and
not niggardly manner.
We are well aware that New York Itself has
not been entirely blameless In the matter.
Years ago sIovenly and dishonest local admin
istrations permitted the harbor channels to be
made the repository of street sweepings and
other refuse, TO the material damage of the
port and there have been complaints, only too
well founded. that the representatives of this
city and state In Congress have not always been
as active and efficient as they should have been
in presenting the claims of this port to federal
consideration But the Importance of the mat
ter both to New York and TO the nation is too
great for any such things 10 be permitted longer
TO stand In the way. 1t is essential that New
York Harbor shall be made and kept easily
accessible 10 the largest steamships in the world
and that fits terminal facilities shall be second
10 none on this continent. So far as such
achievements are charge upon the federal gov
ernment, If is to be hoped that they will be
effected regardless of. and, indeed, in spite Of
any local Indifference. So far as they are a
matter Of local concern, we cannot believe this
city will be permanently Indifferent to them.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
Anl7LSe1nentS.
2 NusIo-xsiSTh. Shepherd King

1SADEMy OF NuBIo-is-The shepherd King.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EEToR-sSo-Ths Daughters OF Men
SyQu-f;ib-Sftr wslson-Andrews
HfOApWAy-Ssl5-The Partisan Model
CAENC0iE EAil-&sz5-Vioin Recital
CAGNO-S-Ths Blu Noon.
(NLON.AL-a-S-
SalTEfIoN-ssiS-The Little Cherub
pALY' Y'S-S 18th. leIie az Mavfair
EDEN GytKE-Ehe World IN weN
h&PlRl1-efst-fzis House tn Order.
MISREPRESENTATION BUTTERFLY
GAkEICK-Sf2o-cQaroe
GRAND CENTRAL PALAcE-Automobile Show.
A6cfNkTr-SieQ-The Chorus Lady.
hANMLasrElN's VICTORIA-2-S:l5-Neu NeudeTille
HERALD soCAfE-s-The Great Decide and About
EuPPoDnoa1E- Daughter and Pioneer
1zubs5A ub5a55 5A-s.lLrn. HypOca.es.
IRVING rlACE-S.2O-Dsr Zerr7ssene
kNlCKrHBoCKER-s:1 Red NIL.
LfEERTg--S:i5-The Girl Who Has Everything.
LINCOLN sQCARE-e:lb-Mrs. Temples Telegram
iNCEUGs-s :1b-The Lion and the Mouse.
MADISON SQCApE-s:15-The Three OF rs.
MAJESTIC-S :ls-The Touri is.
MANIA s:l5--Clothes
fANEAr1AN OPERA EOUSE-s-Faust-
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-s-La Dsmnstion de
FEurt
NEW ssTF1aDAAf-s:l5-Csssr ana Cleopatra
NEW NORE-s.l .l5--MamSele Sallis
SAVOY-s:1b-The Man OF the Hour.
ST. NICHOLAS RTNK-Ice Skating.
WATLACK's-s:lh-The Rich Mr.. HogFenhemer. .
WEBER S-S: :9O-Twiddle -Twaddle and The Squsw Mans
Girl of TIE Golden West.
WEST END-s-sirl Rafhes
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
Abouf People and Sccfof lncfdenfs.

dinner tonight OF Mrs. Victor Clement r,
tertained besides Controller and Mrs. D. n
General and Mrs. Sharpe Mr. and NJ. ssE
Cleveland Perkins. Mrs. Reyburn. Paul GO
and Captain Clonan anton
Mr. and Mrs William c. Denny alzo -
tanned at dinner IN honor Of Mrs. Edgar Br,ys.
OF New Orleans. Sht.
Mrs. Gheen. WIFI Of Rear Admiral "a
Gheen. retired was hostess at tea tb,. ''.. ~.
noon. when she presented her daurb+.-
Florence Gheen. Ais
Mrs Audenreid is entertaining her nise. =.
Anna French. or Philadelphia and rn,-,.. '''s
meet her at luncheon to-day Miss ~ .
Hitchcock' Miss Shaw Miss Foraker. Mis-, -,
isle Miss Palmer. Miss Symons and Me- -, "a
Mrs. r. Dickinson Jewett entertained =. So So.
con to-day for her daughter Miss Flizah..s =
Jewett. having as guests Miss Edith sanV.- ~, =
Jeans Crosby Miss Grace Allen and a n1,r,s.- !.
this seasons debutantes y
New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
ANAToLE LIE BRAz At COLUMBIA.
French Professor and Authority on Celtic
Literature Here

Brittany and its most famous representatives in
the world OF art and literature. notable among
whom was the great poet Chateaubrand, formed
the theme OF address delivered yesterday after
at Columbia University by Anatole lie Braz
one OF the greatest authorities living on the
subject Of everything pertaining to Brittany and
Celtic lore. and for whose sake the French gov
ernment has established and endowed Celtic chairs
at the universities of Rennes and Paris.
Professor lie Braz. whose poems and whose prose
have less than half dozen occasions been
crowned by the French Academy. and who IS one
of the most constant contributors to the Revue
des Deur Mondes," Is the principal author of the
Breton revival. which has played great a role
IN French poetry and literature during the last ten
years and he is in this country In response to an
urgent invitation by the Alliance Franchise To- de-
liver series of lectures at Harvard Yale Colum-
bia and Princeton During his forthcoming stav in
Washington ne is TO deliver address al tho
White House on the subject Of Brittany