The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-10-25
GENERAL CONFERENCE CALLED
TO FIGHT DREADED PLAGUE
,,,,l # Health Authorizes Health Officer to Bring
! lboul Meeting TO Decide Upon Campaign Against
n,,cinq Fever--NOw Believed That Persons Died
i oriental Disease Before lis Presence Was Dis
urasd.

be available as needed.
The beard has already a force
OF the city's carpenters az work on
the temporary building az sixth av.
south and kinE a. for a headQuar
tiers for che collection and exam.
inatlon OF rats, IL will be ready
tomorrow
Bringing In Rats.
The rat crusade showed itself 10
Dc on IN earnest this morning when
a half barrel or more OF the dead
rodents were brought into che
headquarters % the board of health
az Fourth av aud jefferson 81
After the record of the rats was
taken. they were deposited In a
new corrugated iron garbage can
Tor treatment BY the city bactcr
ioiogist
ono hos came iu with a string
~ IA rats which he had caught
around some garbage barrels IN
the rear OF the Abbott house. on
Pike ST.. and for which BE- got i've
cents each
The niwht policemen deposited
number 81 dead rats al the door
OF the headquarters after coming
Ia from their night work
Additional inspectors we're add
"a 20 the force this morning
Governor TO Aid.
Governor Albert +. Mead.
who arrived In the city yesterday
from Eastern Washington. and
Mayor William Hickman Moore
held consultation. which lasted
until an early hour this morning
In response 90 the request from
Governor Mead that the United
states authorities take charge OF
she plague ia Seattle. The following
message was received by Governor
Mead last nlght from Surgeon Gen.
erai Wyman.
Washington. n c.. Oct "a. 1907
Gov. Albert p Mead.
Seattle. wash
after consultation with assistant
secretary Ia response 10 you teie
gram 30 e4nd. received this morn
ms Passed Assistant Surgeon
Cofcr Will BE- ordered "a Seattle ~
the representative Of tho service
CO. Seattle aud Pugct Sound terri
tory Or Cofer has had lArge cx.
pefience with plague Al liunpiala
Passed Assistant Surgeon White
already On Seattle. has also had
large expsrlence with plague Pend
ms Ir Cofefs arrival. Dr White
has been directed TO confer with
mayor In advisory capacity and "a
make known 10 the bureau the ne.
cuasltias ~ the situation.
Additional officers viii BE- sent u
needed
Must Bear Expense.
The same arrangements wili b.
necessary With regard 20 expense
a. have hecn made IN San Fran
cisco and Oakland and Ia New
Orleans during yellow fever cpi
dsmie. that Is. labor and material
required viii b. furnished b. state
on local authorities the department
furnishing necessary professional
torre including laboratory u r..
auiFed
rwYMAN~
Authorities Reply.
n response 70 this message Gov
Mead and Mayor Moore seat the
following.
Seattle. Wash. Oct "a. 1907.
Surgeon General United States
Health and Marine Hospital sery
ice. Washington. y &.
The state Of Washington and the
city 81 Seattle will supply 70 the
United states public health and
marine hospital service all The men
money and material necessary FOE
the immediate suppression and
eradication 81 the babonic plague
within their boundaries
ALBERT r. MEAD. Governor.
WA HICk MAN MOORE. Mayor