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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-19
Fight to Eradicate White
Plague Among Tennesseeans

A Nashville special of May Il says:
The state Board of Health is now
engaged in the special work of en-
tightening the people of tennessee on
the subject of tuberculosis and pro-
poses to continue its labors in this
direction for some months TO come.
II is the purpose of the state board
to enlighten the people on this sub
tect and impress upon them the neces-
silly for taking immediate steps for
the eradication of this plague and the
prevention of its spread In this work
OF education the board is being ma
terially aided by the pamphlet which
has been recently prepared on the
subject of pulmonary tuberculosis by
DIR. Louis Leroy, of Memphis. State
Bacteriologist, which book is said to
be one OF the finest, most up-to-datc
and complete scientific treatises on
the subject ever printed. The publ.
cation has been issued by the state
board and hundreds of copies mailed
throughout the state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-19

importance to the people of the state
generally as we'll as to the profess
sion. 1t must never be forgotten that
the whole thing is largely question
of sanitation. 1t is of concern more
for the living than the dead. The
scientific treatment of the dead IS
both an affair of decent. reverent and
affectionate consideration on the one
hand and on the other matter OF
health to society
In the shipment of bodies. it Is of
vital necessity that the embalming
be properly done, otherwise there is
manifest danger of the spread of
disease. In these days of scientific
undertaking, there is no excuse for
not properly embalming a body so
that it can be shipped anywhere and
to any distance. To do this, cOmpe-
tent men must be in the profession
This thing is not to be left to the
chance of some ignorant
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-19
BUILDING MARINE RAIL WAY
FOOT OF HERRON'S WHARF
Frank M. Daniels & Co., Are
Preparing to Repair
Vessels.
THREE TRACKS ARE UNDER CON-
STRuCTIoN, THE LARGEST OF
WHICH WILL HAUL OUT YES
Sells DRAWING IL FEET OF
WATER.

firm to be known as F. NJ. Dan
1els & Co, with Frank Daniels as
manager and superintendent, has Il
force OF men at work at the foot of
HERON wharf constructing three ma
rlne railways and preparing a ship
yard for the repair of small vessels.
The men have been at work now for
several days and much progress has
been made in the construction of the
railways.
The plans of the company are to
construct three sets of ways. One
set will be for the accommodation of
small sail boats and Launches which
are IN need of repair. This pair of
ways will be about 100 feet in length;
reaching out into the bay a sufficient
length TO allow this size craft to be
brought up. The second pair will be
for the hauling out of barges and
small tug boats, and will be about 275
feet in length, while the third pair
VIII be 400 feet in length and will
be for the accommodation of large
towboats. barges and fishing smacks
Two or the railways are well under
construction and will be completed as
soon as piling can be placed for the
foundation in the bay.
The firm has ordered an engine of
large horse power, which will be used
in hauling out vessels that are to be
repaired. and it is expected that it
will arrive here within the course of
the next ten days and be placed in DO
sition.
The railways are being constructed
of heavy creosoted timber, with sub
stantial foundations and with SUM-
cient room from the waters edge to
accommodate two vessels at one time
In connection with the railways a
ship yard. with force of competent
men will be maintained. and the firm
intends contracting for the construcs
ton of vessels.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-19

man who calls himself an undertaken
If men want to go into the bust
ness, they must prepare themselves
to fulfill its obvious duties. Thus the
state has done we'll to require a more
thorough knowledge of the science of
embalming before It gives a license.
No one can question the Importance
as d matter of general health, nor can
anyone doubt its importance to the
funeral director. When body is
shipped from this state it ought to be
in as good condition from the en-
balmer's hand as from any other
state in the Union.
There must be no step backward
This association really has the thing
mainly in their own hands. We can
see that the la wis administered to its
fullest extent. No profession is ever
helped by secOnd-class work or
second-clasS men. L congratulate
this association on the possible pass
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-19

1t is estimated that from % to ~
per cent of all he sickness in the va
rious state institutions OF Tennessee
is caused by tuberculosis. white the
mortality among the patients so at
tackled is from 80 to IS per cert. This
proves that the mortality among tu-
bercular patients is greater than
among those afflicted with any one
of the other communicative diseases.
The mortality among smallpox pa
tients, for instance, is said not TO be
over two per cent; that among yellow
fever patients not more than from two
TO four per cent, and that among
typhoid fever patients not more chan
from fifteen TO twenty per cent These
are startling figures, which are shown
TO be correct. the medical authorities
state. from the statistics at hand.
The movement for the eradication
and prevention of tuberculosis is
rapidly growing in strength in Ten
nessee and the work which has been
undertaken by the state board o.
health is certain to bear soOd fr':it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-19
ADDRES OF JOHN G.
WOOD BEFORE THE
EMBALMERS' ASSN.
IN SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION FOR
MORE RIGID ExAMI.
NATION

John G. Wood. of this city, who re-
Gently returned from the annual meet
ing of the Florida Funeral Directors
and Embalmers Association, of which
he was elected president, delivered
the following address at the meeting
in support of a resolution for a more
rigid examination of those applying
for certificates to become embaImers:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen-The
probable passage of a bill by the pres
ent legislature empowering the state
board of health to examine more rigid
ly all embalmers is a matter of great
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-19
GREAT ICE FIELD
ENDANGERS LIVES
OFF CAPE BRETON
CLOSELY PACKED MASS OF ICE
FORTY MILES LONG AND
TEN MILES WIDE
BY Associated Press.

North Sidney, May 1S.-A closely
packed field of ice, forty miles long
and ten miles wide, has prevented all
commerce in Cape Breton. Many
vessels are endangered in the ice, and
it is feared that two, with crews of
forty men in all have been lost.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-19

age of the law, can congratulate the
state that ii has a legislature that will
consider the Importance of this mat
ter"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-19
Citv Democratic Ticket.

CITY Democratic Ticket.
For Mayor:
CHAS. H. BLISS.
For Marsnat:
SRANK SANDERS.
For Comptroller:
GEO. T. MORGAN.
For Treasurer:
HARRY T. ROWLAND.
For Tax Collector:
JOHN CARY WHITING.
For Tax Assessor
THOS- H. JOHNSON.
For Recorder:
WIN. NJ. JOHNSON.
For Chief of Fire Department;
w. r. BECKER.
For City Attorney:
JOHN B. JONES.
For City Physician:
E F. BRUCE.
For Street Superintendent:
JOHN BURNS.
For Registration officer:
j D. GOSS.
For City Electrician:
LEN LeBARON.
or Building Inspector:
JOHN D. Kendall.
For President Of Council:
G g GOODMAN.
For Aldermen, Precinct u:
J n. ANDREWS.
WILL L. MOVER.
b 3 WILLIAMS.
For Aldermen, Precinct "a:
FRANK REILLY.
B ROCHEBLAVE.
Fer Aldermen, Precinct IL;
LUCIUS s. BROWN
SOL Calm.
For Alderman, Precinct IS.
W. A. DUNHAM.
For Board of Public Works:
LEE DANIELS
w J. FORBES
NJ. O'LEARY.
c. THIESEN
JAMES O. WALKER.
For Board of Public Safety:
H O. ANSON.
w G. DALEY
JOHN @. OLIVER
FRANK RADCLIFFE.
c. F. SCHAD.
For Board of Equalization
w E. ANDERSON.
II. C. DeSILVA.
J. GEO. WHITE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
POLITICIANS OF FLORIDA
 MOVING ON TALLAHASSEE
City Preparing for Coming of Lawmakers---Con- tests for Speaker of House and President of
 Senate Will Be Spirited.

good work if the fines are paid. But tne commission has to report also that oniy $500 of the amount has been paid, ana the Attorney General has been re- auired to enter suits for the collection of the balance.
 the Commission will report, will prob- ably result in reconstruction of the Railroad Commission act. vestinx the Commission with the authority to cole iect It's own fines and giving x super~ visfon over the physical properties 0x the railroads.
 There can be no question that the railroad service in the State has been materially bettered during the past few weeks. Until the beginning of the mandamus proceeding before the Bu- preme Court against the Atlantic Coast Line the Commission was flooded with complaints. chiefiy based upon the faii- ure of the roads to furnish cars and to promptly receive and transport ship- ments The Attorney General be1nn proceedings for the issue of d perenp- tory writ of mandamus to force the Atlantic Coast Line to put It's rpadbed and tracks in safe and suitable condf- ton and to perform the usual duties of a common carrier as required by tho rights of franchise.
 While the mandamus proceeding drags interminabiy in the court tho service has improved and the Raiiroad Commission has had many compiaintx withdrawn by shippers because the service was 30 much improved that tho need to press them was removed
 The Commission will recommend that a general statute be topted provfdinn for the prompt settlement of jus8 claims for the loss and dGrnaEa Of freight. giving the railroads ninety days from the filing of the claim in which to efrect settlement. providing . penalty for failure to settle within tho given time. This Is designed to satia% fy one of the chief complaints with which the Commission has had to dead --the failure of the railroads No masxA prompt settlement of clalms.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
THE HEALTHY STOMACH.

ssyVe Never Know We Have n Stomach
 Unless Something is wrong With It."
 When you begin to realize that you have a stomach, it means that this organ Is not In good condition. and 1t Is reminding you of the fact,
 Do not feel discouraged and miser- able because of the presence of indi- restion. It Is the best thing in the world for you if you can only see 1t and give the stomach proper treat ment.
 Change the weak stomach to a healthy one by using Mi-o-na stomach tablets. This remedy Is not a mere digestive, giving only temporary relief. but a combination of remedies that actually strengthen the stomach. excite the secretion of gastric juices and en- able the digestive organs to care for food you eat in natural. normal way
 By taking Mi-o-na tablet before each meal you can enjoy a good dim ner without distress and suffering, and you will never know that you have a stomach.
 E. G. Fowler has sold a good many Roc boxes of Mi-o-na stomach tablets, and the more the remedy is used, the more friends 1t has, for every box gives satisfaction. It is sold under an abso- iute guarantee that the money will be refunded should Mi-o-na fall to give satisfaction. F. G. Fowler will take all the risk, and the remedy will cost you ssathinG upIeaa fl nAra~- lSl.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
MAY RESTORE RATES.
Warning Given To soIons by Co1
 xnfnai0ner Harlan

Warning Given To soIons by Com-
 missioner Harlan
 Chicago Chronicle.
 That the activity of State Leginlat- ures in passing restrictive rate legis- lation will ultimately encourage the courts to declare such legislation un- constitutional, was tine declaration made yesterday by Interstate Com merce Commissioner Harlan. Mir. Har- Ian, who has been taking testimony in Chicago relative to alleged extortion- ate rates from St. Paul to Spokane. made this assertion before leaving the city for the West. where the hearing will be continued.
 While Commissioner Harlan avoid cd categorical responses to questions put with reference to his view of how rate Legislation should be effected. the tanor of his talk left the inference clear that he agrees with E. H. Harri- man that the matter should be left to the Interstate Commerce Commission. acting conjointiy with the country's transportation lines.
 Cancel TarffR Reduction.
 T may say with reference to the ra- cent activity of State Legislatures in reducing passenger rates that believe it constitutes nothing less than an in- vitation to the courts to undo it." he said. The pendulum can swing only: so far and then the force of gravity tntervenes and pulls 1t back.
 T confess that 1t is dificult for me to see how a legislative committee sit ting in a committee room. without inc formation, can formulate intelligent leg railroad rates. Neither can see how a State Legislature. acting without in- formation can assume to cut rates 3a 1-s per cent and expect such cuts to be upheld in the courts. There seems to be little doubt that the courts will be called upon ultimately to determine the validity of such action"
 DO you agree with Mir. Hartman that the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion should be clothed with more pow. CT and that 1t should largely supsrseds as restrictive agent the various Stats Legislatures7 he was e-sked.
 More Competent to Judge.
 ''rhe idea is by no means original with Mir. Hartman" Commissioner Harlan replied. Tt would seem natur- al, would it not. that a body furnish with the details of operation. should be better equipped to pass upon such an intricate question as rate legisla- ton
 Commissioner Harlan proved less ready to talk upon the bearing of the present line or investigation as 70 raii- road values In it's relation to the es- tablishment of rates.
 If the value of the physical proper ties of all the railroads were known, together with their earning capacities, would not the work of the Interstate Commerce Commission be confined largely to the matter of equalization? ?' he was asked
 well, that Is rather too broad a question to attempt to answer at this .iIne," replied the Commissioner. We are now mainly concerned with col iecting the data"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
KEEPS TRACK or Moos.

Astronomer Prepares Table Showing
 Her Position at Any Minute. New Haven Dispatch.
 A table from which can be deduced the exact location of the moon at any given time and which when completed will be used in the preparation of the Nautical almanac is being prepared by Prof. E. W. Brown of Haverford Coll lege, Pennsylvania. who is coming to Yale next fall to take the chair of mathematical astronomy.
 Professor Brown has just been awarded the gold medal of 1907 by the Royal Astronomical Society of England for his original work in this copnec- ton.
 For ten years Professor Brown has been calculating all the motions of the moon which arise from the attraction of the earth and sun. and the results he has obtained are said by astrono- mers to surpass in accuracy anything of the kind ever given to the scientific world.
 Professor Brown is now hard at work calculating the effects produced by the attraction of the planets.
 The mathematical predictions of the location of the moon can only be made by working out the consequences, of
 
 astronomers by the use of telescopes and methods of observation have been able to observe the place of the moon accurately, but it was not until carly in the nineteenth century that P. A. Hansen devised method by which he could calculate the place of the moon at any time.
 Years elapsed then before Hansen's calculations had been put into form sv. xxuhf anHI6 hA raan according to astronomers, to obtain the place Of the moon for every hour of the day which Is given in the Nautical calcula- ton over again.
 Astronomers of recent years have used these tables with a few correc- tions, but they have not been deemed sufsiciently accurate for advanced sci- entists.
 Influenced by this lack of accuracy between the theory and the observa- tions Professor Brown ten years ago undertook the calculation over again, a task to which at least two noted as- tronomers had given their entire lives and had. not brought to successful finish.
 With the calculations of all the mo- tions of the moon relative to the earth and sun finished, Professor Brown now is confident of success, as he believes that by far the greatest difficulties of his undertaking have been overcome.
 When he finishes his study of the planets, and every possible source Of disturbance has been accounted for, the theory will be complete
 The computers for the almanac will work from this theory, but Professor Brown will facilitate their work by getting out tables of numbers which will be substituted for the long express eions in the theory, and will simplify the work of the. calculators for the al- manac.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
GrowinR Timher for Ttea.

The Florida East Coast Railway Is the only railroad in Florida. and prob ably the only one in the South, that is making experiments in growing timber for cross ties.
 This company has set apart a large tract of land near Bayard, on it's line, for the cultivation of the catalpa tree. which Is a native of the Wabash Val ley, This tree has beon experimented with by several of the Western lines successfully, but with a difference of soil and climate. the company concIud- ed to make its own experiments More than a year ago 12,000 of these trees were set out. and if the growth proves satisfactory the number and the acre. age will be increased in. accordance with the needs.
 It is claimed that these trees will grow without cultivation. but it will require several years to determine whether it will be profitable to con tinue the growth of them. It is said to be a rapid growth becoming large enough for cross ties in eight or nine years. The cata1pa is said to have life as a cross tie of more than double that of the oak, or other material. The Pennsylvania road has been expert menting i've years and last March ap- pointed forestry expert as forester of the road. This is the first appointment of the kind ever made by a railroad, but indicates clearly the trend of the times.
 Cross-ties- are becoming fewer and dearer every year. and no substitute has ever been found for the wood tie. The Pennsylvania is growing chestnut and red oak and has nearly two mil lion trees under cultivation,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
NO GREAT rNcnrAsn.
Unknown Army Not SO Numnexeum A
 Was Expecfea.

Unknown Army N0t So NmMexoum Am
 Was Expected.
 Washington, March 2s--'~rhs un- known army has been the subject oA much controversy in discussing tho forces engaged in the civil war; said Commissioners of Pensions Warner. speaking of the pension roll. "Bua never until the McCuber servfca pan- sion bill became law. was there a means for determining anything about its extent.
 Tho unknown army has become ta be so called largely because its mem. bers did not apply for pensions This they did not dc on account of the va rioas reasons of de1icacy, pride or fnS difference, but most of these causaf have been removed by the passage oi the service law, and most of the un@ knowns. those who have never hereto- fore asked for penisons. are coming ta the front.
 'T think everybody will be surprised at the limited number there are of them. So far there have been about 280, 900 applications under the new lnu. but of these only a little over one per cent are in the shape of the original applications, or in other words, appif~ cations of the hitherto unknown pos- sible pension claimants. Certainly the entire number will not exceed 5000
 'The other 275,ooo applications are nll for increase and were made by mem whose names have been on the rolls im the past"
 MT. Warner Is of the opinion thaa the great bulk of applications. on Ae- counts of the McCumber law. have been received, When the law first went Into effect the applications were received in enormous quantities. as many as 10000 coming in in one day.
 The number has now fallen to about 1000 a day, and is rapidly diminish ing. The receipt of so many appiioa- tions has oocaeioned a correepondinm increase of labor in the ofice. but bY shifting the clerical force to meet the especial demands, it has not been found necessary to augment the list of ems ployes.
 The records of the pension otzlca show 2,351. of the civil war pensioners died in February. but there are stiii eB3.4ss of them left on the pension rolls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
In the slump.

Alfred H. Curtis, President of the said: T heard of one instance where 9 man lost more than $1,000.000 an hour between the hours of opening and clos Ing of the Stock Exchange. At the be- gining of the day he had a credit of S7,000,000 with his brokers. When the market closed at 3 o'clock 1t had been you say, but in his own mind doubtless a veritable pauper. Things that he could do couple of days ago are now impossible, unattainable. LuxurieS that he regarded on Tuesday or We'd nesday merely as the necessities of life are now things to dream about And this $6,250.000 loss Is only one in- stance. There are hundreds of other men who have parted with amounts ranging from $100,o0O to $1,o00,o00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
Piles Cured
 Quickly at Home
Without PaIa, Cutting or Surgery.
 Instant Relief.
We Prove It. sample Package Fr

 We Prove 1t. Sample Package Free.
 Seven people out of ten are said to have Piles. Not one man in a million need have them and we are proving it every day at our own expense. We send a sample package of the. wonder full Pyramid Pile Cure to any person absolutely free
 We don't do this as a matter of amusement or philanthropy, but be- cause 1t is to our interest to do so. We know that the sufferer from piles. tor wretched trouble, will dnd such imme- diate relief that he will go at once to his druggist and buy g box and get well. -.-t
 We know that we have got the great est remedy in the world for piles, and we are ready and willing to stand or fall by the verdict of those who make the trial We have been doing this for some years now and we never yet have had occasion to regret it.
 And the remedy at the drug store is exactly the same as the sample we send out, AS, for instance. here is a man who got such immediate relief from the sample that he at once bought a box. Was 1t just the same? Undoubt- edly. since it cured him after all sorts and kinds of things had failed.
 
 ters we get every day and we don't have to ask for them.
 "Received your sample of Pile Cure and have given 1t fair trial and it has proven the best I ever tried and effect ed a complete cure. I can recommend YOU highly in this vicinity. Have used your sample and one box and 1t has been a complete cure. It has been worth $100 to me
 Thanking you for the sample and the cure, I will recommend you to ev- erybody. Yours respectfully, Julius Mayer, dealer in feathers. ginseng and hides, Bedford, Ind"
 Pyramid Pile Cure is for sale at ev- cry druggists at 50 cents a box or. if you would like to try a sample first. you will receive one by return mail by sending your name and address to The Pyramid Drug Company, 59 Pyramid RnlldinK. Marshall. Mich.