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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13
MRS. TAYLOR DEAD.
Aged Lady In North Martinsburo Dies
From ParaIytic Stroke.


Mrs. Rebecca Taylor. widow OF
Lemuel Taylor. 627 North Queen
street. died Friday night at II o'clock
of paralysis. aged rs years. She was
in her usual health in the evening and
was sitting in the doorway OF her
home about $50 o'clock when she
had q paralytic stroke. She was car
ried into the room but never regained
consciousness.
Surviving are three children: Mrs.
G. b. Neer, with whom Mrs. Taylor
made her home, and Jacob w. Taylor.
North Queen street; Mrs. 8. B.
Wright. Waynesboro. Pa; also two
sisters: Mrs. Sarah O'Brien, this city,
and Mrs. G. Smallwood, Jefferson
county.
Mrs. Taylor was the daughter Of
Lemuel Roberts and was born and
reared near Shepherdstown, but re-
sided here for the last 30 years. She
was a member OF the First Baptist
church and was very estimable
woman.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13

signs of typhoid exist, and yet one
man apparently in the best health
who is a bacillus carrier contami-
mates the product.
Defends Water.
DR.. Rosenaur. the Last speaker,
agreed with DIR. WEIGH that water
is not alone to blame In Washington
the waters of the dark and muddy
Potomac had been considered the
SURGE OF typhoid; nevertheless, after
these were purified there was more
OF typhoid than before. The conclu-
sion was then reached that either
the water was not so bad or that the
filters were not doing their duty. He
then referred to the results e an
Investigation into the cholera epidemic
in the Philippines. where 1t was found
that water was not the cause. 8 was
thought.
Milk. aid DR.. Rosenau. caused mos,
of the typhoid in Washington. The
manner in which the investigation
was conducted. which resulted in this
discovery. was, to say the least.
unique. Tab was kept on every
dairy and the customers of each fol-
lowed. 1t was found that the one in
which the milk was sterikzed, the
smallest percentage OF typhoid was
noticeable. This investigation was
continued for two years. and In every
instance the result was the same.
In Glasgow, Liverpool and London
the disease had decreased since milk
had been pasteurized. Milk is more
dangerous than water. for the reason
that the bacilli cannot exist long in
water. while 1t thriyes in milk.
In conclusion he said there were
three representatives. of typboid-they
we're clean water, noninfected milk
and the treatment OF the disease as a
dangerous and infectious one.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13
FUNERAL OF ITALIAN.
Man Killed on B. and o. Buried Here
Today.

From The World of Saturday:
The funeral OF Lumbardo Mariana,
the Italian laborer, who was killed by
freight engine near town ON Tues
day while at work on the b. and O.
tracks, was held this afternoon at 8
O'Clock in st. Josephs Catholic
church, Rev. Father Wilson officiating.
The funeral was largely attended bv
the Italian colony in this community
The interment took place in the
Catholic cemetery, six fellow country
men OF the deceased acting as pail
bearers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13

agreed that the source of the fever
in any community was the drinking
water, and the subsequent installa.
ton of filter plant proved the be
lief to be correct by causing reduc-
ton in tn number OF fever cases.
Our department has for years made
a regular meteorological examination
of the water and frequently demon
strated the presence of the color ba.
cillus, yet it was not until last year
that an examination was attempted Of
specimens of water taken from all
the wards of the city throughout the
year. IESt
Examination Results.
Or. Stokes, who followed. recited
the -esult of his examinations, His
paper was in a measure technical. He
said the routine work might be divid-
ed into the examinations of the rivers
and streams forming the city supply,
the reservoirs and the tap water col
lected from the various wards. The
city pumps were also included in
these examinations. The average
number OF bacteria per cubic cent?
meter from the rivers and streams
was 1920, while that from 168 sam
Piles of tap water was only 600.
In summing up the condition OF
the Baltimore water, it cannot be
said that it is as pure as the noun
tain, lakes or rivers" said Stokes,
"but / think that 1t can be Iassed
with the drinking water still used in
many large cities in the United States
where the water is obtained from sur.
face rivers passing through more or
less densely inhabited areas"
Referring to the examination of the
drinking we'll, DR.. Stokes aid he
found one of the most remarkable in
stances of concentrated pollution from
sewage from cesspits extant. UP
the present time this year 70 wells.
had been examined, and OF these 80.
or So per cent. were found to be
polluted by colon bacillus.
DIR. WEIGH, who followed, paid DR..
Jones warm compliment for his
painstaking investigation, and said 1t
was interesting to consider differences
from statistical studies. He agreed
with DR.. Jones that water was not en-
tirely removed from suspician. and
that we should at all times insist up
on a pure water supply. At the anne
time water is not responsible for an
Of the cases of typhoid. Recent In
vestigatins in Washington convinced
him of this. The way to trace back
the source was through individual
cases
DR.. WEIGH believes that contact had
much to do with the spread of typhoid
and referred to the report OF the army
which had discovered
that its prevalence was not due to
drinking water. Contact was. in his
Judgement. an important conveyancer.
It can be disseminated by persons in
cubating, by those convalescing or
even by healthy persons. Individual
caes must be investigated to learn the
source.
Conyalescents are known to have !
eliminated typhoid bacilIi one year |
after arising from sick bed. Then |,
again there are some apparently well
where gaEl bladders are bacillus
carriers. II a careful investigation !
we're made it would be found that in |
cases the typhoid germs have been
brought from large dairies where no .
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13
Baseball at WiIIlamsport.

It is quite likely that one of the
features Of the big time In Williams
port on July will be a baseball game
between team Of that place and
Martinsburg AS there will be moth
ing going on here that day a number
of people from here will doubtless go
over there that day
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13

fever cause more deaths than am
other epidemic d seases." The report
also shows the average death rate per
100000 population for Baltimore as
being s7.5 in 1904, s5.7 in 1905 and
34.3 in 1906.
1t is estimated on a basis of 10
per cent death rate that we have had
| in Baltimore every year for many
years from 1000 to $500 cases of
typhoid fever. 1t is most unfortunate
that while the reporting of cases of
this fever is better observed by physi-
Icians now than in former years. it is
quite evident that many cases have
never been reported. This is the re-
suit of some few physicians who will
not report any infectious disease, and
other physicians who consider that
the reporting of one case of typhoid
fever in family is all that is re-
quired of them, even though two.
three or more cases might levelop in
succession in the same family.
In the year 1904 there were 904
cases of this fever reported and 1893
deaths. One can scarcely believe
that the death rate from typhoid fever
in Baltimore is % per cent. In 1905
there were 103 more cases reported
than in the previous year, making in
all 1907 cases. The number of deaths
was 1877, of two less than in 1904.
The year 1906 shows 1909 cases. a
considerable increase in the number
of reported cases of the fever. There
was an increase OF 202 over 1905, and
305 over 1904. This increase, how
ever, was accompanied by less num-
Der Of deaths in either of the pre-
vious years, there being only 1873.
A Great Increase.
The year 1907 is notable for the
great increase of reported cases of the
fever, an increase of 211 over1906, Alb
over 1905. and SIC over 1904. There
were 230 deaths, which is 81 more
then the greatest number in any OF
the previous years. 1t furthermore
shows great increase in the death
rate per 100000 of the population.
The average for the previous three
years was 1871 per 100000, while for
1907 1t was 407.
Our water supply stands second to
none in its purity as a surface water.
but the fact that it is surface water
subjects it to all the possibilities OF
infection as elsewhere. although not
necessarily to the same degree. It
is claimed that inasmuch as there is
Al days supply of water between the
consumer and the nearest admitted
source ofpollution, that even though
that pollution should carry typhoid
fever organisms. that it would be ex-
tremely unlikely that any citizen
drinking that water would be infected.
1t is undoubtedly true that the
storage of the water in the impound
ing lakes and reservoirs affords
great deal OF protection. by virtue Of
the precipitation and effect OF sun
light in removing any typhoid organ
isms that might be present; yet 1t
must always be problematical as to the
certainty of the removed of all such
In fact that, in spite OF
the frequent attempts made by DR..
Stokes, our bacteriologist, to isolate
typhoid fever bacillus from our drink
ing water he has not YET succeeded.
But I believe that is the common re-
suit of such attempts by other bacteri-
oIogists. even when everyone had
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13
Ordered 70 Chicago.

Mr.. John L. Bateman. who Is an ~
sistant sergeant at arms at the ropu|b
lican national convention at Chicann
has received orders to report 6
Chicago on next Saturday morninG. \
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13

Washington, June 5.--Joe Letter
the millionaire, has taken out ! M
cense to wed Miss Juliette Williaua1
He Is 40 and she is 20. His GIT Wfll
be two million dollar palace On ~
pont Circle to his bride.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13
CAUSES OF TYPHOID FEVER
DISCUSSED BY LEADING MEDICAL
EXPERTS.
Water and Milk Settled Upon as the
Two Main Distributors, With MIX
As the Most Dangerous.

Medical men who have made a study
of typhoid fever, traced it's various
sources and made investigations look
ing to prevention of the spread of
the disease, made known the result
of their studies at meeting of the
Baltimore Medical Society.
Four speakers, all investigators
whose deductions are deserving of the
greatest consideration. They did not
agree entirely on the primary causes,
but their combined views threw con-
siderable light on the manner in
which typhoid is disseminated. The
speakers were DR.. c. Hampson
Jones, assistant health commissioner
of Baltimore; DR.. w. R. Stokes, city
bacteriologist; DR.. w. H. WEIGH, the
noted pathologist, and DR.. M. T. Rose
nau, director of the Hygenic Labora-
tory at Washington, and an expert ON
diseases of this character.
From the statements made by these
experts the auditors, who comprised a
number OF the leading physicians,
reached the conclusion that water and
milk were two of the principal dis
tributing agencies, and that contact
through carriers of the bacilli materi-
ally assisted in the dissemination
Or. jones' Views.
DR.. G. Hampson Jones was the
first speaker. His paper was the most
interesting, treating. as it did, Of the
disease in this city in the past four
years. He had prepared number OF
tables to illustrate his subject, show
ing the times of the year and the
sections of the city in which typhoid
was prevalent.
He said in part:
The prevention of typhoid fever has
been subject of so frequent and
thorough discussion that now it ap-
pears as though everyone admits as
true that it is disease that can be
and ought to be entirely prevented, or
at the very least the disease should
be made SO infrequent that it would
be considered curiosity.
1t must be true that every large
city presents certain peculiar features,
such as may be found in the source
of its water supply and the possibili
ties of it's pollution; in its milk sup
ply, and the care taken in the super
vision of its collection and distribu-
ton; in the degree Of development;
in the construction and character of
its sanitary sewerage. etc. So it be-
comes necessary to study carefully the
exact nature of local conditions to in
teifigently prescribe a reasonably sure
preventive and to know how much
should be expected to result In the
exercise OF any one preventive meas
ure.
With these points IN view our
Health department has been collect
ing lone facts that might prove of
value in the prevention of typhoid
fever causes more deaths than any
statistics issued by Director North in
1905 we find this statement: Typhoid
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13

Mrs. ] w. Bishop is having the
porch OF her home on West Martin
street reprinted lanes r. Smurr -
doing the work.
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signs of typhoid exist, and yet one
man apparently In the best health
who is a bacillus carrier contami-
mates the product.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-19

Farmsrs Union to Meet
The Logan County Farmers Union
VIII hQid rs regular quarterly meet.
ing at Guthrie July II, 1908
All locals 10 this county are earnest
y requested % send a fun delegation
10 IBIS leeetlng
Iraiefn0lly yours.
FRANK POSLfcK.
County HecfefarT-T Treasurer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-19
HEARING ON MURDER CHARGE

William McIntire. colored, after
his preliminary hearing yesterday af-
tcrnoon before Justice l.. o. Lytle on
the charge of murder in the first de-
gree was held 10 the grand jury with
out bail He Is said TO have
deliberately killed his neighbor.
George Mcfarland also colored.
last Friday afternoon al the latter's
farm by shooting aim down az close
range with a shotgun. The killing
was the outcome OF a quarrel between
the two men over Mcntire's yearlinp
calf getting into McFarland's oatheld.
Mrs. McFa land wife Of the dead
man, was an eyewitness to the
tradegy County Attorney James
Hepburne Is prosecuting the case for
the state and r "A. Mcclure Is repre-
senting the defendant The cocrt
room Is crowded with nelghbcrs re-
siding In the Lapgston vicinity Me
lhtlre IS thirty years Of age while his
victim was 81 years OF age
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-19


and the roll call viii be had for the
vote. We will not wait minute Ion
GER
The scene was absolutely unique in
American political history, the vote be.
ing taken during a terrific uproar in
behalf of a man whose name was net
before the convention.
Voting Commenced.
Alabama shouted the reading
clerk
There was a roar OF yells and Kisses
from the crowd
The chairman OF the delegation, how
ever, made bis way to the edge OF the
platform and called:
Alabama casts her 22 votes far
Taft"
The vote was repeated by the clerk
and there were cheers from the dele
gates sent TO mingle with the tumult
of the gallery crowd.
Kisses, cheers and cat-calls continu-
ed to come from the galleries.
BY the time Kentucky was reached
on the roll call the crowds had quieted
down at last bot cheers greeted the
announcement for Taft Solid votes
for Taft came from Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
Mississippi Missouri and other states,
but New Jersey split her votes among
four candidates. 3 for Taft, 3 for Can.
non. for Fairbanks and 4 for Knox.
VIM. f. Barnes voted for Tait-(New
York;; Representative Payne voted
with the Hughes delegates. The total
vote of New York was divided as
follows: Hughes 81, Taft 10, Cannon
G, absent /.
The convention was deeply interest
ed in the polling of the New York del.
egation and listened in silence 70 the
voting.
North Carolina went s9lidly for Taft
as did North Dakota.
Ohio cast for TAFT and Foraker
split This was the critical point In
the balloting and It was his own state
that carried the Ohio candidate over
to victory
There was 2 decided sensation when
the name Of Pennsylvania was called
and the chairman announced:
rSixty-four for Knox. 1 for Taft and
votes for Theodore Roosevelt"
Resoundins Cheers.
A resounding cheer from the CALLER
les greeted the announcement Chair
man Lodge ordered the galleries
cleared, but the demonstration was
short lived
PAY no attention TO the crowd,
said Senator lodge a shall not have
the president nominated By a Chicago
mob. shouted Senator Lodge IN an.
ger As the roll call proceeded the
chairman Of the various delegations
unable 10 make their voices heard. con
tinned 70 come up TO the platform and
yelled the votes OF their states into the
ears Of the secretary
t5eOrgia split up her votes casting
for Fairbanks and ~ for Taft
There had been 469 votes cast when
Ohio was reached and the domination
made.
The AZ votes OF Ohio gave Taft 81
wferaas only f9l we're required
South aTollna demanded that her
y5fe b. tnken by deleeatee. The vote
was Taft ~, Foraker 2. Fairbanks z,
absent 4
South Dakota. Tennessee, Texas.
Utah and Vermont went far TAFT West
Virginia. which was supposed 70 bo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-19
VOTE OF OPPOSITION
CAST PREFUNCTORILY
Dramatic Scene Enacted By
Frsnzied Delegates Just
Before Roll Call
(By Assoclated Press.l

i Chicago, H., June bit was late
4 in the afternoon before the conven-
! ion reached the end of the flood OF
1 eloquence and the decks were at last
cleared for the eliminating act But,
/ no. Just as the last of the seconding
speech for La Toilette had died away.
4 like a cyclone from clear sky burst
Ia La Toilette demonstration which
swept the convention from it's very
4 foundations, 1t seemed as though
! Wisconsin had peopled every foot OF
the galleries The delegates sat calm
and smiling excepting the frantic flag
wayings, but the convention was in po-
! session of the galleries for the time
being
Now singular transformation oc-
CURED gradually the whiriwind veer-
ed from La Toilette to Roosevelt A
banner bearing the Roosevelt picture
aud waving from the gallery was the
signal for the change but in the con
fused babel of voices there was no
distinguishing where the La Toilette
cheers ended and those for Roosevelt
began. Amid this pandemonium and
with the gallery IN full control Chair
man Lodge decided upon heroic action
n order again to make the con
yentin master OF its affairs He or
dered the roll call OF states to begin
Tor the vote on president. Such a
call, under such circumstances OF in
tense constructi2n has probably never
before occurred in the history of ma
tional conventions. The secretary was
poweriess 20 make his call of the
states heard above the clamor Seiz-
Ing a megaphone he shouted the roll
OF states-but MS voice was sWaif1wed
up in the mad uproar Gradually,
however. the curiosity of the multi
tude caused them to lapse into silence.
Roosevelt Cheers Begin.
The uprOar was so great at the time
the picture was hown that it was inn
possible to tell exactly where the La
Toilette enthusiasm ended and the
Roosevelt cheers began The Wis
consin men took full charge OF the
outburst however, and led II with
vim
Sergeant-atArms Stone directed one
of the assistants to to to Seiffert and
lrder him to take down the picture
of Roosevelt II was promptly done,
but the cheering went on undiminish-
I'd. The tumult was SO great that no
human voice nor the lusty strokes OF
the chaiTman's gayel were able TO pen
citrate il and bring order out Of the
vocal chaos
The cheering developed definitely
into a Roosevelt demonstration and the
men on the stage lifted Rooseyelt's
picture.
Two men marched across the bal
cony in the rear Of the stage and the
cheering was taken afresh With the
cry of -Four, four, four years more"
The man on the stage lifted again
the lithograph OF the president, which
had previously been lowered at the
command OF the sergeant alarms,
Then In the balcony there appeared
an immense American flag bearing
picture of the president
Chairman Lodge abandoning all ef-
forts 20 still the crowd. ordered Secre-l
tary Malloy 10 continue the call OF
The delegations. This was done in the
midst Of a terrific uproar
The chairman then announced.
THAT completes the roll of states
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the breeding place of the Roosevelt
BOOM went for Taft, while la Toilette
lost vote in Wisconsin. It being
cast for Taft The territories went
soidly for Taft and the final result
was:
Taft 7O2. Cannon 81, Knox 68. Fair.
banks Al, Foraker l6, Roosevelt Q.
Pennsylvania moved that the nomi-
nation be made unanimous.
Mr.. Woodruff seconded the motion
and was followed by Mr. Boutell OF
Illinois, the Indiana and Wisconsin
delegates.
The nomination was made unani.
nous.
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and the roll call will be had for the
vote. We will not wait a minute lon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-19
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-18
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bed wctting. There is constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. NJ. Sum
mers, Box W, Notre Dame, Ind, will
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full home treatment, with full instruc'
tions. Send no money, but write her
to-day IL your children trouble you in
this way. Don't blame the child, the
chances are it can't help it. This
treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difficulties
by day Or night.