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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

Place your fire insurance
the Abbeville Insurance
Trust Company. They
represent sixteen Of the larg-
est old line fire companies,
and are prepared to give you
the best of service.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

EIPcTRTG The Best Tonic,
1AHy Mild Laxative,
BlTTEkN Family Medicine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

i OFFEh
ForSale
One Lot on corner of Orange and
Lemon Streets, beautifully To-
Gated level and well drained,
$500.
Two Lots near Wardlaw Street,
two minutes walk from Graded
School near in, and a bargain
at $500 each.
500 Acres, eleven miles from
Abbeville, on.the Snake road,
adjoining lands of Hunter Bros.
known as the Alex McCaslan
place, one ten room house, three
two room tenant houses, good
barn, brings good rent on the
investment. Price $3.50 per
acre. This place has u hun
dred acres in pasture on Long
Cane Creek, we'll set in Bermu-
da grass, is an ideal stock farm.
1855 Acres, known as the Faulk-
net place, right at Lower Long
Cane Church, a two horse farm
open and rented. Price $1,000.
80 Acres land in the City of
Abbeville, within half mile OF
the Court House, $4,000 per
acre.
Ill Acres one and one-fourth
mile from City limits, price
S2O0O.00
1859 Acres, we'll improved, 10
tenant houses and necessary out
houses all comparatively new,
IL miles from Abbeville, 4 or 5
miles from Calhoun Falls, price
$500.
One 5 Room House, on 6 acre
lot in the town of Mt. Carmel,
within so yards of two churches
and the high school, price 500,
would be cheap at $1,000.
260 Acres land near Mt. Car
mel, s. c., price $4,000, posi-
bly, enough wood on this place
to pay for it.
One House and Lot on Ward
law st. The house is in good
condition. The lot contains
one acre. This is enc of the
most desirable homes in the
city, being in one of the best
neighborhoods, neal the Graded
School, the churches and close
to the business portion of the
city. Any one wanting a home
should not overlook this. Price
$500.
List your Real Estate with me
and come to see me. If you want
to buy I have or can get what you
want. If you want to sell I can
find you a buyer. I also buy and
sell all kinds of
Stocks and Bonds.
Remember I represent the Equi-
table, the strongest Life Insurance
Company in the world.
Robt. S. Link
Office over Milford's Book Store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

One 5 Room House, on 6 acre
lot in the town of Mt. Carmel,
within so yards of two churches
and the high school, price 500,
would be cheap at $1,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

469 Acres, we'll improved, 10
tenant houses and necessary out
houses all comparatively new,
IL miles from Abbeville, 4 or 5
miles from Calhoun Falls, price
S. $500.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

70 Governor Ansel will not take any
Oh the report for the present.
The act requires the report to be pub,
lished in one of the county papers, and
this will be done. In the meantime
the governor will reserve action.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
Agent, R. {.
Hill, Reports.
Columbia Record.

Mr.. R. E. Hill, appointed by Cover
nor Ansel under a special act OF d
last legislature to investigate the al,
fairs of Colleton county, today filed
with the governor his report finding
ex.County Treasurer D. L. Smith short
SIS, 144. 1S, and severely criticising sew
eral former and present county OIL
GERS for looseness in methods. and d.
vides the Smith liabilities as follows :
borrowed money account $l,O3l.62,
bond account $2,45O, dlspensary &C.
count 81, 662.56.
The Smith-Nash Incident.
Following his service as county
treasurer, MI. Smith was a member OF
the legislature. and was accused by
Representative J. Wright Nash OF
|Spartanpurg of appropriating his pro-
hibition bill and running it in under
the name of Smith as a ruse to defeat
the local option bill. Mr.. Nash made
a dramatic speech to knife his W
"baby" under the Smith name, 30 a.
to save the day for local option and
put the old State dispensary out OF
business. Mr.. Smith was at one time
spoken of candidate for governor.
Reports Accuracy Questioned.
Accountant Wilson of the cOmptrol'
Ter generals office, who has twice
checked up Mr.. Smith as treasurer the
final checking being when Mr.. Smith
left office, was surprised by the report
of today. Mr.. Wilson offers to bel
500 each that each of the three items
referred to by Mr.. Hill are incorrect
Mr.. Wilson does not believe Mr.. Smltt
is,short at all, that Mr.. Hill has made
some error.
Governor Reserves Action.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

260 Acres land zeal Mt. Car
mel, s. c., price $4,000, posi-
bly, enough wood on this place
to pay for it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
Stocks and Bonds.

Remember I represent the Equi-
table, the strongest Life Insurance
Company in the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

List your Real Estate with me
and come to see me. If you want
to buy I have or car get what you
want. If you want to sell I can
find you a buyer. I also buy and
sell all kinds of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
Results nt sheepshead.

Sheepshead Bay. July 6.-Before a
crowd of $4,000 persons Kings Daugh-
ter, Speedmaker OF the West easily
won the Commonwealth handicap, mile
and a quarter. at Shespshead Bay to-
day.
withdrawn, Kings Daughter was q
heavily played favorite. being backed
down from to to to at the
close. Effendt was the opening favor
Kings Daughter was the last one to
leave the barrier but she dashed into
the lead IN the first sixteenth of a
mile. She continued to increase her
iea6 all the way and at the end won
by four lengths. Effendi followed the
pace to the stretch where he stopped
and Affliction caught him firing and
California King. i to 5. won the In
dependence steeplechase.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
CLAIM FORFEIT
PRESIDENT KAVANAUGH ADMITS
FRANKS TECHNICALLY.
Forfeited Game at Mobile Yesterday
Morning Will he Subject of Call
to be Iaaued Directors.

Little Rock. Ark, July Especially
President Kavanaugh said tonight
that If Manager Frank of New Orleans
wished to take advantage of a tech
nicality he could claim a forfeit on
this mornings game at Mobile.
President Inge of Mobile asked
President Kavanaugh for authority to
play a double header in the afternoon
instead OF a morning and afternoon
game, Inge evidently went on the
presumption that he had a right to
arrange the matter himself without
consulting Manager Frank of New
Orleans.
However as the constitution pro-
vides that both morning and afternoon
games shall be played. unless diff
ferent agreement is made. the morn
ing game should be counted as a
victory for New Orleans pending a
meeting of the Board of Directors
which shall at oncs'' saiA Presi-
dent Kavanaugh tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
AFTERNOON GAME

Bernhards people were very lucky
to get on with that one run in the
second game. as Elmer Bliss was pitch
he has. worked mis- season. Local fans
know what that means.
Up TO the last Of the NTH round not
evsn . scratch hit had been made on
troll wa perfect. not giving base on
balls and striking out two batters. One
hi In the last Of the NTH. one in the
ssnssd the total swsts that he sai SI
Dell gang could ama&s.
While the Climbers were hammering
Winn Kelium pretty hard. killing the
srs not over three of the runs should
have scored. Costly errors by Walter
East helped In two Of the runs, q cou.
Rs s % throw ' to On thru n helped no IN ths
Rliss was not the whole works. how
ever. for there were eight other ath-
tally assisted In knocking the volun-
teers out of runs, and by the same to-
Ken, in knocking in runs for Mr.. Bliss.
A AUS a. Persons ,S Ess couple t q hs:
same. One OF Days was a pinch hit
that drove In a run. and the other
would have driven In iun but for the
KIN drove In Q ri neach. In fact, ev-
srybody had the hitting habit except
Bernhard.s people, and they were at
ar Ged p Tss the ss an. habit bra Tns
ting OF the CHAMBERS seemingly put
them UP In the air. the final score being
to 7 In favor Of the climpsrs. Th
ground rules had to be made, long
PIT In the crowd only going for two
ss sas sg .s.a ' .s.. : sy Sn s 3ss
DAILY took punch at Mr.. Keilum and Il
third whiteman hit safe and drove
m Ds sSVas the t. ,sss an'
Reiium allied the bags by walking
0remings-. and on osteen's hit TO Rob.
srtscn. Daily scored. Three hits hav-
Ing driven In two runs with able ass
sistance Of the base on balls.
In the third, Messrs. Kellum and But
Ter, out OF the Kindness OF their hearts,
P ae Har. GSss snna people with
made wild heave 70 flrss. Daily dump.
ed one at KeLum. who made another
s n.iy hsays Hart. going to third and
Lay 70 second. Hart scoring On WhIts-
IN the eighth. Messrs. Ksilum and
East were the means to another Mont
eomsry run. Whiteman walked. was
on osteen's hit to East. Pope drove one
at East and that gent kindly juggled
the ball until George whiteman had
siegie started the last Of the eisbth
with a three-bagger to center though
the ground rules allowed but two
bases. Tonneman hit safe and Siegle
Hub Hart hit clean in the ninth and
Bliss hunted to Kellum, who, in trying
to stop Hart. threw wild to, third, Hart
scoring and Bliss going to second. Dan
kerwin smashed out q. two-bagger and
Bliss counted. DAILY driving Kerwin In
with q clean hit to right. Whiteman
ended 1t with fly to Bay. but three
more runs were in. making II to 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
SHELL CAPSIZES
AN 0ARsMAN OF THE ST. ALPHON.
r sUS CREW BROWNS.
Edward Moriex Loses HIS LIZ Durinm
Championship Regatta and Sew
eral OF the Shells Are
SWamued

Boston. July 5.-An accident and a
fatality attended championship re-
gatta of the New England Amateur
Rowing Association late today.
rowing No. 8 in the st. Alphonsus
eight-oared junior crew of Roxbury,
Mass, was drowned while clinging to
q tow rope to which he had been help
ed by two boat mates after their she'll
had capsized.
Meanwhile the five other boats crews
which had been contesting in the ju-
Nor eight. cared race. the last event Of
water, two others swapping before
reaching the line( and three others az
ter reaching IL.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
INCREASE THEIRLEAD
BILLY SMITHS CROWD TAKE BOTH
GAMES.


Atlanta. Ga. July 5.-Atlanta contin-
ued its recent string OF victories by
defeating Birmingham today In the
game here 3 to 0. Brming-
ham in the fourth inning filled the
sacks with one out, Texas Lacquer
by Raub, a single and a stolen base
by Gygli, and McGilvray's pass to first
making things look dark for Atlanta.
ELAN drove liner into Jordan's glove
and double play resulted retiring the
side. Long hits in the fourth and sixth
Innings drove in all Atlanta's runs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
LATONIA CLOSES.
Zein@p Easily Wins the Independence
HandaOnp.

Cincinnati. July 5-The thirty
six day spring meeting of the La
tonia Jockey Club closed today with
tendance.
The Independence handicap at a mile
and a sixteenth was the feature of the
card. Zetnap went to the front at the
easily by a length. Old Honesty, the
favorite and Lane Allen fought 1t out
for the place. the former getting the
decision by q head.
Jockey McGee rode four winners.
Track slow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06

New York. July Sam Langford
has begun hard training for his fight
with Big .Al' Kubiak. the Michigan
giant, at the Fairmont Athletic Club
the only man in this section who has
had the nerve to tackle Langford since
his defeat OF Ian Hague for the Eng
lish heavyweight championship. Lang
ford says he Is anxious to show the
New Workers why Jack Johnson. AL
Kaufman and Ketchel and others are
afraid to fight him and will use Ku-
biak for demonstrating purposes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
ArIkanaan League.

At Helena Afternoon game: Helena
3; Newport Batesville /. Morning game
Forfeited 8 TO In favor of Helena,
non appearance Newport Batesville
team.
boro S; Hotsprngs 4. Second game
Jonesoro s; Hot Springs 3.
Al Fort Smith: First game: Fort
Smith Q; Texarkana 0. Second game:
Texarkana l Fort Smith
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
Hurt In Auto Race.

Los Angeles, Cal, July b.--The nrst
for the big Santa Monica automobile
road race next Saturday occurred to-
day when the Chadwick IS" car, driven
by Bruno Seibel. "oing at a speed of
wheels and turned over sharp turn,
pinning Seibel beneath the machine
and, fracturing two ribs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
Record with Discus.

New Orleans, La, July 1.-THE
Southern Amateur record in discus
throwing was broken here this after
noon when r. l. Ludlam, of the
Phoenix Athletic Club of New Orleans.
made a throw OF lis feet. The event
occurred at an Independence Day Athlete
tic festival held under authority of the
Southern Association of Amateur
Athletic Union. All of the entries In
the various events were local.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
TAIL ENDERS WIN
TAKE BOTH GAMES BY ONE RUN.
Little Rock Shut Out In Afternoon
Game, when Perry's Fancy Play
Gave Rabblers Their
Lone Tally.

Dagger OLeary's sacrifice and Dicks
single, produced the winning run for
Memphis in the morning game in the
hits were for extra bases and although
they were punched on four occasions.
sharp fielding by the Arkansans kept
the score down. Cocash featuring with
a one handed catch of Dauberts high
liner in the fourth with third and sec
- Ia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
Leach Cross Explains.

New York, July 5.-Leach Cross. who
was knocked out in forty-one rounds
by Dick Hyland at Colma, has arrived
home and declares a change in his
lighting tactics. Hereafter he says he
will engage In no long battles but will
confine his efforts to ten round bouts
in this city. Cross says that the Cali
fornia climate had a good deal to do
with his defeat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
Afternoon game

Memphis won the afternoon game
ing II was Dicks hit that decided the
game in the tenth inning. This at
ternoon the lone tally came in the
second inning when Perry threw to
first to catch Fritz. and Wheeler came
home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06

summary-Two base hits. Cranston.
Wheeler, O'Leary, Wagner. Sacrifice
hit. oLeary. Stolen bases Collins,
Perry, Carey. Double play, Babb to
BY Dick, g. Base on balls, of Dick, 2.
Time, $40. Umpire Moran.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
Total

"Two out when winning run scored.
Score by Innings
Atlanta .........0Ol0 000 0l9 d-S
Summary-Sacrihce hits, Newton,
Gygli, Moran Three base hits, Moleh
worth, Bayless. stolen bases, Bayless.
McMurray, Struck out, by Fisher, /:
bv Robinson, 6. Base on balls, Robin
SON 2. Double plays, ELAN to Raftis:
smith TO Rohn. Time, 1880. Umpire.
Rudderham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
Afternoon Came.

The afternoon game between At
lanta and Birmingham went ten innings
because Manager Wordsworth OF the
visitors got a triple in the ninth and
scored two men. Until that time, Biz
mngham had not made a run. and 1t
looked as If the club would be shut
out. Atlanta scored one man In the
tenth with two out. and won. One of
the largest crowds that has ever been
in the local park saw the last game
OF the day. Thescore:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
CHANGE OF scHEnuLE.

l.. az N. n. n.
Effective Sunday, July 4th, train No
4, nOrthbOund, Will arrive Montgomery
$3.50 y. nm. and leave at p. m, In
stead of 6s4S y. M, an mt present. 3t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06

Summaries-Struck out, by Kelium,
Q; Bliss. 1. Base on balls, OF Kellum,
Daley, Whiteman. Persons, Gremfnker.
Bliss. Stolen bases Whiteman. Two
base hits. Daley. Tonneman. Hart, Ker-
win. Three base HIT Siegle. Double
plays, Siegle to East; Daley to Grem-
niger. Time. 1888. Empires, O'Brien
and Fitzsimmons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
n,r Lenruer,n oRereA.

Tor Leaguers outfelders Hemphill,
catcher Jack Warner, and pitcher
Jesse Tonnchill were today offered
Little Rock and Memphis Clubs by
waive, from Manager Joe Cantillon of
washington Club but the Southern
teams were allied =
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
= Americans Win Polo Cup
Me.ado.ubrook Team
Brings Back the Cup


London, Jui ~ s-The Raneiagh polo
club has accA pied the challenge of the
Meadowbrook IL. - team to play y
game of polo under the American rules
which do not permit Of off-side play
The Meadowh rock men are giving
silver trophy for the game. which will
take place July L.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
GreenyIIle whipa HaxnevilIe,

GreenViIle, July b-(Special. )-4reen-
Vile defeated Hayneville today in easy
fashion. The home boys had their
batting clothes on, coping sixteen hits
off Mr.. Pratt.
The feature of the game was the
magnificent work of King and Bryan
for the locals.
The score:
GreenViile ....,'..s.,..... lb
HayneNllIe y
Batteries-Greenville: King and
Bryan; Hayneville: Pratt and Lee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06

Two base hit, Newton. Sacrifice hits,
Bowen. Jordan 2. Moran, Raub. BARLEY.
Newton, Stolen base, GygTi. Double
play, Jordan TO Rohn. Hit by pitched
ball, Moran, Bayiess. Struck out. by
BARLEY 1, Schopp ;. Bases on balls
on BARLEY 4. Umpire Rudderham
Time 1850
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06

Sufnmary-IwO base hItB, Wefmer,
Wheat, McCay Sacrifice hits, Schriv-
err, DeMontreville. Left on bases, Mo-
bile, 2; New Orleans. Z. Double plays,
Sentell to McCay; Sabrie to McCay to
Ludwig. Stolen bases. Sabrie. Hill.
Hit by pitcher. by Stockdale (Huels-
man, Base on balls. off Stockdale. 4.
Struck out, by Stockdale. 1; by Brett
enstein, 2. Passed ball, Schriver. Time
1888. Empires Pfenninger and Car
penter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06

summary-Three-b hit, Folbre.
Sacrifice hits. Cranston. Wagner.
Boucher. 2. Double play, Babb to Dau-
bert struck out Higgins /: Fritz g.
Rase on balls, Higgins 1; Fritz l. Hit
bv pitcher. Carey. Time l:4o. Umpire.
Moran.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
MIX-UP AT MOBILE
PRES. .KAvItNAUGH HAS TANGLE
TO UNRAvEI..
Both Gul1s ans Birds Have Game For
feited, Hot Managers Cinimlng
Their Positions the Only
flight One.

Mobile. Jul,f ESPECIAL )-As the
derstanding as to whether or not a
morning and afternoon game should
have been played between New Or
leans and Mobile today. or whether two
games In the fternoon. but one game
was played here today. each club re-
ing game beintr forfeited to New Or
leans and the isecond afternoon game
Charlie Frank and his Birds, reached
went to Monroe Park. The Gulis were
en- route home from Memphis, where
they played yesterday. and when the
pei lean reached the park. they found
each member Of the club scaled the
fence. and took their positions. the
p hrss o ons.ss psshss Sysr 1ss
prevailed upon him. Carpenter went
inside the grounds and the Pelicans
once more took their positions. and
f three balls -, ws.s pitched, Carpenter
When the local association discov-
cred what Frank. had done. they got
busy with the wire to Kavanaugh. who
FRANK bt to , Day Two this
at the park at $3.50. q double header
being advertised. and the FIRST game
was played Mobile winning 4 to 9.
WhSn thc IIlun was OUT IN the
ninth, Frank gath cred up HIS Birds and
left the park amid Kisses and jeers
from a crowd that overlooked the field
and made ground rules necessary. At
ter they left the park. the Mobile Club
took their positions and Carpenter for
feited them the game . to o.
Both the local club officials and
Frank contend that Kavanaugh viii
the Southern League president to
straighten a bad tangle. The Mobile
club did not reach Mobile from Mem
phis until 10 o'clock this morning, and
the Pelicans were en- route to the city
at that time. after having been to the
park.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06

Greensboro, July 5--(Special.) The
coiIeee campus this afternoon was wit
neased by a large crwd. Final score
was 3 to in favor Of Newbern.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
Climbers Take Both !
Gren1inger Takes Pair
From Bernhard's Crew

Pope. Sebaugh. Three base hits, Per-
sons. Daley. Time 1:40. Umptres
O'Brien and Fitxsimmons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
Aftern0On Gamae.

roe Park to with ess the double header
in the afternoon. Mobile won the
first game by punching two singles
and two doubles In the fifth inning.
made one in the first on Hills single,
followed by Wetmer.s double. They
added another in the second on Stock
daie's wildness, a sacrifice hit and a
force out. The last run was made In
the sixth On Sente1fs error. steal:
some bonehead work by Ludwig and
a ainRfa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
Totals. .. =. 80 s s 81 12
'Batted for Duggan in the ninth.
Score by innings:

Summary-Struck out, by Case. /;
by Thomas 2 Base on balls, of Case
i: of Thomas, l. Stolen bases. Wise
man. Sacrifice hits, Kerwin, wiseman.
Case. Osteen. Two base hits. Noyess
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

| S12+f7I in rot bounties and printed and dis
! tributed seven hundred thousand circulars and
/ other pieces Of literature.
! The edict having gone forth that rats must be
destroyed, steps taken to put it into effect
This involved radical changes in the habits Of
the people 1t was necessary to teach them to
hate rat as they did the plague itself They
must learn that rats were too clever to take bait
or poison when they could obtain plenty OF
garbage from vacant lots and overflowing
garbage cans. grain from stables and scraps OF
food from chicken yards. but when starved and
harried grew reckless, and would take poison
and enter traIs. There must be a famine in the
food supply for rats and a genera! demolition OF
rat abodes throughout the entire city.
II VAS evident that the housewife was the
pivot on which the success OF the campaign de
Iended. Her aid must be obtained The man
Of the house was considered TO be the best ave
nue. Of approach The best way to reach him
was considered to be through his employer who
would be expected L. point out to him in no un-
certain terms that with the plague once fastened
upon the city there would result a quarantine |
which would stop business and shut off all en-
pIoyment. 1t was decided that the way to reach |
the employer was to send the warning to him |
through a subcommittee Of the leading in |
his line Of business. The subcommittee were |
to be appointed at a meeting of the Of the /
different kinds Of business, at which the need |
for speed and thorough action should be forced |
home.
The retail butchers and produce Dealers for |
example were summoned to a meeting at the |
Chamber Of Commerce. Shops to the number
of 121 were represented. a member Of the ex-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

! campaign, appeared on the scene again in Sep
tember' 1907, and in January 1908 the people, s
| campaign became active under the direction of
| the Citizens Health Committee which was ap-
pointed that month It had become necessary
| for househoders to cooperate with the health
authorities by cleaning up their premises, shut
ting off the rats food supply by keeping all
garbage in tight covered, metal cans and max
ing rats homeless by destroying their nesting
Places
Beginning with January 80 1905 the Citizens
Health Committee held nine meetings o. the
general body and sixty-six of it's executive
committee. Many special meetings were held
in addition, with representatives of the various
Industries and trade and commercial organfza-
uons- The committee caused hundreds Of meet
ings to be held of business men, mothers clubs,
school children, womens clubs employees of
industrial plants and commercial houses i'm
provement clubs, social settlements, and repre-
sentatives of all important lines of trade and
industry in the city It collected S1T75I2 3S
and disbursed S139943 65. 1t kept four hundred
paid inspectors and labOrers in the field for
several months, trapping and poisoning rats in
addition to the force maintained by the Board
Of Health and the federal government and put
at work q large force of volunteer inspectors
besides. 1t paid nearly $4,000 for rat traps
and poisons and bought cheese for bait in lots
of a ton and half at a time 1t paid out