The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-11-11

A new ferryboat on its trial trip at
GuayaQuil. Ecuador. on the End inst.
capsized and eighteen Of its twenty
two passengers were drowned. It had
been in service only about an hour.
Believing that prohibition in the
South has been beneficial. Congress-
man w. F. Aiken of South Carolina
has declared that he will introduce
bill for prohibition in the District Of
Columbia at the next session Of Con-
gress.
DIR. Burt G. Wilder of Cornell. the
veteran professor. whose specially is
studying the human brain. made
statement. on learning of the death
which he said football should be abol-
ished as brutal and demoralizing.
I'm my opinion canoeing and row.
ing are more dangerous than football"
said Prof. George w. Patterson OF the
University of Michigan. when asked
what the effect of Cadet Byrns's
death in the West Point-Harvard
game probably would be. Professor
Patterson is chairman of the board Of
DR.. George C. Zeller. superintendent
OF the state hospital for the insane.
Peoria. ILL.,. stated at the Columbia
conference on pellagra that he be-
lieves that the country is threatened
with a national scourge. The discov-
cry OF pellagra in the Peoria hospital
was made August fth last. since
which time 130 cases have been dag
nosed as pellagra. As Of the patients
having died.
Clergymen invaded shops. factories
and theaters in New York a few days
since as part OF mission plan
which the Presbyterian board of home
missions has been carrying on in st.
Louis, Chicago. Buffalo and other
cities. Packing cases and chorus
girls trunks were used as pulpits and
large audiences listened to short ser.
mons by preachers who sought to
Take the heathenism out OF business
and soften its hard lines
John Stewart Kennedy. lawyer. H.
nancier and philanthropist. died at his
home in New York City on the 3lst
ult. of whooping cough. He WAS with
day. Mr.. Kennedy was a director OF
many large corporations. including
the Northern Pacific railway. He was
president OF the board OF trustees of
Robert college. Constantinople. and OF
the American Bible house there, and
was chairman OF the Presbyterian hos
pital and United Charities board OF
New York.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commits
sion ut It's meeting in Pittsburg re-
warded fifty persons for acts OF
bravery and illustrious conduct called
to the commissions attention in the
last three months. With one excep
ton. the persons honored are resi-
dents OF the United States: twenty
two OF Ohio. Approximately 1894 200
twenty-three silver and twenty-seven
bronze medals were awarded. or the
fifty heroic acts approved, fourteen
OF the heroes met death and theiI
next OF kin received the award.
In speech at Birmingham. Ala.
President Taft defended golf from the
charge that it is a rich mans game
THE game of golf am not only fond
OF myself" he said, but l am serious
in thinking that Its general spread
through the country is a real advance
in the matter OF hygiene and health
fulness and long life to men between
81 and 20. am hopeful that the vir
tues of golf as trainer o. character
and as a leveler instead OF an exaltei
o. people will be so well understood
that in any future political campaign
golf will figure rather as reason fol
electing candidate who Is addicted
to it. rather than to defeat him"
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.