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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-04
HAD LESS DISEASE.
Report of DR.. Dart, Commits
sioner of Health, Shows
the Conditions.
ENFORCED THEORDlNANCES
One Relating to Burial Given Particu-
lar AttcntiOn-CauseS of Death
Are Classified.

The annual report of DR.. Ralph Dart,
commissioner of health. shows a not
iceable decrease in the number Of
cases of disease during the last year
as compared with the preceding yea.
During the fiscal year just ended there
were but &C cases reported to the de-
partment, while one year ago the re-
port showed 155 cases for the same
period.
The cases of disease are classified
as follows: Scarlet fever. 81; dipn
liberia, %; typhoid fever. 10; measles
y. Many cases of typhoid fever, tuber
culosis and measles are not recorded
as they should be because the ordi
nance on the subject is not clearly un
derstood by all physicians.
Speaking of the milk supply Dr. Dart
states that it has been found to be N
good quality. Periodical tests have
been made and the results have beer
reported 20 the city clerk The lab
oratory for testing milk has been re
moved from the first to the third foo
of the. city hall and the apparatus ha:
been overhauled and set up again il
| first class condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-04

All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-04
Tests of City water.

Fifteen samples of water were sent
TO the state water survey for exami-
nation. OF these three were from wells
and two were found to be polluted.
The water from the Black Hawk spring
on Eleventh street was also found -
be polluted. All samples taken from
the city filter were found to be good
but water from the taps and clear
water basin was found to be contami
mated.
During the year the city scavengar
has cleaned 32S vaults and eight cess
pools
Several lots were filled to grade n
order to abate nuisances During the
summer alleys in the business section
were inspected by the health ofic ~
every day and nuisances were properly
abated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-04
Causes of Death.

The commissioner reports that the
ordinance relating to the burial of the
dead has been more strictly enforced
and as result many more deaths
have beene reported than formerly
The report shows that deaths from all
causes during the year numbered 2l1.
pneumonia leading with 23 credited 10
il, while heart disease and old age
took off 81 people each, and apoplexy
caused ii deaths. Consumption as a
cause of death is well up toward the
top with IL deaths to its credit. Can
Ger caused IL deaths and 10 people
died as result of accidents There
were 10 cases of suicide by various
means.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-04
Bath Tubs In school.

DIR. Dart in concluding his report
recommends that there be installed in
each school building in the city a bath
tub. He points out that this conven-
fence is found in the city schools III
Davenport and Moline and he considers
that it would greatly assist the police
matron and the visiting nurse in their
work
He takes occasion to commend
Health Officer Frank Westbay for his
efficient service. Attached to his re-
port is an inventory of the property
of the department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-04
LAID OUT GOOD PROGRAM

Continued From Page Five.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-04
should Have an En-,

In this connection the chief makes Il
remarkable suggestion. He says:
Such of you who were on the ground
at the Sash &c Door works fire must
be convinced of our lack of proper
pressure at that time. This depart
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
W0RKMEN PERISH
IN POWDER MILL
DISASTER
JnfortunateS Torn to Pieces
When Explosion Destroys
Building Near Newark Coun-
try Shaken for Miles,

lh, Morning gournai sDec,ni reasrd Wir.l
Newark, N. J., Jan. 20.-Four mon
were killed and ten others injured,
one fatally today when several tons
Of dynamite IN one Of tho buildings
of the Foreitc Powder works at Lake
Hopatcong blow up late today. The
defamation of the huge mass OF ex-
plosives shook the country for miles
around and blew the building contains
ing it to atoms. OF the fourteen men
working IN 1t not one escaped death
or injury.
The explosion occurred in a one
story frame building where sticks of
dynamite were stored. 1t is presumed
that one OF tho sticks of dynamite
piled In the structure was Jared from
It's resting place ana exploded, deton-
ating the whole mass. There were
three or four tons of dynamite in the
building. The bodies of the men kill
ed were mutlated beyond recognition.
Several of the other workers In the
building were blown considerable dis
and il Is considered remarkable
thai only one of them, james W.
Boyle, received fatal injuries.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
INDIANAPOLIS WITNE
BEFORE WASHINGTON JtKA

Washington, -. c., Jan. 20.-Fol,
lowing the session today of the fed,
eral grand jury which is inquiring into
the facts in connection with the al,
legged libels of the New York World
ana the Indianapolis News against
Charles =. Taft, William Nelson Crom-
well and Douglas Robinson, Dlstric,
Attorney Batter held an extended con,
ference with his assistants %rcgardinA
tho future steps to he taken. There
remain a number Of witnesses whom
the government desires 10 call but an
To their identity none at the district
attorneys office would %vouchsafe any
Information. so far William Nelson
Cromwell has not appeared before tn,
grand jury. although 1t is known he
has been in frequent conferences AT
his hotel with members of the dis,
trict a~ttorney'su staff. Tho ad~Visabilits
Of sending to New York for Charles
william Thompson, former head OF
the washington bureau of the World
is still under consideration
The testimony today was confined to
six witnesses from Indianapolis. -four
on the staff of the News. the other
two being the auditor and assessor Of
indianapolis. The fact that the News
was a private partnership and not "a
corporation ana that the paper own
ed property in indianapolis was estab-
lished, us was also the employment of
those who came here from the paper
The hearing will be continued tomor'
row
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21

the merger expressly violated the gem
eral railroad law of Massachusetts.
Because the question involved is one
only of law but Of policy, and be-
cause innocent investors are involved,
the attorney general says he has hest
tatcd TO bring forfeiture proceedings
in the supreme court ana he advised
the legislature to determine what ac-
ton shall be taken either TO legalizc
the acts OF the railroad company or
to revoke the charter. Mr.. Malone
holds that the legislation obtained
from the Connecticut legislature of
1907 under which the merger was
cousummated transforms "a railroad
company of Massachusetts into a com
pany authorized by the state Of Con-
nccticut TO own ana control proper
ties contrary not only to Massachu-
sotts laws but TO the public policy OF
the state ana he declares TINT the log
is the proper tribunal to de-
eide the important ana difficult quos-
ton arising in the matter.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS
DECIDE TO POSTPONE ACTION

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 20.-By {
vote of 43 to "a the assembly this
morning decided to hold up all anti
japanese legislation antil neXt Wcu
nesday morning.
When the measures came ~ on a
special order. Preston, of Mendocinc
county, offered a resolution requiring
the president TO furnish the legisla
turc with all documents 4and data in
possession OF the federal authorities
bearing upon the Japanese question
This was declared to be out OF order.
Then Mr.. Drew moved that hts bill,
denying japanese the right to own
land be made a special order for =
week from today.
Grover l. Johnson. as father Of the
directors bill, opposed it's postpone
mcnt in an impassioned speech, de,
claring that the request of the prcsi
dent for delay meant nothing to the
legislature as the governor had not
seen fit to transmit to the assembly
a special message and no such request
was before the house. He said THAI
the Japanese were increasing in mum.
bers instead of decreasing as stated
by President Roosevelt and there wa,
urgent demand all ovcr the state for
action.
Drew. who introduced the land bin
said that he was as anxious as any
one to have action on the bill but H.,
favored a delay of one week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
ADMINISTRATION IS
GR|EvEO OVER anti
JAP LAWS
International Complications
Feared as Result of Attempt
10 Adopt Anti-Alien Acts in
California.


INV Morning journal spec'ai iease" "hei
vashington. d. c., Jan. 20.-While
u,cb assurances as nave come from
ronresentative Paciao oas men re-
oording the improbablllty of any leg
;s,ation in California adverse to tn.
Iananese have undoubtedly done much
~ relieve the apprehension that ex'
IT, in administration circles, II is q
foct that deepest concern exists as t.
40 future. Nothing hat has happen
ID IN congress or elsewhere recently
has 50 absorbed the attention of the
rresident and of Secretary Root a,
me threatened Japanese legislation II.
California.
II was impossible for the prcsidcn
IN his letter to Governor Gillett to
tell all Of the reasons that influences
him in making the vigorous and ulr
nrecedentcd protest he did agains,
such action by the California legisla.
ture. lie did develop the fact tina.
under the agreement reached tw.
Years ago between America and Japan
not only had Japanese immigration
into America largely decreased bun
also that there had been an actual re
duction in the number of Iapanes,
residents in this country. lie could
not say that The projected California
anti-Japancse legislation would un
doubtedly cause the Japanese govern
ment to relax the efforts which it Is
now making to restrict coolie immi
grafton to America, yet that though;
W in fhn mind Of the alminiStra
ton. There are other factors which
for diplomatic reasons could not be
mentioned in q letter which was SURF
10 be published but, which are well
known to the members of the senate
and house committees o. foreign ar
fairs and which doubtless influences
ife conservative Pacific cpas, mZ H.
congress to whom they were mad,
known in ~deprecating such action IA
was proposed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
WORLD employees
BEFORE FEDERAL
GRAND JURY
Amended to Meet
Objection Of Attorneys For
Pulitzer Company Inquiry
Proceeds at Washington,

tBy Morning Journal spsca,i Leased wirel
New York, Jan "a new move
by the government was made today
in the libel proceedings in the federal
court here growing out of tho criti-
eisms by the New Work World OF the
Panama canal purchase. Two ON
ploycs of the World, the publishers OF
which, the Press Publishing company,
have been named as the defendants in
the proceedings were today served
with s%uhpoenas in which they are
summoned 70 appear and testify in the
case of "the United states against the
Press Publishing company and 9TH
crs."
Who the other defendants are was
not specified. The " men so serv-
ed are THONGS torcoran and William
Gull ours name appears for the
first time in the list OF those served
with suhpoenas but Coreoran is II
Of the Worlds employees served in the
first instance in the indefinite form
to which attorneys fer tho World reg
istercd objection and contested in tho
courts iHN NNllullN oi ms bIibiHil
subpoena, with that Of the four other
World employees subpocnacd at the
same time. is atill awaiting a decision
by United States Judge Ward of the
United States circuit court
Under his new subpoena Corcoran
appeared to-day in readiness to tests
fy but with Gull, the other witness
summoned. was excused until tomor-
row. A call came from he jury room
John Doe, under which William
j. Dempsey. head OF the Worlds man.
ing department, was subpoenaed, and
also sor Lieutenant Lynch but there
was no response and the jury took
up other matters,
This afternoon Mr.. Dempsey re-
iponded to the subpoenas and testl-
fled before the grand jury. He re-
only il short time but il was
nearly an hour before the grand jury
until tomorrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
Arranging Eootban SchednIc.

Cambridge, Mass. Jan. 20.-Cornell
will take Carlislc's usual place in the
Harvard football schedule this year, q
game having been arranged for No
vember 6. Carlisle will meet Har-
yard, however, although a fortnight
earlier, October .2S. Hamilton Fish,
captain of the Harvard team, says
that Harvard and Princeton will not
play football next fail, for the man
agement of both teams agree hat
their chances against Yale would be
injured by the addition of another big
game in the end of the schedule.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
MANINI'S MAXIM.
Modest Claims OFTEN Garry More Con
viction Than Loud Boasts.

When Maxim, the famous inventor,
placed his gun before a committee of
judges. he stated its carrying power e
be considerably below what he felt
surc the gun would accomplish. The
result of the trial was therefore a
triumph Of surprise instead of disap-
pointment, as it might have been Il
he had overcstimated his guns eff
cheney.
Our claim regarding Newbro's Her
picide is based on actual scientific
facts.
If a living germ IS causing your hair
to fall out its the most sensible thing
to kill hat germ.
Newbro's Herpicide does this quick
ly and effectively, Destroy the aus
you remove the effect.
Sold by leading druggists. Send
Toe in stamps for sample to The
Herpicide Co. Detroit, Mich. Two
sizes, soc and s1.00.
p. II. Briggs and Co, special
agents.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
kNON AND ROOT MAY APPEAL
HEsiORE GRAND JURY

Washington, Jan. Secretary
Root and Senator Knox of Pennsyl-
vania may be asked to appear before
the federal grand jury now investi-
eating in the District of Columbia the
alleged Panama libel ease involving
the Now York world and the Indian
apolis News.
Secretary Root was secretary of war
n Senator Knox was attorney gcn-
eral at the time Of the purchase and
conducted the negotiations for the
property ia behalf Of the United States
government. Thcir knowledge OF the
history Of the purchase. it is believed,
VIII lead the jury TO ask them to
testify.
William Nelson Cromwell probably
viii be su%bpocnacd also. The next sit
ting of the grand jury win be on Fri
day aud viii be- continued on Mon
day. Attorney General Bonararto de-
clarcd tonight that the statement
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21

and misery. | advise all SuiferlnR
women to take Lydia f. P%inkham's
Vegetable Compound. Mrs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, W. Va.
Lydia T.. pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs. contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine IN the country, and thousands OF
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form OF
female complaints, Inflammation, III
ceration, displacements, iibroid tumors.
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself TO give Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound "A trial.
If you would like special advice
about your ease write u cOnfiden-
tiai letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn. Mass. Hcr advice is free,
and always helpful.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
TRINIDAD POLICEMAN
FATALLY WOUNDED

Trinidad. Colo. Jan. 20.-Joe Es-
qunc. an italian. aged IS years. last
night shot Policeman Alexander
Brighton, probably fatally wounding
him, shot his wife twice, ono bullet
entering her right side, the other her
right arm, and then blew II his own
brains.
Esqune and his wife had been quar-
rcling at a resort in the restricted
district. and when Officer Brighton
responded to the call from other in
and attempted to stop the
quarrel Esqune began shooting. l1s-
qunc recently returned from Italy. He
vas married at Calumet. Mich. four
years ago.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
FORTUNE OFFERED FOR
HEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE

Washington, Jan. 20.-An offer of
$4,000 for "A match between Jcffries
ana Johnson has been made today by
John l.. sullivan, according to a state
mont made by the former heavy
weight champion. who is playing at
a local theater here, He stated that
he represented a number Of men who
are willing to put up the money.
In the meantime said Mr.. Sulli-
van, II am trying to find a good man
to take Jcffries' place, in the event
he will not re-enter the ring. and |
will find somebody"
lie added that the place for the FUN
has not been decided, but that san
Francisco is under consideration.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
BOUNDARY LINE IS
ERRAT|C
Texas : New Mexico Border
Dodges Like a Coyote Among
Sage Brush and viii Take
Act of Congress to Straighten


Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning journal. I
J.. D.. Hamlin OF Texas. who is in
WASHINGTON for a few days to straigh-
ten out a difficulty with respect to
the boundary line between Texas and
New Mexico, says: Whom this bound
airy line was drawn II was drawn
crooked. Instead of running due
north ana south it takes jumps now
and then. For instance. il viii run
forty miles in 4 straight line ana then
Jump east or west for a mile or two.
only to jump again in another direc-
ton. Tho result is that q man living
close to the border between Texas and
New Mexico frequently does not know
which he is in. lie annot tell wheth-
er he is a citizen of a state Of a ter
ritory.
THE line was drawn by the geolo-
giciaal survey. but somebody made a
mistake. so that 1t will take an act OF
Congress to straighten out the mat
ter"
II. Bolton, postmaster at Rincon-
ada, Rio Arriba county, New Mexico,
has declined reappointment for anoth
err term. Vaclav Schafranka Was nam
ed IS his successor.
Anthony stanton has been appointed
postmaster at Jcmcs, S%andovad coun.
ty, New Mexico, to succeed NJ. D
Field, resigned.
William L. Watson has been com
missioned postmaster az plnos Altos
New Mexico.
Delegate Andrews has presented d
bill in the House to extend the pro-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
CARLOS WISELY
HELD AS BANK THIEF

st. Louis. Jan. 2O.-Don Carlos
Wisely. 20 years old. is under arrest
here charged with completely in a So
ries of rohberies by which the old
National bank of Spokane. Wash, is
said to have suffered considerable
loss. lie was apprehended last night
by private detectives who assert that
their prisoner is n Of a band of bank
clerks who executed the thefts. 1t is
said that Wisely has impaired infor-
nation which is expected to lead to
the arrest Of other members of the
band.
over $1,000 was found in his pos
session.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21

carrying passengers at W. cents a
mile. while returns from the other
railways show profits of only "a to
3 per cent.
Sanford b. Ladd, of Kansas City,
who followed Mr.. Hagerman. opening
for the state, asserted that one road,
the Burlington, whose officials as
serted it had lost $630.000 in its state
freight business in 1904, had. as a
matter Of fact, shown a profit of about
$500 600.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
INTO RIO
GRANDE DISASTER

Glenwood Springs, colo. Jan. 90
General Manager Ridgeway OF the
Denver & Rio Grande ana state Rail
road Commissioner Seely today began
the preliminary investigation of the
Dotzcro wreck. The evidence Of Con-
ductor McCury and those the vic
Tins who were able to ppear was
heard. The coroner's inquest win be
held at Red Wing Saturday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
TOO Much Face

You feel as If you had one face too
many when you have Neuralgia. don't
you? Save the face. you nay need
it; but get rid of tho Neuralgia by ap-
plying Billiards. Snow Liniment. Fin
est thing in the world for rheumatism.
neuralgia, burns, cuts. scalds. lame
back and all pains. Sold by ]. II.
O'Rielly & Co.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
RAILROADS FIGHT TWO
CENT LAW IN MISSOURI

Kansas City, Jan. 2O.-Final argu-
ments in the cases of the eighteen
Missouri railways that are contesting
the state two-cent passenger and max
imum freight rate acts. on the ground
that they are confiscatory, were be-
gun in the federal court here today
before Judge Smith Mcpherson. Frank
Hagcrman, who opened the arguments
FOR the railroads declared that three
companies had shown actual loss in
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21

time admitting Donohue to bail in the
amount stated.
The court adjourned this afternoon
until August "a.
John Donohue, it will be re-
called, was placed on trial in the
district court in Albuquerque last
November, charged with the murder
of Justiniano Chaves lat the Webb
summer garden, June II, 1908. The
jury disagreed and since that time
Donohue has been confined in the
Bernalillo county Jail. The killing Of
Chaves took place during a brawl in
which half a dozen young men were
implicated.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
SENATE DEADLOCK IN
ILLINOIS; HOPKINS LEADS

Springfield, Ill, Jan. 20.-The joint
session of the house and senate on the
election of an United States senator
adjourned this afternoon in a dead
lock after five indeclsivc ballots had
been taken. There was little fluctu-
alton from the first ballot, which
gave to Senator Hopkins 80 votes out
of 1873 members of the general as
sembly present.
An apparent attempt to inject the
recount question in the joint session
was blocked by the speaker ruling
it to be out of order.
Adjournment was taken until to-
morrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21

Washington. Jan. 20.-A resolution.
Erecting the committee on a%ppropria-
tons to inquire and report to the
senate whether any officers of the
army or navy are dcvoting to their
personal uses carriages or other We
hicles belonging to the government,
vas introduced by Senator Flint to-
lay. It's consideration was postponed
until tomorrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
BIDS WANTED.

Bids will be received by the clerk
Of the board OF county commissioners
OF Bernalillo county up to Saturday.
January 30th. 1903. for the furnishing
OF a street sprinkler TO said county.
Said bids will be opened on Monday,
February 1st. 1909. The commission
ers reserve the right to reject any or
all bids.
by order of the board.
A. f.. WALKER, Clerk.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
POPE 1910 SAVED FROM
DEATH ON GALL0WS
Governor tommutcs Sentence of Fill
plnO LadroDc Leader.

Manila, Jan. 20.-Pope Isio, the
leadcr of a band of fanatical laGronos
which has long dominated a large
section of the country. who was sen
uhced to be hanged, has been re-
proved by Governor General Smith.
lie was convicted OF murder and la
u'ohism but because of his having
surrendered, the officers sent to effect
MS capture suggested a Communication
oi his sentence.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21
May Wipe out Wii.ett speech.

washington, Jan. 20.-The speclal
committee which is to recommend to
the house the action that should be-
aiken on the speech Of Representative
Willet (New York; In which the prcsi-
lent was severely criticised, met to-
day Before final action is taken as
to whether the speech should be
stricken from the record the commit
tee will give Representative Willctt
an opportunity to be heard.