New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-03
TYPHOID IS RAMPANT.

"In seven weeks and four days time l,Oz9
cases Of typhoid fever were reported to the
Health Department from all boroughs or
the CITY. as against 72s during the same
neriod IN 1910. or an Increase OF 29' cases
For the seven weeks in 1911 there were
11a deaths, as against Sc for the same
period last year
vaccination against typhoid fever was
made compulsory for every officer and en-
listed man In the United States army I'M
der forty-fve years old. The only eXcep-
tons permitted by the War Departments
order are those who have had the disease
or who have already been vaccinated. rms
action was taken by the Secretary OF war
on recommendation OF Surgeon General
George II. Torney.
THE police estimated that the nunoer
Of New York city householders having re-
volvers I'm their homes was about 5oO'oV1
Besides these reputable citizens there are
| fully $4,000 Observation-Disclosures, highway
| men. rowdies, etc.-who have firearms ana
who make a practice OF carrying them. TO
| all Of these persons Commissioner Waldo
gave warning that on September the Sui
| Ivan act in relation 70 the sale and carry
ing Of such weapons went into effect and
the police would enforce II strictly Inc
| Sullivan dangerous weapon law, passed at
the recent session Of the Legislature, Is the
most drastic ever enacted In this state 70
control the carrying and use OF pistols ST.
lettos. dirks. metal knuckles and blackJacks.
briefly these are the principal provisions
~ the act and the penalties: Any person
having in his possession a pistol, revolver
ar other frearr OF size that may be con-
ceaIed upon the person. without license
.bau bo entity Of n nisdemeanor. Any per-
SON who shall have or carry concealed
upon his person any pistol revolver Oh
other frearrn, without license shall "
guilty Of a felony Any person not Gu
zen OF the United States who SHAH carry
firearms or any dangerous weapon IN any
public place at any time shall be guilty OF
a felony. ANY person who attempts 10 use
against another or who carries and pos
sesses any instrument or weapon OF the
kind known as blackjack. slungshot. billy
etc. or who carries or possesses dagger
dirk knife. etc, is guilty Of felony.
I'm a thick fog the 800 900 yacht Gunilda'
with the owner. William L. Hardness, Mrs.
Hardness. their daughter Louise Sand
quests from New York, was STRANDED on
the shore Of Lake Superior, near Rossport'
Ont. When the wreckers got her clear 0.
,ba ,odea the Gunilda went down In goo
feet OF water
Surprise and disappointment prevailed
at the investigation Of the administrator
81 DR.. Alvah H. Doty, Health Ohlcer ol
the Port. when It was learned that ne
would not testify IN his own behalf. George
Gordon Battle counsel for DR.. Doty' eX
nIained that his client was In bad physlca
shane. and on the advice Of his physician
ought not TO appear and subject himself
10 the ordeal on the witness stand. Fur
tbornore. Mr. Battle said he had advised
Dr Dotv that II was not necessary for him
"a add his personal testimony as 70 tho
administration Of the office for the reason
that everything as TO which he could tes'
tifv had been sufficiently covered by the
testimony OF others.
All over the state Automobiles wen
forth upon the highways on Friday armed
with axes and paint to knock down and et
face the advertising signs which have -four
ished on the fences, posts, trees and stones
on public property along the roadsides. or
September l there went into effect the lev
which was passed by the Legislature
the last session 10 the end that the way
side scenery of New York might be cleaned
o., the commercial propaganda that ha
grown in abundance with every passin'
year.
Charged with corruptly demanding an'
extorting illegal costs from automooh'
owners Magistrate Joseph F. Weeks o
Pleasantvile, n. J., who has become VIDE
, " known through his practice Of holdin'
up and fning autoists by letter was ar
! rested on three complaints. After near
ing he was held in $3.50 bail. In each cast
Weeks was charged with having writer
letters to the plaintiffs, alleging they hac
nassed through Peasantyille on certain
dates faster than twelve miles an hour anc
that they we're fined SIS and p costs
The letters warned the recipients they hac