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The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
Lorimer To Address. Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Lorimer. OF Illinois, will make a
abatement" upon his case to the SEN
ate after the morning business next
Wednesday. The senate by unanimous
consent this afternoon granted his
request to be allowed to proceed at
that time.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
WOMAN TERRIBLY BURNED.
May Die From injuries Due to oaso-
line Explosion.

ALLEGAN. Mich, Feb. 1s.-tSpe-
ciaD Mrs. VIM. Broe, OF Ganges
township. was seriously burned this
morning by the explosion OF a gaso-
line stove. In attempting to carry
the stove out Of doors. the wind blew
the blaze to her clothing and ignited
IL.
The presence OF mind of her fif-
teen-year-old son saved her from In
slant death. He quickly grabbed q
blanket and wrapped 1t around her.
A physician was summoned and he
said there was small chance for her
recovery.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
JEREMIAH BOYNToN DEAD.
Promoter Who Built First Railroad
Into Grand Rapids Was 70.

GRAND. RAPIDS. Mich. Feb. 49,
Especial. Jeremiah w. Boynton, 70.
died at his home this morning as the
result of stroke Of apoplexy.
Mr.. Boynton was known all over
Michigan as a railroad promoter and
has the distinction OF having built the
first railroad running into Grand Rap
ids. He fell sick while visiting the
new federal building here Tuesday.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
City Free Of Smallpox.

The weekend report OF the board
OF health shows 10 cases OF diph-
iberia and IS cases OF scarlet fever
In the city. There are no cases Oh
smallpox During the week, there
were three deaths from diphtheria.
The mortality record for the week
was III. or these, SO were under the
age OF FIVE years. There were 2o4
births. 14l boys and 1l3 girls.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
WANTS TO ISSUE BONDS,

LANSING. Mich, Feb. 18.-(Spe-
cial) THE Valley Home Telephone
Co., OF Saginaw, has fled an applica-
ton with the state railroad commits
sion, asking authority to issue $4,000
In bonds for the purpose OF making
extensions and improvements. The
commission has set the date OF the
hearing for March 8.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
Fined For Attacking Policeman.

For attacking a policeman during a
saloon brawl at st. Aubin-ave and
Franklin-st., a week ago, Matthias and
Josph Roth, brothers, were assessed
sos each. with the option Of 80 days
in the House OF Correction, by Police
Justice Jeffries, Saturday.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
AID. w0LaAsT TO WED.
viii Marry Cadillac Girl In Grand
Rapids Tonight.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Feb. IT,
Lightweight Champion Ad Wolgast,
OF Cadillac, this afternoon secured a
license to wed Miss Mildred Ensign,
OF Cadillac. The champions age Is
given at 20 years. his bride to be 49,
He will be married here tonight by
the Rev. 8. c. Strickland, pastor OF
the Joy Memorial NJ. f. church
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
{. THE WEATHER.

urday ninht with snow Saturday nfGht
or Sundays brtsk northwest winds.
Lower Michigan snow tonight OF
Sundays colder tonight, brisk ssrth
and northwest winds.
ToDAY,s TEMPERATURES.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18

One year age todsyt Highest tea-
perature, tet lowest, o. mean. III trace
OF snowflake partly cloudy sktes.
The sun will set to-day ne 500 - -
and a will rise "a efx2 a m. sundsy.
TIE moo. win rise M loss tssssha
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
20 Filipino Outlaws Killed.

MANILA, Feb. 1s.-Capt. Preuss
and three soldiers were injured and
twenty Moros killed In a four days
running fight with the Moros in the
Lanao region, according to intorma-
ton received here today. The soldiers
we're aided by the constabulary and
succeeded in routing the outlaw band.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08
HOOKWORMU UNDER CONTRC
ACCORDING TO SCIENTIST
South at Last Awakened to the True Situation and Is
Aiding in Fight

The American destroyer, popularity
known as the hookworm, is under cd0
ltrol. This is the belief of John D. Rookie
feller's sanitary commission for the eradi-
cation Of the hookworm disease. The dis
ease Is not stamped Quit Is estimated
that nearly 100000 people in nine South
ern States still suffer from it-but the
present methods Of fighting the different
elements involved is proving so effective
that those who are directing the cam
paign feel assured of ultimate victory.
Reports from the field agents and State
directors of health to the offices OF the
commission in this city are more en-
Couraging every week. They show how
the physicians of nine States have all
been scared or lured into the fight. work.
Ing together under the same general su-
pervision in one big organization.
The most encouraging feature Of the
fight in the eyes OF the commission lies
in the fact that the South has at last
been awakened to a realization and ap-
probation OF the true situation. The
hookworm does not confine itself largely
to one class or one race. The wealthy
planter is equally susceptible with his
lowliest tenant. Whole families of we'll
tO-do landowners in infected districts
have been found iII various stages OF the
disease. Contrary to first belief. the
negro is less susceptible than the white,
and the disease is less prevalent in negro
communities.
Prejudice to Overcome.
The fighters against the hookworm have
only recently succeeded in penetrating
the cloud OF ignorance. doubt, and false
modesty. which the South drew around
itself when the malady was first dis
covered and heralded over the land. The
false modesty was the hardest part of the
fight, as at the outset the Southerners
were imbued with the idea that to carry
the hOOkworm was a disgrace. COnse-
quentIy whole families of well-to-do peo-
pie ard thousands upon thousan nds of the
poorer classes. resisted all efforts at treat
ment and refused even to allow them
selves to undergo an examination. Two
things have worked for the success Of
the campaign in the last year. wild-eyed,
circus poster advertising. and cOunty-by-
county organization.
When the States were sufficiently inter
ested in the work Of the commission and
of the Public Health and Marine Hospital
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08
tCLAREncE J. OWENS.
sssy> .sLS,-sS g.
MANAGER Of ExsIerT.'

country. 1t has been called rich man s
panic, but the chief sufferers from il
were business men and wage-earners. As
the financial authorities who have
studied II are now agreed. IL was In
reality money panic due to our made
quate banking and currency system. Had
the banks been united by some cooper
ative plan so that they would have
worked from the beginning for their
mutual support instead of trying to
drain one another of currency. had it
been possible for them to issue legal
tender notes against certain classes of
their securities. the sO-called panic
money" would have been unnecessary
and the panic itself probably would have
been stopped in it's inception.
These are the provisions which the
merchants farmers. and manufac cturers
OF the country are now seeking to have
incorporated in our banking and cur
renCy system. fOr they feel that genuine
confidence and security are impossible
as long as the 81 ectcr OF 1907 remains
and longs as everybody knows that
the conditions Of that wear may be re-
produced at any time by some seemingly
inconsequential development.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08
AN UNKNOWN PANIC HISTORY
RECALLED BY ANNIVERSARY

OF the subject. heEau to make themselves
felt Banks thruuch"ut the country main
taincI deposits in New York. Their sur
plus funds We're sent here DorHusc tn"y
COULD comm md better terms when lnau"I
out on stock securities than thCN could
ut home. With panir under wav in
New York. and with their own dcpOSitOrS
drawing heavily against their accounts.
thc!e Nnsucd mad Sc:amhi" on theS"
banks to withdraw their funds WithOur
notice il was imIosslb" - meet tn"S"
demands IN fun. To meet then, oven m
part Tn" banks wcIc forced to call their
loans. and with loans being called nr,
every hand business men could not find
means Of carrying on their affairs. paw
ing their "mpluN"S. and meeting their
obligations. When everybody is seeking
to secure and hold on To- as much ac-
tUal currency Is possible. no matter what
security man may have to offer. he
cannot convert il into cash. The banks
could not issu" additional currency. be
cause to do This they must purchas,.
government bonds Whi'h would tie ND
NOR" OF THEN funds. I'udrr our currency
system the logical conclusion Of such n
struggI" for currency following the col
lapse Of credit would be that every bust
ness not supplied with actual cash to-
meet all ills obligations would he forced
practirally all business enterprises would
becOm" bankrupt.
To prevent such a wholesale catastro-
phe extraordinary and extra legal meas
ures wer" adopted. For the relief Of
hard-preSSed security holders money
pools Of So. .OOO.UI each were organized by
J. = Morgan on two successive DAYS
In New York and many other cities
banks We're allowed to settle their bal
ances with each other by clearing house
certificates. These documents set forth
that the banks issuing them had de-
posted securities exceeding in value the
sum named on ;hc face of the certificate
BY settling their balances to one an
other in these certificates instead Of in
ordinary checks convertible At once into
cash the drain upon the banks was
stopped at one end. At the other il was
lcSsened by reCtriCtinR the amounts that
depositors could withdraw. usually to a
certain small percentage of their balance |
sometimes to fixed sums. such as 80 or
500. or S50". This of course worked great
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08

envelopes. on which directions were print
ed and distributed to those whom the phv-
sicians could not find time to treat Ply
sicians in the counties were seen, brol ght
down to the temporary dispensaries. and
taught the treatment.
Used Circus HandbilIE.
In each party was an advertising agent
whose duty IT was to wake the county
up to an appreciation of its opportunity.
For this purpose, the old circus handful
printed on red, white, and green paper
and painting In lurid colors the dangers
or the disease and the efficacy of the
cure offered. were used. They were pasted
at every cross-rOad, thrown into every
door and left by the hundreds at public
places. The next step was the use OF
the county newspaper. Reading matter
and half-tOnes were furnished to the
directors of the State boards of health
by the commission here and by the State
authorities sent out to the different coun-
ty parties. Whole front pages Of the
county newspapers were utilized-bouRht
when necessary-and the most horrible
patent medicine advertisement Wrfte-
might well blush for shame after viewing
the work Of the hookworm fight ad-
vertiser. And 1t was effective The
small travelling parties soon found them
their services. Even the lecturers on
sanitation who followed the dispensarv
parties, were forced to speak in the open
in order to accommodate their audiences.
State health authorities were flooded with
letters from thousands of country ply
sicians desiring more literature on the
subject. Even the country physicians
were forced 10 work overtime to meet
the sudden demand for their services by
people who could afford to pay for treat
ment.
In the nine States where the disease is
most prevalent. Virginia. North Carolina.
Georgia. South Carolina. Tennessee. Ar
kanas Mississippi. Alabama. and LouiSi-
ana. there are 1881 physicians. These
men are distributed over 4l5,90O square
miles of territory. When the work be-
gan comparatively few of these men knew
anything about the hookworm and the
task OF the commission was to this army
of 2O,000 men as a permanent working
force. This has been done in large part
by letters from the State directors of
sanitation, by lectures. by director and
his stan and by personal visits.
But the big fight, in the minds of the
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08
BIG EXHIBIT OF THE SOUTH
TO OPEN IN CAPITAL SOON
Southern Commercial Congress Plans PretentiouS
Opening for Its New Display

oranges and grapefruit The Florida
East Coast Railway will show miniature
coaches such as are used on their line
while the hotels will be represented by
Voluminous literature. Probably one OF
the biggest exhibitors will be the South
ern Railway Company, which plans to
place Il great many of the industrial
products of the South on exhibition.
To DIR. Clarence J. Owens. secretary OF
agriculture of the Southern Commercial
Congress, will fall the lot of managing
the exhibition He has been busy for the
past few weeks with Oricials of the De
partment of Agriculture. who plan to
place some of their rarest specimens OF
the SoutE's agriculture on exhibition.
Last week DR.. Owens and Assistant
Secretary Hays. of the Department 0f
Agriculture. went over the floor space
that is to he allotted to the government
and Secretary Hays promised to lend
every aid possible TO the success of the
exhibit.
Big Opening Promised.
\ number Of exhibits have already
been placed. and the hoor is gradually
being put in shape for the opening. In
Shelby Thomas. commissioner of educa-
tion OF the Southern Commercial Con-
gress. will have work cut out for him
that is unique as that of DR.. Owens.
To Mr.. Thomas Is intrusted the bringing
to Washington Of every school boy and
girl in the South that he possibly can.
He will also in his tours of the schools
and colleges of the South interest the
adults as well so that the exhibit of the
South in Washington will be known to
the people OF that section Of the country
as we'll the Interior Department is
to the Indians of the West
Mr.. Thomas will shortly make a tour
of thr South to interest the school chill
dren in coming to Washington. He will
organize what will hc called Washington
clubs, whose members will promise to
come to Washington on 4 visit at least
once year. In this way 1t is planned to
make their trip not only one of historical
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08

one of the most unique exhibits. and
one that probably will be followed in
other parts of the country, or be placed
here also by other sections of the cOun-
Try. will shortly be opened in Washing
ton and become one of the permanent
show places of the city. The exhibit is
permanent agricultural show of the
South in which will be shown all the
products of soil and machinery from be
low the Mason and Dixon line. The ex-
hibit which is being fostered by the
southern Commercial Congress. will
show the products of the South as they
have never been shown before, and will
nc a y scum of the Southland.
The exhibit will occupy a large floor
space in the Southern Building and will
he open daily No admission will he
charged, and the southern Commercial
ConRress will endeavor to have every
tourist who visits Washington during
the year make a visit TO the exhibit.
All south Represented.
There will he thousands of exhibits
from every State in the South. Coal, in
the many stages Of mining, will be ex-
hibited from coal-producing States, while
cotton will blossom as only it does on
the sunny lltluS 'l NISOl Gid f4llt duu
rosin will be shown. and the fruits of
the Shenandoah Valley. which in the
rast few years has attained prominence
second only to the fruits of California
and the State of Washington. will be on
show. The exhibits will he in every con-
reivable form. The cotton plant will be
shown from the seed to the full-grOwn
blossom ready for picking. Coal as it
iS mined in the Southern States with
many contrivances to make the exhibit
attractive. will be shown. From Geor-
Sia there will be an exhibit which the
MANAGEMENT of the Southern Commercial
congress claims cannot be beaten by
any State in the Union. The principal
product of Georgia. Of course. will be
"Ptton. hut other EXHIBITS such as pine
boards, marble. and other products
which are to be found in Georgia. and
which are the source Of much revenue to
the State.
From Florida there will he exhibits of
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08

of portfolios and formidable looking guns
being set up for the occasion.
One Of the most striking displays Will
he that sent by the division of Coast
Artillery. showing the defense of d har-
bOr by means of submarine mines. At
either end of a huge glass-sided tank
will be two forts with their large ord
nance pieces raised, lowered. and aimed
all by means of electric motors. Across
the water comes F battle ship. and as 1t
crosses one of tre sunken mines, this
flashes and the entire little battle ship
colIapses, as any Dreadnought would in
real warfare. Twenty-three mines are
placed in this model harbor.
Application of Electricity.
The application of electricity to vari-
Gus lines of industry will also be DEM
onstrated, the directors of the exposition
having arranged with several large
manufacturing concerns to set up mod
els Of their plants. In this department
will be shown the manufacture OF
vacuum bottles The exhibit will include
the blowing of the glass, the assembling
of the parts, the silver-plating of the
bottles, and the manufacture of the
wicker containers. Another exhibit will
be Of the manufacture of cigarettes, a
factory. regularly licensed by the in
ternal revenue department being set up
for this purpose. Here $1,000 cigarettes
will be made in a day.
Candy makers will show the manufac-
ture of chocolates and bonbons: a chew
ing gum company will demonstrate how
Its product is made, and the preparation
OF foOdstuffs by electricity will be
shown. Another exhibit will show how
are made by an electrical
process; a starioner will show a ma
chine which manufactures paper fasten-
ers so fast the eye cannot follow them
as they shoot from the machine. and a
complete line Of electrical devices for
office. household, and factory use will
be shown.
A number of automobile manufactur-
ers will exhibit their cars at the eX-
position, and for their benefit a large
track has been laid out
on the third floor Of the building. On
this track they will be permitted to
demonstrate their cars, carrying passen-
gers for any distance. This Is the first
time II has been possible to demonstrate
within doors: for never has
an automobile show been held where
there has been enough room to permit it.
In connection with this track will be
set up a model garage in which will be
shown the most improved equipment for
caring for an electric vehicle.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08

New York oct. S.-Thomas A Edison
in his laboratory in Orange promptly at
80 p. IN. next Wednesday will turn
switch that will cause the 500 electric
lights at the 1911 electrical exposition in
the New Grand Central Palace to blaze
into instant life. Although this is the
official act the doors will be open in
formally to the public all the afternoon
Direct wires have been laid to the in
Ventor's jersey. lahora tory, and he will
bc informed by telephone that all is i'll
readiness. The turning Of this single
switch will Creat" more than 100000 can
dIepower OF light. the greatest volume
of illumination that has ever been turned
on in a single building in the history OF
electric lighting.
Many Rhetorical Exhibits.
Many other historical exhibits will be
shown, chief among them those contrib
uted by the National Museum of Wash
ington. These will consist of models and
photographs OF some of the earliest cleo
trical productions. The originals Of
many famous inventions are deposited.
either by the Patent Office. scientific
bodies, or in many cases by the relatives
Of the inventor. for safekeeping in the
National Museum in Washington.
of Congress. The last instance where
collection of these originals were sent
for exhibit was to the Paris exposition.
Unfortunately, owing to the fragility of
the models, now many years old, many
were broken and badly damaged.
On account OF this. the officials of the
Museum have had replicas made of some
of their famous industrial relics, and
these duplicates have been loaned to the
coming electrical exposition. Among
some of the rarties to be represented
there will be models of three inventions
of Joseph Henry. Of the year 1887, some
of the early Morse telegraph instru-
ments. Farmers electrical broiler OF 1850.
the first electric cooking device. and many
other valuable mile-posts on the road
Of electrical development.
Novel Government Display.
It's contribution to the historical ex-
hibit is not the only part the government
will play in the exposition. Exhibits from
the navy and army departments, the
Bureau Of Standards, and the Depart |
ment OF Agriculture will also be made. |
and in each will lie shown the part cleo |
tricity plays in that part OF Uncle Sans |
business His soldiers and sailors will |
how they transmit mes
sages the men from the navy yard hav-
ing a set of signal lights rigged from a |
model mast. while the land fighters will |
show how they construct a field wire
less station In sixty-eight seconds, the |
complete outfit being transported on the |
back OF one mule The sailors Will also
show how mess II prepared on a battle |
ship, q model galley with background
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08

hookworm fighters, was the breaking
down Of the apathy with which the South
regarded the disease. They had taken
their anemia. their lack of vitality, their
feeling ''puny" and out of sorts" as a
matter Of course. Those that have been
severely sick have been treated for ma
laria, tuberculosis. dropsy, kidney trouble.
chronic indigestion. &c, but hookworm
had not been known to the people or to
the medical profession. The announce
ment that it was prevalent in the States
was not taken seriously.
Many people resented the suggestion
OF their being infected and refused to be
examined and treated. even when they
knew they were i'll and every indication
pointed to the hookworm.
But, IS people get possession of the fact
that hOokwOrm infection is reality:
that all people are subject to II; that its
consequences are serious: they come to
look upon it as they have been accus-
toned to look upon any other serious pre-
ventable disease, and TO go to the proper
place for the proper treatment.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08
G.6RosVENoR DAVE

interest. but also to show them that their
section and their State is alive TO the
questions of commercial activity. and
send them home with a better idea of
their State and the country at large.
In speaking Of the coming exhibit. G.
GrOsvenor Ddwes managing director of
the Southern Commercial Congress. apd
one OF the' best boosters that Washington
or the South has ever seen, said that the
idea is bound to he followed out by other
sections OF the country. and that it would
not he surprising 10 see an exhibit Of the
West North. and the East located in
some large city. or in Washington. within
a few Years.
We have been working on this plan
for more than u YEAR. he said. and W"
hope that The people Of the country APP
prcriatn it We will have mineral. agri-
cultural. and commercial products from
every Statc in the South. and the exhibit
will he on the most lavish seal" ever seen
for a permanent exhibit 1t will bring
tho people of the country VII" visit Wash-
ingtnn 20 a state 0f realization and ap-
prpciation of the S"UthS worth. such dS
they have never before held
The Washington herald., 1911-10-08

Service, one of whose physicians. DR..
Charles Wardell Stiles. first discovered
and classified the disease the plan of the
commission was laid before them. 1t
was to have the States organize the work
within Nheir borders. the work to be in
charge Of a State director Of sanitation.
whose appointment was made with the
advice and consent of the commission.
Through the State director the counties
were organized. Each county was in
duced to appropriate money for the edu-
CatiOnal work to extend over about six
weeks. at a rate usually Of about $50
week. The educational party consisted
of physician and a microscopic, and
stock of medicine. The party moved from
one town to another in the county. spend
ing generally one day a week at each OF
six towns and giving treatment free of
charge to all Uho would come, be eX-
amined. and take treatment.
The medicine itself was put up in small