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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-13

Automobile racing continues to an
initiate space and spectators.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-13

The aeroplane gun, Il appears. is
surer than the aeroplane itself.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-13

The Joy ride too often ends In gloom
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-09

opinion that they are not among a
I most intelligent and progressive
and yet this latter place on account
of it's absolutely ineXeusable condi-
tions is down near the foot of the
list
1T was found that as a rule most
Of the citizens visited had a fairly
good supply of city water The i'm
portant question in REGARD to the
city water supply is not so much
the character Of the water furnish
ed by the city water system but the
extent TO which the inhabitants use
the city water and the extent TO
which they make use of some other
source of supply. The extent 10
which city water is used varies prob
ably from 30 per cent to close to
100 per cent and although it is
impossible to obtain exact figures,
upon the whole probably 40 per cent
is a high estimate OF the average
percentage of inhabitants using city
water in cities of $4,000 inhabitants
and over The remaining 80 per
cent or more obtained their water
supply elsewhere and mainly from
wells supplying surface water;
nearly all of which wells are sub
ject TO contamination and many OF
which actually are contaminated.
Coming to the question of sew
age the percentage of population
1f,ri,,ar II, ho,,cac caunactad Nth the
sewer varies from 20 per cent to 50
per cent-with average of probably
less than 60 per cent-valthou"
here also it was difficult to obtain
exact figures In two cities Zone of
them one of the largest cities in the
country the board of health had no
authority TO compel residents to con
meet houses with the sewer on streets
that We're properly severed and pro
perry furnished with city water
but as a rule the cities had this au-
thority but the extent to which this
authority was used varied greatly
In general II can be said it is pos
sible TO find many cities in the
country that have spent millions of
dollars for sewers and for extending
the city water system and yet from
quarter to more than half of the
inhabitants live in houses that are
not connected with the sewer and in
a great number of such cases the
situation is a closet with no sewer
connection and nearby a well fur
nisbinp surface water and constant
danger of contamination and it
cannot be said that these are entirely
in the new sections OF growing
city where sewer and water mains
have not been extended. A large
number OF these cases are on streets
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-09

that have ben severed and have
been furnished with water mains,
and frequently in the Oldest and
most thickly populated parts of the
city
In regard 10 the disposal OF var
bage, conditions in most cities were
unsatisfactory The most sanitary
way OF disposing of garbage is
probably to burn ii About half a
dozen OF the cities investigated had
incarceration plants and as a rule
these plants were working in a
reasonably satisfactory manner
and ifothey were not il was because
the work OF collecting the garbage
for burning was subject to political
influence with unfayoTable results.
In the great majority of cases the
garbage is dumped on vacant lots,
frequently within the city limits and
sometimes not far from the heart
of the city.
Ordinances for Inspection OF
milk, meats and perishable provis-
ions we're quite general, and it is
clear that they are being enforced
with increasing effectiveness every
year, but successful work of this
kind depends mainly upon three
things freedom from political con
troll, competent and particularly
courageous board Of health and a
strong public opinion in favor Of
thorough enforcement Of the work
Coming now to the consideration
OF some special points, the follow
ing is quoted from the annual report
for 1910 of the Department of
Health of a city of less than 106,-
600 inhabitants and the capital Of
one of the leading states of the TN
ion There are 900 shallow wells
in this city and the pollution OF
these wells is assured by 5000
vaults There are 8 900 homes In
the city 5000 of which are not con
neeted with city sewers or water
mains for sanitary purposes They
have cost the tax payers approx
mately $4,000, 900. This means that
the public expenditure of $4,000
900 for sanitary purposes is uti-
lized by one-third of the population
and the benefits which should be
derived by the community are lost
Since 1902 the typhoid fever mortal
ity of the city has been high COM
pared with that OF other cities. In
1898 il was 46 per 100000 of pop
uIation. while the average Of reg
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-09

perishable provisions; board OF
health ordinances for maintaining
sanitary conditions; laboratory
equipment and work of the depart
ment of bacteriology; climatic con
ditions; location of city and natural
character of surrounding country;
character of city government; char
acter OF people, with special refer
ence as TO whether or not they ap-
preciate the importance of maintain
ing proper health conditions and
whether or not there is powerful
public sentiment that can be brought
to bear upon the city government
in regard to such questions.
THE evidence found practically
everywhere particularly through
the Southern states showed there
has been most wonderful improve
ment in the general sanitary condi-
lions during the last ten or twenty
years" states the report Cities in
the South in proportion to their
means as a rule are spending as
much money in improvements az
fecting the general health of the city
as in the North AS far as obser-
vations indicated it is impossible TO
select one particular section OF the
country and show that from a san
itary standpoint it is as a whole
materially superior to another sec
ton in what is being done by the
various municipalities and state au-
thorities in the line OF sanitary
work OF course. there are sections
of the country where natural con
ditions bearing upon health are
very unfavorable; but as far as eff
fort of the city authorities to put
the cities in the best sani-
tary condition possible is concern
ed, one can find some of the best
and some of the worst instances in
the South, in the North, in the East
and in the West 1t was surprising
to find on the South Atlantic coast
city which in the efficiency of its
board of health and in its mainten-
ance of generally healthy conditions
by adoption of the very best modera
methods stand about at the top of
all the places visited-while in the
same section of the country, not far
from this city. was another place
which although greatly favored by
nature. as far as what the city au-
thorities had done, stood near the
bottom, and the most unfortunate
fact was that the citizens had no
conception of the real situation It
was surprising TO find on the Missis-
sipi river one city In most excel
lent sanitary condition, but few
hundred miles north another city
whose inhabitants would resent any
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-09
Sweet " ofds

cities, 34.2. in 1907 this city 81.
average cities. az, In 1908 this
city. 35.1. average cities. COS; ia
1909 this city, 30, average cities,
22 In 1910. the typhoid tmortali-
~ rate In this city Jumped 70 ~
Sper 10000 of population.
In a large city in the South one
of the great public markets was Wis
tied and the conditions were simply
revolving Great quantities of meat
vegetables and more or less over
ripe fruit displayed in an open mar
ket extending for two blocks with
no kind of protection for the perish
able provisions Never were sucn
sWarms of flies seen before In one
ase a big piece Of meat was SO coy
cred with flies that IT really was
difficult TO make out what II was
Fortunately, a movement Is on foot
to have this market done away with
All public markets OF the kind ought
TO be abolished Ii is impossible to
maintain sanitary conditions as long
as such things exist, On the other
hand, in the city of Montgomery
Alabama, there was evidence OF
quite satisfactory enforcement Of
the ordinances for screening meats
and perishable provisions Not on
~ were screen doors required at the
entrance of the market but screens
over the individual displays of per-
ishable food Fruit stands on the
streets were furnished with cases
with screen doors, and during the
summer months no fruit was al
lowed TO be exposed for sale with
out proper protection. The fly Is
one of our most deadly enemies. and
the protection OF meats and provis-
ions from its fatal work is absolute
~ necessary If the public is to be
protected from contagious and in
fectious diseases.
one city was found to be ia
most excellent condition in practi-
cally every respect as far as what
could be done by city authorities
in applying methods of modern san
itary science Savannah. Ga, is the
city referred to- The city has in
its head of the board of health, DIR
Drummer, an unusually capable man
and a man whose energy and cour-
age in enforcing the health reeula-
lions Of the board is refreshing Ia
contrast with the weak and hating
actions of many health officials Al
though Savannah has only $1,000
inhabitants, it's Department OF Rac-
teriology is known as the best in
the South. and a is doubtful if there
are hair a dozen better equipped and
more efficient departments in tho
United States, including our largest
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-09
SPECIAL REPORT
ON SANITATION
investigation Made Of Sanitary
Condition Of Thirty-Two
American Cities.
EVIDENCE OF IMPROVEMENT
Wonderful Progress Has Been Made
During The Past Ten Years
The Consideration oil
Special Points
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
New York, June 9.-That at least
thirty per cent of the population in
various cities of this country equip
ped with good water supply systems
mainly use we'll water that is sub
iect to contamination, was stated in
a report of a special investigation OF
the sanitary condition of thirty-two
American cities, submitted to the AS
ISOLATION of Life Insurance Presi-
dents today by Hiram j Messenger,
actuary, of Hartford, Conn. j In cities
with sewer systems the population
living in houses uneonnected with
sewers was given at about forty per
cent.
The cities investigated are with
one or two exceptions in the south
and middle west. and are as fol
lows Lynchburg, Roanoke, Knox
Vile, Chattanooga. Nashville, Louis
Vile, Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
Bloomington, Springfield. ST. Louis,
Memphis, Little Rock, Vicksburg,
New Orleans. Mobile. Montgomery,
Birmingham, Atlanta, Macon, Jack
--sonville, ST Augustine Savannah,
Charleston Augusta, Columbia.
Charlotte, Danyille, Richmond. Bal
timore, New York and Hartford.
In addition to water supply and
sewage system. the principal points
investigated covered disposal OF gar
bage; inspection Of milk meats and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-09

Bright's Disease, DiabetesC Rheu-
matism. Gout, Gravel, Dropsy Infla-
nation OF the Bladder. Bad Blood
and Nervous Troubles caused by
Sick Kidneys.
Curtin Drug company. the well
known druggists of Waxahachie
know by experience that HINDIPC
will cure all forms OF Kidney and
Nervous Troubles. and will guaran-
tee 1t in all cases.
Can't you afford to try it at their
risk? # costs you nothing if il don't
do the work.
Sent by mail to any address pre-
paid. on receipt of % cents Six bot
ties. $3.50 under positive guaran-
tee. r
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-09

cities. The city is FIERY completed,
piped for water, obtained from ar
tesian wells. and the sewer system
is nearly as extensive The city was
searched from one end 10 The other
for surface we'll, without sue
cess
The report urged the organiza-
tion OF sanitary clubs IN every city in
the country and II was suggested
that the Association of Life lnsur-
ance Presidents take the lead in this
work through It's agents medical
examiners and other representatives
in different communities
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
Says 20 Miners Were Murdered.

Francis Feehan, president of the
Pennsylvania Mine Workers union,
bluntly charged before the house COM
mittee on rules that murder, violence
and peonage had marked the progress
of the strike in the Westmoreland
coal fields of Pennsylvania.
He asserted that twenty miners had
been shot tC death by deputy sheriffs
and that foreign laborers had been
held practically in slavery.
The rules committee heard Feehan
in connection with a resolution intro
duced by Representative wilson, OF
Pennsylvania, directing an inquiry by
congress into strike conditions in the
Westmoreland fields.
After listening to the recital the
committee decided that court action
should be exhausted before congress
should conduct an inquiry into the sit
uation.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
PRESIDENT AND
ROOSEVELT MEET
Cardinal Gibbons Completes
Group and Crowd Cheers.

President Taft and former President
Roosevelt met at the dual jubilee of
Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore.
Mr.. Roosevelt was the first on the
scene and went on the speakers plat
form before any of the other 500 or
more public men, in the coat and hat
rooms downstairs, had reached it. He
got an ovation, the great audience
breaking out into prolonged cheer.
After all the guests had been seat
ed, President Taft and the cardinal
appeared on the front of the stand.
The chairs had been so arranged that
the president was to sit on the right
of the cardinal and Roosevelt to the
right of Taft.
The president, the colonel and the
cardinal took their seats. For a frac-
ton of second the eyes of Taft and
the colonel did not meet. Each seemed
to be looking away from the other.
Then President Taft spoke to the
cardinal and motioned to Roosevelt.
All three rose to their feet and ap-
preached one another. President Taft
presented Roosevelt to the cardinal,
the prince of the church grasping the
hand of the lion hunter with vigor and
armth. The little drama caught the
vast throng. Peace and good will was
written all over it. The multitude
broke out into a great cheer. President
Taft had broken the ice. When they
were seated again the president lean
ed over and borrowed a program from
Roosevelt. They smiled at each ct @
now and then as brief remarks passed
or they nudged each other with elbow
or hand.
When President Taft had finished
his address, Roosevelt was quick to
congratulate him, and when Roosevelt
had completed his remarks the presi-
dent was equally eager with words Of
praise for the colonel. Then they
smiled and chatted across the arms
of their chairs as if they were having
a love feast
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
CHARGED WITH HERESY
Reformed Minister In Pittsburg Says
He Is Not Orthodox

Reformed Minister In Pittsburg Says
He Is Not Orthodox.
Rev. DR.. John II. Dietrich, pastor
of St. Marks Memorial Reformed
church, Pittsburg, Pa. was charged
with heresy at meeting of the clas-
sis of the Reformed church. He will
be tried in Pittsburg July II.
In a statement Rev. Dietrich says:
81 do not claim to be orthodox; in
fact, | have no desire to be, for 1t
represents a system of thought based
upon ignorance and superstition.
There is no question about the differ
ence between the orthodox theory of
the world and my theory.
"They believe in system of things
which start with the fall of man, with
an atonement wrought out by dying
God midway, and an eternal hell at the
end believe there never was fall
of man; that from the beginning he
has risen; that the atonement is not
wrought out by dying God, but every
man coming into harmony with the
laws of the universe, which are the
laws of God; and If men will do their
part the kingdom Of God lies ahead in.
stead of an endless hell"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
Government Expected to Bring
Action Soon.
SOLICITOR LEHMAN AT WORK
Decision of Department of Justice on
Evidence Is AWaited-Commissio
Knox to Hand Report to President.

1t is reported in Washington that
the department of justice is soon to
enter suit against the United States
Steel corporation, but no confirmation
of this can be secured from the de-
partment.
The investigation of the steel trust
is being conducted by Solicitor Gen
eral Lehman. 1t was one of the first
duties assigned to him when he as
sumed Office last winter. The admins
tration had sought an investigation
some time prior to that, but Attorney
General Wickersham was himself at
one time an attorney for the steel
trust and did not care to undertake it,
and for some reason William 5. Ken
yon, at that time the trust buster
for the department of justice, did not
care to shoulder the investigation. 1t
was therefore given to Lehman as his
most important duty in the Office OF
solicitor general
Mr.. Lehman has been working at it
persistently ever since and he has
been aided by attorneys for the depart
ment investigating the affairs of the
concern in New York and elsewhere.
However, ii is not possible to learn
how far along the investigation has
got. The length of time required
would depend upon the attitude of the
trust, the ramitications of the organi-
Zation and the nature of the prosecu-
ton to he brought. The investigation
and preparation of the Standard Oil
suit in its first stages required year
and half. For the tobacco trust
nearly three years were taken.
Also beyond the question of time
required for the government to perfect
it's suit enters the probability of de-
cision by the department of justice
that the evidence obtained does not
warrant suit. AS the solicitor gen
eral is working alone and entirely in
dependently on this case it is difficult
to learn what progress has been made.
1t is said that the commissioner of
corporations Herbert Knox Smith, has
about completed his investigation of
the affairs of the steel trust and that
he will submit this to the president in
a short time for use in conjunction
with the prosecution. This would pre-
clude a criminal investigation, as in
formation given to the commissioner
insures immunity from criminal pros
ecution. This information, however,
could be employed in a suit in equity
for the dissolution of the trust under
the Sherman antitrust law.
Mr.. Smiths report is founded upon
invest ipat ions ordered nv President
Roosevelt, which have been continued
by direction of President Taft. While
government action might be Influenced
by the report, it would not be based
upon it.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
Murdered and Robbed.

In little fringe of woods on the
edge of Paradise creek, near Nor
folk, Va, a murder was revealed when
party of searchers out securing
the country in quest of ]. l.. Benton,
merchant, who had been missing
from his home on Deep Creek shell
road since last Friday, found him with
a gaping wound in his face.
Robbery was undoubtedly the ruling
motive of the crime and a shotgun was
the weapon.
Industrious and possessed of large
famil yto care for, Mr.. Benton had ac.
cumulated considerable money, which
he carried about with him wherever
he went. He had in his pockets when
he left his home on Friday morning
nearly 5000. When his pockets were
searched the money was gone.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
BAILEY DEFENDS SECESSION
Says jefferson Davis Was Less Respon.
sibIe For War Than Any Other Man.

Senator Joseph w. Bailey, of Texas,
while addressing the Confederate vet
Grams in Washington in observance OF
the birthday of Jefferson Davis, said
Davis was less responsible for the
conflict between the states than any
other man, and was the last man in
all the south to abandon the hope of a
reconciliation.
"The truth of history was with the
Confederate people, said the senator
"The fathers would never have form
ed this Union if they had not believed
it could be dissolved for cause; if the
southern people believed that they
could not remain in the Union with
honor and safety they had right to
secede"
Senator Bailey presented an aged
colored man, James A. Jones, who
served as Mr.. Davis body servant.
"He is the only man living" said
Senator Bailey, who knows where the
seal of the Confederate states is and
he won't tell.'
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09

While singing "The Union Forever
twelve wives and daughters of strik-
returned to the county Jail at Green's
burg, Pa. Two of the women took their
infants with them.
They persisted in ''serenading" the
non-union miners by beating on kettles
and other 'itchen utensils and by
ringing bells, although they recently
were released from Jail on bail after
being sentenced for the same offense.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
Sixty Days For Perjury.

Sixty days on the state convict
road force is the penalty that Rob-
ert Smallwood, of Harrisonburg, Va,
must pay for swearing that his bride,
Miss Christiana Hagerdown, thirteen
years old, was more than twenty one
years of age.
Oswell Johnson, who accomran cd
,Smallwood and Miss Hagerdown when
they obtained the license and who
made the same false statement, also
will serve sixty days.
The youthful bride collapsed when
she saw the officer arrest her hus-
band, and later, when she was III
formed that her marriage would be
nullified on account of her extreme
ennthfnlness. again collapsed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
Huston In Jail.

Joseph NJ Huston, architect of the
capitol at Harrisburg, Pa, entered
the eastern penitentiary in Philadel-
phia on Thursday afternoon and be-
gan serving the sentence imposed on
him by the Dauphin county court on
his conviction of having conspired to
defraud the commonwealth in the fur
nishing of the $13,000,000 structure.
The sentence is for not less than six
months nor more than two years.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09

Talk in administration circles in
Washington is much more favorable as
regards the outlook for reciprocity.
1t was said that the president had
been advised that the Root amend
ment Oh the wood pulp and paper
schedule would be beaten and tnat
the probabilities of the passage of the
agreement were much improved over
a week ago. Senator Penrose. of Penn
sylvania, declares there .;--,,,,y
for the Root amt StalS. t.'
For time the senate talked of try
ing to recess until fall, but Champ
Clark has set his foot down hard on
this scheme. The finance committee
now talks of voting on the bill June
and reporting it without amendment.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
TAFT'S SON is EXCLUDED

Because he was unfamiliar with the
rule requiring applicants to register
when they begin their study of law,
Robert Alphonse Taft, son of Presi-
dent Taft, was denied the privilege of
taking the Ohio state bar examination
in Columbus. He probably will take it
two years hence.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
War Secretary vaccinated as Examnle

AS an example to the army, Secre-
tary of War Stimson was vaccinated
against typhoid fever, The vi,us was
administered by Major Russell at the
war college. While anti-typhoid vac
cination is earnestly advocated by the
war department to the entile person
mel of the army, it is not compulsory
except in the maneuver division at
San Antonio, Tex.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-06-09
Atlanta Movement For Commission.

Steps toward the establishment of
a commission form of government for
Atlanta, Ga, were taken when at a
mass meeting it was decided to peti-
ton the legislature to pass the laws
necessary for an election on the Prop
osition The Legislature will convene
this month.