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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26

SACRAMENTO, July 26.-Miss
Anna Dudley, stenographer in the
Office of State Engineer Ellery,
was murdered today by a man
who later was killed by the police
in battle in which two bystand-
ers were wounded.
The police have as yet been un-
able to identify the man or learn
any motive for the crime. Miss
Dudley, whose home is in Eureka,
was for several years employed
as stenographer in the law office
of former Governor Gillett in
Eureka and later in San Fran
cisco.
The murder of Miss Dudley
came close on the heels of @ dis
appointed love affair and broken
engagement. 1t was through her
supposed f1ance, F. P. Anthes, of
San Francisco, that Miss Dudley
became acquainted with DR.. Wong
Him, the Chinese doctor on C'tar-
rell street, San Francisco, whose
name figures in the note left by
the murderer.
In the pocket of the dead MUIR
derer, as yet unidentified, was
found the following note, torn out
of a notebook:
July s, 1911. Criticism.
should have shot this--of
Dudley last August and
blowed the - den at 1868
O'Farrell street, San Francis
CO and killed half dozen to
- or gotten all the -"
The vilest of epithets occurred
where blanks are left in the above
note, which was unsigned.
Miss Dudley was involved In
some trouble, according to Mrs.
Darlington, with whom she had
been friendly for some time, but
she would not disclose the nature
of the trouble.
A note addressed to Miss bud
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
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OLYMPIA, July 26.-Tkough
James H. Wilson, Rainier section
foreman, is sure that he killed
Archie Cobel and his wife at
Rainier on July 0, the Thurston
county authorities have not been
able to get from him any of the
details of the crime.
81 am q degenerate" Sheriff
CASTOR says Wilson confessed. ST
had been worrying for days,
thinking that / would have to kill
some one. Then my wife went
away to Tacoma. l was afraid of
myself and went to sleep in the
tent for fear 1 would kill some of
my section men. don't remem-
ber anything more till Tuesday
morning. But when 1 heard of
the Cobel murder. / knew 1 did
it,"
An effort is being made today
to get a more definite statement.
Prosecuting Attorney Wilson IS
convinced that the prisoner knows
more than he has yet admitted.
Wife Stands BY Him.
Mrs. Wilson visited the prisoner
at the jail yesterday and left con-
vinced that he Is innocent.
"His mind is unbalanced by
thinking over the murder she
said today. 81 am sure he had
nothing to do with 1t. They have
Just talked him into thinking he
did it,
Is Strange Case.
Wilson's Is a strange case of
moral depravity, according to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
D o o Q . Q . Q . Q Q Q .
D STORY OF COBEL MURDER Q

, Archie Cobel, 20, and his /,
D bride of year, Nettie Cohel, ,
, 18, were killed as they lay ,
D asleep in their home at Rain ,
D Ter, Wash, on the night of
D July 8. The murderer I
D smashed both, killed them ,
D with an AK, then outraged
D the woman. After the crime I
D he pulled the covers over the
D bodies, smoothed them care
, fully, washed his hands in
D the kitchen, and stole away.
D No one heard any outcry,
D though 1t is believed the
D woman awakened just as the
, fiend was drawing back his
D ak to strike her. The crime [
D was not discovered till late
D the next day.
, Wilson was sleeping in a
D tent about 200 yards from I
D the Cobel house that night.
Five men were arrested n [
D succession as suspects before I
D Wilson was apprehended.
, Swan Peterson, the fifth
man, will be released today. I
} The others were freed soon 1
after their arrest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
Gordon Today

Blaine Gordon is slated to
stack up against the Indians this
afternoon with Burns on the re-
ceiving end. Kraft will probably
pitch for Spokane with Spiesman
catching. Spiesman is playing
good ball, having broken up Mon
days game with the stick and
nailed three base stealers yester-
day. Rocky will be out of the
line up. Kennedy being on sec
ond. Coleman short and Morse
third.
Also it's ladies' day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26

MAKES REPORT
TO SENATE
(By United Press Leased Wirc.}

(By United Press Leased Wirc.1
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 26,
With Senator Dixon speaking
in the senate this afternoon there
is considerable uneasiness among
the senators who want to hear
President Taft's report on the
Controller bay deal, which was
demanded in a resolution intro
duced by Senator Poindexter.
The message has been in the
senate for an hour waiting to be
read.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26

Times had doubt whether the
of
settled w.
Bainger against the peoples coal plan
old friend Dick Hyan old friend Dear Dick
to give all Alaska
finally
he get with tthat Mister Ballnger
ag'n it.
In anything Guggenfems and
bad to ind
the other
here today attorney
of the petition was presented to him.
don't it," he said curty
Aske a Ballnger
be the matter he said
where Bainger he
having
coal to the people at cost
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26

they caught him l didn't feel no
better.
81 was glad when tho sberiff
arrested me-"
CASTOR expects a full confession
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
NEWS ITEMS FROM
THE HICKTOWN BEE

Ed How. o. the Nickel Plate bar,
says that now that the carnival is
over he'll have to be polite to his
regular customers again.
Fannie Phony has made over an
old pair of her Mas lace curtains
into lawnteree dress Look out
fer sunburn, Fannie.
The early bird catches the worm,
Lafe Watertower agrees, bur. whom
time wants to be a worm and get
ct up?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
ACTOR REALLY DIES
in THIS FILM DRAMA

NEW YORK, July 26.-
acting the part of a rescuer for a
motion picture drama, Albert
Brighton, an actor, was drowned
in a pond near here. The man
at the camera kept right on with
his pictures, believing that
Brighton was only adding a touch
of realism to his acting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
SIM MONS IS
CHARGED

Information charging A. S. Sim
mons with criminal assault upon
Fannora Sullivan was filed in the
superior court yesterday. His
trial will not be until Septem-
ber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
MAN
SURE.HE IS
{ THE MAN ..

SOMETHING TOLD ME i HAD
TO KILL SOMEBODY" SAYS
RAINIER MURDER SUSPECT,
AND WHEN 1 HEARD OF THE
COBEL MURDER 1 KNEW /
HAD DONE IT."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-
Former Governor James N. Gillett
should shed little light on the
in Sacramento of Miss
Anna Dudley.
"Miss Dudley had been in i'll
health for some years." Gillett
said. "She was quiet, re-
served girl. and so far as l know,
had no love affairs that might
have led to this tragedy"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair tonight and Thursday,
light westerly winds shifting to
northerly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
Others Eager to Send
Petition to Congress
. . . . . 90 . . Q . . Q . (
COMMENTS ON PIE OPLE's COAL PLAN.

Commissioner Peit-I'm for it,
Commissioner FreelaiJ- That's what Thatn
cutd my bills OF a o Wellington
Meads-Im for it. the
mines for the people not give them
Guggenheims. been In Alaska the
. made.
. Commissioner Woods-You bet to
. prices British coal
. AND OTHER COMMENTS
Achilles of the interior,
. better known Dear Dck'-I don't sign it,
W. w. Seymour-f want to think 1t first.
to do dhuro me
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
MURDERS GIRL:
IS KILLED

ley and signed Jeanette" was
found among the dead woman's-
effects. The note apparently vas
a reply to one asking for counsel,
written by Miss Dudley and ad-
vised that the latter "holl the
fort"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
MOTHER TYP|F|ES
TRUE AMERICAN LIFE
Katie Putnam Coming to Col
onial in Play of the
Highest Class.

When Mother was first produc III
New York IL drew forth "a rippi. OF pro-
test-the title. not the play, One noted
critic called It "rcpellant." bu, was Law
ISL In his praise OF the play and its
themo. Another critic declared that tho
use OF That titlo was TO Iaunt the most
shcred word in the English language bo-
ioro the public In manner that put Il
In Tho same category with tho pink
lighted ballet dancer. Another suEccsicJ
that tho Utlc would be moro rcspcctfuI
n II read "A Mothers Love- while stll
anotner suggested the word "Home" az
The title. backing up his argument by
stat.ns thal, III tho broad accepted usage
or the word, Home" included mother,
az wou as the family and their abode
Goodman's drama was one OF the Ameri-
can home wherein the mothers love was
inc chief motive power in molding the
lives or the family. Home" was the
Sut having once launched the piece
under It's original name. and knowing tho
drawbacks and not infrequsnt failures
that accompany tho changing OF the title
Of a play, William A. Brady continued
iho crana under its original name,
Mother"
No PLAY in recent years has received
by the daily press. In fact. il is q very
raro occasion In this day when a play is
gwen sufficient attention by editors to
tdIoH It's ul'DNlOn III Inc eul'O!lal col
umns OF newspapers. Not only has the
subject os title bocu dscUssed-and the
point made that the drama, throughout
its construction, lent dignity 10 its title
auo brought home 10 tho average play
Soer what vital factor in life is the
mother. but Mother also has been de-
clared edltorially TO be ono of the lruest
c&ponents OF American life as L. IL found
IN the American homo.
Local playGocrs will find interest in
the fact that Katie Putnam, who is well
known locally as Mrs. Harry Emery. Will
visit Salt Lake ror tho first time in pear:y
fifteen years when Mother comes 10
the Colonial New Years day. She viii
play the title role.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
ITEREST|NG RELICS
ADDED TO MUSEUM
-,,r indian Arrows and
Stone Axe Presented TO
Institution.

=, ,5tsrcatinS Indian arrows ana a
,ye have been added TO the bescrei
,,s collection. Tho arrows were
- u, by owen Woodruff. shortly be
81, J.sth. on the sleua mountains
-n,,bus. Mexico. after a battle be-
: ,.'~s-hc Indians and white men.
~, IN. hattie wCr, killed the last three
.ad of Apaclcs who refused TO
49, NJ The time Geronimo, their
81, vas captured by United states
- ruder the command OF General
-. ,ou, arrows are considered 20 bc
- Inc finest specimens ever found.
- ,ben Is -! ordinary nature, hav-
Hsbt cane shaft and a hard wood
- 6ns has p pitch wood shaft With
- SooJ head. and the other two sre
~ uooa throughout All have steel
-. rnsde from a plated dinner knife.
fr.i,r thc deer sinew which binds the
- "a the shaft is discernaole z black
- eocircling tho shaft. which Is
80, 20 be tho mark of the poison in
- 80 pointH were stecped. Near the
20 sTe ma rks indicating 10 which par
-, tribo the warriors belonged.
=. ,,oue axe was found in an ancient
IA While II has no handle. there are
.jis,lops that IL WIS fashioned for one
- by splitting q piece OF oak and
s.Jlrr il about the back Of the axe.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
BOSSARD WITH
STEALING ELECTRICITY

1.oaorc Eossard. GtS Dcwnirgton
1sscs. Ather o! Ludwig Gorhardt Bos-
ar5 who came into tho public eyo dur
IL the summer when The latter entered
- Mormon temple and took photo
rspas OF the interior OF the sacred house
r,sou, tie knowledge al the church 9u-
ear.llss, was arrdiEned before T.. NJ.
s,Aop, Justice or the peace, Yesterday
lrsrIioon on charge OF stealing cleo
r6y i.om the Utah Light &; Railway
o,-yany. RoSsard entered a plea OF not
NJ .
Il Il alleged that n csskct factory OF
ILL Pcsssfd was formerly proprietor.
90 0, which he is al present a stock
.:lisr. stole electricity from the light
o'1panys wires by connecting two poles
4 rietcr. the property OF the company.
{. sn5 prior 10 November IL. 1911.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
Real Estate Transfers.

John Park TO Duncan L. Park.
part OF lot 5. block IS, 'en-acrc
plat A.. .,....,........ -
II. &. Best and wife 20 Catherine
T Swan. part OF lot Il. block
y. tsu-arre plat A...,.,,...-,..
Edward n, Swan aud wife 10 j. \.
Radcliffe. lots TO u. block 9,
Paradise addition -, .,....,..;
Frances ). Douglas ct al. 10 Carrie
Grimes. RI al. part OF lot 4, block
>. plat ...,.......,.''..
Hirnban & Richards company 20
Samuel Smith. lots . and g.
lockwood 90. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
I-tgh saving & Trust company 10
carl J. Millcr. lots %. II and g.
block Is. Oakley subdivision
EIcherd Siddowsy and Hiie 10
George ", Cox. part OF lot II,
Block ~. fivc-acr" plat A..
Enoch l.. Abrams aud wife 10 y II.
Snoy, lots s. and sS. Am. &c
T;xtcp. Plat, Hollywood ....,...
\ IT. Snow and wife 10 l., 4.
Peiroc. lots IS and ~. block ,.
Lincoln park No. 2...,..o-.--,...
j. II. snow and wife 80 l. I,
pciTcr. lotg Sf and So. Am. x tN-
ten. plat, HOLLYWOOD .'.;.-,,...'
". II Shccmsn 10 Peter ST John'
block 20. Seniors ftve.acre plsf.
Flsie :. I'ratt 10 Agnes T. irau'
lots AZ and a., block :. "ostmin-
ster Heights. plat A,.,.,.-.:;,;''...
Mary Y. Gilbert 10 Arthur Siibcs,:
rtrt O! section t.. township
south range wcst..-......''r
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
Name New Travelling Agent

Se;h c. Rhodes or Denver has sern ao-
r.oint al travelling passenger agent for tho
Oregon Short Line. With hoaGqnar,et,s :,
81 Sait Lake cts, The appointment AS
arro,,iTa Januarv /. Mr. Rhodes has
S"en contested with the Union PscitlG
for manv wears as q clerk In the genera
otnce AZ Omaha aud sssis.sh. rIMcs 49,
,-s'c.n,ly he was travelling passenger aEen,
FOR The Chicago, Nilwal!SHH y 81 iau''
u.ith HEADQUARTERS at Denver
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
A Dreadful Wound

from knife. gun. tin can. rusty nail,
fireworks, or OF any other nature, de-
mands prompt treatment with Buck
len s Arnioa Sslve 70 prevent blood pol
son or qaugrcne It's tho quickest, sur-
est healer for all such wounds es also
tfar. tGI bqESs ESsen ma. soN chaPped Hands, coTns
or Piles. csc at Schramm',l ohnson
Drugs The Never. I.Substitutors, Five
(5) good stores.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
Foley Kidney Pills

Tonic In action, quick in results. "'sl
cure any case of kidney or bladder bs-
order not beyond the reach OF medicine
No need TO say more Schrsmm'Jonn.
son Drugs. "Tbe Never-Substitutors,' -
Eiya i5l GOOD stores.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28

uhEAT PKE-INVENTOFY SALE.
$3.50 kifnOnOS, S2.25
Regular $500 and $3.50 long Velour Flannel Kinonos
Empire style with peasant scevcsa pleasing variety of
designs and colorngs-satin pped trimming effects All
go IN the Pre-lnventory Sale today AT $225 Como
early and get best selection
NAN FIoorAnnex
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
GREAT PRE- INVENTORY SALE
$3.50 Gowns at 05C

Women's extra heavy quality Outing Flannel Gowns
roomy and unusually long-splenddly made-Inostly in
plain whitea few in fancy Embroidered trim
ming desiPns-somc with rufhed neck-oherS eolarless
Regular Sl50 yaues-today IN tho Prc-lnventory Sale
a, 95c each
HH Fiear-tnneS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
Incombustible Film,

sEsLiN. Dec. 21-An iBcombus ;Iblc
M.0srsph film will lessen the posslbil-
s 0. ranies In moving picture theatcrs.
ru Demonstrated recently before the
s<ln Chemical society, and is now re-
Tc1sd 70 br q success
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
New Corporations

Hsrllton G. Park Investment company,
/, ,nsage In q general Investment ousi-
90 capital stock $4,000. divided into
..lr,s of tgJ each. Hamilton c.. PsrE.
,-,.,Gcpt, Isabella Park, yics president. :.
anus II. Park. secretary and treasurer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
$50
cisco and Return.

San Francisco and Return.
December 2sth. vim Oregon Short Line
Southern Pacific. Limit so days, City
Ticket Office, Hotel Utah
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
Salt Lake Statistic,
Marriage Licenses,

ola. Johnson and Elisabeth lJser,
uebcr City.
Leonard u. Porisins, Great Fslls, and
Jennie Patterson, Hooper
Albert NJ. Coiliuson, salt Lake. and
Edith a Price. salt Lake.
steven W. Alley, Jr,, and Mrs. Mabel
-. Rodgers, salt lake.
Charles MuglCston. G.llicld. and Cora
j. Snow. salt t-sko-
Thomas Il. Larson and Lorena S;uty,
salt Lake
Leo RckenberG. Fresno, Cal, and
Bertha T. Johns. Sioux City, il.
johnnie L Peterson and Ethel Pier
son, Sandy.
Anton Bloom, Petalooma, Cal, Rno
Emma Gvfs, ogden,
Richard 4. Babbel ana Johanna M
Cdrlgreu, salt Lake.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-07
FOUR SAVED FROM WATER
Three Men and Girl Rescued at
Hudson Park. New Rochelle.

Four persons were rescued from drown
ing in Echo Bay. off Hudson Park, New
Rochelle. yesterday afternoon Jacob
Stone. Of New Rochelle. was trying 10
swim on a cork life preserver. when he
slipped off and sank. Perry Horton, a
lifesaver, rowed out 10 him and the drown
ing man grabbed him by the neck and
pulled him overheard The two fought I'M
I'll they were both rescued by other bath
ers
George Luhman. an athlete OF Dartmouth
College. rescued Anthony Farr. OF West
New Rochelle. who jumped off the float
where he had been nearly all afternoon.
not noticing that the tide had risen. Farr
could not swim and nearly dragged Luh-
man under. Luhman gave him a blow on
the point Of the jaw, and he was taken
ashore unconscious and revived.
a few minutes after Farr was rescued,
John Sarine. of Yonkers. slipped off the
float as il was being rocked by a crowd
of boys and girls He came up under the
float and was rescued by John Morgan, Of
the New Rochelle Lifesaving Corps
Mary Morrissey. six years old, Of The
Rronx. was PLAYING tag with some other
children on the rocks near the beach and
fell into the water she was rescued by
Julian D!az, OF the New Rochelle Rowing
Club
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-07
WAVE BROKEN IN CHICAGO
Rain Brings Drop of Nearly 27
Degrees in Temperature.

Chicago July 1.-TWO hundred and one
deaths and 273 prostrations make up the
toll exacted by Chicago's record breaking
hot wave, which lasted for five days. One
hundred and twenty-five infants who died
from the heat. are included In the list Of
dead.
The hot wave was broken shortly after l
o'clock this morning by rain, which
brought with it cool breeze and drop
in the temperature Of six degrees. Later
the wind shifted from the west to the
north, and the mercury gradually dropped,
until at o'clock II stood at SO degrees.
six points lower than at the corresponding
hour yesterday. At 9 o'clock the temper
allure was Is. compared with 90 for the
same hour yesterday
The minimum temperature cf1cally re-
corded at o'clock this afternoon was 70
degrees which was 26S lower than the
temperature taken at the same time yes
terday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-07
RAIN HELPS NEW ENGLAND
Storm Follows Day of Nearly
Record-Breaking Heat.

Boston. July 6.--Thunder showers in vari-
ous parts OF New England to-day served 10
relieve for time at least the sunerng
caused by five DAYS of excessive heat IN
this city the storm broke at the end OF a
day of almost the same temperature as the
record breaking heat Of July T. To-day
maximum was 1903. only half degree less
than that OF the Fourth
Department stores in the city closed early
IN the afternoon. and all over New England
factories we're shut down on account OF the
torrid conditions. The day added largely 10
the number of deaths OF the hottest week
IN the history Of New England, and the ilst
Of prostrations from heat was again heavy.
Providence experienced the hottest day
in its history the official thermometer
registering 9ss Fifteen deaths were re-
ported for the last twentyfour hours
In Portland. Me, the heat reached max
imum OF y75, and the humidity was high.
Seven deaths from heat occurred to-day
in Manchester, y. II.
six deaths and thirty prostrations were
the human toll exacted in this city by the
heat to-day Added to the terrors Of the
UNPRECEDENTED heat was shortage in ice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-07
RECLUSE DIES FROM HEAT
James McGovern Found Dead in Room
of House He Owned.

James McGovcrn. OF No l6i East lO3d
street, who has long been known in the
neighborhood as The Hermit. died yester-
day morning, a victim Of the heat.
Thomas Addy, janitor Of the apartment In
which the aged man lived, had been wor.
RED since Wednesday night when Meow
ern, who was seventy years old had path
eticaily said to him: IT'S awful the way
an old man suffers from the heat" At
soven o'clock yesterday morning Addy
went up 10 his room and found him dead.
stretched out on the torn old mattress OF
his dilapidated wooden bed
McGovern owned the house IN which he
died. and also a house in East SD street.
He was a generous spirited man. and
never was severe when his tenants could
not ray Up promptly. SO he really did not
have 10 live the life OF a hermit and had
virtually chosen the title himself II was
lis preference 10 remain alone in his tum-
BILE down little room. TO wear threadbaIe
clothing, 10 eat his two rolls for breakfast
at exactly seven every morning. 10 never
spend money except Oh other people No
one knew even that he had any relatives
CNCcrt a sister
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-07
INFANT MORTALITY LESS
Health Commissioner Says City
Has Best Plan for It's Reduction.

Health Commissioner Lederle said yes
terday that 1897 babies were under the
care Of the nurses Of the Health Depart
ment. and that 1859 infants were under
continuous treatment. Since april p. when
the first of the thirteen milk stations was
opened. 2S,3s8 quarts OF milk have been
dispensed.
In answer TO criticism that the milk sta
tons We're delayed in opening, Commits
sioner Lederle said sites were selected for
the stations as early as January. and that
ii was no fault Of his department that legal
restrictions prevented their earlier opening.
According TO the Commissioner. the de-
partment has never before had so compre-
hensiye q plan for the reduction Of infant
mortality as this year. Every possible eff
fort has been and is being made 20 reduce
the death rate.
For the first six months Of 1911 there were
1881 deaths from all causes under one
year Of age in the city Of New York, as
compared with 73i7 for the same period OF
1910, a numerical reduction Of ten deaths
with a reduction Of the death rate from
lI a thousand under one year Of age
in 1910 10 III thousand in 1911. During
the month Of June there were 222 deaths
from diarrhnal diseases in New York City
as compared with 276 for the same period
in 1910.
AS a part Of its routine work the division
of child hygiene. through its inspectors and
nurses. annually distributes large quaint
ties Of literature instructing mothers in the
proper care of babies and carries on con-
ferences for mothers M various noints
throughout the city. Moreover, lectures
are delivered TO all girls over twelve years
old in the public schools and little mothers
leagues are formed for the purpose OF aid
ing IN the prevention Of infant mortality.