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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
Ni,, CANDIDATES
fer the Position ~ Assistant State
Bank ENaminer.

Raleigh. sept. i.-Thc corporation
commission Il having 10 end ~ appli.
cations FOR the position ~ assistant
state hank examiner that has been
made vacant on account of the promo
tiun or Assistant Examiner Charles v.
Brown 10 the position uf state examine
or TO succeed Sir. ]. Kemp Doughion.
who has resigned to become interested
in the furniture mauufacturing busi-
ness la High Point.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

Most OF the contestants In the
Recorders contest are down to hard,
aggressive work. and those who are
tagging behind are only losing time
which will make IL 50 hard for them
TO catch up. that Is II the leading
contestants keep up the pace they
have been going for the past two
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

Raleigh. Sept william fonE. a
well known contractor Tor plaster aud
wall decorations. Who has contract
work In various eliics aud towns Of
North Carolina and virginia. has just
moved bis family and business head.
quarters 20 Raleigh from Greensboro.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
rnn,rnilnn Of Pe.IelIlfe CIfrks.

Jacksonville. Fla. Sept a. Several
hundred delegates. representing near.
~ every State IN the Union. were
present here today when the annual
convention ~ the United National Al
socisliea Of Pos,oiIicc Clerks met
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
HaIf.Tlme for cotton MiIl..

Fall River. ass.,Sept 4.--The ma
jority Of the Fall River print cloth
mills were put on half time today.
Some OF the mills are to run three
days weekly and 9th rs alternate
weeks.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

test MANAGER when you need help.
Changes: Miss Clyde Lunsford
Of Bahama to Miss Clyde Umstead.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
Caused More Deaths Than Any
lOther In July and August
OVER 100 CASES IN CITY
First Appeared Here About Six
Years Ago and Has Made Rapid
Progress-Physicians Are Bending
Every Effort to Controlling II and
Have Reduced Death Rate.

During the months Of July and
August, according to the vital sta
tistics gathered by the health de-
partment, there we're more deaths
in Durham from pellagra than any
other one disease. There are now
more than $50 cases in the city. and
the disease threatens to become
epidemic.
These conditions are not peculiar
TO the city Of Durham by any means.
but exist to greater or less extent
in all Of the cities throughout the
Piedmont section as well as in the
rural districts. II is estimated that
there are, at the present time, 50.-
900 cases OF pellagra in the southern
states. The disease Is especially
prevalent in Kentucky, Tennessee.
North and South Caorlina and
Georgia. Leading men in the medi-
cal profession who have made a
careful examination OF the situation
in these states declare that the dis
case threatens to become an epi-
demic in this section as il is in some
sections OF Italy where II originated.
The disease first appeared in Dur
ham about six years ago. Since that
time, the growth has been rapid and
the physicians OF the city have been
utterly unable to cope with the stu
alton. The death rate reached its
highest point last summer. This
summer. there have not been as
many deaths as there were last sum-
mer, but there are many more cases.
This shows taat the physicians are
becoming more and more skilled in
the treatment Of the disease and are
reducing the death rate. To one
who comes in contact with the death
certificates as they are handed In
by the physicians. the large number
Of cases in which pellagra appears
as the cause OF the death Is APP
palling. There are no absolute fig
ures as TO the exact number OF peo-
pie who die from pellagra In Dur
ham, for the reason that In large
number Of cases the physicians put
down the cause Of the death as heA I
disease or some other disease when
in reality the cause Of the death Is
pellagra. Tue report Is made in this
way by the physicians In order 70
save the famil. OF the deceased from
the embarrassment which they some
how feel II the real cause Of the
death Il reported. Hut very con-
seryative estimate would place the
number Of deaths from pellagra in
Durham at ten per month. or more
than 100 per year
A Contagious Disease.
The majority Of the physicians Of
Durham who have had much ex-
perienee with the disease are Of the
opinion that pellagra II contagious
lin some way The corn poison theory
is held by the physicians 70 be open
Ito doubt. Numerous cases have
been found in Durham where the
patients seem 10 have contracted the
disease from each other. though
There Is no proof that this is 50.
lThe physicians Of Durham are bend.
ling every effort tn find some success.
lful treatment for the disease. and
they have succeeded in reducing the
death rate considerably during the
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
BATTLESH|P AND
LAUNCH DAMAGED
Fire Started by Defective
Electric Wire Given
as Cause.

Toulon, France, Sept. 25.-As daG
result of three heavy explosions which
occurred on the French cruiser Liberts
about $50 o'clock this morning 1la
members of the crew are dead. &c
cording to official reports and the
vessel now lies at the bottom of the
sea in the harbor at this place, and
forty other members were seriously
injured
The explosion occurred in the cruis-
er's magazine, following fire which
was discovered at o'clock. The nrss
explosion occurred at $50 o'clock and
was followed within a few moments by
two others. At 5:55, less than one
hour after the fire started, the vessel
sank
The total strength of the ship WIS
10 officers and men. Of this nurz-
Der 130 were on shore leave, which
fact probably kept the death list FROM
being greater
AS soon-as the ship gave signals of
distress, numerous other ships ana
tugs went to her assistance and severzE
were only short distance away when
the explosion occurred. Many daring,
heroic and thrilling rescues were e.
fected while more than one hunGr,f
sailors saved their lives by swimming
to shore
The main magazine was the last N
explode and so terrific was the for-e
Of this that the warship Republi1ue
which was near, was badly damaged
ard twenty of her crew also kiIIess
and fifty others injured. The Re-
publique was rushed to dry dock anf
barely reached a place of safety fr
time to prevent it from sinking sISa
A large block of metal was thrown
high into the air. 1t descended auS
dropped on a launch which wxs
steaming toward the shore. Every
man on the launch was killed.
Hundreds of persons on the dock+
were thrown from their feet and the
entire city was rocked as by an earth
quake.
Captain Jaurez in his report of Trs
explosion, stated that thirty-two Off
GERS were aboard the ship when e.
sank.
The fire lighted up the entire VIZ
ter front and the sailors could ~
seen from shore, bravely endeavoz>-
ing to conquer the flames, until thes,
bodies were moved down or hurIes
into the air by the last explosion.
Many We're seen to jump into the sea,
or board tugs and other craft, which
hovered near.
Mon. Delcasse, minister of marins.
thinks that the fire started in tbs
ships store room. adjacent to tbs
magazine and that it was started bv
short circuited electric wire.
The minister is making speedy pre-
parations to aid the families of the
victims of the explosion.
The death list will probably be iu-
creased TO four hundred as result
of ca ualties on other vessels. nea-
the Liberte.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
LOCAL SLAYER IS
INDICTED BY JURY

CHRIS Lewis, the Greek who was
bound over to the federal grand jury
several weeks ago by u S. Commis-
sioner Vida Johnston of this city on
the charge Of having taken Mrs
Grace Dillman from this city 10 Walla
Walla and from Walla Walla to La
Grande, was today indicted as a
white SLAYER on four counts by the
federal grand jury IN Portland. ac-
cord,ng to a dispatch from that city.
Lewis was arrested in La Grande
when the officers discovered the
Dillman woman, who is hardly more
than a girl, in a room In a hotel
where She was being held by Lewis
for immoral purposes. Investiga-
tons revealed that his victim was the
wife of a Pendleton man and that
Lewis had met her while employed
as q cook here, had induced her first
TO go to Wala Walla and had later
taken her to the Union county seat.
This was in August. Within Glow
days he had been brought to Pendle-
ton, given a preliminary hearing be-
fore Mrs. Johnson and sent to Port
land upon failure to furnish $1,000
bonds
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
Commission Plan Means Economy
Ry Richard Chid Advisory Short Balot panzaf

1t is no easy matter to prove con-
clusively and in true scientific fash
ion that one city is better governed
than another. Nevertheless, despite
the difficulty in making comparisons,
there is nothing more certain than the
fact that whether the commission
form of government is the ideal form
or not, it is better than the forms of
government which preceded it in the
various cities.<
Unquestionably the plan is popular
wherever tried and spreads with most
rapidity among the nearby cities
which have the best opportunity for
intimate observation of its operation.
Brief as. the trial has been, the evil
dence nevertheless is startling. In
every one of these cities there has
been waste, some corruption and much
inefficiency. In all of them party ma
chimes had been in complete control
and had been maintained in running
order at the public expense through
political favoritism in the making Of
cost the cities was revealed when the
SoNeTHineHl pdSSeu lHlO the nanQS OF
men who, having obtained office
without the help of the gangs" could
afford to ignore them.
Houston, Tex.-Commission plan in
effect January 1, 1906 Credit of the
city which had been worth about
eighty cents on the dollar, was re-
stored to par Tax rate has been re-
duced from s2.00 to s170, while as
sessments are said to be proportions
ately lower. The old debt of $400,-
900 was quickly wiped out. In five
years, seventy miles of streets have
been repaved, the cost being betrayed
out of general revenue. A great au-
ditorium and its site have been paid
for from the same source. Schools
have been redeemed from politics.
Gambling and liquor selling have been
stopped. The price of gas has been
forced down from $3.50 to $1.15 per
thousand.
Dallas, Tex.-Commission plan in
effect 1907. In first two years the
commission wiped out deficiency of
100000 and established a credit bal
ance. At the expiration of the first
term of the commission. petition
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
INLAND EMPIRE PRODUCES S25O.OOO,OQ0
DURING h|hTEEA HUNDRED. eleven

Spokane, Wash, Sept 24.-Indicat-
i've of the prospects for increased
business activity throughout the north
western states this fall and winter is
the report by the statistical depart
ment of the Spokane chamber of
commerce, which places the farm VAL
ue of agriculture, including live
stock, poultry, fruit and vegetables
in Washington, Oregon. Idaho. and
Montana this season at $3.50, 1000. 900,
or more than S91 per capita of to-
tai population of 2,666,000.
The wheat yield of the four states
is estimated at 76,50O.OOO bushels, as
against 65.1SO,Oo0 in 1910, while the
hay crop is placed at 4,150,000 tons,
as compared with 4,050,000 tons a
year ago. Oats, barley, rye, potatoes
and hops show average increases rang
ing from 10 to 20 per cent over 1910.
The apple crop Is not as large as last
year, but higher prices and increases
in the yields of other fruits will, 1t
is estimated fully make up the diff
ference.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
EACH COUNTRY
MASSING ARMIES
Sunny Nation Attempts TO
Force Valuable Trade
Concessions.

Constantnople, Turkey, Sept 25.-
Following the virtual declaration of
war against Turkey by Italy through
landing a large force of troops on
the coast of Tripoii-thus making
hopeless any possibility of amicably
settling the dispute between the two
countries over that colony-Turkey
today Is mobilizing the First Army
corps which will Immediately en-
bark and be rushed TO reinforce 80 :
600 Turkish troops already there, in
readiness to oppose the siezure BY
Italy of Tripol!.
All hope OF peaceable settlement
OF the dispute has practically been
abandoned and Italy's purpose. it has
been declared, Is to strike a hard
blow before Germany and France
reach a settlement in the negotiations
over the Moroccan dispute.
An unofficial announcement has it
that Italy has already landed a large
force in the disputed territory and
that 10000 men of the reserve army
have been called to colors.
The trouble arose from Italy's de-
sire to acquire Tripoli, for trade pur-
poses, which Turkey decline TO coun-
tenanee. also refusing to give italy
a lease or grant any trade concession,
whatsoever
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25

signed by 500 voters was circulated
amid much enthusiasm asking the
commissioners all to run for re-elec-
tion The chamber of commerce ad-
verJises tho commission government
as desirable feature of the city to
attract new industries.
Des Moines, Iowa.-Commissio
plan in effect in 1907 In its first
year the commission saved $1S4,00O
in running expenses. as compared
with the previous year under the old
government. 1t made better bargains
for the city in electric light charges.
obtained interest on city deposits for
the first time, cleaned streets and al
leys better Che alleys had formerly
not been cleaned at al) and wiped
out the red light district" the eff
feet of which has since been shown in
reduced crime. A system of periodi-
cal fines which were practically Ii
censes levied in this district formerly
brought in huge yearly revenue and
the financial results above noted
were obtained despite the ceasing Of
this illegal income.
SSuoI INdpiuS, ld.-O OnlnllSSlOn plan
in effect January l, 1908. The city
has been put on a cash basis, pays its
bills every Wednesday morning, TAX
ing two per cent discount for cash.
Bonded Indebtedness reduced by $685.
600 net. The city's net inventory has
been increased from $45S,16S.4S jan
uary l, 1908, to SS7S, ,S0624 January
l. 1911. Police and fire departments
radically improved in efficiency and
equipment The amount of public i'm
provements during the first three
years under the commission plan have
been more than that installed during
any ten years of the city's previous
history. These include among other
items the building of reinforced
concrete bridge $50 feet in length,
and the purchase Of an island lying
in the heart of the city to be used az
the city civic center.
Leavenworth. Kan. -- Commission
plan in effect in 1908. The commits
sion has reduced the bonded indebt-
edness by $112,95o. while the tar rate
has remained stationary. Kansas is
prohibition state, but Leavenworth
has always defied the law and allow
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25

ed the saloons to exist, subject to per-
iodical fines which brought in $780,
600 a year. The commission closed
the saloons and disposed of this il
legal revenue without disturbing the
tax rate. over 100000 was spent in
special Improvements the first year as
against an average of $4,000 in pre-
vious years. In the first two years
under the new system six miles of
street were paved as against twelve
miles in the preceding twenty five
years.
Haverhil, Mass.-Commission plan
in effect in 1909. The first years re-
port under the new plan showed a
saving of $4,000 in running expenses.
When the commission took hold the
financial status of the city was very
bad 1t had reached both. its debt
limit and tax rate limit and was stead
lily falling behind in its payments. APP
peals We're being made to the legisla-
ture for an extension of the tax rate
( limit but this extension has now be-
come unnecessary. IN addition the
city has voted no license, the revenue
from the saloons being no longer
needed. The commission has been
fighting a big battle against the gas
and electric light monopolies to OBJ
! tain lower rates for the city and for
private consumers, and has obtained
from the people permission to resort
to municipal ownership if necessary.
There was fierce political opposition
TO the commission at the expiration of
its first term. but it was reelected.
Party lines in Haverhill. which was
formerly a Republican city, have been
completely broken. The commission
consists of two Democrats, two Re
publicans and a Socialist.
Gloucester, Mass.-COmmission plan
in effect 1909. The first years report
showed all bills paid and a reduction
in the city debt of $4,000. 1t is
claimed that the roads and streets
Continued on page eighty
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
ESTABLISHMENT OF GOVERNMENT HEALTH
DEPARTMENT ADVOCATED BY LECTURER

Advocating the establishment of a
governmental department of health
for the relief of disease-ridden peo-
pie, DR.. J. N. Mccormick of Bowling
Green. Kentucky, spoke to an audi
ence of Pendleton people in the
Christian church Saturday evening
and held an undivided attention for
two hours as he pointed out the ne
cessity of measures being adopted for
nation AS the department of agri-
culture gives scientific assistance in
the problems of farming and stock
raising, so should there be a depart
ment of health to furnish scientific
aid for the upbuildlng of physical
manhood and womanhood, he declar-
ed
"If your COW falls SICK" he said,
"you can wire to Washington and you
will receive Immediately, free, the as
sistance of the experts of the govern
ment to cure her. If member of
your family falls i'll. your message
would be answered that our govern
ment IS not dealing with that sort Of
case. We appropriate and properly
so, millions Of dollars for the preven-
ton of cholera among hogs, and tu-
berculosis among cattle, but we ap-
propriate nothing to keep up a de-
partment to safeguard the health Of
human beings. We take important
steps to conserve the resources Of our
country, but the government takes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25

The farm value of agriculture ~
the Inland Empire is estimated Al
from S15O,OOO,OOO to S175,OOO, 900. ts
which is added s5S,OOO,OOO as the
value of the mineral products ans,
S22,OOO,0OO as representing the ward
value of timber and lumber out in ths
district during the year. The last
named industry gave employment ts
more than 100000 men. The lumber
business has been unusually quiet the
last six months, though there aps
heavy increases in export trade. The
present population of the Inland En-
pre- Is estimated at 100000
Bankers and businessmen through
out the district say the outlook ie
bright for business increases in the
northwestern states, adding there In
every indication there will be expap-
sion in all lines of manufacturing sue
jobbing, also that there will be msrs
than the usual influx of eastern cant
tai and settlers into the country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
TAFT 1NTINATES
INSURGEAT CITY IS
Ill OF A PLACE
Kansans Silent as President
Defends His Veto
Messages.

Coffeyville, Kas., Sept 25.-Th.s is
the first of five towns that President
Taft visited in Kansas today The
others are independence, Cherryvale,
Chanute and Ottawa. He delivered
brief addresses in each of the towns
In his speech here the president
defended his veto messages on the
wool, cotton and farmers free LIST
bills before a crowd nf ten thousand,
who refrained from cheering him.
This city is in the center of a large
insurgent territory.
In defending himself, Mr.. Taft
said:
Bound as I was. by the platform
pledges, to see that American indus
try was sufficiently protected, l
could do nothing hut withhold my
signature from the bills"
At independence, President Taft
jested about Coffeyville, saying:
81 know some people who would
have to go through hell to get to
heaven; I came through Coffeyville
today"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
Turks 10 CounrrN,s Aid

Vienna, Sept 25.--Private advices
from Constantinople, received here
today, say that Turkey is fighting
mad and that practically the entire
population is rallying to the aid of
the government, in the threatened war
with italy, as it is the general opn-
ion that Turkey must fight to retain
the disputed territory.
All reserves have been summon
ed to colors and an order expeling
all Italians from Turkish territory
has been signed by the sultan and Is
in the hands of the premier, ready to
be issued as soon as It is definitely
ascertained that war must come.
All Europe is alarmed over Italy's
attempt to sieze Tripoli and t Is be-
lieved that her action will reopen the
Mediterranean rpoblem.
Support is given the Italian gov
ernment in the trouble by fifty thou
sand Italian citizens. who have large
financial interests in the disputed
territory.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25

no official steps to conserve the
health of its people"
Urges Close Inspection.
DR.. Mccormick urged among other
measures that should be adopted. a
close inspection of schools in order
that the growing boys and girls
might be assured of the best sanitary
advantages and he also advocated a
strict supervision by an inspector of
the grocery stores, meat markets and
bakeries. AS a further means to-
wards the conservation of the gen.
eral health, he Insisted that the pub
lie should support the state health
boards in all of their decisions.
DR.. Mccormick sharply criticised
"quack pharmacy and declared tha,
most patent medicines were merely
"whiskey cocktails" with the whisky
taste disguised by burnt sugar.
Running over the field of medical
practice, he urged mutual confidence
between physicians and patrons. He
said:
THE medical profession OF the
United States wants to prevent dis.
ease. We want to become an advis-
ory board to tell you how to avoid
sickness, rather than to have our ac-
tivity depend upon the curing OF
sickness after n has come to you"
A campaign OF education, such as
has been undertaken already in many
OF the cities of the United States was
urged by Mr.. McCormick's address
as the surest and most reliable meth
cd Of solving the problem of the So
cial evil.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
Continued on page eighty
HYPNOTIST TO SOLVE
MURDER MYSTERY

Colorado Springs. Sept. 25. - The
police here today are considering
hypnotism as a means of establishing
a working basis for solving the sex
tuple murder here.
In an effort to find the motive for
the crime. it : proposed to have an
expert hypnotist exert his influence
over Antoine Donated, who is being
held as a suspect.
While they now believe that Don
atei is not the real murderer they
believe he can shed some light on the
mystery.
Chief of Police Armstrong of Den
yer, arrived here today and said a
woman committed the murder and
was promoted by Jealousy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
MOVING PICTURE
MAN MURDERS WOHAN

Eatonville, Wash Sept. 25.-While
walking III Mrs. Vivian Earring. a
trained nurse. last night at this place,
Frank Calvin, moving picture ma
chine operator. for some reason drew
a revolver placed it against the wo-
man and fired, inflicting a fatal
wound.
After firing the shot, Calvin escaped
IL a buggy, going in the direction of
Tacoma and today large posse is
searching the country in an effort to
capture him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-25
STRIKE MAY RESULT
FROM UNION CONFERENCE

Davenport, Ia, Sept. 25.-With the
international officers of the various
crafts unions comforting with Pres
ident O'Connel of the Machinists'
union, indications are today strong
that the allied trades on the Harri-
man lines will strike. The confer
ence ends tonight. Developments are
expected tomorrow.