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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
VALUE OF LIME
 ASAFERT|[|ZER

Auburn, February 9.--The value of lime as a fertilizer has been tested by experi- ments at Auburn, and the results of the experiments have been revealed in a bull Ietin issued for distribution yesterday. J. F. Duggar. director of the Alabama exeriment station, and M. J. Funchess, assistant agriculturist, are the authors of the bulletin.
 Lime is especially advantageous on Ala bama soil, says the bulletin, because one of it's functions is to correct or neutralize an acid condition in the soil, and in Ala bama large areas of acid soil exist the acid soils are abundant in the southern part of the state. On most acid soils. ac- cording to the bulletin, the use of lime increases the yield of most crops. The publication explains the method of deter mining the acidity of a soil by the use of ltmuS paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

her request Senator Saunders denied the assertion made by Mir. Russell.
 However, amendments to leave the mat ter to the trustees as now were voted down, and the bill passed. leaving punish ment to the trustees instead Of 10 the courts as provided in the Russell bill. Those voting nay were Senators Boddie. Campbell, Clements. Collier Hobbs, Kyle. Love. Norwood, Price. Reed, Rowan, Saunders of Twenty seventh. Sumrall, Tucker and Walker.
 When in college Mir. Russell was known as what used to be called a "driver'- that is, he belonged to no fraternity. He admitted that, but claimed he was asked to join and declined
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
FAVOR UNDERWOOD ASF|RST CHOICE Lawrence Democratic EX- ecutive Committee
 Meets

Moulton, February 9.-(Special.)- 1.-The democratic committee of Lawrence coun- ty met here today, and on motion of Jourd White, oscar Underwood was indorsed as first choice for President. J. M. Irwin moved that Woodrow Wilson be indorsed as second choice for the high position. Both motions were adopted unanimously The committee reorganized by electing D. H. Bracken as chairman and J. w. Smith as secretary.
 The candidates were here in full force and took lively interest in the meeting. They reassessed as follows Assessors, sl0; collectors, $10; treasurer, SIC; super intendent, $5 board of revenue, $2.50 each.
 There are about 20 candidates in this county and they are all hopeful The re- publican executive committee win meet here on the 24th.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
FATALLY SHOT

Sheffield, February 9.-(Special.)- Will Founders, a negro, was fatally shot this afternoon at 4 o'clock by A. I. Belue at Furnace Hill, Sheffield. The negro was stealing from the store when Belue demonstrated with him, whereupon the negro struck him over the head with 8 stool. Belue shot Founders three times and his victim Is not expected to live through the night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Silk Remnants
 25c

We place on sale today in the Silk Department great many, too many, yards of silk remnants and tender silks. These are Messa- lines, Foulards, T affetas in stripes, checks and plain cOlors. The values were formerly up to 2.OO- the lengths from 1 10 8yds. A sale of considerable importance.
 (Silks, Main Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
srRAYEn OR STOLEN

FROM 22I7 FIFTH AVENUE, ONE HORSE ABOUT I6 HANDS HIGH, BLAZE FACE. BACK FEET WHITE A COLUMBUS SURREY AND LAP RODE. SUITABLE REWARD AND NO QUESTIONS ASKED FOR RETURN TO 1881 ELEVENTH AVE-, SOUTH.
 F. M. EDWARDS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Two Admit Crime

Hamilton, February 9.-7tSpetal.) 1.-Two men. Edgar and Tyra, are under arrest, having admitted murdering John Ayers of Hodges. who was found dead in Bear creek with his throat cut. Hodges had been missing since Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST
 FROM HUNTSVILLE
Allison Beason Nuptials-E. H. Allen
 Sentenced-Stabs Horse-Married | Sa in Chattanooga

[ Huntsville, February 9.-(Special.)- J. Grayson Allison of Trinity and Miss Mattie Louise Beason of Gurley were married last night at the home of Lee Wright at Arley. Immediately after the ceremony. a reception was rendered the couple at. the Wright home. MT Allison and bride came to Huntsville today and departed later for Trinity where they will lmake their home
 P. H. Allen. formerly a member of the Huntsvine police force, has been sentenced to 60 days at hard labor on a charge Of vagrancy. but the sem tence has been suspended on condition that he leave the cityiwithin three days. Allen has not been working with the police during the last two months and 1t Is asserted that he has become allied with the bootleggers.
 Enic clody, a young man from Blanche, Tenn. is in the city prison here for the unusual crime of stabbing horse. For no reason whatever he plunged a knife Into the side of fine horse belonging to John M Hampton. Clody was arrested immediately and has not been allowed to make bond. Mayor smith is holding him to await the outcome of the horses wound.
 Friends and relatives in Huntsville have been appraised of the marriage of Mrs. Carrie Martin Burkett, for nlerly of this city to w. A. Bryson of Murphy, N. C. The marriage was solemnized Wednesday in Chattanooga A. q P. CREAMERY BUTTER, aseI FRESH EGGS, 16ey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

Politics is beginning to assume an acute stage in this county, and the candidates and their friends are beginning to be very active. So far those who have announced are four for county treasurer, three for tax assessor, four for collector and four for superintendent of education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
L0v1cmdn Jos SG GphSL0cb
L0Ve1midH V1i J0jISS'G' jIS'' 'G';pihSLOeb

Seek rest and diUersion from your shopping in the entertain- ing atmosphere of the Third Floor Music Room-the only place in town 7Uhere you may hear the full repertoire of both Columbia Grafonolas and Vic- tor VictrolaS and hear tl1e worlds greatest singers; hear their greatest arias and enjoy their yoices just as much as If you heard them in person. Come in-you are quite Wel- come. (3rd Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
NEWS OF INTEREST
 FROM EVERGREEN

Evergreen, February 9.-(Special )-Tht Shakespeare club, which was organized in Evergreen last year, at first took the book of Job as a literary study until 1912 when they began the study of King Lear.' This club meets every Monday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. w. B. 1vey. Rev. Richard Hall, D. D., is president and Mrs. w. 5. Ivey secretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

The Orpheus club had it's regular meet ing this week, but the programme was brief, and little was done except attend the routine business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
200 Pairs of Women'S OxfordS and Pumps, Worth up to 50 500 a pair for |

We want to be very emphatic in stating what these shoes are not: TheyAre Not New Spring Pumps
 They are the oxfords and pumps carried over from former seasons; of good style, but are slightly handicapped in the assortment of sizes. Certainly there are shoes a-plenty to fit particularly small feet and pairs enough to last a short while for feet of all sizes. There are patent colts and patent kids, gunmetals, glazed kid and other feathers and fabrics. All that are not sold today will be offered again for sale on Monday.
 s..gessts (Shoe Store Main Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Buyers Have Promised for Saturday
Men, Here Are Four Good Bets For You

The buyer and manager of the Mems Store says that in this sale every dog has his day" and Saturday is his day. It seems that he has planned mighty well: Mems good Percale Shirts and Mems White Cambnc Shirts, plain peated we'll made shrts light and dark patterns made with pearl buttons and cuffs attached As good 5Qc average LOO shirts for w Mems Athletic Underwear-Shrts and Drawers with no 39c garment, for AON Mems Cotton Ribbed Underwear and Mems Wool Mixed Underwear formerly priced at LOO L0o garment for OON Mems Camb1ic Night Shirts made with no collars 35c A normal soc quality for OON
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

The Boys Store Offers 284 Pairs of
 Good Pants with Straight Bottoms lin Remarkably Low Priced Groups
 These pants have all the quality and resistance of which |the L., J. & l.. Boys Clothes are capable They
 good substantial mixtures and give promise of long and satisfactory wear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

George W. Rutledge has been elected to a position on the police force of Anniston to succeed James Kyle, who recently resigned to take a position with a Birmingham business concern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

The Fifth ward of Anniston is again after water, and at the instance of his constituents, Alderman Evans brought the matter before the city council Thursday evening. The question has been up several times before but the water company has taken no ac- ton in the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

68 pairs that were formerly soc will be 1O5 pairs that were formerly LOO will be
 Ill pairs formerly l.5O to 2.5O will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

James Williams. the aged white man of this county who was convicted of arson on the testimony of a negro at q recent session of the city court, sur rendered to the sheriff Thursday and will serve a sentence of two years in the mines of the state, his case hay ing recently been affirmed by the su- preme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

A.. A P. CREAMERY BUTTER, ase, FRESH EGGss SGes
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2255c 49c
 Sc

z (Boys' Store, Main Floor)
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-07-15
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

A deferred regular annual meet
ing of the Columbia Mountain
Mining company will be held at the
office of the company, 314 State
Bank and Trust building. Tonopah,
Nevada, on Monday, August 5, 1912,
at 3 o'clock p. m, to elect direct
ors, transact such other business as
may properly come before the meet
ing, and act on a proposal to amend
Article III of the Article of Incor-
poration so as to read as follows:
The company's principal place of
business is in Pierre, South Dakota,
and 1t may have a business office
outside of said state in the town of
Goldfield, state of Nevada, and at
such other places as the board of
directors may appoint, at any Of
which named place or places so ap-
pointed any incorporators' direct
ors' and stockholders meetings may
be held, the books of the company
may be kept and corporate business
transacted. The incorporators and
stockholders may vote by proxy.
The domiciliary office Of the com
pany shall be at the office of the
National Incorporating company In
Pierre, South Dakota"
Also to amend the bylaws to con-
form to said amendment
A. II, HOWE, Secretary.
ily6-1 3-20-27
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-07-15
STOCK RANCH FOR SALE

1900 acres of U. S. patented
land in heart of Sonoma county,
Cal; the water rights control scat
tered fractions aggregating several
hundreds Of ''possessory" title acres;
all fenced and cross-fenced. Album
dainty watered by flowing streams
and living springs; now used for
cattle and hogs; In a thermal belt
where oranges, lemons. lines, etc,
grow perfectly; hundreds of acres
adapted TO apples, prunes. cherries
pears, grapes, walnuts. almonds, etc
Some very rieh garden. berry, corn
and hay land. only ~ miles from
post and express offices. telephone.
etc. A 100000 gallon cooperage
winery; not far from railroad and
live towns. Owner Is rich and re-
lring from active affairs or life.
The price is but $40 per acre
$50. GOETHE 'pOssessory acres are
free Lots OF timber and neaar
markets The delightful balmy eli
mate Is due 10 the couuty's near hy
20 miles OF sea coast. and As
inches annual rainfall This a. n
great bargain for either investment
or speculation For further infor
nation apply at this office
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-07-15

From watch the Improvement in the bonanza
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-07-15
Smith Novelty Artists Appearing

had to hrespond tie many encores.
and without doubt they are the
best in vaudeville that ever show
ed in Tonopah They will be
heard again tonight in an entire
change of program. The pictures
for tonight are as follows
Professor Optimo," a very good
Vitigraph, featuring Marshall r.
Wilder; G"Riyals, "Hollowhead as
a Musician" and an up-to-date de-
tectiye story entitled Detective
Dohrothy,"
First show at o'clock Adj
mission 10 cents
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-07-15

One of the largest crowds that
ever attended a moving picture
show in town witnessed and en-
ioyed one of the best shows ever
seen in this city at the Butlehr last
night.
Austin and Smith, very clever
team of singers and musicians, and
Rand and Byron, two very cleyehr
singers. dancers and comedians,
opened their engagement at this
popular place of amusement and to
say that they all made a big hit
would be putting it mildly. They
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-07-15
COAST EXCURSION
FARES!.!
los ANGELES VIA SAN FRAN.
CISCO AND RETURN $500.

Stop over at all points including
Truckee tfor Lake Tahoe, Reno.
Sacramento. San Francisco, Santa
Cruz Beach. Del Monte, San Jose,
Paso Robes Hot Springs, MERGED
tor Yosemite) Santa Barbara.
On sale Mondays, Wednesdays, Sat
urdays.
Final return limit, October 3tst.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-07-15
A Hard Earned Victory

one today Monday, plant of
buildings,
by Today confagaton
The
linotype
printing
the papers the Bonauzas
n daily newspaper
a taking bis
1t Of
performed by every of
the
Systematically.
a
occasionally
Last Monday
to better exempfy the phr
plant while being Of
what the employees
formed by the apparently
and far between during the months.
ITO hell pay days." response "where
shovel and he immediately
spirit that being
printed plant S spirit
Will make the Bonanza paper
rough edges off the mproyed quarters.
recipient of
congratulations especially paper
have been appre-
ated right that
for the excellent showing force-wel
not be issuing today.
Visitors cordially
in and let departments
this advertising, editorial subscription printing
For five have about the pay
ment of subscriptions
From on Improvement in the Bonanza
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-07-15

II you want to sell your goods
use the columns of the Bonanza. It
gets results.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-04-12
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.
N B.-Following schedule figures pubIIsh.d
emily. as Information, and not Guaranteed
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON
For Atlanta. Montgomery, Mobile, Nav
Orleans, $500 a m. and l0:l6 y. m. daily
Dining cars.
VILE, 1O:45 p. m. daily.
For Atlanta. Admission. birmingham, 800 a.
For Atlanta, Admission, Talladega, CaIers-
iielma. 900 a. m. and 4:lb p. m. daily, ana
for Uniontown, Demopolis. Meridian, 800 q.
M daily. Dining cars
For Roanoke. Bristol, Knoxville Cbatt..
nooga, Birmingham, Meridian, VicksnIr9
New orleans, 1910 p. m. daily. Dining cars
For Roanoke. Knoxville. Chattanooga Nssh.
Vile. Memphis, 4:lO a.. m. daily. Sleeping car
may oe occupied after 1000 y. IN. Dining car
For AsheVille, 500 a. m, $50 D. M. and
1915 D. m. daily. Dining cars.
For Columbia, Summerviile, Charleston
Aiken, Augusta. Savannah, Brunswick, JACK.
sonville and Florida points. ESQ .. m. daily
Tourist car for>Californla. Monday, Wsdn.,.
day. Thursday Friday. and Saturday, I:iE
For DanvilIe QocaD. 1850 a, m. daily.
For Harrisonburg. $3.50 a. m. daily; s.aS =,
m Iparlor carr, and $3.50 y. IN. week DAYS -
For Charlottesville uocaD. 1850 a. m. and
''i For r Warrenton. 1880 a. m II 90 a M, IA.
D. m daily; 1895 p. m. (psTlor carr. and i:sj
For Biuemont. $40 a. m: $50 D. m. Az,
D. m. week days; S:l5 a. m. and 4!5O D. m
sundays. Also SIS y. IN. week days for Lee.
buIg. l. :. BROWN. General Agent,
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Deaths.
WHITE.

Albert w. Cox, SO years, 1909 o street
northwest.
Harry w. Templar, AZ years, 4o1 G street
northwest.
Mary c. Lipscomb, 81 years, $3.50 Seven
teenth street northwest.
Francis s. Henshaw, 81 years, 1S2
street northwest.
William Thornton, 20 years, 1740 Four
teenth street northwest.
Edison A. Cas-, So years, Third street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Joseph Fritz, 81 years. United States
Soldiers Home. d. c.
John A. Morgan, So years, 1S43 Calvert
street northwest
Martin L. Leonard, 50 years, 4s New
York avenue.
Mary e. Bacon, IS years, 435 New Jer-
sey avenue northwest.
Jacob Russell, 80 years, 1857 Fourteenth
street northwest
Charles II. Kanolt, 81 years, 1911 Ross
place.
Gracia l.. Samson. q years, Providence
Hospital.
L. Bernard Rowland. As years, 500 B
street northeast.
Charles. Molloy. Sc years. 1923 North
'"p'''' CoLoRED.
Mary Morton, 25 years, Tuberculosis
Lydia Peyton, 7s years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Ollie Epps, 16 years, ISL b street north
Susan Alexander. 81 years. 1s4 Morris
road, AnnacoStia.
James II. Young. Il years, Garfield. ID.
G.
Joseph Brooks, II years, 100 seaton
infant of James and VERNE Chiids, l
hour, 1855 V street northwest.
Infant of James and VERNE Childs, 1
day, 1855 V street northwest.
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Vital Records.
Births.
WHITE.

Births.
WHITE.
William II. and Dorothy Schultz, gfri.
Manley III. and Katherine v. Simons, ir.
boy
Joseph and Lydia Peacock, girl.
Nicholas and Alice Pesno, girl
George A. and Emily c. Maddox, boy.
Carlos and Harriet Van Leer, girl.
James w. and Margaret Kerr, girl.
FREDERICK e. and Katherine 4. Hought-
on girl.
Joseph n. and Kathryn Galliher, boy,
James A. and Mary A. Donaldson, girl.
Thomas II. and Eva Codrick, girl.
Richard T. and Anna r. Anderson. boy.
COLORED.
Cleveland and Sallie White. boy.
Hoskins and Cordie Alexander, girl.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-04-12
CHEsAPEAKE q OHIO LINEs.

600 p. m. dally-C. q Q. SPECIAL sofia
train 10 Cincinnati, with Pullman sissDsrS
L0uis, and connection for Chicago.
n:l0 p. m. daily-F. !. v. SPECIAL e
the West, Southwest and Northwest. Pull
einnati, and LsaiHyille. Cincinnati sleeper
DPSn for occupancy 10 y. ~. - & %. OlnipN
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Marriage Licenses.

Sumpter J. Oliver and Florence e.
Grove, both of Washington.
Wilbert j. Shelton and Annie Weast,
both of Washington.
William G. Meiners, of Greenfield, Ohio,
and Mary e. Buerges, of Washington.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO P. R.
LEAVE UNION STATION.
ROYAI, RIJIE LINE.

ROYAL BLUE LINE =,
Every other Hour on the ODD Ho onr.
NEW YORK TERMINAL LIBERTY ST.
AND w. 23D STREET.
100. 1900 Royal Special, hours) ts@
CRoyal speciaD, 'n;oO a. m, 70 'S:Oo'
(RoyaI LIMITED, 5 hours), 500. $500 2: m,
and sl2:l5 night, 3:45 a. IN. Diners and Parlor
Cars on day trains Sleepers on l2:l5 night
Philadelp hia and Atlantic City t7:oo, 800
eli 90 a m, 1900, 800 t4:O0 p. m.
TO BALTIMORE.
EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR.
Week days, a. IN. to 1000 2: M ma,
's:45. TO 90, 1850 200. '7:?0. tS;OO, $50 800
1880 1000 '11:0O a. m, sl2:Oo noon; Tl2:o'
tbs $500. I5:Os, $500 t6OO $50, fI:oo, $500
$500, $1,000, '1O4O, 'll:So, 'l2l5 n. T.
WESTWARD.
CHICAGO, '9:10 a. m, 'l:25, $3.50 p m,
CINCINNATI. ST. LOUIS, AND LOUIS
VILE. 1910 a, m, '4:l0 p, m, '12:lO night
PfTTsBURG, 1910 a. m, 'i;25. 1910 p, m,
'l9:4O night; sleeper ready, 10 p. m.
CLEVELAND, '9:l0 p. M; Columbus $3.50
p, m.
Schedules of local trains at ticket offices.
sDaily Except Sunday. %Sunday only.
Telephone at following Ticket Offices: 10th
and NJ Y. ave-, Main 1881; 6l9 Pennsylvania
ave, Main 27S; Union Station, Main 1880
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WALL PAPER
RUG WEAVING

RUGS WOVEN BY THE OLD LAUREL |
ECLIPSE RUG WEAVING COMPANY ARE |
guaranteed Carpet cleaning n speciality. S09- |
81 10th st. s. w. Phone Main 1884 NJ. - |
BEAUTIFUL RUGS woven from old carpets !
by the WASHINGTON RUG WEAVING |
CO. 93l 5th st. N w. Main 1879.
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DEATHS

FUSsELL-On April 10. 1912, at 1857 1tth
street northwest, JACOB RUSSELL. in his
ninety.fourth year.
Funeral services at $50 D. m on Friday,
April ~, 1912, from 1851 fourteenth street
northwest. Interment at Oak Hill Gene
terry.
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FLOOR OILS

C. T. HUNTERS SANITARY DUST-KILL-
ING FLOOR OIL, contains olium and wax.
them a polished finish. Good for your fur
niture. Try 1t. Soc gal, delivered. Used by
the last rs years. 113 Pa. ave. NV. NJ. 545S.
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sALE-BUSINESS PROPERT'
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE

BROKEN JEWELRY, investments, securi-
ties. lots, lands, have part cash, automo-
biles, gasoline engines, diamonds, fine Jew
elry. miscellaneous articles. For above articles
BOX 59S. Times office.
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NEAT FIVE-RoOM HOUSE at Arlington
Heights, large garden, facilities for raising
chickens, electric cars to 18th and the Ave,
also to Georgetown See w. p. PIERCE,
George Washington Hotel,
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IN MEMO RAM

STRAHAN-In loving remembrance of MAR
tARBT A. STRAHAN. who departed this
life four years ago April ~. 1908.
There was an angel band in heaven
Which was not complete,
And God took my darling wife
To MI that vacant seat.
Gone In the beet Of her DAYS
Taken In wonanhood's bloom,
Torn from the hearts that loved her,
To dwell in her home above.
by Her husband and Children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-04-12

NEW HOUSE. rooms. on Bennng road.
blacks rom line. Inquire W. B.
DOWNING, 81 Rhode Island ave. N. W. II
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DON'T BUY FLOOR OIL until you've tried
CO., e27 9Th ST. N. w Phone NJ 6o5l.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
CURE NOW IN SIGHT.

A cure for infantile paralysis will
soon be given to the world, it is con-
fidently expected.
After four years study and investi-
CATION at the Harvard Medical
School, DR.. Philip A. T. Shepherd is
convinced that he has isolated the
microscopic, infectious virus that at
tacks the spinal cord and causes in
fatnile paralysis, with all its hideous
symptoms. Now that the virus has
been isolated, it will be comparative
ly easy to find an antitoXin to combat
it.
DR.. Shepherd, a special investiga-
tor for the State Board of Health,
declares that dust, particularly, and
the horse fly carry the virus of in
fantile paralysis and play the most
important part in its propagation and
distribution.
Speaking of his discoveries in pur-
suit of the virus, DR.. Shepherd said:
1T must be remembered that all
our experiments seek a specific cure
for the dreadful disease. The first
step must be the absolute demonstra-
ton of the cause of infection, for to
know the cause is about half way to
finding a cure.
A peculiar feature OF the disease,
so far as my observations show, is
thafIit it has been found to occur in
all classes of the community, re-
gardless of the sanitary status,
though in the majority of cases the
sanitary conditions were below par.
Dust figures to certain extent in
every case that has come to our at
tention. 1t is interesting as a mat
ter of record to note that more than
sixty per cent. of the cases have oc-
CURED in houses that have been
built and occupied more than ten
years"
The disease is often transmitted by
insects, particularly the biting fly or
horse fly. The common house fly is
not believed TO be in any extent re-
sponsible for the spread of the dis
ease. {.