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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
Smallpox Notice.

Regulations for control of the Small
pox epidemic Of Cloverport vicinity,
recommended by the State Board of
Health.
Smallpox has existed for some weeks
in Cloverport and vicinity, and there
are now several cases of the disease
in the City and several in other parts
of the County
This disease is entirely preventable
and its continued presence in COM
munity is plain evidence that vacci-
nation has not been. done as provided
by law.
1t is a loathsome disease and most
severe case may develope from the
mildest one.
Vaccination successfully and properly
done is positive means Of preventing
the disease in an individual and when
the sore is cared for rightly and kept
clean it will cause very little inconve-
nience to the person vacoinated.
To suppress the spread Of this dis
ease it is necessary that the following
measures be executed.
1. Quarantine each family In which
there is a person afflicted.
2. Maintain this quarantine by
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
means of one or more guards.
Cloverport. Ky.

means of one or more guards.
8. Vaccinate the remainder of the
family whether or not they have been
previously vaccinated and any others
who have been exposed to the disease.
A. Enforce the general vaccination
law.
The County Bard of Health is am
ply able through the cooperation OF the
City officers and Fiscal Court and peo-
pie to carry out these recommendation
and thereby prevent unnecessary sick
ness of the people and can do so at far
less expense than would be incurred
If it becomes necessary for the State
Board of Health to take charge of the
situation at the County's expense.
1t is recommended by the State
Board of Health that quarantine regu-
lations against the City of Cloverport
be withheld for period of ten days in
order that the local authorities may
control the situation through the CO.
operation of the people vino are anx-
ious that this loathsome disease be re-
moved from their midst. -Signed-Drz
w. L. Heller. April II. 19l2.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
nerees north latitude. The TItanIc,s

degrees north latitude. The Titanic's
wireless operator gave the position of
the steamship when the collision came
as Al degrees 40 minutes north. or LOG
miles 20 the north Of the southern
boundary OF the Atlantic region where
the danger from icebergs is an ever
present one.
The photographic office of the navy
department from time to time has sent
out much detailed and reliable Informal
ton regarding the formation and trav-
els of the icebergs and ice fields in
the north Atlantic.
Until within comparatively recent
period 1t had been presumed that the
icebergs that infested the Atlantic dur
ing the spring and early summer
months had broken off from the border
of the great arctic ice fields. This. ac-
cording to the light of later research.
IL an erroneous theory. The iceberg
that drifted directly in the path Of the
Titanic. II Is almost certain. was q
small fragment of huge glacier that
years ago had disengaged itself from
'It iSt cap VI
land. sliding with irresistible and dew
astating momentum toward the coast
and finally plunging into the deep sea.
1t is when the edge of such a huge
glacier reaches steep coast that from
time to time fragments are broken off
by their own weight. caught up by the
ocean currents and carried off.
The size of these fragments varies
greatly. but according to the reports
of the photographic Office an iceberg
from 60 to 100 feet to the top of its
walls. with pinnacles and spires reach
ing from 200 to $50 feet in height, are
not unusual in the arctic sea. These
measurements apply only to the mass
of ice above the surface of the water.
This constitutes from one-eighth to
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
|CEBERCS HAS
To MANY VESSELS
Accidents Happen Despite the
Great Precautions Taken
to Guard the Ships.

She crashed into a berg off the New
foundland banks and Immediately be-
gan to sink at the bow. But she was
steamlng only at the rate of fifteen
knots, and her collision bulkhead-the
only thing that stood between her 300
passengers and crew and destruction
wlthstood the shock, and no lives were
lost.
Next to fog. icebergs are regarded
as the source of gravest peril to YES
sells navigating the north Atlantic. Ac-
cording to all accounts brought by in
coming ocean steamers. this menace
has been greater during the last few
weeks than In any recent year. The
presence of a great number of ice
bergs In the lane of transatlantic traf-
&c Just now does not. however. neces-
sarily indicate any extraordinary con-
ditions in the arctic during the past
winter. According to the most relia-
BILE estimate Of scientists. 1t requires
as a rule from three to four years for
an iceberg to drift across the polar
basin and reach that region Of the At
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
COLLISION WITH
BROUGHT GRIEF
Sinking of Titanic Recalls 9th
er Disasters, Though None
Was SO Appalling.
rHE appalling catastrophe which

"HE appalling catastrophe which
recently befell the White Star
liner Titanic, when she was
sunk In collision with an ice
berg off Cape Race. with the loss Of
more than 1900 lives, Is the greatest
of all ocean disasters. The sensation
al details. the failure of water tight
compartments to protect against
speedy sinking. the inadequacy of wire
less telegraphy against the failure of a
ship to keep afoat. are already mat
tiers of history.
OF former collisions of steamships
with icebergs the last before that Of
the Niagara. reported about the same
time as the Titanic tragedy. was the
encounter of an iceberg by the Anchor
liner Columbia. from Glasgow. on Aug.
2, 1911. The collision occurred In a
dense fog, when the Columbia was
$50 miles north and 81 miles east Of
Cape Race. Huge tons of ice fell
upon her forecastle. and her stem was
smashed In to the water line. The
upper parts of her bow plates were
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24

rugged promontOries and numberless
islands and cliffs surrounded by reefs
and shallow water. Some of the ice
bergs are crushed against the rock
bound coast. others are caught in the
deep fiords of Greenland before they
reach the open sea ut all. Others again
are aground in the shallow waters along
portions of the coast until only small
percentage of years output of ice
bergs ever reaches far enough south to
bring misfortune TO transatlantic ship
ping. According TO the reports issued
by the photographic office at Wash
ingtOn. the ice in such bergs is of eX-
traordinary britteness. There is anthem
tic information showing that a blow
with an ak. the conclusion of a gun
shot or the heavy blast of steamship
whistle has had the effect of splitting
the huge mountain of drifting ice. They
are more readily broken in warm wea-
ther On the coast of Labrador dur
ing the short summer that prevails
there. when it is packed with icebergs,
there is a constant and almost deafen-
ing crash as icebergs collapse in COL
lision with the coast or with other
bergS.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
Order of County Board Of Health.

AT special meeting of the County
Board of Health called to consider the
epidemic of smallpox in Cloverport
and vicinity and in other parts of the
County, it is hereby ordered that the
recommendation as included in the re-
port of DR.. w. l.. Heller to the State
Board of Health be enforced and that
DIR. E. c. Mcdonald, of Cloverport, be
authorized as Deputy Health officer to
carry out the said recommendation at
Cloverport and vicinity as follows:
1. Quarantine each family in which
there is person afflicted.
2. Maintain this quarantine by
means of one or more guards.
3. Vaccinate the remainder of the
family whether or not they have been
previously vaccinated and any others
who have been exposed to the disease.
a. Enforce the general vaccination
law.
In addition it is ordered that only
fresh bovine virus be used and that
certificate Of vaccination signed and
dated by the physician so doing shall
be so worded that 1T shall declare the
fact that the skin was scarified and in
to the denuded area was rubbed we'll
with fresh bovine virus and that the
smallpox pustule or pustules resulted.
The health officer or deputy may ac-
cept as evidence of attempted vaccina-
tion a statement that the skin was scar
flied and into this denuded area was
rubbed we'll fresh vaccine virus. This
statement shall be signed and dated by
the physician who performed the OPP
Grafton and presented to the health
officer or his deputy.
5. That the County health officer or
deputy is instructed to visit any and
all cases of smallpox and that all pap
ular or pustular diseases Of the skin be
reported to the County health officer
as provided by law.
6. That the County health officer
or deputy health officer be given the
authority to secure fresh vaccine
points for the vaccination of the ndi-
gent of the County as provided by law,
and sufficient number of guards...to
carry out the provisions of this order.
Given under out hand this IL day Of
April, 1912.
I L. L. Waggoner, County Judge; 1T.
Hobsn; Nj. L. Miner M. D.; L. B.
Norman, M. D.; Jno. e. Kinoheloe,
Nj. D., County Health Officer.
That this order and recommendation
be printed in both County papers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
A Texas Wonder.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder troubles, removing gravel,
cures diabetes, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism, and all Irregularities of
the kidneys and bladder in both men
and women. Regulates bladder troub-
les in children. If not sold by your
druggist will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt of $1.O0. One small bottle is.two
months treatment and SELDOM fails to
perfect a cure. DR.. e. w. Hall, 1926
Olive street, st. Louis, Mo. Send for
Kentucky testimonials. Sold by drug
gists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
IJNll2LlE. ICEBER Re-

forced back ten feet. Several men,
bers Of the crew and one passenger
were injured. The Columbia was able
to complete her voyage to New York.
On July s, 1907. the North German
Lloyd liner Kronprinz Wilhelm struck
an iceberg off the banks In the uncer-
tain light of early morning. Her bow
was dented. and her starboard side
was scraped badly by the ice. into
which she lad plowed her way at a
speed Of sixteen knots an hour. The
steamship Volturno, on her way to
New York from Rotterdam, also had a
narrow escape from an iceberg In
May, 1909. when, off the coast Of New
foundland, she plowed her way into
an Ice field. which ground deep scars
into her sides. Some bergs passed so
near her that great chunks of ice fell
on her decks, but she escaped without
serious damage.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
How Ice Fields Are Formed.

How Ice Fields Are Formed.
The greatest precautions are taken
on board the big ocean liners to guard
against collision with icebergs Not
only are the officers on the bridge and
the lookout In the crows nest impress
ed with the fact that they must exer-
else the greatest vigilance when YES
sells approach the Newfoundland
banks. where the danger from Ice
bergs Is the greatest at this time of
the year. but the temperature of the
water is taken frequently, and any
striking drop indicated by the Their
mometer is certain to be accepted as a
warning against the presence Of ice
bergs in the vicinity.
This and the lowering of the tenn
perature of the air-if one should hap
pen to pass to the leeward of an ice
berg-are about the most reliable of
all the danger signals set against this
peril. To the eye. indeed. an iceberg
is not easily perceptible at night. even
though the weather should happen TO
be clear and the moon. perchance.
shining. Most of the icebergs have an
intense white and blush hue. which
blends with moonlight In fashion
that may confound the most seasoned
and vigilant Of mariners.
Had the course Of the Titanic car.
ried her about a hundred miles TO the
southwark of where the disastrous
crash occurred she would in all prob.
ability have steered clear of all dan
gers from ice. According to the most
expert mariners, an iceberg is rarely
seen at this time OF the year-or at any
season, indeed-farther south than 40
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
Iceberg Peril Next to Fog.

The giant frelghter Naronic of the
White Star line. which disappeared
from the eastward winter track across
the Atlantic some tire after Feb. IL,
1898, with seventy-four persons aboard.
Is also believed TO have encountered
an iceberg aud to have gone down in
collision with II. The facts Of this dis
aster were never ascertalned. Her
overturned llfeboats We're found float
Ing derelicts long afterward 800 miles
southeast of Newfoundland.
In August. 1899, the Donaldson liner
Concordla. a cattle steamer, outward
bound from Montreal. collided with a
berg In the Belle Isle strait off the
Newfoundland coast and had her bow
crushed. To go farther back. there
was the disaster 10 the old Guion line
steamship Arizona on Nov. 7. 1879.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
Methodist Church

Methodist sunday School. $3.50 9. m. Ira D:
Behen, superintendent, Preaching fvsX
eundav nd III A. No. and Z 80 y. m. FRANK Lewis
Pastor PRAYER meeting Wednesday, ;3o p
m. Epworth League. regular service sunday
e.is ~ m; business meeting drst Tuesuay
night zach month. Miss Margarine burn,
President Ladies' Aid Society meets hrst
Monday each month Mrs. Forrest Lightfoot.
President Ladies' Missionary Society meets
second Sunday i'm every month. Mrs. Virgil
Rahharc' President. Choir practice Friday
night Z 20, A, II. Murray. Director.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
Presbyterian Church

Presbyterian Sunday school 9,45 a. M
Conrad sippei. Superintendent. Preaching
every Third Sunday. Rev. Adair. Minister
Prayer meetir g Tuesday, $50 - m. LMuies
sunday every month. MRS NChas satterheld.
President.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
Catholic Church

First Sunday of each month. Mass. Sermon,
and Benediction, Q 100 a. M. other three sum
days at 10.15 a. m. On week days Mass at 200
a. IN. Catechetical Instruction for the child
rem on Saturdays at $3.50 a. M, and ON sun
days at 2 80 a. m. and 80 ID. m.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
CHURCH DIRECTORY
CIoverport Churches
Baptist Church

Baptist sunday school,. $3.50 a. M. 9. ~
Liehtfoot, superintendent Prayer Meeting
Wednesday 1902. m. Baptist Aid Society
Society meets Monday after Second Sunday,
every month, Mrs. A. b. skillman, presidents
Preaching every Second and Fourth sunday
Rev. r. o. Cottrcll. Pastor
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24

One-ninth of the whole mass. 1t would
be futile to seek to render an estimate
of the depth of an iceberg below the
surface Of the sea because this depth
varies with the weight Of that part
which is above the water. A few years
ago an iceberg which had a pinnacle
of about 100 feet in height did not
ground until it reached sixteen fathoms
of water in the Belle Isle strait. near
st. Johns. n. f.
Carried South by Labrador Current.
Thousands of such fragments drop
off every year. AS they reach the
water they are caught up by the polar
currents. hansen. during his expedi-
ton with the Fran; Amundsen. during
the arctic trip he undertook in 1901,
and the Duke Of Orleans in 1905, made
a study of polar sea physics. The
course of the currents is pretty well
known from the published result of
their observations.
Along the northern part Of the West
Greenland coast. where most of the ice
bergs are created. there is a current
setting off shore and toward the pole.
This current carries the icebergs some
distance northward until junction is
made with what is known as the Lab
rador current This sets in in due
southerly direction along the coast OF
Bafiin bay and Labrador. While at
times IL ceases entirely. and while its
speed varies greatly, being greatest
near the coast. after winds from the
northward, 1t has been estimated by
scientists that usually an iceberg Is
carried south by this current at a rate
Of from ten to thirty miles in twenty
four hours.
II Is not by any means smooth sail
ing. All along the Labrador coast are
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
Modern Safety Devices.

In these days of progress in marine
architecture. when the up to date liner
is floating hotel, with every device
for the safety, comfort and amusement
of the passengers, the loss of such
vessel as the Titanic comes as a shock
to steamship men, and especially to
those who have been figuring on how
to build "the largest vessel in the
world" The Titanic. with her fifteen
automatic self closing bulkhead doors.
was considered unsuitable, not only by
the officials of the White Star line, but
by those who had made a study Of
modern shipbuilding.
Up to date vessels are all equipped
with these water tight compartments,
which in time of danger are Of primary
Importance. The captain on the bridge.
standing at the central control Of the
bulkhead doors, can by the simple
pressing of a single electric button
close every door the length of the YES
sci and transform her in few seconds
into a craft which the modern ship
builders have claimed would float with
many of her water tight compartments
flooded.
If the electric signal indicated a mi
nor accident in a particular part Of the
ship by pressing buttons on the bridge
her skipper could close the compart-
ments in that section.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24

lantic in which disaster overlook the
White Star giantess on her maiden
voyage.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
Submarine Bell Device.

Another device for marine safety is
the submarine bell signal. with which
every vessel is fitted. These bells are
also mounted on reefs and points Of
land. Their action is by wireless or
hand ringing, and they come into play
whenever two vessels approach within
range or when a ship nears the land
station to which they belong. This
notification usually comes to the skip
per or man in command of the bridge
in time for him TO change his course or
check his Roadway. The range Of noti-
fication is several miles. This device
enables vessels swallowed up In the
dense fogs of the banks or ~ mid
ocean to learn of each others proxim-
ity long before any fog siren or sound
ing bell would be audible. 1t Is also.
Of course. much more efficient than the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-02
HEAD OF FRATERNAL
BROTHERHOOD HERE

The Fraternal Brotherhood met last
evening informally at the Is. OF Il. hall.
10 hear and greet James A. Foshay. the
supreme president OF the order. After the
public ccremony Of seating the officers Of
the lodges there represented, Mr.. Foshay
-,.as escorted In. amid applause. by one
of the escort teams. Mr.. Foshay gave
the obligation TO several candidates and
an excellent programme was rendered.
Vivian Whitehead. state manager. then
presented TO the membership plan for
A summer campaign entitled, THE Base
ball Campnig gn." FOR the purpose of get
ting in new members and creating en-
thusiastn He then introduced Brother
James Foshay. who told Of Che splendid
OF the Fratensl Brotherhood,
and explained the adjustment OF rates.
Mr. Toshay then introduced Willard
Done. state insurance commissioner. who
the order on its step and
explained the effect OF the Mobile bill
on All fraternal orders. HIS ADDRESS was
apprecia,e ed by all. Mr. Foshay was then
asked TO sing, his talent In that respect
having been herslded. The evening
closed happily with dancing and light re-
lraShmentS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-02
CARL r. GRAY TAKES
HIS NEW POSITION

S'r. PAUL. MINI, June Carl Il.
Cray assumed his duties ~ president Of
the Great Northern railroad, In place of
Louis Hill, today Mr., Gray spont most
OF the day in conference with Mr.. Hin
and other officials.
1t is said that immediate changes are
not contemplated. but IL is regarded as
likely that during the next few months
there VIII be some sort OF reorganization
l.. w Hill continues as director OF the
system. and It is understood that he soon
viii be elected chairman to succeed James
j. Hin. Denial is made of reports that
J.. w, Hill in the future will devote his
entire time TO the exploitation OF develop-
ment enterprises in Oregon or to the Hill
ore properties. In the capacity of chair
man OF the board of directors, Mr.. Hill,
IT is said, Will cntlnue to have an active
interest In the railroad properties.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-02
SENATE WILL INSIST
ON TWO BATTLESHIPS

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The two
battleships eliminated from the naval
appropriation bill in the house NAV be
restored in the senate. The committee
on naval affairs is prepared to support
the plan.
Consideration OF the bill wss begun
IN the senate committee today.
The committee tentatively adopted
numerous amendments 10 the house bill
among them a substitute provision for
the house medical research provision.
The committee voting down one pro
posed amendment. refused TO repeal the
law that prohibits the payment OF sal
ary from congressional appropriations
10 any active or retired naval or ma.
rluc ofhcer. while such officer is en-
ploved by any person or company fur
1ishing naval supplies or war material
10 the government
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-02
GOVERNMENT WILL
SUE BIG PACKERS
Dissolution of Alleged Com
bine IS Sought; Action Pro-
posed Against Retailers.
BY International News Service.

by International News Service.
w WASHINGTON, June within the
coming week a civil suit for the disso.
luton Of the beef trust will be insti-
tuted by tho department. of Justice. AS
soclsted with this suit will be an ac-
ton against retail dealers associa-
ton which is also trust, The object
is to show connection between the
producing and distributing trusts which
mold the meat supply of tho American
public IN the hollow of its hand
While the attorney general would
not state tonight where these twin ac.
tlonS WILL brought, he intimated that
NJ would be in Chicago. With this ob.
iect in view Assistant Attorney Gea.
eral Wilkersou has made an abstract of
tho testimony adduced during the re-
cent criminal trial held in Chicago. It
was announced at the department to-
day that Mr. Wilkcrsou will also have
the reports Of recent Investigations
made by the department of agriculture