The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-19
State Capitol News
SHARP INCREASE
IN SMALLPOX CASES
State Health Department
Urges Care in Diagnos-
ing Disease

SANTA FE. Jun. fa.AChrc In tho
diagnosing anu treating oi smallpox
= cmphnsizrd In a letter which the
state department a. health hof ad-
dressed to an city and county health
dfficerE. The statement follows:
Since october ] there have been
reported 2sG cases OF nmuilpox. ana
o. this number IA nre now 10 active
Stage. which %ludlcntes the sharp In.
ayease In the last month. Outhreaks
CURED In several counties, while near
~ all parts ~ the atute have q few
cases constantly present.
This prevalence b. que 10 several
factors. chief umong them being lack
OF general vaccination and the mild
ness 90 many eascs. For the latter
reason. many physicians have regard
ed the disease as cnlckenpoN and
have 80 reported u.
"Distlnruishing features ~ small
pOx are the rather severe preliminary
symptoms, much resembling i%nfluen-
~. and by the suhsidence % these
symptoms wheu the eruption upuenra
on or about the fourth Of fifth dny.
This eruption begins ON the face ana
spreads rapidly 70 the aruis and legs.
developing even nn the palms OF the
hands ana soles ~ the feet. There
g. little on the body. compared with
tile eNtremities.
Every outbreak reported chicken
pCX so far Investigated by the heath
department has been foInd TO be
smallpox ~ this mia type. There
are always. however. a number OF
severe cases which will leave the VIC
Tim d%isfigurad Tor HE. Whether Inc
difease may change its character 10
n more dangerous type a. ~ impns-
sihle 40 f~oretcil.
TO be on the safe side. therefore.
livery case o. alleged c~hickenpoN. In
q person who has not recently been
vacclnatcd. should he treated as pos
slhle smallpox. Furthermnrc. no hope
FOR final eradication can be entertain
81 untll vaccination Be- universally ac-
Ueptod hy the people of tue state"
Hallway A4si~mcnte RAISED.
Increases in railroad valuation for
this year Will bring IA. total vaiua-
uou of railroad property In New Mex
leo above 500. 600. 900. IL is unnouuc-
ed by the state tax commission The
valuation last year reached u total 90
SOS. i61,s3i, and DO b. estimated that
the increases hts year viii be shove
5000. 600. Final figures mo be-
given until after the meeting of the
Commission. fog tar reason that the
railroad companies have the right tn
b. heard before the commission, IN
the event that the Increases ar, not
acceptable or considered equitable.
New High Sci,oOI.
\ high chool to cost approximate.
Is 500. O0O b. being planned hy the
board o. education ~ Enst Las Vegas.
~ the state department ~ education
has been advised. The election to
vote ON an issue Of bonds FOR this
purpose has been called Tor Jan. -.
Eseapcd Convict CanEpt.
Id santos ortiz. a rusty who escaped
FROM % road gang ln Socorro county,
while serving e lie t""m for murder
has been apprehended and b. now
heinz hrlt at Flagstaff, Ariz. ReIui-
Nitiou for his return 90 New Mexico
has been issued hy Acting Governor
ptnrey drills sentence 20 he
hanged was commutcd boy Governor
George Curry 90 hard labor for ilre
The escape from the road ganT was
effected in last APRIL ortiz hud thcn
hesn % prisoner FOR nine Years
MOtOr Company Eufarg,'-.
And umndment Go its charter has
,.een filed los the New Mexico Motor
corporation NJ Albuquerque iucreis-
ing the capital stock NJ the corpora
ton from $50 600 iu &aU.NnO. The
president nf the corporation BE- y NJ
rudublc. the secretary A. A. CudA-
bac.
Rcndts Road FUND.
San Juan county has RENTED 90
the state highway commission ne
sum uf $3.50. which the commission
viii spend uU the maintenance ut tho
state road between Pennington ana
Aztec.
Auto Show In Sanm Ie.
Tho capital CITY first automobile
show viii bc staged ln me lrmory of
the Sew MeNlcu national guard some
iime boo February. The exact dates
nf the show viii Doe announced later.
The show viii ne under the auspices
~ the santa Fe chamber ~ COM
rierCC. II b. expected a large num-
her uf entries Will Ice made from Az
huuuerUur and that other elites ~
the state Will Dee well represented.