The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-03
Stare Capitol News
FEWER DIPHTHERIA
CASES IN STATE
DR.. Waller Goes to Las
Vegas to Select Health
Officer

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AANTA FE, Aug. abr. G. Il.
Waller. commissioner OF the state
department OF health, has gone 10
Las Vegas to confer with the board
OF county commissioners Of san
Miguel county, IN the matter OF APP
pointing a county health officer.
Or. q. s. Luckett. chief OF the div
iAlon OF communicates diseases. OF
the state department OF health. a
gone TO Madrid, a coal camp In south
ern Santa he county to Investigate a
reported outbreak OF dysentery. The
department has no details Of the =
break, and no report ON conditions
will be available until DIR. l.uckett's
return.
DlphthcI1n Shows Decrease
Diptheria showed a decided de-
crease last week. but q Bernalillo
u Grant counties reported n large
number Of cases OF tuberculosis. ac-
cordlng to the weekly bulletin on
communicable diseases, issued by the
state department Of health. The
total OF all communicable diseases
FOR the week was 10, n decrease OF
3 cases from the week before.
The several Diseases reported
throughout the state are ms follows:
i1lusasDY
Chnncroid; Eddy !.
Diptheria; bona Anna l, Grant /.
fNAh AlAkhNl o. AaON - NhNNN
Gonorrhea: Eernalillo S. Eddy 3,
Luna /, total ~.
Measles: Bernalillo 4. Santa Fe /.
raso 2. total Z.
P%ara,yphoid fever: Grant /.
syphilis. bernadilo 4, iona Ana /,
total 3.
~rubereulosls: Rernalilio IS, Chrves
/, Grant 80, Luna !. total 60.
Typhoid fever: Chaves .. Eddy ?,
HDu4RNNn l. tOtul n
whooping cough. San Miguel 4.
Taos 4. total S.
luur Cases Settled
Four informal tau Sea have been
closed by the New Mexico corporation
commission. These causes covered
complaints that had been mad by
clippers and Others against the rail-
way companies operating within the
state.
Under No. sos, petition for refunds
made by the Eighty-Five Mining
company. at Valedon. covering alleg-
ed overchargcs amounting TO nearly
$1,000, on shipments of carbide. cora
and til, has been referred to the In
terFtate commission,
Under No. Si5 there has heen n
satisfactory settlement N the cOntro-
versy between the Southern Pacific
company and cattlemen ~ To the clua.
ing. 81 cattle guards ANA bridges on
the company's right OF way between
I.iabon and uhmorris stations.
Under No. S6a. arrangements have
been made with the Atchinson, To-
pekn. and Santa Fe railway company
10 have trains M. l ana 10 mdkc
regular stops at the station Of Shoe
maker. Ind to provide adequate
waiting room facilities at that sta
ton.
Under No. 900 a refund Of sesa 20
has been secured from the railway
companies 10 cover an alleged over
charge on a carioad OF beans Ghlpped
from Mountainnir to Fayetteville. Ark.
water supply Investigated
a complete inspection OF The Santa
Fe water supply and the watershed
has been completed by DIR. e.. Il.
Waller. commits ioner. and IL. y. Gray,
chief OF the division OF sanitation and
sanitary engineering. OF the state
health department.. Samples Of water
taken from the hydrants In the city
and from different places In the
stream above the reservoir, have been
sent to the laboratory at Albuquer-
uue for analyses To be made. Some
time In the near future Messrs. Waller
and Gray will hold a conference with
Frank r.. Andrews, supervisor OF the
Santa Fe national forest and a repre-
sentative OF the Santa Fe Water and
lslEIh tbANlNAAA ~ AsHNhFN AAN 80
"A more thorough sanitation of tht
water shed. A large part OF this
water shed lies within the boundar-
les OF the Santa Re National forests.
Insurance Permit
Permit to transact business In
New Mexico has been Issued by the
state corporation. commission 10 the
Gnrginn Fire Insurance company. OF
Salt Lake City. The germit had been
recommended by the office OF ths
state Insurance commissioner.
Changes Name
The Weltnrer- burrows Drug com
pany. with principal office In santa
he. has Iileds al amendment to its
charter changing tho corporate name
10 the j. +, Collins company, The
stock OF the company was acquired
recently by j. r. Collins. IL curio
dealer. OF santa Re. The two enter
prises will be combined and operated
under the firm name OF the j. r.