"This Argus o'er the people's rights
Doth an eternal vigil keep;
TJo soothingstrains of Maia's son
Shall lull itshundred eyes to sleep."
1.00 a Year,
$1.00 a Year
OOIJJSBOitO, N. C, SATUEDAY. UOVEMBER 27.1909.
VOL. XXIV
DEATH BYBLACKDAMP
All Except Twenty-eight of
Mine Victims are Ac
counted For.
Pathetic Entries in Diaries Tell How
Men Bravely Fought Death, After
Retreating Before Fire
and Water.
Cherry, 111., Nov. 25. Bodies of 168
miners were found in the lower level
of the St. Paul mine yesterday, and it
is now believed all except a score of
the missing men have been accounted
lor.
The bodies were found in a tangled
mass 500 feet from the main shaft, on
an elevated surface, where they had
retreated before the advancing water
and fatal black damp. They died after
a struggle that may have continued
fur two days.
Messages scrawled on wood and the
natural slate cropping-from the walls
placed the number of dead at 168. One
message read:
"We are all here to die together."
This is accepted by mine officials
as indicating that many men whose
escape from the second vein had been
cut off by fire had descended to the
lowest level and that fewer than a
dozen bodies will be found in other
sections of the mine.
To take out the bodies a skil has
been brought from the Illinois river
and . will be lowered 560 feet to the
vein in which the bodies were found.
It will be rowed across the four feet
of water in the vein to the spot where
the bodies lie ,and they will be trans
ported to the main shaft for removal.
KILLS HERSELF IX CAB.
Xoung Woman Dies While Being Driv
en About the City.
Wiashington, D. C, Nov. 25. A
young woman named Leapley, appar
ently twenty-eight years o'd, commit
ted suicide in a hack under unusual
circumstances early this morning by
taking carbolic acid.
About one o'clock the woman was at
First and C streets northwest, and
called a cabman, W. A. Patten, asking
him to take her to her home, which
she designated as 127 Third street
northeast. While driving through the
Capitol grounds, the driver, not feel
ing sure of the address given him,
called to the woman. ' '
Failing to receive a response he op
ened the cab door. Fumes of carbolic
acid were emitted, and the cabman
hurried to the Casualty Hospital, ar
riving at 1:45 o'clock. When the door
of the cab was opened, the woman was
dead. In the cab was a three-ounce
vial labeled carbolic acid, and marked
"John A. Nelson, druggist, First and
t, C streets."
It was in front of that store the
young woman was standing when she
.called the cab. ' .
STOMACH TROUBLE.
Bad It for Years Until He Heard of
Xi-o-na J. H. Hill & Son Sell It.
If you suffer from indigestion,
belching of gas, lump of lead on stom
ach, biliousness, dizziness, foul breath
nervousness, constipation, or head
ache, give J. H. Hill & Son 50 cents
today for a box of Mi-o-na, the cele
brated stomach prescription, and if it
doesn't cure you, they will give you
your money back. It relieves painful
stomach distress in five minutes. Read
the following:
"I had stomach trouble for years
After eating I would be troubled for
an hour or so with indigestion.
bought one box of Mi-o-na tablets
from Gaffney Drug Co., which com
pletely cured me. That was .12
months ago and to this day I have not
"been troubled again." J. B. Haskey
Gaffney, S. C, April 20, 1909. -
Mi-o-na is the best prescription for
-.stomach trouble ever written; not on
ly does it give quick vrelief, but it
cures permanently because it thor
oughly cleanses, renovates, builds up
and puts elasticity into the stomach
and bowels. Mi-o-na is put up in tab
let fnrm and is small and easy to
- swallow. Sold in Goldsboro by J. H
Hill & Son, who rigidly- guarantee
ioTn. Test sample ' f ree. Address
Booth's Mi-o-na, Buffalo, N. Y.
u vo m M
1 U (fssxswcn Msf-o
Cores catarrh or money back. Just
breathe it uu Complete outfit, including
inhaler $1. Extra bottles 50c Druggists.
Mr. Taft never disappoints the men
who plan the dinners, ' "
DEATH OF MR. L. A. FOUST.
The End Came Thursday Morning of
Heart Disease.
The death of Mr. I A. Foust, for
some fifty years a resident of this city.
where he first came before the war.
as a conductor on the old North Caro
lina Railroad, subsequently the Rich
mond & Danville, and now the South
ern; occurred Thursday morning, at
11:30 o'clock, in his room over the
Goldsboro Bookstore, of heart disease.
Deceased had been ailing for some
weeks, but was not confined to his
bed, being in daily attendance at his
little fruit and confectionery store on
East Centre street, until Thursday
morning Thanksgiving Day and as
he had not intended opening his store
his absence did not cause any com
ment; but later in the morning the
boy who carried his meals went to
his room and found him in a dying
condition, and at Mr. Foust's request
summoned several of his friends, who
were with him when the end came.
His wife preceded him to the grave
about a year ago. He was a quiet,
unobtrusive citizen, and was a- de
voted member of St. Stephen's Epis
copal Church, from which his funeral
was held Friday morning- at 10:lh
'clock, conducted by the rector, Rev.
Gilmer Buskie, and the interment
made beside his wife in Willow Dale
Cemetery. He had no children, but
is survived by a devoted adopted
daughter, Miss Reba Foust, a student
of the Greensboro State Normal, who
knew no other parents than Mr. and
Mrs. Foust, and they bestowed upon
her all of parents' love and made her
by will their heir.
Miss Reba was notified at once by
phone yesterday and was in attend
ance at the funeral this morning, at
which many beautiful floral tributes
attested to the esteem in which de
ceased was held in this community.
Family Reunion and Barbecue Dinner.
Thursday, Thanksgiving, Mr. W. E
Starling, of this city; celebrated his
fifty-third anniversary. There were
about seventy-five of his near relatives
and friends with him to help him en-
oy the big barbecue dinner that had
been prepared for the occasion.
Dame Fortune was surely lenient,
for the day was so sunshiny and
warm as to allow the 1 happy crowd
to gather under the large oak trees
in the yard and eat picnic fashion.
Among those out of town present
were the following: Dr. R. A. Moore.
of Durham; Dr Dan Rosenthal and
Mr. Hugh Marshburn, of Wilmington;
Misses Sallie Hart, of Wake Fdrest-:
Mary Edens, of Trinity College; Iola
Faulkner, of Durham.. The day -was
certainly enjoyed by all and the hap
py crowd left wishing Mr. Starling
might have as many birthdays in the
future as in the past and that each
one be as pleasant as this.
GOLDSBORO GROWING.
Big Sale of Lots at Auction on the A
C. Line North.
The Brogden property in Nortl
Goldsboro is being subdivided into citv
lots and improved for the purpose ci
bring sold at public auction on
Wednesday, December 8.
The property has been consigned to
the American Realty and Auction
Company, of Greensboro, N. C, and
the Suburban Realty and Auction
Company, of Raleigh, N. C, with in
structions to sell the lots regardless,
of price. Penny brothers, the twir.
auctioneers, will sell the lots at th
rate of one a minute, and Richardson
Brothers' famous brass band will fur
nish music.
Arrangements have been made with
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Com
pany to run trains from the Kennon
Hotel to the property on-the day of
sale and free tickets will be given to
those who wish to attend.
A nice lot and a bag of gold and
silver will be given to those who at
teDd, whether buyers, bidders, or mere
spectators.
J. O. Pickard and J. S. Burton are
n the city looking after the sale and
any -desired information can De on-
talned from them, and they may be
interviewed at the office - of Mr. N. E
Bradford, in the National Bank Build
inr. . .
, Telephone Planners.
When using the phone and someone
answers you. do not shout, "Who is
that?" Give your own name first, then
tell to whom you wish to speak, thus,
"This Is A. -B. speaking, I wish to
speak to.. C D. if you please:" .
It sounds very . unpleasant, not to
say rude, to have someone shout,"Who
is that?" when he has not told his own
name. If anyone treats you that way
it is well to reply to him by saying,
"Whom do you want, please?" What
right has anyone - to demand your
name till he has given his own?
Some girls of the period put a stop
to eveiythlng but their own ilirtat'ors.
CR1DLEY IS HONORED
Memorial Tablet Unveiled
to Manila Bay ?
Hero.
Miss Charlotte Gridley, Daughter of
Late Officer, PnUs Cord jjeleas
ing United States Flag
Covering Tablet.
Annapolis, Nov. 24. With simple
and fitting ceremonies a tablet to the
memory of Charles Vernon Gridley,
captain in. the United States Navy and
commander of the flagship Olympia
during the battle of Manila, was -unveiled
this afternoon in Memorial
Hall, Naval Academy."
The Stars and Stripes which covered
the tablet were "drawn away by Miss
Charlotte Gridley, daughter of the late
officer, and the presentation was made
by Rear Admiral George R. Clark,
.umiuanaer of tne Oregon during the
Spanish-American war, and a class
mate at the Naval Academy of Captain
Gridley.
The acceptance was made by Capt.
J. M. Bowyer, superintendent of the
Naval Academy, and the invocation
and benediction delivered by Chaplain
H. H. Clark. During the ceremony
there was music by the Naval Acad
emy choir.
The tablet is a handsome one of
bronze and was obtained through the
activity of Mrs. Allyn Capron, of
Washington, widow of Gen. Capron,
U". S. A., who lost his life during the
land battle of Santiago, Mrs. Capron s
efforts were approved by Mrs. Gridley,
widow of Captain Gridley. The sculp
tor was I Amateis, of Washington.
ALDRICH'S PLATFORM.
Senator Aldrich has enlarged his
platform until it contains three gfeat
national issues. Having served thc
interests by pushing through a tariff
that suits. them and no. one. else he
now wants to ' reduce pensions ana
other appropriations. He claims the
national expenses can be reduced 20
per cent, and greater efficiency be se
cured at the same time.
Then he -wants a sound currencj
and an efficient banking system. He
pronounces the present system a
hodge-podge, and he desires to substi
tute for it a scientific banking ann
currency system, the keynote of which
would be a central bank of issue witL
a Wall street string attached to it. He
has not converted many to his central
bank scheme.
And then, of course, he wants modi
fications of the interstate commerce
and Sherman anti-trust statutes. All
who serve the interests naturally want
to take the starch out of the laws that
restrict the operations of promoters
and speculators.' It is not easy to see
just how the present laws can be mod
ified without giving the monopolistic
trusts more room to operate in. At
torney-General Wickersham thinks
the true remedy lies in a Federal in
corporation law. A law of that nature
which would not favor monopolistic
trusts would not be repellant to the
people, but it would have to be a law
that had no loopholes in it. '
PERMANENT EXPOSITION HALL.,
The Southern commercial congress
is to meet at the New Willard Hotel
in Washington on December 6 and 7,
and one of its features is to be an ex
hibit of Southern products and re
sources. .
The chief object of the approaching
meeting is to take final steps toward
the erection of a building in Washing
ton that will contain a permanent ex
position hall and that will serve in va
rious ways in making public the . ad
vantages and opportunities of - the
South. The South needs more public'
ity in order that it may secure more
neoDle. more - manufacturing enter
prises, more developments, and the
best way to attract population . and
capital this way lies through publicity
and a permanent exposition located in
Washington would prove an excellen
advertisement of Southern- resources.
At the coming gathering ' in Wash
ington this state should be represent
ed both in delegates and. in exhibits
The untilled " lands of the South will
never be occupied unless steps , arc
taken to enlarge the work of publicity
This is the chief task of the coming
congress. - - - ' - -
Cdlonel Roosevelt took none of his
guides for rhinoceroses and none
therefore were shot, i", -
Does. a bald head ever "look like. the
Old "Harry?" f -"- -. ?
, Germany begins to see she will nee'l
an ocean of money co float her navy;
SOME PAID WAY OUT
Citizens of. United States
Subjected to Insults in
Nicaragua.
Cablegram From Commercial Traveler
Declares Americans Are Impris
oned by Zelaya When They
Refuse to Contribute.
New Orleans, Nov. 24. A cable from
Panama today says that Edgar S. Har
ris, of Columbus, O. an American
commercial traveler, who nas Deen i
... , , , , - I
touring Central America, declares tnat
several Americans are in jail at Mana-
gua. and other places in Nicaragua, hands of the Federal government. Hon. Geo. E. Hood, of this city him
having been arrested on orders from This country is too great, said the seif an earnest and' zealous member
Zelaya. Senator, its interests too complicated. of the Juniors whom thev delieht. to
Every American in business in Nica-
ragua who refused to contribute to the
war fund levied by Zelaya was
promptly arrested and tnrown into
prison, Harris says. A tew Amen-
cans who were arrested bought their constitutional powers to the fullest I for Order, and was enthusiastically re -way
out of jail by paying the price limit," said Senator Root in closing, J ceived by the great concourse who
demanded. A number are still held
incommunicado. I
Harris says it is unsaie tor an
American to appear in the section of I
Nicaragua controlled Dy zelaya. tie
was himself subjected to jibes and in-
ults at Corinto, and left the place on
the first available steamer.
THE HEREDITARY CHAMBER.
That the hereditary chamber in the
British parliamentary system will hurl
defiance at the .popular branch is fully
determined. The Lord's admit they
nave no right to amend a finance bill
but they claim a right to throw out
any bill, financial or otherwise
makes the issue.
This
How Premier Asquith will meet it is
not yet decided. He may repass the
bill in the House of Commons, and
then summons the Lords to defeat it
second time. He ma:-?iisk. the Kin
for permission to appoint enough lib
eral peers to overcome the three-
fourths majority in the House of Lords
that now confronts him. This plan
lias been threatened, but never ap
plied, because the hereditary chamber
usually surrenders in order to avoid
this obnoxious remedy. The premiei
may, however, accept the challenge of
the House of Lords, and appeal to the
country, the general election to be
held soon after the Christmas holi
days. This is the course that will
probably be adopted, for the issue is
distinct and unavoidable. It is con
stitutional . and historic, and Great
Britain will be torn up over it very
much as Alabama today is over th.
constitutional prohibition proposition.
The issue is complicated by new
taxes and old age pensions and .Dread
noughts. The budget increases license
duties heavily and puts new burdens
on the landowners, Dreadnoughts are
to be built and old-age pensions call
for increasing sums. The Tories will
endeavor to say that the increased
sums needed should be raised in the
customs houses in other words, that
articles of necessity should be taxed,
even bread, rather than increase the
taxes on land. The Tories say there
is too much socialism in the proposals
of the Liberals, while the Liberals say
it is better to tax the landlords than
to tax the bread of the people
Tnese nuestions'will b raised and
discussed, but after all the real issue
is sn attack on the constitution, un-
written though it be, which gives the
Commons the exclusive right to frame
finance hilla.
Columbia University has no football
...
o-omoo an rT -nr. rn oca sfflr t ' 'no
two seem to go together.
The suffragettes in the London jail
are wearing Mother Eve suits in or
der to avoid wear ng prison garb.
Secretary Ballin'kerv is easily the
v,T,i ott
vci jjcxi . uaiuuA ul LiX-to auuiiiiisuauuuj
ji Atn-. tkx fw. i,0
rrV,, '.ft TO t,v0h
by the insurgents for governor of New
York when Hughes no longer wants
the office.
The mono-rail system must be a
hummer if ito is capable of producing
a ; speed of "200 miles an hour when
fully developed.
Washington is to have an ordinanc
that permits it to supervise all foot
ball games to see that they are played
in a perfectly lady-like manner.
Justice JBrewer says weddings will
go on regardless of woman suffrage,
simply because- the suffragettes are
determined to rule man under all cir
cumstances. . :. , ... ,.
ROOT AT A BAUQUET
Takes Strong Stand For
State Control of Local
Affairs.
Root Champions the Rights of States
and Warns Against Continued
Federal Centralization of
Power.
New York. Nov. 24.-Senator Elihu
w muc.a ttuu
5uBls OI me wauonai uivic eaera-
it. i a j il. TT.i.i a I
nun. ai me uauuei in me xiuiei ABiur i
luiugni, warneo. against tne tendency I
for the. centralization of power in the
and its daily affairs of too great a
range to be under the purview and
regulation or tne central government
m d.&mxiSi.un.
uei tne government exercise its
out do not let us m our anxiety for I
efficiency cast away, break down, re-
jeci inose limits wnicn are to us tne
control of our homes, of our own do-1
mesne anairs, ana 01 our local gov-
rnments.
ine senators strong stand In favor
or state control of state affairs was I
one of two events of "moment in the
after-dinner interlude of the evening
TWO EXCERPTS.
Worthy of a Place in Every Scrap -
Book.
The Raleigh News and Observer of
tvterday published a symposium of
Thanksgiving sentiments the expreb-
sions of men and women of more or
less prominence in the State, that was
delightful to read and encouraging to
con, and from these we take the liber-
ty of selecting two that we consider I
not only the best of the entire aggre -
gation, but the best possible Prof es-
sor Carlyle in poetry and Mr. Clarence
Poe in prose.
Here they are:
FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY.
Health, Hope, Trust, Love, Strength,'
Truth and Faith.
For peace that crowns our fields and
towns,
For plenty's bounteous store.
For crops whose price through steady
rise .
Leaves naught to wish for more;
For laws observed, and rights pos-
sessed,
For health and hope and trust.
For love to woo, and strength to do
What conscience says is just;
For truth to - teach and hearts
to
preach
The Gospel message free, -
For faith in life and joy in strife,
We all should thankful be.
J. B. CARLYLE,
President Baptist State Convention,
Wake Forest, N. C.
FOR PRIVILEGE OF SERVING.
The Great Opportunity Offered for
Constructive and Enduring nlork.
The best thing to be thankful for is
the privilege of service the opportu-
I nitv -to find our resource, not in ourH. P. Dawson, Ashley F. Pope, L.
own little interestsbut in the larger
interests of the community, the state
the race. A man who finds happiness
only in his own success and his own
I Dleasures may ' at any time become a
bankrupt and a pauper, but the man
I . . . . . ,t .
wnose interest is in promoting tue
V.n-r.r.ir.naa Tito fsllnnro hoc
laiKci uouuiiicod in. uu vnu i j
foil on hoir. tn tint InvniianpRS nf th
whoie world, a treasure that never
fails. Let us be thankful for this
-
nrivileee. and let us rejoice that iv
the great work of building up North
Carolina and he South her aericul -
tare; ' her commerce, her educational
onnortunities. her moral strength, etc.
i ' .
I we have in- our generation theiea
greatest opportunity the world offers
for constructive and enduring work,
-ork in which every one has a part
the sum total of whose lire is in any
Tnakiner the world better, hamiier
i,!no. r,,nru wt hannioi -
and more fruitful.
CLARENCE POE,
Editor The Progressive Farmer.
Raleigh, N. C.
- Oliver-Whitfield.
Friends In the city are in receipt of
the following invitation:
"Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Allen Whit
field request the pleasure or your
presence - at the marriage of their
J daughter Diana Green to Mr. C. Woot-
en Oliver on Wednesday evening, the
eighth" of December, at eight o'clock.
Presbyterian Church, Goldsboro,
North Carolina." . ,
FLAG RAISING AT SEVEN SPRINGS.
Goldsboro Juniors Have a Field Day
and Big Reception.
Thursday was a "field day" for the
Junior Order of this city at Seven
Springs, where the lodge went in a
body to confer the prize Bible and
i'nited States flag offered by them as a
jrrtee under the auspices of the county
bchof i Betterment Association, and
won by the high school of that town.
The elaborate program as previous
ly published in The Argus was carried
out to the letter, and a great gather
ing of neighborhood people partici
pated in the interesting and enthusias
tic exercises.
The musical and 1
by the DUDils of the sc '
cially meritorious and reflected high
credit alike on the ,nila an fQ
-"- -un
ulty
The address of nrppntati ,Q
Bible and the flae- was riPi,w0H
honor and are nroud to follow Tt 1
needless to say that his address was
couched in eloquent language and
breathed the educational, moral, patri-
otic and progressive spirit of the .Tu
heard him.
The Bible and the flag were accept-
ed on behalf of the school bv its em
cient and aggressive principal, Prof.
w. J. Sloan, whose eloauencp nf dip
Itinn nr,A Kointw i,j
and electrified his great audience am!
drew him closer
than ever to the
hearts of the school patrons, who es
teem him most highly and consider
themselves fortunate indeed in having
him at the head of their school.
County Superintendent E. T. Atkin
son, also delivered an address on th-;
educational rennaissance of the coun
ty and, as he always does, he said
icings as they should be said and crs-
ated great local enthusiasm that ran-
not but redound in vet ereater
achievements bf - the Seven Springs
Hieh School
After theexercises dinner was serv-
ed in picnic style and such a feast!
why there was enough to feed thou
sands and of such relishable cuisine
aild so appetizing withal that the very
thought of It now makes all who were
there hungry again.
EASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Wilmington Strangely Missing From
List of Reservation of Players.
J. H. Farrell, secretary of the Na
tional Baseball Commission, has is
sued his annual bulletin showing the
players who have been retained for
next season in the minor organiza
tions. The Carolina Association, South
Atlantic League, and Eastern Caroli-
na LeagUe are among the organiza-
tions of which a report is submitted.
The following are the reservations in
the latter league from which Wil
I mington seems to be strangely mis
sing, but will be represented by an
entirely new team next season:
Wilson Earle P. Holt, Charles W.
Bird, L. I. Mills, Daniel McGeehan,
John H. Cooper, Charles Armstrong,
J. Walker Moore, Charles Shuman, G
R. Miller, J. B. Turner, J. M. Thomp
son, J. J. Lane, John Cowell, Howard
L. Buck, Hubb Gilmore, Elliott Wil
I liams released.
Raleigh C. V. Hoover, Bert Hass,
Edward Y. Wright, William H. Rowe,
W. Brown, E. M. Brandon, Wil
Ham Thum, W. W. Brumfield, F. E.
Hoover, Daniel Hart, H. H. Huffman,
Fucich, William E. Irwin, J. Richard
Crozier.
Goldsboro Henry, uettig, u. &
Crockett, M. J. Kelley, George Neild
I Lee Sharp, H. J. Fulton, Nick Francis-
co, Charles btubbe, William i. btein
I Vmnli- ' TO - U! Tlz-vaV nua Tilvlor Valihv
i ,
I Kl I lett.
'
I Vey , r. ai. oiueui, u. a intuoiu,
I Larry Barry
I -r-v i A. A S i- T"V
ttocKy - jvioum a. uaimByBi, xj
I L. Bourquin, M. J. Phelan, Joseph J.
Walsh, James Thorpe, W. D. Smith,
1 John J. Murray, H. U LamDert, c
Krebs, Martin O'Gara Buster Surrell
isuspeuueu,, ousve Mu.au vu0"CUU
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Fayetteville William Luyster, C. A.
Clancy, E. C. Beebe, Pete Clemmons,
P . M. Dobson Harry alvin C J. HaL-
uu.
I vvjli
E. J. McKernan, James O'Neill,
l William Scliumaker, f. ts. jvioore, r. j
Meaney.
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COUGH
AND
v.ttiiKDC3(8
lvnOL0U ir TRIAL BOTTLE FREE
AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES
GUARANTEED SJtrSFACTO?
OR MOAEV BEFVAfOED.
GREAT 1W PLAGUE
Organization Against Tuber
culosis Holds Meeting
in Washington.
r. Livingstone Farrand. of tvw
York, Declares Millions of School
Children . Will Die Before
They Are Eighteen.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 25. Dr
Livingstone Farrand, of New York,
executive secretary of the National'
Association for the Study and Preven
tion of Tuberculosis, in addressing the
annual meeting of the District Asso
ciation for the Prevention of Tuber
culosis, in University Hall. Georee
Washington University, last evening.
contrasted conditions in the campaign
against the disease as they are today
witn those existing four years ago
when the organized campaign was in
augurated.
Dr. Farrand, in line with the other
speakers, laid especial stress upon
prevention through educational means,
and declared the country is now ex
pending $7,500,000 annually for the ed
ucation of 1,000,000 children who, un
der present conditions, will die before
they reach the age of eighteen years.
Gen. George M. Sternberg, in his an
nual report as president, made the
significant statement that the propor
tion of deaths from tuherfiiinsis
among children in the District is sev
en colored to one white. He attribu
ted the high colored juvenile death
rate to the environment in which
many of the negroes live.
In placing the results of his studies
in contrasted conditions before his
hearers, Dr. Farrand said averages
would show that during the past year
an organization or agency to fight tu
berculosis had been formed every day,
or that fifteen new beds had been pro
vided every day for the care of tuber
culosis patients.
The speaker said the organized cam
paign against the great white plague
opened in 1905. At that time there
were twenty-four associations in the
country for the prevention of the dis
ease. Today there are 342 such asso
ciations, which increased at the rate
of 68 per cent, during the last year.
Previous to 1905 there were 115 hos
pitals and sanatoriums, while today
there are 330. There are now 332 spe
cial tuberculosis dispensaries a3
against nineteen in 1905, and the num
ber has more than doubled during the
past year.
Considering the subject of legisla
tion, Dr. Farrand stated that during
the past year the legislatures of
twenty-eight states and territories
considered 101 laws to prevent the
spread of tuberculosis and passed sixty-four.
These acts were instrumental
in the appropriation of $8,000,000 to
be expended in the fight against the
disease.
Turning his attention to the prob
lem of the spread of tuberculosis iu
the schools, the speaker said that 2,
6OU.O00 of the 17,000,000 school chil
dren of the country had received sys
tematic Instruction on the subject dur
ing the past year. Based on such in
vestigations as he has been able to
make, he declared that 1,000,000 ot
these school children will die before
they reach their eighteenth year un
less conditions are changed. In other
words, the country is now paying $7,
s.00,000 every year for the education of
children who will not reach the age
Dr. Farrand said it is necessary to
realize that in so far as the prevention
of the spread of tuberculosis is con
cerned the care of advanced cases is
greater importance than the cure of
curable cases. He advocated a risid
registration law and its vigorous en
forcement.
SECRET DIVORCES DENOUNCED.
Justice Brewer Attacks Practices of
- the Rich. ,
New York, Nov. 24. Secret divorces
were attacked by Justice David J.
Brewer in a lecture on the- subject.
The good time coming," delivered to
night before the Progress Club at Far
Rockaway. t ft?5i
He said: "Divorce suits are conduct
ed without publicity. While I regret
the disposition on the part of some .
journals to hunt put the nastiness of
life and lay it before their readers, yet
against any concealment or secrecy
in judicial proceedings, I must ear-v
nestly protest. Better no divorces
than divorces obtained by secret judi
cial proceedings.
"Let no man be rich enough to "buy
a veil to cover the records of a court
of justice."
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No man is happy in every way.