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cast for North,. Carolina for to
aight and Saturday : - General
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RALEIGH, N. C., F&IPAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1909.
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PELLAGRA TO
BE SUBJECT
OF INQUIRY
Marine Hospital Service Will
tTaKetarefuI Investigation
as to Cause
SOME OF THEORIES
Officials of. .the :I7n4ted States Public
Health and Marine Hospital Ser
Ice, Are 'Preparing to Thorouglily
'Investigate Pellagra Intend to
Discover as Soon as ' Possible the
Cause of the Disease and How it
Happens to Break Out In Certain
.Locality Puzzle in the Diagnosis
of the, Malady and the. Claim That
it is Caused by Ga ting Musty Corn
If Caused by Corn Why Has it Not
Appeared in this Country lief ore?
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington. Sept. 10 Officials of
the United States public health and
marine hospital service are peparin
to thoroughly investigate the new
and strange disease, pellagra, which
is becoming more prevalent each day
throughout the United States, espe
cially so in certain" of the southern
states. The fact that the disease has
recently made its appearance in var
ious sections has led the service to
send out much information auout it,
which-, has had a tendency to cause
alarm in places wherever reports of
the malady have been made.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that physicians of Meridian,
Mlfm.. have started a movement to
) bring before the medical profession
in. every county in that state the Tact
that pellagra, which it is supposed Is
due to eating musty corn, prevails
in many places in Mississippi, and
sterns to be increasing. Not alone in
iithe south, however, has the disease
made its appearance recently. Fifty
cases were recently reported to exist
in the Peoria, (Ills.), state hospital.
Captain Joseph H. Siler, of the army
. medical corps, has been dispatched
there from Washington to observe
the case, and make a report on the
characteristics of the disease.
h'l.Mftijidian, physjcians and the
"WMbJWU1 Wjie-iWin hospital
r,B8i;ift8, Intend to, .discover as soon as
pPlsyjle, ; the.,.cause; of . the disease,
,;nrMcu)rly,lio(w it. happens to break
outj ia ..certain localities.
.,riW?alssippi,rtl Pfflbably.pass a law
.' Rifljtidijjg,,jEQr. rigid -state inspection of
. galn,sh4ppe,d into the state, if the-ln-
yestlgatjaa. shows the .correctness of
'' itt J&iW tlWWy. tnit l,ellaS''a comes
frqnv .eating,, musty cor.n.
,Jnth&, form of cornmQaJ., hominy,
or g$ta,4corB,iis usjd tftji greater ex
i tant Intiie 8uth than ,anj5, other sec
,ny, ijiorecjver, on account of the
boll weevil some' of the southern
states are planting more corn this
year than ever before.
Mississippi this year will nearly
double the corn crop of last year.
Any" pellagra scare that arouses a
prejudice against corn in the south
would be a serious blow to the far
mer. ...
Pellagra was accidentally stumbled
on tn. the south, a year, or more ago.
The fl rat case was treated as eczema.
In the second case, reported in Sep
teinher, ,J.?Q8, the patient was a
young wpman..: : The physicians, puz
zled by the unusual symptoms of the
cas$ after, much investigation, diag
nosed the case as pellagra.
These cashes were both in Mississ
ippi. While they were the first to be
brought to public attention, doubtless
pellagra, according to some bacter
iological experts, must have existed
in. isolated cases, in many other sec
tions of the United States, without
its true nature being known.
There is a puzzle both in the diag
nosis of the malady and the claim
that it is caused by eating musty
corn, If the disease is caused by
eating bad corn, why has it not dis
closed itself until 300 years? . Why
has it not previously appeared in the
south, and especially in Mexico,
.wSrehe bulk of the population has
lived im corn for centuries, and corn,
.at jUiat.H carelessly prepared, and bad
ly stored? Hence there is by no
means a. certainty that the physicians
ad. bacteriologists , have diagnosed
the" cause of the disease correctly.-u-
,:jt has been noted, as a coincident
that- pftHagra made its appearance in
Mississippi with the arrival in. agri
cultural districts of Italians from
,It&3v where the disease has been
known fo a thousand years. Among
these immigrants tb,$r.e were many
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WELCOMEFOR
PEARY WHEN
HE AMES
Friends of the Explorer (lather
at North Sidney for the
Welcome
STORY OF THE TRIP
Peary's Dash For the Pole Was the
Most Remarkable Ever Made in the
Three Centuries of Search, As is
Shown in the Developments of To
day's News, Which Filtered in To
day From Battle Harbor Peary is
Expected to Reach North Sidney
Sunday or Monday, and Will be
Given a Royal Welcome Story of
the Trip North How Five Men
Were Caught in Blizzard and
Nearly Lost Their Lives.
(By Cable to The Times)
North Sidney, Sept. 10 In a race
back to civilization with his rival,
Dr. Frederick A. Cooki Commander
Robert E-. Peary, on board the ex
ploring steamer Roosevelt, is ex
pected to reach here some time Sun
day or earl Monday morning, suc
cessful in his last quest for the pole,
after encounters with fog, ice, and
cold, and losing one white man in his
party, and nearly losing five others
when they were caught In a blizzard
and held snowbound for three days
in the very shadow of the pole.
The Peary dash for the pole was
the most remarkable ever made in
the three centuries of search, as Is
shown by the developments of to
day, when vague- news filtered , in
from Battle' Harbor Labrador, . and
was supplemented by statements here
by friends o the commander, who
have foregathered to give him Amer
ica's welcome and to extend the
greeting, - in fact, of the whble civi
lized world.
The remarkable speed attained by
Peary was the matter of comment
and Herbert L. Brldgman, secretary
of the Peary Arctic Club, gave-a sig
nificant interview, the tenor of which
was that the skeptics who criticised
Dr. Cook's statements have been
proved half-way wrong.
After leaving Etah Peary's expe
dition encountered foggy weather
but. after arriving at Cape Sabine, it
cleared and better general conditions
prevailed. The Roosevelt .encoun
tered soggy ice, but plowed through
it with little difficulty. Nortward
the little ship steamed into Franklin
Bay, where a thick blanket of fog fell
and solid floes threatened to grind
the vessel to pieces. Driven before
the wind the crew, not knowing
whither they were bound, the ship
was finally pushed into Thank God
Harbor, on the north Greenland coast.
The party did not know where they
were and it was not until the fog lift
ed that they were able to ascertain
their whereabouts.
Then came. days, of drifting south,
when bergs careened past them and
floes jammed the ship this way and
that. .
In September the .expedition
reached Cane Sheridan, where they
decided to winter. There was a thick
coat of, hard packed snow on the Ice
and the. Esquimaux were immediately
put to work erecting huts and a.work
shop. The hunting proved, excellent
and. a party brought in deer, bear,
and musk oxen.
v Commander Perj immediately set
about making preparations for his
dash and trips of exploration, sending
parties with supplies to make, depots
at various points between Cape Co
lumbia and Cape Colan.
Then the long winter night set In
and the party settled down in Hub
bardvllle, as Peary named the winter,
settlement, to wait for the, spring.
Late in September the ice caused the
Roosevelt, to careen, 10 degrees and
it was months afterward when the ice
broke up - before, she, righted herself.
. Dr. Goodsall and. Borup, accom
panied: by Prof. Marvin, in charge of
the Esquimau,... transported great
quantities of supplies, distributing
them at various caches for emergen
cies in the spring. The most of the
exploring was done in January, when
Marvin led an expedition to Cape
Marvin and BaiUett explored a pe
ninsula, while Goodsall and Borup
led. hunting parties, -bringing much
game to the Roosevelt. An Esqui
maux, was lost and seven dogs during
a hunting expedition.
In February the t wind switched
to the north and blew in that direc
tion four months. The temperature
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Tqp); MqtprboaU jUsefl in bunting-game by the Cook expedition. (Do(oiu)
MYSTERIOUS MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES, JR.,
WILL MAKE HIS APPEARANCE HERE IN
OLD RALEIGH SOMETIME TOMORROW
Walking Up Fayetteville Street He Will Take His First
Look at the Capital City and Get His First Im
pression of Police Department Will
Attend Gem Theatre at Night.
The time is fast approaching for the
arrival of that mysterious personage,
Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Jr., who will
make the capital city his headquarters
for one solid week of fun and excite
ment. At what hotel will he stop? lias
been asked by hundreds of people.
Well now wouldn't you like to know?
But Mr. Holmes will stop at one of the
best there Is in the city you may be
sure even if he cannot say which it
will be right now for that would be
telling a little too much.
When Mr. Holmes arrives in the city
which will be sometime Saturday, he
will walk up from the Union station
passing up Fayetteville street towards
the capitol taking in as much of this
busy section of the city as he can.
He will endeavor to meen some of the
most prominent citizens who may be
on the route of his walk, but it is
possible he may be a little shy during
his first few hours In the city. He
will also try and have a little fun
at the expense of some of the hand
some blue-coats whom he passes on
their beat, Mr. Holmes being particu
larly fond of teasing his friends the
police who are very seldon sharp
enough to catch him napping.
During his stay in the Oak City
Mr. Holmes will call upon his honor
the mayor and if possible make the
acquaintance of the chief of police, to
both of whom he will be delighted to
give the coveted chance.
Sherlock wll mingle freely witn me
people visiting the post-offlce daily
VETERANS LEAGUE ADJOURNED.
Final Session of National Encamp
ment Held This Morning.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, Sept. 10-Vl'he final
session of the annual national en
campment of the Union Veterans Leg
Ion was held this morning. W. P.
Griffiths, of New York City, was
elected junior vice commander. The
other officers were elected yester
day. The newly elected officers were
Installed this morning. The ladiea
auxiliary, Union Veteran Legion also
held its final session.
The delegates will spend several
days here and at nearby battlefields
sight-seeing.
i0
for his mail, riding upon the street
cars, going to the public parks, in
the evenings he likes to go to a good
vaudeville show and having heard that
the Gem theatre put on a crackerjack
bill he will undoubtedly visit that liou:-e
often while in Raleigh. Mr. "Holmes
will inspect the stocks of some of the
leading business houses in the city
and will meet the proprietors and
clerks of these houses, of course he.
can not introduce himself to them for
he values his liberty too highly for
that.
To The Girls.
Mr. Holmes, so far, in the various
cities that he has visited, has kept
a remarkably free although lonely
heart, but he sincerely hopes that
while he is in Raleigh, some' beauti
ful maiden will discover him, make
his identity known and by so doing, en
slave his heart forever. He has met
many beautiful women In many differ
ent climes but he believes that he
will meet his fate in your beautiful
city of Raleigh.
Now remember that to catch this
mysterious stranger you must have
the last issue of The Evening Times
in your hand and approaching the
person you believe to be the man' say to
him, "You are the mysterious Mr.
Sherlock Holmes, Jr., of The Evening
Times," if approached in any other
manner under no circumstances will
he admit his identity.
Saturday the (lag falls and Sherlock
Holmes will be making the rounds of
the city.
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
Three 'Men Placed Under Arrest
Charged With Trying to Rob
Bank.
( By Leased Wire to The Times. )
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept. 10
Three men have been placed uuder
arrest here suspected of being impli
cated In the attempt made early to
day to rob the vaults of Robbins Bur
rail & Company's banking establish
ment at Lakeville Conn. The doors
Of the vault were blown open and the
interior of. the bank wrecked by the
force of the dynamite, but the noise
frightened the robbers before, they
succeeded in getting at the money.
Several men are believed to have been
implicated In the plot.
Aluiniuum slel used by lr. Cook.
AUGUST TOBACCO SALES
Wilson Leads Witt 1,676,341
Pounds Leaf
Wilson, KiiiNton, Kaiiinoiiiit and h'uiv
HIiiU' Report Over One Million
Pounds Knch Total Leaf Tobacco
for the .Month of August Over Ten
Million Pounds.
The statistics for August, gather
ed by the Department of Agriculture
from the leaf tobacco warehouses it
North Carolina, show that Wilson
leads with l,CT(i,341 pounds, Kinstou
a good second with 1,4 16,043 pouiidK,
Four towns passed the million pound
mark. The report is as follows:
Wilson, l,67li,S51; Kinstou, 1.
41(1,049; Fairmount, 1,137.300 ; Fair
Bluff, l,13u,X80; Greenville, ";!.
537; Goldsboro, 443,927; LuGrange,
38S.202: Rocky Mount, 380,711;
Karmville, :l 5 , 1 2 9 ; Riclilauds, 314,
982; Smithfleld, 242, S95; Warsaw,
214,283; Ayden, 196,467; Lumber
ton, 224.216 Robersonville, 167,300:
Snow Hill, 14 8,409; Williainston,
13,"i,438; Clinton. 137,658; Zebulon,
112,966; Reidsville, 105,596; Oxford,
88,643; Louisburg, 94,736; Dunn.
68,976; Wendell, 72,281; Ahoskie,
51,720; Clayton, 47,518; Winston
Salem, 53,4 93; Warrenton, 39,1 27;
Henderson, 37,325; Enfield, 34.S2S;
Fuquay Springs, 3,929; Greensboro,
30,653; Youngsville, 27,831: Apex,
20,461; Durham, 20,070; Creedmore,
10,974; Burlington. 5.994; Roxboro,
2,512. Total, 10,211,973.
MORGAN PREVENTS
PANICKY FEELING
New York, Sept. 10 J. Piorpont
Morgan, at the head of a $25,000,000
pool, today prevented any panicky
feeling on the stock .market because
of the death of E. H. Harriman and
bought, the Harriman railroad securi
ties in such quantities as lo mark up
Union Pacific 3 points at, the open
ing of the market. Other Harriman
issues showed' a gain at the opening
as follows:
New York Central, ; Southern
Pacific, 2V& points; Erie,
It became known sometime after
the market opened that the $25,000.
000 pool included William Rockefel
ler, William G. Rockefeller, Jaop H.
Schiff and Otto Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb
& Company, Speyer & Company, Hen
ry C. Frlck and James St ill man and
George F. Baker, representing re
spectively the National City and the
First National banks. ,
SIMPLICITY
WILL MARK
THE FUNERAL
Furneral Service over Remains
of E. H. Harriman Will
be Held Sunday
A SIMPLE SERVICE
Funeral Service Will be Held in the
liarriiiiaii Home and in the Little
St. John's Church and the Inter
ment Will be in the Cemetery at
Ardcn Funeral Cortege Will
Consist of a Few Personal Friends
of the Dead Railroad Wizard
l'all Bearers Will be Superintend
ents on the HaiTiinnn EstateA
Choir of 20 Young Women , From
Ardcn Will Sing The Rev. J.
Holmes McGuinness Will Conduct
the Service.
: o o o o o o o o o o o o
o
O Possible Successors of E. H. O
C liarriiiiaii as the Executive 0
Head of the Harriman Rail- 0
O Kond Systems: O
0 L. F. I.oroe, president of the 0
'C- Delaware & Hudson Rail- 0
O way. 0
O Former Judge R. S. Lovett, 0
C genera! counsel of the Har- 0
rim an lines. 0
0 Jules Kruttschnit, director of 0
0 mainlenance and operation 0
0 of the Harriman lines. 0
0 F. D. Underwood, president of 0
0 the Erie Railroad. 0
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 000000000
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Arden. X. Y., Sept. 10 With the
simplicity which marked him as a
living man, even while he held the
reins of tfte greatest railroad system
in the world and was hailed as
king." I he funeral of E. H. Harri
man will he held on Sunday after
noon from the Harriman home here
and interment will be made in the
little cemetery at Arden. Mr. IJarri
man will he laid to rest beside the
grave of his eldest son.
At 2 o'clock a brief service will be
held at the Harriman residence on
Tower Hill, the Rev. .1. Holmes Mc
Guinness, the Harriman pastor, of
ficiating. The funeral cortege, consisting of
a few personal friends of the dead
railway wizard, and members of his
family, will then proceed to St.
John's Episcopal church, on the out
skirts of Arden, where Mr. Harri
man was for many years a member,
and at 3 o'clock the regular funeral
service will take place. The casket
will be borne from the house to the
awaiting hearse by six pal-bearers,
these being superintendents of the
Harriman estate here. Among these
are Charles T. Ford and W. A. Mc
Clelland, supervisor of the Arden
Farms Company, and postmaster at
Arden. A choir of 20 young women
from Arden will sing at the services
at the church.
The Rev. J. Holmes McGuinness
will also have charge of the church
service, which will last 30 minutes.
The casket will then be carried to the
Harriman plot, which lies about 300
feet from the edifice, where interment
will bo held.
George Murphy, the assistant su
pi'iintendeni of the Harriman estate,
who was married here yesterday, to
Miss May Spalding, a young woman
attendant of Mrs. Harriman, left with
his bride today for Niagara Falls.
The couple were wed by Father Mac
aran, of St. Mary's Roman Cathotic
church. The couple seemed very sad
and said:
"We were at our wedding supper
when the death of .Mr. Harriman was
announced. The supper was not fin
ished. "It was very sudden to us, as a
few hours previous we had received
Mr. Ilan iman's congratulations."
In all probability the direct cause
of the death of Mr. Harriman will
never be given to, the public. Robert
L. Gerry, a son-in-law, is reported to
have said today: (
"The cause of death will never be
told."
Every effort, it is understood, will
be made to withhold the death cer
tificate until the last moment. Four
active pal-bearers fir addition tp Mr.
Ford and Mr. McClelland yere in
nounced this morning. They.' are:
William. Viner, superintendent of the
farms department of the,, estates;
William R. Robbins, superintendent
of the Arden farms at Goshen, and
breeder of Harrlman's horses; E. H.
.(Continued ou Page Seven.)