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c .-'A' A - r , ' ,' -. .-j ". J. -v.- .!, -4- aj. --: .I , - ft 4- , r NUMBER 213 . -The Weather , i BAIN . . NEW BERN, N. C. FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER oV 1912 THIRTY-FIRST; YEAR L FLyAfJD IMPURE TO i They Were Main factors j.n spread 111 IE -:v of Typhoid Here in..909k , -' Djv patterson Says. il HOW IT " WAS, ' DETERMINED I 1 'A -V. ,, r ti ' 1 Situation Wat so Bad Aid of State " it, Health Department Was .?"' "Asked For.- ' " '; ' The use of impure milk and the . "'"housefly were the principal contributing '.factors in the typhoid epidemi- in this J ; city in 1909 according to a paper read ' yesterday by Dr. Joseph Patterson, . City Physician, before the Seaboard Medical Association. ' - In referring'' to the extent of the - ' .' epidemic, Dr. , Patterson 'Said that at . v ' one time it was spreading so rapidly . ' V-':. that the State Board of Health had to - co ue cauea on to assist tne tocai neaitn , .' -"department in investigating the mode 'of Infection and to adopt means of suppressing the tame. The case of typhoid considered the beginning of the epidemic wad found f on 'January. 10, 1909. By the latter jiMrj'-part of July there had been more than j.'.Va'Vi-'' fifty cases, by far the greater propor . - tion of them among white people of ; ' he well-to-do class. i,. All possible sources of infection were investigated and finally the trouble v .. was sifted down to a single dairy and to the fly. Dr. Patterson said ki:1 "At one daity it was found that the water supply was polluted. Upon investigation it was found that this dairy supplied milk to most of the ill i -typhoid cases: that the bottles were V returned' without being washed, they were carried to the dairy and washed in a sink, the drain pipe from this sink opened on the ground about forty . feet from the surface well from ' .: which the wate'r supply of the dairy ' : was obtained. This well drained the .fr:. surface upon which the sink opened .,' and in this manner became Infected. ; ' The water from this well, without being - boiled, was used for the final washing of the bottles. That this dairy was f; & factor in the transmission of the ; disease was recognized as an undoubted , fact." "To support the belief that the fly was the source ot the infection in the mi early cases, there were the following strong points "The gradual increase in the early v ... cases, and the length of time between succeeding cases. - ;L "The gradual increase in the ealry ' cases in foci, most of these cases being i., in four foci, . -"Thf first case in the foci was on ( . April 1. On April 20 a case developed : two doors below; on May- 14 a case : developed five doors from the one on ' April,!; on May 26 a case developed ': diagonallly. across the street on the :. corner, on the 15 a case in a house just . across the street from the case on April v - 20;. on June 5 a rase two door above athat on May 15; on June 26 a case two A(loor above that on May 26; on July ',' , J two cases in the same residence as v that of May 26.- In each focus of in v!.jfection it -was found that some of the r'i ."' Causes were improperly j disposing of excretions. In several instances they, ' : without being properly' -disinfected, ' were thrown out into- the ..open an ideal opportunity for the fly to obtain . " '. ). the germ and transmit it to neighboring ; households. ' ' ' , 1 ' "After investigating1 .all probable -j 5 source of infection, it was decided that v ' the outbreak in the early casesjwas due to the fly;' and later in the outbreak, Vi'i' fdiuing -May,' the milk of the .dairy ; be came an added source of infection'. ' Jv i rrograni at the Athens Today. Dumas wondeiful stoy, "The Count of Monte Cristo" will be shown today at matinee and at r.lsht. The, subj'ect has been tarcfu'ly and elaborately pro ducf din three reel subject (3.GC0 feet ct film) at a cost of twenty thousand dollars by theSe'i? Co. itz ns'iers f 'Cinderd'a The Cc;!- cf Cc!ubus,' er.i 'The T. 3 U-f hsns TLe Count cf r"2 Crista' is c::2 cf its mast ever fC"ncJ, r-uim a rnv- 4 :y t" y t3 I ffryt. "In 7:. " ' ' Other Papers. - .Among ' the other interesting and instructive papers read during the day day were "The" Underlying Factors in the Liquor .Habit" by - Dr. - Cyrus Thompson -of Jacksonville, "Prostitu tion as a Product of Civilation" by Dri- Frank Hancock of Norfolk and 'Acute Inlection ol Bones ". py fJr, Kirkland Ruffiu . of Norfolk. , Papers were also redd aud discdssed iby Dr. W.- B. D. McNider of Chapel, Hill, Dr. Rotart C. Bryan ofRichmond, Dr. jsouthgaTe Leigh, Nof Norfol'c, Dr, R. N. Duffy of this city and Dr. R. X Willia ins of Norfolk, Each paper after being .read was discussed by one or more of the members. ' i At the close of the business session yesterday afternoon the President' of the Association, Dr. N. M. .Gibbs of this city .announced that the time for the election of officers and the selection of a place for the next annual meeting bad arrived. Several towns in. Virginia and Norfh Carolina aud Virginia wanted this meeting but after much discussion it was decided to hold the next annual meeting at Norfolk in December, 1913, There are a number of the members of the association residing in that city and they promised to royally entertain the visitors upon their visit there. The following officers-'were elected for the ensuing year: President Dr. J. E. Rawls of Suf folk, Va. First Vice-President Dr. H. D. Walker of Elizabeth City. Second .Vice-president Dr. B. R Kennon of Norfolk, Va. Third Vice-President Dr. Jousha Tayloe of Washington, N. C. Fourth Vice-President Dr, G. K Vanderslice of Phoebus, Va. Treasurer Dr. Israel Brown of Nor folk, Va. Secretary Dr. Clarence Porter Jones of Newport News, Va. Orator Dr. Joseph L. Spruill of Columbia, N. C. , Following the' election of officers' the Association extended a vote of thanks to the New Bern Chamber of Com merce, the citizens in general and to- C. D. Bradham for the many courtesies shown the visitors while in the city and to the local newspapers for the publicity which had been given the Association' during its meeting in the city. v . . Served With Luncheon. At the close of the meeting held at the court house last night the visitors adjourned to the Elks' Temple where a Dutch Luncheon was tendered them by the Chamber of Commerce.' This proved to one of the most enjoyable occasions of the week.. There were a large number of the members of the Chamber of ' Commerce present to welcome the visitors and the hour or two spent there was throughly enjoyed by all present. A number of the .doctors returned home last evening ' oil the midnight train and the remaining ' physicians will return home today ' 1 , This was the first time that this association has held a meeting in Ner Bern and the city was glad to have them within its borders and judging from the favorable comment of ; the' . visiting doctors they ' were , well pleased : wit h their visit to "the mother town of the Old North State." . HAS $30,000 OVERCOAT , , ..;,(,.....i.. -j - ' i '. Identity of - the Giver . Would Be ' ' ' Surprise Says Owner, v . Washingt6n, !, Dec. . S.-'-Representa' tive Jefferson. M, levy, of New -York, who owns "Monticello, t,the Virginian home of 'Jefferson, "and a' lot bf .other things1 of historic 'and, Intrinsic, valu6, has a $30,000 overcoat, r s ; ' . . - . The coat is of' sabli, and Mr, ' Levy has promised to appear in it when the thermometer drops to a' proper dgree. The members of the New York dele gation are Waiting arixiouUy for the drop.' , ; '" - . , ' Mr.. Levy admitted that he' had the coat, that it is worth $30,"000 and that it is about the finest piece of sable in existence. .When asked whether he had bought the garment or whether it, was a present from a friend,' Mr. Levy re plied, coyly. ' 'r ''.''' ', "Ah, that is the question. . if you only .knew from whom. 1 got the coat you would be surprised." . Whether the coat was a gift from J. P. Morgan, one of Mr. Levy's constitu ents;-,, the 1 Sultan of Turkey or the Duke of Sutherland, two gentlemen in whose acquaintance Mr.' Levy revels, is a muck mooted question. SUPREME COURT OPI NIONS. The r following opinions from this section were handed down Thursday by the Supreme Court: Building and Laon vs. Elalock, from Craven, reversed. , foritain s. Lun.ber Cotrpany, from Oiis-low, no error. COURT RULES FOfl THE ASSOGIATIOrl New Bern Building and Loan Wins "-,1 ,Out In Case .Against ; ' Mr.. Blalock. . - , ' ALL, STOCKHOLDERS. LIABLE Must Help Pay The Losses t Well as. Share ' In The f . Profits as The decision, of the Supreme Court in the case of the New Bern Building and Loan ; Association against R. a. Blalock and wife" which was handed down at Raleigh Wednesday has settled a dispute of several years standing in which many people ol this city as well as all members of building-and loan associations in the State are interested. The New Bern Building and Loan- Association which has been doing busi ness for about thirty years suffered a loss of several thousand dollars about four years ago. The ' directors of the association upon th discovery of the loss had the books of the association carefully examined and the extent of the loss accuratelu ascertained. Then it was decided that insead of calling upon each stockholder to make good his proportionate part of the loss immediate iy that the deficiency would be collected from each 'member by requiring him to pay two additional monthly pay ments on each share of stock held by him and which two payments equalled his proportionate part of the loss. Mr. Blalock alleging that he had paid into the association by monthly pay ments sufficient money to equal the amount which he had borrowed from the association with interest ai the legal rate on said sum for the time which he had the money declined to pay the extra payments assessed against him as his proportionate part of the loss and demanded that his note and the deed of trust which he had executed to secure- his debt be cancelled and surrendered to him. He claimed that the two extra payments would be in violation of the usury laws, of the State. The association admitted that Mr. Blalcok had paid sufficient money to equal the amount he' had borrowed with interest on the sum but claimed that as a stockholder and incorporator in the association he had been entitled to the : benefits and by law he was liable for losses of the assocation; that the association was mutual and 'that all members occupied the same relative position as to debts, losses and profits of the association, anq that each mem ber,-whether a borrower, or;, a non borrower - participates in the earnings of the association and must assist in bearing its losses, or as the Supreme Court' said in an opinion in another case: "And as the .defendant is one "of the corporators and entitled to her part of the profits of the concern, if any had been made, equity says that she must bear her part of - the losses as other stockholders' have to do. Were she not liable, the whole equitable settle ment of the concern would be destroyed. She got in the same boat with the other stockholders, and as it sank she has to take her chances of escape with "the other's.',' ' . . - ' ' The controversy was . submitted :.by agreement fo- 'the ' decision of. Judge Whedbee npon a statement of (acts last April "by R. A. Nunn, attorney for the association, and Messrs. Guin & Guion, attorneys for-Mr: Blalock, and Judge Whedbee decided that, inasmuch as the defendant had paid to the paih tiff association ' a sum of more ' ttian sufficient to pay off the principal sum b6rrowtd" and interest - on 1 thes ' same, that the note and deed of trust should be satisfied .' and , cancelled and so ordered. From the judgment, of J udge Whedbee the plaintiff association appeal ed to the Supreme Court for the reason that the defendant by such judgment escaped liability as a stockholder for his part of the. loss sustained by the association.' The caslr-was argued in the Supreme, Court several months? ago but - the decision was dela'yed until Wednesday when an opinion was ren dered reversing the judgement of Judge Whedbee. This decision makes each - and every " stockholder in a building and loan association, whether a bor rower t or non-borrower, share - in the profits and losses of the association, pro rata. The association has grown materially since the loss mentioned was sustained and is now regarded as one of the most substantial associations in the stale. It is said that it is operated with -as tile expense as any such association anywhere. . . I FORCE FORrGODD V- j. 1 ' ' . m .-. ,- - Misistera, 'Point ' Out Its Strong , Points and Also its Short ... " -Coming. . . A HOME MISSION SERVICE Christianity, Has Got to Get Out and Meet Real Need, Speak era- Maintain. That the church i the gre test force for the uplift of humanity ' was con tended by speakers at the First Baptist churclj last night, the services being a continuance of the program of a week in emphasis of the cause of Home Missions. Both speakers, Rev. J. B. Hurley and Rev. I. W. Rodgers, had the same subject T"he CnVrch as a Religious Force". The committee of arrangements had intended to assign different subject to Rev. Mr. Rodgers, but a mistake Was made in notifying him and he prepared his address on the same subject given Mr. Hurley. As the subject was conceded to be a very live one, the committee decided that the mistake that had been made was not at all 'to be regretted. The first speaker was Rev. Mr. Rodgers. He declarecT that there was no force under the sun equal to that of the Christian religion. The church is at the bottom of every moral reform he declared. Picturing America as a great Christian nation, he asserted that as goes America so goes the world. The growth of the church was cited by the speaker as an evidence of its wonder ful power as a religious force. Rev. Mr. Hurley while maintaining that the church is the greatest religious force also .declared with equal emphasis that it is not measuring up to its op portunities. He pointed out a number of particulars in which he said it fill short of its duty It is lacking in a spirit of democrac for, one thing ,he said. Many of the fraternal orders are more shot through with a spirit of real brotherliness than the" church often is. People don't want to be worked for, he declared, they want to be worked with Rich folks' Churches, featuring lofty preaching, vast architectural accom plishment and stained glass windows while the poor people -had to worship in some shack of a place were condemned as not at alt in keeping with the spirit of Christianity iiThe relation of the leading men in churches .to their employes was a mat ter, of great moment, Mr. Hurley in sisted.-' When our. stewards or deacons employ great numbers of people at starvation wages those people are not going to pay any respect to the religion which those employers profess to have. Tho, necessity of . Christians making sacrifices, was stressed by the speaker. There has got to be suffering before results, will be attained, he said, 4 The speaker gave it as his opinion that denominational lines arc fading out.. He did not yield to any one in loyalty to the Methodist church; he said, but he loved a Baptist Christian or ' a" Presbyterian -'Christian or any other , kind , of Christian so long 'as he was really a Christian just as much as he did.' a Methodist '.Christian, If denominations aimed only to build up a great ecclesiastical organization they were engaged at - sriiall business ' . he thought. ' Christians . needed to , work abbve all. things for the coming of the The devotional -exercises" for . the evening were conducted f bv;.Rev, Dr.' . tl. w. summervik -v ; :" r , Tonight at 7:30 o'clock thedast of the,-' week night" meetings 'of Home Missions Week c wilt be held1 It ' will be again at the First Baptist . church. Rev. B. F.. Huske will preside and will speak on the subject ,".Tfii Church' as a Social Agency." Rev. 'J. B., Phillips will discuss the subject of, Immigration.' A. large attendance is hoped for. ' YOUR ADDRESS WANTED. The following .persons won premiums from the Eastern Carolina Fair Asso ciation.' Secretary Williams does not know their address, and they are notified to either call at the office ai once or let him know their address and these vouchers will be mailed at once: A. Purifoy, Handcock & Eaton, Mrs. Smith, Veston E. Herring, Miss Fannie Howard,. J. B. Tucker, Mrs. L. S. McKctI, Oscar Peterson, J. II. Steven- s-n, f irs. L. M. is, v. A. askitis, J-n f'ovt-nsnn, Mrs. J. A. Stevenson, V.'. D. ' His. S. T. Arthur, : ; rs. in-'-. C V fin, G Vincent, : I s. J (.- V. I cn GhEATES BERGER PREDICTS PANIC T Claims 'T. R.k Got Hundreds Of ' - Thousands Of Socialist Votes. ; Washington, Dijp. TVic'tor II. Ber ger 1 the Socialist : Representative, of Milwaukee! who will not return to the next. Congress, issued -a valedicotry in which ho reviewed political conditions, claimed that' the Progressive campaign was made on a "semi socialistic plat form," and declared that Colonel Roose velt polled hundreds of thousands of votes that should have gone to the Socialist ticket. Representative Berger declared that there should be at least 50 Socialist members in Congress "to put ginger in the old parties." "The Democratic party," said he t'is reactionary 'because it is controlled by a coalition of the South and Tam many. The South is 30 years behind the North in economic development. It is just entering upon that riot of capitalist development through which the North has passed during the last 30 years. An indusrtial panic is due in about one year. That will mean Democratic hard Limes and soup kit chens. This time the panic will break up the solid South and cause riots and disturbances." BAR PUBLIC DANCES Wealthy New York Women Aim to Protect Working Girls. New York, Dec. 5. Aiming to protect working; tills, a committee of wealthy New York women will co operate with the police in the super vis ion of holiday dances of a public or semi-public character during the Christmas and New Year season. The supervision will apply more particu larly to masquerades, which the com mittee declares are more likely to degenerate into unbridled orgies than other dances." Members of the committee appointed J as "observers," recently attended some masquerades in the uptown amuse ment district, and reported that there was a "shocking laxity in conduct." The committee will later ask the State Legislature for several amendments to the existing lawj governing dance halls. INFANTS "SACRIFICED" Mis Lathrop Declares Thousands . . Die Needlessly Every Year. Cumberland, Md., Dec. S. The fea ture of the session of the Eighth' Mary land Confcrecne of Charities and Cor rection was the address of Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the Children's Bureau Department of Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C, on the work of the bureau. Miss Lathrop dwelt on the necessity, of a law requiring proper registration of births,-saying: "Maryland is supposed to have a very good birth registration law, but to be very careless about it." She praised Washington and New Vork as cities that carefully collected vital statistics, but said Baltiniore, Chicago, New Orleans and San Francisco were regarded as especially ;ndifferent. 'How ever, she declared, a new spirit prevailed in Baltimore,' and there was a new eagerness to have the births registered Miss Latnrop aiso spoice oi imam mortality. Statistics, as nearly as can be computed, she said, show the death yearly of 300,000 babies that have not reached a year in age. "But Worse still," 6he said, "we are told that at least half of these babies die needlessly and only 'because we,, as individuals,' or. as communities, neglect methods o( Cure which are well known." V il -"- , "THE CUMAX" COMING. 'The Climax, a much discussed play with -music the success of two seasons at Weber's and -Daly's Theatres, New LYork, will be presented here on Tuewiay, Dec.-10. Recently the magazines have reproduced scenes from ;this ;very ; un usual ' melody - drama .which give a practical ,vand-' impressive , demonstra tion of "auto"? or"'mentar"suggestioni by which people are sometimes, made to do things contrary to their, own de , sires. The play. is 'irom . the pen of Edward Locke author of rThe Case of Becky" the new Belasco production i lii which Frances Starr is ,now appear- i !ng. " A musical theme running through; i out tms piece, is the; work of Joseph Carl Breil, composer of the incident la music for Charles, , Frohinans '" new j American production of Sara Bern- hardt's feature plays, . , - - ' NEW MASTER MECHANIC. It was learned yesterday that S. R. Matthis, who for several years ha held tHe position a9 master mechanic at the local shops of the Norfolk Southern : it way Company, has tendered his ' i n I ,ke ef!rt on December . J. T. '..'! -d has been appointed ' ! t' e ) -'' cau-H ty J r. ' i " FISHM All ilLlil Association Gets Together on Bill To Be Presented to the General Assembly. TO MEET NEXT AT EDENTCM! Association Is Royally Entertain ed By the City of Wash ington. George N. Ives returned yesterday morning from Washington, N. C. where? on the previous day he attended and presided over the second annual meet ing of the North Carolina Fisheries Association. Two business sessions were held at the City Hall during the day. The session was opened with a praver by Rev. H. B. Searighl, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The ad dress of welcome on behalf of the city was made by Mayor Collin II. Harding and was responded to by Mr. Ives. One of the most important matters taken up and one wliich ronsumt-d the entire afternoon session was the draw ing and adoption of a bill to be presented at the next meeting of the legislature regulating the fishing industry ol the State. Mr. G. N. Ivr-s was appointed on the committee who will present tin's bill. Just beofre the close of the las.1 session E. R. Daniels of Dare countv wa3 elected president of t lie Assocation for the ensuing year to succeed Mr. Ives who has held that position for the past twelve months. Wednesday night the visitors were tendered a reception at the Elks Club by the Washington Chamber of Com merce and the citiens of that town. This was attended by more than a hundred and fifty people and was a complete success in ever yway. Judge Bragaw presided over the banquet. The visitors were also invited to visit a performance at the local vaudeville theatre. This was also greatly enjoyed. Mr. Ives said that the attendance at the meeting of delegates from this part of the State was comparatively small but from other sections there were many delegates present and much interest and enthusiasm was manifested in the meeting. The next meeting of the Association will be held at Edenton,, FUND SLIL CLIMBS Twenty Dollars Added To De Graf fenrled Account this Week. Contributions amounting to about twenty dollars have been made this week to the De Graffenried Colony Monument Fund. The firm of Cooper Brothers, marble dealers, of Raleigh is now engaged in making a draiwng of the proposed monument and as soon as it is completed it will be placed on exhibit in the city. A gentleman who is well versed in the early history of New Bern is now preparing an article giving a complete review of the work of De Graffenried and his colony. This will be published in the Journal during the next few days. In the meantime the work of soliciting contributions to the fund will continue and the assist tance of the public will be welcomed. PARKER TO PRACTICE ALONE Secures Office Formerly Occupied By Black New York,' Dec. 5. Cards were issued . yesterday announcing that the (aw firm of Parker, Hatch & Sheehau had dissolved on November 30 and that Judge Edward W. Hatch and William F. Sheehan would , remain at their offices, 14 Wall street, under the firm name of-Hatch & Sheehan, while-Judge Alton B. Parker .would engage in court and general counsel work at-111 Broad- way5.,..;-V-i.':- vVVW - ' v - It was explained that Judge Parker - had intended for sometime, jto engage . in general counsel work by himself, but that the dissolution took place earlier' than had been expected. This was be-.Vv cause Judge Parker decided to take the ' office at 111 Broadway, of ex-Governor Frank S. Blacky who Is- retiring from . practice. Besides taking the, office, Judge Parker, has purchased the law. library, of ex-Governor Black. "'- ,' - NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. S. Coplon & SonBuilding business by cementing friendship. - - , J. J.' Baxter Dress goods and coat ' suit sale. ' J. M.' Mitchell & Co. The great ten day removal sale". - People's Bank A strong directorate M.i.n-wc Theatre The CS'.inax. 1' t I J v ,. s Now c, i. , - LEGISLATION