The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, October 09, 1908, Image 8
RUSHING THE SCRAP HERO. - —From the Indianapolis News. CONSUMPTION COSTS US A BILLION A YEAR. Startling Statistics Brought Out at the Tuberculosis Congress by Professor Fisher, of Yale. Washington, D. C.—Professor Irv ins Fisher, of Yale University, read a fiaper before the International Con gress on Tuberculosis which created a decided sensation. Professor Fisher’s gaper was on “The Cost of Tubercu tosis,” and he made the startling an aouncement that the great white plague costs in hard cash over one Million dollars a year. He estimated that consumption Kills 138,000 persons every year in She United States. This is equal, he Mid. to the deaths from typhoid fever, diphtheria, appendicitis, men itagitiß, diabetes, smallpox and cancer all pat together. Then again, he said, * generally takes three years io die, daring which time the poor victim can •earn little or nothing. “Five million people now living in Che United States are doomed to fill consumptives' graves unless some thing can be done to prevent it,” de clared Professor Fisher. "As each death means anxiety and grief for a whole family, I estimate that there will be over twenty million persons wondered miserable by these deaths." The scourge, he said, picks out its victims when they are young men and young women, at the very time of life 3125 COAL MINERS LOST LIVES. R:cords Show 1907 Was the Worst Year in History of Industry. Washington, D. C. —Accidents in tfcal mines of the United States dur fiag the last calendar year resulted in the death of 3125 men, and injury to 5316 more, according to statistics just made public by the Geological Survey. The death record among the •anal miners during the year was treater by 1033 than In 1906, and is aaid to have been the worst year in the history of the coal mining indus try The figures do not represent the ff*!l extent of the disasters, as re ports were not received from certain States having no mine inspectors. West Virginia reported the heaviest death rate in 1907, 12.35 per thou sand employes, and this State also •Stowed the lowest production for «a*‘Jh life lost; —65,9 69 tons. New Mexico stood next on the list with a death rate of 11.45 and a production #4 77,332 tons for each life lost. Ala tama was third, with a death rate of U per thousand and a production of DIVER FIGHTS DEVIL FISH. Thirty Feet Under Water in Hold of Wreck When Attacked. San Francisco, Cal.-—Wrapped in tic tentacles of a giant devil fish, Martin Lund, a diver employed by tte Coast Wrecking Company, fought far his life in the hold of the wrecked ateamer Pomona, which lies in thirty fiwt of water in Fort Ross Cove off £hr Marin County coast. The devil fish had evidently entered <g%£> vessel’s hold during the night. Lsnd had been at work some time ifcefore he was attacked. » A giant ten tacle four inches in diameter first tripped one leg. Before Lund real ised what was happening another en orcled his thigh. The diver began to chop at the rub •eT-like bonds and at the same vime gave the hoisting signal to the barge above. Two more tentacles squirmed MERCURY FOUND BY SURGEON TO CURE TUBERCULOSIS Washington, D. C. —Physicians and Wbe laity will be greatly interested in the result of a series of experiments aaade by the navy surgeons recently, through which they believe they have demonstrated that mercury is a spe cific for tuberculosis. The Govern ment Bureau of Medicine and Surg ery has published the reports of Med ical Director C. T. Hibbett and Sur geon Barton Leigh Wright. Surgeon Wright, who is the origin ator of the treatment, says he discov ered the efficacy of the drug by acci dent. He was treating a case which required mercury. The patient was ftnbercular as well. To the surgeon’s astonishment the tubercular lesions began to heal. The mercury is administered by in when they are beginning to ear* money. The minimum cost of doc tors’ bills, nursing, medicines and loss of earnings amount to over $2 400 in each case, while the earning power which might have been if death had not come brings the total cost to at least SBOOO for each individual. If this sum is multiplied by the 138,000 deaths, the cost, It is seen, is bigger than the immense sum of $1,000,000,000. Professor Fisher es timated that over half this cost falls upon the victims themselves, but the cost to others than the consumptive is over $440,000,000 a year. As a matter of self-defense, h® averred, it would be worth while to the community in order to save mere ly a quarter of the lives now lost by consumption to invest $5,500,000,- 000. At present only a fraction of one per cent, of this sum is being used to fight the disease. Professor Fisher expressed his be lief that isolation hospitals for in curable consumptives are the best in vestment of all, because in this way the most dangerous consumptives a»a prevented from spreading the disease by careless spitting in their homes and neighborhood. 92,535 tons for each life lost. Mis souri had the lowest death rate, head ing the roll of honor with .95 and 499,742 tons of coal mined for each life lost. Statistics do not bear out the pop ular idea that most mine disasters result from explosions. Of the total number reported during the last year, 947 deaths and 343 injuries resulted from gas and dust explosions, and SOI deaths and 416 "injuries were caused by powder explosions. The chief cause of death among the miners, the report explains, was due to the falling of mine roofs and coal. Such disas ters caused 1122 deaths and 2141 injuries. E. W. Parker, chief statistician of the survey, asserts that much benefit will result from the action of Con gress in appropriating $150,000 to in vestigate mine disasters and take steps to decrease the number of ac cidents each year. out of the darkness and one twlneu about his neck. As the efforts of the men on the surface to comply with his signal threatened to pull his hel met off, Lund was forced to signal them to gtop. With only his left r.rm free he hacked at the tentacles until they were partially crippled, but he was being drawn toward the fish when he saw the outline of the body. Plung ing toward it he drove his knife with all bis force into the head, repeating the blow until he had slashed it into sections. In its death throes the oc topus tightened its tentacles until the diver was almost crushed in its em brace. Lund finally cut himself free and was brought to the surface fainting. jection into the muscular tissue in order to avoid digestive derangement. Dr. Wright says: “I am convinced,” he adds, "that in mercury we have a specific for tu berculosis, and that the only question remaining is how long a time will be required to effect a cure. We follow' the well established rules of treat ment during the administration of the drug—open air, rest, proper food in abundance, sanitation, personal hy giene and selection of climate.” Sur geon-General Rixey declines to com ment on the tests. Of course it is not claimed by Dr. Wright that the new' treatment will restore the lost lung tissue, but where there is enough lung tissue to support life he believes the victim can he saved. GEORG™ E For This Year Will Be Held at MACON, GA„ OCT. 21 TO NOV. ] BY THE MACON GEORGIA STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION, Under the Auspices of Georgia State Agricultural Society. While Agriculture will form the leading feature of the exhibition, the commercial and manufacturing interests of the State will be fully represented in the various displays. Among the best attractions to be offered, will be included Fireworks, Balloon Ascensions, Horse Racing, Hilitary Displays, and other first-class amusements. Premium List will be forwarded to all who wish them. For all other information in regard to space for exhibitors, prices, and terms for privileges and concessions, please write to i BEN. L. JONES, President. BRIDGES SHiTH, Secretarv. R. L. McKINNEY,, Treasurer. W. A. HUFF. Gen’l Mgr. GEORGIA’S GREAT EOSS American Naval Stores Company Will Move Its Headquarters. CHANGE TO OCCUR JANUARY! Loss to Savannah and State of Georgia in a Business Way Will Be Very Large. Savannah, Ga. —The American Na val Stores Company, through its sec retary, Charles J. DeLoach, has an nouneed its intention to remove its headquarters out of the state of Geor gia. Mr. DeLoach stating that Savan nah would, be abandoned as a beach quarters for the corporation with the end of the present year, and that the offices woujd be opened in Jackson ville. The formal change is to take place on January 1. The announcement, coming fast on the discovery that the United States government is again conducting an in vestigation into the naval stores busi ness, has agitated South Georgia busi ness circles. It is even hinted tha: one of the reasons for the change of location contemplated is a desire to change from the jurisdiction of on® federal court to that of some other Officers of the company refuse to as sign a reason, but state that the re moval has been in view about two months. The corporation is capitalized in the millions, and its loss to Savannafnand Georgia, in a business way, will be large. Orders have already been is sued to office men in the company’s employ to prepare to move their fam ilies to Jacksonville before January first. Savannah and Jacksonville’s fight for naval stores market supremacy lias been a bitter or.e, and the effect nf the removal is expected to bo large. NEW ROAD PROPOSED. Electric Road from Atlanta to Cunv ming Wiil Be Built. Atlanta, Ga. —A new electric line from Atlanta to Cumming, in Forsyth county, and one which will subse quently be continued on into the mountain section of north Georgia, will become a reality in the near fu ture, if plans now’ on foot are carried out. The railroad commission of Geor gia has authcmed the Atlanta North eastern Railroad company to issue sl,- 200,000 of stocks and bonds for the purpose of constructing a line from Atlanta to Cumming. The plans for the new electric road, for which a charter has been granted, contemplate a line from Atlanta to Cumming, through Roswell and Al pharetta. When the line above mentioned is ia operation, it is contemplated that extensions will be made to Dahlone ga in Lumpkin county, another to E! lijay in Lumpkin county and another toward the east. Eventually $ net work of electric roads will cover these counties of north Georgia, which now have not a mile of steam road withra their horders. A man can get cold feet in the mid dle of summer simply he reading the stock ticker. SENATOR BACON HOME. Reaches Macon After a Tour of Eu rope—ls in Fine Health. Macon, Ga.—Senator A. O'. Bacon has been welcomed home from another long European trip,' and is here- to Mist his ballot in the state election. He" will, before the- final contest in national politics is closed, journey north and join in the- effort to elect Bryan and Kern. He. is only on a short trip home. He will leave in a few days to speak for the national democratic candidates. He wanted in foe present at the coming of How John W. Kern, and wanted to see home folks before leaving in the par t.y’s interests. Senator Bacon is in fine health, and was never in better spirits. He is hopeful as regards the democratic chances, and. his predictions, al though not madie with a great ameuat of knowledge of recent occurrences, are baaed upon sound and safe esti mates, and he deems the winning probabilities very strong. One of the strongest workers for the democratic candidates in the coun try will foe Senator Bacon. He wild pnt his whole time and influence into his addresses, and as soon as he has his duties assigned, he will be heaid from. Every years he adds a grea-. store of knowledge of world affairs in his travels, and local citizens are proud of him as one of the strongest democratic statesmen of the present day. GOVEKNOK WILL KOI ATTEND Meeting of Peabody Board Conflicts With Date of State Election. Atlanta, Ga. —Owing to the conflict of dates between the state election and the annual meeting of the Pea body board, Governor Smith has aban doned his purpose of attending the meeting, which will be held in New York. He will remain in Georgia to support the democratic nominees in the state election and vote for the ratification of the disfranchisement amendment. Governor. Smith has been a member of the Peabody board for many’ years, and he rarely misses a meeting, but he believes that his duty to the party and the state demand that he remain in Atlanta to support the state ticket and the suffrage amendment to the constitution. OPENING AGAIN POSTPONED. For the Third Time Opening of the Schools is Deferred. Augusta. Ga. —The opening of the public schools was again post poned at a conference between the board of health officials and the super intendent of Uie schools. The latest date agreed upon is Oc tober 12th, when it is believed there will be plenty of water for flushing purposes. This makes the third time school opening has been deferred. The Elberton Air Line railroad, which was some time ago put in a re ceiver’s hands, has been ordered sold by a decree of the federal court and will be sold before the court bouse door in Elberton on the first Tues- j day in November next. J. H. Rowe. . of Athens,’has been named com mis- j sioner to make the sale. The road is | one of the best paying pieces of rail | road property in the south and is op erated by the Southern Railway com pany- THROUGHOUT THE STATE. “The cotton crop of Georgia will be the shortest in years,’’ said Commis sioner of Agriculture Hudson. “A sonservative estimate of the total yield- is 1, 3J)0 r 000 bales, as against 2,100,000 bales Last year..’’ According to Commisisoner Hudson’s statement the decrease for the year will be- 800,- 000 bales, and estimated at SSO a bale, the loss in money will reach. $40,000,- 000. J. Gordon Cranford of Valdosta who was nominated at the June ptimary as one of the representatives m the next legislature from Lowndes coun ty, has resigned the nomination. Mr. Cranford states that his business ar rangements win not allow him to ac cept the place- and give- it the atten tion that it demands. A number of citteens have signified their intention of running for the place Mr. Cranford has resigned. Believing that Georgia’s agricultur al 1 school law is a good, one to copy after, E. C. -Gaines, recently elected to the Texas legislature, has determin ed to introduce a similar measure. He wrote to C, S. Barrett, president of the Farmers’ union, for Information and Mr. Barrett turned the letter ov er to the commissioner of agriculture. A copy of the law will be sent him with a report of what is being done in Georgia along this line. In reply to an inquiry lodged with Mayor Dunbar of Augusta by a com mittee from the general flood relief committee, asking if there was no employment for those left idle by the flood, an announcement has been made by the Riverside mills that work will be given there to all who apply, up to several hundred. The program for the seventh annual convention of the League of Georgia Municipalities, which will be held in Albany Oceober 6, 7 and 8, has been completed. It is a program of unus ual strength and interest and gives promise of one of the most profitable meetings in the history of the league. The following' 1 distinguished speakei., wfill address the convention during its sessions: Governor Hoke Smith, Hon orable S. G. Heiskell, ex-mayor of Knoxville, Tenn; Honorable Minter Wimberly, former city attorney of Ma con; Honorable A. J. Scott, adjutant general of Georgia; Honorable Jere M. Pound, state school commissioner; Honorable A. L. Miller, mayor of Ma con; Dr. B. F. Brunner, health officer of Savannah; Honorable Dowming V T aux, of New York; Honorable James M. Barnett, city engineer of Athens; Honorable James M. Griggs, congress man second congressional district. It has developed that the burglars who broke open and stole a number cf guns and other articles from Hutchinson Lumber and Supply com pany at Gordele. might have been the same parties who caused that city to be in darkness more than an hour by tampering with the electric light plant. In some strange and mysteri ous way the wires and dynamoes caught on fire and came near destroy ing a lot of Cue machinery. Americus is asured a spirited mu nicipal campaign in the election of mayor and aldermen. Mayor llaw'- kins, for six years in that office, will scarcely offer again. Colonel George B. Ellis has announced his intention of making the race, while the friends of Colonel W T. Lane are urging his claims as well. '