The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 02, 1909, Page THREE, Image 3
SOUTH MENACED
BY "PELLAGRA
Possible That Disorder Caused b
Eating Spoiled Maize May Be
come Serious Danger to
Health.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 30.-Loon
ing up as a grave menace to healt
conditions in the South is the rece
appearance of a deadly disease know
to medical scientists as "pellagra.
This strange malady is a veritab]
swourge in 'the old world and the po!
sibility of its becoming endemic i
the Southern States is by no meat
remote.
For several centuries "pellagra"
known to have existed in the ol
world, but its presence in the Sou,
as but recently been -discovered. ]
robably has existed for several yeai
in that section of the country, bi
medical men have failed to recogni
'ts presence.
Now, however, this peculiar disea4
been diagnosed as true pellagr
the credit for its discovery in t
South belongs to Passed Assistar
Surgeon C. H. Lavinder of the publ'
health and marine :hospital servie
has made a thorough investigatiD
f the disease and has but recenttl
made an exhaustive report on his ol
servations to Surgeon General W.
man.
"Pellagra" is a .nalady caused b
the eating of spoiled "maize" an
produces in person afflicted with it
sort of intoxication. The disease ger
eraly oecurs among the poorer elai
ses of the rural population, who sul
sist largely, or exclusively, on cori
most usually prepared by boiling cor
meal in salt water called "poenta
in Italy. Dr. Lavinder states that i
pellagrous countries the corn is ofte
of a poor quality, gathered before mi
turity and not properly cured an
stored, so that parasites more easil
develop upon it.
Pellagra is both a endemie and ep:
demie disease, which occurs in thos
who feed on diseased maize, and i
eharaeterized by an erythema of th
skin, digestive disturbances, and nei
vous disturbances. It may terminat
in such serious conditions as grav
eaehexia or insanity; it is periodic i
its manifestations, and usually at
per wit thebeinningof spring
nrlin winter the symptours disai
paarlto such an extent as often t
;givee ,the false idea of recovery. S
long.as the cause persists, however,i
appears ec er
S"The disease usually begins wit:
gastro-intestinal disturbances," say
SAssistant Surgeon Lavinder, "follow
ed -shontly by the erythema of . th
skin, and in a brief while therei
more or less involvement of the nier
vods system. It is a slowly advanc
ing toxemia, the brunt of whic-h, il
the.end, is borne by the nervous sys
* ern, and each -annual recurrence leas
es a deeper and more indelible mar:
on the mental and nervous conditio:
-of the sufferer.'' The great gravit;
and danger of ,the disease, it is point
ed out, lie in the number of people af
fected, and in its imimediarte and re
mote consequences not only to indi
viduals, but to the race-intellectua
feebleness, lessened resistance, econo
mie loss, physical deterioration of th
c, etc.''
An interesting 'theory advanced b;
Dr.. Lavinder is that if the cause o
!pellagra'' be accepted as feeding oa
poled maize. then the maize crop c
eUnited States must in recent year
~veundergone decided change i:
Srespect, for maize 'has alway
vry extensively used as food i:
athern States, and "pellagra
ot appered in former years. Thi
subject whieh, he declares-, wil
ire extensive investigation shoul
disease continue to advance.
ncerning the etiology of the dia
,it is said to be an intoxicatio)
ue to using as food Indian eor
maize), which, under ih- influene
funidentified parasitiec growth
fungi), has undergone certain chang
with the production of one or mor
xie substances of a chemical nature
In the preface of his report, i
vinder declares that there is rea
to believe that perhaps "pella
'may be quite prevalent in .th
uthern States, but is unrecognizec
ithin the past two or three .year:
some reason or reasons unknowr
is disease 'has rapidly increasedi
bers and extent of 'territory af
eed. "Pellagra'' bears a close rm
mblance .to the accepted descenpiio
t"pellagra" as it occurs in tne ol
rid, though di-ffering in some pa:
4ars, and the acute cases greati
onderate and the mortality i
'Since it is .of a serious nature, an
emie in character." declares I
nder. "knowledge concerningi
ecoming of much importance 't
American physician and especia]
the practitioner in the So.uther
A GENUINE BLIZZARD.
The North, West and Over Much
y the South Severe Weathr Pre
vails-Freeze Clear to
Florida
Chicago, Jan. 30.-Chicago and t
Middle West arose with official assu
h ance that the worst of the stor:
h which devastated this seetion of t
I country yesterday, was over and th
, it would be quickly followed by cle
cold weather, while the East inherit
le the blizzard.
- The damage done by the wind aj
n sleet can scarcely be estimated. Mai
L cities and towns are still practical
- isolated and train service remains d
Is moralized.
d In the Southwest the storm was t:
h most severe in recent years and stc
[t ies of wrecked buildings, interrupti<
s to wire communication and general
Lt wire communication a duplicate
:e that sent from the North and Nort
west. Fire and havoc from high win
, have resulted in the loss of sever
hundred thousand dollars.
e
it Snowfall in New York.
I New York, Jan. 30.--The center
e the western blizzard reached here ti
LI'morning. A heavy fall of wet sn<
. accompanied by high winds succee
ed the rainfall with its slippery slu
A Genuine Blizzard.
LouIsville, Jan. 30.-Kentucky ai
Y parts of the far South are today fin
d ly in the clutches of a genuine bb
a zard, which has been raging for :
hours. High winds, snow and inten
I-lcold have seriously interrupted wi
communication from Louisville to t]
South, over which travels all the nei
of..the world and many of the me
sages for the business centers of t]
n South was pulsless .for several hou
n early today, but communication w
- established later in a round-abo
d way.
Center Over New England.
i- Washington, Jan. 30.-With t]
e temperature falling rapidly in i
s path and snow and sleet in many se
e tions marking its sweep the eastwai
center of the storm that has rag<
e with great force through practical
e all of the country east of 'the Roed
n Mountains, today is centered ov
,s New England. Through the west ar
, largely thr'ough the South there is
t.- cold snap and the weather bureau t
Sday predicts freezing ternperature
o the fruit belt of Florida. Snow ha
ovle est of here as far as t-he Mi
tsissippi rvr
hSENSATION IN COOPER.TRIA
s State Makes Grave Charge Again
e The Defence.
7 Nashville, Tenn., Jan. *30.--The:
was a very brief but sensational se
a sion of court today in 'the trial of C
Duncan B. Cooper, Robin Cooper ar
John D. Sharpe, charged with tl
kmurder of former Senator F. W. Ca
maek.
The trouble began after a hundr1
or more talesmen had been examine
and not a juror secured. The veni
was exhausted and the court announ
ed that the new one would nost 1
1available until Tuesday. Then he toc
up the question whether Juror J. 3
e Wh]itworth was physically able
continue in the case. Whitworth wa
called to the stand .this morning at
Y testified that *he felt pretty wel
i Judge Hart then said that as Whi
a worth had an organie disease, whi<
I mig.ht terminate fatally at any tim
s thus causing a mistrial, the court fe
"~ inclined to avoid the chance by e:
s cusing the juror. The Staite objectE
strenuously, and in the midst of ti
discussion Attorney Garner, of t]
prosecution, threw the verbal born
.shell:
d "W have information," he d
clared, "that the defence has give
a it out that at all costs, Whitwori
n must be removed from this jury. E
n have informnation t-hat men were sei
eto Mrs. Whitworthi to say that a ph;
s! sician had exarjined her husband ar
-declared he v-as in a precarious co:
e dition. It was on this informatic
. that Mrs. Wait.worth acted.''
The entire body of counsel for tl
defenee was on its feet in a secon
dlelmding to be heard, protesting i:
nenI~ce v.nd denying the charge.
The court rap)ped them into sileni
and remarked:
i"This is a serious ebarge, and
n there is anything like it going on, tI
-court wants to knowv i."
SGarner hastened to say that he he
a no information that c.ounsel for tl
d defence had knowledge o fthe pl
-He went on to say that he based b
en.c-arges on information which he he
s5 not had time to verify, but he addi
that he also had information th
d Mrs. Whitwoit.h had written a secor
letter to the court sayVing she did n
wish her hunsund exeused unless I
o wished it.
1- Then came sensation number two.
nl "A o know of the existence<
i th note," remarked t'he judgte in
ehilly manner, "possibly you car
me where it is or who took it fron
of desk. I had merely glanced at it
intended to bring it to your atten
but it appears that some one ha
lieved me of that duty."
T.he State explained it got its i1
he mation from the man to whom
jr- Whitworth intrusted the note,
O, was exonerated of any connei
he with its disappearance. Judge
at declared that -he would investigat,
ar 6harges carefully. He said 'he v
ed first summon an eminent physi
have him examine Juror Whitq
ad and repont at 9 a. m. Monday.
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st LICENSE ORDINANCE
NEWBERRY, S. C.
re 1909.
s
1. I State of South Carolina,
FrThe '.lown of Newbert
r-the the purposa of meeting in
hecurrent expeuses of the Town
dernent of .tbhe Town of Newb<
in the -State of South Carolina,
'the fiscal year beginning January
e- 1909, and to meet in parit such c
indebtedness of said Town as may
kcome -due in said fiscal year: TI
foire, be it ordained by the Mayor
to Aldermen of the Town of Newbi
sin said State, in council assenm
d and by authority of ,the same:
1. Section 1. That no person or
t' sons, firm, corporation or cort
h tions, shall engage in, prosecuti
eca.rry on any calling, trade, busii
It occupation or profession hereine
mentioned within the corporate Ii
dof said Town at any time during
Syear after the publica.tion of this
ie dinanee without herving first pai
said Town a license or privilege
therefor as follows, to wit:
m gnsfr rdealers in fer
;h tilizer for sale ... ......$ 2
re Agents for, or. de.alers in pia
at nos and organs. (either or
both) .. .... ..........1
d Agents for, or dealers in sew
~ing machines (connected
m with other business or
alone) .... .... ........2
1Agents for, or dealers in
d. lightning rods .... .......2
Agents for, or da.alers in coal
Agents for, or dealers in
emaps, books. newspapers,
periodica,ls and other like
articles (other than licens
ifed merchants who deal in
1e same) per day $3.00 or' per
year .. ...... ...... 2
d Agents for or dealers in au
1e tomobiles .... .. ...... 2
t- Agents for enlarging pictures,
's per day $3.00, or per year 2
td Agents for retailing goods
d'per day $3.00 or pe.r year .. 10
it Agents or dealers selling
d mules, or horses, or cattle,
a either or all three. 'at pub
i li .auetion only, per dy$5
or per yea'r.. ...........0
Asrents or dealers (other than
>f licensed sales stable;) sell
tell or both, per week $6 or per
2 my year .............. 25(
and Agents or dealers in fruit
tion, ,trees per week $2 or per
s re- year .............. 10(
Agents for or deal( s in real
ifor- estate; selling or renting
Mrs. (other than licensed law
and yers) .............. 10 (
,tion B.
Hart Bakeries ........... ...$ 54
the Ball, public (when admission
,ould fee is charged) per night.. 2 4
eian, Banks, capitalized at $50,000
rorth or less .... .. .. .. .. .... 50
Banks, for every $10,000 capi
tal in excess of $50,000 .. 10 1
Barber, for each shop .. .... 5 (
hers Blacksmith, for each shop 5 (
you. Bill poster ..7...,........7
Bootblacks, in barber shops,
re. hotels or elsewhere, each. 1
Boot or shoe shop, making or
repairing ............. 5 4
Bottling works, soda water or
otherwise .............10 4
Building and loan associa
tions; loan, sa,ing or in
rself vestment companies, and all
if it companies or corporations
arsh, (except licensed banks) en
end. gaged in the sale or pur
from chase of real estate or loan
r ex- ing money on real estate or
bump otherwise ............ 25 4
vhite Boarding houses, public 5 1
ased
-oub- Chi.ropodists, per week $3.00;
,has per year .. .. .. .. $10
ring Circus, wi-th or without men
mses agerie, per day with street
to s parade.. .. .. .. .. .... 100(
3 it Street parade alone $50;
. for each side show, $10 per
day.
Cleaning, dressing or dyeing
tate- C,sigo
and (other than licensed tail
have ors)................ 2 Z
Coal dealers (alone or in con
93, neetion with other bi
ness).. .. ..........
Contractors or Builders for
and contracts under $500 .... 5 (
or Contractors or Builders for
our
very contracts over $500 and
[air not exceeding $2,500 .. 10
does ContraetoTs and Builders for
tire contraets over $2,500 and
not exceeding $5,000 .. 15 (
as Contractors and Builders for
ater. each additional $2,500
does above $5,000 ........ 10(
have Commission Merehants or
1.00. Commission Brokers, each
-'ai or -each firm and for each
and plaee of business .........25 (
Cotton Mills or Factories, for
& each $50,000 or fractional
C. part thereof of its capital
stock .. .............12 0
Cotton Seed Oil Mills,.. ..O5 (
Cotton Seed Oil Mills that
amanufacture fertilizers. .. O6 (
Cotton Gin and Press, 1 to 5
gins inclusive .. .........10C
Cotton Gin and Press, over 5
gins, for each addi,tional gin
overo5.. .... ...........1 C
Cotton Buyer, for each place
rf of business .... .... ...10 0
gov. Cotton 'Seed Buy'er......... C
ryCotton Weigher .... .... ...10 0
for Conveyaneer, drawing deeds,
1st, mortgages or contracts for
ther compensation (other than
be- licensed lawyers).. .. ......5 0
ere- D.
and Dentists or tooth extractors.$ 5 0
~rry, Dogs, upon each and every
bled dog, the owner or person
upon whose premises lAhe
per- same is kept shall pay the
ora.. sum of.... .... .... .... 1 0
or Dra.y, one-horse .-.. .. .. 5 0
ess, Dray, two-horse ............7 5
fter Druggists, licensed es maer
mits chants.
said . B
or- Express Companies, each, for
a to busines done within the
tax Town of Newberry, and not
including business done for
the Uni,ted Sta.tes govern
ment, or any business done
0 00 to and from points beyond
the limits of this Staie . .$ 50 0
r.
[ 00 Flying Jenny .. ..... ....$ 50 0
Flying Jenny for less time
than one year at the rate
of $10 per week.
D 00 F'resh Fish .. .... ....... 10 0
G.
5 00 GunShop, etc.. .... .....$15 0
3 00 H.
Haicks, used for hire.. ....$ 25 C
Harness Shop, etc.. .. ......5 0
Hotels, each.. .... .........15 C
Horse or Mule Traders (oth
ers than licensed sale stab
les) .... .. .............25 0
5 00 Horse or Mule Trader, tranis
ient, per week.. .. ........C
5 00 House Painters, per year ... 5 C
I.
00 Ice Dealers. retail, each house
,or place of business .. . .$ 5 C
00 insurance Companies, each,
life, fire or accident .. .. 10 0
J.
Junk shop, or scrap iron deal
er.. .... .... .......$i5 0
00 Jewvelers, licensed as mer
chants. K
Kersen or oi companies
having an agency or office
10 in the Town of Newberry,
or a stationary or portable
tank or tanks for receiving
10 and storing oil, selling or
delivering oil within the li
mits of ,the said town each $100 00
Kerosene Oil Companies or
10 Agencies having no station
ary or portable tanks but
10 selling in original packages,
'aach .............. 50 00
0 Knitting Mills ...........20 00
0 Laundry, steam, or agent for
steam laundry.. .. .. ....$ 10 00
)0 Lawyers, each, shall pay on
10 their income according to
10 .the scale of rates fixed for
iO merchants.
Lumber yards, or dealers .. 10 00
)0 Livery, Feed or Sale Stable.. 25 00
M.
10 Marble yard .. .. .. ... ..$ 10 00
Merchants: All merchants
0 shall pay a license or privi
lege ,tax aceording to the
following schedule of gross
sales (cash and credit) and
upon sworn returns the
gross sales for the year end
ing December 31, 1908, shall
be the basis upon which
said license or privilege
10 tax shall be computed and
)0 paid:
Sales amounting to $1,000 or
under..............$ 5 00
)0 Sales over $1,000 and under
$3,000 .............. 10 00
Sales amounting to $3,000 and
10 under $5,000 ...........12 00
Sales amounting to $5,000 and
under $10,000 ........ 15 00
Sales amounting to $10,000
and under $20,000 .......20 00
Sales amounting to $20,000
;0 and under $30,000.. .....25 00
Sales amounting to $30,000
and under $40,000.. .....30 00
0 Sales amounting to $40,000
and under $50,000 .... .. 35 00
0 I Sales amounting to $50,000
and under $60,000 .. ..... 40 00
Sales amounting to $60,000
0 and under $70,000 .. .. 45 00
Sales amounting to $70,000
and under $80,000 .. .. .. 50 00
0 Sales amounting to $80,000
and under $90,000 .. ...... 55 00
Sales amounting to $90,000
0 and under $100,000 .. .. 60 00
Sales amounting to $100,000
and under $110,000.. .....-65 00
~Sales amounting to $110,000
0 and under $120.000 .. ..75 00
Sales amounting to $120.000
and under $130,000,. .. .. 85 00
Sales amounting to $130,000
0 and under $140,000.. .. ...95 00
0 Sales amounting ,to $140,000
and under $150,000 .. .....105 00
0 Sales amounting to $150,000,
Iand uinder $160,000. . ... .'115 00
0 Sales amounting to $160,000
and under $170,000 .. .....125 00,
Merchants: All merchants
0~ who may not come within
any of the foregoing classes
0 by reason of their not 'hav
0 ing been in business during
0 the whole of ,the fiseal y'ear
ending December 31st.
1908, but have been in busi
ness in said Town during a
0 part of said year, shall pay
a license or privilege tax
0 uporn their estimiated gross
sales for the year, said es
timate to be made or com
puted upon the basis of
gross sales, upon sworn
0 statements, for time such
o merchant or merehants have
0o been engaged in business 'in
said Town during the fiscal
year ending December 31st,
1908, the rate of license
shall be the same as that
fixed in the foregoing sche
duie fo -merchants.
Mefehbaints: And all m'er
ehants not embraced in any
of the foregoing classes who
may begin business in said
o Town on or after the first
day of Januairy, A. D. 1909,
0 shall pay a license or pri
vilege tax of $5 to $25 ac
cording to capital invested.
Ma1~nfacturers of coffins .... 25 00
0 N.
Newspapers, each .... ....$ 5 00
0 Newnboys, selling papers on
Istreets, each .... .........1 00
0 0.
0 Geulist or opt.ician, per 'week,
0 $5.00, per year .... ......25 00
P.
0 Printing Office, job ........$ 5 00
Piano or Organ Tunier or re
0 pairer, per month, $3.00,
0 per year.. .... ........8 00
Photographers, for each place
of business.. ...........5 00
0 Photographers, itinerant, per
week ............ .. ..5 00
0 Physicians shall pay on their
income according to scale
cf rates fixed for mer
p chants.
Physicians, itinerant, per
month.... .... ........10 00
R.
Restu cnt..... .......$ 5 00
S.
Stables, sale only .. .. ....$ 20 00
Sign painters, per day $1.00,
per year .. .. .. .. .... 5 00
S;"...k yards, etc., per week
$3.00, per annum.. .. .... 10 00
T.
Tailor, merchant .. .. ....$ 5 00
Tailors, not merchant, engag
ed in makLlg and ,r-pairing,
or either ............. 500
Telegraph Companies or
Agencies, each for busi
ness done within the Town
of Newberry, and not in
eluding any business done
for the United States gov
ernment or any business
done to or froni points be
yond the limits of this
state.. .... .. .. .... 50 00
Telephone Companies, for
business done exelr ively
within the Town of New
berry, and not including
any business done to and
from points beyond the Ii
its of this State .. .. .... 10000
U.
Undertakers and Embalmers,
either or both ........$ 800
Umbrella repairer, per day,
$1.00, per annum ........5 00
Veterinary Surgeon, per day
$1, per annum ........ 15 00
W.
Warehouse, for storage by the
public .. . .. .. .. ... .$ M 00
Woodyard ............ 5 00
See. 2. That. for any calling, trade,
business, occupation or profession
not enumerated or provided for in
this ordinance or any other ordinance
of said Town now of force, the li
cense shall be regulated and imposed
by the Town Council of said Town at
any meeting of the same.
See. 3. That the Town Council of
said Town hereby reserves the right
to refuse or revoke any license for
any cause which may seem to it just.
Sec. 4. That any person, firm or
corporation making any false or
fraudulent return, shall upon convie
tion be punished as hereinafter pro
vided for the violation of this ordi
nanee or any part thereof.
See. 5. That whenever in this ordi
nanee the term "dealer" is used the
same shall include not only the prin
cipal, but in his, her or their absence
shall include any agent, clerk or em
ployee managing 'the business respee
tvely referred .to; and generally,
where a license is herein imposed up
on any business and the same is car
ried on or conducted by an agent,
elerk or employee, such agent, clerk
or employee shall be subject to the
penalties imposed in this ordinance
for its protection, should the said
business be carried on without taking
out such license, in the same manner
as if he, she or ithey were- the pro
prietor or proprietors of said busi
ess.
See. 6. Any violation of this ordi
ance or any part thereof shall sub
ject the offender or offenders each to
a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars or to imprisonment with or
without hard labor upon the streets
or other public works of said Town
for a period not exceeding thirty
ays, at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 7. That any person or persons,
firm or corporation, or -the agent,
lerk or employee in charge or man
aging the same, who shall engage in.
prosecute or carry on any calling,
trade, business, occupation or 'profes
sion upon which a license or privilege
ax may hereafter be 'imposed by the
Town Council of said Town, without
having taken ount a lieense therefor,
shall, upon conviction, be 'each fined
in a sum not exceeding one hundred
dollrs, or imprisoned 'with or with
out hard labor upon the streets or
ther public works of said Town for a
period of 'not exceeding thirty days,
t n.e discretion of the court.
Sec. 8. That each day any person
r persons, firm or -corporation shall
violate this ordinance or any part
thereof, by reason of' any failure or
refusal to take out any license herein
provided for, shall constitute a sep
arate offense, and such offender or
oenders shall be, for each day 's.of
fen:.e, subjeet to the penalties, herein
provided.
See. 9. That this ordinance shall
ot operate as a repeal of any ordi
ance of s-aid Town now of force im
posing a license or p.riivilege .tax up
o"i1-any calling, trade, business, occa
pation or profession, except such part
r parts only of said ordinances now
f force as may impose a license up
on any calling. business, occupation
r profession herein specified, namned
r enumerated.
Sec. 10. This ordinance shell be of
force an'd effect on and after the fifth
ay of January, A. D. 1909.
one and ratified under the corpor
ate seal of the Town of Naw
(Seal) berry, in the -State of South
Carolina, ,this 5th day of Jan-.
uary, A. D. 1909.
J. J. La'ngford,
Mayor of Newberry, S. C.
Utest:
Eugene S. Werts,
C. & T. T. C. N.