The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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THE VITAL STATI8TIC8 LAW.
SomePhysiclam Have Failed to Make
Necessary Reporta.
There is something radically wrong
irtth the Depantmeut of Vital Statis-
tics in so fat- as Orange county is
concerned. From the flrSt day pf May
up to the first day of August, but 31
births and 17 deaths .Jiave been report-
ed to the county clerk, although the
ltw covertfig ^l)la explicitly states
that a fatttirp to report births and
deaths is punishable' by a fine. An-
other peculiar feature is that while
Lemónvllle is a village of perhaps 300
souls and Orange is a town of 6000
Inhabitants, -Lenionvllle has reported
practically one-fourth of the deaths
and births of the entire county since
the records , have heen kept.
To a man up a tree this shows that
•one one in Orange has evidently been
failing to comply with the law or elBe
that one physician at Lemonville hand-
les one-fourth as much business as
the 12. members of the profession who
have their shingtes hung out in Or-
ange.
The law making it compulsory on
physicians, accoucheurs, surgeons and
coroners to report all deaths and births
coming within their knowledge went
tato effect on July i; t; but. through a
mistaken impression most oí the coun
ty Clerks have been kee ping the record
since the first of May, -
This has .been the case in Orange
county and between April' 15 and May
i; County Clerk Goodman furnished
the physicians with proper blanks for
reporting births and deaths. All pro-
fessional nurses aud mid wives were
also furnished, with these blanks and
informed of the law as'it applied to
^Ihelr profession. .
. In addition to being furnished with
. the blanks the attention of all who
received them 1b bound to be attracted
to the quotation from the law itself
which is plainly printed on the back
blank.
n the back of the blankB for re-
porting births appears the following
paragraph:
. "SECTION 2. jAU; the Physicians,
Burgeons, or AccoucHBOTSwho may at-
tend at the-birth of a child, or in the
absence of such attendance, either
parent of the child, shall report the
fact to the clerk of the county court,
together with the race to which the
child belongs, and whether legitimate
or otherwise, of foreign or native par-
anta, whether still-born or alive, within
ten days after said birth occurs, un-
der a penalty of five dollars for each
failure to do so; to be collected as
other fines for misdemeanors are. * *
1*be wording on the back of the
death .report is:
"SECTION 2. • • • • All Physicians,
Surgeons, Accoucheurs and Coroners
cognisant of a death, shall report the
•ami, together with tfie race, nativity,
sex, age, ijesidence, whether alletror
citiren, and the cause of death, to the
clefk of tjhe county court, within ten
days" aftdr the ^occurrence, under ft
penalty of hot less than five dollars,
nor mora than fifty dollars for each,
failure to do so: •*•••
The llw In tfcls case is known as
"S.,'V. B. No. 168; an act to carry Into
effect Section 32., of Article 16 of the
Constitution of the State of
in relation to the State
of Health Vital Statistics
to change the name of the Quar-
antine Department to the Department
of Public Health and Vital Statistics."
As stated above the law wenf into
on July 1. and theré are fitfe
icing physicians in Orange county
have so far failed to report a
th or death in their prac
=====
m of th
wenl'lnto effect. It to
District Judge will especially
the Grand'Jury to investigate
infractions of this particular
this Is done some one will probably
pay a fine for breaking Its provisions.
it is known in professional circles
that at least one of the physicians
who have ignored this law has had
both a death and a birth In 61s prac-
tice since the law went into effect,
and yét his name' does not appear on
the County Klerk's records in á single
instance as having reported either a
birth or death. What action will be
taken in the premises remains to be
seen.
- It Is a Good Law.
The reporter callied on one of the
local physicians and while talking over
the vital statistics law with him a
prominent young attorney dropped In.
The discussion of the laW was taken
up by the three and both professional
men agreed with the senhe that the
law was- an excellent one and should
;be enforced to the letter. The attor-
ney said:
'1 would like to see this law rigidly
enforced. Its enforcement will prove
of inestimable value to the county land
records in years to come. Take, for
Instance, the, following suppositious
casn:
"Bill Jones Bells John Smith a piece
of property. A few years later John
Smith dies and leaves the property to
hi« eldest son. It passes Into other
hands and years after a dispute arises
as to which of Smith's children was
the eldest son. The ohlldlreU all be-
ing dead and no witnesses being alive
to testify as to which son was the
eldest or had the right to dispose of
the property and the wlll and records
of Its probation being lost there is
but one «yay of determining the case.
If there has been a record of vital
statistics kept in the county they will
show the date of John Smith's death,
the name and date of birth of his eld-
est son and the record of his death an
the date thereof.
, "In this manner the court can de-
termine exactly as 10 who was the
rightful heir to John Smith's property
and settle the case definitely. In the
absence of vital statistics, it would be
a hard matter to determine which eon
was the heir
"There are Innumerable ways In
which the keeping of these records
can prove of inestimable value, ndt
alone to the professions of medicine
and law, but to the public at large.
"In the matter of determining the
exact age of minor heirs in the event
of the death of both parents and the
loss of family records the records of
vital statistics would Ip one large
repay all the cost of keeping them for
years.
Other physicians and attorneys were
seen and all expressed practically the
same yiews as thoseabove.
The question narrows itself down to
Whether a few physicians shall persist-
ently ignore the law while the major-
ity live up to its requirements or
whether the law shall,be rigidly en-
forced and the recalcitrants forced to
observe it. Only time and the Grand
Jury can determine the answer—Dally
Tribune.
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is currently reported arounfl the
house that at least one physl-
refused to comply with the
tthis respect. Whether ór hot
so is not- for the THbune to
he question la. shall the law be
Or ignored. There v
no two opinions
being one of the
ever, enacted and some of the
physicians are enthusiastically In
of its universal adoption 1
physician stated to the reporter
day afternoon
al Association
Thoisndi lm Kitaqr
Troable iri Rem Sriipaet it
How To Fiad Oat.
Fill a bottle or common glosa with yonr
water and let it stand twenty-four hours;
* sediment or set-
tling indicatesau
unhealthy con-
dition of the kid-
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid-
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INVESTOR COMING.
Southern Pacific Waiting for Michigan
Capitalist, Who Will Invest.
last year Prof. C. D. Smith, dean
of the Michigan experimental station,
came to Texas and examined into the
Beaumont Jail Is Full;
Beaumont, Texas. August 8.-<r9feerlff
Raa Landry says that the county Jail
is in ft more congested condition then
at any time in tu history. There are
76 prisoners confined within the strong
walls of the oounty's bastlle. of which
over half are nearoos. Some of these
natural wealth of the country, saysUegtoe, been confinad «or three
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the Houston Chrónfbie. Prof. Smith
and his party were shown over Texas
by Col. S. F. B. Morse, passenger
traffic managerof the Southern 'Pa-
cific.
A few days ago. Col. TÍ J. Anderson,
genera; passenger agent of the South-
ern Pacific; received a latter from Prof.
Smith telling him that ne had induoed
one of his wealthy friends, a man for-
merly connected with the sugar trust,
and now an operator of boats on the
Great Lakes, to come to Texas and in-
vest upwards of 92,000,000.
The wealthy MtoMgander wit) arrive
within the next few daya.
Prof. Bmith has,' since his return to
the Michigan experimental station, de-
livered several Illustrated lectivas on
Texas.'
In addition to the coming to Texas
of the investor spoken of above, Prof.
Smith says that he has had a number ¡
of letters from people all over the
North asklag about Texas lands and
expresses the opinion that within .the'
next year thousands of people will
come here to locate In the rlee belt
The letter coming from a man like
Prof. Smith, who to of national fame,
is a source of great satisfaction to the
Southern Pacific people.
The Summer Driving Season
SSi*BOSBB*0*mBBa3SSBMMIBS*S«
1 almost at hand, and yovT will
want a new rig.
years awaiting trial on capital charg-
ea. Many of them have Iain in Jail
for over a year. So great has beso
the pressure to accommodate
that the apartments alloted to the
white prisoners have been encroached
upon. In the city's department of the
county Jail there are over sixteen pris-
oners doing small terms, and often
there are two or three times as many.
Sheriff Landry is hopeful that the re-
maining term of the criaHnal court
will result in the alleviation of the
crowded and unsanltaiy condition of
the Jail by thinning out a tew of the
prisoners.
Midsummer excursions to Hot
Springs, Ark. Bound trip
$18.40, June 16, July 7 and fl.
4 and 16, September 1 and 15; limit
twenty-one days from date of sale.
J. W. LINK,
Fine Vehicles, Harness and Saddlery
• • *- H - ' *
Make our «how roon the. most attract *
in the city, and
Our Vmlues are Exceptionally GoodL
iHct DrillB Mtf Binders,
Aaltm*a-Taylor Co. 'a
AH klmda «T
A A A
Reim Building,
ipe COey
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ORANGE., TEXAS.
Ninety
the
t or pain
back is
also convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are'out of order.
What To Be.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dir. Kilmer's
and every part of the urinary passage.
It corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in-passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne-
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the dav, and to set up many
timer, during the night. The mild
the extraordinary effect of
is soon realized'. It stands the
for its wonderful cures of the most dis-
tressing cases. If you need a medicine
you should have the best. Sold by-drug
gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sues. ^
You may have a
book that tells all
about It, bothaentfi
by mail. Address Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. When
writing mention this
make any mistake, '
name. Dr. Kilmer;
the address, Bit
bottle
and don't
remember the
Swamp-Root, and
ton, N. Y.
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For H.
"WlU you alow me to ask you a
question?" interrupted a man in the
audtonoe. \}f , ': I' " ,* * J
"Certainly, sir," said the spell-
-binder. , '--¿v; j
"You have been giving a lot of
figures about immigration, increase
in wealth, the growth of trusts and all
" said the man. "L*t's see
about fixtures yourself.
find the greatest
Save the Children.
of every one hundred dls-
children have are due to
of the stomach, end these
disorden are all caused by indigestion.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to Just as good
for children as it to for adulta. Child-
ren thrive on it. It keeps their little
stomachs sweet and encoifrage* their
growth end development. Mrs. Hen-
ry Carter, 706 Central St, Nashville,
Tiran., says: "My little boy to now
three years old and has been suffering p sojourn at
from indigestion ever since he was.
lorn. I have had the best doctora in | Miss LaUie^ Bryan, of Lake
Nashville, but failed to do him any la in the city the guest of h« cousin,
good. After using one bottle of Kodol Mrs. W. D. Bettls.
he to a well baby. I recommend It IB j Mn. H. B. Jackron toft Saturday for
Wichita Palto, after a pieeaant vlirtt to
her parents, Hon. and Mrs. J. A. Hol-
TAK« YOUB CHOICE.
There are eo man
Misa
BREVITIES.
Bettls returned Saturday
all sufferers:" Kodol digests what yoa
eftt and makes the stomach
Bold by all druggists. '±
Association, Houston.
14th attd 16th. Bound
oaP aale Sept. 18, return 11m-
P|P;' Buggy Bold for Debt
Constable Edwards sold Monday ||
in front of the county court house j| -
a buggy formerly belonging to Jake j . c M commordal agent
Peterson to the highest bidder. The
buggy was bought by Peter* df tte ^ ST JTSSIJÍ SET
Bmbree-McLean Cartage company a,onC' "
sold by him to Arthur Manda.
was brought by the carriage company ¡ Tom Seergent returned Sunday nigh
to recover possession of the buggy from a weeks visit to Denver
and Judgment in their favw rendered has resumed hto.4uties as teller at the
by the T¥ «« court and the constable first National Bank.
at Orange was ordered to sell the bur | ¿tos Mattie Bland earns over *nm
gy to the highest
Judgment The
In the vehicle ait f 76
dar 2¡ Terry-and spent Saturday and ~
company mu ^ family, retoruiag to
school yesterday afternoon.
When you want a physic th t is
mild and gentle, easy to
'tain to oct, always use <
Stomftch and Id ver, Tablets row sale
by B. r. Hewson
Arch W. Looner, of shoe string neck-
He-Appointed Constsjkle.
last session of the District I
Constable C. D. Edwards was Btmniwb and Uver, Tablets
ted a deputy aheriff and aocept-
ed"<the position, not knowing that he
thereby forfeited the office of consta- tle"fame anOTTamidav
ble. Under the l*w he was allowed to br0¿j^"0 0ra ,. ^ ts
hold the office until the Commissioners oa the subject of "Nellie"
Court appointed his successor* W* 4^ now and *you will do well not to
lievlng that he oould serve the people*# ^ particulars.
interests better as coasteble be was ^
Monday reappointed to that po- Special round trip ratea to St.
(Mm Wbobbb Corsé la Two to rivs Dsys.
For fuU psrtlciilxrs, sACress
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Jlmmle Saunders, of Trottl it
the timber contractoi
yesterday from their
^ 1, La., had left over the
W. this morning for th* new
that line, from *
, saigas
Robert Morgan,
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Ford, A. L. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1903, newspaper, August 14, 1903; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183119/m1/2/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.