New-York tribune. [volume], April 13, 1913, Page 7, Image 67

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THE TROTTERS
TERPSICHORE?IT'S NO AFFAIR OF MINE
THOUSANDS OF PREVENTABLE DEATHS
?r.ntiniifd from flfth page.
d of contagious disease, but it
iuses to provide tho hospitals it has w
a sufficient number of doctors and attei
ants to conduct them properly.
"In 1911. according to the Commlsslor
of Health, 126 maids tried to keep rle
;7l,7t>4 square feet of floor ?paco In h<
pit?is ?a Ith IMS beds and the neeessa
''irnlturc and equipment. Kvery year i
uuest has been made for sufficient mal
to keep the wards clean, but every ye
this has# been denied. In this ye-u
budget the Commissioner again called a
teritlon to the Increasing number or p
Utnts in the^o hospital?, and to the fa
i bat additional beds had been provide
requiring more help, in addition to tl
bclp needed properly to care for the p.
t i cuts and keep tho hospital? clean ai
in good order. On January l the hosplt
staff was still short 1?* people, and tl
health auth'Tltles again urged that th
much needed lalor bo supplied.
"At la:'t the appeal was heard, and th
was the way In which It was answerer
The health authorities asked for 16 phi
?clans; they got l. They asked for '
nurses; they got 44. They asked for I
?Jomestios and employes to care for th
? pttalo; they got 82.
'We Hunk that we aro saving mone
t-rinltting adulterated, infected an
... food to be sold to tho people. On
health ..fhcrrs are doing their utmost t
? rrc the puro food laws, but they ca
Blake ?'My infrequent special Investiga
and raids.
"At the dos? of 1P11 the Health De
, nt had only thirty inspectors t
Ihe pur?: food laws in 'JH.W) Whofn
: i istall e?jtablashme?-4a -reUlni
s und other pi*0?*1atons. A
? ?>f Ml It had only the sain,
:? ? i?.-torn. Is it any wonder ths
Health Commissioner, in an officia
miration, declined to accept rcspon
for the enforcement of the lav
r ratio if the lack of an ad?quat?
numb i- "f inspii tors".'
An n"r'as- in this force lut? L'en *..r
g? nf' iaqatasted f"r years. In ihe tSU
'?i an Uicrca: e nf 1?'" was asked-far
' "t th? number actually needed?but
? lie r-rpi??<at w-as ignored, as usual. In thla
I l.udgct \?u inspectors were nuked
I8r. T. u w.-re turnlshed. Thus we now
I f'.rty inspe-tors to look after ?at
sMea coming in at all the wharves und
I'rruinals of Ihe ?Ity and sold In !he ?*7,..?Vi
nholasal? and retail ?hops and mi*t*a.
This means that the vlolutors of the law,
'?Ith puHMbly a tOW ?.?.-. ptlons, will cuii
to Bell Impure ioasJ as h-r.-totur?..
"Much progress ha? been mudo in the
?Illpl.tVi ne lit of the milk HUppl.y ?-'f ???''
Th.? milk stations have been u suc
But her? again there has been no
""I'll ?mplasala <?f oar adsaneaa in this
work 11,at the public evidently feels that
""? problem ?d pure milk f"r New York
?? aolved and that tt.? re* la nothing ni??r.
don?
"Kern York r? sajg? ?marta of
"i"1? ?Jally from 4-I,?jOO farina, locat'd In
'.??-'ii ??Utes. We have but thirty in
spectors for the country, and ihr- ht
thoy ran do Is to try to reach ea?-h
ii.ddO farms once ?i year. Ka?
d;iirym;in has thcr? tor?* ?M days in -ahi?
to fall from iraee and violate the lav
Of health and of tin- city.
"Our milk is receive?! tbrougta 1,1
creameries and sold from *\W) wagoi
and ISJN Moras. We hav?i tvrenty-oevc
milk inspectors to enforc? th<- law amoi
tlie army Of milk dealers In this City, Tl
number of persons eonoerned in the pn
ducrtion of th" milk ?tjppt*- epproximati
3-*?0,?300. We provide BO iiu-arin. of Unowln
how many of these people handling mil
are afflicted with oommnnteable dtseaa?
Only ""lateen milk burpeeton have bee
gdded to tlie t?ital fOrce .-;n<?. HOT. Urgei
renuests for an Increase In this fore? bav
iieen mad? by the authorities ev?
Kor this year then irai ? r?'|iiist fa
thirty-two inspeeton and noaa was fai
nish?-d.
"Neu York has over ?t.tm ?jiaths an
nuaiiy from tnbercokwla in ail fbrni
There aro IMM persons in the cttj al
flleted with tub?rculos!-; of th? Ping.*-, an?
It is estimated thai -t?.1'" ar?- ipreadlng I
throughout the citv without ofllclal re
stralnt or (supervision of any charactel
As conditions arc, this problem, which ;
purely a community problem, Is left al
most wholly to charity, although the III
habitants of a modern city have no mon
riebt to depend upon charity for pro-tec
tion against tuberculosis than they havi
to expect philanthropic elthMmi to mppoi
the wboola, the Pohee ?Deportment 01
any other proper function <?f "wveroment
"Rdueatlon Is the remedy 'or BMOt Ol
Oar ills, nnd it will remedy this one. ?nil
people must i??i Induced to adopt mor.
healthful habits of life and the very ra
tlonal practice of Kolnir to their physi?
cians, of whatever gchool they may be,
for perlodl? ?il health examinations t?i ?1?
tcct disease? In time to check or cure It.
"This edui'ational ptOCQQI should In
start?-d In our public schools and be <"ai
ried through our other Institutions o?
learning, it ehould also b?r can lad <?n
through our public health servi?-?' l?>- >?>>
ti'inatlc ami permanent i-du?-atloiial work,
thrOUffb the press, oftbial bulb-tins, l?ci
iireo, chic nurses. ?t>- Wa ara teaching
the young ulmoHt everything they should
know excepting the vital doty ??f guarding
their llv<-3 against disease Poblk *? 1,'niI
attendance Is compulsory in most coiu
niunltles a wise provision against llllt
oraoy? ?9nl which is the more to be
dreaded?Illiteracy or 111 health? A? l>r.
Dressier, of the ?lovernm? nt Kducittlon.-il
Bureau, p'lts It:
"if the irtate has the right i?. demand
mental fltn-ss, it has the right to <l?
maii'l physical BtneM, If it hag the right
to prevent th? contagion of Ign?rame, it
has an efjoal right to prevent th- ???n
tagton of disease and hodily m gl??'t.'
In referriiur. to our shortcomings in lif.?
and health <*oiiHcrvHtl<>n, I have not Um
?-.lightest Intention to hellttlo hi any way
the progregg ma<i<- go fur in gotving th.
cxtrenielv difli'-ult h-altli problem of K< w
"fork ?City, it must be ?mneedod, bow
aver, that tii<-r<- is a strong case ??gainai
the people of N-w Vork DM their no| |
)??< t to piovlde a public health serv??-.-|
consistent with the size of the task th? ? |
expect It to perform.
"New ?ron? la growing srlUi auch <v
trsordlnsry rapidity that il hsa the nr*oa1
perpleslng finan, lal problema for? I
It. While adl..Kling that th? pUbltC !.. aha
Is the problem of th? re-ry tir.si Impor?
tan? -, ?'? 'el? gats m t., ti- rear and sei
nail) treat It aa the problem "f the
leeet Importan?*?, We spend mon? a?n?
aroaaly f?.r slmosl -v. i ? tl ing i te? ptlng
flu ...nf.erv.it:..11 "f health Slid Hfs.
A fear da] i ago a promii ? offl
?. ia! w;nned th? i uWl "' '.'' ?? m i ???!.? ..f
' monej that a ould be ni i .?. d i
plated Improi ? menta .?' nd ei the
i ule?a4 p, te a i ' i,""i bulldlni . nea ;?
new -ivic eel,ir-, n-w eourthouM .,
r n. Hut not .? doll u a ?? ggest. ? foi
ill?* pill,lie I,-,iltll ??? ?! a 4'...', I
was .?aid m behalt ??! Il.a "f
this city w hoi - llv? - sre n< i ??!? I) de
Btroyed ev**r* esi and who repr?
an eeonoml? loi ol ?.???-? . iy.
"By laamli I w
ida ta i . .? Its full share of tho cost
Oi nur City improvements. In lac!. *4f*
? Mm? :< I BOB lends fr.r Improvement
thai arlll be worn out and useless before
!he t.lrtli ? ? 44 h<> will Mil! hav- to
r.a\* tor them. t\--w much o? the bond?ri
Indebtadnei ol K? w York i> tot Ih? par?
p - of ?nabllng oa to hand <i"wn a
? get and more h? slthful ra< i oi pee
pi-.' if w- cannot afford to prevent this
PC* wast? and t.. build up tli?* resisting
power of ...u people t.? dlatms?, why not
-all upon postertt) for help, and ism?*
Is, and lei future generstJona pay for
ii,- 11 being horn into a health?
... munlty?
one \4.mts t,. *ee preventable
. and ii..- a asta i llmin it. I But in
un. eg' w< '? i bus* w< have so many
buatnesa and political matters t,> ooirapy
our minds and tin t la auch a common
ihitig for p-.,|,'e- i,. ?ii- ..(? preventable
that ?t i impost tola to Imprei ?
ua for mor? than a p-tomenl or two with
Ihe magnitud? if thla t ? hargesbl?
to Individual wa.-t.- nal community sag.
h t.
THE WHITE HOUSE AS A HOME
? nriliiiii-*il from tliir.l psg?
,,, non Bfior? b thon te W.Iros Wit An
and his latiiiiv. i? He ra't that bo getnl
,., the hon-.r of l"-ing lli- guest ..( th?
ci.i. r "Executive and of th? fh*i I lady of
(l,e land Hint all people <r.i\- it "VC Ord
ingly, u la given i" th? Whit? Housa
f?mlly t.. eiiteriaiii u- leading men and
?rom? n ol th? day, II o a i Billed in ?"?
and Ictt-rs. tl.?,-- Who can charm 441II1
Um Bnast music .,r ?ntertsln with talea
of wars ami travels, in..-, triso ? "i in
Btratrt iroin rleplhi of stal, lisnshlp and
philosophy. All at.- -dad i-> be btdd?.. i"
nhar. the VVblts Honae hot pi tall I
\,,,| ,1111 an-.tie r pi' a- UT? !?? I I Ol
^, neroua h-*a*rta and natural ho pltallt)
\g ihe faCl I In?! tl.-lr p"-ili,m sffordi "?? '"
,i,,: opportunity of ix-natantly giving
ldcasur- to othera, for an Invitation to
th- wi.i!'' Mous- snTorda grat?n, ?tlon
ill Itself, and a day or .111 lio'ir apt nt SB
-mesjt m the historic -1,1 mansion is a
\jfd?gh\ pot I" "'" '8 Wf? t? I" . u.io'.cd
am.in and BgsJn m i-mnu ..... .1 1 1
Aq4?\\ |o b? nal i.U'd 04. ! and ,, , 1 p.
oue'a chlldrsa snd <""'-? chlldran'? <iui
di-n 'I I."**'' ??"h0 hii?'* '"m. to know Hie
present oc-up.-u.t ?>f the widt?? Moose
and his family Of? p.r*-u.i.l. .1 that 0O4
of their ciii-f pleaaurea sill be found In
this oi'I-Tt'ii)'*-? *" tlttt BO nui' Ii pl.-a'-ui
to others.
Mrs -Wilson ami her dsughtera have
been intent on horning all sboui th? pa?
,.,?.,?. i,,..!." of the ri? aldenl faml
gaining Information trova btMtlU and
learning the ?adltloos from the otdei em?
es in aavrly Umea the building was
called the i.?'???'?? ** lie ?>??? upant . hm
the laTst otnowi "',:,i" not th? it. i
dent's HO-sSO, ?hleh was USCd until iT.s
,d~n, Monroe a.i. pi.d in- ::n..uiiv- Ifsn?
?,,,, The not?t Whit* Hornee rss-sltsd
from Hi' issss*a?Ta1t? "' pslnttng th? ?ton?
exterior to obllters4a th? amok? and
, ,, s ..r u"' otnnawrattot. of MM, bul it
.Vmalne.l for f""-"**"1 ********' ''""
,i,. more ?'bang?? than am of hla prad
, and WlWIght what lb kliuwn US
? m? restoration, ' to designate the bond?
ing officially a the IVbJt? Bouse on
stationery, documentg end n*-**"*eugeo.
Whethei this name ?hall i"- retained Ig n
matt? i foi Pn ktenl W lleon to determine.
Th. u bite ii??-'- ?'Hi probably und? i
! --'i varions ??teratlong during the present
sdmtolstration, tu it hag been n.ttfgom
ol . \. i? President's family t" make gome
; changea t" Im ure the m ini Ion i ? onform
? ing to their ""'? Id? ?? ? fat * - pe ?this
?ii,.. ; itndi ) civil bin, which ?ras vtoe.i
' |... I',, ??!. ? i 'I .ill ?.: -..in?- al?
I |i m,in!,i. i. ..I'n. . rontalned aa appro
pnil?.in for repairs. -Ut-eratloni gad re
furnli bins to !?? made to suit th? ? ? ? *? ??
,,,,!.. one r*ontemplated Improvement?
which wag gpproved bj President Room
1 , ii. v.., ih? Ughl racing of the roof, to
! provide ruMltlonal i k ? ping i**imrtem In the
| ,,tn. for : ? '?rano Th? re hi ni o "Mod of
inure adequate "deeptng gpartmente r??r
?White itou:"- guests, but appropriations
for ail <ii;iiig?*- ?i? -it-, ti by th>- Wilsons
ull! be lol-lb'-onilng ?>?>"? CongrSSS, N"
I doubl ii" three ?Wilson tlrls win have
much to s.i? shout whul changes are
made This I ? often ? tophi '?' converon
non among ?them as they stroll about the
mansl. each ?mfgeatlrig changes strik?
ing her foncy. There Is nothing i<'<?no
?lastn about Preoidenl ?Wilson arm his
family, however, M II H reaaonahly eer?
tain thai In nons of the alterations win
thei. bs an] mat?n ?I ?I? viatlon from th.:
m igtnal scln me.
Bach family ol -1"' twenty-eeveu Presi?
d? ut. bas bad vartons Idees about the ?h?
pointment . furnishings and ?|.--??iati.ins.
wh-n Mr-. John Adam? too* possssaloa,
In mg, ii,. building mas far from own?
,,|, ,.,|. ,,,,!-. -i\ of ti??- twenty rooms be?
ing habltabl?'. and She IS gold t?. havo
osad the n? m famous Bent Hoom as a
place to hang th? ?mill washing, it
s-ag not until niter th? Cim War that
ths groonds a?"? graded? although before
that time the home of the Prestdeui bad I
under eon.' num-P-us alt? rations.
Vaadals of th? ?Wtlsh ***** ,,1,rr">,J ****\
huil.llng In IM, but it was n??t totally
?I. ?in yod. The r. built mansion was sub- |
j | t"l f? many alterations up to the time
i of Preshlent Roosevelt? win t???ik step? to
restore the building end remove the In
! eongruous nddltlons and changes of ??? cen?
] tury, mahlng it eonform t?> the plans
originally conceived by fJeorgs Wesblng*
i ton. ?Congress ?appropriated HN.MI for
this purpose, it was necessary to reeon?
? struct the Interior of the building from
basement p> sttl? it? order to secure com?
fort, -ifit? .- ? 11 ? i n-i-issaiv sanitary ?!
rangements
? 'il?. Weal Terrace wai covered witu an
junstgbtl* greenhouse. This Mr. Boon?veil
I caused to h<- roraoved The Best TsrraM
had i?? ?*n removed sum? tiro? prior t?? IXES
Mr. ftoosevell bad it rebull? In s sub?
tnntial inanner, srrth the addition of ?
ports - -?i? h? -i-e opposit? the Treasury De*
partaient In excavating foi 11?.- new tor?
race the foundations of the old men
found. A si ini-eiiiulai- .hive leads to till*?
n'-w entrain'?', which i now used on ths
occasion ??i all huge entertainnt-tnts. In
the Baal Tenaos there art eontntalng
boxes for SJEt wraps umbrells stands and
other conveniences, thus obvtstlng the
necessity of ptnogliii int?> service a?
< loakrooms the main hull and the privat?
?lining room, now used chiefly as a STOOk?
Ing room. Altogether the changes tuul
Improvements made ?luring the Roosevelt
admlnlstratioti virtually rehabilitated th?i
?White BOUSO In commenting on th?
changes made, President Roosevelt said
in a report t?i ?'?ingress:
"In making the restorations the ut?
most ears' has been eaerdoed to ooms as
near ??s possibl? t?? th?' sarly plans and
t?i suppletm nt th?--" plans by a careful
Stlldy Of SUCh buihlliigs as that of the
I ni-ersitv of Virginia, whl'h was built
by Jefferson. The White ?Boues is the
property of th<* nation, and bo far an It
is com ?alible with living therein It should I
be kept as It originally was. The stately
simplicity of the architecture Is an ex
premfoa ??f the charaotnr of ths period
In whl'h it was bullt, und Is In accord
will) the purposes It was ?bslgneil to
s.-rv?-. ,1t Is a good thing to preserve such
buildings as historic monuments which
hoop alive our sense ot continuity with
the nation's, past."
BREED OF HORSES TO BE IMPROVED
? onliniied from fonrth tt.ige.
_
erted thst the horse ?rsi the only hon
eat tiling at th<? track.
Those who ..re giving their oto?as na
w.ii u.? their time to ihe restoring of a
t which, if conduct?-.1 in an onlerly
and .h,-it fsahlon, la not only legitimate.
bul respond to a demsnd of many thou?
sands o?' th- pe-pie of thl? state and par
tieulaiiy tins town, inaka the announce-'
ment thai racing ?rill be t*ond*icted strtct
?4- wlihin the law-. They maintain, as it
were, their determination to expurgate
publie gambling
K I ir i t.d thai tl.eie will he no pub?
lic i.kmaklng of snj kind, and that
care will be taken t,. Uvc up to the
?trie! letter >.f th- law as interpreted by
Jui tl?? Rcudder ami sustain.?! by the Ap?
pellate i M41: ion.
I The Court of Appeals has yet to coi
tirm this decision, which mies that rae
track owners and trustees cannot be be
Hank for oral twtttng on their traeka.
There will he no betting rtngs, gg fig
inerly. where th?- Odds wer? posted ?
boards that all might BSg an 1 Whete tl
msmbers of ths Metropolitan Turf Ass?
?iation t????k tragen for ans amount
Ths b.t- S/ere (?ashed at th.* end of ear
race. Th? bookmakers plain!) showed tl
odds, end the crowds ruround ths ring ha
no troull" laving ni??n?-y. Ths ainat.-i
could bet, no matter bow tittb- h?* hue
about th? came.
Tin* publie will first ha\e t?? establish
credit i'!"- Individua] bettor will have I
show that be is willing I?? slnlid 111. lostfl
..?,.1 of it ss well .?s to accept th? ?n
nliigs.
ii Is suggested thai near!) all tue ?ne
who win take the bat? have rooms i
N'es? fork If John StuitM wants t?> pla
the races he win g.*t in touch win, som
<?r the hotel attach?s, presumably th
| clerk. With the ,-ierk he will leave
im "f raooey and his name.
I(.. W ?' II'?? Re! .1 I ? ? ?i|.t for ?t B II
little while afterward ?the ? i-*i-k will mah
a memorandum <?f the nan,., and th
amount deposited. Tin- information tha
John Smith has deposited s ?given emoun
win then be passed t?? certain perooM
who will tak<: his DCtS.
Then, irhsnever h? wants t.. bet, all In
will have t?> do will be casual!) to n
mark to on?-? of ties?- men that be ?Hiii
to place ?? certain amount on a gi*.?-'
horse. The bel e/ill be made, i>wt n?
ticket will i?.- ?given t?> the bettor,
in due tun.- a r? ???nl Of the b? t will !?
sent t" headquarters, which g?n?rait)
win be In s room at ??n?- of the larg?
b?tela. There the rooord grill !??? nia?ie os
a sheet, ami aftei the dny'u ractag Is over
it' die bettor has woo? he will g" to this
loom and get his winnings,
If be has lost, the amount of his loss, s
win be deducted from the amount he has
?leposit'.-ii. When he has lost all be has
deposited he will have to re-establish a
crgdlt hefor.' he ?aii make any moi?'
"oral wag.'ts."
it win be very rauch ?us the lambs ar
traatsd now In wail fltreet
Dr. Welter LaJdktw, praeldonl of tie
Fedi'iation of rhureiie-, recently ssid:
"We don't intend to I?-t ?l??wn the bar?
on the theory that tin dlTOCtorg an- not
reapoiislbh-, for we hold that the Intention
of the legislature was to make them re?
sponsible. If the law Is Imperfect, we
will have to ?ry to get another fiam.-.l.
"Don't ?iuot?- me as opposed to racing,"
he add?d. "for that would not lie correct
It's gambling I'm OgfOMd <<?."
?Well. 00 yon think It possible to have
racing without gambling?- be was sskod.
'"Certainly I do. it's ?ion?- ovsry ?lay in
the summer at the county fairs In New
York .State." he replied. "But it has not
been done on the big tra?Ks. They ar?r
built primarily with the idea of taking
money away from those who attend (fee
race?."
On on?* ocasi?n Henry Ward Heche.'
valil thai while he did not approve of
hoiseracing, he hoped the American horse
would win.
? '-nproving the breed of hornee.''
tin iukIi the kindly co-operation of the
bookmakers is a plea that has arouse"!
the scorn of one racing centre after an.
other In the l'nlted States
uihcr cities than our own huve madi
iful campaigns for the discontinu
anco of the activities of the "bookies
on the ground that they really did thos?
^ eommunltisa more harm than good
?rradiially this sort of licensed publi??
gam ling has he.-n driven from one las!
dlteh to another, it is practically out
tawed the whole country over.
The history of borseracing since thou
has tended lo prove what was allsge'i
then that it could not exist without th?
!?? it,,is. that Is, the professional can:
Mera, who would lie awake on Sundav
night to cheat each other on Monday
Despite th.* gambler s lo*-ses h>* return?
again ami again, and this tact, carriel
with It what physicians t-rm an addi"
tion. a compelling force, ;, derange
mechanism. Their nights are rfitl?Mc?
and feverish, su.? ding taya of 'maui*
di ling sristl 'il!
Th- r-\i4.il will , nine at Bclmont PaJK.
the home or' the We-at-h-ster Uadng A**
*" latloii, ;md th<* meeting there ia to
contlntM until inly a. with raring tbr? e
daya a 44cek. making a total of eighteen
ta. ing daj :
Racing at Jamal.-a. the home of BjM
M? tropolltan Jockey Club, will follow, on
July 7. and there will be twelve ?Jays or
lining there during the month. In August
ih.? u. eiic will be Saratoga, where pro
4 . i"n has p.-en made for twenty-live eon
tlnnooa days of rar Ing, Sundays excepted
The Violin Maker
? .?iiunn.il from fourth pa?.*
..?4 kind thai Stradivarius used In pref
er. nee.
??oil. is Often struck with th?* fact thai
ja du a p. i,?w \io|ln ?aiuinds bett-r than a
ii di', i ".r Ii -iict.-.l old Instrument. Th; I
is email) e\il.iiii.d. l'iiknowlngly. pa?
haps, Just th- right assortnn-nt of w.ti?..
I for t"p and bottom may ha\e be.n chou, i,
sad the nanti ?ould hardly I'avr pott
m? thing lint asilalas'lmi '
''What are reo g.dug t>> do with you?
in\enti',ii an ? \o.i g. ! \our pat-tit.''" Wj>
a-ked.
"?)h. I shall continu?* to inakc violins at
ih- old stand '
"Your Instruments ought to bring a
higher price than they have hitherto.
What do you consider these two new ones
to i - worth?"
"? m- thousand dollars euch."
"How* much B?SVS y? u received for your
Instrumente in \?.ars pastf
"TWO litindivd and liftv d.tllnrs apiece.'"
? What are you going to do If you caniK't
gai font new prix?"'
"Then I will not ?e'l. 1 don't have to
1 have ? nou:;h money lo live on"
"Do you think that you can perauude
the experts of the worth of your instru
ni-nts'.'"
"Yes."
"How V"
* All 1 ask is that they try them and
compare them with the old master.''
' Are vou taking out patents abroad7"
?Ye?, in England, I'ranee and Germany.
I am sending my best vio.m to the KaUer
us a gift."