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SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 118.
MEN WHO ARE AT
THEIR BEST AFTER 60
Albert Balrd Cummins, the Republi
can Progressive ' who represents. Iowa
In tbe; United States Senate, will be
the recipient of congratulations from
Tils colleagues to-day on his sixty
Chird'. blrthdtey. ,., Alter -f a fifteen-year
battle and ttvo defeats, the Hawkeye
State Solon '-broke intoTJncle Sam's
House of Lords In 1908, and the chan
ces are he will remain quite some time.
Mr. Cummins has been entrusted with
tforrnnlating a, report as to , the ways
'and means whereby the Democratic
Congress may lop off, the tentacles of
the various octopl that are sucking
the life Mom? of the republic, so to
speak. Senator Cummin is the sworn
toe of the ootopus breed, and it Is a
dull day When he . doesn't twist the
tall of the octopodan monster that has
Its lair In the abysmal depths of Wall
street, Manhattan. . , . ,
Senator Cummins was born at Cax
miebaels, 'Pa.. Feb. IS, 1850, and be
gan'hia career as -a surveyor. - He-was
still a,,' beardless youth when he be
came assistant chief engineer in the
construction of the Cincinnati, Rich
mond A Fort TOiayne and the North
ern Central of (Michigan railways.
When he completed those Jobs he was
offered an opportunity to help build
the Denver As Rto Grande, and! started,
for Colorado. Be ot as far as Chi
cago, where he met an old friend who
casually suggested . that Cummins
abandon railroading lor the law. The
young engraeec. gave the matter some
thought, and when he was offered an
opportunity to study for the legal pro
fession In' the Chicago offices of Mc
Clellan A Hodges, he Jumped at the
mitted to the Illinois bar, and after
three years of practice in the Windy
City removed to Des Moines. There he
'soon became prominent In politics, and
in 1894 and again in 1900 he was an
unsuccessful candidate for (United
States senator. On both occasions he
was given "the hook," . tout in 1908 his
ambition was realized. He was thrice
elected governor of Iowa before he
went to Washington.
Sir Redmond Roblln, premier of
Manitoba, was born In Prince Edward
county, Out., sixty years ago to-day,
his parents being of German descent.
After acquiring an education at Albert
College he migrated to Manitoba. That
was in 1880, when the present pros
perous prairie Province was little
more than a ' wilderness, its few in
habitants divided into warring campa,
and Winnipeg, now a metropolis of a
quarter of a million people, not even
a whistling station. With the be
ginning of the railroad era, Sir Red
mond waxed prosperous, developing a
large farm at Carman and building up
a tremendous grain business with
headquarters at Winnipeg. In 1888 he
was elected to the Manitoba legisla
ture, and in 1900 became premier, min
ister of agriculture and railway com
miEsioner of the province.
Now, the Root of the matter is this:
Elihu Root, United States senator
from New York and former Secretary
of State in the cabinet of President
day. The eminent statesman of the
Roosevelt, Is sixty-eight years old to
Empire State was born in Clinton, N.
X., educated at Hamilton College, and
in his young manhood was a teacher
at RomeSewTorH,- not Italy. He
studied law at New York University,
and engaged in practice in New York
City forty-six years ago. He was
Secretary of War in President McKin
ley's official family before he was pro
moted to the State Department by the
Colonel.
THE WRECK.
The rescuers worked with heart
breaking energy, gasping for breath.
Faces drawn with dread and appre
hension, they snatched victim after
victim from the wreck removing
hem from the horror of being .burn
ed alive. AH but one! Quickly, sure
ly, steadily, they labored glanaing
furtively at the bright flames licking
their way towards this last remain
ing unfortunate, his leg pinned to the
praaai by the heavy train trucks.
HIGHWAY PROBE
Bribery of representatives
ceed from the bottom. It comes from the top. Behind
every man who offers a bribe is some eminently respect,
able person, firm or corporation, that receives most of the
profit derived from the favor,
or thing bought.
The Senate. investigation
of Senator Hurley is already extending its scope; in a
search for the persons, and the motives, that led to the at
tempt upon Senator Hurley. i
One such attempt presumes others. Senator Hur-
lev's reputation as an honest
in his past warranted the
Those who "saw"
perate straits. It is entirely
other men, 01 less reputation for invincible honesty, wotild
have been approached before he. If so, it is the duty of
anv such senator to tell what
No mere dislike of scandal, or hatred of the publicity that
would follow, should cause anv senator to hesitate from
a plain duty.
Bribery is a common offense m the United States.
There are many reasons for supposing that the resort to
bribery in Oonnnecticut is up to the average of custom
elsewhere.
Fortunately, public opinion now reprehends so se
verely the corruption of public servants the pursuit is be
coming dangerous. -'
.The morning news chronicles the arrest of a candi
date for United States senator upon bribery charges. '
The arrest of fiye legislators. in West Virginia is told
m the same newspapers.
The business of offering
Everything should be done
more unsaie. -
Fr the present, in this state, the powers of the Sen
ate committee must be extended to include a COMPLETE
investigation of ALL the affairs of the office of , the high
way commissioner. , f
The facts that have been
mand more f aets. ,
The evidence adduced shows that an agent for a pav
ing concern approached Senator Hurley; that this pave
ment concern had enjoyed
department, worth $375,000; that the highway commis
sioner had previously sent one "of the employes in his of
fice to ask Senator Hurley to see him.
There are certain facts dlimly f oreshadowed,conriected
with the manner in which paving contracts have been
awarded, that speak eloquently of conditions as they exist.
These facts, taken singly or together, are not suffi
cient to prove a connection
the- honor of Senator Hurley, and the highway commis
sioner's office, but they are more than sufficient to prove
the necessity of a complete, public and immediate airing of
all the affairs of that office.
Such an inquiry would surely disclose many matters
now mysterious. The relation between notorious lobby
ists and that office might be revealed. , .- No evil could
come.
Much good might come. The public is tired of
secrets. It wants the light.
HOW NOT TO COLLECT ASHES
.Under certain circumstances the municipal collection
of ashes might be a convenience. Such a contract hon
estly let to an honest contractor who would do the work
intelligently might result in a saving to the householder.
But the plan which has been proposed for this work
is about as impossible" as' any scheme could be. It con
templates the householder, bringing his ashes every morn
ing, or at intervals, to the sidewalk, there to be collected
bv a wagon. - .
. An average family may
at an average cost or not to
work which must be done by
some member o it, is simple.
cellar and placed in a safe container, they are taken to a
bin in the rear which is but a
of the home, or theyare dropped into a shoot and land in
a container at the bottom.
The other scheme, which
posed, requires some person
ashes on the sidewalk m front
There is a full container to place on the sidewalk. There
is a empty container to bring back, every day. There is
the wagon clanking through every street every day. There
are the clouds of dust and the ash strewn sidewalks that
must inevitably accompany
of collection.
What is the time of the
his ashes to the sidewalk every morning, and takes- the can
m every day, 36a days m
surely, which is the total cost
present system.
We hope somebody in
sense enough to "can" the daily ash can proposition, if we
may be permitted to use a bit of expressive modern slang,
The project is fine for contractors, but, if carried out,
rough on homes and their occupants and the passersby in
the streets. .
Held as securely as an otter -in a
trap by crushed and mangled bonds cf
flesh, his removal was impossible. He
screamed aloud in terror, and the
helpless -onlookers turned aside with
a shudder, or measured frantically the
hissing progress of the red cloud of
death.
Suddenly an ambulance clanged up
to the outskirts of the crowd, which
parted like a great black wave to
permit two wbite-garbed figures to
rush through, closing behind them in
the swirl of their passage.
In an instant, a sweet, pungent odor
floated to the by-standers and then
the shrieks became inarticulate moans
finally ceasing entirely.
The clothing was quickly stripped
from the imprisoned limb, and soon
the thin rasp of the saw signaled the
severing of the bone. A few deft
strokes of the sharp knife, and the
IHE
MUST GO DEEPER
of the people does not pro
privilege, franchise, office,
into the attempted briberv
man is state wide. Nothing
assumption that he could be
him must have been in des
reasonable to assume that
herknows to the committee?
bribes is becoming unsafe.
that can be, to make it still
'
developed imperatively de
., '
contracts, with the highway
between the attempt upon
V.
now have its ashes removed
exceed $l.o0 per year. The
the head of the family, or
The ashes are taken to the
few steps from the back door
somebody has seriously pro'
in every family to deposit its
01 the home, everv morning
the practice of such a method
individual worth who brings
the year. ; More than $1.50,
of doing the work under the
the citv government will have
and bore it to safety. Tying off the
arteries and blood vessels, they . ban
daged the stump, placed the still
sleeping patient in the ambulance, and
rattled him away to the hospital.
A great sigh of relief and thankful
ness went up from the throng an in
voluntary tribute to a beneficent in
tervention, and a. sweet-voiced woman
standing by breathed) a fervent)
"Thank God for chloroform."
ESDWICST F BOWERS, M. D.
DR. SYKES HEADS
WOMAN'S COLLEGE
New Haven. Feb. 14 The trustees of
the Connecticut College for Women
annouce that Prof. Frederick H,
Sykes. professor of English literature
at Columbia University, has accepted
the presidency of the new Connecticut
College and, .will give his entire time
to his new duties at the close of the
present college year at Columbia.
FARMER: FEBRUAKY 15,
HAD NO AUDIT
IN !4 YEARS
SIGNIFICANT TESTIMONY OF
DEPUTY RELSEY ABOUT AC
COUNTS OF STATE HIGHWAY
DEPABTSIENT.
KNOWLEDGE VERY LIMITED
No System of Supervision By Any
, Other Department Answer To
Many Questions, "I Don't v
Know."
Hartford, Feb. 15 E. H. Kelsey,
deputy highway commissioner of the
state, testified before the senate prob
ing committee on the Hurley bribery
charges yesterday afternoon that
there had not been an audit of the
highway commissioner's books on ac
counts for fourteen years to his
knowledge. He also said that . there
was no system of supervision ot -the
department 'by any other department
of the state.
Those two statements were about
the only facts which the committee
succeeded in getting out of Kelsey
For nearly' an hour in response to
Questions of Senator McDonough he
responded I don t know, I aon t
recall." "I don't remember.' : In the
midst of this confession of ignorance,
Senator McDonough suddenly roared
questions upon the highwav commis
sioner's office and asked:
"What's your name?
The witness answered that and one
3 to his age, but resumed his "I
don't know" when the senator took
up his former line of inquiry.
Kelsey and Howard S. Porter, the
chief engineer of the office, were the
only witnesses yesterday. Porter pro
duced contracts and- the correspon
dence between the highway commis
sioner's office and Warren Brothers
of Boston, whose agent, John A.
Judge, is accused of attempting to
bribe Senator Hurley. These con
tracts showed that $875,000 worth of
work had been given to the Boston
company during the last eight months.
Senator McDonougs in nis question
ings seemed to have quite . some
knowledge' of prices of road making
and of road making materials. He
referred from time to time to a type
written list of questions which he had
before him.
Both Porter and Kelsey claimed
that they had practically no authority
in , the highway commissioner's office,
that they took and obeyed the orders j
of the commissioner himself ' Porter
said that his duties of chief engineer
were not heavy as he but carred out
the orders of the highway commis
sioner In answer to questions by
both Senator Iebell and Senator Mc
Donough he declared that he consid
ered Highway -Commissioner. Macdon
ald superior in both technical and
practical road making to any engin
eer who had been graduated irom a
professional school
Kelsey said, in answer to Senator
Isbell's question that he was deputy
highway commissioner and that his
real home was in Clinton. He had
been deputy for 2 1-2 years and had
been in the highway office for 14 or
15 years. He came to tnat oirice
from Worcester, Mass., where he had
been connected with the American
Steel & Wire company. He came to
the hirhwav office as chief, clerk. He
said his duties consisted of . looking
after the general correspondence and
inspecting new construction work and
of doing anything the commissioner
wanted done. He said that in a gen
eral way he was familiar with the ac
counts, records and books. lie saio
this department was divided into three
sub-departments, engineering, repair
and finance, and that as deputy h
comes into contact with all of them.
He said that he had come In con
tact with representatives of firms who
sold material and labor to the com
missioner and he knew Ralph Warren
and Mr. Clevely of Warner Brothers
company of Boston. He said he did
not know John AI Judge. He and the
others in the highway office had dis
cussed Judge and all agreed that he
had never been in the office. He
said he had no personal knowledge of
the commissioner having sent for Sen
ator Hurley.
It is evident that there will be an
extensive examination of the adminis
tration of the highway commissioner's
office either by die committee or some
other committee named by the Sen
ate. The present committee has no
power to force a witness to appear be
fore it and It will undoubtedly ask the
Senate to give it that power on Tues
day. Thev present committee has al
ready gone a little out of its scope, in
following the lead given In answers
of witnesses and there seems but lit
tle doubt that the matter will be pur
sued still further now that the Senate
through the committee, is in posses
sion of the present knowledge.
REPORT OF ADJUTANT GENERAL
Places Total Strength of C. N. G. at
2,986.
The biennial report of Adjutant Gen
eral Cole, and also, his report for two
years as acting quartermaster" gen
eral to the governor, ended September
30, 1912, shows a 'balance on , hand
in each of . the . departments and1 no
deficiencies. . The number of pension
and bounty claims filed during the two
years totalled 2,005 and the number of
claims allowed was 997, the total of
the first payments ? amounting - to
J25.646.98. ' ,
A table showing . the organization
and strength of the Connecticut Na
tional Guard is of much interest and
some of its. totals, are as follows:
Adjutant general's department, 2; in
spector general's department, 2; quar
termaster's departments; subsistence
department,!; medical department
19; Hospital Corps, 97; pay depart
ment, 4; ordnance department, 19;
Signal Corps, 79; . cavalry, 132; field
artillery, 66; veterinarian, 1; Coast
Artillerv Corps. -740: jrirst inrantry.
729; Second Infantry, 795; Separate
uompany, ws; avai mmua, o;
total strength, 2,986. In addition
there is the Governor's Foot Guard.
First and Second companies, the
strength of which Is each 118 men,
making- a total of 236. and the Medi
cal Reserve Corps organized In July
of last year consisting of the follow
ing physicians : 1 First Lieutetnant
Arthur J. Tenney, Branford; First
Lieutenant Clarence Hv Simonds, Wil-
limantic; Firs - Lieutenant Arthur S.
Brackett, Bristol; First Lieutenant
John A. Clarke, Greenwich, First
Lieutenant Elias Pratt, Torrin-gton.
The changes in the organized mili
tia for the two fiscal years have been
made as follows: - Addition of one
troop of cavalry designated Troop B;
dlsbandment of Company C. First In
fantry of Rockville; transferring of
Company H, Second Infantry of Mid
dletown, to the First Infantry and de
signating it as Company C; attaching
unassigned company of infantry at
Waterburv to the Second infantry and
designating It as Company H.
Field Hospital No. 1 and Ambulance
Company No. 1 were organized to con
form to army regulations. A
veterinarian for duty with mounted
troops was also added to the corps,
whose duty it is to inspect each horse
that may be hired by the state for use
1913
In camps.maneuvers, practice marches
or any other military purpose.
The report of Colonel C. D. Cowles,
Fifth U. S. Infantry, recites in detail
the part which the Connecticut Ta
tional Guard played during the
maneuvers in this state last summer
In the attack upon New York city and
is followed flip by a number of impor
tant comments. In that relating to
sanitation it . is noted that the 'health
of the command in these maneuvers
was excellent throughout the entire
period and the almost total absence
of sort feet is spoken of. The
fact that the cooks were not armed
with the rifle is pointed out as a de
fect that should be remedied, for they
can render valuable assistance in the
protection of trains and' camps.
In talking about the supplies the
report says: "The troops were supplied
with fuel, forage and rations from the
depot at Derby by cars sent out daily
to the railroad station most conven
ient to the brigade, wagons of the
field train .being sent to the rail points
to transport the supplies to the troops.
The garrison ration was used through
the period with the exception that a
haversack ration was drawn and used
for one day and the travel ration was
used by troops en route to and from
home. While no inconvenience was
experienced by the provisional infan
try brigade during the maneuver cam
paign toy reason of the present sys
tem of issuing rations, it is not be
lieved that the system would stand.'the
test of war. The presence of an ar
my in a theatre of operations causes
such an advanceof prices of all com
modities that, in the event of failure
to issue rations which would compel
the purchase by organizations In open
market, it is not believed the allow
ance of money would be "sufficient
therefor. It is my opinion that troops
in the- field should be Issued rations in
kind. I
"The troops of the command were
equipped with sixteen army field wag
ons per regiment, each wagon- being
drawn by two heavy 'draft horses.
While these two large horses might be
able to pull as much on good roads as
would four small horses or mules, it
is believed that in hilly country or on
rough roads the four smaller animals
would be- more satisfactory, for the
reason that two of them would usually
be on good ground and aile to pull,
whereas the two horses acting- alone
might not be able to do so. It was
noticed also that the city horses used
by 1 the Connecticut troops were not as
efficient for draft purposes as those ac
customed to country roads used by
the Maine troops, although they were
the same in appearance.
"This leads to the belief that horses
hired in a country district would prove
more satisfactory than those aceusA
tomed to work in the cities. Wherever
practicable mules should be used for
army transportation in preference to
horses, as they are more serviceable.
There was only one auto truck with
the brigade. Others were seen with
the division, but my observation of
them was not sufficient to warrant my
expressing an opinion as to their -usefulness
for army work.- Some of
those observed seemed to nave been
entirely too heavy for use on any ex
cept good roads , and strong bridges
The field training of the organizations
was very- good, ana snowed a aecmea
improvement over that which I have
noted among National Guard troojfs
in previous maneuvers. The officers
and men showed a commenoaDie xa
miliarity with their duties and their
morale and esprit were excellent.
Troops sWere habitually formed up and
ready to march promptly at tne speci
fied time, and the absence of strag
gling showed a state of discipline wor
thy of emulation and praise."
TRACHOMA A MENACE
Disease of Indians and Immigrants
Attacks Native Americans.
(Alfred C. Reed, Public Health Ser
vice, Ealis Island Immigrant station.
Exclusive -Service The Survey Press
Bureau.) ,
An enemy which we have foug-hl at
ports of entry and on our fan fron
tiers has suddenly appeared in our
very midst. ' The dread invader is
trachoma. Its victims we have long
seen among Alaskan natives, our own
reservation Indians, and the immi
grants at our gates. But now we
find that the disease has stolen a
march on us and made our own Am
erican stock its prey. The foothold It
has gained puts it In a position to
menace the nation.
Down in the beautiful mountains of
Kentucky live a people of the purest
American ancestry. Stalwart, brave,
enduring, unmixed with other blood,
they show the sturdiness of the pio
neers who followed Boone to the virgin
wilds 'beyond the ranges. The mighty
tram of American development has
swept by, leaving them side-tracked,
forgotten, neglected', in the hills or
their adoption, an unknown people in
the midst of a busy careless nation.
The poorer among them live for the
most part in small and sparsely scat
tered log cabins. Families number
usually' ten te fifteen members, all of
whom eat, sleep and! live together In
the one room of th cabin. The com
mon wash-basin out-side the door is
often a large stone with a hollow in
Its surface, difficult to empty or clean.
To this each user contributes his share
of germs. Hanging next to-it is the
large family towel, which is on duty
for days in succession.
Cabins have no windows 'at all or
small ones at best, and all openings
are scrupulously closed at night in the
winter time. Ventilation is of the poor
est at any time. -Close intermarriage,
lack of even rudimentary sanitation,
and monotonous ill-suited diet predis
pose children to many ills including
tuberculosis and other infectious dis
eases. Ring-worm of the scalp, un
corrected defects of vision, adenoids
and enlarged tonsils, and hook-worm
infection, are common. The unkempt
and neglected condition of these chil
dren is pitiable. Many are mentally
backward and defective. .The typical
mountaineer however, is usually intel
ligent and wide-awake even though il
literate. The social and economic needs of
these mountaineers of Kentucky, Ten
nessee. Carolina and Virginia are -he-
ginning to be recognized. But ithas
remained for Dr. John McMullen of
the federal Public Health 'Service to
call attention to a most serious dan
ger now menacing them-. In a re
cent investigation he found trachoma
present to an alarming and unsuspect
ed degree and1 the blindness and de
fective vision resulting from it respon
sible for an incalculable impairment
of social, economic and intellectual ef
ficiency. Trachoma Is a communicable disease
of the eye-llds which if untreated, us
ually progresses to blindness, and
practically always causes interference
with vision. Among 4,000 persons ex
amined Dr. McMullen found that 500,
or 12 1-2 per cent, had trachoma. From
3 to 18 per cent, of the school chil
dren were affected. One of the im
portant factors in the spread of the
disease is the common family towel.
Most of the cases receive no treat
ment and each case becomes' a local
focus of contagion. It appears that
the disease must be of long standing
in these mountains, and that it Is get
ting progressively worse.
Trachoma is chronic and persistent.
Treatment for it must be long-continued
and carried on with unremitting
care. To prevent its spread among
the southern mountaineers, Dr. Mc
Mullen emphasizes the need of a cam
paign to show the importance of san
itation, fresh air, clean homes and
personal hygiene. Stereopttcan lec
tures in public buildings and schools
will help. Visiting nurses and' social
workers are needed to preach the gos
pel of sanitation in the Individual
home. Other social agencies must be
The D. M.
Established 1857.
Hartmann Wardrobe Trunks
A Small Group at Clearance Prices.
"Rite-Hites," "Burobes," and one or two other
styles and numbers of the Hartmann de luxe baggage.
Anyone going .to the South will find a Wardrobe Truck
of immense convenience if a brief tarry is to be n;rv
in several places.
Value $67.50 at $49.50 Value $28.00 for $20.00
Value $60.00 for $44.00 Value $41.25. for $30.25
Pay a visit to the Trunk Rooms on the fourth floor
and see the interior of these Trunks. Observe the spe
cial drawers, compartments, and the methods for hanging-,
suits and gowns so that they will' not muss or
wrinkle.
Elevator in Carpet Store.
House Dresses of Percale
Known as "Alterless" Dresses, because strange to
say, they will fit any and every woman. "The Alter
less' is a neat one-piece morning dress for the house
keeper, in which she can perform her household duties
with comfort. It has a square neck, is collarless, and
the 'adjustable belt holds an elastic band which con
forms to the figure, with ease.
1.50 in all sizes.
Patterns in small checks, stripes, and neat figure?;
white and black, white and blue, tan and gray effects'
Suit Rooms, second floor.
" f ,. ,
White Goods, ready for Sewing
New Cloth is a combination of ratine and crepe,
very stylish, 27 inches wide, 25 cts a yard.
Plain White Crepes 17, 20 and 35 cts a yd.
Plain Voiles , 25 and 50 cts.
Satin-stripe Voile, a lovely weave for summer gowns,
, 25 cts.
Crepe Voile, 38 inches wide, ' , 25 cts.
Madras in dots, figures and stripes, 27 inches, 25 cts.
Shirting Madras, for men's soft shirts, 32 inches, 35 cts.
i Center Section, Basement.
Corsets in Spring Models, The Regaliste, La Pe
sista, American Lady, and others.
The D. M.
0RD
mm.
!! 1 Mil III
1072 Main St. DEPARTMENT STORE, 89 Fairfield Ave
"THE STORE TO FIND SCARCE ARTICIiES"
AND THE STORE THAT PATS THE CAR FARE
COUPON GOOD
MONDAY, FEB. 17
LADIES' BLEACHED
VESTS AND PANTS
Regular 50c Heavy Fleeced
t;ools,witli Coupon, Monday
25c
organized to include the entire afTect
ed territory. Especially among school
children cases of tracnoma buu"
isolated. Schools must be properlj
lighted and ventilated.
..i noro nrt r-nrft of existing ca-
ses offers the greater problem. FUD-
lic clinics ought to roe esiamioucu
ilar to the one now -conducted by Dr.
J. A. Situoky, under the auspices of the
W C T. U. Settlement School at
Hindman, Ky. Movable field hospitals
in connection with these clinics could
afford surgical treatment to cases re-
auiring it. The same cases and ter-
ritory should De covered vy"""--
by district visiting nurses. Great pa
tience and long-continued effort as
well as much money will be needed to
eradicate trachoma from these moun
tains. But with perseverance and en
thusiasm the task can be accom
plished. .
Trachoma has been found most de
structive among the American Indians,
particularly among those leading -a
reservation life. In some of the res
ervations in the south-west trachoma
is found in 66 per cent, of thelndians
Over 6,000 Indians were treated In ln
for trachoma, and at the trachoma
hospital of the Indian Service at ,Phoej
nix, Arizona, over 800 were operated
upon and treated.
Dr. H. Hi. Foster in a report to the
Secretary of the Treasury on January
28, 112, stated that . of 1,364 Alaskan
natives examined by him. 15.6 per cent,
had some eye trouble and 7.2 per cent,
from all parts of Alaska, suffered from
trachoma. In some sections of the
south-western portion of Alaska the
disease was present In 26 per cent, of
; nXnni,t)nn tt- UViater lire-
LUC UOiW T O J.f' .' . - -
kA tiodh 4t a. government
home for blind natives in Alaska, and
the provision of some trade or occupa
tion to relieve their present pitiful
condition.
Among immigrants 2,504 cases of tra
choma were certified in the fiscal year
1911. At Ellis island aione i w
were certified. Considering the piti
ful conditions Into' which the disease
throws! its victims, the serious ex
tent to which it is already prevalent
in the country, and its economic and
social menace, effort to prevent the
entrance of new cases and the estab
lishment of new foci of contagion be
comes imperative.
Trm.Hma i -i i been shown to be a
public health problem of national con
cern. Prompt, persistent anu ener
getic measures must be undertaken
by local, state and national health of
ficers to check its further spread and
to eradicate it where it is already
present.
CITY FATHERS TO PUSH
PROPOSED LEGISLATION
Alderman DeForest, charman, will
call a meeting of the legislative com
mittee of the Common Council early
Monday evening, to discuss plans for
furthering legislation pertaining to
Bridgeport that will come before the
General Assembly this session
Read Co.
Read Co.
"Here is a
chance to set
real Winter Underwearat
half price right in the midst
of the cold weather.
Still have a good line of
sizes Ladies' and Children's
Leggins, although we have
sold a great many since thg
cold weather started.
TEMPORARILY DIMMED.
Referring to sad epitaphs, which In
some cases do not attune to the su r-
sequent action of their author, Mayr
Shank of Indianapolis told of the pa
thetic lines committed to granite ry
a husband In his state.
On the death of his wife, aocontlrm
to the mayor, he erected a handnm
monument, and inscribed it with th
words: "The light of my life has gone
out." '
A year after a native of fh town
was rambling through the cemetery
with a visitor. '
"There is a world of pathos In that
sentence," commented the visitor. "I
suppose the poor fellow never married
again."
"Oh, yes," replied the native nriiH
just a suspicion at a smile, "lie mtrw.ji
another, match."
HOT WATER BOTTLES
Every one guarantor! . . . .60c to $3.Q
GLOVES AND MITTENS
Enjoy these cold days with a pair of
Gloves or Mittens from our stock
Dress Gloves .i 48o to 5.H
Driving Gloves 48c to $5.K
Auto Gloves 9Sc to $5.0
Working Gloves 10o to i.4
KNIT GLOVES AND
MITTENS
25c to 8c
. WARM ARCTICS
One, Two and Fonr Buckle
Men's Arctics 1.10 to 2.61
Boys' Arctics $1.00 tn 1.S
Ladies' Arctics .i 1X 2.2
Children Arctics 0c to S1.3S
FELTS AND OVERS
S2.2S to $3.5C
The A!!!ng Rubber Co.
1127 MAIN STREET
19 STORES