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CLOSE GARBAGE '
VLANT, IS EDICT
OF HEALTH BOARD
COtnVTT HEAlTH OFFICER TV
STKrCTED TO TAKE NECES
SARY STEPS AJfUTUAIj EXEC-
TlOIf HEID.
CHEAP LODGING HOUSES TO TTM
DERGO THOROUGH . FCMIGA
TIOX SOME 31AY BE ORDERED
CIiOSED.
v Questions -long dormant before the
Board of HeaHh were resurrected at
a meeting lat night and determined
tuition recorded In one of the most
interesting- gatherings held for' some
months. - In fact the . questions, were
ao unlooked for as to . prove almost
startling in their effective disposition.
Principal among these wae the un
animous decision ' of the . hoard in
structing County Health Officer Oeo.
"EX ill to take the long delayed step
of closing the garbage reduction
plant maintained by Charles S. Fisch
er, until such time as the odor nul
" flfence Is abated.
A tour of inspection of the lodg
ing houBe district in Bridgeport was
reported, to have revealed conditions
described by President T. M. Trecar
tln as most horrible and in particular
Instances far worse than the garbage
nuisance. The Health officer was in
structed to have the district properly
fumigated at the first opportunity and
a committee of the board will visit
the various houses with a view fo
rwards determining whether some of
the worst should not be closed entire
ly. "While Miss Elizabeth Donegan wae
elected first school nurse, Ir. Flor
ence Sherman, Medical Inepeotor for
Schools, and Dr. George E3. Ober, bac
teriologist, Mrs. Bessie M. Barthole
mew was elected to fill the position
of nurse held fop two yecrs past by
Mrs. Elisabeth Coughlm, who had in
timated her intention of resigning at
an early date.
Aetlon on the garbage odors was
given Initial impetus " by President
Trecartin who arose to say that the
garbage plant was the cause of con
stant complaint and that as sufficient
time had elapsed for its remedy, posi
tive action was warranted to protect
oitlaens from increasing smells in the
summer time. Commissioners Ives
aw3 Schwerdtle reported a visit to
the plant on St. Patrick' day and
were convinced . that complaints had
been well founded. Commissioner Mc
Laughlin suggested a return to the
old method of burying the refuse.
Commissioner Ives reported that Con
tractor Fischer had recently advised
him of the arrival of six "digesters"
which were now being installed in
oon junction with air-tight rooms and
condensers, but as there were more
or lees experimental, their actual
value could not be anticipated.
Dr. Trecartin argued that the peo
ple had withstood the nuisance for
three years, one of which had been
devoted to promises of remedy that
had not-been fulfilled. The city was
, xxrvr- abont to face suits he-said and
; unless' immediate" action wae taken to
Jsut the matter directly up to the
County Health officer the city- would
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e are certainly ready to show you an array of clothes for Spring that "will at
once "delight you from the standpoints of price, variety, style and character. No excuse
for you not to have new clothes for Easter as you simply order from us and pay us by
degrees-afterwards. We excel in our goods, our low prices and our terms.
Ladies Smart Suits
$12, $14, $15, $18 to $25.
Ladies Coats-Very Latest
$12.50, $15, $17, $20.
Newest styles in the suits for Spring
and Easter. Some strictly tailored, others
handsomely trimmed with silk and lace col
lars, etc. Bedford cords,, whipcords, shep
herd checks, worsted serges and hairline
stripes in grey, tan, navy blue, and other
standard colors.
Jhe coats in serges, stripes, coverts,
eponge, white and black checks. ' Very
Btunning, smart and low priced.
lose. Dr.., AfcJaughlio explained for
the benefit :; o the board, how it had
previously been agreed to proceed
against the plant and close it perma
nently, but that through the city at
torney's office an extension had been
given Fischer that the defects might
be remedied. Thi3 had not been done
and as the system was not proven
practical in other cities, he .would
move that Health Officer Hill be in
structed to. take, the necessary ac
tion to abate the nuisance. It was
unanimously voted so to do.
A. communication from M. A. Ken
ny, presenting a bill for J10.02 premi
ums on insurance of the tuberculosis
pavilion, was referred to the Char
ities board for payment. A dispute
as to the actual date of transfer of
title, and the holding of the bill lri
the office of the Board of Contract
and Supply until March 13 is said to
be responsible for non-payment of the
item. It is not thought likely that
after declaring the intent of the Char
ities Board to deed the property as a
gift to the-Health board from the date
of. its January meeting, as expressed
in a letter read last night, JJiat the
Charities" department will accept re
sponsibility for the payment, and the
bill may be sent to the Board of Con
tract & Supply for settlement aa it is
alleged to have been incurred through
their failure to return it to the Health
or Charity Boards.
Health Officer Edward A. McLel
lan reported that the Astor Hotel had
been thoroughly fumigated and was
now Jn sanitary condition.
At the request of Commissioner
Ives, the monthly bulletin report sent
to the various cities in the United
States as a means of boosting Bridge
port will be brought up to date with
reference to school, telephone, and
other statistics of a general nature.
Endorsement of 'the legislation to
restrict the sale of habit forming
drugs as outlined in Tuesday night's
meeting of the Bridgeport Medical so
ciety by President J. A- Leverty, of
the State Pharmaceutical association
wae unanimously voted upon motion
of Commissioner McLaughlin.
Steps towards having the Board of
Contract and Supply secure bids for
removal of the old tuberculosis pavi
lion at Lakeview Home to its position
as addition to the isolation ward at
Bridgeport hospital were taken. Au
thorization was given Health Officer
McLellan to hire additional assistance
in the kitchen of the ward in view of
the threatened resignation of the
present caretaker of that building.
DISCOVERY THAT
NEBULAE SHINE IN
REFLECTED LIGHT
Flagstaff, Ariz., March 20 It has
been discovered at the liowell obser
vatory through spectroscopic observa
tions, it was announced, today, that
the nebulaein the Pleiades are illum
inated by the reflected light from
nearby star. This is regarded as a
discovery of importance to the astro
nomincal world. The supposition has
been that the nebulae were self light
ed, that is, that they were composed
of fiery substances. The discovery
would indicate that they are not.
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185 STATE
UNKNOWN MAN .
FOUND STARVING
IN BOILER IS DEAD
Body Unclaimed Is Sent
Morgue to Await Iden
tification to
Death came as an end to the suffer
ings which the unknown , man found
in a starving and partly frozen condi
tion in an abandoned boiler on Housa
tonic avenue yesterday morning, un
derwent before he was discovered and
sent to St. "Vincent's hospital. Al
though every effort was made to re
vive the patient, he steadily sank un
til the end came at about 9 o'clock
last night.
As none has yet identified the body
it will undoubtedly be sent to the Cul
linan & Mullins morgue for public in
spection after an autopsy.
NEW FRENCH CABINET
Paris, March 20 President Poincare
will, in the course of today, request
Jean, Barthou, Minister of Justice in
the retiring French cabinet, to form
a new cabinet to take the place of the
ministry that . resigned March 18 ow
ing to its defeat on a vote of con
fidence in the Senate.
POPE'S PHYSICIAN WON'T
LET HIM SEE GEN. DIAZ
Rome, March 20 Prof. Ettore Mar
chiafava, the consulting physician of
Pope Pius, absolutely refused to al
low the . Pontiff, to receive General
Porfirio Diaz, former president of
Mexico, today, as he considered that
it wquld be dangerous owing to the
Pope's weakened condition following
his recent indisposition.
TOOK RAT POISON.
New Haven, March 20 Arcongallo
Aiello, a laborer, is at the New Ha
ven hospital In a critical condition, to
day, as a result of taking a dose of
rat poison with suicidal intent.
ARMY OFFICER PRAISED
FOR JUMPING OVERBOARD
"Washington, March 20 Lieut. Mills,"
in command of the gunboat Castine,
has been offiically commended for
Jumping overboard at Guantanamo,
(March 2, to assist in rescuing a.
drowning sailor.
ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH.
Devotions for Good Friday at St.
Augustine's church will be at 9 a. m.
and 3 p. m. The morning services
will include the veneration of the
cross and the mass of the presancti
fied, while the afternoon devotions,
which will include the stations of the
cross and other devotions appropriate
to the day.
DIED.
BOUTOX. In Norwalk, March 14,
"William H. Bouton, aged 23 years.
THE FARMER: MARCH 20,
Men's Nobby Suits
$12, $14, $15, $20, $25.
Men's Spring Coats 1
$12, $15, $18 and $20.
The last word in Men's Suits, tailored
to perfection in the nobbiest of styles, full
of character and snap. :
The goodness is in the quality the
suits are built to wear and they are the
greatest value you ever saw. Get the habit
of being well dressed and paying later.
The Spring Coats are just the kind you
want-r-f ull of value, style and durability.
STREET
CARLOAD OF FROZEN
ORANGES ARE PUT
UNDER HEALTH BAN
INSPECTOR ISTVCH DISCOVERS
TAINTED FRUIT ON SAT.fe IN
liOCAXi STORE ORDERS IT AS
SORTED. Frozen and "sweated" fruit have In
almost all larger cities come under the
ban of the Boards of Health, as it has
been found by careful experiment that
they are unfit for human consumption
and the cause of much sickness.
Rigid inspection is made in most
cities upon the arrival of large quan
tities but occasionally such fruit will
be offered for sale before noticed by
the authorities.
Inquiry made at the instance of
Health Commissioner William Ji Mc
Laughlin, at last night's meeting of
the Board may tend to explain 'how
oranges are sometimes sold In the
larger stores for 12 cents per dozen.
Question by Dr. McLaughlin: "I
want to inquire from the Health In
spector if there is any truth to the
rumors that frozen fruit is being sold
in Bridgeport?" Answer by Inspec
tor David W. Lynch: "It is true that
some was soid here; in fact a full car
load of fruit was received some of
which was frozen."
Commissioner McLaughlin: "The
point I wish to ascertain is, has
Bridgeport been the dumping ground
for fruits which have been condemned
in other cities, such as New York;
Waterbury and New Haven; and ship
ped here for sale?"
Inspector Lynch: "I have not been
able to ascertain that fact, but know
that one of the stores in Bridgeport,
having branches in -other cities receiv
ed a car-load of fruit, some of which
was frozen. It was put upon sale and
I compelled those in charge to re
move the stock to the basement of the
store where it Is now being sorted. I
do not think it . was brought here
knowingly in a bad condition."
Further discussion by the board as
to means of preventing such foisting
of impure food upon the public and
ways of distinguishing it, resulted in
a tacit understanding that a very rigid
inspection of all fruits now offered for
sale will be maintained. It was not
indicated that the sweated fruit re
cently condemned in New York had
entered Bridgeport.
SOCIAL ANI PERSONAL
Mrs. J. E. Custer, of 819 Broad
street, is visiting in Brooklyn, where
she is the guest for one week of Mrs.
F. P. Van Amburgh of 74 Columbia
Heights. She will visit friends in New
York City.
GENERAL BACON DIES
Portland, Ore., March 20 Brig. Gen
eral John Bacon, fU. S. A., retired,
died here last night following a gen
eral breakdown in health six months
ago.
No matter what vou want
try the Farmer Want Column.
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How Gold Pens Are Made.
- Metallic Iridium, used so extensively
for the points of gold pens. Is made
from the powder obtained In' the wet
way from platinum ore by heating to a
high beat in. a sand crucible and then
adding stick phosphorus. The iridium,
which cannot be melted alone, la thus
fused In the form, of an iridium phos
phide. To remove the phosphorus the
phosphide is heated with lime, and the
iridium is left In the form of a hard
ferblte mass. It is now so hard that it
cannot be filed or cot ' and la broken up
into small' pieces, for soldering to the
points of gold pens. These small pieces
are ground to the right .size on- a copper
disk wheel with emery or . carborun
dum. It is said that announce txf irid
ium wiH. make from ' 5,000' to 10,000
pen. points. " It has also been found
that the iridium thus prepared is prac
tically as hard as the ruby. No steel
tools can. make any. impression upon it.
At one time much less expensive than
platinum, Iridium now. is worth more
on account of the demand for hard plat
inum, ;in . which the iridium is the
hardening agent. New York Press.
- Furniture Casters.
Many, furniture Casters are made of
leather, disks of the required size being
cut out and cemented and compressed
to form the wheel.'. The' wheel is then
put into a lathe and turned rounding
on Its face.'. Disks of metal are clamped
on each side' of -the! wheel to serve as
bearings for the axle that runs through
the wheel. - Such; casters are made for
use on hardwood floors. Casters of
compressed felt are also designed for
this.' purpose. Among other styles of
casters ; may ; be mentioned those of
glass, designed to serve for purposes of
insulation, and ball 7 bearing casters,
one style showing no wheel, but in
stead a ball which, when the furniture
is moved, revolves .on a circle of small
er balls within the caster fitting. ' Then,
too, there are caster wheels made of
porcelain and of rubber, of lignum
vitae and other hard woods. Great
numbers of casters are of iron, and
brass. Exchange.
'Corrected In Rime.
Thackeray was much pestered by the
autograph hunter, says Hodder' in his
"Recollections." He disliked above all
things to write in an autograph album
and often refused those who asked him
to do so, sometimes rather brusquely.
On one occasion the owner of an al
bum, a young lady, was fortunate.
Thackeray, took her book to his room
In order to- look it over. Written on a
page he found these lines:
Mount Blanc la the monarch-of -mountains.
They crowned htm long age.
But who they got to put it on
Nobody seems to know.
ALBERT SMITH.
Under these lines Mr. Thackeray
wrote: 1
A HUMBLE STJOOESTTOTT.
I know that Albert wrote in hurry
To criticise I scarce presume
But yet methinks that Llndley Murray
Instead of "who" had written "whora."
W. M. THACKEBAT,
Expanding the Inspiration.
Isnt inspiration a queer thing?"
"I suppose so. What about It?"
"Why, a few weeks ago I had'a red
hor anrmbble with my wife over a
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fin I WMmt
am
dressmaker's" bUl7and when I came
down to the office I was mad enough to
chew spikes. Then I-sat down at my
desk and wrote a little poem oh" HeIp
the Erring Brother With a Single Kind
ly Word.' And, say, those verses, born
in bitterness and nourished by anger,
have- been copied in the leading news
papers all over the country. How's
that?" .
"Fine. Why don't you Improve on
the Idea?"
"How?" . ' '
"Why, get mad enough to "beat tip
your wife, set fire to the house, shoot
a policeman and . then write . an . epic
that will go thundering down theges."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
. Pa rneWs Apology.
Mr. Parnell, on April 16, 1878, char
acterized a statement made by Henry
James as "a legal quibble" worthy of
the honorable and learned member
from whom it proceeded.
"I must inform the honorable mem
ber," said the speaker, "that an ex
pression of that kind is unwarrantable
and must be withdrawn."
Mr. Parnell apologized for having
used the expression. "I will say," he
added, "that the statement was more
worthy of the ingenuity of a petty ses
sions attorney than of a lawyer of the
ability of the honorable and learned
gentleman."
Disconcerting.
"What does' this nation need?" shout
ed the, impassioned orator. "What does
this nation require, if she steps proud
ly across the Pacific, if she strides
boldly across the Pacific, If she strides
boldly across the mighty ocean in her
march of trade and freedom f I -repeat;
What does she,, need?" 1
"Rubber boots," suggested-the -grossly
materialistic person in a rear seat.
Kew Orleans Times-Democrat,
A Kicker.
"I have Just discovered why It is
customary to baste a turkey," said the
man who thinks the world-Is against
him.
"To Improvw the flavor, of course."
"No. It's to make it as slippery as
possible when I come to carve tt."
Washington Star.
Hospitable.
"Well, did New York appeal to you?
"Yes. It was 'welcome' when I
came and 'well done' when I went.,
Cornell Widow.
We cannot have more joy-than- we
give nor more pain. The external "bal
ance swings true.
The Drummer's Secret.
Here is an old war story. As a regi
ment of soldiers was on the march to
Gettysburg some of the soldiers step
ped out of the ranks and confiscated a
couple of geese, and one of the drum
mers unheaded his instrument and put
the captured birds in the drum.
Shortly afterward the colonel rode
along and, noticing the boy, said
sharply:
"Why don't you beat that drum?
"Colonel." said the drummer myste
riously, "I want to speak to you."
The colonel drew still ' closer and,
bending down his head, -said, ".Well.
It Pays
To Dress
Well.
Do It
Then!
By Buying
Here and
Paying
Weekly
what have you to-sayT"
The' drummer whispered, "Colonel,
I've got a couple of geese in here."
The colonel straightened up ant
gravely said, -"Well, if you're sick ani
can't play, yon needn't." "
The colonel had roast goose ttie
night.
A Winter on a Mountain Top.
As one climbs up to the mountain
top the danger from lightning Incr-a
rapidly, and, as a rule, the observa-.
tories located on the mountain top
are rather uncomfortable place of
residence, as . discovered by the scV-ri-tiflc
gentlemen who have had the ex
perience 'of a winter on a Bunm Xitlt
top. It is evident that ordinary light
ning rods are entirely Inadequate tf
carry off the enormous discharges of
the mountain thunderstorms Thr
are several observatories on Monf
Blanc, and at one of them, that ot
Janssen, there have been a number oS
bombardments, during which the in
terior of the place was filled with riV
bonlike sheets of electricity and baV.s
of fire which moved silently from poi-i
to point. Exchange.
Breakfast In Norway.
Home brewed beer has of late years,
says Harold Simpson in his "E-ambit-
In Norway," largely displaced spirt
as the national drink of the Norwegi
ans. It is so popular that it is u v i
even at breakfast to wash down ti
'stock dish fried pork smothered i
onions. The first sight of a Norwegla a
breakfast table, adds the anthor, is ar t
to astound one. It is corered witii
small dishes, principally ftab fres!
fish, smoked fish, fish in tins, fish ia
miniature barrels. There are also cold
meats and an endless variety ct
cheeses, of which the Norwegians ar
Very fond.
' Tears Not Idle.
"My doctor tells me a good cry 14
beneficial." '
The second woman, opening
purse, displayed a first class returs
ticket to Europe.
"A good cry gained fee thia, ti0
said. New York Press.
True Love.
Tom But perhaps she doesn't lor
you. Jack Oh. yes, she does! Tom
How do you know? Jack When I
told her that I had no money to gA
married on she offered to borrow ".-,-.
from her father. Philadelphia In
quirer. The Departing Son.
"Our boy has left us," wept t'.
mother as their only son waved good
by from the car window.
"Tee," said the old man, whom tin
boy had Just touched for a heavy loan,
"but he hasn't left us much." Detroit
News.
It Takes a Long Tims..
"I do not think people shocld gut
married until they are thoroughly ac
quainted with each other."
"What would you do abolish mat
rimony?" Judge.
A life In continual need l1ia.tCiat
German Proverb. -