The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-19

Der of fugitives from the eruption had
taken refuge, and. unable, like the elder
Pliny, to find escape by sea- had persisted
there. Some of them were wearing their
most valuable possessions-among them a
man with gold chain. bracelet, and rings
whom an Italian archaeologist, Signor Ca
nizzzaro, forthwith identified by some
mysterious mediumistic process as the
he heraided his discovery to the learned
world. To say nothing about the simple
fact that We are fully and authenticity
Informed by his nephew concerning the
circumstances of Pliny's death away the
other side of the Sarno. and concerning
the rescue of his body the day after the
eruption ceased, il was amusing to have
Signor Canizzaro identify as Pliny the
skeleton of man all tricked OUT with
jewelry. when Pliny himself in his Ma
tural History satirizes numerically the
wearing of such trinkets by members of
the male sex. But the jewelry is now
safely stored away. and further excava-
tons suspended until the owner can have
his legal rights in the premises estab-
lished. OF certain private excavations in
the neighborhood of Bosco Reale 1t is yet
too early to speak.
The sociologist as well as the archaeolo-
gist finds his interest in this neighbor-
hood at present There is a most vigorous
discussion going on at Naples concerning
the 'municipalization OF bread that Is.
the proposal TO establish bakeshops under
the management of the municipality for
the manufacture and sale Of hread. on
which the poor chiefly depend for food
Such socialistic experiments are by no
means unknown In Italy, though il IS in
Sicily. at Catania. that the most sue
cessful effort OF this sort has been carried
through.
Even though the statement OF the pro-
sindaco (acting mayor Of that city. that
the price of bread to the consumer has
thus been reduced 30 per cent. and its
quality much improved. IS somewhat mis-
leading. because certain other clements
have contributed 10 that result there
Seems 70 be no reason TO doubt that
substantial gain has been attained in the
amelioraticn of the condition OF the poor.
At Naples there has recently been decid-
ed reduction in the price Of bread. due
party 20 a reduction OF the tax on iour
and. partly. perhaps. 10 the far among
private bakers that high prices N ght
bring about the realization Of such NUM-
cipsi competition as they evidently fear
Up TO ~ bread OF ordinary quality sold
in Naples a: = een;esirni the kilOgrs rsnDe.
4, Is noE selling at a. but /, II claimed
that this reduction f. largely no-ninsl
being balanced by scanf weight and a1ni
teration OF four. The friends q che rnu-
nlcipaIiza tion 'o< bread At SaTfrx urge
that the quality b. improved and che price
lowered by sae intervertfor Of the COM
uune n the business. and that. a. brad
= one Of The chief necessaries OF iife. TIRE
community ought 20 undertake 20 fur
nIsh Il az The cost 81 prodUcrfou- The
sppon@nts Of The scheme Plead tn stock
argumeuts-thzt private entsFprtse ard
competition might better b stinsuizts3
than suppressed. thst Il Is doubtful
whether the eifF could procSc@ brad 50
chesply o. a. web - private h-uss. tat
opportunity would Be o7~aed FOR al s0Tts
Of yoiifsczI 5oebery. ard TIE DIR sEizh;
wake up 70 Ind usslf ssddl@-s With heavy
sees ard 50 forth II - cgrioEs 20 10
iice TIA; rot much stress s~sEs % - is5f
by TIE oppaxstio1 sacs to arsu-1snf fszf
TIE state should at On xers-zl rrt-ct7ies
Undertake ANY sss<h bussr-sz srhesnes -
all The so-lAlis.ic prfnci-is s@e-zs q b
pretty E<aersEly sd-ufsf-a-
The 1=ssurns q the 6lscuss.or y sss1
uncertain. Ths zuuntsspsl ssurss. Ssa
tie mayer az is bead, pre1<1te1 20 TIE