Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1908-01-02
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| ~ feudfhaDle increase Ill the uuu-
Der of women wage earners in the
United States is shown by a recent
special census report Whereas in
1890 there We're 3.712I44 women en-
gagged in various occupations, in 1900
there were 100000. The increase in
the leading callings adopted by women
in the ten years from 1890 to 1900 has
come in for political comment and lis
as follows: Law, from 20S to 1,010;
stenographers, 21.214 to S5,912; archi-
tects, 327 to 1,03T: clergymen, LAB to
3,4O5; janitors. etc, 2,S03 to S,02S;
bookkeepers, 27,606 to 1890; telegraph
and telephone operators, S,403 to D.
454; nurses, 41,396 to 10S,O7S; sales
women, 57,171 to 1857; journalists,
1888 to 2,193; laborers, 50,321 to ILL.,,
SOB; miscellaneous manufacturing, H.,
978 to 150.627; hired housekeepers, &c.
0S9 to 147, 103; lauhdresses, 215,121 t
$50, 665; farm laborers, 1863, 554 to 49,
$50; teachers, etc, 245, $3.50 to 32T 30;
dressmakers, 29O,3OS to 1850; serv-
ants, etc, 1,145,255 to 1,213,S2S; seam
stresses, one of the oldest callings, de-
creased from 143, $3.50 to 143, 210.
Whether there will be a thorough
overhauling of the naval bureau sys-
tenn by congress has not been deter
mined, but all the indications are to-
ward an inquiry which will include In
addition some examination of the
causes which led to the resignation of
Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson
| from the office of chief of the bureau
| Of oxrio &c.
pected, will be the presentation of n
resolution by Senator Hale of Maine,
chairman of the committee on naval
| affairs, requesting the secretary Of
the navy to furnish to the senate
copy of Admiral Brownsons letter eX-
! planning why he was unable to agree
with President Roosevelt's decision to
place q surgeon instead of q line Off
| Ger in command of the hospital ship
Relief. Surgeon General RiXey issued
q statement declaring that the bureau
of navigation hampered the work of
| the bureau of medicine and surgery.
This was followed by a newspaper in
! terview with Senator Hale upholding
the action of Admiral Brownson.
Senators Aldrich, Allison and Hale,
who took personal charge of framing
a currency bill that Is to be the Re-
publican measure for amending the
banking laws and enlarging the cir
culating medium, are expected to have
the act ready for presentation to the
! senate when congress recOnveneS Jan.
6. Senator Allison probably will in
troduce the bill after it has been sub
mitted to caucus of Republican SEN
ators. The general scheme of the bill,
it is announced, will not be for an as
set currency, which was proposed by
the American Bankers association,
and 1t probably will prevent a repeti-
ton of a large issue of clearing house
certificates whenever the banks get
hard up for cash.
Ambassador Reid in an address be-
fore the New York State Association
of Teachers at Syracuse said we might
profitably take a hint from England in
introducing a little religion in our pub
lie schools. He stated that in Aus
tralia since religious teaching was
abolished In the day schools crime has
increased rs per cent. In the United
every 3,422 of the population, but to-
day there is one criminal for every
900. In Denver out of 10000 boys
1000 of them have been in Jail. The
British public schools, he remarked,
turn out pupils well grounded in Chris
tianity, and America might well follow
their example.
At a caucus of the Democratic as
semblymen of New Jersey in Hoboken
Mark A Sullivan of Jersey City was
selected as the minority leader. The
question of the complimentary nomi-
nation for speaker was left to War
rem, HuQterdon and Sussex. The hon
or will go to Firth, Holcomb or Morris
They will determine which of the
three will receive the compliment. 1t
was decided to renominate as clerk OF
the house Michael ]. Higgins of Els
sex and all the Hudson men who act
ed as officers at the last session. The
remainder of the slate will be arrang
ed at a future caucus.
Cerebro spinal meningitis, the dread
disease which in 1905 took unchecked,
more than 1000 lives in three months
in New York, has apparently been con-
quered by DIR. Simon Flexner, head Of
the Rockefeller Institute For Medical
Research. DR.. FleXner, after almost
three years of research and hundreds
of experiments, has discovered an anti
toxin serum with which to combat the
merciless spotted fever" Recently
he has treated more than sixty persons
with it. In no case was there a fall
ure. The serum is obtained from the
blood of horse.
Mayor Harry X. Lane of Portland,
Ore. in an address before the National
Guard association declared that agents
of the Japanese government had pro-
cured accurate maps of Portland, maps
and specifications of every roadway
eading into the city and of the vari-
Gus pipe lines from which the city OBJ
tains its water supply. Mayor Lane
did not discover the presence of the al