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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
TO ELECT FIRE COMMISSIONERS.

There will be a meeting of the legal
voters of fire district No. /, oil Spring
field, on Saturday to elect fve FIRE COM
missioners and for the purpose OF vot-
ing an appropriation of $500 for by.
drsnts. The polls win be open from I
to 7 +. M at the 5re headquarters.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
WANT TO SERVE ON
PROTECTORS BOARD.

JERSEY CITY. May ia communal
cation was read at last nights meet
ing of the Board pf Aldermen 10 Witch
the Rev sydney T. sweet. Of ST.
stephens r. T. Church. offered niz
services ss one ef the 'Protectore, a.
be appointea By the mayer under to
law to project habitue1 <gon1axdn
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

mitiee. and President Butler ~ Columbia
abolished football in that university.
After winter of argument and conflict
the old rules committoe self-sppointod and
self-Torpetuating. merged with the now.
and the joint body revised tho rules Tho
fre-yard rule was abolished. and ten yards
was mace the requisite distance 10 he
Eained in three uIshes OF downs Tho side
having the hall was allowed 10 mako one
forward pass in each scrimmsge. and every
player on the side kicking hall was al
lowed 20 recover il il IL touched tho ground.
irrespective Of whether another PLAYER had
touched u or not. 4 neutral zone OF a ward
was established between the lines Of scrim-
mage; six players were required to he at
all times on that line. thus automatically
sholishing the old msss play. and rev and
severe penalties for intentional roughness
were established. namely. disqualification Of
the offending player and tho loss TO his
Tram of half the distance from the point
y NaeFe- Ae-seH = committed 10 its own
goal line.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

~ - in the mill villages they are brought
10 ave under improved sanitary conditions
The child labor of the mills" continued
the surgeon general. is found chiefly in
tho spinning room. and the product Of the
other rooms i'm the mills is dependent upon
the product Of the spinning room. If now
any sudden change is made i'm the child
labor Of the South this will necessarily
result in cutting down the labor of the
mills. and for many Of the families IN
question the only thing which will remain
open 10 them viii 10 return 70 the soil
polluted small farms Considering the mill
from this point Of view II is seen that the
Southern cotton mill is an important sani-
tary uplifting influence for these people.
and this important point must he horne in
mind and must be balanced against any
detrimental physical effects which mill life
may have upon them Since the foregoing
conditions do not exist in the North. II is
evident that the question of child labor in
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

Or. Stiles became convinced that while the
Joke had thvarted his progress In the eradi-
cation OF the hookworn the ridicule would
ultimately serve good purpose. Popular
attention was drawn 20 the question. and
when Mr.. Rockefeller became interested ne
sent his representatives to the South 20
inquire into the nature and prevalence OF
the disease When he had verified the facts
as 70 the extent ot the disease and had
become convinced that there was a means
Of effecting IT'S cure and prevention. he
authorized the organization of commits
sion 10 call on him from time to time for
such sums as may be needed during the
next five years for carrying on an aggres-
sive campaign up 20 a total Of 100000.
While il may not be proper 10 refer 10 the
hookvorm parasite as 'the germ OF lazi-
ness tho scientists mako II clear that
when the hookworm ia exterminated labor
In the South will he more efficient They
say that patients afflicted with the disease
are weak and this weakness brings with IL
an indisposition 20 work frequently inter
preted as 'Iaziness." In recent report on
the hookworm Dr. Stiles said that the soil
pollution now occurring on various Southern
farms was responsible for large amount
of the ansnrlsa found among the farm
hands ard hence for a great deal of the
iuefficiency net with among farm labOrers.
To do away with this soi pollution" he
sddedt is IOt Onl.- in the interest Of the
public health. buS also in the interest of
the furt'sr eccrornic development OF the
- nth. especially on t,ie farms end in the
textile industries"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
MASS PLAYS ALLOWED.

At first m" rule against mass IIavs did
not apply within the 25-yard line. and no
specific penalty was provided for failure of
the forNsTd pass. Now mass plsvs are
forbidden everywhere. and II Il forward
pass strikes the ground UNTOUCHED by
player Of either siCe on the first or second
OF The three rushes permitted in the at
tempt 10 gain tcn wards known ;echnicsll--
As tho first or second down. the penalty IS
fifteen Yards. On the third down the hall
is ~ once forfeited To the other side. An
other important change but with less ef-
feet on general PLAY. is that which reduced
tho value ~ a goal from the lcld first 20
four points. ana. this year. 10 three such
Cosl used 10 DO worth aye points as
much as touchdown.
Such are the changes THAT have made the
new game. " one fact were needed to ON
rhssize the change thai has been wrought
i' would be the greatly reduced importance
~ retaining possession Of the ball. IN the
ola dsHs = powerful team. having TO gain
only hvo yards AZ time. could often rush
tine bail The whole length of the field. n is
naturally easier for = weak team u pre-
vent stronger one from gaining ten wards
than five. and therefore kicks and forward
passes. with the possible loss 81 the hall as
that must astonish tie veteran sesinr his
first game under the new conditions
Vow tho question Is whether further
opening OF fh' game h going 20 make IL
any less dangerous. Most old PLAYERS viii
say unhesitaiingiy that This is not 50. Thev
VIII demand, instead. n thorough physical
examination OF every man taking part ia
the play This is done nov 81 Harvard
Nsle. Princeton. Pennsylvania, Cornell and
an, two government academies. as well
a. 81 the great Western universities. Ike
Michigan. Chicago. Minnesota snd WILSON,
san. Some ~fll insist that the referee h-
allowed To order n man out n his condi-
tion seems 20 Warrant such ac,ion. and this
j. iikely 90 prove the real solution Of the
problem.
The lsymsn. studying the game. irving
20 decide. perhaps. whether his son ought
10 he allowed 10 play IL. is going 10 try
io get 10 the bottom Of the matter. He
Ranis 10 know in what respects the play
has hsen changed and he wants Ia get n
the facts. robbed Of technical clothing. 50
that he may come u = decision that is
oousonsni with the facts of the case
n L. fair 20 say that the revision 81
isgs-'0s produced revolutionary changes IN
the game. although many will dispute this
But a little analytical consideration ~ the
sort - game one saw before that and
the sort of game one is likely 10 see now
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
WEAK TEAMS BENEFITED.

Everything is changed noH Even
comparatively weak team has rather more
than an even chance Of preventing a strong
- opponent from gaining ten yards In
three rushes. Tho team carrying the ball.
IN order To advance it AT all consistently.
hos 70 take constant chances Of losing f..
hc forward pass. for instance. involves
dirc danger 81 losing the hail and fifteen
wards besides for q must no caught sauarely
u" DO legitimate n II strikes the ground
first. no matter who picks IL up. the penalty
g. enforced Moreover. an opposing player
may seize the hall i'm the air and turn the
tables completely
The kicking game has been restored ~
its original value. one reason is that II u
required. Of necessity, on account of the
difficulty Of gaining ground through the
line aud the danger of giving the ball 10
the other sill" within striking distance Of
IN, goal line il an attempted forward pass
should fail when resorted 70 inside tho 20
yard line Of the attacking team. and another
a. tho increased potential power of kick
- gain ground
Many footbell men rezard the rule placing
every man on the kicking side. except the
kicker onside. as the most important O:
all the changes This rule is much misun-
derstood but n is essentially simple IN the
I'd DAYS no player of the side that kicket
Lad the right II touch the hall until IL had
been touched by an opponent, except the
man ma king the kick As result. IN"
kicker was always buried under mass o.
charging forwards 20 keep him from the
hall aud some serious accidents resulted.
Now any man. except the kicker. can get
the hall provided Il has touthsd the
ground. regardless Of whether an opponent
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

will prove convincing IN tho old days
IL was the policy ~ team having the
hal 10 hang on 20 IL Ike grim death.
Keep the halT' was the cry % the
Coachcs. "I-se PLAYS that viii give You
small gain hammer away Al tho line Take
no chance. unless voI have 20. Or losing
ground on wide runs Batter ycur Way
down tho field and keen YOUR end runs
for = last resort when the line stirrens."
That WAS tho WAY tho hig eievens PLAYED
tho Cam. When tbre" attempts we're p"r-
mitted in which 10 carry the hall five
Yards. = simple mathematical calculation
showed that IL the hall was advanced
yard and two-tbirds Al each attempt the
required distance would be gained. An
al ancs of that amount. almost certain
each time that = PlunEing fullback Ike
Graydon. Of the Harvard team of 1871. or
And Smith. of PENNSYLVANIA carried
tho Leather. consistently maintained. would
produce the distance time after time The
game grew monotonous.
An eleven with the power of Yales m
1909 or Harvard in 1901 could receive the
9 plungiug attack directed ~ the tackles
or guards and sweep down The field 10
a touchdown without once giving the op-
the ball
Ordinarily There WAS no profit in kicking
if team had phenomenal punVr like
Herman. Of tho Harvard eleven In i91i ov
DE Wit of Princeton two years later. ~
Eckersall. of Chicago. and hacked up such
man bv defence powerful that n
inew ii could force the opposing team 90
return its pUnts. II could gain ground more
quickly by adopting n kicking game
'hicsgo. PLAYING Michigan in 1903.
worked ont a victory IN a srore Of . -
h. jrst that WAY. Neither side could gam
through The line and both were forced ~
kick constantly. Eckersali. one of tho few
men Who ever kicked consistently for more
than hfly Yards would boot the ball away
from ~ own 3H-yard line. say. and n
would 10 down on Michigan's e5-yard line
Back would come the kick at once. and
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

the South contains elements which are not
involved in the same question in the
North"
In severe cases Of hookwOrm the patients
are underdeveloped. both physically and
mentally. The skin is dry and tallOw like.
the hair dry. the shoulder blades promi-
nent. and the stomach swollen. Usually
there is tenderness in the pit of the
stomach In about half Of the severe cases
there are ulcers on the skin. and in about
81 per cent OF the cases the patients have
ground itch" The scientists say that
hookworm is the most frequent cause OF
dirt eating.
When DR.. Stiles made his first report on
the discovery OF the New World species OF
hookworm. II was announced that he had
discovered THE germ of -laziness." For
eight years nc has been fighting against
this iocular treatment of serious subject.
To mention the hookvOrm meant only to
he greeted with derisive laughter. Finally,
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
Rockefellers Generosity Will BE Welcomed by
the Best Elements IN the South. and War
1.-The American Murderer Will
Soon Begin in Earnest.

Of round worms known technically as un-
cinarine. Two different kinds Of hook
worm occur in man. one of these is pop
ularly known a. the "Old World hook
worm the other as the "NcN World hook
worm" Both Of these parasites are known
2" occur I'm Africa the homo of ihc negro.
and both have hren found IN the negro.
The old World hOokworm is relatively rare
in the United States. where the great ms
joriiy of cases must he attributed to tho
New World parasite. The New World hook
worm is known as the American muir
drrer. This name having heen given Il on
account % the great numher Of deaths II
causes. directly or indirectly The presence
in tho United States IF the American
murderer was discovered in 1901 ny Or
Charles Wardem Stiles zooogist of the
Bureau Of Animal Industry Since that
time Dr. Stiles who is now chief OF the
division Of zoology. United States Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service. has
pursued his Investigations Of the American
sPecies until he has become the foremost
hookworm authority in this country.
Tae American hookEorm is about one
fourth TO one-hsf an inch long and about
as thick as a small hsirpin. II has hard
cutting plates or jaws guarding the en-
trance 70 its mouth With the aid Of which
il faStens itself 70 the intestinal wall In
the mouth cavity. shown IN tho accom-
panying picture. may no seen the large
hollow tooth. like TIE fanEs Of poisonous
snake and two of the four sharp lancets
which guard the entrance TO the esopha-
gus In iis adult stage tho hookworm -
found fastened TO the rring membrane ~
the small intestine. Formerly q was
thought that tho parasite secured its hold
by means ~ hooks. but now IL is estah-
lished that il fasfens itself by biting the
membrane II makes wound. sucks the
blood and produces = poisonous substance
which Injuries the person affected. : per
son NAV harbor 2 few hOokwoTms. Or sev-
sral thousands. according 10 the amount
~ infection 20 which hs has been sub
iected. The disease is more common in
children than in adults. The parasites do
not multiply in the intestine their eggs
require fresh air in order 10 develop. and
50 for every hookworm found i'm the in
iestine = separate germ must enter the
body
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

has or has not touched IL. Onside and on
side, as terms. confuse many persons. They
simply indicate whether or not a man has
the right 20 touch the ball. and. more spf-
officially. whether or not a man ia in front
OF the hall. or in front Of the line Of de-
msrcation between the two rush lines. be-
fore the hall is put in play The hve-ysrd
penalty for onsde play, 81 frequently i'm
posed in games. ny the wsv. usually has tn
do with this specific breach IF the rule on
the line OF sCrimmage
II is this rule which has made possible the
most brilliant, tho most spectacular. the
most profitable and at the same time prob
ably tho most difficult play in modern foot
bsll-th" onside kick. This play consists
of short Kick. made. as a rule from
scrimmsge formation aud bv a man receiv-
ing Tho bah direct from the centre on p
short pass, IN such a way that N will strike
the ground far from any opposing PLAYER.
and give an end. tackle or a back or the
attacking side chance to seize the hall
and make pronounced gain. The hall
when kicked. travels almost always 10 one
side. strikes the ground not more than
fifteen yards from the place where il was
kicked, and so allows a feet attacking
player 10 fan on II for gain of fifteen or
twenty AdtuS- W 'he man mas tnat part Of
the field to himself he can frequently pick
the bah up and run with n. Increasing the
gain tremendously.
As strategic measure feint is usually
made on this play. back running. with In
reference. toward the end other than the
one To which the kick Is To be directed.
with the object Of drawing the defending
players away from the place OF the real
attack. Princeton has always exceIled IN
the use o. this play
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
A SOUTHERN DISEASE.

In this country hookNorm Is a Southern
oiseese. and for practical purposes n may
he said that the Potomac and the Ohio
rivers form The natural northern limit of
its distribution, although some few cases
occur north - these streams There are
now over forty cases under treatment in
the city ~ Washington. The hook worm re-
oUires a certain amount q warmth 20 de-
Helor. and fiourishos IN tropical and sub
tropical climates. a loose soil. such as \
sandy loan. is much more favorable 10 the
Development % Tho worms Than is hard
cofnpsci soil. such as clay.
Hookworm disease Is caused ny the pres
once of small worms belonging 10 q group
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
FFr,n The r,sbun. Rrr.su

iFrsn The Tribune RUresu.l
Washington. NpN. -lsefCre the close ~
th wear measures will hc taken for =
broad and systematic eight for tho oNter-
nsnation of the hookworm. Ths commis-
sion which has been appointed % lake
chcuge - the expenditure of the fund of
si.esl. o. which has been given by John ID.
kookcfsiler 90 carry on campaign Tor
Graduating tho hcokworm disease vii be-
sin is work with every assurance - as
sis,sncc and cooperation on the par' of
these most interested
Members - the commission say that. on
the whole. tho people of tho South. part.cu-
Harry tho educators ard physicians. are
showing an interest i'm Tho forthcoming
osmpsign viii, n promises rs certain sue
cess. They express confidence IN their shil-
ity not only 20 check disease which az
ficts more Than two million persons. hut
eventually completely 10 eradicsie H. They
assert that. while Mr. Rockefcner's contri-
hutton Was dictated solely ~ his interest
an Inc humanitarian side Of the question.
his munihceni sIfi VIII furnish sufficient
sinevs of war tor successful campaign
" Nhich win bring renewed Physicsl Vigor 10
the people of the South and greatly assist
in their economic development
N hile IL may hs several weeks. 90 longer.
hsfore the Rockefeller commission is pre-
pared 10 make su officiai snnounc, ment q;
the ope ~ lis work. II is known that thu
scientists who compose the membership OF
thst commission have adopted as the
NhtchNords of their campaign .Edacation"
and Sanitation They VII seek 10 sni,st
the hearty cooperation ~ the boards of
heslth Of an the Southern States. 20 the end
thst systematic measures may he adopted
Tor the prevention ~ soil pollution. This is
The most important problem with which the
commission has % deal. and once IL L.
solved the eradication ~ the hookwornl
disease Mil b. quickly accomplished.
reduction o. soil pollution in che South
r.esns q reduction - hookWorm disease
end typhoid, hence re3uction of mortality.
especially in women and children: in
crease IN VITALITY and mentality and an ele-
walton - the mental. physical and financial
condition. especially Of the tenant white
class.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

vnced him that while both hookworm dis
ease and malaria are found in the negro.
the black man il r. Litively immune To the
pathological effects of both infections. but
forms tremendous reservoir for infection.
The negro Is r.erly twice as great a
spreadrr Of hookw"rlu disease as tho white
He Is also a greater relative spreader of
malaria. because n" screens less against
mosquitoes Because Of these conditions
the governments scientists SAY that tho
white race i'm tire South is living under
hygienic handicap. due To the presence OF
such \ large negro population. The whites
i'm better financial condition are able to
protect themselves against this disease.
which falls more severely upon those in
poorer circumstances. chiefly the rural
tenant whites.
When tie investigations Of hookwOrm
disease were started il was thought that
tho auamic condition Of those employed in
the cotton and knitting mills of the South
was due to breathing in the lint. Dr Stiles
is now convinced that this is not fact.
He found that anRmia varied greatly in
different mills. In certain mills which OBJ
tained their supply of labor chiefly from
clay lands the percentage or infection
among children was under 10 per cent.
while i'm mill drawing its operatives from
sandy localities 50 per cent of the children
had hookvorIn disease Some of the So
verest cases OF ansema were found among
children who had been in the mills only "A
foW weeks.
Commenting ON this tho surgeon general
Of the Marine Hospital Service said in his
last annual report that the ansemia Of the
Southern cotton mill is much more the
product Of soil pollution OF the tenant
farms than il is tho product of working in
the mills. and. matter of fact these
ansemic children improve i'm condition after
cnrning 10 the mills. lnr The simnla reason
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
GUARDS AND TACKLES BACK.

a-p 20 end including 1Sas The rules had
soelned 10 pat = premium "n sheer weight
Eud driving power. Nher the rules re
,.uir.,i that tile ball he advanced FIVE yards
in throo attempts or surrendered To- tire
suponenfs . gain - two Yards vas Rsiua-
40. FOR n sresdiiy maintained. three rusios
would Wild fhr .iisfauce. SO George Wood
run evolved the ida - bringing ;he guards
l,a..k - the linz and using tnein either 90
carr, t,e bal.or 80 concentrate weight on
tlle sF,1' 20 ila sfiacsed. Walter camp pom
dcn,d oa this and evolved the mass play
bringing tackles back in zoo. when Gordon
Browns tram sWep; az before ~. as Har-
Aard's eleven the next wear. working fhe
iark les back plas oui still further. also did.
'riieso fy-o plays provided the mass plsy
which replaced the old h,ing wedge. and
a., this riar. with iis almost inevitable 81
feet 81 piline up players, the attacks of
fhose who objected 10 the alleged brutality
~ football were concentrated.
Moore q hslfbsck ~ Union College wss
tacldod In en- eud run in = game with New
Work Univcrsiiy. fell on the back % his
lead. and died fhe same nishf lfe had
rrea iousiy SUSTAINED = cerebral injury and
led bsen ads ised not 10 PLAY. Never1he-
iess. the storm ~ criticism ros. 20 renewed
,Gry: Chancellor Msccrscken 81 New York
University called n reform conference. out
q shirh came fhe Insercoiiegiste Athletic
Association and the new football rules com
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
HOW BODY BECOMES INFESTED.

The Young worm may enter the body i'm
two different WAYS. ~ may he swallowed
in contaminated water or II NAV bore its
pay through the skin. Boring through the
skin i The more common method Of infec-
tion. After entering the skin. tho young
y orms make their WAY 10 the blood and
PASS with tho blood through the heart TO
tile lungs. Gradually, they find their way
70 the small intestine where they shed their
skin. become mature. and then begin their
work Of in3uring the walls o. the intes-
tines. 81 sucking the blood. and OF poison
ing their victims
Invesii igstions by Dr. Stiles have con-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

Chicago would have it again on her 80 ar
a. ward line So the hall was worked down
the h"Ii. until finally Michigan back,
catching il on his very goal line. was swept
over FOR a safety. and his team. which had
sN opt cvorything before II for years. was
beaten by tho smallest score ever recorded
~ q chamnlnnshin contest.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

la a countrs store a Young hoy was un-
der discussion by the cracker-hsrreI COM
mittee. Jones had just remarked. That
boy : a regular rool. Tie dcnt know moth
ing he d1n't know enough 10 ron,e In
when u rains. Then he discovered The
oy's father, who had overheard the re-
mark, ahf. wishing - apueaSe h,iu he
said. 'NBlL Sam. Z sin't YOUR fault you
learned him all ycu knew. -Lippincott' 3.