Putnam patriot., 1913-12-19
WASTES COASTS
HEALING CLINE
State Has No Right to Turn
over Sea Shore TO COttagers
STATEMENT OF DR.. MAHER
Chairman Of tuberculosis Com.
mission Makes Report to Governor
Baldwin on Study and Cure Of
the Great White Plague.


Especial Hartford Correspondence.1
Hartford.-The State has 10 right
TO turn its seacoast entirely over 10
summer cottagers. Il should found
and maintain on some portion Of Il =
sanatorium for tuberculosis sufferers.
This Is the opinion Of DR.. Stephen J.
Maher, chairman Of the State Tuber-
eulosis Commission, in a report sub
mitted 70 Governor Baldwin.
Doctor Maher has just returned
from a tour OF Germany. where he
studied that country's enterprises In
caring for white plague victims. he
says:
Connecticut is wasting her God
given opportunities when she hands
control Of her shore over 10 the SUM
mer cottager. feel like making
personal appeal to some wealthy son
or daughter OF Connecticut to build
a seaside sanatorium and give il to
the State to maintain. We will find
the place and help the plans. II
would DO a new thing in Connecticut
history"
Doctor Maher critieises the made
Quacy Of the States equipment for
treatment Of sufferers, although he
praises the thoroughness Of the work
done at Wailingford. particularly by
the nurses. The physical equipment
in Germany. however, and the thor
ough system. be says. are models for
American institutions
Still Guard Morgan Grave.
Although nearly eight months have
passed since the body OF J. Pierpont
Morgan was buried on the summit Of
Cedar Hin Cemetery, the grave Is
now, as it has been from the day of
interment closely guarded, partic-
ularly at night During the day no
specially assigned Waterman is kept
there. but at sunset an armed guard
goes on duty until sunrise
Smallpox Suspect EIudes Police.
Health Officer John r Black and
the New London police searched for
James Dixon. homeless negro small
pox suspect, whose disappearance Was
ooineident with the discovery OF three
other patients, Mrs. Bessie Jackson. OF
Norwich, who has fullydeyeloped
case OF smallpox and the two chill
dren Of the woman, eight and ten
years OF age, who are suspected OF
having contracted the disease. Little
is known OF the woman, who is
thought to have been in the city for
about two weeks. Mrs. Jackson and
her children lived in O house on At
1antic street, from which she was
elected. Dixon was a frequent WISH
tor at the house and is thought by
the health officer TO have fallen vic
tim to the dis ase there.
Appeal Made from Pulpits.
Appeals We're made in the different
churches of the city to the people of
Bridgeport, asking them TO purchase
the Red Cross Christmas stamps. the
returns from which will be used to
fight the Great White Plague--Tuber-
culosis The appeal to HELM in this
work was made through the efforts
OF the National Association for the
Study and Prevention Of Tubereu-
losis, and the appeal was made not
only in Bridgeport but throughout the
whole country.
That tuberculosis is a serious prob
le,a among church congregations, IS
evidenced by statistics gathered by
the National association. which show
that 10 per cent of all deaths among
church members are caused by tu-
berculosis.
Noted Clergyman Dead.
The Rev. DR. George Marvin Stone,
pastor emeritus of the Asylum Ave
nue. Baptist Church. an author of re-
ligious works and known as lee
turer and traveller, died at his home
here of breaking down. incident to
old age, Had he lived three days
more he would have been 70 years
old. He was born In Strongsville,
Ohio. He was engaged In newspaper
work I'm Cleveland after his gradua-
ton and became city editor of the
Cleveland True Democrat He gave
up newspaper work for the ministry
however. and his first pasrorate was
at Danbury He was for twenty-niae
years pastor of the Asylum Avenue
Baptist Church here. becoming pas
tor emeritus in 1908.
Mrs Byrd w. Wenman, who is
suing for divorce from her husband,
4 cotton broker OF New York City
seized a number OF wedding presents
which had been left at the residence
OF her husband at Stamford. While
the deputy sherin was removing the
goods. she stood on the doorsteps and
checked of the articles. The things
had been left with her husband, she
said to make life comfortable for
their 6-year-old son. who spent two
weeks alternately with the father
The Connecticut River Bridge and
Highway District Commission has
made a new proposition to the spe-
cial committee of the court OF com
mon council appointed to consider the
advisability OF the purchase by the
city of the river front property owned
by the commission. The proposition
IS for the city to take only the river
front property and not the other
property owned by the commission
which the city has no interest IN own
ing. The price asked is s3sc 900