Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-30

more than one cuse on record IN
which the men who operated them
have been able to retire with for
tunes which would not he considered
small even in these DAYS. Hereafter
however. Ill is proposed to eliminate
favortism In the allotment of the
stands and iu awarding permits and
to give preference to applicants who
find ID difficult to make "A living In
any other way because of deformitv
or anliction The crippled and blind
and these afflicted with consumption
IN a negative stntc and those with
other diseases making outdoor work
vital. 10 their well-being, will receive
first consideration. Ii Is. of course,
not proposed 10 disturb a holder Of
Il news stand license whose case Is
needy and who by industry has built
NJ livelihood. II Is only in cases Of
new locations or where old locations
have become vacant that those whose
physical condition is such that they
cannot follow any other occupation
will be granted licenses over those
physically sound. The license com
mission department Is satisfied that
there has been wholesale speculation
by few men in the past. and its
present campaign Indicates its de
termination to put stop to the syn
dictate news stand business. In flu
ture no person win be permitted to
hold more than one stand license and
as far as possible the department will
endeavor to make stands support
two families instead of one.
Children Defective.
An astonishing estimate has just
been made that out of the total en-
rollment Of ss5,j71 children in New
York City's public schools. 617247
or practically 20 per cent. have some
physical defect While this report
Is not the result of an examination
of every child it is presumably cor
rect. II has been possible for the
medical staff TO examine only $780,
ll9 out of the entire number, but Of
these $50. 1872 were found 10 have the
ordinary physical defects. Based on
this percentage the defective total
would reach G17,247. Defects as to
teeth outrank all others. no less than
1920 of those examined suffering
from this cause. Next in order comes
hypertrOphicd tonsils, accounting for
G.95S eases. Defective nasal breath
Ing, 49, 50I cases. is third closely fol-
vision. Malnutrition, orthopaedic de-
fects, cardnac diseases nervous de-
Iects defective hearing and pulmon-
lry disease account for the remand
sr As a result Of this showing closer
medical inspection OF school children
S considered necessary and for this
'eason IL is likely that more than half
i million dollars viii be spent in this
work in the next ycar. The appro-
)riation asked for this is S55i,6 !
IN increase of more than $l23,000.
Cops Are Generous.
When in trouble confide in po- /
icemanl That this is the safest pol I
cy for the New Yorker or for the /
Granger in this city is shown by a /
lovel investigation made by the char /
ties department, As a result of the /
of the charities commits /
Toner that ii would be we'll to find /
mt how cops treat apparently de- |
CRYING men in hard luck, an investi-
ator masquerading as a man out of
job recently applied for help To
fly policemen in various parts of
fanhattan. That the Samaritan in
tinct is alive in the force is indicat-
d by the fact that he received helps
rom forty-seven. He was dressed as
poor working man and with
ard luck story. he interviewed half
alf a hundred of the members of
The Finest" Thirty-four sent the
lvestigator to tho municipal lodging
ouse, six to their station house for
ckets and advice from the desk lieu
,nant and seven to various other
laces where he could get help Of