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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-07-14
.INFANTPARALYS|S
IN EPIDEMIC STAGE
Conditions Such That Bonds
Will Be Issued to
Pay Workers
DEATH RATE rs PER CENT
Cases Now Total over 600 and Fatal
ity Rate Is 25 Per Cent, Most Ap-
paIling Ever Experienced-Infant
Plague Spreading in Suburbs.

New York.-The United States Pub.
lie Health Service was called In to
help fight the plague OF infantle
paralysis in New York City.
There was one death from the di'
sease in Chicago and the Finance
| Committee of the City Council appro-
priated $4,000 for the Health Com
missioner to spend on precautionary
measures. Three cases have been re-
ported there.
Five cases were reported In Mon
treal, where a campaign against the
further spread OF the disease was in
augurated. Three cases were report.
ed at New Bedford, Mass, and two
each from Philadelphia and Spring
field, Ill. One death and two other
cases were reported from South Beth.
lehem, Pa.
One case was reported In each of
the following places: Boston, Balti-
more. Pittsburgh, Terre Haute, Ind;
Columbus, Ohio; Providence, Il. l.;
Lowell Mass.
With 206 cases of infantile paralysis
in the Kingston Avenue Hospital, in
Brooklyn, 104 cases in the Willard
Parker Hospital, in Manhattan, and
new cases coming in the rate Of
seventy-fve to 100 a day, the Depart
ment OF Health, although drafting ev-
cry available employe to the work OF
fighting the disease, has been able
to muster only an inadequate force.
The death total in New York City is
now 1S7 and 81 new cases bring the
number in the city to 797.
Reports from country districts in.
dicated that the disease is gaining a
foothold in many Of them. Several
cases developed up The State, and
there were new cases or deaths at
Amityville, Copiague, Oyster Bay and
Lakeville, on Long Island. There are
eleven cases in Essex County, N. J.
New York City has been de.
clared by the Board of Health and
the Mayor to be in great and immi.
nent peril of an epidemic" Of infantile
paralysis. The Mayor at the request
Of the Board of Health authorized the
lOmplTOueT 10 Sell emcIBtHCy DOHuS
up to $4,000 to meet expenses OF fight
ing the disease.
Dr. Emerson explained that his dec
laration as to the peril to the city was
based on statistics. These figures
show an increase Of 113 new cases
in the whole city, making a total to
date of 623. There were seven more
deaths in the city and two in the
suburbs. The total of deaths in New
York is 1874. The death rate, % per
cent, exceeds all records Of previous
epidemics of infantile paralysis.
Fear of the disease caused thou
sands of parents to hurry their chill.
dren from the city. The announce
ment of that exodus gave concern to
the health authorities of other cities,
for DR.. Emerson had informed them
of the epidemic in New York and had
advised them to take precautions. In
Chicago eighteen medical inspectors
were watching trains from the East.
In New Jersey several institutions
announced they would not receive
children until danger from the scourge
in New York has passed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-07-14
WAR REFUGEES BRING GERMS
Held Responsible for Outbreak Of In
fantile Paralysis.

New York.--War refugees from
Italy are bringing to this country
germs which are fresh and especially
virulent and are responsible for the
present outbreak of infantile paralysis
in this city. in the opinion of ex-
pert bacteriologists of the Municipal
Health Department. Forty-six new
cases developed over night, and
nearly 400 persons are victims of the
disease.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-07-14
SHARK KILLS A BATHER
Both Legs Of Victim Bitten OF and
Body Torn by Monster.

Spring Lake, N. Under the hor
rifed eyes of hundreds on the Board
walk, a shark bit off the legs OF
Charles Bruder, Swiss youth. and
tore his right side terribly. Bruder
was dead before men no had gone to
his rescue could get him ashore.
This is the second time within four
days that sharks have taken human
life off the New Jersey Coast On
Sunday Charles +. Van SAINT, a youth
of Philadelphia, was ripped to death
by one off Beach Haven.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-07-14
DENY BRITAIN PROTESTED Al
SUBMARINES PRESENCE.

London.-The foreign office has de-
MED a report cabled from the United
States that the British government
had protested TO Washington re-
garding the presence Of submarine
in an American port. II Is stated
that Great Britain has taken no ac-
ton.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-07-14
BRINGS MurlNeERs IN IRONS
Two Armed Men Make Ships Voy'
aue an Inferno.

New York.-The Norwegian steam.
ship Nordaneer. two members of the
crew In irons, reached here. from
Marseilles. The two men, a Mexican
and a Spaniard. armed with knives
and firearms. refused TO work after
the vessel left Marseilles gnd until
two days ago. when they were finally
seized. fought with the crew and sue
ceeded in destroying a large quantity
OF the ships stores.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-07-14
LIMIT TRAVEL TO CONTINENT
British War Office to Stop All With
out Serious Business There.

London.-The War Office issued a
statement OF warning that in the
interest of public safety there should
be no travelling on the Continent ex.
cept for the most serious reasons.
All persons intending to leave for
the Continent were warned that they
would undergo the strictest examina-
tion under the passport regulations
and close search of their persons and
baggage.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-07-14
AUSTRIA TO HANDLE CROPS
Government Will Take Direct Charge
of Distribution of Grain.

Vienna.-After lengthy conferences
between the ministers of the interior
and of agriculture for both Austria
and Hungary, system for the
eouable distribution of grain of all
sorts throughout the monarchy for
the year 1916-ls17, beginning August
1, has been settled upon. II will
differ, from last years method, and
will be accompanied by a rise in
prices.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-31
to releasing her gaze. she stared at
him without Snaakinr sEY'N, cIyro

to releasing her gaze. she stared at
him without speaking. I'm sure I
know YOU" he exclaimed, perplexed.
He rose of a sudden to his feet-so
easily it surprised her. 1T was the
beach," he went on, slowly. You
were hurt-the miniature rail"oad!"
She regarded him a momen in ST.
lence. Then she spoke: is it posi-
ble?" she nurmured. You are-?"
I'm the little boy" he smiled
grimly. Till now, I've never seen the
little girl since"
A sense of confusion assailed her:
she wanted to escape his look. You
are hurt" she said, dismiss4ng with
an effort all consciousness of their
strange meeting.
He hesitated; then he saw. and he
thought he understood. No" he said
%brusquely, almost rudely, only a few
scratches"
A cry of recognition and
ment cut off their words. The passen-
ger train had backed down on the
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climbing the grade east Of . big hill
known on the division as Blackbird
pass, found itself In trouble. The air
pump. after baking all morning. had
quit. and the conductor going forward
found the engineer. after repeated ef-
forts with the big machine, helpless.
Without losing much time. the con-
ductor rugged up his emergency tele-
phone and asked for instructions from
his dispatcher. The answer to his
request was curt: Bring In No. las
BY hand brakes" The crew spread
to their posts on the decks and tho
numbering string Of heavily laden cars
painfully got under way up the hill. II
was . struggle al the way to the sum-
NIT: then. dropping over the Hill. the
long string began RAPIDLY TO pick up.
Il picked up. indeed. too rapidly.
The crsw vaiAly strove 70 hold hack
the unwieldly train. Clubs n hand
anA WITH The hrAkee hard jammed,
thay go tAe1s 0engesr sasimloesly
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like a film through her head, Helen
was dashing out Of the ONCE when the
scream Of a whistle signal bore down
on her ears. Confused as she was, it
meant nothing to her. A chance, a
hope, had flashed acros her mind and
her resolve had been taken-to reach
the passing track switch and side
track the fatal runaway before it
should strike and scatter to destruc-
tion the helpless passenger train.
Rocket, without a thought other
than OF alfalfa and undisturbed repose
in his %drooring head, stood at hand in
the sunshine. To his amazement his
mistress running to him, headlong,
vaulted upon his back. In her fear.
she cried to him. The horse heard-it
seemed as If he understood. He woke,
%quivering, at the impact OF her body.
Whirling with his charge, at the touch
Of the rein, sc quick he almost bolted
from under his mistress, who was try
ing to seat herself, the brute galloped
with Helen down the main track for
the river bridge.
She painted at great drafts Of sun
ny mountain air as Rockets wiry legs
stretched and bounded under her.
With every stride her mind cleared.
With this, her courage mounted. 1t
was, after all, no more than a smart
dash for her to attain for everyone
safety. The bridge was a difficulty.
but Rocket, who could thread a lava
bed without bruising ! fe1lock, or
cross a prairie-dog town at full speed
and hold his mistress as steady as if
she were sitting a rocking horse, was
not likely to balk at g%alloping over
mere t~ies-besides, she would give
him his time. At the worst, any
bridge, she said to herself, must be
reached before 1t can be crossed, and
her eyes were already fixed hard on
the n she must cross, when she
thought she saw the great jack-knife
span ahead moving mysteriously on
its balanced bed. Urging her horse
to his best, centering all of her facul-
ties on mastering the ticklish task
ahead, Helen's eyes set in a stare on
the jack-knife, to determine whether
it was moving or trucking her strain
ing senses. In almost an instant her
doubt was resolved; to her consterna-
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getting away from them. The train
crew tumbled forward, for q confer
encs, to the cab. The conductor, COM
pairing watches with the engineer.
looked serious-within ten minutes
they would be running on No. eos
time; they might even meet her at tb g
bottom OF the hill before they reached
Signal.
The conductor acted quickly. Pick
ing up a lump of coal he scratched q
message on a white signal flag and
wrapped it around a wrench. Cedar
Grove station was hardly a mile ahead.
A. the engine dashed past it, the con-
ductor, in the gangway, hurled the
message through the Office window.
Picking it up and hastily reading the
rough scrawl, the startled operator
wired the tidings instantly to the next
station. That station was Signal.
In the bouncing engine cab there
were grave faces. What are you GO
ing to do" shouted the engineer.
Without hesitation the conductor
cried: Cut off the caboose and stop
it-let the train go!" The engineer
agreed: We've only got one life
apiece. No time to lose George!" he
yelled to his fireman. make for the
caboose."
The fireman, perhaps the youngest
man in the two crews, without answer
ing. continued to hunt for a wrench.
Wake up. George shouted the con
ductor, come on"
Searching the tool box, the fireman
shook his head. What do you mean?'
demanded the engineer, catching in
excitement at his companions arm
aren't you coming?"
The fireman did not hurry his an
swer. mo. I'll stay here" he said,
turning simply. He was a stubborn,
wellset fellow, really a big. clean.
looking boy-with a heavy head OF
dark hair pushed under his grimy cap
and a slow, clear eye matching his
deliberate way of speaking.
Stay here!" Numbered the conduc.
tor in surprise. Are you crazy? p
He caught the fireman's other arm
and with the engineer talked to the
obstinate fellow. The two, who liked
him, pulled the boy toward the tender
He shook loose. The brakeman joined
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-31
COPYRIGHT 1915 BY FRANK SPARTAN

Where did that dog go?" q~uivered
Helen, not answering.
Gee! didn't see. You pretty near
got killed. That dog wasn't any good"
declared the boy scornfully. Some
day" he stopped the blood on her
knee once more with his handker-
chief, and then added firmly: Il am
going to drive a big engine sometime
myself, like my father
A frantic governess, followed by an
open-mouthed chauffeur, came running
at that moment toward them.
The child parted reluctantly from
her new-found friend. Are you 60
ing to be a really-truly engineer and
smokyed up" she asked.
George faced her ~unabashed. "You
better believe l am"
Il don't care" declared Helen,
gulping solemnly while the g%overness
tried to hurry her away, Il won't ever
forget you-no matter what you are"
At eighteen, Helen had lost none of
the characteristics Of her childhood.
They were held In deeper reserve, but
they were just as persistent. Re-
strained by convention, she was still
adventurous in spirit and her fathers
II anxiety, old soldier though he
was, was that a spirited horse or an
ocean undertow would some day be his
daughters undoing. At that, he was
forced to admit. the reckless girl could
get more out of a horse than he himself
could.
Closest among her fathers friends,
was Amos Rhinelander, a New York
nan Of large means, and General
Holmes, returning on Helen's eight
zenith birthday with Rhinelander and
Rhinelander's nephew-Robert Sea.
grue, himself a young and ambitious
railroad prOmOter-from a trip of in
spection of the tidewater terminals OF
Holmes road, was eagerly awaited
by his daughter at their country home
among the San Pablo foothills. A
message sent up to her from Signal
the suburban station of the country
seat, had asked her to meet her father
that day on No. 90, the through
eastern passenger train.
The motor car had gone ahead and
Helen, taking Rocket, one of her ia
vorite hunting horses, rode down al
her leisure to the station.
While far from being a spoiled child
Helen felt very much at home any
where On the Copper Range and Tide
water railroad. Reared at home, un
der a discipline almost military, and
under teachers held sternly to account
for her education by her only living
parent, the growing girl had still pre-
served an innate simplicity-some
thing almost naive-which was re
flected in her friendship for the EN-
ployees, high and low. of the entire
Tidewater line, Of which her father
was president and in which he owned
a substantial interest.
On the day that Helen cantered lazi
ly down through the foothills toward
Signal, a long ~west-bound freight train
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ton she saw the huge knife draw
moving Enthusiastically upward. Her
eyes sought the bridge tower-the
bridge tender was standing at the
open window. Her glance swept the
stretch of river; then she remem-
bered, then she understood. then she
knew, ala river tug was bearing
rapidly downstream; she could see the
pilot and the captain in the wheel
house; the bridge was lifting for the
boats passage. She had heard it's
loud whistle at the moment she rushed
from the station.
The baked girl drove her little
Infatuated, to greater effort. II she
could make the draw in time she
would jump it-a slight rise-noth-
ing should keep her back. She wildly
waved her free hand at the bridge
tender. He was watching the boat and
the span was slowly rising; but a
few strides closer and she would have
risked making the jack-knife-she
realized now she was too late.
Without sWerving for an instant
from her purpose; without shrinking
from her single alternative, and only
praying for time still to make good
her endeavor, Helen headed Rocket
straight for the open draw. His feet
struck the pier. She gave the horse
his head. The wiry beast saw what
yawned ahead. He heard his mis-
tress' quick word. AS his feet touched
the brink Of the abutment the horse
cOiled like a spring, and for an in
slant quivered. His mistress with a
sharp cry of command rose in her
stirrups; then launching himself and
his burden, like an arrow far out, the
hunter sprang with Helen Clearly into
the liver. There was a great splash
and the parted water closed over their
heads.
A pilot, captain and bridgetender
stood as men dazed, looking on. The
river captain, yelling the crew to quar-
tiers, hurried forward to throw out
lines as oon IS the tug should come
within reach Of the imperiled girl.
The bridgetender. in the window,
glued to the scene, watched the cir
cling bubbles where horse and rider
had plunged down, waiting for them
to reappear. For an interminable in
slant the 0nlookers waited. 1t seemed
a. II the two would never come up.
Then a girlish head Of soaked curls
rose among the ripples, q young face
emerged from the troubled pool, and
Helen, throwing herself free from
Rocket, shook the water from her
eyes and nose with . swimmers quick
certain pun and struck out for shore.
Rocket was not far away. With q few
powerful strokes his mistress caught
his name and recovered him. The
tide. running heavily through the
channel, carried the two together be.
low the pier on the opposite hank.
But Rocket, scrambling in q moment
from the water. bore hts charge un-
hurt up the steep bank. and under
her urging ran up the track to the
toWoe.
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in the struggle. Again the fireman
wrenched away. That's all right
you fellows go ahead"
Its suicide for you, man." pro
tested the engineer.
No, DAN" retorted the fireman
Its every mar for himself" he re
peated, backing across the footplate,
IN stay with the cab"
Stay and be-hanged," shouted the
conductor, with q fiery expletive. Let
him alone, boys" he cried, angrily,
He's dippy. Comet" And with his
companions hustling close after, he
started over the coal on the tender.
The train had attained q frightful
pace. Already glimpses of it's long,
curving roll on the distant hill might
be seen from the window of Signal
station. where the disturbed operator
had taken the message OF the runaway
from Cedar Grove and was reading
it to Helen Holmes, breathless beside
his table:
AIR BRAKES BROKEN DOWN.
RUNNING AWAY. SIDETRACK NO.
20. NO. 40"
It was the import OF the last sen
tence which for az instant froze her
senses. Her father! The passenger
train facing that runaway on the sin
gle track below Signal. More than
once she had heard her father declare
that the stretch between Signal and
the next station, Beaman, must be
double-tracked - only, money was sc
hard to get. II the lack of it should
now cost him his life, the lives of per.
haps half a hundred others!
While she was thinking, the opera.
tor was working furiously at his key
with a message for Beaman station.
His one hope OF avoiding the head-on
collision was to catch the passenger
train beyond Beaman.
STOP NO. 20. RUNAWAY ON
MAIN LINE"
He told Helen, closely watching the
dots and 6ashes, what he had sent
Il should have an answer in a minute
It came almost at once. Signal sta.
ton operator first tried to write it,
then threw down his pen and repeated
It's words ~unsteadily to the frightened
girl.
mo. 20 LEFT ON TIME. BE.
TWEEN HERE AND THE RIVER"
With wide-open eyes she looked in.
tently toward the mountains. At the
moment, the rolling hills nov hid the
runaway, but the situation was chart.
ing itself. like lightning. In her mind.
Between where she stood and where
the passenger train wa coming. the
line crossed San Pablo river, q navi.
gable tidewater stream and . water
way that fed . considerable trafic to
the railroad. Her father had put
acEoss the San Pablo . huge jack
knife 4rawbridge-ths best m hon
ct engineer and IN henest railroad
directorate could build. Just over the
river from Signal station be had q.
ready put n. q Q start towards dou.
ble-tracking. . 1oag passing track.
WITH eveeytAing g this aDee6inG
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~ WYNN oo1IO pun ~ "a
erted to drag his heavy body to great
err safety. With a breath, the first
he had been able to draw, he opened
his eyes. A young I'M was bend
ing over him.
He was a forbidding sight. Blood,
dust and gravel hung in half a dozen
cuts On his Extraordinarily a feature
of his face, except his eyes, had es-
capped the smash of the cinders. Some
n with a very little and very wet
handkerchief wiped his eyes and he
could see more clearly when he opened
them again. He could see the face
bent over him and two eyes fixed
%anxiously on his-a girls face, strange
and yet-what could it be OF recollec-
ton that struggled through his whirl-
ing senses?
Nor had Helen, as she knelt and
worked W the injured man. dreamed
Of seeing any face she had ever
looked into before. Even had it been
uninjured she would hardly have re-
called It under ordinary conditions.
But two people, . young man. now.
and . young woman, were meeting
under extraordinary circumstances
and their eyes were very close to-
gether. The man caught at her hand
a. It passed his forehead. stopped it.
and looked keenly into Helen's eyes.
With that look. . Vision swept across
their memories.
I surely know you" he said, not
taki1g his eyes from hers. Unequal
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-01-27
Interesting Facts
About Lip Reading
BY S. c. NERsEN. Tcne Hau,e. Ind.

of hearing and lip reader he having knowledge
Of It. This remarkable In looking relief from deaf
have treated examined about afdozen physicians
Only them lip reading
have followed his with the gratifying positive
the others little anything the lip reading If
they knew of its value the deaf they would have suggested without
hesitation
The Volta bureau of Washington c. association devoted
the interests of the deaf will gladly furnish information when requested
and where teachers than
instruction. there habits before the
pupil expert reading Glass given
other method
took lessons three When
about half of them could understand folks home with little
difficulty without hearing lips
and understand them WE'LL do
contact with every day.
of lip readers few proficient than
good and others beginners getting along nicely us
gradually learning forget defect
becoming a pleasure than torture
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-01-27
Weakest Link In
Chain Of Life
By SAMUEL C. DIXON. Commissioner Of
Health for Pennsylvania

The chances that unless you have thorough physical
ton could not tell for symptoms misleading and often their mani
festaton general sympheey indicates the trouble located
other than the which the actual of the trouble
Ii there knock the of automobile the first
to desire overhaung recfy the trouble You know if mechanical
defect of this continues multiply the trouble before
long, and that just what happens with the human mechanism
1t well known by the medical profession that those suffering from
organic complaints Often through vigorous adherence certain
rational methods living sufficiently live useful lives
while those suffering functional disorders following
of able medical entirely their health
Everyone suffering with persistent cold headache pains should
consult and submit himself thorough physical
nation would be well for to be examined This
should include examination of the blood vessels blood heart lungs
kidneys consideration of weight regard height and the general
activities of the various
Such specifically made value should
thorough and the daily and habits the individual carefully
sidered in relation to his physical condition.
Men ordinarily obliged to submit to medical examination
and then when they take life Women
insured and hence under ordinary circumstances neglect
physical examination 1t is equally essential to both.