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The Washington times., 1919-04-20

he Gap -cOlsrSd chiekon Saals
Witch HuAsrIIy DsvOurOd This
Chicken and Acquired = caoo e
'oultry TisksI the Ticks Laid
fhoiP Eggs h the HolIows q Zee
Iealss, the SnakS's Bleed Wa In.
Tested and Il Died.
parasite, Immediately attsF diVislon the
parasites have q different appearance than
e . later stage. The forms swimming
free IN the blood make thsiR way lnts the
red eorpusCls By means % their false feet
o. pssudOpOdla or by reaching out their
pointed shds-iOf they have 6luHt and
sharp end.
These amasiAs parasites appear to multi.
ply By laying Ssss Ss veil - bJ diviSiOn.
Professor Koch has sssn the Development
Of spikes from tho broad end Of the pafa-
site within the ticks UtomaCh. The I've
spfkss tAsn Join 70 form fertilized egg.
From the eggs issue minute bodies which
AFFECT the whole tlsBae of the tick, and
especially the salivary apparatus. The
sgEs Of the tick also become infected and
ths young ticks hatched from them carry
the disease % othsf animals.
Animals which have recovered from tick
fever freausntiy become immune. The
parasltss may Btiil be n their blood and
ticks feeding on them can carry the de
sass % otAeF almala. n other words,
tbsy are carriers" 8 tire kamlliAP in e0n-
nection with many diseases.
ne parasite Of Texas, or red water
fsSoP, ,Which occurs in the Southern States
81 America, Argentina, South and Central
Africa, AIgsria, Northern Europe and Aus
traiia, n present in the red blood cells
IN pairs, Whleh are attached to one another
6y & nns thread Of protoplasm. The in
fectea tick EOes through all Of It's moulting
on the animal o. which 1t alights.
Another VarletR Of the same parasite
swarms IN tha blood Of cattle suffering
from the African east coast fever The
parasite is carried by a different species
Of tick from that which carries Texas
fever. Il can carry infection much more
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

e required sixteen men to hold this
monster snake. WINE avoiding the attacks
of ne snake they had 10 guard against the
ti6ks' for these INSECTS cause considerable
distress TO many, II not serious disease.
ExpsFisnce had been acquired in handling
saoh monsters, when q valuable twenty-five
toot South American anaconda was at
taehed by cancer, for these snakes are
subject % many diseases.
Cancer q, IN fact, one OF the commonest
diseases that attack the large snakes. 1t
u most prevalent among the anacondas
and, a9tef them, among the boas. The
disease goAerally attacks anacondas IN the
aooP q tie mouth and then spreads to the
Sntire skull. One of the early symptoms
e he falling out of the teeth. In boas the
eanooS usually attacks the tail and works
upRard.
According to one expert the study Of
cancer in snakes furnishes useful sugges-
tIonS concerning the nature of the disease
in human beings. Cancer, he says, is
Copyright, 1919. by Star Company.
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

euiskiy through q herd Of
esttis tkAn the carrier Of the
Tsaas isser parasite
sim another variety o.
oaFasits, carried by another
heks nfgss rise to binary fever
a hursea. This is mainly South AtticAn
sissasa. II was noted that when the blood
81 4 aoakey which had survived TIE disease
~. ln3seted into the blood Of . huEse.
a. later was but slightly Affected which
suRsests q possible line Of iNnnnity'
Thsrs b also special tick and paraslts
aRsetlng dogs.
Il has not been proved that the specific
aissass ~piroplasmosis- Is produeed u
msn b intected ticks. but they ea1se n
fitatiae bites which when scratched may
ruBuit n erysipeIas and blood Poisoning
Man 4 frequently attacked By ne CHG
ssr, an insect confused with the tex. fhe
chiee6r Of the southern United States is
reaily form Of the harvest mite. Il ne
aasntly drops on a tree and makes It's
way under a mans collar. It WORKS down
% ths i0Ner part Of the body and burrows
thfUagh the sweat pores under the SKIN
Whsfe Il lays eggs. At the point o. entry
"a aagfT red spot appears and the sur
FOundIng area soon becomes eongested-
ne inhamed spot next develops 9 water
blister aud after that there is dangerous
festsgine- The result may be erysipelas or
blood poisoning
IN Central America men are made mis-
eEable ~ another kind Of ehiggsr or
ehisos; which really belongs to the hea
family.
It oufFoWs under the toe nails Of men
ana there lays its eggs. The hrst result
d the loss Of the toe nail and altar that
ths sEubs hatch out In the flesh aud cause
horrible ulcers.
Snakes are also seriously subject to
malaria. Some Of them become immune
bdt stiIl carry the germs to others. The
snakes, and igusnas from South America
which have been mentioned as immune to
tick fsVsr are subject to malaria. Hence
snakes from South Australia which are I'M
mune 10 malaria, convey the maiaFia dis
ease % South American shakes, who In
return VII give the Australian SNAKES tick
fsV0R - which the South American reptiles
are immune.
These facts suggest interesting con-
siderations as to the manner in which dis
eases are carried about the world nova
days by travellers. Persons who belong IN
a part of ths world where a certain dis
ease germ bag been prevalent for ages
and 20 which they have become immune
nay convsy tAo infection to q new part Of
TIE World, Whafe 1t will rage with terrible
severity. This Is thought to be what hap
poaea lA the matter Of the so-called
Spanish influenza. It Is probable that the
germ Of this disease has long been present
in some remote part Of the world. probably
in Asia and that at its first appearance in
the New World, where we had never en-
countered 1t before. 1t found an entirely
new field, caught us entirely without de-
fenses and caused the greatest mortality
ever produced in this country by any dis
ease In the same length Of time.
Although many Of the facts stated here
appear far removed from one another, they
are really closely related through the unity
Of all life and they prove that the study
Of reptiles and even Of the pests OF
reptiles may be Of considerable value %
curing HIS OF humanity.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
IRRIGATION HAS
 INCREASED FOOD
 RAISING IN UTAH

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. IS. - Utah, where irrigation in the United States is said to have had it's first trial, has greatly increased it's irri- gation area under the impetus of the Governments campaign for greater production for war purposes. A much greater acreage i'll this State has been brought under cul- tivation by aid of irrigation, but statistics which would indicate even approximately the acreage are not available, according to State officials.
 During the last two years, which period covers the IS months of America's participation in the world war, irrigation has grown to noticeable degree, according to the State engineers office. Much of this is due to the fact that the various water commissions, upon request, have disregarded priority orders during the emergency. In this way many hundreds of acres of land which heretofore had difficult ty in securing water produced boun- tiful crops, particularly of grain.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
CONDITIONS IN
 BELGIAN CITIES
 ARE FAIRLY GOOD

HAVRE, Jan 17-Conditions ir some French and Belgian cities and towns near the Franco-Belgian border are reported as "in general, good by Major John von Schaik, Jr, act ing Red Cross Commissioner for Belgium who was one of the first Americans to enter some of these places after the Germans evacuated them. In message to the Red Cross Headquarters, he said:
 There is no great emergency like general famine, there is no great amount of sickness, there is no tre- mendous shortage of clothing, but there is need of prompt assistance on our part to meet what distress exists, The roads are horrible, es- pecially on the Passchendale Ridge.
 Roulers town of 25,000 inhabitants has now but HOO civilians left. Isegham a few miles distant, a town of 18,000 inhabitants has 1,100 left.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
OLD METHODS FOR MAKING LIGHT IN
 RUSSIA ARE USED

WITH AMERICAN FORCES ON DVINA, Jan. 1.-The shortage in kerosene and candles in Northern France has brought into use more primitive lighting arrangements that are known as the "svetalia" an ar rangement of birch bark twigs.
 The ''svetilas" have been resurrec- ted from some ancient storing place in the log houses of the villagers and are BOW lighting many of them. The arrangement consists of a wooden trough, about two feet long, with an iron pan to catch the ashes from the burning birch twigs, which are placed in a fork-like arrangement so that they slant downward and burn easily.
 Each twig, or "lutchinka" burns about five minutes, with about as much light as a candle and much more smoke. The members of the family take turns feeding it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18


 Eskimo wireless operators at Noor- vik, village north of Nome, soon will be able to catch messages sent as far away as San Francisco, it is expected Delbert Replogle, Govern ment teacher at the Nooryik Native school, who recently fitted the viii lage with an electric light system and small wireless plant, has re- gently received larger wireless equip ment. The new machines will be in stalled in the near future. Noorvik is the only village in the Eskimo country with electric lights. With the installation of the new wireless the envy of the other villages will increase. Eskimos have been taught
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18

Cordova's tax rate for the coming
 year will be 10 mills, fixed ly the City Council recently This rate, it is estimated by the City Council will suffice to pay all the current expenses of the city and leave bal
 ance of ten thousand dollars in the treasury for the incoming Council.
 The assessed valuation of the city as fixed by the board of equalization is $1,329,SS0. A ten mill tax will
 bring in $13,29S9O It is estimated that the tonnage tax from the ocean
 dock will be approximately $10,000. Anthony is found with me-eu-y
 in the Kuskokwim re. 34 and near lditarod. Silver-lead r9 tas been discovered near Iliamns ke
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
AMELIA PALACE
 FOR BRIGHAM YOUNG
 IS TO BE RAZED

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. IS. - Amelia Palace, pretentious residence built for Brigham Young for Ame- lia Folsom Young, reputed flavor ite wife" of the pioneer Mormon leader, here, is to be razed and up- on the lot it now occupies will be erected a modern structure. An nouncement to this effect has been made by J. T. Keith, architect for Mrs. Edwin F. Holmes, owner of the property, who is known as Utah's Silver Queen"
 Since the United States entered the war the mansion has been used as Red Cross headquarters through the kindness of Mrs. Holmes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18

The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Ernest M. stires, of New OYrk. will cok,plete a quarter of century. of welded life shortly. They are sending out cards to two ''ar homes" in celebration of their silver anniversary. Mir. and Mrs. Stires were married January II. S94. in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Stires was Miss Sarah Nick. Hard wick. a daughter of Mir. and Mrs George W. Hardwick, of Au. gusta. Her father, who served in Cobb's Legion of the Army of North ern Virginia died about ten years ago. Mrs Hardwick was Miss Anna Nj. Stovall. a daughter of the late General Marcellus A. Stovall. of the Confederate Army. who was . classmate at West Point of General sherman.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
MEAT FAMINE BE RELIEVED
 BY STEAMERS
City of Seattle Tomorrow Will Hit the Eating Pub- lie in the Right
 Spot.

cleaned out of all meat, and the res taurants therefore on a short ration the householders scolding like sixty the arrival of the City of Seattle due to reach hero tomorrow, will be doubly welcome.
 Both the City of Seattle and the Alaska are due tomorrow with meat from the South and a fresh ship. ment of green vegetables. The City of Seattle has 175 tons of freight for Juneau alone
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
GET THE EMPIRE WHEN
 CARRIER BLOWS WHISTLE

Hereafter Empire subscrib- CTS may get7their papers when the boy blows his whistle. The Empire carriers have all been provided with whistles, which they are instructed to blow when the papers are delivered at the doors of the subscrib- ers.p That will permit the subscribers to know when the papers arrive.
 Subscribers are requested to notify The Empire business office when the boys neglect to notify them of the arriv- al of the papers by blowing the whistle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
INCREASE IS SHOWN.

LONDON, Jan. 1S.-Annual re- port of London Bankers Clearing House shows the total turnover for 1918 e21,19S,000,000, an increase or 92,O76, 6,0O0,000 over 1917, and an increase over pre-war record of 1913 of 94, 761.O0O,000. The in- crease is due to the heavy Govern ment borrowings and disbursements and increased prices of commodities
 The bridge crossing the Copper River North of Chitina which col lapsed recently has been repaired and trains are again running through to Mccarthy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18

The presence of flies in our midst at this time is an indication of an open Winter and an early Spring The former we arc experiencing, and if the latter is true it means that the. salmon-fishing and clam indus tries of Cordova will have their ma chinery running several months ear Her this year than they did last (Cordova Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
ROUTINE MEETING
 OF THE COUNCIL
 HELD LAST NIGHT

The City Council held one of the quickest meetings on record last night and transacted only routine matters, and approved current bills.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
MASONS, ATTENTION.

A Called Communication will be held Monday night in the Odd Eel lows Hall. Work in the NJ. M. degree. HARRY E. BROWN, Secretary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18

Most women, and most men, too, Tor that matter. seem to imagine that doctor is man who should never get sick and who should never need any sleep.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18

The reason the rest of the kisses do not taste as good as the first one is because the first one is so hard to get.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
CALENDARS ARE
 BEING RECEIVED
 FROM BUSINESS PLACES

Calendars of especially fine de signs for the current year are be ing received from many business houses.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

to operate both the wireless and the electric light systems.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18

1he welcome yesterday the 27 Americans who returned
  Cis complement the first contingent of troops
 
 arrival On Mayors Committee of Welcome and the whistle throtles soldiers who able
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-18

THE EMPIRES classiieds pay.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-11
Longshoremen Flatly
Refuse Ultimatum
From War Department

New York, Oct. 11.-A committee
representing the striking longshore-
men to-day flatly refused a virtual
ultimatum from the War Depart
ment in regard to the handling of
four freight ships and six passenger
ships now on their way to New
York.
The War Department had an
nounced through William Z. Ripley.
chairman of the National Adjust
ment Commission. that it 'fnter1ed''
that the ships should be handled
Mr.. Ripley asked the strikers COM
mittee if they would promise to take
care of these ten ships, and received
a flat refusal.
Major Powell, presenting the
Army transport service of the War
Departm ent, had previously ap-
peared before the National Adjust
ment Conn mission of the United
States Shipping Board and requested
that the men handle four incoming
freight and six passenger transports
operated by the Government
Aboard one of these is Colonel Ed
ward NJ. House.
AS a concession" the lonKshore-
mems committee stated the men
would be willing TO handle Colonel
Houses mail ard baggage on what
ever ship he Is q passenger, but de-
clined to work any of the othe
ships.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-11
SUGAR SHORTAGE
PREVENTABLE
President Wilson Permitted
England and Japan to
Gobble Supply

A well-known Harrisburg MANN
facturer has sent the following let
ter to his statesmen explanatory OF
the sugar shortage, and showing II
to be largely due to the refusal of
President Wilson to heed the request
of sugar dealers to look after the
interests of the United States two
months ago, instead of permitting
England and Japan to corner the
supply:
Contrary to the fondest hopes
and expectations, the sugar situation
instead of showing signs of improve
ment is now very serious and VIII
become more so until after January.
Almost everyone is asking: What is
the trouble?' Fruit Gamers, whole
sale grocers, retail grocers, candy
makers, housewives and others can
not obtain a sufficient quantity OF
sugar for their requirements and the
cry goes up from all over the lana:
Where is all the sugar"
THE Sugar Equalization Board as
sured us some time ago that there
would be plenty of sugar to supply
our requirements. Yet we are nov
faced with an actual shortage al
most as serious as the shortage the
latter part of 1917. Claims are made
that there is boarding. By whom
The manufacturers say If they don't
get sugar soon they will close down
their plants. The wholesale grocers
say they are unable to supply their
customers. The retail grocers have
no sugar to offer to their customers
Some say the housewives are
boarding sugar. But the house
wives say not us, we cannot gel
enough for canning purposes and
table use.
"The charge of boarding doesn't
seem to answe.. the question. A care
full view of the receipts of raw sugar
by the refiners and their MEETINGS
and the shipments of refined sugar
to the domestic trade would seem 10
support the conclusion that larger
volume of refined sugar has been
exported than would be justifiable
taking into consideration our re-
quirementS.
"A reported sale of 100000 tons
of Cuban sugar to England shows
what may happen if Uncle Sam
doesn't get busy and look after his
l'own interest pretty soon. England
will gobble up all the sugar in sight
in Cuba. Japan has purchased the
entire Philippine crop at a higher
price than the California refiners
COulu dlIOIu 10 pay, WHICH lHSdiS Il
diversion from this country of prob
ably 100000 tons.
The situation boiled down
amounts to this: There is a world
shortage and foreign countries are
willing to pay high prices for raw
sugar and they are coming to our
source of supply for it. President
Wilson was, urged several months
ago to take some action that would
give the Equalization Board the
authority to negotiate for the pur-
chase of the 1920 crop. He did
not heed the warning and has ap-
parently done nothing whatever in
reference to the matter. The Board
cannot take any action without au-
thority from the President.
"As one prominent sugar official
recently said: 1T is up to the Presi-
dent All indications point to q
short supply and higher prices. AL
ready the best sugar producers are
reported to have sold their entire out
put at eleven and one-half cents per-
pound, New York basis"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-11
City Building Shows
Enormous Gains Over
Records of a Year Ago

Harrisburg during the month of
september showed an increase in
building activities of 662 per cent.
over the same month of last year.
lccording to statistics sent out by the
american Contractor, a trade jour
lal.
In September of 1918 Harrisburg
5 credited with the erection of IA
buildings at an estimated cost of
529,426. This year the same month
produces a total of AZ buildings, put
Up at a cost of $276,150.
Ordinarily, says the American
contractor, the peak month of
'ulldlng activity is July, but this
month the peak carried over we'll
,nto August. The September reac-
non is therefore even more pro-
bounced. The average value of the
september permit is $S,S60. while
me value of the August permit is
f4,534.
Official reports from 100 cities
snow that the total estimated yalu-
ttion Tor the month of September
was $l37,0 ,023,736 against $I6O.947.-
S3S for August. Some cities show
I decided falling off while others
nave evidenced quite a gain.
MEMORIAL PARK ADDITION
The suburb Unparalleled.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-11
Many Attend the First
Social Event Of Season
Held in Y. Nj. G.. A. Hall

The "Y" building was crowded
last night with more than $50 men,
berS and their wives who are gath
cred for the first social event of the
season, put on by Jack O'Neil and
his corps of assistants. Walter Diet
rich was the man in charge of last
nights program and he got it over
with rush.
Beginning with a performance in
Fahnestock Hall, where Charley"
Title led the Stevens Memorial or
chestra in Iirring tunes, and Will
liam Ween, Il monologuist, brought
down the house, the guests were
called to the gym by Doc" Miller.
Before they left the hall, however,
they were presented with flowers by
"Y" overseas girls who went all
through the audience with their
baskets.
Walter Dietrich passed out cards
with numbers which were dupli-
Gated somewhere in the crowd, and
when each couple had found them
selves, the crowd went to the gym,
where the stunts were pulled off;
the suitcase race being. one of the
most popular. The grand march
there was led by Mr.. and Mrs. AL. K.
Thomas.
Following the gymnasium pro-
gram, refreshments were served by
S. S. Rutherford in the assembly
room of the "Y." The committee
in charge inclued
John F. O'Neill, general chairman,
assisted by AL. K. Thomas, ]. Will
liam Bowman, V. Grant Forrer,
Walter Dietrich, Frank Foose, Har-
ry Leonard, Ross Swope, Frank Co
vert, Frank Roth, G. Linford Scott,
DR.. M. V. Hazen, Robert b. Reeves,
S. A. Rutherford, Albert Stackpole
and "Doc" Miller.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-11
BAD DIPHTHERIA
CONDITIONS NOW
More Cases Reported Than
Before in October; Mainly
Among Foreign Element

Diphtheria is prevalent in Penn
sylvania more than ever recorded
in any previous October according
to State Department of Health Of
ficials to-day. Almost $50 cases were
reported in September and thus far
EOS have been reported in October,
which breaks the record. The de-
partment has spent over $4,000 for
antitoXin in the last few months to
check the spread.
The cases appear to be mostly
among foreigners in industrial coun-
ties and the increase is declared to
be due to the fact that heads of
families have not called in doctors
until cases were advanced and that
there were delays in reports. The
centers appear to be in the Shamo-
kin-Mt. Carmel district of Northum-
berland; Westm oreland, Washington,
Erie, Bradford and Lackawanna
counties.
State and local health officials have
been warned of the conditions.
Application has been made to the
Public Service Commission for ap-
proval of the merger of the recently
formed Industrial Power Company,
which has franchises for Carbon
trio Company, operating at Strouds-
burg into a new corporation to be
known as the Lehigh Industrial
Power Company, of Allentown, the
capital stock to be $33,500. The
case is set for a hearing on october
23.
The Coplay Cement Manufactur-
ing and the Whitehall Cement Manu-
featuring Company. The cases will
be heard during the fall.
The State Industrial Board Is pre-
pairing a series of codes providing
for safety in various branches of in
dustry which it is intended to put
into effect by the end of the year.
Hearings will be held in this city
within the next month or so.
Owing TO the fact that tomorrow
is Columbus Day, Monday, October
13, will be observed as a legal holi-
day in all departments, except at
the Public Service Commission which
had scheduled some arguments and
will also hold an executive session.