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Connecticut western news., 1919-01-09
INFLUENZA MAY LAST TWO YEARS-DR. BLACK Similar Epidemic Here Forty Years Ago With About
 500 Cases

The recurrence of the influenza epidemic here and about the state has caused many to wonder when this dread disease would be stamped out. Dr. Camp stated that an cpl demic of what was then called Rus sian influenza was experienced here i1 1888 and 1889. During the first year there were about five hundred cases and during the second year about six hundred cases. The in- fluenza at that time did not have a tendency toward pneumonia as the Spanish influenza.
 Dr. F. H. Lee, health officer for this town, stated that during the past two weeks the situation had been much more serious than at any time since the outbreak of the disease in this town. He also said that condi- tions at the present time were much improved, and no new cases were re- ported.
 Commissioner of Health John T. Black and Dr. T. E. Reeks, director of the bureau of preventable dis eases, stated that Spanish influenza is not expected to die out in this
 tate before two years. To put it plainly, these officials have concluded
 hat all residents of the state will have to stand the influenza test be- fore the disease wears itself out. A large percentage of the residents have been found to be naturally
 immune, while others are readily susceptible. Until the greater num- Der of the susceptible ones have come into contact with the disease, t will continue to develop in vari- GUS districts.
 { The physicians ascribed the re- cqrrence of the recent epidemic at present in different parts of the state b the fact that these sections es- capped the full force of the previous epidemic. Susceptible persons who did not come into contact with in fiuenza, when it was at it's height are believed by the health depart ment toNhave escaped it then merely because they were not exposed to the germ. 1t believes that persons now afflicted nave since come into contact with it. Tn support of this theory, the doctors pointed out that 8 part of the state between Mapping and South Manchester was not seri- cusly afflicted at the time when the greater part of Connecticut was suf- fering from the epidemic, and that in- fluenza was making such advances 1 here at present that the department Ias found it necessary to assign Dr. lichael Quaglia and as many nurses g are available to that territory to I Up fight it. ..
 The department noted that influ- enza was decidedly on the wane early in November, but suddenly broke out again with renewed vigor after the general celebrations that attended the receipt of news of the armistice. Again, after the holiday gatherings were over, the disease gathered additional momentum and, while it is now not one-sixth as se- were as it was in September and October, these facts have convinced the health department that the ex- posture of susceptible persons dur ing such gatherings to persons car rying the disease was responsible for the great increase in cases reported the past few days.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-09

These figures show that the prlce New York offers is larger than that paid in any ether large milk market in the United States, except Boston which is the same. At the price New York offers, the following table shows what the producer may realize on milk in the various forms in which mill, is 71Tilizo1.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-09
I$1204.15

Several new members of the Ca- naan Choral Society had their voices tested on Tuesday afternoon, by H.. Kasschau. The first re- hearsal was held on, Tuesday even ing. Mir. kasschau will conduct 5he Canaan CneTss tais year.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-09
TOWN ORDERS DRAWN
By the Selectmen on the Town
 Treasurer Jan. 4, 1919.


 E. F. Wilms, repairing blow $50 w. J. Reel, 6 days with team on roadS 42.00; coal
 for P. Carey, 6.25... 48.25 Peter Funk, days work
 on road .l5.OO Antonio Passini, board of
 Milton Decker .22.15 R. H. Whitford, rent for P. Carey .lO.OO lStratton Bros. supplies for Edith Delatino .1J.75 H. c. Allyn, cords wood
 for Edith Delatino =. !..., .12.0O Chas, H. Goedr;a. casa a1 vance,l f6r ran For ', oc- latino =. ........ .....- a.,'9 Mrs II N v. ;zht, bca.4'
 ar. cao.hirs l~> Ml1. II. Clsn.Leoi.5 .......-..... 23.G0 Canaan Savings 8aal,, int. h 6 ros cn tG E. E. bond ...-, 31z pTe $z2G. Int. on
 on 2s000 iAct2 ! 1a prc.
 540. Int, on 4.030 School
 note 47a pro. g3.00.. ...,. .910.00 Canaan L,slnber Co. plank ....1.44 State Of Cam. haiicts and sample ballots, election
 Oct. ' ....... ....'...... 27.95 Conn. Power e: lighting
 ''Billy Cop" ............ i.5l c. M Humphrey, repairs
 on town hall l1.25, reyis- ing personal tax list 1900
 revising military enroll ment 3.09 .............. Zo.20 Landon & Warner, legal ,t. advice .-.. z.OO r. R. Collin, fees in case of
 Richard Clrtiss .......... 16.36 N w Moore, services as
 Registrar 1918 ........... 45.00 G. L. Parsons & Son, sup
 plies for John Miller .....118.79
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Connecticut western news., 1919-01-09

the hospitsIl gate that 'f,e was feeling "bully'' and was delighted at the pros pect of getting hack nome to spend Christmas, but His one regret was that his entire family could not be present.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
HEAD Is. FRACTURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Captain Arthur !. Hunting. of the
United States Engineers, is in the VIM
chester Memorial hospital with bad
~ fractured skull as the result OF an
automobile accident on the valley
Pike yesterday morning about nine
o clock when the L. s. Army Dodge
car, in which he was riding turned
over completely three times striking
a large iron Cgite tank on the road
side.
Roy Fuitz. r. !. Scott and Arthur
Myers, all of Harrisonburg. the other
occupants of the ear. also received
painful injuries.
Captain Hunting. who has been in
Harrisonburg for the past few days
with recruiting detail. r. /. Scott.
engineer for Belts & Boice, local con-
tractors, Arthur Myers and Roy Fultz
were on their way to Winchester to
attend the celebration There yesterday
Captain Hunting was driving the army
Dodge car and was running az a fairly
rapid rate of speed. When point
ten miles south CT Winchester was
reached Ford ear, in which there
we're q man and several ladies' drove
out Of a. side roaa OH to the pike. il
b re 20 the left and completely block :
ed the pike. In attempting to go
around the Ford, Captain Hunting
struck against the fender and the inn
pact threw his car over on the Cgite
tank and the automobile then turned
completely over three times All Of
the occupants OF the car remained in
IL until its final turn over when all
We're THROWN heavily to the ground
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
:CONTESSA LOScH| IS
Y. ". c. A. INTERPRETER

Four languages will be spoken at
the information conference OF wo-
men physicians being called by the
Social Morality committee Of the y.
w. c. A. in New York. September 6
to october 81. Contessa Maria A..
Loschi. of Rome, italy. chief inter-
prefer for the conference. sails from
Genoa late this month.
Contessa Loschi speaks the four
anguages-English. French. ltaia1
and German. ,Thohgh not al physician
herself, familiarity with medical terms
makes her ~ valuable asset the con-
ference. She, Is on the editorial staff
Of LEpoca ahd Is probably the hest
She Is chairman of the educational
committee OF the Association for the
Control 6f Nenereal Diseases and has
n thorough understanding of every
thing relating to social welfare ana
the protection of women and children
in Italy.
Contessa Loschi is an active mem :
Der OF the Italian National Council of
Women and attended the important
conference in the spring at Milan.
when an extensive program on social
questions was discussed, including sex
hygiene, tuberculosis, alcoho lism, and
other. problems affecting women and
children.
A number of other interpreters will
assist Contessa Loschi during the
conference, as the delegates come
from thirty-two countries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04

With the constantly increasing vol
ume of transportation upon our high
ways, the problem il one which viii
have to be met with the development
of the future in mind AS well as the
needs of today. There is only ono
thing We can assume as absolutely
certain, and that Is. the amount OF
transpor alton viii continue to in
crease at an enormous rate every year
The problem before us Is not prim
arily good roads nor motor trucks
but how shall we handle the enor-
nous volume of traffic that Is increas-
ing every year at a tremendous rate
In meeting this problem, we must
keep in miEd first Of all that trans
portation must be cared for: we can
not reduce it or abolish it. We have
got to build our roads up to the de-
mands made upon them by the needs
o. the people. We cannot permit
progress to be strang1ed by inadequate
transportation facilities.
From an economic standpoint, the
development of highway transporta
ton lies In the use of larger capacity
units. and not in limitations to smaller
vehicles. If transportation efficiency
is to be the standard. our highways
must be constructed or rebuilt to
be the standard. our highways must
be constructed or rebuilt to carry
satisfactorily heavv motor trucks OF
even larger capacity than the largest
now in use.
1t is not difficult to picture the
economic handicap to railroad trans
portation, and with it the curtailmeni
eff the wonderful depalepment OF this
country, ii the railroads had been
forced to adhere to the 40-lh. rail, in
stead OF advancing steadily to ths
70-lb., the s0-lb. and so-lb. rails
which make possible the huge and
powerful locomotives and heavy trains
now In use The only difference In
! the situation Is athat the roads are
publicly owned. while the railroads
are privately owned.
In the matter of initial cost of mo
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
WITHOUT RED TATE.
Colonel Woods Appoints Welfare Or
panizat,ons Deputy job Finders.

Colonel Arthur Wootls has bethought
himself OF the soldiers private prefer
enoes Therefore when he accepted the
post - Assistant to the Secretary OF
War, with the task OF getting ex-serv.
ice men unemployment throughout the
country, ne immediately called on
every soldiers favorite welfare league
and asked them all to cooperate.
The Red Cross. the Salvation Army,
the Jewish Welfare Board, the
knights OF Columbus. the Y. M. c.
A., are waiting to help any man to q
job. An ex-soliier or service man has
merely to apply there, or at the War
Camp Community Service or Ameri
can Library Associations, to any OF the
principal labor organizations or at
merchants associations. and they will
6roll him to job without any req tape
at all.
Fifteen thousand tieId representa-
tives OF the Department of the In.
terror, twenty-fonr thousand field rep
resentatives OF the Department OF
Agriculture and the field force
OF almost very other government
department have Joined hands un
der this 1orcetul man, who was for
nerly Police Commissioner of New
York, and have gathered In so many
Jobs that there need be no fear that
an ex-seryice man win be without WORK
that he wants. If man mas nc. form
ed preference for doughnuts or tri
angles or books and doesn't know
where any other accomplishment bureau
is he can write directly to Coiones
Woods at Washington. ID. c., ana get .
satisfactory answer directly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
A0x-REaDENIS TO
PAY FOR TUITION

An item of special interest in con-
nection with the opening of the Rich
rnond public schools on September l,
is the fact that the provision in
Guided in the last annexation ordi-
rance to Richmond. providing for the
children of certain districts of Hen
RICO and Chester field counties to at
tend city schools for five years with
out pay. expireo last June.
Therefore. all children wish
ing to attend city schools, whose
parents are non-residents of the
city of Richmond. will be re-
quired to pay tuition. and II will
be advisable for them to obtain
the necessary permit to attend
berfore the school session COM
mences This will avoid delay
and much inconvenience to the
applicant
These permits are issued by the
clerk OF the school board, G. p. Wal
ford at the school board Office, sos
East Marshall street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
.Av|ATORS THRILL
DLAckSBURG FOLK

Blacksburg. va. Sept. &C. n. Col
lyer, of Farmviile, Va, and A. n. STAR
buck, of Boston. Mass. flying Curtis
] Alb airplane, landed here at noon
today for gasoline and Oil CoHyer
ard Starbuck are exarmy aviators and
were flying their own plane
They had just finished loop around
Chesapeake bay, the trip beginning at
Salisbury. Md They 60 to Biuefield,
w va, to give. exhibition flights and
are flying under sssec name aof the vic
tory flyers
Collyer, who Is V. p. l. man and a
member of the class of 1919. recently
fell near Baltimore and was slightly
injured.
The aviators came from Woodstock
Va, today sac aviators landed on the
highest eminence in town with only Ice
yards of landing space. but on tn.
take off for B,uefield Lieutenant Col
lyer manipulated his plane without
mishap The plane circled the town
twice then disappeared in the blue to,
ward the West Virginia city. The en-
tire town turned out to welcome the
ayfators.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
WILLIAM AND MARY
"OPENS SEPTEMBER 18TH

College of william and Mary, Will
liamsburg, Va. Sept. S.-Tbe college OF
William and Mary Will open its doors
on September Is with probably the
largest attendance that the institution
has ever known. The largest enroll
ment in the History of the college was
in ls05-0s when there were 24f stu
dents 1t is confidently expected that
tire college Will open with $50, and be :
fore the session Is over there viii be
800 students to- matriculate
The annual business meeting of the
faculty will be held on Tuesday. Sep
TENDER l6.
President Chandler announces the
organization of the denartment OF MS
tory and political science President
Chandler and Professor Hall will have
d nart OF the work while the other
courses will be in the hands OF DR..
Richard Lee Morton. whom the execu-
tive committee has just secured as as
sociate professor of history and politi-
cal science.
DIR. Morton lis Il native of Prince
Edward county and a bachelor OF arts
of Hampden sidney, After graduation
he taught three years In the public
schools Of Virginia. He then entered
the University OF Virginia as a. grad
uate student ana later Harvard where
he held the James A. Rumrill graduate
| Fellowship He holds master of arts
from Harvard university and doctor of
| philosophy from the University Of vir-
| ginia. IN June, 1918. he enlisted In
the United states army and was Q
member OF the psychological examin-
ing board at Camp Meade Md.
Ii IL an interesting fact that OF the
six new members OF the faculty OF Will
liam and Mary, four OF them have seen
ser vtce In the army and one with the
u. M. c. A. 4e
, cles Of peculiar interest, one published
in the Journal Of Political sEcouomy on
the virginia state Debt and Internal
Improy sments.* and the other on the
Negro in Virginia Politics. He II I
member 81 the Raven society Of the
Univsrsity o. Virginia and " tho Phi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
WISE COURTHOUSE MAN
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Gate City, Sept. 3.--Charles Poin-
dexter. OF Wise Court house. aged
thirty years. was instantly killed on
Monday night when Ford touring
car in which he was travelling jumped
over a 75-foor embankment at. Ram
sey and collided with the engine OF
an eastbound train on the Norfolk
and Western.
The machine was broken to pieces
and when the train crew stopned to
investigate what had taken place. the
automobile was found lying in pile
and the dead body OF the driver ~
ing In ditch,
Ramsey is short distance cast OF
Norton. 1t is said that about two
years ago q man was. killed by his
automobile jumping the embankment
at the same place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
Shall Restrictions on Transportation
Be Permitted to Limit Development!

{ tor trucks there is a marked gain In
economy with the larger capacities.
f, The cost per ton capacity in the case
of the average half ton truck is
/ 81 028. for the 3-toTt capacity vehicle,
) .322, and for the Z 1a-touner, $40.
There is no doubt that the ratio OF
increased economy will hold for sizes
up to at least ten---and twelNe-ton
capacity trucks.
Ir the operation of trucks, we find
increasing economy on the per ton
load capacity bias sis. not in a few or
even IA group of items, but in prac-
tically every charge coming under
the head of operating cost, from fuel
10 depreciation, and from drivers
wages to inturance. Where large
units can be used they materially de-
crease the ton-mile cost of transpor-
tation.
Comparing the 2-ton capacity truck
with the 5-ton capacity, we find that
in increasing the load carried $50 per
cent. the operating cost is decreased
1872 per cert; while comparing the
3-tonner with the 7 1-s-tonner. there
Is also a $50 per cent increase in
carrying capacity with a decrease OF
22.s per cent in operating costs. I'm
questiona1ly, this ratio will hold
good for much larger sizes. so maxi
mum transportation efficiency in
motor transportation must be sought
in vehicles with carrying capacity
greater beyond the largest in use to-
day.
In view of these facts. our high
/ ways should be built TO stand the
amount of traffic that is demanded
of them. Limiting the gross weight
of any vehicle to less than rs, coo
IL l.
the present that is storing up a large
amount of trouble and expense for
the future, Roads must be built to
meet such requirements. for the re-
auirements cannot he limited TO road
conditions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
victim Of ACCIDENT
70 Be BURIED TODAY

Funeral services over the BODY OF
]. Norman watkins, machinist. who
died shortly after he was injured
Tuesday at the SeaboSrd Air Lane
shops here, will be conducted this al
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock froln Hose
Memorial church. He win be buried
: in Riverview.
! II is said that he was helping 10
Jack up car when it fell on MIN.
He was rushed to the Memorial nos
pital but died short while after ms
arrival there. His home was at 1898
Darlington street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
STILL CAPTURED BUT :
MEN WERE NOV TAKEN

Gate City, Sept. SC, w. Dough
erty and two younk men he deputis-
ed succeeded in capturing home
made still near the scott and Sullivan
county line, In the hills southeast Of
the Akard place. last week. They de-
stroyed four watts of Deer and other
paraphernalia and hroughe the still TO
Gate City where ii was destroyed.
The officers located the still in the
early afternoon. and concealed them
selves in the bush. where they wait
ed till after midnight in hope Of cap
turing the men. Evidently the OPP
orators of the still had a SHARPE look
out and knew of their presence
therefore, did not show up.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
GOVERNOR APPROVES
BILL Of EXPENSES

Governor Davis yesterday approved
the following house hAs:
An act TO add new section to the
charter Of the city Of SUFFOLK. to be
known as section ~, in relation to a
civil ana police Justice. providing for
his election or appointment and quail
fitations. describing his powers, du-
ties. Jurisdiction, term OF office. and
compensation and repeating all acts
and parts Of acts end all charter pro-
visions In conftct herewith.
An act TO provide for the payment
Of ccntingent and accidental expenses
At the general aS9enhly%And to Appro-
nrlatA mcn1ys fOr ~ 1asA1L
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
CURED HIS RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting
a trunk several years ago. Doctors said
my only hope Of cure was an opera
ton. Trusses did me no good. Final
~ got hold Of something that quick
ly and completely cured me. Years
have passed ana the rupture has never
returned. although | am doing hard
WORT, as a carpenter. There was no
operation. no lost time. no trous
bic. have nothing to sell. but
will give full information about
how you may find 4 complete
cure withour operation. II you write 10
me, Eugene NJ. Pulien. Carpenter.
530-F. Marcellus Avepue. ManaeQuAn.
n. j. Better cut out this notice, and
show it to any others who are rup-:
turcd--you may save u life or. III least
stop the misery Of rupture and the
worry and DANCES - An sTattons ~
adv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
EDUCATORS MEET
here NOV. 18TH

The executive committee OF the vir-
ginia educational conference met yes
terday morning in the office OF State
superintendent of instruction Harris
Hart and determined unon Richmond
as the next meeting place of the con-
ference and November IS 81 and IS
a tho time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
Police Court

Il Charles Harms was charged with
taking 1915 belonging 10 Walter
Mayo, but the evidence was not con-
elusive as to the transaction. Justice
however, to place Harris under bonds
for twelve months.
Edward Roberts. coiored, was sent
T.. the grand jury on the charge of
taking lot OF radiators belonging to
Gregory and Graham.
The case Of Chester Carter. alleged
to have taken twenty hams and n
can OF Hard ffom some one as yet
unknown. was continued to Septem-
her 8.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
LOCAL NAVAL OFFICE
MAKES 5000 RECORD

Richmond's NAVAL recruiting sta.
ton ranked fourth in the number OF
men accepted during the month OF
August, according to figures Just given
out No less than 1877 men were
taken In at the local station.
Last week, with nineteen men, the
Richmond station was third In the
United States. Philadelphia led ana
New York was second A letter mas
Just been received by Lieutenant
Houston. in charge of the Richmond
station, fror, Captain c. T.. Courtney,
Eastern inspector, conplimenting him
to the good work doife in Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
NEW FLOUR Mill. IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF YUMA

Gate City, Sept. 3-On the site OF
the old Haynes mill on Opossum
creek, at Yuma new Midget Mar
vel -four mill will be put in operation
within the next few days w. p.
Smith and J. W. Haynes are putting
up the mill They have their mill
building completed and the dam re-
paired. and the machinery has been
shipped. The mill win haze capa-
city Of twenty-five barrels OF nour a
day, George W. Haynes, a miller OF
long experience. will be put In
charge.
The first mill on this site was erect-
ed and owned by VIM. Haynes and
washed out in the big tire of 1862
Later the mill was rebuilt by John
F. and James O. Wininger and s. W.
Haynes and has been operated ever
since For a time II made -four by
the huhr process. but since the de-
mand for roller process -four became
so general only corn has been ground
n the mill.
East OF II the nearest mill Is A. w
Johnson's. near the mouth of Big
Moccasir creek, and the other direc-
ton the MIL at Church Hill Tenn,
each ahou. eight miles distant The
new mill will accommodate a large
territory in which much wheat and
corn are grown.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
Miss virginia Wyse.

Miss Virginia Wyse, daughter OF
Mrs. j. II. Wyse of stanton, died
Tuesday night at $3.50 o'clock at
stuart Circle hospital, where she was
ir training TO become nurse. She
vas suddenly stricken with cere
u, o-spinai meningitis about a week
ego. and the disease swiftly ran its
course. Her mother and brother,
Fred, who has recently returned from
France, were With hecs when the end
, came.
Her sisters Misses Hardenia and
Grace. who were at their summer
home at Seawright Springs. came TO
Richmond Tuesday night.
In addition to those mentioned
above, Miss Wyse leaves brother.
George Wyse. OF West Virginia; John
6 younger brother at home, and a
rrarried sister, whose home lie in West
Virginia.
Miss Wyse was beautiful and ac-
complished young lady. and a grad
uate Of Mary Baldwin seminary. The
remains were taken to- Staunton last
right and the funeral will take
pace today at 80 o'clock from Mt.
TABOR Lutheran church. of which her
father had been pastor.