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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
The Influenza Epi-
demic Came Out of
Asia, Where All the
World Plaques Are
Hatched, and Swept
Westward Across
the World, Says
M edica1 Writer

.'HE influenza epidemic has
practically expired, but
whence it came and whittier
it drifted, what its germ Is
and what it is not, and how it should
and how it should not be treated
are matters that even scientists are
not in agreement upon.
Woods Hutchinson, the entertain
ing medico-journalist who sets forth
technical subjects CARRIED in smooth
flowing English, has contributed to
"The Metropolitan" an article tend
ing to show that the "fu" epidemic,
as we'll as all other Of "our great
cosmic plaques" was generated in
Asia and with winged feet followed
westward at the heels Of civiliza-
ton. 1t was born and
AIhS u LuiS1 III LIS ulRNL IL RUQCQ
past our guarantees and in eight short
weeks carried death and wailing into
five times as many homes as German
gas and bullets and shells had in
sixteen months. The Spanish flu in
less than two months brought our
70 20 Ill
England's entire toll of dead in four
and q half years, covering all the
Seven Seas and half the continents
Of the globe.
"Like others Of our recent blessings.
the flu came to us from Europe-but
it wasn't Europes fault; she just got
it from Asia and passed it on to us.
Nor did the war have anything to do
with it except to delay its arrival on
our shores, by making scarce west
bound messengers to carry 1t. For
the bacillus of Pfeiffer is a choice and
PaA eiSuldI tIGVele1S IL MuSt p6 per-
sonally conducted--can only be car
ried by hand and delivered in person,
by cough or sneeze
Owe call it the Spanish influenza
because it didn't originate in Spain,
which is no further from the fact
than the names of good many other
diseases. Like all the other great
waves of q pestilence, which sweep
across the globe at stately intervals,
it began in Asia. In that great seeth-
ing motherhive of unwashed and
sweltering humanity are Matched and
brewed all our great cosmic plaques
Smallpox, cholera, the black death or
bubonic plague, pleuro- pneumonia, infu-
enza, all stew and bubble there together
constantly in that fetid melting pot of
all the races and all tne posterities, that
ever-seething witch's caldron Of conta-
gions About once in thirty years the
great pot boils over. and seething,
scalding wave of pestilence sweeps its
scummy and blighting way across the
whole western world.
II
IGT>H HE flu Is no new thing; In fact,
4 like most Of our diseases, the
more we investigate its history and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

which is used again. The solvent left
clinging to the extracted paper is also
recovered by steaming process.
paper fully as strong as the original
can be made of the remaining pulp"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Why Be Dry?

WRITER in The New York World finds upon investigation
that in much of the dry territory United States
effective substitutes concoced in lieu ordinary
alcoholic beverages. Some of them follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

TNHE epidemic flowed with the
''ordinary streams of traffic"
and was dependent upon persons as
carriers. 1t developed what DR..
Hutchinson terms an "explosive-
ness" that was one of the marvels
of the disease and a mystery as
we'll, as he points out:
"The most dramatic and fateful
enigma Of the whole drama of pesti-
lence was its sudden and mysterious
increase in virulence and deadlness
within few weeks of its arrival in
America. The pestilence entered the
country at Commonwealth Pier in Bos-
ton through and in the bodies of
sailors of the United States Navy re-
turning from convoy duty with the
transports in European waters. This
was in the last week in August. BY the
first of September it had spread in
scattering patches all through the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

Canal. through the Levant and along
the Mediterranean it enters Europe by
the Mediterranean ports, and is dubbed
Italian or Spanish flu
"What did the war have to do with
the inhuenza7 Contrary to very gen
eral popular impression, almost moth
ing at all except to markedly delay it's
westward spread. In ordinary times
Of peace we should have had half q
million immigrants pouring westward
in steady stream from Eastern and
Southeastern Europe, carrying the in
hucnza bacillus like hotsam upon it's
bosom.
"The war even greatly retarded the
spread Of the plague across Europe,
for, with the exception of the wounded
and the soldiers going home on leave,
most of the flow OF human material
was westward or against the spread.
This is strictly shown by the fact
that whereas the influenza had in
former days developed regular stand
ard gait of its own, namely thirty to
forty days from its announcement in
Moscow before its arrival in Paris
and London and thirty days more to
New York, in 1918 it took ninety days
from Moscow to London and ninety
more from London to New York"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Hello! London?!
New York
Talking

lIXX THIN three months
W. from your hotel room
in London, you will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

S1LO JUICE-Mnde from the fluid
left in sllos by dscaying vegetation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

GGT~HE flu Is no new thing; In fact,
Il like most Of our diseases, the
more we investigate its history and
origins the more age-old and venerable
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-05
JAPANESE LABORERS ARE
DEPARTING FROM HAWAII

IIoNnLrLr, y. ~. Sept .tCar.
rc~pondrncr ut the Associated pr,sal
That am embargo ou The expectation
OF rice, recently imposed hy the Jap
aucs" government viii cause such
an exodus of IJpaDcs. from ltvuu.
II 10 remains m effect AS tu create
10 N"rluas shortage ot plantation 90
boz, is The claim made cdl'orialy
ny me Niupu HFi % japanese daily
published nm Honolulu
Tho Nlppu Jli concludes that the
embargo ON lapaucs' rice coupled
with prohibition I'm Hawaii. viii
cause many lnhorors 20 return 10 the
homeland as IN Hawaii "u1 joy n
lifc can Doe found hoctus- sthc a.
Japanese liquor and rice meals are
uuohtatnablo"
Hawaiian and Californian rice is
declared by the Nlppu JHi to be
greatly inferior 20 The Japanese
product
Tho editorial continues "ll is 70
fact that the exodus OF japanese la
horcrs from Hawaui has greatly in.
creased since the territory Went dry
last year
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-05
TIN FOIL IN BABTS
MOUTH CAUSES DEATH

III DORADO. Kan. oct I Rob
rri the lT-muufn. son ~ Mi AM
Mr. Guy wright dIoi very suddenly
a' their home following a short Visit
'u tine Ht. park The couple went tN
the ulric rurIy .u tine evening nnd
Robert while PLAYING in The grasr
found some un lo.I Baby fashion
hp pat J.. I'm his month llls mother
noticed IL and took IL away from him.
In q fow wiuuica be became No-
lcuik iIl and died nu hour later. 1,
Is believed the tin fol contained
poison.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-05

She ,poutiur) Before we were
married YOU used Io catch me lu
your arms.
/ nay pockets.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-23

3&s -pte.5e s.E,t8EseN o. y "TsFsf-/ 80
b following are the Coneressmen and
United States Senator's from this section:
North Dakota Senators--
4. Porter J. McCumber
AISLE j.. Gronna
North Dakota Representatses-
s. John N. Baeri
Ge9rse n. Young , Il !.
j. H. Sinclair
Minnesctks enatnes- Il
Knutsr1yelson
! Fr.nnll !. K'silosE
Minnesota Representatives
8 Sidney Anderson
Franklin +. Ellsworth
& Charles r. Davis
Carl g Van Dyke
NV. II. Newton
harold Knutson X
sAndrew ]. volsteaA ssg
W.. I. Carss
Halvof .~steenersons
Thos.4D. 5sehll 5
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
School Board Organized

The school board for 1919 was or
ganized at tho meeting of the board
held in the office of the superintcn-
dent Of schools Monday evening. with
tho following members present:
Judge a. A. Matthew. Carroll \.
Perkins. Richardson. Hall, Dubord
and Patten. Judge A. \. Matthew
was elected chairman of the board.
The following committees were elect
ed: Committee on text books,
course of study and methods of in
struc,ion. Richard. Dubord, Brown
and Perkins: committee on rules and
regula tons. Richardson. Jackson and
Perkins: committee on janitors, Hall.
Richardson. Duhord: committee on
teachers. Dubord. Hall, Richardson
and Brown: committee on drawing.
writing and music. Richardson. Du-
bord. Jackson: committee on evening
school. Hall. Richardson and Duhord
Tho baseball schedule was adopted as
follows:
April o6-Good Will at Water
vile.
May 3-Hallowell at -allowell.
May 1O-Cony at Watervillc.
May l7-Skowhegan at Skowhegan.
May 21-Open.
May o4-M. c. l. at Waterville.
May 2S-Open.
May 31-Cony at Augusta
June 4-Open.
June Oak Grove at Waterville.
June 14-M. G. ]. at Pittsfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
Pjttsf;eId Town Meeting

Pittsfields annual town meeting
was held at Union hall Monday and
was one Of the most largely attended
and liveliest meetings held for sever
al years. The meeting was callld 20
order ct 10 O'Clock BY Town Clerk
Thomas t. Getchell. and Judge Q. II.
Drake was elected moderator. Roger
T.. Nari,um was unanimously elected
Glsi selec,man. For second selectman
the.e were two candidates, Hollis W.
St.lham and William Osborn. Mr..
Osborn was elected by small MAJ
gin Four candidates appeared in the
field for third selectman, They were
a. r. Badger William L. Rose. II.
W. Stilham and A. w. I.ittlefield. Two
ballots were necessary. Mr.. Little
field winning by three vots over MI
Stilham The selectmen were elected
as assessors and overseers of the
poor Henry +. Libby was reelected
town treasurer. William l.. Frost @95
elected member of the board OF
water commissioners. Two candidates
were presented for the position as
member on the school board. They
were Charles RUSSELL and Mrs. Fred
erick L. Mayo. Mrs. Mayo won. hav-
ing Il votes 10 MI. Bussels g.. y.
II. Drake was elected auditor. w. i.
Pushor was elected a member of the
board of trustees of the public libra
ry. c. T.. Nickery was elected a MEM
her OF the trustees of the cemeteries.
The following appropriations were
made: $50 for superintendent OF
$, seonlS and school board: $500 for
free high school: 500 for support OF
common schools: $4,000 for support
Of ooo,: $500 for repairs Of roads
ard bridges: 500 for school tex,
books: 500 for insurance and appl;
anccs: sl2oo for repairs on school
buildings: $3.50 miscellaneous ac-
count: $3.50 for support of public IL
brary: $1,000 for breaking roads; 800
for repair Of sewers: $3.50 care OF
cemeteries: $500 hydrant rental: $3.50
abatement on taxes; $1,000 for interest
TO towns Indebtedness; 1864 for I'm
rrovcment of State aid road: $75 for
Memorial day; $500 for repairs on
Union FALL; $3.50 for filled road near
l.. a. Cowan's: $1,000 for sidewalks az
preparations: ST. premiums for bo"s
and girls agricultural clubs: 500 per
petual care of lot in Pittsfield Gene
terry known as the soldiers lot: 500
for band concerts: $500 FOR roll #
honor tablet; $1,000 for centennial AZ
niversarN Of the Incorporation Of the
town Of Pittsfield; 500 for repairing
highway on Pcitoma avenue; $50 toy
moving the cemeteries in town; SEQ
for surveying and laying out now
lots in village cemetery.
II was voted to adopt Il Curfew or
dinance requiring children under Ii
years of age to be at their homes
after 9.15 unless accompanied by pa
rent or guardian. The collection Ct
taxes was sold to the lowest bidde.'.
who was Geo. l.. Rogcn., who will
collect them for il mills on the dol
lar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11

endum or recall of officers under the
charter. but the charter will be re-
ferred to the people for their approx
al some time in September. 1920.
The question of appointing five
commissioners at large or seven1from
each ward. was brought up and dis
cussed by several members OF the
Chamber, and on the vote taken to
appoint five men at large 90 were in
favor of the appointment of the five
men, to represent the whole city.
and l., opposed The matter was dis
cussed by President Roberts, Harry
Brown, H. D. Eaton. George Vose,
John Friel. Arthur Darviau, Fred
Cyr. G. A. Knickerbocker. Frank AL
den. and others.
1t is understood that there will be
another meeting OF the members
Tuesday night, to approve of the sug-
gestion that the matter as to wheth-
er they will have five or seven COM
missicners be referred to the voters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11

Haralia. March 10-The general
,g...v which. it was thought. had
been ended early today, when the
strike committee voted to accept the
terms offered by President MenOcal.
caused throughout the day and re-
suited. in the first fatality which has
occurred in the recent general strikes
through which the country has pass
cd. The man killed was police Of
ticcr who was shot while driving an
automobile. He was dressed as a
civilian.
The strike situation assumed its
former aspect with clashes between
the police and wOrkmen. following
carly reports that the controversy
tccmcn who had voted against the
terms OF arbitration proposed by
Senior Mcnocal advised their followers
not to return to work
Labor leaders in favor of ending the
strike are endeavorins to reconvene
the directing committee so as to bring
forth manifesto declaring the strike
at an end.
The American gunboat Eagle Joined
the cruiser Cincinnati and the gunboat
Dubuque tonight.
Today's edition OF Ell Heraldo. the
organ Of the Liberal party, was seized
ny the police owing to an editorial he
ing considered Objectionable by the au-
thorities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
ARREST 2 MEN AND
2 WOMEN IN MASS.
DYNAMITE CASE

Franklin. Mass. March 10-Two
and two women We're arrested he e
today at the instance Of w. NJ. Clark
an Immigration inspector. who has
been here since last Thursday inves-
tigating the circumstances surround
ing the recent death of four men N
an explosion of dynamite which the
authorities believe they intended to
use in an attempt to blow up the Ray
mill of the American Wooden Com
pany. They are Giuseppe Bugiasep-
pc codhenone. Giuseppe Bcrtone,
Mrs. Concetta di Chellis ann Mrs.
Carme!ita di Chellis. Inc women are
widows of two of the men killed i'm
the explosion.
Mr.. Clark said that the four would
be arraigned at Boston on Il charge
of being anarchists. 1t is under
stood that if the charge is sustained
they Will be deported. They were
taken to Boston tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
REPUBLICANS SELECT s
CHAIRMEN COMMITTEES
on EXPENDITURES

Washington. March 10 -Chairmen OF
eight OF the House committees Gu er-
rcrfitu' rs of III" government delnafuS
which tn. Republicans of the next Cor
.r.c. MAN ia use fo~ invest cations -
war expenses and othe" depar menta!
activities. were se'ected today by TIE
repuhl,can committee on committees
They are:
wa. dcrar.ment expenditure. Ora
ham. Illinois: navy department. HAS
kell New York: postotfice. SeAlman.
MARYLAND, i;Ietice White. Maine: treas
urv. Dale. Vermont: public hu'id'n"s'
krvder. Pcnnsylva commerce. WI
liams. Illinois; agril ulture. Bae"' Hor'h
D,kota. Chairmen of three other eN-
nenditures committees are ye. TO y"
named
ITO thrco committees on r'ert'"ni
will ;c ncaGcl by railin2er. Mass'ch"-
sntt.: Gcdali. Maine. and Dover. '"""-
('hairmen Of several mno" committees
also were chosen today as follows: @'-
counts. ireland. illinois: alHon"'i'
,inun~ traGic, smith Idaho; lah"''
smith. Michigan: patents, Nolan, an
tornia: revision Of laws, Little. Nah-
sa-: arid lands. kincaid. Nehrasfa a; re-
farm in the civil service. Lohlhach. New
Jersey: food control Rodenburg. IN
nois: coinage. weights and measures
Vestal. Indiana.
Numerous assignments to the minor
committees also were made today al g"
the new members hid been chosen f"r
the ru'es committees. WITH the assis"-
mcnt of members to the rules commit
,c. the Republicans completed se'ec-
tions for ali the principal committees
except that Of merchant marine, when
will consider the policy Of oporot rg
.h lilo feet that America has built
during the war
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE
/, RAILROADS RETURN TO
PEACE Time OPERATIONS

Washington. March lO.-Return of the
railroads to a peace basis as to- their
labor forces and other conditions at
fectinG cost of operation will require
several months, Director General Hines
said in a statement issued tonight in
reply TO an address made by Howard
Elliott. president of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad Co.. last Saturday in Chi
cago.
Mr. Hines characterized as unfair
Mr. Elljott's comparison of the number
OF employees of the Pennsylvan' ral'-
road in December. 1911. with the Is per
cent. increased force on the payrol's Of
that company in December. 1918. to dem
onstrate that federal control of the rail
roads was not productive of the best re
suits. The director general said favor
able weather during December Of last
year and the free movement Of traffic
ircontrast with the had weather and
consested traffic conditions in Deem
her. 1917. justified the increase in work
ers because of the greater opportunity
for car repair. maintenance of way and
other work The Pennsylvania railroad.
Mr.. Hines said. could not be consiG
cred as typical as the averagH increase
in number of employees of all roads
from December. 1871. to January o. this
year was only 81 pc" cent.
Director General Hines defended the
increased railways employees as neces-
sa~y to place the roads on 4 war Ia
SIS to meet the high percentage OF
labor TURNOVER due to the railroads
constantly losing trained workers
through the military draft and the at
traction of hirher wages in W." ~ =
tries and to the necessity of ore"a' ing
a vast number OF special passenger end
freight trains that involved AN unGsua!
emnty car mi'cage'
The very facts .hat Mr.. Elliott
cites" continued Mr.. Hines. - roncly
empha size that focal control has m
portan. opportunities under peare cor
ditons to improve the sitiat'on
through elimination Of the extra costs
which were due % war necessity. we
a"e cndeavoring tN take advantag" or
all these opportunities: TO brin" about
a rcadiustment in the public interest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
TEXTILE ASSOCIATION
WILL DISCUSS LABOR
PROBLEMS N. Y. MEETING

Boston. March 10.-Labor problems
aud methods of winning new markets
for textile products will be discussed
al Association Of Cotton Manufar
'urers in New York on April %. a
and %. plans for which were an
nounced here tonight. Among the
speakers will be Adolph G. Miller Of
the Federal Reserve Board: John X.
Mum. president Of the Textile All:-
ance Export Corporation: Senator
Wesley l.. Jones Of Washington:
James Thompson Of New Bedfo.J
Mass: and Paul NJ. Marburg. for
merly vice chairman of the Federal
Reserve Board
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
CHANGES IN PROPOSED
| CHARTER SUGGESTED BY
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

A very important meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce was held in
the council chambers at city huildin,
Monday evening with about - men
present Several matters Of discus
sion were brought up before the men,
hers and several proposed changes n
the city charter We're discussed. TIL
meeting was presided over by Herbert
c. Libby. chairman of the members
forum committee. Frank Alden pre-.
sented the following addition to be in.
serted in the city charter OF Watervilie.
and after reading the article gave rea-
sons for the movement It was novel
by Mr.. Alden and seconded by Harry
S. Brown and accepted by the members.
that the following article be inserted
in the charter.
ARTICLE V. SECTION T.
The council, or duly authorized board
of education. shall at its first regular
meeting. on the first Monday in Janu.
AIRY following the regular city election.
appoint an advisory school committee, -
so called; said committee shall consist
Of four men and three women, al! being
citizens of Waterville. Maine: said COM
mittee shall be invested with the rights.
powers and obligations of superntend-
ing school committee and school agents
Except the power to appropriate and
expend money raised for school pur-
poses). and shall perform all the duties
required of school committees by the
laws of the State. except the appropr;.
ating and expending OF money raised
for school purposes which power shall
be vested in the city council. the duly
constituted board Of education. hut ga ID
city council or board OF education shall
only have authority as to the appropri-
at!ng and expanding of money raised
FOR school purposes.
1t was voted to omit the clause in
the present city charter in regard to
the public utilities because the State
law covers the subject so we'll that II
Is not needed.
There will be no initiative, refer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
POLICE TO KEEP ORDER
RETWEEN RIVAL UNIONS
ATHAVERHILL. MASS.

I,averhiN. Mass. March l0-Th"
policc department Seri requests 70
several cities TO-DAY aSl,irg that 20
lice be sent here for temporary dhtN
in competition with the frequent dls-
tuybances resulting FROM the dis
n,,t4s between rival unions Of shoc
workers. Members Ct the shoe work
~ protective organization hh'
work at $50 O'Clock today anG held
two mass meetings. after which they
Joined i'm a street demonstration.
They did not encounter members OF
the BOO, and Shoe Workers Union
and there was no disorder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11

The last Of the series of the Lyceum
Course entertainments given under
the auspices of the Red Cross was
held at City Opera House Monday
evening. when Castellucci's Neapol-
itans gave a most inspiring and de
lightful entertainment to large and
appreciatve audience. There was
great variety in the program which
consisted of instrumental and vocal
selections under the leadership of the
manager. Mr.. Castellucci. There We're
eight competent Italian musicians
who were we'll grounded in musical
knowledge. with all the temperament
and fire that chara cterizcd the Italian
makeup of the excellent company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
Boundary Dispute of
Peru and Ecuador to Come
Before League of Nations

Paris. March 1o--Thc boundary
dispute between Ecuador and Peru
Is expected to he among the first
cases of territorial adjustments to
come before the League of Nations.
The foreign minister of Ecuador ha $
requested President Wilson to arbi-
trate the dispute. expressing the be-
lief that Peru will be willing to ac-
cept him as umpire.
The expectation here is. however.
that President Wilson will prefer to
submit the matter to the League OF
Nations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
n. Y.CUARD READY
FOR ORDERS FROM
CITY OF BUFFALO

New York. March To- Members OF
the 2Srd, Goth and list Infantry OF
the New York State Guard. with
headquarters in this city. were held
in readiness tonight for any disturb
ance in Buffalo which might result
in orders being issued for their mob
ilization. While it was indicated that
if such orders We're issued these
three regiments might be the first -
re called. other units in the state
Guard located here were expecting
notification to prepare for service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-11
DENOUNCE WILSON'S
INACTION ON SUFFRAGE
AT NEW YORK MEETING

New York, March 1O.-President
Wilson wa; denounced for "inaction'
in regard to equal suffrage at q
meeting held here tonight in Carns-
gle hall to welcome the prison Spe-
ciar' delegation Of 26 women of the
National Woman's Party on its az
rival in this city on its tour Of the
country.
The Soldiers. Sailors and Marin
Protective AssOcjat ton sent a guard
or honor" to escort the women CT
the prison special" from the Grand
Central station to the hall and its ex-
ccutivc committee attended the meet
ing.