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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
If There'd Been
Sanitary Inspectors

Supposng when that ship came into
Portsmouth when the infection first came
to Boston there had been Federal health
service with watchful inspectors similar to
our customs inspectors prepared to find
out, so far as was humanity possible, whether
incoming passengers or sailors were carry
ing nfections-sanitary inspectors if you
please-is it probable Spanish influenza
would have gained the start it did? To be
sure, we have health officers of our ports
now and ships must be inspected and re-
ceive clean bills of health and all that sort
of thng-but also we have devastating cpl
denies which considerably outrval warfare
in their destructive effects on human life.
Such a force at our borders to protect
the health of the millions in this country
against any assaults from outside or bor-
ders in much the same fashion that customs
inspectors protect our national pocketbook
would be but logical outcome of the plan
for department Of health. At the head
OF the work would be the secretary of
health, doubtless physician, with an or
ganization touching not only our borders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
The Untitled Field
Of Research

"There is too little unbiased research.
The private agencies arc so absorbed in
collecting funds, informing the public of
their achievements and issuing ex parte
literature that time, energy and money arc
lacking for strictly scientific investigation.
Moreover, unified administrative procedures
are rendered difficult, if not impossible, be-
cause each group seeks to magnify its own
function at the expense of those of other
agencies Again, so far as public education
goes, the different societies ARE distribut-
ing to an uncrtical public variety of sug-
gestons and assertions, many OF them IN
consistent, some Of them actually contra
dictory. 1t is full time to face this indie
feasible situation with complete frankness
The demand for team play is obvious and
pressing
"The need for cooperation in research
cannot be denied. Research in public
health, while dependent upon the labora-
tory, is chiefly field undertaking. Results
should be consistently checked by impair
tial observers who have no special cause
to serve, no preconceivcd theory to sup
port. bureau of statistical inquiry
which should make objective studies of
various public health experiments and
demonstrations would render the kind Of
service which certified public accountants
render I'M the field Of business. 1t has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12

paigns with the cooperation of local au-
thorties. One hundred thousand dollars of
this has been transferred to the New York
State health officials and we are in hopes OF
accomplishing q great deal, even though this
is but beginning.
when you speak of extending the Fed
eral health department to include sanitary
police you open broad subject. If i'll
health is to be made the basis of separat-
ing the individual from the rest of man
kind we shall at once be at the necessity
to establish what is i'll health That will
be harder than to standardize drunkenness
yet whatever might develop from the
institution of such a government depart
ment would be for the future to show. Ger
tanly it is a highly desirable thing, and
one capable of doing much more for the
American public than it realizes or than
many of our national legislators realize.
The resources of such Federal agency
would be so extensive-the war has shown
what this country can do when it is con
WINGED that it is desirable to do it--as to
make possible results in research the ap-
plication of which would make this a much
better world to live in"
The fact that England has set out to
establish a ministry of health by bill
introduced in Parliament late in November
has aroused fresh and very keen interest
in this subject in this country The bill
was brought in by DR.. Addison, NJ. p, Min
lister of Reconstruction in the British Cab
met, and associated with him in the order
that 1T be brought in, a Parliamentary pro
cedure necessary to its introduction, were
Sir George Cave, Sir Auckland Geddes, Mr..
Munro, M. P, and Sir Edwin Cornwall. The
measure has the best of sponsors.
This provides a minister of health and
a board of health to exercise in England.
Scotland and Wales various powers now
distributed among several other boards and
commissions Its scope is not extended to
cover Ireland because, as DR.. Addison said
IN answer to question by Sir Edward
Carson when introducing the measure it is
hoped that soon Ireland may administer
her affairs herself.
The bill brings together under this one
minister the powers and duties of the local
government board and the health insurance
commissions of England and Wales. those
of the president of the Board of Education
with regard to the health of mothers and
infants, the duties of the Privy Council with
regard to midwives, and those of the Secre-
tary Of State for the Home Department
with regard to the protection of infant Nfe
surely varied lot. 1t provides also for
the subsequent transfer to the minister of
health of the powers of the Board of Edu-
cation with relation to medical inspection
and treatment, those of the Ministry of Pen
SlOns with relation to the health of dis
charged and disabled officers and men. and
those of the Home Office in relation to
lunacy and mental deficiency
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12

against this disease, but certainly the care
lessness displayed at Portsmouth, n. H,
and Boston when the epidemic began in this
country cannot be defended. ship came
into Portsmouth, across the mouth Of the
Piscataquay River from which city is the
Kittery naval station which there were
many i'll with the disease No quarantine
was enforced and those aboard not confined
to the sick bay were allowed to land and
go about the city. Doubtless some did so
who were about to be stricken and were
at the time infected but didn't realize it.
AT all events, in two or three days the
"flu" began to spread in Portsmouth;
shortly the little city ridded with it
and soon it had spread all over southern
New Hampshire and southern Maine. The
city of Portland had a bad time and even
far back in the mountains in small villages
practically no home escaped
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
The patients in this ward are treated
according to the Carrel-Dakin
method Of sterilizing wounds by
periodic irrigation.

sist in their present policy of isolation
and rivalry, seeing their specialties out of
focus, unconscously misleading the public
hampering the development of unbiassed--.-
search, preventing the consistent and care
full education of the public mind, they will
be in no position to bring to bear upon
the Federal government pressure for the
creation of Federal department with
secretary of health in the Cabinet of the
President.
"Yet they cannot wholly withstand the
demand for team play. A mere statement
of the situation puts the societies on the
defensive. Twenty Eight associations exist
for the sole purpose of promoting some
phase of public health. Twenty-nine others,
whose primary function falls in different
field, devote a part of their energies and
funds to work in preventive medicine. I'm
like the famous fifty seven, however, these
are not products of unified establishment
and bear no standardized label. While some
of these groups have slight cooperative ar
rangements and their leaders occasionally
meet in conference, it is substantially true
to say that they go their own ways pursue
their own methods, collect their own funds
and appraise their own accomplishments.
at has been impossible to secure COM
plete information from all of these socie-
ties. Only thirty-four out of ffty-seven
reported, but the delinquents belong, with
few exceptions, among the less important.
For the year 1917 the expenditures re-
ported s1,572 ,693.23. Nineteen socie-
ties in the first group spent $573,47O.34, a
part of which was unquestionably extraor-
binary expenditure for war purposes. The
percentage of salary payments to total ex-
penses varies from IS to 1914, the average
for fifteen societies being 1873 per cent.
Facts about membership are also incom-
plete. In the group Of special public health
organizations the National tuberculosis AS
ISOLATION, with 1000 members, and the Ma
tional Organization for Public Health Nurs-
ing, with $500, are the most important. The
others vary from 1000 to 1000 members.
Figures for the second group mean very lit
tie. For example, to include the 100000
members of the American Red Cross or the
100000 members of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs would be distinctly
misleading. The headquarters of the vari-
Gus societies are concentrated in a few
cities. Thirty-two have their chief Offices
in New York. Most Of the others are in
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Wash
ington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
Overlapping of
Effort

"If these agencies arc grouped on the
basis of the interests which they touch the
following significant results obtained:
Thirty five deal with some phase of child
welfare. Eleven concerned with tuber-
culosis. Ten have a bearing upon social dis
ease. Eleven are interested in industrial
accidents. Nine undertake to deal with
crime. Seven are wholly or in part work
ing in the field of mental hygiene. Five
have to do with problems of blindness.
Three promote the cause Of public health
nursing. Another three study questions Of
eugenics. Three more promote the cause of
first aid to the injured. Two deal with
mouth hygiene and two with posture In
each of the fields of cancer, epilepsy and
heart disease there is but one especial So
ciety.
"No would undertake seriously to de-
fend the present state Of affairs the
score Of efficiency, economy or public well
sare. So far the critics Of this chaos have
laid chief stress the waste of time, en-
ergy and money, the confusion of the pub
lie mind, the overlapping of effort and the
dscrediting of public health undertakings
There are other dangers less conspicuous
but even more subtly menacing Underly-
ing the whole movement is an assumption
that there is Il definite and verified body Of
scientific and administrative knowledge
which is guiding the activities of all public
health agencies, governmental and volun-
tary, while it is precisely such body Of
knowledge that is needed.
"Does not the existence Of 80 many soci-
cites, each with it's speciality, actually him
der the accumulation Of tested scientific
knowledge which is essential to successful
public health development? Each group
tends 10 overcmphasizc the Significance Of
the disease with which it deals. The temp
tation to demonstrate striking achievements
as basis for soliciting support funds can
not be wholly resisted This does not mean
that the officers OF these societies are con-
scious Of deceit or Misrepresentation. The
capacity Of gclf-dcception, especially in al
trufgtic cndeayor. Is well known. The par
tisan In public health rs in every other hui
man activity, needs the constant check Of
i impartial criticism and Of objective tests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12

~
- health matters in this coun-
try through Federal de-
partment of health. with a
secretary of health in the Presidents Cab
;net-yes, by all means" There was en-
tbusiastic approval in the tones of DR..
George F. Vincent, president Of the Rookie
ferer Foundation, as was to be expected
from the hearty support he has given this
nroject in recent public addresses. Yet
he disclaims any personal prominence in
ursing the idea and speaks with no little
spureciation OF the work done by its lead
ing adherents before he became president
Of the Foundation. 1t is plain that in Dr.
Vincent they have q vigorous ally.
- is clearly the thing for US to do in
his country he said. "War conditions
haze given the subject fresh interest and
the bill before Congress new support; but
what has been accomplished by centralized
effort during the war has but the more
strongly indicated our need. Without Fed
crai organization OF our public health
agencies we are in danger OF losing much
Of cur gain from the war. We have already
lost a great deal of it, in fact.
England is establishing a Ministry of
Health. with minister in the British Cab
mss. and means thereby to retain the good
which has come TO her along this line out
If the war and that has served to reawaken
us to our need over here. For the Founda-
non I may say that it would welcome such
q department. with Cabinet member at
its head and would be very glad to CO.
operate with it in every way, and turn over
20 it the results of any of its work and it's
resources for the research which would be
30 important part of the work of the new
department. We concentrate upon few
convincing demonstration to show that
certain things can be done successfully, and
then as soon may be turn the results
over to the community"
We are nearer to Federal control of pub
lie health in this country than most of US
realize. Just how extensive that control
would be Developments of the plan must
make clear. 1t calls for q secretary of
health in the Cabinet of the President of
the United States and a department of
health under him which would have iuris-
dicton over all the agencies for the better
ment of American health generally, and for
the organization of. all state and local
health effort into compact whole which
would eventually see to it that real health
characterized Americans instead of the half
Illness which most of enjoy and which
showed up so clearly in the experiences of
draft boards last year and the year before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12

Sufferers from hookworm in the
South, under the care Of the Rookie
Teller Foundation. 1t happens to be
a dispensary day at the County
Health Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
By Kendrick Richards

"a Y ATIONAL control of public
IN s ':s 's' "s,:': II s, ss; s's On
Dartment of health with n
Evening star., 1919-10-10
JOHNSON BACK NEXT WEEK.
Senator's Return Predicted to Briup
Vote on Shantung.

Return to Washington next Tues
day OF Senator johnson Of California.
republican. from his western speak.
ing tour in opposition to the league
Of nations, is considered by q mum.
her Of senators as involving tho pos.
sibility of q speedy vote on the
amendment to the Shantung provision
of tho treaty.
Attempts Of the leaders to bring the
Shantung amendment to q vote have
failed Of unanimous consent owing
to the desire Of Senator Borah Of
Idaho, republican, and others to have
the California senator back in WASH
ington before the vote is taken.
Pending the vote the program of
the Senate calls for moro speeches on
treaty subjects. Senator Norris, Ne
braska, republican. had announced be
would speak today, and he is expect
ed to be followed by Senator Lodge.
It was not considered probable that
Senator Lodge would be able to get
in his address today. :.
Evening star., 1919-10-10
Misses Dresses, Sizes ID to IL Years

Juniors Frocks
Flapper Dresses, in Peter Thompson
and dress models, braid trimmed. At
$1z.9S to $3.50.
Junior Dresses, of changeable taf-
feta, trimmed with satin, braid or
georgette. At Szo.5O to $45.o0.
Flapper Dresses, of aIl-wool serge,
braided or combined with silk. At
$3.50 to $z9.S0.
Evening star., 1919-10-10
Four D. G. Boys Promoted in Navy.

Four Warrington boys recently
have been promoted In the United
States Navy as follows: John n. Car
roll, 1341 Oak street, from pharma-
James n. Durity. 1888 ~ street, from
apprentice seaman to seaman second
class; Earl A. Merryman, AS 4th
street. from apprentice seaman to sea-
man third class; Lawrence A. O'Neii!.
612 2ed street, from engtneman Soc
ond class to engineman flrst class.
Merryman is at the Washington navy
yard. O'Neill Ia on the u. s.. s. NAL
lard and Carroll and Durity are a4 the
HaUpton-eosdR haSos
Evening star., 1919-10-10
Goats, Sizes 10 to IL Year

Goats, Sizes 10 to II Years
Coats of all-woo1 cheviots, frost tone or
polo cloth. Also of melton, with fur COL
lars. At $3.50.
Coats of all-wool polo cloth, velour or
pompon cloth, in belted and loose-back
models, with large plush collars. At
$500 to $3.50.
Coats of all-wool cheviot or zibeline,
with beaver trimming or large velvet
collars. At SASS.
Coats of wool mixtures, in belted mod
els. At $3.50.
Coats of broadcloth, with large plush
collars. At $3.50 and $3.50.
Evening star., 1919-10-10

Women's Forest Mills K
Medium-weight Ribbed Cot
ton Vests, Pants and Tights.
$1.0O and $1.25.
Combinations. $500 and
$2.25.
Heavyweight Ribbed Cotton
Vests, Pants and Tights. $1.25
and $1.50.
Combination Suits. $500 and
$3.50.
Wool Mixed Vests, Pants
and Tights. $500 to SITS.
Combinations. $3.50 to $3.50.
Children's Forest Mills Vests,
Pants and Combinations, priced
according to size.
Evening star., 1919-10-10
Tomorrow-Our 59th Anniversary
Sale of Knit Underwear
We're Ready Supply Womens and Chdrens Needs for the

Colder Days A'comine
nit Underwear in following q,
Richelieu Mills Combination
Suits, medium-weight; low
band neck; ankle or knee
length. $1.75 and $500.
Medium-weight Combina-
tions. $500 and $2.25.
Lightweight Wool Mixed
Combinations, low neck, in
knee or ankle length. $3.50
and $500.
All other styles, $500 and
$3.50.
Kayser's and Carter's Under
wear will also be found here.
First Floor
Lansbursh g Bro.
Evening star., 1919-10-10
Goats, Sizes z, 8 and 9 Years

Coats of fine all-wool broadcloth, with
plush or fur collars. Yoke effects and
pleated skirt models with belts. At
$2l.S0 and $3.50.
Coats of zibeline or cheviot, with
storm collars. Belted and with side
pockets. At $9.95 and $1O.95.
Coats of all-wool cheviot, in 1oose-back
model, trimmed with velvet. At $l2.95.
Coats of frost tone, cheviot, velour,
silver polo; in loose or belted models.
All the new shades. At SASS, $3.50 and
$3.50.
Evening star., 1919-10-10

Junior Misses Dresses, of good quail
ity satin or taffeta, in brown, navy,
Copen or green. At $3.50.
Dresses, of satin or taffeta, in brown,
Copen, navy or green. Some with
tucked skirts. Others finished with
small ruffles and bodice effects. At
$1%.9S.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1919-12-25
UNITED STATES DEPART.
MENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Large Acreage of winter wheat
in state shows splendid condition.
Crop for United States nearly
IL. 900 acres short Of last year.
The Federal Monthly Crop Re-
port just released for publication
through the Office of Field Agent
R. F. Hare, of the Bureau Of
Crop Estimates. show that this
state planted this fall 2i1, 600
acres of wheat compared to 1872
600 acres planted last year. Last
years crop passed the winter and
spring with an abandonment of
only per cent Of the planted
acreage. The condition Of the
present crop is reported better
on December 1st, than was last
years crop ut that time.
In the United States only 49,
770,0 acres of wheat has been
planted this year. compared to
so, ,489, 600 planted last year. The
condition of this crop 10 only 85.2
per cent of normal, compared to
a condition of 98.6 per cent Of
last years crop at this time.
This report shows that New
Mexico has produced 6si, 800
bushels Of apples this year, and
rs per cent Of these have been
shipped from the sounty in which
they were grown. Ghaves coun-
ty reported having shipped S4S
cars. San Juan county 200, Otero
so and De Basa IL cars.
| WAGES OF FARM LABOR.
The bureaus Investigation re-
lative to wages Of farm labor
this year. compared to 1913. 1917
and 1910 show that the wages
of the farm lahorer have kept in
this state with the high cost Of
living.
4 The report shows that the
average wage by the month with
out board was as follows: For
1910, $34.25 for 1917, s48; for
1918, $50 and for 1919 $50.
This year day laborers COM
manded 81. 80 per day, last year
they were paid $2.38; in 1917.
$1.97 and in 1910 they We're only
paid sl.58.
R. F. Hare, Field Agent.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1919-12-25
A WORD TO DIS
ABLED SOLDIERS.

Every man who was in the
military and vaval service of the
United States during the late war
and who on account of such SER
vice is not physically fitted to en-
gage at once in a gainful occupa-
ton should at once notify the
Bureau of War Risk surance
in Washington. D. C.
Uuder the law this Bureau is
charged wife providing for SER
vice men discharged because of
disability incurred in active SER
vice in the line of duty. Com
pensation and free medical treat
ment until such time as they are
restored to physical fitness. Dur
ing the summer of 1913 there was
a general combining out of the
military training camps of the
country in an effort to bring up
the standard of physical fitness,
and many men discharged at that
time may be unaware of their
rights under an act of congress
to compensation for disability and
medical attention and hospita
treatment where necessary. AL
cases of this or a like nature
should be brought immedia
Itely to the attention of tht
! Bure III Of War Risk Insurance.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1919-12-25

ernment life insurance, and the
process by which this insurance
may be retained.
The rehabilitation of our arm
I'd forces was so rapid and was
attended by such uncertainty on
the part of service men as to the
future civil occupations and per
manent places of abode that it
was not surprising that many If
the men gave little taught to the
matter of insurance. 9th RS
doubtless thought the original
term. insurance WAR Time Insur-
ance) ceased when they were de-
modified and did not know it
might be converted into one of
the several forms of permanent
government life insurance (Con-
verted Insurance.. Still others,
Immediately upon their return to
civil life, felt financially unable to
continue the insurance. They
should now take advantage of the
liberal provisions for reinstate-
ment.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1919-12-25
DO YOU KNOW?

Do you know the young fellow
who works for $25 a week and
who is wearing a new winter suit
that cost $85?
Do you know the housewife
who is ashamed to be seen with a
market basket on her arm or OF
carry home a broom paper bum
die?
Doyou know the manufacturer
who, when the price of raw mate
rial and overhead goes up S per
cent. and the cost of labor ad-
vances an equal amount, adds 25
per cent to the price of his goods?
Do you know the girl working
for $l8 a week who is buying
and wearing a $3.50 fur coat?
Do you know the man who lets
a fresh" clerk sneer him into
buying $15 hat for fear he'll
seem Cheap" when he can buy
a satisfactory hat for 81.
Do you know the man who has
traded his War Savings Stamps
or Liberty bonds for the promise
of 100 per cent profit in a stock
company backed by a dishonest
promoter?
Do you know the married couple
who do not think enough Of theil
children to teach them to save by
buying War Saving Stamps?
Do you know the person WHIT
lets the desire of the moment de
stroy the results Of days anC
weeks of thrift and saving:
Do you know the person whC
thinks it is not necessary to save
Do you know the man who say
that the government savings Sc
curities, Liberty Bonds, Wa
Savings Stamps and treasur.
Savings certificates are too SLOW
or too small or too old faehioaa
for his Investments?
If you do, you know prett
. we'll what is the matter with lot
lof people toosy.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1919-12-25
PUBLIC NOTICE.
State of New Mexico, County Of

State of New Mexico, County Of
Valencia.
In the matter Of the Estate Of
Daniel Garcia, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned administrators ofthe
estate of Daniel Garcia, deceased.
that We, Georgia F. de Garcia and
Juan Garcia, were on the 2lst day
of December, A. D. 1919, duly ap-
pointed administrators of the es-
tate of Daniel Garcia, by the Pro-
bate Court of Valencia County,
and all persons having claims
against said estate or against said
decedent are hereby required to
present the same for settlement to
the undersigned, and all tboseow
ing accounts to said estate come
and pay the same within the time
required by law.
Georgia F. de eGarcis and
Juan Garcia, administrators.
! Eostomcs: Bosque ~, Mav