The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-15

Ing Of records and inquiry among ma
rinel officers. The hunt was started
as the result Of the recent incident IN
Camnguey when marines kicked up
some excitement In the Cuban town
after lie Roy Foster. an American en-
gineer and former navy officer had
been attacked and beaten by Cubans.
what are the marines doing In
Camagueyf" Mr.. Roosevelt asked him
self. after looking at the map Of Cuba.
And the question was asked by others
equally curious. Nobody seemed to
know. Major General Lejuene, COM
mandant of the corps said they were
there all right. but could vouchsafe no
additional Information. The navy list
showed marine officers regularly as
signed to the Camaguey post. but the
warrant for such duty seemed to b
lacking.
Sent to Guard Sugar propsrtisst
Finally red-taped papers were found
which showed that. hack In 1917.
shortly after Cuba entered the war
on the heels OF the United States. the
Cuban government had requested the
State department to permit the ste
tioning a American marines ut Cana
gosy - guard ths sssat saear prog
critics there against pro-German plots.
The American government. anxious
to conserve the sugar supply. sent the
marines from the Guantanamo naval
base, and there they have been ever
since. Only diplomatic negotiations
probably can remove them. The Navy
department and the marine corps will
see that they are there until called
on by the President.
Nursss Training School.
Uncle Sam has just inaugurated a
training school for nurses. The
courses will be for four years, and the
training will be under the direct su-
pervision Of the United States public
health service. with headquarters in
this city Among the Inducements to
young women to enroll Is the govern
ment's guarantee to house. feed and
train them. besides the payment Of $50
month during the first three years,
and $40 month during the final year.
The students also will be presented
with diplomas when they become pro
ficient. and will be given opportunities
to assist In caring for disabled mill
tary patients.
The first schools are at Fort Nc
Henry. Baltimore, and at Fox Hills,
Staten island. Other schools will be
opened lpter in the year, and they will
be conducted at certain hospitals Of
the public health service.
Increase Of PeIIaora.
Despite the indignant denials
Of some Of the southern states,
II appears likely that there will be
decided increase In the extent Of pei
lagra in the South this year. Surgeon
General Cumming head Of the public
health service, recently sent to Presi-
dent Harding a letter which. II Is de-
clared, confirms this view.
The letter recounts that the confer
ence of health officials which met re-
Gently IN Washington had objected
principally 10 the allegation that pei
lagra was ON the increase, and that
the increase was caused by a fam
ine."
In so far as the use Of the word
| famine Is concerned" Doctor Cum
ming wrote, "the public health sery-
| ice pointed out that Il had used the
term I'm a scientific. restricted sense
referring In n diet which lacked some
essential elements of nutrition"
Doctor Cumming remarked hat the
state health officers preseh at the
conference had voted against the fol
lowing clause In n resolution submit
ted by one of their. members: 1--WE
do not regard the situation In any
sense as more serious than In the
last several years"
Marked Increases Shown.
The letter said that. with the exrcp-
ton of Mississippi. no reliable NOR.
bdlty statistics were available from
the South. hut that Mississippi figures
showed pellagra had doubled In that
state In the first six months Of 1921.
A memorandum was attached to the
White House statement ombodying the
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