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, 1923-04-08
TYPHOID'S DESCENDING
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Before the persistent assaults OF
medical science, and the steady ad-
vance in public hygiene, typhoid
once among the most deadly
scourges that have afflicted man
kin, has become, sc far as the Uni
ted States is concerned, a disease
whose toll of human lives is steadily
decreasing. The decline is strikingly
illustrated in the annual report OF
the American Medical association,
based on the official records from
all cities in the United States with
a population of 100000 or more.
The American Medical associations
summary shows that the 1922 death
rate from typhoid fever in the lar
ger cities of the country was the
lowest on record. The number of
typhoid deaths in these cities, whose
total population exceeded 28,00o,-
900, was 953, or 3.S per 100000.
In 1921 and 1916 respectively, the
corresponding rates were 4 and 81.
These figures speak for themselves,
and no less worthy of note + the
statistics for certain individual
cities. In Pittsburgh, the average
death rate for the years 1905 to
1910 inclusive, was 65 per 100000
$ against as for 1922; in New
York city it was 1876 as compared
with 20; and in Portland, Oregon,
1t was 1872 as compared with 3.3.
These instances are typical, and re-
fleet the general decline in the
curve of typhoid mortality.
If the decline continues, the raw
ages of typhoid may be as effective
" checked as they have been in the
United States army through the
adoption of preventive measures
and improved methods of sanitation.
Not many years ago the disease was
perhaps the most formidable foe OF
armies in the field. The intestinal
diseases such as typhoid, cholera
and typhus have in the past reduced
armies to a shadow Of their original
strength. In the Spanish-American
war, typhoid fever alone caused APP
proximate1y So per cent Of the total
number of deaths among American
troops serving with the colors-an
eloquent commentary on the sani-
tation of '9S. Compulsory vaccina-
ton of all soldiers and the perfec-
ton of field hygiene made it posi-
BILE for the United States in the war
with Germany to raise an army of
some 1000, 1000 men with only 2,32S
cases of typhoid fever recorded up
to May 1, 1919. OF this number
only 227 resulted fatally.
Such results as these are equiva-
lent to the winning of many battles.
The decline Of typhoid, both inside
and outside the army, is an achieve
ment of which medical men may be
Justly proud. 1t marks a milestone
in the unending warfare against dis
ease, a landmark in the campaign
for human betterment.
, 1923-04-08

slave dealers drove to market their
human conveys, and it was largely
in this part of Africa that the slave
trade of the eighteenth and nine
teenth centuries flourished, the
abominable traffic that in England
moved to denunciation such men as
Wilberforce, Zachary Macaulay,
Lord Suffield and Buxton.
"The custom Of centuries dies
hard, however. Though the civil
lied world long ago put an end to
slavery and the slave-trade, both, in
certain parts af Africa and probably
of Asia, have continued to persist
in me form or other to the present
day. Abyssinia seems now to hold
the center of the stage. Informa-
ton in possession of the British and
French governments shows that
monthly shipments of slaves are
passing through the fort of Lad
jourah, in French Somaliland, and
that farther SOUTH, slave runners
have succeeded in transporting hun
dreds Of slaves from the island of
~ lllS Aldlllldlld.
"Slavery's dying gasp may be a
long one The meridian light of
civilization has yet to reach the four
n of the African wilderness;
there are many points where that
light shines only through rays of
the thinnest hue. Yet the slave
trade, eve in semi-civilized Africa,
is doomed, and its revival should
speed the Powers to put an end to
it, once and for ALL"
This excellent editorial from the
Boston Transcript says about all
there is to say on the abstract sub
ject of slavery. But it does not
consider, as perhaps it might well
have done, the question of a kind of
Slavery which still exists in Amer
lea today.
Recently the state of North Da-
kota called the state of Florida to
account A boy from North Dakota,
afflicted with a youthful wander
lust, made his way to Florida some
two years ago. There he ran out
Of funds, and thinking he could OBJ
tain work in another locality, tried
to beat his way on a train. He was
arrested, sentenced to three months
Imprisonment, and sent to one of
the ''peon" camps, where he died of
malaria.
It is high time, considering "slav-
cry" for some southern states to
abolish their "peon" camps. They
are nothing moro nor less than or
ganized slavery, with the state gov
as the slave holders. They
are filled with injustice, hardness
and tragedy. And when such a
thing can happen as happened to
North Dakota boy, for such a
offense, the state OF Florida
and every other state in the union
which permits such conditions, is
pilloried in the stocks of public cen
sure.
Clean our own house first. Do
away with the ''peon" camp of the
South. Then We can worry over
the revival OF the slave trade in
Africa. q
, 1923-04-08

Frank r. Smith. state game warden
Mr.. Behm's official duties began April
l and his commission does not expire
until April 1. 1924.
This appointment Is very satisfac.
tory to a large majority of the John.
son county voters Is Mr.. Benin is a
popular and efficient ex-service man
who had the endorsement of the local
Legion post as a whole. the johnson
county democratic central committee
and a great many other endorsements
from prominent men in the county. !
, 1923-04-08

Well, I am puzzling some time over
the Strange Phenomena of this world
which Scientists discover one time or
another. but it looks to me like his
one of Einstein's takes the Cast Iron
Life Preserver SO far. all right There
is no more sense In It than in the guy
which Studies Trigonomitry for the
Fun of it, He is sertainly a nut, too.
hey Reader: and probably any time
he really wants to go out on a Big
Bust and Enjoy Himself he runs into
the Dentists Offace to get a Molar
Derricked. hey?
L can not find anybody to Explain
all this either; I think somebody
should Interview the guys in the
Violent Ward at some State Asylum
about this Elnstein.
1 make a Scientific Discovery my
self the other day which I consider
is Vastly Better than anything Elm.
stein does, and should be very valu-
able added to the Present Day
Knowledge! lam papering a room in
the basement of my house myself be-
all guys charge too much. and
1 discover this:
The Fourth Dimension OF Wall
Paper is Stickynessr
That's a Scientific Discovery which
is Of some value, hey?
, 1923-04-08
FIRST TETON COURT CASE

KEMMERER, Wyo., April THE
first court cas- ever held in the new
county of Teton was that of last
week. wherein William Sheriff. was
charged in Justice OF the Peace John.
sons court with having DESTROYED
three head of moose. The case had
attracted a great deal Of attention.
and Sheriff. was trailed a long dis.
lance before being arrested In briggs,
Idaho.
Defendant was bound over for trial
in Judge Arnold's court at jackson
next summer under bond of $500.
Bill Gardner. an allegec accessory.
also was bound over, under bond Of
$500.
, 1923-04-08

gorge it is thought that the ice
trouble for the year is over
Sunday. motorists who were jour
neying south over tho highway at
Henderson were confronted by Il
stretch of water running owe the
road. reaching practically from the
bridge to the railroad. While tho
water was not deep and was easily
forded 1t was a very risky undertake
ing as there was no way of knowing
II you were on the road.
, 1923-04-08
LIVE NEWS from WYOMING

to connect Kemmerer and the Lin
coin highway. at a point about IL
miles east Of Evanston. While there
is nothing official. it is known that
Mr.. O'Neil favors this project first OF
all.
Once this road is connected across
Cumberland fiat. It will be a boon to
Kemmerer. as this route is used more
by local motorists in the summer
time than any other leading from the
city. This will provide a splendid
route from the Lincoln highway to
the Yellowstone park
, 1923-04-08

P. T. Barnum gained fame with
the expression There's one born
every minutes; and Senator Hi.
Johnso evidently thinks that the late
circus man was referring exclusive
ly TO the European birth rate.
, 1923-04-08

When Hell Roarin Hi" johnson
gets to the Ruhr, it's a cinch there'n
be a blow-off, even IL the French
and Germans can't do it without
help.
, 1923-04-08
State Hiway Projected

KEMMERER. Wyo., April TT
the reportd plans of western Wyo.
ming's new state highway commits.
sioner. T. D. O'Neil, materialize.
there is TO be n state highway unit
, 1923-04-08
READERS:

well. Readers. do 7 not get the
Punkest Jobs around this Dump, then
Annanias is n Trustworthy Witness
Any time there is a Assignment
around here which is libel to get guys
into trouble. or which nobody can
understand. I am the Fair Haired
Boy. believe me, After the Baa
Breaks J get in this world so far /
will not be at all surprised when I die
to be writing or the Heavenly Halo
without any Guarantee and at Space
Feates (which will be a Soft Snap-I
think Not.-what with their being no
murders, robberies. arson, baseball
prizefights or politics up there, and
therefore No News to write upD I
VIII probably be doing the personal
lettings" in the Hereafter or this
Sheet. as / am saying, at about Five
Fish a column; and all 1 will be able
TO get to write about is a couple of
items like:
"st. Peter is getting Measured for
his head. as the one he is wearing
lately is too large n comes way
down yer his Ears"
Or else.
"st. Steven IS seen yesterday Run
ming to Cover just before It starts to
rain. He says he is afraid maybe there
will be Hall Stones. Steve does not
Ike Stones. hey Steve?"-or some
thing Jokular OF this sortl 1t will
be Very Tough turning out enough
stuff to make UP a dollar a day on a
job like thisl However. this is more
or less besides the point. I guess
Well, I am reading n peace in one
Of h Eastern Rags. or Papers, the
other day which says that this Pro-
~fessor Einstein. which discovers the
Theory OF Relatives" or Something.
is making new discoveries which will
be of great value to Sciance can
somebody only understand them. 1t
seems lie takes a sea voyage. and
gets to Thinking again and Evolves
a New Theory about the Unaverse. I
guess he is just Seasick. myself; but
there seems to be a lot of How-Do-
You-Do about It in the Papes. All
I can make out of It Is that this Elm.
stein thinks the Law of Gravity is
wrong. ! wonder II this baby has got
the idea hat the Ike Newton was
growing on the tree and hat the
Apple Fell Up and hit him while he
was asleep?
Well, anyway. I get all steamed
up over this Einsteln. and I get
started 10 write n EDITORIAL for the
Pape on whether It is better for a
guy to be Half-vYitted in this world or
to Know So Much Nobody can Under.
stand Him. However, 1 do not go
far before I am so Confused with
myself from reading the reports of
Einstein's Theory hat I am about as
Cuckoo as a Cat in a Bnthtub. There
is a long Article in the Rag I am
reading by a Professor which &C.
cupies the Chair of Explanations at
Princeton University. or Somewheres,
and he Translates what Professor
Elnstein Means. After I read this,
however. I must still find somebody
, 1923-04-08

The gentleman who hung himself
in the room Of a big New York
hotel had probably just received his
bill.
, 1923-04-08

Well. Reader, believe me I can
easier Translate Sandscript into the
Gum Arabic Language thar find out
what this is All About This Elm.
stein says tho Comic Unaverso is
Finite, a far as I can figure it, and
he sticks to his story about Light be-
ing Crooked. According t. this
Mugs figures Light travels at the
rate of $4,000 miles a second-which
is almost as fast as Scandal ravels
in a Tank TOWN. He says 1t will take
Raze of Light from the sun one Bill
lion years to go around the Unaverse
and Come Back; which is Quite a
Trip. do you ask me; u then this
Baby has probably never seer Irv
Cobb on a lecture tour or followed a
Soap Salesman in a Hurry
Well. the Professor in the Chair of
Explanations at Pricneton undertakes
to unravel the Language this Einstein
uses. as I am saying; n he says
what this bird means about Crooked
Light is that when you look over one
shoulder n see a star. and you look
over the other shoulder n see an
other star. the second one is not
really another star you are looking
at. at all. but the Rae off the First
One Coming Back from its Return
Trip aroun the Unaversel This will
make it Very Confusing for guys
which is hit or the head. of course!
Well. all this is what the poet is
thinking OF. I guess, when he writes
those lines about:
Twinkle. Twinkle, Little Star,
How I wonder where you are?
Everywhere I look, you're Out.
Golly, you're a Gadaboutr" CKeats,
/ think
, 1923-04-08

II Henry Ford runs for president
will his campaign be a "flivver''7
, 1923-04-08
The Fourth Dimension of
Wall Paper Is ~Stickyness
"A Scientific Discovery
BY JOHN HANDSHAKER.
A1ias Weed Dickinson
Special Casper Correspondent

to Translate h Explanations of the
Princeton Professor; so I do not see
how 1 a write a EDITORIAL on any
such subject.
, 1923-04-08
Appoint Game Warden

BUFFALO. wyo.. April 7.-Cleve
Benin has received an appointment
as deputy state game warden from
New Britain herald., 1923-07-19
IESTERYEARS
IN SPORT

1s22-Rogers Hornsby, st. Louis
Nationals, hit his 25th homer I'M game
with Boston. at st. Louis, setting new
National League record. Best pre-
vious mark was that made by Gavvy
Cravath of Phillies, who had a record
of "a.
1922-W. A. Hazard. noted polo
authority and one of the pioneers Of
the game in America, died at Cedar
hurst. L. l., aged SO years.
1920-ln second game of double
header between Yankees and Chi
cago White Sox, Babe Ruth hit two
homers off Kerr, bringing his home
run total to 81 ciouts, a new modern
major league record. The former
mark was 80.
19O9-Neal Ball made unassisted
triple play for Cleveland against Bos-
ton.
1S97-Hans Wagner, one of the
greatest shortstops in baseball when
playing with Pittsburgh Pirates. ap-
peared in his first major league con-
test this day for Louisville against
Washington. He singled once,
walked once, sacrificed once and stole
enc base.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-19
.FAVONIAN Is WINNER OF
$4,000 GRAND CIRCUIT
Son of Kalamazoo Bred Sire Shows
Way to Classy Field In Exchange
Club Event for Big Purse

Kalamazoo. Mich, July 19.-Favo-
MAN, his sire. J. Malcolm Forbes be-
ing bred In Kalamazoo by the late ID
D. Streeter. won the $4,000 Exchange
club purse for 2:0S trotters yesterday
afternoon. He was driven by Fred
Edman and trotted the first heat In
1903 IA. which sets a new record fol-
this event. Favonian's victory was b
popular one. In every one of the
three heats he won his race in the
quarter stretch, demonstrating that he
Is every inch a trotter.
Against Favonian was pitted great
field, including among others, Clyde
the Great, Guardian Trust, Fayette
National and Peter Pfaff, Anna Brad
ford's girl. Ben White driving, cap
tured the $4,000 purse for three-year-
old PAGERS: his first mile in 1904 "a
being a record for colt PAGERS SO far
this season.
Tommy Murphy drove Mrs. Yerkes
to victory in the 2:11 trot. while Pet
err Henley. with Erskine driving, was
winner in the 2:1S trot.
1t was an afternoon of great racing
with fast time, thrilling finishes and
q large crowd in attendance.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-19

FIRPO gets SAME
IDEAS AS KEARNS
Wants Everything But U. S.
Treasury Building for Fighting

New York, July 1s.-Negotiationf
towards a proposed world heavy
weight boxing match between Jack
Dempsey title holder and Luis Angel
Firpo In the United States or Argen-
tina may be continued today at an
expected conference between Jack
Kearns expressed preference for two
Richard, promoter.
While the principal difficulty in
connection with the proposed bout Is
thought to be its site, 1t also was un-
derstood that another phase of the
discussions begun yesterday among
Richard, Kearns. Firpo and Jimmy
Deforest. trainer of the South Am
erican challenger crept out in the
form Of larger financial demands by
Firpo.
In spite of skepticism of some news
paper opinion In Buenos Aires con-
corning the prospects of sufficiently
attractive gate" for proposed bout
there. Firpo's native city, the chal-
lenger has reiterated, his desire to
meet Dempsey in Argentina, although
Kearns expressed preference for two
title bouts in United States the first
with Firpo the other with Harry Wills;
negro challenger.
Richard while not Withdrawing his
Argentine proposal merely stated "a
number of things were holding up the
negotiations" and gossip that he might
effect an agreement with Tom
O'Rourke, matchmaker at the Polo
Grounds for a championship battle
there was received.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-19
RUTH CLOUTS OUT HIS 22ND
HOMER, AIDING YANKEE WIN;
GIANTS LEAD IS CUT DOWN
National League Champs Now Have But Two Games to
the Good, With Cincinnati Plugging Along At Fast
Pace Right Behind Then,-Other Big Time Contests.

New York. July 19Babe Ruth got his 22nd homer in yes
terays with Detroit when Waite Hoyt held the Iygers to
the Yanks the first Of the series in the
mdweste city, Of the four made by the New York
three nonstop affairs the Babes and the others
from the sticks of Dugan and Ward.
Boston Chicago broke in their double header in the
Illinois city Boston winning the first to and Chicago the
ond IL to 3. 81
The Cardinals won fast game from the Giants to at
the and the Cincinnati Reds defeating Brooklyn
climbed little the top of the National league ladder The
Giants have each lost 30 games but the Giants have
than Cincinnati The Reds trimmed Brooklyn
to in quiet and gentlemanly game.
In Cleveland the Senators got and then the home
team ran around the bases four times Result to /.
Although outh nearly two to ST. Louis the home
greensward, shut out Philadelphia to 0.
In close game Philadelphia the home beat Chicago
too Pittsburgh defeated Boston the aters grounds to
New Britain herald., 1923-07-19
WHITE SCORES KAYO AS
MITCHELL TOSSES SPONGE
,.r.. ,>.4s g-ssa"" ~ .~,2,s1sSah
'Ns. A., 81 .sap~a uses
Milwaukee Boxers Second ToSses
Sponge After Two Knockdowns
At Velodrome

New York, July 19--Charley White,
Chicago lightweight contender, stop
ped Richie Mitchell, blonde Milwau-
kee boxer, last night in brief but
slashing battle before a crowd of
more than 10000 in the New York
Velodrome. White scored technical
knockout in the fourth round when
Riches seconds tossed in sponge as
their man went down for the second
time in the round from battehng
attack to the jaw.
Riches handlers underwent a
change of heart after their action and
sought to have the fight continue but
boxing commission officials at the
ringside ruled otherwise and ordered
the bout ended. The finish came only
twelve seconds before the end of the
round.
Whites heavier punching had its
effect on Mitchell from the start, but
Richie, fighting gamely and agrees
siveiy, flashed occasional spurts that
had his opponent on the defensive.
Mitchell staggered White in the sec
ond round with two smashing rights
to the jaw, after he had been nearly
hoored by one of the Chicagoan's left
hooks. Both emerged from the fray
bleeding.
Richie rallied again in the third
when on the verge of a knockout but
he was unable to follow up his ad-
vantage.
The fourth round witnessed Whites
finishing drive a right to the law
flooring Mitchell once and a right and
left hook sending the Milwaukean
down for the last time.
White weighed 1913 and Mitchell
1881.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-19
AMATEUR BOXERS IN
+ STATE ARMORY ring
Fast Bouts Scheduled for Tonight
in Arch Street Building
ToNIGHT's BOUTS.
112 Pound Glass.

IONlGHI"S BOUTS.
112 Pound Glass.
McKeon, New Haven, VS.. Kelly,
Bridgeport.
118 Pound Glass.
Rudinski, New Haven, VS.. Lonick,
Bridgeport.
Walsh, Ansonia, VS.. Tisty, Bridgeport.
108 Pound Glass.
Robinson, Derby, vs.. Louritzen, Hart
ford.
las Pound Glass.
Donahue, New Britain, VS.. KeeIey,
Bridgeport.
100 Pound Glass.
Ryden, New Britain, VS.. Camerda,
New Britain.
1913 Pound Glass.
Goldberg, New Haven, vs.. Hamilton,
Bridgeport.
Zukowski, New Britain, VS.. j. Turner,
New Haven.
Nine bouts in all have been ar.
ranged for the amateur boxing tour
naInent to be conducted by the mill
tary companies stationed In New Brit
ain at the state armory tonight. Some
Of the best fighters in the amateur
ranks in Connecticut have been So
cured for the show and many of those
to appear are well known tor their
ability on the canvas.
Probably the one bout that is draw
ing more interest than any other. is
the final on the card between Zukow-
ski, a local mitt-slinger, and Johnny
Turner, state champion. The local
boy will make a tough opponent for
Johnny and should he beat him.
would logically take the crown away
from the champ. Turner has devel-
oped into an amazingly clever boxer,
and his followers from the ELM City
feel confident that he will allow no
New Britainite to stand in his way OF
gaining greater laurels. Several 9TH
err New Britain boys are on the card
and they have host of followers
who will be on hand.
Reports from the state arnory are
that the house will be crowded. Cap
tain Dunno is handling the reserve
seats and these, emitting the holder to
a ringside view, are few in number.
This is the first fight card to be shown
inthis city in a long time.
Inc lighters VINO VIII appear To-
night are the coming big-time boys Of
the ring. Some day, some of them
are bound to step in and take the
measure of some famous battler
whose name Is now blazoned across
the sport sheets. The fans are as
sured of at least 80 rounds of fast
milling and more if any of the bouts
20 to a draw Honest John Willis
will be referee man in the ring.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-19
Chick Gagnon Traded to
PittsfieId for Barrett

Bobby Barrett, second baseman of
the Pittsfeld club and the Hillies'
leading home run clouter, was traded
last night to the New Haven club in
exchange for Harold (Chick) Gag
non, former shortstop and captain at
Holy Cross. The players will be In
their new uniforms for days games.
Both are optional agreement athletes.
Washington owns Gagnon and Bar
rett is the property of the Cubs.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-19
WILL RACE IN EAST
Eugene Woodwillie of Chicago, Who
Can Do 100 Yards In and 3-5 Sec
onds Will Compete in New York.

New York, July 1s.-Eugene Good
willie of the University High school,
Chicago who has equalled the world 8
record OF 8 as seconds for the 100
yard dash will appear next fall in the
east at the Wilco A. A. games at the
Yankee stadium on September it
was announced today. ~
Other entrants include Paul Sweet
the western quarter miller with a 4s
second record Carl Eby former cham
pion half miles, D. v. Alberts nat
ional high Jump king and Laddy Mey-
ers, Dartmouth polo vault star.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-19
"Slim" Now Slated to Do
TWirling for Pirates

Manager Bill March of the Pirates
stated this morning that the Pirate
battery for Sunday against the Besse.
Leland nine will be slim" Politis and
"Butsey" Hall. Slim originally was
slated to twirl for the Corbin Red
Sox against Simsbury Sunday, accord
ing to an announcement yesterday by
Manager Tobin of the Corbins, but
evidently all hands have changed
their minds
New Britain herald., 1923-07-19
Another New Record Set
On Northampton Track

Northampton, July 1s.-New world
records are getting to be every day &C.
currences at the reconditioned North
ampton track. Tuesday Aubrey S.
Rodney piloted Commodore Wilson in
the fastest second heat ever trotted
by two-year-old gelding in a race.
Yesterday the three year-old division
saw another new record made when
State S. Post drove Trumpet in 2.11A
in the second heat of the race, the
fastest time ever made by a three
year-old gelding in the second heat Of
a race over a half-r11ile track.