The patriot. (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, November 28, 1914, The Patriot, Page f, Image 2
f PLi. I FISHi n i f cpior W ; s> C 4 u* - * tis 3 •W L - Area L:;,jdBd In Que. a. is Luj U cil'Sfpil, UNTCLU LOSSES FcAFiED. Socreta.ry of Agriculture Issues State ment Calling Attention to Wide spread Disease nr.d Declares Only Method of Combating it is to Stop All Movements of Suspected Stock. The area included In the quarantine established by the federal government to prevent the spread of the hoof and mouth disease in cattle may be en larged by the addition of other states. Ten states early were embraced in the Inhibited area. Affected cattle have been found at Johnston, Provi dence county. It. 1., and also at Glen dive, Mont. The secretary of agriculture has is sued the following statement regarding the quarantine for foot and mouth dis ease: "The present outbreak of the foot and mouth disease, which is one of the most contagious and destructive dis eases of cattle, swine and sheep, ex ceeds in area affected any of the five previous outbreaks in this country Unless the infection can be localized Immediately and quickly eradicated it threatens untold losses among live •tock. Disease Very Contagious. "So contagious is the disease that In past outbreaks where but one animal in a was Infected the entire herd In almost all cases later contracted the •ickntuis. Although the mortality is not h/gb, the effects of the disease, ©ven n animals that recover, are such us to make them practically useless. They lose flesh rapidly. In the case of covrs the milk dries up or is made dangerous for human consumption. In the case of breeding animals the ani mal once infected becomes valueless for breeding, as it may continue to be *>. constant carrier of contagion. "It Is possible to cure the externa,' symptoms, but during the process of attempting to cure one sick animal the chances are that hundreds of others may be infected. The treatment or killing of a single animal in a herd was tried in an outbreak and did not prove effective, for the reason that the remainder of the herd soon became in fected and had to be killed. "As a result of the five outbreaks in this country and other disastrous epidemics of the disease in Europe and Great Britain, veterinary authori ties of the United States are agreed that the only method of combating the disease Is to stop all movements of stock and material which have been subjected to any danger of Infection and to kill off without delay all herds In wfc.ich the disease has gained any foothold. This enables the authorities to eradicate infected herds and to iso late and hold under observation all suspected herds. "The owner of the slaughtered ani mals Is reimbursed on the basis of the Appraised value of the herd, the ap praiser being appointed by the state. The expense of the whole process of condemnation and disinfection is di vided equally between the federal and state governments. "In some cases, because human be ings can carry the disease to other herds, the state authorities have pre vented children on infected farms from attending school. In other cases, as in Illinois and Ohio, the state authori ties 4 have closed the stockyards until they can be cleaned and disinfected. "The first effort of the department Is to discover and segregate all animals sick with the disease or that have been exposed. To this end the federal and state inspectors are now tracing up through bills of lading and railroad rec ords all shipments of live cattle which have been made during the last sixty days out of any of the infected or sus pected districts. "In this way the presence of foot and mouth disease has been discovered in various places in the present wide area now under federal quarantine, whict Includes Massachusetts, New Y<v-?c Ohio. Pennsylvania, In' 7 " ~i. Illinois. Maryland. Wisconsin and Tow" The numbers of all cars in w' i animals have been transported from iiiese districts have been obtain ed, and these are being located and thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. Thorough Inspection. ••Following the imposition of a gen r--l federal quarantine and the killing of actually Infected herds comes a form to farm Inspection of the entire quarantine area. Later, when It be comes clear that the disease has been localized, it will be possible for the federal and state authorities to free from quarantine all hut the actually Infected counties or districts nnd allow the uninfected territories to resume interstate shipments of stock. "At present the chief danger lies in the possibility of their being concealed sources of infection. Every effort is being made by state and federal au thorities not only to trace suspicious shipments, but to convince farmers of the seriousness of the disease nnd the extreme ease with which it ts com municated and to urge upon them to report at once to state or federal au thorities all suspicious cases of sore mouths or lameness." LnUicUH DLbiKUYLD NLAK ANTWERP. 9 1014, by American Press Association. German soldiers are seen inspecting ruins of an edifice wrecked by shells. GERMANS BEFORE ANTWERP. :% g|| 9 1014, by American Press Association. THE ONLY GRAND OPFTA BABY. SMSm H ■mmwiMxiiiilMliiMfcilf/ £ X ||HH: Photo by American Press Association. This shows Edouard Ferrari-Fontani, Mme. Margarete Matzenaqer and Baby Adrienne. The parents are both members of the Metropolitan Opera company of New York, and Adrienne, now ten months old, is the only Infant with both parents distinguished grand opera stars. DAMAGEDTURRET OFFORT AT MAUBEUGE. ® 1914, by American Press Association. Last Wish of a Poet. 1 wish tu 1 u ou the north side of the churchyard about the middle of ♦he ground, where the morning and .wening sun can linger the longest on my gdtve. I wish to have a rough, unhewn stone, something in the form of a milestone, so that the playing boys may not break it in their heedless pas times, with nothing more on it than this inscription: "Here rest the hopes and ashes of John Clare." I desire that no date be Inscribed thereon, as I wish it to live or die with my poems and other writings, which, if they have merit, with posterity it will, and they have not it is not worth preserv ing.—John Clare, 1864. An Ungailant Rascal. "I suppose." said the angular spin ster, "that you never had a romance?' "Dat's where youse is wrong," re plied the unlaundered hobo. "I wunst had a sweetheart wot wuz a dead ringer fer youse." "And did she die?" asked the angu lar spinster as she helped him to an other hunk of pie. "No, ma'am." answered the hobo. "When leap year come round she asked me t' marry her—an' I run away from home."—Chicago News. A Great V'ar Days have changed for the war cor respondent since Archibald Forbes was praised in the house of lords by Lord Salisbury and received by Queen Vic toria at Buckingham palace In recog nition of his exploits as a news gather er during the Russo-Turkish war of 1877. Forbes' greatest exploit was his ride from Sliipkn pass to the nearest telegraph station at Bukharest and his reception en route by the czar, to whom he was the first to communicate news of the Russian victory, the for mer trooper of the Royals having out distanced not only all rival correspond ents. but the official messengers as well.—London Mail. The Egyptian Lotus. The lotus figures to a very gTeat ex tent in ancient Egyptian sculpture, though the flower is often crude and difficult to make out The fruit of the Egyptian lotus was forbidden as food to disciples of Pythagoras. The lotus was dedicated to the goddess of fe cundity, Isis, and buds are said to have been found in the tombs of ancient Egyptian kings. Egyptologists have decided that the lotus of Egypt was the common white water lily of the Nile and not the true sacred nelumbo of the far east ■ i ■ ATBIO OUR NAVY PLANS GIANT SUBMARINE Biggest and Fastest Under water Gratt In World, WILL ACCOMPANY FLEET. Twice as Large as Present Vessels and Powerful In Proportion—Design Com pleted and Approved and Ready to Ask For Bids—Surface Speed of Twenty-one Knots. Designs have been completed and specifications prepared in the United States navy department for a new and distinct type of submarine which will outclass submarines such as the Ger man U-9 class just as the first Dread nought excelled the old type ot battle ship. It will probably be the greatest submarine afloat. The new craft will lie known as a fleet submarine. It will displace about 1,200 tons, which means that it will be twice 'Che size of any submarine r.ow afloat. The aim is to build a subma rine of high speed and great defensive power that will be able to accompan* the American battleship fleet and ntv.- er lag behind It will be about 300 feet long, thi& length being necessary both to install the more powerful pro pelling machinery and to find space for the increased equipment of reserve tor pedoes and extra torpedo tubes. The new fleet submarine will have its own wireless outfit and will have a cruising radius of about 3,500 miles at twenty-one knots speed. It also will have rapid fire guns for self defense and will carry enough torpedoes to sink a modern fleet of Dreadnoughts. Bids for the uew vessels will be open ed at the navy department on Dec. 15. The confidential plans and specifica tions for this powerful new craft are now in the possession of builders who are at liberty to bid upon the design submitted by the department or to modify the design and submit bids ac cordingly. The cost of the new type of submarine will be about 81.250.000- It is to be built unded the naval ap propriation act enacted by the session of congress just ended, containing an appropriation of 84,400,000 for eight or more submarines and carrying a clause that failed to attract public attention. This clause directed the navy depart ment to construct a fieet submarine of not less than twenty knots' speed. A Phil May Anecdote. One winter night an old hawker en tered the bar of the Old Bell tavern. Fleet street and offered the customers sets of three studs for a penny. Phil May said to him: "You are just the man I want!" He took only one stud and gave the hawker a five shilling piece. The bar maid said to Phil May: "I believe, Phil, you would give your coat to the first beggar who asked for it!" "Well, miss," replied the artist, "there would be no liarui in Liiat. St. Martin gave his coat to a beggar, and he was a better man than Phil May. I am only a wicked sinner!"— London Tatler. Hard to Explain. It was a soulful night, and they sat together in the parlor. The following conversation was going on: He—l gave you that parrot as a ttithday present did I not Matilda? Bhe—Yes; but surely. Albert, you are not going to speak of your gifts as If— He —It was young and speechless at the time? She—Yes (with increas ing wonder), and it has never been out of this parlor. He—There are no oth er young ladies in this house? She— No, there are not. He —Then why— why, when I kissed your photograph In your album while waiting for you did that wretched bird imitate your voice and say, "Don't do that Charlk please don't?"— Exchange. Bullet Wounds. The entrance wound caused by the modern small arm bullet is not a grewsome spectacle. It Is small, and Its appearance has been compared to that produced by the bite of a certain parasite insect Often there Is bul little external bleeding, but this is not to be taken as a danger signal, at might be popularly supposed.— Londw*. Telegraph. Hero Stuff j Harold has broken a leg or two, Phil has a fractured thigh. Reginald's ankles are out of true And Percy has lost an eye. They will be no use to their poor old dad* But they're heroes iust the same. For they did their duty as uruiergrads For their alma mater s fame. Clarence's head hears a two Inch dent, Ethelbert's ribs are smashed. Horace's spinal column is bent. Almeric's back is gashed Not one of the bunch can earn his keep Any more than a etr.na doll. But think of the glory they lived to neat In the name of the dear old "col." Men may die for their babes and wives. Soldiers may bravely stand At the cannon's mouth and lay down their lives For their fla? and their native land. But us for the youth with the dashing eye And the long prognathous law. Who swears tie ts keen for a chance to die For the dear old "col" raw, raw! —By James J. Montague in New York American. LION LOOSE IN SHIP AS STORM RAGES AT SEA. Bome Sailors Volunteer to Capture Him, Others Climb Rigging, Thrilling stories of a battle with a lion which broke from its cage during a raging gale in mid-Atlantic were tola by the crew of the steamship West Point, which landed its cargo of more than seventy-five wild beasts, destined for Prospect park, Brooklyn, in New York. From the time the steamship lefi London until It docked at pier 25 north of Callowhill street. Philudel phia, life aboard the ship was one bor ror after another. Bedlam relguetl and sleep was imjiosslble. Some of the crew, ancient mariners, used to sleeping when the fiercest gales on blowing, said that it was Impossible for them to get any rest on the west ward voyage of the West Point, Boar ing of lions, chattering of monkeys, shrieking of jackals and the whining of coyotes kept them in a constant state of uneasiness. The continual pitching and rolling of the ship made the animals seasick und at times aroused their anger. The con staut lunging of the vessel also weak ened the cages holding those denizens of the jungle. Before the vessel reach ed the Delaware breakwater a large lion burst through his cage, and his escupe was not discovered for a short time. Because of the delay caused by bad weather the vessel v k /is two or three days late, and food for the ani mals had run short. The lion was hungry, and his first thought was for food. He made for a cage containing a white mule, and was trying to tear the bars apart when H. B. Goodkin. an employee who was in charge of the animals, saw him and shouted for as distance. When the word spread among the sailors that a lion was loose and help was needed to get him back into his cage two or three of them volunteered to go, but most of them fled to the upper decks, and some to the rigging of the vessel. After an hour's work, however, Goodkin and his volunteer helpers by dint of skillful maneuver ing and prodding with sharp pronged pitchforks, managed to shepherd the lion back into his cage. BOOM FOR COLONIAL NAVY. Emden's Destruction Distinct Triumph For Australian Branch. Credit for the destruction of the Em den. the German terror of the seas, goes to the colonial navy of Great Britain. The Sydney was distinctive ly a colonial ship. All her officers were colonial, and she was built by colonial money from Australia. In ef fect, the mu>t decisive naval blow of the war was inflicted on Germany, not by the English navy, but by the hith erto somewhat belittled navy of the colonials. While there could be no doubt of the outcome of a battle between the Em den and the Sydney, the fact that the Sydney located and destroyed the Ger man boat is a big boost for the colo nials. The Emden had a completm ' * o2 361 men. Her armament ooTv<~iid of fen 4.1 inch guns. eight hve-pouuders and four machine guns. She also was equipped with two submerged 17.7 Inch torpedo tubes. The cruiser displaced 3,G00 tons. She was 387 feet long and had a beam of 43 1-3 feet. She was '•aid down at Dantzig In 1906 and com pleted in May, 1908. The Australian cruiser Sydney car ries a main battery of eight slx-lncb guns, thus giving her a heavy advan tage over the German ship. While the speed of the two warships was theo retically equal, that of the Emden be ing 24.5 knots against the Sydney's 24.7, the former probably was foul and her engines badly racked from her three months of almost constant cruis ing in southern waters, chasing and being chased and with no port for re fitting or repairs. Ha'a a Daddy Twanty-flfth Tims. Following the birth of Frederick Wslkenborst's twenty-fifth child st the fiamily home at Boscbertown, near 8t Charles. Ma. citizens of that city have started a movement to present the man with an anti-race suicide medal. Wal kenhorst is a dairyman. He has sa many children he does not need hired help. Only four of the children are married. Three of the twenty-five com mitted suicide, and eight others hove died. He has been married Hum* ti mpg INMATES REFORM IN JERSEY PRISON Tliey Aro Successfully Taught i to Govern Ttioniselves. FEW VIOLATIONS OF RULES. Rahway Reformatory Now Known Throughout Country as "the Univer sity of Another Chanca"—Prisoner* Look After Themselves Better Than Host of Guards. New Jersey's reformatory at Rahway is not culled by its official title by in mates and former inmates. They have adopted for the institution the name which Dr. Frank Moore applied to It i when he assumed charge as superin tendent and endeavored to do reul re forming of his nearly 1,000 charges. It Is known throughout the Uulted States as "the University of Another Chance." Dr. Moore cares more for results than for red tni>e. Unable to personally study the traits and shortcomings of each of his thousand wards, he has set them to studying themselves. He holds and tells the reformatory inmates that his business is not to criticise the bad In them, but to find the good and culti vate it. Dr. Moore is no dreamer or Idealistic philanthropist. He is intense ly practical, and. being practical, he did not attempt to reform the reformatory methods all at once. The process has been gradual. The inmates of the Rah way reformatory are now self govern ing. Two years ago there were report ed to the superintendent 4.559 Infrac tions of the rules. Offered Self Government. Dr. Moore broached his self govern ment scheme to the inmates. He told them that it rested entirely with thern- I selves whether they were granted tiu i tonomy or not. Last year the number of inmates Increased, hut the number of reported infractions of the rules was 2,002 lo.*s than during the previ ous year. The older Inmates, who were working for the privilege of N ing treated like citizens, were seldom reported, and they did much to tame \he new inmates who were inclined to be obstreperous. Dr. Moore called the Inmates together and told them that the time had come when he was going to grant them autonomy. Tie outlined his plan, which was to have the mis deeds of inmates judged and punish ment for them meted out by a council of prisoners elected by their fallows. I On July 12 of this year each of the fourteen tiers elected two councilmen to represent it Each Tuesday and Friday the council meets to act upon reports of misbehavior by Inmates. The council has a president, who is presiding judge, and a secretary, who is clerk of the court. Prisoners are produced before the council and faced by their accusers, who are their fellow Inmates or councilmen from their tier, and they are given an opportunity to cross examine witnesses and testify in their own defense. If the accused is found guilty he is sentenced to the loss of some privilege. The decision of the council Is final. It is not subject to approval by the superintendent or any officer of the in stitution, and none of the officers il permitted any voice in Its delibera tions. If a councilman misbehaves and becomes amenable for a serious breach of discipline he Is tried by his fellow councilmen. If a councilman is ousted for cause an election to se lect his successor Is Immediately held on his tier. Never has the decision of the council failed to meet with the approval of the prisoners. Rules Governing Council. Here are some of the governing rule* of the council: To do all In our power to atop the u*- of profane language among the inmates. To try to ascertain the number of anv inmate guipy of stealing articles from the room of another inmate and submit his name to the council for action. To try tr do away with all disorder lit the dining room, especially hissing and loud talking, and to keep perfect order. To try to have the Inmates take a pride In their general behavior and in that way reduce the number of reports against the of t-fv- institution To try to instill a better fellowship on<l spirit among the Inmates. To try to lead them from the habit of doing things fo r which they are liable to be reported into the habit of doing things that are manly and clean. The council shall take a lively Interest In all amusements for the benefit of t!* Inmates on holidays and other times. T try to arrange to give shows from time to time, especially on holidays. Councilmen will ask the lnmatee on their tiers to send them suggestions from time to time for the betterment of the Inmates of the Institution. Dr. Moore says that the prisoners govern themselves better than a host of guards coold govern them. The honor roll has grown under autononav in the state reformatory, and the de linquent Mil has decreased correspond ingly. A Summer of Haze. Europe and Asia were covered by fog during the summer of 1783. Says Gilbert White (letter 100): "The sum mer of the year 1783 was an amazing and a portentous one, • • • for, be sides the alarming meteors and tre mendous thunderstorms, • • • the peculiar haze or smoky fog that pre vailed for many weeks In this island (England) and in every part of Europe and even beyond its limits was a most extraordinary appearance. The heat was Intense. Calabria and part of the Isle of Sicily were torn and convulsed with earthquakes." Cow per also re |o this phenomenon in speaking eC with a dim and sickly eye."