How DREAD DISEASE
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infantile paralysis, the disease now
fn an epidemic form in certain sec-
tions of this county, is an ‘infectious’
8rd communicable diseas3 which is
eaused by the invasion of the central
Dervous organs—the spiial cord and
spe brain—of a minute micro-organ
ism. The virus of infantile paralysis,
ms the micro-organism causing it is
germed, exists constantly in the cen-
sAral nervousorgans and on the mucous
anembrane of the nose and throat and
of the intestines of persons suffering
from the disease.
Although the micro-organism of in-
fantile paralysis is now known, ordin-
ary bacteriologic tests for its detect-
jon are almost always futile. Neverthe-
Jess, the virus can be detected by in-
oculation tests on monkeys, which an-
4mals develop a disease correspond-
ing to infantile paralysis in human be-
ings. In thi manner it has become
known that the mucous membrane of
the nose and throat of healthy per-’
sons who have been in intimate con-
tact with acute cases of infantile par-
alysis may become contaminated with
the virus, and that such contaminated
persons, without becoming ill them-
pelves, may convey the infection to
pther persons, chiefly children.
The virus enters the body as a rule,
if not exclusively, by way of the mu-
cous membrane of the nose and throat.
Having gained entrance to these easily
accessible * parts of the body, multi-
plication of the virus occurs there,
often which it penetrates to the brain
and spinal cord by way of the lym-
* phatic channels which connect the up-
per nasal mucous membranes with
the interior of the skull. Whether the
wirus enters the body in any other
way is unknown, The virus is readily
distributed by coughing, sneezing,
kissing and by means of the fingers
and articles contaminated with the se-
cretions from the nose and throat.
Moreover, as the virus is thrown from
the body mingled with secretions, it
withstands for a long time even the
‘highest summer temperatures, com-
‘pletely drying, and even the action of
‘weak chemicals which destroy or<in-
ary bacteria. The survival of the vir-
us is favored by weak daylight and
darkness and hindered by bright day-
light and sunshine. It is readily de-
stroyed by explosure to sunlight.
Since epidemics of the disease al-
ways arise during the period of warm
summer weather, they have been
thought of as possibly being connect-
ed with or dependent upon insect life.
The blood-sucking insects have espe-
cially come under suspicion. While
present, knowledge excludes insects
from being active agents in’ the dis-
.semination of the disease, they never-
theless, fall under suspicion as being’
potential carriers of the disease.
The attention which. the recent epi-
demic has drawn to, the diseases at-
tended by paralysis has led to the dis-
covery; that domestic animals and pets
are subject to paralytic diseases. Ex-
‘periments have ,however, excluded the
above mentioned animals from being
carriers of the virus of infantile par-
alysis, The paralytic diseases from
which they suffer have long been
known and are quite different from
infantile paralysis, Their occurance
may be coincidental; in no instance
investigation. has one been found to
be responsible for the other.
Studies carried out in various coun-
ries in which infantile paralysis has
been epidemic all indicate that, in ex-
tending from place to place or then
point to point, the route taken is that
of ordinary travel. This is equally
true whether the route is by water or
land alonz the simple highway or al-
ong a railroad line.
Not all children and relatively few
adults are susceptible to the disease.
No age can be said to be absoluteiy
immune. Young children are gener-
ally more susceptible than older ones.
"The closer the famiy or other groups
Ware studied by physicians, the more
numerous it now appears are the cas-
es among them. The disease at times
arises without causing any paraly-
sis whatever, meaning that the term
infantile paralysis is a misnomer.
Infantile paralysis does not arise im-
mediately after exposure, the period
of incubation being from two lays to
two weeks. It is one of the diseases in
which insusceptibility is conferred bv
one attack. Probably the period at
“which the danger of communicated is
"the greatest is during the very early
and acute stage of the disease.
Protection to the public can best
be secured through the discovery and
isolation of those ill of the disease,
and the sanitary control of those pe--
sons who have been associated with
the sick, especially when business
calls them away from home. Not a
small number of those afflicted with
the disease suffer some degree of per-
“manent crippling. Tn many cases the
residue of paralysis may be so small
“as not to seriously hamper the life ae-
tivities of the individual. But the re-
povery of paralyzed parts and the res-
toration of lost muscular power is &
process which may extend over a
long period of time.
There exists at presest no safe me-
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CLOVER. HAY FOR POULTRY
Pennsylvania’s record c:op of hay
may make some farmers careless in
harvesting the second crop, but those
who raise poultry are urged by J. T.
‘Campbell, one of the poultrymen of
the Pennsylvania Department of Ag-
riculture to put away enough clover
‘hay for winter feed for the poultry.
Mr. Campbell says:
“The farmer who has in mind the
welfare of the fowls, will put away a
liberal amount of second crop clover
hay. It is well to cut the clover just
as it is coming into full bloom, and as
soon as sufficiently cured store it in
an accessible place where it can be
gotten at during the winter months. A
liberal amount should be provided,
which may be given to the birds once
or twice a week, simply throwing a
liberal fistful in each pen.
“The foolishness of grinding, cut-
ting, scalding and steaming the cloyer
as constantly mecommended by paul
try writers is a waste of time. After
more than twenty years experience
1 ampersuaded the fowls will eat as
much of the clover if thrown in the
pen whole, as when it is worked over
as commonly recommended. In fact
most hens seem to prefer picking off
the leaves and blossoms from the
whole hay. Much of the labor bestow-
ed on the fowls could be dispensed
with and the profits correspondingly
increased if more commonsense prac-
tice prevailed. A man to be successful
with fowls must know at least as
much.as the fowls.”
SOMERSET COUNTY MARRIAGES
James Miller, son of Mr. and Mre
John Millen, and Emma Jones, daugi-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Jones, both
of Ralphton, were married at Ralph-
ton. by Justice of the Peace Charles I
Shaffer.
Edgar H. Pile, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Pile, and Miss Lottie B. Bar-
ron, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
A. Barron, both of Somerset, were
married at Somerset by the Rev. Dr.
I. I’ess Wagner.
Guy Lohr Weameyr, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Weamer of Pittsburg, and
Miss Ellen Irene Petrikin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Petrikin of Stoyes-
eown, were married at Stoyestown by
the Rev. J. S. English.
Angus McDonald Ireland, son of Mr,
and Mrs. Walter Ireland, and Miss
Mabel Virginia Glison, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, William Ross Glison,
both of Cumberland, Md,, were mar:
ried at Addison, Pa., by Justice of the
Peace Charles Rishebarger.
Charles Jacoby, son of Mr, and Mrs.
William F. Jacoby of Johnstown, and
Miss Sstella Berkey, daughter of Mr;
and Mrs. O, J. Berkey of Somerset,
were married at Somerset by the Rev.
G. A. Collin,
_ John R. Paugh, son of Mr, and Mrs.
ence May Mankamyer, daughter of
Mn. and Mrs. Péter Mankamyer of
Pine Hill, were married at the Somer-
set court house by Register Charles
I. Shaver,
THE STRIKE QUESTION BY
FREDERICK J. HASKIN
The record of strikes in the United
States extends over 176 years. It is of
something more than historic inter-
est. These thoiisands strikes and lock-
outs are not scattered and meaning-
less instances of industrial bad feel-
ings.
They are parts of one whole, of one
yement that carried the nation stead-
ily going certain definite lines, until
it brought to the very uncomfortable
position we occupy today. The story
of American strikes the explanation
of the present situation, is is the na-
fion’s best guide in forecasting the
future.
The more erudite advocates in indus-
trial welfare are fond of tracing the
story of labor troubles back centuries
‘before Christ, when the washerwom-
en of Jerusalem refused to wash, or
the Israelites
tians brick-making industry in, pro-
test against alleged insufficiency in
the allowance of Straw. Labour trou-
bles - there have always been of
course, so long as one man has lived
for another, but these old-time diffi-
culties bear no relation to the modern
situation.
are meaningless and negligible.
Mrs. William McAdams died at her
home in Braddock recently at the age
of 80 years. Mr. McAdams is a native
of Somerset county, where the family
has many relatives. They celebrated
the 60th anniversary of their wedding
last January. The husband. six child-
ren, 33 grandchildren and 12 great-
gnandchildren survive.
thod ‘of preventive inoculation and no
practicable method of specific treat-
ment. The prevention of the disease
may “be accomplished through general
| sanitary means. Recovery from the
can ‘be greatly 'assistéd by proper me- |
dical and surgical care.
Not ‘sitice 1917, at which time the
great epidemic of the disease appeared
in this colintry, his the United States
been free from the disease.
: STAKE SEEMS
go home.
in case a strike is called.
‘should operate all the railways for
Senator Newiands said they also in-
‘intreasé in railroad rates correspon-
‘one bill.
Simon Paugh of Berlin, and Miss Flor].
paralyzed the Egyp-,
So far as we are concerned they]
4 Aguas Calientes Mas Epidemic; Un-
disease is'a spontaneous process which’.
SURE TO COME
Brotherhood Loaders Bo Home
With Orders In Pockets
WILSON GOES TO CONGRESS
Committee of Thirty Is Left In Capi-
tal by Brotherhood Delegates With
Power to Oonclude Negotiations.
The 640 chairmen of the railway
brotherhoods ealled to Washington by.
President Wilson in the hope of avert-
ing a strike, held a meeting in” the
Bijou theater Sunday and resolved to
Sealed instructions, known
as “strike..orders,” were issued to
each of them, telling them what to do
A subcommittee, consisting of about
thirty men, was appointed with full
power to effect a seftlement if such a
thing ie still possible, The commit
tee was specifically. tmstructed, how-
ever, thik it has no power to aecept
terms of settlement that provide for
arbitration of the question of an eight
hour day with ten hours’ pay.
The conferences at the capitol dis-
closed that two legislative proposals
—ore by the president and one by
Senator Newlands—ase under con:
sideration. Both prepose that in the
event of a strike the governinent
national necessities.
Labor day, Monday, Sept. 4, is the
date fixed for the strike in the tenta-
tive orders prepared by the railroad
brotherhoods and carried home by the
members of the commit of 640
when they left Washingto:
It is learned that the brotherhood
leaders decided negotiations here must
end one way or another before Laber
day, and selected the holiday with a
view of having 2,000,000 or more work-
ers in all lines of labor march in great
demonstrations in favor of the strik-
ers’ cause.
Senaters advised of the legislative
propgeals brought to the capitol by
cluded provisions that there should be
no, increases without first submitting
{hrm to the interstate commerce com.
mission and that authorization should
be given the commission to grant an
ding to any increase in pay that might
he determined upon. It also provides
enlargement of the interstate com-
merce commission to nine members.
Al proposals have been embodied in
President “Wilson's plan for break:
ing the deadlock between the rail
roads’ and their employees, as dis-
cussed in’ contarences, ‘wes as follows:
‘An eight-hour law’ fof railroads, to
becenie effdctivé at’ a date: far enough
in! the future toigive the: railroads 0p-
portunity. to prepare for it. po
A law patterned after the Canadian
act which creates a commission of
investigation and prevents lockouts or
strikes while an industrial dispute Is
being investigated.
Meanwhile congress leaders gave up
hope of adjourmment this week and
settled down to stay here as long as|:
necessary . to previde legislation’ to
meet the strike gituation.
W. G, Lee, head of the trainmen,
issued a statememt declaring that the
brotherhoods . had no intention of
arbitrati ne the eight-hour work day.
KILLS WIFE AND HER FATHER
North Braddock Pa) Man Surrenders
After Double Tragedy.
Mrs. Mary Wokutch and her father,
Jacob Engle, were shot and killed
in the Wokutch ome in North Brad-
dock. John Wokutch. husband of the
woman, who is accused of the double
murder, is in the East Pittsburgh po-
lee station, Baving surrendered.
According to several persons who
ere in a saloon near the Wokutch
Fore Wokutch watked into the bar-
room with a revolver in his hand after
the shootimg and told them he had
just killed his wife and her father be-
cause the latter was always trying to
beat him.
Wokutch was taken to the office of
Justice McGlashan in Electric avenue,
Kast Pittsburgh, where he is said to
have repeated his story of the shoot-
ing. He was taken to the East Pitts
burgh police station by Deputy Con-
stable: Bennett and Deputy Sheriff
Pavelick and an investigation was
started by the Bast Pittsburgh police
to learn the cause of the shooting.
The shooting was preceded by al
quarrel, in which Mrs. Wokutch, her
father and her husband took part, ac-
cording to neighbors, who heard them
fighting.
TYPHUS HITS MEXICAN STATE
dertakers Can't Care For Dead.
Reports that an epidemic of typhus
has. brokeam out in Aguas Calientes,
Mexico, have been brought te El Paso,
Tez. Mere than 100 have died of the
plague, it is said, and the undertakers
have bees wjrable to care for the dead,
Anether repose said that in the
State ef Guarajwaso -a score died re-
cently as’ & rekult; ofzeatiftg (flour with
which a tonchant had mix ¢ gown,
Arrivak ecoxfirmaed previe:n ports of
arly
Theaters: Ordered gored fo Bar Chil
dren Under § Sixteen
FEWER DEATHS IN NEW YORK
Pennsylvania Heaith Officials Will Go
to Cleveland, Cincinnati and Other
Centers to Warn of Quarantine.
Charles W. Webbert of the Penn-
sylvania department of health, has
tightened the quarantine to prevent an
epidemio of infantile paralysis in Pitts-
burgh and surrounding towns and is-
sued an order that all children usder
sixteen years of age be barred from
moving picture. shows. and all other
places of public entertainment until
Sept. 18. . +.
The, same’ rte hes
owners of.
and other ne
other parts of the sts
Inspector Webbert - went, to Harris:
burg To report to -Cqmmissioner Dix-
on what has been accomplished in the
campaign to protect western Pennsyl-
vania from the child plague. Dr. Dix-
on contemplated a visit to Pittsburgh
but reconsidered, in view, he said, of
“the very satisfactory manner in
which the situation was being handled
in. the Pittsburgh district and the good
results that had been achieved.” He
expressed the belief that western
has been issued to
picture theaters
pent places in
Inspector Webbert said he will
assign men to Cleveland, Cincin-
nati, Ashtabula, Toledo, Youngstown,
Columbus, Wheeling and intermediary
points to inspect health certificates
and warn travelers under sixteen
years of age that they will not be per-
mitted to enter this state unless they
have a medical certificate. These men,
Inspector Webbert said, will act only
in an advisory capacity. i
Other precautionary measures may
be adopted when Mr. Webbert returns.
His attention was called unofficially
to a report that Maryland had barred
all children from points outside the
state, even when provided with health
certificates. :
TWQ HELD AS S SMUGGLERS
Norwegian Line 0: Baggage Agent In
view, York In Trouble. !
Charged. with smuggling jewels val.
ued; at, $25,000, Fred Uffelman, land
ing bagkage agent of the Norwégian
fongn an steamship line at New York,
Hans ¥dward Thompson, an em-
of the company, were arraigned
for United _ States Commissioner |
Hon [i that city. Department
of Justice agents are investigating an!
additiomral chafge that ‘the men have
been’ the principals in an “under.
ground’ system of mail communica-
tion. ‘between this country and Ger-|
many. In court no mention was made
of the secend charge.
The hearing; at the request of the -
priseners’. counsel, was postponed for
two weeks. The men were commit
ted to the Tombs in default of $7,600
bail each. !
According to testimony at the hear-
ing before Special Deputy Surveyor of
the Port Smyth, large quantities of
mail were safely dispatched through,
the “underground” route from the
local branch of the Deutsche bank of
Germany. Mail from Germany was re-
ceived in the same way.
Existence of the contraband mail
system was confirmed at the hearing
by Hugo Schmidt, representative of
the Deutsche bank here. He admitted |
that TMfelmaa had acted as special
mail messenger and that he had paid
him $100 for his services.
AUTO FALL FATAL TO FOUR i
Machine Goes Over Bank Into Tioga
River Near Covington, Pa.
Two men and two children lost their
lives and four others were injured
when an automobile occupied by ar)
Sherman and family of Endicott, N
Y., went over an embankment into the |
Tioga river near Covington, Pa.
The dead are Earl Sherman, aged,
thirty-three, captain of fire police,
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chauffeur, thirty-two, drowned; two
daughters of Mr. Sherman, two and
one-half years and five months, both
drowned.
The injured are Mrs. Caroline Beck-
er, Mrs. Sherman, two men, nares not
known.
The family was on its way to Loren-
ton, Pa., to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Sherman’s mother. Heavy rain had
fallen and a dense fog had risen over
the river. ]
careful and experienced driver, but
unfamiliar with the road.
Lightning: Burns ‘Barn.
Lightning destroyed the barn of
Elijah Livengood, the maple sugar
king, near Salisburg, Pa. Two hundred
tons of haw were destroyed by the fire,
which. also. resulted in the death of
three horses.
No Pussyfooting For Bacon.
Robert Bacen, who has annpunced
his candidaly fo! the | Republican
MADE TIGHTER| |
Pennsylvania towns are well guarded.: §
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Berlin to Copenhagen and thence to -
Endicott, neck broken; Frank Perry, !
bad—
How Are
is a very common question.
that you are well in &very respect? If so you
are EXTREMELY FORTUNATE—Eye
defects cause conditions that make you feel
If your Eyes are sick I can help you by
Fitting Proper Glasses—Come to see me.
RESULTS GUARANTEED.
You?
Cah you say
COOK,
Both Phones
THE OPTOMETRIST
Eye Sight Specialist
il Meyersdale, | Pa...
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BOROROROR0RD
= final ‘authority all kinds of
E questions such as ‘‘How is
ronounced ?’’? ‘Where is Flom
_ REAL1Y TRANSFERS
Deeds conveying Somerset county
real estate have recently been entered
of record as follows in the office ol
Recorder John E. Custer:
Nathaniel Slicer’s executors to An-
nie C. Hammond, Meyersdale, $300.
Jedi Show to Newton Brown, Con-
fluence, $150.
Mary Meyers to Catherine Meyers, known as the Natio
i Hooversville, $1.
David C. Ross to William J. Good-
| isky, Shade township $700. 4
Jacob C. Eash’s executors to George
William Gibbins to Andrew Kosh-
Eash, Conemaugh township, $3.000.
cha, Shade township, -120, |
Mary Landis to Frank N. Kantner;
Somerset township, $100.
Margaret Poe to George W. Layton,
Shade and Ogie townships, $100.
Jeseph Wienczek to Angele Manica,
Jenner township, -2,350
Susan Gabrick to John Hromak,
‘Windber, $700.
Charles Brehm to Frederick Brehm,
Quemahoning township, $1,300.
L. Verde Rhue to Percy Allen Rose,
Allegheny township, $1.
Isaiah F. Fuller to Jonas C. Dive-
ley, Northampton township, $1,000.
George = W. Pritts to Edwacd P.
Pritts, Brothersvalley township, $1,
350.
. Rebecca Passenville’s heirs to Jonas |
Brown, Northampton Township, $100.
FORT HILL
, RS it efile fy foetus 3 Td A
Peter S. Gower and Ness McClin- LAST TOLL ROAD IN
tock or near Dumas passed through
here on Sunday.
P. J. Snyder and George Fike went
to Gettysburg on the excursion Satur-
day might.
Parl Leslie spent Sunday at Mark-
leton,
lark a son of Mr. and Mrs. Georgs | |
fell off the fence and!
McClintock
broke his arm.
N. B. Christner of near Stoyestown
passed through here one day last
week.
* Theodore som of Mr. and Mrs. Da-
vid McClintock cut one of his fingers
off and two others nearly off. recent-
Perry was said to be a}ly.
A. C. Eicher, George Shoemaker
and George Livengood and couple of
others took & pleasure trip to Bed-
ford County Sunday to visit W. H.
and Irvin Berkheimers.
Coal trade traffic from the Falir-
mont ‘and Méyersdale region “to ‘the
| lakes is becoming heavy over the Bar
| timore and’ Ohio railroad. The car sup-
ply, it is said, falls short. Grain ship-
pers of the Middle West are making
nominaticn for United States genatcr
in New Ye:¥. annouroes that he is au
the famine ia the central slates, \
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“gvowed mroreutral.”
cars t6' accommodate the @xtensive’
shipment. of port consignments to
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FA NEARGIC ait RIHOrL i
BALTIMORE & 0H10
16-DAY EXCURSIONS TO
3A IOI
NORFOLK
OLD POINT
COMFORT
VIRGINIA
August 10 and 24, Sept. 7
$8.50
ROUND TRIP
GOOD IN COACHES ONLY
FOR $2 00 ADDITIONAL TICKETS WILL
BE GOOD IN PULLMAN CARS, WITH
PULLMAN TICKETS
The Route is Rail to Washington or
Baltimore and Delizhtful Steam-
er Trip to Destination
Pull Information at Ticket Office
Avg. 8-5
£5 Jail
Where M Storie
Lodge
The frverie pyes fe s etnies | is the:
Great . Na ip :
om the east through CG d
pn into ‘Pitts by way of
Brownsville, entering the main part of
he city right at the : :
Monongahela
House
PITT. SBURGH
where cool, airy rooms with open
river view afford the most comfortable
summer quarters.
. European Plan
Single Room, without bath, $1. 00 and $1.5)
per day. ' Single ‘oomwith bath $2. 00, $2.50
and $3.00 per day. Each additional person
$1.00 per day in any room, with or without
bath,
Complete Cafe, Service from 25¢ Club
Breakfast to the most elaborate dinner.
J. B. Kelley, Manager
Smithjisld St., Water St. and First Ave.
Pittsburgh
COUNTY TO GO
State Commissioner of Highways
F. B. Black announced a few days
ago that the state had begun proceed-
ings to free the Johnstown & Somer-
set Turnpike company’s road, the last
| remaining toll highway in Somerset
| county. Because title to part of road
is held under only a lease, condem-
a proceedings will be instituted:
to memoye all legal doubts as to pos-
sible consequences.
The road in question is about three
miles in length, running from Bens--
creek to the Johnston House. It is
really the North Fork road. Among
those interested in the state's move-
ment are Judge O'Connor, ex-Sheriff’
Samuel Lenhart and others.
This is the last toll road in Somer-
set county, but it is not the only high-
way in that vicinity on which fare is
charged. The Cramer pike is another-
it of toll charges will not be long de-
layed after the, ‘J. & S. pike has been:
disposed of ‘through the courts.
Ohildren. Ory
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