Show 4 States Aid in Cholera Precautions 0 cH- cH ASHINGTON Dr William K IC W WASHINGTON Rucker of at atthe the public hea health th and marine hospital s service recently left lert Ellis ElUs Island for Boston to Confer with Commissioner of at Immigration George B B. B Billings t the port medical staff and officials of ot the state board of health regarding the n new w and comprehensive plan for guarding the United States against possible danger from cholera suspects suspect coming corning from Russia and Italy This plan contemplates a surveillance surveillance sur sur- of immigrants from the Infected infected In In- districts to their final destination destina destination tion In the United States even though It be In a r remote mote settlement of or the west Surgeon General Walter Valter Wyman Wyman Wyman Wy- Wy man and his officers have work worked d days and nights perfecting the details details de de- de- de tails and now believe that with the operation co-operation of ot state and municipal health authorities which they request a cholera epidemic In the United States States would be practically sible The new system which Is supplementary supplementary supple supple- men ary to the rigorous medical examinations examinations examinations ex ex- now made provides for a registry of ot Immigrants from Russia and Italy by the Immigrant Inspectors at each port on the Atlantic coast The bureau has prepared a blank for forthe forthe forthe the use uso of the Inspectors s whereby a simple system of checking and the writing in of the name of ot the ImmIgrant immigrant immigrant im Im- im- im migrant ind the town street and number number number num num- ber to which ho Is going will make mako a complete record of his origin and destination At the close of ot tho the day these destination destination des destination cards cards' will be collected by bythe bythe bytho the tho chief medical officer and Immediately immediately immediately imme Imme- mailed to state boards of health The state health official In return will be requested to mail the cards to the local boards of ot health The Tho theory theory the the- ory is that should n a a case o of cholera break out the local officials would immediately im mediately be able to Identify it and take prompt measures should the records records records rec rec- show short that the place harbored persons coming from a cholera Infested infested In in- district The treasury department and the department of at commerce and labor have formally approved Doctor WYmans Wyman's Wymans Wy Wy- mans man's plan hence it goes Into operation operation opera tion with all the force o of o the government govern government ment behind It as far as as' as United States officials are concerned It should be said that the bureau has bas no fear of ot a cholera epidemic In Inthis Inthis inthis this country The fhe medical examinations examinations examinations examina examina- of ot Immigrants are very thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough and In devising this additional system Doctor Wyman merely covers a factor In fn the situation namely the chance cholera bacillus carriers to whom no systematic attention has been been given before Ask Honest Postal Law Enforcement I rAu tc bb f iNS 5 r- r II tJ- tJ tea i Is made at the A ANNOUNCEMENT nl post office department that under Instructions from Postmaster General Hitchcock ock the inspectors must get the he crooks Whereupon every sleuth has las put his nose to the ground and sought an opening opening- to land those who are am trying to get something for nothing from the trie people But It is also said th that t they are going after atter every individual or concern whose business smacks smacks smack of fraud regardless of ot its size or or- orthe the influence which may maybe maybe be behind It it Several days days- ago there came out of ot the same department a story to the effect that th the Inspectors were informed in in- formed ormed that the they were not to go it blind and simply make cases but that he would have to be able to io produce the goods goods' so as to have reasonable grounds for tor convictions In court No honest man wants to prevent the I prosecution of frauds farads and nd crooks On the contrary there Is a strong desire that all such persons should be apprehended apprehended apprehended ap ap- ap- ap all and punished but there ha have ve been examples of great injustice and wrong OIl orr t the e part of at too eager post office Inspectors who wanted to tomake tomake tomake make a record and devoted much time timeto to working up cases There are also many people whO wha for tor revenge or other cause seek out post office Inspectors inspectors inspectors in In- and try to to- secure fraud frand orders orders orders or or- ders against persons they dislike or whose business rivalry they fear I If fraud orders orders' could be reviewed In the courts it would wound trot not matter so much whether legitimate te concerns were attacked by zealous over-zealous men I who are told get the crooks creaks and went out to make records But there are many little frauds s who advertise a business and haver a It little Tittle room with witha a deal table and one chair reap a small harvest and make malce a s quick getaway getaway getaway get get- away who should be pursued by the themen themen themen men who are trying to prevent the tha use of ot mails malls for fraudulent purposes There is quite a field to cover by those who are In earnest and do not notI I feel teel that in order ta mata make a name and I reputation they must Rill poll down big concerns or get big game Government Clerks W Were ere Well Wen Scared I J CAN SEE MYSELF f F LOOKING FOR u ANOTHER A JOB JOS 1 6 All AIL Ran tah l 7 I iu o eT un t 1 t Tc TREASURY clerks were thrown into TREASURY 1 A a panic the other day by the publication publication publication pub pub- in a local paper ot of a story describing in alarming detail how Frederick A A. A Cleveland the business expert has been whizzing through the department of ot late discovering InI inefficiency in- in I efficiency right and left and arid recommending recommending recommending mending discharges and salary reductions reductions reductions at a wholes wholesale le rate Not only on their own account but on on that of ot theirs relatives and friends throughout the country I As a matter of ot fact tho story apparently apparently ap ap- ap was made out of ot whole cloth It has attracted attention at the tho White House which has given orders that its origin be traced The actual work of reorganizing the trea treasury ury department is being done very slowly and quietly and without serious disturbance to any anyone one Six months ago the department entered into a contract with Arthur Young who has made a m thorough examination examination examina examina- tion of ot the antique accounting system and of ot general b business methods Mr Young Young- put ut eight men to work and the treasury department placed alongside of ot every one JO of them a 8 check of ot its Its' own selected especially because of at his Known efficiency and enterprise As As' a n. result the department depart depart- department ment now has in hand a staff of at trained investigators of at its own educated educated educated edu edu- by the hired experts whose reports reports reports re re- re- re ports to the the- secretary and his assistants assistants assistants assist assist- ants have p proved ved exceedingly able The treasury department hesitates to make sweeping changes In personnel personnel personnel per per- until congress shall have passed some kind of ot civil service retirement retirement retirement re re- act Just before congress adjourned it had been planned to put through a limited retirement bill bUl which have enabled tIle the department department depart depart- ment t to retire several hundred d aged ged clerks at practically a thousand dollars dollars dol dol- lars a y year ar but never lever reached publicity publicity pub pub- much less congress The he gov goy government government however recognizes more and more the need of ot a retirement law and the president and and his cabinet are confident they could s save ve money enough from the operation of at one to pay the whole cost Hobble Invades Nations Nation's High Court w. w The person who has precipitated all this discussion Is Adelma H H. H Burd of ot New York When she appeared Inthe in inthe ro the courtroom and proceeded to take tale her seat within the In inclosure losure reserved for members of the bar there was a hasty investigation It did not likely that a woman lawyer who had attained the dignity of the right to hobble skirt or what looked practise before the Supreme court THE like a hobble skirt the other day would be so swayed by fe feminine emotions emo emo- invaded the tho precincts of ot tho the United tiona as to don a n skirt that showed St States tes Supreme court where whore flowing tendencies toward tho hobble idea robes are worn by the Justices and Some of ot the court officers as a matter mat mat- where the lawyers who appear to ar af ar argue ter of ot fact were not certain In their gue cases generally wear the tho somber own winds that the hobble feature black of ot the bar was there That question has not Of Ot course hobble skirt wearers yet bet bet bet- answered satisfactorily have hobbled behind the railing where Anyway Miss Burd was not mathe mothe mo mo- the public is admitted because among She is likely to go down In Inthe inthe the visitors to the courtroom are are history as the first woman who by women dressed i- i L ithe the latest test styles her appearance Lefore the Supreme But not until the day mentioned a court proved that her sex can attain woman barrister entitled to practise the greatest distinction In store for tor before the highest court in the land attorneys k without putting behind it appeared in a dress which s suggested what is regarded as the feminine devotion dothe do- do dothe the latest fad to the dictates of fashion OJ |