New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1920, Page 17

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1920. s v — PORTO RICO 1S HOM OF THE HODKWOR i More There Than Anywh | Else in World San Juan, Porto Rico, March 4 There is more hookworm in Pd Rico teday than in any other cou in the world, with thc possible ceptions of India and Ceylon, cording to Dr. Victor G. Heiser, the Rockefeller IFoundation. Heiser has offered the co-operat of the Rockefeller Foundation to government of Porto Rico and commissioner of health in combat] hookworm in the nd, - “Hookworm is probably the m] Al WAYS OPEN ¢ i : E serious economic problem which P} to Rico faces today, id Dr. Hely MORE > 3 <y MONDAYS, = [t E becanuse the laborers could not e: VALUE DL THE e 8:00 P. M. 2 B R e e e { health, said that probably the gove: FOR LESS T S YSTEN PP SATURDAYS, B A W B e o | | ! | | | i 2 8 | dation and that a campaign asgai g 2 i . R anemia would be undertaken. MONEY 2 B 9:00 P. M. , B B | 5ones © Gran, aiso of the Tioo > xn X ; feller Foundation, who has been h for some weeks making an inve: gation of health conditions in land will remain for some time ) | will, with the co-operation of : | Soler, prepare a plan for attacki 3 " the hookworm problem, \ e Amemia which during the Span ] ‘ : role was believed to be due mos] to malnutrition, now is attributed a great extent to infection. It is &6 99 3 lieved that the disease was broug THE LIVE STORE e - spread uncontrolled throughout fi | length and breadth of the island. The government has spent al gether $357,000 in bringing relief the unfortunate sufferers. A su recently made by Dr. Grant sho that 90 per cent. of the populati g i i | in rural areas harbor hookworm ¢ fection. Even light infection w 3 M | hookworm is said to cause mental 1 =) —— AR | tardation. Defective mentality t ; B | produced renders the children inc : able of assimilating instruction. . ’ ' & b ASTOR LIBRARY TO 3 pairs Men’s 50c Hose for $1.00. All Travelling Bags Reduced $1.00. % B B B BE USED AS SCHOO 9 Soft Collars, special lot for $1.00. Any two 65¢ Ties for $1.00. B E Tumons Plce Ori Dafayetts, New York, Will Serve As Amer- 2 pairs 75¢ Hose for $1.00. ' All Men’s 0dd Trousers Reduced : Pt (o New York, March 9.—The Astor A q brary on Lafayette street, one of & how places of the city a quarter An $l 50 Ca $l 00 p E 2 century ago, is to be converted i y . p UV, $1.00. b : school for immigrants. The p 2 rx . Sheltering and Immigrants’ recently purchased the-proj All Sweaters Reduced $1.00. All Men’s Heavy and Medium Union ‘ ¥ ¥ 5 ‘ :.;)%:}fi:&kifiifuz :%:gzégx:{{: r % by 2 i a storehouse for the disposal of suj . . . pl\l;»"\ar?ny 1:00(‘15, e All Suitcases Reduced $1.00. Suits Reduced $1.00. | B B e _ o 7 g 2 & nd for rendering aid to them imm - . 5 & LY tely e their arrival_re 8 All Men'sShoes Reduced $1.00. airs Men’s Genuine 25¢ Hose B B OB B o i e waa as dormiton p h i < Rel | for !(»m]’\?rnr’i hcusin'g incomi e All Women’s Shoes Reduced $1.00. for $1.00. ) B B BB ol et 5 51 plate a school for c .. ¢ », whe i i nis may be $1.50 Boys’ Shirts $1.00. Lot Men’s $1.50 Caps, 2 for $1.00. ey of the stein, of the 3 pairs Boys’ 50c Hose for $1.00. Lot of Men’s 29¢ and 35¢ Hose, 4 B e clared t “John All Flannel Shirts Reduced $1.00. for $1.00. B = i - ' that he ]]'v.'u-( v 4 > ° ol petuate his = tude for what All $5.00 Hats and Better Reduced Linen Collars sold in other stores ; _ Riopien countey Siad done Tor L F tor library would render aid to newecomers to the country. It seen $1.00. for 30c each 5 for $1.00. All styles. 88 s sively for NEW AERIAL ROUTES o ; British Aviation Controlicr N - ] [} ; A “Lines” to Fgypt. Canada, Indi and Other Places, London, March 9.—JAir ro 38 STORES——38 CITIES TR India to Australia have been i - posed by Major General Sir & Sykes, controller general of civil Always More Value for Less Money N - | X loped would be Dbetween England = N B | and the West Indies with the Azored as a stepping stone. From some cen: tral point in the West Indies a con service of flying boats could v employed for the distri bution of ails. Story That English Girls Were Being Lured to Utah in United States 1y Denied. contradiet- home . to Uta McKay, Lon president church, \has offered 200 po » of a si X e in which means have been emplored 1o obtain converts t ct.