Porter Charlton, the American who
killed his wife at Como, Italy, in
1910, was tried and convicted last
month, and condemned to six years
and eight months' imprisonment. Ow
ing to amnesty Charlton will serve
only 29 days in prison, and, aid
that after his release he would re
turn to the United States.
The home merchants are prepared
to supply your needs. Buy from
them, and by keeping your ngney at
home help build up yoit wn com
munity.
PELLAGRA CURABLE.
Dread Malady Caused by Insufficieni
Proteid Diet.
Announceni4tt has been made thai
as a result of continued research and
experiments i the Public HIealth
Sle'vice. hot! ldie cause and the cure
" pa..". hv'i been discovered. and
: ,he p:r'eaof this dread nmalady,
..i hris ' le b! n increasing in the
i.litel States at :a erritic rate dur
J," the e.at fw yeiars, may ntow be
i. .d :eventu:,.lly eiradi'ated.
lhe ii:-c overy is reg'arded as one of
he most imnportant achievements of
a:iC:! c; ;cieni-n recent years.
1el.gi:g ha~s been increasing al
i::in: thropghout the United
"t t m: :uing! the last eight vearis.
t is esitmated that 75.l00 eases of
S:i.e:se wil'hlave occurred in the
'!ited States:41 1915, and of this
L- .aher at lea.n 7500 will N-', died
o:e Ihe end if the year. In many
t )i only tIv erculosis andt pneu
i iia exceed it as a cause of death.
iThe final cp-i -making' experiment
ti' Le Public H.ealth Service was ear
1 ied out at the :f&rm of the I is:is.iopii
state penitentia y about eight mile.
