Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1927, Page 21

19T-RART ¥ STAR, WASHINGTON, i PELLAGRA CONTROL IS ASSISTED IN FLOOD AREA BY PROPER DIET Dr. Joseph Goldberger Pur- sues Research and Reveals Cause. Disease Kept Under Control With Low Cost and Yeast Use. THE SUNDAY D. (., DECEMBER A——— CHILD SANATORIUM HELD URGENT NEED Dr. Fowler Says D. C. Should Have Home for Tuber- culosis Victims. cisco January 4; Capt. G. M. Sturgis, | Legette, from China to Washington; from Navy Yard, Washington, to|First Lieut. E. F. O'Day, from China K ive | China, via the Henderson; First Lieut. |to St. Juliens' Creek, Va., and Second tranaport | L. A. Hohn, from Quantico, Va. to|Lieut. A. Zuber, from Ching to Fran Philadelphia First Lieut W. 'Qua Marine Corps Changes. Capts. C. C. Gill and F. heen assigned to the 1 Brigade in China, via the Henderson, =ailing _from isk have WON “RECOVERY CARDS” AT HEALTH CAMP Sin tico, Va Taking advantage of the annua ©f Christmas Health Seals now ir brogress for the various health ohject support of the : ] the Wash- | 5 4 o] B Dr he value of those of [F § i 5 H (3 1 which scientist ves of the Associated Press. officer ed the need tuber finishing touches in lo to have strikingly ington Tuberculosis William C. the Distric of a year-round sanatori cular children in this city “Since prevent organized campaign culosis ur Fowler, “our is justified main obje suitable Fowler, healt the persists poutenday ifter a specific task heen completed has demonstrated in the pellagra_ situation 1 of t} this vear in the Mississippi Valley gor = -l \ While the number of cases has in- te ey d < 3 - creased since the flood, the situation Dy 2 has not hecome-alarming, and United tior States public health officials are . jts fied that the disease has been kept so firmly under control at a surprisi Jow cost in money and human su ng. seems heen Oscillate your Health — over 50,000 men and women have used the Health Build- er, largely on the ad- vice of their physicians ONoypcind . The “Health Builder” in Washington way to DR. JOSEPH GOLDBERG He already knew that fre nd en vegetables from tube ventive) vitamin considerable re . i t t in abits of half a million | ¥ L S aaent i in the living habits of half a7 b h was nece rmine Miss Pepper Will Cut Ribbon,/ Chief of Army Chaplains to Starting Twelfth Street Direct Administrative Re- Exercises Tomorrow. ligious Work at College. Public Health Service had completed i o Studyin s spread of extremely resear h enabled the tims to the dise by cents worth of yeast daily to such food as was my easil and made it unnecessar quantities the bulkier the section his experiments, the cost of preventing i 1 pellagra epidemic would have been e about $1 a day for each person af- [wfl ekt fected. Instead, the cost was 3 cents 3 cents worth yeast, added to a diet Dr Goldberger is the man who found out what caused the disease and how it could be cured. He began his | work only about 15 years ago, although pella been” known in_Spain | ince nd in Italy since 1750, and next |had appeared in the United States in the wake of the Civil War, | or from of children are 1o be nursin The best the rents ¢ present time is Seh s, on for colored students ng of the new from the rogr the own sake ar SOUTHERN TEXTILE MEN HOLD. SECRET MEETING Dis suct When Col. John Axton, chief of of the Army, April 6 he will continue new field. Col. Axton hy paved sec- northeast he- | cha retires Rhode Is: rated tomor stroet Sixty Mills Represented at Confer- his work in a epted the avenue ace Unbalanced Diet Blamed. | enpe of Bxint GlgthGrony “The or will be cel ities begi and t nt t ! ir . hon Miss Miur need t ) : vision attention. The the: only v schools it is daily basis Ta these dren | return do not tefum we 7 o'clock, prin m evening ing at ret R. Peppe e Brookland School, a the District C panied by smmissioners or their representatives, nal for the starti cuts a ribbon exergises ind eets northeast bration will be under the e Brookland D.l)lh:lr’n Terrace and Kk Citizens’ Associations. parade will be composed of deco- | rated privately owned and merchants sutomoebiles and music furnished by wiph them 24-hcur | th Independent Band of 80 care s it e thereabo ir 4 : auspices o imp, con Assoc Auc tion child 3ovs e of March, of the camp. The i : | Forming: at Twelfth street many of mon | Rhode Island avenue, the line « heen marked t at the | march will be north on Twelfth street beginninz of v,,,.,.‘,,iw Michigan avenue, then to Taylor nourished street; west on 1\1-\1. street to are really | Twelfth place, then to Upshur; west xood f n o |on Upshur street to Tiwelfth strest, supervision south on Twelfth street to Michigan nr and venue, east on Monroe street to Sev-| nteenth street and south on Seven- teenth street to Rhode Island avenue. shocl | Three prizes will be given for each | of the following: Best decorated mer- chants' floats, the best decorated pri- Vate automobiles and the best window | displays. Judges for the prizes wil | be Edgar H. Nye, C. J as and | M. R. Vollmer. Those desirin for the parade may do { Drug Store, Twelfih ‘eu-ms Brookland Pharma | and Mo e streets; McCarthy's store, Twelfth street and Michigan avenue; | ind medical ren show marked same a warded re- | them to | eovery ca enter once of the public Medical Insp: 3 “Not only does the Health ment come in contact with thes dren throuzh the Tubercul Clinic but it ¥ d with the medi inspection « children in the pub lie =c as a result of such inspection that ny « tuber culous infection among children the cities that neither a san: torium for of childien suffering 1 Depart- | chil to register their cars ) at Donohoe's sesof and Ex the 3 ngton is case position of chaplain of Rutgers Col New Bi rday, and 1 Althouzh he has been granted leave of absence until the date of his retire- ment, Col. Axton is still at his desk at the War Department, serving until his successor arrives, at the request of Sec- retary Davis. This will be January 1 Col._Axton was closely associate with President Johr Martin Thom: of Rutzers during the World War which President Thomas served a chaplain The Rutgers head is now in the reserve corps the conferences of Col. Axton conducted here. When he i of Col. Axton's retirement he | mmediately offered him the post, which had become vacant as a_result | of the resignation of Rev. Dr. Stanley | White on account of ill health. | Col. Axton will have charge of ad- ministrative religious work at Rut-| gers, he said, and expects it to be very | similar to the work he has been doing in the Army. He will do no preaching | regularly, as Rutgers invites minis. | ters from outside to preach at Sunday | services. | He will not move his family to| New Brunswick until Spring and ex- pects to be in Washington frequently | until his actual retirement Col. Axton is 57 years old been in the Army 26 yea He wears many decorations, among them the | Distinguished Service Medal. | e — ‘ want of food the recent | inswick . he said will go there on Jan as 1 chaplain attended ains which and has Many cattle died for and pasturage during | he w: cornbread, fat side me: After that war the disease attracted | little or no attention until 1906, when Dr. Bugene D. Bondurant, then attach od to the Alabama Hospital for the Insane, recognized a case which came under his care. In the nest few vears | hundreds of cases were reported from Il parts of the country, many having boen diagnosed as insanity, and the Public Health Service promptly a signed several men to investigate the situation : The disease baffled them for several vears, and then Dr. Goldberger was put in charge of the work. He went into the Southern States, where pel- lagt was particularly prevalent, studying the victims in their home en- vironments and at work. He soon found evidence that their unbalanced diet had =omething to do with causing their condition and demonstrated that | it was not communicable. Experiment With Convicts. When this investigation, centering at Spartanburg, S. C., had gone far enough, in 1914, to convince him that | s on the right track he went to | Mississippi, where Gov. Earl Brewer offered a dozen healthy convicts their freedom if they would go through with a series of tests. Dr. Goldberger put them on an unbalanced diet simi- lar to that which he had found prev: lent among victims at Spartanburg— and molasses, with little fresh meat, milk or green vegetables—and within five months they showed the symptoms of pel-| lagra. Then he cured them by cor- recting their diet. ‘ That semed to be the end of Dr. oldberger's work. But he wanted to | find out just what food element was | | stitute the | bia 8. C., | stroyed | here of the F of Institute Busy men tremendous and a good Never Associated P SPARTANBURG, C., December 10.—To discuss important question the textile industry, it was said, Southern district of the print cloth group of the textile institute met here | today with approximately 60 mills represented Walker D. Hines of president of the institude for the meeting doors. Only here New York was in the held behind members of the for the meeting happiness. closed organization were admitted Following « of the narrow sheeting group in this city a few weeks ago, the conference today it was believed here, will have si cant hearing on future conduct of the textile business in the South. The mills manufacturing print cloth con gest group of the textile emploving some 5,500,000 | spindles. and prominent textile men | from all over the South came here for the meeting. FIRE LOSS MINIMIZED. NORFOLK, Va., December —Decision as to rebuilding pany’s sulphuric sely the meeting Perfected Battle combined tion. effortless stimulates tone, industry, 10 (P) the com acid plant at Colum- which was partially de. by fire early this morning, | will not be made for several days, it was announced at the general offices . Royster Guano Co. No accurate estimate of the fire loss had been received here, it | was said, but the loss was not as great as at first believed, and is cov- today. and importance figure, before important as it is right now. health and vigor largely depend success and by Creek H benefits Just 15 minutes a exercise, the circulation, women, of a has daily Just 15 Minutes a Day Keeps You Feeling “Great!” an eminent alth of day in your who healthy will welcome this news. exercise Upon radiant physician, Builder gives you the massage and of delightful, own develops muscle aids elimination and reduces weight the body realize been as in any part of the body you desire. sands method, physicians. leaders, and Thou- this scientific and natural upon the advice of their Leading business men, society stage and screen celebrities; men women of all ages—are enthusiastic now use largely about this new method. William Wrigley, jr., one in each of his four homes. lz»r the vibra- home, Visit our displ Builder in operation, or write for free booklet —*"“Keeping Fit in Fifteen Minutes a Day.” Caveoll Electric. Company, Unc. 714 12th Street N.W. uses 4 Health Builders, Walter Chrys- manufacturer, says, noted automobile “The machine is giving every satisfaction and I like it very much.” men and women of the country Builder users. Many of the most noted are Health rooms and see the Health Washington, D. C. or one. of the following: Marvin M. | McLean, president of the Brookland | Citizens’ Association: Lewis S, Trun- president of the Michigan Park Association, or John G . president of the Dahlgren Ter- itizens' Association. drought in Vera Cruz, Mexico. ered by insurance. from active tuberculosis pre ventor those chile because ned Phys tion, 2 alarly liable tuberct when_ expose disease in their oswn homes are what may be called ‘contact’ cases. Every one of them =o exposed | should be examined” carefully to de- | termine if the exposure has resulted in active infection. If =0, either sara torium or preventorium care should | be provided. Some of the striking results ob- tained in this health camp during the past Summer are summarized in the | report of its superintendent, Mrs Margaret Hilleary. This report showed that all the children cared for made some gain in weight and general con- dition and 11 of the group numbering about, 50 were awardefl recovery cards which entitled them to readmission to the regular schools. One boy made a gain in weight of 1513 pounds, and the average gain for the en was 5.06 pounds. Twenty the children made an avers 7 pounds each. These rem results are credited to the simple regime of theicamp involving regula periods of rest in the open air \n;wl vised play and occupations, ¢ posure to the htior what fa| known as heliothe and a_generous | allowance of good food in which fruits, green vegetables and pasteurized milk | are provided. Regular examinations | of these “children were provided by the medical staff of the Tuberculosis Hosp nd_physical defects were corrected in all cases with the cons and co-operation of the parents, most effective in offsetting the disease. Peerless Furniture Co., 827-829 7th St. N.\W. i PRACTICAL GIFTS S Ais Lastr .« T Mimer Lot Below are listed just a few of the many, many beautiful and useful furniture gift items we have on display for Christmas shoppers. Give furniture this Christmag— come in and let us show you our extensive display of gift items. You don’t have to make a large outlay of money at this time—just a small down payment and the balance over a period of months—beginning next year. OUR PRICES ARE LOWER ANP OUR TERMS ARE EASIER. | dle. athering to Follow. | Following the parade there will be |a public gathering at the Masonic | Temple, Twelfth and Monroe streets, |at which the Commissioners of the District will speak. From 9 to 12 o'clock there will be dancing in St Anthony’s Hall, to which the public invited. Marvin chairman, We Will Cash Your Christmas of Charge Until Wanted Savings Check .- M. McLean is the general | and the joint committee on arrangements is C. B. Phelps. Davl(l‘ Herrmann, R. N. Ashmun, G. R. Ellis, | C. V. Burnside, William V. Lew Lee | R. Wilson, G. F. Bradle L. W. Hart |and tzman of the Brookland | Assoc L. S. Trundle, B. B.| | Pettus, E. J. Brennan and J. Con-| | nolly ‘of the Michigan Association, | and John J. Miller, P. F. Mitton, | F. E heer and Joseph Sullivan | ll the l)ah)grl‘n Association. |COLUMBUS MEMORIAL CONTEST IS PLANNED Formulation of the rules for the | architectural competition on plans for | a_monumental lighthouse on the coast of Santo Domingo in honor of Christo- pher Columbus, and which is open to | architects from all part of the world was authorized at a meeting of the —_— zoverning hoard of the Pan-American | Union, held recently. The lighthouse | | will be erected through the co-opera RAIL EXTENSION ARGUMENTS CLOSED "~ i ‘ The permanent committee of the board consists of Honorio Pueyrredon Ambassador of Argentina; Luis Bogram, Minister of Honduras, and Angel Morales, Minister of the | Dominican Republic. | Albert Kelsey of Philadelphia, one of the associate architects in the erec- | | tion of the Pan-American Building at | Washington, has bheen authorized to | proceed to the Dominican Republic to | undertake a study of the site selected for_the lighthouse pereremesrereril Ml — | i el ! 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Almost Every Style in Smokers From 89c to $24 st variety we have ever shown auer as well as in’ wainut You'll enjoy choosing his wide variety of sm o $159 3-piece Jacquard Velour Suite—Now Imasine the surprise and de. ight with which _your family would welcome a ift like this! Wonderful 10-pc. Dining NOTE THESE SPECIAL A suite of beauty and eomfort Suite In metal with n with Fine workmanship = throughout Here's another opportunity for you {0 make Christmas dinne the most all £ d ¥ wandle | for table, Gracetul Davenport, Club Chay Buffet Caninet, Extension Tabie, Server | handle —and - tra 5 it d- Fireside Chair, covered. in Chal 1 iucluded. In hinet yle. 1n mahogany finish lflxh’té beautiful Jacq d or_figured velours. Finest Bedroom Suite for “Her” find our prices extremely low. See this beaufi- Tl stite.” Teludes 4-drawer. full-length Vanits, Jarze Dresser. how-end Bed and commodiol ¥ In genuine fizured walnut veneers over hardwoods, A REAL BARGAIN. The lar and maho; gift from be found he do 1t that pleases a wom- te &0 much as beautif room furniture. New include - some very charming suites, and style and quality considered. _you ~ will not deliver this suite to your home for Christmas. and you will be voted th generons Santa Claus of Suites. This beautiful ov stuffed suite is upholstered in fine quality velour. with davenport that co a full-size o Hughes and Jeffries Speak for Nine Hours on Piedmont Line's Application. bed. A nd wine ‘ch memo a1, For a t veneers over fine cabinet'woods, | o, Cabinct S i on, With reversible cushions. A BARGAIN small ent we will in grained walnut, life-long &ift for the entire family Piedmont & fltmv cations Narthe L authority to bifld ile d d in the North rolina-South olina botder terr v wete submitted yester dag to the Interstate Commerce Com- | migsion fc 9 hours | of Jegal o iments Charles ¥ g coun. mpany Console Mirror Polychrome Frame. $1.49 Sale_of Kitchen Cabinets Saves steps in the Kitehen. Everything right_at your finger- Floor Sals of Chifforobes Lots of room for clothes. ~An attractive addition {0 your boudoir ot hedroom Made of ' gumwood i oak finish Chlldren s Rockers $3.75 Up Nothing a child likes better than to rock. Buy sours one of these sturdy rock- ers for Xmas. LarE. Je Soythern which is opposir the Piedmo ect, summed up | thelr contentions on the prolonged | controversy | Mr. Jeffries emphatically ted the pasition of the Southern was that sufficient exdsted in nefv investment efensions was justified @r. Hughes said interests had Southern R proceed had shared the pr the hyrc South an Poster Bed Complete With Spring and Mattress $29.75 Table Lamp With Silk Shade $2.98 Lamps make th hone colorful and g hese beautiful lam may be had ricty of color; plete with ments. Fine Chairs, $12.75 A comfortable chair that will add a note “m'_l‘\\: 0 L of beauty to any e it room. Upholstered in fal . present for beautiful _creton some one you wish Tust the chair vou've o remember this been looking for. as. Surely. ane of these would make some member of vour fam- ily happy. Why hesi- tate when the price is w0 low? sta grained. " You of one ~ with large doors. pictured. for he te facilities now two as A beautiful addition to a bedroom. A com- fortable bed of sood design. a Va- or Eom- attach- Duke unfairly in the sperity develc rolina MAYFIELD TO SPEAK. Address of Confederate Veterans to Be Made Tuesday. | Senator Mayfie speak on the 1 Bew of the South” at the regular mc meeting of Washington Camp, 305, Sons of Confederate Veterans he Confederate Me: iy Vermont avenue 4 it £:30, it was power | the | the | Southern created by pment in been .L North C: to | | | | Sons Caruso Paderewski Kreisler Heink Heifetz Rachmaninoff In Xmas Bags if desired! MOUNT PLEASANT MUSIC SHOP 3310 14th St. N.W. (Opposite Tivoli Theater) Open Evgninu. Col. 1641 3 g Sale of “Siramons™ Bed With Spring and Matt “eywood-Wakefleld” Go-Carts For Children Here's a_ gift that will make sour child xas will | ince | thly | in 132 Cedar Chest? Cedar Chests — scores of them—smail “Simmons” Da-Bed & Pad $13.95 Here's a real bar- Neain, Complete Da- Bed with cretonne pad with valance. Makes a full size bed. Two dollars more for ends. 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Thomas of Virginia also will deliver an address, and there \\I’\ be an entertainment followed by nce. H 'r;;‘,- Confederate Veterans ters of the Confederacy and Copnfederate organizations in the u;g Bave been invited, 2 2N Daugh all other Dis 3