Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1930, Page 24

STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, Xans. He said they were unharmed. | EQUALIZATION BOARD ORGANIZES AT FAIRFAX THE EVENING One of the bullets fired by the vigl- lantes at Braman yesterday struck the man, Body to S8it to Hear Complaints Against New Assessments of POSSEMEN RELEASED County Property. Bank Cashier Telephones Wife He | e s Sy cwadn "y DY Wie TR0 FAIRFAX, Va, December 3.—The WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1930. BURCHELLS F. BOUQUET CO You are missing a treat if you don’t no particular attention mw it, Old residents of remembered outbreaks years . . Spencer since has received eports similar conditions in Colo- rado and of what may be the same disease in New England. ‘The natural assumption of anybody stricken with the malady, says Dr. Spencer, would be that some spoiled food had been eaten. But the illnesses due to spoiled food now are differenti- ated In two groups—botulism, caused by FORMER-OFFICIAL SLAIN | SOFIA, Bulgaria, December 3 (#).— M. Tomalewsky, former foreign repre- sentative for the Macedonian Revolu- tionary Committee, Wwas assassinated yesterday in front of his home here. Tomalewsky was & member of the group formerly headed by Gen. Alex- ander Prof roff, who was assassinat- ed here on July 8, 1928. After his death Elmore of Floris. ‘The board will sit in the court house each day beginning December 16 and continuing through December 31 for the purpose of hearing and adjusting complaints made by taxpayers against the revaluation of real estate just com- pleted by the Special Board of Assess- ment, R. R. Buckley, Earl Saum and George R. Harrison. Taxpayers can ascertain their new F SOENCE PUZZLED BY NEW DISEAS Epidemic Malady in West Is PR 2 ith him to drive. and Druggist Are in Leigh, Miller and Edward were kidnay Kans., Unharmed, i yesterday near Hunnewell when they encountered the bandit for whom they had been searching after receiving a report of the hold-up at Braman. E i - g 27 o, of Unknown Origin and. Potentialities. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. A mysterious human epidemic disease, of unknown origin and potentialities, has appeared in the United States. ‘This malady—characterized by nausea, vomiting, headache, abdominal pains and mild dysentery—appears to be con- centrated in the mountain States of the Northwest, the same area where the dreaded Rocky Mountain spotted fever arose, according to reports to the United States Public Health Service. There are indications, however, that it may have & much wider distribution. Efforts at differential dlagnosis made by Surgeon R. R. Spencer of the Pub- lic Health Service show that it does not fit exactly into any pathological pic- ture in the medical text books. e symptoms resemble roughly those of food infection, such as formerly were grouped under the general classification of pto- | maine poisoning. But evidence secured | this Summer leaves little doubt that the disease 1s transmitted from person to person and is truly epidemic, Dr. Spencer says. Blood tests indicate the possible persence in the body of a micro- ! organism similar to that of the highly | fatal bacillary dysentery, possibly the same one in & much less harmful phase. But the mildness and short duration of the attack, the fact that no fatalities have been reported, and the lbs(‘ncc) of fever tend to rule out a diagnosis of & mild form of this disease. So far as known the new disease never has ap- peared in the large cities of the East. Attracted Little Attention. ‘The disease, Dr. Spencer reported. apparently has had sporadic outbreaks in the Rocky Mountain States for years, but has attracted little attention be- employes in Yellowstone Park. It was attracting considerable attention in the Summer of 1929, when there was an epidemic among the tourists and hotel employes in Yellowsoone Park. It was attributed to infected food, but the hotel management was unable to fix the blame on any specific items in the menus. About half the employes throughout the park had the disease less of the source of their food and water. It also was found that many automobile tourists had been taken sick the first day they entered the 'k, before either food or water had been taken from park sources. The Yellowstone hotels, to remove any suspicion from their kitchens, ap- to the Public Health Service, and . Spencer, whose work on Rocky Mountain fever has attracted national attention, nt much of the past Sum- mer investigating. He found that old residents of the region attributed it tc inhaling Plne pollen, which about the middle of July is so thick in the air that clouds of it sometimes are taken for the smoke from a forest fire and which, settling down on acres of the surface of Yellowstone Lake, seems like a layer of sulphur on the water. But he found the epidemic and the height of the pollen season did not co- incide, and volunteers who breathed considerable amounts of the pollen did not become sick. He next tried to diagnose the malady by comparing it with several somewhat similar outbreaks repcrted in medical literature. A somewhat similar out- break had been reported several yeirs before in widely separated hoteis in New York and New Jersey and finally traced to the common use of a silver polish containing sodium cyanide. But the Yellowstone hotels were not ufll? manufactured silver polish of any kind. Other vaguely similar cases were found in the records of the Navy, which had been traced to specific organism in the food, but the duration and severity of the malady were different and there ‘were & few deaths. Victims Xl Two Days. ‘The mysterious disease never affects the patient more than two days at the most znd usually the illness is only for a few hours, The patient is weak and sometimes has a slightly greenish pallor. There is a temporary increase in the white corpuscles in the blood with no decrease in the red corpuscles, a condi- tion similar to that which appears in bacillary dysentery. Everything points to a micro-organism of some kind, which cen nass from person to person without ti > nedium of a common food. Inquirie; by Dr. Spencer among the larger_towns of Montana revealed that they had experienced outbreaks, but, since nobody died or was even confined Sturtevant Blowers FOR BURNING BUCKWHEAT COAL Will Cut Your Fuel Bill 407, Fries, Beall & Sharp 734 10th Sots‘ N.W. Think for just a minute. Are you going to spend all of your | CHRISTMAS SAVINGS _check, which has taken you & year to save. OR will you have something to |f| show for it in years to come: home or savings account paying s ] Why not start-an account with the | - COLUMBIA PERMANENT Building Association 733 12th St. N.W. UNDER U. S. TREASURY SUPERVISION No More Gas : In Stomach } and Bowels 3¢ you wish to be permanently re- lieved of gas in stomach snd bowels. take Basimunn's O are prepared es and “all pecially for stomach gas the bad effects resulting lrm“ That _drowsy, sleepy ¥ will be repinced by & inme: !l"“ni ns teeling _atter | festre tor | I cense. il n be. toxic substance found in imperfectly preserved foods, which has a mortality rate of 60 to 70 per cenf, and a far milder and more common illness caused by & specific group of organism which may be found in either spoiled or fresh foods. Both types have symptoms not found in the present case. Chocolate vending machin placed in London subway are being By the Associated Press. HUNNEWELL, Kans,, December 3.— A. L. Miller, cashier of the Farmers’ State Bank of Hunnewell, who with alag s L0 American film companies plan to put 175 foreign language “talkies” on the European market during the coming Walter Edward, a druggist, was kid- | 5eason. naped Monday by a bandit, who rob- bed the First National Bank of Bra- man, Okla., notifled his wife yesterday y long distance telephone “that he nd Edward were released near Lehigh, <" Qdwertures in Storslond in which Qlice wanders fl'\rougb Woobwarp For a doting grandmother to give a small grand- daughter . . . a warm suit for very dressed up occasions—soft wool, minutely checked in pink and white or green and white. A set at $12.50 consists of zipper leg- gings, coat and a hood de- termined to keep smal t. Get the genu in e, at any good drus store. ivertisement. & LoTHROP For the exhausted hostess who has racked her brains in search of new amusement—a game of Pokerette to the rescue. Guaranteed to give pep to any party . . . one of those sophisticated species of games where a mere flip of the finger does the thinking for each player. A lot of fun to stand in the Sta- tionery Section, First floor, and twirl it yourself............... $4 Backgammon fiends and backgam. mon fiends’ friends (with giving in mind) will be attracted to the dis- play on the center aisle, first floor. However simple or extravagant one'’s taste, $2 to $200 covers a multitude of sets, from the small to the gorgeous green and gold tooled feather backgammon board which will awe anyone, and might even overcome one of championship caliber. There are some very, very t sets in the happy medium price range. Two tall flamingoes could make themselves entirely at home if given to the right person (you know, someone whose table decora- tions are always unusual). One stately bird lifts a proud head heavenward—the other gazes ad- miringly into a square mirror upon which it stands. In spite of their stately mein, they are but $6 each, and the mirrors are §1 each. The Gift Shop on the Seventh Floor shows these silver-plated fla- mingoes. Martex is presenting some lovely with the dreadful th signs have quite a modern—enough to make them just too attractive, in really lovely shades of orchid, yellow, peach and green. On the second floor. A beautiful sweater might restore one's faith in Santa Claus—surely a soft- Ik angora would fill (literally) any smart stocking. These sweaters are beautifully tailored in bright col- ors suggestive of sportswear, and soft, light colors suggestive of not- so-active wear. Some prefer round necks—others find the ~ee neck line more becoming. On the third floor, at $13.75. Impressive yet inexpensive, bath salts tied up in gay litt) of celophane make a n entrance into the Chri Eno for quite a few baths (tied in individual portions) in flaming red, blue, purple or green; on the first floor, $1. A boon to last minute thinkers— a box of 15 parchment Christmas cards in an assortment of cheerful greetings and charming holiday scenes . . . excellent to have on hand for many an emergency. the first floor, $1 the box. A traveling case reminds a man taking a hurried trip to remember his toothbrush, shaving brush, sdap and razor, for a very complete case on the seventh floor has spe- cial holders for all these, as well as a comb, brush and nailfile. It is rubber lined, snd comes in k or russet cowhide. A Talon fastener closes the case as well as the generous side pocket, $12.50. A small explorer of, say sbout ten summers, will be wild about a real photograph of the Byrd expedition. Boys of this and thereabouts, do look len, at the display of pictures of Byrd, the South Pole flight, Antarctic i Pengui Seals and the The pictures a 1l size; $2 for the large. Framing is priced ac- cording to your selection. On the sixth floor. Glice B new County Board of Equalization met at the court house Monday and or- ganized by electing Joseph Berry of Vienna as chairman and S. Cooper Dawson of Seminary as clerk. The Give Some One LUGGAGE Fourth Floor. mmummuw.a,i \ valuations at any time by consulting |there were attempted reprisals, in which the land record in custody of try it. books an attack_was made on the chief of C. C. Carr, who is in charge of copying | police in Belgrade, and a month after Hm them. Copies have been completed I | Polloy 11 \Nigtsae ane [0 m.m-.!N- W. BURC all save Mount Vernon district and that | followers were lured to the mountains and slain. will be finished in a few days. 817-19 Fourteenth Street Christmas Come See the $9,000 “‘Little Mystery” Car! Full Fashioned Medium Service Wit. Silk Hose 89 —Lovely hose for gifts—a medium service weight, with short lisle tops, lisle heels and toes—in black and :flnleo fashionable colors. Sizes 8% 0 10. Silk-to-Top Service Weight $1.00 Pr.—3 Prs., $2.85 —Full-fashioned hose, with lisle heels and toes. Sizes 84 to 10 in smart colors. Kann's—Street Floor. 3 Pairs $2.55 Gift Silk Lingerie $1.39 —Delightful gifts for one woman to give another. Slips, chemise, step-ins, and panties of flat crepe, in pastel shades. Some daintily trimmed with lace, others clever- ly tailored. Misses’ and Women’s Sizes Kann's—Second Floor. Another Shipment! Non-Run Rayon Undies - 69¢ —Chemise, combinations, bloom- ers, step-ins, panties and gowns of soft non-run rayon in pastel shades.. Lace and appliques are used as trimmings. Sizes for Misses and Women. —Extra size Chemise, Bloomers, Panties and Stepins. Choice .. 79¢c Attractive All-Metal Radiator Enclosures —Walnut-finished en- closures Wwith perfo= rated cane fronts, in- side water humidi- flers and welded cor- ners. Choice of two sizes—one extends to 85 inches, the other 44 inches. Kann's—Third Floor, Japanese Silk Shower Curtains $4.98 —Colorful, practical ecur- tains of a rubberized jaj silk—in green, blue, orchid, each and rose. Size 2x72 inches. Waterproof. Kann's—Third Floor. NOwW IN loyAland FOURTH FLOOR —The smallest racing car in the world! It broke the world’s record for cars in its class when it went around the Indianap- olis Speedway at 91.2 miles an hour. It is 24 inches high and weighs only 625 pounds. Tomorrow afternoon from 12:00 to 2:30 “Little Mystery” will be out of the store on a visit to Walter Reed Hospital. —And_Then See These! —Willys-Knight, equipped with wind- shield, front and rear bumpers, light, rubber pedals and rubber-tiri double-spoke wheels. —"Air-Malil,” just like a toy auto, with 10%;-inch rubber-tired dise wheels and wing spread of 28 inches. Painted green. it ed, —Fire Chief auto—painted bright red. Complete with bell, 10-inch rubbere tired disc wheels, license plate and rubber pedals. —Mack Dump Truck—a Steelcraft model with roller bearing wheels, patented dumping mecha: , hern :rl:ldku.u gate. Works just like a real Kann's—Fourth Floor. Barber Bill’s Children’s Prize May Come to Your Little Girl or Boy! —Every child getting a hair cut between December 6th and 24th (both dates inclusive) will be given a slip— and at the end of the contest two selected—one a boy's Kann's—Third Floor. names will be Pen, Pencil and Dictionary Set $1.00 —An ideal gift for the school rl—the man or woman_in o ach set is attractively boxed for giving. Writing Paper In Cretonne-Covered Boxes 69¢ —Two different style boxes, one with aper and sliding drawer to hold osiery, the other with 24 sheets of gilt-edged cards and paper, 24 envelopes. Kann's—Street Floor. and the other a girl's. The lucky boy will receive a scooter and the girl & doll, which will be sent them on Christmas Eve. A Remarkable Value! ‘SONORA &' RADIOS $79.50 —The new 1931 models that embody all the latest improvements in radios. Elg%tlubu. three of them Screen Grid . . . large dynamic speaker . . . in a beautiful walnut-finished Lowboy cabinet.. . Same Set in Highboy Cabinet, $89.50 Convenient Terms Free Installation 90 Days’ Free Service Kann's—Fourth Floor. Complete with 8 Tubes Bed Outfit $31.45 —An unusually attractive outfi consisting of a Jenny Lind bed, coil bed spring and layer felt mattress. Choice of full and sin sizes. A gift for the home that be highly prized. Kann's—Third Floor. A