Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1931, Page 28

B—12 PARALYSIS CENTER | FOUND N OTHAM, Infantile D,ise'ase Epidemic Feared by Health Chiefs as Cases Increase. !nhntlke p;n;y:u agaln hss broken 1l and. '“X ?Qecm conterence of Public Health | Service physiclans and State health| officers, of & dozen States was held In New York yesterday to discuss means of combating this dreaded disease, which | has made its appearance this year in an especially sensational fashion. It has struck New York City—more cifically the Brooklyn area—and at} :fl: end of the week approximately 15' new cases, mostly of children, were being reported every -day. The in- crease has been cumulative during July. The Public Health Service is complet- | ing a telegraphic survey of all the nefuhborxng States, including all of New England and Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey_and Maryland, and thus far no alai“ing reporis have been re- celved except from Brooklyn. But the fear of their spreading is in the minds of public health officers, who remember the local concentrations of the begin- nings of other poliomyletis epidemics. Situation Undetermined. Thus far, it was stated yesterday, ! it has been impossible to determine just what has happened in_ Brooklyn. The situation is complicated by the fact that early this Summer the New York City Health Department issued special instructions to physicians to port y case of this disease. It may be, it was explained, that cases are being reported which ordinarily would not come to the attention of the authorities, rather than that there is s On the walls of the surgeon g:neral’s affice is a graphic chart of poliomyelitis revalence throughout the year. The fine representing this is lLke a picture of a serp:ent raising its head to strike every August after its long sleep. Some- times it barely lifts its head and then drops back to sleep again. Other years, as in 1926, it is wide awake and strikes wildly in every direction. Public health officials were unable to make any predictions today on_the| basis of the New York r:ports. The; pointed out that the yearly outbreak | generally is first recognized a T stricted locality. It may not break loose. Victims Often Crippled. Drs. C. E. Waller and W. T. Harrison | of the Public Health Service attended the New York conference and plan to obtain cultures of the Brooklyn cases for examination at the National In- stitute of Health laboratory. Poliomye- litis, it was explained, is anoth:r of the mysterious filterable virus diseases of which the specific organism never has been isolated. It is generally treated with serum prepared from the blood of convalescent patients, which appears to reduce greatly its virulemce. It is being studied constantly at the National Institute and some progress has been made, due largely to the fact that it is possible to infect monkeys with the fllterable virus. The virus seems to attack specifically the motor nerve trunks and the éffect is most noticeable in the lower ex- tremities. Arm or trunk paralysis sel- dom is experienced, but the victim often is left a cripple for life. Unlike the clos:ly related encephalitis, it does not seem t5 act on the brain. While the majority of victims are children, the disease strikes persons of any age. SURVIVORS' BLOOD ASKED. NEW YORK. July 29 (#).—Health Commissioner Wynne toaay appealed to survivors cf the infantile paralysis epi- demic of 1916 to donate their blood in an effort to check the present out- break of such cases in the city. More than 800 cases have been repcrted the past seven weeks. ! Several more respirators, or artificial lungs, were ordered piaced in various city hospitals, where more children were being brought in suffering from the ailment. Ten-year-old Sallee Louise Dalton, ‘who has been in an artificial lung for eight days, w:s still living today, phy- sicians at Kings Couniy Hospital re- ported. \ FIRE WITH 43 KILLED | BEING INVESTIGATED| Pittsburgh Charity Home Blaze! Studied by Coroner—Plars to Aid Survivors Laid. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, July 29.—While plans for the relief of survivors were speeded, Coroner W. J. McGregor today began his investigation into the fire which Friday night destroyed the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged. The total deaths from the disaster stood at 43, with about 60 injured in hospitals. ' Nine bodles remained | unidentified. Bishop Hugh C. Boyle announced the building will be reconstructed, or a Pittsburgl. diccese are fo b2 inspected, the bichoy d. Meanwhils funds are to b2 solicited | o enable ths Little Sisters of the Poor | to carry on k. $1,000 BOND IS GIVEN ON HIT-AND-RUN COUNT ‘Washington Man to Have Hearing : at Stafford Court House August ; 1—Victim May Recover. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBUR, Va., July 29.— Clarence Marshall, 28, of Washington, who was arrested here Sunday night for Stafford County authorities as the | alleged driver of an automobile which fal'ed to stop after striking and pain- | fully injuring Melvin Payne, 20, of Falmouth, 9 miles south of here on: the ‘Kings Highway, was Teleased by | county authorities yesterday in bond of $1,000. Together with Miss ‘Daisy Pinkard, |Wins Scholarship DAVID E. WALLIS TO ENTER UNION COLLEGE. DAVID E. WALLIS, Graduate of Western High last June and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wallis of 6015 Thirty-third street, has juct been awarded the John David Wolfe memozial scholarship at Union Collsge in a competion open to all high school students south of the Mason-Dixon line. Wallis was selected over a large group of candidates and will study electrical engineering at the institution, where the late Charles P. Steinmetz was a lecturer. . = His costume gay with peari obuttons, J. Phillips, pearly king of Hoxton, pre- sented a basket of fruit to the Prince [ on the prince’s thirty-seventh SUSPECT CONFESSE . TAKING CHECK BOOK! French Police Ask for Record of Michael Romanoff, Believed | Wanted in Hollywood. By the Assoclated Press. ! CANNES, France, July 29.—Police an- | nounced today tnat Michael Romanoff, who gave his address as New York, has confessed helping himself to the check bock of a wealthy American woman in a de luxe hotel here and hes been held to await trial. The name of the woman 1s withheld. ' On the strength of press clippings found in Romanof’s baggage, police suspected he was wanted in New York 2nd Hollywood cn similar cnarges. Ro- manoff hzs no title but has masquerad- ed lA" & Russlan prince, investigators sald. He first appeared in Paris 10 years ago as & mystery man who had been hidden by encmies during the entire war. Later developments, showed that he had been incarcerated in & German prison. While waiting for the American Aid Scciety to repatriate him, Romanoff became {frien with wealthy Ameri- cans who outfitted him lavishly an gave him cards to Paris clubs. Subsequently, police said, 'he made & More “show-me” buyers are choosing TIMKEN OIL BURNERS BECAUSE: they compare critically, the value of the Timken name—the amazing fuel economy—the quiet operation—the reliability—and the low price. See us for a demonstration “WHO MAKES IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE” 0Oil Burner Corporation of Washiagton, D. 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Biggs Mid-Summer SALE! Desk. top. Regular Price $125.00 SALE PRICE $100.00 20% DISCOUNT! Everything Is Included! Our Great Annual Event which offers a sweeping 20% reduction on our eatire line of Colonial Reproductions, Brasses, Bric-a-Brac, Pictures, etc. Azother feature of this sale is the provision that can be purchased Now so A8 to pet advantage of the discount, and delivery can be magle later. OUR INTERIOR DECORATOR will be glad to assist you Sheraton - Mcbogeny I with bookesse Period about 1760. Mahogany 00ds with any Home Purnishing Problem you may have. We make over 500 true copics of old Virginia pieces Biggs Antique Co. 1224 Connecticut Ave. PALAIS ROYAL July Clearance Sale Here are values that will surprise even the most earnest seeker of Midsummer Clearance Values! Besides the rock-bottom re- ductions—there are advantageous special prices on special purchases here that the thriftawise shopper will not miss! . Extraordinary! 500 Summer - Handbags 39 Regular $1.98 and $2.98 values . Many new bags specially purchased for this selling— others reduced from our regular stock! Bags for every occasion and every costume—that you can use for at least two months more! And only $1.50! White Black Leathers Silks Palais Royal—Main Floor. Pastels Fabrics Visca Suva See the Generous Reductions on Smart Summer Sportswear That You Can Use Immediately and Later, Too Don’t Miss This Clearance! 102 113 Jacket Frocks, in and pastels; sizes 14 to 20; & few larger sizes. and Sports Silk Frocks and 2- plece Knitted Suits Swun:lgur Shades; sizes 14 Silk Spcrts Dresses and Were NOW w= 25 $10.C0 s 76,95 in Wwhite En- Cool and Gay Summer Togs for Children Small Boys’ Mesh Suits $1.00 Cute, practical little suits for now and early Fall Green, maize, blue, white; short-sleeved pull-on with applique and shorts. Sizes 2 to 6. 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Athletic Slip-on Shirts Shorts Regularly, 75¢ This Sale Only 55¢c Every suit and shirt bears the genuine B. V. D. label. $1:8 to *2:2 Uniforms Aprons and Smocks $1.29 Splendid values in regulation uni- forms, house aprons and smocks. Broken assortments. Palais Royal—Men's Dept.—Main Floor 79¢ to $1 Cgtton Underthings 3 for $1 | Mostly in small sizes. Slips, chemisc's, bandeau sets and panties of voile, gingham and batiste. also of Washington, his companion at the time of the accident, Marshall must appear for a preliminary hearing at!| Stafford Court House on August 1. C TR A e R 20 Teach e S| Jevs, an r he was struck, and remained in & state 15 Sus ndes. e ey o 'theTupmmy H s ate Jackets of al Ing phys! TS expresse: - epar e as] don that he would recover. 31 Chammy . Velour, Flannel Another Washington couple, Rod- ’ and few of Silks; white erick J. Henderson and Miss | and pastels; sizes 14 to 20. c;owell, ey‘e-mufi: ngu '.l}u accident, | who were treiling rshall’s car, said - the latter ¢id not halt after striking 87 o i Tenes: i Payne, who was repairing a deflated | 14 to 20. N tire on the roadside.- The couple were also summoned to be -present at the, 45 shantungs; pebbly and diagonal wool- ens; sizes 14 to 20. Batiste Dresses $9.95 Charming and unusually high quality dresses at a most attractive low price. Reproductions of higher- priced cotton fashions. s 110,95 $10.95 36.95 *3.95 *1.00 1.98 *6.95 Organdy Serving Aprons & Collar & Cuff Sets 59¢ v Crisp,’ dainty aprons and sets, including apron, collar and cuffs. A splendid chance to save on maids’ equipment. Palals Royal—Third Filoor. 35 Silk Kimonos Odd sizes and broken color assort- ments. 21 Boucle Suits, 2 and 3 pleces, » We were fortunate to secure more of these popular and extremely $5.95 scarce dresses. 2.95 " Were §1 Linen Suits, to $1.59 slzes 14 to 40. initial hea: 2-piece, in $3.95 CLAFLIN Optician—Optometrist 922 14th St. N.W. Established 1889 Attractive open patterns—round and square necks, pleated side ruffles and becoming neck treatments. White, pink, blue, nile and peach. Sizes 14 to 42. Palals Royal—Third Floor, Kid Angora Fiocks in plain shades or with con- Lra.szl;.n‘ blouses; sizes 14 to 20. $10.95 Palals Royal—Third Floor. Palais Royal—Third Floor.