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§25,000 1S ASKED 10 FIGHT EPIDEMIC Surgeon General Seeks Fed- eral Funds, Praises St. Louis Health Officials. Editor’s note: On his return to Washington from St. Louis, where he made a personal inspection of the “sleeping sickness” situation, Surg. Gen. Hugh S. Cumming of the Public Health Service was requested to write @ summary of his findings. BY HUGH S. CUMMING, Burgeon General of the Public Health Service. The Associated Press has asked me for an article on epidemic encephalitis, the “sleeping sickness,” which in the past month has resulted in 52 deaths, 388 cases, in St. Louis. My experience is that the press is the most valuable adjunct of the Public Health Service in meeting such epi- demics. It gives the people information for their protection. By promptly re- porting th@ outbreak in other cities than the one principally affected, it gives our service information vital to its studies. Therefore, I gladly comply. Not since the poliomyelitis epidemic in New York in 1916 has this service been confronted with an epidemic in such imperative need of immediate and intensive study. To further it, I am asking the Treasury Department today for $25,000 of the $333.650 appropri- ated by the last Congress for meeting | epidemic emergencies, to be spent by authority of the President. { Fortunately, St. Louis is a great med- ical center, with a most competent medical fraternity, and universities hav- ing well-equipped laboratories. Carriers Are Unknown. Epidemic encephalitis, or “sleeping sickness” is an inflammation of the brain itself, with a moderate involve- ment of the meninges, or coverings of the spinal chord. It is one of the group known as virus diseases, the ultra-microscopic germ having thus far proven impossible of isolation. Its carriers remain unknown. It usually starts with a pain in the back of the neck and headache. Often there are gastro-intestinal symptoms— vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation. The patient is apathetic, lying immobile. ‘The temperature T Characteristic is the “facial mask’—no mobility or expression in the facial muscles. Ac- companying this condition often are motor reflexes of eblow. knee, wrist, or ankle, or tremors of arms or le continuous shaking. Irregular paralysis may occur, Postmofiems show evidence of de- struction of the brain tissue, both of the gray and white matter of the cere- brum, and of the cerebellum where the motor reflexes center. The motor re- flexes observed in the patient are evi- dences of the brain irritation Studies show low incidence by per- sonal contact. In efforts to prevent spread of the disease, therefore, we are not trying any quarantine methods, but we do emphatically urge isolation of the individual patient for three weeks. Three things. I think, deserve the heartiest commendation in the St. Louis fight against “sleeping sickness.” First, the excellent co-ordination of Lealth authorities, county, city and Tederal. Patients are promptly hos- pit=lized. The three weeks isolation is being enferced. Second, the complete co-operation of the two universities, the St. Louis and Washington. in_providing the necessars | facilities for laboratory studies. Third. the noteworthy contribution being made by the hospital authorities, atment of symptoms as they their patholcgical work Three Objects in View. So far as the Public Health Service of the Federal Government is concerned. we have. in addition to aiding the local guthorities, three main objects in view. First, a detailed study of the epidem- foiogy of the disease—all conditions, all factors, relating to its nature and its orizin. This is the largest one-place outbreak of encephalitis the world has yet known, giving science opportunity for an intensive study of a little-known disease. Second, rescarch work on the nature of the disease itself—to get it, if pos- sible, into animals, monkeys, guinea pigs. rabbits, or rats, permitting con- tinued studies with a view to eventual solution and check. Third, a study of its possible trans- mission by insects. We now have in St. Louis, Dr. J. P. Leske studying the epidemiology; Dr. Charles Armstrong conducting the leboratory experiments on animals, and Dr L. L. Williams, jr, making the in- Ecct study. Within' a week we will have four other officers working on epidemiology. and one or two others on entomology, or insect study. I hope we may be able to find out something, both as to the cause and to the remedy. as a result of this work. (Copyright. 1033 Oscar Bradley Stricken. ST. LOUIS, Mo, August 31 (®.—| Oscar Bradley, New York musical di- Tector of the Municipal Opera here, is | suffering from “sleeping sickn i Jewish Hospital He became suddenly ill while direct- ing the orchestra dtring the final per- formance of “The Desert Song” Sun- f day evening. Since his removal to the hospital he has been in a semi-coma. Two Deaths in Wisconsin. MILWAUKEE, August 31 (®).—Two deaths due to sleeping sickness were re- ported in Wisconsin yesterday. Delores Wirtz, 28 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wirtz, died at Racine. Mrs. Howard Jarvis, 33, died at Ashland. ¢ 20 Deaths in Minnesota. ST. PAUL, Minn, August 31 (#).— The State Health Department an- nounced yesterday that 20 of 28 cases | of “sleeping sickness” repcrted in| Minnesota since January 1 had resulted ' in death. There are four cases at! SHOWDOWN NEARS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Where Eight Died in New Mexico Train Wreck MORE THAN 40 INJURED WHEN CARS GO DOWN WITH TRESTLE. PPER—The wrecked trestle near Tucumcari, N. Mex., Tuesday. a short time after the crack Golden State Limited plunged into a flooded arroyo killing eight persons and injuring more than 40 a Pullman car still on the track, undamaged. Lower— Stcel coaches piled up just below The loccmotive is und trestle. IN FORD DISPUTE Johnson Seen Moving Toward Decisive Action in Auto Maker’s Case. (Continued From First Page) drafted the code had set itself up as the administrative body. Th> code was rcporied to provide an av-rage work week of 40 hours and minimum wages of from $12 to $13 weekly for women and $14 to $15 for men. depending on the size of the community. . It asserts that the difference in wages between men and wemen was rot dis- crimination against women workers, but was based on a difference in the opera- tions performed by men and women A major issue vet to be decided is the differential to be established between urban and rural communities. Both re- v officials and shoe manufacturers expect a heated discussion of the differ- ential question at the public heating, with a number of Western plant owners | planning to demand a wage differential of at leasi $2 & week. Controversy between rival shoe work- ers’ unions flared today as protests were sent to Re-overy and Labor Department neads against efforts of Edward F. Mc- Grady. Assistant Secretary of Labor, to settle labor disputes in Brockton. Mass. Frank Goodwin. adviser of Brotherhood of Shoe and Allied Crafts- men. protested to Secretary Perkins and members of the Lebor Advisory Board of the Recovery Administration against McGrady’s appearance in Brockton on the ground that he was an American Federation of Labor representative. Protest Held Unjustified. Dr. W. M. Leiserson, secretary of the Labor Advisory Board. said the protest was without justification. as McGrady acted in his dual capacity as Assistant Secretary of Labor and assistant to Recovery Administrator Hugh S. John- son. The dispute in Brockton concerned labor contracts between several large plants and the Boot and Shoe ‘Workers' Union, an American Federation of La- bor unit. Approval by Johnson of a modified re-employment agreement for small daily and weekly newspapers and job printers throughout the country was announced by officers of the National Editorial Association. The agreement provided a 40-hour average work week with a 48-hour maximum, but exempted from these provisions reporters earning $25 and more a week. More than 20 hearings on codes have been set for the next two weeks and Green’s demand for shorter working hours presaged a sterner fight for 30 and 35 hour provisions, which would present. Boy, 15, Succumbs. LITCHFIELD, Ill, August 31 (P).— ‘Walter Bowker, 15, of Medora died at his home last night from sleeping sick- ness. Four other cases are reported in Macoupin_County (BLE FOR DEBTS by myself. Hawthorne I WILL NOT EE RESPONSI other than those contracted (MRS.) ELLA J. WEILLS, 4241 nw. z - i IN ORDER THAT OUR EMPLOYES MAY | have a holiday we will not be open for business on Labor day. SAMUEL C. PALMER COMPANY. INC.. West 0L00. 1066 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. | Manufacturers of | PALMER GINGER ALE. Distributors of _ ESSLINGER BEER. - SPECIAL RETURN-LOAD RATES ON FULL and t loads to miles: padded vans, cal moving also. i DEL. ASSOC.. INC.. 1317 N. Y. Treasury Department fice of the_Comptroller of the Curren o Waanigton. o c. e Curreney May Motice is hereby 1l persons who may have claims st ““The Commercial National Bank of Washington.” District of Columbis, that the same must be presented to Robert C. Baldwin, Receiver. with the legal proof thereof within three months trom this date or they may be disallowed. Comptroller_of the Curreney ROOF WORK —of any mnature capably performed by actical roofers. Call us for estimate. ELLETT FOR TILE WORK, REPAIRING. 11068 Hth N.W. ERS s one of the I T est undertakers in »A. 8731, world. Complets funerals as low as . . 8 _chapels, 13 parlors, "17 ' E ‘and ambulances, 28 Uindertakers ‘and Tequire the employment of many addi- tional helpers in all lines. Green said the longer hours of 40 to 52 now being | mum wage provisions and working hour . approved were not meeting the needs of the unemployment problem. The lzbor leader’s contentions were expressed to newspaper men last night just as fresh reports on the progress of the President’s re-employment drive were being received from all parts of the country. Widespread success was said to be crowning efforts of 1,500,000 volunteer workers in obtaining em- ployers’ signatures to the President’s re-employment agreement. More than 48,000 signers were reported yesterday. HAWKS’ MESSAGES CEASE; FEAR FELT FOR SAFETY Radio, Telling of Motor Trouble, Suddenly Ends as He Passes Over Rocky Mountains. PUEBLO, Colo., August 31 (#).—Con- cern over the safety of Frank Hawks, famous speed pilot, was felt today as radio communication with him sud- denly ceased as he passed over the Rocky Mountains. Hawks left here at 8:53 a.m. after spending two and one half house repairing his motor. At 9:17 am. he radioed that he was ovef the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in an air line between Pueblo and Grand myogia uAt Bh:lfl th;&?vammmt Air- ways on here p up a message from Hawks advising that his motor was “vibrating terribly” and that he . was having difficulty keeping his craft in the air. Eight minutes later he messaged his motor was working better. After that no word - Teceived at the Pueblo station. the | er the cars shown here. Note the cars underneath, and the break in the 'Place for Ford Co.| Held OpeninN.R.A. Parade in Detroit |Officials Say Manufac- | turer Will Not Be Barred In Event Tonight. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, August 31.—A city-wide N. R. A. victory parade, commemora- | [ ting Detroit’s completion of its drive | | to obtain 100 per cent signatures of the | N. R. A. agreement by business con- cerns, will be held tonight, probably without the perticipation of Ford Motor Co. workers. Officials of the Parade Committee said today that Ford has not asked to have a place in the parade, but stated also that “we certainly are not golng out of our way to bar him.” | The Ford Co. has not signed the N. R. A. automotive code. NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 31 (#) — Emmett Hunt, State purchasing agent. he would not buy any Ford intil Henry Ford gets under the N R. A" While declaring that eventually bids on any purchases would be considered | from N. R. A. dealers only, Mr. Hunt said “we've had the Ford situation brought to our attention very forcibly | since he's the only one holding back. | “When we find any others holding | back,” he added, “we’ll put the screws | on them too.” e AIR TRANSPORTS CODE PROTESTED Pilots and Operators Claim Safety Imperiled by Terms. Charges that the proposed code of fair competition for the air transport industry, which has been submitted to the National Recovery Administration, would tend to reduce the safety of air- line operations and would force pilots to work longer hours for less money, were made at the opening session of public hearings on the code at the Mayflower Hotel today. A group of the Nation's most famous transport pilots, who have flown here from all parts of the country, and rep- resentatives of the airline operators, ap- peared at the hearing to protest mini- requirements embodied in the code. The pilots were accompanied by Fiorello H. La Guardia, World War pilot, former member of Congress and fusion candi- date for mayor of New York, as their counsel. Malcolm Muir is the N. R. A. deputy administrator in charge of the hearings. In opposition to provisions of the code fixing the minimum wage for air- line pilots at $250 per month and maxi- mum flying hours at 110 per month, the polots, through Dr. Ralph Greene, former president of the Aero Medical Association and -holder of a transport pilot’s license, were prepared to testify that this “will merely mean that lives are to-be lost in order that dollars may be saved. - - Fairfax Democrats to Meet. FAIRFAX, Va., August 31 (Special). — The i%uns Democrats of Fairfax County will' hold a meeting in the courthouse here tomorrow evening beginning at 8 o'clock, according to James C. King, president of the county cl:b. Plans for he coming year will be discussed. LOSES SHIP FOR TAKING SEALS OFF GUN CARGO| American Convicted Violation After Arrest in Labrador Also Fined $800. By the Associated Press. ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, August violation, , 31.—Convicted of customs Capt. W. Chern, a United States citizen, | has been fined $800 and his vessel, the | Minnie B. has been confiscated at | Nain, Labrador, said a report received | here. | He was found guilty of breaking seals | on a cargo of guns and ammunition | loaded at St. Pierre, Miquelon, for trad- | ing in the Far North. Chern and his | ship are on the way to St. John's under | police guard. Desertion of two mem- bers of the crew cast suspicion on the schooner The cargo had been sealed by cus- toms inspectors who found the guns and ammunition. SPECIAL for FRIDAY Sea Food Combination S . clams, teos. sia siiced tomatoes. Home-made currant buns. Coffee, tea or_beer. From 11 AM. __Till_Midnight 1207 E St. N.W. OPEN ALL NIGHT I FRIDAY ONLY Famous “L.L.” Fried Chicken 55e¢ —A. P. PHOTOS. | of Customs D. C., [TAXI TRADE BOARD RECEIVES BACKING = Public Utilities Commission Encourages Move for Uniform Rates. The recent move on the port of a number of taxicab operators in the Dis- trict to form a taxicab board of trade for the purpose, among others, of estab- lishing uniform rates, was given en- couragement by the Public Utilities Commission today in a statement urging owners and groups to “aid the effort that is being made to improve the opera- tion of taxicabs in the District of Co- lumbia.” “The commission feels,” the statement read, “that the efforts to bring sort of order out of chaos are commendable and should be encouraged. The com- mission is convinced, in the light of facts known to it, and the opinion of Justice Adkins handed down on March 28, 1932, that zone rates are not the solution of the taxicab situation. On the other hand, the commission believes that a carefully planned zone system adhered to by all taxicab oper- ators would correct some of the evils of the present situation, and as a tem- porary expedient, pending the granting of authority by Congress for the use could give attention. ing. deliveries. THURSDAY. AUGUST 31, 1933. made to improve pe cabs in the District of Columbia. Pres- ent conditions are deplorable and in- tolerable, and every encouragement should be given to any steps that may be taken by the industry to improve these conditions. EEa L Pay 12 to 15 Per Cent Higher. PHILADELPHIA, August 31 (P)— Harry K. Sorenson, manager of the De- partment of Commerce's Philadelphia office, said today that a survey of 100 concerns, selected at random, indicated an average increase in pay rolls of 12 to 15 per cent as a resuit of the N. R. A. 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