Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1935, Page 13

PAINT MOSQUITOES T0 DETECT ENTRY Spray Developed in 5-Year Test to Prevent Carriage by Airplanes. By the Assoclated Press. How painted mosquitoes were used in"Public Health Service experiments | to prevent these pests from being car- | ried from South to North America by | airplanes was disclosed yesterday. | Officials of the service explained that | Rfter five years of experiments they found a method of prevention so ef- ficlent that inspectors now find only | about one mosquito in every 10 planes | entering the United States from for- eign ports. The painted mosquitoes were used to determine whether the pests would travel by airplane. The question arose when airlines began service through | South American countries in which yellow fever exists. Officials said there were only two areas in the world where yellow fever was always present—cer- tain spots In South Africa and South | America. Color Fluid Employed. Officials sent to South America sprayed mosquitoes with a color fluid and loaded them aboard airplanes. At each stop along the route, they would see how meny mosquitoes were left aboard the plane and, finally, how many reached this country. They found that the pests did trav- el by planes. They found, also, that passengers were bitten en route. The period of incubation for yellow fever is six days. The planes travel from the yellow fever zones into this coun- try in three days. So that either a passenger that has been bitten, or a mosquito capable of biting, might enter. Then the search began for a non- fnflammable spray that would be ef- fective and could be used aboard air- | planes. Most of those generally used were found to be inflammable. Pyrethreum Spray Used. | Dr. Charles L. Williams of New Or- feans finally worked out a solution of flowers of pyrethreum mixed with light oils, which was found to be ef- fective. Stewards of the airlines were pro- vided with sprays and equipped with this solution. They now give the planes a thorough spraying before they take off from each port. At the port ot entry into this country, Miami for most of the lines, health officials ex- | amine the planes again. If they find & mosquito, they shoot it with pyre- threum on the spot. “They have a tiny mosquito in some sections of South America that is! malaria bearing,” one official said. came into South America from Africa It can go through any screen. If it gets into this country, look out.” e MOTOR CAR THIEVERY | REACHES A NEW LOW 1895 Cresmobile Is Stolen From Parking Lot in San Fran- | ecisco. By the Associated Press. i SAN FRANCISCO, September 17.— Motor car thievery reached a new low, or a new high, in San Francisco here when somebody stole Edward Bhapiro's 1895 Cresmobile from a parking lot. Shapiro told police it was powered by s “cracking good” one-cylinder | engine that could develop a speed of | 8 miles an hour with a favorable tail wind. It will set no speed records, but | Shapiro values the machine, its four bieycle tires, foot ball pump, package | of rubber bands for fixing punctures, 88 81,000. ‘ It simply ean't be replaced, he de- elared. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, DAILY SHORT STORY. EVERETT KNEW By Frank Kern Lev;n. fellow who had smiled at him. “That's pretty obvious,” the fel- low said. “They ought to wait that pitcher out,” Everett said. “You can wait out & soft-ball pitcher every time, that tries to mix up a slow ball with a fast curve. They ain’t got no con- trol.” q4 “I see,” said the young man, with- out looking toward Everett. It so happened the next hitter walked. ‘See, didn't T tell you. I know,” de- clared Everett. “The pitcher EOPLE were crowded in the bleachers and out along the wires stretching the length of right and left field were peo- ple. Everett hesitated for a moment, yubbed the corners = \ of his mouth with his forefinger and | thumb and then determinedly edged his way againsy the wire in order to get a better look at the players, dressed in bright green uniforms for one team and bright blue for the other. Nobody objected to Everett, even though he was & little man. He \ isn't wearing wore & straw hat, and he was in his | 8love,” the young fellow said to his shirt sleeves, and his stomach bulged. | COmpanion, & young woman Wwith In fact, the man next to him, though | bright eyes and brighter lips. an utter stranger, smiled—and Everett | “The pitcher on the other team was not used to having people smile | does, though. You just wait and you'll at him, even when they were not see. The pitcher on the other team strangers. does.” R “Yes,” assented the yo n, an JEVERETT had sneaked out to see | winked at his girl e Youok marjand. the game through the back door. | It was Everett’s way of asserting him- | When the half of the inning was self. Whenever he wanted to go any orEriand (ieniahe Lot o place he would get into an argument ;?:elfii:‘i;, ;:lal;t‘,::: ::;;“ly . with Agnes. For an hour, perhaps| two, she would shrilly remind him of | _ “See, what did I tell you,” declared all the misfortune he had brought Everett. “I know. upon her by marrying her. Everett “How many outs?” one of the would make faces, smoke a cigar and | fielders shouted to the infleld. listen. Then he'd find an excuse to| “Two,” Everett shouted, and held An Argument With Agnes. go into the kitchen and he would sneak out, Later he would sneak back | in again. “If you sneak off tonight,” Agnes had threatened, “you won't find me here when you get home. I'm telling | you, I mean it this time—you won't.” “Well, now, Agnes, I ain't sneakin’ off anywheres. I don't sneak off; if there's one thing I ain't, it's a sneak, and you know it.” “Not a sneak! Why you sneaked off with me eight vears ago, when we got married. All those fine stories you told me about that big job you had I'll never forget it. With all the chances I had, I had to marry you. | I don't see how I stayed with you and put up with you this long.” “Well, things looked good then,” Everett replied doggedly. “And I ain't going to stay a pot and pan salesman forever. Il work my way up to a good job vet, you wait and see,” Everett declared. x k% % GNES was a half head taller than < Everett, a little plump, and in a up his hand with two fingers extended. “Two,” shouted an infielder to the outfielder. “See, what did I tell you,” declared Everett. “I know.” * % ¥ % 'HE game was over, and Everett started for home. There was that fear, but somehow stronger than usual, that Agnes would not be there. Agnes was his one achievement. She | represented the only outstanding ac- complishment of his life. There was & sickly feeling in the pit of his protrud- ing stomach at the thought she would be gone. She had threatened him; she had said she would leave him, and get every cent of alimony she could. Everett was afraid. When Everett did sneak in the house, he listened for a moment; there | was no sound. On tiptoes he went to the bed room and peered in. There was nobody | “I knew it," Everett said despair- |ingly and half aloud. “She's gone. Yes sir, I knew it.” florid, undefinable way, fairly good | ~ gy 'here yi = you are, are you? You looking. Despite the fact that he did | yent and sneaked oft umi did you! sneak away from her once & month or | p.p, telling you, some one of these days 50, she was Everett's one achievement. | you'll come ho‘me and you won't find | And it wasn't so much that he loved | 10 here. And you' 5 K | E you'll pay me plenty— :rr, as that he was afraid of Iosmglplemy!,. Agnes shrieked. er. v - | Everett swung around and faced She really frightened him when she | ooroc “who h.d'mm up behind him. threatened to leave him. But the|pye gig not knoy whether to feel re- temptation to be out and away from ji.ved or not her every once in a while was 50 great | * .one thing I never do is sneak, and that, inspite of his fear, he took his| ¢, know it,” he said, pursing his lips chances. L B | “Pretty clever fellow standing next | There always was the lingering fear ;, ¢ gt the game, wasn't he? He that when he came home he would | ynou everything,” said the young fel- | not find her. 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