Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1940, Page 4

Disease That Shrinks Brain Is Described To Medical Society St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Group Holds Third Annual Meeting By THOMAS R. HENRY. A strange brain-shrinking disease of early adult life simulating the ef- fects of old age was described be- fore the Medical Society of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital at its third an- nual meeting yesterday by Dr. Ar- mando Ferraro of the New York Psychiatric Institute. Asst. Surg. Gen. Lawrence Kolb described the personality patterns of those who become drug addicts, and Dr. Winfred Overholser said that such institutions as St. Eliza- beth’s must be prepared in the fu- ture to care for many more old persons suffering from the mental ailments of senility. The disease described by Dr. Fer- raro is a form of Alzheimer’s dis- ease, first diagnosed a generation ago in Germany, in which the brain grows old long before its time while the rest of the body remains young. Old age brings certain degenerative changes to the brain. There is a shrinkage of the convolutions of the cerebral cortex, the seat of con- scious life, and a widening of the depressions between them. The form of the nerves change. Calcium plaques are laid down in the brain, presumably from circulation disturb- ances. These changes are attended with notable alterations in person- ality and eventually by senile de- mentia. The brain changes are par- allel with the hardening of the ar- teries so commonly associated with advancing years and with degenera- tive changes in other organs, Brain Takes Big Jump. In Alzheimer’s disease, as de- scribed in medical literature, the brain takes a big jump in years be- yond the rest of the body. Its onset is in the pre-senile period, the fifth and sixth decades of life. Dr. Fer- raro described as a new syndrome cases where this onset is in the early 30's. The brain shrivels to that of a person in the 70’s and 80's. The neurotic and psychopathic drug addict, said Dr. Kolb, has vague strivings and cravings. He is seeking for something beyond his normal reach. The distorting stimulant, by increasing perception and activity, almost gives it to him—but it pever does, even temporarily. A stimu- lated addict is irritated by the stimulant, but enjoys it because of the increased sense of physical and mental power which it gives. The stimulant brings him within reach of his goal, which nevertheless evades him. Exhausted and still frustrated, he gladly relaxes into | forgetfulness, even by the use of sedative drugs. These, said Dr. Kolb, “may be| Many addicts | merely stupefying. take hypnotics in efforts to cure themselves of addiction to the pre- scribed narcotics or alcohol. They get from them the oblivion without the preliminary thrills, and oblivion, after all, is fundamentally what they are seeking. The taking of such drugs to excess may be considered a mild gesture toward suicide.” Changes in Population. “Changes in the composition of the population of this country are now under way,” said Dr. Over- holser, “and we may reasonably ex- pect through the next generation a substantial increase in the ad-| mission of persons in the arterios- clerotic and senile groups. The rate of admissions in these groups now is mounting steadily, while at the same time the proportion of persons over 65 in the general population s increasing rather rapidly. Where- as in 1935 6 per cent of the popula- tion fell in this group, by 1980 we may expect that between 14 and 16 per cent will be found there. 'This may foreshadow & change in the method of caring for this group —perhaps the establishment of what might be called an infirmary rather than the somewhat more expensive type of hospital construction.” Records do not show, Dr. Over- holser said, that there is any alarm- Ing increase in the actual numbers of insane in the population, al- though the numbers in insane hos- pitals constantly are rising. This is due, he said, to too slow & turnover in the hospital popula- tions and failure to return patients lo their communities rapidly enough. A. A. Berle, Assistant Secretary of State, was principal speaker at the dinner which closed the meet- Ing last night. Miss Cochran Claims New Air Speed Record B the Associated Press. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., April 20.—Jacqueline Cochran tonight claimed a new national speed record for 100 kilometers with an official mark of 292.6 miles an hour. The old record was 2899, set in 1937 by Roscoe Turner. Miss Cochran was disappointed, however, when timers for the Na- tional ~ Aeronautical Association brought in her flying time. On landing she said she felt sure she had passed the 300-mile-an-hour mark. “Well, anyway, I broke it,” she added. “The engine heated up and I had to throttle back about half way down the course.” She flew a stubby low-wing sin- gle-seater, built by the Republic Aviation Corp. of Farmingdale, N. Y. | Her course for the 100 kilometers —~62.137 miles—was marked from a pylon at Acomita, N. Mex., 60 miles west of Albuquerque. S. E. C. Official Quits To Take Utility Post By the Associated Press. Ernest J. Howe, chief financial adviser of the Securities and Ex- change Commission’s insurance study, said yesterday that he had resigned to become a financing ex- pert for the Associated Gas & Elec- tric Co., whose utilities system is in process of reorganization. A former employe of Lehman Bros. and of Blythe & Co., New ‘York investment houses, Mr. Howe prepared the detailed analysis of the accounts of 26 insurance com- panies which were presented to the Monopoly Committee. He is a na- tive of Denver and a resident of South Orange, N. J. ot Wreck (Continued From First Page.) some of them may be added to the death roll of one of the Nation's worst railway disasters. Examina- tion of wreckage still is incomplete and Coronor Fred C. Sabin said he expected discovery of “three or more bodies.” F. E. Williamson, president of the New York Central, said it was “impossible” to learn the cause of the accident immediately, but the system’s New York City office said the lococmotive’s speedometer showed it was roaring westward 14 miles an hour faster than the regulation 45-mile speed for operation around the curve. It was 15 minutes be- hind schedule leaving Albany, 60 miles away. “Everything now known indicates that the roadbed, track and equip- ment were in first-class condition, and the engineman experienced and with an unusually good service rec- ord,” Mr. Williamson asserted. Death Seals Engineer's Lips. Death sealed the lips of Engineer Jesse Earl of Albany, veteran of 41 years on the Central and eligible next month for a pension, the one man who probably could have ex- plained the catastrophe. He died in the battered cab of the locomotive which bolted the rails and hurtled a highway. The impact tossed his fireman, J. Y. Smith of Schenectady, 27 years with the system, to in- stant death. The locomotive carried with it the tender and baggage car. A mail car, uncoupled, sped down the track undamaged with its lone occupant, A. A. Hill, a railroader for 40 years. But strewn in its wake was the wreckage of seven Pullmans. From these, two of which tilted precari- ously near the edge of the New York State Barge Canal, most of the bodies were removed. The scene, at the foot of jutting hills, where the line has four paral- lel tracks, was ghastly. Feet of some of the victims protruded from the wreckage. Everywhere lay the dead, the injured, their clothing and per- sonel effects, and twisted metal. Hospitals Jammed to Capacity. Hospitals of this city of 10,000 population and neighboring com- munities were jammed to capacity. A church parish was converted into an emergency ward. Red Cross units, residents and merchants clothed the scantily clad men, women and children. Rough pine boxes were stacked along the right of way. Telephone men stood by with emergency sets lowered over the rocks, for all wires were torn down. Rescue work began in clear weath- er, but drizzling rain and finally sleet provided an additiongl handi- cap. Heart-rending were the stories of survivors and rescuers. Greece raised sufficient wheat in 1939 to cover 70 per cent of its needs. o “It was hell” said Giles Brown, 22, a Little Falls e mechanic who was one of < THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHING'ON, - LITTLE FALLS, N. Y—SEARCH CONTINUES FOR WRECK VICTIMS—With Umbrellas and overcoats for protection against @ Dr. Arthur G. Hall of Earl- ville, N. Y., intended to take an earlier train, but missed it to complete work at his office in New York City. He was killed in the wreck. —A. P. Wirephotos. scene. “I groped through a car to find a woman with her dying hus- band in her arms. “The inside of these cars could not have been worse if a hurri- cane struck them. There was blood all over, and people were scream- ing and moaning. The steel of the cars was wrapped around some of the bodies.” Lights Out After Crash. Harold Kunzer, Chicago, declared, “It felt as though the rails were splitting. There was a terrific crash, and the lights went out.” “Many knelt in the aisles of my coach and prayed,” related Bridget Lo Guadice, Utica, It was the first passenger fatality on the New York Central system in 13 years. In 1903 a wreck on the same curve killed three train crew- men. Last year the system received the Harriman award for passenger safety. Herkimer County Coroner Fred C. Sabin said Andrew Bayreuther, vet- eran Albay, N. Y., road foreman of engines, who was riding in the lo- comotive cab on a routine inspec- tion trip, was unable to throw any light on the disaster. Bayreuther was catapulted over the engineer and serious burned by steam. On recovering consciousness at the Little Falls Hospital, Rayreuther told the coroner the last thing he remembered was reading signals as the train sped through the outskirts of the village. William H. Wood, superintendent of the New York Central's Mohawk Divison, announced tonight the In- terstate Commerce Commission and the New York State Public Service Commission would begin a formal investigation in Albany, N. Y., Mon- e first on the day. ¥y i i D. O, APRIL 21, 1940—PART ONE. Wreck Dead and Injured 21 Persons Identified as Fatalities In New York Central Crack-Up snow, spectators sat on the sidelines as rescue crews dug into the wrecked New York-Chicago Lake Shore Limited yesterday. A close-up of one of the wrecked coaches, showing rescue workers searching for victims. 2 U. S. and Japan Agreed On Indies, Says Envoy Japan and the United States are agreed that the status quo of the Netherlands Indies should be main- tained in the interests of peace, Japanese Ambassador Kensuke Hor- inouchi said yesterday after a 50- minute conference with Secretary of State Hull. The Ambassador dismissed ques- tions of reporters about the possi- bility of Japan occupying the Dutch Coionial Empire in the South Pacific to “protect” it if Holland should become engulfed in the European war by saying that Japanese Foreign Minister Arita had made Japan's policy clear last Monday. The Arita statement expressed concern for the future of the islands if the Netherlands should be in- vaded, but Mr. Horinouchi insisted that it contained no implication that Japan might forcibly intervene to preserve her interests. He said he saw no divergence be- tween Japanese policy and that ex- pressed in a statement issued Wednesday night by Secretary Hull, declaring that any intervention in the affairs of the Netherlands Indies or alteration of their status quo would prejudice peace in the entire Pacific area. The Ambassador added that his government had been interested in the Netherlands’ official attitude about possible effects of the war on the islands and was satisfied by statements yesterday that no out- side protection would be asked or accepted for them. Jackson to Be Honored Attorney. General Jackson will be honored by World War veterans em- ployed in the Justice Department, and members of the department American Legion post, at an in- formal reception at the Shoreham Hotel tomorrow night, it was an- nounced yesterday. Major Oversight HICKORY, N. C,, April 20 (#).— One hundred persons reported to the Chamber of Commerce here they have been overlooked by the census takers. Among them was City Manager Ralph Smyre. Save 25% to 50% Diamonds our in. " Utgh’s 16 Democratic Delegates: Uninstructed By the Associated Press, SALT LAKE CITY, April 20— Utah Democrats elected 16 unin- structed delegates to the national convention, each with half a vote, at the party’s State reorganization con- vention today. Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Utah was indorsed as a candidate for the vice presidential nomina- tion. Observers said most of Utah's delegates had expressed a preference for the renomination of President Roosevelt. ;;?0 IN TYPICAL Century-0Old FOULARD BLOCKS u ° o I Twin -Grip Golf Oxfords Damp-proof because it’s made with sealed-tight weltseams from specially-treated soft, brown Danish grain: Extra comfort- able, because it's cut in a seam- less pattern with“ Gripsem Arch” support. “Knobby” last. Scyle 164 4 | o4 B7 the Associated Press. d LITTLE PALLS, N. Y., April 20. —The lst of dead and injured in the New York Central frain wreck last night included: » Dead. Jesse Earl, Albany, N. Y., engineer. J. Y. Smith, Schenectady, N. Y, Charles H. Grosskopf, 56, Buffalo, N. Y, inspector for Republic Avi- ation Corp. Dr. Arthur G. Hall, 57, Earlville, N. Y., president of the New York State Association of Veterinariang. Kasler White, porter, New York City. William P. King, Toledo, Ohio. Harold Rothman, Sfoux City, Iows; Mrs. L. Berg, Syracuse, N. Y. C. L. Ghyselinck, 35, Syracuse, New York Central electrician. George Robison, 40, Syracuse, in- vestment broker. C. J. Blanchard, Utica, N. Y. Harry Rouse, Chicago. Elizabeth McCarthy, Utica, school teacher. ¢ Gervais Nolin, Auburn, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Francis, Toledo, Ohio. P. C. Becker, Moline, Ill, presi« dent, Stromberg-Becker Manufactutr- ing Co. Frederick T. McDonald, 52, New York City. George Andrews, Syracuse. Humphrey A. See, New York Central patrolman, A. M. Greaves-Walker, Toledo, ©Ohio. Injured. C. H. Scheetz, Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Broski, | M; Long Island City, N. Y. Sterling. Hageard, eolored . porter, Covington, Ky, Mrs. Charles A. Haley, 69, Marsh- field, Wis. Albert Pederson, Hamden, Conn. 36, Elizabeth, Charles Krent, Syracuse. John Morrissey, 50, New York Laurietta Yehle, Utica. Mis. Ruth Taylor, 31, colored, Brooklyn, N. Y. Stephen Hayden, Syracuse. Charles H. Farnham, 51, con- ductor, Baldwin, N. Y. / Roy Schreltel, Utica. GeorgefownR. 0.T.C. Uni| Prepares for Inspection Members of the R. O. T. C. unit at Georgetown University were pol- ishing equipment and brushing up on the new Army drill regulations yesterday in final preparation for their annual War Department in- spection this week. Starting tomorrow morning, Maj. George J. Engelthaler, U. 8. A. Infantry, will devote five full days to the inspection, the highlight of which will be a battalion drill and | inad review at 2 pm. Thursday on the parade ground. The inspection wilt determine the university’s official military rating by the War De- partment, In preparation for the inspection, Maj. Charles E. Rayens, professor of military science and tactics, re- organized the infantry battalion which now has four companies. The new battalion and company officers were announced yesterday as fol- | lows: Maj. Dexter L. Hanley, battalion commander and Capt. J. B. Harloe, battalion adjutant. Company A: Capt. T. M. Lewis, commanding; Lts. J, T. Armstrong and T. B. Tighe. Company B: Capt. Walter Holomon, commanding; Lts. T. P. Dove and J. P. McGrath. Company C: Capt. F. P. Daly, commanding; Lts. F. J. Heazel and W. R. Desobry. Company D: Capt. F. G. Lauro, commanding; Lts. J. M. Graham and R. E. Dougherty. KODAK - MOVIE Camera Bargains olumbia Photo Suppl 1424 N.Y. Ave. le; First of the season's new woolens, direct from SAMBROOKS of London FRENCH SHRINEREURNER THE ORIGINAL SALTZ STORE 1341 F, at 14th W: J. Jones, West Englewood, N J. Ray Jennings, address unknown. Edmund Krent, Syracuse. Robert W. Muessel, South Bend, Ind. Merrill Morehouse, Bronx, N. Y. Richard Muhs, Chicago. 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June Donovan, West Brookline, ass. © Inga Dahlhaug, Minneapolis. “Cl;nm Estabrook, Fayetteville, Louis J. Ford, Syracuse. Mrs. R. B. Ford, New London, Ohio. Lucille Gregor, Chicago. Mary Gabso, Schenectady, N. Y. Louise Gifford, Syracuse. Beverly Shipper, Bronx, N. Y. Irving B, Stafford, Syracuse. W. H. Sutherford, Cleveland. H. W. Thompson, Albany. Carroll Wright, Watertown, N. Y. Thomas Watson, Syracuse. Gleason Yerdon, Camden, N. Y, Adphonso Yodice, Toledo. Albert 8. ZoMi, Maumee, Ohio. Maumee, Ohio. Mrs. Charles Syer, Utica, N. Y. Ozone Park, Campaign Investigators To Ask Added Funds BY the Associated Press. Chajrman Gillette said yesterday his Campaign Investigating Com- mittee had decided to request an additional $45,000 for its inquiry. The committee originally was allowed $30,000 for its job of policing the elections. Senator Gillette said it was “obvious that with the com- plaints we may be asked to in- vestigate, $30,000 will be wholly lequate.” THE NEW CAPEHART- Two Big Anti-Trust Suifs Are Settled By Consent Typewriter and Paper Box Decrees to Be Submitted to Court By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 20.—Federal prosecutors announced settlement by consent today of two of the Government’s major anti-trust suits, one accusing typewriter manufac- turers and the other paper box makers of having fixed prices and restrained trade. 8ix of the country’s biggest type- writer manufacturers on one hand and the National Container Associ- ation and 26 of its corporate mem- bers on the other hand were in- dicted several months ago in the two cases. Federal officials said consent decrees would be submitted to Federal Judge Henry W. God- dard in both cases next Tuesday. Typewriter companies involved are Underwood-Elliott-Pisher of Delaware and New Jersey, the Royal Typewriter of New York, Reming- ton-Rand, Inc, of Delaware, and L. S. Smith and Corona Type- writers, Inc., of Syracuse, N. Y., and New Jersey. They were said to manufacture from 95 to 98 per cent of the typewriters sold in this country. Assistant United States Attorney General Barkeley Henderson said that, under the terms of the de- cree, the defendants would be pro- hibited from agreeing among them- selves or with others on prices, trade-in allowances and discounts in typewriter sales. The decree also would outlaw the destruction of wused typewriters manufactured by competitors to re- move them from the market and the buying up of competitors’ used prodrcts to maintain prices. Mergers and changes in discount prices would be barred except by court action or other Federal interven- tion. Defendants in the container suit had been accused of price-fixing the production curtailment through trade associations in the $300.000,000 corrugated and fiber board con- tainer field. Under the decree, defendants would refrain from restricting pro- duction and controlling prices and would eliminate certain practices the Government contended went beyond legitimate activities of trade associations. Pederal officials said that for the first time in the history of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act interested persuns would be givea opportunity in PFederal Court to express their views on the consent provisions. Evelyn de La Tour to Speak Evelyn de La Tour, American dancer, will speak on dance funda- mentals in relation to body building before the Washington Chapter of the Dance Masters of America at 4 pm. today at 2603 Connecticut avenue N'W. 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