MUSCATINE JOURNAL AND NEWS TRIBUNE MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1938 None Injured in Series of City Week-End Crashes Occupants escaped injury or suftered only minor bruises in a series of automobile crashes reported to Muscatine police over the weekend. Cars driven by Wilbur Steckman, Earl and Kansas street, and by Albert C. Timm, route 5, collided at Second street and Mulberry avenue Saturday night, Steckman was driving south on Mulberry avenue and Timm was going north and making a left turn when the mishap occurred. Mrs. Timm was slightly hurt, it was reported.
The left front wheel and fender of the Steckman car and the front end of the Timm car were damaged. Ray Clark, 710 East Seventh street, who was driving north Main street, and William Ward, 1166 Lucas street, who was going west on Hershey avenue, collided early Sunday. Ward was making a left turn to go south on Main street and -Clark had stopped for a stop sign when the mishap occurred. The lights on the Clark car were poor, it was reported to police. An automobile driven by Frank Kemper, 336 Stewart road, skidded into another machine driven by Clyde Baugness, city, as Kemper applied his brakes.
The accident occured as-Kemper was going west on Fifth and Baugness north on Oak street. Ed Wedekind, route 3, reported Sunday morning a boy was thrown from his bicycle as the boy applied the brakes on his wheel at Poplar and Seventh street. Mr. Wedekind, who was making a turn at the intersection at the time, said he stopped to pick up the boy, who was not injured. Automobiles driven by Lewis William Hartley, Pella, and by Richard Knight, 315 Burnside, were damaged an- accident at Oak and Fifth streets about 6 o'clock Sunday night.
According to the report given police, Hartley, who was going west on Fifth street at a rate of about 10 or 15 miles an hour, saw Knight's car going north on Oak street, and stopped his car about 12 feet out in the intersection. The Knight car struck the front and of the other machine and in passing, the doors on the' right side of Muscatine car were bent. The grill and front fenders of the Hartley car were damaged. Knight was driving between 20 and 30 miles an hour at the time the mishap, according to the re. port.
Weldon E. Froehner, 1513 East Lombard street, Davenport, who was' driving south on Cypress, collided with a car driven by M. Kincaid of Muscatine, about 9 o'clock Sunday night. The Kincaid car, which had stopped for a stopsign, started again as Froehmaking a left turn on Ninth was, street, catching the left rear fender on the Froehner car, police were informed. Hamilton, Texas Badman, Held in Jail at Dallas Dallas, (P- Two Texas gun.
men who terrorized the southwest four months were held here today for action by state and federal authorities. Coming back home brought the downfall of Floyd. Hamilton, 30, and Ted Walters, 25, who escaped from the Montague county jail at Montague, last Since then they had been sought in connection with numerous robberies in the southwest and the middle west. They were arrested here Sunday, unarmed and almost penni. less.
Hamilton had buckshot wound in his left leg and was nabbed as he hobbled along a railroad right-of-way near their hideout. Walters was arrested nearby. He told officers they made their headquarters here at a Negro's home. Fifty per cent of the robberies and highjackings attributed to them were committed by others, Walters declared. Hamilton denied.
participating in the machine-gun robbery of a Woodriver, bank messenger Aug. 6 when $34,000 was taken. "I wished I had," Detective Inspector Will Fritz quoted Hamil, ton as saying when questioned about various bank robberies. Hamilton, who had $6.24 and two handfuls of pistol cartridges in his pockets, said he never owned a machine gun, but added "I bought one, but: never was able to pick it up." Walters, who was penniless when arrested, said Dallas, police credited him withe robberies, but and Hamilton had nothing to do with 13 of them. He surrendered without a show of resistance.
But it he had been armed, he told officers, "we would have had some fun." Fritz said the pair would be brought to trial immediately for alleged participation in several small holdups here, and might be turned over to federal authorities later. They arrived in Dallas Friday, they said, after skulking, through rugged country DeQueen, for five days, where they slipped through a police net. Out-of-Town Couples Wed by Brandstetter Two out of town couples were married at the United Brethren Twin Boys Born to Howard Biermans Howard "Pod" Bierman was passing out two cigars to his friends today. The reason: Mrs. Bierman gave birth this morning at Bellevue hospital to twins, both boys.
The Biermans reside at 904 Sycamore street. Hospital: attendants reported the to be doing nicely. William Bryant, 80, Feted on Birthday The eightieth birthday of Wil. liam Bryant was observed Sunday. Mr.
Bryant has lived most of his life in this vicinity except for 20 years spent in California. He makes his' home' at the present time with his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Fulton of. Wilton, and has just recently. returned from California where he spent the winter with a son, Robert Bryant.
Besides this son and daughter the octogenarian, has two other. daughters, Mrs. S. A. Crow of Muscatine and Mrs.
Harry Griffith of Wilton. Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lincoln, 1301 East Fifth street, entertained a a birthday dinner at their home and Saturday a card shower was held in honor of the aged man. Heinz to Pay Contract Price to Local Growers Tomato growers of Muscatine county and vicinity under contract to the H.
J. Heinz company today assured by officials of the Muscatine plant that he 1938 contract price would be adhered to. In some parts of the country, growers have been forced to take price reductions on their tomato crop for this year because of comparatively low prices and depressed business conditions. The regular scale of, prices, as contracted, however, will, be paid out by the Heinz company here, it was announced today. Prices call for $13.50, a ton for tomatoes delivered factory and 50 a ton at the stations.
Tomatoes are continuing to come in at a steady pace at the plant here, but the crop. appears. be somewhat later than usual. About an average crop is antici. pated.
Dispatches received here from Ft. Jennings, stated that tomato growers. in that vicinity whose land was under contract to the St. Mary's Packing there had unanimously decided to accept a reduction of $2 a ton on each grade of tomatoes. Two Delegates to Y's Men's Convo in Canada Return Kenneth Hathaway and Attorney Hugh E.
Chance arrived home Saturday afternoon from Toronto, Canada, where they had been attending the international convention of Y's Men. Bettie of reported Richmond, that James director A. of the Atlantic region, was elected international president to succeed Lew- Warren -of Washington, la; John Maddon of was re-elected vice president, and Henry Grimes of Lawrence, was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Edward J. Caspers of Chicago was renamed director of the MidWest region.
Outstanding speakers at the conclave included John. S. Baugas, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Harold Donahue of London, known as the Dale Carnegie of Canada; H. S. Mott.
judge of the juvenile court of Toronto; Harry member of the Canadian national council of the Y. M. C. A. A.
L. Miller, general secretary of the Jerusalem Y. M. C. and Dr.
Simons, economist from Germany. parsonage Saturday evening by the Rev. A. L. Brandstetter.
Betty L. Louck of Keithsburg, became the bride of Carl S. Krusmark of Cannon Minn. They were attended by and Mrs. Norman Clark of Keithsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Krusmark will make their home at Keithsburg. The second wedding was that of Miss Edith Taylor Elmer Ferguson, both of Keithsburg. Their attendants were Frederick Miller and Mrs.
Hattie Miller, City Briefs Mr. and Mrs. John Wiegand and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lange left Sunday morning for Columbus, to attend the national convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Morris Nabedrick, 107 Lord avenue, at Hershey hospital Saturday. Arthur Kleist, 410 Brook street, is improving from a recent opera. tion Hershey hospital.
Herman Cohn, Howard Orren, Basil W. Glick and Louis Siegel left early Sunday morning on weke's fishing trip in. Minnesota. The group planned to go to Lake Kabetogoma in the northern part of the state. Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Diercks and sons, Byron and Jerry, formerly, Saturday of night Muscatine, for a arrived visit with Mr. Dierck's mother, Mrs. Lena Diercks, 400 Busch street. They are now residing at Albuquerque, N.
Mex. The condition Roscoe of Miss Gertrude Salek, 217 avenue, has been confined. to her home with a streptococci throat infection and bronchitis is reported The improved todayier reunion will be held Sept. 4, at Weed Park. Mrs.
A. B. Cole of Muscatine 1 is president and in charge of the program are Mrs. Grace Husen and Norma Satterthwaite of and Elmer 'Druse of Davenport. New car registrations: Louise and Martha Weikert, Muscatine, rural route 2, Dodge; Charles Pike, Nichols, Chevrolet.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Romig and daughter, Margaret, 704. Walnut street, returned Saturday evening from where they. had ad spent the preceding three days.
The officers and teachers of the Baptist Sunday school will tonight 7:30 p. m. First, in the church. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Nesbit, 1014 Lombard street, announce the birth 1 of a daughter this morning. Mrs. Herbert Rohrig, Tacoma, Harry Clark 1206 Smalley visiting and. Mrs. avenue.
Mrs. Rohrig, who was formerly Miss Ida Koffman, left Muscatine 31 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwartz, route 2, Miss.
Marie Thomas, route 6, and Miss Lorraine Kemp, 609 Seventh street, have returned from visiting Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schwartz at Clarinda, Ia. They also attended the Sidney rodeo and visited other parts of Iowa. Mrs.
Louis Schwartz returned with them for a two weeks' visit with her parents. She was formerly Miss Helen Thomas of Muscatine. Fourteen attended -the reunion of the Bueser family at Weed park Sunday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Bueser, Herbert and Jerome, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Earl McKean and Richard, Mr.
and Willaim Donna Rae, Miss Gertrude Bueser, and Anton Wirtz Mr. and Mrs. William Schoenig, Mr. and Milt Frack, and Mrs. Asa Wagner, Mrs.
Mayme Hoffman and Charles atthe Spanish War vetertended the eastern lowa, picnic of ans auxiliary at Credit Island, Davenport, Sunday. A basket dinner was served at noon and the district council met in the afternoon. John L. Klein, and C. R.
Musser were the speakers at the Rotary meeting today at Hotel Muscatine. Dr. Klein told of his work in the Montreal General hosital in Canada and Mr. Musser discussed a recent fishing trip to Georgian bay in Canada. John F.
Ribak returned Saturday from a ten day visit with his daughter, Stella. Miss Ribak, an entertainer, is now at Villa Venise at Lac du Flambeau, and will return home for la brief visit after Labor day, before beginning an engagement at Minneapolis. A friend from Chicago, Miss Betty C. Mudloff, was Mr. Ribak's chauffeur.
Miss Theresa Dugan, 902 West Second street, left this morning for Chicago, where she will remain for a week's vacation. Miss Helen Drew, 202 Green street, returned Sunday from Ce. dar Rapids, where she has been visiting with relatives and friends for the past week. Mr. and Mrs.
C. Z. Baker and soh, Eugene, of Largo, are visiting Mr. Baker's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Baker, 707 Newell avenue. Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Carter, 310 Monroe street, are the parents of a son born Saturday evening at Bellevue hospital. Admittances to Bellevue hospi- GOLD IN NEVADA Excitement equalling that of the early, boom days. prevails in the, Cimarron District, 29 miles north of Tonapah. Hundreds of claims have been staked. One prospector sold his six claims for $185,000.
HOFFMAN FUNERAL HOME PHONE 1897 River Highway Plans Outlined at Davenport Muscatine was represented at a meeting held at Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport, Saturday at which plans were discussed for the west side of the river from its Mississippi a river parkway down source at Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. Boosters for the road from Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Minnesota, as well as Iowa, were in attendance at the promotion meeting. Attending from Muscatine were Charles H. Young land Walter H. Hendrickson, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, both of whom are directors of the Mississippi River Highway association.
Permanent officers were elected, a proposed bill to be presented to congress creating a national parkway discussed, and other matters taken up at the all-day session. It is the hope of the sponsors of the movement to develop a national parkway like the Blue Ridge parkway of the Natchez Trace in the southeastern section of the country. A. P. Greensfelder, St.
Louis, was elected permanent chairman. The plan for a national parkway down the river had its inception at a meeting in Minneapolis in June, when it was decided to ask the governors of five states along the west side the river to appoint committees of 10 on the project. All of the governors except. Gov. Kraschel of Iowa have now appointed such committees, and he is expected to do so within the next few.
weeks. At the morning session, possible routes were suggested representatives of the various states and the matter referred to a special technical committee. For the most part the roadway will follow as closely as possible the river edge, but in a few cases minor deviations may be made to bring in spots of scenic or historic interest. E. R.
McKinnon, chairman of the highway commission; P. F. Hopkins, director of the planing board. Mr. Kleeberger of Clinton and various other officials represented Iowa, Mrs.
Martin, 74, Dies at Cairo; Rites Tuesday Columbus Junction Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday the Oakland church for Mrs. Mary Martin, 74, who died at 9:30 p. m.
Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Tindall near Cairo. Services will be conducted by the Rev. R. 'T.
Fine of Burlington. Burial' will benit. the Martin Oakland was cemetery. Oct. 31, 1863 in Ohio and came to Louisa county when child.
She had since made her home in the Cairo and Morning Sun communities. She was to Stephen Martin Oct. 30, 1884. Mr. Martin preceded his wife in death.
Surviving are three sons, William Martin of Ezra Martin of Mount Pleasant, and John Martin of Columbus Junction; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Woodruff of Columbus Junction and Mrs. Tindall; 25 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Newly distilled water that. is absolutely pure has no taste.
It is estimated that some 3,420 languages are spoken throughout the world. Louisiana produces more pelts of fur-bearing animals than any other state. Pine trees on cultivated land grow nearly three times as fast as in their wild state. during, 2, the the week principal of Aug. said.
29 He to warned all students to be careful and not purchase books which will be offered free of charge this year. In accordance with a new policy this year, about half of the necessary textbooks will be offered free of charge. ASK E. E. BLOOM this question: Regardless of what I purchase, I want full value for my money and I want to know that I am really getting it.
Can you help me to plan proper insurance coverage for my family and myself and prove to me that what I I am am paying really forfeiting E. E. Bloom Insurance Agency 101 Central State Bank Bldg. Telephone 441 Planned Insurance for Your Particular Needs No More Tossing Muscatine residents were made aware Sunday night that the time for half-clad, unsheeted or porch sleeping was rapidly drawing to a close as the' mercury dipped to a sum. low of 52 degrees.
The days were remaining hot, though, with a reading of 87 degrees recorded at, noon today. Mrs. Weiss, 77, Atalissa, Dies at Country Home (Journal News Service) Liberty Philip Weiss, 77, died Sunday' at 5:15 p. in her home, two and a half. miles southwest of Atalissa, where she had resided for 42 years.
Rosena D. Kaufman was born in Cedar county, near Wilton, Jan. 3, 1861, the daughter of Andrew and Rosena Kaufmann. She was educated in the Sugar township schools, and resided in that community until her marriage on Feb. 19, 1885, at the home of her parents to Philip Weiss.
Following their marriage, the couple lived in the neighborhood of Lone Tree and Nichols, moving to the home near Atalissa 42 years ago. Mrs. Weiss was a member of the Zion Lutheran church in Atalissa and of the Ladies Aid. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lydia Marten, Los Angeles, Moscow; and three Mrs.
Lena Marolf, sons, George, bert and Walter, all Atalissa; a brother, John of Hazelton, and two sisters, Miranda James. Klein of Portland, Sarah E. Furst of Detroit, Mich. Funeral services will be held Wednesday m. in the Zion Lutheran church, Atalissa, with the Rev.
A. C. Proehl of' Iowa City officiating. Burial will be in the Atalissa cemetery. Funeral Rites Conducted for McGowan Infant Funeral services for Carolyn Joyce McGowan, 10-day-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ellsworth McGowan, 120 Nyenhuis street, were to be conducted at 2:30 p. m. today from. the Ralph J.
Wittich Funeral Home, with the Rev. J. Arthur Wyatt officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood The child was born, Aug. 10, 1938 at Muscatine, and died at Bellevue hospital Saturday night at 7 o'clock after a five days illness.
Surviving are the parents, brother, David, at home, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gideon of Nichols and Mrs. Grace McGowan of Muscatine. One brother, Curtis Gene, preceded Carolyn in death.
J. R. Baker Funeral Rites Planned for Wednesday at 2 p.m. Funeral services for J. R.
Baker, 60, Pleasant Prairie farmer, who died Saturday at his home of a heart will be. neld Wednesday at 2 p. m. from the Pleasant Prairie church, with the Rev. Clifton H.1 Hiller officiating.
Burial will be in the Parr cemetery, near Pleasant Prairie. The body has been returned to New Manager Arthur C. Hansen, above, of Rock Island, has been named to succeed the late Lee L. Richards as general manager of the Huttig Manufacturing here and will assume his new duties the first of September. Mr.
Hansen has resigned as vice president, secretary and assistant treasurer of the Rock Island Sash and Door Works, effective Sept. 1. He and Mrs. Hansen plan to move to Muscatine as soon suitable residence can be obtained. Four Couples United by Justice Perigo at Week-End Nuptials Justice of the Peace L.
J. Per. igo officiated at four marriage ceremonies performed Saturday and Sunday. At 5 p. m.
Sunday afternoon Cedric Elliott and Irene Zeller, both of Chicago, married at the residence of Conwere. ley, 301 East Seventh street. Their witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Moore. Wedding vows. were, exchanged Saturday at 5. p.
the office of the justice of the peace by James R. Kauffman and Leona N. Simmons. of Columbus Junction. Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Kauff. man accompanied the couple.
Edward H. Christ of Conesville and Ida Myers of Muscatine were united in marriage at a ceremony performed Saturday at 2 p. m. in the Maurath home, Mulberry avenue and East Front street. Eva Maurath and W.
H. Cole were the attendants. The couple will reside on a farm near Conesville. At 4. p.
Saturday, Perigo performed the marriage ceremony for Joe King and Irene Burton, both of Moline, Ill. Paul J. Carlson and Attorney Robert K. Stohr acted as, witnesses. the family home by the Hoffman Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Baker was born at Pleasant Prairie June 13, 1878, and had lived in that locality his entire life. He was the son of Cyrus John and Sarah Mallicoat Baker. He, married Emma Atwill, July 20, 1904 at Wilton, Mr. Baker was a member the Masonic lodge No.
167, A. F. and A. at Wilton and of the Chapter and Council in Muscatine. Surviving are his widow, one son, Walter F.
Baker of Pleasant Prairie; a daughter, Mrs. Harriet Shepard of Sweetland; and two grandchildren, John Harvey Sarah Ann Baker. a ONE HOUR SALE Tuesday Morning 8:30 to 9:30 Be here at 8:30 Tuesday morning when the store opens for first choice of these sensational bargains 27 Summer Dresses to $7.95 $2 21 Summer Dresses Values to $16.95 $5 2 Summer Suits Values to $12.95 $5 2 Values to Bradley $19.95 Knits $8 This sale for One Hour only because we feel that such bargains will not 'last longer. McColm's Hour Sales are bargain events--Don't miss this one. COMPANY and and and Floors -Laurel Bldg.
I Davenport Archers Defeat Muscatine Team by 33 Points tal include Wilma Marie Williams of Wapello; Earl Atkinson of Will ton; Margaret Cotter of Nichols, and D. R. Marshall- of Columbus Junction. Those dismissed, were Eugene Fitchner, Robert Smith, Centerville, Mrs. Myr'tle Beatty of Muscatine; E.
E. Fishburn, 104 West Fifth street, and Mrs. Cora Simpson, route 5. Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Frye, 1006 Fulliam avenue, announce the birth son at Hershey hospital Saturday, afternoon. Women of the Moose will meet tonight at 8 p. m. at Moose hall. Mrs.
Laura Cole will be in charge of the refreshments. Mrs. Lottie Williams of New Boston, underwent a major operation Sunday at Hershey hospital. Other admittances include William Nichols, 411 West Third street; Florine Blake, 107 West Fulliam avenue; Mrs. Hazel Cooley, 403 Oak street; Mrs.
Ruth Day, 1201 Wisconsin street: Mrs. Lyle Nagel, Lake Park boulevard: Miss Annetta Furnas of Lefts, and Tommy Langy of Letts. Dismissals included Mrs. Eugene Boynton and daughter, 301 Burnside avenue; Barbara Bopp, Illinois City; Mrs. Roy Frye and son, 106 Fulliam avenue; Mrs.
Lyle Esmoil and daughter, route 4. (A car owned by Charles Gaeta, Lone Tree, was damaged by fire which broke out in the 200 block on Mulberry avenue Sunday morning. Firemen from No. station, answered a general alarm at 10:53 a. m.
Sunday, used six gallons of chemical to extinguish the flames. Play in the Inter County kittenball league will continue tonight with the Elks and the Redmen meeting in a night game at Oregon street field. On Wednesday night, Zoller's will tangle with Redmen in another night attraction, and West Liberty and Grandview will meet Thursday night under the Oregon field floodlights. Donald Auld, former secretary for Engineer. Charles H.
Young, is visiting in Muscatine. Mr. Auld has been, attending the Gregg shorthand school in Chicago. Marriage licenses issued today and Saturday afternoon at the office of Clerk of Court Ballard B. Tipton include Roy Edward Moeller Wilton, and Augusta Marie Oveson, Durant; Lester H.
Brunete, 28, and Lovena A. Burton, 28, both 'of Rock Island; Ced. ric Elliott, 27, and Irene Zeller, 27, Chicago; Carl S. Krusmark, 26, Cannon Falls, and Betty L. Louck, 18, Keithsburg, James Richard Kaufmann and Leona M.
Simmons, Columbus Junction; Harvey J. Lamb, 35, and Minnie Latricia Flood, 30; Julian R. Baxter, 27, East. Peoria, and Kathleen J. Begrin, 21, Peor.
ia, Elmer J. Ferguson, 21, and Edith Gayler, 18, Keithsburg, Randall Nester, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T.
Nester, 402 Cherry street, is a patient at the Univerhospital in Iowa City, suf. fering from, an infection which followed the fracture of his right arm July 22. Randall suffered a fracture near the shoulder when thrown from his bicycle. The Misses Jean and Kathryn Elder entertained guests from Muscatine in their home at Nichols over the week-end. Those enjoying courtesy were the Misses Dorothy Legler, Jean Van Dyke Jeannette Terry.
Miss Inez Crees, 606 East Elev-. enth street, together with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Crees, and brother, Ivan, of Atalissa, have returned from a week's vis. it at Lamont, Okla. Students Advised Not to Buy Books to Be Offered Free Registration of rural and transfer students, started at the Muscaine high school building last week, will- continue throughout the coming week, Principal Fred Messenger announced today. Be. tween 40 and 45 were registered last week, and more are expected this week.
New and used books and locker keys will be on sale. at the school Note Book Eyes Were StrainedBut Man Waited FINALLY- realizing that strained eyes need professional attention -he came to us. The glasses we furnished cleared his hazy sight. He'll check up here every year from now on. Let us aid you hazing good egesight.
DR.C.L.HARTMAN OPTOMETRIST 128 E. SECOND ST. The Bowman Archery club team of Davenport defeated the Muscatine Archery club team by an aggregate total of 33 points in another series of inter-city archery matches held at Davenport Sunday. The Davenport team averaged slightly more than 390 in the single and -double American rounds, and Muscatine shooters averaged 357. George Plambeck of Davenport turned in high aggregate score of 938 in both rounds, and a teammate, Del Lybarger, was second with 904.
Ford Hopkins led the Muscatine team in scoring with an even: 800. score, and Fred Hopkins was second with 714. In third place on the Muscatine team was Mrs. Mildred Hopkins, and Mike Cottrell was fourth with a 647 score. series of articles on Bang's disease, contagious to both.
humans and animals.) By PERCY WOOD Bang's Disease in Cattle Makes Humans Ill, Too Infection Is Widespread in America Today (This is the second in Undulant fever, a wracking illness generally contracted drinking unpasteurized milk from cattle, is a afflicted widespread with Bang's infection dis- in the United States today, Since the milk supply of cities is pasteurized. the fever is more prevalent in rural sections where farmers may not take the trouble to protect milk consumed on the premises. The effects of such carelessness are emphasized when it is realized that federal veterinarians now fighting Bank's disease estimate that more than half the herds of cattle in Illinois contain some infected animals; Millions of dollars would be saved the farmers. by its eradication. Once a Medical- Curiosity.
"Some years ago undulant fever was a. medical curiosity" Dr. Irving S. Cutter, health of The Tribune, said yesterday. "Today it is fairly widespread, although fortunately the number of victims is not large.
This is due to attention given to the preparation of milk before it is offered for sale." Dr. Cutter pointed out, however, that another source of the fever in humans lies in eating uncooked meat. Stockyards workers often contract it in this manner. Undulant fever originated in Europe, according to Dr. Cutter, and came to the attention of medical men during the Crimean war, when army physicians had trouble distinguishing it from typhoid.
Its name describes the up and down character of the victim's temperature. Same Effect From All Animals. It is also called Malta fever because of the experimental work carried on on the Island of Malta, where British soldiers tracted it from goats, But, as Dr. Cutter pointed out, the disease in humans runs the same course regardless of whether the infection comes from cattle, goats, or swine. "Symptoms in human beings," Dr.
Cutter said, not come on quickly. As a rule about two weeks after drinking infected, raw. (unpasteurized) milk or handling or. eating pork from tainted animals, the fever, will appear. "Because of the gradual onset the victim may not feel very ill.
With each ensuing day, however, the temperature rises, finally reaching 103 degrees Fahrenheit, or higher. Headache or pains in the back or legs increase in severity, and soon the patient, it he has not already done so, will take to his bed, where he may be obliged to undergo a siege lasting for several weeks- even months. "Profuse sweating, sleeplessness, and, sometimes swollen joints may add to the discom fort. Relapse Is Possible. "After four or five weks all signs may fade and improvement for a month or so may be followed by a relapse of equal length.
While recovery has occurred within a relatively brief period, other instances have been noted in which the tendencies were not abated for a year. As 'a rule the infection finally wears out, leaving in its wake a lengthy convalescence? Nursing is all important in treatment, Dr. Cutter explained, and nutrition should be maintained at a high level. Vaccines and serums, while still in the experimental stage, may be helpful. General treatment includes rest, a daily cold batif (depending on the patient's weakness), clothing adapted to the season, and a diet high in vitamins.
"The wise thing to do is to prevent the disease if possible," Dr. Cutter warned. "This means that dealers should not handle meat with bare hands, particularly if there is a break in the skin. It is through such an area that the organism may gain entrance to the blood stream. "No one should use raw meat or milk unless the source is known and proved to be free from contamination.
It is so simple to cook meat thoroughly and to pasteurize.
