Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14

NEW ORLEANS, August 14.-With near
ly one-half of August gone and with total
deaths since July 13, one month. of only 154,
an average of five day. the marine hos
pital service authorities today began the
second week Of their fight against the yell
low fever here Sunday inspection is not
rigid as that on week days, but DR.. White
had his inspectors out early today in each
of the wards. and 1t will not be surprising
If today's nst shows some advance over that
of the preceding twenty-four hours.
In spite of all the appeals that have been
made by the press and the federal authori-
ties there is still suppression of cases. One
instance is that of a daughter of a we'll
known lawyer She is said to have had a
typical case and to have been treated only
by nearby druggist. When discovered by
a doctor her condition was hopeless. Yes
terday she died. The consequence is that
steps are to be taken to compel druggists to
make prompt report Of all cases of illness
that come under their observation.
Some Friction Reported.
Some friction has existed between doctors
and the authorities growing out of resent
ment on the part of the doctors at the visit
of inspectors to patients whom the doctors
have reported. DR.. White, however. has
taken steps to remove this trouble declar-
ing that the federal authorities will inter-
fere in no way with physicians who make
known cases of illness in their practice.
The Southern Pacific has taken steps to
meet the charge made some time since that
people were slipping into Texas on freight
trains. Deputy sheriffS have been put on
all such trains, with instructions to eject
any one found riding on them.
DR.. Leach. who came here from Mime
sofa to try his arseniZation theory, is max
ing arrangements to have a test indepen-
dent of the doctors. The New Orleans Medi-
cal Society has declared the use of arsenic
as unsound in theory and improved in prac-
tice, but there is a popular feeling here
that DR.. Leach ought to have an oppor-
tunity to make his experiments. In this
connection all sorts of theories are coming
here concerning the treatment of yellow
fever. and the city has been flooded with
prescriptions that are guaranteed to bs
cures.
Fever Effects on Trade.
Reports from lumber mill men through
out this section say that the fever has
made little impression on their business
though some of the mills close to New Or
leans have suffered from the arbitrary regu-
lations of towns here and there against the
shipment of freight of any kind The
Southern Cypress Association has taken up
the matter with DIR. White, and the doctor
has written letter in which he expresses
the opinion that ii is almost an impossible
ity for lumber shipments to carry an in
fected mosquito. However, all ears of lum-
Der leaving here are now being disinfected
with sulphur, and assurance is given that
none of them is carrying away mosquitoes.
Evidence of the soundness of the mos
quito theory continues to be made public.
The experience of Algiers is cited. Three
weeks ago there was a death in the heart
of town of the typical case of yellow
fever. The case had been promptly re-
ported and all modern precautions taken.
Enough time has elapsed to have permitted
infected mosquitoes to spread the infection
from that house, but house-to- house cam
vasS shows that there is not another case
i'm the town. which has population of 20,-
900 and is part of New Orleans.
The federal authorities have begun the
room-to-room inspection of the whole city.
That has already been done in the orig
inally infected area, but 1t is now being
done in every ward and ii is expected to
turn up every concealed case of fever that
exists.
Few Cases Among Negroes.
Included in the deaths of the preceding
twenty four hours was that of negro
Very few cases have appeared, however,