Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23

to have been the cause of at least a score
of cases Of typhoid fever which have
been investigated, and it is believed that
at least a score of others can be traced
to her. Henrietta is a colored woman.
and all the misery which she has caused
has been done in an innocent manner.
Some years ago she was employed to do
some housekeeping in which there was
case of typhoid She contracted the
disease. all right. and for some weeks
was Ill. She apparently recovered and
went about her duties-doin- washing,
securing and cleaning in all parts of the
city. Wherever she worked in kitchen
cases of typhoid fever followed in her
wall. DR.. Levy, when reports began to
come to him Of the many cases in the
city, began an investigation. He found
twenty cases of the sort indicated. all OF
which were in homes in which the wom-
an had been employed.
An examination is being made of the
woman, and fully developed germs Of the
disease are in every part of hel
system. The case is one which Is at
tracing the attention of the medical
profession, especially when the patient
was reported to have been entirely cured
of the disease and was at work for more
than two years before the typhoid devel-
Oped in the places in which she visited.
nee for some days In order to kill out
the germ-breeding propensities.
Recreant Husband Found.
George B. Billet. a former police off,
Ger of the city of York, Pa, was yester-
day taken back to that city by A. D.
Witzel. Billet was arrested here by De-
tective Captain Tomlinson on a charge OF
felony in the state of Pennsylvania. -Four
years ago the man deserted his wife and
seven small children, and up to a week
In La1 I~A>v IaA Ia
has brother. who is a member Of the
Portsmouth base ball team, and when
that team came here few days ago he
was surprised to find the missing brother
here. He wrote back to his friends at
home and told them that he had seen
again in a short while. The officers were
tipped. of that the man was in Virginia.
and a detective kept his eye on the ball
player. He went to see George. and
Capt. Tomlinson stepped up and placed
him under arrest Billet left his home
with a woman named Mabel Zortman,
and they have been living here since he
left his home. The woman has disap-
peared from the city. Billet made no
objection to going back, and says he is
ready to face the charges brought by his
wife.
Esau Reade. the oldest man in the
county of Henrico. is dead at JOG. There
Is no question of the old mans age, the
family Bible which belonged to old Vir-
ginia planters. In which Esau was a
slave, being produced to prove the age
of the man. He was born in 1902. and
had belonged to the kemps for years and
years He was man Of intelligence
and was the oversaer on big farm more
than three-quarters of a century ago.
The old man is survived by his wife, who
is now some ninety years oil. Esau was
a man who for some eighty years has
never missed "his three dra ms day."
Incidentally. he has been a user Of to-
bacco for some ninety years. The men,
bers of the Kemp family. who have been
caring for the old couple for many
years. will see that he Is given proper
burial. and that the old woman does not
need for anything. Esau owned ten
acre farm in the county.
Notes.
Food Commissioner Saunders is right
on the trail of the bakers of the city, and
within the last ten days he has wrought
many changes in the conduct Of these
places. He found that in many of the
shops an imitation preserves was being
used for making pastries. buns and the
like. and that in seasoning the product
oleomargarine and renovated butter was
used. The quality of the stuff used
was such that 1t was unfit for human
consumption, and the commissioner
OTOeTeO tndt the bakers cease the use Oh
the ingredients or else mark their product
SO that il could be easily detected This
meant a heavy loss to the bakers. but in
every case they have compiled with the
law and the bakers are cooperating
heartily with the commissioner
There Is to be no public reception to
Mayor-elect David G. Richardson on his
return to this city next Tuesday Judge
Richa rdson has been in Boston. Mass,
for several weeks. where he attended the
Supreme Lodge Of knights of Pythias.
Friends of the judge had arranged to give
him a great reception. but in a telegram
to John d. Murrell of this city he asked
that the idea be Abandoned: that he pre-
ferred that be done. He also said that
he would prefer the applause that would
follow the strict discharge OF his duty
as a public servant.
Two and a half inches Of rain fell here
Wednesday night within an hour. Streets
were flooded and a great many Easements
TO stores were Hooded. Inc electrical
display was brilliant.
Some fifty to one hundred men and
women. white and black. are seeking one
b. F.. Howell. a labor agent. Howell
had collected a large amount of money
with a promise to get positions for people,
and Saturday he gave his stenographer
a check for her wages and skipped. The
check was returned with the Endorsement
mo funds
During the summer more than 100 poor
chlluren OF the Guy nave ueeH given al
outing of from two to four weeks in
Clarke county by physician OF Berry
ville They were sick and their parents
were unable to give them the trips. The
physician paid their railroad fares and
gave them their board and laundry.
Archer w. Duke. a grocer of the city,
has gone into bankruptcy. His liabili-
ties are $1,000, with assets somewhat
smaller.
Hundreds of idle men are walking the
streets and filling the parks daily. being
unable to get employment of any kind.
Chief Werener Of the police depart
ment. is getting ready to post his list OF
habitual drunkards in the saloons. with
instructions. to the proprietors to refuse
to sell them. A violation Of the ordi-
nance will result in forfeiture of
license.