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Evening journal., 1915-09-21
JUDGE PRICKETT issues
Warming IN CONTEMPT Case

Judge William S. Prickett. of the
Juvenile Court. had before him yester-
day afternoon two women who had
aarbored, and aided and abetted to
harbor a girl seventeen years old who
had escaped from the Juvenile Court
Detention House. From the evidence
Il appeared that Judge Prickett had
ordered the girl returned to the de-
tention house from. August 20 to Aug
ust 25. that the court might secure
addition. evidence in the case. He
ordered that the girl be left in the
custody of T. matron of the deten-
ion house during that time. As the
detention house has onl one room in
which to lock up children, and there
we're boys detained there at the time,
the matron did not lock up the girl
but alloweT her to remain in the mat.
ron's quarters. On Sunday morning,
August %. the girl got up before the
rest of the family and went down
stairs and escaped out the side door
and went to the home of a woman
who kept The girl Tor a few hours and
hen took her to her sisters house,
where she was harbored u II Septem-
Der IA, Wen she was picked up on
the street by the chief probation OFF,
Ger. E. Ross Farra.
Judge Prickett made il plain to both
Of these persons that IL was a direct
and serious contempt of court and
Evening journal., 1915-09-21
HISTORIANS POSTPONE MEETING

The first fall meeting Of the Della
ware Historical Society, which was
TO have been held last night was
postponed for two weeks
Evening journal., 1915-09-21
NEW Police CALL
SYSTEM UNDER TEST
Flash and Horn Device is
Demonstrated Before
Local Officials
WILL CONSIDER
INTRODUCTION HERE

Police Commissioners and other
city officials witnessed test Of the
new call system OF summoning police
officers on street duty last evening
when the device of the Star Electric
Fire and Police Alarm Company of
Newark, N. j.. was demonstrated here.
The system uses electric lights and
horns and these devices had been
placed on the top Of the police report
ing box at Eighth and Market streets
by p. II. Reed and W. r. Thompson, of
the Star company. The horn is under
The light which is used at night, when
Il flashes green.
Wires connect these with the
switchboard in the police station. and
by working a switch the light is
flashed or the horn Is sounded, each
depending on which way the switch
Is closed. The purpose Of the light
Is to call officers at night When a
patrolman is wanted for anything, the
light is flashed from central, and as it
can be seen for six or seven blocks,
he policeman goes to the nearest
telephone or police reporting box and
tANllNnNN 10 RNhAAh al niA0 ANANANNn tAAn
Instructions or orders. The purpose
TO get into communication with an
,fficer without loss Of time. which
often results when he is between re-
porting time.
The horn serves the same purpose
during the day II can be heard for
great distance above the din OF
street traffic. and Immediately notifies
a policeman that he is wanted at cen
tral. II also serves the purpose OF
notifying traffic officers when a fire
alarm is sounded. and the traffic man
stops all traffic in the streets 10 give
Ire apparatus the right Of way.
The police board may take up the
matter today at their meeting. but il
is not supposed they will be prepared
TO consider adopting the system unit
they have seen It tried out in Ions
test The system is in use in Other
cities, and is said to be very offec.
i've.
Evening journal., 1915-09-21

Joseph Benson Foraker. former
United States Senator. Is at Christ
Hospital. in Cincinnati, in a serious
condition from an internal malady. II
has been decided that an operation is
necessary to save his life. but on ac-
count Of his weakened condition he
will not be placed under the knife for
some time. According to the surgeons
Senator Foraker has been greatly
worn by overwork. and he cannot
hope for a complete recovery With
out the operation. He has been de-
voting himself recently 70 his heavy
law practice despite his years.
Evening journal., 1915-09-21
no TRY TARDy OFrIcERs.

Charges OF being late in making
their reports will be heard against
Pairolman James T. Scott and will
liam J. Snyder by the Police Com
missioners this afternoon.
Whether the commissioners today
will select successor TO Motorcycle
OFFICER Wilmer McElroy. who will
resign from the local department
next Thursday week was no' an
nounced. There are several appli-
cants for the position.
Evening journal., 1915-09-21
MIR. MILLER
AnnREssEs IrAIiANs.

Italians Of Wilmington yesterday
celebrated the anniversary of the the
unification of Italy under King Vic
tor Emmanuel. In the Italian Meth
odist Mission. No 222 West street
last night a special meeting was
held Congressman Thomas W. Mil
Ter delivered an address on "Ameri-
canization." The invocation was
said by the Rev. Or. f. l.. HoGecker
and the Rev T. F. Beauchamp pro-
nounced the henediction. The Rev.
Dr. V. S. Collins spoke briefly to the
Italians regarding their love for their
mother country and their allegiance
to America.
Evening journal., 1915-09-21
sTEAMER BRANpYWINE

Colonel Horace Wilson, president OF
the Wilson Line. denies that the
steamer Brandywine has been sold
to the r. /. dupont de Nemours Pow
der Company. None OF the boats Of
the Wilson Line are for sale. IL was
reported that the Brandywine had
been purchased by the powder COM
pany for use in carrying workmen
from Pigeon Point to Deep Water
Point. where the company has started
the erection of a large pier.
Evening journal., 1915-09-21

II you have been unable so far to find
Just the sort Of chambermaid who
suits YOU and comes mp to your stand
ards Of efficiency, the reason is that you
have never obtained one through the
Want Columns.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-09-21

that if it ever happened again and
was brought to his notice he would
place upon every one who was con-
ne.ted with the harboring a sub
stantial fine and in lieu of the nom
payment of the fine, they would be
committed to the New Castle county
workhouse. Judge Prickett made it
plain that ne did not intend to have
the work Of the court interfered with
by people promiscuously.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-11
Hosu the Typhoid
Germs Resisted the Heat

The Spanish spaghetti was prepared ronu~B: On
the day before the dinner the spaghetti boiled In
water. Then 1t washed and separated with city
water running from tap. On the day a Spanish
tomatoes. butter. seasoning. cooking soda and the
strained liquid In which dried peppers had been boiled
Probably little -four added for thckening. These
ingredients were put together and cooked
On the day OF the dinner, at about 10 No. the spa
ghetu and the sauce mixed In large dshpan and
would have been conducive to the multiplication Of
bacteria. The spaghetti arrived at the hall between
10 and 10 80 and put into the Of gas
stove Immediately The late arrival Of the spaghetti
caused the women to fear that there would not be
sufficient time for the proper baking of this important
item the bill OF fare. When the first patrons ar
rived they were served with the upper and warmer
layers Of the spaghetti. 1t thought that the
deener portions would not be hot desired.
The evidence would be strong that the spaghetti
carried the infection If 1t could be shown that this
dish good culture medium and not sterilized
by the baking Experiments therefore under
taken at the State Hygienc Laboratory to clear UP
these two points
dish Of Spanish spaghetti prepared as nearly
possible according to the methods used by Mrs. K
The spaghetti and sauce were prepared separately
Some Of the put In TASKS and steril2ed and
set aside to be tested for its properties culture
medium. The remainder OF the and the spa.
typhoid bacillus Of the strain from Mrs. X the ioi
lowing day the and spaghetti were thoroughly
mixed In small dfshpan and covered with one pound
Of grated cheese.
The dish not large the one prepared py
Mrs. x. and would therefore be more easily heated
deep and ranged from to 10 inches in diameter tne
of an ordinary range was heated TO baking
rerature, and the dish OF spaghetti was put IN
After seven minutes the door vas opened ZOE an IN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-11

OFector of tho hyaeHtc Laboratory OF tho Call
(From His Official Report of the Casey
T0HE City of Hartford. California, experienced an
explosive outbreak Of typhoid fever in the lat
ter part OF March, 1914. The epidemic
sisted OF ninety three all Of which were traced
70 church dinner The infection came from typhoid
carrier among those who prepared and served the
food-s woman who did not suspect that she had
had typhoid fever
OF special interest the incubation periods.
which were. in the majority of instances less than
eight days The shortest was three days.
The disconcerting observation made during the
Investigation that under conditions which not at
oil unusual. baking actually incubete the inner
portions OF OF food instead OF sterizng them
The epidemic began with March 20.
During the following three days the daily number of
new cases rapidly to the maximum nineteen.
After that the number fell quickly. The last de-
veloped on April Is.
The total number Of In the outbreak
ninety-three.
Three OF the resulted in death and
eral others In serious danger.
number OF persons infected at Hantord travelled
considerable distances during the incubation period
This illustrates how typhoid fever Is carried into
cities which not responsible for the infection. Two
Of the nlnety-three persons travelled two hun
dred miles to San Francisco and developed the dis
ease there Three OF the cases developed in Fresno,
thirty miles north OF Hanford. Although typhoid
fever WIS conveyed to San Francisco Fresno. Exeter
Alpaugh Tulare. Ammonia and Selma and ITO ranches
In the country around Hanford. secondary 4nfec.
lions from these cases have come to my attention.
mined that the infection from food served at
public dinner and supper held in public hall. March
IT, All OF the ninety'three persons who developed
typhoid fever ate food served there. Eightyfve of
the patients attended both Of the meals and
received their infection IN this The other eight
infected from eating food brought to their homes
from the hall by friends.
While the infection easily traced to the public
dinner. the source from which the food became in.
sected was first obscure. Fiftyfve Of the patients
interviewed and information was obtained from
others through their physicians The facts REGARDING
the kinds OF food eaten the dinner tabulated
and studied
The dinner was q church dinner partaken OF by
about 1850 persons about 125 eating at noon and As
10 the evening
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-11
Hoao the Typhoid
"Cdrrier" Was Traced Dozen

The bill OF fare at the noon meal consisted OF
chicken pie mashed potatoes Spanish spaghetti
baked beans potato salad containing onions and hard
boiled eggs and served lettuce. bread and butter
olives several kinds Of pie cheese iced tea and
At the evening meal ice cream and cake were ADDED
to the list Most of the food donated, and was
prepared at various homes at the hall. Butter.
bread and potatoes were bought from stores whose
other customers remained we'll.
Next to the chicken pie the. Spanish spaghetti was
the dish eaten by the largest number OF the persons
who became sick Since the chicken pie was OF three
or more lots the spaghetti the only dish eaten IN
common by most Of the typhoid patients few. how
eNar. were positive that they had not eaten the
spaghetti
Only few ate the baked beans. Many did not eat
the potato salad. The lettuce leaves on which the
salad was served were donated from private garden,
which had been watered with city water and fortified
With horse manure from the barn on tho premises.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-11
How a Dish of Baked Spaghetti
Gave 80 Eaters Typhoid Fever
By Wilbur A. Sawyer, M. D

rnia state Board Of Heslth, Berkeley. California.
The family had been eating this lettuce and had re-
manned entirely we'll. 'r
Twenty persons had sufficient connection with the
dinner to need special Investigation Sixteen Of these
women who were actively engaged in preparing
serving the food.
One member Of this group presented history which
made 1t seem probable that she chronic typhoid
carrier. Mrs. had formerly kept boarding house
In Hanford. Seven and half years BEFORE in Octo-
Der, 1906. Of her twelve fifteen boarders came
down with typhoid fever The source of his infection
was obscure. week after this had appeared
another man who was boarding with Mrs. developed
typhoid fever Again the source Of infection not
clear. In March. 1912, two more cases appeared in
the boarding house OF Mrs X.
This history OF previous OF typhoid fever
among the contacts OF Mrs. made It seem probable
that she chronic carrier and the source OF
infection not only Of the four boardere. but also Of
the ninety.three persons injected at the dinner on
March IT. Later the proof that she chronic
rier was received by telegram from the laboratory.
The article OF food with which Mrs. came in
contact before the dinner the Spanish spaghetti
She had prepared this dish at her home. up to the
point Of the final baking which took place at the hall
just before the dinner This final baking would ap
pear at first glance to justify Che elimination of the
spaghetti the dish responsible for conveying the
Infection
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A Tempting Dish
Full of ActiUe Germs

large hotair sterilizer was then heated and kent
was introduced and subjected TO this heat sor shirty
minutes When the dish was removed the SURF .ce
was OF golden brown color The appearance and
aroma suggested that the spaghetti thoroughly
cooked and very hot The temperature near the top
1922 degrees B. and a the middle 1874 degrees F.
1872 degrees F. and the dish then returned to tho
oven Cultures taken at various levels showed that
In the next baking the over was kept at tempera.
ture ranging between 4o5 and at degrees F. After
s an nur tn s pan sn. The
charred. The liquid around the margin was boiling
vigorously and the whole dish was sissiing The tenn
perature just under the surface waS 1914 degrees B.
At the middle 1t was S3A degrees F., and near the
bottom 1884 degrees F. An hour later the tenn
degrees F. the top. 1855 degrees F. the middle
and 1894 degrees F. near the bottom This showed
that the interior Of the dish did not reach pas
teurizing temperature.
Cultures taken at the surface after the pan had
been removed from the oven showed no typhoid colo
at distance OF half inch from the surface showed
few colonies OF the typhoid bacillus. most OF the
two and half inches showed abundant colonies Of
typhoid bac In these cultures the typhoid colonies
and Russell medium and also by agglutination by ant
typhoid serum.
pan Of spaghetti, at tho dimes In stanford only
improbable, but practically impossible. The Of
the spaghetti there much greater than In the
oueh baking
The thickened sauce consisting 80 largely of milk.
suspected Of being the culture medium in which
the multiplication OF the typhoid bacillus took place.
Ten of the sauce, which had been set aside when
the experimental dish was prepared. was put in test
tube and sterized In the auoclave. The amount
Of sterized milk was used for comparison Each
tube was inocuated with 0.0601 Of twentyfour-
hour broth culture Of the typhoid bacillus isolated from
Mrs x. The tubes were thoroughly shaken and then
incubated st 986 degrees F.
The laboratory experiments completed the explana.
.lon Of the Hsnford outbreak by showing that the
used In making tho Spanish spaghetti
good culture medium and that the dieh had not been
serxed after leaving the house Of the typhoid earro
Moreover, Il WRs demonstrated that cooked dishes
must be considered possible eonveyers Of Infection
unisss Il can be shown that the method o. cooking
would produce complete sterilization. Tho sioHness
with which heat ponetrates dlshes like the Spanish
spaghetti shows that worry prolonged heating would be
necessary sterilization Of large dishes OF such food
Ordinary baking merely euhates the interior Of these
naaSSas Of food.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-11

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-11

slant and Il was noted that tho cheese had melted
After nftsen minutes the dish removed from the
oven The surface Was not properly Drowned. and
the Temperature in the middle OF tho spaghetti had
risen only one degree above room temperature (sos
to e2s degrees F. In the following half hour while
the dish was standing in the room. the temperature
the middle rose to 6s8 degrees r.. the heat gradu.
ally penetrated to the inner portions Cultures taken
from various depths all developed colonies OF typhoid
bacilli
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y !. Eloof That Dish of Baked Spaghetti
onlsure' for Typhoid Germs The Three
ano o. Indicate the Temperatures of the
20 removed from the Oven-0ne,Half Inch
quA and Near the Bottom. The Typhoid
! BOON Placed in the Mass Before COOKING
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-11

/ :" Yash their hands
slnteoAnt The family
|4eal directions how to
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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-16
When 1t Is Darkest.

By his own observations on thou
sands of nights w. F. Denning, the
English scientist, has proved that we
are scientifically correct when we say
that it is always darkest just before
dawn" He has found that before
dawn a great darkness invariably
seems to drop down like mantle upon
the immediate surroundings. Objects
which were plainly observable during
the previous hours of the night are
blotted out, and a nervous feeling is
sometimes induced by the dense opac-
ity of the air.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-16
POMONA NEWS.

H. A. Irish made business trip
to Sanford early in the.week.
The Literary Club held the regular
monthly meeting last Friday even
ing. The program consisted of an
interesting debate, Life in the City
VS.. Life in the Country, and other
enjoyable features.
Miss jeanette Powell spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the home CT Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. Jumper in Fruitland
Mrs. c. H. Piplar and Chas. Jr., Wis
tied Mrs. c. L. Smith at Sanford last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Perry motored
to Palatka Monday having as .;1ests
Miss Mary Morrison and her father
lJ. R. Morrison.
J. M. Tucker is now working ir
Jacksonville.
Mrs. c. H. Strockman left Tues.
dav for a visit with relatives in st
Johns Park.
Samuel burst has gone to Palatks
to work few weeks
A. D. Zachary of Sanford is spend
ing some time in town.
Mrs. Grace Cook, Mrs. Geo. Otter
son, Mrs. Thos. Siney and Miss Ina
Siney went to Palatka Tuesday il
the c. G. Middleton car.
Miss Edna Middleton entertained
party of young people one evening
last week, the occasion being hel
birthday.
The pupils of the high school arr
preparing an entertainment for Fri
day evening, the 10th to which al
are invited
As school closes this week, the en-
tertainment is given in honor of Miss
Grace Wells who finishes her schoo
course.
W. C. Withorn, Jacksonville
Times-Union reporter was in town or
business Monday.
Hon. W. S. Middleton of Tallahas
see spent Saturday and Sunday here
looking after his business interests
He states that his family is enjoying
there stay in the capitol city very
much.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-16
HARLEM HAPPENINGS.

]. G. Minton and L. Bohannon were
visitors to Palatka on Saturday
L. Bohannon and family spent Sun
day at the home of Henry Carter
near Prox.
W. J. McRae who has been i'll some
days is able to be out again.
H. Pruitte and L. r. Thomas went
over to Carraway last Sunday to at
tend preaching service.
Sunday was regular preaching day
at the Primitive Baptist church, and
good meeting is reported.
E. R. Conway of Bostwick was a
visitor in this section on Monday.
John Conway of Springside visit
ed in this community last Tuesday.
We had a nice shower on Monday,
but the farmers are complaining Of
a bad stand of corn owing to the
beating rains which came after plant
ing.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-16
His Blasted Life.

John Grimes, Il noted skintlint, resid-
ing in a rural district, became engaged
to a lady of some means who CHANGED
to be visiting in the neighborhood dur
ing the summer. Ascertaining his true
character as the weeks passed, she
told him all was over between them,
whereupon Grimes threatened to sue
for breach of promise. Rather than in
cur publicity and notoriety his former
sweetheart, through her attorney, offer
ed to settle for $500. 1.-TWO hundred"
shrieked Grimes melodramatically.
1.-TWO hundred dollars for ruined
hopes, blasted life! Never, never!"
How much do you think would be
about right?" asked the attorney.
make 1t three hundred and it's bar
gain" declared Grimes instantly
Argonaut
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-16
FREE GARDEN SEEDS

The Palatka News has one
thousand packages of Gar
den and Flower Seeds, sent
to it for distribution by Con-
gresham Claude L'Engle.
The publishers will be glad
to supply these seeds to any
and all people in this city
and county who can make
use of them, and who will
call at The Palatka News
office for them; also to those
who write us making request
for seeds. the News will send
by mail. Make your request
early.
THE PALATKA News.
Russell & Vickers
Publishers.