New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-02

treatment OF patients now entering thS
various hospitals"
More Blood Is Obtained.
DR.. Zingher obtained thirty-one
ounces Of immune blood and ten ounces
of normal blood from three volunteers
who presented themselves at the WI
lard Parker Hospital yesterday. Six
teen ounces were drawn from the veins
of Lester Van Setback, of 36 Twenty
first Street. Whitestone. Long Island,
who gave ten ounces week ago, and
five ounces from the veins of Jacob
Klein, sixteen years old, of 1896 Ave
nue. A. Ten ounces were given by Mrs.
Thomas Mead, of Morningside Place,
Yonkers. who had paralysis forty-two
years ago.
Health officials characterized yester-
days slight increase in the number OF
new cases as nothing alarming.
1--WE are confident that the epidemic
is decreasing swiftly" said Dr. Charles
f. Bolduan. "and the sporadic increases
which will be seen at various times are
net 20 be considered serious, so long as
the cases show a general downward
trend"
The Department of Licenses Informed
Commissioner Emerson yesterday that.
George II. Bell, the letter notifying
motion picture owners OF the modiiica-
ton of the order prohibiting children
under sixteen from attending theatres
has not yet been sent out. Commas
sioner Emerson told number OF mo-
ton picture theatre proprietors yester-
day, however, that the letter Will go
out within the next few days. and that
the Department of Health would not
prosecute any one who admitted chill
dren over twelve after Labor Day. 1t
was stated that all restrictions against
the theatres will be removed when the
schools open, on September 20.
Ex-Assemblyman Sentenced.
Justice Collins, of the Court of SSpe-
cial Sessions, yesterday imposed
thirty-day Jail sentence and hne OF
$3.50 upon Joseph A. Frooks, OF o2
East Eighth Street, former Assem-
blyman. who was convicted OF seIrlhg
neckbags labelled "a. s. lnfantile Dis
ease Protector" Analysis by experts
Of tho Department Of Health showed
the contents Of the bags to be cedar
shavings, sprinkled with naphtholene.
Justice Collins said:
"You knew Of the fatal epidemic eX-
listing in this city. Your only thought
was not TO aid in the suppression or
the scourge, but TO make money. BY
putting a little sawdust into cheap
linen bag YOU expected TO gain by play.
ing on the ignorance Of the poor. and
az time when terrified mothers and
fathers were eager to listen 10 any
method for preventing the terrible dis;
ease. Ghouls and vultures are the KIND
that resort 70 this method Of making
money"
Commissioner Emerson yesterday
received two checks for $1,000 each
rom Edward S. Hardness, Of 70
Broadway. and Mrs. Stephen Y. Hark-
ness, and check for 500 from a
banker who wished his name withheld.
The money was added 70 the Fund to
Purchase Braces for Crippled
Children, which now amounts TO S22,-
s45.99 Several contributions were re-
ceived with the wish that the money
be used to purchase toys for the
children in the hospitals and tene-
ments.
A marked decrease was shown yes
terday in the reports Of new paralysis
cases in the state outside OF New YORK
City. Only forty new cases and three
deaths were reported, as compared
with hfty-three cases and twelve
deaths on Thursday.
New Cases in State.
The new cases are: Five in Wap-
pinger Falls, four in Yonkers, three in
Norwich. two each in Ithaca, Mount
Kisco, Huntington. Mount Vernon,
Glens Falls; one each in Clyce. Gaines
willie. Eastwood. Irvington, Rocky
Point, Roslyn, Glen Cove, Richviile,
Harrison. Hamilton. Schroeppel, Kirk
vile, Sullivan. White Hall. FishkiN,
Canajoharie. North Rose and Gouver-
neur. The deaths were in Richville,
Wappingers Falls and Eastwood.
Despite the decrease of the epidemic
in Nassau County. the Glen Cove com
mittee organized 10 fight the spread of
the disease is arranging TO erect an
other isolation hospital at Jones's In
stitute, in Hicksville. The dispute be
tween residents Of Woodmere and
Cedarhurst over the proposed isola-
tion hospital in the former town was
settled yesterday, when the county
authorities announced that patients
would be cared for At the town poor
farm, in Uniondale. The erection OF
hospital there will begin at once.
Anticipated renewal Of the trouble
at Oyster Bay over the quarantine reg
ulations failed TO develop yesterday at
the meeting of the Town Board. Thir-
~ citizens attended the meeting, but