Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-04
ALEXANDRIA HEALTH
CONDITIONS CRAFTY
High Record Is Set During Month
by Absence of Serious
Disease.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, August A.
There was not single case of'typhoid
fever within the city limits during the
month OF July, according to the
monthly report OF Dr. Louis Foulks,
city health officer. DR. Foulks states
that this breaks all records for the
city of Alexandria
According to the report, there was
one case of scarlet fever, which was
imported from Wilmington, Del. He
reports not a single case of diph iberia
during the past month. This, the
health officer reports. demonstrates
the fact that Alexandria is as safe a
place in which to live as any other
city of its size. according to official
disease records
Disease Can BE Checked.
Continuing. the report says:
There Is no question of the fact
that prompt, continuous and efficient
work by any modern health depart
ment can hold in check such serious
communicable diseases as typhoid,
scarlet fever. diphtheria and small
pox. This has been demonstrated time
and again in other cities, and it has
been fully proved here in Alexandra.
The cost is very small to each individ-
can never be measured in dollars and
cents.
The general health of the city dur
ing the month of July was wonder
fully good. The general sanitary con-
ditions are very fair. This must be
true. as otherwise our monthly dis
ease charts would show 1t up
Slight storm Damage.
During the progress of the storm
Yesterday afternnnn
lightning struck two places and did
slight damage. Small damage also
was done to the lighting and tele-
phone services.
At $50 o'clock lightning struck the
place of T. +. Burroughs Sons & Co,
on Patrick street south of Franklin
street, and tore hole in the roof. and
also hit the telephone, badly damag-
ing IL. No one was in the place at
the time
Last night lightning struck the cleo
trio light at the corner of King and
West streets. According to Hugh
ClarkSon, superintendent of the CheS-
apeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany, about twenty-five stations in
the suburbs were put out of commits
sion as a result of the storm. The
Alexandria Light and Power Com
pany reports only small damage. Both
concerns had the necessary repair
| work completed early today.
Charged With H0Id-up.
Richard Stuart and Francis Lash.
both of this city, were yesterday aft
ernoon held for the action of the
grand jury of Fairfax county. because
it was alleged that they were impli-
Gated in the hold-up of a liquor-laden
car occupied by George Curtley. col
ored, of Washington. on Snake hill, on
the Camp Humphreys road, Fairfax
county. several miles south OF Alex
andria. The hearing took place be-
fore Magistrate George L. Pickett, on
the lawn of the residence OF G. o.
Pullman, Swinging Bridge. Fairfax
county. The men were released on
bond in the sum of $4,000 for their APP
pearance before the grand jury. They
were represented by Attorney Charles
Henry Smith, and the prosecution was
conducted by Commemorative Attor-
new Wilson Farr OF Fairfax county.
Both services at Trinity NJ. +.
Church tomorrow will be conducted
by e. c. Kent, local secretary of the
Y. NJ. G. A. Rev. Frank A. Kellimon.
pastor of the local church, will preach
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock at
Washington Grove camp