The Washington times., 1925-08-11
IS.
ENJOYING
HEALTH
City Has Only Three
Contagious Disease Cases
in Month

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 1.-With
the exception of two cases of
measles and one case of scarlet
fever there was no contagious dis
ease in this city during the past
month and general health condi-
tions, according to Doctor Louis
E. Foulks. head of the city health
department, were better than at
any time in the past six years.
There has been no case OF typhoid
fever here since June of 1928, ac-
cording 20 Doctor Foulxs.
During The month of July, one
lunchroom was ordered closed by
the health department for dis
pensing unsanitary food, and the
proprietor's permit was revoked.
There were $50 inspections of food
AID drink establishments, twenty.
five inspections of dairfes which
supply the city with milk, and
twenty-nine tests were made of the
city's water.
Several cases of diphheria, re-
ported during the past few days,
were said by the department to be
not serious.
1t is believed that the police of
this city, assisted by the Depart
ment of Justice fingerprint service,
have identified the yeggman who
last Monday night robbed the safe
of the local office of the Standard
Oil Company and is also believed
to be responsible for a number of
similar robberies in this State and
Maryland.
Charles o. Emerson, assistant
manager of the local office of the
Stndard Oil Company, recalled, after
the robbery, that a stranger had
visited the local plant the day be-
fore the safe had been cracked and
had asked a number of questions.
Accompanied by Captain of Police
William Campbell, he visited police
headquarters in both Washington
and Baltimore and examined the
rogues galleries at both places.
At the Baltimore headquarters he
identified one of the photographs as
that of the stranger who had visited
his office the day before the rob.
berry. The photograph is recorded
as that of Harry Davis, of Boston,
well-known yeggman and safe
cracker.
Finger prints taken have been
sent to Boston and it is believed
that they will coincide with those
of Davis.
Doctor w. p. Parker, field secre.
tary of the Virginia Playground
Association, who inspected the play
grounds of this city yesterday and
was much impressed with their eff
ficiency, announced that he would
propose. this city at the national
meeting of the Playground Recrea-
ton Association, at Asheville, N.
c.. in October, as the logical one
at which to establish training
school for playground teachers.
Although Doctor Parker stressed
the need of more complete equip
ment at the local Fairgrounds he
was impressed with their orderli-
ness and efficiency and praised the
system of carrying the children to
the grounds in BUSES each day,
The buses, which are offered TO
the local playground association by
the Washington-Virgini Railway
Company, carry more than 500
children to the Fairgrounds each
day, it Is reported.
The body of John Penn, eighty
years old, of 435 North Royal
street, this city, has been sent here
for burial following its discovery
in the Potomac by the harbor po-
lice of Washington yesterday.
Penn, who lived by himself. has
! long been a familiar figure along
the waterfront Of this city. He
owned small boat with which he
transported pass DIgers across the
river. A coroner's jury returned
a verdict of accidental death. scout.
1 ing the rumors of foul play which
! had first been heard.
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