Act To Halt Measles Spread
(An ho rage Times Apriil 27)
A small epidemic of measles in
Anchorage brought warnings
from health authorities today but
a scarlet fever epidemic in Se
ward caused more anxiety here.
Dr. Howard R. Romig, deputy
territorial health commissioner,
said there are four cases of meas
les in Anchorage and that more
are expected among young ad
ults from 20 to 25 years old be
cause of widespread exposure.
Meanwhile steps were taken to
keep all scarlet fever contacts in
Seward and parents here were ur
ged to keep their children away
from the Gateway City until the
danger is past.
Dr. Homing said the measles
were brought north by a young
man on a recent steamer. The ill
person stopped at Cordova and
an epidemic followed there. An
other young man on the same
. steamer, came down with meas
les in Anchorage after attending
the Antlers’ dance and other pub
lie places. His friends also be
came ill and their circle of
friends were soon listed among
the measles victims.
The physician pointed out
that measles, while the most con
tagious of all contagious diseases,
has an incubation period of 10 to
12 days. Consequently, persons
fall ill with it after they believe
they have passed the danger per
iod.
Measles cause serious complica
tions among adults but few' in
children.
Dr. Romig said antitoxin has
been sent to Seward to aid in the
scarlet fever epidemic. There are
j several cases of the illness. He
I said this disease is much more
; serious than measles and every
■ attempt is being made to prevent
i its spread to other cities.
Dr. Williams, in Seward, is for
i bidding close associates of those
who have become ill from leav
i ing the city.
Dr. Romig said the flue epi
1 demic has disappeared in Anchor
! age, and that a sore mouth, aches
and pains might be taken as sym
ptoms of measles. Persons noting
these conditions should confine
■ themselves to their homes and
| consult their family physician.
ALASKA TO HAVE
; MANY TOURISTS
In the leading article on the
1 page devoted to travelers in a
recent issue of the New York
Sunday Times, Alaska, it is de
! dared, appears to be the favorite
■ with this year's tourists.
The northern Territory, the
! article goes on to say, will be in
! eluded on the itinerary of many
| Easterners who choose this sum
mer to see the west and the Gold
I en Gate Exposition. To such East
! erners, the boat ride to Alaska
will be “just another lap.’’
The article is illustrated with
a fine picture of Seward's hatr
t oor, and the trip along the Yu
| kon river to Dawso,n includes a
\ visit to the Interior.
Tra'vel bureaus in New York
City, the Times reiports, are book
ing both long and short tours of
Alaska.
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BARS’ VISITS PALM BEACH
l. ••• urn—i <imni> ii mi 'in rr^WTFHiTmr in i n min miiiii-p—
Countess Barbara Haupwitr.-Reventlow, silent as to her plans, is
shown as she arrived for a week’s stay at tile Palm Beach, Fla.,
estate of her father, Frankyn L. Hutton. She was accompanied by
her son, Lance, aged three,
LOUIS BORES IN ON ROPER
Timm-r-i mm.... »
Joe Louis is shown boring in on the hapless Jack Roper shortly
before he knocked him out in the first round of their heavy-weight
title bout at Los Angeles. Roper (left) is attempting to cover up
from the champion's blows.
CIRCLE GLOBE IN TRAILER
MIAMI, Fla. if-P)—Mr. and Mrs
G. W. Asdop, 67 years old, have
been around the world in their
trailer — and they still want to
travel.
They’re back in America for
their second visit 'after a 36,000
mile journey through Africa and
Australia. They’ve been traveling
since Aslcp retired 12 years ago
at 55. To any one else who wants
to retire that early, he offers this
advice:
Work 'and study hard while
you’re young. I spent 13 years
studying at night while I was
earing a living in the daytime.
That’s why I'm here.” He's a
New Zealand architect.
The Aslops plan to visit the
New York and San Francisco
fairs and Mexico, England, Nor
way and Sweden before return
ing home next year for the New
Zealand Fair.
They did all the usual things
in Africa—like stopping on the
equator with the front wheels on
one side and the rear wheels on
the other, then standing with one
foot on each side—but they let
themselves in for some unexpect
ed thrills.
One night a leopard jumped on
the roof of their trailer and ate
one of the guinea fowls Aslop
had shot for meat. Another time
a giraffe stretched its neck over
the trailer to eat some lettuce
from the roof-top.
But no elephant came along
and upset their home. That’s all
they’d been afraid of.
COME ON BOYS!
WIDOW, 46, jolly nature, of re
mote Scotch ancestry, desires
to correspond with gentleman
between 48 and 58. Object mat
rimony. Address all communi
cations to The Nome Nugget,
Box 518, Nome, Alaska, and
your address and letter will be
forwarded to the “jolly wid
ow" in the States.
No wSuspension of
Assessment Work
WASHINGTON. May 11, </P' —
A bill to suspend assessment
work against unpatented mining
claims for the current fiscal year
was disapproved by the Senate
Mining Committee who advised
the Senate, if mineral activity is
to continue in the west, Congress
should forwith abandon its prac
tice of exempting holders of
such claims from the require
ment of annual assessment work.
Similar legislation has been en
acted each year since 1932 when
Congress in recognition of de
pressed conditions first exempted
prospectors in the I’nited States
and Alaska.
Trio Held In Insurance-Murder Ring
Although authorities said the us ual method was death by slow poison, they believed other mes
had been used by persons in in volved in Philadelphia's “insurance-murder” ring:. This t
(above) is but a portion of those being held. They are shown at a hearing before a Philadelpl
magistrate as they were held wi thout bail on eharges linking each to the ring. Left to right: M
Agnes Mandiuk, Mrs. Josephine Romualdo and Amedeo Muscelli. The women were accused of t
deaths of their husbands.
Britain’s Rulers Watch Her Prepare
Visiting Aldershot, England, to s maneuvers. King George and Qm <n Elizabeth (extreme rig
shown with start office rs, uatcln I the loading of an artillery pie . A rrd\ p edged to light
Poland, Great Britain and Fran e put their military ni ght he.iind Kurnania and Greece in
effort to forestall possible aggre ion by Germany and Italy.
Louis Scores Quick Knockout Over Roper
Jack Roper is shown on the floor, knocked out in two minutes and t wenty seconds of a scheduled ten round bout at Los Angeles
Champion Joe Louis standing over him. Referee George Blake r ashes up to send Joe to a neutral comer.
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