| Show LEPER LEP IN HIDING S liE HE SOLD OLD POPCORN John Kokas oas Hunted ante d by State and Federal Officials Off Icia c als s May ay Be e De Deported Deported Deported ported If Captured HOUGH sought by hy city state and federal officials John Kokas known to THOUGH JL have havo leprosy is in hiding somewhere in Salt Lake fearing detection be he because because cause it will almost certainly mean his deportation to one of the leper colonies maintained by hy the United States For several days the officers have bent hent every effort to run down the foreigner but without success Members of the tho Greek colony have been called in to aid in the search se but had not been able to find the man last night Kokas has been In Salt Lake for about a year and a half haU so 80 far as can be learned and for tor fryear a year lived in a r popcorn wagon selling e this and ame other dainties from rom the streets of o Salt Lake all aU the time suffering from rom leprosy One Ona On of ot tho the most startling facts as ascertained ascertained in searching for or the hidden man Is 18 that Kokas visited more than 26 ze physicians in Salt Lake seeking treatment treat treatment ment for the scourge but that m the tho fact was as never brought to the attention of ot the state board of health until last week when Dr T B D Beatty secretary of ot the board took immediate stops steps to find the man and falling Calling turned the tha matter over to Dr Samuel G Paul city Continued on Two lEPER IN HIDING HE SOLD POPCORN Continued From r rate e One health commissioner and Jesse C HIe local Immigration agent for the gov government It horn has also alao been learned that Kokas was treated by the Oriental Medical e company any unknown to local physicians which claimed that a cure could be made mad e for M T Kokas KokaB paid 50 60 i of the amount took the treatment for a short abort time tim U and was waa then on the streets again Deported If Caught If Ie Kokas Kok Is 1 found It t Is le certain that he will he Ite placed in the hands haRd of the th e government oYer m t officials and aRd will likely lIkel b be isolated at one ORe of the leprous solo eolo nl Maintained by y the Ute United States in or in California or orwill o will wilt ho be seat e Rt at to tile tho leper leler island bland In th the e Hawaiian group where Incurables from I Ithe the tho United U lt States Stat are sent aen Those sent senti to the colonies on tie tae mainland are held hold for treatment until it te Is foun can cannot cannot not be cured Kokas has not nit been in inthe n the United States more than tree tree three years i which makes make his ca case come within th the of the immigration agent Dr S G C Paul said Bald Id test lest night that tha t there then wa was not net much danger in Kokall Koka a being bel at large Jar e as the disease dl has hall not no i yet et developed to the extent that it 1 would be dangerous from reports he be h e has baa rose lie IF 11 said Kid it 1 Is neither In Infectious nor nOI but Is spread d through Inoculation or reaching the th o blood of De another person through some nom cut or abrasion al ra l R of ef the skin akin The men mention mendon don dOlt of leprosy however generally strikes terror terrer to the hearts of the aver avor average average age man m or woman and its terrible t of n arthe bob when from upon alHa a the body when given from o OR owe e to another bas has stirred the tho officers to a careful search arch All II Fall Fait Dr Paul was wan working all an day yes yesterday yesterday es a and d last Jat night In an effort to 10 locate loea the Uaen man He lie bad had received la in that Kokas lived at 11 North sILk Fifth West street and a d was pre prepared prepared pared tp to quarantine the house heue until theman the tko themo mo man b uW be Ite turned over ever to tile the fed federal federal eral oral officials But Bat It was found that a family eel Jens Jonos Jen had bad boon boen living there since Itla last Jut January and that Kokas Ko Kokas kas kaII had Md moved to some acme me other locality err effort eUort to te trace him from there has Jailed failed If It the Ute search Is not successful with within in a day or two It is 18 probable that the will be 0 called lied into service to threw throw o out CHIt t a dragnet and aRd bring In the man manX manx X P leader loader of ot the tho Greek colony in Salt Ian Lake said Id last lut night that he be believed Kokas is I not hot a Greek Grek He Pao keeps of ot most of ot these men who come co to Salt Lake and Utah from but wt ho lie says he be has no n record of or such lIuell a man According to Mr Stath ekes ako Kokas Koku probably comes from one of the southern provinces near Rear Greece but bat la Is I not of or tit that nation Dation |
