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tylts .& V a lu ti an d U Cl inatl district health wrieAnn lir lsader?Tha tew clu .obtained iron till inquiry were Investigated In detail. ,but the result were negative. N o ? poilttv; 25* S tre e t W e s t jfou) D r e s s e s ` .; V; Paris Interpretations of Youthful S p r in g M o d e s UTERIALS Georgettes, Crepe Elizabeth. C r e p e S s t i n ^ Satin. Silk P ri n t s . ,JYLE P O I N T S -- F in e T u c k s, Wool Embroidery, G o ld a n d Silver Stitching, S t a n d i n g Cellars, Shirring, S m o ck in g . OLQRS--P a lm e tto , D o g w o o d , Wild Honey, G r a y , N a v y , LoVe-Bird, Black. nyustigatoi's. Named by Sur geon tontraleCumming. Find .'A ow olalto ; No Reaeorl to Ban It. : "are Ju stified :, ' V ' ; 1 . "1 . D riv ers o f Cars' lisln g *Uyl gaso line ax a tael and In w hich the con centration of tetraethyl lead w as not igton Comifchtee." *% 252 PERSONS UNDER TESTS g re a te r th a n one p a r t to llSOO p o rts by volume of gasoline, showed no definite signs of lead absorption a fte r iexpo jp jjj su re s a p p ro x im a tin g tw o -year*. Vi v v< Public H ealth -S ervice W ill Permit "2. E m ployes of 'garages .engaged In th e handling and repairing of autom o T h.y ..... A ^rt P r^ .lofl i ,,,, : j Sale of the Fuel for . biles ai|d employes of automobile ser vice statio n s rOay show evidence of . '.`'.VfWtWaaos! -iIla,-tthhatMOOrnIly :Wy-.- i Automobile Use. lead ' a b s o rp tio n 1a n d sto ra g e ." I n - g a r to.,Avrt; It ' r . o' age# arjd stations In w hich ethyl gaso line w as used, the am ount o f ap p ar ent absorption and storage w as some w hat Increased, hot the effect was .T Special to T h e S e w Y o rk Time*, '? s lig h t Cn com parison w ith t h a t show n ' W ASHINGTON# J ^ 1 0 .- C h a r l e a City/* eat by w orkers In other Industries when Htfghe and John W- D avis appeared m i IM jtri th e re w as a sever* le a d h a zard befo re th e fJu d ic ia ry 'C om m ittee p t bate case: an d f i r tho periods of exposures both Houses of Congress today m sup a c ro s s th e " U 4 iV r'w a s 1n o t s u ffic ie n t to produce port of the bill, to Increase salaries of a -J u d g e , d w ectlb le sym ptom s of lead pollening. Federal Judges . > ' ? . * * :-V Ycfl, #17,1 "3~ I n th e re g io n s in w h ic h e th y l A Joint hearing: to consider the meas - M r. K og; g a so lin e h a s b e e n u s e d to th e g re a te s t ure w as arranged as. a result oTisug Judge* in e x te n t a s a m o to r fu e l f o r a p e rio d o f gestions made b y the! American 'Bar 000 to $30 C ohtilnued s tu d y . w an p ro p o sed in b e tw ee n tw o arid th re e y e a r s no d e fi Association. . jC committee represent p en satio n resolutions adopted today a t a confer nite cases have been discovered of recognizable lead' poisoning o r o ther ing the association, headed by Thomas O. Haight, former. Federal Judge' in Taft and ! tloes oaJtl ence, p resid ed o v er b y D r. C um m lng disease re su ltin g fro m th e use o f e th y l New Jersey, selected'the speakers.H e In read j' and attended by h ealth officers of sev gasoline." i ' eral States. Sees No G rounds for E m bargo. A r e s o lu tio n o ff e r e d b y M ias G ra c e `.'In v ie w o f th e s e c o n c lu s io n s ." th e M. B fim ham , a welfare" worker^ w as rep o rt continues, 1 "y o u r com m ittee adopted d eclarin g " it is th e sense of begs to rep o rt th a t in i t s opinion th e re this conference th a t the investigation are a t present no good grounds for of in d u stria l h a za rd s in the U nited prohibiting th e Use of e th y l gasoline S ta te s be co n cen trated in th e U nited of the com position specified as a m otor S tate Public H ealth the necessary funds Service, and th a t be giv^n th a t o r fuel, provided th a t, its d istrib u tio n and 'use aro controlled b y pro p er reg u la ganization w ith w hich to thoroughly tions. The com m ittee feels th a t the prosecute th is Investigation." M iss B p rn h am spointed out th a t very fo rm u latio n of specific re g u la tio n s In little inform ation had been obtained regard to the m anufacture, d istribu tion and use of te tra e th y l lead, (ethyl concerning other poisonous substances used in th e in d u stry .- fluid and ethyl gasoline for adoption and enforcem ent by_the several States- H . L. H orning, P resid en t of th e So belongs properly to th e office of th e ciety of A utom otive E ngineers, called Surgeon G eneral of the Public H ealth atten tio n to th e need of continued in Service. /i i v e s t i g a t i o n in to th e s u b je c t o f th e ef- " I t re m a in s p o ssib le t h a t if th e u se feet of th e lead poisoning on the ste r of leaded gasolines becom es w ide spread conditions m ay arise very dif ility of the race. feren t from those studied by us w hich Surgeon G eneral G um m ing pointed would ren d er its use m ore of a h azard out that th e com m ittee saw no rea th an would ap p ear to be th e case from this investigation. L onger experience son to prohibit .the sale of ethyl ghs m ay show th a t even such slight sto r u n d er pro p er regu latio n s to be for- age of lead as w as observed in these `m ulato d by th e S u rg eo n G en eral in' stu d ies tn ay lead e v en tu ally in s u s consultation w ith h ealth officers, ceptible individuals to recognizable m an u factu rers and others, th e Public lead poisoning or to chronic degenera H e a lt h S e rv ic e a c t in g in a n a d v is o r y tiv e d is e a s e s Of a le s s o b v io u s c h a r capacity. , ' acter. P ro fesso r W . H. H ow ell, of Johns " In view of such possibilities the H opkins U niversity, w as C hairm an of com m ittee feels th a t the investigation th e com m ittee, th e o th e r m em bers of begun u nder th e ir direction m u st not w h ic h w e re D r. E d w a r d J . S te ig lltz , `be a llo w e d to - l a p s e . T h e re s p e c tiv e of the U niversity of C hicago; J^rs. S tates w ould be dependent upon the Reed H u n t and D avid L. Edsall, of findings of such investigations, for H a rv a rd ; D r. C. E. A. W inslow , of c h an g e s in th e ir re g u la tio n s. W ith Y ale; D r. W . S. L eath ers, of V an d er th e experience o b ta in e d .a n d th e exact- bilt U niversity, and D r. A lbert J. m ethods now available it should be Chesley, of /M inneapolis. possible to follow closely th e outcom e Studies M ade of Groups. of a m ore extended use of th is fuel and to determ ine w hether or not it W hile the com m ittee m ade an exam m ay co n stitu tea m enace to th e health in a tio n o f th e D u P o n t P l a n t a t Dysep of th e g e n e r a l p u b lic a f t e r p ro lo n g e d W ater, N . J.. w herq it w as reported ijse o r o th e r conditions n o t now fo re seen. nine em ploye had died from th e ef fects of the ethyl gas, the report deals p rim arily w ith tho retail distribution and general use of the gas rath er than its m anufacture. A corps of w o rk e rs'w a s organized; and four groups using both' ethyl and non-ethyl gasoline and one group w hich w as exposed d irectly to lead d u st w ere stu d ied in tensively. In all, 252 p e rs o n s s u b m itte d to th e te s t s a n d "O utside the question of ethyl gaso line. It w ould seem fro m th is in v esti gation th a t w herever autom obiles are housed together there is an accum ula tion of lead dust w hlplr m ay prove to be a source of dan g er to the w orkers involved, in addition to th e hazard s arising from the production of carbon m onoxide,. ,,g as. T h e v a s t in c re a s e in tho num ber of autom obiles th ro u g h o u t th e country n m k es th e study o f all ex am in atio n s, m ad e up in th e follow suh q u estio n s a m a tte r o f re a l lm* ing g ro u p s: p o rtan ce fro m th e stan d p o in t o f publlft G ro u p A--T h ir ty - s ix m e n em p lo y ed h e a lth , a n d th e c o m m itte e u rg e s by th e C ity of D ayton. Ohio, as ch au f- stro n g ly th a t a su itab le ap p ro p riatio n be req u ested from C ongress fo r th e of investigation* iTTTTJ-'TIiyi g ATTTB RT1U u n d w hich w a s exposed d irectly to lead d u st w ere studied, Intensively. In all, 252 p e rs o n s s u b m itte d to th e te s t s a n d exam inations, m ade up In th e follow- ing: g r o u p s : G ro u p A--T h i r ty - s ix m e n em p lo y e d by th e C ity of D ayton, Ohio, a s.c h a u f feurs of cars using gasoline containing noG le ro ad. up , B -^ -S ev en ty -sev en 4 chauffeurs em ployed by a public service corpor ation in D ayton driving cars w hich Imbtfinttingof many a serious Hintss ` give tn a t so re 'boat continuous ntiseptic treatm en t TK1ESS it is, given p ro p e r tre a t' Bent, i common sore th ro a t iTdevelop serious com plications. 1let rid of it don't rely only on a or gargle night and m orning. Te it antiseptic tre a tm e n t all day betever you happen to be. Cwy a bottle of FoRm amint w ith and at convenient in te rv als sBp 1of these pleasant-tasting, a n ti- CREDITS YALE FOR INQUIRY. Professor Haggard Tells of Urging the Investigation. ^ v;' ^ Special to T he Ncxo Y o rk Tim es N E W H A V EN , C onk., Ja n . 19.-W . H. H aggard, A ssistant Professor of Applied Physiology a t Y ale U niver sity, com m enting on th e rep o rt of dhe com m ission on te tra e th y l gas, Ud, the investigation w asH he outgrow th of the stan d tak en by m edical professors a t Y ale. H e and P ro fesso r Y ondell H enderson w ere the first to m ake pub lic th e cause of th e ip ysterious d e a th s a t Bayonne, N. J. / ' i "A t th e tim e of the. d e ath s P ro fesso r H enderson and I issued a strong plea ag ain st th e use of tjie tetraeth y l lead in gasoline un til thorough Investiga tion a should be m ad e,"-said P ro fesso r H aggard. "W e thought th a t it w as n xaj^bly harm ful and w e did n o t be- Kbve Its public sale Should continue u n til th e m a tte r w as Iboked into^by th e B oard of H ealth. "E v er since we Issued .o u r p u b lic 1 statem en ts people h a v e been w ritin g t o , us saying th a t they felt sick and w o n -! dered If it could be from , th e te tra - j et h y l le a d in t h e i r g a so lin e . ?I n v ie w o f I trwh-e.Knpstu bYliAc---au*t t i--t u- d e to w-a r d' --t h e com -1 Jm nam int S HAH+IILIHG THROAT TTAABBLLEETTSS HOFFMANN b u r g l a h -p r o o f TRIPLEX L O C K O f K ^ EVERYDOOR TOP, SIDE , 4 BOTTOM. NO BURJ.y CAR ENTER UNLESS HE '-HS THE DOOR IN PIECES. W P r o p U p - t o n *n Extra m V " ' |lLtcb, bat w btt necar- . i ity it a Latck of, any ;f| ^ of tb present locks on a 1 \t. i 7 or it 9 foot door? L'i Hoffmann fib, ||j Burglar-proofs y <H ttien'. rjlnirb,. n .<l olumn et HARRIS WON'T ACT NOW. Health Commissioner Will Stiidy Report Before Raising Boycott. D r. Louis I. H arris, H ealth Com m issioner of N ew Y ork C ity, saJd la st w ith e x- p e--rts . ----- --. ,vvtc emu conrsuicec " I have been keeping jn touch w ith Surgeon G eneral Cum m ing on th is m at- te r," D r. H a rris said, "a n d will read th e full report before tak in g an y ac tion here. So fa r as I know th e o r der forbidding the sale of tetra-ethy) gasoline in: N ew York C ity lo st May has never been rescinded." ' E ..W . W ebb. President of the E thyl G as C orporation, a subsidiary of the S ta n d a rd OH o f N ew J e r s e y a n d G e n eral M otors C orporation, w hich sus pended the m anufacture of ethyl gaso line la st M ay follow ing th e d eath s of five em ploye of its Bayw&y, N. J., p la n t is s u e d st h e fo llo w in g s t a t e m e n t y e ste rd a y : "The history of this com pany has not been th a t of th e usu al com m ercial en terprise. T he developm ent of ethylized gasoline w as th e result of the jo in t ef f o r t of tw o o f th e la r g e s t `u n it In th e autom obile a n d oil in d u s try .: T h eir com m on'purpe^je,w as to p ro v id e a b e t w here both gro u p s w ere em ployed te r and m oro efficient m otor fuel artd show ed a lead content w hich th e com !th u s to conserve a vital n atu ral re m ittee believes m ay be th e source of source. le a d tr a c e s fo u n d In th e e x a m in a tio n s . " W h e n a f t e r two y e a r s o f S u c c essfu l So fa r a s th e com m ittee-could a sc e r progress in th is direction tb o question tain all th e reported Cases of fatalities of a possible health hazard w as raised an d s e rio u sjn J u rie s in co nnection w ith th e co m p an y v o lu n ta rily su spended op th e u se efO b stra e th y l lead, h a v e oc e ra tio n p en d in g th e In v e stig a tio n o f c u r r e d ,, e ith e ry in th e .p ro c e s s o f m a n u ,th e q u e stio n , b y th e S u rg e o n G e n e r a l's j fa c tu re o f tn is su b stan ce o r in the procedures of blending and ethylizing. com m ittee. N atu rally , wo a re satisfied by th e com m ittee's fin d in g s a n d re All the w orkers exam ined were, p o rt. C ooperating w ith th e S urgeon q uestioned, irr re g a rd to th e ir know]- G e n e ra l a n d g iv in g fu ll effect to the -, a n d 'ayton c o m m itte e 's re c o m m e n d a tio n s, to re s u m e operations." w e pl&S f'/* \ 'I" - ` fifth aven: : V : ' l ' EXTRA FAE J i V: