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S3AIH3UV TONOIIY N 3 iu j ,v a s o n a o a a s H i-<Sr 9 -0 Q . ____ / 92 3 / >-1 % ^ C1 .W i v A i(iu r I AMa-I-i i/n FORETOLD HIS ATTACK n O N LEADED GASOLINE 'f.[ V ~ . - Dr. Henderson Says Company Didn't Employ Him When He,< Indicated Adverse Finding. " N E W H A V E N ' C onn.,.'A pril 23.--D r. Tandoll Henderson, ' Professor \of Ap plied Physiology, .at, Yale, w ho altthcked th e ju s e 'o f leaded gasoline as likely to causey v a s t '`num bers, of tho population to contract, chropic' lead poisoning, -re plied to d ay `to .th e sta te m e n t of T hom as M idgley J r . ; :th a t ho h a d so u g h t a re* taln in g :fee ito 'b o engaged, as an inves tig a to r of .leaded ethyl gasoline. , > i ; r, " T he sta te m e n t of M r. M idgley,''. he said, "th a t I so u g h t: a retainer from Lihe'; E t h y l .G as C orporation, a n d desired ' to make; a n rinvestigation for them, puts Lthe -fa c ts e ax tely backrTa^d.^They w rote m e'1tw o o r three, y e a rs ago a sk in g it ;I wo^ld, like to m ake a n investigation^fof; :them. AI replied S th a t l vyould' <do'rsd, b u t 't h a t .I believed th e -re s u lts o f `m y investigation could scarcely fail to show t h a t'.th e .-.public use of leaded gasoline would involve an intolerable hazard to public, h e a l t h . ' ' , | ' . ,-i' \ 'M*`The^wOrdin^ of m y le tte r ^vas closely ` similaV tp ;the rem arks on th is-'su b ject,' 'w hich I included in m y a d d ress before the S afety Council Tuesday', night. rA p - nn U -----1 / l i . - * * i - . ---- -- -- ` i ' - * ' .................................. *v. j . .tia c iicai U llUUllIlf; , fu rth er- from them . ',1 have since learned sth fity they, h a d closely , sim ilar, replies*, from several oth'erifc'sanltaryf'<experts. ! N one of. u s w ho took th is view w a s em-V ployed.*.''' ! -r, ' '1 s^Tfifhe u rg e n t need of to d ay . Is foi? the appointm ent by tho Surgeon-G eneral-of ,th e Public .H ealth,' of a com m ission of sa n ita ry ! e x p erts 't o ' consider and re-< p o rt on tho h e alth h a z a rd Involved In! the general Intro d u ctio n i of ethyl >gaso-i line.'? . , J ; ' ' . (- ' J ____ ' __ '.fi'V. r n i W & s - : V-V. v >' gv: f,. il;.." V .of'w oV kj _ discovery) th a t the knockv w as . caused ":b y c crtaln 'j characteristics of gasoline, a s every 'o n e knows. Is- th e , only,* ffuel w hich m ay be relied upon a s 1,a per-' mariont and adequate souroe of supply, for,; the autom obile. I t w a s fu rth e r dis covered th a t the addition of certain rare, a n d ith e re fo re alm ost .unknow n. ,,chem1- ' to g a s o lln o ^ ^ v ro u ^ ^ j^ r^ e n t..ihia. results of this TeseiarcnwTOrk.were, . ' . ' t . ' , ; ' - ! - f i r e e . y published,*and;have,alroady-beteh rlio m as Midgley. 'Jr".'- V looP resident "o f Im m ense *b e n e fit. tp'Hthe'-.automobile. i.nd. f l e M r o u n . - i , . , . . -of k">wWdi, r-o',, (industry- In . th e b e tt e r u nderstandlngl'o f who ' a s s e r t e d ^ y logy a t T a le /. received./from .theCexpendlture.-ortithla who -asserted -In ra . speech, on? Saturday'? work w aa-'thd.tiit did.ow n: patont-righta night! th{it,;tho upo of,doadediethyt* g aso- I covering ' p a rtic u la r J, m aterials / w hich alVin e-th reateni ed ,. t.o. ',ause:;a*.l a r g e .nnuurmaoboerr'!Lth e desiraeidderde*sutolt.g>^ilot<llhnaes, taon?adc'Ccaonro'npaliyeeh; ';o f'!chronic' lead ',--poison~ing,;-c--a-s-e--'s--?--a-m---o--n-g- 1no. m onopoly of ;tHa-mdre .efflclentityphs , the general i?2i* ;; T lie sta te m en t ; d en ied : tho T ale / sclen-, of m otors Iwhlch '.this new;fuel?w ill! m ake possible. Indeed, such m otors havoVbeen In use with spQclahfuolslXor'many.Vears g is t's assertion' th a t :the ethyl g as m akers fo r -'raclngi -aeror " ' `` aimed a t a monopoly of the,gasoline!and 'm o to r business 'tind `f; p o s e s . 1; are or -- _ ------ lilt? m ay be of Interest In th is 1connection i billions - w ere-Involved.'' ; R e ferrin g ; to' to -k n o w , t h a t ' engines- f o r . th e '.a irsh ip iProfesspr.i H pnderson's: criticism s ,of i Bureau^-of!'M ines' ' 1Investigation, the Mr?^ (Shenandoah are efficient,;hlgh^compresslon P a c k ard aviation 'motors,*: and v th at the Shenandoah!has for'som e .tlm elpast .Midgley *a d m itte d 1th a t( the ` corppfatlon been using, v-'and-ds '..'now.'uslng.i'oSihyl had s u p p lie d 'p a rt of the' f u 'n d s /fo r/tjik t' jlgaspllne,;* as*; being -th e fuel 'beathsuited :|lo r th is ' typei'oflElgh-efflCleneymotors. Investigation,1and addodJilV'!'^ !^ !)? '--^iii >T h e /w o rld 'srs p e e a ire c o r(l,fo r` a.utotno- ,!!TVH,,Dr.sHpitderspn'r^Js^cd.',?thqf.public ,'iblles. recently m ade Ibyv.TOmmy fMlUon -tgtWwtphoaoaaihi'mitn.risldbcothesqh'rnoe;ra1'.l,tfwrffIo-ersVt!o'gIhs/tmIaeuhenrxn''ted'cpestd'eho'urlceaedccsofisc.rtnnG:t-aeewc'dy.edlowsoiuntffdsheuIhiinrl\aoyl,a'.ssynb'Iluc'ty;.,IslMt)-tpeht'in-hoa'c'wttaetoi'ol,onuafrng.lssr''bhc,elCe's-'It.tcuh-nnhoaleedvratupsu.et'smosseatrrat1hr'raelyyeea--:,.'.1fl)]j,imIeofumpnaxfrsocooa^ettevmtCo,uoteoharrprf,olsyli.te,rflohatosshrferg'-einIacs.niaosbaa,odun;unflluvoOii-dlnewatJthlen'wbabetsoylarian.>ngo-pv-mecbBaaasitar'tsuaeiskhlcooodnelhucbg?o.'ls'khttladao'nrtMfiiepjnbnodooyatte>hmontedWoorytps!rrh'.brd'oT'roebyu'ntosiShgiast-u^u.nlhh'io'tscaehlhneyher-e tlon to m ake'Suc^i a n 'ln v eiitlg atlo n .-iT h e'1 General Motors)" Corporation ' preferred, iS,---.11J um.'jMii/ s' ' 1 to entrust .such 'a n Investigation" to '.an f i "T ho vS tp n d n ^ d i.O ll^ C p m p a n y i^ ^ p w !Je rse y i'sta rte d ? o n i the .eam cj:llne;p3rese a rc h 1w ork 'referred,'toia ''In ;h is^ n e r^ ;re p ly { to * D r.'^Ienderep'n,' Mr. 'Midgley? ^r. .spoke, a s 'follow s : : ,??.``,Thp;i m orning rp a p e rs,,parryi'acepunto, Initiated;?'byi-V tpe^G pne^^W o^oi'^ poratlon'- some A w o ^g a i;s .datpr,^ani?^ol- : /--a V.1 _ ' -t I _ A U fi. i A k * of tho 'speech !of X)rl:;yd^deli^Honderspn` a ttdcklng - tho : E th y l' :GasoiIno^Cpi`ppr- Un. ;*,lts product,.'stockliol^er/i m ethods' 'ln te resta, o fth 'p se compa o f1dolng business, a h d m prpis.' T he'.inaln Interest'. ' " ' topic of .D ry iie n d e rg o n 'sJ .speech' Is, .or.! should 'have ,bert,'AtheJ;conslderath)n' of.j the hazard!, to publlo hea)th ar)flhig'from the V se' O f e th y l'g a so lin e J !y?Xtthe states m.t -;had -been confined!- toVam''ekbres-' ofDr.' H enderson's oplnlom on this ;thls!.-?e~;these:; ---- , ------------ ---- o rganization' of. th e 'E th v l 'G a sq lln q t__ poratlon/aThe*. G eneral. Motof*)c orpora r tlo n ih a d y previously?; entereji|.vlntO!>con tra cts With .manyS.la rg e P o llr e f iners;-,fo i lithe . sale aoftltsi'aiftikndCKt'prpdUQtAahc