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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1937.

Millionaire Besieged In Hotel

After Gang Kill Strike Leader

USED HIS WIFE AS "GUINEA PIG"

:

AND MADE BIG

DISCOVERY

Los Angeles, Mar. 15.

A frail, graying young scientist who uses his wife as a "guinea pig" has offered the world a new major develop- ment in anesthetics-non- explosive ether which medi- cal men believe may be the

most important contribution to that field in the last 60

years.

The discoverer, Dr. Garnet King, former stretcher-bearer for the Royal Medical corps who served in the Dardanelles and Mesopotamia during the World war, has made his find- ings available to .2,500 phy- sicians who have been experi- menting with his method for the last several months,

SIMPLE PROCESS

"The procedure is simple," Dr. King explained, "based on prin- ciple that has been sought since 1875, All I did was devise a method for pre-heating ether before it is drawn into the patient's lungs.

"Explosions are ΠΟΥ Impossible

and there can be no ether pneumonia

or nausea following the

the operation. Previously use of

of clher often was followed by a sickness more danger- ous than the original illness.

Dr. King belleves his new method with perndt use of ether recognized ns superior to

to any other known anesthetic because it gives a wider margin between surgical anesthesia and death-instead of more monly used chloroform and spinal nerve blocks.

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Behind his prosale announcement of successful experiments with his method, partially verified through use in scores of operations In' local hospitals and clinica, Is the grim story of years of bitter fighting against poverty and luck of adequate equipment.

"TEST" PATIENT

Dr. King used his pretty wife as a "test pullent", putting her under the pre-heated ether anesthelle dur- ing early stages of experiments. He also underwent the ether treat ment himself,

The slender scientist, born in

the war and was discharged from a military hospital at Deolali, India, suffering from amoeble dysentery and chronic malaria.

Kansas, was shell-shocked during

WHEN FISH DON'T BITE

REFUSES TO GIVE EVIDENCE

It takes more than a downpour of rain and rising foods to prevent Paris fishermen from trying their luck in the River Seine. These men stand along the quays for hours waiting for a bite. The picture was taken at the Pont Royal, well known to tourists.

Red

Gap Shouts for Ruggles to Come Back

By LOUIS MORGAN

THE Perfect English Butler is once more in demand by

American millionaires.

Those who are going to London_for_the_Coronation have been out-bidding each other to secure one, because he would be so useful on matters of Court etiquette.

Meanwhile no American town or country house is considered really furnished without him, and to be "the tops" socially one should be accompanied by him on journeys to Palm Beach and other resorts.

or the dozens of Perfect English Butlers sent back six years ago by "During four years I watched their American employers because doctors operate on soldiers without they could not longer afford them, anesthetics," he said. "I saw husky not a single one now remains in Fattendants hold men down on operat- England.

ing tables; and I decided to devote what there was left of my life to Improving anesthetics."

Nine years later the young medical afde

the University entered (Continued on Next Column.)

[^THEY DON PLAY FOR THE SONOOL NOW, I'M SO PROUD OF THE NURSE."

"You have every right to be, Mrs. Evans. I can see a wonderful improvement since you Look my advice about California Syrup of Figs."

of

"I could tell from what you saitl that there must be toxin in their sys tems. When children are cross and peevish and lose interest in their food and games, you can be practically sure it's an accumulation of poison- 'ous matter upsalting their instiles. I've seen it so often! Just cleanse the system in a safe, natural way, chil- dren go ahead like wildare.

California Syrup of Figs. It's be sure always to give

them a natural fruity laxative which anfely cleanses and purifies the bloodstream and creates a fine healthy appetite.

"Keep on with the weekly dose of California Syrup of Figs, Mrs. Evans. It's a fine laxative for young and eld. As a matter of fact I use it myself and advise you to adopt it for the whole family."

Be sure to get the genuine "Call- fornia Syrup of Figs."

"California

Syrup of Fiqs'

'NATURTS OWN' LAYATIVE

sible

MORE HUMAN

The last two left for New York this week, I was told by Mrs. Richard Cobden-Sanderson, who was respon- for Anding many of these men their original American posts.

Though the immigration quota forbids the entrance of fresh re- éruits, she explained, butlers who already hold an American employ ment permit may renew it

Without exception she finds they prefer working for Americans. The

chief reasons they give are: They

are treated on a more human,

friendly basis, are never regarded

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wages,

menials, and have better living conditions, food and holidays.

Many have travelled thousands of miles with their employers, enjoying precisely the same luxuries. Some have been entrusted with the charge of the entire household running into tens of thousands of pounds.

THEIR GODFREYS

A few describe family conditions comparable for extravagance with

Physicians and Surgeons in Kansas City, and later served internship in

those in the film "My Man Godfrey."

Mrs. Cobden-Sanderson, who has made a special study of the English- American servant problem, believes the Americans are nearer a solution

than we arc.

week."

HAD BEEN DEFIED ON TUNNEL WORK

New York, March 10. DIAMOND SAM ROSOFF, multi-millionaire builder of tunnels, rod-faced, angry, locked himself yesterday in his sumptuous apartments on the eighteenth floor of a New York hotel, surrounded himself with lawyers, and defied detectives who wanted to ask him about alleged threats he had made to tall Liverpool-born Norman Redwood.

Redwood, fifty-one-year-old descendant of a family of contractors who built the Severn and Blackwall tunnels, was murdered by gunmen's bullets as he drove home to his wife with a surprise packet of strawberries.

. He was the union leader who controlled the destinies

of all tunnellers, or sandhogs, as they are called, because they burrow under Manhattan's rivers to provide new transport ways to the island metropolis. He had refused to call off a strike at a subway project launched by Rosoff.

Rosoff is teclinically under, arrest because he refused to obey the com- mands of New Jersey detectives, to surrender himself as a material wit- ness.

From his private barber's chalr

Claim For

in his rooms he snorted: "Nobody's 31,000 Million

going to throw me in the can over holidays"the week-end was the

anniversary of the birthday of Francs

George

Washington - "anybody

says I wanted Red bumped off is & damned llar."

haz

SECRET WITNESS Latest news is that a girl come forward as a witness with valuable Information about the kill- ing, but not even her name is known,

DEMAND ON FRENCH GOVERNMENT

Paris, Mar. 15. The French government is

Redwood, who left England thirty years ago because his father advised again faced with the demand for him England was riddled with tun-payment of 31 billion francs by Fuchs but there were few-in-Amerioar

was dictator of tunnciling labour members of the Thierry family through trades unions.

who, throughout the centuries, Other politicians were ghing have demanded the restitution of Redwood for that control, and detectives believe they have. won the estate left by Jean Thierry in The argument In

the usual manner 1675 and confiscated by Louis -with the gun,

XIV.

A few days ago. Vincent French Minister of

Rosoff met Redwood last week in the corridors of the Supreme Court, und Rosoff was in good humour. "Ited's my friendliest enemy," he Auricl, said as they were photographed to- Finance received a letter signed gether.

Said Resoft to-day: "Those guys Francis Thierry in which the are tough, and when you talk to latter requested the restitution. them you've got to be tough your of the fortune. He had enclosed

but

RIVAL UNIONS"

stamp for the answer The New Jersey State Prosecutor could hardly have expected an meanwhile checked Rosoff's alibi-

he was driving in Atlantic City at the affirmative one, for if the state time of the murder-and rounded up were obliged to pay the sum de- other figures in the sandheg industry.

From workers he learned that amanded, it would be faced with rival sandhog union had been ruin. bitterly opposed to. Redwood's attempt at dictatorship because of

'John L. Lewis.

CLAIM LEGITIMATE?

his sympathy with the author of This claim, which appears to be sit-down strikes In other Industries, perfectly legitimate, has puzzled.

every French Finance Minister for Rosoff, aggressive, shrewd, the last 200 years. "People who do the work of the obstinate, doring, is worth nearly house should be allowed to enjoy £10,000,000. He came to

Jean Thierry, who died America

the age their share of its amenities," she from Russia vin London as a cabin of 92, left a fortune of 00 million said, "and, above all, they should boy. He has built more miles Venetian gold politics and gold in-

of be allowed to get out in the fresh subway than any man in the world, gots valued at a further 35 million air every day instead of once a often inspects them

Venetion dinner sult in

Besides this, he pounds, left numerous and diamonds. He talks one syllable

estates and ships. She Thinks it important that words

After his death, Senator Morn of prefers and

slang Venice went to Paris to seek the Americans have abolished the use philosophy is "Life's the bunkers, but was unable to find them. of the term "servant. Their word Work's what counts. All I care is is "help.""

3.that people don't laugh at me."

However, he discovered that three unscrupulous officials

Ministry of the Finance had crused the names of the legitimate successors from

all state records and had furthermore obtained from Louis XIV decreo making over the Thierry heritage to them. The three, moreover had con cluded

un agreement with the Venlifan government whereby they an annual income from the This lasted until 1600 when the Thierry family his rights. These rights, however, were recognised only 100 years later, under the reign of Louis Finally in 1707, when General

ordered him to seize the distribution

Girl Climbs

Climbs Gaol

Wall, Dines With

Prisoner In Cell

New York, March 20.

u

the

A SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD 'girl it was revealed,

to- taken Venice, the

for Thlerry fortune

day, was found on Saturday hiding in a Detroit gaolong the then 7,000 claimants. several Californin hospitals where he cell, in which the alleged "executioner" of a secret society Bonaparte, while obeying the orders. began experiments which, if fully is awaiting trial.' proved, may mark a milestone in a 2,000-year effort. of

Al a dream of "painless surgery."

SIMPLE EQUIPMENT

took the liberty of buying all neccs- of medicine to ful- She had climbed up to his end clambered in. We said Hello!' sary milltary supplies for his troops, In regular friendly fashion. I'd and when the Government asked for window, from the women's sow never seen him before, and I was the money it was gone, ling-room below, and had had Interested, having heard so much

dinner with him before a police about him. an

man discovered her behind a shower-bath curtain, por

Dr. King's equipment" is A simple-looking apparatus with ether container in a liny hot-water

ACT OF WAR

In 1831, when a new request of "Ile certainly had a nice room, Jacket.

with

bathroom and radio and Payment by the Thierry's, the Scine "But it works." he said. "In one

everything. We had in chat, then tribunal confirmed the decision to operation in Los Angeles, a woman officials a lively account of her The girl, Lucille Turner;- gave.

award the fortune to certain claim- we had dinner. - was under ether for more than two escapade. Her host

"He had some food some one had ants. However, there was still no was Dayton left in his room, and we hours. Fifteen minutes after

made result. the surgeon finished operating, she "Black Legion.".

Dean, of Detroit's death-dealing dinner from that,

"Whenever gained consciousness and asked for

ducked something to

I

Was

read,

behind the

In 1901, the. Thierry succeeded in policeman come convincing the Chamber of Deputies "You see," said "Luellle," "the through

to urge the Minister of Finance to Ho said that in several hundred sewing room is right under Dean's shower-bath curtain and Dean Just take action. The question was sub- cases in which his pre-heated ether cell. There's a piano there, and I gazed out of the window. After

used, there had been no failures, like to play and sing sometimes. we'd been chaiting about three mitted to the Council of State who During the last years of experi "A week ago I heard some one hours, I tried, to crawl back down decided that the claimants had no legitimate claim against the French menting, Dr. King and his wife lived yelling from the window above. It the grating, but the sewing-room State because "The victorous armies In poverty. He earned small amounts was Dean.

window was locked, so I had to go of the French Republic, in scizing He said, 'Why don't you come odd doing

bacic to the bathroom. Jobs, scraping together everything he could to buy materials up, and see me some time?"

"A policeman looked in there and the funds in the treasury of the Republic of Venico, commlited an for his experiments....

"On Saturday I was playing some found me.”

act of war." "experimented with our gadgets love songs wien Dean shouted Dean was moved to a plainer call

This decision has never sailsfled on her, and she tried them on me," Ain't you coming up?! I yelled to-day, with no shower bath. They he-saldur think we tried our back, Sure I'm coming right up the grille of his luxury suite; a few year, one claimant at least submits found he had wrenched a bolt from the Thierry's, and nearly every anesthetic ideas on ourselves about 20 times before we knew we were “I opened the window and climbed moro nights' work would have the same cuse to the Finance Minit

right."-United Press..."

up the grille quiside to his room, enabled him: to: escape,

try-United Press.

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