New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1930, Page 5

S RIS PR LA e Millionaire Hobo Dies as Result Of Privation Self Inflicted to Aid | Knights of Road With Fortune James Eads How Suc- cumbs to Pneumonia Following 15 Years of Denial of Necessities of Life — In Trouble With Proteges. Staunton, Va., July 23 (P)—James PRESIDENT HAS ~ STAGE T0 SELF \Adjournment of Gongress Leaves ‘ President in Limelight | | Washington, July the first time in his administration, WEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 CANGER PRODUCED WITH TEST TUBES Human Disease Gells Used in Research Work by Wood New York, July 23 (#—Growing cancer artificially and the hopes 1t offers were described today by Dr. I'rancis Carter Wood, director of Crocker Cancer Research Instituie of Columbia university. Dr. Wood sails on the Mauretania today to attend at Amsterdam thc International Congress of Ixperi- mental Cytology. These men work (UP)—For | with live cancer cells, one of th latest developments in cancer study, Eads How, the “millionaire hobo.” | pregident Hoover holds the stage at|Which began with learning how 1o is dead as the result of 15 years of sclf denial Physicians attending' him when he succumbed in a hospital hera yester- day said death was due to pneu- monia, “evidently superinduced by starvation.” How was 56 years old. | Despite a bequest of $500,000 from his mother, Mrs. Eliza Eads How in 1 he had denied himself the necessities of life to aid unfortun- ates, especially hoboes. His time and energy, as well as his fortune, were Epent in the interest of migratory workers and he was the financial “angel” of the International Broth- erhood Welfare association, with hobo shelters in 16 cities. From Noted Family How was the son of a distinguish- ed St. Louis family and was well 2d- ucated. John How, his paternal grandfather, was mayor of St. Louis geveral terms before the Civil war, and his father the late James F. How, was vice president and general manager of the Wabash railroad. His mothers’ father was James Buch- snan Eads, builder of Fads across the Mississippi river at St Louis. The millionaire hobo studied at Harvard and later bec a licensed physician, although he never prac- ticed One of How's share of the es- tate, or $250,000 was left by his mother in trust, but he was said to have spent almost all of the remain- ing quarter million and the income from th® trust fund on his charita- ble interests, Il When He Arrived He had been here only since Fri- day. Attendants at the hotel where he was stopping said he was ill when he ar Monday his condition became worse and he was removed to a hospital. His body was sent to Washington to be taken in charge by Louis How, a hrother. Whether it be in the shade of some lonely water tank on the su baked deseris of the southwest or in the unsavory atmosphere of a two- bit Bowery flop house, wherever hoboes meet, the name of Dr. James Fads How has passed current for 30 years The rigid self-denial hich led him to give away his inheritance be- gan when he was a student at the Meadville (Penn.) Theological school where he sold his dress suit and gave away his banjo to help the needy. 1t was the habit of his whole life In Harvard Class of 89 He attended Harvard where he was a and later went to Oxford. His de- gree as a doctor of medicine was ob- tained at the College of Physicia and Surgeons, New York city, an ad- of Co university Although he was for the hoboes and among them, he never was quite one of them. They ate his free meals slept in the “flops” he provided, they could not forget that he was a Ecion of wealth and social position and a college man Ty they read him out of the hobo organizations which he had founded. In 1913 he was ousted from a national hobo convention in New Orleans for preaching socialism Socialiem,” his fellow hchoes told him, “is for workers, not ho- boes. Among his ¥ e projects was the founding of the Hoboes' college on tha Bowery. New York. [t was establis~d to teach hoboes how to ember of the class of 1889 oh‘zin and hold jobs. The students | ata the pie, doughnuts and fruit pro- vided but paid little attention to the course in cconomics, industrial law and public speaking Criticized For Trips In late years How forsook the rods and hlind baggage for Pullmans in his rounds from city to city looking arter Ifare cnterpr Riding the “varnished rattlers,” as hohoes call passenger trains, and his trips to Europe first class won him more adverse criticism frcm the class to which he devated a life time and a fortune THO FAVORED IN INVITATION PLAY Haviland and Ross Are Mars- fon's Greatest Menaces New London, July 23 (/) — Two Connecticut stars, Paul Haviland of Bridgeport and Frank Ross of Hart- ford, were rated today as the bigg obstacles in the path of Max Mar- ston, giant Philadelphian, who will attempt to win his fourth victory at the Shenecossett Country clup in the 11th annual men’s invitation tourna- ment which hegins tomorrow Haviland won the Shenecossett tournament in 1928 and Ross is the present state champion Marston has won the Shenecossett event three times and is out to win the first leg on a new trophy which he put up himself to replace the one he acquired as a permanent possession last year. The entries had reached a total of 180, according to an announcement by Shenecossett officials today EUGENE PERMANENT WAVING $10 and $12 EUGENE SPECIAL $8 | Waves Guaranteed LLO'S BEAUTY SHOP Tel. 1543 For Appointment ss has ad- | Washington alone. Cor journed after 13 months of almost |continuous session, during which it threw more brickbats than flowers lat the White House Now the president is free to push | ajjead with his administrative activ- ities unhampered by citicism of con- gress. It is a situation much more 10 his liking than that which he has faced thus far during his term. His {friends believe that f the first time Mr. Hoover will he revealed |to the country in his real stature. | | They are counting much upon his | western vacation trip to emphasize |his human side, which many feel has been hidden under the burden |of controversy with ¢ ress. Also they are now preparing to broadcast to the country a picture of what actually has happened dur- ing these months of conflict with |congress. They are convinced the record will show the president ex- tracted from congress a high pro- portion of what he wanted despite |the appare domination of thosc hostilee to him, especially in ths senate Parker Rejection Blow The list of Mr. Hoover's failures is short compared with the other list. The most seriou the rejection of John J. Parker for the United States supreme court. the overriding of veto of the Spanish war pension hill and th senate’s action in failing to confirm three nominations for the new fed- eral power commission. Failure of the senate to confirm these la three appointments may practical commission, al- its work, until blows were ed also to oh- dations tain action on the recomm of the Wickersham law ment commission for handli or prohibition cases through commissioners—the so-called less trial bill—and another measur for unification of the horder patrol. He also failed to obtain final dispo- sition of Muscle Shoals ! s tho house and senate are deadlocked lroad consolidation is still in th hands of congress Long List of Victories On the other hand. Mr. Hoover made a long list of specific requests of congress in his last D®cember, which were enacted as follows x reduction—3$160,000,000 tax 1 Austrian German debt agreements ap proved finally disposing of all war leht problems except those ing Russia and Armenia Tariff—Hawley-Smoot bill passed which though not sfactory 1o president 1 details, omitted the farm debenture plan and re- tained the flexible tariff plan. two |results upon which Mr. Hoover in- ted most stubbornly Public works—In accord with Mr Hoover's desire to stimulate con- ction activities, congress enlarg- he public buildings passed t argest ding bill and o rivers and harbors bills regu n—I program time commi Al radio commis given permanent stat Boulder D 3 iations for starting work passed Prisons—Building progr pass- ed to relieve overcrowding in fed- |eral prisons. Veterans an der on Prohibit ment transferred asury 1o justice departn Wickershara commission grant 10 con- tinue investigation DEPOSED PRIEST'S -~ AUTOIS ATTACHED Constable Breaks Lock of | Ukrainian Cleric’s Car Further difficultics for the depos- ed Rev. Peter Pashkiewych, whose resignation from the Ukrain- ian church on August 1 was re- quested by the congregation because of alleged evasion of the Volstea act, were cxperienced last when his automobile, locked up the Beloin garage on Church stres! was attached by Constable John J Recor at the request of the Meyers Brothers of Paterson. N. J. for a | bill contracted with the New Jer sey firm some time ago. In secur- ing the car, Constable Recor had to break the lock on the car door and deposit the writ of attachment on the seat of the car. The constable had a hard tim» discovering the car. He had to visit many garages and make many in- |quiries in the neighborhood of ths priest’s home on Winter street be- | {fore he got a clue to its where- | abouts. He then found that the Beloin ga attendant was not agreeable to the plan to unlock the car, and the loek had to be forced The writ of attachment was is- sued by Attorney David L Nair The ar had been taken back by the financing company, according to Rev. Pashkiewych, under a gen- leral plan of attachment inst all cars not paid for and sold by th | Domijan Motor Sales Co. graft cancer upon animals and raise it artificiall. Now a start has been made at growing human can- cers in glass tubes Start At Beginning “We are starting,” said Dr. Wood “to do what Pasteur did when he showed the way to cultivation of bacteria artificially, a work upon which are based some of medicine's greatest advances. “We know no cancer bacter or germ: but we have, and can sve with a microscope, the cancer cell 1t causes cancer, and does so plain- |1y by ability to grow much fas than a normal body cell. “But for 3000 years we have bean compelled to work with dead can- cer cells. Now for the first time we have them alive, and caphble of producing cancer. We wish to know why they grow so fast, something we never shall know until we ac- tually see them growing “We can study now how fast a cancer cell breathes, that is, now rapidly it uses oxygen, whether th is more or less rapid than the rate of a normal cell. Any difference in rate might become a point for a new attack on cancer. Seek Information On Poison “Some bacteria cause disease hy the poisons they produce. We seck to learn whether cancer cells pro- duce poisons, or equally important to know for certain that they do not we find such a poison then we wish to know whether it acts the same after it has been produced un- der artificial conditions. If it di‘- fers. this discrepancy again is a point for attack on the cancer mys- tery We know that some human can- cers are helped by x-ra We have o some cvidence that x-rays kill pidly growing normal cells about as fast as cancer cells. We suspect that the benefits of the x-ray are due to rapid grewth of cancer cells, a production rate that causes mgre of them to be killed by the x-rass. It is important to find out definitely the reasons for x-ray effects. Serum Works On Rats ‘“Cancer serum can be made thai vill seemingly cure a cancer on rat's leg, but the leg has to be tured to retain the serum 13 far there is no apparent method of making such a serum usefw for hu- man beings. Raising tie celle ar- ally will assist in the study of this serum field.” Dr. Wood plans to visit the In- stitute of Curie in Paris and cancer research institutions in England. He | will also have contacts in the in- terest of the newly established Radiological Research Institution American organization and for Institute of Health created hy ongress. WYOMING RANGH OVERS WARNED Night Rider Sends Threats to Several Men land, Wyo Ieath threats signed “The Phantom Iiider” received by several Fletcher Fark ranchers has added to the casiness spread by the recent ap- pearance of a masked horseman who rides the rugged lLaran Peaks on a snow white horse Five men and a woman are re- which were placed in the bands of cificors seeking the Phanton yard of Charles Adams and shot the rancher through the shoulder Posses searched the hill follow- ng the attack but we apprehend th who previously vi mysterio i“letcher Park ranches their owners to leave the country at once Authorities believe the connected with recen cattle rustling. KILLED BY PROPEI Quincy, Mass, July Thomas F. O'Connell, mbridgr, was dead today, a victim of a whirl 1z seaplane propeller. He ed from Boston College in Ju O'Connell was struck on the head while helping to push a plane on pontoons off the beach yesterday at Naval Air Reserve station at uantum. He died at the City hos- pital here last night He had enlisted in the Naval Air Reserve as a seaman. sccond clas ind had started training on July He was unmarried STARTS COMMEROCIAI Portland, Ore., July 23 ( ing messages to President Hoo: Governor Rooscvelt of ew York state, and Mayor Walker of New York City, and a load of mer- chandise, Major Gilbert H. Eckerson ook off here last night on the first | projected commercial one-stop flight across the continent Major Eckerson hoped to reach | Minneapolis early today and to he in New York about 6 o'clock to- right. He took off at 9:20 p. m (P By COLCHESTER HOUSE BURNS Colchester, July 23—A frame dwelling owned by Sadie Mink New York and located on Windhain avenue, burned to the ground last night. Because the road leading (o the house in an impassable con- dition fire apparatus could not be sent to the scene, DIPLOMATS WILL ~ AIDMISSIONARIES Two British and Four American Religions Workers Missing London, July 23 (®—The Church Missionary society today was hoping |to hear of the rescue of Miss J Harrison and Miss Edith Mettleton British missionaries who have been | marooned for weeks in the Chinese war zone with 38 other British and ! American church workers The society denied reports that all | the missionaries had been reached by American and British consuls and taken from the area of warfare between northern rebels and gov- ernment forces. It is known, however, that John J. Muccio, acting American consul at Koochow, and a British colleague, left Foochow IFriday to attempt a “ rescue, Ald In Finding Four S nghai, July (P —American consular officials indicated today they would assume direction of the orts to rescue the four American trapped in rebel-dom- nated Pochow, which has been be- ieged by nationalist forces A United States consular repre- itive is expected to proceed at Pochow. 4 igh missionary and officiz circles have been gravely concerned over the plight of the quartet it was generally felt they were in no im- mediate danger. The four, Miss Olive R Mary King, and Mr. and W. Strother, of the Southern tist mission, found themselves ables to leave Pochow when bombardment started INDIAN VILLAGE TRAGES FOUND Three Months Study Uncovers Main Town of Tribe nklin, N. H. July 23 (® Three months of field study of old Indian camp sites, fishing stations and stone relics in the valley of the Merrimack river have led to the be- lief that the main village early New England Indians cated here The search was begun buryport, Mass., in Api Warren K. Moorehead, Mass., and a party of 12, indian villages and fis station and about 600 stone relics w found during the march up the val- ley Among the findings has been a highly polished cutting tool of the hand hatchet type] suggesting tact with the Iroquois Indians of the Mohawk valley, New York The expedition, encamped near the mouth of the Winnepesaukes river, has found numerous flint im plements, hroken pottery, hatchets, e gouges, figh , bone awls and other objects there. 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