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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-06

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Evening star., 1938-09-25

o'clock last evening, in the presence
Of his family. Judge Taney had
reached the advanced age Of 81. He
had been In Ill health for several years
past, the predominant disease which
Evening star., 1938-09-25
Star Staff Photos.

at q temperature ranging between
80 and 80 degrees above zero. In the
vault there generally are about 80
pints of blood.
THE bank got under way very slowly,
but recently the knowledge of
its purpose has been spread by word
OF mouth and as result Gallinger
has been able to establish "depositor
days" They are held every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, after l
O'Clock in the afternoon. The number
Of depositors on each Of the after
moons is about 40. Young men con-
stitute the majority Of the volunteers,
although older persons Of both sexes
also apply for their chance to do some
one good turn.
incidentally, blood transfusionists
don't prefer women. Women, they
say, are inclined to be "skitttsh' and
sometimes they get upset when under
going the very simple procedure neces-
sary to obtain blood.
Women's veins are inclined to be
smaller than mems and occasionally
a slight difficulty is found in tapping
with the needle, through which the
blood flows into the receptacle In
which 1t Is kept in the vault. The
operation" takes about 10 minutes
and has virtually no reflects.
Volunteers can return to their work
with no difficulty, but are advised to
get good sleep that night. Eating q
good steak will relieve that empty
feeling a few donors notice. The
donors themselves are boosters for
the blood bank. When they 1ind out
that ut doesn't hurt" they are anxious
to let their acquairtances know that
there Is painless way Of being truly
charitable. Some Of the donors, whose
blood Is not used immediately, even
Evening star., 1938-09-25
Patients Are Amon6
Shareholders in
Institution.
By Matt Tighe.
w WASHINGTON has opened
wv new bank, and it pays the
biggest dividends in town
life.

Shareholders in this novel institu-
ton are approximately 800 of the
city's sick men, women and children,
and its depositors are their parents,
relatives and friends.
Miles away from Washington's mar
bled downtown financial Institutions,
the new bank was established March
l, at Nineteenth and c streets Sc.
It is a strange bank; there are no
armed guards, no impressive columns,
no dim dignified aura Of diffused light
ing, and the enviable sound, made by
the clink of coins and the rich rustic
of crisp bills, is unheard.
Like other banks, the new one has
vault. Generally, a bank vault
is thought of as an awesome reposi-
tory, quiet with almost the hush Of
the grave and guarded with the for
midable adequacy of the Maginot line.
But the vault in the new bank is not
feet-thick with impervious steel and
buried safely underground.
The new vault is on the sixth floor
Of the main building at Gallinger
Hospital and is, simply, plain ordi-
nary electric ice box.
But far more precious than gold Is
the substance on deposit in the Gall
niger Hospital refrigerator. It is
blood, human blood. Between 100
and $50 times month, now, the blood
is transfused into the arms OF the
ailing, or the dying, at Gallinger.
Evening star., 1938-09-25

able selection for this purpose Of Maj.
Layson E. Atkins, the Assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner in charge Of land
purchases; William P. Richards, Dis
trict tax assessor, and Melvin c.
Hazen, the present president of the
Board Of Commissioners, then the
District surveyor. But when the COM
mittee was oficially announced the
name of William w. Bride, corpora
ton counsel, was announced instead OF
that Of Mr.. Hazen.,
Negotiations for acquiring the prop
erty began July %, and the first
property was bought soon afterward,
and purchases continued to be made
for several years afterward. or until
all the property planned was secured,
and many of the structures then
standing on the ground were soon
removed. and the two squares bounded
by Pennsylvania and Indiana avenues,
Third street and John Marshall place
have since then been largely used for
automobile parking purposes.
The area in which the new home Of
the District government is to be built
is replete with history, for it was early
built upon, and many persons of Off
cial prominence made their homes
on one of the streets included in the
Municipal Center.
AS to the north side of this area,
bounded by Indiana avenue, and ex-
tending from Third to Sixth streets,
it is quite probable there were few
houses built there prior to 1910. At
that date, however, we find the his
torically well known Rittenhouse
Academy, with Charles H. and Joseph
E. Nourse as teachers, occupying a lot
next to the corner. It was then q
modest one-story building, but when
it was taken over eight years later by
Evening star., 1938-09-25

long and honorable career, ne sold
the property to DR.. Henry L. Mann,
who built two dwellings on the site.
One Of these was rented by Mr.. Wight,
and 1t was there he died in October.
1896, at the age Of 10.
Among many others who were once
students at this academy. some of
whom are now prominent residents of
this city, it may be of interest to men,
ton Mr.. William F. Mattingly, the
well-known member Of the District
bar: Gen. John M. Wilson, u. S. A..
(retired). at one time (his last active
duty) chief Of Engineers; DR.. William
Pope Young, representative WASH
ingtonian and now secretary of the
Franklin Fire Insurance Co.; P. W..
Browning, the grocery merchant, and
G. M. Oyster, equally prominent In
business circles; also Mr.. Noble D.
Larner.
These were scholars during the time
the Nourse brothers had the school.
I should have mentioned more par
ticularly with Mr.. Mattingly the name
OF Mr.. William A. Maury. Among
those who were scholars in Mr.. Wight's
time, now prominent members of the
bar. are Associate Justice Andrew c.
Bradley, Andres B. Duvall and r. Ross
Perry. Mr.. F. B. Mcclure, the sons
OF James Y. Davis-James Y. and
Samuel T. (hatters, etc) are among
those who represent the business COM
munity, and Comdr. Adolph Mark
U. S. N; Comdr. Martin E. Hall, U.
S. NJ; Col. McLane Tilton, U. S. M. c.;
Maj. Richard Wallach, U. s. M. c.,
and Maj. Franck E. Taylor, U. s. A.,
represent the naval and military serv-
ice. Maj. Taylor was in the Artillery
Evening star., 1938-09-25

(See PROCTOR, Page C-5)
Evening star., 1938-09-25

302 was also there. The latter once
served Is q law ONCE. Comfort 8.
Whittlesey, Seventh street merchant,
occupied the house which until re-
Gently was at No. 30s. and then came
Blagden row, . group of five houses
numbered, respectively, $40 to ,318.
This row was built in 1852 by
Thomas Blagden, son Of George Blag-
den, who came from England and
settled in this city in 1893, and here
son Thomas was born in October, 1903,
and he continued to have his home
here until his death, February 2, 1870
Thomas Blagden was married twice,
and until q few years ago, his second
wife was living, as well as two sons and
one daughter. He had brother, Rev.
George w. Blagden. at one time pastor
Of the "Old South Church." in Boston.
Many will still recall the old Argyle
estate on Piney Branch road, the man
sion house being, until few years
ago, at Eighteenth and Varnum streets
This was a fine old frame dwelling, and
at one time had been the country resi-
dence Of Count Alexander de Bodisco.
William Baldwin, son of Almon Bald
win, was the architect Of Blagden row.
RLAGDEN row was historic as having
had> cas- occupants Senator Robert
Toombs Of Georgia, one Of the early
Peruvian Ministers, and still later Sen
ator Christiancy Of Michigan. Most
important, however, was Roger Brooke
Taney. Chief Justice Of the United
States, who made his home at No. 318
Tor many years and died there October
IL, 1864, the facts being recorded in
The Star Of October 13, where it is
said:
"The venerable Roger B. Taney,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court of
the United States, breathed his last at
his residence on Indiana avenue, near
Third street, at 10 minutes to 10
Evening star., 1938-09-25
lRANSFOSlON BANK PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR CAPITAL
Healthy Donors Give
Blood and Become
Its Depositors.

drop by to see If their blood has found
eventual use.
TYPICAL of the blood donors is
Morris Spiklos, 100 K street NV,
whom . representative of The Sunday
Star caught in the act Of giving away
a pint Of his blood Early that morning
the doctors decided that = certain
patient, a friend of Spikes, needed
TRANSMISSION. They tried to reach
the home of the patient, q rooming
house, and found that it had no tele-
phone. So police were notified, and
they dispatched a scout car to the
address. The police told the landlady
the circumstances and she regretted
that the patient had no relatives in
Washington. But he did have some
friends. They were carnival conces-
sionaires who worked at Marshall
Hall. The police telephoned to Mas
shall Hall, talked to Spiklos, and that
afternoon he showed up at Gallinger,
with three other friends Of the patient.
Each Of them was told about the
blood bank procedure and all, without
hesitation, agreed to be depositors.
The reaction to the proposition was
succinctly put by Spiklos; Sure. Why
not? If our blood doesn't match our
pals, the doctors give him some that
came from somebody else. It looks
like it's fair for us to be able to help
somebody else"
Such is the spirit Of the blood bank
depOSitors-
Evening star., 1938-09-25

And the many who are restored to
health and life can be grateful that
they are shareholders in Washington's
newest bank-the Blood Bank"
SIX months ago DR.. H. Loeffler and
DR.. J. Weinstein, resident physi-
clans, decided that there must be some
way Of getting blood for transfusions
without recourse to the usual methods.
These methods arose out Of a bitter
necessity-the fact that Gallinger Hos
pital, the free city hospital, has not
been allotted funds with which to pur-
chase blood from professional donors
those healthy young specimens who
sell their life stream at so much per
pint.
Thus, when transfusions were vitality
necessary, the patients and the doctors
were put on the medical spot. In
transfusions dictated by emergency the
time element obviously is uppermost.
When a patient Is lowering between
life and death, Gallinger has none of
that precious time to waste in attempt
ing to get relatives or friends of a
dying man into the hospital and then
spending two or three hours running
OF tests to see Il their blood is healthy
and, finally, If 1t matches that of the
person who needs it.
In quite a few emergency cases the
doctors have dispatched hurry calls to
the nearby District Jail and invari-
ably, fortunately, prisoners volunteered
to give their blood.
Here was system, DR.. Loeffler and
DR.. Weinstein firmly believed, that
should come to an abrupt end. Then,
with the support Of DR.. Charles Stan
ley White, one Of Was1ington's out
standing medical men and chief sur
geon Of Gallinger, they worked out a
plan to supply the hospital with
steady now of blood for . daily census
OF 200 patten0. Ths plan u working
Evening star., 1938-09-25

caused his death being a chronic az
lection Of the bowels. He did not,
however, take to his bed until Monday
week, and it was then apparent that
1t was his last sickness. 80
Judge Tapey leaves five daughters,
four Of whom-Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs.
Taylor, Mrs. Campbell and Miss Taney
were present at the time Of his
death, together with his SON -in-law,
]. Mason Campbell, Esq"
OCTOBER is we ind:
"The funeral obsequies Of the
late Chief Justice Taney. This morn.
ing at ~ o'clock the remains of the
late Chief Justice Roger B. Taney of
the Supreme Court of the United
States left this city for Frederick in
a special train, consisting Of two cars,
sent down by Mr.. Garrett, president
OF the Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad, in
charge of Conductor j. P. Dukehart.
drawn by engine No. AZ, Jonn Baldwin,
engineer. The entire arrangements
were under the direction of Marshal
Lamon; Mr.. jenkins of Baltimore
being the undertaken.
Shortly after six O'Clock the friends
OF the deceased commenced to assem-
bic at the late residence of the Chief
Justic on Indiana avenue near Third
street, among whom were President
Lincoln, Secretary Seward, Attorney
General Bates and Postmaster General
Dennison. and after the family and
friends had taken last look at the
features of the deceased, the lid of
the coffin was closed and the corpse
was borne to the hearse by six colored
servants.
"A few minutes to seven O'Clock the
procession moved of in the following
order. Detailed policemen. carriage
containing Rev. Father Walter Of st.
Patricks Church and DR.. Grafton
Tyler of Georgetown, one of the physi-
clans who attended the deceased; pail
bearers, in carriages, viz. Messrs. j. M.
Carlisle, w. J. Stone, jr.; D. w. Middle
ton, clerk Of the Supreme Court: W.
H. LAmon, marshal Of the District of
Columbia; Conway Robinson and Mr..
Tyler of Frederick; hearse containing
the corpse, on either side of which
walked two policemen; carriages con-
(See PROCTOR, Page C-5.)
Evening star., 1938-09-25

because since the institution Of the
blood bank" the monthly average of
transfusions is nearly double the num-
ber given under the old system.
THE president" of the blood bank
today, Is DR.. George Farrell, 4
native Washingtonian, recently ap-
pointed supervisor of the life-saving
institution. Enthused by his new
duties, DR.. Farrell is anxious that
the public get correct view of the
functions of the blood bank and its
purpose.
Contrary to general belief" DR..
Farrell said, blood TRANSMISSION is
not always dramatic, desperate, last
minute medical resort. 1t used to be,
but no more. Every day it increas-
lngly becomes routine part Of general
medical practice. OF course, in sudden
losses Of blood in certain illnesses, or as
the result of critical injuries, trans
fusion still Is vital. And some years
ago 1t was only in these cases that
transfusions were utilized. But now
We use transfusions as a preventive
to build up any generally rundown
patient 50 that he will not be prey to
weakness and can stand operations
or treatments with a maximum amount
Of strength. We couldn't do that
without blood to give them, of course.
But, with the blood bank. we've got
1t. Not that We have all that we need.
But we're making headway and saving
lives"
Obtaining blood for transfusions
presents two important problems
first, getting the blood, and second.
getting the right blood. The blood
Of the donor must match that Of the
patient. If the blood doesn't match,
the patient must die That is why,
in the early days Of transfusions be-
fore blood was classified, the trans
fused patient often died, thus puzsling
the doctor1 who couldn't understand
Evening star., 1938-09-25

why one patient recovered and the
other didn't.
The matching of blood now is sim
pie. If the blood Of the donor mikes
that is, doesn't coagulate and form
separate masses Of corpuscles, when
matched with the small quantity of
blood taken from the patient, the
TRANSMISSION will be safe.
WITH this explanatory background,
DR.. Farrell outlined the system
under which the blood bank was set
and continues to work successfully:
Now, when 1t is determined that q
patient needs blood, the hospital gets
in touch with his relatives or friends
and asks that four, or as many others
a. are willing, come to the hospital
There, each of them is asked to give
pint of blood. But, first Of all, 1t is
explained carefully to each donor that
his blood may not match that Of the
patient and, therefore, cannot be
infused into his veins. But, the doc
tor continues, we have . pint Of per-
fectly good blood which, eventually,
can be used to restore the health, or
save the life of another patient Then
comes the all-important question ad-
dressed to the donor, Are you willing
to donate your blood to the blood
bank, so that 1t be used to help others?"
With one or two exceptions, the
answer has been "Yes."
Then the volunteers are asked to
sign . card which asserts that they
have given their blood willingly-its
use to be determined by the medical
staff," and they are taken upstairs
to the sixth floor, where painlessly and
quickly pint Of blood is drawn from
them so that others may benefit. When
that is done, the door Of the vault,
that electric refrigerator. is opened
and, in glass containers, the blood
Is deposited where It IL kept safely
Evening star., 1938-09-25

Otis c. Wight, another story was
added.
MR.. DOUGLASS ZEVELY, who
wrote Of this neighborhood some
time since, in referring to the Ritten-
house Academy building and some of
those who attended there in the early
days, said:
In 1894, about the time Mr.. Wight
retired from his profession after q
Evening star., 1938-09-25

branch Of the Army at the time Of his
death in November, 1886"
WHEN the writer visited this section
recently, q chain store occupied
the southwest corner and dwelling No.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29
4th Division Totals in The
 Primaries

FAIRBANKS. April 29,-(Spec- ial Nugget Service). Out of 66 precincts in the Fourth Division, thirty democratic and twenty-five returns, including those of the chief centers, representing the bulk. of the vote, division re- turns now stand as follows for
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29
ALASKA MADE HOOKS

ALASKA MADE HOOKS
 Alaskan best trout and grayling Hooks. Bites in winter and sum- mer. Try them in your sum- mer's fishing season. 75 cts each, Native made. Get your by mail, Address Edward Dalilak, Solo, mon, Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29
Republican Totals

Following are complete returns available in the Republican pri- mary election, by precincts, to- date:
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29
First Division Totals in The
 Primaries

JUNEAU, April 29, (P)-No to- tals were kept for Dimond, Ol- son, White, Chase, nor total vote of democratic contest for senator which is very close.
 With 24 of the largest precincts out of 54, giving results as fol- lows:
 For Senator C. s. Jenne (D)............................77 Henry Roden CD .....................89l Howard Stabler, republican was unopposed for senator.
 For Representatives
 The following Democrats are in the lead: John Mccormick, J. p. Anderson, James V. Davis and A. P. Walker
 Leading in the field of republi- cans for Representative are: F. Barnes, Frank Price, Cash Cole, Foster; with Mrs. Mildred R Her mann close on the heels of Frank H. Foster.
 Daily Empire
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29
Fortuna Ledge

It was also learned in a tele- gram received by the Nugget that no elections were held at Mt. Vil- lage.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29

Don't Forget-the Nugget circu- 1ates your political ads in the outlying section without extra cost
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29

Fairbanks, 2;20 PM, April 29. Panama River at Nenana is rising one inch per day. In some places the ice is still fast to the bottom, with water running over top of ice. Temperature today at pm. was 54 above.
 The Chena River at Fairbanks rose six inches during the past 2 days, and is up fourteen inches from the winter level. All ice is floating in open places, some of which are as much as two thous- and feet and cleared of ice.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29
GRAND TOTALS

Democrats
 Includes Nome, Little Creek, Bluff, GOl0vin Council, KOtzebue, Selawik, Shungnak, Taylor. Tel Ter, Fortuna Ledge and Kiana:
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29
Nenana Ice Conditions

Thursday, April 28-The Nena- ma river is a solid mass of ice, with but little snow in the vicin- ity, with some water along the edgss of the river. The river has raised IA inches in the past two weeks.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29

Are you taking advantage of six month1 paid in ad- vance subscription ?
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-29
NOME AND End
 DIV. RETURNS
 IN PRIMARIES
Unalakleet Return
DEMOCRATS:

Dimond -.,.....,....... ........ ........ .... 25 Olson .-....-.-...-....... ....---.... III
 DeVlne ..............-. --.-.-.. 9 Lablln ................ --..-... ....------.. IT Cockburn ........ ..--.--- .-.-....-... -....-.o Dowd ................ ........ ........ IA
 kubon -.............-- lO Lyng .-.-.----... ....---..........-.. lU Martln ..-.-............-.. -..... 10 Mode --..-.............--..-- Porter ...............-.-. ....... l6 Seltfert -............ ........ ........ ...... 2
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-04-28
City In Brief

Alice Olsen visited at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rose of Osborne
over the weekend.
Loren Cunningham and Benny Jen'
sen were callers at Delrio Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ Davidson and
sons visited at Wenatchee Sunday.
Oscar Larsen and Bob VIM mo-
tolde to Malott Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Wayne Allen spent
the week end at Wilson Creek.
Rawleigh route now open. Real op-
pcrtunity for man who wants per-
manent, profitable work. Sales way
up this year. Start promptly. Write
Rawleigh's, Dept. WHD-5l-k, Oak
land, Calf. adv.
Mrs Ida Darby returned home
from California Tuesday, where sho
has been visiting the past few months.
Mrs. L. F Rhodes and daughter,
Mary, Mrs. w. A Pollin and Mrs.
Esther Brimble were in Soap Lake
Monday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-04-28

Lynn Perkins and Lena Blackburn,
both OF Coulee City, Monday at Epn-
rata.
Bert Brockway is painting ranch
buildings near Ephrata for the Phoe-
nix Insurance company this week.
Verlie Lee and children and Clyde
Martin visited at Spokane over the
weekend.
Alfred Fierpoint and Jack Gilden
transacted business in Spokane We'd
nesday.
Mrs. l.. F. Rhodes, Sr. and Mrs
John Gilden and son are visit at KEEL
logg, Idaho, for few days.
Mrs. j. W. Joplin and son are Wis
iting at the Cecil Gilman home at
Grand Coulee this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Lilienthal and
daughter, Jaclin, was guest of Mrs
Lilienthal's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
E. Leonard, over the weekend. Mrs
Lilienthal plans to remain for week
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-04-28

such sums such user may be delin-
Quent.
SECTION 9. 1t is hereby provided
that charge OF One Dollar ($l.OO)
to be known as "turn on' charge,
shall be collected by the Town Clerk,
at the time an application shall be
made to re-connect or turn-on the
water service to a user.
SECTION 10. 1t is hereby pro-
vided that any user who shall connect
with the Water System of the town
of Coulee City or use the water
thereof without having first obtained
the permit of the Clerk of the town
of Cou1ee City as herein provided, or
who fails or refuses to comply Win
the provisions of this ordinance, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and shall
be punished with fine OF not Less
than $500 nor more than 5000.
SECTION II. Any ordinance or
narts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
APPROVED: TOWN COUNCIL.
, F. W. McCANN,
Mayor.
ATTEST: T. H. TWINING, Clerk.
Approved as to form: Ain Sprat-
lin, Attorney.