Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-27
RAD|UM CURE TO
SAVE BREMNER
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ner's shoulder under the dosage of
Gamma radiations; the only one of
three kinds of rays sent forth by
radium which have thus far proved
of value in cancer cases. The opera
ton has to be so performed that the
Alpha and Beta rays are filtered out,
leaving only the Gamma rays to
penetrate the cancerous growth. DR.
Kelly believes the burial of the ra-
dunn tubes in the cancer will dimin-
ish it's mass and arrest it's growth.
He hopes 1t may result in cure.
The cancer on Mr.. Bremner's
shoulder is one of the most malignant
recently brought to the attention of
medical scientists in this section. He
has suffered from it some time, but
in the past year the growth has been
such that the cancer now extends
over the left shoulder and almost
meets under the arm.
The extension of the cancer In front
ends just over his. heart, while the
extension over the back covers the
shoulder blade. Mr.. Bremner has
been compelled to carry his left arm
in a strap, which holds 1t constantly
in an elevated position.
Popular Member of House.
Mr.. Bremner is one of the most
popular of the newer members of the
House. A native of Scotland, where
he was born thirty-nine years ago,
he went to Canada with his parents
when he was a boy. He settled In the
United States before he was of age,
and began his lifework as a reporter
in Paterson. In 1902 he obtained con-
troll of the Passaic Daily Herald, and
IL IL.
The Herald was taken over by Mr..
Bremner at the solicitation of former
Senator fIinchliffe, of Paterson. 1t
was at low financial ebb at the time.
Mr.. Bremner took hold though his
means were limited. His success was
almost instant and the Herald grew
under its new leader until now it is
one of the most thriving newspapers
in New Jersey.
Mr.. Bremner had never held public
office until elected to Congress in 1912
over Republican and Progressive
competitors.
When the special session of Con-
gress met in April and Mr.. Bremner
was sworn in as a member of the
House, the growth on his shoulder
had become so serious that the
chances of his living many months
seemed slight. The fortitude with
which he has borne his pain has
evoked from his colleagues many ex
pressions of admiration, as well as
sympathy.
About seven months ago Mr.. Brem-
ner engaged the services of DIR. A.
w. Horwitz, specialist. who came
to this country from Budapest I'm
der his treatment the case has shown
Improvement, but it has been slow.
1t was in the hope that application of
radium would hasten this improve
ment that arrangements were made
for treatment in DIR. Kelly's hospital.
Bought Greatest Radium Ore Deposit.
DIR. Kelly who is a specialist of the
Johns Hopkins University group, re-
Gently bought with James Douglas.
president OF Phelps, Dodge g. Co., of
New York, twenty-seven carnotite
mine claims in Paradox Valley. Colo,
where are now believed to be the
greatest radium ore deposits in the
world.
Announcement that they had bought
these claims and that they had or
ganized National Radium Institute,
whereby, with the cooperation of the
federal bureau of mines, the radium
would be extracted according to q
new and more efficient process, and
used for medical purposes. was made
by DR. G. l.. Parsons of the Mines
Bureau at the American Mining Con-
gress in Philadelphia in October. 1t
was stated at that time that not one
cent of the radiurn would be sold. but
that every bit of the precious metal
would be used In the cause of human
ity, clinics for the treatment of the
afflicted being established in the
Memorial Hospital OF New York city
and DR.. Kelly's hospital in Baltimore.
The use of radium for the treat
ment OF cancer Is now engaging the
study of some Of the worlds greatest
medical scientists, among them DR..
Robert Able. Of New York; Sir Fred