The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-27
100000 RAD|UM
INLET SHOULDER
Of bob BREMNER
New Jersey Congressman Is
Hopeful Under Treatment
for Cancer.
ELEVEN TUBES USED.
Surgeon Confident He VIII
Arrest the -Four Years
Growth of Tumor.
ELEVEN TUBES USED.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 2,.--Eleven tubes,
each about two and a half inches long
and a third OF an inch thick. and coat
ed with rubber, were inserted a second
time this morning to incisions in the lief,
shoulder OF Robert q. Bremner. DEM
ocratic Representative In Cons1 ess from
the seventh New Jersey District. In
the tubes are 100000 worth Of radiun,,
the most expensive quantity OF radium
ever used in a single operation. 1t In
hoped the treatment will arrest the
growth OF. II not permanently destroy.
a malignant cancer from which Mr..
Bremner has suffered for four years.
The valuable radi,'in. of course. can
be used again and again after to-day's
operation.
The operation was performed by Or.
Howard A. Kelly In his private hospital
In Eutaw place. II was the second
that Mr. Bremner has undergone IN
two days. The tubes were put h place
the first time on Christmas morning
and allowed to remain there for twelve
hours. Dr. Kelly observed the result
carefully yesterday and to-day deter.
mined to repeat the operation.
The doctor looks for a degeneration OF
tho malignant cells IN Mr.. Bremnor'x
shoulder under the application Of the
gamma rays. The operation II so per-
formed that the alpha and beta rays
are filtered out. leaving only the gamma
rays to penetrate the cancerous tissue.
DR.. Kelly expects cure.
The cancer on Mr.. Bremner's arm and
shoulder Is OF most malignant type
II extends over the shoulder and almost
| meets under the arm. The extension Ia
front ends Just over the heart and The
extension over the back covers the
shoulder blade. The patient has beer
compelled to carry his arm In q stray
holding II constantly In an elevated 20
| sition.
COLLEAGUES IMPRESSED ~
BRAVERY OF sUFFgRER.
Mr.. Bremner C"Smil!ng Bob'D 10 on
OF the most popular of the newer mem
bers OF the House. A native Of Scot
land. where he was born thirty.nin
years ago. he wen: to Canada with hi
parents when he wasia boy. lie settle,
In the United States before he was o
age. and began his life work ~ q r.
potter In Paterson. In 1909 he obtaine,
control Of The Passaic Daily Herald
and 10 its present editor and publisher
lie had never held public once until
elected>to Congress IN 1912 over Repub
| licaNs and Progressive competitors.
| When the special session of Congress
met In April and Mr.. Bremner Wa
sworn In as q member OF the HouAe
the growth on his shoulder had becom,
- serious that the chances OF his Nv
ing many months seemed slight Tn,
fortiitude with which he has borne hi,
pain has evoked from his colleagues
we'll as sympathy.
HAS NEW METHOD FOR THE Ex
TRACTION OF RADlUM.
| DIR. Kelly, who Is a specialist Of tn,
Johns Hopkins University group. re-
Gently bought with James Douglas
president OF Phelps, Dodge g. Co. OF Nov
York. twenty-seven carnotite min
claims in Paradox Valley. Col, wher
are now believed TO Dc the creates
radium ore deposits in the world.
Announcement that they had bouEh
these claims and that they had organ
ized a National Radium Institute. where
BY, with the cooperation OF tho Fedora
Bureau OF Mines. the radium would b
| extracted according to a new and NOR
sfficient process. and used for medica
purposes. was made by Dr.. C. l.. Par
sons Of the Mines Bureau at the Ameri
can Mining Congress In Philadelphia II
October.
1t was stated at that time that no
one cent OF the radium would be sold
but that every bit Of the precious meta
would be used IN the cause Of humanity
clinics for the treatment Of the athlete,
being established In the Memorial Hot
pitai OF New York City and DR.. Kelly
hospital In Baltimore.