Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-21
If King Gives Order to Fight Irshmen
Gen. Sir Arthur Paget Says He Must Obey
However, Commander of Irish Troops Cannot Picture Himself
Forced Into That Observation-Disclosures Crooks Quitting
don-AgrcuIture Success in Trpoi-other Foreign News.

ance from London OF the American
crook, Scotland Yard officials ex-
pressed the opinion that the skilful
confidence man finds better openings
on the continent while his less artful
colleague finds a safer outlet for his
energies at home.
notwithstanding that London has
spent $6J, DOC, 900 during the past ten
years In building new hotels or i'm
proving old ones, largely for the ac-
commodation of American visitors,
the hotels are still oVercrowded dur
ing the tourist season.
1t is estimated that 100000 Ameri-
cans now pay visits of some length
to London during each summer,
whereas a few years ago the metrop-
oils was declared to be only a stop
ping place for day or so for tourists
bound to the continent.
at would be well If those who are
experimenting with radium would be
silent for the next couple OF years,
until they know where they are, and
can make some definite announce
ment." said DIR. Charles Ryall, chair
man of the medical committee Of the
Cancer Hospital, at q recent meeting
of the governors
"Radium." he added, has not come
to supplant surgery in the treatment
of cancer, but to aid it in fighting the
disease. The properties of radium
are comparatively little known, and
we are, therefore, going through the
experimental stage of radium treat
ment, endeavoring to fathom its effect
on disease, especially cancer; estimate
its dosage and classify what cases are
suitable for treatment by it. That
will mean some years of work, but
we can wait with confidence for
definite announcement, as the
radium research work In the country
is being carried out systematically
and is in the best hands"
DIR. Ryall said there was enormous
field for research work at the Cancer
Hospital but it was hampered by
the inadequate supply of radlum and
It's enormous cost.
BERLIN. March 81. - German
astronomers are already taking
lively interest in q total eclipse of the
sun that occurs August q. The city
of Hamburg is fitting out an expe-
dition at its own expense, and Prussia
will give assistance to an expedition
headed by Prof Niethe, of the Tech
biological Institute in Charlottenburg
A number of German astronomers
will attach themselves to American
expeditions. Prof. Miethe's expedition,
which will be chiefly for the purpose
of making photogra phs of the eclipse,
will go to the island of Austen. far up
on the coast of Norway, where the
path of totality first touches the
European continent. The Hamburg
expedition will make its observations
In Russia 1t is understood that the
Russian astronomers are making eX-
tensive preparations for facilitating
the work of the American and other
foreign expeditions by having the
proper astronomical calculations
worked out for each important point
In the path of totality.
BERNIE, March 21.-Opponents of
the prohibition OF absinthe in Swift
zerland declare that since the law
went into effect the consumption of
that spirit has greatly increased.
They claim that the principal effect
has been to give to absinthe power
full and widespread publicity, and to
introduce it into many homes where
1t was hitherto unknown. Another
effect has been the flooding Of the
market with a host of inferior prod
ucts destined to replace absinthe
which itself is struggled in in large
quantities and forms a fast growing
and highly remuneratiye Illicit In
dustry.
They propose that a government
monopoly of the sale of absintho
should be substituted for total pro-
hibition. This, however, is strongly
combated by temperance advocates.