Evening star., 1914-02-07
LECTURERS EXPLAIN
FUTURE OF RAD|UM
Society of 0pthalmoIogIsts
and biologists Hears Talks
on Subject and Dimes.
NEW YORK EXPERT GIVES
THE PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
DR.. Robert Able Warns Audience
AGAINST the Dream of Uni
vcrsal Cure

Tle So.i,Ly If opthalInciuelsts and
Ctolu-iSls u the District nj ,'oluniij..
held =, lue.tj',= last might ~ the university
Club tn listen to q tuIuIb~r of addresses
OF r,tJiuiu. its 1iSss and its future. aud
to eajo, !, buffet supper after m" ie'--
tursS ss :, soelal feature of the occasion,
10 which several hundred guests we're in
strd
Th,. srTne,rsd talk WAS iy In. Robert
tbi., ia New York surgeon. Who is motel
among physicians and surgeons is ono ot
NJ. leaders III the use ~ r;ldiGui l'f,
Nai.,- sr,oke oI 'Th, Therapeutic -
O. Eadnim Prof William Duane "f
Harvard tn!vcrsity discussed The Hhenl-
,stry and Physics of Kaduu' and iT-
l. J. Holmes. director ot tie United
States bureau 81 iaiues, smoke "n h''
Resources and Mining of Ktdiuih-
report published this morning thaft
= corItaifl5r of rstiium valued al Sl."s.
which was among several exhibited ~
Ir At,h, had disappeared in the 'tuGl-
erre for a tiue, Was today denied
Ir ABB. exhibited what vas called q
''r,dft,n ,ufIl" which he has devised f"E
use ia injecting radium into tht TISSUES
- .au5iI-r t,elu,- dummy. HIS ta!h
Jvas illustttt,i with specimen casts ana
uhot ,-aapi~. showing the pei'Fe i'ia
aft.r c,tr :ilou of patients treated WIN
IEarrl7s-s his audience against what he
,a5irE the +irram OF universal c''re' 4i-
Ahla sJ.steft tHat ten Years TIM tH''E ot
r.,.l75-,.t 1,,t..s scientists and surgeons
have sufficiently experimental WITH
ls.,.s.s.i 5a a-5u- II into general. success
f5,s s~e III tey cure of cancer ami "Ih'F
,,,-,gs,-~ Nest Of his address. accor'i!ns
TO is tielt vas of technical character
Not Using Pure Radium.
E,r Isaae also spoke along technical
r..ee II- s..I that III Harvard students
<,rv l,t ,.s!s4s u,Iie ri'lIunl n medical ar
I.ioatt9ls. hu;- instead. are using
.'I-.l,sia,l4 mutations
uJesf Hotl Dr Duane said. "a great
v-.y. of enthusiasm is sweepins the
country i'll REGARD 10 the use OF radlunl.
II Is almost certain to be foI!""ed p9 q
gree. wave 81 reaction. Scientists shou4q
now allow themselves TO De influenced
hv either wave but shou continue 10
prosecute. their researches and push back
tn. bouudaries Of scientific knowledge
Dr Icirl~< described the known rad.uin
deposits of the United States. which.
he said are found chiefly III Colorado
and Utah He exhibited various ores
containing uranium Nendalun an" IA
dunn lie spoke Of the Possibll'tE OF
a new rs,Iiurn-producing plant being ss-
t..blished in Colorado. and told OF q plant
at Liverpool. England. the refuse from !
" hic ii had been used TO pave the streets.
SO that liow there is discussion OF dlSglnS
M the streets there to see II more ra-
siiuYIi may not he extracted from the ref-
use paving
Many noted Washington scientists were
present at the meeting as well as guests
from out of town Surgeon Genera! |
Stoker. l. $ y. ard Surgeon General |
Rupert Blue United States public health /
service were IN the audience In addI- /
ton. the following Were guests OF the |
society.
Guests of the Society
prs. Truman Abbe. G. \. Acker, Roy
D. Adams, $. s Adams, J. 5 Allen, Wade
II. Atkinson. Rob4t Baker f. \. Bal
lock. " NJ Barton, Lewis ]. Battle. Rob
ert S Beale. Charles NJ BeaN. Edwin
Benrerlt. /. Berrnann. c. 1. Billiard. ].
u. Bird. J. VI. Bovee W Sinclair Bowen.
J C. Boyd. john z Briggs, Charles II
grDok,r. Kari Burbank W, T Burch.
b [. Ballard. Ca6iniss Ralla Camden.
T;.,r.lel,,h Is. Carmichael. William = Carr.
l. ]. caraico. u. Z. Chadwick w L,
Clark Rush W. CoI.klln. John tonstas, r.
p COPELAND. n =. Corley. beveroll. j
W p.ggs. r Il. Dixon, {. NJ Dollnlan.
II II DoIlletiy; Thomas LOWING, Ili John
= boyle. john pulllop. X. !. punmirt,
H. Z Fr,,,r. = II r.drnonds. l. H.
!.ghcrt. Henry Elliot. William q. ErvinG
6;eorl, G E4tes,
Howard fiSlffF- = y Jt't'- IL ~
ler. Ira,iIcy 4 W. Frauhlstnd, w j. /
French. Homer - Fuller
j. y t:;tumon. y Y. p t;araett, liarrN
oat,sYu i.-.>hur=, Va: john Gibson |
,,,s-ftu-G. Va. w r. CiiII. Alfred Glass |
ss.E H. W t;azeuro"k T. d Grasty. |
Cary ti4sysor. William e. GwynI-
~ T.; Iiad6uN Francis r. Hagner. |
T Y IE;ss moud sr-, T. V Hammond I
r.. l.. L. Ijarain. H. T. Harding, Harry (
Hart = NJ. Hazbrclici1, II II Haztn' /
Cftarses fieaI,.y. Joe NJ Heller. j.. W
IIig-ans " H. iIough- How ard Hume, w (
william A Jarls. Y L. jackson, y. II. /
IenueF II. l. Z. Johnson, Joseph faoer .
J.i,l4e,I, T., y Johnson. Franz jung
Marry hadfgnaI., y. l<elnhie. H. ~ !
Is err James kilroy- \ r y King Kin
yon - NJ. kohsr.
D s lamb t;egry" I.atiIt'er- Frank
i.eetch ItoiIl I.setch- IL = \ Lemon I
John = Lewis. William Lewis, J II.
Lindsay. William II Littlepage. Il Il;
Los1 = r. Luce, Fleet Il. l-E;,ke;t- NJ
G ISo1ls. tr
T. \. aIsI.aucA!in. r. =, Macatee. NJ
p Arcy SIaeee Z, = Masruder. Francs
II Afath!n. Mallory. e e. MarhuFt,
Collins Marshall. MAJ. Ieteal1. John Metz
croft. 4. e. Miller. James +. Mitchell.
.JolI Moran. William Gerry Morgan,