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The Menace If Radium

Our comments in The Sun Of Janu-
airy have called forth the following
note from physicians:
your editorial article in to-day's Sun
on radium seems to be both commendab BILE
and condemnable. II is comnendable as
n warning to the public to beware Of
many useless products of radlum on the
market; at the same time it Is condem-
nable by developing in the public mind a
fear of all radium products, both good
and bad.
ITO my personal knowledge there are
radium products which by examination
with the electroscope show exactly the
amount Of radum emanaton claimed for
them. l therefore feel that you should
amend your editorial article so It may
give some scientific process whereby a
definite conclusion may be deduced.
1.-THE electroscopic examination Is POSI-
tive"
IT is hoped that the majority Of our
readers are more attentive than this
correspondent appears to be- The
editorial article in question aimed not
only to protect the reader against ra-
dium humbugs that are sure to spring
up in multitudes. but also to induce
the authorities to Subject the prepara-
tlOns to tests, as is done In Germany"
The electroScopic examination was of
course the test referred to.
The chief object. however, was To
warn sufferers from cancer not 10 de-
lay operation In the earliest stage on
account Of the reported wonderful sue.
cesses Of radium, the efficacy of which
was distinctly adverted to. An article
in the Medical Record of December
is. 1913, says:
Correct and scientific methods of ra.
dunn and Roentgen therapy. methods
which will lead to real progress In the
future treatment OF malignant growths
imply the correct selection OF cases, cor.
rect dosage and filtration OF the rays
and constant clinical and microscopical
control OF the patient under treatment
In other words. the physician who takes
up radiotherapy as his life work and wants
TO protect himself and his patients axains,
great disappointments and serious mis-.
haps should not only he well acquainted
with the phys and biological proper.
ties of the rays. but must also be n trained
clinical surgeon and pathologist,
"Overenthusiasm IL as Injurious TO sci.
cntihc work as overpessimism In. Sober
6can' research in this field Of the physicist
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which is the less logical Is the more
Anglican" for In fact Mr.. GRAMS
hypothesis Of "the earliest and purest
Gothic Of Europe, while 1t was still
one style and before it had especially
differentiated itself between the differ
ent nationalities' seems not to be sub
stantiated by architectural history.
The nearest approach to a common
style in medieval Europe was not
Gothic. but Romanesque, before the
builders of the lie de France began to
carry the system Of groined vaulting
to its logical conclusion, incidentally
evolving the pointed arch during the
process. Which of what must he called
the rival designs for the completion Of
the cathedral promises to be the more
effective, especially in view from the
fats to the eastward, which is the most
important view Of all, Is question
which 1t would require series Of per.
s1,ective studies to answer. In fact an
interested volunteer has prepared some
sketches showing the browning feat
ures Of the two designs in mass and
In silhouette. These sketches will be
found highly suggestive by the trus-
tees. In any event the trustees. now
appealed to to reverse the decision
which their predecessors reached
twenty-five years ago, and in accord
ance with which the work has thus far
proceeded. have a responsibility which
no considerable person will envy them
in deciding which of the designs before
them promises the better to elicit the
admiration and the munificence OF the
laity Of the diocese Of New York, to
whom the trustees must look for the
execution of the design which meets
their own approval.
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EArthbOund.
Many fathoms deep lie
Under Water. Earth and SKY
l. the nrstborn, primal Fire,
Buried deep by deep desire

Many fathoms deep l lie
Under Water Earth and Sky,
l. the frstborn, primal Fire.
Buried deep by deep desire!
God who called me from the ,o,i
Shall ! thus be self-destroyed
Let me go back whence came,
One with elemental flame
Prisoned in these earthly walls
Blinded bound, my spirit calls,
What need Of mortal life.
All my soul with being rife?
What remains for me to learn,
Who lit Thy blazing suns TO burn
What remains for me to know,
Who set Thy circiing tides To now
IL there aught for me to ind
who loosened Thine ethereal wind?
Need have / for mortal birth,
Who helped TO swing Thy rounded carth'
Back Of all the kalpas
Knew the Wherefore and the Why
God, who wrought me of desire!
God, who shaped my soul OF lire.
J. the firstborn, wild and free.
First OF ell to answer Thee,
Why should thus prisoned be-
N. L. BUuLsS. I
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An Educational Trust.

1t is to be hoped that the merger of
the engineering departments in Har.
ward University and the Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology will not meet
with an unfavorable reception ut the
Department of Justice. While this
pooling Of the scientific educational
funds may he regarded in some quar-
ters as violation Of the Sherman
law because OF its interviewing facul-
ties and various subsidiary branches
OF research. still the terms of the
agreement seem To he in strict accord
with the requirements of the Federal
Government. Evidently this Is the
Interpretation that must he put upon
the following sentence in the despatch
to The Sun:
There is no legal objection to the
cooperation. in the opinion of RICHARD
OLNEr"
The serious fact Is that years upon
years Of patient executive and admin
istrative skill have been spent on this
project only TO find that certain OBJ
stacles appeared to be almost lnsur-
mountable. But when ii became def
initely settled that the institute had
to move out of Boston and was to 20
on the other side OF the Charles River
the gain which would accrue TO both
institutions took on an overwhelming
import that supplanted mere consd-
erations Of rivalry and PROFESSIONAL
precedence.
That there should he such vast
waste Of funds in the erection ana up.
keep Of modern laboratories by both
institutions in the same fields and in
the same community amounted to an
educational sin in an age when the
conservation OF such available money
Is imperative. Indeed it may he truly
said that this scheme Of cooperation
should give pause for reflect ion in other
cities and sections Of this country. with
view to making stronger schools no,
only in point OF financial savings IN
maintenance and perfection of equip
ment but also in the improvement OF
faculties for the benefit of the students
and the promotion Of research
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There Is a Time for All Things.

Nobody has stated the situation moro
concisely, truthfully and forcibly than
the Hon. JosErH Il. FORAKER Of Ohio in
these three paragraphs from his recent
speech at Hamilton:
"The time has come to help business,
instead Of further attacking it. For the
last ten years business. especially big bust
ness. has been hsrried and annoyed and
bcdevilled until patience is well nigh ex-
hausted. If we were not growing and de-
veloping. and compelled 10 do business In
spite Of all these harassmcnts, business
would be well nigh destroyed
THE railroads. stripped OF the control
OF their revenues. have been stripped OF
their credit, aud all railroad building has
practically stopped. We are all learning
that war upon them liz war at the same
time upon practically all other kinds of
business. We are all interested in the
restoration OF their prosperity. and there
fore in a policy that will give them a
chance to meet the proper demands of
maintenance. equipment and general i'm
provement.
~ believe there Is a growing recogni-
ton of the fact that war on business Is
war on ourselves. and that II we would
have that universal prosperity to which
We arc Justly entitled all business should
have a fair chanco and that in this be-
half all dcmagogues should be reegated ia
the rear and "A sound. safe and helpful
order of things should be once more inau.
Eurated."
Suppose we take the liberty to reduce
the proposition to an even simpler form
"The time has come to help business.
"War upon the railroads is practically
war upon all other kinds OF business.
"War on business is war on ourselves"
Bright are the skies for the year
1914 and for business big and little In
every part of the land If the widening
perception Of these truths has already
extended to the optic nerves Of the law
makers and To the elbows Of the power
full gentleman and conscientious scholar
who is travelling to-day from the Gull
back to Washington.
There Is a time for all things; and
the time has come to help business.
The help that business wants is q
chance to rest aud recover.
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How 10 BE q True Musical Soul.

To IHE EDITOR OF THE SuS--Sr. Poor
Rachmsnino How he would turn in his
grave could he hear tho whitening denun-
citation OF Emile Pickhardt" His reputa-
tion, sought In the trumpets mouth, IL gone
forever
Emile however, has spoiled all his effect
by one little phrase; " sat In the first row
from the orchestra" Now any one who does
this II worthy Of no further consideration
Perohance Emile Is unaware OF the fact that
all true music lovers sit In the gallery with
their eyes shut, fear Emile has not a true
musical soul, T., A.
NEW hAyES Conn, January .
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istration had most unfortunate effects.
He was a much better philanthropist
than executive, and the results Of his
incumbency have been detrimental to
practically all the parks. In this stu
alton the new city officers cannot afford
to divert their attention to chickering's
and Quarrels, but must concentrate
their efforts on the reorganization Of
the department. 1t is evident that
Mayor Mitchell recognizes the ne.
cessity, and he will have small difficulty
In putting matters on a proper basis
II he takes immediate and decisive &C.
ton in the premises.
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biologist and the ciiniclan will surely be
fruitful Of far reaching results in the
therapy Of malignant tumors."
Not only may physicians for whom
this article was written he moved to
deeper study Of the subject and to
greater caution, but sufferers may de-
rive a lesson that will prevent their
being lured into lay or medical radium
quackery. an expensive and too often
improbable field.
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a fireman was up for trial before the
Commissioner Thursday for knocking a
man down with his automobile on Deem
Der 20 and making no report of it. The
machine belonged to the fire alarm sys-
tenn and was returning from the repair
shops.-NoUs Of the day.
If Commissioner ADAMsoN desires to
put stop to failure to report the
casual striking OF pedestrian he must
forbid firemcn to read the newspapers.
Else they may quote ShyIock and say
THE villany you teach me l will ex-
ecute. and 1t shall go hard but I will
better the instruction" SHAKESPEARE
foresaw the speed of mail vans. as it
is claimed he did everything else.
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WOULD FIX NO LIMIT
TO PRISON SENTENCE
r. NJ. Osborne Gives Indication
Of Sweeping Changes in
Penal System.
TALKS BEFORE CITY CLUB
Calls Present Theory Failure
Urges Principle of
Reformation.

An indication OF the sweeping change.
his commission will recommend IN Nv
York States penal system was given ycs
terday afternoon BY Thomas Mott us.
borne in talk before the City club.
Mr.. Osborne, who spent a week l5s'
fall in Auburn prison. is head of tho com.
mission appointed to suggest revision ~
the States penal law and methods III.
men and women who heard him, including
Dr. Katherine Bement Davis, Commi>.
soner Of Correction. seemed to feel tha,
Mr.. Osborne would do his best to e,nbody
In the States laws the conclusions he has
reached
The most important change suggested s
absolutely indeterminate sentences for
crime-all crime.
"The prison system based on the theory
OF punishment has failed completcly'
said Mr. osborne. I'VE cannot and never
will be able to tell Just how guilty any
man really is, because we cannot look into
his soul As TO theory OF prisons based
on the deterrent effect they may have We
are Just as hopelessly off. II never Will
be possible. to tell whether or not We are
deterring a person from crime. The onir
safe ground on which to build a prison
system is the principle Of reformation of
the prisoner.
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serve to indicate the fact that this Is
indeed a cathedral OF the twentieth CEN
fury In the New World and not an
archaeological recreation Of a medieval
structure.
I should be glad IL you found it pos
sible to publish this letter.
X. A. CRAM,
Consulting Architect.
New YORK, January 10.
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The trosble with the Republican party
now Is that its leaders have not the in
teiiigence to form policy Of modern
conservatism or the courage to declare
such policy.-F'RANCIs w. BIRD.
1t is encouraging to hear that a
real Progressive stands for modern
conservatism" in addition to "construc-
tive liberalism" The county chairman
has now expressed a belief in both these
tangible platforms.
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Life for Worst offender.

The understanding from Mr.. Osborne
words was that the great body of H."
penal law can b. swept aside. that WIZ ~
man is proved to have done Grim"
may Ice possible not long hence to 20 20
further in court. but merely TO give him
prison sentence and send him away. y
he can he reformed he will he freed { .
can't, because of degeneracy or innate
cussedness. he will be kept IN prison, for
life If necessary.
~ freely admit that there are men WHO
should be quaran,ned for lii, from So.
ciety." Mr.. Osborne said
He told good deal about his own week
in Auburn prison. Ex-presd,nt TAFT, SAID
MIR Osborne. attacked him without know
ing the fact. something that even AN vN-
President shouldn't do
II am no wild eyed theor,st, as Al
Taft seemed to think" MIR. Osborne o..
marked MY first idea was To go INTO
Auburn incognito, but gave il NJ on H."
advice of n very intelligent convict, ~"
told me: We fellows are pretty s's''
cious and If you do that il will take 20
two months to get acquainted,
Tom Brown was useful AZ AN ai.aH.
only for the reason that it didn't remind
every one who | was each time WAS
dressed.
"Ot course our prison system has =
to DC changed. Its cornerstone at pro-
j. 10 make everything natural forboa.
thing. When | emerged from IN. n''.
room of Auburn prison and Weit 20 va
in the basket shop my closes; IRE.
couldn't tell me among the other cunN, p
| know this because the warden ~
knew me well. and other friends wall
through the shop within twenty feet .
me and failed to recognize mo, aliNuI-
they were there expressly To- Nnd N
The next day my secretary tried Ia "
me--a man who sees mo almost rvo'N y
ur my life--and he couldn't do IL eith,
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For the Museum Of snex,ch.

Webster was compiling his dictionary
II want to preserve that strange word
economy that Governor Glynu used in his
he explained,
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ApprOved Method.

Knioker--For whom did YOU name the
baby
Bocker-Huerta, We intend 10 bring him
up the same WAY Uncle sam is raising
Mexico.
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London once. Effngham House. I Arundel
otreet. Strand.
Paris once. g Rue dc la Michodiere. on Rue du
ouatre Scptcmbrc.
Washington once, IIibbs Building.
Brooklyn once, 100 Livingston street.
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n our friends rho faror US nth manuscripts and
Illustrations for publication IRISH to hare yeJcctsd
articles returned hev must IN oil cases send stamps
10, fha, purpose
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WAsuINGToN, Jan. 20 .-- l.N-S'u''''.
lon of Illinois. who has been cnhu."'
his bed for several days Wy - sever
was much improved To-day ana avg
Sit W.
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Chicago city of gloom -HeadiiH,.
Is not Red STUBS on your visiting
list? Try him and be convinced
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Nuscid l'hilOsOphy.

First Fi!---Therc will always be sNat,crs,
Second Fiy-Yes there can never be a
fooiproof ~.
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May Keep Men Away.

1T is the only safe ground because II
is the economic attitude toward the prob
lem. 1t is the principle Of keeping men
from coming back to Jail.
Nobody ever expressed the idea! IN
handling crime any better than W.
Gilbert in The Mikado.' where he rhym'd
about making the punishment III the
crime But it is an unattainaDle ideal
because. as say, we can't find out how
guilty person Is.
Therefore we must give UP utterly tn
method Of trying to fit "A certain pc
cent. OF punishment to certain p.'.
centage In crime and adopt the indetr'
inmate Observation-Disclosures.
Look at the absurdities of the preser'
system. The same crime gets widely
varying sentences. often from the sau'
Judge There is "A crazy chaos of penal
ties for misdemeanors' and fcloni.s ami
other artificial divisions of crime.
I'VE must say to the wrongdoer; YOU
are to go to prison. not because We Know
how guilty You are, nor to serve ~ "'
example to others. nor 10 TT you with q"
certain penalty for "A certain crime y"
You are to go to prison because ) oE
have done Il crime. You have don" -.
unsocial thing. Therefore We cut YOU OFT
from society for an indefinite tlme-ho"
long will depend upon you
such a mcthod would prevent an!
thing like III. Thaw scandal"
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All checks. money orders &c, 10 be made pay
able TO The Sun.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-19
100 WARSHIPS TO
Be Modified
AT FRISCO
Great Britain France, Ger
many Portugal and Argen-
tina Have Formally Accepted
Governments Invitation,

Washington. Jan 1S.--Flye of the
nations invited TO take part in the
great naval procession which viii start
at Hampton Roads and cruise by way
of the Panama canal TO The Golden
Gate next year have formally notified
the state department Of their accep-
lance They are the Argentine repub-
hc France, Germany Great Britain
and Portugal Japan also has decided
to participate, according 60 the press
reports, and it is not doubted that
when the time comes an of the mari
time nations Of the world win be
represented in the line.
The plans of the navy department
call for the appearance in line of
about 100 warships, sixty three Of
them under foreign nags Tine powers
having great navics are invited to
Fend each four ships and those with
lesser naval establishments to contri-
butte two each.
Tho datc FOR the assembling of this
international aeet has not been fixed,
but under the terms Of the act Of con-
gress il must be early in 1915. and as
the voyage from Hampton Roads to
san Francisco will consume al least
one month, the start must be made by
the middle of January if the fleet is to
reach san Francisco ID time for the
opening Of the Panama Pacific EXPOSE
tion February 90
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-19
LIVESTOCK GROWERS
TO MEET IN DENVER

Denver l1n lN livestock crow
w of the United States viii meet in
Denver This week to attend the seN-
erteenth annual convention ct the
American National l.yo STOCK associa-
uah, which begins thrge-days SOS
sion on Tncsday In connection with
the ninth annual Western stock show.
which Mill De- held through the week
at thc stoekAafas with the horse show
at the stadium n the evening Fca-
tures al the convention viii be the
annual address of the president en
lhesday and aa address by II y Car
Ncr director of The rural organization
N'rt're Who uiIl speak "a "a public
meeting upon methods for Improve
mcnl m lee stock conditions and in-
'feaslHs production other events ct
lng week Include bmnd-iron dln-
neH s'ockmens hail and "a smoker
pN ihe Denver Press cluh aud the na-
nuai banquet and reunion of old time
cowboys
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SCHOONER ~ DISTRESS
orr rACIlstC COAST

SAN Francisco. Jan rs High seas
running aluns tho whole coast spoiled
disaster JeaHy for lWo steam sehoon.
ota uos.ug thclf waN from Gray's ilar.
boz Wtsh. 10 sau Francisco with
mmnef rHots
off ihe lower oregon coast waves
iveh aVu1 the dc,k load of the
schooner fUr ultH and brolto her
hrdg sho amalled for assistance,
hut nude tuos has muded
THE steamer Hrcgkwater which
started out io holp tine Fair Oaks.
picked up instead ho Yellowstone,
rollins about with main and milzen
masts oyerhoard ana ruddor gone.
The trcakvnttr reported that she
would tow ihe Yellowstone % Aslor-
la one
with 2eouo0 fert of lumber over-
beard and his rngmc room waist deep
in water Captain Abin Of The Fair
uaks Was running fos shelter when
he cnmc upon tho Yellowstone. hope
lo@ly disabled uisrcsrding his own
pughl he stoed bg ud passed two
limos aboard thc Yellowstone. The
lIu1s broke ANA thf tair Oaks had no
others hnl shs s.aod hy all night
Then with fu, ana vnter nearly
gene Captain Ahlin beadoa fur Coos
haY slenatiIna Ton hcW
Murncr saN Dog probably saved thc
Yellowstone lfam audne
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GUADALAJARA NEXT
POINT TO BE
ATTACKED
1auanzaIs Forces Expect 10
Move Against Second Larg
est ely in RepubIici Villa To-
Take Ioueon
Is. 4asa,ra ioysa., .esel.t ,,.sso VISA

fAn l'ar sinAiaAi Af Nie". dnh.
f mug ietecs arriving here lednN "ith
3nntfAl tAifHnSa apparently Aiil move
asansi auAaal4Jhia reports received
thr fonaituiionaliat commanders
Indicate thai General Villas hsut
eni# Wiii nmfr against fn0eou
HHadflallfnt capitol VI laiiHoo. Is
hr hHiHaie kaT ~ ihe center of we
irpuplie ioti'on Aisilnpail. OF ta1hl.
lA y the central railroad point ot
nnriheiH Mehiro.