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The Washington herald., 1914-05-31

torn. called sdsnocafcinema. the per-
ceutsse Of curts N Ill casss wes ~ hut
In the late caSssA =. thoee IN which
the eancsrous nature ct the tumor was
already obvious to the sye. the percent-
are WAS but - In the early cases. on
the other hard. Il was 100 par cent In
these early cases there u warning lump
in the breast, but no outward sign Of
masilgant tumor. In the more malignant
forms Of breast tumor. the general per-
centage Of cures dropped to y. and In
late cases to a. or one patient out of
three. But even here the cures In early
cases reached SS Per cent. In other
words, the patient raises her chances Of
recovery from - per cent to s. per cent.
by going to the surgeon early.
In operations for cancer Of the iip.
the reports show 100 per cent Of cures IN
the earliest stages. and Is per cent Of
cures after complete operation In the
later stages II tho operation was In
complete and the cancer returned, the
pefcentage Of cures dropped to "a.
The evidence co far collected on early
cancer also gives an opportunity for y
message to the people who seek help In
the later stage OF cancer. Although the
chances of q cure here are less. the dis
ease is many instances Ii by no means
hopeless. Even when the hope Of cure
is remote, surgery looks toward the pro-
Iongation of useful life and the relief of
much suffering.
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turers are to be singled out and kept
at home.
A further part of the plan. suggested
also by Cardinal Farley. and to attend to
which Is part of his present purpose in
Rome. Is the training OF competent 1tal-
ian leaders for the training Of italian
young men already in America to lead
spiritually Italian congregations here
The cardinal, In common with others. re-
CARDS the problem Of shepherding Ital-
ians as of supreme Importance. 80 great
is the loss to the church. especially of
the young. Pope Plus X has just issued
the needed DEGREES to put these changes
into effect.
Panama Exposition ofiicials at San
Francisco have just completed arrange
ments with the international board of
the Young women's Christian Associa-
tion to erect on the exposition grounds
and near to the main entrance q $50, 900
women's building. Work on the build
ing viii start at once.
The building will not only be asso-
citation headquarters. but will be In q
large measure a social center for wom-
en- visiting the exposition. II will be
three stories high and contain besides
a large assembly room, rest rooms.
writing room, lunch room, information
bureau. and other spacious rooms for
purposes.
To secure exhibits that will show
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
Religion and Social Serpice

what girls are really doing. the asso-
citation has announced prise contests.
The contests win be In domestic arts
model wsrdrobes, writing, art and
honor rolls Of local associations. The
prizes are money, but are In the form
Of college tuitions and for further edu-
cation. Besides personal prizes, there
are awards to associations Tor the
largest proportions OF full-paid MEM
bers enrolled In actual work In the
church; In community betterment. In
eight weeks club leadership. and other
uplift work. These honors are In three
classes, the student. the city, and the
county associations. Field committees
have already been named for groups OF
States. 20 that associations. no matter
where located. may enter these contests
It ID claimed that nearly 10000 young
women will participate in the prize con-
tests. the purpose Of which II TO secure
samples Of work actually being done In
local associations by the girls for the ex-
hibits. Great interest centers in the model
wardrobe contests, the purpose OF which
Is to educate young business women and
girls OF modest means how they can
dress themselves on little money In an
attractive and suitable way. There win
be two prizes offered in this contest.
the frst for the wardrobe for q girl en-
tertng college away from home ana the
second for a wardrobe for q business
woman. Each contestant or group of
contestants must not only make dresses
themselves. but must make . complete
wardrobe. including hat underwear and
shoes. The prizes will be awarded ae-
cording to attractiveness and suitability;
economy in money expended and on
workmanship. special Panama-Pa-
cific Exposition committee has been ap-
pointed to arouse interest and direct
these nationwide contests.
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ONCE on election day. May q. A quots<
ton Of the late Capt william Murphy
Paymaster LArcomb's body guard, VIII
reference 70 Mr.. Ellis win last = 1ono
~ that other quotation There goe1
Johnnie Green coming back
In this weeks sick list from the hand
section. day, are Samuel Mullan, Joha
Tuite, Charles w. Henry. Georra N
Clark. and C. C. Auracher.
Edward & wild. OF the hand section
night. has been granted the remainde1
OF his leave beginning June /.
Frank Rollow, a well-known composI.
tor IN the State branch. has returned
from ten days leave passed At hia
home in Lancaster. Pa
Dennis p. Gleeson. an electricianr
helper. passed away In the offics after =
few hours illness. The deceased was 2
quiet unassuming person about nfty
years of age and a member Of @. p o.
Council, No. NJ, Of the National Union.
After an absence Of several month";
Louis Rosenfeld. q former well-knovu
skilled laborer in the hand section, day.
has been reinstated and assigned to ths
bindsry.
The many friends Of Mrs G. L carteR
a directress in the pamphlet bindery, werl
pained to learn of the death Of her moth
er. She was In her eighty-third year.
Mrs Tenly was one OF the Oldest resi<
dents In Washington, having been born in
this city. She resided here all her ltfa.
Her recollections OF early life in this city
were interesting to relate. especially COM
cerning the Indians about washingtonI
the laying Of the corner stone Of wash-
ington Monument and the stirring daya
Of the civil war.
Mrs. Tenly had endeared herself to q
large circle of friends by her kindness
and pleasant disposition. Three sons, one
daughter. twelve grandchildren and fouS
survive her.
Among the numerous floral emblems
was a handsome one from Mrs. Csrters
section, the card attached thereto read.
ing. sympathy from the girls Of youa
section"
The interment took place In Rock Creek
Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
LONDON IS READY FOR !.
ITS GREAT Horse SHOW
Olympia Has Been Transformed Into
Courtyard with $4,000
Worth of Flowers.
KING AND QUEEN TO ATTEND
able 70 The Washington Herald.

Special Cable 10 rhe Washington Herah.
London. May 3o.-The international
Horse Show. which is the gala event Of
the London social season, opens next
Thursday at Olympia and promises ia
beat all records
Practically all the hisher-priced seats
have already been sold. while society
rush to get boxes. Olympia has been
transformed into the courtyard Of a
medieval castle. which is frightened BY
$4,000 worth of choice flowers
King George and Queen Mary have both
promised to attend at least thrice. while
the King. personally, will present the lata
King Edwards gold cup to the victors in
the International military jumping con-
test which last year was won by Russia
A great disappointment has resulted
over the fact that the United States has
not seen fit to be presented this year. hut
II Is EXPLAINED the War Department de-
INJURED against allowing the pick of cavS
airy regiments going abroad with the
Mexican situation so threatening.
Naturally. Alfred G. Vanderbilt. Judss
W. II. Moore and Walter winans are ex-
pected again to carry OF the lions shars
of the awards between them, but there
are other formidable competitors whd
will give them a good run for their mons
ey, including Baron Alexander Stackel4
burg, j. and r. Stackelburg of Santa
Barbara. Cal; Mr.. and Mrs Harry J.
Tuckahoe. of New York: ]. Sumner Dra-
per. of Boston. and last. but not least,
Miss Ruth BOYD.
Among prominent Americans who have
taken boxes are the Duchess Of MarIbor.
ough. Lady Granard, Mrs Samuel New-
house. Mr.: and Mrs e. T. stotesbury. Mr..
and Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred @. Vanderbilt. Judge and Mrs. w,
II. Moore and George W. Beardmore.
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the encouragement Of a precedent IL IN
TO be found In the remarkable reduction
OF the cancer death rate through n
campaign OF education conducted by Win
ter IN Koenigsberg. This campaign was
designed to reach all people, particular
" women. since they are more suscep-
tible than men to the disease. The pub
nc was informed as to the first symp-
toms Of cancer and the surprising Inn
portance OF the earliest possible sur
gical treatment In this campaign the
cooperation Of the laity and the medical
profession. on the one hand, and the
press on the other. was enlisted The
cancer death rate Of Koenigsberg had
increased from hfty-three in 1850 to Ilo
in 1888. and in 1907 reached a maximum
Of lss Per 100000 Of the population. The
campaig0 of education then began to
nave It's effect and the rate gradually
declined to the point of lis for the year
1913 The decrease does not seem large,
but 1t is most important when we re-
member that nearly everywhere else the
rate Is steadily increasing.
Even more specific proof Of the hope
which early operation gives is to be
sound In the statistics Of operations per-
FORMED In some Of the principal Ameri-
can hospitals These records have new
er been studied as thoroughly as they
VAh cc uuoSF INC pan OF Ine american
society for the Control Of Cancer, and
there Is here q mine Of information full
Of the highest interest and Significance
to the public.
A preliminary study Of the records kept
at the hospital and laboratories of one
OF the largest American centers of medi-
cal education shows clearly that the
chances Of a permanent cure II opera
ton be resorted to promptly. are very
high. It shows with equal clearness that
these chances decrease with every day of
delay. And as the likelihood of cure be-
comes remote the immediate danger and
damage Of the operation becomes great
er. That Is to say. a new and small
cancer may be removed without much
pain and without much mutilation but
an old and dispersed cancer leaves a se-
rious wound behind It.
These records have already been an
alyzed and tabulated for cancer Of the LIP,
tongue, and breast The statement of
results takes account Of the conditions
said to precede actual cancer, such as
tobacco blisters, white spots. and sore
places about the teeth. While there is
a difference Of opinion as to the bearing
OF such conditions on the development of
true cancer. II cannot be denied that in
many cases they seem to cause the dis
ease In considering the result Of opera
tons to remove these ''precancerous le-
sions," II should. Of course, be remem-
bered that these conditions are not al
ways produced by the development Of
true cancer, and the statistics should
be understood in that light
In operations on the tongue, the ng-
ures show that the prompt removal Of
the 'precancerous'' lesion resulted in 100
per cent Of cures. In the second stage
l. e., that Of malignant warts, complete
removal was equally effective. But when
the actual figures Of developed cancer
were studied, the proportion Of cures
dropped at once to 80 per cent.
In cancer Of the breast, the danger Of
delay Ii equally apparent. In the milder
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ROMAN CATHOLIC.

A most successful snd enjoyable re-
union of the members Of the alumnae of
the historic St. vincent's Academy. which
formerly stood on the corner of Tenth
and G streets. was held in Carroll Hall
Thursday under the auspices OF the St
Patrick's Aiumnae Association. A large
number of the pupils Of the old academy
rick's. as well as the younger attendants
Of st. Patricks Academy were present
and were delightfully."- entertained with
an interesting program Of choruses and
recitations.
Mccormick's II Hear You Calling Me"
was effectively rendered by Miss Margery
c. Lucas during the course OF the even
ing. The reception committee consisted
or the following: Miss Alice r. Lucas,
president of st. Patrick's Alumnae Asso-
citation: Miss Irene Cusick. vice presi-
dent: Miss Jane T. Barrett. secretary:
Miss Mary Snow. treasurer. and Misses
Marie Easbys sSmith, Margaret Joy, Kath-
ryn Hannah, Mazie Lyons Clara Mae
Rickenback. Mae Sullivan. Katherine
Sullivan. and Margery Lucas.
Among those who enjoyed the hospi-
ing: Mgr William T. Russell, Rev
Thomas E McGuigan. Rev. James A.
Smyth. Rev. John N. McNamara. Rev
William J. Carroll. Mrs. Helen ConnelI.
Mrs. Jesse d. Prosise, Mrs Warren
Whyte, Mrs Belle bingham Cain. Mrs
Mary g. Winsiow. Mrs. n. Keyworth.
Mrs. H. Leech, Mrs. NJ. McNamee. Mrs
William W. Burreil. Mrs Katherine
Showalter. Mrs. Charles Clark. Miss
Clark. Miss Pauline Clark, Misses Cath
crime and Elizabeth Lynn. Mrs. George
johnson, Mrs William H. Turton. Miss
Dora C. Herbert. Mrs. John T. Crowley,
Miss Maud Kennedy. Miss Ada Neu-
meyer. Mrs. Jack Teney. Mrs. L. W.
Keane, Mrs J. Farley. the Misses Giusta,
Mrs. Ella Barrett, Mrs. Daniel Sullivan,
Mrs. Maurice Joyce. Miss Kathryn
Keegan. Mrs. Margaret w. Collins. Miss
Maria Draine. Mrs. H. Gillaume and Mrs
B. Awkward.
Those of the st. Patrick's Aiumnae who
were: Misses Gretchen Baden,
Marie Osborne. Clara Mae Rickenbach,
Margaret Smith. Kathleen Smith, Pauline
Mcdonald. Mazie Lyons. Alice Lucas,
Margery Lucas. Ruth Kiernan. Pauline
Isemann. Marie Hines, Eunice Dessez,
Regina Fisher. Ella Corcoran. Katherine
Fegan. Marjorie Durham, Irene Burdine,
Jane Barrett. Gertrude Burns, Irene
Cusick. Beatrice Deeds. May Sanford.
Mabel Cossrove. Mary Snow, Mae SuIli-
van, Katherine Sullivan. Helen Sheckels,
Margaret Daily. Jennie Norris. Marie
Joyce. Dorothy Lanigan. Mary Moran.
Joy. Kathryn Hannah. Geral-
dine Bartholomew. Gertrude Farrell.
Genevieve Gaskins. Lucille Gaskins and
Margaret Flynn
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Prompt Action and Education
Are Only Hope for Cancerous
BY CURTIS =. LAKEMAN,

BY CURTIS =. LAKEMAN,
Executive servtay. Ameicsn sodsty for tie On
troll Of Oanor.
Ezcuave Service The Survey Pres Bueaa)
Cancer can be prevented or cured and
the needless sacrifice of thousands of
lives can be stopped by educating the
public as to the facts about this dis
ease. The cause OF cancer IL not IN
derstood, but much is known about the
conditions under which it developa and
II Is certain that safety lies only in early
recognition Of the symptoms and in
prompt operation. Radium is useful in
some cases. but It is not to be relied
upon as a substitute for surgical treat
ment-the only known sure cure.
This message Of the hope to be found
In early and competent treatment should
be spread broadcast The need Of sup
plying the public with more and better
knowledge about the disease 10 wildly
shown by a newspaper clipping recently
received at the ONCE Of the American
Society for the Control of Cancer A
woman wrote to the inquiry column of
the newspaper in question that Q lump
on her breast had been srowins about
year. She said she had been told
that kerosene rubbed on II was good
for it, and had tried It without re-
suit other than to cause Inflammation.
and SO she was very much worried"
The answer published along with this
letter advised her to ''bathe the spot
thoroughly and apply q pad of anti
phlogistian." It is hard to say which
aspect of this case gives the greater
doomed to premature death because OF
her ignorance: or the terrible respon-
stbflity Of the Newspaper which left her
and perhaps other readers to their fate
by falling to say that every lump in q
woman's breast should at once be ex-
amined by a competent surgeon.
The general state of Ignorance, delay.
and neglect IN regard to the early signs
Of cancer IL shown by actual statistics
surgeon Of the world recently said in a
public address that people wait. on the
average, q whole year after discover
ing some suspicious symptom before they
come to the operating table. Another
surgeon studied his own records and
those of six Of the largest New York
hospitals to throw light. both on the fire.
quency Of cancer. and the delay in seek
ing treatment. Out of 1885 surgical pa
tents. he found 542 cases of cancer. ap-
proximately one In twenty-five. or 80 per
cent. In sixty-five cases Of first opera
ton for cancer. he found that aller dis
covery Of a tumor. or after the first sus-
picious symptoms. the thirty-five men
had waitsd on the average 12.2 months
before consulting the surgeon, and the
thirty women. an average Of n.s months
In like manner DR.. Winter. Of Koenigs-
berg. Prussia, the pioneer in the educa-
ton Of the public on cancer. analyzed
LOST records Of operable cases. and
showed that 81 per cent Of these patients
could and should have come to treat
ment much earlier, when their chances
of cure would have been much higher
than was actually the case. Delay Of a
year or even few months makes al the
difference between life and death.
II the American movement for public
education In regard to this disease needs
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
NONSECTARIAN.

Things Prepared for Them that Lova
Him." is the topic Paul E. Thomson,
editor Of the Peoples Pulpit Of New
York, is to discuss before Washington
Temple Congregation (non-sectarian) on
the occasion Of his first address to that
body this afternoon at o'clock IN New
Masonic Temple. Mr.. Thomson plans
to deal with "the marvellous provision
that almighty wisdom and power have
made for the Christian and which are
beyond the power of the human mind
even to conceive"
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
The Price in Human Life That
We Pay for Our Lead Pencils

less dusty than at the jigsaw door The
workers are red with the fne savdust.
A newcomer can hardly breathe in It.
The hands are "speeded up SO that one
Is forcibly reminded of Jurgis in the
Jungle. One sees them in all stages
from the plump. rosy-cheeked beginner
just in from the farm. to the gaunt,
stoop-shouldered. hollow-chested woman
"a pale-faced nervous wreck
Going into the mill. one stunbles over
cases Of bottles Of certain soft drink
stimulant. manufactured in the South.
Evidently much is consumed 1t In car
ried up and down the rows of workers.
A short conversation with . young fe].
low Of the type known as "the cadet"
waiting at the mill door near the closinR
hour brought out this bit Of philosophy.
Everybody's got their own peculiar
graft IN this yere world. stranger. I've
got mine. and reckon you've got your'n.
The foreman here's got tho Graft
nephew totes the stun to the Rfris ana
tho men. They sign cards Just IKE at
your swell city clubs. He never loses q
picayune-he takes II outer their nay.
He says it's healthy, and It makes them
work better. but reckon all he worries
about Is the health Of his bank account. I"
No Labor Unions.
Ono Of the floor, bosses, when asked
about labor unions, said: You bet we
amt got any here We've got labor We
can handle We won't hire anybody
raised in . town. We get 'em from the
farms-back In the mountains-the kind
wot's hungry for a good time. That
kind will stand for pretty near any
thing" It was the old story Of recrea-
ton hunger.
But the saddest Of an was to come.
Jane Addsms once advised going to
where the days work was ending II ono
wanted to understand where the real
trial came to the underpaid and over
worked woman worker. The weeks
work was almost over at the pencil mill.
At the time clock shed door stood sew
eral young fellows Of the parasites typs.
As the girls streamed out one Of these
vultures stepped up and took the arm of
q pretty. brown-eyed. rosy-cheeked girl.
other mill girl said to the feilaw: 'Bill,
you amt got no right to 80 OF this way
with Belle. You've got q wife and a
baby" "oh hell" was "BHrs' answer.
II don't care II you do tell her. Belle
here looks pretty good 10 me-
Another chap stepped up to q wan
looking, coughing girl. who exclaimed
with a startled look: What, you here
again, Amt got enough to rack me
with the work in that mill an week
without you coming to hound me when
I'm all tired out? Please 90 away and
leave me alone" There was q low con-
versation for q moment. They went of
together.
And this, because Of our way Of doing
things, is the price Of lead psnei1i
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
CALIFORNIA ENVOY ARRIVES,

Special Cable to he Washington Huad.
London. May ~. A B. Scherer,
president Of Throop College of Techs
nology, Pasadena, Cal. has arrived for
the opening OF the Angio-American Ex-
position as the representative of this
governor of California He is disap-
pointed over the decision of the governs
ment not to participate in the Panama.
Pacific Fair
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PRESBYTERIAN.

THE General Assembly" will be the
subject Of the sermon at the II o'clock
service at New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church this morning by the pas
tor, Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, d. D. The
Memories OF America will be the title
Of the pastors sermon at o'clock in
the evening.
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THEOSOPH.

''Reincarnation from the Standpoint Of
the Fathers of the Christian Church.
and Poets and Authors" will be the
subject of a lecture by DR.. W. w.
Baker, tonight at s o'clock at Theosoph-l
ical Hall, lbs H street northwest
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
BY c. NJ. GOETHE,

Exclusive Service The Survey Pres Bursau)
Could a reporters pencil write a story
of its own? It has one that ought to be
told.
is a belt Of cedar. From these trees were
split the rails which last nearly q CEN
tury. The rail fences are as much char
acteristic of the South as arc the log
cabins, the beautiful colonial homes of
the young days Of the republic, the IA
nous singing Of the plantation negroes
and their banjo music. But the rail fence
Is passing. 1t Is being made into high
grade lead pencils This conversion
from fences to lead pencils unfortunately
includes a story Of exploited people-rec-
reation hungry and easily imposed upon.
There are perhaps q dozen pencil mills
In the South. The owners buy the
fences, paying part cash and part IN .
wire fence. The product 10 shipped
abroad to Austria, Germany and Bel
gium, where the graphite II pressed into
the cedar strips, and the finished pencils
are made. Recently Japan has become
. competitor Of Europe and . customer
Of the Southern mills.
Upon an upper floor Of . pencil MIN
the jigsaw men work. Tho air 10 a.
ruddy as II rusty snow were falling. "a
generation ago We never had . death from
terment worker In one Of the pencil min
sections Recently we have reached
sixty odd deaths. We do not know the
cause"
Use Piece Work System.
The men are employed under the piece
work system. They have no labor unions
They work much longer than the eight
hour day which some Of US believe IL
ideal. But they also work under condi-
tions which seem dangerous. The cedar
rails are reduced to pencil lengths. Then
the ig-sawyers cut them into slabs the
width of lead pencil with unprotected
circular saws, and this means holding
fingers uncomfortably close. In answer
to the question. how many men wers
cut, came: About one every other day"
The strips drop from the circular saws
to a lower floor. Here girls sort and
classify them. Some Of these girls wear
dresses only to their knees They look
as II they ought to be at school or play
ground. The atmosphere ID little. II any,
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