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two and one-half times as much radium
as from all other sources combined.
How did he find this out?
Early in 1912. as the head of the di-
vision of mineral technology. Prof. Par
sons turned his attention to the rare
metal ores of the west. 1t was known
that large quantity of valuable ma
terials were being wasted in mining such
ores. DR.. r. B. Moore, physical chemist,
and X. l.. Kithii. mineral technologist.
were assigned to Investigations covering
the production of uranium and vanadium
ores. The bureau then established a
laboratory at Denver for their opera
tions.
Denver was selected because of the
well known fact that Colorado possessed
of minerals. The researches of the
geological survey and private scientists
had demonstrated that
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The scientists found a field pretty well
defined for. their efforts. This lies in
Montrose and San Miguel counties, Colo
rado, and in adjacent territory in Utah
northwest of these counties. 1t is the
source of carnotite supply In the CEN
ter of this district lies Paradox valley,
pronounced by Prof. Parsons the rich
est known radium- bearing region in the
world" Here, in fact, carnotfte was
first discovered.
The valley is a veritable paradox, since
the Dolores river persists in running
across the valley instead of lengthWise.
To this fact is due the valleys name.
AS far back as 1881 Andrew j. Talbert
mined some ore of an unknown sort here
and sent 1t to Denver for assay as to
it's gold. silver and copper content. The
assayer reported values of 50 a ton in
gold. Then in 1896 Gordon Kimball and
Thomas Logan sent specimens to the
Smithsonian Institution and were inform
ed that the mineral contained uranium.
They mined ten tons of the stuff and sold
it in Denver for ZOO.
Later in the '90s Poulot and Noilleque.
French scientiests. picked up some of the
ore in the valley and sent it to France.
The scientists to whom they sent 1t soon
made announcement in the French jour
nails of the existence of new mineral,
which they named carnotite, in honor
of President Carnot, and described as
urano-vanadate
Poulot and Noilleque in 1900 opened a
plant to treat the ore and took out in
two years 5000 pounds of uranium.
Later the Western Refining Company, the
American Rare Metals Company, the Cen
eral Nanadium Company, the Standard
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ENMES OF WHITE HOUSE MIS-

her usual gifts to such affairs, and they
always brought a goodly sum.
Mrs. Roosevelt was fond OF landSeape
gardening and colonial architecture.
The improvements in the grounds ana
White House during her time are EVIL
dences of her taste and discretion IN thtst
two things. The colonial gardens on tue
south front of the house were parlcu-
larly pleasing and appropriate They
have now given way TO an Italian stN'":
Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Cleveland fouhI
their greatest pleasure in music. and
both were sincere patrons of that arr
when in the White House. Mrs. Taf'
was one of the founders of the Cincln-
natl Symphony Orchestra, and was lot
several years its director. One of her
most cherished treasures, often shown
her friends who visited her, was loving
cup of exquisite workmanship presented
to her by that organization. Sh" hd7
not ceased to study music and seldom
misses an opportunity to hear me
musician.
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and by losses in transit. it seems scarce
ly just that nearly five-sNths of the value
should go to the foreign manufacturer
of radium.
There are two ways of reducing the
difference between the actual value of
the ore and the price the miner receives.
One is to hold our American ores for a
higher price and the second is to manu-
facture radium at home
1t is on securing the manufacture of
radium at home that Prof. Parsons has
concentrated his chief efforts in recent
months. 1t is the result OF big vision.
Now. it viii be noted, Prof. Parsons
researches in radium supply resulted rot
from direct attack on that subject. but
from his Investigations into uranium
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the Colorado fields were supplying more
than enough raw ore to account for the
worlds supply of radiHm he found that
the European buyers9were giving the
miners bit the worst of it For eN-
ample, the buyers would reject all ore
that contained less than per cent of
uranium oxide. This caused everything
but the very highest class ore to be
thrown away at the mine.
In a preliminary statement issued by
DIR. Parsons division last April. based on
this report. the facts were made known
The publication of this statement,
says Dr. Parsons. has already resulted
in an increase of at least 81 per cent IN
the price of carnotite ore, and European
buyers are awakening to the fact that
they must pay to the American miner Il
price nearer the actual value of his ore.
Also a much lower grade of ore is now
marketable, for whereas prior 20 the pub
lication of the bulletin, ore containing =
per cent uranium oxide was the lowest
grade accepted. these buyers are now
purchasing ore containing no more than
Ealf this content of uranium
Furthermore. the operators are taking
more care in separating their low grade
ore from the ganguc. or waste and in
protecting il from wind and weather
Moreover. old dumps hcing sold and
ore that "A few months ag; '".:- :rrowu
aside as yalueless will bc gc.~ :rpm
them"
Incidental to all this aai g. sofii-
mercial Importance. tine =" lahora-
tory has devised new 6p4 Li"rs 'cononii-
cal methods OF eNtrg ci...g ar hum aud
vanadium from Carn3ttte @--a of sUll
greater Importance. OF eNtf1' AZ iridium.
No success has yet bees . .'e1''d ~ pri-
vate operators In ei,tta"t M. r.dium IN
the United states
Further suggestions as to improve en.euts
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grams lying idle in the earth, TO he ex-
plotted for the benefit of European man
ufacturers unless something was done.
Prof. Parsons went to his friend Df
Howard 4. Kelly of Baltimore. mem
ber of the faculty OF Johns Hopkins
University. and. incidentally. n phiian-
thropist and "A sociologist of note. Or
James Douglas of New York, dean of tho
mining engineers of the country am
also a man of wealth. Joined them.
The result was the organization Of the
National Radium Institute with Dr. kcI-
ly as president. To begin operations
DR.. Kelly and DIR. Douglas each ad-
ranced S15.0n. More money is avail
able when needed.
The purposes of the institute are 10
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ance was much benefited and enlarged
And it seems almost paradoXical that the
famous sideboard presented to her by
young ladies of Cincinnati should now
repose in a barroom on + street north
east.
The large portrait of Mrs. Hayes hang
ing in the White House was presented
by the Womens Christian Temperance
Union.
Mrs. Mckinley, like Mrs. Washington,
was devoted to knitting. and her visitors
were accustomed to seeing her fragile
hands rapidly plying the needles as she
fashioned a pair of slippers for some
honored friend, or more frequently some
charity bazaar. Knitted slippers were
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tilious in all social affairs and very
exacting as to the costumes worn IN
her drawing rooms. No man was ad-
mitted unless properly attired in small
clothes and silk stockings. 1t IS SAID
that one of her own relatives was ex-
cluded upon one occasion for this rea-
son.
President Fillmore, who was calied
the handsomest of all the Presidents,
had his daughter, Mary Abigail Fill
more, act as mistress of the White
House during his term of office, as ms
wife was an invalid While Miss Fiii-
more was a most accomplished musi
clan, even exciting the praise of Jenny
Lind, her pet hobby was housekeeping.
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Many happy summers were spent dt
Lyme, Conn, when her children were
small and in that quiet little place she
indulged in the palette and brush 10 her
hearts content She and Miss Eleanor
Wilson, who shares the mothers love 1or
painting have chosen the east terrace at
the White House as the most oesiraple
outdoor place for their easeis. ana on
fair days may be seen there pusliy ae
work.
The late Mrs. Harrison was so fond oil
china painting and had made such salts
factory progress under her teacher, faul
Putzki of Indianapolis that she induced
him to open a studio in Washington, her
self taking the pains to prepare a big,
light studio for him, having 1t al! III
readiness when he arrived
China painting soon became the rage i'll
official and smart society. and this studio
where Mrs. Harrison painted, was the
morning rendezvous for Mrs Levi p.
Morton and her daughters, Jrs. Arthur
Lee and other women of fashion who
were enthusiastic students of the art
The china in the White House known
as the Harrison china, was designed py
Mrs. Harrison after the china used by
President Abraham Lincoln, she chang
ing the dark red border of the Lincoln
china to blue, and embellishing 1t with
shocks Of corn in gold, the White House
crest forming the central figure of each
piece. This china was bought and deco
rated in Limoges France, and there are
now examples of it in one of the cabinets
in the lower corridor of the White House
and in the National Museum
Many of Mrs. Harrisons best pieces
were donated to charity, but there are a
few to be found among the cherished
relics of her friends. She was par~
ticularly fond of painting orchids. aid
never tired of wandering through the
Conservatives, minutely examining each
orchid with a magnifying glass, the
smallest detail not escaping her
A hobby may be q vain thing, but
never a foolish one to the person who
pursues it. Dolly Madison's hobby was
turbans or headdresses, and she delight
ed in having them as bewitching as pos
sible-and usually succeeded, as a gal
liant of her day declared. The she
wore to the inaugural ball in honor Of
her husband was a gorgeous affair and
caused many an envious glance as she
led the way to supper with Gen. Turreau
Garambouville. French minister at
Washington.
The headdress was of buff-colored vel
vet, combined with white satin and
ornamented with two birds of paradise,
imported for the occasion from Paris,
where Nine. de Stael had set the fashion.
In Mrs Madison's regime card games
were the pastime. loo being the favorite
with the ladies of the administration.
and it may have been that Lady Dolly"
was a bit too fond of the game. for on
one occasion her stately husband had
decided to take her to task for it, but
when she appeared before him In an en-
trancing turban that would have added
glory to an East Indian princess and
asked art thee angry with me,
James, he capitulated and only said:
How enchanting you are
However, the turbin covered a cool
head in emergency, as was demon
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Tough Steak.

A NOTED New York architect said Of
"A a recent criticism of skyscrapers:
This criticism is not fair. 1t is preju-
diced Hence it will do more harm than
good-like the remark of the waiter.
ITO a waiter who was under notice TO
leave a guest said in restaurant:
".Waiter confound it, this steak ism I
tender enough"
suarled An, what do YOU expect DO
you want it to jump UP and hug and kiss
YOU? .
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had knit for them, and shouts of thanks
went up and fervent prayers for blessings
upon her.
Then there were the joyful presents
for Christmas and other festive occasions
when the dainty purses and beWltch1ng
garters were handed about-gifts that
were appreciated then, but are now ex-
hibited as herlooms.
In later years when she moved to the
chamber at the top of the mansion, that
she might overlook the tomb of her hus-
band, the knitting was indeed diversion
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place, inspecting the dairy. the chickens
and the conservatories. she busiiy Piled
her knitting needles, and many an uli-
fortunate of her neighborhood and many
a revolutionary soldier had cause TO be
thankful for her industry.
1t was during that long and bitter
winter at Valley Forge. the winter that
tried mems souls,'' that the continental
soldiers ragged starved and cold. their
bodies feeble from exposure, received the
warm hose that their commanders wife
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She made many improvements in the
White House, and it was during her
occupancy that a coal range was put
in the kitchen, making the old coiored
cook very irate. as she had been in
the habit of preparing dinners for as
many as thirty or forty guests at
time by means of hooks and cranes in
the fireplace. And the cook did not
hesitate to let them know that she liked
no ew-fangled ways.
When the late King Edward VII
came to this country as Prince OF
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Wales he was entertained at the
White House by President Buchanan,
and his niece, Miss Harriet Lane, later
Mrs. Johnston. She was delightful
hostess, and is a pleasant memory to
the society of many foreign countries.
At her death she left a collection of
beautiful art objects. which 1t had
been her hobby to collect, to the Ma
tional Gallery of Art.
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After the stormy times following the
seating of Rutherford 8. Hayes, there
was much excitement i'll official society
over the rumor that Mrs. Hayes while
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OR

to Martha Washington and she patiently
whiled away the hours as she waited for
the end.
Mrs Wilson is a gifted artist. as her
display of pictures recently shown at the
Arlington Gallery in New York will at
test She has had the best advantages
for study. both in this country and
abroad, and it was while a student at the
Art Students League in New York that
she met the future President of the Unit
ed States.
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mistress of the White House would
abolish all wines and liquors from the
Presidents table, even at state func-
tions. However, she did not stop to
argue the matter, but the first evening
after her arrival on going into the din
ing room to see about some arrange
ments she saw the wine glasses at each
plate and ordered them removed, ADDING
that they were not to be used during the
administration of Mr.. Hayes.
By her example the cause of tAmper-
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to about S1u a ton laid down at the Euro
pean market. The price now paid there
is about $95 for per cent ore, leaving
the miner a fair profit.
when it is considered, however, says
Prof. Parsons, that this price represents
only a little over one-sixth of the value
of the radium content of the ore, and
that from this fratcion of the value the
American miner has to meet the outlay
represented by the investment by mining
costs, transportation and assay costs,
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strated in the war of 1872 when Lady
Dolly risked capture by remaining at
the White House long enough to pack
a number of trunks with state docu-
ments and to save the Stuart por
trait of Washington.
Mrs. Monroes hobby was much more
serious than that of her predecessor,
for with her etiquette was paramount.
She was extremely formal and pune
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penetrating and curing rays of the
mineral gripped his attention.
He sought statistics. They told him
that there are 10000 deaths a year in
the United States from cancer: that one
in every twelve Americans over the age
of fifty has cancer.
True, in the sciences there are many
uses for radium, but here was some
thing bigger, better, more human.
Only two grams of radium in the
United States, and out in Colorado 3O'
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Chemical Company, of Pittsburgh, and
others have operated in the region, seek
ing chiefly uranium and canadium.
The government investigators went care
fully into the mining operations. cost,
methods and the like and submitted a
preliminary report. The facts contained
in this report set Prof Parsons on the
trail of the exported carnotite. What he
learned was news to the men engaged
in the mining operations.
In addition to determining the fact that
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Martha Washington
Knitted Her Husbands
Stockings and Also Sent
Much of Her Work to
the Continental Soldiers
Dolly Madison Had
a Hobby for Head
dresses Mrs. Wilson
Loves Painting, and
Mrs. Taft Is an Ac-
compllshed Musician.
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combination of scientist and business
man He is ever trying to link up applied
chemistry and industrial development
Ills notion is that modern science is the
hahdmalden of manufacturing. He thinks
that scientific research can be made val
liable to the Industrial development of
the country
only little more than two years ago
ne came from his position as professor
OF chemistry in New Hampshire College,
Durham. n. H., to be chief of the divi-
sion OF mineral technology in the United
states bureau of mines. but already he
das accomplished a great deal for the
industries of the country
Two recent examples will illustrate One
OF his bulletins. founded on exhaustive
research, demonstrated that the southern
states contain enough kaolin (white china
clay) of the best quality to supply the
nation with chinaware and stop the i'm
porting of that ware
With proper technical control-that is.
The use of scientific processes-there is
no reason why the southern pottery In
dustry should not be developed to an
extraordinary degree.
Another example relates to fuller's
earth, the chief use of which nowadays
Is in refining edible oils. Large deposits
of fuller's earth are in Alabama, Arkan-
sas, California, Florida, Georgia and
South Carolina. European consumers
10 be had and buy it from this country
in large quantity, But, without accurate
knowledge and through force of tradi
ton, American consumers have steadily
been buying their supply from Europe
and getting an inferior article Prof.
Parsons bulletin on the subject is chang
ing the course of this trade.
The story of radium in this country
has distinctly romantic phases. 1t is
bound VI. in the bureau of mines and In
Prof. Parsons.
To start with, radium, whose radio
activity has upset laws of science, Is
found. SO far as known, only in three
ores These are ptchblende, carnotite
and antunite 1t was a popular belief,
until Prof. Parsons recently demonstrat-
ed the lack of foundation for the belief.
that the chief source of radium was
pitchblende. 1t is not; carnotite is
Mines under the control of the Austrian
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ton strolling through the lockwood walks
at evening with the general by her side
and the knitting needles flashing in and
out of the bright somber wool. while.
perhaps, a pair of those very stockings
which she had knit adorned our first
Presidents ample and immortal legs.
When at Mount Vernon many of her
mornings Were spent in the spinning
house. cutting out garments for the
servants on the plantation and instrncting
the sewing women how to put them to-
gether. But AS she walked about the
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an asterisk attached.
The Introduction will tell YOU that ths,
astcrisk indicates that the person named
is one of the 1000 scientists who have
done the most notable ana valuable
things in their respective sciences. 1t
will tell you also that in the classifica-
tion. 10 names We're allotted to chem
istry Prof Parsons, then, is one of tie
leading 175 chemists of the country and
one of the 1000 leading scientists
But he is more than that. He is
T-ncle Sans radium expert. He is 'ths
man behind the recent governmental
and popular interest in radium a
possible cure for cancer and other ills.
To him more than to any one else is
due the credit for the movement now
afoot to conserve the radium resources
of the nation and to make them available
for curative and scientific purposes.
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Always there is one man behind such
a movement.
Force, direction and interest to the
agitation were given recently when Rep
reseutative W. G. Bremner of New
Jersey went to a Baltimore sanatorium
TO be treated by radium for malignant
cancer. His going attracted national at
tention to the subject which Prof.
Parsons had been working for months,
but which had, to then, interested only
scientific men. 1t came about this way:
One night in the early winter Prof.
Parsons was a guest at a dinner in
Washington. Next to him sat Congress
man Rremner whose arm was triced
up.to horizontal position. In his blunt,
New England fashion Prof. Parsons
asked the congressman the cause of
his trouble.
Cancer replied Mr.. Bremner.
frankly.
Thereupon Prof. Parsons launched in
10 dissertation on his favorite topic,
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Prof. Charles L. Par
sons, Scientist in Bu-
reau of Mines, Talks
About Radium, Hoped
to Be a Cure for Cancer
1t Was He Who
Suggested This Treat
ment to Representative
Bremner of New jersey.
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EcH a halo is
thrown about the
mistresses OF the
White House by
the great state re-
ceptions and din
ner parties, enter
tainments which
concern the repre-
sentatiyes of the
crowned heads of
Europe and the
great statesmen of
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OOk in that refer
ence book. 4Ameri-
can Men of Sci
ence. the Who's
Who of the sci
entists, and YOU
will find the name
Parsons, Prof j..
Chas. L. Follow
ing il and preced-
ing the biosraphi-
cal data you will
ii n d [ ne ord
n italics and with
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The astounding possibilities of radium
emanations as curative agencies. as de-
veloped by the experiences of the Rad
ium Institute of Vienna and the Radium
Institute Of London. interested him. The
reports showed cures of many diseases
that seemed almost miraculous. The
wonderful results that have come from
exposing a superficial cancer +" the
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our own country, that women reluctant
~ associate them with the homely arts
Of knitting, weaving. cooking and dress
making. II is much more natural to think
of their being interested in music, paint
ms and other lines of art and of litera-
ture of setting fashions in dress and
entertainment for the outer world to
follow.
Mrs Taft IS the only wife Of a President
who ever gained real fame through her
music, while Mrs. Wilson enjoys the dis
tiuction of being even better known as
painter Of landscapes But there are
many women who have stood at the head
of the nation. side by side with their hus-
bands. who have pursued more practical
hobbies.
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Those who have read and thought of
Martha Washington. dressed in her sat
ms. silks and stiff brocades seated on
raised dais and receiving long line of
notables with stately dignity, forget her
tendency TO knit. Even while she waited
FOR the great folk to gather in an outer
room there was haIf-fnished stocking
leg tucked away in her elaborate retcule,
into whicn she took surreptitious peeps,
ust 10 count the stitches. At other timea
me flash and click Of her knitting needles
accompanied her conversation with the
great men and women of her day.
She chose homely fancy for her
hobby, but 1t is very soothing in these
busy days of great people to think of
her sitting peacefully i'll one of those de-
ilghtfuliy quaint chambers at Mount Yer
non, knitting away while Cen Washing
ton busted himself about the affairs of
state or of the plantations.
1t is easy TO picture Martha Washing
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and vanadum for commercial use. But
being in the radium subject up to his
neck. ii was but natural that he should
turn to the subject of uses OF radium
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We tmytts easpoRdenna aaa
ssiisis yay.R patVaRags ana coa-
-,r,ru,ents in country pFoduco.
saTad ergs DafIy account saies
given.
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Eeytgvusvs, Patass., SillgNee q
sodn, SIsosDi1esIs ACID, Gninle'
PviOe.by 500 u, bag % tl1e On
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-24
(BH FLOYD H. King. }

Circus day, to the men who nave
hundreds of thousands of dollars in
vested. means the elimination Of
long and careful and systematic
preparation. To get ready for the
day mas been the work of many
months and has employed the atten-
ton and talents of men wonderfully
expert in their particular fields.
eIinety-seven per cent of the men
engaged in the circus calling are d.
ecendants of those who have follow
ed the calling in other years. Few
who enter the circus fields are ever
able to successfully shake OF the de
sire to follow the white tops"
A Remarkable Man.
Adam Forepaugh, former Phil
adelphia butcher, who died several
years ago, was the most remarkaole
circus man OF his day. There have
been others who enjoyed more pub
Lefty but as to the ability OF Gre
ating and organizing and the power
of handling men, Mr.. Forepaugn
was without an equa1.
He was rugged and uncouth as