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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-10-26
Solving the Mystery of Cancer
(Woodson Hutehlnson, N. ID. A. M

We are not only fearfully and won.
derfuly made, but fearfully and mys.
teriously unmade at times. And of al
the fearful and mysterious unmakerS
of man, cancer is the greatest and has
been since the memory of man was
put on record.
1t is not in the least modern mys-
terry, a recent problem. 1t is literally
older than the sphinx, and, like the
sphinx, alas! will devour many of us
unless we solve it's riddle The larger
part of one of the famous Nine Vol
umes on Medicine (papyrus rolls) of
the physician priests of Egypt was
devoted to it. And the Greek fathers
of medicine pondered over it in vain.
1t is in no sense a disease of civili-
cation or menace of highly organ
lied communities, for almost every
known race, even of savages, which
has actually been visited and studied
by physicians and pathologists, medt-
cal missionaries. army surgeons, etc.
iido DCNll Aouiid W ylGIu NICllHlS DIT It's
shrine.
Whenever you see the allegation
that such and such a tribe is immune
from cancer. that it never occurs
among vegetarians, that the rice eat
ers of the orient know nothing of it,
it simply means, nine times out of ten,
oif hot
ever of the pathology of that particu-
lar tribe or race, or that the "alligat-
or" doesn't know what he is talking
about. Most of the confident state
ments that such and such races, or
peoples, or climes are free from can
Ger because they eat this food or do
rot eat that, or wash before every
meal, or never take bath, are based
upon one common ground-"Ignor-
ance ma'am: pure ignorance" as the
great Dr. Johnson Numbered when a
lady asked him what had led him to
define pastern as the knee of horse
in the first edition of his famous die
tionary.
II any further proof We're needed of
its utter independence of civilization,
it would be furnished by the fact that
1t occurs in almost every species of
animal of which sufficiently large
numbers have been examined, partic-
ularly among dogs, cats, horses, rats
and mice and even among birds, rep
tiles and fishes. Cancer of the thyroid
gland, for instance, is one of the most
serious diseases which the trout
vate have to contend with. 1t is very
far from certain that it is increasing
even under civilization or in recent
times In fact. it must be frankly
stated that most of the extreme posi-
tive assertions of it's rapid increase
within the last 20 or 80 years rest
upon the Johnsonian basis of ignor-
ance.
Indeed, it is the opinion of expert
statisticians and of physicians or pa
biologists who have studied the rec
ords thoroughly that there is little or
no real reason to believe that cancer
has actually increased in frequency
within the last 80 or so years, al
though of course, no one is in posi- !
ton to deny the possibility of such
charge. 1t is impracticable to give
here the details for this belief. But
two Illustrations may suffice. The ac-
tual frequency of cancer as a cause
of death in the populations of hos
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-10-26
Notice of Postponement.

BY resolution of the board of direct
ors the payment of the above assess
ment has been extended from the 18th
day of October, 1916, to the 7th day
OF November, 1916, and the sale of de-
linquent stock has been postponed
from the It'll day of November, 1916,
to the 18th day of December, 1916, at
the sale hour and place.
INDEPENDENT COP. NJ. & M. co.
OTTO A. OLSON, Secretary.
O12-N2-4t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-10-26

November, 1916. at 700 o'clock p. m.
at the office of the president of the
company Wallace, Idaho. to pay the
delinquent assessment thereon, to-
gether with the costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
J. II. WHOM,
S2S-O26-5t Secretary.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-10-26

pltaIs Where every case dying is sub.
united 10 post-mortem examination
shows little or no increase. second
cancers which occur upon the surface
and are easy to recognize. even nv tbs
FULLEST eye-sueh as those of the lin
ana tongue in men and of the mann
mary gland in women-show very liz
tie increase in frequency while cam
GERS of the internal organs, the liver
stomach, intestines, pancreas and rec
tum--Which might easily be overlook
ed, especially if no post-mortem were
Insisted upon, have increased enor-
mously
In fact very large share, if not all,
oil the recent increase of cancer on pa
per is due to the facts that the medi-
cal profession has become both more
competent in discovering and more
systematic in reporting the disease
While the public has become more in
telligent and watchful, so that it re-
ports cases at an earlier stage. And
not a little of the present notoriety of
cancer Is due to our indignation and
surprise at its obstinacy. OF most of
the other serious diseases we have
discovered the secret and gained the
whip hand, but cancer still defies us.
SO that there is absolutely no rea-
sen why we should not face the can
Ger mystery without either apprehen-
sion or panic. Cancer is serious
disease, but even at it's most modern
worst it ranks only seventh among the
causes of death, claiming about as
many victims as summer diarrhoea of
children at one end of the life scale
and apoplexy at the other. And there
is no valid evidence that it is increas-
ing.
We need have no fear for the race,
or of its undermining our civilization,
for two good and sufficient reasons:
First, that it has wrought it's worst
upon us for at least 5000 years. AS
syria, Egypt, Greece, Rome-all suf-
fered from it. And nobody has ever
had the temerity to claim that their
fall was due to cancer, although al
most every other imaginable cause
for this interesting phenomenon from
luxury to land laws and from malar-
ia to drunkenness has been triumph
antly accused.
The other is that cancer seldom
kills until not only after mating has
occurred and children have been born,
but usually after all the family has
been reared and established in life.
Eight tenths of all cancer occur af-
ter As in women and after SIS in men,
and the average age at death by it in
the United States in 1918 was So, so
that there is little or nothing to fear
from it so far as the vigor or the con-
tinuance of the race is concerned. 1t
is a disease, in fact, of the individual
rather than of the race, though this
does not make it any more cheerful
for the individual, especially if it
happens to be ones self or one of our
family circle.
Most of the theories of the cause of
cancer fall into two groups-one that
it is a germ disease, the other that it
is hereditary. The supporters of the
first, or germ theory are much the
more numerous. and to their credit
DO it said, the more active and un-
wearyingly Industrious. Yet it must
pc regretfully confessed that although
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-10-26

Using fuse with it's detonator to
bind together sticks of powder into
bundle is a very dangerous practice.
although not uncommon,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-10-26
Johnnie Is Hard Up for Exercise.
Chicago Herald)

Running as the neck and shoulders
to the headless moose presidential
ticket, John M. Parker of Louisiana,
is shining example of persistence
and futility.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

contain $4,000 people. The fifteenth
has s0,632: the Twenty.nfth has &c..
l04; the Twenty.ninth, S0,691; the
Thirty.third, sS.22s.
Judge John J. Rooney grows In
popularity every day.
Frank Hembes Of Haisted street and
Webster avenue. 10 . popular north
slider who 10 often mentioned for pub.
lie ONCE.
Harry c. NOR 10 making the Nor.
rison Hotel . Mecca for public men.
He 10 certainly running II In high.
grade manner that pleases everybody.
Thomas J. Sauerman OF Ohio and
Clark streets and proprietor Of the
Oldest saloon and restaurant In Chi.
cago has the finest bar fixtures in
America. They were made over nifty
years ago. and the carving was all
done by hand. The German Historical
Society has taken photographs Of
them.
Harry w. Cooper Of 2131 Michigan
avenue, whose standard tires are 70.
vorites with everybody, reports q fine
autumn business.
J. A. Long has made . good record
% Chief Clerk Of the Board Of 40.
SCISSORS.
Alderman Otto Kerner Of the
Twelfth ward stands high In his pro.
fession as q lawyer. He IL chairman
Of the Council Judiciary Committee.
william Legner 10 always loyal to
his friends and has always fulfilled
every trust imposed on him with credit
and honor.
~
H. Hei1ron. president OF the Richie.
lieu Wine Company. has the finest and
best appointed home In Wilmstts.
The "drys" are evidently not tag
payers or they would not be 20 will.
Ing to assume 100000 Of taxes for
the police. now paid by saloon licsn.
ses.
~
James r. Buckley. Chief Clerk In
the Criminal Court Clerks once. ID
always adding to the efficiency Of the
public service.
Nicholas r. Finn. the well known
lawyer. made one Of the best records
% alderman ever made By any Nom
Der OF the city council.
II Chicago votes "dry" next spring
what 10 going to pay the &7.000.00t
now derived from saloon licenses and
invested In q police force?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

remarkable During and
scientists followed Hens footsteps until the bowlder to be we'll
neurological curiosity undoubtedly thou
dollars weight taking
In a
difficulties succeeded transporting down the
Lake Superior Sault Ste Marie and thence
Detroit where placed exhibition for short time Soon after its
claimed 1S4S shipped Washington
transferred Smith
securing this bowde having appropriated
$5,G4690 for this
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

he went an the those activities almost past count
all readily informa
should know much about their
Sometimes expensive publication
CALL
discrimination ordering
taking superintendent
hand resulting
In 4 stock"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

president Of the Sewer and Tunnel
Miners union, Democratic candidate
for alderman Of the 10th ward at meet.
ing in Savoy hall, Halsted and Taylor
streets.
Charles c. Breyer 10 one Of the best
liked men on the Northwest Side. He
10 noted for his public spirit and d.
votion to the interests Of his fellow
citizens.
Henry Bohman 10 one Of the most
popular men In the wine and liquor
trade in Chicago.
Judge James Q. Dooley. the able
lawyer. would make . good Judge Of
the municipal court.
w. L. Bodine. the ef1cient chief Of
the bureau Of compulsory education.
has made . nation wide name for his
department.
Sidney Adler, the we'll known law.
yer. 10 in the front rank Of boomers
Of bis native city-Chicago.
J. G. Paul 10 one OF the most popu.
lar Democrats in Chicago.
Frank J. Hogan has made . great
record % attorney for the Fire D..
partmsnt. He 10 always looking after
the interest Of the people.
Judge John NJ. O'Connor pleases his
thousands Of friends BY his fins REQ.
ord In the Superior Court.
When the drys triumph next sprinS
% they say they will. Chicago taxpay'
ers will have to make up this deficit
OF 100000 out Of their own pocksss,
Daniel ]. schuyler. Jr.. 10 one Of
the leading lawyers Of Chicago.
Judge John X. Pr1ndiville 10 making
. splendid record on the Municipal
Court bench. He 10 an able. broad
minded and Just Judge.
~
Harry w. Cooper has built up Q
reputation for fair dealing that boosts
the sale of the Batavia tires outside
Of their own good qualities.
~>
Judge Jacob H. Hopkins 10 being
|. talked OF for President Of the Illinois
| Athletic Club. and also for the Supe
rior Court.
~A
The City should be redistricted q
once. according to law. The wards
should be equalized according to popu
lation. The First ward only has 80.
682 inhabitants. while the Twenty
seventh has 94.360. Six of the wards
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22
0ntonaqon BowIder Now in the National Museum

Of the Smithsonian institution have finished heavy Job
institution National
This the the Smith
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22
Wonderful Machine That Computes Tide Tables

GOVERNMENT peculiar q perhaps
Of naveaors photographers other the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

BOnIHn WBtItutiOH BIHce I6oO. IuO
bowlder IL 81 feet long, feet wide
and IN feet In its thickest part, and.
owing to the great density Of copper.
weighs nearly three tons.
For ages this mass Of copper lay
on the bank Of Ontonagon river In
the upper peninsula Of Michigan.
where It was known for many years
by the Chippewa Indians Of that 70.
gi0n. II was not until 1776 that the
first white man. Alexander Henry. an
English adyenturer and trader. visited
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

Ohhteu CtdteB, out IN all parts OF the
world. II 10 the annual volume Of tide
tables issued by the coast and geo.
detic survey, that is literally ground
out Of machine.
The book consists Of tables of
closely printed figures, more or less
unintelligible to the layman. but show.
ing, to those who understand them,
for the entire calendar year, the exact
hour and minute Of each day when
the tide will rise to its crest and sink
to its lowest depth In all the jmpOrtant
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22
WNAIIONAL%
QplTAL AffAIQS
Home Part Of White House Barred to the Curious

AsHNaToNwhie the main floor Of the White House open to
visitors certain residential
carefully suarded against intrusion BY the public which all the for
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

tnIB reHBOn, II IuteHSeIy Cur1OuU 20
know what goes on upstairs-how the
rooms are arranged, what the furni.
ture IL like. and how the presidential
folks spend their time when at home.
Fifteen years or more ago the
White House was half Office building.
Today, however, the White House
thanks to its reconstruction by Mr..
Roosevelt, at q cost Of $500, 000-is
the most admirably equipped and most
comfortable palace in the world.
Tho Vhtto uousn ms, has Fan
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

ing office in existence. The fact that
the Office uses more than 32,OOO,OOO
pounds of paper and more than $4,000
pounds of ink in year In printing
matter for distribution among the
people is merely an index to the
quantity of work turned out"
Cornelius Ford, public printer,
head of the army of 1000 employees in
the great plant, was discussing his
Job and what 1t means.
Every activity of this government
~xot, ;ntn tho rc;ntiu0 Off 10 connar Or
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

wonderfully
tables
q
which stands like the vas Of giant clock Of the Of the
II feet long feet wide and high
tumble
It's pull
which, millions
perhaps thousands OF miles
side the machine set
q
machine
o calculator six months"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

the removal Of the presidential business oces from the mansion
These I'VE guest chambers the Of the mansion
second floor four Of them directly
hhadnng the bays Immediately All
the ten bedrooms
runs through the middle Of the building
walking along Pennsyvania for view Of the
'front.' the White House. that the occupied
the president and his wife windows Of tho
In the northwest building
and one small one the latter being used q boudoir
presidential suite
the boudoir covered with blue
The furnishes everything required
and desired that presidential shall mixed with
that OF Uncle
such quantities hemstched embroidered
White House s really quite big weighted under
wealth Of wilderness.
The
attends that kitchen
ITSELF II by clockwork
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22
EAG1.ETS.

EAGl.ETS.
Rivers Mcneil IL making Q good
record as collector Of customs and 70.
decting credit on President Wilson.
Trustee James NJ. Daley Of the San.
itary District always looks after the
interests Of the people.
~
John 2. vogeisans. the great res
taurateur. deservedly stands in the
front rank Of the restaurant and hotel
men Of Chicago.
With President Wilson heading the
ticket, the Democrats believe that
they have a good chance to carry the
state again.
Joseph F. Haas. the popular former
County Clerk, 10 one Of the most
valuable and clear sighted Of Repub-
lican leaders.
The Little Giant motor truck is the
best on the market.
~
Edward Uihlein Of the great SchliU
Brewing Company 10 one Of the up.
builders Of Chicago.
John r. Ford, the chief deputy col
lector Of customs. 10 Q most efncieni
aid to Collector Mcneil.
~~
Thomas F. Keeiey Is in the front
rank Of every movement for the bet.
terment Of Chicago and the brighten.
ing Of its future.
Judge John A. Manoney OF the
Municipal court 10 very popular with
the people because Of the good, com.
mon sense he displays on the bench
John 8. Cooper, the veteran horse
dealer, Is honored at the Stock Yards
and everywhere else for his upright
career.
John Mack Glenn, the able secretary
Of the Illinois Manufacturing Associa
ton. 10 one Of Chicaso's live wirss
Colonel Frank o. Lowden 10 loom
Ing up % . Republican candidate fol
governor.
Judge Hickman Seaman fulfills the
expectations Of his friends. His rec
ord on the bench Is good one.
Julius Oswald, the we'll known bar
Der at 154 West Randolph street. 1.
very popular with the city hall boys
Judge John p. Mc0oorty continues
to gain the appreciation Of everybod!
for his work in the Circuit court.
Edward J. Birk. the we'll know
brewer. makes friends everywhere b,
goes and would make great race To-
public once II he would allow BIZ
name to be used.
We'll Done. Wilson and Dunno" 4
the Democratic battlecry.
Henry J. Kolze made q splendi,
County Commissioner. He would max
Q good city treasurer
William Dun Haynie 10 popular witt
railroad men. lawyers and the ger
sral public.
John T. Murray. the we'll known an
popular lawyer. would make goo
Judge.
Patrick J. Carr is making . goo
record as trustee Of the Sanitary Dii
trict Of Chicago.
William J. O'Brien. former senate
and alderman, Is making wonderful
success In his theatrical business.
Mckenzie Cleland, the able forme
fudge, 10 a man who 10 never afrai
to stand up for what he believes {
be right.
Nelson N. Lampert should be non
mated and elected State Treasurer.
John D. Gallivan, the veteran lette
carrier, Is one Of the most populs
men in the service OF Uncle Sam.
Frank H. Jones Is not only . dem
crat OF national reputation. but Q nnal
cier who Is respected by everybody.
Charles E. Doyle, the veteran letts
carrier is universally esteemed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22
Uncle Sam Has the Biggest Of Printing Plants

F all the the world the the United States
" informed Of
printing office Washngton the biggest print
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-12
ming babies.

Feminism has so gripped Alaska
that an Alaskan gent may not beat
his wife oftener than eight times
daily without running serious risk Of
divorce.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-14

ed to change leaders and nobody in
the party was big enough to say that
it did not have the discretion to make
the change.
If the mixup over hyphens should
go to the extent, as it now threatens,
of disrupting party lines within con-
gressional districts there may he
strong movement in the democratic
ranks to get into better position
with the foreign-born citizen. The
president cannot help them,
Another thing that the speaker may
have in mind is that he was defeated
at Baltimore because it was argued
that Wilson could more certainly gath
er the independents and progressiyos
disgrunted by the defeat OF Roosevelt
at Chicago a week before than Champ
Clark could But assuming the NOM
ination at Chicago next June Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, with all his load Of
bitterness against Germany to carry,
what more natural than that the dem
ocratic party might, for eXpcdioncN,
ask President Wilson, who is in the
same predicament, to step aside in ia
vor of a man who could unite the
whole party and collect the suffrages
of the important elements embittered
ular hyphen, which happens to be the
most influential hyphen at the polls
that the country has.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-14
DAMAGED GOODS THE
NEXT BIG ATTRACTION
AT CRYSTAL THEETER

Damaged Goods" the dralnn that
upset The country two years ago and
became the greatest stage sensation
the nation has seen, is To be shown
here in motion pictures
II is announced that this remark
Iablc picture has been booked by the
crystal theater for one day The
showing will be given january 10.
The motion itcure version Of
Damaged Goods" is even more re-
markable than the speaking stage
play. 1t tells more Of the strange in
ner mysteries Of the plot than was
possible on the stage.
Most remarkable Of all. the same
actors who presented this play in It's
history making run ON the speaking
stage will be seen in the pictures.
Richard Bennett and his whole
cast Of workers, all actors Of
prominence on the speaking stage,
enacted the play before the cameras
Of the American Film company at
Santa Barbara. The most painstak-
ing and expensive work was neces-
sary to tell this story on the screen
with the force it demanded and yet
with the delicacy necessary
The plot deals with the disease
which has been held an unmentiona-
Bile thing for centuries. But it Is re-
lated so dramatically. SO clearly and
interestingly that II must interest ev-
eryone and offend none.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-14
ZERO WEATHER IN
SOUTHWEST CONTINUES


Kansas city Jan. l3-Little hope
Of relief from zero temperatures for
the next thirty-siX hours in the south
west was offered by the local weather
bureau here tonight. While rising
temperatures tomorrow were predict
for Oklahoma and Nebraska the cold
wave viii continu throughout the
states Of Kansas. Missouri ana Iowa
for the remainder Of the week Ut least,
1t was said
Railroad traffic ana telephone and
telegraph communication still were
greatly Impaired tonight with the rail-
roads here refusing shipments Of per-
ishaho goods.
Temperatures in Kansas and Mis-
souri, were expected to be from 3 to
rs below zero tonight Al o'clock
here the temperature was . degrees
below the same mark as that of last
night at The same time.
Kansas points reported little change
IN the mefcury
one death from exposure was re-
ported today in Kansas when an oc-
t0genarian known as Grandpa Mus
tin wandered from his home near Ev
crest ana succumbcd to the cold be-
fore hf was found
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-14

Onion Sets---Rcd, yellow and white.
on larger amounts.
l.. ". FEE,
Phone tG. 2t2-2ft-21G " lend.