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RtDIUM EFFECTIVE
IN INOPERARIE 1ASEs.

In the large FIELD Of cancer treat
ment the use of rsdiUm FAR over
shadows surgery. Dr. Howard 4.
Kelly. Of Baltimore. said II tho
meeting OF the Chemical society ~
Washington at the Cosmos Club
last night However. each method
has a field OF its own in which IL
is supreme. he declared
For all the cancers Of tho fare
and skin radium is the ors rem
edy which often cures without die
iEurement." he said. In cancer ~
the mouth radlum e. often service
able. where surgery is futile sur
gerry Is best at present in csr'E.
cancer Of the breast. while radiuw
often does much for the inopersh'e
cases. and for those I'm which there
is recurrence Cancer % The
womb can be cured by rsd.um n
all cases in which q is amenahIs
to surgery. and in many In which
surgery Is Of no avail Radium hss
a brilliant field in hhroid tumors
and ought always TO be given the
FIRST choice Large masses % tuUors
which form under the breast bor'
and choke the patient 10 death are
often cured by radium. which pre-
viously were utterly hopeless"
Perhaps the most brilliant field
for this new remedy Is IN tho group
Of tumors which form iu all the
glands OF the body. called lympho-
ssrcomas; they form little noun
tains in the neck and under the
arms and croins as well as in
side: these simply melt down under
radium. Some cases ~ HodglSIus
disease. previously hopeless. are
durable by rsdium- as well A.
leukemiRs. and diseases Associated
with great enlargement OF tho
spleen.
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that are In the graves shall hear
His voice and shall come forth"
His is the only authoritative word
In the matter, and wholly upon His
word rests the hope of life after
death. He brought life and immor-
tality to light through the gospel.
q Tim. 1:l0)
As to Immortality. II is not in
herent in man, but the gift OF God
(Rom. S:23) ito them who by pa
tient continuance in well doing seek
for glory and honor aud immor-
tality. eternal life" CRom. 80 The
Old Testament says that when man
dies he is dead. The dead know
not anything" (Eccl. SID "Tha,
which befalleth the sons OF mar
befalleth beasts: even one thing be.
falleth them: as the one dieth sc
dieth the others: yea. they have all
one breath. (Eccl. 3:s.)
Both old and new testsments Ger.
tify that there are evil spirits will
whom men man converse II they
Will. although the Hebrews wer,
forbidden to hold communication
with them. Jesus cast them out
and Paul warns q Tim. 4:D thai
In the latter times some shall de
part from the faith, giving heed Il
seducing spirits" Jesus said ths'
only He and those to whom H,
gave the power could bring tn,
dead back to life, and He showed
how He could do It in the case Of
Lazarus. Not all the wisdom Of
all the would-be wise men Of al
the generations has added. or car
add, one iota OF knowledge con
corning the future life to wha'
God has revealed in the Bible.
The alleged facts" of science
regarding life after death are with
out exception consistent with the
Bible statements regarding fallei
angels, which impersonate whom
they will.
A sad majority of those who give
their minds over to communication
with such spirits die in a madhouse
The professional christianity q
modern times is largely responsible
for the unfounded belief in the in
herent immortality OF man. Jesu'
said In answer to Nicodemus (Johr
3:l3). NO man hath assembled VI
to heaven" Peter said (Acts 2:54)
David Is not assembled into thu
heavens - he Is both dead ant
buried" The only science which
has 4 right to express an opinion
upon this subject is that of simple
faith. This is consistent with the
prayer Of Jesus duke 1o:2D, y
thank Thee, o Father, Lord OF heaN-
en- and earth, that Thou hast KEPT
these things from the wise and pru-
dent and hast revealed them unto
babes"
W. B. CLEVES.
washinrton. d. C
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Traditions of Holly.

To the Editor The Washington Herald:
The custom OF using holly for
decorative purposes at Christmas
is one Of considerable antiquity and
has been regarded as a survival OF
one OF the usaCes Of the Roman
Ssturnalia, or OF an old Teutonic
practice OF hanging the interior Of
dwellings with evergreens as a re-
fuge for sylvan spirits from the in
clemency of winter.
As II is an evergreen. holly makes
a beautiful ornamental tree for the
Christmas season, especially in
England. where the berries are red
der and the foliage glossier than in
this country. An old Border proverb
defines an habitual story teller as
one who lees never but when the
hollen is green"
Several popular superstitions eN-
ist with respect to holly. In the
county OF Rutland. England, IL ia
deemed unlucky TO introduce IT into
a house before Christmas Eve. In
some English rural districts the
prickly and non prickly kinds are
distinguished as he and she" holly.
In Derbyshire the tradition obtains
according as the holly brought into
the house is smooth or rough. the
wife or the husband will be mas
ter. Holly that has adorned
churches at the Christmas season
is much esteemed and cherished
In Worcestershire and Hereford
shire. The possession of a small
branch with berries being supposed
to bring a lucky year. One writer
mentions a notion in his time COM
monty prevalent in Germany that
consecrated twigs of the plant over
a door are protection against
thunder. c. Z. N.
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seems from day to day to reach q
good and frank understanding
among the powers
But there Is an unfortunate Diff
terence on the subject of ratio be-
tween America and Japan regard
lag the Limitation OF naval arma-
ment. The object of the confer
ence Is to achieve mutual trust.
sympathy and frankness and
naturally every power must agree
to mutual compromise. 1t is in no
way good for one to dictate terms
to the others. as at the Versailles
conference when the powers die.
tated to beaten Germany. Every
country has its own amour propre.
and this amour propre must be
mutually respected, as Mr.. Hughes
remarked, with the spirit Of safe
guarding the interests Of all con.
cerned,' as explained in the pre-.
amble Of the original proposal Of
Mr.. Hughes.
with such frankness and open.
heartednsss there will be no dim
Guilty in solving this question of
naval ratio between America and
Japan. Up to the present time the
japanese nation at home under.
stands what the Japanese delegates
have brought UP here and the
japanese point of view. and they
also know the frank and straight
forward proposal OF America. as de-
clared by the enlightened Secretary
Of State, but now the question re-.
mains between the naval experts Of
beth sides, who seem to disagree on
the data. This is simply \ question
from the stAtesman's point Of view.
to be dealt with by mathemati cians
and oookkespers. One plus one
must be two. not about two. And
when the figures Of both sides are
cemparsd this will clear up the mu-
tual misupdsrstandihG."
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MTlVTYRE TELLS
OF WINTER DAY IN
new YORK STREETS
Writer Describes Saun.
terings and Different
People.
By Q. 0. M'INTYRE.


NEW YORK. Dec. s.-rhoushts
while stroiling around New York
a topping day. winter and all
that. Alan Dale. the critic. Grow
ins gray. BliEhted tea and bun
shops with = heavy air Of hush her
aiding Southern cheer. spangisd
ponies trotting to vaudeville
houp-la.
Sidewalk vendors hawking hss-
ksts OF hops. jolly looking fat
raced person 10 Joseph Urban.
Youthful flask hound at stage en-
trance trying to roll up q past.
here Is the spot where gambler
herman Rosenthal was shot to
Gil Patten. who used to write the
Frank Msrriwejl novels Shoots q
wicked game OF kelly pool. But !
beat him once. Gamins rolling dice
on cathedral steps. Broadway
noon time rush. Amazingly STAG
cate. Shot with humor and pathos.
Paunchy. quick breathing men
squirting three fgure stage girls to
the Claridge. A huckstsr's cry
about the tumult. Harrison Fisher,
the artist. Wonder what that wo-
man 10 crying about Heigh no!
Crowds following . movie star. Bal
looned into prominece by . scandal
Dainty heels agiitter with cut
stones. At II fell In love with q
bur1esaue queen who had q dia-
mond In her tooth. That was the
life. Dancing. charades and all
manner OF fun. Jimmie Allison
with a three toned waistcoat.
italian 1aborers waiting patiently
At the Metropolitan gallery en-
trance. Joel's serpentine electric
siGn burning at midday. Writes
threnodies and serves Mexican
beans And 10 visited by wide eyed
Bonhomie from Red Gulch and
Plunket Hollow.
A mighty department. store ris.
Ing on the site Of the old Herald
building. ia like to rake dead
leaves, build q bonfire and leap
through the flames. Instead I'll &c
home and listen to the quarrel next
door. They do say such cuttins
things.
The Road OF Remembrance. reach
ing from Buffalo to New York City,
Is being proposed. Its sides will be
lined with elms planted in memory
Of those who fought in the world
war.
The Cosmopolitan Magazine has
appointed Miss Ida verdon to the
post OF managing editor-the hrst
position of its kind to be held by a
woman. Miss verdon was first a
stenographer. then q private sec
rotary and displayed unusual talent
for literary work.
In Washington square there is a
children's hour. when all the East
Side pours in. There is one grana
thrill after another-frankfurt
chestnuts. orange soda and lolly-
pops. At the end of the hour all
the faces are smudEy and the
frocks smeared with dirt but there
is an atmosphere OF unusual hap
piness. In Gramercy Park IL Is diff
ferent. Snobbish little children
play in their private park to which
nurses carry keys. Outside ragged
urchins with hungry eyes and hum
cry hearts look on with feverish
longing.
Peggy Marsh. who sued the Field
estate, is breaking into the news
papers with as much regularity as
Evelyn Thaw. Her husband was
hned S25 the other day on the
charge OF woman that he had
slapped her. All the photographers
waited at the court entrance to
snap her as she came out. She
was all dolled up and like Barkis,
was willin.'
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This movement only looks to a general
policy OF transportation, of distributed industry
and of highway construction to encourage the
spread OF our population and restore the proper
balance between city and country:
TN THUS closing that section of his message
i devoted to the needs of agriculture President
Harding may or may not have had in mind the
St. Lawrence-Ocean waterway project. But GER
tainly his words exactly fitted with it. They fol-
lowed also the heels of the exceptionally strong
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argument of the day befofe in the Hosss, msde BY
Representative "A P. Nsssn, of Wisconsin, who
completely demolished the sophstries Of Gov Nil
Ter, of New York, and built around the project N
impregnable wall of the logic Of economics
/ He maintained that this waterway would not be
detrimental to the cities Of New York and Buffalo,
and 1t would not But whether It weaId or NOT, the
time is past when the interests vested or poteatia
OF any great cities be allowed TO halt the prog
and the developing prosperity Of the great pro-
ducing area Of the country. Eighteen Sts&es are
greater than two cities. Mr.. Nelson relied the
juggernaut of common sense, farness, justice and
economic Righteousness over the selhshness Of the
opposition and left nothing but the pulp Of politics
Transportation conditions are demanding this
new way to the East coast and across seas ~ an
essential relief This is why every great railway
system favors it. Agriculture must have It to sur.
vve the competition Of the South Americas and
other foreign countries whose food producing areas
are close to the ports and the cheapest form
of water transportation. The same distance from
Europe to New York would take vessel 500 miles
up the St. Lawrence from Montreal and the saving
on grain freights alone would not only carry the
total cost of the waterway improvement to this
country but would amortize it.
Mr.. Nelson riddled the statements made - to
costs, as to Great Lakes shipping and skipping
operations there. He built up his own case and
completely demolished that OF the small group rep
resenting New York politics, who now, as always,
arc opposing the expansion of the West on which
in reality the greatness Of New York rests. He
very much strengthened the position Of the project
in the House, and in this had the active support Of
Representative Chalmers, Of the Toledo (Ohio) dis
trict.
There can be remaining doubt Of the ap-
proval by Congress Of this project which is vital
to the great middle area Of the United States and
is supported also by the Western States. New York
is making grave mistake in its opposition 1t is in
danger Of solidfyng the rest Of the country against
it, and developing only powerful opposition,
but of emphasizing real bitterness At what is
seen only as a wholly and sordidly selfish attitude.
Its overzeslous political leaders are not showing
their usual wisdom, as there is no political eombi-
nation that can now be formed against the St..
Lawrence project which will not cost their State far
more than it can possibly gain.
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SHIP RATES TO BE
SETTLED, SAYS JAP

That the differences in figures be-
tween Japanese and American
naval experts over the question Of
naval ratio OF capital ships will
not be the cause Of breaking off
this vital conference Of peace" Is
the opinion of Kotaro Mochizuki. a
representative of the opposition
party in the Japanese parliament.
who Is now in Washington to OBJ
serve the work OF the conference.
Il have the warmest desire" said
Mr.. Mochizuki in recent inter-
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Promises of Immortality.

10 the Editor. The wasAineton Herald:
w. s. Clingan writes, regarding
hfe after death: I'm discussing this
question the Bible is often referred
70 as final authority, whereas the
Bible may be quoted to sustain
either side OF the question. There
FORE, we must look outside of that
book for a final answer" But must
we? When in doubt look to see
II Jesus passed upon the question.
Ana Jesus said (John b:2s): -The
hour 10 coming in the which all
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-09
Calls Dry Law Just.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
As you have been kind enough In
the past TO publish several communi.
cations from me perhaps you will
allow this one. So far / have re-
Trained from saying anything upon
the prohibition question, but the
article OF David Eccles appearing in
these columns last Monday compels
me to make reply.
His statement that prohibition was
forced on the public against its will
is manifestly a misstatement Of fact
Only three states Of mind could be
capable Of it; wilful intent to de-
oeive. excusable ignorance, or the
influence Of lying wet propaganda.
Even II the statement were true,
the vets have well deserved their
defeat. II the danger to them and
to the American people which they
SO arroGantly claim to represent Was
great. how was it that they were
asleep like a negligent sentry in an
outpost when the prohibition forces
crossed their lines?
However. the statement Is not true.
The hrst temperance society in this
country was formed in 1895. the w
c. T. U. in 1s42 and the Anti-Sa-
loon League In 1890. Thus for ia
years an active sentiment for pro-
hibition has been alive in the United
States.
During the war we had wartime
prohibition by executive order. This
order. which elapsed several months
before the Eighteenth amendment
took effect. was extended to cover
the interim.
Before 1918 three-fourths Of thu
| States were already dry. some oi
which had been dry for over twenty
years. In my own State OF Michi'
| gan. which went dry in April. 1918
the vets have forced referendum vote
after vote. and the people, not I
cowardly coerced legislature. sQuelch.
| cd them every time.
All through my boyhood days. my
grade and high school education, thu
evils of alcohol were taught me ovel
and over again until to forget then
would be impossible. I am only one
OF millions OF voters who have grown
up under such an education. and Il
Ia these millions So educated who
Seting through the legally consti
tuted representatives. also similarly
educated, who have put the variou,
State laws and finally the Eighteenth
amendment upon the statute books
These millions constitute the major
ity Of citizens in tins country. They
are the ones who elected q dry Con-
esess, and kept it dry. For them
to have done otherwise would have
made them Judas Iscariots to their
teachings.
The drys have won by fair fight
Ing against a crowd which did not
and does not hesitate to adopt any
method. no matter how dsspicable. to
attain their ends. Having lost. they
are not sports enough to take their
defeat like men and accept the will
Of the majority.
The vets say that II the 1000, 900
soldiers in France had been here,
the drys would not have been able
to slip something over the people.
Pure bunk. Five months before we
entered the war I national election
November 2, 1sl6-was held, at
which time a President. Congress,
governors and State legislatures were
elected. At that time the 5000, 900
future soldiers were stiil IN cts and
they had ample opportunity to cast
their votes for John Barleycorn. had
they wished or been interested
enough to do SO.
HERBERT Il HOWEII
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many Hall. look
ing forward to
future national
o p 2 ra ii o ms.
.Tsmmany never
Rad a iook-in
during the VIII
son regime. and
McAdoo, q part
Of the Wilson
machine. s. re-
ported heade d
for the mourncrs'
bench.
He was born
at Marietta. Ga.
IN 1863, WIS
deputy clerk Of
the L. S. court
at X noxNills.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-09
Secs Danger In Not Concentrating
Radium.

The present tendency is. perhaps
too much in the direction of divid-
ing the radium available into small
quantities used by a considerable
number n physicians and surgeons
DR.. r. b Moore chief chemist Of
the Bureau OF Mines. who has been
prominent IN the development OF tho
rsdium supply OF the country said
at the chemical meeting last night
Undoubtedly greater efficiency
could be obtained II the rsdium wcr-
concentrated in smaller number of
places, mainly clinics. where n could
be handled by thoroughly trained
men under thoroughly satisfactory
conditions.
Performing experiments. D. Moore
pointed out the difference between
phosphorescence and radio-sctivitv.
Calcium sulphide is phosphoresceuf
II absorbs light and then gives b.
of when in the dark Costumes Tor
dances in the dark on the stage are
often painted with g..
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Open Court Letters to The Herald
Other Peoples Views on Current Events

unless specific request for such return
u made and stamps enclosed.
Lsttsrs should Be typevritts. when
ever possible. csmmuniestiens e1trsmsly
difficult 10 read viii ast b osssidsrsd-
No as0muaiestisns signed With Aetitisas
names viii ~ used.
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view. that this
peace conference
S h a IL achieve
e at success.
not only for the
welfare Of the
people Of Amer
lea and Japan,
but for peace at
large. as far a.
the Far East 10
concerned. I am
hopeful that this
conference will
meet with sue
cess in every
way and not
only as rega rds
the Far Eastern
problem, which
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-09

Tenn, lawyer at Chsttanooca
went to New York in 1892 and
headed tho company which built
the first Hudson River tunnel TO
Jersey. He was vice chairman Of
the Democratic national committee
In 1912. Secretary OF the Treasury
under Wilson, director general OF
railroads. and returned from Wash
inston TO New York &c. practice iRS.
Mr.. McAdoo's second wife was
Miss Eleanor Wilson. daughter OF
the former President. He is an
Episcopalian.
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London reports Lloyd George SO happy
over the Irish peace that he looks as though
he was attending his own wedding Perhaps il
is because he is surprised that he is not attend
ing his own political funeral
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WHO'S WHO nv
THE DAYS NEWS

Democratic politicians say that
there are signs Of a working I'M
Outstanding between the followers
OF William G. McAdoo and Tam
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Now that Ireland has her freedom prse.
tically assured. optimists are beginning to
hope for better things in the United States
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If the Japanese acceptance Of the navy ratio
hinges upon Notifications perhaps the CsIaen
Gate could swing on them.
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Now that Washington polieewomen have
begun chasing suspects through the streets,
the result may not always be a case of the sur
vival Of the latest.
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Secretary Mellon would give US a smaller
ST bill We don't notice any inconvenience in
carrying all that we manage to collect on
Saturday night.
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Congress is again giving attention to the
soldiers bonus. The soldiers are said to be
giving an equal amount Of attention to Con-
sress.
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RADIUM BETTER 1
THAN SURGERY
NCANCER CURE
DIR. H. A. Kelly Tells
Chemists Each Has
Own Field.
DECEMBER .. 1874

CALENDAR. DECEMBER O. 1921
'AstGaiscance Of stssdsrsnstIor ..
Industry and the Federal Govern
msnt," by A. A. Stevenson. chair
man. American Engineering
Standards Committee. with dis
cussion by DIR. s. w. stratton. a.
rector. Bureau OF Standard,
American Society Of Mechanics
Engineers. Interior Department
Building, tonight. Sis O'Clock.
sAAcpG the Esves OF the World
The Peoples and Countries Of IN.
Hirnalayas. a lecture by II. lie.
Shuttleworth. National Geosraph-
&c Society. New Masonic Temple.
today. I:t5 and Sis O'Clock
American Association Of Enripeer,
1917 New York avenue. tonight
O'Clock. w. J. Waller. cashier
OF the American National Bank.
will deliver a lecture on Drafts
and Letters OF Credit" W G
Buchanan. director Of the Wash
ington Association OF Credit Men.
will talk on "Proglens Of Whole
sale and Retail Business Men"
Bureau of Standard meeting. toda,
$40 o'clock. Some Problems
Encountered in the Measurement
OF Large Volumes Of Gas" by II,
S. Bean: Experiments on Length
Standards" by L. V Judson.
BADIUA INCREASES IN
STRENGTH FOR MONTH.
Immediately after radium s,
bottled or sealed in the tube just
before IL is placed on the market.
IL increases in strength for a month.
Miss A. II. Armstrong. OF the
rAdium testing laboratory OF the
Bureau OF Standards. told the chem
lists. This length Of time is re-
qulred for the products Of the de-
composition OF radium 10 reach
/ equilibrium. One OF the elements
that the element rsdium constantly
breaks down into Is helium. to
gas with which the CO was flied
on its flight Monday.
After this preliminary adjustment.
the emsnstions Of radiun decrease
in amount very slowly. Half Of it,
/ power is lost in $50 years The
| Bureau OF Standards have developed
testing methods thst give the true
value OF rsdium even when eoui-
librium has not been reached
Nearly all the radium OF the coun-
/ try passes through the laboratory
Of the Bureau 81 Standards and a
certificate issued by this bureau Is
nearly as necessary for a tube
1 OF radium as the Treasury seal on
bsnknote
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What is moe useless than an extra session
Of Congress durias the goi6nx season.
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In spite of the attitude of Congress toward
the public schools of the District, Washington
has less illiteracy than any other Eastern city
of more than 10000 population.