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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
'OCE AN s he IGHT
IS TOPIC

How high Is the ocean?
That was the subject Of the dis
cussion at meeting Of the plan
ming committee OF the National
Capital Park Commission yester-
day.
Technically the discussion cen
tered around the various datum
planes in use BY the different Gov
ernmentaI organizations III the Dis
'trict. In determining the elevation
of any point In the District, Dis
trict and Federal authorities have
been figuring from different zero
elevations. while certain Industrial
organizations have used still others.
One group Of statisticians employs
the mean low sea level as the
zero elevation while another uses
the low level and sti1I another
the mean sea level, all Of which
are different.
Major Carey Brown, chairman Of
the planning committee, suggested
that everybody get together and
use the same basis for their figures.
The District authorities. however,
objected that It would be too big
q job for them to change all their
calculations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
BURLEITH TO FOXALL
SHUTTLE BUS SOUGHT

Formal application for permission
to operate a shuttle bus line from
Burleith to Foxall Village was filed
with the Public Utilities Commits
sion today by the Washington Rail
wav and Electric Company.
The clause which provides that
the real estate firm of Boss and
Phelps shall make good any loss
suffered by the company on this
line was left out Of this petition.
1t Is believed that the presence OF
this clause prevented permission be-
ing granted to operate the shuttle
line earlier in the year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
CAINOOD HEADS
CLUB SLATE

c. Chester Caywood heads the
slate selected by the nominating
committee of the Indian Spring
Club for the club elections March
81. j.. G Wineman WAS chosen
for the vice presidency and Sam
Boyd was selected to run for the
secretariaI post. The treasurer viii
be @. j.. Bergman, provided the
slate goes through.
Those nominated for the board Of
governors are: william r Barron,
j. v. Brownell. H. r. Bresnahan,
DR.. l.. M. Christie, Ralph "A. Davis,
T. Howard Duckett. NORMAN j.
Frost. T. r. Flaherty, H. 4. Grant,
Charles German, A p. Gottshall,
w. L. Heap, E. L. Hutchinson, Perry
b. Hoover, w. ID. Haines. Col. Fl. A.
Knox, d. w. Manners, John F..
Mccormack. d. +. Meegan, III. A.
MihiIls, w. Gait Mish. +. w. Niles
Claude w. Owen, J. NJ. Porter, K.
G. Ray, C. Arthur Slater, G. Lee
StabIer, L. L. Steele, DIR. +. A. tU.z
and j. r. Zimmerman.
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CHARGES | 4 | D
To GORDON

Charges against Major Peyton
Gordon, United States District At
torney. were aired today before
the Senate Judiciary COMMITTEES, Of
which Senator Means, Of Colorado,
Is chairman.
John Al. Savage. d local citizen
who has been instrumental in re-
yealing to Senator's conditions ut
st. Elizabetl1,s Hospital, told the
subcommittee that iii his opinion
District Attorney Gordon had not
fnnctioned properly with regard
to the legal procedure necessary
to obtain the release of persons
confined in the institution.
The subcommittee viii make a
further investigation Of Major Cor
don's relations with ST. Elizabeth's
Hospital officials.
Senator King or Utah. also ex-
poets to bring before the subcom-
mitttee various charges relating to-
lax administration on the part OF
the District Attorney.
No other witnesses have made a
request Of the committee to be heard,
and it Is probable the case will be
closed with another additional hear
ing, to be held probably early next
week. &
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MISS WILSON IS
V|S|T Or HERR.

Miss Margaret Wilson, oldest
daughter OF the late President
Wilson. visited the Senate today,
in company with Miss Sophie Loeb.
81 New York, To promote the In
terests Of the WadswQrth Mills
mothers. aid biz for the District
OF Columbia.
Miss Wilson is an opponent Of
the Capper bill, which the Senate
District Committee has reported,
which provides for the administra-
ton Of the law by the new Board
of Public Welfare.
she interviewed Senators Capper,
Copeland and various others. It is
not probable, however. that the
senators Will swerve from their
support Of the measure which they
have recommended to the Senate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
MORROW GIVES TO FUND
FOR FLIGHT TO POLE

Dwight w. Morrow, chairman of
the presidents air board, has made
substantial donation to pay the
expenses OF the air expedition
which Lieut.. Comdr. r. e. Byrd
will lead to the North Pole this
summer, it was announced today
Other hackers are Edsel Ford and
John d. Rockefeller, jr.
Byrd announced the appointment
of Walter c. Hams, of Reinersville.
Ohio. as meteorological Of the, ex-
petition. Hams has been connected
with the Weather Bureau for four
wears.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
q. eva. PARK PROJECT
Will BE coz ORIGINATED

4 The National Capital Park Com
mission viii meet Friday with Of
ficiaIs Of the Lee Highway Associa-
ton to coordinate the park develop
ment plains in adjacent Virginia.
it was announced today by Major.
u. 8. Grant Sd. executive officer.
The Park Commission recently
has been granted authority By the
Virginia Legislature to purchase
ment viii be along the route Of the
Lee Highway and the meeting Fri
day win be chiefly devoted to 4
discussion of wflse+ form this devel.
opment viii take.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
DAUGHTER MAY HANDLE
$23f 900 ONKES ESTATE

Anna de b. BalIentine today filed
a petition in Probate Court for
letters Of administration on the
estate Of her mother. Mrs. Maria
b. Cakes, who died January 16
without leaving 4 viii The estate
is valued at 1921 600
Besides the petitioner. the de,
ceased is survived by a grandson,
Malcolm Cakes, of Portcheste., n. Y,
and granddaughter. Muriel Cakes.
of New York city. The estate con-
sists of securities worth $3.50 900.
cash in bank. $4,000, and household
effects $1,000. Attorney Henry p.
Blair represents the estate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
AGED WOMAN IS DEAD
FROM HOSPITAL FALL

Mary M. Loesche. 10 years old.
& patient 1T st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
died suddenly at The hospital as the
result or a fall In bathroom at
the institution, police were informed
today.
According to information given
the police OF the Eleventh precinct,
the aged woman was injured in
fall, and when carried back to her
bed by Miss Donney, a nurse, she
died. DR.. Kirk pronounced life
extinct.
First information as to the pa
tents death reached the police
about ten hours after the occur
renee. It was explained that the
hospital authorities customarily take
up such matters with the coroner
before giving any news to the
police
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
CAMP MEADE TO GET
$500. 900 IN BUILDINGS

Construction of brick barracks,
housing 512 men, and ten frame
cottages for officers quarters Mt
Camp Meade has been provided for
in the 100000 authorization bill
reported to the House ~ the sub
committee on military affairs.
in additional 100000 Is carried
in the bill providing for the cree
ticn Of permanent barracks at Fort
HUMPHREYS, Va, for the Twenty
ninth and Thirteenth Engineers.
The bill, as whole, authorizes an
appropriation of $1,000, 900 for rsw
buildings on army reservations
throughout the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
PAIR or 13-YEAR- OLD BOYS
ADMIT STEALING PURSES

Two colored boys giving their
ages as 13 years each were arrested
by police OF the Eighth precinct
and are said to have admitted
snatching pocketbooks from the
hands OF two Central High School
students yesterday.
N. w. and Allen G. jackson, 27O9
Georgia Ave. ~. w. were arrested
by Policemen Lowery and Jones
after Miss Miriam Bernstein. IL
years old, 103 Rock Creek Rd.. and
Miss Margaret Mccarthy, is, Of 62G
Quebec st. N. w, had complained
OF losing their purses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
Y. M. H.A. MINSTREL SHOW
TO BE PRESENTED TONIGHT

The first performance Of the
eleventh annual X M H. a. min
strel show viii be given at the
Jewish Community Center tonight
lit will be repeated tomorrow night
which will be club night. Many
Jewish organizations have reserved
blocks of seats for this perform
ance.
Lee Katz. the dancing inter
locutorn: Lillian Friedman, Baby
Margaret Levy. Shirley KoIker.
Gertrude FeIdman. Sam Marcus
and other favorites viii perform
Dancing viii follow both perform
ances.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
HUSBAND CLAIMS WOMAN
HAS ANOTHER MATE IN N. Y.

Ebert Williams, 1858 b st. S. w,
today sued Florence Hilda Hum
phrey, also known as Florence Hilda
Williams, ST. Hobart Pl. N. W.,
for annuIment of marriage.
Represented by Attorneys Hawken
and HavelI, Williams declares that
he married her in this city, Octo-
Der 20. 1925, under the impression
that her husband was dead Viii.
1iams claims that he has since dis
covered that she married April
is, 1920 John w. Humphreys, who
is living In New York city and Is
not divorced from her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
WONDERS LOSE
To PURPLE

The AIoysious flag. flies tri-
umphantly over the Wonder five.
% to II. The Streeters hung 1t
on the former high school bas-
keteers in a pretty battle at the
Arcade. Tommy Hook. formerly Of
Eastern. did the heavy work for
the winners with four baskets and
his guard, Moser, was the big
scorer for the losers, through
caging fouls that Tommy COM
mitted.
The Anaeostia Eagles will meet
the Aloysious quintet Friday night
in the Congress Heights gym, and
on Sunday the Stantons will meet
Aloysious at the Arcade.
In a preliminary game to the
Neutrality-suspicious. game, the East
ern High School team defeated the
Epiphany Juniors, rs to 25.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
GRID
TEAM PLAYS

Curly Byrd. coach OF the Mary
land University football team, is
bound to get some spring football
for his team. He scheduled Wash
ington and Lee for a spring game,
and now he has two such affairs
with the Naval Academy.
Byrd believes that he can get a
line of his material for next year
in these sessions, both OF which
win be played at Annapolis. The
dates are April 10 and II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
MD. STATE COPS FAIL
TO BE NAMED coNSTABLES

UPPER MARLBORO, March "a
Charles Wilson. picturesque mem
Der of States Attorney Alan
Bowie's flying squadron" who
participated in scores of raids Oh
gambling establishments in Prince
Georges county recently, failed to
be appointed a constable yesterday.
The county commissioners named
Frank de Petro, of Bladensburg,
instead. William Fierstein, also
one Of Bowie's raiders, likewise was
rejected when his application came
up for consideration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
RIVER CLUB PLANS STAG
NIGHT FOR MEMBERS

One gala night is in store for
the members of the Potomac Boat
Club this Saturday night. The
clubs entertainment committee has
arranged an evening of fun for
the members and their guests in
the club house.
Allan Bryan, chairman o. the
committee. will not announce The
program for the evening until
Saturday night just before the cur
tain rises.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
AND OPE MS
RAGE SEASON

LONDON. March "a All England
Is in q state of excitement today
and not over the political situation
or the Geneva crisis, but over the
opening of the racing season.
The racing season really starts
today with the first Of this years
classics the Lincoln Handicap.
The Aga skhan's Zionist is the
Eayorite.
The only American entry is A. K.
Macomber's Sun God II.
Twenty,six horses were entered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
HEAL Til CHEF TELLS ROW
TO ESCAPE FLU" GERMS

NEW YORK, March q. do mot
kiss, do not shake hands, do not
drink out of glasses used by others,
keep your feet dry avoid crowds,
stay in the fresh air
sioner, says that is the way to pre-
vent further spread Of pneumonia
and "flu'' in New York. More than
600 persons died OF pneumonia last
week and IS died of flu.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
10 INGS FROM
ALEXANDRIA

Alex GDRIA. Va, March -
4 81 Rernsechel. It's Cedar St.
I7aseTaout prominent local business
man and Il. Il. MAYOR, IA North
st. Asapn St, were injured slightly
last night wEen& an antoine plle 70
which they were riding c0lliued
with bus or the Alexanersa
suburban Motor Vehicle COMPANY
4 subsidiary of the washington
Virginia Railway Company. driven
by 4. g. Mitchell.
n police court today Aldon
Akerly, giving his address - 1908
Avon Pr st. Washing
pleaded guilty 70 violatin -
prohibition law and also ~ urlvin9
an automobile under the influellees
of LIQUOR. He was fined 5000 Tor
the dry law oftense, ana nIlsd
$4,000 and sentenced TO 30 days
in jail for driving while drunk
John Franklin, colored, charged
with Dossession of seven half sal
lon Jars OF LIQUOR. was found
guilty and fined s340.50 and sen
fenced to three months III jail
the jail sentence was suspended
pending good behavior
The washington Virginia Rail
way Company will be required 70
repair King Street, between It's
rails and within two. feet of the
rails on either SIDE Under the
provisions Of the franchise, the
company Is required to keep the
streets repaired within the above
limits and City Manager Morton
today stated that steps would be
taken to enforce the franchise
IN the corporation court yesteYs
day, jury dismissed Charles P1ss
on charge OF felonious assault
on Policeman r r. Woodson.
The public Fairgrounds Of the
city will be opened April is. The
two Fairgrounds, which have been
in existence for some time, on
Queen Street and at the head 81
King Street, will open then Ii III
hoped to establish two more during
the summer
According to r. u. May propris
etor or the Alexandria, Bancroft and
Washington bus lines, he expects
to start his Richmond Nv ashingt0n
bus line as soon as the work Of
repairing and rebuilding the Rich
n1ond Washington Highway IS fin
ished. 1T is expected that the new
bus line will start about May
Frank Miller. a1ais Arthur Shaw
was on trial IN the Corporation
Court today for burglary He was
captured after a box car robbery in
November. 1924, and was found to-
be insane He then WIS committed
to the State Asylum for the Grim
inal Insane, where he has been
until d month ago, when he was
declared sane and brought back
here to stand trial for the robbery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
Col. Glasgow. Is Made
Head Of Fort Myer
By VIVIAN LEE TILLMAN

Col William j. Glasgow, cavalry, who has been duty
Washington with the office of the chief of cavalry has been
as commanding officer of the third regiment
of cavalry and the commanding officer of Fort Myer
this assignment Colonel Glasgow will succeed Col
Hamilton S. Hawkins has been transferred to the General
Staff Corps duty with troops, effective june 30.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
Eiue Hundred
Horses Train
For BOwie

Getting a line on the horses
now training in Maryland for the
opening of the spring season on
April /, at Bowie, is a gigantic
task. Close to 500 thOroughbreds
are working daily at Bowie. A
half hundred are tuning up at
Pimlico, while twice as many are
using the Havre de Grace course
to round to form.
Heretofore this track has only
been used as a working ground in
the fall. but today SIS thoroughbreds
were getting ready on the cushioned
oval over which Woods Dickerson
presides. Guy Bedwell, who has 81
breeding farm at Savage. within a
stones throw OF the Laurel track,
moved, "a Of his horses over there
last week. They look to be in the
proverbial pink and will be seen
under colors during the Bowie ses-
sion.
Elmer Trueman, weII-lxnown
WashingtOnian, who is handling
the tlaOrOughbreds belonging to
RAJ Parr, OF Baltimore, this sea
son. has l6 horses in training at
Laurel. Trueman, like Guy Bed
wei, intends to seek few Of
the purses offered at Bowie and
wiz then campaign at Havre de
Grace and PinalicO.
George Miller, who trains the
thoroughbreds belonging to Mrs.
Jefferson Livingston. has an even
dozen quartered at Laurel. Frank
Garrett, with three, completes the
list OF owners now holding stall
space.
BY covering his track with two
feet of straw and loan during the
winter, Track superintendent Dick
erson was able to keep the soil
from becoming hardened, and to-
day horses can gallop over It at
top speed without rislxing injury.
It was stated today that a meet
ing Of the Maryland State Fair,
Inc, which conducts the 93-day
race meeting at Laurel In October.
viii hold q session in May, at
which time q successor to the late
President Spalding Lowe jenkins
win be officially announced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
FLYNN Is Manager

Jack Flynn has recently been APP
pointed manager OF the New Haven
team I'm the Eastern League by
President George Weiss.
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II three Of the SIX make the
grade. Cobb win be more than sat
lsfied.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-04
PUBLIC SALE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

The undersigned will offer and sell
at public auction at his residence at
Deep Creek Bridge on the State road,
north of Oakland, on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1926,
Beginning at the hour of one o'clock
P. NJ, all of the following personal
property:
Seventy-fiNe bushels of Potatoes,
Is bu. Apples, l Jersey Cow, l Pony,
20 Chickens, l Wheelbarrow, 1 Ford,
6 pairs Bed Springs, set Pipe Dies,
l set Blacksmith's Dies, Pipe Wise,
l Drill Press, l Anvil, Library Ia
Bile, 6 Doors, 2x6-6; 3 Screen Doors,
2 Cant Hooks, Sideboard, 3 Iron
Bedsteads, 2 Gasoline Lanterns, l pr.
25-lb. Scales, 100 lbs. Navy Beans, 10
gal. sweet Apple Butter, $50 12-gauge
shot gun Shells, 500 ID. Sugar, u
h. p. Gasoline Engine, l Sanding Ma
chine, 2 h. p. Electric Motor, 2 sides
Harness Leather, self-measuring oil
barrel Pump, l self-measuring Case
line Pump, lot Mating, and many
other articles of the household.
TERMS OF SALE-Sums of $40
and under cash on the day of sale;
above $40 a credit of four months on
secured interest bearing note. -
c. NJ. RAILEY.
w. R. Browning, Auctioneer 2.
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PAID LOCAL NOTICES

FOR SALE-One Estate Heatrola,
used only 80 days; l upright piano; l
baby carriage. D. L. Conneway, Oak
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 33-tf.
FOR SALE-Six room house and
about five acres of land at Deer Park,
Md. Apply to Mrs. Robert Moss, An
napolis, Md.-Advertisem 25-tf.
Will make cider and apple butter on
Tuesday and Thursday of each week
during the season. D. L. SwartZentru-
Der, near Gortner, Md.-Advertise-
ment Stiff.
FOR RENT-After November Is,
store or Office room. Apply at 80
Alder street.-Advertisem 37-St*
WANTED-Someone to give a
bright little boy, aged seven years,
home. Can take on trial. Address,
113, Terra Alta, W. Va.-Advertise-
ment 37-3t*
WOMEN-Make rickrack trimmed
aprons. Plain sewing, spare time. Ad-
dressed envelope for information. Elite
Apron Co., Franconia, N. H.-Adver-
t;sement 37-1t*
LOST-On' road between Friends
vile and Keyser Ridge, an Ali Chan
uniform. Reward if returned to ]. w.
Holman, Friendsville, or The Republi-
can Observation-Disclosures 35-tf.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY

l will offer at public sale all per-
sonal property listed below on
Saturday, November 20, 1926,
at one o'clock p. NJ, at my farm three
miles north of Gormania on the King
and Wildesen road: -
One gray mare II years old, Dur
ham cow, 2 Polangus cows, A Polan-
gus calves, l purebred Jersey calf, 20
head stock ewes, l purebred Hamp-
shire ram, l large hog, 1 set double
work harness, road wagons, l wood
sled, new; l bob sled, 2-horse walk
ing pillow, l spring tooth harrow, l
one-horse corn planter, 1 fan mill, 100
blu. oats, 40 bu. buckwheat, lot of
baled hay and other articles too num-
erous to mention.
TERMS OF SALE-All amounts
under $40 cash; all amounts of $40
and over a credit of months on note
with security and bearing interest.
36-4* JAMES E. MORELAND.
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MKINLEY AND PROTECTION

1t was just a quarter OF century
ago last month that William McKin-
lev was assassinated in Buffalo, n. Y.
So engrossed has it been in current
topics that the American press has
almost entirely failed to give notice
to the passing of that great protec-
zionist, who defined the American
tariff system sponsored by his party
then and now as a tariff levied upon
foreign imports so adjusted as to Sc
cure the necessary revenue, and which
imposes the duty necessary on the for
eign competing product, making it
bear the burden of duty, and, as far
as possible, luxuries only excepted,
permits the non-competing foreign
product to come in free of duty. 1t
says to our foreign competitor, if you
want to bring your merchandise here,
your farm products here, your coal
and iron ore, your wool, your salt,
your pottery, your glass, your cotton
and woolens, and sell them alongside
of our producers in our markets, we
will make your product bear duty
and, in this way in effect to pay for
the privilege of doing it."
The operation of the Republican
protective tariff is such as to make the
competing foreign article bear the
burden, draw the load, supply the rev.
enue; and in performing this essen
tial office it encourages at the same
time our own industries and protects
our own people IN their chosen en-
Payments. That is the purpose and
the effect Of the protective tariff,
championed by the Republicans and
opposed by the Democrats. In it there
is no denial of equal opportunity to
any, no granting of special privilege
to any, save, perhaps, a special privi-
lege to the American producer against
the ruinous competition which, in the
absence Of tariff protection, would be
offered by the peasant labor of the
Old World
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Hope.

Ignorance, secresy and fear were
pointed out at the cancer meeting held
IN Baltimore recently, under the joint
auspices Of the medical societies and
the State Federation of Women's
Clubs as the greatest stumbling blocks
in the way of help for the victim of
cancer.
1t was shown that twenty-five years
ago from one-half to nine-tenths of
all cancer cases ended ~hopelessly. Dur
ing the last five years, the number of
hopeless cases has been reduced to
four-tenths, or even less than that, of
the cancer patients. The improvement
was first noted about 1920, when re-
suits began to be seen of the better
understanding on the part of both
medical and lay people, of the vital
Importance of early recognition and
prompt treatment of the cancerous
condition 1t was agreed that the pos
slbility of greater improvement de-
ponds largely upon the more general
realization that early recognition Of
fers a hopeful outcome while delay
will in all probability be fatal.
/ Cancer is almost one and a-half
times more prevalent in the white
population of Maryland, in proportion
to the total population of both races,
than in the colored, according to rec
ords of the Bureau of Vital Statistics
of the State Department of Health.
Moreover, the figures show that in the
white population, cancer is RESPONSE
bic for more deaths than even tuber-
culosis. In 1925, cancer had the fourth
place in the causes Of death in the
white population, and tenth in the col
ored. During the year, out of total
of 1910 deaths from all causes in the
white population, there were 1435
deaths from cancer; COG in the eoun-
ties and 829 in Baltimore City. In
the colored population, out of a total
Of 5,503 deaths there were 1873 from
cancer; 80 in the counties and 106 in
| Baltimore City.
SIT is impossible to overemphasize
the Importance of the early recogni-
| ton of cancer" DR.. John S. Fulton,
Director of the State Department of