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Evening star., 1927-05-17
PAINLESS METHOD
FOUND FOR BIRTHS
Novocain and Quinine-Urea
Effective in Spine, AneS-
thetists Are Told.

Absolutely painless childbirth, sur
passing twilight sleep or any other
method previously known to science
was reported by DR.. S. F. oldham at
todav's session OF the sixth annual
Congress Of Anesthetists, meeting al
the Roosevelt Hotel.
. DR.. Oldham described method
which he said he had used success
fully for some time in his practice IN
Owensboru, Ky. In using ii. he said,
q small quantity Of two local anes-
thetics-novocain and quinIne-urea-
are Injected at the end of the spine.
The novocdin stops all immedlate
main. he said, and when it's effects
have worn off the quinine-urea goes
M relieving pain for from "a hours
10 or days.
All Pain Eliminated.
: This is the only method of anesthe.
ria in childbirth that takes care OF all
main during the several days following
the event. ANY slight operation nee
essary can be done under this method
Dr oldham declared, and. at the same
time. he pointed out, the mother never
loses consciousness. The drugs nave
no effect on the child.
In discussing DR.. Oldhams $ report
DR.. f. H. McMechan, secretary OF the
anesthetists. said that the problem
of main relief in childbirth always mas
been to find n method that can pe
used in the average home by tne
family physician and especlaliy IN
country districts where the doctor
can see the patient only once in every
three or four days This method, he
said. solves this problem.
Anesthesia by Spine.
II is the only method known TO
science. DR.. McMechan said, which
provides absolute pain relief without
loss of consciousness. The method
Ia practically unknown, so Tar, ne
said. the great difficulty being TO per-
suade physicians of its effectiveness
and because 1t is so simple. Dr. NC
Mechan predicted that 1t would feVoiu'
tionize the practice of obstetrics with
anetheSsia.
prof. William deb. MacNider of the
University of North Carolina spiked
the guns of many foes of vivisection
when he announced that as result
of experiments on animals, spinal
anesthesia in births is now aValiable
for dogs, cats and other animals.
Improvement in Operations.
A new method of blood TRANSMISSION
was described by DIR. Harry J.Shields.
TTnder DR.. Shields method blood trans
fusion begins at the beginning OF an
operation and continues throughout
the operation, making it invaluable
for upholding the vitality of the pa
tient. The defects of blood TRANSMISSION
heretofore. he said. have been that it
was given before the operation, allow
ing the effect to wear off before the
operation was finished, or 1t was given
after the operation, when it was too
late to be of any value.
Another commonly accepted theory
that patients with heart trouble
cannot survive long operations-was
exploded by DR.. Albert E. Phelps. who
declared that in patient known to
be suffering from heart disease, anes-
thesia can be administered with vir-
tually no risk. If the disease is not
known, however, he saida the risk is
great.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
DRYS PLAN NATIONAL
FIGHT AGAINST VETS

Plans for a Nationwide dry cam
paign against the nomination Of Gov.
Alfred E. Smith of New York and
other prospective presidential candi-
dates believed to be wet" will be
made at a meeting here Thursday of
the executive committee of the Anti
Saloon League of America. Wayne 3.
Wheeler, general counsel of the
league, said today that already in
some Of the States such campaign
has gotten underway.
The campaign will be directed par
ticularly against the nomination Of
Gov. Smith, Gov. Albert {. Ritchie
Of Maryland and Senator James A.
Reed of Missouri on the Democratic
side. and DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president OF Columbia University. Of
the Republican party. The aim Of the
leagues campaign, however, will be
to prevent the nomination of a wet
candidate by either Of the major po'
ltical parties next year.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
PARESlS REMEDY
NOW UNDER TEST
New Method of Treating Disease
Outlined at Medical
Conference.

A new method sof treating the
dreaded general paresis. sometimes
known as brain fever, which in the
past generally has resulted In death,
ia being tested by the United States
Veterans Bureau hospitals. according
to an exhibit at the Washington
Auditorium this week
This treatment consists Of inoc-
ulating the y, tients to give them
sodoku. fever disease of RAJ This
causes in the human patient strong
fever reactions at regular intervals,
which are followed by skin LESSONS.
The theory Is that the sodoku fever
so heats up the system repeatedly
that the paresis. which in the past
generally has resulted i'm death. is
burned out. The sodoku lasts for two
months. when it is cured automatl-
cally.s In six cases at the West Rox-
bury. Mass. hospital of the Veterans
Bureau some physical Improvement
has been noted after the treatment
and mental improvement has been
observed in four cases.
Slower Process Cited.
The sodoku treatment acts on the
same principle. but is slower and less
violent than the treatment of the
same disease by inoculating with
benign tortiaa malaria, which has
been employed at st. Elizaheth's Hos
pital here with very encouraging
results for the past two years.
DR.. William A. White, head of ST.
EliZabeth's Hospital. reported on this
treatment yesterday to a group meet
ing on nervous disorders. He said. in
response TO an inquiry from State
Senator Love of New York that such
treatments had passed the expert
mental stage, and, in his opinion,
should generally be utilized.
OF one group of 103 persons af-
flicted with general paresis which
came under his observation, DR..
White. reported that 70 deaths had
resulted, while in another group of
the same size all of whom were given
injections of benign tertian malaria
germs, only II deaths we're attributed
to the disease.
Tropical Malady Discussed.
Benign tertian malaria. tropical
malady, causes regular periods of high
fever. but is under perfect control of
the physician. so that it can be
stopped at any time when there is
danger of the patients system break
ing under the strain.
General pareSlS mas Deen one or the
great scourges of the human race i'm
the past. it is stated. and its conquest
is considered one of the greatest of
modern medical advances.
Members of the nervous disease
group were shown the model equip
ment for dealing with the insane and
persons suffering from maladies di
reCtly connected with the nervous
system. which is maintained at ST
Elizabeth's. The Washington hos
pital was declared one of the best
arranged and equipped In the world
for the treatment of such cases.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
PHYSICIANS
NEW TYPE DISEASE
Effects of Fungi on Human
Body Shown by American
Medical Society.

A new and little understood class
of diseases--those caused by fungi on
the human body---is the subject of an
| interesting exhibit arranged by the
| American Medical Society at the Au-
| ditorium. ....
Two low forms of plant life raise
havoc with the human system, once
| they have succeeded in turning any
| part of it into weed patch. The
| first are bacteria, the lowest form of
plant life. These have been fairly
| well known for a long time and cause
some of the most serious of human
| ailments.
The second are much higher form
| of plant life, the fungi. These are
| the toadstools, molds and yeasts IA
miliar to the outside world Only re-
| Gently has 1t been suspected that they
might take root and grow on the body
as well as on vegetable forms. On
! the body they usually remain very
small but when some of the spores
| are cultivated in a specially prepared
broth they may grow as large as the
common fungus forms seen on trees.
! Dozen of such growths are seen in
| the exhibit.
Notable Features of Exhibit.
Notable in this exhibit is the col
| lection of fungus groWths and pho
| tographs brought TO America espe-
cially for the meeting of the Amer
| lean Medical Society by DIR. &. l.
Karrengerg of st. Georges Hospita
at Hamburg, Germany. There are
some fungus diseases of the body
which are fairly common in Europe
| but which have not obtained foot
| hCl tn
are brought in only by immigrants
But America has it's own group OF
"toadstool maladies," as is shown by
| the exhibit arranged by DIR. Michae
| c. Wohl and DR.. Sanford Clifford OF
| Omaha These are particularly haC
| in the agricultural region and prob
| ably come originally, it is explained
from rusts on wheat and hay The
| farmer picks a Wisp of straw AM
picks his teeth with it. The spores
from the wheat enter his system.
An interesting collection of fungus
diseases from the point OF view o
the dermatologist is arranged by Df
Howard Fox of New York University
and another by DIR. d. J. Davis, DR.
| B. Il. Rapport and Dr. T. Cornbleet o.
the University of Illinois.
| Ringworm Best Known.
The best known form of these mala
dies is ringworm. which sometimes
causes bald patches on the heads O
children. This is annoying, but no
| dangerous and always can be cured
, Another somewhat similar form Il
favus. which attacks the hair, th'
skin and the nails. Fingernalls ant
toenails become repulsive-loolIing haic
breaks off at the roots, and scab'
break out on the body. These are no
painful and usually can be cured witt
the X-ray. but are often very obsti
nate They are a cause for rejection
of immigrants.
Some of the diseases obtained from
grain rusts are very serious and Otter
cause death. The fairly common dis
ease known as lumpy jaw in farming
regions may get into the system anc
be mistaken by physicians for some
thing entirely different. Fungus dis
eases of the lungs are often mistaken
for and treated as tuberculosis, ...--
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Remedy for Cancer Still Is Remote,
Radium Expert Tells Medical Meeting

"A specific remedy for generalized
cancer seems just as remote as all of
the promulgated nonsensical fads and
foibles concerning diet and habits.
Until the biologist. the chemist and
the pathologist can successfully wrest
from nature the basic cause for can.
Ger and until the role of heredity can
be understood we are compelled to
continue on in the use of those RENE
dies or agents which have proved, by
the test Of time, to be the most effec-
tive in the greatest number of cases,
and these agents are surgery, X.rays
and nAdiuna',
Evening star., 1927-05-17
DOCTORS HONOR
WORLD WAR DEAD
Association Pays Tribute to
500 Medical Officers Lost
in Great Conflict.

Members of the American Medical
Association paused in their round of
convention business this afternoon to
do honor to the 500 medical officers
who lost their lives during the World
War. Several hundred physicians at
tended the services in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery, which began at 2:30
O'Clock.
The exercises held more than the
usual significance, for the first Ameri.
can solder to be killed in the war
was a doctor. The first American SOL
dier to be wounded in the war was
also a physician, Capt. Louis j. Ga
nella. July IL, 1917.
September 4, 1917, bombs were
dropped on the United States Army
Base Hospital No. 5, at Dannes-Cam-
iers, France, by German airplanes.
The first members of the A. E. f.
killed in the war lost their lives at
that time. They were Lieut.. William
IT. Fitzsimmons, Medical Reserve
Corps, and Pvts. Rudolph Rubino. jr.;
Oscar c. Tugo and Leslie G. Woods of
the Medical Department.
Il. s. Marine Band Plays.
The exercises this afternoon opened
with the playing of Edgar's "Sursum
Corda" by the United States Marine
Band, which was followed by the sing
ing Of America" by the assemblage.
Rev. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor of New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
pronounced the invocation.
1T the call of attention. sounded
three times. the audience was TO stand
and observe two minutes of silence in
honor of the dead. This was to be
followed by the playing of The Star
SpangIed Banner" by the Marine Band
and the singing of ''One Sweetly, Sol
emn Thought" by Charles T. Tittmann
Mai. Gen. Charles p. Summerall
chief of staff, United States Army, was
scheduled to speak on behalf of the
Army. After the playing of the Bel
gian national anthem Baron de Car.
tier, Belgian Ambassador, was to de-
liver an address.
Procession Scheduled.
Following the singing of "The
Heavens Resound," by Mr.. Tittmann
and Nearer, My God, to Thee" by
the audience, the procession was eX
pecteG TO form and pass through the
apse, led by the clergy, DIR. Wendell
c. Phillips. president of the American
Medical Association; DR.. Hubert Work
Secretary of the Interior and honorary
president Of the day, and officers and
trustees of the association.
While the band plays "Our Honored
Dead" DR.. Phillips is to place wreath
presented by the American Medical
Association upon the tomb of the I'm
known Soldier The benediction by
DIR. Sizoo and taps were to conclude
the services.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Discuss Improving Roads.

Road improvements We're discussed
at a special session of the Howard
Park Citizens Association last night
at the Church of Our Redeemer. II
was voted TO request the extension of
Vermont, avenue to Georgia avenue.
The association decided 10 take up
at the next meeting the question Of
the improvement of the neighborhood
bounded by Florida avenue, Georgia
avenue, L street, and Barry place.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
LAW TO REGULATE
MEDICAL PRACTICE
IN DISTRICT URGED

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It. We must wait for his local society
to expel him and they do not seem
10 be anxious to take such action. 1t
should be understood that an expul-
sion by the house Of delegates would
not also be an expulsion from the
local society. It still would have ex-
elusive control over its own members,
il 1t did not wish to concur in the
action"
DR.. E* c. Thrash of Georgia said
that such an amendment would cause
so many cases to come before the Ju
dicial council that they would be un
able to attend to them and would have
difficulty even in keeping the records
More Physicians Needed.
DR.. George K. Follonsbee of Ohio
told Of case in his own State Wnere
a man was operating cancer SAM
tarium of doubtful ethical status, bu1
who retained his membership in the
American Medical Association because
the local society refused to expel him
In this case they were moved by his
age and his standing in the commu
nifty.
Physicians are disappearing in th'
United States faster than they are be
ing created, the reference committee
reported on recent investigation OF
the medical education council. The
figures showed that, at the presen
rate, it will be 1865 before there viii
be 100, 900 physicians, the present fig
ure, in the country again. There were
19,500 medical students in 1925. Blu
in 1866 the proportionate population
will have greatly increased.
For some reason, it was reported
the medical profession does not at
tract so many qualified young mel
and women as formerly. A dangerOu'
concentration in the cities is taking
place, leaving rural communities with
out doctors. Some of this trouble. tbs
report said, is due TO the increasing
popularity of specialization.
Although the Medical Education
Council has reported adversely to an.
decrease in the requirements Of medi
cal educa ton, the committee felt tha
! these requirements should be reduced
after appropriate study THE chief oh
ject of medical education" said TIL
report, should be the training Of gen
eral practitioners, with brief course
in some Of the more important special
ties. some knowledge of which is need
ed in actual practice"
1t was urged that speciality education
be entirely post graduate, preferably
curing internShlp. .-.sA--s.A..-.--xa4li--SS -
Evening star., 1927-05-17
TWO DEAD IN AUTO.
Banker and Girl Shot--Police Are
Mystifed.

LOS ANGELES. May II CP.-
George +. Powell. jr.. vice president
and secretary Of the Discount Cor
poration of California, a local CON
Germ. and Margie Pike, "a. believed
to be a stenographer, were found shot
to death in an automobile in front
of the girls residence here today.
The first surmise by police was
that Miss Pike shot Powell and then
killed herself
The bodies were found by a taxicab
driver.
Persons residing In the house said
they heard two shots late last night.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

A specific remedy for generalized
cancer, despite innumerable claims of
cures from time immemorial, is still
remote. DR.. Albert Soiland of Los
Angeles, president of the American n
Radium Society. said in a paper read
yesterday before the American Medi-
cal Association.
I'm the light of modern medical
knowledge" DR.. Soiland said, cancer
appears to be a more complex prob
lem than ever, and it is extremely
doubtful If any single causative
factor or any single curative factor
viii solve the equations of the triangle,
Evening star., 1927-05-17
OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY WOMEN MED|COS
DR.. Elizabeth TheIberg Presi-
dent for 1927. Dr.. Louise T.
Jones for 1923.

DIR. Elizabeth Thelberg of Vassar
College was elected president of the
Medical Women's National Association
for the present annual term at the
final sessions of the thirteenth annual
meeting at the Mayflower Hotel today
and DIR. Louise Tayler Jones OF
Washington was elected president for
1928. Each will serve one year.
DR.. Olga Stasny of Omaha, Nebr.,
was elected first vice president, DR..
Emma Phelan of ST. Louis, second
vice President and DR.. Alice Maxwell
Of the University of California, third
vice president. DIR. Helen Paliser OF
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, was chosen sec
retary, Dr. Ethel Doty Brown of New
York, treasurer. and DIR. Mary Nc
Kibbin- Harper of Chicago, editor OF
the Bulletin, and chairman of the or
ganization committee.
DIR. Parker Makes Address.
The association was addressed by
DR.. Naleria Parker of the Nationa
WomanS Association on the subject
of Race Betterment. DIR. Parker
urged the association to cooperate
fort to develop a more hardy race.
Following the meeting this morning
officers and directors of the associa
ton met behind closed doors to iron
out several disputed matters OF inter
nal organization. At the close OF the
meeting everything was reported &c
be going smoothly.
Memorial Service Today.
The delegates will attend memoria
services at Arlington Cemetery TINS
afternoon for doctors and nurses who
died in the World War. Tonight they
will attend the meeting of the Amer
lean Medical Association, al which
the President will speak and will sil
in on meetings of the American Medl
cal Association throughout the week
There are now more than 7,OOC
woman doctors enrolled, DIR. Ethe
Doty Brown told the association this
afternoon. She said the number ot
woman doctors in the country is in
creasing rapidly but only few oi
the new members belong to the as
soCiation. she added
.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

ties of introducing the European
methods.
Physiotherapy, DR.. Kovacs said, IS
coming science and one of the great
needs in the United States is to re
strict it by legislation to men entitled
to practice medicine. Patients who in
trust themselves to a physiotherapls-
who is not also a physician. he said.
are running a risk OF being severely
burned and otherwise injured, 8
Evening star., 1927-05-17

To most mothers life IL Just one
darned stocking sitter another
Evening star., 1927-05-17

Auto bus service has just been es-
tablished between Glasgow and Aber-
deem. Scotland
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Evening star., 1927-05-17

The actual volume of the kidney,
DIR. Wells said. can be reduced one
half by the action Of ether. But when
ether is put directly into the lungs or
into the blood stream, there is no
effect on the kidneys. Methods of
"short-circuiting" the nose in admins
tering anesthetics are still obscure.
In some instances it has been injected
directly into the windpipe.
Hitherto almost as many deaths
have resulted from local anesthesias,
such as novocain used by dentists, as
by general anesthetics, and there
never has been satisfactory way to
prevent them. DR.. John Leshure of
New York told Of experiments in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Use of Green Foods
Common in All Ages

Lettuce is one of the oldest vege-
tables known and was eaten fully 500
years before the Christian era Aris-
totle praised 1t highly. Spinach was
introduced into China from Persia
about 100 B. c., but was new to Eu-
rope In the Sixteenth century. Botan-
ically, one Of the most interesting
products of the garden is the cabbage
family. Kale, brussels sprouts, sa-
voy cabbage, red cabbage, collards,
kohlrabi, cauliflower and broccoli are
all varieties Of one species. Carrots
were eaten by the ancients, but they
were not very popular. Watercress.
growing naturally In all north tenn
perate regions, has been eaten as
salad since the Greek and Roman
ascendancy and has been cultivated
since the Sixteenth century. Peas
were used by ancient Egyptians and
others, but were not common food in
Europe until the Eighteenth century
1t is believed they were grown In the
earliest American settlements. Thorn.
as Jefferson recorded the growing Of
tomatoes in Virginia in 1881, yet it Is
said than an italian could not per-
suade the people of Salem, Mass, to
taste them in 1SO2.-Kansas City
Times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Wise Man CultiUafes
Orderliness of Mind

Most of us have, at one time or an
other, gone into shop to ask for an
article and been kept waiting while
the distracted shopkeeper searched
high and low for the object asked for,
often without success He has such
an accumulation of stock dumped
here. there and everywhere, Just as 1t
was delivered, that he has no idea
where anything Is.
These disorderIy little shops are
typical Of some peoples minds. With
their heads crammed full of all sorts
of knowledge, they are unable to
make use of their mental stock simply
because it Is so ill-arranged, and has
been gathered with so little system or
order that when particular call Is
made on 1t the needed knowledge Is
not forthcoming.
Information to be Of use must be
capable Of ready application. Unless
we can arrange our knowledge In de-
cent order so as to be ready for serv-
Ice, our mind will be little better
than a lumber room and our accumu
lation Of mental stock sheer waste
of time.-Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
French Soldier-Priest
in Appropriate Post

The career of Monsignor Jean
Marie Marcel Rodie, priest of the
diocese of Frejus, who has just been
called to the see of Ajaccio, Corsica,
merits passing tribute. An ar
tillery officer before his ordination,
and of sufficient merit in his pro-
fession to be sent on a special mis-
sion to the Far East, Monsignor
Rode had only been four years a
priest when he was recalled to his
old life by the harsh necessities of
war. Between August, 1914, and
the day of the armistice, this SOL
dier-priest saw continuous service
on the Somme, at Chemi4 des
Danes, and the defense of Rheims,
earning not only the Legion of
Honor, but the Croix de Guerre
with three citations. Students of
history hardly need to be reminded
that the associations of the new
bishops see are not pacific ones ;
and for the birthplace of the great
est soldier of modern times an in
cumbent peculiarly fitted to fill it
seems to have been chosen.-The
Commonweal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
A Whole Process

Education means much more than
instruction. Education is whole
process, Of which instruction Is
only part. Education Is the or
derly development of lives, according
to scientific principles, into the full
ness of their powers, the realization
Of all their possibilities. the joy of
their world, the utmost rendering In
efficiency of their service. 1t includes
the training of powers Of thought.
feeling, willing and doing; 1t includes
the development Of abilities to dis
Germ, discriminate, choose, determine.
feel and do. 1t prepares the life for
living with other lives; 1t prepares the
whole of the life, developing the high
er nature, the life Of the spirit, for
living In a spiritual universe.-Henry
F. Cope, in Religious Education In
the Family"