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Evening star., 1948-04-24
The Atom and Cancer

At a time when nearly all the headlines
invite gloom, it is decidedly refreshing to
be told that our Atomic Energy Commis-
sion now is producing in abundance
relatively costleSs substitute for radium.
This is good news, and it is news of first
Importance. Indeed, in terms of the treat
ment of cancer, it is the most encouraging
development of it's kind since the harness.
ing of the atom.
AS explained by Chairman Lilienthal,
the Aces new product is cobalt 60.
Manufactured by subjecting ordinary
cobalt to radiation in small uranium
graphite pile at Oak Ridge, it is radio
isotope that gives every promise of being
at least as effective as radium, and much
easier to use, in fighting malignant growths
in the human body. This does not mean
that man is within reach of cure for
cancer, but it does mean that he now has
an instrument that will be of enormous
help to him in treating the disease
This can be better understood when we
keep in mind that there are in the United
States today only about twenty-six ounces
of radium. The total constitutes most of
Wiz WoAAo supply oAAo Az SooNo oe lCdoU
$4,000 gram, or approximately $560000
an ounce. On the other hand, radioactive
cobalt go, whose penetrating power is
much greater, can be produced in such
abundance that the Atomic Energy Com
mission is selling it for $33 gram and
may soon charge nothing at all for it.
In other words, where doctors and hospitals
heretofore have been severely handi-
capped by radium's scarcity and expensive
ness they now will have access to very
plentiful and very cheap substitute ex-
pected to be just as effective in aiding
cancer victims
According to Acc experts, the substitute
has half life of only 5.3 years, which
means that it loses half its radiation in
that time, as against 1,400 years for
radium. But the difference is of no prac-
tical Importance since cobalt go can be
produced at will in great quantity. AS
for using it generally in the treatment Of
cancer, another two or three years may
be needed to establish safe, standardized
doSes-a remarkably. brief period compared
to the quarter of century it took to
standardize the radium dosage. There is
reason to believe, moreover, that the sub
stitute may be better in dealing with
certain types of cancerous tissue
Mr.. Lilienthal and others at the Acc
have been at pains to emphasize that this
new radioactive material is by no means
cure. 1t is simply an alleviating weapon
in the fight against terrible disease.
But it is most important weapon, and
nothing could better illustrate the benefi-
| cent potentialities Of nuclear fission-po-
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Proqress at Boqotu

The Inter American Conference of
twenty-one nations is vindicating by its
actions the wisdom of the decision to
continue its sessions at Bogota despite the
disruptive effects of the uprising on
April 9.
AS might have been expected, that
anarchic interlude insured the passage OF
an anti Communist declaration proclaim
ing vigorous condemnation Of totalitarian
tactics in furtherance of worldwide revo-
luton. The universal nature of the prob
lem was specifically recognized by the
statement that the world situation de-
mands urgent measures to keep "agents
in the service of international communism,
or of any other totalitarianism, from
tampering with the true will of the peoples
of the western Hemisphere" And, while
Soviet Russia was not named, the role Of
Moscow was clearly indicated when the
declaration goes on to condemn "the inter-
ference of any foreign power or of any
political organization serving the interests
of a foreign power in the life of the
Americas 1t is noteworthy that this
trenchant declaration was adopted by the
COIllcIcllCc dllo W1tll 11o 0Ao-
senting arguments in the lengthy discus
sion which preceded it's adoption. All this
goes far to undo the temporary harm
inflicted by the Bogota uprising. The
associated nations of the New World thus
affirm their solidarity against the menace
of totalitarian revolution and dictatorship.
Another cause for satisfaction is passage
by the conference of an innocuous resolu-
ton on the so-called colonial" issue Re-
cent assertion of claims to territories in
long term British possession by Argentina,
Chile and Guatemala had inspired move
ment among number of Latin American
nations to urge Endorsement by the con-
ference of the principle that all territories
now held in the Western Hemisphere by
non-A American powers should be emanci-
pated from their Colonial" status. This
movement has been strongly opposed by
the United States, not only because of the
complications it would cause with Britain,
France and the Netherlands, but also
because it would contravene one of the
basic tenets of the Monroe Doctrine-that
existing New World possessions of non-
American powers should not be interfered
with Furthermore, the weight of evidence
tends to show that the inhabitants of these
colonial possessions do not wish any such
change and might be unfavorably affected
if detached from their historic connection.
The resolution in question, from which
the United States significantly abstained,
recognizes the "just aspiration" of the
American republics to end occupation of
American territories by foreign powers and
advocates setting up a commission to study
pacific means" for adjusting the so-called
colonial problems of this hemisphere. The
net result should be to put this ticklish
issue safely ION ice,' at least for the
immediate future.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
A Man of Distinction

One OF the big stars OF the current Ring
ling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
is remarkable Austrian named Franz
Furtner He is remarkable because he does
something that nobody else in the world
seems able to do. He balances himself on
the tip of his index finger-head down,
feet straight up in the air, and the whole
weight of his body supported by that
single, sensational peerless, daredevil little
digit.
To get an idea of the magnitude OF Mr.
Furtner's feat, one has merely to try doing
the same thing. 1t is impossible. 1t is
beyond belief. Yet the man does it. He
does it every day. He has been doing it
for years, even on top of some of Europe's
tallest buildings AS far as is known, there
is no one anywhere who can match him.
He stands apart. He is unique. There are
plenty of tightrope walkers, concert pian-
lists, poets, painters and statesmen, but he
alone among all types OF people can
balance himself on finger.
In fact, it seems safe to say that never
before in history has any human being
done what Mr.. Further does daily. Prob
ably, until he came along, nobody felt
inclined to devote much time to the idea.
AS for himself, though, after practicing at
it for almost a decade, he has made an
art and career of it just as others have
done with poetry, music, banking, politics,
etc., etc. What was it that inspired him,
years ago, to choose his speciality? What
drove him to keep at it? What sense of
values was it that filled him with burn
ing desire to make his index finger the
most outstanding index finger in the
world?
Such questions are for the philosophers
and the psychologists. AS far as Mr..
Further is concerned, the answers, if any,
can matter little. 1t is enough for him
to know that he makes good living with
his peculiar talent. Beyond that if he is
so disposed, he can derive a kind of
spiritual satisfaction from the fact that
there is one thing at least that he can
do that no other human being has yet
been known to do. He has something on
the rest of us there. He is genuine man
of distinction.
Evening star., 1948-04-24

tentialities that may yet show man how
to conquer not only cancer, but other
dread scourges as WELL
In sum, like carbon 14-whose produc-
ton few years ago would have cost
100000 millicurie, as against only $50
now-cobalt so belongs to the great new
family of radioisotopes beckoning man to
a healthier and happier world. In its own
way, it is another bright promise that the
atom, if properly used, will do us good,
not evil; will be mighty tool not for
death but for life
Evening star., 1948-04-24
To q SoIdier-Returned

Here When you aOaken you roiH see the hills,
Your o,un 1Dide riuer and the little totDn,
And you may ,Oonder Waking thus to find
That you are soldier dressed In khaki
brO1Cn
What you may first recall, cannot knoD,
The battlefield, the fearful day, the hour,
But feeling your o10n land beneath your
feet
And apple blossom air ,0iU haze the po,Der
To still 1ohdteper memories remain
OF ,oar and darkness. May there be thar
day
A meadow filled Uith daisies and Dfth sun,
A ,oagon, lazy NTH q load OF hay,
A lighted aUindo1D Uhen the day is done,
That you may toalk gay-hedrted, home az
hand,
To see If Heauen holds tairer land.
GLADYS MCKEE.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Bv THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. How long is the Cape Cod Canal?-
M. L. l..
A. The Cape Cod Canal Is miles long
and saves 60 to 10 miles of sailing between
Boston and New York. The plan for such
canal was conceived by Miles Standish as
early as 1914.
@. Did Julius Caesar have hobbies?-H McC.
A. John Buchan, in his chapter on the youth
of Caesar, says that Caesar acquired two
hobbies which never left him, astronomy and
an eager curiosity about the undiscovered
regions of the globe"
@. What Is the origin Of the term "dean"?-
v. B.
A. The word derives from the Latin
"decanus" meaning lone set over 10" as, for
example. over soldiers, or over monks in q
monastery.
O. Is 1t common practice to guard the
graves of the Presidents of the United States?
M. K. l.
A. The graves Of all former Presidents Of
the United States are not guarded. Whether
or not there is a guard at the grave depends
on circumstances
O. How many species of wildlife are in dam
ger of disappearing in this country? H. B. r.
A. According to a recent report Of the Smith
sonian Institution, at least so species are In
danger of extinction in North America.
Evening star., 1948-04-24

A Hollywood authority on sounds names
S and as the weakest in the language.
Our thought would have been ."But, dar-
ling, can explain"
Evening star., 1948-04-24

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
uriter, although it is permissible for
a writer knoDn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-04-24

In Washington State a woodsman has
built himself home out of a cedar stump
10 feet high and seven feet thick, and
the moths will hate it,
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Answers to Questions

A reader can get the answer to any question OF
fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau. 316 Eye street NE, Washington q D. c.
Please inclose three 90 cents for return postage
Evening star., 1948-04-24

Rearmament talk centers now on draft
which would be limited" 1t would have
to be that, if Eisenhower is firm in the
insistence that they include him out.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Mrs. Sylvester, Daughter
OF Admiral YarneII, Dies

Mrs. Ruth Yarnell Sylvester, IL
daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs
Harry E. Yarnell, died Saturday at
the home of her parents in New
port, r. l., it was learned here to-
day. ,.-
Mrs. Sylvester, wife of Capt. John
Sylvester, had been Ill for several
months. Her father was comman-
der-in-chief of the Asiatic Fleet
from 1896 to 1899 and is considered
an authority on Far Eastern af-
fairs.
A graduate of Western High
School, Mrs. Sylvester was married
a short time after finishing her edu-
cation at Vassar in 1928. Her hus-
band, who served as his father-in-
laws aide while Admiral Yarnell
commanding the Asiastic Fleet
graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1926.
Although she never maintained a
permanent residence here, Mrs. Syl-
VeSter had often visited Washing
ton and was well-known in naval
social circles.
Surviving, in addition to her hus-
band and parents, are two sons,
John Sylvester, jr, and Charles
Sylvester, and a brother, Charles
Yarnell.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Attorney Found Dead
After Making Threats
To Commit Suicide

A Library of Congress attorney
was found dead last night, after
making suicide threats the night
before, police said, and a coroner's
ruling on the cause Of death awaited
an autopsy today.
Police found the attorney, Will
lam Horace Edmonds, 38, on a sofa
in his apartment at 2100 o street
NV. His wife, Mrs. Lucy NJ. Ed
monds, 1776 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, became worried after she
failed to reach him by telephoning
and called authorities.
/ Mrs. Edmonds, daughter of Ray
mond G. Marx, controller for the
Riggs National Bank, had been
separated from her husband since
September.
Police said they found several
envelopes believed to contain sleep
ing tablets in the apartment and
glass of water.
Mr.. Edmonds joined the Library
of Congress staff last March. He
was legal analyst in the Federal
law section of the Legislative Ref
ernce Service.
Graduating from Harvard in 1881,
he began work for the National
Recovery Administration in 1888
and had worked in the Bituminous
Coal Consumers Council, the Com
merce Department and the Office
of Price Administration before re-
signing as a principal economist
and a principal business specialist
for OPA in 1945 because of poor
health. Before joining the library
staff he was in the real estate busi-
ness in Boston.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
1n Mrnturtattt

RYAN, WILLIAM JEROME. In lovint
brother, WILLIAM JEROME RYAN. who who
fsi fs4s five years ago t0day 4EE }s2SiEy SAMiEy i
| SCHRIDER, HENRY. In memory of oul
dear father and grandfather. HENRY
f fhSaRiDER' who departed this life nine.
And death Is not the end,
But there is lovelier and clearer view
THE FAMILY. {
Sheppard. IDA AND MORRIS J. 1r
memorium to our dear friends, MRS. IDA
5noprAED anary Tho passed te ete5nal rest
Sheppard, June 2S, 1947.
Somewhere beyond the sunset.
In the garden that never dies,
Our friends dwell in glory
Md M hs Able BIZ aad ghoRs0 5Rf Of tsp ths sos s5s
sMooT, MINNIE b In loving memory
Of my devoted wife. MINNIE B. SMOOT,
who yas., died six years ago today. January II,
That have lost nothing; they are poorer
Who, losing. have forgotten; they most
Who lose and wish they might forget.
But which is gone. and must do without,
sometimes wonder how I can be glad,
Except, I know that memory is possession
HER HUSBAND, WILLIAM E. SMOOT. d"
STEWART. vANNIE. In loving mem
ory of our devoted son and brother, VAN
ME STEWART, who departed this life
seven years ago today, January IL, 1941.
When the bells toll in heaven
One by one they call your name
Your name was called. you answered.
Rest, sweet rest.
You said good night, but good morning
in heaven.
DEVOTED MOTHER. SADIE STEWART;
BROTHER BERNARD. SISTER VIOLA.
STEWART. vANNIE. A tribute of love
and devotion to our beloved husband and
father. VANNIE STEWART, who departed
this life seven years ago today, January
II, 1941.
And we who have known and loved him,
Whose passing brought sad tears,
Will cherish his memory always
To brighten the drifting years.
LOVING WIFE, KATIE STEWART. AND
CHILDREN.
sTIGGERs, MARY ANN AND PYE,
KATHYRINE S. In loving memory Of my
dear mother MARY ANN STIGGERS, who
departed twenty-eight years ago today,
Januar7 10, 1919: and sister. KATHY-
RINE S. PYE, who departed two years ago
today, January IL. 1946.
Gone, but your memory will always linger
SISTER. LILLIAN D. WARE; NEPHEW
COLUMBUS E. WARE
.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Veteran Found Hanged
In Cellar Ruled Suicide

A former Army sergeant, Ray
mond T. Clark, 80, was found early
yesterday by his father, Samuel T
Clark, II, hanging from water
pipe in the basement of their home
at 4843 Kansas avenue NV. A GER
tificate of suicide was issued by the
coroner'S Office.
The father told authorities that
his son, a press feeder for Judd g.
DetWeiler, Inc, printers, had been
in Ill health and respondent for
some time. A graduate of Roose-
velt High School, the younger Clark
had served in the Army for two
years. He was discharged in 1945.
Funeral services are scheduled for
l pm. Wednesday at the Deal Fu-
neral Home, 4812 Georgia avenue
NV. Burial will be in Arlington
National Cemetery at pm.
Survivors, in addition to the IA
ther, include a sister, Mrs. Rose
Sheehan, 1918 Macomb street NV,
and three brothers, Paul Clark, 5931
Fourth street NV; Melvin Clark,
148 T street NE, and Harvey Clark
Arlington.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
James P. Daily Dies at II;
Plumber Since Youth

James P. DAILY. 72, one of Wash
ington's Oldest registered plumbers
died yesterday at his home, As;
Massachusetts, avenue NV, afte,
an illness of five months.
A native OF Washington, MIR. DAILY
was graduate of the boys school,
at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception. AS youth, he entered
the plumbing business of his father
John DAILY, and uncle, Peter DAILY
He had his own business for the last
As years. .,.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Helen Foster DAILY; a nephew
George DAILY, and two nieces, Miss
Helen Daily and Mrs. Joseph Savage,
all of Washington.
Requiem mass will be offered at
10 am. Wednesday in st. Patrick S
Church. Burial will be in Mount
Oliyet Cemetery
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Former UNRRA Clerk Here
Reported Suicide in Berlin

Miss L.. Christalee Liston, 25-year-
old employe of the Allied Military
Government in Berlin, formerly oil
Washington, committed suicide Sat-
urday in Germany, according to an
Associated Press dispatch.
The Army Department here said
it had no confirmation from Berlin
but listed Miss Liston as a stenogra-
pher-clerk with AMG.
Miss Liston was employed by
UNRRA here. as secretary from
July, 1914, to September, 1946. In
November, 1916, she went overseas
for the Army. She made her home
at 2009 @ street NV.
In Berlin officials said she left
a note indicating dependency. They
said an Army lieutenant who called
to visit her found her dead of gas.
Her next of kin was listed as P. E.
Liston of Huntington, w. Va, but
the relationship was not indicated.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
HIT Mpntnrtattt
BROOKS. ELMER PHILLIP

BROOKS, ELMER PHILLIP. In sad bu
loving remembrance of our dear son
Elmer PHILITp % BRooKs SKIS oe1Ueed who departee Iaeha
1947
We never knew the pain he bore,
We never saw him die,
We. only know he went away
| And never said good-by.
Our hearts still ache with sadness.
Our eyes shed, many tears,
God only knows how much we miss yol
Mo7AER A the fnd RsIgre ef one lons 4X year
SEETHE SSEEEHEws ANB NM Z DfVoTEb FRiEs6
DE ATLEY, ALICE v. In loving mem
DE ATIEY, who departed this life thirteen
years ago today, January II, 1885.
l will always cherish with love sincere
Beautiful memories of one so dear.
THELMA BERRY.
GRIGGs, MAMMIE o: MAY. In Low.
grandmother. MAMMzE o. GRIGGS. who
1913
Cog dps saos o he rs voEd wGpdeIt1 pethe pesf
And when her work on earth was done
HER LoViNG SON MELVIN AND FAMILY
GRIGGS. MAMIE o. In loving memory
OF our dear mother and grandmother.
eternal rest five years ago today, January
LII. TOM, CECILIA AND TUCKER. .
HALL, JAMES W. In loving memory Of
54si H4If rss5s sho 5sssL 5f,I IL
~ II, 1e45, in Belgium. ,
! Time speeds on, three years have
Since death, its gloom its shadow cast
Within our. homes where all seemed bright
And took from us shining light.
We miss that light. and ever will,
Down here we mourn. but not in vain,
/ VI sunni '"' W" '' TIE FAMILY. =
HAWLEY, MARY JORDAN. A tribute Of
0ys sn tssF IS the MRY yN & AN L Wo
passed away one year ago today, January
II, 1947.
A. face that is ever before us,
voice we cannot forget,
A smile that will last forever,
In memory we see her vet.
Some day I know I will meet you
In that land so bright. and fair.
For Jesus. my Saviour, invites me,
Devoted MOTHER. s.U'IS PEARL L L. FAINTER,
AND NANCY AND CLARENCE.
HOLMES, MILDRED E. In sad and lov-
ing remembrance Of my dear wife,
lie two years e A ago TO-DAY. xgo csp January Il,
1915
Nothing can take away the love
My heart holds so dear;
Fond memory fingers in my heart today,
The same as on the hour you oassed away.
DEVOTED HUSBAND EDWARD.
MEYERS, FREDERICK. Sacred to the
memory of my dear husband, FREDERICK
W. MEYERS, who departed this life five
years ago today, January -. 1913.
Before my eyes you faded,
Growing weaker day by day;
Patiently bearing your suffering
Until God took you away.
God is good. He gave me strength
To bear my heavy cross.
He Is the only one who knows
How bitter is my loss.
Often to the grave I wonder
Flowers to place with gentle care
Over the one loved but could not keep,
For God saw the road was getting hard
And called himA home to rest.
HIS WIFE. BESSIE MEYERS.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Policemen Begin Drive
For Boys Club Funds

Some time within the next six
weeks you can expect a call from a
policeman. Unless you have a par
ticularly guilty conscience when he
calls, don't dodge him, welcome him
Chances are he will be carrying
an invitation for you to join the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club.
He will be working in Police Supt
Robert J.. Barrett's special cam
paign to raise $125, 900 to maintain
the expanded activities Of the six
Police Boys Clubs and their Camp
Ernest w. Brown at Scotland, Md
Policemen cooperating in the
Embarrassing program began making
the rounds in Washington busi-
ness districts today. Campaign
headquarters are in Room 43,
Standard Oil Building, 261 Con-
stitution avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Nicola Montani, 81, Dies;
Founded ST. Gregory Group
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12.-Nicols
A. Montani, 81, founder of the st
Gregory Society, an organization
for the advancement of Catholic
Church music, died yesterday at
his home here.
A noted musician and composer
Mr. Montani was awarded the
Counts Cross and the title OF
Knight Commander of the Order OF
ST. Sylvester by Pope Plus XII in
1928.
Montani was born in Utica, N. Y.
and received his musical education
at the Baron Kanzler Conservatory
of Santa Cecilia in Rome. He was
choir master for two years at the
Church of st. Paul the Apostle in
New York and in 1925 became di-
rector of the vocal departments at
Mount st. Mary's Academy, North
Plainfleld, N. j.: Mater Miseri-
cordiae, Merton, Pa, and the Gray
Nuns of the Sacret Heart and the
Academy of Mercy, both in Phila-
delphia.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Ii. Lloyd J. Farber Dies;
Retired Navy Paymasfer

It. Floyd Jefferson Farber, U. S. N
(retired), 81, a resident of Silver
Spring since 1926, died of a heart
attack yesterday at his home al
750 Thayer avenue. He had returned
Wednesday from Bethesda Nava
Hospital, where he had been treated
for month for pneumonia.
A native of Lucas County, Iowa
1t. Farber enlisted in the Navy at
18 and served as a paymaster on
battleships for 10 years. He retired
in 1921. .
1t. Farber was a member OF
Ascension Episcopal Church, Silver
Spring, and of the Silver Spring
Masonic Lodge, the Shrine and
Scottish Rite.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs
Florence " Farber; a son, Reginald
N. Farber, Kansas City; two sisters
Mrs Lille Bush and Mrs. Lora F.
Robin, both of Los Angeles, and a
brother, Thomas D. Farber, Kansas
City.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 pm. Wednesday at the Warner
Z, Pu.nphTe" funeral home, Silver
Spring. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Baltimore Fireman Dies
Fighting Blaze in House
by the Associofed Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.-Fireman
Carl E. Humphreys, As, died in g
|smoke-filled room yesterday while
helping fight a~blaze in North
Exeter street house.
The fire, resulting from an oil
stove explosion, filled the house
with smoke and Mr.. Humphreys
was sent to the second floor to open
windows for ventilation. He was
crawling on his hands and knees
in the room next to the one in
which the fire was centered when
he collapsed.
Mr.. Humphreys was pronounced
dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital.
His widow, Mrs. Maude E.
Humphreys, said her husband had
always expressed dread of fires
caused by exploding oil stoves.
Mrs. Anna B. Foster, colored, oc-
cupant of the room burned out by
the fire, was burned Slightly when
she attempted unsuccessfully to
salvage personal effects.