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WILL RADIUM CURE CANCER?
' Has a cure for cancer been found?
-Two of the greatest surgeons of this
age say they are ready to answer
this question in the affirmative, Dr.
Howards A. Kelly, gynecologist and
surgeon of the Johns Hopkins hos
pital and university, and Dr. Robert
Ade of New York have announced to
the College of Physicians of Phila-4
delphia that the result of 10 years of
clinical experimentation, observation
and practice has shown that radium is
an absolute cancer cure. In incipient
cases andl even in cases where the
disease has not spread unduly, the
see how it would be possible for the
cost of living to come down, yet we
are now confronted with the- worst,
news on this topic that could be giv
en, namely that wheat is lowest it
has been 'n eleven years. This means.
much to the wheat producing sec
tions of the northwest in a local
commercial sense, but what effect
will it have on the general scheme of
a lower living cost?
Wheat is a good barometer for
other values. We have thought meat
bound to stay at an abnormal high.
price, yet we have the assurance from
packers that only about 60 per cent
oi the meat is now Consumed that
was consumed a few years ago. The
hog is being raised in large droves
and a hog is raised quickly. Beef is
coming from foreign lands, all of
which would indicate that present
high prices of meat are not liable to
continue a great length of time.
Viewing conditions from all angles
possible to our vision it would seem
that the tendency is lower prices on
foodstuffs, but no radical changes
seem to be in sight. Things .'may
drift along as they are for some time,
even until the present administration
will have been finished! with little
change, but in time it looks very
much as though prices would become
lower.
NOT AS IT USED TO BE.
Those who would burn the torch in
the political procession, rattle the
drums as of old, andl listen to bloody
application of radium to the affected. shirt "to8 by political speakers, we
parts brings about an absolute and'
immediate cure.
Dr. Kelly, telling of several cases
which he has treated, related stories
which but for his reputation in the
field of surgery would have been re
garded as romances. Thus, with a pa
tient whom Dr. Kelly referred to as
"Uncle John" the subject of the treat
ment announced, after an hour's ap
plication of a radium tube, that the
growth was becoming smaller. '
physicians and surgeons laughed at
this remark, but it was true. After
48 hours the growths had entirely dis
appeared! and a smooth, healthy skin
and tissue had taken their place. Dr.
Kelly thus graphically described it:r
"I was amazed at the work. I could
hardly believe my eyes. It was as
if I had said, 'Tumor, go!' and the
tumor was gone."
The two surgeons also described
many cases of cures of cancer of the
lips, the tongue and even of the
breast. They advocate the use of the
knife in extreme cases to remove en
tirely the malignant growths, follow
ing this with the application of radi
um to destroy the disease and to re
store healthy tissue. This is to make The social committee of the Elks
entirely certain of the cure. u Koing to reproduce the "Days of
Dr. Kelly says that tumors are not 4S)" tomorrow night at Elks hall. And
terrible afflictions, but that his ex-' a11 the old timers will again see the
perienee is that they are merely weak wido open town, hear the roulette
cells which "by their weakness have whee' a"d witness the usual quarrels
become riotous" and that the stimula- and scraps that made up the early
tion of such cells by the gamma rays days. However, it is for but one night
oi radium, makes them normal. , a"d the money to be used in the play
i-- If these things be true andl the , 01y stage money.
reputation of the two great surgeons
who vouch for them makes it almost
certain that they are then another
discovery of enormous moment to
mankind has been made and suffer-
believe are domed to disappointment
in the coming campaign.
Admititng that democracy has
"mussed up" things in a business way;
that its foreign policy is disgusting to
a certain extent; that the tariff bill
may have caused some sore spots, yet
even with all of these things confront
ing it democracy will not be so easy
to overthrow. All of the long speeches
about our heroes of the past, of the
glorious times in days agone will not
be effective,
The people, according to our view
of 'the situation, are not willing at
this early date to label Wilson a fail
ure. They prefer to be lenient and
fair a trait of American citizenship
and if after his four years have
been spent without improving condi
tions then in all probability democ
racy will be retired.
The congressmen elected this year
in opposition to the present adlminis-
tration will not be elected by brass
bands and oratory. Their promises
will be weighed carefully and they
must show a constructive policy that
will hold water if they succeed.
The interest the railroads are tak
ing in the hearing was indicated by
I the presence of J. G. Woodworth,
I vice-president, Henry Blakeley gen-
lng humanity owes one more great cra' freight agent of the Northern
debt of gratitude to the laboratory, 1 Pacific, many other railroad officials,
the clinic and the men who devote nml a formidable array of legal
themselves to the healing art. lights.
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IS LIVING TO COME DOWN?
No one
Colombia had better get its hands
on that 25 million for the excitable
a lew months ago could ' statesmen at Washington may start
I La Grande National iBank I
Organized in 1887.
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MENT. UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
Capital $100,000.00
Surplus $110,000.00
Total Hi-sources $1,000,000.00
For twenty years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have
successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people of La
Grande and the Grand Ronde Valley. "
We respectfully solicit your business.
La Grande National Bank
la Grande, Oregon
a movement to enjoin the administra
tion from making payment.
The Gatun spillway at Panama has
been opened to get rid of the float
ing islands. It is too much to hope
that they ' will slip . all the 'bread
puddings too. '"""
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The report that Huerta is to be
succeeded by Gerostiela is very en
encouraging. The new name sounds
like a good brand of cigars.
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ADDITIONAL PERSONALS. $
Professor John Girdler left last,
evening for St. Paul, Minnesota, where
he will attend the N. E. A. Later he
will go to Louisville, Ky., where he
will visit his father. Mrs. Girdler was
unable to accompany him. '
Mrs. Dishman of Portland, former
ly of La Grande, arrived in the city
the first of the' week and 1b a guest
of the F. L. Meyers home. Mrs. Dish-
man has a host of friends in the city
who welcomed her on this visit.
EXPENSIVE CROSSING.'
The Czar Had His Little Joke, Though
Ha Had to Pay For It.
Czar Nicholas 1 of Russia was an in
corrigible joker. Ou one of his Jour
neys, says Kovellen-Schatz. he came to
an out of the way post station and
learned that because of the bad roads
it would take several hours to travel
by conch to the next station. They
told him. however, that a footpath led
through the forest, and that'lf he cared
to walk he could reach bis destination
sooner than by couch.
The C7.il r and bis adjutant decided to
walk and set out through the forest
Presently they came to a river. The
bridge li:ul liroken down, and they
were considering how they should get
over when a peasant came along. The
czar asked him if there was no other
way of getting over.
"No. sire." replied the peasant
"How ure you going to cross?"
"Oh. I Just walk-across on foot"
'How about your pack? Can you
carry that?"
'Surely: on my shoulders."
'My man. you shall have ten ruble
If you will carry me to the other banl-"
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Now that the aviators have itavtaed
to chart all the earth's air currents, the
moon and Mars alone are left the ex
plorers. 80 far there has been nothing in tha
International situation to cause Sii
Tuotous Upton to suspend work on ttp
new Shamrock.
The czarina of Bulgaria is going to
pay us a visit This will Interest our
society ladles the czarina may know
some new dances.
Sometimes poverty Is a blessing. For
want of a quarter a New York mail
was unable to use bis "slot" gas metrfr
to commit suicide.
It Is now asserted that England U
being as much misunderstood by the
American press as America used to be
by the English press.
Sitting on ho goor is suggested at
a new cure for oheslty. But for thosa
who need the cure it will be wise to
have u derrick handy.
WANTED Woman or girj for gen- WANTED Work on ranch or camp
eral housework. Phone Main 715-- for cooking, or -work by day. Call
or call 902 Penn Ave. 6-30-3t at 1511 R Ave. 6-30-4tp.
A Chicagoan shot bis wife because
she would not vote the way he did.
Now. is that an argument for or
against equal suffrage?
Mine. Sarah Bernhardt Is coming to
this country for another farewell tour, i
Some of us younger folks may yet live
to say goodby to Sarah.
A Boston doctor is out In a warning
against the general use of radium by
the uinsses. And yet It is said doctors
have no sense of humor.
'SOW TAKE 11B OVBB."
Tr-e pen sunt agreed, took the czar uD
his back, and carried him over.
'Now bring my companion over for
ten more ruble" " said Nicholas.
The peasi'iir nx-rossod the stream
picked up l-se adjutant, and was Id the
middle of the river when the czar call
ed out "I'll give yon twenty rubles
if you throw him oft!" The peasant
found himself In nil embarrassing position.
You shall have fifty rubles If you
bring me to the other shore." said the
adjutant nervously.
Sixty." called out the cznr from the
other bank. "If you pitch him in!"
The peasnnt let go of the adlutnnt.
but the frightened olllcer threw his
arms round his neck and cried out "A
hundred rubles! Now take me over!"
The peatwint accepted the lust offer and
carried him to where the czar stood.
After breakfast tuo adjutant wrote
In his account book: "For breakfast.
10 rubles: for transporting his ma.tes
ty over the river, 0 rubles; for trans
porting tlio adjutant, over the river,
under highly amusing circumstances,
100 rubles."
By the use of ultra violet raya a
French scientist transformed bacilli of
one disease into bacilli of another.
Here is one more chance to view with
alarm.
"No person can live properly on less
rhan a thousand a year," says a writer.
But some persons wouldn't live prop
erly no matter bow much or bow little
they got.
A senator In the Dominion parlia
ment seeks fame by Introducing a bill
which makes It an offense either to
give or to receive a tip. Couldn't he
think of something original?
A Chicago man testified lu court that
beating his wife was the only amuse
ment he had. And yet that hard heart
ed woman was unreasonable enough to
object. Women are strange creatures
Our Store Will be Closed
ON
SATURDAY JULY 4th
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Loganberries
Dewberries
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J. G. Snodgrass, Grocer
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Threa Kinds of People.
There nre three kinds of people in
the world-the wills, the wun'ts and
the can'ls The first accomplish ev
erything, the second oppose everything.
and the third fall In everything. Wil
liam T. Kills.
TALL WHITE CLIFFS.
Tall white elllTs, an emerald hill.
A red Hag dying free;
Swift gray birds which roam at
will
And brown bouts on the sen.
Crimson rays on waters green
l'roni opal skies emerge;
Konm of pearl nud silver sheen
The yellow nuuds submerge.
-Man-la Knight.
SUGAR ADDITION
ONLY 20 MORE OF THE CHOICEST LOTS LEFT.
Its up to you Mr. Workingman to got yours while they
nre so cheap and easily within your means. What's the use of
your paying Rent and filling, the other man's pocket and yours
empty all the time? When .you think of it you will agree now
with us that now is the time to help yourself and your family to
be comfortable and independent in a few years. The only truly
independent man is the Home owner.
WILL YOU BE ONE OF THESE MEN THAT THE
PEOPLE CAN DEPEND ON FOR CIVIC HELP?
Let us show you the fruitage of our labor. It easily can
be yours.
WE EXPECT YOU IN TO TALK IT OVER
C. J. Black & Co.
HI Depot Street
rnone nam ii La Grande, Ore.