The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, November 28, 1916, Image 6
THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. GERMAN TIiIh pliotoKraph of tlio German submarine U-5U was taken t Newport, hours beforo starting on tho raid in which It destroyed nt least six steamers CANCER RELIEF IN SELENIUM, DOCTOR SAYS Drug Treatment Is Used On 200 Patients in Five-Year Test. MARKED SUCCESS IS SHOWN Physicians Believe Cure May Result from Experiments by New Method Local Treatments, However, Necessary as Makeshifts, Have Been Based on , Makeshifts. Now York.Markod success In tho treatment of cancer by selenium has boon announced in medical publica tions by Dr. Charles II. Walker, of 327 If A. W . It . i it a . H u esi uiguiy-sixui street, tins city. oo-l"'r1 lenium Is a powerful chemical which, taken Internally, In capsules, has rc- taken Internally, In capsules, has rc- iiovjji suffering in tunny cases and in others has effected nn apparent cure. Dr. Walker, howover, docs not say ho has found a cure, but ho firmly be lieves tho treatment is worthy of n thorough trial. "I havo treated in tho last flvo ycarB moro than two hundred cases," Dr. Walker said to a Now York Trlbuno reporter. "In many of them diag nosis had shown beyond all question tho patient was n cancor victim, and la few was there much ground for doubt I enn safely say In no case wad thoro n total falluro In favorablo results from tho uso of selenium. Believes Cure Was Made. "Somo of tho patients woro near death when I first saw them, and it was posslblo to do nothing but rcllovo a llttlo of their pain. Itfother cases, Bald by specialists to bo beyond help, I boliovo Micro has been a permanent euro. If selenium will only rcllovo pain It Is worth usIngT and if It will cure, tho treatment should bo thor oughly Investigated." Sulfo-scleno, a combination of sul phur and selenium, tho compound Dr. Walker uses, was worked out in co operation with Dr. Frederick Klein, a biological chemist, of this city. In 1011 Dr. Walker camo to tho con clusion, upheld by eminent authorities on cancer, tho dlscaso whs not duo to h germ, but to a certain peculiar con dition In tho body, which might bo cor rected by treatment with chemicals. Experiments with selenium woro be gun ana nnvo boon continued tho last Ave years. First Clue to Treatment. In u report published in "Tho Medi cal Record" In 1012 eminent surgeons stated tho remedy for cancer might well bo a chemical substance. ''It has long boon tho opinion of thoughtful students of tho BUbJect," says tho report, "that local treatments for cancer, howovor, necessary ns makeshifts, havo been based on a mis conception. It Is qulto possible, for example, that X-rays or tho figura tion treatment may benefit n super ficial cancer at Its point of origin, but tho danger of such growths lies largely In their spread to distant and Inacccsl bio vital organB, whero local treatment Is Impossible. "Wo bellevo It, therefore axiomatic that n scientific remedy for cancor shall bo ono soluble In tho blood, transmlsslblo by tho blood and lymph currents to njl porta of tho body, and possessed of u seloctlvo nlllnlty for tho colls of tho tumor to bo destroyed. "Such n remedy mny qulto conceiv ably bo a chemical BUbstunco existing la tho outsldo world, and by happy nc ddent discovered to havo tho desired properties." Dr, Francis Carter Wood, director of tho Crocker Cancer Hoscarch Fund, speaking on tho laboratory study of tho causes of tho dlscaso nt n meet ing of tho Now York Academy of Modlclno Inst May, said It had been established, almost beyond question, that saucer was not n germ dlseaso, nor In any way allied to gorm dls Mses. Dieting a Necessary Aid. "Dr. Klein and myself havo prob ' ably not found tho final chemical form lu which tho uso of selenium will be SUBMARINE WARSHIP most cfTcellvc," snld Dr. Walker, "but wo hopo to. Its use must, of course, bo nccompnnlcd by tho strict dieting Inevitable in all treatments of can ccr." It Is declared by medical authorities ono of tho greatest dinieultlcs in tho way of determining tho actual valuo of -proposed cancor treatments, oven whero several hundred cases arc un der observation, Is the question of diag nosis. This can seldom bo made with absoluto certainty unless tho cancer ous growth can be seen. In many ca"scs this is brought about only by operations. In many of Dr. Walker's most suc cessful cases no question of doubtful diagnosis can bo raised. Ono patient was an Italian laborer, twenty-ono years old, operated on at tho Massa chusetts General hospital, in Boston. Ho was discharged from tho hospital after a microscopical examination had resulted in n illnirnnsia nf nnnnni if Ptlio stomach. Tho hosnltnl clmrt showed tho operation had "relieved" him. Tho patient came under Dr. Walk er's caro eighteen months Inter with nil the signs of recurrent cancer. Ho was treated wltli selenium and a rigid diet enforced. Tills was continued for n year, with intervals of cessation from ' .... hmuiiuu huui ",l ,neuentlon, and was stopped last Jnm,mr'' Two weeks ago tho man was working ns n day laborer, had suffered no pain from tho cancor In moro thnn a year, had a good annctlte. irood col- or, and had gnlned-UO pounds sliico ho uognn tho treatment. PEN PICTURE OF Nevyspaper Correspondent Des cribes the Bandit as He Really Is. HIS EYES - BORE LIKE KNIFE Heavy-Llmbed, Thick-Cheated With Abnormally Lono Arms Mouth Re-' veals Savnoc Cruelty and.Cun nlnn of tho Man. By Edmond E. Behr. Field Headquarters, Punltlvo Expe dition, Mexico. Although hundreds of photographs of him havo been printed In Amcrlcnn nowspapcrs, hardly one shows Francisco Villa ns ho really Is In tho llesh. Mechanical limitations prevent, for Instance, un ndequato picture of tho CARLSTR0M BREAKS RECORD Vlclor Carlstrom Is holder of tho continuous flight record. Ho covered tho distance between Chicago and Now York In actual flying tlmo of 8 hours and 117 minutes, not Including tlmo out for two Btops, ono of which was made at Eric, I'a., on account of cnglno trouble, and tho other at Hammonds port, . N, Y. Tho dnrhfg aviator had expected to ily between tho two cities without stopping. Although ho failed, ho established n now Amcrlcnn non stop record of 452 miles In 4 hours nnd minutes. Tho dlstnnco bo twoon Chicago and Now York ns Carl strom covered It Is about 075 tulles. During tho entire trip ho averaged about 110 miles an hour, U-53 where tho vessel stopped for three off Nantucket. Treatment was ns successful In tho case of a man flfty-ulno years old. Ho was told after diagnosis at Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, that ho was suffering from cancer of tho tongue. Iladlum was applied in April nnd June, 1015, but tho patient told Dr. Walker that ho continued to grow worse. In July, 1015, treatment with selenium was begun and continued for several months, at tho end of which ho returned to his homo In Canada with tho ulcerations healed. Last July ho wroto Dr. Walker that thoro had boon no sign of recurrence, nnd ho was attending to business regularly. A woman, forty years old, was op erated on for cancer nt St. Luko's hospital In 1012. A microscopic exam ination confirmed tho diagnosis. Tho trouble returned In 1013 and tho se lenium treatment was administered for a year. Last August tho patient snld sho felt better than she had for many years and was suffering no pnln whatsoever. Sho was still gaining weight, though tho treatment had been discontinued almost two years before Ono of tho most rcmarkablo cases Is that of tho manager of a Stock Ex chango house, who in July, 1014, when ho wns sixty-three, consulted two spe cialists and was told, following an X ray examination, that he had cancer and could not live only a short time. Ho then weighed about 120 pounds. Treatment with selenium was begun and continued for n year, at tho end of which ho. weighed 187 pounds nnd was attending to business. Ho has slnco continued well. VILLA, THE TIGER notorious bandit's eyes thoso yellow ish, brown eyes before which hun dreds pf Mexicans hnvo quailed. His eye-balls protrude from their sockets moro thnn tho average man's. Tho whites aro bloodshot. When ho Is an gry, tho blood rushes to his eyes un til they appear almost red. When ho is in a crowd, Villa's gazo shifts llko lightning to every part of tho compass, possibly on guard against somo would bo assassin ; but when ho Is nlono with a mun, Villa's eyes boro through him llko a knife. Arms Out of Proportion. Villa Is flvo feet, ten Inches in height Ho Is heavy-limbed and thick-chested. His arms aro unusually long. They are out of proportion to tho rest of his body and reach nearly to his kneees. Ills hands, oddly enough, aro ns Boft as a woman's. When ho shakes" hands, his grasp 13 llabby. Ho weighs about 180 pounds. His head and neck recall pictures of Itomun gladiators. His nock Is thick as a man's thigh nnd very short. His head is large, a llttlo too largo for tho rest of his body. It Is crowned by blnck, curly hair, which ho rarely brushes. A bald spot Is beginning to appear nt tho top. Tho forehead Is flhj ono redeeming fenturo of his counten ance ; It Is high nnd well-formed. Ills skin is light brown but mottled with dnrk patches, evidently tho ro BUlt of many years spent in tho open. His cars aro largo and ugly. Uls noso Is wlde-nostriled but small. Ills cheeks aro fat. Tho mouth rovenls all tho savago cruelty and cunning of tho man. Tho short upper-Hp docs not conceal n set; of sernggly, dark-stained teeth. Tho shortness of this lip, which rarely touches tho lower mokes It appear as though Vllln wcro always grinning. Tho thickness of both Hps gives him a beastlal, sonsunl expression that is heightened by tho slow, almost ponder ous, manner in which ho moves nbout. A long, stern chin nnd n lower Jaw that protrudes dlscloso tho Inherent cruelty In him. Talks Like a Child. A strange contrast to tho rest of his physical tnnko-up is Villa's voice; It is high-pitched and weak, excopt when ho shouts orders. Most of tho tlmo, though, It Is n peculiar blend of n whlno aud n drawl. To hear It nnd not see tho speaker, ono would think a ten-ycnr-old child was speaking. His strength Is a by-word among his fellows. Ho has been known to pick up and pet on Its feet n small mulo that had slipped nnd fallen while dragging n caisson through miry roads. Nntlvo refugees nrrlvlug nt this camp from tho South say ho Is heavier now than ho over was befoic. Ho wears n board sovcrol Inches long and limps from tho wound ho received nt Guer rero lust March. Mst of tho tlmo hi uses a crutch, which Is strapped to tho side of Mils saddle when ho mounts a hdrse. High Cost of Flags Now Hits the United States WASHINGTON. Now comes' tho high cost of flag-rnlslng. The rapacious maw of Mars, In consuming every conceivable resource, has not passed by even the stondnrds or which men die at his nltar. Local flag dealers report that the J&Tpy j XARECOIN'UfM 3 70 per cent nnd the end Is not yet. Asked whether tho tremendous Increase in export of cotton, coupled with tho existing shortage, would stop the man ufacture of flags, Arthur Copeland, president of the M! G. Copelnnd company, declared tho people of tho country would nlways Insist on having flags, nnd cited historical instances of tho use of rngs as standards when nothing else wns nvnllablo ns evidence of tho lengths to which patriots will go. Mr. Cope land added that while tho present situation is serious, it did not seem to threaten n suspension of flag production. "Tho cost of dyes Is n factor which makes for expensive lings," said Mr. Copelnnd. First-Aid Girl Pupils Were Too Much for Jimmie THE flrst-ald class, now being held under tho joint nusplces of the American National Itcd Cross and the Navy league in Washington, doesn't even know his name. So we'll cnll him ''Jimmie." JImmlo Is a messenger boy and n near-hero. Ho has freckles, has been known to call successfully to the nlus lvo Phoebo Flvo In a secluded area way, and n pal of his has vouchsafed tho information that "he's n bold wld his mitts." Bo that as It may ho has one sterling accomplishment. Ho knows when to quit The flrst-ald class wanted a pa tient upon whom to practice lately acquired skill In tho nrt of scientific bandaging. Tho doctor In charge, be ing u man of ingenuity, called a well-known telephone number nnU summoned Jlmmlc. Jimmie, it seems, wns prime favorite with tho "doc" and his class. JImmlo whistled on his way as he answered tho cnll. Maybo ho didn't know what was ahead. Maybe he's moro than n near-hero. Anyway, he whistled tho popular melody which .nssured those In his immediate vicinity thnt "This Is tho life." Tho doctor "ushered him Into the' classroom, cop In hand. He was given a chair and remembers vaguely sitting down. Forty pairs of casual eyes of grny and brown and blue "polls, fellers, an' only the doc nnd mo!" were raised and Bwcpt him nppralslngly. Ho only remembers the rest vaguely. As through a mist ho become suddenly conscious thnt It wns nwfully hot. His feet Insisted upon spreading all over the place and his hands kept growing larger and larger. Why did they nil keep looking nt him? Wns there anything the matter? And then he Jieard tho concluding sentence of the doctor's lecture. He bays It was something like this: . " 4An' now, indies,' ho scz, 'wo shall practice bamlngln' n wounded hend, n badly wounded head. This young gentleman has agreed to act as de patient,' lid scz. Dnt's me, fellers. Don ho tolns to me. Wc shall need lots of band ages,' ho scz. 'Will you step out in do hall an' nsk tho nurse for a handful?' " Jimmie stepped, nay, more, ho stepped with alacrity. Oh, yes, he stepped, nor did ho ceaso tho process till he had reached his bicycle. Nor oven then. Thnt was tho end of tho incident. They may havo obtained u substitute up at the flrst-ald class. But this Istho story of Jimmie.. How the District's Doughnut Cabinet Originated WHEN Louis Brownlow nnd Oliver Newman were newspaper men they would occasionally go to tho grillroom of n big downtown hotel for luncheon, and there they would cast longing glnnccs nt tho round tnble, where n doughnut mentally. Each of them says today that they had never at thnt early dato eaten one In reality In that hotel because they feared the price would bo something llko 40 cents apiece, and they didn't caro to squander thnt much on a single-tube doughnut, without antiskid appliances. But they would glnnco over nt tho tnble whore snt tho gourmnndlzlng bank directors nnd railway magnates, nnd It seemed to be bending In the middle Avlth dough nuts. They wondered when they, too, could sit down nid order nil the necessities of life, nnd ndd n plate of doughnuts Just for good" measure. In fact, doughnuts in n hotel grow to bo the mark of extreme luxury for thoso two young men. Then one dny they found they were commissioners of tho District of Columbia, and the center of n group of ndmlnlstrntlvo officials who wanted to get together every day at luncheon to tnlk things over. So they went to tho big hotel nnd nrrnnged for n round tablo dally. Tho first day they nil snt down the heart waiter placed on the table nbout ono bushel of thoso George H. Harries doughnuts. "Wo didn't order these," snld Louls-J mean Commissioner Brownlow weakly. "I know," returned tho wntter with n smile. "They are like brend nnd butter. Wo mnko no charge for them." And then Louis looked at Olllo and Olllo looked nt Louis, nnd together they tried to figure out how mnny doughnuts tho hotel owed them for past luncheons. And that is why that big round tublo nt a certain hotel near the District building Is reserved for what they call "tho doughnut cabinet." Stolen Articles Sent Back to Washington Hotels WASHINGTON hotel mnnngers aro much amazed over tho fact that tho American public Bcems to be getting conscience-stricken and slowly but steadily returning, without explanation, numerous articles missed immediately after their departuro from tho better class of tho hotels. It Is said that this Is truo of all tho hotels through out tho country, nnd the cnuso of it nil has not yet been disrwered. Ono Washington innnngcr says: "If everything that has been tnken from this hotel wns to bo returned I would havo to turn tho lobby and a largo part of tho hotel to storage rooms. Our loss each year of tho last 20 years has beeu approximately $10, 000 In tablo silver, linen nnd room articles such n curling Irons, electric fans, and boudoir necessities." This samo hotel manager declares that within two weeks ho hns received more than GO scparato packages, from tho United States and Canada, containing nrtlclcs supposed to havo been taken nwny from tho hotel by guests. These packages contain nearly 200 pieces of hotel property, but not n single packago carried a line of explanation or n cluo that would dlscloso tho Identity of tho sender. wool-bunting flag, which Is tho best and formerly wns the most used ma terial, now has almost fallen Into dis use on account of tho Increasing cost of the goods. Tho cotton-bunting flag has nearly supplanted Its worthier competitor. At that the cost of cotton nnd dyes hns so Increased that It costs almost as much to produce a cotton flag as It did In antebellum times to manufacture n woolen one. The cost of n woolen flag has increased about such plenipotentiaries as Gen. George H. Harries would be gourmondlzlng in line style. Tho thing which attracted tho attention nnd nppetlto of Messrs. Brownlow nnd Nowman in thoso days was the large supply of doughnuts on tho big table. They were twisted doughnuts, not tho old-fashioned doughnuts shaped like n life preserver, which gives the small-minded Jester tho opportunity to say a word or two about wishing he had a Job making the holes. Louis nnd Olllo nto rilnnv LOYALTY TO YOUR STOMACH Isr the first essential to continued good .health when help is needed for THE APPETITE THE STOMACH THE LIVER OR THE BOWELS TRY HOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters ' fan, HJor, b.l cowl for M lnM KlUijr ft "Tint mjt. tlr toy. Mott inrtM It ltr tor M vMiky, tt in Mktr Itoktlle aUnullsl, tml h f rtt bnt OlBf poMiblt for l tolj tr tronttillU ll ttul M rll knta Umtif oar folk n iimS la ut Boschee's German Syrup Has for the last 51 years been steadily used In all parts of the civilized world forthe rapid relief of colds,coughs,bron chltls, throat and lung Irritation. No other remedy has such a remarkable record of widespread distribution. 25c. and 73c. sizes at druggists everywhere. Losing Venture. "Do you know nnythlng nbout tho milieu of this piny?" nsked tho man with horn-rlmmed spectacles. "If you mean tho chap who's backing this show," answered tho amiable low brow, "I guess ho's off somowhero wishing ho could kick himself." Blr mlnghnm Age-Herald. DON'T LOSE YOUR HAIR Prevent It by Using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Trial Free. If your scalp Is irritated, itching and burning and your hair dry and falling out in handf ulo try tho following treat- -mont: touch spots of dandruff and Itching with Cuticura Ointment nnd follow with hot shampoo of Cuticura' Soap. Absolutely nothing bottor. Preo Bamplo each by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dapt L, BoBton. Sold everywhere. Adv. Tho steel mast of an Atlantic coast oil barge Is used as a smokestack from tho galley. War has seriously affected the pea aut trade of Madras, India. Heat Eaters9 Backache Meat lovers are apt to have' back aches and rhcumatio attacks. Unless you do heavy work and get lots of fresh air, don't eat too much meat. It's rich In nitrogen and helps to form uric acid a solid poison that irritates the nerves, damages tho kidneys and often causes dropsy, gravel and urinary dis orders. Doan's Kidney Fills help weak kidneys to throw off uric add. Thousands recommend them. A Nebraska Case N. M, Buchtol, Clay Center, Neb., says: "My bnck pained so badly that I couldn't move around. I didn't rest well and morning's was moro tired than when I went to bed. My kidneys were too frequent In action. The doctor's medi cine didn't help me and finally I tooJc Dnnn'n Klrtnnv Pllln. Tray Nc tors leuis Silica uslnif five boxes I have n&vhr had a symptom of kidney complaint." Get Doan'a at Any Store, EOo a Box DOAN'S "iflfifi? FOSTER-M1LBURN CO.. BUFFALO. N.Y, Constipation Vanishes Forever Prompt Relief Permanent Cure UAKIEK'5 LITTLE LIVER PILLS never fail. Purely vegeta ble act surely out gently on uic iivcr. Stop after mnner dis tresscure InrliupstJnn.' Improve the complexion, brighten the eyes. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE, Genuine must bear Signature PATENTS WntsonR.fkifimaiiiWiith. Ingtoii.UO. Hooks f reo. Illsb. en telsrence. West reiclu. ,,R0UGHflnRATS"5Po APPENDICITIS fA?.'J,,!Te been tbtf tened or ba or bare QAIXSTONHS, uio riant r nee z - " "ji iBiwavi, nuukui xuiurniMiiun iihi. M' l'r S. DUtUJOB ST..CU1U08 tlun nisu 4 jiSBBBBBjSBP w I r -r I r- I mBKT I Liu?! I "WN. U.( OMAHA,NO. 48-1910.