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U.S.R.C.INTERIOR MEMORANDUM
Date Oct. 13, 1925
Subject
For Attention of
Mr. Roeder.
Answering Memo. of
Dear Mr. Roeder:-
It is my opinion that the process we now use for the extraction
of radium, etc. is far more practical than the one covered by
the patent of Mr. Williams.
I attended the meeting of the New York Pathological Soceity held
on Thursday last and heard Dr. Martland's talk relative to
"radium necrosis" etc. He must be given credit for having done
a good deal of work on the Mallifer, Carlough, and one other
case. The mass of data which he presented together with his
extremely self confident manner relative to his work, could not
help but produce a rather sympathetic attidude on the average
audience. However, it rather seems to me that he cannot be
given credit for attacking the problem from an unbiased stand-
point. A good many of his conclusions he apparently drew
before the work had progressed far, and consequently the data
found has been whipped into sych shape as to substantiate his
conclusions. Part of the techinal data presented shoulde
certainly be backed up by a little more complete data and
careful state ent of the facts.
It occurs to me that there is a possibility that we might
establish that intravenous injections were made in the Mallifer
case, provided we are ever successful in obtaining specimens
of her organs, which we have been repeatedly promised, but
don't obtain. Should the examination of her organs show the
only radio-active material present to be radium, it would
certainly be to our advantage. Of course if mesothorium was
used intravenously the test would have no significance.
Very truly yours,
H. H. Barker.
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