The Sumner, according to Colonel Carson, has sprung a leak, and is in a much worse position than at any time since she grounded. As soon as the high winds and seas abate, according to Colonel Carson, efforts will be made to salvage whatever is found to be intact on the Sumner and, if possible, to save the vessel itself. The men of the Sumner's crew who had remained aboard were brought here last night.

RADIUM INFERIOR TO KNIFE IN CANCER
Use in insufficient quantities results in the spread of tumor rather than reduction.

VERY STRICT LIMITATIONS
Head of Research Fund at Columbia University Reports Results of Tests.
NEW YORK, December 17.?Many dangers beset the use of radium in the treatment of cancer tumors. Dr. Krimel's Carter Wood points out in his annual report to Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University. The report was issued today. Dr. Wood is at the head of the Crocker Cancer Research Fund at Columbia University, which has the income from $3,000,000. He has under him a distinguished corps of investigators at the laboratories on Morning side Heights.

After experiments on thousands of mice, guinea pigs, and other animals, Dr. Wood finds the use of radium in some cases, and in insufficient quantities, results in the spread of the tumor rather than its reduction. He asserts radium is inferior to the knife as a  method of treatment of the usual cancerous growth, and sanctions the use of radium only in inoperable cases, and then only under very strict limitations. 