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1 THE SUNDAY QBIX30SIA-K- BTIAND, -VXRJJJX 15, 1MB. 12 FIGHT WHITE PLAGUE IN OPEN AIR Consumptive Patients -at Open-Air Sanitarium Live in Tents, Undaunted by Snsw and Sleet THE pallid Colony ol Hope Have you seen It? Do you know "what the consumptive is willing to do. ' what hardships and privations to endure, what discomforts to bear that he may be able to linger a little longer upon earth, even though ever In the grasp of the Great "White Plague? If you know none of these things then take the car to Mllwaukle, and a little beyond get off at the station of Island. From there take the trail over the .hill, back Into the wopds along the county road until you come to a newly-cut lane between the towering firs. Turn to the , right when you ee the rough board sign ! that points you to the "Portland Open Air Sanitarium." "Wade through the I snow, into the heart of . the firs, for a few hundred yards and you will see the cluster of tents in which three patients, hard and fast In the grasp of the mon ster are fightiing hopefully for the life which is so dear to them, so much more precious as the strength ebbs and flows and the pulsing fever paints the cheeks with the last unnatural flush of life consuming fire. It was- dark last night when the car stopped at the little platform, and all under foot was fast melting snow and ever-widening pools of Ice-cold water. Little muddy streams fought their way thrpugh the elush as I climbed the hill, wtille out of the fading sky the drops of rain, half frozen, cut through the clothes, to chill the blood. "Surely," I said, "No one who Is sick and feeble can live in a simple tent on such a night as this without courting death." Dr. "Woods-Hutchinson, the father -of the. colony had said otherwise, however,, and, bad tpjd of the patients improvement and-rapid "gain. Five Tents In the Rain. Soon twinkling lights shone through the trees and the sanitarium came Into sight among the trees; It is not much to look at, is this place where it Is to be demonstrated that consumption Is not the all-destroying plague of common be lief. Five tents are grouped among the stumps and trees, and on one side Is an unpalnted shack of up-ended boards In which are cooked six dally meals. But it Is not so bad when you get there and "have escaped from the cold and rain. The little stoves drive back the coldand wet from the open doors of the tents, and It Is comfortable, at least in com parison with the sleet and damp of the road. One week ago on "Wednesday last the first jpatient came to the camp, and the dream of Portland physicians who have been laboring for eo long in the interest of the consumptives of Portland was ready to be realized. Now three patients, a cook and a nurse, skilled by long prac tice' la similar institutions in Germany, siake Up Hie little village, and already the effects of the treatment are begin ning io be! seen. , V Tritlned Nurse in Charge. In. choosing the nurse. Dr. Hutchinson ' has surely made a happy selection In Mlw Seustule. She Is, as she quaintly ototu if A armnn naeh Heidlebere." and has an optimistic nature, proof acalnst cold and wet and hardship. Miss Beustule has been following the profession of a trained nurse for 11 years, two of which have been spent in carina: for consumptive patients in the famous sanitarium at Berlin. She is in charge of the camp and leads her pa tients through each day with a laugh and ever steadfast words cf hope. "With her Is Mrs. L. Finney, the matron and cook, a woman large of frame and un daunted by unusual things. The patients are Miss Julia Nelson, a daughter of Mrs. Finney, Miss Frazier and Mrs. Car ney. The tents are constructed especially for the use to which they are being put. in the roofs of each are a couple of large flaps for ventilation, while at the rear end of each Is anotner window wnicn may be used. Over all Is stretched an extra covering, thus giving double protection from the rain. Each tent has a floor of wood, and wooden walls reach for three feet above the floors. -Little gates are .provided in front, which may be closed when It is desired to shut down the flaps and to warm the tents In the morning and In the evening, as the patients arise or co to bed. There is but little furniture a table, a bed, a little glass hung here and a simple nicture there, and an is reaay ior use. In each tent is a stove for cold and rainy JU- SCENE AT THE HOME OF THE OPEN-AIR SANITARIUM 1 .. - rofrfully away. She stated he would, so to Spokane, whore the police,, aro hi or: kind, and that after she left. Portland would possess only 143,999 Inhabitants, In stead of 130.000. "Babe" also announced she would not be in the city to attend the Lewis and Clark Exposition. INTEREST W 0BEG0K HISTORY days. Ono large tent is not as yet occu- , pled, but in a day or two will be fitted up as the dining-room. None of the Patients Lose Faith. In spite of the snow and rain and cold weather of the past week none of the patients have lost faith In their venture and all are gaining in spirits, appetite and flesh. Two of the women, on coming to the camp, had each day temperature ranging from 102 to 10C, but during the last two days their temperature has been normal and the fever has left them. One Is afflicted with tuberculosis of the neck, and upon going to th sanitarium had ugly ulcers eating at the glands. Already these are healing and one side is notice ably better. Lost appetites have been found and lost spirits have been regained until it is in fact a colony of hope. It Is rest and food and free, fresh air that the sanitarium gives Its proteges. At 7 o'clock in the morning Miss Reustule draws the flaps of each tent and starts a lire in each stove. In order that the pa tients will not be chilled on rising from thelrbeds. Once the patients are up, the tents are again opened wide and there is no more confinement until bedtime, when for a few minutes the tents are closed that each patient may go warm to bed. Meals Nourishing and Frequent. The day would seem to be a continual round of eating. At 7:30 In the morning each patient has a cup of fresh milk. Halt an hour later they are treated to two raw eggs each. By the time another half hour has passed breakfast is served, consisting of ham or bacon, eggs, fruit, mush,, hot cakes and any llttlo delicacy that may be desired by the capricious appetite of the patient. After breakfast nothing is offered to the patients for an hour, but at the end of that time each Is given another cup of milk and In still another hour eggnog is again served. Dinner comes at 12:30, and is a sub stantial meal, in which beefsteak, roast beef and other good things play a promi nent part. , A short time after dinner is over the nurse and patients take a ramble through the woods, each exercising as much as will tire but not exhaust. Following the walk two hours are spent in sleep, out In the open air. if the day Is fine, otherwise under the tents. At 3 o'clock more milk and more fruit makes its appearance, and again at 4. Supper comes at 6; at 7 another cup of milk. Nine o'clock is the retiring hour. Two more patients will begin the treat ment at the sanitarium this week, and the physicians have, great hopes for the future. Already plans are being laid for buildings and more modern conveniences for the care of the patients. Everything Is now of the crudest kind, but even under the disadvantages suffered benefit Is be ing given, and this is thought to be the ber'ar'-- of a great and "most beneficial Institution. 1 rvj r2UEO i"fte i-.dlcians in charge appreciate the kindness shown in the past, but will not discontinue their efforts for the future until entire success has crowned their work. If snow and ice will not daunt the half-bedridden persons seeking release from disease, tho sponsors for the sani tarium will not be driven from their un dertaking by temporary discouragements and little disappointments. R. A. W. IN THE SHADOW OF THE BARS BY RICHARD DOE. Officers Burke and Baty found George. He was near Burnslde street on Second, explaining to the moon, which, by the way, was not shining, tnougn ueorge thought It was, that the United States was the only country in the world, that Oregon was the only state in the countr that Portland was the only city in the state, and that ho was the best man in Portland. In other words. George thought he was the best man in the world. George's ravings disturbed the slumbers of the virtuous, of whom Quite a number reside in that portion of the city. They held an indignation meeting, voted George a nuisance and telephoned Police 'Sead quarters to quell the riot. Hence Officers' BrrUe-and Baty TFlien George saw the officers bearing down upon him. he thought they com posed a committee delegated to noUfy him that he was an honorary -member of the commission to arrange peace between Japan and Russia. .The officers told him that, instead of being an honorary mem ber, he was an ornery member. George objected and requested to be shown. He was. Yesterday he found himself facing Judge Hogue In the Municipal Court. "Guilty?" asked Assistant City Attor ney Fitzgerald. George didn't know. He couldn't re member things. He was certain he was only an humble citizen, who wanted work and would be tickled to death to get It. Judge Hogue tickled him to death. He gave him 15 days on the rockplle. At the wme time George was arraigned there appeared before the bar of Justice an Individual who showed evidences of having been soaked. He said he had been, by th.e saloonkeeper, by the police, and by the public In general. And he had visions of being soaked again. "This proud oppressor of the. poor." said he, indicating Attorney Fitzgerald; "this proud oppressor of the poor is about to tell me I am good for nothing. He is about to tell you that I should be given the limit I have been educated. Judge, and I am a gentleman. Only I'm broke that b all. I don't see why"a man should be persecuted becauso he has a little bad luck. You may be poor yourself some day. Judge, and this proud oppressor of the poor will tell you that you are good for nothing: He is going to say that about me now." Oh,.I guess you're good for something. all right" said His Honor. "You're good ior m cays, anyway. "Babe" Mansfield is called such because she is an admirer of Richard, the actor, .and is far distant from an innocent babe. "Babe" Mansfield has been before Judge Hogue on an average of three times a month for the past year. Yesterday she appeared again.' "Babe" explained that she was a better girl than formerly, was trying to live better life, and that she wasn't arrested because she was committing- a crime, but that the officers had arrested her from force of habit. She thought that she ought to be allowed to go. The Judge did not argue the question. He knew "Babe s ' history by heart. "How quick can you leave town?" asked His Honor. "Babe" thought she might be able to leave by "Wednesday. "We will make It Wednesday, then." re- piled His Honor, and "Babe" was led sor- Miss Johnson's Ecok Is Already in Large Demand. -The historical renaissance occasioned by the forthcoming Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition is bringing into prominence aU literature, more or less voluminous, pertaining to the history of the Pacific Northwest, and more particularly to tho expedition of Cap tains Lewis and Clark, which eventful undertaking 100 years ago Inaugur ated an epoch of Pacific Coast explora tion and settlement culminating in an era of progressive development to be fittingly crowned by the great Interna tional Exposition of 1905. One little book that is already meet ing with a large demand Is "A Short History of Oregon," by SIdona V. John son, recently published by A. C Mc- Clurg & Co., of Chicago. Miss Johnson Is a Well-known resident of this city, which for the past 14 years has been her home. Dating back to the days of Spanish in vasion and conquest In America and to that Interesting period when the World- of geographers believed In the Anlan Straits a fid a Northwest Passago from sea to sea. "A Short History of Oregon" chronologically narrates . the Important voyages and discoveries In the Pacific Ocean leading up to the discovery and naming of the great Columbia River by Captain Gray. In the ship "Columbia." from Boston, In the Spring of 1792. Even before this date, and while he was tho representative of the United States at the French court. Thomas Jefferson was ob serving England's efforts to explore "the country from the Mississippi to "Cali fornia," for with statesmanlike foresight and patriotic zeal he earnestly anticipated for his own country possession of that vast unknown territory. The Lewis and Clark expedition of ex ploration, authorized and equipped by the Government of the United States, which started westward from St. Louis on May 14, 1S04. and reached the mouth of the Columbia River November 15, 1S03, was the direct result of President Jefferson's long-cherished project to "explore the West." Gloriously memorable and rich In results to the American people, but tedious, toilsome and hazardous beyond adequate description was this first over land Journey by white men to the Pacific Ocean, and it is most interestingly re lated in a splendid chapter of Miss John son's "Short History of Oregon," well supplemented by a good map of the United States showing the "Oregon Country" of that day, also the route fol lowed by the intrepid explorers to the Pacific Coast and return. This chapter is further appropriately illustrated by fac simile reproductions of two letters writ ten by Thomas Jefferson, one of which is tho letter of credit given Captain Lewis by the President. In which the latter seeks to augment the somewhat meager equipmenfof the party of 40 men for an overland Journey of some E000 or 9000 miles by conferring upon Lewis the following authority, "to draw on the Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of War and of the Navy of the United States, according as you may find your draughts will be most negotiable, for the purpose of obtaining money or necesarles for yourself and your men: and I solemnly pledge the faith of the United States' that these draughts shall be paid punctually." The reproduction of this most Interest ing document in the quaint handwriting and scholarly, dignified phpraseology of the patriot and statesman who framed the Declaration of Independence is a fea ture of Interest which alone entitles "A Short History of Oregon" to a place of honor in :every nome m tna lana. The momentous events which quickly followed the Lewis and Clark expedition. the settlement of Astoria and other points of vantage on the Columbia River, tho occupation of the "Oregon Country" by rival fur companies, attempted Joint occupation of the territory by English and Americans, the advent of the mis sionary In Oregon the entering wedge of actual American settlement, the establish ment of a provisional government and later territorial and state government. the treaty with Great Britain which at last established the sovereignty of the United States over the disputed territory as far north as the 49th parallel these and many other events of historical sig' nlficance are so entertainingly related in "A Short History of Oregon" that the little book fascinates like a romance, yet never departs from fidelity to the true facts of history Closing with a brief chapter on "Prog ress." in which the marvelous develop- What! Another dizzy spell? Vertigo" the doctors call 1 it. You naturally fear it is brain trouble, nervous prostration, heart disease. But your doctor will tell I you it is your liver. A slug-1 gish liver means a poor circula-1 tion, a congested brain, a dis-1 ordered stomachy constipated bowels. Ayer's Pills are liver pills. 1 Thev act directlv on the liver. You will need only one each night for a few nights. Your indi- j gestion and biliousness will quickly disappear. 3 ZZadA by tio J. C. Arar Co.. Ixrwll, SClM. 5 Also assnfitttoxera of a i-TOTtR wato VTROR For tie hair. ' A YES'S CHESRY PBCTOEAL Tor ten rTw. 1 AYS&'S iRft?ffPPTTTA gcr the blood. AYE&'S AGUB CUKB-For T-ra aaaajjc. iirwn''Mniiiuiu;aniiifiTmniaini! mcnt of the "Oregon Country" during the I last 50 years Is forcibly outlined, "A Short History of Oregon" leaves Its read er better Informed regarding the past and present of the Pacific Northwest, as also of the historical significance of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, than any .other single book on the market, though many there be much more volum inous and expensive, and Miss Johnson's valuable and timely contribution to tho historical lore of the state should become popular as a standard reference book on Oregon wherever and whenever accurate and brief, yet entertaining historical in formation is sought. PIANO RECITAL A SUCCESS. Enjoyabe Musicalc Given at Marquam by Music Pupils. The Marquam Theater. was crowded with a capacity audience last night in, honor of the seventh piano recital by the pupils of Miss Marie A. S. Soule. assisted by Miss MaryE. Luger, contralto. lately of Chicago. The event was quite a suc cess, and the young people who played the different piano solos and the teacher who enabled them to reach such profi ciency, ought to feel gratified. Com mendable ability was demonstrated by those responsible for the enjoyable re cital, and every-number was heartily ap plauded. Miss Luger, the contralto so loist, was in good voice, and her pure, even tone and fine phrasing were admira ble. Her encore was Lieber's "The Sweetest Flower." She is a welcome ad dition to Portland's soloists. The programme: "Minnen und Slnnen" (Sartorlo). Genevieve Butterfleld; "Traumerel" (Schumann), Dorothy Gilbert "Valse" (Gcdard). Lculfe vatson; (a) "Hide and Seek" (Schytte). (b) "The Skylark" CTschaikowaky). Laura. Ganone (only ten months' Instruction); "Prelude" (DeKoren). Daisy Chalmerm "Bolero" (Ravlna): Edna TVennerbers; "ilaxurka" (Leschetizky). Era illtchell: "Tarantelle" (Sherwood). "Winona Brealer; (a) "Lea Myrtcs" OVachs). (b) "Ara gonalse" (Massenet). Ethel Barksdale; "Souve nir Vlennols" (Schutt). Alda Broughton; vocal solo. Aria from Nadeshda" (Thomas), Mary E. Luger; (a) "Etude Artlstlque," (Godard). (b) "Scherzo" (Mendelssohn). "Vedc, Williams; "Ballade." op. 47 (Chopin). May Thomas; "Ca prlccloso" (Mendelssohn). Eva Benson. LAB0B LEAGUE FOE WOMEN. Patronage of Home Industry One of Objects of New Organization. The "Women's Labor League was organ ized yesterday afternoon in Drew Hall. 162 Second street, to which all women labor ers, and the wives, mothers and sisters of members of the labor uniqns are eligible. The principal object of this organization is the patronage of home industry and labor, doing away with alien labor classes as- far as possible. The new league starts out with 50 charter members and expects to. take an active part in all matters of Interest to the labor union and working people generally.. Mrs. L. A. Holbock was elected, presi dent of the new league, and Mrs. II. G. Parsons recording and corresponding sec retary. Miss E. Keegan was made Jinan- clal secretary- C. H. Gram, organizer of the American Federated Labor Union: H. G. Parsons, president of the Federated Trades Council, and A. J. Jones, president of the Pacific Coast Blue Label League, were present and assisted in perfecting the organization, explaining to the ladles the objects of similar organizations and the lines along which the Women's Labor League should be conducted. Great in terest was displayed by the charter mem bers, and it is anticipated that many more will joint at the next meeting, which will be held at the same hall next Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. PEHS02TAL MENTION. Nate Granich left last Sunday night for Byron Hot Springs. CaL j Sanford J. Kraemer has left for the Eastern cities on a business tour. He will remain for about two months. Miss Reta Rau and her guest, Migs Bejle Folk, of Boise, leave for Boise to night. While there Miss Rau will visit her sister. Mrs. Kohny. Ludwig HIrsch, cloak and suitbuyer for the Meier & Frank Company, leaves to morrow for a ten weeks' trip East. His Spring and Summer purchases will be twice as great as ever before, in anticipa tion of a great demand during the Fair months. Mrs. C. B. Buckman, wife of Con gressman C. B. Buckman. of Minnesota, has been visiting in Portland as the truest nf Mr nnfl AT-na .T T Clonic j She has visited the Lewis and Clark Fair grounds and is well pleased with the showing and says there will be a greater attendance from Minnesota to this Fair than attended the St Louis, as many people want to see the West and will take advantage of the op portunity. Z. Swett. for seven years buyer of toys, baby carriages, trunks and bags for the Meier & Frank Company, severed his connection with that concern January 12. to become Northwest representative for the American Import Company, of San Francisco. Mr. Swett was kindly remem bered by the employes of his department, who presented him with a handsome silk umbrella, suitably engraved. He leaves tonight for San Francisco to complete arrangements for the opening of a per manent office here. Magnanimous. Atchison Globe. The average woman's Idea of being noble is to speak well of some church besides her own. THIRD WEEK OF OUR ANNUAL DISCOUNT SALE During which you will find the discount tags of 10, 15, 20, 25 and 33 Per Cent attached to odds and ends throughout our store. IRON BED Enameled in Lavender, Pink and Gold; special $10.75 "The Store That Saves You Money" POWER v. Corner First and Taylor The JEWEL trade mxxk is a guarxntet of absolute Stow if m m aif U un Mil wm mtm Tnirrnfrn-gfKii lAflGESTSIWEFUHTIHTHEWOfflD ores jeczs. Snows sd wtUd whserer store se used. The Chiffonier "With Golden Oak, "White Maple and Ma hogany finish: swell-top drawers; hat box; oval French "mirrors; special, S12.60 China Cabinets In Golden-and Weathered Oak, at Lowest Prices. This Dining Chair, of solid Oak, with cane seat; special Sl.OO No more solid and durable Stoves and Ranges ever built most convenient to operate, the most economical to use. Tne handsomest designs and the most artisticstove ornamentation that artist ever created. Many styles for both heating and cooking. MORE THAN 3 million Jewel Stoves and Ranges used in American homes. Couches from $5.40 to $75 Golden Oak Rocker Full spring seat, uphol stered seat and back in best leather; special We Sell These Ranges at $1.00 a Week GIVE YOU A FREE TRIAL OF THIRTY DAYS Ranges Delivered and Set Up in Your Home the Same Bay Ordered We .are showing a swell line of new designs in Weath ered Oak, den fit ting. See the dis count tags" on the pieces for prices.,