The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, March 22, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Image 37

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Newspaper Page TextSECTION FOUR Pages 1 to lO DRAMATIC and SPORTING VOL. XXVII. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3I0RNING, 3IARCH 22, 1908. NO. 12. GADSB This Is the Greatest Furniture Sale in Portland Sale Continues Monday Every 10 to 50 Per Cent Note the following Prices We Guarantee to UNDERSELL We guarantee these prices as and cut prices. This house is are leaders in low prices, and Everything to Furnish Cottage or Mansion in Stock Majestic Ranges, Washing Machines, Refrigerators, Go-Carts Solid Mahogany Roman Chair $23.00 Reliance Steel Range, Guaranteed Ten Years $29.00 Morris Chair, Solid . Oak Spring Seat, Reversible Cushions $9.75 Conch, Oak Frame, Upholstered in Leatherette, $19.80 Parlor Snit, Three Pieces, Mahogany Finish, Spring Seats, Verona Covering $23.00 Pavenport Bed, Mahogany Finish or Golden Oak Frame, $22.30 Sleepy Rockers, Lots of Them, From-- 83.50 Up. it' i j WE OWN THE BUILDING NO RENT TO IS' GREAT ..EDRNtTD SALE CONTINUE. low as any in the city for new goods, notwithstanding all you may read about reductions, discounts here to sell goods, and will meet all discounts, reduction sale prices that competitors may offer. We will never be undersold if we know it. See This Coucfi; $7.85 - , Each piecv is upholstered in No. 1 velour. with frames, springs and every detajl of upholstering, as well as the covering itself, strictlv high-grade in every particular. Gadsbys' price..... ST.85 SEE OUR COUCH FOR $3.50 IN THE WINDOW $10.00 Allwira Go-Carts NO BETTER VALUE ANYWHERE AHwin Go-Carts, the kind that folds up flat, has nickel-plated trimmings, with spiral springs under seat, upholstered in leatherette, has rubber-tired wheels. This is one dc oC of the greatest values ever offered . .,.. ,,.. pO0J BIG CARPET BARGAINS IN OUR CARPET DEPARTMENT Bromley's IVelvets, -with borders . . . ... .?l-25 Burlington Brussels, with borders ......... .$1.10 Tarjestrv Brussels, borders ?1 Dunlap's Tapestry Brus sels Reversible Pro-Brussel per yard ?1 Brusselette Carpets yard wide .... Granite Ingram Carpet: per 3 ard . . 'J mate: -va 3 nm" smmsmczzKa with iti mHttswmua .55 . Kyssffifl J PAY THAT'S WHY Article Reduced From Any House in Oregon. Gadsbys' ' Kitchen Cabinet Placr v for . Everything $12.50 Fancy -Arm Rocker S7.50 Sheriton Dresser, . Wax Finish Oak $25.00 A. Davenport Bed S45.0O Massive Morris ' Chair, Golden Oak $14.00 National Sewing Machine $25.00 Ten Years' 4 Written Guarantee. Sheriton Chiffonier, Wax . Finish ' Oak $25.00 Dining Extension Table, 6 Feet Long $12.50 Divan Mahogany Finish, Verona Special. $15.00 pillll WE SELL FOR LESS DOCTOR MARTYR TO X-RAY'S . USE Constant Experiments With Apparatus Costs Hall Edwards an Arm. MANY OPERATORS VICTIMS Alfred Dean Declares That if Pre , cautions Are Taken, X7se of Great Invention Should - Xot Be Harmful. LONDON', March 14. That -'peace hath her victories no less renowned than -war" has become a commonplace. The fate of Dr. Hall-Edwards of Birmingham re minds one that campaigns of li.fesaving haye their "killed and wounded" JistB as well as thos other campaigns which have for their object the destruction of 'life. Kor several years Dr. Hall-Edwards has suffered what he himself describes- as "excruciating, ever present pain," caused by his constant work with the healing X-rays. At last the agony became so unbearable, and his left arm so useless, that a few days' ago he .had It cut off. Now it is a question whether he can save the right arm or whether that will have to go too. This brave man, who has shown him self teady to face not only death; but what is worse trian death, constant suffering. In the Interest of humanity and knowledge, was one of the pioneers of the X-ray treatment. It was he who took the Roentgen-ray photograph (or radiograph) of the first case in' which an operation was made, pos sible by such means. Now such oper ations are of- everyday occurrence. He went to. South Africa as radio grapher during the war and did valuable work." It was soon after he returned to England and began to deal with the rays in their directly curative action that he first felt the ill effects of his frequent ex posure to the mysterious light which is so helpful In some circumstances and so mrtful In .others. Warts began to appear on his fingers. Gradually they spread and caused can cerous ulcers. He could only get snatches of sleep. Constantly he would be obliged to get up and wander about the house In dumb torture. In a letter to a medical paper he spoke of the pain as' being of a neuralgic character. "It never ceases, and is intensified from time to time" by suddsn- stabs and jumps of such severity as to make one cry out." At that time he had on the back of each hand from 50 to 60 warts. He could get no relief from drugs, and the warts were so sensitive and painful that they could not be sandpapered. His only remedy was to soften them by. means of a lead lotion and opium poultice, and then to scrape them off- with a knife. This caused him Intense agony, but he persisted in undergoing it so that he might be able to get otJ with his work. "For two or three days after such aff application the pain is 'increased, but the fingers are rendered much more pliable and mobile." That was all he thought of. "How can I continue my investigar tions and experiments? I must have my fingers supple, no matter what the cost in suffering. I cannot give up now." And there are many more who have suffered and 'are suffering in the same way. "I know a number of such cases." Alfred Dean, one of the best-known mak ers of X-ray apparatus, said' yesterday, "both here and on the continent. There Is a doctor in London now who has had several fingers taken off. But you must understand that all these sufTerers have been men engaged in experiments." I my self had trouble with my hands some years ago, and it was that which led me to go. In for protective appliances. "There is now no reason at all why any one should be affected who takes proper precautions. As for the ordinary oper ator, he is as safe as his patient The apparatus is so largely automatic that there is no risk to patients at all. Un fortunately Dr. Hall-Edwards did not protect himself until it was too late." The one cheering thought in the mind as one contemplates the martyrdom of so many of those who have brought the X-rays to their present uses is that they have their reward In the. knowledge of the sufferings they have relieved. Set their pains against the thousands of cases which are treated and cured yearly by the healing rays and they are but as a drop compared with an ocean. Think of all those whose lives are no longer made a burden to them by lupus or rodent ulcer. Think of the children cured of ringworm, and the men with blotchy, faces who have got rid of that dreadful disfigurement known as "bar ber's rash." Think of the cancer cases which have been alleviated and even cured. a - And these are onlvpthe beneficial results of the direct use of the X-rays. The tale of those who have profited by radio photography is even longer still. Num berless homeB bless the men whose patient, courageous handling of this un known and dangerous agent has turned it to the service of mankind. Other victims of the disease known as drma-titis resulting from exposure to X-rays, have been Clarence Dally, Mr. Edison's laboratory assistant, who died October, 19, after seven years' suffering; he had an arm amputated in 1903. Mr. Edison himself had the focus of one eye disturbed and had lumps on the skin. Dr. M. Radiguet had two fingers am putated and died in December, 1905, after months of agony. Mr. Wilson and another investigator of the radiograph department of the London Hospital, suffered In 1903 from inflamma tion of the hands Dr. Blacker of St. Thomas' Hospital died in 1304, and operators at Guy's, St. Thomas', King's College, the Middlesex, and London Hospitals were affected. Harry Cox and Mr. Cossor, makers of X-ray apparatus, suffered from ulcerated hands. WINE MAY BE CHEAPER Firms Desire to Stimulate Consump tion of "Bubble-Water." LONDON", March 14. The sale of cham pagne is declining so seriouqly that 23 of the most influential bouses in the trade are considering a proposal for a reduction Of SO per cent in the prices for the best known brands. A striking indication of the falling off in the consumption of champagne lis in the fact that during last month the London shipping orders of the principal Freach firms fell from 115,000 to S3.000 gallons. - The wine merchants are moving through their associations, a prominent member of which, himself the London agent of a famous foreign firm, discussed the situa tion frankly yesterday: "Hotel - and restaurant patrons are drinking spirits and mineral waters more than ever they did. and the cause is sim ply this good brands of champagne are listed at such excessively high prices that they refuse to pay them. "Upon this point there - has. unfortu nately, been same- friction between hotel proprietors and "ourselves. '. It has arisen In this way: We have written to them tentatively suggesting that, were they content with a smaller profit upon each bottle of champagne sold, they would soon double the number disposed of. Some of them, however, affirm that 30 and eveu 40 per cent of the prices they charge ges to the upkeep of costly buildings. Others declare champagne to be such a luxury that, upon the rare occasions nowadays that a man orders a bottle, he likes to pay a big price for It, believing that he is ob taining a very fine brand. "But our view does not coincide at all with his. We believe that with a sensible reduction in prices champagne would, al though never becoming a 'cheap' wine, largely regain its lost popularity. It Is scarcely fair that because keen cut com petition makes good a poorly paying fea ture of the restaurateur's business the prices of the champagnes which figure in the wine' list should be increased. "Here is our case in a nutshell. Any well-known firm will supply a restaurant or hotel with a high-class '1900' wine at the rate of 7s a bottle. But when a diner calls for such a brand he may be asked to pay 14s and even 15s a bottle for it. Our contention is that a fair price, and one allowing a reasonable profit, would be 10s 6d a bottle." MOOTS TO TOP OF IV 0-FOOT SMOKESTACK. Describes " Sensation Like That, of One in Balloon and Is Glad to Descend. LONDON, March 14. Mrs. Larkins, the wife of the London steeplejack, who re paired the Nelson column the other day, successfully climbed the Allan's smoke stack in Canal road. Mile End. which is 170 feet high. There wae a high wind blowing at the time, and Mrs. Larkins, who was seated in a steeplejack's seat (a piece of board tied to the end of a rope) had frequently to steady herself by grasping the iron hoops encircling the stack. This Is supposed to be the first oc casion on Which a woman has climbed the bare side of a chimney -in such a fashion. "I always thought I would like to go up a steeple," said Wrs. - Larkins, "but I had never made an ascent, though I would dearly have loved to accompany my husband when he repaired' the Nelson column. "It is not very often that he gets work as near home as Allan's smokestack, and so when my little boy,' Willie, -came home from school we went down to watch the work. "Then I was suddenly seized with the old craving- to climb, too. My husband put me into the steeplejack's seat, and up I went. Willie had gone a few minutes before with his father, but 60 feet was considered enough for him. "At this height my husband suggested my returning to the ground, too, but by this time I was' enthusiastic to mount higher. "I suppose the sensation is something similar to what one would experience in a balloon. "Gradually everything and everybody got smaller; the men calling their goods on the pavement, the women hanging out their washing in the yards, the motor cars rushing down the Mile End road. "The sensation of steadily rising was splendid. Then I reached the top. That was the .only part I didn't like. "While the cradle was in motion it was delightful, but once It became stationary my one idea was to get down again, "I could never work up there; I defy any woman to. Even if they were in men's dress (which would be imperative for safety's sake) no woman could be a steeplejack. She could never keep her head." BISHOP HEADS RESCUERS l Vicar Who Lived by Sea Always Cap tained Lifeboat. LONDON. March 14. The Bishop of Bangor has appointed the Rev. Owen Lloyd Williams, rector of Llanrhyddlad, Anglesey, to the canonry and chancel lorship of Bangor Cathedral, vacant by the death of the late Chancellor Richards, rector of Aberffraw, Angle sey. Mr. Williams' ministrations having been always in parishes by the seaside, he has, in addition to his pastoral work, always commanded the local lifeboat, until compelled to retire by old age.. In 1S54. for example, he went out on a pitch dark night in a gale of wind on the Coast of Anglesey and saved 24 lives. Again he went out in Decem ber. 1862. on the Carnarvonshire Coast and Jjrought home 24 men. In 1870, on a dark night In a heavy sea, he rescued the crew of the Kenil worth, for which he received the silver medal of . the Lifeboat institution. Again he was out for 24 hours stand ing by the Dusty Miller, till a tug came and dragged her off St. Patrick's causeway, for this he received a sec ond service clasp and a pair of silver mounted binoculars. SULTAN LOVES MELODRAMA Revels in Tales of Blood and Crime. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 14. All tiiat is needed to throw the Sultan, Abdul Hamid. into peaceful sleep is to hear that some desperate murderer or would-be as sassin has been put out of the way. The Sultan delights in lurid tales, sensa tional melodramatic novels. He always has some one read hi'm to sleep, but the piling climaxes in the literature that pleases him disturb his nerves and destroy sleep until the final climax. As soon as the wretched assassin has met his fate the Sultan begins to snore. .- POPE WILL' GREET AMERICAN CLERGY Prelates to Make Pilgrimage . to Rome, Arriving There Before Easter. HOLD SACERDOTAL JUBILEE Vatican Is Gratified With Impending Visit, as American Bishops Us-ually- Come Oily Once in Fie Years. j- ROME, March 14. tnformaton has reached here that in addition to the bis American pilgrimage which is to arrive here just before Kaster Sunday, nearly all the' American prelates contemplate paying a visit to the Pope during his sacerdotal Jubilee. There Is much gratification at the Vati can ove- the news, because it is seldom that more than two or three American Bishops have been here at the same time. They generally come ad limina, once every five years, and generally are sub jected to the red tape of the congrega tions, which prescribe tor them all they do. On such occasions they can see the Pope only twice, on arrival and before departing. There is scarcely an American Bishup who cares to-come to Rome under thoy circumstances, but the jubilee festivities will give them all an opportunity to visit the Pope free from all ecclesiastical limits. Some of the American prelates are as sistants to the papal throne, and because of this in all the functions celebrated be fore the Pope they will have precedence over other Bishops of the same grade. Such, for instance, is Bishop McDonnell of Brooklyn, and about 12 others. v Pope Fond of Americans. The Pope Is fond of the American Bishops', and whenever one of them is expected at the Vatican it is the Cardinal Secretary of State who has to act as in terpreter. Cardinal Merry del Vai had to perform this office every time Arch bishop Riordan of San Francisco called at the Vatican when, he was here. . The Archbishop made a splendid im pression at the Vatican, and the Pope has decided to send him a gift on the occasion of the silver jubilee of his episcopal consecration, which will take place in August. Cardinal Gibbons is expected here be fore the end of the Summer. He will receive a warm welcome from all his colleagues in the sacred college. Many Bishops also have informed the propa ganda of their intention to come to Rome this year, and they will be made wel come. The Pope is to hold a solemn service in St. Peter's Sunday, March 22, that will have several unusual features. There will be present all the Cardinals resident in Rome, who have been asked by the Pope to attend. The Pope himself will officiate and give solemn benediction to those present. In attendance will be 6000 Chil dren of Mary dressed In white and flow ing veils. Great Interest in Children. The girls will be accompanied to the Vatican by the sisters who direct their organization, and will occupy several portions of the church. The Cardinals will sit near the papal throne, and, witli the other prelates, will make a magnifi cent entourage. Pius X takes a special interest in chil dren and since his assumption of the papal throne has admitted many of them to private audience, either because they had received their confirmation or first . communion. It is probable that on this occasion the Pope will address the girls. Special precautions have been adopted to prevent any one without an inviation ticket from entering the church. At the Vatican garrison .will be on duty and the Italian police department will send a number of detectives dressed as priests and monks. The Pope himself will enter the church dressed in full pontifical robes and will be carried on the throne. Since the beginning of Lent and . the attendance of ail the Cardinals at the sermons of the apostolic preacher at the Vatican every AVednesday and Friday there has been much speculation as . lo which member of the sacred college is most popular with Pius X. Orcglia Pope's Favorite. After the sermons the Cardinals crowd around the Pope to express their opinion of the address they have just listened to. As a rule, they are content with kinsinff the Pope's hand and taking their leavi-. but the Pope sometimes inviti.s some of them to go with him to his apartments. It has been noted that Cardinal Oreglia, dean of the sacred college, is a favorite in this selection, but this is attributed to the fact that he is the oldest of the Car dinals and 'therefore has the right of precedence. Then it is known that it was Cardinal Oreglia who elected Car dinal Sarto to the papal throne. . Cardinal Oreglia is a frequent visitor to the Vatican, where the Pope consults him regarding all embarrassing questions. Every Cardinal on his nomination is assigned as consulator to four congre gations, but only the older members of the sacred college are promoted to pre side over them. The offices of the Cardinal Vicar-General and of the Cardinal Secretary of State are able to save at least fllO) a year, because they have free lurnlshed apartment. Hence there Is much pressure brought to bear on the Pope when a po sition of the kind becomes vacant. That Cardinal Oreglia never has been appointed to any important congregation however.- does not mean anything. He comes of a rich family in the Genoese province and prefers keeping his personal independence to assuming duties connect ed with the presidency of a congrega tion. There is no denying lie is a favorite of Pius X and always a welcome visitor to the Vatican. .