The Sunday Oregonian., March 29, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 4, Image 4

TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, rORTLAXD, MARCH 29. 1903.
ANNUAL SPRING MUSIC. FESTIVAL FOR NEXT WEEK
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with Talented Soloists and Portland Chorus of 300, Will Appear at the Armory.
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TUB; music-lovers of 'this Ity and
the surrounding: country are soon
to nnjoy the long- heralded Annual
HpriiiR- Musical Fostival, which i to be
given at The Armory, Tenth and Couch
Btrrets. on April 10, 11 .and 12. This
will be the big-front musical event ever
given In this city and-will consist of
the famou Chicago Symphony Orches
tra of 60 musicians, under the direction
of llerr Adolph Rosenbecker. together
w ith the following four well-known
vocal soloists from the Kast, Mrs.
ierievive 'lark-Wilson, soprano; Mrs.
Rose Iuticer Gannon, contralto; Mr.
.lohn B. Miller, tenor; Mr. Arthur
Mlddleton, basso; Edith Maxam Gray,
aolo pianist; Franz Wagner, assistant
conductor and solo cellist; Jan Van
Oordt. concert ine is tnr and solo violin
ist. The above galaxy of artists will
be augmented by a vocal, chorus of 300
voices, which has been rehearsing un
dr the direction of Professor W. II.
Boyer the past two months.
Max Bruch's cantata, "Fair Ellen,"
the story of "The Sbsrc of Luc-know,"
together with a grand orchestra con
cert will be given for th opening pro-
gramme on Friday evening, April 10;
Saturday afternoon a popular concert
will be given to accommodate the
school children of the city. Saturday
night, April 11. a grand orchestra con
cert and A. Goring Thomas cantata.
"The Swan and the Skylark"; Sunday
afternoon, April 12, a magnificent and
Inspiring rendition of Handel's sacred
oratorio will be given; Sunday night
a grand orchestra concert with vocal
and instrumental solos by the many
soloist with this excellent organiza
tion. Malt orders are being recei-ed
from this city and all parts of the
state showing the Interest aroused In
the entire community.
The "Messiah." which will be given
on Palm Sunday afternoon Is one of
Handel's greatest and most popular
oratorio, and is dramatic in concep
tion, though epic in form. This stu
pendeous work HnndM put on paper in
the Incredibly short time of 24 days.
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The first public performance of the
"Messiah" took place under the com
poser's direction at Dublin In April.
1742. On account of the widespread
Interest In this event a request was
Inserted in the newspapers that "ladies
would be pleased to, come without
hoops and the gentlemen without
words" thus increasing the capacity
of the hall from 600 to 700. The suc
cess of the. work was extraordinary.
Xn London the "Messiah" was not
liearfl until March 23, 1743. It was on
this O'-casion that at the words. "The
Lord God Omnipotent reigneth" in the
"Hallelujah" chorus that King George
II arose and with him the entire audience-
and remained standing to the
end. Since 1750 the "Messiah" has
been performed at least once annually
in England and such has been its popu.
larity that it called into life the
Handel cult, which has not died out to
the present day.
Devotes Life to" Ministering to Wants of Lepers
Father Conrardy Describes His Stay in Hawaii, and Great Humanitarian Work Remaining to Be Done in China
BY REV. L. Ij. CONRARDY, M. D.
TO THE DWELLER in any of the
hlghly-civlllied and Bcientiflcally
developed communities of the
present age, the thought of leprosy is,
of course, repulsive and abhorrent; but
It is generally associated with a hazy
Idea that this' dreadful affliction is
confined to those unfortunate members
of tuo human family who live In primi
tive fashion, and whose habitat is geo
graphically remote and indefinite. To
thciso who dwell In the fancied security
of the. modern advancement of medical
science and the observance of sanitary
laws. It must com with a decided
shock to mental poise to learn that
not only is leprosy not disappearing,
but, on the contrary, it cttill exists in
nearly every country in the world, and
in some places is so prevalent that
Hieciallsts fear that It may again be
come as common as it was in certain
pans of Kurope during the Middle
Ages.
ltcal Menace of the Disease.
As to the real menace of the disease,
there is a wide rilvergence of scientific
opinion. Pr. Leonard V. Pitkin, physi-cian-ln-chlef
of the Institute of Der
matology of the City of New York, does
not hesitate to assert that there may
be. within the next 10 years, at least
SSO.OoO to 600,000 lepers included among
the. Inhabitants of the United States,
while Ir. Morrow, of New York, has
stated that "the extensive spread of
leproy in this country must be regard
ed as a possibility, rather than a
strong probability.''
That leprosy is a disease with which
medical science has shown its utter In
ability to cope, has been -recognised
by the governing bodies of many na
tions, some of whom have adopted
meaures Tor the isoiatlon of the vic
tims of this dread malady. Other gov
ernments, the Chinese for example,
have taken practically no steps in the
matter, and the poor unfortunates are
permitted to roam at will, outcasts of
society, dragging out a miserable ex
istence, and depending 'for their living
solely upon the alms of the charitable.
In the Sandwich Islands, the Hawaii
an government established, in li."6, a
leper settlement on the Island of Iolo
kal, and both before and since the an
nexation of the Islands by the United
Mates, has provided for the lepers. Be
tween SO0.O00 and !00.000 has been
expended In their behalf up to the
present time.
Conditions iu Molokai. '
The lepers were compulsorlly seut to
Molokai by government authority, and
all hope of ever seeing their friends
again was left behind. The poor vic
tims were provided with . food (taro)
and something to wear, but beyond this
there was no one to watch over their
physical, spiritual or moral welfare.
Kor them. Molokai and hell w-ere
synonyms. Immorality reigned supreme.
The lepers learned how to make a
liquor from tea-roots; drinking, danc
ing and card-pla.vlng were their chief
pastimes. For them, with absolutely
no hope of being cured, made desperw
ate by thought of the future, con
demned to a life-long imprisonment
amid distressing surroundings, what
blame could be attached if they weakly
gave way to excesses of dissipation in
their endeavors to forget? In those
days, the generality of men were terror-stricken
by the very thought of
leprosy, and, no one being found who
dared to go among them to minister to
their wants, the lepers were left to
care for themselves.
In May. 1.;3, a man, a Catholic priest,
ffered himself to his bishop, Monslg
nor Maigrat, to go to Molokai and live
among the lepers, who at that time
numbered about 300. The offer of his
services being accepted, he Immediate
ly went to work as a man and as a
priest, and soon the condition of the
leper settlement Improved to such an
extent that it has now become a com
parative paradise. Not only are the
lepers resigned to their sad fate, but
it may be said that they are quite
happy.
Today there -Is a home for girls and
women, and one for the boys and men.
The first is called the Bishop's Home,
and is under the care of the Sisters,
of whom Mother Marion is the superior.
The second, the Baldwin Home, is un
der the care of Dr. J. Dutton, aided by
four Brothers. There is a third home
called Fairview, for those who do not
care to Uye at the other two, . and
where married couples are not sep
arated. How lepers Are Cared For.
The leper settlement is administered
Vjy a superintendent, and there are two
phVsiclans to look after the needs of
the sick. Each leper receives a $5 bill
every six months for clothing, and an
allowance of 21 pounds of poi and
seven pounds of meat or freeh -fish
every week, for food. In addition to
this, the Government gives them milk,
sugar, coal oil, soap, salt, etc. Bath
houses are numerous, and have proved
very beneficial to the unfortunates.
In the settlement reside two Catho
lic priests, one' at Kalaupapa and one
at Kalawao, about three miles distant
from each other. There are six
churches two Catholic, two Oalvinist
and two Mormon. The Calvlnlsts, as
they are called, are attended by a na
tive preacher, and the few Mormons
are visited once or twice a year by
Mormon elders from Utah. The lepers
are well cared for physically by the
territorial government, and spiritually
by the priests and the native preacher.
. The lepers and their friends are now
stirred by the hope of a cure, the dis
covery of which Is announced with con
fidence by a Swiss machinist named
Wallach. The Hawalians have re
quested the Board of Health to give
his treatment a thorough trial would
God he might succeed! It would ap
pear to be very wrong to condemn the
remedy without a fair trial, merely be
cause It may not be based upon scien
tific theories, more especially so, as all
scientific efforts have failed. If no
other good should come from the appli.
cation of the Wallach remedy, the na
tive mind will be once more set at rest.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon the Hawaiian government, especially
since the time of Father Damlen's de
voted sacrifice of his life to the physi
cal and moral care of the lepers in the
Hawaiian archlpeligo, as their condition,
compared with that of the Chinese lepers.
Is a hundred times better.
Visits Lepers in China.
After being replaced at Kalawao. Mol
okai, In ISSti. by the brother of Father
Damien, and having witnessed the af
fection and gratitude of the Hawaiian
lepers, and having learned of the
wretched condition of the Chinese lepers,
the writer decided to go on to China and
care for the latter. In April. 1896. he
arrived in Canton' and. without loss of
time, visited a leper village outside the
city, although the American consul had
strongly advised against doing so, fear
ing the lepers would not accord him
proper treatment. In that place there
were about 400 of the miserable wretches.
Their dwellings were built by the Chin
ese government, but they were scarcely
more than hovels, better fitted for the
occupancy of pigs than of human beings.
They are but a few feet high, about 12
feet square, and have neither door nor
window. In each, at night, several lepers
axe housed, sometimes as many as six.
huddled together like animals, without
distinction of age or sex. The Chinese,"
as a rule, are not very clean, and the
Chinese lepers are much worse, owing to
the ravages of the disease, to the rags
with which they are covered, and to their
sad and dirty surroundings. Some of
them, it is claimed, receive fifty cents a
month, but most of them nothing what
soever. In Canton and vicinity there
are at least 25,000 miserable lepers, with
no one among them to care for their
spiritual or physical welfare, A more
wretched set of human beings could
scarcely be found anywhere else in the
world, although in many other countries
lepers are nearly as miserable as their
brothers in China. The lepers in India
can easily obtain rice and shelter, but
as there is no one to care otherwise for
them, they roam where they like.
Chins Looks to America.
TCow China is looking to America.
China has confidence In the American
people. China knows well that there Is
no other nation such as America, that
America Is her only true friend. The
Husso-Japanese war has at last opened
her eyes, and today China Is earnestly
turning to the United States for help
to raise her up, to make her take her
place among the nations of the world.
Actions speak louder than words. Vi'e
need not say to the Chinese "we love
you," but let us start Institutions among
them, such as only Christian people can
do. Let us go amongst them and care
for those whom they regard with fear
and horror. In China, especially, the
lepers are abandoned; even parents turn
away their own children. No class of
people Is more wretched than the lepers
In a pagan land. By taking care of the
Chinese lepers we might convince the
pagans that our , civilization is far su
perior to theirs, and that because our
civilization is permeated by Christ's doc
trine it is a divine .command for us all
to be neighbors, whether they be Pagan,
Jew or Chlstian. We could show the
Chinese that, as a nation. America Is
Chrlsltan and that among us there are
men and women willing to sacrifice them
selves to helpHthersi Some of us have
established schools among them, others
hospitals, and still" others are ready to
minister to and care, for their lepers.
Great Work of Philanthropy.
The work among the lepers in China
will bring great results, as among all the
efforts for the welfare of suffering hu
manity, it is no doubt one of the great
est, because it will stand to all as a
practical example of true philanthropy,
and because the poor lepers are easily
satisfied. It is reckoned thatone dollar
a month will provide a leper with food
13 a year $3 a year will provide for all
other wants. One hundred lepers will
cost K600 a year. 1000 of them, J15.000.
Now, the territory of Hawaii spends from
$5,000 to $40,000 each year for the main
tenance of less than 900 lepers. All
things are relative: The Chinese lepers,
accustomed as they are to greater hard
ships than the Hawaiians, will be satis
fied with much less. Among so many
wealthy and charitable Tnen and women
in America .it should not be difficult to
find one who would bring about such -an
example of true philanthropy to the
whole of China. This benefactor of hu
manity would be blessed, not only by
the unfortunate lepers, but also by the
world at large. Those who are working
among the lepers will be pleased to give
the credit for the good results to the
one or more individuals who may provide
the means to accomplish the results.
H&pes to Raise'Fund.
After having in many places collected
for the lepers for nearly three years (one
year in Belgium and two in the United
States) the writer has now invested In
Hongkong about $30,000. With the In
terest of that money it is Intended to
keep and care for 100 lepers, but $5000 must
first be used to buy a tract of land, and
to put up small buildings for the lepers
(men, boys, glrU and womenK
Four Christian women, possessed of
medical training and education, have
voluntarily consented to devote their
lives to the care of the lepers, and for
these unselfish ones some provision
must be made. A modest cottage must
be erected for their use, and they must
be provided with food, and clothing, which
can be procured- at an expenditure of
about $10 a month each, or approximately
$500 a year for the four. It is the hope
of the writer that a Yund may. by some
means, be provided, the interest upon
which can be devoted solely to the above
purpose. Such a fund could b vested
in trust in a Hongkong bank, or other
financial institution, and the interest be
made payable subject to the order of
the American Consul in Canton and
Hongkong, and the Catholic Bishop of
Canton, who could probably be induced
to act as trustees.
The work among the Chinese lepers
Is, practically speaking, a broad, human
itarian work. None of the lepers are
Christians, but as lepers are rejected by
all, and they deserve the sympathy and
assistance of their more fortunate hu
man brothers the same sort of sympathy
that was manifested by our Lord when
he cleansed the lepers. We have not the
power to cleanse, but we can go among
them and minister to their wants, and
thus manifest and exemplify the true
spirit of Christianity to those helpless
outcasts of the human family.
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RIOT OVER MINING STOCK
Unparalleled Rash to Buy Widely
Advertised Shares.
NKW YORK. March 28. Scenes al
most approaching: riot were witnessed
on the Broad-street curb market to
day. It resulted from the offering for
sale for the first time of shares In a
widely advertised mining property.
Five minutes after the usual opening
hour more than 500 brokers and mes
sengers -who had gathered in the street
made a wild rush for the agents to
whom .the distribution of the new
shares 'had been intrusted. Ninety per
cent of the brokers are said to have
had haying orders for this stock, and
In their anxiety to execute their com
missions they fought wildly to reach
the men who had the stock for sale.
Men and boys were knocked down
and trampled in the rush, the street
was blocked by the struggling crowd,
traffic was suspended and the shouts
and sounds of conflict brought a throng
of spectators to th scene. In the
meantime the general business of the
outdoor market was practically at a
standotill. After about the noon hour
It quieted down.
A MUNCHAUSEN APPLE
Ambitious Ashland Has a Strange
Horticultural Experience.
ASftXJVND, Or.. March 28. (To the Ed
itor. I noticed in a recent isj?ue of Th
Oreporaaji an article reprinted from the
Medford Mail Riving an account of a re
cent land deal in Rosue River Valley. The
.rrce was 143 and the original invest
ment was $14,000. A sale of part of the I
land one year ago brought $moo, ana the
remainder recenUy went for $30,000. The
gross sales of fruit were $20.0O0, and al
lowing StfOOO for ost of maintenance, the
net profit was $3,000,000. That is a "hot-Air"
story.
Let me say that Ashland. Or, is still
on the map. la situated 341 miles; from
Portland, and. that- its people are doing
things. There Is an Increasing pride In
civic Improvement and a spirit of co-operation
In regard to reet improvements that
is refreshing to see. Private partiec are
building blocks and clearing ground for
more orchards At a rate that is astonishing.
I might tell of an apple that we raised
on the Sunrise orchard last year. I -was
then too busy to write about it. It was
a Summer apple called the Senator. There
were a number Of lar$te ones, but this par
ticular one outstripped, all the others. We
were saving it to send to Portland, but
left It until the branch bent over so that
the apple rested on the ground. It grew
until It attained a size greater than the
one which Hood River proposes sending to
the Rose Carnival this year. At any rate,
it fell one night and rolled? down the hill,
missing a neighbor's bam, landed ht Bear
creek And dammed the waters so that the
mill could not run. The neighbors came
and chopped the apple into pieces, took
them home and made sauce, as it was very
fine for that purpose.
Now, this is no worse than the Baron
Munchausen tale already referred to.
J. MORRIS BROOKS.
"YAKIMA" JONES AIDS CUPID
Advises Seekers for Reservation
Ivands to Get Married.
OREGON! A N" NKW3 BUREAU, -Washington,
March 2S- Tf there is any sudden
rush to the marriago license clerk at
Spokane for permits to wed, on the part
o prospective allottees of land on the
south half of the Colville Tndlan Reser
vation, don't forget that the credit be
longs to Congressman Jones. Recently
a letter was sent to the editor of one of
the large dailies in Spokane requesting
that Mr. Jones be asked certain questions
as to whether a person going on the res
ervation had to get married. Mr. Jones
replied that he did not know of any law
to that effect, but that personally, he
thought U would be a very good thing
for. In building up a home, a wife is a
very handy thing to have about the house.
The letter Mr. Jones received is quite
interesting and the following is a copy
of It:
Mr. Kdltor: If you Please ask Mr. Con
gressman W. It. Jones of Wash. D. C. for
Mr. P. H. Warwick if he has got to be mar
ried Before he eoes on the South hafe of
the Colvlllw Indian Reservation In the State
of Washington. Please let Mr. P. H. War
wick know if he has got to Be Maryed Be
fore he goee on tho South hafc of Colville
Indian Reservation in the State of Washing
ton if that Is So I have got Be Marry ed
Please Tell Mr. Jones to Write to Mr. P. H.
Warwick a Letter how it Is and if it is so
I am all right and True onest upright
might as Well get Marry ed First as last tell
Mr. Jones Jost to rite to Mr. P. 11. War
wick a boat the matter he want to know
how it Is he want a good home of his own
!n the South hafe Colville Indian Reservation
in .State of Washington good By yoors Troly
Remember the Mane
s . MR. P. Hi WARWICK,
if that Is the Case I Will get Ready for
It. Pleaee Write and I-et P. H. Warwick
know all a Bot it If you Please. Me say he
hope so If it if all rite and thank tiod for
it and wood and right Proper for him to do
So to get him Marry ed and have a good
Bride this all now good By yoors troly.
Prepare for "Long Shutdown.
PITTSBURG, Kan., March 28. On
Tuesday next all the coal mines In
this district will shut down by mutual
consent of the miners and operators
until negotiations are completed for a
new wage contract.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 28.
Local mine operators are preparing:
for the coming strike of coal miners.
All the mine mules are being offered
for sale, apparently in anticipation of a
long contest. Large quantities of coal
have already been stored by the rail
roads. In Leavenworth 1000 men will
be affected.
A CONSTANT ANNOYANCE
Half the nervousness, half the Irri
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a condition that accompanies kidney
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It Is the -work of the kidneys to keep
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-poisons, but when the kidneys are sick,
and not doing their duty the uric
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Irritation causes nervousness, Irritability,
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