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MEDFOfifo MATL TRIBUNE, MEPFflnn, ORKOON, F1MDAY,
Red Cross Nurse Heroine or
TvPo Flu Epidemics in Alaska
I Imd to par-n Ameriran I0 a duyjhnm Lincoln, and authorlzrCW him iulliuny anil tieiireu O'liricn rue tho
lo vouk lor my uullenta. The diet to prori'crt on their niiclity uiuIdi- two prliuipulH uml nie lmcrlty
for my pntlimts was us follows: InklnK Juntas the cloudH of the civil thru- portrayal In Bplendlil. ( i-omi'uy
Mnnilnir' ('pnml lt mn of whitiit war uathorrd. What Lincoln huw In I w.llpf hv Corj)riil tam-y. Hcri'linl
Ily V. Iti-iiMlrk rifiilili.
or oatmeal), aoft bulled orkb, hot thlH vision of a Kreat national conlacl
milk. Noon: KlHh, fried or boiled, by rail nun now been offered in n
. rleo or potalopB, sometimes caribou motion picture that ha cranpetl ana
her Kiandn-other. Tor three years . .. v ... , , ,., ,,,.,,,, ,., ,i,i i, ii ikut
Scarcely more than a acoro and she remained In Iho far north, at- ... .. ,.,,,, ,,, ,irovo Hiiikti after milke In thla meel
tendinir school In Chena. and having Imtlv(, trje UH,.m ,,yu woum Kl,th a a coat of life and property al-
or nor menu nauvo jno.ana uu nmko )im h Wuulu ,( appullimr.
rHKiiiiun. tier m iiiiuiinJiiici , ii n.
Itochf'fclk'r, who nml Kne to A1"H
ku du cin k the Yukon mUl mail, wan
five years Jiko falr-halml and bluo
ryed lily) Duvlu flnt rniw tho Unlit
ut diy,
NrlKhboiH ttt Dr. and Mm. C. II.
A. Davis In Hun 1'ablu Haiti tliat tint
innlhor baity In all if Contra Conta
isounty, California, cried a
him too lazy, and h
novor get well." j "Tho Iron Horse" In lt whowhiK a
The experioru-e of Mm. Hlelehter; ffunt'H t'ratorian lata niht wjih all
I.. t 1... .,..(,!.,... 1.. !;,... V,l,n nroo th.. Iw.'u V.i.nn . Unl 1 1 u ft Ilff-
at that Minn owner and inanaKor of i. ... 't....n .ht i..t..u it.. ..r.tufni nnlilnn
little, the fiiHt Bteam laundry In tho north- HnL- shn madn' alonuxldo "The Covered Wauon" and
Hit did Baby Idyl aa hIio lay In lieri land. Her mother,
mother' arms even aw n tiny baby had left California u few yearfl be
iHl-M. Xivin. nnu ,,. H.u,. f
mnra t),,.n !.. I.im.li-Oil tullnu
Mi0 nurtio mia niemueia or uio iiini- nustrenH in tuona. I rin 1.11,1r. i,.1,w.r. r, ...n.i .u,..,,,,,! ul0 ..o,.niicd
.i. "'i.iin ""'"I""'! uir iK.iuiii i ""in trttt nin."
nUl.iit.tl..... m.thm.. -l A,mn I... UI,.,.lo.,u ...II iiauii tlin Ilfl.
oerloln to the post In KulrbankB alio wan de- h(j ierii!lf uM )f ,.unninK RrPSB of ve frc)m HhU(0d to the
"America."
"The Iron Home" Is a beautiful love
lalory offerinK an effective settlnu In
Ily. . When Mm. Klekhter wim nnHlgned
.Thoso who bellevo that
(vell-d(flned rharaeterlHtlcH lndlcatlvo lighted, for who had Untf wiwhed to
of perHonallly when the child 1h roturn to Alawka In her profeMHlon,
with Influenza for tbruo dayH. In culmination In n weddhiK that In al
Iffimiiftr Miu Mli.lohl.tK fiinrmir mnxt iiu nlirn t ifli 11 1 lo (he filldicnCC HH
mown, L-uiuiui no uvu-i.-iuu u. n huuWihK i.u.l u,,,,.,. i Uim ( m . oth(.r thnKH h(t mk0i COVer and Is the weddliiK of tho Central al'cine
young baby are nilMtakcn at
Miu Idyl DuvIh SU-lchlcr.
leaHt an a iiuiho there wuh great. How
ever, ,1 ih. Hlelehter did not realize
when Hhe wuh niaklnB herelf com
fortable In her lug cabin home In
FairhunkM, prepared to face with a
Hinilo tho very worm weather which
whh mjre to come with tho winter,
that Hhe wan dentlned to be tho hero
ine of two devaluating Influenza eul
demli'H be for o the nprlng and Bum
mer bail dbsappeared. '
Ih "Flu" KoclaliHt.
Idyl Davis Hleichter descrtben ber
Hflf proft'HHiomilly aH "flu h)0'Ih11hIm
for after alt nho proved hernelf ex
ceptionally capable In handling this
diHeufto during the war, when nho
wnn placed In charge . of an emer
gency influenza hoHpltal in Iowa,
anil later In CaliDirnia. Ho when the
call for her to administer relief In
an Influenza epidemic reached Fair
banks MiH. Hleichter Jumped at the
cbfince to get on the job.
Her nioHt recent exiierlenco bnt
tling flu wan at Eort Yukon tho
latter part of July. Three months
previously Mi h. Hleichter had gone
to Ham part to ucrve In a similar j
epidemic.
Dr. tiraflon Burke of tho MlRslon
HoHpltal at Fort Yukon, the capacity
of which la 20 patlenU, telegraphed
FairbnnkH for ali, atating that the
hospital wan already overcrowded
those who becomo acquainted with
Uuby Idyl believe her future fraught
with the pofwibility of great accom
plishment. Her clear blue eyes vir
tually beamed determination, while with both white and Indian patients,
tho baby hands bespoke work to bo and that the Indiana In the village
line n casket, null teeth. Hlnir at a and tho Union Pallflc with their join-
funeral, and haul water. JJfo In Ihk rail lines. One does not Ioho sight
AloHka during tho past six months t tho romantic story In the speetaeu-
for Idyl Davis Hleichter has been events with their historical au
one influenza ephlumle after an- j thentfeity. neither doeH one lose sight
other. of tho Hlgnlficance of tho plc-
In the late fall Idyl Davis Hlelehter tur0 ln '"''"King a realization of the
returns to her post at Fairbanks, magnitude and far reaching effects of
Hhe Is very much concerned over the u,e JU11 " ' ot ino I,Ihl
future of the Alaska Indian, de
claring that unless the government
takes Immediate steps to guard their
health moro carefully, tho Indians
will soon a!l die off because of tuberculosis.
i, Two ribbons of steel stretched their
way ncross the United Ktatcs to weld
continent and a nation together in
They were Iho vlfdon of Abra-
ental rail line.
I Indian warfara ndds a thrilling
scene. One sees tho charging red
skins mnke their nttack on the little
construction gang, the flight of the lo
comotive for reserves, and a battle
that ahiio.Ht brings the audience to Its
feet. Then there is the beef strike
when the sullen foreigners reftiRe to
wor kor fight until they have the
promised beef. Again the scouts un
der Buffalo Bill's direction charge
Into a buffalo herd and bring down
the animals In a thrilling hunt to get
food for the workers when the beef
fails to arrive.
Many other high lights are In this
picture, each of which stands out in
hold relief as a climax in itself. And
through It all the love story of a man
and n inn Id goe on and on. Madge
Slatteo nd Private Kchultz is ruiiy
as effective In lis scope as the pathos
and tragedy that creep in to make
tho triumphant climax a crowning
achievement.
Attention Xf. O. W.
On I'riday oveninB, Sept. 18th,
Mcdford Camp DO will put on a mag
party. Thla will bo a bin Bl-tEther
L-tlnff for meinoeva aim i,.v..
candidates. joiei hi.m-
mee
AnnlveiHary
ment and big feed
fThat'alIlttak-5brlcfmornlng J ill
minutes and Albcrs Carnation "B&rW
Mush is on your table piping hot, iigisiP'
rcady-to-cacl , . , try It tomorrow!
Albers
(TamaM(Q)iiii
"Alters stands or
Better Breakfasts"
Our paint stlcketh
oloser than a
brother.
All of life's lessons
are Dot learned In
school. The lesson of
paint's protection
comes from experi
ence. We know that
paint is the best pro
tective policy. Why
do we put it off?
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rrran.mrttii.iH
folio Peter Paint's Aduice
. MEDFORD GLASS CO,
(ilaas for nutomobllea and all pur
poxcH. Wo repair broken windows; '
reallver old mirrors; mako minors
any size; complete lino bovoling ma-:
chlnery; cxpcilonced help. J. V.
AlOHQAN, Munagor, 118 S. Bartlett,
Phono 140.
done.
ltebileil to UockefelhTH.
' But after all, why should not Baby
Idyl have almtvn hIkiih of approaeh
lllH glorlouH'womanhood with a act
purpoao'J. Her giandniother, Helen
AUKUKta Itockereller, wile of Hiram,
fltl coualn lo John I). Itoekefeller,
were almoat to a man down with the
flu.
Had Mr. Hleichter been forced to go
by boat to Fort Yukon, a alx-day
trip, her Horvice there might have
been virtually nil, and It developed
that the boat wuh not due for threo
days. Tho only alternative waH for
n n TTT) FT) H T 7
iooked upon life with the belief thatjbor to make the trip in an airplane.'
no day should puss without her bav- On the afternoon of July 18, six
Ing contributed something wort h buurw after the call for help had
while to her fellowman. ) reached Fairbanks, Idyl Davis Hlelch-
Tho mother of Idyl, Mrs. Da via ter left In a Korraker plane, the
who waa Evelyn Augusta Itoekefeller, property of a private corporation, for
like her own mother, never regarded Fort Yukon, piloted by Noel Weln.
Ihle world aH a place to come, frivol Two hours later Mrs.. Hleichter was
away an allotted span, and pass on safely landed on1 a sandbar two and
leaving behind not even the remcm- a half miles north of Fort Yukon,
branee off ono deed well done. Hho regards her Journey of two hun-
80 when Idyl Davis, who in worn
atihood bocame Mrs. Hleichter, enter-j
cd Franklin hospital school of nurs--Ing,
frlomls of the family were nur-j
prised to hear she had decided to
follow ln 'tho footsteps of her,
mothor and grnndmothor. Early In
life had Idyl Davis como to the con-
elusion thtit she could best contrlbutu
her mlto by ucrvlng humanity as a
nurso. I
8uch headlines ns iheso appeared
In California newspapers the latter
part of August when IdyJ Davis Ktel
chtor returned home; "lied (.'reus
Angel of Mercy in Far North Hack
Home"; "lted Cross Nurse Heroine
of Two Influenza Epidemics, lie-'
turns Home.' I
Last fall Idyl Davis Hleichter went
to Fairbanks to ussume her duties
ua public health nurse. Hut this was
not tho first glimpHe of the snowy
waste InndH for Mrs. Hb'ichler when
ehe was in, went to Chena to visit
(I red miles in two hours as a com
moiiplaco experience. Tho many lakes
over which she passed resembled
hand mirrors, Mrs, fcjlelehtor says.
the trees looked like toy ones sea
gulls resembled butterflies.
First Airplane In Air tic Circle.
"AH tho Indians able to be up
met us in power boats, nnd Imd III
fires to aid us In landing although
It wasn't dark. Ours was the first
airplane to land ln tho Arctic cir
cle. From (he sand bar landing I
took a launch to Fort Yukon. Tho
only baggage I had with me was a
handbag and a packet of drugs.
I spent nine days In Fort Yukon,
on tho Job night and day. There
were :i 1 S Indians and 18 whites 111
twelve deaths, but threo from tu
berculoids, " did all work In tho village ex
cept cook, without the aid of l)r.
Murko or bis two regular numis who
were snowed under at the hospital.
well worth a
cook'sjirial
Jin nti
Filet of Salmon Broiled with
bacon la Just one of the many unusual
ways In which Frys'a "Delicious" Brand
Bacon can be used to vary the regular menu.
1 lb. salmon (In 8 slices FRYE'S
chunk from DELICIOUS
middle of fish) BACON
Cut salmon In four strips, lengthwise of
the flih. Remove bone, but leave on skin.
Heat shallow baking dish and rub with split
clove of garlic, then rub with FRYE'S
"WILD ROSE" LARD. Lay fish on dish
akin side down and spread bacon over; broil
until bacon la brown, then remove to hot
platter. Broil fish 10 minutes longer, turn
ing to brown on both sides. Add salt, para
ley, paprika and lemon to drlpplnQs In pan
and pour over fish arranged on hot platter
with bacon. Garnish with alloed young
onions, green peppers and cucumbers
sprinkled with paprika.
'Everything The Name Implies'
In the new edition
of this praotlcal
cook book you
will find 187 de
lightful r e c I p e a
and a complete
guide to the
choice and cutting
of all masts.
Free, on reoelpt
of 2c for postage
to Fry a & Co..
Seattle.
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Last Bay off
tfa
Jackbm Cdoety Fair
ONE OF THE BEST PROGAMS OF THE FAIR HAS BEEN RESERVED
FOR THIS DAY, INCLUDING
Three Running Races Three Auto Races
Three Motorcycle Races Novelty Auto Races
McCleave's Horse Show
Vaudeville
The Exhibits are pronounced by all to be the best ever shown at any fair in
this county and the prize ribbons are on them.
There will be afternoon and evening free programs in the Merchants Build
ing, plenty of good music on the grounds, dancing in the pavilion, and the fair
will close with a
BIG SHAM BATTLE
Commencing at 7:30 P- M. in front of the grand stand. The local National
Guard Company has all the necessary guns and other equipment to make this
a big event. Ashland and Grants Pass National Guard companies have been
asked to take part.
SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION OF THE FAIR 'BY ATTENDING THE
LAST DAY
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