The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-21
BYSUN WORSHIPER'S TREAT
MENT WHO TORTURES HIS
PATIENTS. s
Needles Sunk into Flesh-Mysteri-
Gus Oil Is Rubbed into the
Wounds Which Causes
Great Pain-Other
News.

on May 26, charged with "practic-
ing medicine without a license" he
will have to face serious charges Of
torturing his patients by using
machine carrying 20 needles attach
ed to spring. These are sunk
deep into the flesh, and mysterious
oil 1s rubbed into the wound. This
is said to cause great pain and re-
suit in horrible blisters and running
sores.
| George Gilbert said his wife was
thus treated by two of Hannish's.
women helpers, and that she was
subjected to the ordeal even after
she was on the verge Of death from
starvation and pain; that even the
day upon which his wife died these
two women came to the house and
would have treated" her but he
drove them away.
DIR. Mary McKibbon Harper says
she was called to attend Miss
Reusse when she was taken to the
hospital just prior to being adjudg-
ed insane and taken to Elgin, where
she is now confined. DR.. McKib-
ben-Harper says she found Miss
Reusse's back in a frightful condi-
ton, caused evidentlo by the needle
treatment. Her back was literally
covered with sores, and she groaned
] and wept contin rally from the pain.
From members of the cult it was
. learned that followers afflicted with
I any ailment were tortured.
'Yes, we plunge needles into the
I flesh and then rub oil in the
Wounds" admitted DR.. J. H. Lowe,
( a dentist. "The needles go far into
7 the flesh, and then the oil causes
blistsrs and sores to form. This
y draws poison out Of the syatem and
cures the patient"
! Mrs. Isaac Henry Strong, high
/ priestess of the sun worshippers,
I not only admitted, but boasted that
I the sick and afflicted were punished
with needles and burning oil. ~,
< is one way to subjugate the flesh
and to drive out the DEVIL" she
y said: ''There are aot enough pores
in the ekin to let in all the sunshine
y that the system needs, and so the
needles are used for this reason.''
Z While Hannish denies that be
4 tortures his followers in order te
4 teach them what he terms "fest
( subjugation." healludes throughout
4 all his literature to the ordeal, and
\ those who stand it without crying
4 out in pain are lauded for the,l
y master over the body.
i Washington, May 17.-VariouI
temperance organizations have be
\ gun a campaign to make the Pana
ma canal zone prohibition territory
President Roosevelt is daily receiv
ing letters to this end, and is referr
!, ing them to the canal commission
Admir- Walker chairman of th
commission, when asked the teasi
bilily of prohibiting the sale of liq
uor by congressional COMMITTEES
! said such course would be absurt
, for the reason that it would be i'm
possible to enforce the regulation
The drinking on the strip was. no
= considerable While the people US
light wines and beer almost uni
versally, there is comparatively lit
tie drunkenness.
!, Quincy, Mass, May 17.-Th
, battleship Rhode Island was launch
ed today at the yards of the For
River Ship & Engine Company
: After the vessel had left the ways
> the launching crew experienced a
3 unexpected disaster. The gres
|, craft had attained such headwa
that she could not be stopped i
Z deep water, and her anchor failin
4 to hold, her stern was forced into
d mud bank. Three tugs made fai
4 to her as soon as possible, but th
= tide tell rapidly, and they were VI
9 able to move her. The compan
= sent to Boston for additional tug
. and it is expected the battle shi
would be released before the ne1
. loodtide. A naval inspector WI
:, was on the scene expressed the
pinion that the bottom was soft, II
& ship would not be damaged in tt
ie- M least.
Denver, May 17.-At least on