Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-19
TWO THOUSAND PERSONS
Will Attention the International Tu
berculosis Congress In Wash
ington Next Week.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald
Washington, D. c., Sept. 19.-The
International Congress on Tuberculo
sis, which will open here Monday at
the still unfinished new national Mu-
scum, has brought one of the largest
and most distinguished international
gatherings of scientists, sociologists
tuberculosis specialists and govern.
ment representatives ever seen to-
gether to the national capital. The
subject of the congress is of such vital
Importance that practically all civil
liked nations have recognized the ne
cessity of being represented at a
be otherwise than highly beneficial
and are bound to bring the world a
big step nearer to the final consum-
nation of the hope of stamping out,
or, at least curling the ravages of
the white plague"
The congress will be attended by
nearly two thousand delegates, repre-
senting practically every civilized
country. Every department of the
United States government will be rep
resented and nearly every state of
the union has sent delegates. Of for
eign countries forty-six will be repre-
scented and nearly all the foreign del
egates have already arrived here.
France has sent distinguished dele
cation, including Leon Bourgeois, a
member of the French senate and of
the permanent Anti-Tuberculosis Com
mission appointed by the French gov
eminent; DR.. Roux, of the Pasteur
Institute, Paris; DR.. Calmette, pro-
fessor of hygiene at the University of
Lille: DR.. Landouzy, of Paris; Dr.
Letulle, the secretary general of the |
last International Congress on Tuber- |
culosis held in Paris in 1905, and DR.. |
Vale, the eminent veterinarian of the |
University at Abort.
The British Commission on Tuber- /
culosis will be represented by DR.. G. |
Sims Woodhead, professor of patho-
logy at the University at Cambridge, |
and member of the executive COM
mittee for Great Britain; Dr. Arthur
Newsolme, chief medical officer of the
local government board of England;
DR.. R. w. Philip of Edinburgh, foun-
der of the first tuberculosis dispen-
sary, and many others.
Germany is represented by scien-
fists of great distinction. The secre
tary of the German delegation, DR.
Jnhazaes Nietner. was secretary gen
eral of the recent congress on hygiene
and demography. Other members of
the delegation are DR.. Bannwitz, the
secretary general of the International
Association; DR.. Ernest
Won Leyden, and DR.. Johannes Orth,
of the University of Berlin
Austria has sent such distinguished
men as Professor Leopold Won Schroet-
ter, of the medical faculty of the
University of Vienna; DR.. Anton
Weichselbaum and DR.. Rich, Paltauf,
Of the department of pathology of the
University of Vienna, Dr. H. v.
Schrotter, DR.. L. Teleky and DR.. ].
D. Bartel.
Among the Swedish delegates are
Otto Won Printzkold, first chamberlain
Of the Swedish court; DR.. Bertil
Buhre, the president of the Swedish
Anti-Tuberculosis League, and other
noted scientists.
Holland has sent Dr. N. P. Tende-
100 of Leyden and DR.. P. X. Pei, of
he University of Amsterdam.
Greece has sent large delegation,
including DIR. B. Patrikios, the secre-