The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-17
Preliminary Plans for the
Congress on tuberculosis
Under Way.
DR.. BUHRE EXPLAINS
FIGHT IN SWEDEN
Miss Hurn TO Show How Easily
Milk Can Be Kept
Pure.

down IN the New National Museum
building that must make the germ Of
tuberculosis look very downcast and
feel very sad, especially If he catches
a glimpse of DR.. Bertl Buhre, of Stock
holm, Sweden, who is secretary Of the
Swedish National Anti-TubercuIosis As
ISOLATION, and of Miss Kabe Hurn, of
New York, who is connected with the
Nathan Straus pasteurized milk organ
5zation.
Both Dr.. Buhre and Miss Hurn were
digging away this morning, preparing
1heir exhibits. smiling the while and
disseminating fragmentary information
10 persons who happened TO be inter-
ested- DIR. Buhre has good knowledge
OF the English tongue, but he isn't
exactly familiar with American news
paper men, 50 ne had everything writ
ten out in Swedish on piece Of paper,
and he translated that back into Eng
lish for the reporters benefit.
There is only one thing which works
greater injury 10 our country than tn
berculOsis," said the piece of paper,
Speaking through the physician. That
Is immigration. But We are not sorry
20 see our good people come TO this new
land with its splendid opportunities. We
are glad 10 see them get good homes
here.
But against the tuberculosis we can
fight; we cannot fight against the immi-
grafton. The national organization, with
the help Of the Government, is DONG
much to eradicate the disease. We be
San our organization five years ago,
and we have now one member for every
Loo persons in Sweden
Has Charity Stamps"
Although DIT. BUhre didn't say so.
the reporter learned through a nys-
ferrous source Of information that he is
possessed Of the most complete collec-
ton of what are known as charity
stamps in the world These stamps.
the credit for the invention of which is
given to the United States. are sold in
the Doctors own country near Christ
mas time.
The proceeds from them are devoted
almost entirely to a fund used in some
way to fight tuberculosis, particularly
tuberculosis in children. The Govern
ment permits the stamps to be placed
on letters. etc, eXacts hut a slight
amount therefor, but does not allow the
charity stamp TO take the place Of real
postage
Many other countries of Europe. in
fact, practically all Of them as well as
such nations as ROumania and even
Iceland, have adopted this scheme of
helping. the tubercular children, and
Dr- Buhre has stamps from all these
countries in his possession, kept all the
time under lock and key
Dr. Buhre viii give acknowledgement eX-
b3bitiOnS and lantern slide displays next
week, showing the tight conducted IN
Sweden against the white plague
Hiss Hurn's Exhibit
Miss Hurn was busy among pots and
pans and milking cans. when the re-
h.. hnT ny-11f ic
to occupy in the front part of the build
ing She explained il all how the milk
Is pasteurzed, and how It is kept cool
all the time, except when in the process
OF pasteurizatiOn.
Mr. Straus supplies this pasteurized
milk to East Side mOtherS-enOugh for
L small child-fOr cents day. He buys
the best milk before pasteUrization so
that these poor people get better than
many others in better circumstances do.
perhaps You nave never seen Inc
SIrauS milk bottle When Mr.. StrauS
first got the idea of supplying this pure
milk to poor people he was told that II
wouldn't do much good unless he pro-
vided a bottle that can not be made 10
stand up. For said the man who told
him. the East Side mother will take the
stopper out and let It stand that way,
30 that you would have your work TO do
all over again This bottle, you see,
can't be made 10 stand up"
Miss Hurn wants everyone in Wash
tnGton to see her exhibit She's going
10 pasteurize milk, make real pasteur-
Szed butter, and show people generally
that there is little excuse for drinking
contaminated milk. She said that she
wants not merely the delegates to the
International Congress to see her eG-
hlStt, but the people Of Washington, too.
Committee Meets.
Arrangements were partially COM
pleted today for the establishment of an
information bureau for the women dele
gates to the congress. a committee of
prominent Washington women will con-
stitute this bureau, and they will also
meet the incoming delegates and see
that they are escorted TO hotels or.
other lodgings and registered at head
quarters aC delegates
This committee which is called che
Registration and Information Commit
tee, met today in the rooms Of The
Washington Chamber Of Commerce,
corner OF + and Twelfth streets lorth-
west 1t is really subcommittee OF
the Ladies Auxiliary Committee, 'he
general womeh's committee OF the con-
gress. Primarily. it will endeav2r 10
attend to the wants Of English speak
ing women delegates. but such foreign
eTs, as need interpreters, Will be pro-
Vided with them by this subcommittee
dies Auxiliary Committee
At the meeting today only genera!
plans were discussed. Details VIII be
perfected at later meetings.
Mrs. Clark Presides.
Mrs. Robert Appleton Clark. chair
man of the subcommittee, presided at
the meeting. A number of those who
had been asked TO serve were not pres
ent Those who attended the meeting,
and are thus known to have accepted
the invitation 20 serve were, besides
Airs. Clark, Mrs. A NJ. McI.achIan.
Mrs. George 5. Rees, Mrs. 4. w. Myers,
Mrs. J. B. Briggs, Miss NJ. A. Townsend
Mrs. Percy Kicking. Mrs. W X Butler
Mrs. Z. NJ. HaSbrouck, Mrs Nj J.
Rosenau, Mrs. BrintOn Stone Mrs. A.
II Taylor. Mrs. John A. StuIz. Mile.
Girardin, DR.. Macy Parsons, Mrs. J. w.
Little. Mrs. Lewis Wilson, Mrs. Charles
N Brown, Mrs. c. NJ. BrunbaUl,h, Mrs
w. J. Zeh, Mrs. w d. Writ, Miss L. A.
ACker.
ACCUSES DREYFUS AGAIN.
PARIS, Sept. 17.-Major Cuignet. of