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boots, stockings and gloves are sup
piled by the school, and as each pupil
arrives he is given bath. and, in bad
weather, the school clothing. Next
come d hot meal some lessons. some
games, another hot meal, an hours
nap. more lessons, more games and an
other hot meal. Then-at in winter and
q in summertime little ones dof the
school clothes. don their own apparel and
reluctantly turn their faces toward home.
are popular among the pupils that in
many cases they have demanded that the
sessions last throughout the summer.
when fewer lessons are required and some
interesting features of camp life are M
troduced.
The youngsters are weighed daily. and
few fail to make a steady gain of flesh.
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highlanders. Also he picked up fifty
words of French, which he tried to inn
pose on Turkish diplomats from Paris.
In fact. Issa is a sad. conceited dog
But Issa's vanity is pardonable. He is
an extraordinarily handsome man of tho
opera brigand type. with a fine figure, big
black eyes and "a lady-killing strut He
shows better in "A highland petticoat than
i'm q German slop-suit, and his gun gains
him far more respect than even his card
Nos CIR lssa." Issa does not look his
TWO @nc orty years, and he has before
MIN .oat, life of slaughter. plumber
treason. mit and Gallo politeness. Such
a man cannot have a tame career
Copyright. 1912. by Curtis Browpa
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and lncurable cases of tuberculosis, dis
pensaries giving early diagnosis and adj
vice to suspects. municipal tuberculosis
nurses working under the health authori-
ties and in cooperation with the dispeI-
SdrleS, school nurses working under the
direction of the school physicians open-
air schools or claSSrOomS for children
predisposed to tuberculosis a system for
the pasteuriZation of milk and cream
regulations providing for the COMPULSORY
removal of careless and dangerous tuber-
culosis patients and day camps or a sani-
forum for durable patients. Are you
willing to do your part in protecting your
community by helping to supply these.
INKS In the chain OF security devised by
experts who have studied the problem?
The progress of this crusade may be
seen in the fact that in seven years the
number of our anti-tuberculosis organ
iZatons has increased from ~ to $50: of
tuberculosis hospitals and sanitoria, from
10 to 800, and of special tuberculosis
dispensaries from - to 400
How has this increase of organized eff
fort affected the tuberculosis death rate
According to the latest statistics gather
ed by the census office the tuberculosis
deaths per 10000 of population have in
five years steadily decreased in the fol-
lowing steps: $50. LIS, 16i, 161 and 1863
This means that in "a community of 100
600 people twenty less people die from
consumption today than gave up their
ghosts as "a result of that dread disease
when this crusade began The proof of
the pudding is in the eating.
The latest novelty devised for combat
ing the white death is the open-ar
school. THE most valuable asset in our
capital of national vitality is the health
of the childGen." says Dr. Thomas u.
Wood. professor of physical education.
Columbia University. in d report lust
made to the United States bureau of edu-
cation. Of the 20,DOOD school children
in this country, according to Dr. Wood
probably . per cent, 1,OOOOO at least
have now have had tuberculosis dis
ease of the lungs.
The open-air schools have been estab-
lished for these little unfortunates Over
a hundred such institutions have been
opened in our progressive cities during
the past year or two. The model school
of this class is pavili open on three
sides. which are, however, like winter
porches. provided with sashes which may
be put up in case of hard storms. The
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fortresses belonging to Issa. Issa either
rebuilt them or changed the spot. When
his third kula was captured by Schefket
Pasha the Turks found the walls of lSSa :,
room adorned With derisiVe verses They
We're written by Isea's tame bard and
bloodthirsty blood brother. the Alhan.Zed
Serp. kovitsch. Even i'm plain Albanian
Issa is no scholar.
Tales .innumerabe are told of Issa.
some of them true and some of them as
false Issas word. Were he Eng
lishman he would wear q dozen Victoria
crosses pinned TO his broad chest; We're
he German he would be the vain owner
of enough Iron crosses to make another
cannon. His forces vary in numbers. but
however large. there ia hardly a member
VINO will not tell YOU that he owes his
life to the quckness. the skill or the
bravery of Issa Boletini.
He is the only man in the world whose
name strikes terror TO the heart of the
fanaticaliy brave Turk In the minds Of
the Turkish soldiers he bears a charmed
life. and campaigns against him are just
so much wasted time and ammunition.
That is the real reason why the Turks
will not now fight him.
Countless Turkish pounds have been
spent i'm brides to secure Issa's assassi-
nation. but i'm vain. The Young Turks
placed a prce of San,G00 upon his black
head. but the money lies in Salonki un
claimed to this day. Ii is worth consid-
erably more than a mere $4,000 to brave
the flashing eyes of Monsieur Boletini.
pecialIy as there is "A large chance of the
assassination coming off second best in
the encounter
As a matter of fact, several attempts
have been made to put an end TO Issa
Boletini's mischief making. But the at
tempts have been made by light-brained.
ALA fl-loving Turks and not by traitors
within his own camp On one occasion he
was attacked from the rear and the
blade of the long knife was detected from
the great heart of the lion of Albania by
a silver medal which he delights to wear.
Quickly Issa reached over and caught his
assailant by the neck; cleaniy and surely
his long, curved sword raced home. and
Issa walked to the river bank and tended
the wound that half pierced his body
much one might tend a slightly cut
finger.
Issa's craze for being addressed as
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In the st Louis Open-air school lately 1t
was noted that one little boy refused to
fatten. and his case became so stubborn
that the school nurse visited his home
She discovered that he was required to
rise every morning at to sell papers on
the. streets before getting ready for
school.
His parents protested that the 81 which
he thus earned each week was absolute
ly needed to help keep the wolf from the
door. So the good nurse hatched
scheme by which the little fellow could
get his full rest. She got the Anti-tuber-
culosiS Society to allow the parents the
81 per Week.
Plenty of food, fresh air, sunshine and
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Monsieur is a frasment of his mighty
vanity. He first heard OF Monsieurs n
civilized Cettnje. Issa there donned
European clothes. paid the diplomats
visits and aspired in his mighty Nanit, TO
be European lie ordered cards wiki
the inscription Monsieur ISsa de Bo'e-
tint and gave them Ia diplomats. shop
Keepers. DoStmru ana raw Montenc=rin
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tuberculosis is costing our country a
half billion dollars a year in loss of life
and la Dor. If could stay this monsters
hand for just eight months we would save
enough TO pay for the entire Panama
canal Every three minutes some Amer
iran falls victim tn its sting. Murder all
Il the men. women and children in Den
YER, St. Paul ar Portland, Greg, and YOU
lat repeat the slaughter caused by this
grim foe i'll one year. Ii Stays one-third of
81 Americans who die during their most
,.sseful and productive period of life-that
between eighteen and fOrty-five. Herd all
fmeriCan consumptives today into one
area. and YOU have population of one
i2iliion soUis-equal to that of Pittsburgh
and Detroit combined.
You are a Sinking citizen if with these
C4ld facts fresh in Your mind. YOU refuse
Ia interest Yourself in the tuberculosis
rcctly surrounding YOU there will have
been 100 deaths from tuberculosis with
N this Year of grace, and for every one
of these deaths there will be five con-
sumptives languishng in the same com
'nCnitN. Even though YOU cannot con-
iiioutc Nour mite of money toward the
deviation of this suffering. YOU can dis
.,ernnatc useful knowledge that may save
Just one life from the white vampire
YOU can do little tactful missionary
work by correcting the false beliefs
which nine people out of ten foster re-
.arding this disease.
Now here are some of these facts which
the national association would like YOU
10 hclp scatter among the multitudes:
No drug or specific FOR the cure OF
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Tile building which. in another of these
pictures. displays cross in The peak of
the roof is tent houSe in one Of the
day camps supported by the proceeds OF
the sale OF Red Cross christmas seals.
The money from this enterprise OF tn.
American Red Cross. of which organize
ton President Tart. 10y virtue of personal
interest only. is the head. is used cn-
tirely for fighting tuberculosis ia tile
communities which sell the seals. II is
spent by the local NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
ganizat lions in such manner Will best
forward their work. II MAY be appi 81
not only 10 day camps. but to the en-
ployment of tuberculosis nurses. the sup
ply of special diet or the support of cdu-
cational work Mr.. Ernest l.. Bick nell.
the national director at the Red Cross.
told me Yesterday that up 10 date use
christmas seals have Melted the anti
tuberculosis crusade over million dol
lars Last year his office dstrih. r.
Ei.Em0G' of them. He showed me- to-
design To he used on these stamps du1ns
the coming Christmas season. II con-
tainS the head of Stanta claus adorned
by a red cap. On either SIDE of his DOR
trait is cluster of Christmas n .ss
and in each corner of the stamn i :et
cross. The millions Of these ssa'S y ,rl
holiday shoppers Will past" on iheir 30
this winter Will save hundreds OF oUI
citizens. big and little. from tho jaw, or
the white vampire.
copyright 1912. by John Flfr"lh watkn~D
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AIbanians forget no injuries. The brother
stole down to Mitrovitsa, laid skillful
ambush for Stcherbna and shot him
through the head
Then NJ. Issa rscched greatness. Abdul
llamid finding force no remedy. tried his
usual method, brides. He invited Issa to
iideZ, called him fiatteringly monsieur
and offered him $4,000 "A year and a
harem to live like a good Mussuman at
Stambul. Issa rejected the $4,000 and
even the harem. Il choke in cities he
said. Abdul gave him a pension and sent
him home.
On the way to Mitrovitsa Issa. carrying
S12, O0O-the biggest bride ever seen in
north Albania attacked by seven
Greeks. His only companion was shot
dead. lssa ran. The Greeks pursued.
Issa reached sheltering ravine and
crouched behind "a rock. He shot the
foremost Greek dead. The others made
a rush together. ISsa shot second
Greek dead. winged another and got
third through the eye. The survivors
fled. Issa got safely back with the $1,000
and with precious trophies - revolvers,
daggers and IA Grecan ear. He gener-
ously shared with his comrades the
$1,000 the revOlvers and the Grecian ear
lssa had vowed a Stambul to love Abb
dui Hamid and he kept his vow. He kept
it by waging war on the Young Turks
That the cause of the Albanian
volts of 1910 and 1872. When, in April,
1910, Schefket Pasha with :D.OOO men
started from Uskup to Werisovitsch to
fight IsSa, Issa cut the railway and held
up all the trains Issa defended for a
week the pass of Katschanik, and re-
tired only when threatened by Schefket
from the rear With 11,GO0 men he out
witted 10000 and got away.
AT katschanik Issa made his reputa-
ton for daring and ruthlessness When
his men seemed wavering he ran on to
the hill crest and exposed himself.
shell ripped up his petticoat. When his
thirteen-year- nephew tried to run
away lssa sent a voley after him and
brought him down.
= =
After katschanik Issa went to Monte
negro 10 brew trouble for the Young
Turks That his fourth visit. He
spent the winter in Podgoritsa and agi-
tated so tercely among the mild Mails
SORTS that they rose in bloody revolt.
1ssa rushed to Kossowo to drag his own
countrymen into the fray. He was disap-
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ONSIEUR Issa de
Boletini is angry
There is a lull in
his feud with the
Osmanli and 1ssa
is bored. He has
a weakness for
death. pl u n d e +,
chivalry, h u m or
and for being
called "sIonsieur":
and the unaccom-
modating Turk Will
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HIS. our church cal
cndar SaNeth. is Tlt-
hcrculOSis day.
With the rest Of
the preachers. /
have been asked To
devote it to an anti
pAtniSiS sermon for
my flock - those
Z ID Gus nd : who
stay at home from
church and read
tine Sunday papers.
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rest the ONLY medicines which the
progressive physician now administers to
stave off or Danish the white specter. 1
asked them at the federal public health
service today how they take care of the
patients at Uncle Sans model tubercu-
losis sanatorium which. at an altitude of
mile and a quarter, occupies a reserVa
ton of forty-three square miles at Fort
Stanton, New Mexico.
Patients well enough to he out of the
hospital wards live here in eighty-seven
tent houses. each lighted by electricity
and each housing two patients Only
during violent rain, dust or wind storms
can the weather sides of these tents be
closed. All nhabtants of this village
of shacks are. by the strict rules. re-
quired to rest on their beds from the time
of finishing their midday meals until o:,o
pm
Medicines are administered only to aIlav
acute symptoms and never as curative
measures for tuberculosis Alcohol is
never given. save in the form OF brandy
sometimes placed in eggnogs for ad-
Vanced cases. in the infirmarv only
Tuberculin. long heralded as means of
curing consumption. has been abandoned
"a ths sanat"rium. / was told that the
unanimous conclusion of those who
that no benefit was observed from the
use of either of the two kinds OF tubercu-
lin employed. | was given the oniniou
that the benefit of tuberculin is limited
chlelly to the effect of its administration
on the mental condition of the patient"
The food of the very sick at this great
sanatorium consists of as many raw eggs
and as much milk as they can he rer-
suaded to take. Those who are up and
about are given three square meals of
mixed diet. with additional pint of
milk in the evening. 1t has been found
better to discourage eating between
meals and to encourage d leisurelN con
sumed full meal of mixed diet three times
d day.
The fad of reducing. in the consump-
tive's diet. that class OF foods which are
called proteids, and which are found
chiefly in the lean of meat. the white of
egg, the cassein of cheese and the gluten
of wheat. has been exploded, in the opn-
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ion OF this sanatorium = authorities. Two
excellent Sanatoria in New York STATE.
which were the chief opponents OF tiIs
low protein dict Tor coz -ilnDtive~. have
abandoned it and :esume1 tire fun >cl
diet
Progressive workers in the aTti-iu per-
culosis crusade are striving more 3n1
more to prevent the breaking OF home
ties during the curatiN" stages This i
one of the purposes behind nni onlA the
outdoor schools. bat also TN" many day
camps being established throughout he
country. In these cam1S paticntS IT,
ceive during the daylight hours fresh air,
sunlight ami good food. After their
evening meal they return &" their fam
lilies and homes. TIE accompanying
photograph. showing "a row of whit" tent
houses, terraced np a hin Slope. del icts
life i'm one of these day camps in ti"Ve-
land Ohio. and another view shoNS a
group of children receiving Treatment in
the day camp upon the ll"f al The Van
derbilt Clinic. New York
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Tuberculosis is not inherited says
the national association "A person may
inherit ii weak constitution which is espe-
cially susceptible to tuberculous infection.
Prevalence in families where parent
has consumption is due to direct infec-
ton from one person to another There
is no danger from a careful conSumptive
who destroys his sputum properly and is
cleanly in his habits
Your community Is not properly fortify-
ing itself against the minions of the pale
specter unless ii is establishing, on an
adequate scale hospitals for advanced
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he wrote the Turk commander scented
episties in fiower-embossed envelopes and
sent them south TO kuprili. where they
We're put in the ordinary post. He knew
that Schamsi was lover of ladies and
had several lady loves in kuprili and
Krushevo. The scented letters were i'm
unintelligible Albanian. and when Scham-
81 had them translated he found they
breathed war not love.
Seven times within the last decade have
the Turks shelled or blown up the kuIa
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pointed. The intelligence" is, the
new nationalist party-was on top. 1ssa
threw in his lot with 1t and swore
faithfully to defend the national cause
against Young Turks old
When Mahmud made his pilgrimage
to Sultan Murad's grave he issued an
amnesty. lssa Boletini WIS pardoned.
He was asked to Ueskub and offered a
pension. He declined pension and pardon.
what do YOU want?" asked the Turks.
Guns" said Issa. He got them, but not
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HE White Plague Costs
Us Enough in Eight
Months to Pay for the Entire
Panama Canal-Every Three
Minutes an American Dies
of It-How the Nationwide
Crusade to Fight 1t Is Spread
ing-Who It's Generals Are
Every Citizen Can Do
Helpful Missionary Work in
His Communicable Socie-
ties Waging the Great Cru
SADIE Are Exploding Fallacies
About the Disease-Consump-
ton Not Hereditary or Cur
able by Drugs-War on Fake
Medicines-Latest Novelties
for Fighting the White YAM
pire = Progressive Measures
Aimed Against Breaking
Home Ties of Sufferers.
EY JOHN ELFEETH WATKINS.
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from the negotiators. Three days later
he attacked a Turkish ammunition train.
The thirty Turks fought They We're sur
rounded. ls.sa offered quarter. The Turks
laid down their arms. Later a foolish
Turk tried 10 run. The captors shot.
They shot till all thirty Turkish captives
were dead. Issa was accused of treach-
cry. The guns went off by accident"
he said.
That is Issas way. He is cultured
humorist. When lighting Schamsi Pasha
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nelther hght, NOT joke, NOT caII hIlII
Monsieur" But IsEa is an optimist- He
IN rebuilding with Jagged fints his Oft
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PerhapS Won remember Prison sun
day a sabbath " hich many churches. a
generation ago, devoted TO sermons par
passed 10 lessen crime and aid the reform
oe criminals Well Prison sunday sUc-
cested ''Tubcrcuiosi> sunday. which it
was proposed to observe on the last Sun
day of April but which had tn be post
church calendars With the change of
date came also change OF name from
tuberculosis sunday to ''TubercuIosis
,ay. Arrangement for It's observance has
been made bN the National Association
tor the Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
loss allied with which are go local anti
tuberculosis associations and committees.
scattered about the country. These organ
iZatiOnS constitute vast army of physl-
,ianS. social workers and philanthropists,
volunteering IN a twentieth century cru
sau" against the cohorts of the white
vampire. Through these $50 regiments
the commandment CHIEF. Homer Folks
president of the national aSsocia tom.
9nd his staff have handed down the
50 heduie fOr todayS much needed edUca
t.onaI campaign. President Folks is
charity expert who helped the govern
cuba. and who has served commission
his field marshals i'm this crusade
President Taft head of the American
Ned cross. which has raised over
on dollars for the tuberculosis sufferers:
Theodore Roosevelt and Sir William Os
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With the parents consent pupils are
assigned to these schools by the educa-
ton authorities, after they have been re-
ported by the municipal or school nurses
or physicians Little difficulty in gaining
the consent of parents has been encoun-
tered, according to a report on these new
institutions just made to the United
States public health service.
Flannel Eskimo suits" sweaters,
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HVNSIEt ~ ISSH DE bOLETINI,
Greatest % Albanian leaders and heroes
sword and his pen for final war on
the Turk.
Monsieur 1sSa is the greatest of Alban
heroes since fifteenth-century Skander-
beg. He is hvavest, nobest. most chiv
alrous, most villainous, most vain of Bal
kan warriors, and he knows IL. When he
was born. a cold March morning in
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CON STAETIEOPTE Octoher
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lssa's first political exploit was IS VEN
geance on Russias consul. Stcheybina
That was nine years ago. Issa had been
raising trouble in the hearts Of he men
and of the maids-of Mitrovtsa and he
was particularly incensed because the
brown-cheeked Albanian maid Ijhme
served in Stcherbina' : house. Issa threat
ened Mitrovitsa. There Schamil Pasha
had twelve fettalions-about 1909 men
and lssa had Loo. Nevertheless he threat
ened to attack the town. When Stcher-
bina heard that Issa was talking big and
eatening To abduct his servant he re-
quested Schamil to turn his artillery on
the hills whore lssa sat. The first she'll
went beautifully through the head of
lssa s blood friend, Duran. Issa his
chance
He reminded Buran'S brother that good
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fourth side communicates with a rest
room which can be darkened. also din
ing room, Kitchen and bathroom. which
are steam-heated. The entire plant costs
about $500, and accommodates twenty
five children.
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live in blood but die in peace. And at the
age of three healthy Issa was found
playing in the blood of an Albanian muir
dered by robbers and left on the road.
Thus Monsieur Issa began.
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rY JOHN FLFEETH WATKINS.
The Coconino sun., 1912-10-04
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 ALL THE TIME
ShelIhorn Lady Suffered a Great
 Deal, But Is All Right Now.

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