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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-03

natured type, who at present are prac-
tically destitute. Now that commerce
has departed and there Is little agri-
culture to fall back on their. condition
is indeed pitiable, and should the deal
between Denmark and the United
States go through our Government
will face a relief problem to save It's
new wards from starvation.
Bay Rum Staple Article.
There Is little manufacturing of any
kind except the bay rum industry, and
this too has been practically ruined
by the war on account Of the difficulty
In shipping 1t to market. This bay
rum. for which st. Thomas Is noted,
is made by macerating the leaves and
berries of the bay tree with pure new
rum and then distilling the mixture
by passing 1t through worm" 1t
Is regarded as the best bay rum in
the world, and is. in fact. the only
perfect product of that article. In
the tourist days II was quite the thing
for the visitor to the Islands to bring
home a supply of 81. Thomas bay rum.
Sugar Industry Poor.
Fifty years ago the sugar Industry
of the Islands was an important one.
bringing in large re Jenue. but I'M
proved methods OF manufacture in
more developed countries and outside
competition proved too much for 1t
and now in ST. Thomas 1t is suffering
from stagnation and decay. The cane
at present grows wild and under prop
er care the industry might be re-
vived. White people are few and the
blacks do not know how TO help
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and buccaneers who infested the wa
ters centuries ago.
The Island IL replete with beauty
of tropical scenery and just north of
the harbor. separated from 1t by a
hilly. narrow cape, Is a great harp
shaped bay of the most remarkable
shade of turquoise blue water. Its
waves lap a sandy beach beneath nod
ding palms and make It tn real
beauty spot OF the Island. Before the
European War when ships from all
parts OF the world came into Char
lotte Amelia It was the favorite picnic
ground for tourists and men from the
ships. and hundreds bathed in its
limpid waters. but today II is deserted
except for a few pickaninnies who
play about in Its waite like so many
Ash
Rendezvous For Pirates.
A century ago the bay was a famous
rendezvous for pirates who laid in
wait for an opportunity to sally forth
and prey upon the merchantmen
passing through the caribbean Sea.
The fishing here Is excellent and at
present furnishes the greater part of
the food of the Inhabitants. A few
deer are to be found in the hills. but
apart from these there is nothing to
attract the hunter. To those who
are fond OF boating the bay offers a
charming place for this sport.
The population of thirteen thou
sand are mainly negroes of good
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-03
The Dread Disease Which Modern Science Has Not
YetConquered- a. The Sick Child Pitiful Sight
How the Disease is Conveyed 80 What to
Do to Prevent Contagion

!" LITTLE child. a mere infant
perhaps--say. from one to
Ave years--is put 20 bed SEEM
~ j ingly in excellent health. In
the morning It is found to be suf-
fertng In the cruelest way: and
paralysis has come upon that child
In the night season.
II now the doctor makes the
diagnosis OF infantile paralysis the
parents viii very likely recall some
severe fall. or some previous weak
ening disease. But such are not the
real cause: they but make the child's
tender body susceptible 10 the attack
of the specific, the essential cause
the germ of infantile paralysis DIR.
F1sxner and his associates of the
Rockefeller Institute in New York
have demonstrated this germ TO be
an extraordinarily minute parasite.
discoverable only by the ultra
microscope"
How Transmitted.
This germ OF infantle paralysis.
then. Is present in the secretions of
the nose and mouth. And II is COM
- uhSkSdteu by HEGNs Oh HOll6O EanO-
ksrchiefs. towels and the Nke--no
doubt also by kissing, Thus will the
germ gain access to the upper air
passages of fresh victims The pre-
disposed or susceptible among the lat
tor then In turn acquire the infec-
ton, develop the disease and be-
come in time carriers OF the germ
And healthy persons. such as parents
who have had to be IN intimate con
tact with the stricken children, may
Also become carriers, though not
themselves sufferers from the disease.
And so the germ thus lodged in
the nose. throat and mouth will In
children or "sub-standard" constitu-
ton, be conveyed by the lymph chan
neis, through the exceedingly delicate
ana honeycomb-like honey tissue n
the base of the skull, 10 the anterior
spinak>artery; and SO. In the blood
stream TO the gray nerve ganPlia in
the anterior roots OF the spinal cord
those ganglia tchumps If nerve
cells) which control the muscular ac-
Hons of the body, but especially Of
the extremities. and more especially
sof the legs.
And that Is why the doctors call
This infantile paralysis acute anterior
spoiiomyelitis" matter infiamma-
Men.
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WaNezzzS o0SN~ N ~ c@01K

| themselves. The white men who re-
side there are Danish ofYicials, a few
plantation overseers and shopkeepers
The majority Of the latter closed up
shortly after the beginning of the war
and left the Islands, consequently the
Danish West Indies of today are In
habited almost solely by the black
man. The climate Is not conducive
to energy and the agricultural parts
of the Islands have been gradually
going to waste
One OF the sights Of the town dur
ing the tourist days was watching the
women coal ships. for this was done
almost wholly by women who could
carry q bushel basket of coal nicely
balanced on their heads with appar-
ent ease. Another sight familiar to
the tourists was the experiences Of the
swimmers--boys who swan out to
meet incoming vessels and who would
dive for coins thrown overheard by the
passengers--catching the coin before
1t had sunk six feet in the water
Although the water about ST. Thomas
Is infested with sharks the natives
have no fear of them and the diving
boys will actually swim among the sea
monsters and chase them away from
the ships. There Is no record of one
OF these boys being injured at the
game.
st. John Island.
st. John Island. too, has been prac-
tically GIVEN over to the blacks al
though Its rare tropical beauty de-
serves a better fate, Coral BAY has
the reputation OF being hurricane
proof and has good anchorage places
In deep water. Like st. Thomas. 1t
was once the rendezvous of pirates
whose existence here at one time is
shown by the rusty cannon scattered
over the Island in Notifications which
have now fallen into decay. The
woods of ST. John are literally alive
with birds-wild pigeons. doves and
gaily tinted humming birds predom-
mating.
The Island OF St. Croix was SO
named by Christopher Columbus
when he came through the caribbean
in 1893 on his second voyage. It has
a population OF twenty-five thousand
mostly blacks. but with larger
sprinkling OF whites than are to be
found on the other islands. Most of
the planters are OF Irish extraction
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-03

and they make rum and sugar. usins
the most improved machinery. Like
St Thomas, the people have chosen
English as their tongue. although
many OF the negroes speak a jargon
of English and Danish mixed.
There are two towns on this Island
--Christiansted on the east. and Fred
eriksted on the west. 1t was at the
latter in 1867 that the old United
States frigate Mononga h ELLA went ashore
during a tidal wave. After the storm
passed the frigate WIS left standing
erect among the no IS ~ the town.
The natives thought ari he United
States had come to Ike possession
Of the Island. and nc aniil The ship
was again on the water could they be
assured that the landing of tho ship
in their midst was an accident.
This Island Is by far the richest OF
the three and several splendid planfa-
tions are owned by Americans. The
Island of st. Croix has long been more
American than Danish as its trade has
been with the United States instead
of with Denmark. 1t possesses ad
mirable roads, some following close
10 the edges of the coast and afford
ing glimpses OF beautiful bathing
beaches where huge piles of pink
conch shells may be seen ready to be
burnt for lime. other highways lead
TO the hills and to the various sugar
and pineapple plantations while the
most attractive of all runs between
the cities of Christiansted and Fred
eriksted, All along this road one sees
the old ruined windmi,ls once used
TO grind the sugarcane. Today Amer
lean made machinery does the work
and the tall chtmnoys OF the sugar
mills rise amid the cane.
Denmark did we'll to hold on TO hei
real estate until the wave OF pre-
paredness SWEPT over the United
States. The only value these Islands
can possibly be to our country Is &c
keep them from falling into the hands
OF a foreign foe and IN such case be-
come menace to the Panama Canal
affording a harbor for hostile ships
The advantageous situation Of 81.
Thomas and the excellence of It's har-
Dor was recognized by the blockade
runners during the Civil War who
frequently made 1t their redexvous
II has often been called the Gibraltar
OF America owing to Its natural i'm
pregnahility irrespective OF fortifca-
tiens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-03
Symptoms or Dread Disease.

III DANhh DtS<aoos
Let US now discuss little more
thoroughly the symptoms and the
course OF this disease.
AS in all infections there is hatch
ing period--in infantile paralysis any
where from three to twenty-o one days.
the average being from a week to
ten days. There are premonitory
signs, naturally difficult to detect in
little hildren. who. cannot so well as
their elders indicate the nature of
their sufferings. But child's be-
havior may be at variance with Its nat
ural dispositions; as, for instance. rest
lessness and peevishness in n natural
~ good and quiet child: or apathy
and listlessness in a naturally romp
ing child.
The disease once established varies
also in its degree OF severity, turning
out very badly indeed In cases where
the Inflammation extends from the
spinal cord 30 as to include the nerve
structures In the neck and the brain.
And 30, the Matching period being
concluded. a child may first OF all
have stomach and intestinal trouble,
with either constipation or diarrhoea.
Or inflamm alton of the nose and
throat begins the invasion---with
fever. quick pulse sweating. headache.
neck and backache. restlessness. pains
down the legs. muscular twitchings
and sensitiveness on being handled.
The child is likely to cry with the
slightest symptoms Parents may
mistake the beginning of paralysis for
physical weakness or perhaps just lazi-
ness The child Is now unable to sit
up OF to hold up It's head and Its
limbs become limp. refusing their
office, Fortunately, these symptoms
may Subsde in a few days: no actual
paralysis develops: and a fortnight
completes the recovery. Such Is a
mild case of infantile paralysis.
Such symptoms as those Just men
TONED but more intense. characterize
moderately setere cases The tenn
perature then goes quite high. to 103
degrees Fahrenheit: then is constant
sweating. prostration and restlessness.
and most pitiable pain in the back and
extremities, The child is then likely
to lose control of the bladder and OF
It's rectum. After several days of
such suffering there Is placid
paralysis Of group of muscles, in
either or both lower extremities, less
frequently in the trunk or the arms.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-03

!" LITTLE child. a mere infant
perhaps--say. from one to
Ave years--is put 20 bed SEEM
" ingiy in excellent health. In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-03

there may be recovery. partial or COM
plete. The child that does not die
will for long time continue pros
trated: then there will be rapid i'm
provement in the paralysis up TO y
certain point, then slowly for about
two years: and after that any re-
naming paralysis will be permanent.
Besides the muscular paralysis we
may have to fear retarded bone
growth. deformity OF the Joints in
volved. drop foot" lateral curvature
OF the spine and generally impaired
bodily nutrition. Such a child is like
ly ever to be poorly" as TO its health.
hood.
Afterwards.
The aftermath Is indeed a melan-
choly one. l have seen children with
extremities so shriveled as to be hard
ly thicker than the leg of kitchen
table. and with not much more shape
to them--legs 30 distorted that the
heels were where the toes should be
and toes twisted to the back
According to the virulence of the
epidemic from five to beyond twenty
per cent. OF these pathetic sufferers
die-whilst three fourths of the sur
vivors are In greater or less degree
crippled for life.
We have here. then. disease which
should give us all the most anxious
thing at all out OF the way with ones
child . doctor must be called at once.
And no will distinguish this disease
from iuduensa. typhoid fever. rheu-
matism. meningitis and the acute
fsvers generally.
Preventive Measures.
Soon as the disease is discovered
the stricken child should be isolated
In An upper room. we'll ventilated.
free Of needless furniture and
screened from flies and other insects.
For since fiies transmit the germs Of
many other diseases. why not also
that Of infantile paralysis? Only the
doctor and tho nurse should 20 In
urine and secretions from the nose
and mouth must be carefully disin-
fected. 40 In typhoid fever (kept for
an hour ina 1 in 20 solution Of
carbolic acid). Individual eating
utensils should be used by the patient
and the nurse: and these should not
be returned to family use until they
have been thoroughly boiled (for
fifteen minutes. at least; the same
precautions should be applied to milk
bottles or other objects which could
In any way have come In contact with
an infected person.
All domestic animals havs to Be ex-
cluded from the sick room: ana the
house and premises must be kept as
clean. dust-free and sanitary. ~ pos
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s!ble. Every case mus sr once be
reported 10 the local health odicer.
who should promptly esta hiish n quar-
, anitne and maintain the same at ieas;
twenty-one days.
IL every case OF infantile paralysis
were promptly discovered ana isolat-
ed, either at home. or better in
hospital, many virulent epidemies
would be nipped in the bud. drnsjic
measures avoided and an enormous
saving of illness, death and general
| wretehsdness avoided.
Gold Weather Halls Disease.
The coming of cold weather is Ike.
~ TO diminish the occurrence OF in.
fantile paralysis: then. In such 10.
calities where 1t has appeared, physi-
clans and health officers should the
next spring be most watchful so as
to safeguard the community against
any recurrence of the epidemic.
There have in the past been several
epidemics among our peopia--in i44i.
1880 and 1895 in New Orleans, Al
various times in Cuba. frequently In
! Europe. But this disease did not at
tract very general notice until 1907.
since which year at least 5000 cases
| have been reported In the United
States, whilst very many more must
have escaped detection and registra-
ton.
Epidemic OF 1907.
The original centres OF the cpl
demic in the summer OF 1907 were
along the Atlantic seaboard. especial
ly in the parts of Newt York and Bos-
0vkA g.
Jour country. Every summer since.
the number OF outbreaks among our
people would seem to have been In
creasing in the epidemic Of 1910
twenty-one States were represented.
as widely divergent as Colorado and
Connecticut. as Delaware and idaho.
as Massachusetts, and Oregon.
There Is as yet no assured antitoxin
serum, either curative or preventive
of infantile paralysis. Nor is there
any other established curative agent.
The medicines given are addressed
to the symptoms and in this respect
give much relief. Much depends upon
the care Eiven to a patient and the ef-
forts made to prevent the permanent
Gripping of those who do not die.
In New York during the present
epidemic. children are vigorously ex.
cluded from moving picture houses:
and picnics and other gatherings are
for the time being discontinued. Tho
citizen is expected to aid the health
authorities-those who obey sanitary
laws. to instruct their neighbors who
do not. All are made to feel. for the
common welfare, hoy important =
cleanliness, and how safety 10 esps-
cially promoted by the disinfection Of
household refuse.
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successfully involved, until there -
paralysis Of the breathing muscles
and SO a fatal issue. In all too many
cases.
And II now the nammation
reaches the brain there II paralysis
in the throat. eyes, face ana tongue
squint. difficulty In swallowing and In
spes king. facial paralysis and the like:
and then come deliriums. convulsions
and stupor. Here also there may be
| respiratory paralysis and death. Or
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s.
AA ORE than half a century ago
Secretary Seward opened
negotiations with Denmark
! b for the purchase OF the
Danish Islands of the West Indies
group. Although his undertaking
WAS not successful 1t led eventually
% = formal treaty In 1902 by which
Secretary Hay expected to obtain pos
session OF the islands. The price Mt
that time was 100000. The agree
ment however. was rejected by
the Danish Parliament supposedly
through German influence. From
time to time the bargaining was re-
oumed. but II is said that the sale
was always blocked by Germany. all
though some diplomats declare that
the opposition came from the Danish
ar1stocracy--an opposition which still
oxtstst The sentiment of the natives
81 the islands is for the change for
although Danish Ia the official Ian
guAge English is generally spoken and
the Islanders would welcome the
regime of the United States, having
felt for years that prosperity would
b. the result of such an alliance, and
u In understood that they are to have
. say In the matter.
Islands OF Value I'm Wartime.
Naval officers regard these islands
~ the most valuable for any European
Government wishing to quarrel with
the United States. and have always
urged that 1t was OF the highest i'm
Dortance from strategic point Of
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In week or ten days improvement
only slight paralysis remains. which
may become permanent. especially In
the legs. rarely In the arms. During
epidemics recovery may. on the other
hand. be complete. even In pretty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-03
A Pitiful Scene
severe cases.

A Pitiful Scene.
When the Inflammation ascends to
the neck the poor child IL indeed In
sad case. The lower extremities. the
bladder. rectum. abdomen. midrin.
back. chest and upper extremities are
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-05-15
,novsra,sa NOT Lsa,sLAr'oH

HE LUMBER industry turns loose
i over $1oo. 900 . month In klamath
county. Last night the Pelican Day
Lumber company and the Bwanna Boz
company added to this Dayroll ~
starting night crews.
Az long - the Industry exists, 4
will continue to put money In circulA-
tion. The only way to gst noosy into
general distribution b through ~.
rolls and husiness. II al tAe Deaey
III the world was In this state. without
enterprise and business transacted h
would mot circulate. and 70 90 eoald
get sny.
Enterprises. investmsnts and dsvol'
orment Of farms and factories. q any.
thing that puts money In circulatioa
helps everybody. Freak legislAtioa
takes money out oe circulatjon a1d ~
strains business. TIE people eaA ea1y
become prospeross with more ind1s.
tries and less leglslatioa.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-05-15
this summons bsiaS April 10. iSie.
ROLLO O. oR0EoBeCk.
Attorney for Plainti6,
iO.i7.Sl.l.o.1s.1S


0ammooD
,No. zee Equity
Ia the Circuit Court Of the state OF
Oregon, Klamath County.
J. J. Cole. Plaintiff.
~.
Mrs. william r. DursloR, Jane
Doe BursloR and the Unknown
Heirs Of william r. Burslo6. DE-
ceased. Defendants:
To Mrs. william =. BursloR. Jane
Doe BursloR and the Unknown
Hsirs OF william r. Burslo6. De-
ceased. Defendants:
In the name Of the state Of Oregon:
You are hereby required to appear
and answer the complaint nlsd against
you In the above entitled suit. on or
before Wednesday. May ~, 1915. and
II you fail to answer. for want there
OF. the plaintiff will apply TO tho
court for the relief demanded In tho
complaint. to wit: For . decree that
he Ia the owner In fee Of the following
described premises. ~ trustee for the
bsnsat Of Miners and Merchants Bank
Of Alaska:
Northwest quarter OF section ~. In
township - south. range II east OF
the Willamette Meridian. In klam-
ath county. Oregon.
and that the defendants. the widow
and heirs Of william =. BursloR. de-
ceased. be forever barred from any
claim or interest IN said land. or any
part thereof.
May -. 1915. u the last day OF the
time prescribed In the order for pub
lication Of summons. the Arst publ.
catiiou thereof being April 10. 1915.
This summons II served By publica.
|tion In the Evening Herald. By order
OF Hon. d. Y. Kuyksndall. Judge Of
the above entitled court. dated April
Is. 1915. which order requires that
this summons b published once
week for six successive weeks.
RUTENIC 4 KENT.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
i0-l7-34.1.S.tS
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-05-15
Notice lnvitIne Dlds

Bids will be received BY the Police
Judge OF the City Of klamath Falls,
Oregon. up to and including Monday,
May 10. 1916. At the hour Of 8 O'Clock
p. M. for the repair Of Sixth street
from Kinlock avenue to the city limits !;
Third street. from Main to Grant !:
Eighth street from Main to High; High
street. from Eighth TO Ninth; Ninth
street. from High TO Prospect; Pros.
pect TO upham; Upham 70 Oregon ave.
nuc; Oregon avenue TO Delta, In &C.
cordancs with the Specifications Of the
city engineer on hle with the Police
Judge. Bids to be submitted sspar.
atsly for Third street and Sixth street.
Eighth. Ninth. High. Prospect, Uphsm
and Oregon strssts - mentioned shall
b considered ono unit. and separate
bid submitted therefor.
The Common Council reserves the
right 70 rsjset any and oil bids.
l. I. LHAvITT. Police Judee,
~ order q ths Commoe Cosaail
tlet
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-05-15

4 w. oowsn. present justice q ~
peacs. Unkvills district, candidate toa
sheriff in the republican primaries.
His statement: When was sheriff {
few years aso. I stated ! would MAKE
. complete and effective enforcement
Of the law. with no interest TO sssvs
but that Of the public. and after VA
elected and eualiasd. did rsidly sn
deavor to fulnll that promise. and ny
rscord - sheriff Of Klamath county
u IN open book and bears me out
And II nominated and slsctsd4 my Tor
mer platform win b my guide In ones
Ny personal attitude u one averss
to anything which might b termed
Of . spectacular nature. ! do not d
sire TO arrest any individual without
due cause. or for the sake OF such
EotOriety to the once - might arise.
On the other hand. nscsssity arising.
absolutely NO favoritism may be ex.
pected. am for . strict enforcement
Of the law. but ] am opposed TO any
absurd technicality which would per.
NIT harrassment Of any individual
lacking influence and means Of defense
possessed by others. Prosecution for
the sake Of merely making . record
FOR conviction has. to my mind. bsen
one Of the greatest fallaciss In con-
nection with the police power. d.
sire to guard against injustice % we'll
a. to serve Justice. and to that sad ]
shall continue to observe the strict
spirit Of the law. regardless Of those
whom It may eject Ny platform b -
follows:
II ! am nominated and elected ! win.
during my term q once. eoastsus my
nath Of once 70 mean Q eompists anA
'mcisnt enforcement Of the Law.
I win have no interest to sssve but
10 public interest
Iwili dvs ~ Drotsstiaa oe ~ a.