The Daily Missoulian., 1909-11-07


lee on September 3, where the COM
pany X. Sixth infantry. of Fort Mis-
soula. was camping. He was fined
$40
The Red Cross has arranged
, looking to the eauipping of an army
with millions of rounds Of ammunition
to be used in the Christmas season
campaign for the raising of funds 70
assist the various anti tuberculosis or
ganizations throughout the country in
their fight against the great white
plague To be exact. 3o.000.000 Red
Cross Christmas stampS have been or
dered from the printer to be delivered
before the end of November. This is
only n first order. and will probably he
followed in rapid succession by others.
As far back as 1862 stamps were
sold as a means for raising funds for
charitable purposes. In that year
great numbers of these stamps known
as SANITARY Fair Stamps" We're sold
at fair or festival he'd in Boston. the
proceeds from the sac of which were
to be used in the care Of the wounded
from the civil war rHa such fairs
were held in Brooklyn. one of which. in
1864. netted the tidy sum of 100000.
In the same year. from April to June.
the great central fair was held In New
York city. at which the United States
Sanitary Comr.ission' stamps Were
sold. This fair netted the sum of
81, 100000. Various organizations and
agencies in several foreign countries
fell into line and issued many such
stamps of different styles.
And SO in looking around for iegiti-
mate means of raising funds with
which to assist the various organiza.
tons thror ghout the United States.
devoted to the cause, In their hard up
hill fight against The bacilli causing
the loathsome consumption or tubercu.
losis which is so devastating in its ef-
fects on the human race. the Red
Cross e-discovered this little stamp or
sticker. The price is 50 small that
! everyone. no matter what station I'm
life ne may occupy. may aid If he will.
And. while using these little messen.
gers to carry Christmas greetings on
letters. packages and gifts. one may
feel that he is also doing an act Of
benevolence.
The 1908 Red Cross Christina.
stamps (after a design contributed by
Howard Pyle. the well-known artist.
netted. in round numbers. $4,000.
which was used entirely in anti tuber-
culoyis work throughout the country
| With this money some OF the organiza-
tions carried on educational campaigns.
some employed visiting nurses to GO
among the tuberculosis poor: Others
vHuAN AL
camps" where persons suffering from
this dreaded scourge could 60 and en-.
joy the fresh air. rest and receive the
proper nourishment: and others ex-
pended their proportion of the money
| In furnishing proper diet. such as fresh
milk. eggs. ETC.. to patients.
This Christmas season of 1909. II is
hoped. will be the banner season.
Every man. woman and child In the
United States should use one or more
/ of these Red Cross Christmas stamps
during this period OF good cheer.
Thirty million stamps have been or
dered with which to FIJI the first or.
kS3er. of agencies. The Red Cross hopes
| to increase this TO 50.O0O.000 stamps.
before December Is. The slogan for
the Red Cross campaign this Christ
mas is "50, 900 000.'
The 1909 Christmas stamp of the
American Red Cross will be printed in
two colors. red and green The holly
| feaves and scroll work. green: the
crosses and holly berries red. 1t will be
| sold by the branch Red Cross societies
throughout the country as we'll as by
anti-tuberculosis and charitable or
ganizations in hundreds of cities. towns
and villages. The design used this
wear Is one selected by committee OF
artists from over l.2OO submitted in a
prize competition held by the Red
Cross last May. Last year the fedora,
authorities granted the Red Cross tho
privilege of selling its stamps in the
corridors OF the postoffices throughout
the country. and the same concession
has been granted again this year.
An order OF the postmaster general
discontinues the postoffice at Kibbey.
| Cascade county
Before the supreme court. ]. Il.
Fleming ct al VS.. Green McCurtain.
Douglas H. Johnston and all persons
oppCdsub Will NuCiil ou tue CitIzenSulp
rolls Of the Choctaw and Chiekasaw
nations. and all persons whose names
appear on the Freedman rolls of said
nations. and the secretary of the in
| terror.
~. +. Fleming ct al" means some
11.000 or more persons whose names
| were excluded by the commission
to the five civilized tribes and the
Choctaw- Chickasaw citizenship court
from the rolls of the five civilized
tribes. at the time of preparation. and
who charge these agencies of congress
with fraud. bribery and mistakes OF
law and OF fact in the discharge of
their respective duties.
The question involved In this case
Is q tremendous one. For more than
decade progress in eastern Oklahoma
formerly Indian Territory has rested
upon congressional legislation The
work of the agents of congress has
been accepted as final by all except
the claimants in the Fleming case. who
seek to overturn everything that has
been done. II they succeed, no man