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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-30

wheresoever ii my deem best for the
purpose Of purchasing. selling and col
Ie-tfng bills Of exchange. and to buy
and sell With OF without its iHdorse-
useut through Such correspondents or
sepIn-fss. bills of exchange arising out
Of actual commercial transactions
which have r,ut more than ninety days
to ruu and which bear the signature
Of two or mUre responsible parties
Section Is provides that moneys held
in the general fund of the United
States treasury. except the 3 per cen
tum fund for the redemption Of out
standing national bank notes and the
funds provided in the act for the re-
demption Of federal reserve notes.
mar be DEPOSITED in federal reserve
banks which shall act as fiscal agents
and that the funds of the Philippine
Islands. the postal savings and any
other government funds must be de-
posted in federal reserve banks.
Section 1G provides for the issuance
Of federal reserve notes to federal re-
serve banks. re1eemabIe in gold on de-.
mand at the treasury department or
in gold or lawful money at any fed
eral reserve BANK The collateral Sc
curity shall be notes and bills accept
ei for rediscount under section l3.
Federal reserve banks shall have a
gold reserve of 40 per cent Of their
federal reserve notes and shall main
tain in the United States treasury in
gold reserve Of not less than per
cent of the federal reserve notes for
their redemption.
Section IL repeals laws requiring ma
tional banks tn deposit government
bonds with the United States treasurer.
Section IS provides a plan for retir
ing the per cent bonds on which the
present currency is based. Under the
plan S2J.COO.000 worth Of these bonds
will be purchased each year. beginning
two years after the system is placed in
OPERATION. by the new regional banks
from member banks On One-haIf of
its holdings each regional bank may is
sue currency. The remainder will be
refunded in 3 per cent thirty year
bonds OF per cent one year treasury
notes. which the banks must agree to I
renew each year for thirty years.
Section 10 describes how member
banks shall establish and maintain re-
serves
Section 81 provides for the examina-
ion Of each member bank by the
Of the currency at least
vice a year. for special examination
# member banks when desired by
federal reserve banks and for a spe-
.ial examination Of any federal re-
'erve bank upon the application of
en- member banks
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-30
NAMING RESERVE BANKS.
To Take Title Of Principal City In Re-
serve District.

The said committee shall supervise
the organization in each of the cities
designated Of a federal reserve bank.
which shall include in its title the
name Of the city in which il Is situat-
ed. as Federal Reserve Bank Of Chi
czgo."
Under regulations to be prescribed By
the organization committee every na-
tiOnal banking association in the Unit
ed States IS hereby required and every
eligible bank in the United States and
every trust company within the Dis
trict OF Columbia Is hereby authorized
TO signify In writing within sixty days
after the passage Of this act its ac-
ceptance Of the terms and provisions
hereof.
When the organization COMMITTEES
shall have designated the cities in
which federal reserve banks are to be
organized and fixed the geographical
limits Of the federal reserve districts
every national banking association
within that district shall be required
within thirty days after notice from
the organization committee to sub
scribe to the capital stock Of such fed
eral reserve bank in a sum equal to 8
per cent Of the paid up capital stock
and surplus Of such bank
Any national bank failing to signify
its acceptance Of the terms Of this act
within the sixty days aforesaid shall
cease 10 act as a reserve agent upon
thirty days notice 10 be given within
the discretion Of the said organization
committee or Of the federal reserve
board
Should any national banking associa-
ton In the United States now organ
lied fail within one year after the pas
sage Of this act to become a member
bank under the provisions hereinbefore
stated or fail 10 comply with any Of
the provisions Of this act applicable
thereto all Of the rights. privileges and
franchises Of such association granted
TO II under the national bank act or IN
der the provisions Of this act shall be
thereby forfeited
No individual. copartnership or cor
poratiOn other than a member hank
Of its district shall be permitted Il
subscribe for or 10 hold az any time
more than $1,000 par value OF stock
In any federal reserve bank Such
stock shall be known as public stock
and may Be transferred on the books
Of the federal reserve bank BY the
chairman Of the board OF directors OF
such bank
should the subscription Of stock By
banks and the public be inadequate
the government itself may subscribe
for stock. Stock not beld by member 1
banks shall be voted BY Class c direS |
tors only.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-30

Transfers OF real property
County for the week end;r.
Der 3Oth. 1913, Corrected !.
sibley & Eakin law and ahs''
fee. Dallas. Oregon.
Sheridan Lumber Comnan,..
idan Timber Company. wafer !,
Mill Greek.
Ben Leak and wife TO Alico,
nett, 20 acres in T. s & b
$500.
l.. L. Conger and wife 70 N
Conger & t. NJ. Conger. his Nj
acres in 7. 9 S. r. / W. 5000
L. R. Hill to Buena Visit.
No. 3, /. o. o. F. 4
Sarah A. Fletcher ami bns
Marian $. Patty, I59 acres
S. r. I W, Con, $ll.4 400.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-30
Dfss 81 e Ez-ri-eA

Sec s AfTsr an lE.=sziErT expenses
of federal rese-Te bank have hs-E
paid o. prDTi5=,5 f9-- th= s-gsxh,7ls5-
s-s shall b.s emitted 10 rsssHivs Al
a11zzI divi6ezsi q ; per eezw On
the paid II capital S-1cx- ~Aica t1F-
did shall - elgEz1v= AfIsr lie
Aforesaid iIV55e1d cEatzz have h@sz
fully net al Eer earrz1GS shEI H. paid
% the Cn5te+5 States L. 4 trEzs-hzs.a
Tax except thar G1AhAlt q suzh 1sr
enrrinzs sEzL t= VaId fz-9 4 sE-pEZs
fund EEtiI L shall aUa11E 70 - pe-
eearuu q the paid IN capital stock st
s-cA hank
Tbs Let earuizEs dz-Ives1 bF rh= INT
- STATES frvEz federal Fs=s=EEs bazks
zhzu- IL the 1As-reE5sz q tie SECRETARY,
n.z Es=.t 70 sI1TEIs-ez- tEe zsi1 res@rTs
ha8d EAf-sz oZ-st2EsIzz< CzE-=i states
notez- ef sEal be zFlle.i % Ek= r.
d1cr59z q tA= 1E-s-1zfIi1- b.5as3=.i Il
dehte-tnezz ot the United states Re
serTe banks SHAH LIT bs rzIs1 sIe=FE
gpou real estate
Sescri0z : a-els1s tne existing bana-
Enz avs - that sr1eE1otl=rz oEHx
81 Der eez- . -E-z st9.ez of bsEks 1-kzr
-hzn nztisg-sai hanks can eozT=rE thzs-
3-zzniLss -ioz-s izz3 nzri0zzI daES
Sec-t1Z Q izsssrihes hs5T s-4-s bazEz
nay b=cofl@ Ee1h.=Es u rss=TTs ba1kz-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-30

retzry Of agriculture and the comp
trolIer Of the currency. acting as the
reserve bank organization committee
shall designate not less than eight nor
more than twelve cities to be known as
federal reserve cities and shall divide
the continental United States. eIeIud-
ing Alaska. into districts. each district
to contain only one Of such federal re
serve cities
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-30
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD.
Sever Me-ss-z- Frss e. Wren A.. 70
Get sf21cc Eszg Ez=A-

Sec ID L federal rEs=-Te hard L
hereby crsaced- which shall cazlszzz o.
ssTeH me1he<s- i1cf11zZ tEs se..r=
rzry Of TIE treasury and tie cgZprruG-
ar 5t th= esrTEucy. " - sEaI - EsZ
hers eI oz-e5o- AM 1-e Ee-5eEz AZ
pointed by the pry=zi,l-z- q tE= Crt--
81 States by and with rh= atF5cs AID
consent of tie sszate Il s=l=--zZ IT,
i've zpQo5n-ive members q the federal
reserve bard Eo- EOre rzaE czs q
whom shall bz selected f-u- sEy ocs
federal reserve district 'c1e pr=z5szzr
shall have due regard 70 Z far rzer=
seutation Of the di9erszr z=a-zp s5.sl1
divisions Of tie oo1ETy. lie I've Eez-
bers Of the federal r=s=rTs baarE AZ
Pointed by the presi5--- AID c,5-z.z,ss3
a. aforesaid shall 6eT1rz rEet- ezE1-z
time TO the business q tE= tss3e-zl -
Serve board and shall ezeh rssefvs IL
annual salary Of SI20Lu. -5zzc1z- Es-h
actual Necessary rzveE-z =T-srs@s.
and the comgtryllsf q TIE cT---=zeT.
as eX OficiO uellbSg q tie f=5e-a- -
serve board shall Il 211EaL = ne
salary now paid hin a. c'sZprr8l,s- g
the currecey. rereiTe IT, So q. 800
annually for his s@ETir=s A. A r.ssra.s-
Of said beard TIE E.s-1.z-s = Elt
board the secretary q tie --slsu-T.
the assistant secretary q IT, -rzsIza-T
and the Comptroller 4 t. .I--zucT
shall be ineligible dz-i-z H. c-zs -leT
are in Office and f0- two Tsa-s rlsre8.--
er to hold any ozes. r.1si-i1r 1r I'll
plcyment in suy Ee-1e- aa1E q
the FIVE ue11h@-s rk-Es E-CGi1-ies ~
the president az lzzz- tU5 flaI -e
persons sTpe-iese=@ = aa1E11v -
finance one s1zl - 1sssElaazs. II
the president % ss-Ts tsr -El. fnss sIr
four. one for 81 81 slr ssEaE sus
for ten. and tEe-.lt-ss- zasl uealas-
50 appointed sAlL ss-7s slr Z 1s-u =
ten years Uliess sssusr -sslIar Il s5r
cause by the president - lie frs
persons thus sEGsa1rst Ius slaI 5e
designated by the Irss5i1sar az z8v-
ernor and ore a. rius - s-lBr . ~
federal reSerre tssarL II. Elrs-zsx
Of the federal ressTTs a1a-- s5Ill .sss- =
its superTfsiou- shzl = - sss-zx q
ecutive officer.
The federal rs@e-Fe bard s.aE z1Ts
power to ievy seuiznn-I1F z-cz IL
federal reserve banks In pr1pSrLoz %
their capital stock and s7--pizs an -
seSsment -uf5ci-Et u pay X =s-zate.
expenses and salaries 0f ics zezbs-z
and employees fJr the All Tezr So
eeeiins the ievyinz - s1ck zssssszs1-
together with any ds6cit CARED for
ward fryu the prsc=IiEz half year
The Srs- Ze-ffl< e the fs<3srzI r.
se-ve board ssal Be I'D II Wasainz-
ion. District q Coi1lhia- a. soo1 a.
nay - after the passage q tsis at AZ
! date 10 b. fE=i - rhe rsse-vs hank
Yr-znizatsga couU1-ree Tie secrstarJ
4 the treasEry shaI - sx ae5cio chair
nan of the fscerzi rsseFTe boar1 No
member % the f-1erzi rsssrvs board
hall Be an oe5csr o. dirertor Of any
lank- bankizz in<tirI-io1- trust COZ
any OF federal rss-sTe hank n1r bod
tpek In any b1uk. banking iusuturi0n
r Trust COMPANY aud before entering
lpon his dutisz a. . usmber Of the
ederzl reserve board BE- shah certify
lnder cath % the secretary q the
reasury thaf be has c0uplied with
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-30

means Of Fedis
counting CONNER
cizI paper. TO e.
tzblish . more ef-
fe eetfve super
vision Of banking
fn the United
States and for
other purposes
That the shOrt
title Of this act
shall be the fed
erEI reserve act
Sec 2 As soon
as practicable the
secretary OF the
-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-30

e1srets= the poEe-s and d1fas apcee-
tzfning To tAs 0=c~ 7< eA1iruaa n tA=
sgz1zzzt51a u szeh fe.3ar1I r=se<Te
ba1E
No senator OF representative in cr1-
Erss< shall - : 4e1he< o. federal ~
serve board gT an srzee- % Z dzrsc-5<
Of a federal reserve bank
No dzreet5- q CEAss 3 sazH bs II
o@cer- director OF szpGeyss a any
hank
No dirsc10c oE Cas- c sksa - II
oEcer. director. eEpbsFss o st9ez-
hozdzr Of znF bank
CE1sS c 6Lreet1-s shAH he zpp.15z-e.d
By tie federal reserve board ThsF
shzu have bsez f1r AZ EAST rEa yeMrx
rszit=zrz q Lks tSrleI t1r EE5ea
t1eF are appointed oce q Eh91
shaH he 6essSzats,5 by said hoard 4z
cHzirEz1 Of tie bard q Glr4crzCs C
the federal rss=rTe bark and Is -fsa=55-
erzl rsssrTs EzsE- He sAaH - 4
person q tested tsEki1< eTpe-iez,-s
and IL ad1z15a1 70 hzs dz-les as chaz--
u4n q IT, b1ar5 - dzrs.ea-s - rhs
federzl rsse-ve hank IL SEaE De ~
guirs5 70 zz4fzrAIn Un1=r rE-E-E-isaasz
70 b. esrablts2ei hy lh= f=is-aI ress<Ts
bard z Iaszz o=eS % st5E beard ~
TIE prezkses q thz t=izrzE reserTs
bank
Sec 8 Tie capital <1D.Ek Of snch fed
zrzI reserve bank sLzu - d-FSia.i iz-5
shares Of sIl,: eaeA
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-30
PENALTY FOR DISHONESTY.
TamPerins With Bank Examiners Made
Criminal Offense.

Sec. % No member bank or any
officer, director or employee thereof
shall hereafter make any loan or
grant any gratuiry to any bank ex-
aminer. Amy bank officer. director
or employee violating this provision
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor and shall be imprisoned not
exceeding one year or fined not more
than 5000. or both. may be fined fur
ther sum equal to the money so loan
ed or gratuity given. Any examiner
accepting Il loan or gratuity from any
bank examined by him or from an
officer. director or employee thereof
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor and shall be imprisoned not
exceeding one year or fined not more
than 5000. or both.
Section % provides that national
bank stockholders shall be responsible
for all contracts. debts and engage
ments OF their banks TO the amount of
their stock at par value in addition TO
the amount invested in such stock.
II they transfer their stock within
sixty days before the failure of their
banks they shall be liable to the same
extent in case the transferee fails to
meet such liability.
Loans on Farm Lands.
Sec "a. Any national banking as
sociatiOn not situated in a central
reserve city may make loans secur-
ed by improved and unencumbered
farm land situated within its fed
eral reserve district. but no such loan
shall be made for a longer time than
five years nor for an amount exceeding
90 per eentum Of the actual value of
the property offered rs security. ANY
such bank may make such loans in an
aggregate sum equal to - per centum
OF its capital and surplus or to one
third Of its time deposits, sid such
banks may continue hereafter. ds here
tofore. to receive time deposits and
pay interest on the same.
The federal reserve board shall have
power from time to time to add TO the
list Of cities in which national banks
shall not be permitted to make loans
secured upon real estate in the man
neT described in this section.
Section - authorizes La.ioraI bank
Ing associations posseSsirs , capital |
and surplus Of SI.OOO.OOO or rn.rs TO es-
tablish foreign branches under sae d.
recuon of the federal reserve bvA-d.
Section N authOrises the sec,ssary
OF the treasury to strengthen the sold
Reserve by borrowing gold on United
States bonds or by selling them.
Section q extends from June so
1919. until June 81. 1915. the life Of an
act authorizing national currency as
SoeiauOnS. the issuance Of additional
bank circulation and the GRE
alton " a national monetary commits
sion Il neenactS certain United
states banking statutes amended bv
IN act Of May -. l90S. subject TO sucb
amendments or notifications as ane
contained in the new currency law II
ameudS the May 40. 1905. act in ~
-aru 10 the taxation Of cinrulatin.
no'eS bed BY national banking ASA
1iauouS and Secured otherwise than
by United States bonds
Seton - p1Uvides thst il anv uart
'i thr act Is declared invalid bx
'OurT the Judgment shall not AFFECT thu
-eusinder u the act
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-04-09
Learn a Trade.

An exchange propounds this query:
Why is it that so few of our young
men are making an effort to learn a
trade, when in all lines of trade there
is a constant demand for good sound
well-balanced young men? Even in
our own small city the. writer can
call to mind but few cases of a
young man learning any trade. Car
penters, blacksmiths, masons, in fact
all trades, are demanding new and
young blood. but the average boy Of
today is afraid to tackle any of the
above trades. And why? We see
no other reason than the fact that 1t
Is hard work. There are no trades
where higher wages are paid than in
the above three mentioned, these now
receiving from $3.50 to $500 and
$500 per day, yet the boys refuse to
take up such work. The average boy
is looking for what is commonly cal
led a snap. Why any young man will
hump over a set of books for a salary
of $40 per month, or clerk in store
for $50 when he could be receiving
double the amount by having some
good trade is hard to understand The
time is fast coming when tradesmen
are going to demand and receive ex-
horbitant wages because their ranks
are not being filled by the younger
men. The writer can see but single
reason for this condition and that is
that the average young man is afraid
of hard work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-04-09
Is Iowa Land Too High?

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside appears an article showing
how the Iowa Agricultural Associa-
tion is carrying on campaign to in
crease the production from the land.
Following is an extract:
Iowa is pretty good. all-around
agricultural state, but her cOrn-fields
have been her special pride. While
she was climbing to the front
place In the growing of corn, howev-
er, the price of her land was also
climbing till, by a recent balancing
of accounts, using statistics showing
for SIX consecutive years, 1t
was demonstrated that, in the future,
the land must yield more bushels of
corn than 1t had in the past, or in
vestment in Iowa farms would be a
losing proposition.
Among it's activities, therefore,
the Iowa Agricultural Association is
pushing campaign that, If carried
out, will insure good seed, a good
stand and a big crop on every farm,
instead of the present average OF two
thirds of a perfect stand, one ten or
eleven ounce ear to each hill, and a
yield of a little more than 30 bush
els for each of the ten million acres
planted in the state"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-04-09

What to DO When an Animal Chokes.
The following is taken from Farm
and Fireside:
Few emergencies which arise on
the farm are more easily dealt with
than choking. In cases of this kind
we have never known the white of an
egg, when poured down the sufferers
throat, to fail to give relief.
"To administer the egg quickly and
surely, it should be broken into a
widemouthed bottle. When such a
bottle is not quickly available, how
ever, any ordinary bottle can be used
by using a funnel to get the egg in
to it; and where a funnel is not at
hand one can be made by rolling a
piece of paper into the desired shape.
when everything is ready, the an
mails head should be raised as high
as possible, the bottle thrust far back
in the throat and the contents empt-
led. The egg will Immediately pass
down and make the throat passage,
and the offending obstacle, so smooth
that 1t will pass onto the stomach.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-04-09

Downey bill, empowering the state
railroad commission to order under
grade and overhead railroad eros
sings.
Schrup's bill to abolish the narrow
gauge railroad in Iowa has passed the
senate.
The senate has killed the Thomas
bill to abolish the public drinking
cup on trains and in public places.
The house has passed the senate
public utilities bill in amended form.
The chief amendment provides that
the members of the commission Great
ed by the bill shall be elective instead
of appointive as the senate bill pro-
vided The senate refused to concur
in th>tt Sc amendments and the bill
now is tHe a conference committee
The sekW> Nas killed the house
bill by Ande.' Of Montgomery to
provide for the : a ntment of state
detectives to ferrer such crimes
as the Villisca murder
Quigley's bill to put sol., y .ds und-
er the protection of the state fish
and game warden has passed the SEN
ate.
Both houses have passed the house
bill to provide for the distraint of
deer by the state game authorities.
Senator Chase failed to secure the
passage of the bill to require cities to
pay for paving at street intersections.
The house has passed the bill to
provide for firemens pension fund
in paid city departments.
Both houses have passed the Peter
son bill to prohibit the importation
of diseased bees.
Both houses have passed the Pick
ford bill for county aid for county
fairs.
The senate appropriations commit
tee recommends for passage the bill
to appropriate $4,000 for a hog
cholera serum laboratory at Ames.
Both houses have passed a resolu-
tion authorizing Gov. Clarke to ap-
point commission of three to in
vestigate agricultural conditions in
Europe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-04-09
New Council Organizes.

The first meeting of the new city
council was held at the city hall on
Monday evening, when the various
city officers were given the oath OF
Office. The city council elected F..
NJ. Hughes city clerk, ]. A. Nelson
city solicitor and l.. l.. Caldwell
chairman of the water works COM
mittee, after which the mayor ap-
pointed the various committees, Pc
ter Jensen being named chairman OF
the committee on streets, w. F. Ba-
ker on finance, w. T. Symonds on
sidewalks, C. E. Mckinney on lights,
r. E. Bucknell on fire. John Oniel on
property. He also appointed T. c..
Johnson city marshal, Ira Rima
nightwatch and j. w. Protheroe
street commissioner. The members
of the park commission drew lots for
the long and short terms. N. l.. Bail
ey drawing the six-year term, S. Lar
sen four-year term and l.. B. Whit
ney two-year terms. The budget OF the
years expenses was discussed, after
which the council adjourned and then
organized as board of health, DR..
H. H. Thomas being appointed health
officer. The council then met as a
board of review, for the equalization
of tax assessments. They will meet
each evening this week in that ca
pacity, and continue until the work
is completed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-04-09
RELIEF TO FLOOD SUFFERERS.
Iowa Odd Fellows Join i'm the GeneP-
al Movement to Aid Stricken
Citizens.

E. w. Cutting, of this city, Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge, l. o. o.
F. of Iowa, has taken hold of the
matter of aiding Odd Fellows, suf-
fering from the food in Ohio in a
substantial way.
He received from F. C. Goodrich,
Grand Master of Ohio, a telegram as
follows: 'Ohio swept by flood: Much
suffering. Rush money to me-"
Immediately upon receiving this
telegram, Grand Master Cutting sent
a telegram in reply as follows: Am
arranging to send one thousand dol
lars by mail for immediate relief"
This money he Immediately sent
and also sent a circular letter to ev-
cry subordinate and Rebekah lodge
within the jurisdiction of Iowa, as
follows:
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
Grand Lodge of Iowa, E. w. Cut
ting. Grand Master.
To the Subordinate and Rebekah
Lodges, l. o. o. F., of Iowa:
An appeal has come to us for aid
for the thousands of suffering Odd
Fellows in the jurisdictions of Ohio,
Indiana and Nebraska. You are al
ready acquainted with the conditions
and their great need.
/, as Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Iowa, do hereby urge that
all subordinate and Rebekah lodges
in this Jurisdiction contribute
promptly of their funds according to
their ability and as seems to be right,
for the relief of the suffering Odd
Fellows and their families.
Send all contributions to r. L. Til
ton, Grand Secretary, Des Moines, Ia.
who will forward the same TO the
Grand Masters of the jurisdictions
where help is most needed.
In testimony whereof | have affiX-
ed my official signature under seal of
the Grand Lodge this 29th day or
March, 1913.
Attest: r. l.. Tilton, E. w. Cutting,
Grand Secretary. Grand Master.
There being over thirteen hundred
lodges in the state of Iowa, the
amount of money contributed will
surely be large. 1t is in such times
that the great good of this fraternal
organization asserts itself the most.
Last year the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows paid out for the relief
Of distress alone and for nsa ettSa
the sum- of. sixteen thous-
and and forty dollars a day every
day of the year.
EIks Contribute, $50, 900.
The board of governors of the Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of
Elks have appropriated s25,000 for
the flood sufferers of Ohio, Indiana
and Nebraska from the emergency
charity fund of the order, and offered
another $25,000.0O if needed, and
additional sums will be raised by
various lodges throughout the coun-
try.