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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-21
OUR RED CROSS is
NOT AIDING ENEMY
NATIONS NOWADAYS

o. I . :
Patriotic Americans who have been
helping the Red Cross have Of late
been making anxious inquiries as to,
whether the humanity and the neutral
ity Of the Red Cross would constrain it
to send food, medicines and hospital
units to Germany.
II want to give to help our boys, and
the stricken people Of France and Bel
GUM and Serbia" many one has
written in; "but I don't feel like doing
anything If the Germans get part of it."
Americans need be under no appre-
hension. Not cent Of Red Cross con-
tributions is going to Germany, or has
gone there since the war was declared
by the United States. General Per-
shing has gone to Europe to convey to
the kaiser Uncle Sans compliments In
the form Of shells and American bay
onets. but the Red Cross has no part in
that except to care for such Of Cen
eral Pershing's men as may need care.
The matter Of sending Red Cross
supplies to Germany was brought up
in the recent Red Cross war council In
Washington. Charles D. Norton, one
Of the members, answered inquiries
thus:
"The answer is exceedingly simple.
We do not purpose to be tried for trea,
son. We do not purpose to lend aid
and comfcrt to our enemies. We mean
to attend our own American Red Cross
affairs"
Former President Taft, who is chair
man Of the executive committee, sup
ported this view. He said that when
wounded Germans fell into the hands
Of the American Red Cross they will
get the same treatment as our own
men; but that it would undoubtedly
be treason to send supplies to Germany
as we did before we were forced into
the war.
So Americans can give freely, know
ing that every cent Is for our own and
our allies wounded. and not for the
enemy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-21
HOW RED CROSS WHEELS GO ROUND
WHEN DISASTER STRIKES The LAND
There No Fmbnu About During Crisis Because Trained Workers
Know What to Do and How to Do ItThey Accomplish Won
ders in Record Recent Tomatoes IN Central States
Examples Of Sudden Great Trouble Help Would Reach
Our Community Very Quickly Ii Period Of Stress.

Just how does the Red Cross begin
L work when an emergency arises. Most
persons know, n q general way, that
the Red Cross, ID on the ground very
quickly after a disaster, and rescues
the living, buries the. dead and cares
for the destitute; but perhaps few
know how the FIRST step is taken, or
who takes Il, Or what he does next.
This story Is meant to show just what
was done, and how, when the tornado
Of May 20 laid waste the cities Of Mat
t0On and Charleston, H., with a loss Of
nearly 100 lives, 1000 persons made
homeless, and property worth millions
destroyed
It was late on a Saturday afternoon
when news Of the disaster began to
trtckle from the telegraph wires to the
newspapers. Offices and shops were
closed, and Chicago had gone home to
Its dinner and its Saturday evening
relaxatiohs. The first word to the Red
Cross Of the storm came through a
Chicago paper to Charles Lee Bryson
Of the central division staf Of the
Red Cross. One Of the editors called
Mr.. Bryson at his home and told him
what had happeped, feeling sure the
Red Cross would want to get on the
job
It did. Director John ]. O'Connor
of the central division was In Wash
ington attending the Red Cross war
council, at which It was determined to
ask the country for 800, 600 600. But
Mr.. Bryson located Walter Davidson,
another Of headquarters staff, who had
remained late at the Office to finish
some work, and they took hold Of the
situation Instantly.
After wiring Director O'Connor and
the national officers, Mr.. Davidson
started for Mattoon on the next train,
Mr.. Bryson remaining In Chicago ia
keep the Office open on Sunday and
give all possible help from there. The
newspapers kept them both Informed
Of the widening extent OF the disaster.
Mayor Swan Is calling for troops
end: estimates the dead In Ms.toon at
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-21
Red Cross Trench Work.

Red Cross surgeons and orderlies
give first aid to the wounded in little
underground dressing stations in the
front line trenches. In these dark, wet
places, cold and ill-ventilated, 1t is
sometimes necessary to perform major
operations such as an amputation, for
instance. War records in France show
that as many Red Cross workers as In
fantrymen are killed by enemy fire in
the trenches. Red Cross field service
requires courage Of the highest order.
Soldiers have the stimulation Of fight
ing and giving the enemy shot for shot
and blow Tor blow. The others don't.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-21

100" was the last word direct from
the stricken district before the wires
were out of commission.
Next morning telegrums began to
pour into division headquarters. Mr..
Davidson, on the scene, reported that
perhaps SO persons were dead in Mat
toon, 400 injured, 600 families home
less, and private property chiefly res
licences of working peOple-tO the
value Of $1OO0,O0O destroyed. He
called for Red Cross nurses and work
z ers at once. Charleston, he said was
in but little better case than Mattoon.
John W. Champion, executive sec
fetary Of Chicago chapter, and several
members Of the division staff, realizing
that the Red Cross would be ION the
Job" hurried to the Office, and all day
long, and until after one o'clock at
night, the Office was reaching out with
telegraph and telephone. snatching
Red Cross nurses and workers from
+ their Sunday diversions and starting
them for Nation and Charleston.
Miss Minnie r. Ahrens, head Of the
Chicago Red Cross nursing service.
and Miss Myra v. Van Nostrand, SUI
perintendent of the central district of
the United Charities, plunged into the
work of collecting their nurses and
workers no easy matter on Sunday,
when almost nobody was at home.
4 Mr.. O'Connor reached Chicago from
Y washington at three o'clock, and In a
abort time was handling everything.
Right and left he issued orders for
three hours, and when he left for Mat
toon on the next train, help from all
over the central division was on the
way to that town. He took with him
Miss Ahrens ard twelve Of her best
nurses and fifteen trained social work.
5 ers from the Chicago United Charities.
who had given Invaluable help In the
Eastland steamer disaster. On the
same train went six crates Of hospital
supplies.
Until after one o'clock that night
the Office was held open, completing
& arrangements by long distance with
Cincinnati, indianapolis Springfield,
f4n Bloomington, st. Louis end
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-21

other points whence the nurses and
workers were summoned.
An unofficial report said that food
and blankets were needed, and A. "A.
Sprague u, director Of the Red Cross
supply service. made arrangements to
open great corporations wholesale
warehouse, and ship everything they
need" Sunday though It was. Secre-
tary Champion Of the Chicago chap
ter arranged to get 600 pairs Of blan-
kets from the chapters warehouse and
send them on the first train. But the
wires from Mattoon. working buslly all
day, improved long enough, late at
night, for Mr.. Davidson to get through
q message that the food and blanket
situation was not Just then acute, but
that he wanted disinfectants and anti
septics.
The head Of q wholesale drug con-
Germ was ronted out Of bed, the firms
warehouse opened, and at two o'clock
in the morning Red Cross man, with
a consignment Of Iodine, peroxide Of
hydrogen, chloride Of lime and other
needed supplies, started for the strtck-
en- cities. =
Mr.. Davidson had been Joined by
w. d. Thurber, field secretary for nli-
nois, whom he placed in charge at
Charleston.
When Mr.. O'Connor arrived, with
the nurses and workers, he found both
his lieutenants on the ground, and
with the Chicago Office ready to give
instant support, he began the relief
work. A committee Of business men
was organized, q number Of smaller
committees told OF to take charge Of
each detail Of the situation, and in a
few minutes the machinery was In
operation.
The injured were given the best sur
gical and nursing care. the hungry
were fed, the homeless given shelter,
the dead identified and made ready for
burial, plans drawn up for rebuilding
the shattered homes, and a fund start.
ed to rehabilitate both wrecked cities.
Other communities, struck by
branches Of the Same storm, were nv.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-21

en- relief by other workers. For IN.
stance. there was a rumor that In
northern Indiana IL had been killed
at one place, and great property dam
age done.
LET Bentley and Loomis look after
northern Indiana, and wire Cleveland
to help" was Mr.. O'Connor's order
let Foster report to me at Mattopn
with all the help he can bring" ,
A. r. Bentley is state director Of
Indiana; #. d. Loomis Is head Of the
Children's Aid society Of indianapolis.
and gave valued help at the Newcastle
cyclone; Eugene G. Foster Of Indianapi
oils is q skilled charity worker. Each
did promptly what Mr.. O'Connor want.
ed done.
MANY reported killed by cyclone
near Hickman, KY. but help has been
sent, and we have the situation well
in hand, wired g. NJ. Roos, Chairman
Of the Cairo (nl) chapter. He had
seen much experience with the Red
Cross in the Ohio valley floods some
years ago, and knew exactly what to
do and how to do 1t.
That is how the wheels Of the Red
Cross started going round the moment
the disaster occurred. And that Ia how
they will start going round for our
kown community whenever It IL struck
by fire or flood, earthquake or pest,
ience.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-21

Millions millions o. stricken devastated
must depsnd He'd
The Red Cross organization universal
order to extend this hand afflicted
support In your part
Ing In the world efficiently
five doIare-As you
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-21

NATION and other cities In central Illinois wrecked
tornado which Killed and injured hundreds
damaoe The picture mother
children kindingwood
charge
Storm
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
Obituary.

Mrs. Emma 3. Gable. widow Of the
late ] F. Gable, died at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. c. c. Sullivan,
Monday morning, Dec. 3rd. after a
lingering Illness. She was the only
mid of the late DR.. Philip Ettner,
nhvsician and surgeon, of former re-
nure and was born in France, coming
~ This country when a child. She
lived at Lancaster. Pa. for about
-hirtv-five years, moving to Lake 60
mo Fla. in 1887 where she has since
rasided. She was IS years old: Mrs.
Gable was a highly esteemed lady,
lind and loving mother, and a generr-
ous friend. and neighbOr. She al,
y.qvs took an active part in the social
life of the village, much interest IN
church affairs. and was president OF
tha Ladies V. I. A. for many years
She leaves four children to mourn her
loss. w. L. Gable of Lake Como, A. r.
Gable of Macon. Ga, Mrs. {. {. SuIil-
van of Lake Como. and Mrs. W. l.
Diggett of Seabreeze; also four grand
sons. one granddaughter. and one
great grandson.
The funeral was held from the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. {; {. SUI
Ivan. Rev. Mr.. Brooks. officiating
The interment was in the Como-Fo-
mona cemetery.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
Colored People Delighted
With New Discovery
To Bleach The Skin.

Atl.nta Ga.-Says that recent tests
have proven without doubt that swar-
thy or sallow compilations can be made
light by new treatment recently dis
covered by a man in Atlanta. Just ask
YOUR druggist for CocotOne Skin Whit
ener. People who have used 1t are
amazed at its wonderful effect. Rid
YOUR face of that awful dark color or
greasy appearance in few minutes,
II costs 50 little that YOU can't afford
70 be without it. Just think how much
pretier you would look with that old
dark skin gone and new soft. light
skin in its place. Men and women to-
day must care for their compilations to
enter society.
v.ith 'Cor0tona Skin Whitener, send 25C
for a large package to Cocotone Co.
Atlanta. Ga.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
A Red Cross Rally.

The Crescent City branch of Amer
lean Red Cross will hold a special
Rally here on Tuesday afternoon, Dec.
18th, at 2:30. The rally will be held
in the Y. l. A. Hall, and Miss Ruth
Rich, Assistant State Director, A. R.
c., will be present to address the
meeting. Others are expected to be
present from Palatka and there will
be an interesting program Of music
tchoruses), recitations, etc. There will
be no charge for admission and no
collection, bat it hoped to make the
meeting an index OF interest in this
great work on the part OF the people
Of Crescent City and surrounding
points. and to stir up additional inter-
est. Please all bear this meeting in
mind-date and hour-and make it a
point to be on hand.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
CITRUS WORK IN DECEMBER
There Is Not So Much to Do This
Month. but It's Important.

If work in the citrus grove has
been kept up-to-date, there IS not
much to be done this month. And
this year, growers who have made
fruit are finding it protit-taking time,
The citrus crop is short, and the fruits
are bringing record prices; varying
with the condition of the fruit. AS
usual, the owner who has cared Tor
his grove in the best way IS getting
the best prices.
Here are some things for the CT
trus grower to attend to in December,
as pointed out by the University o.
Florida experiment station:
Fertilizers.-If you have not a.
ready made the winter application OF
fertilizer. do so this month. \ COM
rlete formula should be used. Many
growers plow the fertilizer under at
This time of year. Also, make your
plans now and get the materials on
hand for the spring application:
Planting.-Trees that have died or
have been stunted should be replaced
This month or next; this is especially
+rve of Young groves made up chiefly
If oood thrifty trees. Moisture con-
ditions in December and January are
TsualIv favorable to the trees getting
we'll established. Put no fertilizer
IN the holes before setting the trees
and bank them well after setting 70
reduce the chance of injury by cold.
Trees planted this month or next can
ba far+f1ized to advantage in February
or March. 49,.
Pruning.-Pruning is an operation
that can be carried on IN the grove
thruout the greater part of the year
/ Now is a good time to take up the
work if labor is available.
Diseases and Pests.-Make pre-
narations in December and January
for next wears pests. Cut out all
dead and diseased wood which haroors
tbem. If much melanose was present
This year, prepare to spray the trees
With concentrated lime-sulphur Il to
20l or bordeaux mixture, or ammo
riacaI solution of copper carbonate
Spray in late winter before the ne"
Growth starts. Those who still nave
bright fruit should keen a constan,
watch for the rust mite. Ihls pes'
works in the winter as well as sum,
mer, Use lime sulphur spray. about
+ 70 20, The purple scale, if pres
ont NAV cause dropping of the trult
If tbe scale and fruit are both pien
tiful. apply one of the oil emulsion'
- This is a good time of the year t
overhaul broken and worn parts, s.
that the work need not be interrupt
cd when spraying becomes necessary
h1so Law in a supply of spray mate
rails for next years use.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
CONSIDER THE PIG.
He Is One of Our Allies, and an I'M
portant One.

The number of hogs on farms in
the United States September /, 1917
was 5,427,000 less than on the same
date one year ago. The corn crop
this year is GOT 7.S42, 900 bushels great
er than last year. There is the gap
from decrease of more than five
million hogs to an increase Of more
than Coz million bushels of corn-that
hog raisers are expected largely to
close up. says the L. S. Department
of Agriculture.
Closing the gap by breeding more
hogs is not only one Of the big op-
portunities but one of the big obi
cations of American farmers. These
figures show the reason for the more
hog" campaign. for urging that sows
be bred now in increased numbers to
insure the needed number Of pigs next
Spring to eat the surplus Of the 1917
corn crop.
That the farmers of Florida will re-
spond as minute men" in the hog
emergency. $ the belief of the Uni
versitv Of Florida extension division,
4 definite hog increase be made in
this State.
With the Government backing them,
thru erergencv LEGISLATION, as It nev-
er has before. farmers never have had
greater assurance that their efforts
would be Justly compensated. The
Food Administration has said that
until further notice. prices so far as
il can influence them will not 90 be-
low the minimum Of about $3.50 q
hundred. for the average of the pack
or's droves on the Chicago market
Furthermore. it has said as to hoes
/ sarrowed newt spring: I'VE will try
! to stabilize the rr;cp so that the far
noer can count on getting for each lOC
rounds of hogs ready for narke
( thirteen times the average cost pc,
hushe' OF corn fed into the hogs.
Fv,erience has shown that this ratio
Ct IL % IS liberal. and that it shoult
stimulate hog breeding now.
The DEPARTMENT stands ready t
aid the farmers in aNv way it can
and has ALREADY placed two more me-
n FIori7a to assist Dr.. \. H. Loga'
i, controlling swine diseases.
This < the immediate war duty o
. f@"rr ars: Preed sOwS now-ar6 gl.t
= necessarv. Breeding should b
tened the sooner the new pig GRO
can De obtained. the sooner the NJ
rer- meat needs o. the world wi. b
met.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
N Her AWAKE
terrible Pains in Back and
|aes. Cardui Gave Relief.

|SVllle, La.-Mrs. Alice Johnson,
/ pace, writes: "For one year !
aWllh an awful misery in my back
u.s. My left side was hurting me
Fune' The misery was something
n u not DO anything, not even sleep
+ II kept me awake most of the
FL took different medicines, but
ola me any good or relieved me
UOk Cardui :.
(nOl able 10 do any of my work
!ed and | got worse all the time,
aaled to my bed off and on. ! got
sah my back that when ! stopped
was not able TO straighten UP
I..l decided | would try Cardui
ume ! had taken the entire bottle
@sung pretty good and could
. up and my pains were nearly
always praise Cardui. | con-
Sslng it until was strong and
nyou suffer from pains due to
sOmplaints, Cardui may be just
Vu need. Thousands of women
suffered in this way now praise
VI their present good health.
snal. NC-i2
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
CUT OFF HAIR AS SHE SLEPT
Story Of Seventeen-Year-OId Girl Con-
fuses Detectives of Brooklyn
Police Department.

New York.-Detectives Of the Sixth
branch bureau are confused by the
case of Miss Anita Brown, seventeen
wears old. 1914 Fortieth street, Brook
lyn. who told story of person en-
tering her room at night and cutting
IS inches from the end of her long
black hair. The hair was found lying
on her pillow. The doors of the
house had been bolted and her par
ents were certain that no one es-
capped through the basement. The
girl said she did not see anyone in
the room.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

Mesdames John Barrett, Phocean
Harris and B. F. Tichenor motored to
DeLand on Monday to spend several
days with relatives.
The regular monthly meeting of the
V. l. A. will be held on Monday, Dec
10th, at p. m. The executive board
meeting is the same afternoon at 2:30.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. f. Bullock of On
set, Mass. are due here this week, and
it is expected that they Will be ac-
companied as usual by Miss Butler,
and perhaps others.
The Y. l. A. will serve an oyster
supper at the Club House at $50
O'clock today, (Friday evening Dec
7th). Choice Of oyster stew or raw
oysters, 50 cents, and everyone is
cordially invited.
Beginning with Friday, Dec. 1+th,
the V. |. \. will open the Club House
doors every Friday at o'clock for
an hour or two Of informal social en-
joyment All the ladies of the COM
munity and our visiting friends are
especially invited to bring their fan
cy work and spend the afternoons.
There are no admission charges.
I Rev. D. n. Good of Jonesboro, Ten
T nessee, was a visitor in the city on
/ thanksgiving Day, and registered at
Grove Hall. The reverend gentleman
VII be remembered as the man who
put up a stiff fight for the pastorate
OF the Presbyterian church here some
six years ago. He had been engaged
to supply the pulpit during the ab-
sence of Rev. E. P. Butler, who had
gone to Massachusetts for medical
treatment, and whose death followed
& surgical operation.
Mrs. T. C. Rogers and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. E. 7. E. Carpenter, of Caz.
enovia, y. y, arrived last week and
have arranged to spend the season at
Grove Hall Said Mrs. Carpenter
both my boys are figuring on entering
the army and of course will therefore
not come down this winter, and fol
this reason we thought that instead
of taking a house we would take life
little easier and board" Crescent
City people are delighted over the re
turn of these popular ladies.
: c. H. Panacoast from far of
Broadview. Saskatchewan. Canada
was among the arrivals last week WHIT
were brought to Crescent City through
the instrumentality of the E. A
Strout Real Estate Agency's folder
Mr.. Panacoast is big wheat farme
: in the Canadian northwest, but say
| that when a terrific snow storm las
! August ruined his big wheat crop, h
: began to think of coming south. Nj
t Curling has sold Mr.. Panacoast II
= acres of land near Fruitland, and it !
: his purpose to go into the stock-rals
ing business in large way.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. n. Wessberg VIII
, have been living in the Maull house o
North Prospect street for the pas
>, month or more, have gone to East Pa
Latka to live. Mr. Wessberg is tn
general manager Of the mill and barg
business on the east side Of the lak'
and owing to difficulties of navigatio
he was obliged to move the barg
5 building business to East PaLatha.
2 is said that recent contracts ne er
: tered into while in New York call fc
K larger class barges and poHtoons tha
n can be foated through the Dunn
+ Creek draw. The family left on MOI
: day.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
BRINGS IN PRISONER
Mires Down Between the Battle
Lines on French Front, but
Takes Wandering German.

London.-ThiS is the way a Brit
ish tank crew took prisoner. "Our
tank mired down in the mud between
the lines" said the lieutenant, land
we skipped out into nearby aban-
doned trench. We saw Fritz wan
dering around all alone, apparently
dazed. and yelled to him TO come In.
There was such a row of the guns he
couldn't hear so one of the men went
out 10 bring him in out of danger. He
was in an awful state-trembltng all
oyer-but we gave him some cigarettes
and he buckled up"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
A Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank all the KIND
friends, and neighbors, for their many
kindnesses. and sympathy during our
mothers illness and death.
Mrs. c. c. Sullivan,
Mrs. W. L. Diggett,
W l.. Gable.
A. E. Gable.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07

4 fellow might stand his butcher
and grocer off. raise corking
THANKSGIVING dinner, and then go in
10 bankruptcy. But, thunderation;
they've got even the cost of that
raised so high that it wouldn't pay,
What's the Salvation Army going to
serve up?
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07

How appropriate, should the Chris
tian world be given Jerusalem as
Christmas present!
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07

Wonder if the De Saulles murder
trial has settled the sociological cues
tion-"When Should Lady Shoot
Her Husband?"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07

Another year rolls round, and still
the turkey for the kaiser's Thanks
giving dinner in Paris isn't cooked.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07

New line Of Novelties in Jewe,ry
and Silverware at The Little Gift
shop. Open every day from 10 to !
O'c'Ock
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07

Before buying see the fine line OF
Dress Goods samples at Inc Li''ie
Gift Shop.