Middletown transcript., 1918-02-23
FARMERS Warned
Of NEW SW|NDLE.
MAN is ADVERTISING THAT HE
WILL ORGANIZE FARM LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS FOR $500.


Ahead Of Cities in Buying the Smile
age Books-American Soldiers Los
on Tuscania Protected by Govern
ment Insurance.
Washington. - Another scheme 70
swindling the farmers Of the Unite,
States has been discovered by the fed
eral farm loan board. A man adver
Using himself us an authorized organ
izer of national farm-loan association
is sending out advertising matter EN-
blazoned with the national flag, stat
ing that he will organize such associa
tons at $500 each. and will teach 9th
ers the trick for a certain sum Of
money. His advertisements have
reached farmers and business mer
over a large part of the United States
He claims to be so busy organizing
national farm-loan associations thai
he needs help. but will take time t.
teach others fora monetary considera.
ton.
All such representations are fraudu.
lent. In order to borrow under the
farm-lOan act. it is necessary for
farmers to organize cooperative ma
tiOnal farm-lOan associations in their
local communities. 1t is u violation of
ruling of the federal farm loan
board, published more than year ago,
for national farm-lOan association
or joint-stOck land bank to spend
any money for promotion purposes.
Associations thus organized will not
be chartered by the federal farm loan
board. Farmers are warned therefore
against anyone asking Il fee for his
prOffered services in connection with
applying for a loan under the federal
farm-lOan act.
Results of the smileage campaign,
which put books of theater admis-
sion coupons on sale in nearly every
town and city in the country. show the
small towns and villages far ahead of
the cities in overselling their proper
Tomato quotas of books
Pilot Rock. Ore, was the first town
in the country to send in a check. Lau-
rens, Iowa. Il town Of 900 population,
took In 500 before the first smileage
book was received. Titouka, Iowa,
with 200 population. bought $63 worth
of books, the largest sale in proportion
to population vet returned.
The coupons in smileage books are
exchanged by the soldiers for admis-
sion to entertainments in theaters
built in the camps by the commission
On training camp activities. Admfs-
sion charges range from 10 cents to
p cents, or from two to i've smileage
coupons.
Any American soldiers lost on the
transport were protected by
United States government insurance
md government compensation. Those
Who had not applied for insurance
we're covered by automatic insurance.
which is payable to a wife, child or
widowed mother. The automatic in
'urance aggregates about $4,000, net
ing $25 month for 24O months. In
'urance that had been applied for. is
payable to Il much larger class of ben
.ficiaries and can go as high as $1O,-
100. netting $3.50 month for 24O
months.
The compensation in case of death,
tven by the government without
harge and regardless Of rank or pay,
anges from $40 to $75 month. based
N the number Of dependents. Pay
nents under the compensation feature
f the military and naval insurance act |
n case of death are payable to q
widow, children, or dependent Wild |
wed mother
The automatic insurance ceased on |
February IL, but the compensation |
eature Of the act is separate pro-
isiOn. The scale Of compensation in
ase OF death follows:
ta) fOr WHOM alOnc, 20.
{b} Fer wiflew and one child, $685.
(c) POr a widow and two children,
1850, with IS for each additional
hid up to two.
(d) If there be no widow, then for
ne child, $40.
(e) For two children. $50.
(f) For three children. $4O with IS
,r each additional child up to two.
~ For widowed mother, $40. The
mount payable under this subdivision
hall not be greater than sum which
hen added to the total amount pay
Bile to the widow and children, does
ut exceed $75.
To meet the shortage OF small silver
1ange in Norway large issue of one
own notes Cat normal exchange the
orwegian crown is worth 26.S cents
ni,ed States currency has been put
circulation.
The United States publis health
'rvice is carrying on campaign
Ong sanitary lines in areas adjacent
% military camps. Complete sani-
Try organizations work to prevent
e spread Of disease from the civilian
'pulation to military forces, and to
'otect civilians from communicable
seases where they have occurred
nong troops.
The organizations include physi-
ans. sanitary engineers. nurses, at
ndants and labOrers. Methods I'M
rtaken include inspection of all es- {
blishments handling food supplies.
Several employees of the United
ates lighthouse service have re- 1
is.ad Int az do& L :.