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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-13
u. S. HEALTH SERVICE
ISSUES WARNING.
Increase in All Respiratory Dis
eases After the Influenza
Epidemic Probable.
Influenza Expected to Lurk for Months.
How to Guard Against Pneumonia.
Common Colds Highly catching-Im-
portance of Suitable cIothing-C Gould
Save 100000 Lives.

Washington, D. C.-With the subsid-
ence Of the epideRlic of influenza the
attention of health officers is directed
to pneumonia, bronchitis and other
diseases of the respiratory system
which regularly cause a large number
of deaths, especially during the winter
season. According to Rupert Blue,
Surgeon General of the United States
Public Health Service, these diseases
will be especially prevalent this VIM
ter unless the people are particularly
careful to obey health instructions.
"The present epidemic" said Sur
geon General Blue, has taught by Bit
ter experience how readily condition
beginning apparently as slight cold
may go on to pneumonia and death.
Although the worst of the epidemic is
over, there will continue to be large
number of scattered cases, many of
them mild and unrecognized, which
will be danger spots to be guarded
against" The Surgeon General likened
the present situation to that after
great fire, saying, mo fire chief who
understands his business stops playing
the hose on. the charred debris as soon
as the flames and visible fire have dis
appeared. On the contrary, he con-
tinues the water for hours and even
days, for he knows that there is dam
ger Of the fire reminding from smol-
dering embers.''
''Then you fear another outbreak of
influenza?' he was asked. mot neces-
sarily another large epidemic said
the Surgeon General, "but unless the
people learn to realize the seriousness
of the danger they will be compelled to
pay heavy death toll from pneumo-
MIA and other respiratory diseases.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-13
An Acre.

An acre originally meant in both
Latin and Anglo-Saxon field of any
size. AS a measure Of land it was
first defined under Edward I of Eng
land as the amount that yoke Of
oxen could pillow in a day. It was I'M
der the reign of George ". that uni
form standard was given to this name
1890 square yards.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-13
Common Colds Highly Catching.

''It is encouraging TO observe that
people are beginning to learn that or
binary coughs and colds are highly
catching and are spread from person
to person by means Of droplets Of
germ laden mucus. Such droplets are
sprayed into the air when careless or
ignorant people cough or sneeze with
out covering their mouth and nose. 1t
is also good to know that people have
learned something about the value OF
fresh air. In summer, when people
are largely out Of doors, the respira-
tory diseases Coughs, colds, pneumo-
MIA, etc. are infrequent; in the fall,
as people begin to remain indoors, the
respiratory diseases increase; in the
winter, when people are prone to stay
in badly ventilated, overheated rooms,
the respiratory diseases become very
prevalent.
The sun., 1918-10-08
Buy Liberty Bonds.

While every one Is roofing hard for the
success Of the Fourth Liberty Loan, not
every shouter 10 buying, as the records
indicate, and in financial quarters Il Is
said the country will have to do less
talking and more buying II the full
amount Is to be subscribed. A popular
slogan in this campaign Is Double your
subscription to the last loan," which
would put the loan over the top the way
they fight over there, and before tho
time Is up enough Americans Will come
through" to make this a possibility, How
vitality necessary this is was empha-
sized by banker yesterday, who said
that Germany is now in a position OF
a beaten prize fighter who has had nine
counted over him, ready to spring into
action should his opponent give him the
slightest chance. And just as the Allies
have Germany on her back, ready to
count her out on the battle field, the
failure OF the fourth loan would revive
her sufficiently to renew the struggle
which would prolong the war. Every
one can take a punch at the tottering
Hun at any Liberty Loan booth, and IL
II is only a $50 crack step I'D to the
window and get your moneys worth Of
action,
The sun., 1918-10-08
Statement Please. Banker.

Bankers approved Director McAdoo's
announcement that the Railroad Admin
istration would advance funds TO the
roads under Government control to meet
bond and mortgage issues maturing be-
fore july l, 1919, where the roads can
not obtain the money from private
banking sources. 1t was pointed out
that this action by the Railroad Director
clears the way for the financial powers
to provide for the needs OF public utiIi-
ties and industrials and Will enable the
New York institutions to take a bigger
part in the Fourth Liberty Loan II is
understood the visit of a prominent Wall
Street banker to Washington last week
is chiefly responsible for tie McAduo an
nouncement. for this banker showed the
Administration that while the New York
institutions both national and private,
were doing their utmost to help the
Government II was not fair to expect
them to perform the necessary financial
operations properly belonging TO the
Government Itself in ITS relation TO the
railroads. That those in au-
thority at Washington adopted this view
Is seen in the Mc4Adoo statement.
The sun., 1918-10-08
Postpone Antitrust Cases.

Wall Street was not surprised at the
Washington news that the Attorney
General Is to ask the Supreme Court to
postpone action in all the antitrust
suits at the present term because of the
war. and 1t Is understood that ali Of the
companies concerned. excepting the Steel
Corporation. will assent to the post
ponement. In the case OF the Steel Cor
poration II is believed that its counsel
will make formal application to the court
to have an official dissent read into the
record. for though the corporation mas
no intention OF actively contesting the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS proposal it desires to
have 1t on record that it was not In
favor of any rostponement In Steel
Corporation circles it is common gossip
thta the Governments case can never
be proved. and those close TO the Steel
officials say the corporation will fight TO
the end. confident that Il can win on It's
own evidence.
The sun., 1918-10-08
]. c. C.'s Old Tactics.

Railroad and financial circles are
talking OF the hardness OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission in sending 10 the
roads their official certifcation OF the
amount of rentals due them under the
three year test period. This Certincat!on
is purely n mathematical and statistical
operation, though until the roads receive
ii they cannot get the full amounts due
them from the Railroad Administration
in spite OF the fact that the contracts
have been officially executed. Until the
companies receive their certificates they
can only obtain advances or loans from
the railroad authorities. and New York
railroad executives and bankers are I'M
patient over the matter They insist
there il no known reason for the delay.
and say 1t again demonstrates the Inter-
state Commerce Commissions hostile at
titude toward tho railroads. One banker
yesterday asked whether the l. c. c. is
still. In a state OF unregcneracy. In the
meantime the roads are waiting.
The sun., 1918-10-08
Waiting for Marine Cable.

Contrary to reports current in the
financial district no special meeting Of
the international Mercantile Marine d.
rectors is to be held IN the near future
unless definite word is received from
England regarding the negotiations for
the sale OF the ,compans's foreign ton
mage. n regular meeting OF directors is
scheduled for October Il. and though
cable advices might make It necessary
for a conference before that date none
is planned at present. The present
status OF the Marine situation is that
the dominating interests in tho company
feel that their present plan for the sale
of the English flag steamships will meet
the formal approval of the British Gov
eminent. and its contamination depends
entirely on the acceptance OF this plan
by Great Britain. Word of England 3
decision in the matter may come any
day. and until 1t does nothing OF a local
character is expected TO happen that will
affect the situation one way or the other
The sun., 1918-10-08
Investors With big Losses.

A broker who handles considerable out
OF town business says that while it is
true many investors are seeking the
peace stocks, the number of people who
still hold war stocks is very largo and
this class is more concerned over the
shrinking values OF their holdings Just
now than anything else. Stocks like In
dustrial Alcohol, Baldwin. Crucible. Dis
tillers. most of the steels and equipments
are included by this broker as being UNI
der constant pressure from security
owners all over the country, and where
they would not sell when their stocks
were 10 or 90 points higher they are now
willing to get out at almost any price
This situation makes for a two sided
market. for while the oil. shipping and
tobacco stocks are .classed as peace is
sues many people are not yet In "A posi-
ton to buy them. owing to enormous
losses In other securities.
The sun., 1918-10-08
LOAN KEEPS CANADA
EXCHANGE RATE Up
Premium on New York Funds
Extends Above 2 Per
Cent Rate.
STRENGTH rs UNUSUAL
Many American Residents in
Dominion Renting Money
Home for Bonds.
STRENGTH rs UNUSUAL
spscio, DessoscA TO TIE sux.

TORONTO. Canada, Oct. Apparently
the Liberty Loan campaign has been
working In q limited way TO keep Cam
ada's exchange rates UP. The first
week Of October opened with the pre-
MUM on New York funds well above
the per cent level. and in the open
ing days Of the month the tendency
seemed to be upward. but later the mar
ket softened to some extent under n.
creased offerings Of export bills. The
continued strength Of exchange through.
out September and into October 10 IN
usual. Last year at the end OF the
first week Of September New York funds
were at a premium of Sic per cent
From that time until the end Of the
month the tendency was downward
the quotation at the end OF the month
being lie discount. In October last
year the United States placed an en-
barge on gold exports; and this de-
velopment along with the heavy e1-
port movement OF Canadian grain, drove
exchange rates uOWH 10 tllo low EoCCfu
for the year, 1916 per cent. discount
In the latter part OF October tho Secrs-
tary Of the Treasury, responding 10 tie
representations OF a deputation OF Cana
dian bankers. made his announcement to
the effect that a limited amount OF gold
mright be shipped to Canada II required
and exchange recovered at once--by No
vember 10, it was at premium Of !,
per cent.
The course OF the market so far this
year is In sharp contrast. One reason
FOR the difference is said to be thai
exchange for Canada's export surplus 10
not yet available in quanuty--ovtnE
to delay in completing the financial
arrangements in connection with the
British purchases. The action OF the
market makes 1t appear that the Domin.
ion Government is perhaps buying and
paying in domestic funds for the GARY
deliveries. Thus the exchange on New
York will probably be forthcoming later
when the arrans ements with Britain are
completed.
The sun., 1918-10-08
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.


The outstanding feature OF yesterdays
trading was the financial community's
emphatically registered opinion of the
so-called war shares, which showed from
to points net loss on the day. STch
issues as Baldwin, Crucibles and others
of similar type receded very easily under
offerings. and though declines were not
so great in some other stocks tho trend
was plainly downward. The peace shares.
on the other hand, either held their
recent advances or made slight gains,
while Western Union and American
Telephone and Telegraph reached new
levels on vigorous buying on the an
nouncement of tho terms under which
they are to be operated by the Govern
ment. A rally in the late afternoon
was OF short duration, bears using the
bulge for further selling OF securities,
and at the closing the whole list sold
or sharply.
The sun., 1918-10-08
Americas Rice Crop.

Rice growing In the United States has
developed 50 rapidly in recent years tina t
from n production Of 6S7,0 600 pounds
in 1914 zoos. 100000 pounds were har-
vested In 1917. with prospect OF 1885,
100000 pounds for the current year. In
1900 only e5S,OO0,00Q pounds we've pro-
duced here, according to lecture bcfo9e
Nle International Trade and Commercial
Geography Glass OF the National City
tanks educational department, while in
1890 the total production was only 1885,
000, 900 pounds.
The sun., 1918-10-08
The Hun
His Mark!

There is a plain fact that
everyAmerican business man
must face. This war is not
a dollar war. 1t is a war
for justice, for truth, for
right, and for human de-
cency. Its financial aspects
arc minor aspects when
measured against terms of
human suffering and blood
shed.
But still the question
must be asked and must be
answered by American men:
"Shall the German mark
conquer the American dol
lar"
The sun., 1918-10-08
What The Dollar
Stands For

The American d ollar
stands for a business world
of fair dealing, of equal OPP
portunity to all people, of
free commercial intercourse
all over the world.
You know what the Ger
man mark stands fora
commercial system as an
active instrument of foul
plotting, espionage, and
Prussian propaganda.
The sun., 1918-10-08
The Munition Orders.

The recent statement OF the War II
dustr!es board at Washington TO Tho 4
feet that purchases by tho United Sts:es
OF war supplies In foreign countries
would be discontinued as soon as pos
sible inevitably caused some d.scusSlo"
here. The Montreal Financial Times ldS'
week referred to the large amour. o.
American contracts now outstanding IT.
Canada, explaining how the Amor, 81
orders to certain extent replaced NJ
declining British munttion orders. Ct'.
ada has rather expected that there -'EM
he an increase of the American orders
instead of Il decrease IL the war Ia .-.
into 1918. Tho Montreal paper ro'teo
out that il the war does not cone 'H
sudden end 1t is likely that Canada ~ J
continue to receive contracts from Nas.-
ington in certain lines Of manutay'Iret
supplies, which cannot be oh'uar4
quickly and In the desired quaL,'.'s n
bered also that the United States GOV
ornment, In placing war orders An"
Canadian companies, was willing 90 ith-
der assistance in this way TO Car7IR IT
her efforts To maintain the EXCHANGES
To q certain extent the war Orders ".''
by way of consolation to Canada l.r ''
getting direct loans from WdshuE.'"
like the other allies 1t il Trcor. f,'
here Of course that the events now rHi'''
piring in the European and other TEA
tres OF war may lead to dew iupW,'A
which will conceivably put am end 20 FA'
contracts OF all kinds within a c.,H'
paratiyely short time.
The sun., 1918-10-08
Liberty Loan Transfers.

Notwithstanding that purchases o.
Liberty bonds made with Canadian funds
at present are costly, II Is understood
that n considerable number of American
residents have been remitting money
home for subscription purposes. With
exchange rates as at present, an Amer
can having his funds in n Canadian
bank or in Canadian investments would
be required to pay around l0c for such
Liberty bonds as he subscribed for. The
demand for exchange from this source Ia
rather scattered. however, and even x
some of the amounts involved are OF re-
Specialize dimensions It would not be an
important factor in the market. Ap-
parently the Liberty Loan campaign has
caused some of the American banks car
rying balances In Montreal and Toronto
to convert these balances into exchange
~ existing rates. Since the . per cent
premium has been In force. and especially
during the couple of months Immediately
preceding the harvest season, these bal
aDces have shown tendency to accumu.
late. They are created mostly by means
OF Canadian collections. Thus a.
American bank which receives IN tie
course OF its business a considerable
number of checks, drafts, coupons snd
other items payable in Canada tnls
1t advantageous to carry a current sc'
count with n large bank In Montreal Or
Toronto having branches scattered a.
over the Dominion. The American bar
will undertake to maintain certain
minimum balance, and the Canadian tn
stitution on its part will collect free al
Canadian items. crediting them 10 the
account The American bank also ma
draw upon the Canadian account when.
ever lis clients wish to remit to tn
Dominion but as a rule, the balarc"
accumulates, and from time to time
round amounts are transferred - Nv
York Under ordinary circumstances
such transfers cause no difficulty; bu'
with the abnormal exchange rates now
In evidence the American bankers 80
some cases preferred to wait and see =
the crop movement would not affect IN"
market so as TO permit them 10 transfer
at less cost. However, nearly all Amer
can banks now need their funds at h7N"
to finance the loan campaign, and 30
some cases they have purchased large
amounts OF New York funds IN Myu,Tea.
or Toronto to effect this purpose.
The sun., 1918-10-08
DIVIDENDS.

Stock OF Pay.
Record, able.
Canadian Pneumatic Tool
Co, mi. q, l1o.......... - -
Carolina Power & Light Co.
4. hCs ................Oct. Is Nov.
consoi. Coal Co. a. tI.Jo. Oct 10 Oct. 81
Ju', Nickel Co. ~, q. Ia so.oct. 1s Nov.
iugersoll. Rand Co, 80. ...Oct. II Oct. 81
Joilet-Chicago RR. Co., q.
Mani Cor. Co. q. ,i....Nov. Nov Nov Il
Milwaukee Flee Rwy. Light
Pcre Marquette Rwy. Co..
prior pr. q. IL Oct. Is Nov.
sixth Ave. RR. Co.. o.. 80
SI5 :..,............;..oo Oct 10
United Fruit Co. q. s7S. Sept. 20 oct. Is
The sun., 1918-10-08
Trading Active In Paris.

PARIS. Oct. Trading was active on
the Bourse to-day. Three per cent.
rentes. 90 francs for casa. Exchange on
London, &C francs Z centImes. Five per
cent. loan, IS francs 40 centimes.
The sun., 1918-10-08
Custom House Receipts.

Receipts for duties at the Custom
House YESTERDAY were sSjG,79G,H, OF
which $S6,06o.i7 was for merchandise
withdrawn from bonded warehouses ard
sl60,TS09i for recent importations.
The sun., 1918-10-08

Quotations Unchanged.
Old metals. New York bank and
sugar stock quotations were unchanged
Yesterday.
The sun., 1918-10-08


unless outside of
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-07-26
FORD CARS ARE
DELIVERED THIS week
Three Se(lans, Coupe, Truck and Six
Touring Models Handled by
st. John a. Titus.

Delivery of three sedans, one
coupe, one truck and six Ford tour
ing cars during the past week is an
nounced by J. d. Mansfield, manager
of the local st. John & Titus garage,
authorized Ford dealers in this ter
ritory.
The sedans went to Charles Collins,
Sam Dougan and Steve Barker; the
coupe to DR.. w. l.. BridgfOrd, and the
truck to Daley & Ulery. The touring
cars were delivered to George H.
Shattuck, Joseph Lavery. H. p. Smith,
Olson & Johnson, Harry Larsen and
Harry Keller.
Manager Mansfield reports a little
better supply of touring cars than has
hitherto been obtainable this spring,
but says that his company is con-
stantly facing a shortage of cars and
has to be continually ION the job" to
get machines.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-07-26
CAMP LEWIS NEEDS BRING CAR
LOAD QUICKER.
puartcrmaSterS Corps Order for
Dodge Car Helps Agency Get
Shipment.

Just because the Quartermaster's
department at Camp Lewis has or
dered a Dodge Brothers repair car
and asked for quick delivery. the
local Dodge agents. the Rose-Ncpple
Auto company, will receive another
carload shipment of machines earlier
than they had otherwise expected.
The company expects the shipment
to reach Olympia by August 10. 1t
reports the delivery recently of
Dodge Brothers touring cars to ]. j.
Ferrin and n, Z. Bennett, local ship
builders, and to Miss Louise Kratz of
Plumb Station: Nash Six touring
car to Mrs. May Poole of Yelm. and a
Nash 2-ton truck to c. A. Morrow and
w. a. Blackman, who plan to estab-
lish an auto freight service between
Olympia, Tacoma and Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-07-26
CHEVROLET PRICE
HIGHER NEXT WEEK
LOCAL AGENCY NOTIFIED OF
ADVANCE AUGUST model.
REMAINS SAME.

Announcement is made this week
by the local Chevrolet agents. the
Capital Transit 4 Repair company.
of the receipt of notice from the
factory that the price of the Four
Ninety model will be advanced $50
August /, Accompanying this notice
was the staterent that there will be
no change in model for the new sea-
son, Chevrolet engineers BELIEVING that
the increasing demand for the car in
dicates that the present construction
is entirely satisfactory.
The local agency reports the de-
livery of Four-Ninety cars recently to
A. b. Smith, proprietor of the Cham
bers Prairie store: Carl Johansen.
Lacey; Lester Benton. Tumwater:
Chester Valley and G. l.. Jordanbeer
of Shelton j. l.. Brassfield and w.
N. Danforth. 1t also delivered a
Mitchell Six touring car this week to
County Commissioner J. G. Sans.
Burton Troxell, sales manager of
the local agency, received some in
teresting figures the other day on
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-07-26
REVEALS BIG FRAUDS
IN ARMY RA|NCOAIS
GOVERNMENT ARRESTS 10 OF.
FICERS OF IS NEW YORK
FIRMS THIS WEEK.

Extensive conspiracies involving
bribery and graft in connection with
army contracts for rubber raincoats
sent to soldiers in France were dis
closed this week by department of
justice officials, simultaneously with
the arrest of II officers and employees
of Is manufacturing companies in
New York and Brooklyn on charges of
bribery. fraud or conspiracy.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
of raincoat contracts are tainted with
fraud already uncovered by depart
ment of justice agents, and other dis
closures concern army orders for
clothing, soldiers equipment, ma
chinery and supplies.
The roundup follows weeks of in
vestigation by agents of the depart
ment of justice and war and navy de-
partments.
Department of justice officials said
that many of the rubber coats fur
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-07-26
LARGE WAR ORDERS
CURTA|L NEW CARS
TORY REVEAL REASONS FOR
AUTO SHORTAGE

Delivery of four Model 90 tourinS
cars and of four used cars during the
past few days is reported by the
Bronson Motor Car company, Over
land representatives in this territory
The Model 80 cars went to z.
Clause and H. c. Lounsberry of
Olympia; NJ. Ahearn of Mud Bay and
]. F. McCorkle Of Plumb Station;
and the used cars to Ernest Neat, E.
e. Cobine, F. w. and c. r. Egbert
and c. ]. Anderson The agency this
week drove up from Portland a
Model 80 Country Club and went
over to Seattle and got a Model 90
roadster.
w. E. Bronson, manager of the
agency. received information from
the big Overland factory the other
day which gives an idea of why autos
are getting scarcer every day. This
contracts and these activities are
working to curtail the production of
automobiles.
The first of these, as cited by Pres
ident John N WHY'S in his annual
report, was for 1000 aeroplane mo-
tors for the British government, to
be turned out by the Overland plant
DIT Toronto; the second was with the
United States government, for 5000
Curtiss S-cylinder training motors,
for use in training planes; the third
was for 5000 gun carriages, and the
fourth was $10.00O,000 contract
for machining large size shells.
In this connection it is interesting
to know that the Overland company
has bought a controlling interest In
the Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Cor
poration, and that the Overland vice
president. J. b. Kepperley, is In
charge of the Curtiss plant. A year
ago the Curtiss company was pro-
ducing at the rate of about 100000
per month; today it is running very
near 100000 a month. and Presi-
dent WHY'S says Il believe they
will be able to produce aircraft APP
propriating something over 100000
900 per month before the year is
out"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-07-26

nished by contractors charged with
fraud were reported unsatisfactory by
Gen. Pershing. Investigation devel-
oped that through the bribery or
threatening Of inspectors rotten cloth
and rubber were used for the coats,
dimensions were scantier than speci-
fications. and seams were not cement
ed properly. A few rain storms were
sufficient to make these coats fall to
pieces.