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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-11
A Business Should be
as Big as Its Job

If bigness is of benefit to the
public it should be commended.
The size OF a business depends upon the
needs which that business is called upon to
serve. A business should be as big 40 its
job. You do not drive tacks with pile.
driver-or piles with tack-hammsr.
Swift & Compsny's growth has been
the natural and inevitable result of ma
tional and international needs.
Larse-scale production and distribution
are necessary TO convert the live stock of
the Wcst into meat and by-products. and
to distribute them over long distances 20
the consuming centers Of the East and
abroad.
Only an organization like that OF Swift &
Company, with its many packing plants, hum
dreds of distributing houses, and thousands
Of refrigerator cars, would have been able to
handle the varying seasonal supplies of live
stock and meet the present war emergency
by supplying, without interruption:
Fiysf-The u. S. soldiers and the Allies
in Europe by shipping as much as 800 car
loads of meat products in single week.
Second-The cantonments In the United
States.
Third-The retailers upon whom the
American public depends for its daily
supply of meat.
But many people ask-Do producers and
consumers pay too much for the complex
service rendered.
Everyone, we believe, comedies the eff
cheney of the Swift & Company organization
in performing big job in big way at
minimum of expense.
Swift & Company's total profit in 1917 was
less than cents on each dollar Of sales Of
meat and by-products. Elimination of this
profit would have had practically no effect on
live stock and meat prices.
Do you believe that this service can be
rendered for less by any other conceivable
method of organization or operation
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

the State that grants him the right to
practice. The sooner he is relieved
of his license the better for the COM
munity which is at his mercy. A doc
tor without honor is menace to his
patients, from the very nature OF the
relation he bears to them.
The State Board of Health means
to punish every doctor who is found
guilty of this corrupt practice. Thank
goodness, very few physicians indeed
are guilty. But the rascals do get
into the profession occasionally, and
the health authorities of North Caro-
lima feel bound to protect the public
against the traitors within the ranks
of the healers.
People of ordinary intelligence will
readily understand that physician
who is corruptible in behalf of his
patient is not to be relied upon in
other matters. A good doctor will go
far to protect the legitimate interests
Of his patients, but he will stop short
of crime always. North Carolina
wants good doctors to take care of the
people She will have none of the
crooked kind, if the State Board of
Health can help it.
Health authorities everywhere I'M
hesitatingly condemn the ancient su-
perstition that any disp"se could pos
sibly be good for child or an adult.
The iditoic idea that child ought to
have such diseases as whooping-cough,
measles, etc., and be over with them,
belongs in the museum of antiques
along with the night air bogy and the
delusion that alcohol makes you
strong
An excuse for treason sometimes Of
fered in behalf Of the guilty doctor is
that the attack is "only scarlatina" or
scarlet rash"-but the truth is that
these are but other names for scarlet
fever, all the same disease.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

The energy and interest mani
tested in the Rockingham
school in the War Savings and
Thrift Stamps is worthy of espec-
ial notice. Every one of the $50
pupils is thoroughly enthused
with the idea, and doing their bit
at the behest of our Government.
Each of the twelve rooms has
been organized intoa War Savings
Society, and each room is vying
with the other in subscribing the
greatest amount in stamps. The
result by rooms will be posted on
the school bulletin board each
week and published by the Post
Dispatch.
Up until Wednesday, Feb 9th,
the Societies had subscribed for
a total of $1,361.40, as follows:
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28
Triangular Debate.

Rockingham has been placed
in the triangular debate with
Hamlet and Wadesboro again
this year. The subject is on COM
pulsory arbitration of industrial
disputes. Wadesboro's represen-
tatives will be Annie Lowry, Paul
inc Rainwater, Walter Pedfearn
and Mary Burns; the three former
were on the teams that went to
Chapel Hill last year, and the last
mentioned was on the winning
team the year before. There
are 20 candidates for the Rock
ingham team. The preliminary
debate to decide who shall repre-
sent the High School will be held
Friday, March 9th. Four debat-
ers will be chosen, and four alter
mates, out of the twenty aspirants.
The debates with Wadesboro
and Hamlet will be held Friday
night, March 10Th.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

even before the eruption shows on the
skin. Therefore, it is the duty Of par
ents to isolate child from other chill.
dren the moment so-called "cold' or
sore throat or feverish illness begins,
for who can tell that it is not one OF
the eruptive diseases developing?
To send child to school or to per.
NIT the child to come into personal
contact anywhere with other children
when a "cold" or sore throat is de-
veloping is crime against public safe
ty anyway. When there is the least
question of any eruptive fever de-
veloping, the child should be isolated
from all associates until the question
is settled one way or the other. This
is playing the game square. Parents
who cannot play square deserve to be
punished by the public health authori-
ties. North Carolina means business,
and the State Board of Health intends
to use stern measures for those who
will not play fair.
Thousands of children nowadays es-
cape the eruptive fevers altogether,
through intelligent care in preventing
the spread of infection. The writer
is a physician frequently in contact
with such diseases, yet he has never
had them. AS children grow up kind
of natural immunity comes to them,
which protects them through life. And
everybody knows that now and then
even the least alarming eruptive dis
eases, such as measles and chicken
pox, either end fatally or leave some
serious complication or sequel which
handicaps the unfortunate child.
When in doubt, don't be a hog. Give
your own community the benefit OF the
doubt. Keep the patient isolated from
all susceptible persons until you have
the assurance of your physician that
there is no danger Of infection. or I'M
til the illness has passed of and health
returns.
A great deal Of the epidemic dis
ease so frequently breaking out In
spite of the efforts Of the health au-
thorities is due to the failure of par
ents to isolate mild cases. The mild
ness Of Mary's scarlet rash" or her!
stomach rash" is no assurance that
when Johnnie catches 1t he will not!
be dangerously Ill or develop some per.
manentiy harmful sequel.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28
Anger.

Ever stop to consider how
foolish is anger-how useless?
Not only this, but anger weakens
and unnerves and renders us I'M
fit for battle, be that battle of the
brain or the Drawn.
Ever watch two professionals
spar? See the clean.cut exh-
ibition of skill and science as each
receives and returns blow for
blow. But wait till one becomes
angry. Gone is all that fine
science and in its place is the
brute lust of battle. Now see
how terribly unprepared is the
angry man to stand before his
smiling adversary. Passion
driven and furious, he is an easy
mark, and his defeat foretold
from the beginning. Again and
again the scientific blows of his
cool and quiet opponent beat
down his guard and are driven
to vital parts of his person;
blind with passion he is power
less for defense, to say nothing
of offence.
And as in the sparring ring, so
in the larger circles of life. The
man who can with a smiling face
and stout heart meet the blows
of life is armed for the fray and
victory is his. The shafts of op-
position, of envy, of malice, of
hatred, roll from him as the water
from the back of a duck. Heiis
impervious to attack. He is I'M
conquerable.
Does your temper give away
under the annoyances and vexa-
tons of life? Then stop-back
up-get a fresh grip on yourself.
Remember, anger never con-
quers any but the heart that har-
bors it.
Smile.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28
Wreck on Southern Ry.

IL persons were killed and
over 100 injured when train No.
AZ from Asheville to Spartanburg
ran into the rear of train No. Is
from Greenville at 2::30 Monday
afternoon near Frost's Station,
five and one half miles from
Columbia. Both were Southern
Ry. trains. The dead and iniur-
ed were all passengers on train
No. 10.
Train No. Is had stopped near
Frost's Station to make a repair
on a baggage car truck. When
the train was ready to proceed
the fagman was called in but the
train had not moved more than
two train lengths when No. AZ
came in sight and in a few
seconds later the crash came.
The engine of No. AZ crashed
into the rear coach, demolishing
it and in the smoking compart-
ment of this coach were the
fatalities.
Among the killed were w. c.
Tomlinson, of Durham, a travel
ing salesman. He is a brother of
Mrs. Cameron Morrison.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28
Trench Candles.
(From the Red Cross Bulletin)

A number of requests have
been received asking directions
about the making and shipping
of trench candles. Due to a lack
of shipping space and to the
infamma5ility and danger of
the candles after being dipped
in wax, they are not practical for
use, Notwithstanding the fact
that certain communities hear
from relatives among the men at
the front that they could be used.
Therefore, we wish to discour-
age entirely the making of trench
candles, since the cost of these
articles can be applied so much
more advantageously in making
other things.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

No matter If a neighbours
chickens are scratching up your
prospe ctive garden, you mustn't
kill the chickens. That would
be against the law. What YOU
might do is to catch them and
impound them and hold them for
damages. If the owner won't
settle up, you sell the chickens
and apply the proceeds to the
damages.
There is no more excuse for
letting ones. chickens wander
upon the property Of another
than to let your horse or COW so
wander. Keep your chickens up;
YOU are violating the law if you
don't.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

IF we don't win the war it will
make little difference whether a
man calls himself a democrat or
a republican," observes Charles
Evans Hughes, one time Republi-
can candidate for President.
That expression should be echoed
by every Democrat and Republi-
can, for party lines insofar as this
war is concerned has no place in
the hearts and minds of any self
respecting American.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28
Playing On The Square.

Every so-called "cold" is caused by
the transfer of germs from one person
to another. Every acute sore throat
must be looked upon as more or less
contagious, whether it proves to be
only slight illness or d.phtheria or
ordinary tonsilitis. In fact, simple
sore throat seems to be just as catch
ing as the ordinary diphtheria is. Com
paratively the simple colds" and sore
threats are much more catching than
diphtheria nowadays, for the reason
that most human beings have enough
respect for diphtheria, when they
know 1t is diphtheria, to take reason
able precautions against spreading the
diseases; but only the minority as yet,
are as conscientious about the spread
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28
The Traitor In The Ranks.

A spy is contemplate person, but
traitor is a thousand times worse.
Every doctor, when he receives his
degree, Doctor in Medicine, takes the
Hippokratic Oath. He solemnly swears
not to do certain harmful or deleteri-
Gus things. He swears that whatever
houses he may enter, he will go into
them for the benefit of the sick and
will abstain from every voluntary act
Of mischief or corruption.
Every good doctor lives up to that
oath. But there are rascals in all pro-
LESSONS. Now and then doctor for
gets his responsibility and INDUCES in
deliberate mischief and corruption
he acquiesces in the criminal desire Of
some family to conceal the existence
of contagious disease from the health
authorities. This is vicious act Of
corruption which ought to cancel the
doctors license to practice in the
State.
Sometimes it is hard to say no.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

FRED FULTON, of Rochester,
Mimi, knocked out Frank Moran,
of Pittsburgh, in the first two
minutes of third round of their
scheduled 20-round fight at New
Orleans Monday night. Fulton
weighed 215, and Moran 1913,
$500 people witnessed the fight.
In the first round Fulton managed
to land a lick on Moran's eye that
prevented him from seeing and
so easily knocked him out in the
third round. Moran is the box.
ing instructor at Camp Wads.
worth.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

of other acute nose and xhrOat trou.
bles.
The isolation of persons who have
contagious disease, such as measles
scarlet fever, smallpox, chickenpox.
diphtheria and whooping cough. Is
more or less burdensome for the pa
tient and perhaps for members OF the
family, yet no one would wish to let
down the bars and subject the whole
community to the risk of infection
Just to save the patient or members
Df the family from the annoyance Of
isolation.
The most contagious period OF al
The eruptive diseases, at least Of scar.
lat fever, measles. german measles and
shickenpox, 10 the period Of invasion.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

The weather-wise have been
lauding the merits Of the g.h., but
be not deceived winter probably
yet has a few stable swats in
store. If the ethereal Spring
time suggestions of the past few
days continue, the garden drive
will be on in earnest.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28
GHARp TO SAY, NO."

n 1t Is a QuarantinabIe Disease Don't
Ask Your Doctor to Call 1t Some
thing Else to Avoid Quarantine.
There are selfish people in every com.
munity who care nothing for the well
fare or safety of their neighbors and
stop at nothing to evade the law gov
erning the isolation Of contagious dis
ease. Such people will appeal to the
doctor to make an exception in their
case, in order to avoid injury to their
business or something like that. II
the doctor is square and honest he will
do his duty and refuse to be party
TO fraud. II he is crooked he may give
in to the pleadings of the family and
consent 70 the conspiracy against pub
Tic welfare. Such physician merits
q severe penalty. He is traitor to
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

is broken and a repentant Ger
many sues for peace through
morally responsible spokesman
will there BE hope of security for
law-abiding peoples, To the
fastening of that good day every
atom of American energy must
be applied.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

The food administration an
nounces a saving of 100000
pounds of beef in four months as
a result of meatless days. The
gain to public health, while not
computable in statistics, no doubt
has been UNNECESSARILY greater.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28
~ r
Red Cross at Mangum.

We are very much pleased tt
announce the organization of F.;
Branch at Mangum, N. c., to b.
Known as Mangum Branch O
he Rockingham Chapter Ameri
an Red Cross, with the follow
ng membership:
Mr.. J. L. Baldwin
Mrs. ]. L. Baldwin
Miss Ermine Baldwin
Miss Nancy Baldwin
Miss Matte Johnson
Miss Mamie Currie
Miss Josie Chandler
Miss Eta Chandler
Miss Addie Maner
Mr.. T. B. Matheson
Mr.. John Matheson
Miss Nealie Matheson
Miss Jennie Matheson
Mrs. c. A. Green
Mr.. J. D. Misenheimer
Mrs. J. D. Misenheimer
Mr.. Davis Haywood
Mrs. T. B. Andrews
Mrs. w. A. Smith
Mrs. T. F. Stanback i
Miss Pauline Stanback
Mrs. J. V. Ussery
Mr.. w. A. Smith
Mr.. John FARRELL
Mrs. John FARRELL
Mrs. L. D. Frutchey
Mrs. D N. Currie
Jack Currie
Lum Currie
Mrs. Davis Haywood
Homer Lisk
Charlie Lisk
Reice FARRELL
Miss Annie V. Haywood
Miss Ida LeGrand
Miss Bessie Matheson
Mrs. w. P. Johnson
Lee Johnson
Mrs. w. c. Lisk
Bertha Lisk
Nash FARRELL
Maggie FARRELL
Mr.. w. c. Lisk y
Mrs. H. F. FARRELL
Mrs. F. NJ. Little
Miss Addie Little
Miss Alice Little
Lewis Lisk
Thomas B. Andrews
Miss Nettie Waddell
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


My tongue is coated with yellow.
ish material nearly all the time and I
always get up with disagreeable
dark brown taste in my mouth in the
morning. What is the cause of this
and what shall do for It?
Answer-Your diet is probably too rich
In meats or other rich" foods. Vary
your diet so as to include more bulky
foods, as dry toast, prunes, Graham
bread, bran, etc. Drink plenty Of water.
Have regular habits. Leave off all alco-
holic drinks.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

TonsiIIectomy and the Voice.
Miss I. ED Is your voice ever
injured by having the tonsils removed?
(2) Is water fattening? q.
Answer-G) No. t2) No. no. Look at
the camels. how skinny they are.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-28

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have been steadily pushing far
Their into Russian territory, de-
spite the fact that the Bolsheviki
government has been begging
piteously for peace, peace at any
price. The latest reports are
that the Germanic forces are in
but a few hours march of Petro-
grad.
Germany is simply bent on
grabbing as much territory as
possible, against an unresisting
enemy, and use this vast terri
torial gain as a pawn in the
peace parleys that she hopes will
soon come. The German I'M
perial Chancellor Hertling in an
address last Monday stated that
Germany was in accord with
President Wilson's four main
propositions, eXcept-and that
except" is just where no peace
will come until Germany is COM
pletely whipped. The British
and French governments in state
ments issued Wednesday in re-
ply to Hertling's address clearly
showed that the Allies are not to
be begr ~ the cunningness
of our foes.
If there was ever a doubt of
how foolish and dangerous it
would be for the United States
and its Allies to parley with un-
conquered Prussianism, the pres
ent state of affairs in Russia dis
pels it.
The Brest-Lilovsk peace con-
ference was initiated upon solemn
assurances from the German
representatives that negotiations
should be conducted upon the
principle of no indemnities and
no anneXations. The Bolsheviki
were persuaded to put all the
greater trust in that promise be-
cause the Reichtag majority had
declared in favor of a settlement
without annexations and indem-
mites. AS far as fair words were
an omen, tie Russians had every
reason to expect an honest deal.
But no sooner were proceedings
we'll under way than the Kaiser's
ENJOYS began showing their real
purpose. Their early pose of
Cancellation stiffened into the ty-
pical German strut. Their de-
mands upon the astounded Slavs
grew more and more peremptory,
until finally when the desired
transfer of thousands of Teuton
forces from the Eastern to the
Western front was complete)they
dropped all pretense and flung
forth their demand for a whole
sale annexation of Russia's choic-
est provinces, together with a
staggering indemnity. The So
called Ukraine republic appears
to be merely a German contriv-
ance for taking over Russia's
richest agricultural lands; at any
rate, the Ukraine is under Ger
man domination. That would
have satisfied an ordinary con-
queror. But it did not satisfy
the Junker's greed; far from it.
There should be no peace for
Russia, Won Kuehlmann coldly
declared, until she had signed
away her Baltic territory, includ-
ing her most valuable sea outlets
and had undertaken to pay four
billion dollars into the Hohenzol-
ern war chest. Such was the
German way of peace without
annexations or imdemnities;;"
such the German sense of justice
and honor.
Who can doubt that the Pots
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

ginning" she said In Preach. Z had
three son They hurried or to get
their uniforms and rifss. Then ]
waited. One day our soldiers cane
pouring into the town. They had been
driven back BY the Germans. May
were injured. ! took % many a. ]
could In my house and made coffee for
them. You SEE my house was better
before II was struck by shells.
while ! a making coffee q blk
shell struck this house and killed
some Of the soldiers. Another one had
both legs taken of. l helped them all
! could. but they went away and the
Germans came. They are cruel. but I am
old. 20 ] am alive. Then our boys came
again and ] made my house a hospital.
1t was struck twice more and ! was
hurt a little, too. but not much. I don't
want TO leave. I have lived here all
my life md here Is where l shall die"
The eyes OF the old lady glOwed un.
der the spell Of q thought she had not
yet expressed.
"A French general came and thank.
ed me for what l did for our soldiers"
she said. "Then, long after. he wrote
me a letter saying ] was a brave won.
an and had brave sons. have the
letter you may see It,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16
OF Hi YIN. C.. A.

both In the United States and IN
France. At the present time there are
200 Y. N. G. A. workers with the Of.
peditlonary forces in France and Enc.
land and 5000 other workers In Ameri.
Gun camps.
The Y. N. G. A. has been asked nv
General Pershing to take over the en-.
tire canteen system with the American
army In France, and this will require
the services Of more than 5000 volun.
teer workers alone. An effort IL now
being mnde to secure at least 1000
business and professional 9 Of hiph
standing who will 60 to France for all
sorts Of z. N. G. A. service before
July !.
1t 10 estimated that 100000 feet Of
dim are being exhibited weekly 70 the
soldiers at home and abroad. A re.
cent shipment Of nthletic continent
for the troops In France consisted Of
.70.0SO bnsebnlls, 19.oO0 bnts. 10.OO0
gloves md mltts. boxing gloves. yollev
balls and various other kinds Of ana.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16
English Boy Defeats Germany's
Superflyer voss in Des.
perate Battle.
Lieutenant Arthur Rhys Davids Said
to Be One Of the Three Elect
Among eravest Of British
Alrmen.

London.-When, voss, the Intrepid
German airman, was brought down
there was considerable demand that
the name Of the British airnan who
accomplished the feat should be re-
vealed. He was Lieut.. Arthur Rhys
Davids, an Elton boy Of twenty. In
the official Gazette 1t is stated that
among his other feats he brought
down nine enemy aircraft in nine
weeks.
But after much anxiety the boys
father, Prof. Rhys Davids, and his
mother, both Oriental scholars Of dis.
tinction, no longer have any doubt
that their son. missing since last De-
cember, is dead.
In their home on Chipstend Downs
the parents and sisters mourn the
brave and daring boy, said to be one
OF three very elect among the bravest
Of British airmen.
Arthur Rhys Davids, after doing
brilliantly at Summerfield, where, a
kings scholar. he won a Balliol exhi.
bition and the Newcastle scholarship,
took his commission in the Royal Fly.
Ing corps In the autumn of 1915, leav-
ing his civil service ambitions until
after the war.
Brought Down Twenty-Five Germans.
Young Davids had been good ut
sports and he took to flying rs though
born to 1t. He won the NJ. c. with the
bar and the d. s. 0. after five months