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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-10-17
SOCK BANKS VANISH
As LIBERTY BONDS
DRAW SECRET FUNDS
RedtIckIns Hiding Places Give W
Their Hoards for Safest
Investment.

Socks, bedtickings. tin cans and 9TH
er improvised Savings banks" are rap
idly going into the discard and the,
boarded wealth they contained is grad
ualIy finding its way into the vaults OF
Uncle Sam through the Liberty Bond
route.
Experts in savings say more than
95 per cent of the money boarded and
hidden away is so kept because of the
ignorance of its owners. who are sus-
picious of banks and unwilling to
allow their wealth to get out of their
hands.
Years of education by saving banks
and trust companies have served to
overcome much of this distrust, but no
agency has ever proved as potent in
.unearthing secreted savings as the
United States Liberty Bond issues.
Publicity regarding the Liberty
Bonds has been so intensively handled
that full knowledge of their safety as
investments and patriotic features OF
their purchase has filtered into quar-
tiers not heretofore reached by bank
literature,
The result has been the bringing to
light of vast sums which heretofore
have been taken from commerce and
industry and hidden away by the saw
ing and thrifty. Even greater sums
from the same source will go into the
new issue.
Even the most ignorant and Hitter
ate hoarde: of his money can be made
to understand that the United Stetes
government is firmly back of the
bonds. He can also be impressed that
his purchase helps to strengthen the
position of the government. thus max
ing his wealth the more. secure.
Once the hoarder has gotten used to
being parted from his money, he will
rarely revert to putting his funds into
a sock, and the ultimate result will be
the adding of incalculable sums to the
commercial medium of exchange.
Every dollar in circulation and the
banks increases three-fold the credit
basis of the unit of wealth.
Experts in savings are unanimous
that the Liberty Bonds educational
value in the field of savings has never
been equaled. The temporary with
! drawals from savings accounts will in
the long run more than be made up
when the proceeds of the bonds go into
circulation and the stream Of interest
payments begins to flow to the owners
Further, the sock saver can be
shown that he need never fear theft
or loss, especially If he elects to buy
registered bonds.
History and romance are full Of
stories of stolen savings and tears and
sufferings through the losses. Liberty
Bonds can put a period to all such
unhappy experiences.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-10-17
woMAN'S DAY TO BE OCT. S
Secretary McAdoo Says /, Service Of
Women In War Should Be
Memorialized.

The following statement has been
issued at Washington by Secretary Of
the Treasury McAdoo:
BY w. G. McAdoo.
Millions of women in the United
States are engaged in war work. Seven
hundred thousand women serve as &C
tive workers in the organization of the
National Woman's Liberty Loan Com
mittee Seventy thousand women are
employed on the railroads. Hundreds
of thousands of women are laboring in
the munition factories. Other hun
dreds of thousands serve in clerical
work directly related to the war. AS
many more are engaged in the Red
Cross and other activities for the
amelioration of war conditions. The
women of America are doing their
share in the winning of the war, both
by actual hard work and by the tre
mendous force of their moral influ-
ence. 1t is fitting that their service
should be memorialized, and Saturday,
Oct. 5, has been designated for obser-
walton in the Fourth Liberty Loan
Campaign as Women in War Work
Day.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-10-17
U. S. Public Health Service Issues
Official Health Bulletin
on Influenza.
LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT.
Epidemic Probably Not Spanish In
oriain-cerm Still Unknown-Peo-
pie Should Guard Against "Droplet
nfection"-surgeon General Blue
Makes Authoritative Statement

Washington. d. C.-(Special.) AL
though King Alphonso Of Spain was
one of the victims of the influenza cpl
demfc in 1893 and again this summer,
Spanish authorities repudiate any
claim to influenza as spanish" dis,
ease. If the people of this country do
not take care the epidemic will be-
come so widespread throughout the
United States that soon we shall hear
the disease called american" infiu-
enza.
In response to request for definite
information concerning Spanish infiu-
enza, Surgeon General Rupert Blue OF
the U. S. Public Health Service has
authorized the following official inter-
view:
What Is Spanish Influenza? 10 1t
something new? Does It come from
Spain?
1.-THE disease now occurring In this
country and called Spanish lnfluen-
"a resembles a very contagious kind
of cold accompanied by fever. pains
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-10-17
HONOR EMBLEMS ASSTICKERS
To Be Displayed to Show Percentage
Of subscriptions Among
Employees.

There will be no honor flags dis
tributed to communities, counties or
states in the Fourth Liberty Loan
campaign in the Eighth Federal Re-
serve District.
Instead, the Honor Emblem of the
Fourth Liberty Loan is to be used Tor
display by factories, stores, organiza-
tons, etc., to show the percentage 'of
their employees or members which sub
scribe to the Fourth Liberty Bonds.
The Honor Emblems are printed
showing the percentage rs per cent.
and stickers are furnished showing the
percentage so per cent, IS per cent and
ND to 100 per cent. These stickers can
be placed on the card over the rs per
cent in accordance with the percent
age of employees or members sub
scribing.
The Honor Emblems are printed on
both sides, so that they may be seen
both inside and outside in case of q
window display. Samples of the
Honor Emblems can be secured from
che Publicity Director. who viii also
supply you with such quantities as you
may need of same
The purpose is to try and get 100
1er cent subscriptions from employees
eiid members Of organizations. and to
nward them with the Honor Emblems
q accordance with the percentage Of
rneir results.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-10-17

in the head eyes, ears, back or other
parts of the body and feeling of Sc
we're sickness. In most of the cases the
symptoms disappear after three or four
days, the patient then rapidly recover
Ing. Some of the patients, however,
develop pneumonia, or inflammation
of the ear, or meningitis, and many of
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-called Spanish influenza is
Identical with the epidemics of lni1uen-
IA of earlier yeaiv is not yet known.
"Epidemics of Influenza have visited
this country since 1647. 1t is interest
ing to know that this first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia.
Spain. Since that time there have
been numerous epidemcs of the dis
ease. In 1889 and 1890 an epidemic
of influenza, starting somewhere In the
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thence over practically the entire CIV
ilized world. Three years later there
was another fiare-up of the disease.
Both times the epidemic spread wide
ly over the United States.
although the present epidemic is
called Spanish Influenza there is no
reason to believe that it originated In
Spain. Some writer's who have studied
the question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orient and they call at
tentlon to the fact that the Germans
mention the disease as occurring along
the eastern front in the summer and
fall of 1917"
How can spanish Influenza" be rec
oonized7
There is as yet no certain way IN
which a single case of Spanish infiu-
enza' can be recognized. On the 9TH
er hand, recognition is easy where
there is a group of cases. In contrast
to the outbreaks of ordinary coughs
and colds, which usually occur in the
cold months, epidemics of influenza
may occur at any season of the year.
Thus the present epidemic ragged most
intensely In Europe in May, June and
July. Moreover, in the case of ordi-
nary colds, the general symptoms
(fever, pain, depression) are by no
means as severe or as sudden in their
onset as they are in influenza. Final
~, ordinary colds do not spread
through the community so rapidly or
so extensively as does Influenza.
"In most cases a person taken sick
with Influenza feels sick rather sud
denly. he feels weak, has pains In the
eyes, ears, head or back, and may be
sore all over. Many patients feel
dizzy, some vomis. Most of the pa
tents complain of feeling chilly, and
with this comes a fever in which the
temperature rises to 100 to 104. In
most cases the pulse remains relative
~ slow.
"In appearance one is struck by the
fact that the patient looks sick His
eyes and the inner side of his eyelids
may be slightly 'bloodshot,' or CON
gested,' as the doctors say. There
may be running from the nose, or
there may be some cough. These signs
Of a cold may not be marked; never
theless the patient looks and feels very
sick.
I'm addition to the appearance and
the symptoms as already described.
xamination Of the patients blood may
J the physician In recognizing Span
influenza, for 1t has been found
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-10-17
City Clerks Annual Report

To the Honorable Council of the City of Okolona:
herewith submit my report Of receipts and disbursements Of
the different the city Ckoona for the year beginning
October l. 1917. follows:
General Fund
RECEIPTS
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-10-17
COMMUNITIES MAY +.
| NAME TANK OR A
| SHIP TRANSPORT.
TWENTY CITIES AND COUNTIES
HAVE CHANCE TO GAIn HON
OR IN LOAN rRlvE.
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST
WAR Department and Emergency Ship
Building corpor ,tIon An
nounce Plan.

Ten cities and counties in the Eighth
Federal Reserve District may have
United States Transports named in
their honor and the same number OF
cities and towns may have Battle
Tanks named for them.
The cities and .ounties who may
harticipate in the contest that will
accord them this honor, must firsts OF
MI qualify. This qualification is that
az set quota for the sale OF Fourth
Liberty Bonds has been established.
that quota must be reached
These contests have been author
HE'D by tie War Department and the
Emergency Saip-Buildirg Co! porat.on.
States making up he Eighth District
and it is expected that til par;s OF
win participate.
Conditions of Contee:.
Contest No. is oren to all counties
IA each state which has ra.atd their
quota in dollars. The county t.:;si after
texceedin., its quotS rolls up lie iars-
est ove4 inscription will I've thu
honor of naming on. of the Battle
Tanks. To tue county in e.-Ch State
after it's money quota has been sub
scribed, that has the largest percent-
Iage of subscribers according to popu-
aation, may have the Lonor oi uamins
lone Of the Transport Ships
To the city in the distric', W h q
population $4,000 arc o; r which
has raised its quota, il it has fixed
4centage above it's quota, may name
lone of the Battle Tanks. The city.
under the same conditions, that has
THE largest percentage Of its popu!a-
ttion as bond purchasers, will have the
honor of naming one Of the Trans
port Ships.
Contest No. is open to all cities
having a population OF $4,000 and UNI
der $4,000 that has raised it's fixed
quota. The city with the largest per-
Icentage of sales above its money
quota, will be given the privilege OF
manning one of the Battle Tanks, while
the city having the largest proportion
OF subscribers according to population
will have the privilege of naming a
Transport Ship.
The Final Provisions.
The final contest is for cities be-
tween 5000 and $4,000 population,
that exceed their fixed monuy quotas.
The largest percentage of stiles above
the quota will give that city the priv
lege of naming Battle Tank. while
the city with the largest number Of
Subscribers, population considered.
viii have the privilege of naming the
Transport Ship.
Neither the ships nor Tie tanks
may be named after any individuaE
corporation or organization. No city
or county may be awarded two Of the
prizes.
illustrated bulletins showing the
progress of the contest will be issued
much after the plan followed in the
-Over the Top" Contest in the Third
Campaign. The counties that are in
the lead will be praised, and those in
the rear will be roasted" bat always
the remarks should be receive, in
the manner in which hey are intend
led, as mere pleasantries, and to slim
nlate rivalry between cities and
towns.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
TAKE THIRD OF TRAINS OFF.

Beginning June l, there will be a re-
duction of one-third of the number of
passenger trains running from CHICAGO
west. This action is brought about by
the railroad administration in order to
prevent the duplication of service as
well as to release much needed rolling
stock and equipment. 1t will not affect
the Camas Prairie line but may the
Northern Pacific Palouse branch.
Looks like this summer will not af-
ford the luxury for travel usually en-
joyed and trips for pleasure are just
about thing of the past during the
war. Passes are almost out of the ques-
ton and you have to be a bonafide en-
ploye of the road to stand any chance
at all to travel free.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
HAIL INSURANCE.

The grain crops of 1918 are big
factor in Winning the War" and max
ing the world "Safe for Democracy. -
The government has fixed their acre
age. In order to protect them from
Hail Losses we offer security by a
Hail Insurance Policy in the Hart
ford, - company, with twenty-six mil
lion dollars worth of assets and the
first company to enter the hail bust
ness in the Pacific northwest in 1915,
when this agency paid losses in Idaho
and Lewis counties of $5975.22.
Hartford " rates are as follows: 2%
] crcent on all field crops, including
clover. potatoes, barley and rye,
and 4 percent on peas and beans All
hail policies expire September 10, with
insurance limit of $50 per acre.
Protect yourself in a good company
which pays its losses.
Parker Loan & Investment Co.
Soft Grangeville Idaho
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
Five Years of Investigation.

Dr. Brown in his address said that
the government had been carving on
investigation for five years. He ex-
planned the enormous losses suffered
every year by dust explosions, stating
that five big explosions in mills in the
east and middle west resulted in total
loss of over 100000, loss of SO lives
and injury to 60 men and loss of grain
which would have been sufficient to sur
ply an army of 100000 men in bread
rations for year. At present it is not
the monetary loss which is considered
most deeply, he pointed out, but the
loss IN food and resources of the coun |
try. Thousands of bushels are also lost
IN explosions in threshing machines and |
combine in the fields, he said, and the
fire spreading from such explosions
consumes whole fields Of
grain and great stacks of sacked wheat.
There were $50 explosions in the fields
n the northwest last season, he said.
The speaker urged the establishment
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
SCHOOL RED CROSS WORK.

The Fairview school has made rapid
progress this year with Red Cross club
work under the leadership of Miss lnez
Callan, teacher. The club was organic
ed in November, 1917, and since that
time the children have spent all their
spare moments in Red Cross work. The
boys as well as the girls have done
their bit. A small number of boys alone
made thirty-eight washcloths, napkins
and handkerchiefs.
The following is a list of articles
made since November los washcloths,
knit; napkins and handkerchiefs, hem
med by hand; fracture pillows; 100
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
Buy Liberty Bonds.

We are not backward on our buying
of Liberty bonds either, as the follow
ing named members have invested in
the third loan with more to follow be-
fore May 4, and some invested in pre-
vious issues:
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
Smut Spores Shown.

Mr.. Zundel gave slides showing tn.
propagation of the smut spores and told
of the various methods of treatment tc
prevent the spread of smut. He said
there was now virtually not territory
in eastern. Washington free fom stink
ing smut of wheat. He urged the use
of bluestone treatment, followed by dip
ping in line for all planting, and form
aldephye treatment for spring sown
wheat.
The methods of the farmers in blow
ing the smut and dust into the air from
their threshers and combines has in
fected the soil all over this territory,
he said. The black smut cloud travels
for miles and the spore is in the soil
ready to infect the grain when it is
sown. He urged the establishment Of
cloth bags or traps to catch the smut
Losses in Grain Given.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
Touring Northwest.

DIR. Brown, with George l. Zundel Of
the u. 5. department of agriculture. and
R. L. Baldwin of the bureau of markets
at Portland, are touring the northwest
at this time to inform the farmers as
to the best methods of smut control
and prevention of smut and dust ex-
plosions, to save all the grain possible
for America and the allies. The meet
ing was free to the public, but the
audience was not as large as should
have been. The two talks were illus
trated by slides, and by experiments on
small scale, carried on upon the
stake.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09

Of the three personalities mentioned at
the beginning of this article, and said
that a system to ground the static from
combine. as well as stationary ma
chine is being worked out He also
urged that in piling wheat, farmers take
care to keep the wheat way from the
straw, so that in case the straw catches
fire from an explosion the wheat can be
saved
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09

quilt blocks; "a inch quilt top; ; jackets
for war babies; pairs. bootees,
crocheted edges; 3 large cracker boxes
of clippings for fracture pillows, $500
gun wipes; 81 fun books. -
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
WINCHESTER PAPER AGAIN QUITS

lilo Register: F. J. Flournoy, who has
been publishing the Journal at Winches-
ter more than year, has discontinued
the same and has taken his departure
for Seattle.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
FOR A SPRAINED ANK1p

As soon as possible after tba A.;
is received get a bottle of Chambs,l'i -
Liniment and follow the plain D,;'.
direction which accompany the s,.s'
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
DR.. H. H. BROWN OF. DEPT. OF
AGRICULTURE ADDRESSES
FARMERS THURSDAY.
CUARDI AGAINST ALL LOSS
Ground Wire for Static, Dust Fan
and Extinguishers for
Machines.

At an enthusiastic meeting of some
seventy farmers and warehouse men held
at the court house last Thursday even
ing, DR.. H. H. Brown of the department
of agriculture delivered lecture on
smut and dust explosions that held the
undivided attention of his audience and
resulted in a great deal of benefit to
those who were. present. Prof Zundell
of the Washington State College spoke
Interestingly on smut prevention dur
ing the session.
Three steps which should be taken by
farmers to prevent the possibility of
smut and dust explosions in their thresh
ers were outlined by DR.. H. H. Brown |
as follows:
Establish ground wire connection with
all the moving parts of the machine 20
carry off the static electricity; install
a suction fan to draw out the smut and
dust from the machine and prevent
mixture of dust being gathered inside
which would explode; establish some
kind of automatic fire extinguisher sys
tenn so that as soon as fire develops
the heat will automatically release a
spray which will drench all parts of the
machine and put out the fire in its in
'ipiencv
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09

A. D. Swami ..... eGo
D. C.. McCrae .... .......... 100
Walter V. Martin ...... ...... 100
Jack Harrington 49,. .......... 100
sIasie Cook ..... ..... 90
The children of Warren have pur-
chased 1925 worth of thrift stamps
and more than 5000 worth of war saw
ings stamps have been sold. The chill
dren like the older members are. very
in doing their bit for Old
Glory FRANCE COOK.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09

Losses in grains in the United States
last year due to plant diseases, he sum
married as follows:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-10

ert Robertson. DR.. J. A Burnett F.
p Hewlett
Golf committee-R II. Jernegan
chairman: Charles Endlich, L. T
McCollum. Lester Lott, J. c. Serv-
ice.
Decorating committee - F. c
Yeager. chairman; Charles J. Roy
v. r. Ludwig. II. W. ellis, Z. A
Beamer
Promotion and membership COM
mittee-D. J. Campbell, chairman;
Q. A. Ostrom. D. w. horton, Z. II
Ahara. Ralph S. Feig.
Tennis committeeman Knorr
chairman; Z. J. ". Fink. p. II. Jer-
neEan.
Observation-Disclosures committee
William ProbascO, chairman; O. Z
Williams. y. s. Gingrich, w. Z
Borley, w L. Kimball.
Reception committee Mrs
Schuyler Rose. chairman; Mrs.
W Keller. Mrs. c. A. Ostrom, Mrs
@. r. Clark. Mrs. Z. IT. Ahara. Mrs
L. NJ Walton, Mrs. II. NJ. Beamer
Mrs. +. G. Grimes. Mrs. NJ. V
Beiger. Mrs. ]. W. Russell, Mrs. L
3. Tuckerman, Mrs. A. S. Whey.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-10
COMPLETE PLANS FOR
Benefit DANCE PARTY

Arrangements are completed for
the dancing party to be given at
the Hotel Mishawaka Saturday
evening. The proceeds will be for
the benefit of the Red Cross So
ciety and will be used to purchase
yarn to knit for the soldiers. Fred
ericksOn's orchestra of South Bend
will furnish the music. The COM
mittee in charge of the affairs has
arranged for a number Of stunts
during the dances. which will be
especially entertaining.
The patronesses are as follows:
Mrs. Burton, Mrs. Fred Grimes.
Mrs. Fred Frueh. Mrs. G. Beynon,
Mrs. F. y. Smith, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Nc
Lean. Mrs. II. j. Graham. Mrs. ].
w Keller, Mrs. Robert Robertson.
Mrs. n. J. Campbell, Mrs. NJ. V.
Beiger. Mrs. c. A. Ostrom. Mrs L.
T. McCoUum, Mrs. NJ. W. Mix. Mrs.
w L. Kimball, Mrs. frankie DIXON,
Mrs. l.. J. Gerstbauer. Miss Imrie,
Mrs. w p. O'NeiH Mrs. +. s. VIII
let. Mrs. w. r. Miller. Mrs. Orton,
Miss Major. Mrs. II. L. VanPelt.
Mrs. a. II. Ahara. Mrs. +. G.. Eber-
hart and Mrs. G. W. Blair. Tickets
are on sale at the Red Cross rooms.
HaSlanger's. Casbon's store and +.
A. CIlmann and Co.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-10
GAMBLE FOUND
LIKELY GUILTY
Bound Over to Circuit Court
After Preliminary Hear
ing Thursday.

After a preliminary hearing in the
city court Thursday morning in
which the defendant through his at
torneys waived the introduction OF
material evidence, the case of the
state Of Indian vs.. Carey Gamble
was carried out OF the local court
when judge r. S. Feig found Gam
Die probably guilty of blackmail and
bound him over to the next term OF
the circuit court under bond OF
$500.
The decision was reached after a
settlement agreed upon by the at
torneys for the defense. Ralph Jer-
negan and Isaac Kane Parks, and
Pros Atty. Achilwle c. Col
paert, it being deemed inadvisa bic
TO bring into the local court all the
evidence in the case which would
necessarily have to be introduced
later in higher court.
Delay at the very outset of the
case prolonged it through the fore
noon and well into the afternoon, a
deadlock resulting when the 'lwayers
for the defense and the prosecutor
matched wits over a technicality
The venue and the sending of the
letters brought into the court by
the prosecutor as evidence, being ad-
mitted by the defense, the state dis
pensed with it's witnesses as un-
necessary to the prosecution.