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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
BILLION TO FARMERS
Government Must Spend Vast sum to
Maintain Wheat Prices-EnoI1nous
Surplus Likely.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Members
of the House Agricultural Committee
studying the recommendations sent
them by the Secretary OF Agriculture
and Food Administrator on the wheat
situation in 1919, say they are con-
WINGED that the Government must
provide a fund OF not less than S -
600. 100000 to buy the wheat pro-
duced in 1919 and sell it at a loss in
that year
This situation arises FROM the fact
that the Government guaranteed to
pay 1926 bushel at Chicago for
wheat raised in 1919 and offered for
sale not later tran June, 1920. The
sudden ending of hostilities, however
has brought about a condition which
will compel the Government to dis
pose of the surplus wheat of 1918 at
less than the price paid and the sur
plus in 1919 must be sold, it is esti-
mated. at a loss of perhaps ST or
more bushel.
The Government under its guar
antee provided for by an act of Con-
gress and a proclamation of the Pres
ident, must pay S2.26 a bushel for
all wheat grown in 1919, which pro-
duction, it is estimated, will exceed
1,000,0O0,000 bushels Because of
the, surplus wheat in Australia and
Argentina wheat is being delivered
to the European market for S135 a
bushel. American wheat is not SOU
ght by England at present and the
result is declared to be that there is
surplus supply of the 1916 and
1917 crop of nearly 100000, 900
bushels
BY next year the surplus wheat
supply of the United States may be
double the present surplus, but de
spite this, the Government must pay
the American farmer $226 a bushel,
Chicago price, for all wheat offered
up to June, 1920. In the opinion Of
experts the United States in order to
dispose of its surplus, must sell all
the wheat it buys in 1919 for loss
of 81 or more aAbushel, which would
mean that the Government stands to
lose nearly 1,500,000,000, and,
therefore, the public will be taxed
SIS per capita so that the Govern
ment can keep its word to the Ameri-
can farmer and at the same time dis
pose of it's wheat surplus.
Government experts see no way to
solve the situation in which the Gov
eminent finds itself by reason of the
wheat price fixed. There must be a
reduction in the price of wheat in
1919, so that food prices may fall to
their proper level. If the Govern
ment should seek to sell the wheat,
even in this country. for what it pays
for It, the food prices would be kept
- - thez sze.- SO 80 .
ne belize exists that the Govern
nlent VIZ sell its wheat at the figure
fixed " the Liverpool market, which.
experts say, in 1919 may be $1.25
bushel. II this is done the food
prices will fall greatly, as the prices
of the necessary articles Of food are
determined by the price of wheat
and bread. Wheat prices largely de-
termine the prices of all kinds of
meats.
Congress has been asked by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston, acting
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28

How much do you pay into lodges
and fraternities in a year? The Red
Cross costs only one dollar for mem
| bership.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
'peLicap Red CrossIn Belgium
(From the January issue of The R
Cross Magaz1ne.)

III SiOSo hdSdZlue. n
H AT Vinckem are the schools of Her
Majesty the Queen. Here are $40
children brought together from the
hiring line of the Allies in Belgium.
In that city a building is being cree
ted by the American Red Gross for
the Queen Cat cost of $30,OOO) to
care for children under four years of
| age. In the two schools already es-
tabllshed children from four to eight
| years of age are in one establishment.
and from eight to twelve years in the
other. The schools of Her Majesty
are exceedingly well run.
At N1nckem and Wulreringhem are
the great hospitals of the Belgian
Red Cross. known as "Thopital Oc-
can" filled with patients evacuated
from La Panne. 1t is now reduced
IN size so that it takes care of $50
wounded men' and 400 gas cases.
American doctors who have visited
the Ocean Hospital say that it is one
OF the very best in the world Last
summer the American Red Cross
gave 100000 to help build the hos
pital at Vinckem, and it has Just
given 100000 directly to the Bel
gian Red Cross. which cannot appeal
I TO people in Belgium for funds, and
which finds itself with an empty
treasury after five years of war.
! A few miles back of Ypres there
live some children of the city in a
Belgian orphanage which the Ameri-
can Red Cross, through it's Belgian
Commission, is supporting. These
wards of the American Red Cross are
in charge of the Cure of the Church
of st. Pierre, Ypres, the good Father
Delaere. He now has 131 young
girls in his care. The Cure fought
for his church and his people in
Ypres against shells and firebrands:
again and again he helped extin- |
guish fires kindled on the roof of his
church by climbing up under shell
fire and kicking off the brands. Until
the final evacuation of the city he /
stayed and ministered to the peo-
pie. He is a brave old man and a kind
and good one. At last he was order
ed out of Ypres blythe minister of
War himself.
At Renescure are hundred
French children evacuated from Haze
brook, Nieppe, and number of
French villages occupied by the Ger
mans in their big advance in March.
And there is the hospital of the Cath
Ollie sisters for the care of the tuber-
cular, cancerous, lame, blind, and
oldest and most repulsive people. The
Red Cross is helping these Catholic
sisters, who also visit the sick peo-
Die in the village.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
NOTICE.

Pay your Town Taxes before De-
cember 3lst. Interest at per cent.
starts promptly January LIST, dating
back to July LIST Don't wait for the
last day. Pay your taxes now and
save the additional cost.-C. L. Dali,
Clerk and 1916, 1920,
p, 1924, 26,27,2s.30
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
NOTICE
State And County Tax Payers

State And County Tax Payers
Interest on County Taxes will be
due for months on January l, 1919.
Therefore, to save this charge for in
terest, all taxes must be paid on or
before January LIST, next.-Thos. E.
Kerr, Treas. and Collector.-Adv.
Xmas! What a glorious time it is!
Get ready for it now. We have the
goods. Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
Soldier S Letters
U. S. S. Nicholson,

Dear Father:
Received the cable, and it was APP
precfated very much. 1t came on
Thanksgiving Day.
We have been in Liverpool for
month. We leave tonight for Queens
town, Ireland, then go to Brest,
France, and then we are coming
home, or take a cruise around the
British Isles There was piece in
the London paper that they are MAX
ing preparations for Admiral Sims
fleet to be in London, but that might
be only a rumor that they have in
the papers. That would be great
trip. and 1 hope that it is true, and
not a rumor.
The censorship has been lifted and
we can say anything we can think of
at the present time.
We might be home and we might
not, but save me a piece of fruit
catke and / will be satisfied. You
need not bother about sending box,
for | do not want a thing, and l do
not want you to go to lot of trou-
BILE for nothing. 1 am not as par
ticular as l was when l left home.
Tell the Kid l will bring her some
| thing from France when | leave for
the States. Give my love to all the
folks. and tell them l am getting
along fine. Sincerely, LESTER.
How much do you pay into lodges
and fraternities in a year? The Red
nl1
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

8 TOWN FItOPERTE FOR SALE.
AS attorney for the heirs of the
late John E. Eskridge, I hereby offer
at private sale the dwelling house
property where John A. Fountain,
Esq. now resides, situated on the
northwest side of Academy street, in
the town of Cambridge, between the
residences of Messrs. Elbridge Phil
lips and Walter Marshall.
Splendid Terms.
CALVIN HARRINGTON,
Adv. 11-19-tf. Attorney.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
NOTICE
State And County Tax Payers

Four (4) months interest on
County Taxes must be paid on Janu-
airy 1, 1919, If such taxes are not paid
by that date.
The law requires the publication
of all delinquents during the month
of January.-Thos. E. Kerr, Treas.
and Collector.-Ady,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
NOTICE
State And County Tax Payers

Four (4) months interest on
county Taxes must be paid on Janu-
airy l, 1919, il such taxes are not paid
by that date. o. ~.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
FIND MAN DYING IN
Box CAR HOME
Revolving Conditions of Suualor Sur
round Man Who Had Been @
Railway Worker.

County Agent Russell II. Jones told
Kenosha people another story of chow
the other half lives" today when he
gave out facts in regard to the case
of Julh Bender, veteran of the Span
ish war who is slowly dying in box
car home out along the tracks of the
500 line in the town of Salem. Bender
was formerly towernan employed by
the railway cmpany at the junction Of
the North-W estern and 500 line tracks.
He was stricken with Spanish influenza,
then with pneumonia and now he has
tuberculosis of the spine. The man,
his wife, and I'VE children were found
living in box car. The man is bed
ridden and may never be able to leave
his bed again. It is said that he Is
properly a charge against Racine
county and the officials of that county
have been notified that they will be
expected to provide such care as the
man may demand. He must be re-
moved from his box car home at once
and taken to some hospital for treat
ment and some provision must be made
for the care of the wife and children.
County Agent Jones provided for the
immediate wants of the people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
rig NETTING AT ARMORY
ON NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
Walter Corrigan, of Milwaukee, Will
Address a Monster Mass Meeting
on Most Important Subject

One of the biggest mass meetings
ever held in Kenosha is planned by the
County Council of Defense for Friday
night at the Armofv.
The meeting will commence at s
clock and will be addressed by Walter
Corrigan, of Milwaukee. Mr. Corrigan
is speaker of wide reputation and
it was with difficulty the County Coun-
Gil of Defense induced lin to come to
Kenosha.
Now that the council of defense has
one of the best speakers in America to
address the people of this city it is up
TO them to turn out and listen to Mr..
Corrigan IS message The subject of
his address is ssFood Conservation, -
which is the biggest question that is
now ccnfrcnting the American people.
Now that q great many of the restric-
tions have been removed because the
fighting is stopped and the food admin
istration thinks it is not proper to
enforce wartime regulations in time of
peace it is more than ever. necessary for
the people to keep the matter Of con-
servation of food constantly before
them.
The people must now do of their own
volition what was before imposed upon
them. The fact that some Of these
regulations have been abrogated does
not mean that there is no further use
in their being obeyed, but because of
the fact noted above that they were
war time regulations which should not
be imposed by government in time
of peace. But it is just as necessary
as ever that every individual should
conserve to the limit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
MRS. PETER SMITH DEAD.

Mrs. Peter Smith of Balm Crossing.
died at the Kenosha hospital at $50
o'clock Friday evening after an i'll
ness with gall stones. Mrs. Smith had
been removed from her home to the
hospital about two hours before for
the purpose of undergoing an operation
for her ailment but while preparations
for the operation were under way she
passed away.
Mrs. Smith had been i'll for only a
few days. She was born in Oil Center.
Indiana, but most of her life was
spent in Wisconsin. She was life
long member Of the English Lutheran
Church. She is survived by her hus-
hand, three daughters and one son.
The funeral viii be held at the Eng
lish Lutheran church at $50 O'Clock
Tuesday, if it is found that her sisters
from Canada can get here in time for
the services, but if it is ascertained
that they cannot tie funeral will be
held Monday afternoon at the same
hour. Interment in Green Ridge GENE
terry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
Special Meeting of Chamber
of Commerce Called for
Thursday Night for
Important Crusade.
FIRST POST WAR CAMPAIGN
Members Of the Chamber Of Commerce
to Have Chance to Know and
Study Housing Conditions Now
Existing In the City.

Secretary Richard Francis of the
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce has
sent out call for special meeting
of that organization to be held on next
Thursday evening at which time efforts
will be made to complete plans to pro-
vide better housing conditions for the
city. Many prominent men of the city
have been invited to attend the meet
ing and to take a prominent part in
he movement as it is regarded as one
Of the most important city problems
&c be solved. 1t is to be taken up as
he first great after the-war movement
# the Chamber of Commerce.
The plans for the future movements
0 secure better housing conditions will
20 built about very comprehensive
urvey of the health conditions in the
'ty recently made BY the teachers of
he city schools. In this survey the
aachers visited practically every home
the city and detailed results Of it's
urvey will be presented a. the meet
re on Thursday night by Mrs. Mary
,. Bradford, superintendent of schools.
In order to make the results of the
alrvcy Of greatest possible value in
vorking out new plan for study of
rousing conditions N the city, a spe-
;al map has been shown which viii
how definitely just what portions Of
he city have been f.r1ague centers. -
IN this map will be marked plainly
very house in which a death occurred
rom Spanish influenza and every house
rom which eases of the diseases were
ported. There will be other markings
show the great number Of houses in
he city which were found to be in an
sanitary condition.
In the crusade for better conditions
hich is expected to follow this meet
1g the directors of the Chamber Of
commerce hope to enlist the service of
very Official, Of the city Of Kenosha.
n order to make the cleanup Of the
ity complete, official need will be
paramount. The health department.
las already declared it's intention of
aking up this matter in every way
possible and the Chamber Of Commerce
= assured the fullest ard most. cordial
cooperation from Heath Commissioner
n. G. Windesheim and his force of
orkers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
CHARLES r. CHAFFEE
D. ED AT HOUSTON, TEX.
Former Wen Known Man Died at the
Home Of his Daughter in Southern
City Last Saturday.

Letters received in Kenosha today
announce the death of Charles T..
Chaffee, former well known resident
Of Kenosha which occurred on last
Saturday at the home of Mrs. John T.
Barrow, daughter of Mr.. Chafee resid-
ing at Houston, Texas. Mr.. Chaffee
had been i'll for long time
He was resident of Kenosha for
many years but since his retirement
from active business life he had made
his home with his daughter in Houston.
He is survived by two daughters Mrs.
Barrow and Mrs. F. G. Wright of Los
Angeles, Cal. Also by FIVE grand chill
dren and two great grand children. A
sister Mrs G. A. Near resides at Gree
ley, Col.
The funeral services were held at
Houston and the remains laid at rest
in the Hollywood cemetery there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
Girls Will Put on Play

The Girls Lyceum League of the Ke-
nosha high school will present two
one night plays in the auditorium of
Lincoln school, Friday night.
The titles of the two plays are ''The
Burglar and "The Kleptomaniac. -
The girls of Lincoln high wish to adopt
a French orphan and they have not the
same opportunity of making money as
those who are employed so they are
putting on these plays for the purpose
Of earning money to enable them to
adopt one of the needy French or
phans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
Black Hawkers Coming

A lot of Kenosha men who went to
France to fight the battle for world
freedom are going to be home early
IN the new year as announcement from
Washington states that the members of
the Black Hawk Division will be
among the first to embark from France.
Many Kenosha soldiers who trained at
Camp Grant will be among the mem
bers of the division to be demobiIized.
These men are expected to reach the
states, possibly before the end of this
month
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
Celebrates SD Birthday

The children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren of Mrs. A. McVicar ga
thered at her home on Ridge street,
Sunday to celebrate her eighty-third
birthday. Mrs. McVicar claims to be
one of the oldest if not the Oldest set.
tier in Kenosha county. She came here
when child in the fall of eighteen
thirty-eight with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter G. VanAlstine and has re-
sided in this county ever since. VI
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

And the real thing would be to load
on the first boat going out of the
country all of those aliens who claimed
citizenship in another country as their
reason for avoiding army service.
These slackers have no business in
Kenosha when there Is ship to take
them somewhere else. Their presence
here, grabbing every good job they
can find, is an insult to the boys who
have served.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

After presenting the report of the
finance committee, Alderman Conrad
Shearer, chairman, said: This levy is
q jump of four mills from that of last
year, but it is the best we could do.
Racine jumped from sixteen mills to
nineteen-eight which leaves a fraction
Of a mill to be computed in every cal
culation. A glance at the report will
show why the four additional mills
were necessary. The first item of
$20S, 2S9.95 for state, county, county
school, soldier g relief, relief of the
blind fund and mother s pension fund,
is imposed by the County Board, The
County Board says the city of Keno
sha rnnst raise that much money for
these purposes the next year and we
have no choice IN the matter. We
have to do it. The excess of this
amount over that Of last year requires
one Of the extra mills. The sum APP
propriated FOR city schools is 100000
for next year whereas it was $4,000
TOR this year. The committee can not
count on $4,000 from saloon licenses
next year which it had before and that
accOunts for another mill, while the
raise in salaries which have been de-
manded al along the line accounts for
the othsr. IL the committee had al
lowed eli that was asked by the various
committees for needed improvements
It would have placed the levy at
Iwcnty-twc mills, but it cut expenses
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
Gave Patriotic Party

On Friday evening, November goth,
"a Thanksgiving and Patriotic program
was given at the school house in Dis
trict, No. 2 Somers. After the pre-
gram service flag of eighteen stars
was dedicated, the nearest relative of
the departed soldier placing the star
upon the flag.
During the evening the Priscilla
Club girls held their annual Christ
mas sale, after which a lunch was
served. Later the desks were removed
and the young folks danced until mid
night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

With a round million for its expense
budget, the city should get away to
considerable of flying start during
the coming year. The people win ex-
pected however million dollars worth
of service. If they fail to get it
some ofice-holders must be looking for
another job.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

The state has shown the right idea
in taking. care of State Draft Commits
sioner Fitzpatrick. IF there is any fell
low in the state who deserves a job
and real recognition, it is this man.
He has made wonderful record for
Wisconsin, regardless of the fact that
most all Of the politicians have appro-
priated his record as their own. Honor
where honor is due gives him a high
place in the war record of Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

have driven children away from bon
fires where they built them in the al
leys, and put out the fire.
Respectfully submitted,
j. H. Karnes,
Kenosha County Humane Agent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

With the big embroligio down in
Washington it's pretty hard to get up
any argument in regard to what a
Wisconsin legislature is going to do.
Seems to Us there are several fellows
running for the job of being Speaker
Of the Assembly, but outside of this
there is nothing doing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

The Milwaukee Free Press found
like lot of other papers, that it takes
more than the backing of political
faction to operate newspaper. Back
ing is all right, but the real requisite
Is money and lots of it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

The old Wattles corner is one of the
really prominent corners of the city.
Let US hope that the Improvement of
this corner viii be such as to stimu-
late an improved condition for other
property in the nssyhborhood.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

Possibly the council thought that
Kenosha did not lead the state in the
matter Of the annual tax levy and de-
/ ided to be at the head even if it did
cost money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

And don't forget that the time is
coming for the elevation of the North
western tracks. The sooner the men
get started grading the sooner Keno
sha viii be made place safe TO live
in.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

And possibly Secretary McAdoo had
his fingers crossed when he protested
against being saluted as "The Next
President
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

And Congress just wanted the Presi-
dent TO know that there was going to
be something doing here and emphasiz
led the suggestion fhurry back
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

And we still insist that it is lot
easier for some men to levy taxes
than it is for a lot of the rest of US
to pay them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

Your committee estimates receipts
from other sources at $415,37o7O, which
we would recommend be apportioned
to the different funds as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

The Advisory Board of the Woman s
Committee viii hold its regular month
ly meeting at the Chamber of Com
merce rooms on Tuesday, December
3rd at two-thirty O'Clock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05

Back to SCHOOL, is the slogan OF
the next drive of the children s year
and the Woman Is Committees are ask
ed to cooperate with the Children s
Bureau and the school superintendent
as to ways and means Of bringing back
to school those children who have left
because of war conditions.