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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
RAILROAD ORGANIZATIONS.

Monday
o. X. c. No. aa-Meets Odd Fellow. TEN
Il, I: 7; Z. No. s.o-Meets Liberty hall,
h. Z. Z. No. .siRMe.t. woodman hall
Sixth ave. and Santa Fe-. l 30 p. m.
Tuesday
II. r.. T. No. eso-Meets Club bldg. iTsI
Arapahoe ST. p. IN
Wednesday
II. l.. Il. No. ss.-Meets woodmsn hall.
r. hlf Il n.' so. nss iseeMse,s Ss &asou,c % Temple.
r. ss'efn's sa sns sosssss TssSs' oaS Fellow. 10 hal.
isss casmgs ST. ? m x.
Ladies. % Au1iiiass fnasa !. L. T. Z n No ,.-Mee,.
I'd and sth Wednesday. $50 p. m.
Thursday
u. l.. r. r. No 17-Mects Masonic Temple.
Sixteenth and weiton Sta, s p. m.
Thirty.eighth and Franklin. LIST and Sd
Thursday afternoons.
I.die.' Assiilnry AZ r. L, =; = No. ne-
X; OF 7. hall, Evans blk, at loop.
Ladies' Auxiliary II. n. T. No. ts-Mests
I'd and sth Thursdays, 2p. m.
Friday
Ladies' Auxiliary u. L. r. Y. No. ff-Meets
Goody hall, Eighth and Santa Fe., lst
and Sd Friday afternoons.
Ladies' Auxiliary q. X. G. No. aS-Meets
odd Fellows Temple. i7oi Champa St.
Ladies. Auxiliary II. L. K, No, soe-Mee,,
woodman hall. ..oss ct. and Dunkeld.
n i'i + and =, e = Fs,aay: ND Good, hal.
Eighth and Santa Fe. 8 p m.
n. n. T. No. Ae-Meets Odd Fellows hall.
1b4S Champa ct. 8 o. m.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
LOCAL UNIONS.

An.is.m.i.d sheet Metal worksrs Ne: -
N. W. Burg. sec, 2<i Grant st Assss
Monday evenings, rm- D. b. l. - i'Si
Am.is.%.sea sheet Metal worker. No; g
shoshens st Meets "a and 9th Monday
nishts, n. r C. Club bldg.
A:s::,o; ws.l:,-5 a .ysng As,,'fS%i Sturdy day
night, room sol. American Bank bldg.
Ash Hauier. unien No. es'.Mss,s srsiy ,,,!y
.n,a r.,ds, s,.,s.nas. s.shs @ No. issnw' O. Mesinnd
day night. 900 Club bldg.
bakery and Confectionery Workers No 20
i7is RAS S.,forSia s Meet. "a and 9Th sat,
p..s.,, Sss..' No p '.os-iosn os is eonnsiy. ..e
iss, i we @saSs,aay Sa aiss. IN %onth. cius
nni f:.,s1. md miller: uG,oH a,,IsS; No; 50.
Joe Tagart sec'y- ~ Camforn,a
piSd.1y ~ Wom.a No. ss-Mi.. Matte Hor-
man. sec' 81 sherman st c,ns Met s,ds Il, MON
ssl!, sss Mi M.s.s. p N so ,i'n sassTc!h ..s e.
TsSr,S.y 4Iss %ynfsSsP ssP cssrle. Nsi sias "a AND
"Ise"'9aos ssc'' 20 $. osdes. Meets I'd Tuesday.
pooa a'., asd I, sss. R,p.irsr. No. sos. p;
op,inssr. soc, ici6 cs.mp1, Meets 2nd
p1,sa,aysr. dsa ,a No. i%otto Jorsensen, sec. P.
o. Box iTe. Meets Mondays, d. T. c.
lT3l Arapahoe. yx
sec, siip Williams st Meets every Sd
Friday 4o1 Club bldg; ~ r,
sec, pts Lipnn st Meets LIST and srd
Fridays 324 Charles bldg.
Broom and Whi.k Makers to-J Is
WeIch. sec, to3T wyandot st. Meets third
"wednesday, Electrical Workers hall, sec
ond Hoor. Railroad bldg
Building Laborerp No. 1-Geo-ge Wa!ker,
soc + o. Box II. Meets 1928 Lnrfmer
st. every Monday night IN o
Husbeinen's Union No. fsr-John w; Sreen.
sec $40 broadway. Meets LIST Monday
night 800 Charles bldg.
C.rp,n,,r. No. ps-Robert Currie. Sec. 1pt7
Stout Meets Monday. Carpenters hail.
Ie&T Stout at.
Ii46 King at. Meets every Saturday
night, Bank bldg, w. Collar.
Carpenters u. II. No. ISL, t. Cnpp,
sec. Meets every other Tuesday at Car
penters' hall. 1p{I Stout
Cement Finishers-Dnn vandermculen. sec.
1861 Fox at, Meets every Wednesday
b. T. c.. Club bldg.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
LOCAL CENTRAL BODIES.

Ari.no. for Labor and Demoeraey-Ear!
r. Hoage, pres. 263l w. 34th ave, phone
Gallup ioeS-J; L. h Fitzgerald, sec.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday, nights.
state Federation headquarters, Sol Amer
lean Bank and Trust bldg, 18th and LAW
renee streets -
Allied Printing Trade. cousehDws
sec'y.treas. Rm' Is, 1910 California at
Phone Champa 424- Meets Sd Wednesday
Trades Union hail. Charles BIDS.
Amusement Council of Denysr and SiSiniiy
John Y. kessler. sec-. lb.s LineoLh X
Meets iBt Sunday each month, II a. ~
r. M. A hail. Ills California at
o.rprntsrs District Coupcil-Walter l.,
Fowler. sec-. lPt7 Stout q Meets ist ,a.9 ns.9
"a Wednesday, Carpenters nall iS''
Dep,s. Bsndlns Trade. GsgSsli-' P",SssL, hal.
i7.fH .Arspahoe =. Peter ,SSa Johns. ,,ss,s sss;
caRTpsatsrs' ccSRt hail. ief7 Stout at. Friday
nights.
Trade. oOgneii-Meess sysP dSy al,yy, ef9issg' bisgs'
Psens sisSIsI GS.mps M 9aSi Bet II and Il a. N.
Perssrine. pres. 200 :. Marien st Ta9s- 9s
z hGsssrs5 G ,5,s RsIss i.s .Sa Sa'%S'r saS Tue. @
asys. % 50 ,. m. i7sS krspahos st
Lse.i Joint Executive hoard Ho..i sd
R.stsur.nt Emplsy~-E. J. Lott 80.
b. T. C.. Club BIDS hests every f1os'
at 8 p. m. 1871 Arnpahoe st
20 club bldg; L. O. Brayton. Soc. 2tS
Inca st. Meets I'd and 9Th Tuesdays ~
U.io. I..s., L>.su. No Of pssn.... ps,n,
s.5I T.,. R, H0ir'; r O. pBns.' Boz Isl M Nest: let
and Sd Fridays .. m, Han NO. l.
B. T. C. Club bldg.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
TOLD IN TEXAS.

"That story" said Representative
Gardner at Providence reception,
apropos of hyphenated explanation
of German sabotage plot, ''is very
fishy. II reminds me of Texas.
"Once in Texas, came upon tall
chimney, like factory chimney, ris-
ing in an arid waste.
"'Friend,' l said to n native. what
is that chimney doing thereY
"'That amt no chimney said the
native. It's WELL
'"'A well?' said l.
"Yes,' said he. ITS old Jeff
Thatcher's well. A cyclone turned her
upside down and inside out."-Wash-
ington Star.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Tioga Local No. IL, Independent
Union of Mine Workers of America,
adopted the following resolutions:
"Resolved, That we hereby express
our sincere regret over the loss by
death of our brother member. Rees
G. Tanner. who passed away on March
2S. 1918, and that our sympathy is
extended to the bereaved family of
our deceased brother; and be it fur
ther
"Resolved, That our charter shall
be draped for three months in remem-
brance of our departed brother MEM
ber.
BILLY MOROSH,
"R. f. SHOW,
"W. CRUMP,
Committee"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
THIS is NO JOKE.

In these days of the high cost of
living the following story has de-
cided point:
The teacher of primary class was
irving to show the children the diff
ference between the natural and man
made wonders and was finding it hard.
what" she asked, do you think
is the most wonderful thing man ever
made?"
A little girl, whose parents were
obviously harassed by the question of
ways and means, replied as solemnly
rs the proverbial Judge:
"a living for family."-Pitts-
burgh Chronicle-Tclegraph.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
A PUZZLING PROBLEM.

Willis-"What are you doing with
all those charts and time tables ?"
Gillis-"Those charts are lists of
the various meatless, wheatless and
BUTTERFLIES days in the various states.
I'm trying to figure out trip whereby
l can get a ham sandwich once a
month Life.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
THEY STILL JOKE IN ENGLAND.

"Just ask DR.. Jones to run round
to my place right away. Our cooks
fallen downstairs, broke her leg; the
housemaid's got chicken-pox, and my
two boys have been knocked down by
a taxi"
sI'm sorry, sir, but the doctor was
blown up in yesterdays AFRAID and
he won't be down for a week. y
Punch.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
Directory of Labor Organizations

the
then re lconmun auons
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27

Beats them all La Belle &c cigar;
union made in Denver.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27

Try Principe de Lees cigar for an
after-dinner smoke. Union made
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
INTERNATIONAL OFFICES.

International Union Of Mine, Mil sn0 Smell
tsr Weskers-Ernest Mills. sec'y treas,
Bll Dsnham bldg, Denver.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27

DENVER. Colo, April "a, 1918.
Editor Labor Bulletin:
Please permit me to use the col
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
Ends Stubborn Coughs
in q Hurry

You'll never know how quickly a
bad cough can be conquered, until you
try this famous old home made remedy.
Anyone who has coughcd all day and
all night, will say that the immediate
relief given is almost like magic. il
is very easily prepared, and really
there is nothing better for coughs.
Into q pint bottle, put, "a ounces
of Pinex; then add plain granu.
lated sugar syrup to make a full
pint. Or you can use clarified mo-
%lasses, honey, or corn syrup, instead
of sugar syrup, Either way, the full
pint saves about %two.thirds Of the
money usually spent for cough prepara-
tions, and gives you a more positive,
effective remedy. 1t keeps perfectly
and tastes plcasant-children like>jt.
You can feel this take hold instant
", soothing and healing the mem.
brancs in all the air passages. 1t
promptly ~loosens a dry, tight cough,
and soon you will notice the phlegm
Thin out and then disappear altogether.
A days Use will usually break up an
ordinary throat or chest cold, and it is
also splendid for bronchitis, Group,
whooping cough, and bronchial asthma.
Pinex is a most valuable epncen.
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine extract, the most reliable remedy
for throat and chest ailments.
To avoid disappointment, task your
druggist for "21a ounces of Pinex'
with directions and don't accept any
thing else. Guaranteed to give abso-
Lutte satisfaction or money refunded
The Pinex Co., IT. Wayne, Ind
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
EMIL STRAUSS f

CLEVELAND, Dec. Emit i.
Strauss, Jewish leader, and president
of the National Association Of Brass
Manufacturers. died of Influenza at his
nome here last night. lie had been i'll
since Sunday, Mr.. Strauss was 81 years
old,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
MILNER TO RESIGN,

LONDON, Dec. 12-The Daily Ex-
press this morning say it understands
that Niscount. Miner. the secretary Of
state for war, is about to quit the gov
eminent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 12.-Berlin's
welcome to the Prussian Guard Tues
day was solemn rather than tri-
umphant, according to Berlin advices
received here. 1t was generally OBJ
served the troops marched under the
German national colors and that the
bands played Deutschland Uber Allies
and not revolutionary airs.
Brandenburg gate and the streets
through which the soldiers marched
were decorated with evergreens and
The officers and men were dec
GRATED with national rosettes OF lloww.
ers and wore their iron crosses. me
soldiers in the procession participated
in the last battle of the war and sut-
fered tremendous losses, some detach-
ments being reduced to almost the van
ishing point, 1t is said. The ranks,
however, were filled with men from
other attachments.
control traffic had been taken, many
persons were injured when the van
guard OF the troops passed through
Br~andenburg gate. The throngs for a
time completely arrested the parade
and force had to be used to open a
passage for the soldiers.
Frederick Ebert, the premier, wei
coined the Soldiers. He declared, 1t is
said, that a new government had been
established in Germany and that the
army would be its strongest support.
In behalf OF the troops, q sergeant re-
Piled to the effect that the w~atchword
now must be quiet" He said that the
soldiers desired the converting of the
national assembly at the earliest mo-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12

CHIEF WATER TENDER VIM. h.
REDMOND, Redbank, n. j.
FIREMAN JOHN W, SHAW, fish
omingo, Okla.
FIREMAN WANE NJ JOHNSON,
PastuAa. N. NJ.
FIREMAN ROSCOE w. MORRIS.
Houston. Tex,
FIREMAN HOMER SHERWOOD,
Conptche, Cal.
FIREMAN THEODORE T. SlIEVIN.
Shoshone, Idaho,
The men injured include:
Ernest L.. Dunlap. Baird. Tex.
Alvin l.. Greer, Sparta. La.
inc navy departments announcement
said the Brooklyn was not damaged
and that a court Of inquiry had been
called to investigate the explosion
when was in several compartments on
the berth deck and In the ships bunk
ers' NO cause was assigned One Of
the men was killed outright, while the
other five died Of their injuries.
me Brooklyn had been stationed Mt
v~ladlVostok since tho American expp-
dltlonary force landed there. She was
the flagship Of Rear Admiral SchIey AT
the battle OF Santiago in 1898 and is
one OF the most famous ships in the
naVy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
BERLIN SOLEMNLY WELCOMES
PRUSS|AN GUARDS REMNANTS

ment and did not want to he led away
from the secure path Of quiet and order
BY DR.. Karl Liebknecht and other
dreamers."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza.

OVIUb OdU6t OTTV dWu THTTUtTIKd.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets
remOve the cause. There is only one
"BTomo Quinine." f.. w. GROVES
signature on the box. zoe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
SIX KILLED, 50 INJURED BY
EXPLOSION ON J.. S. WARSHIP

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Six men OF
the crew of the armored cruiser Brook
lyn were killed and 80 others injured,
some seriously, in an explosion of coal
dust aboard the vessel last Monday at
Yokohama, Japan. where she was coal
ing. The navy department was so In
formed in a dispatch from the com
handing officer of the Asiatic fleet,
of which the Brooklyn was flagship.
The dead are:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
LEAVE TOWN.

OGDEN. Utah. Dec. IL, Negro retu-
gees from Green River, Wye. arriving
here declared that all negro men, WON
en- and children had been ordered to
leave that town after the lynching
Tuesday Of Edward Woodson, a negro,
charged with killing a railroad switch
mar and w%ounding another. Nearly all
left their possessions in Green River,
havins been given only until last night
70 leave
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
CHARGE BRIDGE FIRM
WITT UNFAIR METHODS

WASItINGTON. Dec. t~2,-Chnrges Of
unfair competition are made against the
National Bridge company, Of indian
apolis. in a complaint issued today hv
he federal trade commission. II iF
ALLEGED that the company by waving
claims against builders and contractors
has obtained consent of defendants to
the entering Of court DEGREES favorable
10 the company In % suits for alleged
infringement Of patents. It is further
alleged that these consent" decrCea
were used as n basis of advertisements
in which it was intimated that the de
crees were entered after full trial on
merits. with the intent OF CocrclnE other
contractors and builders into paying
large sums Of money az royalties,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
FREE TO
ASTHMA SUFFERERS
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~ Time

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12

Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snuffling! Ease our t%hrobbing
head Nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only a few
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with
out assistance. tastes nice, causes no
Inconvenience. Be sure to get the gen
uine. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12

A dose taken every two hours untli
three doses are taken will end grippe
misery and break up a severe cold either
in the head, chest, body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nostrtls
and air passages In the head, stops
nasty discharge or nose running, re-
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ness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and
stiffness.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
HOSPITAL SHIP IN.

NEW YORK, Dec. l2.-The United
states hospital ship Mercy, with 1916
wounded troops aboard. arrived al
quarantine yesterday. The Mercy, sis
ter ship of the COMFORT, was DELAYED
by storms and put in at Bermuda. She
viii dock today, During the voyage two
OF the wounded soldiers died.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
WILL ALLOW EXPORTS
OF COTTON PRODUCTS NOW

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12,-The food
administration announced today 1t will
consider applications for export to the
allies of rs, 900 tons Of c]ottonseed mesl
or cake, 5000 tons of cottonseed oil
and rs, 0O0 tons of vegetable oils.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-05-17
Is TONS OF ETHER
THAT'S ONE ITEM

Only the quickest action imaginable.
which Included the shipment Of tre'
mendous quantities OF hospital sup
plies from Red Cross stores In France.
as well as large purchases In Italy,
made the emergency work Of the
American Red Cross possible during
the recent distress In Italy brought
about by the rout Of the italian army.
No such mission for human help has
ever seen the like Of this heroic work
by the American Red Cross ln Italy.
For the winters needs 1t was found
that $50 tons Of hospital supplies were
required, and these were ordered In
America for immediate delivery to
ftaly.
Some of the things ordered were an
aesthetics, surgical instruments, rub
ber goods, enamel ware. gauze, alb
sorbent cotton and drugs. Just what
such a shipment means is dlffic1,.i for
a layman to grasp.
II you'd like to see your druggist
lose all his seuses at once just tell
him about some of these quantities
that were ordered for use In Italy.
Tell him that ESQ pounds Of quinine
were ordered. Since the war Qulnine
has been dihicuis to get at any price.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-05-17
Contributed by Frank Goodwin.

Farlow back on her chair; with the
other she thrust at her the half fin.
ished bandage. Her tone as grim as
her face, she spoke. and again the
sound of It was like hail patterIng on
slate. you're not thinking of your
son." she said. you're Just thinking
Of yourseifl" s
There was a murmur Of remon.
STRANGE. Mrs Britt heard Il, and she
flashed look about her. But when
she spoke again It was to Mrs. FarlOw
she spoke.
Think Of Your Son.
You're not the only mother In this
war;" she said. "If you thought a IIt.
tie more about them and q little less
about yourself you'd be doing some
thing. You'd be helping your son, for
one thingi''
"Why. what do you meanf" gasped
Mrs. Farlow.
Mrs. Britt smiled another adamant,
Icy smile
"Your son wouldn't die for want OF
care: ANY one of those bandages I'VE
seen you ruin might save his life. Any
one Of them might save the life Of
some other mothers son |"
Mrs. Farlow shrank as II she had
been struck. Shed never thought Of u
that way before.
The silence, the grim reserve, which
had cl0aked Mrs. Britt seemed for n
moment to quit her. ~ have no son,
she said. her hInty voice biting out the
words. II had one. but he died at
Guantanamo. II was In the Spanish
war;" snapped Mrs. Britt, "and there
were no Misunderstanding. That's
why he died. That's why I'm here
now. It's to keep other women-moth.
ers--frotn becoming the sor: Of woman
] am" A harsh. brittle laugh escaped
her, "Oh. ! know what you think OF
me. I've heard what you said. Well"
said Mrs. Britt. "my son wouldn't have
died like that maybe u l hadn't sa,
around smiling and snufiing, never
doing thing" ...
Then, her lips drawn into a bony
smile, she glanced about her once
more and stalked back TO her place In
the corner.
That night Mrs. Farlow rose from
her place at the bandage table and
sought the table at the back. For the
first time that day Mrs. Farlow had
managed to create half a dozen band.
ages, none Of which had to be thrown
away. TimIdly she held out a hond to
the drab. dingy figure In the corner.
"I-rve done better today" she said
timidly.
Mrs. Britt looked up at her. Out of
the corner Of one CLASSY eye something
welled, then fell, running slowly down
her cheek.
"He was only twenty. He was all
had" said Mrs. Britt
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-05-17

4 diamond 10 not the hardest thing
In the world. A diamond will cut
glass and bore through case hardened.
tempered chrome steel, but glass and
steel-the diamond Itself too-are soft
compared TO some things The hardest
thing in the world is hard woman
Nrs. Britt was such a woman.
have seen hard women in my time,
but never one who was harder. She
smiled seldom, and when she smiled II
was like the glitter of Ice. She spoke
infreQuently. and when she spoke her
speech was the tinkle Of hail on slate
fsoting. She did not look as If she had
ever wept in her life.
Every morning Mrs. Britt appeared
at the Red Cross auxiliary In upper
Broadway. She was the first to arrive
In the morning, the last to leave at
night. No one knew much about her,
though. She was not the sort that
make condolences. But that she was q
WUt iuNu OhG NVbbt
dispute. Efficiency, as you'd suppose,
was q trait of Mrs. Britt's.
Are gffielent Women Hard2
fieIeney-dreadfu word that! How
often hard women are efficient! How
often efficient woman are hard She
was both, Mrs. Britt. The moment she
came In at the door she had her hat
and jacket of. The next instant she
was at her place, her mouth set, grim,
austere and hard-hard at work. Prob
ably she did her work only from a sense
of duty. Hard women always profess
. that trait Duty, dutyl But, then,
few women are as hard as Mrs. Britt
In contrast to her was Mrs. Farlow.
She was soft and womanly and gentle
the exact opposite. She was not
very efficient, of course. though she
tried. Day after day Mrs. Farlow sat
at the work table, her mouth quiver-
Ing. smiling wistfully. the tears starting
In her eyes. The bandages that came
from her were often soiled and rum
pied. poorly sewn. too. by her poor 1T.
tie trembling fingers. 1t was a won
Ter she could even see to sew at all.
Again and again what she turned In
had to be thrown away.
But no one reprlmanded her. No one
even let fall hint that she was more
of . burden than help. The hearts
Of all those women ached with woman.
ly pity for the poor. stricken mother
Once in awhile, though, In her corner
at the back Of the room Mrs. Britt
would turn around and throw a glance
at her The glance was as hard as
rocks-harder, in fact.
Mrs. Farlow had a son In the Rain.
bow division. The son was the Oldest
of her four children, and until he went
away the little mother had been the
hsppiest woman In the world. Now any
day he might be ordered off to France.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-05-17

II has jumped from $3.50 a pound In
France to $50 q pound, luinine 10
very badly needed In Italy, anu this
Red Cross shipment has been nothing
short OF boon.
Other Items which give q better ldea
In terms Of the things which mean
most to the wounded are IS tons of
chloroform and rs tons Uf ether.
These Items are beyond the power 0f
the layman TO visualize. but he caD
come nearer to picturing 2,OOO hales IT
absorbent cotton, the quantity asked
for. IS
Orders for aIl these E.ods for ltaty
were placed last winter ~ America,
and the American Red CreAs baa seen
to II that shipments OF eacA item are
In process of delivery right stng to re-
lieve the terrible misfortune Of ths
people In Italy.