The circle banner., 1919-12-12
100000 SEALS
MONTANA QUOTA
HEALTH BONDS IN VARIOUS DE-
NOMINATIONS ARE ALSO Of
FERED THE PUBLIC +
NEWS OF The CAPITAL CITY
State Fuel Administrator Gerry Issues
4 Statement to People. Of Montana.
Declaring That Life and Prop
erty Are in Peril

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Christmas seals have been sent out b.
Mrs. Sara e. Morse, secretary of. til.
Montana Anti-Tuberculosis society, 70
sale during the Christmas holiday
There Is not city, town or postoffic'
of any size where the workers viii
not penetrate with their little seals
In addition to the seals this yeal
the society Will offer for sale health
bonds in denominations of So up. tt
/ 500, to be delivered to large CON
tributors, who do not send out much
mail during the holidays and who
they might purchase.
The purpose of the. campaign to sell
Red Cross Christmas seals is to raise
| funds with which to conduct the fight
which the Montana Society for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
is waging In the state. The, revenue
from the sale is used for no other pur-
pose, so that each little stamp rep
resents a liberty bond in the war on
the great white plague. -
The sale of seals is not drive but
part of an annual campaign which
has been conducted during the holi-
days for a number of years.
In conjunction with this annual
campaign comes Health day, Decem-
Der 81 which was observed in -all
Of the public schools of the state, and
Tuberculosis week." when clubs.
churches and other societies will unite
to sell seals and impress upon the
public mind the necessity for the
anti-tuberculosis campaign.
The Montana society is branch of
the national organization and has it's
headquarters at the state capitol in
Helena. In It's survey it has already
located 1000 cases of tuberculosis. 1t
has had reported to it in addition the
names of S73 discharged or rejected
soldiers, who are victims of consump-
ton, and 1t proposes to assist in cur
ing them and prevent their spreading
the plague.
The society now has one free clinic.
one dispensary, seven visiting nurses.
and is conducting special clinics
the state.
Fuel Situation Grave
M. Fl. Gerry, appointed state fuel
by Gov. Sam " Stewart.
has issued the following appeal to the
people of Montana:
"A grave emergency exists; life
and property are in peril Amidst the
.igors of northern winter, fuel is
necessary to our very existence.
"Gov. S. Y. Stewart has asked me
o undertake the responsibilities Of
uel administrator for Montana The
uch assistance as lies within my
'ower. / ask the help of all loyal
itiezns of the public, of the coal
miners and of the local operators. I
SIX all to lay aside passion and preju-
ice and to suspend Judgment as to
he responsibility for this calamity.
1--WE must have fuel to prevent
1idespread calamity; all must now
end their energies to that end. The
layors of all Incorporated cities are
to take an immediate cen
rs Of fuel requirements. The COM
lissioners of all counties should take
like census. Members OF local fuel
)mmittees, who served during the
ar who are willing to volunteer their
srvices, are requested to communI-
,te by wire at once with the fuel adj
inistration at Helena.
Business men In all communities
in render invaluable service by as
sting in the preparation of definite
I'd concise statements of fuel re-
lirements Let there be no delay;
t at once. J. B. Cook OF Billings
Is been appointed to represent the
gional coal committee for the rail
ny administration and will have
arge of distribution of coal for
ontana. Wire your Immediate re,
irements to him"
Social Disease Control.
All persons who by reason of social
sease are menace TO public health
II be arrested by state, county or
y health or. pence officers and held
quarantine, under regulations adopt
by the board OF health at a special
.eting last week.
The board adopted a definite set. OF
les giving the health Officers OF Mon
Ia more power and authority than
: been the case heretofore to permit
I'M TO prevent vioiations of the. re-
,tly created state and federel laws