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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17
A JANE WAS FAIR

"The Lady Jane was tall and
slim, the Lady Jane was fair. y
No lady can be fair and beauti-
full with a shallow complexion,
pimples on the face, and skin e.
ruptions which are caused by
impure blood. Number 40 For
The Blood by its wonderful al
terative properties, changes GER
tain morbid conditions of the
system from a diseased to a
healthy state, thereby reducing
flesh when in excess. Number
4O' is employed in diseases of
the glandular system, in blood
poison, rheumatism, catarrh.
constipation, malaria, liver,
stomach and kidney troubles.
Under its use nodes, tumors.
sores, ulcers, mucous patches
and copper colored spots disap.
pear as if by magic. Made by J
G. Mendenhall, 40 years a drug.
gist, Evansville, Ind.
Sold by Westerman & Barnett
Drug Co.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17
MEET & MUssATTo

have several fallen trees that
! wish to have cut up in lengths
suitable for a furnace and split
INTO blocks Apply to Richard
Field.
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FOR SALE: Two sows-One
with 8 pigs, the other with 8
pigs. Geo. Turner, R. F. D. /,
Box "a, East Mine.
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ward.

WANTED: To buy small gro
Gerry business. Prefer country or
small town. Must be on or near
railroad. Give all particulars in
first reply. D. X. McAllister,
Columbia, Mo-, sos Locut ST.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

LOST; A pocketbook contain
ing discharge from army, some
French coins, and one silver dol
lar, between Lexington and O.
dessa last Thursday. Finder will
please bring same to this office.
10-15-1w.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

STRAYED: From Lexington
last Friday, October 8, a Jersey
COW, Z years old, yellow color
with grayish neck, a little sway,
back with part of the right
horn broken off, If any infor-
nation call Phone No. 565
Black. Mrs. Ethel Beebe..
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FOR SALE: Dodge Touring
car in excellent condition. Call
Mrs. L. H. Meadow, Mayhem,
or Lexington. 10-13-1w
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

err sewing. Mrs. E. Brackenbury,
1874 Railroad st. 10-14-1w.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

FOR SALE: Onions SITS per
bushel; Sweet Potatoes $3.50;
Tomatoes $1.OO; Watermelons
10 to- SOC. Peter Howard, Phone
.39F31.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

FOR SALE: 6 room house and
lot, heat and lights, good condi-
ton. Also Ford car. Apply 1l5
S. 2Srd street, or phone 375
black. l0-4-2w
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

TAKEN UP: Roam cow, with
point broken off right horn. Ow-
ner please see city officers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

FOR RENT: A comfortable
room in modern home, with fam
lily. Phone s66. lO-I6-2w.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

LOST: A gold breast pin, black
enamel with pearl set, between
opera house and Mike Malo's
Fruit Store. Finder leave same
at this Office and receive re-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

LOST: $4,000 in bills, between
Lexington Savings Bank and
Estill Heights. Finder please
leave with Mrs. Mary Letch-
worth. l1O-3-1w.
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LOST; "A Lavilier, set with
three diamonds, between A. A.
Crimes Store and Central Col
lege. Finder please leave at
this office and receive reward.
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FOR SALE: A Ford touring
car in excellent condition. Shock
absorbers, new engine, good
tires, seat cases. Call Mrs. Nc
Adow, MAYHEM, Mo.
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FOR SALE: A large size coal
oil heater. Apply to Elizabeth
Graves. Phone $40 or 376.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

N Man or Boy to
work morning and evening. APP
ply to 0. 0. Wilson.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

WANTED: A girl at the Mark
Hotel. Phone 703.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

PEARS for sale. Phone IFS
10-9-1w.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-10-17

FOR SALE: A Jewel Range.
Call 618. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Italian Costume Ball
Will Be Given Thursday

A Mi-Careme ball will be given at
the Vanderbilt Hotel Thursday even
ing for the benefit of the American
Free Milk for Italy, Inc. While the
wearing of costume will not be OBJ
ligatory,. the ball committee urges all
those who attend to come in fancy
dress. A prize will be awarded for the
most characteristic Italinn costume.
Mrs. Howard G. Dickinson, ir., is
chairman Of the ball committee and
Mrs. John Adams Drake, vice chair
man, and the other members are Mrs.
Lyttlcton Fox, Mrs. Walton Marshall,
Mrs. Francis Murray, Mrs. Charles H.
Gurney and Miss Marjorie Curtis.
Miss M. Symphorosa Bristcd is in
charge Of the programme girls, who
will be dressed in Italian costumes.
They include Miss Grace Bristed, Miss
Lucille Baldwin, Miss Helen Cameron,
Miss Margaret Flint, Miss Marion Tiff
fany and Miss Ada Rice.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Child Farm Labor
Opposed by Federal E,
Bureau as Needless
Department of Labor Wants
Youngsters to SpendMore
Time in Schools and Let
Adults Do ALI the Chores
Photo by Charlotte Fairchild.


WASHINGTON, March 22.--One and
a half million children between the
ages of ten and fifteen are listed as
farm laborers" in the 1910 census.
Most Of these were roported-as work
ing on the home farm; the rest
worked out" There is, no report of
the children, below the age of ten at
work in cotton, tobacco arsf beet fields
and on thousands of small farms. +
The effect of farm work ON the DEF
velopment of the child is practically
unexplored field" says the ChildrehS
Bureau Of the United States Depart
ment of Labor. "The Federal child
labor law which went into effect Sep
tember /, 1917, which has since
been declared unconstitutional, offered
no protection for children working on
farms. And only a small proportion
1910 were employed in occupations
coming subsequently, within the scope
Of the law
Most of us think of tho farm as
an Ideal place, and no one can ques-
ton the wholesomeness of much in
farm life. But we have learned that
it is not wise to take it for granted
that all country life in America makes
a child happy and healthy. 1t must
be admitted that too much farm labor
interferes shockingly with the childs
schooling, overtaxes his strength and
impairs his future usefulness"
Under Investigations carried on in
1917 and 1916 by the National Child
Labor Committee 141 rural schools in
Kentucky and 174 in Oklahoma were
studied for irregular and non-attend-
ance,, 1t was found that the greatest
number of absences in both states was
due to farm work. The other largest
contributing causes were illness,
housework and Indifference. Farm
work and housework combined nearly
equal the absences from all other
causes.
docs the compulsory school attend
ance law protect children from heavy
work and long hours in the fields ?'
asks the bureau. "Therc are interest
ed and vigorous school officers who do
their best to enforce the law; but
even at best the period Of attendance
required is meagre. There is always
a loophole through which children may
be piped to work"
The to school and stay-in- sch ool
drives of the Children's Bureau were
started to arouse both parents and
children to the realization that school
IS better than work for children until
they are sixteen.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

silence and everybody would get the
idea. There is no telling what the
total for good would be throughout the
world.
II believe the main reason for the
increase of juvenile delinquency in
this country is the motion pictures.
Children. too young to understand the
moral lesson taught in film. get the
picture of the good times enjoyed by
the characters before the hour of
punishment comes. They understand
the automobiles and the pleasures.
even if they don't remember the moral
at the end
They Laugh at First
People laugh at first when I say to
them that we ought to insist on the
commandments Oh the motion picture
screens, but after few minutes gem
orally see the light of a great idea
dawning in their eyes.
he world is in a receptive mood fox
good to-day. Before the war it was ir-
religious; it was every man for him
SELF and hurrah for the superman Now
we have learned that the superman is
nothing and that we can't get along
without religion. Ask the soldiers.
Now is the time to crystalline these
impulses into practical measures for
making the world better.
ne Ten Commandments ought to be
taught in the public schools too. In
some OF the classes the teachers read
parts of the Bible, but thousands of
cniidren go through our public schools
without any idea of religion The Ten
Commandments belong to all sects: il
taught
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Women's Clubs to Promote
Home Building Campaig,

Club women Of the country have
pledged themselves to aid the United
States Department Of Labor in it's cam
paign to encourage building and the
""own your own home" idea. Accord
ing to the Department Of Labor the
country is about 100000 homes short
The building campaign, carried on
by tho division Of public works and
construction development of the In
comprehensive and is intended to en-
courage road building and public works
OF every description. 35
The department., in asking the prcxis,
dent OF the General FederAtiorI pf
Women's Clubs and all the state presis
dents 70 assist In its plans, stated AllH1
lwidg. fniiuefcc lexorclssd by womeax
stubs VIII be OF great value in hasten
in1 ccnstruction projects.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Mary Garden Will Sing Sc
lections From ''Louise''
and sCleopatre''; Georges
Baklanoff Will Appear
gubinstein Also on Bill
Army and Navy Officials to
Be Entertained by So
eiety at M etropoli-tan

The sSMary Garden Festival for
france" at the Metropolitan Opera
u.use Tuesday evening, will bring to
climax asaay of celebration that long
.,;.I he remembered in New York, 1t
x;ll be the closing feature of the many
s.stvities arranged for the day set
side for honoring the 9th Division.
usnv officers of the army and navy
will occupy boxes as guests of mem
.,rs of society, and an excellent pro-
srsmme has been arranged for their
benefit.
Mary Garden will give an act from
aInu;se" and one from "Cleopatre." !"
Arthur Rubnstein, the Polish pianist,
viii vi be heard, as will Georges Baklanoff,
he Russian. barytone, and Pavley and
)ukrainsky will dance.
Mrs. B. Benjamin Pratt is in charge
II the programme sellers, who will in
sIude Mrs. Devices w. Dilworth, Mrs.
& Bryce Wing, Mrs. Dudley Davis, Mrs.
Rawson Wood, Mrs. James, Miss Au-
drew drew Hoffman, Miss Caroline Knapp,
Miss Lucille Baldwin, Miss Theodore
Ti5any. Miss Marion Alexander, Miss
Marion Tiffany, Miss Estelle O'Brien,
Miss Margaret Caperton, Miss Made
lene Liebert, Miss Geraldine Adee and
many others.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Mrs. Noble Mcconnell
Made Life President
Mozart Society Elects Officers,
Who Will Be Installed
on April 5

Ata meeting of the board of officers
and governors Of the New York Mozart
Society, held at the Hotel Astor, Tues
dsy, March IS, Mrs. Noble Mcconnell
was made life president of the organi-
yation, and the other officers elected
we're Mrs. F. Mcdonald Sinclair, honor
ary vice-president; Mrs. Benjamin
Adriance, honorary active vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Clarence Burns, first vice
president; Mrs. Adolph j. Wells, sec
ond president; Mrs. E. Bassford
Sehmalholz, third president; Mrs.
John Thomas Taylor, fourth vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Joseph James Root, jr,
secretary, and Mrs. Frederic Gushing
Stevens, treasurer.
The following were elected to the
board of governors: Mrs. Franklin
Fiske, Mrs. Samuel G.. Estabrook, Mrs.
willis J. Blackwell, Mrs. Cary F..
SIanons, Mrs. D. Paul Buckley, Mrs.
tsF. Goepel, Mrs Walter w. Griffith,
Mrs: Henry W. McCandless, Mrs. Edgar
9. Challenger, Mrs. E. O. A. Glokner,
Mrs. Joseph Gilbert. Mrs. Orray E.
Inurber, Mrs. William NJ. Haradon,
Mis- William H. McGee, Mrs Lincoln
). Rogers, Mrs. Owen j. McWilliams,
atS, !hondS W. bentley, Mrs. Charles
4. Allen, Mrs, Jackson B. Sells, Mrs.
Edwin H. Merkley, Mrs. F. Leroy
Brown, Mrs. Frank Elsinore Jones,
ars, Emma F. Seaman, Mrs. Frank G.
Cochran, Mrs. Robert H. Davis, Mrs.
John A. Storey and Mrs. Jacob Leully.
Mrs. James H. Becker was made honor
sFy member OF the board Of governors
for 19f9-'2O.
These officers will be installed at the
next afternoon musical of the society
On Saturday, April 5, at the Hotel
assoT. The artists on this occasion
VIII De Miss Cyrena Van Gordon, con
nalto, Chicago Opera Company, and
Saiao Clccoiini, tenor, Chicago Opera
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
1enCo1nnandments
Good Movie Theme.
Says Mrs. O'Cradv
Should Be Shown on Every
Screen in Country, Deputy
Police Commissioner De.
cIares; People Need Them

The Ten Commandments old
fashioned? The man who said that
ought to be mending soles, not souls.
VI course, they're old-fashioned. but
they are eternally new. If had nv
way. they would be shown on every
motion picture screen and taught in
every school in the country"
This was the answer of the Fifth
Deputy Police Commissioner, Mrs.
Ellen A. O'Grady, to the recent state.
ment Of the Rev. G. Ashton Oldham. Of
st. Anne's Church, Brooklyn, that the
Ten Commandments ought to be rele-
gated to the ecclesiastical museum.
>. ~ III ! y people obeyed the Ten Com
police department" Deputy O,Cradyy
said yesterday. "The Whole troubIe Io
with our society to-day. the reason we
nave n SO many young folks going wrong.
Is that they have too many motion
pictures and too little of the Ten Com
mandments. ''"'
Thousands Never in Church
Thousands of people never 90 to
cnurch, and have never been to school.
out tney al 60 to the movies. What
standards of life 1t wouldn't do anv
harm to have the Ten Commandments
SHOWN on every screen at every per
formance. | would have them printed
IN all their simplicity at the BEGIN
ming of the show. They are too nnro
for the touch of word by way of .ex-
planation or elaboration A moments
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
British Bishop Doesn't
Want to Live in Castle

LONDON, March 15.-Whethcr a
bishop should be compelled to live
IN a castle regardless Of his own de-
sire for a more modest and less ex-'
pensive home is a question which is
agitating the clerical authorities Of
the diocese Of Worcester. Dr.. Ernest
Harold Pearce recently was consc-
Grated Bishop of Worcester. In the
course OF sermon it was declared that
no plshop really wanted to live in a
castle. and that if the people of his
diocese required him to do so. the
financial sponsibilites should be
borne by them, not by him.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wedding
Tuesday at Hotel Astor

Miss Miriam Bunny Kaplan. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kaplan, of
700 Riverside Drive, will be married
to Ely Roscnblatt, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Rosenblatt, of Brooklyn, on
Tuesday evening at the Hotel Astor.
Miss Leonia Kaplan will be her sisters
maid of honor and the other attend
ants will be Mrs. Martin B. Cohn, Miss
Ida Sanditen, Miss Beulah Kohn. Miss
Bertha Rosenblatt, sister of the bride
groom. and Miss Selma Kaplan, an
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Miss Woerz To Be Bride

~ MISS Beatrice Woerz, daughter of
AZ A. ana AIRS. Frederick w. Woerz, of
1arE Avenue, will be married to
SwIs.er Andrew Hamilton, son of Mrs.
rtsafes =. Hamilton, of White Plains.
~ ~, I, and the late Andrew T. Hamil,
smh, on April %, at her home. The
v.Ioes only attendant will be her sis
~, Alss Rene Marvin. John Com
isssk, OF Pittsburgh, will serve as Mr.
ssmlton's best man. Only the mem.
Ssss OF the Immediate families will be
y.ssent ,.sa. at the ceremony, but about $50
anses ,ss. and friends will attend the
reception which follows. '
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Sale to Aid War Fund

The New York Auxiliary Of the
American. McAlI Association will hold
sale Of things old and new" on
Tuesday, April !, In the parlors Of the
Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, corner Of Sixtieth street.
The proceeds will go to "La Mission
ropulaire, In devastated parts OF
Ross, president; Miss A. II. La9pson
keeretnxys Mrs. q. II. {RArkhs,rst, treas.
urer, and Mrs. A. III. Gage, Assistant
treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

other sister of the bride.
The ceremony will be followed by a
dinner and dance.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
American Army Major
To We'd French Girl

NJ. and Nine. Marcel Albert. of
Chateau Belgrave. Gironde, France,
have announced the engagement of
their daughter. Simone ALBERT to
Leonard Bacon Smith. son of Eugene
Smith, of 80 West Sixty eighth Street.
During the war Mr.. Smith was a
major in the 127th Field Artillery and
while in France was CHARTERED with his
regiment for several weeks at the
Chateau Belgrave. where he first met
his fisnce. He is lawyer and is
member of the University, Army and
Navy and Yale clubs.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Military Ball a Benefit
For Assistance of R]ird

.. The annual ball for the benefit of
ne q, New York Association for the
% 0alnd will take place in the ballroom
sal.e Of the Hotel Commodore on the
aighs Of April "a. 1t will be mill
;sry oaii. Among the members Of the
invitation committee are Mrs. Herbert
l. Il satterlee, Mrs. Josenh H. Choate.
"a ars. Lawrence L. Gillespie, Mrs. Loril
'sia Spencer and Miss Winifred Holt.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
nrginians to Receive March 28

A. ne e, annual reception and dance Of
Ws,' BE 'irginians will take place at the
,se ssa on the night of March %. On
So Ieception committee are Mrs. J..
dssr, srds, Barney, Mrs. William Alex-
Nass, Nsrsl, MRS j. Herbert Claiborne, Mrs.
p0she 7 Gatling, Mrs Hamilton
M MTs. Howard r.. Bayne and
~ stuart c. Gibboney.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Miss Warrington Engaged

Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Warrington,
OF 353 Clifton Place, Brooklyn, an
nounce the engagement of their daugl-
ter. Miss Grace G. Warrington, to
Willard +. Roth, soa of Mr.. and Mrs
William c. Roth, of 857 st. Johns
Place, Brooklyn. Mr.. Roth recently
in which he served for two years. He
is member of the Psi Sigma Kappa
and the Engineering Society of Buffalo.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-10
GIGANTIC STRAWBERRY

LONDON-By ingenious cross
fertilization Of three famous varic-
tics-Royal Sovereign, Monarch and
President-Iiatfield gardeners have
evolved new strawberry of gigantic
size and delicious flavor which will
be named the Hatfield Victor
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-10
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LEWIS ORDERS
MINERS TO WORK
(Bv Associated press,

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. lO.-Word
has been received from John Lewis
acting President of the United Mine
Workers of America in convention at
Cleveland that if the strike of 5000
miners in the Lackawanna and Hud-
son companies IS not quickly ended he
will END the full force Of the organi-
zation here to convince the strikers Of
their error in violating the agreements
and the laws Of the union
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-10

The Board of Directors of the Irrigation District to-
day authorized the following statement respecting the tax
rate to be levied for the ensuing fiscal year the the
proposed bond issue of So 100000 is carried
"f the present bond issue of So, 100000 is author
lied by sufficient signatures of property the Dis
and voted by the people of the District before the tax
fixed by the Board in September 1919 the Board of
Directors assured by the Auditor of the District that the
necessary for the ensuing fiscal will not exceed
ST. 80 per hundrek on past valuation of $50 per
If the bonds authorized and voted before
the tax fixed by the Board the will approximate
$500 So 90 per hundred past valuation of $4,000
per acre.
This rate would be prohbitve and furnishes the
conclusive argument favor of the issuance of the bonds
FIJI. McIVER Secretary
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-14
RICHARDS WINS
 BOWLING MATCH
Rest of Bowlers Unable to Catch Lead Man in MatChes of
 This Week

The honor of having hIa name cl- rraved on Che beautiful trophy ot Che Trcadwcl Club win ro Co John Richards. superintendent of Che Alaska Juneau mine. His score of IGg7 was such high mark to shoot at that none of Che bowlcrs who finished their games tha week were able Co reach it. lr he wins Che match next year the trophy win bee long to him. His average, including the pins he was given. was 1SS.
 The tournament concluded laH night and was very enjoyable event for an those who wcrc entered scv- cral others came very close. but Che Inst time Mr. Richards bowlcd. when he averaged something over 200 pins for thc three games. put a diamond hitch on Che prize for
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-14
DOUGLAS ISLAND
 CLUB HAS PARTY
Former Residents of the Island Meet and Enjoy Themselves
 at Tacoma

One of the most enjoyable affairs given by Che Douglas Island-Alasko Club was Che surprise party for Mir. and Mrs. ]. D. Carpenter at their home in Tacoma, February 18th. After a very delightful evening re- rcshmcnts were served.
 Among the guests were: Mir. and Mrs. J. W. Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Monte Benson. Mir. and Mrs. E. L.. Foreman. Mrs Ray Smith Mrs. Will helm. Mrs Paul Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Coblontz, Capt. D. J. Kim zic. Mir. and Mrs. j. O. Klrkham. Mir and Mrs. Joe Bruncr, oll of Ta- coma: Mir. and Mrs Frank Taschcr of Gig Harbor, Mir. and Mrs. M G. Rogers of Auburn, Mir. and Mrs. J. N. stoody of Seattle, Mrs IT, J. Wood oi Seattle and Mr. Gene Nelson Of Juneau
 Last Saturday Mrs. Livingston Wernccke entertained thc Douglas Alaska Club at her home iu Seattle. and the next meeting will be in Ta- coma at Che home of Mrs. D. J. Knzic.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-14
DISCHARGED MEN
 RECEIVE BONUS
Sixty Dollars to Be Paid to Every Han Who Was Discharged From
 the Armed Forces

We are in receipt Of the fol- lowing communication from the mil itary department Of the Governors office which will no doubt be of i'm tercst 10 men who have secured their discharge from tho army or navy:
 Section HOG Of the Revenue Act approved February 24. 1919. author lzcs the payment Of a bonus Of $GO to officers. soldiers, field clerks and nurses of the Army upon honorable separation from active service by discharge. resignation or otherwise This bonus is not payable to tlc heirs or representatives of any de- ceased soldier
 Those who are discharged here after will receive this bonus on the same roll or voucher upon which they are paid their final pay.
 Those who have been discharged and have received their final pay without the $GO.OO bonus, should write a letter to the Zone Finance office, Lemon Building, Washing ten. D. C.. stating their service since April G, 1917, the date Of last dis charge and their present address to which they desire their bonus checks to bc sent and enclosing with this letter their discharge ccrtin- cate or military order for discharge and both, fl both were issued
 Upon the receipt by che Zone Fi- nance Officer, Washington, D. C., of this information and the soldiers discharge certificate this officer will cause checks to be drawn and mailed to the claimants in the order in which their claims were received by him. The discharge certificate will be returned to the soldier with the check.
 It is estimated that at least one million and a quarter persons have been discharged from the service who are entitled to the benefits of this Act and while payments will be made as expeditiously as practicable it will manifestly take considerable time to write and mail this many checks