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The Adair County news., 1919-01-01

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X Beware tuberculosis after in !
X fluenza. No need to worry if :
X you take precautions in time. :
K Don't diagnose your own con- i
K dition. Have your doctor exam :
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X monthly intervals. Build up your J
X strength with right living, good ;
K food and plenty of fresh air.
K Don't waste money on patent ,
X medicines advertised to cure tu-
X berculosis.
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Washington, d. C.-(Special.)-Ac
cording to a report made to the United
States Public Health Service. the cpl
demic of influenza in Spain has al
ready caused an increase in the preya
lence and deaths from pulmonary tn
berculosis. A similar association be
tween influenza and tuberculosis wa
recently made by Sir Arthur News
holme, the chief medical officer Of tn
English public health service. in hi
analysis of the tuberculosis death rat
In England.
In order that the people Of the Unit
ed States may profit bv the exneriepc'
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01

have a streak of good luck like
We. Of course tho, our time is
coming sooner or later. Camp
Meade is continually being taken
by rumors of the 18th Div. being
mustered out very soon. 1t may
be, but they must show me.
Went over to Washington last
Saturday, and must say that my
tour through the Capitol was one
of interest The Statuary Hall
with the likeness of one or more
great men from nearly every
state in the Union standing
there. And | am sorry to say
that Kentucky has none there.
Why should not Henry Clay's
statue be there?
From there I passed into the
room occupied by the represen-
tatives, on through the long hall
and into the Residents room
from the ceiling of which hangs
a chandelier said to be the finest
in the US. Then we passed
into the Marble Hall, on into the
Senate chamber, up a flight of
stars and looked over into tn
room of the Supreme court.
Now in leaving the capitol and
looked through the Library,
which dare say is somewhat
larger than the one in Supt. Logs
Office ha ha.
On to the monument five hun
dred and fifty-fve feet high, and
before had climbed to the top
of it, l began to think it was
something like mile.
With a short journey through
the botanical garden, a glance at
the White House, the Treasury
Dept, and a few other places
such as Foods Theater, where
Lincoln was assassinated, The
Patent Office and a nice Dairy
lunch stand" my pass was up
and | was forced to return to
return to camp imagining every
thing else.
Cpl. A. C. Wolford,
M. G. Co. 18th Inf.
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01

of other countries Surgeon General
Rupert Blue of the United States Pub
lie Health Service has just issued a
warning emphasizing the need of spe-
cial precautions at the present time.
Experience seems to indicate" says
the Surgeon General, that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
by an attack OF influenza are peculiar
ly susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions of it's people recently affected
with influenza this country now of
fers conditions favoring the spread of
tuberculosis"
One Million Consumptives in the
United States.
"Then you consider this a serious
menace?" was asked. I'm my opinion
it is, though hasten to add it is dis
tinctly one against which the people
can guard So far as one can estimate
there are at present about one million
cases of tuberculosis in the United
States. There is unfortunately no
complete census available to show ex-
actly the number of tuberculosis per-
sons in each state despite the fact that
most of the states have made the dis
ease reportable. In New York city,
where reporting has been in force for
many years, over $4,000 cases Of tu-
berculosis are registered with the De
partment of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the adj
dition of unrecognized and unreported
cases would make the number nearer
$4,000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years in birmingham, Mass, revealed
200 cases of tuberculosis in a popula-
ton Of approximately $4,000. If these
proportions hold true for the United
States as a whole they would indicate
that about one in every hundred per-
sons is tuberculous. Each of these
constitutes a source of danger to be
! guarded against"
What to Do.
7 In his statement to the public Sur
/ geon General Blue points out how
| those who have had influenza should
| protect themselves against tuberculo
sis. GAIL who have recovered from in
fuenza," says the Surgeon General
SHOULD have their lungs carefully ex
amined by competent physician. Ii
fact, it Is desirable to have several ex
aminations made a month apart. Suci
examinations cannot be made through
the clothing nor can they be carriet
out in two or three minutes. If tn
lungs are found to be free from tuber
culosis every effort should be made t
keep them so. This can be done b,
right living, good food and plenty o
fresh air.
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01

gions, with conditions most serious In
Finland.
Bohemia, Serbia, Roumania and
Montenegro have already reached the
famine point and are suffering heavy
toll Of death. The Armenian popula-
ton is falling each week as hunger
takes its toll, and In Greece, Albania
and Roumania so serious are the food
shortages that famine is near. Al
though starvation is not yet imminent,
Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur-
key are in the throes of serious strin-
gencies.
In order to fulfill Americas pledge
in world relief we will have to export
every ton of food which can be han
died through our ports. This means at
the very least a minimum of 100000
tons. compared with 100000 tons pre-
war exports and 11,S20,O0O tons ex-
ported last year, when we were bound
by the ties of war to the European
allies.
If we fail to Tighten the black spots
on the hunger map or if we allow any
portions to become darker the very
peace for which we fought and bled
will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy
inevitably follow famine Should IL .
happen we will see in other parts Of
Europe q repetition Of The Russian de-
bacle and orr f"hf f5r world Pc. -
will have been in v3'q.
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01

A food map Of Europe today shows
not single country in which the fu-
ture does not hold threat of serious
difficulties and only a small part which
is not rapidly approaching the famine
point. With the exception Of the
Ukraine only those countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sufficient food supplies to meet
actual needs until next harvest, and
even in the Ukraine, with stores accu-
mulated on the farms, there is famine
In the large centers Of population.
Belgium and northern France, as
well as Serbia, appear on the hunger
map distinct from the rest Of Europe
because they stand in a different rela-
ton from the other nations 70 the peo-
pie Of the United States. America has
for four years maintained the small
war rations Of Belgium and northern
France and is already making special
efforts to care for their increased
after-the-war needs, which, with those
of Serbia, must be included In this
plan, are urgent In the extreme and
must have immediate relief.
The gratitude of the Belgian nation
for the help America has extended to
her during the war constitutes the
strongest appeal for US to continue our
work there. The moment the German
armies withdrew from her soil and she
was established once more in her own
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01
FOR ITELY'S BABIES.

Motherhood in Italy just now is not
the Joy that it might be, for the poor
women are at their wits ends to clothe
the children already in the family, not
to mention the preparation for the lit
tie newcomers. Perhaps the most ap-
preciated gifts of the American Red
Cross at this time are the layettes
which are being given to the mothers
of Italy. Each layette consists OF
twenty-four pieces and includes foul
bright colored swathing bands, so deal
to the heart of the italian woman
Twenty layettes week are needed a
Chioggia alone.
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01
City Work al Country Pieces.

The Adair County Nevis equip
ped for the highest grades of Job
printing, Book work, and Adver-
Using specialties. We have on
hand very large stock of every
kind and grade of paper andisup-
plies. All Jobs promptly done
and work guaranteed. On account
of our location in the country our
prices are very reasonable. We
appreciate our large mail order
business. We solicit work under
competitive bids or otherwise.
When work is unsatisfactory, re-
turn at our expense. The best
and largest equipped country
plant in Kentucky.
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01
Danger Signs.

The Surgeon General warned espe-
cially against certain danger signs,
such as decline" and "colds which
hang on"
These, he explained, were often the
beginning of tuberculosis. eff you do
not get well promptly, if your cold
seems to hang on or your health and
strength decline, remember that these
are often the early signs Of tuberculo-
sis. Place yourself at once under the
care Of a competent physician. Tuber-
culosis is durable in the early stages
Patent Medicines Dangerous in Tuher-
culosis.
"Above all do not trust in the mis-
leading statements of INSCRIPTIONS
patent medicine takers. There is no
specific medicine for the cure of tuber-
culosis. The money spent on SGch
medicines is thrown away; it should
be spent instead for good food and de-
cent living"
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01
Camp Meade Md.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
AS news from the boys in
camp seem to be coming in rath-
er slow, will try and write a few
lines.
At present | am quartered in
tents with about score of boys
in my company. Have been
taken away from our company
/, because of a couple of cases of
measles breaking out in our Sec
ton of the barracks. We enjoy
the outing immensely. but of
course the others have lots of
"gab" to hand at US, call us the
Development Battalion" the
"Boneyard Brigade" etc.
I noticed in the News that 7.
A. Judd has been discharged
and is now at home. "Congra'
tulations" Thomas, wish / could
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01

Nov. IL, 1913,
Mrs, Bette Royse,
Breeding, KY.
Dear mother:
This is the letter l have been
vomiting to write you for a long
time, The war is over now and
| guess / will be coming home
soon. l am all right getting along
fine. l told you before that l
was wounded again, but not
very bad either time. This last
time got a small piece of shell
in the right leg and the left
hand. / am in a convaleson
camp now, expecting to be sent
back to my company.
Every body seems to be happy
and enjoying them selves around
here. The French and Ameri-
cans too have plenty of music.
haven't received my mail yet
but may be I'll be coming home
soon. l hope you are all well and
getting along fl ne. | will close
for this time, give my best re-
CARDS to all.
Your loving son,
Cohen Royse.
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01
Somewhere In France.

Nov. IL, 1918,
Mrs, Bette Royse,
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01
U. S. HEALTH SERVICE
ISSUES WARNING
Increase in All Respiratory Dis
eases After the Influenza
Epidemic Probable.

Influenza Expected to Lurk for Months.
How to Guard Against Pneumonia.
Common Colds Highly catchIng-Im-
portance of Suitable Clearinghouse
Save 100000 Lives.
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01

Copies Of this poster can be OBJ
tanned free Of charge by writing to the
Surgeon General, U. s. Public Health
Service. Washington, D. O.
The Adair County news., 1919-01-01
SPAIN AND ENGLAND REPORT
INCREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS
AFTER INFLUENZA
EPIDEMIC.
U. S. Public Health Service Warns
Public Against tuberculosis.
One Million Cases Tubercu-
Iosis in United States-Each a
Source of Danger.

Influenza ConVaIescents Should Have
Lungs Examined-Colds Which Hang
On Often Beginning of tuberculosis.
No Cause for Alarm If tuberculosis
Is Recognized EarIy-Patent Medi-
cines Not to Be Trusted.
The sun., 1919-04-27

30 did these keen eyed agents
Ak their choice on only the prettiest of
the girls that line up in the beauty
shows every night. No other show
was perhaps hit harder than Tumble
In" Just as soon as one Of the Lon
don sharps lamped Babe Marlowe in
that production she was as good as lost
to the New York stage. Miss Mar
lowe was the first of all the local
chorus beauties to get contract.
That Is interesting IN view Of the
short times she had been on the stage.
Beginning under the direction Of Dill
bingham & Ziegfeld at the Century
Theatre during their second year. she
then went with Mr.. Dillingham; to some
OF his musical entertainments at the
Globe Theatre. After a season in THE
she exhibited the usual reluc-
lance to leaving New York when the
time came, SO she wrote her name
down on the roster of Tumble In
One after the other the best OF the
New York chorus girls have been put
under contract. Just when it seemed
most difficult for the managers TO find
the necessary supply for their own
enterprises there came the London
competition. The chorus girls have
for some reason always been found in
adequate numbers. however, and man.
ayers may have protested at their
scarcity and wondered where in the
world they could be had in sufficient
numbers for their own purposes. Not
only are the American chorus girls
more numerous than ever: they are
The sun., 1919-04-27
After Importing Yankee Shows, Stars
and Directors, Managers Over There
Awaken to Fact They Lack Ele-
ment of Pep Which Home
Talent Can't Supply

manager had taught them. But It
wasn't a bit like It. Those steps
were never like that at home. Where
were the pep and the dash, the wrig-
giles and the shimmying that had car
ried off these same choruses with such
eclat on their native heath? Echo
answered: Where were they?
II the real music the most popular
principals and the stage manager were
not able to make these features seem
the same they were here. then some
thing must be missing that was nee
essary to complete success. After a
while It became evident what was
wanting. 1t was the girls. They were
not the same. No end Of rehearsing
under the most skilful OF the New
York stage directors could supply the
deficiency. II these musical reviews
so literally stuffed with American fea-
lures were to be enjoyed anywhere like
as much as they were in New York.
The sun., 1919-04-27
However, the Tired Business Man
May Not Despair, for the Capri
cious Young Ladies of the Stage
Are More Numerous and
Prettier Than Ever

time. Everybody has heard tho stories
Of the beauties of the chorus who used
in those old days to let their weekly
envelopes collect until there might be
the compensation of a whole season
awaiting them. Then We have all
heard of the curate's daughters who
came up to London to sing to the
chorus of the Gilbert and Sullivan
operettas at the Savoy Theatre, as
that was considered all right for them.
They We're the two types OF English
chorus girls.
Now the present occupants of those
posts are the descendants Of these two
styles. One Is as little suited to in
terpret jazz as the other. II you take
the tall We're de We're type with the
arched nose, it Is entirely possible to
imagine her walking under the i'm
memorial elms with Sir Hubert by her
side as they take their air in all the
dignity possible to Castle Rookhurst.
There she would be undeniably beau
tiful in the Hottest British way. But
think Of her trying 10 wriggle to jazz
even the near jazz that passes muster
in London. Then there is the placid
beauty that looks "a If she were the
daughter OF the rural dean at Stoke
Pogs Pretty she Is in her bread and
butter way. and freshly colored as to
her chestnut hair and her pink cheeks.
Out on the lawn serving tea when the
! tennis is over she would be a pic
ture OF sylvan loneliness in its place.
But just think OF her trying to
shimmy, Imagine her trying to put
all the pep and wriggle into the
shimmy that is necessary to make 1t
go at all!
The tall, handsome ones are likely
to fall asleep while they are singing
unless it is very lively tune, and
when it comes to dancing the best that
can be expected OF them is a crack at
the old fashioned skirt dance, when
they throw out their skirts in the most
Gecorous fashion. Then the little mus
! Cular ones are able at times to be
quick enough in the acrobatic dances.
But OF the pep and the warmth, the
Vivacity and the languor. the eloquenco
and the SILVER of the Jazz dancing
| this they could never learn to sug.
gest however numerous might be the
New York stage managers who went
over to teach IT TO them. II Is for this
reason, therefore, that the managers
| have sent their agents over here to on
gage the best OF our chorus girls, and
they are getting some Of them.
The sun., 1919-04-27

why there Just had to be the sirens
OF the chorus from this side. 1t was
they who added to all this native ma
terial the qualities that we're so irresis-
tible on this side OF the water. So
after importing the stars and the
the directors and the dancers,
II suddenly became evident to the Lon
don impresarios of reviews that they
must bring over the New York chorus
girls as well.
Chorus Girl Loves New York.
Now the New York chorus girl in
good standing is not an easy object
to import. Sometimes it is not even
easy to import her as far as Philadel-
phia. She Is as averse to travel as a
grand opera soprano. She likes Man
haitian for the simple reason that she
knows no other spot in the world likes
her as much as this city does. At the
first intimation that a musical show
is going to take to the tall timber the
capr!cious young ladies of the chorus
begin to back pedal They slip quietly
overnight into new shows. They dis
appear for a week to Atlantic City,
and when they come back 1t Is to be-
gin rehearsals with another musical
play. OR they may consent, II in an
especially gracious mood. to go to Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and maybe, but
rarely, to Chicago Then they must
hurry back to their simple little homes
on Riverside Drive, in one OF the West
Eighties or maybe on Central Park
West Some students of this question
The sun., 1919-04-27
Farmers Conserve Coal

THAT farmers helped materially
in conserving coal in 1918 by
substituting wood as fuel IL
shown by statistics recently tabulated
by the Bureau OF Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agricul.
ture. An average OF lis cords u
wood, or q total of 100000 cords.
were burned on the farms OF tho coun-
try during 1918. The total production
OF cord wood during the year. which
includes wood burned on farms and
that sold by farmers to city dwellers.
amounted to approximately 102, s03, 900
cords. The average farm value in
1918 was s4,73 cord.
Upon the basis of estimates for 1918,
the Bureau of Crop Estimates says the
farm fuel wood crop is one OF the inn
portant crops of the farm, inasmuch az
only Ave crops-corn. wheat, oats, rye
and cotton-exceeded il in value in
1918.
The figures show that farmers In tho
Southern States are the heaviest fuel
wood users. North Carolina leads with
an average OF eighteen cords used on
each farm during the year. The
farms Of South Carolina and Arkansas
averaged seventeen cords OF Aiissis-
slppi. sixteen cords; OF Georgia, Ten
nessee. Louisiana. Kentucky. Nevada.
and Vermont fifteen cords
The sun., 1919-04-27
Cohans Consuming Ambition Is Write the Great American Play

What he did with Popularity" years
ago he can with even greater effect do
to-day. Witness THE Royal Vaga-
bond" now playing to capacity houses
steadily in the Conan Harris The
atre. The libretto came to George M.
some months ago in staid operetta
form. He knew Broadway would not
have it that way. He rewrote It. Co.
hanized it. ridiculed old fashioned oper-
eta and its Anticipated methods In It,
He stuck four soldiers into the play
so that some one always could be
georgecohaning on the stage. He cut
out the dreamy duets and quartets.
He almost cut out all second verses
of songs, and where he left them in
he raced droves OF chorus girls 70
the footlights to interrupt. Slam!
Bang! II was made, more than made.
And a week ago while George NJ. was
in his office high above the theatre
some final box Office figures came up
stairs which showed that THE Poyal
Vagabond" during the week had taken
in slightly moro than $4,000.
"over There" Aided War Work.
When all the world OF American
song writer's was sitting UP nights at
our entry in the great war. each turn
ing out reams of war songs with the
hope that one OF them would be the
Long Way 10 Tipperary" of our
country. George NJ. also decided TO
sit up a night and turn out a song
called "Over There" It-but why ex-
pand what II did? Incidentally he
gave the enormous royalties of the
song to patriotic organizations.
Yes, I'm a great little guy" the
George Cohan of a few years ago
would echo facetiously to the Broad
way handshakers who stopped him
to tell him what a great little guy he
was. But the George NJ. OF to-day.
turning gray despite his comparative
youth. perhaps would not even face
tiousy echo the statement to-day.
Two OF the Big Four have gone, the
lovely Josephine and Jere-the father
whom George always kissed squarely
on the lips every night he walked into
his fathers dressing room. even up to
the last time, the elder Cohan entered a
| theatre.
As his acting has grown steadily
more composed" so has the one time
slambang George. But. as THE Royal
Vagabond" attests. when II comes 70
Cohanizing his successes he will FOL
low his faith in the necessity for
action, motion, always action" until
his book. his public, tells him 1t Is
time to quit the game. And George
NJ knows his book so we'll that il is
certain he will close his human volume
forever at least two pages this side
,of the one upon which the fatefu
] warning is written.
The sun., 1919-04-27

Of forgetfulness he sat down and wrote
and then produced, straight"
comedy without music called, alas
Popularity"
What was the matter with the orig
tnal dramatization OF A Prince There
Was?" asked him last week when
talking OF the play which when It was
first produced a few months ago was
a failure but which, after being rewrit-
ten by George M.-and acted by him
following the failure OF the previous
playwrights and star-was and still is
one OF tho great successes OF the cur
rent season.
THE trouble with II was that as
originally turned out 1t was the rot
tenest play ever written in the whole
world-and that takes in Popularity
answered the author OF Popularity"
Revamped Into Success.
But the author OF Popularity"
wasn't disheartened when New York
and the box office told him back In
1905 that his FIRST straight" play was
as bad as he now knows 1t was. He
went back TO musical successes for two
seasons then. One night in 1908 the
firm Of Conan q Harris produced a
musical piece called 1.-THE Man Who
Owned Broadway" with Raymond
Hitchcock as the comedian. 1t was a
smashing success. Also it was merely
the old failure Popularity" garnished
with new lines, much deletion. songs
and music and all the pep and ginger
and slambangingness that the mighty
George could put into it.
The Yankee Prince" another huge
musical success. followed. whereupon
George NJ. started in to do something
worth while. He'd show Broadway he
could write straight" play. Play
wrights, a. least two or three of note,
had been trying for a long time to
made a play out of the Get Rich
Quick -WaAinsford" stories. George
Michael tried his hand. He selected
just one Of the cluster OF stories
and the result was q straight" play
Of uproarious quality and a technic
so splendid that any living writer for
the stage might we'll be proud of It.
And It did not even have George M,
In the cast to bring 1t the great sue
cess 1t gained.
On top OF 1t he brought out another
Broadway Jones'" a comedy without
music that again startled the highest
Of browed in the critics seats pain
| fully to admit that this Conan person
really was a technician. And then
when he had them all winging George
M. Conan raised the curtain on a farce
that had more real art In the construc'
,. ton of any one OF its acts than all the
rest of the rival plays on Broadway
| put together-"seven Keys to Bald
! nate"