Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, January 25, 1918, Page 6

what you can buy for what you can buy for ng COTTONWOOD AND VICINITY AAAAAAAAAABAAARABAARAAAR SAAAAAAR AA AAAAABAAARE? Red Cross Notes. (Contributed) There is a call from headquar- ters for pieced laps lined with un- bleached muslin for spreads, size . 5x7 ft. Cottonwood branch was asked to furnish one a month or one every two months. These tops are to be made from blocks, of material 3 inches, or size of postal cards out of scraps of ma- terial you have in your homes, sand the branch will furnish the material to line them. Can any one furnish material? Come to the rooms and find what is requir- ed. Perhaps some one not able to sew at the rooms could piece one of these topsat home. Bring the pieces of material you have} that can be pieced on the ma- chine. There is also a call for comfort pillows, all sizes and shapes, filled with any good soft material. The size suggested is 18x14 inches and use feathers, small pieces of soft material, such as outing flannel, ete for filling. There has been a request from France for a large quantity to be sent within sixty ‘days, Can anyyne help along this line? The covering must be - of white goods. Call or write and find out about this. cig is unable to call at Come and see Come and see if they will send a let-| Come and see what you can buy for Come and see what you can buy for terany information will gladly = be given. Don’t forget the surgi- cal dressing work. This is very jurgent. Room open Monday and Wednesday evenings. Newmem- bers are joining the branch each week, . Weare grateful to the following for donations: J. M. Morris $5, C. A. Maple $1. The following sent coal: Mrs. E. L. Parker, Farmers Union Co., Elvin Parker, Mrs. A. J. Barth. The following sent flour sacks: Mrs: Chicane, Mrs. T. P. Mitchell, Mrs. Moughmer, Mrs. Kolbeck. Bea aie SEA A fine little son was born this Friday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McPherson in the north end of town. Rex Beach’s stirring story, the “Ne’er-Do-Well” in nine parts, featuring Kathlyn Williams and Wheeler Oakman, and the famous jall-star cast of “The Spoilers” will {b «shown at the Orpheum on | Wednesday night, Feb. 6, for the benefit of tHe Cottonwood Band. Dance after the show. Willie Lorentz, the 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Lorentz while coasting near the Catholic church Monday night had his right leg fractured below theknee. Dr. Shinnick, who is attending the little fellow, will take him to Grangeville tonight for the pur- pose of having the fracture X-ray- ed. He would have taken him over last night, but the train fail- ed to get in, caused by aslide near Culdesac. =) RUMMAGE SALE After our January Clearance Sale we have many odd lots which are left over after a sale of this kind. We are going to have these all put togeth- er and make a Gigantic Rummage Sale out of it, Which is still going on Come and see what you can buy here at prices never heard of in Cottonwood before Come and see what you can buy for 1 cent|9 cents | 39 cts.| 79 cts. Come and see what you can buy for 3 cents | 19cents| 59 cts.|98 cts. Cottonwood Mercantile Company |] SS 2S] _ LSS SSS SS] SSSI Society Events. [Contributed] Mrs. M. M. Belknap gave a de- lightful party at her home Friday afternoon to thirty ladies, with Miss Eve Parker of Sigourney, Towa, as complimented guest, and | who left on Wednesday of this! week for an extended visit at the home of her brother James in Ta- Warehouse Co., Madison Lumber | coma. The house was daintily decora- ted with fern and pink carnations. The color scheme of pink and green was carried out in the deli- cious refreshments served in the dining room by Mrs. Belknap, assisted by Mrs. Elvin Parker. Miss Parker presided at the coffee urn. The favors were pink carna- tions. The afternoon was most enjoy- ably spent in a “conversational dance” and music on the pianola and victrola. Mrs. Hyde sanga vocal selection and responded to repeated calls for “more.” On Saturday evening Mrs, Bel- knap entertained fourteen young Come and see Come and see ladies of Cottonwood, and a most enjoyable evening was_ spent. Delicious refreshments were serv- ed by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Fred Lange. Mrs. Wm. Schiller entertained Miss Eve Parker, Mrs. E. L., Mrs. T. B. and Mrs. E. M. Parker, Marlys and Ray Parker at an en- joyable “knitting party” Wednes- day afternoon of last week. Dainty refreshments were served by little Miss Helen Schiller. SSS 5) | 0 what you can buy for ( [ ) [ lt} [ 0 || 0 ! what you can buy for ———| fF WINTER RULES. Protect your animals from the cold. This will make them more comfortable, and will save you feed. Stop the holes in your barn. Board iti your tie-up. An old horse, especially, like an old man, feels the cold. Blanket your horses on frosty nights in the fall, when their coats are short. Give your horses and cattle a good bed. Bedding is cheap. Water your horses at least three times a day. The stomach of the horse is very small. Puactuality in feeding and wa- tering the stock is very impor- tant. They will worry and lose flesh if kept waiting beyond the regular time. A good grooming costs no money, and is equal to two quarts of oats, A horse cannot thrive on hay alone. He needs oats or corn for strength; and grass, bran or po- tatoes to keep his bowels right. Keep your horse’s feet soft, and have him shod often. More feet are ruined in the stable than on the road, Do not degrade your family by using a lame horse, Kill the worn-out or incurably lame horse, If you sell him, the @ } money that you receive is blood money.—Boston Work Horse Re- Nef Association. Seeeocccsccccoocccsooe | Achievements of Today to Become | More Frequent and Production | Will Be Raised. In the future there will be higher standards of farming, whether it be a fruit farm or other branches of agri- | culture. The achievements that today | read like the fairy tales of our child- hood will become more and more fre- quent until the whole average of farm- ing production will be raised. -_ BRITAIN FIXES PRICES OF FOOD, “Rules Less Drastic Than Ger- many’s, But Less Lax Than Ours. EXPLAINED BY LORD RHONDDA Chief Aim Is to Safeguard the Inter- est of Consumers First of All— Imposes Little Compul- sory Rationing. Washington.—Three general policies in food saving are now being main- tained by three great nations, the United States, Great Britain and Ger- ‘many. The German idea is strict rationing of the consumer, and recently the Unit- ed States food administration issued figures showing the present German ration, which is meager as to variety and far below average dietetic re- quirements. The American idea in food saving is to secure voluntary co-operation, as far as possible, from both the public and the producer and handlers of food ar- ticles. The British idea lies between the two. As little compulsory rationing as possible is imposed upon the general public. But there is a farreaching and rigid supervision of all food articles by regulating the manufacturers and merchants, by the establishment of maximum prices, and after December 80 rationing cards are to be issued for sugar. What Lord Rhondda Says. A statement just issued by Lord Rhondda, the British food controller, describing the British system of food control gives a succinct and a clear picture for comparison of the food-sav- ing measures which are now being fol- lowed in the United States. Lord Rhondda says: “My aim is to safeguard the inter- ests of the consumer, to do away with profiteering altogether, and to prevent excessive profits of any kind. The framework of our machinery is forméd | They are the ad- on the civil service. ministrators, but in all cases we se- cure the best available business men to advise them, as well as a number of expert committees dealing with almost | every food commodity. The policy is to limit profits at every step from the producer to the consumer, and at the same time to regulate supply. “A costings department under the direction of chartered accountants has} been set up, through which the profits | made by any manufacturer or retailer of food can be ascertained. The coun- wy has been divided into separate frees, in each of which.a leading firm 6f aecountants has been appointed by this department to do the necessary work. Reasonable profit, based on pre- war rates is added to the present cost, the price limits agreed on that basis, after consultation with the representa- tives of the trades concerned, Sixteen Food Divisions. “Decentralization is obtained by di- viding Great Britain into 16 food di- visions, consisting of so many coun- ties. Each division ts under the su- | perintendence of a commissioner ap- pointed by the food controller. In each of these divisions the borough, urban or rural district councils, or | other local authorities, appoint local food committees, with limited powers and certain discretion, to carry out such regulations as regards price and distribution as may be issued from headquarters. “Local tradesmen are registered with their local committees, and if any tradesman does not carry out regula- tions and orders he may be struck off the register and prevented from fur- ther trading. The various orders fix- ing or amending the maximum prices of meat, milk, potatoes, bread, etc., are | communicated to the local committees, | and the trades and public are informed through the daily and trades press. A staff of inspectors is kept at headquar- | ters, and a number of sentences have been imposed by magistrates through- out the country for contravention of the regulations, The general penalty is a fine not exceeding $100, or a term of six months’ imprisonment, with or without hard labor, or both. This pun- ishment may be inflicted for every sev- eral offense. I purpose to make the penalties more severe, “While the prices of practically all essential foods are now under control, ho compulsory rationing is imposed on | the gerieral public, although all public pating places are rationed as to the amount of meat, flour, bread and sugar | Which may be used in every week on the basis of an average for each meal. After December 80 only half a pound of sugar per capita will be permitted. This will be obtainable through a sys- | tem of each consuming householder or | consumer Toratering with a specified retailer, and securing from the local retailer will keep a record of his deliv- eries to insure his not’ supplying any one customer in one week with more than the proper allowance. Arrange- ments for the issue of these cards are in progress, and they will form the! groundwork should it become neces- | | Sary later on to ration other food- | stuffs. Restrictions in Manufacturing. “There are many restrictions in man- ufacturing. Flout made from wheat maust be straight-rin flour, milled to 81 | food committee a card entitling his | | household or himself to the ration, The | | sory to mix in 20 per cent of flour per cent extraction, and it {s com) al- other cereals and pulse, and permissi- ble to mix in up to 50 per cent, while no bread may be sold unl 12 hours old. Following on restrictions of 50 per cent and 40 per cent, manufactur- ers are now restricted to the use of only 25 per cent of the amount of sugar they used in 1915. Speaking generally, the use of foodstuffs for in- dustrial purposes and for the feeding of animals has been either restricted or prohibited. Waste of bread is a criminal offense. “Appeals for economy in consump- tion have been made, and a new cam- paign is being organized to this end. The maximum price of the quartern loaf has been reduced to ninepence for cash over the counter. It was found possible to do this by subsidizing flour. J find it necessary to control practical- ly all essential commodities. The dan- ger that in reducing prices we may restrict supplies and increase consump- tion is obvious, but I think it can be largely overcome. “Jt has been suggested that our re- cent fixing of meat prices will lead to excessive slaughtering. If it does, we are in a position to control the trans- port of meat, and we are taking steps to license the slaughter house. A con- dition of the license will be that no more than a certain number of cattle are slaughtered per week. We also propose to control the sales through the auctions, and we can limit the quantity there. In the course of a month or two we hope to be able to determine approximately what quan. tity of meat ought to go to each indus: trial area and to limit the quantity if necessary. Maximurh wholesale meat prices for the whole kingdom have been fixed independently of the cost of transport, but we hope to meet the danger that producing areas, because of this, might get more than their fair share of supplies by fixing a flat rail- way rate. LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE. Satisfying the lerge appetites of boys in France is a tremendous un taking and hundreds of men are “@é tailed to this duty alone. without doubt the best fed of anyone Sammy is in France. White bread, a luxury“ ‘un: known to the French for a long time, is served to him daily. Thousands of loaves are baked and thousands of sacks of flour dre consumed in supply: ing his daily needs, All the flour trans: ported from the United States as well as most of the other foodstuffs he uses, Enlisted men detailed to the field bakeries which accompany the army look after Sammy’s wants as far as the staff of life is concerned. The pie ture shows a big hunk of the kind mother used to make, and a hungry | soldier, SELES LLCS Sree Le ee te oe : U. S. FORCES WILL BE ARMIES OF SPECIALISTS Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky. —General Pershing’s injunction + to make the American army an army of specialists is being car- ried out among the 30,000 Ken- tucky, Indiana and southern Illinois men in the National army in this camp. 4 A board of examiners quizzes each drafted man as to his busi- ness in civil life. It is the aim of the officers to assign every man to the post for which he is most fitted. Chauffeurs have been as- signed to the motor truck divi- sion, telegraphers to the signal corps, clerks and businessemen to the quartermaster’s corps and athletes to bomb-throwing pla- toons. A board of nine psychol- ogists is investigating mental FIND SOLDIERS HAVE HEART Doctors Blame Newest Malady of Trenches on Excessive Cigarette Smoking. fitness of all men. London.—“Soldier’s heart,” the new- est malady of the trenches, is caused arettes. After a careful inquiry into the sub- ject the medical research committee have reported that cigarettes are a “contributory factor” to the di Examination of scores of soldiers suf- fering from “soldier’s heart” convinced the investigators that heavy smoking superinduces it. The malady is characterized by a normal blood pressure and pulse ra‘ The nervous tension of men in the trenches is another factor, the investi- _ gators found. partly by excessive smoking of cig- .