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She ÖltjaUta ü?as?ng?r M. A. DILLINGHAM, Editor Published Wednesdays, at Chalîis, Custer County, Idaho. Bntered at Postoffico at Challis, Idaho, as second class mail matter mmm if ji $400,000,000 War Council on Retirement An* r nounoes Cash and Supplies Contributed. WORKERS WILL "CARRY ON." Five Big Societies in World Wide Flan. H. P. Davison Heads International American Red Cross Commiaalon. Dr. Livingston Farrand Permanent Loador of Peace Organization. Washington.—(Special.)—-Henry P. Davison as chalmian issues the follow ing statement on behalf of the War Council of the American Red Cross : "To the American People : "The War Council of the American Red Cross appointed by President Wil son on May 10, 1917, to carry on the work of the American Red Cross dur ing the war, at their request and by vote of the Central Committee, ceased at midnight, February 28. "Immediately the armistice was signed the War Council Instituted studies to determine when the strlct ;ly war work of the organization would have been sufficiently matured to en able the direction of nffalrs to be re sumed by the permanent staff. Henry P. Davison, being In Paris when the armistice was signed, summoned s conference there of the heads of all the Red Cross Commissions In Europe to canvass the situation. After con sidering all the factors it was con cluded to mnko the transition on March 1. The very fortunate choice of Dr. Livingston Farrand as the new chairman of the Central Committee, and thereby the permanent chief ex ecutive of the Red Cross, makes possi ble the consummation of this plan un der the most favorable conditions. Accounts Audited by War Department "Detailed reports to Congress ami a complete audit of Its accounts by the War Department will constitute the final record of Red Cross activity dur ing the war. Although it has been the rule to mnke public all expendi tures when authorized and to give de tailed Information relative to all work undertaken, the War Council In turn ing over Its responsibilities to Dr. Far rand and Ida associates desire to give a brief resume bf Red Cross war time activities to the American people, to whom the Red Cross belong, and whose generous contributions have made pos sible all that has been accomplished. "During the past nearly twenty-one months the American people have given in cash and supplies to the American Red Cross more than $400, 000,000. No value can be placed upon the contributions of servlco which have been given without stint and of tentimes at great sacrifice by millions of our people. "The effort of the American Red Cross In this war 1ms constituted by far the largest voluntary gifts of money, of hand and heart, ever con tributed purely for the relief of hu man suffering. Through the Red Cross thq heart and spirit of the whole American people have been mobilized to take care of our own, to relieve the misery Incident to the war, and also to reveal to the world the supreme IdealB of our national life. "Everyone who has had any part In this war effort of the Red Cross is en titled to congratulate himself. ' No thanks from anyone could be equal In value to the self satisfaction every one should feel for the part taken. Fully 8,000,000 Amérlcan women have exerted themselves in Red Cross serv ice. Has Over 17,000,000 Adult Members, "When wé entered the wnr the American Red CrosR had about 800,000 members. Today, as the result of the recent Christmas membership Roll Call, there are upwards of 17,000,000 full paid members outside of the mem bers of the Junior Red Cross, number ing perhaps 0,000,000 school children additional. "The chief effort ef the Red Cross during the war has been to care for our men In service and to aid our army and navy wherever the Red Cross may be called on to assist. As to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen eral Ireland of the U. S. Army recent ly said: "The Red Cross has been an enterprise as vast as the war Itself. From the beginning It has done those things which the Army Medical Corps wanted done, but conld not do Itself.' "The Red Cross endeavor in France has naturally been upon an exception ally large scale where service, has been rendered to the American Army end to the French Army and the French people as well, the latter par ticularly during the trying period when the Allied World was waiting for the American Army to arise in force and power. Hospital emergency service for our army in France bas greatly diminished, but the Red Cross Is still being called upon for service npon a large scale In the great base hospitals, where thousands of Ameri •IP sick and Wounde d are still receiv ing attention. At' thèse Hospital? the Red Cross supplies huts and facilities for the amusement and recreation of the non as they become convalescent. Our Army of Occupation In Germany wns followed with Medical units pre pared to render the same emergency aid -nd supply service which was the primary business of the Red Cross during hostilities. The Army Canteen Cervlcc along the lines of travel has actually increased since the armistice. "As for work among the French peo ple, now that hostilities have ceased, the French themselves naturally pre fer es far. as possible to provide for their own. It lms accordingly been de termined that the guiding principle of Red Cross policy In France henceforth »halt be to have punctilious regard to It* every responsibility, but to direct Its efforts primarily to assisting French relief societies. The liberated gnd devastated regions of France have beep divided by the government into smgll districts, each officially assigned t» a designated French relief orgunl-. cation. "The American Red Cross work In France was initiated by a commission of eighteen men who lunded on French shores June 18, 1917. Since then come 9,000 persons hnve been upon the rolls in France, of whom 7,000 were Actively engaged when the armistice was signed. An Indication of the pres ent scale nf the work will be obtained from the fact that the services of 6,000 persons arc still required. "Our American Expeditionary Force hasteg largely evacuated England, the activities of the Red Cross Commis si«* there arc naturally upon a dimin ishing scale period. Active operations ara still In progress In Arcbungel und Siberia. "Th e work In Italy has been almost entfffly on behalf of the civilian pop ulation of tlmt country. In the critical hours of Italy's strugrik tlie American people, through their Red Cross, sent a practical message of sympathy and relief, for which the government and people of Italy have never ceased to express their gratitude. Supplies and Personnel to Near East. "The occasion for such concentra tion of effort in Italy, England, Bel gium and even in France having natur 0117 and normally diminished, It has bees possible to divert supplies and personnel in large measure to the aid cf Jjbose people In the Near East who b*V9 hitherto been inaccessible to out s'dtj assistance, but whose sufferings hare been upon an appalling scale. The Seeds of these peoples are so vast that government alone can meet them, hut the American Red Cross Is making M effort to relieve Immediately the more acute distress. "An extensive group of American workers lias been dispatched to carry vitally needed supplies, and to work this winter in the various Balkan coun tries. In order to co-ordinate their ac tivities, a Balkan commission has been established, with headquarters at Rome, Italy, front which point alone all the Balkan centers can be reached promptly. , "A commission lias just reached Po land with doctors and nurses, medical supplies, and food for sick children and Invalids. An American Red Cross Commission has also been appointed to aid in relieving the suffering of Rus sian prisoners still conilned iu German prison camps. "An Important commission is still working iu Palestine. Through the war special* co-operation has been given to the Armenian and Syrian Re lief Commission, which was the only agency able to carry relief In the In terior of Turkish dominions. Red Cross Will Continue. "Red Cross effort is thus far flung. It will continue to be so. But the movement represented by this work lias likewise assumed an intimate place In the daily life of our people at home. The army of workers which has been recruited and trained during the war must not he demobilized. All our ex perlcuce in the war shows clearly that there is an unlimited field for service of the kind which can be performed with peculiar effectiveness by the Red Cross. What its future tasks may be It is yet impossible to forecast We know that so long as there Is an Amer ican army In the field the Red Cross will have a special function to perform. I "Nothing could be ef greater Impor tance to the American Red Cross than I the plans just set In motion by the five groat Red Cross societies of the world to develop n program of extended ac tivities in the Interest of humanity. The conception involves not alone ef forts to relieve human suffering, but to prevent it; not alone a movement by the people of an Individual nation, but an attempt to arouse all people to a sense of their responsibility for the welfare of their fellow beings through out the world. It is a program both Ideal and practical. Ideal in that Its supreme aim la nothing less than ver itable "Peace on earth good will to men,'' and practical in that It seeks to take means and measures which are actually available and make them ef fective In meeting without delay the crisis which is dally recurrent In the lives of all peoples. "For accomplishing its mission In the years of peace which must He ahead of us the Red Cross will require the ablest possible leadership, and must enjoy the continued support, sym pathy, sud participation in Its work of the whole American people. It Is partlculariy fortunate tha t a uch a m an Is of fts Dr. Livingston Farrand should have been selected ns the permanent head of the organization. The unstinted fashion In which alt our people gave of themselves throughout the war Is the best assurance that our Red Cross will continue to receive that co-opera tlon which will make Its work a source of prid# and inspiration to every Amer ican." Mr. Davison, as chairman of the In ternational Commission of the Ameri can Red Cross, lias undertaken to rep resent the American Red Cross In the preparation of the program for extend ed Red Cross activities, and will spend the next several months in Europe In consultation with other Red Cross soci eties for that purpose. THE WAR COUNCIL OF THE AMER ICAN RED CROSS. Henry P. Davison, Chairman. As America saves from this day on so shall she grow in benign power and In the eyes of mankind. "A bank ac count for every American citizen" should be one of our national slogans. The Thrift and War Savings Stamp Idea is freighted with a mighty chango for the better In our national life. The Thrift Stamp is backed by the United States government. Without doubt It Is the greatest investment ever offered and It is in such a form that ev'ery American, big and little, can take advantage o' It. THINK STRAIGHT This Is a time for straight thinking. Make sure the other fe.llow is not talk ing drivel. Analyze his thought, don't follow it. He may be suffering with phraséologie hemorrhage. It la epi demic nowadays like influenza and much more seriçgrs. For Instance it! Tegard to the Vic tory Liberty Loan and these fellows who thumb their vests, frown wisejy, and say "Let the banks do It. They are bursting with money." They are talking drivel, It sounds fine but-it isn't good sense. Nor is It good economics, which amounts to the same thing. If the government thought It was wise to "let the banks do it," the gov ernment would let them do it. There would be no Victory Liberty Loan in the popular sense. But the govern ment knows better than to let the banks do it. This is the period of reconstruction right now. It is a period of many possibilities economically. One possi bility is industrial depression. One preventative of industrial depression Is plenty of money at favorable rates of interest to stimulate p rivate enter - prise. That means' our' Panks must not be clogged with government se curities. It means that we can't af ford to "let the banks do it." The people must do it—do It from their ea'nings. present and future. I Hey There! How about your letterheads, billheads, statements, enve lopes, cards, etc. Don't wait until they are all gone and then ask us to rush them out in a hurry for you. Good work requires time and our motto is that any thing that's worth do ing is worth doing well. Let tu have that ord er ff-O-W while toe have the time to do iw Printing ae it ehould ho Jbai. I ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Come In and see us the next time you are in need of good printing We are specials ists in the kind of work that pleases. a A trial is all we ask. •IIIIRI - EVERYBODY IS < NOW FIGURING V INCOME TAX In Order to Be Helpful to Public, Internal Revenue Bureau Has Every Available !*£?4, Officer in Field. • SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU DELAY BEYOND MARCH 15 With the due «'.ate for Income Taxes only a few weeks away, the collection of tills far-reaching tax on 1918 in comes lias started off with a bang. Everybody is figuring income tax. Payments and sworn statements of income must reach Internal Revenue offices on or before March In, and there are severe penalties for delinquency. Residents of Montana, Idaho and Utah arc required to make tlieir re turns and pay tlieir taxes to William C. Whaley, Collector of Internal Reve nue, Helenn, Mont., or to any of his deputy collectors wlio are now doing free advisory work on Income Tax. "Pay your Income Tax by March 15," is the slogan of the Internal Rev enue Bureau, which has sent e\ei> available officer into the field to help the public to understand the require ments and to prepare the returns. Who Must Make Return. It is estimated that many thousands of single and married persons in this section of the Unted States who have never before made annual returns are required to do so this year. Income tnx returns must he made between now nnd March 15 by persons ho come under the following classifi cations : Any unmarried person whose 1918 net. income was $1,000 or over. Wid-. ows and widowers, divorcees and mar ried persons wlio are living apart from their husbands or wives, are for the purposes of the Income Tax classed as unmarried. Any married person living with wife or husband whose 191S net income was $2,000 or over. The income of both husband and wife must be considered, together with the earnings of minor children, if any. Revenue Bureau Offers Aid. Each person in the United States who is in either of these clarifications must get busy at once if penalties are to be avoided. He should secure a blank Form 1010 A for reporting net income up to $5,OOJ, or Form 1040 If his net income exceeded that amount. Forms are being distributed by Collec tors and their Deputies, also by banks. By following the instructions on the forms a correct return can be prepared nt borne. If a person needs advice or aid, the Deputy Collectors in the field will furnish this without charge. The new Revenue law places the In come Tax duty on citizens and resi dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau is sending its men to work right with the public to get the tax and the re turns in. With active co-operation every tax due March 15 will be paid end every return required by law will be in the Revenue offices on time. Exemptions Allowed. A single person is allowed a per sonal exemption of $1,000. If he is sup porting In his household relatives who are dependent upon him lie may claim the status of the head of a family who has the same exemption as if married. A married person who lives with wife or husband is allowed a personal exemption of $2,000. The head of a family is entitled to claim a similar personal exemption. An additional exemption of $200 Is allowed for each person under eight een or iqcapable of self support who was dependent upon and received his chief support from the taxpayer. A husband and wife living together are entitled to but one personal' ex emption of $2,000. If they make sepa rate returns the exemption may be claimed by eithff or divided. Accuracy Required. Absolute accuracy Is necessary in making up income figures. Any per son who is working for wages should find out exactly how much he received during the whole year 1918. Fees, bank Interest, bond interest, dividends, rents received and all other items must be reported correctly. Mere guesses are not accepted, for they are unjust alike to the taxpayer and the Government and defeat the proper ad ministration of the law. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ★ * INCOME TAX IS ★ TRULY POPULAR. ★ "The payment of Income taxes i ★ takes on a new significance i k Which should be understood by 4 ★ every citizen. The taxation sys- i k tern of this country Is truly pop- i k ulnr, of the people, by the peo- i k pie und for the people. Every i k citizen is liable to tax, and the i k amount of the tax Is graduated t k according to the success and Tor- i k tune attained by each individual i k In availing himself of the oppor- i k tunities created and preserved i ★ by our free Institutions. The v ★ method and degree of the tax is i ★ determined by no favored class, i ★ but by the representatives of the i k people. The proceeds of the tax ! k should be regarded as a national i ★ investment."—Daniel C. 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He had no way of knowing how long the eggs or the butter he was buying had been lying around in miscellaneous lots in the back rdom of a country store. Much of the poultry was not properly refrigerated before shipment or properly protected by refrigeration in transit. Swift & Company's initiative brought system to this chaos. Their organiza tion, equipment, and experience in handling-perishable food products were already adjusted to the task. Their refrigerator cars, branch houses, cen tral points, far-reaching connections, trained sales force, supplied just what was demanded. How the farmer has a daily cash market in touch with the nation's needs with better prices. Standardi zation makes better produce more profitable. More consumers are served with better, fresher, finer foodstuffs. Nothing suffers from this save inefficiency, which has no claim upon public support. Swift & Company, U. S.A. il i ! !;!!' L/Ji