r- A -vr -v.,. .,- jr«s *'JS 1 n« fVn VW* ^tT'ftf '3 tJ ', ••••5 ''X#: /TjWi?* *w Sit y"' 1 t'- *\t ft jv .A» INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS 5 4 PAGE SIX RED GROSS HAS 62 GOVERNOR JOINS FARM BUREAU NURSES IN MINNESOTA §plendid Results Obtained Througfe •ut State in Publlo Health Nursing. S WITH 62 Red Cross Public Health nurses promoting better living conditions in connec-, tlon with the other activities of the 91 Chapters of the American Red Cross here In Minnesota, the importance of the work is of unusual interest. BY ROBERT FULLER. The rural program .has been found Special Correspondence well adapted to this state, and many Federation1 CHICAGO—Reports to the American Farm Bureau localities have been reached by this tieadquarters from the coast are that the farm bureau drive California department of activity during the past first is meeting with great success. Gov. Wm. D. Stephens was the to year for the first time. Physical inspection join and' the above photograph was snapped just after he signed. The of the of the children in the rural Governor is in the middle with Dr. W. Walker, president California Farm bureau federation on his right and Fred Harvey, tarra schools is one of the most Important bureau dairy commissioner, on his left. phases of this work. They are inspected is the The governor said: "Realizing that agriculture basic industry for defective teeth, eyesight, ng a of California and that every constructive movement for its betterment and hearing. Weighing and measuring I welcome is a step toward the development of the entire state, note with are a part of this health program, force Of rural awaken-, relief the constructive and conservative and frequently nutrition classes are to the and ing reaching from the school house center county, state organized to help undernourished children as the Farm Bureau Fea nation, through such organizations California a Bureau reach normal development. eration and the American Farm Federation. ,, In nearly every county, clinics are held with the nurse co-operating with local physicians and dentists, or with The New ENCOURAGE BREEDING named, or from M. M. Abbott, county specialists sent by the Minnesota Public BETTER DAIRY COWS agent. Health association. Another organization that is offering Glasses in Home Hygiene and Care substantial aid to the farmers of of the Sick hare an Important place Koochiching County Banks Will Assist In the public health nursing program Minnesota is the Minnesota Holstein Farmers in Securing Registered Remington Portable of the American Red Cross. Traveling Breeders' association. This .association Dairy Sires. Instructors give these lessons, offers to trade registered sires teaching the women the essentials of to the farmers in exchange for their To encourage the farmers of Koochiching correctly coping with minor illnesses. scrub sires. Every farmer who accepts county to breed better dairy They are also Instructed how to assist this offer will mak£ it known physicians when a graduate nurse is cattle, a number of banks in the to the county agent, who will direct not available. This work by no means county have decided to offer to loan, him how to proceed. The scrub sire takes the place of a physician's service, Typewriter without interest for one year, money but is designed to aid in making will be shipped to the nearest stock to any group of farmers who want home hygiene better known and thus yard, sold and the s^le price credited to purchase a dairy sire of a recognized minimizing illness and contagion. against the purchase price of a registered breed, and who will use the Public Health nurses frequently Holstein. The balance of the money for this purpose. These banks have adult classes in Home Hygiene purchase price will be carried without which have made this offer, are as well as classes In the schools, thereby interest for two years. Sections extending their service beyond routine known as the Sheldon banks, and where the Holsteins are raised extensively of school inspection. During the include the First National bank of are taking advantage of past year, 3,610 women have passed International Falls, The First National the examinations and received certificates this offer. bank of Littlefork, the First in Home' Hygiene and care of We take this method of announcing to the public that this firm has recently taken State bank of Big Falls, and the Ray the Sick. DOES IT PAY TO BUY State bank of Ray. Any group of Professional visits are made to many over the agency for the new Remington Portable Typewriter, and wish to show you what CHRISTMAS SEALS? farmers in Koochiching county may homes. This is an important factor take adantage of this offer, which has In both rural and city nursing. In a real time and money saver this new portable machine really is. As the Fourteenth Annual Sale of some sections there is but one physician recently been made. Christmas Seals is about to start, this to a county, and the services In properly working out the idea This new Remington Portable is a miniature of the big Remington that has been the questiop is put spuarely up to the of the Red Cross nurse ape a vital which the banks are promoting, it help in various emergencies which people of the state by officials of the world's standard for years as a machine of speed, accuracy and long life. The new Port­ will be wisest, according to M. M. arise. Minnesota Public Health Association. Abbott, county agent, for the farmers In both city and country communities able is this same machine cut down in size to meet the requirements of the person whose in a district to organize a breeders' the Red, Cross has a clearly-defined In the United States, as a whole, association. This association may be program which may be adapted business requires a machine small 6enough to be moved from place to place without the 114 out of every 100,000 people died formed of four or five groups of local to local needs. That 22 Chapters of tuberculosis in 1920, while in the since last year have realized the need dairymen, all of whom agree on least difficulty and at the same time do accurate work under the most trying conditions. state of Minnesota 90 people out of of this work and extended their pro using the same breed of cattle, every 100,000 died of tuberculosis, gram to include this very practical ac Never before has long life and convenience been combined in the same machine as in whether this be Guernsey, Holstein tivity proves the growing appreciatlor which goes to show that the work or some other breed. Suppose there for this endeavor. this one. ^gainst this disease in Minnesota is are four such groups of farmers in On Armistice day, November 11, th bearing fruit. the breeders' associat:on in any one annual Roll Call of the Red Crosswill If we stop to consider the enormous district. There would be as many be launched. Membership dollars amout of money that has been The Remington Portable is particularly adapted to the use of— pure bred cattle purchased as there will enable the Red Cross not only to spent' for so called consumption are circles. After two years, each carry on the valuable service It is cures (which of course never cured) already rendering, but expat Its circle would exchange sires with one BUSINESS MEN how much better off are the people SCHOOL TEACHERS work to reach a #lder field. of the other circles, thus keeping the in Minnesota when they buy a few four pure bred sires in the one district FARMERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS seals to aid the Minnesota Public for eight years. Health Association and the county Some d'ea of the profits to be put out about 300 baits. That night TRAVELING SALESMEN COLLEGE STUDENTS public health associations to teach gained from this sort of effort to ?lnprove the wolves came in and killed a fine the people hoW tuberculosis and other DOCTORS *5 the livestock of the county CORRESPONDENCE STUDENTS colt but they continued over their preventable diseases can be prevented may be gained by taking the experience regular route of travel until they and combatted. INSURANCE MEN BUSINESS COLLEGE STUDENTS -. of the older dairying sections crossed the drag line, where each Buy Christmas seals to aid this of Minnesota. Where careful picked up a poison bait. The pair, SECRETARIES OF LODGES RAILROAD MEN movement. est'mate^ have been made, it is considered both old animals, were found about tha* the value of the offspring one half mile from where they picked HOUSEWIVES MINISTERS POISON BAITS EFFECTIVE in the first generation, where up the bait. FOR WISE OLD WOLVES scrub mothers and pure bred sires "One of them had lost a front foot are used, is increased an average of in a trap, perhaps two or three years and all others who do any writing at all. 65 per cent. The initial cost is small, F,ven the wise old wolf will fall for previously. Stockmen of that range for if there are four or five da:rymen the temptation of poison if the bait is are now thoroughly convinced that in each breeding block or ring, and properly prepared and placed. Such poison will do the work. When we Some of its Many Features are— fr such blocks in each association, is the conclusion proved, in the face first arrived there and proposed to the cost to each individual of long-standing belief to the contrary, poison the wolves, the stockmen were member "ill he h'tMe more than $25. by predatory animal inspectors sceptical in fact, I afterwards heard For ti''« "loiint, loaned without intg" employed by the Biological Survey, that? one man said, 'Let the Tender est, he secures the services of a STANDARD KEYBOARD FULL SET FIGURES & CHARACTERS Un'ted States Department of Agriculture. foot try it out and then he will be convinced pure bred si'e for eight or ten years, that wolves cannot be poisoned."' ti,a pji |-,js COWs will be p.. "We arrived on the range one evening," In addition to the two instances TWO COLOR RIBBON (if wanted) FEED ROLL RELEASE well bred grades, and returning much reads a recent Arizona report, cited above, two more wolves were more in yield of butterfat than was "and killed a yearling colt to be used killed by poison recently, on the TWO LINE SPACE ADJUSTER BACK SPACER possible with scrubs. as a drag. That night we scattered range south of Nelson, Arizona, and Full directions, additional details, perhaps 150 poison baits. The next similar cases have occurred in other and all information of value may be MARGINAL STOPS AND RELEASE day we made another drag with an A ONE YEAR GUARANTEE stages where governmental operations obtained from any one of the banks automobile, and along this dra^g line against wolves are in progress. and all other equipment of the Standard REMINGTON and it 4 .X. SPECIAL WASHINGTON SNAPSHOTS OF ARMAMENT CONFEREES WEIGHS ONLY II POUNDS, INCLUDING THE CASE 1 The above are only a few of the many excellent features of this machine. Come in and look it over. See what you have been missing all the time by not hav­ ing one of these handy little machines. Or. just phone 32 and we will bring the machine f' •«. to you without the slightest obligation on your part. C, l* S '1 PRICED AT $60~SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS BY SB mi AHTflCASTCR International Falls, Minnesota Here are photographs taken in the streets, of the principal foreign nations now, the chief delegates «f in disarmament- conference at-Washington At the left are Sir Auckland Geddes (left) and the Rt. Hon. Arthur J. Balfour. British delegates. At the right. Premier Briand (left) and Albert Sarraut, for France. in the middle Baron Shidehara (left) ^nd Admiral Katpu.for Jap^n. 'vm r, v' 1