The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, December 18, 1922, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
1KB CROSS PUTS ~
t BP $9,739,872
<
Tsar's Budget Stresses Relie
and Services at Home
and Overseas. /
ilflttliMiQ FOR VFTFRAN Air L
' I
Over $3,000,000 Allotted to thi
disabled?Foreign Work a
r Lessens. b
w-'i ; y
- ti
aafclngton.?Kxpendltures totalinj lr
; lwaBt5r2.47 or currying through iUj l
of sen ices and relief during
fecal year in the United State.' tl
?ai rerseas are autliorized in th? #
^ of the American Red Cross, ef J
% i ftsttre July 1, 1922. This total is $2,ess
than the expenditures foi
fiscal year, when disburse- ,
| crito reached ? 12,475,847.69, it is an r
**eced at National Headquarters li 81
? statement emphasizing the necessitj ri
ci?tinned support of the organiza- Bl
1ki fey enrollment during the annual
' \} Mi Call, November 11-November 3C ^
btdbaxire. Thl3 total for the budget
ft occlusive of the large financial open&feas
of the 3,300 active Red Cross *a
Cbitors, which, it is estimated, will t0
p mam than double the total.
War Veterans Have First Call fu
first call on Red Cross funds is for
the disabled ex-service men, of whom ly
ZTjSN were receiving treatment from
the Government on June 1 last. This tl<
work for veterans and their families P(
3b * wide variety of service that the 111
H Cwtrnmcnt is not authorized to renj
-aw and for which it has neither y
F> tanfls aor facilities has the call on *
re
I $3tfB8Lfi92.90 during the current year, 21
' ?* sdboat $300,000 more than was ex- ln
C?s*ded last year for soldier service. pi
?. A??B*z the funds disbursed in this flS
>1 iBBBMutarian work of physical recon- Oi
f- i Mi?a&on following the World War by th
flbe Qiapters throughout the country c<;
wfli approximate a total for the cur- to
| soft jear approaching $10,000,000. or
Xk&s work, in the opinion of the Sur- r?
Sfca General's office, will not reach
-fe pati before 1926.
Butmgh Its Chapters the American
?b! Cross is equipped to find the in- qi:
ArSdoa! ex-service man, help him in le'
06a woblems and difficulties, provide re
|b fcanediately for his necessities, and I
j 'n
? jpac tlie way for him to the Governjpurt.
compensation and aid to which u(
fir A* 5s entitled. The extension of this oll
T*gxk to the families of such men
jprores to them that the Red Cross re
Au East none of its sympathy nor will pr
jtoOHTlce manifested In wartime. Sim3ar^y
the service goes out to the men *h
i jtS? in the Army and Navy, 11,087 of m'
i&sm. were under treatment in Gov- wl
trasern hospitals on June 1, 1922. r 1
Cfl
Greater Domestic Program
Tiffs year?after five years of con- m,
?trset?ve effort during the war and M
*fcer the armistice?brings with it a vvl
r*eLcr\r\T\ o! K11 ifv fnr HnmOChV of
9r>C?VCl - *Vi uvuiuwv?? ?
*errice to the American Red Cross. &1'
2ke Jwdget for foreign operations, r~
scrarer, totals $3,404,000, but of this e'
Mcauiit $1,S34.000 is for medical reSc?
and hospital supplies for Russia,
xilch is a part of the gift made by n
American Red Cross in 1921 to av
tbs Russian famine relief work of the
:ta?2ican Relief Administration pro- w,
?iazK. The child health service in Eu- he
?S? continues, moreover, and $Uo4,- clj
J80 is appropriated for this work un- tl<
JirrtaJcen in 1920. Other items in the
-tfriflgently diminished fv^eign pro- Br
pmm include $200,000 to support the tu
J mno nf Tiarl Pivkc^ Snr>iAri<?s X22.- hi
JM far nurses' training schools instiNtss&tdf
by the Red Cross abroad, and r*
WKtfOO for liquidation of the general
Cross foreign relief program.
Prepared for Emergencies ?e
2m disaster relief the Red Cross to
J '4m nt aside $750,000, and for emer- ro
I jjmi fw in Chapter work #>00,000 fir
1? available for domestic, insular tt<
<ai foreign demands. This is more gi
Jbtt. 1886,000 above last year's expen- hi
gum For service and assistance re
<te the 8,300 Chapters and their Ce
Iruebtt $1,293,000 is provided by the
ffiatieaal organization. ^
i hnripet items of imDortance
M tii* domestic program Include $200,W
for assistance to other organiza4oas
and education institutions for Ia
fwTwfng Bed Cross nurses and work- lg
at; 9100,000 for Roll Call assistance
iemlefced to Chapters; $100,000 for
saHereseen contingencies. '
Of the total budget less than $500,9M
is allotted for management In the
organization. No cash estl- I*
xafit; of course, is possible to weigh '
raiat of the service by volunteers "
* tike Chapters.
, i b<
| P?
II THE RED CROSS *
h SUPPLEMENTS . rr
A GOVERNMENT SERVICE c<
8 BY MEETING THE m
8 PARTICULAR NEEDS
| OF THE INDIVIDUAL
| EX-SERVICE MAN.
| THIS WORK CANNOT
1 &0 ON UNLESS YOU h
SUPPORT IT WITH m
$ TOUR MEMBERSHIP m
& DOLLAR In
& SAY UP TODAY It
rOSACCCJ FuES r.
LOSING GROUND 1
Janvass of 7,847 Editors Shows [ 3
7,393 Communities Against [!
Abolishina Weed. ffl
INTIS LOSE THREE STATES, ?
Jtah, Under Mormon Influence, Only W
Commonwealth to Adopt Prohibl- jfe
tion Measure During Year. ff 2
"Is tobacco going to have its scalp J |
dded to the belt of the prohibitionist I
eside that of thfc lamented but a* I 5
et not altogether late alcohol?" ia g 3
le question asked by Garret Smith e J
i an article in the current issue of - 1
file's Magazine." J
The writer reaches the conclusion I ?
lat while there has been Increased [ ?
citation and legislative activity on J le
subject of tobacco following the f 2
jccess of the drive for prohibition p ]
E liquor the efforts of reformers seek- - J
ig to abolish tobacco have no general j
ipport. This opinion is based on tha i
isults of the questionnaires on th? p"
lbject sent out to newspnper editors ?*j
' the country by the Tress Service Of
ompany of New York City. Q"
The questions asked were: Qj
(1) Do you favor the enactment of ^
ws prohibiting the personal use of Sn
iKb^/ia Kv o/1nlta9 Ul
'UHVVU MJJ auuiva. i J
(2) In jour judgment does the gen- U"
ai sentiment of your community S
ivor such legislation? STJ
(3) Is tbe use of tobacco personal- "h
objectionable to you?
No arguments accompanied the quet- fg
arts and from their form It was lm>ssibla
for any editor to determine
e attitude of the questioners. Ql
Out of 12,.513 editors questioned, Hj
547 replied according to the summary
ven. ^hese editors, It Is estimated, Jfi
present a combined circulation of B|
,870,046. Of (lie 7,847 editors reply- rf"
g, 7,393, <>r !>o per cent, represent X
iblic sentiment In their communities in
t opposed to anti-tobacco legislation. Uj
aly 260 editors, or S per cent of Qj
ose replying believed there was any S
msiderable sentiment favorable to III
bacco prohibition. There were 174, jji
2 per cent, in doubt, while 20 failed |fc
record their Judgment. ^9
Editors* Judgment Unbiased S
"It Is of special interest to note 5n
at 569 editors in answering the first jn
lestlon, personally favored' such D.
glslatlon. although only 260 of them S
ported that public opinion also fa- In
>red the prohibition of tobacco?an U*
dicatlon of the conscientious effort
ade by the editors to distinguish pub- 3
r opinion from their own personal 31
linions," the article continues. US
"The highest percentage of replies iflj
porting public opinion favorable to S
ohlbltion of tobacco came from Utah, in
tiere 42 per cent of the editors
ought the public were for such a Ql
ovement. T'tah is the only state 5|j
itch lias since adopted an anti- ft
syrette low. The result was fore- fi"
st by several of the editors who
?inrtiianpa nf thn \f nr.
aicu bum i?ii! iiwiurii\ t vt ??iv *??v? i
in Church wan against tobacco. The |U|
ormon Church is also strong in Idaho, I jjj
ilch Is the other state where the use fr
tobacco was recently prohibited. 1
it the governor has signed the bill Jji
zt i= -Z?s? tfce prohibitory Q?W!nt1on
Is repealed. In this state S
| per cent of the editors estimate ,9l
ntiment in their communities as jjh
alnst tobacco prohibition, which, : |C
vertheless, is G per cent below the S
erage reported opposition. 2H
"The legislature of Tennessee some Jj|
errws u^u iiuu liiv bu,cl k i bm
is signed a hill repealing the ant!- Irtsarette
law of that state. The ques- H
jnnalre showed 93 per cent of It* Jjl
[Itors believed the public against UJ
iti-tohacco legislation. The leglsla- |f"
re of Arkansas has also passed a
11 repealing its anti-cigarette law. In 31
Is state 94 per cent of the edltora |C
ported against tobacco prohibition. Qj
Arizona's Practical Joke Jfc
"A bill, introduced in the current
fislon of the legislature of Arizona pD
prohibit smoking In public dining "J|
oms and other public places, was Qj
si aineiiueu 10 pruuiuiu uie cunsump- c
an in public of peanuts, chewing 3"
im, tea and coffee and then defeated j 2
r the sonate. The questionnaire |
turns from that state were 92 per |
>nt 'no.' {fc
"In Iowa where the 'no's* were 95 i J 3
;r cent a bill to repeal the antl- I
garette law has been paised and J l
jned by the governor. | f
"A bill to repeal the anti-cigarette J w
in Kansas, with 89 per cent 'no's,' * |
receiving the attention of its legis- 1
ture. Last year a petition for a 1
iferendum in Oregon to prohibit the J ;e
of tobacco failed of sufficient ?ig- p 2
itures to bring the question to a . 1
>te, and 95 per cent of the editors
sclare their public egalnst legislation. Q?
i Oklahoma an antl-clgarette bill has 3
?en reported unfavorably In the 31
Duse. The editors of that state re- K
arte6 94 per cent against Its public &|
lpport. 9
"Outside of Utah, where Mormon Sh
ifiuence predominates," the article "fi
jnciuaes, "in? aiui-iuuaccu move- u.
ent appears, as in the case of Ten- B
?8see, Arkansas and Iowa, to be Ios- 71
ig ground and Is not to any consld- jfi
able extent supported by the peo- J IE
The friends of tobacco feel flartlcu- ffl
Hy elated over this showing, Inas- "n
uch as 1920-21 was a maximum year Uf
i legislative circles with 42 state leg- Qj.
turej Irs session and the lohacro sr.h- 31>
ct received an unusual amount of
!fg|gfMgiaraggfiUgrafZlglilli!I
I
H
Eve
doo
ing
por
ven
seci
pro
livii
The
the
Me:
x i
her^
seel
. stoi
inv<
woi
clot
' . Ne\
sou
N
p
I
ziBigfErarayHiiraigiiiraEfgfanuEfi
/
lew Opportui
tor You
iry day opportunity batters lot
r. v New opportunities are coi
for saving your time, money an
tunities for gaining added co
iences and hanniness.. Onnr
?jrx ^ jr sr ^
iring the things that tend to
ve and idealize the all-importa
ng.
ise opportunities are placed
advertising columns of this p
rchants and manufacturers ai
e for your benefit, as well as th
k to tell you what is new in
*es?to inform you of all that
sntion and discovery is doing t
*k easier, your home life more ]
;hing and food problems less c
vspaper advertising offers yoi
rce of opportunity.
GRASP YOUR OPPORTU1
READ THE ADVERTISE!
...IN THE ...
ress and Bann
nnnnrinnriririnri n n n n f
njMUUUUUUMUUIlIUUUUl
iiiiigfararararjUMiBi^^ |
aities !{'
HJ
I I >
idly on, your ; I j
itinually aris- \ 1 -i
Ld effort. Op- J |
mforts, con- I j \
>rtunities for [ I
elevate, > im- [ j
,nt business of I j
before you in {j
aper. [ 3
I j
"a or1irny?fiair?nr if ,
. \s uu. v v/i viuiiJig zn
eir own. They I j
markets and j1
the world of ! j
0 make your i j
pleasant, your \ 3
lifficult. j .
1 an unfailing & I
: i
NITIES. . |!
MENTS i j
9
i
i
I ]
ler Co. ji
jj
1
injaniiinuaiaiaiBjafBiaigiiUigigfgiBfEJilK
\