Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 06, 1923, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFC) RD i MA ILT TJUBTjyBr'.MiEDFQRD;" ;'CXR'E00y HWRPA Y. .PBCTOtBER-Tg :". 19237? J-i. V JJJ. V'Jl -- Carrie? on Charity Stamps used tp raise I.OOQOOQ -for Soldiers In CiviLW&r; forerunner 5(masSza Back In 1862 when our grand motaert played at "post .office,", the "charity stamp" made its first ap pearance. Women of Civil War days had the vision to see the tre mendous appeal of a penny stamp used as the symbol of a great public service. : The tuberculosis Christmas seal which has now become an established part of our holiday season every fear, Is thus American in origin. Wo men interested in the Sanitary Com mission in 1862 opened miniature. ost fhces at fairs held in Boston. Brooklyn and oiher eastern cities. i his commission was really the fore runner, of the American Red Cross. Anyone wishing to receive letters from these post offices had to pay postuge in the form of "Sanitary Fair Stamps." By 1864 the charity stamps sold in these post offices had brought to the Sanitary Commission more than a million dollars for the care of wounded soldiers. After the Civil War the charily stamp was forgotten and did not re appear until 1892 when such a stamp was ! I for Red Cross work in Por tugal '.'lie idea, returned to this count. j in 1907 by way of Denmark. It was Denmark, callerl by Jacob A. Riis, the eminent, philanthropist, "San ta Claus' own country", which sur rounded our charity stamp with the atmosphere of. Christmas. ., Christ mas is the .mo beloved of 'nil fetes in Denmark and the sale of the holi day stamps to raise funds for .the building of a hospital for tubercu lous children in that country was the forerunner of the Christmas Seal, the famous symbol of health which has now circled the globe. , ,. . . Stamp Collect Millions. Today this little stomp with the tremendous significance back of it, is practically a national institution in America and the nations' of the world. Million; of men, women and children reognize the Christmas aeal as an opportunity and a personal responsibility to help stop the spread ot tuberculosis, bo vividly has it seied on the popular imaitintition that now the .penny stamp, culling for lite smallest gilt ever conceived, ha bv its salt brought in more than 125,000,000 in the United States alone. The 1921 eil shows a little child If. frunt of a fire place with the head of Santa Claus appearing in the moke that mounts from the hearth A . Christinas wreath formed the motif for the first Christmas seal used In this country, which was sold uXmas Seal Which? i r- FiWf I ar nP f ho I ' n HI ; k . aM - II Y s.LAihffismi tU H&tffcw -iB&it&F ' A jF-r 5mV 1$sf ; hr ltfrrrJ.- itfLtttf aware in 1907. Until 1919 a Tingle, red cross, the symbol of the American Keil Cross, appeared on the seats. Since 1919 the Christmas seal has not been in any way connected with the Red Cross. It is strictly a tu bcrculoKis seal and always hears the-double barred cross, the symbol1 ot the National 1 uberculosis Asso- ciation, , ' The tuberculosis Christmas stamp is ' now recognized by everyone. President Roosevelt, President Wil son, President Harding and now President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge have been among the first to' encour age the sale of the cheerful little holi day stamps. When the- Prince of Wales and General Foch were in Afncrica, they recognized the Christ mas seal as the symbol of a great public service and personally en dorsed the movement. Artists Design Seals. ,? The seal In Denmark this year shows a whaleboat with the Faroe landscape in the background and with th. words "Chri-rtmas . 1923" ,in the Danish and Faroe languages. The Danish love' for the sea and for hips has heen well depicted in all of her- Christmas' seals. Last yeat the Danish seal 'showed a stately five-masted ship. I he Swedish seal for 1922 gave n view of the Lund of tiie MidniEht Sun with a figure honi ng up the double barred cross against Duly la and around Wilmington, Vat-1 the sun. The Iceland seal for list year showed the Christmas staf shin ing over Iceland. I he Norweginn seal for 1922 had a picture of a Ash ing boat, the work of Henrick Lund, one of the most celebrated Norwe gian nrtists; . Among the many seals which have been collected by philatelists is that for the Virgin Islands printed in 1909. It shows a beautiful old Dan ish man of war, the "Ingolf," which made many trips to the Islands. Por traits' of rulers) prominent public men, public buildings, caurcbes ana cathe drals, tuberculosis hospitals, snow landscapes, little children, birds, fire side' scenes, and angels ringing Christmns ' bells', have been among the subjects appearing on the Christ mas seals iof various countries. Charity stamps are sold in nearly evjry country in the world today. Many are the purposes fob 'the sale of stamps; ' '.Soldiers' .stamps have Deem sow in .Italy, Hungary,, Rou mania and elsewhere. In '-Austria many stamps have been, sold for children's hospitals. In England mis sionary organizations' and. churches sell stamps for special f funds, and stamps commemorate' special events: Practically1 all charity- stamps are sold throughout the year. Notable exceptions' are In the United States' and in Norway- Denmark and Swed en; where, special- Stamps tor tubercu losis purposes, are sold during the holiday season. ' - Jacob A. Riis' was responsible for the return of the Christmas seat idea to this country. It was in 1904 that M. . Holboll, an enterprising Dan ish postmaster, conceived the jdea of using a stamp as a rubcrrtlaiir seal j:..;o-" v. ' 'ft..; In Denmark: ' The' firat yar morey than 4,113,000 stamps were sold, two for every man, Woman and child in Denmark, so vividly did the idea seize the imagination of the; Danish people. Mr. Riis received in' his Christmas mail ' a letter f torn - 0en- -mark bearing some of these' seals. In" a magazine article in 1907; he told of the origin of the Christmas' stamp' in Denmark.. The' stamp bor' a message that in his opinion should go round 'the world. ' . ',' . , First American Seal. r- Miss Emily P. Bissell, a Red Cross -worker of Wilmington, Del. read Sr. Riis' article and conceived1 the ea of selling Christmas stamps for a -tuberculosis sanatorium which' she was then establishing on the outskirts of Wilmington. She secured more than $5,000 for her project. Miss Bissell saw the possibilities of the ' stamp'' and it was upon her. sug gestion that the American Red Cross undertook a nation-wide sale of stamps. The next year $200,000 worth of seals were sold. By 1914- the sal had passed the. half - million' mark. During the last four years the an nual sale of stamps has amounted yearly to between three and four million dollars. As the sale of seals hat mounted year after' yejr the toll of the white plague in this country hat steadily de creased. The death rate for every one hundred thousand was ,198 la 1908. Last year it wat 97 for every one hundred thousand. ,f Christmas seals cannot be told without' selling first the idea of the' ' prevention of tuberculosis. Through, the Christmas teal' millions' of men and women' have earned the nature and prevention of tuberculosis; hun dreds of hospitals, clinics, open air schools, preventoria and other agen cies for fighting tuberculosis" have been brought into existence. Mothers..' have learned how to safeguard their' homes- against the 'disease and - men have won their way back to health' through a proper ' regulation' of their work and. rest. The remotest' hamlet hat learned that to be .cured of tuberculosis the patient must have rest, fresh air, proper food; the proptf' mental attitude and goodtare.,,. , SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WINTER LUBRICATION if solium MA ThaW why we say use Zer olene "cold-test" oif," it re mains fluid in cold weather and lubricates the bearings and cylinder walls at the first turn of the motor and makes starting easier. s You'll probably avoid trouble and expense by getting on the safe side, with Zerolene. , A poor.' cold-test" oil often means scored cylinders, worn bearings and expensive re pair bills. Be sure use the grade of Zer olene recommended for the winter lubrication of your car. Consult the Zerolene Correct Lubrication Chart wherever Zerolene is sold. "STANDARD OIL COMPANY ' (California ' v - - -.- f, tJJ Zerolene No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 are all good "cold-test" oils. If you hnve trouble phifling gears, use Zerolene Transmission Lubri cant "B" it remains fluid a low temperatures and permits ready hiftintf of tears. Would Allow Gen. Pershing to Hold Post Spite Law WASHINGTON,- Doc. 0. The rcc- onitneiidutlon that a apecinl bill be I'liactud to peitntt (lenernl 1'epshlng to remain on urtivo service after he roachOH th statutory retirement ne iH-xt yt-ar has been forwarded by Sec retary Weeks to the senate and house military committees. "Ilia vast fuml' of. neenmUlntert ex perience as- com inn mli rig general of our armies In . I-lurope," aald Mi. Weeks' letter to the committee, "and his Virile, interest; ih OuV eatnblish moiVt iinuestronifi. afffctlnr? tho' na tional de?orisrfjJiirt! rortftons which emvinee nie" tliarrtrent mistidte will be 'made if the present law on the suhjeet of riirement is allowed to bar further active military Borvice to the nation,' by him." J 3 Texas Oil Plungers Plead Guilty to Charge llOrySTOK.1 Vfaiyo e.-(fiy the AHsolatedf I'roys) Hei)i- H. Hoff nmnrfj fnriv'nff .ronldVDk-tif UwHHie bird Oircorporation and John H. Mo Cain of 'Houston; M. M. Leavltt an'd II.' I. Mchho, Chicago;, who with fif teen others went;, on trial in court herd today charged with using, the Unitefl States mails to defraud in con neMion with- oil operations entered pleaft of guilty when their case was called before Judge J. C Hutcheson. Sinclair's Club Plan . Closes Otf Saturday If you have not catted'nt Sinclair's Jewelry Shop aud investigated the Community r1ate club pliin they are featuring you should do so. Tho plan enables you to purchaso Christmas and other gifts on weekly payments and they have a lurge line of Coin nt unity silver and dthyi silverware. (Hamoitds, watches for Christmas shoppers. - Saturday is the last day to take ad vantage of-this Hub plan. One of the new features of this storo Is their "art shop." i Hardware Sale v Proves Big Success Tho Crater Hike Hardware Co. 'a stuck reducing and; nlterijtlnu sale has gone off with a bang. The daily specials have been sold out before 10 o'clock each morning. f Krerylhlf.fr In the store is marked In plain fipures on lags co that orery tino purchasing goods can rco - for themselrea the greatly redmMMl prices. The ealc only last until Monday. - D0000000000000009000000000 Hemstitching , at . Handicraft Shop . ' WATCHYOUR ' BATTERY ' PB8T-Oi-IjITB BATTERI' ' '"! " ' , STATION ...... Kodak Finuhing ' cr Uiom who demaad th kt)tsV j- .. : - - ...... ; ' Swem'i Studio ,v Pick ChalmTS Advanced? Engi Six tor neeririg vWhen you -pick Chair, mers as your choice among the finer sixes you are assured of all the advantages that advanced engineering . can give. ." Lockheed type hydrau lic four-wheel brake equipment is typical of the progressive pol- icy that has put Chal mers in the forefront and is keeping it there . i''W T- CHALMERS SIX PRICES 1585 - 209S 5-Pagsenger Touring -'' '1185 Sedan-Coach- -7-Pasienger Touring; - 1295 . 7-Passenger Sedan -' -Sport Touring 1335 Pricuf.9. t. Detrtii. Rrutnue ia& to be mJJett " '"' ' Hydraulic Four -Wheel Brake, optional; 7S mxtra rV- ' ' '. 7. -V ' ' '' ; i i, :' y . - I, ' Oregori-California Auto Distributing Corporation V1 Metlford, Oregon , , . i . I ' ' . SI X. : , MiSr 1 J ; , . ... -'.iJU lv,,i., - : . ' i ji tv n" . . SeVfen-Patienger Sedan 2095t- ' - . Sr -i'i. r . .ti - - Even at this new fow prlcsi.you will find i- a -- nothing lacking, nothing more to, bt) Ot-: sired in this custom-type teven-pattenger enclosed car. Equip.tnent includat. floo exhaust heater, bumper front' and rear,' nickeled radiator, and co:and-ba4P lamp dome and rear quarter light; satin nickel hardware, motometer, trunk-anrT rack, rear view mirror, windshield wiper at) vttor, to It roof conttructioo, extra-wbMi,