Show RED CROSS SEAL FUNDS NOT FOR WAR RELIEF american rod cross croc director arg fund for r prevention none of the prot proceeds eeds from froin the sale of lied atoms brist mas seals will lit h tile itie told old widely throughout tin unit ed states fur for the benefit of alio antl tuberculosis movement will h b usla for tiny nuy relief purposes pur posea aiLor dlug tu to it statement by ernest r bicknell na a II director rector of the american red orona at mr r bicknell sit ay the A mil lean red cross to Is deeply appreciate e of tle the flat which hits baa il 1 tho be suggestion from various gurls purls of the united states state that a certain ii id of the red hed cross crags seat stiles fund which has baa boen been used for the last seven years exclusively for the liean thou and treatment of in the united states state bo be J tills nar car to aid the mat ui suter re ia i a while the red aed cross la Is desirous of contributions whit h ii ill tit in oease lease this war relief fund we e do not fid fi f I justified in adopting aw am aih will tend to cripple the bosn work lu in this country do d pendent as it la Is for support to so ao large an ex am tent ou on the sale bale of lied charlt mua mas seals bein the announcement that a percent pel cent age go of the cross seal sei apon ey would go to our war relief iella mid fund might possibly increase the snip sale iut but lu in our op opinion talon the final resul tit show a distinct loss la in that part of the proceeds going for nv oi uit k at the time are OUT oer 1 aw antl anti tuberculosis societies odet lett distria buted through nearly every state fate in the union and een la in porto rico the canal zone and far on oft Il hawaii await which are dependent almost entirely upon the from the lied id cross sen seal I 1 sale for or work during dud the year 1916 ahe people of the united tater mint sup HUR port we local wax war agala kaber culo sis width annually kuis people and at the present time is leaving a trail of a in amton wounded 11 how the rich man changed mr his mind when tuberculosis struck home anthony hofeld bi lived in I and had bad wade made his money iu in and z lac ile he had worked hard from a boy in the drift up to the tank muk of foreman then to superintendent and finally to owner never worrick him ills hid six foot giant framo frame had matood many huid haid knocks and was wan KWI lof for lauy more A year ago tit lit auner aumer to a orl who asked him film to buy some gome sean nc ah to help the miners who had find he replied let aiu in work nud sn u what I 1 did alin n 1 n I 1 wag ounh and ive levei been sick alck and have kot got enough to keep keel mo now it was a different Scho reUl who approached ar pro proa ached lied the lie lied cross seal girl irl ot at one olle ot of the booths yesterday lit in twelve months Us fits daughter had been stolen away by the monster I 1 anti and ills hla son noil just junt graduating from i ollege ollee had been compelled compeck d to drop grything es ery thing else in his searh for health aiom chiji same disease the alie doctor had said that the disease could be gracd back lioba KIH bly to childhood when his bin two chil children dreu had been nursed by the daughter of a consumptive miner I 1 ahe tic erikety ri kety disease breeding ten menti in fit m hith the miner was waa compelled to 11 ihu a were viere owned by hofeld Bc now td ild ghe my two eyes and both legs lo 10 s and arms arius to have my daught ct with me mid and my son restored to I 1 lie he confided to the red bed crona heal bent girl arl I 1 I 1 cant get away from the thought that my girl might be ache and my boy well if I 1 d given some attention to the pre antion of this disease tenor ten or fifteen ears ago now its too late for that but ill keep somebody rises son and laughter daughter bate hero here give me all the seals youve got and then go and get all I 1 ou can find and charge them nil all to rue me if money can make amends which it can an t do my sharp share As aa the astonished girl liaised 0 er to litin him hei entire supply of 20 OW seal 4 and took his check tit in return site she henril him mutter his daughters biame and repeat do my snare share |