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Notes on Red Cross Work 
Last week we sent to New York for (lie 
stercopticoii .slides, .showing wliat the Retl 
('ross is doing in Franee. The Preshy- 
terittn minister from tin ttdjoining town 
lent his Itintern and his serviees. '^I'his is 
such a small jdaee, the third smallt>st in 
th(> eonnty. thtit we sometimes otill onr- 
stdves tt hamlet, hut we tire really only 
an election district. Nevertheless nearly 
2f)0 iteojde came tn see thi' iiictnri's. More 
than one has said sitice; "Wo had no 
ideti what the Red eross is really doing. 
Now we know thtit if oiir hoys are hurt 
they will he cared for. It makes all the 
dilTerence in the world.” 
Last week wtis a hii.sy week. A call 
liad come for some extra work. As we 
conld jiot iinish it in otir one afternoon 
meeting etich week, it was tinnounctsl on 
Sunday that the workroom would be 
oiten evenings. IMonday evening the 
countryside resiionded. 'I’ht* workroom 
was crowded. 'I'lirt'e neighhoring houses 
w(>re Toquisitloned for overflow meetings. 
Still, the jteople <‘ame, till eager to work 
till with the Siime (piestion. “Wliat oan I 
do to help?” Tlie sjiirit of the Red Cross, 
the .spirit of co-ojteration, of service, of 
love for Inimanity somt'times mtikes ns 
fet'l that tills R('d Cro.ss work is doing 
more for onr community titan we can ever 
hoiie to do for Frtince, in lliat we have 
tt common inti'rest. ti common purpose 
which hold.s us together as we have never 
been held before. 
In our workroom v/e htive three depart¬ 
ments: liosiiit.il garments, factory baud- 
I ages and gauze. During tlie AVinter we 
have been working on the four-inch coin- 
jiresses. We use ti board 10x18 inclie.s. 
(Jiiide lines ITO inch deej) are stiwed on 
the board. The gauze is placed on the 
botird tiiid pre.ssed into the grooves with 
a tliin-edged ruler. This makes a perfect 
compress and some of our workers can 
turn out 70 an hour. 
i Another good way is to cover the table 
with a sheet tacked on tightly, and draw 
the guide lines with a heavy pencil. 
Riiilding paper may be used in the same 
way. The gauze clings slightly to the 
sheet or the paper, and can be Imndled 
more easily thau ou a slippery surface. 
There is one thing which has been hard 
for iis to learu, and that is to pick all 
loose threads off the compri'sses before 
they are packed. A tlireatl, even a snuill 
one, may cause much trouble ou a wound, 
and gauze has such an in.stitiahle desire 
to ravel it.self that too mu(‘h care caiinoL 
he takmi to get these thretid.s off. 
We are just organizing our home ser¬ 
vice work, sometimes (‘ailed civilian relief. 
When a man goes to tight for his country 
it means everything to know that the 
family be is leaving behind will be taken 
care of. And that is what the Red Cross 
will try to do. It will try to take the 
place of the hushtind or fatlicr or son who 
has gone awtiy. It will try to keep the 
family as he would want them kept, and 
so tiike a load of worry from his mind. As 
the Red Cross means hospitals and doc¬ 
tors and nurses and food to the soldier 
and sailor,.,so it will mean the kind(‘st 
care and protection to the folks at home. 
And knowing this mtikes till the difference 
in the world. 
A word tibout the refugee work : When 
the call came in March to collect <‘loth- 
ing for the Belgian Relief Commission we 
were doubtful about being able to do very 
much. For two years we had been giv¬ 
ing clothing until it seemed as though the 
attics nuLst be empty. But on the day 
appointed came a wonderful response. 
Bitch good clothing came in and .so much 
of it. There were some new articles pur- 
chasi'd csitecially to put in the barrels. 
Some of our workers are now planning 
to piece (juilts and make over clothing for 
little children against the time when an¬ 
other call will come. Such is the re- 
sjxm.se of the American people, generous, 
iK'arty, .sympathetic, when there is an ap- 
])eal for helj). . kku cross worker. 
A Trip South by Auto 
My longs are btid, and the doctors Wiint 
me to go to a warmer climate Winters for 
it year or two. We have a ton truck 
which we intend to lit up as a house, and 
we arc thinking of working our way South 
to Florida, leaving here in October and 
coming 'back in May. Could you tell us 
.something about the license laws of the 
different States? We intend to go through 
( )liio. Kentucky, Tcnnessi'e and Georgia, 
!tnd intend to sto)) and work some time in 
tlie different States. We wish to know 
how long we could stay on a New York 
State license. We would like to take a 
dog. Could you tell us something about 
the dog licenses in the these States? 
B. F. s. 
My suggestions will be btistsl on our 
exiicrieuce of the ptist Winter. It is en¬ 
tirely priicti(‘al to go from a Northern 
Stiite to Florida in an'auto eiiuipped with 
a camping body. Whichever route isclmseu, 
and there are hut few passable ones, there 
will be sevenil hundred mih's, varying in 
degree of btulness, which will inquire 
more or les.s .slow and careful driving. 
The laws of the dilferent Sttites vary, but 
usuitlly allow trtinsients from 10 to I?0 
(biys without lo(‘al auto license. 1 have 
no information about dog licenses except 
in Florida, Avhere in loctilities in which 
I made inquiries, the fee is $1 for a male, 
and ^2 for a female. Tlie inquirer does 
not state tvhether be intends to do gen¬ 
eral farm work ou the way South, or to 
work at some trade. If tin* former is 
true, he would come into comiietition with 
low-grtide negro help, and he at the fur¬ 
ther disadvantage of not ainderstanding 
llie local work as well as tliey. On the 
other hiind. if he goes to Florida .without 
attempting to work ou the way he will 
avoid Jill trouble with licenses, waste less 
time, jiiid I think would have no dilliculty 
in linding Avork with some Florida truck¬ 
er, very similar to tlmt with which he is 
fiimiliar at iiome. If he is a skilled me¬ 
chanic the case may be dill'ereut. and be 
niity tind it practical to work Ids way 
South gradually, finding prolitahle cm- 
liloyment ou the road. For a fee of $3 
B. F. S. nmy become a member of the 
American Automobile Association, and, 
among other things, this luembei’ship will 
include maps and replies to any questions 
lie may care to ask about routes and road 
conditions at a given time. ii. A. V. 
May 18, 1918 
New York Women and Liquor 
Many of our women readers were 
greatly interested in the recent local op¬ 
tion elections in New York. There were 
elections in 39 cities, large and small, 
with four questions up for decision : 
1. Shall any person he authorized to 
traffic in liquors under the jirovisions of 
subdivision 1 of .section 8 of the liquor 
tax law, namely, by selling liquor to be 
drunk on the promises whore sold? 
2. Shall any por.son be authorized to 
traffic in liquors under the provisions of 
subdivision 2 of section 8 of the liipior 
law. namely, by selling liquor not to be 
drunk on the iiremises where sold? 
3. Shall any person be authorized to 
traffic in liquors under the provisions of 
subdivision 3 of section 8 of the liquor 
tax law, namely, by selling liquor as a 
pharmacist on a ph.vsician’s prescription? 
4. Shall any por.son be authorized to 
traffic in liquors under subdivision 1 of 
section 8 of the liquor tax law, but onlj* 
in connection with the business of keep¬ 
ing a hotel, if the majority of the votes 
cast on the first question submitted tire 
in the negative? 
Before the election liquor was sold in 
all 39 of these cities. As a result, 20 
cities voted to jirohibit all liquor-selling, 
while 19 voted "wet.” We give below 
the figures of tlie vote in 32 of these 
cities. These figures show the vote ou 
question No. 1. 
qUKSTIOX NO. 1 
(Wet) 
(Dry) 
Yes 
No 
Majority 
Port Jervis.... 
2.24(5 
1.01(5 
r,;50 W 
Beacon . 
1,877 
1.282 
505 
Newburgh .... 
5.232 
3,718 
1,514 AV 
.Tamestown . .. 
4.211 
0,100 
4,808 I) 
Kingston . 
<i.02(> 
3,188 
2,838 W 
Auburn . 
5.843 
(5.(507 
7(54 1) 
Binghamton .. 
10,1 .-SO 
13,515 
3..370 D 
Oneida . 
2,194 
2,:5‘2‘2 
128 I) 
Gortlaud . 
l.,5l)() 
3.881 
2.285 D 
Rome . 
4.210 
3,74(5 
4(54 A\^ 
Ogdenshurg ... 
2.:59S 
2.2S4 
114 W 
Genova . 
2.9;’,9 
2,(587 
252 AV 
Middletown ... 
:i.l34 
3,0(54 
830 1) 
Fiilton . 
1.715 
2.401 
77(5 1) 
Ithaca . 
2.710 
4.2<55 
1,555 I ) 
Ratavia . 
2.204 
2.50<5 
302 I > 
< )swego . 
<5.007 
3.017 
2.000 AA" 
Lockport .... 
4.442 
3.7(54 
(578 AV 
Siilamaiuxi .... 
1.53;’, 
l.(5,50 
1‘23 D 
Gtinaiidaigiia .. 
1,174 
2.131 
057 I > 
Wiitertown ... 
4,0<57 
(5,785 
2.718 1) 
Olean . 
.”,..501 
3,351 
210 AA' 
Amsterdam . . . 
<5.251 
3,044 
2,.310 AA' 
N. Tonawanda. 
2.527 
2,07.”, 
4.54 AV 
Tonawanda ... 
2.342 
1,408 
844 A\’ 
Norwicli . 
1.402 
2,113 
(521 D 
Little Falls... 
2,41 <5 
1.730 
(58(5 AA' 
Gloveixville ... 
2,001 
5,(530 
2.7.38 D 
Syracuse . 
.”,7.0.50 
2(5.451 
11.,508 AA' 
(Jiieontti . 
1.210 
3,.531 
2,‘201 D 
Glens Falls.... 
:5.422 
2,0(51 
4(51 A\' 
('orning . 
2.5<57 
.”,.430 
872 I) 
Flmira, Ilornell, .Tohnstown and TMsitts- 
hiirg vot<‘d dry. and Mt. Vernon. New 
Rochidle and Schenectad.v voted wet. 
Tlie net result was the closing of about 
800 saloons. The returns seem to in¬ 
dicate that the larger towns and cities are 
genertilly “wet,” while most of the 
smaller cities, which are directl.v influ- 
enc(‘d by the surrounding (‘ountry, are 
“dry.” This is not true in all cases, 
but is the general indication. 
The mo.st intere.sting thing about it is 
the way the women voted, this being their 
first chance to show their power at the 
ballot box. Many people assumed that 
all or most of the women would vote for 
prohibition. The returns show that while 
ji majorit.v of them did so, a good-sized 
minority voted the other waj‘. We have 
taken some pains to find out ic/ii/ women 
are (qiposed to prohibition, and have in¬ 
terviewed women in all these cities. They 
give us Viirious reasons. Iii Binghamton 
14,000 women registered and 9,000 voted 
"dry.” One report from Lockport states 
that the city would have votiul “dry” had 
it been left to the men alone. Many 
women Aoted just as their husbands did. 
Most of the anti-sulTragists refusi'd to 
vote iind some voted "wet” in order to 
show "the perversity of women.” In 
some cases the argument that wine for 
sa(‘ramoutal purpo.ses could not be ob- 
ttiined under prohibition had some effect. 
'J'he chief argument seemed to be that 
of taxation and the pocket book. There 
are manj' women of limited income whose 
projierty is invested in hou.ses. Their in¬ 
come consists of rentals. These women 
are now confronted with an income tax 
and they were told that prohibition 
would injure business and make it harder 
to rent their bouses. Whether this is 
true or not, the argument affected these 
women, and in some places turned the 
scale agiiinst prohibition. Our reports 
indicate that in the rural districts—out¬ 
side the large towns—at least SO per cent 
of country women are for prohibition. 
