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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
The Slaughter of the Innocents

Three and half million children call Ia The heart
and resources Of America for these daily supple, not
available IN Their eOanHiss that are vital to ta7F
survival and to the rebuilding Of Their physical we'll
aOnr resource. viii be exhausted a January.
Eve not .aa. an: nd permit perm !. s s. .Dss1s
helpless ones this whis, yet We cannot continue with
serlaas .b.,z. an fhs American heart and Amer
lea cannot fail in 6a sOEeauds for these little
aTueatylLrss million dollars b. raised with
Si e eSs s fsP RsSf Il Bssun N d: dark hours
Of 1916, IeOmstO again"
CSsnsB HERBERT HOOVER
From Letter 10 The Literary Digest
In nsds response the oloung editorial published in The
Literary Digest Of October 3Oh
NJ HEN JESUS CHRIST CAME UPON THE earth,
NJ nearly two thousand years ago, to save all man
W kind His mere coming seemed to interfere with
the material interests of few people OF that perlO0
notably King Herod, who promptly decided to dispose
of this nterlOper and sent forth his soldiers WITH or
ders to say all the children of two years old and under
Thus was cOnsummated the most atrOciOus crime
against innocent childhood ever committed up to Cnat
time II has come down to through all the ages IN
song and story and master painters have pictured II on
marvellous canvases.
Today psssng in review as we look out through the
windows of our comfortable homes in this great and
happy land are three and half millions OF helpless
has ever afflicted humanity matters not as we gaze
in the direction of these children, that our eyes must
stretch across three thousand miles of ocean, we still
can see them and we still hear them If we wish to
do so and we cannot help hearing the tragic appeal IN
their voices and seeing their tiny stretched out TO
us and their searching eyes looking into our souls as
they say, Help U.s. or we perish. And if we fail to
listen to this great call of three and half millions Oh
Gods helpless children; if close eyes and ears to
this great demand Of duty, shall be Just guilty OF
the slaughter of the innOcens was HerOd, nearly
two thousand years ago.
In these lands swept by death and filled with TRACE
dies too deep for tears sum Of human suffering Is be-
ing written greater perhaps than for all ages gone BY
The mind grows numb and the heart sick from con
slant recital of tales Of such tragedy it is difficult to
believe the twentieth century could hold
And SO, when we received letter from Mr.. Hoover
telling us that America must not allow death in the form
of hunger and cold to to these 100000 helpless
children our soul was stirred and the hot blood srged
I'D in our heart We felt it was our imperative duty to
use all the power God has given us to aid this noble
hearted American in continuing the work OF saving
human lives to which he has devoted unspafngly and
at great personal sacrifice his tremendous energy and
administrative genius during the past six years, in which
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

In the midst kilograms telephone calls and election returns
to write dispatch following telegram from his home:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

pouring the United States Mr. Harding
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-02-12

ish massacres and deportations.
Saved by an American woman, she
has come to this country and entered
oberlin college.
With her came IA other Armenian
girls In charge OF Miss Adelaide ;,
Dwight. a Near East Relief worker
who has been instrumental In help
ing 70 save hundreds OF thousands OF
their people from death by starya-
ton. Miss Dwight, who Is not given
10 eSaggeration and has seen condi-
tions at first hand, says more than a
million people are facing death by
starvation in Armenia and will per-
ish unless America aids,
Herself an eyewitness TO the
slaughter OF hundreds OF helpless
women and children by the Turks
and a victim of the deportation, Miss
Drakesian, an unusually pretty girl
saws there is untold suffering in Ar
menia and Syria. She praises the ei-
forts OF the Near East Relief, former
" the American Committee for Ar
menian and Syrian Relief TO save
as many of these people as possible
AT Erivan, the capital of the Ar
menian republic, one hot meal Is
given out daily, and by this reliei
alone the city's death rate has been
cut from a thousand daily to an
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-02-12
ITALIAN GIRL
ACCUSED by ARTISTS WIFE
WHO RUNS UNEXPECTEDLY
In Role of licrniCc OF Italy. Anita
Stewart Has sympathetic Mother
Part In Human Desire"

Bernice. the Italian girl played by
Anita Stewart in Human Desire,
which will be shown at the Dream
land theatre, H. placed in the painful
situation of being taken IN by mar
ried artist, made his model, given an
adopted baby to care for, aud then.
in his absence. being accused by his
wife, who has boen away, of im-
proper relations This cahrge leads
the girl to leave and hide hcruelf In
New York.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-02-12
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO M
PROVE VIRTUE STREET, NOW
KNOWN AS SECOND STREET

NOTICE Is hereby given of the in
tention Of the Common Council Of
the City of Ontario, Malheur COUNTY
Oregon. to improve all that portion
of what was heretofore knuau Ue
Virtue street. and what IS now
known as Second street. In the city
of Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon.
beginning at the north line OF what
was heretofore known as Michigan
Avenue. and what is known now as
Ninth Avenue, Southwest; thence
northward on said Virtue or Second
street to it's intersection with what
was formerly known as California
Avenue. now known as Third Ay-
enue. Southwest. in the city of on
tario. Oregon. by grading the said
street with a proper sub-gradc;
t2) by paving the same with
suitable hard surface pavement for O
width OF twenty-four feet;
CD by constructing and ereet:na
concrete eurbs aud cutters whcrc'ar
necessary;
(D And by providing drainage
facilities according TO the plans ana
specifications which may be now, or
hereafter adopted by tho said Coun-
ell.
said improvement will be assessed
to the property adjacent to, and
abutting upon said Virtue or Second
Street. and notice is hereby further
given to all the property oyncr3 ale
fected by the improvement OF said
street, that the said Common Council
will be In session In the Council
Room pt the city Hail on Tuesday
the cath day of February, 4. y.
1920, az the hour OF seyen-th.rtF
O'Clock, p, NJ for the purpose OF coa-
sidering objections 10 onA 0""'''''
against tho lmproveu 90 OF %
street. and The gsrcs. 30 90 of 20
property ON said sL,e,, To pay ,ng
cost thereof, and all property ny er
as are adjacent 10 said fircC .n-
will be benefited or affected py 'ha
improvement thereof are l,rou
called upon 10 appear before eaid
Council at said time and place "r'
show cause. II any. why said property
should not be assessed for the ia
proyement OF said street
WITNESS my hand, ard the SEN
of the City OF Ontario, Halheul
County, Oregon, this Sd day oi Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1920
CLAY VI. STEARNS
CSEAL) City Recorder
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-02-12

Persuaded to pose for the artist,
child in her arms. she grows to
love the baby so that the artist. who
is separated from his wife, obtains q
child from a home to satisfy the big
desire in the heart OF Bernice. After
he finds the girl gone the artist be
gins a search which at last Is sue
cessful. and the picture comes to
happy ending.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-02-12
STAND IN
BREAD LINES
More Than 100000 Face Death l.
Message brought 10y Miss
Dakesian.

Imagine q bread line of 10000
famished people waiting in line for
"a hours n day for the dole of food
that is the sole barrier between them
and death from starvation. That Is
the situation in Alexandropol. a city
I'm Russian Armenia, according to
Miss Hermine Dakesian, pretty
Armenian girl. one Of the survivors
of four years of the horrors of Turk
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-02-12

average of twenty. At AleXandropoi,
where the refugees from Turkish Ar
menia were driven by thousands. the
situation is appalling. Miss Dakesian
says. 1t is to avert these wholesale
deaths that Near East Relief is maxi
ing a nationwide appeal for funds.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-02-12
Kindncs, Misunderstood

The Italian girl left Italy. whore
she had spent her whole lie In
convent for the purpose of finding In
America the suffering babies of
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-02-12

FOR Knitting machine In
ouire Mrs. Kadow, first hou
west of Nazarine churcA.-2O3-7-tf
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-02-12

FOR SALE Ford car with open eN-
press body and flare boards,-R.
w Jones. ll-tt-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
Short SnatCheS
From EUeSy1ghene

Do you expect 10 get the usual
mileage out Of your new shoes3-sL
Joseph News Press
Down with the bfllboards-" Sure.
And down with the board bills
Providence Tribune
After all, the slump in corn prices
affects all Of Us. It's bound 70 make
pure maple syrup cheaper--Iulsa
Tribune
Los Angeles IS advertising the 25-
cent haircut Probably only another
trick TO lure people there 70 be
trimmed.-Tulsa Tribune
They used % burn witches now
they burn ouiia boards What better
evidence Of the progress Of ez=ii6hren-
ment2-Flttsburg Press
u was perfectly safe 70 stage an
election on ironing day, but We yarn
the male politicians never 20 hold one
on a bargain day--Washlngt on Post
Mathematical error is said 70 have
caused" 1000 additional killings IN
Haiti Josephus should equip his
marines with adding machineE--
Richmond Times Dispatch.
One OF the ambitions Of our young
life has been realized at last We
have Just seen ? newspaper picture
Of tennis player without one foot
in the air These are certainly rsTo-
lutionary tlmes.-DenVer Times.
All four presidential candidates
agreed that the constitution is the
cornerstone OF American freedom.
Since nobody offers a dissenting opin-
ions the question seems 20 be settled
IN the rmariVe--Nebraska state
Journal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
Former German Kaiser
Is LfBeLu To ESCAPE Trial

London. England. Nov .I9.-It seems
to be finally settled that the former
German emperor is not to be tried in
contumaciam. The question was ask
ed the other day Of premier Lloyd
George in the house Of commons by
Charles Frederick White, liberal mem
Der for West Derbyshire, whether in
fused extradltion OF william Hohen-
z0lern, the supreme council would
summon him for trial. and in the
event Of his non-appearance would
arrange that he shall be tried in his
absence, so the promise that he would
be tried in London might be fulfilled. p"
A written reply was made by An
drew Bonar Law. leader OF the house
Of commons, saying;
The government is not prepared
TO adopt this suggestion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19

I Ing and pounding on the front door.
and Johnnie, the squirrel. cried;
Come on. Uncle Wiggily and
everybody Wen 90 - 20 the top
loor-up in the atuc-and lock all
the doors after u.s. That's what
mother told me 70 do II any one tried
70 get in Come on ven 80 up to
the atticY'
ID the stairs rushed all the animal
children, Uncle WiEEily going last
to protect them in case the Fox and
WoI should break in the front doors
But the bad animals could not do
this, and soon the bunny rabbit gen
tleman and all the others were safe
In the top story. But the Fox and
Wolf sat down outside. and howled:
Wen wait here until you get so
hungry you'M have TO come out, and
then We'u get you.'
'Oh, IL somebody could only get out
Of the back attic window and 80 for
Percival, the Policeman Dog. TO come
and arrest the Fox and Wolf" cried
Susie Littletail-
no one can get down from here out
Of the window" said her brother,
Sammie.
yes, I cam" chartered Teddy
Scooter, the cousin OF Johnnie and
Billie 7 am a flying squirrel. That's
why I'm called Scooter. I scoot very
fast
Il can not exactly fly. as the birds
do, Il is true But I have wide pieces
Of fur between my paws. and / can
glne down from high point, much
better than any one can jump. i can
safely glide ont OF the back attic
window and get help" spoke Teddy
Scooter.
Then do IT," begged Uncle Wig
So while the Fox and Wolf waited
outside, keeping the animal boys and
glris ana Uncle Wiggily prisoners IN
the attic, Teddy Scooter flew down
out OF the back window as easily as
pie Away he ran TO get Policeman
Dog Percivals who soon drove away
the bad Fox and Wolf
Murray for Teddy Scooter. the Fly
ing Squirrel" cried the boys and girls
and Uncle Wiggily led the cheering.
for Teddy had saved them all Then
the party went merrily on, and n the
ice cream doesn't boil over when il is
trying to jump across the gas stove
with the bean bag, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and Kenny pop.
1920. by Mcclure News
paper SyndicateJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
Korean Agitator Shot
To Preuent His Rescue

Seoul, Korea Nov. 19.-An example
OF the conditions Of unrest IN Korea
is had in the following incident which
IS reported in the semi-offieiaI seoul
Press:
An attempt was made By three
Korean desperadoes in North Pyon-
Eau-do 10 seize a Korean agitatcr
who was undar police escort The
party was proceeding through the
streets in early morn when three
Koreans armed with reVolrers sadden-
ly attempted &c recover their COM
patriot firms several shots at the
policemen The policemen thereupou
shot the priscrer dead and showed
daterm luat1on TO fight the despera-
does. The latter tnen took 10 their
heels and disappeared
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
and Dottie and willie Flufttail. The

and Dottis and willie Flufftan. the
lambs.
This IS Teddy Scooter" said John
ME Bushytal, bringing mp another
squirrel boy and Introducing him TO
Uncle Wiggily. The bunny gentle
man said he was glad to meet Teddy
ana he vas just going 10 ask why
he had such q funny name as -Sc0ot-
er" when Johnnie chartered;
NOW, Uncle Wiggily, and boys and
girls, wo,u have some fun, Ny
mother has gone out and left the
whole house 70 us. We can do as we
please. she said And she has left
US a lot OF nut cake and other good
things to eat So wen first play
some games and then ven have a
little party
ITS lots OF fun here. I like it,
said Teddy Scooter TO Uncle Wiggily-
u live in another part Of the woods,
and don't get here but once in two
years"
We're glad to see you" said Uncle
WiEEily, and he wondered why Teddy
Scooter looked different from the
Bushytau squirrel brothers. Dir.
Longears was once more going 10
ask why Teddy was called Scooter,
Wh5a Johnnie shouted.
'Al ready for a game Of tag"
OF course, Uncle Wiggily Joined In
this. and he and the animal boys and
girls were having lots Of fun, when,
all Of a sudden. Lulu WibbleWobble-
the duck girl, looking from a window
called:
"Oh. here's the Fuzzy Fox and the
Woozie Wolf outside. They're trying
TO get inn
At the same time there was a bang
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19

LIE HAD a little plan for making
IL money quick
And Thca the war began he
turned his cunning trick.
With Millions piled away, his mind f.
free from dreads
met him yesterday, and this Is what
he suidf
7 NEEDN'T AK no odds OF emmy
buddy;
At mindin' my own biEness I'm a
beari
/ don't believe IN Wnstlni time to study
The things that never gifts you any
where.
The fools that runs the papers thinks
Its funny
To blame me for the profits that /
made
Hut that don't bother met I've got the
money
And ain,t in jail, nor feelin' much
nfrnid.o
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
And Players
About Broadway Plays

formance in The Gold Digger a,
the Lyceum this afternoon
F. =. Rice has arranged 70 bring
Erik Bye, the NorWegian baritone, 20
this country soon he VIII sing al
the Capitol first
Irene" has been produced recently
in Australia and word from that
country says it is a big success
Lonight-s perfor1rance Of The
Bat" az the Morosco rheater VIII be
that mystery plays 1Qoth-
A feature OF the Equity ball a. the
Hotel Aston, Nov. 90 VIII be a revue
called The Midnight Jolliea." Ray
mond Hitchcock VIII participate and
Hazard Short viii stage IT,
THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
Don't dodge the toughest problem
in your business; make bee line
for that very problem.-Henry L
Doherty-
FOOLTsHHI
I loved to dance vita Mary
She swung a wicked shoe
And we were Erueeful-reryf
The hardest steps we'd do.
Bet since I married Mary
Who swung the wicked shoe
I've found shes ezpert-Tergs
At swinging cienehed fists too.
FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE.
He-Woman first tempted man 90
eat.
she-yes; but he took TO drinking
or his own accord.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19

DOKE EAZLEY has received the mail
1 order bedstead his wife ordered
from away off yonder. He likes il all
night except that his feet stick out a
little too far over the footboard-
Raj Barlow has been feeling uneasy
this week, as he caught cold the other
day and believed It settled in his dog.
Washington Hooks has signed the
contract to take one dozen bottles Of a
prominent patent medicine after which
he VIII throw away his walking stick
and write a testimonial
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGHY AND TEDDY SCOOTER


ONE day, just as Uncle WiggiIy
LonEearss the bunny rabbit gen
tleman, was getting ready 20
leave his hollow stump bungalow. TO
80 in search OF an adventure there
came a knock at the door.
-Tu go" offered Nurse JaEe Fuzzy
MuzZy. The muakr1t lady house
keeper was Just clearing away the
breakfast dishes.
Dear mel I hope that isn't the
Fuzzy Fox or the Woozis Wolf com
ing to bring me an adventure. instead
OF letting me 90 off and look for IL
myself" thought Uncle WiEgily.
But he need not have worried, for
when Nurse Jane opened the door.
there vac Johnnie Bushytail, the
little squirrel boy. smiling and bow
ing with his bundle Of books tied in
over his shoulder
oh, Uncle WigEilyl' Chartered
Johnnie as soon as he saw the rabbit
gentleman. VIII you come 70 our
house this afternoonT'
why, yes, Johnnie. can call" said
Uncle WlgElly. slowly. But what is
u natter Has anything happened2f
ne asked, for the squirrel boy seemed
much excited.
NY cousin, Teddy Scooter. has
come 20 visit ne" Chartered John
ME, "and my mother says may
nave p AAAHAa nut HaE-I AaAa I'm Lllls
afternoon Teddy Scooter wants 70
see you so told him I'd ask you TO
come"
"Oh, III be thersl' promised Uucie
WiEgilT, with a Jolly twinkle Of his
pink nose For the bunny rabbit
gentleman liked nothing better than
70 get out among the animal boys
and girls
wen, III run along 10 school now"
said Johnnie But ven expect you
This afternoon, Uucla Wiggily."
Lha bunny rabbit gentleman said
he would surely be there, and then he
combed his Whiskers most carefully
and went to the six and seven cent
store to get Nurse Jane a new gold
plated sink brush
When afternoon came, and Uncle
y igEily knew it was about time for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
Defechve Children.

NOTHING has proved the need Of clinical work
public schools of New Mexico better than the findings
of the travelling clinic which recently finished Investigations
Benaho San Miguel Santa Fe, and SandoTal counties
The number Of examined 1857 It was found that
percent Of the children under weight The
percent had owned tooth brush It found that
than 65 percent had defective teeth.
Forty-two percent had diseased tonss Thryone per
cent had adenods. FoTywo percent had defective ears,
percent had skin diseases and percent had tuberculosis
It is safe to that all the state like
Der suffering from diseases advanced ncpent and
DO not know what ais them
By discovering these conditions in childhood there
chance to them and prevent their spread to others By
all these southwestern states should give immediate
attention to child welfare and their future generations
Maybe Villa is Just wesk-sndng in Enssnada.
It's getting employer can't fire even his furnace
without permission Of a union
famous historian dies in the poor house while boot
leggers wear fur oveTeoats.
Put money thy purse and then put thy purse in the
bank before going TO Juarez
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19

the lady mouse teacher 10 let the
animal children out OF the hollow
stump school, the bunny gentleman
hoped over the fields and through
the woods until he came TO the house
where Johnnie and Billie Bushytail
lived. Il was a large, new house in
a big hollow tree, and Il had up
stairs, downstairs and an attic 70 it.
Really quite a stylish house for squir-
relE- you might say.
"Oh, we're so glad you're here,
Uncle Wiggilyl" Chartered Billie. the
other Bushytal squirrel chap. Come
In and meet our cousin. Teddy
Scooter; you know all the rest Of the
company"
Yes. 1 think do said Uncle Wig
gily, as he saw Sammie and Susie
Littletau, the rabbits; Jackie and
Peetie Bow WOW. the dogs: ToOdle
and Noodle Flat Tail. the beavers,
Mamie and Mile Wagtau. the goats,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
The Impossible


cents spells spring;
gifted who make the wn Chautauqua agnates
dotted line And often an tempted then hear Conscience What
hearing
dodge platform though frghtful
there the and there the soft
fun talking trade hot dough speaker
denied; enough
slide.
copyri-ht By GEORGE Matthew Adams WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19

Edward Royce has put a new dane
ing number I'm kissing Time"
Joe CaWthorne has discovered there
Is steamship named for him.
Sunday concerts will be given al
the Century. Winter Garden and Cen
tral theaters and Century Promenade
tomorrow light
+. Gatenby Bell has been appointed
general stage director for william
Faversham
John Cumberland has played I'm
bedroom farces so much he says
clothes handicap his acting ability.
Ina Claire reaches her 475th per-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19

Miss Gladys Kies. OF Vancouver.
Wash, senior In the home economies
department Of the Oregon Agriculture
college, is both teacher and pupil. In
the morning she acts as an Instructor
in the kindergarten work, and In the
afternoon she attends classes in So
GEOLOGY and bacteriology.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19

Raymond Hitchcock is telling a
story these days 20 everybody he can
catch. It's about a certain motion
picture magnate, long on business
ability but short On education. who
gave Maurice Maetarlinck a commits
sion TO write film scenario for MIN.
When the author OF The Blue Bird"
sailed for Europe the film man saw
him of.
Il hope I'll be able 70 write some
thing acceptable" said Eaeterlinck,
az parting.
''Aorrie,' came from the film man,
slapping the famous author on the
back II Got q bunch you'u make
good
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19

After her performances in "Ladg
Billy" at the Garrick theater, Phila-
delphia, Mitzi viii so 10 the home Of
samuel ID. Riddle. owner Of Man o.
War, for a visit. There she viii take
a ride on the famous race horse The
management OF her play hopes she
wont break any records-or bones.