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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

AT each meal the porch was sur
rounded with creatures, pitifully hold
ing out their arms or leaning or a long
stick. crying in their agony, Mother
Mother! Bread. Breadn Most OF them
were too weak to say more
Completely Doped.
The poppies OF Flanders Fields not
alone have seen the misery of death.
according to Miss Pearson.
"The people had been living on
grass and herbs. anything that they
could get hold Of In our hospitals
many people were brought to us who
were unconscious (they were princi
pslly children) and whom we discov-
cred had been feeding ON the poppies
in the fields They were completely
doaed
Each morning the dead wagon. as
II was called, little two wheeled cart.
went thru the streets and about the
town picking up the bodies. dead since
the day before.
For a long time we could hnd moth
ing which would accommodate more
than from 100 to $50 children and fin
ally, when we did find one large school
building holding six hundred. we were
2s orphanages and three hospitals on
our hands with 5000 children to
cloihe and feed. II Is estimated that
In the whole OF Armenia the organizs.
tlon was taking care OF 10000 chill.
dren.
Flee for Lives.
After II months in Eriysn. the little
group OF workers was forced TO Zee on
four hours notir,. from Turkish
troops. which under Kennel Pasha, the
Blonde Beast" leader OF the National
ist forces. we're advancing from the
south.
Shut In a box car for three days and
three nights. Miss Pearson with six
other young women were jolted over
the rough mountain roadbed from Fri
van 10 AleIsndropol. There the cars
were opened for a few moments and
then closed and the second stage OF
the journey for lite began. This time
the feeble worn'out locomotive wound
its way through the foothills Of the
Caucausas mountains EN- route TO Poti
Just before the train reached the
junction where the road branches To
Batum a gaunt, half starved Armenian
hoy OF seventeen tagged the train to
a stop and informed the frightened en-.
gineer that the Bolshevic forces had
concentrated on Poti and the workers
should be taken TO Batum where the
United States cruiser Pittsburgh was
awaiting their arrival.
Although our personnel house al
ways flew the American nag the stars
and stripes never looked so good to
me as when We steamed into the rail.
road yard at Batum and looking out
into the bay we saw the Pittsburgh
with her tunnels belching smoke, and
there at the stern floating idly in the
breeze the flag that we so dearly love
And while we had been in the com
psny OF red d-blooded American men
during our stay in this terror stricken
land yet the sight OF that fle OF United
States marines drawn up on the beach
truly gave US all a thrill" said Miss
Pearson
After long delay in SAMSON and
Sinope and stop at Constantinople
Miss Pearson arrived in America te
learn that the whole nation had anr
iously bees awaiting news Of the res
cue OF herself and companions.
Miss Pearson h now making he
hs~''quarters AZ the state office ~ ths
\ Ess, Rsiipf az 0L'shnnis ia,-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH

CToo late for last week.)
The Christmas cantata at the
church Friday evening was sue
cess in every particular. All parts
were well rendered and those pres
ent pronounced II the best we had
ever put on in the church. The
church was beautifully decorated.
not profuse. but in perfect harmony
with the program. Santa Claus was
on the job during the entire per-
formance with his songs, ssyings
and pack. and made merry the even
ing for all. At the close of the
entertainment Santa, with his
brownie workmen distributed the
presents. and a liberal treaty Of
candy. apples. popcorn and pea
nuts to every one present and on
Christmas day. the Stedman car
visited the homes where Santa
Claus had not been and distributed
treats from the Sunday school
Sunday morning Reverend But
Ter delivered Christmas sermon.
and among other good things, he
said: Christmas is the greatest
day in all History. Because IL Is
the birthday of the Greatest Per-
son in all histoy; because of full
fillment and need of mankind. The
Christmas message was Joy to
Mankind and Glory to God" In
our joy. let us give God and Glory.
bv giving ourselves to Him and His
service. 800 s12e9ypg
by Request Flossls rJ s a..
sang The star ut D. ...,,'-ih.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

Miss Gail Hodge, who is attend
ing college at Lindsborg. Kansas,
and who spent the holidays here
with her sister, Mrs, Howren Hall,
left Saturday on her return to
Lindsborg. Mr. and Mrs. Howren
Hall and Mrs. Beulah Hall accom-
panied her 10 Liberal Kansas.
where she took the train. Thos. p.
Braidwood also drove over TO Lib
eral with them to see his little
grandson Tommy. who is i'll and is
being cared for at a local hospital
there.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

A card from Mrs. Oscar May ad-
vises this office to forward The
Herald TO her address at Flor
ence. Kansas. II will be remem-
bered that Mr. May was adjudged
insane some weeks ago and was
committed to the insane asylum at
Supply. Mrs. May moved to Flor
ence to be near her parents,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

TAKEN UP-Brown horse mule
and sorrell horse mule. about 2
years old. Sorrell mule has name
and tail sheared. also one old bay
mare. The mare was sold at T. J.
Hollands public sale last spring,
Notify j. w. Ferguson, Gray. Okla
homa. l-6 II,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

now foreign markets are clamoring
for his breeding stock.
Don't you want to enroll in the
ranks of safe farmers who make more
money and have better homes?
Don't you want to help make this
community better place to live?
TIE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, the
great National Weekly of Profitable
Farming, will point the way. In the
So big issues that come every Thurs
day for just SLIGO it offers a uniquely
valuable national farm service.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

Mrs. Blanche Covert and little
daughter and Miss Mildred Sted-
man came down from Wichita to
spend the holidays with their par
ents. ID. h. Stedman and wife
They returned home Sunday.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06
BaIk0, Oklahoma

Miss Marie Harris, Elbert Cliff
and daughter. Miss Dorothy. re-
turned the first of the week from
Mountain Park. where they spent a
part of the holiday season at the
home of Miss Harris's father.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

There's real to the farmer OF this country III
cheap South American beef Our packers are building
more and more big plants in Argentina, Brazil Oru-
quay; refrigerator ships dumping the frozen ana
canned beef the markets Of the United States ana
the rest of the buying world How can this dan
gerous competition be met?
In pure -breds lies the answer The purebred farmer
can produce prime carcasses at an economy that
challenges competition or, better, he can sell breeding
stock to a steadily growing market
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

Mrs. Jennie Boothe of the Twin
Mound neighborhood. near Logan.
was a county seat visitor last week.
While here she called at this Office
and contributed & dollar to the Cen
,ral European Relief FUND. OF which
the editor OF The Herald is chair
man for this county.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

Mrs c. J. Dunshee and two child
rem of DesMoines. New Mexico. wero
here during the Holidays on visit
to IN Quinn families. Mrs. Dunshee
was formerly Mrs. Nora Quinn and
she has host of Beaver friends
who are always glad TO see her
Mrs. Dunshee and children returned
home Saturday.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

Average crop TO bushels per acre.
Average cost per bushel s2.01.
That is the cost OF producing one
acre OF wheat at the prices paid in
1920 in this locality. You will no
doubt get statements from other
localities.
Yours truly,
wv. KENT.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

Ralph sherman. who had been
employed at the r. l.. Thomas barb
er shop for some time but who late
ly had been visiting az MOSCOW,
Kansas. returned 20 his work here
the past week.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

y. II. Wallace. brother of Mrs.
earl Thompson, and his three
hildren arrived in Beaver the past
yeek and will make their home
nth Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Wallace
aying died last winter with the
la. Mrs. Thompson had been em-
loyed for some time at The Beav-
E Store. She resigned her position
aturday and will remain at home
king care OF her brothers fam
"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

The Board of County Commits
sioners are in session this week TAX
ing care of the usual grind of busi-
ness incident to their monthly meet
ings.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

Mrs. Green and daughter Miss
Eva, who visited relatives hOIe dur
ing tho horcc-' re~ron, returned the
first CT the week 10 ShagEsc. v-''-s-'
,dss Eys "a taking n col.rse in
music.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06
COST OF PRODUCING A BUsHEI.
OF WHEAT

Dombey. Okla.
Dec. 20. 1920.
Miss Maude o. Thomas,
Beaver. okla.
Dear Miss Thomas:
saw in the last weeks issue
Of The Herald where our Congress
man Chas. Swindall wanted a state
ment OF the cost OF producing
bushel of wheat in this county.
am sending you an itemized state
ment of the cost of producing
one acre OF wheat figured at an av-
erage of 10 bu per acre:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

W. j. Kinds of Liberal. Kansas.
and w. j. Harlow, merchant of
Floris' were county seat visitors
the past week.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

Nj. Brown and f. j Weisshaar
OF Lorena, transacted business in
the county seat last week and while
IN town, called at this Office.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

E. A. Sweiger and family, whose
home was burned New Years Day.
have moved to the Mckay properly
near the Methodist church.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

Harry Cayler, assistant cashier
az the Edwards National Bank, Of
Booker, was a Beaver visitor Nav
Years Day
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06
THE REAL CHRIsT,.As SPIRIT

Forgan. Okla. Dec 2S, 1920.
Miss Maude Thomas,
Beaver Okla
My children had five (S5.00)
dollars sent there as a Christmas
gilt with instructions to buy the
kiddies little Christmas joy and
they feel their greatest pleasure
will be contributing II toward feed
ing the starving children of central
Europe.
Mrs. Frank Taylor.
Contributed by;
Frances Taylor.
Norma Taylor.
Mayme Taylor
Corinne Taylor
Gordon Taylor
Winifred Taylor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

John Noble and wife were look
ing after business matters in the
county seat yesterday.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06

~. w. Gaunt and wife OF the
NOVA country, were county seat
visitors Tuesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
What Will America Stand?
Nothing at All From SelfAppointed Censors.

Dr. Crafts, head Of 1.-THE International Reform
Bureau which keeps lobby here telling Congressman
what do, introduced 1.-THE who has charge
of the morals of the country
If any thinks he has charge of the morals of the
country, without having been elected to that job by the
people, revival Of the ducng stool of earlier reform
bureaus might do something to enighten him.
The topic of DR.. Crafts address What the
proposed blue laws and how much of them will America
stand or? The is that America will not stand for
ANY of them for any mans idea that he is to rule
all the others In this coury when want their morals
regulated they pass laws saying just what regulation they
want They not welcoming any Moses coming
down from Plymouth Rock with a brand set of
mandments. The original ten will do.
DR.. Crafts says: what the United States stands for
is American Sabbath Precisely, and what IS
American Sabbath? It is day. like the other SIX which
each minds his business allowing others to do
the same all refrainng from breaking the law One goes
church. and should interfere with him. Another
goes fishing golfing should interfere with him
If the Blue Law, blue nosed gentlemen right the
golfers and fishers will to hell and burn forever That
is punishment enough, without being annoyed by impert
nent cranks on this side of the Styx
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
Criticisms AS to Traffic Manage
ment in the District
By BILL PRICE.

The traffic situation i'll the District continues occupy
public attention. Judging from letters reaching
the editor.
One letter from the and driver of machine, for
instance bitterly objects the freedom of the streets al
lowed children. "They stand in the middle of the
streets playing and will hardly bulge when machine is
almost on them" he declares. He continues:
There should playing
in the streets they They should compelled
the sidewalks Look how many children hurt, they
to blame the drivers for it.
Another communication criticises the crossing cops:
zing" his signal and there
suggest that the be furnished with whstlesthey
given direction blow on the whistle and a
change in the signal would that
the waiting travellers
them Thus the ght-ofway clearly defined
There is particularly bitter complaint against
the bunch of who park their
happens daily that these birds they please get
with it. When chaps
rght-ofway riding weswardy As a | feel
action should be taken to stop it. Will be
arm ourselves TO get protection against these fellows?
1t is unfortunate that things bad but District
it looks if Congress really pass traffic law
that will have teeth enough in it to remedy many of the
main weaknesses.
The "NoAccident" campaign though, has taught
valuable lessons which will do than laws if generally
observed. One is that the moorist and the pedestrian
must each be mindful Of the rights of the other That
noorls who is always hurry thinking his business
the most important in the world and the pedestrian who
has to "get there" in awful rush. have each to learn
that there Others'' NObody's particular rush
amounts to hill of beans compared to a crushed and
manned human being tossed to death through selfish dis
regard of law and personal rights.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
Bookkeeping, Old and New
Bootlessing as you know, meant Originally
$4,000 for One Article. CHEAP.

Bootlegging a. you know, meant originally
carrying the whskey bottle in the leg of boot When
loose high boots went out of fashion men shifted the
whskey bottle to their hip pockets The hip pocket was
searched and Mr. Richardson prohibition chief in
Chicago says carrying whskey bottles IN their
stockings He ladies that such carrying will mean
''aSrest of both herself and her masculine escort
T.
New York States prohibition rulers have ordered all
places that saloons in the past to keep bnas
shades and screens away from the windows
How would it be to order to talless jackets
stockings? It would not work, for then bootleg
ging would continue part of the person Public
opinion alone laws to be respected
President Wilson refused an offer of hun.
dred and fifty thousand dollars made by syndicate for
article the ground that single article could be
worth so much money
Anyhow Weber and Fields would say cit was
good Offer And the President COULD write article
worth $15O0O0 If he could remember and tell everything
that Clemenceau and Lloyd George said to him privately
everything that the English King and Queen said whel
he stopping with Them the Government could wei
afford to pay times $5000 for the article just to put
it away and make each President read it nagura
ton day.
To know in advance and thus be able to avoid the
things that Europe ALMOST put over this country
would be worth ten times hundred and fifty million
dollars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
Here's the Way to Solve All
Kn0tty Problems

The Jews of Hungary, according to dispatch from
Vienna to be deprived of all rights of suffrage under
understanding reached by the political parties Of that
country, with view of solving the Jewish problem
As solutions go, this is prize winner Possessing
votes the Jews will be absolutely the mercy of their
kind hearted neghbors They will be killed robbed law
fully. And there will longer be Jewish problem.
The world ought to profit by such enlightening
craft England might try cutting off the heads of all Irish
They would then longer be able protest Con-
sequenty there would be Irish problem If the Turks
were dip all Armenans in boiling oil for hour two
the Armenian problem would be solved.
The thing is so simple that it is a wonder one ever
thought of it before. We might try it profit.
Make each of them swallow dynamite cartridge and
then drop them from the top of the Washington Monument
1t would solve the profteering problem in jiffy.
The idea is rather startling, but it has its good points
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
JUST TWENTY-ONE.

Tho century now comes OF age
As Twenty-one struts on the stage.
Gray and bent and down on his luck,
Old Year to New has passed tho buck
The load the dead one lays aside,
The husky Give one" swings with pride.
Tho merry younester, rash twonty-onC,
VIII sure sec trouble ore his time be doncl
Rcformers, armed with besks and claws,
Mako threats TO lash US with blue laws.
Millions employed earn not enough,
But stand of debts with stall and blur.
Rich mon, grown rich through prohctccring,
Reach for moro graft and Keep jcCring.
Some mon themselves will Still deceive
with lies that mono but fools believe.
Some will mako VOWS they can not pay,
while human nature still holds sway
ri mako no promise to reform,
I may not be able to breast tempt a ion =
storm.
JOE CONKLIN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
In Turkey you do not see the
brides face until you marry her.
while in America you never see
it until the morning after.
A. GOLDBERG.
INTERPRETING FAMILIAR
SAVINGS

Marry in haste and repent at
leisure
That is, repent at your father-in-
laws.
Forgive your enemies
Especially the ones you can't lick.
Man Proposes
But the girl weighs the pocket
book and decides.
MAN wants but little here below
The same is not true Of women.
Cleanliness is godliness'--
1t was before soap got SO high in
price.
know thyself'--
If you don't your neighbors will
inform you.
Figures Won't Lie
They were taught by George Wash
ington.
Fortune knocks once at every mans
door"
But in most cases he is not at
home. LITTLE BITS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
Canada's Sand Treasures.

Great interest has been stirred up in Canada
by the announcement that commercial interests
are proposing to employ the tar sands OF the
Athabasca river, in Alberta. In these sands of
which millions of tons available tremcn-
dous quantities of naphtha. petrol, Kerosene
bitumen, tar ubricating and fuel oils can be
obtained. sufficient, in the opinion of DR.. Bos-
worth, of the Imperial oil Research Laboratories
to supply the entire world demand for CEN
turiCs. by a Dominion order in council recently
passed the lands containing these sands have
been withdrawn from sale, settlement or other
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
We T s!?,!!!.:! !! : &C., GOSSIP SIS
BY K. C.. B.

THE ONLY pledge. UPON THE want.
THAT have made. OF THIS young girl.
FOR THIS New Year. i BRING to you.
is THAT III buy. WHO READ these
woOnEN Ior iifes'.
AND THERE was I.
AND have pledged. ,,n,, ,.
I'LL DO this thing. gone.
OR BETTER still. AND NEARLY broke.
THAT may buy. AND KNOWING not.
A BETTER leg. OF WOODEN legs.
AND WHY I've NOR WHAT they
pledged cost.
I'LL BUY this leg. BUT KNOWING we'll
is THAT I've found. THAT IF | pledged.
A GIRL of ten. I'D BUY this leg.
WHOSE ONE good THAT SOMEHOW.
1T WOULD come to
HAS FAR Outgrown pass.
A WOODEN leg. AND so pledged.
THAT SERVED her AND NOW 1 come.
AND ASK of you.
If YOU do know.
A BETTER pledge.
OF GROWING youth m,,
WAS LEFT behind
AND NOW there
comes. AND If you feel.
ONE P. ]. Noone, YOU'D LIKE to help.
WHO FIRST EXPLAINS TO ADD four inches.
HE "ALSO shakes. TO A wooden leg.
"A NASTY CORK THAT FAILED to
grow.
AND THEN expounds
| THANK you.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
Beatrice {: Fairfax
Advice.
ARE THERE ANY:
ON
Advice.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
pay the highest respects to any young lady
who chooses the life of purity TO that of reck-
lessness l honor a lady who will not accept
the company of young man who possesses
bad habits. In fact, this is the only kind OF
a lady ! like to go with
When girl speaks Of all men being alike
she is quite wrong. Most of them have bad
faults But the other hand find most
women have some faults. too. have found
it very difficult to find girls who had good
will control since l have been in Washington
Are there any good girls in Washington
girls who really care for honor?
N.Y..
There are as many good girls in Washing ton
who care for honor there are in any other
city and they are looking for and waiting for
men who care for honor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
TELLING MS TROUBLES.

There Is ono reason why | cant set
a girl I'm not good looking my teeth
arc not pcarly: | don't have "bcaut-
ful hair" and ! won't be cake
eater. fl'hh H.
(But You may have winning ways,
Fred. and they go long ways with
the girls. Try some morcJ.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-01
SEEMS UNNATURAL.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
l am a foreigner by birth. although one
would never know unless / told them ! have
been in this country for several years. I care
more for the American people and their ways
than / do for foreigners.
I have many American friends, especially
the fellows. l could have date every night
If cared to but l don't. and am coming to
you for advice to what to do. l have given
every excuse possible and even told them that
don't care to go out with them, but still they
insist. If | make a date / always break it,
and then they have a bad opinion of you. Some
fellows all right, but some always
that. When people say things like that
to my face imagine they are making fun
Of me.
] am nineteen, light hair and light COM
plexion.
Miss Fairfax, if you will tell me what to do
l will be very much obliged. YUAN
1t seems unnatural that you do not want to
go out and have good time now and then
do not blame you for not wanting to go out
every night in the week No one can do this and
keep healthy.
care to go out. you can tell them that you will
be busy. and If they are wel-bred they will ask
no questions
] am young girl of seventeen About eight
months ago met boy who is one year my
senior At that time l liked this boy very
much, and we started keeping steady company.
Since then j realize l have only been deceiv-
ing myself and him.
During our acquaintance | have spent many
enjoyable evenings with him. He has always
beel very kind and attentive
AS know longer care for him | would like
very much for you to advise me how | can dis
continue his intimate acquaintance.
He is very sensitive boy, and would like
to find some way to acquaint him with this
without hurting his feelings.
SEVENTEEN.
] think the kindcst way is for you to have
a frank and friendly talk with the young man,
and then determine not to him any more.
His feelings will no doubt be hurt, and I know
his family will be. But they would be hurt no
matter what method you employed. However,
he is young. and the wound will heal quickly
Be wiser in tho future and less serious for
few years.