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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-29
A MILLION LITTLE DOONIANS
AND HOW THEY GREW.
BY Dawn S. Powell.

monotones. The first little DOOnian
had just a patched up raggedy cover
ing when he became a charter member
OF the family.
His name was David and We found
him crying in the church yard. He
was filthy and covered with lice and
sores. Only two and BALI years old,
here lac was trailing about in this old
rag. sleeping In a corner when night
overlook him. unloyed and uncared
for. But after We had given him his
first bath, there was a transformation
OF very dirty boy into sweet whole
some lad. We gave him clean gar
ments and he began to be a real child.
instead of little wolf belonging TO
no one. Then we gave him a sister,
little Asnif. who has later been fought
for in the Turkish courts by a Moslem
woman. I won because | could prove
that she was an Armenian. by one of
the girls who was. with her when her
mother died. And Aznif preferred be
ing a Doonian Co a Turk. can tell
YOU"
Then there came more and more
little nameless waits TO the Near East
Relief home. who were taken into the
great family. and they called 'em
D0onians. Besides there are thou
sands OF others. all of them waiting
for American aid. The Old Clothes
Campaign will bring lot of joy to
those children. so Americans wonder
ing what TO do with little old last
years buds are asked To remember
the Doonians.
Send your old clothing to the Near
East Relief warehouse. sac West 3sth
Street, New York. From there. IL will
go directly TO the needy ones over
seas Selfaddressed tags may be had
by request made TO j. W. Thompson,
state director. Near East Relief. 229
Plankinton Arcade. Milwaukee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-29
ALL WANTED TIE GREEN HAT
Refugee Children Passed u All Along
the Line. Each Wearing u for
One Day.

NeH Yofk-The community hat is
very much el reality in the refugee
colony af Ismiif. Asia Minor. where
arrrCz.ra ttly 2oUCa Greeks and AT
ufr.are. made homeless by the mill
fafy operations CT fhe Turkish Nation
afEEts auT gn..ks have sought shelter.
SAYS worker uf the Near East Relief
Who has just arrived Ia New York.
"A large fraction ~ the refugees are
children. with fhe normal fondness %
the child Idr bright colors. which can
not D. satisfied under the conditions
that they tiEc ln. this worker de-
clares "When a bundle of old clothes
from America arrived one dag there
was rF.1t rejoicing amone the unfos-
tuuate waits who come daily 20 the
Near East Relief clinic Tor treatment
far au sorts Uf maladies. This par
uru'lf bundle contained hats. an %
which were passed cut. with the eX-
cepuou Cf a large green picture hat
che creation OF some fashionable mil
liner back 90 the States.
There came a vail from one tiny
f1f az the end 90 che line. who had
failed to receive her hat; So the green
enc WIS eiVen to her. 10 the great
envy 81 her companions.
"CIIufc hour n the refugee camp is
lhe event of the day Cor the children.
on the following lag. the green hat
vas RI line but the face under q did
not seem che same as the day before.
ON the third and fourth dag ihe same
thing occurred Finally the reason
was discovered. The hat was being
rasstd tr1m child Go child. each being
given opportunity to wcar lle coveted
coIors tOr one dav. If never failed to
make The Wtarer happy and always.
un the pathetic thiu face underneath
If. vas joyful smile The fact that
fhe hat rarely Htt.d che shaved head
hat spoIted Sc made 40 difference. e.
vas the t~l-lt color rather than the
desiEn that made 60 So much desiuci p
The Armen ans don't need many
etreu hats but thFy 10 need practical
bats and warm cluthine WIN sou not
ther up your cast offs and send them
Co the Near East Relief warehouse al
5fs West 1gfh Street New York. Self
adlressed t1es win - mailed on re
uusst made 90 james w Thompson.
state directoI. go plankiuton Arcade.
Milwaukee
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-29
LIKED LURID GARB
BUT FEARED WOMEN WOULD
STEAL HIS CLOTHES.
Armenian Refused to co Home From
Hospital Until Skirt Was Made
Into Trousers.
BY a Near East Relief Worker.

"Petros Martirossian refuses to go
home!"
The matron of the hospital made
this announcement. and asked me
what | was going TO do about il. He
has been in the hospital for two
months. the doctor says he is cured.
and We need the bed for another pa
tient. have given him clothes-the
best we had. but he has been sitting
in the yard all day and refuses TO
move"
/ remembered Petros. who had come
TO US with a bad case Of frozen feet.
He had told me something about his
home and family and had been impa-
tent to get back to his village. ! went
out to have a talk with him and see
what was the matter.
Was this Petros? This grOtesque
and pathetic figure crouching at the
hospital door? A lilac sunbonnet
dropped over his gloomy eyes. faded
pink pajama coat covered the upper
part OF his anatomy. and below came
a black velvet skirt. of the hobble
variety The fashionable length Of
this garment exposed his very bony
and hairy ankles On one foot he wore
AN old oyershoe tied with piece of
string. ON the other an army boot.
Poor old scarecrow! ID was all l
could do to keep from laughing-or
crying. Petros leaned forward and
kissed the hem of my apron. "Oriort-
jan. beloved Miss) he said. Il beg
you not To send me home in these
clothes they are beautiful certainly
there are none like them in my vii
lage, the women will take them and
will be naked The matron told me
I could make the skirt into trousers.
but there are no needles. no thread.
NO buttons in the whole of Kars Dis
trict-what can | do?" Tears welled
from his eyes and struggled down over
his grey beard.
Are there no mems clothes in the
store-room?" asked the matron.
More" she answered. they were
all given away weeks ago. | gave him
INT vest A uAd anu NC - dh hhANaooA
able old mani"
Petros agreed that the clothes were
very fine. But he knew women. he
asserted. The moment he got home
they would take his skirt and give him
q -four sack.
There wa only one thing 10 do.
With the aid of a pair of scissors and
a sewing machine I transformed the
black velvet skirt into something re-
sembling trousers. Petros. draped in
blanket. superintended operations
while he showered blessings upon me.
the Near East Relief. the generous
American people and the President of
the United States.
That was a very old skirt. sup
pose long since Petros has taken to a
-four sack.
Americans can help the situation in
the Near East by gathering up the
clothing they have discarded and send
ing Il TO the New York Near East Re.
lief warehouse. SAG. West 18th Street.
New YORK Tags. addressed ready
for mailir may be obtained from the
Milwaukee Near East Relief headQuar
tiers. 2-9 p.aa.inton Arcade
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DEA = GATE Is. DECREASED
ArrIs-I Of Clothes in Refugee Camp
Saves Many Lives Of Armenisns
IN Dire Need.


New York don't see how the Ar
menians manage TO live" declares
Colin Clemens. actor and playwright,
but more recently a worker for the
Near East Relief. who has just re-
turned after service of several years
in the stricken regions o. the Levant
eat Urla. he told relief officials az
National Headquarters here. 4 saw
little children walking around IN the
snow. barefoot Their entire bodies
Eere almost completely naked. The
iew tafteued old rags that were
wrapped about them were practically
the only protection against the cold
Elnter weather Yet most u them
have managed 20 survive. though the
ieath rate vas very hish. far higher
han it would have been had there
been more o.d clothes from America
.o distribute among them and among
he adults who were just as badly on
we frequently found overseas that
clothing was far better than medicine
.u preventing the spread ~ disease Il
happened constantly that when clothes
Uere received in a refugee camp that
there would be- an immediate drop IN
The death rate. To see the gratitude
90 the face of some poor. half frozen
creature -shen warm garment. cast
1H in America but invaluable in the
Near East was given cut. was pa
lhetlcr
Prior to Ass tulisiius in che army
turing the var. Clemens was "a mem
Der of ths Portmanteau Players. who
toured che country producius plays b.
Lord uulsang. He has written sever
aI plays
Reports from other areas. according
tu relief officials. confirm Clemens
statements worker rom the dis
uIct about Ismldl. where tine military
operations uI the Greeks and the Turk
ish Nationalist have thrown approx
uafeIY twenty thousand refugees. re-
ported tLat in one village an 81 the
very youu- children had died because
ut exposure. ln the same village, this
worker reported. where the death rate
was very high even among the adults.
H4##N W#" - M#aa A.ataH AAhA W@AANe4@aN -
illness after old clothes from the
United States had been received.
with little effort from each person,
the United States could clothe every
iuhahItaut uf Arm euia md clOthe him
well 90 every american would send
just one garment. there would be- an
UEsrsuTpiy. In Wisconsin. James W
Thompson. state director ~ Near East
Relief. urges that everyone in the
state do bats ur her biz 90 help the
tragic situation overseas. Bundles Of
rlurhiue may De- sent 20 the National
headquarters warehouse. $40 West
ssh Street. New YORK. and these viii
D. sent Immediately overseas. Tags
VIII b. sent. Uu request. from the Nil
u1uSee headquarters. 229 Plankinton
Arcade These are addressed and
ready Cor mailing
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A clerk employed behind The coun-
Ter "a q post ofel iu the south q Eng
.art ue.entig uecued q Young girl
from brownies ln order % show
their aau-se at.au of the young mans
hraverg. io.1 tents have nov de-
eltet Ca ruuaa rhelr stamps al bis
ru.f naoe -f.al a-. Punch
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Villas County News-S2 90 a year
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
CHINESE WEDDING
A GORGEOUS AFFAIR
Merchant Outshines the Splen-
dors of the Old Empire
in Settings.

Special Correspondence to THE New YORK
HERALD
LONDON, Jan. 3. - An unusual and
most elaborate Chinese wedding cere-
mony which took place in Rangoon re-
Gently was that of the daughter of Lin
Chin Tsong, Chinese merchant and ship
owner, which is described in the London
Daily Mail by one of the wedding guests.
The palace OF the Chinese merchant is
known as "Dreamland." Here, accord
ing to the article, he lives with all his
sons and daughters and brothers and
sisters and cousins and aunts and all
other relatives who can show rishtful
claim to relationship. There are so many
of them, in fact, that he maintains twelve
motor cars for their USE
When the guests arrived in Dream
land" they found the bride alone at an
altar engaged in a religious ceremony.
She was dressed in magnificent robes
and on her head wore u gold crown
eight inches high, which even in the
pamiest king and queen days was con-
sidered to be some height for crown.
But this particular crown extended in
both directions. as 1t were, for all around
1t hung long ornaments, which hid the
race III tnt lllllt DIlQc. Oiusllll6 uhuCi
her careful makeup, to point just bit
below the mouth She wore enough dia-
monds to outshine an American opera
singer. and not one of her fingers lacked
the adornment of a ring.
When the happy and doubtless also
fortunate bridegroom arrived six Chi
nese musicians began working over
weird looking instruments and produced
what they called a song of welcome to
the bridegroom, who was attired in a
robe OF blue and gold. After the two
principals had advanced to greet each
other, the bride retired to an ante
chamber. where all the guests filed by
to congratulate her. After this was
over everybody went into the bridal
chamber. which contained a bed en-
veloped in pale pink silk and lace looped
back on each side with silver embroid-
cred curtain loops. A bolster OF the
same material divided the bed. On the
bridegroom's side was a silver salver
filled with tobacco. To look at him no
body would have thought that he was
such heavy smoker as that. After the
guests had examined the bridal cham
ber number of Chinese girls skipped
in and entertained the guests with dane
ing.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
PARIS WARNS WORLD
ON SLEEPING SICKNESS
Attention to Initial Symptoms
Is Best Preventive.

Special Cable to THE NEW YORK HERALD
Copyright, 1921, by THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Jan. Is.
Beware encephalitis lethargica, better
known as sleeping sickness. According
TO French scientists. things are about
ripe for far reaching outbreak of this
epidemic unless worldwide precautions
are taken to stop it. The disease was
temporarily lulled last fall. but is again
reappearing in Marseilles, Douai, Liege
and Paris, with the usual instances Of
slumber lasting anywhere from four
days to a fortnight. This strange dis
case is even thought by some TO be
responsible for the lassitude of the Aus
trian population. among whom inciden-
tally the malady was first noticed dur
ing the war;
Preventive measures, so far as known.
concern chiefly the allaying of nasal irri-
tatons with antiseptics, such as eucalyp-
tus. A great variety of gerfps have been
isolated from patients. but none of these
seems to offer any special features of
resistance That there is anger in
ignoring the initial symptomS1s the con-
tention of the Pasteur researchers, who
have found that the period of complete
inoculation frequently lasts whole
year
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
GETS MILITARY MEDAL
AND AN INSULT WITH 1T
English Sergeant Victim of
Lou Hun1or.

Special Gable 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1921, by THE NEW YoRk HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, Jan. Is.
A Nottingham soldier, Sergeant Harry
Camm, who recently received the MILF
tary Medal IN recognition of his gallant
service. had the misfortune OF also being
subjected to an official insult through
a misplaced attempt at wit on the part
OF a tactless clerk. AS Camm did not
know for w&at particular act the medal
had been awarded, he wrote to the
records office at Woolwich Dockyard TO
find out. In due time he received a
typewriter reply stating that no par
ticulars had been given. but written on
the paper in red ink were the words:
1T was probably issued with the
rations."
The matter was brought to the attcn-
ton of Lord Henry Cavendish- Bentinck
member Of Parliament from South Not
tingham, who saw to 1t that the guilty
person got what was coming to him.
It was discovered afterward that the
decoration was conferred upon Camm
for keeping n battery supplied with
ammunition during the offensive from
yalenciennes to Mons and for carrying
a wounded comrade under heavy fire to
safety.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
LONDON CLUBS RAISE
THEIR ANNUAL DUES
Higher Wages of Staffs Chief
Cause of Increase

Special Cable to TIE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, by THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. Jan. Is.
The high cost OF living is working
hardships on London clubs. most of
which--women's clubs as well as mems
have been forced to raise their dues
during the last year, Many causes have
made the Increases necessary, among
them being the increased wages of club
staffs, the renoyating OF club rooms,
which received little attention during the
war, and the fact that the incomes of
the clubs were greatly reduced during
the years OF the war, when so many
members left town to do their bit.
Among the better known mems clubs
subscriptions have been increased ap-
proximately as follows: Athen@um, $50.
an increase OF $50 over the old rate !:
Automobile, $40. an increase of $40:
Brooks, SIS. increase of SEQ; Carlton.
SEQ. increase OF S20 Conservative. SIS,
increase of s35. Increases In the dues
of other clubs range from SIS to $25.
The Marlborough Club. which recently
raised its dues to $780, has now decided
on q further increase to SIS. The in
crease in dues among the women's clubs
is slightly lower. yet increases have been
adopted by practically all of them.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
UNABLE TO DUPLICATE
STONE USED AT RHEIMS
Collapse of Cathedral Waiis
Is NoU Feared.

Special Cable to THE NEW YORK HErAgn.
CopW0ft. 1921, by The NEW York HEs1LD.
New York Herald Burcsu.l ~
Paris, Jan. Is.
A new problem has arisen IN connec-
ton with the restoration of the Rheims
Cathedral The peculiar kind OF stone
used in the erection of certain portionsIe
of the building during the thirteenth
century is showing signs of disintegraE 3
tion, probably due sto the constant SUBJ
lection to poison gas and shell fire dur
ing the war. II is feared that for this"
reason important sections of the walls
may collapse. sa
II was generally believed that the
whole cathedral had been built out oSsn
limestone taken from the Rheims Noun
tain. but it is now learned that the thir-p'
teenth century work wSs all doEe VITA 3
a peculiar alluvial rock formation
brought from Isismes. which is known as
"Roman block" When polished TINS
Roman block took on n rose gold surface
In which small fossil formations could re
detected.
seven hundred winters. centuries OF,
~ inetorms. had left this stone pract ]. Z
caIIv rndamaged until the German wac
,,as ent in lts destructive work. Thus
Car however. geologists have been rn-
able 10 find more Of this Roman blockf
for the repairs which, IL done with or--i
dinarv stone, would detract from tney,
beauty Of the structure. 10
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
MILKMAID'S ROMANCE
TRUER THAN FICTION
Leaves Pony and Cart at
Church to Become Bride.

Special Gable 70 Tnr Nrw YORK HEnALo.
Copyright, 1891. by TIN New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. Jan. 15.
As rule such things happen only In
books and plays but the romance OF
Miss Beryl Seppings of Oaknere Farm.
Pottcrs Bar. goes TO prove that truth
can also be more romantic than fiction.
Mics Seppings Is a mll<maid who drives
pony aud cart over her route every
morning While thus engaged she wears
a slouch hat. smock. breeches and
CATERS. When she went over her route
In her usual attire one morning recently
she came to the Potters Bar parish
church, Middlesex. and left the pony and
cart in charge OF a blacksmith and
walked into the church.
Almost Immediately Reginald James
OF Barnet drove up In an automobile
and followed into the church. After a
time he came out with the milkmaid on
his arm There was a plain gold band
on the third finger Of her hand Then
tho new Mrs James got back into her
cart, for she had TO continue her work.
Moreover she has decided to continue
tho farm work another month before
exchanging her milk cart for half In
tercst in the james automobile.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

over to the surplus fund and several
special surplus funds created for the
purpose Of balance sheet juggling.
The following firms increased their
capital: Kabelwerke. Rheydt from
10000, 900 to 10000. 900 marks; Baum
wollspnnerei, Erlangen, from 100000
to 100000 marks; Vogtlaendische
Maschinenfabrik, Dietrich, Plauen from
10000, 900 to 22,000.0O0 marks; Schle-
sische Cellulose. Cunnersdorf, from A.
600. 900 TO S.O0O.0 marks; Mechanische
Weberei Fischer, from 57.142 to 100000
marks: Schrenk & Co., Neustadt, from
2,300, 900 to 1900. 900 marks Pommer-
scher Industrie-verein. Stettin, from
,s02 900 to 1000, 900 marks; Seidel &
Naumann, Dresden, from l0.0OO.oO0 10
100000 marks observation-disclosures
mittel. Berlin, from 12,500,0o0 10 @o'-
900. 900 marks.
Increasing the capital is nearly al
ways a purely watering process lot
the purpose OF concealing the Immense
net profits and evading payment oil
taxes.
Expenses for charitable and welfare
institutions may be deducted from TAX
able net earnings. That Is the reason
why the big industrial concerns turned
suddenly humanitarians. They erect
houses for their workers and build ana
equip sanitariums where their employees
receive board and medical care free or
charge But as soon as the workers de-
rive profits from these unselfish welfare
Institutions, the value of rent or sani-
tarium treatment Is deducted from the
wages.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
BRITISH WOMAN JUROR
DEMANDS CLEAN WIGS
Shocks odd Bailey by Re-
buke to Unkenpt Lawyers.

Special Cable to THE NEW YORK HEn,Lp.
Copyright, 1921. bv THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, Jan. IL.
"Old Bailey" which has stood in all
its dignity for so many generations.
wrote o new. page in its history this
week when for the first time women
jurors sat with men In several cases
and the musty chambers heard the
judges, who still suggest characters
from Dickens. say, Ladies and gentle
men of the jury"
For one case tho only woman who
was inpanelled was made foreman OF
the jury. After the trial. In which the
defendant was acquitted of a charge
arising out OF 81 shooting affray, the
feminine foreman expressed her views
on court procedure.
1--WE just simply will have to make
lawyers wear clean wigs and see to II
that they have better manners" she
said IN conclusion. a woman juror In
another case almost made tho Black
stonian walls crumble when she said.
This legal procedure ought to be made
more businesslike.'
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
BRAZIL BRINGS HOME
HER IMPERIAL DEAD
Bodies of Dom Pedro II. and
Empress LeaUe Lisbon.

Special Correspondence to THE NEW YoRK
HERALD.
LISBON, Dec. 2l.--While the flags on
all the ships in the harbor few at half
staff and guns doomed out royal salute,
the bodies of Dom Pedro H.. last EN-
peror of the Brazils, and his Empress
were taken from the Pantheon of Portu-
guese kings and placed on the Brazilian
battlcship Sac Paulo. which will take the
remains back to the country over which
they once ruled.
Great throngs turned out to see the
ceremonial as the collins. covered with
wreaths, were taken through the troop
lined streets. Among those who sen.
wreaths or were present at the service
in the Church of st. Vincent Without
the-Walls here were the President of the
Portuguese Republic, the onetime King
Manuel. who is a great grandnephew OF
Dom Pedro. and the onetime Queen
Amelie. The Comte d'Eu, Dom Pedros
son-in-Iaw, and his son, Prince Pedro OF
Braganza, will accompany the bodies TO
Brazil.
Dom Pedro, who was deposed in 1889,
died In Paris in 1891. His body was
brought here, where Ii has remained
ever since. But recently Brazil abol-
ished the law of banishmont against the
one time imperial family which made
Il possible for the bodies to be taken to
their native land.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

all she possessed and who proved to be
the son of a small merchant in Petro-
grad.
Scandal I'm High Circles.
The latest big scandal is what one
might call a society scandal, II one IS
willing to apply the word society 10
the new upper hundreds. In mansion
in one Of the most fashionable streets OF
Vienna lived Hungarian aristocrat
who once held high Office in the Hun
garian civil service and who apparently
had huge fortune at his disposal which
he shared with brother In his stables
stood seven valuable PACE horses In his
garage six motor cars.
The police report does not forget TO
mention that he also secretly Kept cows
TO supply him with fresh milk. which is
not otherwise to be had in Vienna. To
all outward appearances he was a
stranger of distinction. one of the few
remaining real gentlemen with money.
Suddenly the newspapers published the
sensational report that the son of a rich
business man had lost rs. 900, 900 crowns
in one nights gambling in the Hun
garian's palace. the two brothers having
played against him. The suspicion being
justified that the two brothers had not
won these millions by mere luck, one was
arrested and handed over to the criminal
court, while the other escaped with the
loot.
Such things may happen everywhere
and the case would not be worth mem
tioning If the lost sum had not been
2s,oOO,O There was a time not far
off. when it was impossible to raise the
seventh part OF that sum for the cleo
trif1cation of the Viennese underground
railway But in those days there was no
need of keeping cows secretly in city
mansions