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Many Curious Collecting Societies
Killed by Righteous Publicity

However, they should not be classed with
the many curious collecting societies for
charity to Europe that started up with the
commencement of the war, nearly all of
which have been killed by righteous pub
licity. IL was estimated and reported by
officers of the District Attorneys office OF
New York city that since the breaking out
of the war in 1914 there were approximately
10000 societies engaged in war relief work
in the United States, and Of that number
$500 engaged in the city OF New York at
cne time or another. and during the period of
their activities between three million and
four million dollars was raised in the whole
United States OF which so per cent was
raised in the state of New York
War relief work. IL is common knowledge.
was for ron~lv three years after " began
vast ju4nblc. There was no Inv covering the
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

latter are the War Chest Of Rochester, N.
Y; the Detroit Patriotic Fund, Cleveland
Community Chest, Toledo Community Chest
Cincinnati Council Social Agencies. Dayton
Community War Service and others.
For time these war chests distributed
their gifts to Europe through the Charity
Organization Society of New York. but it
was finally judged best that their charities
should have more individual outlet, and the
incorporation known as the National In
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toff puts in round figures the amount sent
over In supplies of all kinds, autos. rents Of
buildings, comforts for soldiers, &C.. from
June, 1917, to July. 1s20--in all. s670,0o0
This board is still doing some work abroad
of registration of the dead, and it is func-
tioning with the returned soldiers here.
also. ss
The books and accounts Of the VNational
War Council Of the Young Mems Christian
Associations Of the United States have been
audited at the headquarters in New York.
Paris and London and at the six military
headquarters at New York. Boston, Chi
cago. San Francisco. San Antonio and At
lanta. from the commencement of it's oper-
ations on April 26, 1917. to June go 1920
Since the war the gifts of the Y. M. c. A.
have been made in the occupied region of
Germany. They amount to about 500, 900
a month. From this certified report the an
nexed statement has been drawn:
The receipts from contributions
for the first. second and third
drives from miscellaneous do
nations. interest. &c.. .$I67 ,OS5 sO4 20
The expenses in
the u. s.. =. $39, ,77S.04S.25,
The expenses over
seas '.......... 57.2s5722.47
For work with
allied armies
and prisoners Of
war ........... 25,5s1,413.49
Post exchanges
and canteens... 75.S4920
Losses on exchange S27,6SO.00
Educational ..... 1515.723.06
Provision for claims 350000.00
Administrative 4.S10.375.SS
Selecting. recruit
ing and training
secretaries. 80. 3.2s1.565.1O
----' 141 .ss5. .Os2.s5
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Russia, Western Russia Southern Russia
inclusive Of the Crimea), Switzerland, Syria,
Turkey. Latvia. Esthonia and Finland.
The Red Cross is still actively serving in
the States Of Poland, Bulgaria and Jugo-
Slavia. and in Vienna. Budapest and other
cities Of central Europe
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Billions in Free Will Gifts From America to b

Total amount furnished in relief to Europe
in cash and supplies OF food and clothing
from August A. 1914, to August 81. 1920,
$217265,5s8.7
The countries in which the Red Cross
worked during the war were Armenia, Aus
tria. Albania, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece,
Montenegro, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium.
Central Slovakia. France, Germany, Great
Council of the National Board of the Young
from June. 1917. to December 81. 1919:
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tosses, jingling the bracelets, keeping time
and accompanying the play with q sort of
chant,
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situation and no regulation supervision or
control 1t was In the hands Of individuals
who raised money as they could and disposed
of 1t as they saw fit. Human nature being
what 1t Is, gross frauds were practised upon
the public, and the investigation referred to
shed bright and destructive beam on many
of the worst of these. But 1t would be un-
Just to put all these disorganized efforts In
one basket.
The pity Of it Is that where the honest
societies without official recognition sent
their money abroad no account can be given
Of 1t. because nobody knows how much they
sent In other words these sums could only
be guessed at, and 1t is purposed to keep
guesses out of this story as far as possible.
Let us see how far it is possible.
The exact figures of the 100000, 900 or
more distributed by the European Relief
Council, Of which Herbert Hoover Is chair
man. are not given out at AZ Broadway,
where the council is at work, but seekers
for them are referred to the secretary of the
National Information Bureau, at Madison
avenue There the information elected was
satisfactory only to a degree. AS this bu-
reau was organized (and of it's organization
more hereafter) only when the United States
went into the war, the figures in it's possess
sion, available to THE New YORK HERALD,
date from then. The Hoover committee
figures and those of the other great organ
izations doing relief work abroad which this
bureau can furnish are incomplete They
appear below and may be used to check up
the individual statements made by the
various societies covering these limits of
time.
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group. The work with the French and other
European girls. which developed early, has
been continued since the war. In eleven
months Of 1920 s2s5,563 was spent toward
the continuance of Y. w. c. A. club centres
in Italy. Belgium. Czecho- -Slovakia, Poland
Rumania, I4ithuania and Serbia. This
amount legitimately may be added'to the re-
port subjoined:
Expenditures overseas OF the War Work
Women's Christian Association Of the u. s. A.
WORK IN
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Gifts of knights of Columbus
Are Estimated at SIS, Loco, 900


For instance, the statement made to THE
NEW YORK HERALD by the Knights of Colum-
bus is a general one. William ]. MCKINLEY,
supreme secretary of the K of c.. declares
that while 1t Is impossible to make any
exact computation of gifts of the Knights OF
Columbus in money and food to the coun-
tries of Europe, he estimates that in round
figures the 500 900 members Of the organiza-
ton have donated $40 each to European
relief causes. 1t is an under statement
rather than an over so declared, therefore
this gift figures as $8,000,000.
The following sums (emergency funds)
are reported given out of ready money by
the Knights:
In promoting cordial relations between
France and the United States by
erecting statue of Lafayette at
Metz in memory of American and
French dead. and organizing a pill
grimage to France for the dedication
of the statue. ...... ............... 5000, 900
To Cardinal Mercier's Belgian rehabil-
itation fund (normal exchange) .. $1,000
To Nine. Foch for her orphan chill
dren's fund (normal exchange) ..... 1000
To Pope Benedict for the Italian well
fare fund (normal exchanges) ... 10000
The foregoing items make a total of $685.
600 which is classed by the K. Of c. as spe-
cihc gifts. Other definite works of charity
were performed, says the statement by the
knights in Europe Their welfare work
with the A. E. f. was not charitable but
their policy of Everything Free" led to in
Vulnerable requests for the X. of G. to aid
in charities abroad.
The work Of the Young Womens Chris
tan Association in Europe was done on a
smaller scale than that Of many other or
ganizations because the service was pri-
marily for the women serving the army in
various capacities a comparatively small
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The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Movement to Put War Charities
Under Federal Supervision

movement to put war charities or war
relief organizations under Federal super
vision was started in the spring of 1918 by
the American Victory Union, patriotic So
ciety of New York. The director of this
society drafted a bill based on facts pre-
sented to the Grand Jury by the District
Attorneys Office of New York and went tn
Washington to urge its passage.
In his statement before Congressional
committee William Bullock. director of the
society. stated that there was no legislation,
city. State or national, to reach people for
grating in the name of war charities and
that the responsibility rested on the United
States Government to legislate against such
grafters.
Indorsing such legislation or otherwise
approved of legislation putting these chari-
ties under Federal supervision were the fol-
lowing organizations: American Committee
for Armenian and Syrian Relief American
Relief Legion, American Friends of Musi-
clans in France. American Artists Commit
tee Of One Hundred. Serbian Aid Fund. Blind
and Crippled Relief Fund, British and Cana
dian Patriotic Fund, American Committee
for Devastated France, Patriotic Service
League, American Committee for Relief of
Babes In Belgium, Belgian Relief Fund for
Women, Children and Non-Combatants, Au-
thors' League Fund, Polish Victims Relief
Fund, Women's Apparel Association, Stage
Women's War Relief, Blind and Crippled
Relief Fund, Polish Reconstruction Associa-
ton, War Children's Relief Fund, American
Library Association, The Sun Tobacco Fund
Fatherless Children of France. Inc. Ameri-
can Poets Ambulances in Italy, Children's
Tin Box Fund, Our Dumb Friends League
National Honor Guards OF the United States.
Favored Bill That Would Curb
Actions of Meanest Swindlers
on october H. 1918, THE NEW York HER
AID published an editorial favoring United
States Senate bill 4792. introduced in conse-
quence of the revelations by the District At
torneys Office and the activity of the Ameri-
can Victory Union. The editorial stated:
Investigations have revealed that
more than $4,OOO,O00 contributed by pa
triotic citizens in New York city to pri-
vate war organizations had been mis-
appropriated or diverted for the enrich
ment of private individuals instead of
going for the war relief and welfare
work for which the money was solicited
Many organizations have been obliged to
discontinue on account of Irregularities
and convictions obtained 1. The
only proper way of controlling the evil
is for Congress to enact a law with
teeth in IL" which win land these mean
est OF all swindlers in Jail for long terms.
BY lack OF business methods and efficiency
i'm conduct and management wasteful activi-
ties resulted in many undertakings for really
worthy objects, and insufficient and grossly
Inadequate returns were made. Duplication
Of activities by societies competing for funds
for the same or similar ends was especially
disastrous in the war chests organized by
thirty or more Of the principal cities of the
country. The affairs OF some OF these have
been wound up since the armistice, but a
number OF them are still active Among the
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Table Of Gifts to Europe

Knight. Of Columbus s. $s3ss60OO0
Jewish Welfare Board Observation-Disclosures. 67OOOO.OO
Young Womens Christian Association 4,158145.7O
Young Mems Christian Association 25,591 1413.49
Distribution Committee ............ 24OOOOOOOO
Sum Tobacco Fund 442OOO.OO
Reported by National Information Bureau:
American Relief Administration.
W 1opesn S, ch'ldrens F@d' s25oooooooo
Smaller organizations ....................I
Other war relief groups IN Bureau) 20O00O00O0
American Red Gross Observation-Disclosures. 217265 588.76
Salvation Army Observation-Disclosures. 6546846.95
American Library Association (esmaed) 3OOOOOOO
man. esimated) ............. 3ooooooooo
american Psf 100 estmated) 1oooooooooo
(estmated) ..'......... soooooooooo
no records (estimated) ............. soooooooooo
Money orders sentt to friends in warning countries
: (from Postmaster Generals fiscal reports for
1915, 1916, 1917, 1879 Observation-Disclosures. 131,054,973.0O
Total $2,3s3,41s5s7so
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
INVASION OF RUHR BASIN
SAID TO BE FRENCH PLAN
Paris Claims TO Have Assent Of Great
Britain to the Proposed
Move.

Paris. April 9.-The entire Ruhr
basin will be invaded aud occupied on
May first by French troops. accord
Ing 10 plans already completed aud
approved by the government. The gov
eminent processes already To have
secured the assent OF Great Britain.
The invasion will not be a military
one. A committee OF economists. in
dustrial leaders, bankers and other
business men secretly appointed u fort
night ago. completed plan. perfect
In all details. by which the entire in
dustrial commercial and mining nc
tivity Of the Rhur district will be
taken over by the French. An will be
exploited solely for the beLetit OF the
PREPARATIONS.
All mines. Industrial plants. banks.
railways. canals and every business
will he operated by the French who
count on making a working agreement
with German labor.
IL could not be ascertained whether
the scheme would he submitted TO
Washington but the pest diplomatic
Information is that the United States
government will not he consulted.
AT the same time the question of
the American note to the allies has
been entirely hushed up. the govern
ment evidently not intending TO make
any reply for the present.
Europe today does not need Amer
ica's charity. but Americas sym
pathetic help toward economic recon
struction." Is the declaration OF Yves
Guyor. economist.
America has already given US evil
dence of her friendship by not demand
ing either the principal or interest on
wGr loans. The cancellation OF the
debts would perhaps temporarily re-
lieve the economic crisis in Europe.
but finally the opposite result would
be achieved.
Tile wiplng OF OF ten billion dol
lars from Americas credit Looks would
result In serious depression In Amer
lea. perhaps rendering unstable the
country upon whose steadlness and
sanity the whole world depends"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
GATHER HERBS IN MOUNTAINS
carolinians Derive Fair Income Col
Letting Materials From Which
Drugs Are Ultimately Made.

An interesting trade I'm the CarOlint
mountain counties Of Ashe, Allegheny
and Watauga is that In what are
known as crude drugs; In other words
herbs. plants. roots. etc. Some fam
lilies have FOR many years devoted all
their time 20 gathering these from the
mountainsides. live in tents and move
from place TO place until all the mate
rails ~ range are Eathe red. A con
siderable number OF farmers spent
part 81 their time In this line OF work
and get more money than Is paid IL
wages In that region. while az tho
same time living near 10 nature. the
most healthful life imaginable. amid
the cliffs and with numerous rattle
snakes 20 be watched for also. wild
cherry bark. hardwood leaves. man
drake. cOhosh. ginseng and colder
seal are sought Manufactures
Record
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
GERMAN Ex-EMPRESS DIES
Death Comes TO Augusta Victoria at
Home Of the ESiles In
Holland.

Doom. Holland. April 12.-Former
Empress Augusta Victoria OF Ger
many died here at six o'clock Monday
morning. Former Emperor William
and Prince Adalbert were at the he'd
side when the former empress died.
They had been called by Doctor Haes-
ner. who attended the former empress
throughout her residence In Holland.
Born October 30. 1858. at DOlzig.
Augusta Victoria was the oldest
daughter OF Grand Duke Frederick
OF SchIeswig-H tein-Sonderburg. Au-
gustenburg and ranked as n princess
OF Schleswig-Ho Her early
childhood was spent at Kiel. She was
married TO the then Prince William OF
Prussia on February 81. 1881. They
had six sons and one daughter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
FAITHFUL TO OLD VEHICLE
oK-cart Still Used as Method Of Trans
portation IN Parts o. the South
and In India.

Tueto-s are crawling over the
snoU-cUveued Fields of northern Green
land carrying the supplies ~ the
Iau-c Koch expedition. This novel
use uf newborn vehicle recalls that
some az ths oldest transportation
methods stIIl are employed In regions
whose civilization Is older than that OF
the Greenland Eskimo says a bulle-
tIn % tire National Geographic So
cIety.
The oV-cart still serves the south
eru darby In North Carolina. Georgia
and Alabama. as well as Ca other DOR.
tIons ~ the South. rs his coach and
four for the sunday 'go-tO-meetin'
During the week the stolid beast
plows tobacco and cotton fields. In In
dIa hulIncks hitchet O. a wagon with,
an ornate teehivc-shaped or elongated
covering. not unlike the picturesque
tobacco schooner. convey the Burmese
man and his family along the road 20
Manlainy. Nor does this animal cease
being a means % transportation upon
his death. The natives blow up his
akin and use 10 as a float or raft on
which they cross the rivers
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
MILL CITY FLOUR CUT so CTS.
Slump Brings Standard Patents TO
ss.15 a BARRELS Per Cent OF
War Rise Gone.

Minneapolis, April 9.-Flour prices
In Minneapolis have dropped so cents
a barrel the last week. bringing the
price of standard patents at the mills
down to SS.15 TO $40 a barrel.
New York, April 9.-CommodIty
prices in March declined Al per cent,
Bradstreet's announce. Half OF all
the commodities we're lower than in
February. The total 454 per cent
decline from the peak February 1.
1920. shows 70 per cent of the rise
from the pre-war level Of August /.
1914. has been cancelled. It is said.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20

Il have actually gained twenty-five
pounds and | just think Tanlac is the
grandest medicine in he world" said
Mrs. Robert o. Reynolds. 127 North
Denver ST.. Kansas City. Mo.
'FOr ten long years | suffered from
very bad form of rheumatism, stom-
ach and nervous troubles. My appe-
tite was very poor. What little l did
eat SOured on my stomach and l suf-
fered the most severe pains in my
back, hips and shoulders. My rheu-
matism was So bad that | could not
raise my hands to comb my hair and
my arms hurt me to my finger tips.
/ became so weak and run down that
| lost all my energy and life had be
come almost a burden. | tried many
things but nothing helped me.
81 had only taken my first bottle
Of Tanlac when l noticed my appetite
was improving and / could sleep bet
ter at night. / have taken three bot
ties and the way IL has helped me and
built me up is really astonishing.
can eat anything and everything with
ont the slightest disagreeable after
effects. l sleep just fine at night and
am in better health than / have been
for years. l am glad TO give this
statement. hoping that any who are
suffering as / did may experience the
same wonderful results which | be
lieve they will II they give Tanlac a
fair trial."
TanIac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere.-Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
Pa Equal to Emergency.

Willie-Paw. can you name slx
noted legislative bodies?
Paw-Well. there's the American
congress. and the British parliament
and the French chamber OF deputies
and the German reichstag and the
japanese diet, my son.
Willie-But that's only five, and the
teacher wants rs to name six.
Paw-Well. there's the-er-er-
the Hungarian gOulash. Now. don't
bother me. Can't you see I'm read.
ing?-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
Thouoht Him Dead.

Flve-year-Old Buddy heard his
mother talking about washington's
birthday and with wideOpen eyes he
cried I'm amazement: "washington's
birthday! Why. thought he was
dead!" The mother explained at some
length and got In reply. "Well. all
right. what'n we give him?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
WON'T RAISE STEEL PRICES
independent Companies Of Youngstown
District Indicate They viii Not
Follow Lead Of Big Firm.

Youngstown. o.. April.11.-Independ-
ent steel companies Of the Youngstown
district indicated that they win not
follow the example OF the Republic
Iron and Steel company, one OF the
largest independents here. in raising
the price Of plates, bars and structur-
al steel So a ton.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
cutleura comforts eaby,s SKIN

When red. rough and itching with no
baths Of Cuticura Soap and touches OF
Cuticura Ointment. Also make uss
now and then Of that exquisitely scent
ed busting powder. Cutlcura Talcum
one Of the Indispensable Cuticurs
Toilet Trio.-Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20

Small Brother-wW you please give
me a stick o. chewing gum. Mr.
Blunderiy1
Mr.. Bunderly-I don't chew gum.
BobbIe. What makes you think ! d07
small Brother-Because / heard my
sister say that when you were az the
dance the other night you gummed the
whole uarty.-Punch Bowl.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
Would Abolish Labor soard.

Washington. April IA bin 10
abolish the railway labor board. now
functioning under the transportation
act. and place its duties under the In
terstate commerce commission was in
PRODUCED by Representative Tincher
(Rep.) of KsusaS
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20

Mrs. Albert Einstein. wife of the IA
nous scientist. photographed in New
York, where she is stopping with her
husband. who is a member of the
World Zionist delegation. Mrs. Elm
stein. Ia an interview said she does
not understand her husbands theory
of relatively" but she understands
him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20

"He certainly has nerve"
in what wayy"
"With times the way they are now.
he actually walked In yesterday anc
asked the boss for a raise In pay
Detroit Free Press.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20

Coles Cnrboiisalve Quickly Relieves
nnd heals burning. itching and torturinf
skin diseases. IL Instantly stops the pain
~ burns. Heals without scars. SOC and COO
Ask your druggist, or send a0c TO The J.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20

No one can AFFORD TO lose his ten
per: but one isn't studying economics
when IL happens
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
BIG HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
81. ooo. 900 Institution for Crippled
Youngsters to Be Constructed In
81. Louis by Shriners CT U. S.

ST. Louis. April "a site was pur-
chased here for the S1.000.0O0 hospital
for crippled children. TO be construct
ed by the Shriners Of the United
States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20

When a man gets beat az any kind
OF game he says that he is ont 0,
practice.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20

Too many men are looking for trou
bic Instead % work.