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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30
VICKREY RECOUNTS
SCENES OF HORROR
National Relief Leader Views
Relics Of Near East Trage.
dies; Pleads for Help.
BY CHARLES V, VICKREY
General Secretary Near East Relief,
1851 Filth Avenue, New York.

have been In the Caucasus and in
the heart of Armenia have seen
the dead and dying of starvation. |
walked through streets of once pros.
porous cities, where not one particle
of worthwhile merchandise could be
seen for sale. Streets and market
places are used chiefly AS bartering
places whore people ondcayor to OK.
change secondhand garment, or other
personal property for food with which
to satisfy hunger,
This was last August Ones imaRIn,
alton recols before the picture OF
what conditions will be in February
and March!
The question naturally occurs-are
the people to blame, and why do they
not regain self.support?
One Of the main reasons is that these
lands were occupied by enemy forces
until the 2lst of April, 1921, with
no transportation or communication to
the outside world After April 81,
seed and plant enough land to pro.
duce adequate food supplies Then, too,
the fact that have stood beside heaps
of human bones and half.dec0mposed
bodies representing the remains OF 500
women and children killed in one spot
within the year--and these were only
part of the $1,000 non.combatants
who persisted In that vicinity-sug.
gests the reign Of terror that has para.
lyzed all normal self.supporting activi
ties.
These people are trying to help
themselves and the existing govern
ment is doing all that Is humanity pos.
sible for government to do under
present conditions, but without outside
help-help from the whole of America
there will be death rate in the
Caucasus during the coming year com.
parable only with that which many of
our workers witnessed three years ago
Happy In Americas Care.
OF course there is brighter side
Ni'hih oui VI phuHdbC NohpouuuS,
where the children are no longer
hungry, and where they laugh and sing
and play. 1t is a gratifying sight to
see these children, thousands of them,
at work making their own clothing for
the winter from cast.off American gar
ments and empty flour sacks, and
otherwise bending every effort to meet
their own needs
These children we will probably, on
present prospects, be able to keep alive,
but we must face the question of how
much we can do toward taking in those
naked, starving little orphaned crea.
lures outside. Because funds so far
received have not come in sufficient
quantity we cannot salvage these hu.
man atoms who are pounding at our
orphanage gates and on our hearts.
Americans, in your afterwar calm,
plead with you, stretch out hand to
these victims of relentless war, beside
whose tragedies and sufferings our
gravest problems here at home are
trivial. To the land where there is no
food to be bought, nor money with
which to buy 1t, ask you to send
your practical American dollars to save
from death this remnant Of suffering
humanity that is struggling so bravely
and so desperately to save itself.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30
g o V IL
Geo, Me IIcan)

All berry growers please keep
in mind Tuesday evening, JmU.
AIRY 10th. There is TO be an IN.
tcresling berry meeting at the
Community hall. Carl j. Kali.
green organizing manager and h,
Finholm, secretary Of the North
Pacific Cooperative Berry Grow.
crs association are to be present,
The gentlemen will talk about
the state wide berry growers as.
ISOLATION and other matters as
to cooperative buying Of crates,
wire, fertilizer, etc,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

If there is one person whose
word Of promise is as good as
gold and has an mforgetful mem
ory-NIrs. W. V. Crosier is surely
that one. Way last summer when
B. A. Hunt donated seN eral crates
Of strawberries for some doingS
at the hall, Mrs. Crosicr remarked
ON bake you nice cake some
day Christmas eve her hubby
brought a most delicious three
layer cake with whipped cream
and crushed raiSin frosting and
filling. Proud of the cake is no
name for it.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

We don't like il n little bit
when everybody is full of joy
and good cheer TO have to but
in with a chapter of misfortune.
This cold snap has been playing
havoc with the water pipes. Is.
PaulSon were frozen up, even
the coil pipes in the kitchen stove
unable to make a fire - now
wasn't that a pleasant happen
stanccY W. w. Prigg's water
ram went ON a strike, refused to
work. They discovered it in
time so the pipes leading to the
house were not frozen, but had
to be drained. With pals and
wash tubs the folks managed TO
have a drink. Victor Scvald, in
thawing out the frozen pipes with
an alcoholic torch, before he knew
it the flame caught the wood
work between the studding, and
was soon roaring mass of Flames
clear to the roof. The phones in
the neighborhood got busy, and "a
dozen or more ncighbors rushed
to the scene. With buckets and
getting the outside tap thawcd
out, they attached the hose and
the fire was soon under control.
Not much damage was done to
the house, but was a mighty close
call. w. V. Crosier lost his fine
family COW with milk fever. He
got a veterinary from Vashon,
staid up all night last Wednes.
day with her, to no avail. Ar
mold Tronas, delivering wood one
day last week stopped to see the
kids skate when an auto came
along. The horse thought he
would show him how he could go.
Say, talk about pep" the way
the wood was scattered along the
road was evidence enough he had
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

The old soldier uncles of Mrs.
+. r. Smith and II. p. Waldron,
ID. f. Gross of Retsil and Il. u,
Thrasher of Orting spent Xmas
with the Vashon folks and enjoy
ed bomtiful dinner with the
two families in the Smith home.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Miss Hannah Riudal is enjoying
her vacation among her young
friends. She has had for Christ.
mas time as guest G. Chpisoffcrson
Of Seattle. lie is n member Of the
NJ. u. church choir Of Seattle.
With Miss Hannah at the piano,
we were entertained when calling
by quite n number Of selections
of the newest songs and My Wild
Irish Rose a song one never tires
Of Its charm Of words and melody
is so sweet.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

The Christmas tree and c%er.
cscs At the NJ. II. church on last
Monday evening was n very pleas
ant and happy occasion, The
songs aud pieces by the children
were nicely done. The tree load
ed down with presents TO gladden.
their hearts. Mrs. Frank Sigrist,
IN her character sketch "Thc
Darkcy's Christmas Tree" touch
ed a tender cord in every heart.
Showing no matter what the color
of the skin may be, the same feel
ngs of joy and happiness are the
same. We meet at Christmas
time on common ground. The
decorations, fcstoons of cedar
draping the walls, lighted candles
in the windows blending their
soft mellow light with the electric
lights and bells hanging from
thc fcStoonS were beautiful. T..
O. RamquiSt's tasteful touch was
the master hand.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

For shingles see W. V. Convey,
vashon. The quality and price is
right. Phor' 223.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

News Record Classified Ads
Produce Results. Read them on
page five.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Sorry we have not space this
week for write up Of the tree
at the hall. SO don't think we
are forgetful. (Nexu time
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

believer in Santa Claus 80 was
taken over TO the hall TO see him,
Talk about excitement and JOY
that kid was chuck full.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

The Rcnouf family and Mrs, H.
Butler aud granddaughter, had n
combination dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs, H. O. Thomason at the
lattcr's home. Whit with roast
chicken, rabbit, pumpkin and
miuee pies, and other good things
They mNnNged very nieely.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Mrs. Bert Fielial entertained
Louis Siatclcn Of Pilchuck with
roast duck. The old bachelor
surely enjoyed ii and the plumb
and the rest thrown in,
pretty nearly filled him up Mr.
Statclen has a generous heart and
he made the eyes dance Of the
FIVE kids in Bcrt's family az he
handed each Of them a big silver
dollar.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Miss Katherine Moore of Seat
tie spent the "storm week" with
Mr.. and Mrs. Park at Brook
Farm. In order to return to the
city it was necessary for her to
make the trip in relays-by auto,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

The families of u. O. Rim
dial and Martin Anderson spent
Christmas eve with Albm Lund-
berg. A beautiful tree was pro
vidcd for the kids, and a pleasant
social evening was spent The
same folks enjoyed Christians
dinner at the home of Mr.. An
dcrson.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

The Misses Florence and Flora
Sigrist are entertaining two little
tots Pauline and Billie Smith Of
Bcllingham cousins. They jour
ney alone to Mt. Vernon to meet
Miss Florence. Billie is a firm
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

There is to be a big community
dinner New Years day at the hall.
The ladies are making great pre-
parations in the way of cats-pies,
cakes and all sorts of good things
lots of it without limit, and free
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

horse and buggy, jitncy, ferry,
and cross two streams on bridge
strlngers. Sounds fishy, don't it?
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Tobc Bison spent his Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson Of
Seattle and reports n nice time,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Grandma Abrams had her home
full of children and grandchildren
for Christmas, Capt, Chris. An
dcrson was able to get lay OFF
from his steamer to reach home in
time. A fine tree was loaded with
presents for the children Miss
Nellie Abrams was home for the
First time in many weeks.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Pete Nystrum has had with him
for the holidays and old friend N
Capt, Johnson.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Master New Year 1929 is to be-
gin his trip around the world
from Cove Community hall The
start will be made Saturday eve
ming, December 3lSt. Come and
give him big send off. Father
Time promises to be there to adj
wise him how to trim his sails.
While waiting for he Go"
there will be music for dancing,
a few program numbers, games
for old and young and eats for
everybody, so bring the family
and start the New Year right.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

plenty Of It. No further damage
done,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Mrs. W. G. Doyle entertained
her father and mother M. and
Mrs. W. McGce of Seattle. They
were also pleasant visitors at the
Christmas tree in the Community
hall.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Eden had all
he children present for an old
time ranch dinner Christmas. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Eden of Tacoma
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Lmd Of
Seattle.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-30

Miss Florence Sigrist is spend
ing her holiday vacation from
school work with the home folks.
She has as a guest for the time,
Jervald Linbmg of Mt. Vernon.
The Washington times., 1921-07-25
Congress Will Watch
Those Debts

On the face of the record, if all debts were can
ceed the United States would lose nine thousand
hundred and twenty eight million dollars, not counting ac
crued Interest," Britain would lose five thousand hun
dred and twenty million dollars France would gain nearly
three thousand million dollars and Italy would gain four
thousand millions.
You would naturally think, therefore, that the British
would be much opposed to cancellation
But most of what other nations owe will probably
be coectbe in time whereas of the loans Britain has made
more than half possibly two-thrds looks like total loss
Russia, for exampe-not Soviet Russia, but Russia of
the Cars, and of Kerensky-owes Britain almost three
thousand million dollars. Can you imagine the Russia of
tomorrow paying thati
So general debt cancellation would really leave only
victm-Uncle Sam.
Now he is VIGOROUSLY "easy" at times. But to
off those debts that the debtors have gorged them
selves the spos which money and fighting
made possible for Them is inconcevable of
eccentric individual as Uncle Sam frequently is
The talk is of 'refunding' them. Secretary Mel
Ion asks the Congress for blanket authority to reconve
extend loans interest payments to accept foreign
securities in payment and to settle all claims not
cured"
Of course power to act must rest somewhere But the
Congress- which holds the purse may want to be among
those present when the contents affected.
The Washington times., 1921-07-25
HU NJ A NISM S
: William Anterior Du Puy :

The influence others of a mans words and
deeds, no matter how lowly may be his position
in life, is well illustrated in the story of how
Representative John w. Summers, State of Wash
ington, came to join the church, when still
young boy working in his fathers general store
at Valeene, Ind.
John Summers. then unsophistcated farm
lad unbeknown to any one but himself, had de-
termined that he wouldn't Join the church, de-
spite general efforts being made to increase the
membership in that community until the hired
man on his fathers farm. whom he greatly ad-
mired had done 80
One day news came to the crossroads store
that the Summers hired man, at a revival meet
ing, had become a member Of the village church.
Young Summers heard the announcement and,
within twenty-four hours. he also member.
3 The hired man is still working in Valeene and
the boy whom he had unconsciousy influenced
toward better things is a member of Con-
gress. and still feels grateful to his old.time idol
Down in Oklahoma, John william Harreld
new Senator from that State, made four cam
paigns in fourteen months and won all of them
despite the fact that the community is normally
Democratic and he is Republican.
He did much hurrying about and speechmal<-
ing during these campaigns and throughout
them all carried one somewhat old and dilapidated
grip Last fall, when he terminated the whirl-
wind campaign that resulted in his election as
United States Senator. he regarded his cam am,
unpacked his old grip to the very bottom.
In one Of the compartments he found strange
little package of the existence Of which he had
not known. Unwrapping it. he found that 1t con-
tained thirty four-eaf clovers which had been
picked by his fifteen-year-old son two years be-
FORE when that youngster carried the bag to
Colorado Springs for his summer vacation.
Strangely the thirty four-leaf clovers corre
spends quite strkingly with the 900 votes that
the candidate had received over his rival.
When Senator George II. Moses boy of
fourteen he rode with his sister a train from
Lubec, Me-, where he, was born, to Franklin,
N. H., where his father, Baptist minister, had
taken pastorate. They got to talking with
an old gentleman named Austin F. Pike, who
that day had been chosen United States Senator
Then and there ambition born in the mind
of this boy. ... 4.
Eight years later after graduating from Dart
mouth, he was offered the chair OF Greek In an
American college in Athens. but had to refuse
II because Of the family situation and take one
of SO a week reporter a newspaper in Con-
cord. He often thought of Athens a he covered
his assignments on hot summer days, and of
the long vacations the Mediterranean that
would have been his at this time of year. He
resolved that he would go to Greece and in style.
And now that he is fifty years old he has back
of him four years as American minister at Athens
and is snugly ensconed in the United States
Senate.
He believes in nursing concrete ambitions-and
fighting for them.
Copyright 1921,
The Washington times., 1921-07-25
Think of BOLsheUisn, In
the Mediterranean

m HE French and English have troops and ships at and
Constantinople. They are supervising tho
Turks who according to Lloyd George are commit
ting their usual UNUSUAL atrocities in their war with
the Greeks.
In diplomatic language France asks England what Is
going to be done about Consannople in Renal the
.Asiatic leader, marches the city.
What worries France and England too, is the danger
of Russian Bohevism which is back of Renal Ii Russia
should get the Dardanees would not be comfortable for
Italy France and other nations with shores the Meder
ranean England it true has Gibraltar and the narrow
passage "easy protected" But German submarines went
through it going East Russians might 60 through going
West
The intelligence of English statesmen is shown IN her
effort make peace and establish commercial relations
with Russia Our country by the kind OF financial
intelligence stupid enough to buy the Cars bonds first
helped the allies fight Russia, with whom we had no quar-
rel then backed away little boy runs when ne has
helped other little boys to stone drunkard.
France has remained at with Russia, hoping the
impossible to just debt of thirty billion francs
that Russia ought to pay but will not pay 1t might cost
France much than thirty billions if Russia came out
through the Dardanelles.
The wise plan would be for the allies to unite and
help Russia get rich There is nothing like money luxury
and sefndulgence to dull the edge of sharp radcalism
The Washington times., 1921-07-25
What About Unemployed

~ HAT President Harding has the fate of the unem-
ployed in mind Heaven knows it is importantly is
shown in his latest message to Congress. Fifty thou
sand who begged and mpored to enlist in the army
will suddenly be put out And with them will be dismissed
twenty thousand civilian War Department employees Mr.
Harding says he may ask Congress to provide relief for
these and suddenly put out Of work by act Of
Congress and added to the countys unemployed
Unless Mr. Harding and Congress and the industrial IN
tegence of the country CAN provide work for the idle
trouble is coming in this country, and it will begin next
Winter. Men will not starve peaceably in mons you
cannot expect it.
The country roads, canals unused land and in lille
factories could easily absorb the labor of the idle Phlan
thropc and selfprotectng intelligence little less fear
of the paenalism' bugaboo, and perhaps little
called "fat money" necessary.
We shver at the thought of fiat money, which would
be simply the Governments promise to pay and therefore
good money ''fat" or not, up to fifty billions.
This country ought to be good for fifty times much
money as John d. Rockefeller could borrow. And he
would issue notes rather than see his family starve
The Washington times., 1921-07-25
IF You Go To the Movies
This Should Interest You

against 65O,OOO,OOO feet used in the
United States.
The Eastman Company also, ac-
cording to its own statement, made
profits sufficient to pay $92.53 a
share on common stock after pay
ment of Federal taxes and 1863, 942
in preferred dividends.
These common dividends reached
the colossal total of 81, 1865, $40. The
reported surplus was Sic, 1880, 429.
These profits were the largest, it is
said, in the history of the concern.
And now under the proposed tar
iff the public is asked to contribute
still further to these profits.
Rather let this monopoly operate
under the old conditions of free for
eign competition until such time as
it is shown to be in danger, and its
annual profits Of over $18,O0O,O0O
jeopardized,- before it asks protec-
ton. Then, if that time comes, and
sane business judgment predicts 1T
never will, will it be time to tax the
picture patrons of America to pro
tect it.
THE TIMES believes with the
hundreds of millions of picture
patrons, and with the motion pic
ture producers and exhibitors of
America, whose investment exceeds
$5,0OO,00O,0OO, and who give en-
ployment to hundreds of thousands
of men and women, that this at
tempted use of the protective tariff
to steal vast sums from them should
be defeated.
The Washington times., 1921-07-25
LaWLess Agents
THE lawlessness of Federal
agents is notorious. The case

THE lawlessness of Federal
agents is notorious. The case
of Fiipis, the man charged
with exploding the bomb in Wall
street, is one example out of hun
dreds.
This man was arrested on May 10
in Bayonne, N. j. He was held pris-
oner for three days and not per
mitted to to see counsel-a flat vic
lation of the law. These three days
were used in trying to compel the
prisoner to incriminate himself
another lawless proceeding. Then
three witnesses were found to :den-
tify the man as the man who drove
the wagon load of explosives to
Wall street. The testimony of one
of these witnesses bore indications
of perjury that accompanies a
"frame-up." Finally the mans in
nocence was so clearly susceptible
of proof that even the hardest "de-
tective" would hesitate to produce
the "evidence" necessary for a con-
viction.
A clearer case of lawlessness and
abuse of constitutional rights could
not be presented, and if Attorney
General Daugherty does not put an
end to these practices, which grew
to shameful proportions under his
predecessor, Palmer, he will lose file
good opinion which the country now
has of him.
1t is apparent that Thomas Moo
ney was not guilty Of the crime for
which he was sentenced to die and
for which he is actually serving
life sentence.
The Mooney case was another de-
tective frame-up. That is now per-
fectly clear.
The men who procured the per
jured testimony upon which Mooney
was convicted are just as treason
able and just as guilty of intended
murder as was the villain, whoever
he was, who placed the suitcase fnll
Of explosives that wounded and
killed so many innocent persons in
San Francisco.
Both crimes are abhorrent. But it
is foregone conclusion that while
the murderer who placed the ex-
plosives would be promptly put to
death if discovered, the would-be
murderers who procured the per-
jured testimony will never even be
put on trial.
And that, we submit, is a bad
state of affairs and not calculated
to inspire respect for the law in the
hearts of the poor and disconnected.
The Washington times., 1921-07-25
THE HIGH PRICE OF
FORGERY.

Three hundred years ago
forgery In Britain was pun
ishable by death. In earlier
times still. the punishment
was standing in the pillory,
having both ears cut off.
having the nostrils slit, the
forfeiture OF land and per-
petuai Imprisonment