Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 17 December 1920 — Page 2
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THE GREENCASTLE HERALD
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1920
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COLUMBUS KNIGHTS AID CHILD APPEAL
.Tames A. Flaherty, of Phlludelpaia supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus. declared that the K. of C.. In response to an appeal from Herbert Hoover, chairman of the European Relief Council, had decided to take an exception In their policy of refraining from any national campaign for funds I for relief or charitable work. ••The need of the starving and sick children of I urope Is so urgent," Mr. Flaherty said, “thut the Knights of Columbus feel l:i duty hound to devote themselves to tin common task of raising funds for the relief of these children. An an organization It Is our iitentlon to cm duct no distinct K. jf C. drive for funds, although members of the iirriiiil- .tlon are frequent contributors to all clmrltnlile drives. Rut in ibis ease u feel that the emergency oils for the united efforts of all Amer-Ii-miis and we < insider It a privilege to bn' ** |iurinersli'.p It this* gia nt work of
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VIENNA DEATH RATE BECOMES APPALLING
Condition of Children Even More Harrowing, Declares Authority on City’s Desperate Plight.
AN APPEAL TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Three and one-half million children In Eastern and Central Europe have ds alternative to disaster between now and next harvest except American aid. Kor months these most helpless sufferers in the truck of war have been admitted to American feeding-stations only if tragically undernourished, and have received American medical aid only If Aesperalely threatened by death
from disease.
Winter Is closing down. The money of many nations Is valueless outside their own boundaries. Economic and crop conditions make famine, with Its terrible train of diseases, a certain visitor until next harvest. Inevitably the helpless children will suffer most No child can grow to health and sanity on the pitiful mykeshlfts for food with which millions of European adult* must ron'ent themselves this winter. It is obvious that the remedy can come only
from outside.
America saved 6,000,000 European children winter before Inst. Normal recuperation cut the need nearly In half Inst year, but unusual conditions have resulted In scant shrinkage of child destitution during the twelvemonth Just past. The response of America must now decide whether 3.500,000 of these charges, in acute distress, shall begin to he turned away In January from more than 17,000 asylums, hospitals, clinics and feeding-stations dependent •o American support. There would he no tragedy in history so sweeping or
so destructive of those who can deserve no evil.
five yean* of famine have resulted In greatly Increased mortality and morbidity In Vienna which before the war was counted as one of the healthiest cities in Europe. Figures prepared by Dr. Gustave Bohn, head of the Vienna Health Department, show that In 1913 the death rate was 15.3 |ier thousand. In 1918 the rate was 22.5 per thousand, an Increase of more than
47 per cent.
Professor Hans Spel of the University of Vienna, saya that "even more terrible than the mo-tnllty statistics ore those referring to the condition of children and their mothers. Owing to undcr-nourlshment few mothers can nurse their babies, and the milk shortage affects not only Infants, but all children In spite of el that has been done to help. At Professor Clemens Plrquet's clinic In the university some 54,849 children were examined In 1018 Only 4.637 of 'hese or about one-thirteenth were passed us skin good, fai good , 23,609 were pule and thin, or very pule and very thin. "The health of these children show* most disquieting features. Skin disease, rachitis and Harlow's disease are rife. ‘The chief medical officer of Vienna asks, ‘What Is going to happen to these underfed children, In whose bodies the germ ®f tuberculosis Is Intent, when they reach the twenties, at which time
It becomes active?’"
To combat these conditions the American Relief Administration of which Hertvert Hoover Is chairman fed last winter In the city of Vienna some 800,000 of the destitute and undernourished children, supplying them with a substantial meal of American food, served In a numher of large kitchens opened for thut purpose. The conditions In Vienna are more
The undersigned organizations, working among every race and creed, or less typical of those In Poland and many engaged also In other forms of relief, agree, unanimously that the other countries of Central and Eastern plight of these helpless children should have complete priority In overseas Kurope. Last year the Relief Admincharity until the situation is met. q his is an Issue without politics and Istratlon was able to reach some 3,500,wlthout religious lines. There can N* no danger of pauperization, for the (xx) under-nourished children and this $23,000,000 for child food, ami the $10,000,000 for medical service that we winter the program calls for the feedacek, will relieve only the critical ruses. The medical supplies, of course, | I)K c f „ iiu e numler, but eight of the
must be an unqualified gift, but for every American dollar used In childfeeding. the governments and communities aided furnish two dollars In the form of transportation, rent, labor, clerical help, cash contributions and such
food supplies as are locally obtainable.
Gave it to His Little Daughter
FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL HAD BAD (ASK OF CATARRH IN THE HEAD NO APPETITE, WEAK AND ’ PALE —FATHER GOT GREAT RELIEF HIMSELF FROM DR ECO AND THAT IS WHY HE HAVE IT TO HER
I got so much good from taking Dreco that I put my little live year old girl to taking it an<| there is a big difference in her now", said Mr Wil* lis Baker, the well known contractor of 1318 east Marklin St., Kokomo, Indiana “I had never been able to get rid of • constipation, pains in my back, in - ! digestion, gas in my stomach and ; heartburn, till 1 tried this new medi* [ cine Dreco and I believe the first dose ’ did me good, Dreco also worked by • liver off therby relieving those awful dizzy spells and cleared off my tongue.
DISEASE AND LICE.
America has not failed In the past In great heartedness. She has never iiad a more poignant call than this. Contributions should be turned over to the local committees which are now being formed for this national collection, or sent to Franklin K. Lane. Treasurer, Guaranty Trust Co., New York City. EUROPEAN RELIEF COUNCIL Herbert Hoover. Chairman Franklin K. Lane. Treasurer Comprising:
Amerlrnn P.i-Sef Administration, by Kn-
ar Richard. Director
erican Red Cross. by Livingston
Itnerican Ri-d Karra ml Chair
Irtnan
American Friend.-' Service Commlto (Quakers), by Rufus M .tone- t'hal
man
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, t Kell* Warburg
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America, by Arthur J. Brown Knights of Cnlumhus. tiy James A Flaherty. Supreme Knight Y M C. A . by C. V Hibbard. International Committre Y A c A by Miss Sarah S. Lyon. Natiotial Hoard
great charitable organizations of America have united under the name of the European Relief Council, of which Mi. Hoover Is the chairman. The child feeding task will be carried on not only by the American Relief Administration hut hy the American Red Cross, the American Friends’ Service Committee (Quakers), the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Federal | Council of the Churches of Christ in i I America, the Knights of Columbus, the Y. M 0. A and Y. W. C. A. An appeal for $33,000,000 has been made and the organizations named have joined
In raising the sum.
Call for Liberal Uss of Kerossns
Emulsion and Whitewashing. Disease and lice are the great ob-
stacles to be overcome In poultry raiding. The houses may be kept free
Whitewash serves s double purpose, that of riddiug the house of lice and making the interior of the house much lighter. A small window, with the interior of ‘.he house «liltewasheJ,
will make the utniuing us Ugh as a much larger window without whitewash. If the poultry houses are kept free from lice, the fowls can usually be depended upon to keep themselves free by a liberal use of the dust bath. If. however, body lice are
from lice by a liberal use of kerosene ( fol|n( , thev ^ be successfully treat-
emulslon and by whitewashing.
td by dusting Insect powder under the feathers In the evening and allowing the fowls to remain undisturbed on the perches after the tre&tmenL
—e TurnOver a New Leaf
By sabaorlblnii (or THIS PAPER
“I had catarrah which kept me hawking all the time and clearing my throat , Dreco overcome this for me and I started my little girl taking it and there is a big improvement in her. The color has returned to her cheeks; she romps and plays has a good appetite and the catarrh is all gone. I am a strong believer in Dreco.” All druggists now sell Dreco and it is especially being introduced in Greencastle by R. P. Mullins.
LAUGHTER OF CHILD SCARCE IN POLAND
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Xmas Eats
Everything for the big Christmas dinner. An assortment of Xmas candies at the right prices. Nuts of all kinds. Nice line of fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh Fish and oysters. Sugar in any quantity per lb ..10c Make this store your headquarters for your holiday eats.
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“In all the time I was in Poland, I
i scarcely once saw a child laugh," I declared Dr Harry Plotz, discoverer of
the typhus baccilu.s, In a report to
the European Relief Council on medical conditions among the Jewish popuj lation of Poland, bused on bis recent I Investigations there for the Jewish
| Joint Distribution Committee.
I “The most deplorable sight of nil
tbe miseries in Poland is the condl-
l tlon of the children,” Dr. Plotz said. ; “Infant mortality Is exceedingly high ! because of uiider-iiourishmeHl and the | high percentage of contagious diseases.
In large part mothers must resort to
l artificial feeding ns they are unable to nurse their children. In many cities i I saw underfed children, suffering with : diseases, wandering about the streets j i I r i among the Jewish children, largely j t ’ T
j due to tin* oven rowik I conditions In FT jj which they are forced to live, their | SI* \\ i lack of nourishing food and warm ' ‘ clothing, according to Dr. Plot*. I i—^.'Uv/
j Typhus, which killed thousands of I Jeiys lust winter in the worst epidemic ^ *-j, Poland has ever seen will recur again, i yi*/
Complete Line of Supplies
Complete line of latest OKEH Records
Desirable Gifts for the Young Ladies
Ivory Toilet Articles Perfumes and Toilet Waters
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Johnstons and Huyiers Box Candies Flash Lights, Safety Razors, Pocket Books
R. P. Mullins, Druggist
West Side Square
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XMAS CANDIES
he -aid. as conditions arc much worse t /f 1 -./* * 7' Jf2 among the Jews than ever before. ' 5^* v I 2
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“Favus, a contagious skin disen.se. Is now rapidly spreading from child to child," he continued. "In VTlna there are 11,000 ense* among the Jewish children alone. Smallpox, too. Is i prevalent hrdughnut Poland and the j Ukraine and children, with widespread eruptions and temperature, have been seen running about the streets. There are thousands of cases j every year, which vaccination would ; prevent, hut there Is no vaccine." I>r. Plotz told how In Lithuanian villages he found children, six and I seven years old, unable to walk or talk, the result of malnutrition, la regions where whole towns hud been destroyed during the war, lie found families crowded in miserable dug-
outs.
R. L. O’Hair, Pres.
$1,730,514.39 S. A. Hays Vice Pres.
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We will pay you interest on your money or sell you non taxable bonds to net you better than 6 percent and guarantee interest and principle when due.
Vour Christmas gift to tho European child relief collection may help In tavlng a child's life and is earnestly solicited. Send checks to the local committee of the Joint organization! or direct to European Re lief Council, 42 Broadway, New York City.
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\\ e have a splendid assortment of < hristmas Candies ranging in price from 25t per pound and up. Also Apples | Oranges > Bananag anj Grapes. All kinds of nuts.
Some special bargains for Friday and Saturday. 11 lbs Sugar .' $1 00 Big Four Flour, 24 lbs > 1.25 Vandalia Flour, 24 lbs 1.25 Kirk's Flake White Soap, 5 bars 35c Lux, per box 13c Argo Starch, pound box 12c Navy Beans, 4 lbs 25e WHY PAY MORE? 0 J. E. Cash East Side Square
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