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Former President Taft Leads in
> Eloquent Plea for Support of
Near East Relief.
To save tli* lives of 800.000 ppoplo
Armenia and other western Asian
■Qtntrles nnd to care for more than
iN),000 orphans who are homeless
tnere former President William How-
ard Taft, Henry MorKcntliau, former
ambassador to Turkey, and Alexander
J. Hemphill, the New York hanker, as
members of the Executive Committee
•f Near East Relief, the former Amer-
ican Committee on Armenian and
Syrian Relief, have issued a Christ-
mas appeal for continued support of
tills organization and Its work.
Near East Relief Is now operating
tinder a government charter arid is
practically alone In the western Asian
field, the Red Cross several months
ago having announced itsi withdrawal.
The Christinas letter, a classic of Its
.taj'l. is as follows :
flfc'Dear Friend—Another little child
has shriveled up and died.
"The mother, creeping hack, gaunt
and cold, from the desert, has put
down the. thin little bones with those
that strew the road and has sunk he-
side thrni, neveS to rise again.
"Only a little child and a mother
nut on the bleak Armenian road ! But
what, is that vision hovering there and
what is that voice the cold winds bear
to the ears of our souls--'J was hungry
and ye gave; me no meat ; 1 was naked
and ye clothed me not.'
"Today—yes, today—while we are
preparing our gifts for Christmas,
many more of these little children—
hot n hundred hor a thousand, but
250,(XX) of them—are still wandering
nncured for and alone in that dead
land, 'their weazened skins clinging In
fear to their rattling bones,' and they
are crying out with gasping breath, 'I
am hungry. T am hungry!' And the
voice of one who watches us as we
prepare gifts to celebrate his birth-
day comes again to the ears of our
souls—'I am hungry! I am hungry!! I
am hungry ! !!'
"Now, the children and the mothers
In Armenia are dreading the winter.
•Just human remnants they are, not
protected, many of them, from the ele-
ments by even the dignity of rags.
The most favored have merely 'shred-
ded rags.' How shall we sing our
Christinas songs and inugn and light
the candles and give beautiful gifts
while that pleading voice cries in the
ears of our souls, 'I am naked and cold
— naked and cold?'
"Rut we can feed and clothe these
perishing ones—some of them before
It is too late. Herbert Hoover has ca-
bled from the Caucasus, 'It is impossi-
ble that the loss of 200,000 lives can at
this day be prevented, but the remain-
ing f>00,0U0 can possibly he saved.'
They need not starve and freeze and
die If we will save them. In the name
of him who saw the multitude 'as
sheep not. having a shepherd and was
moved with compassion toward tliein,'
who exclaimed when his disciples
would turn them away, They need not
depart, give ye them to eat!' open
your heart and purse and give to
these Christians whom he loves, who
ore suffering for him and with whom
be is suffering. They need not die.
Give ye them to eat.
"Fifteen dollars a month will pro-
vide food, clothe-,, shelter and educa-
tion toward self support for one or-
phan child.
"Ten dollars a month will provide
food, clothes and shelter for one or-
phan child.
"Five dollars a month will provide
food for one orphan child,
"i!i' fed ij.OOO hungry people in the
wilderness and said to his followers,
'The things that: I do shall ye do also,
and greater things than these shall ye
dii.' Today nearly 800,000 destitute
Armenians- bis popple -need food and
clothing.
"He took little children in Ids arms
and blessed them. Today will you take
one or more of these sad, cold, hungry
little children of Armenia ituo your
arms and heart in Ills name and give
(hem food and warmth and life?
"What a joyful Christinas It will be
when with your songs and your laugli-
,er y u hear a voice of wondrous
sweetness .^peaking to you, 'O, ye
blessed of my Kathei, I -^as hungry
and ye gave me meat, I waa naked and
ye clothed me; Inasmuch as ye have
done it to these, my brethren, ye have
done it to me.'
"In his tin me.
"Faithfully yours,
"WILLIAM H. TAFT.
"ALEXANDER J HEMPHILL.
"HKNKY MpiiGENTHAU."
For Executive Committer
A want ad will do it
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Near East Situation
Now "Most Desperate
in World," Says Hoover.
® 1919, Underwood
& Underwood.
Herbert Hoover.
Herbert
Hoover, w h o
lias now be-
come a mem-
ber of the Ex-
ecutive Com-
mittee of Near
East Relief,
which is car-
ing for nearly
2,000,000 Ar-
menian u n d
Syrian refu-
gees and who,
if any o n e,
speaks with
he
authority when he tells of hu-
man suffering, says in a formal
statement:
"In my opinion, the situation
in the Near East is the most
lespcrate in the world."
Mr. Hoover has sent a letter
to Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer
Near East Relief, 1 Madison
avenue, New York, in which he
says:
"In accepting your invitation
to become a member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Near
East committee, I do so with
reluctance, but out of a sense of
duty towards one of the most:
ditlicult situations in Europe.
Until some political settlement
can be obtained for the Near
East and some government es-
tablished in responsibility for
the care and .; pat riation of the
Armenian population in the Cau-
casus, this mass of people must
live sheerly by the charity of the
United States. There are in the
Caucasus approximately 1,800,-
(XX) Armenians, of whom* 800,000
are entirely destitute—refugees
from Turkey—and amongst them
a tremendous mass of children.
"I cannot too strongly urge
upon the members of the com-
mittee and their supporters the
critical necessity of concentrat-
ing every possible effort to sup-
port Colonel Haskell's adminis-
tration in the amounts that he
requires; otherwise we shall
witness one of the greatest trag-
edies of the entire war."
Farm and Ranch Loans
At Six Per Cent
I wish to announce to the public that 1 am now connected with a Texas banking institution,
which is under Government supervision, that will make you a loan on your farm or ranch for
a term of thirty-three years with the privilege of paying the whole or any part of the amount
of the loan any time after the first five years, atthe rate of six percent interest per annum, the
total expense of getting this loan being one percent of the amount of the loan for the first year,
thereafter the rate is straight six per cent interest.
Don't fail to see me when you are in town. I am always glad and ready to talk the matter over
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WILL CROW
due 121 days after date, with inter-
est at 8 per cent per annum from
date until maturity, and 10 per
cent interest thereafter, interest
payable annually, and if net paid
to bear like rate, said note further
providing for a reasonable attor-
ney s fee in case oi collection by
suit, said note having been for a
valuable consideration before ma-
turity transferred and delivered
to plaintiff by ,]. L. Pryor, said note
being secured by a chattel mort-
gage on all machinery owned by I
| defendant, such as plows, harrows J
cultivators, wagons, etc., 250 acres I
of spring crop to be harvested!
during the fall of 1918, located on'
land leased by defendant 4 miles
south of Ochiltree, Ochiltrec
County, Texas.
J Plaintiff says that said notes
: were extended to February 1, 1919
I that they are both long past due
jand asks for citation, for judgment
[for its debt, both principal and in-
terest, for- attorneys fees, for wril
Hemphill County Abstract Company
W. D. FISHER and EDW. C. FISHER, Proprietors
CANADIAN, TEXAS.
Complete Abstract of Hemphill County
Satisfaction Guaranteed Office at Court House
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The thot of food not properly cared
for is even worse than food not
properly cooked.
Of course y,ou want that wonderful
satisfaction of knowing that your
groceries, fruits and vegetables
are the best in the land, selected by
experts and kept under sanitary
conditions and delivered to you
free from the least dust, dirt and
taint.
This is the satisfacion we give.
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CANADIAN. TEXAS.
Citation by Publication
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
To the Sheriff or any constable
of Hemphill County—Greeting:
You are , hereby commanded to
summon R. L. Clower by making
publication of this citation once in
each week for four successive
weeks previous to the return day
hereof, in some newspaper pub-
lished in your county, if there be a
newspaper published therein, but
if not, then in any newspaper pub-
lished in the 31st Judicial District;
but if there be no newspaper pub-
lished in said Judicial District,
then in a newspaper published
in the nearest District to said
31st Judicial District, to ap-
pear at the next regular term
of the District Court of Hemp-
hill County, to be holden at
the Court House thereof, in Cana-
dian on the#Second Monday in
January, A.D. 1920, the same being
the Twelfth day of January, A.D.
1920, then and there to answer
a petition filed in said Court on
the 16th day of May. A. D
1919, in a suit numbered on
the docket of said Court No.
1522, wherein Bank of Shattuck
Shattuck, Oklahoma, is Plaintiff I rary Guardian,
and R. L. Clower is defendant, and]The State of Texas,
j of sequestration, for writ of at-
tachment, and for foreclosure of
his respective mortgages, and for
sale of said property and an appli-
cation of the proceeds thereof to
payment of said notes as the law
provides.
Herein Fail Not, but have before
said Court, at its aforesaid regular
term, this writ with your return
thereon, showing how you have
executed the same.
Given under my hand and the
seal of said Court, at office in Ca-
nadian, Texas, this the 16th day
of December, A. D. 1919.
M. F. BLAIR, Clerk,
District Court, Hemphill County
By L. F. Bryant, Deputy.
(SEAL)
Citation on Appointment of Tem-
porary Guardian.
The State qf Texas,
To the Sheriff or any Constable
of Hemphill County—Greeting
You Are Hereby Commanded to
cause the following notice to be
published in a newspaper of gener-
al circulation which has been con-
tinuously and regularly published
for a period of not less than one
year preceding the date ot the no-
tice in the County of Hemphill
State of Texas, and you shall cause
said notice to be printed at least
once each week for the period of
ten days exclusive of the first day
of publication before the return
.day h."'i'co?:
Notice of Appointment of Tempo-
SERVICE
COURTESY
RELIABILITY
CLEAN MERCHANDISE
These are the principles
upon which our store is
built.
4AY WE SERVE YOU?
THE INDEPENDENT
GROCERY COMPANY:
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said petition alleging suit by plain-
tiff against defendant on one note
for the sum of $1301.27 dated
March 30, 1918, signed by defend-
ant payable to the order of J. L.
Pryor, due 180 days after date
with interest at 10 per cent per
annum after maturity until paid,
interest payable annually, and if
not paid to bear like rate of inter-
est, and providing for 10 per cent
attorneys fees if collected by suit
said note having been for a valua-
ble consideration trariferred to
plaintiff by J. L. Pryor before ma-
turity, said note being secured by
a chattel mortgage of even date
with said note and covering 21
head of horses, mares and colts,
situated in Ochiltree County, Tex-
as, and described as follows: 4
horses 2 to 7 years old,weight 1,100
pounds, $600.00; 9 mares three to
eight years old, about 1,200 pounds
worth $1,500.00; 4 mule colts com-
ing 2 years old, weight about 70C
pounds, 3 black, one sorrel, worth
$400.00; 2 coining yearling mule
colts, worth $100.00; 2 coming
yearling horse colts, worth $100.00.
said mortgage including all horses
and mares owned by defendant and
all increase thereof, and all there-
after to bp acquired by defendant
and situated in said County.
Said suit also being on one note
for the sum of $1,126.05 executed
by defendant payable to the order
of J. L. Pryor, dated Jun£l5,1918,
To all pejrsons interested in the
welfare of Paul Ellzey, Carlos
Ellzey, Dwight Ellzey and Virginia
Ellzey, Minors of the deceased
Frank Ellzey:
T. V. Ellzey was, by the County
Court of Hemphill County, Texas,
duly appointed Temporary Guard-
ian of the person and,estate of said
Minors, which appointment will be
made permanent, unless the same
shall be successfully contested at
the next term of said Court, com-
mencing on the 1st Monday in
March, A. D. 1920, the same being
the 1st day of March A. D. 1920, at
the Court House thereof, in Cana-
dian, Texas, at which time all per-
sons interested in the welfare of
said Minors may appear and con-
test such'appointment, if they see
proper to do so.
Herein Fail Not, But have you
before said Court, on the said first
day of the next term thereof, this
Writ, with your return thereon
showing how you have executed
the same.
Witness, M. F. Blair, Clerk of
the County Court of Hemphil!
County.
Given undir my hand and the
seal of safd Court, at office in Ca-
nadian. Texas, this the 31st day of
December A. D. 1919.
M. F. Blair,
♦ Clerk County Court,.
(Seal.) Hemphill County, Texas.
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Loomis, L. P. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1920, newspaper, January 8, 1920; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth125431/m1/7/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hemphill County Library.