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THE MASON CO-N'FY JOURNAL Marion, O., Drops Party L00nes-Pulling for Harding HOW EUROPE CAN ESCAPE COLLAPSE We Must Aid By Extending Credits, Says Cavison. GRAVE MENACE TO U. S. A. European Ruin Would Involve America---Starvation and Disease Rampant. Des Moines, Ia.--Speaking before the general c.emference of the Metho- dist Eposcopal Church, Henry P. Davi- lon, chairman of the Board of Gov- ernors of the League of Red Cross So- cieties, said: "As chairman of the convention of Red Cross societies corn- [ posed of representatives of twenty-] seven nations' that met recently In I Geneva, I am custodian of authorita- tive reports recording appalling con-I ditions among millions of Imople Uv-I lug in eastern Europe. ] 1 "One of the most terrible tragedies of the history of the human race is be- ing enacted within the brol belt of rritory lying between the BalUo and • Black and rftlo sez. "This area includes the new Baltic :tate--Poland, Csecho-Slovakia, The : Ukraine, Austria, Hun&ary, Roumania, Montenegro, Albania and Serbia. "The reports which come to Ul ie it clear that in these war, ravaged ands Civtgattog hU broken down. )ieesse, bravement and suffering are presen{ in p4"aeticaliy every house- phold, while feed and clothing are in- sufficient to make life tolerable. "Men, women and children are dy- ing by thousands, and over vast once- civilized areas there are to be found neither medicinal appliances nor medi- cal skill sufficient to cope with the devastating plagues. "Wholesale starvation is threatened ,in Poland tlis summer unless she can procure food supplies in large quanti- ties. There are now approximately t250,000 oases of typhus In Poland and rtu the area occupied by Polish troops. Worst Tphus Epidemic In History. "This is already one of the worst typhus epidemics in the world's his- tory. In Galicia whole towns are crippled and business suspended. In some districts there is but ce doctor to each 150,000 people. \\; "In the Ukraine, we were told, ty- phus and influenza have affected most of the population. "A report from Vienna, dated Febru- ty 12,, said: 'There are rations for roe weeks. Death stalks through tthe streets of Vienna and takes un- lhtndered toll.' "Budapest, according to or informa- 'ton, is one vast city of misery and isuffering:. The number of deaths is, double that of births. "Typhus and smallpox have invaded the four coU'ntries composing Czecho- ,Slovakla, and there is lack of medi- cines, soap and physicians. "In Serbia typhus has broken out again and there are but 200 physicians to minister to the needs of that entire country, "Returning to the United States a tfew weeks ago with all these horrors rlnging in my ears, I found myself once more in a land whose granaries were cverflowing, where health and plenty abounded and where life and activity and eager enterprise were in the full flood. - "I asked myself: 'What if this plague and fmlne were here in the great territory between t .Atntic sca- b_card and tll. s.i.si.plLva_l_ley which ray,aged countries and that 65,000,000 of our own people condemned to idle. ness by lack of raw material and whose fields had been devastated by invasion and rapine wore racked by starvation and pestilence and if we had lifted up our vieos and invoked the attention of our broths.re in happier Europe to our own deep miseries aml our cries had fallen on deaf' ears, would we not in our despair exclaim against their hartlessncss.' Only Three Ways to Help Europe, "There are only three ways by which these stricken lands can secure sup- plies from the outside wvvld. One is by payment, one by credit and the third is by exchange of commodities. If these peoples tried to buy materials and supplies in America at the present market value of their currencies Austria would have to pay forty times the original cost, Germany thirteen times, Greece Just double, Czecho- Slovakia fourteen and Poland fifty times. These figures are official and are a true index of the economic plight of these countries. "It is clear, therefore that they can. ot give us gold for the things they must have, nor have they either pro- ducts or securities to offer in return. for credit. If only they could obtain raw material wich these idle millions o {heJr could convert into manufact- ured products they would have some- tMng to tender the world in return for its raw material, food and medicine. But if they hve neither money nor credit how a'e they to take this first great step towards redemption. One half the world may not eat while the other half starves. Hw long do you believe the plague of typhus that i is.king a hideous death toll in Esthonla and Poland and the Ukraine and eat- ing along the fringes of Gezmany and Czecho-Slovakla will confine itself to these remote lands? "Only last Saturday our health com- missioner of New York, Dr. Copeland. sailed tar the other side Just to meas- ure the danger and take precaution against such an invasion. "This is ne menace at our thJ'eshold. The other, more threatening, more ter. rible, is the menace of the world's ill will. We can afford to die. but to be despised forever as a greedy and phari- saical nation is a fate that we must not incur. "The French government has many serious problems to solve, but the French peasantry isworking and the French artisan, while still sadly in need of raw mtterials, has not lost his habit of industry and thrift. "Italy, despite her great shortage of raw material, is looking forward and not backward. Italy can be relied upon to do her part. "England is meeting the problems of .reconstruction Just as those who knew her past should have expected her to meet them. Plan to Aid Central Europa. "It is n for me perhaps to give in detail a formula for solution of the world's ills, but as I have been asked may times, 'What would you do' I am glad to give my own answer. "Accordingly, I would ask: "First. That congrozs immediately pass a bill appropriating a slm not to exceed $500,000,000 for the use of central and eastern Europe. "Second. That congress call upon the president to appoint a nonpolitical commission of three Americans, dis- tinguished for their Character and ex- ecutive ability and commanding the respect of the American people. Such a commission should include men of the type of Oefieral Pershin,g, Mr. IH°ver, or ex-Secretary Lane." I would invest that commissiOn with complete Power. "Third. I would have the commis- sion instructed to proceed at once, ac- compan!ed._pro..per personnel, tc siirvey condi[ons'iff ceftral alibi 0aSX- ern Europe and then act for the rester- atien of those countries under such conditions and upon such terms as the commission itself may decide to be practicable and effective. Among the conditions should be provided that there should be no local interference with the free and untrammeled exercise by the commission of its own preroga- tive ef allocating materials. Govern- mental polities should be eliminated; nnreasonable and prejudicial barriers = Good Ancestors Insure Profits (From Farm Bulletin.) "Good ancestors pay well," says W. S. Murdock. dairy extension spec- ialist of the State College. "In checking up the annual report.of the Stillaguamish Valley Cow Testing Association, located at Arlington, it was found that during the year 1919 the high herd produced 383 pounds of butter fat at an average feed cost of $125 per 'cow, while the low herd produced 227 pounds at a feed cost of $110 per cow. "The value of a cow testing asso- ciation, and the keeping of daily records, 'cannot be overestimated. There will be many men who will be- lieve that such work is unnecessary and if their cows were fed and cared for the same as their neighbors, they would make records too. This report proves conclusively that it is not all in the feed and care, though a good deal depends on these factors. The high. anet low herd in this asso- ciation had the same care and equally good feed; one produced butterfat at the cost of 32 cents per pound, while the other cost 48 cents per pound. The difference between the two herds was 155 pounds of butteffat at a 'cost of $13. "The daily records and the cow testing aoclation brought to light the fact that inheritance counts ev- erything. This cannot be shown with- out records, for both herds may ap- pear to be equal. The high producer has inherited from her ancestors the ability to produce milk and butter- fat, while the low herd failed to shox , that foundation. "Where is there a dairyman that would not bc pleased to get an extra 155 pounds of butterfat for an extra $13 expended for feed?" Bubble Books, nine numbers, each containing n delightful story for the children. Each book contains three 6-inch Columbia Phonograph Records. Journal Stationery Shop. Good logging proposition on Hood Canal, close to water with one donkey between the various countries should and short truck haul, 3 million feet, be removed, and such substantial guar- mostly merchantable fir, stumpage antecs as may he available should be l at $1.50. If interested ask at Journal exacted in order that the conditions 'Agency. imposed should be fulfilled. "Fourth. As to financial terms, I should make them liberal. I would charge no interest for the first three years; for*the next three years six per cent. with provision that such in- terest might be funded If the economic conditions of the country were not ap- proaching normal, or if its exchange conditions were so adverse as to mke payment unduly bui-densome. I should make the maturity of the obligation 15 years from its date, and I should have no doubt as to its final payment. "Fifth. Immediately the plan was ad'pYed I would have our government invite other governments in a posi- tion to assist, to participate in the undertaking. "Sixth. To set forth completely my opinion, I should add that in the final instructions the A,meriean people through their government, should say to the commission: "'We want you to go and do this Job in such a manner as, after study, you think it should be done. This is no ordinary midertaking. The American people trust you to see that it is done right.' "I would also say to the commis- sion: • "'Ue as much of this money as is needed.' Personally I am confident that with the asslstancp and co-opera- tion which would come from other parts of the world the sum of $500,- 000,000*from the United States would be more than enough to start these countries on their way to self support and the restoration of normal condi- tions. "The whole plan, of course, involves many practical considerations, the most serious of which is that of obtain- ing the money, whether by issuing ad- I ditional Liberty Bonds. an fnerease in! the floating debt or by taxation. But I think we could properly say to the treasury department: " 'We know how serious your finan- cial problems are; we know the dif- ficulties which are immediately con- fronting you; we know the importance of deflation, and we know that the government must economize and that individuals must economize, but we also know that the American govern. merit advanced $10,000,000,000 to its allies to attain victory and peace, Cer- tainly it is worth making the eddiUon- al advance in order to realize the peace for which we have already struggled, for nothing ll more certain than that until norm,al Conditions are restored in Europe, there can be no peace.' "Above all things, I would say that whatever action is taken should be taken immediately. The crisis is so acute that the situation does not admit of delay, except with the possibility of consequences one hardly dares con- template. "The situation that I have spread out here is far beyond the lcope of indivtdualrcharity. Only by the action of government, our own and the others whose resources enable them to co- operate, can aid be given in sufficient volume. I am also confident that our action would be followed by the gee. eminent of Great Britain, of Holland, of the Scandinavian countries, of Spain and Japan, and that France and Belgium and ltaly, notwithstanding all ,of their loss, wpuld help to the best of their ablhty." ................ ] ' il 00'i1[ .J V l m - STANDARD OIL COMPANY ---- (OALIFO.NIAI ,i m SMOKERS' HEADQUARTERS Cigars, Tobaccos and High Grade Candies. Guns, Ammunition & Sporting Goods Try our fresh roasted peanuts W. !!. SNITIi All the Daily Papers S H E LT O N INDEPENDENT Auto Stages Leave Shelton- Leave Olympia 7:30 a.m. 8:00 a. m. 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a. m. 2:00 p.m. 1:30 p. m. 4:45 p. m, 5:30 p. na Shelton to Old Kamilche.. .50 Shelton to Snider's Prairie .75 Shelton to Olympia ...... $1.00 Olympia to Sniders Prairie .50 Olympia to Old Kamilche. .75 Olympia to Shelton ..... 1.00 Leaves Olympia from Braeger's Place, opposite BuS Station FRED THOMPSON AND RUFUS DUNBAR Headquarters: Shelton, Hotel Shelton. Olympia, Knox Garage Children's Ailments' FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1920 ISORDERS of the stomach and consfipatlon are the most common diseases of children, r To correct them )rou will find nothing better than Chambcrlain's Tablets.  One tablet at bed time will do the work and will make your child bright and cheerful the following morning. Do not punish your children by giving them castor oil. Chambcr- lain's Tablets are better and more pleasant to take. FOR SERVICE, CALL The:'Olympic Garage Phone 461 A nice roomy car for hire at all hours at reasonable prices. Stop and see our wire-grip fire with a 7000-mile guarantee at the same price you pay for a 5000 mile guarantee. We still have some second-hand car bar- gains. A new Briscoe coming this week. Drop in and see it. PLEMONS BROTHERS, PROPS. That Great Day the Fourth of July, we sug- gest a dish of our delicious ice cream made of white vanilla, topped with red cherry, and some blue-green pistache cream to make up the red, white and blue ef- fect. Our ice cream is nmde from prc flit juices and best materials. PAULSON'S SOFT DRINK STORE SHORTY THE ONLY TAILOR IN TOWN New spring samples have arrived so order that new suit now Cleaning, Pressing and Altering Ladies Gentlemen Suits sponged and pressed , , 1.00 Suits sponged and pressed . . $1.00 Suits cleaned and pros, sod 2.00 Suits dry cleaned and pressed . 2;00 Skirts . . 1.00 Coats ...... 1.00 Jackets 1.00 Pants .... 1.00 Pants spongedand pressed . . Dresses .... . . . 1.75 up Overcoats dry cleaned and pressed 2.00 Fancy Dresses cleaned and Overcoats dyed ...... 5.00 pressed ........ 2.25 up Suits dyed ........ 5.00 J. T. WALSH, Box 216, Shelton WHEN VISITING IN SEATTLE--TRY Hotel Holland Modern and Fireproof Reasonable rates for transient and weekl rates for permanent guests. Fourth Ave. at Jefferson Opposite new court house, four blocks fro depots and docks Eugene Brunner, Mgr. 1 ll ll 1 m il ii m STR, S. G. SIFIPS0N THE SH]LTON-TACOMA ROUTE Single Fare $1.51. Round trip $2.72 (Daily except Sundays) Leave Shelton 7 a.m. Leave Tacoma 3 p. m. The morning trip. connects with the 11 o'clock Tacoma to Seattle boat at Municipal Dock. Passengers from Seattle to Shelton should take the steamer leaving Seattle at 1 o'clock p, m. , Seattle freight Should be delivered to Pier 3, | i i lll00 ,IBANSFORTAIION COHFANY t . i ! i:tl ij :A ::ti I!l if: 1: i I