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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02
CHILD BORN WITHOUT ARMS
Council Bluffs Parents Hope Childs
Feet Will Perform Duties OF
Both Arms and Legs.

Baby Helen Marie Nixon, three.
months-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. ]. Nixon will never rub
sleepy eyes with chubby fists or suck
a dimpled thumb as other babies do,
for she was born without arms.
The child is perfectly healthy and
normal in every respect except that
in place of arms she has nothing but
cute little dimrle below the point
of each shoulder.
Little Helen's body is that of a
perfect child of three months old,
she has big staring blue eyes and a
crop of baby black hair. Probably
what is best of all there are no shriv-
eled or deformed limbs or scars
where the arms should be; she looks
like a little doll whose maker has
put all his energy and art into form
ing wonderful body and then at
the last moment ran out of material
and attempted to compromise by
leaving off the arms and rounding
and dimpling the place where they
should have been.
The mother first advanced the
theory to her friends that her baby
had become deformed because of an
accident which occurred to one of her
other children three or four months
before Helen came into the world.
At that time one of Mrs. Nixon's
children ran a silver of wood into
her arm and the mother was forced
to hold the baby for several minutes
while the offending splinter was be-
ing extracted.
This theory is secuted by some
doctors familiar with the case, while
on the other hand many say that Il
is quite possible for such thing to
happen. In such cases the phenom-
ena is called maternal impression,
and although members of the med
ical profession are not fully agreed
on the subject it is accepted as a
proven fact by many doctors.
However, as Mrs. Nixon says,
whether it is a case of maternal i'm
preston, NAL position during the
period of CESSATION or one of the doz-
en- other theories, the fact remains
that her baby must go through life
without knowing the use Of arms.
Mother Is Optimistic
"I wept for days when knew that
my baby was deformed, but / am
getting used to it now, it is no use
worrying My poor little girl will
never have arms and when she grows
up and becomes old enough to ask
why other children are not built as
she is it will be pitiful to have to tell
her that she is not normal, but the
Lord is kind and will probably bal
ance nature by allowing my little
girl to have extraordinary use of the
limbs left to her. l have read of
children who could play the, piano
or write with their toes and maybe
Helen will be the same" said Mrs.
Nixon.
The unusual baby lies quietly in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02
WHAT MORE TO BE poNE2

Greater political and social stabiI-
ity cannot come in Europe unless
the United States helps" declares
Edward A. Filene, of Boston. For
heavens sake what are we supposed
to do? Is the United States to take
all Europe under wardship? For
over two years, now, we have been
handing out money and food to
Europe, and by reason of lax immi-
grafton laws have provided a haven
for several hundred thousand of the
most explosive elements OF Euro
pean society. The nation which
suffered perhaps the heaviest during
the war was France. Immediately
the war closed France accepted
Clemenceau's advice and went to
work. The consequence is that
France has never thrust her tin
cup under the nose of Uncle Sam,
she has never sought to evade her
financial obligations to US, ner ex-
port trade has grown by leaps and
bounds so that it is far in excess OF
pre-war days, and her people are
getting back 90 normally with a
speed and determination which might
well be emulated by the rest of
Europe. And Europe can do so If
it will also follow the advice of
Clemenceau-go to work. To hear
men of Mr.. Filene's stamp talk one
would think we were responsible
for the war.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02

fighter is sure enough Of a gamble,
and this is proved often, never more
eloquently than in the case Of the
very last two great fighters OF this
decade, Willard and Dempsey.
But a little while ago both were
hustling for ham and egg ,noney.
Today both are on the sunny side
of easy street.
A tramp year ago, a millionaire
today, you might call Dempsey a
very lucky man, but that is the way
it has been in the prize-fighting
game from time immemorial, feath-
ers one day and chicken the next or
vice versa.
But, while all this seems funny
others have had just as strange an
experience as Dempsy in the fight
ing line.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02
Boring a Hole In Glass.

A hole can be cut In glass sat1sfac-
torily with file provided the edges
have been rounded. The glass can be
prevented from breaking during the
process by mixing one part camphor,
one part ether and one part turpentine
and applying the mixture to the place
where the hole is being bored.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02
Planis Grow Best TranspIantsd.

Plants do not always select the most
congenial habitat, for 1t has been
found that some specimens found
growing modestly on the mountain top
flourish To a marked extent when
transplanted at the sea level.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02
M. o. KINGsBURY

Chiropractor. Office hours 9 a.
m. to IL a. m, p. m. to p. m,
p. m. to 8 p. m. Office over John
sons Grocery. Calls answered day
or night.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02

her cot and apart from an occasional
attempt to rub her little nose on the
covers, acts like child who is per-
fectly normal in every respect.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
Aeross New York State.
tTo BE coNTINUED.)
RInht View Of Life.

1t Is time to get over the idea that
we have to be comfortable because
we were brought up that way, while
others were predestined to misery
and are so hardened to their condi-
ton that we needn't bother. One ef.
feet Of travel--if the traveller is im-
pressionRble. and some travellers are
motifs TO show US that no country
has monopoly Of certain homeIy
virtues that take root and flourish In
the bleakest, as n the richest soil.
Nor is any other country particular
ly interested In our interpretive
studies Of how good we are and our
ingrowing imagination Of our great
ness. Boastfulness is a posture as I'M
lovely for the millions as II Is for one.
Let as give credit 70 others f-r pos
sessing some Of the qualities we ad-
mire so much In ourselVes.--Ex-
change.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29

The Country OF the Sangamon. The
latter was a word Of the Pottawa-
tonnes meaning land of plenty. 1t was
the name Of river in Illinois drain
ing 'boundless, flowery meadows of
unexampled beauty and fertility, belt
ed with timber, blessed with shady
groves, covered with game and mostly
level, without a stick or stone to
yex the plowman" Thlther they
were bound, to take up a section Of
government land
They stopped for a visit with Elisha
Howard and his wife, old friends o.
theirs, who lived In the village of
Malone, which was in Franklin county
New York. There they traded their
oxen for a team of horses. They
were large gray horses named Pete and
Colonel. The latter was fat and good
natured. His chief interest in life
was food. Pete was always looking
for food and perils. Colonel was the
near horse. Now and then Samson
threw a sheepskin over his back and
put the boy on 1t and tramped along
within arms reach Of Joes left leg.
This was great delight to the little
lad.
They proceeded at better pace to
the Black River country, toward
which, in the village Of Canton, they
tarried again for visit with Captain
Moody and Silas Wright, both of
whom had taught school In the town
of Vergennes.
They proceeded through DeKalb,
Richville and Gouverneur and Ant
werp and on to the Sand plains. They
had gone far out of their way for a
look at these old friends of theirs.
Samson's diary tells how, at the top
Of the long. steep hills he used to
cut small tree by the roadside and
tie its butt to the rear axle and hang
CD to its branches while his wife
drove the team. This held their
load, making an effective brake.
Travelling through the forest, as
they had been doing for weeks, while
the day waned, they looked for a
brookside on which they could pass
the night with water handy. Samson
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
WON'T GIVE UP FIGHT
LEGION NOTE DEMANDS HARD.
ING HELPS THE BONUS.
Message to Cabinet Declares Issue
Win Not Down-To Keep Up
Battle.

Washington. July 2S.--Tne Ameri-
can Legion served notice ON President
Harding that the campaign for adj
justed compensation for veterans
cannot be downed," the message be-
ing delivered in person by Gilbert
Bettman, cha irman of the national
legislative committee of the organiza-
ton.
Later Mr.. Bettman handed a declar-
alton of similar import to Secretaries
Mellon and Hoover and Attorney GEN
eral Daugherty, and issued a state
ment which he said contained the sub
stance of what he said TO the Presi-
dent and the three cabinet members.
1t asserted that the history of the leg
iSlation showed both houses in favor
OF 1t, yet the President of the United
States followed the unusual procedure
of appearing before the senate to ask
them for a deferment of the passage
OF the adjusted compensation bill.
1T is our purpose to show the adj
ministration, the statement added,
that the demand for an adjustment
will not and cannot be downed. 1t is
based on simple justice. The Ameri-
can Legion urges the President and
his administration not to stand IN the
way of the early passage by congress
of this measure"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29

tethered, fed and watered their horses
and while Sarah and the children
built fire and made tea and biscuits
he was getting bait and catching fish
in the stream.
"In a few minutes from the time ]
wet my hook mess Of trout would be
dressed and sizzling, with a piece of
salt pork, In the pan, or 1t was a bad
day for fishing" he writes.
After supper the wagon was partly
unIoaded, the feather bed laid upon
the planks under the wagon roof and
spread with blankets. Then Samson
sang songs and told stories or played
upon the violin to amuse the family.
Often II the others were weary and
depressed he would dance merrily
around the fire, playing a lively tune,
with Sambo glad to lend a helping
foot and much noise to the program.
By and by the violin was put away
and all knelt by the fire while Sarah
prayed aloud for protection through
the night. So it will be seen that
they carried with them their own
little theater, church and hotel.
Soon after darkness fell, Sarah
and the children lay down for the
night while Samson stretched out
with his blanket by the fire In good
weather, the loaded musket and the
dog Sambo lying beside him. Often
the bowling OF wolves In the distant
forest kept them awake, and the DOG
mnttering and barking for hours
Samson woke the camp at daylight
and g merry song was his reveilIe
while he led the horses to their drink.
When they set out in the morning
Samson was wont to say to the little
lad, who generally sat beside hin:
well, my boy, what's he good word
this morningT Whereupon Joe would
Say, parrot IKE:
"God help as all and make His
face to shine upon u.s."
"WeIl saidl" his fsther would an.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
FAMINE REPORT is DENIED
Southern States Resent Rumor Of
Epidemic of Pellagra--Washing-
ton Administration Played.

Atlanta, Ga, July 2s.--The South
east resents the statement that fam
Inc condition exists in this section and
that a result Of this famine is an
epidemic of pellagra.
Every state In this section has Of
fered denial of the reports and in
one state eorgia-the state senate
has adopted resolution denouncing
the statement that epidemic pellagra
exists In Georgia as absolutely untrue.
The press Of Florida takes the posi-
ton that the statement made In Wash
ington was for the express purpose OF
showing that the administration has
"magnanimously come to the rescue Of
suffering people"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
NOW He BELONGS TO THE AcEs--sTANTon

Man for the Ages" is Abraham Lincoln I'll
dealing with faetJhstory in the gu It an intimate
1t tells chapter in his life that man can read b, ,
nd tears md wonder. - N "'Hou' sniies
Abraham Lincoln arrived at New Salem in 1sa, a"
fiendless, uneducated penness boy WORKING on d. h
month";" he hi~s-f put it. In he
practice in Springfield In those six transformed bf -
of acknowledged ability promise Of more a. ,I
taton 1t at New Salem that he nickname Of ons
dlostby death Ann W e'ee'eoi tnAt ne
Bachelor of the very few men who cld ;.
book His work is well This will sd =. ~ mlre
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
BEATS WAY TO WASHINGTON
Chicago Ex-Service Man Succeeds in
Placing His Claim With War
Risk Bureau

Washington. July 2s.-Franka II.
Kostak, wearer of the distinguished
service medal and French Crolx de
Queries arrived from Chicago to APP
peal 10 the war risk insurance bu-
reau for action on his disability claim.
Kostak left Chicago July 2, rode
freight trains. wagons and automo-
biles, and walked many miles.
He said that failure Of the lnsur.
ance bureau to reply to letters dur
ing the past year had caused him to
make a personal appeal. He is being
cared for by the American Legion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
DR.. STONE DEAD; WIFE ALIVE
Body of President Of Purdue Univer-
sity Is Found Beneath Ice
and Snow.

Banff, Alberta, July 2s.-The lure
of the Canadian Rockies has claimed
the life Of DR.. w r, Stone, president
Of Purdue university, and one OF the
leading educators in the United States.
Doctor stones body has been To-
Gated damned beneath the ice and
snow of deep crevice at the base
Of Mount Aenon. Guides from the AS
siniboine camp found the body on Sun
day.
Mrs. Stone, who accompanied her
husband on July II when he set out
from the walking tour camp at the
base Of Mount Asslniboine, south Of
Banff, has been found alive.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
RUM SHIP ADvERTISES SALES
Appears Outside Atlantic City Haree-
Mile Limit With 1900 Cases of
Scotch Whisky.

Atlantic City, N. J., July 2s.-The
schooner Marshall of Gloucester,
Mass, has made It's appearance off
Atlantic City, keeping well outside the
three-mile limit, in command Of Cap
tain Anderson, who boasts he has O.
800 cases of the best Scotch whisky
and gin aboard which he will sell to
anyone who ventures out with the
price.
On Monday last he flashed mes
sage to that effect to Atlantic City In
general and since that time there has
been a steady exodus OF the thirsty
souls In every form Of craft that
floats.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
sox PLAYERS TO GO FREE
States Case Against the Accused Men
colIapses When Two Cases
NoIprossed.

Chicago, July 2S.-Five defendants
in the White sox conspiracy trial will
go free. The states case against them
collapsed when the charges involving
Ben and Louis Levi, alleged St. Louis
gamblers, were aolprossed by Assist
ant States Attorney George f. Cor
man. Judge Hugo NJ Friend sought
also to have the cases against Hap
by" Felsch, Buck" Weaver and Carl
Fork Of st. Louis nolprossed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
But it's the Fashion.

Wifey--Aren't you positively ashamed
that your wife and daughter are all
out at the elbows7
Hub--Nope. But I'm ashamed that
they are all cut at the knees--Ansr.
lean Legion Weekly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
ASTRACHAN WITHOUT BREAD
Moscow and Petrograd Citizens Must
Give Up Food to Relieve
Situation.

HelsingfOrs, July 2s.-Durlng the
next five days 30 per cent of the in
habitants Of Moscow and Petrvqrad
win be deprived Of bread to relieve
the famine situation, according to the
Russian newspaper Prayda. A wire.
less from Moscow says the district Of
Astrachan is entirely without bread.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29

Washington, July 2S.-Japan has
formally announced that she win par
ueipate in the forthcoming Washing
ton conference on disarmament and
Far Eastern affairs. Secretary Hughes
announced. The acceptance was de-
scribed as agreeable and graceful
and as entirely along the lines that
had been anticipated by this govern
laent"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-04
PATCHWORK NOT RE-ESTABLISHED
 ON RAILROADS BY LABOR BOARD

demonstrated as never before the unanmity of the opposition to this dcmoralizing system of management, By careful study prepared by men from the shops of the most import ant picccwork roads in the country they showed that they had incontro- vcrtiblc grounds both moral and economics, for this opposition. The railroad managers undoubtedly hope that the continued unemployment has weakened the unity of the op- position since the last negotiations resulted in disagreement.
 Men Through With Piecework
 According to union officials, rail road shop employees are through with pieccwork They will never willingly accept such a system. They will recognize in the recent decision of the labor board that the battle against picccwork is not lost. The struggle for the time being has been trans fcrrcd back to the various systems. There will be disagreements( fol lowed by new submissions to the la bor board containing such an array of facts that the board will find 1t difficult, ii not impossible, to fasten this system upon the transportation industry.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-04
ZIP" SLOAN GOES
 TO HUB IN DRAFT
Red Sox Land Pittsburgh Fireman.
 Regarded as Good Prispect.

Zip" Sloan, pitched of the Hart ford Eastern league club and a "smokc-eater" in his home baliwick of Pittsburgh, Penn, during the off season, has been drafted by the Bos- ton club of the American league, 1t became known this week.
 A check for $2,ooO, half of the draft price, was received for the pitcher by Owner James Clarkin. The remain ing & ,ooo will be paid the Hartford magnate on May I, according to the draft agreement between the minor and major leagues.
 Sloan is regarded as a good big show prospect. lie heaved a ball as fast as any pitcher in the league showed during the past season, dis played d fair change of pace and boasted of a curve ball unequalled by any of the other hurlers. His lone weakness was lack of control, but it Is expected that this will be remedied with a little coaching and the good catching that he will get under the big tent.
 Zip" came 10 Hartford last year, being signed by Dan Howley, then manager of the Senators, from a Smoky City scmi-pro team. He show ed plenty during his 1920 perform anccs but his pitching during the past season cclipscd the performances of all of the other Hartford beavers. Inability of the team to get any runs for him cost Zip" many a victory but, as it was, he finished the season with an even break in wins and losses. BUY ONLY UNION-MADE GOODS
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-04
THREE TEAMS BOAST
 SIX STRAIGHT WINS.
Yale, Lafayette and w. and ]. Lead
 Major Colleges on Grid.

Yale, Lafayette and w. & J. lead the major colleges of the East in the number of football victories as a re- suit of their triumphs in Saturdays s games. Each of the leading three has won six contests without a de feat Penn State, Cornell and George town are next in line with five vic tories each and no defeats. The Navy has won four successive games.
 The records of three elcvcns were tarnishcd for the first time this sea son when Harvard, Dartmouth and Pennsylvania went down to defeat. Harvard lost to Center, Dartmouth was beaten by Cornell and Pitts burgh trounccd the Quakers. AL though the Navy has won only four games 1t is the only eleven which has rot been scored upon this year.
 Cornell leads in the total points as the result of it's overwhelming 50 to victory over Dartmouth. The Itha- cans have tailed 2oo points. Penn State is next in line with IS0 points. Captain Jim Robertson of Dart mouth, managed to retain his posi- ton as leading individual scorer with o7 points by getting his teams only touchdown and resultant goal or Saturday. Mack Aldrich of Yale is right on the heels of the Dartmouth captain and is threatening to dislodga Robertson. Aldrich scored three touchdowns, three goals and helc goal in Yale's victory over Brown 1 bringing his total to 36 points. Hansen, Cornells' left tackle, heads | the list in goals from touchdown:
 with 28 accurate boots from the IS ward line
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-04
RISER, FORMER SCRAPPER OF A. E. F.,
 IS LOOMING BIG
Another of the Boys Stepping For ward for Championship
 Honors.

Another former member of the A. E.. F. is b1ossoming out in the fstiC circles, and we may yet see soldier product ot the army school of boxing become a candidate for championship honors
 He IS Fay Riser of Cumberland, Md, and the mountaineers down there think, with the proper training and handling, that in due time he will be a formidable candidate for either Johnny Wilson's middeweight title or Tommy Gibbons light-heavyweight worlds title.
 But as one former member of the A. E. F. gains notriety another loses out.
 In the last soldier boxing tournaments held in France, just before the A. E. F. came back to this country, Riser and Bob Martin, both worked their way to the semi-finals and were pitted against each other. Martin gained the decision.
 Riser, however, was undaunted and after some more boxing experience and training resolved to go after Martin again. They met in Baltimore recently and this time it was Riser who got the decision.
 Martin is being groomed to fight Champion Jack Dempsey. but 1t looks as though Mir. Riser has taken away Mar tins chances of getting a crack at the Clld1llplOll, LOT llc present al IcdSl
 Riser has been doing most of his fight ing in the south and is practically un- known in the east, but the fact that he not only stayed the limit with Martin but also gained the decision makes the sporting world give him due credit for his victory. Riser is practically a mid dleweight or just under the light-heavy- weight division and went out of his class to fight Martin. This fact alone Is mak- ing the boxing world wonder whether he isn't a good man for Johnny Wilson's or Tommy Gibbons title.
 Martin has been making a reputa- tion for himself right along and has a decision over Frank Moran, who de- feated Joe Beckett in England not SO long ago. He also has stayed the limit with Bill Brennan. It seems now though that Riser has blasted his hones
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-04
LEONARD TRAINS HARD
 FOR TENDLER BOUT

Benny Leonard is training industri- ously for strenuous campaign. The lightweight champion goes on the road every morning and is fast get ting rid of the surplus weight he picked up while resting his injured hand. Leonard may tackle Sailor Friedman in his first important match of the season. When Friedman beat Lew Tcndler over in Philadelphia re- gently he stole much of Lew's thun- der. The Quaker's position as lead ing contender for the lightweight title has been seriously threatened recently and it may be that Friedman evcntu- ally will take his place, as he is one of the few good lightwcights that arc not going back.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-04
BIG DOINGS AT
 WEISSFIELD ON
 THANKSGIVING DAY
Buffalo All-Americans and Williams to Clash in Game That
 Will Pack Park.

Weiss Field at New Haven will cater to what is expected to be the largest crowd in the history of professional foot ball in Connecticut on Thanksgiving Day afternoon when Buffalo A1l-Americans, worlds pro champions, play the Williams A. (. of the Elm City. Extra stands are being built which will bring the seating capacity of the park up to 15,OO0.
 Every man on the Buffalo team was an All-American selection in his college days and most of them captains of their elevens. The celebrities are Elmer Oli- phant, Tommy Hughitt, Leu Urban Heinie Miller, Alexander, 4oungstrom Anderson, Scott, Little Nash and Smith The team has been playing together for two seasons and among its prominent victims are Jim Thorpc's Canton Bull dogs and Charlie Brickley's N. \. Giants The Buffa1oes have never been scored on