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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
The Daily Short Story

two old ladies trudged along as
happily as children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamin and three
children lived in a big stone house
Hamin Hall, on the hill; that is
they lived there summers, but
usually went away early in OCto-
Der to their home in the city.
Let US stay here this year IN.
til after Thanksgiving" MR.
Hamin had said, land see what Z
Thanksgiving dinner would be like
in the country"
"a capital idea" Mr.. Hamin had
exclaimed, but won't il be lonely
without your friends around you?o'
I've thought of inviting poor
lonely Theresa Hanson, Lucy
Bangs, Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson and
others, making them all happy as
possible" replied Mrs. Hamin.
"Goody, goody!" exclaimed the
children. Il wish 1 could make the
little Sawyer boy happy, too, ma.
Another capital idea" laughed
Papa Hamin. Let us make it 4
feast for young and old who need
cheer and comfort"
So the dainty invitations were
sent to the older folks and to the
young folks, which gave happy an
t~icipation before the eventful day.
Aunt Theresa went to the depths
of the old hair trunk for her fiuery
10 e on the dress-in-your-best
day.
There was the green merino she
wore years ago at the last Thanks
giving dinner when William, her
husband. and she, had invited the
Craigs and the Pixies. Son George
was home from college. How he
liked the dress! She would wear
that and the lace collar and cameo
lin, also the white mantle.
Thanksgiving day dawned bright
clear and crisp, without snow. The
Hamin's automobile chugged Ut
the hill many times that forenoon
with the happy passengers.
oh. there are to be children
here. too" exclaimed Aunt Theresa
with joy as she saw the children
gathered in the big sitting room
eating ice cream. 81 always told
William that it never seemed like
any kind of a holiday without the
Tear young hearts,"
The children loved Aunt" Their
esa, and it was they who had nam
ed her Aunt"
Hamin Hall was a gay, happy
place that day. The bountiful din
iter, the games, the musfc-how
good everything was! The laugh
ter of children and the general
good cheer gladdened everyone.
When the happy folks we're ready
to go, Mr.. Hamin said: The in
vitations which you've all received
for today are good for next year,
and SO on. as long as we live in
Hamin Hall. We are thankful for
this privilege Of gladdening your
hearts"
We'll, Pussy" said Aunt Their
esa, as she packed away the green
merino dress that night. this has
been a joyful day. l am thankful
for all my blessingsi"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
The LengIen Fluke.

Captain de Joannis must have come to his
military title honorably. 1t took a brave man
to publish TO France that its adored woman
tennis champion was a gutter. Most of us
who followed with interest Mile. Suzanne
Lenglen's brief record in the states last summer
will be inclined TO keep on the sidelines in this
controversy. Suzanne swings a dangerous
racquet and has demonstrated her ability To
sling a trenchant pen. We feel sorry for the
captain, who was her manager and protector
in the Inflated trip to the states.
Suzanne had the sympathy of most of the
spectators when she retired sobbing and
coughing from the courts after Mrs. MoIla
Mallory had beaten her in two straight games.
There may have been cynical critics who con-
tended that the little French girl was taking
illness. but the reporters were for the most
part finely gallant They preferred to believe
that the slight girl had overtaxed her strength
and because of recent illness was in no ply
steal condition to play. 1t was unkind of the
French Tennis federation to charge the United
upon. Suzanne's succession of disasters. Can
tain de Joannis could have given the assent of
silence TO French criticism of a group of people
from whom his young star received every cour-
tesy. But he was too good a sportsman to re-
main silent. He resigned from the French
whom his own countrymen were ~reviling, thus
demonstrating that good sportsmanship knows
no race divisions or national boundaries
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
The Microbial Theory.

Insofar as it applies to the
causation of those acute conditions
of the respiratory tract known as
cold" the microbial theory has
arrived at this status: All the au-
thorities admit germs have some
thing to do with these common
conditions; some authorities insist
that many of US carry various
strains of bacteria which are capa-
BILE of injecting us-that is, inyad-
ing our tissues-only when our re-
sistance is lowered" by some in
definite aus This theory strikes
me as far-fetched. Although we
know from repeated demonstra-
ton that there are carriers" of
disease germs healthy enough
themselves but capable of infect
ing others with typhoid fever, diph-
liberia or in some instances, per-
haps, other diseases. there is Meth
er evidence to support this notion
of carriers of acute respiratory in
Election nor any particular need for
such a roundabout theory to ex-
plain the great prevalence Of these
conditions.
! DR.. A L. Bloomfield of Baltimore,
learns that none of the common
bacteria found in the nose or
throat have been shown to be the
primary cause of acute respiratory
diseases. The carrier theory would
seem to fall for want of scientific
support.
But another scientific investiga-
ton of the subject made by DR.. W.
Kruse, who reported his observa-
und Schnupfen, Munchen, med.
Wchnschr. 81, :1547, 1914 Ga snort
and a couple of sneez will get
you v e this all right if you're ofa
the language, proves that some
thing akin to a virus present in the
nose and throat of one who has an
actual acute respiratory condition
like coryza or Sol throat will pro-
duce a similar condition when con-
veyed to the nose or throat of a
healthy person. Kruse passed ma
sal secretion from persons with
coryza and the like through I'M
glazed porcelain filters (Which
strain out visible bacteria, but per-
NIT ultra-microscopic organisms to
pass through and found the iltrate
capable of producing a similar dis
ease by incubation.
Persons with diseased tonsils,
decayed teeth and other septic or
~unclean conditions about the
mouth, ose or throat. may become
carriers and spread infection
among their associates for a con-
siderable period following an acute
respiratory infection of their own.
But all Of this pure science di-
rected toward the common cold"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
AUNT THERESAS THANKS.
GIVING.
BY Helen SearIes Marsh.

By Helen Searles Marsh.
| Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Aunt Theresa sat studying the
worn rag carpet on the floor Of the
little sitting room. How faded and
| cid the carpet had become! Why
shouldn't it? For many years ii
had served its purpose. The red
stripe came from the little red
skirt she had worn in the happy
school days. The gray stripes were
pieces of her mothers wedding
gown; the brown, a portion of her
own wedding dress-yes, she could
recall fond memories woven in the
floor covering. The eyes grew mis-
ty, the colored strips seemed to
dance, then faded from sight.
How childish of mel" Aunt
Theresa said aloud, wiping the
tears away with the corner of the
little white apron This is the
time of all the year 1 should be
happy and thankful, 1 suppose; buc,
somehow, Thanksgiving week
doesn't seem as it did once. It's
been so long since I've had a
1bdAhSSlNIu6 ullAcI-hilu COIL
Pany about-to cheer"
She glanced around the tiny
room. The alright stove was send
ing out warmth, and she felt thank
full for that; the geranium had two
new red blossoms which cheered
her; the big yellow cat was sleep
ing comfortably at her feet-a com
ranionable cat, too.
Nearly half past nine, Pussy
Aunt Theresa had the habit of talk
ing to the yellow cat-"time for the
stage. I'll jest slip on my things
and be ready by the time the mail
is open"
She folded the little apron care
fully and put it on the work bas-
ket, slipped the best black skirt
over her shoulders, tied the black
and white fascinator securely about
her head, and went out into the
cold.
Twas an event in her lonely life
to go to the postoffice for the pen
sion envelope.
Good morning. Aunt Theresa"
said the kind postmistress as she
passed her the long, yellow docu-
uGnJ. uldu W SCS yOU Ills L4OI IL
ing. Wait, here is another letter
for you" She passed Aunt Theresa
a dainty violet envelope with a rich
purple seal on the back.
Dear me-" said Aunt Theresa,
excitedly, scanning the envelope,
how l wish l had my reading
glasses with mel"
Perhaps 1 can tell you what's
in mine, as l have one jest like it,"
said Miss Lucy Bangs-Miss Lucy
was a maiden lady who lived acros
the way from Aunt Theresa's. She
hrrriedly tore open the envelope
(she intended to keep the purple
seal). The scent of violets came
with the folded sheet. She read
eagerly. Its an invitation to Mrs.
Hamin's house for Thanksgiving
day. Did you everi" she exclaimed,
peering over her glasses at Aunt
Theresa. Il noticed DR.. Browns
wilder and Sarah Butler got one,
and there's n in old Mr.. Libby's
box, yes, and there's one in Mr.. and
Mrs. Henderson's box, too. Now
isn't that good OF the Hamins to
do such a thing?"
"Jest walk along with me and
come in a SPELL" said Aunt Their
esa, land well talk it over. It'll
seem dreadful good not to spend
Thanksgiving day aloneTeh?~ The
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

The administration might look into the re-
port that a Chicago-New York syndicate has
Just signed an agreement to provide a loan o.
$50, 900, 900 to Picking in return for a 20%year
monopoly of China's wine and tobacco revenue.
This is the sort of thing that keeps China in
economic slavery. No agreements reached at
Washington to free China from her bounds
will be worth much unless the governments
undertake to restrain their nationals from tying
China's wrists.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

China and Turestan il would seem
that Houei TIE, a wealthy Chinese
merchant Of the fifth century, orig
mated the idea, an extract rom
one Of the 10000 or o rolls Oh
MSS. being as follows. Libraries
| have given by the score. l nave
scattered them yer all the III
and the light Of learning may new
er be dimmed and that the Craze
full may do honor 10 memory az
long at Buddha lives. Into daIh
places have l thrown the light anu
the light will be with ne forever,
0. In auction bridge, which sac
wins a rubber. the side that NIns
two games or the side which maze
the most points? l. N C,b
A. The rules Of the WHIST ~
of New York for 1920 say thai luo
side which wins more points IS t1S
winner of the rubber. TINS Is
change from the rule in ioFce a
that time which was that the slI0
winning two games won the IHD
Der. this making the espresso
"winning a losing rubber pos'f
Bile.
O. What is used in the mana-
facture of fiber phonograpn IS'
dies? ". II. hat
A. The forest service says ina.
in most cases fiber needles -.
manufactured from foreign ny
cal woods which are closely ~T
ciated with bamboo.
O. Did the knights Of old. "e@i
both chain and plate amor
A. Plate armor vas worn IL Dlt
tIe and tournament, while CLa
armor was worn at times VIZ
there was possibility of chance Gu
counters and to prevent assassiA4
ton.
O. When was the talking Ina
chine invented? C. s
A. An apparatus for the TeCo e.
ing of the human voice was An1".
as eariv as the 18th century W.T.
such a device was made by
bertus Magnus. the philosoPE[
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
CIR Tnimhatntr
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT KNEMY.
DULL ARE
VIC plsrNrKRs THE USIovKD CUES
EEwAREI |
Ballad of the 1Best Known Writer
in the World.

Daltdu Vi tHO Dteb H~@pO
i'm the World.
o there be many who admire
b things the Bard OF Avon writ:
OF Homers stunning of the Tyre
They both had class, l must admit.
Boccaccio Jared the world a bit;
But here is one who sounds their knells:
He really gets away with it
/ sing the praise of II. G. Wells.
He tells the world in words Of IRE
The things for which it is not fit:
He rouses all the critics ire
And makes a most tremendous hit.
He's both philosopher and wit,
Our murky brain-fogs he dispels-
He really gets away with it!
l sing the praise of H. G. Wells.
He leaves all others in the mire
OF literary muck and grit:
He gaiIy mounts the "snow-capped spire",
Nor ever tumbles in the pit
While far below the others sit
And try to weave their luckless spells
He really gets away with it
1 sing the praise of H. G. Wells!
ENVOI.
All. Prince! 1 think it must be pref
Ny soft to write the stuff that sells
And really get away with it -.
1 sing the praise of H. G. Wells!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
FIND OLD STAMPS,

Paris.-A great discovery of
Turkish stamps is reported from
Constantinople, where a packet
numbering $4,000 examples OF the
easiest issues has been found in
the archives of the finance min
istry. These early Turkish stamps
are said to be rare and much sought
after By collectors and it is believed
that the discovery of such = guam
tity at one time will affect the
stamp market
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

Out in San Francisco there died the other
day a man who held Abraham Lincoln's hat
while that great man made his memorable
address at Gettysburg. Perhaps 1t was the
memory Of that great honor that kept him alive
ali these years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
HEALTH TALKS
William Brady, NJ.
Noted Physician and Author.

probably seems loves labor lost
Time for Us to begin to search fol
innocent carriers after we snail
have convicted the guilty dtstribu'
tors of such infections whose evil
work is already too well known tc
all the world-persons coming
down with, ill with, or just recov
Iering from alleged colds" who
persist in exposing to infection al
who must come in contact with
the mat work or at play. The car
riers, il any, can>~ait until we have
the general public educated con-
corning the communicability and
the danger of the so-called COM
mon cold.
Questions and Answers.
What Would You Do?-If you
were an old woman, 60 years old,
with a loose kidney way down in
your abdomen, burning like a coal
of fire, pulling down on your back
until you were ready to holler,
what would you do?
MRS. A. L. H.
<AAS W.T. nOlACI-1Ot lAO wv
tor. But I'm darned if Id be an old
woman at so.
One OF the HaIlowed Myths-Is
there any truth in the saying that
an expectant mother should not
have a tooth extracted or filled, no
matter how badly decayed it may
be, or how much it may ache?
MRS. C. L. S.
Answer-One of the important
things for an expectant mother to
do is visit her dentist and have her
teeth kept in good condition, by
whatever surgical treatment the
dentist may deem necessary There
is danger in neglecting this duty
none whatever in attending to it
The Adhesion Business am a
girl II years old. Four years ago
1 was operated on for appendicitis
About two years ago 1 began hav-
ing pains in my stomach after
eating. The doctor had X-ray neg
atives made, and said l should be
operated on again for adhesions. ]
had the second operation in August,
and now l am not feeling any bet
ter at all. Please tell me what ]
can do to overcome the pains.
A. M. NJ.
Answer-Without knowledge OF
the cause of your pains, l amSun-
able to advise you. Operations IN
dertaken solely to relieve what the
doctor assumes to be adhesions,
seldom prove happy, and aside from
distractions of the bowel, a dag
nosis of "adhesions." with or with
out X-ray support, is III which
would never suffice to make me
submit to operation-and 1 am per-
sonally rather fond of being oper-
ated on.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

Marie J~eritza, the latest operate sensation,
declares that she prefers her art to men That's
what they all say, but the fair Marie eventually
will take the same route that all of her sisters
have taken, the route that leads to the marriage
altar.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
MONDAY. DECEMBER s5, 1921.
Billy Sum.

Billy Sunday, at SO, says he feels IKE a eo''
And it might be said, without betitthng MS
manly qualities. that he acts like one.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

The great problem that confronts friend
wife at the Christmas season is in selecting a
gift for friend husband that will not look cheap
and still please him by its inexpensiveness when
he receives the bill.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
Argus Bureau

(Any reader car get the answer to M question BY wrtHg The ARGUS InaHns
los Bureau Frederic :. Haskin. Director. Washington D {. Give full lame aN
address and enclose twocents tamp Tor return postage be brief Al inquiries A.
cOnhdennaL the replies bang sent direct to each Individual 30 afs"Ion VII a
paid to anonyuou htteEsJ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

H good old Lunnon Times canned Mr..
Wells because he didn't talk nice about France.
English papers consider themselves responsible
for everything printed in their sheets and as
the Wellsian views didn't iibe with the Times
editorial opinions Mr.. Wells had to go. A
colyumist would have a lovely time on a Lon
don paper-for he wouldn't be a regular col
yumist if he agreed with its editorial columns.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

LLamped by E. F. in The August
With the inauguration of wireless
grand opera by Mary Garden, director
general of the Chicago Opera company,
three hours entertainment is furnished
five months a week.
MIN reports that while passing through
Charlottesville, Ind, she saw this sign: "B
Canine & Sons, All Kinds of Fresh and Salt
Meats" And of course you can guess what
she said about it Yes, that's it-"bow wow!'
Min also sends US a copy of the b~ullfrog-
Ford-I. W. W. sock-grasshopper recipe for
hooch. a portion of which reminds US of the
Englishman's alleged prediction for spelling
a good story. Strain through an /. W. w,
SOCK" writes Mir, ito avoid fermentation"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-29
EZeUen Soldiers Of
 4. 4. z. Executed
All Were Punished for Atrocious Crimes While Death Sentences of Fifty-one Were
 Commuted

q distinguished French professor Crime committed near Chateau Thie:ry Oct 27 1918. Soldier execut- ed April {. 1919, following approval of sentence by General Pershing
 8. White soldier attacked an eight-year-old Belgian girl Crime committed Oct 29, 1918. Sentence approved by General Pershing and soldier executed April 26. 1919
 g. White soldier murdered another soldier Crime committed near Dion. Jan. 21, 1919. This man was hanged at Gievres. the town that figures prominently in the Watson charges No other soldier was executed at that place. Following approval of sentence by General Pershing the murderer was executed June 20. 1919.
 1o-l1. Two negro soldiers at tackled a French girl in small town in the Department of the Mouse They also killed the victims father, who was trying to protect her. Crime committed Feb Is. 1919. Sen tence approved by General Pershing and men were executed June 20. 1919.
 MANY SENTENCES comMUTED
 These eleven cases, said Colonel Bethel, as he concluded reading the list. are the only ones in which the sentence of death was carried into effect, and in each instance the rec ord of the court martial was person. ally reviewed by me after the sen teuccs had been approved by the division and corps command CTS. In every instance read the complete record three or four times before making my recommendations to General PersHing
 "Nll in all. the death sentence was imposed in siXty-two instances. In twenty-tw0 cases General Pershing commuted the sentences to long terms in prison and in the other twenty-nine cases President Wilson commuted the sentences.
 'T wish to emphasize the thor oughness with which these cases were studied. In no instance was sentence carried out until the high est authorities in our army had passed upon the evidence and Cen cral Pershing had. after carefully studying the record and all the at tending circumstances. approved the verdict returned by the court mar tial"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-29
LILIOUKALINA'S FRIEND
 IS DEAD AT OLD AGE

HONOLULU. T. H., Dec. 29.-An- other of the few remaining links which bind Hawaii to it's glorious past has been severed by the death of Mrs Wakeke Ululani Heleluhe. for thirty years a retainer and close personal friend of the late Queen Lilioukalani.
 Mrs Heleluhe. who was nearing her eight-frst birthday. belonged to the old gentry of Hawaii. She was with Queen Lil." as the late mon arch was affectionately known, when she was princess. through her years as ruling monarch of Hawaii, and, still faithful through her declining years following the disruption of the monarchy and the subsequent annexation of Hawaii to the United States. She at one time accom- panied the late queen to Washing ton.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-29
UH(TXKl1S

For good laugh, Mack Sennett presents his seyen-reel comedy. "A Small Town Idol" Ben Turpin as sisted by 1000 pretty girls, the pick of Long Beach is at his best. This picture is one of the biggest com edies produced and produces the greatest laugh, so don't miss it at the Empress tonight.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-29
SPANIARDS PRACTICALLY
 ARE IMMIGRANT ALIENS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. - Span iards and those of Spanish blood, like the Cubans. are practically barred as immigrant aliens to the United States under the per cent immi- grafton law.
 Spain's quota under this law, based on the 1910 census of Spanish alien population of the United States, is G6s immigrants a year. During the year preceding application of the per cent law Spanish immigrant aliens admitted numbered 23,666.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-29
BLIND BUYERS

Who gets the most for his money? The man who buys blindly or the fellow who who reads advertising and dis covers the things he really wants and needs?
Evening star., 1921-08-15

too much to do with a pitchers won
and lost average to define it as test
OF players real personal skill.
In 1919 he won ten games and lost
seven, with a percentage Of $50. and
in the earned run rating he was fifth
in the league. That seemed such a fine
performance, after he had been out Of
major league base bah for so long.
that he was complimented all over
the United States upon it.
Adams leads the National League
pitchers right now, and is going ahead
so successfully. and with such a show
CT strength, that it is possible for him
to do better than ever. He Is the only
National League hurler to have won
nine games in succession. and has
done all that a dozen years after he
was accredited with being in his prime.
If he accomplishes rI~~c :" t"
has he will still be one Of the years
sensations.
One Of the best things about his
pitching Is that he is not a user of
anything which brings out a freak re-
suit. He pitches base ball in the good,
old fashioned, orthodox manner, exact
ly as they hurled it when there were
great pitchers like the men Of his time.
twelve years ago. No splitter. no
shine ball. no emery paper and no
stitch cutting.