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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-28
Science Was Confident

Medical Science in 1914 went forth to war
with confident smile upon its lips. At last
medical men had accepted as law the long dis
puted theories of Pasteur and Lister of pre-.
ventive asepsis, and were eager to demon.
strate the thoroughness of their preparedness.
They knew all about bacteria, they had every
little bug catalogued and classified; they knew
his habits and his methods; they knew that
SO long as cleanliness prevailed no microbe
could get in. Every hospital was immaculate,
not germ anywhere, not speck nor particle
that could even remotely suggest affinity for
bacteria was permitted in hospital areas.
Having fully applied their ounce OF preven-
ton they announced: "Bring on your wound
ed! There will be no infection this tineP' And
oh, what grim disbursement was theirs!
! The wounded came in untold numbers.
Never in the history of warfare had there
been so many, and never such wounds. Though
the hospitals and first aid stations were indeed
sterilized and aseptic the same could not be
said for the cut, torn and gassed soldier. For
weeks before battle he had been tramping over
q terrain long known as the Worlds battle
ground; for centuries the germs Of former
wars had been lurking, gathering, growing
there with increasing venom, awaiting the
opportunity to fasten upon the PROSTATE
soldier Of the next war. The soldiers had
been inoculated against most OF the germs
that were likely to be swallowed, and so long
as they kept whole they were comparatively
safe from microbic attack.
But let the soldiers skin be broken, and
then all the horror of infection burst upon him
in residential fury! A simple scratch from
q barbed-wire barricade in the morning de-
veloped into pus-pocket by evening, blood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-28

poisoning fever in another day, an amputation
or death within a week!
bullet, or shell fragment, or bayonet
thrust would gather some tetanus germs, or
gas gangrene bacteria or other deadly microbes
as it passed through the clothing of the soldier
and would deposit them deep in the tender
est portions Of his body-there to multiply
and breed galloping putrefaction, while he lay
on the field or in shell hole waiting to be
picked up by the litter bearers.
And so the stricken soldier would be brought
to the hospitals to be quickly made whole so
that he might promptly return to his outfit to
carry on some more. They were quite right,
the surgeons, there could be no infection from
within the hospital; medical science had taken
care of that. But the wounded soldier had
become infected at the very instant Of his in
jury. The poisonous germs had eaten well
into him long before he could be brought to
their aseptic Ravens. They had provided
the ounce of prevention but had not even the
fraction of an ounce of cure!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-28

Ask any veteran Of the World War who was
hospitalized after the discovery Of the Carrel-
Dakin Solution, and he will tell you what was
the greatest single accomplishment Of the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-28

upon every type Of germs; upon the tissues
and cells Of guinea pigs, and other living speci-
mems, through day and through night - torn
with the anxiety lest they be too late; unde-
tered by one failure after another. Every
available chemical was applied to every known
microbe that had shown itself in the war hos
pitfalls. They tried thousands and thousands
Of combinations.
And then the miracle came! SurAy a mir
acle-for only by divine indication could they
have come upon such result. In an incred-
IDLY short time after they had been put to their
task, the Little Surgeon" and the Chemist
brought forth from the laboratory watery
liquid that fell like the gentle rain from heaven
upon the fever-burning wounded soldiers of
the Allied Armies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-28
The Turning Point

Inc Little surgeon ana the chemist an.
nounced to their commanders and to the world:
I'VE have solution and a method of applica-
ton that will rid our hospitals and our wound
ed from this dreaded plague of Infection"
They turned gentle flow of the liquid upon
the flaming wounds Of the agonized soldiers,
and 10! the fevers were slaked, the pus disap-
peared, the germs vanished, and war surgery's
cry Of despair and defeat changed to the ex-
ultation Of hope and victory.
The soldier in the field no longer dreaded a
wound worse than death. The Carrel-Dakin
solution, as it was called in honor of its dis
coverers, had changed the war hospital from
nightmare Of agony and horror into pleasant
resting place after the days work.
y In all the war, no feat Of arms had greater
effect to enthuse the morale Of the ranks than
the assurance that the ravages of infection had
been effectively stopped.
" Now, if ever, the Little Surgeon" deserved
the name Magician. He came forth, like
an ancient priest armed with holy water, to
exercise the devils Of disease. He brought
this Magic Fluid into the wards of the hos
pitfalls, where the spectre Of death stalked def
antly, and washed the wounds Of the suffering
soldiers-and the foul places became fair, the
green decay and fetid odors of notifying flesh
gave way to the healthful pinks and glows of
newborn tissues.
The task had been to find something to kill
germs; but they had gone further than that.
Applied to wounds reeking with pus and with
ing with bacteria. this Magic Fluid, with an al
most animate intelligence proceeded at once to
\ attack the pestilential germs and destroy them;
it followed them to their furthermost lairs and
cleansed every Granny and fold of the infected
cavity; it dissolved the carcasses of the dead
microbes and the decayed tissues, and then,
to fulfil the utmost purpose Of its destiny pro-
ceeded to heal the very wound itself by causing
new, heathful and firm flesh to grow. So
surely did it do its work that the war surgeons
and nurses could foretell by mathematical
formula the exact time of hea1ino
Evening star., 1922-07-18
RUSSIANS FURIOUS
At HAGUE ACTION
Summon Before Subcommis-
sion on Private Property
Viewed as Affront.
MAY NOT ATTEND AT ALL
Feeling That Things Are Ap.
preaching Climax General
Among Delegates.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
THE HAGUE, July IS.-At n
pienary session of the nom Russian
Delegates Mt the Hague conference
today 1t was decided to grant the
Russian request for joint meet
ing ON the distinct conditions that
1T would be only for the purpose
of presenting new proposals..
THE HAGUE. July 1S.-Every dele
gate to the Russian conference. now
slightly more than a month old awoke
today with the feeling that things
were approaching a climax. The Rus
sian representatives. were openly fu-
rious at the manner in which they
were summoned to present new pro-
posals today before the joint sub
commission on private property and
sat up until an early hour trying tc
decide whether to attend today's
meeting at all.
They were furious at the European
experts refusal to arrange a general
meeting of all the leaders to discuss
together all the problems before the
conference, and declared that nothing
could be accomplished by holding
separate detached negotiations.
The French delegation has little
ference. insisting that NJ. Litvinoff':
letter of yesterday contains nothing
new.
Meaning Of Letter.
They insist that his letter mean:
that the Russians will not restore
confiscated property and will not tall
| compensation until they are sure how
much money they are going to ge
from abroad Some delegates arr
openly accusing the Russians of seek
! ing to sow discord among the non
Russians. with the idea afterward o
fishing. to their own profit, In thu
troubled waters thus created.
The Russian delegates refused t
attend today's meeting of the join
subcommittee on private property
! Instead they sent letter to the con
ference saying they would attend ;
meeting of the whole conference or /
meeting of the chairmen of the three
subcommissions, but would not dea
separately with any single subcom
mission.
A full meeting of the non-Russital
delegates was called for pm. t.
ueclue On luS dCtloh ~ NC eohSh -
view of the Russian attitude.
In the letter to President Patyi
! of the conference declining to attent
todays meeting, Mr. Litvinoff strong
ly criticized the attitude taken b,
the European representatives in thei
invitation to the meeting as beins
in violation of equality of rights, be
,huse it imposed conditions absolutel!
unacceptable.
Litvinoff declared failure to ar
range a general meeting would meal
the ruin not only of the work of The
Hague conference. but of the Geno:
conference as well. and would de
stroy the hope of millions of men In
all the countries of Europe.
Evening star., 1922-07-18
GERMAN-AMER|CAN
VIEWS RECORDED
Third National Conference
Approves Progressive
Primary Victims.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July lS-The third Ger
man American national conference,
which closed its sessions here last
night, adopted resolutions pledging
support to Beveridge of Indiana.
Grookhardt of Iowa. Frazier of North
Dakota, Lafollette of Wisconsin,
France of Maryland and Reed of Mis-
souri, for United States senator's
The conference also demanded revi-
sion of war treaties: withdrawal of
troops from Germany: approved the
|! inquiry into the alien property Gus
todians office: indorsed constitu-
tional amendment requiring a refer
endum to declare war except in case
OF actual INVASION, and demanded i'm
mediate return of beer and wine.
Heurich Heine of Chicago is presi-
dent of the organization, and George
Sylvester Viereck chairman of the
resolutions committee.
Hail Progressive Victories,
The resolutions began with the
statement:
I'VE hail with delight the victory of
the progressive element in recent
primaries. notably the selection of AL
bert J. Beveridge of Indiana, Col.
Brookhardt of Iowa and eX-Gov. Fra
zier of North Dakota"
support was pledged to those can
didates and to La Toilette, France
and Reed as veterans who have
fought SO valiantly for the preserva-
tion of American liberties"
Another resolution urged the ap-
pointment of a United States OBJ
server TO the neutral court meeting
to determine war guilt, while 9TH
ers said
Wa request the government
to use it's good offices in order to OBJ
a ho INN RI Itof r. 4
occupied Germany of all colored
troops"
Mindful of the sinister consequences
OF our original loans to European bel
MIGRANTS we unequivocally condemn
and shall opposeE3o the limit any loan
to Central Europe which. under the
guiSe of reconstruction, tends to make
the United States the bill collector for
the uncollectlble and fraudulent loans
of the allies, based directly or indirecI-
ly upon the Versailles treaty.
Alien Property Iniqufties.
I'VE greet with satisfaction the first
steps of the administration to correct
the 1niqulties committed by the Gus
todian of enemy alien property.
We note with pleasure the
natlonWlde campaign to remove the
faint of foreign propaganda from our
schoo! DOCKS, propaganda aiming at
denationalizing American citizens and
destroying the Ameriean republic.
We emphatically indorse the amend
ment' to the Constitution proposed by
Representative Voigt of Wisconsin for
referendum before a declaration of
war. except in case of actual invasion
of American territory.
we demand the Immediate Iegalfza-
t1on of the. sale of beer and vine To
end the reign of hypocrisy and cor
ruption which is disrupting the very
foundation of law and order in the
United States"
The conference was held under tho
auspices of the German-American Citi-
zens' League, which maintains national
headquarters here.
Evening star., 1922-07-18
HARVEST TIME FOR SUICIDES FALLS
ON CLEAR TUESDAYS TWZXT 1 AND 2

themselves last year twenty-five were
less than twenty years old, while
throughout the country 85S children
took their own lives and among them
average age Of the boys was sixteen and
they generally used q gun. while the
girls averaged fifteen and used
poison.
Business Life Depressing.
THE growing total of women's sui
cides Is due. in my belief. to women
entering business life. They meet with
harder knocks than they perhaps ex-
pected: they found themselves in a
strange field and often they were not
quite able to see the battle through.
AS women grow more accustomed d
to the give and take of commercial
life. as well as of politics, naturally
their present suicidal trend will
diminish. Contrary to popular theory
do not find that love affairs are a
chief reason with women. Mere lone
illness, the all too common lack of
friends, is with women. as with men,
usually strong motive"
Some Of the motives recorded are
at least peculiar. One. man could not
stand netghbor's piano. Another
could not listen to his wife and a
neighbor talking. A third quarreled
because her husband bought a certain
dress. A man grew morose because
~" WIG "ouAo hol hiSS ulu OH l6dN-
ing in the morning. A woman felt
mo man is good enough for me-"
while a man could not find a suitable
wife" Another man Quarreled with
his wife over name for their new
born baby.
AS for DR.. Warren's methods of
rh"nsing would-be suicides pur-
pose:
Each case is different" he said.
The great argument against the
deed is the sorrow it will cause dear
ones. l do not find suicides usually
insane. They are amenable to rea-
son. The chief thing is to get them
to put the act off a day. Once post
poned the desire usually leaves. And,
as I said before. what most of the
people need simply is 4 friend"
itUpyri.ht lgp..
Evening star., 1922-07-18

This is one of the psychological
kinks of self-destruction noted by
Rev. Harry NJ Warren Of this, city,
founder and president of the Save-a-
Life League. Mr.. Warren annually
meets many men and women who
have decided on self-murder. His
front home, off Central
Park, has been visited and is daily
visited by men and women who are
tired of existence, but who have
accepted his invitation to drop in
and talk 1t over. Sometimes there
nave been thirty desperate clients in
a day. Letters piteous or defiant:
phone calls, Il can't fight it off any
Longer all combine to make up
his day.
His services always are in readi-
ness. He boasts that he has been
universally successful in talking his
patients out of their pessimistic
moods. In round numbers, he said
today some 10000 persons kill them
selves annually. The human per
act now are being thoroughly ana
lyzed by the doctor and his assist
ants.
Unsuccessful Job Hunters.
"Why on Tuesday and in summer"
he replied today. We'll. as for the
hour. | presume it has lots to do
with failure to locate the noon meal.
The Tuesday is because many people
postponed their rash act over Sunday
in the vain hope of finding a Monday
job. They fail and by Tuesday they
realize that another week of un-
successful job hunting is staring
them in the face.
But the summer time and the fine
weather. These mark an exceeding
ly interesting streak in human ma
ture. November, when the weather is
hard and cold. and life generally
harder to sustain, our reports show.
is reasonably free from suicide. 1t
is in July and August that the num-
ber reaches it's height.
There was very startling in
crease in the suicides after the war
but the number is swinging back to
normal The serious problem is the
young people who are killing them
selves OF $40 New Workers who killed
Evening star., 1922-07-18

hooIl anu 1 " SioSN'
BY the same token
the day and hour
are the harvest
time for suicide.
If you are de-
pressed and Ger
man your temp
tatlon rs greatest
If you are de-
pressed and Irish
your temptation
is least. But If
you are depressed. /.
regardless of ma
t / o n a | / ty. the
temptation toward
suicide is strong
est on Tuesday in
summer between
noon and / o'clock,
especially if the
Hfyaneh 10 .1on
Evening star., 1922-07-18

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-It is glori-
Gus summer day, especially between
Evening star., 1922-07-18
Blouses- s-Away Down!

THEY'RE down so low that they are sure to clear
many new ones will you need on your vacation?
$50 Georgette Crepe Blouses,
e-back models and tuck in, styles, trimmed with
dainty laces embroidery dots and fine little tucks.
There are Tuxedo and Peter Pan collars-and lovely
frii stv4es Short sleeves-white flesh and bisque.
$50 to $1,000 Silk Blouses,
To wear with suit sport clothes-the smartest
crepe de chimes and printed crepes, in slp-over and
tie-back models. Attractivey beaded and embroid-
cred in contrasting colors. Round and necks-short
and long sleeves In light and dark eolors.
&. 80 to sS9S French Voile Blouses,
Sheer fine French yoile trimmed with real Irish
Some have Tuxedo and Peter Pan collars; others
display pretty frills and jabots All short sleeves
$50 and SS95 Handmade Blouses, (
French voile that launders beautifully-all
made by hand, with long Tuxedo collars and vestee
fronts Trimmed with beautiful hand -drawnwork and
real hlet lace The long sleeves are hnished with
turned-back cuffs
Evening star., 1922-07-18

$3.50 and $32.50 Shantung Silk Suits
If you want something really cool for tailored
wear here it is. Light cool shantung, beautifully
tailored in unbeted pleated panel and belted box
coat models.
$45.OO and $3.50 Navys Tricotine Suits
Suits you wear on vacation and continue
to late in the fall Longtime 38-inch coats,
with and without belts. Also medium length
panel box coats with one button fastening.
$500 and $500 Silk Costume Suits
Three-piece costume suits-a dress, cape and
suit all in one The dresses straightline
with looped panels or blouse effects. The capes
are long, graceful ripple styles-white tan, navy
and black Roshanara crepe and velette
$500 Imported Tweed Topcoats
That extra wrap that you'll need for motoring
and on chilly days. These imported blister
tweeds in tans and grays-made in mannish sport
styles with big patch pockets and belts.
$65.OO to $500 Dress Wraps
Smart cape coats and wraps-suitable for tai
lored dress wear, with panel backs wing
sleeves and tuxedo revers-or straightline coats
with wide sleeves and narrow belts. Vedyne,
Orlando, Arabella and Pandora, in white, navy,
black tan and sorrento.
Evening star., 1922-07-18

Every one knows the quality of beauti-
full Vanity Fair Silk. Here it is in plus a
inch vests at &1 .05! Hemstitched top. Self
straps. In flesh color. Better get a sup
ply while they last.
The Monett times., 1922-11-24
KINGS PRAIRIE SCHOOL NOTES
By Lee Carlin.

OJ ASCC S0AAhis
The members of the "a" ard "B"
classes have received their gradecards
for this quarters work and all made
satisfactory grades with three ex-
ceptions, those who failed attended ir-
regular.
The requirement of this quarter to
be Regular was SO per cent in de-
pertinent and So per cent in the Cur
riculum. For next quarter the re-
quirement was set by the regulars
themselves in a class meeting/Monday
% per cent in department and sc per
cent in curriculum. Those who made
good for a regular were as follows
Fern Carter, Gaylord Tate, Willie
Long, Lola jackson. Myrl Long, Fay
Carter, Jean Phariss, Lee Carter, and
Ronald Weisman, of the "B" class
Edna Jackson, France Carter and
Dorcas Carter.
Kings Prairie students arm to have
something at the end of the year,
they will never have to pay taxes on
or have taken away from them, name
lv Education.
The Monett times., 1922-11-24
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING
AT FREISTATT

A beautiful wedding was solemn
iEed at Freistatt Sunday, November
10, when az 2:30 p. m. the wedding
bells rang at the Evangelical Luther
an church for Miss Lydia Obermann,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Obermann and Mr.. Richard Worm,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Worm.
As the wedding march was played
by Prof. Biederweiden, the brides
saaius, Hiss Iliidregsrd Worm and
Miss Selma Holt, together with the
groomsmen, Theodore Winter and
Bruno Worm, took their respective
places along the aisles. Next the
flower girl, Elda Oberman, niece Of
the bride, marched forward directly
in front of the bride and bridegroom
The bride was dressed i'll a snow
white Peppolette and carried beauti-
full bouquet of white chrysanthemums
and fern.
Rev. C. Bernthal performed the
well known Lutheran ceremony. The
young peoples mixed choir rendered
a beautiful song directed by Prof.
Biederweiden.
Immediately after the ceremony
reception took place at the residence
Of the brides parents. The home was
decorated with white and pink crepe
paper and large white bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worm received many
beautiful and useful presents. At
8 o'clock bountiful supper was selv-
ed. On the table was large angel
food wedding cakeF decorated with
carnations, chrysanthemums and
ferns. Immediately after supper
hymn was sung and collection, $3.50,
was taken up for the Institution. Prof.
Biederweiden and his choir sang three
beautiful songs for the young couple.
The out of town guests were Miss
Selma Holt and Theodore Winter, Of
Okawville, Ill.,, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Nor
winkl and family, of Lockwood; Mr..
and Mrs. Vessel and baby, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chumbley, of Peirce City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worm will locate two
and a half miles southwest of Frei-
staff, where they will be at home to
their many friends.
One Present
The Monett times., 1922-11-24
OBITUARY

Mrs. Frank d. Davis, nee Eniz A.
Chubb, was born at Casnovia, Mich,
January A, 1863. She was married to
Frank D. Davis, July %, 1883. They
were the parents of four children, all
of whom died. Frances died at Mo
nett and is buried here in Oakdale
cemetery. She is survived by her de-
voted husband and two sisters and
two brothers.
Mr.. Davis began work for the
Frisco railroad company in 1889 and
he and his wife moved to Monet at
that time. They made their home
here for many years, Mr.. Davis, be-
ing an engineer. At the time of his
wife's death, Mr.. Davis was working
out of Alton, at which place they We're
making their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis were both mem
bers of the Presbyterian church at
Monet, but took their membership TO
Springfield when they moved to that
place. Mrs. Davis was a member of
Eve Rebekah lodge and the G. /. A.
lodge at Monett.
Mrs. Davis suffered stroke Of
paralysis when she lived at Monet.
This and complications was the cause
of her death on November II, at
Alton, Okla.
Funeral services were held at the
home of Mrs. Davis brother, G. H.
Shriner, at Lebanon, Sunday after
noon, November 10, and lntermcnt
was made at that place.
A number of friends from Monet,
Springfield, Enid and Alton, Okla,
went to Lebanon to attend the funeral
Mrs. Davis was most excellent
Christian woman aud had many
friends wherever she went.
The Monett times., 1922-11-24
EBENEZER

Oh, this beautiful winter weather.
Oh, how healthy End crisp.
Good services were held at Eben-
ezer Baptist church on Sunday, with
preaching by the pastor, who gave
good discourses.
Elder ]. T. Sanders visited at Peas
ant Ridge, bis old home church, from
Saturday until Tuesday ard reports
a glorious good revival IN progress.
Elder A. c. Crouch is in charge as
pastor and young Loren Crouch is
now doing efficient preaching to the
delight of all. There have been Four
professions to date and three happy
conversions Sunday night and two
left at the altar.
Elder Brown returned home on Sat-
urday from Mt. Olivet, where he has
been assisting Elder G. M. Smith in a
revival and reports three happy con-
versions.