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DR. THOMAS T. JACKSON.
- When the spirit of man has passed
through the mists that enshroud our mortal
life into the new and larger existence that
lies beyond our eyes and mental grasp it
is usual to estimate the loss of the com-
munity as confined more or less to a
single sphere. It is seldom that the de-
privation is felt beyond one phase of human
endeavor.
Occasionally' however society loses one
who is a part of it in all directions and in
every aspect of usefulness and efficiency.
Jn the death of Dr. Thomas T. Jackson
San Antonio has suffered a loss of this
kind and no matter what good fortune may-
be hers hereafter she will forever be the
loser in that she will never again feel the
direct impulse of his strong helpful and
hopeful spirit.
Of Dr. Jackson’s social qualities there
is small need to speak. The number of
his friends was the number of those whO|
knew him. He was the best loved and the
most loved man in San Antonio.
He was one of the leaders of his pro-
fession and despite the demands of a large
and constantly increasing practice he was
never too greatly occupied to step out of |
his way to do some kindly generous service
for those who could render to his medical.
and surgical skill little return beyond their'
gratitude and affection.
A member of the medical staff of the
armv in three wars he made a record for
ability in the field that brought him the
highest professional credit and personal
honor. . . .
To the demands made upon his civic
pride and sense of patriotism Dr. Jack-
son invariably made quick and Juli re-
sponse. He was a good citizen in every
sense and in every meaning of the word
For years he carried with him the knowl-1
edge that the call might come to him at
any place and any time. His professional
skill gave him to know that there comes a
time and a condition when medical knowl- j
edge is of no avail and medical science
holds no hope of relief. For a long time
as his intimate friends well knew he faced
a hopeless situation with a calm and un-
troubled spirit. He was truly a gentleman
unafraid the embodiment of a courage so!
deep and strong that it was unaware of
its own existence.
; To San Antonio his loss is a blow that
Jn many ways will never be made good )
i The elevating influence of his cheerful.)
loyal helpful personality promised much to
the city in days to come. He hoped greatly.
. for San Antonio and while she will here-)
: after be deprived of the warmth of his
presence she will still have the inspiration
of his memory—a kindly generous man.
a skilful! surgeon and able physician a.
highminded public spirited citizen a brave
•oldier a gentleman always.
C M" i
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OUR MEN IN SIBERIA.
For some reason which has never been
made entirely clear the United States is)
maintaining a detachment of soldiers in
Siberia. The reason given for their presence
there is that they are keeping open the
Siberian railroad. Just what interest the!
United States has in keeping open the
Siberian railroad has never been made pub-
lic. We had no especial interest in that line
of road before the coming of the great war.
and it is somewhat puzzling to understand
what interest we have in it now.
The somewhat vague announcement has
been made that the aid of the United States
is necessary in keeping open the railroad
It is of course possible that American
capability might in time be able to make
something out of the Siberian railroad but
By just why we are called upon to spend a lot
. of money in this particular enterprise has
never been made clear to u;
The Russians do not care for our help
fn this connection and they have made no
Mrticular "bone ’ a - |g us know
that Uiy *• "" • • nmne and re-
main then. Ntgi or ■ " Jv. thev be-
lieve themselves ran ol <>! lr n-'lin" t’o ir
own railroad : nd tin . ’ t > !>■ T ved
to work out their < v " -tlwt p
The JaiEU.cs- f •■<< ri Sil-;ia also
SATURDAY.
and while their diplomats write polite notes
to the American government the Japanese
soldiers plainly show that they resent the
presence of Americans in Siberia and over-
look very few opportunities of letting their
resentment appear. In all ways they are
harassing and annoying the Americans.
It is perhaps natural that the Japanese
should feel in this way. They know that
they are anxious to grab off as much of
Siberia as they can possibly get and natur-
ally they think the United States is moved
by the same ambition. They are all wrong
but that does not alter the situation.
It must be further said in justice to the
Japs that we would feel distinctly resentful
if the Japanese were to send a detachment
of soldiers into Mexico and announce that
they were there for the purpose of putting
the Mexican railroads into shape. There is
no doubt that the Mexican railroads need
repairs but we would not feel kindly about
it if the work was undertaken by the Jap-
anese. We would certainly be of the opinion
that Japan was seeking to get control of a
country close to our borders and we would
not have it. The Japanese feel that way
about our soldiers in Siberia and no mat-
ter what we say they are going to remain
of the opinion that we are there to grab off
something for our national advantage.
The question then is whether it is of suf-
ficient advantage to us to have the Siberian
railroad “put into shape" to risk the crea-
tion of a dispute with Tapan. As we have
no direct interest cf any kind in the Siberian
railroad the chances are that it would be
more to our advantage to bring our soldiers
home again.
We don't know what we are in Siberia
for. but we do know that we better get out
of there.
SYMPATHY FOR CARPENTIER.
An editorial recently published in The c
Light seems to have excited far more public s
interest than its merit called for. A number c
of gentlemen have addressed communica- t
tions to The Light some approving and t
some objecting to the viewpoint taken.
The editorial referred to the probability 1 t
that a prizefight would soon be arranged c
between Jack Dempsey and Georges Car- ‘
pentier the famous French fighter who re- r
cently defeated Beckett the champion of a
1 England. The view was expressed in the c
editorial that Mr. Carpentier was entitled to)
a few sorrowful thoughts because of the I 1
extreme probability that Mr. Dempsey will i s
knock his blooming block off.
One correspondent who seems disposed) 1
to measure the standing of every man in| s
every walk of life by what he did in the:' 1
war writes in a rebuking tone that Mr. *
Dempsey is not entitled to sympathy be- t
cause he was not fighting in the ranks dur- t
ing the war and that all his sympathy is '
with Mr. Carpentier because of the brilliant '
war record made by the French fighter.
The Light is unable at this particular J
i moment to give the facts relative to the j ?
[war record of Mr. Dempsey but it has the 4
idea that he did what he could and that he a
did not fight for the same reason that many 1
other perfectly good Americans did not <
fight. That reason is that they were not *
given a chance. The Lklht is'not vouch-
ing for the facts of Mr. Dempsey's war '
[record but it has the present impression ‘
that it was fairly satis factor.-. It is not J
j however taking any particular stand in re-) '
■ lation to it because it knows very little (
: about it. ['
It is respectfully submitted however that) *
this particular correspondent is confusing)’
J sentiment and business. The Light is not '
[able to discern how the fact that Mr. Demp-]
sey had no war record—granting that he had ‘
inone —is going to deaden the force of any)'
I blow he may happen to land upon the point
| of Mr. Carpentier's jaw. Neither is The *
I Light able to see how the fact that Mr *
. Carpentier as a brilliant aviator is to avoid '
[being projected somewhat into space if Mr. •
j Dempsey does land that particular punch. '
The possible fact that Mr. Dempsey did
। not make war in France does not prove at {
{all that he cannot make war within a ring. '
j As for the correspondent’s statement that 1
he sympathizes with Mr. Carpentier—that *
[is certainly his privilege and The Light '
fails to see why he should object because '
The Light was doing the same thing. Be- i
sides. The Light is somewhat of the opin-)
ion that Mr. Carpentier is going to need all)
the sympathy he can get. However that) 1
is one of the things that onlv the future can j 1
itell.
Another correspondent objects to the edi-)
torial on the somewhat nebulous reason that:
{Mr. Dempsey i= a Catholic and favors the
Irish Republic. The Light has not the most.
Iremote idea of the religious faith of Mr .
Dempsey nor does it know anything what-1
.ever of his political views as to Ireland or
) Iceland or any other land. It likewise fails;
to see what influence religion and politics
lean possibly have on Mr. Dempsey’s power:
■ to punch. !.
Still another correspondent says that the;
•statement made by The Light to the effect '
that America has always produced the best)
and greatest fighters is not correct and
cites Bob i'itzsimmons as a proof to the!
contrary Mr. I'itzsimmons was undoubtedly)
one of the great fighters of all time and
there is much legitimate argument that can
j be advanced in favor of the statement that
1 he was the greatest fighter that ever lived —
>|and Mr. Fitzsimmons had the misfortune to
be born outside the United States of
-: America.
! However. Mr. I'itzsimmons did the best
J of his fighting in America and the onlv
i ■ .pie who ever defeated him were of
' American birth. If an exception is to be!
>;made in favor of Mr. Fitzsimmons—it mayl
be claimed that he is the one exception that
proves the rule.
The Light when it produced the Car
pentier editorial had no thought of injuring
the sensitive feelings of any gent what fol-
lows the doings in the ring but it adheres
confidently to the faith that the American
with a sprinkling of Irish blood is the best
prizefighter in the world. And if Mr. Demp-
sey has not the sprinkling we do not under-
stand where he got the name he bears.
HTLD CHILDREN.
In such a tremendous social convulsion as
the great war which involved almost all the
nations of the world it will be long before
all the main facts concerning its origin
progress and close will I* known. If this
is true concerning the chief episodes it is
far more correct as to the countless side
issues and events that were connected with
it. Some of these will come to light from
time to time but many others will never
be heard of at all.
There is for example the great inarch
of the Czecho-Slovak soldiers who were
once members of the Austrian armies then
prisoners of war to Russia and finally sol-
diers for the allies. They marched and
fought in Austria and Russia and finally
after they regained their freedom they
tramped through Siberia marching thou-
sands of miles and fighting great battles
.that have never even received a name so
far as we know. Their experiences are one
of the great stories of the entire war and
yet we know little or nothing concerning
them. We have nothing but the barest out-
line of what they did and of what hap-
pened to them.
Out of Siberia has come another most in-
teresting sidelight on the results of the war.
This is something that fairly staggers the
imagination but it is vouched for by Ameri-
can physicians and nurses of unimpeachable
standing and as there is no reason why it
could not be true there is every probability
that it is true at least in all essential de-
tails.
This story is to the effect that in Siberia
there are many thousands of "wild chil-
dren.” These young people are said to have
formed themselves into bands which are
roaming the country pillaging and robbing
and at times committing the greater crime
of murder.
These bands of children had their origin
in the Russian revolution that not onlv de-
stroyed their families but the financial for-
tunes of those families as well. It is said
that when the tide of Bolshevism began to
sweep over the land many Russians of
wealth believed it would be wise to send
their children to Siberia where they would
be out of the way of harm at the hands of
the Bolshevists. Many thousands of them
were accordingly sent to that part of the
world it is said and their parents for a
time sent money for their expenses. Gradu-
ally as the» vast tragedy of Bolshevism
gripped all of Russia by the throat the
parents of these children lost their money
and many of them their lives. The remit-
tances no longer came there was no one to
care for the hapless children left practical-
ly alone among people who cared nothing
for them and gradually they were thrown
upon their own resources. It naturally fol-
lowed that the chief expedient of these
children when it came to a question of get-
!ting food was to steal it. When they were
I caught some of them were shot by order
lof the Bolshevists and the others fearing a
'like fate formed bands for mutual protec-
[tion in order that they might rob others
with more impunity and greater results.
i The natural result of this train of cir-
! cumstances was that all over parts of
> Siberia bands of child-outlaws came into
being and some of these organizations be-
came so strong and lawless as to terrorize
entire sections. When captured the majority
of them acted like wild beast bit. scratched
and spit at whoever tried to hold them or
restrain them in any way. The authorities
have been able to do little or nothing to con-
trol these youthful robber bands and they
are said to be growing larger and more
numerous. The pity of it is that many of the
original members of these bands are children
of people of culture wealth and standing in
the Russia that existed before the revolution.
Of all the tragedies that have come into
! being through or because of the great war
1 there is none that seems more hopeless or
[more pitiful than this —the wild children
of Siberia.
oo
A* Beaeenieth Men.
We heard her a mile to west‘a rd— the
liner that cut uh through —
As crushing the f<< at a twenty-jog ihe
drove with her double screw.
We heard her a mile to wert’ard as she
bellowed to dear her path.
The grum. grim grunt cf her whistle i
I/eviathan’H growl of wrath.
We could tell she was aimed to bmaeh
us wo clanged at our little bell.
But the Kouud was shredded bv screaming
wind and we simply rung our knell.
1 And the f<«eble breath that acreamed at
death through our horn was beaten back
And ve knew that doom rode un the sea
toward the shell of our tossing smack.
Then out of the fog she thundered the
liner smashing to east:
Her green and her nd glared overhead
and her bows were spouting yeast.
; The eyes of her reddened haw se-hdes.
her dripping and towering flanks
I Flashed with no gleam of mercy for her
quarry on the banks.
She M.*ornfully spurned us under the
while her whistle brayed.
Nur h'-eded the crash of our little craft
nor the feeble chirp made:
And as down we swept her folk that
slept—they slumbered serenely still;
And even the lookout on the bridge
scarce felt the thud and thrill.
And ere the lifeboats reached ns nod
gathered our scattered few.
We saw that night what lo.ig we*<?
known that n Glo'ater fishing crew.
I Rude and rough and grimmed nnd xniffcd.
had calmly shown again
। That on sea or sod they <mu meet their
i <jo«l in the way that beaeemetb men!
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
To the Editor:
In the name ot all the gods that even
the Greeks ever knew can anyone ex-
plain why we arc now to have another
"wood shelling" here by the Anti-
Saloon League?
Are not the war-time state and na-
tional prohibition laws sufficient guar-
antee to these intrepid foes of liquor
that their own contention as to the
banishment of the saloons is true or
can it be that they are still fearful
that such triple legislation is ineffect-
ive? (Such would indeed be a sad
commentary on the quality of laws they
arc capable of producing—and which
they have glorfied so fulsomely.)
For one I had ho|>ed that with state
and national prohibition—to say noth-
ing of war-time —we should at least
have a surcease from the agitation and
solicitation of the Anti-Saloon gentry
but it seems that there is indeed no
balm in Gilead and that these parties
are. like Tennyson's brook going to
flow on forever in copious gushings of
fervid oratory—even though the object
thereof has entirely ceased to exist iu
a strenuous effort to perpetuate their
jobs and incidentally the emoluments
thereof.
If such quixotic procedure be the
sine qua non of intelligent earnest
moral effort then why confine it to
only saloons of things that have ceased
to exist? Why not start something
real snappy as for instance au ener-
getic state and nationwide Anti-Dodo
crusade ?
KANN U. TELL.
Tests of Intelligence
By 11. .lildington Bruce.
(Copright 1919 by The Associated
Newspapers. )
You ask one concerning the practical
value of psychological tests cf intelli-
gence. You further ask me. in the «»vent
that I consider these really valuable to
describe some so that you may use them
to measure your own mind.
Undoubtedly the psychologists have
devised exceedingly helpful tests for d -
termining intelligence. But a number
require delicate apparatus. And all
call for export knowledge in applying
them if trustworthy findings are to be
obtained.
For that matter however you can
estimate your intelligence well enough
without resorting to psychological de-
vices. All that you need do is to ask
yourself and to answer candidly a few
<iues tions.
In your daily work do you k^op your
ears eyes nnd mind onen to sugges-
tions that will enable you t> work bet-
ter^ !><» you profit from your mis-
takes appreciate wherein ycu have fall-
en short and plan to avoid similar mis-
takes in the future?
Do you welcome rriticigm as an aid
tn self-improvement? Do you appre-
ciate that no matter how old you may
be or how experienced there will al-
ways be something for you to learn?
Hence do you refuse to let conceit
nr prejudice take possession of you. and
do vou avoid making snap judgments?
When confronted with any problem
do you really try to work out its cor-
rect solution? If in doubt do you seek
advice from those competent to give it t
Do you act consistently on the prin-
ciple of sacrificing pn»ent pleasure
whenever that is necessary to insure
the avoiding nf future pain ■ f
In accordance with this principle do
vou practice thrift as regards your sav-
ings? Do you try to save money every
week so that you will not lack resources
when your working days are done?
Do you al«o give thought to the .u-
-♦ure so fnr as your health is concerned?
By hygienic living habits do you r ry
to store up n surplus of energy that
will tide you through the crisis of n
serious illness should such liefall vou!
tk you recognize indeed that the more
! 1 yci-nimlly you live the kss likely
I will you be to fall ill?
J><» you. as an additional means of
averting illness pay an occasional visit
to your doctor even when you are feel-
ing well? Do you soy to yourself once
every six months or at least once a
year: ... •
“Without my knowing it the seeds
of some disease may have found lodz-
ment in me. Something may have weak-
ened my heart my lung*' may be af-
fected. mv arteries are perhaps harden-
ing. I had better give the doctor n
chance to nip any disease that is in
the bud.” .
If yon are able to answer most ot
the above questions in the affirmative
you may test assured that your intelli-
gence is high indeed. If you have to
niwww met of them in the negative
yon may well feel troubled ax to the
state of your intelligence.
You mav be the most learned man
in the world the most successful busi-
ness man. but if you cannot meet the
above tests you cannot truly call your-
wlf a man of gn at intelligence.
Hnppilv. though the teat* point the
wav to intelligence development. Vni
have onlv to change your conduct of
life ns indicated bv them in order to
o yuureelf from the stupidity of which
you stand seif-<wvlrted.
Nine out of ten men who took nut
government war insurance are allow-
ing it to lapse—so soys an investigator
of the American Legion. I believe 1
know why. While I was in the army I
carried a policy for $lOOOO. the usual
amount written for our officers and
Mddiers. Every month ns I made out
my pay voucher I merely Ret down
the amount of the monthly premium to
be deducted from the total.
While in the army it easy to
make the premium payments. Now
it is different. There comes to m<* no
reminder that I must pay my monthly
premium. As a matter nf fact I have
not naid one although at the time of
my (litharge 1 said that I would keep
my war in sura nee.
My experience is typical. At the
time I waa persuaded to take my pol-
icy the government instructed nil com-
manding officers tn make a very strong
mrnpnign to induce 100 ;»*r rent of the
officers and srddiera to take policies up
Io the S 10.000 limit.
During my service through the plan
of deduction of premiums from pay. it
was prefertly easy to keep up the pav-
ments. I nnd all the other fellow’s
had adjusted our affair* no that this
monthly deduction would not interfere
with our nrrangements for looking after
our families nnd private affairs.
At the time I took my insurance the
government explained fullv that it would
continue the policy for five years after
the war ended at the rate* established
and wouhl then convert mv policy into
a standard policy in one of the reliable
Letters to The Light
All letters to this paper that are In-
tended for publication must be signed
by the writer. The nama of the wilier
will not be published unless It Is de-
sired No attention will be paid to
annonymous. communicatlona. Type-
written signatures and those made
with a rubber stamo are classed as
annonymous. The publication of a
letter does not necessarily mean that
the policy outlined therein Is endorsed
by the publishers of The Light.
WHY? OH WHY?
War Insurance
By .John M. IhkKon
companies at the usual rate —and I
wraM uot have to have another medi-
cal examination.
When I was discharged I was band-
ed n mimeographed form on which I
was asked to state whether or not I
meant to continue m yplicr. I said
"Yea” and since that day I have had
no word from the government.
Among the papers handed me at the
time of iny discharge is a small form
instructing me how to make future
payments on my war insurance policy.
I could not now lay my hand on that
form and I don’t know exactly what
to do. I shall have to write to the
Treasury Department at Washington
and ask for instructions.
I may neglect to write for a long
time. When I do it may be too late to
resurrect my policy by making the back
payments—and if I do make the back
payments I won't be sure that I don’t
owe something in the nature of interest
on them.
In brief the government has abso-
lutely lost interest in these policy-hold-
ers. It is inevitable that nine out of
ten men. busy with their affairs should
forget the obligation that rests upon
them to make monthly payments since
they have never had to think of it.
It is a pity. This government insur-
ance was nn excellent idea. Why doesn’t
the government continue to keen in
touch with the discharged soldier to the
extent of reminding him monthly that
his premium is due?
Oat of the Moats of Babes
Tempting the Enemies.
“Be careful Johuny. what you eat”
Says ma ‘‘now. dearest do;
Ycu know mine pie and turkey meat
Are enemies to you.”
But when I pass the pantry stair
And see them on the shelf.
I love my enemies for fair-
Yes better than myself.
Little Bobby—Say Uncle Jack what
is that old raying about a fool and his
money ?
Uncle Jack—A wise man nnd n fool s
money are soon united little pal.
Teacher —In what way do the Quak-
ers speak differently from us Wil-
lard?
Willard —They don’t swear.
You mav build castles in the air
But just to prove your worth
They’ll come aronad and make you pay
The taxc< here on earth.
Pointed Paragraphs
The dread of censure is the death blew
•f geniuS.
It is a poor brand of charity that
sticks to the fingers.
If you have a happy home keep it so;
if not. make it 90.
It’s difficult to keep your circle of
friends on the square.
Never dispute with a man more than
seventy years of age or with a woman
of any age.
Don’t wait until it begins to sprinkle
before starting to lay in something for
a rainy day.
It’s a great pity that the average
man cannot draw a check as easily as he
can draw an inference.
A man should have plenty of back-
boue for himself—and plenty of ham-
bone for the rest nf the family.
Where To Go.
Grand Opera House—Rehisco’s drama
of the Northwest. "Tiger Hose” with
Maria Ascaraga of San Antonio as the
leading woman.
Empire Theater—" The Miracle Man."
: per film with a symphony orchestra
Majestic Theater—Vaudeville. Mlle
Bianca premiere danseusc and six other
acts.
.’rincess Theater—Loew vaudeville.
Five acts and a feature film.
Royal- " eater —Vantages vaudeville.
Five acts and a feature film.
Queen Theater—Motion pictures.
Pearl Theater—Motion pictures.
Strand Theater —Variety acts.
of Warms You AU Up Inside
Too Many Negatives.
"Don’t” is the first word which our
infant brains learn to comprehend. And
its equivalent “It can’t be done” is
usually the last which salutes our dying
ears.
In between our whole lives are
plagued by "No” the father of all nega-
tives and his numerous offspring of
1 “It won’t work” "This isn't the time
to try it” "Let well enough alone"
"If it was enough for me”—the whole
being summed up iu that formula for
childhood's education ;
“Go and see what the baby is doing
and tell him to stop."
There is not an office not a simp
not a farm not a kitchen where this
conflict between the new idea and the
old does not occur a hundred times a
day writes “Uncle Dudley" in the Ros-
ton Globe. It is the whole conflict of
human life —the strugg.'s between the
moldcring past and the sprouting fu-
ture.
It-is especially acute between the
elder generations and the younger be-
tween parents of settled habits of mind
and children who bring innovations.
A youug man whose father was noto-
rious for his bulldozing negatives was
asked:
"Has your father a strong will?"
“No” replied the son. "But he has
a strong won't.”
That was exactly what lie had; not
opinions—only a vigorous aversion to
change of any sort. Not convictions for
he had never given any public question
enough serious thought to know what he
believed. He only resented with ex-
treme bitterness anyone differing from
him. People speak of "strong wills
which never change" as if they were a
virtue. They arc a symptom of stupid
and mulish obstinacy. The really strong
will is flexible steel which can adapt
itself to changing conditions. It is a
dubious compliment to have it said of
one that "he made up his mind early in
life and never changed.” It is only an-
other way of saying that his skull is
solid ivoty.
When the poet Goethe was casting
about for a villain to put into his drama
of "Faust" he chose the devil himself.
What was the worst thing the imagina-
tion of a mighty poet could find about
the devil? That the devil has a “strong
won't.” Goethe made his Mephisto-
pheles “the spirit that denies”—that
says “No” to every new idea to every
good impulse. It is this spirit which
easts a blight on human life which
blasts all the hopeful budding vegeta-
tion of creative effort.
“I can I will!” cries the spirit that
creates.
"No! No!” snarls the spirit that
denies.
This Spirit of denial of lying down
on the job. of declaring that it can't Is*
done (when wc don't know and haven't
even tried) is a combination of laziness
and cowardice infinitely more mis-
chievous ami destructive than mere
physical laziness anil physical coward-
ice. Physical laziness is mere reluct-
ance to use our bodies. Mental laziness
is a refusal to use that which rules the
body. Of cowardice it is the same.
The poet was right. The devil is the
jierson who sees nothing but objections.
There is something of that devil in us
all. The way to cheat him is to fix our
minds on the fine iiossibilities; to be
willing to take a chance on the generous
project the better scheme the improved
method. Perhaps it won't work. Very
well; we can keep trying till we find
one that will.
There are people who intoxicate every-
body they meet with a heightened sense
of life ami energy ami enjoyment. They
are not the people with "strong wont’s.”
They are the people whose whole beings
are aflame with the will to do the new
and courageous thing.
The way to beat the devil is to join
their party.
Where House* Are Scarce.
Mr. Johnson was wending his way home
after a tiring day house hunting with no
result. Passing along by a river h« hear)
a splash. Horrors! There war n m»n
Htrutfglinf fn tho wattr. Could it lx- '
—it wan his friend .Mr. Robson IHsr'
' carding his appeals fnr help. Johnson made
a rush for tiohson's house aannt.
' Excuse me” he said breathl'-saly. *‘but
ran I have Robson's house He has fallen
in the river and is drowning."
"Sorry.'’ said the piaster f<cp«! house
merchant "but you’re too latp. I've -
ready It to the man who pushed him
In.”— Pittsl urg Chronk !e-Telegn p
w you've shopped eara-V—remept
Wl| BERED THE POOR — AND PuT RED CROSS
I CURKTMAC Qrni rwriPvj PACKAGF
DECEMBER 13 1919.
A Laugh or Two
A proprietor of a grocery store saw
a small boy lingering round a barrel
of apples. that was exhibited on the
nnvmnAnt
pavement.
"Hey there!" he
said going to the
door. "Wiiat are
you doing?” y
“ Nothing” an • '
swered tli e boy
with his eyes stili
fixed on the banal
“ Nothing” e h ?”
doubtfully returned
the man. "Aren't you trying to steal
some of those apples?”
"No sir” returned the youngster
"I'm trying not to.” k
“Football guide sir?" said the street
vender to the burly man who was hur-
rying to the game.
“No” replied the
latter.
“All the news
photos of players
and ”
“No I tell yer."
"Past records
schedules and ”
"Get out!”
"Inform ation
wnrth fivn LiwL’s—”
worth five bucks —
Out shot the burly one’* foot and
the next moment the youth was sitting
in the gutter. Slowly he ro«e *mik*<l
MdljT mH up a football guide and
continued :
‘‘No but puttin’ all jokin’ aside mis-
ter. d’yer want a football guide?”
He could resist no longer.
Uncle Ted came to town one eve-
ning and went to the theater with his
i— y ■ — wife. In the first
u lie. in trie iirsi
net a woman was
shot and w hen
’ the curtain went
down a good many
men left their seats
and went out. Un-
cle Te d fidgeted
awhile and then
started out iu his
turn. ’Where n«* you goin’?” bis wife .
asked. ’’Look here Hannah” said
Uncle Ted. ‘‘l’ve stood this thing jest
as long as I can and now I’m goin’
out like the rest to see how that pore
woman is gettin' along that was shot.
The unfort-nit wretch may be dead by
this time nnd if she is this ain’t no
place for us.” /
“You charge too
much admission to
this pier.”
‘’But the music
the ocean ”
‘‘The music part
is all well enough
but I'm paying my
hotel mHn for the
use of the ocean.”
—Judge.
TOMORROW
Ou December 11 in 1417 Sir John
Oldcastlc the “good Cobham” the
first English martyr of the Reforma-
tion was burned at Ixmdon.
Iu 1N24 un December 14 Admiral
Howard commander of tin 1 English fleet
which defeated the Armada died.
Jn 17X1 <>n December 14 (general
Greene informed the Boanl of War that
he had been unable to advance on the
British for ten days on account of lark
of ammunition. When within only
a few mites of the enemy he
had not more than six rounds per
man.
On December 14 in 1799 Geotyc
Washington died nt his home at Mt.
Vernon Vo. at the age of sixty-seven
years.
In 1814 on December 14 a British
•’ fortj five ships with 1200 men
and forty-three cannon captured the
small American fleet of gunboats on
Lake Bogne near New Orleans after
an action lasting three hours.
On December 14 in IXI9 Alabama was
admitted into the Union.
BY M’KEE
ryrtgkt. ••««. by Don»M McKta
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