THE ALLIANCE HERALD. FKIDAY, MAY 6, 1021
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES
The Bull and the Dullet
The Nebraska American Letrion has
created a new order of nobility. At
the last meeting of the Lincoln post,
U. G. Westover and George W. Fawell,
Jr., were dubed Knights of Emerald
and decorated with the official de
partmental Emerald cross. Guy C.
.Chambers of Lincoln made the pre
sentation, ostensibly on behalf of utate
commander Robert G. Simmons.
Messrs. Westover and Fawell re
ceived considerable newspaper notori
ety at the time of the so-called "battle
of Emerald," when they went to the
3erman Lutheran church at Emerald,
Uebr., to deliver talks on Americani
zation at the request of the pastor.
Members of the congregation refused
to allow the legionnaires to speak; one
stating that "this is a German church
nd we intend to keep it German."
Westover and Fawell left the church
without speaking and afterward led
the fight in the Nebraska legislature
which brought about the passage of
"the Reed-Norval or American lan
guage act, considered a great step
toward Americanization in the state.
The presentation of the medals was
made a. scene of great hilarity, un
derlaid with seriousness. The medals
were huge tin imitations of the Ger
man iron cross and each bore the sig
nificant title, "The Bull is Mightier
Than the Bullet"
Mr. Chambers complimented the of
ficials highly on their ability to con
duct a masterly retreat in the face of
text, "He who fights and runs away,
lives to fight another day." He com
pared Fawell and Westover to three
other great generals in history, Fa
lius, Washington and Foch, each noted
for his ability to retreat, until a bet
ter occasion was presented.
A Soft Berth for Tershlng
Six sold iers blinded in France and
now taking vocntional training at the
Evergreen institution for the blind
near Baltimore, pnid a visit to the na
tional capitol and met Mrs. Harding,
wife of the president, and General
Pershing. They gave Mrs. Harding a
basket they had made themselves an
General Pershing a. hammock. All si
are members of the American Legion.
"Black Jack" in accepting the ham
mock, asked James B. O'Hara, form
erly of the 13th Field Artilery, with
twinkle in his eye, if there was any
significance in their having chosen a
hammock for him.
"Yes, sir,", quickly replied the le
gionnaire, "we thought you deserved a
soft berth, t.0 we made it for you.
Watch For This Bird
World war veteran circles were
much stirred last week by a story
which appeared in a Lincoln paper
aoout a sunnosed ex-servtce man.
wounded and disabled, discharged from
a government hospital without a cent,
his wife, sister, father and mother
dead from influenza while he was in
sen-ice, wandering the streets of Lin
coln and sleeping on park benches at
night.
George E. Morrison was found in
Antelope park by W. H. Mauk. He
claimed to be a former member of the
89th Division who had been discharged
from a Denver hospital some time
previously, after being treated there
for fourteen months. He had come to
Lincoln as his former home, but his
family were all dead and his friends
had forgotten him. He said that he
had been too proud to ask aid of the
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American Legion or the Red Cross but
hnd been existing as host he could.
Mr. Mauk took him to his home and
cared for him for some time. Neigh
bors became interested in his pitiful
story and enough money was given
him to enable him to return to Denver
where he hoped to re-enter the hos-
Cital. A letter was received from him,
y his benefactors, a few days later
stating that he had arrived in Den
ver but would be unable to get into
the hospital for several months and
that he was badly in need of funds.
More money was1 sent. Later there
came a long distance telephone call
purporting to be from his nurse, stat
ing that he was in very bad health
and needed more money.
The state office of the legion, as
sisted by Red Cross and police author
ities immediately started an investi
gation of the case. No one could be
'ound in Lincoln who could verify his
tory. The only people, seemingly,
who had previous knowledge of him
were the police department, who stat
ed that he had been involved in sev
eral investigations. Latest word from
the American Legion in Denver states
that he cannot be found and that the
hospital and Red Cross authorities
there have never heard of him. Legion
authorities are conferring with the
county attorney and a warrant for
Morrison's arrest may be issued.
He is described as being about six
feet tall, light complected and with a
linear scar on his left cheek. He com
plained of trouble caused by. being
gassed in the war, affecting his eyes
and lungs. He also exhibited scars
said to be from German bayonets and
was subject to fainting spells.
Home for the Disabled
Veterans of the world war, who are
disabled by diseases or wounds and by
reason of such disability are either
temporarily or permanently incapaci
tated from earning a living may be
admitted to the national home for dis
abled volunteer soldiers, according to
national headquarters of the American
Leirion.
Those seeking admission are not
asked the cause of their disabilities;
the homes will accept the victims of
peace as well as the victim of war.
The important consideration is the act
ual disability, legion officiate state.
The declaration of the ex-service
men's organization is based upon an
act of congress passed on June 6, 1920.
To obtain admission to the homes,
a disabled ex-service man should
either apply in person to a branch
home or should communicate with the
governor of a branch home. The
soldiers' homes are located in the fol
lowing states: Ohio, Wisconsin, Maine,
Virginia. Kansas, California, Indiana,
Illinois, Tennessee and South Dakota.
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Recip
4 cups sifted
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spoons Calumet
Bakirg Powder,
1 tablespoon su
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salt, 2 eggs, 2
cups of sweet
milk. Then mix
in the regular
way.
The Smiths Win -
"My name is Smith and my buddy's
name is Brown. I've bet him a trip to
the next American Legion convention
at Kansas City that there were more
Smiths than Browns in the army dur
ing the world war. Who wins?"
This query was received by the
Washington bureau of the American
Legion news service from a member
of an Oklahoma post. The answer
WAR!
"You win. Buddy Smith, by 3.900
majority. There were 51,3900 SmUh
in the army and o.nly 48,000 Browns.
Its a good thing though that you did
not get into a bet with one of the
Johnston tribe,' who number 53,200 in
Uncle Sam's army."
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AT THE MOVIES
By special request, Anita Stewart in
"The Yellow Typhoon" will be repeat
ed tonight at the Imperial. This
photoplay, taken from a story in the
Saturday Evening ro.t, made a de
cided hit with theater patrons Ia:t
night, who were interested not onlv
in the interesting plot, but in Aniti
Stewart, who plays her part in it with
exceeding cleverness. There a-ill also
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oe as an aanea attraction two teeis
the "Son of Tarzan" Ferial.
Saturday's feature is "Rio Grande,'
a romance of the border, adapted frort
the famous Broadway play by Augus
tus Thomas, and enacted by an all
star cast including Rosemary Thebe
Arthur Carewe, Adele Farringtor
and others. It is a play of frontier
life a vivid picture of flaming pas
sions along the Rio Grande. The girl
was half Mexican and half American
The man was Irish, but all American.
He wooed, he won, they loved, hut the
Rio Grande flowed between them.
good qualities in fretting over that one
annoying habit. The only solution
seemed to her to divorce him. That
is "The New York Idea" get a di
vorce whenever your mate annoys you.
Don't miss this brilliant socety
comedy.
and how iiv
plished by the c.
of a Chinese sage.
Alice Brady in "The New York
Idea," a sparkling comedy of marri
age and divorce, is the attraction for
Sunday. Before she married him she
thought he was perfect, but shortly
after the honeymoon, she began to
notice little faults. He just would we.r
his coat unbuttoned, and keep his
hands in his pockets, like a slouching
school boy. And she forgot all his
One of the most notable "crime"
plays in years is booked for Monday,
when there will be a continuous show
ing of "Outside the Law," starring
Priscilla Dean. It's the story of the
'aughter of a reformed cro k, who
brsakes the straight path when her
'ather is "framed'' by a former hench
man and sent to prison; how t-ht
natches her wits against the minions
of the law and the underworld; how
the maternal instinct softens ner rul
Classic steps to many popular patri-
otic melodies, with beautiful costum
make up one of the most attractive
features of the May festival program
You can't afford to miss this. Inw
perial theatre, Wednesday, May It.
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There being no observable deprts-
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the fashion, of asking for a 10 per ceat
reduction in its wages.
Gothing prices came down just 1$
time to save the consumer from exptt
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about his taxes being high this year, 1
while the optimist is the man who is
happy because he feels they are not
as high this year as they will be next.
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. the small amount of money, which
starts your Savings Account today
that counts, but what that amount will
grow to in time to come. A Dollar put
away today will be worth considerably
more in a year from now because of
the interest it has earned for you.
Hence, there is a hint for everyone who
has acquired the Saving habit. Take
what few dollars you can spare today,
bring them to us and watch how they
grow while in a Savings Account here.
Whenever you need them, you can get
, them with the 5 interest they have
earned while in our hands. Think it
over, and act.
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