.Il RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, OHIEP r 1' i i V to v NEBRASKA IN BRIEF Timely News Culled From All Parts of tho State, Reduced for tho Eusy. Hot lunches fop .sixty ihlldivn In tho 1'rtenil schools nro ;tnvldd !v llio dlstrk't nt ii cost of i! fonts n Yhlld, Miy ailss Mnrptrul .Mcdiwvv, chief of the state division r child intone, Hi n report tiled with tho slide im-cnu of liralth. This plnn has l.oon In op. oration throe years, and sho Is recoin mending it to other schools. Children at Krlend mA one hoi dish at noon, either soup, veolalilos or cocoa. Miss Lorn Mondenhn.i of the home econom ics department there, supervises the work. In Dawson county there are forty-two rural schools whore hot lunches are furnished ly co-operation with parents. Miss Mclireovy I.s urn Ins school districts to take up the work. W. L. Marshall of Ueidrlco, whose son, V. K. Marshall, mysteriously dis appeared nhout ten years apt under elrcuinstnnce.s which led the father to suspicion foul play, has l-ocelvod word that the son was alive. It Is under stood that the young man, uo when ho disappeared, served three years in tho navy, later trimttmi tnir im mi architect In u government school. The card received by his father gives a photograph of tho young man, hut does not give his address. Short courses offered to farmers and others In, Nebraska who can sparo n few weeks time are offered at the state agricultural college at Lincoln, begin ning January 1. Intensive training I" offered in auto tractor mechanics, animal husbandry, animal pathology, botany, dairying, enlomology, Held crops and soils, grain grading, horti culture, poultry husbandry and rural economics. The courses will end Feb ruary 17 and are open to all persons over sixteen years of nge. Tho Ilavelock shops of tho Hurling ton, employing over l,.r00 men, will go )m a "lO-hour-a-week basis, Instead of tho present -IS-hour schedule, .Tnnu ,'ary J, announcement was made by K. Uoop, 'superintendent of the inotivu power department. Theodore Gallighor, an Omahn "man who was supposed to have been almost penniless nnd who recently died, Is re ported to have been possessed of prop erty to the value of $90,000, or more. Statistics gathered by the Publicity Department of the Omahn Chamber of Commerce Unit Nebraska stnnds ilrst among the states In tho percaplta of building and loan assets. The notary, Klwanls and Icons' clubs all will join with tho chamber it Jonnncrco In erecting a municipal Christmas tree and arranging a Christ ians program for Hastings. Fifty-two turkeys, weighing 12 pounds each, were eaten by :tr0 Omnha newsboys at a dinner in the Jtomo hotel given to them by the notary club. A meeting of tho Traveling Men's Protective association of Nebraska, Iowa, South' Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas and Missouri will bo held In Omaha December 27-29. Miss Lctta I. Oldlleld, 11, of Tecum seh, Is dead, the r esult of injuries .sustained when a can of coal oil which .she was pouring on the fire exploded, igniting her clothing. Members of the Presbyterian Sun May School at Fremont joined in a rab bit hunt as a means of providing a stew for tho annual church dinner party. The drive for tho sale of stock in the 15eatiico Hotel company will start jshortly after the llrst of the year. The building will cost about .fUOO.OOO. Omaha Elks have started on a drive to raise money fort ho construction of their proposed building to bo erect ed at Eighteenth and Dodge streets. Governor McKelvIo was Santa Clans at tho Christmas distribution of f00 baskets of food provided by the Omaha division of the Volunteers of America. The Midwest Implement Dealers' as soclntlon comes to Omaha January 4-0 for Its annual convention. James Wal lace, Council Muffs Is secretary. After 22 years continuous servlco on tho Omaha police force, Captain John Hrlggs announces that on April 1 ho will retire. Oliver R Chnndler, living near Elm wood, while cutting a tree was killed by the tree falling upon him. Tho Nebraska Farmers union will hold Its annual meet lug In Omaha January 10-11. Dcwnyno Stoddard, the 17-year-old son of C. T. Stoddard of Aurora, lost bis 'left arm In a saw. Ills mitten caught and tho arm was drawn against tho saw. It was amputated Just be low tho elbow. In letting contracts for shoes for in mates of tho 17 stato Institutions for tho first six months of 1922, tho board of control found prices considerably lower than for tho same period a year ago. The board was ablo to buy chil dren's and adults' shoos for prices ranging from $1.07 to $.'1 a pair. A year ago tho prices were nearly dou ble that. Slxty-threo head of Poland China hogs, the property of tho stato, have died from cholera at tho Institution for t'nnlilo mlnitnii vnnllis. nt I'.cmI t-lco. nr. cording to Superintendent Stewart. Hazel Gustafson and Eleanor llorre son of the Wahoo (.'annus club, and Vorgeno Mnthlnsen of tho Mlndon club, wore tho Nebraska winners In a na tional canning contest conducted by n glass company of Wheeling, W. Vn., In which moro than $300 In prizes woro offered for tho products canned In tho company's glass Jars, the agricultural college announces. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISABLED NEBRASKANS Who May Be Beneficiaries Men or women who are so disabled physically by accident or disease, that they can not earn a livelihood and who nre cap able of being rendered lit to engage In some other occupation. In each case tho feasibility of retraining both from the physical and vocational stand points must bo determined. Where the Retraining Ic Done In public and private Institutions, In dustrial plants, shops, olllces, at homo or anywhere the student may be train ed ollclently in tho most advantageous way and In the shortest possible time. No classes are formed because each case must be treated Individually. Uec of Fundc Funds may be used for Instruction, Incidental fees regu larly charged by schools, necessary hooks and supplies but no funds aro available for the maintenance of stud ents during training. Women's Compensation Act Ac ceptance of training by persons in jured In Industry does not deprive them of uny rights under the Work man's Compensation Act. For Civilians This service Is ills. Ilnct from that of tho rehabilitation of disabled soldiers, sailors and marines of tho World War, now being carried on by the Federal government. Your Help You can help by sending In the names and postolllce addresses of any disabled persons whom you may know or of whom you may learn. Address: C. A. Fulmor, 201 University Temple, Lincoln, Nebraska. (Copy for This Department Supplied bjr the American Legion News Service.) COMMANDER WELL KNOWN C. D. Cunningham of Centralla, Wash., Was Prosecutor of I. W. W. As sailants of Legion Men. One of the host-known men In the country In I. W. W. and other radical circles Is the new vjjjfTSaW commnndcr of the ipSEWB American Legion f L f Washington. Ho 1 Is C. D. Cunning- r 235?- -jmmJ i'"'". Centralla. Id s? JWfr Tho nation was 1111i.iiT.M iii i in; tlrst anniversary All of the now machinery for tho new seventy-live thousand dollar power plant being built by Pawnee City has arrived and most of it Is now In place. A. W. Merklo, In charge of the In stallation, says that tho plant will bo complete about February 1. The air tank In the Thomas Lane tiro shop, at Grand Island exploded while being tilled and Thomns L. Pet orson nnd William Mencfee, hnd an exciting experience. Nearly all tho windows were broken from the build ing nnd equipment was hurled every where, but both men escaped unin jured. Fifty per cent of tho business men nnd farmers of Spencer will tnke out their telephones If the rate Incrcnso asked by tho Northwestern Hell Tele phone company Is granted, according to a letter to the state railway com mission from tho Spencer Community club. The tlrst case of "black" smnllpox to be found In Nebraska was reported from Falls City by Dr. E. n. Hays, ac cording to an announcement by Dr. L. II. Dillon, chief of the stato bureau of health. Hie dedication of tho Presbyterian church nt Marlon, In Ited Willow county, save that town tho tlrst church building, although It has been on tho map for 10 years. The home of Lieutenant Governor P. A. Barrows of Lincoln, was slightly damaged by lire. Mrs. Bnrrows sub dued tho blaze with pails of water until flremnn arrived. Building of the municipal auditor ium at Hastings will probably start in February or March. Bonds in the sum of $170,000 have boon sold nt par. Flro thought to have started from defective wiring caused considerable damage to the postolllce building and fixtures in tho olllco nt Fullertnn. In Omaha tho automatic has dis placed tho verbal telephone In tho bus iness part of the city. Of the Atlantic exchange 7,000 'phones are affected. Hundreds from all sections attended the dedication of the new county high school bulldlpg nt Harrison. Prof. j. Wilson of Chndron normal gave tho main address. In a drive to ralso funds for tho Improvement of its building, tho Ora aha Young Women's Chrlstlnn associa tion obtained pledges amounting to $30,000. For the aid of the old and poor a fund of nearly $5,000 was left bv tho will of S. S. Pontic!!, Hied In probuto court nt Geneva. Cornstalk disease has taken a heavy toll of horses nenr llogers, according to reports of veterinarians. A milch cow census of eight western states recorded Nebraska second with 15-1,790 cows. Three hundred and seventy-five traveling libraries are now circulating In Nebraska. The winter wheat In tho vicinity of Table Itock Is In great need of mois ture. A horse with cornstalk disease broko Into tho farm homo of ltoy Lowls near Marquette, breaking the kitchen stove, destroying dishes, cooking utensils and furniture. Tho liorso finally pushed Its head thru a window, cutting Its throat. Tho owner was compelled to shoot It. Elkhorn farmers and business nion nro propnred to mnko Elkhorn another Moomficld so far as telephones are concerned If tho stato railway com mlsslo.i nllows tho Northwestern Bell Telephono conipnny to put into effect tho now rates askod and on which a bearing will be hnd beforo tho com. mission. Motor licenses Issued this year num. her 202,7773, representing $2,817,330 In ices, according to records of the state auto rcglslonitlou bureau. This Is 3S.000 more than in 1020. Several hundred , hunters nro ex pected to tuko part In n New Year's day wolf hunt to bo staged Jnnunry 2 In Washington county. Tho scene of tho hunt will bo extended ovor ton sections of lnnd In the western part of the country. Tho hunters will bo divided Into four groups and all groups will convergo towurd jhe center of tho area. iwi . .. x i ?tjtgf first anniversary 4 xtFry or Armistice day Nt a l)y t,lc anton g. X$ killing by radicals L jtS. Im Centralla of IVk'iillC four Ainorlcan i,lv mt gion men who were participating In tho parade. Fir ing from vantage points on the young veteran marchers, the I. W. W. slaughtered four outright, wounded others and took to Might. Cunningham was one of the lenders of the chase which raptured Wesley Evcrcsey, ring leader of the radicals. The stato turned to Cunningham as speclnl pros ecuting attorney In the ensuing trlnls of the murderers. In the court proceedings, which held I ho attention of America for eight weeks, Cunningham was pitted against tho host legal talent that tho nntional organization of tho I. W. W. could mus ter. Cunningham was victor, howev er. Tho radicals were convicted and o. oar later Cunningham won again, vhen the Supremo court upheld the tordlfts. During the war C'unnlnglinm served .is an Infantry private nt Camp Pike? Ark. HOW THE SERVICE MEN STAND Checking Up at Washington by Legion Rcvcab That Many Members Are In Limelight. When President Harding replied to Itepresentative Lamar Jeffers, Aln haiiia, and tho legislative committee of the American Legion thnt there wore no ex-service men of outstanding qualifications to bo members of the American commission to tho Interna tional disarmament conference, there was n checking up in Washington to determine how service men stand In the eyes of tho American electorate. A statement later Issued by tho Le gion showed that the President ap pointed un ex-servico man as secretary of the navy and another nsslstant Fee rotary. Ills alien property custodian was In servlco during tho war. Tho assistant postmaster general Is an ox servlco man. An A. E. F. veteran Is head of the national budget. The President confided tho tnsk of organ izing the new veterans' burenu to a former soldier. Tho public has oleeted 20 men who served either In the army or tho navy to the house of representatives and two to the senate. In nenrly a dozen states service men nre tho governors. Eight members of Secretary Hoover's national committee on unemployment were ex-servico men. HELPS TO FIND EMPLOYMENT Arthur Woods, Head of "Hoover Spo clal Committee, Proves Aid to Ex-Servlce Men. . Ex-scrvlco men throughout tho conn try have benefited largely from the operations of Sec- rotary Hoover's committee on un employment. Thr former soldiers nnd sailors have hnd i special friend at court In Arthur Woods, New York, head of tho Hoover special commlttoo wlilcli linu rn.nnW. anted tho nation- '&w vldo Jobs for tho Jobless. As n speclnl assistant secretary of war In 1019, Mr. Woods rendered dh tlngiilshed servlco In organizing and directing a national burenu for the es tablishment In civil life of servlco men. In thnt work lie built up an organiza tion whoso activities encompassed tho nation and proved his ability to .get on with and understand men. Mr. Woods formerly was police commis sioner of New Yorlc, and was the first chairman or tho American Legion's na tional Americanism commission. I "EGION GUEST HAS BIG IDEA M. Charles Dcrtrand of France Plans Association of Veterans to Pro servo World Peace. An association of men of nil coun tries who fought with tho Allies ngalnst Germany uu the most effective unit to preserve world peace Is planned by M. Chiirlcs Bertram!, member of the French chamber of depu ties and president of tho Inter-AUIod Veterans' Federa tion. Bertram! came to America with Mars h a 1 Foch ns it special Sliest of the American Legion. More than 8,500,000 Allied veterans now hnvi asMMiibled under tho lender- ship of Inter-allled federation, and a meeth ; of the allied soldiers of all countries will be hold In Paris soon. Representing American ex-servico men, the Legion will send a strong repre sentation to tho conference. Hortrnnd served ns an Infantryman In the French army from the beginning of tho wnr to Its close. He wait wound ed several times and severely gassed, and his company was replaced with fresh drafts on thirty different oc casions, so disseminated was It In tho fierce engagements Into which It was thrown. The senator likewise Is head of the French veteran society made tip exclusively of men wounded In uc tton. In the formation of the Intor-nllled veterans' association, Bertrnnd hnn made frequent trips to Italy, England, Itouinnnla and other allied countries. On his first trip to tho United States ho was the only civilian In the dls tinsulshcd company of Marshal Foch, Admiral Beatty, General Diaz and Gen. Baron Jncques to recelvo tits American Legion's sold modal for ills tlngiilshed service. SCHEMES TO COLLECT DUES Novel Methods Are Being Employed to Induce Legion Members to Pay 1022 Asscccmcnt. Novel means employed by American Legion pots to get In membership duos early In 1922 are causing com ment In oory community where n post Is located, according to reports to Legion natloiinl headquarters In In dianapolis. , Around tho top of the list Is the story from South Dnkotu. A post Is offering each servlrc men who pays his duos bofoto a set date a biscuit baked by the newest bride In tho post women's ntaillnry. Three of tho biscuits being distributed contain cash prizes In coin $20, $10 nnd $3 In gold. The biscuits may not be broken open until the night of the post banquet when they will serve as cards of admission. Early recipients of bis cuits declared they could not judge from their weight whether they con tained gold pieces or bricks. Out In Kansas a post gave Its finance ofilrer carte blanche In collect ing 1922 dues enrly. A few mornlnsi Inter Legionnaires wore being routed out of bed nt 4 n. in. by members of tho committee who refused to let the slumborer go hack to bod until ho lmfl paid up. The various state depart ments of the Legion aro In a hot con tost for the honor of being the first to send In tho complete dues of tho membership. Tho Modern Fourth. Hero is a pago from tho diary of a boy of today: "Today Is tho Fourth of July, once a glorious patriotic holiday. In the morning I took u bath nnd after din nor pa told mo stories about Abra ham Lincoln. After supper I had to Ntny In whllo ma read lessons from tho Blblo nnd then we .all rose and snug 'Tho Star-Spnngicd Banner.' Then I went to bed." Amorienn Le gion Weekly. WILL HELP CHEER UP BOYS Miss Rita Gould, Vaudeville Star, Of fers Her Services to the Amer ican Legion. "Tho hovs need a little cheer now Just as much as they did when they t n o y wore in Franco, homesick, cold and misera ble. I'll do my share," said Miss Mtn Gould o t h e vaudeville stage In offerlnp her services to tho American Le i,ion. During the war Miss Gould spent the period of America's par ticipation In vis iting tho various A. E. F. billeting areas, staging entertainments for the soldiers. After sho hnd passed most of lnsl summer In government hospitals and recrentlon camps entertnlnlng sick and wounded men, Miss Gould Informed tho legion that on her theatrical tour of tho winter sho would give her serv ices free to legion posts In all the towns she visits. Many posts aro availing thenibolves of the opportunity to have it stage star feature their ama teur theatricals for tho benefit of needy and disabled service men. ' Asking Too Much. "I don't want to cat tills egg, It's not n nice egg," protested tho six-year-old, daughter of the house at the breakfast table. "Mary," said her mother sternly, "you aro always complaining of your food. Eat what is placed beforo you overy blto of It without another word, or olso I'll havo to give you a good spanking." All was quiet for somo minutes. Then from tf.u other end of the tablo sounded a mournful voice. "Mother, dear, do I lutve to eat tho beak too'" American Legion Weekly. jrraczrsrnnc leal"" ' isaniuiimattiicat H"-"" '" '' "T-iEJi.lL.,.,;;,li;;;;;,-inii,jiiii,liimriinrii..i l..i... ,... THrMgnfiij B RECEIVED GREAT BENEFITS P F R 1 1 - N A I 0 FROM THE USE OF I fa UU lift I pnd DE2B lafc v0 tLl Mr. J. O. Sexton, n. V. D. Mn. 2. nnm Creek, North Carolln: "I havo wwd Tcru-na for tho tut two years nnd received treat tena nts from it. IVru-nn Is flno for coldn, crip and flu. I can recommend It tnott highly." me rw CMOS, GRIP MO nil For coughs, colda, catarrh, tho ro niltfanf rrrlnnnrl Snntilal, !?! .ton ncli and bowel disordcrg nnd all other Ca tarrhal iHsoasofl, rE.RU-NA Is rccoinmonded by a half century of usefulness. TABLETS OR LIQUID SOLD EVERYWHERE E3 uifTT'L..l!L';f5nrirTTTTBTrp 1 MU IB Motorlstlcally Spcaklna. "Hoy, mister, tills cheeso sand vvlcli." "Smatter with It?" "Tho gasket Is too thin." Farm Life. HU I...,' I! '11.I.I L!ginrWWP.!M ""Jl II .11 il ii.ii ii i i g WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND SWAMP-ROOT Tor many years druggists have watched with much interest tho rcmarknblo record rrmintaincd by Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot, the great kidney, liver and bladder medi cine. It is a physician's prescription. Swamp-Hoot is n utrchgtlicning medi cine. It hdna tho kidnevn. liver nml tilml. dcr do the work nature intended they hliould do. Swnmp-Root has stood the test of years. It is Fold bv nil drimrUtu mi i'lu mn.ll nnd it should help you. No other kidney medicine lins so many frienda. He sure to get Swamp-Root nnd start treatment nt once. However, if you wlch first to test tliin great preparation Fend ten cents to Dr. Kilmer ft. Co.. Mingliamton, N. Y., for n 'ample bottle. When writing be sure nnd motrtion this paper. Advertisement. Taking Precautions. A tourist In Scotland came to a wide liver. It was a stormy day and tho wind was constantly Increasing, but lie asked n boatman to tnke him ncross. The latter ugrced to do so, if the tour ist would wait until he'd take his cow over. Later, as they were nearlng tho op poalto bank, tho tourist nsked: "Will you tell me why you took your cow over and mnde mo wait?" "Well, now," explnlned tho old fel low, "ye seo tho coo wnr vnlunblc, and I feared tli wind wud Increase so the boat might upset on tho second trip." John tho Qantlst. At ono of tho Protestant churches In Hendricks county tho subject of bnptlsm was tho thotno for tho classes In tho Sabbath school. John the Rap tlst was mentioned several times. A sevcntccn-year-old ulrl. besides ev- Ing nttentlon to tho lesson, kept turn log her head to see the young men who entered the door. Just na sho turned her head for the soventh time tho teacher quickly usked her: "Mary, who canto In nt tho door?" "John tho Raptlst," said tho girl, somewhat confused. From the day on Mary gavo close attention to tho lesson. Since tho wnr It tnkes a pretty largo trouble In Europe to worry nn American. Early Indications. "I think my boy Is suro to h Presi dent." 'Tlnys a good gamoof goir. eh?" It keeps a hypocrite busy trying te convince himself thnt he Ih honest. V CURES COLDS M Girls! Girls!! 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