NORTH PLATTJ'J SEMI WEEKLY Till HI H,
Plan to
is
Federal Bsard Estimates That '
50,000 Will Have to Be
Fitted for Vocations
7,356 ALREADY IN TRAINING
Government Works on Four Year
Program, but Funds Are Needed
to Complete Plans Board Re
views 1,000 Cases a Day.
Washington. Working to overcome
the handicaps of men Injured In the
war the federal government Is
wtrlvlng to place the vocationally d:s
nhled soldier back In the economic
ranks of the country, ahlo to compete
with other "whole" men and to earn
an Independent Income for himself.
According to information Just made
public by the federal board for vo
cational education It Is likely that
as many as 50,000 men who served
in the war will have to be re-educated,
either vocationally or occupu
tlonnlly. Under this plan the federal board
in now working on what is pencil
cally a four-year program, although
appropriations so far have been made
only up to July, ll)i!0. In another
month, It Is estimated, 17,000 men
will be approved to go Into Immediate
training with the opening for the
fall terms of the professional and
icchnlcal schools of the country,. The
-10,000 or 00,000 men disabled In the
service of the country will all be
placed In training for various lines
of activity and nearly ail of them
will have completed rehabilitation by
the summer of 1W2JJ. Hy far the ma
jority of the men to bo rehabilitated
will have finished their retraining, it
Is expected, within a year or two
years, some of them In less than six
months, nnd will be back on their
feet In that time In professional nnd
Industrial ranks.
May Extend Work.
So far no provision has been made
by Congress for rehabilitating men
whose disabilities do not amount to
a vocational or occupational handi
cap. It Is said by those best informed
on reconstruction legislation-that con
gress may yet be asked to provide
some means of compensatory train
ing, as well us the compensation al
ready paid through the war risk bu
reau to men who have simply suffered
physical disabilities, without economic
loss to them, In their country's service.
To carry out such a program, It Is es
timated that the federal government
would have to expend upwards of
half a billion dollars.
Up to the present time the voca
tional education board has got In touch
with some 153,000 men and has actual
ly surveyed and Interviewed 110,185
soldiers, sailors and marines Injured
In service during the war. The ma
jority of theso will not be nblo to ob
tain retraining under the act of con
gress as It now stands, even with re
cent amendments.
. All of the men more than 10 per
cent disabled will rccelvo money com
pensation to tlio extent to which they
GERMAN PRISONERS
D
Oornian convalescent unit wounded prisoners of war embarking ou a hos
pital ship at Dover, England, for Rotterdam.
WATERSPOUT WRECKS HOUSE
Debrls Strewn Along Connecticut
Coast for Distance of
j Two Miles.
New. York. Reports came from
Norwnlk, Conn., of damage done by
a cyclone and waterspout which
passed nlong Long Island sound.
After sovere thunder storms from
the cast und west mot, a waterspout
was seen to form about a half mile
off shore at Hoton Point. It was at
lenst 100 feet high.
Tho Bpout traveled a mile ami a
half, then at Bctts Island, Norwnlk,
it str,uck the forty-flvo foot launch
Anna and lifted the cnbln off, leaving
tho rest of tho launch undamaged,
Eight men who had come from Now
York In the launch wore In n house
near tho shore. The house was
moved several feet off Its founda
tions by tho waterspout and the
second floor nnd uttlc wure carried
nwny and smashed to pieces. Tho
debris was' strewn along the, coast for
two miles. ;
Reclaim
abled Yanks
,,rp "ni'i. 't only those whose
(lisumillles mean a iiatiilit'iii) to mom
In tlio occupiition or vocation they fnl-
lowed or In ordinary lines of work cwi
be retrained und fitted for a new
trade or profession. Of those already
Interviewed 1-1,870 have been approved
for training, and 7,!l.rfl of these have
actually been placed In training. Sev
eral thousand additional men will
have been approved by October.
According to recent figures reported
to the bureau of war risk Insurance
by the army, l-lO.-l.'M men have been
discharged from service with n disa
bility. "Only cases showing 10 per cent dis
ability have been reported," the report
stales. "At this rate It seems prob
able that tlio total number of cases of
disability resulting from the war and
entitled to (monetary) compensation
will be close to 200.000."
$350,000,000 Needed.
A central case board has been es
tablished In Washington to finally ap
prove all cases sent In by the distant
boards. This system, It Is explained,
Is necessary because the board Is op
erating under a budget system oZ ex
pense from congress. This board re
views an average of 1,000 cases a day.
The majority of these have to be re
jected, though, If n more llbernl law
should be passed by congress In the
future these cases would be reopened
and It Is supposed the majority of
them would then be approved. The
documents nnd evidence In each case
are carefully preserved so that the ex
pense of obtaining them again will be
minimized.
Should n more liberal law be passed
See Ship " Which
Routed Foe Subs
Thousands Pay to Get View of
Great Britain's Mystery
Craft.
DEVELOPS 23-KHflT SPEED
First of the "Hush" Craft the British
Public Has Been Permitted to
See at Close Range Dough
boys Inspect Ship.
London. Thousnnds of persons
waited for hours to get il close-up
peep nt the P-Hl, a British antisubma
rine "mystery" ship, which was moor
ed off Queen Victoria embankment for
a two days' public Inspection at the
qlose of the ofllcinl peace celebrations.
Tho P-31 was the first of the "hush"
craft the public was permitted to see
at close range.
It was only ten yards from the em
bankment to the quaint looking U-boat
lighter, but the Intervening I distance
had to he uiade In small boats. Theso
each carried eight passengers, and the
faro was one shilling, so the water-
OF WAR RETURNING
Ten Million
Europe Expects Greatest Exodus
in History.
United States Warned to Take Steps
to Guard Against Being
Swamped.
London. The greatest exodus In
history Is looked for as soon as Europe
finds the nocessary transportation fa
cilities. Information gathered by the
British government Indicates 10,000-,
000 porsons nre eager to leavo tho con
tinent. The situation Is regarded as
full of perils.
Britain, fully aware of all that this
exodus will mean, will continue Its Im
migration restrictions. A government
olllcial said :
"Britain cannot sustain any more
than It has. ami the emigrants will
likely seek homes In the Unltod
Status."
. pi-nlng vip po sibllltlc for training
for Huch a group of men It Is now es
timated It would take at leut .ftl.'O,
000.000 to pay the support, tuition,
and textbook cost alone. Further pro
vision would have to be made for
traveling expense? of (he men. med
ical attention, and mechanical appli
ances and for eqtilMnent nnd adminis
tration of th broader law. At pres
ent the board Is paying the tuition,
traveling expenses, textbook cost, and
otherNspeclnl expenses for the men It
approves, In addition to paying $100
to men with dependents and $80 a
month lo men without depondonts,
and family allowances to the former
class. 1
1 M
Cops Give Hermit His
Annual Shave and Bath
Dallas, Tex. John May. nged
hermit who lives In u dilapi
dated shack in the river bot
toms here, has been given his
annual haircut, shave and bath.
The police did the tonsorlal act
ami also administered the scrub
bing. It took several of the
cops to do It, for John Is n
strong man and put up a de
termined struggle throughout
the prcforninr.ee. lie went to
the police station with grizzly
hair and beard, which reached
almost to his waist. He came
away with a smooth face and
bend and smelling like high
priced toilet water.
John got his first haircut,
shave and hath In twenty years
last year when the cops rnn
him In and trimmed him up.
Gas Masks for Painters.
Wilmington, Del. To avoid turpen
tine "Jags" shipyard painters working
down In ship holds have been supplied
with gas masks.
men's pockets soon were bulging, but
there was no complaint about "profit
eering." Doughboys Inspect Ship.
Among the curious who swarmed
over the vessel were a number of
American soldiers. Some of them
took a peculiar Interest In the guides'
explanations and comment on the
boat's "trick" fittings her geared
turbines, gadgets, depth-charge throw
ors and paravenes.
It recalled to them a night of peril
through which they passed from South'
nmpton or Winchester ncross the sub
marine and mlne-lnfested English
channel, en route "to Havre or soma
other French port nnd the war. That
night of fearful expectancy passed
safely, they had marvelled at the effi
ciency of tho convoying craft which
they knew had been off In the dark
ness somewhere, plowing through roll
ing breakers, eager for an encounter
with Its frequent aftermath of "oil and
bubbles" from a vanquished undersea
boat.
Hut as those doughboy spectators
heard a member of the crow of tho
"hush" ship say: "She does every
thing but loop-the-Ioop," and saw oth
ers demonstrate parts of the ship's
fliditlni: eoulnnient hitherto kont se
cret, they understood (why they had
ween so secure.
Twenty-three-Knot Speed.
Tho "I'-Jll" Is 2-14 feet long, with nar
row beam, seven-foot draft and
equipped with Independent i engines,
fore and aft, that can speed het
through heavy seas at 23 knots an
hour. Built high forward and low. al
the stem, the vessel has somewhat
the appearance of o submarine an ef
fect that her designers Intended.
"Fritz sometimes would think she
was a 'sub' and would open fire on
her but when she slewed around In
her own length and got Into action
Heine was sorry he hud spoken," said
a sailor who had been through eight
engagements on- tho fighter.
There had been other brushes with
enemy craft, he explained, adding, "but
unless you can bring home a bit of tho
corpse, the admiralty say, 'not proven.'
It's no use to tell them about the 'oil
and bubbles,' they're no proof, because
Fritz used to release oil and bubbles
to make us waste ammunition."
Are Coming.
Olllclals hero are Inclined
tlio United States to take steps guard
ing against neing swamped.
uilllsh olllclals hone sotim "nnniwwt
Jows of eastern Europe will g to
raicsuno, nut no one has any Idea
of how to sustain tho rest nt
would-be emigrants except by mich
aid as to make It possible for them
to stay In tliolr respective native i-oun.
tries.
Storage or food, hick of produe
tlon, and unsettled political and no
clal conditions nre expected to h1Ht
for a long time all over Europe Pas
senger ships are booked months ahead
but there are not enough vessels for
carrying even tho most Important and
Immediate tralllc.
Italian provinces In which 70 p0r
cent of the communes am without tele
phono service nre authorized to Issue
bonds Jointly with tho communes to
PTtend '.lie wire faculties.
BOND ISSUE IS BIG PROBLEM
Best Means to Pull Counties Out of
Land of Mud Make All Improve
ments Permanent.
Tho biggest single Issue before tho
people todny Is good roads; biggest
not alone of itself, but biggest be-
I cause uiu prompt nnu suusinciory so
I lutlon of n permanent rond system In
J every state will help to solve n half-
dozen fundamental problems and In-
directly affect for good, as well ns In
Joliars nnd cents, nlmost every phase
jf farm, social and Industrial Hfo In
'he state. We cannot expect to have
i real system of roads unless It Is
Dnscd on large units and this Is best
accomplished by ncceptlng the county
wd state bnsls with n few experienced
and responsible men In charge In eact
:nse. We must have roads that bcglr
mil end somewhere.
Many counties nre presenting to the
taxpayers tho question of a bond Issue
for tho Improvement of their high
ways. The bond Issue for a publl
improvement should be governed by
the same consignations which govern
a bond Issue by any business organiza
tion. When a manufacturing concern
issues bonds, the money raised is
plnced in permanent improvements In
the plant which will last far beyont'
the life of the bonds, or else no In
i-estor would purchase the securities
Bonds for munlclpnl purposes or foi
public Improvements ure not olways
subjected to this acid test, and In
stances are numerous In, this country
where bonds for twenty years have
been issued for tho construction ol
public roads, where the type of roads
built with the proceeds of tho bone
Issue could not possibly last more than
ten years, and even then expensive
maintenance is continually necessary.
In some Instances history shows that
during the life of such n bond Issue
the original road has been worn ou)
and rebuilt with n different material,
and with the proceeds of subsequent
bond Issues as many ns three times,
nnd still tho original bonds are a lia
bility on the community.
Bond Issues for better roads are the
best means to pull countleg out of the
Land of Mud. But It must be certain
thut the road Improvements will last
the life of the bonds. This can be as
sured by securing expect and unpreju
diced engineering advice on tho best
kind of roads for the soil. The bank
or can perform yeoman service In thl?
connection.
In the state of Iowa the man who be.
gan with nothing and now owns n $30,
000 farm, believes in paying ns he goes
when building a road, but he will bor
row money from an Insurance compnnj
with which to buy more land, and he
uas not yet seen that when he build?
Making Necessary Repairs on Macad
am Road.
a concrete bridge with one year!
tnx money, he has raude a Chrlstmai
present of that bridge to posterity foi
the next one hundred years. lie sayi
that thirty-year paved roads nre lm
possible because CI 0,000 per mile li
too much to pay out of one year's ta:
money, and It has not occurred to hint
that there will still be taxpayers wher.
he Is dead and gone, who will ho using
that road, nnd by rights should have
to pay some of It. Wallace's Farmer,
COST OF VARIOUS HIGHWAYS
Macadam Road Is Most Expensive, But
When Built Is Satisfactory and
Permanent.
Dirt roads nro ordlnnrlly surfaced
with suud, mixed with clay or with
gravel, or brick, or crushed stone, con
creto or other like material. Tho grav
el road will cost from 1,500 to 53,500
a mlk tho difference In cost depend
ing upon the accessibility of gravel.
The macadamized road costs from $2,.
000 to $10,000 per mile. It Is the most
expensive, but when woU built Is both
satisfactory and permanent."
Essential Foundation.
Permanent foundations, having uni
form bearing quality, aro essential to
nil types of engineering structures,
Roads are no exception.
Try Draining Wet Place.
Did you ever try draining that aw
ful wet plnco In the road? , Try It
some' time once will be enough.
Don't Build on Paper.
It you want thut road you'ro going
to build to bo of any value, build It
in tho ground not on paper.
Care of the Hair.
Women who hnve not the time or
money to take scalp treatments can
do about as much for themselves as
a specialist can do for them In tho
treatment of ordinary hair troubles.
Ten minutes' attention given to the
lialrHind scalp each day Is more bene
ficial than Infrequent professional
treatments. The remedies for tho
usual scalp and hnlr dlfllcultles are
simple nnd Inexpensive. It Is regu
lar and persistent care that can be
depended on to repay the effort.
Cleanliness requires a shampoo at
intervals of two to four weeks. If the
scalp Is healthy and tho hair sulllclent
ly abundant this, with a brisk, brief
brushing every dny will keep the hair
In good condition.
To Cure Dandruff. .
Take a thimbleful of powdered re
fined borax, let It dissolve In a teacup
ful of water; first brush tho head well,
and then wet n brush with the solution
nnd rub the scalp well with It. Do
this every day for a week, then twice
a week, until no trace of dandruff Is
found.
To Improve Hair.
The best shnmpoo for oily hair and
dry scalp Is an egg shampoo, made by
nddlng one ounce of cold water to one
well-beaten egg; rub mixture well Into
the scalp and on the hair, rinse In
warm water, .then In cold water, dry
thoroughly, apply a tonic and massage
the scalp for ten minutes. Each night
use u tonic nud nmssage for ten min
utes. Stiff Hair.
The first remedy for a woman whose
hnlr has begun to be stiff, is to experi
ment with slightly oily liquids until
she finds one suitable. A lotion made
from one tablespoonful of glycerin,
Sturdy Frocks for School
-. -J' .i- ' n : ' t A !v"',. :i:v: :- :"Kw-w-f t
Drosses designed for the younger
misses' wear for .school and else
where this fall are the most satisfac
tory that have been presented fir
many seasons. They reflect the at
tributes of young girlhood or at any
rate the attributes we like to find In
young girls. These frocks are sturdy,
simple, quite plain, very neat and prac
tice much restraint In the matter of
trimmings, TJiey clothe the Immature
figure to the best advantage and are
calculated to edncato their young
wearers In the fitness of things, the
nutting of clothes to occasion and to
youth. The designers of dress for
misses and Junior misses nre not al
ways conscious of their responsibili
ties In this matter, but the best pri
vate schools and academies realize
Its Importance. They are careful to
prescribe what may bo worn by the
girls under their charge. Girls In the
public schools hnve not the advantage
of this system, but the designers of
rendy-mado dresses for them have
made a good choice easy this fall.
"For school" Is written on tho en
gaging frock for a girl In her early
teens, thnt Is shown 'here. It Is every
thing thnt such a frock should he and
Is so adequately pictured that It hard
ly needs description. It Is shown
made of trlcotine In blue, und Its
neat and quiet trimming of rows of
half a pint of rose water, with ten
drops of tincture of benzoin added to
prevent the glycerin becoming rancid,
Is excellent.
This mixture should be used after
tlie hair has been made ready foi
dressing by removing all the tangles.
This done, one should put about half a
toaspoonful of the mixture in the palm
of the left hand and rub tho right Into
it. With both hands 'the hair Is gent
ly rubbed nnd pntted smooth from
forehead to neck, oiling It, but so
slightly that the application is not vis
ible. Afterwnrd dressing proceeds In.
the usunl way. Occasionally a womnn
should use a slightly wet brush after
tho oiling. This must not be "applied
every day or the effect of too much
water will be drying.
Another liquid for the same purposo
Is made from one-quarter of an ounce
of gum benzoin and four ounces or
high-proof alcohol. After the gum Is
dissolved the liquid Is strained through
coarse brown paper and two ounces
of castor oil and half a dram each of
oils of geranium and bcrgnmot are
added. This Is put on by the snmo
process ns was described above.
Neither of these Is to be regarded as
a tonic or used as a substitute, for they
are distinctly dressings, and the man
ner In which they are put on In no
way affects the scalp. To feed the
scalp It Is necessary that whatever Is
put on shall be rubbed Into the pores.
Desirable Wrap.
New loose coats, of the practical
top-coat style, the kind a woman slips
on over her tailored suit, are to be
decldedly desirable this coming sea
son, for these many of them, at least.
will bo made with ruglan or set lrn
kimono sleeves.
4k
silk braid in tho same color nre pur
on witli satisfying precision. The
body and plain sleeves reveal tho
Mender and childish llgure nnd sup
port a straight skirt that Is gathered
on at tho waist line. A frill of ,)i,,lt.
ed silk about the round nock Is in
the name blue as the dres. But a nar
rower frill of white batiste adds a
crisp freshness, ns often as It Is need
ed. This Is one of the severest of
school frocks, but we do not grow tired
of these plain dressos.
There nre a numbor of successful
models for the younger misses In.
which navy blue woolon fabrics
serge, gal.iii-dine. trlcotine and the like-
show pipings, facings and vestees
sometimes, of dark red. This Is nl
ways a good color combination when
the red Is used with much restraint
Very small buttons, narrow ribbon
bows and ties and sheer collar and
cuff sets in white cotton goods figure
In the smart details of the school girl's
dress. Also there r S0VcrnI
fabrics In brown, blue nnd oxford and
In tasteful mixtures of color that
insure variety In the q0t companv
of school dresses with which tho-
juuimc-i iiiinpuh rnce their school yen,