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TIED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF 600,000 Vets of War Are Jobless Survey by American Legion Shows Desperate Plight of Men Who Went to Front. FIGHTING FOR EXISTENCE Former Service Men Dattling Harder Now and Under Greater Odds Than They Fought In the Trenches In France. , ladlannpolls. Ilctwcen COO.000 nml TOO.OOO eieruns of the World war are out of employment and struggling for existence, nccordlng to u survey com pleted by the Amerlcnu Legion. Jinny of these men, the survey dis closes, are fighting harder now and wider greater odds perhaps tlinn "they fought In' the trenches. The survey was conducted through the 11,(M)0 posts or the Legion. Pennsylvania alone reported 150,000 ex-servlco men out of worlc. The New York Legion .department esti mated 100,000 veterans Jobless In the stole, and Illinois and Massachusetts reported respectively H!i.000 and .'50,000 ex-service men out of work. Ocorgln was the only Mate that re ported Improvement In the unem ployed situation. "Unemployment not general enough to require aid from Legion," was the report from that Mnte. Iown reported that the Indus tries In that state were showing signs of life, although n serious condition this winter was anticipated. Situation la Decperate. The report from I'ennsylvanla do scribed conditions as deplorable and the state of Washington advised ex Ifcervlce men not to go to that state jantll conditions Improved. Michigan's unemployed war veterans were said to number .10,000. hut Industrial con ditions were reported na "better tlinn two months ago." Commenting on the sltuntlon which tons come out of the business dopres irton, the Amcrlcnn Legion Weekly soys: "Figure nlnne, however, do not tell the plight of American unemployed veternns, for the grenter part of these jobless ex-soldlers and ex-snllors are not only out of worlc, hut are engnged At this moment In a struggle for ex istence with their lincks to the wall f circumstances. They nre for the most part men who hno been econom ically on the defensive pver since they left their country's service. Mnny nre men who found their old Jobs gone when they took olT their uniforms, and no other Jobs to be hnd. Those who uticceedcd In discovering some work ofter being discharged from tho army or navy found they were pitted In re morseless competition against men who hnd not been In the service. Mnny employers dealt with them by the rule of Mast Idred. first tired. Hard Winter Ahead. "If they were lucky enough to hnve savings from before the war nwaltlng them when they were discharged, thoe savings have long since dlsnp penred. They found themselves with out funds enrly In the period of In dustrial depression which sot In while tills country wns getting bnck to n peace-time basis. Workers who hnd been employed jdondlly nt high wages during the war were able to coast Into the depression period living on their snvlngs. but for many months unem ployed ex-servl"e men have been, per, force, little more than Industrial scav engers, compelled to seek odds and ends of work desperately to meet their ulmplest necessities. The more for tunate hmo been largely dependent upon relatives and kindly friends. Those lacking these have been roam ing from city to city, restlessly seeking work. Many of them have wives and New. Guardian of V-PBBBBHRCt'" 1 m.CBBBBK'fl BBV 3fa2BBBBBBSr'feL ifBBBBBa Hi BBHlVve vi'- fm&i V, OiJsBBsBJisissllBliSr" " ME. , w BBBBHBBHsBBViBn'KBBBHBBVAb'Vfe'lV l At BfMv -.'ifk ft ' IPS MZ V BBBBBBBBiiBBatEfigjaitMBM i.3R .WWl: f VJPx2HfqmB.'i. 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Plan Big Fight Against Cancer American Society for Control of Cancer Announces a "Na tional Cancer Week." SPECIALISTS ARE INTERESTED Informative Literature Will Be Carried to Every Corner of the Country Causes 10 Out of 100 Deaths Among Those Over Forty. New York. Tho Amcrlcnn Society for the Control of Cnncer. which, since Its organization fn 10KI. has been fighting cancer with facts, sent out from Its headquarters, 23 West For-ty-llfth street, New York, unnounces an unusual feature of Its already re markable campaign. This Is it "National Cancer week," which will begin October 80 and end November 5. The purpose of tho effort, the most comprehensive and Important In the society's career, Is Intended to carry facts concerning cnncer to as mnny persons In the United Stntes and Can ndu as can be reached through tho piofcsslomil and lay press, by lec tures and by the sprend of Informntlve literature. The work will bo carried on by the foremost physicians mid surgeons In the country who special ize In tho control of this drend dis ease; by state and city health olllcers and by tho public-spirited citizens, who have given much of their time and the White House stricken nntlons of Europe for.humnn Buffering to touch their heartstrings. "The plight of unemployed veternns Is sorlous enough today, llut winter Is Just around tho comer. Open-air work will soon cense. The linrvests which hnve provided temporary work for many will soon he gathered. Park benches and "doorwnys will uoou be untenable at night. "This Is the situation that faces the American Legion and the Ameri can people today. Scarcely having finished the campaign to relleo tho hardships of the physically disabled veterans of the World war, the Ameri can Legion Is now realizing that It faces another campaign of equal mng nltude to save Its comrades who havd become economic casualties." in Verona, Italy - considerable of their money to the movement. Will Spread Message. The society's organization Is on ex ceptionally elllclcnt one, and the mes sage or the "Cnncer week" will be car rled to the remotest corners of the country. It Includes regional direc tors, stnto chairmen nnd local commit tees, all working under the direction of Dr Chnrlcs A. Powers, president. Assisting Doctor Powers nre such men of note as Dr. Robert Abbe, one of the foremost authorities on cancer In America; Dr. James Kwlng, patholo gist of Cornell university; Dr. G. E. Armstrong of Montreal, noted Canadi an surgerfn; Dr. Joseph C. Woodgood of Johns Hopkins university, Unltl more; Dr. William J. Mayo of Ilochcs ter, Minn. ; Dr. Clement Cleveland, for many years head of the Woman's hos pital In Now York: Dr. Francis Car ter Wood, director of the Crocker inncer research laboratory, Columbia university, nnd bend of the board of scientists, nnd mnny other prominent specialists. f Since Its Inception the society has maintained thnt nccurate information concerning cnncer Is the best mentis known to lower tho mortality of this disease. It was believed, nnd It hns since been proved, thnt n large num ber of cases can bo cured If taken In hand early, and Its efforts hnvo been directed toward urging persons to seek competent ndvlce the Instant they rec ognize nny of tho symptoms made plnln by the society's campaign of ed ucation. In this policy the society nt first met uutugonlsm from thnt ele ment which considered cnncer a dis grace nnd which believed tho less Bald about It the better. Decrease In Deaths. Those Interested in this educational movement uro extremely encouraged by the fact that during tho Inst three years deaths from cnncer hnve, for the first time In twu decades, shown a slight decrease. It does not claim that all this decrenso Is due to Its enmpalgn, hut It heltavcs that Its cam paign hns had somothlng to do with it, and Intends to push Its work In tho future oven more vlsjorously than In tho past. Some Idea of the lavages of cancer mny be had from the fact that It causes ten out of every hundred deaths In this country where the vic tims nro mote than Tor:y years old; that about 83,000 diaths a year are recorded, and that tbir mortality among women Is considerably greater than among men. Womet. are exceptional ly susceptible to this disease, hut It Is gratifying to know that If the symp toms are early recognized a great ma jority of cases maj be cured. He cause people are better Informed, early diagnoses are more ommoit now than In the past, and, moivovor, thouipthndi of treatment, which nw Include indium and the X-ray, are hrromliig nioreltud more efllclent anil ef'ectlve. During "National Cancer week" there will he lectuivs In many cities by the foremost anthnrllles on can cer, the distribution of literature nt these lectures; nctldtles by the de partments of hfiiltii throughout the country nnd by the medical societies, and the publication of numerous arti cles In the medical aid luy press. NEWS OF STATE TERSELY TOLD Recent Happenings in Nebraska Given in Brief Items For Busy'Rcaders. Sugar beets In the Gibbon section nre yielding from ten to fifteen tons an acre. The dumps here were opened the first of the week. Work has been resumed on the con struction of the Medical Arts building, In Omaha. The building will be 17 stories high and will cost about $1,000, 00. A special election at Itandolph re sulted In favorable action on a $03,000 bond Issue by the city. The bonds will be used to pay the present debt of the city. Former Senator James Brady of Al bion was arrested at Lindsay on it charge of driving an automobile with out a license number. . A boy's band with .'10 members hns been organized. The band will hold concerts weekly and he the olllchtl hand for the Sidney Chamber of Com merce. The oldest son of Minimis Buhl, liv ing four miles south of Lindsay, shot a golden eagle. The bird weighed 11 pounds and Its spread of wings from tip to tip Is SI Inches, The Grand Island Aero company and E. Snyder and O. E. Wazee of Hastings have announced plans for an aviation meet at Hastings October 20 to 22. Twelve aviators vlll partici pate. William Illchle, jr., of Omaha wns elected department commander by the Nebraska American Legislation at the j loans from the funds of the war closing session of the annual conven-1 finance corporation Is pouring Into the Hon which was held In Kremont. j olllce of Carl Weil, of Lincoln, vice, Over the protests of property own-1 president of the corporation, Mr. Well ers, the board of commissioner of j announced. Hundreds of letters ask Sharpy county decided to go ahead Ing advice and Information renrdln with the paving of the boulevard from . the Sharpy county Hue two miles to the Baldwin Grove road. A check for $1,0:1:1 was received by Earl Smith near Ord for the cream produced by ten Ilolsteln cows during the past year. Besides the check calves were raised on the fcklmmed milk nnd sixty head of pigs were pro vided with some milk. The International Aero congress to be held In Omaha, November ;i-3 Is going to bring not less than 10.000 vis itors to the city it Is said. Scores of ships and hundreds of airmen are ex pected to be here for the meet.. The new dying field In the north part of the city Is being prepared for the reception of the ships. Plans are under way for the organ ization of tho Northwest Nebraska Ag ricultural Loan association at Valen tine. This association will be formed to facilitate obtaining funds from the war finance corporation under the plans made known during the recent visit of Eugene Meyer, Jr., managing director. Apple trees loaded with blossoms on October 1, despite several frosts In September, Is a natural freak noted on the ranch of John Plessell, north of O'Neill. The large orchard Is In full bloom nnd the blossoms are abund ant nnd hnrdy. This Is believed by local horticulturists to be the farthest point north at which the phenomenon hns been observed this late In the year. The young twigs and branches on the trees also contain numerous buds. Herman Harris suffered ugly wounds on the left arm and on the leg when a shotgun exploded in his hands while hunting, south of Hastings. His com panions Frank and Glenn Stlner, stop ped the flow of blood with a tourniquet nnd rushed him to the hospital In a car, probably saving his life. Harris put n heavily loaded shell into Stlners' gun, which was nn old model and light. When he pulled the trigger, the breech flew off and the upper part of tho barrel was torn aw.iy. In ft! counties from whfch State Superintendent Matzen has received reports, the total net shortage of teachers October 1, was 111 as com-,000, pnred with 47H for the entire state at the time of the Inst reports under date of September 12. Mr. Matzen comments that this Indicates n mnrked improvement In the situation. Lie - onsed teachers from neighboring stntes hnve come In nnd nre filling the vnenn- ties. They can do-so without tnklng examinations. Thirteen counties re - ported a surplus, aggregating IIS while i 'otners mm just onoiigii to supply thelr own needs. Inspector Dan Parry of Chadron, probably saved the life of Joseph Her ger, switchman, when lie pulled the latter away from tho tracks after a train had cut .off his foot which had been caught In it switch joint. Eugene Meyer, head of the War Flnnnce committee of the government, in Omaha recently, asserted that plans are being matured by which money will be loaned lit a low rate of Interest to the farmers of the count ty, to aid them In carrying on their activities. Mr. Meyer asserts that $100,000,000 has been nr ranged for through banks, to go to fnrmers of the west and northwest. The aiinual meeting of the Nebraska State Teachers' association will be held j In Omaha November 0-11. Five thous - nnd teachers ami educators are ex- : pccieii, Federal Judge Woodrough has signed Beatrice was called. Most of tho fur a decree authorizing tho public sale ' nlshlngs wero saved. Tho loss will ho ! of all the property of the bankrupt company in tuo nun ut sciiiiyier.vanicii at several bundled thousand dollars, The company was thrown Into bank ruptcy more than n month ago on petition of Carl Modesltt.'ono of the stockholders. Tho Peters Trust com pany nnd William 'J, Coad are receivers. Arapahce hns let the contract to construct sanitary sewers In District No. 2. A few fnrmers In Gnge county hnve begun withering corn, which Is yielding well. The season Is about two weeks earlier than Inst year, and n consider able amount of the grain is now In Bhape to be gathered. Chins nnd Thomns Frahm of Hast ings have deeded their residence, val ued nt .flll,000, with all furnishings, to Sunnyshle, a home for old people con ducted under the sponsorship of tho Hastings Woman's club. The body of Edgar M. Doty found In n gravel pit one and a half miles west of Grant where he was killed by a cave In of loose earth. He left town late In the evening for it load of gravel nnd was not missed until the next morning. The 12,000,000 chickens In Nebraska produced .l.'.OOO.OOO worth of eggs this past year, according to estimates mado by the state department of agriculture. In nddlton to the egg income, tho chickens furnished .$18,000,000 worth of delicious meat, which brought tho total up to ?3:i,()00,()00. i'iie Columbus chamber of commerco has ofllcially endorsed the campaign of the American Legion to build it per manent home and has planned to co operate In tho slllcltlng of the neces sary funds. The Legion expects to erect u building large enough to caro for all comrades which may need help because of dlsabllty. A resolution tending to discourage the holding' of Sunday funerals in Beatrice was passed by the ministerial association at a nieetlii;,' held here. An ordinance supporting this move ment was recently presented to tho city commissioners, but was turned down. A sternly stream of atmllcntlons for making loans, under tho new svsloni come In every day Miss Gretchen Willlnms, 17, high school girl and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Williams, of Fremont, was chosen the most beautiful girl In tho city and featured In the "Beauty and the Beast" picture taken during tho American Legion convention. Glen Coffey, editor of he Mid-West Veteran, Lincoln, wns elected as the homeliest and shared the picture with her. Theodore M. Osterman of Central City, veteran Nebraska legislator and minority leader In the last session of the legislature, will probably he a can didate for governor on the democratic ticket. Osterman wns visited by a del egation of four democrntes nnd asked to make the race. Hep. Henry Bock of David City, wio was associated with Mr. Osterman in the last legislative, sesslni, was one of the delegation, which called on tho Central City uinn. October 1 was the apple day of tho W. W. Winchester farm, two miles south of Gibbon. The five-acre or chard was sold out before noon, net ting $2,230 to the owner. Mr. Win chester has a unique way of selling his apple crop. Each year the sale Is October 1. No apples are sold until thnt dny nnd the price Is within the reach of all. This year the price was 3c a pound, which was much below tho market. Speculators and dealers are not solicited. The sales are made-to nctual consumers. A number of people In the vicinity of Wnymore have reported that .their fruit trees, mostly cherries, are In bloom. For weeks there wns n period of hot, dry weather and the trees re duced their energies to a low ebb. This was followed by good rains and more warm weather which started tho trees to growing again ni.d many of them developed bloom. The blossoms will be killed by tho frost In a short time and the trees will bloom again next spring, nurserymen say. The state treasury during September spent $220,000 more than It took In. The total expenditures fids month t were $SS0,000, a big drop over tho expenditures of July, totnlllni: S 1.073.- nnd August totalling $l,:i90,000. The present system of having leg islative appropriations come duo months, in advance of the tnxpaylng i period is leaving a big deficit of ap 1 proximately $1,300,000 in the general fund which must be met by drawing j on tho hnll Insurance nnd temporary (school fund, which has a balance of about $1,000,000. This money will bo ; refunded to those funds upon the re- celpt of the tnx money which will he- ein pouring In In n short time. The Elks of Scottsbluff have started a drive for funds to begin the erection of it home to cost approximately $100, 000, Bobbers tunneled, unmolested, through the brick wnll of the vault In the First National bank at Gresham, ransacked about fifty safe deposit boxes and escaped with about $.r.000 in war savings stamps, liberty bonds and cash, Tho money vault was not tampered with. Entrance was imlnod to the bank by menus of a pass key, j olllclals said. Private papers lu tho deposit boxes were scattered nbout tho floor hut not destroyed. The Methodist church nt Adams was tuactlcallv destroved hv lire. It stnrt- Jod In the coal room In tho basement, presumably from Fpontnucnus com- Ibuston. The fire department from about $10,000, partially covered liy In- , surance. The first number of the free lecturo course was presented at Uimdlllu to n packed house. The lecturo course was paid by tho free will subscription of tho business men and others interested in tho community and no admission Is charged at the door. fuOTHEhVQUICK! GIVE CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP FOR CHILD'S BOWELS- Even a sick child loves tho "fruity", taste of "California I-ijj Syrup." If tho little tongue is conted, or If your child Is listless, cross, feverish, full of cold, or has colic, a tenspoonful will never fall to open the bowels. 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