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4 4 RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. CHIEF IIBJILI ill HU H i : . "S !,! ,W ' T?ie AMERICA! Copy for This Department Supplied bjp the American l.cKtnn Nfwi Service) FORMER SOLDIER AN ARTIST John Avardo Wilt De Sent to Rorrw by Vcterano' Buroau to Com plete His Course'. Defore the war John Avardo was u caller In h restaurant in lialtlmure, Md. Now he Is a student of art, and, according to the A in e r I c a n Lesion at Wash ington, D. C, will be sent to Home to complete his course. While recover ing from war In juries nt a Haiti more hospital, Avardo displayed considerable skill in moulding clay. The Veterans' bureau became Interested in the case, and sent him to an art school whero he shortly afterward won first prlzo In it modelling contest. Ills growing ability has led the bureau to under take to send him abroad. Avardo's Is only one of a number of cases of rehabilitation In which men who before the war were driving trucks or pushing shovels have dis covered their true talents In the course of being vocatlonallzed. Men who previously had been content with unskilled labor are now attending classes In auto-mechanics, radio-work, drafting, machine design, agriculture, and various other trudes and pro fessions. "WHEN WE SALUTE THE FLAG" Toledo (O.) Boy Wins First Prize In Essay Contest Conducted by Buckeye Legion Post. It topic the thlrtcen-yenr-old son of a sailor to give the best reason for saluting the Stars and Stripes. Mark Winchester of To ledo, O., received $15 for the work of his patriotic pen, winning first prize In the essay contest given by the American Le gion post lu To ledo. "When we sa lute the flag," Mark wrote, "It is but an outward motion of the patriot ic feeling within. It is not the mere physlcnl movement that counts. It ia what It signifies. When we salute the Stars and Stripes we show rever ence for the flag that our forefathers made and preserved. It shows thnt we realize what the red, white and blue typifies." A little Russian girl won the second prize. Slio said she liked to salute our flag because this country, unlike Russia, had so few pogroms and starving children. EDITORIAL ON "CASH BONUS' Chicago Newspaper Comments on Com mander MacNIder'a Plan for Ro- tatlng Fund to Be Loaned. "The soundest policy which has beer, offered with respect to a cash bonus" Is the editorial comment of n Chicngc paper on Hnnford MncNIdcr's plun foi a rotating fund to he loaned out tc needy ex-service men. The editorial, In part, follows: "In many cases the bonus, distrib uted to all alike, will be given to men who are not In actual need of It, tc some who do not need It at all. All degrees of financial competency were In the army. For other men the al lotment will not be enough. They need more credit than that 'to recover. "Men who have no need of n bourn could take It without scruple If tliej Intended to place it In the fund. Mer who have need of It could get It froit the fund, pny It back when they could and keep the money available for con tlnulng relief." "Over." Mr. Jcssnway was fussy nbout tin correct use of the English Inngunge too fussy perhaps, and was "nlwuyf ready to find fault with offenders. Also ho was in anything but a good tem per ns he sat down In his favorite res tnurimt. "Give mo a steak," lie said, "and some corn and some baked ixAatoi's." "Baked potatoes are all over," said the girl. 'Oh, they're all over, huh," snorted Mr. Jessawuy. "And what ure they all over?" "With," she replied simply. .Ameri can Legion Weekly. Adopts Destroyed French Village. Drifting back to Apreinoiit-ht-Koret, near tlio Saint Mihlcl sector, American Legion men Hud a little community house raised amid tha ruins of the town. It has been erected by the city of Ilolyoke, Mass., which hnu adopted the destroyed Frctmh vfflago in mem ory of the twelve Ilolyoke men who fell In tho Saint Mihlcl drive. :6!0S wi MOTHER TO AMERICAN LEGION Madame Schumann-Hclnk Continues Work of "The Greatest Organ ization In the World." "To bring joy to the boys who bo glorleuslv offered their lives" Is tho cause to which Madame S c h u-mann-llelnk, now sixty years old, has dedicated the remainder of her days. Hack from a tour In tho Orient, sJie has plunged into the tusk of being n I ti wit lint ' American Legion, , Wnra convinced, slit oujn, mill ll ir "the greatest organization In the wrld." The role of mother has been Madame Schumann-Hclnk's greatest success. And now, with n son of her own and u million ndopted sons, she duds as great an outlet for her lovable nature and her talent as In the war days, when she spent much of her time In camps, singing, working with her needle, and spreading cheer. "I have never been happier," said the great stur, who, in spite of her years, still has the grace utid the col or of youth. SAM S00 H00 DIED FOR FLAG Body of Patriotic Chinaman, Bom and Educated In America, Sent to China for Burial. The last Journey of Sam Soo IIoo killed in nctlon In the Ourcq vnlloy, Is told by the American Legion Week ly. Of Chinese mirentime on both sides. ' but born and educnted in Sun Fran cisco, Sam, when he becnnie a young , man, went to Cliinn and married, think- . Ing some day to return to Amorlcn. i When In 15)17 news came thnt America had entered the war, Sam kissed his perplexed little bride and said: "I must go." Time passed, and a white, cross stood over all that was mortal of Sam Soo IIoo. A Iced Cross man emtio along and took a picture of the grave, sending It on to the widow, who won dered whnt It meant. And then n re quest came from relatives that the body be sent to China. So now, close by Jin gl Chuen, Just outside tho south gnte of Canton, me slender matron waits the return ol her husband, where, draped In the ilag of the coun try for which he died, he will be laid In the dust with his honored fathers. ONLY OFFICER TO SURVIVE Capt. Bert Rugh Saw All Fellow Com manders of His Battalion Fall in Battle. Tho only odlcer In his battnllon to survive, Bert Hugh's military record reads like a chro nology of the tides of bnttlo during the dark years of the wur. His ex periences with the Canadian a r in y, however, are lost in his absorption In the business of putting up n 100, 000 club house for Cedar ltaplds (Ia.) post of the Ainerl Ican Legion. This, when completed, probably will be rec ognized ns the finest Legion home In the country. Rugh began his mllltnry career as a buck private- In Company C, Forty ninth Iowa volunteer Infantry, serv ing in Cuba from April, 189S. to May, 1S09. In 1014 he Joined the Second Field troop of the Canadian Engineers, went overseas, and was promoted to a lieutenancy. During the course of events, every other olllcer In the bat tallon met his death. Three of Hugh's orderlies were killed In nrtlon, and In one attack Hugh was the only member of his company to come through alive. GiSJEissBsnagiiTCjac I Carrying On With the & American Legion "i:ffltWj;l:g(3iliafaL't!Ki3(UfflfMffl(i)CWmffllui Liberal (Kan.) post of the American Legion Is building n swimming pool In the city's park and digging holes for tree planting. On the brink of Kilauca, one of IlnwnU's active volcanoes, a health re sort for service men 1ms been erected by citizens of the islnnd. Tho United States army costs $3.22 per capita. Great Britain, with her many colonies pays $1:1.25 per capita ; France, $22.52 ; Italy, $0.70 and Japan, $3,811. German women will be Invited to Join with the National Council of Women In next year's celebration ol Armistice day, under resolutions adopted In tho council's biennial ses sion. Itcv. David Itallton, Vicar of Mar gate, England, recently tramped the country ns tin "out of work ex-soldier" nnd returned with tho report that "It Is almost impossible to even get an hour's work." Tho Flanders poppy has been de clared a pest and a menace by the federal horticulture board. "With Its bristling stalks and leaves It is value less and crowds out useful plants," the board announced. SIP' Mill TMECOTTAGEg "VEGETABLE PLANTING CHART, I I DIJTANdiJ TinSTANCE I kEMAUKtf I BETWEEN HOWJ ArAOT IN POWJ ?X2f.IMA poie J fill "i KET (L Dfeg, PUHf lOIHCHtS 10 INCHCS Xlf$?jZ2j "ct i root ,M)P"TJ I TOOT 3 INCHES PUNT THICK AND THIN OUT Tp CABBAGE. 3 FCET 2 FEbT cAjfluaowtp Qy i . Cfrji . IAiMrur Aiuf.irc J1.ANT THICK AND THIN OUT. g CARROT 1 INCHES 6 INCHES ttANT RADIM'tS WITH CARROTS CElERY'&fega 4 FCET CINCHES TRANSPLANT 2 OR 3 TIMES .Hit. (DWABr 1 36 INJ 9 INCHtS PLANT CoiiN IN SQUARES TO -' .Lj CORW lOTHCB SOBT'J-ia IN 24 INCHLS INSURE bETTtP. rOLUNATtON CWUMBtffiSgfr' 3 FET 3 FCET fjfrcGG PUNT 3 FCET 3 f EET KOHLRABI ' WOT 6 INCHES flftyiWKMVioH smT srEET BAjSrfijI-- ' rooT 4 INCHES PUNT -ftllCK AND THIN OUT .-PARSNIPJ ft ,f,rHrs (. mrurs PLANT DEEP BETTER. IF LEFT IN giyr-n lp "V-"J to INint:, GROUND IN WINTER PEPPERS H 'S TO 24 IHCHCS IS TO 24 INCHES (TfjrffTC'10" g FEET I TOOT CULTIVATE IN HUES TOMATOEsffiP 3 FEET 3FEET ' TURIUPS I FOOT 4 INCHES PLANT THICK AND THIN OUT CUT THIS OUT AND PASTE ON CAKPPQATO TOR REFERENCE I TO PLANT U, S. Department of Agriculture Gives Advice to the Home Gardeners. DIVIDED lilTO FOUR GROUPS First Vegetables That Will Withstand Froct; Second, Soml-Hardy Crops; Third, Thotc Easily Killed; Fourth, Heat-Loving Plant3. Common garden crops are divided by the United States Department of Agriculture into four groups as re gards the time' of planting tlicm in the open ground. The llrst group Includes the vege tables that will withstand consider able frost and which may be planted two or three weeks before the danger of frost Is past In the spring. The second group, or semi-hardy crops, may bo planted ti few days before, or about the time that the lust killing frost Is likely to occur. The third group, tbose easily killed by frost, should not be planted until nil danger of frost Is over. The fourth group, the heat-lnv-Ing plnnts, should never be planted In the open until both the soli and the nir are thoroughly warm. Among tho crops of the first group thnt may be planted before frosts are past are Irish potatoes, smooth peas, onion sets, cabbage plants, kale, tur nips, beets, lettuce, nnd mustard. They may be planted curly because they re quire some time to come up. While the young plants are Injured by frost, by the time they sprout nnd come to the surface, frost danger is likely to be past. Don't Follow Moon Rule. Some gardeners formerly believed in plnntlng Irish potatoes and certain other garden crops according to tho signs of the moon. No one seems to know how tho old moon theory origi nated, but It seems to date back to prehistoric times and probably was based upon the method of keeping time by moons rattier than by months. There Is no definite experimental data to show that the moon has any Inilu ence one way or the other upon plant growth, and experienced gardeners pre fer to plant thulr potatoes at a time when the weather and soil conditions are right rather than according to the phase of the moon. Experience has shown that the 'point of most Impor tance is to have the land In llrst-class condition for planting, then proceed to plant ns soon oh weather conditions permit. Tho dwarf or smooth varieties of Uiigllsh peas may be planted about the same time as Irish potatoes, or Just us soon as the ground Is dry enough to work In the early spring. Hero again soil preparation is Impor tant, and the ground should be made lino and mellow before planting. Opinions differ as to the Cepth to which the seed peas should be cov ered. Some authorities claim they should be covered as much as -1 Indies, while others maintain that 2 or ! Inches Is siitllclent. Much will de pend, however, upon the chnractor of the soil In which tho crop Is planted. If the soli Is a light sandy loam and Inclined to dry out quickly, tho peas should be covered to -1 Inches. Itut If tho soil Is rather heavy and Inclined to pack closely, they should not lie covered more than 3 to 2 Inches. The varieties of peas having wrinkled seed coats should not be planted until about two weeks after tho smooth varieties. They are Just n little more susceptlblo to Injury from frost nnd will mature about ns early If planted when tho ground has slightly wnrmed. When to Take Chances. In tho case of certain garden crops, WH DM CROPS National Garden Uuruitu. the Investment in seed Is too great for taking a chance with the weather, but with beets, lettuce, and radishes u very small quantity of seed Is required, nnd If they come through In good shajK?, the product will be ready for use much earlier than if the planting were de layed. About 23 or 110 feet of row will give all the early beets required by an ordinary family. Itadlshes may bo planted in the rows with early peas. However, It will be necessary to re move the radishes before they begin to crowd the peas. As n rule, radishes will lie ready for use In three or four weeks after planting, or Just about the lime that the peas have begun to make a vigorous growth. Most gardeners make the mistake of planting too many radishes, or at least of planting too many ut one time and not being able to use the product. The old-fashioned method of growing lettuce was to plant a bed along one sldo or in one corner of the garden, and when the plants were large enough, to thin them, using the prod uct as needed and leaving the re mainder to grow larger. This method of growing lettuce Is not so desirable as the plan of planting it In rows, where it can be more easily cultivat ed. Lettuce Is very susceptible to heat, and It Is dlllicult to grow It after tho weather has become hot. For this rea son it Is best grown us a spring and a fall crop. Two or three plantings nt intervals of 10 days or 2 weeks In spring and a planting or two in autumn should be sulllcient for tho needs of the ordinary family. Planting Second Group. The second group, Including carrots, beets, parsnips, radishes, salsify, wrinkled peas, spinach, swiss chard and early sweet corn, mny be planted shortly before tho probable time for the last spring frost. The planting of these crops should be so timed that they will escape frost and yet be started just as early as possible. The same planting methods should be fol lowed as lor tho extremely early crops. The third group of garden crops, or those that should not be planted until after danger of frost is past, includes cucumbers, muskmcloiiB, okra, snap beans, cuulltlowor, and well har dened tomato plnnts. The time of setting tomato plants, however, will de pend on local conditions. If they art not crowding each other too much in tho plant bed, it may pay to delay set ting them hi the open ground until the air is thoroughly warmed. Little is gained by planting tender plants In the open ground too early. ' The fourth group of plants, com monly known as the bent-loving plants includes peppcru, eggplant, Llnni beans, sweet potntoes, ami summei squash. These crops are easily In jured by cold nights and periods ol rainy weather, and It Is always best to delay planting them until a safe period has been reached. It should be home lu mind that certain soils warm up slowly lu spring, and that such plants as eggplant and peppers are susceptible to Injury from coV soils. RICH FERTILIZER The cleanings from the poult r house nro valuable as a garden fer tlllzer, nnd these should be saved In barrels or some other receptnch whore they can bo kept reasonably dry until they are spread upon the garden VEGETABLES NEED ROOM Ono serious mistake made by many gardeners is planting too great a variety of vegetables in a small space, with consequent crowding and poor growth, says tho United States Department of Agriculture. It Is much better for the gardener whoso space is limited to plant n comparatively few kinds of vegetables, not more than 10 or 12 out of n pos sible CO or CO. & . WR1GLEYS Kf & JfDOUBLE treat XK&. ' --IiIIHSSIL Peppermint "melts in your mouth," (WXtxiS then you get the dcleo jQlJc table gum center. KmWM AAA C30 "Hg Syb. 43?) fnM ml bJT 1 LajLkL1jix!I Mistaken Identity. Helen was n treslimnii at Short ridge High school nnd was proud of her new ring bearing the school In sign I u. The waiter at the restaurant where she went .said something that to Helen sounded like "Shortrldge?" to which she promptly replied, gazing at her ring, which she supposed he had no ticed: "Veu'tire you from there, too?" The waiter looked bored, and then repeated his request: "Short ribs or roast beef?" Indianapolis News. MOTHER! OPEN CHILD'S BOWELS WITH CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Your little one will love the "fruity" taste of "Cullfornln Fig Syrup" even if constipated, bilious, irritable, feverish, or full of cold. A teuspoouful never fulls to cleanse the liver and bowels. In a few hours you cun see for your self how thoroughly It works ull the sour bile, and undigested food out of the bowels and you have a well, play ful child ugtiln. Millions of mothers keep "California Fig Syrup" linndy. They know u tea spoonful today saves a sick child to morrow. .Ask your druggist for genu ine "California FIr Syrup," which ban directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mother I You must say "fnllinrnin" or you may get an imitation ug syrup. Advertise ment. .What's in a Namc7 Knicker What Is this peace dollar? Bockei- A misnomer try giving Just one to your wife. New York Herald. It Is a popular superstition nmong theatrical people that baldheaded men always forge to Hie front. TEMCAr! tiu&tor Boom A I 2ip Hip The earth sustains a pressure ot 70.000 tons exerted by the light of the sun. TAKE ASPIRIN ONLY AS TOLD BY "BAYER" "Bayer" Introduced Aspirin to th Physicians Over 21 Year Ago. To get quick relief follow carefully the safe and proper directions In each unbroken package of "Buyer Tablets of Aspirin." This pnekuge Is plainly ' stamped with the safety "Bayer Cross." The "Bayer Cross" means the gen uine, world-famous Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over twenty-one years. Ad crtlscment. Hermits arc not the only torpid livers. No Rubber but More Stretch or ExcellO it f; nunacKLti fl) SuspenderS Y unit i Ynur'n ft WoHrUunrnutecd A Ante Your Dealer 1 If he hun't them, icndO " direct, Blnna fJraltr'fl name, A -v . vn.ir Acrnpt no MUbatltuto. A ?. i ' Look for pirantiUtcl and Hrtoritid name on Ducklta. Hoso Supporter Nu-Wtr Slrtcb Suipcnder Co., Mfn.. Adrian, Mich. KODAKS Developing, Printing and E-nlarging Lincoln Photo Supply Co. (Eastman Kodak Co,) Dept. K, 1217 O St. Lincoln, Neb. W.N. U., LINCOLN, NO. 10-1922T bXA i tfi s Price 75c i slandoftespesity, offers to home seekers opportunities thnt cannot be secured elsewhere. The thousands of farmers from the United States who have, nccepted Can ada's generous offer to settle on l'.RKE homesteads or buy farm land in her provinces have been well repaid by bountiful crops. Thtrc la still avail able on easy terms Fertile Land at $15 to S39 an Acre land similar to that which throunh many years has yielded from 20 to 45 bushels of wheat to the acre oats, barley and flax also in great abundance, while ralslnu horses. cnttle.ehccp and honsisequ.illyprofitable. Hundreds ot farm era in western Canada have raissd crops in a single season worth more than the whole cost of their land. With 6uch success comes prosperity, independence, good homes and nil the comforts and conveniences which make lifo worth living. Farm Gardens, Poultry, Dairying ore wurces of income second only to Grain growing and stock raising. Attractivo cli mate, good neighbors, churches', schools, good markets, railroad facilities, rural tele phone, etc. for llluitratei) lltrrMuro, map, dtaeriptlon of firo opportunities in Riannor.a, aaaaaicoawau, Alberts andUrltUh Columbia, reduced railway ratio, etc., write W. V. BENNETT 4. Bee Bldg., Oruaha, Neb, Autherlaetf Agent, Dept. or Immltraltoit and Celenlaatlon, Dominion el Canada