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SHE JUMPED FOR THE LEGION
Miss Verna Welch Plunges 3,000 Feet
In Parachute From Airplane at
Wichita Falls.
To climb out of an nlrpjnno cockpit
nml dive liendllrst toward the earth 3,
000 feet below on her second rldo off
of terra flrnm required a good deal of
nerve. At least, the net made thou
sands of spectators gasp for breath
nnd shudder lest the harness fall to
work und the parachute, which trailed
behind her, remain unopened.
Miss Verna Welch was creuting tho
sensation. The spectators were tho
fiood citizens of Wichita Falls, Tex.,
Just Before the Flight.
witnessing the American Legion's
aviation meet, one of the biggest ever
held In the Southwest.
Miss Welch dropped like a dead
weight for several feet nnd then the
parachute very slowly opened and the
drop earthward became more gradual.
She hit the ground with n Jolt but was
uninjured.
It was n proud young woman who
received the congratulations of the
hundreds who crowded around her for
her daring act. Hut Miss Welch says
that she Isn't' sure that she wants to
jump from airplanes for a living. The
big aerial meet was staged to ralso
money for a Legion clubhouse nt
Wichita Falls.
ACTIVE IN LEGION AFFAIRS
Miss May Merritt, Indiana, Rises
From Auxiliary President to
National Committeewoman.
From tho presidency of tho first lo
cal American Legion Auxiliary unit
an Connersvllle,
Ind., to the ofllco
of Indiana na
tional committee
woman In lexs
than ,six months
.is the simple
story of the sud
den rise of Miss
May Merritt. Miss
Merritt, as chair
man of tho Aux
iliary's national
emblem commit
tee and chair
man' of the resolutions committee, has
had much to do with formulating ho
plans and policies of the organization
during tho past year.
Aside from her work for the Legion
Auxiliary, Miss Merritt is chielly in
terested in better educational advan
tages for the children of lloozlerdom.
Lack of Patriotism.
Enraged because some of his own
countrymen refused to stand when
"Deutschlnnd uber Alles" was being
sung in tho smoking room of a trans
atlantic liner, n young German ofll
cer, son of n German general, created
u sensation by dashing his wlno glass
to the floor and otherwise showing his
disapproval of tho lack of patriotism
displayed by his German companions.
Clubhouse Over Oil Well.
To build their clubhouso over an
oil well was tho unique nnd profit
able experience of tho American Le
gion men In Waynesboro, Tcnn. Drill
ing was begun after oil was noticed in
a mud puddle in tho back yard and
oil was struck at 200 feet. Tho Le
gionnaires plan to erect n flno com
munity clubhouso from royalties.
Benefits Certain Ex-Service Men;
Certain ex-service men who are not
eligible for compensation under tho
veterans' bureau are nevertheless
eligible for entrance Into the national
home for disabled volunteer sol
dlors. This class consists of those
who passed the draft board but wero
later rejected at tho training camps
for physical disabilities.
Highest Commendation.
A letter from Postmaster General
Work, expressing tho "highest com
mendation of your corps" hns been re
ceived by Major General Lojcuno,
commnndant ntc mnrlne corps, fol
lowing tho withdrawal of tho 2,000
murines who have been gunrdlng tho
ninlls ov?r tho country for several
inontlift.
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ONLY WOMAN MAJOR IN ARMY
Julia C, Stlmson, Dean of School of
Nursing, Served at Chief Nurse
of Red Cross.
The superintendent of tho army
nurse corps nnd dean of the Army
School of- Nurs
ing, is the only
tvoman major in
:hc United States
irmy. MaJ. Julia
0. Stlmson served
ns chief nurse of
the American Ited
L'ross In I'nrls
and later as di
rector of the
American expe
ditionary forces
lurslng service,
ivith 10,000 nurses
under her control during tne World
war, before becoming superintendent
of the army nurse corps und head of
the school of nursing.
Major Stlmson was born in Worces
ter, Mass., and graduated from Vnssar
when barely twenty years of nge. She
first went overseas as chief nurse of
the St. Louis unit, base hospital No.
21. She holds numerous awards nnd
citations for her services during the
wnr.
One of the major's most recent ex
periences was the honor of christen
ing the army transport Chaumont.
"General I'ershlng wns there," Major
StlniRon said in spenklng of the event,
"and I spilled champagne nil over tho
general's best uniform when 1 broke
the bottle over the bow."
FEW BUCKS NOW IN U.S. ARMY
Number of Trained Doughboys Has
Been Reduced, Bringing Total to
Not More Than 20,000.
Doughboys Just plain buck privates
of infantry nre becoming nlmost as
scarce In the regular nnny as shave
tails wero some time ago. Every time
there Is n reduction In the size of tho
army, the number of buck privates Is
very perceptibly cut down. At tho
present time, It is sidd tlmt there arc
not more than 20,000 plain, unspcelnl
lzed "bucks" In the ranks of the
United States army. There arc only
47,SJ17 men In nil branches of tho foot
regiments while there were more thnn
53,000 enlisted men in the infantry
when the wnr started In April, 1017.
Impending additional reductions n
the size of the army will show n
further drop in the number of pri
vates, ofllcers say, nnd ienvo the In
fantry only a framework of highly
trained specialists with Jnst a few
humble bnyonet-wleldlng bucks here
nnd there to give a sketchy suggestion
of a wartime force. '
This framework of specialists will
be maintained, tho Wur department
declares, so that in nn emergency the
nrmy may be able to quickly expand,
filling in the vncant ranks with raw
recruits who, with a few weeks' train
ing, will make our lighting forces a
highly trained machine.
PREFERS TO MARCH, AS 'BUCK'
Brig. Gen. William V. McMaken,
Ohio, Has Served His Coun
try for Forty Years.
William V. McMaken of Toledo, 0.,
wno was n ongaaier general in me
iservlco to which
lie gave 40 yearn
of his life, says
that ho prefers
now to march as
a "buck" in tho
rear rank nt pa
triotic and memo
rial demonstra
tions since his
military career is
over. But tills
modesty some
tlmcs causes him
a little embar
rassment. During tho American Le
gion parade at the nntional convention
In Cleveland, In 1020, when Mr. Mc
Maken marched in the ranks, ho re
ceived tho "bawling out" of his life
from nn erstwhile hurd-bollcd sergeant
who noticed thnt tho former brlgndieV
general had failed to "dress right."
Mr. McMaken wns n brigadier com
mander In tho Thirty-seventh division
during tho World wnr.
Carrying On With the
I American Legion
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A memorial to the marines who
were once students of the University
of Minnesota has been unveiled on
the university campus.
An entire Island In tho Mnumee
river, 20 miles from Toledo, O., hns
been bought by a Toledo Post of tho
Amerlcnn Legion to be used as n va.
cation resort.
Athletic and plnyground equipment
for seven playgrounds In Buck's coun
ty, Pennsylvania, Ins been presented
to encli of as many communities by
the American Legion.
A special troop of boy scouts who
could not pay their entrance fees Into
the scout organization wero organized
and given their uniforms and equip
ment by tho Amerlcnn Legjon nt Ot-
tumwn, la.
The $800,000 romnlning unexpend
ed following tho payment of tho Now
Jersey state bonus to former service
men mny bo used by the American Le
gion to provldo hospltnl accommoda
tions for Incapacitated ex-soldlers.
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T Lesson T
(By ItEV. P. D. FITZWATEIt, D. D
Tcnclicr of English Ulblo In tho Moody
Ulble Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1922. Wntern Ncwapaptr ttnlon.
LESSON FOR JULY 30
THE FIRST RETURN FROM EXILE
LESSON TEXTWcr. 29:10-14; Ezra 1:
1-11.
GOLDEN TEXT Wo know that nil
things work together (or good to tlium
thnt lovo Clod. Korrmns 8:28.
UEKEHENCE MATEHtAL-Penlma EC;
130; 131; Jcr. 29.
JPIUMAItY TOPIO-Ood's Peoplo Re
turn Homo.
JUNIOIl TOPIC-IIow God Kept a
Great Promise.
INTERMEDIATE AND -SENIOR TOPIC
How God Kept a Grcnt Promise.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Striking Manifestations of God's Providence.
I. Tho Return From Captivity Pre
dicted (20:10-14).
It seems that false prophets wero
flourshlng In Babylon telling the peo
ple Hint they would speedily bo re
stored to their own lnnd. To counter
act this tho Lord moved Jeremiah to
send this letter to the captives in
Babylon (vv. 8, 0). In this letter he
advised them to settle down nnd
quietly pursue their regular callings
of life nnd not to bo led astray by tho
false prophets (vv. 0, 7).
1. Tho length of the captivity
(v. 10). Their coming back was to be
"after seventy yenrs." From Daniel
0:2 It is clenr that seventy years
means n definite time. It dates from
the time when tho first company was
taken captive among which Daniel
wns found.
2. Itecovered by God (vv. 10-1-1).
God's purpose in tho captivity was
to cure them of their idolatrous prac
tices. He assured them thnt when Ills
purpose wns accomplished he would
visit them nnd convince them of His
good purpose toward them. When once
this was done they would call upon
Him In sincerity nnd He would be
found of them. Their captivity He
would turn nwuy; gather them from
all the nations and bring them into
their own land.
II. Prediction of Captivity Ful
filled (Ezrn 1:1-11).
1. Tho proclamation of Cyrus
(vv. 1-4). (1) This was not by ac
cident, but that the word of the Lord
might bo fulfilled (v. 1). What God
hns promised He will do; He never
forgets. Wherever wo find a promise
which He hnth made we can rest upon
it ; He will make good. (2) By divine
initiation (v. 1). "Tho Lord stirred up
the spirit of Cyrus." How tills was
done wo do not know. Possibly Daniel
brought to his attention the prophecy
of Isaiah nnd Jcrcudnh (Isa. 44:28;
Jer. 25:12). Every impulse to do good
In all men is caused by the Lord even
a heuthen king who may not' have been
conscious of doing His will, nt God's
appointed time took the Initiative in
this matter. It may -have been that
Cyrus only saw his own action ns n
piece of statecraft the creation of a
buffer state nation between his king
dom nnd that of Egypt. Be thnt as
it may, God stirred him up to do Ills
.will. y$) The content of His proclama
tion (vv. 2-4). (a) "The Lord God 'of
heaven hath charged mo to build Him
n house in Jerusalem" (v. 2). This
makes clear that he had some Impres
sion of God's hnnd upon him. (b) Ap
peal to Jewish patriotism (v. II). He
Invokes God's blessing upon such as
possess the national religious feeling,
and commands them to go and build
tho houso of the Lord God. (c) Lend,
usslstnnco (v. 4). Many of the Jow
were established in business and there
fore were not free to go. Many, no
doubt, had lost their national spirit
nnd therefore were not nnxlout to go.
AH such were to lend friendly as
sistance In silver," gold and beusts.
Those who cannot go to do God's work
should strengthen the hands of those
who do go.
2. The response of Cyrus proclum
ntlon (vv. 5, 0). The cXlef of the
fathers of Judah und Benjamin and
the priests and Levltes presented them
selves ns willing and ready to go.
Tho compnuy which returned wus
largely made up of representatives of
Judah and Benjamin,
3. Tho royal favor (vv. 7-11)
Cyrus brought fortli tho vessels of tho
houso of the Lord which Nebuchadnez
zar had brought forth out of Jeru
salem and put into the houso of his
gods. This was n great encourage
ment to every loyal Jew whose henrt
hud been grieved over the profunnlion
of these sacred vessels. Now to. havo
D.400 of the&e vesels returned to their
owners and sent buck to Jerusalem to
bo put to their original use, met u
hcurty response by1 the Jews.
Who Knoweth the Lord's Mind.
Ho that is spiritual Judgeth all
things, yet he himself Is Judged of
no man. For who hath known the
mind of tho Lord, that he may Instruct
him? I Corinthians, 2:10, 10.
Perseverance Is Necessary.
Fow tilings are Imposslblo in them
selves. It Is not .so much means, as
perseverance, that Is wanting to bring
them to a successful issue. Itoche
foucnld. Godliness.
Godliness consists not in a henrt to
Intend to do tho will of God, but in a
heart to do It. Jonntlinn Edwards.
Enemies Discover Your Faults,
Observe your enemies for they first
And out your faults. Antisthenes.
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Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear nnj
grudgo against the children of thy peo
plo; but thou shalt love thy neighbor
ns, thyself; I am tho Lord. Leviticus
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Ono of tho chiefs of tho Fiji Islands
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of a famous lino of chieftains, ho ,1s
also nn Oxford graduate, served ns
cook with tho II. M. A. corps In Franco
In 1010, nnd later as a clerk with tho
Royal Scotch Borderers. He hns been
mcdaled by King George for bravery.
Despite his good running stnrt, ho han
deserted civilization and returned to
tho South Pacific to llvo among his
fellow Fiji islanders.
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a man's medicine in an attempt to regulate the delicate organism of
that same infant. Either practice is to be shunned. Neither would
be tolerated by specialists in children's diseases.
Your Physician will tell you that Baby's medicine must bo
prepared with even greater care than Baby's food.
A Baby's stomach when in good health is too often disarranged
by improper food. ' Could you for a moment, then, think of giving
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for Infants and Children ? Don't be deceived.
Hoke a mental note of this: It is important, Mothers, that
you should remember 'that to function well, tho digestive organs of
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