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W (4 .',5v? BED OI.OUD. NEBRASKA. CHIEF Navy Has New Combat Plane Meets Every Requirement of Fighting in Connection With Fleet Operations. (CAN UNO ON DECK OR WATER T8 Typo Tested Out, Wlnnlnfl High Pralto From Qovernment Expert! Equals Any Combat Plane Now In Use. Wnshtnirton. A fihlonlano doslnned to meet every requirement of combat and pursuit In connection with fleet operations, of navy design and built at tho naval aircraft fuctory, Philadel phia, Is undergoing final tests at the Anacostla air station here under tho upervlslon of tho bureau of aeronau tics, navy department. Another plane of tho samo typo was recently completed by tho CurtlBB company at Oarden City, L. I., and will shortly bo flown to Anacostla for further tests. Tho tests on tho now plane of navy design, called a TS, linvo been uni formly satisfactory, and naval avia tion experts consider It as good n com bat plane as any In uso by military services from land bases. In addition to operating from a land base, this Ipjano can bo quickly converted Into tho sea type by substituting pontoons for tho wheel landing gear. 1 A statement prepared by the bureau ftf aeronautics concerning tho need for such a piano describes tho TS us fol lows : Analysis of the Design. Tho function of tho combat plane Is (to protect our own aircraft by destroy pig or dispersing tho enemy aircraft. Kvith tho development of aircraft car pers to a point where they ore now Recognized as an essential arm of the jdaval force, It has been necessary to tacklo tho problem to bo solved In pro ducing sultablo designs of aircraft to (operate from tho carriers. These prob lems in a few words Included tho fol lowing questions : How to evolve aircraft of tho vari ous types and possessing tho following qualities: (a) Best performance, (b) greatest radius of action, (c) small est dimensions, (d) best adapted to handling and stowage on board ship, and operating from a ship or airdrome. . It must bo speedy and have superior qualities of maneuverability and sta jblllty; It must bo lightly constructed but rugged. ' Tho TS, which tho new plane has War Memorial for Ilk,, ii-v???!- This beautiful statue cast In bronze, standing over nine feet high, was recently completed by George Julian Zolnuy, a Wabhlngton artist, in memory of the mothers nnd sons who gave their best during the World war, with the words "I gavo my best to make a better world." It will bo mounted on a granite pedestul In Centennial park, Nashville, Tenn., by tho Nashville Kl wanls club. CROWS HUMBLE Beat Huge King Bird of Air to Earth in Bitter Fight. Defeated Bird, Its Feathers Broken, Picked Up nnd Sent to Cincinnati Zoo Distress Signal Brings Hundreds of Crows. Cincinnati. A golden eoglo sat mo rosely In tho eagle houso at tho zoo, doing his best to straighten and preen tho broken feathers of his onco proud coat. No wonder. Tho huge eaglo had been humbled by members of the crow clan. ' Tho eaglo arrived from Williams burg, crated and riding on top of an automobllo truck driven by Harry nail. Mr. Hall said ho captured the bugo bird several days ago on his farm after tho eaglo had alighted near a crow's nest containing young birds. 1 Mr. nnd Mrs. Crow were standing guard over tho brood, and when the - been designated, In recent tests, has demonstrated all of the above quali ties In a mnnnar extremely satisfac tory to government experts, and It Is expected that quantity production on this typo will go ahead within the near future The piano Is equipped with n Law renco 200 h. p. nlr-cooled motor, which Is the highest-powered air-cooled mo tor built In tho country. The construc tion of tho wings Is such as to permit of rapid assembly. Landi on Deck or Water. A standard equipment of two types of Inndlng gear Is provided, viz., wheels for landing on tho deck of car riers or on land and pontoons for landing on tho water, lloth types of landing gear will be supplied so that tho rapid conversion from Inndplane to seaplane may bo effected. This Is ono of the most noteworthy features of tho croft In that It will double ItH usefulness and mako possible hind operations by combat planes based on the fleet as well as providing o Bv1ft fighting seaplane equipped for making landings on tho water. Tho naval battles of tho future will depend largely on gaining and main- Air Heroes to Rest at Verdun a- Members of Lafayette Escadrille Who Fell in War to Lie Together. SIXTY-FOUR NAMES ON LIST With Approval of Their Relatives Bodies Will Be Gathered and Will Rest Beneath Mausoleum Wor thy of Their Valor. Verdun. Verdun will ho the final resting place of the American heroes who fell while fighting with the La fayctto Escadrille. Scattered along tho line of death from the sand dunes of Nieuport to tho swamps of Salonika, their bodies with tho approval of their relatives will bo gathered, and beneath a mau soleum worthy of their valor on a Blieljjforu hill of tho shrine of hero- Nashville, Tenn. Wfy GOLDEN EAGLE eaglo dropped out of the sky they let out frantic squawks for help. Instant ly, from all points of the horizon, thero began to materialize n Hoot of angry crows. In a few moments the nlr was black with crows and blue with crow epithets. The haughty eagle glared defiance at the threatening cloud of feathered warriors wheeling past and clung, to his limb. Polder and bolder became tho crows; closer and closer tlioy swept to tho enemy, their wing feath ers brushing his face, their beaks snapping dellonco and hatred. Moro than a hundred of tho ebony fighters assembled at last, and finally tho bold er spirits began delivering blows along with tho threats and oaths, The finish came swiftly. Tho eaglo and tho nest which tho crows were trying to defend were both knocked from tho limb nnd went tumbling to earth In a pecking, clawing, cursing mass. Even after they had their en emy on tho ground Uio victorious rf f-e-t-f-rrr4-t .. Sun Hatches Chicks on :: 'i 'i :: ' '. I ii I. 'i i. ' 'i 'i 'i I I. ' 'i . '. I 'i I. 'i '. I 'i Ship Becalmed at Sea Tacomn, Wash. A small flock of chickens and ducks was hatched out of tho cook's eight cases of Australian eggs while the ship Matzalan lay helpless In the doldrums with tho ther mometer averaging 102. The flippers of a giant sea turtle were cooked for food for the baby chicks. When a few ducklings appeared, a tub of sea water was kept on dock for these youngsters to bathe In. rrr4' talnlng control of the air. Spotting, scouting and observation from nlr craft will give to that fleet possessing these facilities an advantage that will bo practically doclslvc. Tho torpedo piano has also entered Into nnval prob lems within the past two years to an extent thot places an entirely new complexion on this method of attack. Hut all of theso Invaluable aids to tho successful outcomo of tho naval battla oro dependent on tho combat piano that Is able to tako tho air In sufllclent numbers and with sulllclently superior fighting qualities to sweep enemy air craft before It. Tho new TS combat piano gives every prospect of fulfilling theso ex acting conditions. Ism, they will nwalt tho final coll, a symbol of tho purest sacrifice ever made by man. Sixty-four names will adorn tho monument, but only 02 bodies will be there, that future generations may re vere their memory Indelibly engraved In the hearts of the living. Nothing i was found of tho mortal remains of I Sergt. Victor Chapman of New York and Lieut. Carter Ovlngton. They met their fato while souring high abovo tho clouds, nnd llko Guyncmer, they vanished Into space, leaving no trace. A small urn will sufllec to contain ail that is left of MoJ. Itaoul Lufbery, cremated alive In his burning plane. Their bodies may have gone to dust, I but for each one of theso 04 men a J place will bo set apart as an Individ ual memorial which either now or at any time enn be used as a place of Interment. In any case, the name of each will appear among the names of his comrades. A Burial Garden. This Is tho program of the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial association. Born of tho lnltlntlvo of Lieut. E. G. Hamil ton, It has undertaken to create and maintain In France a burial garden for the heroes of the Lafayette Flying corps who enllBted under the flag of France and gave their lives for the cause they defended. President Mlllerand, Premier Poln caro and Minister of War Maginot have accepted tho patronage of tho association, whoso president Is Mar shal Foch and Its vice president Am bassador llerrlck. The plan for tho memorial garden, designed by Alexandre Marcel, chief architect of tho French government, has been mailed to every relative of tho dead aviators. The garden will occupy a site about two miles from Verdun, tho ground having heen do nated by tho French government for this purpose. In tho letter which ac companies tho plan the commlttea says : "We feel thot theso men who were actuated by the same noble motives, who together underwent the arduous life of training and faced tho dangers of the front; who In many Instances had heen close comrades In life, should In death lie together In this memorial garden, which for all time shall bo a testimonial to their devotion to an Ideal which was stronger than their love of life. It is for their relatives themselves to decide whether or no tho body shall bo moved to the place reserved for It. Tho committee pledges Itself that tho removals will ho dona with the utmost enro and reverence." Montreal is planning a new hotel, to cost $0,000,000. crows gavo no mercy, nnd but for tho timely arrival of Mr. Hall and other farmers who were plowing corn In tho fields near by the affair might havo ended In a tragedy. The men drove tho crows away and were going to pick up tho fallen eaglo when Ids ready talons and waiting beak warned them away. Mr. Hall found a solution by procuring a horso blanket and throwing It over tho van quished eagle. Then lit. carried him to his houso nnd put him In a cage, the crows following as a triumphant escort to see that the thing was douu properly and without deceit. Sol Stenhon, manager of the zoo. nv tho eoglo Is a lino specimen, measur ing nlno feet from tip to tip of his dull bronze wings. Except for broken feathers, tho big bird Is none tho worso for his terrible mauling, Mr. Stephnn says. The United States lighthouse son' Ico maintains lights and other aids to navigation along 40,S.'18 miles of coast lino and river channels, u length equal to nearly twice tho circumfer ence of tho earth. NEWS OF NEBRASKA IN CONDENSED FORM Recent Happenings in Nebraska Given in Brief Items For Busy Readers. Wild ducks ore reported flying south In several portions of the state. I iiiit-uitti i-tll 1i.il. I Itu !(7lli ii iinmil I old settlers' picnic August ' and 1M. (.'holies Myttnu of Ansley has ship ped seven carloads of potatoes so for this season. W. H. Morton of Knlrbury has uc ci'ptcd the position of superintendent of schools of Heatrlee. After a year of negotiation a trans mission Hue Is to he built from Gothen burg to Ilrudy and Maxwell. The Lutheran church at Malcolm, costing $14,000, recently completed, was dedicated last Sunday. Wallace Kiickson of Omaha, was drowned while bathing at Carter Lake near that place Sunday. One hundred Fremont business men have signed up a guarantee for another chnutuuqua to bo held during August, ioia Krncst Goehrlng, (50, retired farmer, died at Haveniia from Injuries re ceived when ho fell from an apple tree. Valuations for Antelope county have been lowered !?2,0O0,00O for W22 with a tux levy decreased from 0.0 mills to fi mills. The new barns on the Custer county fair grounds, needed to house the greater stock show this year, are near ly finished. A proposition to call a special elec tion for voting a water works has been turned down by the town board of Staplcton. Two county fairs will he held In I dgo county, one opening August 0 at Hooper and the other September lit at Seribner. Ollleers ami members of the State guard, nearly 1,."00 In number, ore in khaki tents ot liattsmouth for a two wicks' encampment. The village of Pig Springs has regis, tered !?2.",(H)0 of funding bonds with the state auditor. The bonds were bought by a Denver firm. Leo Stuhr, secretary of agriculture, lms mode a saving of $7,000 In In stallation of a receiving and sending radio on top of the statj house. Twenty firemen wei" completely or partly overcome by smoke fumes In a blaze which damaged a $1100,000 stock In a furniture store nt Omaha. Mrs. Karl Motous of Havelock is dead as a result of on auto accident near Ashland. Two other women In the cor with her were badly injured. O'Kano Pros., Gothenburg potato growers, recently shipped fourteen tons of their first crop. Their Holds average from 1H0 to 173 bushels per acre. The sugar beet crop Jn the North Platte valley, Is estimated by sugar (initials to he a record breaker in point of acre production for many years post. The fair board of Pe,l Willow county has decided upon October .'$, 1, f and 0, as tho dates for holding the fall exhibition of the association ot McC'ook. The Nebraska farm bureau federa tion will hove a tent on the state fair grounds again this year for the con venience of members who will lslt tlip exposition. Two masked burglars entered the farm home of John Stuhr near York, gagged and bound Itoymoiid, 10-ycar-old son, rilled the house and mod( away with i?V2r. When the auto in which be and his bride wero riding struck a hog, Albert I.ydlck of Table Uock suffered in juries that eo '.seil. Ills death. His bride was badly bruised. A night "air raid" on Norfolk Is one of the features planned for the inter state aero meet which will be held In that city tills month under the aus pices of the American Legion. A herd of hogs he was driving from one pen to another turned and attacked L. H. Woldron, fanner living near orchard. He was thrown to the ground and ligaments In a leg torn before lie could escape. 1'. J. McCoiiucll, post commander of "Old Abe" post No. Oil, at Super ior, has announced that August lil, the second day of the big pageant, "Tho Melting Pot," will be reunion day for civil war veterans. Wendell Myers of Kxetor nnd Maurice Theobald of Olilowo, school boys, havo been chosen by the Fill more county superintendent to attend the boys encampment at the slate fair, Lincoln. Scouts of the United State' deport ment of agriculture, seeking t curl) the spread of black stem rust, dls covered .i,7!t!5 common barberry bushes in Nebraska In July. Raymond Johnson, high school teacher and coach at SeottMilulY for 1 several years, has resigned to become i principal of University Place, Neb., I high school. I Tho Western Passenger association has declared a rate of fore and a half for round trips from all points In Ne braska for the Ak-Sar-P.en festival at ! Omaha. Kxtenslon of the Custer Pattlelleld highway from Omaha to St. Louis was recommended by the Custer Pattle lleld Highway association, at Its annual lonyeiitlon. Kneel Chambers, Foils City, was badly burned and Injured when u bomb exploded In an airplane In which ho was riding .'1,000 foet high at an exhibition at Hickman nt the old set tlers' olcnlc. Everybody in Thayer county is mis.v getting ready for tho county fair at In-sliler the last week In August. Thirty-five children's clubs, represent ing 100 children, will attend. Dr. I. II. Dillon, Chief of the state bureau of health, Is proud of the death rate of 0.0 1 per thousand population In Nebraska as shown by records in his otllce for the year HUM. Practically every business establish ment in Falls city was closed for one hour when the funeral of Samuel Wuhl, pioneer local merchant, wot held there one day lost week. Spontaneous combustion destroyed the barn on the farm of George Coon near Falls City, containing LlKk bushels of corn, POO bushels of wheat and a quantity of hay and farm Im plements. Mrs. Pat Covey, of Omaha, aged 101! years, fell ami broke her hip while walking In her backyard. She told friends that this Is the second time In her life she has been in or sufl'ered an Injury. According to South Omaha stock yard otllclals, business at the urd Is suffering but little from the roll road strike. The largest cattle run of the season was brought in Monday and Tuesday of last week. The rebuilding of the electric 'Ight plant of the Cooper company of Hum boldt, which was recently destroyed by lire, has progressed for enough s() that the city of Humboldt Is no v be ing supplied with currentb y tho .-om-pony. Out of a total of S,."G0 cattle tested for tuberculosis dining July by the state department of agriculture- and the federal bureau of animal industry, Douglas county furnished ' i.',".7.i, In which number there were only SO reactors. Charles, the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Lynch of Tecum sell, endeavored to hong a drawsliaver back on a nail In the tool house, and fell from a box upon the tool. An ugly gash was cut in his left forearm, severing a vein. The largest single shipment of cattle ever made over the No th Platte val ley branch of the Union Pnelllo to South Omaha, went throui.ii Gering lost week. Twenty-seven cars, collect ed ot Voder and Lyman, constituted the train. The cuttle were In splendid condition. While digging o well on the out skirts of Neligh, workmen struck oil which Is believed to be port of o rich deposit.. Dr. Condro, state geologist, of Lincoln, has been linked to moke an Investigation. The Nellgli Chamb er of Commerce Is also lnetlgatlng the oil prospects. Successful in winning democratic and progressive'pnrty nominations for state auditor, Grant L. Sliuinway of Scottshluff learned to his surprise that his name had been written' in on enough prohibition party ballots to give him the nomination of that party also for the same post. Owing to the cool spring and the unusually moist spring nnd summer prevailing over the most of Nebraska, the army-worm, which flourishes dur ing such seasons because Its parasites are held hack when the weather Is not warm and bright, has put In on appear ance In many parts of the state. At a council meeting held by the Omaha Indians with the agent It was decided to hold the annual powwow at Mocy, the agency of the Omaha reservation, beginning Saturday, Sep tember U, and lasting until September ! The usual dances, pony races and gift presentations will be observed. The second annual reunion of the SDth division, one of the most cele brated fighting divisions In the Ameri can expeditionary forces, will be held In Omaha, September -0 to '-' In clusive. This Is during the Ak-Sar-P.en fall festival, which will afford some excellent entertainment for the visit ing exervlee men. An attempt was made to enter tho Douglas store at Chirks, city Mar shal Nick Krler discovered them at the front door and called to them. They answered by firing two shots at the olllcer, one of them hitting him In the right leg aboe the knee. Stronishurg celebrated Its llftlvtli birthday last week. i Two new re-ervolr sites for Mho Irrigation project in the south .table of Perkins and Keith counties, have been located and the survey of tho west end between Ogallala and Grant Is complete. The two new reservoirs are northwest of Grant and have a capacity of l.-.OOO acre feet, making a natural reservoir capacity of 50,000 acre feet. ' The Saline county farm bureau has decided to discontinue tho extension work of the county agent, In that county during the remainder of the year, iit'J'J. J. A. Schoonover, postmaster ot Aurora, will draw WOO more than tho regular salary limit tills year because the referendum pamphlets will be moiled from 'that ofllce. The contract for printing them was awarded to on Aurora publishing house nnd the post ago alone will cost tho state .f'iIOO. The government allows a percentage to postmasters for the amount of postage sold. Workmen ot Iloldrego uncovered the hones of some prehistoric animal In a day pit. Tho tlnd Is something unusual In that part of the country. Tho bones wero uncovered some elgii teen or twenty feet below the surface nt about the greatest depth of tho pit. They consist of the thigh bone and the Jaw bone and teeth of an animal of considerable size. It Is thought that they may be tho bones of a mastodon, who Ihhobltod the earth before nnd during the glociol period ond extend ed Into the human period. The bones found oro considerably larger than those of tiny known nnlmaU IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL Sunda) School T Lesson T (Dy RKV. P. B. FITZWATEK, D. D.t Teacher of Kiigllflh lllblo In Hie Moody Ulblo lnstltuto ot Chicago.) Copyright. 1922. Weiitern Newspaper Union. LESSON FOR AUGUST 27 1ft NEHEMIAH'3 PRAYER LESSON TKXT-Neh. 1:1-11. OOLDHN TI1XT The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man uvulleth much. Ja8. G:1C. HUFKnisNcu material-ex. ssim- 32; I Snm, 7.5-11; Matt 9:37, 3s; Acta 1:12 14; Eph. 3:14-21. 1'KIMAHY TOI'IC-Nchcmlah Tnlking to aod. JUNIOR TOPlC-Tho Prayer of tho KlriK'H Cupbearer. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC Prayer uu a Preparation for All Under takliiKB. YOUNC1 PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC Prayer and Power. I. Nehemlah Learns of the Distress of the Captives (vv. 1-8). I. When (v. 1). Twentieth year of the reign of Artnxerxes CJ:1). The month Chlsleu corresponds to our December. It was while perform ing his duty as cupbearer to the Per sian king. While In this Important position there entered Into Ills heart u desire to honor (Sod and do good to his people. A young man can he truo to God in nny position In life If ho sets his heart on Jesus Christ and communes with Illm by prayer -and study of God's word. A man may be elevated to a high position, prosper hi business, and yet lie a life un spotted from the world. Ii. I5y Whom (v. 2). Ills brother llanuul and certain men of Juilah brought him the news. Ills Inquiry shows thnt though he was prosperous he did not forget his unfortunate breth ren. We should never let our success and well-being shut out sympathy for the oppressed and suffering, i .'!. The Nature of the Distress (v. .1). The wall of Jerusalem was broken down. Its gates were burned with fire and the remnant of the captives were In great atlllctlon and reproach. II. Nehemlah's Sorrow (v. 4). The news of his brethren's distress greatly moved Nehemlah. lie sat clown nryl wept nnd mourned several clays. He fasted and prayed before God. God's people ore so essentially one that the atlllctlon and shame of the one is the allllctlon and shame of all. No one will ever do much to help a distressed people who does not deep ly feel their desolation. Nehemloh'.s .sorrow was not the kind that says "I pity you" and goes on In ways of sel fishness without mnklng an effort to help. True pity expresses itself In an .effort to help. III. Nehemlah's Prayer (vv. 5-11). Ho knew where to go for help. Ho 'took the matter upon his heart to God In prayer. The first ond best way to help others Is to pray for them. Nehe mlah did not merely pray; lie left his place ot the Persian court and Jour neyed to Jerusalem and took hold with his own hands. Our prayers and tears must be translated Into definite action If wc would lie of real help to others. Note the characteristics of this prayer. 1. Its Worshipful Spirit (v. fi). Ho recognized God as the great and ter rible One, the Lord God of heaven. Truo prayer shows that spirit of wor 'shlp. I '2. Its Ground (v. fi). It was on tho ground of covenant relation that He besought God. On this ground nil who ore In f'hrlst Jesus con come and plead before God. :i. It Was Persistent (v. 0). Ho prayed day and night. God Is pleased when Ills servants ore persistent In their pleadings with Illm. Those who understand tho covenant relation will be Importunate In tfnir petitions. I. l Was Accompanied by Confes sion of Sin (vv. 0, 7). In Uls confes sion he mentioned definitely Ids M ,(v. 7). We should specify the sins' which we have committed. Most peo ple when praying are too general In their confessions. fi. He Pleads God's Promises (vv. S, 0). vIn our praying we should remind God of His own words. It is when Ills words abide in us that wo con Intelligently pray (John in:17). If we would be successful in our praying we should fill our minds with God's promises. 0. He Pleads Relationship (v. 10). He reminds God that they wero His children by redemption. Those who ore In Christ are God's children by redemption through Ills precious blood. The child has a claim upon Its father. God's children have a claim upon IIIiu. 7. It was Intercessory Prayer (v.ll). With Intense earnestness ho definitely prayed that God would give him favor before tho kliig In order that ho might ho enabled to help his people. Tho king's favor was needed In order to enable him to help his brethren. God Is able to move tho heart of a heathen king nnd thus further His own cause by means of tho prayer of a humble servant. The Cunning Man. A cunning man overreaches no one half as much as himself. II. W. Poecher. God's Love. Behold, what manner of lnvo the Fa ther hath bestowed upon us, thnt wc should bo colled the sons of God. 1 John 3:1. The Fool. To be a man's fool Is bad enough i but tho vain man Is everybody's. J Pcun. H 0 1 UIK1 I