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RED CLOUD. NEBRASKA. CHIEF ; i SB - FSTifl en MIB feii SJK'i a yidMJ PUr full ftfpBPMi rMii marl StoiMa ir $SL ff A StwH- bf&sHlIJI ff t'W x1!; 1 "i:x..A .Wt ! .. iSSL5-S QTCVSJ r2"n 6 Arel PSASS TtlE Amemckn l-t 4 mi. I.. ii....(l.ti.t Mn...1 irtflnn u If tidl'nr tllfl lll A Hit) iii'iMiiuiv ill-two iiiwiijt no ... ...- . - fore, men unil women of character, purity, visor, m'.il liiiHolflsh Judgment. It needs mon to stand In the lmril ilnce nnl IlKht tho hard battles. - It necilu women to answer Its questions unil to solve ita problems. Guy D. Go ft. nv .iohm DICKINSON SHERMAN -.. mr-i-4 . ...Ill V rv rtrlV. lirntod In every, nook nml cranny of the United States of, America. How It ulll ho celebrated Is nu other story, since Just now the oh sorvntipo of this American holiday is In n transition btaKe. The fash Ion of cclohnftlng will depend upon the spirit of the celchrntln com munity. Of course only works of necessity will bo done. Awl, with pleasant weather, most of our citi zens will celebrate In tho open nil- Inilonemlenco day will also be celebrated after u fashion all over the world. For America Is a world power nowadays and Its sons and daugh ters are many In most parts of the earth. And .wherever they are. they will gather In honor of the Star-Spanuled Uanner. For example, COO Chi cagoans visiting Gothenburg's tercentennial will 'fclve Sweden an object lesson In Fourth of July celebrations. Wherever Old Glory lloats. there will be some sort of observance of the day the homeland celebrates. Moreover, nil the peoples of earth, with few ex ceptions, will he In s.vnipathy with these celebra tion", for It Is coming 'more nnd more to bo un- iw dert(iO(i mat Ainerinin uiueiiuuuiu:u u nu- .j btand for a world-wide Idea. There Is one thing, however, that every good Amcilcan should do on Independence day. Ite alllrm his view of patriotism. We have come up from n humble beginning through storm nnd stioss to the first placo among the nations of onrth. We should make firm resolve on tho FoHrth of July that we will not lose that proud emlnencehrough tho enervating Inlluence of wealth and luxury and neglect of patriotic duties. Wo should try to reall;:e how fat history Is making In theso mod ern days and resolve to help In making It aloug lines or progress. Frank W. Mondell of Wyoming, majority floor leader of the house, closed a continuous servlco of 111 terms at the end of the last congress. These words from his farewell address give us a hint of how fast history Is nmktag In America: "At the close of this congress I fehall have nerved my constituents as n member of the con gress 3H terms, or 'M ears, nnd 'JS years shall have elapsed since 1 first visited this chamber as n member elect. Twenty-eight years Is a brief period In the tides of time, but It Is n long period In tho llf& of a man and n considerable period In the life of a nation when Important history Is In the making. My service here has been under six president Cleveland, Jfc'Klnley, Roosevelt, Tuft. Wilson and Harding; and under live speukers Iteed, Henderson, Cannon, Clark and Glllett. Dur ing the period since my sen Ice began we have fought two foreign wars; we have extended our i .....I,,-. .,.,.1 .,ii.. iniUillrtliiii I'miii tlu I'nnll. &m v iiiuunuin iw nun "in .1. -- - i i iit of America to the Islands of the eastern and ' 7 vnt..rn mmis a.? ii the farthest Orient; we have unlti'it tho two great oceans at l'aiiama. We have during this period, through the force of our moral Inlluence and without Intent or purpose on our part, passed from the condition of an Isolated nnd' somewhat unimportant western power to a position of acknowledged supremacy In potential ipower aiul In high moral Inlluence. "At home, measuring our activities by expendl- iturcs we have progressed from an annual outlay lof half n billion to the expenditure In a period of war .and stress of thirty-three billions In a twelve- imonth, and to n present annual outlay of nearly ifour billions. In my first session of congress we discussed with apprehension of unjustlllahlo ex- travagi.ncu a naval expenditure of less than Nit).- 000 000, the beginning of an elfort to revive our navy from the .moribund condition Into which It fell following tho Civil war. T.iday our naval policy contemplates a licet equal to any afloat. In those days a river and harbor appropriation approximating 15.000,000 was considered a wild extravagance, as compared with tho ?30,:001000 of tho present year. "The present ntmunl federal expenditure of sev enty to eighty millions for pHblle roads was un firnnmnii .i Qnmn voiim were to iiass before we undertook the reclamation of our arid lands throutrh federal ngencles. Rural free delivery had not even entered upon tho period of academic dis cussion. Federal land banks were unthought of except In the minds of n few students of foreign agricultural credits. Women voted In general elections nowhere In the Union save In my State of Wyoming ifid the Eighteenth amendment had not been thought of." Independence day this year will have n new feature In Its celebration: the honoring of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States and nuthor of the Monroe Doctrine. Senate Joint res olution 274 In the last congress, to provide for tho participation of the United States In tho observ ance of the one hundredth anniversary of the enunciation of the Monroe Doctrine and of the ninety-second nnnlversnry of tho death of James Monroe. Is substantially as follows: Resolved, etc., That there is hereby established the Monroe Doctrine Centennial commission. There Is hereby authorized to be appropriated tho sum of ijiiaL'.noO, to be expended by the congres sional commission. 'Hie sum of 07,r00 may he expended In co-operation with tho James Monroe Memorial Association and Foundation, for tho purpose of contributing to the purchase and ies toratton of the former homo of James Monroe In the city of New York, as a permanent memorial, and the creation of a memorial foundation, tho Income from which shall be used for purposes of furthering progress, amity, and good wilt among tho peoples of the I'nn-Amerlcan republics. Fifty flvo thousand dollnrs may he expended In co-operation with the National Committee of Celebra tion for the purpose of participating in n general program of public celebration of the one hundredth annlvei-Miry of tho enunciation of the Monroe Doctrine to be held In. Now York and Washington, and In the places of the birth and of the burial of James Monroe; and puiticlpatlng In memorial services to be hold In New York, on July 4, 11)23, the ninety-second anniversary of his death. No expenditures shall bo made until tho James Mon roo Memorial Association and Foundation has ex pended or contracted to expend at least the sum of 07.r00 for the same purposes. When Clemencenu was here he put In bis Itin erary two "must" things: To place a wreath at Lincoln's tomb and to touch the Liberty 1511. He did both. And li this connection, Representative F. 15. Gernerd of Pennsylvania was moved In the la'bt congress to retell the story of the. famous Journey of the Liberty Pell to Allentown, Pa., dur ing the Revolution, lie said In part : "It was after the battle of Hrandywlne, Sept. 11, 1777, that General Washington ordered the trans fer of all military stores to Uethlehem, Pa. Even before that ciltlcnl hour had arrived, tho Pennsyl vania assembly awoke to tho gravity of the situa tion and passed a resolution on the sixteenth day of June authorizing the removal of all hells, as well as all the copper and brass, In the city of Philadelphia to some place of 'Safety; the Liberty Pell was not taken from Independence Hall until after General Washington's order hnd been given. It constituted a part of tho military train of 700 wagons, which carried the whole of the heavy baggage of the army, which was escorted by 200 Virginia and North Carolina soldiers under the command of Col. William Polk of North Carolina. That famous caravan pioceedcd along the hanks of the Delaware river to Trenton, and from there traveled through wild and rugged country to ISeth lehem, arriving there on the twenty-fourth day of September, 1777. After tho military train had reached Uethlehem tho wagon upon which the Lib erty Pell was loaded broke down In the street. "The next day tho hell was placed on tho wagon of Frederick Leaser, who, together with John Jacob Mlcklcy, escorted by a small guard of sol diers, brought It nnd the chimes of Christ church, eight In number, to Allentown, where they wero placed l tho basement of tho German Zlons Re formed church, where It was kept In billing until the following spring, when the Urltlsh army evac uated Philadelphia. It was then returned to Inde pendence noli, where It was reining In the belfry on Juno 27, 1778. This same church was converted Into a hospital for the .sick and wounded of the Revolutionary army during the entire time that Its membership kept their silent watch over the hidden treasure. Allentown was then u thrifty lit tle town of 300 Inhabitants, located six miles north of Rethlehem on the hnnks of tho Lehigh river. Its people were Intensely loynl to the cause of the Revolution, for 27 members of the congregation In whose church the Liberty Hell was secreted served as members of the Continental army. What a re sponsibility the consistory of that church assumed, but John Grlesemer, Nicholas Fox, Michael Kolb, John Miller and Peter iThoads were patriotic and uou-reaiing men who earnestly and courageously assumed this snered task." Philadelphia Is busy getting ready for Its sesqul centennial celebration In 15)20 by an International exhibition. The old city ball or Supremo court bulldlngi of a group of structures centered by In dependence Hall and fating on Independence square, was rededlcated with appropiiaf" cere monies In May. Tho restoration of this building to Its original form hns just been completed as port of the work of restoring the entire group unuertauen iy tne city oi riiii:nicipniii m perpeiu-, ate tho shrine of American Independence. The rededlcatltiii of this building cmntltiites , the beginning of a series of historic celebrations, j culminating in the celebration of the one hundred i and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Dec-1 Juration of Independence through the soMpiI-cen-1 teunlal exhibition in Philadelphia In 1020 In II-1 lustrntlon of the world progress in science, art and j industry since the centennial lelebratlonof 1S7U. i The Supreme court building; sometimes called the old city ball, was constructed much later than ' Independence Hall, being begun in 17S!) and tin-j lshed In 171)1. It mrrcsponds with the other build- j Ings and appears as a wing extending to the Fifth ( street corner of "the row." It was Intended to be, occupied by the municipal olllces of the city of , Philadelphia, but, as the moment of completion! coincided with the transfer of the scat of feder.il government from New York to Philadelphia, the! use of It was accorded to the Supreme court of the United States, which held Its Muslims there con tinuously until 100, when It remote.! to Washing ton. Philadelphia promises something new In the way of International expositions, its purpose Is three-. fold : "To mark the l.TOth anniversary of the signing of tho Declaration of Independence; to portray' the progress of the world particularly In the HU yeu.'s since the Centennial exhibition held In Phil adelphia In 1S70; to create a tln.sor undershmd-j Ing and foster the good-will of the peoples of the world." I The dominant aim will bo "to Interpret tho spirit of the Twentieth century and to rcllect It In beau ty and happiness. Nov methods and original fea tures will 1)0 developed, departing entirely from previous expositions, except for their practical les sons." Two features at least will bo new In Internation al expositions: A vast Automobile Hall, designed to portray the progress of the automotive Indus try and to present tho greatest collection of the most highly-perfected motor vehicles from every part of the world; a great Airplane Hulldlng with an all drome for exhibition purposes, demonstrat ing world achievement In the navigation of the i.Ir. .This also Is promised: "The motion picture will bo here upon a scale never before attempted, and also the actual filming of scenarios, in which the most noted motion-picture stars .appear. ..."With Philadelphia's hnlhmod historic buildings III the background, each day's presentation of a gieat motion picture will bi prefaced by a film portraying tho signing of tho Declaration of inde pendence and the great events of the republic that will stamp the lessons of American history Indelibly upon the minds of. millions of people." LEGION (Copy for Thh Department Supplied by tho American Ix'wlon News Service.) 250,000 IN LEGION CONTEST School Children Throughout Country Arc Preparing Essays on Sub- Jcct of Immigration, School children In eery section of the country ate busy preparing cs lays for cutty In the second annual :outest to be conducted by the Amer ican U'glon. Last ,ear more than MUM) participated In tho contest, ivhlch was won by Ah Slug Chlug, a Hawaiian youth f Chinese etrac tlun, and In 11)211, Interest promises to o even greater. The subject announced this jenr Is "Why America should Prohibit All Immigration lor rive ears,' and 13. it accord with the policy of the na tional organization of the Legion, ivhlch holds that all jmmigranH ihotild lie excluded over a lived period Df years. The contest Is held In conformity ivlth the Legion's plan for further luce of Americanization through edu ration, and Is under direction of thq imeiicanlsin commission of the or ganization. Interest In national ques tions among children, believe leaden Df the Legion, will become one of tho t Utilizing forces fur the development of Americanism. The success of the 1022 contest Is nn apparent examplo of this, jiVcordlng to the Legion. "Taking Into consideration the suc cess of the llrst year's contest," said Garland W. Powell, director of tho Americanism CouiuiImkIoii of tho American Legion, "It Is conservative to estimate Hint 2."0,000 osmi.vs will bu submitted In the present contest. This means that a quarter of a million coming citizens of America will be en gaged for a period of time o a prob lem of vital concern to the nation. The 1022 contest started after tho close of schools for thft summer vaca tion, and 50,000 competed In It." Natliinal awards fir the three best essays will bu made In the form of dcholarshliiB In colleges and universi ties. No restrictions are made as to courses or bt miles. Tim value of theso awiirds Is: First, $7."0; second, ?.ri00; third, $230. In addition W the nation al prizes separate awards will bo made In each of the states, silver and bronze medals and cortlneiites of merit to be given to winners. Elimination of essays will bo carried on through on organization of counties and states, thence to tho nntlonnl committee of three well-known educators who servo as Judges. All essays will be restricted to C00 words. Thought, style, originality of subject trout incut, In the order mimed, nrc to be the basic consideration for awards, with spelling and penmanship rIso to he considered in the finality. The contest closes October F ""TlfiTl022 contest was carried on by Legion men working In conjunction Willi educational olUdals throughout the country. After the elimination of state winners' essays through consid eration of the Judges, Ah Sing Chlug was awiinled first prize, Miss Virginia Chastnln of Indianapolis second, nnd Joseph Gliindonnto ' of P.rldgeport, Conn., third The subject was "How Can the American Legion Pest Serve tho Nation ?" LEGION MAN STATE ENGINEER ft. L. Cochran, World War Veteran, It Honered by Governor Bryan of Nebraska. The olllco of state engineer of Nebraska has been awarded to II. L. Cochran, of Lincoln, n member of the American Legion who spent fourteen Months ovetseas during the World war. Ills appointment was made by Governor llryaii. A graduate of the University of Nebraska, Cochran's first Job wn that of a rodman with the Atchison, Topeka .S. Kan tu Fe railroad. Then he was eleeted surveyor of Lincoln county and also maintained n private practice as consulting engineer. In I'.Mif. he was appointed state bridge Inspector and latrr Investigated a dis pute between the states of Wyoming nnd Nebraska over water rights pend ing a Supreme court trial. Appointed deputy state engineer In 1017, Cochran's career In that olllco wan cut short by bis enlistment In tho engineering corps of the army. Ho iv as transferred to the coast artillery kh a tlrst lieutenant and went Into training at Fortress Monroe. Ills ovu &$ $li 37v.US1Jl V J&t v m &m w TJSKm, 1! Si U v if MfiffiKlm i W .i A X R. L. Cochran. seas service began In December, 1017, ml In July, 11)18, ht was made a cap tain of artillery. Following discharge he went to North Platte, Neb., wherr he formed r pnrtnor.shlp to resume private prac tice. Under the supjrvhlon of Ida firm, ninety-one blocks of paving ma terial were built In North Platte. MONUMENT TO COST $50,000 Galbraith Memorial Committee li Seeking Soldier, Sailor nnd Nurso to Pose for Tablet. A World war soldier, a sailor, i taurine and au army nurse are sought by members of the F. W. Galbraith Memorial committee of the American Legion to volunteer to pose for the Individual figures of Hie monument to he erected In Eden park, In memory of tho National commander who was killed In an iiHtomohllo accident near Indianapolis In 1021. They will depict the various branches of the service upon tho bronze tablet, which will bo Ws. feet high and 10 feet long. It will cost $r0,000, and Is now In the process of making by Clement J. Parnhorn, Cin cinnati sculptor, who was selected from a group of lending artists by the committee. On the extreme left of the tablet will bo the figure of the angel of victory, to the right of which will be n sailor. A soldier will hold a medallion of tho bust of Colonel Gal braith, appearing In tho cojiter of tho memorial. To the right will bo tho figure of n murine In kneeling posi tion, and then an army nurse. On the extreme light will l-o the angel of peace. All of tho figures will bo linked with a chain of flowers, sym bolical of the binding together of tho armed forces of the country, In con- , stltutlng the membership of tho Anierl- 1 can Legion. Running Low. 1 A hale and hearty old fellow in Elaine, who had Just hurled his foi.rth i wife, was accosted by an acquaintance I who, unawaro of the bereavement, ' asked: "How's your vvifeV i Tho much married man considered u j while, then replied sadly: "Wal, tor tell you the tmtb. I'm kinder out o' wives Just now." Anierl I i Tj.bIoii .iVooklv, NEW CONTESTS AMONG POSTS Rehabilitation Committee Proposei Plan to Create Interest In Vet erans' Durtau Problems. The national rehabilitation commit tee of the American Legion Is propos ing to chairmen f local districts that a contest, based on the work of the posts in tho district, toward aiding e.x service men to regain their places In community life, be conducted, with tho purpose of creating active post Interest In the problems of the disabled men and tho veterans' bureau. A communication from Joe Sparks, chairman of the nntlonnl committee, states that, "While, of course, no n centlve In the way of a trophy Is re quired to have any Legion post nsslst Its disabled comrades, nevertheless It Is felt that the presentation of a lovinu cup to the post performing the most servico to our dKabled comrades would express appropriately the appreciation of tin), department awarding the cup, and would at the same time furnish a tunslble honor to which the post could point with pride." The winner of the contest In each do paitment would be derided by the score piled up on a basis of points. The-e points, Mr. Spark's suggests, ciMild be allotted In the following man uer, based on the eO'orts of the post: Twenty-live for every man hospitalised, 20 for every man awarded coinpens-i-tlon. 1." for every man awarded sec tion 2 training, 5 for every man award ed section training, r, for every SLOOO Insurance lelnstated, fi for every train ing opportunity offered and accepted, and 2." for every Job for trained vet erans offered and accepted. It Is further suggested that each dc p:u tment olllcer furnish the posts within Its llstiict with concise sum maries of the most elllclent manner of accomplishing the desired results, so thnt no unnecessary labor be done. "It Is felt," tho communication from Mr. Sparks concludes, "by the commit tee that the effect of such a contest will be to iirouse a friendly rivalry which will result In increased service to our disabled comrades. We believe, thnt If this ame Idea Is carried out In every state department the results nn 'tionally will be shown in loss com plaints on the part of claimants within n short space of time." Leylon Aids Hospital. American Legion posts In Indianapo lis, ind., the home of the national or ganization, Joined In a city-wide cam paign to endow the James Whltcomh Riley Memorial Hospital for Crippled Children. A team for this purpose was provided by tho Legion posts of tho Seventh district. At least one auxiliary unit will endow a room in the hospital, aocordlng to tho inuouncciuciit of the unit olllcera. Funds Awarded to Post. In a suit brought by American Le gion members of Warren, 0 against tho trustees of the local war chest com munity fund, Judge Charles Wllklns of tho Common Pleas court awarded the post ,$r,7,0:H,82, as Its portion of tho fund, which had been raised for the benefit of eoldlors and sailors during tho war. Other posts of tho county nlso shared in the division. 'Ci. 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