GIVE HERO MORE
THAN BLESSING
AND HENSION
Old Custom Won't Do Now
adays, Says Rehabilitation
Expert Make New
Man of Him.
. .N'ev' York, Sept. 27. (Special.)
f. B. Kidner. the vocational educa
tion expert, loaned to this country
by Canada when the United States
was faced with the problem of re-
- habilitating disabled soldiers, will
have charge of the work of rehabili
tating tuberculous patients for the
National Tuberculosis association,
according to an announcement made
at general headquarters of that or
ganization today.
Mr. Kidner's program, a s out-
lined by himself, includes three lines
of effort, all of which, he says, are
necessary to obtain j the largest
possible measure of success. These
he gives as:
Vocational training 'of handicap
ped men and women; occupational
therapy for patients in institutions
and homes, and helping local author
ities plan hospitals and sanatoria.
Pensions Won't Do.
In discussing his plans Mr. Kidner
said: "What we learned in war is
going to be a great help in our
peace-time campaign against tuber
culosis. The greatest lesson of the
war was that much may be made of
disabled men. The old custom was
to give the disabled man a small
pension and then, with a 'God bless
you dismiss him as provided for.
Now we give him a larger pension
as a starter and then develop his
remaining abilities so that he can
go back into the world and be self
supporting:. At Des Moines Meet.
Mr, Kidner will lay his plans be
fore various sectional conferences of
anti-tuberculosis; workers and sug
gest methods of co-operation. After
attending conferences at Des
Moines, la., and Bnse, Idaho, and
visiting some of the larger sanato
ria on the Pacific slope he will take
an active part in the December drive
of the National Tuberculosis asso
ciation and its 1,000 affiliated organ
izations to raise a working fund of
more than $6,500,000 by the sale of
Red Cross Christmas seals.
Kopac Bros. Place Orders
For Supply of White Trucks
Ed Kopac, vice president of Ko
pac Bros., distributors in Iowa and
Nebraska for White trucks, tractors,
automobile supplies and paving ma
chinery, has just returned from an
extensive trip to Chicago, Cleveland
and other eastern cities."
Mr. Kopac was accompanied by
E. L, Sayer, district manager of the
White company, and John C, Mc
Qor.ald, engineer for Kopac Bros.
Mr, Kopac placed, his orders for
next season's supply of White
Factory Where Nebraska
Tire Co. Is Making Tires
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The Nebraska Tire and Rubber
company, located at Thirtieth and
Spaulding streets, are now in pro
duction and working their plant
night and day to turn out orders for
their product now on hand.
This plant is a model in the rubber
industry from the standpoint of pro
duction efficiency. Mr. W. W.
Wuchter, general manager and
treasurer of the company, says that
he will soon have his plant turning
out three hundred tires and tubes
per day. They are now figuring on
several large tire contracts for east
ern and western companies.
They are making a quality tire in
every sense of the word. The Ne
braska .Tire fs the cheapest hand
made, extra ply, oversize tire on the
American market. This is a great
achievement for a Nebraska indus
try and we feel sure that all loyal
Nebraskans will be proud of this ac
complishment and patronize this ex
cellent home industry.
Mr. Wuchter extends an invitation
to all out-of-town visitors during the
week of Ak-Sar-Ben to come out to
the plant to see how Nebraska Tires
are mada and how they are different
from ordinary tires. A trip through
this plant would well pay any visitor
fro'man educational point of view.
trucks, dump bodies, contractors'
machinery, etc. He reports that
the steel strike has 'not yet begun
to have any effect on eastern fac
tories using iron and steel for raw
materials.
New Way to Clean Rifle:
Shoot Brush Through It
If not the simplest, at least the
quickest method of cleaning a rifle
is by shooting a brush through it.
An inventor has patented such a
brush, made of fine steel wire, de
signed to fit into a cartridge like a
bullet and about the size of one.
Radiator Leaks
Radiator leaks are often very
hard to locate, especially when they
are little ones. In these circum
stances empty' the radiator com
pletely and blow smoke into- it
through a jeweler's ,blow pipe. This
will discover the location of the leak.
A little soft solder on the end of a
wire will enable you to reach places
where common soldering canttot be
carried out.
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Short Circuited Plug
The short circuiting of a spark
plug that causes misfires is seldom
at the spark gap. Oily surfaces of
the porcelain collect and retain me
tallic wear products which invite the
circuit to avoid the gap and prevent
the spark jump that is needed to get
ignition. The quality of spark plug
makes no difference. The surfaces
must be cleaned to restore proper
action.
Angler Discovers Snake
With Two Distinct Heads
Waynesboro Pa.. Sept. 27. A lo
cal angler has discovered a snake
with two heads. The snake has two
distinct and well-formed heads, sep
erated at the neck and each is per
fect in togue, eyes, fangs and shape.
While fishing for live bait, S. E. Fitz
was attacked by a large water snake.
He struck the assailant with the pole
of his net and killed if. After tak
ing it to the shore he dissected it
and released twenty-nine baby
snakes among which was the freak.
Cow gats Picnic Lunch
Concord, N. H., Sept. 27. A pic
nic party at Island Pond, returning
from a walk through the v woods,
foun 1 a cow standing in the stream
-eating out of the boat. She had
eater one large loaf of bread.one
pie in a pasteboard box, a pound of
fancy crackers', a pound and a quar
ter of bacon, half of a magazine and
two red bathing caps, and was in
the middle of a ball of twine, chew
ing t down, foot by foot.
Fear Mutton, Shortage.
Newmarket. Sheep owners in
tiiis district are selling their land
for small holdings, and as the pur
chasers will not keep sheep a ser
ious shortage of mutton will result.
U. S. Ins uranc e Record s
Show Great War Was One
of Young Men and Mothers
Average Age of .Those Killed Was 23, and Majority of
Policies Left to "Mother" "Compensation"
Claims Mostly Assigned to WivesKeep Insur
ance Up, Says Government. '
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which catches the atten.
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' A new conception in automobile values
is represented in the Stephens Salient Six.
Things in the shape of mechanical improve
" ments and refinements which are found in
no other cars, regardless of price, are found
in this model.
j We urge you, therefore, to take advan
tage of your opportunity to inspect these
models during the coming week. Up to now
deliveries have been slow and your dealers
have had no opportunity to place these
models on exhibition. ,
' Come now to our salesroom and see
the car which will be the choice of a multi
tude .of fastidious motorists ,
Inspection will reveal numerous
other features which make the
Stephens the "Salient" Six.
Mid-City Motor & Supply Co.
2216-18 Farnam St.
- Omaha
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Nebraska families are being paid
$14,106,360 in War Risk Insurance
claims by Uncle Sam. He is mak
ing restitution to those whose sons
and husbands died in the service of
their country during the greatest
war of all times.
There are 1.614 insurance claims
being paid in Nebraska through the
bureau of war risk insurance to
beneficiaries named at the time ap
plication for insurance was made by
soldiers, sailors and marines, now
dead. The average policy carried
by these 1,614 men was $8,740.
Compensation Claims.
Disabled soldiers, as well as
widows and children and dependent
parents ot those who have died, are
being made comfortable by the
government which is paying 614
compensation claims to residents of
Nebraska.
In addition to the insurance and
compensation claims now .being
paid in Nebraska, there are 58 of
both these classes of claims under
investigation. These cases, how
ever, are rapidly being adjusted fol
lowing . an investigation by bureau
representatives.
The bureau of war risk insurance
which administers these affairs, has
been established by the government
as a permanent institution in recog
nition of -the services veterans of
the world war rendered their country.
Wa a "Mothers War."
Records in the bureau show that
Ihis was a young man's war and a
mother's war. More than 47 per
cent of the men who carried gov
ernment insurance made mothers
their beneficiaries. Fathers were
named by approximately 16 per cent
of the men.
The average'age of the men killed
in France was 23 years.
About 32 per cent of the men who
carried war risk insurance named
their wives in making arrangements
for compensation. Mothers were
named by 22 per cent, while "wife
and child" were named by 14 per
cent. This is the natural conse
quence of privileges granted by the
war risk insurance act. They felt
it their first duty to provide for the
immediate needs of their family,
making, at the same time, through
application for insurance, provision
for their parents in their advancing
years.
Farms Lose 500,000.
According to an estimate made by
the Department of Agriculture, the
loss in man power to farms as the
result of former service men giving
up farm life for the city upon their
return from the war, eventually,
after the 1 general restlessness
brought about by the war has sub
sided, will be about 500,000.
Records in the bureau of war
risk insurance, compiled during the
rapid demobilization, covering the
period from January 1. 1919, to June
1, last, show that more than half
the men change their residence after
being mustered out of. the service.
Until recently, the bureau of war
risk insurance was housed in 16
buildings in Washington, ranging
from garages to the new national
museum. At present there are about
15,000 persons who are engaged in
administering this insurance of
world war veterans. If the women
workers of the bureau stood finger
tip to finger tip, they would extend
more than 13 miles.
There are more than 30,000,000 in
dividual records in Nthe bureau, this
large number being necessary in or
der to keep the data on every man's
New Engineer With 1 ' .
Kopac Bros. Closes
Some Big Contracts
Well known civil engineer with
Kopac Bros., John C. McDonald,
who holds United States federal en
gineer's certificate No. 8188, is head
of the new department created by
Kobac Bros., the well known trac
tor, truck and automobile supply
people of Nebraska.
McDonald is an engineer of wide
experience in excavating, earth
moving, surfacing, paving and grad
ing. He was in charge of' the con
struction work in one of the Pana
ma canal zones and also special con
sulting engineer on the staff of the
White company of Cleveland, O.,
being responsible for specifications
on dump bodies, concrete mixer in
stallations, gravel digging and grad
ing installations, steam shovel
trench digging machines, paving,
concrete mixers and other types of
installation where White trucks
with the special equipment were
used as part of the labor-saving ma
chinery for contractors' use. I
McDonald is an old man at the
game. Graduating at college at, an
early age and being employed in
this line for the United States gov
ernment, foreign governments and
the White company for 20 years.
Aj an evidence that it pays to em
ploy high-grade men, it is reported
that, although Mr. McDonald has
been with Kopac Bros, only a short
time, that he has closed approxi
mately $100,000 worth of business in
paving equipment, contractors' ma
chinery, etc., exclusive of White
trucks. '
Dressing Contest Part of
Hospital Sport Program
In the great hospitals maintained
by the United States government for
the reconstruction of its wounded
defenders every effort is made to
encourage a healthy, cheerful mo
ral, free from discouragement and
gloom. For this purpose fresh air,
sunshine and competitive exercises
have been found more beneficial
than whole carloads of pills, says the
Popular Mechanics magazine. An
illustration portrays one of the most
hotly contested events in a recent
field Hav. or athletic carnival, staged
by the crippled veterans. Three con
testants, each handicapped by the
I loss of a hand, are racing to see who
jean most quickly dress himself.
insurance up to date More than
five miles of filesv are required to
hold these records.
Some idea of the magnitude of
$40,000,000,000 may be gained by fig
ures compiled by the actuarial sec
tion of the bureau, showing that if
tnis amount were in dollar bills, end
to end, the line thus formed would
extend to the moon more thau 14
times.
To July 1 there had been 17,828,
445 checks mailed. If these were in
a line, end for end, they would ex
tend miles. .During the first
six irmntlis nf 1Q10 ttipro urr mi-ir
than 4,000,000 letters received by the'
bureau. An army of correspond
ents is needed to take care of the
great daily inflow of letters from
former service men seeking informa
tion on all phases of war risk insur
ance.
Six Insurance Forms.
There are six permanent forms of
government insurance, as follows
1 Twenty-year endowment,
2 Thirty-year endowment.
3 Twenty-payment life.
4 Thirty-payment life. -
5 Endowment at age 62.
6 Ordinary life.
Keep Insurance Up.
Applications are being received by
the bureau of war risk insurance
for changing the present term insur
ance, which was issued at the time
of entering the service, into the per
manent forms. The government, in
an effort to aid every man in keep
ing up his war risk insurance, has
made unusually liberal provisions'
covering reinstatement of insurance,
where the former service man has
allowed it temporarily to lapse. In
this way every bit of insurance
which has been allowed to lapse
may be reinstated under the follow
ing provisions:
A The applicant must be in as
good health as at the date of dis
charge, or at the date the insurance
lapsed, if lapse occurred after dis
charge, and must so state in the
signed application for reinstatement.
B The application must be ac
companied by a remittance to pay
the premium for the month of grace
during which protection was provid
ed after discharge, and for the first
month on the reinstated insurance.
Increased Mileage
A : veteran motorist who rias
achieved a remarkable record for
tire longevity claims that he has
done so by the use of oversize tires,
fitted with interliners and the com
mon size inner tubes." The experi
ment would not be very costly at any
rate.
,14,000 Miles of Twine. v
London. The Disposal Board of
the Ministry of Munitions has for
sale 96 tons of twine, suitable for
binding and packing. The twine, in
balls weighing six pounds each,
measures over 14,000 miles- ,
Use The Bee . Want Ad columns
to rent that vacant room.
S T A N JD. R,
The magic that is in the Cadillac
is a constant, a stabilized, a never
changing magic a luxury of
motion that results from definite,
positive qualities of construction.
J. H. Hansen ,Cadillac Co.
OMAHA . ' LINCOLN
SECURE TICKETS NOW FOR GRAND OPERA, OCTOBER 20 AND 21.
Tell Us Your Requirements We Will
Recommend the Right Truck
For Your Use
It is "simon pure" foolishness to buy a five-ton truck when a two-ton truck would answer the purpose.
And it is just as foolish to try to make a two-ton truck take care of the work which would tax the limit
of the five-ton chassis. A big truck on a little job is a waster of oil, gas, tires and interest on the invest
ment A little truck on a big job is a waster of time, and time means money. The big idea is to get the
right truck. "
You Want a Truck You Can Always
Depend Upon
You want a truck that will take care of your business on the least upkeep and with the least labor; you
want a truck that will be on the job day in and day out a truck that will give you service of the highest
standard on the hottest day in summer and the coldest day in winter. You want a truck that will "stand
the gaff."
Your Choice Must Be a Gramm-Bernstein
Here's That Jrouble-Proof , "Always in Mesh" Transmission
The Envy of
Every Truck
Maker
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Recognition of the importance of prompt service in truck adjustments and repairs has
prompted us to put in a complete stock of Gramm-Bernstein parts.
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4 Distributors Nebraska and Western Iowa
2427 FARNAM STREET OMAHA, NEBRASKA
