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# AMERICAN LEGION NEWS Conducted by Lewis M. Grist, I'ublicity Officer, Meech Stewart Post, No. CC. The post commander announced today that lie bad made arrangements whereby any ex-service man who wishes to unite with Meech Stewart post and who is shy the necessary $.5 for membership fees, could arrange to get the money for the purpose for a period of twelve months if that long a time be necessary. It was stated that all ex-service men who would join the post should apply at owe to the Tost Commander or the Post Adjutant, P. A. Smith. Delegation Uninstructed. The seven delegates elected to represent the post at the state convention in Newberry, September 7 and 8, will go uninstructed in regard to bonus legislation. At a special meeting of the post held in the American Legion Club Tuesday evening there was some little discussion in regard to the matter of a soldier bonus and the legion voted that the delegation should go uninslrueted in regard to it. Local Board Members. Ati agitation has been commenced by members of Meech Stewart Post who would have the members of the local exemption board elected honorary members of the post. The matter will be brought up at the regular monthly meeting for September, it is stated. Next State Commander. There is considerable interest among American Legion men throughout "the state regarding the election of a state commander for 1921-22 which election will be held at the state convention to be held in Newberry, September 7 and X. Among the American Legion inen most prominently mentioned for the honor at the present time are Hen K. Adams, adjutant of Charleston Lost; | William Mcdowan, state vice commander of Columbia and L. Mell Glenn of Greenville, formerly commander of Anderson post of the American Legion. For a Democratic Legion. American Legion Weekly. This is the third summer in the life of The American Legion. And in this third summer representative democracy goes on trial within the Legion. liy representative democracy we. mean that system by which all the members of The' American Legion have an equal voice in electing the men who represent them in the department and national conventions, the law-making assemblies of the Legion. L'nder that system the members of each post elect delegates to the department convention. The department conventions, in turn, elect delegates to j the national convention. Now is the line when the policies that will he definitely decided upon at I the Third National Convention in Kansas City should be crystallizing out of tlie sentiments in individual posts. Members of each post should be learning the facts and solidifying their views on the principal questions which concern or should concern The American Legion. They should know what views Jhey wish their convention delegates?the representatives the'y elect?to express in the deliberative sessions in whieh Legion policies are ( determined. Much post siiould deter-1 mine what it believes, what it thinks, ought to be done, what it thinks should be corrected. The success of representative government in the Legion depends wholly upon the degree in whieh individual members and posts fulfill their responsibilities. What the Sweet Bill Does. Centralizes the three great govern nient bureaus charged with the welfare of the World War veteran in a single Veterans' bureau, responsible directly to the president. Delegates to 14 regional offices authority to pass on compensation claims and to assume other functions hereto- | fore performed solely by the central j oiiice, and provides for the establishment of 140 sub-offices. l'rovides hospital care for all veterans with disabilities traceable to the service, without regard to the extent of these disabilities. Assumes without pro<?f unless government can prove wilful misconduct that the tubercular and neuro-psychiiitric veteran contracted his disease in line ?>f duty and is therefore entitled to compensation. Kstahlishes liberal reinstatement provisions for veterans whose War Itisk Insurance policies have lapsed and allows premiums to be waived under certain conditions. Provides for payment of War Hick Insurance premiums at any post office. Training for Women Nurses. A training school for women nurses of tlie I'nited States Public Health Service is to be established by the Surgeon Hciieral, says a letter received by the commander of .Mooch Stewart Post of tlie American Legion. Training will he given in certain hospitals in tin- service. Schools will he open on Sept. I ;il Sort Mdlenry in italtimore and at Sox Mill, Staten Island. N. V. The service hospitals provide experieiice in surgical nursing, including orthopaedic eye, nose and throat; medical, including communicable, nervous and mental diseases; X-ray and laboratory technique; experience in the diseases of children and public In iIth nursing, gynecology and obstetrics will he provided in tin- second or third year of the course through affiliations with civilian hospitals. Lectures, recitations and laboratory work will be given in the required subjects in each hospital training school. The course will be three years. A credit of nine months will Is* given to ^in*iii;tics of aci'i't'ilitfil colleges ami credit o| three or more months to students win I have had two or more years in college or in approved technical, schools that include the prescribed courses in the I sciences. Candidates should make application in person or in writing to the Surgeon Ceneral, Washington, D. C. S'pecial consideration will be given to candidates who have taken the course in elementary hygiene and home care I of the sieK Willi uie ncu ^iur>n .>, ?,,v, ' seived as nurses and aids in army or civilian hospitals throughout the war. Candidates must he between twenty-one and thirty-five years of ape. must pass satisfactory physical j examination and must he graduates of a recognized high school or present I evidence of an educational equivalent. No tuition fee will be required and I students will he provided with quarI ters, subsistence, laundry and text books, but they must provide their t own uniforms. A monthly allowance l of $30 for the first two years and $50 j for the third year will be made. FAR WESTERN PRICES Charleston Newspaper Man Writes of What He Sees. laving prices along the West Coast , are far lower than in 'the Central ! West, South, North and East. Food ! of all kinds is sold for less than j pi ices prevailing in other sections of the country, writes Ken E. Adams of ; the staff of the Charleston Xews and | Courier, who is visiting in Seattle* Washington. Meats, fish, eggs, poultry, vegeta-J bles, bakery goods and in faet practically everything used on the family table is to be found in abundance at i what one from the Eastern part of the nation calls cheap. The quality ! of the goods is of the very highest ' and displayed in an appetizing manner. 'Nice b'g beef roast can be had J for 10 cents per pound while excellent steaks sell for only 25 cents per pound. Other meats in proportion to that of beef and beef products. Milk, butter and other dairy prod-' ucts are within reach of what is often termed the average family. Sweet milk sells in the market at !) cents per quart as compared with 22 cents in some of the Southern cities. Huttermilk is sold at 10 cents per gallon. Fish of the finest quality are sold at very low prices. Vegetables of all kinds sell for prices far below those asked in the East. High class 1 fruits are to be had for reasonable , figures. Visit to Farmers' Market. One of the big features of this city is a visit to the Farmers Market. Here is a building covering perhaps a [ block and from one to three stories high depending on which side of the hill you stand on. This market is on one of the principal streets and everything just as clean as water, soap and man power can make it. There are several hundred stalls in the building and along the sidewalks. The interior stalls are occupied by pi rmunent tenants each dealing in some specialized line. The outside stalls are rented to the farmers for 10 cents per day with one day's rental as the minimum, j The producer comes in with a load of vegetables or fruit and pays one dime, for the privilege of selling' his goods in an orderly manner. This plan works to the advantage of both the producer and consumer and is quite different from the plan employed in some cities where the farmer is forced to pay a yearly license before he is | allowed to i>cddle one load of produce. The market house is crowded daily with the family buyer driving bargains with the producer. The former gets the best quality of vegetables and fruits for a reasonable price while the farmer receives all the profits for his labors. No peddlers or hucksters arc seen on the street. Prices prevailing at Portland and San Francisco are within keeping of those at Seattle. Prices in Restaurants. I One accustomed to paying high prices in restaurants, hotels and dining cars breathes a sigh of relief and thankfulness as he sits down in a dining room here and glances at the menu card. Nice big juicy steaks with potatoes, bread, butter and coffee or milk J for <>0 cents makes one wonder if he is in dreamland. Two eggs any style j with bread, butter and coffee for 15 I cents. In Portland 1 had a four course ; dinner with chicken for the main dish for 75 cents. Truly one should be able to dig up a living in this part of the world. Standardization is the nig word in marketing here. Everything offered in market places is up to a standard and sold in a manner that makes one j appreciate it. Tomatoes, potatoes, beets, cabbages, apples, oranges, peaehes, ]>ears, eggs and poultry are graded and the different sizes placed in separate piles on the display stands. , The customer can tell at first glance just what is offered and can immediately see the quality. Standardization is the one big peed in settling the farmers' marketing problem. REWARD CAME TOO LATE. Another Example of Incompetency of War Risk Bureau. I (ieorge l.oehmer. a former soldier of the lllltli "Wildcat" division, waited two years for lie- war risk bureau to adjust bis claim for compensation, 'says a Springlield. III., dispatch. The award was made toda>?eight boars alter Moehmer died ol tuberculosis. Today's message telling of the award of ISochmcr's claim, said: "I trust this action may insure immediately bis benefit and conduce materially to the alleviation of bis coii' dition." It was sent from the White House. William <1. Mct'anley. state commander of the American l/'gion. sent tiii* i*.i,iv i,, Washington: "l!oHnn?*r rereived his award this , lnorninf;. I'a.si* n?>w in hands of his i! maker." HCRNED SNAKIIS. Pickens Sentinel Gathers Information About Reptiles The Sentinel his* gathered consiiliM': able information about horn snakes, < but is desirous of seeing: s-veral other parties whom we believe 'an furnish | us with more facts of interest. In the J i meantime we tire printing the follow- i ing; interesting accounts taken from I | 1-ogan's History of I'pper Soutli C'aro- i i lina: < "Logan's History of Upper South i Carolina, in speaking of the* snakes of l I this section, says: , J "Bertram met with a reptile whicti i I he calls th^f horn snake in his travels < | in Carolina and speaks ol it as fol- I lows: I j "'The pine or lmll-sna :e is very i ! large and inoffensive, with respect to piankind, hut devours xqui rels. birds. ; 'rabbits and every other creature it < i can take as food. They are the largest 1 snake yet known in Xort i America, jj except the rattlesnake, and perhaps j < i exceeds hin in length; they are pied i j black and white. They utter a tend- i 1 I ble loud, hissing noise, sounding very ' t hollow and like distant thunder, when I ! irritated, or at the time of incubation, I 1 when the males contend with one an- ' \ | other for the desired female. These * I serpents an also called horn-snakes |j I from their tail terminating with a | t hard, horny spur, which they vibrate 11 I very quickly when disturbed, but they t | never attempt to strike with it. They \ I have dens in the earth, whither they I retreat precipitately when apprehon- a sive of danger. c "Lawson, who traversed the same <1 region about seventy years earlier 'I than the botanist (Bretram), describes v | another under the name of horn-snake j t serj>ent. of a totally differeit charae-j I . I i x X . * . I ^ {y I I 'or. 'Of the horn-snake.' he says, '! j never saw hut two that I remember. j They arc like tho rattlesnake in color, j but lather lighter. They hiss exactly ! !ike a goose when anything approaches them. They strike at their enemy i with their tail, and kill whatsoever they wound with it. which is armed at | the end with a horny substance like a j nock's spur. This is their weapon. 1 J have heard it creditably reported, by I hose who said they were eye-witnesses, that a small locust tree, at>out the thickness of a man's arm. being struck ' >e nne in Iho morning, then verdant md flourishing, at four in the after-, noon was dead, and the leaves red and ; ivitheiing. Doubtless, be it how it will, ; they are very venomous. I think the ' Indiana do not pretend to cure their ! ivounds.' "This singular statement of the old I mrveyor. in relation to the locust tree, ;ould scarcely have ever come to the knowledge of the -good but plain peo- , >'e living in Coronaka and Wilson's; necks, yet there is still extant in that egion a tradition in which it is rented that many years ago a man in he lower part of the district or in Edgefield, being closely pursued by a torn snake, took refuge behind a tree, vith the enraged serpent, rolling twiftly after him like a trundled hoop, dunged its horny sting deep into its runk, where it was made fast, and so diffused its venom into the circulating lap as to destroy in a few hours the itality of the tree. "Bertram, with all his acuteness inn em iiusiusui an u naiunuui, hum ertainly confounded the name of two j listinet native r.erpents of Carolina. I'he hull snake, as he describes it, was veil known in the upper country at he period of'his visit and long after; I nit the old people had seen and talked I If [ \/i-if ?! v 4i i' '.a-:>fiH*?. A!i :n.. j i .... L :.S . ; ? :: .... ; .. " * / ; | :i- :v : : ? . . 1 ' $ ' Dc (lomiiiu an averii Even lli (jiianliti source cj poor ga< Unless g; I plied, th / 1 burning Lsi r mg a la (Mill partially loss ol p lion and ill!" %<w7V, ruirt si#ry wa; J gasoline familiar "Stanila quirk-fir SfHOOlh j for you wr\\ hav y ^ Ar-Tt ? A m r - STAN *rmm' in?wapy?! rniim?i> iwiiMrwuii?? much of the horn snake as well, whose sting they dreaded as the visitation of death. Hewit informs lis that the horn snake was found in Carolina and owed its name not to a homy excresence growing: upon its head, as some have supposed, but to the horn-like sting at the extremity of its tail, with which it defended itself, striking" it with great force into every agressor. it was also deemed exceedingly ven onions; anrl tne innians wnon suing oj it did not resort to tlieir usual antidotes, but instantly cut out the wounded part as the only safe preventive of the deadly poison being infused through the system. Mills, in his Statistics, enumerates, among the indigenous reptiles of Carolina, both the horn and bull snake. The former, however, must have been exceedingly rare; for at a comparatively early period it had already become a creature of curious tradition. I^awson, it has been observed, saw but two of them as early as 1781, notwithstanding no white man of his day enjoyed better opportunities for making such discov erles in Carolina, .-immig me .innumerable facts that may be gathered from natural history illustrative of God's goodness, there are few more deserving of notice than this rareness of a reptile so fierce and deadly as the horn snake must unquestionably have been. Had it been as abundant as the other venomous species the Indians even, though furnished with their potent antidotes, could hardly have inhabited the country. The imagination is taxed to conceive of an object more repulsive or truly terrible. It possessed scarcely a single redeeming feature; there was nothing of the admirable craft of the eye?nothing of the beautiful changing of colors or qharacteristic magnanimity of the rattle >W llllH . You\ ? ' . '"I ed use ofa low grade o ige wastage of almost * e best engines unavo i J twkiitntiul iwiupr 13 Ul |/wivumu |/w IT v-? . >f unnecessary energy soline. 1 ' ' C '' . ' *s , ' * }." ; 'j h i * ' 1 asoline of a uniformly e motor functions, un the fuel cleanly,but m rge proportion of it, burnt, into the mu ower and is the cause I other troubles. or fuel of definite qu ste will be eliminate now available wlier "S.O." sign is the bes rd" Motor Gasoline i s. nr. and releases a m J""1"7 [lower. It will he mor to n'tve il a careful ti e the heat, for it eosl DARD OIL (JNew Jerst WOTTBk-iEMmrHMMMMMmjaMnaMBflnMn * I snake?hut with dull eye, insensate j skin and vengeful npite, ready to dart its dreadful sting into every approach- 1 ing intruder, it lay a horrible compound "of all hate qualities of its race ?the incarnation of death. "On an afternoon, nearly forty years a ago. a party of gentlemen were riding 1 from Abbeville village, towaitls the ' Calhoun settlement, and when ap- ( proiicninj? me piui-e niiunn Iin VHC Cabins they passed a dwelling: near 1 | the wayside, just at the moment when r a little girl, whom they had seen to c I cross the road some distance before ' them, gave a piercing shriek, and ran back into the house In an agony of ' pain and fright. Perceiving that some- r thing serious had occurred they hasti- s ly alighted to ascertain/ the matter; ( and entering the room found the child * stretched tipon a bed and already a corpse. She had lived long enough, however, to whisper to her mother P that a snake had struck her while she * was in the act of gathering firewood 1 by the roadside. The party instantly c sought the spot and there discovered r I 0 a large specimen of the horn snake, which they dispatched. The skin of 1 this serpent was stuffed and preserved by an intelligent gentlemak of the neighborhood; and it was long an obiect of zreat curiosity at his residence, and afterwards at Old Cambridge, c where it was last seen.?Pickens Sentinel. _ t Those Charleston Mosquitoes.? 1 How long are we to be eaten up by * mosquitoes in -Charleston without do- B ing anything to get rid of these pests? y The rains have njade them worse than a they have been in years. A campaign 1 to do away with?them is in order. Can't the Chamber of Commerce start f, one??Charleston News and Courier. E J X ill Oftso (Paste? 1 ? i' i < ? ? ^ f gasoline results in )0% in fuel energy! ! J?Ul.r ..rnn4/> nnnnf lUcim^ nasic pcui Rut the principal loss is in thp use of high quality is sup evenly, sometimes tore often discharg, unhurnt or only filer. This means of crank-case dilu ality, and unnecesd. The improved ever you see the t that you can buy. is clean-burning, aximum of steady, e than worthwhile ial. You might as s no more. COMI'AINY 7) COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA* ,1 Revolutionary Ideas to Be Spread Among the Wcmen'/ Efforts to spread Communistic fev MUUonary ideas ainonn wie w?iu*n ind young pe^tl^of the world t^ere >utlined recently at Moscow at tiyo congresses, the first that of Woiaen ""otnmunists of the World and the teeond by thd- Yoonif I'eogle'^'O^rjtnunir.t Internationale, meeting la ooplection with the Third Internationale congress, says a Riga, Russia, ' dts>atch. . M * ' A b / At the Women's OommunJsj^f cop* rreos, in whi^h Clara ZetkJn, a, Comnunist, member of the Qerman relchitag, and Madam Krupskayd. thewife ?f Lenino, participated in the leaderihip work already, done along the^e ines was outlined. ' L*'' Madame Kollantai, one of the Ifead* rs of the Russian Bolshevik! revoiuion, told the women's congress that he movement had had very little ?t/cless in America', where, she said, ti^e novement must be developed ip the xisting trad? unions including many housands of women workers. Akmg with propaganda of Corprpunstic ideas, the conference advocated preading intelligence on the ideas of tirth control and other avanced soiological theories. According to the Moscow newspw>ei-8, great importance was' attached o the Young People's Communist -Inernationale congress. Leon Trotsky, he war minister, speaking to this co?ress, said that the largest part of the ouths among the workers and peasnts took part In the Russian revolution and aided the Red army. ? Miss Margiaret McArdle Is bujrfe* or one of the big steel corporation* In lirmingham, Ala. ' . . 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