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THE PEOPLE, BARNWELL, S. C. .'Che. ^ Legion (Copy far ThU Department Supplied by th« American Legion Newe service.) SUCCESS OF DISABLED MEN i Landreth Harrison of Minneapolis 'American Legion ,Member, Is One Prominent Example. Landreth Harrison, .of Minneapolis, Minn., a member of the American Le gion and rehabilitation student undef the care of the United States Vet erans’ bureau, is one of the outstand ing successes among the disabled ex- -eerTlce men of the country, as he has become known as a specialist in -ipter- natloaal affairs: Harrison, a lieutenant in the One Hundred and Fourth Aero squadron, was discharged frem service, suffer ing sluHlghoct. As he had already fim ished^hls college course, he was al»,‘ lowed to complete his studies, special izing In foreign trade relations with a view to entering the consular service. So excellent was his college work that • on graduation he was awarded a fel lowship in International law from the Carnegie endowment for international peace. Only ten sarh fellowships are given each year. Lieutenant Harrl- H Hur H Resolution Katherine Edolman^ perceptibly Uiifled apart) bark, he recalled now. with a half- shudder of remorse, many little la- staares where she had tried to betas the old says back. wM.-h be la the I blind stupidity of taking things far granted attitude bad treated lightly and passed by. He recalled a lib a pang one pariimlar Instance- a aed- dlng anniversary It was when she had met him at the «!•••* la a pretty I gown and when she had goae to all | manner of trouble la preparing a wan j derful dinner, with all his fuvoftte Father Time’# Baby N I M K if .' • * ! f .11 IRTHUR WILLIAMS ...me down to the off. e all out of sorts with every thing and everybody, so much so that when riark Winston began to confide In him sImmiI the many good resolution* :hat be a as making for the New Year he tried to I rut him off with a sharp retort. Rut ('Inrk Winston, bubbling slth I the exuberance of youth, and radiant w i:!u the enthuai bsiii of the newly* rngoged. sa* not easily rebuked "Not make .New Year resolutions?” -be «a Id “W h r* that'* Just wbat the New Year’s for. It tukex s **WW- M*M«w»* mmmm had a*hrd him ♦ —- - I • Ue Tm* • iMTi* 1 •evi-ral Hmm-* If h* ♦ 1 ‘ r • • etMB *f wer«M n <>( fvvegef- ♦ «•••**•■ "4 trdg*. ting entuetblag w the fiower And wh*a after a Eve* if Ike J dinner pa* over ▼ *u«Mrtb>ag of d>«i •ad tlie rend ailed l will leave a* *—**« him that this wa* X hope for ■MW TO F. W. GALBRAITH'S MEMORf t J Memorial to Late •American Legion National Commander Is Dedicated • at Cincinnati. On the hills overlooking his boms city, Cincinnati, stands s memorial to Frederick W. (Jalbraith, decejt^eiTlna* tlonal commander of tlie AmerR v an Le gion—“killed In line-of duty.” r This memorial takes the form of a parapet on which is V bronze tablet., Behind *re the ashes of the former Legion head. It was erected by the veterans’ organisation and has become a na tional shrine for Legionnaires. T - Galbraith was killed as he sped by automobile from Indianapolis, head quarters .city, to Chicago, with Mijton L Foreman, past national commander, on theif ifray to face a great problem for the veterans’ organization. It was on such a mission' fraught with good for hil? nation, that he met his end like the brave soldier he was. The tomb was formally dedicated by National Commander John R. Quinn on The occasion of his first public ap pearance after Tils election. In his address, he characterized the departed, leader as the “spirit of the American Legion.” Commander Quinn declared' that to Galbraith and to the myrfkd members of the Ueglon, the organiza tion means tb* flesh and blood of America's fighting men, the soul of those who sleep on’Flanders' field and In the depths of the ocean, and the voice of four million who rallied to their wuntry’s flag when it was en danger^!. The Legion leader said that the stim ulation of the principles of American ism. as sponsored by the beloved lead er. Galbraith, could and would lead the organization to greater heights for the nation “The spirit of Americanism takes, in beginning, the nrfceols—nnd the Legion plans potrWIr ednmttan,'* declared Gommnndef (jnuxn. is lake* it* piace In the home—and the Legion n*pe* to carry an Iguptraiumsl message tn osary geoaSde m AmosSen that pntnos- lam may bo bailee fwaCeeed (boon Tha i L. (Conducted by Nation*! Council of th* Scout, of Apiertc*.) SCOUT SAVES WOMAN’S ■ S . ?e The first uses Mrs. M. E. Graves of JauTHica, Long Island, made of, her injured right hand as soon as ir wa» sufficiently .healed to*serve her, was to write her appreciation of a boy scout who, through his prompt first aid, hhd saved her from bleeding to death. Mrs. Graves on the morning of the accident, while engaging in preserving fruit, came across a broken Jar, which she threw into the - ash can. Some time later as the fruit peelings piled— upon the kitchen table, Mrs. Graves gathered them up and hastened to dis pose of them. With her thoughts in tent upon her work, and forgetful of the broken Jar, Mrs. Graves plunged ' her hands ipto the ash cun. Her right hand struck the jagged glass which Inflicted three cuts, and severed the artery. Horrified at the stream of blood which came from the wounds, Mrs. Graves ran to the telephone to call a doctor. In her effort to make the call, ahe became weakened from loss of blood, and staggered to the door to look for other a>*sl*tainoe. At that moment 8«*>uit Michael Salucka In passing the house notl-ed the Igjured woman and ran to help her. Quickly the hoy selcrd a rl pin which be espied ••n the hack yurd clef he* line*, and with the w-w-b-n pin and a handkerchief tourniquet. “The handkerchief • round iflte *n nm • .. 0 r » mf Am palpi I tfc# rd > fW I m B4 tto * t ■wWHflpNp ffwuuk fW* PlifS Mwl£UMl ftp Ammrnwm Pmh # mi * mrnmgmm I gwuf*W uf be*** *« of nottuA on m into (W Hie * hour taler t lr Jai ntgl •rh- Tiff t % R»*hbi n*e *ff n uni nm *«ry gru 1 ••e ih* ngbi fewn*tnm r- a. 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So, you bet you, I’ll be making good resolutions tills year and try to keep them, too, so I’ll be worthy of the love of the best Utile girl- in the world." Arthur Williams turned away impa tiently and went to his desk. But all morning there came to him again and again the memory of the conversation and the look that had been on Clark Winston’s face us he had voiced his determination to make New Year re solves. Each time the thought cjime to him he tried to put it from him, but somehow he found it hard to do. For there had come to him, too, the memory of a time fc'heu he, too, had made such resolutions—wiien hyi, too, had looked to the future with the Je- alre deep within him to make himself more worthy each day of tlie wo- inn who had consented to he his. Now, however, he was content to drift a’.ong with the tide, to take each day as just a repetition of the one before <on fMH ra JUIT hhld t'hei.pInfM* ho"”occu ' pled in the business world, and worse.: almost content with the h >me life that was now his. almost indifferent to the fact that he and his wife had‘slowly drifted apart and that tlie ardent love which had been theirs in tlie long ago teemed to he now dead. , But in other days ILjiad been dif- ■ dying man will flash In a few mo nient* a hundred episodes uT Tiis life. .. _ and he realized with a sudden rush day like It to Jolt of feeling how empty and desolate hi* a fellow out of the life would be with Evelyn out of It rut he has been entirely. True, for a long time now traveling in too lie hud Just taken her presence for long, and to keep granted—had Just thought of her as some one. who was always there— I some one who was necessary to his well-being and comfort. Just as some arlcle of comfort and convenience might he, hiU now he realized how much she meant to him, and he knew | that the love which he had thought wax dead and hurled was stiii Jmen- Ing. but that Its flume was n<»t felt because of the heavy curtain his in difference and neglect had thrown over If. i •And then It was that Arthur Wil liams made a New Year resolution and one which he^ kept through all tlie years that followed. Judging from the new happiness which came to him and his wife and from the buoyancy and hopeful attitude toward the future which he brought to ids tasks each day. Year Skating By Mary Graham Bonner W«m«g* (Kan.) P*«t Pr«m An*«a Pr*¥** Grand A«alh*r> htwM f tk# MUMl > *■••■■ m tiwir ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ <&, ItZJ^W’MWrn Nvatpapcr I'nlun * N THAT crisp, cold, bright New Year's day they w«-nt skating. Tlie children home for tlie holidays, the fath ers home from business, the mothers who were hav ing a glorious afternoon in the out-of- doorx—*U 4oot part in the New Year from the Town m automoMTes for th« Ob* of th* moat invert of all th* unusual stunt* resulting from th# In genuity of e* service men ha* been reported by member* of Harold John non post No. 1TJ. American Legion Wamego. Kan., who promoted and put over the annual rmw hunt. Shortly after the witching hour on a moonlight night. 120 townsmen and farmers, headed by two captains chosen from the Legion post membership, started ILjia ■ hud ferent with him—he tmd then been Just as full of hope in the futnre— •a full of th* fire of zeal and devotion toward the woman who was hi* a* any man could h*. How, he asked Uiju- arlf BOW. had it coma to b« that tluof* skating party which was being given. The ice was firm, hard and smooth. Never had it seemed so wonderful. The air was invigorating. There was no wind. It was an ideal day for a skating party. • Afterward they would go back for a New Year’s supper party and sit around a big fire telling stories. They would all be at tlie party. It would he fur both old and young, for was not New Year’s day a day that was young and yet so close to tlie oldest day of the year that had gone before? And in the meantime they skated and laughed and sang songs and fell down ami laughed some more upd played games. All of them Joined in.' rookery some fifty miles away. The strategy of tlie war-trained servlc* men resulted In 1.441 casualties among the enemy. A bounty of ten cents a head for the’ victims went to tlie Le gion post treasury. Anrther good sura went to tlie post auxiliary, who Sold refreshments to the tired hunters. Bolshevist Propaganda. Motion picture films, said to portray life In Russia under" The., soviet gov ernment, have been attaoked lry a post of the American Legion in Blnglr ton, N. Y., as Bolshevist propaganda. When the film was booked for a show- Ihg in that city, the 1 ocal" post made n protest to the commissioner of pub- lie. safety that the film might not be ^nd they looked ,l,em :,t ; permitted to 1)6 run. The Legion con tention is that-tiie production is spon sored by an organization known to represent certain radicals of this coun try, and that such a spread of propa ganda is an attack on constituted gov- eminent. frozen lake and at the hills surround ing 'with the glow of the first after noon’s rosy light upon .them: It was a beautiful whrld and people in'It were so beautiful, too. - . •' Had It anything to do with the wishes for a Happy New Year which everyone had iveeir wishing everyone else that -day? And not only that—but theji In tlie hearts of each whi. ti were sin cere wishes for happinetui in the gay, « gieilL X*w Year Ju*t commencingv UNCLE EBEN TOO BUSY Tha. V" “ ^ ’; r ’ T i 1 ^ ^ L.iL! (Wlr~ thiak Ih.. th. « l*f« *T klB wife was dead that h* •••**« h**r? I ah I Mka^ 4 ** Wnh th* •ac^ttw* mt ^ wtaMa* *v*ryhadg ‘Happy N*w T mat Her. or great fW*p#et.“ a*?i| (.’act* dc utaa dat is too hugy •ow r* praar* Legion Men Seek BandiL _ T ’ Toledo Legionnaires are eo-operat ? tag’ with their poh*-e in an attempt to run down s bomb thrower who re cently' tefrorlzed the city. Four bomb* exploded, three Incendiary Are* and an attempt to derail a trie- t!oa car are attributed to th* same man. wffb. 1U* b*lt#«*d started a fir*' l**t winter which r<'«* the city •rvrra! hundred th*oanpd drtlar*. and was aiappii «nlr after L*floa m*n • rmi paffL" dartoaed F Art her R eon L*r-*n ta tn-fisna *«e l (udnWKwmrtM and arrtertL fight % •• veteran* t *t No of naoew effeeAlvrty p*ef*r datie* a* nt a*n* and th* hrtpfwtneaa they con h* to thrtr manrwdeo.” Mr’ Itoll'a •tatewent * a* mad* la aa addrvwa to t^eglonnalre* of Houth Rend, la dedicating th* new legioa bom* la that city. Head of a great busine** Institution In th* *tat». Mr. j Ball ha* given up hi* work to bead the !<egli»n In th* H«>oaler state for a year and expect* to atres* particularly the development of community life thropgh the agency of Legion posta. In hi* address he said that the strength of the Legion is found on .fvery hum!. buL that the Influence of { the organization was still further felt when posts undertook some worth while movement for the upbuilding of community life. *d*e | «nf k,*» "xa»* f ■***w rt d* •yt* u*w i At *. i* •**•••* «*wch Tit* w*tt ew *»*c si te»i» «g mi He** *.# ■la Me* -*** *t tn* * »p*** i *v I 1 “KEEP OUT OF POLITICS" Boston Editor Urges Legion Men to Fight for . Disabled and to Scorn ‘Politician*. ing that the government had only done'Yhiiigs for disabled'me* of he World war, ,v tm4er lash of the Lfr- gloir<^Jamea T. Wiinkms, editor of the Boston Transcript, toidrs^gather- ing of veteransTn^Worcester, MasS^ that the greatest prohIe«L of the Le gion was the care . of the^'di^abled men. The speaker said that no group so sorely needed iielp of any organiza- .tlon as do the disabled men, particu larly those suffering from tubercu-. losis, and advised his hearers to keep up work In relief of these men. - t He told the Legion ipen that It was up to them to keep^lhe organization free from politics as it has been In the l>aAl. ^ The two great parties are cursed with men who say that the Legion Is fair prey." said Mr. Williams. ‘They go up and mjwb th* stat* trtllng bow easily the Legion can b* handled tem*»f* are caused by re becs*#* they ranaat g*e flag Haw* an th* L* K* h« ****** pinaas ta* cantMwMity, Nuv* a# th* w«*»w>eva h««« h««o c tea by th* Ao#r*cac nU Crmm far h«ru«*«vi ang •utMaegiOg warh at th* BamstAbi* fir* m that s»ty. LEAGUE ENDORSES SCOUTING That august ally of peace 'and sypibol of the hrotherho«Mj nf man, the league of Natlo'ia, h*s placwl I.r record through a re«ent resolutlmv lta appreciation of the benefit of the younger generation «>r tli*- great s«.»ut program. Y’he league assembly emphasized in its resolution the impoiLance of en couraging nipjact between I he young er generations of different nationali ties; and asked that conveniences of travel be accorded groups of student# of the higher" and secondary educa tional Institutions. It further declared that the boy scout and girl scout movements pro moting closer understanding among the jouth of all nations, are render- Yng^valuable services to the cause of world peace “It should not be forgotten," said ^resolution, “that the thoughts and. feemi]j» af Hie younger generation are an Important^ejement in forming Th*. v E^m£Cieat:e_ .at,.hmnk3tit^.- a- p^e-- and—i liealthy-element, free frofu^prejudice, rancor, and memories poisone hatred, an elemehL^f enthusiasm and generous sentiments." BOY SCOUTS AID “VETS” On Rough and Rejuiy island near Stockton. CaL, is a vtM-attKQal training school for disiihlad soldier*, ia one "beanfh of which the art of choemaklng I* |aught. The scout* of Stockton know that their friend*, the “xau." wb* are prartlctag eubldtng. «• ««rk upon and t* use Far this reaaan th* twf* mifl^earrtfd «« aa rtd rtM« Cnv# IWf eaRad pt b <*mv whArR had w*w«