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AMERICAN LEGION {Copy (or This Department Supplied by th American Iy*(lon News Service.) "CLEAN 'EM VP," IS HARRY FOX'S MOTTO Hurry Fox, aco of American Leglot* membership campaigners in S6utb Dakota and the Middle West, la u drj cleaner by trade. "Clean 'em up" is his motto In bus* nesn and in his Legion efforts. He la the niftiest little mopper-up going when it comes to getting the boys te sign up for the Legion. If you don't believe It Just take > alight peep at his record. Two hun dred and eighty-five paid-up members signed up In the llrst four months of this year. If there's u better record It hasn't been disclosed to date. Harry has a selling personality. Tht boys Just can't resist his line of talk when he opens up on them and showi them the "dotted line" for their slg nature. Fox is u charter member of Harold M anon poat of the American Legion at Sioux Falls, S. D. This isn't his first attempt to sell Legion memberships, either. He it one of those fellows who keeps ever lastingly at it. In 1020 he first began operations on a department store scale That year he signed up RO members. The next year he came under the wire with a grand total of 100. a 25 per cent gain wasn't Just Harry's Idea of a healthy, growing business. The next year lie hitched up his belt a little tighter and rolled in 150 members. Then the membership, somehow, ?truck a slump. Hsrry didn't have n? much time for It. or something. Hie best he could do was 125. He was downright disappointed. H? will confess It to you himself. But he was game. He merely grinned with a grin that meant bust Harry Fox. ness. Ho went out to show the rent of t lie gang that It was Just h fluke. IIp made up his mind to beut that rec ord 'way yonder. Did he? Well, 28,r? In the first four months of 1024 ruther looks like It. And the year's not nearly over yet. H arry may have all of South Dakota aigncd up In his post before the year's over If the other fellows don't keep their eyes open. How does he do it? It's really very simple. He meets a prospect. He er.plabis the work of the Legion earnestly to him. He tells him about Its service to the Individual and the community nt large. He gets that prospect In the frame of mind where he Just natu rnlly wnnts to Join a big organization which does things. Mr. Veteran may not Join right then. It takes a little time with some of them. Hut he goes away with a look on his face that shows he's K<>t some thing to think about. Does Harry quit then? Not on your life! The fun's Just really getting well started. The only time Harry sits down Is when he Is driving the delivery wagon for the dry-denning establishments of which ho is part owner. The next time he sees his man he comes right back at the old proposi tion. "You would not have been outside during the war, would you?" That's the way he greets him. And Mr. Fox follows that query tip with another, equally to the point, ' "Then why be on the outside now?" Harry never says quit untlj Mr. Vet eran has got his name down on that little card, with a face beaming with a look of deep down-ln-the-soul aatla factlon that teila fle's mighty glad ha'a dono It, too. He In married. He has spent moat of his life In Sioux Falls. He served with the Eighth division, the Pnthflnd #r?, at Cnmp Freomnn, California. Atmo*t Impoiaibt ? Bill?It's hnrd to do. Jfor>? Whnt'? hnrd to dot ftlll?Kpep n Mind tljfor runnlnj Without hiiiT>plii(( Into the lavr.~~ Am?r? t?*n Legion Weekly. Tibutm to thm Legion ?< /CERTAINLY If any organl ^ satton is In a position to recognise the vulue of mutual understanding between nations, It is the American Legion," de clared William Mather Lewis, president of Cieorge Washington university. In an address on "Education for International Un derstanding" made before the National Educational associa tion at a recent meeting of that organization at Washington. President Mather continued : "The improved architecture in various ports of our nation, par ticularly in smaller communities, bears testimony to the effect which their stay In Europe had upon our soldiers. Likewise, the improved sanitary conditions In the reconstructed districts of France bear testimony to the lessons leurned from our troops." In referring fuKher to the Le gion, the noted savant stated : "It seems to me that one who would not g(. to the defense o^ his government In Its hour of danger has no right to enjoy its benefits in time of peace. The I^eglon has that ri?ht." OBTAINS AID FOR MANY LEGION MEN The national rehabilitation commit to? of the American Legion at Wash ington has thrown the spotlight on ninny little obscure dramas of the World war that for many seasons past hare played to an unresponsive house, with the result that hundreds of dis abled veterans, who of themselves were unable to obtain relief, are now on the road to health and happiness. There la the case of John Adams, dis abled veteran, to whom the Legion extended a helping band. In Jwne, 1018, John Adams enlisted at Pittsburgh, I'a., us a private In the Infantry. The following October, while participating In bayonet drill, he got tangled up with that instrument and Jabbed himself in the grolu. He was bandaged up by one of the camp doctors. Fie got better and. though his side troubled him now and then, he didn't take any particular pains to tell the army surgeons about it when he was examined for discharge, and consequently got by the musterlng-out officers with a clear- bill of'henlth. John went back to bis pre-war work as a stationary engineer and carried on for some ten months. Then bis old bayonet wound began to assert itself. He bad to give up the struggle and filed u claim for compensation in De cember, 1010. He was sent by the veterans' bureau to n government hos pital to be operated on several months later for gland trouble In his groin. Immediately following the operation he grew worse, until It became neces ?nry to rate him as permanently and totally disabled, no service connection, however, being ndmltted. From that time on John's life has been Just one hospital after another ? and John was still a very sick man. John hud never been to school much, and had to depend upon others to lead htm through the red-tape labyrinth that shut off help. One agency after another was lost In the maze. Then some one steered John onto the na tional rehabilitation committee of the American Legion. Things looked bet ter from then on. The Legion committee got the nnmpB of his comrades in the service, secured their affidavits affirming John's accident at camp; obtained the name and affidavit of the medical of ficer who treated John at camp, and finally got together the historical data necossary to establish the fact that the boy was hurt in the manner, on the date, at the place, Just as he said. Hut this was not enough. There was no mention of a bayonet stab any where In John's official papers In the War department. Therefore, John could not have been stabbed. Ho was still "out of luck" In so far as connect ing his disability with service was con cerned. John bad by now boon hos pitalized continuously for four years and a half, lie was ragged. He de spaired ? but not the Legion. Outside physicians and surgeons were called In. The government doctors were in terviewed personally and finally, with every bit of evidence that could be secured from all sources, the ease was placed before the director of the vet ernns' bureau at a special conference with Legion representatives. Within a few days John received n check for several thousand dollars from the United States veterans' bu reau, covering Ihe compensation he had gone without for so many years. Demand Monument for First Killed in War Tn Ironist 1 1 1 1 1 cemetery, Kviinsvlllc, ,lnd., lies the hotly of the first American soldier to lose MIm ! I f in the World wftf. No Imposing monu ment casts n protecting Jduidow over lhat gravo ; It Is marked only by a small glass fruit Jar with a pl**<:e of paper Inside hearing Ms name In fad ed letters "James Hethel (rresham." The Kverette llurdette post of the American Laglon of Rvaiisvllle In sponsoring a movement to raise funds to hulld a monument over this last resting place of the first doughboy to go "west." The chamber of commerce and other clvlo clubs and organisa tions are planning to support the movement (Iresham wns honored with a state funeral when his body wan returned from France. IEN BEET DEATH ON STATE ROADS AUTOMOBILE ACCIOENT8 SHOW NOTABLE INCREA8E IN JULY Columbia. Ton persons were killed and 38 wore seriously Injured on state highways during July, according to the monthly accident report given out by C. H. Moorefield, state highway engineer. A marked Increase in tho number of deaths and Injuries notod over Juno when there were onjy two deaths and ten cases of serious Injury. "Accidents are on the incroaso de spite the precautions of tho highway department In placing signs at dan gerous crossings and other efforts be ing made to lower the nutnbar." Mr. Moorefield Bald. A notable fact Is the large number of accidents occurring at road cross ings, the engineer went on to say. Five of the 94 accidents wore at road cross ings, while only one was at a railroad crossing, and In this Instance thero was no fatality. August, however, al ready haB several fatllltloa from acci dents at grade crossings. The department's report follows la full: "According to reports received by the state highway department, there were 94 accidents occnring on state highways in July. Ten persons were killed, 38 wore seriously Injured and 6C received minor Injuries. "There were 27 collisions between motor cars, ono with a parked car. ten with other vehieles and five with other objects TMrty-threo cars were over turned 19 were driven off road, 63 were seriously damaged and 36 were sllKhb ly damaged. Nino horse drawn vehi cles were damaged and two horses were killed. Thore was one accident at a railway grade croeslng, five at pub lic road crossings and six on or at bridges. "Fifty-seven of the accidents oc curred in tho daytime and S7 after dark. Sixty-seven woro on straight roads and 21 on eurvos, 16 on paved roads and 78 on unpaved roads. "Thirty-seven of the accidents were reported as caused by carolesa driving, 17 by speeding, 13 by recklessness duo to liquor, four by dazillng head lights, cigl.t by no lights or p?x?r lights throe by defects of tho road and five by dofocts of tho car. "Flvo of the persons were killed when cars overturned, throe when cars collided, ono while cm the road after leaving car and ono was a pedes traln who chasing dog ran in front of moving car. Thero was no fatality at the railway grade crossing, tho oc? oupanta of the car Jumping boforo the car was struck by trnin moving slowly.' Many Cora Bought In July More new automoblleB were licensed !n South Carolina during July than any month nlneo January, according to an announcement made by Ij. H. Thomas, secretary of the state highway com mission. Of the more than 5,000 auto mobiles licensBed last month, 3,413 were now machlnoB, of which 2 <144 were Fords, Mr. Thomas said. New trucks to the number of 329 were 11? censed during July, according to the department's figures. Giving oach car an evaluation of $500, almost $2,000, 000,000 was expended during the month for new automobiles. While Groenvllllo county is the lend ing nutomobilo owning county of South Carolina. Spartanburg county citizens are buying more cars. Judging from the July report. Spartanburg county had 338 new automobllos licensed, while Greenville had 298, and Rich land 271. Florenoo, Charleston, Ander son. York and Orangeburg each had more than 100 now cars licensed. Rich land county led In the number of now trucks licensed with 25, Mr. Thomas said, the other principal countlcs being Greenville, Spartanburg,. Charleston and ChoBtorfield. Since the first of January. 23,932 now automobiles have been licensed, and 2,375 trucks. Inepodora at Work. Almost 800 apprehensions of persons violating tho license law wore mndo during the month of July by seven Inspectors and two men doing special .vork for tho state highway depart ment, according to the statement of law enforcement, activities issued by Ij. H. Thomas, secrotary of the ntato highway commission. Fines nmountlng to $1,160 were col lected and will go to tho county troaa urers from 110 caneB tried In connec tion with violation of the law. The inspectors travolod 13.000 miles In that work during the month, their expense, Including wilartea, ammirfo ing to $1 ,160.41. To Colobrate Constitution Day Approvnl of an hour being set npert In all the public schools of South Caro lina September 17 for rho purpose of calling attention to the 137th anniver sary of the signing of the constitution of Ibe United Stalos was given by J. IT. Hope, state superintendent of edu cation. A letter requesting the observation of tbo anniversary wan rflrnlvotl hv sldei _ *ary association with headquarters at Chicago. Mr. POSTMASTERS TO COLUMBIA Arrangements Have Been Completed For Molding of Annual Statrf Convention. Columbia. ? Arrangements have been completed (or the holding of the an nual state convention of the National league of District Postmasters in Co lumbia Thursday. August 21. The state president. H. O. Jones of Salley, and secretary, John McMillan of Ul mers, havo succeeded In getting the national president. John T, Clapp of Beech Grove. Ind , to attend and ad dress the postmasters. This alone will be worth the trip of every district postmaster in South Carolina to the convention. In addition there will be addresses by representatives of the postal service, including the division of railway mall service and inspection bureau. Central accounting post master. E. H. Jennings of Charleston, has promised to atend and says he Is anxious to meet personally every dis trict postmaster in the state. Post master Jennings has sent out notices from his office in which he urges every postmaster to attend. In his address to the postmasters he will have as his subject, "Rendition of Quarterly Ac counts" and this subject should be of interest to every district postmaster. Postmaster T. B. Madden of Colum bia being the disbursing postmaster for the state will have as his. subject "Preparation of Ilural Carrier Vouch ors." The meeting will be held in the United States court room located In the old postofflce building, and will be gin promptly at 9:30 a. m. Those who expect to attend should try to roach Columbia on the night of the 20th in order to bo on time at the opening session. The state officers will go to Columbia on the day before the convention and will have head quarters at thd Jefferson hotel. The flrBt assistant postmaster general has frantod, through the Dally Bulletin, leave of absence for those who expect to attend, but each will be required to report to the inspector in charge upon his return to office the number of days absent. Presbyterians Get Money. Clinton. The sum of $12,300 has recently been received from the gen eral education board by the Presby terian Colege of South Carolina, it was announced by the presldont, Dr. D. M. Douglas. This makes a total of $76,000 which has been received from thlB source. It will bo recalled that the general education board promised the college $1.25,000 provided $250,000 bo raised for endowment. This amount was sub scribed during the $1,000,000 campaign and $152,000 of it has been collected and put to the endowment fund. Half of the amount collocted or $70,000 has been received from the general educa tion board. If the remaining $98,000 can be collocted the college can Im mediately receive a check for the $49, 00(i which Is still due from the general education board. The institution is in need of this money and Dr. Doug las and other college officials hope those who can do 30 will finish paying their pledges this full. The Thomas Smyth dormitory Is vir tually completed, with the exception of the hanging of the doors and laying of the floors. The contractors have as sured the officials the building will bo toady by September 1. The number of applicants indicates a larger attendance than ever beforo at tho college. In fact, the number of ap plicants already rocelved Is . much larger than the actual enrollment dur ing 1923-24. It Is oxpectod tho coming year will be the banner ono for the Institution. First Tobacco Week Success. Darlington. ? Tho first wook of tha tobacco soason wan a most gratifying Hiicess. Most of tho tobacco being sold was of good quality ant! tho paid, mors wore pleased with prices paid. Tho opening day's average was a frac tion under 18 cents and the Improve ment the latter part of the week in price brought the week's average up to 20 cents. The two Independent warehouses sold practically 22.r?.000 pounds during the week just passed. The coopo'rativo warehouses are also steadily receiving tho weed from its members. The advances being paid are quite satisfactory, and tho farm ers that are members were very much pleased when they received another payment on their 1923 crop the open ing day. Pottoffice For Lyman. Lymnn. ? The citizens of Lyman have been agitating tho construction of a now postofflce building and It is now understood th*it tho government will erect a handsome new structure horn noon. Weevil Inoreaee* Through Barnwell. Harnwoll.- Within the laftt week tho Infontatlon of tho boll weevil has in creased onormounly in the county, ac cording to County Agent Boylston. In making an observation during the past few days It Is found that tho Infesta tion In dome fields Is as high as 60 find CO per cent, although tho average is much lesfl. Somn farmers are now ilnstlng their cotton systematically, whllo in most eaaen nothing is being lone. Whore boll woovll infestation Is high and the condition of tho cotton warrants it, dusting is rocortimondod, PfaCD CARE AND FEED FOR COWS WHEN CALVING ? ? ? Cowa thnt are to calve should be provided with a comfortable and well bedded box stall. It Is Imperative tbat the bowels are moving freely be fore calving time. Laxative feeds such as u mixture of two parts bran and one part lluseed meql should be fed. If the cow still remains more or less con stipated give a drench of epsom salts, or a dose of one quart of linseed oil. A number of troubles which usually occur about calving time can be pre vented by proper feeding and care be fore freshening. During calving time the cow should not be disturbed except In the case of abnormal birth. During the first days after calving she must be pro tected from o?ld and her drinking wr~ ter should be given at a luke-warm temperature. Tho vitality of the cow !? very low at this time, and careful and thorough herdsmnnshlp Is neces sary. The feed must be rather limited In amount. Good quality legume bay. a little silage, and hrnn mashes make a satisfactory ration nt this time. Watch the high producing cow for milk fever, and If It occurs resort to the air treatment. A little time is nil that it takes to figure out a good bnlanced ration. It will be found to bo n mod Investment of time when the lnci.jxed milk flow Is measured. Cows In milk need plenty of protein and mineral matter. These cnn be obtained within the limits of economic production. A good cow Is a good worker, and a good worker needs plenty to eat. Alfalfn hoy at will, silage, and grain In accordance with the amount of milk Riven should be fed. Each cow should be fed Individually, a herdsman can estimate tho amount of milk and the condition of the cow. The grain can be Increased as long hs tho milk flow Increases, if the cow starts to put on "?'sh. it Is an Indication of too much feed. Suroulence Is necessary, nils cnn be obtained by corn silago In winter and a permanent pasture In the sum mer. If the grain mixture is too heavy a bulky feed like wheat bran or drlod beet pulp should be added. H. W. J alrtianks, Colorado Agricultural Col lege. Warning Against Buying Inferior Dairy Cattle Prom many states there are now coming wnrnlngs against Inning in rlor dairy cattle from unreliable parties. The good price of dairy prod ucts. coming at a time when farm prices In general were depressed, has been largely responsible for the In crensed demand for dairy cows. The work of testing for tuberculosis Is also responsible for considerable demand to rrpince animals reacting to the | test. In Illinois approximately 1.000 ?lalry cnttle are being tested everv ?Iny. Of which some 58 head react and lave to be killed. Other states report similar progress. Unscrupulous cattle dealers In order to profit by the brisk trade are buying culls In the stock yards' and shipping them back to the farmers According to M. II. Peterson, head of the tuberculosis eradication depart ment of tho Illinois Agricultural asso ciation, "many unsuspecting formers have bought diseased animal, Tngged' so full of tuberculin that when they are tested for Importation Into the state, there Is no apparent re action. Nebraska recently Issued a warning signed by prominent farmers and agricultural authorities against the crooked dealer. Fred Ferguson, dairy expert of Iowa, not long ago sent n similar warning to he posted In every hank of Iown. Closer contact with farmers nnd local breeders' associa tions will help. Those entering the dnlry business for tlie llrst time can well affnrrl to pay a neighbor or friend they know Is reliable and Is acquaint ed with the business, to help them buy animals. And by all means, make sure of the reliability of nil parties selling rattle before buying. High Temperature Ton da to Encourage Bacteria Kven with reasonable precautions to exclude bacteria from cream, a con slderable number will always be pres ent. If the cream Is left uncooled these multiply rapidly, soon spoiling the (Team. T>r. H. W. Conn of Con necticut has found that one bacterium In milk kept nt a temperature of fiO degrees Fahrerhelt for 24 hours will multiply to seven, while one bacterium In milk kept at a temperature of 70 degrees for 24 hours will multiply to 790. At higher temperatures the In crease Is correspondingly greater. Oats for Dairy Cows Oats nre considered, especially when ?dxed tvlth other grain, good feed for dairy cows. Oraln alone Is not good feed. A good grain ration to feed dairy cows conalsts of 200 pound* ground corn, 200 pounds ground oats, 200 pounds bran and 100 pounds* oll mehl. Olve ench animal 1 pound of the mixture for every pounds of milk pfodilced. Oats alone will not dry up a cow, In fact a cow fed oat* will do better than she would If not to f?d. after jtvery meal i Cleanses month and teeth and aids digestion. Relieves that over eaten feeling and add month. Its 1-a-s-t-l-n-g flavor satisfies the craving lor sweets. Wrlgley'a is double value In the benefit and pleasure It provides* Staltd in it? Parity Pacha^n. She flavor lasts E2' Want a Position? ATT* NO King's Business College 1 U LAtniiJk I Swt... Mloch. r. & cnutcorrm. H. O Mystery Present "Ami how did my precious like the little present I mnde him with my very own hands?" cooed the sweet young thing to the object of her af fections. "It was lovely," replied the ypong man. "But there was one thing I should very much like to know, dear." "And what Is that, pet?" 'T want to know what your prwwnt was Intended for," he answered, tact lessly. "My sister said It was a <ro#h lon. Mother thought It was a tobacco pouch, while I'm using It for a pen wiper." Now there's a coolness between them which no explanation can set right. ? Pittsburgh Chronicle- Tele graph. Exactly the Opposite B1U ? "I hear you can't meet your creditors." Bob ? "Can't meet 'eml Why, I can't dodge them I" Kind words are the music of the world? 1-\ \V. Faber. Summer Find You Miserable^ It'e hnrd to do one's work when every day brings morning lameness, throbbing backacho, and a dull, tired feeling. If you sufler thus, why not find the cause? Likely it's your kid neys. 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