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* # <CO ?L f r r T . h,, P«P»rtpi*nt Supplied w, ^_tp»^Arn^rlcaii § Service.) LEGION MAN DISPLAYS NERVE • " Airplane Fighter Takes to Coa! Cara - to Reach Vocational Training ' School. There’s no striking similarity b#» tween piloting a highflying airplane of the Marine Corps to riding in the coal ears of a freight train. But between these modes of travel, Thomas D. Lane, Junior law student at the University of Kansas, will com plete his educa* tlon. Lane, a *uem- • her of tha Argonne post of the American Legion *t St. Paul, Minn., was attending school in the Kansas university when his money ran out. A letter forwarded to him from his native state told of the work of the Federal Board for Vocational Education in Minneapolis. Through disability incident to his service as a flyer, be was entitled to the Federal educational aid. Without sufficient funds to make the long trip, nevertheless he set out to appear be fore the board. Three days in a box car, a coal gondola and the tenders of three passenger trains conveyed him to hl» destination'. Several fast Changes of cars, unusual maneuvers and debates with trainmen were necessary, but the aviator came through smiling. One mall clerk proved friendly, but that train. was bound for Chicago. After two more trials he found a bunk on some coal and woke up the next morning In the St. Paul yards. Placing Ids case before the board, he was classed “Section One,” en titling him to tuition, supplies and training pay until he completes his course. HDDS TO LEGION’S STRENGTH Commander ot Minnesota Department . Has Way of Doing Things That Gets Results; Under the direction Vernon, commander of sota MAKES DRIVE FOR AUXILIARY President of Texas Organization Shows That She Comes From Fighting Stock. t ▲ record for service to America that dates from Revolutionary days and Includes the deeds of Na thaniel Green and Daniel Boone, Is perpetuated l n Mrs. E. Clinton Murray, of Hous ton. Tex^ presi- dent of the Women’s Auxili ary of the Ameri can I^egion of that state. The first unit of the Auxiliary of the American Legion was founded there. When .her husband, who was past the age limit, was accepted by the Medical Corps during the World war, Mrs. Murray likewise volunteered. She made a record of thirty addresses in one week during a Red Cross *3rtve. She sold Liberty bonds, organized Red Cross units and did active canteen work. The Women’s Auxiliary was organiz ed nationally In Austin, Tex.. July 26. 1919. Mrs. Murray was one of the first women to organize a unit in Houston In .March 1920. When she became state president, there were twenty-three units in the department. Under her direction, tlTTHy additional ' units have been formed and fifty others are now organizing. Mrs. Murray plans to obtain a unit fqr each of the 291 posts of the Legion In , Texas. Mrs. Murray was born in Concordia Parish,.' La, Both her father and mother came of old Revolutionary stock. Her mother’s paternal ancestor was a near kinsman of Daniel Boone? her father’s paternal ancestor was ► a descendant of Nathaniel Greene. During the Civil War her father served as a captain of cavalry In Forrest’s Brigade. $0 of A. H. the Mlnne- department of the American. Legion, that state has become one of the strongest Legion depart- ments in the country. Commander Vernon’s theory is that success cornea to the Le gion in proportion to the service It gives to its mem bers and to the state. In carrying out this policy he has built up a Legion Service bureau which handles one thousand ex-service claims a month and a department branch of the American Legion News Service. Early in 1921, when the Federal board for vocational education pre pared to send representatives to six teen centers In the state to examine disabled veterans, the authorities were handicapped by a lack of pub licity. Commander Vernon prepared twehty thousand large posters and placed them on every billbo&rd in the state. This was supplemented with Information to every newspaper in re gard to where every disabled man should report to receive compensation, vocational training and medical treat ment. When -an unexpected number of veterans enlisted for vocational train ing. Mr. .Vernon appealed to 20,000 business men to place the men In their establishments. The merchants and manufacturers responded with a good will and all the vocational students were placed to good advantage. I MERITED TRIBUTE TO LEGION M"R. FOX AtfD .STOATS J - 'W* T WAS winter tlnie in the woods, and the Four-Footed club sa,t around the. fire talking over their af fairs, for' they had cooked, the last tur key and the last of the wood was nowt burning. , - “In all my fong experlencej” said Mr. Fox, “I have never known food to be sc scarce, and what there is of it is so poor I doubt sometimes if Mr. Man can be feeding’ his fowl as he should.” “I think Mr. Dog gets more than his share,” said Mr. Coon, “for he seems strong enough. He can run just as fur as ever I can see.” “I should not be surprised if he were to blame,’’ said Mr. Possum, “for our hard luck; maybe he eats up everything that Mr. Map gives to the poultry, he is so strong and big. Very likely he takes it away from those poor things.” “No, it isn’t Mr. Dog who is to blame if I am a guesser,” said Mr. Fox, set- Laslie’s Weekly Editorially Honore Brave Men Who Served in the World War. ’ -0 . m “The American Legion begins to look like a full-page composite photograph of biographic Americanism from Put nam to Pershing," reads a recent ed itorial in Leslie’s Weekly. “It moves with the weight of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and the levity of “Yankee Doodle,” with a ululant yell from “Dixie." Its large composition is a token of great trust, and the old Roman legions, and other legiona of time, begin to look like ppp-guns. It neither tries to roar with a lion’s heart, nor win a woman's—quite different from the pomaded mustaches of Pots dam. Its manners are quiet; Its mem ory is excellent*; its emotions aro strong, apd it is prepared to roll al/ the refractory elements In one bundle and hang them on one hook. “Without a proclamation, an agita tion or unloosing a pack of schemes. It has created a civil prestige to match Its military splendor. Old soldiers of all ages and all lands are prone to harp on one string, but the tramp of the legion Is In time and tune with all the chords of throbbing life. It Is not merely handsome clay in uniform; but sinewed In manhood from its toes to Its brains. It has that delightful mixture of sense and spirit* of power and chivalry, of shop and farm, which tickles the popular taste. It neither bleats over its woes nor boasts'of its prowess. “When the mighty mllftaty machine dissolved in our citizenship the frag ments coalesced through the sym pathetic attraction of a high purpose— for in defending the Institutions of America the legion learned how to value them. Thus it possesses a moral prerogative to tread down lurking dis loyalty. We are proud to he the fath ers and mothers, cousins and aunts of the Legion. We shall, sleep sound at nights.- And when the historian winds up the task of glory-painting its bat tles we trust that he will use a golden drop of ink In stating that congress dealt a belated, but a glad and gener ous, bonus." . . - , ting back In his chair and taking from his mouth his corncob pipe, “but think I can tell you who is to blame for our- not having anything In our pantry.” But Mr. Fox wished to be asked, and did not stop smoking until Mr. Coon could stand It no longer, and asked; “Who is taking our food? Tell us, if you know I” “Well, perhaps I should not say he U taking it right away from us, but certainly if he and his family were not around we would have no trouble In getting plenty to eat.” “But who is it?” asked Mr. Possum, sitting on the very edge of his chair, with Impatience'. “Who is It, Mr. Fox? Tell us that!” ' When Mr. Fox had begun to fill his pipe, he said: “It is Mr. Stoat and family. Yes, that whole' styck-up family are to blame, and when I think of that miserable. |peakin£ lot I think I should do something desperate I” “But 1 do not see how they take away our supply,” said Mr. Coon. “I have never seen them around here.” “No, of course not,” said Mr. Fox. But don’t you know that the^ whole Stoat family has new white coats, and that It can get around In the snow without being^seen much easier than I can, pr either of you fellows?" “That Stoat tumily,” said Mr. Fox, "when I was a youngster, used to be called the weasel family, and when l hey are not dressed In those fine white coats of theirs they wear a very home ly brown one, and -are- a very common looking familyso they need not ?>ut On airs with me.” “I thought of a plan to drive away that Stoat family,” said Mr. Fox, “but 1 must have some help, and there is no chasing In It; so you two need not get uneasy. “I want you to go with me up to Mr. Man’s barn. There are plenty of rats in there, and there is also a big pall-of black paint, and that Is where ; we put It over Mr. Stoat and family.’’ j Just what happened inside the barn ! Mr. Fox and his friends never knew. | But when the Stoat family came out ^ they could be plainly seen against the ' white snow, for every one of that fam ily w-as black. Whether the fanner tracked them by the paint or whether they felt ao disgraced by having their pne white coats spoiled Mr. Fox and his friends * never knew; but they disappeared from around those parts and the farm yard was not so carefully guarded after that. (Copyright) Tha Fnca A theatrical man said at a luncheon: ® “Cfaoni* girls are economical things at heart. . ; “A wealthy Chicago broker told wm yesterday that be took a ehorua gtvf of mine out to supper after the oboir the other nighty Aa ahe was looklag over the menu In the gorgeous re#- t nti rant the, hfoker said to her help-, fully: ‘How would you like a little 10^ sterT’ “The girl ran her eye down tlw menu to the lobster department, aa4 then said: •“No, no. Don’t let’s be ertrav»* gant. I'd ever so much rather' joo*4 buy me a nice racing car?* " ASPIRIN Name ‘‘Bayer” on Genuin# Mrs. Lydig Hoyt, formerly Miaa Julia Robbina, tha famous-flow York society beauty, is on* of the iavo;t arrivals in “movie” atarland. She has consented to oo-atar with Norma Tal« madge. Mrs. Hoyt has long boon In- tcroatod in affairs dramatic and has played loads. O A LINE 0’ CHEER By John Kendrick Bangs. « Cheer up. ■ OU’VE slipped a cog? mind, old chap. d the sad Weil. nevsr mlr Ail life Is chancey. an<! mishap Comes unto all. Remember in your pain That he who falle cap always rise again, _ , — And though today be ioet tomor- . row’s sun Holds forth new goals remaining to be won. (Copyright.) FATHER<MORAN AIDS 1EGI0N Former Army Chaplain Assists in Ob: taining Armistice Day Legisla tion in Minnesota. HOW DO YOU SAY IT? B, C N. LURIE Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them THE USE OF “THE.” r gg . \ w - iHIS little word, which is called by grammarians the definite arti cle, is often misused, being placed in sentences where it does not belong, and being left out where it should be used. Often sucli misuse causes misunderstanding of the meaning of the writer or speaker. For example, suppose you say, "The president and secretary of the lodge attended the meeting.” This is correct if the of fices of president and secretary are united in one person; that is, if there is one-man Who fs'both president and secretary. But if there are two men. one of whom is the president and the other Is the secretary, the sentence should read, “The president and the secretary of the lodge attended -the meeting.” The article should be re peated ; then there is no room Cor mis understanding the speaker or the writer. When we say, “The hlack and white horse,” we mean one hfcrse which Is marked with the two colors; but when we say, “The hlack horSe and the white horse:,” we mean two horses, one black and one w'hlte. (Copyright.) The Right Thing at the Right Time By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE Beware! Unless yon see the •Bayer” on packaga or on tablets yo» are not getting genuine Aspirin pre scribed by physicians for tweoty-0M years and proved safe by mllUoaek Take Aspirin only as told in the Beyer package for Colds, Headache, Neural gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache^ Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy the boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of Ae- pirln coot few cents. Druggists alee sell larger packages. Aspirin le the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture ef Monoecettcaddester of SalleyllcaddL —Adv. Death In the Dlehrag. According to a government repeat the influenza cane rate for a group Ing from plates and utensils by hand was 324 cases per 1,000 te rns tes, as compered with a rate of 10S per 1,000 Inmates from that group sat ing from dishes washed by dish-wash ing machines. In view of these flgurua, band waabing of dlahea permits at least one disease to attack three times as many persons as does the dishwash ing machine. STATION ETIQUETTE Powerful Indeed U the empire of habit.— Publius Syrus. O SAY that the well-bred peraon is on time when he takes a train might be unfair. But it is a fact the well-bred person shows his consider ation for others In his actions, and the person who comes Into the station behind time, pushes by other people, runs into,them with his traveling bag, summons a porter curtly and tries to push' ahead of others at the ticket window, is acting In an inconsiderate manner. He Is also making himself conspicuous, and the well-bred per son-does not attract undue attention to himself in public places. It is ndthing to he ashamed, of if one has traveled but little, and some ex cellent folk have perhaps never’been in a railroad train more than once or twice in their lives. Still It Is but natural that we should all want to appear to be at ease when we travel, and not to proclaim by our manners that we have never been about before, Your conduct in the railroad station should' therefore be composed and un ruffled. If you have time .to Idle away before train time It is quite all right to go to the-newsstand; aud pur chase a paper or magazine' and read it; but there is no reason why you should have to invest in chewing gum, salted nuts and gum drops, weigh yourself, and have your fortune told by -‘one of the penny-ln-the-siot ma- When the Legion 0 state PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR DEAD . . > _ _ _ M. lnnagota * egionnaires-i^ay-Homage" to Deceased Buddies Who Fought ‘ for Their Country. In a little cemetery among the pines where sleep the members of his family at Cloquet, Minn., the body of John De Foe, the first Minnesota Indian sol dier to die fighting for his country^ was laid to rest. • Carl Anderson post of the American Legion paid homage at bis funeral.^ Elsewhere through Minnesota, Le» gionires have been paying tribute at the funerals of their dead buddies, whose bodies are being returned from .overseas. v ' *He was a^ clean-cut American, one jf’our very best, and'bis memory will be dear and sacred,” said the com mander of Winnebago post, at the fun eral service of Private Vernon Bailey, In which fifty uniformed Legionnaires took part '• The body of Ralph Grade, after whom Bern Id Jl post la named, was Burled at his home town with hooorr. Minnesota Apiericiin legislative j tee at the <>p*kk ing of the sfate K legislature up- pointed splt-cniru yVUW^/LWWVWWWWWWVWUWWWbVWVWVUW^WVm “What’s in a Name?” Facts about your name; its history; meaning; whence it was derived; significance; your lucky day and lucky jewel. • By MILDRED-MARSHALL Century's Coming-of-Aga. The present century does not of age until January’ 1. 19R. It bo- gan on January 1, 1901, and not am the first day of 1900, aa ao many peo ple Imagine. The first century completed in 100 years. The began with the year 101, and, off course, the analogy follows throogB all succeeding centuries. \ How the Got In. “Aunt Dolly" Spencer Is to be the next mayor of Milford. O. How’d she get elected? She makes Uie l>est cherry pie In town. So “Aunt Dolly” got In, you see. very largely on her crust.—Philadel phia Public Ledger. chines, pace back and forth In the sta tion. delve In your traveling bag^to i whether you remembered to bring your slippers, or ask the station at tendants innumerable unnecessary questions about why the train is late. If you have been unable t6 get any lunch and really feel the need of nourishment, then you may he exdised for eating a little milk chocolate while you wait, but remember that well-bred people do not eat In any public places save restaurants and other places, es pecially intended for that. And the consensus of opinion seems to be that the very well-bred people do not kiss in the station. At any rate, they do It without attracting any undue attention, and save such signs of devotion till they have reached home. To be sure, when we travel In continental Europe we see much kiss ing and embracing In the railroad sta . ^ tlons—fathers embracing their grown * Seeking Freedom, sons and brothers with tears in their * ,oet ^ often take flight, eyes kissing brothers, though they Actor I suppose they escape f may not haw been separated for | your ^ raln cel1 ** many weeks. But w£ Anglo-Saxons Logical. He—No man follow's fashion like • woman. She—Oh. don’t they? - A woman fol lows fashions closely, hat a man fol lows her Just as closely, therefore—. —•London Answers. avoid such overdemonstratlveness and the American way as well as the Brit ish way Is to reveal as little us pos sible of.our own personal affairs to others In the railway station. We can excuse the woman who weeps audibly In the station when she sees her dear ones departing If she Is old or very much overwrought, but the young woman slipuld do her utmost to avoid such demonstration of her feelings In the station. It makes It very much harder for those who leave her. ajid sometimes is painfully embarrassing. (Copyright > — Too Much Baggage. “Where can I put this sulteaso?” “I’m sorry, old man, but the ice box is full.’’—Iowa Frivol. 1 Cuticura Soap for the Complexion Nothing better, than Cuticura Soap dally and Ointment now and then aa needed to make the complexion -dear, scalp clean and hand* soft and whit*. Add to this the fascinating, fragrant Cuticura Talcum, and yon have ten Cuticura Toilet Trio.—Adv. Can't Bo Too Careful. -A druggist must aim to keep the confidence ot his pubUc." . "Especially with his egg drinks." It is just 100 years since the manu facture of quinine was begun In Phil adelphia. ELAINE mlttees. to pilot its various bills through the house and senate. Father D. J. Mo ran of Farming- ton, was made chairman of the Armistice day committee. Attacking the job with Argonpe fervor, Father Mo ran obtained the passage of a bill de claring Armistice day a legal holiday as the first piece of Legion legislation enacted into law. As armv. chaplain. Father Moran served ten months overseas. He Is air ardent Lexica lecturer and -worker. When he returned, from France In Sep tember. 1919. and found no Legton post organized In- Farmington, he headed straight for Legion state head quarters, obtained the necessary blanks and within a week had estab lished one of the most activs posts te Minnesota. tragic fate Is the source of song and story in the “IdyHaof the King.” Her Help SorTHF.RN favorite H ITlidne-—tri*k-l>'otoljpe vvhh Elayne^dF*Eileen that most poetical and harmo- C Brien, who likewise met with a trag- nious of feminine names. ’Before the i * c en( ^ her own life after being Civil- war, evet'y/proud family of south ern blood had ii». Elame among its daughters, the /Elame>Fitzhughs and Elaine Dulanys were legion, each a “belle of three counties” ^nd the de spair of many a lovelorn southern gal lant. But Elaine was not bom in th* South by any matter of means. Her origin dates back to the days of beau tiful Helen of Troy, when the name Helen, coming from the Greek hellos, meaning light, was permitted to drop its Initial “h” and become Ellen. In carried away to Castle Knock by Rog er Tyrrel, one of the fierce Anglo- Normans.^- " Tenityson’s description of Elaine. Is exquisite; Bade! Where could be found face daintier? Than ' her shape. ' . , From forehead down to foot perfect— - again • \ From foot to forehead exquisitely turned. . Fair she was. my WnK,'"^ PurOvas yon ever wish your knights to be To doubt her fairness were to want an ey£, . To doubt her pureness were to want a heart. \ Elaine’s talismante'gem Is the pearl, giver of charm and love and purity— Cambria?however, this was too lacking fitting jewel for so lovely a name. The In poetry to -be popular and it was u , y , 8 her 4 fact which Teony- called-Elayne. It occurred under that [oog uses with such touching pathos in spelling In tin? registers of early times i degcriblng the funeral bier of the dead and thus Explains the gentle Lady Elayne, mother of Sir Galahad, whom Tennyson makes his Lady of Shalott. The name came to prominence again as Lady Elayne of the Round Tnbl^, Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable, Elaine the lily maid of Astolot, whose El.'line. Monday Is her lucky day and 2 her lucky number. (Copyright.) u . Acetic Acid From Coconuts. . Acetic arid la being manufactarad from cOcot^pi sheila In Ceylon. •W Is your back giv ing oat? Are you tired, miserable, all , , ran down; tortured with nagging mea se he, lameness and sodden, stabbing pains? If so, look to yoar bdaefa. Overwork, hurry and worry tend to weaken the kidneys. Backache and aa all wove, oat feeling is often the first warning- G«t back year health while you can. Us* Doawt Kidney FiJis, the remedy thousanda raoossmeod. 14* yqvr neighbor! A North Carolina Caaa J. F. Tate. U» A Morgan St, N. C.. says: "My back was w there was a SnU. heavy, aggi ache across tha meander I hardly got peered before my Mornings I