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THE PEOPLE, BARNWELL, S. C.
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LEGION
<Copy for This Department Supplied fey ths
t American Leylon News Service.)
O. K.’&MEASURES FOR
DISABLED VETERANS
PLAN FOR AID OF
EX SERVICE WOMEN
Recommendations of the senate com
mittee Investigating affairs of the vet
erans*' bureau reflect practically every
recommendation of the fifth annual
convention of the American Legion ln v
regard to care of disabled veterans.
This Is shown by the announcements
of the committee, .which Indicate thaf
on the major points sought by the Le
gion rehabilitation committee legisla
tive recommendations will be offered
to congress for action. *
First of the recommendations to co
incide with the Legion’s views is
further decentralization of bureau af
fairs seen in the plan suggested for es
tablishment of rating boards in every
district and subdistrict for the pur
pose of hearing claimants in person.
This has long been a Legion conten
tion.
Another of the Legion’s recommen
dations suggested in the committee re
port 4s that disability of service origin,
short'of permhnent disability, be, no
bar to reinstatement of war risk in
surance.
Legion suggestions further Included
fn tiie report are increase of pay for
disabled veterans with children, to
widows of veterans with children, and
double compensation for women who
lost a son and a husband or two sons
in service; allowance for housekeep
ers for totally helpless veterans ; retro
active reduction in compensation be
forbidden except in case of fraud; in
crease in burial expenses for indigent
veterans; opening of hospitals to vet
erans of all American campaigns; sus
pension of^eompensation payments^©
guardians of insanp veterans who full
to render proper accounting of, funds;
and that disputed claims on war risk
Insurance may be taken to the courts
for judgment. „
Among the most important of the
suggestions made which are in line
with the Legion policy or rehabilita
tion, is that if tuberculosis or mental
diseases developed within fhree years
after discharge, these shall be pre
sumed to be of service origin, which
opens the way to compensation for
thousands of veterans; and the Legion
further suggests that the hospitals be
Throwh open to all veterans suffering
from mental disease or tuberculosis
without demanding proof that such
disease Was of service origin.
I'm otions of the Legion's Gght for
care of the disabled veteran is in
charge of the. national rehabilitation
eommittee, which ina+ntnins a hyge
force 1 in the national capital, with an
active service hnrefiu in touch with
tlie central bureau office and liaison
officials and eommittees in every dis
trict and sub'district.
Creation of a body to promote the
aid and interest of ."C.OUD ex-service
women of the World war has been au
thorized as an organization activity of
the American Legion Auxiliary. This
action was,taken at a meeting of the
national executive committee of- the
organization, when its, lifcmbers au
thorized the establishment of'a “pres
ident’s parley,” fostered from the first
department presidents of the or
ganization, and including past presi
dents of the national body, depart
ments and units.
A fund for the relief of these ex-
service women will become the prin
cipal objective of the piarley, which
has already settled on April 6 of each
year as the day for such a drive. This
campaign will be a separate under
taking for each past president in her
dwn community. In case these funds
exceed the needs of ex-service wom
en, the money will he devoted to re
habilitation and hospitalization work.
Membership in the original parley,
known as the "Aloha Presidents,” in
honor of Hawaii, the first department
chartered, was limited to 53 depart
mental presidents. In the new .body,
all past department presidents are
eligible to the “national president’s
parley,” this number being automat
ically increased by expiration of an
nual terms. In provision for depart
mental parleys, past department pres
idents and past presidents of local
units will hold membership, an an
nual meeting at the department con-
Tention being required.
The “Aloha Fund.” for relief of
women who served in the .World war,
Is to be drawn from work by depart
ments and units, one*£iq££oing to the
department and national parleys, the
remainder to be used by the local unit.
Handling of the national funds by the
Aloha presidents Js provided by the
constitution of that body.
(Hidited by O. Douglaa Wjrdrop. Editor of Kadlo Morchindlalng.)
By Means of a Four-pole Double THro w Anti-Capacity Switch Connected in
the Circuit of a Three-Circuit Regenerative Tuner as Shown, It Becomes
an Easy Matter to Shift From a Single Circuit to a Three-Circuit Con
nection at Will.
By PAUL E. DUFFIELD
For ease of operation and volume of
signals, the single circuit regenerative
tuner stands supreme against th&
three-circuit regenerative- tutusr. The
latter, however, is more selective and
will eliminate Interference in cases
where the single-circuit tuner would
be helpless. For consistent reception,
it would be best to have both types,
taking advantage of the single-circuit
set when the air is clear and switch
ing over to the three-circuit tuner
when Interference made clear recep
tion in the single-circuit set impos
sible.
It Is not necessary, however, to have
two sets. With the use of a four-pole
double throw anti-capacity switch con
nected with the required apparatus as
shpwn in the accompanying- wiring
diagram, n, rapid shift can be made
from single to three-circuit tuner, or
vice versa. It is connected ns a single-
circuit regenerative tuner when the
switch Is thrown to the left.
It Is advised that No. 18 copper wirei
be used for connections and that all
leads are kept as short as possible.
Parallel wiring should be avoided. All
of the apparatus employed in tills ar
rangement is standard.—Radio News.
Your Back
Giving Oat?
ARE you miserable with an aching back? Do you get up
4a lame and stiff — lag through the day, tired, weak and
worn out? Do you wonder why you are so run down?. Many
times this condition is due to weak kidneys. Winter’s colds
and chills are hard on the kidneys. The kidneys are apt to
slow up in their work of filtering body-poisons from the blood.
Th^se poisons accumulate. Then comes backache, with rheu
matic pains, headaches, dizziness and kidney irregularities.
Don’t risk serious kidney trouble! Use Doan’s Pills — a
stimulant dipretic to the kidneys. Doan’s have helped thou
sands. They are recommended by mapy grateful people.
Ask pour neighbor!
“Use Doans/’ Say These Good Folios:
Crevision Is Chosen
New National Adjhtant
Russell G. Creviston of Mnrion, Ind.,
who for some time lias been assistant
national adjutant to Col. Lemuel Hol
ies, recently retired, has been named
to succeed Colonel Holies.
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Banjo and Head Phones
to Make Loud Speaker
The loud speaker or resonator here
in described not only works well, but
requires ho mechanical or electrical
parts to be constructed or purchased.
The requisites are a banjo and head-
' phones, the latter used with one or
two stages of amplification, depend
ing on the nearness of stations.
The banjo is Aurned upside down,
one edge being raised slightly by plac
ing it on a book or some st\ch con
venient object, so as to keep the tone
chamber clear of the desk or table
top. The phones are then laid on the
skin of the banjo, inside. The instru
ment acts ns a resonator of the sound
in the phones, giving a clear,, musical
tone of* pleasant characteristics. The
tones are distinct at all frequencies,
and enough volume Is furnished to fill
a room with music from stations 500
! miles distant, using- a two-step audio-
! frequency amplifier with a no_n-regen-
I cratlve coupled receiver. 1
It feeoms apparent that other musl-
! cal instrunients could be use4L- : oxperl-
i meriting with various positions for the
| phones on the tone chamber until sat-
| isfactory results were obtained. A
i tambourine should work practically as
' well 'as a banjo in the capacity of a
| loud speaker. “
necessary holes for these shafts and
thereby place live portions of the cir
cuit out in front of the metal shield,
thus in the usual case defeating the
purpose for which the shield Is there.
Hand capacity is the result of the con
denser effect created by the shaft, the
knob and dial and the hand of the op
erator. _ v •
A cure for this Is illustrated In the
accompanying sketch. Enough of th»)
shaft of the Instrument Is cut off so
that the portion left will not* extend
beyond the shielding when tire instru
ment is mounted. To this is glued, or
otherwise attached, an Insulating thbe
of fiber, having an inside diameter
equal to the outside diameter of. the
shaft so as to Insure at least a tight
fit. This tube extends through the
panel to its surface, where the whole
or a pnrt*of the removed piece of the
Instrument shaft Is fitted into it, with
enough left to take the knob and dial.
It Is, of course, much better to have
the extension shaft made of insulating
material. In' eiflier case, however, the
connection is broken by the insulating
tube and no live part of the circuit ex
tends past the shielding.
Mrs. L. B.'Price, 511 S. La
fayette St., Shelby, N. C., says:
-"I had kidney trouble bo badly
I could hardly keep going and
my l>ack ached and pained dread
fully and I couldn’t even rest at
night. When I did my washing
it felt as if my back were broken.
My kidneys acted irregularly. I
used Doan’s Pills and they gave
me relief from the backache and
put my kidneys in good order.”
J. H. Queen, grocer, S. Mor
gan St., Shelby, N. C., says:
“There was a constant, dull ache
across my back that didn’t let
up day or night. My kidneys
acted too often, as many as three
or four times during the night.
I used Doan’s Pills. They helped
me right away by strengthening
my back and relieving the aches
and pains. My kidneys were
regulated.”
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Much Discussion Over
National Prize Essay
The essny of Lambert Slomlnskj of
Greenbush, Mimu submitted as state
winner in the national essay contest of
the American Legion, caused a contro
versy to arise between H. J. Steel,
chairman of the department American
ism commission of the American Le
gion- tnjil several critics of the lad's
composition.
- Sloniinskl, a schoolboy of sixteen,
wrote on the Legion’s announced sub-
-I'ct. “Why -America^ Should Prohibit
Immigration for •'Fi>uy Years.” His
essay was adjudged best in his stale,
ami as a consequence was given- wide
publicity. One of the points made by
the hoy was that ability of i^avie and
Mediterranean subraces to maintain
freb institutions and democratic gov
ernment is questionable. ,
This called forth ipnch criticism,
particularly from representatives of
those races. One letter from Rev. V.
F. Mikolasek of Lankin, N. !>.,^declared
that the Czechoslovak race, op which
he is a member,'maintained free insti
tutions Tong before AmericiLjwns dis
covered. This is, of coursfe, very true,
according to history.
Hut Chairman Steel cited the. fact
that these people have for several
generations been under the domina
tions of despotic tmmarchs and peo
ples. They have not been able to con
tinue their institutions' of learning,
their forms of free government.—K4eel
Russell G. Creviston.
Mr. Creviston has played a promi
nent part in Legion affairs for the past
four years, going to the national head-
25-Ohm Rheostat May
Be Made by Amateurs
The rheostat shown in the Illustra
tion can he made easily with a 25-ohm
resistance unit and a switch arm, pref
erably one with a hushing. The hladG
Is removed from the> knob and is sol-
quarters from M.nneupohs, where he | dore(] to the collar The phlnte| . l8
had-been doing work among returned ^de from a piece of sheet copper or
soldiers with a war camp iHummmity aluminum nn(1 Is faston ed directly on
j the arm, from where the switch blade
organization.
State-Wide Campaign
to Arouse Citizens
The most comprehensive experiment ^
in education In citizenship ever under-, !
taken in the nation is under way, in
California, under direction of the
American Legion. Nearly work
ers, enrolled by tfre Legion in a state- .
wjLdf'" speakers’ bureau, are carrying a
message of Americanism to every set
tlement in the stn.te in an effort to off
set the apathy of citizens toward civic
affairs.
Department Commamler James F.
Collins organized the movement and Is
directing instruction of the huge corps
of workers, from state headquarters.
In a cause which will continue' until
fall.
“The Legion is aroused ft'y the dan-
■ ger which confronts this country be
cause of apathy of her citizens toward
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Frequent Cleaning of
Condensers Important
The plates of a condenser become
covered with dust in ajvery short time
and it is wise to clean them out if
the set is to work efficiently. This
dust, if left, will soon short circuit
the condenser and also cause a
crackling noise that is Very bother
some..,.^- V *
To clean the condenser a package
of pipe cleaners must be procured.
They are then pusiyed between the
plates 'and worked back and forth.
Tlds thoroughly deans the plates.
One. package of cleaners will last In
definitely, so the investment is not
heavy. ,
Stimulant Diuretic to the Kidneys
At all dealers, 60c a box. Foster-Milbum Co.. Mfg. Chemists, Buffalo, N. Y.
Who Was Caliban?
In Shakespeare’s “Tempest” CaRfian
Is a savage, deformed slavey-half
beast, half man—In the service- ojf
Rrospero, the magician. He was the
offspring of Sycorax, a foul hag ban
ished from Argier (or Algiers) to the
enchanted island, afterwards inhab
ited by I’rospero. The word Caliban
Is sometimes used to denote anything
new or strange. The allusion is, of
course, to CaTilian. in the Tempest, a
diameter in which Shakespeare has
Mended qualities both hideous and re
pulsive.
Only the Best Ingredients.
ure used in Hrandreth Hills. For con
stipation they have no equal. Take
one or two at bed time.—Adv.
Much Depends on Husband
It all depends on what kind of a
husband a girl gets, whether he wants
her to perform on the piano or ( the
cook stove.
l YO HO AND AN ACH
ING TOOTH
A Very Neat 25-Ohm Rheostat Can Be
Made With a 25-Ohm Resistance
Unit and a Switch Arm and Knob.
was removed. The resistance unit is
mounted on the panel by a small bolt
passed through the eyelet, in the unit.
This bolt serves as one connection of
the rheostat. The position at which
the bushing is mounted will depend
upon the length of the switch lever
Laughing at ridiculous propositions
at first would save fighting over them
later. - •
When we have known better times,
we are all "reactionary.”
Pastor Offers Prizes 6
When It comes to church advertising,
ns advocated by Modern religious lead
ers, the country parish Is not to be out
done by its big city brother, Judging
from an announcement by Rev. J. W.
Carnie, pnstpr—of the Methodist Epis
copal church IrPNev, a village of 300
persons, oh the northern edge of De-,
fiance county, Ohio.
A prize will be given every Sunday
night to the-largest family in attend-
ance, thd minister has announced.
During the revival services about to
start :i prize will be awarded to the
young persons writing the best essay
on any sermon of the pastor’s series
(lie writer may select.
A committee of Judges will examine
the essays, and the winner, In addition
to the .prize, will -be privileged to read
ids essay from the pulpit on the con
cluding night of the revival.—Cleve
land Plain Dealer!
For economy’* sake, why not buy a ver
mifuge. which expels Worms or Tapeworm
with' a simile dose? Dr. Peery's "Dead
Shot" does It. 372 Pearl St., N. T. Adv.
Let ‘Company Manners* Reign
■ It may be odd to let "company man
ners” re’lgn for two or three hours af
ter the company Is gone.
civic affairs aniMhe increasing neglect
of the p.riyUege-of voting," said Com- used. ''The hushing serves as the other
mander Collins, “a prime movement of terminal of the rheostat,
the whole campaign will he to secure ———
a larger registration among eligible !. Hqw Haild Capacity Can
voters in the state and to impress upon
the citizens their, duty to- participate
In governmental affairs.”
Be Eliminated in Sets
maintained that the hoy’s points were
well taken in this respect, ns admis
sion of such people, was not a refiec-
^ tlon on ttte race itself, but on the
lords and masters of the citizenry.
In an open letter tp Reverend Miko-
lasek. Steel said: “Anyone who
pauses to reflect h moment will agree
that the Slav of today or of any period,
is and was different in many respects
—from the New Englanders of Colonial
times. Hut the Slav 1$ not therefore
inferior. Moreover It Js not yet deter
mined that America be molded
along the lines set forth by our Puri
tan ancestors. That Is one of the
things the Legion Hopes to have con
sidered and If possible settled in the
present discussion.” ^ <
The fact that such an essay m-ought
fnrt li discussion was the pointaimed
a? in ihe n.V.h n-wlde contest in which
nearly 300,000 children competed.
The state has been divided into.forty
districts,' witli a district commander
appointed in each district.who is to
supervise, the work. * At least—once
each month, every American Legion
post i? to lie visited by a Legionnaire'’
fron\ another post, and in addition all
the civic clubs as Rotary, Kiwanis,
women’s clubs, church, luncheon # and
fraternal clubs will hear a Legion
speaker, seeking to hrouse the citi
zenry of its obligation to community,
state and nation.
Took Meeting to Bedside
Hecause two ex-service men were in
plaster casts in a hospital at Anchor
age, Alaska, members of the American
Lei'ipn took their.meeting to the hed-
sldwof the veterans, and thereTorinaJ-
!y- adoptfyl them as members. One of
the men. 'Chris Sianoje, was badly In
jured by a fall of rack while w'orking,
along the line qjf the A'laska railroad
Hand capacity -4s not always elimi
nated by shielding the panel upon
which the Instruments are mounted, e ns
many have found out. The reason for
this lies in. the fact that the usual varl-
£ntt of conaenser
variometer, etc.
shaft a'unf.
mio titte /
Hollow
fitre tut>e
Infernal aia.
some as shaft
of instrument
Brass rtf,
glue it i/i tutf
Pa/
Hand Capacity Can Be Eliminated in
a Receiving Set by Insulating “Live"
Shafts in the Manner Shown.
able condenser, varlocoupler and vario
meter use's the shaft as the connection
from the rotary element. In oilier
words, the shafts of these instruments
are a part of the circuit and therefore
"alive.” x 4
. Now, you shield your panel, drill the
By Robert Stewart Sutliffe.
“The surgeon of the 'America'
received a radiogram stating
that the captain of a small ves
sel had sulYered for live ‘days
with an aghiijg tooth and wanted
aid. He gave directions and
later learned the tooth had been
yanked out with a pair of.
pliers."—News Item.
j HOUGH calm was the wind
” X and smooth wai the sea, a
,stornr raged full blast on the
brig “^'aucy Lee,” for the skip
per was grouchy its grouchy
could be; and he raged and he
swore. Though the deck it was
spotless apd sails were all tight,
ITe snapped he groaned and
his face was a sight, and the
crew and the mate he Invited to
fight; with expletives galore—
“Oh, shiver my• timbers and
rattle my tames, I’ll.take thyself
down to meet old Davy Jopes,”
were the words that he uttered
between yells and moans; ’twas
awful to hear. “For five days
and nights I have suffered -the
.pangs of the damned, or the-ras
cally fellow who hangs, in my
Jaw is the meanest of all aching^ |
fangs; It’s ached for a year.” •
Then up spoke {he radio send
er demure, he said.J’Boss, I think
that your pain I can cure, we IT
will yank out your tcoth if the ••
yank jeon’ll endure, I’ll find out ..
the way. ..And he sent out a ”
call, did that venturesome youth, !!
for some doctor to tell how to ;;
pull out a tooth, and n surgeon ..
t ’leame back \Hth. directions; for- v
f sooth, tire job was mpre play.
A pair of wire pliers wms ”
+ brought^ to tiie scene, and ••
” damped on the tnclar tliat.net- I)
ed so Mean, a yank brought the ••
I! tooth out and alt was serene, on I!
•• board of the^-^iiuwry* X&e."-r- ”
” Science, and Invention.
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Child
ren
Cry for
Castoria
MOTHERFletcher’s
Castoria is a pleasant, harm
less Substitute for Ca^toc
Oil, Paregoric, Teething
Drops and Soothing Syrups,
prepared for In farts in arm^
and Children all ages. *
To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of
Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it.
▼KAOS
Two pleasant ways
to relieve' a cough
Take your choice and suit'
your taste. S-B—or. Menthol
flavor. A sure relief for coughs,
colds and hoarseness. Put one
in your mouth at bedtime.
Always keep a box on hand.
SMITH BROTHERS
SA. COUCH DROPS ,>SS™?±,
Famous sine# 1647