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\ -V -J J I— THE PEOPLE. BARNWELL. S. 0. ® T!ie kmm „ LEGION „ Am»r1piin I.<-cldn N«w* Morvic*.) HELPED FEED MANY HUNGRY CHILDREN The dally tank of feeding 100,000 children was but an Incident In the post-war duties of (lllohrlst B. Stock- ton, now post commander of the Ed\f. iJe Saussure post of the American Le gion -In Jacksonville, Fla. Stockton, who was an attache of the American diplomatic mission In London >ut the outbreak of the war, resigned bis post to enter the naval service, and was made an aide of Ad miral Sims, serving In this capacity until April, 1919. Then the young Floridan was placed on an Inactive status, and went to Vienna with the American relief administration. This was not his first experience In belief work, as be had volunteered for serv ice with Herbert Hoover during the perlod^of Belgian relief. When the plans for the feedlttj of the starving children In Austria ma tured under Mr. Hoover’s dlreftlon, Stockton was chosen for the post^of chief of the mission and went about the great task with the enthusiasm which has characterized American re lief workers. He arrived In Vienna May R, 1910, and Immediately plunged Into the serv ice of salvaging human life. There the most unusual proljjems presented themselves to Stockton for solution. The mission had plenty of available supplies at Trieste, but the first prob lem was to get the stuff in Austria, from what had become u I’ugo-Slavla port. The first trainload gottrti through to Vienna was consigned to nobody—there was no consignment of It. Of the KT carloads that were to come, 2‘J were lost, unloaded at wrong stations, sidetracked, some broken down, pesplte these chaotic condi tions, every car was located, and the Gilchrist B. Stockton. net loss of the first shipment was lest than 1 i>er cent. Stockton attributes the success of that to Providence alone. For a while the traffic was undis turbed, then d’Annunzio broke loose in the Flume, and Trieste lay under threat of being In the war zone. Not a car of food could he gotten out while that continued. So the port of entry for the Austrian food was changed to Rotterdam. This caused new prob lems of transportation, ns It hail to come' by the Rhine, by rail, through troubled Hermany, to Hamburg, thence by barges down the Danube. He surmounted every difficulty, even to dock handlers' strikes, as the only thing that went throifgh Munheim dur ing such a walkout time were Ameri can relief supplies. . A system" of food cards was provid ed for the undernourished youngster* of^Austrla and Stockton says that the saddest sight of his life was to see some little one deprived of his food card after having been pronounced safely past malnutrition. Vienna was dotted with 49 American kitchens, Hie largest providing meals for 13,000 children. All this work was done un der supervision of four Americans, one of whom was the you In ffom Jacksonville. A total of 11.000 Aus trians were employed; the most of them volunteer workers. Stockton Js. tlie jsd.ijn_af.^-.lamo-us- fnmfiy of Southern fighters and states men. He was a Rhodes scholarship matj from Florida, and took his. de gree of law at Oxford. During the World war he attained the grade of senior lieutenant, p. S.-N. Ho returned to Jacksonville in October, 19'JO, fol- lowlng his service In Austria, and has been hlentltied with a real’estate firm since that time. He lias taken an ac tive part In Region nflr.lrs, both local and department. 1—Kentucky National Ouard tanks on way to Bell county mine where there were deadly labor lights. ‘J.— Walter Reed General hospital foe maimed service men equipped with radio sets by S. L. Rothapel. 3.—Princesses Astrid and Martha of Sweden, both of whom are regarded as distinct possibilities as the bride of the priuce of Wales, should he decide to marry. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Exclusion Vote Is Congress’ Reply to Japan Note— Dawes Plan O. K.’d. By EDWARD W. PICKARD J APAN’S effort to dictate America’s immigration policy has resulted, so far, very unfortunately for Japan. Ambassador Hanihara’s warning that, adoption of the s exclusion clause In the Johnson hill 'would have “grave consequences" was considered imper tinent and Insulting by congress. There fore after the house had passed the measure by a vote of li’J'J to 71, the senate set ijts face sternly and voted unanimously In favor of that clause which provides for the exclusion of Japanese Immigrants from the I'nited States., The administration, tbniugb tary of State Hughes, is-on record as opposed to this clause and in favor of || ( , s extending the . quota limitation to Japan with the ’’gentlemen’s agree ment” retained. But in view of the unanimity of opinion In congress It Is held by many in'Wi shington that Pres ident Gbolidge scarcely can afford to veto tire measure. On the other band, all'the pacifist organizations In the country have Jumped to the from with demands that Mr. Poolidge put the mark of his disappr±uaPon the legis lation. Jane Addmns. .Amy Woods, Arthur Peering Call and other sjrokes- men for these associations urged that tire bill would be a distinct setback to the cause of amity among nations. Since it has become known tjint the g . -*t Russian Reds have been working through some of these pence organiza tions to break down our national de fense and, our form of government, their Influence has declined. Still it may be that the senate,* having given full expression to Its resentment against the Japanese attempt to inter fere with our legislation, will decide to modify its stand when it comes to the passage of the Immigration bill as a whole. Not, however, In deference to the views of the pacificists atfd pinks. The Japanese governibent and peo ple are naturally disgruntled and dis turbed. The Jingo press over there is demanding the resignation of the min istry and even hinting at war with America. Already a campaign haft been started for a trade boycott on the state of California if the exclusion measure is finally adopted. The gov ernment Insists there shall he no re taliatory- measures and Is said to he ready to ask the League of Nations conference at Brussels on July 113 to approve a now International Immigra tion basis. In America the question is looked on as being one of the admis sion or exclusion of immigrants un desirable economically. In Japan it Ik considered a question of rtioe equal ity, and the Japanese feel that they n-T-e +Ht*ler valur^T Rrsttfrerh— Possibility of \ytr with Japan fs of Dawes plan. The German reply makes no reservations and says the govern ment "Is ready to assure Its co-opera- tlon In the experts’ plan.’’ Marx after ward said Germany would expect “eom- plete^and unrestricted disposal over the whole reich territory within th’e boundaries set by the treaty of Ver sailles,’’ and suggested that fulfillment of the report would he endangered If "the Immediate threat of disturbing In terference” continues to exist. "Oppressive and peremptory guar antees for the fulfillment of the plan’s provisions are demanded from Ger many, and they will he granted,” Herr Marx said, adding, "hence I deem It not Improper if Germany wants to see not be threatened with military Interventions which, even with the best of intentions of fulfillment,, would form a serious hindrance to an attempt to convert the plan into deeds." Premier Poincare in a public speech virtually declared France would- hold on to the Ruhr and the Ruhr guaran tees until the experts' plan Is execut ed. French olliciais feel that the ul- I lies must reach an agreement on Secro- France’s security before jhe Dawes 000. Means also said Secretary Mel lon had a contract to give liquor per mits to “the Green River whisky crowd,” and declared he had found enough evidence In the Bosch Magneto case to call for the Indictment of for mer Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal mer, and that Daugherty and Jess Smith had .decided that It would be better to hold this over Palmer’s head to influence Democratic votes in con gress than to bring prosecution. . George \V. Storck of the Department of Justice gave eyhjence tending to implicate Francis id. Harrison in scan dals, and the committee then took a recess to permit Senator Whaaler to attend the sessions of the committee that is Investigating tin; circumstances surrounding his Indictment. ******** It »♦»♦♦♦I»»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Pays Dues for Needy Mayor William W. Campbell of Sqhepectndy, N. Y. t gave his unqualified endorsement to the American I/Cglon when he re cently forwarded money for dues of six needy veterans In the organization. A letter ac companying the money, said: “There must be many service men here whose sympathies are entirely with the Legion move ment, but who are restrained from Joining by lack of funds. I trust that my small offer may spur some others who can af ford It to aid these men to places In Legion membership. We all know that the Legion Is militant force for betterment In^jchenectady as In every other American community, and any thing we can dff to promote Its strength Is a direct aid to good government.” • Former Mayors George R. Lunn and O. F. Allen had pre viously given their endorsement to the organization. EXPECT 45,000 TO . ATTEND CONVENTION plan is accepted, and that all the al- i iu-.-j should agree upon the measures to- be taken by them if Germany de faults again on its obligations. Poin care, It Is . thought, will demand the continuance of the operation and con trol of the railroads in the occupied zones until military necessities are protected and a certain number of pay ments are made. British officialdom was worried by the attitude of Poincare and It was snTttj. Mr. MacDonald warned the French ambassador that its main tenance. would endanger the continu ance of the entente. Probably France will acquiesce after the demands of domestic 'polities have been satisfied. one thing that li worrying the French Is the fear that they will lose the full fruits of the Dawos plan by a nation-wide German plot to cut down the proposed revenues to the allies by ceasing the use of tobacco and beer and reducing to the minimum the con sumption of sugar and matches. PRESIDENT OOOLIDGE says steps 1 shoul l be taken by the federal gov- ertiment to put* outd -or recreational opportunities within trie grasp o* all the people, and himself takes the first of such steps by appointing Secre taries Weeks, Work, Wallace and Hoover and Assistant Secretary Roose velt a committee to promulgate "a na tional policy which should not merely co-ordinate under federal guidance all activities in behalf of outdoor recrea tion hut also formulate a program to serve as a guide for future action." D EMOCRATS and Insurgent Repub licans in the .ennte are* still ! ve,-thing wfT something like Indigna tion over the rebuke administered by i resident Coolldge for the manner in v. l.i. h the Investigation of the Internal revenue bureau is being conducted and for t he resolution of the .committee to employ Francis J. Honey as. Investiga tor at the expense of SertAtor Couzens of Michigan. /Fhe President agrees with the secretary*of the treasury that the Investigators are devoting tlietn- ,sehes mainly to efforts to implicate In tax dodging the concerns In wnlch Mr. ' Mellon Is Interested, and says the hir ing of Honey was Improper. His ad-, .monition to the senators to conduct theli* Investigations In accord with constltutfbnul guarantees aroused re sentment. uh<! all through last week there were hot debates on .the- subject between the Democratic and Insurgent lenders - and the Republicans who sup port the administration. Governor Tlnchot admits he ,suggested to Senn- W ITII considerable .publicity the conference between British and Russian representatives for the re establishment of -trade and political relations opened in London last'week. Almost before it got under way t'..ere were Indications that it might come to naught. Prime Minister MacDonald opened the proceedings with a polite speech In which he. warned the Rus sians that if they desired credits— which Is what they do desire—they must make It plain that they are ready to respect their contractual oh ligations, and that the one way to do tills was to keep their old contracts. He warned them further that Britain would not stand for 'Ubverjdve propa ganda anywhej'g in the empire. The Russian delegates were conciliatory,' hut in two days the conference ad journed over the Easter holidays with the gentlemen from Moscow in doubt as to what to do, For meanwhile two of their chieftains at home, Zlnovleff, president ft the Third Internationale, and Trotzky, minister of war, had come out with violent attacks on Mac- D»nald. Both of them assert that Russia will not meet the claims put forward by the British and that an agreement is possible only If both countries start with a clean slate, after which the soviet government will meet any obligations the Russian dele gation may sign at the London con ference. course remote, hut the controversy Is being utilized toy both those who ad vocate the strengthening of our de fenses and those, who urge that we abandon the Philippine Islands before they are taken away from us by Ja pan as they easily could he under present cotiditimis. tor Couzens the employing of Heney and defends It. Couzens was ill and the work of the committee was sus pended. a 1 ,; TTORNKY GENERAL STONE, It Want Ten Commandments for U. S. Citizenship Ten commandments for I’nited States citizenship are sought by mem bers of the American Legion In Min nesota through the Americanism com mission of that body. Prizes aggregating $100 have been offered through the Minnesota Council of Americanism for the best "com mandments.” In announcing the con test to the Legionnaires. R. K. Doe, committee chairman, wrote. "Centuries ago Moses formulated ten command ments. obedience to which was _essen tlal to the religious life. Might it not be essential to American clMzer.?; IpT H AVIN<. been approved by the rep- aratlons »o m-misslon and by the British __government and accepted by ,Uu* German government as a basis for settlement, the fate of tfie Dawes report seems now to rest with France. The other countries Involved are al most certain to give the plan their ap proval. Prime Minister MacDonald announced In the house of commons his government’s full and unreserved acceptance of the report and said It would urge all the other governments concerned to take the same course. Mr. Baldwin assure- him that In this he bad the support of the whole Brit ish people. Ghaneellor Marx called the presidents of all the German states to conference In Berlin and after a warm discussion the cabinet. formally Is said, has carefully examined the evidence upon which Senator Wheeler of Montana was Indicted In Great Falls and has found the action of the grand Jury was Justified. De partment of Justice officials say the evidence was turned up by chance while investigators were working up cases of violations of the postal laws, and the 1’nlted States district attorney In Montana acted without-any sugges tion from Washington. Among the witnesses heard by the Daugherty Investigating committee last week was the delectable Gaston B. Means again. He told a story of how the late Jess Smith had collected at least $!!T(0,000 from bootleggers and had split with the former attorney general. He Informed the committee that the night before Smith’s mvsterl- ofl* death in the Daugherty apartment In Washington*he asked Means to re turn a large sum of money to New York bootleggers* who were threaten ing exposure and to whom Howard O PR army's globe-encircling avia- • tors have been having some ex citing experiences up 1 Alaska, which culminated in the forced landing of the plane piloted by Major Martin, commander of the squadron. A crack In the crank case compelled him to descend at Gape Igvak and the other pintles proceeded to (iiignig, 170 miles further west. Word of the mishap was sent out from there and two de stroyers hurried to the rescue of Mar tin "and his mechaniMan, who were found safe In an Inlet and were taken to Kanatuk where a new engine was to he Installed. N EW YORK’S two state conventions were Interesting because for the Republicans Secretary Hughes deliv ered the keynote speech and gave un stinted praise to. President Cdollflfce, while at the Democratic gathering Gov. A! Smith was formally put in the running for the presidential nomina tion. This was done through the adoption of a resolution presented by three lending women, and In response Smith agreed to make the race. In speaking of possible attendance at f he national convention of the American Legion in -St. Paul, Minn., In 1524, National Adjutant Russell G. (■’revision told the Minnesotans that 4r>JXK) are likely to visit the conven tion city. Mr. Prevision based his, statement on the fact that St. Paul Is practically In the heart of the Legion’s stronghold of membership, and because of the proximity of the greater propor tion of membership, he anticipates much larger delegations from the Mid dle West, In addition to the usual del-, egatlons from greater distances. Proceeding on this estimate, plans for the sixth annual convention are proceeding rapidly. Local entertain ment affairs are in charge of Justice Royal A. Stone, a member nl the Min nesota Supreme court and an active Legionnaire. On Justice Stone’s staff of helpers are found Mayors Nelson and. I.each, of the Twin Cities, Lieut. Gov. Louis Collins, and other promi nent Legionnaires in Minnesota. Arrangements for the entertainment naturally fall into the hands of the loeiTi committee, hut much of those for transportation, housing and dele gations must ‘be the part of the na tional organization. As a conse quence. several divisions at national headquarters are busy perfecting pre liminary arrangements.- Granting of one fare for the round trip by all- rail lines has been practl- eally accepted, -and railway officials fre busy working out schedules of sale dates. This will permit of the mov ing of much larger delegations to the convention city, and it Is estimated that no le^a than fifty trains will speed to the Gopher state enpitad- lie- fore the middle of September When the Legion movement passes through Chicago, Kansas City, or Omaha, any line operating service from these “gateways" can handle the special equipment or special train from any line or lines selected ns the Initial line. In other words, no v one line has any advantage over another. Plans for trains and train equip ment are In the hands of department adjutants of the I/eglon, and the of ficials are to supply necessary Identifi cation certificates. The reduced fare applies to the members of the Legion members of the P.egion Auxiliary find widows of deceased members, to whom the certificates are issued. All hotel reservations are In the bands of the nnrional.organization or department adjutants and no requests for Individual reservations will he honored tmless *so made. Orde.r or preference of delegations, in housing, parade and seating. Is determined by action of the national executive com mittee at the May meeting. accep ed the invitation of the reparn QommlssfOn to adhere to the Manninpton already had returned $20,- T HE people of Greece voted by~T huge majority In favor of the es tablishing of a Greek republic, and so the downfall of the Gluckshurg dynas ty Is complete. The Persians, on the other nnnd. seem to have given up the Idea of setting up a republic, Premier Sirdar Sipah having repudiated that plan. He Is said now to be negotiat ing w.th Harry Sinclair for a loan of $10,000,000 In return for an oil con cession In northern Persia. , Legion Aids in Having Prison Plant Abandoned Abandonment of the present prison plant of South Carolina has been rec ommended by a joint committee from the American Legion and the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary. Among the ills found by the committee In the present prison are the Inadequacies 'pf the buildings to care for the prisoners, the InTposslblHty of , securing criminal classification and gradation under the present conditions, and entirely inade quate hospital fa ell Hies. The present plant of the- state--hn-s b«*en operated at no cost to the com monwealth because of .manufactured production of Inmates, and It Is the contention of the Legion’s committee that the state should'not profit at the expense of bodily comfort and moral welfare of prisoners confined in the In- atitutlon. The penitentiary turned In a profit of $40,000 during the preceding -year, declares the Legion’s investignr •tors; No comment on administration of system was made by the Legion committees. Home for Convalescents Is Soon to Be Opened The fourth home for convalescent veterans to be opened by the Amer ican Legion In New Jersey, will soon be ready to receive patients. The new home, which is located at M41T- vllle, will serve veterans of Atlantic. Cumberland and Cape May counties The homes are designed to serve meri who have been discharged from gov eminent hospitals, but, whose condl tlon Is such that they may not imme dlately return do civil life. The proj •H*t ds financed by the Legion. CORNS +, Lift Off-No Pain* Doesn’t hurt' one bit! Drop a little “Freezone” on an aching corn, instant ly that corn stops hurting, then short ly you lift it right off with fingers. Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of “Freezone” for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the foot calluses, without soreness or Irritation. MOTHER! Clean Child’s Bowels with “California Fig Synip" Even if cross, feverish, bilious, con stipated or full of cold, children Jove the pleasant taste of "California Fig Syrup." A teaspoonful never fails to clean the liver ntyl bowels. Ask your druggist for genuine "Cali fornia Fig Syrup" which has directions for babies and children of all ages Ifrinteil on bottle. Mother! You must say "California” or you may get an imitation fig syrup. Put Hancock Sulphur ;n Compound in vour Bath For Eczema, Rheumatism, Gout or Hives Expensive health resorts, sought bv thou- tsnds, have grown aroiuui springs contain- Ing sulphur. Hancock Sulphur Compound, utilizing the secret of the famous healing waters, makes it possible for you to enjoy Sulphur Baths in your own home, and at a nominal cost. Sulphur. Nature's best blood purifier, ts prepared to'make its use most emcacious in Hancock Sulphur Compound Use It In the bath, ss a lotion applied to affected parts, and take It internally. 60c and $1.20 the bottle. If your druggist can’t supply It. send his name and address and the price in stamps and we will send you a botUe direct. HANCOCK LIQUID lULPHUll COMPANY Baltimore, M4. Cam/tuiU OinP- tCjfU'vi Sulphur >CJn Wot Liquid CtrnfiunJ irunt—J, .cun Woe r—ftr liu with tht Signers of Declaration The -Declaration of Independence was signed by men who represented many vocations. There were twenty- four In-wyers, fourteen farmers, nine merchants, four- doctors-of ..medicine or surgery, oh<* minister, one manu facturer and three who hail miscel laneous -callings. Washington in classed as a farmer. 5 1 ■v-r v In Boston “And how do you find Boston?" "I spend most of my time looking for the street I’m on ” Mothers, Do This— When the Children Cough, Rub Mutterole on Throat*and Chettg No telling how soon the symptoms may develop into croup, or worse. And then’s when you’re glad you have jar of Musterole at hand to prompt relief. It does not blister. - As first aid, Musterole is excellent. Thousands of mothers know it. Yot should keep a jar ready for mstant use lieves sore throat, bronchitis, tonsillitis croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia,’ headache, congestion, pleurisy, rheu-. matism, lumbago, pains and aches of back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, chilblains, frosted feet and colds of A tho chest (it may prevent pneumonia)'. To Mother*: MuaUroleisnow made in mildar form for babies ^and small children. Ask for Children’s Musterole. 35c%nd 65c, jars and tulpe: a giv? -lent. You <(* Better than a mustard plaster