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V •lifiKJN® <Copy for Thl* department Supplied by tb« Amerlcnn Lniclon New* Herylee.) WANTS HIS MARKER PAINTED BLOOD RED Requesting that NV^Itl w«r vetur, ans annually repaint Ills monument In blood red "to act as a reminder of the blood shed by ^Minnesota men,”.John Rowe, Legionnaire, and soldier of for tune of Canby, Minn., has made his lust will and testament. Rowe,- "hose service under colors of several nations lias brought him one of the .most unique lighting rec ords In World war history, now' past lifty-flve, Is awaiting that last call for service beyond. In the meantime be has not forgotten the sacrifices of his comrades, and by continuation of serv ice In the American Legion has earned the admiration of the fellows for his fighting Mis early life was one of hardship. In 18K8 he went to IMerre, S. D., to be In at the opening of Indian lands (which did not open) and had to trek back to I^ndwood on foot to secure employment. The next year he rode 600 miles through the Dakotas to Mon tana, on to S|K»kane. ('allfomla, Utah, old Mexico, saw him In what were nearly pioneer days. Service In the war with Spain followed this adven turous career. Then abroad. Rowe visited Portu gal, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Algiers, Egypt, Turkey, Palestine and Greece. He saw ('uba, Panama, Venezuela, Martinique and other Pentral Ameri can countries with odd and most dar ing of experience's practically every where he visited. He Is believed to be the first Min nesotan to'fet Into t%c World war; In January of 1915 he enlisted In the French Foreign Legion. There he served for one cent a day until Octo ber of that, year when he was wound ed in the Champalgne attack near Ferine Navarin. He Won the" Serbian medal for bravery, the French Croix I>e Guerre, the fourragere of the Legion of Honor, a Congressional John Bo we. Medal of Honor frot|i President Mc Kinley, and service Unedals..for his service in the Spanish American- wat and the Philippine insurrection. Invalided home from Jiis French service in 1910. Rowe found he laid been "sold out" for nonpayment of a mortgage on Ids home jmd was forced to start all over again. , Rut this did not daunt him, so he set about mak ing a new home for ids wife and fam ily, and "carrying <j\" for them. Rowe was an American In the cate gory of one who served wltft allied forces, and for whom special provi sion was madi* that’ they might enter the American Legion. He was present at the first department convention of Minnesota Legionnaires, and was chairman of the congressional district committee. Following this service Rowe went about the state organizing posts, about forty coining und.er ids Jurisdiction. When the national convention was held in Minneapolis Rowe was named to the‘eligibility committee' and was a member of the sub-committee which prepared the .present clause setting qualifications for membership. He was a delegate to the second national convention In (,’leveland, O. One year he was candidate for thr■ftfuTt 'oKde partment commander, hut was defeat ed. At the last department oonven* -Fion, held In Faribault, he served on the resolutions committeeL Legion Open$ Night Schools In combating illiteracy in the state, one of the first moves of Georgia mem bers of the American Legion Is the supportNof night-schools,-wirpre those unable to read or write can study. Roldlng post of the Legion In Gaines ville has opened such a school, which will have the services of Instructor* mt the Gainesville high school. l.—Xenlor class of Harvard university begging the freshman class to contribute for the senior outing—an an nual event. 2—U. S. navy’s new long distance scout plane, .which ran make a non-stop (light of 2,400 miles. 3—' Lieutenant D’Oisy, French aviator, who Is (lying from Paris to Totyo, and perhaps around the world. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Poincare’s Downfall Makes for Settlement of the Troubles of Europe. By EDWARD W, PICKARD P UKMlKlt Poincare ls~out, or will be on Jun;‘ 1, because of the defeat (of his national bloc In the French parlia mentary elections. Some radical, pos sibly M. Harriott of Lyons, will form the n4%r—Hihlnet, and the'policy of France toward t,he settlement of the reparations dispute with Germany will he so ejmnged that definite solution of the problem seems* In sight, That Is, If the German factions that won domi nance in the recent elections will ad here honestly to the Dawes plan. In that case the new French government will display a more conciliatory spirit toward Germany and may evacuate the Ruhr entirely. In Germany the people's party, to which Chancellor Stresemann belongs, has formally indorsed the Dawes re port and approved Its acceptance. But It also agreed flrtit the nationalists should, nanig^tbe new chancellor, on condition that the foreign Otllce port folio be given to a people’s party man. The nationalists, together with the 'monarchists, oppose the Dawes plan. They, of course, rejoiced over the de feat of Poincare, but it may deprive them of their chief asset—the French occupation of the Ruhr. It is lielleved in Berlin that Herr IJergt will be the next chancellor. The French chamber does not meet until June 3. President Mlllerand | will then name the new premier, who may be Rriaml or Painlevo, if Herriot Js not selected. If is likely that Mil- lenind himself will then resign. All those who have opposed Poincare’s i policies' including the British govern ment. were happy over his downfall, hut it is a source of anxiety for the small nations of central Kurope-that IllM have been depending on French sup port. XJjis is especially true of Riima- nia, which h in daily fear of wur with Russia over Bessarabia. The French radical Socialists, who will have about 121 members in the new chamber, fa vor recognizing soviet ' Russia regard less of the latter's attitude concerning the French debt. This piospiect is worrying Germany because of her break with Moscow over the raid on tin* Russlap trade delegations head quarters. German, monarchists and national ists, u>d by General Lmleiidorff, held a great celebration of "German Day" in Halle and incidentally battled with the communists there, using tanks and cannon in storming the Red garrison. Therewere many casualties and the communists were utterly routed. Im mediately after this, occurrence there werd reports that the former kaiser and his \vlfe had left Holland for Sile sia. Tills story was not confirmed Japan's govt-rnment' also was over thrown hv the popular wtjj, the lilt" end opposition winning 277 of the Ibl seats in the new housed Premier gins. The President in condemned the measure severely as against the Interests of the whole people, and assorted that it would frustrate the tax relief that the coun try desires. As for the Immigration bill, with its Japanese exclusion provision, the In tention of the President Is not known i at this writing. The leaders of bath parties In the house were called to the White House for a conference In the Hope that postponement of the ex clusion might be arranged, although Congress had rejected that arrange ment. Farm relief legislation Is causing the Republicans considerable worry, for they fear that if some hill to help the farmers Is not passed at this session the .Northwest will be lost to-them next November. The McNary-lIaugen bill is the first on the list, but it is opposed by many members of both parties and by some members of the cabinet, though Secretary of Agricul ture Wallace favors it. This measure provides for creation of a $2O0,0O0.fHK) export corporation and for elaborate rtiaehinery under which the domestic ptlce of grain and other products of the farm would he raised artificially and maintained at a* higher level than If the domestic price were dependent on world price for the exportable sur plus. Senator Wheeler.of Montana, under Indictment on the charge ofdmvlng ac cepted money t<> appear before a gov ernment department, was "wholly' eX- onerated” of the ^accusation by the senate committee appointed to Investi gate the case. The committee’s report says Wheeler did not agree to appear Jipfnre any government ollicial in be half of Golden Campbell, did not do so, and did nit got paid for doing so. Senator Spencer alone dissented, bringing in a minority report finding that the Department of Justice was justified in Having Mr. Wheeler indict ed.' In this ponnection it should be recorded that Attorney General Stone has abandoned the governmental spy system, and nnnouTiced that in the fu the work of the bureau of Investi gation will be strictly in the line of aiding the lawyers of the department Tn prepitring their cases. AH the "doF lar-a-year men", among whom were many notables, have been “fired." Congressman John .W. Langley of Kentucky, tried 1n Covington on n charge of conspiracy in connection with liquor withdrawals, was found' guilty, denied a new trial and sen tenced to two years In prison.. He an- notmVed that la* W'ould fake an appeal and that he would not resign, his seat In the house. Two.oJ Langley's co-de fendants pleaded guilty and a third was convicted, and all received the same fScntencc. his message (prosperity, expansion and pre-eminent example In free government built upon, entire freedom In matters of religious concernment, and no respect of per- , sons In regard to rank or place of birth, no party can justly he deemed national, constitutional, or in accord ance with American principles which bases Its exclusive organization upon religious opinions and accidental birth- . place.” I*emoCrats who do not wish to ‘an tagonize the Klan in such strongholds ns Indiana nor to lose the strength that such-men ns’Al Sml^h might give ; their ticket have thought up a new combination. This is to; nominate Ralston for the presidency; to per- ! suade Senator Copeland of New York to resign and take second place on the ticket, and then to run Governor Smith for the senate. George Brennan of Illinois, chief of the unti-Mc.Vdno leaders, has chal lenged McAdoo to consent to the abro gation of the time-honored two-thirds rule, and McAdoo’s manager has re- ! plied that if Brennan will make the | proposal in the convention the Califor- rj-nian will not oppose It. S<v it may be tbe next Democratic nominee will be selected by a mere majority vote of tbe ' convention. Major Martin and his mechanic. Ser geant Harvey, of the world circling squailron of aviators, are safe and on their way to the United States. Early in the week word Was received from Martin that they were at Fort Moller on the Alaska peninsula, having reached that place aft?r a week’s wan dering across the snow. Their plane crashed against a mountain in the fog soon after they left Chignik and was totally wrecked. The other three planes have continued on the trip and Major Martin, still nominally In command of the expedition, will rejoin them proba bly in Europe for the completion of the Right. Lieutenant D'OIsy, the French avia tor who is flying around the world fn>m west (tx east, has reached Indo china, and Stuart MacLaren, the Eng lishman, 1>- in India. OPPOSE COMMUNISTS 9 :1 AM not an alarmist." said Dr. Hubert N. Rowell, dep uty grand exalted ruler of the B. *F. O. Elks, In addressing members of the Berkeley (Cal.) post of the American Legion. "I have not come here to paint with red the azure skies. I am a loyal supporter of constituted government, and 1 am here to tell you of a need for n deter mined fight against communists and allied forces.” He said that there are 15 rec ognized leaders of radicals In the United States. Under the direction of these crafty men are 1,500 sectional leaders, and beneath them are the followers of the movement. "The United States is a clearing house for radicalism with every ship bring ing more radicals and more of their destructive literature," he said. "At present those radicals are raising a fund of $2,000,000in Cali fornia, Nevada and Oregon for the purpose of carajJ^g on their work of disrupting government," he declared. in closing, the speaker called upon the men of the Legion to again take up de- feu^e of -their country against the menacing forces of I. W. W. radicals and communists." •* / +4* 4*+•>*>*> "S" ❖*!•+♦+^ •;* f •> *} Stomach Trouble Can Be Correct^ Quickly and Easily If the Stomach Is Upset and the Digestive System Is Not Working Properly One Cannot Hope to Feel Well and Strong. Many Complications f^ave Their Origin in an Upset Stom ach. f nil Kiyourn.and his cabinet, however, w ill not quit otllce until- after the state celebration early in June of Prince Re gent Ilirohlto’s wedding. — President-Coolitfge successfully ne gotiated one hurdle last , week, hut j there were, other and higher ones In front or him. His veto of the Bur- sum bill Increasing the pensions of Civil war veterans and widows was : sustained by the senate by a margin +4- Jus : t one vote. Voting to override the "veto w ere 32 Republicans, 19 Demo-: crats and two Farmer-Labor, while sustaining the veto were 12 Republic-! ans and 12 Democrats. At first the [ veto was bentoft. hut Senator Harreld of Oklahoma changed from one sldVto the other and the day was saved for the President. Senajor. Rursurn said he would -Immediately draft a new ! . measure which he believed would puss tlon, will introduce the subject, and If nt this session, the Increases provided the resolutions committee does not being smaller. The President’s .dlsup- - adopt a satisfactory plank the Under- provttl was based on economy Foreign Minister Tchitcherin of Rus sia and Zinovieff, president, of the third Internationale, should "get to- gether." The former has declared re- pcatcJly that the Russian govern- menj is' refraining from propaganda in .other countries, but the latter, in a statement Of what the Communists have accomplished in the past year, makes these,-clalms■ ; Russian money and propaganda and leadership are entirely responsible for the great Communist gains in Germany, where the Communist- vote was in creased sevenf"hi .at t|ie recent elec tion. He says this Is Moscow's bigs, gest victory in years. The soviets paved the way for a la bor government in England. "Prime Minister MaeDonald Is a pure oppor tunist," adds M. Zinovlqff, hut labor maintains ItjS step towards commqnisiu. In England.—— The Comtmn2#sr jeirty claims vast, gains in India and China, and is now one of the big parties iu. Japan,- ‘‘thanks to the soviet government.” The nnvjil nil commission named by tiny President has~connemncd the“prflt?- tLee of e.\< bagging oil for tank con struction, "as ,iwoYfded in the leases which Secretaries Denhy. and “Fall made to Doheny and Sinolayv The commission-says: “The oil that now remains under governmental control, or that can l»e brought under such con trol. must he treasured not for its mar ket value, especially in these days of erutive power would deal a death blow low prices, huGfor Its emergency value .Ui "the power of the judiciary, and at some future date, would make the executive branch the j “Considerable funds will he needed ultimate source of Justice." to provide adequate tankage, consid- erable more to purchose oil to fill Senator Underwood’s supporters for those tanks, and still more funds to the Democratic presidential nomination test and develop possible additional are planning to carry the fighrmmhe reserves. Without money the existing Ku Klux Klan to the floor of the na- tional convention. FAILED TO CONFORM WITH BODY’S POLICY iWylight Post, 229, Department of California, the American legion, was suspended not because of • its ex pressed views about adjusted compen sation, but because its membership did not conform to J the legally adopted policies of the national and depart ment organizations. This Is the an nouncement made by Morgan Keaton, adjutant of the California department, \+ho has written posts in the principal cities of the country explaining the stand of the otllclals. The post went omrecord as unfavor able to passage of the adjusted com pensation measure, and Department Commander James F. Collins prompt ly suspended the post and called for surrender of Its charter until the de partment had time to act. The execu tive committee sanctioned this act of the commander. Post officials have since announced that they will Hike their fight for re instatement to the national organiza tion. hut the matter impst first he con sidered by the departme*F-conveutlon. Keaton’s letter to other posts of the organization, says: "This suspension should not he con fused as any attempj on the part of- the State department to repress or coerce Daylight post, or is the ques tion or adjusted compensation In volved; .pgu- Is the question of free speech involved; hut is simply to he clearly understood to mean that Day light post or any other post must agree to conform with the legally adopted j>olicies of the American Le gion or withdraw therefrom, A man or post cannot serve two masters or support two opposite causes. If Day light post wishes to oppose adjusted compensation it lias that right, and Its method In doing so is to withdraw and join those who are opjaised to It. because the Legion favors the adjust ed compensation ns a result of de liberations In five national conventions, and there every unit belonging to the Legion must of necessity ad same policy.” TANLAC IS WORLD’S BEST TONIC FOR STOMACH TROUBLE This Great Medicine Will Tone Up the System, Soothe an Inflamed Stom ach, Remove Accumulated Poison and Start the Di gestive Organs Function ing Properly, Thus Allow ing the System to Assimi late the Food One Eats— All Good Druggists Set TANLAC. THE U © SPRINGLESS SHADES Last Longcr Look Better Don’t put things otT put them over. Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashea That Itch and burn, by hot bath* of Cuticura Soap fallowed by gentle anointings of Cotlcura Ointment. Nothing better, purer, sweeter, esp 5 ©- daily if a little of the fragrant Cuti cura Talcum Is dusted on at the fin ish. 25c each.—Advertisement. Empty wagons make the mv>stTioi«p. JakHtat pt the* St.Joseph’s LIVER REGULATOR /or BLOOD-LIVER-KIDNEYS Ofte BIG CAN Piles Disappear Peterson’s Ointment Judges WHkerson and Ciprpenter of the Federal court in Chicago last Thursday ruled that President Cool- idge’s pardon f»f Philip Grossman of Chicago was void, and ordered United States Marshal Levy to seize Grossman at once and put 1 ini in the house of correction. This was a simple liquor selling case at first, and Grossman was ‘•entenceil to a year in the bridewell by Judge LnndLs for contempt,of cmjrt. Politicians went to ids aid “and C.| W. .Middlekauf, the government prosecu tor. n-commendod a pardon. The whole case received'an airing before the sen ate committee Investigating Harry Daugherty. Judges Wfikerson and Carpenter held that the President has no power to pardon .in contempt cases, declaring: “Such extension of the ex reserves can neither he adequately protected nor fully utilized. "Whatever may be the outcome of Veto of the soldiers’ bonus bill came Thursday, and it was predicted that both the senate and house would over ride It, though perhaps by narrow mar- Governor Brandon of Alabama, who is to make the speech j putting Underwood before the conven- litigation now pending,^ in the prosecu tion of which government agencies are co-operating, the commission bases its immediate recommendations for ad ministrative action upon the broad principle of preserving for the navy as much ns possible of the navy’s oil re-, serve until the navy’s need Is most urgent.” 1 wood men will present a minority re port calling for a reaffirmation of tbe Demoorutic plank of 1856. This rend: "That the foundation of this Union of States having been, laid in, and Its Veterans Are Urged to Beware of Sharpers The American Legion is w arning all. veterans against paying any fees to attorneys who offer to secure, a certifi cate Issued in lien of lost discharge. In a recent letter fmm Watson R. Mfl- ler, chainrmn of the/Legion's national rehabilitation committee, Instances were mentioned where” unscrupulous attorneys were seeking fees for this work, when the government furnishes the certificates without charge. Mr \liller Mavises all veterans ta either apply direct to the adjutant general of the army or to write the service bureau of the American Le- gjon.. 417 Bond building, Washington, who will handle the case without ■xharge... ^ 5— 1 j. Bridgeton (N. J.) Post to Aid New Hospital Shoemaker post of th^ American Le gion In . Bridgeton, 5fr"JTl received a bequest of $4.<NHi from the father of the man- for whoih the post was named, with the request that It he used" for erecting a.memorial building. The Legionnaires, Impressed with the ixisslhilities for service to the com munity offered by erection of a new hospital‘ in Bridgeton, authorized the furning_-over of- this bequest to the hultdlng-ffinTP-for the Institution. The generosity, of the Legionnaires will he marked by a special room dedicated to the men who gave their lives dur ing the World war. says Peter ■f 1 from .the “Flense let me tell yon." »on. ‘‘that for distant' reli misery of. blind, bleeding or itchin. piles, there is nothing soVood as peter son's Ointment, as thousands have’ testified." Rest for old sores and itch ing skin. All druggists, 35c, 6dc. u Legion Men as Scout Leaders A class of 25 Legionnaires are busy In Bloomington. 111., receiving instruc tion from scout leaders so that they may take charge of troops of boy scouts In that city. Tbe Legion In Illinois is greatly Interested and Louis E. Davis post of Bloomington, one of the strongest posts in the state, will sponsor practically all troops In that city, which are to be in charge of the Legion. ANCOCK SOlphur MP0UND in your For Eczema, Rheumatism, Gout or Hives Expensive-health resorts, nought by thou sands. have grown around springs contain ing sulphur Hancock Sulphur Compound, utilizing the secret of the famous healing waters, makes it possible for you to enjoy Sulphur Maths in your own'home. and at a nominal cost. Sulphur, Nature’s best blood purifier. Is prepared to make its use most eflicaciuus in Hancock Sulphur Compound Use Tt In the' bath, as a lotion applied to affected parts, and take It internally. 60c and $1.20 the bottle. If your druggist dfn't supply It, send his name and address and the price In stamps and we will send you a bottle direct. HANCOCK LIQUID SULPHUR COMPANY Baltimore. Md. Banntl Sulfhur OmftunJ CHnl>- ^ iptm—JOcaiu/tWi—/#rwi«urtA iht ' Liquid CtmfturtJ ' r I I My Picture on Every Package P.D.Q. P. D. Q., a chemical (not an Insect powder) that will ac tually rid a house of Red Bugs, Roaches, Fleas and Ants with Its proper use—Impossi ble for them to exist as it kills their eggs as well and thereby Btops_ future generations. A 35c package makes a quart. Free—a patent 'spot In even package, to* get them In the fcard-to-get-at plat es. Special Hospital size, *2.60, makes 6 gallons. Tour druggist has It or.can get It for you. Mailed C repaid upon receipt of price y the Owl Chemical Works, tarre Haute, Ind. ,, —, i W. N. U., CHARLOTTE, NO. 21-1924. ! * | llTJIH to 1 iti i afri'ri"'[i A ... , ,, t ii i / .