The Beaver Herald (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 47, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 7, 1923 Page: 3 of 8
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THE BEAVER HERALD BEAVER OKLAHOMA
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LEGION
(Copy for This Department Supplied by
the American Lesion News Service.)
SAD WELCOME AWAITS THEM
LEGION WORKER HAS NO LEGS
Mother Brother Sweetheart En Route
From Europe Will Find Young
Soldier Dead.
Louts Kosmen Is dead In a St. raid
Minn. hospital.
From somewhere In Central Europo
nn aged widowed mother a dark-
haired lass of nineteen and n lad of
fourteen recently stortcd on a long
mvalted Journey to far-off America to
rejoin the son sweetheart nnd big
brother bcllced to bo ready to greet
them after years of separation.
For eighteen long years Louis Kos-
men hnd pursued the blue bird of hap-
piness. Through prosperity and pov-
erty on battlefields nnd In hospitals
bo bad followed always with the
dream that some day be would ho able
to send for tho loved ones to come to
him In the promised land of America.
At lu?t Kosmen believed ho could
see the fulfillment of his dreams.
Through the nld of his American Le-
gion pals with whom ho had served In
the World wnr tho red tape of gov-
ernment Immigration regulations had
been cut nnd ho had cabled word to
tho waiting loved ones that they
should como to him In his American
home. The lines of fatigue fnded from
his toll-worn face and the discouraged
droop disappeared from bis shoulders
as he thought of seeing once more his
mother nnd llttlo brother and his prom-
ised bride.
Then enmo Illness. Tho doctor told
him thnt disease contracted while serv-
ing In tho American nrmy during the
war .would necessitate nn operation
lleccntly be went onto tho operating
table. Tho next dny he was dead.
When but n Ind of fifteen Kosmen
heir of a once wealthy nnd Influential
Albanlnn family had been sent to
Greeco to escape the Turks. His father
was killed by them. Rcforo be left ho
was betrothed according to the cus-
tom of his country to bnby Aspasla
Gerdan. In following years he fought
tho Turks served In their prisons wns
wounded escnped and finally camo to
the United States where he set to work
to build up a comfortnble home for his
remaining loved ones. Ill fortune pur-
sued him. After nccumulntlng consid-
erable money he lost It In n business
Venture. Then America tho land of
his ndoptlon entered tho wnr and he
followed tho flag to the front.
In spite of broken health from tho
military service he had set at work
onco more to build up n fortune for his
family and believed his ambition wns
attained when death claimed him.
TO CO-OPERATE WITH BUREAU
State Adjutant of the Department of
Idaho Does Not Allow Handicap
to Interfere.
nnndlenppcd? Lester F Albert
stoto adjutant of the Dupnrtment of (
Idaho of tho American Legion consid-
ers no physlcnl disability nn insur-
mountable obstacle. For this Intrepid
veteran of the World wnr who nt tho
battlo of Cantlgny lost both legs nnd
suffered other serious wounds hns not
faltered In performance of his work
since his return to civilian life.
Albert who was n lieutenant with
Company C. COth Engineers wns In
action with tho First French nrmy nt
Cnntlgny In Mny 101S.
of the company were under his com-
mand as ho wns In charge of the
Searchlight section. Their position
wn under the direct nnd heavy shell
f.i-e of tho Germans during tho night
of May 27.
Ono of the German shells ended
active service for Lieutenant Albert.
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HIGHWAYS AID TO PROGRESS
Conditions of Living Improved In City
and Country by Better
Transportation.
Legion WHI Acslst Veterans' Branch In
Aiding Former Warriors Serving
"time In Institutions.
The Amerlcnn Legion will co-operate
with tho United States eterans bu-
reau In .ho extension of vocational
training ilnd medical rehabilitation to
the 18000 veterans of tho World wnr
serving entencos In fedJrnl and state
penal Institutions Joe Sparks chair-
man of (he Legion's national rehabili-
tation committee hns announced.
Veterans' bureau ofliclnls bollcvo
that there are many men now serving
sentcrrcs who mny be unaware that
the butpnti Is Interested In their well-
being nnd possibly others whose Im-
prisonment mny bo due to conditions
resulting from war service. Of the 18-
000 Imprisoned only about 2000 nre
receiving benefltn from the bureau.
Let Ion ofliclnls may bo named by
courtt as guardians for mentally dis-
abled veterans under the proposed
plan. Jinny mentally Incompetent ex-
Bcrvl'ic men nro said to be suffering
from lnck of proper guardianship and
thelf condition renders them Incapable
of Instituting court action In their
favor.
It Is probable that the new plnn will
first 'ie tried out In tho federal prisons
nt AMnnta Leavenworth and McNeil
Islnnfl Senttle. Veterans' bureau phy-
sicians incntnl specialists nnd vocn-
tlomil educators would bo permitted
to svrvey tho Institutions to determine
tho Mature of rehabilitation measures
to be tnken. The plan nlay later In-
clude parole of prisoners under care
of the American Legion or welfare or-
ganizations while they could bo sent
to vocational schools elsewhere If fa-
cilities for such education were not
uvfllable nt the pennl Institutions.
"The Canada of Vlmy Ridge."
"The Canada of Vlmy Itldge" ns It
la described Is soon to become n renV
Ity on that historical spot whero the
Canadians stemmed tho tide of Ger-
man Invaders of France. Whero now
Is but the barren war-torn field Is soon
to blossom with the trees and flowers
of Canada transplanted with loving
care from their native land to France.
The project Is In the hands of n com-
mission named from Canada. France
has granted 250 acres of land for me-
morial purposes. Wnlter Altwnrd To-
ronto sculptor now In France was de-
signed tho monuments which mark the
spot. lie wns nble to place the princi-
pal memorlnl nt n point from which
mny be seen the desolated lands
tramped over by Canadian soldiers
many to die there. The. land will be
created Into a park.
4gti!nh!?nsHBfc.
Lester F. Albert.
It shattered both his legs tore oft a
finger of his right hand and Inflicted
many sovcre body wounds. Only Im-
mediate surgical nld followed by blood
transfusion wns responsible for sav-
ing Albert's life.
After n long period In a government
hospital at Fort Snclllng Minn. ho
returned to his homo In Idaho and
took up .his chosen work ns an elec-
trical engineer.
Ilia activity In the organization of
tho American Legion In Idaho
brought him recognition from hun-
dreds of cx-servlce men of tho stnte
and nt the first nnnunl convention he
was named to tho post of department
adjutant. He hns held this position
since that time and at the Inst con-
vention was elected for a thrco-year
period."
Mr. Albert's determination for re-
habilitation In splto of the Injury he
suffered hns won the admiration of
Legionnaires nil over the country. In
noting the cnthuslnsm with which he
carries on his work tho extent of tho
Injury Is never thought of. He con-
siders thnt physical handicap will not
thwart progress If determination la a
fnctorin tho tight ngnlnst It.
DISABLED FELLOWS SHOW PEP
Legion Rehabilitation Officials Find
Afflicted Men Make Good If Given
Fair Chance.
It hns always been the contention of
American Legion rehabilitation otll-
clals that If the disabled man is given
nn equal start with those about him
tho "vet" will como through with flying
colors. Tills Is borne out In many In-
stances but In perhaps none more
clearly than at the North Dakotn Agri-
cultural college whero 100 Veterans'
Hurenu trainees nre In attendance.
Names of five of these ex-soldiers
were on the honor roll of the school
when It wns announced n proportion
of npproxlmntely 20 per cent of tho
totnl number of trainees enrolled ns
against 1 per cent of the other students
who succeeded In making tho honor
grades. Tho everago grado of these
five veteran-students was 02.0 per cent
for tho quarter.
The veterans nro nlo nctlve In com-
pus affairs Every ofllcer elected nt a
meeting of tho Draftsmen nnd Hulld-.
crs' club nt the college was a trainee.
Rurton Odeklrk n trainee won out-
standing honors ns n Judge of llvo
stock when ho wns n member of -the
collego team nt the National Llvo
Stock Miow at Chicago In competition
with teams representing tho other
schools.
Hnrry Eckmnn nn ox-servico stu-
dent nt tho School of Agriculture of
Mlnnesntn hns won n inednl for cat-
tle Judging In competition with n largo
class of other live stock students.
A few years ago the sight of a man
In overalls nnd n straw hat bnrd at
work with tho hoe was convincing cvl-
Two platoons denco "lnt ' wns a farmer. Store
uuiui-a uriunM wiu 1113 iiwi'iiur.
Times nnd the rond hae changed.
Highway transport Is sending the city
man out to the country at tho cIno of
his day's work nnd bringing the farmer
and his family Into town. The old dis-
tinctions arc passing nnd the cartoon
ist of the future will havo to look to
I n new typo fur his characters.
I'ubllc recognition of the social In
fluence of hlghwuy transport has been
perhaps the outstanding development
of the last year. The second national
conference held by the highway edu-
cation board served to crystnlllzo opin-
ion which has been growing steadily
and many nre studying tho Influence of
the motor vehlclo on the sociological
ns well ns the economic problems of
the day.
It Is no longer nccessnry to tolk In
general terms. Wo'nrc beginning to
obtain specific evidence of the InJlu
enco of highway transport upon lift
In this country writes Hoy D. Chapln
vice president of the National Automo-
bile Chamber of Commercd In the Mil-
woukco Sentinel. Definite traffic
studies now under way under the di-
rection of the bureau of public roads
Indicate clearly the flow of commodi-
ties from i fnrm to market and from
market to market.
Economic studies by the Nntlonal
Automobile Chnmbcr of Commerce
disclose a 'growing use of tho vehicle
by the laboring class nnd n Consequent
decrease In their overhead costs of
living through homes taken farther out
In the country.
Intimations of unprecedented sub-
urban developments nre seen In the In
clination of the man who lives In the
city to get out far enough to have a
home of his own and a plot of grass for
his children.
The tusk which remains Is one of de-
veloping the vast network of highways
necessary io completo communication.
ISroad flnnVcIal policies must lie lnld
down to Infura nn expedited but effi-
cient program of expenditure.' Cen
tralized control Is essential In order
that there may lie a proper relntlon
between the possible corning power of
the road and tho cost of tho construc-
tion and maintenance.
The construction of highways Is of
benefit not alone to those of us who
are paying the taxes today but to
those who will follow. If we are to
hnve the roads In our lifetime wo must
predicate our Initial outlay In many In-
stances upon serial bond Issues which
will give us nr.d our children the rood
nt n rensonnble rental for Its use
Property values whether In the city
or country nre definitely nffected by
highway Improvement nnd If wo are to
proceed soundly from n financial stand
point the full property power of the
stnte should ho thrown behind stats
bond Issues.
The road user should be willing lo
pay all of the costs of maintaining the
highway not so much ns n matter of
principle ns because his operating
costs will bo directly Influenced by tho
quality of tho highway on which lie Is
driving and when all Is said and done
the motor vehicle fee offers the most
direct protection to the state's Invest-
ment In the highway bccniiso It Is an
annual reenue and can be directed
ngnlnst nn nnnunl charge.
Any use of motor fees which deflects
funds from this fundamental uso Is
vicious and should not bo counto-
nnnced. It Is nlso Important thnt county
systems bear some relntlon to stnte
Improvement ns otherwise the less Im-
portant highway might he' Improved nt
tho expense of the more Important ns
stated in terms of tralllc the only fair
measure i
GOOD ROADS ARE ESSENTIAL
A Market Overlooked.
Excitedly tho manufacturer of the
World's Greatest Insect Exterminating
Powder burst Into tho export mana-
ger's office.
V'Heyl" ho bellowed. "Have wo got
nn agency In Egypt?"
"Why-er-no sir."
"Well why nln't wo? I see n movie
of them pyramids last night and It says
they were covered with millions of
hieroglyphics." American Legion
Weekly.
Legion Band and Drum Cjrps.
Amerlcnn Legion bands and drum
corps nro getting to be tho common
thing In Minnesota cities. Vtecently
Northfleld Hutchinson and Ited Wijig
Legionnaires formed the corps nnd re-
cently the Pine City post took over tho
home town hand. Legion musical or-
ganizations nlrendy oxUted at Duluth
IlochesteH St. Paul Minneapolis Sil-
ver Lake and a number of other places.
FOR THE BRIDE'S MOTHER;
VAGARIES IN PRINTED SILKS
H&KHHKdtV'H KTyjijfL juLf' 'Vs49sssfi " ' s 'IP jJH F
RICH STRAIGHT-LINE DRESS OF BLUE MOIRE
IF THEUE Is anyono privileged to
vie with tho bride In the distinc-
tion of her toilette. It Is that happy
young person's mother. And tho
mother of the groom will nsplre to do
ns well. These older women mny or
mny not bo youthful In appearance
that has Utile to do with the success
of their costumes. It Is the poise and
carriage of maturity which lends to
them n distinction thnt enn dare to
challenge youth. And tho modes nro
kind to them presenting a long array
of fascinating styles for matrons.
For tho usual wedding ceremony
nothing could bo hnndsomer for the
matron than tho rich stralgbt-ltno
dress of midnight btuo moire (or
block) with fnclngs of pale gray crepo
do chine as shown In tha Illustration.
The wrnp-nround skirt Is turned bnck
nt the top where It Joins the bodice
rovenllug tho gray fnclng. Tho front
of the skirt Is turned back also and
From the tomb of an ancient Egyp-
tian king Inspirations for all tho nrts
havo sprung and aro springing. Nat-
urally tho art of the Egyptians has
been most quickly nnd universally re-
flected In women's nppnrcl In fabrics
embroideries draperies colors and
Jewelry.
Hero la nn Informnl nnd very smnrt
afternoon frock of whlto nnd black
printed silk. Tho figures portray King
Tut In bis chnrlm whether going
forth to conquer or to hunt or on somo
other enterprise doea not concern the
fulr wearer who taay bo occupied
with similar business of her own.
These plctorlnl prints must bo sim-
ply designed nnd they repay careful
attention 'to dctnll and fine workman-
ship. Plnln bands at whlto silk crepo
are set In tho frock with herring-bone
stitch of heavy whlto silk floss. These
plain bands are herring-boned t
Without Improved Highways Govern-
ment Could Not Carry Out Duties
Imposed Upon It.
Garland W. Powell assistant na-
tional director of the American Le-
gion points out that without good
ro.ids and tho proper uso of the motor
vehicle tho federal government could
not successfully carry out some of the
duties Imposed upon It by statute. Mr.
Powell suggests that ns a yesult of
Improved highways tho people aro
brought In closer touch with business
social educational nnd governmental
affairs that tho rural free delivery
service is made possible and those on
farms and In fur-away places nro no
longer compelled to live a life of
Isolation.
Stimulate Food Production.
The establishment of motor truck
express lines In every farming com-
munity will stimulate the production
of moro food reduco the cost of llv-
Ing and probably will make the public
markets successful In American cities.
Disgrace and Burden.
There Is unquestionably a great
latent demand for better roads for
most of our highways are not only a
disgrace to us but a great economic
burden because of tbelr disgraceful
condition .
AARY GEAHAM. -BONNER
i CCfTDCnl VUUU4 HlWAfU UMtOM
OUCKS AND PUDDLES
"Quack quack" snld Mrs. Duck
"how I do lovo puddles. Of course a
pond is wonderful nnd so Is a brook
and so Is a river nnd so Is r. Inke.
"Hut when things hnvo been drying
up a bit nfler a dry spell of weather
and a good rain comes nnd thcro nro
llttlo puddles oh how I do lovo them."
"Quack qunck" snld Miss Duck "I
lovo puddles too. Indeed I do."
"Qunck qunck quack qunck" said
Mrs Duck "I like puddles niter a dry
spell mill I like them In tho spring-
time. In the springtime It Is so nice
to find tho puddles nnd put one's beak
down and feel tho soft earth. Tho
frost comes out of tho earth then nnd
wo can dig Into tho earth for soinrf
dcllcncles. Oh quack quack that b
pleasant."
"And I remember" said young Mr.
Drake "how you nil followed me nlong
on tho Duck Cross-Country stroll we
hnd this spring. To be sure we didn't
go so very far but wo had a nice wnlk
and wo found many n nice puddle and
muny n nice thing to cut.
"And bow you all did quack-quack
and how you all did follow mo and
waddle along ' after me Flopping to
cat and stopping to drink nnd stopping
to see what tho soft earth had In It
and what tha little ponda bad In them.
Hut there wns nlmost moro rejoicing)
over tho puddles thun over anything
else."
"Quack quack" said Mrs. Duck
"you nro most certnlnly right. I think
I shall give a party and Invite nil tho
ducks to come nnd each of us will tell
tho story of tho nicest puddle over
seen. '
"I think it would bo fun to hnvo &'
splendid duck pond dinner and thenf
wo could nil llont about and each tell)
a puddle Btory."
"It would be n splendid Idea" said
Mr. Drake.
I'l think so too qunck quack" said
Miss Duck.
So Mrs. Duck went about nnd in-
vited every duck to como to her party.
PRINTED SILK SMACKS OF KING TUT
shows a wide facing of the crepe
which reappears In n vest nt tho front
of the bodice. Long sleeves set In a
deep nrmseyc ore sloped to lit tho
forearm nnd both tho bodice nnd skirt
nre simply draped but by nn expert.
A very handsome collar and cuffs at
Venetian Ince ecru tinted nnd an
onyx and silver clasp set with rhltie-
stones mako npproprlnto finishing
touches for this renlly superb dress.
Crepo satin and other crepes In-
cluding georgette moire foulard and
novel weuves In silk with luces In
several popular varieties command
the nttentlon of designers. With Uiera
they achieve gowna that aro wonder-
fully successful for matrons.
printed band cut from tho silk and the
threo combined mnko a narrow length-
wlso panel from throat to hem with
small round covered buttons set at
Intervals along Its entire length. Tin
slmplo turnover collar and cuffs art
bordered by a fold of crepe anil sim-
ulated pockets with flaps of crepe nre
original and Important dctnlls In the
design. Hands of tho plain crepo are
set In about tho armseyes nnd n nar-
row sash of It Is tied about tho wulst
(. 1911 WuUxa Ntvritwper union.)
"Rejolclnfl Over the Puddles."
and she told them what sort of a party
It would be and nil tho ducks were
delighted.
They thought It would bo great fun
to talk of puddles and to each tell at
nn Interesting experience about or In
somo puddle.
Besides puddles would be n very In-
teresting topic of conversation. So
everyone quacked a very polite accept-
ance and evcryono enme to the pnrty;
tho next day. Mrs. Duck inado great
prepnrntlons for It. She wns busy
nbpnt tho pond n.11 morning. She went
to the pond market very bright and
early and then she was fussing nil tha
rest of tha time arranging things bo
they would bo Just right.
Every duck nrrlvcd right on time
nnd there wns a great deal of quuek-
quncklng during dinner nnd evcryono
grcntly enjoyed the splendid dinner
Mrs. Duck had prepared.
And then nfter dinner was over ev-
ery single duck In turn told the story
of the nicest puddlo alio hnd ever seen
nnd ever visited and sucn funny sto-
ries there were about puddles nnd slip-
ping In the mud.
There were thrilling stories of pud
dles wnfcli had been found nfter much
senrch. There were Rtone of Inter-
esting puddles which tinu lieen filled
with such n delightful vnrlety of
things. Oh It was n splendid Idea oC
Mrs. Duck's to havo sucn a party. And
how CNcryono did enjoy telling her own
story us well ns listening to the stories
at nil the others. And men when tho
stories were nil over Mrs. Duck pad-
dled and splashed n little to keep time
with tho song she bad nil ready to
sing or rather qunck to her gucstst
They all enjoyed It Immensely for It
to. was obnut puddles and It was sucJ
a cheery song. Then Mrs. Duck taught
nil the others the chorus nnd they nil
Joined In nnd sang it with her. Thin
wns the chorus:
Oh puddles we simply love.
They come from rain from ahove.
Wo quack our Joy. we iunok Cur nle
At every lnKle puddle we seel
We like them bis nnd small.
We tike nny puddle nt nil.
Quack! Qunc'.tl Qunck)
TONGUE TWISTERS
Clnra cougbt Cam's cats.
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Hurt borrowed baseball bats.
David's dirty ducks drowned.
Tom told Tcss to tako Toodles.
Sue saw Sammy sewing something.
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