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Show THE SALIN BEST INFORMED LEGION MAN CetaiwWa (8. c.) Committeeman Hospitalisation and Rehabilitation Question. tr The best Informed American Legion member in this country ea all quos tloas dealing with l3op th AmoriOda Ll Nnwi BLIND MAN MEETS kp!l4 Srvlc.) ehabllltatlen Although he la totally blind, Chpt William Appleby of Great Britain was of the most ofeeerful delegatee to the Interallied Yelerans association convention .vliicli met In New )rleans in conjunction with the American Legion national gathering. Captain Appftby vas especially hap- the del- heroes stopped Vm. Appleby Indianapolis in on the way from New Orleans, for only a few minutes before his arrival there he had met, by strange coincidence, a man whom he had not aeeo nor board of for twenty-tw- o years, but who was hi Ids regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers In 1900, and who was born only ten miles from him In England. Captain Appleby recognized him by hir voice. As Alfred Ernest Evans, an Indianapolis engineer, walked through the train as a member of the Indianapolis committee to welcome the heroes, he was stopped by an Englishman who shod his Dame. My name, sir. Is Bvans," he replied. Alfrsd Evans, of the Laaoashire Fusiliers?" he was asked. Yes, sir. Who are you? Captain William Appleby, yonr former regimental commander." And then they began, busify recalling Incidents of the South African battles they feught together in 1900. I. recognized Mr. Evans voice the minute I beard It, the English hero said. Captain Appleby lost ids sight in the eotiund battle of Ypres. lie 1ms also been wounded 29 times. Ilis pretty nincteen-yc-ar-oidaugl ter Olgjt, constant companion and ids i0,es?v since he lost his sight, accompanied him on the American trip. ts d GUDE IS H tajres years to produce a good oarsman. cowing experts ctaim, but Granville Gtrde, a tyasliington, D. C member of the American Legion won ono of the big gest national con tests after he had been rowing only six weeks, thereby establishing a precedent hi the sporting world. Oude won the junior, intermediate and esaootation vents hi ouo ofler-aoo- n with only siiort Intervals of rest between races at Hie Middle States regatta. Tie WaslungUm Legionnaire Is at his best Ik the sculling races sad is expected by his buddies to win s national championship oue of these days. yr nay Sr Conducted by National Council of the Pof Scouts of America.) SCOUTING AIDS LEPERS NEW EWB the false, raid the tree, hex Between the laurel aod the ye. Thank God for tomethiac yout( aod eewl Aad my thle now leaf of timo't pan Tbia fair addition to oar ato. Be titled with tunny wit end lege I com-alttee- . The abiUty efMr. Sparks te co-o-p ate with the United Sparks. S t a t a a Veterans herein was also samed by Mr. Ovrsley ax one of his strongest recommendations. Mr. Sparks wsrk as Legion liaison representative at the headquarters ef the Fifth United States Veter an bureau district has drawn national attention to such an extent that Legion headquarters has received a flood of telegrams from the North and West urging ids appointment since the Legion convention. During Mr. Sparks term the Fifth district was rated more than 92 per cent efficient, the highest of all 14 districts. Out of a total of 2, COO patients ia hospitals, 2,100 veterans have been rated total temporary disability and 499 claims are being adjudicated. Although Mr. Sparks was well over the draft age, he served as a bn ole h and Third private in the Pioneers during the World war. Mr. Sparks wag bora In Laurence county, S. 0, thirty-seveyears ago. Later he went te Columbia, where he got a job as a newspaper reporter. He was city editor ef the Columbia State, one of the most influential newspapers in the South, when he enlisted. Returning frem the army, Mr. Sparks became connected with a large New His York life Insurance company. work with the Legion ha been in Atlanta and in New York. staAt the Kalihi leper receiving movement tion, Honolulu, the scout has 20 members. The idea of forming this troop with the superintendent of th station who says: "Scouting has per. formed a miracle among all lu the set tlement It has cultivated a spirit of theerfulnesss and a desire to be helpful. It has given the boys something worth while to do, and has proved a wonderful source of entertainment to the men nnd women who are here. Scouting has made these lads ihrii'ty. Before the advent of tha movement many cf the boys fjpent their money as fast as they could on trifles v, lileh peddlers would leave at the gate. Now they save to buy their uniforms orlg-.nat-ed NINETEEN TWENTY-THRETY1 AY the New Year he threaded throurt With atraada of bhieand rold loryou; Ttuore biyh end proctona, far aad fiaa. To ion. inspire, dokght aad tbina 1 kit And here wo utand to toy Good-b- y 1 Brief word and yet wo senn-- known why. moleinro to tho eye, They brills And to tho hetwt some qtutkeo and aches; We epewk them very tenderly. With half sob and hnlf olirh ! Old Year, vood-byl- " Old Year, food-b- y W, K. Burleigh. Fifty-sevent- YTERE we stand again on the borderland cf Welcome and . There Is so little between them and so much either n Geod-by- COOKIE JAR THAT WELCOME Recent Addition to Hospitals, Provided by the American Legion Auxiliary, Is Welcomed by Veterans. you Imagine for a minute that the veterans in the military hospitals throughout the country dont appreciate the cookie jars which the American Legion Auxilary established re- - If Tha hospital Cookie Jar. cestfy, just ote tlie Prafie3 uu the face of these three These veterans are from the Govern-ous- t hospital at Kansas City and the National Military home at Leavenworth. At the present rate of patients from these two hoshave eaten In the course of will pitals a year eoekiee which if placed side by 12 miles. Some side weald esct.-neaekdesi d FOR HOSPITAL Government Institution at Colfax, la, Equipped With Sbt Provided by Members of Auxiliary. Patients In ttie United States Government hospital T9, at Colfax, la, are enjoying daily, and nightly, all the good tilings which eeme through the air from roaay breadcasting stations, with a large radio outfit women of the American IiCglon aariliary have presented them. Aad disabled veterans wjio are at He Bellevue Vocational school near Omaha. Neb., are taking delight tn a saxophone, a set ef belts, a tromixme and a cornet, presented by die same auxiliary the Department of Nebraska to completo their orchestra. la the Iowa hospital, hi which there are many Nebraska boys, each bed has been fitted with a receiver, so the inf.y listen In at any time, and a matron vox hns beee Installed la e&ek corridor so that all to the rooms a die corridor can bear all the programs. The Nebraska wmaen also have seat boxes to tie disabled veterans In hospitals ,In Iowa, Jfelraska, Kansas and UtsS&uri. ami at Denver. Cole, aad Fort Bayard, N. M. pa-den- Funds for Playgrounds. After spending two years b setpdr-lfunds for a eishhossa, the American Legion post at llaagnm, Ofcla, decided the ohttdren af the tewa aeeded a playground worse than the former Gave g aerfloe me did a clubhouse. Accordan ingly, the Legionnaires obtained sight-yea- r lease on a plot of grswnd Md abed the fund they bad been M long bo coReeUa to purchase qspargt. Union. SOMETHING Washington (D. C.) Legionnaire, Carries Off Junior, Intermediate and Association Prizes. p4ry-grov- The Spirit of 1923 01 tbiugi understood. We eertua art that orarjthins Will kaa to aerra oar rood. W oar to on web joyous trend Aad not a tingle ihjif to dread Ml EXPERT OARSMAN RADIO OUTFIT Nirippr Jj) er-Jo- e egation of war Capt- - WaaUrn G. HAZARD ASSURANCE (Hint British Hero, Here t Attend Interallied Veterans' Convention, Reeog. nizea Voice of Fortner Comrade. 1121, JIIHATFIR the nder, scribes Joe Sparks f Columbia, S. C, a e w 1 y- - appointed chalrmaa of tfce legions national OLD BUDDY py when Is the way Alvin Owsley, Legion de- fcr CHRISTOPHER Copjrrljht, bospitalizatiwM and rehabilitation," 1 New Year Wishes Up All for Tiii SUN. SAUNA UTAH SEED CF PHYSICAL EXERCISE of Legions Americanization Commission Cites Reasons Wny Many Were Disqualified. D Hector Meat f the physical defects which disqualified almost a quarter of the men examlitod iu the array draft could have been prevented by adequate physical education programs, according to Garland W. Powell, director of the Amer-'caLegios's Americanism commission. medical A authority promiacat makes tl-- fallowing statements on the subject of draft disqualification, to Mr. Powell : L Heart disease ceuld be prevented by proper strengthening of the heart through physical activities, remtoval of physical defects such as bad IajhuIs sad Infected teeth. 2. Malformation f the ihube may be prevented te some extent by prsper physical activities, f. Defective vision eften times could be prevented by exercise. 4. Undersize would not essLst ia meay eases if there were physical activity sod proper on la regard te a strides, prep-ratleef food snd the like, 5. Hernia ndoabtedly la the majority ef cases would be prevented by the development of abdominal muscles. C. Instruction la eere of the feet and selection of shoes wifi prevent a large proportion ef flat foot." n o Aeter A Little TYhst are betel? rasa three dollars Lsiea Weekly. do t ANIMALS AND NEW YEARS DAY Oxen, Cows, Shoep, Goats and Pigs Blessed In Churches of Italy, Spain and France. TN ITALY, Spain and France more Is made of New Years day than Christmas and on St. Sylvesters eve as the last day of the year is called the utmost joyousness prevnlls. Even the animals are blessed in the churches. A correspondent who attended one of these quaint ceremonies, writes: Tho priest lifted high the host and srld some words of benediction at vhlch the people fell on their knees with a response. An acolyte with a holy-watsprinkler passed through the columns of animals deftly throwing the sacred waterupon them. The oxen and cows were thus blessed first, then the sheep and goats and lastly the pigs. A moon nearly full glittered high above the mountain 6tones and combined with the light from the candles revealed the long, polished horns and heaving sides ana sleek coats of the oxen and cows and the white woolly skins of the sheep. The acolyte passing among them, Incensed them and their bellowing, bleating and squealing arose to a tumult. But, high above all, the voice of the priest was as he chanted these words: children, God In his goodness sends me, his unworthy servant, here to bless your Cocks, according to an ancient custom of our mountains, so that these animals by whose aid you live may join In our religious which usher In the New Year. Let us then sing a loud hosanna of Lord ao praise to the lenient to sinners." heai 3, My cerr-monl- ever-mercif- ul NEW YEAR CALLS PASSE Hint the rates at this derh Three deliars up. side of them. When the great bell of time strikes the midnight hour, and 1922 passes into the land of long ago, there la one simple resolution that we can all make with pretty good surety that we can keep !t till the next midnight chimes that we will be a bettor mil or woman In the next year ' than In the last. That wont be a hard resolution to fujfl.l in some degree, and if everyone is even a little better, there will be a heap more goodness, kindness, success and love In the world when 1923 rings out that there Is now. The untried year brings with it another chance for all a chance to mnko good where vte have failed u chance to benefit by what we have counted as failures in the year that Is passing out. The old year has been a difficult one for many. Some have lost heart. Tho new year, which gives promise of so much that is better, will bring new courage and hope to them. If we can let the unhappy part of the past year go with it, and only remember the good, it will help toward all that Is best in the new. One of the best things that we can hope for the untried year Is that It will be a busy one for everybody. Work Is the best promoter of goodness and happiness, and the best cure fer trouble and sorrow that there Is. When the solemn, happy bells ring out across the enow," let them ring out with them the bad things and ring in all that is good and true and beautiful that is within the power of each one of us. In your American Ine American custom of New Year day calls, so prevalent In the social life of this country In the Nineteenth ceo tary. la little practiced Wdaj. YOUR LITTLE NEW YEAR By MARTHA. B. THOMAS Little New Year" Is a rpilE lie very eager youngster. pops Into view overnight; la fact, one seconds difference Is the margin between his being nothing at all and then appearing as something very definite to reckon with. From the minute he claps hl3 eyes on you, he belongs; he Is your "Little New Year" and youve got to decide pretty quickly what to do with him. There is no possible way of escaping this parenthood, lies going to stick to you like a burr for 3C5 days, every minute, every hour. Its really quite alarming. Are you going to bring up the I.ttle fellow on underdone resolutions? Are you going to make him a present of malnutrition by feeding him on irregular meals of procrastination? Are you going to ruin his character (and muybe your own) by rows and rows of pleasant fibs to prevent u feeling of discomfort about his growing up into a boy? Like human children, he needs watching and Y'oull guiding and discipline. never have the opportunity of this particular lad raising again. He will slip from your fingers on the night of December SI your Little New Year grown into whatever manhood youve permitted him. Lets send him out a fine, harum-scaru- sturdy fellow! (3, 1922, WMtrn N?wtppr Colon.) ami equipment. evAccording to the local executive, bo In time will one of these boys ery comparoled cured. The troop Is posed at 19 Ilawaiians and one Japanese. The scoutmaster, Enoch Aku, a years of age, Is Hawaiian, twenty-tw- o a man of the highest type. Last summer the very day the annual boy scout camp opened, Enoch Aku was paroled .from the station. He went to camp, nnd after the vacation period was over, declared his Intention of spending hi time In furthering the work of scouting among the shut-i- n boys at Kallhl. Since the formation of the troop, each week, scoutmasters from Honolulu take turns In giving instruction at the station in the various branches Between the visiting of scouting. scoutmasters and the boys Is a net1SZ2, Western Newspaper Union.) ting, but It Is a simple matter for the to follow Instructions In spite of boys New Year begins precisely at barrier. this and almost everyone nowFor their dally "good turns, the adays sees the New Year In by general boys aid their brother scouts and the festivities and many good resolutions, and take care qf the which are promptly forgotten on Jan- other patients, ground about the station. Relic of Saxon Days (. THE uary 2. The festivities marking this occasion, says Ilerownrd Currington, scientist and author, are very ancient, and In old Saxon days it was the custom to partake of a bowl of spiced ale, which was passed around with the expression which meant to your Wnsslmel, Hence the origin of the Washealth sail, or Wassel bowl. We now keep New Year on January the first; but the Chinese, Jews, Turks and many others do not observe it on this day. Even Christian countries have not always so observed It; the Romans began the year with the March equinox. The later Teutonic nations for n long time continued counting the beginning of the year from March 25. It was only in 15G3, by an edict of Charles IX, that France changed the time of the beginning of the year to January 1.- - In 1G00 Scotland made the same change, and England only did so in 1752, when the Gregorian system was adopted there. It will thus be seen that the New Year, observed on January 1, la relatively new, though we are accustomed to think that It dates back from time im- A CCOUT FROM fRANCK ! memorial. It was Julius Caesar, In the year 4G B. C., who first reformed the calendar aided by the Egyptian astronomei Custom of Oriental Countrlee Is to Sosigenes. He made it a few minute Give Special Performances in too long, and a second correction was the Play Houses. necessary. Pope Gregory made certain changes tn 1582, A. D., and ad Oriental methods of greeting dltional minor THE New changes were made latei Year differ greatly from from the old style to the "new on, ours. In Japan, as well as in other style" calendar." We now employ th Oriental countries, special performnew style. ances are given In the theaters. After the French revolition Franc In the temples and shrines priests to set up an entirely new ordecided and attendants entertain the people was with special dances. Tlie Kagura, or der of things. A new calendar was era made. The Christian wiped Sacred Dunce With Music, is the faand was replaced by the new vorite, for while it is being given out, French era, beginning September 22, prayers are offered for the continued 1792. Instead of our week of seven the happiness of the nation during a ten dajs was estabweek of days, coming year. This very old dance is lished in accordance witn the decimal while the performed by young girls, set aside tenth the system day being priests are the musicians. All are in for rest. appropriate costume. Instead of the mythological names Another ceremonial, which has been Shu-Sa- i, of the months, others deduced from the handed down for centuries, is or Dance of the Ancestral Sanc- the prevailing seasons of ihe year were tuary. This is given within the palace substituted. Everything was to be based upon by the imperial family on January 3, d and it celebrates the founding of the reason! The Notre Dame was Reason. of a into centuries ago. Temple house, imperial Mine. Motnero, the young and beautiful wife of a Jacobin printer, was chosen A NEW YEARS CARD And so It to represent Reason. went la hers Now whst A word of cheer The months were chosen and given To herald In another year; Frenefi names which were thought to 11 1U be of free blares dsys May be characteristic of them. Thus, A little nobler than your lm; autumn had a vintage month, a foggy contest be 1U labors all May A little better than your best. month and a sleety month. Winter, And alt the Joys within Its scope a snowy month, a rainy month and A little brighter than your hope; And may each year be found, when past, a windy month. Spring, a budding A little derer than the last. month, a flowery month and a pasture Arthur Guiterman In Woman's Home month. Summer, a harvest month, a Companion. hot month and a fruit month. Each month began somewhere bfr tween the 18th and the 22nd according to our reckoning. Thus the first month of the autumn trio began on September 22, and lasted until October 2L etc. With the restoration of a stable government In France, this calendar was repealed, and the usual one substituted. But for a time, as we have seen, New Year day did not begin on Jnnuary 1, in France, so late as the last century, and It does not beg! HOW JAPAN GREETS NEW YEAR con-verte- that date in tries even today! on non-Chrlstl- csii M. J. official representative of the Three Scout Movements of France, who was here to attend national conference of the Boy Scouts of America. Guerin-Desjardin- s, PROTECT CITY'S PROSPERITY the Bessemer (Ala.) Chamber announcing far and near its recent Trade Day, it called on its scouts to aid In the work. The scouts helped In folding and addressing thousands of circulars to convey the Information and did their share In working out the slogan, Radio Bessemer round the world." vVhen of Commerce was LANGUAGE OF BOY 8COUTS i The language of scouting Is an honest heart, a cheerful smile and a hearty hundgrasp. These spell friendship in auy tongue. Clarence H. Howard. A SCOUT IN SPIRIT I always help the old ladies across the street, said a clear-eyelad to a scout official, and they always ask me If Im a scout, but Im not yet." A lad with the scout spirit of helpfulness at heart, but without the benefits and joys that come from being a A boy doesn't have to wear scout! a uniform to be a true scout. If he lives the oath and law as his dally But why not life, hes one in spirit. in the ranks of the 430,000 other boy rho are pledged to study manlincs d |