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Show THE TIMES-NEW- to Ninlan'a letter. "An epistle from my dear brother Nlnian." The words fulled, as he saw the unsealed flap. "You opened the letter?" he Inquired Incredulously. Fortunately he had no climaxes of furious culm for high occusions. All had been used on small occasions. "You opened the letter" came in a tone of no deeper horror than "You picked the Bower" ouce put to Lulu. She said nothing. As It is impossible to continue looking indignantly at some one who Is not looking at you, Dwight turned to Ina. who was horror and sympathy, a nice half and half. "Your sister has been opening my mail," he said. "Lut, Dwight, if it's from Ninian NEPHI. UTAH S. HIE CConJucted by National Council of tba Boy Hcoma of America.) fr s cor-nis- li if nine-year-o- mill-dam- . J j . Dw-lgh- OF AUXILIARY Miss Bess B. Wetherholt of Ohio ceives Important Position In National Organization. Miss Ress B. Wetherholt of P.. has recently been appoint ed national sec-r-e of the Aiierlcan Legion Auxiliary by Dr. Kate Waller-Ear-rettary t, national of the presKlent org a ti 1 z a 1 1 o n w hich . is composed of mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of Lemembers gion men and who died In Uw, service. Miss Wetherholt Wetherholt. drew national at tention when the membership of the Ohio Auxiliary was trebled during the first ten months she acted as secretary of that department. During the same period the number of local units was doubled. Miss Wetherholt was secretary of the Ohio department with headquarters at Columbus from the time the department was formed until she assumed the national office. The Ohio Auxiliary was also notable In Its efficient work for the relief of sick and disabled soldiers In the hospitals of that state during Miss term of office. She has also been president of the auxiliary unit Weth-erholt- at annus-thing- 1 e that--"w- Jot-ke- r 1 i . 's Gflllipolis. Miss Wetherholt was educated in the public schools of GalUpolls and In a private school at Cincinnati. Following her graduation from the latter Institution she engaged in legal work. During the war she served in tlie statistics section of the ordnance department In Cincinnati. Her spare time was spent in organizing chapters of the American Red Cross. Three brothers of Miss Wetherholt i were World war fighters. r. ifornia department of the American Legion, with the knee that was shattered In shrapnel r.viif Argonne ft IIIOI ill O by the once KlHllllS ua a result of his strenuous activity in the campaign (A which obtained farm and home loans for needy veterans. Buron R. Fitts. In efforts to ob men's tain support for the measures before the recent election, Mr. Fitts made one of the greatest apeaklng tours ever undertaken In any state. He made 1G5 speeches in 152 towns in all parts of California. The, physical and mental strain unoep: W;-- T mined the health of the Letrlon-'feaderIn addition, in trying to keep all of his speaking engagements he often used an airplane. One of the planes In which he was riding crashed near Ji Carplnterla, pinning Mr. Fitts under the wreckage and injuring his shat- tered leg. Recovering consciousness In the hospital, he began writing telegrams to be sent over California, urging the people to vote for the two issues he had fought for. V-- n The measures the Legion Zero fought for were accepted by tlu peo- V pie of California by a 2 to 1 jflajority. Fitts' sacrifices will mean 'that California veterans may obtain farms or homes of their own at a low rate of interest and on eaf, long-tim- e pay- t ' ments. Also thousands of acres of California for by the last legislature will be settled by veterans with this aid. Taxation is not Increased. The provisions are in no way a bonus, but every cent is to be repaid by the veterans with Interest. Mr. Fitts is a deputy district attorney of Los Angeles county. He obtained national note for his efforts In men behalf of disabled as vice commander, commander and national executive committeeman of the California department ' Re- V . . 'r lnnds--provlde- d . MEN VALUABLE Director of Welfare Division of Large Concern Say Boys Have Lost Restlessness. Men who fought In the V orld war have lost their restlessjesst nnd are Commander of Portland (Orel) Legion b,e coming the most valuable Men 'Post Asserts employees of big Should Have Preference. business estabman whoj has equal lishments, accordThe or better qualifications for, a city gov ing to Henry A. Renlnger of Ad'i: ernment position lentown. Pa., Is entitled to prefrector of the safeerence in appointty and welfare ment or election, & V division of a according to large cement :a James J. Cross-lekcompany. of Portland, Mr. Renlnger commander Ore., stated that the Henry A. Renin-ger- . of Portland post. policy of his com- No. 1, of the Amerpany was to give every man who went ican l.eglon. to war Ids old Job or a better one h Ia Carrying when he returned and that theory into action, men are given preference in employII r. Crossley was ment which has developed since the instrumental In Ja. J. Crowley. the organization of a committee in his war. "There are a number of American post charged with the duty of that all veterans of the World war re- Legion members on our safety and ceived a square deal in obtaining mu- welfare committee." said Mr. Renlnnicipal positions. Working in close ger. "Their service Is of the highest with the mayor and city order and they have become the hardest workers on our staff." d commissioners, men and women Before Mr. Renlnger and hlsVLeglon by the legion have been assistant tackled the Job of reducing named as municipal Judge, superintendent of the women's bureau of the po- accidents among the 5,000 emplojseea lice department and chief clerk of the of his company, 7." working days otlt of 100,000 were lost because of ace?"" park bureau. In many cases men have dents. This year Mr. Renlnger beled the list of applicants for positions lieves I hut the number of days lost will be only 25. In the civil service examinations, acMr. Renlnger Is a member of the In the excording to Mr. lYwssley. amination for chief clerk of the park Legion post at Allentown and haa.V bureau, Albert Itufner, an ex service taken a prominent port In the Legion's V activities in Pennsylvania. man. finished first. ENTITLED TO THE POSITIONS t y, rsrpri. ' recutn-Diende- FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE H. Findlay French, Representing L gion. Elected Secretary Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission. On the eve of American Kducatlon week, during which the American Legion urged Jhat Importance of abllltv to read and write the Lngllsh language Iiould be emphasised. Alvln Owsley. Legion national commander, received telegram from O. Z. C Dyett. prp Ideut of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' league of Australia, statttig thai the "continued close of English-speakinpeoplea la the only safeguard to the peace and bopplnes f humanity." Mr. Dyett, who brought the greetings of his organization to the recenl Legion national 'otivpiitlon In New Orleans, recently sa'ed for bis home. Replying to a mesage from Com, to Australian ei ser? tnander Ice mpn, Mr, Dyett stated: "I profoundly appredate Ibe seft titnetits conveyed In your message t Australian soldiers which absolute! coincide with lhop uttered In my address at the national convention. I desire to reiterate our admlra tinn of American soldiers and the sincere friendship of the people of America, and trust for continued close co operation of Lngllsh speaking peopiei a the only ssfpguard fo the pear am happiness of humanity." A survey of the courts, prisons, par don and parole system, social condi tions and all other element of the community life bearing upon the prevention and punishment of crime It part of the work of II. Findlay French recently elected secretary of the La more criminal Justice commission The commission has been formed by the Lultlraore American Legion, Chamber of Commerce, Hoard of Trade. Clearing House association. Women Civic league and similar or gntilzatlons. Mr. French, who I American Legion national executive committeeman from Maryland, represents th Legion on the commission. Mr. French has stated that the commission has received the heartiest cooperation from the similar commission In Chicago, which has been In existence for two years, and from the Cleveland commission, which Is year old. The Lai t! more commission, he sild, wlU be guided largely by the expert-racof these commission. The aim of the commission Is tfl r.iake recommendations for Improve tnent of the mean of pprphendii nd punishing criminals and prevent lug the condition that breed crime. Duriog the World war Mr. Irene) nrved wit the Eightieth division g Ow-stp- s NAMED TO DEAL WITH CRIME President of Raturrari Sailors' and Sol diers' League of Australia Urge y -- 'Tfi (" IS SECRETARY . ill fc ER0TKE3S ARE SCOUT HEROES 1 A In a Los Angeles hospital lies Luron It, Fitts, past command iir of the Cal Tbt Department FuppHed the American Lvion News Servic.) (Copy IS BACK IN HOSPITAL Past Commander of California Department Incapacitated as Result of Recent Campaign. LEGION ' l . AMEBKSN A story of spirited courage and noble sacrifice was enacted last sum"It Is my mail," he reminded her. mer when two brothers. Scouts Truman Reynolds and Stanley Leynolds, bad asked me If she might open "She M of Syracuse, N. Y, saved four women Co(..riyhf by 0. AFPLE.TON AND COMPANi it. Of course I told her no." Truman Reynolds "Well," said Ina practically, "what from drowning. VI Continued. "Nothing whatever?" does he say?" gave up his life In the accomplishment 16 "Nothing whatever." "I shall open the letter In my own of the brave deed. "Can you Imagine how such a ri"Oh," she said, "we have a little time. While crossing Chnutnuqua lake a My present concern Is this dissecret. Can't we have a secret if we diculous report started?" regard of my wishes. Why did you do moforboat containing ten persons want one?" "No, papa." It?" sprang a lenk, the seams gradually "Upon my wonl," Dwight comment "Very well. Now we know where Lulu smiled faintly and shook her gave way and the craft began to sink. I we are. ed, "she lias n beautiful secret. If anyone hears this report "Truman and I told the others to be head. don't know nbout your secrets, Lulu.' repented, send them to me." I "Dwight," said Ina, reasonably, calm," relates Stanley .Reynolds. "Well, but that satchel " said Ina, Lvery time that lie did this, that told the girls In the party to Jump as fleet, lifted look of l.ulu's seemed to to whom an ldeu manifested less as a "she knows what's in it and we don't. far from the boat as they could so that Weed. Hurry up." function than as a leech. "Site Is," said Dwight, after a they would not be drawn under when In Kind for my dinner," remarked "One moment," said Dwight. "Lulu the boat sank. After the girls plunged Monona at last. "Mease, excuse mo." will of course verify what the child pause, "an ungrateful woman." He opened the letter, saw the clipInto the water Truman and I Jumped On that they all rose, l.ulti stayed in has said." In after them. Truman caught hold of the kitchen and did her best to make "If you cannot settle this with Pi," ping, the avowal, with Its facts. "A-h- a !" said he. "So after having two girls and I grabbed the other two. ner tasks indefinitely lust. She had snid Lulu, "you cannot settle It with been absent with my brother for a The young women my brother grabbed me." nearly finished when DI burst in. "Aunt Lulu, Aunt Lulu !" she cried. "A shifty answer," snid Dwight. month, you find that you were not became frightened. In their excite"Come In there come. I can't stand "i'mi have a ment they struck at him several times married to him." genius at misrepresentiU. What am I going to do?" Lulu spoke her exceeding triumph. there were scratches and bruises on Lulu." ng facts, know, you . a . i Mm "You see, Dwight," she said, "he his face nnd head; but he kept them utar,- Bnia l.utu. "Tell vour "Lobby wanted to say something," mother you must tell her." told the truth. He had another wife, afloat nevertheless. A life preserver said Ina. still troubled. "She'll cry," DI sobbed. floated near me, and I helped the girls "Then "No, Mrs. Deacon," said Lobby, lie didn't Just leave me." B!:e'll tell pupa and he'll never Dwight Instantly cried: "Lut this to It. We were In the water about half stop low. "I have nothing more to say." an hour. It seemed hours. Finally a talking about It. I know him every In a little while, when Lobby went seems to me to niake you considerably lifeboat came to us from a passing day bell keep It going. After he away. PI walked with him to the gate. worse off than If he bad." scolds me It'll be a Joke for months. It was as If, the worst having hap"Oli, no," Lulu said serenely. "No. steamer. As the boat drew near to Ml die I'll die. Aunt Lulu." him Truman caught the girls by the pened to her, she dared everything Why," she said, "you know how It all Ina's voice sounded in the kitchen. now. Imlr and with a swing raised them Into came about. He he was used to "What are you two whispering about? ''Lobby," she said, "you hate a He. thinking of his wife as dead. If he the arms of the men In the boat. The I declare, mamma's hurt, Pi, at the liut what else could I do?" hadn't hadn't liked me, he wouldn't girls I had were already in the boat. I way you're acting . . ." He could not see her, could see have told me. You see that, don't followed In. I was tired out. I asked "Let's go out on the porch," said only the little moon of her fuce, blur- yo'i.?" Truman If he could make It and he Lulu, and when 1)1 would have ring. answered, 'Yes, I'm all right.' The Dwight laughed. "That your apolo"And anyhow," said DI, "It wasn't ..escaped, Ina drew her with them. words were scarcely out of his mouth be asked. gy?" U a warm dusk, moonless, windn He. We didn't elope, did we?" when he disappeared beneath the surShe said nothing. less. The sounds of the village "What do you think I emne for to"Look here, Lulu," he went on, "this face of the water. I dived in and street came In laughter, a touch at night?" asked Lobby. him as he was going is a bad business. The less you say caught hold of a piano, a chiming clock. The day had nged him ; he spoke down. When we came up, men caught Lights our about the for sakes it all better, starred and quickened In the blurred like a man. His very voice came hold of us and pulled us into the boat. y.ou see that, don't you?" Houses. she saw nothing, sofFootsteps echoed on the gruflly. Lut Truman's heart was beating when they "I want the people to know the board walks. The gate opened. The tened to him, yielded, was ready to him Into the boat. I didn't know got jgloom yielded up Cornish. take his regret that they had not truth," Lulu said. much about what was going on. As "Lut It's nobody's business but our Lulu was Inordinately glad to see gone on. tliey pulled toward the steamer my ! I It intend business don't take you Mm. To have the strain of the time came back. "Well, I enme for one thing," said I thought Trustrength to sue Ninian?" broken by him was like hearing, on a Lobby, "to tell you that I couldn't man was unconscious. Two doctors on "Sue him? Oh no!" lonely winter wakening, the clock stand for your wanting me to lie toshipboard worked over him; then I "Then, for all our sakes. let's drop tried for a long time. The doctors said Strike reassuring dawn. day. Why. Pi I hate a lie. And uow here Tell the matter. Lulu, you. in his gentle way, asked Cornish, he was dead." are three of us. Our Interests are the about the Journey, about the sick Loth Stanley and Truman Reynolds our ..' is In same Ninian this thing on'.y woman nnd Dwight talked of her were members of Troop 3, Onondaga now. relative and he's nothing to you a 2fi In, and this time his voice broke. 'council. New Yorkboy scouts, and had DI was curiously silent. When Is he? received their training In swdmming J addressed her. she replied simply "Why, no," said Lulu in surprise. and life saving at the Syracuse scout Y'our a vote. well. have Let's and directly the rarest of Pi's' man"Very camp, Camp Loyalty, on Crooked lane. ners in fact, not Pi's manner at nil. i 1 1 snap Judgment Is to tell this disgrace& witty 4 ful fact broadcast. Mine Is, least said, Lulu spoke not at all It was enough SCOUTS RESCUE FRIEND soonest mended. What do you soy, to have this respite. ' Ina considering PI nnd all?" After a little the pate opened again. olx Manchester (N. IL) scouts and It was Lobby. In the besetting fear "My poor, poor sister!" Ina said-Sh- e Joseph Lolando, a relastruck together her little plump that he was leaving Pi to face somehands. "Oh. Pwlgbt when I think tive of one of the scouts, were build- . thing alone. Lobby had arrived. ing a fort just below an old And now Pi's spirits rose. To her of it : What have I done what have Lodged on a little island 30 feet we done that I should have a good, tils presence meant repentance, reacross the rapid stream, was a log the so be husband Her kind, loving capitulation. laugh rang out.' her protected, In their building. Young needed boys so loved, when other women. . . . replies came archly. I'.ut Lobby was decided to cross the water for plainly not plnylng up. Lobby was. Parling!" she sobbed, and drew near Joseph He started out, fastening In fact, hardly less than glum. It was to Lulu. "You know how sorry I am the log. his waist a wire with which he about . we . the all who are. ." fellow, Pwlgbt, Irrepressible intended to draw the log back. When Lulu stood up. Her white shawl the lad was kept the talk going. hulfway across, he slipped ' "Mamma !" Monona shouted from slipped u the Hour. Her bunds were and was drawn beneath the water by her room. "Come and hear ine say Joined. stidly the current. Two of the scouts hasmy prayers! "Then," she said, "give me the only tened to the rescue and when they Monona entered this request with thing I've got that's my pride. My found they were unable to draw the precls'on on Ina's nastiest moments, pride that he didn't want to get rid child up, a third scout dove in and disbut she always rose, unabashed, nnd of m" covered that the wire around the boy's went, motherly and dutiful, to bear They stared at her. "What about waist was fastened to a rock. He devotions, as If that function and the my pride?" pwlgbt called to her, as unloosened the wire nnd the three boys process of living ran their two diacross great tlistnuc.-s- . "Po you bn.ugbt the unconscious lad to shore, vided channels. think I vant everybody to know my where the other three scouts adminisShe had dispatched this errand and brother did a thing like that?" tered first aid. Soon the little fellow wrs returning when Mrs. Lett crossed V,u "You can't help tl at," said Lulu. riuined consciousness. The boys took 'be lawn from Grandma dates', where "Lut t want you to help it. I want lilin home on a stretcher which they t(ie old lady had taken comfort In to promise me tliut you won't had rapidly constructed In the emerrir. Lett's ministrations for an hour. "You Opened the Letter?" He In- - you shame us like this before all our gency. quired Incredulously. "Pon't you help me." Mrs. Lett frl. lids." 'nrned "I them away sharply. " "You want me to promise what?" alMe spoke TOWN HONORS BOY SCOUTS bis tonight oi!p I rnn help myself yet awhile." ygin-sI "1 want you ask you." Dwight most beautifully. "I'd rather." he She rained her chair. And still In Scouts of Kreeport, I I., because "they had never let us spe each seid witli an effort. ":o promise tue her momentary rule of attention she said, other than to lose you the way I've 'I. lit you v. ill keep this, w ith us a1 of their excellent community services : salo clearly ' :i in Ty secret." lost you now." during the past summer, have been "I got s Joke. flrnndma Gates "No!" Lulu cried. "No. I won't do! honored by the city ofllcials who have "Lobby!" enys It's all over town PI ami Lobby "It's Irue. We mustn t talk about it! I won't do it! I von't do It!" voted to create a municipal signal to fT Tjirlwn duped loetlier today, it." summon the scouts In cases of emerIt some crude chant, knowlike is wns List n The lie:" single note of I'll go back ami tell them ing o.iiy livii tones. Slip threw eut gency. An announcement to this ef"Lobby! luurliter. Inch nnd brief. all." her hands, l er wriis long and dark on fect was i,ide by the chief of police Tl' silence ft II. "You can't go back." said Lobby at a recent scout "father and son" tier bill" si. . l "What nonsense!" Herbert "Not out of a tb::ig like that. meeting. Oj' bj.ast of the home defense "Can't understand you anything?" angrily. n school on account of I MaKng She st alter him She he asked. "I've lived here all my life whistle Lwt Inn suld tensely: "Is It nonInclemiY leather. Two blasts mean heard some one coming and she on I've not bepn money. I been Iry'ng ami sense? Haven't turned townrd the house, and met stronc jour en. .nth to work, they say-w- ell, the - Ats"an Legion la summoned. tryim: to find ur where (!, black f'ornlsli leiilng. I've btsi-- strong enough to Tbree Musts Is the signal for scouts but snfrhel went ? DI " ".Mi' Pi." be cried. "If you're xo be a hired girl In your house and fo gather Immediately for Home civic if lamrl hut ler rose, sounded pi's lag to elope with an; body, remember I've been glad to pay for my keep. J 'service thut Is to be rendered in a Hiln nnd false. . It's with me!" linrry. . . . Well, then I got a little t "Listen that, Lobby." slip said. a ready-h- er Her linit'li-leI thought OS Slimother folk.' "I ''ten!" SCOUTS CITED FOR BRAVERY rang out so that the dopnrtliiit iis married and I v.ent off on 4h "Ttint won't ..i PI." said Inn. "Von trn'n ami be bought me fl.liiit jfud I cnn't deceive ninnimn nnd don't you Lobby inU'lii bear. Among the records of scouts la many Pi had gone upstairs. Liu said saw the diiTcrehf linvm. An I' then It rr'" l!r voice trembled she wns When slates In throughout the country who I a manner of Lulu confiwns a mistake. didn't all Jlnve Jo cajoling with any lovlne nnd nuthent If frsn'lc have performed significant work in of It. I enme back here nu1 went insntietv, hut he was wlitiotif inner dence : fighting the Pennsylvania "Sister." she rarely called her to your khch"n again I A'in't know forest-firstie ovcr!,adi nif ti e real gravity of did yon nnd p have the why I came back. I s'ose twenuse scouts bold a prominent place. Lnnt (I,,. r..f,,i'ii hy her Indignation. I'm most thirty-fou- r t"M new thincs year these lads received citations from "Mrs I'eacon " bernn Hot, by. and black bag?" So that Hfter all It was a reli. f to ain't so easy any inore-S- ut w hut hnv tlp state constabulary for bravery and stood tip very straight and manly I Lulu to hear Pwlgbt auk casualty. have? And pfpeient service. got or whnf'll I nef're Mem nil. to me having "Ly the way. Lulu, haven't I got now you want to put Lut Dwight Intervened. Pwlghf. cout,s"go6Vurn"at RACE folks look at think he run the fattier, the mnster of bis bouse. some mall somewhere about?" "There are two letters on the par off and lefl id having Vm nil Ifpre m: something requlrlnc him to I Hiring n race at the lasHite'i'tle f n't stand If. I fair. not the fnthpr set bis fare like lor tnble." Lulu answered. To Inn wonder. . S.knne, Waj.h!ngw,n, a prime "nn't stand mnstt and brought down his band she added : "Let's go In the parlor." and horse hrokp away from lfi t Pwlu-hthe "You'd ra' on the rail of the porch. It was ns lighted gn. "Letter turn 'l know t fooipd bgnn a wild course anjrid the track. a If thp sound shattered a thousand down the gas Jest 'had another wife? little," said he, vi. it. when ben the effort" of oirdsts to stou ft! iii mi. t tirelessly. where? Pwlgbt snei horse tin iJ failed, 4!eotit Patld the Lulu banded him the two letters. hi rolce "Yes ! L. titHl tup. flow "Duma was terrifde. hp I law kins of Troop No. i2 dished t flpinr dpd a Vesnonse, ravened among He saw Ninlan'a writing and looked do 1 know bp he oiifited tre only the truck ns the horse the turn said "A t" 1 ha held he It and while t A up. then. )ut bpcau-- bp was lonesoi'n', the mid. after waving his lymd. stopped lelsurply rend the advertisement of nny I wns. AM I the blg'i strung anliuiil, ;t ighteneij the don't enre w hy Tp cspa. Vji'1 PI, Tery small. n il "Atmer yourViother. Answer me. dental furniture, his Ina reading over won't have 'oiks think be saddle girth, mounted, nlM sped sway la 'hire anything to fh!a absurd fnleT" hla shoulder. , "Aba!" he said again, left me." f"r Th" horse hresitpd the V'ir m I1 cT with DI. and deliberation turned rTiMt.kM.' 'Vi naps." delgned f trembling. behind the winner. Ml Fins " e |