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Show THE Hie TIMES-NEW- NEPHI, UTAH S, LEGION EXPECTS VERY BUSY YEAR The National Rehabilitation committee of the American Legion anticipates 1024 as a most active year, according to the views of Legion officials and others Interested In service work performed by the veterans' organization. The work will be under the guidance of Watson B. Miller, formerof the orly national tfc to? Tht (Copy (or Department SuppU6 American Region News Hervlce.) ganization, who has accepted the chairmanship of the rehabilitation committee, and who has given up bis HOLDS RECORD FOR law during that time In orLEGION ACTIVITY der topractice perform this service for tha World war veterans. J. Leo Collins, commander of the Anticipated work of the Legion' In Is American Legion Pennsylvania, committee this year resolves Itself Into regarded by fellow Legionnaires as one approximately six general classificaof the oustandlng workers for veter- tions. While the "Service ans' welfare In that state. Uls rec- Division" of the organization at naord In the Legion as an organizer of tional headquarters has been closed the first post In the stute, post com- In accordance with the mandates of mander, chairman of the Allegheny the fifth national convention, and all county council, a deputy organizer In claims will be handled through the the state, finally to be elected to the committee In Washington, there are most Important post In the entire de- certain other definite phases of the partment organization, hus won admirwork, particularly legislative, which ation of the entire Pennsylvania memface the committee. bership. Further decentralization of the United Commander Collins was commis- States veterans' bureau Is one of the sioned as captain and served with the principal Legion alms during the year. array In France as a member of the Director llines has already announced Ninety-secon- d division. There he won a similar policy In regard to many honors for bravery and was decorated of the recommendations of the organby the French government. On his ization, and further suggestions are return from overseas service he be- expected In this direction. Completion gan organization work for the Legion of the hospital building program Is and has continued active In the or- another step which will be urged. A ganization since that time. bill already Introduced In congress at To pay Commander Collins fitting the Instance of the Legion asks that of honors because his elevation to the an additional $5,000,000 be appropripost of department commander, the ated to rush these projects to compleTurtle Creek 'Valley post, Collins' tion. General liberalization of many bureau rulings, especially those affecting admission to the government hospitals will be sought. One of the points to be urged will be the Increase of dependency compensation for widows and children of deceased men, on which special legislation is expected at an early date. Extension of hospitalization privmen, without ileges to all regard to origin of the diseases or disability, as resulting from or by war, said to be favored by veterans' bureau officials will, however, become the principal objective of the, Legion's committee. IVIid-Seas- Afternoon Frocks on AMERICAN LEGION Picric Acid Big Agricultural Census in 1925 of Big Value Help to Farmer 0 Pretty Caps and Headbands CUSHION hag presented a fasclnat-- ing throng of afternoon gowns this season. More than In anything else unless it Is a beautiful hat women take pleasure In a successful gown of this kind. It is a pleasure which must be shared by designers, since they find in these dresses opportunities to use all the roehns at hand, for telling elaboration and for the expression of original and clever Ideas. They have had the and the modes to Interpret It appears that the midseason finds long sleeves leading by a nose. Chiffon velvet has been a favorite all season. Nothing drapes more effectively and nothing gives colors, a short-sleeve- d long-sleeve- d f imimmmmmmmmm ciencle8, and some that point with e coiffure. Their pride to a name Is legion and In any store that carries them they make up an alluring company. Just the same things that have been used are again nsed to make the last arrivals In morning headwear, nets and laces, ribbons, little flowers and occasional ornaments. It Is In the manipulation of ribbons that these new things are particularly Interesting. An example appears In the pretty breakfast cap pictured, which Is simply a full cap of cream colored net with a band of closely shirred, narrow satin ribbon edged with frills of val lace, about the face. But twisted satin well-mad- 1H n .4' - Ifitmfr If - i - j t. , J. Leo Collins. home post, tendered him a testimonial dinner In East Pittsburgh. At that dinner many prominent Legion men, congressmen, state, county and municipal ofllcers were present. Through arrangements with the Westlnghous Radio corporation, the addresses and were broudcast by entertainment the powerful' wireless station KDKA, so that Legion men all over the nation heard the tribute to their comrade. Board of Appeals to Hear Numerous Cases of the Central Reorganization Hoard of Appeals of the Veterans' bureau, increasing membership of Uiat body from seven to seventeen In order to expedite cases presented, was first proposed by the American Legion, of that organization declare. About 12,000 cases have been heard annually by the reviewing board, but the increased membership. It Is believed, will permit nearly 50,000 cases of disabled veterans to be presented. Another change advocated by the Legion and recently put Into effect by Director Frank T. llines, has been the establishment of a finance division la tiie bureau and separation of the disbursing and accounting sections. ofQ-cia- If.. ? ' - ' i r v-- ' y, i"sy , J 1 - 1 Legion Boosts Good Roads A special session of the Missouri stato legislature to consider plans for extending the road appropriations ha been sought by members of the St. Louis county council of the American Legion. In n letter to Governor Hyde, the Legion men declnre that they learned the value of good rouds while In France, and that as the condition of many roads In that state Is deplor able, step should be taken to both expedite and extend the rond building program. L'mlcr the proposal made by the Legion men, authorizing of ad dltional funds would provide a complete system hy 1!2S. Way to Aid Disabled One funds miin's contribution to service maintained by the American la., practicallegion in ly made It possible to carry on post work for disabled during the year. Kverlst. as the Legion men affectionately rail him, owns and operates a string of filling stations In that city, and one day turned over his f daces for the legion men to handle, giving them the profits. Gas sold at a low tit " re on Hint date, and many mitoist took advantage of the oppor-tnn:tto stock tip. and thereby alt the le gion's work. n, "lit" y Simplicity Itaelf. "How did you find the mosg.ultoe up there?" "t'inih. Didn't even have to look f r ttiein " American Leglm Weekly. Latest Frocks Have Long Sleeves. better opportunity to reveal their ribbon divides the crown in two, lines beauties. The gown at the right of of It crossing at the center, and loops the two shown in the illustration of it are posed against the cap at the shows a fine handling of It. In left side, where three strands of ribFnpphire or Egyptian blue it Is espe- bon are braided together to form a cially effective, but so It is in certain bunging loop. A band of this narrow shades of brown. The model is clev- ribbon is knotted at Intervals and erly draped nnd fastened at the side tacked over the upper frill of lace. with hands. line clasps. Steel or silver Narrow black velvet ribbon, wider in the clasps look well on blue and satin ribbon and lace edging form the Ivory, topaz or gold on brown. In pretty headband shown. Little chiffon either case a dark fur contributes a roses are set along the velvet band, rich finish fitch recommended on alternating with knots in the ribbon brown and vlathn squirrel or dark and satin ribbon forms ties that fusten natural squirrel or blue. the band at the back of the neck. The gown at the left Is developed In Chiffon, georgette, thin silka and Mue satin with cufTbumls and a girdle satins are nsed. with laces and ribacross the front of brilliant emhrold- bons. In many ways for making thes Club 100 North Carolina 225.650 62.000 South Carolina Tennessee Vermont 33,800 81,100 3,200 72,600 3.412,300 Ohio Oklahoma 400 "A'ashineton Wisconsin Total lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. 7,679.550 lbs. Many Old Apple Trees Carrying Too Much Wood Prune, brother, prune with care. This paraphrase of Mark Twain's famous phrase might be taken as a motto by the orchard men, say the pomologlsts at the Ithaca State Agricultural college, who declare that many old apple trees are carrying too much wood. They warn, however, against cutting out the large branches, since this is likely to Injure the tree rather than benefit It. The proper way to make this thinning Is to cut out a number of small branches about the size of the finger, or possibly up to an Inch or an Inch and a half In dlnmeter, throughout the tree. This practice avoids water sprout growths und rejuvenates the remaining fruit spurs. The college has- studied enough orchards where this practice has been followed to know that It usually results In a better set of fruit of larger size. Trees handled In this way, further, are more effectively sprayed, the color of the fruit Is Improved and Its market value Increased. - n The value of the proposed agricultural census In 1925 as an aid in developing national agricultural policies is emphasized by Jr. H. C. Taylor, chief of the bureau of agricultural economics. United States Department of Agriculture. "In working out the details of a properly balanced system of national agriculture under normal conditions, the basic agricultural statistics collected in 1920 are Inadequate," Doctor Taylor says. "At that time American agriculture was still In a period of readjustment from war conditions, and the statistics reflect the transitory effects of the war rather than to provide data from which national agricultural policies may be developed. "The various branches of American agriculture are now gradually working toward a more normal basis, and by 1925 will yield figures that may safely be used in planning the future healthy growth of the Industry as a whole. The plan to make agricultural enumerations In other than population census years Is also merited in that the results can be made available nearer the date that the agricultural census is taken." Doctor Taylor says that basic agricultural statistics compiled by the census bureau are continually used in connection with the department's forecasts and estimates of crops and live stock, in measuring the financial status of farms and farmers, and In gauging shifts in farm population. Every plan for agricultural progress Is necessarily based upon this information, he says. The figures also provide business men with the information needed to plan sales campaigns and general Industrial activity, particularly In commodities purchased by farmers. Plenty of Exercise Is Essential for Horses Plenty of exercise through the winto the welfare of the horse. They should be given the run of at least a lot or yard in the daytime. The yard should be provided with a protected shed, by rights, one that Is dry and well bedded. In agreement with the adage again, hold down the amount of feed. Better rough the horses through. This fits In with the need for economy In feeding also. On account of the smaller amount of work to be done, and the consequent loss of return from the horses, the feeding should be as economical as possible. Given good roughage, the grain can usually be eliminated from the ration Idle work horses given the run of a well protected lot with a well protected shed or shelter will do well on a ration of hay, oat straw, corn stover and sorghum or cane, as much as they will eat. Of course, it depends on what shape the horse Is In when he goes Into the winter, as to the amount of grain fed. He should receive enough grain to bring him into shape If he is low in condition but in the interests of economy and the horse's own welfare, the grain ration should be the minimum necessary to bring him hack Into condition. Let good roughage do the most toward carrying the horse through. Toward the end of the say n e month and a half or two months the spring work begins, start feeding a light grain ration. Increase the ration gradually until the horses are on their working rations. ter is absolutely necessary he-for- Store Abundant Supply of Ice for Next Summer In those sections of the conntrj where natural Ice enn be harvested, every dairyman should make preparations to store an abundant supply for next summer. Ice Is extremely desirable. In fact almost necessary. In the production nnd marketing of milk and cream. Proper cooling and cold storage on the farm Is the greatest single factor Influencing the bacterial content of milk between the time It leaves the cow and the time It reaches the consumer. At least l',4 tons of Ice per cow should be stored. This will cool the milk, allow for meltage, and provide a margin for household uses. Ice ponds should be built If no river or lake Is avatlnhle. Water used for Ice making should he of unquestioned purity. Old Ice ponds should be clenred of vegetable matter and refuse In preparation for the coming harvest. Farmers Uullctln 1078 desls with harvesting and storing Ice on the farm. It can be secured by writing the Dairy Division, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington. tilgh-qunllt- y Use Lights on Poultry Very Early in Morning r ::'- - ' ? v.i7 It is better to Increase the chickens' day early In the morning rather than in the evening, according to experiments conducted at the New Hampshire Agricultural college. The hens come off the roosts quite early In the morning to get their feed. In the evening many of them go to roost regurd-lesof the light. With pullets the amount of light should be Increased gradually, beginning with eleven hours of total light about the first of November. This may be Increased to fourteen hours by the first of February. After April the artificial light should be gradually reduced at the rate of about thirty minutes per week. With old hens the artificial illumination should begin In the fall when egg production is on the Increase. s Relief for Hero's Family s" 00 1,108.000 1,810,400 41.000 90,100 35.200 67,000 New York procession. "On-to-Part- 1.100 90,400 87,400 77.800 135.100 24,000 178.400 16.100 33.000 37,300 Nebraska grim-face- The desire to hold the 192 convention of the American Legion In Paris. France, will not down. A recent exclub ample of this Is the formed In Wsbash, In1.. by legionnaires, who are depositing II each week until WM. This money may b withdrawn only In case of aickps or death. Arizona California Connecticut Georgia Idaho Indiana Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Kept an Eye on "Yanks" The widow and children of the most distinguished soldier of Wakefield. Mass.. of the World war, are not public charges today, only because of timely assistance brought by Corp. Harry K. Nelson post of the American Legion. The post was named for the husband nnd father, who was the first Wakefield man to be awarded the Distinguished .Service Cross, and who died a year ago from his war wounds. Recently It wn found that his family was In need, so the post Instituted campaign of relief which brought Immediate response from the townspeople. have used picric acid, a surplus war explosive, says the bureau of public roads. United States Department of Agriculture, which has had charge of the distribution. These farmers have used 7,500,000 pounds of the explosive to clear 250,000 acres of land and to remove stumps from about 86,000 acres in cultivation. It is estimated that the actual saving to the farmers over the cost of commercial explosives hus amounted to $750,000, but the actual benefits have been more far reaching, as thousands of small farms have hud the acreage of cultivatable land Increased. The government has also delivered some 4,000,000 pounds of picric acid for road construction by state and federal agencies. Sodatot Now Obtainable. The last of the picric acid was disposed of a short time ago, but farmers may obtain sodutol, an explosive which has recently become available and which many farmers say is even better for stumping than picric acid. The only charge to be made Is for cartridging, and preparing for shipment and transportation cost which in gend eral amounts to about the cost of an equivalent amount of dynamite. In most states arrangements have been made with some agency, usually the state agricultural college, for distributing sodatol. Information as to what agency is handling the distribution in any state can be obtained from county agricultural agents or from the state 'agricultural college. Picric Acid Shipped. The total amount of picric acid shipped to the various states Is as follows: 100 lbs. Alabama Alaska 5,500 lbs. Kansas Kentucky Louisiana A Franco-America- Agriculture.) (Prepared by th United State Department of Agriculture.) Some 45,000 farmers In 28 states Iowa - it Communist demonstration France, made against French World war veterans failed to disturb an American Legion color guard which headed the procession of veterans. A at patriotic celebration Cholsy-le-Ronear Pnris. was the occasion for a parade, which was headed by the Paris American legion color guard, bearing the United States emblem. Communists started to stone those In the parade, hut confined their efforts to the French section, not car"Yanks" In ing to risk the their steel helmets, who marched with fixed bayonets at the heud of the ol one-thir- Big Rash to Renew Legion Membership Membership of the American Legion shows a great quickening of Interest, Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant of the organization has declared, after reviewing the rapid renewal of membership for 1924. Figures in the hands of the officials of toe organization, indicate that renewals are 35 per cent greater than in any previous year, which fact Is taken as a sign of a healthy condition. Mr. Bolles has said that such an Increase Is due primarily to the opposition to the demands of men for adjusted compensation, which, lie says, has only served to unify the veterans that their request may be heeded, lie says that charges to the contrary are unfounded and only in spired by designing persons who seek to discredit the Legion because of its program. One Indication of the Increased Interest, according to the Legion man. Is the unusual sales made by the division which handles official Jewelry for the organization. In two weeks prior to Christmas, the sales of this division exceeded by more than three times, those of the previous year. An other sign taken by the national officials as a splendid forecast. Is the rapid filling of the "Five Hundred Clubs" of posts which boost of more than 1,000 members. These clubs Include only the first five hundred men to pay their dues, and without exception, all memberships were filled before January 1, 1024. Surplus War Explosive Used Figures May Be Used in Planning Future Growth. to Remove Stumps Soda-tNow Available. (Prepared by the United Statea Department of Caps and Bands for Morning Wear. cry In black, red and gold. The embroidered bands are edged with fur nd a long sah of the satin Is posed under the girdle at the right side. This model Is best suited to a slender figure It bus a slightly bio ised bodice and a full, drained skirt. The other dress ia adaptable to either slender or fulS figures, since Its drapery Is becoming bits of finery. They are arranged In lines that are almost un- things that can be bought everywhere broken. so that no one need be without these "Oh, what a difference In tiie morn- flattering aecessorleg. ing!" between the woman who looks like a wreck of the dream she was the night before and the ime who manages to look pretty at the breakfast table. When we consider what 121. Weatem Newapapr Inlolt.) breakfast caps and headband, for morning wear will do to help out In a Etched Glass Parfume Bottles. good cause, we ieel like giving them Slender perfume bottles of etched And now a rising vote of thanks. enalong come the new one, gay and glass have stoppers of pale pink amel. A glass jar for powder carries ialnty some that conceal the lack of- out the same design. lalrdrawiing and make up for defl- Ohio Poultrymen Favor Feeding Wheat to Hens Because of the present low price of wheat, Ohio poultrymen have changed the old, standurd. Ohio dry mnsh formula from equal parts of bran, middlings, cornmeal, ground oats and meat scrap to two parts ground, whole heat and one part each of cornmeal, ground oats and meat scrap. Whole wheat Increases the feeding value of the mnsh, It Is claimed, and saves buying bran and middlings. With middlings at $40 a ton, wheat Is estimated to have a value of around fl.20 a bushel when thus fed. Eradication of Lice and Mites Is Not Difficult Lice and mites are a sign of carelessness, as they ar rather easily controlled. Lice live npon the hid" body at all times am can be eradicated hy dusting the bird with, finely powdered sodium fluoride, a chemical which can be obtained at most drug stores nnd Is low In cost. The red mites live In the cracks and crevices of the roosts and nests nnd attack the bird's body only at night, their food supply by sucking blood through the bird's skin. Painting the roosts with an oily snhstsnce, such as gss tar or a commercial per- - h pslnt. will keep the mite from getting oa the perches and tha bird. get-tin- g |