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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-10
LEGION NOT MILITARY BODY
Aims and Objects Of Organization
Made Clear by LemueI BoIIes,
National Adjutant.

Numerous reports received from all
parts of the country at National head
quarters Of the American Legion, show
that there is a misunderstanding on
the part Of many regarding the or
ganization, and particularly with re-
gard to it's purpose along military
lines.
This misunderstanding has resulted
in the issuing of the following state
ment, by Lemuel Bolles, national ad-
jutant:
1T has been brought to my notice
on several occasions that there is
belief on the part Of many that the
American Legion is a military organ
ization. OF course it is not. The
American Legion is a civilian organi-
cation and membership does not affect
or increase liability for military or
police service. We maintain our civil
ian status and our military obligations
are the same as those Of all other cit
liens.
"The organization has interested it.
self actively in the military policy Of
the country, not because we are a mill
itary organization but because we are
able from the inside to detect certain
mistakes and weaknesses in the mill
tary organization as now established.
Our work in this direction Is but an
effort on the part of patriotic citi-
zens to serve their country along lines
in which they feel they are specially
prepared to speak intellige0tly.
The military policy of the Amer
lean Legion was determined at the
Minneapolis convention and has been
clearly defined by the military policy
Committee there appointed.
1.-THE American Legion is in favor
OK universal military training, but the
National convention of the American
Legion also provided, as a condition
precedent thereto and as an essential
safeguard thereof. for civilian control.
The convention recognized the fact
That a thorough housekeeping and
elimination Of the inefficient officers
and methods of our entire military
establishment was necessary and also
favored equality Of obligation and op-
portunity for all American citizens,
and adequate protection against an
enlarged or stronger military caste.
"While the convention favored thu
policy of universal military training,
at the same time a stand was taken
against compulsory military service in
time Of peace. The American Legion
favors national military and naval
system based on universal military OBJ
legations to include a relatively small
regular army and navy and a citizen
army and navy capable Of rapid ex-
pansion sufficient to meet any national
emergency on a plan which will pro-
vide competitive and progressive
training for all officers, both of the
regular army and navy and Of the citi-
zen forces.
But our military obligations are the
same as those of all other citizens
the same as the obligations Of any Of
the many fraternal organizations in
the country"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-10
Light Always Ready

1ALLEY-LIGHT is
electric light for the
1t is always ready-in
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-10
hurt BY DOUBLE"
Englishman Victim of Unusual
Circumstances.
Reduced to Perjury Through the Opera
tions Of Man Who Resembles Him
With a Fidelity That Must
Be Remarkable.

Somewhere in England flourishes
brilliant scoundrel who is committing
fraud after fraud in the name of Her.
bert Leslie Perkins, an impoverished
herb seller Of Wolverhampton, writes
a foreign correspondent Of the Kansas
City Star.
He is said to look exactly like Per-
kins, even to tendency to stoop. He
dresses like him, has the same manner
isms and voice, and is sufficiently IA
miliar with Perkins past to assume
his identity before acquaintances-bnt
he cannot write like him.
For this theft of his personality Per-
kins has paid painfully. He has been
imprisoned five times, being acquitted
each time at the subsequent trial. Four
warrants are now out for his arrest,
and cloud of suspicion hangs over
him that may result in other warrants.
His savings Of $500 have been spent to
earn his freedom, and most of his fur
niture and his wife's keepsakes have
been sold to support his family of six
children while he has been in Jail.
He was first arrested October Is,
1919, for fraud at Gloucester. Five
days after his release he was arrested
again and taken to Chesterfield, in
Derbyshire, where he was remanded
for trial on the declarations Of four
persons that there could be no doubt
he was the man who had defrauded
them. Yet he never had been in Ches.
terfield before in his life. At the Der
byshire assizes he proved that on the
day of the fraud he was at the Uttox-
eter market in StaffOrdshire. Fourteen
old specimens of his handwriting we're
produced. None Of them was anything
like the criminals.
The jury promptly acquitted Per-
kins. While his friends were congratu-
lating him in the courtroom a police
man pressed forward and arrested him
for other alleged frauds. They dragged
him off to Hull police station, where
Perkins says he lay that night wonder
ing if he was mad or only dreaming"
In Hull he was again positively iden-
tilted, and he had to remain 1S days
in Hull prison before his trial. This
time he had II witnesses to prove his
presence at various markets distant
from Hull on the dates that the frauds
were committed.
II could have produced sixty wit
nesses," said Perkins, "but it took my
last cent to pay the fares of the four
teen"
The operations of the "slick" double
hurt the police nearly as much as Per-
kins. They have four warrants for his
arrest for number Of other frauds
committed at Burton-on-Trent, Peter
borough, Bristol and Leicester The
warrants are pigeonholed for the time
being. The police are Illuminating.
Penniless, Perkins busily is digging
up his herbs again and trying to sell
them, but after q days in jail and with
the shadow Of prison bars still hover
ing over him he has little peace of
mind.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-10
Another Use for the Airplane.

Eclipse observation by airplane Is
declared by Paul w. Merrill to be not
chimerical. A modern plane could
readily surmount any ordinary fog or
cumulus cloud, though cirrus is usual
~ too high, and, aside from cirrus
clouds, the observer would have a
wonderfully clear dark sky. And pho
Geographic observations are not out of
the question. A DeHaviland plane
with Liberty motor, at 10000 feet
altitude, rides more smoothly than a
train, and should permit direct photo
graphs on a small scale, especially II
the plane were equipped with gyro-
scOpic stabilizer. s-.-. --..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-10

With electric power into
the bargain to run your
water pump, churn, separ-
ator, and other light
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-10

every room OF
the house, in
the barn.
Simply turn a
switch. No
lamps or Ian
terms to- carry.
No matches
to strike.
No danger of
All at the cos1
cents a day.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-10

machinery.
Lalley- Light
isprovednght
by more than
seven years
actual farm
use. We will
demonstrate
our farm. Call
> testimonials.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-10
It's All Over Now.

Did you read about that French
army aviator who made 314 loops in
one fight the other day?"
Lucky dog! I've had that sensa-
ton myself. but no: since last June"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
WEDNESDAY, JULY %

This land is Mississippi bottom
land, black sand and sandy loan soil
the kind of land that makes big show
ings with corn, wheat, rye, alfalfa,
watermelons, tomatoes, sweetpotatoes
and all truck products for which keo'
kuk is splendid market.
We want every man, woman and
child in Northeast Missouri, South
east Iowa and Western Illinois to
attend this sale. 1t will positively
sell to the highest bidder.
The farm will be offered in seven
tracts: Tract No. 1, 60 acres; No. 2,
40 acres; No. 8, 100 acres; No. 4,
80 acres; No 5, 40 acres; No 6, 80
acres. No. Z, 40 acres, or as desired
by buyers, and according to an
nouncements made at day Of. sale.
Why rent farm when you can buy
land at your own price and on terms
that are offered on this farm? And,
o YOU SPECULATORi here is the
opportunity of lifetime Don't let
it get by you. Be on hand to get in,
as getting will be good the twenty
eighth of July.
TERMS of the sale will be 20 per
cent Of purchase price cash in hand
at time of sale and 20 per cent March
/, 1921, and will arrange If desired
to carry the balance 10 years at 51s
per cent.
The sale will be conducted by l. G.
Combs and c. H. Moore, Real Estate
Auctioneers of Memphis, Mo. "
I will ask any interested parties to
inspect this land prior to date of sale,
and for any information or descr1p-
ton address ]. D. Rebo, Alexandria,
Missouri 80.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
.COLORED MASONS
|. MEET NEXT WEEK
6
Union Lodge Of keoklk Win be Hosts
to the conciave of Iowa State
Lodges Which Meets July
II to Is.
GROSS GRAND MASTER
keo,euk Man Is High official OF the
order-Program Provides for
Busy Session OF Dele
gates.
GROSS GRAND MASTER

The finishing touches are now com
nlete and Union lodge, No. 1, A F.
and A, Masons, is ready to entertain
the most worshipful united grand
lodge Of Iowa, July IL, IS, IA and 10.
The several subcommittee have fin
;shed their work and have reported
Ia the general committee of fifteen,
~ which F. D. Bland is chairman.
The big headliner of the session VIII
be the basket picnic in Rand parh
Tuesday afternoon. TINS event Is .he
one to which the visitors look LOT
ward with much interest, and lne
Keokuk women are the ones VINO al
ways make this event one OF sreat
pleasure In fact, this will be rear
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
JUNE LIBRARY
REPORT MADE
Number of Books Issued This Year
as Compared with Last Shows
Large Increase for
1890.
FICTION Is THE LEADER
Report is Made at the Meeting Of
Trustees Last Night of the DAM
age Done During
Storm

Although the number of books
Issued in June from the public library
are considerably less than the num-
Der issued in April and May, the in
crease over June of last year is
noticeable, both in adults AM chill
dren's books. The number Of adults
books issued this June is 4.S05 as
against 1921 last June. Fiction of
course holds it's popularity as the
leader in the classification of books
issued.
Report was made at the meeting
of the trustees Thursday night Of tie
damage done to the Library in the
storm last Thursday night.
| The librarians reports for the last
three months were submitted as fol-
lows:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10

holiday, and no work will be done
on that day if the weather is hne-
Everyone will carry from two to
three baskets well filled, and that
means there will be enough and some
over for the late arrivals. Every
body is expected to come hungry,
and no good thing will be withheld
from him who faints not. If the CHG
gers are not too meddlesome, the
tables will be spread on the grass;
however, that saIl depends upon the
decision Of the ladies' investigating
committee.
The first day Of the session will be
given to the grand custodian, who
will conduct school OF instruction
all day. At the morning session the
degree team of Union lodge, NO. /,
will exemplify the work in the flrst
degree. and in the afternoon and
evening the second and third degrees
will be put on by visiting teams.
Tuesday, July f3.
At 9 o'clock a. m. the grand lodge
proper will open with Grand Master
". w. Gross officiating, and the
morning session will include the ap-
pointing of committees and the re-
ception of the grand masters annual
communication. The business OF the
grand lodge will be continued at the
afternoon session until 4:30 O'Clock,
at which hour the grand lodge, head
ed by the Peoples Institute band, Will
move in a body to Rand park, where
the band will give concert from .
to O'Clock. At 6:15 the exercises
will begin, with the Rev. J. Sterling
Moore master of ceremonies. The
program will be:
Selection-People's Institute band.
Invocation-Rev S. B. Moore.
Address of welcome--Mayor Theo-
dore A. Craig.
Selection-Union lodge glee club.
Welcome on behalf of Masonic fra
ternity-F. S. johnson, Union lodge
No. 1. ....r ~.
Se1ection-People's Institute band
Welcome on behalf of o. f. S.
Mrs. A. A. Bland.
Selection-Union lodge glee club.
Response-Rev. J. Wilbur, Norris,
Decatur lodge, No. IA.
Se1ectton-People's Institute band
Benediction-Rev. G. r. Waters
At the conclusion Of the program
the big picnic supper will be served.
Wednesday, July II.
The business Of the grand lodge
will be continued through the morn
ING and afternoon sessions At s
o'clock in the evening a public grand
lod ee of sorrow will be held in Bet Ell
A. M. f. church, corner of Seventh
and Morgan streets, at which time
the following service will be given:
Processional-Miss Ruth Johnson.
Ritualistic service-By grand mas
ter and Masons-
SeIection-Union lodge glee club
Ritualistic service continued.
Selection-Union lodge glee club
Address-H. F.. Williams, Golden
Star lodge. No. 4.
Benediction-Grand chaplain M. o.
CuIbertson, Mcneil lodge, No q.
Thursday, July IS.
At 9 o'clock a brief session OF the
grand lodge viii be held, and at 10
o'clock a visit to the hydro-electric
power house and dam will be made.
At 2 D. m. the business of the grand
lodge will be resumed, which will in
clude the election and installation of
officers, which will close the thirty
third annual communication.
At night splendid banquet will be
rendered the visitors in K. c. hall,
Sixth and Main streets
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
BELFAST.
>>>>>> ~>>> 80 =

| The storm of last Thursday did con
siderable damage to the gram AM
lleyeled the corn fields and broke do"l
lots of fruit trees in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Henderson an(
daughters Lille /and Marie and sol
lawrence of Centerville, motored u
tie home of his brother, A. +. Ahoer
SON and family and spent the four.h
Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Smail anu soi
Farley and Newton Albrlte, GeneVie's
Walters and Grandma Small, all mo
tored to West Point to spend tns
Fourth. with relatives.
Rorn to Mr.. and Mrs. George west
a daughter. Mother and child dong
we'll
Mrs. Cora Johnson and daughtel
raturned from Colorado, where MIS-
Johnson has been for the beneht o.
ber health. She reports her health
much improved. .~.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Anderson aho
Mr., and Mrs. F. J. Fightmaster motol
Cd tn TT Madison and Niota SUNDAY
of last week and spent the day VIII
NJ and Mrs. W. Withmore and lMr
and Mrs. Harry Lerchie- $50
f. J. Fightmaster spent seVelai 20.
Of last week at the harry Moline
home. o,,; -r,,okor
The Misses Mary and Ollie Iuchet
entertained the Ladies Ala soclely "'
tba Ra.ptist church on Thursday AFTER
noon of last week The afternoon was
snent in conversation and seVerai So
1actions were played on the piano ny
M Greenland and Miss Ollie tucker
IND several beautiful songs were sung
after which a bountiful five ocloch
dinner was served. Among all cne
GOOD things to eat was oeilclous
fr,,it cake which weighed fourteen
nonnds The Misses Tucker are roy
n entertainers. The guests all tei'
81 late hour. wishing to go PACK
soon again. ,,,s
Tbe ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.
T r Kellev Thursday, July ID.
,Trs EVA Anderson went to Farm
+, gton last Thursday between trains
and had some dentist WORK ooh1
Mrs. Riley McCracken and son nay
mond Of Harry, Iowa are Vlsl.ins rei"-
tives and friends mere.
LIovard Raines and wife are NOV
ing TO Croton from Mooar STATION.
uenrv Rider is on the sick list.
Kelley Miller made a, business trip
r., bennington last Thursday morn
ing. ,. h.,f
of a crop of all kinds OF fruit THIS
year. ,r+ Ur.d.
nesday in Croton visiting friends.
Mrs, Rosa Moline Larson spent sew
eral days of last week with relatives
here. .+
Sunday at the A. P. Anderson home.
Mrs Mckinley Mcpherson spent
one day of last week with her sister
pearl seward, who is in the st. 10
semi hospital at Keokuk.
The farmers are very busy harvest
ing at present
Mrs Ella Mcpherson was taken to
a hospital at Keokuk last week and
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis. Her many friends hope for
speedy recovery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10

probably MIKE sugar easier TO pur-s
chase Townsend said.
Read The Daily Gate City. say
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
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ALEXANDRIA, MO.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS in re
gard to 1915 acres in Johnson county
Mo-, to be sold at PUBLIC AUCTION
JULY 1928. SEVEN IMPROVED
FARMS, all in high state of cultiVa
ton and well located upland farms
Just little ways ont of Kansas City
For information and descriptions ad
dress J. NJ. Hill, WarrensburG, Mo.
or l.. G.. Combs and G. Fl. Moore
Memphis, Mo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10

for a long period, Dr.. G. o. Town
send, sugar expert of the agriculture
department, said.
THE United States at best only
grows about 25 per cent of its need"
he stated, This year sugar growers
planted one Of the largest beet acre
ages in history, and the cane planted
is about the usual acreage. Beets
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10

STA, in Mazanderan, on the Caspian
sea, according to a dispatch from
Teheran today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
April.

The school report shows LIS
hooks issued in April, 1853 in May
and 270 in June from the pubilc
schools, eighty-five each in April and
May from st. Mary's, and N1o3 from
st. Peters. .
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
LADIES

when irregular or suppressed, use
Triumph Pills Safe and always de-
Pendable, Not sold at drug stores.
DO not experiment with others, save
disappointment Write for Relief"
md particulars; it's free. Address.
Rational Medical Institute. Milwaukee,
Eis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10

The Belgian government once of
fered a prize for the best picture
showing the evil effects of drunken
ness.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10

planted for sugar this year total
more than 100000 acres. This large
acreage and good conditions will not
lower the price of-susar. but It will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
Bolshevik Troops Landed.

LONDON, July 10.-Four bo1shevik
warships have landed troops in the
town of Meshed-I-Ser. town of Per.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
SUGAR sunpIv Increasino.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, July 10--The sugar
supply is increasing, but there is lit
tie prospect of a decline in prices
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
Land Auction
1 will offer to the highest bidder
my farm Of
$40 ACRES

SITUATED Az miles west Of Keo-
kuk, Iowa, 4 miles west Of Warsaw,
Illinois, and 2 miles west of Alex
andria, Clark County, Missouri. The
sale will be conducted on the land at
I o'clock sharp,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-09

Is there anything in a name? That
has been a question debated for
thou: ands OF years and will continue
rttsng cid eaFth=FevefFes and
man lives upcn it. Per haps in no
profession !n the world does a pop
Ular name lay so important a part
with the public than in the world OF
opera and the theater. Go TO the
Metropolitan on a night when Caruso
Is singing. or try to purchase tickets
a. the Chicago performances when
Mary Garden is billed. These are oc-
casions when name oft times means
riort than the opera and the rest OF
:Le cast
1t is the same with Giuseppe Crea-
tore, the famous conductor. For years
the name OF the great musician has
been known from coast to coast, and
all who know it. know it has a value
equal its weight in money. In tho
first place Crcatore is a great must
clan. Text. he never fails to interest
and please. and then he never breaks
his appointments Thus in the con-
iuctor's chair you see him al his
work---a work that he never tires of
Among g. party of friends he Is =
whole SGT led. jolly good fellow, who
loves ito mix with all about him. In
this way he leave fond memories
among his fellow men
1t has taken years for Creatore to
build ur ran whereby he has be-
come known In sill parts OF the coun-
try. 1t Is a name that has come
through and hard and merlted work.
and the public has not forgotten its
drawing power. The public knows
tina. the Creatore Opera Company Is
not surpassed by any orga nization of
ifU bind 10 rhaH ~
permit himself TO go on the road
without securing the best artists
availa BILE. He has never failed his
/, public IN the years it took him to
build a reputation and now he feels
that it is his duty TO give just as good,
II not better. in the future.
But a. good name means so much
/ TO a man, and to Creatore II has al
ways meant everything. And now
that he comes to this city with his
opear company, music lovers will
know that the name Creators" Is a
guarantee ON not Just good--hut ex-
cellent performa noes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-09
VA. FARMERS Plan
TO CUT OUT M|ODltMAh

Washington. p. c.. Feb a.--As a
result of arrangements made yester-
day the farmers of Prince William
county, Virginia. will sell produce d.
rectly to the consumers of Washing
TOM The farmers will ship their
produce collectively and it will be dis
trihuted by the community centers.
The farmers and farmers wives in
the Virginia county organized some
time ago for the purpose Of securing
q more profitable and certain market
for their produce. Yesterday rep
resentative OF the organization. Miss
Lillian v. Gilbert OF Manassas, came
to Washington and conferred with
the secretaries of seventeen com
munity centers. A comparison of
price lists showed that arrangements
could be made which will result liz,
profit to both the producers and the
consumers
Parcel post shipments of milk, eggs,
poultry, honey, pork products. home
canned fruits, etc. will commence
thus week The first shipments will
be to the Park View and Petworth
community centers. Later, the Viz
gintans will be able to supply other
centers as we'll The organization that
has been formed embraces practically
Ill OF the farmers and farmers wives
In Prince William county.
T. J. Ward, community organiza
ton specialist of the bureau OF edu-
cation, will go to Manassas this week
to supervise the initial operation OF
the plan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-09
JOLLY KEITH Variety
SHOW AT LYRIC TO-DAY

TWO clever comec1ans who we're
strong favo-ites with the American
troops overseas during the weird war
will be among the features OF the new
show which comes to the Lyric today.
They are vardon and Perry. dubbed
by the American doughboys. The
Live Wires" Nardon and Perry gave
more than four hundred shows tor
the soldiers In the year preceding the
end OF the war. They performed for
the army in England. France, Lalxem-
burg. Alsace. Lorraine, Germany and
Belgium. They are versatile pair.
who do . Ion OF amusing things and
them ali well.
An unusual feature OF the same bill
will be the William I4anpe and his
company OF players in the fanciful
comedy "Ons Flight Up The piece
author OF several big dramatic sue
soesses With Mr. Lampe are all Of
the members of the original present
ing cast. including Edith Rodgers,
Lovers of comedy and gym nastics
mingled will find much to interest
them in the exhibition given by Jaul
La Van and Miller. They are COM
edy grotesques extraordinary. The
stunts they perform are Largely OF
their own creation.
Ten Minutes in Toyiand." is the
title OF q pretty and amusing laugh
ing conceit in which Ollie Young
and his dainty and accomplished part
ner, April. will be seen. Chabot and
Dixon. droll comedy couple. with
diversified act. round out the bill.
New and entertaining movies" sup
plenent the varieties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-09

There has been an increase Of -
per cent in the sale % motor cars
during the past year.