This Lad Earned
All His Medals
Nebraska Youth Has Wonderful lh" n«« three Amerhnn b<.yB killed
In Ilie wur.
Record of Heroic Deeds In
Awarded Four Medals.
Curl Lange received four medals
World War.
Spanish Artillery Hammering Rebellious Moors
Copper Serpent Found
Near Noted Monk’s Mound
Esst St. Louis, HL—A copper
serpent, believed to have been
I he object of wornhlp by pre­
historic Inhabitant«, ba« been
found In a plowed held near
Monk's Mound, the lurge«t of
the Cahokia group of Indian
mounds near here.
Dr. W. K, Moorehead, seton*
(!**• who 1« directing excavation •
work on the mound«, pro­
nounced tiie find Important. He
»aid only three other similar
serpents have been found lu
American mounds.
The serpent 1« »lx Inches long,
made of refined copper and ba«
four coil«.
and Um French cord, a warded unit«
For gallantry. Tim following Is tb«
lint of niellala and donors!
Distinguish»«! Service Crow, award­
ed at Montabaur, Germany, by Gen-
erul Pershing, with the following ci-
Wins Distinguished Service Croes for talloni "Private Flr«t Clara, Carl M.
Extraordinary Bravery In Action,
Lange, Co. B, second Machine Gun
Alto Get« Crol« d« Guarro and
battalion. (For extraordinary bravery
Military Medal
In action near Fleuvllle, France. See-
Ing that Ids first line um being held
Umuiut, Neb.
veteran of by machine gun Are from tiie woods.
the World wur who curries about alt Private Lange, with another soldier,
the medal« that could be crowded on voluntarily made hla way through n ROCKING CHAIR HOME MOTOR
one brawny chest and Hie beat part teirifle barrnge and entered the wood«,
of It Is that he actually earned every cleared out three machine gun«, kill­ Canadian
Invention
Rocks
Baby,
one of them. Ilo la Curl M. Lunge ot ing several of their crew« and cap.
Washes Clothes, Sews and Fane
Hartington,
mui tuia the 41» Hired about twenty prisoners. Full­
the Occupant.
t luet loti ut being Nebruskn's in on I dec- ing In hla attempt to communicate the
This photograph, made during a warm engagement between the Spanish army and the insurgent Moors, shows a
orated soldier.
Recently bls »fate success of ids mission to the attack-
xandbag emplacement.
Sorel, Que.—A new Invention will battery of 75*» In action against the tribesmen from behind
■ warded him tits highest honor it Mng wave, he himself went back and, be manufactured at Sorel If every­
could bestow ujhiii a soldier. He was finding his officers had all become cas- thing turns out us well us expected.
selected by the «tutu commander ot us I ties, assisted In the organization ot Tills Invention consists of a mactrina
the American Legion to represent Ne­ a small force and lending It to the actuated by a rocking chair which. It
Grill Owner Hurls
braska ut the burial tn Arlington cem- objective.'*
is said, generates enough power to
etery, Washington, on A rm latice day,
French Croix de Guerre, with palms, run any machine In the house, such
Pork at Robbers
of n n unknowa »«•Mier, killed in designating a citation, awarded him aa washing machines, fans, etc. The
France.
by General McGIaughlln, commander Inventor and proprietor Is J. T. Lem-
Boston.—Hot roast pork and
Lungo enltated from Hartington, of the Flr«t division,
apple
sauce saved James Tomp­
yre of Mnsklnonge mid the organizer
kins’ sea grill from a holdup,
Mednllle Mllltulre, presented by Is J. P. Dnrt of Australia. Several
April 17, 1917, Just 13 days follow­
when, pointing a revolver at
ing declaration ut «nr by President Mundial Petain.
of the Industrial lieads of Sorel went
Tompkins’ stomach, two mea
Medallle Mllltulre received from to lm<¡»ect the Invention and commend
Wilson. He was one of 11 boys vol-
longevity as well as public homes
commanded hfm to throw up his
unteerlng from that town und uus French government luter through the It for the country where no other Census Men Seek Light on the maintained for paupers.
mull.
bands. Tompkins was serving a
sixteen ut that time.
power I h available.
Effect of Marriage and Cel­
A woman who said she was 1X0
customer.
He complied with In­
He was a «signed to Company B,
years old recently was arraigned be­
ibacy on Longevity.
structions by dashing the order
Second Machine Gun battalion of the
fore a police judge in an Iowa city
First division.
into one bandit's face and dived
on the charge of Intoxication. Al­
out of an open side window.
Thia unit embarked June 15 and
though she spent a night in jail await­
John Haverton and
William
landed In France. June 26, 1917. If
ing arraignment, the aged woman had
Thompson, unemployed seamen,
was among the first l.txai American
to have her case continued two days
were arrested after a chase and
troops to enter the war zone.
until she recovered from the effects of
charged with attempting to rob
the
liquor.
Physicians
who
treated
Persons' of Advanced Age Becoming
Parade on Baetlla Day.
the grill while armed with a
her reported her as “hardy."
More Active as Class—Statisticians
dangerous weapon.
At the time of their arrival the
The study of persons claiming ad­
Look Askance at Claims of
morale of French citizenry and troofis
vanced age Is regarded as one of the
Ages Over 100.
win badly shaken, and at the Invi­ Scores of Youths in Big Cities waiting court action on charges ot
most Interesting of the many examina­
tation of the French government,
murder and manslaughter.
tions of materia) made each ten years
Await Court Action on
Juvenile courts In all big cities are
Washington, D. C.—Store than 3,500 by the census bureau. Examiners are years. Enoch, father of Methuselah, Is
crowded with offenders. In several men and women who are more than somewhat inclined to cynicism concern­ reported to have died at the then com­
Criminal Charges.
cities additional Judges have been a» 100 years old will engage the attention ing claims of more than 100 years be­ paratively early age of 365 years al­
signed to Juvenile courts to clean up of exj>ert examiners of the census cause many prove to be without founda­ though his son reached 969 years. Ac­
the dockets.
bureau, who are preparing a report on tion, they say. According to one inter­ cording to some explanations, the an­
Reformatories, detention homes and ages of persons living !u the United pretation of the reports of previous old cients of these times really lived no
houses of refuge to which police send States.
age counts, the number of persons longer than modern men and women, a
boys and girls of tender age to await
New light on how to live to be 100 claiming 100 years is constantly dimin­ different unit of time being referred to.
Considers Plan to Use Army Training courf action are crowded In all
sec- and more will be developed by the ishing In proportion to the total popu- The “years” of Methuselah, It Is con­
Camps for Offender»—Wayward
Hons of the country.
census examiners.
Jinny circum­ lotion. That may be because of a tended by some scientists, really were
By
Girls and Boy Bandits on
Favors Training Camps.
stances surrounding the lives of cen­ more careful examination of claims periods of the moon’s changes
the Increase.
Attorney-General
Daugherty
_
tenarians will be available to the cen­ rather than a decrease in the number others the explanation is advanced
has
given the problem much consideration. sus officials. Including place as well as of -centenarians, officials admit. The that the life of a tribe or family was
In a memorandum to President Hard­ date of birth, number of times mar- absence In the United States of a referred to rather thnn the life of an
Washington, I), C.—Child crime
ing,
Mr. Daugiierty suggested the es­ rled, occupation nnd general habits. uniform system of birth registration individual.
now
engaging
the
attention of
The present age, however, lias an
officials of the Department of Labor tablishment of federal camps for the This data is Included In the regular makes it often difficult to Investigate
advantage
over the ancient period, it
the
statements
of
persons
claiming
to
training
of
boy
offenders,
Tiie
citizen
­
census report for each resident of the
and other agencies of the govern-
meut, us well us the Interest of ship branches of the Interior and La­ United States. But In the cases of be more than 100 years of age. On the Is pointed out. In that now human life
Is gradually increasing In length. Just
am lologlsts, welfare workers and civic bor departments ure also studying the some persons who are reputed to be other hand. It also works to make it
the reverse^rns true In the ancient pe-
organizations throughout the United problem with a view to making recom­ more than 100 years of age special difficult fob real centenarians to prove
riods. North lived more than 900 years,
mendations for reform and training Information will be collected if the their extreme age.
States,
as years were then counted, but bls
May Marry at 102.
of youthful lawbreakers.
On the examination Is conducted as in the
More than 100 boys and girls under
Census bureau officials are Interested son Shein died at 600. Shem's son
possibility of diminishing child crime past.
twenty ure waiting trial on charges of
In
the claim of a Petersburg (Va.) vet­ lived only 438 years. Four generations
throughout the country depends in
Longevity Increasing.
burglary, banditry, automobile theft»
eran of the Mexican war whose friends later the descendants of Noah were
great men sure the nation's future
The
question
of
whether
women
or
and other crimes In Washington, Bal­
standard of citizenship, officials say. men live longer is one on which the say he is 102. Although having served dying nt between 100 and 200 years.
timore, New York and other big cities,
Attorney-General Duugherty recom­ census officials will be able to speak In the most active manner In the Civil Jacob died at 174, while Moses lived
according tq data In possession of offi­
mended to the President that the gov­ authoritatively when their examination war as well as the earlier conflict, this to be only 125. David died at 70 and
cials. Nearly u score of youths are
ernment convert Into reformatory train­ of the age statistics Is complete. They man still Is hardy and enjoys life Solomon at 58.
ing camps for boy lawbreakers some ot will also be in a position to make an with ten grandchildren and forty-five
the army cantonments. He planned to analysis of the effect of marriage and great grandchildren, it Is reported. MAN SPURNS FOUR PARDONS
Twice married, but a widower, he is
train there the youthful offenders In celibacy on longevity.
quoted as having said ft will be time
craftsmanship
of
various
kinds
and
the
The
average
length
of
life
throughout
Lifer" Dies in Virginia Prison at Age
Georgia Man Raises
Carl M. Langs.
value of clean and upright living. the United States is increasing daily, for him to die when he ceases fo find
of 90—For 40 Years His Job
Family
of
Rattlers
pleasure
In
the
society.of
a
pretty
This combined course of training in official reports show. In some sections
Lange's unit paraded In Paris on Ba»
Was to Feed Cats.
work and ethics would make good the death rate Is the lowest in the young woman. That he mgy marry a
tile day, July 14, 1917, heralding the
Americus,
Ga.
—
M.
W.
Bryant,
third
time
if
he
“
takes
it
into
his
citizens of many boys who come Into world. Twenty-two was the average
coming of American troops to tiie aid
Richmond, Va.—John Orrell, aged
living In the Rift neighborhood,
collision with the police. Mr. Daugherty length of life some decades ago. The head” Is regarded as a possibility by ninety, serving a life term in the peni­
of the allies.
has
hatched
out
a
brood
of
nine
the
veteran.
His
third
wife
will
be
believes. Under the present system of average now Is well above 30.
Following a brief preliminary train­
tentiary, Is dead. Four times he re­
rattlesnakes
after
having
sending them to ¡icnltentlnrtes and so-
ing In the rear areas, the First di­
Persons of advanced age aré becom­ a widow If he decides to enter mat­ fused a pardon from four different
crushed
the
mother
snake,
which
rimony
again,
lie
explains
to
friends.
called reformatories little real reform ing more and more active as a group
vision was assigned to the lines and
governors. He was sent to the peni-
measured over six feet and had
the unit to which Lnnge was as­
Is accomplished, according to the nt than ever before, according to official “They understand one so well,” he tentlary for life because he
could not
says.
nine
rattles,
killed
it
and
took
torney-general, who believes mnny and semi-official reports received by
signed fought successfully In six ma­
resist a propensity to steal.
Physicians
studying
longevity
are
In
­
the
eggs
home,
where
he
placed
youths finish serving their sentences several branches of tire government.
jor nnd n large number of minor en­
He was in prison when the Civil
them In a box of sand for Incu­
with a bitter hatred of society which Their activity Is especially noticed In terested In the coming results of the
gagements.
From all of thsse the
war ended, and when freed declared
census
bureau
age
report.
That
three
bation.
Each
egg
hatched
and
transforms them Into hubltual crim­ connection with the reports on mar­
young soldier emerged unscathed.
score and ten years need not neces­ “the Yankees turned me out of a
the little fellows measured 12
inals.
It wns In Cnntlgny thnt Carl Lnnge
riage and divorce which reach Wash­
sarily be taken as the logical age limit home,” and insisted on being returned.
Inches.
.They
are
under
obser
­
assisted In currying tiie body of Merle
Tire Increase of crime by children ington.
on modern human life represents the For the last 40 years his sole duty has
vation.
now sweeping the entire country inis
Huy from the trenches, Hay was
One New York man of 63 recently
Its counterpart In England, Germany, obtained a divorce, although he had newest medical thought on the sub­ been to feed the cats In the big prison.
the first Iowa boy killed and one ot
He occupied one cell for more than
France and many other countries, re- merely been separated from his wife ject. Length of average life Is de­
.
years, having the freedom of the
ports show. It Is belleved to be a for years, because, he explained, he termined by physical structure and 50
direct result of the war wnen hundreds bad decided fo remarry. He denied he changes in the composition of the body yards. He did much of his own cook­
of young boys and girls were left prac­ had sleeted the woman to whom he rather than by mere length of time, ing, and under the orders of the pris­
tically without parental guidance of wished to extend this honor, but said physicians explain. By examination , on physician was allowed three drink»
, whisky each day.
the right kind.
With fathers and he wns certain flint sooner or later he of the state of tissues and blood of
older brothers nway at war, mothers would wish to remarry. He already physicians are now able to determine
the age of any person with a reason­
In many cases could not restrain Im­ has three marriages to Ids credit.
GEORGIA NEGRO FATHER OF 32
able degree of accuracy.
pulses of their sons and daughters,
Government officials are interested
Studies still are being made by scien­
with the result that the children sought In n sixty-slx-year-old resident of De
Run Out of Names and Last Thrta
evil compnnlons and were led Into Funlak Springs. Fin., who recently took tists to explain the reported ages of 1
Select Own as They Enter
mnny of the characters of the Bible,
criminal habits.
out a license to wed a thlrteen-year-
Public School.
some
of
whom
lived
for
more
than
900
Many Boys Turn Bandits.
old girl with the consent of the girl’s
Records of the police In New York parents.
Savannah, Ga.—A. B. Burgess, a
and other eastern cities - are filled
From Atlantic, Iowa, came the re-
negro employed by the Atlantic Coast
with facts concerning the arrest of boy port of a farmer of 90 who engaged a BIGGEST OF MUSHROOMS
Line railway, probably has the largest
burglars and bandjts whose ages nre few days ngo In his seventh march to
family In Georgia. He is the father
found to be but fourteen nnd fifteen the altar, the bride being 78. The first
of 32 children and has had three
years. The number of offenders under six wives of the farmer died, all of
wives.
Twenty-six of the children
twenty years is enormous, officials say. them being sisters. The present’wife
are living.
Data showing the exact relation be­ Is the sister of the farmer’s first six
The negro has been blessed with
tween the numbers of ndult nnd child wives. She was twice married before
seven sets of twins and two sets of
lawbreakers now Is being collected taking her farmer lipsband.
triplets.
from police In mnny centers.
Marriages at 50 or More.*
When the last set of twins were
Gangs of boys are responsible for a
Records of the Census Bureau Indi­
born, Burgess and his wife had run
large number of holdups now occurring cate that marriages of persons beyond
out of names for them and they went
In big cities, police sny.
50 years are becoming Increasingly
nameless until they selected their own
Police find It difficult to cope with frequent. Although SO per cent of men
names when they entered public school.
child crime because in tnnny cnses the and women who reach the age of 45
Burgess shied nt selecting names
crime represents the first attempt. It are married, 10 per cent, do not tnke
when he found that ar long his progeny
Is the amateur burglar and footpad the matrimonial leap until nfter that
he had been “doubling up," having two
who Is most difficult to nrrest.
age. Less than 10 per cent of all per-
“Willies” and two “Sallies” In hla
The ease with which boy bandits nre sons who live to be more thnn 45 re-
flock.
nble to obtain flrenrms In most cities mnln unmarried.
Is one cause of child crime, It Is as­
Divorces are becoming moro and
Girl Lives in Grass Hut
sumed.
more frequent between men and
Baltimore.—Gowned in silk and
women of 45 and 50 years of age. The
wearing French slippers, Anna Flint,
Wife’s Value $25.
records show that a majority of di­
sixteen, was found by a policeman
London. Justice Horrldge granted vorced persons attempt matrimony at
living In the woods In the Walbrouk
a divorce to Thomas Elvin, n leather least a second time. The number who
Little Violet Schroder holding a section.
denier. Elvin Insisted on damages, al­ seek happiness in wedded life three mushroom grown by her father John,
Site had built a tent of grasses apd
Part of Premier Lloyd George’s holiday In Scotland wns spent nt BJnlr so, nnd the court ordered Muck Camp- and four times Is large.
who sent It to President Harding. It branches of trees, which she had oc­
castle, sent of the duke of Atholl, who Is here seen helping Lloyd George Un, the man In the case, to pny the
The police court records of big weighed three pounds and Is said to cupied since she disappeared from her
across the moors.
wronged husband $25.
cities furnish material for a study of have been of record-breaking slxe.
home severe! days ago.
WAS DECORATED FOUR TIMES
Experts Study
Centenarians
Swept by Wave 70
of Child Crime
PRESIDENT TAKES IT DP
Lloyd George on His Holiday
NO LONGER AGE LIMIT