TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy, rORIXAXD, OCTOBER 21, 1917.
rAMER CAN'S DASH
FOR LIBERTY WINS
German Oppressors Are Out
witted by Nervy New Eng
. land Yankee.
THRILLING STORY IS TOLD
f Connecticut Man Taken Frisoner in
One of Moewe's- Raids Tells ot
4
Tough Experiences in
Teuton Prisons.
; (Continued From First Page.)'
4
Smith planned his escape for Saturday
I morning, October 6. It was his second
attempt. The first had brought him
' 18 days in a dark cell on bread! and
water, with no bed, after he had been at
i large for one day In the country north -'
west of Lubeck.
, Was Working on DocKs.
Along with several hundred other pris-
oners of war of many nationalities, he
had been employed since early in May
on the Lubeck docks, loading ships
Z bound for Sweden, with cargoes of fer-
tilizer, coke, salt, a little coal, and, once
K In a while, steel shavings. One of these
vessels was the German, ship Undine,
v. which Smith had been, helping load with
fertilizer for about a week. With this
f vessel in mind he figured out his plan.
- "It cpmes Friday night a week ago
J- and, I go sick. See?" Smith said today,
v 'That means I had to report myself sick
that night, and, then when the doctor
would come in the morning at 8 he
i would look me over. In. this way I
" wouldn't be marched out to the docks at
6 in. the morning: with the other prls-
oners.
:-' Hides in Held Week.
"They are always marched out in
" bunches of 12, and my plan was to slip
Into one of these bunches after it was
j counted, so I would reach the docks, but
wouldn't be among the counted It
s worked fine. I reached- the dock, our
guard not knowing he had IS prisoners
instead of 12, because he had. counted
them before I stepped in.
"iio I go to the Undine, which the
j launch I Joined was loading-. As soon as
1 got aboard the Undine, I went down
into the hold and hid myself in, the fer-
t, tilizer. I found some matting and cov
ered myself and laid there from Satur
day morning: to Friday morning of the
i next week. It was dark, but I had a
pocket lamp, that lasted quite a while.
"I had some crackers, but as I could
- not bring any water with me the crack
' ers were no good to me, because my
. mouth and throat got so dry I could
not swallow them. I tried to eat them,
but they were like sand in my mouth
and would not go down.
"Sometimes I'd sleep a while I don't
know how long and then I'd wake up
with a nervous chill I'd wake up with
a Jump. All the time I was afraid and
' my tongue was getting: bigger and big
. ger. it felt a foot thick."
Almeat Ready to Give TTp.
"What did you think about all those
T, days and nights?" I asked. . -
. For the first time in his recital the
5, rood-natured grin on Smith's massive
face vanished in a look of horror, and
lie answered slowly:
"Mr. Bennett, you could think about
nothing except everything you ever
. cione in your life. But the worst part
- was my tongue getting bigger. It was
like my tongue was crowding my brains
ou,t. 1 was on the verge of going above
two or three times, but then I thought
of that 18 days on bread and water in
the dark I'd got before, and X stuck
It out. ...
"When Thursday nicht came I could
tell by . the sounds they were starting
to unload, but 1 wairt-d. Aiune in the
night I crawled to the hatchway, which
was only covered with tarpaulins, and
looking out I could see they were
guarding the deck, so I waited and
figured out what I'd do in the ninrnms
when -they began to unload again.
4lves Jiwedeii a Surprise.
"I figured I'd stand on the hatchway
ladder and .iu.t as they pulled off the
' tarpaulin I'd make a rush. It worked
Jut. that way. Iuckily for me, the
pranfrplink was right opposite the
hatchway so I could make it in about
two .lumps, because the Swedes that
pulled the tarpaulin pf were o sur?
prised.
"They- stood looking" when I Jumped
out on them. They were the fellows
that made the motion fer me and the
policeman to 0 along. I guess they
understood."
Smith's most thrilling experiences"
were his involuntary participation in
five of the Moewe's battles. It was late
in February when the raider over
hauled the Pacific Steam Navigation
'ompany's steamer Ksmeraldas bound
from Newport News to Liverpool with
.a cargo of &50 horses. Smith cad
shipped on it as a muleteer.
(ermans Son Aboard.
"'"We'd had had weather and been
out of our course." said Smith. "Then
rame the 12th day and Willi it our
first good weather.
"It was about 2 o'clock in the morn
ing and we were asleep when a feller
woke me up and says, 'They've got us,'
and there was the Moewe lying astern.
Pretty soon our ship swarmed witli
Germans seemed like there were a
thousand of them.
"Three of them carried bombs in
their arms. After they took us off they
put the bombs in the hold and blew UP
the Ksmeraldas.
I'nts I p Sharp Fight.
"This Moewe looked like a tramp
steamer, but it could travel, believe me.
It had eight guns forward under a fold
ing deck, and when it fought they
raised the shipsides. They lowered
them after battle and then it looked
harmless. It had two guns amidships
and one aft.
"When they took us aboard the
Moewe its prisoners were two Japs, six
negroes, the rest English, all told about
350. We numbered 116. After they
got us they cruised around 14 days
longer and got four more boats.
"One was the Otackee. and it. with
only one gun. put up a h of a fight.
Out of the nine shots it made eight
hits. When the Otackee's gunner came
aboard the commanding officer of the
Moewe shook his hand and said. 'I con
gratulate you on your marksmanship.
If you had had another gun. you'd have
given us a pretty good time.'
Fifteen Killed in Fight.
"The gunner says: 'I'd have given
you a damn good time as it was if my
ammunition hadn't run out.' Besides,
they killed his ammunition feeder after
the second shot, and then he had to
load and fire alone. , His name was
"Worth, He never talked unless you
asked him a question. Then he'd an
swer. We called him Silent Worth.
Fifteen coolies and Germans . were
allWd in that battle.
rhis Moewe was an old refrigerator
boat with a cork filling in the sides,
and when Worth was putting his sock
dolagers the cork filling fell Into the
compartment we huddled in. After
every battle the Geruina got their
schnapps.
'ijoinetimea they, were pretty well
sloughed up. An American, doctor from
our boat used to help the German doc
tors patch up the wounded. He was
from Virginia. He lost his practice
through rum. Once he helped the Ger
mans cut off a leg.
Ivlel Harbor Crowded.
"We got good treatment on the
Moewe. They fed us twice a day. One
day one of the crew came down and
said: 'Well, your country's In it now."
He did not seem to care.
"When the Moewe came in they land
ed us at Kiel on March 21. Kiel harbor
was full of warcraft. battleships and
hydroplanes, and it was a pretty sight
to watch the hydroplanes darting down
to the water like gulls. We lay in Kiel
for four days and then nearly two
weeks in a town called Durmen.
Finally we reached the big prison camp
near Brandenburg on April 4. We were
in. that dump until early in May."
I know that Brandenburg prison
camp, having visited It on one of the
bleakest days of last Winter and hence
was interested to hear how Smith found
it. To questions he replied in his un
resentful way:
"Well, they pushed us and shoved us
a good deal and called us swine and
some other things, but the rest was
German and we could not tell what it
meant.- Then they'd have about 13 roll
calls a day and get us out in that slush
and check and recheck us."
Bread and Turnip. Soup.
"How about the food?"
"We got one chunk of bread daily
and turnip soup. That turnip soup was
good water spoiled. There was much
sickness. ' What made us sorest was
being shoved. One guard was awful on
the shove. One day ' a Canuck says'.
'I don't care if I get killed, I'm going to
get that guy.' Then he hit the guard a
wallop that sent him 15 feet, and then
Jumped on him. Then all the guards
jumped on the Canuck and beat and
knocked out two teeth. I heard they
gave the Canuck a year in some rotten
jail for that wallop.
A German Day's Work,
"They took us to work on the Lubeck
docks in May. We had to get up at 4
in the morning and be at work by .
Before going to work we got tea or
coffee and a piece of bread. We stopped
at 8 for what they called breakfast, but
there was nothing. We laid around for
half an hour and then went back to
work until noon, when came food and
rest until 1:30. We worked then till
3:30, when we were given another half
hour rest, after which we went back to
work until li."
"But how could you -work; ou that
food ?"
"You had to whether you could or
not. If you told them you could not,
they said you had to. England helped
out a lot every week, sending every
prisoner a package with veal loaf,
corned beef, biscuit, tea, sugar, con
densed milk, tobacco and soap. The
Germans were honest about the pack
ages. Once in a while a can of tobbeco
would be missing, but we. got most
everything they sent.
Paid a Mark R Day.
"They paid us a mark a day for our
work, but lately the pay was only in
canteen money, paper slips good only
at the canteen. The canteen woman
was a grafter. Outside the canteen a
soldier could buy tobacco for us at 90
pfennings, but the girl inside charged
a mark and a half, and the soldiers
would buy apples and pears for us for
50 pfennings a pound, while she
charged 75.
"The biggest part of the tonnage In
Lubeck was Swedish ships, bringing in
iron ore, pulp and wood, going back
with what I have told you of. Lots of
sardine tins went to Norway, and cargo
after cargo of barbed wire and iron
rods went out by way of Danzis to
the Germant front in Russia."
lake a Whipped People.
V"On the -whole, do the Germans seem
to you like a whipped people?"
"Yes, sir; they do. They have no
food and they have no men at Lubeck.
Women were working on the docks
handling iron ore and oarrying bags
of coal. Our guards could Hpeak a little
Knglish and they used to say, 'The
Kaiser's no damn good. King George
no damn good. Krieg (war) no gu.d.
No good for you: no good for us. All
money krieg. . Deutschland is kaput.
Wir hat nichts y.u essen. Too many
gegen.' A lot of them thought the war
would be over by Christmas."
Translating some of the pigeon Ger
man Smith picked up, the word
"Kaput" is German slang for "busted."
When Smith made his first attempt
to escape from Lubeck. he heard that
Denmark lay to the northwest, so he
headed in that direction as near as he
could figure. When he was sent to jail,
he got total darknes. and one piece of
bread an inch and a half thick dally,
and had to sleep on a board. But every
fifth day they would give him soup and
daylight. .
Proved Self Real American.
After Smith took off his prison uni
form In Stockholm and shaved and
washed, a few of lis chipped in with
some money and clothes, and Smith be
gan to look really respectable. It was
a treat to see him.
Too much cannot be said for the way
our Consulate treated him. 1 had been
watchins; this Consulate for five
months, and it seems to me it is setting
a fine example for every American
Consulate. Legation and Embassy in
Europe for patience, generosity, solici
tude and. genuine tenderness to the af
flicted and bewildered. Vice-Consul
Iteilly went down to the station to get
Smith when he arrived from Morrkoep
ing, because he said. "1 thought he'd
proved himself a good American, and
deserved welcome."
The Consulate is sending Smith home.
90TH BIRTHDAY OBSERVED
Mrs. Caldwell, of I'oncalla, Came to
Oregon In 1818.
B.OSEBURG. Or.. Oct. 20. (Special.)
Mrs. Sarah Anne McKlnney Caldwell,
of "i'oncalla. celebrated her 90th birth
day anniversary Wednesday. She was
born in Booneville. Mo., in 1S27.
In the Spring of 1S48 she, with her
parents, two brothers and a sister.
Joined a wagon train bound for Oregon.
The sister died on the way of moun
tain fever.
Many times the train was halted by
roaming bands of Indians and forced to
pay toll. After many mishaps the train
of 40 wagons arrived at Oregon City
on September 25, 1S4S.
On February 14, 1S49, Miss McKinney
was married to Alexander Caldwell,
w i o had but recently returned from the
Cay use war. They first made their
home in Oregon City, and later moved
to Amity, Or.
Stephen. M.. of Eugene, and. M. Delia
Caldwell, of Yoncalla, are the only sur
viving children.
Mrs. Caldwell has five grandchildren.
She is one of the best types
of the early pioneer, being at the
present time In the best of health and
assisting in the household duties.
ELKS AID OREGON OUTFIT
Grand Lodge. Gives $60,000 to
Equip Hospital for University Unit.;
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Oct. 20. The Grand Lodge of
Elks today advised Senator Chamber
lain that it had allotted $60,000 to equip
a Red Cross hospital unit for the Uni
versity of Oregon, this amount being
all that is required. Local contributions
will not be required or this unit.
The $20,000 subscribed locally will
be set apart to -equip nurses and -furnishing
articles not included in regular
hospital, unit specifications,
i
MOMENT FOR SELF-
DENIAL
HAS
GOME
Sugar Famine Reported in
East, While West Is Scant
ily Supplied.
RIGID ECONOMY IS URGED
Much of Country's Available Supply
Sent to France, Where Scarcity
of Sweets Is Most
Acutely FelU
CHICAGO, Oct. 20. Formal -warning
was issued here this afternoon on in
structions from the office of Food Ad
ministrator Hoover that a sugar fam
ine is upon the country and that the
moment of America's first self-denial in
the matter of food has arrived.
Announcement that this "condition is
serious enough in the West and Middle
West, but in the East it has developed
into a famine" was made by Henry H.
Rolapp, president of the United States
Sugar Manufacturers' Association and
treasurer of the sugar distributing
committee of the food administration,
on receipt of a telegram from George
Kolapp, chief of the sugar division of
the food administration at Washington.
The telegram requests that the situa
tion by made clear to all citizens of
the United States and that the need
for rigid economy for several weeks
be explained.
France Pleads for Sugar.
On receipt of the telegram Mr. Rolapp
issued a statement in which he said
that a few weeks ago it was hoped that
the situation might be tided over until
receipt of the Cuban crop. At this
juncture, however, came a cry from
France, where they had been existing
on the moat meager supply, and for pa
triotic reasons the food administration
diverted to the greater need of an ally
the product from our own shores, de
spite the great need here. The loss
fell on the Atlantic states principally.
The sacrifice was cheerfully made
and hope was transferred to the beet
sugar crop. Here came disappointment,
too, for adverse weather held back the
crop three or fov.r weeks and brought
about the present, critical situation. The
statement adds:
"Acting upon the splendid spirit of
patriotism, the food administration
sugar distributing committee, under au
thority from Washington, has ordered
every producing factory in the United
States immediately to divert sugar
shipments to the Far Eastern states,
keeping for the West and Middle WeBt
only the scantiest minimum which will
prevent distress in the West, as that
which now confronts the East.
Close Economy Urged.
"It will take some little time to have
the sugar rolled to the Aalantlc from
the California and Rocky Mountain
states, but in the meantime all luxu
ries, including candy making, must be
limited to the extreme. Jobbers and
retailers must be made guardians for a
very much reduced household consump
tion; and the producers and railroads
must use extraordinary efforts to tide
this first experience in food shortage
which has overtaken the American pub
lic.
"All this involves effort and sacrifice
from everybody, but when once con
vinced of its necessity, the American
public may be always be relied upon to
manifest its utmost willingness for
sacrifice."
Mr. Rolapp roughly estimated that
for every five pounds of sugar needed
there is but, one pound in the country.
He estimated the present supply at
about 100,000 tons.
FIRE DRILLS NEEDED
state: Fmt; marshal, directs
ArrEAL TO (CROOL BOARDS,
Majority of Fires Are Caased From
Ueatinir Plants, Oily Rasrs ana
Rubbish, Says Official.
SAT-EM". Or.. Oct. JO. (Special.)
State Fire Marshal Wells has issued the
following appeal to School Boards and
school districts to protect the lives of
the children placed under their care;
"livery year brings its toll of lives
of children in the schools and other
institutions as the result of fires. In
many cases the loss of life and the
injuries are caused by panle rather
than by fires themselves. Fires often
occur from defective heating apparatus
and from storing rubbish and oily rags
under the stairs. Regular inspections
should be made by the janitor and the
principals, of the schools at least once
a week. Stairways are always fire
traps, and a false step made by one
of the children means a pile of frantic
little ones endeavoring to escape and
reach a place of safety.
"The only way to save these little
folks from panic, injury or death in
case of fire, is to make their escape
from the building as convenient as
possible. To quiet their fear when an
alarm is given the teachers should
remember that the little ones look to
them for safe guidance out of the
building. The teachers should feel
their responsibility and see that fire
drills are often held, for one little life
is worth many times the value of all
the schoolhouses in the United States.
"I heartily appeal to every school in
Oregon to hold weekly fire drills, so
when a fire occurs both the children
and the teachers will leave the building
with as little excitement as possible,
and this can only be had through
proper training."
WOMAN FILLS . 1500 JARS
Gaston Reports Successes of Food
Conservation Movement,
GASTOX, Or.. Oct. 20. (Special.)
Never has there been more done in the
line of canning and preserving of fruit
and vegetables, the making of pickles,
catsup and relishes, drying of corn, ap
ples and prunes and the bottling of
fruit juices than this year.
There is little fruit or vegetables go
ing to waate here as compared- to
former years, when great quantities
were left on the ground to rot or were
fed to the hogs.
One thrifty woman with a large fam
ily, of grown-ups, has over 500 jars of
preserves put away, and has also dried
a large quantity of fruit.
With few exceptions every family has
enough dried beans for their own use
stored away, though the bean crop was
about half what it would have been
with the usual amount of Summer rains.
Portland Students Honored.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Corvallis. Oct. 20. (Soeclal.l Several
i Portland, students have recently, been
Store Closed Saturday Evenings at 8 O'Clock
$18.50 to $22.50 Tapestry and Leatherette
Overstuffed Rockers
You needn't bring your check,
book. Pick the Rocker you like
and Pay-the-Edwards-Way.
$1.50 Cash, 50c Week
Whoever heard of a home with too many Rockers? In most
homes there are not enough to go round when the after-dinner
scramble begins ! Everybody knows it's usually a plain case of
"first come, first served."
Here is a splendid "Extra" for the living-room or library. All
are sturdily and rigidly built on Colonial lines.
Deep, inviting spring seat, shaped back and big roll arms.
Perfectly balanced on heavy oak rockers.
Take your choice of two
patterns in tapestry. Leather
ette is in a rich brown color
and of good quality, too !
TV
A month from now you'll begin
selecting Christmas presents
why not start now with one of
these beautiful Rockers?
SPECIAL PRICES ON SUPERFINE
HEATERS ALL OF THIS WEEK!
Don't sit around saying
"Boo" "Boo" about these
crimpy evenings the sea
son is Just starting.
The heater pictured be
low is built of heavy-gauge
blue steel with cast top,
bottom and inner lining.
A Big Bnngalow Heater
$12.45
125 Cash, 50c Wk
Edwards' Panama is a wonder. Tou
need not worry about knots and blocks.
The large feed door will care for them.
Its mica front door swings wide open,
fiving that desired, effect without
urning extra fuel.
Vest It's a
Heater and Fireplace
Complete.
$19.85
$2.00 Cash, 75c Week
This one actually burns
the smoke. Duplex Grates
for wood and coal (just
like a ranee), a patent
draft that forces heat and
smoke back onto the fire
instead of up the chimney.
By all means see this heat
er, whether you Intend
buying one or not. The
special price is
$28.95
$3 Cash, $1 Week
&
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A time-saver A labor-saver
wonderful kitchen help.
A tUlfSt
Equipped with every labor-saving,
time-saving, fuel-saving and sanitary
feature known to Range Science.
Different sizes and different styles
now on display. Call at any time; we'll
gladly explain, the advantages of a
"Monarch." If you decide to buy, your
old stove may be applied as part pay
balance easy.
NO! Edwards' UNOLA Is Not $100
tM :'c''; fj'
: V.JiJlfi' fM'
S-iM &Mw. m III
The Price Is Only
The Terms Are
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A7o Interest
M u i e without ton
color is like a painting
without perspective like
food without salt.
Doesn't it seem to you
as though an instrument
that measures up to the
following ia worthy of
your consideration ?
Height, 45 inches.
Width, 18i inches.
Depth, 20 inches.
Universal Tone Arm.
All-wood Tone Cham
ber. Tone Modifier.
Speed Regulator.
12-inch Turn Table.
2-spring Motor.
"Moss Rose" Hand -Decorated Ivory
Enamel Bedroom Suite
A
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never get more in rest, comfort
and satisfaction! .
Pretty swell, isn't it? With its
delicate spray of "moss roses," and
mind you, the price for five pieces
as pictured is only.
$7J50 Cash. $150 Week Is-the-Way-You-May-Pay
A salesman was told the following, just a few days ago, by a
lady who was "shopping" too late:
"We paid over f 100 for a decorated suite that doesn't begin to
be as nice as this one." ,
Be careful; don't let this same thing
Straight to Edwards."
happen to you. "Go
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Have You Bought That Liberty Bond? If Not, Do It This Week Without Fail!
Out -of -Town Folks!
YOU
YOU
YOU
YOU
YOU
-are Justified In demanding
merchandise of assured qual
ity. -are "guaranteed absolute sat
isfaction' when trading with
Edwards.
-are privileged to take advan
tage of all advertised SPE
CIALS. -are privileged to take advan
tage of Edwards-Easy-to-Pay-Way-too.
-will not be charged one cent
extra for safe packing and
drayage to freight depot.
Your Credit Is Good as Gold!
Select one single piece or a house full.
It's easy to pay the Edwards way.
$ 50.00 Worth $ 5.00 Cash, 91.00 a "Week
75.00 Worth $ 7.50 Cash, $1.50 a Week
9 lOO.OO Worth UO.OO Cash, $2.00 a Week
$150.00 Worth $15.00 Cash, $2.50 a Week
ril?Ir.
WTfrQAliSS
Now -Is -the -Time !
YflTT- will realise the real value of
VI J Edwards' Exchange Depart
ment. YflTT will be surprised at the liberal
A allowance made for old furni
ture. .
VATt will need at least one new
piece during this house-clean- '.
lng time.
VrTT can give a Rocker, Rug. Bed,
J Dresser, etc., for what you
wait
YfTT can buy refinlshed used fur-
" U niture here for about the
cost of new.
'ZZZZZZJust Two Blocks North of Washington
elected to prominent offices in the col
lege. Miss Ruth Kelly was elected vice
piesident of the senior class and Miss
Marjorie Rood was made secretary of
the freshman class. Among those who
were successful in tryouts for the
Mask and Dagger Society are Miss Stel
la Marie Cross and George Alstadt. The
Mask and Dagger takes only a few new
members each year through a rigid
tryout system.
PLAINS CROSED THRICE
Mrs. 3Iartha Pearson, Who Died at
Bandon, Pioneer of 1852.
m BANDON, Or., Oct. iO. (Special.)
Mrs. Martha Cerilda Pearson, who died
recently at this place, was born in
Indiana October 7, 1S12. With her
parents she crossed the plains to Ore
gon in 1S.12. locating near Milwaukie.
later at Wren and inally at Philo-
math. She was married June 9. 1S67.
to Henry H, Pearson and moved to
Claquato. Wash., later to Cedar Mill,
Or., then- to Coppel. Wash.
In 1875 she again crossed the plains
by -wagon and in 1877 returned by the
same conveyance. In 178 she moved
to Grangeville, Idaho, where she re
sided until 1893, when, she returned to
Oregon, settling near Marion, where
she lived until 1909. when she moved
to Bandon. Her husbad died, In 1916.
She leaves a sister, a brother, two
sons, a grandson, and a granddaughter.
Snake River Wagon Road Urged.
LEWISTON. Idaho, Oct.' 20. (Special.)
The Commercial Club here has just
received a communication from J. N.
Jellison. of Caldwell, Idaho, advocating
the construction of a wagon road along
the Snake River from Lewiston to Wel
ser. Mr. Jellison. estimates the cost of
such a highway to be less than, J1600 a
mile, or ti 65,000 for the whole road.
Santiscptic for a Perfect CompleiloBv
Pmarri, beaut! den. softens, whitens, prerenti
Idpifly clear. kla ot mil ernjKWma. Wll
Uke its cltaaU. bealUiy odor. 60c All druggita
"-Adv.
Assets $12,200,000.00
DORCHESTER, NEBR., May 7, 1917.
Jlr. V. C. tvilaon. Pres.,
Hankers Life 1mm. Ce.
. Uaoola, jebv,
DEAR SIR: I wish to express my
thanks to you for the very prompt and
satisfactory settlement I am receiving
on my policy taken out in your com
pany fifteen years ago today.
At the time I took this policy, my
friends and neighbors all said I had
fooled my money away. Now for the
benefit of my relatives and friends I
will give the exact settlement. I paid
the company S40.05 for fifteen years,
making a cost to me of 600.?. Today
I am receiving from your General
Agent, B. I Stephenson. J804.4S. That
gives me a net profit of more than $200.
Not having any Bona I have taken out a
polloy on each of my two daughters. I
hope many of the young people will do
as I have done and get the same bene,
tits. Thanking you again, I am
Respectfully yours,
VACIAV VBBSKT. :
FIFTEEN-PAYMENT LIFE POLICY
Matured in the -
OLD LINE BANKERS LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
of Lincoln, Nebraska
Name of insured - ...Vaclav Vrbsky
Residence Dorchester, Nebraska
Amount of policy $1000.00
Total premiums paid Co....$ 600.75
SETTLEMENT
Total cash paid Mr. Vrbsky .. .$804.43
And 15 Years Insurance for Nothing.
We wish to contract with new men. Join? us and let us make you some money.
Write Home Office, Lincoln, Neb., for particulars. Dept. R-
r-