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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20
No Politics In Legion.

''''There is no politics in our legion
and no menace to peace Although
many branches may be formed, all APP
plications for membership have to come
to national headquarters in the Mari
time building, 10 Bridge street, New
York city.
con acceptance members sign an
agreement pledging them to the fol
lowing obligations:
&c To report to the secretary of the
legion, by letter or postcard, four times
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20

Photo by American Press Association.
DIR. JOHN e. HAUsA1ANN, SECRETARY OF
THE AMERICAN LEGION.
cessity of call to arms, would furnish
the means Of swift, and efficient organ
ization. This is very different from
militarism and really prevents militar-
ism in all it's Objectionable forms
when the birth Of the legion was
announced two months ago an impetu-
GUS public jumped to the conclusion
that it was to be mighty fighting Or
ganization of armed, uniformed and
regularly drilled men. Such is not the
case. The members of the legion are
not armed, have no uniform except a
small button and no military exercises
are provided for their training.
."All the legion seeks to be is we'll
organized, we'll managed, thoroughly
reliable bureau of information, ready
to supply at a moments notice just
such information as the government of
the United States would need If sud-
denly called upon to back up it's au-
thority with force Of arms. To enable
the immediate location of the men who
will be needed, such men as expert
merchant navigators, chauffeurs, rail-
road engineers and firemen, telegraph
operators, aviators, civil, electrical and
mechanical engineers, experts in ex-
plosives, cooks, bakers, horsemen,
blacksmiths, mule packers and men in
other vocations whose services will be
needed and needed quick; it is in that
the American legion expects to- prove
it's value in possible time of trouble.
May Form Rifle Clubs.
LOCALLY the members may form rifle
clubs and that sort Of thing That
will be in their own discretion. There
can be no doubt that the fact of mem
bership in the legion will inspire Amer
leans to have regard to their direct
usefulness to the state and their ideals
in the event Of danger.
"Many dangers are possible. It must
not be forgotten that when the war in
Europe Is over the European nations,
particularly the victors, will be much
stronger than before. We know that
the United States was never so strong
as at the close of the civil war. Then
we had great army Of men who had
had actual experience Of war. So It
will be with the powers In Europe
This circumstance ought not to be lost
sight OF.
saThe amazing growth of the Ameri-
can legion shows that the idea and its
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20

When there is much light the shad-
ows are deepest - Goethe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20
It's Mutual.

It's Mutual.
where shall we go?'
Lets visit the Joneses."
"But they have no children. and our
Willie doesn't like Them
Well it's a standoff. They don't
like our Willie either Bal timore
American
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20
Washing the Dishes.

Washing the Dishes.
Yes, some of us fellows keep house.
at the fraternity home.''
Don't you hate to wash dishes 2"
I've don't have to. We have plenty
of candidates for the fraternity, and
dish washing is great as an initiation
stunt. Louisville CONFECTIONERY.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20


COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAN LEGION.
Of New York; Howard Elliott of Mas
sachusetts, Nicholas Longworth of Gin
cinnati, William Allen White of Kan
sas, HarryP. Judson and Medill Nc
Cormick Of Chicago, Frederick NJ. AL
ger of Michigan, Colonel Alexander R.
Lawton Of Georgia, and Crittenden
Marriott of Washington
"California is represented by Milton
Esberg and R. NJ Tobin of San Fran
cisco, George B. Harrison of Sacra-
mento, J. B. Miller of Los Angeles and
Chester Fl. Rowell Of Fresno; Connecti-
cut by Carl NJ. Chaplin Of Waterbury,
Indiana by William Dudley Foulke of
Richmond, Minnesota by w. J. Dean
Of St. Paul, Nebraska by. John G..
Maher of Lincoln, New Jersey by Rob
ert G. Maxwell of Trenton, and Ten
nessee by Hapsburg Liebe Of johnson
City. -
"The directors and officers are E. Or
monde Power, president; Julien T. 'Da-
vies, Jr:, vice president; Henry Rogers
Winthrop, treasurer; Alexander M.
White, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and
Arthur. S: Hoffman,. -
Men Sorted by Talents.
mo man already serving in the Unit
ed States army, navy or marine corps
or In the national guard Of any Of the
states is eligible for membership I'M
til his resignation or honorable dis
charge. What we want are the men
who have had military experience or
who are qualified by some technical
training that would be of service to
the country in wartime. We have
classified the eligible under seventy
two distinct heads.
eve are sorting out our men accord
ing to their various talents and will
classify them so that they can be as
signed to the jobs they can best per-
form. 1t is a waste of time to train a
man to fix einsulators on a telephone
pole after war breaks out when in the
infantry, struggling with a spade or
rifle, Is man who in civilian life was
a lineman, skilled and experienced by
years Of service. It would be a misit
to put a bank president to scouting
when he can serve better in the quar-
termaster's department., and to put an
inexperienced boy to keeping accounts
when his very blood tingles to get on
a motorcycle and scout about the ene-
my's lines. Every man in the job for
which he is best fitted is the idea Of
the American legion.
ssBy means Of membership in the
American legion men give exact infor-
nation which shows precisely what
job they can best fill in wartime, all
this being recorded in great card In
dex system.
"Advice of experts was obtained as
to the best method of compiling and
indexing this information and the card
cross index system established is such
that If at any time the legion should
receive from the government call as
to the availability Of a given number
Of chauffeurs, aviators or men of any
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20

Left at the Post, So to Speak.
He was loyal employee Of the post
office for thirty lone years. 49,
Faithful to the letter. Philadel-
-phia Ledger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20

year, on the first days Of January,
April, July and October, giving my
serial number in the legion and my
permanent address in full at that time.
" To notify the secretary promptly
of change Of permanent address be-
tween these dates.
&c TO pay the annual dues Of 25 cents
on the LIST Of January Of each year.
+" TO wear the insignia of the Ameri-
can legion, to hold it in respect and to
do my best to persuade others who can
be Of service to our country to enrol in
the legion The insignia consists Of
an enameled button, blue star on a
white field, on the outer edge of which
Is red circle.
"There may be difference of opin-
ion as to the extent of preparation
necessary for our national defense.
There should be but one opinion as to
the wisdom of lessening our present
unpreparedness No more conserva-
tive step in the direction Of advance
preparation than that advocated by
the legion has yet been devised
No Government Records. Sc
president Wilson has said that the
United States in case Of war must de-
pend chiefly upon a 'citizenry trained
and accustomed to arms But the
government has no record Of the pres
ent addresses and qualifications Of its
honorably. discharged soldiers, sailors
and marines, nor has it information of
available men trained IN the various
occupations essential to the conduct Of
modern war
''The work of the legion should there
fore appeal to all American citizens,
and it Is earnestly hoped it will re-
ceive their. active support and assist
ance in the attainment Of the objects
for which it was formed. .
The National Security league in a
statement just issued says:
cali those. who have seen service in
the regular army, as volunteers or In
the national guard maneuvers, might
we'll join the American legion The
American legion, which the National
Security league has heartily Endorsed,
is recruited from past enlisted men in
the army, navy or militia, as well as
other special classes of citizens. such
as telegraph operators. engineers, and
the. like, whose services would be use
ful to7an army actually in the field
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20
GETS BIG RUSH
PATRIOTIC FE:.RV|OR|
Aim of Great Organization
Is to Register All Able to
Aid Country In Hour
of Its Need.

efficiency have at once struck the fancy
of, the nation. In the two months of
our existence we have been enrolling
members at the rate Of something like
thousand a day, and we have some
of the leading men of the country at
our head.
"Two ex-presidents of the United
States, Colonel Roosevelt and William
Taft; three ex-secretaries Of war, ia
cob M. Dickinson, Henry L. --Stimson
and Luke E.. Wright; three ex-secre
taries Of the navy, Charles ]. Bona
parte, George Won L. Meyer and Tru-
man H. Newberry; one ex-secretary Of
state, Elihu Root; one ex-attorney gen
eral, George w. Wickersham, and
many other statesmen of note are on
the council of the legion. Among them
are Joseph H. Choate and Senator Hen
ry Cabot Lodge.
Other Prominent Members.
20 "Other prominent men on the coun-
Gil Of three hundred are Morgan j.
O'Brien, Frederic r. Coudert, John G..
Milburn, William T. Hornaday, Will
liam Barclay Parsons, Ernst 1selin and
J. Mayhem Wainwright, Robert P. Per-
kins, Alexander S. Cochran, David NJ
Goodrich and Henry Collins Walsh, all
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20

By order of the board of county
commissioners, this Fourth day Of
May, 1915.
Seal W. c. Doane,
Al County Auditor:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20
AMERICAN LEGION
AS RESULT RI ! OF
Enrolment of Members In
'Ready For National De-
Tense" Body TrebIes
Within a Week.

IN ECENT events have made mat
tiers hum in the offices of the
II American legion. Since May
Z the number Of citizens seek
ing membership has more than trebled
Hundreds Of applications pour in by
every mail, Secretary John e. Haus-
mann says. - =
"The objects of the American legion
are now becoming more generally un-
derstood and appreciated" said DR..
Hausmann in an interview. "We are
not seeking to keep men who are able
to do so from joining the United States
army Or navy or the militia of their
state. We are not a substitute for
those forces.
'"Those forces form the nations first
line of defense. We shall not prevent
one solitary man from Joining the ma
t1onal guard if he can. Our purpose Is
to make possible the nations second
line and maybe also the third line Of
defense and by the simplest form Of
organization to make 1t Immediately
available should the country have need
to call upon it.
Is Not Militarism.
ave do not believe in militarism,
but we do believe in being able to de-
fend ourselves if attacked.
"The aim Of the American legion is
the accumulation of such data as to
the available civilian material in the
country as would be Of value should
the country have to face a serious
emergency-such data as is not collect
ed under any law, such data as in a
nation like ours is perhaps best collect
ed voluntarily and such as, in the event
of a national crisis involving the ne
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ately respond to that call, giving
names, addresses and exact qualifica-
tons of the number of men required.
The idea of the American legion
arose from a suggestion made early
last summer by E. D.. Cook, a young
American adventurer, who was In Cos.
ia Rica and wrote to Arthur S. Hoff-
man saying:
My belief is that some time within
the next ten years the United States
may find herself in man sized fight.
l vote that all Of us who are drifting
around and who would volunteer to
fight for our country when the need
came should begin right now to form
some sort Of organization so that when
something turns up we should be ready
to volunteer in a body :
MIR. Hoffman published the letter in
his magazine. So many men respond
ed that General Leonard Wood was
consulted quite unoficially as to the
value Of the notion, and then on March
6 the American legion was incorporat-
ed under the laws of New York state.
The first meeting was held March II.
"Curiously enough since the receipt
Of his letter we have never heard from
e. D. Cook, and we fancy he probably
has been killed fighting in Mexico or
maybe in Europe. q
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20
H0|F MA
Oils Harness for
$1.00 a Set.
MAY 1857
Notice of Hearing Petition for Survey.

. Whereas, petition has been pre-
sented to the board of county COM
missioners of Mile Laos county,
Mimi, asking that said board shall
cause to be surveyed. located and
staked out, pursuant to sec. 786-796
G..S. Mimi, 1913, all sections, and
property lines pertaining to sections
eighteen 18), township thirty-six
(36( range twenty six 1857.
Now; therefore, notice is hereby
given that a hearing on said petition
will be granted at the office of said
board; at Princeton, Mimi, June
to be affected by such survey as they
appear on the latest tax duplicates
q ro a fOl10wc. t
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15
Beautiful Lake Trip.

One of the glories and beauties to
be found in the region at the upper
end of Lake Superior is beautilul
Kakabeka Falls, near Port Arthur,
Ontario. This specimen OF the splen
dor and wonder of water at It's hnest,
is higher than Niagara and just as
Nature formed them many centuries
AGO. The Tesoundlng impact OF water
on rock. the clouds OF water smoke
which rise high in the air and the
whirling cream Of eddy in the river
below, join in an effect at once magni-
ficent and bewildering Truly Kaka-
beka, the beautiful is a heaven for
"Kodakers" and camera enthusiasts as
we'll as nature lovers. Think of spend
ing three hours at this beautiful spot,
eating lunch with this mighty cataract
in the foreground. This is one Of the
many sights to be seen on the Yale
Expositor excursion via one of the
palatial steamers of the Northern Nav
igation Company from this place to
Duluth and return starting Wednesday,
August 18th. Better plan to take in
this ideal, low priced, Great Lake
cruise. Illustrated folders describing
the trip at the Expositor office.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15
Potato Inspection Project.

Quite portion Of last week was spent
upon the potato inspection project.
AS was mentioned last week, the Ex-
tension Department of the Agricultur-
al College has arranged to inspect a
quarter of an acre of potatoes for mem
bers of local Potato Associations for
the purpose of removing diseased plants
and potatoes, and those that are not
true TO name. The idea is to afford
the grower source for clean and pure
seed next year. This work is carried
on in accordance with the plans of the
National Potato Association, and is
one of the first steps towards accom-
plishlng something In the marketing of
this great crop. No attempt will be
made at the present time to reorganize
the Potato Association, but later in the
season, when people are not so busy,
one Will be formed Of those who desire
to join in the work.
Iwenty-seven letters were written,
and thirteen persons called at the office
for information during the week.
&. l.. Brody, Agriculturist.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15
Bigger and Better.

AS we predicted last week the Silver
Family Show which appeared in Yale
last Thursday night was greeted by a
crowded tent.
The show this year is bigger and bet
ter than ever and is always favorite
in Yale and the only thing that kept
them from having larger crowd was
the capacity of their tent.
The trapeze work was fine, as was
also the hand balancing, contortion and
acrobatic stunts, some of them better
than ever before shown in Yale.
The Silver Family Band and Orches-
ira furnished the music and by the way
1t Is one of the best musical organiza-
tions that has been in our city in some
time.
Mr.. Silver informs us that the show
is greeted by crowded tent in every
town where they appear which goes to
show that the people know good
thing when they see It.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15
9BURCB NoTES.
The Pastors of the Various Churches of
the Village Are Invited to Hand In
Church Items Each Week
eG~<D6S~<1G><SGS<I&S~<1&><J

FREE METHODIST CHURCH
Sabbath school at $3.50 a. m.
Preaching at 1870 followed by class
meeting at ll:30.
Preaching at ZOO p. m.
Prayer service Wednesday evening at
100.
All are invited to attend these services
which are evangelistic in character.
Free Methodism is Christianity in
earnest. j. n. Wilson, pastor.
AvoCA NJ. P. CHURCH
There will be preaching in the NJ. L.
church Sunday mornlng commencing
at IL 100 o'clock.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock
Rev. Saigon, Pastor.
NJ. p. CHURCH
Class meeting, morning, $3.50
Preaching 1000
Sunday School ll:l5
Sunday evening, $50.
Everyone welcOme.
Charles Bragg, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services each Sabbath as follows for
the summer months
Preaching service at 1000 a. m.
Sabbath school at 100 a. m.
Preaching service $50 p. m.
Midweek service Thursday evenings
at z o'clock.
Waldren Geach, Pastor
CHURCH OF CHRIST
sunday, July Is.
Morning service 1870. Subjeot:-"A
Search for King"
Evening service 7:30. Subject:-"Self
Condemned or Guilty Before God and
Man."
We commence our mid.week prayer
service this week Thursday at the u.s.
ual hour. In connection with the pray
er service we purpose to introduce a
live subject of interest for study. A
text book will be used
A hearty invitation is given to all to
attend these services.
Eldred Charles, Minister.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15
CedarwoOd

Mrs. j. A. MenZies and daughters
were at Yale Friday and Saturday re-
turning TO the beach Sunday morning.
Donna Wallace accompanied them on
their return for few days stay.
Frank Wilcox, Chas. Rounds and
Grant Holden were here sunday OH a
fishing trip. They bagged 20 nice perch.
Bruce Lothian, Bob Thompson, Bert
Kelley and Frank Wilcox spent Mon
day at the beach fishing. Catch was "a
perch and pickeral.
Mrs. Lena Andreae, son Walter,
daughter Clara and sister Mrs. Ernest
were over from Yale Sunday and spent
the day with the cottagers.
A happy party of Delta Lambdas in
yaded the cottage of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Andreae on Wednesday last They
had lively time all day, notwithstand-
ing the heavy rainfall during the after
noon. The following people composed
the party:-Dr. and Mrs, V. A. Lacy,
Mr.. anu Mrs. Clyde Cochrane, Rada
Rapley, Mr.. ana Mrs. l.. Roy Fuller
ana children, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Adams and children, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
V. Parmlee and Mr. and Mrs. +. w.
Farley.
The families of Ed. and Dolph
Andreae drove to Yale the last of the
week returning Saturday night
Mrs. Will Andreae visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Guy Beard, last week.
Members of the week end house party
at the Phillips cottage were:-Mr. and
Mrs. Claude sweet, the Misses Ethel
Evans, Elda Adams and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Phillips.
Gladys Phillips is spending the
summer at the Phillips cottage.
Clarence Umphrey, Olln Beavis and
kawley Hallman enjoyed the campfire
Monday evening.
The water is fine and everybody en-.
joys the bathing. The weather is good
this week.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +.
j. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be.
lieve him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDrNe, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, q
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price, 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by ell Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for oonstipa-
Ion.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15
SCHOOL MEETING
Large Crowd Present.-Fuller and Rub
Elected Trustees.

A record-breaking meeting of school
district No. 1 of Brockway township
was held in the high school building on
Monday evening of this week Never
III the history of the district has there
been such large attendance. Interest
in the election of two trustees of the
school board for three years each, ran
high and men and women to the num-
ber of one hundred ninety-fve were
present.
There were many questions of vital
Importance to the taxpayers and all
Interested in the advancement and
welfare of our public schools, that
tended to excite unusual interest and
bring out the people.
After reading and adopting the min
utes of the previous annual meeting,
treasurer Frank Andreae read the finan-
cial report for the past year which we
publish below
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15
NJ. p. Church Notes
REV. CnAs. BRAGG, PASTOR

REV. CHAs. BRAGG, PASTOR
Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs
Bert Welch this week Thursday.
Mrs. Slosser's class was entertained
by Mrs. Downey Tuesday of last week
All report very enjoyable time.
Remember the prayer meeting Thurs.
day evening as usual.
The last business meeting Of this
conference will be held at the church
the 26th of this month. Everybody
interested in the church be present.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15
Ste Comh THURSDAY 1915
Yale Young Man Manager.

The many friends of John g. Sweet
in Yale will be much pleased to learn
of his advancement to manager of the
Sandusky Grain Co. with whom he has
been for the past four years as book
keeper and cashier. 1t is with the great
est of satisfaction the ExpositOr hears
that John is making good, and we pub
lish with pleasure the following conf
ments as to how we'll he is liked by
the president of the grain company and
also the editor of the Sandusky Repub-
lican:-
Wherever possible it has been the
policy OF those behind this company to
advance their employees as fast as the
opportunity presents itself, therefore,
it is a great pleasure to us to announce
that on July l, Mr. John q. Sweet, who
has been bookkeeper and later cashier
of our company for the past four years
was appointed to succeed Mr.. Cham
berlain as manager of the Sandusky
Grain Co. His many friends will be
pleased to learn this and they may rest
assured that his experience, willing
ness, and personality will assure you
high grade treatment in every respect.
We thank our friends for the patron
age in the past and trust we may have
continuance of the same under the new
management Yours sincerely,
Sandusky Grain Co.
w. |. Biles, President.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15
Midsummer Sale.

G. 5. Cochrane is putting on mid
summer sale of seasOnable merchandise
now instead of the latter part of Au.
gust. He has a two-page advertise.
ment in this issue of the Expositor fill
ed with snappy bargains in all lines
and you are invited to read every word
of it. Don't miss taking advantage of
this chance to save money.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15
Speaker Social and Librray Club.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Tomlinson were
pleasantly surprised on Friday evening,
July 8th, when they were presented
with abeautiful writing desk by the
Speaker Social and Library Club, Mr..
Solon Kipp acting as spokesman. About
forty members were psesent. A pleas
ant evening was spent in outdoor and
indoor games, music, etc. Strawberries
and ice cream added to the evenings
enjoyment.