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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
WAYNESBORO

Waynexhoro. va. Feb. A--E. T.
Richie ard IT. l.. Cook were Harrison
burg visitors this week,
Miss Eta Peadcap has returned
hanae from a vistt TO her sister At New
Hope.
Miss Lula cullen is spending some
tine with her brother, ". II. Cullen
on Second street.
Horace Kirby has been houcrably
discharged from Camp oglethorae, Ca.
and is at hfs home near Madrid
Albert Coiner has been mustered out
Of the United tSates service and has &C
cepfed positlen with the United States
shipping board in Washington, II. G.
Miss Matte cullen. who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs W.
T. Cullen. has returned TO Roanoke
where sue has = position with the Nor
folk and Western In the car record Of
flee.
II @. Sncncer, who has hcen recently
DISCHARGED from Canr Gordon, is the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
q, Spencer
Forrest Z. S9aVin, who has beer with
The Twin CITY Times for some time,
has resigned his position, and will 70
into business for himself At T.Ikton.
:. FENDER. who has been in the dry
goods business here for several years.
10 Roanoke where he has bought an
overall manufacturing rlant. aud will
devote his entire time 10 that business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
CHARLOTTESVILLE
tThe Daily Progress.l

tThe Daily Progress.p
Solomon Ottie. of New York city. IL
In town.
Ted Warner. OF Keswick. was In the
city this week
John r. Doherty. Of Profit. was in
town this week.
A. NJ. Lindan. OF Greensboro, n. c..
Is In the city.
Bartlett Boiling left Thursday morn
ing for Washington.
Miss Nellie Neil Huyett left Thurs
day morning for Richmond.
Miss Ethel Purvis is confined 70 her
home because OF Illness
X. A. Palmer. OF New York. has been
in the city.
]. S. Collins. of Greenville. va, was
in the city this week.
Captain Giles M. Penick. OF Lynch
burg, was in the city this week
p r. Griffin, OF Lock Haven, Pa, left
the city for his home.
Mrs H. G. Graves. Of Ivy, was q
business visitor in the city today.
W. z. Catterton. of Free Uaion, was
visitor In town recently.
r. ". Woods, Of Covesviile, was
a business visitor in the city this " eek
Judge J. Thompson Brown Of Nell
son county. was In the city this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. d. Minningham. OF
Newark. n. J.. were in the city this
week.
Laurie Payne left for Richmond on
No. Thursdy on brief businass trip.
# M. -. CrsnlAger. of baltimore. Who
tss Aess.tn the stty slpst tinaS aoe1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
FREEZING

Especial to The Richmond Firginiau.,
Freezing. Va, Feb. I5.---Afheri y. Null
Inns has just returned from Burdine,
Ky. where he spent the past week
John Cox. of shelby CAP. Ky. is Wis
iting his father-in-law. Noah l.. Van
over. OF this place.
James NJ McFali has Just returned
from q visit tn hts father. Reuben y.
McFall Of Pound
Mrs. Martha Hanover, Of Eruschy
Greek, while on n visit to her son, T.
NJ Hanover, of near here. had an at
tack Of influenza. and liz now confined
Marshall r. Mullins. Of Foraker is
visiting friends at Freelinrs.
Tvndale Willis accompanied his
uncle. Andrew Wins, Of Lebam, wash
fngton, who WAS out on visit. when
he returned home.
Enoch Moore. OF fsorn. was visiting
friends here during the week.
George r. Kiilen Is visiting friends
at Burdine. Ky.
Andrew phipps was at Shelby Gap
KY. on business during the week.
Aaron w. Hanover spent day or
two at Jenkins. KY. during the week,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
me sdmlart2 msr,alnoara oNco,,edciia

me saaaarSe mSrtalboara q eo,lssiatss
dignitc Next liable TO them is occu-
pied by Serbs. whose rough brown
uniform is relieved at collar and
sleeves by rank markings of brilliant
silver thread patterned closely after
the German insignia. Perhaps a
group of Belgians is nearby; their
non commissioned officers wear the
strangely double peaked cap with tho
dangling tassel low over the eyes.
Italians, Portuguese, Roumanians,
Turcos. men from the foreign legion
and, yes, coal-black Senegalese SOL
diers, all are mingled in the cafes.
Sleek as Diving Seals.
Sleek Chinese gentlemen with oily
black hair brushed back so fat their
heads look like those of diving seals
pore over the menus and give their
orders in crippled French. Dapper
Japanese who are here in advance of
their delegates take their after-din-
ner cigarettes in jeweled holders four
inches long. British officers from
South Africa. from Australia and New
Zealand. each with his distinguishing
divisional patch Of outIandishly de-
signed cloth on his right shoulder. sip
from tall glasses OF priced whiskey
and soda.
Then out of the babel of voices
leaps clear as bugle call some racy
bit of Americanese:
II told that stiff of an adjutant Just
whore he got off, and not a come
back"
Sharks There. OF Course.
Just as at circus or county fair
back home. all the sure-thing boys
and short-card men gather to take In
sucker coin, so at this greatest show
in the world a number of interna-
tionai confidence men have f'ocked to
see II there's any pickings. OF course.
we Americans outside the secret ser
vice do not know these notorious per-
sonages but the clever Paris Surte
does. and from time to time appear
! little paragraphs in the French press
telling how this outlawed banker and
that shady confidential agent had
been asked to leave town.
Only last week n man who was once
on every front page in the world s
press was told that II would be lad
outrageous for him not to remain in
! Paris. He had been too friendly with
the Germans after the kerensky revo-
luton.
Daily the sad pilgrimage of late
corners courses the boulegards and
sfr"e's nt the capital. each pilgrim
staggering under the weight Of hand
hays umbrella and shawl roll. Alas
for those who have delayed their ar
rival Hotels pensions and even pri-
vale houses are damned to the limit
ri capacity AZ william Allen White
famous editor Of the Enporia Gazette.
sadly remarked today. ITS hell to
he q fat man. Twenty Years ago
could have fitted com for;<~sv into a
bureau drawer. Now | have to have
a bed. and I don't know how my pa
ner's circulation Is going TO stand up
under the price nf beds"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16

With Sattssn oantars ana
fancy stlkoline berders:
very handsoune paftsrna
Speciality rxiced Tor tAin
-
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converted into the 1O6th Infantry.
The post is open to all men who
were i'll any branch of the service
during the war. Headquarters Of
the post is in Brooklyn and meet
ngs have been held in the 14th
Regiment armory. 1t is the plan of
this post To hold it's meetings awav
from the armory as soon as it can
get a clubhouse Of it's own. Many
of the men hesitate about joining
The posts of the legion because they
believe that it means further mill
tary obligation. The meetings at
the armories enhance this impress
sion, which is incorrect. The wom-
ems auxiliary Of the 106th Infantry
Post Of the legion has been started
and organization is under way.
One way in which the men of the
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BY HANNAH MITCHELL

snLi'IERS, sailors and marines
.,se swelling tA- ranks of the
American Legion throughout
ae country. Their latest title is that
Of the Big Brothers of the Goddess
Of Liberty.
The organization belongs to the ex-
service men, and, although its pres
lIge varies somewhat in different
parts Of the country, it will probably
he felt later as vital factor in the
business and politics of every COM
munity.
The much talked of "solder vote"
in the coming elections will to a
large extent be welded by the posts
of the American Legion Oh, of
course, the legion is not organized
for politics. "Policy, not politics."
is the slogan. But every one Of the
men in the organization is a voter,
and although there may be no dis
tinct party alignment, the policies
for which the men stand and the
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The American Legion Plans Its Policies and ?

made a great deal of money in
civilian life. He volunteered for
the war and Won a commission,
leaving in this country when he
went overseas wife and two little
children. Although he had been
making a good income he was
young and carried little insurance.
He was killed in action and his
widow and children now receive in
surance allotment and a pension
amounting to about S75 month.
"ln such cases. said Mr.. Ward
there Is barely enough to buy the
necessities Of life while the chill
dren are small. What of them as
they grow Older? Just as soon as
they are old enough to get around
the truancy laws they will start to
work. Suppose the son of one Of
the men who was killed in the war
for democracy is deprived of high
school education because his father
made the sacrifice. Or suppose the
daughter of one Of these men is
buried in grinding work for the
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ton women requires that memDers
be Of family one of whose menS
went into service.
A similar association is that OF
the War Mothers of Pittsburgh.
This organization Will probably be
affiliated with the American Wom-
ems Legion.
An interesting phase of the
Women's Legion is the post of g'rlI
marines, the Belleau Wood Post ~
Washington, D. {. The bylaw
supplement the regular charter II
the American Legion There ar h
SO few girls in the Marine Corpx
that there will probably net be moro
than the Washington post TO them.|
Small problems Of the posts are
absorbing n,ost of the time OF the
members just now, and, of course,
the enlargement of membership IS
an important item of business at
first. However, the conventions OF
the Legion this fall will show
whether the organization IS going to
prove itself the real force in our
political reconstruction that has
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National and State
Committeeman

In the national executive com
mittee of the Legion Henry D.
Lindsey, Of Texas, is chairman:
Bennett Clark, of Missouri, the son
of Champ Clark, is vice-chairman
Eric Fisher Wood, of PENNSYLVANIA
is secretary and Gaspar c. Bacon
of New York, is treasurer. OF the
New York state committee Ogden
L. Mills is chairman and Wade Fl
Hayes secretary.
A list of the different moves that
have been made by the chapters of
the Legion in various parts of the
country covers such points as these:
Working for good roads; establish
0g employment bureaus for return
ing soldiers; acting against alien
SlackerS: avertinp threatanaa -
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Most Leaders Ability Uniform Second,
But Few Extremists Are Skepicnl
Soldier Caadd in

romantic sense, they do not under
stand the psychology OF women.
They forget that women are more
conscientious than men, and that
this quality of the feminine mind
would prevent their voting for a
candidate out of love for the pict-
uresque. AS far as nominating SOL
diers is concerned, l. believe that a
man who has been through the dis
cipline of army training, who has
offered himself freely for whatever
the country might ask of him, comes
back to civilian life a finer, broader
man for his experience. 1t stands
to reason that he will be better
equipped, by reason of all this
mental and physical discipline, for
filling any Office in the gift of the
people, provided, of course, that he
has the natural qualifications to be
gin with"
Mrs. Julia L. Sanders, Demo-
cratic leader of the 18th Assembly
District, sympathizes with the re-
turned soldier and expresses it this
way:
wearing a uniform does ntt
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wv nth the coveted plurality
" swaying about at the mercy
of both the soldier element
and the new, not always to be
counted on, women voters, it is hard
~ - cause for wonderment that the
political leaders are spending hectic
days. Will the returned hero make
a strong bid for votes with the two
new groups? There are some rea-
sons to believe that the political
caterers think he would be irresisti-
be to the ladies, at least, if not so
surely to his soldier brothers.
A number of women were inter-
viewed recently on this subject,
women who in the minds of Assem-
bly, district generalship are sup
posed to lead their sisters. Many
of them presumed Immediately that
some one wanted to find out how they
stood on the candidacy of Represcn-
tative La Guardia for the presidency
of the Board of Aldermen and said
they "didn't care to be quoted"
When it was explained that the
question was being popped academi-
cally only they became more talk
ative. 1t then developed that the
soldier, just because he is a soldier,
means more to the debutante than
to the seasoned Vintage 1879
woman politician.
The majority Of these women de-
manded qualifications" The uni
form was all right, they said, and
surely it was deserving of all posi-
bic opportunities, but there ought to
be brains under the khaki cap.
There were several women who were
for the soldier, special qualifications
or no special qualifications, and in
direct contrast to these opinions was
that Of one outstanding woman who
said that she thought soldier candi-
dates seldom measured up.
The opinions divide themselves
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mothers and wives and sisters of
other soldier boys. I think the pro-
fessional class among women and
the workers for suffrage will be more
wary of the picturesque and look
firss of all for the necessary qualifi-
cations in the candidate"
Soldiers Record
An Asset
Mrs. M. l.. Ogan, Republican
leader of the 22d Assembly Dis
trict, summed up her views by say
ing:
Things being equal, the prefer
ence should be given the soldier,
out of gratitude, but things must
be equal"
Only one woman leader out of
those interviewed gave it as her
Judgment that the candidacy of the
ex-soldier should be unquestioning-
y supported. This was Mrs. Ella
Hastings, Democratic leader of the
5th Assembly District, who did not
think the subject very important,
out finally said:
1T goes without saying that the
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necessarily qualify a man to serve
the public in Office, but perhaps we
owe it to those splendid men who
have given up so much for the coun-
try, and who are qualified, to try
to make up to them in some measure
what they have missed of oppor-
tunity. My husband, brother and
four members of my family served in
France, so it is natural for me to
feel this way"
Mrs. William Wilson, Republican
leader of the 9Th Assembly District,
gave this as her opinion:
"The soldier will not make any
better official than the civilian, but
he will make a strong appeal to the
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Will Johnny Come Marching Home to the Capt.

scientious voter to feel justified !
taking that attitude"
Mrs. William Z. Wilkinson, D.
publican leader Of the 11th Dist.
said:
1T depends on the man. He wo,,l
have to have had pre-war train,
along the line he assumes to follo,i
as a public officer, for the war .,
perience alone would not fit him :,
any special Office. There is an .,
running for judgeship rick
in my own district, but he is qualiss
by ali his experience, so in that rzs
Of course, everything is favorable !
his election
Miss Rose Rothenberg, the fir,
woman Assistant District Attorns
appointed il New York County ar
the Democratic leader of the III
Assembly District, said
"There must be personal qualifc
tons in the man Given this, s.
der record should add to Il
strength Of a candidate. But simp
the fact that man has done b,
duty in the war would not be su
ficient to qualify him for an offa.
He must have the particular qua
ties which that Office demand.
think the glamour of the unifor
has begun to wear off little an
people are beginning to look more :
the man who wears it,"
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American Women's Legion
Campaign for Members

A nationwide campaign for men,
bership in the American Women's
Legion of the great war will be
launched this fall. The first chapter
was organized III Washington, D. C.s
and it is from there that the ems
lalging campaign VIII be conducted.
Negotiations have been started to
affiliate the American Women's
Legion with the American Legion
The Legion originated by Washing.
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For the Soldier
First and / asst

Miss Elizabeth ". Barry, Demo
cratic leader of the 18th Assembl,
District, said:
The soldier who seeks and wins
nomination is deserving Of supper
and viii get the support of tn,
women voters, think. Women VIII,
have had sons, husbands and broth
ers in the war viii be apt to rally tt
his cause"
Miss Elizabeth McCrystal, Demo
cratic leader Of the 22d Assembly
District, said:
Il am heart and soul in favor Of
the ex-soldier, whether as a candi.
date for office or for anything els,
ne aspires to-
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into three groups-first, those who
insist on qualifications as the prin-
cipal requisites; second, those who
favor the war hero when one can
be found who has the necessary
qualifications; third, those who favor
the soldier on general principles. A
very small group were either too in
different or too uninformed on the
subject to express any opinion.
Of the first group, Mrs. Elizabeth
Cudmore, Republican leader of the
18th Assembly District, speaking
of the average soldier aspirant and
the necessity of finding the right
man for the right place, said:
"They do not measure up, except
in rare cases. Of course, if candi-
date was great man before he went
away that is a different thing, or if
he has legitimate reasons for enter
ing public life, such as heritage
of craftsmanship, or the right sort
of pre-war training and experience
But in most cases the war experience
is depended on to fit him for office,
and / do not think that is reason
able"
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American Legion will show how
much they count for in COM
munity is the help that they have
planned to give to the families Of
service men and to the men them
selves who are without jobs. An
example of this is the organization
of the 106th Infantry Post A well
fare committee was appointed al
most as soon as the post was organ
ized. Experts in various lines were
placed on the committee whose
specialized knowledge will be at the
service of the men and their
families.
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Leaders in Brooklyn Post Depend or
u omen Voters TO Support
Welfare Measures

ii" planned by several of the posts
absolutely requires the cooperation
Of their women folks, say some of
the men most interested in the
prospects of the legion.
An example of the constructive
measures that may be expected
from the legion is the plan Of the
106th Infantry post for voca-
tional bill for the children of men
killed in the war. Thomas f. Ward,
il, formerly lieutenant in the
106th infantry, is president of the
post and will bring the measure up
at the state convention of the
American Legion in Rochester
in October and at the national
convention at Minneapolis in No.
vember.
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Looking More at the Man
And Less at the Uniform

Mrs. Laura B. Prisk, Republican
leader of the 10th Assembly Dis
trict, said:
81 believe there is no doubt that
the men who have actually been
through the fire Of war have come
back with larger thoughts and
higher ideals. And there are armies
of them-not necessarily the ones
who have been decorated or who
have held high places. but often
men who have served humbly.
Among these men we ought to be
able to find individuals who would
have all the necessary equipment
to serve the country nobly Under
stand me, l do not want to see any
man put in place of great respon-
sibility to his fellowmen simply
because he has worn a uniform.
There have been too many in
stances Of abuse of power in our
own American army for anv con-
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getting this measure through Con-
gress."
No False Discrimination
In Post

The members of the 1O6th Infan-
try Post are men from all branches
of the service. They do not d;scrim-
mate in their rules against the
men who did not go overseas for
service, as many of the posts have.
They realize that many Of the men
whose hearts were in the war were
kept in this country for the entire
period.
The nucleus of this post was a
few men from the 23d and 14th
National Guard Infantry. Many
Of them saw service on the border
before this country entered the
world war. These regiments were
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flag parades; arranging fates fol
women workers.
Few of the members Of the
Legion themselves have yet shown
political tendencies. They express
themselves as not especially taker
with the idea Of soldier candidates
simply because they are soldiers.
At the same time they are confident
that plenty of the men who were in
the army are capable and would
make splendid public officeholders.
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Trailing the Soldiers
Liberty Bonds

Another problem which has been
taken up by the post is that of the
Liberty Bonds which have been
paid for on the instalment plan by
soldiers and never received. For
many of these bonds the monthly or
quarterly instalments were taken
out of the mems pay at the source.
Some of the men who were killed in
France left no record of the bonds
they had bought and their families
knew nothing of them. So there
is little likelihood of these being
traced. However, there are MANY
men who have paid for their bonds
and have receipts, who have not re-
celved them. 1t is the opinion of
Mr. Ehrenberg that thousands of
dollars may be tied up in this way.
He says that he has not vet received
the pondS ne bought IN the first loan
The welfare committee of the
organization looks out for its men,
bers who need jobs. Whenever a
man has job for which he needs a
worker he notifies the committee
that he can use a man. The COM
mlttee announces at its bi-monthly
meeting that there are jobs in their
hands for steam filters, clerks or
truck drivers. The men fitted for
the jobs announced can report to
the committee and meet the men
who need them. Many returned
soldiers have been placed in this
way.
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Women Votes to
fzeIp Accomplish PURPOSES

Now, directly on The heels of or
gan'zatlon Of the men, auxiliaries
1or the women are being formed. If
the ex-doughboy and the ex-gob be-
ieve IN such an organization as the
American Legion, why
$50 do his sisters and his cousins
end his aunts"
And relative to the nineteenth
amendment OF the Constitution of
the United States-namely that of
which Susan Is. Anthony was the
author-it is likely that no small de-
gree of political power will be ex-
pressed by these auxiliary posts.
Sister -''lsie" has just as much i'm
oortan' hen the votes are counted
as soa.e ut tie soldiers for whom she
st I'D soc'Is, or whatever nice do
Assssssc job it was she did.
1Ae constructive work that is be-
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Romance VS..
Conscience

Mrs. Jean Norris, lawyer and
Democratic leader, had this to say:
'1f the men think that the women
are going to vote for a candidate
simply because he appeals to their
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Women Who Sent Their Men TO VIZ,
VIII Work Beside Them
n AuxiIiaries

helping the families and. the men
themselves through the mazes of
War Risk Insurance. The matter
of conversion of the War Risk In
surance has been neglected by many
OF the men because they did not
understand what was required of
them or because something went
wrong with handling of the matter
at Washington.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

Gardiner Conroy, Harry Ehrenherg,
John Tew and William Hunter. Mr..
McDermott and Mr.. Conroy are
attorneys. Legal advice needed by
the families Of the men is turned
over to them. Mr. Ehrenberg and
MIR. Tew are insurance men and ara
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soldiers are entitled to every recog-
milton they can get"
Miss Helen Varick Boswell,
chairman Of the women's division
of the Republican County Commit
tee, intimated that she had given
the subject a good deal of thought
This is the way she expressed her
conclusions:
81 feel sure that Republican
women would regard The soldier
candidate with great favor, but I
think he would have to have other
qualifications fitting him for the
office he aspires to besides the fact
that he had been soldier. A man
might be a most excellent soldier
and yet, with no legislative or ad-
ministrative experience or leanings,
he could not be expected to be a
very good officeholder.
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A Few Soldier
Candidates

"It happens at times that there is
a combination of the necessary
qualities. For instance, in New York
County the Republican County
Committee has just named Fiorello