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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06

try as having put price Oh his pa
triotism.
Referring to n recent illustration
When this country appreciated what
Admiral Dewey had done. by popular
subscription they presented him with
a house. and no one ever said that
Admiral Dewey had put price on his
patriotism.
The ex-service men In what they are
asking for beneficial legislation Is that
this country shall merely help them
overcome the disadvantages Incidental
to their military and naval service.
We have suggested four-fold option
al plan, covering land settlement
home aid, vocational training, and. for
those who are not able to avail them
selves of any one Of those three, al
adjustment In their compensation
based on length of service. INT
American Legion every time 1t reter'
to this legislation has asked congress
TO make II as liberal as Is Consisten
with the welfare of the country, ant
no one - IN pnSltlh 10 TAKE cNEci'N"'
to statement like that,
The American legion knows tina
while we were in Trance our strength
in the face Of the enemy was not tn,
strength Of the two million men II
France. or the strength Of the two
million men in the states. But it wa
the strength of the hundred million
Americans back Of those four million
of us in service. We were the sneaI
point: tie hundred million patriotic
Americans back of us were the Shaf
md the strength.
The American legion realizes ina
its future usefulness for good IN tlii'
country vii! depend on the supper
and approval we get from the hundred
million nthcr Americans, and we know
we could do nothing without your sup
port. and YOU may rest assured In al
our acts we shall see to 1t that WI
keep constantly IN mind the one han
dred million other Americans who ar
Just as patriotic and just as loyal n
we are.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06

ice club rooms are housing the offices
Of the social center Of the Legion. This
has worked out for the benefit of both
organizations, the Legion often taking
part In the community entertainments
and Community Service offering Its
assistance in membership campaigns
and publicity. Often the local or
ganizer Is asked to explain the com.
munity program at banquets given by
the local post. The understanding ar
rived at on such occasions usually has
definite results.
One of the most recent services
which Community Service was glad to
render was the arranging OF program
for the presentation, through the Amer
lean Legion. of the certificates from the
French High Commission to the near.
est of kin of those who lost their lives
in the world war. A complete program
for the service was drawn up by an
official Mt Community Service head.
quarters and sent out to all Legion
posts as suggestive for Washlngton's
birthday. 1t included appropriate num-
bers of the French and American
music, reading of Markham's poem,
France In Battle-fame," and fitting
pageant scene. Many cities used the
service as written, others adapted 1t
to suit local conditions.
The future plans of the American
Legion and Community Service include
features which can be worked out by
both organizations together, to the mn.
tual benefit Of themselves and the com.
munity. In fact, the similarity of pur-
poses will make more strongly effective
the efforts of each for better citizen
ship.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06

they were taking no part whatever In
the controversy and were simply inter-
ested in the protection of their homes
and those Of the union workers.
"You are loyal patriotic American
citizens. SO are we. We are inter-
ested In the same things and there
fore this meeting which you have
called for the purpose of denouncing
the American Legion when you under
stand what we are trying to do, to
protect your homes from disorders.
for which you will not be RESPONSE
ble-we are trying to protect your
homes as well as our own"
AS q result of this very frank state.
ment by the post commander the meet
ing of organized labor approved the
action Of the legion, and there was no
disorder Whatever In that community.
This is small thing and yet 1t
shows just what the American Legion
is trying 10 do. You need have no
fear about the stand Of the American
Legion for law and order. That is one
point upon which every member or
the American BegiOn Is pledged ana
Is one thing on which we agree un0n'
mously, the maintenance. of law and
( order in this country, ana In that
way we hope to serve our country.
/ In nddltl0n we are going to serve
our comrades through mutual helpful
ness. We will see That the dependents
/ of those who made the supreme sacFi'
flee are taken care Of--that those dis-
abIed physically are properly cared for.
Unfortunately. although year had
elapsed since the signing of the ar
mistice. congress had not done what
1t should have done for the disabled
| men. The American Legion called a
meeting in Washington last Deccmher
and explained what they thought WAS
fair treatment to the disabled meA
4 that they might not be objects o;
/ charity Of private character and
7 legislation which we considered Mon
day morning was actually passed by
both houses by Saturday afternoon
because VIAL Tue AilcIICuh i'tSI''
asked WAS fair and just, and congress
knew ii had the support Of the entire
country Aud as a result man ear
now live on the compensation he re-
ceivcs from his government where he
has become physically disabled.
We are now asking congress TO 90
something for those Of our comrades
handicapped financially becauSe al
their service in the army or navy. We
have been criticized for doing this or
the basis that we were putting n price
on our patriotism, due to the fact thai
anyone making that statement does
not appreciate the situation. M
| understand II is a historical fac'
that George Washington. the fathe'
of our country. received a grant q
several thousand acres of land from
4 this country. IN recognition Of his serH
/ ice during the revolution. No one has
ever criticized the father of our .coun
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06
FILIPINO LEGISLATORS
DEBATE IN ENGLISH

The English language recently was
used for The first time in the debates
of the Filipino House of Representa-
tlres.
The fact WINS cabIed to the United
States 1nsular Affairs Bureau. The
principal speakers We're Messrs. Benz
ter, De Gr2man and Virata. These
members are graduates from the Uni
yersity of the Philippines.
English is taught exclusively in the
public schools OF the Philippines, and
II is announced, will continue to be
If independence is granted. Accord
ing to an estimate based on the
census lust completed, seventy per
cent of the inhabitants OF the Philip
pines over 10 years of age are liter
ate. This is a higher percentage OF
l"eracy than That OF any South Amer
~.n country.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06

Camp Keaney to Los Angeles. Mary
met us at the city gates dressed In a
full c0lonel's uniform and led us
through the city. That night she led
the grand march at the big Shrine Au-
dltorium military ball.
"Our regiment, every man of the
1900, 'chipped in to buy her beau
tiful loving cup when she visited us at
Camp Kearney. So you can see that
the little film star was ace high with
the boys. incidentally, l can tell you
that she is mighty sweet little lady
to talk to-unaffected and pleasing,
1.-THE American Legion is very ac-
tive in California Just now. We have
$4,000 members. The local post put on
n huge carnival-circus recently. For
ty-eight posts of the San Joaquin Val
ley met and perfected valley athletic
association to handle baseball, boxing
swimming, etc.
"Our post gave $1,000 to the Stock
ton Advertising club last month to aid
in bringing the Pacific Coast Advertis-
ing clubs here, in convention. This
sort of action on the part of the Legion
has brought out reciprocal support
from organizations. Our post Is aid
ing In the Missions Restoration cam
palgu, and takes part in every move
ment for civic betterment."
So II Is quite evident Little Mary"
has just cause to be proud Of her
"godsons."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06
TELLS OF LEGION'S PROGRESS
National Commander D'olier Makes
Clear Wonderful Work Accom-,
pIished In Only One Year.

Addressing large audience Of
members oC the American Legion
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06

TINE Karl Ross post Of the Amer
Il lean Legion, Stockton, Cal. claims
Mary Pickford as its "godmOther," and
the little motion picture star does not
seem inclined TO dispute the claim,
having recently addressed very moth
erly letter to her boys whom she adj
dressed as gOdsOns.
This post included the Battery G men
of the 143d Field Artillery, or which
little Mary was gOdmother.
"Our Mary was an ideal gOdmother,"
said Tod ClawdsIey, editor of the San
joaquin Legion. she did thousand
and one nice things for our regiment.
She autographed 1900 smlleage books
and gave them to US; sent every SOL
der d sweater; sent US thousands of
cigarettes at Camp Kearney and had
10000 of them waiting for US at Camp
Merritt when we returned from
France. She provided us with auto
buses to return from far out In the
country to a dance at Los Angeles,
and she did lot Of other splendid
things, including giving our regimental
standard.
MARY was honored colonel Of the
143d Field Artillery. We have been
told that no other In the y. S. ever
had the privilege OF formally inspect
ing a regiment Of American troops ex-
cept visiting rOyalty-no other woman,
that Is.
"When we made 500-mile hike from
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06

graduated from St Michael's college.
Winooski, Vt, with the class Of 1917.
and then matriculated at Georgetown
University Law school, Washington, D.
G., but left to join the infantry before
the completion Of the year.
He was later attached to the war
risk section. then being formed by the
late Maj. Willard d. Straight. and sail.
ed for overseas duty December IL.
1917. He saw service at the various
debarkation camps in England and
Scotland. He left Brest in January.
1919, and was discharged from the
army. February, 1919. He has risen
to the rank of regimental sergeant ma.
jor, but was never commissioned.
He was assistant head of the special
service section Of the bureau of war
risk insurance for three months and
was then called to headquarters OF the
American Legion as assistant head Of
the insurance division and later of the
service division, which took over the
work and handled all other claims Of
,ex-service men.
Mr.. Murphy succeeds Charles r.
Sheridan of Syracuse, who has been
head of the service division at national
headquarters Of the American Legion
for the past eight months, and who re-
signed TO resume the practice of law In
his native city.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06
MURPHY SEW OVERSEAS DUTY
New Director of Service Division at
National Headquarters Is Ma
tive OF Vermont.

Gerald J. Murphy. the new director
OF III" Snrvlcr division ut national
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06
SUGAR GROVE

Miss August Schilling returned to
ST. Louis Sunday, after two weeks
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Schilling. .
Mrs. j. w. Pinkston, Mrs. Rhoda
Bradley and Misses Ruth and Beqlah
Mertz spent Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. R. c. Martin.
Geo. C. Haynes, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Haynes, who has been working
with the landscape gardeners in Ne
braska and Kansas the past three
months. returned home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Val McClanahan and
children Of Route 5 spent Sunday at
the home Of 4. G. Williams.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06

adq'iartprS. OF
the American i.e-
gion. lnGilHnaIIn-
lis. is u native of
Rutland. VI. ana
has served with
the American lie
giun SINE the es.
TIA BIZ s hinent Of
temporary n a.
tional hendfuar.
tiers 10 New York,
He was horn III
1896. He was
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06

Mrs. Rhoda Bradley is visiting her
brother, j. w. Pinkston, this week.
Mrs. VIM. Zimmerman of st. Louis
is visiting at the home of I. F.
O'Bannon this week.
Rev. and Mrs. R. C. Martin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Rion and chijlren
spent Sunday afternoon at the home
pf j. D.. Rion. VIZ
Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Crabdree of
Pennington, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gam
lin and nephews, Willie and Arnold
Burgess Of Esther. and Mrs. Nolt-
kemper and son, Delic. of Route 5
snent Sunday at the home of Harry
Noltkemper.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06

and their friends,
In Indianapolis
recently, Frank
lin d'Olier. Ma
tiOnal command
err of the Ameri-
can Legion, gave
the following ex.
PLANTATION Of the
organization and
purposes of the
legion
1t was only q
little over a year
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06

CASTOR Chevrolet made new au-
tomobile world speed record at Column
bus, Ohio, Sunday, lowering his own
former record by two minutes. His
Sunday record was 100 miles, on a dirt
track, in 80 minutes and % seconds,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-06
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Now it is up to every Democratic
and Independent voter to go earnestly
to work for the election of the Dem
ocratic tickct-the best one nominat-
ed at TUESDAYS primary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-07-28
THE OPTIMIST
BY Donna B. Cooley.

T HE OPTIMIST smiles at the sunlight
through the leaves and pays no heed to
the shadows under the trees. The road
he dreams of the bend far ahead where the high
way turns into the quiet forest and beside the
still waters.
His eyes may behold only black clouds, low
hung in the azure night, but his mind dwells up
on the brightness of the stars that spangle the
infinite distances above.
His burden may be heavy and his body may
bend beneath the strain but his heart is light and
his soul sings to the firm tread of his feet
His is the courage that comes of faith in the u-
innate, and with defeat he has no RENDEZVOUS.
To that which lies nearest him, he turns his Ia
Tents, believing that with the dawn OF tomorrow
will come the dew to soften the pathway ahead.
He views the world with a clear eye, calls all
men brothers, and has kind word for every iv
ing creature.
His pulses throb with enthusiasm for the blush
in the heart of the rose for the thorn beneath the
leaf, he has only passing smile.
To him all things were made for purpose, and
he strives to use them for the good of his fellow
men.
To him there is evil only in evil thoughts, and
when he meets distractions in his path he turns
aside to gather happiness from his dreams.
Contentment is his ambition, and that he
brings Joy to those he meets seems paradox
beyond his KEN
For greatness he never yearns, being content
to live his own life in his way, yet among
all men, there is other SO great as he
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-07-28
MAN POWER.

VuYHY is it that, with several millions OF
M men released from military service DUR
~ ing the past fifteen months, that there
continues to be scarcity OF men?
Is it because men in all lines of endeavor are
insisting upon shorter hours?
Is it because many are wifully idle yet?
Is it because demands for all manufactured
commodities has so greatly exceeded production
that more men are needed than formerly in order
to catch up with the demand?
The harvest is drawing near and not anywhere
near enough men are in sight to gather the crops.
Idle men throng the streets of the larger cities.
They laugh at offers of employment at any figure.
Thousands of clerks have been recently released
from government employ but the Help Wanted"
columns of the newspapers continue to far exceed
the Situation Wanted"
Is it not fact that man power has greatly
slowed down since the war? Is it not true that
people, have more money than ever before, are
doing less work for the money which they receive
Are not general idleness and lack of concentration
upon the daily task to blame for the present stu
alton?
People complain about the high prices which
prevail What else. can be expected as long as
men will not work?
If the farmer can not secure help to plant, cul-
tivate and harvest his crop how can we avoid hav-
ing to pay too high price for that which is
raised?
If conditions continue they now are it will
not be many weeks before real fuel, food and
raiment shortage will exist and it will not be
matter of how much one must pay for coal or po-
tatoes or woolens but it will be problem to Sc
cure any at ALL
Hard work and no more loafng upon the part
of everybody is the only solution of the situation
-Anoka Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-07-28
Quotations RESPONSIBILITY.

T HERE is a responsibility resting upon edu-
Gated men and educational institutions that
4 we can by no means escape. If education
does not teach men to depend less upon things, it
ID q failure If the result of education is merely
to multiply comforts, to increase conveniences to
point so complicated that they become most in
convenient, it is not worth the price. Luxury is
not civilization, Comfort is not the end Of life.
Two thousand years ago JESUS asked this ques-
ton of the peoples "1s not the life more than
meat and the body than raiment ?" 1t ne should
read the answer in the world to-day, it would be
"No" For what are all these things the world is
going mad over but meat and raiment? 1t is a
cheap and vulgar philosophy of life, and certainly
the colleges will not accept it.
large part Of the teaching in our colleges to-
day is in so-called technical subjects. We need not
bewail this fact, but must make it clear that all
this teaching does not end in mere technique. En-
gineering is not end in itself, it is an lnstru-
ment not of the flesh but of the spirit. Railroads
and bridges are constructed, cables laid, ships
are built institutions of all kinds are set up not
merely that people may communicate market
prices and swap inconvenience, but that the hopes
and aspirations, the thoughts, the spiritual in
fuences of one nation may be exchanged with an
other; that the truth discovered by one may be
impaired to the other and thus enrich the inheri-
lance of the race. The end of all these things is
that the world may be bound together into clos
err brotherhood and that all men may advance to-
gether toward the promised land. Engineering,
like anything else, is ennobled by noble purposes.
Applied to little uses it may even become ridicu-
lous Thoreau says: eve are always wanting to
tunnel under the Atlantic, although the first mes
sage that may come to the Tapping American
ear is that the Princess Adelaide has the whoop-
ing cough"
And so it may be in any application of science.
To save the life of a scoundrel, if he remains a
scoundrel, is to do the world bad turn, but to
make a bad man into good is to make the
world our debtor To make toll easy, to relieve
men and women from the drudgery of life, to sof-
ten pain to lessen disease and suffering-these
are works of mercy. But what's the use of all
this if men are OF use their health for sef-indul-
gence and their leisure to go to the devil? 1t all
comes back to the same point. In education in
everything that deals with human life, in all af-
fairs between men or between nations, we must
start with the assumption that the spirit of the
man is what makes him man, and that the final
appeal must be made to him as being made in
Gods image and endowed with divine birth
right Human society could not exist without this
1t is the very soul of civiization.-Dr Chas A.
Richmond, President of Union College, New York
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-07-28

Supreme Court, will go far to make the corrupt
practices law an effective and beneficent piece
Of legislation It will serve notice on those who
utter libes against candidates that their offenses
are punishable and will be punished. 1t will make
politics cleaner and higher toned in Minnesota 1t
will raise our campaigns to higher level and lead
to the selection of candidates grounds OF public
policy and fitness. By making mud-slinging dan
perous it will invite to the public service men OF
fine quality who heretofore have hesitated to sub
iect themselves to such experiences as Mr. kvae
inflicted upon Mr.. Vostead.- Minneapolis Jour-
nal
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-07-28
POLITICAL ISLANDER REBUKED.

= UDGE JOHNSON of Red Wing dspended
nothing more than exact justice, when he held
that Mr.. Kvale had disqualified himself for
candidacy for Congress the Republican ticket
in the Seventh District, by uttering and circulat-
ing statements about his opponent, Mr.. Volstead,
that were proved to be false.
Mr. Kvale is minister of the gospel. That
very fact laid upon him the obligation of speak
ing nothing but the truth about Mr.. Volstead,
for his cloth carries with it the implication that
he is scrupuous in truth telling in other
Christian qualities. The people of the Seventh
District were naturally far more inclined to ac-
cord belief to any statements that Mr.. Kvale
might make than to assertions of other men not
so strongly committed by profession to strict adj
herence to the truth.
Thus when Mr. Kvale falsely charged that Mr..
Volstead not only spoke sneeringly OF the Bible,
but was in fact an atheist, he must have carried
conviction to many strict believers in the doctrines
of Christianity. He might with no greater moral
obliquity have paid out money for votes. In quail
ity his offense as henous, his crime as repre-
hensible, as would have been the corrupt use of
money. Indeed, it might be agreed that he had
done worse, for he attempted by falsehood to blast
Mr. Volstead's reputation among people SO large
a share of whom hold to strict and reverent
faith.
Mr. Kvale failed entirely to substantiate his
charges.
The decision, if it shall be affirmed by the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-07-28

No one will deny that if the postal service is
to meet the requirements of the country, it is alb
solutely necessary that fair compensation be given
to the nations faithful employees in this service.
The last congress made start in the right direc-
ton by slightly raising the salaries of the postal
workers, but this should not be accepted as the
last word of congress on the subject. Under the
circumstances attending the vote on the report OF
the postal commission it was not possible to pres
ent amendment, but it is to be hoped that the next
congress will see its way clear to do justice to
the workers in this all-important branch of the
federal service-Sioux Falls Is. d. Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-07-28

Rochester church women are starting
movement for the pardon of the two girls now
in the state institution at Sank Center who
were concerned in the same offense which re-
suited in sending six Rochester boys to the
reformatory at st. Cloud. "The boys are
free, why not the girls?" is the slogan which
is being used by the women-News Item
Why not, indeed? Sauce for the gander is sauce
for the goose. The fault was undoubtedly fifty
fifty and there is no reason why the punishment
should not be apportioned the same way
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-07-28

Today" says The Saturday Evening Post, cal
most every farm in the country is undermined,
almost every farmer is curtailing production be-
cause he cannot plant and harvest full crop. The
city is taking the boys and the young men. The
grey-beards alone are left on the soil. There is
no new generation of farmers coming along to
feed the country. AS soon the boys can strike
out for themselves they go to the town and CT
ties, to the eight-hour, ht-dollar-a-day jobs,
and the fiddling and dancing by night. With the
condition now existing, and ever increasing, it is
folly to believe that there will be any decided
duction in the food prices.