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The spectator., 1920-11-23
TO BE GREAT WAR MEMORIAL
Building to House Legion Ma tional Headquarters.

The erection of a magnificent build Ing to house national headquarters of The American Legion in Indianapolis is assured following the action of the Indiana state legislature, which voted that the state war memorial should take the form of a structure for this purpose.
 A tract of stateowned land In the center of Indianapolis. 900 feet long by 450 feet wide. will be dedicated to this project and the city has been author ized to include two additional city blocks adjoining the state properties. The result will be splendid plaza with American Legion headquarters in the center. The land Is valued at ap- proximately Sl2.OOO,0O0.
 The Legion building will be con structed under the control of board of trustees appointed by the governor of Indiana. All members will be men of the Legion. Already the Indiana legislature has voted tax levy which will yield more than S3,00o.Oo0 as an earnest of it's desire to adequately house and equip national headquar- ters of the Legion.
The spectator., 1920-11-23

Sam proves he's some tax collector. For instance: The gum the stenOg- rapher chews is luxury; the dia- mond engagement ring Is luxury; the automobile that brings you to your work Is luxury, and toilet soap, cigars and soda water are placed In the same category.
 Here follows some of the high spots in the nations luxury bill: Soft drinks, S150000000; toilet soaps, 400,000000; chewing tobacco and snuff. $500 000,0 900; ice cream, S250.- 100000; chewing gum, $50000,0OO; !; cake and confections, S350000.0 900 ; luxurious services" (whatever that means), $3,000, ,O0O, GOO; luxurious food (Gnd you can write your own answer to thaD, $5,000000,000 joy riding, pleasure resorts and races eff this Is clear to you), S3OO0, 100000
The spectator., 1920-11-23
Fix Strength of National Guard Units

Guard organizations may be main- tained 1t @ active enlisted men, and such number of National Guard re- serves as will equal or exceed the min imum peace strength for similar units of the regular army. While the nolicy establishes the active peace strength for companies and corresponding units of the National Guard, it is desired that every effort be made to enc0ur- age the maintenance of such units at the peace strength prescribed for the regular army. which will be approxi- mately 100 enlisted men.
 In order to facilitate the reorgan- ization of the National Guard until July l, 1921, companies and corre- spending units are to be recognized with minimum strength of 90 ac- tive enlisted men.
 The second decision changes regula- tions which required members of Ma tional Guard organizations to be en- listed at least 60 days prior to attend ance at camps of instruction in order to receive pay for such service. Un- der this cha4se recruits may be enlist ed at any time and paid for attend ance at camp.
The spectator., 1920-11-23
ASKS FOR MILITARY ESCORTS
Philadelphia County Committee Ap- peals to President Wilson to
 Provide Firing Squads.

Following advices from the adJu- tant general of the army to the effect that it Is impracticable for the War department. without special appro- pration for transportation expenses, to provide military escorts for the burial at Philadelphia of soldier dead whose bodies are being returned from overseas, the Philadelphia county com mittee of the Legion has appealed to President Wilson to provide at least two firing squads for this purpose from Camp Dix or through the Frank ford arsenal. at Philadelphia.
 "The American Legion representa- tives," the letter reads, were not sat isfied with the excuse offered by the adjutant general of the army for re- fusing to assist in meeting this emer- gency. The bodies of soldier dead of the A. E. F. are being returned to Philadelphia daily, and as many as five requests a day are being received by the American Legi0. The Legion, through its representatives in the county organization, took the position that 1t cannot avoid its responsibility to honor these men who gave their lives for their country.
 "The United States army is now re- cruited to a strength of 3Wooo. It was the unanimous opinion among the Legion representatives of the 76 posts in this county, that as commander in chief of the United States army, you might consider 1t privilege to assign to Philadelphia l6 men who might serve as military escorts. thus assist ing the American Legion in perform ing paramount patriotic duty"
 The letter was signed by Romain Q. Hassrick. secretary of the committee.
The spectator., 1920-11-23
LEGION AND LABOR QUESTION
Position of National Body, Adopted at Cleveland Meeting, Made Clear
 in Bulletin.

A clear and well7defined exposition of the official attitude of the American Legion toward organized labor is con tained in bulletin sent out by na- tional headquarters of the Legon in Indianapolis, setting forth the state ment on the question issued by Past National Commander D'Olier, which was adopted by the national conven- tion us the l.egion's platform in indus trial difficulties. The statement fol lows:
 The attitude of the Legion toward organized labor is the same as its at titude toward all groups of American citizens who are interested in q square deal for all in the maintenance of law and order, and the protection of the institutions handed down to us by our forefathers. In any controversy be tween capital and labor, the interest of the American Legion Is confined to that of the maintenance of law and order and without taking part on either side in case a situation should arise where life and property are en- dangered, 1t Is the duty of members of the Legion to perform their full duty as citizens. according to their own conscience and understanding.
 Tn such contingency it Is the Legion mans duty to assist in the maintenance of law and order by act ing as an individual and offering his services to the duly-constituted author itics for the maintenance of law and order. There is nothing to prevent the individual member of the Legion as m individual from taking either side In such a controversy but the Legion, as an organization will not do so.'
The spectator., 1920-11-23

TWO decisions of importance to Ma ! tional Guard organizations through out the United States are an- nounced by the War department.
 The first prescribes 65 active en- listed men as the minimum strength at which National Guard infantry com panies may be maintained, while the second permits the enlistment of re- cruits up to the day upon which or ganizations leave home stations for an- nual field training.
 The announcement states that after July l, 1921. the minimum peace strength of National Guard units shall be the same as those prescribed for the regular army. When the peace strength is greater than 65, National
The spectator., 1920-11-23
United States Has Eye on Mexican Reds

palace in Mexico City, and only few days ago a similar demonstration was held h the state of Nyarit, for merly known as the state of Topic.
 Additional evidence that very little is being done to check the spread of Bolshevist doctrines south of the Rio Grande is the fact that the present Mexican government has failed to keep its word, given a few weeks ago, to deport from the country the vari- ous alien agitators, who, it is admit ted, are the leaders and the brains Of the Mexican radical movement.
 In announcing that the Fourth in- ternationale will be held In Mexico City. Fl Universal says in part:
 Tn workingmen's centers a great animation is noted because by resOlu- ton taken in the Third information ale, held in Moscow last June, the Fourth internationale will be held in Mexico City next January.
 "The First internationale was held In London. the second in Petrograd, the third In Moscow and the fourth will be held in Mexico.
 'In the Third internationale, as we were told by various leaders of the workingmen. it was agreed that as the first three internationales had been held i'll Europe, it was proper to hold the fourth on the American continent"
 It is asserted that the United States government Is being kept advised fully of the radical movement south of the Rio Grande.
The spectator., 1920-11-23
ger your capacity for good humol also

ger your capacity for good humoi also i9 tested.
 Those with statistical Jennings are in a paradise while riding on Wash lngton street car. How many men get seats next windows? What per cent Of the mne population arises to give what per cent of the female popula- ton seats? How many girls get up to give their seats to older women. and what per cent get rebufYed?
 And one may always read
The spectator., 1920-11-23

Little Rock.-The shipping season for apples Is practically over except for portion of the crop fin cold storage.
 Paragould. - Mrs. c. R. Purdon was painfully injured when she was struck by car driven by Miss Thel. ma Reynolds.
 Conway.-Several cases of scarlet fever have been reported in different parts of Faulkner county, according to Dr. J. S. Westerfeld. county health officer.
 Pine Bluff.-The carnival and vaude vile staged at the high school was a big success. The funds derived from the show will go toward buying scen- cry for the stage and other theatrical equipment at the high school
 Camden.-Camden observed Clean up day recently. Trucks were busy hauling away accumulated trash from various parts of the town and many of the business men spent the day at home cleaning up their premises.
 Conway.-Declaring that the de- fendant. George Kitrley, made sland- erous and malicious statements con- corning his character. Calvin Pettigill mas filed suit in Faulkner Circuit Court for $5.000 damage.
 Batesville.-The Rev. Alonzo Cagle and Mrs. Cagle. who have recently moved into their new home. entertain ed with a house warming recently, when the members of the First Baptist church were guests.
 Camden.-Fire destroyed the resi- dence opposite the Newton hotel oc. cupied by Mrs. Grace Jetrus. The flames had gained considerable head. way before the Fire Department reach ed the scene.
 Dewitt. - The city of Dewitt, through the efforts of its Chamber of Commerce, has received from the War Department of the United States piece of field artillery. well mounted and ready for action.
 Mena.--Construction work on Polk county's portion of the Jefferson high- way has been resumed both south and north of Mena. The contractors. Jones. Early & Lybrand. are using all available men on the 6O-mile stretch of hard surfaced road.
 Little Rock.--Reports show an aver. age of l2 bushels of clover seed to the acre this year. Very little of this crop have been threshed although the amount threshed Is increasing in the north and northwest districts
 Bentonville. - In the intelligence tests recently given the freshman class at the University of Arkansas, the highest scores in the class of about 400 were made by Alfred Crabaugh and Coin Mason, both of Bentonville and graduates of the Bentonville High School
 Little Rock.-The grain sorghsm reports show that the crop as equal but not superior to that of last year in grain production, but slightly ahead for forage production, with an aver age yield of IS bushels to the acre.
 Little Rock The November Crop Report for Arkansas. fin comparison with the report for previous months, ] shows slight losses in the estimated production of corn. Irish potatoes and sorghum for syrup. and a decided loss in peanuts, but . gain in the produo- ton sf applea
The spectator., 1920-11-23
Post Meets In Two Towns.

When Lee Bishop post of'the Ameri- can Legion wns organized in the two towns of Hudson and Twinsburg, O., novel scheme was hit upon to avoid jealousy between the communities. The post holds its sessions in the two places on alternate meeting nights.
The spectator., 1920-11-23

new-chosen nation al historian of the American Legion. Mir. Putnam was b orn Tn Salem, Mass, Oct. 10, 1868. He received his
 education in pri-
 vate schools and the Cambridge high school. While he was a boy he was the companion and assistant of his
The spectator., 1920-11-23
STATE HAPPENINGS.

Marianna- home of W. M. Hale was destroyed by fire recently. The blaze started from a defective due.
 Pine Bluff-J. M. Reidinger and Bill Wolf have opened an automobile re- pair shop at 1O3O State street.
 Bentonville.-Centert and Lowell are two Benton county towns which have recently installed light systems.
 Batesville. - The Rev. Moore w. Scott returned recently from Fordyce. where he closed a successful revival.
 Batesville. - The Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Batesville has installed a burglar alarm system.
 Mountain me.--Evangelist U. s. Thomas of Knoxville. Tenn. will begin a series of meetings here soon.
 Camden.--D w. Eagn of New Or leans, who will be manager of the Camden Cotton Exchange mas opened the exchange.
 Lonoke.-Mrs. c. w. Garrison of the State Board of Health recently spoke on The Beginning of Life" at local theater.
 Newburg. Farmers of this sec tion of lzard county are busy gather ing the finest crops of cotton and feed stufYs that have been grown here fin 16 years.
 Batesville-W. s. Lacy. president of Arkansas College, returned recently from DeQueen, where he went in the interest of the college endowment fund.
 Spadra.-O. D. Fossett. who has been conducting moving picture show here has sold his place to Chas. Koontz and will go into the mercan- tile business at Hartman.
 Spadra.-Members of the School Im- provement Association served dinner at the polling places here election day for the purpose of raising money for the school library.
 Willow.-J. Lewis Scrimsher. Joel Cox, Miss Lottie Mann and w. w. Nix took the Civil Service examination at Malvern for the postmaster's position at Willow, November 13.
 Bentonville.--The Rainbow Gift shop has been opened by Mrs. w. E. Jackson at her home on West Twelfth street.
 Huttig.-The Missouri Pacific depot at Felsenthal. two miles north of here. was destroyed by fire Of unknown origin recently.
 eaiden.-The Planters gin has gin- ned 1,20U bales of cotton to date, which is ahead of any previous record Only 34i bales have been shipped to date.
 Willow.-Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cox have moved into their new residence just segth of the public school build ing.
 Little Rock.-The yield of Irish po- tatoes was IS bushels to the acre. or three bushels less per acre than the average for the state year ago.
 Batesville-The Independence coun- ty Grand Jury. in it's report to Cir cuilt Court here. called attention to- reports mat cigarettes are being sold hy Batesville merchants.
The spectator., 1920-11-23

directed by Rob- ert II. TyndGll, na- tional treasurer, who was reap pointed to the po- sition by the na- tional executive committee. Mir. Tyndall Is a na- tive of Indianapo- lis, and during the war served as colonel of the One Hundred and Eff
The spectator., 1920-11-23
Leoionnalres as Guard of Honor.

Impressive ceremonies marked the funeral of Ebert +. Waid, late com mander of the Department of Panama, whose body was laid to rest in the National cemetery at Arlington, Va.
The spectator., 1920-11-23
IS NAMED LEGION HISTORIAN
Eben Putnam Performed Similar Serv- Ice Before the Office Was Made
 Permanent

X life of singular variety and ad- venture has been that of Eben Putnam,
The spectator., 1920-11-23

the federal board for vocational eiuca- ton. reform which had been carried out largely under the direction of the veterans organization.
The spectator., 1920-11-23
SINCERE FRIEND OF LEGION
Mrs. Janette Logan Jacobs Has Been Hard Worker in Interest of Dis
 abled Ex-Service Men.

A fearless and devoted worker In the interest of the disabled ex-service
The spectator., 1920-11-23
KEEPS EYE ON LEGION MONEY
Robert h. TyndaIl Is Reappointed National Treasurer by the Ma
 tional Executive Committee.

The handling of the finances of the Ameriean Legion will continue to be
The spectator., 1920-11-23

man. Mrs. Jan cite Logan Ja- cobs of New York
 city, has proved herself a sincere friend of the American Legion. It was Mrs. Ja- cobs who sup piled the Legion with many of the facts which 1t laid
 before congress when 1t demand ed the reform of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-16
put into operation between Johannes

put into operation between johannes
burg and Cape Town. South Africa.
Australia already has established a
trans-continental route from Sydney
to Port Darwin on the north coast, a
distance of 1850 miles, with stopping
points every 800 or 400 miles. Expert
mental commercial aerial journeys Of
more than 1000 miles also have been
made from Calcutta to- other points
Of India and regular routes are now
under consideration.
A British company was organized
last June with a capital.o Of many mil
lions Of dollars for the establishment
Of airship lines virtually around the
earth. Airships Of 3,0o0,0 900 cubic feet
capacity, nearly twice as large as the
British dirigible R-34, the first light
er than air craft to cross the Atlantic,
are contemplated. These airships
would be able to carry Is tons Of
passengers and freight land have q
speed of 50 miles an hour. n.
A route from London to New York
will be the first to be, put into opera
ton, If the company's plans are car
ried out. Lord Northcliffes recently
predicted that AAthe times,was not Tar
distant when London morning news
papers delivered by 'airplane would
be sold in New York on the same
evening. allowing for the difference in
time. %& s@ @
If congress adopts the extensive
programs plannedsfor the army. navy
and postofice air services, American
manufacturers are counting upon the
greatest airplane development in his
tory during the coming year. Availa-
bility Of hundreds of army and navy
hiers, they aaid will make this noaai.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-16
CONSTANT'INOPLE
NOT AS IT WAS
BEFORE THE WAR
Great Influx Of Allied Bust
ness Men Makes Big
Change.

London, Jan. ?s.-Constantinople
Is much less picturesque than 1t was
before the war, yet the extreme
charm Of the east fingers as persist
emily about the city as it did in the
past, writes anonymously an allied
official Of high rank in the Pail Mall
Gazette.
I when I stood on the famous
bridge over the Golden Horn" he
went on t"the incredible diversity of
orientals one was always wont to see
passing was there, but at least Taper
cent Of them were dressed as Euro
peans. Some no longer even wore the
fez. 1,.
"A business1ike air pervades the
principal thoroughfares, not because
the Turk himself has suddenly devel-
yoped high commercial instincts, but
owing to the great influx of business
men from the allied and neutral
countries.
IT, AL commodities command the
most exaggerated prices. Great quaint
flies Of goods have, however, begun
to arrive. SO that prices will soon be-
gin to decline.
ION the other hand, the workers
wages have reached a stupendous
figure. The man who before the war
would nave earned the equivalent Of
five shillings, at present refuses to do
the same work for less than four or
five pounds Del day. Cabmen reach
the supreme height Of %extortion at
Constantinople.
shipping is fairly active in the
port. Several allied warships lie in the
Bosphorus- The historic Goeben is in
the Gulf of Ismit.
1.-THE British are engaged in re-
building the road to Therapia, 1t is
singularly new and interesting to wit
ness the spectacle of British. French
and Italian troops in the streets;
Highlanders in kits, Royal Italian
Carabiniers, and sturdy French poilus
marching by with their band.
THE sultan, of whose impending
fate we hear so much nowadays, still
goes in state to the Selamlik every
Friday. The psychology of the Turks
in Constantinople appeared to me to
denote indifference, in the sense that
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-16
Eve Regular Passenger
Services Started; Mail
Service Put on Definite
Basis and Scores of Com
panies Purchase Planes,
For Business Purposes.

New York, Feb. 16.-Commercial
aerial navigation became q reality in
the United States during the past
year h sudden cessation Of hostili-
ttfs at the close of 1913 threw hun
dreds Of airplanes into the market
and many OF these were purchased by
private companies and remodeled for
commercial use. Airplane manufac-
turers, whose energies had been de-
voted exclusively to the making of
war machines, also turned their at
tentton to the commercial possibilities
Of aircraft and have perfected several
standard commercial types. It Is esti-
privately owned aircraft in the United
States,
Five regular passenger routes were
established; the airplane mail service,
i~naugurated; May is, 1918, between
New York and Washington as an ex-
pertinent, was extended to Cleveland
and Chicago and put on a definite
basis; and scores Of private firms pur-
chased aircraft and utilized them for
pers and for Conducting aerial forest
surveys and patrols. ssy
Still greater strides were made in
Europe and Australia where there III
few thickly populated centers that do
not boast Of regular aerial CONNER
cial traffic, either by airplane or
dirtgible. or both. The delay in the
country was attributed by the Manu-
facturers Aircraft association today
to .the failure Of the United States
government to establish landing fields.
enact regulatory legislation and adopt
any. fixed policy 50
Inspired by aircraft manufacturers,
chambers Of commerce in at least so
cities. have undertaken to provide
municipal landing fields for aircraft,
built on specified lines as plotted by
city planners and officials Of the army
air service, which has assumed unof-
lcial supervision over the project,
pending the adoption Of federal regu-
latory legislation. These cities include
: Buffalo. Boston, Cleveland, Chicago,
Philadelphia, New Orleans, Rich
mond, Va, Atlanta and Macon, Ca,
mento, Salt Lake City, Omaha, Pitts
burgh, Butte, Mont, Fresno, Calf,
Scranton, Harrisburg and Altonna.
Pa, Syracuse, Rochester and Albany,
N. T., Springfield, Ill, Columbus, o..
Louisville, KY, Nashville. Tenn, Mo-
bile, Ala. and Houston, Tex.
81 Passenger Routes.
established in this country are be-
tween New York and Atlantic City.
Mobile and New Orleans, Key west
and Havana San Francisco and Los
Angeles, and Los Angeles and San
Diego. Lack of, adequate terminal ia
ciltties is considered n OF the princi-
pal handicaps to aerial commercial
traffic development II aerial trans
portation Is to become universal. air
craft manufacturers point out that
there must be established adequate
atrds0mes with definitely marked
pdtn places, convenient to hiaginess
cet1tels and with facilities for. housing
the atrmen and their machines and
providing them with fuel and repairs.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-16
WHERE CADMAN FOUND II.
Detroit News) IN

Charles Wakefield cadman. the Ia
nous composer. found inspirationsfor
his sonata for the piano in "A major.
Op. SO. in joaquin Millers, poem.
From Sea to Sea-" Cadman said4hs
prided himself on the inspiration he.
got from MIXERS work in which he
sang to the west Of the United States.
Cadman's first movement showed.
the west before the white m~anffound
it. and naturally he had to ring in his
eternal love for the Indian. without
being too much Influenced by the poet
Miller. Cadman tried to carry cut his
idea, his longing. for the west It may
be taken as the pioneers thoughts OF
the eastern or southern home he has
left in quest for the new, u~ndiscover-
ed land. Cadman also speaks of hia
paean Of rejoicing for The continent
now constructed. Triumph, PRIDE,
beauty. happiness, optimism. breadth
and ecstacy are the things he tried to
write into his compositions.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-16
MANY " SOLDIERS.

Max Nordau told the English Zion
list Federation the other day that il
the world war the Jews had fur
nished 900, 900 soldiers to the various
armies. This. he said. was about
Del cent of the whole number of
Jews, a proportion equalled by few
and surpassed only. he believed. by
the French. The Jews had lost So
900 dead and had about 100000 cas-
ualties.
But what had the Jews fought for,
he asked. Even in the advanced