The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-03-05
DICTIONARIES OF /
CITY FAVORABLE :
To- MIL. TRAINING
Legion Members Pass Resolutions
Endorse Wadsworth Bill; Bonus
Bill, but Oppose Memorial
Arch in Capital.
FAVOR EXEMPTING SERVICE
MEN FROM INCOME TAKES
Election of Vice Commander Post
poned; No Auxiliary Formed;
Scout Executive Addresses
Members; Asks Support. ~

members; Asks Support. AZ
AT its business meeting here last
night the local post Of the American
Legion went on record as being in
favor Of the passage of the bonus
bill and the Wadsworth compulsory
military draining bill, which are now
pending in congress, framed and
passed a resolution in opposition to
the construction OF the memorial
arch in front OF the state capitol at
Oklahoma City, and passed a reso-
luton to the effect that all ex-ser-
vice men should be exempt from
paying income tax, up to and includ-
ing an income of ten thousand dol
lars per year, for a period of five
years.
All of the above measures were
acted upon by the legion in the
form Of resolutions copies of which
will be sent to the state central
committee which is scheduled to
meet in Muskogee in the near future.
The resolutions are as follows;
The resolution covering bonuses
is as follows:
Whereas there is a proposal that
congress be memoriali2el to give
bonus to all exservice men equal
to fifty (S50OO) government bond,
ror each 30 days service performed
by ex-solders, sailors and marines,
therefore,
BE It resolved by the local post
No. 54 OF the American Legion that
said post, and its officers express
itself as favoring the passage OF
such act by the United States con.
gress."
The resolution with reference to
military training follows:
Whereas, there is bin pending
in congress generally known as the
Wadsworth bill, providing for the
universal military training of the
young men of the United States
and,
Whereas. it is deemed expedient
by local post No. "a Of the Ameri-
can Legion, situated at Chickasha.
Oklahoma, to pass such legislation,
therefore,
BE it resolved that said local
post No. 54, of the American Le-
gion expresses its sentiment in fav-
or Of the passage of said bill"
Following is the legion's income
AK resolutions
Whereas the present statutes OF
The United States relating to income
tax expire with the calendar year
Of 1920
Where's new legislation will be
necessary and will be passed prior
to 1921 relating to incomes OF indi-
viduals and evying the tax thereon.
therefore,
BE it resolved by Chiekasha, Ok
lahoma, local post No. 81 of the
American Legion that congress be
requested to exempt ex-soldlers, sail
ors and marines who have served in
the world war from paying income
tax upon their incomes up to max
tmum of ten thousand dolloars per
annum for a period Of five years
and that a copy of this resolution be
sent to the Oklahoma delegation"
The resolution against the memo
rial arch is as follows:
Whereas, there is a proposal be-
fore the legislature of the state OF
Oklahoma to erect an arch IN front
0f the state capitol at Oklahoma City
IS memorial to the veterans OF
the owrld war from Oklahoma, and,
Whereas, it is a sense of the To-
cal post No. 54 of the American Le-
| gion, situated at Chickasha, Okla
/ homa, that a memorial should be
in some for mother than that pro-
poses, therefore,
BE it resolved that said local
post No. 54 of the American Legion
be. and it does, hereby go on re-
cord as opposed to the expenditure
Of any funds for a memorial in the
form of the proposed arch.
"Be it further resolved. that local
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