The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-29
LARGE CROWD AT
LEGION MEETING
Hurley Makes Patriotic
Talk to Crowd of
600 Soldiers.
HAVE BOXING BOUTS
fhdorse Report Condemning
Way Disabled Veterans
Are Being Treated.

More than eco members and MEM
bers to be of the American legion
packed the municipal auditorium
last night at what was said to be
the best meeting the local post has
ever held.
"t'pholding the Constitution" was
the subject of a talk by Col. =. j..
Hurley. the principal speaker. There
Is lots of talk and propaganda the
government of the United states is
no good" the speaker said. Tho
men who are fomenting this talk
and spreading Il are the worst kind
Of bolsheviks, l. w. WIS, and an
archists They don't know a good
q vernment when they see II and o'ir
government is the greatest govern
ment that the world has ever seen.
IT Is also the Oldest government and
has caused more happiness and
pleasure TO mankind than any gov
ernment that now exists or ever ex-
Nsed. Every man born under the
sfars and stripes has exactly the
same privileges, and that is all any
man ought to want"
Rex Harlow. n member Of the
oklahoma City post, who was sent
by his post to Texas to make an in
kestigation of the various sanitari-
ums there where disabled ex-scrvice
'mcn are receiving treatment gave
n short talk on hts findings
He said that most OF the sani-
tariums there were run efficiently
and intclligently but that the sani-
tarium at TT. Logan while run al
right was located in the worst elm
ate in the world for invalids. st.
.Mary's sanitarium at San Antonio.
is disgrace to the country. Mr..
Harlow said. There are 35 disabled
cx-scryice men stationed there he
said and he had an affidavit signed
by 20 of the men concerning con-
citions there. Most of the men there
are tuberculosis victims. according
20 Harlow.
Mr.. Harlow said that some ac-
tion should be taken by the Ameri-
con legion and such treatment OF
eA-service men should he brought
erument Is not going to take care
of the boys who came back unable
TO take care of themselves think
that the American legion should
provide treatment for them and
good living quarters" he said. The
local post endorsed the report and
his suggestions as to helping the
matter.
II was announced that n school
VIII DE maintained nero tnlS winter
for ex-scrvice men. by the Knights
of Columbus This organization
maintained 43 schools over tie
country for service men last year
but hopes to have 1850 schools this
year. It was said. Everything Is
free to ex-service men and he has
ar almost unlimited number and
variety OF subjects to take. Regular
school teachers are employed and
the school Is TO be run like the
regular high school. IT will open
some tine in September.
Three boxing bouts entertained
the meeting after the regular busi-
ness had been disposed of. Each
bout was limited to three rounds and
no decision was given. Eddie Clark
and Buddie Hamilton, two flywcights
Of Tulsa We're the first number. They
were followed by Johnnie Riley CT
Tulsa and Jimmie Welsh of Pitts
burgh who staged fast three
round bout. The closing number
was Kid Spack and Kid Make.
After the fights the meeting
adjourned to the refreshmeht stand
where hot dogs" and cald Lemonade
were served.