The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-02-15

Fordney Bonus Bill, according to
Lemual Bolles, National Adjutant Of
the American Legion, who bases his
opinion on reports from North Da-
kota, Oregan, Minnesota, Illinois and
other states. I've legislatures Of the
first three states have passed reso-
lutions urging the United States
Senate to pass the bill and a pleb-
iscite Of Legion members in Illinois
showed an overwhelming sentiment
in favor Of the national bonus. Nine
ty-nine per cent Of the Illinois Le-
gionnaires also expressed themselves
in favor of a state bonus.
In spite Of the unemployment sit
uation, which tends to increase the
need Of veterans for ready money,
forty-six per cent Of the Illinois Le-
gion members preferred some form
of compensation other than cash.
The American Legion reached the
10000 mark January 10, when Foss
Poss, Of Foss, Okla, was chartered
in a membership campaign. A total
Of 1904 posts was achieved the
week ending January 81, which reg
istered gain of twenty posts. The
Departments of Illinois and Indiana
led the lists the last two weeks. Err
tensive activity in establishing new
posts is indicated from Southern
Departments of the Legion. Georgia
is in the midst Of tremendous cam
paign; Louisiana seeks 10000 mem
bers before the next state conven-
ton and Florida will start drive
for members soon.
Scores of letters have been re-
ceived by the editor of the Ameri-
can Legion Weekly, urging that the
American Legion request the state
department to obtain the release of
the two Americans, who were cap
tured in Germany during an attempt
to arrest Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
Americas most notorious draft
dodger.
Ninety new units of the Women's
Auxiliary Of the American Legion
were chartered in the last two
weeks, raising the total number to
1928. Iowa led with thirteen, fol-
lowed by Indiana, eleven; New York,
ten, and Minnesota, nine. The lat
est scheduled convention of the Aux
iliary will be held in the Depart
ment Of Washington at Tacoma, on
February IL, Is and 10. This will
be the tenth state convention Of the
women's organization.
American Legion members in Law
renee, Mass, stood behind eleven
veterans, employees of the depart
ment Of public property and parks,
who were dismissed by a newly
elected commissioner. The issue
raised probably will test the vitality
of the Massachusetts Act giving civil
service preference to veterans in the
courts. The commissioner was fore
ed to apologize for disparaging re-
marks about x-service men.
Alabama American Legion mem
bers are willing to resume o. d. to
effect the release of Captain EN-
NETT fitzpatrick, a Red Cross worker
held prisoner by the Bolsheviki in
Russia, according to a resolution as
passed by the Legion's state execu-
tive committee. The resolution,
which was sent to President Wilson,
demands that Captain Fitzpatrick,
an Alabefnian, be set free "even
though it takes an army of ten mil
lion of us to do it,"
Fifty men have agreed to join a
proposed aero unit of the Indiana
National Guard at a meeting Of Wa
bash, Ind, Post of the American
Legion. The Legionnaires hope to
practice with ten airplanes soon.
A new clubhouse, patterned after
the style of military barracks or
armorv will be constructed bv Homer