The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
AMERICAN LEGION
 VOTES ON BONUS ]. HERE LAST NIGHT
Unanimously Votes to Table Motion Conforming Austin's Men-Interest Taken i1
 Ex-Service InvalidS

Birmingham post No l. American Le- zion, at largely attended meeting last night, voted overwhelmingly against the adoption of resolutions condemning the officers of the state law enforcement de- partment who engaged in an altercation last Sunday with Phil Painter, editor Ci the Advance
 Reports that the resolutions would be introduced had been current for several days and an unusually large crowd was present at the meeting. In addition 70 condemning the action of the officers for the attack or Painter the resolution called on the governor to discharge those guilty of the attack and also requesting the chief executive to ask for the resig nation of the head of the department, Conrad w. Austin.
 Frank NJ. Dixon, commander of the local post, presided at the meeting, which was held at the Civic Association.
 VOTE ON BONUS
 Ballots were passed, allowing each member in good standing to vote on the compensation bills now pending in Con gross and to express his preference Tor the four different forms of compensation proposed for men who served during the war.
 The resolution regarding the alterca- ton between the officers of the law en- forcement department and MT. Fainter was introduced by Sam c. Bowman It was immediately apparent from the large number who moved to table the motion that it had no chance of passage and second was not forthcoming.
 However, in order to bring the matter before the meeting, one of the members seconded the proposition and then spoke against it's adoption. MT Bowman ad- dressed the meeting in favor of his mos tion after which several spoke asains' any action on the resolutions by the legion members.
 It was stated by opponents of the measure that it was without the province of the legion to. take action on such q propositon/ that the facts in the ca!'e were in dispute; that the altercation was a personal matter between the two otli- cers, who claimed they had been ma ligned and MT Painter, and that there were other and graver questions whieh should have precedence over such an affair.
 UNANIMOUSLY TABLED .
 When the vote was taken. the motior to table was adopted unanimously, MT Bowman, the author, not voting.
 Joseph A. Yates, state adjutant, ex' plained that the national organization had prepared ballot to obtain the exaci preference of the mempers of the leslor regarding the fourfold compensation plan now before Cong ess. Every mem Der in good standing was requested rt cast his ballot with the post adJutan before March l. at which time the vott would be made public showing whether the post favored the bonus and if st whether the members desired casi payment. paid up insurance, or ald II purchasing a home or farm.
 James J. Jackson called attention t the Rogers-C Capper bill now pending pro vidng for the proper care of the wound e0 veterans He urged that every mem Der write his congressman and senator fayoring the measure. Instances Wer cited where wounded men had been sen fo poor houses and insane hospitals be cause the government red tape woul not settle the question of which depart ment should care for them.
 Tom G. Estes, Leon c. Bradley an ss V. V. Evans spoke in favor of the To cation of Mooseheart in Birmingham an urged the cooperation of the legio members in this movement.
 MAJOR FIELD JOINS
 Mai Fred A. Field, adjutant to Gen eral R. E. Steiner, was called on by tn commander and made an interesting tai to the post At it's conclusion, Majo Field handed the adjutant his applicatio for transfer of his membership from
 New Jersey post to the local organize ton and was warmly received by tn 4 members.
 The date for the monthly meeting was changed from the second Saturda to the 18th of each month. When ths I date falls on Sunday, the meetings wi be held on Saturday.
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