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The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-28
A GOOD SUGGESTION

Under the caption of ''Let the Two Political Gladiators Enter Delegate Race," the Juneau Capital publishes the following editorial
 There is a persistent rumor going the rounds of the territory that Dan Sutherland will not be a candidate for reelection. It may not be correct, but if it is, then we have a sug- gestion to make. During the fight for governor ship it was claimed by theid respective friends and supporters that Judge Wickersham and George Hazelet were, one or the other, or both, the strongest and ablest men in the territory Why not enter them both in the Republican primaries for delegate to congress next spring. The people themselves could then decide a much mooted question and we would have a contest that would cause some little political activity One is a resident of the First division and the other of the Third, the two big divisions of the territory. And either one would equal in ability the average congressman. And the successful one would like y be pittcd in the No- vember finals against the Democratic nominee, Judge Bunnell, that whoever was elected he would be competent to well serve the terri tory Such contest would not be "quarrcl;' just a ''scrap.'
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-28

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The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-28

Instead of studying new ways to increase revenue through new forms of taxation, it should be the aim of every honest public official to study methods of reducing the tax burden in proportion to the reduced cost of living and commodity prices and fetrenclment in every line of industry. Unless this is done in a sys- tematic manner, there will be a public reaction some day against oppressive tax burdens which will shake the very foundation of our govern ment
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-28
FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, June 2S--Halibut SC; chicken halibut, 5c.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
nd; s

dQn. one, the -twO-members-
apiece plan. should be- effective with
those auXiliaries which now have
fairly large membership. Each
member pledges herself 20 sdgn up
one or two new members by a pre-
determined date. 4 small forfeit viii
act as reminder 10 those inclined
to proCrastinatlon so that not the
financial loss but the stigma OF
having 20 acknowledge inability %
do their share should spur az mem
bers on 20 their best efforts.
Another plan. more efrectivs
with smaller units. IS the equal divi-
sion or the active members into two
competing teams having the los
Ing team entertain the winners az
a luncheon or a theater party. Have
the drive run for a month or six
weeks and let the progress Of The
two teams be kept secret-it will
add 10 the enthusiasm OF both. Have
a definite hour and date limit for
the termination OF the drive and
avoid any possibility of friction
through misundersta nding.
This. in my estimation. is the
more productive plan az It leaves the
details 20 the individual members %
the teams and puts them on their
own resourcefulness as 20 methods
and procedure. Still another plan =
20 arrange a good entertainment and
insist on each post member bring
tx a partner eligible % the auxiliary.
Show them a good time. then t.
ward the end OF the evening go aft
or them by personal solicitation.
by all means get the Legion
posts cooperation IN your drive.
During the drives by auxiliary units
lately more than once an eligible
prospect said that her Legionnalrs
had never mentioned the auxiliary
to her or she would have Joined
.Ong before"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
CAN CHANGE POLICY
FROM ONE TO OTHER
FORM OF INSURANCE

Ex-servtCe men who have con-
verted their War Risk term insur-
Ence into permanent government life
insurance will be interested 70 know
the conditions under which they may
their their policies from one plan Of
insurance 10 another
Az any time within five years from
the date the converted policy be-
cahe effective. il may be exchanged
for another policy OF the samo
amount. bearing the same date and
based on the same age. on any one
of the six plans issued by the Bureau
Of War Risk Insurance.
No medical examination is re-
Qui~ed in eNchanEiug policy for one
issued 40 q higher rate Of premium.
Satisfactory evidence of good health
must be obtained before a change
To a policy issued at a lower rate OF
premium is granted.
The difference in the reserve ac-
cumulated viii be charged. in chang
ing 10 a policy issued at a higher
rate OF premium. or credited. IN
chang 10 a policy issued at 4
lower rate Of premium
The six kinds Of permanent gov
eminent life Insurance are ordinary
life. 20-paymcnt life. 20-year endow-
ment, 30-payment life. SO-year en-
dOwment and endowment at aEe OF
&C.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
A nxiIiary Gets
Money Easily for
Veterans Aid

The Womens auxiliary OF East
! Orange, n. J., post discussed long
and earnestly the means it should
| take 10 raise money needed TO carry
on its work in the hospitals and in
the homes of needy ex-service men.
Many plans were suggested. Some
wanted a tag day. Others wanted
more entertainments, more card
| parties. But there were Objectionable
features TO all the plans brought up.
/ Then. against the judgment OF many
/ OF the members, it was decided to
write a straightforward appeal for
/ funds and send II as a letter to a
/ list OF $500 names and let y go at
that
The letter was written. It was
the simple story Of a sergeant who
had spent two and a half years in a
hospital, without a day Of real rest
- Sergeant John Harrisgan, who
got his first real rest in two and a
half years when he was given a
bed chair by the women Of the unit.
Each person TO whom the letter
was addressed was asked 10 con-
trioute one dollar, and the appeal
was made thus:
This dollar we are asking is not
for the famine sufferers in China.
worthy as they are II Is not for
the starving Austrians, nor is it for
The Germans. not even for those
very worthy citizens of Armenia. 1t
I is for your boys and ours right close
/ by. Boys we cheered when they
went away. boys who are suffering
now because they protected us all
boys for whom the war is not over
/ We need this dollar now.
I VIII you place a one-dOllar bill or a
check now in an envelope and mail
( ID 10 Mrs J. W. Danforth, IL Glen
wood av, East Orange? We will
worth OF work for you on behalf Of
the boys who are suffering merely
/ because they served us al.
The postman started 10 bring in
Que dollar bills this morling after
1 tc letter was placed in the mails.
BY the third day the replies were
arriving in big bundles. Within
two weeks S1,6g5 had been sent in.
mostly In one dollar bills. Persons
who had received the letter. and
even some who had heard about 1t
Indirectly. -aIleG IN person 20 de!Ivt-
IcOr.ribuhtc1s. A United Sites SEN
ator and his secretary saw the let
ter. and each sent his dollar. One
man collected dollars from all his
neighbors and sent IN the total.
/ One woman who had said she
couldn't send in the dollar all at
once promised - send IN % cents
4 week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18

the service to find few desirable
openings available for them. Their
humor is not the best when they see
that certain persons who remained
a home during the war amassed
wealth.
Hoboken N. j. Observer: The
Senate shelved the soldiers bonus
bill at the behest of Pres't Harding.
The condition OF the treasury JUS
titles the move, but it adds another
10 the list Of unful1lled pledges
which will rise to plague the repub-
licans this fall and next.
Bridgeport Comm Times: What
ever the general sentiment with re-
gard 10 the soldiers may be il is go
ing to be a practical impossibiHty
TO enact legislation which will re-
uuire the raising Of several billions
Of dollars by taxation until some
OF the present heavy taxes are re-
moved.
Minneapolis Journal: The time is
coming when this thing adjusted
compensation may and must be
done for those who fought so well
for us. But II is not here yet.
There are things TO be done. re-
covery 10 be made. taxes 20 be re-
adjusted, the administration econ
omy program effected-our f1nan-
cial house set in order.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
WHY THE AUXILIARY?

why is the Woman's Auxiliary?
Here is the answer OF the Auxiliary
unit OF Frank S. Reynolds Post of
Bakersfield. Calf:
Every woman who is eligible
should send In her application for
membership in the Auxiliary 70 The
American Legion Our interest in
the boys did not cease with their
return. We have now the work of
finding Jobs for the boys who are
out OF work, Of caring for our sick
boys and those who are disabled,
Of assisting the Legion in obtaining
legislation and compensation for the
boys who so bravely left their homes
and positions 70 fight the great bat
ties
IF the mothers. wives. sisters and
daughters do not stand by the boys
in their fight 10 obtain justice. then
we cannot expect outsiders 20 help.
We must stand together just as we
did in the days when our hearts
were with our dear ones somewhere
In France"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18

(Lined up by II. Allan Perrill)
Line Sergeant bird who makes
the bucks lives a series of hard
lines.
Bee Iine-The shortest distance to
the mess line.
Mess Line-A crooked line with a
beginning but no end.
Life Line-A line from home to-
tally surrounding a money order
Few Lines-Lines from a buck to
his sweetie. Generally becomes II
closely written pages before with
love from your soldier boy" is ap-
pended.
Hard Lines-The lines bounding
a bucks existence.
Lines of Observation-Th vision
airy line pursued by a buck in find
ing but when chow call is about to
be blown and when the line sergeant
Is scouting up a detail.
Line of ReSistance-A doughboy's
backbone. Weak when a buddy is
trying TO induce him 10 go AWOL.
Strong when he feels his health
wouldn't permit him to go on fatigue
duty.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
POST AUXILIARY
CAN Do MUCH FOR
DICTIONARIES
Certain Organizations Helping
Materially Toward A. L.
Growth.

The first department Women
auxiliary OF the American Legion
10 be organized was that OF Mime
sofa. and the auxiliary had scarcely
been formally created before IL be-
gan a statewide campaign TO bring
cheer 10 the disa bled. Committees
were appointed for the cities Of St
Paul and Minneapolis, where moss
of the dlsa bled men were centra-
lied, and these committees took up
their new work with the same
energy and enthusiasm which Amer
lean women have shown produce re-
suits in any cause-as witness the
granting Of equal suffrage.
The committees visited the hospi-
tai and formed such friendship with
and understanding Of the disabled
men that the men confded 20 them
their needs" DR.. Helen Hughes
Helscher president OF the auxiliary,
says. Careful note was made Of
each mans needs and this was for
warded with his address to head
quarters. whence Ii was sent 10 some
unit out in the country. In a few
days the patient was surprised 10
find in his mail the very thing he
wanted A letter came with each
gift. In this way threads Of SYM
pathy were woven over the whole
state between the homes IN the re-
hottest parts and the men in the hos
pitfalls The effect on the men, who
saw that they were not being for
gotten, was admirable. Nor was II
less beneficial TO the women who
were given this means Of showing
their real gratitude.
Besides the state committee.
every unit has its own committee
for the care Of the sick and the dis
abled. Committees visit the contract
hospital in their localities and give
reports Of the needs Of the men in
them. Assistance is given in hospital
ization. compensation and vocation
al training The American Legion
took UP those cases which needed
methodical attention, upon receiv-
ing reports from the women, and
an excellent spirit Of cooperation
has been built up between posts and
the units Of the auxiliary. Bulletins
are sent out monthly noting the &c
tivities Of the various units. so that
one may learn from the other.
Every new department OF the
auxiliary organized is put on our
mailing list and its literature is re-
quested in order that we may bene-
fit from the ideas Of our sister O.
CARNATIONS.
Proved and Effective.
One hard working auxiliary de-
partment official submits the follow
ing methods Of stimulating member
ship among the unIts-methods that
have proved their effectiveness many
times and are worth trying wherever
they have not been adopted
AN analysis Of the membership
report of the various units reveaI
the fact that the larger posts have
relatively the smaller auxiliary
memberships. There should be absO-
Iutely no reason for this condition.
The various executive and member
ship committees should get together
now and map out an intensive and
productive membership campaign.
There are various memberships
drive methods that merit considera-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
buds, Whizbangs and HE.
From the St. Joe County Sector

Here's Bill Johnson's poem, prom
ised last week.
TIN SOLDIERS.
Where is the crowd that stood at the
curb
Years ago when the Guard went
by,
And snickered and sneered-And
never once cheered.
But a name DER the National
Guardsmen reared
Tin SOldiers?"
For somehow i think that the
crowd was right
When 1t nicLnamed the Guard GO
ing by,
For IL seems the Guards shown that
mere flesh, blood and bone
Couldn't do what they did and do it
alone;
Tin Soldiers.
So perhaps IL was tin that stiffened
their backs
When they went through that
HE'LL over there,
And you WhO've sneered at them,
And always jeered at them,
Thank God you can say that today
you cheered at them,
TIN SOLDIERS!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
WELFARE PROBLEM
Is NOT DIFFICULT
Committees Duties In Legion
Post Activities Are
Simple.

The welfare problem Of the post in
the small community which has TAX
en- upon itself the task OF brighten
ing the life OF the hospitalized buddy
Is relatively simple, provided, OF
course that behind the appointment
% the welfare committee, and in the
heart OF every mem Der Of II and II
tho post is the viii 10 be Of real
service But in the larger centers
something more than good will and
a resolve 20 do everything possible
for the man in hispital Is necessary.
IN the New York area, for instance,
with nine veteran hospitals and
scores OF posts, organization has
been essential IN providing effective
~ for the wants OF the disabled man.
Here Is the organization plan per-
fected by the Kings county commit
tee OF the Legion CBrooklyn) under
the craftsmanship OF George A. Win
gate.
The general committee is divided
into ten subcommittee, each In
charge OF a specific branch OF the
work. These are:
interest among the posts in the hos
pitalized veteran. with a special view
TO securing the adoption Of a ward
By the individual post. At present
every ward In Fox Hills hospital
which has come In for considerable
criticism. has at least one post at
tending 10 its needs.
Hospital Entertainment, which ar
ranges for elbows in the hospitals
Hospital Equipment and Clothing.
the term equipment" being broad
enough In this case TO include to-
becco. cigarettes and other desirable
commodities. The committee calls
for donations and has them trans
ported 20 the hospitals.
Investigate Complaints.
Hospital Treatment, which investi-
gates complaints Of mistreatment,
and has broadened its scope TO In
clude families Of needy ex-servics
men requiring medical attention
Outside Entertainment. VIII 1 c n
stimulates interest in the posts in
securing the attendance Of veteran
patients at post entertainments. This
committee works in conjunction with
the Hospital Entertainment commit
tee
transportation " hi complies
lists OF volunteers who are willing 10
lend their cars TO give patients rides
or bring them TO post entertaic-
ments. An ambulance has been
turned over TO this committee which
is in continual use at Fox Hills for
bringing patients 10 post shows.
War Risk Comp ton, which
investigates individually claims for
compensation and takes them up di-
rect with Washington
Training, which stimulates interest
in manual training among patients
and collects and provides them with
the material for carrying IT on.
Posts Interests, which IS conduct
ing a publicity campaign among the
osts. presenting the situation in the
hospitals and showing how the posts
can help.
Legal. which cares for the legal
interests Of the disabled and needy
veteran. cvarrying cases into the
courts where necessary
A plan as all-embraCing and thor
ough-going as this is worthy of adop-
tion by any group of posts faced with
a disabled problem OF more than the
usual magnitude.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18

and you're bright.
You've had raw deal!" 1 know
But don't you sQueal,
Buck up. do your damndest, and
fight,
It's the plugging away. that will win
you the day,
So don't be a piker, Old pard!
Just draw on your grit; it's so easy
TO quit;
It's the keeping your-chin-up
that's hard.
It's easy to cry that you're beaten
and die;
It's easy 70 crawfish and crawl;
But to fight and to fight when hopes
out OF sight
Why that's the best game of them
all
And though you come out of each
grUelling bout,
All broken and beaten and SCARED,
Just nave one more try-it's dead
easy to die.
It's the keeping-on-living that's
hard.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
Sizes NJ Membership Buttons

Headquarters requests the posts OF
dering membership buttons specify
whether they wish regulation or
midget size. The Division reports
that. owing 10 failure to make dis
tinctions in ordering on the part Of
some posts. Il has had 10 make chan
ges which consume both money and
its wen-known equivalent. time
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
OFFICERS OF SOUTH BEND
POST. NO. so.
THE AMERICAN LEGION.

THE AMERICAN LEGION.
COMMANDER
A. r. Macdonald
525 ]. NJ. S. Bldg. South Bend
VICE COMMANDER
Joe Cunningham
Robertson Bros. South Bend
ADJUTANT
Stuart EIbel
l16 W. Colfax Av. South Bend
TREASURER
George Ford
Farmers Trust Co. South Bend
ASST. TREASURER
Arthur Hunter
Y. NJ. c. A. South Bend
INSURANCE OFFICER
Edwin F. Sommerer
Farmers Trust Bldg, South Bend
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
George W. Freyermuth
Roland Obenchain
r. ]. Roche
Russell Place
Otis s. Romine
Wilmer +. Award
Chamber Of Commerce
HEADQUARTERS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
Urge Posting a
Notice as to the
Location of Hq.

Maj. George P. Ahern, retired, Of
the army recruiting service, writes
as follows from Jacksonville, Fla:
For over six months the UNDER
signed has motored over a large part
Of the state CT Florida, visiting
every postofflce and railway station
inspecting army recruiting posters
Rarely has he found anywhere a
single but of information Of help TO
the ex-service man who may be in
need OF aid or Of information. If
the man learns in some indirect way
where to apply for aid. he is beset
by red tape in the shape of a series
Of perplexing and long blank forms
that would give Philadelphia law
yer some concern.
The man in the country town. in
the mine. or on the farm. who is in
need, should be given something
more helpful than the above bunch
of blank forms The societies that
can be reached by such men can
testify 10 the need Of practical ad-
vice and direction in making out
blank forms that the ex-service man
should have. 1t is a small and sim
pie matter to the Office man who
knows. but it is a deep mystery to
the bewildered applicant"
The absence of a display Of in
formation for the benefit Of the ex-
service man is not by any means
confined to Florida. 1t is common
throughout the country. Florida is
better off, in fact. than most states
because the Legion there succeeded
in having established a state relief
office to assist veterans in obtaining
their due from the government. 1t
is regrettable. of course. that the
government has not shown more
zeal in advertising TO the veteran the
whereabouts OF his relief Offices
that il has not, for example. plas-
tered the country as thoroughly with
posters as did the army recruiting
service. But regrets are futile, and
in this instance the governments
failure should be the Legion's oppor-
tunity. Nearly every Legion post
has a service or welfare committee
or officer on the job. a men or men
who have solved the deep mysteries
Of the long blanks. Why not mako
general the practice some posts have
already found successful - display
posters in conspicuous points about
town, in the postoflice, railway sta
tons and other public places. advis-
ing the veteran Of the fact that the
Legion service representative is on
the job. and where he can be found ?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18

The National Historian is prepared
to advise post historians as 20 meth
DDS OF collecting and arranging data
for post historians. Bulletins on this
will be sent inQuirers who address
the National Historian at National
Headquarters.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18

You are doing "A favor to any
World War veteran not I'm the legion
if YOU take his membership applica-
ton now. Don't coax him. You
won't have TO. Simply tell him the
facts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18

Only one-third OFFS the world
population use bread as a daily food.
One-half subsists chie9v on rice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
Military NIaxims.

Never look a gift horse in the
mouth-nOr inspect an Army mule
from the rear.
Look before or you'll fall behind
route marching.
Laugh and the world laughs with
you-but smile in formation and
you'll land in the guardhouse.
Work and win-fatigue duty.
Answer with facts, not arguments
at the court martial.
All things come to him who waits
w. r. l.
Start right should be your aim
but squads left~is not the same.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-18
TO THE VICTOR BELONGS THE
TOLL

Who is 1t hands out interviews,
And has his valet shine his shoes.
And stocks his cellar up with booze,
And dimes upon Budweiser?
Who is it drives a Mercedes,
Anr never thinks of saying please"
To forty servants on their knees?
Why that's the German Kaiser!
Who is it walks along the street
In search of jobs. so he may eat,
And works like hell to make ends
meet,
And never smells Budweiser?
Who is it has one suit of clothes,
And shoes quite airy at the toes?
Why, buddie, he's just one Of those
Who licked the German Kaiser.
Robert D. Little. in the Stars
and Stripes
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-05-12
WOMEN'S CLUBS
or IDAHO

The way the women's clubs OF Ida
no are helping oGoding College u
making some of the mere men fer.
get their thought that pink tea is
about the biggest thing the dear
girls" can finance and organize witt
out male assistance.
Only recently President c. w, Ten
ney received fine Arbor Vitae vita
statement that a choice collection
OF roses was to follow as gift az
the wayside Club of Kimberly, \
Short time ago substantial Chez ;
were received from the country Clah
OF Twin Falls and the women's clan
Of Filler.
For all the second semester of this
year the Gooding chapter of u,
Daughters of the American Revof
ton has paid the tuition fees OF fod"
worthy young women who are work
ing their way through. Last year the
10. II. club did the same thing for a
Bull girl who could not have stten"
I'd school without this aid. The Scr.
osis club Of Gooding has also assist
ed by advertising, visiting and ottry
"a etbods while just last week seven
,y-fiFe delegates TO the p &. o. state
eohvsptin visited the college and toor
charge OF the devotional exercises rnr
The day
Beaides the oniciSl ceoperA,.as
which these clubs have so freely sfV-
In, their individual members hs~s
also taken an important part In tbS
upbuDdlng Of this popular yorng
sehool.
Some have canned fruit, cole ,toc
vegetables. given books for the "
brary. furnished specimens FOR the
museum or donated butter, eggs snG
meat. while others have sent in the
names OF prospective students, d.
tributed literature or delivered ac-
dresses at church and other public
gatherings TO tell Just what Goodins
College already means to the youne
men and women of the intermoun-
tain empire.