Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-04-29
NEWS NOTES FROM K ... NATIONAL HDQS..
 AMERICAN LEGION


 abled, which was adopted by the in vestigating committee, named by President Harding, was voted at the regular session of the Maine legisla- ture. A memorial resolution was passed requesting Congress to adopt the Legion's legislative recommenda- tions.
 After 1t was announced that there were 5000 former service men in Los Angeles, Cal, out of work and that an average of 500 men apply for em- ployment to the American Legion headquarters there daily, the Mer- chants and Manufacturers Associa- tion of that city decided that it was time to act. A campaign of relief has been started and the funds will be administered by the chairman of the American Legion Interpost Council.
 
 Three to one is the score of the leg islative program of the American Legion in Iowa. The following Legion measures passed: Bonus bill providing fifty cents a day, with maximum of $350 to be voted upon at the general election in November 1922; Tax exemption of $500 for vet-- erans of World War, $1,S00 for Span ish-American War Veterans, and $3,- 900 for those who fought in the Civil War, and veterans preference on all political appointments, state, coun- ty, city and schools for both World War and Spanish-American War fighters. A legion boxing bill was passed in the house, but was defeated in the senate of the Iowa legislative body. r.,..-
 George Sylvester Viereck's boast that he can control 6,000,0O0 votes in the interest of. Germany has been denied by letters from twelve leading citizens of Teutonic extraction in Louisville, Ky, to the Jefferson post of the American Legion post in that city. The letters, together with res olution condemning Viereck as an ad vocate of un-American principles, have been made public by the post. Louis- vile Legionnaires will hold an All American meeting on Decoration Day, May 30.
 When the fire department dashed down the main street and red flares burned brightly in the stiffness of the night the solid citizens of Appleton, Wis, rushed out of their homes in alarm. What they discovered was that the local post of the American Legion was starting it's membership campaign. Bands began to play and illuminated floats appeared. Boy scouts marched in parade with the Legion members. The effect of the night attack. was so strong that 600 members were obtained the next day.
 * .r Although he was arrested and con- victed of a misdemeanor, a twenty year-old wounded veteran of the World War, is to receive through the offices of the American Legion of. Detroit, Mich, an education as an cleo trical engineer. The boy had enlisted at the age of seventeen and was twice wounded during the St. Mihiel drive. He had always wanted an education, he told the judge, but was compelled to leave school when he was six years old because of the separation of his parents. The judge placed him on probation to. a representative of the Legion, who is arranging for the youth to enroll in an engineering course under the Government pro- visions for vocational training of wounded veterans. ~ ..
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 When the Government salvage de- pot employment office at Toledo, O., failed to employ reasonable num-, Der of ex-service men, the Lucas County Council of the American Legion investigated the situation and obtained a promise of adjustment from the captain in charge of the depot. The Legion's$ investigation showed that, out of 261 employees, 97 were ex-service men, 50 were ineli- gible at the time of war, and IA had never been in the service. ,s
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 A French Medal Commemorative of the World War" awaits Americans and French citizens who went to France to serve with the horizon blues during the period of hostilities, ac- cording to letter to National Head quarters of the American Legion from Brigadier General L. Collardet, French military attache at Washing ton. He requests that persons eligible for the decoration apply to the French Embassy at the national capitol.
 The Bronx County, N. Y. American Legion will on Memorial Day dedicate tree to each of the 760 Bronx men and women who made the supreme