The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-12
American Legion

The Bayern, first German liner to
enter New York harbor In seven
years. docked within 100 yards of
the Office of the American Legion's
national commander there, but the
Legion took no part in the official
welcome which New York's mayor
extended. 1t was reported that Herr
Captain Oscar Schwamberger, of the
Bayern, commanCed German u
boat during the war of 1914-1S, but
Legion representa- YES effort to
board the ship to confirm the report
met with no success.
In the Missouri state convention OF
the American Legion, it was announc-
ed that resolution concerning Gro
yer G. Bergdoll, draft deserter, was
about to be introduced. AS member
rose to read it, another shouted: 81
move its adoption" A roar of ap-
proval came from the assembled del
egates and it was unanimously adopt
ed without having been read.
The only exservice man who can
vote in the coming city election in
Birmingham, Ala, are those who be-
came disabled from wounds or sick
ness during the World war, provided
they 90 not own $500 worth of tax
able property. The state legislature
recently passed law exempt ng ex-
service men, from payment of poll
tax. The court held the measure un-
constitutional. automatically disen-
franchising the former soldiers and
sailors. The Amer can Legion found
a law, however, which enabled per-
manently disabled citizens to vote
without payment of poll tax and OBJ
tanned a ruling that m nor physical
defects will constitute the required
disabilities. A man who lost his
finger can vote, it is held. whereas
soldier who came through with all
ten Of his gifts cannot.
Several thousand longshoresmen
who thruck and ted up shipping on
the Hoboken, N. j., waterfront. re-
turned to work long enough to un-
load the army transport Wheaton,
with 1924 soldier dead on board, al
lowing American Legion posts to hold
funeral services. The strikers, many
Of whom were ex-service men, de-
clared they would take care of the
bodies of their dead comrades despite
the wage controversy and added:
"we'd o it free if necessary.
The bodies of four unio ent fled
soldiers, one from each of the four
prominent American cemeteries in
France, will be assembled at Chalons-
sur-Marne and a on-commissioned
officer of the Amer can army in Ger
many will select one of them for re-
turn to the United States and inter-
ment in Arlington. An honor guard,
General Allen of the army of Occu-
patton, and delegation from the
Paris post of the American Legion,
will accompany the body to Harve,
at which port it will be placed on the
battleship Olympia. which sails Oct.
25 for the United States.
"The teacher will be hanged, the
books burned. Hurrah for vacation"
Wherein the sentiments of school
kids the world over are spoken by
French urchin, Marcel Sevel, who
writes to his several hundred foster
fathers, members of the Evanston,
H., post of the American Legion. The
boy, constant friend of the dough-
boys during their stay in France, was
adopted by them and now is support
ed by the Legion post.
Leo Hartley, Satanta, Kas., the
tallest American in service during
the World war, will carry the colors
of his post at the national conven-
tion of the American Legion at Kan
sas City this month. He stands z
feet. 2 inches in his socks. He was
in the air service.