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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
no TIME FOR BLUE LAWS"
Indications Are That Legion National
oHicsrs VIII Net Take "Posi-
tive Stand"

Blue law agitation 3 apparently
obnoxious 20 a large number Of mem
hers o. the American Legion. accord
Ing 20 expressions 81 opinion received
IN letters az national headquarters.
Nstional officers have been called upon
- take q positive stand particularly
against those who would u away with
the cigarette
As individual citizens and voters
cur membership can support or oppose
what u SEES fit.~ said one national Of
ficer % TIE Legion. so long as ihey
coufor- % cur national constitution.
I think the veteran. however. Is against
intolerance The national organization
~ the Legion has 10 time for this con
trcversy. however. We have our lands
fun IN our effort n make life what II
should D. for the disabled"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
Hurrah for Cow.

Father had returned from a polit-
teal convention and presented each OF
his three youngsters with a badge
bearing a likeness OF a candidate and
his name. The two older chlldren
were able TO read. so ran out OF the
house cheering for the man whose
name appeared on their badge. Maui
rice was too young 10 read. but seeing
The seal OF Indiana on his badge
(which Is a buffalo bounding over the
plain) he shouted. "Hurrah for This
darn COW! 2"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05

There Is much IN the city where
he lived for so many years still closely
associated with his rule, which ended
only the other day. as we count his
tOry-lSS9. In the cOat-Of-arms OF
the house OF Braganza. still TO be seen
on many Of the buildings; in such
street names as Marquee de Sac
Vicente. BarOa de Petropolls. Visconde
de Maranguape. and In the titled Bra
zilians one still meets in the country,
we realize that not many years ago
Rio de Janeiro was the abode OF roy
atty.
Closely associated with imperial
rule IN its decline was the emperOr's
daughter. Dona Isabel. While princess
regent. during one OF her fathers Wis
it's 20 Europe In search OF health. she
signed the most vital decree ever is
sued in the country. saw the orig
lnal document In the Hall Of Archives.
and the pen. set with diamonds and
emeralds, with which the princess
signed Il, the decree OF May Is. 1883.
which libeeated 100000 slaves.
''The decree OF 1888. which freed
all slaves. was immensely unpopular
with many OF the cOuntry's leading
men. who claimed the princess regent
had been unduly influenced by her cler-
teal advisers. This was one OF the
reasons for the fall OF the empire.
although that event may be largely
attributed to discomfort all over the
country, owing TO the Capitalization Of
power In the capital"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
AFGHANISTAN ONCE MORE
FEARS BEARS PAW

The collapse OF czardom In Russia
was hailed with acclaim in Afghani-
stan as freeing her from an influence
that often has been embarrassing. But
the menace OF the bears paw Is re-
neved with che threatened incursiOns
OF the BolshevikI.
To the stranger the Afghan displays
sort OF specious and deceptive ORR
entail courtesy. In fact, a national
proyerb is that "The man who shuts
his door 20 a stranger is no Afghan"
But the stranger also would do well
90 know a saying current among the
HlndoOs: God shield you from ven
geance Of the elephant. the cobra and
the Afghan" For many strangers
have found that. upon provocation, to
which the Afghan Is extremely sensi-
tive. his disposition Is vengeful. cruel
and crafty. His desire for piIlage.
theft and deception also is apt 70 get
the best Of him.
Your Afghan is a swarthy. swag-
gering proud. but withal proposes
ing sort OF man. every inch the war
rior while he keeps his turban on,
but giving a faint suggestion Of be
wlgged jurlst Of old English days
when he removes Il 90 disclose a head
shaver from forehead 70 crown. with
curly ringlets falling about his Shout
ders from the unshaven portions.
Occasionally the men are fair. as
are most Of the women. whose hair In
two F,sits with cOlOred tasSeis az the
end conceivably might call TO mind
a. American musical comedy chorus
prepared 10 sing school Days" were
a. not for their flowing oriental robes.
Afghan women. like turkish women.
are secluded. but they are consider
ably m9Fs adventurous than their
Turkish listers. hence scandal Is not
infreqbent even In a land where
maF may have as many wives as he
caL support.
by Hsyibullah's father. Abdur Rah-
man, also were enacted measures Of
national defense singularly in keeping
with occidental schemes for cOnscrlp-
ton. He made the boast that he
could throw a hundred thousand men
into action I'm a week to defend one
Of his provinces. and said his entire
domain could raise a million lighting
men to defend her soil Nor did he
stop az the prediction. He worked
out a system by which each man In
every eight would alternate in taking
military instruction. One had 10 be
very young. or very decrepit. TO IS
cape the amir's draft. for the service
ages were from sixteen 10 seventy.
So far as barring private munition
makers Is concerned. Abdur Rahman,
long before his death in 1901, might
have subscribed to the principle. dis
cuSsed during the peace conference at
Paris. for he had his own factories
az his capital. Kabul. There are said
20 have been produced a dozen or
more rifles and thousands Of car
tridges a day. and several guns a
week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
Manuscripts Strangely Recovered.

Same valuable manuscripts went
down in a tOrpedoed ship during the
war. How they were recovered has
been told by the Rev. J. Aston at Sur
biton. England. Preaching at 81. Mat
thew's church on behalf Of the British
and Foreign Bible society. he said the
late Archdeacon Dennis. a missionary
In South Nigeria. spent several years
in compiling a dictionary and gram
mar Of the Tho language. comprising
six distinct dialects. to enable the
Bible TO be printed and circulated
among the native tribes. When on his
way 10 England his vessel was tor
pedOed. and he lost his life. Some
months later his manuscripts were
found In a crevice OF the rocks on the
Welsh coast. where they had been
washed up by the sea. They are now
awaiting publication.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
CRIMEA: THE RIVIERA
OF RUSSIA

A proposal that Great Britain and
the United States shall cooperate in
caring for the Russian refugees from
the Crimea again directs world SYM
patty TO a land which has already
known suffering.
Hanging down into the Black sea
like a butchers cleaver. with its handle
pointed east and the near corner OF
the blade joined TO the mainland OF
Russia. the Crimea. where IL was first
planned TO exile the abdicating car.
is about as near to being an island as
a peninsula well can be, even though
a very narrow strait Is the only wa
ter that lies between IL and a second
connection with the mainland. On the
one side. TO the west. lies the PerekOp
Gulf. and TO the east. shut out from
the Black sea by the handle OF the
cleaver. Is the Sea OF AzOv.
With an area matching that OF New
Hampshire. n population equal 10 that
Of New Hampshire and Vermont to-
gether. and a climate that borrOws
good features from Florida and south
ern California. and bad ones from
many places. the Crimea Is one OF
the most fascinating bits Of territory
between Portugal and Cochin China.
Its population is a congress or races.
Its industries range from the grow
ing Of subtrOpical fruits and the hOus-
ing OF Russia's elite as they fee from
the cold. to the herdlng Of sheep and
the growing OF grains. IL is place
OF many-sided activities.
As the men OF wealth OF America
have their winter homes In Florida
and those OF western Europe have
theirs along the Riviera, the people
OF Russia have their country seats In
the Crimea. And beautiful places
they are. for in Russia the rich are
very rich. The height OF the social
season Is from the middle OF August
20 the first OF November.
The peninsula is occupied by S55.OOO
people. according TO the last census.
mostly Turkish-spesking Tartars, with
a scattering of Russians. Greeks. Ger
mans and Jews. Cleanliness and mo-
rallty are said 10 be proverbial traits
OF the Crimean Tartars. who have been
undergoing the influence of Russih-
cation for several generations. They
have taken up vine culture. fruit grow
ing, and kindred occupations with a
zeal seldom equaled east OF the
Aegean.
The novels OF TOlstOy give graph
lc picture OF the Crimean- war from
the Russian viewpOint-depicting the
miseries OF the march. the anguish OF
the life In the classmates. and the
Notwithstanding ordeal OF manning
the lines under shellfire, there 20
await the night attack that might or
might not come. II was In this war
that Florence Nightingale rendered
service as a nurse that made her name
a synonym of ministering angel on ths
worlds battlefields. Then men knew
nothing Of the cause of cholera and
such diseases. and the soldiers died
like flies.
II is estimated that $4,000 British
soldiers lie buried in the cemetery out
side OF SebastopOl. Before the pres
ent war this vast city OF the dead was
watched over by a German who could
speak no English, but who was proud
Of his privilege OF guarding the ashes
OF those who fell at Balaklava and
Inkerman.
When Stephen Graham visited the
cemetery the old keeper told him they
had - varieties OF oleander In the
cemetery.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05

before q motion picture camera.
~You can starve a man; you can
wound him with bullets" said Colonel
Whittlesey during a recent visit 10
Hollywood movie studio with the port.
~ comedian. but you can't dim his
love for the movies. Just a few hours
after my boys Of the Three ROndred
and Eighth infantry bad landed In a
safe hllleting area on being relieved
from their perIlous position. the whole
bunch were In a " hut watching q
five-reel comedy"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
SHOULD BE GOOD kDG
Greyworthy Not oVsr'''si
Talk Of candidatss e. ; 81
Is lnsussra.s1

Grsyworthy, 4 2:llA r'c
oped by CliT Todd C.la-ri.
and sold TO Walter Cg1 'za
not overlooked when az g =
didates for the big stakes 1T
started. Cox worked ~ Fl
4 mile in 2.O5 a. Ls11s
him a breeders recNi Ai p
he was fairly flying ai 'is 3 !
il HaIf-mlle trcs hl' ~
Todd step the tro,isr a's Z.
eve tracks the past So :,
WINGED none Of the d. ~ -
anything On him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
NOTED MATCH SI''|
OF PREWOUSN n
Contests That Vanl
Part Of TUT gr~|
-
a'n.'n o'''a,.s s,..
Union Course E.,r,r,
-saIvator Wen F,.- -
S'ssPshsss /, -,

While tse ms,A
War won from S.r B - =
the Windsor rasz - -, a
more interest than a, ~ -.
event ever staged :
OF the kind
Nearly 50 years sn..
sour-mile heats ths.. ~
which the aveysres
beat the nine-ysar-s's -,
two successive heats
course, Long Island 50
written into AnsH,s, -
ne nrst great na,cA ug,,a
que auei between North s,sS~s.
W. y sue
Thirty years later 4. -
seA-LOngfellOv ua,,h GO
the tax Of the uf vo,l ~
match between so1ihs1 -
owners. after an usvs,s,
for the Monmouth euBr-
half miles. which LcazEEi
tly. A few weeks later -
AZ Saratoga, n. Y. ~
horses were In prime -
was a third horse In &c.
cut no figure in the rur,.
the race LonEfellov tr.yss :
On his near forefe0t d. -,
" on three legs. 20 Be- ba.r
" a length q. the f-s
One OF the mCs,afa5.
races was that bs,u -
gins Salvador and uarsTr
Tenny. az the SherssasmI
In 1890 The match vurir
a quarter for Srn0asA
was ridden by Isase N-
inches only. aIth11-h rns
mark he seemed 90 hz7srs-.
In hand Tenny. rllztgS
Garrison, made a E-3s
through the final C-1rs II
which was covered Co
and the sensational fllsa cod
has been written sla- hn|
story ever since.
The dead heat befwes lrI
DObhins and a similar ga
Domino and Henry a NIEaI
turf events which fl-uls,s. q
the spectators In s-assc-s-,
At PimliCO. Nd Dire PAY
when August Be'uC1fs H--
the late Wufrid viauIs Orr
gam In a special uztth nv
suit came as r. surprise @ m-
sands. who believed a. 'An m
the Canadian-Ownei hr~ ~
chile. The race Wss e 90 =
4 quarter, and Hgzr'sS -1a
track record for the tsES
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05

tended the first
state convention
OF the women 5
auxiliary Of the
American Legion
In Minneapolis.
The eetin &
marked the begin
ming OF the ma
tionai organiza-
ton OF the nuxil-
iary. which Is ex-
Tected ultimately
70 bind together
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05

"Who's the boss hereT asked
travelling salesman as he stopped at
a farm with a set Of the Worlds Best
Literature In l. volumes.
"He Is replied the man at the door
YEARLY. pointing 10 the hired man
loafng hard in a field I'm only his
employer. Legion Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05

led the famous
lost battalion"
through the Ar
gonne and was
one OF the 81
Americans W h o
won the blue rO-
settle Nof the con-
gresslonal medal
OF honor. he told
FATTY" Arbuckle
that he would
be scared 10
death" II placed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05

Girl Go q contest
held during a
weeks carnival %
Windsor Terrace
post 81 the Amer
lean Legion. Tie
popularity con
test. which Is be-
coming a favor
tie pastime among
Eastern posts Of
the American Le
gion. has been the
means o. boost
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
WOULD STEER SHY OF CAMERA
Colonel Whittlesey. Leader Of "Lost
Battalion" Backs OF From Mo
ticn Picture Machine.

Although Colonel whittlesey. an &C
tive member n the American Legion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
NEW BASKETBsLLHi

Two important eal-s \
rules Of the lntsro =
ketbau league have - :,
The first win Fe !.
who has been iass -
game at any tine 70 :, = :.
later provided Be- =
mitted four rsrso1l- -, =
automatically rssl.s =. =
qualification for DE -,
The second ehanss >,
after 4 hsId ball I.
basket the BAH u-- -
out TO the lJ-foo' --'
up.
.....s''
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05
OHO
AMERICAN
0I.I:GI0N@
tCaET far 4nls ueEAfsrne1t sapllicd -
ths Amsrtcan LsElns Ners ssrFtcel
HONOR TO MINNESOTA WOMAN
Or. Helen Hughes Hleiseher Is Chosen
State President Of Momen's
Auxiliary o. Legion.

Approximately four hundred dele
Gates from aI parts o. Minnesota at
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-05

ir- lle uaauC.al standing az several
posts as wen as af0rding amusement
for the members and their friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27
Stomach Upset,
Gas, Gas, Gas
Is
''Diapepsin"

"Pape's Diapepsin' ends indigestion.
heartburn in five minutes. Sour,
gassy, upset stomach, aciditY, dyspep-
sia; when the food you eat ferments
into gases and stubborn Jumps; your
head aches and you feel sick and
miserable, that's when you realize the
quick magic of Pape's Diapepsin- If
your stomach is in a continuous revolt
if you can't get it regulated-try
Pape's Diapepsiu- It's so needless to
have a bad stomach Make your next
meal a favorite food meal, then take
little Diapepsin. There will not be
any distress-eat without fear. It's
because Pape's D-apepsin really does"
regulate weak, out-of-order stomachs
that gives it its millions of sales an
nuaily. Get a large siXty-cent case of
Pape's Diapepsin from any drug store.
It is the most efficient antacid known.
tits scientific, harmless, and belongs
in every hOme.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27
EAST SIDE NEWS
Notes and personals by Mrs. H. u.
WndIeiEh- Call Blue 42e1 or $3.50.

The members Of the K. K. klub will hold
Halloween party MouGay evening, Octo-
Der 81, at the home OF Mrs. H D Wadleigh,
81 Madison street
Miss Ollie billings is Ill at her home in
East Sixth avenue.
Mrs John Gibson has gone to Chica go.
H.. to spend several weeks there the guest
Of relatives
Mr.. and Mrs J. H Nichols and daugh-
ters, Elizabeth, Lucille aud Dorothy. and
son. William, have returned To their home
in Lyndon. Kan, after spending several
days here the guests OF Mrs. J. H Smith
at her home in Ohio avenue. They made
the trip overland.
Miss Mabel Cremer viii entertain the
members of the Olive club ut a Hallowe'e en-
party Monday evening. October 81. at her
home in Grafton street
The Vesta Embroidery club will hold 4
Halloween party Friday evening. october
%, at the home Of Mrs. D T Thomas, in
Madison street All Of the members and
their families are invited to attend
Mr.. and Mrs. W eioebeI OF East Crane
street are the parents Of a daughter, born
Saturday. October -
Mrs. Hariand Stamp. Mrs. T. 7 Stamp
and Mrs W. J. Williams were the dinner
guests OF Mrs Henry Puett Al her home in
Reno avenue today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27

We can save you money on that
lumber bill Whelan Lumber Co.
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27
RELIGIOUS SERVICES CLOSE
Doctor SIade of Manhattan Speaks to
Washburn Students.

with no regret for the past, with
no fear for the future, to live with
God in the etsrnaI now" was the
slogan recommended to WaShburn stu
dents by Doctor SIade, of the First
CONGREGATIONAL church of Manhattan,
in the Washburn chapel this morning.
Live today as tho the past had
never been and look to the future as
the stepping stone TO higher achieve
Iflents," DoetoH SIade advised In ex-
PLANTATION. he pointed out that the mis-
takes. defeats and failures of the past
can be only a burden TO the execution
of present duties As for the future
he contended that perfection, whether
on the gridiron or in the business Of
flee, can only come when We realize
that there is nothing to fear
The chapel service concluded the
Washburn series of religious addresses
begun earlier in the week by DR..
Ozorra S Davis, president of the Chi
Cago Theological seminary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes md personals by Mrs. H. D.
WsdIeighs Call Blue 4saI or s13o.

The Rev. C.P. clayton, pastor Of the
First Nazarene church. viii speak Friday
at II a. N. in the Telegraph school He
viii also speak in the new mill at u 10
o'clock Friday under the auspices of the
R. T. Y. NJ. c. A
her home in Knoxville. Tenn after spend-
ing the past five weeks in Topeka the guest
Of her sister, AIRS Clara Ireland. in Wilson
avenue.
Mr.. D H Welch Of Douglass. Kan. Is
spending few days in Topeka the guest
Of his nephews- Mr. Ralph Yocum. in VII
son avenue. and Mr.. Robert Yocum. In En-
nett street.
Mrs Paul Liehtenstern is quite III at her
home in East Sixth avenue
MRS. +. f Palmer Of Herington KAN
and Mrs. S. 5. Moore of North Topeka viii
be the dinner guests Friday Of Mrs w J
Williams at her home in East Crane street.
Mrs J. NJ Williams have returned from
PlattsmOuth. Neb-- where they spaRt sew
eraI days the guests Of relatives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27
TO ENTERTAIN [. 0. 0. M.
Program win Be Given ut Club Room
Friday NiEht.

EIulT NA8nLs
Topeka lodge No. 524, L. O. o. NJ,
viii be entertained Friday evening at
the Moose club rooms by a program
which viii be furnished by the pupils
OF Miss Ceora Lanham, 1871 Grand
avenue. The entertainment is open to
the members and their families,
friends and prospective candidates
The first number on the program will
be a humorous impersonation. '.Biff.'
which will be given by Miss Dorothy
StadeI- Miss Dorothy Lawson wifi
give musical Teading entitled
-Grandma's Day"
Buying a Railroad Ticket a hui
morous representation, will be given
by Miss Lois Zimmerman. Miss Helen
Wright will give reading, "a Secret
and Bob's Lament" A reading en-
titled Danny will be given by Car
rel Skeen- Mrs. Apjohn's Covetous-
ness will be given by Mamie Robin
cite An impersonation and dance
entitled The Gypsy Girl will be CIV
en- by Miss. Mary Elizabeth Fowler.
The closing number will be a sketch
entitled Changed Her Mind" by
Dorothy Sands and Miss Yolanda-
The lodge is conducting a member
ship campaign and will hold special
programs every Friday night as well
as the regular meeting of the lodge on
Monday night until Christmas The
Boys Industrial school is scheduled tc
give a program November IS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27
Peterson S Ointment
Best for Eczema
First Application Stops Itching OF
Eczemn, salt Rheum and Piles

Ends Chatting Distress in Five Minutes
Live and let live is my MOTTO says
Peterson Of Buffalo. Druggists all over
America sell PETERSON'S OINTMENT
for 90 cents a large box and say to these
druggists, if anyone buys my ointment for
any Of the diseases or ailments for which
I recommend it and are not benefited, give
them their money back
I've got a safe full OF thankful letters
testifying to the mighty healing power of
Petersons Ointment for old and running
sores, eczema, salt rheum. ulcers, sore
nipples. broken breast. itching scalp, chat
ing and blind, itching and bleeding piles"
John Scott. 2S3 Virginia Street, Buffalo.
writes, "Peterson's Ointment is simply
wonderful. 1t cured me Of eczema and
also piles, and it did it so quickly that
Peterson Ointment Co, Inc, Buffalo, n. Y.
Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27
CHECKS UP WORK OF c. OF c.
]. H. Mclaughlin of American Bureau
To Be Guest

]. H. Mclaughlin of American Bureau
To Be Guest.
J. H. Mclaughlin of the American
City bureau. will be the guest of the
Chamber of Commerce board of direc-
tors at their called meeting at the
Chamber at 8 o'clock tonight. Nc
La1ghIin Is here checking up on the
results of the membership campaign
put on six months ago. Other matters
to be considered by the board tonight
are the installation of the budget and
the setting of dates for regular meet
fngs of the board. Heretofore the
board has had no stipulated time for
its meetings.
The meeting Of the board was first
called for 6:15 o'clock but was post
poned to the later hour on account of
the oyster supper to be given by the
Topeka Traffic association in the
Chamber dining room tonight at that
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27

II American women adopt the
newest Paris fashion mere man
will no longer worry because be
thinks wintry winds too cold for
silken clad limbs exposed to the
knee. Here is the latest Partisan
idea of a stylish coat. 1t reaches
to within one inch Of the ground, is
made Of gray duvetyn and trim
med with monkey fur trimming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27
BERGDOlL DROPS MOTION
VIII Let Law Take Its Course in
Draft Evasion Case.

Erwin BergdoIl, who was sentenced
to serve four years in the United
States disciplinary barracks at Leaveu-
worth fer alleged attempts to evade
the draft law, has dropped his motion
for new hearing on his hsSeas
corpus petition, according TO govern
ment officials today.
Bergdou was sentenced in August,
1920. He brought habeas corpus pro-
ceedings to obtain his release, but the
writ was denied by the court. He then
filed a motion for d new trial Berg
doll is a brother Of Grover Cleveland
BergdoT, the draft dodger for whonA.a
nationwide search was Instituted and
who ultimately escaped to Germany,
where he is now said to be residing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-27
LEGION CHIEF Is ON JOB.

John G. Emery Pleased With Pre-
Hminaries for National Convention.
Kansas City, Oct 81 John G..
Emery of Grand Rapids, Mich. ma
tonaI commander of the America
Legion, arrived here today. and took
charge of national headquarters and
of preparations for the national con-
venrion which opens Monday morn
in, October 81.
Major Emexy was pleased at the
preparations and seemed phiIosophi-
cal about possible compiled lions which
a railroad strike might cause legion
naireS-