The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-10-14


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
Bryern. commanded a German l.
boat during the war, but a Legion
representatives efforts to board the
ship to confirm the report met with
no success.
Marshall Foch will not come to A
merica to be officially heard at the
international disarmament conference
in Washington, altho he will let his
views on armament be known. The
marshars visit is private one, it is
being carefully explained, in response
to the invitation of the American Le-
gion to attend its convention. Premier
BRAND will head the French delegat-
ion to the conference. sailing Oct. 30
week after Marshal Foch.
In the Missouri State Convention
of the American Legion, it was an
nounced that resolution concerning
Grover c. Bergdoll, draft deserter,
was about to be introduced. AS a
member rose to read it, another
shouted, Il move its adoption" A
roar of approval came from the as
sembled delegates, and it was unan-
imously adopted without having been
read
The only ex-service men who can
vote in the coming election in Birm-
/ ingham, Ala, are those who became
disabled from wounds or sickness dur
ing the world war, provided they dc
not own $500. worth of taxable prop
erty. The state legislature recently
passed a law eXempting eX-service
men from payment of poll tax. The
court held the measure unconstitut-
ional automatically disenfranchising
the former soldiers and sailors. The
American found a law, however
which enabled permanently disabled
citizens to vote without payment of
poll tax, and obtained a ruling that
minor physical defects will consti-
tute the required disabilities. A man
who lost his finger can vote. whereas
a soldier who came thru with all ten
of his digits cannot.
Several thousand longshoremen who
struck and tied up shipping on the
Hoboken waterfront, returned to
work long enough to unload the
army transport Wheaton with 1924
soldier dead on board, allowing A
merican Legion posts to hold funeral
services. The strikers, many of whom
were ex-service men, declared they
would take care of the bodies of their
dead comrades despite the wage con-
troversy, and added: Wed do it free
if necessary
The bodies of four unidentified sol
diers, one from each of the four
prominent American cemereies in
France, will be assembled at Chalons-
SURNAME, and non-commission-
ed officer of the American army in
Germany will select one of them for
return to the United States and in
terment 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 Havre
at which port it will be placed on the
battleship Olympia, which sails Oct
25 for the United States.
With the entire nation paused al
noon in two minutes of silent prayer
American Legion nGn from each
state ad territory will do homage tC
the unknown American soldier il
Arlington national cemetery on Arm
istice Day. Medal of Honor men alsC
have been designated by the govern
ment as official mourners. Honorary
pallbearers will be eight generals 0,
the army and four admirals of the
navy, with non-commissioned anC
petty officers as body bearers. Presi
dent Harding will deliver the funera
Grafton.
Marcel Sevel, French boy, adopt
ed by soldiers from Evanston, III
during their stay in France, is nov
being supported by the Legion from
that city
Oscar E. Carlstrom, Aledo, Ill.
newly elected commonder in chief o.
the United Spanish War Veterans
was one of the original committee 0.
fifty members of the A. E. F. which
organized the American Legion il
Paris in 1919. He also is a member
of the G. A. R. of Illinois by adoption
Leo Hartley, Santana, Kans., the
tallest American in service during the
war, will carry the colors of his posi-
at the national convention of the
Legion at Kansas City this month
He stands seven feet, two inches il
his socks. He was in the air service
MCKEE, THE PRINT
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