The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-09-29
American Legion News

sixteen world war veterans from
one post Of the American Legion in
Tulsa. Okla. have settled upon gov
eminent land in Scott County,
Southern Arkansas by cold wealth.
cr IL Is estimated that 100 ex-ser-
vice men will have taken claims on
the land
The territory which will become
a settlement Of world war service
men. the first in Auerica, stretches
over $500 acres. composed Of adjoin-
Ing individual tracts Of 100 acres
each. The men have TO live on the
land but seven monts before IL be-
comes their property as Arkansas
gives residence credit TO soldiers up
to two year, Of army or AMY ser.
vice.
Par; 81 the men will spend the
winter on their land. clearing timber.
building, hunting and trapping. for
the tracts abound IN deer. fox and
lynx. The sixteen who have already
settled are preparing 20 establish
cntral trading point and town which
they will name "Legionnaire -Four
81 the pioneers are married and al
have had farming experience. Home.
stealing u onw possible in the fol
lowing other states: Washington.
Michigan. Montana, Arizona. New
Mexico. Wyoming, Louisiana, Ala
bama. Colorado. Idaho and Oregon
A family which in itself is thriy-
ing war veterans society has come
20 the notice 81 the American Legion
in Independence. kas. Thirty-three
able bodied men and women call the
Civ. War veteran. Mamma c. Brun-
cr, by the familiar papa" OF the
lot. the father. soldier Of the Union
In 81. j. proudest Of his even doEcr
sons who served overseas with the
American forces IN the world war
OF the remainder, 20 are girls AMI
son was 700 young 10 fight The old
est is -.
The Pershing estate IN Tangipahoa
Parish. La, owned jointly by heir.
Of John J. ePrshing, father Of o.,
general Of the armies. has been AT.
vertlsed for sale for taxes. according
20 a letter sent the general By the
editor Of an American Legion maya
zine published In Amitc, La. The
editor posted sufficient funds with
the parish sheriff 20 prevent the sale
and requested General Pershing O.
make ,he estate available for eOloni-
cation by biz comrades who are being
rchabiitatci. after war wounds. for
agricultural pursuits The Pershing
tract contains 100 acres Of the par.
ish's beet land
The number Of civilian employees
in the panai'a canal zone has been
reduced 40 per cent since March !
1921, and more than 700 former
soldiers Will be forced out Of employ
ment II there i not let-uIs an APP
peal from the canal zone 20 thc
American Legion's representative IN
Washington declares. Two army
officers and three civilians appointed
by Secretary Of War Weeks recon-
mended the sweeping reduction in
personnel
Milady's fashionable corsage bot
quet may nave started life a a hand
full Of ragweed. for disabled soldiers
in Kansas City hospitals are doing a
thriving business in making artificial
adm lifelike posies out OF ordinary
weeds War Mothers Of the city are
teaching the wounded men to color
the weeds with dyes adm the Ameri-
can Legion is helping them place the
flowers with florists adm gift shops
For the return Of a tatered old
army rain-caps, almost worth H.
weight in gold because Of sentiment
attached 20 II, liberal rewards have
been posted by American Legion ser
vieem en- Of Toledo. q. The cape,
property Of Rev H. r. yaeIane.
chaplain Of an infantry regiment in
France, was used by him TO cover
the faces Of dead soldiers lying in the
Fadenrs mud and rain while their
graves were being dug. IL had been
torn in many encounters with barbed
wire while the chaplain followed his
troops, but AN understanding thief
stole il from the ministers automo-
bile.
Out Of work, arrested on a charge
Of vagrancy adm placed in a convict
garg at Glenn Springs, y. j., Thorn
as NJ. Keelan, world war veteran was
logged to death by his guards. ac-