The Jasper news., 1921-10-20
Carrying On With the
American Legion


killed a deputy sherIff who was try
ing TO arrest him. American Legion
men Of the city formed posse and
captured the man.
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A survey Of land settlement prof.
ects throughout the state has been
begun by the American Legion Of
Washington. Under the law, ex-seryice
men have a preference right In filing
on all public lands.
The retirement of 5000 sick and
wounded emergency officers Of the
World wa. wl.h pay on the same
status as officers Of the regular army
are retired. Is being urged on con-
gress by the American Legion.
President Harding has been invited
to accompany the Hood River, Ore,
post Of the American Legion on Its
annual climb of Mount Hood next sum-
mer. Governor Olcott of Oregon led
the Legion party to the summit in
the climb this year.
Demonstrating the use Of the air
plane as a busy mans time saver,
Theodore Roosevelt assistant secre-
tary of the navy, flew from Washing
ton, d. c., to Asbury Park, N. j.. to
address the annual convention Of the
state American Legion. The trip was
made in two hours.
Believing that the man still Is
suffering from the effects OF severe
wound received while in action In
France, the American Legion Of Has
tings, Mich, is seeking to have de-
termlned the sanity of Frank Soules,
former service man, serving life term
In the Michigan state prison for
murder
The sale for taxes OF the estate Of
John J. Pershing, father of the general
Of, the armies, in. TangipahOa Parish,
La, has been prevented by the Ameri-
can Legion and the General has been
requested to make tile estate available
for colonization by his wounded COM
rades now taking vocational training
in agriculture.
Plans for $4,000 war memorial at
Duluth, MINI, to honor the men and
women who, served during the World
war, were abandoned recently at the
| request Of tile. American Legion repre-
sentatives who cohtended that 1t was
no time to erect monument The
memorial committee sought TO honor
jobless and hungry.
The recent establishment of post
In Constantinople carries the American
Legion into the second country aligned
against the allies in the World war.
The post was formed of American
naval and embassy attaches and repre-
sentaUves Of several American firms
commercially engaged in Turkey
There is large post of the Legion
at Coblenz, Germany. =
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Although he could not swim. Martin J.
MnlOney, New York policeman and a
color sergeant of the Seventy-seventh
division In France, plunged into the
surf at Rockaway Beach to save q
young woman with whom he had
been keeping company. He lost his
life, but the girl was. pulled to safety
Maldhey was member Of the police
department post of the American
Legion.
A promise made on Flanders field
that he would take care OF and pro
tect the wife Of wounded "buddy'
If the latter should fall, was fulfilled
at Manchester. n. H., recently wher
Adhemar Letendre married Mrs
Albert Thibeault, whose husband was
killed in action. The returned soldier
and his comrnde's widow met In
American Legion work and thell
friendship grew into love.
The father OF 83 children. Mannl
C. Bruner, Civil war veteran Of Inde
pendence, Kas., could well organize 1
war veterans society OF his own
Twelve of his sons served with thu
American army in France. one was too
young to fight and the remainder o.
the SO are girls who did their. bit
The American Legion recently brough
the family to light but at that ther'
is one larger IN The Creek Indian ma
tion Of which Bruner is a citizen.
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The corsage bouquet Of the fashion
ably dressed young woman once ma!
have been n fiourIshing tuft OF rag