Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-10
"TFiE legion continues:

pennless have been driven refuge
in almshouses and jails
way flower of American manhood aft
returned disabled from the balefeds and longer
needed lives and home The legion furnishes the
proof that such is the treatment
Many have died. the memorial and if immed-
late relief forthcoming will die destitute without proper
medical without compensation with which obtain it, aban
doned by the country they served"
That country the legion speaks of 1t it treatment
OF which they complain
The legion rightly complains through legislative
nisave deficiencies provisions made for the disabled have fail
has been .a..
F. Delays in awarding compensation.
Unfit and inadequate facilities for need of hospaza-
TIE failure the legion it, may be traced the separation
OF the three needs of the medical vocational
training and fnaa support The Public Health Service has
troll of the FIRST the Federal Board Vocational
and the Bureau of Wa Risk Insurance have the other
There much delay and considerable friction Ocasoned by thus
dividing the ehabatng service three distinct organizations
is not the efficient of doing 1t mutp red and
The functions of training compensation
be combined The disabled has right deal with
which shall take OF his physical vocational and financial
restoration The Bureau of War Risk Insurance the Federal Board
for Vocational Education and the Public Health
has deal with disabled veterans be o-ordnated
all three placed under common control
Bills providing for these reforms have been introduced both
houses OF congress No other proposed legislation OF greater
poance and other stands need for the immediate
attention of the members.
Upon every American rests the duty of urging legislation
endat oncethe suffering the shameful neglect and injustice
OF which the American Legion complains its memorial
MYTH the market at last beginning climb and
mand developing which will enable holder to sell his
the market pce-vhch he has been able
foremany farmers who have been allowing bales
the till this shortly regret that dn
their warehouse And
damage increases rapidly as time goes
series of experiments conducted recently by the Bureau of
Markets have shown that bale of cotton placed the
flat the ground with covering damaged tn
$40 pounds the end of eight months Another placed
edge with further lost l67 pounds bale on edge
and turned over once week lost pounds bale placed
tbers off the ground and turned week
bale placed timb and covered with tapauin
pounds: A WAREHOUSED BALE OF COTTON DURING THE
SAME TIME LOST ONLY POUND
Damage along exposure weather has
been estimated at $70,000,000.
Do know that that of ware
housing including the greater than the fire
alone exposed Do know that it will
be much for obtain from on your
ton if you have it stored in a warehouse?
Pullman high but if the uppes higher there
wouldn't be so many bumped heads in the lowers.
There's lots of talk about wireless telephony listening in on
afourparty line continues to be the thrilling occupation
Downtrodden gold S more an ounce for the stuff
but they'll little sympathy from the who have seen
them cutting up in a western film.
Dan Cupid nominated for chairman house committee
Of ohos yOund4 Widowcrs and Widows club Any other
nominationsl @ ws~