The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
: ! ]:
|ET0 PROTEST;
Under EARLY


renunciation Of Senator w. B.
weKinley for not voting to over
- President Harding's veto Of
~ bonus bill, by State Adjutant
Il O. Setliffe Of the Illinois depart.
INT American legion. At a meet
q Of Rock Island post No. 200.
m evening, is taken to presage
rssolutions Of criticism Of the sem
mrs course by the state canveI-
fion at its sessions which open In
{ ncck Island Monday.
The speaker declared It was
4,nst a. well that Senator McKin-
~ is on a European tour aud
would not be at the legion meet to
Which he had been invited" and he
more than limited that Mckinney
vould henceforth be personal ncn
rata at gatherings Of the order. i
The adjutant said that Senator
NcKiney's vote, cast in the senate
Yesterday by wire for the approval
Of me veto, was in direct violation
81 pledges made to the national
legion organization. The senator,
the adjutant affirmed, at first voted
for the bonus. but DETECTED yester.
! day by lining up for Mr.. Harding
Senator Medill Mccormick, on
the other hand, he said, had cas-,
bis vote and thrown his influence
for the bonus bile from start Il
finish.
General George l.. Sawyer, thu
presidents physician, who>>acts e.
the co-ordinator between the vet
rans' bureau and the admlnistra
tor was also denounced for hold
Ing up the construction of hos
ptals for veterans, which 1t maj
been planned to erect at q cost o
$4,000, 900.
From the sentiment expressed b.
legionnaires last evening, it Il
clear that had Senator McKinle,
been able to attend the Rock Is
land Legion meet, he would hav
received courteous but frigi
Welcome. 1t is predicted that til
convention will declare its opiniol
Of, the statesmen who opposed I'll
bonus bill in no measured term
lnext week.
\ Other Posts Aid.
The meeting of Rock Island DOS
vas marked by the largest 3tten
dance in its history. One Of tn
most happy features of the gath
ering was the pledge Of co-opero
ton in the arrangements beln
made for the convention by reI
fesentatives of the Davenport an
Aoline posts.
Bert Halligan, commander G
the Davenport post, and vice con
mander of the department of low;
pld Of Che successful meet la:
Week in Waterloo, and promise
the fullest cooperation of the Da,
IMPORT post in making the Roc
lbla nd convention a success.
Frank Huntoon, vice commar
der, presided and "a candidate
we're initiated. Chairmen of tn
various committees appointed b
the post to perfect plans for il.
entertainment of convention visi
tors reported.
P. r. Preston, G. L. Edwards an
James Mcnamara were appointed
committee to nominate Off
GERS for the ensuing year, and
present they report Tuesday even
ling, Oct. 3. Members OF the pos
are privileged to make other noni
Ilations if they do so seven day
previous to the election which vii
be held in December. DR.. Sidne
A. Virgins, Myron E. Ettla, an
George Schneider, Jr., were az
Ipointed an auditing committee.
-Four "gobs". Frank Huntoor
Marvin S. Parks. James McNa
mara, and Wilmer Cox, made up
arlng instrument quartet an
rendered several selections.
Fort Armstrong Courtesy.
By courtesy of the Fort Arm
strong theatre several reels wer
] harown upon an improvised screcr
sext Sunday night is "Legic
lght" at the Spencer Square an
Skin Deep" production owne
the National Legion organize
Won but leased to motion pictur
louses, will be produced. TIL
NATIONAL Legion profits wheneve
NE play is shown.
state Commander William
AcCauley. Chicago. is exnected I