The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29

though thousands of others await
treatment which cannot be furnished
because of lack of beds in this dis
trict. This delay will undoubtedly
mean the loss of many lives of boys
who have already sacrificed their
health in the service of their coun-
try. The majority of these cases
are suffering from tuberculosis or
neuro- phychiatric nervous and men,
tai disorders.
About year ago, thru national
legislative efforts of the American
Legion, rulings were made whereby
branch offices of the u. S. Veterans
Bureau at Washington, such as the
Tenth District Bureau Headquarters
in Minneapolis, were empower d to
make final decisions and ratings on
the claims of veterans, instead of
following the previous red-tape pro-
cedure of sending all claims to the
central bureau at Washington for
ratings and decisions, entailing de-
lay and inefficiency. However, it
has recently come to the attention
of the American Legion of Mime
sofa that this old custom is again
used-that the Veterans Bureau at
Washington is refusing to accept as
final the ratings and decisions of
Subdistrict Manager Hubbard of the
Tenth District and insists that they
be sent to Washington for review
by the Federal Board of Appeals.
This is unfair to the disabled vet
eran. 1t didn't require review by
Washington officials to issue the
order which sent these same bud
dies over the top in France without
moments notice.
What are you doing to better your
town,
The city you claim as your own?
Are you boosting it up or knock
ing it down,
Helping or letting alone.
Let US work with the people who
work for our town,
Lend hand with the public affairs,
For ne'er will our city know fame
or renown,
If nobody bothers or cares.
If you don't know Hans Hundorf,
disabled war veteran and Legion
aire extraordinary, you still have
great honor in store for you. AL
though 1907 disabled, Hans is a
cheerful and constant worker for a
bigger and better Legion. He is
continually devising ways of bring,
ing movies, entertainments and cheer
to his fellow comrades in the Aber-
deem Hospital, st. Paul. He has
signed up more new Legion mem>
bers than any member of the Goph-
er Gang. Last summer he was able
to attend the Virginia State Con-
vention and Immediately established
an official information bureau giving
aid and information to countless
inquiring Legionaires, so that he is
as well known throughout the state
as in st. Paul, where his vigils
over the bodies of our returned
dead, and his gifts of peoples
for each casket, long ago won him
a place in the hearts of all observ-
ers. The American Legion is clean
er and stronger for having within
its ranks such men, whose aims are
as unselfish as their ideals are high.
Perhaps leather won the war.
More than $500 mules and hawses
were in Uncle Sans Army. 1t
took 1,673,199 brushes, 2,033,2O4
nose-bags, 2,850,853 halt RS, CAS-
900 saddles and 1850 spur-straps
to equip them. Our army leather
cost three quarters of a BILLION
dollars. One reason for the high
cost of civilian shoes following the
war was that Uncle Sam called for
more leather for his army than
America produced, which is one rea-
SON why he had to pay more than
81 per pair for the shoes of his
doughboys.
Are You Ashamed of Your Post ?
Certainly No.!
Well, then, don't be afraid to ask
the ex-soldier who is not q Legion
man to join you. Ask him who put
the state bonus across, The state
tuition for veterans, the state SOL
diers' preference law, and many
other laws which help him? Tell
him the only thing that will secure
him national adjusted compensation
is ORGANIZATION, that the Le-
gion is fighting for this legislation.
Those 1928 membership cards are
on hand. Don't let 'em gather dust.
Dust, Old Timer, never did anybody
any good except the eye doctor and
the car washer. There are now
$4,000 Minnesota Legionaires, "Bud-
dies of the Gopher Gang. SO if
each buddy signs up another Legion
aire we will have $4,000 by the end
of 1923.
Twelve months is long time and
one member is not many Easy,
you will agree. Righto! But the
point is that it's so easy you're apt
to let all those months slip without
button-holing that one man. It's
too easy, in fact. Very well, make
it hard. Set yourself the task of
getting a couple of new Legionaires,
or half dozen, or as many as you