The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-26

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WEEKLY LETTER
| Vigorous objection to the admission
into the United States of Grenorie
Seninof, self lf-styled ataman {head-
many of the Russian Cassacks. has
been made by the American Legion.
appearing before Secretary OF Labor
Davis. The Legion claims he Is m
undesirable alien. He has been grant
ed permission to stay ii the country
for six months.
4 How much war trophies are actually
worth depends ON whose neck was
risked 10 get them. John G. James
room in an Omoha, Neb., boarding
house was rifle 0f an his Al. Il. n.
souvenirs from q medal laden belt
captured from q German major, iron
crosses picked up from the battle
fields, the gas mask he had used IN
many battles, Red Cross bags contain
ing shrapneI extracted from his wound
a silver cigarette case taken from q
German prisoner, 10 his American
Legion button. He told the court they
were worth $4,000. But the law only
compelled the landlord to pay $50, be-
cause the trophies were in q suitcase
at the time they were stolen. 4
Thousands OF disabled soldiers who
should be In hospitals are forced TO
work and support their families be-
cause their compensation claims have
not been allowed, according TO the
American Legion. Hanford Macnider
commander, has called upon the Vet
erans' Bureau TO effect prompt adjust
ment. ss,-4rss
Every town of 500 or more persons
in Minnesota has an American Legion
post, Gopher state records show Five
hundred and thirteen posts and 275
Auxiliary units have been organized
since July 1919. -
$780, -
Beaten up by gang Of railway
thieves, Detective ]. C. Rodlinsh of
Salamanca, NJ. Y, was spared from
death when one of the thugs spied a
Marine service button in his lapel and
recognized. the detective as a former
buddy in France - &
Among the New Year greetings re-
ceived by Hanford MacNider, com
mander of the American Legion, was
d beautiful engraved card which read:
@Happy New Year. May you, II YOU
get in Jail through sentence affirmed
by the United States Supreme Court,
receive from Harding, as did Debs, o.
pardon and reception In the White
House.
The proper care OF disabled and M
employed ex-service men should come
before the erection of expensive war
memorials, according TO the American
Legion's Legislative committee, which
has condemned the plan of the George
Washington Memorial Association to
gain state support in erecting a Vict-
ory building in Washington, d. @.
President Harding is reported as hav-
ing endorsed the project and written
to governors of states recommending
aid.
The act of Toledo Judge in refus-
ing citizenship to two foreign-born
residents who avoided service because
of conscientious objections has been
commended by the Tony Wroblewsi
post, American Legion, composed en-
tirely Of foreign, born Americans and
sons of foreign born residents.
Formation OF new political orean-
ization, to be known as the Soldiers
Party, is advocated by VIM. B. GEimas
New York, in letter 10 an Ameriean
Legion newspaper of Toledo, q. GKiIno
was lieutenant in the A. T. u
With forest logs hewn and hanlsd
by their own hands, American LegiOn
men at Stigser, Okla, have erected m
'tovergroWn cabin" for a clubhouse.
where, before two roaring wood fireat
they can gather on Wintry nights to
fight the war over again in c0mfeEt
Special police patrols TO Stem ths
existing crime wave have been orgznr
ized by posts Of the American Legion
| in Nebraska and Georgia, many ~
employed ex-service men obtaining =
Ivlihood BY guarding large rssidsn-.
tial districts.
Prisoners In The Los Angeles county
jail have been borrowing Amerfcan
Legion buttons ID Obtain sympakhy T..
HE courts on the ground of ~wxr -
cord Investigation has shown that
one button md one war record has
served whole handful De p1isoner1L
~ floating $25, 900 bond Issue EI
Paso, Texas, has beconne the first city
| II America - attempt 70 financs i
permanent American Lagoon Hosls NJ
Municipal bonlis
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