Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-01-14
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INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Jan. IA
To Law proper emphasis on the Eve
optional provisions OF the pending adj
ius:ed compensation. the American
Legion will present it's case before
every chamber OF commerce III the
country The hue and cry raised
against the cash bonus" clause in the
bill has befogged the issue. Henford
MacNider. national corlma an e =,
charges
Appointment of Senator McCumber,
author of the bill. as chairman of the
Finance Committee. is expected 10
speed IN Congressional action on the
measure
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Jan. IA -
Hanford MacNider. commander of the
American Legion. has announced the
appointment of the Legion's national
legislative committee, as follows: Dan
r Steck. Iowa. chairman: John r.
McQuigg. East Cleveland. Ohio; Earl
NJ Cline. Nebraska; william X. Nc
Cauley, Bloomington, Illinois; James
" Haniey. Mandan. y. D.; Mat II.
Murphy, Bennington. Ala; ]. G.
Serughan. Carson. City. Nevada; Will
liam +. Deegan. New York; Joseph II.
Thompson, Pittsburgh: James \.
Drain, Washington. ID. c.; George l..
Berry. Pressman's Home. Tenn; Will
bur NJ Brucker. Saginaw. Mich. i;
John Thomas Taylor, Washington. d.
C.; John d. Marley, Frederick. Md. !;
Aaron Sapiro. Lexington. Ky; John II
SherbouTne. Boston; Paul Edwards
Seattle. Wash.
T WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 1i.-Be
cause he had not his commitment
papers. Wallis ID. Willis. disabled
soldier. was turned away from Gov
/ eminent hospitals to wander in the
( streets of Washington until overcome
by exposure Reused By Willis treat
ment. the American Legion has start
ed a vigorous investigation of red tape
| evils.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. an. IA
! Moneys received by the United
States from foreign countries in pay
ment of debts would go TO ex-soldier
under a bill introduced in the House
This measure supplements the Ameri
can Legion's adjusted compensation
/ bill.
ST. PAt7fH MINI. Jan 14-Th'
| 1922 good deeds TO unfortunate bud
! lies performed by American Legion
Posts Of Minnesota in 1921, cost S75
900. Thesiist does not include 21,00
cases wherein hospital treatment
back pay. vocational training, an'
compensation were secured for dis
abled men.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan. IA
! Slackers and drat dodgers Will not es
cape punishment through the opera
ton of the statute of limitations if thu
1 House passes a bill to continue thu
military status of deserters. Thu
1 American Legion, supporting tn
measure, urges unrelenting Fedora
warfare against slackers.
! y - ~ WlDnes%
States J1iiich pay adjusted compen.
| satH6n to their ex-service men now in
Glide: Minnesota. Maine. Michigan
! Massachusetts. Missouri. New Jersey
New Hampshire. North Dakota, Ohio
Oregon, Rhode Island. South Dakota
Vermont. Wisconsin. and Washington
according to John Thomas Taylor
vice chairman of the American LIE
gion's legislative committee.
! DENVER, COL. Jan. 14.-Gun play
! between the chamber of commerce
and the American Legion post at Ak
ron, Colorado, resulted in the death OF
$3.50 rabbits, which were distributed K
needy families in Denver. The shoot
! ing match benefited farmers. who have
been greatly troubled with rabbits.
HOOD RIVER. ORE, Jan. IA
! dictionaries throughout the country
( have ieen invited TO join the SECOND
annual ascent Of Mount Hood by tn
American Legion post at Hood River
1 Oregon. The eleven-thousand-foo
climb will be made by the party durin'
the summer. in continuance of a Gus
tom started by last years expedition.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 14.-Ex