The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-02-07
BREEZY SNAPSHOTS OF
THE AMERICAN LEGION
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Exception to the w. c. T. u:
plagiarizing of the world war service
star flag to designate places where
liquor is prohibited" is taken by al
American Legion post composed o.
newspaper writers in San Francisco
The journalists term such usage as
IAN insult to those for whom the
star stood"
Chinese ex-soldiers of the American
Legion in New York City are to be
employed in rounding up 50 slackers
Of their race, supposed to be in hiding
in Chinatown. The men qualified on
their knowledge of the quarters many
literal 'ins and outs"
Among the we'll known men who
have signed UP with the American Lee
gion in New York for 1872 are Jack
London, Andrew Carnegie, George
Washington, John Philip Sousa, A. J..
Drexel Biddle, Jr., Frederick Wilhelm,
A. Kaiser, Rupert Hughes, and King
Albert of Belgium.
Five million questionnaires will be
used by the American Legion in its
service and compensation drive, to be
undertaken by states. Each man who
served during the world war will be
advised of government benefits, urged
to carry government insurance, and
asked to designate the nature of adj
justed compensation he wishes.
On hill in Eden Park in Cincin-
natl, overlooking a bend in the Ohio
river, bronze memorial will be erect
ed to the memory of F. w. Galbraith,
late commander of the American Lee
gion, who was killed in an automobile
accident last June.
Secretaries, dieticians, and techni-
= clans who served with American forces
have been declared ineligible to mem
bership in the American Legion by
the national organization.
The Oldest and the youngest. veteran
OF the World War are members of
the same american Legion post in
Washington, D. CIV. N. Williams
who saw active duty at 80, and S. F
1illman who enlisted at IA.
An organization to cooperate close
ly with the U. S. Veterans Bureau
in all parts of the country in obtain
ing adequate care for disabled ex-
soldiers vii be formed by. the Amer
lean Legion.
More than 10000 applications for ad-
justed compensation have been filed
by ex-service men in Ohio, according
to the American Legion, which is dis
tributing necessary blanks throughout
the state.
The American Federation of Labor
favors the adjusted compensation bill
for ex-soldiers, Daniel ] Tobin, treas
urer of the Federauon, has informed
the American Legion. But it does not
favor sales tax as means of raising
the money.
missionaries sent out by Kansas
posts of the American Legion show
that but IS per cent of the states ex-
service men would elect the cash pay
ment provision of the five-option ad-
justed compensation (bonus) bill
More than 43 per cent declared for
raid up insurance, with farm and home
aid second best bet.
E. c. Sheppard, wounded ex-sol-
dier, began his honeymoon in New
York City. He awoke while wander
ing the streets of Rochester, N. Y,
unable to recall his name or where he
had left his bride. He is now in a
hospital where the American Legion
is caring for him. His lapse of men,
ory is believed due to war injuries.
Four hundred business men of South
Bend, Ind, voted unanimous support
OF the adjusted compensation bill, fol-
lowing a speech by Hanford Mac
Nider, commander of the American
Legion.
There is not one jobless ex-soldier
in Louisiana, the american Legion
employment bureau in that state re-
ports.