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complete records of their cases, one
with each of the three departments
handling their cases, and to quote from
the report-"this unnecessary burden
placed upon ex-service men, so many
Of whom are badly wounded and in a.
miserable physical condition, is re-
garded by members of the American
Legion as being unreasonable and un-
just. 1t is impossible for dis
abled ex-service men to receive
proper service"
The American Legion and friends of
ex-service men again and again re-
quested President Wilson to co-ordi-
nate and consolidate the bureaus deal
ing with ex-service men. At that time
the Overman act was in effect. This
act gave the president unlimited "war
powers" among them being the right,
in his discretion, to shift any bureau
of the government or merely by the
issuance of an order to coordinate or
consolidate any bureaus.
Notwithstanding these tremendous
powers and the fact that the presi-
dent could have brought about the
consolidation of these bureaus by
merely issuing an order to that effect,
it is a matter of record that he ig-
nored all requests of ex-servlce men
and those of the American Legion.
1t is matter of record that Sec
rotary of Treasury Houston ignored
the requests of ex-service men.
1t is a mater of record that the vo-
cational training bureau, crippled be-
cause of it's inability to obtain proper
supplies and equipment, requested
President Wilson to order a transfer
Of needed supplies from the war de-
partment, which was possessed of
surplus of them, and that he paid no
to these requests.
1t is matter of record that the
Democratic officials of the bureau of
war risk insurance appeared before
the congress and defeated a measure
asked by the American Legion for
the appropriation of $40,000,000 to be
used for the erection of hospitals and
the installation of beds in hospitals
already existing.
This was the condition in brief that
confronted the Republican administra-
ton when it came into power. 1t set
about the correction Of these by the
of the Sweet bill, which
combined all agencies dealing with ex-
service men under an agency to be
Known as the Veterans bureau. The
Sweet bill was enacted into law at the
special session of the Republican con-
gress which convened April 1, 1921. In
this bureau is vested the control and
of all affairs pertaining to
ex-service men-hospital and medical
aid for al disabled and diseased, in
Guiding those suffering from mental
diseases as a result of their war ex-
perience; vocational training and re-
Mobilization, including financial allot-
ments for those so engaged during the
period of their training and the finding
of employment for those who have
completed their training; compensa-
ton for men totally or partially dis
abled, for their dependents and for
the dependents of those who have died
as a result of injury or disease con-
tracted while in the service of their
country.
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the patriotic, sound thinking people of
Montana to vote for him for governor,
what argument can be offered why
Montana should now elect him to the
high and responsible preferment of
United States senator for six years.
Appreciation of Our Soldiers.
Our soldiers represent our finest
Americanism. Upon them rests the
future welfare of this country. It is
important for them and for America
that now and always they stand for
our highest American ideals, including
Justice, equal opportunity and a square
deal for every citizen.
At the time of the war they respond
ed wholeheartedly to their countrys
call and stood ready when orders were
given to face shell or steel or gas or
whatever hardship uncomplainingly
for their country. While they were at
the front the Americans at home were
doing everything within their power to
aid and assist IS was necessary to pro-
vide the equipment, munitions and
other things necessary for their
greatest efficiency and protection.
While they were making sacrifices
at the front, loyal Americans
at hoL =, even the women and
little children, were making sacrifices
cheerfully, going without sugar and
bread, borrowing money at a high rate
of interest to buy bonds and aid the
Red Cross and other war efforts.
1t is probably known to most Mon
tanans, and our soldiers should know,
that while nearly everybody did their
duty during the war, there were
few skulkers, burning elevators and
munitions plants, discouraging enlist
ment, interfering and hindering. In
Montana we had a United States dis
trict attorney whose oath of office re-
CURED that he prosecute these skuk-
ers who were stabbing our American
soldiers in the back, and thus help
stamp out disloyalty. He failed in his
duty. He permitted speeches to be
made in Butte so unAmerican that
people became incensed and felt SO
outraged one speaker was mobbed
and hanged. Had the United States
attorney been on the job and prose-
cuted the traitors that would not
have happened. The u. S. attor-
ney dismissed scores of cases or asked
minor sentences when those dis
loyal were brought to the bar of
justice for the safety of America. Later
he ran for governor of the state, his
chief campaign hacker and organizer
being Dunn, chief of the unAmerican
reds of the state-the same Dunn who
is now in prison for recently plotting
with Michigan anarchists against the
government. OF course, he was de-
feated by the patriotic men and
women of Montana, ANONYMOUSLY de-
feated, as he deserved to be. But he is
again up for office. His name is B. K.
Wheeler, and he is running on the
Democratic ticket for United States
senator. Every soldier who knows
Wheeler's war record will vote against
him.
When the Republicans came into
power in congress a little over three
years ago the bureaus which had been
created to look after all disabled ex-
service men were quarreling among
themselves and were failing to func-
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in the United States and personally
interviewed 1858 ex-service men.
This drive resulted in the filing of
10000 new claims, in $4,000 physical
examinations and the placing in hos
pitfalls for medical care and treatment
several thousands of disabled veterans
who either were a public charge on
their community or would have soon
become so.
One of the most important federal
activities in connection with the ex-
service men is the vocational and re-
Mobilization work.
In connection with the vocational
and rehabilitation work, there has
been established an employment serv-
ice to obtain positions for all disabled
veterans who have completed their
training. These men are completing
training at the rate of 500 a month,
and the employment service is locat-
ing them at that rate.
The President for Elk Service Men.
President Harding has, in common
with all other Republican executives
in connection with the administration,
exhibited a keen and abiding interest
in seeing that all ex-service men are
adequately provided for and are given
preference in the federal departments.
One of President Harding's execu-
tive orders provided for the addition
of five points to the grade of any ex-
service man who took examination for
appointment to the position of post
master. Postmaster General Work an
nounceS that as a result of that order
900 ex-service men have been commits
stoned poStmaSters
There are 435 congressional districts
in the United States. That means ex-
service men have been appointed post
masters on the basis of one and one
third for each congressional district
In the state of Montana, in the Second
congressional district, / have appoint
ed eight ex-service men as postmas-
tiers and have also appointed nearly a
score of ex-soldiers to other good fed
eraI positions.
At the outbreak of the war the draft
law was passed and it was provided
that the population of each state
should be estimated for the basis OF
draft. 1t is a matter of record that
the Democratic administration DELHI
erately overestimated the population
of many northern states and deliber-
ately underestimated the population of
southern states in order to require the
Republican states of the north to fur
nish more than their share and to en-
able the southern state to furnish
less than their just share of soldiers in
the draft. The recent census shows
Montana's population to be about one
half million, while the population for
purposes of the draft against it was
estimated to be nearly a million, thus
requiring Montana to furnish double
her just proportion of men in the
draft In the same way Republican
states were Disseminated against in ]
the raising of funds for the carrying
on of the war and for the Red Cross
and other activities, and the money
thus collected was wasted by the hum /
dreds of millions by unnecessary ex-
penditures in Democratic states among
favorites of the administration. All I
Of these facts are all matters of public ,
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sIssoullas JOB ROOMS. nIssouLa. MONTANA.
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ne certainly did have good time,
though, when he got there. They re-
member that session yet up there, and
call il the year of the great flood, for
the nights, they were filed with mu.
sic, as the poet says. and from the
best accounts we could get the days
were devoid of ease also, and how Mrs.
Sampson stood 1t we never could
find out, for, of course, she must
have known all about 1t, though
he wouldn't let her come near
Topeka. He began to get pnrsy and
red faced. and was clicking 1t off with
his fifth set of young fellows. II took
a big slug of whisky to set off his
oratory, but when he got II wound up
he surely could pull the feathers out
of the bird Of freedom To beat scan
dalous. But as a stump sseaker you
weren't always sure he'd fill the en-
gagement. He could make a jury blub-
Der and clench his fist at the prosecut-
ing attorney. yet he didn't claim to
know much law, and he did turn over
all the work In the Supreme court to
his partner. Charley Hedrick, Then.
when Charley was practicing before
the Supreme court and wasn't here to
hold him down, Samp would get out
and whoop 1t up with the boys. quote
Shakespeare and make stump speeches
on dry goods boxes ut mldnlg.s
"Where was II" asked Colonel Nor
rlson of the stenographer when she had
finished sharpening her pencil. "Oh,
yes, along In the eighties came the
boom, and Samp tried to get In II and
make some money. He seems 10 have
tried to catch up with us fellows of his
age, and he began to plunge. He got
In debt. and. when the boom broke, he
was stlll living In rented house with
the rent ten months behind; his part
nership was gone and his practice was
cut down TO joint keepers, gamblers
and the farmers who hadn't heard the
stories of his financial irregularities
that were floating around town.
"Yet his wife stuck TO him. forever
explaining to my Wife that he would
! be all right when he settled down. But
70 -s-s--s-F- 80 '- -
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with the next set coming on; he mar
rIed and got the prettiest girl In town.
We always thought that he married
only because he wanted to be good
fellow and did not wish to be impollte
TO the girl he'd paired OF with In the
first crowd Still he didn't stay home
nights, and once or twice year
say. election or Fourth Of July-he
and n lot Of other young fellows would
go out and tip over all the board side
walks in town, and paint funny signs
on the store buildings and stack beer
bottles on the preachers front porch
and raise Ned generally. And the fel-
lows of his age. who owned the stores
and were i'm nights, would say to Samp
when they saw him coming down
about noon the next day:
"'Go 1t when you're young, Samp,
for when you're old you cant. And he
would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dol
lars apiece for their damages and jolly
his way down the street to his Office.
"Now, you mustn't get the idea that
Samp was the town drunkard, for he
never was. He was just good rel
low. When the second set OF young
fellows outgrew him and settled down,
he picked up with the third, ana MS
wlfes brown alpaca began to be no
ticed more or less among the women.
But Samp's practice didn't seem to iall
Oft only changed. He didn't have
so much real estate having and go'
more criminal practice. Gradually he
became criminal lawyer, and ms
fame for wit and el0quence extended
over all the state.
Colonel Morrison chuckled ana
crossed his fat legs at the ankles as
he continued, after lighting the cigar
we gave him:
"Well, along in the late seventies we
fellows that he started out with got
to owning our own homes and getting
OH In the world. That was the time
when Samp should have been Srubbin.;
at his law books, but nary grub for
him. He was playing horse for dear
life. And right there the fellows all
left him behind. Some were buying
real estate for speculation some -rui-
ming for Office; some starting bank !;
and others lending money at two per
cent month. and leading in the pray
er meeting. So Samp kind of hitched
up his ambition and took the slack out
of his habits for IA few months and
went to the legislature. They say that
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he continued to soak up q little--not
much, but a little. He never was
drunk IN the daytime, butI remember
there used to be mornings when his
Office smelled pretty sour. had an
Office next to his for a while and he
used to come in and talk to me q good
deal. The young fellows around town
whom he would like to run with were
beginning to find him stupid, and the
old feliows-except me-were busy and
he had no one to loaf with. He de-
cided, I remember, several times to
brace I'D, and once he kept white
shirts, cuffs and collars on for nearly
year. But when Harrison was
elected he filed up from his shoes to
his hat and didn't go home for three
days. One day after that, when he
had gone back to his flannel shirts and
dirty collars, he was sitting in my
office looking at the fire In the box
stove when he broke out with:
"'Alphabetical-wha the matter
with me anyway? This town sends
men to congress; 1t makes Supreme
court judges Of others. Ii sends fell
lows to Kansas City as rich bankers.
It makes big merchants out of grocery
clerks. Fortune just naturally flirts
with everyone In town, but never
wink do l get. 1 know and you know
I'm smarter than those jays. i can
teach your congressman economics,
and your Supreme judge law. l can
think up more. schemes than the bank
er. and can beat the merchant In any
kind of game he'll name. l don't lie
and | don't steal and | amt stuck up.
Whatsthe matter with me, anyway
"And of course unused Colonel
Morrison as he rellghted the butt of
his cigar, "Of course had to lie to him
and say / didn't know. But | did. We
all knew. He was too much Of good
fellow. His failure to get on bothered
him good deal, and one day he got
roaring full and went up and down
town telling people how smart he was.
Then his pride left him, and he let his
whlskers grow frOwsy and used his
vest for u spttoon, and his eyes wa
tered too easily for a man still in his
forties
"He went West dozen years ago,
about the time Of Cleveland's second
election, expecting to get job In Ari-
IONA and grow up with the country.
His wife was mighty happy, and she
' told our folks and the rest Of the WON
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a blunt instrument Mrs. Sallie True,
70 years old who was seriously in
jured early this morning as she lay
asleep in the home of her son, John
w. True. Mr.. True said, according
to Sheriff Bosworth, that Paul
threatened several days ago to get
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MAN Is HELD IN ATTACK
ON LEXINGTON WOMAN, 20

Lexington, KY, Nov. 2S.-Dan
Paul, formerly of Lexington, was ar
rested today by Sheriff Powell Bos-
worth charged with assaulting with
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606 quickly relieves Colds and La
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even" with Mr.. True, who had had
him evicted from house which he
was renting.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-28
Elkton Nine and Donohue's AL-Stars
10 Stage Fiue Game Series in MARYLAND

bered when he played with the ALI
Wilmington League
Matt" claims his All-Stars will win
over Elkton and take the five games.
He has a classy list OF local stars to
compete against the Marylanders
Mace" NOVEL; will likely do the re-
ceiving, with Burke, of South Side
Eden fame. 10 assist him at home
plate. Bob" McNiff who played with
Durham. n. C., in the Piedmont League
will be in the lineup.
Patterson Of the st. Thomas Club
will cavort around second base. Nc
Nif and Patterson as a combination
would be hard to improve upon. doc"
Dolan will hold down first base. John
ny" Cole has a berth with the Stars
in the coming series. Johnny" Carlin
of New Castle has been selected to
grab them at third. He has been play
ing with Hamilton in the Michigan
Ontario League. Slaughter, who tried
to initiate Babe Ruth in the Eastern
Shore League, Will hold an outfield
berth.
Andy" Miller who also played with
the Hamilton Club and turned in Il
victories, is signed to play. Dick
Hughes who has been playing with
Reading, is another boy who will re-
ceive one Of the fiinging assignments
Hayes and Manlove, two boys who
played local ball all season. have beer
given positions on the pitching staff
| More information concerning thii
series will be announced at a latel
date
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-28
LOCAL EXHIBITORS WIN
At BRYN MAWR SHOW
Wilmington Owned Horses and
Dogs Capture Many Blue
Ribbons.

Wilmington exhibitors were among
the prize winners at the Bryn Mawr
Horse Show yesterday. Numbers of
Wilmington people attended. The chief
thrills were furnished yesterday by the
spectacular riding Of members of Troop
F. Third L. S. Cavalry. who perform
ed various feats of horsemanship.
8 In the class for horses best suited
for combination purposes. Powelton.
owned By r. r. NJ. Carpenter, won
first prize.
Montpelier Lady and Montpelier
Futurity, owned by William du Pont,
won first and second places respective
ly. in the class for horses in harness.
The order OF prize winning was re-
versed in the class for harness horses
shown before an appropriate vehicle.
Dilwyne Farms won IN the after
noon classes. Powelton won the prize
for saddle horses Of park type. Black
Hackle took the blue ribbon for sad
die ponies. Another prize winning
pony in harness was Mysterious, and
Cutie Pie won the first prize for sad
die ponies. The Answer won two blue
ribbons, one in the class for saddle
horses, ladies TO ride, and the other in
a class for heavyweight saddle horses.
The Hound Show broke the record
for entries in this country and in
England. The judging brought to-
gether as many as 40. dogs in one
class, an unprecedented performance.
Mrs. Victor du Pont scored first
place in the judging for the Hunting
| ton Valley Hunt challenge cup for the
best American bred. That honor
went to a wonderful specimen Tan
sy," which was pressed closely by 16
finely groomed and typical hounds
| Foxcatcher hounds, entered by VIII
liam du Pont, Jr., won many prizes
the coveted title of champion hound
going to Foxcatcher's Hunter"
| Foxcatcher's Lightning ~ and Fox
catchers Ray won first prize for un-
entered dog hounds, the Vicmea6
Hunt entries winning third place. In
the class for dog hounds, Foxcatcher'.
| Hunter won first prize. Several sec
ond and third prizes We're also taken
Vicmead Hunt entries won prize.
in classes for bitch hounds. Beauty
and Ann winning in three classes ant
Fancy In another class. Hounds from
the Vicmead kennels won several sec
ond and third prizes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-28
WILMINGTON A. A. WILL.
HAVE TEAM IN FIELD

Wilmington will be represented by
first-class independent football team
this season. playing under the name
OF the Wilmington A. A, according TO
plans being made by several promi-
nent sportsmen OF the city. The team
Will be composed OF most of. the old
Chesrook stars and some of the most
promising youngsters on other lead
ing teams.
Il is the intention of the manage
ment 10 book most of the games away
% as not 10 conflict with the games
Of the Wilmington Football Associa-
ton teams being played in town.
Several games have been arranged
with the leading teams of this sec
ton. ali calling for big guarantees so
everything points to the locals hav-
ing a successful season.
The following players are requested
to report at s13 Shipley street. this
evening at o'clock: Harvey Hayes,
Emil Kemske, Paul Kemske, Peter
son. Callahan. Fegley. McNiff, Burke,
. Kelley. Schaal, Murakine, Cheswick,
Boyle, Swartz. Ludwig, Kennealy
/. Rose, Seeley and any other players in
the city wishing tryouts with the
rtlIh
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-28
AT WILMINGTON SCHOOLS
FOOTBALL INTEREST
HIGH At SALES|ANUM
Prospects Arc Bright for An
other Fast Team; Many
Veterans Back.

This years enrolment OF students
at Saleslanum has exceeded those OF
past years and for this reason a
large percentage has turned out TO
try and make the reserve or Varsity
eleven. II Is now almost two weeks
since school reopened, and in that
time much has been accomplished TO
develop and pick n football team
that may parallel the one OF last year
The desire to duplicate the first
football team that the Catholic High
put on the grldlron, is partly realized
Seven of that. veteran group will be
seen again I'm action against some OF
the best high and preparatory schools
in these parts. Whether Hap"
Sheehy will play center, "Clem" Lem
on, guard; stump" Grant. tackle !;
ED" Culllnane, halfback; Chris"
Keleher, guard; ED" F'ahey. fullback
and Captain Red" Dolan, quarter is
yet 10 he seen One thing is probable,
however. and that is that the positions
last years men held. Will be given TO
them again this season.
There Is one whom the players and
students at the Catholic High will
miss at the games. Father Tucker
former principal OF the school. Father
Tucker was one OF the Eighth Street
schools leading rooters. He will be
present. though. ut some OF the games
this season.
Graduate managers will be chosen
for basketball. football and probably
track. The regular eleven will not be
announced until next week. Nc
scrimmage was held yesterday be.
cause of the coach, Mr.. Malloy, being
away. A workout that probably viii
take the form of a scrimmage will b,
| INDUCED In this afternoon. Startlnf
| tomorrow the letter men may ge
going though they may not star
until Monday. Those who max,
either the Varsity or reserve team
will report daily for practice will
their uniforms on at Harlan Field
| There Is every indication that tn
Salesianum will have good sea sol
on the gridiron. Comparing IL I,
some of the other. high schools. which
have lost many veterans through
graduation, It Is fortunate in onl.
having lost only a few.