South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-18

DOC" Thomas has learned new
poem and Is reciting the same 20 all
the boys The poem was written,
10 is alleged oy one OF Col Bullock's
night school hopefuls. The poem
entitled The Frog" follows:
WHAT a queer bird the frog are2
When he sit he stand, almost.
He amt got no sense. hardly.
He amt got no tail hardly. either.
He sit on what ne amt got, almost.
Luther Lane and Ed" Beck. the
two strong arm men OF the Legion.
have decided 10 see that Harry
EngeI. the treasurer. attend the next
meeting. Luther is sure that he will
succeed since he engineered the
capture Of Jay White for the trial
Il last week.
They tell the following story
about the effects OF Home-Brew on
one ~ the men:
Careful there. Bill. frs thing
you know. youIl have Us in the
ditch"
Me-, said Bill why I thought
you was drivin'."
The American Legion OF Chicago
has assiled Lady Aston as a British
propagandist and those who heard
her "a women Of extravagances
This could never be done In South
Bend IL the work Of the auxiliary
women here Is any criterion as 10
the caliber Of local women.
"Jeak" KeItner has deserted head
quarters since he has started the
erection OF his new home in the
north part Of the city.
Peter Pielalaski says he has had
n, ore operations than any man In
the Legion. Pete has only had about
II and is still in the hospital from
the effects OF having the butt end OF
a Germans rife hit him IN the face
while he was preparing 20 fire the
fatal shot at "Heine"
Spike" Kelley, steeple jack and
erstwhile boxing promoter. can
again be seen dangling from a rope
along side OF some Of the stacks In
the city. Spike" says this is sure
sign that spring is here.
NO more books" and so on. is
the song the ex-service men are
singing at Healthwin since the close
of the Vocational School at that ms
titution. Miss Beers, teacher OF the
/ school, has accepted a new position
| In Georgia.
With Art Macdonald at the helm
/ Of the Spring Frolic" there should
\ be no question about packing the
I house each night Mac. will be ably
assisted by members of the Legion
who are professional show men.
/ Joe Cunningham Is already making
| plans 20 sell the largest number Of
/ tickets
State headquarters has again
asked for a report Of the guns ap-
+ propriated from headquarters At
/ the present time only three rifles
are on hand. Ths sergt alarms
I has issued a call 10 the party who
took the guns TO return them to
| Legion headquarters so that he can
I continue the firing squad drills.
One-half OF the A. r. F il France
drank a glass Of beer IN a Coblenz
cafe about a month ago. American
/ Legion men have informed their
/ back nome buddies. The other half.
who stayed back in Paris. was a
/ quartermaster corps sergeant. The
/ 4 F. F. soon will he reduced 10 Just
I one Of the pair.
While a forest FIRE was sweeping
down upon sick and wounded ex-
+ soldiers confined In a Lakewood y
T.. hospital. American Legion men
/ rescued their invalid comrades and
\ parked them in an open feld Then
they saved the hospital from des-
/ truction.
More than $1,000 ex-soldiers ask
/ ed the American Legion OF Mime
. sofa 20 adjust their claims against
f the government during 1921 OF
these claims. - per cent were for
f disability, comp vocational
. training and medical treatment
While examining an ex-soldier 20
find out why he couldn't hear. an
f Indianapolis doctor found wad Of
paper in the doughboys RICH, ear.
/ he reported 70 the American Legion.
The man declared he had inserted
/ TIE wad while going overseas IN
/ 1917. 20 keep from getting seas!ck
To combat the robbery of Frank
I lin, Tenn. residences, members Of
the American Legion have formed a
+ v.Eilante committee They have
captured three burglars thus far
The opinion Of expatriate Amer
leans Is not needed nor wanted on
/ this question" Rep A. 3 Rossdale.
| New York has replied 20 the state
I Uents az Lady Aston member OF the
] English parliament that adjusted