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WORLD-WAR VETERANS
A Column Devoted to the Interests of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and at Sea.
The War Department is now mak
ing arrangements for the return as
soon as possible
Returning the Dead of the remaIns
_ ?, , of the Amerl
From Abroad. fan8 ?.ho fe? ,n
tlie world war. The way is open to
begin operations in Siberia, Italy,
England and some of the other na
tions. In fact, the flrst of the fu
neral ships is expected to arrive in
New York at an early date, and a
congressional committee is expecting
to meet it to do honor to those who
gave all. In France, where most of
our ?l?ad are lying, the laws are such
tliat remains may not ha disturbed
for three years from interment. 80,
unless some arrangement can be made
with the government of that country
to make an exception in favor of this
country, It will be impossible to com
mence operations there for a couple
of years.
As the laws w?re made in the in
terest of the health 'of the living,
the removal of great numbers of, bat
tle dead is a serious matter. How
ever, it is understood that the gov
ernments of this country and France
are now in negotiation, and it is
hoped to effect arrangements by
which the task may be begun at an
earlier date than 1921.
Maj. Gen. Harris, adjutant general
of the Army, states that up to the
present time a little more than 70
per cent of the representatives of the
dead have expressed their wish that
the bodies be returned to this country.
* * * *
Congress has pending before it a
bill forawarding decorations and in
signia to
Decorations for Kin of 1 h e next
Men Who Gave Lives. "LTdeal
soldiers who would have been en
titled to receive them if they had
survived. The committee reported the
bill favorably, but before doing so
recommended on the report of Mr.
Sandford several amendments. They
will make it, If they pass, unlawful
for any one other than the person
authorized to do so to wear such dec- I
oration. They also will forbid the use
of any print or representation of any
medal, badge or other decoration or
award for conduct in the war in con
nection with any advertisement un
less authorized by the Secretary of
the Navy or of War.
It has become notorious that men
of the A. E. F. purchased decorations
of foreign governments abroad as
souvenirs, and to put an end to these
spurious honors being worn over
here. Congress last July passed an act
forbidding the practice. Hitherto
there has been no law forbidding the
wearing of an unauthorized decora
tion given by our own government.
The promiscuous assumption of med
als whether foreign or domestic
cheapens the decorations that veter
ans have earned, and the present bill,
which, in some form, is reasonably
certain of enactment, is expected to
protect the men who are entitled to
wear the real thing.
* * * *
The American Legion will hold its
national convention at Minneapolis
November 11. Armi
War Risk and stice da>'- and ,Co1
P.. G. Cliolm ej'ey
the Legion. jones, director of
the bureau of war risk insurance, ac
companied by Col. Hallet and Col.
William C. Rucker, will attend the
meeting. Col. Cholmeley-Jones an
ticipates that the convention.will es
tablish a complete national co-opera
tion between the legion and the war
risk bureau for the purpose of en
abling the former service men to ob
tain all the benefits that they are en
titled to receive under the war risk
There can be no better course for
fair treatment of war veterans than
such co-operation. Col. Cholmele> -
Jones has explained that It is the aim
of the bureau to protect the govern
ment so that it carries no unjust
claim, but to see that every man and
woman who served in the war re
ceives all the benefits that Congress,
acting for a grateful country, intend
ed that they Bhould have at the nands
of the people.
* if * *
The House of Representatives has
passed a law to authorize the Secre
tary of War to loan Army rifles to
posts of the American Legion for use
by them in connection with funeral
ceremonies of deceased soldiers, sail
ors and marines and for other post
ceremonial purposes, and to sell such
posts blank ammunition in suitable
amounts for those rifles at cost.
The final passage of this bill will
accomplish a service at once useful
and graceful. The assurance to a sol
dier of the legion that, if his people
desire it, he shall have the last tokens
of formal military respect shown to
him and them cannot be other than
gratifying. It is Intended that the
Secretary of War shall make such
regulations as will insure proper care
of the government property, and nat
urally it will be safe in the hands of
such an organization as the American
Legion.
Mr. Crago of the House has intro
duced a bill to extend the same privi
lege to posts of the G. A. R.. the
United Spanish "War Veterans and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
* * * *
The disposition of funds belonging
to the companies of the National'Guard
units he
Problem of Placing foro tllc
. ? _ war when
Gnard Company Funds. they were
broken up to form the new units was a
source of friction, and now the con
verse has arisen. Then the question
was whether the funds should go Into
the new units with the companies,
and now the question is what shall
be done with the funds accumulated
by tactical divisions of the Army or
their subunits, as well as other or
ganizations of the Army which were
created from the National Guard.
All the National Guard units were
ipso facto discharged from their
guard obligations when they were
railed to the federal service, and as
individuals could not take with them
iooh Ms share or interest in the
I funds, and no final disposition has
b Senator eWadsworth hau now intro
duced a bUl which will have the ef
fect of turning over such funds,
! where the units were guard units, to
1 U,e successors of such units organ
i i iiihin the states as National
! Guard, organized militia or other
form of state troops.
I * ? ? ?
The chief of the census bureau an
nounces that he has given prefer
ences to
; Census Bureau Appoint- ??0r8ho^
' ment of Veterans. abiy dlB_
i charged soldiers, sailors and marines
10f the present war in making ap
pointments for the clerical force of
his bureau in the city of Washington,
and he is expecting to give the same
preference in further appointments,
although it now looks as If there will
be no more vacancies until after the
present year. In this connection it
appears that there was an uninten
tional discrimination made against
one class of veterans?those who bad
been furloughed to the Army re
serve. -To remedy this condition Ftep- j
resentative Kahn lias introduced an
amendment to the census bill to give
preference to soldiers who may have
been furloughed to the Regular Army
reserve and to their widows and to |
the wives of injured soldiers, sailors
and marines who themselves are not |
qualified to hold such positions.
The Civil Service Commission will !
hold examinations throughout^ the
United States on November 15 for
applicants to clerical positions in the
census bureau. In all these tests j
war veterans will have preference of
appointment.
The bureau is also holding from
time to time tests of applicants for
census enumerators ? in the field.
These tests are conducted by the
local superintendents and. as far as
reasonable, the selections will be
made from ex-service men. In the
city of Washington these examina
tions will be conducted at the Busi
ness High School on the morning of
November 15. Candidates for this
work should send in their applica
tions at once, if they have not al
ready done so, addressed to R. E.
Mattingly, supervisor of census. !
Washington, D. C. These rxamina- |
lions are not under the civil service ?
rules, but are tests of the applicants'
ability to act as enumerators in. this 1
city. ]
* * * * j
In the effort to have accredited war j
correspondents admitted to member- j
ship in the Amer
Would Admit War iran Legion, the I
n j x National Press
Correspondents. Club Post> No. j, i
has asked Commander Jones to bring j
the matter up on the floor of the na
tional convention this month. The j
letter to Commander Jones, signed by 1
Mercer Vernon as adjutant, says, in
part:
"The commander of our post. Mr.
Jack Connolly, recalls with respect
and admiration the part played in the
daily life of the 26th Division by a
war correspondent who represented a
Boston newspaper at the front. This
man was Frank Sibley of the Boston
Globe. Sibley was with the 26th Di
vision from start to finish. In addi
tion to his hazardous task of gather
ing the news when and where it hap
pened. he took a prominent part In
rescuing the wounded, and was the
man who unfailingly fought for the
right and the comforts of the en
listed man. He was the happy inter
mediary for all grievances and was
respected by men and officers alike.
Another war correspondent. Floyd
Gibbons, is recalled by Comrade
Thomas R. Darden of the 301st Heavy I
Tank Corps. Gibbons went over the
top to rescue a wounded officer, lost
an eye and was otherwise wounded
by enemy fire.
"The war correspondents were not
numerically strong?not more than
f.fty in all?but they were a valued
and accepted factor wherever their
duties called them. The everlasting
story of this war will recall their in
trepidity as surely as it record! that
of the men who did the fighting."
if. * * *
"War risk insurance is too valuable
to be turned in with rifles, packs and
mess kits," says
Advises Holding 1 11 0 American
, _ Legion Weekly
on to Insurance. in an arlicIe ln
the current issue which reviews at
length the strenuous history of the
war risk bureau, and has both praise
and criticism for the work of that
department.
"You may be disgusted now, but the
thing to do is look ahead^" it contin
ues. "If you let your insurance slide
now you will regret it later, if you
ever feel the need for insurance; and
in a year from now it will be too late. ,
If you want good insurance, pay up
and get back in. Bad as the situation :
is, there is hope for general improve- |
ment. The Sweet bill, which should :
become a law as soon as the league
of nations issue clears in the Senate. I
will more than double compensations,
on the average, and add many de- ]
cidedly attractive new features to i
government insurance.
"The great improvement which :
should come abo#t in the administra- j
tion of the bureau, and particularly i
of its insurance division, ought to |
result in an increased faith on the j
part of the ex-serVice men that his
government not only will pajj his in- I
surance when it is due. but that it i
also will render him. relatively, as ,
good service as a privately organized j
life insurance company with regard to ,
liis insurance premiums and other j
transactions about his insurance."
* ?. * *
The vanguard of Washington's delega
tion to the American Legion convention
left for Minne
Deleeates Leave aP?lls yesterday,
. _ . where the first
for Convention. Keneraj assembly
of the order will open tomorrow and
continue ln session three days.
Commander E. Lester Jones of the
Department of the District of Columbia
Is head of the delegation, and he was
accompanied by Howard Fisk, state ad
jutant, and Mrs. Anna E. Thompson,
secretary of the delegation. Other dele
gates, several of whom left with the com
mander, included Henry Leonard, H. L.
B. Atkinson, Madison J. Hill, Kenneth
A McRae. Miss Rose Stokes, Harry J.
Davis. Julius Peyser, S. W. Carrington,
Daniel J. Donovan, J. M. Hollins, Oliver
V. Kessler, S. A. Imrie, Alfred I..
Stearn. Alice D. Harvey and Alexander
Mann. The District delegation included
seventeen delegates and as many alter
nates. every post organized prior W the '
state convention last month being rep- |
resented.
* * * *
So far as the local delegation is con
cerned, the most important thing to
come before the
Capital Urged national conven
_ , , Hon will be the
as Headquarters, establishment of
a permanent national headquarters to
take the place of the temporary head
quarters now in New York city. Com
mander Jones and his fellow delegates
are prepared to use every' legitimate
means to bring the headquarters to
Washington, not only because of their
interest in this city, but also because it
is their unanimous opinion that the in
terest of the legion requires its head
quarters to be located in the National
Capital.
A number of larger cities, it Is un
derstood, will ofTer large financial in
ducements to the legion to get the
headquarters, and though the local
delegates will be in a position to
make some concessions ln the way of
quarters here they do not expect to
compete with larger commercial cen
ters in bidding. Rather will they
urge Washington as the home of the
national organization because of the
proximity of Congress aad the War
Department, and the great news fa
cilities here through which matters of
importance can be given nation-wide
publicity within a few hours. It also
will be argued that headquarters
would be a landmark in this city,
whereas In Buch a place as Chicago or
New York they would be swallowed
up" * ? ? *
Committeemen to serve on the sev
eral important committees at the na
tional conven
D C Committees Uon were nart?*i
, at a meeting of
Already Named. tj,e delegation
held last Tuesday night in Carroll In
stitute Hall. This was done to avoi#
a congestion of work ln Minneapolis.
The committee appointments follow:
Henry Leonard, committee on rules;
Rose F. Stokes, committee on per
manent organization; Col. E. Lester
Jones, committee on the constitution:
Julius I. Peyser, committee on reso
lutions; Daniel J. Donovan, commit
tee on permanent national headquar
ters; H. Ij- B. Atkinson, committee on
nomination of officers for ensuing
year; H. J. Davis, committee to de
cide place for next annual convention.
Washington will be suggested to
the convention as a place for the next
national convention, but this sugges
tion will not be pushed very Wrongly,
as it may interfere with the campaign
to bring national headquarters here.
* He St is
Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 1, of
the American I?egion, embracing
those employed in
Costello Post thc District butld
_ ~ , ing who served in
Is Organized. the war. eItectea
a permanent organization last Thurs
day night, ?lecting Daniel J. Donovan
as post commander. Mr. Donovan,
who is District auditor, was chairman
of the committee which consulted
with local business and professional
men to enlist their co-operation in
bringing national headquarters of the
legion here.
Other officers of thc new post are
Raymond O. Wilmarth, vice com
mander; Herbert A. McProuty, junior
vice commander; William F. Frank
lin, adjutant; the Rev. Ignatius Fealy,
chaplain; J. C. Wilkes, finance officer;
|W. L. Jones, sergeant-at-arms, and
t Roy E. Robir. son. i storian. More
| than 100 members of the new post
were present at the meeting, and the
organization promises to be one of
the most active In the local depart
ment.
* * * *
Efforts to obtain the second-class
mail privilege have delayed the ap
pearance of the
Delay in Issue November number
, , of the Veteran,
of the Veteran. published by the
District of Columbia department of
the American Legion, but the new
number will be out within a few days.
Discussion of post and department
publications is expected to come up
on the floor of the national conven
tion, some officers of the legion being
of the opinion that such periodicals
interfere with the circulation of the
weekly publication gotten out by
national headquarters. Commander
Jones of the local department, how
ever. does not think that the smaller
publications should be molested and
is much in favor of such an nrpraii
as Carl H. Butman. editor of the
Veteran, is getting out.
* * * *
Walter Bruce Howe was elected
commander of Augustus P. Gardiner
Tost, No. 1, at a
Gardiner Post meeting held last
*T n TI, Thursday, the first
Holds Election, ot tho
post since its charter was received.
The roster of the new post contains
some of the best known names in
Washington. among them being
Charles F. Wilson, vice commander;
William M. Galvin. adjutant; C. C.
Glover, jr.. finance officer; F. Tj. Iluide
koper, historian, and Henry Breckin
ridge, Erekine Gordon, Robert Hay
den. R. E. B. McKenney and R. H.
Wilmer, executive committee.
FREDERICK DAIRYMEN
WISH HIGHER MILK PRICE
FREDERICK, Md.. November 8.?
The dairymen of Frederick county
desire higher milk prices. Recently
the Frederick County Dairymen's As
sociation met and submitted fig-urea
which they claimed as proof that
dairymen are working on too scant a
margin to repay them for their work
and to justify them in adding to their
herds and making improvements to
their barns that will protect the con
sumers from danger of impurities.
Sonic of the smaller dairymen claimed
that their establishments were not
self-supporting; that they were pro
ducing at a loss. Washington and
Baltimore dealers get the bulk of
local dairy products. If plants in
these cities do not meet the demands
of county farmers it is said that the
supply will be diverted to a market
which offers more satisfactory prices.
The scheme is to be worked along
the co-operativc selling plan, directed
by the county agent, P. A. Hauver.
It is to be put into effect by a new
organization.
The officers are; President, Albert
Mercer; vice president, C. C. Renn.
and secretary-treasurer. P. A. Hauver.
WILL ATTEND MINING
CONFERENCE NOV. 17-21
Representatives and TJ. S. Officials
Will Go From This City to St.
Louis: Other Parleys.
Members of Congress and government
officials will go from this city to at
j tend the American Mining rongress
convention, to be. held iti St. Loins No
vembcr 17 to 21, Besides the twent> -
second annual convention of the mining
body there will meet there that week
the national gold conference, th?? na
tional conference of war minerals pro
ducers and an exposition of mines and
mining.
i Addresses will be made by Senator
| Charles B. Henderson of Nevada. S.*na
tor Miles Poindexter of Washington.
Senator Charles Thomas of Colorado.
Senator Albert Cummins of Iowa. Kep
resentative Otis Wingo of North Caro
lina. l?r. lieorge Otis Smith of the g??o
logical survey, l>r. Van Manning of tin
bureau of mines, Dorsey A. K\on. bu
reau uf mines; Phillip N. Moore and
John Shafroth. war minerals relief com
minion.
Citizens of St. l^ouis are co-op^ratiim
with the American Mining Congress r
arrangements for a national industrial
conference to be held in connection
with the various conferences.
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