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THE HAYS FREE PRESS, THURSDAY; SEPTEMBER 22, 1921. !Tlir IT I VC CDCP Dnrop ! (JUL riVLL riVLOa A. L. CLARK & SON. Publishers and Proprietors r-, , . t I . . . 7 t "u euicr .miucu every Aniircnaw 4 i flth!i Pstoffice at Hays. Kansas s second class matter. Subscription rer lear in Advance $1.50 Established 1852 NEWS FOR VETERANS There may be a series of joint de bates throughout the country on the soldiers' bonus between officials of the American Legion and the Cham ber of Commerce of the United States In an open letter to the chamber of commerce, the Legion, through its natioal legislative committee, chal iengea mat ooay to send its officials the largest representation of any de "in any city in the country or in every j partment of the American Legion, city in the country where there is a ' That the drive was successful is be hall available and an audience inter ested." "You say that the adjusted com pensation or bonus bill is not gener ally understood," says the Legion challenge. "The American Legion is willing and anxious to do its share in making it understood and to abide by the consequences. Is the Chamber of Commerce of the United States like minded, or is it determined to con-j tinue its pussyfoot campaign of j pamphleteering?" j Explaining why "the Legion waSj asking the chamber of commerce to; take part in a nation-wide joint de-, bate on adjusted compensation, or a t bonus for veterans of the World war, j John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman i of the national legislative committee of the Legion said: "The Chamber of Commerce of the United States, through resolutions adopted at its last annual convention at Atlantic City, April 27-29, went on record as in favor of 'such construct ive measures as may be directly cal culated to enable ex-service men to cultivate the soil, build homes, or ob tain vocational education,' but as op posed to 'a cash bonu s.' Since that! in in Washing- time its puoncity Durean in Washing ton has been bombarding the country j ter. Over 200 firms and individuals with handbills and pamphlets attack-1 took part in the buying, and after ing the adjusted compensation, or ' wards a number of trades and resales hnnns hill, now ntndinc in cone-ress. "Representing or supposedly re presenting big business, the chamber has made itself spokesman for not onlv the onnn.iM.n rt t,. v, met fp at;A V u u " 'ea'Ure 'the bl11 but to , er of it, including even those feature w).,'a , . . It3 national con-. vention expressly approved. The large dormitory built by the "It is, therefore, for the purpose of state of South Dakota for the voca carrying the issue to the countrv for t;nnl mon at Brookings is about com- j it to decide whether the ex-service pleted. It will have room for twenty- ?en Chamber of Commerce of two married couples, two rooms each, j 1? United States is .right, that the ', besides the single rooms for the bud ; . merican Legion has challenged of- ' dy that has failed to secure a female heials of the chamber to a series of ', comrade. But the girls of South , joint debatets throughout the coun-j Dakota are making a gap in the ranks I ry Plt,less instead of pitful, pub- of the stiI1 lonely doughboys at a licity we ask the chamber of com-' A r a uuun uu me issue. ooooo As a result of the recent state wide membership drive New York will send eighty delegates to the con vention in Kansas City, which will ht yond doubt. When the books closed on August 23, New York state had a total membership of 74,815. When the state holds its convention at Jamestown 516 delegates will be eligible to attend. . New York county leads the list of. j paid-up memberships with 14,657. i Following come Kings, 6,486; Erie, 4,699; Westchester, 3,163; Queens, 2,729; Oneida, 2,281, and Broome, 2,021. State headquarters announced that all memberships received after the books closed on August 23 would be applied to the membership of posts f ar next year, ooooo The Michigan auditor general has been slow in sending out the bonus checks at Lansing, and has refused until recently to increase his force and speed up the work. The Legion naires got after him, the governor got busy and put in his oar, and the; auditor general doubled his force and made much speed. ooooo Three-.fourths of (Camp Funston brought half a million dollars, more or less. at auction recently. The gov - eminent is retaining the other quar- were made. Rows of barracks and lump collections of supplies were in cluled. A complete outfit of pontoon ! bridges was one of the items sold. A rS) ii At The FREE PRESS Office SOUTH OF RAILROAD large quantity of condemned canned goods was sold, it being explained to the bidders that it was fit only for hot food. 1 nnnofl ooooo ( "No community tolerating a segre gated district, or which is lax in law enforcement, will be considered as a possible site for public health service hospitals." Colonel Edward Clifford, assistant secretary of the treasury, in charge of thef new hospitalization pro- j gram of the public health service for disabled men, told a representative of the social hygiene committee of the National League of Women Voters. ooooo Vigorous protests against the pro posed "vocational universities" plan- I ned at four old army cantonments bv pninnpi r R Frh diWtnr nf Veterans' bureau, are coming to na tional headquarters of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War from chapters in all parts of the country. The most serious objection of the disabled men, many of whom are vocational students, is based on their fear that by grouping vocational students in the proposed four "uni versities" the bureau will drag them away from schools and localities where they have established home ties or social ties. I nc naan L caiiicu Oil, it snOUiU De If the new plan proposed by the; ,, . , , ,. , i tnat women should make enough to bureau does not disturb men now in , , . . . , make it unnecessary for them to de training, but onlv afreets new cases, , . . A A , , . i ! pend on their gentlemen friends. ....,. " - , vigorous, but at that most of the chap ters which have sent wires and letters to headquarters since news accouts I of the university plan have been pub lished do not see much merit in the . ' j ea. national neauquarters omcers of the D. A. V. will, study the plan carefully in detail and is likely to file i a formal protest if early sentiment , on the question is any criterion. j Minister Said "Damn," is Asked to Resign minister thinks a 'If a man is a TOU must have good writing material if you 1 want your work to look neat. We have every thing you need in Tablets, Note Books, Loose Leaf Note Books, Fillers and Rings, Typewriting Paper, Pencils, Pens, Inks, Erasers, Colored Crayons, Water Color Paints, Etc. The next time you need any of these articles come to the Free Press Office, second door south of Farmers State Bank. damn fool he has just as much right to say so as anyone else." This, as expressed by the Rev. W. T. McElveen, is the rock on which he has split with the First Congrega tional church of Portland, Ore. "Profanity and roughness" was the charge brought in a request from church officials that he tender his re signation. Dr. McElveen admits he was guilty from the standpoint of the ultra conservative church members on both counts. But from the standpoint of a man trying to convey practical Christianity in a way that would carry effect, he considers himself guilty of nothing except a fervent desire to make good on his job. "The issue is simply one of method," said Dr. McElveen. "Some people like the milk and water way of putting over Christianity, but I don't. "One of the 'charges' made against me is that I said someone was a damn fool. Well, if a man is a damn fool, I don't see why a minister shouldn't say so as well as anyone else. It happens to be the only way in which to characterize a certain. type of man. "I have tried to carry out some practical Christianity. But if a con- j gregation's minister is not going to J difuss current events with them, I'd like to know who is. , j "One remark for which I was crit- ' icized concerned the Y. W. C. A. 1 Someone had asked whether it were true that a radical campaign was be ing carried on by the organization to get higher wages for girls. I said that I They called that routrhness. Well, I'll admit it's a rough fact but you have ! to face rough facts once in a while.' I He was asked about the statement ! that he had told , go home and a young woman to put on some more j clothes. "Well," he responded, "suppose I did. It was a church social and I was the host. Who could have a better right to give a young woman advice if her parents hadn't sense enough to j give it themselves?" Lin ARTISTIGcJEWELRY- It is our constant care to select jewelry and jewelry designs that, through superior artistry and workmanship, have a dis tinctiveness, and individuality all their own. You have the advantage of knowing it is correct if bought of us. k.lUW. Isaac Zeigler 8c Son Fresh and Salt Meats Groceries and Coal A Fresh Line of Groceries always on hand. Also Fruits and Vegetables in Season. 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