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Show bettor hospital service than the gov-j ernment can buy for those who fou?nt. 1 can tell you the truth on thle thing that has been misnamed. It Is called the lonua. Hack In 1917 there had been tumult on this earth for two or throe years. We had a war. The bunch of felhiwa who decided that war decided We must have soldiers.' Then they decided we must pay the soldlers.- "One said. -It's a bad thlna- to overpay over-pay eohliere.' and he decided on 30. Ninety-six million of us were unanimous unani-mous for i?o month. We went back to work and. strange to say. things doubled and trebled In price." 'APPLAUDED TWO MINUTES. Hero the Jndsre announced with emphatic em-phatic slowness: . "f am for ad'nsted compensation, and drew .two full minutes of mpreme appleiuae. Now," continued Mr. I-endis. "I II tell you about performance of some fellows while you were away who piwsvfooted while their country was at war. Some aaid. what can I do to profit mb after the war la over? Ho considered those who opposed the wsr and decide,! It waa best to keep still. Xow those chaps are bobbins; up They'll ran for office. I don't care what politics they profess. I ask you this one thing. If -one of these fellows fel-lows bhe up In your state for office, paste him one for me. "Vou have been mighty rood to me." -the Judge said, quieting down. "This la the proudest moment of life for me. I want you to remember that I was on the sideline while you were remaking nmps. T want you to remember re-member this, I have a minimum of thirty-five year to live by Judgment of the best doctors. For that space of time 1 wnnt you to reniemUer we have, an ffnlmal e'r'tre""1 Bt thfl American legion convention." Applause, Ap-plause, heightened by the pounding of drums, answered the Judge. Brings Buddies to Feet With Roar CO.WBNTION HALT NrTW OR-UJANS. OR-UJANS. Oct. 1 (liy A. P Kenesaw SI. LanUls. commissioner of orK.inizpd liasehail. former federal district tudne In ChiiOKo and avowed friend oh service ser-vice men. today told the American lotion convention that their stand on adjusted compensation warn based on Justice. The assembly arose to Its feet with a ronr when Judge Lanuis reached the platform. "One reson I am (tlnd to he here todiiy."- said Mr. Iindis. "Is to nail few lies about the American lea-ion. I have had some experience with perjurers." per-jurers." . " The Jude told of his efforts to -et an exsen'lee man a J'h. end how he Wiis refused on the gro'ind that the veterans "nre fHhiv." He corrected that opinion.' he said, and udded. "but If I had rono tirough wtiot that man did, I would have been shot every day for fliifhtlness unless I had been the army's commander Jn chief." BONUS MISNAMED. "If the American people knew whnt we have not done for thse who served. 1 tell you there would be little sleep for the civilian population In this land. We have been derelict In duty, we must set out to fix it so .1, rtrt IvlllHn monev enn buv hint |