Show destitution in U S says legion survey edward N Sch elberling national commander of the american legion said in a statement to state commanders and adjutants conferring I 1 in 11 indianapolis diana di polls that the legion had completed a nationwide survey showing thousands of widows and orphans of war veterans are living on the verge of destitution in tile the midst of our war prosperity the legion commander urged passage of legislation to provide a bare minimum of subsistence he said the house had passed such a measure three times but that the senate failed to act upon it twice it now is in the senate finance committee |