The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-11
CURB JApS, SAYS
LEGION Meeting
State Convention Demands
U. S. Take Action
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rating m Japaness situseion ~
regards tho welfare Of Ameri-
can citiz~ns."
O. X. Morgan BlIl
Endorsement Of the Morgan bin.
providing for means 10 enable re-
turned soldiers and seamcn 10 buy
homes on easy terms from tho gov.
eminent. was carried unanimously
Saturday morning.
The Morgan bin, entitled the
Soldiers and Heamen's Federal
Home Founding Act" provides for
the organization of . corporation.
underwritten by the United States
government. authorized to sell bonds
and to loan the proceeds to vet
Grams Of the Great War to enable
them TO purchase homes or farms
Tho bin In considered by officials
of the American Legion M the most
important piece OF legislation that
has been proposed a. compensation
for the men who gave everything
to their country In Its time of need.
Want IampinE Bill
Tho resolution aslSing for Q
measure providing = payment
Of SIS . month for each month
In service for every man and
woman who saw duty during
the war period from this state,
wsos passed by the oonvention
saturday. Tho MEASURE " In
Substance the Same - the
lAmplnE bill which was ~
ject~d By the legislature last
winter.
The convention also paused reso-
buttons favoring an increase OF sal
AIRY foe men In the military service.
II was pointed out by the chairman
OF the legislative committee that
thousa nds OF officers ana enlisted
men are leaving tho army and navy
OF tho United 6tates on account Of
their Inability 20 i've upon the sal.
aries that are paid them. While
tho coat OF living has Increased
almost 100 per cent in the last five
years. tho salaries Of men In the
military service have remained sta,
tionary.
Spokane Wins
Spokane will b tho 1890 Legion
convention city a. tho result OF a
hotiy contested session Saturday.
SPOKANE received &c votes and Ho-
quiam. which had made q strong
bid for the next convention. Was
second with &c ballots.
Robert A. IcRoux. OF the Ho-
GUAM post. was appointed state
publicity manager for the ensuing
year. f<Roux. who was . private
in the Canadian army. II n news
paper man widely known thruou,
the Northwest
Announcement was made a. the
morning session OF . state wide
membership campaign 10 b In
auguratcd In December.
Delegates chosen Friday TO attend
the national convention at Mime
apolia were elected BY congressional
districts. each district choosing two
delegates and the convention m
whole electing two delegates a.
largo.
w. ,. Coyie. Seattle. and Myron
crAmer. Tacoma. wcrs chosen an
delegates at largo. with Max Neu-
mann. Spokane. and II. II Fuller
ton. Olympia. altsrnaiea. The First
congressional district selected Fr~d
w. fiewcliyn. Seattle. and II. II.
Bsssler. Brcmcrton. with r. g. Rca-
gan. Seattle. alternate. The Second
congressional district elected Joseph
w. kindaiI. Beiiingham. and J. NJ.
Hogan. Everett. delegated. with Mil
lard J. High. Port Angeles. and Y.
IL. Overlook. Kent. aiternatsa
L. L. Thompson. Olympia, and
Ralph n. shaffcr. Tacoma. viii rep
resent The Third congressional dis
trict Legion posts. with c. w. DUFF
I'm. Aberdeen. ana c. ID. BAKER. Ho-
GUAM. as alternates. The dele
gates Of the Fourth congressional
district named Paul II. wcyrauch.
waila wajia. and Doiph Barnett.
Yakima. with J. A. McKibbcn. Col
fax, and Charles Hoover. Pasco. al
ternatcs. The Firth congressional
district Legion posts win Be repre-
scented At the national meeting by
Joseph Arbi. Spokane, and DIR. A.
A. Gcarhaxt. wcnatchcA Alter
mates for the Firth district are
Ralph Gordon. Spokane, and Tom
Cole, watervilic.
Thompson Won't Rum
One OF the hardest fights of the
convention will occur on the cleo
ton of state chairman. l.. L.
Thompson. temporary chairman and
attorney general OF the state. an
nounced Friday that he would not
under any consideration be a can.
didate for state chairman. He holds
that no man In public office should
accept office In the legion.
Paul H.. weyrauch. walia waila,
II Is understood. win be n candidate
for state chairman. AZ win r. r
Jeffrey, Kennewick. Norman Il.
Coles. state organizer. has an
nounced his entrance into the field
and should capture tho Seattle vote.
Several dark horses are expected
TO make their appearance In the
race. and the state chairmanship
may be captured by one OF these
"unlnowns."
AIR RACERS ARE