Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-07-20

write to the commission, bother Us
instead, we won't mind it a bit.
The reports of the department ad-
iutant and the department finance
officer show that the American Le-
gion, department of Oregon, is sound
as a dollar.
Mr.. Cash Wood OF the federal vo-
cational training board and Roy Tay-
lor Of the bureau OF war risk insur-
ance were both in attendance and
gave us most interesting statistics
regarding the progress made by their
respective departments. We are moro
than ever convinced that these two
departments must be under one
head for proper functioning. Under
the present system 1t takes entirely
too long to get proper relief for our
disabled comrades, and our national
hospital facilities are so poor that
hundreds of our comrades do not get
proper care.
The convention was unanimous in
the expression urging immediate re-
lief by our national congress for the
disabled veterans. and the construc-
tlon of sufficient disqualification to
care for them. In many states it is
reported by Mr. Taylor our COM
rades, who are temporarily unsound
of mind, owing to shell shock and
the effects of gas, must be cared for
in the state institutions for the fee
BILE minded or insane asylums. This
is deemed a very poor practice on ac-
count of the fact that these men are
perfectly rational more than half the
time. During their rational periods
1t must be exceedingly depressing to
them to find themselves confined
with those who are permanently I'M
sound of mind.
A cable message from Past Depart
ment Commander. William b. Fol-
lette, who is travelling in Europe, was
read in convention COmrade Fol-
lette was our first department COM
mander for Oregon.
Many resolutions were adopted by
the convention, included among them
were those giving credit to the
American Legion for. their splendid
work In favor of the state aid bill,
and desiring to show to the people
of Oregon our deepest appreciation
for their support OF said measure.
A resolution granting our comrade.
Georges Carpenter of France, our
support and best wishes
in his boxing contenst with Jack .
Dempsey, of doubtful service. A
approving the state bonus
law comm ission and granting our
heartiest support to make the opera
ton of the law beneficial and ef-
fective. Two resolutions concerning
the Klamath marsh lands, urging
their development by the United
States and opening for entry to ex-
service men.
The election of department Off
:ers for the year was a point of
excitement and inter
est. Comrade Lane (Blue) Goodell
If Portland was elected department.
commander, Commander William
Gilbert of Astoria retiring as second
)ast department commander. Com
'ade George A. Codding of Medford
was elected department vice COM
having defeated DR.. K. +.
Pound of Salem Tor the office. Ed
I. Eivers was reelected as depart
nent adjutant, having defeated Oil !
'er B. Houston OF Portland by nine
otes. Comrade Houston is well /
InOwn to many followers OF state |
thletics, and high honor student {
4 the University OF Oregon and Yale
University.
There was much entertainment
uring the entire convention, leav- |
ng the delegates no time for rest
ny place. Base ball, boxing, air {
lane displays, motorcycle races, pa c
AIDES, and best OF all was the barba- a
ue and fishing trip up the McKen- '
10 river.
Last Tuesday evening Adjutant t
ION M. Spencer entertained one of !
is old buddIes to a sightseeing ride D
yer the valley. Sergeant H. S. Con- |