Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-12
kLAN ISSUE
IS DROPPED.
BY LEGION.
DELEGATES.

WACO. Sept. ii.--Apparcnily the
Ku kiux Khan question will no, haunt
precincts u the American Legion con.
vention.
II became known Monday that jeff
ID. Heflcy Jr.. ~ the Cameron Post.
who Sunday announced he would
present an anti.tSian resolution 60 the
Texas LegIonnaircs. appeared before
subcommittee of the resolutions
committee and after short confer.
cnce withdrew his announced inten.
tion OF presenting the resolution.
Thus. only from an unknown source
can such proposed resolution
,manate. Considering the additional
fact that the Legion delegates Monday
hy unanimous vote adopted n motion
TO consider no resolutions unless first
presented TO IN" resolutions committee
appears aimos, certain no action
on the Khan question will be takcr.
The Texas American Legion got
vel under way Monday on the route
81 i's three days srssion In Waco.
meetings Of which are being held nj
the Cotton Palace Coliseum.
Contemporary 10 intcrcs, manifested
In tho report ~ the proposed ieEisln.
tiop was the report ~ Tom q. John.
son. San Marcos. Judge Advoratc %
III" Texas Logon. covering his inves.
tion and procedure into the Dr. Guy
.. Shircy case last year Mr.. Johnson
told the Legion delegates he had pre-.
s"nt"d evidence covering the alleged
shortagc of $4,000 IN American Legion
neeonnts vh,ch srspsiitei In the indict.
msnt " tlsrt fof0Nr state commander
and repcated for the delegates the
promise he stated had been made him
by District At,ansy Jesse n. Hrvwn,
of Fort Worth. that he would do his
hest TO bring the case 10 trial before
The end of his term. January I. ies3.
The Judge advocate stated further In
connection with his investigation into
affairs of the Legion that no action
would b brought aga nat John w.
Young. former editor ~ tho Tcxas
i'cgionnairc. with headquarters nj
Austin.
The Iegion's committee ON lcglsln.
i've mairs consisting of Royal ".
watkins ~ Dallas with himself as tho
only member presented sixteen pro.
posals of legislation % the Delegates.
The proposals covered wide variety
ot suggested changes, reforms aud
innovations IN the treatment by the
smfe of excervicc men. Notable OF
the ~ were one that all cx.s.ryi,e
mon be- permitted free entrance 10
any educational institution expense OF
which Ia contributed by the state: and
mat there be crcated law giving OK.
service persons preference In filing
upon aud alloting public lands In
Texas and extending 10 them q period
~ hS months time before forfeiture
~ 'hes" lands with the right Of rs
denpiien In one year.
Tho convention waa called 10 order
IN IN" Cotton Palace Coliseum by state
tn'nmandrr Wayne tayis nj ~ o'ciocl,
Monday ri"rninE immediately follow
ing which the Invention was prcn
clnred hv state Chaplain Lawrence ~
Hscetwntcr.
Congressman Tom connally os Marlin,
delivered the welcoming address. Con.
Er'ssman connslly was followed by col
Claude V, Dlrkhcad ~ san Antonio. the
first state commsnarr Of the rcSas dc
parimeni. Greetings from the Salvation
Army were brought 90 the convention
nv Lieutenant Colonel George Wood
eomnandr ~ the Salvation Army fof
the southwestern district during she
world war.
When credentials were called NJ ihg
convsniion n vas found aia votes had
assembled i'rivision Tor ballo,inE VII,
nadr nn the basis 20 one vote 10 each
:; aii'up posi members without rep
rcsenta'lon "a pos's having less thar
" Ia.dup membership. A. this an
nouncrmeni m amendment was offered
10 ihc credentials resolution nv T.. c
Mccain of Amarillo. providing for rep
rcsenasiion from the smaller posts. Ne
McCalb was strongly supported IN ihi'
contention hy Mr. Birkhcai ny dele
gates from Houston Dallas, Cameron
and G0nkaios The amendment was FIN
ally adopted adding perhaps dlz.r
votes a. the Sis creduntial air.sd'
showing.
Jul an g. liver of rcrt Worth. intro
ducsd resolution ealing fr the die
I4Nfn W f'Nl W f''"fNfNA tf'Nu
ing on ihe critical illneHa ~ M's Hard
ing vhils ano,her massage was sen
former President woodrow Wilson, "l'
our slrishsu hudaie The mention o
N'oeirow wilasns name threw the ron
Vsn,lon inip a iumulious uproar q
cheers.
There then followed the report .
state Adluisn, Arthur it'anhardi I"
Iasllas shaatns healthy eondi' On q
the W. Fon's fnanJil affairs and IN
lnirtduriian u Legislation rr"i''-'ls
The n,enilon adlpurnsd un'll "
.rlmh Tues.iay mornlnr
Recommendations a. the oon'en''"'
l,s,ay sheh siil ron,ens rnesiny m'rn
~ ans,iuisd she WORK - the ssscv
il,s isafa q ihs Amrfiosn les "n Aus
lilafg Nendai
Ths recommendation ~ the pres
ar,a Me- n ~ ninn Murray Wa
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