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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-30
DALLAS M'GLOTHLEN POST SUSPENDED
BY STATE ORGANIZATION, AMERICAN LEGION

not upon any plan Of blanket adjust.
ment. ~
| 8. That for the purpose of making
such adjustment, it recommends that
committee of three members be
named by the Governor Of the State
of Washington, after authority there
for from the Legislature, and requests
that in appointing such committee, one
member thereof be the choice of the
Governor one member the choice of
this Department, and, the third men,
Der be selected by the first two men,
bers from among the pioneer farmers
of the Priest Rapids Valley, and that
all members be experienced in pioneer
reclamation work.
Dated at Port Angeles, Washington
this 18th day of August, 1925.
Following their failure to put over
tho Prdin Plan the delegates re-
turned home and called a meeting and
passed a resolution that finally re-
suited in the suspension OF the Pos:
This resolution follows:
RESOLUTION
White Bluffs Hanford. Wash.
Aug II, 1925.
WHEREAS; We believe the rank
and file of the American Legion to
have been rlisled by certain political
tricksters and opportunists under the
sinister influence of one, whom we
believe to have been INSCRIPTIONS,
without conscience, and actuated
solely by mercenary motives in his
past actions in connection with land
settlement, and
WHEREAS; The, Port Angeles
convention of the American Legion,
under the same sinister influence,
denied every request of the delegates
representing the actual settlers on the
State Land Settlement Project, reaf-
firm their previous endorsement of
the Project, and
WHEREAS: Every past action of
this same political clique, against
which we vigorously protested as be-
ing detrimental to the settlers best
interests was reaffirmed, now there
fore be it
RESOLVED; That we, the settlers
on the White Bluffs Hanford State
Land Settlement Project this date as
sembled, do hereby denouncc and re-
pudiate the action Of the said Port
Angeles convention pertaining to land
settlement, and do deny present Off
GERS Of the said department of Wash
ington, the American Legion, any
right to further act for Us in this mat
ter, and will resent as meddlesome and
unwarranted any further attempt on
the part of said officers to interfere
with our further efforts to secure a
just settlement with the Legislature
and officials of the State of Washing
ton Therefore be it further
Resolved; That copy Of this re.
solution be sent Governor Roland a
Hartley, both housas Of the State leg
islature, the executive committees boti
national and state of the American
Legion, one copy furnished the press
fer publication, one COPY spread upor
the minutes of this meeting and one
copy sent each Legion post in ths
| State of Washington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-30
CAN YOU BEAT ITp

There have been some exceptional
apple yields in this valley this year,
one of the best being that reported by
M. e. Houk. From 90 Winesap trees,
Mr.. Houk said he harvested a little
better than 1900 Jugs that should
pack out between 1900 and 1000
boxes. The trees are IS years old
and cover little more than an acre
and a quarter of land. The trees
averaged about rs Jugs to the tree,
the highest being SIS Jugs, while be-
tween 40 and IS were harvested from
several trees. Mr.. Houk sold the
crop for cash on the basis of $l.85
for Extra Fancys with Is cent
break on the Fancys and c grades.
After spending three weeks here
visiting at home while working in the
apple harvest, Edmund Tromanhaus-
er left last Friday morning for Bell
ingham, where he will study at the
state normal this winter. After quail
flying as a teacher, Edmund expects
later to take a course in medicine at
the University of Oregon. While here
Edmund picked 5000 boxes of Wine
sap apples in Is days or an everage
of 202 boxes day which just about
establishes record.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-30

This plan was rejected by the con-
vention and in its place was adopted
the report of the convention commit
tee, on land settlement matters, which
follows:
Your Convention Committee on
Land Settlement begs to report as
follows:
| i. 1t finds the law under which the
White Bluffs Hanford Land Settle
ment project was created and settled
was enacted by the Legislature OF
Washington early in 1919, and at a
time prior to the organization of the
American Legion. It further finds
that this project is, and always has
been a State Project, and managed
solely by the State. IL further finds
that prior to the selection of the
White Bluffs anford project, the
same was thoroughly examined and
exported by the State Geologist, the
State Hydraulic Engineer, the State
Electrical Engineer, the State Health
Department, the State Soil Expert,
and other officials.
! 2. The Department of Washington
of the American Legion reaffirms the
Resolution adopted in its previous con-
ventions concerning the White Bluffs
Hanford land settlement project, and
affirms its participation in the selec-
tion Of the project to be improved and
in the problems arising in its subse-
quent administration, has been at and
by the request of the officials of the
State Of Washington. And this De-
partnent denies that it at any time
acted in bad faith in recommending
the tract selected, but on the contrary
positively asserts that it at all times
acted in good faith in the premises,
and upon information, upon which it
had right to rely.
3. That your committee is Of the
opinion that adjustments should be
made with some of the settlers on the
project, and recommends, as the de-
partment permanent land settlement
committee has frequently recommed-
ed, that such adjustments be speedily
made, but solely upon the merits of
each individual case, and not upon the
basis of any plan of blanket adjust
ment.
THEREFORE YOUR COMMIT
TEE MOVES THE ADOPTION OF
THE FOLLOWING RESOLU-
TON.
/. That this Department. has at all
times acted in good faith with refer
ence to the White Bluffs Hanford
land settlement project, and in recon-
mending the same to its comrades of
the World War.
2. That in a number of cases ad-
justment be made with settlers on
the project, but that such adjustments
be made solely upon the merits Of each
individual case, as the same may APP
pear after careful investigation, and
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Warrington.

The names of A. L. Brockwav
and Orville Petit were later added to
this list
Following the receipt of this reso-
luton, a meeting of the state execu-
tive committee OF the American Lee
gion was called and the state COM
mander was authorized to demand a
rctraction by the signers Of the reso-
luton and in the event of their failure
to retract for Dallas McGlothen Post,
to suspend the signers for one year
and in the event the Post refused or
failed to act, to suspend the Posts
charter for one year. The signers re-
fused to retract, and as the settlers
dominated the Post it did not act,
and this finally resulted in the visit
of State Commonder Brooks and his
suspension Of the Post.
State Commander Brooks authorized
O. B. Gwin to take charge of all the
property of the Post until given
further orders. Practically all Of the
old members of the Post at White
Bluffs as we'll as number of the set
tier members, approximately a third
of the total membership including the
last commander and adjutant, arc
said to approve of the action of the
state organization in suspending the
Post.
A petition for the establishment Of
new Post at White Bluffs was cir
culated during the past week and
received the signatures of several
more than the required number and 1t
is expected that the order authorizing
the new Post will be made in the
near future by the state organization.
The petition for the new Post was
signed by nearly all of the old men,
bers at White Bluffs Of Dallas Nc
Glothlen Post. az well as number
of soldier settlers who did not sign
the resolution that brought about the
suspension of the old Post.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-30

Dallas McGlothlen Post, White
Bluffs Hanford, the first 100 per cent
Post in the state, the first 100 per
cent Post in the United States, today
stands suspended for insubordination.
The official action suspending the
Post was taken Tuesday night by
Frank L. Brooks, state commander of
the American Legion at meeting at
the Brick school house attended by a
large number of the members.
The Posts first troubles started sew
eral months ago whenl the soldier
settlers on the state land project, who
outnumbered the others, attempted to
make of the Post an organization
largely for land settlers interests.
When the time came to elect delegates
to the state convention of the Legion
at Port Angeles this year they elected
only land settlers with instructions to
work for the Legion's endorsement of
their so-called Purdin Plan of settle
ment of the controversy between the
land settlers and the state. This plan
which many who had studied it said
would result in the state losing the
bulk of its 100000 Investment here,
follows:
81. All tracts now occupied by
settlers or claimed by non-residents
shall be appraised by board of ap-
praisers.
%. The board of appraisers shall
consist of three members, one to be
appointed by the State, one by the
settlers and the third member to be
chosen by these two.
| SO. In making the appraisal, the
appraisers shall take into considera-
ton the extent of the labor and in
vestment of the settlers upon the basis
of time and money spent and such
improvements he has made which
would ordinarily be considered valu-
able and proper as an asset to the
place. The appraisal value shall also
include all payments made to the
State.
~. The state shall cause all tracts
to be sold at auction to the highest
bidder excepting such tracts where
the settlers desires to return his origin
al contract, the bid in no case to be
less than the appraised value of the
settlers investment in cash and labor.
In the event tract is sold to anyone
other than the settler holding such
tract, the cash payment shall amount
to no less than the appraised value
of the settlers improvements. The
settler shall receive from the State
a sum in cash in no case less than the
Appraised value of his improvements.
Settlers desiring to purchase their
tracts, may bid them in at the auction
and apply the appraised value thereof
as first payment on the amount bid
the remainder to be amortized in TWEEN.
lty annual payments"
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-22

ish Army and the British Empire.
 Perhaps the most important event of his career which had to do with these two ideas was the historic bat tie of Ypres in the World war, the winning of which barred the channel ports from the Germans and saved England from probable invasion. It was at Ypres that the Germans first resorted to their deadly gas attacks, a form of warfare that impelled the British commander to deplore the fact that an army would stoop so low.
 What was termed the earrs big gest piece of sheer luck occurred in 1895 when the British military au- thorities decided to revise the cav- airy drill book as prelude to re-
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motoring through Ireland an attempt was made to assassinate the lord lieutenant. His party was fired upon from ambush, but French escaped injury.
 Upon retirement as lord lieuten- ant of Ireland, French was creat- ed an earl by King George. His new honor was not gazetted for nearly a year afterward, when it was official ly announced that he had elected to be known as the Earl of Ypres after the place of his great victory in the war. Some surprise was occasioned by his title selection, it being quite unusual to take the name of a for eign place for a title, only a few of such examples appearing in the British records.
 The Earl of Ypres, John Denton Pinkstone French, was the son of a captain of the Royal navy and was Ooi II oCpl' 70, 1000, at Itlppie, h0nL. He joined H. M. S. Britannia in 1866 and was naval cadet and midship man four years. He entered the army in 1874.
 The earl was an ardent admirer and student of Napoleon whom he regarded as the greatest strategist the world has ever known. In fol- lowing closely Napoleon's campaigns he had covered much of the very ground in Belgium, where years lat CT he was called upon to combat as formidable foe as the Little Cor poral ever faced. French's knowl- edge of Belgian soil was said to have been an enormous help to him. And this, some insisted, was an- other bit of French luck.
 In 1880 the earl married Eleanora, daughter of R. W. Selby-Lowndes.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-22
EARL OF YPRES DIES
 AFTER LONG ILLNESS

DEAL, England, May 22.-Former Field Marshal French, titled the Earl of Ypres, died here today af- ter a lengthy illness.
 Rising to the highest places and honors in British military circles, the Earl of Ypres often was charac- terized as "the luckiest man in the army" and French's luck was almost proverbial among the British sol diers. Later events, however, caus- ed a difference of opinion as to whether the luck had been on the soldiers side or on that of the Brit
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-22
CREW BE DISPATCHED
 ON SEWARD-kENAI ROAD

A crew of men will be sent out on the Seward-Kenai road tomorrow, by the Bureau of Public Roads depart ment, for the purpose of repairing and putting in shape such portions of the road which are now passable. For seven or eight miles out of Sc. ward, considerable snow is yet lying on the road and in other spots, re- pairing is needed badly. The 18-mile stretch of road, complete from Se- ward to the lake, completed last summer, is expected to be open for traffic about the middle of next month.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-22

When little Charleston girl saw her cat carrying kitten in it's mouth she cried out: You aint fit to be mother; you ain't hardly fit to be father"
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-22

Albert Derancourt, aged s, recently drove the winning auto in a race in Paris at an average speed of more than 100 miles an hour. He has been driving car since he was four years of age.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-22

Mrs. o. L. Amigh, nurse during the Civil War, and now S6 years old, is doing active duty as parole officer at the State training school for girls at Birmingham, Alabama.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-22

Miss Mary Watson, physical in. structor in woman's college at Still. water, Okla, includes practice with bow and arrow and horseshoe pitch ing in the course for girls under her charge.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-22

Strict measures for the preservation of big game is being taken by France in it's African possessions.
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Brunswick Photographs and Re- cords. The Alaska Shop. If
Evening star., 1925-09-19
g BILL CAMPAIGN
ISHELD UNLAWFUL
Offering of Prizes for Notes
With Certain Numbers
Bars Mailing Papers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The latest scheme of newspapers to
increase circulation by offering prizes
for 81 or So bills bearing certain num-
bers was declared unlawful Yesterday
by Solicitor Donnelly OF the Post Office
Department. He ruled that the prac-
tfce was a violation of the postal lot
terry laws and barred publications of
fering such prizes from the mails.
The scheme has been operated in
newspapers. When il came TO the at
tention of the Post Office Department
that such publications were being cir
culated through the mails. the pub
fishers Immediately We're notified.
In New York several newspapers
adopted the plan, in some cases pub
fishing the lucky numbers only in
their city editions, which normally get
into the mails only through posting
by individuals. The department. how
ever, pointed out to the publishers
that in such instances the individuals
were liable to punishment for violat-
ing the postal laws and publication
of the lucky numbers was stopped
Solicitor Donnelly declared the
scheme to be a distribution of prizes
by chance in violation OF section 2l3
OF the penal code. Conviction ca rries
hne of not more than 81 600 or inn
prlsonment for not more than two
years. The solicitor also called atten-
tlon that similar schemes OF printing
lucky names from directories and Civ
ing prizes to their owners are likewise
barred
Evening star., 1925-09-19
FATHER CHARGES
CHILDREN STOLEN
Steps Started to Recover
"Lost Family" Declared
Taken by Uncle.
By the Associated Press.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, September 10
Charges that seven motherless chill
dren were taken away from their
father. carried 1000 miles in an au'
tomobile and held against their will
by an uncle, were contained in com
bialnt sworn to at the district attor-
neys Office by the parent.
Arrangements We're made TO send a
detective to Oklahoma to recover the
lost family" and apprehend the uncle.
The father is Homer Hawkins. The
uncle is Albert Gray of Oklahoma.
The case had its beginning with the
death of Mrs. Hawkins July %. With
little food and no money the father
decided he must give up the children
until he could organize new home.
Then, according TO his story, the
ancle appeared. He is said to have
objected to the children going to an
institution and agreed to keep them
at hotel until he and the father
could take them to their grandparents
in Louisville.
When he was ready to start, Haw-
kins alleges. he found that the uncle
and seven children had departed.
Yesterday he learned the children
were in Okla homa.
Members of the lost family" are
Homer. IA: Frank. 13: Dorothy, 10:
Nellie. S: William, Z; Lillian, 4, and
Mamie, >.
Evening star., 1925-09-19
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National =" "Gunpowder, comedy
drama. at 2:20 and $50 pm.
BeIasco-''Accused. = modern drama
at 2:20 and $50 pm.
Polls Lovely Lady" comedy
drama, at 2:20 and $50 pm
Keith's-Nora Bayes, vaudeville, at
2;15 and SIS pm.
Earle-Ritz Serenaders. vaudeville.
continuous from l TO II pm.
Strand = Gunnar Kasson BALTIC
vaudeville, continuous from 1890 to
II pm.
Gayety-"Chuckles of 1926" bur.
lesque, at 2:15 and SIS pm.
Misunderstanding Kuties," bur
lesque, at 2:30 and $40 pm
Rialto-"The Iron Horse" at 1850
am. 1880, 8, sos. 40 and $50 pm.
COlumbia-'The Ten Command
ments," at 10:40 am, 12:45, $50. 5, Z
and 9:15 pm.
Metropolitan-"Fine Clothes." at
1875 am, 1855, 3:35, 5;35, 1885 and
$40 pm.
PaIace-"The Man Who Found Him.
self, at 11:15 am, 1:15, 3:25, 5:25.
7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Tivoli-"Welcome Home" at 2:25,
445, 6:15, $40 and 1915 pm.
AmbassadOr-"Wil Horse Mesa" ," at
2. 4, s, 1855 and 9:55 pm.
Central-"The Little French Girl"
at 1880. 2. $50. 5. $40. s and $40 r. m.
Evening star., 1925-09-19
INSURANCE BODY'S
ELECTION IS WARM
Taunts Fly as South and West
Eliminate Eastern Leaders
From Office.
BY the Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO, September 10
The West and South triumphed over
the East and the old regime of of.
fCers in the State Insurance Com.
missioners' Association in the cleo
ton of W. r. c. kendrick of Iowa
to the presidency over :. W. McCul-
ioch of Pennsylvania at the closing
session Yesterday.
For the first time in the history
of the organization, complete con-
troll was wrested from the East. The
only man returned TO office was Col.
Joseph Button of Virginia, reelected
Secretary-trea surer for the seventh
consecutive time, without a dissent
ing vote.
The election was marked by high
feeling. Three representatives of the
old order who were placed on the eX-
ecutive committee refused TO serve,
bringing on themselves the taunt
that they were acting like boys in
stead of men.
In the election the defea ted faction
first brought charges that insurance
companies had been lobbying for can
didates and were playing an unwar-
ranted hand in the affairs of the
Insurance Commissioners Association.
This protest was first voiced by Com
missioner Wesley Monk of Massa-
chusetts. who declared he wanted to
go on record. He was followed by
Commissioner Will More of oregon
and by Commissioner George Wells
of Minnesota.
Later. when he attempted to draw
both factions together by placing
three Representatives of the defeated
side on the executive committee,
these three, headed by Commissioner
John Beha of New York, promptly
refused to serve. Beha declared he
disa pproved of the tactics used in the
election, was not in sympathy with
the officers elected and declined to
serve with them.
Evening star., 1925-09-19
HAILSTORM VICTIMS
TO BE GIVEN RELIEF
$50 Families Impoverished by De
struction Of Crops in
Virginia.
SneciaI Disnatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star
DANVILLE, Va, September 10
The Pittsylvania board of supervisors
will be called to meet next week to
discuss relief measures for the farm
ers who lost their crops during the
violent hailstorm of last Wednesday,
which laid waste large section of
Pittsylva mia County.
The damage extends 40 miles and
$50 families have been impoverished.
On Tuesday night s. s. Jones was
in fairly comfortable circumstances.
Last night he was in Danville looking
for a job. He lost 10000 hills Of to-
bacco. His nephew, r. B. Adams,
afraid to leave a team of mules when
overtaken by the storm, was injured.
Jones had called his children into
the house and was fastening windows
when he saw what he describes as
great wave" approaching the house.
AS il struck. all the window panes
came in and the house seemed to keel
over.
Evening star., 1925-09-19
Plan Services in Basement.

The services Of Shiloh Baptist
Church. Ninth and ? streets. will be
held in the basement while the main
auditorium is being repaired. The
Sunday school is preparing for Rally
day. October II. At IL am. tomor-
row Rev. J. Milton Waldron. pastor,
will preach on "A Vital But Much
Neglected Event in the Life of
Christ-His a Ascension.' The Y. p.
:. G. f. will hold special services at
i pm. and at s pm. Rev. Waldron' 8
sermon will he upon "A New Use for
a Dinner Table-To Offer the Bread
of Life to the Starving"
Evening star., 1925-09-19
REVIVAL DRAWS MANY.
Mount Carmel Baptist Services to
Continue Second Week.

MANY have been in attendance each
night this week at the union revival
which opened last Sunday at the
Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Third
and ] streets. DR.. C. G. Harper OF
Dallas. Tex, is the evangelist
DR.. Harper will preach three ser
mons tomorrow-1l O'Clock am. at
pm, when communion will he OBJ
served. and again at 8 O'Clock pm
The revival will continue through
ppyt Iyeek
Evening star., 1925-09-19
CLASS ELECTS OFFICERS.
Calvary Baptist Young Men Install
New Leaders.

Officers Of the kinnear class Of
young men OF the Calvary Baptist
Church were installed at dinner
meeting Wednesday night.
The officers who We're elected in the
classroom last Sunday are: p. D.
Houston, president: l.. Rice. first vice
president: NJ. Hiley. second vice presi
dent: r. Jones, secretary; Mr.. Mont
Zler, assistant secretary: l.. c. Blevins
treasurer; J. A. Dills. assistant treas
urer: Z. Smith and J. Lumsden, H.
brarianS.
President Houston before the in
stallation, however. announced he had
received a promotion in his work
which would necessitate moving TO
Philadelphia. and Mr.. Rice was ma med
president. with George F.. Hamilton
being elected second vice president
Evening star., 1925-09-19
STAGE FIGHT DELAYS
OPERAS PRESENTATION
Director and Union Official Come
to Blows Over Question of
Payment for Chorus.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, September 1s.-The
presentation of the Opera Norma "
by the Boston Civic Opera COMPANY.
at the Manhattan Opera House here
was postponed for more than an hour.
last night as the result of a fight
between Frank Sherman a della gate
of the Grand Opera Choral Society
and Alberto BacColini. musical direc-
tor of the company. Police reserves
were called to quell the back-stage
frac
Sherman was sla shed across the face
during the fight which resulted from
an argument between Sherman and
Baccolini over money to he paid the
chorus.
BacColini was arrested and charged
with felonious assault and later re-
lea sed in 81 900 bail.