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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND; MAY 23, 1920 LEGION WILL HELP RID Uli OF REDS $300,000 Fund to Be Raised to Carry On Fight. BETTER LAWS WANTED Hcvlsion ol Immigration Require ments and Deportation Pro ceedings Demanded. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, May 22. The American Legion, at the close of a four-hour executive session ol its executive com mittee, today was pledged to lend its actual as well as its moral aid to the movement to rid the United States of "reds," and steps were taken look ing to the raising of a fund by volun tary subscription of American Legion members to finance the Legion's part in promoting a. real Americanization movement. At its session today the executive committee gave full approval to the action of the Legion conference held in Spokane May 7 on call of National Commander I'Oiier, in which dele gates from Washington, Idaho, Mon tana and Oregon were present. Spe cifically, the executive committee placed its indorsement on the Spokane resolution, which reads: "We recommend that the national executive committee of the American Legion be and hereby is authorized to assume the responsibility of the PRICES Matinee - - 25c Evenings - - 35c War Tax Included """s "LIBEPTY COPNPP r 7" ' ' r 4 V T?f t 1 tLfe. American Legion participation In as sisting in the solution of the present problem occasioned by murders of members of the Grant Hodge post of Centralia,' Wash., and also in assisting in the solution of any other problems I which may from time to time arise, and which may properly be within the sphere, of the American Legion) action." 9300,000 to Be Raised. ' The active instrumentality for car rying forward this programme of the Legion will be the national commit tee of the Legion, of which Colonel Arthur Woods of New York is chair man. At the disposal of this commit tee will be placed the funds raised by contribution of Legion members. A contribution of 25 cents a member is thought to be adequate, as this would raise upward of $300,000. The Legion's programme, as mapped out today, in confirmation of what was done at Spokane, calls attention to the fact that there are both state and federal laws making it an offense to preach the overthrow of the United States government by force or vio lence, and make it an offense to be long to organizations preaching such overthrow. The programme declares that the communist party is such an unlawful organization," and adds that the I. W. W. belongs in the same cate gory. Speakers to Be Sent Oat. Another of the Spokane declara tions indorsed and adopted today by the executive committee of the Le gion reads: "That the national Americanization committee be empowered and directed to employ and send throughout the nation speakers charged with the duty of giving publicity to the vices and fallacies of the doctrines of such or ganizations as are formed in violation of law or whose doctrines are con trary to the principles of good gov ernment." The circulation of litera ture of this same character by the Legion Is also provided for. Other steps which the executive committee recommends be taken are the fol lowing: ,- Recommending that congress and public sentiment demand a stricter enforcement of existing immigration laws: that the immigration laws be Murtagh's Concert ON OUR $50,000 GIANT WURLITZER Selection from "Irene" ....Tiorney Simple Confession Thome Valso Brilliante m E Fiat Chopin Scene from "The Red Mill" Herbert Mrs. H. B. Murtagh, Soprano. Mr. Albert Uillette, Baritone. "Echoes From Erin" ;Arr. by Murtagh A Fantasia A Favorite Irish Melodies. " ' PROMPTLY AT 12:30 TODAY .MjSra 'it - - .- NAZI A "THE Will Remain as an Indelible Memory Upon Your Mind Liberty Pictorial Review Sayings of Wit Cartoon Comedy and Liberty News Weekly. MUSICAL HITS FROM "THE RED MILL" Mrs. H. B. Murtagh, Soprano Albert Gillette, Baritone With an Elaborate Atmospheric Setting revised to make it Impossible for an immigrant to remain in the United States longer than seven years unlese he becomes a citizen; that enforce ment of the deportation laws be transferred by songress from the de partment of labor to the department of justice; that Immigrants be re quired to learn the English language; that uniform state laws be adopted making it a crime to teach or advo cate or to be a member of any or ganization which teaches or advo cates overthrow of government by force or violence, or the destruction of property; thatyfederal enactment of like character be . obtained, and that the use of the mails be denied to publications advocating . the fore going offenses. OVERSEAS MEN FAVORED Executive Positions in Montana Le gion Slay Be Limited. HELENA, Mont., May 22. The com ing convention of the American Legion in Montana, to be held in Livingston in June, is expected to reach a deci sion on the plan, broached at the recent convention in this city of the adjutants of the posts of the state, to limit important executive positions in the Legion to overseas men. The Legion, in the state was or ganized shortly after the War and at the time, the officers, some of whom had not been abroad, stated their in tention of stepping aside when the overseas men were in a position to assume their places. HAWAI1ANS MAY GET LAND House Passes Bill to Aid Race Re ported Dying Out. WASHINGTON, May 22. The hous today passed a bill setting aside ap proximately 200,000 acres of land in the Hawaiian islands for homestead purposes available to native Ha waiians only. The territorial legislature urged the step, which was expected to rehabili' tate the Hawaiian race, said to be fast dying out. The Marvelous Versatility . of I OVA As Sally, the Cockney Girl, in HEART OF A CHILD" PASADENA ENTERS FLOAT camforvta city to be ix rose: festival parade. Entry Brought About Through Visit or EC. R. BlauTelt to Of ficials In Sonth. Pasadena, Cal., wUI be represented in the floral parade of the Portland Rose Festival next month by a float which has been entered by the Tourna ment of Roses association, according to a message received by the festival association yesterday. The entry of Pasadena was brought about through the efforts of H. R. Blauvel't, vice-chairman of the parade committee, who recently visited south ern California and solicited . officials of the Tournament of Roses to make an entry. A large committee of prominent women working under the direction of Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett is creating a large amount of interest among indi vidual automobile owners who are be ing urged to enter vehicles in the floral parade. The large list of sub stantial prizes, including both cash awards and trophies. - is attracting many entries, according .to Mrs. Cor bett. More than 50 business men are so liciting firms for donations of trophies and prizes for the winners In the floral parade. A large number of this committee have made a moBt credit able showing and those who have not yet reported are expected to dq so some time tnis wee k. ARMY ENGINEER HONORED Czeclio-Slorakia Awards AVar Cross for" Services In Siberia. LIVINGSTON, Mont., May 22. Colo nel B. O. Johnson of this city has received the war cross of Czecho- For This Entire Week see L i fly Slovakia, the first soldier not actual ly in. that service to be so honored. according to a letter' from him to his wife here. The award was made for services in Siberia, where Colonel Johnson commanded a regiment of railway men who co-operated with the Czecho slovaks in their campaign against the Russians. When he enlisted. Colonel Johnson was superintendent of the Montana division of the Northern Pacific rail way, with headquarters here. Voters Show Little Interest. HELENA. Mont.. May 22. The reg istration in Montana for the primary election of April 23 last was about 191.000. The total votes cast were 50.000. The vote cast at the last gen eral election was 177.679. It is esti mated that not more than three-fifths of those qualified to vote were regis tered and that only about one-fpurth of those registered cast their ballots in the last primary. Reindeer are more numerous in Nor. way than horses. ' ) if Vv . f" I v , 1 iO v r ' I m' SECOND I v-- ' WEEK J 0M WSTM THE DANCE I JUDGE ANDERSON BLAMED COURT CRITICISED FOR AC TIOS IX PAROIjE CASE. Youth, Previously in Trouble, Is Let Off With Lecture for Latest Escapade. Gordon Johnson, son of a prominent Milwaukie family.' who was principal in an escapade last year, resulting in the partial blinding of Joe Bates, son of Paul C. Bates, was, recently ar rested with . other youths by con stables of the Milwaukie district and arraigned before a justice of the peace on the charge of having thrown broken glass bottles and tin cans on the Milwaukie highway. Young John son is now on parole for his previous offense, but Judge Anderson of the Clackamas county juvenile court dis Holding a picture over in Portland for a second week means that it is worth it and thousands of delighted moviegoers will back up our opinion. "On, With the Dance" is a story of frantic pleasure-seeking on New York's "Great White Way" -beautifully filmed and presented; startlingly gowned. COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA Afternoons-Evenings V. C. Knowles, Director You'll hear the newest jazz, "Old Man Jazz" and a truly wonderful picture interpretation. NOTE: STARTING TODAY, SUNDAY AND HOLIDAY MATINEES (TO Sr P. M.) WILL BE 25c, INCLUDING TAX. NIGHTS, 35c and 50c. missed the later charge and released Johnson with a lecture. Arrested with Johnson on the charge of malicious, mischief were Clyde Wade and Allen Mills, the former being completely exonerated of any participation. During play,' about a year ago, Johnson fired a shotgun at Joe Bates and several' other boys, one of the pellets taking effect in Bates' left eye, resulting lu.the Jose of the optic. He was taken before Juage Anderson at the time and released, after a lively hearing, under the most stringent terms of parole.. In a letter to Ben Dey. attorney for Johnson during the former court ap pearance. Paul C. Bates, father of the injured boy. upbraids the court for leniency after the youth had violated parole. "I frankly confess my amazement at the leniency of Judge Anderson of the Clackamas county court,'' wrote Mr. Bates. "When the constable ar rested the boy at Washington high school and returned with him to the justice's office, he found the mother and the scout-master of the Boy Scouts of Portland using every argu ment and persuasion possible to' have him released and from my talk with the officers referred to the mother and the scout-master seemed to con sider the affair as nothing and to give the appearance of upholding the boy. "I am not disposed to pass this in cident as lightly as the former one. It merely confirms the original affair and the evidence submitted at that time, indicating the boy's incorrigibil ity and criminal tendencies and while I was willing to pass up the other incident by parole, I certainly took it for granted that the court and the community had the right to assume' that should any other occurrence transpire, while he was under parole, and admittedly as flagrant a case as the one Just cited appears to be, the court would at least protect the com munity and the youthful members of the same by putting the boy where he could do no further damage." Asphalt was first usee as a road material in Paris some SO years ago, but has attained its greatest useful ness in America. i