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ilEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1933. v-
VETERANS TARGET
FOR ECONOMY DIG
DECLARESLEAD ER
.Commander Van Zandt Ad
dresses Crowd at Armory
On Effects of Withdrawal
Funds for Ex -Soldiers
Leading a concerted attack on the
National Economy League, James B.
Van Zandt, national commander In
ehlef of the Veterana 01 rorcgn wr.
last night addressed a gathering ol
over two hundred veterans and
friends In the Medford armory, and
hie audience that the veterans
had been mad the 'target1 for the
'economy dig."
Commander Van Zandt, of Altoona,
mho has been on a three months'
tour of the United Btates, addressing
V. P. W. meetings, gave a brief his
tory of the organization, which was
formed at years ago p; oj"""
Amrtn wr veterans. He describ
ed the V. F. W. as representative of
the overseas veterans or me univra
Primary purpose of the veteran
group Is to take care of the veterana
and their dependants, ttie comman
der ssid. and added: "We feel that
we have proved to the nation that
we represent the true American, cltl
aen." .
To make better citizens of the
American youth, by organizing bugle
and drum corps, drill teams and Boy
Boout troops have been among the
objeetlvea. Believing that the youth
of today has many leisure hours,
the veterans have taken action to
make profitable use or wis urns.
Communist! Danger
"There are many thousands of
communists who are attempting to
destroy the federal government of
America, and the V. F. W. Is today
working under a program directed at
the communist. The V. P. w. has
ormoaed recognition of Soviet Russia,
Commander Van Zandt aald, adding
that "they are now operating in the
schools of ths nation, trying vo jui
aon the minds of 1he youn.g people.
, "We oppose the recognition of Rus
sia until we are convinced that Rus
1 will eliminate the communist
party, and absolutely disallow It to
pass around literature suoh as has
been circuiatea auruig f.
or five years."
' Concerning the 'foreign ' element.
Comander Van Zandt stated that the
Veterana of Foreign Wars are op
posed to further Immigration until
the unemployed In this country are
put to work. Although opposing
Immigration, he told the audience
that the patriotic organization does
all In Its power to make good citi
zens of those who come here.
"Pacifists ,have made great Inroads
Into the national defense of our
country; many boats have been tak
en from both the Atlantlo and Pa
flclc coasts and sold, forts hsve been
abandoned, and we feel, aa veterans
of foreign war who have served In
actual war zones that we should have
adequate national defense."
! For Preparedness .
Commander Van Zandt spoke of
the thousands "mowed down" In the
world war, due tc- lack of training,
and demanded that the army, navy
and marine corps be established on
an equal basis wltti those of foreign
nations.
At the national .conveptlon held
In Milwaukee In September, the vet
erans asked that free hospitalization
be restored those who fought In the
world war. President Roosevelt, ac
cording to Commander Van Zandt,
at that time endorsed the thought
contained In the disability allowance
act.
.' Row the disabled veteran becomes
a care to the community, the" county,
state, and then the federal govern
ment If the others are unable to care
for him, was pictured by the na
tional commander in his request that
the disabled men be considered. He
also ssld. that congress was being
urged to psy the bonus Immediately,
and thst the veterans were getting
behind the bills to be proposed at
the opening of congress January 4.
Two InJimtU'es
' Two plonts, he said, brought about
injustices to the veterans. The
"economy dig." as Commander Van
Zandt classified It, started In 1919,
when the government first opposed
giving each discharged man $80 with
which to purchase necessary civilian
clothing at the close of the war.
"Big business opposed this." he de
clared, "on the grounds that It rep
resented a bonus. The amount,
when allowed, was reduced from Vie
compensation by the anti-bonus com
mittee, financed by Wall Street.
"Investigation of the National
Economy League disclosed that there
were 131,998 taxpayers In the organ
ization, and that of the aisa.ooo
contributed, 18 millionaires In the
state of Mew York furnished 137,0O0.
clearly showing that It waa not an
organization of the 'small taxpayers.'
"They made the veterans the 'tar
get' of their wovk. Rear Admiral
Richard Evelyn Byrd. t,helr chairman
of the executive committee, declared
that thoussnds were taking amounts
from the federal government annu
ally In the form of a bonus, but he
failed to separate that from the bo
nus of M300 he recelvea annually,
slaps at nyrd
"He was a Junior grade lieutenant
before the war, and while doing gym
nastics on a horizontal bar In the
Annapolla gymnasium he broke his
ankle, receiving a medical dlsrhsrge.
He Is the only man In Vie TJInted
Btates service known aa a "horizon
tal admiral."
Commander Van Zandt gave fur
ther detalla of Rear Admiral Byrd's
activities, and told how he was ad
vanced from Junior grade lieutenant
to the position of rear admiral, "with
congress giving him a bonus for life,
leaving him nothing to do for the
rest of his life but make trips to
the north and south poles to talk
to the loebergt."
Companions were made by Vsn
Zandt showing that msny who saw
service oversess were getting sia a
month and should they live to the
age of 79, each would be paid 4320
bjr the government, whue U Byrd
lives to the asms age, he will have1
received S109.J00.
Roosevelt Figurehead
Van Zandt declared that Archibald
Roosevelt hsd been named secretary
of the National Economy League only
because of his name, "his services
not being worth over 16 cents a
year. Archibald Roosevelt represents
a failure," he aald, "and has dis
graced the name of Roosevelt, hav
ing been Involved In many national
scandals."
"They will not attack the mall
oontracta, the huge aalarles of gov
ernment officials and the expendi
tures of the war department, but
come back on the veterans." Vart
ous departments of the government
were attacked by him, and Andrew
Mellon was ridiculed for his appear
ances In the court of St. Jamea
wearing knee breetches.
"Every time a big Income taxpayer
takea a dollar from the veteran, (he
saves S3 1-8 cents," sccordlng to the
V. P. W. commander. He told how
the economy bill, passed this year,
was "Jammed down the throats of
congressmen," and that an appeal
"for the sake of humanity" was
made by veterana to President Roose
velt not to sign the bill.
To the veterans and through the
administration In the state of Ore
gon 86,670,259 was paid out In thla
state beforo the economy act, ,he
aald, for penilons, compensation and
hospitalization.
Support Asked
President Roosevelt knows ' we
have him In a difficult position, and
he knows that congress will vote for
the veteran at the next session." He
urged members of the V. F. W. and
the citizens of Medford to inform
their representatives that they should
vote In behalf of the veteran.
The meeting, presided over by
Commsnder I. D. Canfleld of the lo
cal V. F. W. chapter, waa preceded
by a banquet In honor of Comman
der Van Zandt. A large number of
representatives of V. F. W. groups
throughout Oregon and northern
California were also present and were
honored guosts on the platform.
Mayor-E. M. Wilson gave a brief
address of welcome and, In behslf of
the Medford Chamber of Commerce,
George Ilenselman presented the na
tional commander with a photograph
of Crater Lake, and Informed him a
box of pears would be shipped to
him.
A class of about ten candidates
was taken into the organization, with
Commander Van Zandt administer
ing Vie oath. Music was furnished
by .the . Elks' bsnd and the Junior
drum corps of the Medford V. F. W.
received great applause for Its num
bers. VanZandt enlisted In the United
States navy April 39, 1917, when he
was a senior in the Altoona, Pa.,
high school. He waa trained at the
U. S. naval training atatlon, New
port, R. I., and on board the U. S. 8.
New York. In June of 1917, he waa
transferred to the U. B. 8. Albany and
Immediately placed on board an Eng
lish merchantmen as signalman for
the first mercsntlle convoy to leave
ttie states for Europe. For the re
mainder of the World war he served
as a signalman on board various mer
chant ships, making '13 round trips
under the aupervlslon of the U. S.
armed guard, with headquarters at
Brooklyn, N. Y. ' i, ' , '
Servrd on Transport,
VanZandt served on board the U.
8. 8. Santa Paula In the return of
troops to the states, making five
round trips. Following this assign
ment, he served as athletic coach for
the various sport teams at the Brook
lyn navy yard.
With the rank of chief quarter
master, VanZandt was discharged In
September, 1019, only to re-enltst In
the Fleet Naval Reserve a few weeks
later. He still la a member of the
reserves, having taken the annual
summer cruises required by the regu
latlona. Active In sports since boyhood,
Oommander-ln-Ohlef VsnZandt bus
held numerous A. A. U. champion
ships. In February, 1934, he waa
called back to serve In the navy as
trainer and represent ttie navy In the
1934 Olympics at Paris, France. He
has also been active In Boy Scout
work.
Is Railroad Man.
Starting with the Pennsylvania
railroad as an apprentice and serving
In sll branches of railroading, he la
now a apeclal representative of the
passenger traffic department.
As a member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States,
VanZandt has served aa commander
of Jamea L. Noble post No. 8 In Al
toona, two successive terms ss com
msnder of the depsrtment of Penn
sylvania, national chief of staff In
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Mrs. Orr Honored
At Bridge Party
' A very p'.eassnt event of last even
ing waa the party given by Mra. Wm.
H. Lydlard. at her home, Id Geneva,
for the pleasure of her sister, Mrs.
Chss. A. Orr of Portlsnd, who has
been her house guest for the psst 10
days.
There were two tables of contract
in play and prlzea awarded Miss Dee
Scheffel and Mrs. Bsrl Leever at
cards.
Present were Mesdames FJmo Rus
sell, Chas. wortman, Frank Rogers.
Earl Leever, Helen Holt Wilson and
Miss Sdheffel, Mrs. Orr and the
hostess.
Mrs. Or rls remembered here sa the
former Bsrbara McOuat. She la re
turning today to her home in Port
land. Dr. Roohelle and
Mls Bailey Here
Dr. Mary Jane Rochells and Mlsa
Alma H. Bailey of Portland are being
welcomed to Medford this week, whero
they plan to spend the winter. They
sre temporarily located at the Find
lay apartments on South Holly, and
Dr. Roehelle Is considering purchase
of a home here, being In search of a
mild climate. She Is a graduate of
the Women's Medical college of Penn
sylvania and practiced medicine for
over 37 years in Phllsdelphla. Miss
Bailey is known throughout the stste
for her work in child evangelism In
Portland. She plana to open classes
In this clty.-
Mlns Williams Feted
At Blrthdsy Dinner,
Mrs. C. H. Williams wss hostess laat
Sunday at a dinner party, compli
menting her daughter, Ilda, on the
anniversary of her birthday. Chry
santhemums decorated the table and
a Thanksgiving atmosphere was fur
ther expressed In the menu with tur
key the center of interest.
Covers were arranged for the honor
guest. Miss Williams, Miss Edna El
fert, Miss Joyce Andrews. Miss Ruth
Ottoman and Ray Andrews and Mr.
and Mrs. Williams.
Legion and Auxiliary
To Dine Monday
A Joint dinner of the Medford post
of the American Legion and the Wom
en's Auxiliary has been announced
for Monday evening, and a large
crowd Is sntlclpated for the affair.
Covered, dish dinner will be served
at 8:30 o'clock In the dining room
of the Armory. Each family Is asked
to bring table service.
Flower flechler, noted speaker of
Hollywood, Cat., will be In thla city
next week, and will give a lecture on
Tuesday evening, November 38, In
the ladlea clu broom Jn the city hall
on North Central.
She comes to this city highly rec
ommended by people In the south
and local folk, who heard her lecture
In October on "The Law of Compen
sation." There will be no charge lor
the lecture.
RES! II YEARS
BAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 54 (TV
Helen Wills Moody, ons of the great
est woman players In the history of
tennis. Is not going to compete in
ths gsme she loves for at least two
years.
1030-10S1, and Junior vlce-command-er-ln-chlef,
to which office he was
elected at the 32nd national encamp
ment held In Kansas City In 1931.
At Sacramento, Cal., In 1932, Van
Zandt waa advanced to senior vice-commander-in-chief,
and at Milwau
kee In 1033, waa elected commander.
In-chief, the highest position In the
Veterans of Foreign Wsrs of the
United states, i
lib. Mc
Many Attend Reamea
Chapter Initiation
There were 100 members and visit
ing members of Reames Chapter, O.
8., in attendance Wednesday even
ing at the Initiation held In the Ma
sonlo temple, with Mrs. Addle Wil
son, worthy matron, presiding.
Three new members were taken In
by Initiation and one by affiliation.
All enjoyed the social hour which
followed and refreshments served in
the Masonic dining room by the No
vember committee, with A. H. Wll
lett, chairman, assisted by Mrs. Dora
Gates.
The lodge room was besutifully
decorated In basket of autumn flow
ers for the evening.
Women's Bible Class
Changes Name
The Women's Bible class of the
Presbyterian church will be known
In the future aa the Young Married
People's clsss, It wss announced to
day. Mrs. E. N. Warner will be the
teaoher and all parents are urged to
aid the move for encouraging boys and
girls to go to Sunday school.
"Dsvld's Sin snd Repentance,"
found in the 12th and 13th chapters
of II. Samuel, will be the subject
of the Sundsy lesson. The following
questions will bs considered, the in
structor stated today: "What is sin?"
Ho did sin come into the world?"
"Are' there degrees of sin In God's
sight?" "Whst Is the remedy for sin?"
"Waa David saved?"
Formal Dancing Club '
Party Interests Many
Festive plans arc being made. In
spired by the party of the Formal
Dancing club this evening. ' The
party will be held at the colonial
club, recently opened on West Main
atreet, and several dlnnera are being
planned to precede the affair. Open
house will also be observed in many
homes.
Daughters. Veterans
To Meet This Evening
The Daughters of Union Veterana
of the Civil War will meet thla eve
ning at the Armory for regular
business session, and as special mat
ters are to be brought before . the
organization a large attendance Is
urged.
Choral Club
Meeting Saturday
Jackson County Teachers' Choral
club will meet at the club house
Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock
for regular rehearsal.
The many timet American and
Wimbledon champion aald today she
had resigned herself to a period of
rest and recovery as a result of the
displaced vertebrae that forced her
to default to Helen Jacobs in the
national finals this year at Forest
Hills, N. Y.
Probably not until 1935 will Mrs.
Moody be permitted to swing a racket,
She aald.
"X want to play but .1 cannot. I
must wait until I am. entirely re
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EX-DRY CHIEF CHARGES 'DUPLICITY'
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Major A. V. Dalrymplo (right) charged some of hla assoclatei with
"duplicity, double crossing and double-dealing' and demanded that they
be let out of government service, in his final statement as director of
the federal prohibition bureau. He Is shaking hands with John S. Hur
ley, who Is to direct the prohibition unit as it la reorganized under the
bureau of Investigation In the department of Justice. (Associated Press
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Since the night he outpointed
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championship match two years ago,
Canzonerl has been stripped of hla
title by Barney Ross of Chicago.
Chocolate still la .world's feather
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County Judge Earl B. Day returned
this morning from Salem, where he
"looked In" on the state legislature,
and Portland, where he attended the
CWA sessions for the Immediate or
ganization of state relief work.
"The governor made the Jackson
county appointments to the legisla
ture from the standpoint of public
welfare and disregarded politics.
They were carefully made after the
governor had heard from his per
sonal contacts In southern Oregon,"
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lowing and lots of friends, and that
I waa neutral on the subject and
had no favorites."
The county Judge said he had
ssked his friends In tie legislature
"to support the measure placing the
appointive power in the hands of
the governor, because I did not wsnt
to be put In the position of naming
my own auccessor. In the ordinary
run of things, there will not be a
vacancy from this county but this
yesr there were two, by a combina
tion of circumstances."
The county Judge ssld the county
court was arriving to Iron out the
Ill-effects of the Banks-rehl turmoil
and place the county again on a
businesslike and harmonious basis,
snd did not want to be partlea to
any political move that might stir
anew the fires of controversy,
Glenn O. Taylor and A. E. Brock
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