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« TAflB MX THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT .-.■■■sr . . ■„„■w: FRIDAY. MARCH 17, 1 ,'g I I Greetings and Salutations, Buddie, of Tillamook, members of the Oregon department of the Ameri can Legion. * I p' •* I I i 1 » r" < ! ideals for which they had fought- The American Legion is thé largest organization of former ser vice men in the world today, and its success is due in a large measure to the work of Its national legisla tive committee before Congress and the work of the state legion com mittees before state legislatures in the Union and in the work of the « active members of the 10,754 posts I of the legion. I Members of the American Legion, above all. are doing their bit of join ing with the most virile element in the population of this country today and of pulling together for a decent cause and fighting the ex-service men’s battles and furthering the cause of Americanism and good citi zenship in communities wherever legion posts are established and functonlng. An American Legion post is the greatest asset any community can have. All signs point to a good increase in membership in the Legion this year, because the average veteran has been convinced that it is worth joining, and in practically all of the communities where postB are or ganized, our prestige and good-will is so great that it is expected that every veteran eligible will affiliate with our organization and the fact that the veteran himself Is pretty well acquainted with what we are formed for, our aims and ideals, etc. We are striving for a larger mem bership, In order to help the Le gion as a whole in its fight for com pensation, Americanism, the jobless and the disabled. In the state of Oregon, there are 110 posts of the Legion established and functioning. The fourth annual conclave of the veterans organization will be held in The Dalles on the 27-28 and 29 of July, the convention committee making extensive preparations for the greatest gathering of war veter ans since ‘he signing of the Armis tice and intend to stage a wonder ful setting—and the comrades from all sections of the state arc asked to come down to The Dalles and do the acting. Buddies, you have a splendid Le gion post at Tillamook, a fine lot of average veterans and can be of in estimable value to this county. Harry N. Nelson, Department Adjutant Oregon Depart ment The American Legion. travel pay and any other thing he would have coming to him through his service in the recent world war, and on many other questions an swered by the veteran, the legion It gives me a great deal of pleas itself will outline its definite work ure to be with you this evening to ings on various matters affecting meet and greet with you legion men its organizations. This queetlonalre —the live and active buddies who campaign will be of immense bene fit to the country and to the-organi are "carrying on.” We used to hear the questions. zation, because it will furnish the W^t is this American Legion any- government bureaus with a list of «W What are its aims and pur- those who desire treatment, hospit poses. What is it after and what Is alization and other things like in it trying to do and what does it formation on government insurance, "want and why does it want it. And etc. Coming down on the stage line, I back of these questions lies the «luestion more often implied than thought it would not be amiss to •expressed and that is: Is this legion say a few words in reference to worthy of popular support; of my Americanization and how it affects support? These questions are not the Legion, because Commander "heard very often anymore because in Shearer has spoken on this subject the year just passed the American in various cities in the county and Legion has taken great pains to the post has just been complimented place its message before the public by the National Legion Commander, and especially is this true of your Hanford MacNider of Mason City, Oregon Department. The American la., for their interest In Americani Legion wants the public support zation and employment of veterans and has it now to a great degree— and passage of resolutions concern the whole nation respects it, but we ing this matter. You may ask—Why Should the want to let the public know what we are doing, propose to do and American Legion undertake the why. How? Simply through our work of combating the Nation’s national organ of the American foes and of educating the millions of Legion—the legion weekly, our uneducated into the principles of ftcific publication—the Pacific Le sound Americanism? This question gion, our Oregon speakers' bureau, may be answered by another—and on which list you will find the why not the American Legion? It has national and state execu name of a Tillamook legionnaire, and our Oregon department news tive of unquestioned ability and service, which disseminates news, loyalty who are well acquainted bi-monthly, to the 115 newspapers with this phase of work and not In the state of Oregon and through only is it a national organization but It functions through s’fa bod the local posts committees itself. 2 The American Legion is an insti ies -ind thousands of .o : il bc-ilts and tution of service composed of the so is in constant touch with condi- men and women whose qualification tions everywhere. The sole aim of the Legion is to serve their country and their com to rades is based upon their experience servic ■service community, with the fighting forces of the state and nation, and service to United States during the World humanity. Its first thought was of War. After the armistice, the de its disabled buddies and the de- sire was spontaneous among the pendents of those who had paid the American soldiers and sailors that supreme sacrifice. Racing a street car for a mile, This is to its glory for If the something should be done to safe guard and transmit to posterity, the Ametican Legion has net fought t< r an ex-service man in Dallas, Tex., fine ideals for which they had just laws protecting those who gave just up from a sick-bed, beat fought. There started virtually theft health on the field of battle other applicants to a job. simultaneously a score of movements ard '.-bo returned br- ken lu spirit Ex-service men in Alabama in thia country for the formation of and body and maimed and afflicted, an organization that would be na it is almost certain that we would vote without paying a poll tax. tional, non-political, non-partisan, have had more men die through state amendment, backed by nor-sectarian, and embracing all want and neglect in this country American Legion, grants them exemption. stations and conditions of citizens than fell on the field of battle. for preserving the unit of action But this service, except for these To prevent the spread of a small and aspiration which had come to buddies who are fighting the grim our country at war. batle against disease and wounds, pox epidemic, American Legion meh It was natural that there should is well nigh won, the government by day and night guarded all roads be a fusion of movements so identi doing almost everything in their into Mansfield, Ark., to stop cal in purpose and from this fusion? power to restore them back to trance or exit. sprang the American Legion, an health. Body pains and legal aches will organization without parallel in the Now the American Legion is ded world. Its membership embraces all icating Itself to new tasks. In the not go unsoothed in Providence. classes except the extreme radical, unrest. Insidious propaganda and R. I. Doctors and lawyers are of all creeds all shades of political class srife of the present day, we fering free services to jobless Amer opinion and all stations and condi 2nd a “moral equivalent for war,” ican Legion men. tions of citizens. The American and all the lofty courage, patriotic A two-dollar bill was sent by the Legion is truly a cross-section of ferver and grim determination seen American life. It has state depart in camp and trench are to find new American Legion in Boston by a hard-working woman whose son is ments of the legion formed in all fields. states of the union and in 26 for- It must be admitted that in the insane from war injuries. She ask elgn countries, and has a legion days of ’17 and ’18, the American ed that hungry soldiers be fed. post wherever the sun sets. Its poets Legion did one job well. If they Every sick and wounded ex-ser- number 10,754 thrroughout the have such support in thc-lr equally union and the membership nation new an hard task of we'd ing the vice man tn New York state hospi ally is well over a million or was American people into a nation of tals will be assigned an able-bodied that high at the end of last year, "one tongue, one ideal, one flag, member of the American Legion, and this, even in the face of a gen that they had then there will be no who will see that his charge gets a eral depression evident throughout failure even though they do not square deal. the country which has hit the ex- admit failure. Thia is exemplified in A referendum on adjusted com service person the hardest because acts following the war when cer they have just returned from the tain agitators of violent tendencies pensation taken by the Kansas Cfty service and are not securely orient- i were taking advantage of the un Kan., post of the American Legion ed up to this time. | rest following the period to plunge showed 74 in favor of paid-up in The American Legion is working this country into revolution, they surance. 45 for farm and home afd, on many projects this year, aside were balked by the force they feared and 29 for cash. from the posts handling their un most—The- American Legion—the A string of world war medals employed problems and families of more powerful and effective because thought at a sale) across his chest. destitute service men with the as- its members knew how to fight vio slstance of the women of their local lence with the lawful organized the world's fastest-working beggar auxiliaries, and also helping or aa- hand. Its members, the men who took 960 an hour from New York's stslng boy scout organizations, and the agitators had intended to turn theater crowd« until the American through their Legion got the police on his trail. promoting community projects of into anarchists, release from military service, were ■one sort or another and always on Several thousand ex-service men the alert for betterment of condi found to be ready and willing to tions in the community and that is uphold and defend the constitution •who returned to ‘‘do Europe right" —the posts will secure names to a of the United States and obtain are stranded in the large cities petition to be circulated shortly by what redress and benefit they de- there. Posts of the American Leg ion in London and Paris are herp- the state organization of the legion sired through o rderly process of ing them book passage "back home law. Still neither the American to place upon the ballot for the vote again.’* of the people next November, a bill Legion nor any other organization can handle this big work alone and for the prevention of the coloniza Matteo Gambalano doesn't tion of the Orientals in Oregon. As we call upon all Americans to rally anybody to take him at his word. you know, such laws are in force in •to the Nation’s standard, but we When he paid his subscription to California and Washington, and the must remember, that in Americani the American Legion Weekly he Asiatics are fiockig to this state and zation work, our organization must sent a check for 92 and his bank the problem is really a vital one lead the way. Permit me to say that It is the book to show that the check was and affects every citizen of Oregon as well as the Nation at large. We buddies who wear the blue and gold good. realise the subject Is a big one and badge of membership in our organi To Colorado alone 25,000 tubercu must be taken care of now and zation that makes this great legion sooner or later the national congress of ours possible, they are the ones lar ex-soldiers have migrated. Only will be forced to draw up drastic who are not passing the buck to see two percent of all hospital eases are The American that the sick and disabled buddies Colorado citizen« taws on this matter. The legion will launch on Mon get justice and they aro the ones Legion is sending the names of the day, March 20th, a state-wide per helping their state organisation and service men to posts in thetr home sonal canvass of the veterans tn the national organization pass bills for states to set up lines of communi community and through the use of the benefit of ail ex-sarvice men. cation for them with friends «nd a queetionaire will determine If the They are the ones who make It pos relatives. veteran is entitled to treatment sible for the proper functioning of Capt. Eddie Rlekenbaeker. Amer- by the government has any diMbili their state organization and Its Ica ’i premier ace. was the first Ohio committees and the nattidHal organi les resulting from service, or should be hospitalized desires to make ap- zation and Its committee, ft Is they war veteran to turn back his state plication, etc. This queetionaire &felt the desire, a wish to get bonus check of 9185 to a fund to her. stick together, keep up the establish a hospital for Ohio’s dis also deals with other matter«, like liberty bonds, bought for and not friendship formed during the war abled soldiers The American Leg received by the veteran . back pay. and to perpetuate the alms and ton has asked all other veterans who Ü 1 J I nncj ^Incorporated SIS DEPARTMENT STORES TILLAMOOK, OREGON ( SUGGEST SPRING NEEDS! Our »tore Is ready with th e many things you are in n eed of this month to start your preparations for the warmer weather that is approaching rapidly. Our buy ers in New York have assembled great stocks of merchandise fresh from the pro ducers. A visit here at this time will reveal savings of unusual importance. Today Tomorrow, All Time, Men’s Fine Shoes our merchandise carries the same economy prices for you. Whatever you select here we asuro you that the day after or whenever you visit us, that merchandise will bear the same price. In 1902 this policy was adopted in our first store. We believed in it. The public welcomed it. We are still following it. It has been one of the caus es of our rapid expan sion. Closely adhering to many principles learned while pioneering in our business, we are continu ally serving old friends and get Ing acquainted with neuu patrons in ev ery one or the 312 J. C. Penney Co. communities. ■l.c ® Vt \ Woven Madras Well made, full cut, woven madras shirts in neat patterns and popu lar colors. Nicely finished with button on sleeve facing, Wohderful value at J X $3.98 ■®i\ Men's Shirts ®\\ \e\ X, X. k J.C. 1 f*art < - .V 'A All Mahogany Lotus Leather with welt soles and half rubber heels. styles, as Illustrated, resenting Two rep height the of good shoemaking. Exceptionally good quality at this low price. Spring Suit Styles Blouses For Boys For Men and Young Men 1*1 Prepossessing in appearance and up to the high standard of quality and workmanship requir ed of all J. C. Peney Company clothing, these smart new Spring Sults for Men and Young Men offer the greatest values at the lowest possible prices. $19.75 $24.75 $29.75 I Full cut, well made Boys’ Blouses in neat stripe patterns. Made of imported woven madrae cloths in fast colors and good wearing quality. Our large buying power enables us to offer these exceptlonel values at— Young Men’s Suits Sm.'.rt single and double breast ed styles and the new Sport ef fects, in all-wocl tweeds, cassi- meres and unfinished worsteds. Nobby new patterns and colors, Also Blue Serge Suits in plain single and two-button double breasted styles. $1.19 SPRING CAPS For Men Pleated styles of cassl- tneres. tweed;-, cheviot» in grey, brown and green mixed pattern«. Satin lined, non-break- able vizors, leather sweat bands. Men’s Suits PAY LESS! GET MORE! Two-button semi-conservative and three-button staple styles for men; grr.y and brown mixed all- wool serges. Made with the thought of real service always uppermost. THE LARGEST CHAIN DEPARTORLD 'STORE ORGANIZATION IN THE WMENT . have imperative need of Dorado, Kan., denied its member cash to follow Rlckenbacker’s lead. ship and then voted for the compen sation measure. One thousand "doughnuts and coffees'- a day to feed the jobless Discharged by a Wall Street bank and homeless ex-soldiers in the growing bread-line at" St. Marks in ing house for refusing to write let the Bowery,” New York, are being ters to Congress attacking adjusted supplied by a single post of the compensation, an ex-service man American Legion, during each day has <urned to the American Legion and night. The unfortunate men at New York for help in finding sleep in the church. at'i’Lfcr position. He was one of three, out of 260 employee, who re The Chamber of Commerce of fused to sell his pen. The Legion se Pittsburg, Pa., home of Secretary cured his affidavit «stating thrt of the Treasury Mellon, has voted typewritten forms were passed out for the American Legion's adjusted by the firm to all their workers compensation bill. Almost at the with an order that each ___ ____ employe same time the Chamber at bos hand in four unsealed letters, , one __ Angeles. Cal., with 9.000 members •o President Harding and three to and called the largest in the United Congressmen, and the remark that States, endorsed the bonus. Call- | "you fellows had better write then Ing the U. 8. Chamber’s tactics un- j letters tonight If you want to keep fair, the local commerce board at Ml your jobs." OREGON WEEKLY 1 INDUSTRIAL RBV St. Helens—Island Lumber mill resumes operations. Lebanon cannery to run fo>* acity during coming season. Medford -Work begins on building for M. F. & H- Co.^ tl^rrenton to have 1 auditor —— and hall Pendleton— Shell Co. plan» 8 000 building here. La Pine to have new hot«! lol Iliff- Marshfield- Ma.n mH> States Lumber Co. resume* "P tions. Cresswell public schools ,0 gymnasium. Oregon Growers Associai*"11 build new plant at Ne^bWff "I sh aq ad in] In ini adi cal thJ end Pal at al Mi J IWfl KFrt Of I bsrj Cori