The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 15, 1919, Page 11

or BY F.C, RODGERS , to be @ Roosevelt legion, His will be ST. LOUIS, May 14-—The Amer-|a powerful voice in the executive fean Legion World War Voeterans,| committes, which will 1 e formed here in an organtzation-butld- | Ing convention, is going to be strong) convention, but he now tasiwta Uvat Of -poligies and short on politics | he only hopes to get the lewion firnily That is the opinion of practically | founded, and then be permitted equal @¥ery delegate from every state. |velce and honor with every other Despite the attempt of politicians | member @f both parties to get in on the Sround floor, they have not thus far Mcceeded. It looks like a patriotic Wether than a politics! organization”, To some young Roosevelt has been First thing the delegates came tia disappointment. He isn't displays Mlat-fonted for open discussions | ing any ambition to boas the ee @tar chambe: | tion. In the preliminay caycuses nis} let them run wild, #0 to speak, and ‘ n J. Sulli-| never once made use of the big stick Yan, of Seattle, a corporal, suesested|in running things, That, however, the press be excluded from con-| seems to go well with the enlisted caucuses. men. Some officers thought the eau EFFO cuses ought to have been handied BAR Tun Paes ited | more firmly, But the privates were in the majority, And nearly al A riot of protests followed, and the | were young. Gray hair was heed to can Legion went on record iM | ing “Pew women attended, Nearly Of letting the people know what) ay delegates are too young to have ‘Were doing and saying. wives. Another thing the convention Is) Phe American Legion, first con: @imost solid for is elimination of| ceived'in Prance by entisted men and @rmy rank in veterans’ organization | opticers of the American expedition ational and local, ary forces, has now bed other “We had all of rank we wanted | war veterans’ organizations, formed the war," one delegate! over here after return from Europe and camps. Col. Roosevelt believes 80 Temporary Chairman Roosevelt that by the November convention it to calling delegates “mister” tn- of captain or colonel or cor- o's affaires ynti! the Ts RUN ITSELF j teat when it spreads into every township in the United States it will |have practically all the 4,000,000 |boys whe donned uniforms, for It |throws membership open to both sailor and soldier, to geveral as well as private.” “Four million men can do a won- Few uniforms were in evidence. By far the most of the delegates came givies, a» citizens who had done duty in war, and now were pre- to be peace Americans, is apparent that the private sol- ‘will control the national organ- Delegates here now predict the president of the legion, to be November 11, at the armistice convention in Chicago, will be an said Col. Roosevelt, in talking to me about the future be hopes for the legion. “They are the flower of the country’s manhood. They, better man. | than ever before, know what Ameri ‘Theodore Roosevelt could have the | canism means And what it means to » just as he could have/stand fm ene great organization. chairman of the St, Louis con-| They can accomplish much.” . but he coulkin’t see it that] This tremendous power of the - He more than any other vet- | 4,000,000 banded together is frighten- will have @ million members, and| dertul amount ef geod for our land.” | _ BUCK PRIVATE MAY LEAD AMERICAN | here does not want the legion’ ing politicians. This potential pow: no congress can resist the united ap | They believe the legion can get what | country's good “HERE IS WHERE WE ARE BUILDING OUR NEW H By auto: Follow Kinnear Park line to West Howe Street, turn to the left one block to Gilman Avenue, and thence over the West Wheelep Street bridge to Magnolia Boulevard to and through Carleton Park. THR SEATTLE STAR—THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1919. PAGE 11 LEGION PISTOLS STOP _DESTRO POOLROOM ROW TO HOLD PRIGE | 100,000 Tons Sent to Fer- tilizer Factory convention date with in, and with le will he defeated. it and Bennet) an and democrat f distinguished Ameri litielans, declare they are | on and earth to keep | 7 of the legion and to keep |Police Draw Guns Whe yet, the i Night Sticks Fail ally organized, but e pre ians who » THE NATION SALUTES YOU i around the vw that next president, and CO, May tae a with practical r aw their! cnited Prene=—Charging thet peal to be filled in 1920. Yor agen-|guns to break up TO) | teering is rampant in the fishing to come, they will hold the | tient in a pool root fth industry since the fish exchange i“ t ‘: gg thane ge ‘ lave Wednesday night, after a | ceaned price fixing, Harry Weim 9 thing, it will be Theodor velt arn ane mens Slane Sale Le = sede ; Ste tothe sentow’s bea cee ates quell the near riot that was | issueda statement, lifts Mggest Mability. There in a |Sarted when Mike Keseff, ship-|clared that prices Sele Siaiiam minority undercurrent against him.|78°4 employe, and Alex Gotoff, hh 2 oA ogy. has na thal ever. eratie party inom are expend | Returned soldier, Lecame entanried | the catches are larger than Z Weinstock further clarges that during an argument over $10 oowevelt domination in the Je tof the catch was divert. The toss to believe that |off said Bill Betanoff, a e0ok, ree barat aamaptialel | your Rooneve is trying to capture 7 ie tho war vewernny organization for| The palice were called by Harry fertilizer to male . | ; ie Gets oth | prices ; he republican party in general and|Gasaloff an@ Alex Gotoff, both | Pres P sole arid r young Roosevelt's political ambi. | returned soldiers, when Gotoff aah, <eet, Lap apace ee lagger | the 1 particular, They say the je | sid Betanoff refused to pay the ee ete 0," gee gion te @ product of Wall street. This | $10. Kosoff started war on Got-| than & yea Seat! poten San fe largely due to the fact that young|off, while Betanoff and Gasaloff|ment. “The retail price broke evelt w 1 for a Wall street (exchanged kicks and wallops, and| Der cent higher. The teh comme n the erowd in the poolroom joined | be disposed of at 12 conte ® coal no nearly 100,000 pounds were The anti-R elt opposition is|in one milling, slugging throng 0,008 why Roonevelt promi-| Patrolman G. W. Wilson and H to the fertiliee, nence now are 1 down. und joined the fray with their) hath why Re was not the |cluls swinging, but could not re-| Hold Negroes for chairman of t And |store peace and quiet until they| t ie one at y he|bronght out the artillery. Police] Attempted Stor prenidemt of the iegiort tatters ut of the place and DUt| plied Prees.)—Severa) 2 | name for president of th giom battlers out of the place and put) ( pited Press.)—Several negro | The soealied Roc men in| police Jocks om the door diers are under arrest and arge of the preliminary caucuses Mike Kosoff and Bill Betanoff| gation is being pressed by id me nothing would please them | were arrested and are held on|tiey today following an attempt and Col, Roosevelt more than to see | charges of fighting. idl! Leoh Delivideo © ‘The | | the legion select a buck soldier for in rabaeh aes ans Boe Ly ane port ite president next fall | |e le * | f t ransferred from @ negro to #3 | Atter “this convention, 1 Aron Gets 15-Day Term [cni: ack into the ranks,” Roosevelt as ‘ joame to a | serted.. “I'll be one of the 4,000,000. for Beating Gate! ?*!'viseo bat game to | . |room at a”¥" building to A |1 wouldn't want to be more | Bergstadt, 19, employe of the tor @ boxing bout. His noi Seattle & North Pacific Shipbuilding | sce caused @ seanch and | POLICE ARREST YOUTH =| Co., who was arrested by Patrolman | 9" (una in his quarters, | Clifford Fountain, 18, was arrested |H. Carey Wednesday, was sentenced | -ioeeg and nearty dead from carly Thursday morning, at Sixth |by Police Justice Gordon, ‘Thureday, |) 0.0, wire bound tightly about ave. &. 4 King #t., by Policemen | to spend 16 days ta the city stockade. G. W, Wilson and A. Aasiand. The | Bergstadt was convicted of “beating | Wirost and shoulders. He will police way the boy was caught taking |the gate” by checking in in the é |kn automobile, Fountain is» mese-| morning, shinning over-¢he fence,|_ Delivideo is aalf to have Yale student. ——————— man at the West Seattle merchant | and returning to the yards in time marine training station. to check out again, drawing his pay, - ene but doing no work. This is the first jail sentence given to any 0 fthe vio lators, Po SoOonxrengs! gone! ever it will ask for Teo many persans everiosk own faults while looking over fabits of others. er they are trying to annex, no ery delegate here it is evident that| congress and no group of politicians. To ev |peale of a 4,000,000cnen legion Members say they will ask for nothing not for the However, the polit Necensity knows no law, but lots of jawyers know necessity Va a ¥ wy Send This to Your Friends Saying: ‘ make this come true by phoning to day and ar. ranging to be taken to Carleton Park at your most convenient time.” TO GET TO CARLETON PARK By street car: Take Fort Lawton car on First Avenue, or Salmon Bay car on Western Avenue, and get off at Fifteenth Avenue and West Wheeler Strect, where autos will meet all cars. s This is only a temporary arrangement pending the improvement in transportation facilities soon CARLETON PARK —_— “An Addition With Protection” wlan + to be announced.