VOLUME XXIX.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURADY, MAY 5, 1928
NUMBER 119
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U. S. Activities
In Latin America
Prove -Costly
Nicaraguan Politics and
Economics Don’* '»e
Says Bill Maddo *
By WILLIAM P. MADI v
The secretary of the navy %
out the information that it has ©
$1,500,000 in excess of ordinary
penditnres to keep the Amerit
marines in Nicaragua for the yea
Assembling a few other facts con
' cerning the expedition in our neigh
bor republic, the playful statistician
can work out some interesting math
ematical deductions. If we assume
foi the moment that the marines are
in Nicaragua to protect American
investments, which run roughly
about twelve million dollars, the an
nual interest on which may amount
to eight hundred thousand, then it
is difficult to see the financial ad
vantage of spending two dollars t'o
4 safeguard one dollar.
Canal Rights Considered
Then, if we consider that the ma
fines may be in Nicaragua to pro
tect our paper canal rights, which
cost three million dollars in 191(5,
than the insurance runs at the exh
orbitant rate of fifty per cent, which
sounds like pretty poor business.
Or, if we take the position that it
is the job of the devil-dogs to rout
out General Sandino and his follow-’
ers, we can see in view of the an
nouncement that the Nicaraguan
casualties have run over two hun
dred, that it has cost $7500 for
every man killed. It would seem
that these prices could be bettered
if we allowed a few Chicago.bandits
to put in their bids for the work.
Votes §20 Each
Then, as a last possibility, if we
insist that we must stay in Nicara
gua to run their election for them,
r.o matter what their congress may
say about it, and assuming on the
basis of the last election that about
^ 75,000 votes may be cast, it appears
that the supervision has already cost
$20 per voter and the event is still
six months off.
All in all, it is hard for people
like ourselves, just hard-headed
practical economists, to understand
the ins-and-outs of high politics. We
just can’t see how the whole busi
ness balances up.
A1 Irks W. C. T. U.
Recently in Portland, the redoubt
able leader of the W. C. T. U., back
ed apparently by the organization,
requested that the city council order
a democratic campaign headquarters
to remove a street sign which read
— All for A1 and A1 for All—urging
that since everyone knew A1 Smith
was a wet, it would be injurious to
the moral character of the youth of
Portland if such publicity were giv
in his support. The council merely
performed its duty in refusing but
nevertheless, in view of the timidity
of so many governmental officials
before these extra-legal, self-preten
ticus, bigoted organizations, who
believe that all articles of the con
I stitution, including the so-called bill
of rights, are subservient to the
eighteenth amendment, it is to be
congratulated.
Tyrannical Rule
Few developments in government
have such dangerous significance
ac the persistent manner in which
certain self-constituted organiza
tions, including the Anti-Saloon
League, are daring to demand a right
to control the actions of government
officials. It is an instance of high
ly organized minority groups, with
vigorous leaders and money back
ing, attempting to exercise what bor
ders on tyrannical rule over the ma
jority.
Oregon Co-ed Blames
Wild ‘Deer’ for Loss
Of Valuable Fur Coat
According to Edna Brown it is a
very dangerous thing to walk in
Hendricks park wearing a fur coat,
especially when wild deer are run
ning loose and may mistake one (a
bit too forcibly) for some fierce
four-legged animal, or perhaps a
two-legged one such as was so well
demonstrated at the Junior Vodvil.
Miss Brown was walking peace
fully along, so she said, when she
•as rudely accosted by the escaped
1st. It is alleged that the conflict
ed in the total elimination of her
mat and silk hose,
ause of these injuries Miss
brought suit, in the moot
it Tuesday, against John Doe,
! ^.erintendent of the park, for al
lowing the fences to become so dis
rupted as to permit the escape of
this dangerous animal. Mr. Doe ad
mitted he had charge of the deer in
the park, but refused to disclose
just what spveies it was. rerhaps
the said deer did not come under
his jurisdiction at all.
The jury didn’t agree as to the
outcome of the trial and Miss Brown
will have to solace herself with her
own private belief concerning Mr.
Doe’s character.
Candidates Get
Teaching Jobs
44 Oregon Graduates and
Students Appointed
According to the announcement of
the appointment bureau at the Uni
versity school of education, more
calls for teachers than ever before
are being received by the bureau
this year.
The bureau so far has either plac
ed, or co-operated in placing, 44
teachers, who are listed with their
home addresses, and the positions
they are to take. A large number
of these are graduating students,
and the others graduates or former
students of the university. The list
follows: Ada Helen Harkness, Ta
coma, Wash., appointed to high
school work at Newport; Bethel Eid
son, Vancouver, Wash., high school
at Newport; Elizabeth Naomi Huff,
Seattle,. appointed music supervisor
at Olympia; Thomas B. Powers, Eu
gene, principal at Lorane high
school; Nellie Johns, Portland, phy
sical education work at Pendleton;
Adrienne Hazard, Coquille, English
and French subjects at Longview
high school; Pauline Stewart, Day
ville, English subjects at Prairie
City high school.
Gertrude A. Brown, Ashland,
grade position at Umatilla; Frank
I) Bobe-rts, Portland, principal at
Greenlcaf, Idaho; Elizabeth Hon-;
l-.a.nen, Seaside, Latin and other high
school subjects at Longview, Wash.;
Elsie May Allen, Sunnyside, Wash.,
Spanish and other subjects at Cres
well high school; Eula Duke, Eu
gene, Euglish at Boseburg high
school.
Julia Viola Bcguninger, Eugene,
high school subjects at Gates; Iva
Wood Brune, Eugene, high school
work at Eugene; Florence D. Buck,
Eugene,- English at Ashland high
school; Gladys Buehler, Eugene,
mathematics at Juneau, Alaska;
Nellie Emma Carroll, Eugene, Eng
lish and history at Sutherlin; Buth
Graham Case, Portland, public
speaking at Albany college; Fern
II. Curry, Eugene, head of English
department at Astoria high school.
William Davis, Salem, junior high
school English at Marshfield, Dor
othea Drake, Portland, high school
subjects at Grande Hondo; Claire
Dunne, Eugene, mathematics at
Grants Pass; Kate Francis t Ede,.
Victoria, 'B. C., music supervisor at
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Good Acting9 Costuming and Stage
Settings Mark Tournament Plays
By ALICE GORMAN
The second drama tournament is j
over and the Eugene high school ;
p has the silver loving cup for a year, j
and then if they win it twice more |
it will be theirs for keeps.
Last night’s productions were j
both very well done. “Maria Co- '
tita,” as presented by the Mill City !
high school, received well merited i
“honorable mention.” The little
skit was well executed in every way.
The stage settings were in harmony
with the costumes and make-up, and
the three characters showed them
selves at ease and were natural on j
the stage. The skit itself was
unique and the interpretation was
full of charm. Another thing that -
made the . presentation so note-!
worthy, was the well balanced sup-1
port given each other by the actors
in their characterizations.
“The Purple Dream,” was Enter
prise ’s contribution, and it was
done well. It was the ohl story of
the maid who dreamed she was a
princess. Miss Lucille Binehart
freshened it up with a very lively
interpretation. Ealph Brace, who
played the part of the “Beal Sir
George,” deserves special mention.
IVe believe he has a dramatic future
ahead of him and hope he comes to
the University of Oregon to realize
it. His stage presence and character
portrayal were of an excellent
quality.
We hope that more and more of
the state high schools will come to
the University each year and enter
the drama tournaments. It is a
pleasure to us and fine experience
for them. We expect to see them
all and more in 1929.
Oregon Nine
Victors Over
Huskies 6-2
Edwards and Gabriel Get
Circuit Hits; Big Train
Has Great Day
Teams Play Again Today at
2:30; Curly Fuller Will
Work on Mound
* Won Lost Pet.
Webfoots . 1 0 1.000
Aggies . 1 1 .500
Huskies .............. 1 2 .333
By IIARRY DUTTON
Coach Billy Reinhart’s willow
swingers opened their conference
baseball season in a very fitting
m a n n o r, when
they took Tubby f
Graves anil his i
visiting Washing- |
tonians down the |
stretch for a 5 to |
2 victory yester- |
(lav, which auto- :
matically puts the g
Webfooters on the |
top of the division |
perce ntage col- 1
unin. I
There were |
m any highlights
in the contest.
The scorimr start,
“Big Train”
ed in. the first inning, when, with
Dave Mason on second, Raymond
“Colossal” Edwards glimpsed a hall
he liked coming down the alley, and
crashed the little pellet through
center for a homer. Two scores.
Two more runs came in the sec
ond when, with two out, Les John
son poked out a single. “Big Train”
MacDonald and “Rabbit” Robie re
ceived free passes to first from Cal
houn, Husky cliucker. Dave Mason
got his hit for the day, scoring
Johnson and MacDonald. Edwards
ended this inning by letting three
strikes be called on him.
Gabriel Gets Revenge
Oregon scored again in the eighth.
Cecil Gabriel, who was running Cot
ter Gould a race for “strike out
honors” and rvas making a closo bid
with Gordon Ridings for “error
laurels,” came to the plate with a
cloudy frown enshrouding his coun
tenance. Calhoun didn’t interpret
this facial expression correctly. To
him it looked like worry. He put
one too near the disgruntled Gabriel
and—well—-the ball cleared the cars
parked out on Eighteenth avenue
and Gabriel touched all the sacks
till he got to home plate. Here he
had to take two trials at the rubber
before his tally registered.
“Big Train” MacDonald had a
good day, and a busy day, on the
mound. He allowed three hits toXal
houn’s six, and issued eight free
pessos, as did Calhoun. More than
once MacDonald w-as in a hole, with
men on bases, but he usually man
aged to get out from under before
any damage was dene.
Huskies Score in Sixth
MacDonald had the most trouble
in the sixth and before the inning
■was over the Huskies had collected
two runs. Bolstad, first up, whanged
a scorcher which the “Big Train”
took just below the knee. The ball
bounced over to Mason, but too late
to make a putout. It was a hit and
it put Oregon’s big hurler out for a
couple of counts. He refused to
leave the game, however. McKenzie
walked and then Calhoun scared the
Oregon fans when he put a hot drive
out to left.
“Goliath” Epps saved the day
when he ran in, facing a blinding
sun, and snagged it. A bad throw by
Ridings and a wide pitch by Mac
Donald put the Washington runners
on second and third. Morrison hit to
Ridings who contributed another
wild heave and Johnson scored.
Three more free passes by the gen
erous MacDonald and the Huskies
were presented with a gift score,
McKenzie being forced in from
third.
“Babbit” Robie on Job
Robie and Johnson took the last
man and relieved the situation. This
boy Robie had a big day in the
field, plucking some hard chances
out of the dirt for assists. If he
hadn’t been on the job a number of
times MacDonald might have had a
bigger list of hits against him.
Curly Fuller will probably pitch
today. However, Reinhart is not
sure who will be the choice. Chick
Ganiwn and Art Schoeni will be on
hand if the coach desires to pitch
either of them. Ick Reynolds will
probably play right field today if
Tubby Graves uses a portside hurler.
And Tubby isn’t sure who he’ll use
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Confident Shysters
Challenge Scribes
To Baseball Game
With a clean slate, and rarln’ to
go, the law school baseball nine
challenges the sturdy journalists to
a real hot. contest as soon as said
journalists feel any inclination to
take a good sound beating.
With such stars as Scheinbaum,
the 350-pound baby who holds down
the position of short stop, and Or
lando Hollis on third base, the husky
lawyers Seel confident of coining
out on top singly or in bunches.
Such a challenge can hardly be re
fused, so it is with much anticipa
tion they await the decision of the
journalism stars.
Roger Williams
Gets Fellowship
Professor To Do Research
Work on Yeast
Chemical isolation of a material
known as “bios.” which is closely
related and may be the same as some
of the vitamins, is the project which
Dr. Roger J. Williams, professor of
chemistry at the University of Ore
gon, will work on under a research
fellowship of $900 just granted him
by the Fleishman Yeast company.
Richard Kdchm, senior in chemis
try, has been appointed by the grad
uate council as assistant to Dr. Wil
liams for tho project next year.
Effort will be made to determine
what materials make possible tho
rapid growth of yeast. A yeast ex
tract will be the first thing tried.
Research fellowships are granted
by the Fleishman Yeast company
each year to prominent chemists in
the universities in the United States.
Dr. Williams held a similar fellow
ship in 1919 at the University of
Chicago. He has also been research
chemist for this company. Dr. Wil
liams is the . aufSor of a popular
textbook, “An Introduction to Ele
mentary Chemistry.”
Richard Roehm, of Eugene, who is
cue of the most prominent students
in the chemistry department, last
year won the Bernard Jake way prize.
Local Survey Made
By Advertising Class
A survey of the local insurance
situation in which persons from
business, clerical, and professional
fields, and housewives were ques
tioned, has just been completed by
W. F. G. Thacher’s advertising class
for the life insurance sales research
bureau.
The Ham Jackson prize contest
decision is pending. Tho members
of the class submitted solutions for
tho problem of direct advertising
for a cash-and-carry chain store for
this contest, and three prizes are to
be awarded by Mr. Jackson, when
tho best solutions aro determined.
The class is now working on ad
vertising projects based on accounts
submitted for their choice by the
Botsford - Constantine Advertising
agency of Portland, Seattle, and
San Francisco. This work is also
in tho form, of a contest. Prelimi
nary surveys were to be submitted
Friday.
Six Will Take C. P. A.
Quizzes at Portland
Three assistant professors and
three graduate students, from the
University school of' business, will
go to Portland May 17 and 18, to
take the certified public accountant
examination. The professors are:
J. A. Johnston, O. K. Burrell and V.
E. Storli. The graduate students
are: August Quinby, Fern Kolly and
R. L. Collins.
In the past three years, 45 per cent
cf those taking this examination
from the University of Oregon have
passed, while only 26 per cent of
those taking the examinaton from
the rest of the state have passd.
Election Announcement
Delta Sigma Rho, national hon
orary forensic fraternity, an
nounces the election to member
ship of:
Joe McKeown
Herbert Socolofsky
Dudley Clark
Roland Davis
Paul Clark *
Ellsworth Plank
Ernest Jachatta
Eugene Laird
Florence McXerney
Margaret Edmunson
Alice Clink
Mary Klemm
Eugene High
School Wins
'Drama Meet
‘Two Crooks and a Lady’
Places First; Three
Schools Vie
Honorable Mention Given
Mills City for ‘Maria
Cotita,’ Skit
Eugene high seh'Ool with its play,
“Two Crooks and a Lady,” was
awarded the cup for the second an
nual drama tournament held on the
campus under the direction of the
Guild theatre students Thursday
and Friday. Honorable mention was
given to the Mills City high school
for its presentation of the unique
and delightful Mexican skit, “Maria .
Cotita. ’ ’
Miss Florence Wilbur, director
of drama at the University, has ex
pressed her pleasure with the way
in which the high school students
have entered into the spirit of dra
ma tournament, and, in her present
ation of the cup last night, Miss
Wilbur lauded the contestants for
both the selection and production
of their plays. •
Those Representing the Eugeno
high school were Howard Strawn,
Roma Gross, Holly Horner, Edra
Dillon, Delmar Newman, Joe Black,
George Todd, Vernon Jacobson and
Bruce Crewe. Miss Ethel Chaso
Cristie supervised the work of tho
students. »
Roseburg Winner
The cup ■ was presented to *the
Roseburg school lapt year when they
won the tournament with the play,
“Trifles.” Eugene will be the sec
ond to have its name engraved on
the loving cup. The school winning
the cup for three consecutive years
retains the trophy permanently.
Representatives of the Roseburg
high school were: Stanley Kidder,
.T. Y. Long, Mehvin Thurston, Carmel
Newland, Robert Dawe, Morgan
Lawson, John Zemrick, and Georgo
Churchill. The directors were: Miss
Alice Ueland and Miss Helen Carey.
Students from Mill City were: La
Velio Hill, Charles Kelly, and Han
Olin. Their play was directed by
Miss Ethel Hickey who accompanied
the students to Eugene.
Enterprise Delegates
Helegates from Enterprise wore:
Hazel Stickney, lone Jordan, Lu
cille Rinehart, Vernon Hays, Clif
ford Collinsworth, Ralph Brace,
Twain Conly, Bern A. Wright, Mrs.
I.. Lee Williams, and Miss Adelia
K Gates, the director.
The high school dramatists were
entertained by the University in
terpretation class yesterday after
noon, when “Shall We Join the
Ladies?,” was presented at Guild
theatre.
The unfinished play, written by
Sir James Barrie, provided a color
ful scene when the thirteen guests,
spending the weekend with Sam
Smith—^portrayed by Jack Wald
ron—gathered for a farewell dinner.
After an appreciative toast given
by one of the guests, the host rises
and informs his company that he
has invited them to his homo in or
der to find out who the murderer
of his brother is.
Drama Mysterious
Cirdumstances seem to lay the
blame on each of the guests at some
time, so that the audience was kept
ir. a constant state of wonderment.
The mysterious little drama endod
with Sam^Smith saying, “Shall We
Join the Ladies?” His plans were
so laid that ho would discover the
guilty one when the gentlemen
joined the ladies after dinner.
Though the play was colorful in
both setting and repartee, the* aud
ience left the theatre with a feel
ing of wonderment, curiosity and
dissatisfaction.
The annual drama luncheon was
given y< sterday at the Woman’s
building, when Guild theatre stu
dents were hosts to about thirty out
of town guests.
Clark Toastmaster
Following several musical num
bers, given by Emily Williams, harp
ist, and Kenneth Brown, violinist,
Dr. Ban E. Clark, secretary of the
drama tournament committee, pre
sided as toastmaster.
George Turnbull, of the journal
ism school, greeted the guests with
a toast "Welcome to our Midst.”
Mrs Kathleen M. Clarke, one of the
judges, spoke on "Picking the Win
ner,” and Miss Adelia K. Gates,
director of the Enterprise play, ad
dressed, the group on', "Directions
for Directors.” Cecil Matson, stu
dent of drama work, talked on
"Whoever Gets It.”
Myrtis Gorst Goes
To Christen Father"s
‘Air Boat" at Seattle
Myrtis Gorst, sophomore in busi
ness administration, whose father.
Yern C. Gorst, is vice-president of
the Pacific Air Transport company
and manager of a Seattle aviation
school, left Friday afternoon for
Seattle, where she will christen his
new hydro-airplane.
Vice-president Gorst, seeing that
his flying boat was going to be an
exceptionally good one and a larger
one than the average, asked Myrtis
to pick a name for it. This she did,
with the assistance of htr house
sisters in Hendricks hall, and the
new boat will bear the caption of
“Zephyr.” The hydro-airplane was
made by the Boeing Aircraft com
pany.
Gorst has purchased the ’piano
mostly for private use tvnd will fly
around the Northwest areas this
summer on “barnstorming” trips,
probably taking Myrtis, her brother
Wilbur, and Mrs. Gorst on many of
the trips.
New Fete Rules
To Stress Action
Bleachers on Race To Seal
2500 Spectators
If Jupe PlnviuB docs not go on
another of his too common rampages
next Friday night when tho eanoo
feto will bo the
chief entertain r
meat attraction
this feature il<
luxe will undoubt
edly prove ono oi
the hits of the
Junior Week-end
program. The now
rules adopted by
the feto commit
tee will crowd all
the action of
previous programs
into a shorter per
iod and will there
by obviate any
tendency towards
Eon McOrelght
monotony. The events on the pro
gram will bo run off in rapid suc
cession.
The floats will bo limited to 14 in
number, and will be required to
move moro swiftly downstream than
has been the case in previous years.
The program will not drag, says
Roy Herndon, chairman of the
event. All intermissions will bo
filled by various feature entertain
ments.
Ronald McCreiglit, business man
ager of the canoo. fete, has mado
arrangements to provido seats for a
much larger crowd than has ever
before witnessed the ' performance.
Besides the 1300 stationary seats
already located at the side of the
millraco near the Anchorage, there
will bo 1200 moro temporarily
placed directly behind these.
Tho stationary bleachers will bo
entirely reserved and tho admission
price will be fifty cents. Tho other
1200 seats will bo thrown into the
genoral admission class and will sell
for thirty-fivo cents. Tickets aro
now on sale at tho graduato man
ager’s office and also at the Co-op.
Students who plan on having
their mothers down for tho special
Mothers’ Hay program during tho
week-end are urged by Luola Bengo,
chairman of Mothers’ Day, to make
their reservations early so as to bo
assured of good seats. Those wait
ing until the last minute rush will
perhaps find themselves without
tickets, she says.
Work has been progressing rapidly
on improvements and reinforce
ments for the old bleachers. Inas
much as thoro has not been a canoe
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Oregon Wins
Slate Contest
For Oratory
McKeown Takes First
Place With Speech
On Constitution
Willamette Places Second;
O. A. C. Man Third
In Tri-meet
Joe McKeown, A. S. U. O. presi
dent-elect, won the state contest of
the National Oratorical contest held
last night in Villard hall. McKeown
will leave Sunday for Santa Clara,
California, to enter the district fin
als which will he held Tuesday, May
8. The topic of the winning oration
was tho “Constitution.”
A. IT. Baldridge is the Oregon
ccach and ho deserves much of tho
credit of winning the contest, ac
cording to McKeown.
Robert G. Witty, of Willamette
university, placed second. He spoke
on ttie topic, “Lincoln and the Con
stitution.” Robert Griffin, of Ore
gon State college, was tho other
contestant in tho Tneet.
Tho winners ■from the states of
Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho,
and Utah will' compete in tho dis
trict finals May 8 at Santa Clara,
California. The winners from each
of tlie seven districts into which
the United States has been divided
will meet June 8 in Los Angeles,
for the national finals. Each con
testant who enters this final con
test will be given one of the prizes
which range from $.350 to $1500.
North Carolina Winner
Tlio winner of tho $lf>00 prize
Inst year was IT. J. Oberliolz.er, of
tho North Carolina State Agricul
tural College.
Tho National Constitutional Ora
torical contest was founded in 1023
to help stop a movement of radical
ism that was taking place at that
time and to inspire in college stu
dents a rovernneo for the constitu
tion of the Unitod States.
Tho judges were: George J. Wil
1 elm, president of the First Na
tional bank of Harrisburg; E. O.
Iinmel, Eugeno attorney; and Ruth
Graham Case, coach of debate and
oratory at Albany Collego.
“A little more than a century and
a half ago, some 89 sentences wero
framed and agroed to in Carpenter’s
at Philadelphia," said McKeown.
‘‘These sentences wero framed by
men of common senso and fore
sight, men filled with a passion for
righteousness in government?.
Quality of Freedom
‘‘Every sentence of tho 89
breathes tho exalted spirit of liber
ty,’’ lie continued. ‘‘Freedom was
the crowning jewel of our constitu
tion, freedom of worship, of wor
ship, of action, were the qualities
that havo mado America tho world’s
greatest democracy for four genera
tions of unrivaled achievement. Tho
constitution was not only tho great
est feat of engineering in govern
ment; the most magnificient contri
bution to political science; the most
ingenious contrivance for reconciling
the apparently irreconciable;
bringing order out of chaos; but in
its highest and most glorified parts
was the supreme ideals of young
America toward ideals of justice and
freedom.
Liberties Form
‘‘Recent history* however, has
witnessed tho gradual relinquish
ment of that earlier freedom,’’ Mc
Keown stated. ‘‘Almost impercep
tible at first, tho force of profes
sional grouping, has little by little,
taken from us some of those liber
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Battlefields Described by Colonel
Leader in Letter to W. F. G. Thacker
TTis first visit to tlio battlefields
since thp war was vividly chronicled
by Lieutenant Colonel John Leader,
English war hero, in a recent letter
to his friend, W. P. O. Thacher of
tlio school of journalism. Colonel
Leader, invalided out of the British
army on account of wounds, came to
Eugene in January, 1918, to organ
ize an officers’ training camp at
President Campbell’s invitation.
“We have just come back from
the happiest two or three months wo
have spent since we loft Oregon,”
he writes. “Tons of cheery folk on
the Kiviera, including nearly all my
surviving brother officers. Gnarled,
hard bitten old stragglers from the
Boer war to adolescent youths of
1914 .... I had rather an unprece
dented athletic success, and won
various trophies—a gold cup. Among
my rivals was the dear old King of
Sweden, who like myself is ambi
tious to dio a subaltern in mind. TTo
nearly drove me to Lose Majcste by
keeping my hat on in onr heated
arguments. Evo (Mrs. Leader) had
never seen Paris, so I showed her
everything—or at least everything
that one does show one’s trusting
wife! The most thrilling days,
however, were on the battlefields.
At the Rommo wo found the graves
of English boys, mostly ‘aged 19,’
or the simplo inscription, ‘Body of
a British Officer. Known to God’.”
Lieutenant Colonel Leader com
manded the Royal Ulster Rifles as
colonel during tlio war. He recruit
ed the regiment as well as led it.
The great engagement in which they
took part was at the battle of the
Somme.
“We found my old dugout—blown
in 12 years ago. In it half buried
we found a broken British bayonet,
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