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WELL MAY NATION HONOR THE LIVING The Red^Mirage A Story o f the French Legion in Algiers mouth tw isted w ith a contem ptuous am usem ent. She had risen am i stood beside him, shaken hy u sudden trou ble. He looked at her keenly. " If you are sorry, mademoiselle, will you do something for mu? I w an t you to go hat'll and find Madame Arnaud. Ask her to speak to me for a few min utes. I shall he outside. Tell her It concerns her huslm nd's proposed ex change. She will understand. 1 would go myself, lint my condition forbids M Feared th e Confederates. One of the curious incidents of the first day's battle a t G ettysburg was th a t neith er of th e com m anding of ficers desired to have the b attle take place a t G ettysburg. G eneral Meade w as anxious to fight a t P ipe creek and General Lee desired to m eet the Union forces a t Cashtow n, but th e b at tle focused n e a r G ettysburg. T he col ored population w ere in a sta te oi panic, for th ey had been tau g h t to believe th a t th ey would be totally an nihilated when "th e rebels” arrived, and m any of them m anaged to get fa rth e r north, dragging all th eir earth ly belongings w ith them . An old resid e n t of th e town tells how he saw th e negroes moving, and how when th e little children did not w alk rapidly enough th e ir m others would say, "F o’ do Lord sake, you chillun come rig h t ’long quick! If dem rebs dun kotch you dey te a r you all u p !” T he w arning usually had th e desired effect w ith th e thoroughly frightened pickaninnies. However, when th e Confederates cam e it was found th a t they w anted food, money and horses and th a t little attention was paid to the colored people who re m ained in th e town. A COMING DEFENDER Did Not Die in Vain. T he hundreds of thousands who fell on both sides during the war did not die in vain. The power, th e divine power, which m ade for us a garden of sw ords, sow ing th e land broadcast with sorrow , will reap thence for us, knd for th e ag es; a nation tru ly di vine; a nation of free men and of free dom; w here tolerance shall w alk hand ,n hand w ith religion, while civiliza tion points out to patriotism th e m any open highw ays to hum an rig h t and glory. Of General Interest About Oregon Oregon and California Land Grant Title is Not Clear W aahintgoii, D. C .- A* tho Oregon G abrlelle glanced at him and saw | A C alifornia land grunt hill standa on th at he was In undress, aud th at bla ! the holme calendar, it will not cnuhlo tho governm ent of the U nited .Stutea uniform w as stained with dust. to paaa a clear title to any s e ttle r or "Uolonel D estlnn,” she anlJ slowly, purehttMcr, in the opinion of Kepre- (Ali lightsr*sct‘**t ih* fiobbt-McrriU Co.) / , w w r S ARE coming. F ath er "th e m an you huve Just punished for Ncntutivo Hawley, and he haa the suit- \ \ / A braham .” Yes t h e y 1 SYNOPSIS. face had vanished. H er eyes met hls speaking to me U my one frleud. We porting opinion of several of the good Y V aro con,ln*;- ,he vetor' — S— haggard, bew ildered appeal steadily brushed shoulders, ns It were, luoutha iaw yers of th e public lands com m ittee T ” ans of th e Union arm y, S y lv lx O m n * y , h e r lo v sr, R l c h n r J F a r - and sadly. T hen she m ade a alight ago, when three (lights of sta irs sep in thin opinion. responding to the call from th e G reat q u h a r . nmla, h u s fa lle n in love w ith ’ The h ill.” said Mr. Hawley, gestu re -a g estu re which seemed to In arated us m aterially and socially. e F V retsn Legion. In Beyond; coming faster now th an ever C tu a ln p t a A i n r n a S u o d w e o r f 's t h ro o m F a r q u h a r fore«-# d icale ail Im m easurable distune»-- and Now by chunce w e huve met again on ''m a k e s provision for the paym ent of before. S o w e r t o h a v e P r e s t o n ' s 1. o , U 's re passed down the steps Into the d a rk the sam e level. ‘Birds of a feather,’ hack tax es th a t ia, fbr tuxes th a t . F a r q u h a r Is help-M to hi* W hen Memorial day was new in the t r u o r o n m e s d b to y t him you know, Uolonel Destluu. I too, am 1 have accrued for the punt three years, i a h r l e l l e S m ith . S o w e r d e m a n d s ness. United S’ates thero w ere dozens and a n a p o l o g y R e fu s e d , h e f o rc e s F a r q u h a r No. 44 X 15 shouldered hls rifle and re something of a scalaw ag, and the only but I believe it docs not provide for n h ta c o m m i s s i o n In r e t u r n for scores, yes, even hundreds o t th e v et p to o ss t-i e s sig virtue of the species Is a certain loy- the paym ent of taxes which are now s i o n o ' F a r q u h a r ' » f a t h e r ' s w r i t sum ed the monotonous tram p -back erans for each soldier grave to be dec ten c o n f e ss io n t h a t he h a d m u r d e r e d Sow w ard and forw ard across the narrow ulty to their kind. I am hero to keep liocoming collectable. Moreover, the orated. Today, half a century afte r e r s f a t h e r . G a b r ie li» s a v e s F a r q u h a r en tran ce to the grove. H e moved ra p guard." hill fails to m ake provision fo r the f ro m suicide. T o sh i e ld A r n a u d . Syiv i ’a the peace, th e graves are legton. and d an ce. F a r q u h a r p r o f e s s e s t o h a v e stolon idly and from tim e to tim e glanced "K eep guard?" ho echoed, h alf puz paym ent of in te rest on hack tax es and .hose who would decorate them but a w a r p l a n s a n d t e lls t i e real c u lp r it wh y ab o u t him w ith the strain in g vigilance zled. half nmuaed. fails also to provide for the paym ent h e did so As R i c h a r d N a m e l e s s he Joins aandful. “ He 1ms an enemy.” of penalties on those accrued taxes. t h e F o r e i g n I s 'g l o n a m i se es Sylvia, now- of a man who suspects hls loneliness How fast th e "boys in blue” are pass Mine. A r n a u d . m eet Colonel Des tlnn. “ And you are here us a sort of dens These omissions, in my opinion, render Southw ard lay open country, a silver m e e t s S y l v i a a n d G ab rlellc. a n I ing! In th is y ear 1916 they are going l F e a a r r q n u s h a f r r o m C o r p o r a l G o e t s o f t h e co l stretch broken b> a d ark ridge of san d ex machlnn? Name of heaven, a frleud it imismsihle for the U nited S ta te s to i t a ra te never before reached since o n el’s c r u e l t y . A r n a u d b e c o m e s a d r u n k hills and a d u m p of high palm s rising of m etal: G ive me the nam e of tide give an absolutely clear title mid I will r d a n d o p i u m s m o k e r . S y l v i a be com es the w ar closed. The death roll of a f rie call atten tio n to th is shortcom ing when n d ly -vlth Colonel D e s tln n . A r n a u d in m ajestic solitude from the hidden evilly lnteutloued pereou?" February averaged 116 a day; 115 a b eco m es Je a l o u s o f F a r q u h a r . “T h at I cannot do, Colonel Destlnn. the bill is before the house. green of Ihctr oasis. To the north SUIl- lav w as the average for March, and in " T h e prim e reason for providing in bel-Abbes, Unica th the mnglc moon But 1 will m ake n bargain with you. the hill for the paym ent of hack taxes April it grew to 118. If you will forget toulght'e delin light a w hite-w alled city of enelmut- Do you think it is possible for • Official records show th a t 2,272,408 ! menta, dream ed while her m inarets quencies and will take my place uuttl wus to enable the governm ent to give men fought under th e S tars and • a young woman who has made * kept ceaseless w atch over the distant I return. I will go on your errand. a clear title. U nless thnt section is enlarged and made com plete it will Stripes in th e Civil w ar. and th a t 349,- | her big “ mistake” In a love * desert. O therw ise I stay here.” fail of Us purpose and th o s e who ac 944 lost th e ir lives before Lee su rre n • affair to return once more to ’ lie was silent n moment, hls hand at R ichard F arq u h ar listened: he heard dered. How many of th ese rem ain t the fold of decorous society? If ■ subdued laughter uud then the soft fall hls m ustache; then he looked at her quire these lamia from the governm ent will be liable for intermit and for the J she proves sincere In her return, } »live today? of a w om an's feet. F or all the hauut- with a curious smile. unpaid penalties mid for the ta x es th a t The records of th e census office, • will that eociety protect her * Ing realization of dungcr he did uot “ You are un unusual little woman, while perhaps not absolutely accurate, | good reputation If It learns her j turn. He had uot been conscious of . mademoiselle." lie seated him self on are not paid hy th e governm ent under the F e rris b ill.” ♦ may be tak en as approxim ately au f secret? hope, b ut hope, wild an d unreasoning, the root of the tree, aud draw ing out thentic. It is believed th a t since the t »■* * * » ,. *.'*' sp ran g out of nothing uud drum m ed hls w atch held It to the dgl,t. “ 1 give act of May 11. 1912, g ran tin g a service Smudging Need Shown in the mud blood luto hls ears. you ten m inutes,'' he added. C H A P T E R V III— Continued. pension to every m an who served at "M r. F arq u h ar!" “ lu ten m inutes I shall have re Southern Oregon Fruit District least 90 days in th e arm ed forces of H e turned, and the butt end of hls tu rn ed ,” she answered. O utside In the quiet street ber hus- rifle Jarred ngaiust the stones. She the United S tates during th e Civil war, Medford - In the opinion of local “One thing more. I do not wleh any no old soldier rem ains off th e pension banik aw sited them w ith th e carriage. stood a few paces from him lu a n a r fru it men the year 19)0 will m ark the one to know of my presence here. It He saluted gravely, assisted them Into row clearing w here the moonlight fell roll. would cause comment. The m atter la final dem onstration of the necessity of If. how ever, th e re are any not pen their places, and In silence they drove upon her, and he saw every fea tu re of between Madame Arnaud aud myself. crude oil sm udging in the grow ing of sioned, they certainly aro few in num rapidly through the aw ak in g town. A th e sm all face, every phase of nor ex You understand?” fine fru it nnd apples in Southern O re ber. T he pension office rolls show second carriage, traveling a t a more pression changing from a curious mock "Y es—I uudeintnud,*’ she nssented gon. deliberate pace, blocked e narrow At the beginning of the season there slowly. avenue, and they pulled up sharply be was a d istin ct movement again st At u bend In the avenue she glanced neath au overhanging lantern. There smudging, chiefly Iwcuuse of th e an hack for a moment, searching the d a rk w as a subdued ra ttle o f arm s. Arnaud ness. Colonel 1 'estInn'* somberly clad noyance involved and dam age to trees leaned forw ard. from overflowing |iots. In fact an in figure w as bidden In the black out junction ag ain st sm udging was ob "Ah, It's you, Goetz! One man is lines of the trees, but livyoud. clesu tained by one group of orchards shortly sufficient here. H ave you anyone you cut against tho silvery plain, she saw before the May freeze. can tru st? ” , Itlchurd F arq u h ar's upright w atchful All th is anti-sm udge agitH tion is "S tand fo rw ard — No. 4005!” figure. H alf satisfied, she hurried on. ended now in the opinion of local grow T here w as a b rief silence. Arnaud As she reached the Vtlln Bsrnotto's ers, for from May 8 to May 14 sm udg rested his chin In his hand an d stared the w altz came to a languorous eud, ing in Rogue R iver valley orchards down a t the man d raw n up stiffly be and a few couples in search o f fresh was w orth a t least $500,000. fore him. The other hand lay clenched air drifted out on to the veranda. Myb Those o rch an lists who smudged, uiul ou his knee, and the kuuckles stood via Arnaud, w ith her hand resting fortunately a large proportion of them out white. lightly on the nrm of u young lieuten did, lost |iractically nothing from the "You b eard—No. -4005? You will ant, stood a t the top of the steps, her low ten q ieratu rc, while except on the keep» guard alone here.” head throw n hack a little so th a t the high hillsides those who did not "Yes.” soft reflection from the <*urhanglng smudge were wiped out. W hile the “ It Is well. D rive on.” lantern Uoodisl down uperti her face loss has been serious, it is ce rtain ac- Again the soft clash of steel. Ar and tho beautiful w hite ueek. th at May 1, 1915, th e re w ere 401,796 1 cording to ex p e rts who exatninrd the veteran s of th e Civil w ar pensioned. It naud dropped back In his corner. The Gabrlelle touched her ou the elbow | orchards th a t the first rejiorts were light fell on hls face for a moment, and and she started. “Oh, lt'e you, Mlee g rea tly exag g erated . is safe to say th a t no m ore th an this G abrlelle Smith saw th a t be w as sm il Smith! 1 thought— W hat Is It?” num ber are now alive. "Colonel D estlnn Is lu the grove,” Rapidly, too, is th e v eteran of the ing w atchfully a t the w om an beside j w as tho quiet answ er. "H e wlshee to 100,000 Acres in Willamette Union arm y passing o u t of public life her. Sylvia had not moved. She had i speak w ith you. Will you como?" In 1914 th re e v eteran s of th e blue not even glanced In hls dlrectlou or a t ^ Valley Can Be Watered were sole rep resen tativ es of th e Union the man to whom he had spoken. H er "Yes, w ait!" Sho turned curelesaly Salem A pproxim ately 1 DO, 000 acres lips w ere still p arted in the childish arm y in th e house— Sherwood of Ohio, to her (ximpanlon. “ You will excuse of land can be feasibly irriag te d in the K irkpatrick of Iowa and Goulden of expression o f w ondering anticipation, me. w on't you? My husband haa sent W ilalm ette vialey at the present tim e, New York. T he la st nam ed died May 3, and her eyes glistened. Arnaud laughed for me.” resu lts of un investigation ju s t com 1915, an d K irkpatrick h as retired , leav and tu rn ed aw ay from her. A m inute later she stood a t Gabrlalle pleted hy the U nited S tate s R eclam a A moment la ter they passed out of ing G eneral Sherwood, so far as Sm ith's side a t the entrance of the tion Servico in co-o|>oration w ith the known, th e sole Union v eteran in con the som ber shadows Into the light, from grove. She hud completely changed. sta te en g in ee r's office show. A jo in t the unfathom able eastern hush Into the The coquettish light heartedness was re|s>rt of the inquiry into irrig atio n gress. gone, leaving her excited and a little and power devcoplm ent (»msiliilities of On Septem ber 27 th o se survivors ol babble and m ovement of the West. breathless. She glauced uneasily shout the W illam ette valley was issued this th e Union arm y who w ere physically Instinctively G abrlelle glanced back her. able to be p resen t m arched in grand for a moment. It w as as though she week. “ I believe you aro shocked." she said review on P ennsylvania avenue, in had been lifted suddenly o u t of a He Stood in a Bright P atch W hich the The survey extended from Canby nt Moon Threw on to th e Sandy Ave hurriedly. "1 had to say It was my the m outh of th e Moialla riv er to the W ashington, reproducing th e grand black, m ysterious sea on to a fairy nue. husbuml. Ami 1 promised Colonel Des- head o f the W illam ette riv er above parade of half a cen tu ry agone. It Island, and th a t ag ain st the haze of showed th e thinning ranks, as did the light she could hear the w aves beating ery to grave concern. lie bit hls teeth thin. It Is about Desire—and his pro C ottage Grove and included the are a in motion—a surprise." grand encam pm ent of th e Grand Army In sullen th reaten in g disappointm ent. together. the im m ediate v icinity of Portland. of th e Republic, th en in progress in When she turned again she found th at Suddenly, with n little choking ex It is |M>inted out th a t the w ate r sup “ Why did you com e?" he asked. th e cap ital city. T his w as th e last Sylvia had already vanished into the “ W as It really for the pleasure of my clam ation, she stopped and clung to ply for the proposed irrig atio n o f the large encam pm ent th e o rd er will hold. crowd, and th a t she w as alone w ith society ?" her com panion's arm . "M iss Smith— valley landa in many cases may he ob- The w hat is th a t—d o n 't you see—there In tained from wells hy pumping. T ruly, "W e a re com ing, F ath er A rnaud. H e glanced down a t her. “ I knew th a t you w ere In some d an Over hls pale featu res there passed a rep o rt declares th a t the average econ the light—” A braham .” ger tonight, Mr. F n rq u h ar.” shadow of pity and annoyance. Instinctively Gabrtello threw off the omic duty o f w ater which seems to lie H er fnce w as turned aw ay now. “ I am afraid my wife I" not alw ays terrified hand. She had recognized indicated for the valley as a whole is W ith th e Naval V eterans. very considerate,” he a;. I apologeti When she spoke, afte r a m om ent’s si Arnaud. lie stood In n brig h t pntch eig h t inches delivered to th e land, N ow here in the en tire country is lence, her voice had deepened w ith au which the moon threw between two varying w ith local conditiona of soil Memorial day solem nized w ith g reater cally. “You scarcely know any of unknow n emotion. these people.” g reat palm s on to the sandy avenue. and crops. profundity of feeling th an a t the "Mr. F arq u h ar,” she said, “It w as a Those employed in the survey inves Hls hack w as tow ard her, hla head “ I know one or tw o,” she answered. U nited S tates N aval home a t P h ila w om an’s loving fear for you which tig a te d the w ater power developm ent beat, the stoop of Ids shoulders, the “ In any case I like to look on. You aro delphia w here th e gray-haired vet brought mo here.” whole attitu d e unm istakable. She heard possibilities on th e north fork of the eran s of Uncle Sam 's sea fighters, not to bother about me. I can take "T hank you,” he suld simply. the fain t click of a lock being slipped Santiam riv er w ith storage a t Marion care of myself.” m any of whom have seen service in H e turned aw ay from her. T he mo back, and then he turned and looked lake; tho upper roaches of th e Mc- “Yes, you can take care of yourself.” m entary w eakness w as over. th e seven seas, are passing th e ir de The K inzie riv er and th e middle fork of clining years in w ell-earned comfort. n e nodded moodily. “T here are not g au n t featu res under the m ilitary cap behind him. In thnt second hls fea th*> W illam ette river. tures were as visible ns when limelight m any of us who can do th n t much, T heir'M em orial day m em ories are F an w ere composed and resolute. Close at On th e M cKinzie riv er th e re are rag u t and P orter, Foote and Winslow, Miss Smith. We pretend th a t we hold h and was movement, th e crunching of Is turned ou to the face of a consum two ex istin g plants and a t le ast two m ate actor. Cnpt. D esire Arnaud Cushing and Truxton, Dewey and the reins, b u t It la the devil who the sandy soil under a sharp quick new developm ents proposed, one a t Schley, of th e b attles of th e M issis drives.” tread, and Instinctively hls hand slipped crossed tho avenue and disappeared Vida and the oth er I«‘twceri the o u tlet like a shadow In the d ark er shadow s "Yes,” she adm itted, “our p articu lar to hls bayonet. sippi riv er, th e .h isto ric running of the of C lear lake and the mouth of Sm ith of tho trees. b atteries in Mobile bay, th e epoch- devil.” "I ask you to go now,” he said in an river, involving th e use of C lear lake Sylvia shuddered and then laughed "Do you know th a t? How do you Im perative undertone. "You have m arking fight of the K earsage and Ala for regulation of flow. unsteadily. bama, and In more recen t days, of the know?” done w hat you could. It w as brave "H ow stupid of me! I was really “ P erhaps I have been into th e ditch an d good of you, hut to rem ain Is sheer fam ous b attle of M anila bay th a t made Mill Will Reopen. us an A siatic power, and th e b attle myself. Captain Arnaud. P erhaps”— folly. I am practically unarm ed. Wc frightened. But I did not w an t him to Hood R iver — Tho S tanley-Sm ith see us. It would huve been hard to ex of Santiago which ended Spanish rule an d then she looked him full Into the a re n ’t trusted w ith cartridges, and If plain, and he lias been so stran g e and Lumber company, which haH been de in the w estern hem isphere. For the face—“perhaps tonight has taught me,” any th in g happens— " excitable lately.” layed in the com mencem ent of opera naval home houses v eteran s of all and then, before he could an sw er she “ I choose to be foolish,” she Inter She w ent on alone, walking In the tions a t its plant a t Green P oint, in th ese b attles so decisive In th e shap turned from him and passed out reso rupted coolly. center of the grove where the light the southw estern p art of th is county, ing of A merican d estiny—b attles lutely on to the veranda. H e made a m ovem ent of p ro test ami which m ake glorious ch ap ters in the H e did not follow her beyond the appeal, hut It w as already too late. A w as strongest and hum m ing softly to because of w eath er conditions, will h isto ry of th e United S tates navy. first step. A man in civilian dress bad shadow loosened Itself from the d a rk herself, like u confident child whose s ta rt work in its lum ber cam p and D uring And th e home has likew ise sheltered come out of a flowered alcove, and as ness and cam e o ut Into the clearing. m om entary fear Is pnssed and forgot open the mill n ex t Monday. the past week, according to M anager ten. Colonel D estlnn heard her com naval veteran s of the w ar of 1812. he saw hls face A rnaud drew back F a rq u h a r’s rifle sank to the ground. J. E. Robertson, who visited th e plant, w ith w hite lips. The stran g e r ap T he tnoon w as a t her zenith. In the ing. He w as still seated where G ab rlelle had left him, smoking tranquilly, a snow of eig h t inehes prevailed in the peared not to notice him. H e limped b rillian t y et deceptive light the new All Are Heroes. and the dull glow of his cigarette light Green P oint hills. The G reen Point "H eroes a re they who respond to o u t on the veranda, hls uneven step com er loomed out gigantic, super ed up an enigm atical composure. mill will employ about 175 men. It curiously noiseless. n atu ral. the natio n 's need.” N either pleasure nor trium ph bad thalr cuts bet weep 80,000 and 90,000 feet. G abrlelle Smith stood w ith her hands “A sentry on du ty ?” he said Ironical Our nation has nev er asked for men place In those set features, b u t some i n avaln. W ith S p artan bravery m oth-i resting on the balustrade, her face lift ly, looking from one to the other. “A thing else—the suggestion of an incal O regon G range Elects. ers give th e ir sons, w ives th eir hus- ; ed to the sky. alrendy silvered with the p leasan t relaxation from discipline, by culable force under the heel of an In Grants Pass — The Oregon State first blush of the rising moon. All my faith. Your num ber and regim ent, bands and m aidens th e ir sw eethearts calculable will. Grange elected officers at its annual when th e country calls. Many of them w as quiet. The hand bad ceased play sir?” convention in progress here, as fol ”4005, of the F irst, my colonel.” will n ever return. O thers will come ing; th e voices behind them had sunk lows: Master, C. E. Spencer, Oregon When Sylvia actually know* to a vague m urm ur. "One of my own p articu lar heroes. back to lay th e ir diseased and broken City; overseer, C. D. Huffman, La th a t her husband Is preparing “G abrlelle,” the man said, scarcely We have already met, I fancy. Report i fram es beside th e h e a rth s of th eir Grande; lecturer, Mrs. H. E. Bond, to shoot an Innocent man from youth. Some as by divine protection above bis breath, and then louder, w ith yourself tomorrow to your captain. For Eugene; treasurer, H. H. Hirshbcrg, am buth, why doesn’t she give seem to have enchanted lives and re a note of Impulsive Interrogation, "G a the present perhaps you will conde Independence; secretary, Mary S. w arning or alarm ? Does sh e turn as stro n g as when th ey left. They brlelle!” scend to resum e your duties. Mademoi Howard; legislative committee, M. M. enjoy tragedy? all are heroes if th ey have felt the She turned and looked a t him, and selle may I not have the pleasure of Burtner, Dufur; James Stewart, Fos th rill of sacrifice and nev er h esitated neither spoke. W hatever surprise or bringing you bsck to your friends?" sil; executive committeeman, B. G, (TO BE OONTTNU*D.) H e offered ber hls arm , hls hard I in the face of duty. consternation there had been In ber Leedy, Corvallis. It " OTIVES ot patriotism . Mo tives o t real Americanism. M otives ot divine justice and tru th actuated the soldier boys of th is g rea t Civil war. G reater m otives for the conduct of life no man h ath ever known. Because of these things it is well th a t we cele b rate M emorial day. Well th a t we strew flowers on graves of our heroic, departed dead. Well th a t we cast blossoms of springtim e upon river's wave and ocean's turbulent tide. Well th a t w hile honoring th e departed we also cherish the living, letting them know th a t we appreciate th e work they did and the united country they have given us as our heritage. Silently and slowly, slowly and si lently. the years a re passing. Soon all of th e "boys in blue” will be re st ing on "F am e’s eternal cam ping ground.” T w enty years from now. so rapidly are th e old so'dlers going, that th e re will be only a few, a very few. of them left. W hile they still linger w ith us. let us not be asham ed to tell them th a t we appreciate th eir devotion to country and to its ideals. Let us counsel w ith them , knowing that from them we may learn valuable lessons— lessons th a t if learned will do us all good and m ake us of w orth to oncom ing generations. To us has th e E ternal given a m ar velously fertile and w onderful coun try. A country th a t can supply the nations of th e world w ith all m anner of products, a country th a t is wonder ful in dom ain, progress and person ality. It is our country. Ours In which to live. O urs to m ake clean and spot less. Ours to die for if need be. From th e fath ers w e received it. To our children w e shall give it. As it came to us from th e fath ers b e tte r because of th e ir heroism s. God g ran t th a t be cause of our determ ination it shall be even b e tte r as we pass it on to our children. It will be a b e tte r country if, learning anew th e m eaning of the flag and th is M emorial day, we live nobly and m ore truly each and every day seeking to em ulate th e sp irit of those who gave of th e ir all th a t th ere m ight be a land of Freedom perpetual and L iberty foreverm ore. W e honor the men who m ade Me m orial day possible when we w alk in th e ir footsteps and through a w orthful life everm ore Join in telling th e story of Old Glory. NEWS ITEMS By I. A. R. WYLIE I