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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, WEDXESD AY, AUGUST 211918. PORTLAND. OREGON. Entered at Portiaad tOrexoa) Foatofflea u second-class mail matter. Eabeertption rates Invariably la advance: irt Maid Taily, Sunday looluded. ooa rear . ...... $9. 00 I "ally. Buaday Included, six months 4.S5 Dai.y, eWndaj included, three month ... 2.-5 I'atiy. fcimday Included, one month ..... ."4 Iai:y. without Sunday, one year 00 Xai;y. without Sunday, six montha S.25 J'llir. irllbAut SundAV. ana tnoalli ...... .00 Weekly, ana year 1-00 ruDday, one year 2 60 feonday and weekly -60 Bt Carrier. 1 reJIy. Sunday Included, ona year ..1( 00 Jally, Sunday Included, one month ..... -75 Ially. Sunday Included, three montha .. S 25 Iaity. without Sunday, one year . T.P0 Jaliy, without Sunday, three montha ... Jjaily. without Sunday, one month W How ta Remit Send postofrice money or der, express or personal check ea yeur local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at own er-s risk. Give postofflee address la lull. in ciudlnx county and state. Posts Kates 13 to IS pares. 1 cent: It To iz pages. 2 centa: Is to es paxes, 1 cents CO to tin paxes. 4 cents: i to 7 pates. I cents: 78 to i paxes. cents. Foreign post' IP. aouoie rates. Eastern Business Office Verrea aV Conk' I'n. Brunswick oulidlnx. New Tork; Verrea eV Conkiln. t-tr building-, Chlcsxo; Verrea Conkiln. Free Press bulldinx. Detroit. Mich Fan Francisco representative, K. J. Bidwell. ha aiarket street- MIMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PBEM The Associated Press Is exclusively entl fed to the use tor republication of all newi dispatchea credited to It or not otherwise credited to thie paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dis patchea herein are aleo reeerred. PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY. ACQ. tU Uli COMRADES AIX. Fifty-three year After the Civil War ended, five thousand veteran! of the Grand Army of the Republic marched through the streets of Port land at their annual reunion. Old men now, they were younx in years, high in spirit, and strong; In body then, when they responded to their country's can. Time has dealt gently with many, but has left Its Indelible marks on others. It was impossible not to recall the 3ays when, with fife playing, drum pounding; and banners flying;, they marched away. So they would go again, every one of them. If the need arose. But fighting is for the new generation, ana counsel ana re minis, cence for the passing. Now they will stay behind and encourage their sons abrcad In the Nation's service, by the memory of deeds done, and the fact ef physical and financial support loy ally and ungrudgingly given. It was an occasion for Joy, not for tears: yet many faces were wet with the trickling emblems of sheer emo tion as the grand review went on. But so veteran gave way to any sentiment except pleasure at being with his com rades again. It was a great spectacle, a memor able and wonderful event. It cannot occur again, here, and must go Into the record as a red-letter day In the annals of Portland and Oregon. It could not have been bettered, except In one particular. The days of their service tinder fire are over; but the Grand Army Is none the less America's Army. It should be always on such occasions a uni formed army. Let us not inquire Into the reasons why many of the old sol 4lers appeared on parade In civilian clothes; but let us say that in sheer gratitude to these brave and true men. Congress should provide a uniform fo every one of them, and require that It be worn at least during the -week f the annual encampment. to various degrees of disability. The problem will be to fit the men and the Jobs, to readjust industry upon a basis which will give preference to cripples in employment for which they are best suited, and to leave out or tno whole scheme the "charity" viewpoint which formerly has tainted the social attitude toward crippled men. MeARTHUR AND BERLIN. Representative' McArthur, of Ore gon (Third District, Including the great city of Portland), is given a standing of 100 per cent perfect on patriotism by the National Security League in its summary of Individual records for the Blxty-fourth and Sixty fifth Congresses. In the eight test meas ures, Mr. McArthur voted right In every Instance. It is easy now to stand up in Con gress and be counted for adequate war measures; it was not so easy wnen many good men wavered, being doubt ful of America's duty and when there were other men who were mainly mindful of their chances for re-elec tlon. Who. for example, could two years ago have foreseen that conscrip there are optimists. They are now I established and more advanced of the talking of ending the war1 by giving democratic nations to act as guides. Germany the complete thrashing that I teachers and friends of these young is coming to her by the end of 1919. 1 members of the family of nations, that That is the optimism of men who I they may learn the ways of democ know the magnitude of their task but I racy, mutual tolerance and peace, and are not daunted by it. It deserves to while they are learning to hold them be supported by the same kind of in some restraint by the knowledge optimism at home the practical kind, that there is abundant force in reserve which also sees the magnitude of the to prevent success of an appeal to home task, but Is not frightened by arms. that, either. Need of this guardianship leads Pro fessor Powers to predict that the allies will permit Austria to "remain the custodian of peace in the Balkans," and President Wilson seems to have had the same motive for opposing dis- WHAT OUR GRANDFATHERS DTD. As we read of the proposed new taxes, reflect that this may be only the beginning and cogitate how we I memberment of the Hapsburg mort may skimp and save, m order to pay archy at orre time, though he appears them, we may find some balm for our I since to have abandoned that posi- spirtts in the thought that our grand- I tlon. That policy would be dangerous fathers went through the same ex-1 for several reasons. The Hapsburgs perlence with far more straitened I are deservedly the common object of means, and did It readily, uunng tne I hatred and distrust among all the sub- Civil War there were no.t only patriots I ject and Balkan peoples. They are at the front fighting for the Union; so incurably imbued with the Idea ol there were also patriots at home, divine right and that their dominions working and saving for the Union. .-. are their personal property, stocked This war came upon the- people in with human beings like a cattle ranch. a time Of abounding prosperity, and ! that they could not sincerely adopt a democratlo policy. For centuries they have broken every pledge given to their people, and are so deeply per jured that they could not and would not be trusted. Nor could members they have become prosperous; the 1 I .! 1 nr. w a 1ta .lima vaaIaH tlon would have been accepted every- of depresston for lts approach was where in America as the essence and ... ... r- acme oi sounu """ the first accompanying effects maKing Dy a oeawuw,ji .... . repudiation bv the South Of debts due nf rmml hnn... rontnl m xet, witn inis recora tusii I ln th. N-orth. which brouerht disaster i k. ..o,ia , leariess service to and bankruptcy to many. Specie pay- dlnal principles of autocracy divine country, sundry clUzens are worrying ment wajj SU6penaed by thebanks. right and might is right; King Con because Mr. McArthur voted. In con- 80me wealthy men transferred their stantine of Greece. Czar Ferdinand of rormity witn me J" property to. Europe and the Govern- Bulgaria and the late King Charles of stituent on me same queauon, '"" mpnt had reat diffieuitv in raisin t? nn m a ni. npnval tliol Tniflior ta. money to carry on the war. Lowell wrote of "a little Italian bluster of brushwood fire" as "extravagance" and of "the horror of my tax bill Emerson on January 1, 1862, wrote tJTa -vAnn fATv4 hrtnlr. dnna I . 1 . ... . . . . . 1 J . i A i . . rr-- 1r. 1 V- w,A,,1J I ""J . v IMMI. tlllB CUUl. Ut LiCl "tU wcu-m v- mw. " larf Tun a fvirlanrta rrfiM rianlrs ..t.vlui.1.- i A naiica Wltn joy in cenin. income has ourte ceksed. And how to amnns fhom a vhlrli oil T10 ImpiipH pay J300 or 1400 with $60?" He tried nations would be parties, similar to the REPAIRING AX OVERSIGHT. , I in vain to sell a wood lot to make agreements governing navigation ol ti, rirss-nnlnn recentlv discussed on I ends meet. But there was no shirking the Danube. vi. .-.- the ouestion of the small the duty to see It through, for he also Definition of frontiers and mainte- niwec. I utuiuv ui ueave auiuug liiu vvuuk buib A Line o' Type or Two. Hew to the Line, Let the Qulpa Fall Where They Slay. X.OVK 0 TREES. Pines that keep the sun from me. Thronging round my roof. Dusky, shy and dumb to mo. Near and yet aloof. . . I have aeen'the starry web Fluns around your tops. Heard your voices rise, and ebb As the night wind drops. lately I have Blared for you. Fought tba deadly fire. Saved the cool disdain of yon From a hot desire. V 1 have worn the yoke for yon. As a faithful Druid. Carried H20 for you . Palls of Huron fluid. Poets' hearts have yearned to oak. Ached for birch and pine; Poet back was never broke As this back o' mine. PAN. PEACES TO COME THROUGH VTSlOJt Lessening; Xnmber of Nations Hay Re duce Risk: of War. VANCOUVER Wash. Aug. 18. (To the .Editor.) In a recent issue you pre sented a well-put letter relative to the obstacles In the way of a lasting unl versal peace. The writer of this letter refers to a recent Oregonian editorial of much merit and devoted also to the peace subject. If permitted I would approach the subject from an ang;le differing from mat or eitner editor .or contrioutor. My sense of the problem is that peace will come through union rather than through division. My thought is that lessening the number of Independent nations would proportionately lessen tne war risk. This thought compels me to feel that the late Count Tolstoy was more than a visionary, when he foresaw peace com Ing through the earth's being domln ated solely by four great races, Slavs, Anglo-batons, Iatlns and Moneolians It 19 quite thinkable that this would remove the causes of war in great de gree. Tet four very material causes Illilnois corn Is reported as suffering would still remain, and war risk would against him for re-election and for a candidate who they know has no con victlons of right or wrong which he will not accommodate to any emer gency. Roumania proved that. Either re publics or constitutional monarchies headed by popularly elected native dynasties are the only security against autocracy. The economic difficulties arising from political independence of from the heat. We supposed' that corn thrived on heat waves, but one learns something every day, .The Bum Sports' Club is so cluttered up with Germans that the old members will have to withdraw and. form an other organization. "He Bolldrd Better Than He Knew." Sir: The Journal and Messenger, of Cincinnati, relates that Rev. F. E. Brin lnstool (that name almost automatic ally admits him. to the. guild of Im- contlnue till these four were at one ment. Thus I 'feel that the world can be saved from war only through a great atonement. J. HAROLD. Distance of Battle Line From Berlin, HERMISTON. Or., Aug. 19. (To the Editor.) (1) How far is the fighting line in France from Germany? From Berlin? (2) Can you tell me the name of some company, or companies, ether than the Government, who write in mortals) having gone to war, has left I surance on, the lives of soldiers. his church "ln the best possible condi tion and with . more promise than he could have dreamed of." War has some compensations. ' . ' OHIO. "Wanted To trade Vlctrola with rec ords for team of burros and wagon. uau uz Journal. Tne advantage, Watson, is that you don I have to wind the burros. SUBSCRIBER. 1. In parts of Alsace and Lorraine the allies are , now fighting on eot) claimed by Germany before the war; the French, knfact, have held such college and Its service to many com- But far batter that this grinding- should I may require exercise of police power . . - . HB 1 jaut lar Dmr mat Tail gnDiuug biiltuha i iqj .oviuaav l..ei, Va. yviiv. j. muuiuea vsrcBi". " rjM bad and worse than we bo driven by 1 by an outside armed force Until the tn stimulate the Interest of the People I any Impatience Into a hasty peace or any I j . .v., , ,i,j . Where sucn insutuuons are locawo. w. i the nations concerned become recon ciled to it, with the limitation of their ambitions, the acceptance of arbitral and Judicial methods for settling dis putes and the renunciation of armed force. The selfish - interests of the European powers and their past mis conduct In prolonging Austrian and Turkish tyranny for the purpose of postponing this Inevitable war hav4 made them in a measure objects ot In the same spirit Asa Gray wrote: Mt wife and I have scraped tip 4550. all wa can scrape, and lent It to the United states. There Were, no taxes on excess profits far of the atata. There was a hasty ana war proms in xnose aays, dui in- review of the situation ln the state, come taxes reached far lower ln the with mention of some schools that acale than is now contemplated, being have passed out of existence, sxd iixea in June, net, ai e per cent, oa others that still survive. 600 to $5000, 7 per cent on 5000 their maintenance, encouraging them to new efforts, and, if need be, new sacrifices to keep alive academies and colleges which have contributed much to the educational and material wei- them. The disinterested position of the United States in the war and this Nation's scrupulous respect for Na tional rights in Cuba, the Philippines, China and other countries point to it as the fittest to execute this trust. Nnw w bear from McMlnnvllle that to $10,000, and 10 per cent on over ., . , . . t. , . ... ,v ...... rm,. A.tmA limine """" " uic"'"""l u.uo.., there are gnex ana surprise mere uu j.v,v. I the excellent college at that place was began at 30 cents a gallon in 1882 overlooked. It is suggested to The and went up to $2 ln 1885, and nearly Oregonlan that the merits and record all manufactures, especially luxuries. r irMinnvina rviioi-A entitle it to were taxed carriages, yachts, billiard hanorahl mention ln any article on I tables, plate, slaughtered cattle, hogs . - . ... - . I T 1 1 no.snnrta " HH-COl. !. M educauon ana Its position in tne me rr""- Our nast conduct is a eruarantv that . I lamniaal sa t xf I tittl rtT T 1 V Bnaral sir Tlsa)lat 1 ana aeveiopmeni ot uregun. i sw' . - we should gently but firmly guide the The Oregonlan acknowledge, the onal Property Gross r ece pts of rail, chlld!natfons Into the wayiof democ oversight ana confesses tne error one " i,v.V. racr. 1 tn, not delay. writer or tne Drevious araoio is ia-1 ucuua - . companies, ana newspaper aaroruBe ments were taxed S per cent. Stamp duties were levied oa all kinds of paper used ln transfer of property, on medicines, perfumery, cosmetics and miliar with the fine career of Mc Mlnnville College; and he can only plead the excuse quite Inadequate, indeed that it was not Intended by him to make a complete survey of all ' JfOT CHAR ITT. BCT A CHANCE. The frontispiece of Carry On, the American Red Cross magazine pub lished to further the reconstruction of disabled soldiers and sailors, de- Jilcts a wounded soldier returning home from the multifold perils of war to find, himself confronted by such oh etacles as the "worn -out notion about the cripple," and offered only a "sol tiler's home dugout" as a refuge. The caption is. "They don't want your charity they demand their chance.' The point Is driven home in several rpecial articles, among which is striking one by Charles M. Schwab, who knows the value of men in in du'Mry and who knows also that it is the Intelligence, rather than the phys ical strength, of the man which counts for most ln the long run. Mr. Schwab says that the man who lias offered his body in defense of his country must not be allowed to return to us merely' as a hero worthy of our sympathy. "His physical handicap." says Mr. Schwab, "whatever it may be. will not, -except In-rare instances, ren der him useless as an Industrial factor; on the contrary, it will afford him a greater opportunity than ever before to utilize his brains, upon which he was not so dependent before he went away." Every man who returns will be needed by the country. Enlight ened self-interest, as well as the sense of Justice, would Indicate that every opportunity be given him for making himself self-supporting ln the best sense of the termJMr. Schwab has seen the workings of a reconstruction plan applied to the casualties of peace, lie "knows of many Industries where the process of retraining has returned able men to their Jobs, and has not only saved the man for himself and Ills family, but has Increased the effectiveness of .the plant ln which he worked." Coupled with this is the statement which will be verified by every director of men. that never before has the opportunity for advancement in indus try been as great as it is today. "The gates are open for trained men.' There always will be great groups who ere too indolent to advance themselves, or who lack Initiative or ambition, or who shrink from the responsibilities of leadership. The jobs ln the past which have most often sought the men have been the jobs which required ivpecial training, and in which the brain played a much more Important part than the hand. It is interesting to note, therefore, that work actually has been begun In the reconstruction of wounded sol diem. Hospitals have been designated by the War Department ln which the continued treatment of such men will be carried on. Aides in physio-therapy and in occupational therapy are al ready being trained, and plans for spe cial buildings have been approved. The "curative workshop" has been adopted ln principle as a vital part of the scheme. The field of usefulness, the road to Independence, for the physically han dicapped broadens visibly when the opportunities for turning skill to use are studied. This Is the function of the reconstruction movement. Grow ing use of machinery Is creating de mand for operators, for machinists of every kind. The experience of Canada already has been enlightening. It has .been found that soldiers who have lost their legs or arms can be utilized in farming operations on a large scale not only to their own advantage but to that of the nation. It is not pretended that every trade or profession is open to all the handicapped, but it is sur prising how many of them are adapted: th a InetUiiflnna nf flraemn. thou eh the I Playing cards, names of all but McAIinnville were "We are to be taxed more .heavily mentioned as they came to his mind, for this war, for our expenditures will ph.T fnp ih tniunmt lie Mmfuwil b vastly greater, exceeding In one Newberg with McMlnnville, and passed year the aggregate for all preceding on from Tamhill County. He will not wars, but our ability to pay Is greater completion of the work and the with drawal of our forces. It is no en viable task, for we need not flatter ourselves that wa have won the affec tion of the Cubans and Filipinos, but we have won their respect and confl dence, and with these we should be content. That policy should in time remove the spirit of militarism in Southeast- South High." Albuquerque I ground since the first days c the war. The distance .from the old German boundary varies from less than 50 to a little over 135 miles. Distance from the fighting line to Berlin varies from 830 to 540 miles. i. neariy an or tne well-Known oia THE CO.MPLEAT AXGLER. (Appendix.) Plscator You ' are next to know Scholar, that the muskallonge is built line Insurance oompanies. write insur long. low, and rakish, as a pirate craft. anCe on the llves of aoldlers. but the and is regarded by smaller fish with as cremIum fr the war risk is practical much dread as every merchantman did ly prohibitive, being as high as 10 per say that the friends of McMlnnville College ought to have been satisfied with the general argument, which was for the small Institution, for he under ern Europe by removing its cause " I k a .AfMInt, It on in proportion and the war does not "1 -Vr rf;-I' Involve destruction of the resources of a great part of our own country. as did that of 1861-5. We can meet stands that the desire to be Included the cost If we will make the sacrifice, by name ln the honorable company of nd not only will the world be a better Oregon colleges Is both natural and laudable. Let us give herein a brie! story of the McMlnnville Institution from the Telephone-Register of that place: McMlnnville' college has a standing, past and present, entitle to notice aloag with ether schools of the state. Founded ln Eep- world but we shall be a better people, collectively and Individually, for hav ing made It. by showing the young nations the bet. ter way. In the same manner it should eliminate militarism from the minds of the Germans by building up group - of strong, free, Independent states across the path of conquest. states which would unite to resist ag. gresslon and ' which would make its success impossible. As the chance ol gaining their ends and of losing their Independence by force faded, faith in HOW TO E"D MILITARISM. There Is much food for thought ln force would die, and that is all there the letter wherein Professor Powers l is of militarism, rightly so termed. ,-mK- lflftT It ha TiA-or Int.l ...... f eXPl&lHS LIIO U1LI1CU1 UC3 111 LlltS V U.J VI I ltLUDUS. UHO 111C11, - UV UUh lUtlfi tUU' nearly $400,000, over 1300.000 of which is en-1 reorganization of Southeastern Europe I tinue to pursue the unattainable, and dowraent. it haa otruggied through the tt on aemocratlc and racial lines, the Germans, like the French after rears aa pernaps bo college in uirson nasi . .. .. .. , , , . . 1 . . . . . . . . ... dona, and doubtless awea its continued ex- ana or at tne same tune extinguisning i ruapoieon s aowniau, wouia x-aauauj istence to its faithful and devoted teachers militarism. When uerman militarism i forsake tneir oia laois ana wouia do and offlcera. who hava never faltered In the I , hasn rlestrnverl and when the I rnm as zealous chamnions of a World tiny. Heine it la that its sponsors are quick autocracies of Germany, Austria and Court as the French are today, to sea aa apparent sllgnt in any review ol I TurKev nave Deen exunKUlsnea. tne JkXMMSt"'PevmA wln 8,mply bftve been CIear?1 There Is a strong inducement to for new National structures to be play, sing and whistle the songs 'of erected on their ruins. The treaties German composers ln the knowledge to be made at that time will be no that by so doing we swell the funds more man plans ana specifications ior ich are to pay for licking the the new nuuaings. w netner inose new Kaiser. structures will be sound and enduring will depend' on the wisdom, firmness, infinite patience and fldelty to their democratic ideals which must be dls- wlth 81 years record, and with alumni In many parts of ths stats and Nation, Including also missionaries In foreign lanoa, lee is tnat it is justmea in guarding Its prestige with soma degree of pride. A great denomination the Baptist Church has had McMlnnville College under Its patronage. Probably it could not have been sustained for so many An,lt. ba nufnl wltliAllt the definite and continued 'favor c, played by the statesmen who will .i.a t -Wa 4 .a. Ka a,,ka vne world luiure in meir ti o. UIV AaybULa. A Wfc lb ... J w UVUUWIU W1 m Aa Va If the benefits to the church have been "n,oi a " r..".. i so dear asto m. community or its of th- By the time Emll Hermann corn- sue, witnout regara to creea or pou- ,- iWessor Powers says. Pletes ten-year term in the peni- tlcs. In that view The Oregonlan l?c ' VAM.0.v.-r,!A. tintiarv he will probably have real- exhorted the residents of towns within . aT C".." hi,,. r va infl,,.. a f ...Ah not quite, no nenruiy u ui institution., respectively, to be mindful Jhf S""8801". "?lU.DBetAIfl,S of their value, and to respond to the kf Jlv """"J "t!", " , . r , , ! ' xt i differences. Orthodox Bosnians hate Afj.Aj uu u"' a'"B- .... . D...I... W.ntW It Is real sacrifice ln a man to give to Government treefe that he planted have nearly htlIJ century ago and has nftWUVU cha kucj alcvT muff i.iin.Liii size, but the Government needs them. tentiary he will probably have real lzed his error and wonder how he came to commit it. lean town or village, which has seen the cultural and refining stimulus fur nished by a public library, for ex ample, would consent at any price to Its abolishment. There should be no There is no law to compel countj courts to maintain signs at highway as all hate the Magyars, and Orthodox, I Intersections, but the court that does Roman Catholic and Moslem Albanians so will be popular in the running on hate each other with the same ardor I election days. as some hate the Greeks and others different attitude toward the small "8 Serba but all Jugo-Slavs and all Not all American Red Cross activi AlDxiuaas uuilo m unueu ui awt uu are til ixiu lruiiu luere are a trians, Magyars and Turks, and they I quarter million hungry Chinese to be hold this sentiment ln common with fed by the almoner of the nations, Roumanians, Bulgars and Greeks. The mutual hatred of Bulgars and Greeks, Serbs and Bulgars, Roumanians and college, even In view of the modern tendency toward state control ot higher education. AT THE SIGJf OF THE DOUGHNUT. The doughnut seems destined to be- I Bulgars Is perhaps as Intense as the come the special symbol of the Salva tion Army at the front. It was a happy thought which led the members of this welfare armyto constitute them selves doughnut distributors to our sol- aversion which all feel for their pres ent or former oppressors, while there are also points of conflict between Greeks and Serbs, Roumanians and Serbs and Roumanians and Greeks. There was not much out here when those veterans were fighting to save it, but there's a lot here now, and they are welcome to the best of it. Bonds of the first liberty loan are making new high records every day or two. Thev are cood to sell, but dlers in France.- A doughnut is a little I The same reeling prevails Detween tne better to hold thing, but It is typically American Ruth enlan majority and the ponsn and a reminder of home. Its bestowal land-owning minority of Eastern Cla typifies solicitude for the welfare of I licla, nor Is any love lost between the Polish majority of Western Gallcia and the Slovaks of Moravia, or be tween the Italians " and Slovenes ot Istria. the recipient. Of course. It represents only a small part of the work of the Salvation. Army ln this war, but it Is a part worth taking into account. It shows that all of our welfare agencies are becoming intensely practical. There is a little Jingle about the doughnut - and its use in detecting optimists and pessimists. The optimist, The mother who gives her firstborn and her second and sometimes her third to be a soldier knows what sac rifice means. mA TT.-n 1a valllni, 'HIaVa " An, The flames of animosity are kept I t, ,,,i9 nbrmt mr.ri.vi alive ay mo eimieuce vu uio uuiucis0 warfare, OI eacn etate nuu yrovmue ui & ucuul- i n SDie 1XLUU WUlbU IB UIUU1BU UJ IWV V, three rival races because they overlap The coward always is feel for roving buccaneer, Venatoi' Marry, I have heard strange taies oi mm indeed. Plsc You are to hear One now that is a true tale and a strange, the which concerneth two able brothers of the angle, known to men as Jud and Ed. Theue were Journeying upon a lake, with a great gang of hooks astern, wnen a rish aid strike and hook him self. Ed, drawing: him ud to the boat. did observe the prize to be a muskal- J tentiary. preparing to shake him from the hook, aa .of small account, when a giant muskallonge did strike, and swal low up the smaller. You may conceive. Scholar, the uproar that did attend the onset, in the midst of which the levia than did hurl himself Into the boat in such a manner as to gash open one side of honest Jud's cheek. Whereupon he did roar to his companion to endeavor the chopping off Of the monster's head with an axe, the which he did proceed to achieve, and with such zeal that the axe did split open the bothtom of the boat, to the great surprise and distress of both anglers, who are. neighbors of mine and men of truth. Ven A rare tale, Master. I would hear more of the muskallonge. Piso That you shall. Scholar, and there is time to tell you all I knowand perhaps more. At present this cool woodland way Invites to quieter thoughts.' How pleasant is the shade and perfume of this grove of pines. How grateful to the eyes is this brown carpet of needles, mottled with the deep green leaves of the wintergreen and the yellow flowers of the five-finger. And here, still, are sweet white violets, and there are blue. See, too, straw berry and anemone. For 'tis Spring time ln these Northern woods,, though the almanac would have It Summer. So ln the Summer of your life, Scholar, you shall find Spring flowers, which shall be all the sweeter that they bloom so late. ' cent of the -face of the policy ln some instances. The low insurance rate made by the Government Is made, possible by the ' Government's assumption of the administrative expenses, or "over head," and also the war risk feature. Status of Ex-Convict. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 19. (To the Editor.) I served time In the penl- I was convicted of second degree murder and received an absolute pardon after serving; a few year. want to do my bit. for my country, but understand that exVconvlcts cannot be drafted. I can give good references, since my" release. Please explain fully as regards' to draft effecting ex-con vlcts, as there are probably many in the same dilemma as myself. What a fine thing it would be 1f we came back from across O. K. and should be re. ferred to as ex-convicts and could Bay 'Yea, but I did my bit ln France also. F. W. The ruling of the Provost Marshal- General, by which draft boards are bound, Is that no person who has been convicted of a felony, whether' par doned or not, is eligible for the service. He will be placed in class 5, and rated as .'morally unfit. : Illiterate In -Draft. - PAULINA, Aug:. 19. (To the Editor.) If a boy is drafted who cannot read and write and is sent to a training camp, la he taught to read and write before being sent across the ocean, and how long is he taught? . JOSIB FOSTER. "For rent Modern furnished rooms by 'war widow." Home privileges. 327 North Boots." Marion, lnd.( Chronicle. The roomers, ventures B. G. M., are expected to keep the home fires burn ing. Among other things. Colonel Watter- son was the author of the locution pert paragraph." The Colonel's were never pert, as one cannot be pert in a qpftrter-column paragraph. (From the Berlin Journal.) ' Chief Edward Brunsman has had his front newly painted. It looks fine. The bayonet work of the colored troops is perfectly delightful Every charge is to them "a home folks' fight.' All that the Army requires of men being prepared for service Is that they be able to understand commands and orders. At leading cantonments and camps the Y. M. C. A. and Knights of Columbus conduct classes in which aliens are taught rudiments of the lan guage and Americana are instructed in the more fundamental educational branches. Militant Verse. ROLLCALL. "Corporal Green!" the Orderly cried; "Here!" was' the answer loud : and and clear. From the lips of the soldier who stood near And "Here!" was the word the sext replied. "Cyrus Drew!" then a silence fell; This time no answer followed the call. Only his rear man had seen him fall; Killed or wounded he could not- telL There they stood in the falling light. Those men of battle, with grave, darK looks, bl ' As Dlain to be read as open books. While slewly gathered the shades e . night- The fern on the hillsides were splashed with blood. And down in the corn, where the popples grew, Were redder stains than the poppies knew: And crimson-dyed was the river's flood. For the foe had crossed from the other side That day, in the face of a murderous fire That swept them down in its ter rible Ire, And their life-blood went to color the tide. Herbert Kline!" At the call there came Two stalwart soldiers into the line Bearing between them this Herbert Kline, . Wounded and bleeding to answer his name. "Ezra Kerr!" and a voice answered, "Here!" "HtraBa Kerr!" but no man replied. They were brothers, these two; the sad winds sighed. And a shudder crept through the corn field near. "Ephraim Deane!" then a soldlar spoke: ''Dean carried our regiment's colors," ha said; "Where our ensign was shot I left Just him dead. after the broke. enemy wavered and "Close to the roadside his body lies; I paused a moment and gave him a drink; He murmured his mother's name, I think. And death came with it, and closed his eyes. Twas a victory; yes, but it cost us dear For that company's roll, when called at night. Of a hundred men who went into the fight. Numbered bat twenty that answered. "Here!" N. G. SHEPHERD. We . gave them the best we had. which was the finest August weather they ever enjoyed for a march. The honors go to the housing com mittee that worked early and 'late and hard to care for the visitors. the bit of verse reminds us. sees the I there, and each claims the territory. doughnut, the pessimist sees only the I Germans have overflowed into Bo- hole. It is a good thing to think of hernia and Moravia until they const! this occasionally. Those who are ln- tute a majority for some distance clined to rail because some things beyond the borders. Transylvania has have not been done, or are not being I a decided Roumanian majority, but it done, are looking at the hole ln the Includes solid blocks of Germans and doughnut. They should let their eyes I Magyars. Macedonia was the cross rest for a moment upon the mighty I roads of all Invasions of the Greek things we have accomplished a great I empire from the north, and its popu- Army now ln France and growing I latlon Is a potpourri of all Balkan steadily, vast munitions plants work-1 races, no one of which has a better ing night and day, shipyards every- I claim than the others. where, a people united in their deter-1 The belief that "might is right" pre- minatlon to make every needful sac- I vails as much among the subject races rfra rha h1e-cAr itrnnnist i no 1 tv, I aa amnnsr th ft Germans. Ma&rtrara and lest Army and Navy the world has I Turks. It was universal when they disgruntled man may think as he ever known rapidly coming to fruition were, conquered. It subdued and held pleases, but if he does it aloud it's jail and a thousand as-endea worklnsr to them ln subjection. It IS Still held bv I xor mm. uoDort It and ma.k a it mora Afrlr-Jnt I the rnllnar races and bv nutting- it In these constitute some of the lngre-1 practice some of the conquered have The "cut ups in tne company long dienta of the doughnut itself. . I achieved their Independence and the ago have not forgotten how. It is a curious thins:, we are re-1 rest hope to do so. They know na minded, that the pessimists are nearly I other means of settling their conflict- I All old men grand old men, and all at home most of them safely en- Ing claims, and that fact will tend to I pretty husky for their age. sconsed ln bomb-proof Jobs. The word I perpetuate militarism among them. It from the front La that aU the, men 1 will be lha, art pf the. fitrongt jrMl Portland If m&klrig, fooda-as jisual, All the money ln the world cannot bring the right to wear that little bronze button. As we read of the orchardlsts profits, we learn to despise not the humble prune. ' A SENTIMENTAL JOIR.VEV. Sir: We. anteed. The maid seemed out of sorts and reminded me of John Hays truculent servitor, "whose cir cumstances had forced him to become a waiter in a backwoods restaurant. He bore a deadly grudge at the profession that kept him from starving and as sorted his unconquered nobility Of soul by scowling at his customers and swear ing at the viands he dispensed. I -re member the deep sense of wrong with wnicn he would growl. Two buck wheats, be gawd! " Our third item was Lake Erie whiteflsh. We complimented th lady upon tUe evidence of devoted conservation. TWlth acid reticence she protested that it was "Th reg'ler size portion, and plenty." "Ah I" said the P. of E. reaching for the Victory bread. your assurance Interests me. That set tles a point ln New Testament history that has always puzzled me. She retired. Intact, but later we were conscious of being perlscoped, discreetly, from the buttery. The sixth -hole offered a fins hazard: "Choice of Pie orApricot Pie." We confessed an appetence for the A P. " Slicing Into the rough, your, cor respondent uncovered a plump, glisten ing raisin. "I J. H. had nothing on me! I cried, and woke my raisin up. One-three-six stems uncurled and sleep ily wigwagged greetings. Enamored, we hung over the cradle. "Ah!" said the P. of E-, while a glad light shone ln his kindly eyes, T believe you have there a robust example of the orthop- tera. Perlplaneta Americana, I should say at a venture." We summoned Boni face who affects a black leather strap In lieu of belt. Not ln a chiliad, we vowed, would -we take advantage of his hospitality. Our simple wants were easily supplied a bonus was really an extravagance. "Well, I'll tell ye," he soothed U3 with a benevolence making us readily admit with George Meredith that there Is more ln men and women than the stuff they utter, "I'll tell ye how 'tis. .We cut them pies when they are warm And them roaches gets in there and sometimes - gets drownded. Ye,, can- have another piece if ye're pertickler." The name, at" present, is Berlin Heights. If It should be changed, I will let you know. ' -, V . P'' S' Noted, by F.'M. P. on the Pennsyl vania lines: "Passengers will preserve this cheok until lifted by the conduc tor." We should think some lady pas sengers would object. " ' Deserter Subject to Draft. PORTLAND, Aug. 20. (To the Edi tor.) A claims that a person who de serts from the Army or Navy in tlm of peace, becomes disfranchised for ever and can plead for exemption from the draft on this ground. B holds that such person will have citizenship forced back upon him and be Inducted. Which one is right? v. JACK WANZER. Military offenses are not recognized as conferring immunity from the draft. He will be Inducted. No Limit on Dinner. PORTLAND, Aug. 21. (To the Editor. Please, tell me whether there is any law limiting the amount of dinner working man is permitted to take when boarding in a private home. LLOYD. SHRINER. There is no law limiting the work ingman's dinner. In a private home or otherwise. r- - . ; -- . - , Blackberries on Public Highway, PORTLAND, Aug. 21. (To the Ed itor.l-Who owns the blackberries on the public highway? - ONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW, The inquirer's title to a share of them would Justify him ln picking them. ". Stenographic Work Overseas. .EUGENE. .Aug. 20. To the Editor.) -s-Klndly state to whom one should apply for oversea stenographic work. either paid or voluntary?, L. N, Apply " to personnel biireau of Red Cross. Fourth avenue and ' Eighteenth street. New York. - i , ,e ' THE FIRING SQUAD. t -wonder how long we'll continue to be a health resort for spies And other industrious gentlemen that the papers criticise! The place for an agent of Kaiser Bill -.is six feet under the sod I want to hear some corporal yell, "Fall in, the firing squad!" - Do we get cold feet at the thought of blood? Have we lost our old-time errit? If we haven't the guts to kill-a man we d better lie down and quit. Do you think you can tame these ant . mala by the method of "spare the rod?" Forget It! Come on with the corporal in command of a firing aquad! While He Had Ills Hand In.' (From the Monmouth, 111, Revjew.) Charley Olin vaccinated his hogs this week; also Charles Postlewalte. In this saddest of possible worlds there are few things . sadder than the berry pie of commerce. Echo from her cave replies, ' "Swat the fliesl Qh, swat the tlletV: If we riddled a few incendiaries the in dustry would decline; If we plugged a couple of profiteers the rest would stand in line; And a lot of these devilish anarchists would get in and carry the hod If. a few of their leaders went over the range to the tune-of a firing squad. "Arrested," "interned" or "out on bail" it's ever the same old song. And we lay the paper aside to remark, "How long, O God, how long?" We've seen enough devilment this past year to arouse the wrath of God! Then what is ft we are waiting for? Come on with the firing squad! Captain George Steunenberg, U. S. A., Jn he Army and Navy. Journal. A MEMORY OF TUB CIVIL WAR. From "A Captive Soldier's Medtey." writ ten at Camp Oglethorpe, a Confederate prison at Macon. Ga July, 18ft4. YANKS AND REBS. And etrange it la how much In the mind In these later days, so doubly refined. There rests an opinion of barbarlo hues Gainst those ln enmity and opposite views. Each whispers of each, ln manner dolorous. E're heard ye of fiends so far from decorous? Fact is, notwithstanding respectable are Those who to contrary often declare. The extremest perversion of our nature already Sufficiently down in the scale of de pravity Has not in favor of America's'shore Its baneful effects distributed more. And I, as Judge of the two. different cases. To Yank would declare naught earthly debases As yet the Reb from one of the races; And to Reb I would say, by way of tuition, That he who seekj your low demolition Has not to your thoughts and fanclea fruition. JOHN COLLINS WELCH. Late Lieutenant 85th Regrlment, New York Volunteers, and member, of John F. Miller Post, Department of Washlnn ton and Alaska, Grand Arn.y of the Republic. TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP. In the prison cell I sit. Thinking, mother dear, of you, And our bright and happy home so far away. And the tears they fill my eyes. Spite of all that I can do. Though I try to cneer my comraaee and be gay. CHORUS. Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are marching. Oh, cheer up, comrades, they will come. And beneath the starry flag we shall breathe the air again, Of freedom in our own beloved home. So within the prison cell Wa are waiting; for the aay That shall come to open wide the Iron door, And the hollow eye grow bright. And the poor heart almost gay. As we think of seeing irienas ana home once more. .- 'Lame Speech Blamed. Baltimore American. '.Tones made a lame speech on the subject under discussion." "No won der, when his argument hadn't a leg to stand on." CHICKEN DINNER WITH TRIM- . MINGS. -" The city family is finding it harder to get what It needs, and here is the farmer's chance to sell A COMPLETE DINNER, made made up from your' garden, of vegetables,' fruits, butter and eggs AND poultry, together with the party touch of flowers. Combine with your neighbors and sell COMPLETE DINNERS, ready for cooking, all the ye 'round. The United Statea Department of Agriculture haa prepared FOUR Booklets that will give you much detail on HOW to do business by parcel post in an easy and busi nesslike manner. These books you can obtain through the Wash ington bureau of this paper. It is the Intention of this bu reau to keep you ln touch with the latest Government Informa tion that will enable you to get the best out of your work and property, so we say to you, SEND FOR THESE BOOKLETS AT ONCE. They are FREE. Prepare now for your. Winter trade. Preserve your fruits, can or evaporate your vegetables and raise your chickens that Winter will afford you an ample stock to keep your Summer-made cus tomers in supply Send to The Portland Oregonlan Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director. Washington, D. C. Ask for the four booklets on "Marketing by Parcel Post." Just a 2-cent stamp for return deliv ery is needed. 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