TTTE. SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORTLAXD, .TAXUATIT 13. 1023 23 BY HARRY B. CRITCHLOW. IN THE DAYS before the entrance of America Into the world war the regular army soldier was not held In high esteem by the average civilian. He was regarded as lazy, lacking: In intelligence and a useless fixture on the government payroll. There were. towns near old army posts where the soldier was unwelcome. Any young woman was scorned who would be seen In company with him. Then came the war. The spirit of the people changed. The nation found itself dependent on that formerly despised regular army soldier for the training of the thousands of youths who were flocking into the camps. The old ideas were laid aside and the "reg," much to his surprise, found the "not welcome" signs removed from the doorways and the same hos pitality for himself that was found by his "recruit" comrades. The recruits who so recently had cast aside their civilian garments had entered the army with the feeling that the old "regs" were "hardboiled" and not of their kind. These feelings were soon removed, for they found them elvcs dependent upon the old-timers who knew the game and who took the drill manual, army regulations and tho manual of the court-martial as their bibles. They found that the old sergeants of the regular army were not lazy, but hard workers, who be lieved in their labor. Many of the "regs" had families and. although it seemed impossible, they were supporting these families and educating their children on the monthly pay they received. Hundreds of the old army men. when war was declared, were sent to the officers' training camps. There they received commissions and were sent broadcast throughout'the country to fill in where needed in the training camps. They made good officers and were admired by their men. It is true that the one thing above all other that these officers demanded was dis cipline. Years of previous training had taught them the necessity for dis cipline. When they had served in the ranks disobedience usually had landed them in the guardhouse. They dealt out the same punishment that they had experienced, when men refused or failed to comply with their orders. They never gave an order which they had not or would not execute them selves. Before the war the safety of the nation, in a large measure, was de pendent on the regular army men. To day the nation must recognize the old "reg" as its principal protective agent. Kobert W. Service, In his "The Song of the Soldier-Born," to be found in "The Rhymes of a Red Cross Man," has this to say regarding the profes sional soldier: Give me to live and lovs in the old, bold fashion; A soldier's billet at night, and a soldier's ration; A heart that leaps to the fight with a soldier's pasaion. For I hold as a simple faith there's no denying ; The trade of a soldier's the only trade worth plying; The death of a soldier's the only death worth dying. fio let me go and leave your safety behind me; Go to the spaces of hazard where nothing shall bind me; Go till the word is war then you will find me. Then you will call me and claim me be cause you will need me; Cheer me and gird me and into the battle wrath speed me And when it's over, spurn me and no longer heed me. For guile and a purse gold-greased are the arms you carry; With, deeds of paper you fight and with pens you parry; Tou call on the. hounds of the law your foes to harry. You with your "Art for its own sake" pos- ing and prinking; You with your "Live and be merry" eating and drinking; You with your "Peace at all hazard" from bright Mood shrinking. Fools! I will .tell you now; though the red rainv patters. And a million of men go down, it's little it matters There's the flag unflung to the stars, though it streams in tatters. ' There's glory gold never can buy to yearn and to cry for; There's a hope that's as old as the sky to suffer and sigh for; There's a faith that outdazzles the sun to martyr and die for. Ah, no! it's my dream that war will never be ended; That men will perish like men, and valor be splendid; That the flag by the sword will be served, and honor defended. That the tale of my flights will never be ancient story; That though my eye may be dim and my beard be hoary; I'll die as a soldier dies on the field of glory. Bo give me a strong right arm for wrong's swift righting; Stave of a song on my Hps as my sword is smiting; 'Death in my boots maybe, but fighting, fighting. Robert O. Case of the state cham ber of commerce has been appointed secretary of the state land committee of the Amerioan Legion. The com mittee is headed by Thomas A. Sweeney, who has been conducting an investigation in regard to tracts of land that may be opened for soldier settlement in various parts of the state. . James J. Crossley, commander of Portland post of the American Legion, left Tuesday evening for Winterset, la., where his aged father is near the point of death. Shortly before the meeting of the legion last Monday Light, Commander Crossley received k telegram from Winterset to the ef fect that his father was dangerously ill. The newly-elected officers for the local chapter of the Disabled Ameri can Veterans of the World War were installed at the last regular meeting oi the organization held recently. The officers are as follows: John A. Rowley, commander; Howard C. Hanes, senior vice-commander L. T. McMahon, junior vice-commander; John l'. Haley, treasurer; Leslie B. Howell, adjutant: Nicholas Pierangel, chaplain; A. S. Pollard, sergeant-at-arms; executive committee, George F. llastinsg, K. R. Payne, J. C. Zdenek, J. P. Bobroff, Kdward G. Gavin, J. S. Kendall and Charles Lee. O. T. l'retwell, who was a naval officer during the war, and who was in Portland last week, is now third officer on the steamship Hannowa. fret well not long ago made a voyage to Germany, where he spent some time and studied conditions in that country as it oes through its period of re construction. Newspaper men of San Francisco have organized a post of the Ameri can Legion. This is the first post of the kind to be organized on the Pa , cific coast. Its membership will be limited lo 116, which is the official number that has been given the or ganization by the executive com mittee. One of the features of the poet's activities will be a monthly midnight dinner. Portland post of the American t ? " ' I : ' 'a ' it t s VI t i k ,,! je- v.-' . x- . ilyroa J. Heattfle. menurr of executive? committee for Port land post of American Lesion Legion expressed Its appreciation for the work of Henry Boyd, as com mander, during 1921, at the meeting last Monoay night, by extending him a vote of thanks. A motion was made giving a committee authority to raise money with which a fitting present will be purchased for the past com mander. K. C. Mears is taking sub scriptions from American Legion men, for this gift. Mears can be reached by those who desire to donate, at his offices, 304 Wilcox building. The "Spoof Hound" spoofs no more in Oregon, as "officially adopted at the national convention in Kansas City as the American Legion mascot." A local outfit, which adopted the name of the "Marvel Sales company," at tempted a sales campaign for a novelty statuette called "spoff hound" last week, claiming it to be the legion's mascot. liarry N. Nelson, acting state ad jutant, got busy and soon had a telegram from Lemuel L. Bolles, na tional adjutant, to the effect that the novelty had been "neither recog nized nor indorsed." Nelson notified the concern to drop any reference to the legion in its advertising and placed the matter of prosecution, should further false representations be made, in the hands of Frank P. Tebbetts of Portland pest, manager of the better business bureau of the Portland Ad club. There are numerous outfits through out the country seeking to use the name of the American Legion for commercial enterprises, but they are being sat upon effectively by na tional, state and local organizations as fast as they rear their heads. The name of the American Legion means too much to its members to permit of Its commercialization by business parasites. "Every member get a member" will be the slogan of Portland post of the American Legion this year and a campaign will soon be inaugurated to boost the membership to 5000 be fore the end of 1922. The rolls of the organization now contain the names of 2800 veterans, so the mem bership committee will be expected to br'ng in an average of almost 200 membe.s a month. Commander Crossley believes that when the state commission starts paying the bonus to veterans a great incentive will be given to joining the legion. It was the American Legion in Oregon that started the fight for the bonus. Maurice Crumpacker and Stanley Meyers, two legion men, drew the law and Barge Leonard and Franklin Korell fought the measure through the legislature. The new quarters which the legion will have at Fourth and Washing ton streets will aid in bringing in new members. The new clubrooms, which will be used after February 1, were formerly occupied by the Port land Transportation club and are more centrally located than those now in use at Sixth and Pine streets. In addition they are larger and will give the post both a better meeting place and better offices. Members of the four veteran or ganizations, American Legion, Spanish-American War Veterans. Disabled Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars are hard at work selling tickets and making arrangements for the ball which will be held the night of Jan uary 19 in the municipal auditorium. The funds derived from the dance will be split four ways. The organization responsible for the sale of the most tickets will receive a $100 bonus. Commander James J. Crossley has assigned his executive committeemen of Portland post of the American Le gion to the various departments as follows: Americanization and cit izenship, E. T. Stretcher: membership and funerals. Adjutant Douglas Mc Kay; finance, K. C. Mears; griev ance, Wr. R. Bald; entertainment and athletics, Byron J. Beattie; head quarters and patriotic holidays, Wil liam X. Beveridge; legal questions and legislation. John A. Beckwith; law and order, Henry Boyd; employ ment and relief, Kenneth Cooper; publicity and auxiliary, J err old Owen. Committees have been appointed as follows: Citizenship Loren A. Bow man, chairman, Rogers MacVeagh and Scott Brown; membership, Harry B. Critehlow, chairman. S. P. Stew art, Daniel Upp, George Stanley, Miss Marjorie MacEwan, Howard Hanes, Fred H Cook. Ha Ivor Rasch, Andrew Koerner and John Kennedy; funerals, L. A. Milner. chairman; budget. Ar thur A. Murphy, chairman. E. C. Sam mons and Rex Parelius; auditing, Harvey Black, chairman, Fred J. Mahneke and Fred Heitzhausen; headquarters. Sam Bellah, Henry Akin and Dow V. Walker: patriotic holidays, Roy Knox, chairman, and L. A. Milner; legal advisers, Cassius Peck, Arthur M. Geary and George L. Rauch; legislation. F. M. Phelps, chairman, and Milton Klepper; law and order, Fred M. West; slackers. S. R. Vane, chairman, and Leslie Cragmlle; relief, Arthur Monteith, cha'rman, Jane V. Doyle. Dr. John G. Abele end A. C. Baker;, publicity, Thomas Mahoney, chairman. Earl R. Goodwin, E. C. Jorgenson. Fred M. White and Harold Holmberg; med ical adviser, Dr. E. C. Dalton. The body of Major Eberle Kuyken dall. who died in France shortly after the armistice, will soon arrive In the I'nited States and will be taken to Eugene for burial. Dr. Kuykendall was the organizer of the 364th (Uni versity of Oregon ambulance com pany. It was composed for the most part of men who had known Dr. Kuy kendall. Some of them belonged to his college fraternity. No man who ever commanded a company during the war had a more serious problem than did Major Kuy kendall. It is not difficult for a stranger to join a company of men and enforce discipline. The men take discipline in such a case as a matter of fact, but when one of their friends. i 1 one who has lived and associated with them for years, attempts discipline they naturally rebel. Such a prob lem was Major Kuykendall's, but he solved it and won honor for himself. Dr. Kuykendall was" fearless at the front and to his work was largely due the success of the ambulance service of the 91st division in Belgium. He took his duties seriously and saw that those under him went into their work with the same feeling. After a short illness Dr. Kuyken dall died in one of the American hos pitals in the Le Mans area. He was buried with full military honors by his comrades, many of whom had known him when he was a student at the University of Oregon. According to a statement made re cently by Colonel Charles R. Forbes, head of the United States veterans' bureau, there are 101,000 veterans tak ing vocational training in the country today. In addition 32,000 men are awaiting assignment to vocational courses. By 1925 Colonel Forbes ex pects to have under hospitalization approximately 35,000 men. Most of these will be neuro-psychlatric and tubercular cases. Pat Dillon, commander of the Amer ican Legion post at Seaside, was in Portland during the week, undergo ing an examination by the , United States public health service. Dillon served in the 85th coast artillery dur ing the war. The American Legion post in Ore gon City has started an investigation of law enforcement conditions In re lation to the prohibition law. At dance held recently under the aus pices of Willamette Falls post sev eral men were escorted from the floor on account of an overindul gence in the "product of the corn." The legionnaires are of the opinion that there is a laxity in the enforce ment of the law or suca a condition would not exist. Marriage after the entrance of America into the world war did not constitute an attempted evasion of the draft eo as to deprive the servics man of a bonus claim under the Min nesota statute, the Minnesota su preme court has ruled. With 10,754 posts in 48 states, five territorial possessions and 20 foreign countries, the American Legion entered the new year. During the last 12 months. 776 posts were added to the organization, according to a report given out by Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant. The legion is pushing its way into every corner of the earth. Eleven of the posts added during 1921 were outside the boundaries of the United States. These were: Fort Gibbon, Tanana, Alaska; Andernach, Germany Guatemala City, Guatemala; Luke Field, Hawaii; Ensenada, Lower California, Mexico; San Juan, Porto Rico; Loanda, Angola, Portugese West Africa; Tela, Spanish Honduras; Maracaibo, Venezuela; Warsaw, Po land, and Constantinople, Turkey. The greatest increase was notea through the middle west and south west, statistics at national head quarters show. Texas led the list of new posts with 60, followed by Kan sas with 37 and Ohio with 55. The next eight states in order weri Pennsylvania, Iowa and Mississippi (tied), Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Indiana, Nebraska and Michigan. "The legion's growth during 1921 Is remarkable in view of the deplor able unemployment among ex-service men," said Bolles. "With the re turn to normal conditions we expect to double our membership." "Army discipline" Is not imposed upon sick and wounded ex-soldiers under government treatment, C R. Forbes, director of the "veteran's bureau, has informed the American Legion. A disabled soldier is not A. W. O. L. merely because he leaves a government hospital without con sent of physicians. His only penalty Is that he must foot his own trans portation bill if he wishes to return. A thousand dollars, farm experience and an agreeable wife nre the re quisites of an applicant for a tract on the state soldier land settlement project. Che applicant's wife must signify her willingness to take up rustic pursuits, according to an an nouncement from. Washington .state American, Legion headquarters. This is designed to preclude unsuccessful experiments. The south appeals to jobless ex service men, according to statistics of the American Legion employment bureau at Birmingham, Ala., whic recently registered 145 men from all parts of the country and only 103 residents of Birmingnam. Loans, without security and at a low rate of interest, will be provided for sick and wounded ex-service men by a big rotating fund, plans for which are being worked out at na tional headquarters of the American Legion. Ex-soldiers who do not need the ready cash from government com pensation would contribute their tonus to the fund. Government nurses will not rank with "scrub maids" if a protest to the senate, made by John Thomas Taylor of the legislative committee of the American Legion, bears fruit. Taylor objects strenuously to the section of the pending re-classification bill which he says "will tend to lower the nursing profession in the eyes of the public." A national archives building In which would be assembled all the records of the world war Is the aim of the American Legion's committee" on memorials. A bronze tablet erect-?,! to a comrade who gives his life "in line of duty." upholding law and order, is a further recommendation of the committee. Jim Whit?, the strong man of the navy, is in the habit of pulling loaded freight cars with his teeth End cracking railroad spikes between his thumb and forefinger. When he entered New York state headquarter, of the American Legion, he offered to lift desks and things with one hand, he wanted to tear up radiators by their roots, he wanted to smash in the front of iron safes. He was out of a Job. and his energy, with no outlet, was becoming terrific. The legion succeeded in placing him opening and closing doors In a club. A group of three in the office of the General Steamship corporation was discussing the recent cold weather. . "When my outfit was sent home from France and I was detached and sent Into Germany to help out the army of occupation," said an inci dental visitor, "we rode in a fourth class German coach without heat. It was early in February and the water froze solid in our canteens. We had to hold them under our arms to thaw them out before we could get a drink to wash down the issue of hard bread and corned beef." "When I enlisted in the navy." re marked A. Glen McCorkle, assistant agent of the General SteamHhip cor poration, "it was also mid-winter. 1 was fresh from California and 1 thought It was cold in Portland. When I got to Bremerton I knew it was cold. They staked me to a pair of blankets, a cot, a tent and an oil stove. After shivering for a few hours. I got up and lighted the stove and went to sleep. Some time later kind hands reached in and dragged me out of the smoke and I spent the rest of the night waiting for break fast." I "It was 40 below In Vladivostok," came in E. E. Johnson, agent for the General Steamship corporation, "and the wind was blowing about 60 miles an hour across the frozen bay. My partner and I had been walking about for hours looking for a warm place to sleep in, when I recalled that I knew the skipper of a Blue Funnel liner In port. I knew I could get a bottle of Scotch from him and that It would help a little, bo I started out. It was about as far to that dock as from here to terminal No. 4 about six miles and a corresponding num ber of versts. When I got to the dock the ship had just cast off her lines and was about 100 yards out oil her way to Seattle." Johnson wins the cheesecloth over coat. John Gifford Euson passed part of his time during the war serving on a surveV board in Washington, taking stuff away from the shipping board and giving it to the navy. He re tained the idea when he returned to private life, for he is still taking freight away from the shipping board vessels for the privately owned steamers of the Luckenbach Steam ship company, of which he is Port land manager. "Giff" Euson left the navy with the rank of paymaster. During the war, while not serving on the sur vey board he rode back and forth across the Atlantic on various trans ports and on the destroyer Duncan. A. F. Vincent, who blew a mean trombone in "Dad" Phillips' band, 18th engineers, when that organiza tion was helping win the war, has accepted a position as operator in one of the Portland moving picture theaters. Since his return from over seas Vincent has joined the ranks of the married men. Cecil T. Thompson, who served overseas in the 18th engineers, is now expending his warlike energies in managing the grammar school basketball league in this city. He is principal of the Sabin school and, be ing a basketball expert himself, it fell to his lot to look after the youth ful ball tossers. Thompson looks like an ordinary professional man now but when he was overseas he wasn't always so harmless appearing. During a por tion of his "vacation" in France he was one of the guards stationed at the American docks at Bassens, near Bordeaux. He carried an automatic pistol in those days and whenever there was a particularly hard cus tomer to handle they called for Thompson. On one occasion a man on one of the ships at the . dock went "hay wire," obtained a revolver and dared anyone to capture him. The M. P.'s were afraid to tackle him so they called for Thompson. He had had experience with those of the same type when teaching school before the war. All he did was to walk up to the obstreperous Prty and tell him "Come with me." The man with the pistol obeyed. Lester C. Rees post of the legion at Newberg has prepared for the state campaign for new members, which opens tomorrow. The membership of the organization has been divided into two teams, with Dr. J. S. Rankin leading one and Jesse Cummins the other. The post has under considera tion the building of a leon home, and P. E. Overend is chairman of a committee In charge of plana. The legion post of Albany will hold a smoker tomorrow night, with smokes, refreshments and athletic events as features. Elmer Reed is heading the committee that has pre pared the programme. The meeting will open the campaign for an In creased membership for the organi zation. A. L. Bostwick, Delmer Gildew and Raymond TomJinson have been appointed to seek permanent quarters for the post. Members of the American Legion In Independence were hosts to the city last Monday night, when a dance was held in the. high school gymnasium. The programme for the evening was arranged under the direction of Clen Smith, post adjutant. Willamette Falls post of the legion in Oregon City has appointed a com mittee to plan for the erection of a clubhouse. It is the plan of the or ganization to sell bonds to obtain money with which to build the legion home. The committee is composed of William Logus, Ben Harding. Ray Cooper, L. A. Henderson and Stephen Meed. Washington's birthday will be ob served by Klamath Falls post of the legion with a dance and a vaudeville show, according to plans made at the last meeting of the body. At this meeting the new officers were in stalled for tb,e year. Committee heads were nppoir.ted as follows: Executive. J. H. Carnahan; entertain ment, J. E. Enders: relief and em ployment, J. H. Carnahan; buildings and housing. Roy Oren; publicity, Commander F. N. Westerfeldt. r Members of Capitol post of the American Legion will enter into the membership campaign this week with a real organization that will savor ot wartime. Teams will take military titles. The names -of the teams and their leaders are as follows: Dough hoys, Paul Hendricks; marines, D. K. Knickerbocker: tanks, Goodrick Moir; gobs, Harold Smith: aviators, Allan Kafourny, and gas contingent. Miller Hayden. At the meeting last week new officers were installed and Jo seph Minton took command, reliev ing Dr. B. F. Pound. George A. Codding, vice-commander of the state organization of tl American Legion, addressed the mem. bers of Medford post at their annual installation meeting last week. The organization went on record as favor ing the continuation of the present immigration laws. The famous surgeons, Drs. WMlliam and Charles Mayo of Rochester, Minn., will treat Minnesota men at a new hospital to be constructed with J200.000 raised by the American Legion In that state. Patients 'will be charged according to their ability to pay, as decided by state legion of ficials. La Crande post of the American Legion will open its drive for mem bers tomorrow night with a smoker and exhibition of war films made by the signal corps. During the week a get-together meeting will be held and the campaign workers will check up results of the membership cam paign. State Commander Lane Goodell and Acting Adjutant Harry Nelson left last night for Seattle, where they will Join the Washington American Legion delegation and head for Indianapolis to attend a national conference of legion officials. Earl Mclntyre, a former sailor, has been chosen as the 1922 commander of John Culbertson post of the legion In Clatskanie. Other officers are: August A. Pykkonen, adjutant; George Best, vice - commander, and Hiliner Jokels, sergeant - at - arms. George L. Caldwell, Clyde Holmes and George Van were appointed on the executive committee. The first two weeks of our tremendous January Furniture Sale broke all previous records for volume, crowds and values! The good news of the remarkable bargains we were offering traveled into homes everywhere in the entire community and the public acted! A Remarkable Value Overstuffed Davenport $52.50 Here is without a doubt the most remarkable value ever offered in Portland. A full-size overstuffed davenport covered in figured Flambeau Printed Tapestry (this is not denim), three loose spring cushions; truly well made and worth fully double djCO Cf Gadsby's price of Odd Dressers Ivory Enamel Dresser, large base and mirror. Spe-7 Cfl cial at Gadsbys' l liOU Reduced - 4-PieceIvorySuite$89 I ' B H Q U B a This Ivory Enamel Four-Piece Bedroom Suite, just as pictiired is a typical OADSBY value, and would be reasonable at 140. ou ffOq En can buy it this week for v Asphalt-Base Pabcolin Floor Covering -,-Tr" A -n li r -nrimsr t t Cover Your Kitchen We have a large variety of patterns in genuine Asphalt-Base Pab colin Floor Covering, suitable for any room, sold regularly at fla par square yard, with laying extra. W'e are offering it this QO week, laid on your floor at, per square yard uuu iv- r--1, in of Printed and Inlaid Linoleum All on Sale I Regular Easy Credit Terms WM.GADSBY &SONS CORNER SECOND AND MORRISON , STREETS i The Third Great Week Our Windows Tell the Story i v" - y a Floor 5.00 Dovrn. 3.0O Monthly 1 Xow for the third great week with fine, high-grade fur-nil ure at prices that will amaze you because they arc ko low! Boar in mind that this is a bona-fide reduction on every piece of furniture i". our entire store, with the exception of contract lines. It will pay you to make your selections now! $2.95 Delivers This Rocker Balance 1.0O Weekly Deeply upholstered fireside rock ers with coil -spring seats and heavy roll arms are priced now at a genuine saving. Upholstered in the very finest grade of brown imitation Spanish leather. These rockers will sell fast attJOQ Cn special sale price iPJJiJU Tapestry Rugs Here is a Room - Size Rug value worthy of e.-qx-chil note. There nre over a dozen GOOD patterns of full Nine-Wire Tapestry Brussels Kuirs in 9x12 size, which have always sold ut JIJ.."0. You can buy COA RR them this week at iPt.UJ Our Best Silk Lamp Shades We are placing on sale our en tire stock of Hrt Silk Lamp Shnden at Just exactly one third off. Only one of a kind, so be early at Gadsbys' for first choice. Simmon's Day Beds These Dav Beds arc so nntmlnr TIOW. Votl should have one. Ask to see them U rMc?dd.".."!:.5l5 to 54b Trunks and jj illll:?Si! Suitcases S -GADSBYS' CHAlMiK 0 IXTKHKSI $ 50 Worth of Furniture $ 5.00 Cash, $1.00 Week $ 75 Worth of Furniture $ 7.50 Gash, $1.50 Week $100 Worth of Furniture $10.00 Cash, $2.00 Week $125 Worth of Furniture $12.50 Gash, $2.25 Week $150 Worth of Furniture $15.00 Gash, $2.50 Week nnsnVS' CHARGE NO "l"'t'" B Q B U a a H n Dressing Tables a H H B H B H H U n a ii H U Q B II M Large Ivory Dressing Table with triple adjustable mirror, regular $23 value, at Gadsbys' J7Q 9il2 n H Si n 1 ; .1 "if K U B U' H I a a, b! N D a u - B U B : Bi a 1 H I U a 1 a! Si "5H a rice B B B M All Our IIiikk nnd llnirKnge Go nt II VI. I' I'llKH, U B Hi U I a! B H B a B a B Bl I B B i M 1 ul "I n pi B ! rTOg-jT ? E! B on Sale I