THE! SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 16. 1022 24 A BY HARRY B. CRITCHLOW. THAT long and rocky hill in Mon tigny le Roi was a cause of mii..). trnnhlA for those who on various occasions chanced to herd their jitneys ut Its grades. , Could Its cobblestones talk today they might, put forth a tale of profanity that would make a mule "skinner" green with envy. A jitney had been driven half way up the hill, one morning in August. 1018 The grade "was too steep and the car stalled. Its driver had alighted and with wrench In hand had crawled under the vehicle. As he searched for troubles in the mechanism he swore. "Blankety blank that blank Henry Ford," declared the driver In no un certain terms. Out from under the car came a stream of "cuss words. The attention of two American doughbovs was attracted. "Holy Moses, but don't that fellow ewear pretty!" declared one. "Lets listen to him for a minute. It's an education in itself juBt to hear 'him.' "He must be an officer," com mented the second man as he gazed at a pair of leather puttees that were protruding from under the car. "It he is he is probably a colonel, returned the other. "No ordinary officer could cuss like that." The driver had exhausted his pa tience and pulled himself out from under the machine. His face was covered with oil and dirt and Ma rintiien wpro covered with dust. "Holy Mackinaw," gasped one of the onlookers. "Do you see what I see? That fellow's a Y. M. v. a. ,.J J.- 11 In,, lAl. man. we poini-eu to ivui ters In the triangle on the man's cap. "Brother." declared th other member of the duo as he advanced to the driver, "take my hand. You are good. Whenever you get back to the States just let me know where jrou preach and TU be on the front eeat every Sunday." "Preacher, hell, I'm not a preacher," responded the Y. M. l A. man, "I'm a real estate agent, when I'm home. My eyesight's so bad I could not get Into the army so I eigned up as a T. M. C. A. man. My chief occupation Is cussing Henry Ford, as I use this wagon of his to rustle cigarettes and such stuff for 'birds like you fellows. Come on, help me push this thing up the hill." If the same two men who helped that car up the hill today would walk Into a Y. M. C. A. and hear the mem bership secretary talking to the general secretary as that driver in 1918 talked to his car on the 'hill in Montlgny le Roi, they would be shocked. Such things are not being done in Y. M. C. A. circles right now. But in war days things were differ ent. That driver won the hearts of those two enlisted men to such an extent that throughout their service i In France they always refrained from knocking the institution which he represented. They looked upon him as exceedingly human, as one of their kind. A soldier who had been In France for several months was delighted one day to receive a letter from an old colletre professor. The writer. who was a religious man, stated that he wished that he "might be in France where he could talk to the soldiers about their souls." Would his friend, the recipient of the let ter, be kind enough frankly to tell him whether he could not properly fit In In such a capacity In France? The soldier did not like to offend or hurt his old professor, but he wanted to recite the truth. "Men In France are not thinking of their souls," he wrote. "Their problems regarding the future had been pretty well settled when they set foot in France. The man who talks religion to a manMn the A. E. F. today usually makes an enemy, We want men over here represent ing the Y. M. C. A. or other organ izations, who will come to the real ization that the way to men's hearts Is through a package of cigarettes or a bar of chocolate. The men who represented the T. M. C. A. in France were subject to 'the same human frailties that other men are. They had been organized to do a particular work in, France. Into their ranks crept men who had no business being there. They were the type of men- who did not or would not realize what was neces sary for them to do. Some of them believed that they were entUled to the same courtesies that were those of the American or fleers. Others overcharged thei patrons in olive drab In the canteens, Still others clung in their belief that thev were ordained to be the spir ltual advisers Of the men of the commands to which they were at tached. These gave their organlza tions more than one black eye. ' The big bulk of the men of th Y. M. C. A., however, were men from the ground up. They went into th Y. M. C. A. because they saw an op portunity to do service. Perhapi they had been barred from service through physical defects. Many of them had large families, entirely de pendent upon them and could not af. ford to accept the salary of an army enlisted man. A large number, even though far beyond the military age, had left their businesses and gone to Fnance to do the.ir duty as they saw It. They adapted themselves to con ditions as they found them; took their hardships without murmuring or wishing that they had never en tered the service of their organiza tion. At the front the Y. M. C. A. man acquitted himself well. He did every thing in his power to minister to the needs of the men who were In need of those things of which he had to dispose. Many of the Y. , M. C. A. men were either killed in action or later died of diseases brought on by exposure. They were not all like the man Who, back of Very in the Argonne, in September, 1918, was found distributing tracts to soldiers who passed by. The Y. M. C. A. was under gov ernment control. The military au thorities laid down rules by which It was to do its work, tinder such conditions it could not be perfect. The military authorities themselves made many mistakes. Would it be fair to criticise the entire organization of the A. E. F. because an artillery outfit was sent to the front in the last days of the war without ammunition of any kind to fire? Would it be fair to criticise the entire army because certain generals, colonels, majors and others failed to do their duty and were taken to the rear areas and reduced? Would it be fair to say that because of the many mis takes that were made by officers and men alike, that the entire army v was no grood? The spirit back of the Y. M. C. A. was right. The majority of its men did the right thing. They made mis takes, to be sure, but these mistakes in most cases were of the "hand and not of the heart. The average man who wore the uniform of the Y. M. C. A. Is to be honored. Last week the members of ,the American Legion of Bandon started floating a bond issue In order to raise funds with which to purchase the old school building, which will be converted into clubrooms. Members of the American Legion of McMinnville are making prepara 1 tions for holding a county fair in the latter part of September. .Last m iw John H. Hibltard, who taken an active Interest in the affairs of veterans' organizations In Portland. year they held a successful cele bration which lasted three days. The legionnaires of Bend are hard at it again with another member ship drive. S. R. Brown Is In charge of the campaign, and an effort Is being made to recruit all non-members into the legion. Legion members of The Dalles are taking no chances on the delegates to the state convention oversleeping while in their city. They are organiz ing a bugle corps. This organization will assemble in the streets each morning and blast forth with the old calls that awakened them from their slumbers in the day s of the war. Legionnaires who attend the na tional convention to be held In New Orleans in October will be granted ne-half fares on the United States shipping board vessels, according to word that has been received by state headquarters. The rate will prevail on the United States lines operating passenger service in the North At lantic and on the Munson steamship line operating between New York and the east coast of South America, The new legion clubhouse which has been erected at the cost of ap proximately $21,000 will soon be ready for occupancy. The building occupies a space of 100 by 120 In size and Is thoroughly modern In every respect. It has 'a dance floor 80 teet by lflfl feet In size. After two months on a trip over the Pacific coast, Richard Murth- waite, commander of the American Legion of Baker, dropped Into Port land last week and spent some time conferring with local legion offi cials. He was accompanied by G. B. Kellogg, finance officer of the Baker post. can ideals and American democracy, would never get into politics. He said, however, that the Legion and the American Federation of labor should atand together "pledging themselves to the task of keeping America as the members of both or ganizations worked and fought that it should be American. Both of us have as common ene mies those who would destroy the lawful Integrity of the nation," the commander declared. That organized labor, which fur nished the government almost 700,- 000 men and women during the world war, hag every reason to be interested in the welfare and ac tivities of the service men's organi zationthe American Legion was pointed out by George L. Berry, vice-commander of the legion and president of the International Press men's union. "We propose that the legion and the federation join hands in a great campaign for Americanism,'" Mr. Berry said. "The bringing of Mr. MacNider here today, I believe, will cement the relationship between the two organizations so firmly together that misunderstandings, many of which have occurred in the past, will be eliminated in the future, and we shall all work henceforth for greater unison which will result In better things for all America." State officers of the Missouri and Kansas departments of the Ameri can Legion have contracted for one of the most notable undertakings yet attempted by the legion in the 30-0-mlle sweepstake automobile race to be held In Kansas City September 16. The race will open the new half million dollar speedway, and the two departments are in a fair way of making a handsome sum which will be used for the care of disabled and otherwise needy veterans. "It provides us with a chance of doing something , really worth while," J. K. Noonan, adjutant of the Missouri department, said. "We can participate in one of the great est Bportlng events, and at the same time provide for the relief of thou sands of war veterans." It U estimated by Mr. Noonan, Frank Samuels, adjutant of the Kansas department and E. E. Peake, secretary and general manager of the Speedway Association, that 75, (HW persons will attend the races. Part of the legion's programme Is to have in attendance Generals Per shing, Harboard and Crowder, Ad miral Coontz, cabinet officials and the governors, senators and repre sentations in congress of the two states. The American Legion alse has been intrusted with the dedica tion of the new speedway. Tenta tive arrangements contemplate the dedication! to take the form of a spin around the mile and one-quarter bowl by Commander Hanford Mac Nlder with Captain RJckenbacker in a racing car. After having spent several months in France, where he revisited the scenes of his service during the war. Clark Burgard has returned to Port land. A few days ago he presented to Portland post of the American Legion a copy of the painting "America" which has been presented to the American Legion by the French war ministry. Mr. and Mrs. Burgard were invited to the presen tation of the painting when they were In Paris and obtained one of the copies from its producer, Leon Reni-MeL Their travels through France took them to the Argonne, where Bur gard served with the 91st division. Cheppy, Very, Ivory, Gesnes and other towns familiar to all men who served with the "Powder River" outfit, are still in the destroyed state that they were following the war. Some work of reconstruction has been done at Eplnonvllle, ac cording to Burgard. "France is short of man power and the work of reconstruction in me aevastatea areas is going on m very slowly," he said. "In Epinon- H vllle a few old men were at work, but they were doing very little. All through the Aregonne the destruc tion is practically as it was when the war ended." Men who as veterans of the 364th field hospital hiked the hills of France in war days met last night In the Benson hotel in their annual ! reunion and dinner. Most of the I members of the old company reside in Portland, but since discharge some have moved away to other towns 'and last night they returned to join with their old comrades , who engaged In "fighting the war." Letters from General Pershing and General Johnston were read by James Vranzian. General John- . Eton, who was commander of the i 91st division during the war, sent his greetings from Germany, where he is stationed. Among those in charge of the arrangements were: John Helmer, Harry and James Car roll, Leonard Kauffman and James Vranzian.- Preparations are being made ,by members of the Veterans of For eign Wars for the entertainment of delegates to the national convention when they pass through here en route to Seattle in mid-August. Headquarters has been established in the office of J. D. Bobroff, 1027 Chamber of Commerce building, and from there efforts are being made to line up automobiles and make other arrangements for the care of the visitors when they arrive. An attempt-is being made by the local veterans to formulate a campaign which will land J.. W. Jones in the office of national commander of the veterans. Jones is senior vice- commander of the organization and is a past commander of Over the Top post of this city. ; Plans are being made to send a delegation of several hundred to Seattle for the convention. The at tendance from here will be in creased through the fact that dur ing the same week the 91st divi sion holds its annual reunion in Seattle and Tacoma. Fully 100 vet erans ef that organization who re side in Oregon are making plans to meet with their "Powder River" comrades in the Puget sound cities. At least two special trains from California will carry veterans to the gathering, according to W. J. Coyle, lieutenant-governor of Wash ington, who Is president of t.he 91st division association. Dwindled to a mere remnant of the famous "men of iron" who saved the day at Gettysburg and South Moun tain, an "iron brigade" of only 100 survivors will be reunited this year during the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic In Des Moines, la, September 24 to 28. This 56th annual meetintr of the old fighters whom General McClel-M nana ociiu neio. iiKe iron will De one of the most interesting of all reunions to be held in connection with the Grand Army encampment, according to Comrade Frank Dagle, secretary of the iron brigade and chairman of the encampment com mittee on reunions. Of the 800 surviving members ohlv 100 w'll be in a physical condition to attend this vear. Daele said. The brigade which Is composed of 2d, btn ana 7th Wisconsin, 19th Indiana and 24th Michigan Infantry, and 4th Wisconsin light artillery, sustained, the heaviest losses of any brigade m mo civu war. At Gettysburg 1153 out of 1883 of Its members fell in battle. , Reservations have been made at Des Moines for the reunions of 300 ex-prisoners of war. 100 navy and marine veterans and 100 civil war musicians. The Association of Army Nurses and the Vicksburg veterans have yet to come in. Separate re unions have been planned for every Grand Army of the Republic depart ment in the United States. Separate "campfires" for each department and auxiliary, and a "dog watch" for the marines have been Included in the plans of the local reunion committee. Stanley Myers was chosen chair man of the Portland post delegates 1.0 xuo jaies convention to be held tnis month, at a meeting convened ....... fan it. uooawin was eiecieq secretary and James Bain, sergeant at arms. John A. Beck wlth, Arthur Murphy, and Wilber Henderson were appointed to Dre- sent to the convention resolution.. and legislation that are desired by iui;tti American .uegion. A freak pretending to be half ha boon and half woman, givine Amur. lea as her; home and declaring that there are many more like her in this country, attracted considerable attention In a ConstantinoDle Tnr. key, street carnival, until American Legion members had the act 'sup pressed. Two nervous and hiehlv sensitive coyote pups from Mites City, Mont., will travel by airplane to the Ameri can Legion national convention In New Orleans next October, conven tion committee headquarters has been advised. Captured by the adjutant of Cus ter post of the legion in Miles Citv. the young coyotes 'will make the convention trip as an advertisement or the productiveness of Montana. Their capture was effected when the legion official; crawling into a coy ote hole with a flashlight, took the pups from their mother, who. blind ed by the light, offered no resist ance. The pups are how -bout a month old and are eager to sharpen their milk . teeth on unprotected nanas. - Traveling through the air with wild animals seems to be a habit of Montana legionnaires. - An airplane took a , fiery bobcat from the Mbh tana wilds straight to the feet of Marshal Foch on the Legion con vention platform at Kansas City last year. When the French leader toured the country afterwards under the auspices of the legion, all the diplomacy of his staff, had to be called into play to handle the Mon tana animal, It is now one of the problems of Paris zoo attendants. . A decided step toward the pro motion of the most amiable rela tions between the forces of organ ized labor and the world war serv ice men was taken when the dele gates to the national convention of the American Federation of Labor applauded the address of Hanford MacNider, national commander of the Legion, who spoke by Invitation before the convention on "The Le gion and Labor." Commander MacNider . expressed the hope that the American Legion, composed of the defenders of Amerl RECORD NUMBER OF AUTOS ARRIVES AT CITY'S CAMP One Hundred and Twenty-four Machines Register Tuesday Pet Chicken, Killed and Cooked by Owner, Stolen by Youngsters. BY ADDISON BENNETT. THE most arrivals at the camp for 24 hours was on Tuesday of this week, when 124 cars came In. The number of machines on the grounds does not fluctuate greatly, the number being from 300 to 340. . Superintendent Keaney, who never told a lie in his life, tripped me up for saying no thefts have taken place on the grounds. He says a pet chicken, a feathered ohickeh, that was staked out, got to be such a bother that the owner killed it and it was cooked ready for the arrival of the boss. He was a little tardy and his wife went out calling.. Two boys came along and pretty quick there was nothing left but bones, then the kids left and have not been captured. Moral leave your pet chickens at home. . All the way from Bremerton, Wash., navy yard came W. T. Alli son and Mrs. Allison, with their diminutive Mexican dog, Chiwaha. This is Mr. Anderson's 26th year at the yards and after a faithful serv ice of more than a quarter of a cen tury he has a leave of only 30 days, about time enough to explore the Josephine caves and Crater lake. . From Sioux Falls, S. D., arrived Clyde Piatt, Mrs. Piatt and two chil dren, Rollle, three years old, and Harley, three months. With the party is W. A. Piatt, the father of Clyde. They have been out since June 21 and have visited Astoria, Seaside and Tillamook. These Da kota people like to get near the salt water when they have a chance. The younger Piatt is an auto me chanic, his father a carpenter and they expect to anchor In the Rose City. They expect to buy a home and have one In view. Rail Employes Pensioned. CHICAGO, July 15. Forty-four employes, mostly shopmen, nine of whom have been in continuous serv ice of the company for more than 60 years, 21 more than 40 years and 16 from 22 to 40 years, have been pensioned by the Chicago, Burling ton $ Quincy railway, it was .an nounced Friday. Phone your want ads to The Ore gon tan. Main 7070. Automatio 6&0-95. To hear the ordinary Brownsville, Or., citizen talk one would think it must be a city at least as large as Eugene. F. S. Walker and wife and daughter. Emma, age 12, are from there and he is about the usual Brownsville shouter. Mr. Walker was a rancher, but is looking around to see if there is any other location worth while, having sold his farm. But he thinks they will arrive back in Brownsville, which is, he says, "The best town in the country." W. F. Page, with his wife and son Francis, arrived from Spokane. As af matter of fact they are looking for a college town, where they can buy a piece of property and send Francis to school. The young fel low wishes to become a journalist and they are looking for a college that has a school of Journalism con nected with it. They have been to Eugene and Corvallis, but I have an Idea the former place will get them. Boise, Idaho, Is represented at the camp by Ernest Ingalls, an elec trical engineer. With him are his wife, Charles, age 13; Adeline, 11, and Francis Montana, 4. Also trav eling with them is Mrs. Elizabeth Teneyck. Mr. Ingalls Is looking for a location and the chances are the party will land in Portland. They brought with them a white cat and a brindle pup, great playfellows for Francis Montana. - There have not been many Spo kane cars at the 'grounds this year, but there is one now worthmention- lne. It is manned by R. Prochman and his wife accompanies him. He was in the employ of a wholesale grocery house at Spokane, but quit and is now looking for a location. They may go to California if they do not remain here. . Peter Grismer and wife are from Bowdle. S. D but sold out there. On his way he stopped at Daven port, Wash., and visited some rela- Conserve Your Sight Immediate and careful at tention should be given to the first indication of eye trouble. You are fortunate if you have found it unnecessary to wear glasses but indeed unfortunate if you have neglected to do so when it is really urgent. By correctinp; a slight error in your vision today you may save yourself many serious troubles later in life among which might be named glaucoma, strabis mus, iritis or that most dreaded of all eye troubles . cataract. After a thorough examina tion of your eyes, if any error is found, a pair of my Perfect -Fitting Glasses should be worn to remove any strain from the eyes and minimize the danger of senous trouble later. DR. WHEAT Optometrist Eyesight Specialist Suite 207 Morgan Building Matched Bedroom Suites 20 Off If s off with a rush! The greatest July Sale in our history ! Fine, dependable furniture, the newest and more artistic designs at the greatest savings offered in many a year. If you will need any home furnish ings during the next six months or more, it will pay you to make your selections while you may have your choice of our entire stock at the great July spe cial prices. Below are a few typical examples of the many bargains to be found everywhere in the store. Only contract goods excepted in this great July sale. Our Entire Stock of Fiber, Reed and Willow at 20 Off During the July Sale we are offering practically every piece of bedroom furniture in our enormous stock at 20 per cent off and many pieces are reduced as much as 40 per cent. A visit to GADSBY'S bedroom floor will convince the most skeptical of the real values offered here. Note the following: Full size Vanity, walnut finish. .. .Regular $67.25, Now $40.33 Semi-Vanity, walnut finish... Regular 57.75, Now 34.f5 Bow-foot Bed, walnut finish..... ..Regular 41.25, Now 24.75 Dressing Table, walnut finish...... Regular 36.50, Now 21.90 Chifforette, walnut finish. .Regular 37.50, Now" 22.50 ' Easyx Terms at Gadsbys ; Just a piece or two of this popular furniture will make your sun parlor, porch or living room much more pleasant and comfortable at a nominal cost, and during Gadsbys' July Sale it is just 20 per cent less than regular. The new old ivory and frosted brown fin ishes will match practically everything you now have. Over 400 pieces to select from and all of them at 20 per cent discount. No exceptions, cash or credit. Easy Terms at Gadsbys . n tives and brought along his son-in-law and his wife, Ed Meyer and wife, and their two small children, Adeline, age 4, and Lavlna, 2. Mr. Meyer will return to Davenport and Mr. unsmer ana his wire will go , back to their old South Dakota I home. - L. A. Allison, Mrs. Allison, Reese, 6, and Helen, 3, are from Falls City, S. D., where Mr. Allison was farm ing. They are now In search of a new location. , An electrician from Aberdeen, Wash., with his wife and baby John, 17 months old, sold their lares and penates in the Washington town and are looking for a new location. Floor Lamps $19.73 Floor lamps as handsome as these with charming silk shades in such colors as rose, blue, gold, eta, dress a room wonderfully. The bases are hanHRnmelv finished in rich mahogany of exceptional beauty. Magnificent Craftsman Leather Rockers JuKt lf.75 places one of these wonderful rocker values In your home tomorrow at a .special saving! They are luxuriously uphol stered with coil spring seats, heavy roll arms and wing hacks &a nictured. The Crafts man leather is an extra choice grade, sort and durame. Easy Terms $1.00 Week. n r For the Unexpected Guest When guests arrive and the embarrassing question of find ing sleeping quarters for them arises, what satisfaction there is in knowing that you have a duo-fold that can be converted into a full-size bed on a moment's notice. This model, in golden oak finish, unhnistereri in brown Crafts man leather, is . Q Cfl nrired a.t only O'tOiJU 9x12 Velvet Rugs $34.75 A special lot of unusually fine velvet rugs in the new all over and medallion patterns in rose, taupe, blue and other popular colors at a real sacri fice tomorrow. Make your selection early. Easy Terms. , OVERSTUFFED SUITES IN TAPESTRY, VELOUR and MOHAIR You will not hesitate long when you see the luxuriously upholstered iivine room suites we are including in our July sale. Tnere are both two and three-piece suites, some upholstered entirely in mohair, others in velour, some in tapestry, while many of them are n combi nations. Every suite fully warranted to be of the finest construction and quality and the July Sale pr'ce is exactly 20 less than regular. TABLE AND SIX CHAIRS $74.75 Here is a typical example of the wonderful savings in dining room furniture in our July Sale! It includes an oblong ete,"h, tab ancTflve chairs and an arm chair with genuine hpanish blue eather seats It is finished in American walnut. (This does not include the buffet pictured.) See it tomorrow at the 374 75 juiy Baie puce u, 1 This Dresser $17.50 full-Bize dresser is a real 7 Cfl voiuo Snt.nl at GadBbys'VNiW BED AND SPRING 1 1 J $17.50 This two-inch continuous-post bed "and Simmons spring, fully guaranteed. Bed has heavy pillars, pretty ivory enamel. Extra high-riser spring. (This does not include mattress and pollows.) C 17 50 Special at Gadsbys'. r- "lit" All Carriages, Sulkeysand Strollers at 20 Off KO EXCEPTIONS- NO RESERVATIONS JUST PICK OTJT THE ONE YOU LIKE AND TAKE 20 OFF f THE MARKED PRICE. 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