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ASHLAND WEEKLY TIDINGS VOL. XLIII ASHLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1919, NO. 65 Soldier of Fortune A Menace to Peace By Percy M. Sari, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) LONDON. (By Mail.) The "sol dier of fortune," once regarded as such a picturesque figure a dare devil who organised revolutions In Central and South America, the Bal kans, and the wilds of Turkestan Is at a discount. There are too many of him, and far from being considered picturesque, he Is now Toted a general nuisance. The "Sun day Express" 'recently went farther, and voted him "a renegade, an en emy of civilisation, and an interna tional criminal" deserving of short shrift and no ceremony in suppres sion. Thoughtful statesmen and leaders of public opinion recognize that one of the greatest dangers to the preser vation of world peace Is the vast horde of adventurers turned loose on a world trying to turn from de struction to reconstruction. The break up of the Central Empires, and the compulsory reduction of their hugea rmles, has flooded Europe with an army of Jobless officers whose only profession is that of the sword. Russia, Germany and Austria are the principal contributors, but Eng land, France, Italy, Turkey, and the Balkan states, now officially demob ilising, may also be held guilty of "contributory negligence." What are these soldiers of fortune to do? If they were numbered In tens they could probably get a con genial Job In Mexico. But even the French Foreign Legion conld not take a fraction of their number. As It Is they are "carrying on," and are more largely responsible than states men and policies for the continu ance of the tbree-and-twenty or so wars still raging In Europe. The recent real war naturally at tracted all the original soldiers of fortune from all parts of the world. Ton can't legislate a born adventurer to the fireside and when the armis tice was signed last November, manv of these enthusiasts found another opening In the extraordinary crop of campaigns being waged in Russia and the Baltic provinces. When the British war office called for volun teers to rescue the marooned Arch angel and Murmansk forces, it easily obtained all the men It wanted. The number of officers and ex-officers applying was remarkable. They were of the old adventurer type, and were so determined to get back to war that they resigned commissions wholesale and enlisted in the ranks. All the units of the relief force had bunches of privates who had com manded battalions, batteries and companies in France and elsewhere. Were they content to stay in such units there would not be too much harm done, and they could doubtless obtain their fill of fighting, but the oldler of fortune abhors routine, and the ex-officer hungers for com mand. He usually obtains it in "na tive levies" who can be brought to efficiency by his experience and methods of instruction. The new na tions, like the Esthonians, Letts, Ll thunlans, Czecho-Slovaks, Jugo slavs, Sileslans, Ukrainians and oth ers who had not hitherto had much opportunity of fighting as independ ent peoples, were flattered by the Invasion of military instructors, men who had won fame on the field of Armageddon, and once the soldier of fortune obtained a tooting, he soon found openings for men of hlB own kidney. But the profession has become overcrowded, and already the world, tired of war, Is objecting. In the Australian parliament recently, members protested against the pres ence of Australian soldiers in the British North Russian force, and the minister of defense had to promise to endeavor to secure their return. The London "Daily Herald" protested against the attempt of the Lithuanian military mission in Paris to recruit brigade of (000 Americans for service against Germans and Bol shevists alike. Incidentally the Lithuanians are said to have secured many American and British volun teers,' but there is a strong move ment afoot for international action to prevent this armed Intervention In the affairs of other nations by International would-be Napoleons. . The "Sunday Express," said "These Individuals are irresponsible, their own native countries have no con trol or authority over them, and they are a perpetual menace to the maintenance of peace. . They are the enemies of civilisation, and civiliza tion will have to concert measures to deal with the adventurer as an in ternational criminal." There Is a fine chance for the League of Nations to draw up a new nd drastic list of penalties for vio lators of an international "Foreign enlistment law." LONDON In 118 thirty-five new languages were added to the publi cations of the British and Foreign Bible society, making 617 In which f he Bible is printed, I NORTH WAS FROZEN IP SOLID THIS YEAR NOME, Alaska. (By Mall.) Ice conditions In the Arctic this year have been the most unusual in years, according to the reports brought here by the United States coast guard cutter Bear. The Ice pack, the Bear reported, was found to ex tend further south than at any time since the vessel began Its patrol of far northern waters, the pack, heavy and solid, extending to about 100 miles north of Poin Lay or 80 miles south of Wainrigbt. Along the lower endge of the pack thousands of walrus were encounter- . ed by the cutter, the ice being liter 'ally black with the huge mammals This, officers of the vessel said, was , another evidence that the ice was solid for a great distance to the north as the walrus stay cIobb to ! open water. ! The Bear, because of the ice con i ditions, was unable to reach Point i Barrow and Wainrlghi, and Its off! ;cers expressed the belief that pass age to the Mackenzie river section this year may be prevented. Revs. C. F. Koehler and J. W. Hoyt are back from Merrill where they bad been' attending the fall ses sion of Presbytery. The principal feature of the meeting was the in stallatlon of Rev. Aaron Wolfe, D. D. aB paBtor of the Merrill church. which took place on Tuesday night. Presbyterian interests in tbia part of the state were foun din splendid con dition and with a bright outlook for the future. Strong resolutions ask ing an early ratification of the treaty of peace and tbe League of Nations were passed by hearty and unani mous vote. At a congregational meeting held In the Presbyterian church yesterday morning after the regular service Rev. C. F. Koehler, the stated supply of that church for the past year, 'was given an unanimous call by the con gregation to become their pastor, at a salary not leas than 11500 a year, with the manse and a month's" va cation each year.- Mr. Koehler fin ished his year's work for which he had been appointed on October 1, and 1 he and his family have been so pop-. ular with . the congregation that there were no dissenting votes when it came to calling him to preside, over the congregation permanently. The installation of Mr. Koehler will undoubtedly take place soon. MONDAY'S NEWS Yesterday was an off day for au tomobillsts, according to the acci dents that have been reported to have occurred on the streets of this city. A car driven by a Carlin boy turned turtle on the Boulevard yes terday, .caused, according to the driver, by the steering wheel cramp ing. Two cars came together on East Main street, one of which came down South Pioneer avenue while the other came up Main. The collis ion resulted In some damage to the cars. A Howard boy riding a bicy cle collided with an automobile on East Main street near the Congrega tional church last evening. He was picked up by E. D. Briggs, who hap pened along with his car at the time, and was taken to his home on Union street. He apparently was not badly hurt. EUGENE HONORS MEN WHO FOUGHT WITH ARTILLERY EUGENE Members of the old 2d and 3d companies of the Oregon coast artillery which left here on July 25, 1917, are to be honored In a handsome and permanent way with, the placing of a tablet bearing their names Id a local armory. The tablet is to be of solid bronze, about four by five feet and will bear the name of every Eugene man who left with the two companies. The cost of the plate will be paid from a fund left by the two com panies when they were mustered Into federal service. A committee composed of Major W. G. White, Captain Bolton Ham ble and Major W. L. Coppernoll, all former coast artillery officers, has charge of the plan and work on the tablet will be started as soon as an authentic list of names can be se cured. .. Following Is the egg report sent out weekly by A. C. Briggs, secretary of the Ashbellent Egg association for the month of September: September 6, 412 dozen at 64 cents. September 13, 287 dozen at 66 cents. September 20, 281 dozen at (0 cents. September 27, 868 dozen at (4 cents. . . While the quantity of eggs are con siderably decreasing the price is raising and will continue to do so for the next four months. By February the production of eggs will begin to Increase- greatly. Farmers Favor Women's Suffrage Votes tor all American women in tbe 1920 elections was made a part of the organized farmers' program, at the conference of the National Board of Farm Organizations Just concluded in Washington. Mrs. Benigna Q. Kalb, of the Texas Farm Women and the National Farm Women's Congress, Introduced a res olution calling for immediate special legislative sessions in all states where majorities of the legislatures are known to be iu favor of the rat ification of the suffrage amendment. The resolution was unanimously recommended by the resolutions com mittee and adopted by unanimous vote of the conference, of which there were between two and three hundred delegates from practically all stats. Sixteen states have already rati fied. Two in which ratification is assured, have called special sessions, Utah and Colorado. Of tbe legisla tures which meet in regular session next January only four can be count ed upon to act favorably on the suf frage amendment. This leaves four teen states In which special sessions must be called. The legislatures of seventeen are polled and show a ma jority for suffrage. The governors of fourteen have promised special sessions, but have so far, failed to set a date. These must now be per mitted to delay beyond the first of the year tor it will mean little tor women to vote In November, 1920, if tbey have not been enfranchised in time to take part In the primaries and party conventions of next spring. All farmerB for their own Interest as well as In Justice to the women of the nation should exert their full Influence In behalf of immediate spe cial sessions. The sixteen states which have rat ified are: Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Minneso ta, The vocational rehabiltatlon law was amended by congress on July 11. Under the law as it now stands the federal board for vocational ed ucation, the agency charged with its administration, is not a free lance, ... m.n it . - ,.i.i ui.. DC, UUI musi wvia wuuiu mo ilium of the law. It may be Interesting to , v.o tio. onrf limit.. . .u- v a . .i..i, UUUB ui me uuuiu m ito ucuuii&d with disabled soldiers The federal board can: 1. Provide training for men whose disabilities due to service pro - hlblt their return to the old Jobs. 2. Provide maintenance for such men while ln training. 3. Provide allowances for families of men In training under section 2 of that act. 4. Provide free tuition tor men whose disabilities do not constitute a vocational handicap, but who de sire training for Improvement. 6. Certify disabled men wbo are otherwise eligible for civil service positions. (. Provide equipment as books, tools, etc., for men in training. The federal board cannot: 1. Provide support for all dis abled men. 2. Provide training for all dis abled men. 3. Provide training for men whose disabilities do not prohibit a return to thlr former occupations, unless they have been awarded com pensation under tbe Bureau of War Risk. 4. Provide maintenance during training for men . whose disabilities due to service do not prevent tlfeir return to the old Job. 6. Provide allowances for the families ot men in training under section 3 of tbe act. 6. Provide support for disabled men eligible for training immediate ly on discharge from the service. Mrs. Mattie Sleeth, state presi dent of the W. C. T. U arrived Mon day night from Portland to be ready for tbe opening session of tbe state convention, 11 a. m., Wednesday. Other state officers will arrive to night, and tomorrow will see the meeting in full swing. This is an invitation to all who be lieve in safeguarding our boys and girls, who feel that love of country demands that we raise up sons and daughters fitted in every way to serve our country, who know that we must answer unto God tor the lives of those whom He has given us. FANCY GOATS IN DEMAND DALLAS, Ore. U. 8. Grant of this city, one of the best known breeders of blooded Angora goats in the Pa cific northwest, recently shipped sev eral animals from his herd to dif ferent parts of the country, one ani mal going to a breeder In Arizona and six to Hot Springs, Ariz. Mr. Grant, who Is president of the National Angora Goat Breeders' as sociation, has shipped many goats the past few months and now has more orders for fancy stock than be can fill. Chemawa Several new buildings to be erected tor Indian school here, THIEVES STEAL Ti Five boys, all within the ages of 16 and 17, were caught on the Sis kiyou mountains yesterday with Chandler car which they had stolen In Portland last Wednesday and were attemDtlng to get away with Into California. The arrest was made by Chief J. W. Hatcher und 0. M. Robl - ........ IS 1 son. The Doys were nrst detected' --- o- camped by the Jackson hot springs , "ted. where they approached Fire Chief! During the first six months of Robison as he was passing on his!1919- 18 DePle were k'lled. 1 way to Talent and asked him to haul 'ured 811(1 233 automobiles damaged them out as they could not start their or destroyed ln graae crossing accl car. Thinking the outfit looked sus-. dents on tne Southern Pacific. Near- nlclous Mr.-Robison on his return to Ashland notified the chief of po- lice, and the latter started In search of them. The boy meantime had got the car started and had come into Ashland and one had approached tho Ford garage, aBklng to trade a spot - light for some gasoline. This boy the police nabbed and found from him that the others had started out over the mountain with only two gal lons of gasoline In tholr possession. Chief Hatcher telephoned out to Dunn's construction camp asking the men there to hold the boys if they could until he got out. This was ac comnllshed by the construction crew running a truck across the road, and 1 when the fugitives same up a man was Innocently tinkering with the ' car that obstructed the road, and the 1 boys unsmpectedly awaited until the! mart rnnM he Bleared. when thpv I were approached by Chief Hatcher and Mr. Robison. On looking at the license number Mr. Hatcher found It belonged to a car of another make, but he found the number on the engine correal sorrow ana gnei lo some in sponded with that belonging to the! dlvl,1,laI' and the latest fety de Chandler car of F. M. Seller of Port- vlce known ,s a care,ul man' land. He arrested the boys who later confessed that they had taken the' car and had changed the number of the license. The boys were brought Into Ashland and locked up and two men came on lust night from Port land to take the boys back. The boys had taken a robe nnd a canteen from the car of J. C. Poor Friday night which was found in the om automobile, as were also the tooU and pump taken from tho car of Miss Estelle tin also Friday nleht I The Ashland Parent-Teachers' relation have heen notified that their . Invitation to the Mothers' Congress 'ana State Parent-Teacners' assocla- ,tion which meets In Medford three j days this week has been accepted to spe"d the one day In Ashland. The 'conference will begin Wednesday jand last three days. Thursday, Oc WDer , tne associations win come 10 Ashland as guests of the local assocl- ation, and will hold their business sessions In Auxiliary hall. Lunch eon will be served the delegates at the Senior High school at noon. This will be prepared and served by the domestic science teacher and her class, the luncheon to be provided by the Parent-Teachers association. The Medford association will provide au tomobiles for all delegates to and from this city. Some Southern Pacific railroad men employed at Weed came over to Ashland recently to spend the evening with friends in this city, ex pecting to return on train No. 15 which leaves here at 12:20 midnight. This was during the cave-in ot the tuunel down the road, and what was tbe consternation of visitors on ar riving at tbe station at a late hour to discover that 15 was annulled.' There was nothing to do but to hire a car and make the trip over the mountan in the midnight darkness,' so a Ford was commandeered and the journey started in fear and trembling, as the tires were not in the best ot condition. Two men had negotiated to make the trip, but three more Bhowed up in the same straits, and the number had reached five when the start was finally made. With extreme caution the hard trip was made, the occupant, of the car trusting to tbe providence that looks after those who stray from home at a late hour, and in this their trust was not betrayed, as tbey reached to within a mile from home when a tire blew up. As this was much better than they bad hoped for at the start ' of their Journey they hiked tbe bal- ance of the way with great rejoicing, RUSSIA 18 TRADE "OUTLAW" WASHINGTON. Russia alone of all the nations ot the world is "out lawed" to American trude under new regulations Issued by the war trade board section of the state depart ment. Trading, with the exception of certain articles, may now be carried on with Turkey, Hungary, Bulgaria and -Armtrla without individual ex port licenses. Trading in arms, mu nitions and explosives Is prohibited without license to China and the) "Oh!" exclaimed the "rat," turn exportation of wheat and wheat flour' ng despondently away, still remains in the hand, of the' rook called after him that Oer wheat director. many had lost the war and that the With tbe new regulation., restrhv United 8tates had gone "dry." tlons on American trading which' were promulgated during the war Pendleton authorizes more paving are almost completely removed No AccideniWeek To Be Observed No accident week on all railroads will commence October 18 and end October 31. This will be observed on the Southern Pacific ail along the line, and tuu local yard will make a a ! particular effort to record a period of no accidents of any nature during that time. During tbe no accident week observed last June accidents J we,e reduced to such an extent that , 11 wa hardly Possible for some to I Kollova that anth rnml wnrlr aaiiM ka W all of these accidents were caused by carelessness on the part of auto- moDU anvers. in other words that of the 233 accidents, 111 tried to beat tne traln at the crossing; 59 ran Into ! tne traln ln8tead of the train Into !,hBm; 19 ran l,,to and bro) dowl crossing gates lowered to protect them from passing trains: 3 ran down and Injured crossing flagmen, and 30 stalled on tbe track. A passenger train moving; at a maximum permlssable speed on un restricted track covers one half mile ln three fifths of a minute, and ob structs a highway crossing only about seven seconds, therefore It would be much bette'- to wa" this Drlef Period tuan t0 attempt to cross before the tValn has passed, Durlng the first six months of 1919 tnera wa" 8 net decrease in the number of casualties on the railroads under federal control of 21,390 com pared wtih the first six months of 1918. These casualties Include the employes and public. Remember that every accident Klamath district of the Methodist Episcopal church will get a pew su- perintendent this year to fill the place of Rev. C. A. Edwards, who has been acting in that capacity since the death of Rev. H. J. Van Fossen Tills will be S. A. Danford of Spring' field, and Is the only change mnde In the personnel of the superintend' ents. Rev. Edwards comes back to the Ashland church for the third year' Medford has a change In pa. 'tors this year, while the churches of Talent, Gold Hill and Wagner Creek will have one pastor to fill all pur- l)Ua- Following are the appoint- . . , , . . , ments l Klamath district as read it the closing session ot Oregon conference In Salem: S. A. Danforth, superintendent; Ashland, C. A. Edwards; Bonanza, C. W. Pokub; Ciinyonvllle, C. C. Coop; Central Point, to be supplied; Grants Pass, Joseph Knotts; Klam ath Falls, Sam J. Chnney; Klamath Indian mission to be supplied; Lake View, N. A. Christensen; Medford, E. E. Gilbert; Oakland, L. C. Carroll, PalBley, R. J. L. McKelvey; Pine Creek, to be supplied; Roseburg, F. W. Keagy; Roseburg circuit, R. S. Bishop; Sutherlin and Wilbur, Geo. S. Trltes; Talent, Gold Hill and Wagner Creek. C. G. Morris; Wilder ville, H. W. Rummell, Yainax, L. F. Belknap; Yoncalla, R. A. Hutchin son. Editing an army hospital newspa per Ib the task of Miss Luclle MeBS ner, an Oregon girl who has been at tached to the construction division of the United States army for the past eight months. Miss Messner, whose home is in Medford, Ore., is editor-ln-chlef of Tenshun 21, an eight-page Bheet published weekly for the patients and personnel of Army General Hospital 21, Denver, Colo. , Miss Messner was a student in the first class in occupational therapy to be given by Reed College. She was appointed a reconstruction aide last February and stationed ut Fort Des Moines, la., for six months. Early In August she was transferred to the army hospital at Denver and after five weeks ot work on that post was made editor ot the hospital publica tion. Miss Messner Is a former Univer sity of Oregon girl, having majored In Journalism at that institution. "DKSKRT RAT" WANTED ONLY PRIZEFIGHT NEWS SAN BERNARDINO, Cal. "Who won the fight?" M. L. Cook, a civil engineer, has returned to San Bernardino with an amusing anecdote of how that ques- tlon was asked him by a "desert rat" In the Desert Queen vulley, 100 miles out on the Mojave desert, where communication with the world In general is exceedingly In frequent. "What fight?" demanded Cook. "Why, the Wlllard-Dempsey fight, of course," replied the "rat." "There ain't been any other, has they?" So Cook "broke" what he termed "the sad news" of the result of the ring battle of July 4. and sewer. W.C.T.U. Convenes Here3DaysThisWeek The Women's Christian Temper - ance Union will hold their state 0r Victory convention in Ashland thlsjnient to secure tederal aid for ex week, beginning Wednesday. October! service men who wish to attend 8. and continuing over Thursday and hih. PriHv fv.k. m v . i higher Institutions of learning along Friday. October and 1 0. Elaborate the same line. a. th state aid which i preparations are being made by the i,. , , , ' I,-.. Proven so successful in inducing I ocal union tor the entertainment of Oregon's returned soldier, and 1 , the delegate, expected from all over! 0 t0 enter eoltolM nf thA . Tho the state, and an Interesting program i.m....i . . . . v j - . ABhland post hat taken up the mat- has been arranged for the three days, .r .ith ..... .. a u . .. ' ',ter with state headquarters and hopes Wednesday Morning, Oct. B. 10:00 Official Board meeting. 11:00 Executive Committee meet ing. 11:3 0 Seating convention. 12:00 Noontide prayer. Wednesday Aftermooa. 2:00 p. m. Convention called to or der. Consecration service led by 8tate Evangelist. Appointment of Committl.es. Roll cal). Music Reports of officer. President's address. Announcements. Adjournment. Wednesday Evening. (Welcome Night) 6:00 p. m. Tllton's orchestra. Devotional service, Rev. A. C. Ed' wards. Music Male quartet. Welcome to Ashland: city Mayor Lamkln; for Isters D. D. Edwards; For the the mln for the schools Prof. O. A. Briscoe; for the Federated clubs Mrs. C. B. Lam' kin; for W. C. T. U. Dr. Keeney Ferris. Response Mrs. O. L, Buland of Portland. Solo Mrs. Esther Asheraft. Address Rev. C. F. Koehler. Music Mixed Quartet. Offering. Adjournment. Thursday Morning October 9. 9:30 Devotions, Mrs. Beal B. In man. Memorial Service Mrs Frances Swope. Reports of Committees. Election of Officers? Pledges for Year Book. Noontide prayer. (Thursday Afternoon) 1:30 P. M. Devotions, Mrs. Elva Hobart. Thank offering. Pledges for State Work. County President's Hour, Mrs. Asheraft presiding. Topic "What la Your Ambition for next Year for Your Country." Music, Cradle Roll of Recruits. Superintendents' Hour, Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden presiding. Topic "How Ha. the Jubilee Drive Helped Your Department and How Has It Been Help ed by It?" Introductions. Noontide Prayer. Adjournment. Parade. Thursday Evening. '8:00 P. M. Tllton's orchestra. Devotional service, Rec. W. N. Furris. Music, male quartet, Drill by children, "Patriotio Pro hibition." Reading, Mr. R. P. Campbell, (Dick Posey). Solo, Mrs. Hockett. Address, "Law Enforcement," At' torney General Brown ot Salem. Music. -Offering. Adjournment. Friday Morning, Oct. 10. 9:30 Official Board meeting. 10:30 Devotional. Election of the nominee, of the official board. Presentation of prises gained In Jubilee drive. Award ot Jubilee pennant. Invitation, for next convention. Adjournment. Friday Afternoon. 2:00 P. M. Devotional. Jubilee drive. Miscellaneous business. Unfinished business. Reading of minute. Adjournment. Friday Evening. Medford Night Program fur nished by Medford W. C. T. V. Tho chairmen of tbe committees In rhnrge ot the convention will be: Executive, Dr. Ferris; entertainment, Mrs. Julia Hockett; publicity, Mr. Stella Leavitt; reception. Mrs. Elva Hobart; Information, Boy Scout; parade. Dr. Ferris: badges and ush ers, Mrs. Alice Jlllson. CORN AND 8ALMOT SEIZED SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Canned tomatoes, corn and salmon approxi mating 9000 ease, valued at $25. 000, have been seized at the ware house of 8wlft A Co., at Bowl and Douglas, Ariz., by agents of th de partment of Justice. Cottage Grove Local ma raise 17 ton of bean on three acre, bringing him 1.700. ! A,nUnd P0,t. No- H. of the Amerlc,a Legion, Is back of a move- to cut tha f . . .-- . 1 ' In Oregon ot their plan to send the i Oregon delegates to the national con tention of the American Legion at Minneapolis, instructed to Introduce a resolution before that convention urging congress to pas. an act mod eled along the line of tbe Oregon act tor financial aid tor educational pur poses. In Oregon the state furnishes finances to the ex-service man at tending a state institution of learning in an amount not to exceed twenty five dollar, a month. Nearly 1200 men have already taken advantage of the aet and Ut success is indicat ed by the fact that every higher Institution of learning in the state Is crowded to capacity, according to statistic compiled by the Ashland post. Over twice as many Ashland boys are entering colleges this year than have ever before gone from the city for that purpose. The Ashland American Legion passed the following resolution: Resolution Whereas, In Oregon the state fi nancial aid for educational purposes furnished through a recent act of the state legislature, has resulted in large number ot ex-service men seeking a higher education who oth erwise would have been unable to af ford the expenses of a college course, and Whereas, The success this project has scored in Oregon would seem ti recommend It as a matter worthy of federal action so that the ex-Bervlce men ot the country at large may re ceive the same benefits as the ex service men ot Oregon, and Whereas, It I. deemed that no more profitable Investment to the country at large can be made than that of assisting the ex-service imn to a higher education and therehv ralslng tbe standards of ability and efficiency of the country at large, therefore Be It Resolved, That Ashland post No. 14, requests the Oregon statu branch of the American Legion to instruct the Oregon delegate, to the national convention of the American Legion to urge thci adoption by that body ot a resolution calling for leg. illation by the congress of the Unit ed States ot an act giving the op portunity of financial aid somewhat along the line of that provided by tha Oregon financial educational aid act to the ex-iervict men and women ot the country, and Be It Further Resolved, That the state officers of th American Le- gion in Oregon be requested to lay the matter of such instruction of the Oregon delegates before every local post In Oregon. Passed by unanimous vote at meeting of Ashland post, No. 14, American Legion, held September It, 1111. NEW YORK. 8hlve of Import er' (tore are absolutely bare ot European goods, according to traders ot this olty. Sine most of the for eign good! coming from Europe go through New York, the situation here I considered Indicative of the rest of the country. Importer lay there ha never been time when European good, were so scarce and they find the sit uation growing more difficult in stead of Improving, since tbe war ended. Tbi I laid to shortage of materials and labor trouble In Eu rope and discontinuance of stimulat ed trade. During the war, European countre made a special effort to ship their goods to America for the effect it would have on the exchange, which at that time was made stable by In ternational agreement. Exchange has dropped since peace was declared and no effort I any longer made by government to stimulate trade. Th result I that fewer goods are being sent to Amerlea now than dur- Ing tha war, according to Importer. This ipplles especially to manufac tured product, such as tools, small machines, clothing material and perfume. Many New York Importing house which specialized In European good are now almost without a business. Some would close their doors. It I. tald, If it were not for th hop that condition will Improve very toon, when labor condition In Europe and trad flow this way again. Word come to local Insurance Agent through th Oregon Rating Bursal that th 10 per cent emer gency surcharge which became ef fective November 7. 1118, 1 now ab rogated on all policies. This mea are want Into affect October 1, lilt,