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WORLD'S DOINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume of General News From All Around the Earth. UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSMOJ Live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. Werner Breyman, an Oregon pioneer of 1850, dies at bis home in Salem. It is predicted in Chicago that but ter will rise to 50 cents per pound be fore January first. W. Lair Thompson, of Lakeview, Ore., was beaten by one vote for state senator, according to the official count. Minnesota voters declined on elec tion day to approve the proposed pro vision for the initiative and referen dum, according to results just tabu lated. Charles A. Murphy, of Pendleton, has been choBen warden of the Oregon penitentiary to succeed J. W. Minto, who was compelled to resign because he "hosed" two convicts. Target practice in the navy will have to be limited for the winter to the first line ships because of the shortage of men. Steps already are being taken to increase the personnel under the law. James P. Pershing, brother of Gen. Pershing, who visited his brother re- cently at the letter's headquarters, de clares that intervention in Mexico by the United States is the only solution of the Mexican situation. Twenty-two paintings by the late George Inness, landscape painter, have been sold for $200,000 to a New York firm of art dealers. The collection was retained by Mr. Inness' family after his death in 1895 and the sale was made by his son, George Inness, Jr. Speeders and reckless motorists of all classes, when arrested, will bear their police records on the operators' license, if a bill now being framed by the California State Automobile asso ciation becomes law at the next legis lature. The liners Victoria and Umatilla, the last vessels to leave Nome, arrived In Seattle Wednesday with 500 passen gers, $1,000,000 in gold bullion and shipments of tin ore and furs. Fifteen hundred persons are wintering at Nome, which is now closed in by the ice. The Cotton Manufacturers' associa tion of New Bedford, Mass., voted to grant a 10 per cent increase in pay to their 33,000 operatives, to be effective for a period of six months beginning December 4. The increase is the third within this calendar year and brings the total advance within that time to 27J per cent. Chicago City Health Commissioner John Dill Robertson's "diet Bquad" weighed in Wednesday preparatory to the teBt they are to begin, whether one can live, and live well, on 40 cents day. Seven men and four women will make the experiment, the weight of the women ranging from 111.5 to 127 pounds, that of the men from 147 to 219 pounds. The orgnized labor forces of the cougtry Wednesday avowed extreme hostility to the writ of Injunction as a means of stopping a strike. First a resolution was adopted, unanimously, at the morning session of the conven tion of the American Federation of Labor, urging orirainzed labor everv where to make the injunction question "the paramount issue in all of their future political activities." Henry Tuerke, 20 months old, who was pronounced cured in New York after receiving the sorum treatment for infantile paralysis last summer, is dying from a second attack. Two Chinamen entered the store of Wong Ling, a prominent Chinese mer chant at Salem, Or., aroused him from bed and forced him at the point of a revolver to deliver $500 in the safe. Santa ClauB will pay no more for toys this Christmas than in years gone by, according to toy dealers of San Francisco. Prices for all Borta of toys will remain about the same because of increased production by America. Iron ballast weighing 120 tons brought over in the German submarine merchantman Deutschland is to be con verted Into "Deutschland iron men,' to be told at souvenirs for the benefit of German widows and orphans of the war, It is reported. The warm weather In Alaska con tinues. Rain has fallen continuously since November 10. Ice which had formed in Twenty-Mile river, on the U. S. railroad, G5 miles north of Sew ard, went out because of high water, taking 160 feet of the railroad bridge. A special committee of the Chicago School board authorized John D Shnn superintendent of schools, to negotiate with the War department for the serv ices of military instructors and to ar range for the inauguration of a system of military training for pupils in the ' public schools. The National Association of Tan ners, in convention in Chicago, said there would be no advance in the price of shoe leather unless the nations at war make too big a demand on the sur plus stock now on hand. Hides and skins, however, were declared scarce. Neloon Carol, recently sent to jail for tlx months for throwing fume bombs in Sin Francisco restaurants during the waiters' strike, was de clared by the attorney representing the law and order committee of the cham ber of commerce, to be the victim of a "frame-up." THANKSGIVING DAY PROdAMATION MADE BY PRESIDENT WILSON Washington, D. C President Wil bod Saturday formally, by proclama tion, designated Thursday, November 30, as Thanksgiving Day. Here fol lows the President's proclamation : ' 'It has long been the custom of our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for his many bless ings and mercies to us and to the Na tion. "The year that has elapsed since we last observed our day of thanksgiving has been rich in blessings to us as a people, but the whole face of the world has been darkened by war. In the midst of our peace and happiness, our thoughts dwell with painful dis quiet upon the struggles and sufferings of the nations at war and of the peo ples upon whom war has brought dis aster without choice or possibility of escape on their part. We cannot think of our happinesB without thinking of their pitiful distress. New Austrian Envoy. COUNT TARNOWSKI Count de Tarnow-Tarnowski, who was secretary of the Austrian embassy at Washington from 1899 to 1901, has been appointed ambassador in place of Dr. Dumba, recalled at the instance of this government. He has been accept ed by the American government. The Count is a Pole, his home being in Galicia. "Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wil son, President of the United States of America, do appoint Thursday, the 30th day of November, as a day of Na tional thanksgiving and prayer and urge and advine the people to resort to their several places of worship on that day to render thanks to Almighty God for the blessings of peace and un broken prosperity which he has be stowed upon our beloved country in Buch unstinted measure. "And I also urge and suggest our duty, in this, our day of peace and abundance, to think in deep sympathy of the stricken peoples of the world, upon whom the curse and terror of war has so pitilessly fallen and to contrib ute out of our abundant means to the relief of their sufferings. "Our people could in no better way show their real attitude towards the preBent struggle of the nations than by contributing out of their abundance to the relief of the suffering which war haB brought in its train. "In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the City of Washington this 17th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, 1916, and of the Indepen dence of the United States the 141st. "WOOOROW WILSON. "By the President," ROBERT LANSING, "Secretary of State." Doctor Killed for Being American; Gen. Rrevino Leaves Chihuahua City St. Louis The State department, in a telegram sent to Representative Dyer Saturday, confirmed the killing of Dr. H. C. FiBher, a former St, Louisan, at Santa Rosalia, Mexico, November 2, by Villa bandits. Information received in private ad vices by William Fisher, a brother, is that the bandits demanded and re ceived $2000 on a promise to spare Dr. Fisher's life, and afterward killed him "because he was an American." El Paso, Tex. An official statement from Chihuahua City readied the bor der Saturday conveying General Trev ino's announcement he was himself taking the field against Villa, and the vanguard of his troops had gone to Santa Rosalia, which is to be the base of operations. General Gonzales Cuel lar will take charge In the Chihuahua capital, it was announced. General Trevenio's announcement caused much surpise and considerable alarm here among Americans and Mexicans who have interests in Chi huahua City. Tong War Fearad at Salem. Salem, Or. Fear that the hold-up and robbery early Saturday of Wong Ling, a local Chinese merchant, by two masked Chinese, may precipitate a tong war here, led the police to take precaution against trouble in the Ori ental quarter. Wong Ling was forced to open his safe by the masked Chinese who were armed with revolvers. They took $500 and after tying their victim to his bed and gagging him, disap peared. An hour later he loosened the gag and summoned help. The police arrested Wong Sing and Ching Ding. British Airmen in Raid. London A successful raid was made on Ostend and Zeebrugge Saturday by British naval aeroplanes and seaplanes, ays an admiralty announcement Many bombs were dropped with good results on docks and shipping. Woman Is Constable. Seattle, Wash. The election of Edna Nashland as constable at Wood- inville, a small town 25 miles north east of here, became known Saturday, when the returns from that precinct were received by the county auditor, raw f Waw-R'-pi I' ' 1 GRAVE PROBLEMS International Issues Become Acute and New Policies Are Necessary. SUBMARINE ISSUE IS FOREMOST All But Most Important of Domestic Affairs to Take Background Trade Blockade Looms. Washington, D. C. A portentous and complicated international situation now faces President Wilson and for the next few weeks will engage his at tention and that of has advisers to the exclusion of all but the most urgent of domestic subjects. From now on the President expects to deal with all foreign questions with out embarrassment. While it is not evident there will not be any funda mental change in policy, fear that any move at all would be misinterpreted as inspired by an internal political strug gle has been removed. The President must decide how the United States shall meet the German submarine question on the one hand and the entente allies' trade restric tions on the other; whether the retali atory legislation shall be enforced; whether the traditional theory of isola tion Bhall be abandoned for concerted neutral action; whether the country shall have an aggressive or passive policy toward the peace conference af ter the war; the permanent league to enforce peace and, during the rest of the war, the question whether Amer ica's attitude be governed by benevo lent interpretation of international law according to its own best interests, or shall it be strictly legalistic, regard less of whom it affects. The most disquieting problem is the German submarine situation. Five critical cases are pending, one involv ing a Iosb of six - American lives. Increasingly serious is the fast growing conviction that any kind of a general submarine warfare iB intoler able. Germany is known to be build ing submarines rapidly and there is the possibility of a starvation campaign against England. The U. S. may find it difficult to avoid complications. The American attitude is flat and final. No technicalities will be admit ted. Ships must not be sunk without warning or without provision- for the safety of the passengers. The armed ship issue will not be accepted. Sec retary Lansing foresaw it last March, when, without announcing his reason, he decreed that merchant vessels could carry a small defensive gun. The future of the submarine situation is felt to rest entirely with Germany. Two possibilities are feared: Either that Germany will decide Bhe can starve England by an undersea cam paign or that Bhe may endeavor to in volve this country, and thuB insure the participation in peace conferences of a generous enemy. Beyond this, the Lusitania case remains unsettled. Germany has admitted liability and offered indemnity. But the delicate matter of its amount has not been set tled. Attempts made to close the is sue have been repeatedly blocked by unexpected new U-boat complications. The ravages of the U-53 off New England were displeasing to the gov ernment. It was said that continu ance of the practice would not be per mitted, as it would constitute a practi cal blockade of American harbors. Relations with the entente allies are less clear-cut. Sea power has enabled them, through the blockade and the im position of the blacklist, virtually to destroy all foreign trade hostile to them and divert all commerce to their own uses. Constant belligerent en croachments on neutral rights have led President Wilson to say that neutrality is intolerable. Mexico is in a serious plight. Of ficials are beginning to despair of Car- ranza, yet no alternative is seen. The Nicaraguan treaty iB being bitterly protested by the other Central Amen can nations, and offers a possible source of trouble. Conditions there and in San Domingo and Hayti are un settled. Also the treaty for the pur chase of the Danish West Indies for $25,000,000 is still unratified. Arkansas Mayor Freed. Batesville, Ark. Gilbert Richard son, mayor of Batesville, was acquitted of murder by a jury in Circuit court here mte Saturday. The jurorB delib erated three hours. As the verdict was read, Richard son's 17-year-old wife, the alleged cause of the killing for which he was tried, rushed into his arms and they wept together. The trial ended exactly two weeks from the day on which Mayor Richard son killed young Farrcll Padgett. The shooting occurred at a dance. Hughes Wins Minnesota. St. Paul The complete official vote of Minnesota, announced Saturday by Secrteary of State Julius A. Schmahl, gave Hughes a plurality of 396. The vote was: Hughes, 179,653; Wilson, 179, 157. The complete official vote on United States senator was: Kellogg, Rep., 185,171; Lawler, Dem., 117,643; Calderwodd, Pro., 78,426. Kellogg's plurality, 67,628. The final complete vote on Supreme Court justice was: Anderson, 162, 187; Quinn, 157,348. Quinn's plural ity, 6161. Soldiers to Get Gifts. Washington, D. C Thousands of socks stuffed with Christmas gifts are to be presented to the American troops at the bonier and In Mexico through the the Red Cross. Miss Mabel Boardman, head of the organization, announced Monday that chapters throughout the country would be asked to begin collection of gifts immediately, such articles as candy, stationery, pipes, tobacco and handker chiefs being preferred. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS; GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS Portland Wheat Bluestem, $1.60; forty-fold, $1.53; club, $1.50; red fife, $1.48; red Russian, $1.50. Oats No. 1 white feed, $35.75. Barley No. 1 feed, $38.00. Flour Patents, $8.40; straights, $7 7160; exports, $7.20; valley, $7.90; whole wheat, $8.60; graham, $8.40. Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $25.00 per ton; Bhorts, $29.00; rolled barley, $41.0042.00. Corn Whole, $49 per ton; cracked $49. Hay Producers' prices: Timothy, Eastern Oregon, $1720 per ton; tim othy, valley, $1617; alfalfa, $16 17.00; valley grain hay, $1315; clover, $12.50. Butter Cubes, extras, 3638c, Jobbing prices: Prints, extras,' 40c. butterfat. No. 1, 40c; No. 2, 38c, Portland. Eggs Oregon ranch, current re ceipts, 49c per dozen; Oregon ranch, candled, 60c; selects, 52c. Poultry Hens, 1315c; springs, 15 17c per pound; turkeys, live, 20 23c; dressed, 2327c; ducks, 1318c; geese, ll12c. Veal Fancy lllljc per pound. Pork Fancy, 1212Jc per pound. Vegetables Artichokes, 75cl. 10 per dozen; tomatoes, 75c$1.25 per crate; cabbage, 75c$2.00 per hun dred; peppers, 67c per pound; egg plant, 68c; lettuce, $2.50; cucumbers, $1(3(1.50 per box; celery, 6575c per dozen; pumpkins, lc per pound; squash, lljc per pound. Potatoes Oregon, buying price, $1.40 1.60 per hundred, country points; sweets, $2.75 per hundred. Onions Oregon buying prices, $2.50 per sack, country points. Green Fruits Apples, new, 60c$2 per box; pears, $11.60; grapes, $1 2; casabas, ljc; cranberries, $10.60 12.60 per barrel. Hops 1916 crop, 912c per pound, Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 25 27c; coarse, 3334c; valley, 33c. Mohair 3546c per pound. Cascara bark Old and new, 5Je per pound. Cattle Steers, prime, $6.757.30; good, $6.40(86.75; common to fair, 6.00; cows, choice, $5.256; medium to good, $4.605; ordinary to fair, $3.60(g4; heifers, $46; -bulls, $3 4.25; calves, $47.50. Hogs Prime, $9.259.75; good to prime mixed, $8.259; rough heavy, $8(f8.25; pigs and skips, $88.25. Sheep Lambs, $88.75; yearlings, wethers, $77.60; old wethers, $6.25 6.50; ewes, $55.60. Mayor Threatens to Sell Bread at Cost to Break Up Trust Tacoma "A mayor of Cincinnati broke the potato trust there by ship ping in and selling potatoes at cost. I am going to break the bread trust in Tacoma by the same plan, " said May or Fawcett as he sat in his office and explained what three loaves of bread meant on his desk. He had previously issued a statement denouncing the high cost of bread in Tacoma and announced that he was planning to sell bread at cost in the city hall, if this was nec essary to break local bread prices. "This big loaf here," said the may or, indicating what is now a 15-cent loaf in size, "weighs 20 ounces. I will sell this bread, fresh, at two loaves for 15 cents. That is 40 ounces, while the local bakera offer only 26 ounces for 15 cents. This smaller loaf Is a full pound and will sell for cents. Flour is a little more than 4 cents a pound and that is the principal in gredient of bread. A pound of flour will make considerable more than pound of bread because the latter is mostly water. It will take less than a cent to make a loaf of bread and cut ting out the delivery cost and selling at cost, I can sell it at these priceB. This bread is as good as any made in Tacoma, and is made by one of the cleanest bakeries in the state. "I will first endeavor to have the housewives make their own bread to break the prices, and if this does not affect it, 1 will begin selling bread at cost from the city hall." 29 Cows Are Condemned. Marshfield, Or. Dr. J. L. Masson, deputy state veterinarian, of Myrtle Point, condemned 29 cows in the dairy herd belonging to Clarence and Henry Schroeder, of Arago, following a tu berculin test, which developed four suspects in addition to those which gave reaction. The Schroeder Broth- era have applied for slaughter under inspection, and the cattle will probably be killed within the next week. In the meantime they are quarantined, The herd is in the heart of the best dairying district in the county. under sucn circumstances the own ers of condemned cattle are paid $25, half by the state and half by the coun ty, while the meat, if passed by the inspector, and the hides, are the prop erty of the owners. Demand for Eggs is Better. Portland The demand for eggs has been stimulated by the lower tempera tures. On the market street Friday there were sales at 44 and 45 cents, case count, and candled eggs moved at 47 and 48 cents. Sellers at the Ex change asked 46 cents for case count, with no bids. Butter was firm all around. Fresh extras were offered at 38 cents, and firsts at 35 cents at the Exchange, with no bids. For storage extras, 33 cents was bid and 26 cents asked. There were no bidders for dairy butter, which was offered at 80 cents. Decrease in Storage Butter Stocks, Portland Reports from 179 cold storages show that their rooms contain 82,269,098 pounds of creamery butter, as compared with 95,640,774 pounds In 205 storages on October 1. The 142 storages that reported holdings on No vember 1 of this year and last show present stock of 79.294,074 pounds, as compared with 92,718,649 pounds last year, a difference of 13,424,575 pounds, or 14.6 per cent. The reports of 152 storages show that their holding de creased 14 per cent during October, as compared with September. THE TURK By (Mies Frederick UKKEY hud been a part, the principal part, of the Scott's Thanks giving bill of fare ever since Bob could remem ber, real Vermont tur key thut they raised on their Vermont farm and fed with corn from the Vermont hills. But the particular hill on which the Scott acres lay seemed better suit ed to the turkeys than to the corn ; and, along la the very early spring of 1801, Bob's father decided to try a newer country to the South and West. Late March found them breuking a clearing for a new farm in East Tennessee. They got their corn in, although a little late; they bred a few hogs und a small flock of sheep; but, when they wanted tur key, they didn't go to the barnyard for but up Into the hills; for father's trusty rifle and trusty eye were n com bination no wild turkey could hope to escape. There were plenty of rumors of war while the Yankee from Vermont was carving out a home there In the South. When wur cuuie, that Yankee made his way overland and enlisted In the com pany from his old valley In Vermont, leaving Bob to take the responsibility of the Tennessee farm on his young shoulders. Bob did very well; und, when November cunie In due course, he got the rifle down from its pegs above the fireplace and went up the hills In search of a bird. He had been up there before with his father, but this was his first turkey hunt alone. There was a trull that led from the hog-lot up to the ridge, and along the ridge, among the granddnddy poplars and cherries nnd through the sweet gum brush. Bob followed it until three that afternoon without so much as a sign of turkey; and, ns he had no In tention of spending a night In the hills, It begun to look as though he must re turn empty-handed. Then suddenly he heard a rocket off there to the east of the trail "Whlr-r-r-r-" Some great liv ing thing swept across the ridge like a cloud, Bob's gun was up to his shoulder lu an In stant, although he shook with ns bad a case of buck fe ver as a boy ever had. "Bang!" he blazed away at the flying cloud. It did not stop, lie must huvu missed. But ns the report (lied Blazed Away at the Flying Cloud. away he heard the whir change to a flutter, and the flutter to a thud, nnd the thud to n struggle in the brush down the hillside. He followed the sound of that strug gle till he came upon the bird, and bird It wus, n turkey not so big of body as Its spread of wings had Indicated, but a turkey none the less fit to grace the Scott Thanksgiving board. The shot had broken Its right wing. The boy decided to totp It home ns II was, nnd he soon had It slung from his rille barrel over his shoulder and was picking his way down the mountain side to tind the trail at n lower point. It wns moonlight when he reached the liog-ynrd, und then the house, with his trophy, which was now quite still. Hav ing exhibited the bird to his mother und young sister, he laid It In the hay loft In the stable, and, after a full recital of his hunt, went to bed, us tired a boy us ever bugged a turkey, and probably more tired than nuy boy who never did. Now, n most surprising thing hap pened the next morning. Wheu Bob opened. the stable door the turkey was still there, hut it wus standing on both feet nnd with one wing trailing ou the ground. And, Instead of fluttering away as a regular wild turkey should, it looked up nt him with a look half curiosity nnd half appeal. It hopped a few steps away when he approached, and then allowed Bob to touch It with his hand. "Well, fellow," said Rob, "you don't seem to be very much a-scart." SAFETY "I see by the market reports that turkey are going to be higher." "You can bet your life we are. We're going to be as high as the tallest tree we can find." YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BE SURE We enould be thankful that everybody who pulls a wishbone and gets the long piece doesn't get his or her wish. He looked at the wounded wing, then scratched his head a moment, and then was off to the cabin on a run, shutting the sta ble door behind h 1 in. When he returned he went to work wilh ban dages. He ' may not have beeu much of n sur geon or a bone setter, but what he lacked In skill he nuule up lu good Intentions. Meanwhile his en thusiasm regard ing the Thanks giving feast rath er oozed away from him. "If It's all the Cautious Knock on the Cabin Door. same to you, ma," he said that night, "I'd a-just as soon have bacon fer din ner tomorrow." "All right, sonny," the mother laugh ed and agreed. And thnt Is how Yank became a member of the Scott family. For Ynnk he wus named. To Southern pnrtisnns It was n term of opprobrium, but to Bob a term of affection so ev erybody was satisfied. By good financiering In the spring Mrs. Scott was able to add a small flock of fowls to the Scott possessions, Including some turkeys. With these Yank mingled, not without a tinge of condescension. He never did recover the use of that wing, but ho could run like a dog, using the good left wing ns a plane now and then to lift hlra to the top of a fence. If Olive Clinnute, the Inventor of the aeroplane, hud seen Yank, we might have hud thnt Inven tion n half century before we did. Ynnk showed no disposition to leave the Scott plnce, seeming to prefer the good corn to woodland pickings. It wns Reldom that any word or ru mor trickled through from Bob's fa ther, nnd then there was a silence of months that left the Scott household very solemn indeed. The sympathies of the neighbors were Southern; but, be It recorded to their credit, they treated the Scotts with Just as much kindness as If the hend of the family had not gone Into the Union army. But when the guerrillas began to operate In the valleys below, there wns reason for some uneasiness, regardless of one's sympathies. One morning, Just at the break of dawn, there was a caul lexis knock on the cabin door. Trembling with appre hension, the family roused Itself. The latch lifted, but the man who entered wus clothed In blue. Boh could scarce ly believe thnt this red-bearded mnn wns his father. His story was short nnd soon told. He hud been wounded and sepuruted from his regiment. AVhen he recov ered, he was assigned, quite willingly, to n detail to round tip the guerrillas ; and, as he was familiar with the vi cinity he was now scouting on their trail. He was to lie quiet that day, gathering such Information as he could, and return to his conirndes that night. "I tell you, pop," cried Boh. "I'll go down below nnd see whnt I can see niuf let ynu know !" It appealed to the boy's desire for adventure and to the soldier's desire for Information. So, after some reluctance and- many cau tions, the boy wus allowed to go. To divert suspicion, for the turkey would attract more attention, than the boy, Yank was permitted to accompany him. The boy und the bird were famlllur fig ures In the neighborhood. Three miles from home a voice laughed, "Here's a turk fer your din- FIRST i ,jvj.M; - ner, captain," nnd Bob found he had walked into a hornets' nest. They took the two to a cubln a little back from the pike and asked the boy a few ques tions, without gaining any lnformutlon. Nor did he loose his hold on Yank, though the bird struggled to be free. A bluck-hrowed ginnt entered. "There's a Ynnk up on the ridge in a cabin thar, nnd a hundred of 'em yonder on the totlier side." " "You fellahs make u ride for it at sundown," said the captain, "and grab that Yank. They nre the fel lahs that hung Jed Speed. We'll have a little hang Iti' party our selves." What could Bob do to warn his fa ther? Run for It Familiar Figures In himself? That the Neighborhood. was hopeless. Then he thought of Yank. Hardly knowing why, he let go his hold. There wns a squawk and a flut ter, a man at the door was nearly knocked from his feet, and a feathered thing thnt half ran and half flew made for the pike and the woods beyond.' "He got awnyl" "Thar goes your dinner, captain," and a half-dozen shots all came at the same Instant. As for the boy, he poured outdoors with the rest nnd plunged into the woods back of the cabin. Two hours later a turkey, both of whose wings drooped now, the left one stained with blood, fluttered into the Scott clearing. To go to the boy was the father's first thought, to go for help (he second nnd better one.- It was a bit risky, but over the ridge he went and down the mountainside. Bob circled and crossed the pike a mile above. On a white stone by the road he saw a drop of red. "Well, they hit him but didn't git him," he said. That evening, Just as the sun dipped to the West, there was another hor nets' nest on the ridge. But this time it was the enemy that wnlked Into it There was time for only n few shots. But the guerrilla captain heard them In the valley below nnd decided that It would be well to move on, leaving his missing men to Join him as best they could. But they never did. Next night, 20 miles away, the captain turned to one of his men and asked : "Do you reckon that fool bird had anything to do with it?" As for Yank, the battle-scarred vet eran, what was one wing more or lessj He lived to see peace return to the mountains, and to all Tennessee, and to the nation. And you may be sure he never played the principal part in any Thanksgiving dinner. (CopyrlRht. 1916, Wetlprn NeWBPHper Union.) Thanksgiving. The cider sparkles bright and clear, The corn la husked, Thunksslvlng-'i' near; The doughnut hour of life draws nlfh And golden glows the pumpkin pie. No Longer Sectional. In former years the hnrvest holiday wus observed more religiously and with more zest In New England that In any other pnrt of the country. Dur ing the colonial period It had the same .ink la Massachusetts that Christmas had in old England a day for sodal festivity as well as a day of religious significance, but since the Civil war Its observance has been characterized by more or less fervor In every section of this wide land. Early Thanksgiving Festival. The Continental congress recom mended duys of thanksgiving annual ly during the Revolution, and In 1784 for the return of peace. And Wash ington appointed a Thanksgiving fes tival In 17S0 after the adoptlou of the Constitution. Give Honor to Connecticut Close students of American history, on account of the regularity observed, give the palm to Connecticut as belnfc through civil authority, responsible for the present annual Thanksgiving cele bration by tie tuition. JV.H,