HALSEY ENTERPRISE VOL. X I I H A L S E Y , L IN N C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , M A Y. 29, l*»24 NO. 43 Innocence and Experience at a Hero’» Grave * À ★ < A A ? <*** J mother heart is satisfied when she ha» • knelt at his last resting place. Many - mothers have In the last few months thug sought consolation for thetr loss. Arlington cemetery is unique— there Is nothing like it in the world. Other nations hate erected monuments, arches and memorials to their success­ ful military and naval leaders and statesmen. They have provided mas­ sive tombs and burial places, but al­ ways for men of high rank. England has her Westminster' abbey. f £ " ’i £ n j of high distinction in statesmanship, I Invention, science, letters, philan­ thropy, as well as war. France s Pure Lachalse and Rome s Pantheon are for tlie same purpose, and Egypt's pyra­ mids were reserved for kings and queens only. But not so Arlington. Here equality aud sacrifice dominate. Wealth, birth, aoclal station, and po­ litical eminence, without military serv­ ice. try for admission In vain. Arllng ton Is typical of a nation “conceived In and]1Uedlcated t0 the propoal- ’ 2^rtt C olor G uard L eading the M em orial D ay P a ra d e I ,re cre,t*d e slve service. Three other memorials 1 In Arlington command more than pass- j Ing notice. The mast of the battleship Maine, sunk In Havana harbor a quar- ' ter of a century ago, precipitating the j Spanish-American war, serves as a [ monument over the graves of many brave American sailors who lost their lives when that ship »truck a mire. The monument to 2,111 of the un­ known dead of the Civil war ever re­ minds the visitor to the cemetery of the thousands lying io unmarked graves over the battlefields of the South. And of more recent renown Is the grave of the unknown soldier whose body was brought from the fields of France to typify his comrades In this last great conflict. It Is a touching sight as some little gray- halred woman, often plainly dressed, but always In deep black, kneels at this tomb. She has made the pilgrim­ age to the grave of "her boy '—and it may be her boy, if he was among the unidentified dead. At least, she finds consolation in thinking R Is, and her i L ook Y hjthfui , IN ÖINGHAM a T f 8 ......................... ......... -.................................— Irene Quimby ......................................—................. -.............Agnes Chandler .......................................— .............................. Eunice Sylvester ^ alJh ............................................... i ........................... Faye Dykstra “ t?i„_ < ......... — .........................................Ruth Qulmhv b lower of Yeddo, Japanese Come ly by Vicor Map»»— S .in ar. ' ...................................................... ............ , I UD"'n Ro^ : el. Vlusme (Sathims')'” . ; ; ; ; ; . - - ; ........................................ Georgtna Clark raiphoou (Djouros) .................""u/iu e° nr, 3 fne' r ' J ' .................................... ................ Wilimina Corcoran > * « * * » * * ta A Plea for Poppy Day M eaning of the Colora JunMD.Camptwll.ln NewYork Times ta ta 'ta ta R tM b b b h h W ta H, CHERISH the flag w ith the stars of blue And Its w onderful stare of g o ld . They stand for the m en w h o otood for you; W hen a gold sta r fell a sta r of blue F illed up th e breach till thalr work w as through. The story should never grow old. O Oh, ch erish the flag w ith the stare of blue And the p itifu l stare o f gold. The gold on es gave and th ey gave and gave, And a ll th a t a man could g iv e they gave, T hese stars sh in e dow n on a m artyr's grave. And your g r ie f m ust n ever g ro w cold. ■* ta ta ** M Oh. ch erish th e flag w ith th e sta rs of gold And the m yriad stars o f blue. Those sta rs o f blue who w ere there to g iv e . Their very liv e s th ey offered to g iv e So all th a t you hold dear m igh t live. Yes, If need be, to die for you. And our h ea rts can add y e t an oth er ' sta r, One th at's stain ed w ith a b lood -lik e red. * It stands for the blind and ih e crippled lads W ho w ere fig h tin g there tn your stead. 1 T h ey took the wounds and the bu llets And the su fferin g all for you Oh, cherish the flag w ith Ita sta rs of gold And Its sta rs of rod and blue. T -T OW many people can tell A A what la the significance In their entirety of the red, white and blue of the Ameri­ can national flag, the nutlonal colors? I t la, of course, gen­ erally understood tha", one star represents each state In­ cluded in the Unldto and that the first flag contained 13 stars, representing 13 orig­ inal atates. The designers of the American emblem hnd In­ tended that the red stripes represent the bloodshed nec­ essary to establish us os a nation. The white Is Indlca- tire of the purity of our Con- stltutlon and our form of gov- eminent. The blue la sym- bollc of the clear dome of | heaven, wherein are set the | stars of the Union under | which all peoples, regardless | of race, color or religion, may | breathe the air of freedom. , It ts the unconquerable flag , of the world. — Elizabeth Gragg New M arker for Graves of American» in Europe American Cemetery at Waereghem, Belgium fj.- -P ■M ai Ï9 See the new Qinghams at Crispy fresh gingham frocks in new colorful patterns that only the gay brilliance of Spring itself can rival, w i l l fo rm no em ail p o rtio n ot mi lady’s Spring wardrobe. National Gingham Week, April 27th to May 3rd, in all the glory of the new season's happy colors, will furnish many a timely inspiration. Thia tembatena hat bean approved by the aocratary of war as the official m arker to bo put on the groves of American eoldloro in Europe. The monument io four Inches thick and thirteen Inches wlds, and i t of Amort- can whits marble. M e m o r ia l D a y To tkoee who te Tslhsll* rest. Where trees are rich with golden leaves. A aa tlo n p au ses w h ile It grltv ev . It s ad oratio n te atteet —C C. B . la Datrolt K «wa ROONTZQ OOD GOODS Flinders Field American oemstery. No. 1242, at Waereghem, Belgium, " whore 39» Am« deans, killed In the . . often en " Y p re. sector, are burled. J *" f*®- . . r> ï “ <° terry him through an emergency. Wnsre form er service man a rt net prevailed upon te lead Memorial D ay Parades, they form In line and march to the cemeteries te decorste the aravea of veterans of all wars. ’ Taking of Envoys Promised Trouble Civil W a r Occurrence That Threatened to Bring on New W ar. British flag; and its there was a tech­ nical (law in Captain Wilkes’ act. In his not having seized the vessel for wdjtidlcatlon before a prize court, the United States government, under tha pacific Influence of President Lincoln, surrendered the envoy». The Incident served, however, great­ ly to lessen their Influence when final­ ly they arrived tn Europe, as the gov­ ernment» of both England and Francs reoognlzed them ouly as "private gen­ tlemen." O SINGLE Incident In the history of the Civil war threatened more serious consequences and none more excited the country than the seizure of the Confederate envoys to Europe, James M. Mason of Virginia and John Slidell of Louisiana, on hoard the British mall steamer Trent, b f offlcera of the U, 8. navy. By LAURA MILLER • ily of Virginia, a great-great grandson preaching peopln which make* a sales­ of Bryan, eighth Baron Fairfax, and man u success. Then her manager he had entered the navy from North took an Interest In developing her Carolina. ahlllly. Ho practically forced her te Mounting to the steamers deck go to selling musical accessories be- alone, Lieutenant Fairfax requested :aaae he knew it was a thing aha was the captain to show him her passenger fitted for. She thought there was “no list. The captain refused. future in It.” But alia pernevered. Hearing their names, Mason and Two years of training followed, Slidell came from the cabin. Lleuten ant Fairfax told them It was Ids duty partly in smaller shops where re­ to tske them with him to the San sponsibility rested on her own shmil- Jacinto. They replied that force only ders. By this ttma, aha says she hnd could make them go. They then re­ determined to win In this field. She tired to their cabins. Their families discovered that ■ business In her own were with them, and here a scene of oaroe meant more money sod more ••nJoyiDent. Her chance came to tske a trying nature took place. The armed men In the naval boat jver a vlctrola seep In Ottawa, which alongside, hearing an altercation on mw keeps five assistants busy. "I do not advise any girl to go to a deck- many of the passengers were mge city unless on« |» „ specialist,’’ roundly abusing Lieutenant F a ir f a x - had by this time come up Ihe able. Mis* Requarth says. " If sh„ iKee Lieutenant Fulrfax sent to the San .□sines» In the city she should have Jacinto for more men and twenty four fufflclent training to make her efficient : n every way.” came. These were stationed In the . cabin and on the deck of the Trent. Lieutenant Fairfax took Senator Ferm at’on of Coal. Mason by the shoulder and eacorted Tbe general theory regarding the him to the gangway, where be was formation of coal Is that It results taken In charge by another officer. Oom the decomposition of vegetation Senator Slidell declared more force In swamps under tremendous pres­ would he needed to take him, hut he sure at a high temperaturr. The first waa led by the arm to the aide The state Is peat; second, lignite; third, two secretaries of the envoy» went bituminous; fourth, anthracite, and with them. the final state 1« graphite. When the boat» of tbe Han Jacinto sboved off the Trent returned her voy. Unmuffled. age. Another million martilnee along the The Confederate envoy» were taken to Boston and put Into Fort Warren. landscape and we shall hare to begin The British government demanded to refer to It as the greni open exhaust their release on penalty of war, they country— Newcastle Courier. N Mary Succeeds ii on Main Street ;; having been taken wh^t under the