American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-31

udJ lOI JOuu NdluOuH Alien OL Nell
tucky when he heard that his eldest
son, the boy who had been named af-
ter himself to uphold the honor of the
family, had been arrested in New York
as a Stacker There hadn't been a
Stacker in the family since Daniel
Boone founded the first independent
American community, and John Cal
houn Allen decided that the record
wouldn't be broken now.
So he packed his grip, which had
never been further north than Win
chester, got into his Sunday pair of
corduroy pants, gave his high boots
an extra lick of tallow and then took
a train into the unknown world. Yes
terday he found his way unerringly to
the Federal building and asked Mar
shal Mccarthy about his boy.
Il got your letter, suh," he said sim
ply. But didn't think I'd answer it.
just thought I'd come. Where is that
boy of mine?"
The boy was in the Tombs, but the
marshal sent for him and while he
waited sat down and talked with the
straight backed mountaineer. He had
a flap brimmed black hat, blue shirt
without a collar and a coat of old
homespun that had been saved for
great occasions. Dignified and proud
and sure of himself was John Calhoun
Allen of Manchester, Clay county, KY,
his level gray eyes showing no fear Of
God or man, his voice low and soft
with the grace of the dweller in the
mountains.
The boy was arrested about three
weeks ago at one of the Emma Gold
man meetings in Harlem, when it was
found that he was not registered and
refused to. He had been sent to the
Fombs until John e. Knox, the assis-
tant district attorney. could write to
- his father.
= Boy" said the father. you CANT be
right in your haid. We don't raise cat
tie who do things like this down in
Clay county You amt right, SON. you
amt right"
I The boy skunk down inside of him
self and mumbled that he didn't be-
:. lieve in war. In the days of the
y French-Eversale feud he had seen men
shot down in the courthouse square al
n Manchester.
D Son, you're wrong, you're sure all
= wrong" said the father. Your peo-
e pie were in the Revolution, in the wal
: of 1912, in the Mexican war, and We
+ were in the Civil war. boy, and W,
d amt goin' to quit now. There's those
Il two dear brothers of yours. they ain
o 20 yet, and they're goin' to assum,
u their responsibilities, son. One o
y them in in the army and the other,
+ goin' to be, and if your country wants
e you you're goin to be. too"
'' John Calhoun Allen lifted hi
d" should proudly and slapped his han,
N down on his sons back.
" why. we love this country of our
down where We live. boy" he said
I'VE love it and the flag, and l neve
knew before what a big and wonder
full country it is You CANT go bac'
on it, son. you just CANT do it.
came up here all alone when I hear
YOU were i'm Jail, and I find everybod
. is trying to get you out of jail nc
-. keep you in it, Do you realize wha
=. that means boy?"
sl you go out and register, and the
or come back with me Your nanny wi
as pnt YOU out on the porch 2r1 fed yo
or milk and hopev and eggs IN your
feelin' so good you'll want to go owe
~ there and get the kaiser by the thro;
he and choke him to death And if yo
iii don't son, if l decide you're right
w your haid and 70 don't do your dut
,st I'll take you out in the square an
he kill you with my own hands.
as, But 1 know you VIII, DOys L knO
mt you WILL" the father went on. "Yc
come of good stock, boy; it's all pul
American, and they don't make qui
ters in this country. Clay county new
Rs raised a gutter yet"
"All right, pop" said the boy, fnall
nd "Ill do it,"
'or Marshal Mccarthy had been waitiI
rs for the word, and he took them up
an Judge Mayors court where the pl'
To- of guilty was withdrawn and plea
lily not guilty entered, and then Jud
six Mayer discharged young Allen with
structions that he register and thu
so back home with his father. I
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