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The Army.

The War Department is advised that
"the members of the congressional
party representing the military COM
mittees OF Congress now in Europe will
said from France on the 10th Instant y
At the coming sessions of Congress
these committees will have Q problem
Of very great Importance to consider,
and. if possible, solve. This relates to
the question of preparedness now that
the great war 10 over.
That the country should not relapse
into the condition that existed at the
time it declared war against Germany
needs no argument. We then had com
paratively nothing in the nature Of an
up-to-date military establishment. A
small force-e1cellent in the matter
Of courage and training-was dignified
with the name of Army. But 1t was
pathetically smaH, and lacking in the
proper equipment. The result vas
hurry and worry in oil preparations
to get ready for war obligations, and,
Of necessity, much waste in expendi-
lures
This sort of thing should not hap
pen the second time. That there will
be another time 10 In the calculations
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The Individual and the Loan.

| Let it be taken for granted that
every dollar of the $4,500, 100000 fed
eral quota of the victory loan and Of
the $20,307 900 local quota will be sub
scribed by the close of the campaign
Saturday night. Let it be fully ac-
eepted that the loan will be a COM
plete success. For it will be. Of that
there is no doubt whatever. The point
, for the individual citizen to consider
! is whether he will be one of the note
| buyers, whether he will stand with the
majority of the people and wear the
{"V" button, or will stand apart, non
participant.
The man who stands apart from his
fellows must have very good reason
| for doing so. He either lacks in faith
in the stability of the government, or
he lacks in interest in the maintenance
of the governments enterprise. He
has perhaps been lukewarm in the
course of the war and now is cold.
Maybe he is actually sorry We ever
went into the war and is glad Of an
excuse to stand aside and neglect the
responsibility which rests upon every
patriotic citizen to finance the war
work of the United States.
Strict analysis of the reason which
the individual may allege to himself
for not buying one of the victory notes
Will bring many qualm Of conscience.
And in the final hours Of the campaign
most Of those who thus dissect their
feelings on the subject will conclude
that the reasons for not going on with
the work of sustaining the govern
ment in its war needs are not valid,
and will subscribe.
After next Saturday night there will
be no chance to get in line. Delay
is really dangerous. There will be
no more war-bond issues. There will
be no more opportunities for this prac-
tical, patriotic service. Those who
neglect this chance, whatever they may
have done in the four preceding issues,
will feel that they have not done their
full measure Of duty.
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A Conference on Lynchings.

A national conference, attended by
representatives from nearly every
state in the Union, to consider the
question of lynchings in the United
States, is in session in New York. This
is taken from report of yesterdays
proceedings:
"United States Senator Medill Nc
Cormick of Illinois in q telegraphed
message TO the conference called for
publication to the public and in the
records Of Congress of the names, Of
places where lynchings take place. Of
The mayors of cities and the law Off
GERS of counties and states who fail
10 prevent lynehing or to prosecute
lynchers. Gov. Emmet O'Neai of Ala
bama declared that the United States
today stands solitary and alone among
the civilized nations of the world as
tolerant Of the cruelty, savagery and
infamy' of mob rule"
Senator McCormick's suggestion
bears well upon the question. The
fullest publicity should be given to
communities where mobs gather and
are tolerated; to officers of the Law
who fail TO protect their prisoners, or,
after being oyerreached by mobs, fail
to run down and prosecute the offend
crs. The mob spirit has been encour-
aged greatly by the laxity of officials
in both Of these particulars. It has
often been the ease that jailers and
shcrifs have surrendered their pris-
oners with promptness and unresist-
ingness which argued sympathy with
those clamoring for blood; while the
record fails to show that single mob
leader Las ever been sent to the gal
lows, and but few to prison.
Gov. O'NeaFs terrible Indictment Is
strictly true, and has been drawn be-
fore by others. This is the only civil.
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> Harmony, Peace and Justice.

The italian delegates return to the
peace conference greatly strengthened
for successful negotiation in respect to
some of the issues. If President Will
sons statement was in intent or in
effect an appeal over the heads of the
Italian peace delegates to the Italian
people and TO their spirit of self-sac-
rifice- in the interest of just and en-
during world-peace, he has been re-
buffed
Italy declares that her peace dele
gates and her people are as one in
respect to national claims, hopes, as
pirations.
The episode has rendered very diff
cult and extremely unlikely the grant
of ultimate political jurisdiction over
Italian Fiuue to anybody else but
Italy. If Italy were to apply con-
sistently TO all Dalmatia the principle
of the self-dctermination of peoples
which she invokes in respect to Fiume,
her claim to the latter would be ire
sistib1e.
The secret treaty of London violates
or ignores the principle of the self
determination of peoples Under its
terms much territory. never Italian,
and many thousands of non alians
would be arbitrarily annexed to Italy.
The Italian delegates are also
strengthened by this episode in abil-
ity to make concessions, when neces-
sary, in respect to other issues than
that of Fiume, without injuring their
political standing at home. They
speak now Enthusiastically for Italy.
America appreciates Italy's war sac
rifiee and sufferings and sympathizes
with her aspirations for the full re-
demption of Italy unredeemed. This
full redemption the principle of the
self,determination of peoples con-
sistently applied; the military secqr-
ity of redeemed Italy's frontiers; and
Jugoslavia's right to an unobstrueted
and practicable outlet to the sea are
all to be accomplished or recognized
and enforced in just and enduring
settlement of this clash of interests
and principles.
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not only of every professional soldier,
but of many seasoned politicians.
Everybody is for peace, and for con-
tributing fully toward keeping the
peace; but experienced men are not Of
the opinion that the last war has been
fought. They insist that arrangements
for the future should, and must, take
into account that very stubborn and
sometimes violent thing called human
nature.
What, then, it is asked, should be
the size of the Army for peace times
| while peace lasts! What should be it's
equipnient7 What steps should be
taken to keep the people reminded Of
their duty, and in disposition to dis
charge their duty in an emergency7
! One hears these sentiments some
times proclaimed: ave don't want the
spirit Of militarism cultivated in this
country. We don't want America con-
verted into an armed camp. The less
said about war now the better. Let's
talk about trade and such things"
All very we'll except for the mis-
leading cxaggeration. No proposition
is pending, or likely to be made, for
cultivating militarism and converting
the country into an armed camp.
What is proposed is preparation that
will insure safety in time of need.
War has way of obtruding; and when
| it comes it strikes hard. The nation
that is unprepared for such a visitor is
in danger of losing its life when the
visitor arrives.
The country should have an Army
of adequate size in peace times, so as
| to make enlargement the easier when
war comes and forces q change.
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The Dome and the Monument.

Illumination of the Capitol dome
and the Washington Monument as a
feature of the victory loan campaign
brings vividly to note the fact that
in these structures Washington pos
tsesses two Of the most beautiful crea
tions in the world There is no other
| dome quite the equal Of that on the
Capitol, anywhere. Its proportions
are perfect and its setting is excep-
tional. Other domes there are that
lack in one particular or another, or
are so set as to be obscured from view
in part, or lack in relation to the
structures upon which they are set.
When the lights shine upon this dome
! it glows like a jewel and causes
thrill Of pride in the simplicity and
purity Of its line and the significance
of its symbolism.
The shaft Of the Washington Monu-
ment has been ridiculed by some
critics, but there is no support Of this
view from the public. It is like the
Capitol, a creation Of perfect proper
ton, true type of the obelisk form
Of memorial, of very ancient origin.
Totally different from the Capitol
dome, it shines, when illuminated, as
q great white spire, truly characters
tic of the character Of the first Presi-
dent, whose virtues and services it
commemorates.
These two structures, the dome and
the shaft, are the distinctive symbols
Of the National Capital. They set
Washington apart from all other cities.
There is no other place that can pre-
sent such an inspiring spectacle as that
which is offered when the lights are
thrown upon them and they shine forth
in the night to typify the solidity
Of American institutions and the prin-
ciples Of democracy.
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Occasionally China offers q protest
to the effect that the Japanese are not
the only proud and sensitive people in
the neighborhood.
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The "fareback" is q thing Of the
past for this years climate. The sud
den plunge that May took into sum-
[mer may be described as a "f1are-
forward"
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The German delegate who is adver-
tising an air Of profound melancholy
will fill his role acceptably il he can
make his conversation correspond to
his facial expression.
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A genuine feud mountaineer does
not attract as much attention as for
merly, owing to the fact that he does
not look as impressive as moving
picture bandit.
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The Post Office Department deliv-
cred letters by airship, thereby demon
strating a Willingness to compensate
for uncertainties in the service by
making it as picturesque as possible.
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If she can provide herself with local
organizations to keep up the adver-
tising that now falls to her share,
Fiume will be one of the most wonder
full cities on the map.
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One Of the incest problems of the
Paris conference was to arrange leaves
of absence without causing too much
friction and delay.
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Germany's capital manages to pro-
vide large amount Of trouble for the
police in spite of the fact that there
are no Berlin bootleggers.
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The victory loan is an enterprise
that permits the American citizen to
mingle business with pleasure.
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Question is raised as to whether the
time of a busy world should be taken
up with the public trial Of person
like the kaiser.
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Switzerland won from Holland with.
out struggle the distinction of being
peace headquarters.
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All that Secretary Daniels regards
the German navy as fit for is to make
a fine splash.
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The color known as Socialist red"
fades very rapidly.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANpER JOHNSON.

Enviable.
"The man with the first straw hat
always looks rather funny"
eyes. In addition to being com.
Portable himself, he helps to cheer up
the people who are feeling miserable
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Minor Currency

Minor Currency.
u wonder how the Chinese got so
much copper cash in circulationf"
"Perhaps," said. the woman who was
fumbling for change, zone Of those old
emperors put luxury tax on ice cream
sodas."
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leo.

Ice.
The water wagon now is due.
The seasons fitly chosen.
And If it's all the same to you,
I'll take my water frozen.
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Empty Ostentstiou.

EWPty Obt6uI1Il01.
"Bliggins is still complaining about
his income tax."
eyes. It's his method Of trying to
intimate that his income is something
important"
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Only a Preliminary.

Gaze you going to see the prize
fghtp
"No. I'm going to hold of and see
the real one that's coming Of later
about the gate money"
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Admiration.

Little Willie got some matches,
And they were his hearts desire.
Filled the furniture with scratches
While he set tho house aflra
Father said Il was atrooious.
Mother said, 'Now, pa, dssisti
Isn't Willie the precocious
Darling Of q bolshevist!"
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IRRITABLE
NERVOUS
Was Condition Of Indiana Lady
Before Beginning to Take
Card-u-i, the WOman's
Tonic.

Kokomo, ind.-Mrs. H. Hankemeier,
Of this town, says: "Ilook so well, and
am so we'll, that it does not seem as if |
ever needed Cardui. But | was not al
ways this way =. | think | have taken a
dozen bottles -. before my little girl
came.
was feeling dreadfully bad, had head
ache, backache, sick at my stomach, no
energy | was very irritable, too, and
nervous.
began taking Cardui about 6 months
before my baby came. AS a result all
those bad feelings left me, and just fell
grand, just as if nothing at all was the
matter, and when the end came ! was
hardly sick at all.
Since that | have never taken Cardui
at all i. It has done me good, and
know it will help others, II they viii only
try it,"
Many women have written grateful let
tiers like the above, telling Of the gooC
that Cardui has done them. Why should
II not help you, too7 you suffer iron
any Of the ailments so common 10 women
and feel the need Of a safe. reliable
strengthening tonic, we urge you 10 be
gin today and give cardui a fair trial
Your dealer sells Card-u-i. EB-lI
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ODD TASTE IN Adjournment
Natives Of Portuguese East Africa
Regard Empty condenssd-hl lk
Tins as Desirable Ornaments.

The odd predictions OF the Afri-
can native In the way Of personal or
nament and adOrnment have always
been a subject to excite wonderment
in the average white man, without In
the least creating In him any particu-
lar desire for imitation. The native Of
Uganda, in top-hat and cuffs, especial
" has proved to be an excellent sub
ject for the caricaturlst of the Afri-
can ION his heath" But the natives
Of Portuguese East Africa have surely
a claim to making something Ike a
record for odd adOrnment, II the story
OF a British nonc0mmissi6Red officer
lust returned from that country Is to
be believed. He says: During the
trek into the interior, a distance Of
over $50 miles was covered. and it
was necessary to replace our stocks Of
food at each native encampment we
reached. The native folk always pro
tested yolubly that the fleeing enemy
had taken all they had, but we soon
learned that the best medium for get
ting what we wanted was an empty tin
or Bovrll bottle, carefully polished be.
forehand. The production of these ar.
ticles was always instantaneous In eff.
feet. and In one group OF hutments
one Of the unsophisrlcated 'darkies
was a striking advertisement for q
condensed-mllk firm, for We left hel
with n string Of empty tins hanging
round her neck
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opposite direction-for Bank street.
Bank street! AT this time Of day -
calculated Ogden.
yes, Bank street, this time OF day
alone repeated Ruth. "You had
better hurry or you'll lose your car"
Bother my car" returned the man.
I'm going to put you on yours first.
Here It is now" Ruth hurried out and
Ogden after her. But, please, Miss
%Devereaux," he pleaded, ''let me go
with you; that's a bad neighbour
heod."
Nonsense I'm as safe down there
as in my own home. Why, some one
out Of nearly every family has been
IN my class at one time or another.
| go every week and have supper with
Katy and vlrglnius."
Plainly this explanation was Greek
to Ogden. Ruth's foot was on the
step of the car as she laughed at his
puzzled expression. Come and see me
some time and I'll tell you all about
It." she said.
Tomorrow EVENING"" questioned
the tall man eagerly.
yes" Ruth dung back over her
shoulder.
When Ogden crossed the street next
eyening-for he boarded directly cp'
posite to Ruth's home-March Wind
was still on his Job. But the bright
fire on the hearth in the big quiet liv'
Ing room, and Ruth In a rose crep,
dress. with rebellious curls neatly
coiifed, made a decided contrast t.
their meeting Of the afternoon before
you see, nothing happened to m,
down In the bad nelghborhood." his
hostess remarked, brightly "Hav,
this comfy chair; it's dads tavorite
and here's his smoking stand. IT.
bridge club tonight, so I'm alone
Though this was the tall mans frs
call at tile Deyereaux home, he fel
Immediately at ease and sank into tn,
Big chair after O few words Of appre
citation Of the cheer and comfort Of
fire on such a night.
"First Of all TN amplify my rattle
enigmatIcal explanation Of my expe
ditions into the Italian quarter Rut
began. "rhen we can have n cosy tai
about things IN general. You see,
taught In the evening school here tn
first three winters after leaving col
lege. There wasn't MS much lntores
takeh In Americanization then; n
/, compensation was small aud there wa
trouble III finding competent teacher
was RESTLESS doing nothing and tina
work appeals % ~,
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commons keeps Old AabIts.

The election Of the speaker Of the
British house Of commons was car
ried our with the ancient formalities.
The members named as mover and sec
onder Of his nomination were lndl-
Gated by The clerk In the old custom.
the clerk pointing his finger at the per
son appointed to move, Indicating his
privilege, and after HIS speech doing
a like office for the seconder.
The house eheered each action, and
after voting the speaker TO his Office
the moser and %seconder seized the
speaker and gently lifted him into his
seat. The ceremony was over.
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Amerlcanlzatlo
By DORA H. NOLAN

paper Syndieate)
A March wind is no respecter OF
persons. Ruth Devereaux was TWEEN
ty-eight and still pretty when she hur-
ried down the main street of her home
town on a clustering March day. Her
cape few back and disclosed its bril-
liant lining, Her small arched feet
were neatly shod in brown Oxfords.
Brown woclen hose covered slender
ankles and shapely-but the liberties
taken by the miniature cyclone we're
no fault of Ruth's.
One hand grabbed tightly the
straightforward sailor and the other
carried a bulky parcel.
A tall man stood In the doorway Of
the street car waiting room, but Ruth
didn't see him as, head down, draperies
flying, she made for that haven. Pro-
PEELED by a harder gust than usual, like
a ship with all sails set riding before
the gale. she arrived full against his
stalwart bulk.
The tall man braced for the en-
counter. He grasped the scurrylng
figure with one hand and with the
other opened the door. Ruth. looking
up from under the brlm of her dlgni-
fed sailor, now rakishly askew, and
through struggling brown curls,
gasped
"Why. good afternoon, Mr.. Ogden
Thanks for the rescue. That NINA.
ture F1atlron building across the
street may be the pride of the town
but It certainly connlves with the vino
TO bring low the pride Of mortals."
well. it's an i'll wind that brings nc
one good, and I'll have the pleasure o.
the ride up with you" the tall maj
replied. "There comes our car now.
But I'm not on my way home.
Ruth explained. "Tm bound in tn,
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A Great RemedY.

The merits of Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy are
well known and appreciated, but
there is occasionally a man who
had no acquaintance with them
and should read the following by
F. Fl, Dear, a hotel man at Du-
puyer, Mont. -Four years ago
l used Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy with such
wonderful results that / have
since recommended it to my
friends" Adv.
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"Virginius is a stripping young Ital
ian who came to me the first year. file
WINS a deep->ea diver then, and highly
paid; but he gave hat up aud took
something 1T the submarine base
wnich paid less because he hated to
miss q single night at school. Well.
naturally, such perseverance pleased
me, so | was glad to find him on hand
promptly The opening night of the
e year. That year Katy came to
school-a little Irish-American who had
been taken out of school too young.
She worked ia a mill, and was passion
ately fond OF reading"
Ruth had been watching the fire as
she talked, but now she glanced up
laughingly at the tall man sitting OPP
posite. Mother says I'm a born
matchmaker. and | fear she's right, for
from the first time | IA Virginius
watching Katy with that faithful,
adoring look you see in the eyes of an
old setter dog. / made up my mind to
help things along. When there were
JUNIORS of a Jack the Hugger' In
Katy's ne%ighborhOod ] asked the big
Italian to see that Katy got home safe
ly. So he established the habit OF
going home with her. About this time
the shipbuilding boom struck on, and
at my suggestion Yirglnius tried for a
job at the shipyard and, because he
was a diver, they offered him $50 a
week. But soon after that a falling
beam struck him on the shoulder, and
he was in the hospital two weeks. |
took Katy to see him, and on n Of
our visits what | had been hoping for
happened. ! left them alone for a mo-
ment, and when l returned Virginius
told me the old, old story but puz-
zled me by adding, with longing eyes
fixed on little Katy, We must-a walt
til war gets over
THE nurse sent US away then, but
| determined to go alone soon and
have n talk with him. What do you
think that big, fine fellow told me-
That he was sending thirty of that
weekly fifty to Italy. He was supply.
ing funds 10 three families Of rela.
tiyes and to a cousin, a prisoner IN
Austria. But surely l expOstulated
you and Katy can manage on the
twenty a week for the present, any
way Then Virglnius came out witt
the astonishing statement that h
wanted to wait until he could give
Katy a 'nice-a home Ikea American
glrls'-and clothes like mine!
asked him II he would leave 1t to mi
to find out how Katy felt on the sub
ject. OF course l knew" Ruth adde'
pensively, how any woul'
feel il she really loved q man" Their
rousing herself. she concluded bright
" $50 they were married and live
happily ever afterward. helped thef
fix up their two little rooms. Their
Is a baby now and * much none
doesn't have to go across the wateI
so they get along very well. That
all Of my tale. Now you talk"
The big mans eyes had much tbs
setter dog look when he spoke. mis-
Devereaux," he said, would you fe'
that way II you really loved a man
YES" she answered, meeting h
eyes brayely. II would"
Il cnrn seyenty-hve dollars a week
Ogden continued, land twenty-five {
that | send to my mother. Could 70
be happy sharing the remainder. wit
prospects of more after a while II
can make you love me? Would 70
rive up thIs7' looking around the spl
clops room.
Mother and dad began on twelve
week" answered Ruth.
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4 Trareling Man,s Experienc.

A Travelling Mans Experience.
You may learn something
from the following by w. H. Ire
land. a travelling salesman of
Louisville, Ky. "In the summer
of 1888 | had a severe attack of
cholera morbus, | gave the ho-
tel porter fifty cents and told
him to buy me a bottle Of Cham
berlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy and to take no substi-
tute. l took a double dose Of It
according to the directions and
went ito sleep. At five O'Clock
the next morning | was called