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Evening star., 1919-08-31
tion as fencer. There will be blows
to give.'
"Or to receive" I thought.

to give"
"or to receive" thought.
-
For long time there was an cpl
demic of unrest among the peoples.
My grandfather often prophesied:
"You will see. 1t will soon break"
He shook his head
War came.
My grandfather accompanied me to
the railroad station. We arrived
: there. Mothers wept. Sons sang.
Trains passed and whistled. Mine ar
rived. kissed my grandfather. Full
Of emotion. was hurrying away.
But he held me in his arms and said
to me gently:
1.-THE old must stay behind, alas! I
give you my blessing. I have only
you in the world. But you have my
blood. can't tell you to be prudent"
plunged into a black chaos and
returned to life. The war ended and
I survived. How was it possible?
When open my eyes in the morn
ing I see from my window our gar
den. with it's ,leahess trees, our we'll
and the far-of farm buildings. My
grandfather, who Is prowling about
the house. catches sight Of me.
"Ho. my boy! didn't want to have
your rehabilitation pass without
celebration. I have invited the mayor,
my two farmers and the notary. We
are going to have a good breakfast.
What do you think of it?"
approved the idea.
At noon the guests arrive and we
seat ourselves at the table. They
drink in my honor. I enjoy in silence
the wines and the life about me. I
am soothed by the sound Of the
voices. The minutes seem to me as
I listen inattentively. They discuss
local improvements and the condition
Of the roads.
Suddenly my grandfather changes
the conversation and addresses me:
MY boy, each one has his turn.
You used to like to hear me tell
about my martial adventures. Now
tell us about yours. Explain how you
won the croix de guerre."
awake with a start.
knew my grandfather too we'll not
to know that he imagined modern
battles to be very different from what
they are. / often received at the
front amusing advice from him.
cut off the ears Of those rascals
for mel"
He could not endure the thought
that anything was able to stop the
thrust Of French attack. l didn't
disabuse him. What was the use?
That illusion was natural to him. He
belonged to a race which died gayly.
l try to excuse myself. But the
guests insist and lean their elbows on
the table to listen more comfortably.
begin. To emphasize the beauty
of the role OF anonymity and efface-
ment explain to my grandfather
what war Is as l have seen it. But
he doesn't listen. He awaits impa-
tiently the moment when I am going
to cover myself with glory. I arrive
at my citation.
at wasn't anything spectacular" 7
say. II replenished the battery sup
ply under a violent enemy lombard
ment."
For moment my grandfather re-
Evening star., 1919-08-31
DON'T even know in what wars
my grandfather fought. do
know that he saw much arduous

know that he saw much arduous
campaigning, was plastered with
wounds and came back laden with
stories of adventure which he had
gone through. In his old age was
the only one left to whom he could
recount his combats. And he never
failed to do that. But remembered
nothing. preferred fairy stories.
In my childhood dreams had Sc
cret wish to become a canon.
We lived alone. When we played to-
gether beside the brook / built mills.
He made me sword, and gravely Of
fered 1t to me. What did he want me
to do with 1t? became more alb
sent-minded than usual, and used It
as q cane. That ineptitude astounded
him. A boy-his own grandson, too
who didn't cut of all the weed tops
along the roadway-here was some
thing strange and scandalous!
He stopped and looked me in the
face. How embarrassing 1t was! Un-
der the gaze Of his eyes-big. like a
giant's-my own eyes blinked.
He must have been angry. He
breathed hard. He crossed his great
arms and bent down over me. His
body cast a huge shadow on the sun
ny road. waited for him to speak.
He sighed. heard him say:
HE will take after his mother"
Is it my fault If am like a mother
whom l never knew?
If. by instinct, my inclinations re-
semble hers?
Come ont" said my grandfather,
his voice choking.
We walked along the country roads.
! felt a strange JOY within me. The
life about us was full of color and
action. The branches swayed. A
hare bounded past us. A quail rose
suddenly like a stone thrown in the
air.
Time passed. I was growing old,
even in youth. One day my grand
father called me to him and said:
my boy, your studies are finished.
You are educated, as far as your mind
goes. But those imbeciles have for
gotten to teach you to run, to jump,
to clear walls. What can you do in
military profession, has its charm.
With your youthful beard you will
make a fine sprig Of a lieutenant"
He smiled, seeing me lieutenant
already.
"Grandfather." answered you
know that I haven't your courage. 1t
makes me Ill to see blood. have
wanted for some time to tell you'll
write verses. I should like to be an
author"
He was greatly chagrined. He suf-
fered naively. He wept, though there
were no tears in his eyes. He looked
much older.
He stroked his massive head--the
head of a true Christian warrior
and his beard shook.
well. my boy, do as you please. I
am on the retired list and no longer
give orders. There are always good
causes to be defended with the pen.
You have my blood. You have a
good heart. To be a polemist is a
profession which will suit you. You
will hit out in the crowd. You will
be responsible for what you write.
am going to complete your educa-
Evening star., 1919-08-31

y the Signal Corps.)
force. which ranged from 1000 to
$4,000 men, according to the demands
Of the occasion. One salvage dump in
France, forty acres in area. was con-
stantly piled with goods as high as it
was possible to throw them from q
truck.
Many Of the workers were civilians.
The help from the Frenchwomen at
the great salvage depot At st. Pierre
des Corps proved most satisfactory.
These women were eager for this serv-
ice, both because of their keen desire
to defeat the Hun and because 1t gave
them. after three years Of warfare. a
means OF earning a living. These
women were experts with the needle
and turned out a quantity and quality
Of work that even went beyond the
expectations of the officers who en-
ployed them. They wore white uni
forms, Of which they were quite proud.
The champion sock knitter and re-
pairer was a grandmother Of eighty,
whose heart was with the doughboys.
So intensely did they come to love
their work and SO imbued did they
become with American ideals that
when they heard the wife of the
President Of the United States was
in Paris they Joined in a petition in
viting her to visit them and see what
the Frenchwomen had done to help
win the war.
Figures are often monotonous, but
those of the salvage service provide
human interest that Is worthy of def
mite publicity. The total value Of
output to the government by the sal
wage service Of the A. f. F.. up to the
end of March. 1919. was $111.515,o72.
The figures are net. all costs having
been deducted.
Kitchen economies alone from May
to December, 1918, saved $474,b13.
There was scarcely an item that had
formerly gone into the sink that did
not go to make up this total. Bones,
fats, drippings, stale bread, empty
sacks. wrappings of frozen beef, all
brought q price. The money received
by the units or organisations for
these by-products went into COM
mon fund for the beneft of the men
to be used for each unit or organi-
zation as 1t pleased. This furnished
an added incentive for economy in
addition to the saving effected.
the wake Of the retreating Hun were
$15.l00,000. In January, 1919. three
months after the signing Of the armi-
Evening star., 1919-08-31
An Unkempt City.

uCONSTANTINOPLE." said Bishop
Brewster at Bortland mission
ary meeting. "is a beautiful but un-
kempt city"
He smiled and added:
See Naples and die. Smell Coa.'
stantinople--sa result"
Evening star., 1919-08-31

|e of the Proudest and Most Remarkable Epi-
: Of Conservation-How the Service Was
E Wonderful Results Obtained-A Saving of
ID the Individual Soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
j. S. DESTROYS LUMBER
MUCH DESIRED AS FUEL
Bonfire Made of Scrap Material.
Could Not Be Given Away Uu-
less Congress Authorized.

The fact that no department or
other branch of the government may
give away property without specific
authorization of Congress, even when
such property consists merely of scrap
lumber, useless to the government, but
valuable to individuals as kindling
wood, was illustrated yesterday
when an accumulation of such ma
terial was destroyed at the War Col
lege, in spite of the fact that persons
living near the War College asked
permission to remove the scraps for
utilization as fuel ~ ST. sssss
A heap of bits of board. scantlings,
etc., accumulated in the course OF
erection of new buildings sat the
War College, attracted the attention
of a subscriber of The Star, who
asked permission to haul 1t away for
use in his stove. officers refused to
grant the permission, and the pile was
turned into a bonfire.
1t was explained to a reporter for
The Star that the scraps were prop
erty of the government and, as such,
under the law, could not be given
away. nor could they be sold. except
through bids duly advertised as pro-
vided by law. Calling for bids, it was
explained. would have entailed more
expense than the scraps were worth.
II: order to give away even one load
of the scraps. it was stated, Congress
would have to pass an act permitting
such disposal of the waste material.
Consequently, persons living near the
War College had to watch the de-
struction of quantity of lumber
scraps that would have furnished
fuel for several weeks and that would
have benefited some poor person in
these days of high prices for wood
or coal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
PROF|TEER|NG IN FOODS
SOLD BY GOVERNMENT
Chicago Food Bureau Brings to
Light a Systematic Scheme to
Boost Prices Through Storage.

CHICAGO, September 13.-Evidence
that foods are being stored in furni-
ture storage warehouses, and that
wholesale grocers bought canned
goods from the government at the
varying prices and sold them at a
good profit, was brought out today
at an inquiry conducted by the city
food bureau. One wholesaler said his
profit was 33k per cent. Another
admitted changing the labels and
selling the government canned goods
as his own brand.
One storage house man admitted
that foods were being stored in the
furniture warehousess Another made
a denial, but the chairman of the
evidence that thousands of dollars
worth of food were stored in his
warehouse, and that Morris & Co.
alone had 10000 cases there.
A wholesaler, who said much food
is being stored, said that shipments
to Europe were leaving little surplus
in the United States. His firm bought
2S,794 cans Of string beans from a
government warehouse here at 1-3
cents a can, or 81 case of twelve
cans, and sold them to retailers at
$1,35.
One wholesaler bought canned
beans from the government at 9 cents
a can and sold them for $1.35 case.
Still another bought beans at SA
cents a can and, sold at $1.25 a case,
and admitted he had removed the
labels and substituted his own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
BALTIM0RE'S GLAD HAND
GIVEN TO ODD FELLOWS
Centennial Celebration Scheduled
in City, Where Orders First Amer
lean Lodge Was Formed.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, September 13.-Balti-
more today is en- fete for the CEN
tennial celebration of American Odd
Fellowship which starts tomorrow
with services in a number of churches,
and will continue all the weeks The
courthouse plaza has been trans
formed into a court of honor, with
grass covering the entire space, and
decorated with growing plants and
thousands of electric lights. Fully
$4,000 members and visitors are ex-
pected during the week to partici-
pate in the commemoration of the
centennial and to pay homage to the
city that gave birth to the order in
America.
1t was in the old Seven Stars tavern,
on I'd street (now Water street), on
Friday. April rs. 1919, that Thomas
Wildey, John WEIGH, John Duncan,
John Cheatham and Richard Rush
worth met and organized the first
lodge in this country-Washingto
Lodge, No. named in honor of
George Washington. February /.
1920, a charter was secured from the
Duke of York Lodge in England, CIV
ing it the power to grant warrants
and dispensations for the further es-
tablishment of the order in America.
Within three weeks the membership
increased to Is, and today there are
over 10000 Odd Fellows in Maryland
alone, with a total membership in the
country Of over 2.230.000
The parade on Wednesday promises
to be the greatest in the history of
the order, as there will be over 5000
uniformed men in line, in addition to
10000 civilian marchers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
RUMANIA AND ENTENTE
RELATIONS IMPROVING
French Minister and Country6
Representatives in Paris Have /.
Cordial Meeting.

PARIS. September 10 (Havas).-The
situation between Rumania ana the
entente appears to be brighter. A
cordial meeting was held by Stephen
PichoI1, French foreign minister. and
Nicholas Misu, Rumanian representa-
tive in Paris, and NJ. vaida, one Of the
Rumanian peace delegation. yester-
day, The Rumanians express the
desire of Rumania to safeguard their
country's national dignity. but to ups
hold her avowed intention to remain
on friendly relations with the entente.
President Poincare also received the
Rumanian delegates yesterday.
The Rumanian representatives are
still without official confirmation %
the reported fall of the ministry head-
ed by ]. ]. C. Bratiano. They say
that he was still in office September ,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
HERBERT C. HOOVER BACK
FROM OVERSEAS MISSION
Will Be Honor Guest Tuesday at
Dinner in New York-Delega-
ton Here From India.

NEW YORK, September 13.-Her-
bert c. Hoover, who has been over
seas since the armistice was signed,
as interallied relief director, was
among the passengers on the liner
Aquitania. which arrived here early
today.
With Mr.. Hoover are his wife and
son Allan. He will remain here for
the dinner to be rendered in his honor
on Tuesday by the American Institute
of Mining and Metallurgical Engf-
neers. and then go to his home 1T
Palo Alto, Calf.
Also on the Aquitania was special
prison commission from India. Or
which Sir Alexander Cardew is chair :.
man. The members will study the 70
formatory and penal methods in this
country. preliminary to making radi-
cal changes in the penal system ct
India.
Others on the liner are DIR. John p.
Andrews, secretary of the American
Association for Labor Legislation.
who has been in France and Engian4
fol. two months as technical adviser
from the United States government:
the committee for the international
labor congress. to be held in Wash
ington next month, and Baron Jotta
and members of the Japanese peace
conference mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
TRADE UNION CONGRESS
UPHOLDS IRISH CAUSE
Resolutions Deprecate Military
Rule and Protest Against "Bol-
shevist" Prosecution.

GLASGOW, September 10 The
Trade Union Congress, which has
been in session here all the week,
ended today with the adoption of
resolutions reaffirming the right of
free speech and protesting against
the arrest and deportation Of alien
trades union officials for alleged con-
nection with bolshevism. The resolu-
lions also expressed belief in the ne
cessity for continuing the control of
food prices.
James Henry Thomas. labor member
of parliament. acting together with
Robert Smillie, the miners leader.
moved an emergency resolution dep
recating military rule in Ireland, and
declaring that the only solution of
the Irish problem was through the
method of self-determination by
which the Irish people could work
out their own salvation. The resolu-
ton expressed profound sympathy for
the trades unionists' Irish brethren
in their hour of repression This reso-
luton was carried unanimously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
Gave Band $15 Not to Play.

Another boy wearing faded band-
mans uniform was thrust forward
then and presented as 1.-The sole meme
Der of Pasco's brass band" The Pres
ident remarked that he did not look
as if he had wind enough, and then an
old inhabitant confided that "he had
given the band SIS not to Play tor
night"
The talk then turned to the PREVAIL
ing dry weather. Mr.. Wilson remark
ing it was a sandy country.
YES" said a man in the crowd, I'VE
have to have a lot of grit to live
here"
One of the Presidents stories which
got a long laugh was about man
who played golf and always said
"Assouan" when he missed the ball
When asked why. he replied that
the world.
They're building a dam for me
down in Georgia." added the Presi-
dent.
Thanking the crowd for coming out
to see him, Mr.. Wilson said in a brief
speech that he regarded it as another
evidence that the people wanted the
pace treaty ratified. 1913
As the train slowly got under way
and Mr.. Wilson was waving good
bye to the cheering crowd. his atten-
ton was attracted to man who ran
along the track in an evident en-
deavor to overtake the receding rear
platform. When the President turned
to him inquiringIy. he puffed:
Don't mind me: I only promised to
get the last look at you from Pasco,
and I've done it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
An Open Letter

Yesterday The Star obliged to omit columns
of Advertising This caused by the fact that 81 pages
the limit press facilities without using advance
supplement- which is impractical for afternoon
paper with large circulation.
From now on the demands for advertising space will
probably exceed the space available for this
purpose For this The Stars customers who are
large of advertising space earnestly requested
to arrange their advertisements in such way that when
necessity arises portion of the advertising Containing
the least important tems) may be omitted On Tuesdays
Thursdays and Fridays especially requested that they
take full advantage of this suggestion
Whenever possible extra copy should be sent for in
sertion Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays take
advantage of the advertising space apt be avail
able on those days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
START MADE TO FORM
EMPLOYERS Federation
Charles Piez Head of Committee
Representing Fifty Organizations
to Protect Business"

CHICAGO, September 13.-An actual
start toward federation of employers
of the country as recommended blythe
recent our country first conference
was made by the Illinois Manufacture
ers' Association today by appointment
of a committee representing fifty or
CARNATIONS with Charles Piez, for
mer head of the shipping board, as
chairman. The committee will ask
chambers of commerce, agricultural
and other bodies to indorse the resolu-
lions adopted at the conference which
urged federation of employers.
Manufacturers are awakening to
the fact that they have to got to
present their own views collectively
at Washington if they expect to get
what is their due in the way of leg
islation," said Mr.. Piez in stating that
the purpose of such a national union
of employers would be Ito look out
for the interests of business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
Do We Hold Privileges
of u. S. Citizenship
Too Cheaply?

Carter Glass, Secretary of the
Treasury. raises the question in an
article he has written for the Edi-
torial Section of tomorrow's Sun
day Star.
: If America Is to be made better.
he contends, the average of citi-
zenship must be made better; and
citizenship should not be bestowed
as If it were a thing of little value.
Mr.. Glass article is only one of a
number Of features that will make
tomorrow's Sunday Star an issue
OF exceptional interest and worth.
whileness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
COMES FROM ILLINOIS
TO WE'D 1ST DIV. MAN

Miss Blanche NJ. Postin, nineteen
years old, came all the way to WASH
ington from her home at Avon. Ill., TO
be married yesterday afternoon TO
Corp. Roy L. Bull. recently returned
with the LIST Division from overseas
Rev. c. Ellis Williams, pastor of Pet
worth M E. Church. happened to De
at the courthouse as a witness IN
lunacy hearing. and was prevailed on
by a lawyer to officiate at the mar
rage ceremony, which the young
people wanted performed at once. Inc
the courthouse and the knot was tleo:
The couple have the distinction OF
being the first united there since the
court building was remodeled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
Mr.. capper Discusses Situation.

Senator Capper said that apparently
some one who had suggested that
the committee intended to bring out
a bill to provide for a food commits
sion in the District similar to the
rent commission provided for in the
bill passed by the Senate yesterday
had apparently become disgruntled
when this idea was not carried out.
He said that SO far as he knew the
matter of a food commission had
never come before the committee or
been discussed by it's members. He
said that the committee had so far
not considered in executive session
what it's program should be with re-
gard to profiteering in food in the
District. That the committee will
have program he predicted certain.
One measure of relief which will be
presented either by the committee or
by Senator Capper, If the committee
does not adopt the plan, is bill to
provide for the incorporation of or
ganization in the District of Columbia
for cooperative purchasing and dis
tribution of foodstuffs AID other
necesSaries of life.
Senator Capper already has drafted
a bill along these lines which he will
submit to the committee. He is con
fident that much benefit to the pur-
chasing public can be derived from
the development of cooperative pur-
chasing organization here. He said
there are two many middlemen be-
tween the producer and the consumer,
each of whom take a profit.
The cooperative purchasing soci-
cites. he said. will do away with these
middlemen and benefit both the pro-
out that the cooperative purchasing
societies in Great Britain had been a
large factor in relieving the situation
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
U. S. FINANCIERS MAY
AID POLISH TOWNS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, September 11.-An Amert.
can financial commission has arrived
at Lodz to make an investigation re.
garding the financial situation in Po-
land.
Inquiries will be Instituted before
the establishment, as contemplated, OF .
concern with capital Of 500, o08.0 0o
to finance the municipal requiremenfl
Of Polish towns and the go
the canalization system
Es.cr works and hospitals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
WILL PUSH ATTACK
ON FOOD PRICES
D. C. Committee Is to. Go
Ahead With Legislative
Program Next Week.

The Senate District committee.
which has been Investigating prof
iteering in food, rent. etc, in the Dis
trict of Columbia, next week will go
ahead with it's program Of legislation
to relieve the situation here SO far as
profiteering in food is concerned, it
was said today.
Senator Sherman of Illinois, chair
man of the committee. and Senator
capper. OF Kansas. who has been an
active member; of the subcommittee
rofiteerin g. both denied
today that the Committee intended to
abandon it's efforts along these lines.
'"The published report to the effect
that the District committee intended
to abandon it's efforts to prevent prof
iteering in food in the District Of
Columbia, was entirely gratuftous."
said Senator Sherman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
D. c. Subcommittee to Meet.
10000 READY TO LEAVE
GERMANY FOR MEXICO

MEXICO CITY. September IL
Thirty thousand emigrants are prepared
to leave Germany for Mexico, according
to Arthur Won Magnus. representative
Of the German government here, who
today requested the Mexican government
to furnish him information regarding
Mexican labor conditions which would
affect these newcomers.