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EL PASO HERALD EDITORIAL and MAGAZINE PAGE
Tuesday August 22 1916.
The Cheerful Guardsmen
The Public Defender
"Mad as a wet hen" cannot be paraphrased into "mad
as a wet militiaman" for the past few days have proved
a wet militiaman isn't mad. On the contrary he is
cheerful about a drenching and doesn't grumble even
when his tent is blown down and his camp flooded.
Sunday night a number of Massachusetts guardsmen
were on a street ear inbound from the fort. They had
been caught in tie downpour at Camp Pershing and
were on their way back to Camp Cotton.
"Was there any water at Camp Pershing?" one of
them was asked. "You bet there was" he said with a
smile. "We all got soaked."
"Every drop was a bucketful" another volunteered.
"Whoever said it doesn't rain here was right" said a
third; "I don't call it rain when it comes like that."
"Well" said a fourth as cheerful as any "just wait
till we get to Camp Cotton. We'll probably find it
under water with our tents and equipment floating and
have to spend the rest of the night in mud and water."
A drenching in the afternoon and the prospect of a
night in mud and water; not a happy experience for men
far from the comforts of home and not professional sol-
diers. But there wasn't a word of complaint. Earlier in
the evening party after party of militiamen walked
toward Camp Pershing pelted steadily by the sheets of
wind driven rain; soaked to the skin and the water Tun-
ning from their drenched clothes; two miles from camp
and the streets like rivers and most of them were sing-
ing. Pretty high spirited lads those militiamen.
o
One thing we of the southwest seldom see any more
is a ma running out of a restaurant with a vehement
Chinaman attached to his coattails demanding that two
hits.
o
A New Mexico paper tells of an "ice cream parlor up-
set by TJ. S. musician." Some Sampson.
It is probable the legislative committee of the New
Mexico Bar association may cause to be introduced in
the next legislature a bill providing either for the office
of a public defender or for the payment of attorneys as-
signed by the court to the cases of indigent defendants.
The matter was discussed at a recent meeting of the
bar association. Judge Granville A. Richardson and chief
justice C. J. Roberts of the New Mexico supreme court
took the lead in the argument. Judge Richardson
brought it up in an address on "Indigent Defendants."
He spoke of the importance of some provision whereby
competent counsel might be secured for the defence of all
persons without funds. In conclusion he said:
"I do not hope to say anything at this time which
will result in so gTeat interest on the part of the bar
association or the people of New Mexico as to cause a
legislative act to provide for public defenders but I do
hope that my observations may sow the seed which
later will bring about '"'Ve required provisions for safe-
guarding the interests of the prisoner at the bar when
he is without means." He related experiences from his
own practice and from his court and Tead reports which
endorsed the work of the public defender in Los An-
geles where the plan appears to have been tried suc-
cessfully. Chief justice Roberts proposing what is in effect a
modification of the public defender plan said it would
be advisable for the state to pay attorneys appointed by
the court to defend persons without -money and also to
pay the cost of securing a transcript of the record of the
trial court to be used in appealing to the supreme court.
He said there had been instances of defendants convicted
in the trial courts whose counsel were willing to appeal
without pay but were unable to do so because the de-
fendants had no money to secure a transcript of the
record.
The association adopted a resolution to have judge
Richardson reduce his observations to writing and to
have the secretary make a synopsis of justice Roberts
suggestions in order that both -might be referred to the
legislative committee and some action upon the matter
is likely.
The subject of the proper defence of persons without
funds is of interest to every community where destitute
persons are being convicted for in some cases an uncom-
fortable doubt remains whether the defendant with
adequate representation of counsel and the ability to
appeal his case might not have been acquitted. No one
likes the suggestion that the mere possession of money
or the lack of it could mean freedom or prison but with
the state's case handled by an efficient and well paid
prosecutor and with only a hasty and perfunctory de-
fence for the indigent defendant it oltcn works out that
way.
o
Restoration Of Mexican Railroads Short Snatches From Everywhere
Stock Fairs Help
For the benefit of the cattle industry. Midland Texas
is arranging the Midland Fair and Interstate Stock show
to be held September 26-30. Hundreds of registered
cattle are to be placed on exhibition for inspection by
stock raisers and 100 head of registered cattle will be
sold at auction. This is altogether apart from the agri-
cultural side of the fair but is chief in interest to the
stock growers.
Fairs like this are of great benefit to the cattleman
who is given an opportunity to study high grade cattle
of a given strain compare them with those of another
kind and decide how his own herd may best be im-
proved. A sale of thoroughbred cattle following this
inspection is the first step toward upbuilding the herd.
It has been found in the southwest that the way to
greater profit lies in decreasing the horns and increasing
the beef. The tendency now is among enlightened cat-
tlemen to raise a heavier steer. There is always the
question of what breeds are best adapted to the range.
In some measure that must be decided by the individual
cattleman for himself These stock fairs help.
In deciding to end the government tenure of railroads
by restoring them to their owners the de facto govern-
ment of Mexico is taking a decidedly forward step to-
ward the restoration of normal conditions. The Veracruz-Mexico
City line and the Mexican Central line are
to be returned to their owners as promptly as inven-
tories can be completed it is announced. The Southern
Pacific of Mexico has Already been relinquished to pri-
vate ownership. The restoration of other lines is to
follow as soon as possible.
The return of the railways to their owners will be
of benefit to the general public in Mexico and to own-
ers of properties the success of whose operations de-
pends greatly on the facility with which exports of prod-
ucts and imports of supplies can be made. Under gov-
ernment tenure the railroads have completely subordi-
nated all other traffic to military governments. Re-
linquishment by the government indicates a belief that
the military exigency has passed.
It will be possible too for the owners having regained
control of their railroad lines to make bridge and track
repairs which have made passenger and freight move-
ments precarious and to replenish the rolling stock
much of which is in a deplorable condition.
From the viewpoint therefore of the railroad owners
the public as a whole the heads of commercial or indus-
trial enterprises and the government itself the return
cf the railroads is a commendable course.
o
Col. Henry Stroupe commanding the Second Arkansas
infantry at Deming is referred to as the father of his
regiment. There is much truth in it. He is the father
of a captain a lieutenant and a corporal in the regiment.
o
The Albuquerque Herald says: "Trio of Jacks plays
a losing hand in court." It has been remarked with
pain that three jacks do not invariably constitute a
winning hand outside of court.
Not too proud to fight for reelection anyway
Boston Advertiser.
Tou can whitewash almost anything but a b?i k-
list. San Francisco Chronicle.
Gen Carranza favors a law granting amies" o
expatriated Mexicans after the election. Kr. xv le
Sentinel.
The Allies' successes would took bigger on tve map i"
if it were not such a long waj to tha Rhine Buffalo '
Enquirer.
Lord Wimborne is bark on the. job of lnr ' eu-
tenant of Ireland. He will keep awake th's tire
Woonsocket Call.
Milwaukee boasts of two records broken last
month hottest weather and ti.ggest sales of bee
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Considering the blocked business of Verdun ih
Question is being asked: "Wh did the kaiser raise
his boy to be a soldier?" Atlanta Constitution y
Almost every candidate seems to be fop womiti
suffrage by one method or another just at th's -n -al
Juncture whether he really isor not uhio State
Journal.
Villa's capture nas "only a matter of a few hours"
some davs ago. and then he dissolved into the atmos-
phere as it is the privilege of a. wraith to do St
Louis Globe-Democrat
There would seem to he no prospect for relief from
prevailing meteorological conditions unless Charlie
Fairbanks will consent to come east and take the
stump Boston Transcript.
Sweet potatoes are beginning to move In Texas
but since the crop is only one bushel per capita we
are hoping that our bushel will not be per capitated
to somebody else. Houston Post.
"Ship me somewhere east of Suez where a man
can raise a thirst" ought to be a good marching sons'
for what is left of the Turkish expeditionary force
against the canal. Montreal Star.
Those editors inclined to make sport of Mr
Parker's efforts to rehabilitate the Progress-ve part
evidently don't realize tho serious pren'came-t of a
nominee without a party. Nashville Southern Lumberman.
1917
Has
Model
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iar
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JUL
iKe
ame
1916 Only
Old Appetite For
Different
Gasoline
THE 1917 model is a whole-souled
effort to make the owner of a
new automobile wish he had wait-
ed a few weeHs and saved the price of
lour non-skid tires. This effort al-
ways proves a success and causes the
garages of our country to be crowded
-with late purchasers who are looking !
for a chance to punch the interlining I
out of the proprietor. I
The 1917 model Is usually brought j
cut on the first of July in order that j
the man who bought at the old price on '
June 15th can enjoy the Fourth with
a glad heart. It requires true religion .
for a new driver to read a two page
advertisement in three colors ollenng
bis car for $100 less money and offer-
ing to throw in a tire pump withou
falling on his knees and hoping that
somebody will set the factory on fire
in seven distinct spots. More murder is
committed at long distance by the prac-
tice of shortening the price and length-
ening the wheel base of automobiles
on the first of July than by the treat-
ment of Americans In Mexico.
Once in a while however some manu-
facturer who was caught in his stock-
.ng feet by the European war raises the
T$r HOWARD L. RANN.
price of the 1917 model thereby caus-
ing the confiding prospect who was
waiting for a drop To utter a piercing
rear of wrath This unfeeling act has
created more anaichists than the steady
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WO REMEH3ER.V4Sfc
NO OTHER OB. HAT OUR
199 vjmeei BASE. " PfAfcL
KJCDU STEtKjNC WWEEl
GENUWJt CuTGlASJ
DCOK. KkOBS SOLID
rUHOGANY HAT RACK
5- AND SEVEnTeEn-JIWEU
9Hf-X MONKEY WRENCH'
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BgJgi 'cfi- vtp
SBiBili
The 1917 model ha a number of
expensive refinements
i.rward fliRht of the gasoline schedule
When a manufacturer raises the price
H is always attributed to the battle of
Verdun and the scarcitv of transmission
grease cups and is fully made up bv
adding a rew inches of streamline bod
and throwing in a tonneau light.
The 1917 model looks a good deal
like the 1916 pattern but in reality
they are not alike in anything except
their apeptite for gasoline lubricating
on and garage bills. The 1917 model
has a number of expensive refinements
ar.d is worth the monev If fewer people
would trv to get 52.000 worth of auto-
rrobile for the price of a double shoel
cultivator it would be easier to run a
;rage without contiacting senile de-j
rrentia. The onlv mn who gets stun;: '
in buinc an automobile is the one who (
holds off in his wisdom until the price
has vaulted into the top of an elm tree j
The 1917 model is a source of joy to
the. dealer who has a hang-over of ten
c ars bought the fall previous. This
enables to give awav a jui y slice of
profit and also to wish that he had tak-
er his wire's advice and remained on
the home farm w here the price of mess
pork and -leal calves would turn in
more money than a merry go round at
a harvest homo picnic
CopriKht by Georg Matthew Adams.
SjXS333Ia1 ! National Guardsmen Eat Muck Wnen Downtown)
I Tourists Want Postcards of Dead and Dying
iwwM
Roundabout Town
People Know Little of the Army;
Fail to Address Letters Right
r - Do Not Know the Difference in Troop Com-
pany and Battery How "George" Got a Letter
El Paso Cadet Makes Good Gossip.
By G. A. MARTIN.
I
HE small knowledge the average
and
American has of the army
of military affairs generally Is
shown in the lack of sufficient ad-
dresses contained on letters and tele-
grams received here lor the various
militiamen stationed In El Paso. Post-
master E A. Shelton called attention to
this fact in a letter to the Week-End
Herald and the managers of the tele-
graph offices in El Paso add their
testimony to that of the postmaster.
Claude B. Miller manager of the
Postal eays it keeps his office busy
attempting to get correct addresses for
messages received In Ei l'aso.
"Telegrams come to El Paso ad-
dressed to 'John Jones company B El
Paso'" he said. "As there is a com-
panv B in every infantry regiment
also a troop B in every cavalry regi-
ment and a battery B In every artillery
regiment and many people do not dls-
t ngulsh even between these troops
batteries and companies often writing
company when they mean battery or
troop It Is almost Impossible to de-
liver ouch a message. Some messages
have been received at our office ad-
dressed merely to 'Private John Jones.
Seventh division. El Paso.' Some ot
them merely come addressed to 'Private
John Jones. Seventh regiment. El
Paso. We do the best we can with
such messages usually wiring back to
the point of origin for a better ad-
dress. If this cannot be given we use
the telephone and try to ascertain the
location of the man. Then we try
messengers. Often I have had a mes-
senger work all day trying to locate a
man insufficiently addressed. The
k.kl.. . .... ..IW. ..
message pivvauiy utiuc its A uiui. ici- i
ter and brought the telegraph company
fifty cents at the point of origin. It
costs us more man mat. oiten to
deliver the message here. Not only is
It costly to the telegraph companies
but the messages are delayed for
hours when. If the proper address had
been supplied the message would have
-ea hed Its destination in half an hour
or sooner after arriving in El Paso.''
Letters quite freauentlv arrive at
the postoffice addressed to El l'aso.
Mexico and El Paso. New Mexico but
this does not trouble the postal author-
ities There is but one LI Paso where
a soldiers" letter ought to go so the
postal clerks throw everything to El
Paso. Texas and if it has the proper
regimental number upon it. the letter
reaches its destination without delay.
Soldiers should be careful when writ-
ing their relatives to caution them to
address mail and telegrams properly
giving company troop or battery and
the regiment. If this is done thero
will be no delay.
A letter came to one of the camps
the other day Just addressed "George
. V. S. Armv. El Paso Texas."
The letter was postmarked Detroit so
the Inference was that it was Intended
for a Detroit man in a Michigan regi-
-erf The letter was sent down to the
Tegiment and. while there are several
Georges in the two regiments one of
the lerks happened to know a man
whose nickname is "George." This
"George" is something of a w-ag and
s quite well known. "George" opened
the letter and sure enough It was for
h m. from a girl who had been at the
station when the Detroit company left
home She had taken a fancy to him.
but did not know- his last name and
was not thoughtful enough even to put
on the envelope the fact that he be-
longed to a Michigan regiment.
-Eggs laid todav John Tteid." This
Is the artless ad sign that appears
on the front of a house on the countv
road near 1'sleta Those who read the
sign take it to mean that Mr Re:d
refers to his hens
Fl Pasoans always make good Eve"
the El Paso bojs and girls keep up the
record when they are away from home.
Harold Coldwell. a cadet in Uie plebe
class at Annapolis has made the bat-
tallion boat crew and qualified as a
swimm-r. yet he never raw water
other than that in the Rio Grande ex-
cent on brief vacations to the beach
resorts before he went to the academy.
He has also been appointed an acting
ensign in his class as a result of the
high marks he has made in his studies
IX MEW KELli(?
. . .w j. hl. seem to sell better than any other kind."
but the guardsmen are big View of neace-
eaters." said r. Brown a
waiter at the Paso del Norte.
j They hardly get up from a dinner
n nhout having spent from $1 5 to 13.
'Ihe other dav 13 of them had a ban-
. ..ct here and the bill for the eats alone
! v as $130 Here s the average bill of fare
I f.T a national guardsman: Cantaloupe
i ro. fruit salad. 50. canape on toast. 59.
lalf spring chicken. 75: corn on the cob.
2J. cafe parfait 15. This makes a total
of 1.S5."
"Souvenir postcards showing scenes
of executions in Mexico as well as those
containing views of the victims' corpses.
tul street scenes or pictures of Mexican
peCdiers do not take so well ine puo-
iir. seems to want gore"
'"Pay day of the Pennsylvania troops
was the cause of a crowded lobby at
the postofflce Saturday afternoon." said
postmaster E. A. Shelton. "I guess the
money order department must have had
one of the biggest days on record. The
boys certainly kept us busy making out
money orders and registering letters."
"National guardsmen who are well
provided with money have Invested in
horses and mav be seen at all hours of
the day galloping over the city." said C.
R. Sullivan "Manv horses have been
either purchased from the remount sta-
tion or local stockmen by militiamen
who are determined to avail themse'ves
of this opportunity to seek diversion
from me monotony or camp me.
"Rio Grande park is undT two feet
of water due o the big storm Sunda" (
afternoon which is about the worst tha .
I have seen in this c-ountrv. said J ""
MeCloskev. "It was too bad that a.l
of the fans had to fly for shelter Su -day
afternoon but I will say that there
are some El Paso people who are not
afraid of water. The manner in whi-h
they braved the rain and wind to cross
the field and run for their street ars
or automobiles showed that the- were
glad the storm was here. Over 1-0 feet
of fence in the western end of the park
was blown down by the high wi- i.
while the score board on wh.h t
names of players are printed went down
early during the storm."
Says "El Paso N. M." Is Correct
From Albuquerque (N. M.) Journal.
fZnin nnf n Trmir wflv t hlr th9 Other
feller often a short cut f th' poor 1 -t-HE EL PASO HERALD is author
farm. Suppose one does become an ex
and at target practice has qualified as
marksman. Young Coldwell is a son
of judge W. M. Coldwell. and a borther
of district judge Ballard Coldwell of
r.l Paso. Another brother. Philip
Coldwell is a first lieutenant of caval-
rv in the United States army.
4r
Pown in one of the militia camps
one of the militiamen suddenlv
developed a procliwty for walking
about th camp and picking up everv
scran of paper he could find lie
would examine it closel. then throw 4
it away. He kept it up so constantl-
that his officers noticed it. Final! v
the attention of the colonel was calle-l
to it and then somebody was set to
watch him. Every time he was asked
why he was searching for the bits of
pap'er. he would merely emile blandiv
but offer no explanation. Tapping h-.s
head and looking at the colonel the
company commander of the oung man
suggested that he be given a discharge
and sent home. The colonel agreed.
The discharge was made out and the
vounc man was called in to receive it
If Tad were to draw a picture of the
e"ent. he would show the colonel
pert tennis player then what?
(Coprricht National Newapaper Service.)
falling backwards in his chair his feet
in the air and commanding someone to
"See what the boys in the back room
i ill have." for looking over the dis-
charge and ascertaining that it was
signed and officially sealed and that
his career with the-army was really
terminated the oung man hastily
drew bijnsilf up. saluted smiled bowed
and said "Thank ou. colonel: this is
the ppner I hae been looking for."
There i a male that is a real Maud
of the F. nppi tvpe so often cartooned
in The Herald down in the 3Id Mich-
igan infantrv regiment. MaJ. EH V.
R. Felardeau de lares and the major
has a reputation for veracity that one
dav last week while the stable ser-
geant was working with Maud's front
foot she reached down caught her
teeth in the waistband of bis overalls
and lifted him up and down three
times Then she dropped him to the
ground. looked wistfully across the
parade ground as if to see who had
been watching her and then he-hawed
three times
I lty for the statement that senator
-- Morris Sheppard. who represents
the Lone Star state in the American
house of Lords recently addressed a
letter to the "Chamber of Commerce.
El Paso. New- Mexico." The Herald
adds' "As Senator Sheppard does not
do hl own tjpewriting. it Is presumed
that a correspondence school graduate
in geography wrote the letter al-
though it was signed In senator Shep-
pard's own fair hand."
The Hrald --liould rot allow itself to
be too facetious at the expense of sen
Sheppard's stenographer
retarv. or whoever else it was that was
responsible for the manner in wh'ih
th letter was addressed. The mistake
was a most natural one. especiallj to
an one who is familiar with the con- j
ditions surrounding El Paso anil her !
peculiar geographical location! El
Paso has little in common withr Texas
she has much in common with New
Mexico. She derives little in the way
of revenue of sustenance from Texas
she derives much from New- Mexico.
Her business with Tevas Is insignifi-
cant that with New Mexico is of such
Importance that her enterprising
merchants are ever on the alert to in-
crease it and to do everything in their
power to cultivate the good will of the
people of this state. Just across the
line in New Mexico and right at her
door is a veritable Eden.
Coming right down to brass tacks
about the only thing that EI Paso has
to do w ith Texas is to pay taxes there
and much of the money with which
she pays those taxes is derived from
New- Mexico. TVhat more reasonable
than that senator Sheppard's amanuen-
sis should in a lapse of memory write
it "El Paso. New Mexico?"
We do not lose sight of the fact that
El Paso citizens have taken the nosi-
or sec- T tion for a long time that It was the
uinc. way amuiia mat msieaa 01 Li
Paso being in New Mexico. New Mex-o
is in El Paso We have seen them a--;
propriate our Elephant Butte dam I'
their very own and annex it as a
suburb to their enterprising and alto-
gether delightful citv We have ob-
served the whole-hearted manner in
which El Paso has taken in ai. i e
worth-while territory that adjoins he"
which of course means all oC New
Mexico. And while we have had I. e-
quent occasion to gasp at the a.sp.a
of EI Paso nerve we did not resent r.
because El Paso has at all times been
so neighborly and good-hearted abt.
it that it was impossible for us io
take offense.
Nevertheless and notwiths-and.n;.
we insist that the eternal fi"-ess o'
things makes El PaEO a part of New
Mexico and not New Mexico a part '
El Taso. In all essential part ctilars
they twain are one flesh. Yv e rese-
any ridicule being directed to sena -
Sheppard's stenographer for h s c tic-
altogether natural inalver-en'e If I'
Paso isn't a part of New Mexi.o she 1
ousht to be M
THE'INNOCENT BYSTANDER
. p-r -h- !K In-
BY M'CAY
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LETTERS To Ohe HERALD
(All commcnlcatloca rauit bear the alcnatnre of the writer but th aa
rill be withheld it requested)
AN OLD GU.V.
Editor El Paso Herald
Could ou tell me the probable his-
tory and present value of a U. S. gov
ernment Springfield rifle flint lock
model of 1S19. in perfect condition?
This rifle was picked up in the state of
Chihuahua Mexico.
If you are unable to give me this in
formation. sDouia greatly appreciate
your giving names or persons or insti-
tutions who could probably supply it-
Inquirer. i"A gun of this kind has no market
value." said w. H Shelton. jf the
Shelton-Payne Arms company an ex-
pert on fire arms. "Some one might
be willing to pay $5 for it as a curio
some one else $?. while to others it
would be worth nothing. Without the
number of the gun. it is improbable to
tell anything abjut its history. Al-
though it is of the 1S19 model it might
have been made any time after that.
If the number were known it might
be that the government would have a
record of it." Editor.)
IIEDMGHTS AXD MEN.
Editor El Paso Herald -
In Thursday's Herald a letter bear-
ing on the immorality of this city and
signed "A Mother." caused me to take
up my pen to express my surprise on
the attitude taken by various peop'a
of El Paso regarding the subject. Now
I would say emphatically. I am against
immorality in w-hatever form and feel
that a mighty battle should be waged
against red light districts everywhere.
They should not be tolerated in ao."
city or tow n. and every good citizen
should do his or her best to help stamp
them out. but wh blame El Paso for
the rotten morals of a lot of single or
married men as the case may be? El
Paso may he bad probably Is but it
is no worse than an of the eastern
cities from which these men come and
as for "causing the moral and physics J I
downfall" of the militia boys you kno-w
the old saying. "You can't spoil a rot-
ten egg" Do you imagine for one min-
ute that all these bojs were innocent
and clean when thev came Nor so
Probabl) 9 J out of every 1"9 of the red-.
light patrons were already uiseasej
and are but spreading their own fou -ness
in this citv and as for a disgrared
name what are the j oung men of tha
east doing but disgracing the names of
their home cities of their mofliers. wh'
brought them into the world and c
themselves God pity the.r future
w Ives and babies!
Have these men no sense of honor no
ense of decency nor shame no se
tontrol and no self respect There has
been much said in behalf of the rrnl.t
about hospitality and treating b
po-r. lonel. homesick boys a It's
more like we'd like our own boss to b
tie. r.l In Heaven's name how cat
we introduce them to our families anl
entertain them in our homes when thv
franklv admit their acquaintance w.tn
the restricted district and complain b
cause it isn't quite up to their notion
of cleanliness and goodness'
Now 1 lon t include all the miliUa
1 Know nanv o Them are pure m nde.
clean liveo se'r respecting m-n ar
nil hone ro ihfm but as for the others
thev desene all they get so why com-
plain Good Citizen.
J A Rudisill lias gone to Ha' h ta. N
31. to visit his brother. He will return
in a couple of weeiss.
C. L Sherwood manager cf Primm s.
lsar stores has returned home from
his vacation. ""
A dollar saved bv T!vtnfr croods nro-
diued elsewhere is a dollar thrown at
your neighbor's birds.
Summer Fighting
THE Germans and French in the field and the trench still brandish their red
snickersnees; they slash at their foes though the mercury shows it's up above
90 degrees. If I had to scrap all over the map I'd surely be frightfully
bored; I'd hate to be shot when the weather is hot I'd hate to be sliced with a
sword. I've nothing to do but to simmer and stew and punish the pink lemonade;
and yet I complain of the torture and strain while loafine around in the shade
I sit in the swing and I mutter "By jing this heat is a punishment dire; and I'll 1
wager my purse that I wouldn't feel worse if I sat with my feet in a fire." Bu 1
what would I say it there ambled my way a warrior bold with a gun? And what
would I think if he filled me with line and old rusty nai's by the ton? All melting
my grease but I'm melting in peace and ought to be cheerful and gay; I'd hate
to be shot when the weather is hot I'd hate to be scrapping all day
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