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OUR FLAG
EDITORIAL
PKACT1CAL ECONOMICS
With President Wilson'a party
there will be a distinguished lec
turer oa economic history from
Vale. L>oubtIess he will be well
equipped for his special work and
abundantly able to propound gen
eral principles in a masterful way,
and support them by historical facts.
These principles may be expected to
present the last word ou theoreti
cal economic justice.
But they must be intelligent!)- an
judiciously applied. It is trite to
say that America, in common with
other live nations, is facing new
economic conditions who;e effect is
problematical. Economic history
may furnish % chart by means of
which we will bg able to avoid strik
in" reeks or running into breakers,
bu* it is questionable whether the
char» will show th© shortest and
yet the safest course. We are
da impatient people, neither un
willing nor unafraid to try new
t-xperlments, but our experience dur
iu. «he past six years, covering
period* of profound Pea^e, anxious
neutrality and war, have warned us
against new economic polities made
ooentive exclusively by theorists.
They need not be recounted.
Co-operating with the lecturer on
•"onomic history in President Wil
son's party there should be experi
enced, practical men who in the
l'ght o' history can vsiuaiize the fu
ture quite as clearly as the most in
dustrious and well-informe^ student
who has confine<l himself to stand
ard books. America's eco omtc
problems are essenitally her own,
and nfter all is said they must
^e solved in practical ways. We wi
not 'fcrov theories tne
heap nor hid« the ligbt of history I
under a bushel still, we will demand,
tha* practical men shall have a
voice, equal at least to the the
orist'* determinating new economic
laws.
This country h^s not forgotten the
disaster five years ago and twenty
five years ago, brought about by
tinkering with economics at the
bands o* theorists, if th0 lot'nse'
cf experienced, practical men had
oeen taken and Reeded, the great
*r Part of the gconouiic disasters
hav* been avoided.
act prepare now against the
V os sit >s of future economic blun
ders? Le» honest, well-meaning
theorists <*>«perate with equally
honest, well-mevx|ng men of practi
cal experience. country does
r.ot vish to run the o£ greater
economic disasters in th^rocess of
reCon8traction, it would 'relieve
th« cOUlitry if the anllOUflNjynprit
could be made that President
had Included' in his party some <1%.
t'nguished practical economist to
work -with the distinguished »tu
' enL Portland Telegram.
A cup of B©«{ <yj. chicken Bul
lion with a salted wafter makes a
delicious after the show luncheon.
Trv it at Kellers. It.
HEAVY BOCHE GUN TAKEN BY BRITONS
This Canadian official photograph shows one of lite tii. n.v heavy Gernutn
guns that were captured by a Canadian-Scottish bnltulion the grunt
British drive In Prance. Quite a number of the bis '-Ctins were found to be
In good condition and were used to good effect by the allied gunners.
Albert Madonna Ledgen Lends
Luster To Grim Visage Of War
« V*
All the world knows the story of
the Madonna which was dislodged'
by German snell-fire from itg perch
oa the tower of the parish church
a» Albert during- the first mad rush
of tne Huns through France in
1914. The statue did not fail, nor
wa» it greatly damaged, hut the
base was so shattered that it hung
precariously over the main road
from Amiens to Bapaume which
passed under the very wall^ of the
beautiful old church. For some
reason, when the red tide of war
swept westard through Albert, the
Hun did not complete the destruc
tloa of the tower, and' the statue
still maintained its strange poise af
ter the Invaders had been rolled
Dart by the Battle Of the Marne.
Those were the days of great "nope
France was fighting with skill and
determination. Britain wag stead
ily Increasing her small but wonder
ful army, nad the Russians were ad
vancing almost at a gallop through
East Prussia. In fact, here were
oittmists who thought Germany
would sue for peace before Christ
ma<—Christmas, 1914! Some hint
of the trend) of popular thought
was given by the quaint conceit
which grew up in the hearts of the
people, namely, that when the Vlr
glj of Aloert fell (as fall she must,
In the opinion of all who saw the
statue) the war would end in a
victory for France and her Allies.
But the war did not end, nor did
the statue fall, and the opposing
armies settled down to nearly four
ye*ra of trench warfare, with the
odds greatly in favor of the Hun.
and succe^ constantly attending his
efforts and those of his ill-omened
helpers, the Turks,
The Germans, who certainly nev»r
miss a point iu their efforts to un
derpin© their opponents' morale,
seized on the legend. Varying it
to suit their purpose they spread
ALBGRS TRIAL IS •
SET FOR JANUARY 10
Portland, Dec. 13.—Efforts of
Henry McGinn, attorney for Henry
Alters, to postpone the date of the
tria> of his client who is charged
with violation of the espionage act
until public sentiment against such
alleged offenses subsides, failed this
morning when Federal Judge Wol
Tera fixed) the date for the com
mencement of the suit for January
16. "My client has a German name
a«ri that is'all there is agianst him.''
aw McGinn to the court. "There is
great prejudice against persons with
German names at this time, and
for that reason I do not believe
my client can be given an impartial
hearing. 1 think the case ought to
be oogtponed until some of this senti
ment dies out or until peace is de
clared."
"The same plea mfght be made in
bfhaif of any person charged with
violation of the law," replied' U. S.
Attorney Haney. "No doubt ever?
on<> so charged would like to have
h's trial put off until the public im
passion of his alleged act has been
somewhat obliterated. Fixing the
date of the trial for January 16
will give the defense three months
from the ttme of the returning of
tho Indictment. It will take the gov
eminent that length of time to com
plete and prepare its case and the
jttefense is not entitled to more
1 t\®e."
| "The court will set the trial £Ate
at January 16. If at that time
counsel for the defense Btlli feels as
he does now let him bo state to the
conn and the court will then pass
unon it." sida Judge Wolvern.
I thp story f»r and wide that when
the statu© fell Fraaic© would lose
the war. Now, the town of Albert
■possesses a most patriotic ana ef
ficient parish priest. No sooner did
the Hun version of the story reach
hlg ears than he sought out a
skilled blacksmith. The two as
cended the half-ruined tower, sur
veyed the broken base, and so trac
ed a«d riveted the Btatue in its re
cumbent position that fall it could
not until the tower itself gave way.
s'o, for many a (My.every British
Tommy who marched to the front r
!ong the road to Bapaume raised, his
wondering eyes to the Madonna high
ai ovg his head, and few there were
of any denomination who fialed to
fin-* in its strange attitude a, species
of benign benediction. At last,
during those black days of last
March and April, the seeming'y im
possible happened. The British
line bent before the fury of a Ger
man assault, aided, a§ it was, by
lou-t-continued fog. and the Hun
was once again In Albert. When
the British retired the staatue w-as
stiH intact, out, whether by acci
dent or djesign is not yet known,
tpi- Germans brought down the tow
er, and with il fell the Virgin apd
Child. And here conies the strange
p*rt of the stor.v, to which latest de
velopment public attention is now
directed for the first time. Hardly
° yard farther did hte German ad
vance progress. From that day
to this the gray-green hordes have
been pressed back, slowly at first,
but with an exer-increasing celerity,
in a word, the 'u<-"k of the Germans
ha* deserted them sine© the Virgin
or Albert was dethroned'. Fiom
Dtinf the truculent conquerors of
nearly all Europe they are now on
their knees whining for mercy. The
foregoing facts cannot be gainsaid.
Viewed in retrospect they form one
it che most turious and interesting
•-••uis ot this, the greatest of all
sv»rn .
THE PRAISE OP APPLE 'lREES
Our mouutHin firs are stx-aight a!;d
tall;
And oakg there be with mossy
knees
Am} pleasant shade; but, best of
ail
Tor comradeship, aie apple trees.
Waist-deep iu fragrant me&dow
grass,
A Kind'ly company are they;
And what is richr than the mass
Of bloom thhat buries them iu
May?
lour hemlock sighs of forest
combe;
Your pine of rocky height or
glen;
u«t apple orchards breathe of i
home,—
Their trees have always dwelt
with men.
Beneath their tovg; s ti.e cattle
?iazt',
Aroons their leaves the robins
flute,
And bountifully autumn w«ighs
Their branches low witlj hardy
fruit.
Yes, elm and beecn have stately'
charms,
ADd go hav© sycamore and lime; '
But apple trees hav© friendly arms |
That beg a little boy to climb. j
—Arthur Guiterman
—From "Children's Page" Chris
tian Science Monitor.
0—0—0
Hot Clam or Red Snapper Broth
makes a good drink these cold' days.
Kellers are serving them. tf.
THE RIVALS
By AGNES G. BROGAN.
lUOpynFnt? "■ x»ia,' ffOTicro newspaper
Union.)
It seemed to David that he had al
ways loved Shirley Dare. And Shir
ley, realizing that evident fact from
the time of her schooldays, had been
an Imperious and capricious sweet
heart.
Not that the girl deceived David by
pretending affection returned. She
had merely accepted his devotion as
onfe bestowing favor.
The coutitry town had been unusu
ally quiet fhat summer. David's pres
ence on the shadowy porch was wel
comed; as loneliness welcomes com
panionship. Most of Fairlands' young
men had t gone to war, while young
women of Shirley's acquaintance
sought diversion in vacations else
where.
"If you would not be so agreeable
and kind," she told him complexly, "I
believe I might care for you—really."
David smiled; to be either disagree
able or unkind to Shirley would be
an impossibility. So he decided to'
sacrifice a few; of these idyllic days
In absenting himself from her pres
ence, -in tlfe hope that "absence
might make Shirley's heart fonder."
When separation became unbear
able, and he began the homeward trip,
It was In a strange spirit' of apprehen
sion. Anxiously his eyes gazed ahead
to the little porch; then he under
stood.
Shirley was there in her white frock,
and beside her a tall young man.
"Where had the fellow come from?"
David savagely wondered, as he walk
ed up the path, and all at once his
newly bought suit seemed common
and his own bulk clumsy in compari
son with the stranger's faultlessly clad
figure. ,
"Why, how do you do?" said Shir
ley. There was new formality In the
extension 6t Her hand.
"Very well,1*1 answered David, and
relapsed into silence. Shirley Intro
duced the men.
"Mr. Webster Is an attorney here
on business," she smilingly explained.
"He has been finding Fairiands dull:
we must try to remove that impres
sion."
Shirley had been doing her pret
tiest, David mentally decided, to re
move the Impression. She and the joy
ous attorney appeared to be on the
friendliest terms.
As weeks slipped by and the three
were much together, hope and fear
struggled perplexedly In David's heart.
There were moments—breathless mo
ments—when Shirley's eyes seemed to
seek his with a'new tender question.
Again, she would turn, Vaguely trou
bled. to that other manly, admiring
face. She was weighing herself, Da
vid knew, tr.vtng to find the answer
■to the problem of her heart. He de
cided to go back to the city, to search
the record of this stranger, who had
come with triumphant self-confidence
among them. And the man proved to
be all that he had represented, and
more. For John Webster had laid no
claim to the wealth that was his, or
to the enviable name of his family.
So there In the city David fought a
great fight, and the unselfish love of
his lifetime 'triumphed. If Shirley
were even riow hesitating between the
two men In her heart, Tie, David would
go away forever: 1' ■
When he returned again to Fair
lands a new light shone in his eyes,
«nd Shirley could not know, that It
was the light of renunciation. John
Webster's ready smile liad disap
peared—the atmosphere of the little
porch that evening seemed fraught
with a vital element.
Quietly the three sat talking until
the hour grew late. Then very wearily
David arose. There were new lines
about his mouth, and his face was
white.
"Good-night," he said slowly, "%nd
it may be good-by. I have been exam
ined In the city and they find me In
A 1 condition to flght, so—I have
Unlisted for the war. We leave for
camp In a fei* days—then over the
wat*r."
His two listeners were silent—Da
vid laughed softly. "Nothing heroic
abbut* It; ydu 'understand," he added;
"bound to be called later, Just antic
ipated the thing."
"Oh! David." Shirley murmured. "I
cant think of you going off like that."
She put iier hand to her'throat dis
tressed, then quickly turned as though
seeking comfort from the other man.
John Webster drew a deep breath,
then put fbrth a steady'hand. .
"Good-night, little Shirley Dare," he
said. "With me, also. It may mean
good-by. A business trip carries me
to California tomorrow. My stay there
will undoubtedly be prolonged. I
thank you for the kindness of your
hospitality."
As he paused, the girl stood looking
up at him, hurt Incredulity on her
features.
"flood-byJohn Webster repeated.
Down the broad road the rivals
walked together.1 "Ybu love her," Da
vid burst out; "why—then, do you go
aw«t?" 1 '
The lawyer turned and smiled Into
David's wan face. "There Is," he re
marked, "a law of compensation. Can
you tell me why you should give up
all that you have, for my sake? You
may fight In my place, because a few
years bar me from service. But the
woman you love—she shall be free to
dream dreams of her hero. When you
return, she will be here eagerly wait
ing."
David caught John Webster's hand
In a mighty grasp, then wheeling about
he made his way back down the road.
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