Show Editorials by j the People A I ARMY AND NAVY CLUBS I. I Editor The Telegram Your Tour Tour attention atten atten- lion tion Is respectfully called to the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing suggestion stion for or enlisting the I I active operation co-operation of desirable Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans in preparedness without friction friction fric fric- tic tion and at less expense by following the course of least resistance resistance This suggestion Is Is b based ed on the following known premises First First First-A A country may establish its I own therefore standard therefore establish a standard result result result-a a natural striving for th the standard Second Some Second Some races cannot be successfully successfully suc suc- coaxed hence coaxed hence must be driven Americans are hard to drive but are to coaxing coaxing- therefore coax Third Third Social Social clubs are popular popular- therefore establish army or army and navy clubs throughout the pOPUlar 1 country and make them as popular as Elks clubs are arG now So combine the mill mili military tary tarv feature with the social the social the militarY mili mill military tarY tary training will be ne administered as a sugar coated pill The hardest work is flay under play under play conditions condition Fourth Permanent Fourth Permanent military titles are decidedly attractive this I consider consider con con- sider Ider vital therefore all titles In clubs correspond with regular army and navy titles and are permanent I Fifth Fifth The The emergency soldier re recruited recruited re- re from selected lives es the kind you want prefers officers promoted from the ranks on merit Therefore all promotions entirely on merit merit- military civil service service thus thus producing a striving for military education Sixth Sixth Americans Americans value most that for which they have to make some sacrifice to obtain Therefore the government shall Rhall only contribute a portion of the expense for the organization organization organization and of clubs Lodge members now consider It a privilege privilege privilege lege to donate to the building of lodge homes and lodge Seventh Seventh Congressmen Congressmen build post- post offices and improve rivers to satisfy demands of constituents They would build clubs for the same purpose and accomplish more The average man would like to be a good shot Therefore Therefore Therefore There There- fore the club would furnish an additional additional additional ad ad- appeal to him In that arms ammunition and targets would be a prominent feature of the cl club b. b Eighth Eighth These These clubs would continue continue continue con con- the training received In citizens training camps would also assist the recruiting for same and would materially materially ma ma- assist the national guard There are many details details all all Important tant but tant-but but the above is sufficient to give you the suggestion PATRIOT I I FEMALE OF TH THE E SPECIES Editor of The Telegram The Telegram The rooster Is only responsible for a a. small portion of the noise coming from the hen coop it occurs to me and I believe many others will agree with me I Do away with the coop entirely in the crowded districts Let those who want to have coops get out th they y can have them at least fifty reet from troth a a. homo home As the law Is now any on one can make their whole yard a chicken run un and the neighbor that has built twelve or fourteen feet from his property line Is pestered by a bunch of cackling hens parading along the fence line as Boonas soon Boon as day breaks the hen house door having having haying hav hay ing been left ajar the night before I live on one of the best streets Inthe in inthe inthe the city my neighbors on both sides have chickens and they are up and out as soon as its light e every very morning cackling and singing until sleep is oui out of or the question This annoyance as aswell aswell aswell well as the unpleasant odor make them thema a positive There are many other noises that should be done awa away with among them the unbearable popping and cracking of or orthe the motorcycle and some autos when the they r turn loose at 2 and 3 a. a m. m with no I muffler on It certainly makes the fellow fel fel- fel- fel low who is IA trying to get a a. few winks of sleep feel like getting out with a gun An ordinance enforced as In some Rome cities against such unnecessary noises would certainly be a a. godsend to rea residents resi resi- dents along paved streets and nd would help to make this a more pleasant world and fewer people would get up In the morning with a grouch on Yours Tours for everything that will make our city a pleasanter better one I ONE OF 01 THE ANNOYED WHAT IS PROHIBITION Editor of Telegram Washington county and the towns therein are prohibition or dry dO Many of the tho citizens are asking what form of prohibition the Betterment league leagues are advocating at this time Query Is It prohibition as defined by Webster or as aa defined by y the Wooton bill If It It is the Wooton bill bill In what re respect respect re- re is that superior to actual prohibition pro pro- READER |