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Scenes and Persons In the Current News I. ? Touching off the world's largest firecracker on the beach at Santa Monica, Calif. 2. ? (Jen. Italo Balbo Inspect lng members of the Italian air force at Lake Orbetello In preparation for the maRs flight to Chicago. 8.? Secretary of State Cordell Hull (left) In Intimate conversation with Neville Chamberlain. British chancellor of the exchequer, at the London economic conference. Why Farmers in Northwest Are Happy Now Happy days are here again for the formers m Oregon, them 'or wheat from war-torn China, thousands of bushels mand and the production that there Is no longer any room Mored outdoors while walling shipment to the Orient. Washington and Idaho. Due to the nuavy demand placet) on of grain are being shipped out dally." So great Is the do to store the wheat lb warehouses, with the result that It It BRITISH CHAMPION Hon. Michael Scott, flfty-four-yeai old country gentleman, who kept the British amateur golf title at home by winning the tournament at Hoylake. NEW ENVOY TO GREECE Thft newly ttppolnted minister to Oresce, Lincoln MecVelgh, from a new photographic portrait made in Wash ington. He succeed* Robert P. Skin nor. who has been named American ambassador to Turkey. Mr. Vetgh ts from Connecticut. ; rtaae Sell Hilars At fflagehfurt, capltsl of the south Western protlnce of Carlntbla. eighty one old psassnt families have re calved dlplomss for having tilled the ?oil for centarlsa. Ilia family of the Parftonlga bate been working as pass anta for MM years without a break. TttBlts Magaslff* American Entry in Fastnet Race The schooner Brllllnnt. owned by Walter Burnuin, which nailed from City inland, New York, for Cowen, Kngland, to compete with other yachts In the Fastnet race. Hamilton Fish Gets Victory Medal K?t?r*M?iiuttiv? Hamilton M*h (left) 6? Ne* vo'r*. rwwiviiiu the ficturi tWtfft "I in ration of ^2!Sj in action n??r HMhnnlt, Franc*, on ttoptombaf 2ft nod 80. 1018. pigb waa at t)IAt llm# a captain Of tw? Thirty-Ninth Infantry. Ninety-Third dtvlaton , 7 ( Jur (government ?How It Operates By William Bruckart ARMY AND NAVY % departments TJ!v?UGI! a" of h,8tory. people thrl e"J?yed- even have been It rpfll?y M,Kht of Iuarching men. rt reflects an Inbred love for perfec on. The deft execution of orders. pxcltes0 obeU,once to commands, excites admiration everywhere. eJr? ?f^!DPll8.h th,S ""action. how skin w? !"C" Imagination as well as Thl? ? ge as we" as discipline, ^des hn'n h t0 be *omething done be of tL ? * a man the drnb uniform to *L my ?F the b,ue of the navy to make a seedier or a sailor. in 1hA?w h1' J? headed UP lD divisions and in X department for the army navy ??ftVy dePartment for the boZ hnB /he marlne corps. Some well accept responsibility as ell as exercise authority. So the iren hoard^oftSe the general th, ' he nayy operate to maintain their ?"? <"<?er more than the training of men to march, to click their heels, to salute to Are their small arms or their ma They hav? T th,?lr grCTlter ?e?J?n8. iney ha\e to have supplies fond the n 8 and materlal. transport for . Un#Xcelled 8h,P8 the hn vo' to ? T** f?r eaCh> Records nvo fo he kept. i?CT, qnoBtlonH hnvp ? h* answered. and eturlnocri.ur prob ??[? have to be so|vp(|. And ko ^ ? in each department odices in gen see Zttr?Jn?f eaCh Wh08e J?b ,8 ^ see that all operations are co-ordi nated within that service and that ierp is uniform development in ac cordance with policies promulgated bv congress and within the supply of ?rnth* WhlC!l conprre8s appropriated for the work. They have duties so t7oanyo?nM80 V?Hed that an tlon of them Is impossible in these columns, but they may be accurately summarized in the one phrase thai Ion ?orr Me8l*ne(1 to pro'd? Protect basis. nnt,?n ?n an efficient weTfaerpao7yMftrId naVy look aftor the te l. tL 1 resPective personnel ohfo. * greater extent than ever has talned In the management of clvll an organizations. The men who make ?P the army, the navy and the marine att?nHreC5,VG m?8t PomP,et? medical attention from men of standing in the medical professions but who have made the service a career ?av" (helr mor"'? ea as far as fs possible and the snlr Itual side of administration Is In the oh "plains! ?0nR0,ennOnf' There Is probably no more com V dirt *rr?l ho8r),tals than thdse pro linOH JhT ? 8ervIce members and. since the World war, for the use of tCT Reed^ NnVal ho8p,taI andWal CanLi *1? ho8P,taI- h<>th In the Capital city, are examples, and .. the belief of professional men tela \TtnT ,n thft8e BerV'Ce h?8P' 18 har("y excelled except In a iTin SltWl n,,mber of institutions "n all the world. are Institutions 'dfrwtS^ their efforts zzrc:- - While thorough consideration and ?t fftx v nc,,!on " It Is well to call attention to the hleh degree of excellence which the serv Ices demand In the supplies they buy. As an Instance of this, the War do pertinent buy. I? annuel Mock o, pneumetic ami ??n,l automobile tire* on contract. Before that contract Is ThaM, ;^ Tr ?" <???"? not ??: after the contract is awarded, representatives of the armv are stationed In the plant where those fs are made, and anv variation noTh t^i 0^,'^r,nR, specifications will not be tolerated. It 1r the Rnmfi with the navy and the marine corps. When Rpeclflcatlons are drawn even for the Rmallest piece of machinery, the requirements are Rpeclflc and they are rigidly enforced. Certainly, the government gets Mr money'R worth In pnrchaHCR by the military service*. Turn to the corps of engineers of the army : It Ir conceded everywhere that when those officers make a sur vey or draw plans, the resnlts are ahout as bombproof aa It Is poRslble to make them. The lnRlgnla of the corps of engineers on a bridge al ways makes me feel that the Job was done on a basis of perpetual life, for flimsy construction Is not known In their training. The corps of onglneerR probably Is closer to the average rectlon or com munity during peace time than Is any other phase of the army or the navy' except as the services embrace enlisted men or officers from every part of the country. For when the government has river or harbor work to do, it Is the army engineers to whom the Job Is first assigned. They make the surveys and draw the plan*, and the board of engineers reports to congress. If the program Is prac tlcable and the expense Is thought to be warranted, an appropriation fa made and the engineer officer* look after the rest. They t ?e that the contractor does lila Job In accordance with the akltl and the technic and the soundness which thote officers have been taught ?? fundamental. #. llit. WMlMB N?W|??|W Utato* IDit and Ruml Descriptive A young wife, wishing to announce the birth of her first child to a friend In a distant city, telegraphed: "Isaiah 0: 6." Which passage be gins: "For unto us a child Is born, unto us a son is given." Her friend, unfamiliar with thy Scriptures, said to her husband : "Margaret evidently has a boy who weighs nine pounds and six ounces, but why on earth did they nnme him Isaiah ?" Maybe He Wa? O. K. At a recent gathering, the nervous young secretary of a church social club was apparently confused by the presence of one or two people of title, and prefaced his opening re marks with "Ladles. Gentlemen, and others ? " Debatable Man at Desk ? Why do you claim a trombone player is less of a bore than a pianist? Man in Chair ? He Is because he doesn't get the chance. He doesn't find a trombone in every home he visits. ? Brooklyn Daily Eagle. IN A HUMOROUS VEIN "Slu? says Uiut I am dull." ? "You should crack a few jokes once In a while ; ask her to marry you, or something like that." Not the Only One Chlupp ? I understand that Qulggle has a very good voice. Does he cul tivate It? Cutajar ? 1 don't know -Whether he cultivates It but 1 do know that he Irrigates It sometimes. Vital Information "So you Joined the army so as to ?see the world," as the posters say? What made you leave?" "They didn't tell me that 1 would hnve to do It on foot." Boating Party She ? Where did you put the rec ords? He ? Records? I had work euough lugging this heavy gramophone along without bringing a box of records. QUESTION '"Are you laughing ?t mo?" de manded the professor sternly of his Cf.'IKH. "01), no Kir," came the roply from the clnss president. "Then." nuked the professor, "whnt else Is there In the room V> laugh ?t?" Rrunn for It "This egg Is had." Landlady ? Well, what do you ex port when you come down so Inte to hrenkfast? ? Everybody's Weekly. Drag Shop Burglar* Klrst Burglar (to companion dur ing raid on chemist's shop)? I'll take the cn-ih ; you'd hotter tnk?> some thing for that cold. No Etc*p? Two clubmen were discussing their wives. "I suppose 1 mustn't grumble at mine." said Martin. "She looks after me very well." "In what way especially?" asked bis friend. "Welli for Instance." said Martin, "she takes off my boots In the eve ning." ?'What, when you come home from the club?" asked the other. "Ob, no; when I want to go there,' cnme the reply. Blooming Liar "You don't say you got rid of thai nice lodger of yours. Mrs. Brady?" "Yes! 1 got suspicious ol blm. ?3p told me he was a bachelor of arts, and I found out he had a wife anO two children." ? Sheffield Weekly Telegraph. WISE JACK "Jack is u foxy Individual, tie pro posed to Miss Peaches by wireless." "Wliat was the great Idea lr that?" "It leaves the record up in the air where it can't be read In court In case he happens to change his mind." Ha? Her Price ?Til give you thirty shillings for that pup." "Can't be done, sir. That pup be longs to my wife, an* she'd sob 'er 'eart out But I tell yer what ? spring another ten bob an* we'll let 'er sob!" ? Humorist Magazine. Little Sunshine Stern Mistress (to maid) ? You are discharged. Sarah, for allowing the master to kiss you. What sort of reference do you expect from me after that? Pretty Maid ? Well, you might at least say that I tried to please every one. madam. No Luck a'Tall Bobby ? I lost a quarter this morn ing. Nellie ? Thats' a pity. Bobby. How did you lose It? Bobby ? Aw. the man what dropped it heard It fall. ? Philadelphia Eve ning Bulletin. GOING THE LIMIT She ? Don't you think that womeiv should have the privilege of propos ing, as well as men? He ? Certainly they should, anrl they ought to have the privilege of buying theater tickets and cigars for the men If they wa^f to. An Angel in Sight Muriel at pantomime rehearsal) ? Who's the properous-looklng Johnny? Not In the show, is he? Frank? Wei!, we're trying to per suade him to put up the money for the production ? our "Principal. Huny," so to speak ! ? London Tlt Illts. Waited "Here's a dandy car with a rumhle seat, too." said the enthusiastic sales man. "Humble seat 'd be no use to me," growled the unenthuslnstic customer, "my wife insists on doing all her back seat driving from the front seat."? Cincinnati Inquirer. Up ?o the Player flinks was making a hopeless first attempt at golf, and to cover his em barrassment he remarked to the caddy, "Coif's a funny game. Isn't It?" "Sometimes It Is, sir," retorted th? boy, "but It Isn't meant to be." Exact Change "I have known gents what gives n bit. over." observed the taxi-driver. "A.v," said McPherson, "thnl'a why I asked ye to stop under n lamp."