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The Washington herald., 1906-12-22
WANTS S2,5CO FOR TRIP.
school Commission Asks Fund for
Inspection i'm Other Cities.

An appropriation of $500 viii be ask
ed Of Congress by Engineer Commis-
sioner Blddle, chairman OF the commits
sion on public schools. to defray the ex-
penses Of the commission In the proposed
inspection OF the public school system
and buildings OF other cities. Its pur-
pose is to submit plans for the consolida-
ton Of the public schools Of the District.
and the abandonment and sale Of such
buildings and sites as might be deemed
desirable in the interests of better school
administration.
The commission, consisting Of En-
gineer Commissioner Biddle. John Knox
TAYLOR. supervising architect of the
Treasury. and W. f. Chancellor super
intendent of public schools, was created
by act Of Congress, approved June -,
1905
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DIED..

BURDETTE-Ou FRIDAY, December p. 1915 AZ I
a. m- FRANCIS ALBERT, infant son Of George
A. and Gertrude Burlette.
Funeral IFiTate.
CANERON-On Thursday. December 2. 1906. at
lao q. H.. MARTHA JANE CAMERON, be-
loved mother q s a. Cameron, Mrs. FannIl
Bean, and Ai-s. h. Montgomery, In the eighty
nth year Cf lzr age.
Funeral from her late residence. the PsnhuTst, 3
street northeast. Saturday, December p az
p "a. Friends invited to attend
CHIsN- Suddenly. ON Thursday. December p. 1880.
WILLIAM l. CHISM. beI1,ed husband Of Ruth
F. Chis.I, aged sevslty-tlIee years.
Funeral 1am Dis late residence OBS q street
northwest Monday December q AZ a. H.
Iuter1seut IN Mount Oiivet Ceneteu-
DWYER-Ou Friday. December g. 1875. et his home,
HyattzyiIlr Nd, THOMAS r. DIVER ST..
Mexican var veteran, IN the eighty-drst year q
his age
Notice u funeral later.
FELL-On Thursday. December %. 1906, Mrs O.
TAVIA J. FELL
Funeral at p. H. Saturday, December - from
the residence Of her san, NJ Chevy Chase Lake,
Nd Iut1meut at Grace CEsrch Woodside I'D.
Savannah and Dublin, Ga, papers please c7pyF
GLEEsON-On Friday December q. 1896. at I0a8
a. &C his residence l2l5 North Capitol street.
ANDREW GLEESON. aged seveHty-tw0 years.
Born IN Scariff, County Clarc Ireland and a resi-
dent Of Washington fer ffty-four years
Funeral VIII take place from above address on
Monday, December q thence to St AIoysius'
Church. where high requiem mass viii be said
at a. Relatives and friends SIRE invited %
attend. Baltimore and Chicago papers please
c0pyl
3iARCERON-SUdd5nly, on Thursday. December %.
1875, EDWARD h MAECERON beloved hus-
band Il Matte L. Maekiutosh in the fortiefh
ye8T If bis age.
Funeral from Eis late residence. Ga Nineteenth
street northwest. saturday, December D. az SD
O'Clock; o. clock mass 80 81 Pat-iczs Church
MATTINGLY-Ou Thursday December .. 1875. at
7.l5 p. IN, after a long and tedious illness.
THOMAS T., the beloved husband OK Irene A,
Aiattingly lnee Fowlwi, aged thirty-fve years
Funeral from bis late residence. IL seventh street
northeast. Monday, December = thence to II.
Jossph's Church. second and streets northeast
where high requiem VIII be said for the re-
pose Of his soul at Relatives and friends
invited 70 attend. Rockville and Le0nanitoWn,
Nd. papers please o1uyb
SIURRAY-On THURSDAY. December O. 1905. al d
p. m, az 1910 Twelfth street northeast MICHAEL
MURRAY in ans siXty-sixth year
Funeral from Hoy Name Church on Monday De
cemher a. az $50 A. H.. where mass VII be SAID
for the IeUose ct his soul
REMINGTON Early Friday morning. December p.
1896 at her home, 1924 Monroe street. Washing
ton, ID. C.. MARY 7. REMINGTON, relict q
Rev. G.. Il Remington Of TakCma PaTS, u. e.,
aged seventy nine years.
Funeral Saturday.
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COLUMBIAN DEBATERS WIN.
First Argument at G. W. L. Is About
Cuban Annexation.

The first intersociety debate OF the scho-
lastic year between the Needham and
Columbian debating societies Of George
Washington University was won last
night by the latter, the question being,
Resolved, That the annexation Of Cuba
would be beneficial TO the best interests
Of the United States" The speakers FOR
the Columbian Society were ". A. Dane,
Vermont; Jackson Morris, Kentucky;
George b. Mcclellan, Hawaii; alternate,
Sidney Roche, District of Columbia. The
Needham Society was represented by
John Jensen. Utah; Henry c. Cooke.
Texas; John T. Kennedy, Pennsylvania,
and T. ". Homer, alternate
The FIRST h0n0rs OF the debate were
awarded 10 George b. Mcclellan and the
second TO W. A. Dane
The judges were Stanton J. Peele, Of
the Court of Claims; Frank :. Bright. of
the Washington bar, and William Allen
Wilbur. dean of Columbian College
The Washington herald., 1906-12-22
TERMS IT PAYDAY BRAWL."
Commander of Florida Troops Re-
norts ON Shooting Affair.".

IN reply 70 the demand Of the War De
partment that a thorough investigation be
made Of the recent trouble between the
enlisted men at Fort Barrancas. Florida
and the employees Of a railroad company
running between the fort and Pensacola,
Col W. F. Stewart, commanding Fort
Barrancas, reports that the affair, so far
as he can learn, was little more than a
payday hrawl
According 10 his statement of December
20. the conductor who was on the train al
the time of the disturbance. told the adiu-
tant that three shots were fired at him
from ambush, by parties whom he thought
were soldiers. In closing his report, he
states that board officers are now investi-
eating the affair and that a report in fun
will be forwarded soon.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
L. 6. Dept. 4 Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
MasLLn.-nn EL-na. IL Z. Lals-s D. N

L. G. Dept. 4 Agriculture. Weather Bureau
Washington FRIDAY. Ike. a. 1865 p IN.
A shallow bar1metric depressiNn covers the north
east portion a The country With lowest readings in
Maine. Pressure is high over the Northeast Rocky
Mountain Slope. ard thence westward 20 the Pa
Cifc.
light SNOW OF Tain has fallen from the Middle
Mississippi VALLEY eastward % the Atlantic, and IL
Is showing tonight in the Ohio Valley the Lake
region. and along the crest u the Appalachians.
The weather viii be cloudy. with snow hur-ies
saturday ia the Upper Ohio Valley and along the
Great Lakes. also IN New England.
II viii BE- colder Saturday ia the Lake region the
Ohio. and Middle Mississippi valleys
Sunday VIII be generally fair in an parts q the
country. except along the lover Lakes. where snow
liuTTios viii continue.
Slightly colder weather is indicated Sunday fO-
Atlantic coast districts north Of the Carolinas.
The winds along the New England and Middle
Atlantic coasts VIII DC fresh westerly on the South
Atlantic coast fresh southwest 20 west and on the
Gulf coast light and variable
Steamers departing Saturday for European ports
win have fresh westerly winds and cloudy weather
10 the Grand Banks.
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SUES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES.
Mary 4. Pitts Claims to Have Been
Thrown Down Stairs.

Mary 4. Pitts. through her attorneys.
F. T. Downing. C. A Berry. and J. Y.
Coughlan, began suit in the District
supreme Court yesterday against Ran
som c. Edmonson, a clerk Of the War
Department. for $4,000 damages for
alleged personal injuries.
The complainant claims that on
October j. last. Edmonson attacked
her kicked her in the back and body.
and threw her down the steps of his
residence. whereby she alleges she sUs-
tanned serious and permanent injuries.
preventing her from following her bus
mess.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-22
DIR. THOMPSON COMING HOME.
Wireless Announces He VIII Reach
New York Tonight.

Or J. Ford Thompson. OF this city. viii
arrive in New York from Europe tonight
about s O'Clock. and is expected home IN
this city Sunday. A wireless message to
this effect was received yesterday from
the steamer Amerlka, on which Or.
Thompson sailed for the United States
seven days ago. He went to London
during the summer months TO be operat-
I'd on for q malignant disease. and sew
eraI weeks ago alarming reports were re-
ceived in this city as TO his condition.
DR. Thompson Will be greeted IN New
York by his son-in-law, Dr. Thomas r.
McArdle. who went TO New York yesteT-
day 20 met him. lie IS accompanied by
his two daughters.
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GO TO PRISON FOR ARSON.
Caddies Who Burned GOLF Clubs
St0rehOuse Are Sentenced.

William Kraus and David Huston, two
caddies who had been convicted in Grim
inal Court Of burning down the store
house of the Columbia Golf Club October
., were yesterday sentenced to two and
three years, respectively, by Justice Stat
ford
William Bridges who was also found
gully of the same crime, was remanded
for sentence.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-22
FOUND DEAD; GAS TURNED ON.
william Barry MAY Have Committed
Suicide.

Asphyxiated by gas escaping from a
aged twenty-siX. was found dead in his
room by his brother last night He lives
with his mother and two brothers az 252I
II street He has been in iii health for
some time, and while the family thinks
he was overcome by heart trouble while
attempting to light the gas. the police
are inclined 10 think he committed sui
eide. as they believe continued suffering
from tuberculosis had unbalanced his
mind.
Coroner hewitt Will make an investiga-
ton this morning.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-22
THANKS THE PRESIDENT.
Gov. Sparks, of Nevada. Pleased
with Appointment.

This telegram was given out az the
White House yesterday:
Reno. New Dec %
Theodore Roosevelt President.
Nuu have pleased the people # this Common
wealth by appointing Judge L :. harrington circuit
Judge I thank you JOHN SPARES
Governor Of Neyada
The Washington herald., 1906-12-22
Home from COLLEGE.

W B. Rapley has returned from Itha-
ca. Y. Y, where he is attending Cornell,
10 spend the holiday vacation with his
father, William II. Rapley, manager Of
the New National Theater.
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Midnight. SIS; . A. a.. IS: 4 a. M &c, 8 a. H.. 81:
s a. M % 70 q. m IS; z noon. g; . D. m. 90,
4 T. ~. 4oi p. H.. 20; o. H., 60; % p H., 60
Maximum. go minimum, g.
Relative humidlty-S a. m, 81; O. H.. %, D
m. SC. Rainfall, trace. Hears Of sunshine O. Per
cent Of possible sunshine. O.
Temperature same date last yoar-AIazimum 81:
minimum 60.
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Temperatures in other cities.

Temperature III other cities. together with the
amount Of miufal for the twelve hours ended at
y. M. yesterday are as follows.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-22

Singing Canary in gtlded cage
makes good Christmas present for young
or old Schmid' Bird Store ~ 18th ST
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

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3OI East Capitol 1t.
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THOS. S. SERGE0N,
SUCCESSOR TO Il. 5. CAIN.
fef 7th 81 nv Telephone Main io9a
VIM. II. SARD0 & CO.,
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERs,
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Special Forecast.
Local TemDerntures-

Storm warnings are displayed on the Pacific eoas
from Maudocuo northward
The Washington herald., 1906-12-22

BURDETTE-Ou FRIDAY. December p. 1910, AZ
A. NJ. FRANCIS ALBERT infant son Of George
A. and Gertrude Burlerte.
Funeral Tri7ate.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-02
ANOTHER CANALl

II the plans end schemes ~ C1lom-
hian capitalists matrIalizo. though ~
that there IS little prospect Uncl. sam
viii have 90 hurry zap the work ou the
Panama canal or the Col'mhiaus viii
have canal of their own. aud sea
level canal at that. before The Panama
ditch is much more than half done
Rumor has 20 that Colombian business
men are talking 81 organizing "a COM
pany for The purpose 81 constructing
an iuter.oceanic canal through the
Daricu isthmus n Is claimed that
this can ho done iu six years at a cost
Of only S7o.ooo.0oo
The proposition is Co dig a ditch. %
miles long, between ths Atrato aud
Truando rivers one of which empu,s
into The Atlantic and the other in the
Pacific
The main depth Of these two rivers.
along the sections 20 boz used. is said Co
be- from thiriy-nv, to forty feet There
viii be twenty-one miles Of excavation
and a gigantic tunnel two ana three.
quarters of a mile long
The Colombian government IS said
20 take a deep interest IN this pro-
ject il Is thought a loan of $4,000
600 can be made in European mar
keis The soldiers % Colombia. and
other South American republics that
may become Interested 90 the plan. viii
be set 90 digging and De paid az the
rate established for the regular SER
vice which Is not very much. and In
this way Il l. hoped 70 keep the cost
within the estimate u goes without
saying that Colombia Is interested as
a measure Of retaliation. because u
the secession N Panama. In is0s. al
the alleged inNigaiion Of men IN the
United States service. and II Europe l.
a. Jealous Of American prestige as IL
supposed by some, the needed money
may be forthcoming Then the Ques-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-02
UNDERTAKING. NEEDED.

II the conditions existing IN the un.
der-word Of New York society are
thoroughly Investigated. as is now said
10 be the intention NJ those interested
IN the New York Roof Garden murder
case, very sensational facts will. un.
doubtedly. be brought to light Accord
Ing 10 rumors. and what occasionally
leaks out and becomes public, the do
ings Of the habItues OF that inferno
should be enough to make Mothers
congresses tnenble for the future Of the
American home. II is said that both
the prosecution and the defense has de-.
tectives engaged on the work Of muck.
faking, and they will certainly not be
idle for lack OF material
The career Of Thaw Is partly known
% the public As a young man. out Of
college, his principal occupation was to
squander money, Fifty-dollar dinners
were not unusual to him Five years
ago he caused sensation IN Paris by
giving a dinner that cost him $50. 900
twenty-five actresses and demi-mon.
DANES were his guests-among them
cleo de Merode. to whom the king Of
Belgium is said TO have uccumbed.
Sousa's Band, led by the march klng
himself played the music for su.
pend OF $500
Thaw and Miss Nesbit, toured Eu-
rope together In automobiles. IN Lon.
don they registered as man and wife
but In New York. on the return from
Europe they were elected from sey.
eral hotels Finally they were married
40 Plttsburg, then went 10 New York
ana lived sumptuously.
A. Tor the victim Of the tragedy. II
seems that instead Of being wealthy,
as was generally supposed from his
mode Of living, he was hopelessly IN
debt Though married ii does not ap.
pear that he had a "home He lived.
1t seems. In the atmosphere OF clubs,
and had an extensive acquaintance
among stage people. Such facts are
indication enough Of the nature Of the
disclosures that are threatened By the
Investigations that have been started.
one Of the strange incidents Of the
affair occurred Immediately after tho
shooting A number n women crowd.
ed around Thsw and eagerly shook his
hand, expressing sympathy foG him
The policeman had 10 drive them away
What is the peculiar fascination about
a person who has slain a fellow being
There is some strange contradiction
iD human nature. Both men and wo.
men haye boquets for those Of the op.
posite sex whose hands src stained
with blood. and philosophy falls to *.
plain the true reason. II IL pity
ihlt IL should b. so For. as long as
criminals can pose as heroes. many
viii chose that road 20 notcriety
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-02
THOSE SCHOOL RIOTS.

Further particulars concerning the
school riots IN New York. "a which re-
ference was made IN these columns a
few days ago show the power Of false
hood upon persons who are unable to
discriminate between the truth and er-
ror I, seems that hospital phys-
clans had decided TO visit the school
and perform slight operation upon
children suffering from adenolds This.
it Is asserted. caused Jealousy among
certain practitioners who thought their
particular field Of business had been
invaded
The school authorities now have
learned that shortly after the visit Of
the hospital physicians. men went
around the East Side saying that a
massacre Of pupils was being planned
by city authorities and that when
there was proof that II was to be car.
ried out word would be spread. This
word was spread one morning, and II
went fran one end Of the oongested
region 10 the other causing frantic
mothers TO run screaming from the ten
ements and dash to the schools. Men
and boys Joined In the rush. and a
few minutes before II o'clock mobs Of
women were storming the schools The
outpouring Of thousands Of pupils. all
ignorant Of the cause Of the trouble
and bewlldered and terrorzed, added
much to the confusion which had al
ready brought police reserves from
all the nearby stations.
The riot. which at one time threat.
ened to result in murder, is a striking
Illustration OF the power Of falsehood.
At this time the New York school au.
lhorities We're the object Of the fictitious
stories. the absurdlty Of which were
denser than the darkness Of Egypt. and
yet II caused a connection that lasted
Tor days. II is no wonder. then, II
sometimes good honorable men and
benevolent institutions are. through
persistent Misrepresentation by sian.
derers, In the vivid Imagination OF sim
ple'mlnded non-critlcal individuals
made 20 assume the form and possess
the qualities Of monsters. Such Is the
power Of fslsehood But 1t is only tenn
porary Truth prevails finally every
time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-02
FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY.
Chicago Record Herald.

Chicago Record Herald
For one day next week ostensibly for
several days in reality. We are going
voluntarily TO take unto ourselves the
combined sufferings and perils Of bat
tie, an earthquake, a conhagration and
riot, and call II fun our only ex-
cuse for Il is that We only do It once
a year. Preparations for that FUN"
have already begun-se news columns
and accident" items. Last year the
casualty lists Of the Fourth OF July,
as compiled by The journal Of the Am
erican Medical association, showed ls2
deaths, l0i cases 81 tetanus and 1924
Injuries As compared with the prece,
ding year there was a falling Of Of
one In the list OF the dead and Of one
In the tetauus cases But the injuries
increased by 1000, Both years showed
a great Improvement. so far as fatall-
ties went. over 1903, when the dead
numbered i65 and the victims 81 tetan-
us as. The injuries reported IN 1903,
curiously enough. We're almost exactly
the same number as In 1904
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-02
ORIGIN OF GRASS WIDOW

She is a grass widow said the pro-
fessor. nodding On The direction OF a
lady with yellow hair.
"a grass widow? oh, professor, !
didn't think you would use slang
Grass widow is not slang. said
the professor. stoutly. 10 Is. ON the
contrary, a very ancient and correct ex-
preston. II comes from the French
grace. II was originally grace wi
dow. Its meaning is widow by cour-
tesy'
There is nothing slangy or disrc-
spectful On the term grace widow A
widow may call herself that with pro-
prieiy and with propriety any one may
call her that"
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WOMAN IN THE CASE,
Portland Oregonian.

w AAAAAA W -NAANANAH
Mrs Thaw had a past. and the ma
tufe of her past was 80 shockIngiy
scandalous ihat polite society shut It's
door iu her face The Thaws we're not
admitted % play bridge with the smart
set They were coldly excluded from
monkey dinners The arisiocracy failed
90 bow when their automobiles met m
the park Blooming brides happily
married 60 their tenth husbands passed
Mrs Thaw with a stare of Mriuous
disapproyal Society can pardon any
number 81 divorces, but az plsnionic
friendship q draws the line. and Mrs.
Thaw. before her marriage. had en-.
joyed plstonic friendship with Mr.
White. Nor had she any certificate
from the courts 10 show that this rela.
ten had terminated before Der mar.
riage began. Mr. Thaw had. therefore.
clearly a double case Of ofiense against
Mr.. White. on the one hand lay the
possibility that the plaionic friendship
was running night along parallel as Il
were, with the marriage Of his Evelyn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-02
THE CRITICAL THEOLOGY

The Chicago Advance. CongreSo-
tonal religious magazine. recently had
an article ON "a subject which has been
touched upon iu these columns There
Is a clear line of demlr1atou between
he doctrine of divine revelation Co man
and The theory thar religion Is merely
the growth OF human thought develop
ing through the ages on the principle ~
evolution. as the term is used 300 rt'-
efenco 90 Che advancement and trans.
mutation OF species from thc lowest
forms Of animated nature up 90 INTEL
lcctual man. The advocates OF the
latter theory claim Co be scientific ana
highly critical Faith is an object Of
superci.lious Hiicule among many of
them, and yot DC requires a far greater
stretch of oreduuty to accept their no.
tons than 90 believe iu the existence II
a supreme Creator who reveals HIs
word and VIII The Advance reasons
on this subject Boz che following mas,
ner.
III Is here that the critical the1Iory
fails down. 10 has 90 h1pelessIy ca.
tangled Itself in destructive principles
that Dc cannot get ou. Do las used msth-
DDS O. eliminate the supernatural from
the Ola Testament which leave ID no
place 20 stand among OBJ, miracles ana
other supernatural phenomena arI Gle.
ments Of the New Testament But IL
a man cannot make his peace With The
New Testament how Is be- going %
preach the cospel2 BE is in prodlca-
meut There is Co The NE Of the daJ
no more uncomfortable or piuahle %.
sition than that ~ the man Who has
accepted such critical theories thai
They Undo him when be opens the Bible
and tries 10 preach O positive sermon.
THIS Was The fatal weakness 81 The
Unitarian movement which split Massa-
ohusetts Congregatlonallsm. The men
who vent into this movement ala so
Win the same Kind Of declaration about
superstition and outgroWins ola haliass
and about progress and emancipation
ron error thst We hear nov. and they
confidently rfoclalmed an early ana
complete triumph Ct their Views Bur
N time such men az Claiming were he
waning 'heir failure. and why did they
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ton naturally would arise, can the
United States permit Colombia, or any
other country. 10 build a canal parallel
TO the Panama ditch at 30 short dis
lance from IT, Would that not be an
"unfrlendly' act?
The question. Il Is said. win come
up NJ the Pan-Amerlcan congress at
Rio de Jautiro. Il Il does. the Colom-
bians viii no doubt be dissuaded from
attempting AN enterprise that, IN addi-
ton 10 financial and engineering diffl-
culties would bring about far.reaching
political complications
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A SANE" FOURTH.

Warnings against the reckless cele-
bratiou Of the nations great holiday
are timely, and needed The children
Will play with IRE. notwithstanding the
numerous accidents to themselves ana
others
An Ohio official calls attention 10 the
fac; that during the past fve years an
annual average Of 50 fires has been
caused 10 hls state alone by the fire.
cracker method OF celebration and
advises property owners to clean up
the rubbish around their premises and
then 70 keep their eyes open on the
Fourth This Is good advice. but Il
covers only one part ~ the dangers n
the Fourth. II has been found that
more accidents, and many ~ them Ia
tall occur annually throughout the
country on that day. owing to the FIRE
cracker, than those due 20 some battles
Of the past This is absurd Il Is IN
sanity TO permit the yearly sacrifice NJ
hundreds OF lives In the nery embrace
OF modern Moloch, even n the ce.c-
bration is In honor Of one OF the
grandest events Of history
We believe that day deserves the dis
tinction Of being marked as a day Of
days. The commemoratlon is one in
which the entire world might properly
Join. The children should have its sig
nlicance impressed upon them with ana
solemnty and dignity as well as JOY
and proper freedom from restraint But
the celebration should not become a
farce Il should not be am occasion OF
slaughter and riot. Only a sane cele-
bration is worthy Of the day and the
event.