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New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
RECENT RED CROSS WORK IN ITALY.
Cutting and Belknap Report Interesting IN
April Number of THE Bulletin.

The April number OF The American Red Cross
r2uuetir the publication OF which was delayed
,,,, IN tIS difficulty in obtaining full reports OF
its recent work in italy and elsewhere. is OF special
interest for several reasons 1t has new cover
design consisting Of the figure OF a woman with
o,,tstretched arms one raised with open palm
obo,.o ba+tIa scene the other in the posi-
tiop above a scene of disaster, the whole symbolic
ing the mission of the Red Cross TO the sufferer In
war and in peace Among the contents Of this issue
are several articles describing the relief work fol
lowing the Sician and CaIabrion earthquake. an
article recounting the history OF the Red Cross
christmas stamp: report of the relief work done
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
VISITORS AT GARDEN CITY.

Among the visitors at the Garden City Hotel
Garden City, Long Island, last week were Mr. and
Mrs. John S. Durand, Mrs. Alfred Peats Dr. and
Mrs. Albert II. Buck. J. Stewart Doubleday ingalls,
Kimball, Z. b. Walters. Mr. and Mrs f. NJ Cum
mings, Edward L. Keyes, Jr, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Waters Mr.. and Mrs. LIE Roy Baldwin Mr. and
Mrs d. A. Kennedy and Mrs, J. NJ. Hastead. of
Manhattan, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Van Brunt
Mrs Hugh De Haven, Miss Weedon and Thongs
Walsh. of BROOKLYN.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

Nathan is a graduate Of the University OF PennsyI-
vania- lie is a lawyer and also a linguist having
a knowledge Of Arabic. modern Greek Russian,
French German Spanish and Italian. He was
made consul al Patras. Greece when twenty-eight
years old. and he took a bride with him when he
sailed away that sunny cline.
Since the blood Of twenty-five thousand nnocents
has just been shed his new district about
Mersina Mr.. Nathan has had 10 take off his coat
and work day and night handling relief supplies
II in this district that the first Of this years
massacres broke out at Adana. during the recent
spring festival in honor of Mahomet The post at
Aersina given few weeks ago TO A Donald
son Smith, the Philadelphia traveller explorer
2fr. Smith attending the consular school here
in Washington when the trouble broke out in Tur-
key. and he could not reach his new post in time
So he may be sent somewhere liz Greece instead.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

The first sale of government land under the new
state law was held this week in Sacramento by
Surveyor General K!ngsbury. Scrip authorizing
the holder 70 take any state land he may select
was sold at a good price and most Of the pur-
clasers selected from forty 70 eighty acre tracts
Under the old law the state never obtained more
than q o. an acre and most OF the land fell into
the hands of land grabbers. Under the new law
$500 was obtained for 2SS7 the highest price
naid being s. 60 an
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
FATHERS JOB"

It is customary in many public schools ~ >.
teacher TO ask a pupil his fathers occupAlon. -
following is the result Of such questioning =
school in New England:
Teacher-What is your fathers oceup@uO-'
Little Boy-I can't tell you.
Teacher-But you must q, tsH
IfrtIe Boy-AIy fa-her doesn't want ne 70 ps - \,
Teacher-I insist on your telling me- nav
know. -, bssrfS
Little Boy CtearfulIy)-He's-he' the -
lady at the dime museum--YOuth CollpaH'-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
Copyright. 1909. by John Eifreth vatkins.)

Copyright. 1909 by John EIfreth watkns-)
Washington May SITS not all beer and skittles
and siestas in the shade Of the sheltering palms.
this Yankee consul business. in the balmy Orient
In this last fortnight have had one OF these
near-dplomats bottled mp by siege in Persian
town and a hevy of others OF the same cloth
sweating away in Syria. Armenia and Asia Minor,
surrounded by massacre and carnage and the shrin
shriekS Of women and infants.
He who has been bottled up in the siege OF Tabriz
IS cur young rreacher-consul. the Rev William r.
Doty- A little while ago, when, consul to Tahiti.
he was hasking IN the peace and quiet of the So
ciety Islands and reading his Testament TO the
Erlnning heather. he little dreamed that he would
now he shut in a Persian city with q lot of revo-
lutiOnists who being starved into submission
by the armies Of the Shah
Doty Brooklyn hoy. and he and his elder
brother. Lamb came Washington in the early
SOS. the latter working page in both House
and Senate William went through Princeton
with an sorts Of honors. and went back there
for theology. Then the Presbyterians sent him as
missionary up among the Adirondack Mountains,
and after he had done good work there the gov
eminent sent him a teacher among the Es-
QGimaus St. Lawrence Island Bering Sea Next
his brother. Lamb. was appointed consul to Tahiti.
and he along as clerk, succeeding TO the con-
eulship seven years ago.
IN THE SEIGE OF TARRIZ.
Tabriz. his present post. lies up in that north
weSternmost neck Of Persia which wedges in be
Doty saw a strenuous time this old Persian
the other day, when the consulates there
We're threatened by the starving mobS which had
heard OF the Shahs order % let through the lines
the provisions of the consuls. And in the
best Of times this 5 q bad country around Tabrlz.
It in this consular district, at hloi, a hun
dred miles TO The northeast, almost IN the shadow
Of Father Noal's landing place. Mount Ararat. that
the Rev. Reniamin W Laboree and his servant
were murdered a few years ago by fanaucal
I1urds. who some time before had killed a British
subject.
Near Tabriz the headquarters OF the American
West Persian Mission and this mixing of mission
aries and bloodthirsty kurds. who go together
about as wei oil and water, increases the
troubles Of an American consul The missionaries
had to look 10 the British Consul for protection
until lately, when transferred our consulate
from Teheran TO Tabriz- Mr.. Doty. being Of
their cloth. gets along well with these American
missionaries. but he has had some difficulty in
who have sympathized with the Persian revolu-
tionsts-notably Baskerville, the teacher who was
lately killed while making sortie for food
through the ranks Of the Shah's army.
Kurdistan. the home OF the Kurds. stretches
southwark across the Turkish border the plains
Of Nesopotamia and just below this territory lies
Ragdad, where we have a consulate that is now
vacant
Edward 7 Nathan. a Philadelphian, only thirty
years .lG. has just been sent TO Mersna, where we
had no consul during the April outrages. Mr..
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

Students OF the University OF California turned
out this weel; and probably saved the entomology
building from fire An adjoining building burned
and the Pyro Club turned out with hose apparatus
plaving a stream on the college building me
entouoogicsl collection is one OF the most valuable
in tie country.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

pectors over the dangerous river IN his boat ana
who later married three sisters in quick SUCCESSION
was here again this week. with his fifth WE
Gates was on his way 10 London, where ne hopes
10 float stock In Alaskan mining companies ne
has made several fortunes and lost them
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
Troubles of Our ConsuIs During These Days OF Siege
and Massacre Are Numerous and Confusing.

winter than a very hot summer is upon theh
More than seventy thousand OF the population were
killed by an earthquake in 1872.
Almost due west, and near the sea, lies What Is
left Of Antioch the Beautiful" whose Armenian
quarter has Just been burned and pillaged ana
part of whose Christian population has just been
massacred.
Our consuls have had considerable trouble IN thls
district. Nj Jackson's predecessor, Consul DAVIS
was assaulted by police and soldiers at AleXandretIa
while he was placing aboard a vessel there an
American citizen accused Of being reVUIutohst.
But this man wasn't taken away from Mr DAVIS
until the latter had thrashed few policemen
Next the military governor insulted him. and finally
some bricks We're thrown at the consulate Ihen
things got 80 threatening for the consul that
warshp had TO be sent 10 his rescue. II carried
him off to Beirut safety, but soon our Admiral
Cotton took him back to Alexandretta and made
the military governor do some bowling and scraping
Then. after the warshp had sailed away the Turk
ish authorities snooped around for some means OF
getting square with Davis. Finally they discovered
thaI he had failed to ny flag over the consulate
on the day the celebration Of the Sultans acces-
sion This oversight the Turkish government pre-
tended to be a matter serious that it could not
be overlooked. and the State Department had TO
transfer Davis another post.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

Pacific Mail steamer Indiana, brought back
from Ma Magdalena Bay this week. There was an in
cipent mutiny the crew, but the captain quelled
this promptly. and his friends inclined 10 at
tribute his icde depression resulting from the
that all efforts 10 his vessel were fruit
less. This his first reverse in many years OF
service.
Prompt action by Mrs. \. W. Scott this week
saved her fine home. at No. 3G5 Buchanan street,
from destruction Ly fire. Flames broke out In the
sewing room after Mrs. Scott had left il. but.
aided ny her housekeeper. she smothered part Of
the fire with rugs and then used water thus check
ing the flames until the fremen arrived with chemS
ical apparatus
Charles Faff & CO., local architects. have won
the competition for the new Olympic Club building,
10 be erected at once the old site in list street.
near Taylor The building will be five stories
fiiyh and snecial attention has been given To good
arrangement of the swimming tank and gymna-
SUM The three upper stories Will contain eighty
eight bedrooms. TO be let members
John Burroughs sailed this week for a short
visit 10 Honolulu. He has the Yosemite with
John Muir and has visited a number Of places
near San Francisco. He vas greatly interested in
the climate and in trees ard other vegetation On
his return he will pay q visit TO Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa.
'Syiftwater Bill" Gates, who gained fame in the
early days Of the Klondke rush by taking pros
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
IN HEART OF SYRIAN MAssACREs

II hasn't beer bed Of roses these last few weeks
for Jesse 3. Jackson consul at Aleppo. IN
whose district the worst Syrian massacres oc-
Cured. He is a young Ohio veteran Of the Span
ish War, who. four years ago. became consul at
Alexandretta, Syria When. recently, the consulate
vas removed from Alexandretfa TO Aleppo in the
same district some sixty miles inland, he went
with g. Directly between these cities lies
TIirikaH where the other day il was reported that
al aAe CAgistiaBs were massacred.
AIeppe IS no HEAVIER in the best OF times. The
$1,000 people sooner recover from worry severe
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

The supervisors have approved the plan or re-
building the Geary street railroad an overhead
trolley line and have sanctioned placing PROPOSE
ton before the people vote 100000 in bonds Tor
this purpose. Before the big fire the United Rail
roads wished to take over this old cable road ana
convert It into Trolley line but Schml'z ana huei
saw greater profit IN converting Il INTO an under
ground trolley with city funds. The present super
visors have abandoned the underground plan' hu'
stilI insist that the city build and run the road
AS the United Railroads parallel lines ana VIII
refuse transfers 10 Sthe Geary street road II Is
predicted that municipal line would be losing
investment financially.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

Queer case about that boat rocker"
How SOP"
When Tesuscitated him we found that he
still had his winter hannels On"-Kansas City
Journal
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

The experiment was started this week of sending
free flowers from San Mateo gardens TO san Fran
cisco hospitals. The Fruit and Flower Mission al
terded 20 the distribution. san Mateo County
homes probably nave more roses ana other MOWERS
than any other county In the country. There are
miles of rose hedges on which thousands Of flowers
are never picked II is the design 10 utilize these
flowers to give pleasure the sick IN city hospitals
new local Chinese club will erect society
house in Pine street near Kearney, with spa
clolis courtyard and imposing gate OF lakewood
The courtyard will be paved with tiles of Oriental
nattern and will have fountain in the centre. The
front of the building will be OF marble and glazed
brick with Chinese inscriptions in gilt letters en-
graved IN marble.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
CaEf0rnia's FriendIiness Sh07cn IN
Reception to Japanese Ships.


San Francisco. May S-The japanese training
squadron under Rear Admiral IjChi, has had such
an enthusiastic reception here this week that 1t
ought to set at rest absurd reports that Cali
forna and the Pacific Coast opposed TO the
Japanese and would welcome a war with the
NiLado's empire The facts are that CaltfOrnians
appreciate the skill. enterprise and energy of the
Japanese and buy literally Of their products but
don't want the cooIe class swarming into the state
and getting control of large tracts of land The
japanese admiral was much impressed with the
friendliness shown to his officers and crews and
the desire Of people San Francisco to recip-
rocate the favors recently received by California
business men on their excursion to Japan.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

Ex-Secretary Metcaf OF the Navy Department
has been appointed manager Of the Union Savings
Bank OF Oakland. in which he has a financial in
terest. He succeeds William 6. Henshaw, the oak
land capitalist. who had been president and general
manager of the bank for several years.
The body of Captain Robinson. Of the stranded
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

"Swiftwater Bill Gates, who gained fame in the
early days Of the Klondike rush by taking pros
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

Three more fire insurance companies which tried
10 evade payment losses in the big fire held
accountable by the United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals this week They We're the Commercial
Union Assurance Company, the Norwich Union and
the Alliance Assurance Company. The companies
claimed that the disruption Of the water mains
brought the disaster within the scope OF the earth
quake clause in their policies, but Judge Ross, who
wrote the decision. held 10 the contrary
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-14
During the Past Year Rich
mond Heirs Received a
Total of $127,098.
|GRANT POLICY LARGEST
HIS BENEflCiARlES RECEIVED
$12,654, WHILE THE HEIRS OF G.
r. DUHADWAY RECEIVED TEN
THOUSAND.

Richmond ranks high in the state
from the standpoint of life insurance
distributions made during the year
1908, according to an account publish.
ed in the current number of the In.
surance Press. There was $127,O9S
distributed to beneficiaries in this city
during the past year. the two largest
amounts being paid to the heirs o1
DR.. George H. Grant and Charles Du
Halfway. The policy of DR.. Grant
amounted to $12,654 and that Of Mr.
DuHadway, $4,000.
Indiana ranked fourth in the United
States from the standpoint of distri
buttons made during the year. Rich
mond was seventh in the list Of In
diana cities, being exceeded by cities
Of larger population. To beneflciaries
Of Indianapolis residents the sum oi
$S47,935 was paid.
The largest distribution made In
this state according to the Insurance
Press was to Samuel r. Hamill Of
Terre Haute whose heirs received the
sum Of $4,000. Francis T. Roots ol
Connersville, who was well known il
this city. was also large policy hold
er and his family was paid the sum o.
$25, 900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-14

Today is the birtnuay OF the nag
Of the United States. The emblem is
132 years old.
For years the United States flag has
been unchanged save that as new
states have been admitted to the Union
stars have been added. Persons who
have studied the history OF the banner
believe that 1t will go unchanged, too,
because congress, in 1918, hit upon
what has always since been regarded
as happy solution Of the flag emblem.
As originally made, the flag Of thir-
teen stars and thirteen stripes showed
the white stars In the field Of blue ar
ranged in circle and the Official nag
was usually made in this style until
the first change in the flag was made
In 1895. Some OF the thirteen star
flags, however, were made by arrang-
ing twelve of>the stars In q hollow
square with the thirteenth in the cen
ter Of the square.
Few persons know that at one time
the number OF stripes was changed,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-14

and for twenty years the flag had If
teen stripes. This was before it was
decided that the new states were ad-
mitted to the union the number of
stars and not the number Of stripes
should be increased. It was in 1894.
when Vermont and Kentucky had been
admitted to the Union, that the first
change was made, and this change was
the addition of two stripes as well as
two stars.
From 1875 until 1S1S-those were the
years during which the flag had fif-
teen stripes as well as fifteen stars
the stars were arranged in three hori-
zontal rows of Ave each.
1t was after Indiana, Ohio, Tennes-
see, Louisiana and Mississippi had
been admitted to the Union and a
further change was suggested that the
policy was adopted by which the
stripes were reduced to thirteen again,
as representing the thirteen original
states, and by which the number of
stars was increased for. the new states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-14

On March "a, 1918. the new policy was
adopted in an act as follows:
Section /. Be 1t enacted that from
and after the fourth Of July next, the
flag Of the United States be thirteen
horizontal stripes, alternate red and
white; that the union have twenty
stars, white in a blue field.
Section 2. And be 1t further enact
ed that on the admission OF every new
state into the Union. one star be added
to the union of the flag, and that such
addition shall take effect on the fourth
day OF July next succeeding such ad-
mission
The solution Of the problems which
confronted congress at this time was
passed on by committee to Capt.
Samuel Chester Reid, United States
navy, and 1t was his suggestion that
the plan Of thirteen stripes be restored,
suggesting that as the number Of
states increased, the stripes. II they
were increased also, would eventually
be so numerous as to make them too
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-14
Girl Informed Dancers She
Had Been Assaulted, and
Then Trouble Began.
"RED" DAVIS GETS BEATING
IT BEING ALLEGED HE WAS THE
GIRLS ASSAlLANT, THEN LUST
OF BATTLE AROSE AND FREE
FoR-AlL ENSuEo.

There was q mild wild time at the
Beallview dance Saturday night, and
today Red Davis was hunting po-
lice and prosecutor to lay In his COM
plant. He charges he was held while
another man administered blows that
decorated him beautifully with two
black eyes and a nose that was badly
damaged. Report OF the fracas was
made to the police Saturday night and
they reported mo one hurt The
looks OF Davis and his complaint in-
dicate somebody was hurt physically
and has suffered also the tortures OF
q disturbed peace OF mind.
Take the Warpath.
The dancers were making merry at
the pavilion, tripping the light fan
tastic and enjoying life to the utmost,
when girl named Perry rushed up.
Breathlessly she impaired the informa~
tion that she had been assaulted by
Red Davis. Immediately there was
sldrmishing about In the bushes and
among the trees by friends OF the girl,
who goaded on by her irate father
sought her prosecutor. The father led
the marshaling army tortuous march
but the culprit was finally overtaken
He claims he was held while another
man beat up" on him Whether Oh
not he was held. he certainly shows
the marks Of very thorough beat
ing up process.
But that wasn't the end. The spirit
OF conflict pervaded the air and every
body wanted to lick everybody's else
brother You're one and you're an.
other. Take that and then this fol
good measure. For fear you haven,
had enough. take another After
about fifteen minutes. of the general
melee in which the peacefully inclined
among the dancers began to have theil
influence. order was restored onct
more. The music began again and
soon all was forgotten to the sweet
inspiring strains OF Waltz Me Around
Again Willie. !"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-14

narrow or the nag itself disproportion-
ately wide. Since that act Of congress
there has never been any further
change in the nag except for the in
PRODUCTION from time to time Of I'D
ditional stars as representative Of new
states.
It was after the change Of 1913 that
by an arrangement of the stars In
the field of blue, probably tho most
beautiful flag the country has ever
had was produced. The twenty stars
were arranged to form q big star in
the blue field. though In addition to
this another arrangement was also
much used by which there weFe four
horizontal rows of five stars each
The flag originally contained thir-
teen stars; in 1895 there vere fifteen,
in 1918, twenty; in 1847 thirty; in 1880
thirty-four; in 1875 thirtyseaght; In
1898 forty-iive, and at present forty
six, Oklahoma being the forty-slxth
state admitted to the Union and hon
ored in the field Of blue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-14
COULD NOT HOIST
COURT HOUSE FLAG
Had to Be Hung Out Of a High
Window.

A new rope. chain. cable or some
other means OF suspending the court
house nag from the star on the tower
Is needed. Today. while the other
public buildings were displaying the
national colors from the most conspic-
uous point. the nag had to be hung
from : window at the court house.
Tho steel chain that has been IN use
has been broken for some time. II
Is believed the only serviceable thing
to be used is copper wire cable. Nu-
meruus chains and steel cables have
been tried. but they rust out and wear
apart In remarkably short time