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The Washington herald., 1911-12-06
5000 DELEGATES
MEET In CAPITAL
Rivers and HarbOrs Congress
Convenes To-day.

The eighth annual convention of the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
opens to-day at the New Willard Hotel.
Already the advance guard of the dele
gates has arrived, and the hotels are
! booked to overf1owing with enthusiastic
supporters of the proposition enunciated
early in the history of the congress that
ii is essentially necessary on the part Of
the Federal government to have u fixed
policy for the treatment OF waterways
rather than an appropriation for indi-
vldual projects in which communities only
are interested
Barious delegations have come in on
special trains, and so great is the crush
for hotel accommodations that many del
egates while here will be housed in the
cars or which they journeyed to Wash
ington.
While it is still too early to state the
exact number of delegates to be present,
Representative Joseph E. Ransdell, pres
ident of the congress. estimates that not
less than 500 will be in attendance, and
says that everything points to the most
representative gathering of the friends
of waterways ever assembled in Wash
ington.
President Ransdel will call the con-
vention to order this morning at 10
o'clock, Rev. DR.. Abram Simon Offering
the invocation. The opening address
will be made by Secretary OF War Hen
ry L. Stimson, followed by addresses
from Stephen NJ. Sparkman, chairman
of the Rivers and Harbors Committee
of the House of Representatives. and
Dr. David Kinley. a director of the
University of Illinois, whose subject
will be mississippi Valley waterways
and South American trade" Reports
will be heard from President Ransdell,
Secretary and Treasurer Ellison, and
Special Director John A. Fox.
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QUEST OF WAMPUM
LEADS RED MEN
TO COUNCIL FIRE
Indian SachemS May Appeal
to White Father.
GATHERING OF CHIEFS

Representatives of twenty-seven In
dian nations and nearly 100000 red men
gathered in old Masonic Temple yester-
day at the first day of their convention
wherein they will organize to fight the
Indian Office as it is conducted.
Every chief wore the many-hucd
robes that have done service since the
first council fires were lighted many
centuries ago Old Chief Antiese, wise
man of the Pend O'Reille nation, and
dean of all those who gathered to or
ganize, was clad in a blanket of red and
green and blue and yellow. His white
locks, oiled and tied with thongs,
strongly contrasted with the wide red
banded sombrero in which were the
feathers that marked his station. There
were others almost as old as Chief
Antiese, who are known as the diplo-
mats of their race.
ONE TOUCH OF PATHOS.
A touch of pathos entered into the meet
which were represented there, seeking
strength in unity after years of hope
less internecine strife. There were the
Chippewas, once a nation fit to battle
with the white conquerors of America.
There were the dreaded Sioux, whose
name to-day %callS the memory of ter
rible battles, massaCres, and destruction.
There were the KOotenai, once a nation
as large as the State of Nevada and
many times more powerful.
All these had come to Washington
with the single hope that by uniting they
might gain what they term their rights
from the white men who now hold the
land once that of the Indian. When the
meeting opened Chief Stwire G. Waters,
OF the Yakama nation. who besides being
head OF his people. is a Methodist min
lister, STROBE TO the front of the hall, and
before the fifty or more chiefs who were
assembled there removed, his sombrero
and knelt in prayer. He prayed in Eng
lish, while an interpreter standing at his
side repeated the words in the Chocktaw
dialect. which Is generally understood
as the court" language of the nations.
At the end of the prayer there came from
the assembled chiefs a gutteral Amen"
10 the God of the white man and the God
Of the red man whom they still call
Great Spirit"
Ihen began the first speech of the
convention Of the "BrvtnerhOd of North
American Indians
Build New Nation.
My brothers." said Chief Waters. we
have come from the land of the North
10 meet together and build with the
fragments of our nation a new nation.
All OF you have suffered as l have suffer
ed from the enCroachments of white men
who do not know US and who believe
that we are t-Gav what We were forty
years ago. Though we are American
citizens, our men are not allowed to
conduct their own affairs Though we
may vote, our money must be held in
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE.


Nicholas II. Rnsewag. z. and Eva Virginia Va
lent WingrCTe. q Rev. A. ]. Carey.
Elwoud ]. Hanes. &c. Of HsddOnfed. \. j.. and
Elizabeth X. Sweeten. ST. Of Woodbury.. n. J.
Judge c. S. Bundy.
Charles b. ZieT, q. and LsoA. NJ Smith, 10.
Charles l.. Emmart, y. and ROwena y. BurEell.
=. Rev. G. Rockford StetsOn.
George W. Thompson. %. Of GetersTille. Va, and
Mary l. Taylor. 81 Of ROdOphil, Va
Edward 6. Buckin, 90 Of HyattsTille Md, and
Edna X Tippett. 81. Of MattawOnsn, Md. Rev.
+. J. PrcttymRn-
Lucien Wilson Phillips II. 3, and Bessie Cornelia
Browning. 2, both Of Richmond, Va. Rev. G. w.
Van Fossen-
Louis y. HenIv. u. and Carrie L. LAsnr. IL
Rev. Howard J. Wells
Christopher NJ. Rooney, 2. Of Chicago. ILL.,. and
Nellie Irene Richardson, "a Rev. Thomas s. Lee
Samuel Zanof, q. and Helen Blum, 2. Rev. G..
SilvcrstOne.
James +. Curlcy. 8. Of St Louis. Mo-, and Mar
garetta NJ. EEersman. 2. Rev. Joseph F. Mctiee.
William Tsyeuner. .. and Jessie II. Gray, 3. both
OF Lestrlrg Va. Rev. ]. Murray Taylor.
Ernest l. Nicholson. 2, and Mary NJ Quinn, ID
Rev. r. J. Nicholson.
Eugene H. Samson. IS. and Lucy d. Weaver, 2.
both Of Frederick. Nd.
Canlelo L1O Presti 3. ard Alberta TWyman. 3, Of
Alexandria Va. Rev. y. J. Scarto.
COLORED.
F n Robinson 3. and Rosa V. Terrell. .. Rev.
J. II. Les.
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trust for us. One by one we have tried
to appeal to the White Father. and have
not been needed. Under our new brother
hood, led by one sachem and represented
by the ablest of our counselors, We may
gain that recognition which has been de-
MED us so long"
After the minister-sachem there came
Chief Antoine Moose, of the Flathead
Indians. who spoke elOquently of what
this brotherhood might lead to.
Chief Alex Tieo. of the Yakama Indians,
was the third speaker. He was followed
by Chief Alfred Smith, of the Sioux. The
latter, when he is not "chiefing" is
banker in his home town in the State of
Oregon. His argument for a confedera-
ton Of nations was that the Indians
might make better use of their money,
knowing as they do the resources OF
their own country, than by leaving it
interest now paid. There were several
other speakers.
The pow-wow concluded at 4 o'clock,
just as the F street crowd was at its
height. and when the solemn-faced, i'm
passive delegates descended to the street.
clad ing thar strange robes. the matinee
girls and fashionable young men, received
individually and collectively jolt, such
as they will not suffer again for years to
come.
After the POw-wow.
The Indians made straight for the Iaw
offices of their attorney, Richard c.
Adams. in the Bond Building, and a
throng of strollers followed them.
once in the Office OF Mr.. Adams the
Indians went over the old charter and
considered the seal which has been
drawn as an emblem of the new order.
The final pow-wow concluded at s
o'clock, when the delegates retired to
dinner
On every train more delegates are
coming to Washington, and at the ses-
sion this Afternoon ii is expected that
more than 100 will be present. The
Indians may form a committee to call
upon the President and Congress. The
red mems convention will be in session
until December Is.
Most Of the visitors are at the Hotel
Vendome. Others are in various board
ing houses. Some of the tribes repre-
sented are the NeZ Perces, Cayuse, Wal
la Walla, Umatilla, Sioux, Chippewa,
Flathead, Piute, Tenino, Waco, Piegans,
Bloods, Pend O'ReiIle, Kootenai, Col
Vile Delaware, Cherokee, Blackfoot,
Bannocks, and PuyallUp.
Most of the delegates have their orig
inaI names changed to English substi-
tutes-or rather Irish, for there is a
liberal sprinkling of Doughertys, Ren-
1ys, and OBriens among them.
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ROMEO AND JULIET" GIVEN.

The NIrEiniR Hns Shakchpcarean n
Classic on View This Week.
The Virginia has never had a more
beautiful or absorbing photo-play than
the one presented as its feature reel this
week, Romeo and Juliet" If, at this
late date, any proof of Shakespeare's s
versatile genius We're needed. It would
be found in the ease with which this
photo-play OF Romeo and Juliet bears
away the palm from all rivals
Whether we call il the most tragic
love story, or the sweetest and most
winning tragedy ever told, certainly it's
charm and pathos never fail. whatever
guise 1t takes. Romeo and Juliet will
be featured all week in addition to the
regular show, which changes daily.
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LocaI Tempernture.

Midnight, .; a. m, .; 4 a m. z; a m, 3;
a. m, 3; 10 a. m, 3; Il noon, 3; p. m. q; 1
p m. q; p. m, 20; p. m. IS; 10 p m, a.
Highest, 4: lowest 2.
Relative humidity-s a m. s.; p M. 50: p.
m, 50. Rainfall ts ?. m. to p. M o; hours Of
sunshine, 7.5 per cent Of possible sunshine. 70.
Temperature same date last year-Highest, 50; low
est 2.
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BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE

Samuel and EStelle Simons girl.
Gardner p. and Violet Ome. girl.
Alfred s. and Catherine N. NorthrUp. boy.
Leon F. and Anna KDeipp, boy.
Samuel J. and George l.. Grady. boy.
Charles L. c. and Elsic NJ. FdZzell, boy.
Adolph W. and Blanche Hertzberg giHi.
Frank and Lizzie ByTan, girl
COLORED
Edward and Fai'nie Weston. girl.
Robert A. and Celesfine Smith, boy.
Frank and Sarah MahOney. girl.
James L. and Minnie Z, Hughes, boy.
John II. and Cathrine Fleet. bog.
George L and Eva r. Davis, girl
Howard NJ. and Bessie Clark. girl.
William and Louisa Butler, boy.
William and Mary Bowman boy.
John and josephine Bland, boy.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.

o. S. Dept. OF Agriculture Weather Bureau.
Washington, Tuesday December 5-s p. m.
II will be somewhat warmer Wednesday in the At
lantic and East Gulf States and cDlder Wednesday
night in the extreme Upper Mississippi Valley and
the Northern and Western Upper Lake region.
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The outsr. ends of the tubes of a new
automobile horn are closed and the inner
ends open. thus preventing them from
being clogged by dust.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-06

In a model, at least, an inventor has
succeeded in propelling a dirigible bal
loon by pumping air into the front end
and eXpelling II from the rear.
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Condition of the water.

Special to The Washington He1ld
HGrpeD Ferry W. Va, Dec 6-Potomac and
Shenandoah both clear this afternoon
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Temperatures in otner Cities.
Rain

Temperatures in other Gties together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twenty-t0ur hours ended
At p m yesterday. follows:
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DIED.

FALCONER-On Tuesday, December s.
1911, at his residence, 1870 W street
northwest, RICHARD T. J., beloved
husband of Emma Flenner Falconer
Notice of funeral later.
KIDWELL-On Sunday, December 3, 1911
LEVI B. KIDWELL, aged sixty
eight years.
Funeral services at residence, 1919 Thir-
ty-fifth street northwest, Wednesday
December 6, at 2 p. m. Interment In
Oak Hill Cemetery. (Virginia papers
please copy.)
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TRY MURINE EYE E,l I.Il szAIDY %!
For Your Eye

Murine Hys sAlye. In Assptic Tubes. Sc. Sloa
Murine Eye Remedy. Liquid. sc, soe, Sl-oo
Murine Doosn't Smart : S0othoS Eye Ra1n
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Tide Table.

Tide Table.
To-dsy-High tide. rs q. m. and SIS u m lov
tide, 2:lo a m and 2o6 ?. m
To-mofow-High tide SIS q. m and sM D. m.
low tide 9o1 q. m. and 25 p m.
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DEATH RECORD.
WHITE

WHITE
Amelia Kay. S. years. As 18th - -.
Sarah ]. Tanner "A. 2ll9 California st.
Roy Trenain. 3, 100 10th 81.
Emily A Power. CO. 2S2 18th St nv.
Robert +. Jsrboe. IS. Georgetown University Hosp.
Addison Regln, 5. loG T. St sw.
John 3. Holland. days lf72 Monroe st. NV
William Latimcr Murray. days, rs 5th st. ne
COLORED.
Louis Anstead. 90 years Wash. Asylum Hosp.
William H. Moore 3. ll2i Sd St
George W. Jones. A. Washington Asylum Hospital.
James Hawkins, %. Frecdmens Hospital.
Norris W. Watson. months. 857 l. st. NV.
Howard Z. Flood. months. 900 Golden St
Johanna Parham. l3 days. l529 7th ST. NV.
Piles Cured in to IA Days.
Your druggist will refund money II PRBO Ointment
fails to cure any Of Itching. Blind Bleeding.
or PrOtruding Piles in to a dAyS 5oc.
Fireworks were originally made and
used by the ancient Chinese.
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Fireworks were originally made and
used by the ancient Chinese.
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IN MEMORIAM.

RICHMOND-In loving memory of our
dear mother, Mrs. CLARE RICH
MOND. who died three years ago to-
day, December s, 1908.
PERCY, CLIVE, AND HILDA.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-06

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of the Georgetown TtnnaIIytown Rail
way Company will be held at the -orRce Of the
company, 18th and East Capitol sts.. Washington
d. C.. on SATURDAY, January o. 1872 at Il
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-11-09

"BeeoAer fife. NO look well fed We
set al the eats We want" replied enc
OF the boys
Lennon yanked open the voun,-
ster'g Jacket. OCT Bumped n hair
dozen pigeons and flew AWAY The
ooy ceased 60 be fat. In the East
Sne hundred and Fourth Street
station Lieut. Lasky ordered that the
otner boys be searched. Soon the
s.stion house was swarming with
piSeons. TWenty-eeven were fyir,g
aoout deriving capture, and the bows
now were thin and very frightened.
Where'd you steal 'em?" demand
The boys said the place was n
freight car in the yards of the New
raven Railroad at One Hundred and
Ihlrty-hfth Street. The lads gave
thelr names as Sylvester Logan. Will
nam Casey and Patrick Madden. all
living at No. 225 Ellison Street, the
Bronx.
Then came the task of capturing
the pigeons. The reserves had TO
perform athletic feats and worked
an hour before the last bird was ia
a bag The pigeons were then offer
ed Tor sale, under rule of the Police
department. Neighboring Butchers
were informed and came to the auc-
ton Capt. Corcoran acted as auc-
uoneer. The money was turned over
quarters.
The weeping prisoners were taken
Society.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-11-09

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS revolu-
uonists are in possession of Shang-
hal. The arsenal and the native city
were surrendered TO them without re-
siStance this afternoon.
some OF the foreign warships in the
narDOr landed marines to guard the
foreign concessions before the inner
ialiSts surrendered
II is expected that WI Sung ten
miles north of Shanghai and the up-
river ford, will fall tonight.
Royal forces are reported moving
on Nanking and Ching-Kiang, and il
is believed that they will fall into
rebel hands within forty-eight hours
Rebels at Kiu-Kiang are said TO
have seized the British tugboat
sampson. Shanghai is the first sea
port taken by the rebels
shanghai has population of over
oOO,OoO ana is the chief Chinese en-
porium open to foreign commerce.
The native city is about one mile
IN diameter. surrounded by populous
suburbs.
The foreign section comprises the
british and French concessions and
the American quarter.
NO attempt was made 10 disturb
he foreigners.
The capture Of the city was rem
dered possible by the constantly in
creaSing cases of mutiny in the ranks
of the Imperialist soldiers sent to
guard the city.
Immediately after the rebels took
possession they flung out the red,
white and blue revolutionary flag
above the public buildings
The Niceroy fled the city.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-11-09
NET MIDNIGHT
PR0WLER With GUN
RICHMOND. VA. s p.ci


Armed with a pitchfork, a swarthy
Italian, who appeared to be a tramp.
attempted to break into the store and
dwelling OF r. w. Anderson, near Bon
AIT, last night, and but for the sud-
den intervention of Mr.. Anderson.
would have been killed by his grown
daughter.
Hearing a suspicious sound. Miss
Anderson. who was about to retire
When the tramp ma de his attack upon
one or the lower windows. picked up
her fathers double ba rreled shotgun
ana went downstairs TO investigate.
She soon found that someone was
trying to force the window. and II
was evidently her intention to give the
intruder taste of the buckshot with
which the gun was loaded, when her
rather, who had also heard the noise.
came down from his ROOM
Just as he reached the store Miss
Anderson. according to the report
which has been furnished the Rich
mond police, threw open the window
and raised the gun to her shoulder.
me intruder. dazed by the sudden
ness or his discovery, remained star
ing wlde-eyed down the barrel of the
gun.
Mr.. Anderson, fearing that his
daughter would blow the mans head
or rushed to the window and jerked
the gun from her hands This evil
IDENTIFY restored the tramp to a real
! ization of his surroundings. for he
ducked around a corner and before
| Mr.. Anderson could open the door
! had disappeared
Miss Anderson is positive that she
can Identify the man, and a REQUEST
has been filed with the city and Ches-
terheld police to be on the watch for
any suspicious-looking tramp who
wanders into the city from the direc-
ton of Bon Air.
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GIRL IN BOYS CLOTHING
WELLS OF FOUR-YEAR TRAMP

FORT WORTH. Special -"Clyde"
Dixon. the handsome eighteen-year-
Sszn STR tramp from Chicago who has
oSee1r masquerading as a boy for four
years and whose disguise was dis
closed in police court yesterday. stin
prefers trousers to petticoats In
1he police matron's quarters today
1he posted her tiny feet on ton of a
@esk, man fashion, rolled and smoked
= cigarette and between puffs shed
Aenninine tears and recounted some
a. the experiences of her ten-thou-
2H0-m1le tramp over the country.
Messages from Chicago today re-
Se21ed that her parents had removed
% hobart, Okla. She expects money
and Feminine clothing from them to-
Enorrow and will return home. I'm
eA this morning she was determined
~ continue her disguise as soon as
Er3e&sed.
Once a brakeman in Colorado
Struck me when I refused to give him
. SOLAR Tor the privilege of riding in
@ne OF his dirty old box cars" she
1A1o- I screamed and he ran AWAY
MOST everybody took me for & bow
1ytng TO get a start. always dress
90 neatly and kept myself clean, and
4Nnt helped. 1 tried milking cows
ADa doing chores on a farm. near
Strand Island. Neb.. for two weeks.
AIT the work was hard and the life
11A. wanted TO travel.
Il came near being caught once. I
1ns standing in front of a millinery
store in Wichita, admiring a pretty
8aa IN the window. man came
l218e and saw me. My face is round
ana smooth and many have said I
AEn pretty, and this fellow kept his
1sEcs on me and came to nv side
"a said, How'd you like to have one
nf those hats, dear?' / was scared
and ran off down the street, and
ftdn't turn to look around, either.
When / first started out ii was
Aards hated to beg. ] didn't know
1Sw to or where to find places to eat
snAa Sleep. But ] soon learned the
sEzekss as my companion helped me.
, VAS homesick for a while, but I
anew my folks would not let me
enme back, so / tried to forget them
nearly succeeded.
have slept In barns and in good
ss4eis. have slept in open fields on
zanznzzkes nights. Am going back
Eox1sr suppose may as well
4e1 don't think 1 could keep this
- an my life"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-11-09
TURKS AND ALLIES .'sz
sam VICTORIES

MALTA--Special.- With the army
OF $4,000 Turks and Arabs, which is
beleaguertng Tripof on the land side.
concentrated in a sheltered oasis east
of Mersa. and the Italian forces which
are defending the city INCREASED to
10000 by reinforcements a decisive
engagement is momentarily objected
A concerted assault of the. entire
attacking army has been expected
since Thursday morning. but for some
reason the Turkish and Arab leaders
postponed their advance. The Ital-
ians have moved all their available
artillery to outposts which have now
been moved into the suburbs al the
very edge OF the city. while half of
the Italian army is nightly kept \un-
der arms in anticipation of an attack
under cover OF darkness
Reports received here through the
agency of wireless state that the Turk
and Arab besiegers are daily gaining
confidence in consequence of their
victories. It is denied here that the
entire Italian fleet has drawn off from
Trtpolitan waters. Several of the YES
sells were left to add their guns TO
the city's and other defenses should
"a general assault be made by the
Turks.
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TAFT ARRIVES
AT HOT SPRINGS
President Taking Brief Rest After
Fifteen Thousand Mile Trip
and Many Speeches.

HOT SPRINGS, VA Special-Pres
ldent Taft is here to spend four days
Iestihg up, after his forty-eight- day
trip which ended yesterday with the
review OF the battleship fleet in New
YORK. On stepping from the train
ttlls morning to take an automobile to
the MOTEL, where he puts up during
ms stay here, the President observed
that he felt vigorous. after the long
rip and in shape to tackle an i'm
mense accumulation of business that
is awaiting him.
1T was great trip" remarked the
PRESIDENT Il feel that I know the
people of the country better for bavo
ing made it."
During the trip. including the one
TO Hot Springs, the President covered
1920 miles.
the original trip. which did not
include the Jaunt to Morgantown. w
stituted 1884 miles.
The President traversed twenty
eight States. In all but ave Of which.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-11-09
TAFT REVIEWS
GREAT WARSHIP

NEW YORK Special This was
fleet day in New York.
Tons of powders were used in fir
ing salutes here this morning from
the greatest gathering of war vessels
ever assembled i'm American waters
rags were displayed over all pub
Tic buildings and thousands of pri-
vate buildings. while miles of bunt-
ing displayed the keen spirit of pa
trletlsm inspired by - presence OF
uncle Sans mighty war fleet in New
York's waters.
Although President Tafts decision
70 come to New York and review the
fleet caused change in the original
program, all the official arrange
ments were hastily revised so that
tnere could be no hitch to mar the
impressiveness of the thrilling spec
tacle.
Before President Taft was awake
IN his private car in Jersey CITY q
migAty host of spectators, Thousand
Oh tncn out-Of-toWn visitors had be-
gun TO gather along Riverside Drive
ana the parkways thanking the Hud-
son 70 get glimpse Of the review
ana to see the great guns in action
as the salutes were fired.
residents along the Hudson were
warned that the liberal burning OF
gunpowder would cause q rafting of
crockery and windows.
1T beat any Fourth of July celebra-
tlon New York has ever known.
There was much activity among the
powder magazines as the rounds were
dealt out for the salutes.
Every ship except the submarines
ana the golfers showed the frowning.
uncovered muzzles OF their guns as
the Mayflower proceeded slowly to-
ward the upper end of the fleet.
accompanying President Taft was
secretary Meyer, who reviewed the
fleet yesterday