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ming Oklahoma and Kansas have since
protited by this example OF our adopted
brothers
But the following states have as yet
refused to do likewise; Virginia, West Nr
9 MIA the Carolinas. Alabama. Georgia.
Florida, Louisiana. Mississippi, Texas.
Kentucky. Tennessee. Arkansas, Okla
homa and New Mexico. And, as said,
Uncle Sam himself is still on this back
ward list.
Five years ago Mrs. Ball was placed at
the head of her organizations part in this
crusade for a clean national emblem
She was made chairman of the national
committee on dissertation of the flag, and
in this capacity, backed by an Amazon
army of 5000 women, has lobbied before
Congress for the desired law.
Another Jealous worker for the same
legislation is William Van Zandt Cox, one
of Washington's leading bankers, the
nephew of Sunset CoX-he who intro
duced the first flag bill in Congress. Mr..
Cox is chairman OF the flag committee
of the Sons of the American Revolution.
For years he has collected in albums
hundreds of fragrant examples of flag
Dissertation. hardly one Of which Is fit for
reproduction in an article on the subject.
And the Daughters of the Revolution
have also their flag committee. As said.
ii total of fifty-s,X patriotic organizations
are now at work hammer and tongs for
state and federal laws.
In the past year Mrs. Ball has delivered
thirtytwo lectures on the subject. each
illustrated with the six dozen flags fash
toned by her own deft fingers. In the
course of such work she has Travelled
hundreds of miles. paying her own ex-
penses in each instance, and has person
ally presented many flags to schools
wherein she talked.
Some time ago she delivered one of
these lectures in Washington's historic
Key mansion the old house on the north
bank o. the Potomac where n Francis Scot
Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner.
Here the Il w. b. Flag association.
named in her honor. has for years held
exercises on Flag day. until the building
passed recently into new hands.
Since the crusade for clean flag COM
menced the Senate has passed bill in
two Congresses. wherein the House has
refused to approve. and the House in one
Congress has passed bill not approved
den the placing upon articles exposed for
sale or display any word. figure or de-
sign suggesting any flag or any coat OF
arms of the United States. Punishment is
provided also for mutilation, DETACHMENT
or insult to these emblems.
Two such bills are now before lie
House, one having been introduced Dy
Representative L. B. Hanna. republican.
of North Dakota, and the other by Rep
resentative j. w. Byrnes, democrat, of
Tennessee, whose state as yet has failed
to pass such legislation.
Those working for congressional pro-
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because he advocated the mere Danish
ment of Louis XVI, the United States"
he said would be offended by the death
of their benefactor '-Robespierre and
Marat jailed him in the palace Of the
Luxembourg, turned into a prison. He
escaped the guillotine only by a trick OF
concealing the fatal chalk-mark on his
door.
The old St Pelagie debtors prison-now
partly torn down TO make palatial apart
ment houses-ought 70 have tablet to
Col. James Swan. Combatant OF Bunker
Hill, companion-in-arms OF Washington
and Lafayette financial benefactor OF the
revolution. Col. Swan came to Paris. got
into a law suit and spent twenty years
in the debtors prison rather than pay In
terest and costs The principal sum
which he was always ready to liquidate-
he kept. with ten times more, in twenty
do lar gold piece. under his bed. He
who would not compromise for himself.
bought the liberty OF hundred captives
The revolution OF 1890 set him free-and
two days afterward he died. Liberty
had become too great a shock.
Col Swan shows how much can be
discovered. / told the bare story TO Mr.
Conway. On patient inquiry. he discoN-
cred Mrs. Dickinson and Mr.. L. III. Sar-
gent of New York. the colonels great
grandchildren. from whom he obtained
beautiful details OF a most romantic lie.
At one moment Co. Swan had his sioop
Sally all ready TO rescue Marie An
toinette. who was rejoicing at the pros
pect OF being the guest of Capt Clough's
wife at wiscasset Me. A mere fatality
delay by the irresolute king-prevented.
4s
James Monroe got Tom Paine out az
Jail. Like his predecessor remaining the
only foreign diplomat through the terror
and convention. he lived In the Rue Saint
Honore. somewhere near the present
British embassy. Already there was an
American colony" At the solemn re-
moval OF Jean Jacques Rousseau's body
to the Pantheon all It's male members
followed, Monroe's nephew and Capt.
carrying American flags.
On the south side of the boulevard re-
mains the Passage des Panoramas-long
arcade rooted with slass-now rather an
tiquated, but formerly these 'passa ges'
were the most elegant loaflng PAGES OF
Paris containing the finest shops, cafes
and restaurants
Why is this one named "Panoramas'
Take off your shoes, II is holy ground.
The first panorama In Paris. exhibited
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dren-are already in line. This Flag day
will find their struggle gaining. but as yet
unwon.
All of the great powers OF Europe and
four of our Latn-American neighbors
have laws prohibiting the dissertation OF
their national emblems. We have no
federal statute to that effect Only a
partial list OF our commonwealths have
state laws on the subject. Uncle Sam
shuts the gates of interstate commerce
TO articles having labels that offend hon.
esty, but not TO those having labels that
offend patriotism-not. for example to
whisky bottles and beer bottles whose
labels are American flags superimposed
with the names of distillers and brewers.
II was woman who mothered the
star Spangled Banner, and il was
woman who started. among patriotic So
cites, this crusade for that eInblem's
tasCue from degradation. The latter,
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball OF Washington.
Yesterday talked to me at length about
acr lons fight for a clean flag.
This modern Betsy Ross-as indefatig-
able fagmaker as she is flag defender
was born in an Illinois log cabin. She
saw her father march off 10 the war of
wars and she wore the flesh from her
youthful fingers helping her mother re-
duce all Of the homemade linen to lint
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Paris" by j. J. Conway, marks IAN epoch
1t is rousing American residents and
tourists TO pilgrimages among the land
marks of our illustrious ones. and 1t Is
already proposed 10 undertake a thorough
work of placing commemorative tablets
Oh the sites.
Good Americans. when they die, go
10 Paris" In spite of the witty modern
addition that the live ones go 10 Ha-
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LADY wrote 10
Thomas jefferson,
when minister TO
France. 10 please
send her IA Paris
corset-and forgot
10 name the size.
Jefferson sent her
a middiine" one
a n i v % [ e +.
Should il prove
too small. please
lay il by for a
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WHO for a Generation
w Has Toiled for Federal
and State Laws Forbidding
Use of Flag for Trade Pur-
poses-Her Eventful Life as
Cowboy-Girl and Her Es-
cape From Indians-Has
Reproduced All of the Pro-
genitors of Old Glory
Fifteen States Still Without
Flag Laws = Uncle Sam,
Too. on Backward List
Two New Bills Now Before
Congress-Some Anecdotes
Illustrating Effect of Clean
and Dehled Flags on Youth
full Minds.
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flag in connection " TIA articles sold FOR
unmentionahle purposes. Mrs. Ban re-
Gently laid be fore Congress - % four
hundred examples OF ndefen:hle uses TO
are:
Flags printed on the backs Of trolley
transfers and contain ng on Their white
str pes the words Stands far the bt ST
beer" flag labe on Leer and ale casks
and liquor bottles flag advertisements on
thin paper wrapp ngs for fruit. cheeses.
hams soaps. chewing gum. fireworks and
cigars: printed letters on the stripes OF
the flag tn advertise all manner of goods.
wet and dry. from sour mash to awnings:
door mats decorated W IN the flag. as
to invite all Corners to trample Il and de-
file IL with mud: political tickets using
the Stars and Stripes as an emblem: prize
fighters breech clouts made of Old Glory,
and its use TO adorn representations OF
and impersonators of Uncle Sam, or the
Goddess of Liberty, at shows or for ad-
yertlsing purposes.
Il was in a moving picture show one
night last week when a wartime scene
was being enacted" said Mrs. Bail. In
mad charge the color bearer was shot
and fell with his coors. Just behind me
was a SINAI! boy. accompanied 10y his IA
Their As the color sergeant went down
the boy cried out, excitedly:
oh. catch It. Yo all oughtn't To iet
the flag touch the ground
THE boys father pulled him back INTO
his seat and with soft southern draw
said: It's only play, son.
But, papa, they shouldn't let the
flag touch the ground even i'm play, I'M.
youngster replied. earnestly. Just then
the troop charged again and picked up
the flag. and the little lad franticay
clapped his hands. as did lot of Others
"A member of Congress has a little
grandson about three years OF age. IHe
other night after having been put 10 bed
he called out: Mamma. II you Will just
let me have Grandfather's flag to lay my
head on l won't be afraid of the dark.
His mother put his head on the flag,
and when she went in a little later she
found him sound ASLEEP with its folds
caught under his rosy little chin.
Now, when these children become old
enough to pass along the streets and
read advertisements of beer and whisky
Will they show such reverence for the ma
tional emblem?
How such decorations act upon the
youthful mind was impressed upon me-
some time ago in a free kindergarten -
New York Children, what h tn $? |
asked, holding up the national flag. None
of them replied. Certainly YOU know
what this Is. l insisted, and up went a
little hand.
That's on Pat Shaughnessy' saloon.'
answered the waif. It's painted on the
window
Well what is it?' repeated
"'Oh, | don't know the lad replied
again. 1T belongs to Pat Shaughnessy
Copyright. 1912. by John Elfreth watkins)
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TOURISTS Are to Know

TOURISTS Are to Know
! Their Ian m arks-
Where Home, Sweet Home
Was Written-Where Frank
lin, Jefferson, Washington,
Irving and Longfellow Lived
While in the French Capital
Tablets to Mark Sites in
Order That American Tour
lists May Have No Difficulty
in Finding Them.
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ries and ride donkey-back: and went on
a walking trip of the Loire for the vim
tage, resolved to strike up a tune on his
flute. like Goldsmith. at the entrance OF
the first romantic village. In the twilight,
he met bunch of peasant boys and girls
singing themselves home Attaching him.
self TO pretty blonde, ne offered TO play
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the flute while they danced. 4 love
dancing" said the fair one, but what Is
a fute?" Longfellow showed her. The
book is full of these charming bits.
BENJAMIN Franklin is one of few who
already have their tablets. His Paris Of
fees. for official business in the Rue
Penthievre have immemorially borne in
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ny JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS

RE you for a clean
flag? Friday next,
its 135th birthday.
will you join the
crusade for Old
Glory 5 deliverance
from commercial
prostitution?
The members OF
fifty-six patriotic
societies = upward
of a million men,
women and chill
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great letters Benjamin Franklin above
a window of the third floor shaped like
a Greek portico-probably a tribute by
the old owner of the house. The great
tablet. however, is that on the site OF
Franklins beloved Passy villa ut the COR
ner Of the Rue Singer-another American
name from the inventor Of the sewing
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where around 1870 We discovered Lon
don as u center of social grace, but pre-
viously the Paris dream had been ex-
elusive. London was duty Paris was
joy!
1t was the period of giant Americans.
Where did they live. dream and do. in
Paris? No one was better prepared to
investigate than Conway, true amateur
editor of Galignani's Messenger-famous
old newspaper for which Thackeray
wrote before him, and in which Lord
Byron. awaking, read and found himself
famous
In this guide for hero worshipers Mr..
Conway even names hotels of old days,
worthy Of tablets.
Margaret Fuller stayed at an Hotel
Rougemont. present No. Ii Boulevard
Poissonniere-and now tailors shop
when the editor OF the Revue lndepend-
ent printed her Woman in the 18th
Century, and called many times to beg
writer" Here Margaret paid back
Georges Sands luncheons. Il never loved
a woman better" she said, adding: She
tCieorges) might have loved one man per
manently had she found one able to in
terest and command her throughout her
range" The lattie blue flower!
Longfellow in his second stay. lived
at the Hotel Meurice. venerable hostelrS
still in existence and refuge for famous
English and Americans from the days of
Thackeray. Here put up St Gaudens the
sculptor. Whistler the painter. Newcomb
the astronomer, as they fitted back ana
forth.
In those days the Rue de Rivoli arcades
did not exist. The hotel stood by itself
opposite the Tuileries and its garden.
perfect scene of Louis XVI deserving his
gentlemen, the massacre of the Swiss
guard. the anarchy of the terror. and,
finally. Napoleon's cannon clearing the
SIDE streets. How many Americans in
the present magnificent hotel, dream that
they are sleeping over the sites of those
bloody side streets?
Longfellow on his first sojourn. paid
81 25 per day at the then famous students
boarding house Of Mime. Potet, No. 40
Rue Monsieur-le- Prince. He learned
French we'll In eight months: spent the
summer at Montmorreney. where the
pretty girls OF Paris went to pick cher
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seciai Correspondence 81 The star.
PARIS, May -. l9l2.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
1o1 RANCH
The Famous Wild West Show Comes
to Aberdeen Next Wednesday,
At Old Ball Grounds

With the 101 Ranch Real Wild
West Show, which will be here on
June 8, will be a full company of the
Mexican instructors who have been
carrying on the war against the Ma
dero government of Mexico. While
the greater part of the difficulty be-
tween the Mexican soyernmnt and
the instructors has been adjusted
the opportunity of seeing the men
who We're among those who waged the
war will be one that all will take
advantage of. Aside from the fact
that these men are instructors and
the fierceness with which they fought
almost made them objects of admira-
ton they possess many natural &C.
complishments that appeal to lovers
of amusement.
AS horsemen they are almost as
equally proficient as the American
cowboy but their style of riding is
much different. They have no re-
gard for their horse and their cruelt
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With 101 Ranch, Real Wild West Show.

is so pronounced that it would make
cowboys blood boil to witness. They
are held in check when with the
show for should they ever attempt
to spur and whip the horses with the
show as they do in their own coun-
try there would be an uprising which
would result in the humiliation of
the MeXicans. They are not only
daring and accomplished riders but
they carry with it a grace that no
cowboy has even been able to affect.
With the lasso and lariat they are
experts and for fancy roping and
trick roping they excel the cowboys
However. when it comes to straight
roping the cowboys have them beat
to a fragile. The MeXicans in all of
their work court applause more than
anything else while the cowboy looks
only for substantial results. The
cowboy will take long chances for
practical results which will bring
substantial reward while the Next
can will sacrifice everything for a
smile from some fair lady or a bol.
quet of flowers from the same source
The latter has no charm for the cow
boy. Applause is lost to him and
he strives only for that which is
practical and substantial.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
DEPUTIES ARE NAMED
BY STATE FIRE WARDEN

OLYMPIA, May 27.-J. r. Welty,
state fire warden, under the direction
of the state fire board, is issuing COM
missions to the various deputy fire
wardens in the various counties, and
all have been named save in Pierce
and Wahkiakum counties. L. J. Els
ses, of Melbourne, has been appointed
in Chehalis county.
Mr.. Welty says except for the heavy
loss of life and improvements, the re-
cent forest fires were good thing
as many acres of logged-off lands
which would have been most ser
ious menace during the dry season
We're burned over and are now safe
The loss to the standing timber was
comparatively light.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS
Northern Pacific Railway Will lnau.
uurate Beach Service Next Sun
day-McCleary to MocIips

The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany will inaugurate the summer Sun
day excursion Pacific Beach and Mo
clips passenger train service each
Sunday during the summer months.
beginning next Sunday.
The train will start at Elma at Z
a. M, making connection at that
point with the gas car arriving from
McCleary at 6:55 a. M. leave Sat
sop at 7:06 a. m. Montesano, 7:15
a. m; Aberdeen, 1850 a. M; Ho.
GUAM, :O5 a. M, will make all reg
ular stops between Hoquiam and Mo-
clips and arrive at Pacific Beach at
$40 a. m, and at Moclips at 9:2O
O'clock
Returning the train will leave Mo-
clips at 4:4O p. m. and Pacific Beach
at 4:55 p. m. and arrive at Hoquiam
5:55 D. M; Aberdeen, 6:10 p. M;
Montesano, 6:35 p. M, Satsop. Gas
p. m. and Elma, $50 p. M, making
connection there with the gas motor
car for McCleary at 6:55 p. m. and
arriving at 1920 p. m.
After July / the limited, which ar
rives in Aberdeen at 1850 p. m, will
run through to the beach, arriving
about 3 p. m, and will return at
3:45, arriving here at 4:5O o'clock.
The limited will run to the beach
through the summer. giving the resi-
dents and eXcursionists an exception
ally good service
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT {

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
the State of Washington, for Che
halls County.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
of Alex Rothman. Deceased.
Notice of Settlement of Final Ac-
count and Petition for Distribution.
NOTICE is hereby given that w.
R. Whiteside, administrator of the es-
tate of Alex Rothman, deceased, has
rendered and presented for settle
ment to, and filed in the Superior
Court of Chehalis County, State of
Washington, his final account and
petition for distribution as such ad-
ministrator, and that Saturday, the
Goth day of June, 1912, at $50 o'clock
A. NJ, at the Court House of our said
Superior Court, in the city of Mon
tesano, in said Chehalis County, has
been appointed by our said Superior
Court for the settlement of the said
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ANOTHER TRAIN ON c. M. G. P. S

Aberdeen and other Grays Harbor
cities are to be given another pas
senger train over the Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound line between
this city and Tacoma and Seattle, ac-
cording to rumors which gained cur
rency yesterday. The service may be
established next Sunday, though
there has been no announcement of
the plans as yet.
The plan is to put on service
with a train arriving here shortly be-
fore noon and leaving for the return
trip at between 4:30 and 5 o'clock,
arriving at Seattle and Tacoma quite
early. 1t is stated that if this train
is put on, the running time to Grays
Harbor will be reduced
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
CURRANT AND GOOSE BERRY
MAGGOTS

Currants and gooseberries become
wormy by the maggot OF a small fly
The fly pierces through the skin of
the young fruit and injeCts an egg.
maggots drop out and enter the
ground where they passed the win
ter From the nature of the at
tack it is impossible to copt with
this pest by any spray. The only
vulnerable period in the life history
Of the currant maggot is when the
insect has entered the ground. A
light cultivation of the soil during
the late fall will tend to mash some
of the worms in the ground and will
be help in protecting next years
crop. However, since these plants
have very shallow roots, care must
be taken not to injure the root sys-
tenn of the bushes. Chickens do con-
siderable good if allowed to scratch
out the maggOts at the base of the
plants. 1t might be well to pick the
entire crop early before any of the
maggots escape. The fruit could be
used for jellies and the presence of
the worms does not impair the quail
ty of the preserves. AS it is, a good
many worms in currants are uncon-
sciously used by every housewife.
Bulletin 80, State Agricultural EXper-
iment Station.
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OFFICERS OF FAIR ELECTED

At the annual meeting of the South
west Washington Fair association
held Tuesday at Chehalis, officers
were elected for the ensuing year J.
E. Calder of Montesano, was elected
vice president for Chehalis county.
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the seal of the said Court affixed, this
23rd day of May, 1912.
(SEAL)
LUROY HERMAN,
County Clerk and Clerk of the SUI
perior Court.
First publication May 80, 1912.
Last publication, June 20, 1912.
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account and hearing of said petition,
at which time and place any person
interested in said estate may appear
and file his exceptions in writing to
the said final account and petition
for distribution, and contest the same.
Witness the Hon. Ben Sheeks,
Judge of the said Superior Court, and
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IS DISCRACEFUL
EXHIBITION

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