Arizona republican., 1912-06-21
, Latest In Celebrations
By CHARLES N. LURE
R HE Electrical Fourth!

The latest thing in Fourths!
 Not sizz. boom, ah! of the
 "A rocket. but press the button flash and illumination of the mean descent light.
 That's the program as arranged by the progressiVes. Little Willie ana Mary will leave the scene of celebra- tion with eyes filled with the beauties of light instead of with gunpoWder. Papa and mamma will take little Will lie and Mary home in an unmutllated condition. The ground will be streWn with papers and peanut shells, perhaps but not with eyes and limbs Winch will be well.
 The electrical Fourth of July as planned by the authorities of New York and other cities will be thing of beauty as well as of safety. Narl- colored lights. arranged in artistic de- signs will flash out to Young America their messages of patriotism and de- votion to ones country. Houses arches. bridges and other edifices, as well as trees, will be outlined in red white and blue, affording topics for comment to crowds of admiring spec tators
 New York, with it's Great White way" that is the amazement and de light of out of town visitors, knows well how to arrange incandescent lights in lines and masses that appeal to the senses of form and color. With the currents "winking." motion is well simulated. and what can be prettier' for example, than a huge American flag made of particolored lights, with the stripes waving and the stars blink ing in an effect utterly gorgeous? Electrical Fireworks
 Then there are. of course, the fire works effects. It is not beyond the 1n- genuity of electrical engineers and the sign designers to initiate the flight of the skyrocket, the revolving of the pin wheel. the eruption of the 1iowerpot the shooting of balls by the roman candle.
 Nothing will be wanting but the noises of the explosions and the cries and groans of those injured by their own or others carelessness or reck- lessness. For the innocent noise the music of bands the words of patriotic oratory. the cheers of spectators, may be substituted to good effect. For the hideous noises that have made toe many FoUrths the occasions of night mares instead of happy enjoyment nc substitute is offered and none is want ed Better on the 5th a whole boy Ol girl satiated with innocent amuse ment than one dead or wounded anC threatened with deadly lOckjaw.
 Not long ago prominent New York CTS got together and tested the comins electrical Fourth. They chose Riversid' drive between West One Hundred ant Sixteenth and West One Hundred ant Twentieth streets for their test The. festooned 5000 electrical lights iron tree to tree and turned on the current Many of the lights were inclOsed il varicolored Japanese lanterns, and tn effect was truly gorgeous. Standing a the lower end of the vista of light and looking north. it appeared to a observer as though he were standin in a long lane of gigantic Christina trees. Isn't this beautiful?" ex claimed one man as he stood under tn illuminated branches. With a band play here and perhaps a platform upo which the people could dance this woul be far better than the old and danger ous displays of fireworks"
 For Private IIlumnations.
 To show what could be done in tn matter of private illumination if tn