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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

THE nations Stars and stripes Will De
rearranged and born anew on the
Fourth Of 5uly. The United States
will upon that day throw out to the breeze
as its official flag the world around
banner that has never been seen before
The occasion for this is the admission OF
two new states Arizona and New Mexico
into the Union. This necessitated the ad-
dition Of two new stars to the flag, and so
II became necessary to make over the old
banner in accordance with the enlarged
Union.
As the nation was born on the Fourth
Of July. so has it become the custom to
make that date the birthday of the new
flags Whenever, during the last century,
state had been admitted into the Union.
a new flag with the Encouragement of
stars. has been born on the Fourth of July
that followed. The flag that has been Of
fetal since July 4, 1907, following the ad-
mission Of Oklahoma, will on July Fourth
be out Of date. Instead Of that banner,
with it's fOrty-siX stars, arranged in irTeg-
ular lines. there will appear the new flag,
with its block of stars in six lines Of eight
stars each.
Authorities aboard all the ships of the
nation. at every army post at which Uncle
Sam is in authority, al every government
building which flies the Stars and Stripes,
at American legations and Consulates the
world around, those in charge Of the flags
have been busy these last few weeks pull
ing down the old banners, ripping off the
two short rows of stars and so rearrancing
them that the proper flag may be flown at
the masthead. At the Brooklyn navy yard
alone 5000 stars have been ripped off, re-
arranged and sewed back on. In the thir
ty-nine states of the Union where it IS re-
oured that the public schools should fly
the federal emblem IL is necessary that
$4,000 flags should he remodelled or re-
placed with new ones. In most Of these
flags the white stars are merely sewed on
10 the blue ground and may be ripped on,
the necessary additions made and again
sewed on. So IT is unnecessary to make
new flags TO take the places Of the old
ones. for the stars in the two short lines
may be arranged to make those flags OFF,
cially correct.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

Of ST. George and St Andrew on blue
ground in the corner.
There is no satisfactory evidence, how
ever, that any flag bearing the union OF
the stars had been in public use before the
resolution OF June. III
1T is claimed that a Mrs. John Ross
an upholsterer, who resided on Arch street,
Philadelphia, was the maker of the nrSt
flag combining the stars and stripes. Her
descendants assert that committee or
Congress. accompanied by General WASH
iugton. who was in Philadelphia in June,
I776. called upon Mrs Ross and engaged
her to make a flag from rough drawing
which. at her suggestion, was redrawn by
General Washington with a pencil In her
back parlor, and the flag thus designed
was adopted by Congress.
Although the resolution establishing
the nag was not officially promulgated by
the Secretary Of Congress until September
3. III, it seems well authenticated that the
Stars and Stripes was carried the bat
lie of Brandywine, September II, III, and
thcnceforward during all the battles Of the
Revolution.
Soon after its adoption the now flag
was hoisted on the naval vessels or the
United States.
THE ship Ranger, bearing the Stars and
Stripes and commanded by Captain paul
Jones, arrived at French port about De-
cember l. IN. and her flag received on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
PROPER FLAG PROPORTIONS.

In the light Of this change the news with
relation to Old Glory is interesting.
Strange to say, neither Congress nor the
President through executive order has ever
said Just what the proportions of the flag
should be The various departments have
never come to an agreement on this point
and as a result each department when 1t
lets its contracts. stipulates the proper
tions It wants in its flag. The Navy Depart
ment. for instance. makes its standard
banner 10 feet wide and 10 feet long. All
the other flags are made IN the same pro-
portions The War Department uses
similar flag. the post flag but the proper
lions are different. This banner is 10 feet
wide by 20 feet long, and the other flags
Of the army are nearly all made In that
proportion. The garrison flag, the biggest
banner Of the War Department, is 20 feet
wide by SO feet long Strangely, there has
never been any authoritative ruling on
what the proportions OF the flag should be.
This irregularity does not exist in the flag
OF any other nation. The British, in order
ing flags, merely give their length in yards,
n being understood that the width is half
the length, and those proportions are al
ways the same.
the flag containing the stars-ls two-ffths
of the length Of the navy flags and one
third the length Of the army flags, thereby
furnishing another example of a lack Of
uniformity. IN the grouping Of the stars,
however, there is always uniformity. The
President appoints a commission when
ever new state is admitted to decide what
shall be the official grouping of the stars.
When there were forty-five states there
were six lines OF stars. three Of eight and
three Of seven, the different lengths alter
mating. When Oklahoma was admitted four
lines Of stars became long and two short.
In the new flag, which has Just been ar
ranged by a special commission appointed
for the purpose, there is the solid block.
The general supply committee for all the
departments has protested against tho
varying proportions OF the flags and
commission has been appointed to bring
about uniformity and has made a report TO
the President. but that report has not yet
been acted upon.
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a NEW FLAG PROPOSED.

There is now pending before Congress
bill introduced by Mr.. Ansberry. OF Ohio.
which proposes an entirely new arrange
ment Of the stars. This arrangement fixes
the stars in FIVE arcs as shown In the &C
companying illustration Whenever new
states are admitted these arcs may be ex-
tended by placing new stars at the ends. In
urging this arrangement Mr.. Ansberry cites
the fact that, with the addition OF the next
state, the new solid field will be again
broken up This would probably necessi-
tate an arrangement In seven lines Of seven
stars esch, making UP the necessary forty
nine The admission of the hftieth state
would break up this combination and an
entire Encouragement would again be neces-
sary.
The great majority of the official flags
that the people Of the nation see are made
at modest little shop around the corner
from the Postofice Department in Wash
ington. The flags that fly over all Of
Uncle Sans postoflces. federal courts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
The Union Of the Flag Tbat is to be Born July f.

OF proportion to its length, unless the
stripes were narrowed and this would have
impaired their distinctness when seen from
a distance.
"A newspaper of the time said:
by this regulation the thirteen stripes
will represent the number of states whose
yalor and resources originally effected
American independence, and the additional
stars will mark the increase Of the states
since the present Constitution
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

WIKI HSnas Il, be.Sapitol Rrr>s CSQR
FLAG HID Fyteen.,Stripes But The w
Artist shows Thirteen
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Continued on seventh pAgs
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-01-25
fLAN 70 ADVERTISE TIE STATE
Federation Of Missouri Commercial
Clubs open BUSY Session at
Capital.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 2S.-The
devising of ways and means of ex-
plotting the resources of the state is
the chief business before the Fedora
ton OF Missouri Commercial clubs
which met here today. Not only man
ufacturers and business men are pres
ent, but delegates appointed by coun-
ty courts and cities are here repre-
senting the agricultural and Industrial
interests of the entire state. Presi-
dent William Hirth of Columbia Is
much encouraged by the prospects OF
united action for general advance
ment.
The Jefferson City Commercial club
is the host of the convention and this
evening it will give the delegates q
banquet. Former Governor David r.
Francis will act as toastmaster. and
several well-known men will speak.
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WATER SHORTAGE |
CAUSE Of WRECK
Freight He'll illinois Central Express
too Long. -.
LIMITED THIRTY MINUTES LATE
Flaoman. .BIamss Towermsn at Edss-
wood-RIgld Investigation 70
place Responsibility Be-
Ino Conducted. II

Kinmundy. nl., Jan. 23.-The early
imorning wreck in which former
President James T. Harahan OF the
Illinois Central railway and two other
railroad officials were killed was
caused by q recent order which re-
auired all trains to stop here Ior
water. The Panama Limited was 50
minutes behind schedule time and
the fiagman did not have time to go
to the rear and nag the approaching
train.
The accident occurred half block
north of the Kinmundy depot The
engine of the limited went half way
through the private car. splintering IT,
The four men who escaped were IN
the front of the car and crawieo
through the openings made by the
engine.
Bodies Mutllated.
The bodies of the four dead were
mutilated. The top of the head OF Mr.
Harahan was torn OF. The arms OF
most of the victims were torn on and
a doctor reported the legs are held
ON by shreds. Mr.. Harahan's body
was mutilated more than the Others
A special order makes 1t necessary
for all trains to take water at Kin
mundy, and freight train Which TOOK
water before the express held the ex-
press longer than customary.
T. J. Foley. general manager OF the
Illinois Central, who was in Centralia
when the wreck occurred, boarded
the relief train that started for the
scene of the accident within 20 min.
utes of the time of the crash. Under
his direction a rigid investigation as
to the cause of the accident was be"
gun. n
Tower Man Blamed.
The responsibility for the wreck
was placed on. the tower man at Edge
wood by Henry j. Broecker, fiagman
OF train No. 25, ct the inquest here
He testified the tower man should
have blocked No. 3 for ten minutes.
The two trains were combined at.
ter the wreckage was cleared away
| and proceeded south. Broecker testi-
fed at the inquest that he left his
car and went to flag the other train.
II ran back with my white and red
lantern" he testified, land gave Engi-
neer Stuart the signals. He answered
by whistles, showing that he caught
the signals, but it seemed to be too
| late for him to stop his engine"
The responsibility according to the
deputy coroner, lies between Brock
er and the engineer of the limited,
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cd round little Giry, begging her 70
explain herself.
Il swore not to teIll" gasped Meg.
But they left her no peace until
Meg began:
well. it's because Of the private
box. It's Box Five, you know, the
boy on the grand tier, next to the
stage.box. on the left. Mother has
charge Of It. No one has had 1t ior
over a month. except the ghost, and
orders have been given at the Dox-
office that 1t must never be Sold.
And does the ghost really come
there?"
"Yes. And he has no dress-coat
and no head. You only hear him
when he is in the box. Mother mas
never seen him, but she has heard
him. Mother knows, because sne
gives him his program"
There was sound Of hurried root
steps in the passage and q voice
cried:
"Cecile! Are you there?
"It's mothers voice." said Jammes.
She opened the door. A respect
able lady, built on the lines OF q
Pomeranian grenadier, burst into the
dressing-room and dropped groaning
into q vacant armchair.
How awful" she said.
"What?"
Joseph Buquet is dead! Yes, ne
was found hanging in the third-noor
cellar!"
TITS the ghost!" little CRY blurted'
SorelM was very pale.
II shall never be able to recite my
speech" she said.
Ma Jammes gave her opinion, while
she emptied q glass Of liqueur that
happened to be standing ON table;
the ghost must have something to DC
with It.
The news soon spread all over the
opera. The dressing.rooms emptiec
and the ballet.girls, crowding around
SorelM like sheep around their shep
| herdess, made for the foyer through
/! the ill.lit passages and staircases
trotting as fast as their little pinl
legs could carry them.
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CHAPTER II.


bU0 tNSW WabS~'AsNe
On the first landing, Soreil ran
against the Comte de Chagny, who
was coming upstairs.
II was just going to you" ne SAID
taking off his hat. ".Oh, Sorelli, what
an evening! And Christine Daae:
what triumph"
"Impossible!" said Meg Giry. six
months ago she used to sing like
crock! But do let us get by, my
dear count" continues the brat, with
curtsey. I'VE are going to inquire
after a poor man who was found hang
ing by the neck"
Just then the acting manager came
fussing past and stopped.
what" he exclaimed. Have you
girls heard already? Well, please for
get about 1t for tonight-and above
all don't let M. Debienne and M.
Poligny hear; 1t would upset them
too much on their last day"
They all went on to the foyer OF
the ballet, which was already full OF
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-01-25
ROAD FUNDS IN SUPREME COURT
caseonade County Case Over Dis
tributTon Of Money Taken un-
der Amusement.

Jefferson City, Jan. 23.--The manda-
mus proceedings instituted by the
county court of Gasconade county
against Auditor Gordon, which In
wolves a distribution Of the various
state good roads funds, was argued
and submitted before the supreme
court in banc.
II is the contention OF the county
court that all the funds should be
consolidated and a pro rata made
among the various counties, regard
less of the several special funds that
have been created from time to time
by the legislature. At the irst Of the
year there was about $4,000 in the
various funds hnt this emoilnt will
pc greatly augmented the present
year, and even the present month.
The court took the case under ad-
visement.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-01-25
ESCAPE FROMARMY GUARDHOUSE
Two Prisoners at Leavenworth Slide
Down Coal Chute to
Freedom,

Leavenworth, kan, Jan. 23.-John
Ryan and Enos Jones, general prison
ers, escaped from the Fort Leaven-
worth guardhouse by sliding down q
coal chute into the cellar and then
crawling out window to freedom.
The men changed clothes in the
cellar.
Jones escaped from the Fort Sill
suardhouse two years ago and was
caught at COffeyville, his home, re-
Gently. He was to serve q sentence
Of two years. Ryan had just received
his sentence for two years in prison
for desertion. Both were to be trans
ferred to the prison in few days
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-01-25
LODGE MEN TO HELP SPEELMAN
EIks at Topeka Will Try to Secure
Bail for Defaulting Bank
Teller.

Topeka, Jan. 23.-Unless the rela-
tives of Ward Speelman, the default,
ing teller of the Merchants National
bank, are able to obtain bail for him
within the next few days, the mem
bers of the Topeka Elks will try 1t.
The lodge itself cannot do it, but the
members of the lodge can sign the
bond, and it is announced that unless
bail were secured at once that a sub
scription paper would be started, the
members of the lodge signing Gp for
small amounts until the $4,000 re-
quired is raised. On subscriptions Of
this kind bonding company would
give the bail for Speelman SO that
he could be released.
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cAAprER III.
The Mysterious Reason.

The My0Scrtou9 HedSoHs
During this time, the farewell cere-
mony was taking place. Everybody
remarked that the retiring managers
looked cheerful, as is the Paris way.
The foyer of the ballet Is the last
place in which two men SO knowing
as M. Debienne and M. Poligny would
have made the mistake OF betraylng
their grief. however genuine 1t might
be. And they were already smiling
rather too broadly upon Sorelli, VINO
had begun to recite her speech, when
an exclamation from Jammes broke
the smile brutally.
"The opera ghost!"
Jammes yelled these words in
tone Of unspeakable terror; and ner
finger pointed, among the crowd OF
1andies. to a face so pallid that the
deaths head in question Immediately
scored q huge success.
The opera ghost!"
Everybody laughed and pushed his
neighbor and wanted to offer the
opera ghost drink, but he was gone.
He had slipped through the crowd;
and the others vainly hunted for him,
while two old gentlemen tried to calm
little Jammes and while little CRY
stood screaming like a peacock.
Sorelli was furious; she had not
been able to finish her speech; the
managers had kissed her, thanked ner
and run away as fast as the ghost
himself. They were to receive their
personal friends, for the last time' IN
he great lobby outside the managers
,fice. where supper would be served
Here they found the new managers,
| NJ. Armand Moncharmin and M. FIT
min Richard, whom they hardly knew;
nevertheless. they were lavish in pro-
testatious OF friendship and received
catering compliments In reply.
The retiring managers had already
handed over to their successors the
two tiny master-keys which opened
ali the doors-thousand Of doors-oi
the opera house. And those keys
were being passed from hand to hand
when the attention Of some Of the
guests was diverted by their discov
cry, at the end OF the table. 81 ina,
strange, wan and fantastic face. with
the hollow eyes, which had already
appeared in the foyer OF the ballet.
-The opera ghost!"
There sat the ghost, as natural a.
could be, except that he neither ate
nor drank.
He ala not speak word ana nii
lneiRhbors could not have stated q
what noment he had sat down be
! tween them. The friends Of Riehart
| ana Moncharmih thought that TIM
skinny guest was an acquaintance O
Dehienne's or Poligny's, while De
hisnne's and POligny's friends bs
ueved that the cadaverous individua
belonged to Richard and AonchAE
Minis party.
fhs result vas that no request ve'
mnas for ~ explanation.
80. DShie6ne md PoiisSy. slttin'
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knock. But his hand dropped. He
had heard mans voice 10 the dress
Ing-room. saying. in q masteriul tone
@Chriatine. you must love me!
And Christlneis voice. infinitely sad
and trembling. as though accompanied
by tears. replied:
How can you talk like that! When
sing only for you'll"
Raoul leaned against the panel TO
ease his pain. His heart, which had
seemed gone forever, returned to his
breast and was throbbing loudly.
The mans voice spoke again:
"Are you very tired?"
"Oh, tonight gave you my soul ana
I am dead!" Christine replied.
"Your soul is a beautiful thing,
child" replied the grave mans voice.
.and I thank you. No emperor ever
received so fair q gift. The angels
wept tonight"
Raoul heard nothing after that
Nevertheless, he did not go away,
but. as though he feared lest ne
should be caught, he returned to his
dark corner. determined to wait for
the man to leave the room. To his
great establishment, the door opened
and Christine Daae appeared. wrapped
in furs, with her face hidden In a
lace veil, alone. She passed him. de
did not even follow her with his eyes,
for his eyes were fixed ON the door,
which did not open again.
When the passage was once more
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-01-25

deserted, he crossed it, opened the
door Of the dressing-room, went IN
and shut the door. He found himself
in absolute darkness. The gas had
been turned out.
There is some one here!" said
Raoul, with his back against the
closed door, in a Quivering voice.
What are you hiding forT'
All was darkness and silence.
He struck a match. The blaze III
up the room. There was no one IN
the room!
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-01-25
Robhera d PIYrnontn.

Emporia. Kan, Jan. 23.-Robbers
stole a horse and buggy from A. J.
Mccoy and drove to Plymouth, six
miles west Of town. arriving there at
the time the night shift changes e.
the telegraph once They held w. =.
Evans. A. L. Bgchapan and H. K.
strSas up ana rom the three and the
Santa Fe's money drawer 1eeufed ess
an6 1hfes eoId watches.
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the shape oI SS"taSW'a" '" oT
Clothes.
people. The Comte de Chagny was
right: no gala performances ever
eoualed this one. Faufe and krauss
had sung; and, on that evening, Chris
tine Daae had revealed her true self,
for the ilrst time, to the astonished
audience.
The whole house went mad, rising
to its feet. shouting. cheering. clap
ping, while Christine sobbed ana
fainted IN the arms Of her fellow-sing-
er1 ana had to be carried to her dress
inefoom. A few subscribers, how
s;ver protested. Why had 90 great 9
tro.s,fo been Kept from them all that
tiref TilI then, Christine Daae bad
rinr~t 4 GOOD eIebel % Carlotta'f i
splsndidsy material Mar
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-01-25

Oregon, III, Jan. 2s.-Dr. Harry 3.
webster a Chicago was sentenced TO
iifs imprisonment b. Judge Richard
81 Fnfrand for the murder of Bessie
Kent webster isel ueiehr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
----------------ss----- - ABDUL HAMID'S NEW HOME
Wall of Mystery Still Surrounds the
 Ex-Sultan

From the New York Evening Post. Abdul Hamid, the ex-Sultan of Tur- key, is presented in a new light, by
 M. Stephane Lauzanne in an article in the Paris Matin.
 What does Abdul Hamid dream about all day long in his new palace of Bey-
 lerbey? he asks.
 A wall of mystery still surrounds
 the dethroned ruler; but there is no
 wall so thick that cannot in one way
 or another be pierced by the curiosity
 of a whole world. And so, in spite of all vigilance. in spite of guards and
 walls, one hears something from time
 to time of Abdul Hamid's life.
 IL is common gossip that when stems
 were taken for his removal from Sa- lonica he flat1y refused to obey. "They shall only tear me away from here by sheer force," he exclaimed But time was short and events were pressing. So other steps were taken
 and German influence was brought to bear.
 The commander of the German guard
 ship Lorelei, in the gorgeous uniform
 of the Germany navy was ushered into Abdul Hamid's presence. This at once changed his tone of defiance. q have every confdence," he said. ''in the loyalty and friendship of the Kaiser I will, under such auspices. follow you all over the world,' Within an hour Abdul Hamid was
 on board ship. His presence there was almost immediately followed by a dou- ble and complete surprise for all who were about him. For this ex-Sultan who had been generally supposed to have fallen into a condition bordering
 on idiocy and stupidity, displayed a
 remarkably clear and accurate knowl- edge of affairs.
 He asked for news concerning the
 members of the German imperial fam fly, of which, it seemed. he knew ev-
 cry member. He was silent and sad dened for a time when told of the death of Baron Marschall von Bber-
 stein. which seemed to be the only
 recent event of which he knew noth-
 ing. ..~
 He was my friend" was all the
 eX-Sultan said of the dead statesman
 He was very curious to know wheth- CT Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was still
 amusing the world with his stories of
 the exploits of Sherlock Holmes Those stories, he said, were the only ones that ever appealed to him.
 Conan Doyle he declared. would
 have made a magnificent chief of po- lice"
 During his voyage to Asia Minor Abdul Hamid both ate and drank heart ily. On the other hand. he did not
 make any use of the bathroom which was set apart for him. At Beylerbey he refused to occupy the palace itself--the place which in
 days gone by sheltered an Empress of France---but decided to be installed in a small pavilion adjoining it. Then, once again relapsing into silence, and appearing to be entirely indifferent to all around around him. he became absorbed in thought The phase did not last long, for he soon began to take an interest in the fowls and turkeys in a courtyard be-
 low and called for some corn to feed them.