The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-30

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disthct" King wrsts q A. n DestA
ana similas asess1asises. uassoglnQy.
AZ ne tss<ys0sVe Anaual sasomDnoat
% che osao1 Army q Ae 1aouheDo ct
New Jsrssy. rseolutiens wses e69sa
snd ssat - oeaeFssA - 80 wslvht -
ne s1rsaay ssS~<ns sentiment vsA~sd
IN with the sRosts Of the esvii war and
eesnish w~s vsess1ns.
q. A. r. 20 the Rescue.
Ne stone vas len uatusnsA 70 hses
alive patriotic IRE aaA 70 strike the
eheel - 0ootimsne This was The ealy
hope new q tsangiRs about the de-
sired snA.
The SAtp rsprsssnssd a. outlay Of
6.oMeo. her mashiasry alone costing
r1.ooo. The hull contained tons Of
@fA steel TIE I've tusFsts we're steel
. inches thick. via iD-insh guaA Shs
vas peotsctsd for lsaSth q ~ test
autdshipo with Hasvsyisod steel armor
u iuchss mick. worth ~ pss ton.
Kin0 90 he semraaes eeught the
suly Penainias asaas q RAISING the
eaAins-1hst % ssashing the human
heart nag was Republican, aad hs
tried he leaders Of his own party hrst
But he wrote 10 ceBstituents Of both
parties. Yss ~ 70 Deosmssr. ~. The
result Of kin6s later was ths passing
Of the salvage company and Congrsse-
man Suissrs letter Of paomisA
In M oulssr became more active on
the bin An1 kinG sought other sesrcSs,
one Of which was the Legislature Of
the State Of Maine. for which the bat
usship was named.
There. for three sessions. the self-sams
A. King Of New Jersey web lobbying
70 arouse paGrietic sentiment ehat would
send "rsoeivs" TO washingtoa. On
March 70. ~. he vas successful 10 bic
D6erts here. and the sdict wsat forth.
Petition AftsP pstitisa anA resolution
after resolution were s1dsl - The rec
Drds Of Congress. Az the name OF
Acrs1 King permsakss these paGss with
marked psrslsteneA May Q time 4.
King. vstsraa. was hard pressed for
RtamD money.
He interested Gen. Charles Burrows.
ssniee vics-Commsndss In Chlsf Of this
o. a. r.. together with I'll other I'm.
portrait heads Of army dspartms.ts. UNI
III hs solicksd action from them to
write Washington.
Letters came pouring Into The Govern
msnt from supsrintsndsnts Of schools
end patriotic bodies Of Gil dsscr1ptiens.
Also continusd resolutions from the q.
A. n. and individual soldiers and sailors
throughout the country. rspresentius
lW.oee souls.
The Final Triumph.
Maurice Simmons, Department Com.
mandsr Of United States Spanish War
veterans. tdld Mr.. 6ussr he was using
every ounce" Of energy to support the
psfssvsrins undertaking.. Pstitieas. he
stated were being Forwarded to Con-
srsss from every section Of the country.
From his hssdus,astsrs thsss had a..
ready been sent 10 every member OF
the Congressional delegation Of the
State VI New York. and parallel res.
olutions wOnsd be transmitted BY all
the separate camps to their local Con.
srsssnen.
BY February. 1Si0. public sentiment
assumed the form Of fnass meetings In
Carnegie Hail. New Yor&. which were
presided over by Joseph ~. Choate, and
A. King on the platform. The com.
mAttee had agreed that this latter
honor was due 70 kins.
And finally, In May. 1910 when the
bill was passed. President TAFT sent
the pen which signed the measure to
sulssr. who Immediately tslesraphsd TO
A. King that the battle vas over. aud
TO withdraw his forces
In his little home In Kearny IL the
entire record Of this work OF an OBJ
scurs citizen. the work Of years. You
can ind there every scrap. which en-
bodies Thousands Of clippings and letters
galore.
And has this obscure citissn stopped
action In his purpose Of patriotlsrnf
No. lie has forSottsn the Maine struS-
Gle. since II has ceased to be one. and
10 now assisting In the conducting OF .
campaign for Incorporating the ideals
OF Abraham Lincoln In the public
schools throughout the country by pre-
ssnt!ng tablets Of the Gettysburg I'd.
drsss OF that martyred President.
One already presented TO Maine bears
the inscription;
PrSsspted hy
49, a
Coupany 4 i1th Naiss Rsyimssl isf vo..
70. l3th. l0he.
Srsdsnebburu Ia Appcra,toH.
He does not care 10 shine In the line
iiEht But this maa proved the fsct
that the spirit Of one Of the people when