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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-27

The bell echoed the hopes Of the peoples hearts
and its melodious Bon Voyage sounded over the
Delaware he sailed away.
When the planning and splitting mills were
closed and the manufacture of iron and steel prod
ucts was prohibited by acts of parliament in
Pennsylvania and the kings affixed
upon pine trees and the trade Of the colonies in
all parts of the world restrained, the bell was
again toled to assemble the people in the state
house yard to protest against such outrages
Thus did the bell, long before the Revolution,
become the beloved symbol of truth and freedom,
reinforcing with pugnacous and violent peals, the
cry of determined citizens in the largest political
meeting held up to that time in the state house
yard, that of the ship "Polly's detestable
tea that had just been brought into the port,
should be funneled down their throats with par
lament duty mixed with it,"
When the port of Boston was closed in May,
1774, and the heart of the country was growing
heavier with its afflction, the bell was once more
carefully muffled and toed in solemn and pro-
phetic manner, both to announce the closing OF
the port and little later, to call meeting to
relieve suffering in Boston on account of the
restriction of Its trade.
AS the conflict with England approached the
bell was rung and more; its became
matter of course, and then, on April 25, 1775,
just after the reports to Philadelphia of the
Battle of Lexington, it rang wildly to assemble
5000 people in the state house yard and to in
spire their souls to a resolution pledging their
all to the cause of liberty.
1t rang also to assemble the Continental con-
gress to its daily sessions, both at Carpenters
hall and independence hall, and finally, its crown
ing achievement, the one wild, defiant and Joyful
ringing that, more than all the previous reVerbera
tions 1t made, gave 1t the sacred name of THE
Liberty Bell" occurred on July land not the
4th, as is generally believed), after the Declara
tion of independence had been adopted.
This greatest of its jubilees called the citizens
together in the yard to hear read in the sentorian
tones of John Nixon the first public proclamation
of the Declaration, and never did the old wooden
rafters of the state house steeple rock and trem-
BILE with sympathetic vibration than at this
time
When returned to the old state house steeple
again of its first uses was to ring upon the
announcement of the surrender of Lord Cornwall
lis, in October, 1881, and in the following month
TO toll in welcoming Washington to the city.
year and half later 1t helped to proclaim the
treaty of peace'with Great Britain, and In Decem
ben 1899, 1t was muffed for the first time in many
years, though not 20 mourn for lost liberty or
tyrannical deeds, but to lend It's almost
hushed music TO the funeral solemnities of Wash
ipgton himself.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-27

Despite the fact that the Liberty Bell is one
of the most treasured of national relics, it is not
originally American product but foreign i'm
portation and imported from England, too, where
it was first cast according to the order given in
October 1851, by the superintendent of the state
house of the Province of Pennsylvania-now Inde-
pendence Hall
Thomas Lester of White Chapel, London cas-,
the bell, and by August, 1852, it arrived in Pha-
delphia and erected on trusses in the state
house yard While being tolled and tested early
in September of the same year it was cracked by
the clapper though by unusually powerful
stroke. Concerning this accident, Isaac Morris
wrote, March 10, 1888:
Though the of new bell cracking is
not very agreeable to us, concluded to send 1t
back by Captain Budden. who had brought it from
London last August, but he could not take it on
board, upon which two ingenious workmen under
took to cast 1t here, and am just now informed
they have this day opened the mould and have
got good bell, which, | confess peases very
much, that we should first venture upon and sue
ceed in the greatest bell cast, for aught know,
In English America. The mould was finished in
a very mastery manner and the letters, l am
told are better than (on) the old When we
broke up the metal our judges here generally
agreed 1t was too high and brittle, and cast sew
eral little bells out of 1t to try the sound and
strength and fixed upon mixture of an ounce
and half of copper to the pound of the old bell
and In this proportion we now have it,
Herman Pass, from the Island of Malta, and
Jacob Stow, son of Charles Stow the doorkeep
of the assembly, were the two ingenious work
men referred to in the above letter. After the
second casting of the bell it was again hung and
tested in the spring of 1853 More defects were
soon found, however. The American casters,
Pass and Stow, who were not bell founders by
trade at all, had put too much copper in the metal
so that its sound was impaired. Disappointed
with that failure and also nettled at the gibes of
their townsmen concerning it, they asked permits
sion to cast the bella second time. Thomas Les
ter. the original maker of it, also offered his
services, but the authorities decided to allow
Pass and Stow to proceed again, and thus the
third and present casting made, and again
the bell raised; this time in the state house
steeple itself. That operation completed by
the end of August of 1753 when the American
casters were paid ESQ 13s. 3D. for their labors
Then began Its chimes, August 27, 1853, when
1t called the assembly together, ringing out the
old, ringing in the new; sounding its melodies for
innumerable public and private events during
more than four-score of years.
The first individual for whom 1t rang was Frank
lin; sent home to England" to ask redress for
the grievances of the colonies In February, 1857
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-27
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Chance for More Experta.

Chance for More Experts.
The state board of administration
finds the duty of supervising the man.
agement of Is institutions SO difficult
that 1t is, contemplating the employ
ment of more experts. It has decided
that 1t shall have chief dietician,
for example, some one who will do
nothing but look after the style of
food given the inmates of the various
institutions and who will determine
the big state bills OF fare. Also the
board will have to place somebody In
charge of the new bureau of criminal
research.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-27

should be permitted to travel any more appears to
be about due, and just now, when the anniversary
of the nations independence is upon u.s. is
sonable time for discussion of the matter
Wilfred Jordan, curator of the Independence
Hall Museum measured the second crack before
the bells last journey and then measured it again
after its return He found that it had increased
In length to slight degree.
No one knows just when this second crack
occurred, and opinions differ but compared to
the old crack it is of recent origin and is dis
tinctly visible. Mr. Jordan, however, was the first
to call attention to a long and almost invisible
extension of the second crack and finds that 1t
now reaches one-third way around the bell, from
the end of the old original fracture which was
chiseled out in 1S46 in attempt to make the
bell sound properly.
Putting end to the bells pgrimages would
in no sense at all be due to a dsincnaton of
the people councils of Philadelphia to allow the
west to view and possess the sacred relic
for short time. Indeed Philadelphia would be
only too glad to send it, for since the bell has
already helped by Its travels to lessen the Sec
tional feelings between the north and south, so it
would help unite the citizens of our republic who
live on the Atlantic seaboard with those who live
the Pacific.
Little do either sections realize how intimately
the bell is connected with the consummation of
our nation, early political ideals and with the
fondest of its impulses in Colonial days, This old
bronze relic not only helped to proclaim Inde
pendence, but for years before 1776 rang loud to
celebrate the hopes of the people and rang low
to intone their woes
Upon its sides is this inscription:
And proclaim liberty throughout all the land
unto all the Inhabitants thereof"-Lev. 20, 10.
strange Providence indeed wrote that inscription
on Its crown many years before its throbbng
Changers and melodious eloquence had aught at
all to do with liberty!
Announcing proclamations of war and treaties
OF peace; welcoming the arrival and bidding God
speed to departing notables proclaming some
accession of the English royal family to the
throne and the secession therefrom of the Ameri-
can colonies! Its more customary USE however,
was to call the members of the assembly of Penn
syvania together at the morning and afternoon
sessions and to announce the opening of the
courts.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-27

INCE negotiations have already been
| opened by the management of the
Panama exposition and commonwealth
of California with the city of Philadel-
phia to obtain the Liberty Bell as one
+ of the exhibits for that occasion, and
since it seems that the crack in the
y bell is extending, definite settlement
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-27
Pushing School Survey Report.

Pushing School Survey Report.
In the interests of the Ohio school
survey, the office of the Ohio school
commissioner is making efforts to
hurry the annual statistical reports
of the various school districts. To
every clerk of every board of educa-
tion letters have been sent urging that
the reports be filed before July 1, if
possible. The law does not rsquire
the filing of the reports until Aug
81, but 1t is pointed out by the school
commissioner that the survey of the
schools make 1t particularly desirable
that the earlier date se selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
WHISTLES, THAT'S ALL;
THEN POLICEMAN COMES
Commissioner Newman Explains
Mystery of Bit of Official
Paraphernalia.

A bright, new nickel-plated police
whistle is one of the bits of bric-a-
brac ornamenting the desk of Commits
sioner Newman. Just why the whistle
should be there nobody seemed to know
until today, though it has been various
ly conjectured that the new president
Of the Board of District Commissioners
might have requisitioned 1t in order to
call out the reserves to protect him
from clamorous hordes OF job seekers,
or as signal to the official bouncer, or
any one Of half a dozen reasons.
The Commissioner himself cleared up
the mystery today. however. Yielding
to repeated interrogations. he picked
up the whistle, admired it's glittering
surface and remarked. confidentially:
when Maj Sylvester handed me my
nice new police badge, comforting on
me police powers and authority, he
also gave me this whistle. AS he
handed it to me the superintendent of
the police department said:
"'Here, Mr.. Commissioner. is police
whistle. Blow this three times in any
part of the District of Columbia. at
any time. and you may get police
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
PREDICT THUNDERSTORMS.
Bureau Forecasts Cooler Weather t.
Follow Local Disturbances.

Local thunderstorms extending over the
entire east, from the Ohio valley and
the great lakes, and all of the southern
part Of the country east of the Mississippi
river. are predicted for the early part of
the week, with fair weather following.
Cooler weather, which will accompany
or Immediately follow the period of local
disturbances, is expected to reach the
middle Atlantic states by tomorrow or
Wednesday. continuing until the end of
the week, when it will be overtaken by
a warm wave now on its way eastward
from the far northwest.
No unduly high temperatures are in
Dictated for the week in any part of the
country, and the only meteorological phe-
nomena scheduled in the weekly forecast
of the weather bureau are the thunder
storms, cool wave and succeeding warm
wave. which are predicted to pass across
the United States in rapid succession
from west to east.
The local forecast continues to call for
showers and slightly cooler weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
BLAMES Low WAGES.
Miss Pauline Kern Says Small Pay Of
Clerks Makes White Slaves.

Miss Pauline Kern, an interdenomina-
tional evangelist. delivered an address at
Central Union Mission last night on the
white slave traffic. During the course Of
her remarks she stated that poor salaries
paid female clerks in many stores
throughout the country are responsible
for an increase in the traffic.
Thousands of girls are paid 81 a week
or less, she declared, and it is impOs-
sible for them to get along unless they
pay $3.50 week board. 30 cents car fare
and clothe herself properly on such sal
aries" asked the speaker.
Miss Kern says she hopes the day will
soon come when girls will receive not
less than 50 q week, and she stated she
thought the government should bring
about such a condition in every state in
the country
The speaker declared that policemen in
many cities are behind saloons and per-
sons engaged in the white slave traffic.
She said she did not know that such was
the case with any policemen in this city.
Miss Kern blamed shows, dance par
lors and mock marriages for much of the
vice. What she stated. she declared,
was what she had gained from personal
observation and not from newspaper re-
ports and books
1t is Miss kern's intention to return to
ner nome In Norwich, Conn.,, when she
nnishes her work here and after a rest
OF several weeks she will renew her work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
Home Rule and Municipal Patronage

10 the EuitOr OF Inc star.
Apropos of your two editorials in yes
terday's Sunday Star, respectively en-
titled "A Question of Patronage" and
Municipal Patronage" I will thank you
to allow me the privilege of saying few
words which l hope will reach some OF
our public spirited citizens, especially
those who look with more or less favor on
the purposes and efforts and patriotic in
ttentions OF our home rule committee"
who ARE preparing to test in our courts
the eligibility of one OF our civil Commits
SiOners, who is on record as a resident
by intention as contradistinguished from
an actual resident. To those who favor
as well as to those who do not favor such
proceedings, as also to those who favor
an elective franchise. and bearing in mind
that The Evening Star is now, as 1t al
ways has been, the great palladium OF
our city'S welfare and the voice OF our
people, may we not all say that there is
now no retreat but cowardly submission?
Our chains are forged and their clanking
shall be heard in the courts, the great
forum of last resort, and the voice OF
Justice will resound through the White
House, or our next humiliation will be
further disregard of law, and all our fu-
ture District Commissioners and other ad-
ministrative officials may be imported
from New Jersey or the homes Of future
Presidents, non-residents and strangers
customs. Such conduct is and may con-
tinue to be contumacious treatment of
our $50, OGO actual residents of this great
American capital city of our boastful
democratic government. subject only to
the varying idiosyncracies OF future Pres
idents. Such may be their Interpretation
of the home rule planks of all the plat
forms of all the national political parties.
Are we to lose and forfeit our birthright
and part with all the fbers that go to
make up our American manhood and hon.
or. like creeping things that cover before
a frowning visage? My opinion is that
all thinking men will rise from any leth-
argy that may contaminate them in their
intercourse with their weaker brothers,
and, though crushed to earth and trodden
under foot. they shall take root and rise
again so long as the indomitable spirit OF
American manhood shall prompt them 90
have a decent respect for the opinions of
their neighbors and the rest of mankind.
Therefore / say, let us seek the opin-
ions of our incorrupt and incorruptible
courts of justice, even though 1t lead to
changes in our form of government,
which would very much deprecate: still
to my mind any change would be far
superior to an alien government under an
actual resident by intention only" In a
contention like this win out we must, for
our cause is just and in God is our trust.
w. j. FRIZZELL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
VISIT BY Mr.. SIDDONS
'GET-ACQUAINTED' AFFAIR
New Commissioner Says There Is No
Other Significance in Calls at
Police Stations.

Commissioner Siddons was amused to-
day when he learned that his unah-
nounced call at several of the police
precincts last Saturday had caused
considerable degree of apprehension
among the members of the force, and
that speculation is rife as to possible
changes to be made in the personnel.
The visit, said Commissioner Siddons
today, was purely a "get-acquainted" af-
fair. to which no other significance is
to be attached. The Commissioner de-
clared that it is his intention to visit
all the police precincts. fire engine
houses and similar District institutions
for the purpose of getting in personal
touch with the members and gaining
first-hand knowledge of the men with
whom he will work.
The first. eighth and tenth precincts
were visited Saturday, said Commission
er Siddons. and he further stated that
he will visit all within short time
He denied that his visits had any fur
Their significance than the desire to
familiarize himself with the men COM
posing the police department. fire de-
partment and other District depart
mentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
SERVICES AT HOME.
Takoma Park Masons Have Charge
of Special Event.

Church services We're held yesterda v
afternoon at O'Clock at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home. just south of
Takoma Park. under the auspices of
Takoma Lodge, No. 49, F. A. A. NJ.
Howard S. Fisk. master. was in charge
of the arrangements. Rev. Thomas C.
Clark. pastor of Takoma Presbyterian
church and chaplain of Takoma Lodge.
conducted the services. The subject of
his discourse was AN Appeal for
Christian Optimism
The Takoma chorus. under the direc-
ton Of James w. Dyre, musical di-
rector of the lodge, presented a spe-
ciai!y prepared musical program dur
ing the services. Those taking part
included Mrs. Luther w. Hawley, Mrs
Guy Seaman. Mrs. Caviness. Mrs. +. B
Il. Austin, Mrs. Taylor. Miss Laura
Skinner. Miss Wakefield, w. H. III
Smith. l.. Y. Thompson. Luther w
Hawley. j. b. Derrick, with Miss May
Smith as accompanist.
At the conclusion of the services
those present inspected the home
Work on the new addition has COM
menced. the building now being COM
pleted up to the first story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
BAND CONCERTS.

This afternoon. at 40 o'clock.
at the marine barracks, by the
United States Marine Band, VIII
liam III. Santelmann. leader.
March. "Staunch and True .Teike
Overture. Light Cavalry. .Suppe
dance of the Hours" from La
Gioconda' .............P onchleili
Waltz. Vienna Beauties" .Ziehrer
Excerpts from The Merchant of
Venice -.-.f lliSui
Musical Scenes From Spain.
Langley
Descriptive fantasia, In Bird
Store ..........-.... ..ortn
March. spirit Of independence"
Holzmann
The Star Spangled Banner.
This afternoon at the Soldiers
Home, at { O'Clock, 10y the Soldiers
Home Band, John 5 Nj. thinner
mann, director.
March, .OId Comrades" .....- Teike
Overture. Saul '........... Bazzfni
Idylle, "NoddinS Tulips,
Trinkhaus
Selection, The Quaker Girl
Monckton
Popular ditty, In My IIarem.'
Berlin
"Reminiscences of Tosti" .PouSher
Synopsis, .'Amore. Beauty's Eyes,
Forever and Forever and Bid Me
Goodbye"
Waltz suite, La Berceuse."
Waldteufel
Finale, Dixie Darlings' ..Wenrich
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
SUICIDE NOTE IN BOTTLE.
Believed to Have Been Written by
Charles Rudd on Saturday.

A suicide note taken from a bottle
found in the river near Highway bridge
yesterday afternoon by Donald L. Lux
ford, who resides at the Y. NJ. c. A.,
was turned over to Lieut.. Hartley at
police headquarters. The note, which
was addressed to Mrs. Trower, wife of
Deputy Marshal John H. Trower, re-
siding at 2229 LIST street northwest,
reads:
my Dear Sister:
"Bury me alongside my mother when
you get my body. cannot get job in
Washington, having tried and tried
again. I am starving to death. You and
your husband have done all you could
for me, and for this reason 1 do not ask
for more help.
"As ever, your brother.
CHARLES"
It is believed that Charles Rudd,
brother Of Mrs. Trower, probably wrote
the note He left home Saturday MORN
ing. the police were told, and did not
return. The police will not drag the
river unless they get more definite in
formation as to the possible whereabouts
of the body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
MRS. r. D. LARKIN DIES.
Three Daughters Survive-Funeral
to Be Held Tomorrow.

Word has been received here Of the
death at Bluefield, w. Va, yesterday
morning OF Mrs II. ID. Larkin mother of
Miss L. May Larkin, Mrs. Charles II.
Conley and III. d. Larkin of this city.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning from the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Conley,
III. Perry place northwest. Interment
will be in GlenWood cemetery.
Mrs. Larkn also is survived BY two
other daughters. Mrs L. b. Witt of Blue
field, W. Va. and Mrs. J. w. Dunbar Of
Haymarket, Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
TWO BITTEN BY DOGS.
Policeman Kills Stray Canine in Po-
tomac Park.

Rozier Punch, colored. ten years old,
leo ed street northwest. was bitten on
his left leg by dog yesterday afternoon
said to belong to James Mason, who re-
sides at 1850 32d street. The dog was
not mad, the police report. but was un-
muzzled. Rozier was taken to George
town University Hospital.
William McGinniss, seven years old.
2i1o n street northwest, was bitten on
his right leg by stray dog while playing
in front of his home yesterday afternoon.
The supposed mad dog was killed, and
the boy was taken to Columbia Hospital.
Policeman Davis yesterday shot and
killed a stray bulldog in Potomac Park.
The animal. it is stated had annoyed and
frightened many automobiles and pedes-
TRANS in the park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
HUGH A. GRIMM TAKES BRIDE.
WEEDS Miss Carrie Virginia Sling
land. Aged II. at Rockville.

Hugh A. Grimm. stenographer OF this
city and Miss Carrie Virginia Slingland,
seventeen years old, of 20 North Cap
itol street were quietly married at Rock
vile, Md, Saturday, by the Rev. Sam
uel r. White. The couple are now at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Sarah Walsall.
Mr.. Grimm and Miss Slingland had
known each other only few months.
1t was stated that the couple wished TO
be married quietly because of a recent
death in the brides family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
Charge He Borrowed Automobile

Clarence Lee Smith. seventeen years
old, will be asked in court tomorrow to
explain a charge of having taken the
property of another without consent of
the owner. II is charged that several
days ago he borrowed an automobile
from William Roscher's garage without
permission and took a ride He was ar
rested this morning. Smith gave his ad-
dress as sic 18th street northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-28
MRS. B. M. JEFFRIES DEAD.
Funeral Services Held at 2 O'Clock
This Afternoon.

Mrs. B. NJ. Jeffries, a resident Of this
city for forty-five years, died yesterday
at the home Of her son-in-law, L. f.
Bischoff, 1908 9Th street northwest.
Funeral services were held at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. and tnterment was in
Glenwood cemetery.
Mrs. Jeffries was seventy-four years
William Jenries. and four children
Mrs. Susie E. Stanford, Mrs. Corrie v.
Bischoff, William Jeffries. jr, and r.
Bert Jeffries of Waterbury, Conn. She
was married in Washington fifty-nine
years ago.