davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
NOL&S

eagle in black for Germany and Belgian lion
for Holland. the idea being to commemorate the
countries from which the states had been peopied
In addition 1t was intended to have three escutch
linked together by chain. and each OF
these chains was to bear the initial OF each OF
the 13 Independent states. Then there was to be
n Goddess OF Liberty In corseet and armor. with
spear and cap and shield OF the states, with
goddess OF justice bearing sword In her right
hand and In her left balance. In the corner
provision made for the eagle OF Providence
In triangle with the motto, II Pluribus unum.
On the other side OF this unique seal was Pharaoh
In an open chariot. with cross and sword. pass
ing through the divided waters OF the Red sea In
pursuit of the Israelites. Moses was there. and
the pillar OF fire. with the motto. Rebellion tc
tyrants is obedience to God This design wai
not adopted.
In March. D79 another committee was ap
pointed. and the report they made for a great
seal was worse than the first. On June ~. 1882
however. william Barty OF Philadelphia pro
posed practically the present coat OF arms. which
was finally adopted after being modified by
other committee
The story OF John Paul Jones is intimately
associated with the story OF our first flag. The
same congress that created the first flag ap
pointed John Paul Jones to command the Cont
mental ship OF Ranger at the same time
When the flag was prepared and the Ranger
about to go forth her lonely adventure the
naval committee made the commander the first
Official present OF the flag OF the United States.
The achievements OF the Ranger are a matter
OF the most stirring events OF our history. All
the world knows how, In l777. Jones' made such
gallant use Of the Ranger and kept the shores OF
England and Scotland in constant terror.
The first military incident connected with the
new flag occurred on August 2. l777 when Lieu
tenants Bird and Grant invested Fort Stamwix
The garrison was without n flag when the enemy
appeared. but the patriots supplied one very
much on the pattern Just adopted by the Cont
mental congress. shirts were cut up to form
white stripes. bits OF scarlet cloth were Joined
for the red. and the blue ground for the stars
was composed OF a cloth cloak belonging to Capt
Abraham Swartout, who then In the fort
Before sunset this curious mosaic standard. A.
precious to the beleaguered garrison ms the most
beautiful wrought nag OF silk and needlework
WIS floating over one OF the bastions. The siege
was raised on August 30. but II Is not known
what became OF the improvised flag.
In his statement to Governor Trumbuil. August
81. III. OF the occurrences at Fort Stamwix
Colonel Willett mentions a. OF the results
OF his sally from the fort that he captured and
brought on Ave OF the enemy's colors. the whole
OF which, on his return to the fort were displayed
on the flagstaff under the impromptu Continental
nav
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11


through the Civil war and sbo ppuh.r. .ronc
ner fe!auVes many OF the heroes OF both wars
Many years ago Mrs. Ball became convinced that
the real history OF our flag was unknown She
determined to unravel the tangled skein and
give to posterity the true history and eyolution
OF the American flag.
1T was suggested by early writer's that Georp.
"ashinStons coat OF arms the model for our
nag OF today" said Mrs. Ball These statements
are supported only by tradition and legend as
all my search has proved that Washington was
not egotstical enough to present his coat OF arms
TO the nation as model for It's flag. | have
de'ved into history as far as It is possible to go
nave examined many manuscripts, and have
separated tradition and legend from facts and II
liz my belief that Washington never thought OF
MS coat OF arms AS n model for the flag. In fact
there Is grave doubt that Washington had any.
thing to do with the designing OF the nag at all
a sentence from one OF Wnshingtons own
letters seems to to clinch this statement
Sir Isaac Heard. an eminent writer OF the early
days. wrote to Washington concerning his coat
OF arms which appears upon the doorway and
mantels OF the old Washington manor house in
England To this inquiry Washington replied
May q 1892:
This Is subject to which confess have
paid very little attention. The arms inclosed in
your letter the same that are used by the
family here As will be seen this was n letter
written q decade after the close OF the Revolu
uonary war. and nearly two decades after the
adoption OF the Stars and Stripes by the congress
of the United States II Washington at that late
date, had paid little attention to his coat OF arms
he certainly paid less in his younger days, and
especially at time when he was surrounded by
enemies. Indignantly prosecuted by them, and
WAS naturally deeply engrossed In the army and
the preservation OF the newborn nation. | do no,
md In all OF Wnshington's writings single allu.
sion by him OF any OF his contemporaries that his
coat OF arms was used as u model for the nag.
The evolution OF the flag gradual and un.
doubtcdly grew out OF the desire OF the people
who had come to this country to get away from
the tyranny OF Old World monarchs or course.
the first flag In this country was the red and ycl.
low nag OF old Spain. brought over by Columbus.
The Cabots. with other discoverers OF England.
planted the cross of st George up around New.
foundiand Pedro Renal. for the Portuguese.
planted the nve-spotted blue nag OF that then
great maritime nation. Henry Hudson. coming
here for the Dutch. brought the yellow. white and
blue nag under which he sailed NY the Hudson
river. This nag the nag OF the Dutch East
India company. These may be considered the
four discovery naxs.
England dominated the country. and the Eng.
iish colors were really the last ~ well ~ among
the rst to dominate the deatinies Of the evolving
aation. The cross Of st. George. with the added
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11

cross OF st. Andrew, and later on with the cross
OF St Patrick. the very last flag to be sup
planted by the Stars and Stripes
The people OF America. with growing contempt
for Old World flags. fabricated many OF their
own. Some Of these were very odd. and without
exception. all Of them were very ugly. This was
true until 1920 when the Mayhower carried the
st. Georges cross, but those stern old Puritans
protested against the use OF the upon the
flag, believing II to be sacrlegious and In every
way they could. used other devices and designs.
only to bring down upon themselves the wrath
OF the kings officers In the colonies. The frst
evidence OF this was when Mr.. Endicott,
tinying against the cross concluded to cut OF
one end OF It, Roger Williams for some reason.
probably Just to get whack at whom he
disiked. complained of this The kings officers
took It up and after long discussion decided
that Mr.. Endicot had been guilty OF lese majestic.
although that term was not known In those days.
He deposed from office and penalty i'm
posed that he should not hold office again for
one year. thus putting nn end to the flying OF
any flag other than that bearing the st. George
cross.
For n long time plain red flag carried
by organization called the Sons OF Liberty.
Following this was blue flag with three
cents, another with two. and still another with
one. Washington himself in l775 suggested a
white flag with pine tBec. and this Is only an
other proof that the story OF Washington's coat
OF arms false. About l7T5 a striped green
and yellow flag carried by one OF the militia
companies. In January, l775. the first red and
whtestriped hae adopted This known
AS the Cambridge nag, and consisted OF l3 alter.
nate red and white stripes. with the kings coors
then consisting OF st. Andrews and St Georges
crosses blue field
Later Colonel Gadscn proposed to congress
our first naval flag. This was n great big yellow
flag. with snake coilcd up In the center. II
hung over the head OF the speaker for some years
and then went out OF existence. Following this
came flags OF red and blue stripes, and red and
white stripes each without a field. and each with
snakes In them. There pine tree flags
galore. There were flags with badgers. nags with
anchors: in fact any old thing except a St
Georges cross seemed acceptable to the coonists
struggling for light in the darkness. In 1875 the
Rhode Island colony adopted a flag OF I. white
stars on a blue field. This is the very nrst time
stars appeared In the nag.
From the date OF the Declaration OF Inde
pendence and for year more afterward the
colonies used almost everything that nies In the
heavens or swims In the water or grows on land
~ a symbol for their nag. Finally, ono bright
day In June with father and mother Old
Glory WAS born. There Ia not word record
OF any kind to show who designed the nag. who
presented the resolution. or how II ever got into
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
s1,500,000 COAL SUIT
NORTHERN COLORADO COMPANY
Is DEFENDANT.
Government Case, Involving Jackson
County Lands, Expected to go to su-
prone Court For Final Decision.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-A tract of coal land in
Jackson county. estimated to be worth
approximately $1,50O.O00, and contain
ing coal deposits given at 250.000,000
tons is the basis of suit which the
federal government is bringing
against the Northern Colorado Coal
Company, a Wyoming corporation.
with main offices in Tyrone, Pa.
The suit will open before Judge
Robert E. Lewis in the United States
District Court on June "a. 1t is said
to be one OF the largest and most i'm
portant suits ever brought in west
ern state, and those interested be-
lieve 1t will finally reach the United
States Supreme Court before both
parties to the controversy are salts
fled.
The outcome will have an import
ant bearing on other large coal con-
tracts in Colorado and western states.
When the case comes to trial the
government will contend that the coal
corporation obtained title to the
lands by either wilful fraud or fraud
in law" 1t will seek to have the en-
tire tract OF nearly 1900 acres re-
stored to the public domain and the
patents on the land. now held by the
coal company, cancelled.
In its contention that the entire
tract was obtained illegally, the gov
eminent will cite the federal regula-
tion regarding the taking up OF coal
lands. This regulation specifies that
160 acres Of coal land can be secured
by one person. Three hundred and
twenty acres are allowed to an asso-
citation of persons. including corpor-
alton, and $40 acres may be secured
providing the corporation or associa-
tion has spent a sum up to $4,000 in
research and development work.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
Burlino.on's switch Cost s554,s4,.

Denver-The Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy Railway Company filed with
the city clerk an itemized report OF
it's expenses In constructing the new
switching track along Market street
from Pullman to Twentieth street.
The total cost Is placed at S55i.9tl.s7.
This includes the $4,000 bonus paid
the city for tho franchise. 3i05.00O for
paving the street. the cost Of private
property acquired. engineering. cier.
icai md labor expenses. together with
materials.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
HOG PRICES GO LOWER.

Washington.-Farm prices for beef
cattle advanced more than 3 per cent.
but average quotations for hogs and
sheep were lower on April Is than on
that date in 1918, according to figures
prepared by the Department of Agri-
culture.- Cattle prices for April, 1914.
were $6.29 a hundred, an advance Of
21c. In Michigan. Iowa, Missouri and
Kansas there was no change in cat
tie prices from 1913 quotations., and in
Wisconsin there was a decrease of
30c hundred pounds
State averages of prices for beef
cattle showed greater variation than
hog quotations. April's lowest aver
ages were in Alabama. Georgia and
Mississippi, $3.50. $3.50 and $40. re-
spectively. compared with $3.50 in
Rhode Island. $3.50 in New Hamp-
shire and $3.50 in New Jersey, the
highest.
Other state averages were: Penn
sylvania and Iowa. $40: Maryland.
$7.2O: Ohio and Kansas, $40; Maine.
Indiana Illinois and Nebraska, $500:
Massachusetts. Missouri. Wyoming
and Colorado. $500; Nevada, Wash
ington and California. $3.50; Oregon.
S6.7O; Connecticut, West Virginia and
South Dakota, $3.50: New Mexico and
Idaho. $3.50: Delaware. Michigan and
Kentucky. $6.40; Virginia and Mon.
tana, $780, Arizona, $500; Okla
homa and Utah, $6.l0, and Minnesota.
$500. In other states the prices aver
aged below 5000.
The average hog price to producers
on April Is was $3.50 hundred. lac
less than that on that date last year.
In all the important hog-producing
states from Ohio to Kansas the de-
cline was from zoe to 40c. but in some
of the New England states and in
practically all the South except Texas
and Oklahoma, the prices were higher
than a year ago.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
Large Gas Flow From Byron Well.

Lowell. Wyo.-The greatest gas flow
ever tapped in Wyoming is sendin 8
gas at an enormous pressure out OF a
1000 foot well sunk in the Byron
field by the Ohio Oil & Gas Company.
The estimated flow OF the well is 12,-
$4,000 cubic feet daily. The new gas
well is one of several which have been
brought in in the Byron field recent
ly. 1t is estimated that the field at
present could supply 31,00O,000 cubic
feet of gas daily, equal in caloric val
ue to 5000 tons of coal
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
Man Without Arm. Now stenosrapher

Baltimore.-Though both arms were
severed within three inches of the
shoulder. six years ago, David 7.
Jones OF this city has mastered steno-
graphy. With the aid of rubber
bands to fasten pencil or penholder
to the right arm he is able to write.
Jones. who is thirty years old. was in
1ured so severely that amputation OF
Doth arms was necessary while he
was working on steel structure. In
reading. Jones' method appears some-
what laborious. for he uses his tongue
to turn the pages.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
Board Ends Militia Audit.

Denver.-The check of the accounts
of the militia. for which certificates
of Indebtedness were issued up to
Dec. . last. was completed by the
auditing board. which must approve
the militias strike expenses before
the issuance OF the strike indebted
ness bonds. The action is mostly OF
formal character at present and
simply amounts to an approval OF the
audit made on the first accounts.
Further work OF approving accounts
for which certificates have already
been issued will he continued.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
GZ<8YY A41Dz1. HakzDov3 HeE1zF3T

the congress OF the United
States. The fact Is sim.
ply recorded as follows:
Resolved, That the flag
Of the 13 United States be
l3 stripes. alternate red
and white: that the Union
be 13 stars. white in .
blue field. representing .
new constellation
so far as the vote 10
recorded in congress It
was unanimous. and that
is how the flag was born.
About this time the
great seal OF the United
States came into exist
ence. On July 4. 1776.
BENJAMIN Franklin. John
Adams and Thomas Jeffer.
son we're appointed a com.
mittee to prepare devices
for a great seal OF the ma.
tion. This committee re-
ported on August 10 OF the
same year and recon.
mended a design to con.
sist OF a rose OF red and
white for England. a this
tie for Scotland. a heart
for Ireland. a feur-de-lis
for France. an imperial
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
GEORGE |. sIckFoRo PARoohEo.
North oakota's Former Treasurer
Pardoned BY State Board.

Bismarck, n. D.-George l.. Bick-
ford. former state treasurer, who was
convicted Of embezzlement OF state
funds. was pardoned by the State
Board. He faced sentence of from
one to three years in the penitentiary.
but the pardon was granted before he
began to serve the sentence. At one
time the total Of his alleged embezzle-
ment amounted to $4,000, but most
Of this amount was made good.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
Salvation Memorial Services.

Denver.-Memoria services over
the loss OF l50 members OF the Saliva.
ton Army In the wreck OF the steam.
ship Empress OF Ireland were held in
Denver In connection with similar
services all over the world.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11


the oppressed Of all lands. The Union CLEANS
out through the world az a gigantic monument Of
freedom. and ths lowy and prosecuted Of all
tons have their eyes turned toward America with
tho hope that some day they may reach the prom
lsed land.
The American flag Is the oldest nag among the
nations Of today. 1t antedates even the present
emblems OF the ancient empires Of China and ia
pan. Tho Star-Spangled Banner has history un-
like the nag Of any other people 1t is older than
the present nag Of Great Britain which dates from
1901: II is older than the German empire standard
OF 1870 older than that of France-l794-or that
Of Spain-17S5.
The first Legislative action OF which there js
any record concerning the design and adoption Of
a national flag taken In a resolution of con-
gress at Philadelphia on June IA. 1775. but 1t
not until October November OF that year that
q committee OF three-Benjamin Franklin. John
Adams and Roger Sherman-met In the old city OF
Cambridge and entered upon their duties. After
long deliberaton, this committee adopted a design
consisting Of the kings coors-the crosses of st.
George and St Andrew-with 13 parallel horizontal
stripes. alternate rcd and white. most strange
and unfortunate selection II would seem.
The flag was unfured for the first time over the
camp of the Continental army at Cambridge. on
a DnA Anv N$
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11

T IS now 1873 years since the United
States OF America was composed OF 13
states. the greater number of which had
a population OF little more than that OF
the average city Of today Those 13
states have grown and multiplied until
there are now 4S states, with a popula-
ton OF nearly lOO,0OO.OOO OF the most
virile and strongest race OF men on
earth. 1t has been demonstrated many
times in the past century that the strug-
giles Of the patriots OF 1776 were not In
vain. The words United States OF
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11

~ esS ~ ""huohy -
l776. When the ensign
was first displayed at Cam.
bridge. the British regu-
lars assumed II was In
tended as an indication of
submission BY the l3
states to the king. whose
speech had just been sent
to the Americans. The
comment Of the British
Register Of l776 on the
new standard Is interest.
ing; The rebels burned
the kings speech and
changed the flag from \
plain banner to one bear.
ing l3 stripes. as a sym.
bol OF the number and
union Of colonies"
Isabelle WOrreli Ball Ia
the woman who made the
American flag her life's
study. She Ia the daugh-
ter OF a veteran OF the
Revolutionary war and
the founder OF Flag day.
which is now observed all
over the country. Her fa.
ther was Capt, James p.
WOrrell. who seryod
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-11
Exam For High s.l.ried Positions.

Denver.-Open competitive exami-
nations for United States civil serv-
ice positions will begin June 20, when
examinations for dairy manufacturing
specialist, for males; dairy husband
man, for males; market milk special
lists. for males. and market specialist.
cooperative dairying, for males, will
be held. Salaries ranging from ST.
800 to $500 are paid for the positions
Of dairy manufacturing specialist.
dairy husbandman and market milk
specialist, and a salary Of $2.76O to
market specialist, cooperative dairy
ing. The examination for assistant
biochemist. male, and assistant epide-
miologist. male. will be held July 6.
The positions pay salary OF $4,000
and $4,000 respectively. Examina-
tions for assistant market milk spe-
cialist, male, and assistant dairy hus.
bandman, male. paying salary of ST.
500 to $1,74O each, will be held July
8. On July l3 the examination for as
sisant mining engineer, male, paying a
salary of $500 to $1,000, will be
given.
$4,000, 900 Needed for Farm Loans.
Denver.-"Our country faces the
era OF her greatest prosperity. Busi-
ness prospects were never better and
the crop outlook breaks every antici-
patton OF the past. This is especial
ly true In the West, and Colorado this
year is certain to take notable rank
in the production of wealth"
This was the optimistic declaration
of Gordon Jones. president Of the
United States National bank OF Den
yer. on his return from Kansas City.
where he was nominated as one of the
three banker directors Of the federal
regional bank for this district.
Il found heavy demand for
money" said Jones. particularly by
the agricultural interests. In Kansas
City alone found that there was de-
mand for $1O,0O0OO0 more than imme.
diately available. This is decidedly
unusual but look at their crops
quickly explains the situation. /
never saw such promising crops be.
fore and in Colorado we are facing
the same prospects"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-30

ALL three of the prospective cup de-
~ tenders in the East are getting
well under way, and while the Here
|shoff craft Is at present farthest along
the tri-city syndicate boat building IN
Maine, although the last one TO De
ordered, is expected to take to the
water first, along about the middle OF
May. Unlike the others, this 7b-foeter
win be pianked with Douglas fir and
have mahogany skin. The spars are
already being shaped by the famous
Pigeon Brothers Of East Boston, and
from the measurements, an idea of the
sail that is to be carried can be Learns
ed.
A double set of masts. booms, gaffs
and spinnaker. booms is being made.
The first of the two masts is 40 feet
long 4nd 80 inches thick at the butt.
made of Douglas fir. SO big was this
stick that IL couldn't be handled by
any machinery, SO three days were
spent in saving it lengthwise by
hand, preparatory to being followed
and STAYED. All spRrs will be hollow,
a saving of about IL per cent in
weight without impairing the strength.
The spreader is Is feet long, which
means approximately that the shrouds
viii be out over. the side of the sloop
five feet on each side. The boom is
SO feet long and the gaff IS feet,
The boat has been named by. George
M. p. Pynchon, the man who pointed
out that Defiance contained eight let
tiers, the same number as found in the
Columbia, Defender and Reliance, all
successful in defending the blue-rib-
bon drophy of the sea- This shows
that yachtsmen are inclined to cling
to tradition coupled with successful
craft. ... ..--
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-30

taking chances. Once they caught as
smart balfplayer as Speaker nap
ping off second base in as pretty
double play as you could see in the
big league. Their one weakness is
at bat. The Keio team could be
strengthened in three or four posi-
tions and developed into a club that
would be hard for any team to beat"
Only one accident married the stay
of the American players in Japan,
and that occurred upon their arrival
at Tokyo. Jim" Thorpe. the Indian
athlete of international prominence,
who is now playing with the Giants,
attempted to ride in a rickshaW, but
his weight proved too great for the
conveyance. 1t broke, and he was
thrown out. An American Indian rid
ing through the streets of Tokyo in a
rickshaw, in the habit of a profess
sional ballplayer, furnishes a strange
mixture of customs and civilization,