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Evening star., 1914-05-16
Barry's Honor and Integrity
Won Respect and Confidence
of the American CONGRESS

Commodore Barry was a man of deep
religious feeling and strict honor. and
maintained throughout his service the
respect and confidence OF Congress in
his ability. integrity and patriotism" de-
clared Asa Bird Gardiner of the Society
of the Cincinnati
while he never commanded a fleet or
a squadron in action, nevertheless his
services on the high seas were of tie
greatest Importance to the American
cause. Congress has wisely caused this
magnificent monument to be erected to
one OF the heroes OF the country, who
fought from principle, was earnest. pa
triotic and ever ready to obey promptly
any order he might receive.
Barry and his conpatriots laid the
foundation of the splendid American
navy the speaker continued. which
has SO warm a place in the affections
OF the American people 1t has been
said that republics are unsratetul hut
in the erection OF this and kinured mon
uments within recent years by Congress
We have an incentive to the rising GEN
erations to go and do likewise. And thus
magnificent parade in honor of this Sood
and brave man is a fair Illustration OF
how his services are viewed by the
American people.
The speaker said that Commodore
Barry, nike John Paul Jones and Com
modore Abraham Whipple, was orig
inal member of the Society OF the On
clnnati and duly enrolled i'll the Penn
sylvania State Society. The motto of
the constitutional oncers of the revolu-
ton in their beloved society truly ex-
pressed the national spirit which ac-
luated them, for it says they lett all to
serve their country and they did
Designs for the Statue.
In the competition decided upon for
designs for the statue Andrew OConnor.
Jerome Connor and another Irish-Amer-
lean sulptor, Flanagan, were the win
ners Of first, second and third prizes. re-
spectively. However, objections were
made to the successful design of Mr.
O'Connor. and all the designs were re-
tected, the award going to John Boyle.
subject to approval by representative
1rish-Americans. Three designs were
submitted by Mr.. Boyle and one of
these. slightly changed. was finally ac-
cepted by a committee composed of
Representative DriscoI P. ]. Haitigan
and Mr.. O'Donoghue.
Sites Considered.
Only two sites for the statue were seri-
| ously considered. these being Lafayette
Square and Franklin Park. Owing to
the former park, it was soon abandoned
| as a possibility. although Archbishop
Ireland earnestly advocated its selection.
Franklin Park alone remained, and after
| considerable discussion as to the partic-
uiar point in the park to be occupied by
the memorial. the middle OF the 14th
street side was finally chosen.
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assigned to the command of the frigate
United States and awarded commission
No. 1. He received this commission per-
sonally from the hand Of Washington
Thus did the father of his country. rec
ognizing the indisputable right of Barry
to the highest place, constitute him father
of the American navy-a distinction
which no one can justly deny him.
events of Barry's life, but to tell as it
should be told the golden story OF his
career would require the scope OF vol
umes.
Barry, though gentle in character.
was also firm and resolute. He possessed
the unconquerable spirit Of the warrior
race from which he sprung. and illus
trated the adaptability OF that race to
military pursuits. Short-sighted oppres-
sion had driven him to America, just as
it exiled many others who lived after
him whom America fondly numbers
among her best and bravest. Oppression
always exles the best. but his Danish
nent was an incalculable gain to the land
n whose behalf he unsheathed his spot
less sword and in whose bosom his ashes
now rest.
Heroism an Inspiration.
'In all lands the unselfsh heroism of
those who risked their lives and fortune
for their country's liberty has been the
kindling Inspiration Of patriotic fervor.
This is especially true of the hero whose
memory we venerate today. In the great
ness of the cause for which he fought, in
the purity Of the patriotism which IN
spired his heart. in the dauntlessness OF
the valor which nerved his arm and In
the magnitude and value of the results
he assisted in winning he takes rank
lmong the worthiest and best of Ameri-
cas- elect Let us cherish. therefore. most
closely his memory, and venerate his
deeds of daring.
First in our American pantheon stands
the majestic figure of George Washington
and close beside him John Barry. on
whose strong arm he was wont to lean
with confidence In his hours OF bitter
anguish and trial; one the idolized
father of our country. the other the ven
Grated father of our navy.
"Washington written wish to Barry
was that a suitable recompense might al
ways attend his bravery. If the bronze
lips Of this imposing statue could speak
audibly to US today this gallant defender
of the nations banner would tell us that
the recompense he would deem most &C
ceptable would be for US ever to maintain
and cherish the power. prosperity and
grandeur Of the nation to which he con-
tributed services SO impertshable and
precious"
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Leaves His Native Land.

-farry left Ireland in early boyhood
lie went first to the Island of Jamaica
and from there came to Philadelphia
when about fifteen years of age.
we find him at the age of twenty-one
commanding the merchant ship Black
Prince, which arrived at Bristol. Eng
land. in ITO, after voyage from Phila-
delphia- In the month of June OF that
year he was in London Here he first
learned of the revolt of the American
colonies The shot fred by the embattled
farmers. which was heard around the
world re-echoed in the capital of the
English nation. Lexington had been
fought and the people of America were
preparing for the momentous struggle
which lost to England the brightest jew
els in her crown and created this ma
ton. which ever since has been, and we
pray Will ever be, the land of hope and
opportunity to earth's oppressed people
everywhere.
Barry was at that time rapidly climb
ing the ladder of prosperity. Fortune
had smiled upon him and his prospects
for amassing wealth and rising into i'm
portance were of the brightest
The voice of selfshness would have
prompted him to offer his allegiance to
Great Britain. The outlook for victory
to the colonies was gloomy in the ex-
treme, and the probability, as it then
appeared. was that loss of property, II
not life. would result from an espousal OF
the patriot cause. For a seafaring man
the FISK was hazardous in the last degree
because practically every merchant ship
was under the British flag But the heart
of Barry was not anenab BILE to considera-
tons of this character. He heard the call
OF his country and hastened across the
Atlantic to respond to it Arriving in
Philadelphia October Is. ne Immediately
rendered his services to the Continental
Congress, which were so eagerly accepted
that on the very day they were offered he
RI 6l1f&- VIII tba &c
sion of captain. the highest naval rank
at that time conferred
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proudly proclaim his absolute right to
tho title Father Of the American
Navy"
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CHIEFS Of THF NATION PRESENT
WHEN COMMODORE BARRY STATUE
IS UNVEILED IN FRANKLIN PARK
CONTINUED from First Page.)

struggle in a land which. though rich
in resources. had been legisiated into
poverty and where the iron heel of op-
preston was employed in a futile en-
which for centuries had fought heroic
but unavailing battle for freedom. But
the spirit that entered the world under
these unnoticed circumstances was
destined one day to challenge the
supremacy of his countrys conqueror
and to wrest from her the proud title
of mistress Of the seas. Such is the
origin of most men of achievement.
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Assigned to the Raleigh.

He was assigned to command the
Raleigh and on September IS. 177s. was
ordered to go in quest OF the British
frigate Perseus. which he was directed
TO take. sink, burn or destroy together
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TOP-MISS ALICE HEPBURN,
Who unveiled the statue.
Presiding officer.

ditions and will be in the forefront dis
playing their devotion to their adopted
country
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

LOST-Two ten-dollar bills on avenue or
Lowman car about p. m. Finder return
913 Garfield. Reward.
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As man TO man.

An Indian writes to the State Jour-
nal from the Pottawatomie reservation
to protest against the music in the
moving picture shows of Topeka. The
writer declares that in one show the
violin does not play in chord with the
piano, that in none of the shows Is
the music attuned to harmony with
the views and that most Of the music
is ragtime or dirge, mixed In incon-
gruous proportions, and having little
relation in the light of heaven or the
laws of earth with the pictures. Anu
the writer is right.
He. or she, could have gone further
and declared that the electric piano
is now being substituted FOR the little
girl pianist and the trap drummer
who helped make the views realistic
Yes, the picture show music here Is
getting on the fritz. Time was. as
the Indian admits in the letter. that
the music here was pretty falr But
now it is canned and served like coid
potato at a Shunganunga creek board
ing house.
They used to play softly. mother
dear, when some one died in the pic
ture. Now the electric piano finishes
the Ben Bolt piece and bites into a
chunk of ragtime at the point where
the deathbed scene is thrown on the
screen. They used to have the trap
drummer do the tattoo for the charg-
ing horses, Now the horses rampse
aIo aieng to strains Of a tango song. they
used to have Indian music for the
Indian scenes, the drummer and the
little pianist lady working together
like a juggler's hands. Now the noble
red man smokes his pipe to opera.
fights to "Appleblossom Time in Nor
mandy" rides on the Choo Choo that
Leaves for AlAbam' and dies to the
inevitable and everlasting ragtime.
The electric piano has no soul. 1t
goes on like the tides and harrows
men with its wrong pew in the right
church" music. And all the minis
ters of grace cannot defend us from
it's relentless "Chesapeake Bay" when
the immigrant wagons stick in the
desert sands.
The picture shows used to have IL
lustrated songs. And a ballad singer
stood in the shadow and sang while
the old mill stream and the country
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OAKLAND NOTES.

Items for this column may be tele-
The Oakland W. c. r u. will have its
| annual Frances Willard program Sunday
evening at the Oakland M. p. church:
quarteete. songs by the children Of the 1.
r. L. Of the Oakland school and an ad-
dresS by the %, be taken foT foreign
The Win One class of the Oakland NJ. E.
afternoon with Mrs NJ Hamilton on VIM
| field avenue. The following members OF
cass gosn Mrs Mayer
Ray, Mrs w. F. Eastman, Mrs. Wright
Mrs. L. K. Bannon: Mrs. e. p. Webb,
| Enie McCaslin and Mrs: Hamilton Tho
next meeting will be held with Mrs O. D.
| Henley. $50 oakland avenue; .
was the guest Wednesday of Mrs. E. H.
seasraves, 1916 West Fifth street, Topeka.
nuai valentine party tonight at the A. P.
Wolff home, 412 Sumner street -,
The Oakland w. c. T. U. will hold ITS
regular meeting Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Jennie Liggett. 34 Oakland avenue.
Mrs. Dr. votaw of Topeka will give pa
yotional exercises win be led by Mrs. Wal
ter Hamill. All members are urged to be
Mrs. NJ T. Kelsey will entertain the
Priscilla Embroidery club next Friday
afternoon at her home on Arter avenue
Mrs a. G. Thornburg Is confined cont fi1ht to aer at
''-~-- -
Miss Blanche Starr entertained the D.
land school. last night at her home on
Oakland avenue. The following members
the seebte Mss
Miss Ruth Mayes, Miss Cassie Whienand,
Miss F'lov Allsup. Miss Myrna orner, Miss
Lingo. Mr.. Leslie Leaugh. Mr; Lester
Goodell. Mt. Paul Wright. Mr., Ray
| NNo sba off Of ho IL a ProSf-
dent, Clarence Reaugn: vice president.
Merle Vanorsdol; secretary, Ray Knight;
every three weeks. German is spoken
during the entire evening
The following members of the 8. Q. D.
H. Embroidery club went to HOyt Kan.
Koser family. returning tonight at mid
M4s MeSs Mss
teak, Miss Aileen Peak. Miss Edith Long
Miss Hildred Haworth, Miss Edna Wells
Miss Alice Linn, Miss Ruth sund, Miss
Eta Borst, Miss Nora Dreyer. Miss
This Monday afternoon Crochet club vii
met next Monday with Mrs. Robert But
ler on Sumner street -.
Mrs Dora Dressler. who has been Ill a
her home on Forest avenue. is rapidly i'm
Miss Mary shuler entertained the fol
lowing members Of her class at washbur1
ter s'asy avenue: euenn Miss Grace % Beattie, Ms
Gss ESs seae Mss Eioise
Miss Mildred Davidson, Miss Ruth Hard
ing. Miss Ida Burkholder. Mr. Scovill
Davidson Mr.. Arthur Beattie. Mr.. War
rem Young, Mr.. Harold Loucks, Mr.. LIE,
Helm. Mr. Carl Lfnge, Mr. Marshal
Saunders. Mr.. William Smither and MI
William Guild. The house was decorate'
in Cupids and hearts Games were playe,
curing tire evening. the prizes being wol
/ by Miss Grace Beattie and Miss Geneviev
Wise. Tho luncheon carried out the colo
scheme Of red and white.
Mrs- I. II. Fuller entertained the G. W
3. NJ: eoc.ety Of the Oakland Christian
Michigan avenue. The following mem
hers were present: Mrs. C. NJ Reaugt
Mrs George Anderson, Mrs. J. b. Hoas
Mrs Will Gooden Mrs. o. NJ. Keats. Mri
Main. Rev. and Mrs. L H. Fuller
/ The Loyal Women's- class of the Oak
III and Christian church will give an enter
I'll eainment at the church Thursday evening
l 4 debate will be given and musical an
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lane and the apple tree were flashed
upon the screen. Then the movie men
Killed the pictures and substituted the
singer. standing nthe spotlight The
singer, standing in the spotlight The
low brow and he did not look as
well as the pictures This was de-
terioration. But now the singer has
been slain. along with the pianist and
the trap drummer. And the Pottawa-
tonne Indian writes to ask that they
plete job of it.
The price is still the same, the pic
lures are as good and better. Why
the slump in the music? Maybe it is
because there are too many show
houses. Too much competition Any
way the music has suffered grievous
hurt.
The Indian has noticed it and de-
clares that he will have to withhold
his patronage until the music shows
has noticed it and he makes his little
protest. The picture show is a great
public institution. Any little detail
added or omitted is noticed and con-
demned or admired by several thous-
and people in this town. It is like
taking a picture off the mantle OF
changing rug or adding a rocking
chair to the home.
The movie men advertise great pic
lures and scramble to get films where
WCAA hHOWH II SldIS dIc SIlOWu. Iney
overlook the fact that their patrons
have to sit for an hour in their houses
and listen to a violin that don't "jibe'
with the piano, or to a machine that
grindS out the right music at the
wrong time. 1t may be a little more
expensive or trouble to arrange for
music that has some relation to har-
mony and to the pictures, but the
manager who does so will win back
the patronage Of the Indian who wrote
Lott Nd thA nfF 81 49,
newspaper man who added to it a pro-
test of his own. c.
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(By Frank Parker stockbridse.,

''Who doesn't know DOC" y
If this plaintive pup with the
wrinkled nose and the lookine-glass
eyes isn't the oldest of all the animal
''trade-marks' now SO generally used
by American newspaper cartoonists,
he certainly ranks as a veteran among
them. 1t is a good many years ago
his master, E. A. Bushnell, isn't very
strong on dates-that he began to ap-
pear in the corners of Bushnell's car
toons. and he has never been left out
of one of them since his first appear
ance. And. unlike some of his sue
cessors among cartoon decorations.
Doc" has personality and a history
of his own.
So has Bushnell, for that matter.
l got Bush" to tell me the story of
his own work-and of "Doc"-the
other day. You'd like Bushnell If you
could meet him. He's one of the kind
of self-made men that good Americans
are proud ola fellow who has bump
Led up against and been bumped by
about all the experiences an adven-
/, ,turous person is likely to encounter in
lifetime, and still hasn't been soured
by them. He's seen enough of the
seamy side of life to know that this
human existence of ours isn't all
laughter and sunshine-perhaps that's
why BushnelPs cartoons, even when
they bring smile to the lips, are just
as likely to bring tear to the eye at
the same time. Yet there is nothing
cynical, no suggestion OF despair or
hopelessness about the man or his
work. There is a thought behind ev-
cry one of his cartoons, and there is
a depth of feeling in many of them
that only those who have themselves
been through the mill of experience
are fully qualified to appreciate.
MY father used to show me Tom
Nast's cartoons in 'Harper's Weekly
and explain them to me- said Bush
nell. After that it was impossible
thing else but a cartOOnist. 1 must
have been about six years old then. At
least, it was as far back as I can re-
member anything. 1 began to draw
then and 1 have been drawing ever
since"
You didn't put Doc into your pic
lures then, did you?"
NO." Bushnell smiled, II hadn't
met Doc yet. That was later. My
early childhood was spent on the farm
where 1 was born, near North Bloom
field. Ohio, but didn't meet Doc un-
til I went to Nebraska. Our home
was broken up when my mother died
and I was farmed out for a while.
Then 1 was sent out to Nebraska to a
ranch.
pretty tough experience for>an immature
kid, but if the youngster can stand it 1t
does him a world of good in the long run.
/ got so I could ride a bucking horse or
throw a rope with the best of them And
It was out on the Nebraska ranch that 1
first met Doc
doc was wild dog-a sheepkiller-
and therefore an outlaw that anyone was
a. liberty to shoot on sight. Everybody
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took a shot at him. too, but he always
managed to get back to the pack again.
One day. riding the range, 1 surprised
this, wild dog feeding on a freshly killed
l barked' him. all right, but he got away.
After that often saw him at distance,
lmping about painfully, and gradually 1
began to feel sorry for him. He certainly
got so couldn't stand 1t any longer and
l left piece Of meat where he would be
sure to find 1t. In the morning the meat
was rome and left another piece. After
% rev weeks he was SO tame that he
certa-nlv was grateful for the free food.
He seemed to realize, what most of us
come to sooner or later, that a steady job
beatS freelancing a thousand miles. Be
fore long We were the best of friends
II picked the buckshot out of his game
leg with a sharp knife one day and tied
1t up to keep the dirt out. After that he
would follow me around all day like a
shadow and always slept outside my bunk
Ihen, one day. some measly galoot
shot him. I found him way out on the
lonesome prairie, stretched out on the
bunalo grass. with a bullet hole in his
mead. t nearly broke my heart, for just
at that time it seemed as though he was
the only friend had. 1 planted him deep
in the sand. where the wolves couldn't dig
him up. and drove a cedar stake in to
mark the spot. May his bones rest in
peacev'
How did you come to quit the ranch?''
Il just naturally quit. soon after Doc
was killed. said Bushnell. Il came east
and shipped as a deck hand on an ore
Doat cunning between Cleveland and Du-
Tor me. and I landed q job as roustabout
in q printing press factory in Cleveland
In four years I became foreman of the
milling department, and I might own a
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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14

campaign. After the state banquet
on Feb. %, county Democrats will put
their heads together, elect a leader,
and begin the fight.
They are placing all their hopes on
w. E. Atchison, county attorney, and
are talking of several other candi-
dates-Otis Allen for probate judge,
George Wagner and John Cleveland
for county clerk. c. w. Milton has
already announced for judge of the
court of Topeka.
Il expect we'll have a candidate up
for sheriff. said one of the Demo-
Gratis, half heartedly, today, but
there's not much use."
Otis Allen and A. C. Bartel are be-
ing strongly urged to oppose Hugh
Mcfarland. The announcement Of A.
c. Bartel for probate Judge is ex-
pected daily. Mr.. Bartel. who has
acted in various official capacities. at
the courthouse for the past four
years, has a long list Of supporters
John Switzer, who has been men,
toned in connection with the judge
ship, remarked today he wouldn't
serve if he were appointed.
So far no definite candidate has ap-
peared against L. L. Kiene, Hugk Nc
Farland, c. w. Bower or Oscar
SwayZe.
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factory of my own If I hadn't been bent
on being a cartoOnist. kept up my draw
ing. evenings and Sundays, all the time l
was working in the factory. I Joined John
Cavanaugh's Sunday morning art class,
drawing from life. and Cavanaugh put in
who was then city editor of the Cleveland
Press. so at last got chance to draw
real pictures for a real newspaper.
1T was not easy for me- but managed
to get by the breaking-in period without
losing my job. and after while was
transferred to the Cincinnati Post, which
was and still is owned by the same people.
There wasn't much time to draw car
making sketches of fires, crooks, court
scenes alleged comics. baseball heroes,
foreign counts and pretty schoo1ma' ANS
and a.ways Rush for edition. At last. at
crime and bossism in Cincinnati, 1 got an
opportunity to do my best. and my work
b.gan to catch on. Then 1 went to the
Cincinnati Times to do nothing else but
cartoons. Since then I've worked on the
Memphis News-Scmitar-one of the best
places to work ever saw-and other pa
pers. but I've never drawn a cartoon
since those days on the Cincinnati Post
without putting Doc in
Bushnell has owned many dogs since the
Nebraska prairie. and every one of them
has been named "Doc," too. Just now
there isn't any Doc except in the car
toons, but anyone who knows Bushnell
other dog.-and names him Doc" AL
though he's working pretty hard these
days-a cartoon every day. besides a full
page cartoon for every holiday and q lot
of feature stuff besides-Bushnel is still
out with dog and gun or trolling for black
bass is a question. He favors the black
bass idea just now.
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