The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-09-12

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On all occasions when the flag Is
displayed at half mast, it is lowered
to that position from the top of the
staff. It is afterwards hoisted to
the top of the staff before it is finally
lowered.
The flag is kept at half mast at
artillery posts only until the remains
of the person whose death is recog-
nized are finally inferred. On Me-
mortal Day the Stars and Stripes are
raised to half mast at sunrise and
remain there until midday. At noon
a national salute of Fl guns is fired,
and the band plays dirge as me-
mortal tribute. The flag is then
raised to the top of the staff, where
1t flies until the retreat Is sounded
at sunset.
The Knights Of Columbus will take
part in the celebration in Baltimore,
and among the prominent delegates
who will go from the national cap
ital, is Rev. William Hughes, Assist
ant Director of the Bureau of Cath
Ollie Indian Missions, who has been
designated by the mayor of Sacra-
mento, CAL, to represent the "City
of the Blessed Sacrament" at the
one hundredth anniversary of the
writing of the Star Spangled Banner.
It's interesting to know in connec-
ton with this celebration that there
is no order or regulation that spe-
officially designates 1.-The Star Span
gled Banner" as the national air of
this country. No law has been passed
by Congress giving legal sanction to
national air, although since 1899
the War Department has implicitly
recognized 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" as such in general orders and
regulations, and in doing so appears
to have recognized what by common
consent has been selected as the ma
tional air by the people themselves.
Many Aliens Here.
Apropos the European war the cen
sus bureau announces that there
were 13,515.S86 persons of foreign
birth in the United States in April
1910. This was 14.7 per cent of the
total population. All were whites ex-
cept 17O,341, the latter being chiefly
Japanese and Chinese.
The number of foreign born white
males more than Fl years old in
1910 was 6,646.S17. OF these 3.o34,-
III had been naturalized; 70.772
had FIRST papers" and 2,266,35 were
aliens.
Father Anselm Weber, the Well
Known Franciscan, in WASH
ington.
Father Anselm Weber, o. F. NJ,
of Saint Michaels, Arizona, has been
in Washington the past few weeks, to
place facts and figures before the
members of congress and others in
terested in the condition of the Nava-
10 Indians, and to make them &C
uuainted with the character of the
land, grazing conditions, etc., in the
Navajo country.
For several years past there has
been agitated the question of alot-
ting lands in Arizona and New Mexi-
co to the Navajo and other Indians.
and throwing open to settlement and
entry under the public land laws the
unallotted balance of lands now en-
braced in Indian reservations. The
cry has been loud that these reserva-
lions are too large and not needed
by the Indians, but Father Weber
asks:
First. That the Navajo reserva-
ton be kept intact.
Second. That an appropriation be
made. reimbursable from the sale of
timber, to buy the railroad lands
which are in actual use and occu-
pancy by the Navajo tribe on and
off their reservation.
Third. That the timber be sold
through the Forest Department.
Father Weber is a native of Micht-
gan, and for fifteen years has worked
among the Navajo Indians. by whom
he is much beloved. 1t was at
meeting of the principal chiefs OF
the tribes that he was selected to
come to Washington to present their
case.
In the Outlook of Oct. 18, 1913
Mr.. Roosevelt refers to Father We
Der. as follows: among those at the
snake dance was Father Weber, Of
the Franciscans. who have done much
good work on the Navajo reserva
ton. Father Weber has attained
great influence with the Navajos be
cause of his work for their practica
betterment. Father Weber, lik'
every competent Judge I met, strong
" protested against opening or cut
ting down the Navajo reservation.
J heartily agree with him. Such al
act would be cruel wrong ant