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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

just beginning 10
evolve as Il COM
mercial PROPOSE
ton, recalls, with
Il chuckle, the fol-
lowing historic in
cident to the mem.
DRY Of the "Wiz-
ard:
One Of the first
machines that went
out of the labOra-
tory was deliv-
cred to Charley
Cheever, son Of Il
well known belt
ing manufactures.
Charley couldn't
make it work and
finally sent for
Edison. The in
ventOr h ! IN S e ! t
worked over the
monograph, recit-
ing "Mary had a
little lamb" into it
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

U1SV111Nt3y 70 11Nt0H
ly an hour without audible result. At
last he lost patience and slammed the
thing down with IL jolt, exclaiming:
'Talk, blast you! Why in blazes don't
you talk:'
Then suddenly the monograph
out:
BLAST you! Why in blazes don't
you talk:'
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

other cities in which boys and girls
have taken part are being exhibited in
the schools.
Fourth Of July Club.
In Pennsylvania, where the casualty
record was blacklist on former indie
pendence days, widespread plans are
being made to substitute gorgeous, big
celebrations for the death dealing fire
cracker and its kindred. All owe the
state the cities and towns are formu-
lating plans for civic parades, ceremO-
MES for honOring the flag. exercises by
school children and band concerts. One
city has a novel plan for financing the
great celebration that it is to give. A
Fourth Of July club has been formed.
the membership costing 81. Every
man. woman and child Of the city is
urged to become a member Of the club.
Members are furnished with a red,
white and blue button. which is Worn
as a sign Of appreciation of the safe
and sane" Fourth movement. This
clever idea works something like the
tag day" scheme, for no individual
will want to be seen without the patri-
otto button in so popular a campaign
as this. No hardship is placed upon
the people. for many families have
spent ten times the cost of membership
in this club for fireworks and eXplo-
sives in preceding years.
"UncIe Sans Birthday Party"
In a Kansas city another novel form
of celebration has been planned for this
year. Their good time will take the
shape Of a 'birthday party given by
Uncle Sam" Distinguished guests will
be received, among them being Betsy
Ross. Miss Columbia, boys and girls
of &c and 'Gl. Mr.. Industry, Miss De
mocracy and cousins from across the
sea. which will provide a place in the
celebration for the foreign element.
In some towns the celebration will be
, under the auspices Of the Sunday
schools. At an Indiana town all day
plans have been made for Il picnic.
games. speeches and Nominations. "A
beautiful patriotic celebration" they
%nnouncc with no firecrackers and no
cap pistols to blow off fingers and put
out eyes. Just a big circusy kind Of a
day"
At another city an aviation meet has
been arranged i connection with other
tirecrackerlesS plans for the day. \
number of cities will give patriotic
taDlcauX. showing the costumes of
177G, and public reading Of the Decla-
ration Of Independence is becoming al
most universal.
Boy Scouts Will Celebrate.
In many places the boy scouts will
give exhibitions and organize celebra-
tons on the Fourth. Suggestions have
cone out from h boy scout offices to
all Scoutmastcrs. and the boys are all
active in the safe and sane campaign.
The campfire girls, the new organi-
zation for girls corresponding to the
boy movement, is also giving at
tention to patriotic matters. n Il spe
cial honor is awarded to the girl who
participates in organizing and carrying
through Il proper celebration of hide
pendence day as We'll as of other Ia
tional days. This involves knowing thu
history of the day.
One Of the most effective ways tC
celebrate the Fourth is by means OF
%pageantry. ana several cities are plan.
ming such celebrations, blending lOcaI
history with the national significance
Of the day.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

Many Cities, Towns and Villages
Have Been Added to Those
Which Have Already Adopted
the safety First" Idea Of Cele-
brating Uncle Sans Birthday.
Attractions of All Sorts Are Be-
ing Prepared In Every State to
Supersede Dangerous Fire"
works.
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They began to plan constructive
ways to meet the difficulty. They be-
lieved that there We're better ways OF
expressing patriotism than by the ex-
ploitation of the cannon cracker. and
they set to work to keep legs and fin
gers and eyes buster than the mo
cracker had kept them. They got in
slant and magic results and disseminat-
ed them. There We're only two or three
cities in the game that first year. but
the following summer twenty cities
joined in the movement for the new
and more glorious Fourth.
Casualties Went Down.
Down went the casualties to 5,3O7.
The good work spread. and the next
year, 1910, up went the number of cit
les to n%inety-One and. seeSaw fashion.
down went the casualties to 2,023. half
what they had been the year before.
Last summer the number of cities had
climbed to over a thousand and the
tragedy list had shrunk to a compare
lively small amount.
This year the nation wide campaign
for a happier. more impressive Fourth
will reach it's climax. Additional cities
and towns will fall in line this sum-
mer. and the casualty record is expect
ed to dwindle until it is almost wiped
out. The tirecracker has exploded its
own cause, its death knell has sound
ed. and its long lurid day is about
over. not solely because it is danger
Il but because it has been suppressed
ed by something better. 1t is rapidly
getting to be Il disgrace to be Il fire
cracker town." and in all Of the com
munitieS where the safe and sane cam
paign has been made the question is
| not "Shall we prohibit ~tirecrackers and
t~orpedoes:" but What shall we have
in their place.
Carnival Idea Favored.
This question will be answered in a
hundred different ways OF the coming
Fourth. The din of Swapping tirecrack'
ers will be replaced~ the cheerful
noise of bands. fife and drum. big
choruses of singers. Thousands OF
children's voices will be heard. not il
yells of excitement over cannon crack
ers or shrieks of pain and fright whe!
eXplOdes too soon, but in cheer,
for the flag. in patriotic songs, il
shouts over athletic meets and eXc!a
nations of pleasure at the folk dan
cling in the parks. There will be pa
rades. carnivals. patriotic floats. cele
brations in public squares and build
ings; there will be military display,
and patriotic dramas and pageants an,
music, music. music.
The carnival idea is meeting Will
great favor as Il mode of celebratin:
independence day. In New York cit,
elaborate plans are afOOt for man,
small district or neighborhood celobra
tons which will really make II hi:
carnival throughout the city. Music
and dancing in the parks. electric il
luminatiOns, concerts, field sports 70
boys and girls, street professions
school celebrations and the free diStri
button of attractive copies of the Dec
laration OF Independence will not onl,
! make young and old forget the insid
ious tirecracker. but will rouse Il spiri
of patriotism which will swell high il
every breast.
Another city which prefers the car
nival idea is Cincinnati. The in.crcS
of the school children is being reused
and moving pictures Of celebrations il
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Why Lord Left Baseball.

Harry Lord, the veteran third base
man and captain of the Chicago Amer
leans, has quit baseball because ''he
felt himself slipping" Leaving word
with another player for Manager Cal
lahan, saying that he was Disguised
with his wv poor playing. Lord left
the team in Washington and boarded
a train for his home in Maine.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

himself to be in a very bad fix when
Arthur Shafer made good on his oft
repeated threat to quit. but Stock has
performed brilliantly at the left cor
ner. His batting. too. has been a
pleasant surprise.
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Cranes Brave Attempt.

Joshua Crane, Jr., Of Boston just
failed to rob England Of another title
when he was beaten recently in the
final round for the amateur court ten
mis- championship of Great Britain.
While he made a good fight. the strain
told at the most critical point.
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TannehilI AQain on TOD.

They can't keep Jesse Tannehill
down. He Joined Portsmouth in the
Virginia league recently 'to finish his
career where he started"-a sort Of
nounced that Joe Wall Of Brooklyn.
who gathered the team together as
manager. has been canned by Ports
mouth and Tannehill given the job.
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Then II Started to Talk.

]. B. Benton, a veteran engineer and
mechanician. who was associated with
Thomas \. Edison a generation ago, at
the time when the monograph was
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

Stock a Pleasant Surprise.
Milton Stock is more than making
good at third base for the New York
Giants. Manager McGraw believed
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Movers on the Job,

Big Chief Meyers. the well known
catcher of the New York Nationals,
has recovered from a serious injury
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
LOOKING Back.

Co-ed-What tense do l use when l.
say 81 am beautifully"
Bold Soph-Remote past.-Vermont
Crabbe :
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
In the Sunday School Class
SENIOR BEREAN LESSON.

Golden Text.-The Son Of Man came
to seek and to save that which was
lost duke xix, 10Y.
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other cities in which boys and girls
have taken part are being exhibited in
the schools.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
BAN ON ROADS OWNING
CANALS TO BE REMOVED
Administration Railway Bill,
Full Of Faults, Will Be
Greatly Changed.

WASHINGTON. June IL m TIA n I
changes are to be made In the Admin
lstration railway capitalization bill pend
Ing in tho House. The measure Is re-
garded as faulty In number Of partiou-
lars. notably In its prohibitions and lnsits
failure to require telephone and pipe lines
TO observe the regulations governing tha
Issuance OF securities to he prescribed by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
As the bill was reported II prohibited
railroads from conducting hotels. amuse-
ment parks and other Incidental enter
prises. 1t likewise In effect prohibited
railways from owning canals and operat-
Ing water lines In continuation OF routes.
These particular prohibitions will be re-
moved when the bill comes up for con-
sideratlon, paragraph by paragraph.
The bill as reported proposes to visit pun
ishinent Upon stockholders as well as the
management OF railways for stock issues
authorized without the approval " the In
terstate Commerce Commission. The pro-
vision was so worded that n mere accept
ance OF n certificate by q stakeholder could
have been construed as giving approval
TO an unlawful issue.
The bill will be amended so as TO apply
the penalty. In the form OF fine and i'm
prisonment, only to The management OF
railways.
AS the bill now stands II applies. In the
opinion OF House leaders, to intrastate
BUSINESS as well as to interstate business.
In other words. no distinction is made
between commerce betweep states over
which Congress exercises Jurisdiction, and
commerce within the States. which Is "A
matter of local or State regulation.
This defect was pointed out In the de-
bate to-day and the leaders gave assur.
ance that II would be renedied.
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HOUSE TO TAKE UP MORE BILLS.
Leaders 10 Keep body Busy While
senate Is in session.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Another change
has been made In the legislative pro-
gramme by the Democratic leaders OF the
House. II Is designed to keep the House
busy while the Senate Is working on the
antitrust bills
The programme adopted at the party
caucus several weeks ago limited the
work OF the session to the antitrust bills.
a bill amending the general dam act and
the routine supply measures.
In view OF the fact that the leaders now
look for a protracted session the bars will
be let down for number OF bills most
OF them non-partisan In character,
Among the bills are n series OF Ave, all
dealing with questions OF conservation
Included In this series Is the bill propos-
ing amendments to the general dam act
This will come up Immediately following
the passage OF the antitrust bills.
Other propositions that will have con-
sideration are the seamen's bill passed
several months ago by the Senate. the
Stevens bill giving the Interstate Com
merce Commission jurisdiction over the
physical operations OF railways, the work.
mems compensation bill. bill reclassify-
ing railway mail pay and bill aimed at
dealing In cotton futures. Still other
bills will have consideration X time per-
mts.
Few IL any OF these bills will be passed
by the House at this session.
Advocates of rural credit legislation are
still actively Mt work In the House Com
mittee on Banking AID Currency. Presi-
dent Wilson has informed the leaders
that the pending rural credit bill Is not
satisfactory TO tho Administration. This
means that the measure will go over until
next session.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
TO DYNAMITE EMPRESS WRECK.
All Hope of ssIvaginG sunkcn Liner
Il Given Up.

MONTREAL. June 4.-The steamer En-
press OF Ireland. which went down In the
st. Lawrence. carrying 500 bodies locked
In her hull. will probably be dynamited.
This seems likely from the fact that the
Canadian Pacific Railway formally served
notice to-day OF abandonment of the
steamer on the London underwriters. All
hope to raise the hull has been given up.
A story was circulated here to-day that
Laurence Irving. the actor. carried with
him on the Empress OF ireland a newly
completed play written by himself. A. g.
English. representative here OF the Cana
dian-British Theatrical Society. Is re-
sponsible for the story as well as the fact
that Irving had said In speaking of the
manuscript before sailing. This will make
me famous
English thinks that there was no copy
Of the manuscript and that It was there
fore been lost with its writer. Gables OF
inquiry regarding the play were sent to
England to-day.
The bodies OF twelve OF the crew OF the
Empress OF Ireland were buried In Quebec
to-day with military honots. The Duke
OF Connaught was officially represented
at the services by Capt. II. C. Butler, his
aide-de-camp. Sir Francis Langlier.
Lieutenant Governor. and the Premier.
Sir Lormer Gouin. attended in person.
There were several Canadian Pacific Rail-
way officials in the funeral procession.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
BANKS ORGANIZING
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
McAdoO Greatly Pleased With
Progress Made in Federal
Reserve System.
HAS FOUND NO OPPOSITION
Secretary Also Says There Will
Be Plenty Of Money to
Move Crops.

WASHINGTON. June 4.-Secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo issued a statement to-
day announcing that the organization OF
the Federal reserve banks had progressed
more rapidly than had been expected by
the organization committee. He said he
was gratihed that no trace OF "a scare of
tight or insufficient money TO move crops
had appeared. His statement follows:
81 am gratifed to find on nv return
that the Organization OF the Federal re-
serve banks has proceeded rapidly and
satisfactorily and that progress Is ahead
OF the schedule originally mapped out.
The election OF directors Of the reserve
banks should be completed about July 1.
and the banks should be organized and
ready to begin business about August /.
as originally planned.
THE fact that the Federal Reserve
Board has not yet been completed has
not delayed the organization OF the
Federal reserve banks In the slightest
degree. have had preliminary talk
with the President about the board. but
any information relating to this matter
will have TO come from the President
TT Is a great injustice 10 the banks
to represent them as having protested
against furnishing the information re-
Gently called for by Comptroller Williams
Not single protest has been received
but on the contrary 30 far as the De-
partment knows. the banks are cooperat-
ing willingly and effectively. because they
realize that the desired information will
be Of great value in determining the scope
and effectiveness OF the operations OF tho
Federal reserve banks
81 am. In fact. highly pleased with the
cooperation which the banks Of the country
have given to the committee in the ini-
tial work Of installing this important sys-
tern. There 10 general recognition Of
~ Ina ,f ha .at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
JOHN DIS $50 TON ROCK COMING,
Traction Engines Will Haul Mono-
lith Over Towns Insured streets,

TARRYrowN, N. Y, June John D.
Rockefeller's $50 ton fountain is to arrive
here Tomorrow at the A. T. Hustled dock
II Is being brought here on "A special boat
by the Merritt Chapman Company from
Crotch Island of the coast of Maine
The stone was expected In April, but II
was so large and there was so much work
on II that its delivery had to be delayed
Mr.. Rockefeller has given his personal
bond OF $4,000 to the village OF North
Tarrytown to protect 1t In case its brick
pavements are damaged. The stone Will
be drawn to Pocantico Hills by traction
engines 1t will take at least two weeks
to get II in position in front of Mr.. Rookie
fellers mansion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
The CONDUCTING Medium.


81 know that reuniting a spirit like this
can take place more quickly In our time
than In any other. because men are now
united by an easier transmission OF those
Influences which make up the foundations
of peace and OF mutual understanding
but no process can work these effects I'M
less 1t Is conducting medium. The con-
Quoting medium In this instance 10 the
united heart OF a great people.
II am not going to detain you by try
ing TO repeat any OF the eloquent thoughts
which have moved us this afternoon. for
rejoice in the simplicity OF the task
which Is assigned to me. That task 10
this, ladies and gentlemnen. This chapter
In the history OF the United States Is now
closed, and l can bid you turn with me
with your faces to the future quickened
nothing to do with the contests OF the
past, knowing. as we have shed our blood
upon opposite aides, we now face and
admire one another.
Il do not know how many years ago
IL was that the Century Dictionary was
published. but / remember one day In the
Century cyclopedia OF names 1 had occa-
sion to turn to the name OF Robert II.
Lee. and | found him there In that book.
published in New York city. simply de-
ssribed as a great American General.
"The generosity of our judgment did
not begin to-day The generosity OF our
judgment was made up soon after this
great struggle was over. when men came
and sat together again In the Congress and
united in all the efforts OF peace and OF
government; and our solemn duty Is to
see that each one OF us Is. in his own
consciousness and IN his own conduct, a
replica OF this great reunited people
at is' our duty and our privilege to be
like the country we represent and speak
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
FORAKER'S SON ELOpES.
The Ex-senator Is "surprised." but
Not "DiapleA AeI.v

CINcINNATr. June 4,-Ex-Senator For
aker received telegram to-day announo-
ing the marriage Of his son Arthur. aged
%, to Minnie S. Stone. daughter of Par
ker Stone OF Washington, d. c. The mar
riage took place at Baltimore and was
an elopement.
Miss Stone announced her engagement
last Saturday. II was expected that the
marriage would take place during the
summer.
1--WE were much surprised, but not
displeased," said Mr.. Foraker. '1n
these progressive times you never can tell
what young people will do"
Young Foraker Is manager OF an auto
mobile concern In Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
WANTS CANADA.CUBA TREATY.
Halifax Board of Trade Urges .
Com me rcial Agreement.

HALIFAX, N. g., June 1.-The Halifax
Board OF Trade has asked George L.
Foster, Minister of Trade and Com
merce, to take steps to bring about a
commercial treaty between Canada and
Cuba in order that producers and manu-
facturers In the Dominion may be bene-
hted by greatly Increased trade and that
regular steamship-.ilne between Canada
and Cuba may eventually be established
Resolutions to Minister Foster state that
Canada has had only N,b26.s<s OF Cuba's
$500. 900 900 OF exterior commerce In 1913,
although large amount of Cuba
$l37,00O000 worth OF imports are prod
ucts and manufactures natural to Canads
but purchased from other countries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
WYOMING CRACK OF THE NAVY.
Ranks First in Years Practice Work
delaware Wins IIonors.

WAsHISoroN. June 4.-The battieshIp
Delaware was awarded first honors to-day
for merltorious work In the recent battle
practice OF tho battleship class of vessels
Of the United States Navy. The rating
OF this vessel, commanded by Capt. w. L.
Rodgers, was only a fraction higher than
the Kansas. which was closely followed
by the Wyoming. Saratoga and Nebraska.
In all forms OF practice during the
year ended June /. the Wyoming led
the vessels of the navy. The Delaware
ranked second. with tho Rhode Island,
Kansas and Saratoga next in tho order
named
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05


Wheeler Of New York. president Of the
Nmeriosh bar Association, vigorously con-
demns the labor provisions of the Ad-
ministration antitrust bill in q letter re-
ceived ,o-dav nv p.nr...r,.,,v. = tt.,,,,.
b., 49, n.,.,' ",.
"" ".oore ot fennsyNahia' fepuou-
can. Mr.. wheeler calls the proposed leg
islation un-American and undemocratic
ana adds:
-;s..,.-. a.. r,,,.1 s.. a.,
u va .o"uenneo oc-
cause ne had INSTRUCTED the administrs-
ton Of Justice and yet this act prohibits
the Judges from restraining unla wfui acts
nv i.bor un,or..
A. 81,
% w"ee'er sooressss himself parric-
ularly to section ~ OF the bill wtish
see<s to limit the power Of the Federal
courts in issu,ns iniunotlons IN proven,
,,,o,.n,. ,.a,... - - "''"'
u'.pu'e
i"e presioent OF the american bar As
ISOLATION was impelled to write Mr.. Moore
because OF the latter's speech In which
he denounced tho Administration bill for
the exemptions II extends 10 organized
labor. Mr.. Wheeler insists that the Dem
ocratic party In seeking to mako labor "a
privileged class Is proceeding contrary 10
the entire theory OF our Goyernment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
TORNADO INJURIES 10 PERSONS.
Hundreds OF Houses in
PennsyIvania Towns.

SOMERSET, Pa. June tin an electrical
tornado that swept the Casselman River
Valley late this afternoon ten persons
were injured. one fatally. Houses were
rolled over and In the towns Of Ursina
and Confluence. near here, practically
every structure was damaged.
Mrs. Henry Cameron. aged so. OF
Cameron. caught In the path OF nying
timbers. Is expected to die.
Lightning added TO the terror In Ur-
sina and Confluence when houses began
to crackle and smaller buildings turned
somersaults.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
"PARSIFAL" FOR CHARITY.
Boston Singers to Ala Empress Of
ireland Fund.
speciaf Gable Despatch to The SUI.

PARIS, June 4.-Henry Russell. mana
ger Of the Boston Opera Company. an
nounces that the receipts from the per-
Torrance Of "Parsfal" at the Theatre des
Champs Elysees on June Is will be do
mated TO the fund that Is being collected
by the Lord Mayor OF London for the re-
lief Of the sufferers by the Empress OF
Ireland disaster. Mime. ALltzenauer and
Mn. Berger and Amato will sing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
stumbIes Into Hospital to Die.

Charles D. Holman. a clerk. OF 257
West N!netieth street. stumbled into the
Hudson street hospital last night and fell
In a fainting Mt. He died two hours later
without regaIning consciousness.