Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-15
Vast ThrOng Sees
Historic Relic Here Today
Continued from rage one.)

! the deck Of the ear. The adults march
ed in like manner upon the west side
of the street, aud the ear, which later
was stationed in front of the Oregon
Electric depot on Front street, and ev.
lerythiug moved off as smootnly as
kcloekwork and without the least fric,
tiou.
Cherrians and Militia Help.
The Cher:ian band gave \ concert in
/ Marion Square trom l;l5 until 2 o'clock
and kept the immense crowd in good.
natured patience, and played q number
! of selections, mostly of patriotic ma.
ture which added zest and enthusiasm
10 the occasion. The Cherrians vomn.
tary donated their services as aides
IN keeping the crowd in check and with
I IN contru, rendering valuable assistance
to the police, and Company NJ, Of the
militia arrived in the city on special
train over the Oregon Electric at l;l5,
! upon the return from the annual cu.
campment ut Gcarhart aud marched
immediately to Front street whore they
assisted in maintaining order and In
keeping the marching line in motion.
Ii Is estimated that there were be-
tween $500 and 5000 school children in
the line tf march aud three times that
many grown up citizens, the total crowd
bong roughly and couStryativcN esti.
mated at fully $4,000, and every one
lof the children was presented with
small silk flag TO pin upon their hosoms
| and 20 preserve as a souvenir of the
auspictous occasion, Corporation Com.
missioner Schuldcrm8n and his chief
/ deputy J Richardson, as representa-.
/ tiycs of the Sons Of the Revolution,
also distributed some Attractive little
pamphlets rccitug a brief but grapaic
history Of the old he'll aud containing
much Information of value concerning
IT,
/ Every member of the Chcrrians. who
reported In uniform TO assist In the
handling Of the crowds, and every ci-
|yilian sworn in TO help keep the lines
/ in order and the people from swarming
/ into the roped arena over the ropes,
were decorated with yellow ribbon
badge Of authority bearing tao printed
/ inscription, s'Libcrtv Bell, July l5,
1919 Salem, Oregon,
History Of Liberty Bell.
The famous Liberty hcll was not al.
ways regarded with so much love and
reverence as il Is now I'm fuct, for over
La hundred years il WIS regarded AS
/ Just common bell, and not a very good
one at that, One man, away back in
the early days OF Philadelphia, entered
a complaint, alleging that he suffered
distress from the ringing OF the bell and
/ hoped II would not ring except ut the
meetings OF the Pennsylvania usscmb.
ly
About lG5 years ago the assembly Of
| Pennsylvania decided thnt its meetings
should be- announced by the ringing Of
la bell A bell was ordered made in
England ON which was to be the in.
scuption from the Book Of Lcyiticus,
/" Proclaim liberty through all the land
10 an the inhabitants thereof
The bell wRs modelled after the
"Grcut Tom Of W,smnstcr and pr.
rived in 1853, just l63 years ugo.
When this bell was hung it was cruck
ed by the fret slrorc Of the cuppcr.
The bell was rc.cnst bat the tones were
not clear Again the bell was ro.cuH
and finally placed in the state house
stecple Ia June, 1853.
From that time for the next So years
the bell mng ON cypy momcntous oc.
,asiun II Wus mulflrd and tollcd when
the odiuus stamps rump into port, liia
A. The call of the bell IN lidS, Pbllndcl
rhin merchants protested uguinHt ne.
Irictiyc legislation Beginning with
lI15, the ringing of the bell announced