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too soon, for exactly week later.
July II, the British man Of war Col
lingwood. commanded BY Sir George
Seymour, arrived At Monterey to pro-
claim British sovereignty. 1t was
thus only BY = narrow chance that
England did not become the possessor
Of California. which she had greatly
coveted.
On the fourth day of July. 1884. two
barks which had been sent BY Sir
Walter Raleigh 70 discover and annex
the AAsficap continsnt north OF
Florida arrived Oh the coast Sailing
along for 40 miles, they entered the
mouth Of afriver and took formal pos
session Of the country for the queen
Of England. naming II Virginia They
landed ON Roanoke island. afterward
occupied by the nrst English settle
ment in the new world. This
colony. consisting Of ll0 persons sent
out in April, 1885. was abandoned In
less than . year. the settlers carrying
back with them to Europe tho first to-
bacco and the first potatoes. which
latter were planted experimentally
ON Raleigh's estate not far from Cork,
In Ireland.
On the fourth day OF July. 1874.
BENJAMIN franklin laid before the
commissioners Of colonies. at Al
bany, . plan for . federal constitu-
tion, aimed to accomplish . union for
defense against French encroachment.
It was adopted. but afterward was re-
jected by some OF the colonies and BY
the British government. This waS ex-
actly twenty-five years before the
signing Of the Declaration Of indie
pendence. Curiously enough. the doc
ument was rejected by the colonies
because 1t put too much power into
the hands of the king: and It was We
toed In England because It gave too
much power to the assemblies of the
colonies.
On the fourth day OF July. ITO. um-
brellas were frst introduced Into this
country. q shipment of them arriving
at the port of Baltimore. They were
generally regarded as an absurdity.
and It was considered that only fool
ish and efieminate persons could pos
sibly use them.
The massacre of Wyoming valley
occurred on July I, 1776.
In the previous autumn two COM
panies had been raised in the valley
and had been ordered to Join General
Washington. Several stockaded forts
had been built during the summer.
but those left behind to guard them
were mostly old men.
A raiding force OF tories. Canadians
and Indians. under Mai. John Butler
tory OF Niagara. entered the valley
and set fire to some Of the forts.
Forty Fort. three miles above Wilkes
Barre. had assembled garrison OF
800. largely old men and boys. This
force decided to march against the
invaders. which It did with disastrous
result. Taken in nank. It was routed
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wnlte men kliieu enu oabus .''
wounded. &
incredible dssds Of cruelty and t.
rocity are said to have been commit
ted by the tories on this occasion.
and the whole valley was left . scene
Of desolation. But II 10 not true that
women and children were massacred.
On the fourth day Of July. 1850. CON
tinental currency notes were worth
two cents on the dollar. and. It was
said, "a wagonload Of paper money
was required to pay for wagonload Of
provisions" Nothing could we'll give
I more vivid notion Of the desperate
situation Of the. Revolutionary cause
At that period.
On the Fourth Of July. 1925. Thorn
a. Jefferson, third president Of the
United States and author OF the Dec
laration Of Independence, died. aged
eighty-three, just ffty years from the
date Of, that historic document. On
the same day died John Adams. sec
ond president of the United States.
aged ninety-one.
James Monroe also died on the
Fourth Of July, 1881. his age being
seventy-thrse.
On the fourth day Of July, lsAs. the
treaty OF peace with Mexico was pso-
claimed at Washington. And on the
same day the cornerstone Of the
Warrington monument was laid with
great pomp and ceremony. Money for
building It had been subscribed By In
dividuals, but the sum thus obtained
proved % far Inadequate that the
structure remained . mere stump.
only about ons-third its present
height, until 1881. when congress ap-
propriatsd the amount necessary for
its completion.
There was . similar and eveh more
important ceremony in Washington
on July I, 1851. when President FIJI
more initiated by the laying Of .
cornerstone the construction Of the
two great white marble wings Of the
capitol. There was an impressive
assemblage Of dignitaries and an ora
ton was made by Daniel Webster.
.hen secretary Of state. OF special In
terest was the presence Of . few per.
sons who had witnessed the laying OF
the flrst cornerstone Of the capitol
BY Washington on the eishteenth day
Of September. 1913.
On the fourth day Of July. 1888.
John Fryth. an English preacher. was
burned at Smithneld for the heresy Of
Lutheranism.
July 4, 1850, was the day on which
Jack Cade plundered the city Of Lon
don or . portion thereof. beheading
Baron Say and sele and numbering
several other personases Of import
ance.
Cade had ned from England for
some crime; but after serving in the
French wars he went back to that
country and settled in Kent under the
assumed name Of Aylmer. marrying
lady Of good position. When the
men Of Kent rose In rebellion. In
May. 1880. he led them. The rebels
made their way into London on July
8. A portion of the populace favored
them. but the opposing party gained
strength when Cade began to plunder
and kill. He retired to Southwark.
and was prevented from re-enterins
the city after . fierce struggle on
London Bridge. Afterward he was
captured. and being severely wounded.
died in the cart which was conveying
him to London.
July 4, 1897. was the date OF the
hattie Of Dorylaeum. . great victory
OF the Crusaders over the Moslems
under soliman. who had attached
them on the march.
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WILL Be EXCLUSIVE FEAST
Only Representatives Of Firns One
Hundred vsars Old Are to Partl-
eipats In Il.

There soon will be the oldest din
ner party which Philadelphia has yet
soon. says the Public Ledger Of that
city. II will be far more exclusive
than the lord mayors dinner In Lon
don. 1.-- isl..., &
wealth will not bring you an invi.
tatiou nor will public once. even II
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ALmosT As GOOD AS TRUNK
shit Arranged With Many convsnlsnt
Litsls Pockets Recently Inventsd
Dy Washlneton Man.

The pocket possibilities Of mans
garb has been greatly augmented re-
Gently BY the invention ofa design OF
shirt which itself has almost ~ many
pockets a. . pool table. It II designed
for the use Of Boy Scouts. soldiers.
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Tie unkIndsss Cut.

Mrs.. Cronan heard her little grand
daughter Margaret crying a. II In
great pain. and hastened to the chfid.
why. dear. what 10 the matterr'
inquired Mrs.. Cronan. did you meet
with an accidsntf"
"N-no. grandma!" sobbed Msrgarst.
'Ie w-wasn't an accident! M.mothsr
did II On p-pnrposs!"-Harpers Mag
nsins. "a ,, sss y 20 @s-
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rhIes oevry, Perhape,

Kind Old LAdy-While you were
gone. little girl, . bad boy came mp to
the porch and ran away with your
licorice babies.
Little 0irl-Oh, don't care much.
!. i iBut he atS then all up.ri 4
Then he'll be sorry. cause they
sxasn.t linorics habisa Ilnads EN-
out ef tar .s.
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rImsix Tin,

surah or silk serge, for many max.
sn call what 10 practically the old
time surah by the latter name, IL max.
ing . strong bid for popularity and IL
= made up Into attractive -frocks and
snfee piece or two piece models,
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honorable terms. This was ON the
morning Of July I. He marched out
with his little army Of 400 men, drums
beating and flags nying. and he and
his soldiers returned peaceably 10
their homes. fl-
On the fourth day Of July. 1s46. the
Independence Of California was de-
cIared
There was at that time in California
-as yet Of course part Of Mexico
about two hundred Americans. nearly
all Of them men Of exceptional visor
Of body and alertness OF mind. OF
1lexicans thers were 5000. and the
aboriginal Indian population num-
bsred perhaps 200. 900. 81
Capt. John G. Frenont hsA besn
sent to California ON an exploring a.
peditiou 4 year earlier. He was ON
his way to Oregon when he was over
taken BY an oflcer sent from Wash
ington with q message ordering him
To walt and to cooperate with the Pa
CLIO squadron In case Of hostilities
with Mexico. The message had been
In writing. but the o6icer was obliged
to destroy Il while crossing Mexican
territory. after committing II to mem
ory.
Accordingly Fremont returned to
California and took up his headauar-
tiers at Suffers Fort.
A fcw days later. June IA. q party
Of foarteen Americana organised
small revolution on their own &C.
count, captured Sonoma and declared
war against Mexico. Needing . nag
and not daring to use that OF the
United States. they made one. not
out Of an old lady's petticoat, ~ has
sometimes been alleged. but from
Mexican rehosA or scarf OF un-
bleached muslin a yard wide and ive
feet long. Along the bottom they
sewed strip OF red flannel and In
the left hand corner they painted q
star in red ink. The middle OF the
Gag was occupied by picture OF a
srixxIy bear, beneath which were the
words California Republic"
The temporary government thus set
up 10 known in history as the Bear
Flag Republic. Its banner now orna-
m6nI0 inc TOOu1b Vi tuS EiOu0eE ~
eiety In San Francisco. The grizxiy
bear was rather crudely drawn. and
the Mexicans said It was pig. cali
lug the nag the pig flag.
Meanwhile news had come of the
outbreak Of war along the Rio Grande
and on July Fremont called meet
ing at Sonoma which formally pro-
claimed tia independence OF Cali
fornia. He was appointed governor.
Soon afterward there came intelli-
gence that Commodore Sloat had ar
rived at Monterey tJuly u and had
raised the American nag: also that
by his orders Commander Montgom-
cry u the U. 8. sloop Of war Ports
mouth had taken possession Of San
Francisco. esr
Sloat, having heard of tho hostili-
ties with Mexico, had sailed immedi-
ately from Mazatlan for California.
where he took possession Of the coun-
try and raised the American nag on
his own responsibility. He was none
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There are only about 10 elisibles IN
the entire United States. and about
threefourtha Of them are II Phiiadsl-
phia--a nice testimonial 10 the ssabsl-
ity Of trade in this town.
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hssrs Ts,srans Ast,tvds.

Everybody ID making FUN oe your
new motor caH.-srS ;tises-t ~ t..is
"I'm glad to hear II" replied Mr..
Chussins. ITS better 70 have -sm
laughing at II than regarding Il a. I
natural enemy. . they did my osd
one"
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In Neutral, rone..

The forestry cloths and small era.
venetfe goods come in splendid neutral
tones that look well over any morning
dress. Tweed coats on mannish lines
are for those who live in the suburbs
and need smart outdoor sport coat.
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had been placed in COM
mand OF a small body
Of troops which was
marching toward Fort
DuQuesne. At q point
on the Monongahela
river. less than forty
miles from his destina.
tion. he heard Of the ap-
pr0ach OF a party OF
French and Indians.
sent to intercept him
Accordingly. he fell
back to the q r 9 a I
Meadows, nfty miles
from Cumberland. and
hastily erected q stock
ade. which he called
Fort Necessity.
With the help Of q
friendly Indian sachem.
Half King, he attacked
the French In their
camp at night. killing
their commander, Ju-
monvllle. and taking q
number Of prisoners.
1t was the nrst blood
shed In the French and
Indian war.
A few days later Fort
Necessity was at
tackled by 1900 Indians
and French under De
villiers. and Washing.
ton surrendered ON
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campers, and such persons who have
found that accommodations of this
character are invaluable. The shirt is
shown in the cut herewith, and has
been recently granted patent-applied-
for BY Warrington state man.
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HISTORIC EVENTS OF j
OTHER fOURTnS Il

URPRlSlNG It 10 to discover
how many important ovents
In history have occurred ON
the Fourth Of July.
On the fourth day Of July.
1874, Col. George Washing
ton surrendered an army.
It was only . small army.
hnf n fort want With II Aa
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and destroyed. But
ler reported taking
227 scalps and hve
prisoners. the Eng
liah loss being two
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experienced ON this occasion his first
defeat In war, at the hands Of ths
French. tl
Although at that time only twenty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
ABBEY'S GUN SHOP FAILS
Owner Succeeded Father Who
Ran Business so Years.

Westminster Abbey, dealer IN
camping outfits al 81 Front Street,
yesterday made an assignment OF hrs
business to Maurice P. Davidson, Of
the law firm Of Yankauer Davidson
Of 26i Broadway. Liabilities and
assets, according to the assignee, VII!
each amount 20 $4,000.
Mr.. Abbey, whose father had run the
business for fifty years, was dlspos'
sessed from the place where he has
sold guns. revolvers, tents, boats and
other merchandise for the last twenty
years. He decided TO liquidate and
pay his creditors es much as possible.
The shop is we'll known downtown
and for many years MIR. Abbey did a
large business. He bought arms from
the government ana resold them 10
small purchasers, but Of late his trade
has decreased.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
COASTWISE TIE-UP
BY STRIKE DENIED
Vessels Making Schedules,
Say Managers-25 Ships
Idle. Declare Unions.

Despite the strike which was called
n few days ago by the Neptune Asso-
citation of Licensed Masters and Mates
which affects more than 100 coastwisC
steamers Of several lines. managers oi
the companies said yesterday that
there had been no interruptions n
schedules They further maintained
that each ship had gone out on time,
and with efficient. ablcbodied and eX-
perienced men. who arc rapidly taking
the places Of the outgoing officers
The lines owning the 100 steamships
affected by the strike are the Southern
Pacific, Savannah. Ward. Porto Rico,
Clyde. Old Dominion, Mallory and
Red D.
III the steamship companies find
themselves unable 10 cope with the sit
uation.' said passenger traffic man
ager of one Of the lines. 1T will leop-
ardiZe the interests Of the New York
merchants and commercial organlZa-
tons"
The strikers. on the other hand. in
sist that they have succeeded IN tieing
ID twenty-five steamers. Yesterday
they say. the FL Sol. The Antilles. the
Espanza and he MORO Castle, of the
Morgan Line. and the Brazos. Of the
Porto Rico Line. were affected.
George II. Cowan. manager of the
Neptune Association. says that large
cargoes, especially Of onions. are be-
ing held up at various ports, and that
the Morgan Line is completely tied up
by the strike.
A company manager denied last
night. however that the ships had been
manned BY incompetent and practi
cally incapacitated officers and also
said that no line had been Complete
" tied up"
"Followirg the wireless call 10 the
officers Of the steamships for a strike"
this manager. who did not wish his
name mentioned. continued, IAN inter
view with several company officials re-
veals that there IL such strike in
progress. But the statements made by
the Neptune Association do not cor
rectly represent the facts.
The steamship managers contend
that inasumch as ability and seniority
IN service are the factors governing
the selection and appointment of Of
fcers on the different steamers with
out consultation with or the influence
OF any labor union or other organiza-
ton that any difference in which the
employer and employee only are con-
cerned should be submitted by the lat
ter personally The companies, there
fore, cannot recognize The right OF any
union to dictate the routine duties,
seniority or appointment of any men
TO such important positions as officers
on steamship. having the lives Of
passengers, valuable cargo and valu-
able ships under their control and Gus
tody."
This man also stated that the first
and second officers of the ships OF the
different lines were not going on strike
voluntarily, bat that they had grown
up in the service and were reluctant
TO walk out, as many are eligible for
promotion to command Of a vessel
in fact" continued the company
manager, delegates Of the union. al
though licensed officers themselves.
have constituted what is known as a
picketing squad and run in alongside
OF vessels and take the oHicers off
practically by force, even though the
latter are willing to remain aboard"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
THIRTY INDICTED
In RECORD RAID
ON GANGSTERS
Eight Garment Union
Leaders Accused Of
First Degree Murder.
THUGS HIRED IN
EAST SIDE STRIKES
Twenty-Five Others Charged
with Minor Crimcs-FOur Ar
rests at Prince George.

Fight union Last Side garment lead
ers were charged with ,0urdcr N the
rs. to.,r,o. and TWENTY-FIVE others
", assault. cNtortion and other
,r,c,cs ,r s. rocor6 .brcakinr bunch OF
,r5,~rc~ts handed un Yesterday by
the orard iurv 10 Jrdce Malone in Spe
cal session. mis- MARKED the climax
AZ the greatest round up % alleged
criminals the New York police have
cvor ACCOMPLISHED
II means not only a blow at the
,rurdcrous methods employed by the
garment workers unions in the in
ccssant strikes their leaders have 70
n,er,e6. but the cleanup also includes
Leaders and members q every known
Gang In The last side. Il means. II the
hone o. the police arc fulfilled, tho
+rsj co.'srsa Of the gang system IN
tbat eectioY o. the CITY.
Thrco Of tho men indicted for mur-
do+ avo enorr The best known union
Icsders cf ,L@ citv. At present ont
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
TO ARBlTRATE PLAGIARISM
Dramatists, Composers and
Authors Form Committee.

The Society Of American Dramatis,
and Composers. acting with the An
thors League Of America. has com
pleted the formation Of an arbitration
committee 10 adJudicate cases of al
legged plagiarism. Az the present time
there are nearly dozen Of these cases
before various courts in the United
States.
\ court Of honor" Of this type has
been maintained by the Society Of Au.
thors and Composers Of France. and
IN thirty years no decision handed
down by this body has been referred
to court OF Law. The committee an.
pointed by the American societies IN
cludes George II. Doran. Winthrop
Ames. Rex Reach. Augustus Thoma
snd nnnnis y. O'Rrisn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

irforced BY twelve from Headquarters,
scattered throughout the city under
Instructions 20 work oil through tho
night and as much longer as necessary
to get the men they were after. AS a
result last night prisoners came trlckl-
ing into Headquarters.
-Four Arrested in Hotel.
Four Of tho indicted men were round
cd up at the Prince George Hotel, IN
TWENTY eighth Street. near Fifth Ave
nue.. As soon as news Of the indict-
monts were spread abroad. the cloak
and suit manufacturers began planning
their campaign OF defence.
A number Of them gathered at the
s. George FOR conference at 1880
o'clock While they were deep in plans
for providing bail for the indicted
union mon and were discussing also the
hes. line Of defence, fifteen detectives
marched down upon their meeting
place.
The officers surrounded tho hotel,
making sure that all exits on both
Twen; y-severth and Twenty-eighth
streets were covered Then two Of
their number went inside and broke in
upon the manufacturers secret con-
clave. 4 few moments later they
marched out again with four prisoners.
There was no disturbance.
All OF which came from the eonfes-
sion made by "Dopey Benny" Fein OF
his activities as head Of crime syn
dictate conducted by him for supplying
the labor men with murderers. beaters-
up. cXtortionists and other specialists
IN crime.
At Police Headquarters yesterday the
chief credit for working up the maze
of facts contained in the confession
into such corrobCrated shape as TO
make the indictments possible was
given 20 Detective Clinton Wood, who
was assisted by Detective Henry Jessop.
The story Of Woods work was told
a. Police Headquarters BY Frank Lord,
Second Deputy Police Commissioner,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
200 PARK SPOILERS FINED
Many Women Among Them
Prison Punishment Urged.

More than two hundred people, many
OF them women, were arraigned in
Harlem and Bronx courts yesterday
and fined for Sunday offences in the
city's parks. Scattering rubbish and
taking flowers and ferns we're the
charges, for which fines OF from 81 70
50 were imposed.
In the Morrisania court Magistrate
House disposed of 100 cases. William
T. Hornaday, director of the New York
Geological Garden. who sat beside the
magistrate, agreed with him that the
aldermen should make park desecra-
ton prison offence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
Kobre Bank Will Pay in Full.

Depositors of the Kobre Bank, in
Brownsville, will be paid dollar for dol
lar. according to an opinion given in
bankruptcy proceedings yesterday by
Judge Thomas |. Chatfeld. in the Fed
eral Court, Brooklyn. The court held
that the assets Of the Brownsville
branch bank, together with those Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

whom hc was arrested Monday, re
ccivcd six'y-day sentence for lolter-
ing
In Hobokon. too. tho ripper wave
qcorod many children. and patrolmen
had 20 assie' tho teachers in Public
school No. : ~ quoting their classes.
An Italian boy spread tho scare in
white Plains that strange man was
lettering about tho Hillside School
Mothers and fathers rushed for their
children. running into the various
rooms. and iu spite Of the words Of
tho principal and The police they in
sisted on dragging tho boys md girls
home with them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
SEES HER SON KILLED
Mother, Baby in Arms, Unable
to Snatch Boy from Runaway

Hampered by the burden Of her
eight-months-old baby in her arms.
Mrs. Mary Salvatore. of 65l Crescent
Avenue, The Bronx. was unable yes
terday TO protect her son, Tony. six
years old. from team of horses which
had been frightened by an automobile
and dashed UP on the sidewalk in front
OF 1858 Hoffman Street. lie was
trampled 70 death.
Patrolman Duffy subdued the horses.
but Tony was dead when an ambulance
arrived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
Charlton's Trial in July.

Como, Italy, May 1.-THE trial Of
Porter Charlton. who was extradted
from the United States on the charge
of having murdered his wife on June
9. 1910, at their villa here. will be
opened early in July. This is consid-
orably earlier than had been expected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

Early birds are all decket
out in Summer plumage.
Summer suits, shoes, shirt;
scarfs, straw hats.
We're ready whenever YOU
are.
The "Westpointer T sit.' WI.
is our new boys shoe.
Made on the same last a;
that recently adopted for the
West Point Cadets.
Young Mems shirts are
slim and shapely.
A special type made on
the same lines as our Young
Mems suits.
We're specializing in Com
bination Underwear.
Everything men and boys
wear.
Sporting Goods in all stores.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway broaoTy
at 18th St. The at san D.
Four
Broadway Corners FHtn ave
at Warren atf!H''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

Moses Ginsberg, Max Kobres psr,n.,
would be sufficient 70 save the depo,
itors from loss. Ginsberg was %,
owner Of the Williamsburg branch /,
the bank. and also f he Canal Sire,
branch, in Manhattan.