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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27
novel PATRON SAINT FLAGS IN HISTORY
Symbols Have Been Subject to
Many Changes.
Those of Today the Result Of Slow.
Growth Through Centuries-Sara.
Gems Given Credit for Intro.
duction of Banner.

The Union Jack, the banner under
which Englishmen, Scotchmen, Irish.
men, Welshmen. Canadians, Australi.
ans, East Indians and men from other
parts of the great empire on which
the sun never sets are now fighting on
the bloody fields Of France, was de-
signed 307 years ago, in 1906. The
original flag of England. the banner
of St. George, white with red cross,
was incorporated then with the ban.
ner of Scotland, which was blue with
a white diagonal cross. This combina.
ton obtained the name of Union
Jack" in allusion to the union be-
tween England and Scotland, and to
the name Of the monarch who brought
about the consolidation of the crowns.
This was James l Of England and vi
of Scotland, the word Jack" being
corruption of Jacobus. the Latin word
for James. The original arrangement
of the Union Jack continued until
Ireland, the banner of St. Patrick.
white with a diagonal red cross. was
amalgamated with it. The red NAL
tese cross of St. Patrick was placed
over the white cross of St. Andrew, so
that a thin white line on either side is
all that remains of the Scottish cross.
The many nationalities comprising
the empire of Franz Josef fight under
a common flag of red and white, the
colors of the Hapsburg dynasty. There
are red stripes at the top and bottom
of the banner, and on the central
white stripe appears the Austrian coat
of arms. The German, Austrian and
Russian banners, like the English,
represent a slow growth through many
centuries and with frequent changes.
Since ancient times men have carried
distinguishing emblems in battle, but
it was not until the sixth century that
the flag acquired its present form In
Spain. Before that it was just small
square Of cloth carried on a lance.
The modern flag is said to have been
introduced in Spain by the Saracens.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27

OF coast artillerymen Is 30. The coast
states OF New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi and Texas are
without coast artillery organizations.
Nearly half of all the National Guard
cavalry in the country is in New York
and Pennsylvania. The states with.
out cavalry are Alabama, Arizona. Ar
Kansas, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, In
diana, Iowa. Kansas, Kentucky, Maine,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and W.
oming. It will be noted that among
the states without cavalry are a ma
jority of those in which horseman-
ship is supposed to be most common
such as Wyoming, Kentucky, Montana,
Kansas and New Mexico.
Engineering and Ordnance.
OF engineering troops more than
LOO of the 1924 are in four states;
New York, with 754, Ohio with 1870,
Pennsylvania with 1913, and Michigan
with 100. OF the remaining 225 st.
GERS and men Illinois claims four Of
the officers and 60 men, and Oklahoma
three officers and 81 enlisted men. Vir-
ginia has an engineering strength Of
three officers, Massachusetts and Cali
fornia two officers each, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, Mississippi. Maryland,
Iowa and the District of Columbia one
officer each.
There are fewer than 100 officers
and enlisted men in the National
Guard ordnance service
The number of men between eight
cen and forty-four fit for military serv-
ice is approximately 16,50O,OOO, divid-
ed among the states as follows:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27
Show Strange Situations.

The above figures reveal many
strange situations. For instance, Ala
bama is surpassed by only four states
IN the number of males between eight
cen and 'forty-four fit for military serv.
Ice, these states being New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois. The
1910 census gave California 100000
more population than Alabama, yet
Alabama reports that she can furnish
100000 more men than can California
Texas. with 100000 more population
than Alabama, reports only 500 900
men fit for service, while Massachu-
sets, with 100000 less population than
Texas, offers $4,000 more.
Minnesota, with $1,000 population
reports only 237,923 possible soldiers,
while South Carolina, with only 1900.
900. comes within 10000 of that num-
Der. Ohio, whose population is a round
million greater than that Of Texas,
is credited with 100000 more able men
than Texas, but only 10000 more
than Alabama, which has 2,5O0,00
fewer people, ,-
Mississippi, 100000 population, Of
fers more than 100000 men, whereas
Tennessee, with 1900. 900 population,
returns only $4,000. Indiana, with
100000 less population than Texas,
reports 100000 more at men and r..
900 more than Massachusetts, which
has $4,000 more citizens than has In.
diana. .-t .. ~
Keep In Touch With Militia.
Much criticism has been leveled ut
the war department because Of appar.
emit lack Of interest In the militia. It
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27

ern improvements for teaching domes.
tic science and manual training. M. A.
Traylor Of Kerens, Navarro county,
has the best school garden Of any of
the colored teachers of the county
and his garden Is enrolled in the Dial.
las school garden contest, and he is
confident of taking one of the prizes.
The inspectors Of the contest have
already visited his school several
times and have spoken very favorably
Of it.-Houston (Texas) Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27
: Can This 30 True,

Inc Bachelor wonder why the
average married woman is always 80
anxious to be seen with her husband
In public? - a
Inc spinster-I don't know. Of
course but imagine it's because .
Pubic place is the only one in which
woman can Induce her husband to
treat ner with due consideration.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27
Was Asleep In auooy.

Mckinney. Tex.-Bart Hodge Of
Longneck, seven miles from here, tells
an unusual story Of how his six-year-
OLD daughter was lost While hitchins
up to drive to Mckinney Hodge heard
MS wife calling the child. but drove
away, not suspecting that the girl was
ont q sight. Meanwhile for two hours
MIS-. Hodge searched and neighbors
assisted. When Hodge arrived at Nc
Kinney the daughter crawled out
! nom 1's under the buggy ssat s6A had
been asleep. B
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27
Many States Without Cavalry.

All the states, save Nevada, have in
fantry troops. as q matter of course.
In field artillery there are % that
have none. These states are Arizona.
Arkansas, Delaware, Florida. Idaho.
Kentucky. Maine, Maryland, Missis.
sippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
North Carolina. North Dakota, Okla
homa. South Carolina. South Dakota,
Tennessee. Vermont, Washington,
West Virginia and Wyoming.
Only 10 states maintain coast artil.
lery organizations. and Of the total
OF coast artillerymen more than half
u In New York. In Maine the total
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27

full hair pray for it. But never a man.
And, if local testimony goes for any,
thing. the holy woman" in favoring
many suppliants, has performed many
prodigies. A story is told of woman
bald through illness, to whom was
given new and wondrous crown Of
hair.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27

Y, !. - Wnen ~ the sweet girl graduate casts
= nss bread upon the waters she en-
pec.s y 70 come back - the shape 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27

In the above total Is included 81
generals, SO officers assigned to
duty as adjutant generals Of brigades
and divisions, AZ inspector generals
and 4S Judge advocates.
The appointment among the various
arms of the service is as follows:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27

]. G. Frasier of Farrsville, Newton
county, ranks as onescs the most pro
gressive Negro teachers of east Texas
and Is In very high esteem by people
Of both races OF that section, says the
Houston Post. He has already intro.
duced canning successfully into his
school. Great interest has been man
Tested during the summer session in
canning and quite number have been
studying canning In connection with
the operation of school training plants
where the canning of vegetables for
use In the mess hall next session Is
still in progress. The school cannery
IL proving to be benefit to the sur
rounding neighborhooe as well as to
the school, and both white and col
ored neighbors are bringing in vege-
tables to be canned in the Prairie
View school cannsry. Lulu B. Young
read bsfore the summer session an in
terestflg description of the work Of
the school OF which she is principal;
and she is probably the youngest
teacher in school, and she has success
fully introduced Industrial work into
her school in Smith county, whore
her work has attracted favorable COM
ment and mention from the county
superintendent. A number of teachers
have reported an increase in salary,
due to their having successfully intro
duced Industrial work in their schools.
An unusually large number of man
teachers have been taking instruction
In the agricultural department as a
means Of running a school garden.
which they have already introduced
or plan to introduce into their school.
The classes in sewing have been ex-
ceptionally well attended by the wom-
IN teachers, while quite a number Of
them have also enrolled in the cook
ing classes Mrs. M. E. Hunter, for
merly Uf Alabama. but foS number
of years resident of Laporte. Tex,
IL one of the most earnest students
Of industrial work in the institution.
This earnest woman, after the death
Of her husband, has proved to be
successful farm manager and has in
troduced industrial work also into
schools which she has taught in the
vicinity of her home. She has proved |
to be exceptionally successful in the
work OF raising and canning fruits |
and vegetables and is cook and
of unusual ability.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27

Miss Pauline Marriott Of Salt Lake
City, Utah, by writing 81 words min.
ute In the recent state and intermoun.
tain school championships. set new
worlds record in those classes. b..
=. Society women Of Coudersport, Pa,
becoming Disguised at the laxity Of
the city authorities. cleaned the
streets Of the city recently. ~
The government Of Columbia will es-
tablish a national institute Of agricul-
ture and an experimental farm.
A woman can learn more IN the
course OF . three weeks visit than .
man can pick up In four years at
college. Y. n X 5' nj &
An effort has been made to have
every farmers wife In Kansas TO Be.
come club woman. NJ
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ass Mrs. Jeanne d. Rice, who has won
prominence as a pottery worker, has
been divorced. N a
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hurry they N \ A I. y ~ J.
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every farmers wife In Kansas TO BE-
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Mrs. Jeanne d. Rice, who has won
prominence as a pottery worker, has
been divorced. si5 N 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27

The government Of Columbia will e.
tablish a national institute Of agricul
ture and an experimental farm.
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-08-27
. Keep In Touch with Militia.

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the war department because Of appar.
emit lack Of interest In the militia. Il
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26
|SNODANCER
IN USING THE
CITY WATER
SAYS CITY PHYSICIAN, NO DAN
GEROUS GERMS FOUND FROM
ANALYSIS, AND, ASIDE FROM
TASTE AND SMELL NO DANGER

City physician DR.. Walter Hardy
has made an analysis of the water
from the city lake, and states that
aside from the taste and smell there
is nothing to fear from its use. He
says, he finds that there are no dan
gerous germs in the water and that the
taste and smell is caused by decaying
vegetation caused when the water
rose and covered new territory this
spring. This will be eliminated as
soon as this vegetable matter has
fully decayed, and the water will then
resume its normal taste and smell.
DR.. Hardy says that the citizens of
Ardmore need have no fear of using
the water, that it is impossible to
eliminate the taste and smell at the
present time. but it may be used in abb
solute safety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26
PEACH CROP
BE GINS To
MOVE TODAY
ELBERTAS BEING GRATED AND
PUT INTO REFRIGERATOR CARS
FOR THE NORTHERN MARKETS.
FRUIT is FINE.

The Elberta peach crop began to
move today when the first gathering
was done, and the fruit began loading
into refrigerator cars for the northern
markets. The crop this year is ex-
ceptionally fine but will fall far short
of expectations.
Gathering has begun in the orchards
of Messrs. Poland, Son, Mullen, Hoard,
Colbert, King and DHlard. Morris Sass
was selected to act with commission
men for the growers some time ago,
and states that the first shipments
will probably go to Iowa as the market
seems best there at this time. The
estimate is % cars from this station
this season. but it may run above that
number when harvesting begins in
real earnest. and the growers find
their trees bearing more than they
estimated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26

employees gave the picnic and that
experience had taught them that it
was best to buy tickets if they de-
sired preference for work. They said
that the company had nothing to do
with this condition or the giving of
the excursion, but that as members
of the employees organization pur-
chase of tickets for the lake trip, an
annual affair, was almost compulsory.
Acting Mayor Moorhouse and his
advisers at a meeting Sunday decided
to raise relief fund of 100000 to
be distributed by subcommittee act.
ing under the direction Of the Ma.
tional Red Cross, the Associated
Charities and the Municipal Health
Department. In addition to this, the
Western Electric company, whose EN-.
ployes formed the majority of the
ill-fated excursion party, has announc-
ed 100000 from its employees insur-
ance funds is available for relief.
Numerous private relief funds have
been started.
Meanwhile Mayor Thompson, who
was at the Panama-Pacific eXposi.
ton to take part in the ceremonies
in celebration of Illinois day, is speed.
ing toward Chicago in a special train
to take his place in the direction of
relief work.
In churches and homes throughout
the city Sunday there were offered
prayers for the thousands whose
hearts have been pierced by grief.
They day was one of gloom. There
was more than the usual Sabbath quiet
everywhere and the crowds of out
door pleasure seekers were thin. As
was the case yesterday, baseball
games were postponed, two double
headers being set back because OF
the Eastland horror.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26
FRUIT FROM CALIFORNIA.
MIR. and Mrs. J. T. jackson Favored
With Box From Daughter.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Jackson of
North Washington street received
yesterday from their daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Rafferty, of Santa Paula, Cal,
large basket of fruit, consisting Of
lemons, oranges, grape fruit and apri
cots. The Rafferty, fruit farm is To-
Gated on the coast about midway
between Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco, it consists of 600 acres and
has a variety of fruits. Mr.. Rafferty,
is also large grower of beans for
the market, which is an important in
dustry in the state. The shipment OF
fruit was generous and of a very fine
quality.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26
THE AMERICAN STEAMER LANAW
FROM ARCHANGEL FOR BEL
FAST, is SUNK.
CREW WAS SAVED
Lee Lanaw Was Owned by New York
Concern and Carried Cargo of cot
ton from Galveston to Russia -
Germans Declared Flax Contraband.

London, July 26.-The American
steamer Lee Lanaw, from Archangel
for Belfast, with cargo of flax, was
sunk yesterday by a German submar-
inc off the northwest coast of Scot
land.
The crew of the vessel was saved,
arriving at Kirkwall in their own
boats.
The Lee Lanaw was owned by a
New York concern, and sailed from
Galveston for Russia with cotton on
May 5, delivering her cargo safely.
Germany has declared flax contra
band of war.
The British steamer Grangewood
was also sunk, the crew of the. vessel
being saved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26

London, July 26.-The fighting for
Warsaw has shifted from the south
of Poland, where Mackensens at.
tacks have failed to show any appre-
ciabIe advance, to northern Poland,
where the Germans on a wide front
have crossed the Narew river.
OstroIenka fortress still bars the
gates of Warsaw from that direction,
however.
The Germans are said to have com.
pleted preparations for another win
ter campaign.
A French destroyer is reported to
have destroyed the Austrian sub-ma-
rine and aeroplane depot in the Dal-
matian islands in the Adriatic Sea.
Dardanelles reports say that Brit
ish aeroplane prevented submarine
from torpedoing troop ship by drop
ping bombs so close to the submarine
that it was forced to dive to escape.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26
CITY DADS ARE
SWINGING THE
BIG s TICK
RETIRE IN ALL DEPART
MENTS OF THE CITY GOVERN
MENT Is GOING TO BE ORDER
OF THE DAY.

The city dads have begun to swing
the big stick and have issued re-
trenchment order in all departments
of the city government, effective as
soon as the men can be laid off with
out impairing the service.
The first to feel the effect of the
order was the police department.
when it was ordered that two men be
laid off the first of the month, and as
one has already sent in his resigna-
tion, that will reduce the force three
men. Those who were laid off were
patroment Stroud and Emerson, while
mounted officer Mccoy has resigned.
No other suspensions have been an
nounced yet, but the fire department
is likely to feel the ak, if it is found
that the services of one or more men
can be dispensed with without impair
ing the service.
The present administration state
that they are going to run this city
on an economical basis regardless of
whom it affects, so long as they are
saving the taxpayers money.
Keeper Walcott of the Wilmington
Park rendered his resignation to the
park board Saturday afternoon. His
place will be filled by the board, as
it is imperative that the parks be
maintained in good condition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26
Three Hundred Funera Is.
Identification of Dead.

Chicago, H., July 26.-The total
dead as a result of the turning over
of the top-heavy steamer, Eastland,
remains at approximately 1000, ac-
cording to estimates made by Coroner
Hoffman, whose reports indicated that
probably 100 bodies still were held
in the mud of the river by the super
structure of the overturned boat.
While only LOOP passengers Of the
Eastland have registered with the
Western Electric company as saved,
1t is thought that about AIS sur.
vivors, including tie crew of seventy
two, had failed to report their escape.
About three-score bodies were re-
covered from the wreck before noon
Sunday, but after that hour divers
discovered only one corpse before
they quit work for the night. Deputy
Coroner Linderman who had charge
of the work at the river side, said he
did not expect to find many more
bodies before the steamer was right
ed, and possibly none then.
Estimates as to how many persons
might be pinned down by the sunken
vessel varied widely, some declaring
that there was none, while others
estimated as high as 800. There
was much confusion in the totaling Of
bodies recovered, owing to duplica-
tons and removals.
AS a result, all sorts of estimates
were scattered about the city, with
guesses from 1900 to 1900, but offic
ers in charge of clearing the wreck
have been unable to tabulate. more
than the 9O1 bodies listed tonight
when the morgue was cleared of all
but a score of corpses. All the rest
of the victims, mosaly women and
children. have been identified and re-
moved by relatives.
Investigations to determine respon-
sibility for the calamity were under
way today in dozen quarters. CITY
and county officers were unanimous
in declaring that chief blame for the
accident rested with the federal in
spectors. who permitted the steamer
to operate while unseaworthy.
While no families were made wholly
dependent by the disaster, as might
be the case in a food or a great
fire. it was said employees of the
Western Electric company had been
working half time or less in recent
months. Several men who made this
report in asking for aid were asked
why they started on the excursion
while in poor financial circumstances.
They replied that an organization. OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26
FINE PLAYER
P|ANOF0R THE
COUNTRY CLUB
IN KEEPING WITH EVERYTHING
ELSE, PRESIDENT MAXWELL
PURCHASES THE BEST THAT
THE MARKET AFFORDS.

p. d. Maxwell, president of the
Dornick Hills county club, has pur'
chased a magnificent player piano Of
E. b. Luke, music dealer of this city
Aside from its beautiful tone, the case
is most unique and artistic, being
old mission of the very highest artistic
quality.
Mr. Maxwell was receiving con-
gratulations upon his happy selection
yesterday, the instrument is a thing
of beauty and like every instrument
from the house of Luke, is backed
with sufficient guarantee that is ac
cessible in case anything should go
wrong with it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26
BRITISH REPLY
RECEIVED At !.
WASHINGTON
GREAT BRITAIN HOLDS THAT RE-
STRlCTION OF NEUTRAL CON-
MERGE is WITHIN INTERNA-
TIONAL LAW.

Washington, July 26 -England's re-
ply to the American note of March,
protecting against the orders in coun-
Gil restricting neutral commerce, was
received today.
1t holds that the orders are within
international law, although they may
involve a new application of princi-
pies, and argues that it is proper to
await a judicial Interpretation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26
More Italian Successes

Rome, July 26.-An official state
ment describing the Italian air raid
upon Riva, an important town at the
head of Lake Garda in Austrian Tyrol,
says, two aeroplanes last Friday drop
ped eighteen bombs on and about the
railroad station there.
The Italians report that they con
tinue to make progress on all fronts,
but give no details.