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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-03
Where the Idea Originated.

1t was explained that the pilgrimage
idea originated last week with a small
group of professors of Columbia Uni
versity, New York. who planned it to
offset any possible effect of the So
called peace demonstration that was
planned to be held in the National
Capital. Originators of the movement
were Ellery C. Stowell, James T. Shot
WELL Wendell T. Bush, James McCreag.
w. B. Pitkin and H. B. Mitchell, all
professors in Columbia University.
Registration quarters were estab-
lished today in the oak room at the
Raleigh Hotel, where all who desire to
do SO may become participants in the
movement simply by enrolling their
names. All contributions toward ex-
penses, it was stated, will be wholly
voluntary, no dues or anything of the
kind being asked of those enrolling.
Committees are to be named this aft
ernoon to take charge of various
branches of the work the pilgrims have
set for themselves. and these commit
tees will at once begin active work on
their tasks. Cooperation with the gov
eminent in any and all matters per-
tanning to the impending conflict is to
be the keynote of the entire movement,
the services of every pilgrim being
pledged to the government whenever
and in whatever capacity the govern
ment may desire such services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-03
CIRCUIT DIVISION e-Justice siddons.

Toison agt. Washington Herald juror with
drawn and case continued for the term plain
tif's attorneys. Shinn x Owen defendants at
tcrncys. Frank J. Hogan and NJ. A. Kaufman.
be Provost agt- Young: time to file transcript
extended TO April 49, plaintiffs attorney.
Chauncey Hackett: defendants attorneys, Faust
y Wilson and W. c. Dennis.
In re habcas corpus OF Francis Stevens and
Stanley Stevens: writ returnnble forthwith
Wilson agt. Hapgood motion to strike out
replications /. =. and granted; demurrer
oyerruled: plaintiffs attorney. Chauncey Hack
EFT: defendants attorney. J. c. Adkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-03
Calls for Army of Million Men.

1t was further suggested that an
army of 100000 men be raised at once
and placed in training and that pend
ing the completion of the necessary
training the government of the United
States contribute to the allied powers
sum sufficient to defray the expense
of eguipping and maintaining on the
battle fronts of Europe a million of
their own men.
The vanguard of the Pilgrimage of
Patronage arrived in this city yesterday
and the work of organizing the move
ment. which it is explained is purely
volunteer. began Immediately. At last
evenings dinner resolutions calling on
the President to ask Congress to use
the full power of the United States lin
support of the allied opponents of our
common enemy" were drafted but be-
fore the resolutions could be read an
nouncemeut was made that the PreSi
dent in his address to Congress last
night had asked all that the Pilgrims
desired The resolution s. however.
| were read by Prof. William S. Thayer
of Johns Hopkins University, chairman
of the resolutions committee. who stat
ed that the resolutions had been pre-
pared as prayer-a prayer which
now, far as 1t was in the Presidents
power had been granted" Prof. Thay-
er said the committee would only add
to the resolutions an expression of
deep thanksgiving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-03

EQUITY DIVISION 2-Justice Stafford.
Sachs agt. Kinyoun; bill dismissed with costs {:
plaintiffs attorney. r. B. Behrend defendant s
attorneys. c. B. Bauman. NJ. j. Colbert and F.
B. Rhodes
Griffin agt. National Savings and Trust Com
pany; Julius A. Maedel substituted as trustee {;
plaintiffs attorney, J. A. Maedel.
Williamson agt. Automatic Chemical Fire Ex-
tinguisher and Alarm Company; order mist plain
tiff's attorneys. NJ. n. Richardson and c. II.
Merillat.
In lunacy of Lawrence Harrison; order a,i-
thorizing deposit of funds and directing pay
mentS to st. Elizabeth.
Sne1d agt. Snead: rule as to alimony returnable
April IL plaintiffs attorney. Thomas Beckett.
Moebs agt. Carroll; order of March Is, 1911,
~" nded pinintiits attorney. c. +. Carusi: de-
PENDANTS attorneys, ]. S. Easby-Smith and Il.
-. rI.nHrty.
Janney agt. Stahler decree substituting Albert
Stahler and Wilbur F. Nash. trustees: bond
$1,000; plaintiffs attorneys Clephane & Gle
phane.
Richmond Park Improvement Company agt
Hight; time to file transcript extended to April
l. exception by plaintiff Thy Justice Mccoy
plaintiffs attorney. ID. W. O'Donoghue; defend
ants attorney. H.. T. Wright.
Cragin agt. Shoemaker; decree constituting will
and ordering sale; bond $4,000: plaintiffs at
torney c. II. Cragin.
National Savings and Trust Company agt
/! Hughes: Coiley W. Bell appointed guardian ad
| litem (by Justice Mccoy; plaintiffs attorney
George F. Williams.
CIRCUIT DIVISION Chief Justice Covington
| Gleeson ngt. klausman verdict for plaintiff
| for $3.50, with interest plaintiffs attorneys. NJ
| J. Colbert and c. ]. Murphy defendants attor
neys, II. l. Quinn and Fred S. SwindelI.
| Allender agt. Washington Virginia Railwa!
Company; jury respited: plaintiffs attorneys
Wilton j. Lambert and Il. II. Yea;man; defend
ants attorney. George P. Hoover.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

the public, found that the lines fitted
this air, already used for several pa
triotic songs of the day.
This Is still an open question, but
Mr.. Sonneck has run down the facts
Of the creation Of the tune now ia
miliar to practically every man, wom-
an and child in the United States to an
almost certain point, which is that 1t
was most probably composed by John
Stafford Smith, an English musician
who lived between the dates OF 100
and 1886.
Anacreon, the old Greek poet who
sang the praise Of wine and beauty,
was the patron saint Of the Anacreon-
tic society of London, which held Its
convivial meetings first at Ludgate Hill
and later at the Grown and Anchor
inn in Britain's old capital. Ralph
Sommers was the first president of the
society and to him is ascribed the au-
thorship of the following nonsensical
lines, which were sung at every meet
ing of the society:
To Anacreon in heaven, where he sat In
full glee,
The bold sons of Harmony sent petit
ton,
That he an Inspirer and Patron would be.
When this answer arrived from the jolly
old Grecian:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15
CUSTOMS IN ARMY AND NAVY
Explicit Regulations Govern the Dis
play Of the Stars and Stripes on
Land and Sea.

Concerning alag Day" the following
from the Army and Navy Journal may
be Of interest:
A correspondent asks as to the origin
Of the custom Of hosting the flag on
board ship and at our army posts at
sunrise and hauling 1t down at sunset.
Some of our readers may be able to
add to the information we give here.
The army hoists its flag at sunrise and
hauls 1t down at sunset. The navy
raises the flag at eight in the morning
and hauls it down at sunset. The flag
is not flown at sea except for the pur-
pose Of exchanging courtesies with
other vessels, but vessel making port
keeps the flag flying until she comes to
anchor, whatever the hour may be.
The flag is hoisted on board ship during
church service, with the church pen
nant flying above it. The hosting Of a
flag below another flag is the token OF
surrender.
The regulations require that: "At
every military post or station the flag
will be hoisted at the sounding Of the
first note of the reveille, or Of the first
note Of a march, if a march be played
before rcveille. The flag will be low
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

First rag InaL pymDOuzou OCLODeT A0s
the Union of the Thirteen 1919. which
eolohies' tended to
standardize the Stars and Stripes, and
yet further specifications were found
necessary only recently.
This history of our flag indicates
that the "Stars and Stripes was not
carried by troops in battle until the
period of the Mexican war, 1846-47.
Several flags Of this period are In the
museum collections.
Ten flags of the collection pertain
to the Civil war. The garrison flag OF
Fort Moultrie, s. c., lowered when
the command evacuated that fort to
assemble at Fort Sumter, December
20, 1860; boat flag flown by Com
mander Charles s. Boggs, U. s. navy,
when he left the gunboat Varuna,
sunk in an engagement between Con-
federate fiotilla and the Union fleet
under Admiral Farragut, below New
Orleans, April "a, 1852; signal flag
of white cloth with painted Stars and
Stripes; headquarters flag of Maj.
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, U. S. Volun-
teers, flown at Fortress Monroe, Vir-
ginia, in 1861; the flag raised at New
Orleans by its citizens upon the occu-
patton of the city by the Union forces
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

FIRST FLAG OVER SCHOOL
Honor lie Claimed for colrain, Mass.s
Where National Banner Was
Raised In May, 1912.

Today the United States flag flies
over millions Of schoolhouses, in every
city, town and hamlet, throughout the
United States, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippines. On every day Of patri-
otto observance exercises are held at
which the flag is saluted and the pupils
standing give a military salute and in
chorus slowly and distinctly repeat:
II pledge allegiance to my flag and
to the republic for which 1t stands, one
nation, indivisible, with liberty and
Justice for all"
The distinction Of antedating all
other schoolhouses in raising the flag
belongs to a little log schoolhouse on
Catamount hill, Colrain, Mass, in May,
1912. The second war with Great Bril-
tain was threatening at that time, and
the people Of the community raised the
flag in an outburst Of patriotism and
loyalty to the United States govern.
ment. The man who felled the tree to
make the fiagpole and three members
of the committee in charge Of the
hoisting Of the flag were a short time
later marching away to the war.
After careful investigation of the
claim of this school being the first to
raise the Stars and Stripes, there was
set up, in May, 1908, on the place where
the old log schoolhouse had stood, q
neat stone tablet on which was carved:
The First United States Flag
raised over public school was
floated In May, 1872, from log
schoolhouse which stood on this
place.
Less than q month after the flag on
Fort Sumter had been fired upon flag
was raised over the Fifth street gram
mar school at New Bedford, Mass, May
IL, 1861. This was eight months after
the dedication Of the school building.
One of the earliest instances known
of a flag being raised over a school
building or grounds was over Wash
ington school, Chicago, three days
after Fort Sumter had been fired upon.
The principal, Benjamin F. Cutter,
bought the bunting and four of his
teachers made the flag. One of these
women was a native of Maine, one
from Massachusetts, another was born
in New York state, and the fourth,
Mrs. Calista Robinson Jones Of Yer
mont, was afterward past national
president of the Woman's Relief corps.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

cred at the sounding of the last note OF
the retreat, and while the flag is being
lowered the band will play The Star
Spangled Banner The national flag
shall be displayed at seacoast or lake
fort at the commencement Of an action
and during a battle in which the fort
may be engaged, whether by day or at
night.
1.-THE national ensign on board ship
Of the navy at anchor shall be hoisted
at s a. m. and kept flying until sunset,
If the weather permits. Whenever a
ship comes to anchor or gets under
way, if there is sufficient light for the
ensign to be seen, it shall be holsted,
although earlier or later than the time
specified. Unless there are good rea-
sons to the contrary, the ensign shall
be displayed when falling in with other
ships Of war, or when near the land,
and especially when passing or APP
preaching forts, lighthouses or towns"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

VISION TOE Standard the Colonists Car
q Il Il itiOnal ried at the Battle Of Bun
ker Hill.
stars.
The navy Immediately adopted this
flag, but the army was slower to act.
Representative of the early stars-and-
stripes type there is 12-star flag said
to have been used by Paul Jones dur
ing the War of the Revolution. 1t
measures 1O1s feet by Ga feet.
Another flag of the very highest
historic value is the original "Star-
Spangled Banner" which flew over
Fort McHsnry in Baltimore, during
the bombardment on September 1874,
1914, and was the inspiration Of Keys
anthem. 1t hangs In the rotunda OF
the new National Museum building,
where the models in competition for
the Key memorial are on display.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15
True Americanrsn,.

The Americanism Of man Is not al
ways proved by what he says. 1t Is
proved by what he thinks, and his gen
eral attitude toward government. The
flag stands for freedom and self-gov-
eminent, the supremacy of the civil
over the military authority, and indi-
vidual rights. In this country, as
long as 1t continues to be American,
the state will be the servant, and not
the master of the people.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15
MANY CHANGES IN
STARRY BANNER
Practically Each Historical Pc.
Rod Of the Country Has Wit
messed Its Development
First Into Bat
tie in Mexico.

THE fact that some sixty-odd
sizes and shapes Of American
flags were found In use in the
= various government depart
ments actuated an executive order,
dated May 20, standardizing the form
and size Of all our national flags. The
flags and union jacks Of all depart
ments, with certain exceptions in the
army and navy, must now conform to
specifications. Taking the hoist, or
width as 1, the fly, or length, is 10;
the hoist of the union, 7-13; the fly
of the union, .76 and the width of
each stripe 1-13. There are IL pre-
scribed sizes, from 1.31 feet to 20 feet
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

Earliest New EnglaHQ S"eA'S - AsS
Flag, Emblematic of the d e velopment
Union of More Than in several
one SotoA'' historical Pc
RODS, it's many changes and its grad
ual standardization.
1t is interesting to note that during
the Revolution the flag had IL stars;
in the War of 1872, Is; in the Mexican
war, 20; in the Civil war, 80; in the
Spanish-American war, 45, and today
48. The American flag is among the
oldest of national flags, being older
than the present British union jack,
the French tri-color and the flag of
Spain, and many years older than the
flags Of Germany and Italy, some Of
which, like those Of other countries,
are personal flags, or those of reign
ing families.
There are no early colonial flags,
such as were used by the individual
colonies and militia regiments before
the flag Of the United States was
established by congress in 1777, on
June ID, now celebrated as Flag day.
This act requires shat the flag Of the
United States be 10 stripes, alternate
red and white; that the union be ID
stars, white in blue field, represent
ing new constellation" but did not
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

eminent de-
p a + tments
conf erred
on proper
lions a n d
9th e r de-
tails of
the national
flag, result
ing in an ex-
ecutiye or.
der, dated
October 20,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

under Ma
.jor Gener-
al Butler,
M a y 1,
1862 the
remains Of
the banner
carried in
the three
days fight
at Salem
lei Ell G hts,
Va, May
3-5, 1853,
W h e n 3
-r-- -@-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

h OF s t S, but
the 19-foot
flag is to be
the standard.
The Amer
lean flag col
e C t i ons of
the National
museum in
clude s o m e
examples of
our flag indi-
cative of its
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

define how
m a n y
points t h e
s t a r S
s h, o u l d
have, how
they should
b e a r
ranged, nor
make pro-
vision fn r
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

1916 the army never carried the ma
tional flag In battle, though we have
record of Its use as garrison flag
from about 1857 or 1893 to 1884.
Bodies of troops carried during this Pc
Rod and before it what was known as
national colors or standards, Of blue,
with the arms of the United States
emblazoned thereon, comprising an
eagle surmounted by a number of stars,
and with the designation of the body of
troops-as infantry, artillery, etc.-in-
scribed on scroll. In 1884 the artil-
lery was given the right Of carrying
the Stars and Stripes, as recorded by
the war department regulations.
Under President Taft's administra-
ton representatives of the various gov
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15
"voice, Fiddle and Flute,
No longer be mute;

voice, Fiddle and FIute,
No longer be mute; 2
I'll lend you my name and inspire you to
boot,
And besides I'll instruct you like me to
entwine
The Myrtle Of Venus with Bacchus' Vine"
Other patriotic words carried the
same air at later periods and it was
familiar to the American people when
1t was added to "The Star Spangled
Banner for all time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

country's most precious and jealousy
guarded relics.
From 1795 this form continued as
the standard flag until President Mon
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

rOeS dUiulu
i $ t r a Ito n.
W h en- con-
gress enact.
ed tn a t 1t
should there
after be of
Is s stripes 8,
with the adj
d1tlOn OF d
star for each
new S t a t e,
mmencing
July 4, 1918.
1t s e e m s
TIL a t until
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

question as to who set Keys words to
this air is yet unsettled. Some friends
Of the descendants of the poet declare
that Key was stone deaf and could
neither sing nor recognize tune, and
that his friend, Judge Nicholson, who
seems to have acted as press agent In
the matter of placing the song before
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

geants were killed though the BAN
ner never faltered or fell to the
ground; General Hazen's garrison
flag hoisted at Fort McAllister,
Ga. after the surrender Of the
fort to the Union army, December ID,
1854; the flag flown on the q. 8. s.
Kearsarge when she sank the Ala
bama. deposited In the National muse
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

This Fort McHenry
flag is Of the Is stars
and-stripes type, adopt
ed in an act approved
by President Washing
ton January 13, 1894,
which took effect May
1, 1795, after the adj
mission Of Vermont and
Kentucky. It measures
about 80 feet square, is
much battered and torn
and one star is miss
ing. This great historic
souvenir has been pre-
served by quilting 1t on
heavy linen cloth, and
remains one Of the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15
English Musician Said to
Have Composed Music
for Keys Anthem.

N regard to the tune Of the
"Star Spangled Banner"
much has been said and
written. Over the first ap-
pearance Of the poem In
nrinf were the words.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

Flag With Thirte Q n
Stripes, Alternate Red
and White, With the
Motto Don't Tread on
Me- Md.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

Earliest New England
Flag, Emblematic of the
Union Of More Than
One Colony.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-15

Old Glory Has Waved Over Us For One Hun
cred And Forty Years. It Is The Sentiment Uniting
Beautiful Piece of Cloth. It Means: Liberty And
Union, Now And Forever. One And lnseparable.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-05
FRENCH WILL
IGNORE HUNS
viii Not Renew Sporting
Relations With Germany
After the War.

Paris, France, Nov. "A French
writer has been discussing with NJ
Michel Gondinet the probable devel-
opment Of after the war sports. NJ
Gondinet is the honorable president
Of the Racing Club de France and Of
the U. S. F. S. A.. which latter is prac-
tically the amateur athletic union OF
the republic, and for many Of whose
rules N. Gondinet is responsible
He is very positive on the question
Of the resumption Of International re-
latiOns, SO far as Germany Is con-
OF that country being received as
worthy Of recognition as a competitor
with civilized nations. NJ. GOndinet
puts his finger on the unenvlable dis
tinctiOn which has been earned by
Germans as lacking the fundamental
idea Of sport.
Conjuring W the face OF the sport
ing universe Of tomorrow, he says.
We shall take part In a sol Of re-
Nuisance and a new classification OF
the peoples OF the earth. For a long
time there will be, as Il were. two
races OF mankind and two worlds.
separated one from the other. Sports
VIII In no wise bring them together,
for sports require gentlemen very
fine English word which signifies q
very beautiful thing. for it personl-
flies honor and loyalty.
Wei. the nations who have made,
In the frightful manner we know, the
war OF today, we cannot consider
these. nations as nations OF gentle
men"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-05
COMPANY TEAM
DEFEATS RIVAL
64th Infantry Organization
Hangs Indian Rival on
Opposing Eleven.

By the decisive score OF IS TO 0. the
fast company B football eleven de-
feated a team from company n, 64th
inantry Saturday afternoon at Rio
Grande park. Tho company 3 play
ers adopted q consistent aggressive
attack during the early part Of the
contest and carried the ball over the
opposing goal line several successive
times
Lieut. Saunders OF company B,
Sprinkle. Carlson and O'Neiu were
the stars Of the game. each Of these
players doing excellent work for the
victories eleven. Beers Of the N COM
pany team did some good line plung-
ing but his efforts availed little
against the superior offence and de-
fence OF the opposing team. Carlson
kicked goal twice and failed on his
third attempt while Lieuts Saunders
also kicked one goal after he had
broken across the line for G touch
down.
The company 3 team has not been
defeated this season and its support
ers are anticipating some good games
IN the near future. Il Is probable that
this team viii be matched to meet the
Myrtle Avenue stars next Sunday
morning az the stadium, inasmuch as
it has challenged the star team
The company 3 lineup Is as ollows:
Carlton, right end Segraves, right
tickle: MaxOWitch. right guard. IN
wicz. center, Seaman. left guard; San
Try, LEFT tackle o Eeill. left end;
Sprinkle, left half; Saunders. full
back; Little, left half; Page, right
half; Heiiman, right hall; vs. Scott
quarter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-05
FOOTBALL RESULTS.

bia. G.
At Philadelphia, Pa: Pennsylvania,
q; Lafayette, O.
At Indianapolis. Ind: Ohio State
%, Indiana. 8.
Al New Brunswick. N. J.: Rutgers
Z: West Virginia, Z.
At Providence, r. 7: Syracuse, s.
Brown. @.
At West Point. n. y; Notrs Dame
:; Army, ..
At Oberlin, Ohio: O5erliu, 20; Roch-
ester university, 0.
At Ihaca, y. 7; Cornell, 20; Car
negie Tech, O.
Al Ann Arbor. Mich: Michigan. g.;
Kalamazoo college, o.
At Chicago: Illinois, Q; Chicago, 0.
At Desmoines, Ia: Grinnell, rs;
Drake, Z.
A. Lafayette, Ind: Northwestern
p; Purdue, 6.
AT Iowa City. Ia: Great Lakes
naval station. Is. Iowa, Il
At Columbia, Mo- Missouri, Z; Okla
homa, H.