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New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Victory Pageant
AtCollegeS Stadium
Mayor Speaks at Exercises
That Are elimination of
Observance of Fourth

The city's observance OF the birth
day of national independence culmi-
mated last night in Victory Pageant
given at the stadium of the College
of the City of New York under the
auspices of the Mayors Committee of
Women There were patriotic songs,
addresses and tableaux. Three army
alrplanes hovered over the stadium
their man@uvres being followed as
dusk fell by the beam of search
light mounted on an army motor car.
Adolph Lewisohn, who gave the sta
dunn TO the college, was master of
ceremonies. The speakers were Mayor
Hylan and George Gordon Battle. Ben
Ali Haggin arranged the tableaux
Rosa Ponselle sang "The Star-Spangled
Banner" detachment of soldiers, sail
ors and marines standing at attention
Eeanwhile. Other singers were
E,fnche Consolvo, Idelle Patterson,
]. jan Nubank, Ernest Davis, Earle
s<hae Janis and Julia Arthur also con-
-sssaured their services. The Stadium
~,-&phony Orchestra played
Both the Mayor and Mr.. Battle dwelt
IN their addresses upon the momentous
(. events of the last year and their eff
feet unon the nation whose Declaration
of Independence was being celebrated.
I'VE exulc that the watch fires Of
liberty which were threatened with ex-
rinction have been preserved" said the
former.
New York City is particularly proud
Of the record of its 100000 sons who
helped to make victory possible. Never
IN the history of the world have men
gone forth with greater zeal and patri-
otto fervor than did our boys when they
crossed the Atlantic to take part in the
great struggle.
"They fought under the flag that led
our forefathers to victory in the War
for Independence; the flag that in
spired their sons to do all and dare all
20 preserve the Union in The War of
the Rebellion; the flag that led the
sons of the reunited nation to fight for
the independence Of Cuba, and to-day
The flag recognized throughout the
world as the emblem of peace for all
lovers of liberty"
Rival riveting teams Of the Depart
ment Of Plant and Structures contest
ed for silver cups, and the pageant
closed with Mr.. Haggin's tableau. 1.-THE
Triumph of the People" Historical
pictures showing the development of
freedom in America from 1892 to 1919
We're presented. Miss Arthur was Co.
lum5ia and Mrs. Haggin France
Among those who had boxes for the
pageant were Mrs. John F. Hylan with
Miss Virginia Hylan, Mrs. Grover A.
Whalen and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Randolph Hearst; Henry Clews. Adolph
Lewisohn, Harry F. Sinclair, Major
General Thomas H. Barry, Rear Ad,
miral James H. Glennon and DR.. Rova]
S. Copeland.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
One Dead, 3 Injured
In Motor accidents

HACKENSACK, N. j., July 4-The
safe and sane Fourth came close to
filling Hackensack Hospital to capacity
to-day. Michael Alvino, Of Lodi, N. j.,
died there this morning, following a
collision between the motorcycle he
and Lorenzo Succcllo, of New York,
were riding and Newark Hackensack
trolley.
Succello was killed instantly. The
accident took place on Williams Ave
nue., Hasbrouck Heights.
Lieutenant w. 4. Reeves, of the Cald-
we'll Navy Rife Range, was brought to
the hospital with fractured skull. He
was riding a motorcycle along Cedar
Range, Teanecl, when the gates Of the
West Shore Railroad suddenly dropped
before him. To avoid crashing into
them he ran into a ditch
William Odell, six years old, Of Has
brouck Heights, was setting off fire
crackers in front of his home when he
was hit by an automobile. His leg was
broken and he was brought to the hos
pital.
While driving motor truck through
Ridgefield George Sanderson, of 1904
Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, fell from
his seat and broke his left leg in two
places.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Brooklyn Celebrates
Fourth in Omen Air

Brooklyn celebrated the Fourth with
block parties and meetings and game.
evening there were fireworks displays,
for which the Board of Aldermen and
citizens OF Brooklyn furnished the
funds
Programmes at the parks and play
grounds included track events, boxing
bouts, folk dancing, flag drills and
other events There were also numerous
band concerts.
The Long Island Assembly, Fourth
Degree Knights of Columbus, held
exercises in Central Park, at which
Captain Ward G. Meehan and William
A. Prcndergast made addresses At
Sheepshead Bay the Community League
held memorial services for the men of
the district killed in the war.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
incident of Celebration Is
Rallying of Tammany to
/ the Irish Republic by
: Charles F. Muir h y
Italians Honor Caribaldi
Inspiring Victory Spectacle
Is Enacted at the Sta
/ dunn of City College

independence Day saw Charles F..
Murphy rallying Tammany Hall to the
aid OF the Irish republic. 1t also was
the occasion of denunciation Of the
league of ma ions in the long talk"
before the assembled chieftains, which
was delivered by Senator F. Ashurst, of
Arizona.
1t was celebrated throughout the city
sduring the day at neighborhood festi-
walls which eliminated in the evening
in Victory Pagean, in the stadium of
the College of the City of New York,
at which patriotic songs, addresses and
tableauX were given.
Fireworks and the usual automobile
and drowning accidents attendant upon
q sunny holiday took their toll of
celebrants, although the stringent reg
ulations concerning the sale of explo-
sives reduced the number of casualties
due to that cause. One boy was
drowned and one person killed and
three hurt in automobile accidents.
Four thousand Italians made a pill
grimage to the cottage occupied by
Giuseppe Garibaldi on Staten Island
-lring his stay in this city, making a
dual celebration of the day.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

by the girls of the village. who were
assisted by Mrs. Richard Derby, wife
OF Colonel Derby, and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, wife OF the young colonel.
estate of J. c. Moore, where o din
ner was served on the lawn.
Eight boys bearing the name of
Roosevelt went to the war from this
village. They were Archibald, George
Emlen, John Kean, Kermit, Philip j.,
Nicholas. Theodore and Quentin, who
was killed.
Several thousand persons visited
Colonel Roosevelt's grave during tho
day. 1t was decorated with an Amer
lean flag left there early in the morn
ing by woman. A wreath bearing
triae" isv also was Sas" placed ID on the mound
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Lynchings Are Decreasing
Mobs Kill 25 Negroes First Six
Months of 1919

MOBILE Ala, July A. Lynchings
during the first six months of 1919
were fewer than during the same
period of 1918 but more numerous than
in 1917, according to the record kept
by Tuskegee Institute.
The total for the current year to
date is twenty-eight, in comparison
with thirty-fve in 1918 and fourteen
for the first half of 1917
Of those lynched in 1919 twenty-fiv
were negroes and three white. Only
seven were charged with assaulting
women One negro woman was lynched.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05

over the East chiefly, was remarkable
for the size of the area covered, taking
in everything from the Mississippi Vai-
ley east to the Atlantic Coast. At Chi
cago the official record was 96.
Predictions were for fall in tenn
perature by Saturday nigh, and very
general thunderstorms.
At Toledo the official temperature
was % degrees, but the Weather Blu
reau said that stories of much higher
temperatures in the ring where the
WillardDempsey championship fight
was staged were to be believed, bs-
cause arena conditions made for build
ing up unusual heat conditions.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Washington Celebrates Day
Will. World Peace Pageant

WASHINGTON, July 4.-Return Of
world peace was the dominating spirit
of Washington's celebration of Inde-
pcndence Day. Pageantry in which the
calls Of industry and other civilian oc-
cupations to returning soldiers and
sailors were displayed, and a parade in
which all Of the nations arrayed
against Germany and Austria were rep
resented, were the features of the OBJ
servance.
Embassies and legations of all the
floats in the parade, and the newly
formed nations of Czecho-Slovakia,
Poland, Lithuania, and of the Serbs,
Creates and Slovenes, were represented
for the first time in procession held
in the national capital.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
1amnlanyDemands
ireland Be Freed
Senator Ashurst Saws
League of Nations Is
Certain To Be Ratified

United States Senator Henry f.
Ashurst, Of Arizona. who delivered the
long talk at Tammany Hall yester-
DAY found little to praise in the league
Of nations.
Il don't wholly like the league of
nations. nc said. III had my way
would have written n it that Ireland
is free state.'
This took the fancy Of the crowd,
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Jersey City and Ne,Uurk
Parade Despite Heat

independence Day was observed with
r@rades and mass meetings IN Jersey
City and Newark. IN the former town
Jesoph p. Tumulty, secretary to Presi
dent Wilson, and John Tomple Graves
delivered addresses at tho West Si1o
County Park
Mr., Tumulty told an audience Of
10000 that an era OF peace weuld fol-
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
NEW YORK TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, JULY s. 1919

low sthe war, and Nj. Graves congratu-
lated Jersey City on its war record. A
parade of war workers also was held.
Mayor Gillen reviewed Newarks pa
rade. which included veterans of the
Civil, SpanishAmerican and world
WARS. In the afternoon children OF the
city playgrounds gave a pageant at
Wcennah;c Park
New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Mercury Goes to 100
In 5 Eastern Cities
Heat Ware Is Widespread, but
Fail in Temperature and
IhunderstOrnas Due To.niobt

WASHINGTON, July 4.-Thermom-
eter readings in five citics-W Washing
ton Boston. Hartford, Conn; Phila-
delphia. and Harrisburg. Penn.-rey.
lstered 100 degrees to-day. and Weathsr
Bureau forecasters said the dsv was
one or the hottest Fourths Of July on
record. The warm wava, extending
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
HIGH SPOTS IN SEA
FLIGHTS HISTORY

November. 1sIT-N1vy officials
and Curtiss engineers confer
flight.
January. 1O1S-WOrkinE model
found practical in wind tunnel
test.
October. I91s-NC-1 makes sue
cesSfuI trial fight at ROckaway
Beach.
November, IsIs-NC-1 makes
first IOng-distanee flight.
February, IeIs-NC-2 mounts
1000 feet in ave minutes.
February -, 19I0-Seerctary
Daniels orders four planes for big
flight.
April ;, IsIs-NC-3 and NC
assembled ut ROekawny. NC-2
discarded.
May S-Three planes start for
TrepaESey bay, Newfoundland.
mel and NC-3 arrive ut Halifax,
N. $. $40 mIIesD. NC-4 haIts at
Chatham bay, Mass.
May I6-Three planes start
from TrepaSsey bay for Azores
-U,25O niIeEl. NC-3 arrives at
HOrta. Azores, in Is hours IS
minutes. NC-I wrecked in ocean
half hour from Flores, crew res
cued.
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CROWD CHEERS AS
NG-4 CREW LANDS
Continues from First rage. }

Continued from First FaEe.D
the enninence known as the Hoe. and
there the cheering was loudest as
the Nc. dropped to the water. The
cheers kept on, mingling with the
bedlam Of steamship sirens. as Read
and his airmariners stepped aboard
the L :. <. Rochester. As they
reached ihe deck band struck up
Souss's famous march. THE stars
ard stripes Forever" and the British
Admiral Thurby. with the American
Admiral PlunKett by his side, came
forward to welcome the aviatorsS
The crews OF the NC-1 and NC-3
were also there TO grasp the hands
OF their comrades.
The mayor waited to mee; the
Americans at the Nayhower stone.
Afterward q procession through the
city took place.
Lieut.. Walter Hinton. OF Nanwort.
Ohio. seemed TO voice the sentiments
OF all the NC-4 men when he said:
Were ready to iy across the At
lahtic again.
Grew Are Happy.
Smiling seemingly a bit sbashed
BY the noise of welcome. and tho
sight of the hundreds Of waving hats
and handkerchiefs on every vantage
point ashore, the crew boarded the
Rochester.
Ensign H. c. Rodd. radio operator.
sent out the following message to
his mother in Cleveland:
We had a wonderful trip and q
good time ! worked the wireless con-
stantly during the entire trip. I sent
you n message when We were of
Newfoundland"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
WAR RISK TO CLOSE
MARINERS DIVISION

The marine and Seamcn's division
Of the War Risk Insurance Bureau is
TO be abolished.
Preliminary - closing tho books
and winding up business in the d.
vision Secretary Glass has issued an
order tC all delinquent insurers to
file final application for insurance
prior 10 June 2.
Ship owners and charjercrs as a
rule are SAID 10 have promptly com
piled with the provisions 90 the War
Risk Insurance act. only = few having
put TO sea without applying for in
Gursnce on masters. 0fStccrr and
crews against loss o. liz. ae.sonal
injury or detention b. tHo oa~r-.:. Iii
chip owners "r 'ha -torer0 sc ~ are
required = i~@'i-o tn~'s. 0"r-,.G-. e. s,l,'
who fs'i - r." r-o, low: o.. f'.31E
srDlicg:Iop f'f -.-.:r .0.r. %. ..-r ,.r
before Jur" {" ',i'3 Doc srr.-I To- =
Peralry Of Sl.hns a.rr ra.1r ard crcry
failure, according - @crre'rT-- ':taaa'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
PRICE Of BEEF TO
DROP, SAY PACKERS

CHICAGO. June Reef prices Will
be lowered shortly. according 10 the
American Meat Packers Association.
In a statement here tho association
said the decrease will he noticeable
within a few days. The probable eX-
tent of the decline was not given.
There are several reasons for the
decline. the statement said. Cheaper
grass-fed cattle are Woodworking to
market, exports OF beef from the
United States have practically ceased.
The Government has stopped buying"
Depletion Of European heads and
unprecedented demands will keep
prices above normal FOR some time. {.
was said Pork and mutton are men
toned only as being higher than
beef.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
WAR EXPENDITURES
PROBE SOON BEGINS

The proposed Congressional invest
lgation OF the War Departments vast
expenditures during the war will be
under way before the end OF next
week, according to Republican
leaders
The Graham resolution providing
for the probe will be taken up IN
the Rules Committee tomorrow morn
ing. and II is expected that Il VIII
be reported out for confederation IN
the House tomorrow afternoon.
AS soon as the resolution Is adopta
ed. Speaker Gillett will name thu
select committee" OF fifteen.
Several months win be redufretel
before the report is ready for thS.
House. Secretary Baker win be. one
OF the first witnesses called.
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MISQU0TED, SAYS HAWKER.
OF HIS LONDON SPEECH

LONDON. June Harry g. Haw-
kcr. the Australian nv ator. who fell
into The sea while attempting d trans
Atlantic flight from New FoundIand
10 Great Britain. is much upset over
he American comment upon his re-
cont speech belIttlinE the achieve
ment OF Lieutenant Commander Read
and his companions on he NCI
'They SO; ir quite wrong" declared
Hawke. LILY remarks were not
meant O" refer 10 tho American may.
I had "a mind mE own case alone.
No did mot want ships 10 protect
q and attacks against the British
Admiralty are most unfair
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
TSPERMANENT
j. S. Jobs BUREAU

Creation OF a permanent nation
wide chain Of Government EMPLOY
ment agencies is urged on Congress
by Secretary of Labor Wilson. in let
ters to Senator Kenyon. OF the Senate
Education and Labor Committee and
Congressman J. NJ. c. Smith. chairman
of the House Labor Committee.
This legislation is necessary 10
wipe out private fee-eharging agen
cies, which Secretary Wilson charged
have encouraged restlessness and
shifting among labor, resulting IN
great economic loss.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
MAY MAKE IS TIE
MINIMUM WORK ACE

4 set OF strict child labor laws. a.
drawn up here al a recent confer
ence on child welfare. are under con
temptation in nine Of the larger cities
Of the country today, the Labor De
partment announces.
These. laws, it was stated, would
make sixteen the lowest age at
which a child may go TO work IN any
occupation. except tnai during vara-
lion children between fourteen and
sixteen ma b.. CIupro. ri in AMI
culture and domestic service. Children
between seven and eighteen should
have nine months OF school, either
full or part time. each year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
MAIL BOMB FINDER
GIVEN PROMOTION

NEW YORK. Juno As a reward
for his intelligence and initiative in
warning the postOfffice authorities
that the mysterious packages held for
postage probably contained bombs.
Charles Kaplan has been promoted
from night clerk To foreman of the
parcel post section at the main post
office. He is already in his new
position, it was said today. His old
salary was 81 400 and the new is
81 600 year
Kaplan is Twenty-Five, married. and
lives at IG5 East 1S3d street. Going
home from work in the subway early
on May /. ne read in an early edition
Of a newspaper description Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
LONDON PAPERS PRAISE
ACHIEVEMENT OF NC-4

LONDON. June l. The London
newspapers unanimously greeted the
NC-4 and extended the country's con
gratUlat4OnS.
The NC-4 accomplished not merely
the first transatlantic flight. and not
merely the longest overseas fight,
but the longest air journey" said the
Globe
We are delighted that the Ameri-
cans put the seal on their great flight
ny yaDdinG at Plymouth" tho Even
ing News said Lieutenant Com
mander ReaG' = feat - not the less
10 be admired because ne had ships
10 aid him No admiration We OK
press for Harry Hswkcr modifies our
congratulations 10 INC American
Navy and Read on their brilliant sue
cess.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
DR.. J. S. BROWN IS NAMED
NATIONAL THRIFT DIRECTOR

DR.. J. Stanley Brown. OF Joliet. Ill.
has been appointed national thrift
director by Secretary Glass.
DIT. Brown will organize a thrift
campaign in all public schools. Child
rem will he encouraged to save their
pennies for Thrift and War Savings
Stamps and certificates.
Banks made OF hand grenades do
mated by the War Department will
b. used in the school campaign.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
FINE MAN S1OFOR
DRINKING HALF PINT

j. cost Herbert Bridget. OF Alex
sndria. Va. SO in Police Court yes
lerday for drinking a half pint of
v hiskey
Bridget was arrested at White
House Station. OF the Washington,
BaiIimor" and Annapolis Electric
Inc. 10y Sergeant Lauten for bringing
seven quarts OF whiskey into the
bone-dry law
j. was while Lautcn held Bridget
81 tho patrol box. that the Virginia
is said 10 have AIKEN half a pin OF
~ hiskey from his pocket and Eulped
Il down before the officer could in
terfcre. Bridget was fined $40 for
drinking the liquor. hut Judge Mo
Iahon dismissed tho other charge. as
the NirEinian proved he lived IN
AIeXs ndria.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01

bomb received at the home of former
Senator HardwHk in Atlanta. He re-
membered that several packages ex-
actly like the one described in the
story had been put aside at the main
postofffice here because the postage
was insufficient
NapIan left the train. sped back 20
the office and told OF his suspicious.
The packages were turned over to the
police. Sure enough, each contained a
bomb.
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It. LAVENDER HERE
WITH NEWS OF NC-3

There is nothing left of the NC-3
claim as its own the natives of Pom
q Delgada carried away as souvenirs.
Lieut. Comdr Robert A. Lavender.
radio officer of Admiral John Tow
ers' aerial hagship. who is in Wash
ington today. told Of their narrowing
experiences in buffeting the seas
after they were forced to make a
landing.
First OF. Commander Lavender
called up Mrs Towers. wife of Com
mAnder Towers. and told her her
husbands feeling fine, lt physi-
cally and feeling as cheerful as
could be expected.
What do you mean by cheerful
as could be expected" said Mrs.
Towers, spprehensiveIy. lis Jack ilI?"
"oh. my. no." was the laughing re-
ply; Il meant that he is as cheerful
as we all are under the circUm-
stances. We had all depended so
much on making a nonstop flight
from Trepassey TO the Azores. and
counted on making a happy land
ing at Lisbon"
Tells Of Experience.
Then Commander Lavender told
snme of their feelings and expert.
ences
Now that it is all over" he de-
clsred, lit all seems like dream. ]
can hardly bring myself TO believe
that we actually went through it all.
Comma nder Towers was the life of
the crew. Ne kept us all cheerful.
but after we were forced down I'm
free to admit that, although outward
ly composed and seemingly cheerful.
I inwardly had my doubts If We would
ever see land again.
THE waves were thirty feet high
II they were an inch. We were all
soon down 10 cur last raJions. ] was
down TO my last piece OF chocolate.
We did rot touch our emergency
rations. l would rather go West on
water than tackle our emergency
rstions. Our emergency chocolate
was so impregnated with gasoline
that one could taste the gas. For
water I-dTank the water out Of our
radiator.
"One-half hour more-thirtv min
utes-and we would have gone TO the
bottom. The plane was badly buff
feted by the huge waves. Three HUI
dred yards out our second pontoon
broke away. and We nearly tipped
over. We just made it in by an eye
lash.
Crew Was Seasick.
we climbed up on the rigging to
try and keep as dry as possible. Some
OF US were out on the wings 10 keep
US balanced and baIlasted all OF me
time. Most OF the crew became sea-
sick. ] tried to get seasick nut
couldn't ! wanted to nave touch II
NAL de THer 10 keep my mind of OF
our pTedicament. but then We all haG
So much TO DO to stay on top W.
didn't have any spare time 10 think
about our condition.
The top wing may possibly b. {
used again. The hun. too. ~ in good
shape. but there is nothing else left I
The sea and the natives got the rest /
for souvenirs.
Despite our experiences. We al
ask for the chance 10 make another +.
try I am confident with what We 1
have learned in the nature Of naviCa- /
ton that We can make il without Z
trouble on another attempt But that
II uD 10 the navy. But 50 far a. the /
NC-3 crew is concerned, we want TO /
60 again as a man"
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Trouble Near Brc~t.

As we were approaching Rrest
our trouble began. but n was not
great. We ran into iow-lyang clouds.
mist. and rain squalls typi,a Brest
weather We had been fyin- al an
altitude OF from 1000 10 800 feet
but the rain squalls forced u. down
10 about 200 in trying 10 ps,a up
the station ships. W were off IN,
course for 2. while. but W picked IA.
few messages from tho static.
ships. and passed low over The Q -Aan'
IightshiD and circled Rrrzt haryr.
and lis shipping
At ll:i5 We swung seward and
started across the channel r.r ply
mouth Then for 4 while go mad real
difficulties. We dropped 49, low a..
forty feet to cScap" tho rain clouds
trailing our wireless acrials IN IN,
waves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01

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