Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-28

sThe present annual federal expenditure OF sew
enty to eighty millions for public roads was IN
dreamed of. Some years were to pass before we
undertook the reclamation of our ARD Janus
through federal agencies. Rural free delivery hiu
not even entered upon the period Of academic as
cussion. Federal land banks were unthougnt y
except in the minds of a few students OF Ioreisn
agricultural credits. Women voted IN genera
elections nowhere in the Union save IN my olaee
of Wyoming and the Eighteenth amendment iao
not been thought Of"
In0ependence day this year will have new
feature in its celebration: the honorng OF james
Monroe fifth president of the United STATES anu
author of the Monroe Doctrine. Senate JOINT res
oluton 274 in the last congress- to provide TOT Tue
participation of the United States in the observ-
ance of the one hundredth anniversary OF the
enunciation of the Monroe Doctrine and OF the
ninety second anniversary of the death OF James
Monroe is substantially as follows
Resolved, etc. That there is hereby established
the Monroe Doctrine Centennial commission.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the
sum of $12250O, to be expended by the congress
sional commission. The sum of $67,5OO may De
expended in cooperation with the James Monroe
Memorial Association and Foundation, for the
purpose of contributing to the purchase and res
toration OF the former home of James Monroe IN
the city of New York, as permanent memorial,
and the creation of a memorial foundatlon, the
income from which shall be used for purposes OF
furthering progress, a4nity, and good will among
the peoples of the Pan-American republics. Elfty-
five thousand dollars may be expended In coop
GRAFTON with the National Committee OF CeleDra-
ton for the purpose of participating IN general
program of public celebration of the one hundredtn
anniversary of the enunciation of the Monroe
Doctrine to be held in New York and Washington,
and in the places of the birth and of the burial
of James Monroe; and participating IN memorial
services to be held in New York, on July 4, 1923,
the ninety second anniversary Of his death. NO
expenditures shall be made until the James Mon
roe Memorial Association and Foundation has ex-
pended or contracted to expend at least the sum
of S67, 500 for the same purposes.
When Clefnenceau was here he put in his 1t1n-
erary two must, things: To place wreath at
Lincoln's tomb and to touch the Liberty Bell He
did BOTH And in this connection, Representative
f. B. Gernerd of Pennsylvania was moved in the
last congress to retell the story of the famous
Journey of the Liberty Bell to Allentown Pa. DUR
ing the Revolution. He said in part:
ct was after the battle Of Brandywine, Sept IL,
1777, that General washington ordered the trans
fer Of all military stores to Bethlehem, Pa Even
before that critical hour had arrived, the Pennsyl
vania assembly awoke to the gravity of the situa-
ton and passed resolution on the sixteenth day
of June authorizing the removal of all bells, as
well as all the copper and brass, in the city OF
philadelphia to some place Of safety; the Liberty
Bell was not taken from independence Hall until
after General Washngton's order had been given.
IT constituted part of the military train of 700
wagons which carried the whole of the heavy
baggage of the army which was escorted by 200
Virginia and North Carolina soldiers under fhe
command of Col. William Polk of North Carolina
That famous caravan proceeded along the banks
of the Delaware river to Trenton, and from there
travelled through wild and rugged country to Beth
Iehem, arriving there on the twentyfourth day Of
September, 1777 After the military train had
reached Bethlehem the wagon upon which the Lib
erty Bell loaded broke down in the street.
"The next day the bell was placed on the wagon
of Frederick Leaser, who together With John
Jacob Mickey, escorted by small guard of sol
diers brought it and the chimes of Christ church,
eight in number to Allentown, where they were
placed in the basement of the German lions Re-
formed church, where it was kept in hiding until
the following spring, when the British army evac-