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SHIELD OF THE 343RD. ENGINEERS.

bille rests with the House District
committee, and very few days remain
of the present session Of Congress.
The anniversary celebration of 1882
may seem a long way off, but there
has never yet been too much time to
get ready for a centennial.
1t is apparent that the question of
design is left to the commission
created by the bill, but several designs
for the proposed flag have been sent
to the District Commissioners, the
House District committee and the
office of The Evening Star. Several
of these designs are based upon
George Washingtons coat Of arms.
which is described as having a silver
field displaying three stars or mullets
ve-pointed) and two stripes of red.
This family shield was used upon
Washington's seal, his. book plate and
his coach, and because of the stars
and stripes many authorities have
tried to trace a relationship between
it and our national flag.
In a recent book on the flag of the
United States may be found a descrip'
ton of one of the designs for the pro-
posed District flag, the work of Capt.
and Mrs. Ward of the Office of the
guartermaster general: THE colors are
red and white The first third of the
flag next the hoist consists of a red
stripe. perpendicular. on which are
three five-pointed stars, equally spaced
one above the other, symbolic of the
coat of arms of the Washington fam
lily. and also representing the three
municipalities originally within the
District of Columbia-Washing
Georgetown and Alexandria,. The rest
of the flag consists Of four stripes, per
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SHIELD OF The $40 INFANTRY USING q
STRIPES FROM WAsH1NGroNs coat ARMS

20 years ago are described as quite
pretty and unique. They consist of a
gold Ratchet pin, from which hangs
a corded white ribbon. to which is at
tached a miniature gold shoulder strap,
and possession of them has always
been coveted by aspiring candidates"
The Ratchet flag is the only one
credited to the District of Columbia
among the State and territorial flags
in the National Biographies flags
of the world" The headquarters flag
Is still priced possession of the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard, is
of rich blue silk, swallow-tailed in
shape, and bordered with gold fringe.
Scarlet scrolls, outlined with gold,
bear the designation in gold letters,
Headquarters, District of Columbia
militia" The scrolls. as we'll as hachet
or old fashioned broad axe" in the
center Of the flag are of beautiful en-
broidery.
Tradition always assigns the en-
blem on this flag to the cherry tree
story of George Washington's youth.
but there Is another anecdote of Wash
ington which might well be told in this
connection. At the time of his birthday
anniversary in one of the early years
of the Revolution he was trying to get
his soldiers more comfortably settled
in new quarters. Much hard pioneer
work was necessary and also consider
able encouragement, so that the first
requisition sent out by the general
demanded axes for work and bunting
for flags.
In 1926 the National Guard of the
District, like the Merchants and Man.
ufacturers' Association, became per-
sonally Interested In the pending legis-
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saving, composed of many of the
most distinguished officers Of the
United States. 1t is not expected, of
course, that any funds shall be paid
them for services performed in con-
nection with this subject"
One is reminded of that historical
edict pronounced by the Board OF Ad-
miralty nearly $50 years ago. Francis
Hopkinson, one Of the signers of the
Declaration Of independence, sent to
the board request for some COM
pensation for designs submitted for
the great naval flag OF the United
States" and for various seals and de-
vices for the early currency Of the
United States. The records show
that his bill was not allowed, the
board deciding that 1.-The public is en-
titled to those little assistances given
by gentlemen who enjoy very con-
siderable salary under Congress, with
out fee or further award"
Although promptly passed by the
Senate, the District flag bill was not
acted upon by The House in 1925. Re
introduced in the Sixty-ninth Con-
gress, it was again passed by the Sen
ate and now reads as follows: BE
it enacted: That the Secretary of
| War, the Secretary Of the Navy and
| the president of the Board of Com
! missioners Of the District OF Column
bia be, and they are hereby, created
a commission to procure a design for
| n distinctive flag for the District OF
Columbia, the seat Of the Capital OF
the Nation: provided. that in the Sc
lection Of such design the commission
hereby created shall have the advice
of the Commission Of Fine Arts.
! For a second time the fate of this
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pendicular and Of equal width, alter
nate white and red" The stars are so
arranged that they are symmetrical
in any position in which the flag may
be hung.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association of the District did not sub
nit a design, but wishing to use a
District flag in 1925 in connection
with the neighboring flags of Mary
land and Virginia, its officials began to
inquire as to where one might be
found. AS there was no such flag in
existence. William e. Russell had
made a very beautiful banner, which
was used not only by the association.
but also by the Fourth of July and De-
Tense day parades of that year. AL
though this flag was unofficial it was
carefully designed in accordance with
the rules of heraldry and the old
heraldic custom which produced a flag
by placing a coat of arms upon a
proper field. In this flag the field
chosen is buff. The District seal in the
center is blue and there Is a wide bor-
der of blue separated from the field by
narrow strip of white. 1t is q true
George Washington flag, as well as a
!. District flag, since buff and blue were
the colors the communicative chief pre-
ferred for uniforms, and the copy Of
the seal has his statue as it's chief
figure.
Since some critic occasionally
claims that the District of Columbia
is neither State nor Territory, and
therefore not entitled to a flag. the
condition in this case was much the
same as that which existed in certain
counties in England of which Gordon
tells: 1.-THE heralds used to say that
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FICTION AND
HUMOR


wreath whose twists are red and
white
No shield or coat OF arms for a
regimental flag is authorized until the
history of the regiment has been COM
piled, for the design of the shield de-
ponds upon the history and service
OF the regiment. The only National
Guard unit in the District which has
practically completed its history up to
date is the 260th Coast Artillery. IL
the tentative drawings made for a
coat of arms are adopted. George
Washington will have one more honor
to his credit. One portion of the
shield shows his face. denoting not
only the origin of the regiment In
Washington City. but the connection
of one of the first companies with
George Washington University. An
other portion of the shield depicts a
cock. to indicate regimental service
In France.
Several regiments of the Organized
Reserves in Washington have re-
ceived their shields, but only few
of the designs have incorporated re-
lationship to the District. The flag
and the badges of the 320th Infantry
will display a shield which shows a
chevron of service, the fleur-de-lis of
France and two red bars from the
Washington coat OF arms 10 denote
the origin of the regiment.
The shield of the 343d Engineers.
with it's true engineering motto, "As-
pera juvant" Difficulties delight
tells an interesting story of origin,
since it's membership is drawn from
both Washington and Maryland. The
upper part of the shield shows the
familiar three stars and two stripes
of Gen. Washington's coat of arms;
the lower symbol of gold and black is
found on Maryland's flag and seal.
while the two are joined together by
the central portion of blue and white
checks, derived from the family
shield of the organization commander.
Although all of these designs bear
some relation to our first President,
the flags upon which they appear can
only be used by certain organizations
and may not represent the District
itself.
At the present time all parts of the
country are diligently considering
plans for celebrating the bicentennial
of Washington's birth. and many pro-
grams and memorials in his honor
will center in the District of Column
bia. 1t is worth while to remember
that for centuries the record of great
events and deeds has been emblaZoned
upon banners and that no Greater
compliment has ever been conceived
than the presentation of a flag.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
BY JENNY CLIFTON WALKER.

N TOT only because of her position
as the seat of the Nations
VI Capital, but because Of the
4 SPECIAL debt she owes to the
great fornde, who definitely
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lation regarding a District flag, The
War Department had issued instruc-
lions which applied to all units of the
Army of the United States--Regular,
FederaliZed National Guard and Or
ganized MISUNDERSTANDING that each
organization entitled to carry a color
or standard should have a coat OF
arms or badge. Each regimental flag,
including both colors and standards.
has embroidered in the center the
United States eagle, bearing on its
breast a shield with the coat Of
arms of the regiment. In addition,
the Guard was told, on all National
Guard flags the State crest was to be
used above the eagle to distinguish
the regiments of the different States.
What was the State crest of the
District of Columbia? For over two
years the Guard had hoped that the
proposed law for a commission to
secure a flag design would answer
that question.
X x x X
IN the absence of a State crest,
various suggestions have been
made for q badge or crest to take it's
place. An artistic use of some parts
of the District seal, such as the dome
Of the Capitol, is one badge proposed
as distinctive of the District A
design offered by the War Department
to the National Guard is based upon
the device of the Ratchet" flag. This
crest consists of Ratchet crossed by
a branch of the traditional cherry
tree, the branch Ito have IS green
leaves and seven red cherries, the
Ratchet with steel head and yellow
helve. This device Is placed above a
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a county is neither a country nor
corporation nor a person, and conse-
quently cannot bear arms; but the
counties did so all the same, for they
could not do without seals and hence
coats of arms and hence a flag"
Another buff and blue flag used in
the District is that of George Wash
ington University. A cross of blue d.
vides the buff field into four equal
university seal, which includes pic
ture of George Washington copied
from the portrait by Gilbert Stuart.
Two more flags of Washington's
colors constantly seen in the District.
but belonging to national organic
atoms, are those of the Society OF the
Sons of the Revolution and of. the
Sons of the American Revolution. On
the former flag the face of George
Washington may be seen in profile. .
4 DISTRICT flag which carries the
"A tradition of George Washington
and which has seen much actual Serv-
ice is that of the old National Guard
of the District. 1t usually Is referred
to as the George Washington Ratchet
flag" from the Ratchet which Is dis
played upon it. Old Guardsmen say
that when Gen. Albert Ordway wished
to have a flag during the reorgani-
zation of the Guard in the late sos
the Ratchet flag was designed by Gen.
Harries, then a major on Gen. Ord
ways staff. After Gen. Ordway's
death in 1897 his policies and customs
were continued by his successor, and
the Ratchet flag became well known
as the flag of Gen. Hairless headQuar-
tiers. Badges used by the Guard about
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Queer Dance of Birds.

IT is said that sailors visiting the
Island Of Iaysan, In the Hawaiian
group. are greatly amused by the
curious antics of the Laysan alba
tross, or gony. These birds sometimes
perform. in pairs. a kind Of dance or,
as the sailors call 1t, "cakewalk."
Two albatrosses approach each other.
nodding and making profound bows,
cross their bills. produce swapping and
groaning sounds. rise on their toes,
puff out their breasts and finally part
with more nodding and bowling. only
to come together again and repeat
the performance. Occasionally three
engage at once in this singular amuse-
ment. The spectators are always Inn
pressed with the extreme "politeness"
Of the birds.
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Not Yet Realized Many Create Distinctive Ceremonial
Time ConmesF
AbComm H~Dar tCommhte NF MT 1882
New Britain herald., 1927-10-28

READY FOR DEBUT Mildred Parisette gets up in her role as she prepares for debut as prima donna at the Metropolitan, N. Y. in YHansel und Gretel,
 international illustrated Ne"s'
New Britain herald., 1927-10-28
international SewsreeD

EX-RULER FLIES-Hsuan Tung, young ex- emperor of Manchu dynasty, takes cloud trip in U. s. Marine Corps plane at Tentsin, with Lieut. J. B. White as pilot international Se~S'sso
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-06
MONTANA MAN
is SAILING TO
NEW ORLEANS
Sidney Man and Wife Start
on Boat Trip to Gulf
Will Visit Bismarck

Williston. N. D., May 6.-tSpecial
to the Tribune)-The day of adven-
turers is not yet past.
y. u. Dotson, county treasurer of
Richland county, Montana, and
resident Of Sidney, proved this con-
clusively when he arrived here We'd
nesday from Sidney on the first lap
Of q sail to. New Orleans. via the
Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
The trip from Sidney to New Or
leans is 5000 miles long, but Mr..
D0tson expects that he'll be in New
Orleans before fall. He is making
the trip with his wife. and started
Tuesday.
His boat, which he has named the
Montana, is IL feet long, with five
and one-half foot beam and "is
equipped with two pairs Of oars, a
questionable sail and an outboard
motor" Dotson says. He expects to
stop at Bismarck on his way to the
gulf.
Entered State Tuesday
1--WE entered North Dakota Tues
day evening at about 4 o'clock and
ground" he said. 1.-THE junction Of
tu0 1Ci1OWStVuC 0uQ Vic XWASSOOtlS Viz
the western boundary Of North Da-
kota, is a beautiful place.
"Fort Buford is located near the
junction of these two rivers, and Fort
Union about two miles up the
Missouri on the very western
boundary Of North Dakota. We
went uD the Missouri to Fort Union
to get some gas for our little motor.
The town which is located there was
until recently called Mondak, famous
in saloon history, but now it bears
the name Of Fort Union.
"This river trip gives promise Of
being a wonderful one. The smell
Of dry diamond willow sticks mingled
with frying ,bacon makes a perfume
that is difficult for the skilled
manufacturers Of the rarest Persian
peiAulnes to excel. Sometimes the
food 10 scorched a little, but rarely
is any left over. Our appetites are
above par"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-06
Industrial Board to
Issue $2,5OO,OOO in
Real Estate Bonds

Decision to issue $2,5O0,O00 in
state real estate bonds was an
nounccd today by the state industrial
commission. Present plans call for
the sale of the bonds to the Bank Of
North Dakota and their resale by
that institution.
The commission authorized the
printing OF 100000 in state bonds
of 500 and $500 denominations.
These will be issued after July /
under new law which becomes ef-
fcctivc at that time. The law was
passed to enable small investors to
purchase state securities.
The Bank Of North Dakota was
authorized to reduce its interest rste
paid on call money from one a~a.
thrce-quarters to one and one-ha1f
per cent interest on such money ana
has borne the cost Of handling the
business without compensation. il
was explained.
Commissioner Of Agriculture and
Labor J. A. Kitchen, who had an-
nounced his intention Of Offering
resolution to sen the Drake mill and
elevator, was out Of the city and did
not attend the meeting. Sale of the
Drake property was not meutione0.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-06
OPERATION OF
|N.D.WHEAT POOL
is DESCRIBED
Bushelage Handled as Good
as Expected-Has More
Than 10000 Members

Kansas City, Mo-, May 6.-1P1-
Progress of the wheat pool move
ment in the United States through
which farmers market millions Of
bushels of grain annually was shown
In reports to the International wheat
pool conference here today.
As submitted by the various bodies
the reports set out the growth, trials
! and difficulties Of the organizations
| in their efforts to enlist farmers in
the cooperative marketing plan.
The North Dakota Wheat Growers
association reported q membership
of more than 10000 and that "the
bushelagc handled by the association
during its operation has been as good
as we expected, considering condi-
tions with which we have had to con-
tend. Especially has the delivery Of
the 1926 crop been good, for it has
increased approximately 10 per cent
over that of the previous year, taking
into consideration the short CROP
Individual Effort Best
Individual effort has been most
productive of increased membership,
the North Dakota group reported.
The idea was applied by having the
organizer call on the individual
900 members were obtained by this
metho cd in 1923, the report stated.
Other members were obtained by
holding meetings in the country and
having men follow up these meetings
with the personal campaign.
One speaker and crew Of six men
| now are campaigning in Stutsman
county, the report said. The speaker
holds three meetings week, leaving
two men at each place. At the fourth
meeting the first two men follow
him. A clean sweep through the
| townships is being made and each
farmer is visited whether or not he
is now pool member. it was re-
ported.
In each case the membership fee
| of So year is collected five years
in advance, either by cash or note,
and the member agrees to market his
wheat through the pool.
Experiences Of Others
Other states and district pools re-
ported q large volume Of business in
1925, the Southwest Cooperative
Wheat Growers association, compris-
ing the states Of Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado and Oklahoma.
| This pool, il was reported, expects
" u0uOIC UStWCCu SVSVVVSVVV anu
30,O00.000 bushels Of the 1926 crop.
It was or~anixed June l, 1926, and
| now owns 1000. 900 bushel elevator
in Kansas City, . 100000 bushel ele-
vator at Leavenworth, Kansas, and
has ARRANGEMENTS with about 1000
country elevator operators Tor hand
ling the wheat placed In the state
i pools.
The organization now has about
$4,000 members in the four states,
representing an area Of about $780,
1 600 acres.
The Kansas organization handled
l about five per cent Of the Kansas
crop; the Oklahoma organization,
/ formed "A 1921. began operations in
1921 and handled 8.9S0, 900 bushels.
| In 1924, 900 hushels were mar
/ ksted this dropped to 5000, 900
bushels b a9e5, due q the production
having dropped. the report. said.
/ The report Of the Texas association
said that more than S.425 900 bushels
Of the 1925 serap had bSen handled
31psst ]eet DeeeuD ssi,-n.si-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-06
COOPERATION
Is PLEDGED IN
GRAIN SELLING
Russian, Australian, Cana
dian and American Rep
resentatives Agree

Kansas City, May 6.-lP)-Grain
production and cooperative marketing
reports from the worlds largest
shipping centers today occupied dele
gates to the international wheat pool
conference here.
The conference entered its second
day with pledges for cooperation in
world marketing plan to stabilize
prices from Russia, Australia. Cana
dian and American representatives
of farmer organizations. Messages
approving the international coopcra-
tive proposals also were received
from South American growers.
While some delegates advocated a
great world pool, c. c. Burnell, pres
ident of the Manitoba pool
and chairman Of the confer
ence, urged perfection in CO.
operative organizations in each
country to operate in conjunction
with each other rather than as a
single unit.
q. s. Assistance Pledged
Burnel's plan was in line with
views Of William M. Jardine, secre-
tary Of agriculture, who declared
each country no doubt had problems
which would require widely different
treatment and that each nation prob
ably would obtain better results if
the growers formed separate coopara-
tive agencies.
Secretary Jardine pledged the as
sstance of the United States depart
mcnt Of agriculture for the wheat
pool movement.
Saul G.. Bron, head of the Russian
delegation, assured the delegates that
his country was willing to sell at the
world price land take her chances
with the others
Bron estimated Russia would export
10O,O0O,00O bushels OF wheat in the
next two years. He said that any ef-
feet this huge export traffic might
havs.on lowering prices would, in his
opinion. be offset to great extent
by increasing world cOnsllmntion
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-06
BARBER GROUP
is ORGANIZED
Charter Granted Association,
Started Herewith Expand
Over Whole State

To gain betterment of conditions
among BARRIERS Of this state and
secure equitable legislation, the
North Dakota BARRIERS association
has been organized here and char
ter granted by the secretary of
states office.
The organization was formed sev-
eral weeks ago and received it's char
ter yesterday. 1t has 65 members
in Bismarck, iMandan and IL smaller
towns and plans to, expand over the
Charter members Of the organ
ization are Fred X. Ode, Bert O'Neill
and C. w. Peterson, all Of Bismarck.
O'Neill is president; Peterson, Sec
retary, and A. r. Bruhjell, treasurer.
ode is chairman Of the organization
committee. p. G. Harrington of the
membership committee and Edward
Bannon Of the litigations committee.
According to- Peterson, circular let
ters have been sent out to BARRIERS
throughout the state and the men,
bership is expected soon to include
representatives from every town in
the state. Heretofore, Peterson said,
there has been no organization of
this kind in North Dakota
Plans are now being made for q
state convention, to be held either
here or at jamestown some time
in July. -.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-06
WIND And HAIL
DOES DAMAGE
IN OKLAHOMA
Large Acreage of Small Grain
Devastated-Damage Es-
timated at $2,OOO,OOO

Oklahoma City, May 6.-tF-Dam-
age to Oklahoma buildings and crops
from series of wind and hail
storms today was estimated ut near
ly $2,00O.O00.
Reports from three counties indi-
Gated large acreage of small grain
was devastated by hail yesterday, fol-
lowed by heavy rains. Several farm
buildings were wrecked by wind.
Wheat in an area five miles wide
and 80 miles long in Noble c sinty was
reported leveled by hail and rain. A
large section was razed in Alfalfa
and Garfield counties.
Losses fixed at $75O.OOO resulted in
eastern Oklahoma Tuesday when a
hail storm struck Sallisaw, punctur-
ing the roofs Of scores Of homes and
stores.