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MIS ca;- ..:u! next sl.olll'l in' full
j.vr f..r Ut j;r.'at AaicrUau in
.t.lt!!U.ii. t' I'ouitli of July orator.
For r.'.Ti I- th.- M'S'ju'uvnti'tinial of
tin- I.i p.ikii- ;' tin- i:'olution iiml
I'.O'i i 'li' si iuii -rnii'iiuial of the
1 'frlarulioi; ! I :iU-j n.lni;-.
More inrr. it si'oms lilwlj l lint In-tloprinli-iuv
iia -- in part this jear
iiii.l r- fully in HO", "ill take ou
au ioMii! i:ii'i';Hti.i t rum a j.iac-
tn-al Vii'Uiuiut i'.v ;iv.-i'i:.P"l
May, uhli-l: is tiv s'ri--'
national annual I'lcnt '.v
licld for I In t.r l.ii.f :
MTSal'V nl the
A. K. V. wi'ii a off. n.
I '-f.nsi day is in efiYr! a ";:
of tlie xai'ii'Us iiiliittiry ;i-'i
fi'is(. if jt ;s ,;,,ro i-ij hj ll
!y Iinli'iiriuli n. t- ila is a I!
i he Fourth of JuU v, a tic
ail oor ll,o rouiitry in ci.r'y ti:iu-s
1 'oulit!.-s Ind,.,, Taiein e ilaj of l'.'l'i'i ill lie Hie
more cxi iliii-. fur tlicre is to he H n.i! loll-'A iiie
I'lehralion ui.iler the ausiti rs of the "Sesiiuli eU
ttlinial t'omiiiission of l:idej.elolenv of the I'niteii
Stales' to ooiisisi i.f ii,ui:n:i uiemhers. 'i li e
1'resiiioni amf ;(e i'i'es;ih'ia and the speaker of
she house a-,, .-x-otii.'io .'neiii'n ts. The Freshien!
iil'Ooillls eif.ht immiiImis. the vh president four
senators and the speaker lour representatives. It
is the liuty of the ri-iuiuiiou to .rmulale to the
Anieriean people an address and to prepare plain
for a eeiehrntiori program in i o-operation with the
..Ulcers of all stale, city, chic and patriotic coin
loltteis appointed for the occasion, ewu nsksn'
h.lenialional parlii ipatloii, if i! sees tit.
Moreover, I hiladelphia Is to have a celebration
of its own in the form of mi exposition to open
June 1 and last until the (lose of the year. It is
a part of the pian to demonstrate in a graphic
manner I he progress made in 'he United States
in the last half century since Philadelphia's fa
a;ous centennial exposition, other nations are ex
pin ted t take part. The main purpose hack of the
display is to encourage nioro Ultimate. omtiiennal
lelnt'.onships. "and so hasten tile iomin0' of uni
versal peai e." The exposition is to occupy the en
tire a'res of League island park in South
Philadelphia and 4i k t additional lores adjoining.
The i-ity has provided for the building in the park
of a stadium which will have a seating capacity of
more than VMi,mi. Nine Industrial buildings are
planned, as well as structures to he erected by
scientific nml other associations. It should be a
good show, for the 1'niied States has advanced
tremendously in a thousand ways since lTti.
President Coolidge has recommended to con
gress favorable consideration of a request by
Mayor Kendrhk of Philadelphia, that the federal
government participate in this sesqulcentennial
celebrution. Major Keiidlick asked for the
designation of the secretaries of states and com
merce to represent the national government at
the exposition: Hie appointment of an advisory
. ouiinissioti of ins members composed of two rep
resentatives of each smte and territory; authori
zation of the coining of oIX'.imiii $l..Kl special gold
pieces; I.inhi.ikki .Ml cent silver pieces, and a new
one iioiiin hi'.! :S "'""'"S "f 'he Declara
tion of Independence.
Nevertheless, l'J'Jo as a Fourth of July year has
all sorts of thrills for the good American. First
on the list was the celebration of the Lexington
and Concord lights of April l'.t. Boston ntnl its
environs made much of it. Vice President Da we
and (ieneral Pershing were central figures. Gen
eral hiiwes is the great-great-grandson of William
I'BAes, Jr.. who shared with Paul Uevere the
L'iorv of the "Midnight Hide." ( ne rode one hj
nn. the other another, spreading the alarm and
meeting at Lexington to go together to Concord.
It was an inspiring sight when the Dawes of
1!C" and the Dawes of ITT., met and exchanged
greeting?. The stirring scenes of one hundred and
fifty years ago were re-enacted; there were patri
otic addresses galore on historic spots and the
radio carried li all to the people.
Then there were these one hundred and UftletU
anniversaries to attract attention: May Hi, the
capture of Tieonderoga by Allen and Arnold;
May !.'(, the Mecklenburg Declaration at Charlotte,
N. C. ; June 1, the beginning of Kentucky under
Daniel Boone; June IT, Bunker Hill. It was on
July 3 that On. George Washington took com
mand of the Continents! armies at Cambridge,
Mam., aa commander In -blef by virtue of ap
pointment of congress ; tbc anniversary la to be
isadc much of by Boh on.
In addition, the American Farm Bureau federa
tion, through its I,", state federations ami l.ViUil
county farm bureaus, has planned for the nalloti
"an nbl-fashioiied Fourth of July, with a big chick
en dinner, flags, bands and speeches."
Wrote President Coolidge in a letter to (. K.
Brudfute, president of the American Farm Bureau
federation ;
"It was with great satisfaction that I learned
of the plans of the farm bureau to take the
lead In stimulating an organized, nation-wide cele
bration on the Fourth of July. The gathering to
gether of our farmers and o;ir townspeople In
these country-wide celebrations will give n new
significance to the da. v. Probably no activity Is of
more important e than the encouragement and de
velopment or our community life. In the early
days in this country the church was the center of
community life. Time and conditions have changed.
We are In need of social, moral and spiritual as well
as economic community action. I truly think these
Fourth of July celebrations wlil play an Important
part in the encouragement of such community
spi-it."
President Brndfute has this to say regarding the
farmers' celebration :
It Is jiartU'uiarljr fitting Hint American farmrr
rhould take the load through their own organiza
tion In pttmtilatint? a great national, uniform cele
bration on the Fourth of July, fur It was just 150
vears atto that a group of Amerh-.tn fanners gath
ered at Concord bridge In Massachusetts and fired
tti3 first shot In the great battle for American
Independence. Krnni that day to this the American
farmer has ever been the bulwark of our national
independence. More than one million farm families
are enrolled as members of county farm bureau.
And we are not limiting this celebration to farm
ers. We are asking each county farm bureau
to Invite the co-operation and participation of
every Individual and every organization within the
county. And the national organization Is asking
for the assistance and co-operation of many na
tional organizations.
As to the union of Independence day and De
fense day. Hie original proposition was to have
Armistice day made Defense day.
When the army general staff recommended In
May that 1 icfcnse day and Armistice day be com
bined, President Coolidge was found lo be opposed
to the plan. Armistice day, it was declared at the
White House by a spokesman for the President,
was one that should be dedicated above till else
to consideration of peace. Being the anniversary
of the day on which hostilities ceased In the most
nVsiruciive war the world has ever known,
Armistice day, President Coolidge thinks, should
not be linked with official action of any kind sug
gestive of war.
The President, It was recalled by his spokes
man, bad just appealed forcibly lo the nations of
F.urope to give a sincere demonstration of a will
to peace and lo upbuild their war-lorn resources,
lie has repeatedly, since assuming charge of die
destinies of the United Stales, proclaimed this
government to be most covetous of world peace
and anxious that America take the lead In point
ing the way to peace and the material prosperity
which accompanies It. This being so, the prospect
of America choosing Armistice day for a dem
onstration of its military arm is regarded by
Mr. Coolidge as most Inconsistent with his policy
of international relations.
Defense day last year was held In September
in the heat of the national political campaign, and
quite a furore was raised concerning It by pacifist
organizations at the time. The President was Dot
opposetl to taking stock of the nation's military re
sources as was done on that occasion in co-operation
with the states. It was said by the spokes
man, and he probably will not oppose an annual
Inventory of that kind If It Is not proposed to coin
fci i It with Armlatice iday.
Another objection to the plan It the fact that It
calls for voluntary action of tbc people In re-
1
spending to the muster call and Ihe further fact
that there Is no provision In the law for Hie De
fense day program at any time. If such a military
stock-taking of resources provided under the
national defense net is to be undertaken annually.
President Coolidge thinks congress should be con
sulted and should approve it by providing ap
propriate legislation.
Another thing that bothers the President Is that
the proposed program necessitates the expenditure
of considerable money by the government aid im
peses upon the stales a great direct expemie, not
tn mention the Indirect cost involved through the
Interruption of business that would be entailed In
currying out the proposal.
The President does not want to appear as In
any way discouraging adequate preparedness. He
U an earnest advocate of that, but he H just as
earnest In his advocacy of government ecunomy.
The President would have the governors of
states consulted as to Hielr wishes in Ihe mailer.
The stales must co-operate, of course, and are re
lied niton by the War department to do their share
In making Defense day a success.
The result was that the President expressed a
preference for July -i as the day on which the
proposed national defense lest could be most ap
propriately held. Then Ihe question arose In the
War department whether plans could be recon
structed In time to utilize July 4 this year. Many
othcers connected with the lest lust September
felt that it would he better to abandon the plans
this year rather than attempt to arrange the test
In the short time available. They believed that
rather than risk a failure. It would he preferable
to postpone ihe holding of a defense ttsi until
July 4, lO'JC
It was pointed out also that the regular army,
National Guard, reservists and the citizens' mili
tary Iralning camps would be engaged In July In
their regular training programs, and thene would
be seriously Interfered with if a defense test was
held at that time. To assure an organized and
successful demonstration. It Is said to be vital
that the personnel of these four branches be In
their respective home communities at the time the
plans are made, so that they can co-operate with
the national leaders In charge.
So at this writing It seems impossible to say
just what figure the Defense day test will cut In
the Independence day celebration. It was quite a
large performance Ih st year, according to War
department reports. These show that t here were
local demon! rut ions, and ilml .orc than
Id.tMMi.OHi people participated In one way or
another. The regular army turned Out 92,581
officers and men, Ihe National Guard 10"', CT.3, and
the organized reserves f0. 1 GS.
Fourth of July orators this year In sei rch of a
theme have a wide choice. They might iv worse
than to speak of some of the changes that 150
j ears have made. The Star-Spangled Ba.ner of
lbl'.'i as compared with the Bunker Hill fldg Is a
gorgeous theme, suggestive of the political' prog
ress of the nation. In 1775 we had nothing but
little privateers under sail to fight our battles on
sea. Today we have a proud navy, of which the
California is a fine sample. The Increase In popu
lation and material wealth Is suggested by the
picture showing the little book of the eecond
census as compared with the big volumes of the
fourteenth. When Gen. George Washington took
command of the Continental armies July 3 it
Cambridge a fife and drum corps furnished the
martial music. By way of contrast ae the army
band of today with the New York of 19''5 loom
ing blgb in the background! All these auggest
the growth of the United States of America from
the thirteen colonies of 1773 to the wealthiest and
moat powerful nation of earth the on nation
dedicated to liberty, equal rights tad the piranjl
of hattplni
UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF
FEOPLE PROBABLY DEAD IN
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City..-An unknown numbei
of persons which may range from a
few to more than a score, were believ
ed to have met death when an explo
sion and tire destroyed the CiliiS
theater building here while an
audience of fewer than 100 was wit
nessing motion picture.
Scores of persons in the building,
at the time of the blast were injured
Some estimates of the number ol
dead ran as high as SH to 50.
Officials dest hired there was no way
to estimate the number of lives lost,
until a search of the ruins is com
pleted. Firemen, policemen and volunteers
entered the debris as soon as Ihe
flames were quenched, but with no
hope of finding alive any who were
trapped following the explosion.
Paul Schults. of Wahlron, Mo., esti
mated that between 7." and loo persons
were in the theater a few minutes be
fore the blast. Schults left the play
house five minutes before the explo
sion and later ran hack into the build
ing di an effort to rescue a brother.
He said the small audience appeared
panicsiricken and unable to reach his
rolher. he made his way out.
The cashier of the theater said be
tween :!" and 50 persons were in the
audience when the blast blew off the
roof. Site believed none escaped.
The explosion, which apparently oc
curred in a restaurant underneath the
theater caused a portion of the main
,ior lo collapse and blew off the roof.
and soon afterwards portions of the
walls caved in. burying several per
sons. Only a small audience was in the
theater when the blast occurred.
Flames swept the building immediate
The walls soon crumbled and D'
stoics located in the building and ad
joining structures also were destroyed.
Several hours after the theater was
reduced to ruins it was impossible to
gain delinite information as to the
number of persons trapped.
lohn Hogan, a fireman, was killed
and two others were injured seriously
when a tire truck on the way to the
scene crashed into a telephone post.
Thirty minutes after the explosion
the south wall of the theater caved in,
crushing- adjoining store rooms.
Due to the confusion and flames
enveloped the structure, it was impos
sible to determine whether there had
been any deaths.
It was known one fireman and a
chorus girl were injured.
Tarns Out to Be Cat
Chi ago. -Dr. Simon Stern,
v.rjti South Michigan avenue,
couldn't get his car started one
morning. Every time he tried
the starter the engine let out
ear-splitting yowls.
in suite of the rain the doctor
had to get out and look at last.
s ho lifted the hood sometiuni,
that seemed as large as a horse
and proved us active as a cy
clone Jumped off the engine Into
his face and shot down the
st .vet in a streak.
When the doctor recovered
he !oind the tip of a black cat's
tail and some scraps of black
fur on the engine. He remem
bered then that he had left the
hood up all night.
DROWNS AS SISTER
ATTEMPTS RESCUE
Little Girl It Saved 0
F riend's Heroism
I
m
Cbiciigi'A-Ten-year-old Uu
made a doYpentte. -effort to
brother pnif a girl chunh
ing in the lake at the foot oTV"'iy-
fourth street. She succeeded In drag
ging the girl to shine, but her six-year-old
brother Mink beneath the surface
before she could swim to where ' he
was struggling in the water.
Bertha Battnas, eight years old, '.
Lowe avenue, who was saved by
Kuth's heroism, was uninjured as n
result of her narrow escape from
drowning.
The two girls and the lijtle boy
were playing on the shore. The hoy
began to fling stones in the water,
standing on the piling. He lost his
bulance and fell into the water which
was deep at that point.
Bertha screamed and leaning over,
attempted to extend a Vlping hand
to tlie boy In the water. She, too,
toppled in. Until, the oldest of the
trio, was the only one who knew how
to swim. She leaped in, seized Ber
tha by the hair and helped her lo
climb out.
Then she turned to help her broth
er. He had sunk beneath the surface
and though she dived twice In frantic
efforts to find his body the girl was
forced to give up the search. F.x
hausted, she was barely able to climb
upon the piling.
Shooting Affray on Train.
Creeiivilie, S. C An unidentified
1 man is dead and W. V. Flindt. Atlanta,
! is badly wounded, as the result of a
' shooting affray on Southern railway
train No. F!3, just as it pulled into
(Ireenville.
Officers arrested O. R. Magasen, 32,
said to be a native of Spain and re
ported to have deserted from the
i United States army four days ago, in
! connection with the shooting. Eye
1 witnesses said Magasen began 'firing
piomiscously as the train was about
five miles from Greenville,
j Reports from the hospital to which
i he was rushed were that Klindt's con
j dition was "very serious."
Magasen told reporters that he re
membered nothing of the shooting. He
admitted having deserted from the
1 army, and said he was going home,
hut apparently could not tell where
his home was.
The unidentified man died as he was
. being taken from the train.
! Three Killed, 35 Injured.
j Jersey City; Three persons werf
i killed and :ia injured, several serious
! ly, when a Pavonia avenue trolley car
! out of control, ran down a steep hill
and crashed into another trolley at
j the head of Ninth street. The dead
I are B. Paulson, negro. Bosford, Pa.,
j and two unidentified men. Kdward
Oisky, 13. and William Burns, GS. both
of Jersey City, were critically injured.
Few of the passengers of either car
j who were for the most part factory
workers returning home, escaped injury.
Kiwanians Meet 1926 at Montreal.
St. Paul. Minn.- Montreal was chos
c;i for the l? convention of Kiwanis
International at the closing session of
the convention.
John H. Moss. Milwaukee. Wis., wai
elected president of the international
at the final session.
All officers were chosen unanimous
ly and included J. Walter Taylor, Mon
treal, vice president; Henry C. Heinz,
Atlanta, treasurer and James P. Neal,
Walla Walla, Wash., vice-president
Taylor and Heinz are incumbents.
Steamship Crew Highly Praised.
Providence, R. I.. In a report for
warded to Washington United States
steamboat inspectors here command
the officers and members of the crew
of the freighter Quantico for their sea
manship during a fire in the vessel's
hold off the Rhode Island Coast re
cently. After the Ore was discovered
in the cargo of cotton which the Quln
tico was bringing here from Norfolk,
the vessel raced here under full steam
while the crew battled the flames.
Murder Confession
Bared After 80 Years
Ithaca, N. Y. The fate of a woman
who disappeared some eighty years
ago became known by a statement
made public by Miss Amelia Crum ex
plaining the disappearance of Mrs.
Kdward H. Huloff, wife of a mun who
whs hanged In Binghamton for the
murder of a store clerk. It was al
ways understood that Kuloff died on
fhe gullows denying that he could ex
plain his wiSo'a disappearance. But
the criminal, prior to his execution,
did confess to his lawyer that he hail
murdered his wife and had sunk her
body in Cayuga lake, near Taughan
nock falls. He placed the body in a
chest and weighted it with Iron. It
was never found.
Rnloff's lawyer, on his deathbed, re
lated the confession to Lantion I).
Crum, a cousin to Mrs. Kuloff and fa
ther f Miss Amelia Crum.
Interest In the mystery was recent
ly aroused by the discovery of a wom
an's skeleton by excavators near the
new State Agriculture college. The
theory that It was that of Mrs. Ruloff
was disproved when several other
skeletons were found, Indicating a
forgotten graveyard. However, the
talk Induced Miss Crum to make her
statement, clearing up the ancient
mystery, all the parties concerned In
It being now dead.
A daughter of Ruloff, who disap
peared at the same time her mother
did, had been given away by the un
natural father, he confessed. She was
brought up in Philadelphia, and later
married a government employee In
Washington.
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Prince Sleeps in Park;
Hopes to Win Rich Wife
Police sond an old man A
e srpd an ol
i the " Vi
rh. an
ndf
Budapest.
In rags who passed
sleeping on a bench
nprs he was found to bi
Prince Alexander Hohe
He had been wandi
cheap place to anoi
wlvpfl lie-In from a w
gave him food ajjc
Meanwhile he
a rich wife for
endeavors wri
Ex-Prince Ho
merly served aa
cavalry regiment.
against his family'
't'lf,
nnunce his right as Prince Hohenloe.
Tlie marriage was dissolved during the
war. He left the German array and
married In Vienna a second time, but
his wife left him, It Is alleged. In con
sequence of his having squandered her
money.
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Born With Teeth
New Rochelie, N. Y. Grace Agnes
Hecker was born here with two well
developed teeth
front and center,
pounds, is normal
day voicing disappointment
world In general
rhiiH of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hack.
-
In her lower Jaw,!
She weighs eight!
and passed her Ami I
of thtn
Grace hi the tnlrdf 1
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