The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 30, 1912, Page 1

ie = _ MILES y Miles tell ; Star on page + KTTLE IS OBSERVING MEMORIAL DA ap mt Aeroplane developments TERAN’S WARTIME STORY THAT "WON IN THE STAR’S FLAG CONTEST Ig printed the winning wartime story in The Star's con Geattic veter ane of the G. A, A, ticipated. |). which many & the winner, Judge Carrell, lee Deowtifus cents |tivering orders and directing affairs for the « on a seven foo t staff, appropriately decorated. The | ing the order in regard to lights and fires a0 monet made on behalf of The Star by General Hastie. | see that it was scrupulously obeyed ‘exerci at the Coliseum today.) ‘oe of May 5, 1864, the Ninth army corps was| the Ninth corps, | saw sod on the Chancellorville field of historic memory. A! and, as I approached, ng of the march and camp, was the night pre moe and Nene The| the weapon being stuck in the ground ed arms for rest, so far as rest could be had, while| sembled probably a dozen soldiers for dawn, that the battle might begin | | charge of my orderly. while I approached s were prohibited I wore a slouch hat and was wrapped The VOL, 14 NO. co ns In Line for Annual Parade OW ACE AND 2 3 . Snapshot picture by Star staff phot NAVIGATION DEAD). Ohio, May 30-—Wilbur ;developed. and for days he re we aviator and bulider | mained unconscious. Yesterday a Gied of typhoid fever | slight improvement was noticed. here at 3:15 o'clock! Physicians declared today tha’ Death followed ajonly the clean living of Wright and h during = he took |his rugged constitution prolonged all the the veterans. oe wa end came | life the members of Wilbur Wright was born near bie bedside. Millville, Ind. April 16, 1967. He {Lorin and Rueschiin'was the son of Bishop Milton | of Wilbur. his Wright of the United Brethren his father, Bishop church and Susan Katherine |to witness the morning game be. | second. an4 Dr. D. B. Conk. Wright. He was educated in the |tween the Vancou Beavers 4 the public and high schools of Rich-|the Wandering Tigers today. The mond, Ind. and Dayton, O. Since Beavers started things early, scor | Hrashear out }1902 Wilbur Wright, with his /ing three runs on two doubles in Cates fans. brother, Orville, devoted their time |the opening inning. The Beavers) Orville, mahebly were principally to building heavier-|scored another run in the fifth. thanelr flying machines, patented |“@utch” A amall crowd of fans turned out | Morse is out Wt May 2 Hight, who, with his tenden fies Hunt Hunt First Inning. walks. Bennett forces ‘s anxiety over the Meas obstructed and the fever rose Agnew|nett singled to second ing Bennett out Lyneh weber's erro right | Crittenden Hunt forced and reached Meemost birdmen, com },""them. They were considered | versity of Washington pitcher, oc- | first — ~ arrival | aimong the foremost aviators in the | cupying the mound for the Beavers, | third Sieg, em 8 business | yorid, has the Tigers eating out of his| pitch 4 wo days later ‘phe first successful test of thelr pana. en tes 4 Sad Doctors Levi seroplane was made at Kittyhawk, | re Conklin, and two NC, and a second successful lone} Mageio + Wete summoned. On distance teat was made near here | Maggio at second Frederick Porchheimer in 1905 Crittenden throws wild to second,| walks Rail Was called in on the ——— |Bennett taking third. Cates dow virule y | pei ps out to Yohe. Intense brain activi: The N. P. special trip arranged | Foutied. ta left, scoring Brashear) hors out # continual planning for the Seattle business men to #€@ | ang Cates. Three rans. some of the improvements of thé) Yohe fans, Nill pops up to city will take place Saturday. It !s | gcharnweber. Abbott files to expected that a thousand will be | cates. the raflroad’s guests that day. Vis Second Inning. its will be made to the site of the | Lewis flies to Abbott he was seized with Ford automobile factory, the new/fang. Maggio fans. and the physicians |canal docks, the new line around Neighbors is bit by a pitched ball) ted his cane hopelees.| Lake Union and the Fisher flour-jand takes his base. Neighbors) trouble then ing mills. forced out at second by Morse. | James Scharnweber PB» Berton Brarey: bors singles met Jones to Lionel Moore An’ we had to turn loose an’ give you bell! that time in sixty An’ somehow, I just lost track of you Pickets—an’ how In all that mixture of gray an’ blue, Mare each other in the For the rifles spoke, an’ the white smoke rose, PON An’ you at me An’ you couldn't tell who were friends or foes,” S single chance we'd see I got this creak in my bones,” to Lemuel Jones Jones said Lionel Moore that little truce we swore, ‘a ped tobacco an’ built a fire, or (00 to our heart's desire eat O8F folks at home, an’ then We Was plain figh'in’ men to our pits tuat day an’ me for the gray Spoke tn spitetnt Pin Your hat off, Mr. Jones?” four, we tried hide? Maggio fumble. forces singles, seor fans. One Lynch Crit Said Lionel Moore to Lemuel Jones: “L got in the midst of the shrieks an’ groans, An’ | only know that I fought my best An’ got a minie ball in my chest, An’ it’s there yet—wrapped nice and warm—”" Sald Jones: “They got ME in the arm. Yet, lookin’ at fe in Hs various ways, 1 reckon that them was the good old days,” James Lynch. Then shoulder to shoulder the old boys stepped To the serried graves where their comrades slept In mute salute their heads they bent, fhen raised their eyes to the firmament, Where the old flag waved in Joyous pride, And the two old foes shook hands and cried; “We're all one now-—the blues an’ grays— I reckon that these are the BETTER days Lewis. Jones to Lionel Moore: Lf Made an awful roar, Came through the woods peil-mell, Tacoma T was then a staff officer and T was busy in the saddle, de-| there was no signia of rank exposed While leaving the commander of one at a distance what appeared to be a! 1 heard the sound of music Priesiing rain was falling, making the night uncomfortable | been on horseback | could not have > seen the . ho ne ss tired soldiers; but in those days we were accustomed to/ dismounted the light was not observable re great battle of the Wilder | Single candle light held in the stock of a bayonet, the point of | muskets over the musicians rapher, showing war heroes line for today’s great parade. Old age and youth did join hands today. A husky young boy scout is shown in the foreground beside BEAVERS BEAT TIGERS wet gre noe IN THEIR MORNING GAME Sse" Lyneh lines to Bennett. Third Inning. Rehnett out Cameron singles to center. Belford, the former Uni-| Kets to second on a wild throw to re Yohe out, Scharnweber to | Banner’ heads were bared Fourth Inning Kippert singles and goes to third Brashear walks./on James’ sacrifice Lewis fies to Morse. Agnew forces Kippert at third | Nill doubles to right and reaches James |tnird on Abbott's sacrifice Neigh: | James to Brashear, Morse ifiies to center Fifth Inning. Magelo grounded .to Hunt, who | ground reached first ahead of him Brashear singled to Morse to Cameron O1 reaches first advancing flies to |Cameron takes third. Sixth Inning | out flew to Morse. BE Nill filed to Kippert Scharnweber Seventh Inning Agnew out takes Bennett Bennett run singles nden. fans. center, scoring third on Kippert's error. Bennett to Brashear, Eighth Inning. out, Scharnwebber fans. Nill flies to Maggio. Neighbors singles to center, singles to right, advancing Neigh- bors to third. ‘Vancouver .. I elbowed my way oming morn. Know-|the front of the group of soldiers, who were surrounding two , it was my duty to} muptician the f one playing a violin other | the song they were a flute, and joined in inging It was the first time I had ever heard it. I learned from the | words that it was “Just Before the Battle, Mother,” Had T not It was my plain duty as an officer to order the light out light, for when I} amd the song ended—but I didn't. In the circumstances it I left the was the sweetest—and the saddest—music I ever heard, ‘The the light, It was a) soldiers had made a canopy by hoisting a rubber blanket on ‘ They played and sang softly, and I confess that that sympathetic melody brought the tears to my For I knew—we all knew—that the in a rubber coat, so' would shine on many a body from which the soul of the divisions of} horse in| Around it were a eyes morning sun had fled Seattle Star ONLY INDEPENDENT NE WSPAPER IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1912. ON THAINS AND NEWS ®TANDS Se ONE CENT a mei YOUTH UNITE IN SERVICES Battie honored Her dead today. | pom ind «=clroumstance | alone were the dead remembered; not martial music alone was her io expressed; by a thousand) | graves, in ten thousand homes, in| | tens of thousands of silent hearts, | the Gay was rated. The skies smiled. The streets were gry with flags and bunting. It Was all @ thin veneer. Though the air throbbed with the roll of drume, though hearte thrilled to the sounds of martial music, | wa no = joyoveness in ia | Art Memorial day is mot a gala y att aside for) Jone. 't ina day in which share—the old, the young, teaged. itis the day when | may review the past, rich) jes as sweet as lavender; | when the youth is remind. | some day he, too, will be h the past’ behind him and | ire short. | ‘the end le the grave. i may be that somber thoughts te these dwelt in the minds | 16,000 who were banked on | sides of “Dilling park” for} > need For it wawetrange: | 4 } Longer Than Route. | parade today was longer the route, It was like a giont . halt of whone body was) at the starting point »hil> em and the forepart of the wound their serpentine way the city streets the advance guard of city reached Dilling. park, the af Parental school boys had Jott, Stewart et. and First from hich point the start made, route there were a few ef- at fun making. The crowds the way cheered. A veteran, old and infirm, jovially ad the throngs from a car} , but could not make himself Men on the curbs hailed im the parade . Bilence at Fiag Raising. Bat when the park was reached mood of the crowd changed. was almost silence when the) v and the Boy Scouts form the center of the plot. It was old age was bequeathing to youth He answered Lincoln's call t has He came from cities and fro To render Death his toll. It was a sa- And fn it old age seémed to say to youth “Our day is done, our race | Yohe to Cameron. jrua. This Is your country and this trying to steal second. |ie your flag. Defend the one and |reverence the other, as we have! Orit. | dome. And remember us when we Cameron 'aré gore, as you may hope to be imber | forces Cameron at en, When the Second regiment | takes second on a wild | bad struck up “The Star Spangied | fen | i] ratst) whet he tries to teal | ssh eapeiens ritual FLAGS AT HALF MAST UNTIL NOO Many Seattle flags were flying at full mast beofre noon today. On Memorial day the flag should fly at half staff from sunrise to noon, and full staf from noon to sunset This follows the custom of hoisting the fl full staff at the conch a funeral FINE MAY FETE The May Woodland Park by He sean-| Lincoln high youthful | turesque and charming. The pret De-|ty white dresses of the girls against the dark green background to center. |who..on any other day would be loath to voice their patriotism now bowed their heads. The Stars and} Stripes rose, futiering, to the top} of the pole, | it fell to half-mast—another re that the day was one of mourning. When Commander F. H. Hurd| spoke to the multitude of “Patriot ism” as only an old soldier can speak, bis words fell on fertile Not a word was lost. It Ben-| waa, in effect, an explanation of Bennett goes | youth's inheritance. passed ball.) “We are old,” he said center, sc0r-| neg the sea of upturned, Cates fans. ‘ippert|faces. “And you are young Tun. | fend, as we defended, that flag on Seharn- | Exerc at Colleeum. lof lawns and trees made a pleasing Cameron singles to .- The tertainmer The Coliseum theatre was pack. | picture r entertainm Lynch to third.|.4°14 the doors for the exercises | wns the Idea of a Lincoln girl a Scharnweber. | wich followed. The women of the|Was put on by Miss Glass, one of the plate, fn sion warmed ir-| fhe teachers. the play er et cotaaiialion or ed e sai he teach . cle in the old playhouse, convert Yohe fAns./ jog it into a floral bower The program opened with “Amer Hunt to Cameron. |{ca,” sung by all standing, and th flies to Lynch. Lewis |invocation was pronounced by Rev Bergman. Heartfelt Abbott out, | rewarded the Industrial to Brashear. Neigh-|dren for their song, “The to center. Morse fgns.| Neyer Touched the Ground | The ritual was performed by Ste Cameron. | Yes post, No. 1,-and-J. Worth Dens more rendered “Flag of the Free.” | Brashear Star Flag Presented Cates| A class of giris, directed by Mrs. Kippert |George Watson, executed an in |cate Mag drill Scharnweber the girls from was delightfully pic to left on a Lynch at second on |PURSE STOLEN FROM WOMAN A puree containing $40 in gold. certificates of deposit to the value of $900 and several deeds and doc uments was stolen from Mra, Eva O'Donnel, of the Vernon hotel, yes terday. DO YOU KNOW | That there are 10 students at the University of Washington wh» tri-|are only 16 yeurs old? | ; : v That the Indian empire extends Cameron fans,| ‘The Star flag was presented by | over a territory larger than the Hunt singles to General Hastie to Commander Ben | od ent of Europe? ynch, and reaches sor of Stevens post, of which Judge | ~ Ag, ae TES Yaa Yohe out, Carroll, the winner, {8 a member. | rah hae Rha vabaltioan utube , Pn Be cory rehalf of Stev-|itiative and referendum planks Nill to Gameron.|ens post and Judge Carroll and all | ;., | thei latforms Lewis flies to| the G. A. R. veterans I accept this ‘Ther Duisien visi: dhe thet eel flag and thank The Seattle Star | Er aad oem . for try to grant suffrage to women? RY bate Seat te® cae — ag Ng sift ‘That Governor Harmon of Ohio, Morse | ecorate Graves | who is is the oldest of the pres: While thousands watched the pa-|jgential candidates now in the Lyfea fouled out to} rade and witnessed the exercises in | field? \the theatre, other thousands jour That Representative Underwood R. H. B,|neyed to the various cemeteries to lie the youngest of the presidential 8 10 4 decorate the graves of the departed | candidates, and Col. Roosevelt +1 7 jones comes next? plaus chool chil Ol Flag Yohe to first walks. at second, Maggio, on Yohe's ing into! When the When drums beat out the roll; fete held yesterday in| “|neunced that Miss Buckner wout song was ended, I felt no pricks of conscience at hav- ing let the candle burn in the Wilderness to light the prayer to heaven Ere the sur ixth { May, that group Yes, @ percent the battle in the went down on that of soldiers lay in death upon the battlefield of that division ere killed or Wilderness Many a mother's boy failed to answer to hig name at the next roll call. Many a mother after that engagement pointed to the vacant chair, and, though she grieved, must have gloried in the cause for which he died, the defense of the flag of the greatest republic the world has ever known. I am glad I let them sing that song. P. P. CARROLL wounded in AT ORTING How veterants are spending the day at their big home told in story on page 8. and Verse by J. Campbell Cory © arms, Now, stooped with hardships and with years, In readiness he stands, As bravely free from craven fears, To answer God's commands. BIRDMEN GIVE A VERY DISMAL SHOW AT THE MEADOWS }drowsy and still, but Parmelee in ! And forty thousand ec sisted that the risks were too ter Marched up a bill rible. And then marched down again The announcer bellowed that Miss Buckner would fly, after all. Then that Miss Buckner would not fly, after all. Finally, in dis gust, The Star men called the whole thing off. The minutes dragged. The mech- anicians tinkered. The crowd yawn- ed and recalled the Hamilton fiasco, a few years ago, It was close on to 5 o'clock when Parmelee climbed into his seat for the parachute jump which Charles B, Saunders was ad- vertised to make from “a height of 000 feet. | The start was a false one, the bi- Thrills Were Missing plane coming to a lame halt in the They were to see two machines garden opposite the grand There was but one, the other being q The machine was wheeled in the hospital. The show was ad-|down the track, turned about and vertised to begin at 2:30,. Parme-| started; and this time the biplane, lee made the first flight after It| with its two passengers, got away. was nice, safe flying, with nary aj The jump was the one bright feat thrill in it ure of an otherwise featureless aft- Then, after an intermin le ernoon True, it wasn’t made from j While, during which the thrill-seek-$a@ hefkht of 3,000 feet—1,500 feet Jers yawned and growled, and the| Would be nearer the mark mechanicians tinkered with the| But Saunders jumped, and the aeroplane, Turpin also flew. The | Spectators had their one little thrill crowd looked in vain for “dips of| When the parachute, after a fall of death” and “figure &s.” perhaps 200 feet, bellied out, and | Turpip's effort was as featureless | Saunders sank easily to earth. }as a fake wrestling match, He was| Then the crowd jammed into the |p about a minute |cars and stood on each others’ feet | Another long wait jalt the way back to the olty, a $600,000 m farms The king of France Twenty-five hundred Seattle rneyed out to the Mead day afternoon—and then came back again. They went to see Phil Parmelee and Cliff Turpin, the “dare-devil aviators,” perform their much-ad vertised feats, such as the “dip of death, the “figure 8,” the and so on What they really Ww wes about the dreariest fizzie ever perpetrat ed on an amiable and long-suffer ing public ows yet the ocean roll ‘spiral glide, his megaphone that Miss Genevieve Buckner, THe § fly with Parme my t i ress Leaned W' > not fly with Parmelee. Hundreds} MADI Conn., May 30.—Yale of people had gone to the Meadows |is enriched today by the value of to see that feature in particular. |the estate of Mrs. Mary Hotebkiss | Miss Buckner was on hand andjof Deep River, just Med for pro- anxious to go up. But Parmelee|bate. The estate is left to the backed down on his promise. The | Sheffield Scientific sehool of Yale motor was working badly, he sald.| university, to be used toward {n- |Also, the wind was high.. The/creasing the salaries of professors, |leaves hung listless and motionless |it is subject to a Hfeo use by ® jon the trees, and the air was|daughter, Miss Marie Hotchkiss. i Y IN TRUE FASHION | THE GRAND ARMY MAN ** \