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Show THE LEHI SUN. LEHI. UTAH m wi i MTBaBBOMBaOJaUM -",erl T T f'T " 1 : , , .... ;jmw is Jalom bmsh - if4rt ir-tM7 ir'&SMIVV vvfrU fc3 t:frf?v A; I . ' 4'VV H I fai BiH fit Hi nut I I in. riUk,,t,.,mJ& ; ,v-X : ,: ''SPJ' : 1 ) - V,K Lillys ffsh .&h - - J- w4 "it I ' Nation's Gold-Star Mothers 1 v . V1 rv: I By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ffaa omer'day Charles ("Bronco Charlie") Miller trotted his brown mare down the streets of Los An geles, having completed a modern f ony express" ride of 3,000 miles from New York Citv. "One Brain the mall hag come through In the record time of seven months, 24 flay and 6tf hours I" said press uaparcnes at the time. Intereitlng as was Miller's feat I -mainly because he is eighty-two W o& U said to have once been a pony f Mer-lt was by no means unique, for i- ut Ulsutnc, ana ndurance rldIn le fairly common in recent years fth. stories told by some of the i TffU 8D0J. But the Drlncii Mer. feats lies in tha f0 - tuut fcucjr ic- .wmoblle age horgebarir rttn i - jei t iosi art. frail! J?!"'!6 9uestl011 "cords made H T.Dce and an outstandii ippUed ftTTr r08"00 America, tt: tte toDwto InformaOon on that l5 24knn;7. v" ttea oy norse and C fl Ken 8ley Me" who in ilS; m0"68.10 . less than 24 W,;rl9 " toa rat of 7 miles chTrWt " 18 D0t certaIn wnether m4Ded horses on the trip. - fitSlte8U or long-distance rides t4 tobH; reJtoemet is generaUy CDn(Utlon of the he. Pwth,iCr wew under the 55 a ihan. T 0f these nntrles and I ALraces between Berlin and tt IItp. ,nsarIans were rlctorlous, h. Te of many horses. P- tir6!11 Lyons 11113 Vichy 32 ? dl? Ut 0f 199 h0e8 taking fci""0 one from Dres- Part, not less In the Brussels-Os- faafSPntWodle1 on tte i f that rider ont of 21 gare I4 inil?.,0n 1116 lon8 distance i (U, - --lug. h,F Tompkins l0 bcktt?haa AUen- Usance on his back. The 1 An c on the road. 15 hours and ilBll .v, this tama horse, ridden no weariness and 1. Charles ("Bronco Charlie") Miller starting on his 8,000-mll modern "pony express" rtde from New York City to Lot Angeles to carry messages of greeting from residents on the At lantic coast to those on the Pacific 2. Leo Gianmarina uoon his return to Lot Angeles, after ridlna clear across the United States and back aaaln, a trip which with many "detours" brought his total mileage up to 9,150 miles. 3. "The Ponv Exoress" a statue by Mahronl Young. - 4. Boyd Jones, fifteen-year-old boy from Ama- rlllo, Texas, on hia horse "Molly" which he rode from Texas to call on President Hoover at the White House. His trip to the National Capital took 78 days. 6. MaL James Unaer of Oshkosh, Wis., shown upon hit arrival In Atlanta, Ca, during a long Journey on horseback which began on Thanks- olvlna dav last year. He plans to visit every state capital In the United States and return to Oshkosh by Thanksgiving day, this year. The purpose of the trip Is to test the endurance oi his mount and If hs Is successful In completing tha 20.000-mile Journey he will receive a prut of $25,000 offered by W. J. Umstead or Kensing ton, Md, a noted Eastern race norse owner ana breeder. 6. Senor Alms Felix Ttchlffely, an Argentine school teacher, shown at wasningum, v. v, after completing his 10,000 mile ride from Bus- nos Aires. .-. by Parker Tompkins, went from Northfleia to WInsor, Vt, 70 miles, in 13 hours, including all stops; and two day later he returned on a very hot day, covering the distance Including all stops in 15 boors. Captain Reid rode 154 miles over Mif conn- try, carrying ISO pounas ia minutes, winning first prize In an endurance test. The horse was s three-quarters Arabian called Halcyon. A nure-bred Arabian, Taquls, covered tne same course with 160 pounds in 30 hours ana 37 minutes with Lient K. U. Parker op. The United States Cavalry Joornal or Juiy. 1915, contains an account or an occr. anci race run after three o'clock In tt. after noon and through the dark over a nu was until they were ready to mount CapL Frank Parker won ln 8 hours and 25 minutes. Major Henry Romeyn In an article in Outing ln 1904 gives some old records of long distance riding ln the American army. Felix N. Aubrey ln 1S51 rode in 5 days and 14 hours from Santa Fe to Independence, Mo. lie rode 830 miles and used 7 horses. Thomas Tobin In 1840, carrying dispatches for General Kearney, rode from Santa Fe to Fort Leavenworth, 832 miles, in a little less than 11 days, using 9 horses. Most of bis fresh horses were caught from herds of horses belonging be-longing to the Indians. John Kerley in 1857 rode from Fort Brldger to Fort Leavenworth with dispatches, more than 1,000 miles, in 17 days, using only 4 horses. ' In 1847 Col. John Fremont with two companions compan-ions rode from Los Angeles to Monterey. Each man had three horses and changed every two hours. The first day they rode 125 miles between be-tween daybreak and nightfall; on the second day 135 miles between daybreak and nine at night; on the third day 70 miles between eleven o'clock and sunset; and on the fourth day they completed the Journey, riding 90 miles, at three ln the af ternoon. In June, 1868, a man named Morris rode from Saguche to Fort Garland, Colo., a little leas than 100 miles, between 3 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. Two days later the same horse, a coal-black bronco, was ridden more than 80 miles. After the establishment of the "Pony Express" Ex-press" Just before the Civil war many notable rides were made. BOO ponies and 200 men were engaged in this work, 80 of them being riders. The latter were selected mainly on account of their experience In the saddle, becaose they had been tested and were able to stand the fatigue of a gallop extending over 100 miles. At that time news was carried from ocean to ocean in less than 10 days. The last message of President Buchanan, in 1800, was brought Into San Francisco In 8 days and 5 hours, while President Lincoln's first address reached there la 7 days and 14 hours. Of course these long distance runs were with changes of both horses and riders. Probably the most notable ride of any single rider was that of Buffalo Bill (CoL W. F. Cody) who on one occasion, finding that the rider who was to relieve him had been killed by the Indians, In-dians, rode 884 miles in 24 hours, changing horses 36 times. This was aa average of 16 miles an hour, day and night Bob Ilaslam made one ride of 264 miles. James Moore, a frontiersman, In tne 60s rode 280 miles in 22 hours. in ml the Pony Express celebration com mittee ondertook to reproduce the old pony ex-nress ex-nress run. riding from St Joseph, Mo, to San Francisco. The total aisiauce uiura, which was covered in 153 court, neari iwo oays than the best old express record. Across California there were 84 relays, a distance ef 2H9 miles, which was covered In 13 hours and 45 minutes, an average speeo oi per hour. ' ., . American gold-star mothers In France for visits to the graves of sons who died in the World war gave an impressive background last year for the most extensive observ-ance observ-ance of Memorial day yet held abroad. Troops fired volleys in salute of the dead at the American ceme-te.ies ceme-te.ies throughout France. Taps were sounded, and dignitaries spoke. But the feature of the day were the trips before and after the ceremonies by the war mothers to the graves of those they lost more than 11 years before. At Suresnes cemetery, outside of Paris, Ambassador Edge made the principal address, referring to them as those "who had given those who were dearest to them that others might live in the full enjoyment of their liberty." . "You mothers instilled Into these young men the principles for which they laid down their lives," he said. "You taught them the fundamentals of loyalty, courage, truth and vision. You with the fortitude which mothers throughout the ages have mustered, held your heads high as you bade hem good-by. . f "Let us look upon the myriads of crosses," he concluded, "and realize with poignant emotion the magnitude of our responsibility. Wa seem to see the heroes of Chateau Thierry, Belleau Wood, Thlaucourt, St Mihiel and the Argonne pointing forward, forward; we seem to heat the great chorus of their voices calling to us to carry on until mankind breaks through the shadows and eternal peace dwells on earth." Lesson of Memorial Day Memorial day is one of the most Impressive, most touching and most typically American of the days we set apart From earliest childhood one remembers the gathering of the old veterans, the march under the r-arm spring sun and the graveyard grave-yard where gay flowers and the bright Stars and Stripes are placed at the headstones of the dead. What hath this day deserved? What has it done That it in golden letters should be set Among the high tides of tha calendar? , It is, indeed, an easier question for Shakespeare so to ask than for the average person to answer. The day symbolizes so much sacrifice and re calls those critical moments so rare in the history of a great nation that words and phrases too often fail. But if we cannot express all that the day embodies, we can let it remind us that from the birth of the Republic there have always been men and women who have so richly prized America that they were willing to give up their all that America might survive. If the blessings of peace which these dead gained for us make similar sacrifices on our part unnecessary, they should not blind us to the suffer ing which the soldiers of '61, '98 and '17 endured. Rather should they impel us to care well for the country they prized so highly. Pride to their achievements may, indeed, be ours on this day. Roses for the Veterans X vft JL T The mothers on the byways have looks of yearning sadness. And helmets by the stairways flood homes with memories; A sense of loss on gay days subdues sub-dues the note of gladness. While winter with its gray days moans through the lonely trees. And fathers on the May days pin on their scarlet poppies, And gratitude on ay days reminds re-minds of others' loss; Read "Christ in Flanders" Sundays and pass around their copies, Recall their boys in old days before be-fore they faced .he cross. Plant roses by the highways for boys that manned the trenches, Place stars along the skyways for aces of the clouds, And maples on the boulevards which grief with tears bedrenches; Let cedars in lone graveyards guard those our love enshrouds. Forget-me-nots strew always along the veterans marches, And keep the tombs and memories of loyal heroes green; So may the golden gateway, with glorious rainbow arches, Bespan the veterans' roadway tha leads to the Unseen. Honor Both Blue and Gray ft.,.,? r, nil ,,. W, - . ' " '- 7 - V? V." As Memorial day approaches and e prepare to observe the beautiful custom long since established of remembering re-membering the heroic dead it is interesting in-teresting to read the account given by a leading newspaper of the Inauguration In-auguration of that custom. In an editorial written in 1877 we read: "Preparations for observing Decoration day were carried in this year upon a far more extensive scale than ever before. For three or four years attempts have been made to effect a co-operation between be-tween the survivors of the Federal and the Confederate armies and to insure an equal honor to the remains of the deceased Northern and Southern South-ern soldiers and sailors. This year for the first time in history the veterans of both armies will march together through the streets to strew with flowers the graves of those who perished in the great war. Such an event marks a new epoch. It is the apotheosis of the revived feeling of brotherhood. brother-hood. There has been s great deal of oratory on this subject and some charming verses have been written, but now the banner of fraternity is flung to the breeze without hesitation snd with faith in public approval Tha Blue and the Cray clasp hands above the tomb of their fallen braves, and in the great future of this reunited country there is to be no resurrection resur-rection of sectional feuds and dead and buried bitterness. "The past is forgoten, and the country's future is everything. This is the lesson and the era of reconciliation." . . :;1 Their Deaths Not in Vain rtT ' Lit Vj a V' '! An eagle's nest befouled with the remnants of dead things, the relics of grim slaughterings for the preservation preser-vation -f life and comfort is an unsightly un-sightly and unsavory object still from its squalor emerges in due time the golden eagle, most glorious, glori-ous, and grandest on the wing Of all the birds. So from all the tragedies and sorrows sor-rows of homes, fortunes and battlefields battle-fields recalled to mind on Memorial day is, we trust to come the promise prom-ise of a peace which is to soar far above all possible prospects of wars. They whose loss we recall by no means died in vain, since they woo the victory for peace and the right Could we but hear them from their places of rest they would doubtless be declaring in unanimous chorus, that their discomforts, sufferings and deaths all made op but a trifling pries to pay for a peace, which will assort to mankind an ending of all wars 1 A Sally Sez 014 Dt Jtnti' locker h trauma U Pr, Nearly all m mlht want could b loans' hidden thor. Bat wo sTir luopea tar tow U tho deep. What wo wont b at ha4 "rot to Ban and to keep." PATRONIZE BOMB INDDSTKT GO TO COLLEGE Thronogh tJniYeraity Homo Study. Time Bird for aelf ImproToment noana aueceea la later yoara. Write for Eitenilon Stadf Bulletin Testy .EXTENSION DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Bait Iko City. 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