| Show tribute to the flag the following splendid tribute to our flag la by L C hodgson mayor of st paul minn mr hodgson better known as larry ho before his election to the mayoralty vas one of the best chown newspaper in the northwest and was considered one of the best writers in that section he was elected mayor bi the largest vote ever given a candidate in st paul it Is no fabric of silk or bunting no mere beautiful cloth woven by human hands it is a living thing pulsing with the throbbing ardors of humanity glowing with the fervor of immortal hopes leaping out in of love and dream it Is a song the song of upward looking men it Is an alter fragrant with sacrifice it Is a garden wherefrom a nation grew watered by the pure blood of heroes it is a heaven wherein the sanctified are gathered it Is the home where freemen dwell it Is the battlefield whereon honor strikes its blow for the cause of god it Is a flame springing up to consume injustice and wither the hosts of wrong it Is a voice that speaks with the eloquence of graves where sleep those who died to make it mean purity and righteousness he who on that flag ransom ed eyes beholder within its folds the valor and tho faith of and gettysburg the blazing eyes of the embattled farmers at concord bridge the alerce splendors of the ocean that was the cradle of john paul jones the clarion death cry above the ruined alamo the prayer of washington at valley forge the agony of lincoln as he paced the midnight hours and crowning all windswept wind swept faces of the boys who die today along tho thunder smitten hills of france the flag of the united states Is the glory of god shining la the faces of those who dream of ft world made clean enough to be the dwelling place of god it turns our borrows into exultation and our sacrifices into melody of bervice for such a flag true men will always gladly die tor such a flag good men will always nobly live general smuts 0 the british army says as the allies organized the tor victory so they must organize the world against famine the unit ed states Is called upon to lead the tight against hunger the eugier beet factories west ot the mississippi will double their production it they can get beets raised by the farmers god benda every bird its food but lie does not throw it into the nest he alvee us our dally broad hut it 9 wa 9 v f iu fv |
