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Show . J - THE HELPER TIMESHEU it -got NO permanence. to . preordainfd The whole history of (jovemmenti denlee it The American hope with-ou- t lmply that curt may live clinaino interruption by formula long as possible to the of our fathers and, when that reeon-cile- d program can no longer be to changing time, to adapt It to new conditions and new Fiction andfact kf; jh 1 . . FORM of ii ' , v. - ANSWERED: three vital questions you haveaskei car allowances about- - used experience. This wai the intion of the founders who timated clearly In their that they considered It neither sacrosanct nor Incapable of new development - A i ii Inten- ',' 1 -- 1 "What is my present car worth?" Answer: Your used car has only one fundof value: that is what the dealer who accepts it in trade can get for it in the used car market. amental basis CHRISTMAS DAY AT TRENTON, YEAR 1776 2 "Why should dealers in different makes of cars offer me allowances When the Light of Freedom Was Rekindled. In the snow. . . The road is slow. eharp They plunge and gtumbla; (hikes blind. Crust bites knees. Bare feet freeze, Tear on tee. . . . And still they go Over the road an Christmas day. The road to Trenton Christmas day, The dark road to Trenton, The deep road to Trenton, White before and red behind. that differ materially?" Footprints "" - ,VvrV'- it5fe - Answer: Your used car has seemingly different values because competitive dealers are bidding to sell you a new car. it true that the largest allow, ance offered means the best deal for me?" 3 wIs Footprints In the snow. . . , Hopes are low For those who dare dream to be free. In New York town, the oath to the By ELMO SCOTT WATSON A SK the average American what took place on July 4, 177C, and he, with a somewhat vague recollection of what In the hishe tory books at school am! a similar remembrance of what he saw In the painting "Signing tho Declaration of Inde pendence'' by John Trumbull, probably will answer you In something of this fufililon: "Why, that was the day that we declared our freedom from England, when Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote that Immortal document In which he said that all men are born free and equal. After he had written It he presented It to the Continental congress and John Hancock signed It In that bold handwriting which the king of Englnnd could read without spectacles. Then the members of congress, Washington and Franklin and John Adams and all the others signed It. After thnt they read It to the people outside Independence hall and the patriots cheered and rushed away to ring the Liberty bell until It was cracked." That, of course. Is a rather free translation of a composite American Idea about the historic events which gave us our greatest national holiday, the one hundred fifty-firanniversary of which Is being celebrated all over the country on July 4, 1927. Like so many other composite Ideas, usually characterized as "popular beliefs," it Is also a composite of fiction and fact. Despite all that has been written about the Declaration of Independence and the thereof, few Amer icans, unless they be professional his Idea of just torians, have a clear-cu- t what did take place on that day. And even among the professional historians there is some disagreement, caused by difference In the interpretation of words and phrases. Here are a few facts and a bit of chronology which may make the matter clearer: Richard Henry Lee certainly has some claim to share tho title of "Author of the Declaration of Independence" with his fellow yirginlan, Thomas Jeffersou, for on June 7, 177(1, he presented to the Continental congress his resolution which begins : once-learne- . Resolved, That those United Colonies fire, and of rhrht ouslit to be free nnd Independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Rrllaln is and ought to be totally dlBsolved. This, as one historian has pointed out, was a "pure declaration of Independence. It was promptly seconded by John Adams of Massachusetts, but when considered by a committee of llie whole, no action was taken upon It because some of the members felt that the colonies were not yet ready for so radical a step. On June 10 congress voted to postpone fiual action on the resolution until July 1. On June 11 a committee composed of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, ltoger Sherman and Itobert It. Livingston was appointed to prepare a formal declaration of independence and have It ready In case It was wanted. It was at the time of the postponement of action on a resolution of independence that Franklin uttered one of his most famous sayings. When the postponement was proposed, In order to give certain delegates time lo receive Instructions from their colonies as to what their attitude toward Independence should be and to make sure of the necessary unanimity of action the matter, Franklin dryly, "We must all hang to gether or assuredly we shall all hang separately." When the committee came to decide who was to write the Declaration, it was finally agreed that Jefferson shouM do It., It Is said fiat Jefferson explained to Franklin the reason why he, as their senior, was not asked to write It was that It was feared he could not resist the temptation to put a joke into It, and the Declaration was serious business! Although stories differ on the manner of selecting the writer, the fact remains that Jefferson did write the first draft and the desk upon which he wrote it (shown above) Is still preserved. It is Interesting to note that this desk was for a long ' time In the possession of a man named Coolidge, John Coolldge of Hoston, and at his death by his will It passed Into the custody of congress. This first draft of the Declaration, which Is often reproduced, shows also the handwriting of Franklin and Adams who made a few minor corrections in it. Jefferson later gave It to Richard Henry Lee and in 1825 his grandson presented it to the American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, which later entrusted it to the custody of the patent office in Washington. After Franklin and Adams had made their changes on the first draft, Jefferson wrote a second copy, incorporating their amendments, and presented it to the committee which reported it unchanged to congress. On July 1, the date set by congress for considering a declaration of independence, the original resolutions offered by Richard Henry Lee first came up for consideration before congress acting as a committee of the whole. The formal vote was taken the next day, July 2, and the resolutions were approved by a s vote. Delegates from Delaware, Pennsylvania and South Carolina voted in the negative and those from New Tork, having no instructions from their colonies, did not vote. So under one interpretation, July 2 should be Independence day, for It was on that date that the colonies declared their Independence and the declaration of independence which they adopted through their representatives was that written by Richard Henry Lee lustead of Thomas Jefferson and was not the document so revered by Americans at all I In fact, if the suggestion of John Adams had been followed, we would now be celebrating on July 2 Instead of July 4. In commenting upon the momentous act of adopting I,ee's Independence resolution, Adams snld, "The second day of July, 1770. will bo the most memorable epocha in the history of America. It ought U be commemorated, ns a day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to Cud Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, hells, bonfires and Illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from tlds time forward, forevermore." July 3 and 4 were spent by congress In discussing the draft of tlie declaration of Independence presented by Jefferson, acting for the committee. There was a lively debate which ended In the striking out of the paragraph accusing Kiug George of "piratical warfare" and a few other comparatively unimportant lines. Then on July 4 the delegates from '12 colonies who had been authorized to vote for inde pendence agreed upon the final draft. nner me amendment had been Incorporated, which was to be printed that night In the form of a poster by John Dimlap, a.prlnter, for public distribution. The significant feature of tills poster, according to one historian, lies two-third- ... Judgment we form of them Is very dinvrent from whnt we form of ourselves. It Is therefore a right maxim, to do nothing when you ure doubtful whether It is honest or unjust; for whatever Is honest Is but HONESTY For, to concern ourselves In other people's affairs Is a delicate mutter. Yet Chromes, a character In Tea-nets- , thinks that there is nothing that c:m doubt Implies suspicion of Injustice. befull mankind In which lie does not Cicero, 'Tie Otticlis." think lie has a concern. 2Icnwtil'c, because we have the quicker percepLight Bulbs s tion r.nd sensation of whatever Jiefore dlscurding an elc trte ll'hl unfavorably or tiiHowunliy to bulb place it on a drop light, turn on ourselves, than 10 others, wuich we see the current and shake tW bull., hold u It were at a rreater distance, the lag It between you and the light. , hup-pefi- in the fact thnt Franklin changed the small "u" in "united" to a capital, making the new nation the United States of American, instead of the united State of America. As to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, there is where the "popular belief Is most at fault. This Declaration, adopted on July 4, 177G, was signed by Just two men, John Hancock, president of congress, and Charles Thomson, secretary. "Charles Thomson never heard of him!" the average American would say. Yet for all that he Is neglected by history he He was Is an important character. secretary of both the First and Second Continental congresses. And It was he who first read the Declaration to a group of patriots. According to one story this took place on July 4 when he stepped outside the statehouse, a3 soon as he and Hancock had signed the document, and read It to a handful of citizens who stood around and who made no extraordinary demonstration thereat According to another account, this did not occur until July 8, after congress had sent copies of the Declaration to the various colonies. Pennsylvania, of course, got her copy first, and at noon on July 8 Thomson stood on a wooden piatform in the State-hous- e yard it had been placed there Incidentally in 17G9 to enable an astronomer, one David Rlttenhouse, to observe a transit of Venus and read the Declaration to a vast crowd of citizens. These citizens cheered the reading, then sped away to pull down the royal arms in the courtroom and to ring the Liberty boll. As for the fiction of "ringing the Liberty bell until It cracked," that mishap, however, did not occur uutd 16115, when it was being tolled for the death of Chief Justice John Marshall. Now, for tlie actual signing of the Declaration of Independence, After it had been adopted on July 4, an engrossed copy on parchment for all the delegates to sign was ordered. The man who held the pen and formed the letters on this copy the one which is preserved today in the national shrine In the Library of Congress was Timothy Matlack, the best penman in the office of Charles Thomson, secretary of the Continental congress. It was completed by August 2, and on that date was signed by 54 delegates. Two others signed later. They were Thomas MeKean of Deieware, who was absent with his regiment- - l& the Continental army at the time of the signing on August 2, and Matthew Thornton of New Hampshire. Thornton was not elected to congress until the autumn, but In November he was permitted to sign and thus made the total of the 5(5 signers of the Declaration of Independence. As for the other errors In the statement of the average American quoted at the beginning of this article: The phrase "All men are born free and equal" does not occur In the Declaration. That phrase is often confused with the statement "Ail men are created equal," which does appear in the famous document. The "born free and equal" wording is in the constitution of Massachusetts, framed In 1770. and no doubt Inspired by the statement In the Declaration. George Washington, of course, was not a signer of the Declaration of Independence. At the time the Continental congress was In Philadelphia declaring Independence, lie was In Cambridge, Mass., welding i together that Continental army which was to make good the Declaration. He was a signer of the Constitution after the Revolution and the fact, no doubt, that his name appears on this immortal document leads to the Idea that be was also a signer of the eurlier important document. I Men nre April when they woo, eo'id.er when they wed; maids nre May when they are maids, butjllie sky changes when they are wives. As You Like It. Act 4, Scene L j j ! neces- sarily the best deal for you. Sometimes it is; sometimes it is not. An excessive allowance may mean that you are paying an excessive price for the new car in comparison with its real value. In the snow. . . . Weeks ago, All have left but stubborn souls. When defeats, brought retreats. The sane went home. Sane men know It's good to be home on Christmas day. With the wife and children Christmas day. To sit near the Are, Wallow In warmth, Leave to the fools the hopeless goals. Footprints First judge the merits of the new car in comparison with its price, including all delivery and finance charges. Then weigh any difference in .allowance offered on your used car. Remember that after all you are making a purchase, not a sale. GENERAL MOTORS car for every purse and purpose" CHEVROLET r PONTIAC r OLDSMOBILE , BUICK t LaSALLE t CADILLAC "A , CMC TRUCKS V The Electric Time to Part Phillips and his wife had always been reputed to be the happiest of married couples, so when Mrs. Jones heard that her friend was suing for divorce she was astonished. "You say his thief fault is his she asked Mrs. Phillips. "You should try and endure thnt, dear." "I did as long as possible," Trenton Battle Monument replied the latter. "Uut when he shook down Footprints In the snow. . , . the player-pian- o and threw a music Hear them blow The roof off the barracks with a roll into the furnace, that was going too far." Hardware song Age. Slues on mus. Jug on Jug, Vanish In laughter. "We'll all go Just So Back to Hesse after Christmas day." In the warm town of Trenton ChristI understand you've travFarley mas day. eled In Africa? In the Sudan? The fleek town of Trenton. Furrell No, In a roadster. The roaring town of Trenton, They say the word: "It wont be long." If you can't have your own way can at least keep out of other you Footprints In the snow. . . , peoWind gusts blow ple's way. The rass aside, and stab and freeze Farmhands with gaunt, flaming eyes nrag to the battle. Just to show That stubborn men on Christmas day Are as stubborn as on other days. Mules have a right To die like gentlemen. Men lie frozen near the trees. Footprints In the snow. , , r.ugles blow. They rroorh and charge, raggedly lined. Muskets b.nk. Cannon To flume and thunder .spark . , Tears ago A party was spoiled on Christmas day, cause rekindled Christmas day Trenton, Cay, sleek Trenton, White before and red behind -- Henry W. Harris, In the Boston Globe. A On the road to Pennsylvania's Nothing to Flag Her Dom was being tan. Ardath, age some of the rudiments of reading her mother, who explained that Ing to a period at the end of tenee meaut for her to stop. A ! nights later, at the dinner table, was chattering away with no notable likelihood of there being t pauses, when her mother asked why In the world she didn't stop ts ing. She replied: "I guess, molt I don't see any periods." Ave, Species of Laurel In the United States laurel Is H cles of evergreen shrub of either two genera, Kalmia or Rlwlo dron. Mountain laurel Is Uhort drou maximum. You can't believe everything onmnllments .T ...n ( upon her beauty. a anntD" burglar, starts his night's work Millions of others are starling, tool Be ready j jot them! accept-nnr- e or nuiflcntln,, of the Declaration of Independence six colonies IckI recorded their votes In the affirmative and six in the negative. John Mor-tocast his vote for rennsvlvuntu in mvor or the measure, thereby se- luiuig ine resjonty of colonics and the adoption of the Declaration of Thus It Is that the independence. vote or Pennsylvania became the key- smne or the Arch of Liberty. n Valley Forge 17-1- Refrigerator "Butch" Bedbug, Honor On the vote regarding the OAKLAND YELLOW CABS AND COACHES FRI GI DA I R E In I De- - A nswer: The largest allowance is not MAKE NO MISTAKE ! There's only one tcny to exterminate Led-bTbafs with a lWt aie time shootingliquid a spray at inein. ISo spray can poesibly reach mcir young and egg. g. Bedl)ug4 art) n ,he WOO(3work "long the Wboards-n- ol in tho M clothes, a. you thought. Don't waste time IM.wd.-r- Then try It on the light; the chances are It may do service for several months longer. The fine wires of the filament have a habit of becoming disconnected. Uy shaking It the parts come together again, inuklng the bulb as pond as new. What Shakespeare Said crown Is the popular thing. Hear the word go: "There's no more war this Christmas day." The king has mercy Christmas day." ' We're loyal subjects. . . ." . "AVe were misled. . ." "We will prosper. Let us be," a somli Iron works called the Mount J,.y Forge was built on a little creek whirl, fimvs ,nfo fhe Kehuylklll river about nineteen northueM cf IMilladetphla. This tn'lcg Iron wns also known as the vallev llenee the name of the Creci,-thcamp. The place t fauxms In Amennm liNf..ry he. nnse Wuohlnetf.r. a ud I. U army wintered there In 17- 7'J. Valley Forge Is now a state e park . 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