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Show JT. Jl I 4 r f v4 THE S ALIN A SUN, SALINA UTAH 1 That Backache Stop dull Those twinge, tbat item! - C77 I . k ,'; ' . s ' "T-- - " , . . ..: su. SCOUTS (Conducted by National Council of the Boy Scouts of America-IN LAKE BOY SCOUTS DROWN Five boys and three men, all of South Bend, Ind., were drowned when a boat carrying a party of boy scouts capsized in Lake Magician, 30 miles from South Bend. The party was en route to Hemlock island where a summer scout camp was being laid out. The vessel, a steel motorboat, sank In the middle of the lake. The lake Is about 40 feet deep at that point. The dead Included Jo N. Taylor, scout executive; Verage thirty-ninscoutnon O. Murphy, age thirty-fivmaster; Judson Taylor, age twenty, assistant scoutmaster; Janies Taylor, age eight, son of Jo N. Taylor; William Kingsley, age fifteen ; Kenneth age fourteen; Clinton Borrough, Mathews, age sixteen, and Phillip Neltzel. Boy scouts were on guard duty while soma of the bodies lay In state and also participated la the burial exercises at which taps were sounded. 14-fo- ot e, e, SHERMAN Banner yet ware Oer the land of the free and the home of the brave? ORT MlIENRY will be restored and. preserved as a national park and perpetual national memorial shrine ns the birthplace of The Banner, written by Fjancis Scott Key If a bill (S. 3349) Introduced by Senator France of Maryland goes through congress. An act, was passed In 1914 which granted the use of the Fort McIIenry Military reservation to the city of Baltimore for park purposes. The new bill amends the 1914 act so as to read, In part: The secretary of war Is hereby authorized and directed, so soon as It may no longer be needed for uses and needs growing out of the recent war, to begin the restoration of Fort McHenry, In the state of Maryland, now occupied and used as a military reservation, including the restoration of the old Fort Mcllery proper to the condition In which It was on the 1st of September, 1814, and to place the whole of said military reservation In such a condition as would make It suitable for preservation permanently as a national park and perpetual national memorial shrine as the birthBanner, place of the Imifiortal written by Francis Scott Key; and that the secretary of war be, and he Is hereby further authorized and directed, as are his successors, to hold the said Fort McHenry in perpetuity as a military reservation, national park and memorial, and to maintain it as such . . , the said reservation to be maintained os a national public park, subject to such regulations as may from time to time be Issued by the secretary of war: Provided, That the citizens of Baltimore city and of the state of Maryland shall be given as free and full access to and use of said national park as they would enjoy If this were a part of the park system of Baltimore city." Provision is made for restoration and improvements under approval of the secretary of war and at the expense of the United States. The suin of $100,000 is appropriated for the work and $10,000 By JOHN DICKINSON O say, does that Star-Spaagl- THE TYPICAL EAGLE SCOUT Star-Spangle- d Star-Spangle- d annually for maintenance. Nothing is said in the hill about a museum of appropriate relies. Nevertheless, if Fort McIIenry Is to be restored and preserved as a perpetual national memorial shrine as the birthplace of the Immortal Banner, Star-Spangle- d it would seem that the Flag which inspired the national hymn should be a feature of the shrine. For the original Banner the actual piece of red, white and blue bunting that Key was so anxious to see by the dawns early light, Is still in existence. It is probably the most interesting blf of bunting in the world to good Ameriis In the National museum In Washingcans ton thousands go to see it every year. This sacred relic is now more than one hundred years old and looks its age. It has, however, been mounted on net and has been carefully mended. With good care it should last a long time. As every good American knows or should know the Flag now consists of thirteen alternate red and white stripes, representing .the thirteen original states, and a Hue field on which are white stars, arranged In six rows of forty-eigeight stars each, representing the forty-eigstates now constituting the Union. The and stars were added in 1912 when New Mexico and Arizona were admitted. The original Flag was adopted by congress June 14. 1777 thats why June 14 is observed as Flag Day. It had thirteen stripes and thirteen stars. It was the plan in the early days to add both a star and a stripe to the Flag for each new state. But it was soon seen by 1812 there were five new states that while a star could easily be added, additional stripes were out of the question. The addition in 1794 of two stripes for Vermont (1701) and Kentucky (1792) destroyed the proportions of the Flag. So there were never more than fifteen stripes and the fifteen were officially reduced to the original tldrteen in 1818. Its of Interest to note that the Fort McHenry Flag has but fifteen stars, though in 1814 there were eighteen states, Tennessee (1790), Ohio (1802) and Louisiana (1812) having been admitted. But fifteen It has in six alternate rows of three and two stars, beginning at the edge of the The explanation is that no field next the staff. official change was made In the Flag between 1794 and 1818. The Flag in 1818 was given twenty stars, Indiana and Mississippi having been admitted, and tldrteen stripes. Did you know that by correct usage the Flag In time of peace is not perndtted to float all night, except at the grave of Francis Scott Key? Senator France, in Introducing the Fort McHenry bill, put into the Congressional Record the contents of a booklet prepared by himself and other patriotic citizens. This booklet contains, among other things, the following interesting matter : The 1st of September, 1814, saw the city of Washington burned, the handful of American warships driven to port by force of superior numbers, the Atlantic coast from Maine to Louisiana open to attack, and the fate of the Union in the balance. It was then that Fort McHenry stood firm against the invader, redeemed our eastern seaboard, and delivered the federal government from serious disaster or utter ruin. In the two and a half years of war preceding the defense of Fort McHenry, scores of the fastest Star-Spangle- d forty-sevent- forty-eight- h h agonizing warning throbbing backache, may be of serious kidney weakness. W if neglected, for it mighteasilylead H s disease. 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I wanted to go and cut a stick to twist the little rascal out, and I was afraid he might get away while I was gone. So I Jugt sprinkled a little of this tonic there to keep the hare from Retail Ledger, Philacoming out. delphia. As You Look at It. Luck is merely a matter of temperSome men think they are ament. lucky when they begin to pay alimony; others think they are unlucky because they cant escape that obligation. Many a man would rather have tooth pulled than pay his taxes. sailing vessels afloat had set forth from beside Its parapets. Eluding the frigates that once Imclippressed American seamen, these per ships pursued and captured enemy merchantmen by the hundred, prisoners by Hie thousands, and booty that ran into millions. To the enemy the waters of the Chesapeake had now become little better than a nest of privateers and pirates." It was clear to them that the Chesapeake must be rid of these pests, the federal capital captured, and Baltimore forced to pay for damage done and be made the point of a wedge to drive the North and South npnrt. Then Fredericksburg nnd Richmond could be threatened or captured on the south, Philadelphia and New York on the north. The British were driving south from Canada nnd were at Phittsburg. They proposed to sweep down and make a Junction with the 9,000 troops quartered on the fleet In the Chesapeake. Then by uniting their forces from Lake Champlain and the Chesapeake and having neutralized New England, they would coerce and subjugate America light-arme- d once a an in. Washington had fallen easily, a body of our regulars and militia had been defeated at Blndens-burg- , nnd the Chesapeake coast line was at the mercy of the redcoats all but that section protected by the guns of Fort McHenry and troops gathered in the vicinity. To be pitted against our soldiers were continental veterans fresh from their victories on the continent of Europe. In the Chesapeake were not only Wellingtons Invincibles but Nelsons marines, distinguished at Trafalgar and the battle of the Nile. The Invading fleet numbered some fifty sail a Urge proportion of them classed as and frigates of the line. Against this armada with its troop transports, America could oppose men-of-w- nothing afloat. The hope of the Middle Atlantic seaboard and perhaps the Union itself lay in the city of Baltimore. and the hope of Baltimore lay in the garrison and guns of Fort McIIenry and such untrained troops us could be mustered for other land defenses. No wonder that Oen. Sir Robert Ross, who commanded the British troops, declared that he would eat his supper in Baltimore" subsequent to his first day on land. Nothing seemed to him more certain even if, ns he said, it rains militia." Baltimore was picked to be his winter headquarters nnd a logical base for further operations north, south or west. Early on Sunday morning, September 11, the alarm was sounded through the streets of Baltimore. The British fleet had entered the Patapsco river. The cannon boomed on the courthouse plaza, summoning the militia to arms. The lensive force and equipment of Fort McHenry were supplied largely by the citizens of the beleaguered port. Regardless of a blazing sun, men and women toiled with pick and shovel to throw up breastworks at every approach to the city and Its chief reliance, Fort McHenry. Maj. Oen. Samuel Smith was in command of the militia, and under him was Brigadier General Strieker. Sailors, lacking ships to go to sen, were converted into land forces under the brilliant Commodore John Rogers. Before dawn had streaked the sky on the 12th of September the British were astir, and boat nfter boat carried men and arms to North Point, where now stands Fort Howard. General Ross, who had won his laurels in IIollnnd, Egypt nnd the peninsula, took command. At his side was Rear Admiral Cockburn, who was hated for ids plundering Admiral Sir Alexander of defenseless villages. Cochrane, successor of Admiral Warren ns commander in chief of the British forces in America, remained on his flagship and in person supervised the plans for the nttack by water. 'Tlie American commanders sent forward outposts to engage the British, and scarcely were the latter assembled on shore when General Ross fell. Tradition has it that two youths, perched in a tree, shot him when he passed within range of their rifles. As he was carried to the rear, he demanded that he he covered, for fear the knowledge of his fall would reach his men and dismay them. Shortly after giving these directions he lost consciousness, and died In the arms of his aid. Sir Duncan McDdugall. The encounter at North Point was that phase of the engagements which in their entirety might be called the Battle of Baltimore, the attack upon Fort McHenry being the crucial or decisive action. The first encounter, wholly on land, was on the afternoon of the 12th. The British stormed the American earthworks, but were checked by a fire of shot, slugs, scrap Iron and nails. The lines of both armies swayed back and forth, with victory smiling first on one side and then on the other. The British lost C00 that day, the Americans They Cost Less because they give longer service Every pair of ExcellO 150. At dusk a great storm broke and the fighting halted. At daybreak the rain ceased and the battle began anew, the British commander, Brooke, who had succeeded Ross, ordering his men forward to avenge the setbacks of the day before. The fleet was all commotion, for an officer from Colonel Brookes staff had urgently requested Admiral Cochrane to open the bombardment of Fort McHenry, which. If successful, would seal the fate of the city. Soon the ships weighed anchor and sailing up the Patapsco, got Into battle formation 2y2 miles off the fort. The decks were stripped, the bomb and rocket vessels opened their fire, and 16 ships hurled bombs, rockets nnd solid shot Into the ramparts. The garrison of the fort 1,000 volunteers and regulars was under Col. George Armistead. Armistead unmnsked his batteries and directed a brisk fire, but the range of his guns and mortars fell short of the ships. This was disheartening, nnd his anxiety was not lessened when a in the southeast bastion was demolan ished by exploding bomb, mortally wounding an officer nnd several of the cannoneers. Observing the confusion in the fort. Admiral Cochrane signaled three of his bomb vessels, and they moved closer to the ramparts to hasten the victory. Armistead seized his opportunity, and orfire, and his dered a cannon wrought havoc on the decks of the three, one of them, the Erebus, being disabled. In the shadow of the British fleet thnt day and night rode the American vessel Minden, flying a flag of truce, and used by American agents in the exchange of prisoners. While the bombardment rageil. none watched with more anxiety than Franks Scott Key. He had gone to the British fleet in the Potomac to seek the release of an old friend, Dr. William Beanes, a physician seized on charges of taking up arms against British stragglers. Key obtained his release, but on the eve of the operations both were transferred to the Minden, which was detained under a gunrd of marines until the British plans should be enrried out. From the decks of the cartel ship Key and his companions watched every belch of the cannon. Midnight came and 1.250 men, equipped with scaling ladders, dropped from the fleet into barges, with the intention of surprising from the rear. How the hearts of the patriots beat as, helpless to give the alarm, they saw this strategy under way with every prospect of success. In attempting to effect a landing, however, the expeditionary force struck lights and these lights cost it a possible victory. The defenders promptly set fire to n haystack and, as its glow revealed the barges, Fort McHenry and the redoubts shook with the salvos of the guns. The battery under Sailing Master Webster, which the British had planned to take by storm, was served that midnight coolly and quickly by a little group of cannoneers, whose valor was sustained by the thought of home and country, and to whom Colonel Armistead afterward said he was persuaded the country was much Indebted for the final repulse of the Many of the landing party were killed enemy. and others wounded; two boats were sunk and the survivors made back to the fleet. The defenders lost 4 killed and 24 wounded. The master stroke had been delivered and had failed; 1,800 slip! is laid been thrown Into the fort fi nations, hut no white flag flew from the great staff. Sunset had cast a leaden gloom upon the spirits of Hie defenders, hut dawn found their hopes high and the invader beaten off. That night, with the fate of the city and perhaps the existence of the Union hanging by a thread, Key paced the deck of the Minden, and each shell that sped screaming from the ships was a stall at Ids heart, a challenge to all he held dear. When the first blush of morning tinged the sky Key gazed toward the battlements and with straining eyes beheld the Stars and 'Stripes, scarred, but sllll defiantly floating. The cannonading had censed; the troops, many of them wounded, iiad been coneveyed to the ships and the fleet was setting its sails. The Joy of Key was unrestrained, and from his soul there came Banner." the wide-mouthe- d well-directe- d six-gu- Star-Spungie- n a RUBBCRlIftt I This Is a picture of John Shepherd of Troop 6, Williamsport, Pa. 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