Show MAKING THE FLAG COMMON THE stars and stripes striped were placed at half mast february alth over the scott auerbach building cohn bros brosa and a few other structures A report was current that the cause of this demonstration was the result of the election feb A direct inquiry elicited the fact that it was in consequence of the death of isadore idore Im greenwald a member of the liberal drum corps we mean no disrespect to the deceased drummer but submit that the lowering of the national flag because of the demise 1 of a man whose chief public importance arose from his beating a drum in a political campaign to is rendering the emblem of liberty rather cheap we have an idea that some of those who did the lowering share that view but the drum corps requested iland it and that was enough contributors to profitable political results have to be conciliated or they are apt to become tyrannical the friends of the dec deceased d who was so far as we know a worthy ma mani ought nought to have manifested their respect in a more fitting and appropriate manner |