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Show FORTY-SIX STARS NOW. Oklahoma'a Admission to Union Koepi Flag Factorial Busy. The United States naval flngmaklng establishment In the bureau of equipment equip-ment building at the Brooklyn navy yard has been unusually busy this year. One cause of this activity was the nddlng' of the additional star for the new state of Oklahoma to the national flag, making forty-sis stars In all. This necessitated an entirely new arrangement of the start as well nf the manufacture of thousands of the new forty-six star ensigns which every American vessel will have to enrry Although the new flag does not go Into effect officially until. July 4, to have tho required number In readiness meant hustle on the part of the flag-makers. flag-makers. The stars aro cut by machine, a star Rhnped die cutting out a half hundred stnrs at one stroke. These nre bnsted i on by hnnd and finally stitched on the I flag by machine. Instead of the old arrangement, whoja tho six rows niter-1 nate ench with seven or eight stnrs. I tho new United States ling has them arranged In the following manner: Top row, eight stnrs; second row, seven; third row, eight; fourth row.) eight; fifth row, seven; sixth row. eight. The operatives engaged In making the tings enjoy their work nnd enter i Into It with more interest thnn Is I usually displayed by men nnd women j engaged In an occupation of this sort. ' Itut few very largo flags nre turned out I In the establishment, the demand bclug ' almost wholly for the sles used en i bnttlc!hlps nnd fortlltcntlons. Tlie full Hag equipment nf a battleship battle-ship costs nhout $'J.f(H). New York Mall |