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ygTERAN'S WARTIME .STORY THAT WON IN THE STAR'S FLAG CONTEST _ «r!n»»d «*• winnln g wartime etery In The Star'* eon (••"J" h *•«!«!• veter »"• «* « h * o. A. B. participated •* * ' iVlrf- 1 «• the Judge Carroll, la a beautiful double B» '""'yntn) an a Savon foot etaff. appropriately decorated Thr # ***..,.nan *ai mada on behalf of Tho #tar by Oanaral Haatie. M a»ar<i««» at the Coiieeum today.) ""fll tf* night s> ,he Ninth »rmy corps wan ,on t hr Chancellorville field of historic memory. A ffTCulmg rain was falling. making the night uncomfortable soldiers. but in those days we were accustomed to of the march and camp. night preceding thr great battle of the Wilder - C»mp ftrr< anil «>l all kinds were prohibited. The racked arm* for rest, so far as test could be had. while "ZL 'i.x da*n. that the battle might begin. MILES Qwral Nelsor. A. Miles tells of Bloody tr for The Star on page 4. SEATTLE IS OBSERVING MEMORIAL DAY IN TRUE FASHION Veterans In Line for Annual Parade PUR WRIGHT, lONEER OF AIR NAVIGATION DEAD to* OM«, May JO..—Wilbur Iwmm aviator and builder M af typhoid faver Mra at J: 16 o'eioe* »*«•§. Death followed a Oy, dwrtm which h« took The and came wtth all tha member* of *T « the badi.de. » Urto an 4 Ruaacblln M«heM of Wllbor, hia •ttwiae, hia father Hlatn.p Wlfct, tad Dr D. B. Conk » at the bM»id»- when the adaior (M Take* in May J Wrl«bt. who with hi* Oreille. probably w.rr i foremost birdmtn. < oro upon kta arrival w "ay t from a buH.nr m ?. 11 *** E *»* two 4ar« later Sir* *° aad Doctor* l>e»l B Conhlln, and two gM Wtea war* tammorwd On ■» = Or. rreder-k Horrhhelm.-r »*« eaiw In on ihe a con*tilnfion, aa virile, • ty- R?' Mtena* brain activity W«IW» * r ®o'lboal planning |Ky **ropiane development a Mhnl yt ol '* «h* * ■'* UlnwiK ob*rrnrt«wi iod the fever me* tMi!*' ha Waa aelzed With »»d the phyal.lana hia < an.- hopHeaa. '"dder trouble than Mg£*jlJ<>nf-ii to Lionel Moore: Kz®" 'tme in sixty-four, * M how we tried **' h " ,ber ,h ® bide? flCtn* JO " ao ro " kl *la<le chance we'd nee " ' t°' 'hi* creak In my hone*," iq Jones, Jwi °» *»id Lionel Moore: jE| w l k*' little truce we swore, tobacco an built a fire. jSfcktf * COOB ,0 "ur heart * desire. JmAm >k», o,lr 'o««i at home, an' then ** *»« Plain flgl, n men Wfcrfc u k '® our plu , "* t 48 IB ' ' Ol ' 'be gray— 'pokft in cpittft,] tones J Tour hat off, Mr. Jone*?" [ 11°°*'Lionel Moore; in «n awful roar, I * f * BM through the wood* pell-mell. VOL. 14. NO. 77. ideveloped, and for dayj be re mained naetmoelooa Yesterday a slight Improvement waa noticed Phyalt taaa doelared today that I only the clean living of Wright and hte rugged constitution prolonged | life Wilbur Wright waa bom near Mlllvllle. tod . April !«. IM7 He eras (bo son of ttiabop Milton Wright of tbo t'nlted Brethren i-burcb and Buaan Kstherln* Wright. He was educated In th«- publlc and bigh arhooU of Rlrb mnod, Ind., and I** ton, O. Bin<* jl»03 Wilbur Wright wish his hroibor, Orrille, desoiod tboir time principally to btilldlng heavier t* an air (lying marbi-00, pjteniei hj them They were ronaider*d among tbo foremost aviators in the e'er Id. The first aurwaaful te*t of their aeroplane waa male at Klttybawk, N C . and a errand s'icceasftll long ilivtanco test waa made near her-- In IX>6. 1 SEEING SEATTLE The N. P. ape Hal trip arranged for th* Seattle boiiineaa men to »<»« *ome g( the lmprovern«?nta of the •rtly wtll take plare Saturday It la experted that a tboimand will foe the railroad - * mieata that dmjr. Vla |lU wtll be nmdi to the alte of th«- ford automobile fartorr, the new canal do< ka, the new line around !lj*ke I'nlon and the Flaher flour in* mil la. An webul to trim loose an' Hire you hell! An" somehow. I Ju*t loet truck of you In *11 (tint mixture of gray an' blue, Kor the rlDe* spoke, an' the white smoke rose. An' you couldn't tell who were friend* or foe*." Raid I.lonel Moore to Lemuel Jone*: •Hot in the mid*t of the shrieks an groan*, An I only know that I fought my be«t An' not a mlnle ball In my cheat, An' It'* there yet wrapped nice and warm—" Said lone* "They got ME In the arm V.t lookln' at life In H* varlon* way*, I reckon that them wa* the good old day*." Then *boulder to shoulder the old hoy* stepped To the serried grave* where their comrade* slept In mute salute their head* they bent, rhen railed their eye* to the firmament, Where the old flag waved in Joyous pride. And the two old foe* shook haud* and cried: "We're all one now —fhe blues an' gray* I reckon that thes<' an- the BETTER day*!" I was then a staff officer and 1 was busy in the saddle, de livering orders and directing affairs for (he coming morn. Know ing the order in regard to lights ami fires, it was my duty to see that it was scrupulously obeyed While leaving the commander of one of the divisions of the Ninth corps, 1 saw at a distance what appeared to be a 'iglit, and, as 1 approached, I heard the sound of music. Had I not been on hdsehaik I could not have seen the light for when I dismounted the light was not observable. I left the horse in charge of my orderly.while I approached the light. It was a Miiglt- candle light held in the stock of a bayonet, the point of thr weapon heniK Mu< K in the i round. Around it weic « sembled probably a do/en soldier*. I wore a slouch hat and was wrapped in a rubber coat, so The Seattle Star Snapshot picture by Star etaff photographer, showing war heroes In tlna for today's groat parade. Oid aga and youth did join hands today. A hueky young boy scout I s shown In tho foreground booido tho veteran*. BEAVERS BEAT TIGERS IN THEIR MORNING GAME A small crowd of fana turned out to wttneao the morning game bo twoen tho Vancouver Beavere ond tho Wandering Tlgera today. The Beavero started thmga early, acor Ing throe runa on two doublea in the opening Inning. The Beavers acored another run In tho fifth. "Butch" Be (ford, tho former Uni varsity of Waehington pitcher, oc cupying the mound for the Beavers, haa the Tigers eating out of his hand. First Inning. Mwslo walks Itennett force* MaiuOo at a«cund Itraahnor oaJks Crittenden throw* wild to second. Urn net I taking third. Cat™ drm bles to esmter. eooring Bennett Kl|» pert popa ont U> Yobe. James dimU«»d to left, scoring ltrashear and rates Three run*. Yoh«» fans Mil pops up to Srhsrnweber. Abbott files to Cales. Second Inning. I«wla to Abbott. A gnew fsns. Magglo fans. Neighbors ts bit by a pitched ball ; >nd takes bis baso. Neighbor* 'forced out at second by Morse. ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE SEATTLE. WASH., THURSDAY. MAY 30. 1912 Mora* l« nut vbi n he trine to etaal aacend. Lynch Mnea lo HentwKt. Third inning. Bennett ont. Yohe to <'am# ron Hraahear ont trying to steal sarom; Catea fui. Cameron alnglea to cantar Crit tenden file* to ftnwr (Submpii |eU to awoixl on t wild throw to first. Hunt forces Cameron at third. Hunt takea m-coud no a wild pitch. Yoha ont. Bcharnwetoer to Hraahear. Fourth Inning Klppart single* and goes to third on Janiea' sju-rtflc* Scharnircber walka. I,ewts flies to Mors#. Agnew forces Kipper t at third. Nlll double# to rlKht and reaches third on Abbotts sacrtflca Neigh bora out. James to Braahear. Mora* fllea to center. Fifth Inning. Mwglo (roußitrd to Hunt, who reached first ahead of hltu. Ben nett elngled to l«ft Bennett goca to aecond on a paaa d hall Braxhear alnglod to center, acor- In* Bennett. Catea fana Klppert out Mnrs«» t«> Cam«»ro n 0i,., run. Lynch reaches flrat on Hcharu weber'a error. Cameron alngl< * to right. advamlnn l.ynrh to third. Crlt'endi-n fll'S to Hcharnwcber. Hunt forced Lynch at the plato. and reached secotid on the play Cameron taken third. Yohc fana Sixth Inning James out, Hunt to Cameron B< harnweber fllea to Lynch. (<ewla flew to Morae. Nil! filed to Kippert Abbott out, Hcharnweber to Brasbear. Neigh bora singles to center Morae fqns Seventh Inning Agnew out. Yob<' to Cameron. MaKxio takea flrat on Yohe's fumble. Bennett walk*, Braahear forces Bennett at second. Catea slngl'-a. acorlug Magglo. Kippert fan* One run Lynch single* Cameron fans. Crittenden fan* Hunt single* to center, scoring Lynch, arid reaches third on Kippert a error. Yohe out. Bennett lo UrsKheur. Ono run. Eighth Inning. James out, Nlll to f'aiueron Bcharn webber ran*. Lewis flit s to Lynch. Nlll flies to Magglo. Abbott fan*. Neighbors singles to center. Mors* singles to right, advancing Neigh bora to third. Lyhr.i fouled out to Lewi*. R H E Vancouver k lt> 4 Tucoma 1 7 2 then was no signia of rank exposed I elbowed my way into the I runt of the group of soldiers, who were surrounding two ■musictans, one playing a violin, the other a (lute, and joined in the s«»ng they were singing. It wag the first time 1 had ever heard it. I learned from the words that it was "Just Hefore the Battle. Mother." It vas my plain duty as an officer to order the light out and the song ended—but I didn't. In the eirrunmtances it was the sweetest- and the saddest—music 1 ever heard. The saidiets had made a canopy by hoisting a rubber blanket on rnnskßt* oyer the musician*. I hey played and sang softly, and I coiif' — that that sympathetic melody brought the tears t»> my eves For 1 knew—we all knew—that the morning sun wmtld shine tin many a body from which the soul had fled. OLD ACE AND YOUTH UNITE IN SERVICES •ottl* honortd Htr dtad today Not by pcinp and clrcumttancd •lor* wart th* dtad rtmimMrid; not V>y martial mutie alona waa h*r gHtf axprcaatd; by a thousand gra • oa, tn ton thouoand homo*. In tana of thouaand* of alitnt hoarta, , th# day *u caiabratcd. T' a afciea tmlltd. Th* atraata war* gay with flag* and bunting. It * ** all a thin vtnttr. Though tha air throDbad with tha roll f druma. though haarta thnllad to tha aoundt of martial mutlc, than waa nd joyouanaaa in tha •vart- Memorial day la no' a gala 4ay. Mor ia it a day aat aaida far hwmi alona. It la a day In which alt a(M»» ahara—tha old. tha young, tha mtddta-agad tt la tha day whan M»o old may ravlaw tha paat, rich Hi ir amoriaa a* awaat aa lavender; tha Jay whan tha youth la ramind ad | hat aama day ha. too, will ba old, with tha paat bahlnd him and tha tutu'a abort. Ai d tha and la tha grava. H may ba that aombar thought* alialtar ta thaaa itwelt In tha mind* of tha 16,000 who wara bank ad on Hta lour aidaa of "Dilling park" for tha Mag ralaing. For it wa#atrang« If 4«h,d #ar»da Longer Than Routa. Tie p*rada today waa longer than lb' rotifo It waa Ilk* a a nt r«tl*r. tall of wtim* body waa roildjd at tha atartlng t-tnt w h'l tba ha.l a<J tha rwpart of U.< t<>dy wound their aarpent'ue way tbrffeßh the dty afreet* SKI tha nd>n,ra guard of rltt react.rd Dtlliug park, tba "la#" of Parental achool boy# had not yat loft hi* wart at and Klr»t a*.,' from *hlch point tba atari *aa mad a. Mi routa thara vara a few ef forfa at fun making Tha crowd* aJoftg tha way A veteran, too- old and Infirm. Jovially ad dragaej the ibroi.g" from a car rtas\ bat rould not maka hlmaalf h'ard Man on tha curb# hailed frlatido In tha parade •iltnce at Flag Raiaing. Qui whan tha park waa reached tba mood of tha crowd changed Thara waa alrr.oat all. m a whan tba veteran* aod tha Doy fl'vuta form ad bi tha ceu'er of tha plot. It waa a moment of deep *lgnlflcance For old age waa bequeathing to youth tha reaprmatbllltlea which It haa t >m. a . |. 11* It waa more tt.rti. a formal Dag ralaluit It waa aaa icred. wordtaaa ritual And In It old ufa M-amr-d to aay to youth: "Our day la dona, our race la run. Thla la your oountry and thla ia your flag. Defend tha one and reverence the other, aa we have done And remember u* when we , are gone, at you may hope to be remembered by future gentrationa." Than, when tha Second regiment hagd atnirk up "Tha Btar Rpangled Banner' bead* ware bared Wen who un ait) other day would be loath to voice their patrlotlara now bowed their head* Tha Htara ami Btrt( ••• roae, flutt«rlng, to the to:> of tan pole. It Rail to half-ooaat—another re minder that the day waa one of mourning When Commander F H. Hurd apoke to the multitude of "Patrlot lara' a* only an old aoldler ran »PMk. hl« wurda fall on fertile ground, Not a word waa loet. It waa. In affect, an explanation of votttha Inheritance. "We arc old," he aald Ha #can tied the *ca of upturned, youthful I ana*. "And von are young De fend. a* we defended, that flag." Exercises at Collteum. The Collxeum theatre waa pack ed lo the doora for the excrclsoa wlili li followed The women of the auxiliary organlxatlou worked a mir acle in the old playhotiae, convert ing It Into a floral bower. The program opened with "Amer ica," aung by all atanding. and the Invocation waa pronounced by Rev. K. K Bergman Heartfelt rewarded the Indtialrlal school chil dren for their aong, "The Old Flag N'eyer Touched the Ground." The ritual wa» performed by fite venn poat. No I, and J. Worth Den* more rendered "Flag of the Free." Star Flag Preaented A < lan« of glria, directed by Mra. fleorge Wataon. executed an Intri cate flag drill. The Star flag waa presented by fieneml llnatle to Commander llen non of Htrvena poal, of which JudKe Carroll, the winner, la a member. Commander Benson waved the I flag and aald: "On behalf of Stev eftl poat and Judge Carroll and all the (f. A R veierans 1 accept thla i flag and thank The Seattle star for [ the beautiful aud apropriate gift." Docorata Qravts While thouaanda watchod the pa : rade and wltneaaed the exercises In the theatre, other thouaanda Jour neyed to the varloua cemoterle* to 'decorate the gravea of the departed lonea. ONE TENT 0> TMstsa 4sii UIIE v ' tnl «KWimM>«ta He answered Lincoln's call to arms, Now. Mooped with hardships and with years. When drums beat out the roll; In readiness he stands. He came from cities and from farms As bravely free from craven fears, To render Death his toll. To answer God's commands. FLAGS AT HALF MAST UNTIL NOON Many Seattle flags were flying at full mast beofrc noon today. On Memorial day the flag should fly at half staff from sunrise to noon, and full staf from noon to sunset. This follows the custom of hoisting the flag full staff at the conclusion of a funeral. FINE MAY FETE The May fete held yesterday In Woodland Park by the girls from Lincoln high wits delightfully pic turesque and charming The pr«-t ty white of the girl* against the dark green backKround of lawna and tree* made a pleasing picture. The entertainment of wns the Idea of n Lincoln girl ana was put on by Miss Glass, one of fhe teachers. PURSE STOLEN FROM WOMAN A purse containing $40 In gold, certificates of deposit to the value of f»<>o and several deeds and doc uments was stolen from Mrs. Eva O'Donnel, of the Vernon hotel, yes terday. DO YOU KNOW That there are 10 students at the University of Washington \vh < are only 16 ye is old? That the Indian empire extends over a territory larger than the c<«ft><'ii' » r Europe? That alx democratic conventions In 1910, and the republican state convention of Ullno's. adopted In Itlatlve and referendum planks In their platforms? That Sweden was the first coun try to giant suffrage to women? That Governor Harmon of Ohio, who Is 66. Is the oldest of the pres idential candidates now lu the field ? That Representative Underwood 1h the youngest of the presidential I candidates, and Col. Roosevelt 'comes ne*t? THE GRAND ARMY MAN Art and Verse by J. Campbell Cory When the song was ended, I felt no pricks of conscience at hav ing let the candle burn in the Wilderness to light the prayer to heaven. . Kre the stin went down on that sixth of May, that group of soldiers lay in death upon the battlefield. Yes, 60 percent of that division were killed or wounded in the battle in the Wilderness, Many a mother's boy failed to answer to hi» name at thn next roll call. Many a mother after that engagement pointed to the vacant chair, and, though she grieved, must have gloried in the cause for which he died, the defense of the flag of the greatest republic the world has ever known. I am glad 1 let them sing that song. I'. I'. CARROI.L, Stevens Post. BIRDMEN GIVE A VERY DISMAL SHOW AT THE MEADOWS "The king of France And forty thousand •>«■«. Marched up a bill— \ And then marched down again." Twenty-five hundred Seattle people journeyed out to the Mead ows yesterday afternoon —and then came back again. They went to see Phil Parmelee and Cliff Turpin. the "dare-devil aviators." perform their much-ad vertised feats, such us the "dip of death," "the ocean roll," the "figure 8." the "spiral glide," and so on. What they really saw was about the dreariest flixle ever perpetrat ed on an amiable and long-suffer ing public. Thrills Were Missing. They were to see two machines. There was but one. the other being In the hospital. The show was ad vertised to begin at 2:30. Parrne lee made the first flight after 3. It was nice, safb flying, with nary a thrill In it. Then, after an Interminable while, during which the thrill-seek ers yawned and growled, and the mechanicians tinkered with the aeroplane. Turpin also flew. The crowd looked in vain for "dips of death" and "figure Bs." Tnrplji's effort was as featureless as a fake wrestllug match, lie was lip about a minute. Another loug wait. Refused to Carry Girl. The announcer bellowed through his megaphone that Miss Genevieve lluckner, THe Star blrdglrl. would fly with Parmeleee. Then he an nounced that Miss lluckner wouM not fly with rarinelee. Hundreds of people bad gone to the Meadows to see that feature In particular. Miss lluckner was on hand and anxious to go up. But Parmelee backed down on his promise. The motor Wii working badly, he said. Also, the wind was high. The leaves hung H»tl. ss and motionless on the trees, and the air was AT ORTING How veterants are spending the day at their big home told in story on page 8. ulrow«y and still, but Parmelee to aisled that the risks were too ter- I rible. The announcer bellowed that Miss : Buckner would fly. after all. Then that Miss Burkner would not fly. after all Finally, in dis gust. The Star men called the whole i thing off. The minutes dragged. The mech anicians tinkered. The crowd yawn ed and recalled the Hamilton fiasco, j » few years ago. It was cloae on to ■ r . o'clock when Parntelee climbed I into his s. #' for the parachute Jump j which Charles B. Saunders was ad vertised to make from "a height of 3,000 feet." The start was a false one. the b»- I plan-* coming to a lame halt in th« '.ruck garden opposite the grand | stand. The machine was wheeled ti"»u the track, turned about and started; and this time the biplaue, j with its two passengers, got away. The jump was the one bright feat- I ure of an otherwise featureless aft* ernoon True, it wasn't made from fa helVht of 3,000 feet 1.500 feet would be nearer the mark. But Saunders jumped, and the spectators had their one little thrill wh<-n the parachute, after a fall of perhaps 800 fteet. bellied out. and Saunders sank easily to earth. Then the crowd jammed into th» cars and stood on each others' feet all tin way back to the city. YALE GETS $600,000 (lit I ttlfe-«l I'rcw | r««r<l WlffJ MADIS.N Conn., May 30. — Yala Ik enriched today by the value of the estate of Mrs. Mary HotohklM of Deep Kiver, just filed for pro hate. The estate la left to the Sheffield Scientific school of Yala university, to be used toward in creasing the salaries of professor*. It Is subject to a llf«o use by a daughter > Mist Marie llotchMss.