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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1920)
THE ONTAJtIO A RHUS, ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 1, 11)20 V SHARES HONORS WITH REVERE William Dawes Had Glorious Part in Events That Led to Independence. In order thnt long-delayed reengnl tlnn limy be uecorded a pntrlot, ltev. Oeorge A. (lordon, In u review of the old South church, recently urged thut n tablet be placed In thi ihurch In honor of Wlllliim Dnwcs, Jr., n mem tier of the church, who rodp to Lex ington ii ml other Middlesex villages on thn amue errnnd on which I'nul He verp rodp, tin fume of thp latter per petuiitcd In thp poem by Longfellow, the Huston (II olio state. The Daughters of the Ainerlcnn Hev olutlon nnd Itev. Mr. (lordon ore of like opinion thnt for too tunny ycurs the other hrnve rldt r hits remained In otilMoii. nnd recently the I). A. It. Appointed nn organising regent to form III Mnnthuctts n chupter to lip mimed the MnJ. Wllllnm Ilmves. Jr., chupter, I). A. II. Here are thp clrcuinMntire of the thrilling ride mndp hy I)nwc: I'or some ilnn before April 111, I77fl. It Imd been known thnt the Hrltlsh were preparing to move. The dcstlna tlon wns suipecled to be Concord, for nt thnt plnce uere stores of vvnr inn terlnl, nnd nlsn Hnneock nnd Admits nnd other rooliitlonnr.v lenders. Warren Ready to Flash Newt, There Imd been n number of fnMe nliirms, ntnl. while Wnrreii kept thp pntrlot lenders well Informed, he tint urnlly will I cd until luforinntlon hmlbe (nine complete nnd uttnrk certnln be fore sending out to nroune the country, lie luiil trusty men for two route of exit from Huston nnd slgnul tlclitH nr rnnged to mil out the men on the other Mde of the Chnrles river If direct coin, inunlenflnn with thp country pcnplp should full. On Hip iiflemoon of the dny before the titlark Wiirren lenrned thnt the Itrltlsh were nbout lo mine, The whole town wilt on wutch. evcrv cltlren n detective, nnd Wnrren in kept well Informed. He waited until the Ilrltlsh begnn nrtunlly In mote Hm-Ii In.nta nnd then he xent out Pnwes nt once by I lie land nmtp over the Neck unit news the rler nt the llrlghtnii bridge to Cam bridge nnd Lexington. Then he xeiit Ilevere out by the water route Ihrotmh Clnirlcxtnwn In I.exlnulnn to limine the countrv nnd epeclnllv to iicipinlnt lliineoci( nnd Ailnm of the movement. Revere Deat Him There. Itevere arrived In Lexington a bnlf hour before Pnvve nnd the bitter met Ilevere on Hip green when he nrrlved. Pnwes bad started on his ride nt once nfter receiving IiIh order from Wnr reii nnd had eluded the guard nt tin Neik with illllleulty. coming out by the longer route of llrlgbton bridge nnd the Cnmhrldge roml und nrnuslne nil Hie linuxe In hi path. After n little delnv for refreshments, 1'evere nnd Pnwes rode on to Cninurd. About half-way nlong near HnrlweH'ii ttveru, Ibev met ItrltMi ntllier. Piivves, ilnihed by the soldier ilnhed mi to nn empty fa no house, sheuting: "Hello bo)n. I've got two of tbenil" UN pursuer were frightened nnd made niT Pnvve got to Concord nbout two o'clock Hint morning nnd pmbnldy took purl In Hie buttle of Hint day. Hevere never got to Concord bridge at all. Whipped a British Soldier, Prom the lips of Pnwes nnd those of his two wives, for he wu twice man led, Ills children often beard the tale while the events were fresh In the mind of nil. About the time of Ida marriage In 1-1! he became major In the Ancient hiii) Honorable Artillery company, Tliu Hrltlsh troops garrisoned In the town soon became u great annoynuce nnd Pawes was not u iiuiu to submit tamely to Insult. One night be nnd his wife were re turning through Cornhlll ubout dusk nnd he hud moved a few steps In nd vnnce with an ucqualatnnce, when n Ilrltlkh soldier cuught Mrs. Pnwes lip In his nrms und attempted to curry her off bodily. Her huhand, how ever, turned upon him und guve him u beating. As It became more evident thnt Hi oppressors must be met In the ope field he sutured the country In the a tempt to organize nnd uld the ltevoli tlon. On these rides he somc-tlim borrowed u dress of n fanner, mid hn a bug of meal behind his buck on Hi hoise. Defied General Oage. About this time be undertook them ilmbois nnd well-planned exploit whit Hived the ennnou of dipt. Adlon I'm dm l.'s lompuii) In Hie Ancient no Ht.nornbles from the Ilrltlsh. Someo the niecbnnlcs of the company were dt termlncd to prevent the surrender o their two miiiiII field pieces to Oeneru (luxe. Wllllnm Pnwes was thel lender. The men forced their way Into Hit guard bouse and carried the cannon otf to the free school ou whut Is now Mason street, where they were hidden for a fortnight In a wood box under the master's feet. Soon nfter the affair of the cannon enme the memorable ride and the siege of Ilcston began, Dawes at once Joined the Continental troops at Cambridge mill. It Is Mild, fought nt Hunker Hill. When Hoxton bud become unsafe he moved his fninll,v to Worcester and when itie siege ended be was appointed commissary at Worcester by congress. While In Worcester he went Into part- j nerhin vttn nt" n--nir iw n tto- cers nnd when, lit the end or ttie rfnr. he returned to Hoston, he cnrrled on the sump business In Peck squnre. After hnvlng mnrrled a second tlinp ho moved to Marlboro, to the farm pre vlously occupied by his fnther. Ills stiiy there vvus short, however, for he died February i!5, 17W). He wns burled In the King's Chnpel burying ground VOTTJKfcS- " T PUT LIBERTY BELL IN PUCE Claim Filed by Man Who Was Respon sible for Work Maket Interest Ing Reading Today, An odd memento of Hip Liberty bell, vvboie replicas on every side today re mind us thut the battle for freedom bus nhwivs to be fought. In Hip hill for food served the workers who set It In plnce. It was first bung In the steeple of the l'eniisylviinhi stnte house, m cording to n clnlm tiled by IMniuml Wooley, dnted on. April 17, 17.71. "for snndrys ndvunced for rnls Ing the bell und frump nnd pulling up the bell." Woole.v declnred that he had on thnt Unto supplied food und other refresh ments to the workmen engaged In the tnsk, the list Including the following' "I'orty-fmtr pounds beef.roiir gammons two pocks of potatoes". MX) limes thirty-six lonvos of brend of Lucy ye linker, three gallons of rum Of John Jones, mustard, pepper, salt, butter, a Ih ceo. cooking nnd wood, earthen vvure nnd cnndles, nnd n bnrrel of beer of Anthony .Morris." Tills formidable list cot Hip province a tolnl of (fl l.'l shillings 10 pence, nr ubout S'.'T.'r. a modoi Hint re Judging hy present day prices. I.uier the bell was recast from the Mime pietnl, but with slightly dlrreri'in lomhlnutlonx, to give n bet ter ton The bell Itself cost u llttW over '! Wlllamotto University Endowmont Campaign The campaign to raise 1100,000 for "Willamette University at Uulem la well under way, All uf the prellmlii ary organisation work has been com pleted and about next week the nctuul canvass for funds will bu undertaken. T tils undertaking Is backed by the Ln men's Association of the Oregon C'ouferuncu uf the Methodist Kplscopal cburtli and f units will, naturally, como chiefly from members of Hut denoni Illation. However, us others huve In the past Riven generously to the fine old Institution which for 75 years has been steadily turning out men and women whose lives have gone far toward mukliiK the ffreut Northwest what It Is, so no doubt will be the caso In this effort adequately to fl uanco Wlllumetto While having the heartiest, enthus iastic Indorsement of the late lllshop Hughes, who set aside precedent und asked the pastors of tho conference to have a special Sunday for WIIUui tte, and tho full support ol tho mlii Isters, the campaign Is really a lay men's project. At their conference, held In Salem last October, the dele gates unanimously decided to take bold of the situation this year and put over a big Job for the school There fore, they are directing the work through a special executive commit too, backed by a larger advisory hoard of prominent lay members of the church. Headquarters are at COC l'Utt building, Portland. Kunda subscribed will go to enable the trustees to rebuild Waller hall for men and Lausanne hall for a women's dormitory, with Installation of a cen tral beating plant, thus clearing up the present crowded condition at the university. f lltl I TITTTTTl I TITTTTTI I W Why Willamet'e University i Needs Help Willamette Un'verslty, located at Salem, Is one of the oldest denominational schools In the couutry, bas a magnificent rec ord of achievement and has given to the world niauy men and women of strong character who have contributed and are contributing to the best prog ress of the nation's life espe cially of the Northwest. Willamette exists for but on purpose to educatt men and woanen fully, In a Christian way, and to send them out Into the world to help make It better. Tbat Is what It has been doing for 76 years and what It will continue to do on a larger acale Willamette now needs the re habilitation of Waller hall, par Hully destroyed by fire last De cember, and completion of Lau sanne hall, the former for men and the latter as a dormitory for women A central heating plant la also required. Laymen of tho Oregon confer ence have set out to raise 1100, 000 for this purpose. Confident that the old school la entitled to even more than this amount, they will canvass the state about next week. To what bet ter Investment could money be putT Campaign heada.uartera are lu room (06, Piatt building, Port land. miHHHIIHHHHItMl 16 fancy silk skirts at H 9b, value, 30 00 Iladera. Innli Ilka ll.iilnr'a irnllie nut of business, selling all silk waists at 1 3 off Adv Lafayette CHAMPION OF FREEDOM Qeneral Lafayette, From a Picture Made Late In Life. e came to fight for Freedom's cause Against a tyrant's power, hen Washington at Valley Forgo Had reached his darkest hour, lis army fought beside our own, And, when the task was done, nether nation had been born, For victory was won. boy In years a man In heart Son of a mighty race, He wrote his name In mighty deedr That time shall not erase. Ho brought new hope, and faith, anc atrength In time of black despair, nd freedom triumphed on our aoll For Franee was fighting there. Vnd then across the many years, riy history's alorlous chance, Against oppression's heavy hand Our soldiers fought for France) And when; the last hard fight was wc We well had paid the debt That alwaya had been ours to pay To Franco and Lafayettel Independence '( - M Independence hall came Into exist ence without any thought of the part It was destined to play In the birth of the nation. Necessity really cre ated It. It appears, from documents well authenticated, that the Provin cial assembly of Pennsylvania had been meeting In a house, annually rented 'in Philadelphia, until May 1, 1729. It was shortly after this date that the assembly voted 2000 to ward the purchase of ground for the building nnd Its construction, It was designed by Andrew Hamilton, a bap rlster of Philadelphia, who In making his plans, provided for two wings, one of them Cotigie bull. In 17.'!2 ground fni tho building was broken but the (instruction ding.'od on for some j ems before the v ork wits (In lshod, nllbough certain rooms eere used for some jears before the wliue was completed. Construction of Congroh bull begun ii 1787. and was loimileteil In 1780 mid the remaining wiiu of Independ ence bull, known us City Hull," wn started In 1780 und Mulshed In 1701 Colonies' Second Petition. In 1775, on the Mb uf July, the sec nd Continental congress adopted the second petition to the king. This con gress, which was held at Philadelphia, wns the same which later adopted the Peclurutlon of Independence. On the same day of the same year Lord Dun more, the royal governor of Virginia fearing a general uprising of the colo nies, took refuge with his family on board the 1'owney, a British warship stationed at Yorktown. In 1776, on the 8th of July, the Dec laration of Independence was pro claimed frem the steps of the state bouse at Philadelphia, and read aloud to the army at New tort. '" fit Flag of Washington FOURTH OF JULY 1920 Ring the tuneful bells of freedom, Let their muilc float afar, Look aloft and see our banner Of the glorious stripe and start Crowned with vlet'ry, bathed In splendor Upon many a Held of fame, Heroes brsve have died around It, Each with an immortal name. 'Neath Its folds our fathers tri umphed In the valiant days of yore, And In battles for their country They that beauteous banner bor Not a star today It misting Not a stripe a larnltb knows, At it waves In contciout tplendor From the tun lands to the tnowt. Let our Eagle guard It aver For the honor it hat won, As he bathes lilt noble pinions In the light of Freedom's sun, Proud to tee hit emblem floating 'Galntt the vaulted asure tky Hear him thrlek lilt proud approval Every fourth day of July, On the land and on the ocean, t Far at human eye can teo Llpt repeat the deathlen tlory Of the Banner of the Free Horn amid the ttormi of battle Not a ihame ill gtory mart) And new natlont wake to freedom At the glitter of lit ttan. Mirrored in our cryttal rlvert, Streaming from our mountain peakt, Loved by freemen for lit beauty It for Right and Homeland tpeakt Time wilt never dim tit glory While in heaven thlnei the iun Ever linked lo tong and ttory I tt.r '!.. of WAtntNrvrnN. ICoprrllht. l!0 W-l nS iiif Union.) Allied Naliun Mtoi., States Tech. Paris Allied nations arotmastur of the sltuutlcii In tho near cast us ulsowhero, and, If In complete hnr mony, ouu employ all tho forces nt tholr dlsposul to curry out their poli cies which nra "soberly proportioned to their Interests," said Marshal Pocli lu an Interview. High Art Suits A Special Purchase of these Extra High Grade Suits enables us to show you Clothing of the Better Kind, at prices, which only thirty days ago were being paid for medium price suits. SALE PRICES $35.00 for $50.00 Suits $36.75 for $52.50 Suits $38.50 for $55.00 Suits $41.50 for $60.00 Suits 20oo Discount On HATS-Both Felt and Straw SHIRTS Silk, Fiber, Madras' and Percale SHOES Dress, Work and Canvas This is your Golden Opportunity to Dress Up for The Fourth ALEXANDER One Price Clothier, fi UlHl.-r. ,r em" ' tft" 'hi nn " "T" ' i BRIEF GENERAL NEWS American relief activities hnvu been dlMMUIuiiLMl lu Sin) rim. Tho Ilrltlsh I.Hbor party went on record UMtdnst ptohlbltloti ltecent statistics published In Ger many ou that country's war losses stuto thut 1,350.000 men wore killed. Seventeen pot suns we.ru killed and 29 wounded during the fighting In Lon donderry, Ireland, according to an of ficial statement. Tho Nortliorn lluptlut convention In Buffalo vcted after n length) debato to 'terminate relations with the Inter church world movement. Uso of clgarottofl by women wns condemned by the General Federation of Women's clubs nt tho biennial con vention In Dcs Moines. Tho first conference between Sen ator Harding, Itopubllcuu presidential nominee, nnd Governor Coolldge, vlco presidential ticmlneu, vvus held ut Washington Wednesday, June 30. Philadelphia's population vvus an nounced by the census bureau us 1, 823,168, showing It to bu the country's third most populous city. President Wilson Prods Labor Doard.- Wushliielun 'I bo railroad labor board ul Chicago bus been requested by President Wilson to expedite Its wage decision Thu president's mes sage resulted from tho guuutul unrest among rallronil workers over Hip wage question and tho walkout of yardmen und other nmplcyoM ul Philadelphia, llaltluiori) und oilier cities Its text was not mudu public, but unofficially It was described us being of u "force ful character." Japan Will Qlve Korea Legislature, Honolulu. As a preliminary step toward granting Korea self govern moot nnd thn right to elect representa tives lo tho JapMiioso diet, (ho Japan ese government has doubled to crento legislative assemblies In thu Ktiroun province to which only Koreans cnu bu elected, according to u Toklo cable received hero. Strikers Held Under Lever Act. Han Pranclsco. Warrants charging sixty-five striking members of thu Hin IYiiiicIhco Yardmen's association with violation of thu Lever food law by al leged piiri'.iipallon In tho "Insurgent strlko" Imi-1 April vvero vrvl ut it mass in ' ing of tho men by u United Btutos in,, shul. "iTjyrgT?yy'' OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Principal Events of tho Week Briefly Skotchcd for Infor mation of Our Roadors. Plans for Kugenc's annual rose show have been abandoned for this year Albany college will establish n tire pnratory rourse for the benefit of for mer service men. Hiker county wool sollcrs are worry lug over the price of wool and hoping for n sudden rise Ton Linn county Bcliool teachers have been mnrrled since, thu schools closed early this mouth. Krclda Campbtll, ono of this year's graduates of Willamette university, has becu awarded u scholarship by tho French government. School superintendents mid tending educators of thu statu will meet ut i:u gene Junu 26 to discuss some new de partures In education. Thu Albany chamber of commerce has decided to open a publicity cum pulgu not only for the city but for thu county nnd stnte as well. Tho "Yerrek Logging company ban put chased a claim of ICO acres of tlm ber land In the southeastern part of Clatsop county for $40,000. Coos liny has hopes of being liberal ly supplied with gasoline by thu latter part of tho month. A number of prl vale shipments nre en route. Several hundred beautiful roses grown on the state house grounds were sent to Portland Tuesday for exbl bit Ion during tho annual rose show. Jupnncsp, who grow a major portion of the strawberries of tho Hood ltlver valley, nre reuplng a rich harvest thin year, with fruit selling at u record prlco, Tho cereal crops of Oregon have been Immensely benefited by tho frr quent ruins of the past two weeki Tho ralus have nlso helped tbo fruit growers. Corvallls Is to have a new hotel costlus la the iHshWhnnd of $too. 000, according to articles of Incorpora tion filed lu tho state corporation de partment. Did you ovor two such silk drosses ns ltndor's hnvu nt half prlco. Adv. 811k Drosses at V, prlco at Ilndors, Ontario, Oregon P'T'T"