MORNING ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1912. Uncle Peter's A Fourth of July Slory By CLARISSA MACKIE Copyright, 1312, by American Press Asso ciation. i 1 ' T'LL be the first time In my life that a Hag hasn't flown from the pole on a national holiday," murmured Uncle Peter Mason sorrowfully as he squinted up at the tallest flagstaff In Little River. It stood in the middle of his front yard, and it's gilded ball reflected the sun light high above the highest tree. His wife. Aunt Rebecca, held at arm's length a dingy object that once had been an American flag. Now the red and white stripes had been beaten by weather until they took on a uni form gray color, and there was little enough of It, too, for the wind had whipped the emblem to a few tattered rags that might not have been recog nizable had it not been for the stars carefully stitched by hand and the faded fragments of hand sewed stripes. "It don't look like this had once been ten foot long," remarked Aunt Rebec ca. "After your father always flying the biggest flag in Little River and you carrying out the same idee I hate like poison to run up a small, cheap one, but I don't know what to do. That in terest comes due the 1st of July, and there ain't a cent to spare over, even for patriotism." "I know It, Rebecca. I haven't done more than price these big flags $15 for this size unless 1 get a cambric one. You can always tell what a flag's made of by' its hang and by Its float Job Little offered to let me have the flag and said 1 could pay him up by Installments, but 1 says to him that was poor patriotism." "A cambric flag is better than none," said Rebecca sensibly. "I was telling Etty about It the other day, and she says, says she, 'If I had time I'd make pa a flag, but I'm always so busy with the children's clothes It seems as If 1 was tired from morning to night.' I told her if anybody made a flag it would be me, but the material would Cost a sight If 'twas made of wool or silk." "My mother made this flag, every bit" said Uncle Peter. "I wish I'd thought of it before," said Rebecca to herself. "I might have done something to get him a flag. The Fourth of July Is his birthday. There's a hull week yet I'll see what I can do In the meantime." Rebecca Mason went up In the gar ret that morning and turned out the contents of a dozen trunks. Garments of every color were spilled on the clean floor, and while the wasps hum med about in the shadowy rafters Re becca turned and sorted and shook and discarded until a pile of white garments lay beside her, and in her lap was heaped her wedding gown, a bright blue delaine. During tte next week Aunt Rebecca was mysteriously busy. She washed great quantities of white poplin, and her dye kettle bubbled secretly in the cellar wash room. Her hands were - stained with red. and the sewing ma chine in the spare chamber hummed busily In every spare moment Uncle Peter Mason was busy with the June work in his garden, where the long, straight rows of carefully tended vegetables looked just like the pictures in the seed catalogues which he studied all winter. He had not men tioned the matter of the flag again, and Rebecca had been too busy with her own plans and the fear of discov ery to broach the subject. Her daugh ter Etta, who lived over the river, was up to her ears in sewing for her two children, so Rebecca was quite undis turbed in carrying out her pleasant plans. The day before the Fourth Aunt Re becca, looking tired, but very much pleased with herself, carried some neatly rolled bundles up to the garret and stored them away in the trunks. There was a roll of blue delaine and mother of white poplin. This latter was very small indeed, for there were a great many stars to make now. At supper Aunt Rebecca mentioned the coming anniversary for the first time In a week. ' . "What you going to do about a flag?" she asked. "Nothing, except run up the old one," said Uncle Peter dispiritedly. "Seems too bad you couldn't have a new onel How much was the big cambric ones, Peter?" "I've forgotten, Rebecca inore'n I can afford anyway. I've been count , lng if I'd hadn't had any terbaccer for three years I might have had that new flag. Shows how a bad habit will trip you up sooner or later." " 'Tain't a bad habit the way you smoke," defended Rebecca warmly. "My land, I guess you're entitled to that little comfort the way you've worked all your life!" " 'Tain't no credit to me that I've worked. It's what I was put In the world for. Never mind about the-flag. Becky. There'll be just as much pa triotism In my soul when I run her up as If she was made of the finest silk. That's all that counts what's Inside your heart ' "I suppose you're right father," said Rebecca, a little smile curling her lips as she arose to clear the table. After the dishes were washed and put away Rebecca tied on her white apron and went on to the porch, where the set ting sun was gilding Uncle Peter's white head Into a roseate crown. "What you doing?" Inquired Rebecca. "Going to run up the flag. No one in Little River ever got a flag up ahead of me yet" muttered Uncle Peter be tween bis teeth clinched around his pipestem. He moved across the grass to the flag pole and fumbled with the halyards. Rebecca bustled into the house and came out with a mass of red, white 1 . and blue folds in her arms. She stood close to Peter's elbow before she spoke, and when she opened her lips her voice trembled. . "Peter, look here," she quavered. S Uncle Peter Mason looked and gasped- "What in land, Becky Mason! Where did you get it? It ain't it ain't the one that was down to Little's, but It looks like it! Where did you get it?" He was excitedly shaking out the folds of the big flag, and his feeble old fingers trembled as he saw that it was quite as large as the one his mother had made so many years ago. Aunt Rebecca was crying with de light She helped him spread the stars and stripes on the grass. "This blue," she said, touching the star sprinkled field, "is madjfrom my blue delaine my wedding gown. Pe ter." ""Oh, Becky!" uttered her husband reverently. . - "And the stripes was made from all the white poplin dresses I've had, and there was a sight of. the stuff some of it I dyed red and" Uncle Peter had her In his arms, and they were kissing each other, and Un cle Peter was trying to tell his wife that he would rather have hung up his best Sunday shirt than have her cut up her wedding gown. "I know how wlm men feel. about such things," he apolo gized, trying to keep his delight out of his faded eyes. , "Don't say a word. Peter. It's the happiest day of my life!" cried Aunt Becky warmly. "Let's h'ist her up now, Peter, and show Little River we're still on deck!" Just then there was a light step on the graveled path, and Etta came around the corner of the house with a huge bundle under her arm. When she Baw the flag she stopped and stared. "Why, where did that come from?" she gasped. Aunt Rebecca proudly explained. "Would you believe it?" exclaimed poor Etta. "Look here, ma and pa!" She unrolled the bundle under her arm and spread it on the grass. It was another flag, just as large as Rebecca's, but made of new material HE GOT STILL ANOTHER FLAG. some sort of cheap bunting neatly sewed into a flag. Uncle Peter was openly crying. "Did you make this, Etty?" he de manded. ' "Every stitch!" eheaid proudly. "If I'd only known ma was going to make one but there, ma. If I'd only told you you might have saved your wedding dress, but ain't you smart to make it?" "I've got two flags," sobbed Uncle Peter, "made by the two best women in the world." ' "Look at what's coming!" cried Etta,' alert with new interest "It's Job Lit tle and three men from the lodge." When Job Little's speech was con cluded Uncle Peter found himself the possessor of another immense flag, a gift from a few of his closest friends who wanted it to fly from the tallest staff in Little River. And that was not all. Later the ex press .wagon drove up and left Peter a box which turned out to contain anoth er flag this one made of silk that rus tled richly as it fell from the box. "Who the land?" gasped Aunt Re becca. "Compliments and best wishes of John Hamilton and family for Uncle Peter Mason. Long may she wave!" read Uncle Peter brokenly from the card In his hand. "Who would have believed them sum mer boarders would have remembered our old flag was wore out'r comment ed Etta practically. "Now, pa, what you going to do? Here you've got four flags. You can't hang 'em on the pole all to once without some being half mast" Uncle Peter's hat had been removed long ago, when he had brought out the tattered remnant of his mother's flag and the setting sun gilded his white head and glorified the faces of the men and women who stood about him. "I shall use 'em alternate," announc ed Uncle Peter at last; "first one and then another. Tomorrow, being the Fourth of July, I shall divide the day Into four watches of three hours each and give every flag its turn. I can't thank anybody yet I'm too happy, hope nobody will be offended, but feel like I'll run up my mother's flag first with Rebecca's. She made it from her wedding dress. Nobody object?' "Of course not!" they cried heartily and in a trice the faded bit of bunting that had been flung to the breeze so many years once more floated over Lit tle River, and beneath it rippled out the splendid folds of Rebecca's flag. "I think them two flags better float all day tomorrow," said Job Little de cidedly, "and these three others Et- ty's and" Hamilton's and orrrs we'll jest drape on the piazza. What sayr Whistler's Idea of Hands. " Whistler, the artist, said: "I always use Irish models for bands, with their leog, slender fingers and delightful ar ticulations, the most beautiful bands in the world. L think Irish eyes are also the most beautiful. American girls' hands come next English girls have red, coarse hands; the German girl has broad, flat bands, "and the Spanish hand is full of big veins." WILSON OPPOSES CAMPAIGN TOURS (Continued from page 1) to prevent the Marshall nomination. He positively asserted that his oppo sition to the Indiana governor was in eyery way impartial and that he be lieved a better kno'wn '"" progressive should have the selection. But when the nomination was finally assured on the second ballot, it was Bryan who urged, and finally succeeded in having the North! Dakotans withdraw Burke so that the nomination might be made unanimous. NEW YORK, July 3. Commenting on Wilson's nomination the New York Times today says: "The Democratic party in the nom ination of Wilson is reborn." It will be reorganized, it will be come eflici- ent, it will have once more the confi- social life of Cherryville. dence of the people. The nomination ! "When a bit of sunshine hits ye of Governor Wilson will unite the par- j After the passing of a cloud,-' ty. It invites, we may almost say, It ; And a fit of laughter gits ye commands the return of prosperity. It And yer spine is feelin' proud, reduces -Mr. Roosevelt's bolt to the Don't forget to up and fling it proportions of a Republican quarrel." ; At a soul that's feelin' blue The World: 'For the moment that ye sling it "He will be the first president of It's a boomerang to you." the United States in a generation to John T. Friel, Jr. expects to soon go into office owing favors to nobody enlarge his hotel for the lar?e and in except to the American people and un- creasing business and to accomodate der obligations to nothing except the the tourist trade. general welfare. Governor , Wilson's Mr. W. G. Webber, of Cherryville, nomination means the rule of the boss and Miss Gertrude Clark, of the same is over." Hearst's American: "The New York American will sup port the nominee. Whoever else may have risen or fallen in the fortunes of the last convention of the Demo cratic party. William Jennings Bry an comes out of its stained forever and stamped by his hypocrisy and his hates as a fraud and as a demagogue false in language false in profession, and false in friendship as to party." The Tribune: "The victory of the radical element at Baltimore will be a killing frost to the hopes of the projectors of the new third party. It was even a greater triumph . for Mr. Bryan than it was for Mr-. Wilson." The Herald: - "Hats off to the governor. He may not know it, but Tie's on his way,' and that way is the way of a radical of radicals." The Press: "Even if Mr. Roosevelt makes an ag gressive campaign as a candidate on the third ticket, Mr. Wilson naturally would have a better chance to hold progressive Democrats from going to the colonel than any other man who was prominent in the canvass before the Baltimore convention. To Wilson the opposing party has lent for this campaign the most powerful suit of armor he could wear. That is Repub lican factionalism. If there is one spot that can be penetrated behind that borrowed coat of mail, it is the tariff flesh of the Democratic candi dates." The Sun: "The triangle is now complete, un less Oyster Bay retreats. Meanwhile whatever course Colonel Roosevelt may pursue under the circumstances the Baltimore convention has named the moat dangerous Democratic com petitor the Republican ticket could confront broad enough to warrant an extremely radical construction. By so doing it has thrust on Honorable William Howard Taft the undivided honor of representing in the cam paign of 1912 the saner ideas of pro gress under the constitution and in stitutions we have." CHICAGO, July 3. The Journal. Democratic, says: The nomination of Woodrow Wil son comes as a master word which brings order out of political chaos. President Taft, for all his tepid pro nouncements in favor of progress, is a standpatter, named by standpatters, and running on a standpat platform. Governor Wilson is essentially a pro gressive, nominated on a 'distinctly progressive - platform. The nomination of Wilson destrovs the remaining excuse for the 'bull moose' party of Theodore Roosevelt. The nomination of Wilson markes the change of the democracy from a party or protest to a party of achievement. Credit for the change belongs to Wil liam Jenningsi Bryan." Chicago Evening Post, Republican: "The Democrats have put their best foot forward. If the people want the new third party they will have to de mand it as a fundamental principle, and not as a personal indorsement of any man, however worthy." Chicago Daily News, Republican Many forces worked together to bring about the nomination of Wilson, The two most effective were Theo dore Roosevelt and William Jennings tsryan." Chicago Tribune, Roosevelt Repub lican: The Democratic party is to be con gratulated upon the choice of Govern or Wilson. It also owes a debt of thanks to Mr. Bryan, whose success ful fight in the convention against the reactionary plutocracy will go down to posterity as one of the most dra matic exhibitions of the moral influ ence of a great leader of the people our political history has ever known." Guns Heard Ninety-seven Miles. . My house is on a high hill near Godal ming, and as 1 sat reading one after noon I heard, or rather felt a long vi brating boom several times repeated. I thought It must be a motor van maneuvering behind the house, but found nothing there. Then I guessed what It might be and forthwith wrote to the chief gunnery officer of H. M. S Orion to make sure. Through the very kind courtesy of this gentleman I am able to state for certain that the dis charge of the Orion's guns was dis tinctly audible ninety-seven statute miles from the ship, the sound taking somewhere about eleven minutes to travel the distance. Letter in London Spectator. East -Indian Magic. A traveler tells a story of Indian magic. The Juggler was a Malay, who stroked with his fingers the blade of a long knife or creese. The observer saw water fall drop by drop from the blade, which ' became flaccid, like a strip of India rubber Thrown on the ground, it bounced about but was a knife blade again when lifted by the juggler. An examluation showed that there was no water on the mat on which the observer saw the drops falling- . I Stories from CHERRYVILLE Rev. Dr. Runyan preached in M. E. Church Sunday. The ladies of the M. E. Church gave a strawberry social at Mrs. Parnell Averill's last Wednesday evening and in spite of the rainy weather was largely attended and was a financial success. Mrs. and Mrsu Frank Rhodes tooi a trip to Portland last week. Dr. O. Botkins has had his pension from the government increased to $23 a month. Dr. Botkins served as a surgeon for some three years or more in the. late war. ..Now that the Cherryville Commer cial Club has been organized it will add much to the improvement and place were married in Portland last Saturday. Frank Rhades lias bought the tim ber on Dr. O. Botkins' tract of land about a mile from Cherryville and is now moving his saw mill there and expects soon to commence sawing lumber. Mr. Rhodes has sold his old engine and boiler and bought one of the Averill Machinery Co. of Port land. . Fire Warden, Ben. Beach, spent several days on his ranch near Cher ryville and will return from Portland with his family in about two weeks. E. L. Bunta and Heath Johnson have finished hoeing potatoes for J. T. Friel, jr. Mrs. Ray Murry as out riding a few days ago and her T.crse got tight ened at an automobila and run away, but fortunately the horse ran into n log and Mrs. Murry and the liorne es caped injiiry. Alen Brooks left Monday for a sev eral days business trip to Portland. Chauncoy Oojfman, Jireetory man ager of :he Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., at Seattle, and recent ly of Cherryville left Seattle for a two weeks visit among old Cherry ville friends, but on his arrival In Portland, was called back to Seattle on pressing business. Dr. Thompson, of Gresham, Is ex pected soon in Cherryville with his family to spend the summer on his 160-acre farm about a mile from here. We understand it is Dr. Thompson's intention to sub-divide his farm into 5 and 10-acre tracts and locate a col ony of school teachers on them. They will set the tracts out to orchard and spend their summers at Cherryville and at. the same time look after the orchards. - Mr. Fisher, of Firwood. is Duttine the finishing touches on Dr. John H. Boyd's new house. EAGLE CREEK. An abundance of rain has been fall ing on old mother earth here of late. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Douglass have returned from eastern Oregon and have pitched camp near his broth ers Will's home. Misses Echo and Hazel" Githens were overnight guests of Miss Doug lass last Tuesday. Miss Echo Githens. havine sec.nr- ed the school in district No. 50, will teach the next term of school in this district. H. S. Gibson maSe a business trip to Portland one day last week. Out of Town Mrs. Viola Douglass, Miss Bina Douglass and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Doug lass were Portland visitors last Fri day. - Walter Douglass bought a cow and calf from Mr. Russell last week. Carl , Huntington, of Portland, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Huntington, a part of the week. R, B, Gibson has a new separator. Miss Nettie Woodle is over this way visiting with relatives. Some of the relatives of Mrs. Roy Douglass were visiting with her last week. Mr. and Mrs-. John Reid and chil dren were over this way Saturday picking cherries. Miss Bina Douglass spent last Thursday with Mrs. H. G. Huntington. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Douglass visited with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Clester Sun day. " Miss "Myrtle Woodle went to Bull Run Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Huntington and Mrs. R. B. Gibson were calling on Mr. and Mrs. Howlett Sunday evening. Mrs. Guy Woodle spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Kitzmiller. Mrs. Viola Douglass spent Sunday with Mrs. Cora Udell. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Woodle' and Miss Meda Murphy went blackberrying Sunday. KELSO. R. E. Jarl has purchased a four acre tract of land in Hood View Acres from G. Ludwigsen. Mm C. A. Lindell and daughters, KJiji auu .tiute, ol rortiana, are spending the week with her sister, Mrs. Robert Jonsrud. Mrs. Esther Johns, a daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Canning, with 4 children, are paying the home folks a visit alter an absence of 11 years. Mr. and Mrs. Johns intend buying a home in Portland. Mrs. Clara McAnley and children, of Blue Canyon, Cal., are here for a two-months visit with her .mother, mra. j. j. sinaail. A family reunion was held at the home of C. J. Sindall Sunday, those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson, v Mr. and Mrs. Joel Jarl, R. E. Jarl, Miss Elen Jarl, of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. G. Bowne, of Holbrook, Ore., and Mrs. Clara McAnley, of Blue Canyon, Cal. . Hilda Johnson, daughter of C. A. Johnson, died Monday morning, July 1st, after a long illness. The be reaved family has the sympathy of the entire community. 1 SANDY - Charles Sharnke is painting the bank building. A garage is being ' added to the Sandy livery barn. P. R. Meinig spent Thursday in Portland. - Mrs. C. F. Barbour is spending a few days in Portland. " Harry Thomas is painting the Hoff man buildings. W .J. Wirtz has received a large consignment of furniture.- Continued wet weather has caused a good many strawberries to rot on the vines. W. J. Wirtz conducted services at the M. E. church Sunday evening. CARUS Among those attending the barbe cue at Aurora Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Charley Spangier, Mr .and Mrs. Tom Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spangier of this city. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Howard of Clackamas are visiting with their daughter, Mrs. Charley Casto. Miss Sarah Edwards,, of Portland, who has been visiting with Mrs. J. R. Lewis, returned to her home Tues day. . Several from here attended the fun- .Loose ILeat Systems and Devices for every kind of business and profession. A 'phone call will bring us, or, bet ter still, come in and view our modern plant. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE eral of Miss Annie Evans, of Port land. - . Clyde Driscol -who Is working for Fred Schafer at Meadow Brook spent Sunday at home. Clyde Smith and Otis Howard are working for the Mulino railroad. Jim Buckner and wife are visiting with his brother ,Lew Buckner and wife. S"J Tom Evans is hauling ' gravel at Clear Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Casseday visited with relatives at Needy Sunday. Mr. Schmiser commenced hauling lumber for his new house last week. Miss Olga Peters returned home last week after visiting relatives in Oregon City. . . ELWOOD Wonder when summer will come? A great many people anticipate go ing to Estacada the Fourth. Ed Dibble's nephew, Charle Dibble visited in this vicinity last week. Miss Jessie Phillips of Eastern Ore gon is visiting friends and relatives here. - Mr. Meilike was in Estacada Thurs day. W. T. Henderson and Mrs. Delia Vallen picked strawberries near Esta cada Friday, securing berries, the de licious Magoon's, at 75 cents per crate or 50 cents and pick them. Earnest and Otis Vallen were mak ing hay for Mr. Swan last wees. Miss Effie Cox "has been visiting relatives and friends in Estacada the past few days. Jessie Cox is building a barn on his group of lots" in Estacada. The men of Clear Creek Mills were spending a few days vacation in the mountains last week. Mr. Schwerine, the storekeeper of Elwood is building a barn. Mrs.-Lydia Park is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ina Bittner, of Oregon City. Mrs. W. M. Surfus did sewing for Mrs. "Mattie Maplethorpe this week. C .E. Surfus was a guest of the Al len's in Estacada Sunday. Mrs. Montie Cox, Miss Nouna Val len, Mrs. Delia Vallen, Miss Hazeland Karan Freeman, Miss Jessie Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Henderson at tended the children's day exercises at Spnngwater Sunday. Quite a jolly time was spent at Dan Stahlnecker's Saturday at a barn raising, only eight men were present but all worked faithfully and accom- OUTINGS VIA To The Beaches, Springs and Mount-tains ICO SUN SET I Iogden&shastaI I I I ROUTES I I If you are looking for an ideal place to spend a portion of the summer, where you can find rest, healthy and recreation, the outing resorts reached by the Southern Pacific are par excellence. Newport Yaquina Bay, Tilla mook County Beaches, Crater Lake, Colestin Springs, Shasta Springs, Cascadia, Breitenbush Hot Springs , and many other springs of more or less note. Low Round Trip Tickets With long limits on sale daily to the above resorts. Our booklet, "Vaca tion Days in Oregon" describing these and ' other outing places can be obtained from any Agent, who will cheerfully furnish information as to fares .train service, etc., or a postal card to the undersigned will receive prompt attention. JOHN M. SCOTT General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. plished much. Mr. Stahlnecker is truly thankful to Mr. W. T. Hender son, A. Vallen, J. Mielike, Ed Dibble, Matt Jagman, Lewis Vallen and Al bert Meilike for their donated assist SACRAMENTO EASILY BEATEN BY PORTLAND SACRAMENTO, July 3, (Special.) Portland white washed Sacramento today, the. visitors making 5 runs. Higginbotham pitched a great game, allowing only 3 hits. Portland made 12 off Schwenk's delivery. The results Wednesday follow: At Sacramento Portland 5; Sacra mento 0. At San Francisco Oakland 2; Los Angeles 1. At Los Angeles San Francisco 3; Vernon. 1. National League ' Philadelphia 8, Boston 5. New York 2-10, Brooklyn 1-9. American League Boston 7, Philadelphia 2. --- Washington 3-10, New York 2-2. , Cleveland '8, Detroit 6. Campmeeting to Be Held by Spiritualists The New Era Spiritualist Camp" meeting will hold its fortieth annual session from July 6 to August 4" in clusive. Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott Bled soe of Kansas City, Mo., will be the principal speakers and message bear ers, and other good mediums will be present. Come and bring tents and enjoy a season of recreation, social enjoyment and spiritual upliftmenC Those who cannot camp may come and spend a day with as there are tents to rent or room and board at the ho tel. For further information address L. L. Irvin, secretary, Barlow, Ore gon. A small classified ad will rent that vacant room. IN OREGON THE Round Trip Fares Excellent Train Service and Low '