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The American flag is among the'
oldest of national flags, being older
than the present British Union Jack,
the French Trr-Color, and the flag
of Spain', and many years older
than the flags of Germany and Italy,
some of which like those of other
countries are personal flags, or
those of reigning families.
The flag of Great Britain was
used by the early colonists begin
ning with the settlement of James
town in 1620 and was the only offi
cial flag from that date until June
14, 1777. It consisted of the red
cross of St. George and the white
cross of St. Andrew' on a blue field.
During the intervening periods, how
ever, and more especially, after the
beginning of the controversey with
the mother country, various colonies
and sections of the Atlantic sea
board adopted a variety of flags.
Some of the most historic are as
follows:
The “pine tree” flag, which was|
red with a white canton in which
was placed the red cross of St
George and a pine tree.
The English Colonial flag,, which
was red with the British flag as
a canton.
The rattlesnake flag adopted by
the southern colonies in 1775 con
sisted of a white field with a rattle
snake cut into thirteen pieces, placed
upon it, each part bearing the ini
tial of a colony, and the whole
carrying the legend, “Join, or die.
Later, in 1776, the flag bore a rattle
snake coiled and the legend, “Don’t
Tread on Me” and still later the
thirteen stripes with the snake across
them. In either case there were
generally thirteen rattles.
The first flag in the South was
said to have been devised by Colonel
Moultrie in the fall of 1775. It
was a large blue flag with a cres
cent in the upper right hand corner
and with the word, “Liberty,” in
the center. This flag was used in
the defense of Fort Moultrie.
A committee, consisting of Frank
lin, Thomas Lynch and Benjamin
Harrison, recommended to the sec
ond Continental Congress the adop
tion of a national flag to consist
of the thirteen stripes with the
British Union in the upper left
hand corner. This flag was hoisted
over Washington’s headquarters in
Cambridge, January 2, 1776, and
was known among the colonies as
the “Cambridge Flag,” but in Great
Britain as the “Rebellious Stripes."
But on June 14, 1777, now cele
brated as Flag Day, congress passed,
an act requiring “That the flag of,
the United States be 13 stripes, al
ternate red and white; that the J
union be 13 stars, white in a blue
field, representing a new constella
tion.” The first flag was made by
Betsy Ross, of Philadelphia. The
flag was made from a pencil sketch
which was drawn by General George
Washington. The committee ap
pointed to design the flag was com
posed of George Washington, Rob
ert Morris, and Colonel George
Ross.
It was planned at first to add a
new stripe for each state admitted
to the Union, but this was found
impracticable and on April 14, 1818,
Congress passed an act, as follows:
“An Act to Establish the Flag of
the United States.
“Section 1. Be it enacted, etc.
That from and after the fourth day
'of July next, the flag of the United
States be thirteen horizontal stripes,
alternate red and white; that the
union have twenty stars, white in
a' blue field.
“Sec- 2 Be it further enacted,
that, on the admission of every
new state into the union, one star
is added to the union of the flag;
and that such addition shall take
effect on the fourth day of July
succeeding such admission."
So many styles and forms of the
stars and stripes flag were in exist
ence in 1837 that certain foreign
governments found it necessary to
make inquiry of this government
just what the official flag was, re
sulting in the publication in 1852,
of a careful study of the subject
by Gen. Schyler Hamilton.
However, it was not until 1912
that very definite specifications
were drawn up. Under President
Taft’s administration, representa
tives of the various government de
partments conferred on proportions
and other details of the national
flag, resulting in an executive order
dated October 20, 1912, which
tended to standardize the stars and
stripes. Because of the fact that
some 60 odd sizes and shapes of
American flags were found in use
in the various departments of the
government, an executive order was
issued on May 29, 1916, standard
izing the form and size of all our
national flags, as follows:
Take the hoist or width, as 1; the
fly, or length, as 1.9; the hoist of
the union 7-13; the fly of the union
.76; and the width of each stripe
as 1-13. There are 12 prescribed
sizes, the hoists ranging from 1.31
feet to 20 feet, but the 19 feet hoist
is to be the standard.
Taking the normal hoist as 19
feet, the foregoing formula would
give the standard American flag the
following other dimensions: fly, 36
feet, 1.2 inches; hoist of union, 10
feet, 2.7 inches; fly of union, 14
feet, 5.2 inches; width of each stripe,
1 foot, 5.5 inches.
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HAWAII ACTIVE
Steps to insure maximum pro
duction of foodstuffs in Hawaii for
the period of the war have been
taken by the Chamber of Commerce
of Honolulu, in co-operation with
the territorial government and Dele
gate Kuhio. The action may take
the form of an appeal to coqgress
for the removal from entry for
homesteading of all public lands in
, the territory.
j The present laws, suspension of
which is sought, under the organic
act require public lands now used
for cultivation of sugar cane to be
come a part of the homestead areas
on expiraiton of the present leas
es. Several such leases for large
areas now cultivated by sugar com
panies will expire within the next
12 months.
It is likely the matter will be
presented to Washington in the
form of a resolution from the terri
torial legislature which will convene
in special session this summer.
Another object in securing sus
pension of the present laws is to
give the men who are called from
the territory for military service
equal opportunity after the war to
secure homsteads.
It is suggested further that abro
gation of the laws continue for four
i
years after the war in order to pro
mote intensive cultivation of the
lands.
AN AFRICAN EXPLOIT
An account of one of the smallest
and one of the most successful Brit
ish naval expeditions sent out during
the present war—that which cleared
the Germans from the district of
the Lake Tanganyika, in Africa,—
has just been published by the Col
onial Institute at London, according
to a correspondent of the Associated
Press.
The expedition included only 28
men, and it vyent through the cam
paign without a single casualty. Its
two boats were transported 8,000
miles by sea and then 3,500 miles
by land before they reached the
scene of their objective. They were
dragged long distances through the
bush and over a range of moun
tains, sometimes in a temperature
of 100 degrees- The first encounter
with the enemy was when the Ger
man armed motor-boat Kingani
sailed into the bay where the British
ships lay, her commander unaware
that the British navy was on the
spot. The Kingani was chased into
the land, and after being heavily
shelled, surrendered. She then re
sumed her Career under the British
flag as the Fifi.
Some time afterward, another
German boat appeared, the Hedwig
avon Wissmann. The Fifi and Mimi
chased her thirty miles, until at
5,000 yards the Fifi got the range
with high-explosive shells. In a few
minutes the Hedwig burst into
flames,turned turtle and sank. Her
ensign was picked up, and was
the first enemy ensign captured in
any sea battle in the war.
The remaining German boat, the
Graf von Gotzen, stayed in the har
bor. A sea plane flew over her and
roused her with a few bombs. The
j Germans then filled her with con
j Crete and sank her.
Henry Rappolt. who has been
! the States during the past year,
i a home-bound passenger on t
i steamer Yukon. He spent t
i winter at Washington, D. C.
[n the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska. Fourth Judicial
Division.
In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of Paul Lescure, Bank
rupt.
No. 70-B
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS.
To the Creditors of Paul Lescure,
Bankrupt:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That on the 8th day of June, A. D.
1918, the said Paul Lescure was duly
adjudicated a bankrupt; and it be
ing made appear to the Referee
that for the convenience and interest
of creditors the first meeting therof
should be held at the town of Ne
nana, in the Fourth Division, Terri
tory of Alaska, the first meeting of
the creditors of the said Paul
Lescure, Bankrupt, will be held at
the office of the United States Com
missioner in said town of Nenana
on the 24th day of June, 1918, at
the hour of 7:30 p. m-, at which
time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint a trustee,
examine the bankrupt and transact
such other business as may properlj
come before said meeting.
Dated at Fairbanks, Alaska, June
11, 1918.
L. R. GILLETTE,
Referre in Bankruptcy
Dated: June 14, 1918.
For Sale
72 Cases Over-the-lce Eggs
3 Cases Fresh Lemons
10 Head Young Draft Horses.
3 Wagons.
4 Sleds.
50 Tarpaulins. All Sixes.
House and Barn.
RANCH—40 acres under cul
tivation; all necessary farm
ing implements; ground fall
plowed; hay enough to put
in crop with.
W. E. Terrill
OPERATORS ARE
PLANTING TREES
TO HELP MIS
Reforestation of Portions of Penn
sylvania Will Relieve Timber
Shortage.
—
HAZELTON, Pa.—Because the
operators of anthracite coal mines
need timber, an impetus has been
given to the reforestation of the
mountains and hills in tMe mining
region. The scarcity of lumber for
mine pillars and other mine uses
has led to the creation of a forestry
department by several of the large
mining companies, one of which has
just reforested Bear creek watershed
with 5,000 white pine an ! 5,OuO Nor
way spruce trees. Thirty thousand
more trees are in process of culti
vation at Hauto, Pa., in the Panther
creek valley.
If timber is ready to cut in the
vicinity of the mines the trouble
some waits and long hauls will be
eliminated. More timberland in the
anthracite region would stop floods,
add to the water supply, reduce the
drought periods and enable the an
thracite industry to add to its out
put. This would be done through
better protection thus afforded to
the stripping areas in mines which
would add to the speeding-up ability.
Many thousands of acres are avail
i able about the mines for reforesta
j tion.
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j Julia B.—At Kotlik.
Seattle No. 3—At Kotlik.
Sibilla—Down Nulato, 12th.
; Davis—Up Rampart, 11th.
Reliance—At Nulato.
! Casca—Up Ogilvie 8:45 a. m.
Yukon—Down Carmacks 6 a m
I Whitehorse—Down Isaacs 8:45
I a. m.
Dawson—Leaves Whitehorse to
i night.
Tanana and Nasutlin—At White
I horse.
Hazel B.—Up Stewart river 5
a. m.
Washburn—Up Chena 7:15 a. m
Carl White—Leaves for Log Jan
Saturday morning.
on all rare
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WAR GARDEN
Get One of Our
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Continuous Bloomers
A SURE WINNER
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WINDOW AND PONCHiDOXES
Made, Filled and Planted
$2.50, up.
Highest Cash
Prices Paid for
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SIMSON’S
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 1
FOR SALE CHEAP—Log Cabin and
Lot on F street, between First and |
Second, heavy malthoid roofing, \
double floor, two large windows, ;
glass door, cellar and well. Lot
50x140, fenced in and plowed.
Owner leaving town.
FOR SALE—Electric Piano, either
current, fumed oak, practically
new, with 125 records. Terms, if
desired. Inquire this office.
LOST—Black Malamute, answers to
the name of Chub. Owner will
be glad to hear of his whereabouts.
Notify Steve Foster, gamewarden.
FOR SALE OR ENT—National Cash
Register. Simson’s.
FOR SALE—Show Cases. Simson’s.
FOR SALE—Dining Room Tables
and Chairs, Dressers, Rocking
Chairs, Upholstered Couches. At
Simson’s.
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VICTOR PHONOGRAPHS and
Records, at Outside prices. At
Simsons.
SKOF HOUSE for rent. Inquire on
premises. tf
FOR SALE—Two tents, one 18x30,
one 20x40. Inquire Simsons.
Flood and Ice Postal* for sale at
The Portland, The Arctic and at
Slippern’s 5-28
FOR RENT—PIANOS.. Simson’s
WANTED TO BUY—An ice box.
Inquire Simson’s.
I FOR SALE—On easy installments,
> Player and Plain Pianos. Simson’s
Conservation, concentration, and
I consecration—for the sake of those
at the front.
Try One of Our
COCKTAILS
Shrimp, Clam and Oyster
Martin’s Pool Hall
BROOKER’S
CAFE and
BAKERY
YOU’LL LIKE THE PLACE
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AND
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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
EVERYTHING NEW
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CONVEYANCING
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NOTARIAL WORK
LIFE INSURANCE
Local Agent of
Whitely-Woodward Company
Home Inaurance Co., New York
National Fire, of Hartford
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Co.
Law Union and Rock, London
Look Them Up In Best’s
Union Insurance Society, London
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE—Inquire
News Office.
FIRE PROOF SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT
CIGARS POOL CONFECTIONERY
SOFT DRINKS ICE CREAM
FRESH LEMONS, ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT AND APPLES
WS.S.
mu SAYINGS STAMPS
ISSUED BY THE
■UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
Salvage from
the battlefields - - -
The Allied armies find it very profitable
to salvage scrap from the battlefields. Great
Britain is saving millions every year from
this thrifty parctice.
If we could extend this practice to the
United States—if we saved only the waste
and needless spending of every day’and put
the saving into War Savings Stamps, it
would help to win the war.
Your every saving helps the Government.
Put the small savings into U. S. Thrift
Stamps at 25 cents each; when you have
16 of them, exchange them with a few extra
pennies for a $5 War Savings Stamp.
THEY EARN MONEY
THEY SAVE LIFE AT THE
FRONT, BY HELPING UNCLE
SAM WIN THE WAR.
BUY THEM AT THE
POSTOFFICE
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