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Page la GREAT FALLS DAILY TRIBUNE Saturday, July 5, 1919 v
FIREWORKS ARE A FITTING END TO THE CELEBRATION PROGRAM
Great Falls' Observance of the Fourth of July and Welcome Home to Cascade County Soldier and Sailor Boys One of Most Pleasing Events in City's History.
Ending literally in n blase of glory, the Great Falls celebration of the Fourth of July for 1019 officially came to nn end last night shortly before midnight when the last piece of the big fireworks display was exploded on Broadwater l>:iy. Thousands were out to witness the splendid pyrotechnics. They lined the tops of the freight cars standing along the yard tracks for blocks. They occupied automobiles in all adjaeant streets. Away to the south a full mile on Prospect hill, there wa3 a great line of automobiles, the lamps of which, its the dusk grew in to darkness, made the machine* look like an army of big-eyed bugs. The station platfor about the Gr>»at Northrn depot was alive with humanity and it was next to impossible to move unless one was willin to go with the disposition of the crowd.
The fireworks were displayed from long platforms to the best advantage that those in charge could show them, but the stage for the display was handicapped by tbe fact that there is a fringe of trees between where the platforms were and the depot, so that most of the pinwheels and some of the most beautiful portions of the set pieces were lost to the spectators. There may have keen a time when Broadwater bay was the best place to stage a fireworks display, but it wasn't last night. There was more than Chairman W. E. Ward who regretted that the display had been barred from Gibson lake, where it was originally planned to have it, but that, is water that has passed over the wheel once.
That the committee in charge of the fireworks got a bargain when it invested the money appropriated for that feature of yesterday's program was evident to the delighted thousands as they watched the rockets shoot into the sky and break into myriads of varicolored stars end then die out into the night. The display was not only well chosen, but was exceedingly satisfactory as to the size. First and last it filled every requirement to make the big day's program a completed whole.
Last night was a great night for the city. It closed the biggest celebration of the nation's birthday anniversary ever attempted here. There were thousands of visitors from the country side and while there may be a crop failure, and is, one would never suspect it from the •well dressed, apparently satisfied people that eame to the city by train and by automobile to help the citizens of Great Falls celebrate the Fourth, present the soldier and sailor boys with medals of appréciatif n and have a good time of it for one day. There was a band concert at Third and Central avenue. There was another band down where the fireworks were displayed. I'p at Thiid street the people danced in the street. There was neither room nor apparent disposition down at the fireworks for dancing and the people were content to watch the display and listen to the music. Incidentally. the bands are deserving of high credit for their generous program of music for it was a hot day and a hotter evening. The bands provided by Director H. B. Marston of the Black Eagle organization were up to the usual standard. And the city of Belt has a real band, too. It came yesterday to play for the celebration on contract with the committee and it not only earned the pa?, but it also earned many enthusiastic compliments for its music.
There was a gay and happy crowd wherever one went. Thru Central avenue the people were as thick as they could well move about. One hurried to First avenue south thinking that the easiest way to avoid the crowd and get to the fireworks and there the crowd
was just as thick. Autoists gave up in despair of making headway about the city and turned their machines to the curb and waited for the tide to drift so they could go with it. Policemen say thev never saw a better disposition-ed crowd of people. There were no fights, not even a quarrel. There was no drunkenness. The people seemed to want only to have a quiet time without any splurge or unusual noise.
At the usual eating time the restaurants and cafes of the city were full to overflowing. Those who couldn't find accommodations on first visit simply went back to the street, drilled about for a time and then came again and took their turn. The cafes did a great business. The canteens which the soldier and sailor boys conducted with great success and which served a fine purpose also did a great business. The people appeared to have plenty of money and a will to spend it. Opportunity opened the aynue and the money got into circulation onfetti was one of favorite purchases. Paper ribbon confetti was the choice. There was none of the rough stuff. There were no ticklers and none of the fine confetti. In the future, remembering the happy character of this Fourth, if committees will confine the confetti venders to the ribbon type there will be a lot of fun and nothing of th" unpleasantness. It was a great da'* and a great night for Great Falls and all the friends of Great Falls who came from the various sections to enjoy the day.
The celebration of the Fourth of July, 1019. went into history as one of "the greatest public gatherings ever conducted in (ïreat Falls or northern Montana and one that will for a long time be one of most pleasant memory not only to the boys who were welcomed home but to everybody who was privileged to enjoy it.
ROOM BUREAUHAS FAIRLY BUSY DAY
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Photo by Heyn. Group of the sailor boys who received medals yesterday
MEN WHO MADE IT GREEKS OBSERVE ! HANDSOME FLOATS BIG CELEBRATION INDEPENDENCE DAY GET THE PRIZES
BURNQUIST WELL PLEASED WITH TRIP
Minnesota Governor Says Great Falls People Have the True
American Spirit. Declaring that he had enjoyed one of
the most pleasant short visits he ever made to any part of the country. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist of Minnesota left for Butte over the Great Northern road yesterday afternoon after he had addressed the great crowd that gathered in Great Falls for the Fourth of July celebration and to welcome tbe soldier boys back to civil life.
"It has been a splendid sight I have witnessed today," said the governor. "Your people have the American spirit and it has been a genuine pleasure to come among them for a visit, even tho it had to be brief."
B I G F L A T S C H O O L E X A M S O N F O R N E X T T H U R S D A Y .
Special to The Daily Tribune. Harlem, July 4.—Miss Crookshanks,
county superintendent of schools, announces that eight grade graduating exercises for the children of the Big Flat
•will be held at the Silver Bow school next Thursday evening. July 10, starting
at 8 o'clock. The graduates are: tîer'-rude Pterson, Pearl Bapp. Mildred Knutson. Margaret Boswell and Hutli Itobey, from Silver Bow school; Lucy Marlow from the Wing school and Carrie Jackson from the Turner school.
Last episode of Pearl White in "The Lightning Raider." See the finish, Sexton today.
FRANKLIN CAR IS WINNER OF FIRST
Mrs. Walter Jensen Driving Entry of the Prentice Company
Gathers the Prize. No one disputed the judgment of the
judges in awarding the first prize for the best decorated automobile, yesterday. It went to Mrs. Walter Jensen who drove the handsomely decorated Franklin car entered by the Prentice auto company. The car was decorated with daisies and tri-colors on a white ground and was an artistic piece of work and deserved to win the prize of $50 that was hung up for the best decorated car.
MEMORML TO RB0SËKLT S UNVEIIEO OK HIGHEST
PEIK OF BUCK HILLS Deadwood. S. D.. July 4—Thousands
of people from all parts of the northwest and the entire country, in fact, were h pre and applauded Major General Leonard Wood's eulogy of Theodore Roosevelt at the unveiling of the memorial to the former president placed on the summit of the loftiest peak in the Black Hills, formerly called Sheep mountain. This peak was renamed to the cognomen of the former president.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was unable to attend the ceremonies.
There were quite a number of people accommodated by rooming service yesterday at the information bureau conducted by the commercial club at 14 Third street north. Emmet F. Riordan. assistant secretary of the commercial club, wis in charge of the bureau and he kept on the job continuously until 10 last night when, the crowd having deserted that part of the street to watch the fireworks, he closed the office for the night. It was considered unwise to disturb private citizens after midnight to see if they could furnish rooms and as the fireworks display was not over until that hour, there was no opportunity for service in that line for those who had neglected until then.
Just how many persons had been accommodated by the room bureau was not available iast night as many probably failed to show up at the quarters to which they were assigned because of finding places in hotels after getting the assignment at the bureau.
R E T T E A S E C L A R K O N B A I L Special to The Daily Tribune.
Whitefish. July 4.—The condition of j George Heberon, the Spokane brake- | man who was shot here in an altercation i last, week by Steve Harris, a Fortin*: barber, continues to steadily improve, j W. C. Clark, who was also arrested in ; connection with the affair, and at whose rooming house the shooting took place, j is now at liberty under $1,000 bail.
However, flying upside down in a j fog will hardly appeal to the average j trans-Atlantic passenger.—
EVERYBODY GETS A SUCE Of THE BARBECUED BEET
Big Juicy Sandwiches Distributed by Thousands With a Cup of Cold Tea and All Are Delighted With the Big Feed of Great Falls Fourth of July Celebration.
Thirteen tubs filled with barbecued tieef and hundreds of loaves of bread and other hundreds of buns furnished the makings for the big feed at the barbecue stand at the foot of Second avenue north yesterday afternoon at 6 when thousands were fed to their complete satisfaction. In addition to the bread and meat there was an abundance of cold tea properly sweatened, so that, the committee's rations were, indeed, a real feed for the hungry.
The rule which had been announced by the committee was thrown into the discard as the first thing in the procedure when it came time to serve the feed. It bad been said that the soldiers and sailors would be first fed, the children next in order and if any was left the adults would be given their share. When the committee got thru carving the beef yesterday the members were convinced that there was enough good food for everyone that might come. So when the crowd gathered shortly before 6, the invitation was like that of the circus man: Come one, come all. And all came.
The feeding was done on the double cafeteria style, the people coming from each end of the aisle and passing thru a common exit. The girls who had been selected did their work in fine shape and kept the food on the counter in the reach of the people all the time, yet the crowd was kept moving fast enough that there was none left for people to finger over and sample. The men who had been delegated to cut the bread and the meat and get it into sandwiches ready for the girl# to serve also did their work well and withal, the sandwiches doled out •were such as not to cause the patrons of the place to complain of the allowance.
The fire was turned on to the big oven at 10 Thursday night and kept going until 6:10 yesterday morning. The oven was then allowed to cool down and at 1 yesterday afternoon, a force of cooks and waiters from the cafes of the city went to the barbecue grounds and carved the meat. One entered the oven and cut tbe steers into quarters, handing out a quarter at a time. The quarters were then taken into the tents and in a few minutes leas than three hours the
entire work of carving had been completed and before the end of the fourth hour the bones of the several carcases had been hauled away and only the meat and the bread and the tea remained on view.
The serving of the barbecue was directed by R. R. Marsh, chairman of the committee, assisted by W. A. Bertk«>, who directed the cooking and the carving and in making up the sandwiches, was done by a number of business men including P. W. Bradford, E. K. Leuz-ard, Eddie O'Connell and a number of others.
The quality of the barbecued ment was such that the people not only ate and enjoyed it but they expressed many compliments on the committee for the splendid manner in which it was served. It was, all things considered, well cooked, though as was to be expected, there were some portions in one or two of the steers that was found to be slightly underdone. The important fact was that the meat was tender and juicy as to quality.
The crowd which passed the line to enjoy the feast was a motley one. There was a large sprinkling of soldiers and sailors but the greater number were civilians for which there were probably 1,200 soldiers ar.d sailors in uniform about the city the barbecue was served literally to thousands. The children were not neglected and they got choice portions for the girls who were doing the serving saw to it that any child that stepped up to the counter got good attention and was favored with a nice big ehunk of meat in the sandwich handed it.
The band was stationed over in Gibson park west of the barbecue oven and the people drifted into the shade of the trees and listened to the music while enjoying their sandwiches.
The sight of feeding the multitude was one that had not been seen before in Great Falls and it is one that will not soon be forgotten either by those who had part in eating the meat and bread and drinking the tea but by those, also, who were there merely as spectators,
Personnel of Committees in Charge of Program Discloses Source of Its Success.
With the Fourth of July celebration a great success and one that will live as a pleasant memory for a long, long time, it becomes a matter of some interest to recall who are the men that gave their time, thought and energy in bringing about the big program. The committee originally was named by the Elks lodge when that organization decided that, there ought to be some force back of the promise made to the boys of the county when they went to camp and to make good the promise that there would be a welcome home when they got back. The efforts of the committee, however, had the enthusiastic backing of all Citizens and the plan for a celebration in honor of the soldiers soon became a citizens' affair, altho originally ehampioned by the Elks lodge. The following are the men who made the celebration what it was:
Executive committee—E. H. Cooney, Capt. John E. Moran, Louis 11. Kommers, J. W. Sherwood, James H. Reid. Howard G. Bennet, Harry M. Wood and H. P. Lee.
Finance committee—J. W. Sherwood, James H. Reid, Dan Traey, William Silverman, H. F. Lee, IVter Thill, F. <1. Johnson. Edgar A. Newlon, Sam Stephenson, C. 1!. Roberts, Frank B. Brown, W. S. Frary, E. E. <>ivens, M. W. Eich and H. M. Yaw.
Publicity committee—L. <ï. Diehl. Leroy Johnson. W. Kussel Strain, W. P. Elwell and ('. T. (îregg.
Street decorations and floats—Fred A. Fligman, Den Hargrove, Don Smith, J. C. Peters. H. W. Benton, George Ii. Calvert, Harry .1. Keeley, Roy E. McKnight, (Jeorge 11. Shauley and Frank Fogar-ty.
Music and dancing—Dr. R. M. Leslie, Archie B. Fritz, R. S. (Jaunt. Louis Os-terle and James 1'. Byrne.
l'arade—Frank B. Brown, A. J. Trod-ick, ('. E. Hubbard, William Steege and William F. Rester.
Fireworks—William E. Ward, A. .T. | Trodick. George 11. Asselstine. William j
Roth. Theo S. Coy, George D. Riplev and II. it. Stephens.
Sports—A. J. Trodick and Dan Tracy, j Barbecue—R. R. Marsh. D. O. Went-1
worth and I'. W. Bradford Speakers—Mayor Louis Newman, Wil- j
liain M. Thornton and ,1. M. Burliugame. ! Medals—Capt. John E. Moran, Judge j
.T. I!. Leslie, Judge H. II. Ewing, Ben j Johnston, L. II. Kominers, W. F. Kes- i
ter and Jesse R. Bennett. Transportation — David <J. Black, |
Charles Doherty and F. C. Fogarty. In each case the first named commit- j
teeman was the "hairman of his com- ; m it tee and E. II. Cooney was chairman i
of the general committee. It would be a failure to accord proper j
credit where large credit is due were not j special mention to be made of W. A. j Bertke. manager of the Great Falls Cas i company, who furnished the plans and ! specifications for the oven for the barbecue and personally supervised its construction thereunder. Mr. Bertke has staged four barbecues under similar circumstances and while the other men working on that part of the program put a lot of time and effort into the work, j the ideas brot by Mr. Bertke admittedly 1
did much toward making the barbecue j the splendid success that it was.
CAR SERVICE IS NOT SUFFICIENT
One of the things caused some unfavorable comment last night was the manifest lack of street car service to handle the crowd that required transportation to the outskirts of the city after the night's program was ended. Whether the company had been surprised by the size of the crowd and hud believed there was not going to be enought to warrant extra cars could not be ascertained when the trouble
became apparent but there were scores that, would have gladly paid a couple if fares who had to walk home after the fireworks display was over. Many waited patiently along the avenue for a time but every car that eame by seemed to have more than a reasonable quota before it got to them. Some cars appeared to be carrying fully 100 passengers or more and yet with that jamming, there was not sufficient service to handle the crowd. It was worse than a circus day when there are extra cars.
United States the Godmother of the
Argentine Republic Buenos Aires, July 4.—The United
Sates was termed "the godmother at the christening of the Argentine republic" here today by Dr. Alberto Martinez, director of statistics in this colony, in the principal address of this fourth of July celebration. Dr. Martinez spoke on '"The United States as a World Power." The Fourth of July demonstration was organized by a group of Aigentinans.
Meeting in St. Constantine's Brings Out a Fine Attend
ance of Young Men.
There was a fine attendance yesterday morning at 11 in St. Constantine's church when the Greek community association held its meeting for the purpose of celebrating the Fourth of July as American citizens. There may have been some who have not yet secured their papers but their brethren are giving them instruction in the American customs and the American ideals, and endeavoring to give them the basis for proper understanding of their duties as citizens. That was the chief aim of the address delivered before this meeting by Äthan Cladouhos, who was the only speaker. The meeting was presided over by the president of the community association. Alex. Geranois. Both the president and the speaker are young business men having establishments on Central avenue. Mr. Cladouhos said:
"Ladies and gentlemen: We have gathered here today to celebrate the anniversary of the independetn-e of our beloved adopted country. < >n this day 142 years ago the fathers of this boundless land declared it free from any foreign yoke. Thus freedom bad once more triumphed and a great nation was founded. Undoubtedly, the signers of the Declaration of Independence were conscious of the fact that they were laying the foundation of a great republic.
"When we read the history of that glorious deed we often wonder at that momentous decision of those patriots. Who were they that dared to soar to such sublime ideals? What force or forces induced them to take the tremendous step? They simply were men with just principles. They simply manifested their love for liberty.
"God created all men free and free they should be. Glory be to the patriots who spread the holy fire of liberty. The resplendent grandeur of the America of today stands as the infallible token of the indispensability of liberty, for every inan and for every nation.
"Great is he who performs his duty to his country. Greater is he who suffers for his country and greatest is he who sacrifices his life for his country. If there is any just cause for sacrifice it is the cause of liberty.
'"We Greeks, descendants of world patriots and liberators pride ourselves in having the opportunity to celebrate together with our American fellow citizens the anniversary of Independence day. Down with the tyrants! has always been our motto. Down with the inhuman and murderous despots and kaisers! Down with slayers of liberty!
"It takes a righteous and brave nation to brave the exultant tyrant. It took America to set the kaiser's teeth chattering. It took the grandsons of the liTti patriots to face the murderous h un, the miserable Austrians, the bloodthirsty and barbarous Bulgarians and the anti-Christ, detestable Turks.
"It always will take bravo and righteous to humble the atrocious war lords and war parasites, and war bred human weaklings void "of the principle of justice and liberty.
"Long live glorious America! Long live our great president! Long live Hellas, the heart of civilization aud liberty."
Paris Dry Goods Company First, Elks Second, Orphans Third;
Prentice Auto Wins. When the committee on awarding the
prizes for the best decorated floats got together yesterday morning Fred A Fligman told the other members that he would have to withdraw from the committee because the Paris Dry Goods store, of which he is one of the owners had entered a float to compete for the prize. He asked the other members to proceed without the fifth man or select one agreeable to their choice and they called as the substitute for Mr. Fligman,
! F. R. Van de Putte, president of the Park hotel company. The committee then was composed of George H. Shan-
! ley. Lee M. Ford. Jack Burk of Helena, I C. B. Roberts and Mr. Van de Putte. ! The committee did not know, until j after they had selected their choice for the three places, by what firm or indi-
! vidual two of them were entered. It is fair to say they knew who had entered
, the Elk's float because the float was ! suggestive of the order and it led the delegation sent into the line by the Elks'
; lodge. There was no division of opinion • among the committee when they cast ;
1 their ballots for the winner and the first ! and only vote stood to give the prizes i as follows: "They said we couldn't fight" j first, the Elks' float second and the float j carrying the children and which had been j
entered by the Orphans' home third. There was but one automobile prize !
considered and there was no trouble in j selecting the winner, that going to the j Prentice Automobile company for its j splendid decorated Franklin car. but j
like the other winners, the committee ! did not know whose car it was selecting when it awarded that prize. The prizes for the floats were ,$1<1<>, $50 and $25 while the prize for the automobile was $50.
HICK TRIBUTE IS PI TO 9ENER1L FEHSHINE
LB LOST Tora» DURING THE RECENT WAR Washington, July 4.—Germany has
lost five and one-half millions souls during the war. according to statistics compiled by C. Deering, of Copenhagen, and submitted to the Copennagen society for the study of the social consequences of the war. They show that the surplus deaths, beginning in 101."», were 58,000 and had increased in 1918 to 885,000. In 1014 the surplus births were 540,000 and in 1013. 834.000, These figures omitted still born children. A summary of the report continues:
"Germany therefore has suffered by the decline in the birth rate and an increased mortality, a total loss of no less than 5,500,0(K) souls during the war, of which 3,500,000 are attributable to the former cause, and over 2.000,000 to the latter, and while formerly there was a population of 07,800,000 in the entire empire that has now been reduced to 65,150,000. But that is not all, the deaths nmong men of an age when marriage. is most likely have been so numerous that, whereas before the war there were 1,001 women of between 20 aud 30 to each 1,000 men of the same age, there are now 1,230."
Experts have estimated that 20,000,-000 tons of paper pulp can be produced each year from India's bamboos and grasses.
See a girl bandit, a two-fisted cowboy and a greaser at the Alcazar today,
London. July 4.—A high tribute to General Pershing is paid by the Morning j Post, which says:
"We believe it to be correct: that on i no single occasion did President Wilson and his advisers transmit to General Pershing any plans of campaign, sugges-
j tions or criticisms, and we cs.n almost J say that this constitutes a record and
j that to no commander in the field was j
! ever left so free a hand. "General Pershing merited the great
and sustaining confidence that was re- j posed in him. We honor General Pershing because he lo iked to the end aud aimed at it successfully in the midst of frightful difficulties. His competence
I and his character have stood the test of I trial in the seven-times heated furnace
of war and he richly deserves all the I honors that can be bestowed upon him.
"For all time to come we shall remera- ! ! ber those American troops who fought
so valiantly, shoulder to shoulder with ; us on the British front and stood ready ; m the rear to support us in case of need. I These things go very deep into hearts I of nations, and General Pershing will ! always personify for us the fine spirit of ! soldierly comradeship in which America i fought the great war in France."
Homestead Taken While He Fights in France
Special to The Daily Tribune, Sweet Grass, July 4.—After doing
service in Uncle Sam's army for 13 months, fighting in some of the hardest battles overseas, and then to return home and discover all you owned in the world was in another's possession, was what faced Private Lars Olson upon his return from France Monday. During his absence other persons took possession of his homestead, containing 320 acres, including a house and over four miles of fence. He took up the homestead in 1013. Nineteen hundred bushels of barley were threshed in 1015, 800 bushels of barley in 1916, 148 bushels of flax in 1017 and one bushel of oats in 1018. Olson and his friends are taking the matter up with the war department.
Bela Kun Will Be Told to Behave or
to Stand Invasion Paris. July 4.—A report from the
inter-allied food council on the tactics of Bela Kun, foreign minister of the Hungarian soviet government, in obstructing relief work if» Hungary will be submitted to the couiKil of five this afternoon. It. is understood that representations will be made ta Bela Kun at that if he persists in his iaetics a small force of allied troops probably will be thrown into Huugary to assist in relief WorJr
Suits, Coats, Capes
Less Than Half-Price Today Late buyers can today secure some of the very finest
bargains of the year at this store. All spring and summer Coats, Suits, Capes and Dolmans are priced so low that you can buy any of them for a very small amount.
$11.95 $25.00 $39.50 $9.75
$15.00 $19.75 $34.75
$29.75 Suits now
$55.00 Suits now
$97.50 Suits now
You save $17.80
You save $30.00
$19.75 Coats now
$35.00 Capes now
$55.00 Dolmans now
$89.50 Coats now
You save $58.00
You save $10.00
You save $20.00
You save $35.25
You save $54.75
Silk Dresses, special $24.50 If you need a new Silk Dress you can't afford to pass
this offer because these dresses are sure real bargains in every sense of the word. They are made of good quality Taffetas and Georgettes. The styles are new and desirable. The sizes run from 16 to 42. All the season's correct colors.
New Arrivals—Paulette and Tricolette Suits, special $45 They should sell at $79.50, but our New York buyer
secured them at much less than regular prices. We too have priced them extra close and now you have a chance to secure a fine high class suit at an extremely low price. Colors are Black, Grey and Pekin.
Choker Furs Most every well dressed woman you see in the East is
wearing a Choker Fur. Women who like the smart things will find a good assortment of Choker Furs at this store. The most correct furs are Mink. California Sable and Squirrel. The prices range from $18.50 to $37.50.
Some Wonderful Georgette Waists—New Today
Positively the best Waist values this store has had to offer at any time are here right now. Justcome have a look, see if the waists we have priced $6.95 are not the equal of any you can find elsewhere at $9.95. Look at the $16.50 waists here and see if they are not the kind you usually see priced $22.50. The colors are Sunset, Maize, Beige, Gray, Flesh, White and Navy.
The trimmings are fine Pin Tucks. Real Filet Lace, some are beaded and hand embroidered.
The styles are tailored High Neck, Peplum Blouses. Novel Shaped Collars and Collarless effects. Both plain and printed Georgettes in the lot. We can't say enough for this new lot of waists. We want every woman that can use a waist to come here today because values like these will melt away like snow on a summer day.
(^McCoy's 420-422 Central :: Phone 6626
"Where Prices Are Right"
Our July Sale Opens Monday. See Sunday Tribune for Particulars.
