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By JOHN DICKINSON SHERIV
JOME time or other Preside
may perhaps have a chance
signature to an net of conp
to Sergt. Samuel WoodfiH,
Fort Thomas, K.v.. a capta!
nent commission and retiren:
rank. You see Sergeant Woo
his captaincy on the fighti
France. Also his 'JO years
service entitle him to retirement. Als
tary authorities have practically picked
the greatest fighting man of the A. E
would seem as if America could do ik
this for her "hero of heroes"?a "It
the United States army and a professio
Anyway, Senator Richard I\ Ernst oi
lias introduced such a bill in the sei
Representative Roy O. Woodruff of Mi
done the same In the house.
Representative John S. Benham n
started the movement in the house. Y
wg* proud as a peacock because Serge
fill enlisted in 1901 from his district?t
Benhnm had the clerk read u paragi
General Order No. 1G, bearing date o
22, 1919. and signed by Gen. I'eyton
chief of staff?Lieutenant WoodfiU's c
coinpanylng his award of the Congressh
"of Honor.
I Benham also put into the Congresslor
\ - "Woodfill's army record in full from Ids
in 1901.
Then Woodruff of Michigan, who wa
of iiifuntry in France and at one (ime,
armistice, was WoodfiU's coinmanding o
given the floor. As a preliminary to gi\
that he would introduce the bill tnei
the foregoing, he set forth his flrst-hnnd
of WoodfiU's efficiency as a lieutenant i
deaux embarkation cainp and related 1
turned from receiving tlie Congress! on a
' Honor at Chatimont without opening
about it. "Excellent" behavior. efficient*)
estv bnJk large in WondOU's ninkenp.
The presentation at C'haumont took
the quadrangle Rrlflsh O. II. Q. on Sunt!
before a large crowd of American. Ilritls
Belgian and Italian officers. Headqmi
talion acted as guard of honor. Woodfi
other awards in addition to the Cor
Medal of Honor. He received the Legiot
Tit the hands of the high admiral of t
navy and MaJ. flen. Hanson E. Ely pr
him the Croix de Cluerre. (with palm),
was awnr<led the Legion of Honor and
of Prince Pnnilo I (Montenegro). He i
the Victory Medal with three clasps, the
and Mexican border ribbons und an ej
man's medal.
Notwithstanding WoodfiJI's exploit an
tlons he remained undiscovered as th<
heroes." And Woodtill certainly didn't
the discovery. When he went to Loui
returning troops in the summer of 1919.
dier and a real hero at Inst after all
ful years that had passed since he enl
In 1901. there were thousands hungry
tale of the war that Woodtill held In
But WoodlllJ didn't tell it. He went qu
his work and returned to his eoinmai
he was discharged as an officer, he k
habit lie had followed from his philij
I He re-enlisted at about $84 a month.
Then came the preparations for tin
the "unknown soldier" at Washington
tice day.
The board of army officers, searchii
ords for the purpose of selecting a si
?im tnfiintrv to act as a body-bearer I
known dead, picked Serjeant Woodfill.
name was sent to Pershing, the commai
A. K. F. exclaimed: "Why, I have aire
that nipn as the greatest single hero in
can forces."
tieneral Pershing's report on fhe her?
tilers in the World war contains this
Wood til 1*8 deed, given the place of hoia
cases of distinguished heroism which al
received America's recognition:
"I>ceds of valor were too numerous
here. Outstanding was the heroism of
Samuel Woodfill. Fifth division, in attae
handed a series of Herman machine gut
t'nnel and killing the crews of each it
reduced to the necessity of assaulting
tuchment with a pick, dispatching thei
BUSTS OF FAMC
*
The United Service cluh is one of
London's famous eiubs In Pall Mall
for officers of the twin I.ritish services,
the navy and the army. ltusts
of naval and military heroes adorn
the hall. The duke of Wellington,
with Ids stalely and aristocratic look,
gazes down on members as they pass
through the main entrance. Honesty,
pride and dignity are written there.
Jjk
16p faferrrsfcn*/
d their ear?,
nt Harding
to affix liis ^ ^
:ress giving /*
U. S. A..
la's perma- r== ==
lent at that
dtill earned
rfupTh ^rom ^nr.fTzcZ'jriAZ
i January
C. March,
Itntlon ac>n<|l
Medal ?f Sergt. Alvln C. Y
vision in standing oft
ial Iteoord after his patrol was
enlistment numbered ten to one;
tlesey and his men of
s a major xv,w" t,u'ir ,,l,,talion
after the in refusin? u> surre
finally relieved. Don
mcer. was - ,
JL?i. deeds of unknot
itioned In remained t0/test,fy*"
knowledge Sergeant York, whc
n the Bor- war correspondents t
low he re- ,,ol<1 wonl- killed 2."?
I Medal of with rifle and pistol i
Ids mouth guns and crews. Mil
and mod- greatest thing accoin
during tlie World Wf
. church elder and a <
P o.!! Tennessee mountains,
ay at 8.. down every proposit
French. {lJs f?me_$,-,o.OOO a,n<
irters >n - from the movinj
II receive, week fop J(X) weel;s i
' 0,111 menfs from several
i of onor jr worj.jng to establl
he Frenc school; has raised
esented to p|wlt,0(1 $20,000 more.
I.ater e ^ United States go>
the n er introduced In the sei
I,.^?..|VXe?r9 have come to notldn
rpert ^rlfle Lieutenant Colonel
rifle- ^ resthlssoul, h
in the nlglit" a sho
i i New York to Hnvar
hero o wflg carefu||y arrani
Help uiong war ended for other
svllle with vjetim Just us surely
a real sol- o{ bls Bnttallo
the event- ttie Argonne forest
Isted there |ft t,lP enefiiy's dem
for such a h?J!" Over here h
his bosom. ,hp 8orroWs of the a
letly about ||Hp u? thp wounded
iid. When jobless who besieged
ept to the pen,i- funeral at Arl
.pine days. bn,kP under the stri
Wood fill is the on
? burial of ti,ree?a "Regular"
on A nil is- T()p menning of ihe
that the Infantry is
ig the ree- York was a naturnl-h
>ldier froiu u great opportunity
for the nil- triumph was of the
When the sjon?i soldier tralne
nder of the Woodttll's father, i
ady picked (,,viJ wars, "brought
the Auierl- jng to use u rl
service In detail, as
es and sol- ment. shows that h
mention of years' service In th
>r over two Pij?ht years' service
ready have Mexican liorder. won
tenant ami was assi
to mention ot" the Mfth
Lieutenant from duly V-. i n'
king single- acter mark is "exceii
i nests near ly with the addition.
i turn until us private. corporal,
tlie lust de- lieutenant ami was
n all. And service us captain.
)US ENGLISHME
I says lie* Christ inn Science Mon
' lint a head of Lord Nelson at
side Is more Interesting. Each
of the face is modeled differentlj
that the impression of a man of
, world is given as you look at the
trait from tlie left, and of a dreti
as you look at it from the right,
the one case the modeling is firtt:
the other soft. Even the eyes,
""
J
r alcriAl of "unmfcrwzr Joj&z&r'' c&o?Sc
fiboto <5> 6y *
I
ork of the Eighty-second dl- 'he tJme of
and capturing 132 Germans months nnd
literally surrounded nnd out- makes him i
; and Major Charles S. Whit- Ice) at 40 p
the Seventy-seventh division, The cital
was cut ofT in the Argonne. killing 1!) G<
nder and holding out until Here's Woo?
htless many died in perform- ?at least t
vn heroism, as no survivor "We were
moment we
> got early publicity from the began to pc
hat made his name a house- ,'ihe enemy
Germans in a few minutes heovjt greer
ind captured several machine "Quick a<
irshal Fneh says he "did the mP" nenr ,r
pllshed by any single soldier an'' worked
ir." The draft found him a ,r>0 VHrtls 1
conscientious objector In the llo,p- T,,en
He has consistently turned f',e ar
ion to make money out of unimproved
1 royalties estimated at muddy ditcl
: picture concerns; Sl.fiOO a t,lis * could
'roni vaudeville; huge endow- "I didn't
religions denominations. He war<1 an(' I
sh a mountain non-sectarlnn without ex|
$12,000 by lecture and has "" "
When York was discharged killed fi\e i
eminent gave him $B0. Bills ner a,ten,Pt
late and house In his hehatf pistol. I tl
e longer, so I
Whittlesey Is "gone west," Cml!i I*!
le "disappeared from the ship JV1 "L
>rt time ago, en route from ,
in on the Toloa. His going f1"*. ?ra
ired. Three years after the " u irun "
s It killed him. He was Its Rl,n"
as if he had died with those ' located t
n" who never came back out <,ame n
"Over There" he could say. P'i^i ' W01
lands for surrender, "Go to
e was forced to surrender to bring comin
fteriuath. He felt he had to ,)l0 to ta,<p
I and crippled and dying and an(' as *
him for help. The "Unknown ?e ??ns w?
Ington was the last straw. He started to It
,jn German don
ly professional soldier of the ot,u'r one 1
of the United States anuy. 7 "TVi'i'm
old "Regular" song quoted Is ' r? , , ,
the backbone of the army. "
iorn fighting man prepared for ! . ?, "r
by environment. Whittlesey's hhn ,iave "
spirit. Woodfill Is a profes- Sergeant
d to deadly efficiency. ^ iltshire, h
!i veteran of the Mexican and Yvur-iliro f!
him up to be a soldier," teach- , . ,
lie at the age of seven. His l,ut
furnished by the War depart- to a<tu n
e began In 1901 with three- T'"TJ r
e Philippines. He then saw J"1? '".J,
in Alaska. He served on the fi,,al *ZT
gned lo the Sixtieth Infantry '*ve (1
n. his A. 10. F. service whs has n 4?-iiv
r. October 31. 1010. His char- W'oontill <
lent" without exception, usual- ton. It wj
"n inoilel soldier." lie served in" under o
lance corporal, sergeant and fortitude,
discharged from his A. E. F. dier" he w
His total active service at servers."
1TVI hoth are shown, are different. The
'* ^ : bust is a replica by the famous Engisli
artist. Flaxtnan. the original of
which Is in possession of the family,1
I for.
the
sj(je A New Ambition.
so Hubert is a delicafe little chap, lackthe
ing the usual hearty appetite of the
[ or normal seven-year-old. One day a new (
uner boy appeared in the neighborhood and i
In for a week paraded up and down the I
i. in block clad in the full regalia of n very 1
for wild and woolly Indian. Mother and <
> ^^Q^^H]HHBKH
;/'::-:^:^yCViHllffn
i :>v; 4 M Rfl
tazwcr ^
' Ills Inst enlistment was 19 years, 4
21 days. This with his "double time"
eligible for retirement (30 years' servier
rent pay.
Hon describing Woodfill's exploit In
prmnns In two hours is rather sketchy,
dflll's own account of the performance
he high points of it:
partly screened by n low fop, hut the
appeared on the crest the Germans
>ur in shells and machine pun bullets,
was entrenched, and also hidden by
i woods, and was hard to locate.
:tion was needed. I sipnuled several
le to pet forward, and I rushed ahead
my way across an opening of about
by crawling from shell hole to shell
I reached a small knoll, dctoured to
id worked my way until I pot to an
rrind from which I could crawl UP a
h about ten yards long. When I did
I see the pun position,
lose any time. I slid my rifle forplaced
the butt against my shoulder
[>oslng any part of my body, then
iy elbows enough to see the gun and
gunners In the pit. One enemy guned
to retreat, hut I killed him with my
Hen feared to remain In my position
dashed to cover of the brush and ran
icer, who sprang up to disarm me. I
with my automatic.. I had only gone
anee when I located another machine
wled to a flanking position close up
qd sniped five of Its crew and silenced
i third machine gun position, and. using
icthod of approach as previously aprked
my why to a flank position and I
Ave of the gunners. There was heavy |
ig from the right front which caused I
refuge in the enemy's entrenchment,
ished into It I nearly Jumped on two !
10 were crouching there. One of them '
vel a T.uger 011 me. I fired first. The !
hied up and dropped his weapon. The (
cached for his rifle. I squeezed the i
him. hut my gun failed to fire. I ;
nd grabbed a pickaxe nnd hit the man |
Wow on the head. As I turned I saw i
rrman had regained his pistol, so I let
with the pickaxe, too."
Woodfill's wife was Miss I.orena It.
nrn in Covington, Ky.. and a direct deDaniel
Boone. He had known Miss
>r four years before he went overseas,
id postponed their marriage in order
ite enough money to make the first
a little home of their own. The wed lace
December 20. 1017. She adds n
ition?t^iat of "Model Husband."
is thirty-eight years old. He stands
leven mcnes, weigns iow pinions mm
cli chest.
i\ us made much of by oflhlnJ Washingis
a severe ordeal for him. but. borders.
lie bore his honors with soldierly
At the funeral of the "t'nknown Solas
perhaps the "observed of till obdad
fully expected an immediate demand
for a similar outfit. Hut apparently
Robert had not been impressed
by the war paint and feathers. At
least so they thought, until one evening
he startled them at dinner by demanding
"two pieces of meat and two
potatoes and two of everything."
"Good for you, son!" cried Ids father,
joyfully. "At last you're hungry?"
"No." replied the little fellow slowly.
"I'm not hungry. Hut I'm going to eat
Just enough to get strong enough to
lick that Indian!"
?.The ?.
xmtiwuat
| MllMUVALN
LEGION
(?opy fur This Department Supplied b]
the American Legion News Service.)
\
GOES TO PRISON FOR BUDDY
Harry W. Haley, Canadian Soldier,
Serve* Time to Save No Man's
* Land Comrade.
A story of personal sacrifice, unique
In annuls of the World war. Is thai
of Harry W
Ik Haley, who servet
In Leuvenwortl
m M prison to repay t
j Jm war-time bmldj
fc -Mfci f(>r ,lis "fe- Halej
TTm 'ia8 wr,tfen th?
American Leglor
1' the first uccoun
- .-Jg 'l',s ft<,t'on*
Wounded ant
# &]rWwBlR ,oft no m,,nf
land. Haley, 8
f ?L Canadian soldier
was slowly dying
from loss of blodd when he was picket]
up by Private Thomas G. Jones, an
American. After taking bis buddy tc
safety, Jones disappeared. Back Iri
the lines again, Haley was captured by
the Germans and loot all trace of hli
rescuer.
On May 20, 1021, Haley arrived at
the lroine of his sweetheart In Canada.
Ills wedding wns to occur at 8 o'clock
and the guests were ussemhled.
Then Private Jones renppeared. He
had deserted the army at Fort Slocuin,
N. Y., because, be sold, they were j^iing
to send blm^back to Germany. He was
suffering from mustard gas burns and
had a wife and two children/dependent
upon him.
Haley acted quickly. Telling Jones
to return to his wife and keep quiet,
he Informed his fiancee of his intention,
She declined to wait while he served
the term Jones would have to spend
in prison. At the hour of the wedding
Haley took o train for St. Paul, Minn.
He cave himself to the first police
officer he encountered, declaring he
was Private Thomas G. Jones, wanted
for desertion.
Tried by court-martini at Fort Crook,
Neb., Haley was sentenced to dishonorable
discharge and six months In
prison. He had served af! but 18 days
of Ids sentence when authorities, by
checking fingerprints and Identification
learned of the substitution. The
Legion Is petitioning President Harding
to purge the dishonorable discharge
from Haley's record.
NOTED LEGION GUEST BUSY
Marshal Foch Nearing End of Tour
of Forty-Two States and Jaunt
That Totals 16,000 Miles.
When Marshal Foch sails for Paris
and much needed rest, he will have
traveled a total
of 70,000 miles on jUlH ,
his tour of 42
states as guest of
the American Leglnn.
More than V
200 towns and
cities will have 1
been visited hy \
the allied gener- ^
nlissiino. In each
of which the loeal
Legion post and * reverybody
in the /y /
community put
forward their best to 'entertain the
French hero.
The Legion tour tabes Marshal Koch
from coast to coast and fiom New Orleans
to Minneapolis. Despite his
seventy years, the eating of artistically
gotten tip hanqurj-.s which are niorp
-or less digestible, and almost as many
speeches each day as there are hours,
the marshal will go back to France
"feeling fine." He likewise withstood
the administration of the degree of
LL.D. conferred upon him by 17 universities
and colleges.
One of the marshal's last photographs.
taken In an unguarded moment.
depicts his "fighting face." according
to his aide's. American Legion
members of the Koch pnrty. however,
declare It moreover shows the effects
of the long strain on the allied leader.
Above the Draft Age.
John Sylvester Myers, one hundred
and two years old, .walked *roin his
home lit Lime itidp'j -to liloMnshurp,
l'a., to address a meethip of t lie
Hloomshurp post of the American Leplon.
Myers told how he tried to pet
Into service durinp the World war. hut
was rejected, because he was "above
the draft ape.*' The centenarian fold
an interestinp story of Ids life. He
had served in the Mexican and Civil
wars, and was rejected from service
durinp the Spanish-American war because
of his ape. He has also served
in the navy. He it us been married
three times, his last marriape beinp
at the ape of ninety-two. "I feel Just
as pood as I ever did,'' declared the
veteran.
He Is Not Dead but Sieepeth.
"So the saloons are dead." mourned
the overseas veteran, returninp to the
land of the free, for the first time
j since 11)17.
"Yes," answered his friend cheerily,
I "but you can communicate with their
| spirits."?American Lepion Weekly.
Several Little Bracers.
Seth had been advised by his physician
to cure liimscJf of the liquor
habit by taking something to cat Instead
of something to drink whenever
he felt the craving coming on. One
day lie came rushing down from his
hotel room to the dining room and
yelled at the astonished waiter.
"My (Jod! The Mian in the next
I'oom has just killed himself. I Just
heard the shot. For heaven's sake,
bring me a double order of ham and
eggs and a piece of lemon pie right
eway!"?American Legion Weckjy.
I
Carrying On With the
American Legion
1 <
An army kitchen and 1,000 cots have
?een placed in former barracks at w
Cleveland to care for Jobless ex-service
men.
A ? per cent discount on all purchases
has been accorded members of (c
1 the American Legion by the majority
.if merchants In Arcadia, Flu. ?
?
f
There is a Polish post among the
posts of various nationalities of the
, American Legion. Argonne is its name
and It Is located at Toledo, O.
SCI
* ?
tu
Motion pictures are shown three st,
5 nights a week at the American Legion
1 theater, which has Just been estab- m(
ilshcd by a post in Alta Vista, Kan.
" " kn
1 Agents of the Chicago American Le- [j,
1 gton post which has undertaken the t0
* reconstruction of Mesnll-en-Arronalse, j|f
! Plcardy, have gotten the project under Wi
- way. \V
i . . . ti(
1 Harold Wells, Petersburg. Va.. blind- th
ei In the war, was loaned $1,000 by the ne
' American Legion post there. He es- 8it
' tqhllshed u tobacco shop and has puld Co
1 back the debt. to
; bl<
Tills country Is well rid of Grover no
C. Bergdoll, slacker, according to an bo
Illinois American Legion post, which an
1 recommends that the War department th
drop the case. ce
w<
1 The few remaining Confederate vet- up
eruns of Tennessee were able to uttend W
the annual meeting of their association ho
because of the efforts of 20 American Ao
Legionnaires of Nashville. ag
dii
( Employees of the elevated railways t0
1 of Chicago have formed a post of the
: American Legion and have dedicated a a
1 bronze plate to the memory of eight
' "L" men killed In the war. (*e
uc
Four lending concert companies are j"*
' to appear In Christopher, III., this win1
ter because of the American J^eglon
If*
post there, which lias succeeded In Innugurating
a lyceum course.
I ? t0
, ftll
The state of Michigan has bought
the community house at Camp Custer, gj(
improved the place and turned It over
to the American Legion posts to be afl
used as u hospital for veteraps. m{
scl
Wlille Cincinnati was discussing ttjf te,
need of cleaning the William Henry fj,(
Harrison statue tjjere, the Bentley
American Legion post, armed with
brushes, buckets and soap, did It. ?
#
A % A mAfl rta n flnrr Boo hoon Cf\ Vfln thfl
nurcin.ni. " ?" B"
Hellenic post, Minneapolis, of the ^
American Legion, by the (ireek citizens '
there. The post Is composed of Gre- ^
clan born veterans of the A. E.
... ,nl
Five hundred ex-servlr? men acted gQ
as "supers" In the filming of a motion. ^
picture at Mumaroneck, N. Y. Th^ jn
were sent to enact a "battle" by a New sn
York American Lejlon employment bu- ^
reau. ln,
to
Twelve overseas veterans refused to ml
face death again ln fumigating Imml- jnj
grant ships. The American Legion gp
employment bureau In New York had jes
received the call from the Immigration ail
officers. au
ah
Due to the propaganda of the Amer- f0;
lean Legion ln Birmingham, Ala., the 0f
hundreds of former service men have get
been placed In positions ranging be- nf
. fween that of short order cooks to con- an
struction foremen. thi
? . cII
Work has beeii supplied every applicant
at the Wichita (Kan.) American
Legion post employment agency, according
to the Department of Labor.
Seven states have been surveyed and
that city heads the list. * .
cai
By means of entertainments given o(
by the school* children of Minnesota, ge(
the American Legion Auxiliary of that wt
state will be enabled to erect a build- gC(
ing to care for destitute veterans on w(
their discharge from hospitals. bo
po
Unemployed service* men of MInne- pr,
hnoils have been organized by the | 8C<
American Legion posts there and are w j
campaigning the city, selling hand- pa
hags, automobile booster plates and
similar articles bearing Legion sane- gin
tTon. sei
? cei
Jerked from his floor-bed by a rush wl
of 50 proffered positions, u Kansas City set
former soldier has been able to support
himself, his wife and five chll- pL
dren. He had registered |fie previous
day at the American Legion employ- J
i.ient office.
801
\ daj
Oscar K. Onrlstrom. Aledo, III., new
commander of tlie United Spanlsii War (||s
Veterans. was one of the committee of
fifty A. K. F. men which started the (ij
American Legion in Paris In 1919. He j.{t]
,ls an adopted member of the (J. A. 1(. ^
of Illinois. ,
Feeling against < J rover C. Bergdoll,
slacker, was so high at the Missouri
state convention of the American I.e- j
glon that when it was announced tliat tuk
a mption was to lie rend,about him it i,),,
was passed by popular acclamation be- mil
fore even reading It. I t.?i
* * * ow
Adjusted compensation will not h* ro||
squandered by former service men j
according to a Toledo (O.) newspaper gC0
According to figures front a campaign jng
17t? want home aid, 88 want ?-jisIi. 41 fln,
chose the certificate plan and 5 pet |,8l
cent want vocational traiuing. hi,,
? j
? 1??? T m.ln lint
lilt* AlliniUlll K?>i?n w...v Ilj
charge of the $VJ5,000 raised for the j^|
care of disabled and Jobless soldiers of tw
that state. Interest from this amount Sp|
us well as the principal, are to he used yjr
in particularly needy cases. ? t
* * * pol
duns were cleaned for a leopard the
hunt by the American Leplon post In
Parsons. Mo., when it was learned pr,
thaf the escaped animal was header- |n<i
Car their town. Hut the $50 honu* fhr
for "capture alive" deferred the hunt gai
A Texas ranger of toe outfit set out the
to rope the leopard. He has not yet tg
I
BOY
SCOUTS
Ws
onducted by National Council of tha Boy
bcouta of America.)
* k:eps scouts busy
By virtue of being kept on the spot
the national capital, Washington
outs find plenty of worthwhile good
ins to do. A case in point is the
enuous and important service renred
in connection with the cereoniul
homage to the unknown dead,
om the moment the body of the unlown
soldier was transferred from
e battleship Olytnpla to the cupitol,
tlie liour when the last of the Arruis e
day crowd dispersed, the scouts
ire on duty early und late. On the
ednesday afternoon flreet-dlng Armls e
day they helped keep the line at
e capitol in the drizzling rain. The
xt morning a large delegation, con'tlng
of two scouts from each troop
ntributlng, acted as u guard of honor
the boy scout wreath placed on the
?r of the unknown soldier and from
on until far into the evening other
outs were on guard with the marines
d police, keeping the plaza clear and
e great throng moving in orderly prossion.
Early the next morning they
;re again up and doing, taking their
(pointed places - along 'the uvenue.
ith the passing of the parade, the
ys fell In with the throngs w*ho t
eked to Arlington, only to return
aln to duty In the afternoon to help
rect the crowd gathered informally
pay Its respects to Mr. Wilson.
At the ceremonial Itself at Arlington
picked body of scouts participated,
aded by Colin H. Livingstdne, presint
of the Boy Scouts of America, and
companled by Huston Thompson,
esident of the local council, Orville
Drown, scout commissioner for
ashington and Edward D. Shaw,
out executive. As the wreath was
iced upon the bier the scouts, coming
attention, repeated the scout oath
d law. Continuing during the whole
riod of the conference for the conleration
of the limitation of aruiu;nt,
100 scouts will be dally on duty
pages, srrangernents having been
ide with the superintendent of
hools to excuse them from school at
idanee during the days In which
eir respective turns to serve come.
COUTS HAVE RADIO STATION
Scout Executive F. R. Nelhel of
. Raul Is, with the aid of the clt?
tabllshing a wireless station, which
1! be officially called the Boy Scout
unleipal Radio station. The operatl
room wft be In the city audltortn
and the aerial on the roof of the
me building. It will be the most
mplete receiving and sending station
the West. It is expected that raesges
will carry by radio telephone as
r as 500 miles and by telegraph
itruinent 1,500 miles. The plan Is
co-operate with troops and cominlties
throughout the state,. mak?
weather and crop reports acces)le
to farmers, to transmit by wiress
telephone the municipal concerts,
d lectures which are given in the
:dItorlum. Flans are being made
for co-oj>eratlon with the state
restry department In the reporting
forest fires. Sixteen enthusiastic
[ruts form She charter membership
this enterprise and their leader Is
experienced scoutmaster who was
e chief radio Inspector of the Pale
coast fleet. \
SCOVER MOONSHINE PLANT
Wtfile taking a woodland hike, a
oup of boy 8couts of a Virginia city
rcelved a peculiar odor at their
mplng point. Tliey thought little
It at first and went on with their
Hit activities as scheduled. As time
>nt on the odor remained and two
suts poking Into a thicket of tall
teds discovered a miniature still. The
ys hastened back to town and rerted
their discovery to the federal
ohlbltlon officer, who, guided by '
nits, went to the spot and destroyed
mtever remained of the moonshine
rnphernalia. This particular troop
is only chartered September 8. and
ice tliut date It has glvbn a valuable
vice at the county fair, and sueisfully
fought a serious forest fire
ilch threatened to destroy a negro
:tleinent. *
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EDGE AID TO U. S. CONFERENCE
Vt a recent rally In Syracuse, N. Y.,
ne 1,700 scouts, representing Onoe;u
council, listened to a stirring
>ech on the Issues at stake In the
arniament conference, at the close
which they passed a resolution de- .
ring their support to the United \
ites government In the efforts to limarmament.
The resolution was
elessed to President Harding.
GOOD TURNS IN BRIEF
^ San Francisco boy, finding a man
;en suddenly ill on the street, took
ii to a hospital, spending all the
ney he possessed In car fare and
isequently having to walk to his
n home later, a distance of three
es.
?onie Stnifhtown, Long Island,
nits, scouting the woods and follow- 1
trail marks like regular Indians,
illv discovered an octogenarian who
ii srniyen orr rr"in iu? m'uic ?uu
useif thoroughly lost.
Boy scouts of Alhatiy are rejoicing
the gift of n fine new camp site on
nflerhook lake, Including about
enty acres of wooded land. Tills
lendld gift comes from Mr. and
s. r.eorge C. Hawley, who during
nofor trip were so Impressed by the
liteness of groups of scouts whom
>y met along the way they decided
?y couldn't do better thun give their
>perty to those manly, courteous
Is. ''Mrs. Hawley and I believe #
it the boy scouts is a coming orilzatlon
and we want to encourage
hoys who are In It," said Mr, *
iVjey.
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