Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, November 03, 1921, Image 6
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Census Men Seek Light on the j
Effect of Marriage and Celibacy
on Longevity.
70 NO LONGER AGE LIMIT j
i
Person? of Advanced Age Becoming J
More Active as Class?Statisticians
Look Askance at Claims of
Ages Over 100. / ,
Washington, D. C.?More thaD 3,500 I
men and women who are more than i
100 years old will engage the attention i
of expert examiners of the census <
V~-?ry r? r* roTVtrt ATI 1
uurtruu, wuu uic [ucpunu^ u vu
ages of persons living in the United
States. x
New light on how to live to be 300
and more will be developed by the
census examiners. Many circumstances
surrounding the lives of centenarians
will be available to the census
officials, including place as well as
date of birth, number of times mart
ried, occupation and general habits.
This data Is included in the regular
census report for each resident of the
United States. Rut in the cases of
some persons who are reputed to be
more than 1001 years of age special
information will be collected if the
examination is conducted as in the
past.
Longevity Increasing.
The question of whether women or
men live longer is one on which the
census officials will be able to speak
authoritatively when their examination
of the age statistics is complete. They
will also be in a position to make an
. analysis of the effect of marriage and
celibacy on longevity.
The nverage length of life throughout
the United States is Increasing daily,
official reports show. In some sections
the death rate is the lowest in the
'world. Twenty-two was the average
, length of life some decades ago. The
average now is well above 30.
Persons of advanced age are becotn
Ing more and more active as a group J
than ever before, according to official
and semi-official reports received by 5
several" branches of the. government.
Their activity is especially noticed In 1
connection with the reports on mar- '
rlape and divorce which reach Washington.
One New York man of 03 recently
obtained n divorce, although he had .
merely been separated from his wife
for years, because, he explained, he
had decided to remarry. lie denied he
had sleeted the woman to whom he
wished to extend this honor, but said
he was certain thnt sooner or later he
would wish to remarry. He already
* has three marriages to his credit.
Government officials are interested
In a sixty-six-year-old resident of De
Ftmialc Springs, Fla.. who recently took
out a license to wed a thirteen-yearold
girl with the consent of the girl's 1
pareuts.
From Atlantic, Iowa, came the report
of a farmer of 90 who engaged a
few days ago in his seventh march to
he altar, the bride being 78. The first
six wives of the fanner died, ail of
them heinp sisters. The present wife
Is the sister of the farmer's first six
wives. She was twice married before
taking her farmer husband.
Marriages at 50 er More.
Records of the Census Bureau Indicate
that marriages of p^sons beyond
50 years are becoming Increasingly
frequent. Although 80 per cent of men
and women who reach the ape of 45
are married, 10 per cent, do not take
the matrimonial leap until after that
ape. Less than 10 per cent of all persons
who live to be more than 45 remain
unmarried.
nivorees are becoming more and
more frequent between men and
women of 45 and 50 years of age. The
records show that a majority of divorced
persons attempt matrimony at
least a second time. The number who
seek happiness In wedded life three
and four times Is large.
The police court records of big
cities furnish material for a study of
ARGENTINA CUTS RAIL RATES
President of Country Declares Increases
by British Owners Null
I and Void.
Buenos Aires.?Itnte Increases which
the British-owned railways of Argentina
put into effect last March, amounting
from 15 to 25 i>er cent, have been
declared null and void by a decree of
President Vrigoyen, Issued here, which
orders the roads to return the money
ry Hammering Reb<
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m engagement between the Spanish nr
;smeu from behind samilmg emplacen
Jtudy
tenarians
longevity as well as public homes
maintained for paupers.
A woman who said she was 110
j-ears old recently was arraigned before
a police Judge In an Iowa city
on the charge of Intoxication. Although
she spent a night in jail awaiting
arraignment, the aged woman had
to have her case continued two days
until she recovered from the effects of
the liquor. Physicians who trented
ber reported her as "hardy."
The study of persons claiming advanced
age is regarded as one of the
most Interesting of the many examinations
of material made each ten years
uy the census bureau. Examiners are
somewhat Inclined to cynicism concerning
claims of more than 100 years because
many prove to be without foundation,
they say. According to one Interpretation
of the reports of previous old
lge counts, the number of persons
Maiming 100 years is constantly diminishing
In proportion to the total population.'
That may be because of a
more careful examination of claims
rather than a decrease in the number
5f centenarians, officials admit. The
lbsence in the United States of a
uniform system of birth registration
makes It dften difficult to Investigate
:he statements of persons claiming to
ue more than 100 years of age. On the
uther hand, It also works to make It
lifflcult for real centenarians to prove
KaI ? Artromn ntro
i?bv,
May Marry at 102.
Census bureau officials are Interested
n the claim of a Petersburg (Va.) vet?ran
of the Mexican war whose friends
say he is 102. Although having served
n the most active munner In the Civil
var as well as the earlier conflict, this
nan still is hardy and enjoys life
vlth ten grandchildren and forty-live
rreat grandchildren, it Is reported.
Twice married, but a widower, he is
luoted as having said It will be time
for him to die when he ceases to find
ilea sure In the society of a pretty
roung woman. That he m|y marry a
:hlrd time If he "takes It into "his
lead" is regarded as a possibility by
:he veteran. His third wife will be
1 widow If he decides to enter matrimony
again, be explains to friends.
'They understand one so well," he
says.
Physicians studying longevity are In.
terested In the coming results of the
census bureau age report. That three
?gore and ten years need not necessarily
be taken as the logical age limit
in modern human life represents the
aewest medical thought on the subfeet.
Length of average life is determined
by physical structure and
?hanges in the composition of the body
rather than by mere length of time,
oh.vslcians explain. By examination
3f the state of tissues and blood
physicians are now able to determine
the age of any person with a reasonable
degree of accuracy.
Studies still are being made by scientists
to explain the reported apes of
many of the characters of the Bible,
some of whom lived for more thun 900
BIGGEST OF MUSHROOMS
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llljj
Little Violet Schroder holding a
mushroom grown by her father John,
who sent It to President Harding. It
weighed three pounds and is said to
have been of record-breaking size.
paid in excess of the old rates to the
shippers interested.
The action was taken following a
note addressed by the ministry of
public works- to the railroads stating
that the raising of the rates without
previous sanction cf the government
authorities implied non-recognition of
the control of the state over these
public utilities.
The roads contended that they had
a right to raise the rates under an
interpretation of the law and continued
to keep the increase in force,
illious Moors
my and the Insurgent Moors, shows a
lent.
$ Grill Owner Hurls jj
Pork at Robbers jj
! 11 Boston.?Hot roast pork and j j
]|| apple sauce saved James Tomp- ;l
! ! kins' sea grill from a holdup, !
!{! when, pointing a revolver at <
j|| Tompkins' stomach, two men ;l
J; commanded him to throw up his i
!j! hands. Tompkins was serving a j|
?;j customer. He compiled with in- ;i
structlons by dashing the order I
! ! Into one bandit's face and dived <
j | out of an open side window, j
John Haverton and William ijj
I}! Thompson, unemployed seamen, jj
jj were arrested after a chase and jj:
:j; charged with attempting to rob I;
:j: the grill while armed with a I
j j dangerous weapon. j|
years. Enoch, father of Methuselah, is
reported to have died at the then comparatively
ehrly age of SGo years although
his son reached 9G9 years. According
to some explanations, the ancients
of these times really lived no
longer than modern men and women, a
different unit of time being referred to,
The "years",, of Methuselah, It is contended
by some scientists, really were
periods of the moon's changes. By
others the explanation is advanced
that the life of a tribe or family was
referred to rather than the life of an
Individual.
The present age, however, has an
advantage over the ancient period. It
is pointed out, In that now human life
Is gradually Increasing In length. Just
the reverse was true in the ancient periods.
Noah lived more than 900 years,
as years were then counted, but his
son snera oieu at wu. onem s
lived only 438 yenrs. Four generations
later the descendants of Noah were
dying at between 100 and 200 yenrs.
Jacob died , at 174, while Moses lived
to be only 125. David died at 70 and
Solomon at 58.
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MAN SPURNS FOUR PARDONS
"Lifer" Dies in Virginia Prison at Age
of 00?For 40 Years His Job
Was to Feed Cats.
Richmond, Va.?John Orrell, aged
ninety, serving a life term in the penitentiary,
Is dead. Four times he refused
a pardon from four different
governors. He was sent to the penitentiary
for life because he could not
resist n propensity to steal.
lie was in prison when the Civil
war ended, and when freed declared
"the Yankees turned me out of a
noine,'' ana iiimsicu on unug reiumcu.
For the Inst 40 years his sole duty has
been to feed the cats In the big prison.
lie occupied one cell for more than
50 years, having the freedom of the
yards. lie did much of his own cooking.
and under the orders of the prison
physician was allowed three drinks
of whisky each day.
GEORGIA NEGRO FATHER OF 32
Run Out of Names and Last Three
Select Own as They Enter
Public School.
Savannah, Ga.?A. B. Burgess, a
negro ^employed by the Atlantic Consl
Line railway, probably has the largest
family in Georgia. He is the father
of 32 children and has had three
wives. Twenty-six of the chlldrec
are living.
The negro has been blessed wltt
seven sets of twins and two sets ol
triplets.
When the last set of twins wen
bom, Burgess and his wife had nir
out of names for them and they weni
nameless until they selected their owr
names when they entered public school
Burgess shied at selecting names
when he found that nrnong his progenj
he had been "doubling up." having tw<
"Willies" and two "Sullies" in hb
flock.
Girl Lives In Grass Hut
DnUlmAra nAWnarl It* ell Ir nni
IXliUlliVlC* VIVIIW\-U 1U Diia Ulll
weuring French slippers, Anna Flint
sixteen, was found by a pollceinai
living in the woods In the Walbrool
section.
ishe had built a tent of grasses ant
branches of trees, which she had oc
cupied since she disappeared from he:
home several days ago.
notwithstanding that the ministry o
public works proceeded to levy fine:
upon them of 1,000 pesos (about $G90;
a day, and later 10,000 pesos ($0,000,
a day.
Haloes are very often seen nrount
the inoon and we may take It tha
these nre signs of atmospheric disturb
nnce. An old saw goes: "Circle neat
water far; circle far, water near." Ii
other words, the bigger the circle, thi
sooner a break in the weather maj bt
| expected.
GREAT FRUIT COUNTRY FOUND ~
Commercial Orchards Are Rapidly Being
Extended in the Section Surt
rounding McBee, S. C. j
'McBee.?R. C. Berckman, of Macon. (
Ga., president of the Georgia Fruit
Growers' association and one of the ((
oldest and most successful peach
growers in the country, was here look- "
ing over the orchards in this vicinity. \
Mr. Berckman is highly pleased with
the progress being made by the local p
peach growers, and predicts success
for commercial orchards here. This
is the second visit that Mr. Berckman
has paid to McBee this year.
Mr. Moore, state horiticulturist of p
Ohio, who, in the interest of certain
Ohio parties, has been looking foT loAATMrnornlal
r?OP f?h
Uilliuua suimuic tui v-??. rv.v.
orchards is favorably impressed with
this section.
The local growers will set 60,000
' trees this fall.
The members of the Methodist
church have subscribed $12,000 for the
erection of a modern brick church.
Plans are being drawn and a contract ^
will be let at an early date.
Spartanburg. ? The International i
Agricultural corporation, operating a t
fertilizer factory on Fairforest creek, s
near the city, was bound over to ses- o
sions court for violating the game
laws, in that it drained into the creek c
certain chemicals and poisons which c
killed the fish in the stream. Several I
months ago fish were noticed by the "
| thousands floating down the stream t
; dead. An investigation was made by *
J. C. White, county game warden. r
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Anderson.?Van B. Martin, who has \
' been a special prohibition officer for J
; this district of South Carolina for a
; number of years, has received notice c
of his discharge, October 15. A part c
; of the letter reads: "By direction of ^
! the commissioner of internal revenue, t
you are hereby relieved from the serv- <
ice as federal prohibition agent (with- J
out prejudice), effective October 15." t
Great Falls.?Potter & Shackerford, ^
contractors, Greenville, have been t
awarded by the Republic Cotton mills ?
contract to erect a block of 24 brick I
store buildings, which will have face *
brick and plate glass fronts, each s
store to have attractive electric flk- *
( tures with all modern conveniences.
Charleston.?Two officers were sent ^
to work in co-operation with a force
of Sheriff J. M. Poulnot, and the squad
pulled off a number of gambling raids
in the city. Ten men were arrested
on three visits and will be given a
preliminary hearing later on a charge
. of operating gambling houses or being g
engaged in gambling.
Leesville^?A big farmers' meeting
was held here for .the purpose of j
studying and creating some enthusi- }
, asm in diversified planting of crops
and stock raising. Dr. D. M. Crosson .
was asked to preside, and a large 5
crowd of farmers and business men t
of the surrounding community was in
attendance. ]
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Lancaster.?Ambrose Watson Wallace,
alleged safe-cracker and bankrobber,
who has been confined in the
Lancaster county jail since June 16,
facing four charges of housebreaking
and larceny and one of entering a
bank with intent to steal, was released
on bond in the amount of $3,500.
Chester.?The drop in the price of
cotton has put the brakes on the selling
of it by the farmers and a large
number of bales have been hauled
back home the past few days. Quite
a number had been selling up to the
time the railroad strike precipitated
the drop in price.
Chester, S. C.?A large number of
Masons from Chester, Armenia, York,
Clover Sharon and other points attended
a meeting of the Hoodtown
, Masonic lodge and participated in a
i big supper and witnessed the conferring
of the third degree on four candi- ,
dates. 1
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Spartanburg. ? The Spartanburg 1
post, American Legion, has completed
' arrangements for the great Armistice
day parade, which is to be staged
here November 11.
1 Fever Expert Resigns Office.
Darlington.?C. H. Verner, who has
: been health officer in Darlington county
for the past three years, has re '
signed, the resignation taxing effect
1 October 21. John James Post was
selected to take Dr. Verner's place.
' Dr. Post is a graduate of Colgate
f college and took his medical degree
at Columbia university. He has had a !
i wide hospital experience in the hosi
pitals of New York, and has recently
t been engaged in public health work,
i Dr. Post spent six months in Mexico
. studying typhus fever.
i
r Injured in Auto Wreck. 1
) Florence..?E. E. Hearon of Bishop- '
i ville is in the hospital here with both 1
legs broken as the result of an auto- '
mobile accident between Florence and c
Hartsville. With nine persons in his
1 large car, Mr. Hearon was returning
, home from the fair where he exhibit!
ed and raced fine horses, when the
c driver of his car, blinded by the glar- 1
ing lights of an approaching automo- 1
vn~ nf the machine and '
J U?0. .WO. WWW..W.
. it skidded into a ditch. Nearly every
r person in the car suffered minor
bruises and cuts.
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Best Time to Sow Wheat.
t Chester.?One well versed in plant*
ing wheat in this latitude states that (
> the best time to sow is between the t
) dates of October 21 and November 2.
He states that by waiting for this time 1
one Ftrikes the average date of a j
1 killing frost and therefore lessens the
t chances of damage from the Hessian
- fly. Chester county farmers are very
\ much interested in the planting of i
i wheat this fall and quite a number of
0 them have stated that they anticipate
1 planting more than ever before in
the history of the county. i
T5ft.e
AMERICAN
?LtGION?
Copy for This Department Supplied
the American Legion News Service.)
VHISTLE BROUGHT HIM FAM
testaurant Cook, Harry Keynst
Jones, Famous as Author of
"Rose of No Man's Land."
From out the hustling kitchen of
topular summer resort restaurant ne
tSt. Paul, Mln
there Issued di
lng the vacatl
season llltl:
songs and wh
tied ditties th
sounded s
strangely fani
lar that Ame
can Legion sei
Ice men of t
World war <3
elded to inves
** - trntfv Thev foul
o - ?
he musician to be one Harry Kej
ton Jones, a five-foot-ten Cocknt
ilso the restaurant cook.
Jones began his musical career
:hef of a Winnipeg grenadier regime
luring the war. Later he tended t
>rlvate skillet of Gen. Sir Julian By
it Viiny Ridge, and more Imports
han that, he wrote "Rose of No Mai
jand," the war song that had a lo
un of popularity. A penny whlsi
vhich he bought and played for t
irlme purpose of amusing his kitch
lollce caused his rise to music fan
le declared.
In France he was transferred to t
dicers' mess. There Lieutenant G
nel McRae, who later wrote "In Flc
lers Fields," heard the penny wh
ling, and the two became frieu<
some time nfterward they togetb
urned out the words and music
he No Man's Land song.
Jones, wounded at Cambrai, was I
rallded back to Canada. After 1
llscbnrge. from the hospital he beg
i sightseeing tour of the states, t
lending upon his cooking ability 1
eady employment He now has
ong with a New York publisher whl
le hopes to put forth soon.
1EADS WAR DISABLED SCHOG
?I
Jr. Arthur Davit Dean, Veteran of tl
World War and Educator of
Wide Experience.
Dr. Arthur Davis Dean, recent
ihosen by the government as schc
ill America's war
ilsabled, is him- >
he World war as
he physical -and meuuti iciiuunltuu
)f the sick and wounded as they we
eturned to the United States In i
uost all the large government h<
dtnls of the country. With nl
rears' experience In vocational edu<
:ion work In New Yorti btate, he sen'
ts head of the division of vocatlor
(chools in the state deportment of <
icatlon from 1008 to 1917, when he 1
flino professor of vocational educati
n Teachers' college, Columbia univ<
ilty. He directed the New York stf
prison survey in 1019 and lnvestlgat
:he possibilities of industrial and ag
mltural education In Porto Itico 1
he Insular government.
Dr. Dean was born Sept. 15, 18'
it Cambridge, Mass., and was educat
it the Massachusetts Institute of Te<
lology. He is a member of Columl
mlve<y post of the American Legi<
ONE-ARMED VET ALMOST WC
Ernest Mastros, Second In Swlmml
Race; Wounded Buddies Winner
and Third In Sprint
The throng of spectators w
tvatched the finish of an exciting spr
I, gn m,_ during a swl
r ^ mingmeetin Mj
Ki ^ recently, vigoroi
K9V ]r> a nnlnn/lori f
the race had t
Ished and they saw Mastros as he w
climbing out of the big tank. ]
had lost his left arm, seyvlng with t
American forces In France, and
all but won the event by the w
?ower of his good right and his abt
lance of gameness.
However, the winner of the ra
William Mclntyre, also was wound
In France, the surprised crowd learn
later, as was Harold E. Taylor, w
finished a close third In the sai
match. The trio of wounded war v
arana are members of the Metrop<
tan Life post of the American Leg1<
formed of men and women employs
)f the life Insurance company w
served during the World war.
Legion Men on Cleanup Squad,
Tb<9 chief of police of Wichita, Ka
accepted an oner or ow memoers
:he American Legion posts af the cl
to assist the police in putrollng to :
the city of petty thieves, prowlers u
holdup n>en.
Pershing In Press Club Post.
John J. I'ershlng, generul of t
armies, hns enrolled as a private
the National Press cluh post of t
American Jx?gion at Washington, co
posed of newspapermen who serv
during the World war,
LEGION MAN IS LAWMAKER
Sturgis, South Dakota Legislator, Is
Author of Measuree in the Interests
of Americanism.
The first man on the job In the
morning, he further surprised legislak
tlve circles by
by *h 6 legIslature
He was a cliap/
*a'n *n anny,
on Okwhich well-known
man was either
flr he wasn't!
n" Carroll D. Ersklne, preacher-leglsir*
lator of Sturgis, S. D., has carried
on what he learned In his country's serv"R
ice with him, the electorate of his
state say. He left after 13 years of
Presbyterian ministry on leave of ab10
senee to serve as chaplain of the
11* Eighteenth Battalion during the World
r * war, seeing 14 months' service. After
the armistice, while stationed at
l Camp Merrltt, N. J., he met all transi
ports at the docks and ministered to
" wounded men being returned to Amern
lcun hospitals. In appreciation of his
u* w;ork the men presented him a jeweled
>y* watch. I
In the legislature, Mr. Ersklne was
author of a bill to Insure proper ob1
servance of Armistice day, and of another
requiring all school teachers to
take on oath of loyalty to the Constitution.
He Is a member of the Amen
1 8 lean Legion in Sturgis, and state chair?s
man of the boy scouts. He was born
e In BInghamton, N. Y., and educated
e at Lake Porest college, Illinois,
en
TO'OBTAIN DENTAL SERVICE
be
ol- Veterans, to Receive Treatment, Must
in- Comply With the Conditions
Is- Prescribed.
Is.
ler An outline of the procedure for extol
service men to obtain dental treatment
has been prepared by the national
In- service division of the American Lells
gion. '
an Dental treatment will be furnished
le- by the bureau of war risk insurer
ance to Veterans of the World war
a under the following conditions:
eh 1. Where a person has been awarded
compensation for dental disability.
2. When such treatment Is necesji
sary for the cure of a condition which
resulted from military service and Is
the reason for which compensation
has been awarded.
3. In emergency cases which ar6
Immediately necessary for the relief
j 6f conditions endangering the life of
the patient or causing great pain.
Claimants who have not been awarded
dental disability, but feel they
, should have such due to military
service, should Immediately file claim
In the regular manner; whereupon
they will receive an order from the
district medical supervisor to report
!to the nearest dental examiner for examination
and such emergency treatment
as may be required. Approval
of the dental examiner's report must
be made by the bureau of war risk
Insurance.
To receive the benefits of the dental
uU laws, claimants must pursue their case
>re through the regular channels, as bills
al- contracted outside of the authority of
58- the bureau of war risk Insurance will
ne not be paid, except where sufficient
:a- evidence Is produced that the case was
ed emergency or that the claimant was
ial Ignorant of his rights to dental treat;d
ment
)e
on MOTHER SEEKS SOLDIER SON
erite
, American Legion Searching for Jamee
E. Adle, Shell.Schock Victim?
or Disappeared In February.
,, Refusing to believe that her son is
' dead, although she read recently ft
. new s p a p e r ac- ^
I'UUIJI U1 tuc UUi"
^ lal In Minnesota
)f|| Identification lden- ff?
tlcal with those of
Lowell, Mass., has
h0 American Legion
m. untiring search.
l(j. The boy sought is James E. Adle,
nr_ a wounded service man of the World
rjCi war who disappeared on February 27
U8_ last while on his way from Lowell to
he Boston, Mnss^ where he was to re2St
celve a government examination. The
.1- former soldier was suffering from a
ue rht
severe attack of shell shock at the
j (j time.
jQ. With her husband's death since the
as war. the mother Is In straightened
ien circumstances. Her son's government
jjj. compensation checks have been arriv-a3
Ing monthly during his absence, she
fje declares, but they cannot be cashed
he without his signature.
he
ale To Rooaovolt's Memory,
m- A bronze tablet dedicated to the
memory of the late Col. Theodore
re, Hoosevelt recently was presented the
led American Legion of Kings County,
ed New York, by the United 8panlsh War
ho Veterans. The tablet was composed of
ne metals taken from the Ill-fated Maine,
et- the Olympla. Dewey's flagship; the
>11- Oregon, which made the trip from San
>n, Francisco In time to aid in the destruens
tlon of Cervera's fleet at Santiago and
ho the old battleships New York and
Rrnnklvn.
Carnival Dancea Are Popular.
n? To fill In the lonesome hours, the
of American Legion post of Pittsburg,
Ity Kan., and Its auxiliary began a series
rid at carnival dances. Now they are so
nd popular tlmt the citizens of the town
won't let them be discontinued.
Americanism In Indlanapolia.
he A copy of Edward Everett Hale's
In "The Man Without a Country," was
he criven to each school child of Indianin
apolls when school opened this fall,
ed by the American Legion posts of ths
city.
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#BOY&
SCOUTS
(Conducted by National Council of the Boy
Scouts of America.)
SCOUT WORK AT PUEBLO.
If ever scouts had an opportunity to
test out their power to live up to their
motto "Be prepared," Is was during *
the terrible period of the Pueblo flood
last summer, when practically every * f
scout and scoutleader within the district
was on duty night and day In
the senlce of the stricken community.
A3 swu as 11 was ciear uiai ine nooa w
was threatening to be a serious mat- , |
ter, Scout Executive Alverson got as
many older scouts and scoutmasters
as he could muster together, and plans *
for Immediate action were made. In
addition to mariy phenomenal feats
of life-saving the boys served as mee'sengers,
established wireless booths In
canteens and supply statloos, even in
the morgue Itself; built emergency
bridges and worked on the temporary *
lorries; opened their own headquarters
for many refugees, found homes
for others, did guard duty, distributed
safe drinking water, shoveled mud, delivered
posters and proclamations for
the board of health. Indeed, there was
almost no end to the work the valiant
lads were willing and able to tackls
in the face of the disaster.
On the east side the scouts took
complete charge of the Western Union
stations, a dangerous service, as a
foot-bridge was the only means of getting
across the river for several days. *
The telegrams were carried across the
bridge by scouts and the number of
messages carried was an enormous one,
as can well be Imagined.
Most of the rescue work on the part
of scouts was done In the lowest portions
of the city, where the risk vyae
greatest and many a spectacular tale
of life-saving Is recorded. Scoutmaster
Cary met his death In attempting
to save the lives of two women In a ?
floating house, his boat being violently
dashed against a steel lamp-post. The
boys themselves were In constant danger,
but no one of them ever turned
back from the task In hand, from any
considerations of personal safety or
well-being. Though many weeks have passed
since the disaster, Pueblo Is
still talking about her scouts and their
amazing and heroic service in the terrible
hour. +.
SCOUTING IN 8CHOOLS.
It lias long been a matter of common
knowledge that scouting can and v
does work hand In hand with our public
schools, but It Is perhaps less well
known In how many of the beat private
schools of the country, the move- ?
ment Is established and operating successfully
to the mutual betterment of
both the school and scouting.
Schools which foster scouting among
the pupils In their midst are Greenwich
academy, Peddle, Jilalr, Bordentown
Military Institute, P^rkiomen, etc. Th? .
president of one of the largest military
academies In the East recently
made the following Interesting statewent:
,
"We always have sixty and some- *
times more students of the school
*ho have come to use from boy scout
organizations throughout the country.
We find them to be our best boys,
and we have always tried to encourage
them to keep their affiliations
with their home organizations. There
always has been a strong pressure on
the part of these boys to have an organization
here. Therefore, with the
opening of the September term, I wish
to organize a thorough-going unit.
Amongst our teachers there are always
several who have been scoutmasters,
and we wish to avail our- .j
selves of their training, making them 4
leaders of the movement here. This
organization would be an entity separate
from our regular military or*
ganization, and in relations to the *
school yrould be somewhat like our
fraternities, Y. M. C. A.'s, etc. We
would give them quarters and stimulate
them by rewards, etc."
SCOUTS IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
Scouting In Robert college Is a true
American brand, even If It is away
over across the seas, In a strange and
ancient city. Three troops, comprising
45 scouts, have been organized In the
college this year, under the direction
of Mr. Radcliff, who Is an Eagle scout
and has served as an assistant scoutmaster
In Yonkers, N. Y. Earl Prltchard,
the physical director of the college,
is acting as scout commissioner. '
Three advanced scouts are serving a a
assistant scoutmasters. The college 1? J
an American Institution, having Its ^
charter from the state of New York. ^
Scouting is conducted precisely as In
the United States, with the single exception
that every boy has to give th?
history of his own flag, whether It be
Greek, Armenian, Bulgarian, Turkish
or what not.
I
SCOUTS ASSI8T MOTORIST8.
Grand Rapids scouts erected several
booths at points through which motor
tourists pass daily In great numbers
on their way to nearby resorts. The
boys had themselves ready to give Information
or any other required service.
They also gave out several pieces
of literature, one, a booklet containing
the local traffic laws and a welcome
to the city In the name of the
Grand Rapids Safety council; one, a
booklet giving a map of the streets
and main thoroughfares.
GOVERNOR PROTECTS SCOUTINQ,
One of the several bills vetoed lato
summer by Governor Lake of Connecticut
was one Incorporating the organic
zatlon of Junior Scouts. While agreeing
that the founders of the organlxa-.
tlon had no doubt a thoroughly worthy
purpose In mind, thg governor stated
that he felt he could not, In Justice to
the Boy Scouts of America, recognlae
an organization whose name would
cause confusion or even prejudice to
the older movement legalized by con ^
stress
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