Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, February 02, 1922, Image 6
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Kflauea in Hawaii Is Perpetua
Show Place, Performing
Day and Night.
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LAVA IS CONSTANTLY BOILINI
Crater Covers an Area of 2,700 Acrei
and fs Eight Miles in Circumfer.
tnce?Paved Highway Leads to
It From Hilo, 30 Miles Away.
HUo, T. "H.?On the Island of Ha
wuii?the big island, us it is called, o:
the Iluwaiian group?is located tin
only tame volcano in the world. It b
a perpetual show place, performing
day and night and at times putting oi
u demonstradon that is uwe-lnsplrlnj
in its grandeur and manifested power
On such occasions boat excursions art
run here front Honolulu and other
lslund towns. It was only lust Marcli
that Kilauea belched forth a tiood ol
molten lava that tiowed in giant
streams over the vast tioor of the circular
crater that surrounds the active
pit of llalemuumau. The ulg crater
covers an area of 2,700 acres and is
eight tuiles uround. The pit of constantly
boiling, steuniing and screeching
lava and gas is situated almost
In the center of the originul crmer.
The active volcanic pit is more than
niretf nines in ciri'uiiuereuvv.
Has No Counterpart.
From a topogruplilcal standpoint
the volcano of Kilauea has 110 counterpart.
There leads to the very rim
of the cruter a paved highway, all the
way from Hllo, 31 miles. The only
visible hint that is given one that a
volcnno is anywhere around is the
white sulphur fumes that may be seen
..during the day and the glowing red
of reflected tire from tile live pit at
Jiight.
So easy is the grade of the highway
that the rise from sea level to an altitude
of 4.000 feet in less than thirty
miles is scarcely noticed, except by
the Increased chilliness of the air.
Then suddenly at a turn in the fernlined
road there hursts into view the
hlack. undulating crater of Kilauea.
and there conns to one's ears the hissing
of the giant cauldron of gas and
molten lava in the pit of Halemaumnu.
The automobile is run through a pass
In the outer rim ipid out ujion the
hnrdened lava. The remaining short
distance to the performing center Is
made on foot.
, Owlrig to the accessibility this volcuno
is visited by hundreds of tourists
every year. It is in such close contact
with the everv-day life of the people
of the surrounding territory and the
home visitors thut whatever dangers
there may lie in its occasional over
t Man Pays Shoemaker's
: Bill After 42 Years :
t ? t
I I.n IMuta. MO.?Wesley Bowie, J
a retired shoemaker of this ?
town, was much surprised a few i
? days ago hy receiving pay for a ?
pair of shoes lie make n ens- i
i toiner forty-two years ago. At ]
? that time Mr. Bowie made for i
! each of three brothers, one of ]
j whom was the debtor, a pair of j
calfskin hoots. j
f This man soon left Charles i
?
i county without paying his bill, ,
I and Mr. Bowie hud not heard of '
him since. <;
I The debtor made a personal '
? trip to I.a Plata to pay his bill. <
i Me fouml Mr. Bowie and made ]
? himself known to him. He said 1
i this was the only hill lie owed !
| and he wished to cancel that
i obligation. He then offered Mr. ,
j Bowie a $10 hill and asked if
i that would square the deal with
I him. Mr. Bowie was perfectly
f willing to close tlie account for
I that a iioutit and the matter was
f settled. The debtor then stated
I that he has lived in Montgom
....? ..iiiinif 111it-t v voirs on olio
i farm.
NO "MISS CHIC
Anti-Americanism in Germany Force
Sweeping Changes in
Play.
Berlin, (Serinuiiy.? Munich fhi-utei
ttoers are still "touchy" on tin* sal
J?*et of Aiuorioa. it appears from a
Incident just reported here.
The Nolle I'erliner Zeitiinj; tells hoi
mi audit nee in the P.nvarinii capiti
almost raised the roof in objecting t
: Thought This Was a
j. .. i ? .' ? j '?> ''
; > > <? w?W.* ... > . : wli)i ? < *iw~;
o\v, in Boston, when a handcuff "artist" rvi\
ius lowered headfirst from a roof. The Jo
r a charity fund.
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vesome
V olcanoes
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| Hows are lost sight of. During the
eruption of last March some of the
visitors cunie near being cut off by
the streams of lava which flowed over
the enormous sink that surrounds the
main crater. Even small children ven^
tured close to the lapping columns of
j molten froth that rolled out of the
flery pit.
Hotel at Crater's Edge.
s Upon the very edge of the big crater
is built the Volcano house, a modern
hotel where the guests' may view the
performances of the restless monster
from the windows of their rooms or
. from the restful chains upon the vef
randas. Many times during the day
light tremors of earthquakes may he
felt at the hotel, and on ull sides of
: the building white fumes of sulphur <
| constantly pour forth from cracks In
I the lava formation. For miles around
the main crater of Klluueu are to be
seen evidences of vast destructlveness
wrought by the volcuno In times past,
i all going to show that itsV'esent '?nK '
' period of comparative passivity may <
he only a prelude to another dlsas- (
trous performance.
It is at Kiluuea that the most thorough
sclentiflc study of volcanoes and >
earthquakes ever undertaken Is in (
I progress. This work Is In charge of i
I'rof. Thomas A. Jaggar, Jr. He con- 1
ducts an observatory and seismolog- t
leal station upon the brink of the>vol- c
cano, where every phase and move- r
meut of the lava pit and the earth tre- v
mors are recorded day by day. This f
research work has already resulted in t
many valuable discoveries, some of i
which promise to he of much practical ^
value in the future, it Is asserted. t
For one tiling, the conclusion has
been reached that the underground
, fires of Kilauen may be used for industrial
purposes: At the last session of
the Hawaiian legislature a hill was in- (
trod need appropriating Sl'o/HM) to
make borings in the floor of the big .
crater to test the heat supply for J
power purposes. While this measure
failed of final passage because of the '
rush of other measures that were '
deemed of more importance, it Is regarded
as practically assured that the '
next legislature will make the desired ^
appropriation. It is stated that the '
use of this heat in a large power plant x
or piping it to sugar mills and other '
industries could be easily accom- s
pllshed. t
Power Possibility. t t
"Volcano power for human use is a 1
possibility," said Professor Jaggar. r
for heat Is power, and volcanoes gen- ?
; erate heat. Eartli steam is used di- 1
rectly near Volterrn in Italy. Vast t
stores of earth steam exist in Japan, f
Iceland, the Yellowstone and New f
i Zealand. There is no steam pressure <
at Kilauen, hut there is a furnnce of
oxidizing volcanic chemicals, with |
sulphuric acid and ulum and
epsoiu salts as by-products, so that
? borings may discover very Inter- '
1 esting temperatures and minerals. It
is not proposed by boring to tap
I a steam Jet, nor merely to discover
hot rock; the bore-hole would Immediately
cool it off. The source of re- 1
j newahle energy in a volcanic boring is '
chemical process. Cracks near the pit
ef Halemaumaii in Kilauea volcano 1
iiuve opened from time to time. Tliey j j
got hotter and hotter until they he- j
came glowing furnaces, omitting np- j
parently merely hot air. If a boring
will start such n furnace, then 'JO holes
i at such a place will run a respectable
: sized engine.
? Itising to a height of 13.000 feet only
| a few miles from Kilatuen is the great
\ volcano of Muuna l.on, which has in- 1
I termiltent ent|?tlons, the last one of
? great violence heginning in October.
1019. ami continuing for five months.
| the Mow coining from a split in the
? ' mountain far down upon its flanks.
I The black rolls of treacle lava flowed
f for miles through the samlflnts, for|
ests and bare rock slopes, linallv
? emptying into the sea. where giant
I clouds of steam rose day and night.
Myriads of sea tish were killed by
the boiling water.
Scientific Possibilities.
^ Speaking of results- that may come
; from 'lie research work which tie is
eonducling. Professor Jaggttr said:
I "Probably the nmst far reaching use j
AGO" IN MUNICH
s an American background and Atneric. .t
names being used in a new thcatri<:il
product ion. The authorities, when
the manager was brought before them.
r~ forbade him from producing the piny
* unless the scones were placed in some
" other country tlian the Pnited States.
The versatile producer readily com
iv plied and laid bis scenes in tlm ('anil
casus. The name of one character
o , was changed from "Smith" to "Smir- .
. Free Show
r
:e a free exhibition of his skill, freeing
ke was that It wasn't altogether free,
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s
e
I: Invention Allows Moving if \
Plane to Take Up Fuel ill r
Paris.?An Inveutlon recently ;j; '
perfected by Godfrey Cabot of !;!;
Cambridge, Mass., designed to !' 1'
!|! make possible the taking up of ;|| r
||| fuel by an airplane In motion, o
;i; aroused great Interest at the jj!
:<! first congress on aerial naviga- ||;| b
|';| tlon held here. t
Transatlantic air travel would !j! n
!|! be greatly facilitated by this j|| t
|';| method, as stops at "airmen's ;i; j|
Islands" would not be necessnry !|l h
!<: at Intervals In the Atlantic ||| b
<!;> ocean and airplanes would hove ;i;
;i; much additional space available l:|l v
;i; for passengers and mall, which |;| v
||! otherwise would be taken up by a
i|; fuel sufficient for one crossing. !j; n
Mr. Cabot thinks that trans- ||| a
ntlantic air navigation will he n ;||
jj; paying proposition within fifteen ||[
|; years, provided airplanes do not jjj J|!
carry fuel enough for an entire jj>
j;| trip. With a minimum of fuel *
|l; and n maximum of space for !j! '
Ij! mail and passengers, It could be ft "
! mode n successful enterprise, 8
; Mr. Cabot snld. lie assumed !j! n
; that ocean crossings would be j |
! quite ordinary occurrences with- P
; In a few years. o
c
p
vhich can be made of the results of *
heinical and exploratory work deal- ^
ng with the cores from Kilauea will
>e the application of the knowledge of
pining. Ores of copper and the pre:tous
metuls occur near volcanic v
ocks. Sulphur Is closely associated
vith them. Copper sulphide has been t(
ound repeatedly in the glowing
racks of Hawaiian lava. Sulphides w
nay exist underground In the hot re- P
;ion, and such discovery would be tn- ^
erestftig to mining engineers*" n
Professor Jaggar's volcanic study 11
it Kilauea has already reached the *
>oint where it is known that violent *
ruptions may be foretold almost to
lie minute, and in ample time to give
earning to all persons who may be (
n danger of the outburst. The same e
s true as to tldul waves that may be
iroduced by volennh > uptions and
arthquakes. '
"Our little laboratory at Kilauea,"
ie said, "was started by an onselflsh u
rroup of business men of Hawaii, s
I'liey are planting volunteer stations *
vith earthquake instruments und will ci
cap a crop 01 new discoveries. a i tc
similar group in Massachusetts, with w
lie encouragement and publicity that ir
he Springfield Republican could give,
ilaced a man at Naples for volcanic a
esearcb, and now they are helped
?ut Py Carnegie's great benefnctloo. ,j(
i'he Curnegie institute also is exending
its work to the earthquakes
>f California under a man who was
ormerly seismologist of the Hawaiian t}
bservatory."
CHARLES HOPES TO RETURN ?
Exiled Emperor Calls Hungary Hi* b
Fatherland and Count* on If
Loyalty. tl
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Budapest. Hungary.?"I regard Hun- J
:ary as my fatherland. I am also con- n
rlnced that I will return to Huugary." n
former Kmperor Charles is quoted as v
making this declaration to the corre- o
spondent of a Budapest newspaper who f<
interviewed him at Funchal, Madeira, "
where lie is in exile.
"I have the highest esteem for the
loyalty of Count Andrassy. Count Ap- b
ponyi and Count Slgray and whatever 11
happens | do not doubt the loyalty of c
the Hungarian nation," added Charles. "
Count Hunyadi, a faithful follower ^
nf the former emperor, has been b
obliged to leave Funchal, being unable r
to bear the expenses of living there. ^
C
Oil on Indian Land*.
Billings, Mont.?Filter the Montana
Indian oil magnate. The Crows, on
their reservation near here, already ^
have begun to receive payment for t
their oil lands or wells, or both. Oil t
tracts on the reserve give great
promise, it Is said, and several Indian
millionaires may soon he created. The
Crows long since abandoned Indian 1
habits nlid customs and to a large ?
extent Indian speech. The only <11 fference
wealth will make will he in
luxury and display.
ski' cod that of "(itadys Clileago. Dot- ?
lar rrincess." to "Marsvn Petrograd, r
Millionaire's Daughter"
The metamorphosed phy was a sue
<
Could Not Keep Her Out. t
Providence, It. I.?Mrs. Catherine '
('arlcy went shopping and forgot hef i
doorkey. The children laid locked tne
door. Her hushaiid, a fireman, had a J
key. so she turned in an alarm arm t
the tire company responded. Her bus- t
baud Id her in. v
IMPORTANT NEWS ;
THE WORLD OVER I
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r
MPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS o
AND OTHER NATIONS. FOR 1
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
a
rHE NEWS OF THE SOUTH \
i:
Vhit it Taking Place In The 8outh? n
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
a
"oreign? p
Beneath the flagstones of St. Pet- c
ir's, where thousands of pilgrims come g
iach year, lies the mortal remains of g
ienedict XV., whose benignant efforts, ^
hrough all the years of war were di- t
ected toward peace and after the
lacification of Europe and the world.
The body of Viscount Bryce was t
xemated recently at London, after
imple but impressive services. No j]
ulpgy was offered but the officiating g
ninlster in his prayer paid a tribute t
o the late political historian in call- t
ng him a "blessed and powerful
leacemaker throughout the whole
vorld, and especially betwfeen the na- v
ions.of Great Britain and America." j
It is stated in Rome that the vitalty
that enabled Pope Benedict XV to
esist death so long was the product *
f rigorous activity and plain living. p
The Bavarian government has for- a
Idden the Communist prisoners of
he Niederschoenfed jail to hold a carilval
which had been planned with
he aid of their comrades who are at ^
Iberty. The latter had donated one 0
undred thousand marks' worth of toacco
and candies and food.
Elsa Anderson, the only Swedish n
?man holding an aviator's license, p
ras instanly killed recently when she t!
ttempted to descend to the earth by
leans of a parachute. She fell, like n
plummet, 2,000 feet, to the earth. tj
The Cuban minister in Washington, tl
!arlos Manuel De Cespedes, has in- p
:iated diplomatic negotiation for the n
rith drawal of American marines
rom Camaguey, according to a state- A
lent issued at the national palace, t<
Iving the text of a message from the b
linister to President Zayas. ti
Dr. Juuan Gujtera3, secretary of 11
ublic health, heads the commission 6
n arrangements for the sixth Latln.merican
congress, to be held in Ha- 1
ana November 20-25, It was announed
recently. Other members are Dr.
'rancisco Cabrera SaaVedra, eminent a
uban surgeon, vice president, Dr. P. a
laria Fernandez, secretary. Dr. '
Imilio Martinez and Dr. Jose A. Lopez *
el Valle, superintendent o of the Haana
Board of Health.
o
The meeting of the foreign minis- f
;rs of France, Great Britain and Italy ^
? Paris February 1, the calling of Q
hlch was announced recently will be j
receded by full exchanges of views
etweeu Paris, London and Rome with Q
?gard to Asia Minor, the subject of
le conference. In these exchanges ^
n effort will be made to reach an ^
greement as to the main points af- g(
jcting the near eastern question so A
lat the Paris conference will be able
) proceed on a definitely outlined pro- F
ram. B
w
Vashineton? J
Acceptance by the government of!
te offer of Henry Ford for the Muscle , ^
hoals (Ala.) power and nitrate plants j
as urged before the national agri- ! ^
.iltural conference by James W. Mor- j,
in. of Athens, Ga., In an address in : s
hich he detailed the conditions exist- j ^
ig among the farmers of the South, i Sl
A combination of French, Japanese, [ tj
nd, finally, British opposition to ar- ^
cle four of the Hughes "open-door" n
octrine for China, has resulted in the w
ulet death of that article. ^
Swinging into high speed, the arms e
inference has made quick work of
le Siberian question, virtually agree- j-]
tent having been made on the sole re- tl
laining issue of the naval reduction a
Ian. - <j
Treasury opposition to a soldiers' P
onus remains unchanged, but if there t<
i to be a bonus it must be provided
trough taxation, in addition to taxes h
nposed by existing law, Secretary h
iellon declares in a letter to Chair- fl
ian Fofdnev of the house ways and j a
leans committee. Any attempt to pro-' e
ide for the bonus through the use n
f the principal and interest of the
ireign debt to this country, he says. J
would be futile as well aH unwise." s
Investigation by the house agrfcul- P
ural committee of the crop reporting s
ureau of the department of agricul- o
ure, with a view to "discovering the j
ause and instituting remedies for the ! n
^accuracies shown in the reports of ; ti
tie 1921 cotton crop," as published j ti
y the department, is called for in a ; e
esolution introduced in the house by \ a
lepresentative Overstreet (Dem.) of ! n
leorgia. I n
The program of addresses at the na- j
Ional agricultural conference, which j 1<
overed marketing problems in many ! n
hases, was interupted long enough j e
o permit Chairman Anderson to deny is
he charge voiced in some quarters 11!
hat the delegates to the conference e
iere hand-picked.
Secretary Weeks informed delegates o
0 the National Agricultural confer- J -J
nee. i>n session in Washington, that o
if there was no Ford offer" lie would t
recommend to congress the com pie- j ^
ion of the Wilson dam at .Muscle : l1
?hoals. Ala. I o
A new treaty between the United |
States and (Jermany. to create a com- r
nission for arbitration of priyate dam-1 1
ige claims growing out of the world f
ar. probably will he negotiated under <
1 decision reported to have been ; c
sachet) at a dinner conference be- ,
ween the president, Secretary of State /
lughes and leaders of the senate and f
louse of Republican persuasion. s
Sailendra N. tJhose. director of the I
American commission to promote self- s
government in India, says that 1,400,- i r
100 are now drilling in India for re-'t
rolt against British rule. | 5
The house declared Itself In favor
f the government exerting its authorty
In an effort to stamp out lynching
lassing by a vote of 230 to 119 the
)yer antMynching bill. Seventeen Remblicans
joined 102 Democrats in votng
in the 'opposition while eight
)emocrats and one Socialist, London,
if New York, voted with 221 Repubicans
in favor of the measure.
Investigation by the senate of the
ctivities of "Persons, association, corioration
and combinations, commonly
:nown as the fertilizer and waterlower
trusts,' alleged to be attemptng
to prevent lease by the governaent
of the Muscle Shoals project, is
irovided in a resolution introduced in
he senate recently by Senator Harris,
f Georgia. Mr. Harris said he would
,sk for consideration of the resolution
irobably very soon. '
The machinery of the Washington
onference virtually came to a standtill
while the delegates awaited reults
from President Harding's move
or a settlement of the Sliantuhg conroversy.
The Southern Express company
nuft pay taxes assigned upon It by
he state of South Carolina for the
ear 1918, the supreme court dismissng
recently, upon motion of counsel,
n appeal which the company had
irought to have reviewed decisions by
he courts of that state. The com>any
contended that it had been derived
of taxable property in the state
i'hen the railroads were placed under
oderal control in December, 1917.
Reduction in the wage scales of oficers
and men on shipping board vesels
amounting to more than fifteen
er cent and effective February 6, Is
nnounced by the shipping board.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
nnounces the offer of an issue of 4 3/4
er cent three-year short-term notes
o the amount of approximately $400,00,000.
The issue is to provide for
urront expenses, the retirement of j
reasurv certificates of indebtedness !
laturing February 16, 1922, and as a i
art of the treasury's program for re- j
Irin^ notes maturing May 20, 1923. |
The demand for early action on 1mligration
legislation that would fur- !
her restrict entrance of aliens into
he United States, was made recently
a the senate by Senator Harris, seior
senator from Georgia. /
Completion of the Muscle Shoals,
,1a., project has been recommended
a the national agricultural conference
y the committee on water transporition.
No mention was made regardag
the offer'of any parties to the
overnment to lease the plants there.
domestic?
Colonel Paul B. Malone, now assistnt
commandant of the Infantry school ,
t Camp Benning, Columbus, Ga., and i
rho served with great gallantry with I
he American' expeditionary forces in
'ranee, first as colonel and afterrards
as brigadier general, seemed
vercome with astonishment when inormed
of press dispatches from
Washington in which Ivy Henderson,
f Chester, S. C., was quoted as say- j
ig that he saw Colonel Malone shoot
soldier because he could not keep;
p with his command.
Judge J. L. Kent recently denied
he motion for a new trial of George
Walker, 15 years of age, under life
entence for the murder of George j
.very. 17, recently at Dublin. Ga.
Thirty patients were removed to !
afety when the Lincoln hospital, a 1
egro Institution, of Durham, N. C.,!
as destroyed by fire recently. The i
)ss was estimated at between $10,000
nd $15,000. The origin of the blaze
as not been determined.
v.umpiexo cuuiiueuou <n uie Business
utlook with regard to building in the
rmtheastern section of the United i
tates was generally expressed by j
I eakers- at the annual convention of
lie Southeastern Builders' Supply as- ;
notation, at Miami. Fla.
The meeting of the stockholders of
le Southeastern Express company at
irmingham. Ala., after electing disctors.
declared a 4.67% dividend,'
hlch fs at the rate of 7% per annum,
he company was organized about 1
ight months ago.
The American Mneeu mof National
ristory (New York City) reports that j
lie tomb of a pre-hfstorfc warrior, who i
pparently fell In combat, ha$ been I
fscovered in the ruins of a large;
ueblo community dwelling near At?c,
New Mexico.
It is estimated that more than a
nndred Chattanooga, Tenn., families ,
ave been driven from their homes by
lood waters of the Tennessee river,
II the motor vehicles of the city govrnment
being called into play to
love the victims to higher ground.
The schooner yacht Iris, owned by 1
. H. Jobson of Manula, Ala., was detroyed
by fire while at anchor off
'inellas Point. Fla. Loss $35,000; in- i
urance $10,000. Only the owner was
n board during the fire.
The opening session of the annual ;
leeting of the Lee Highway associaion
at Chattanooga, Tenn.. was feaured
by an address by former Govrnor
Brough of Arkansas, who paid
glowing tribute to Gen. Robert Edlund
Lee. for whom the highway is
amed.
The contract covering the proposed
sase and purchase of the government's
nitrate and water-power projcts
at .Muscle Shoa%, Ala., has been
igned by Henry Ford and returned to
he war department by one of the Ford
ngineers.
At the request of the city council
f Chicago, Mayor James- L. Key of
Ltlanta, (la., has submitted the prop- j
sition for the government to legalize |
he sale of "light wines and beer," to i
Ltlanta's city council. The mayor !
nits it up to council ju3t as the propsition
came to him.
The Mississippi senate, at Jcckson, |
cceutly adopted a tax ot on<t cent
icr gallon lor tlie public road.-', 11:
unds to be divided 60 per cent to the
ounties wliere collected, and 40 per ;
ent to the slate highway commission.
Fire seriously damaged the Devon
(venue carbarn ol the Chicago surace
lines recently, destroyed loO
treels cttrs and forced fifty families
iving nearby in cottages to the streets
cantily clad. Wellington Fish, genial
manager of the surface fines, said
lie loss would be approximately $1,*
.00,000.
BOY
SCOUTS
^Conducted by Natlonul Council of tho Boy
Scouts of AmoricM.)
SCOUTS WIN PRAISE
At the Kansas City convention of
the Americas Legion a thousund or
more boy scouts from the two Kansus
cities and from Independence, Mo.,
ucted as police for the big parade,
which attracted the biggest crowds in
the history of the city, and so splendidly
did they do the Job tliut the papers
wrote thein up almost as enthusiastically
as they did the Legion itself,
and the legion voted them a resolution
of thanks as well as passing a
general resolution indorsing the movement
and urging Leglotjnuires to become
scout leaders.
Fifty picked scouts from different
troops served as an escort lo distinguished
visitors, a staff of aides to
the chief of police and as ushers to
the reviewing stand. Nine of the fifty
were E.tgles. Every day of the convention
70 scouts acted as aides,
ushers, and runners; 75 boys every
day acted as traffic aides and had
churge. under their lenders, of parking
thousands of automobiles; 50 l>oys
cere on duty every day In the various
Information booths scattered throughout
the city, and curried on u regular
communication service between the
booths.
Another Interesting good turn was
the drawing by Eagle Scout James N.
Pickering of the map of the city, a
hundred thousand of which were
printed and distributed among the visitors
and delegates.
"All In all," says Scout Executive
Wright, In speaking of the event, "the
boy scouts rendered a good piece of
service." According to others the
service was more than good. It was
great
WHY EE A SCOUT?
"Stew Judklns," first-class scout of
Topeka, Kan., knows why he Is a scout,
and makes no bones of/ telling the
world, either. The following statement
appeared in a local paper under
Ids signature:
"I am n boy scrtot because I like to
lie one. The longer I am a scout the
better I like It. A scout learns things
and has a pile of fun learning them.
You know how a regulah guy likes a
good swim, n good hike, fussing
around the woods, honest-to-goodness
ixiy games, snagging a few fish and
then eats them until he busts. That's
what you get at a boy scout camp, and
you ain't going to blame me for liking
to be a boy scout. To be a regular
guy In this game, you got to play and
live according to the rules. You sure
And out what kind of a guy a kid K
and If be isn't what he should be, he
either gets mighty lonesome In a gang
>f scouts or comes across. I'll tell
the world I'm glial to he a scout, and
I know a few hundred other guys In
Topeka who will shoot you the same
dope."
BADGES FOR SCOUTING
The Albany (N. Y.) council reports
that public health arid firemansldp
are two of the most popular Merit
badges among scouts. Nearly fifty
boys have qualified In public health
since October 1, 1920. and forty have
qualified in firemanship. The authorities
report that the Intelligent interest
taken by the boys in these Important
brandies of public sendee has
had a marked effect upon the life of
the cfty. Roys living in the more
congested regions have helped materially
in making their homes and
neighborhood deantr and more sani
tnry and hnve hrongtit tne matter or
sanitation to the attention of their
pnrents. In the course of their public
health work the scouts have Inspected
the city sewage disposal and filtration
plants and visited the state laboratory.
examining the methods of water
testing and other sanitation processes.
SPECIALIZE IN KNOT-TYING
For two years past the champion
speed knot tier, among the Paterson
(N. J.) scouts hns heen Scout Edward
Giles of Troop No. 3. The laurels
hnve, however, recently passed over
to Scout Sam Keldman of Troop 14
who starts with nine ropes and ties
tht> nine knots required for tenderfoot
rank in exactly 19 seconds. "Knot
racing" has become a popular sport
In the Paterson scout world, quite a
number of hoys being able to tie the
nine knots at a speed ranging anywhere
from thirty seconds to one minute.
Troop 4 is the banner troop as
a whole in tlie difficult art of knot
tying.
NO BOY PROBLEM.
Butte. Montana. Is conducting a
scoutleaders' training course. Its
scout executive, Benjamin Owen,
..Inline flint flirfhpr CXtensiOII of SCOUt
Ids Id the city is practically impossible
until adequate leadership is Assured.
"There is no hoy prohlpin in Butte so
fur its scouts arc concerned. It Is a
man's problem." says Mr. Owen, "(jive
as competent, trained leadership and
wp can organize scores of troops in
Butte, which will save any question of
hoys' welfare."
LEGION VOTES FOR SCOUTING
The American Legion at It? session
at Kansas City passed the following
resolution:
"The convention recommends to
post commanders that they co-operate
in the hoy scout movement and
encourage members of the I.pgion to
render such service as tltey may he
able, especially as organizers and
scoutmasters of troops."
I; also passed a resolution of appreciate
o to the local boy scouts for
livir service during the convention
LOANS FOR EX-SERVICE MEN
i
Uommander MacNider Is Originator
of Plan to Aid Men in Need
of Assistance.
Buddies who are "broken In health
and battling their way through red tape
tor their Just disability compensation"
will he the beneficiaries of a big rotating
fund, details of which are being
worked out at national headquarters
of the American legion.
The fund is designed to provide
loans, without security and at a iow
rate of Interest, to ex-service men In
every state who are in need of assistance.
Commander MacNider, who
originated the plan, says that such a
provision Is of vital necessity in order
that worthy men may keep their selfrespect
during a period of financial
stress. Ex-soldiers who do not need
the ready casli provided by the government's
payment of adjusted com- ,
pensatiou have signified their willingness
to turn over their bouus to the
fund
Hundreds of instances of sick and
wounded ex-service men falling back
on charity while their claims were being
reviewed are shown by Legion
reports. Tubercular victims whose
condition has been brought on by poison
gas or exposure have gone to sanitariums
In the West and have been
denied immediate treatment and become
public charges, it Is declared.
Some help for these men during the
period of readjustment Is of prime Importance,
according to MacNIder.
HELPED ENTERTAIN THE BOYS
Mrs. Jessie Er6kine Danced in Francs
?Now Treasurer of County
Legion Committee.
Mrs. Jessie A. Ersklne says she
used to dance 9,000 steps a week at
Tours, France,
tfor the edification
and amusement of
attractive. Now
most as many
treasurer of llie
comm'tcee of thj
American Legion, In New York statf.
|Irs. Ersklne wns chief stenographer
In the quartermaster department, and
was also chief sister in the department
of sports and pastimes, which
was less official but Just as Interesting.
She succeeded In being A. W. O. L. ^
twice without being given her sailing
papers.
DIRECTS MORTARS OR SOULS
Eliot Porter, State Chaplain of L?gion
in Montana, Recognizes No
Denominational Bars.
Eliot Porter's efficiency In directing
trench mortars was no greater than
his proficiency in
directing soul s.
As state chaplain
of the American lo *
tana, he built up a *
splendid repuia- IfW o. - .&
tion as notable as
Hritish field artll- jL
I ery. Mr. Por- ?i
ter, who is a
Presbyterian, was one of the three
men who wrote the narional ceremoniul
ritual for the Legion. He
worked in conjunction with a Catholic
priest and a Jewish rahbi. He recognizes
no denominational bars in his
Legion work, and at the 192t convention
nominated a Catholic to succeed
him ns state chaplain.
j Carrying On With the |
American Legion
m
The 53 Americans who received the
Congressional Medal of Honor will each
receive the Italian war cross. General
Zaccari. chief of staff of the Italian
army, has announced.
%
The National Guard of-the country,
with an enrolled strength of 132.000
men, has reached h point only slightly
below thnt of the nation's regular
army.
?
During the war the British Red
Cross collected $95,000,000, of which
$70,500,000 was expended. The membership
was 126,000. Women members
numbered 90.000.
?
A proposal has been made In Washington
that the President give an
American flag to the next of bin of
each deceased soldier whose body Is
not returned from France. \
*
The Congressional Medal of Honor
laid upon the tomb of Great Britain's
unknown soldier will be encased In a
glass-fronted box and affixed to the
tomb, according to the wish of the
dean of Westminster Abbey.
?
The annual report of the commissioner
of pensions discloses on Its
rolls the names of 64 widows of the
War of 1812; 109 soldiers and 2,156
widows of the Mexican war and 3.784
soldiers and 2,509 widows of Indian
outbreaks prior to 1891. World war
veteran* are not mentioned in the
report.
?
Despite his personal need. John
Manses, a ueedy wounded and maimed
ex-service man of Minneapolis, relinquished
his Job at hotisecleaning in favor
of iiis buddy. Arthur Holtz, who
had been without work live weeks
longer.
* *
Efforts of an American Legion committee
to obtain preference for ?*xservice
men were regarded by President
Harding when he affixed his
signature to an order by which veterans
are to be retained in civil service.
should reductions be necessary.
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