20 t NEWS RNP NOTES OFTHEBOY STOUTS^ TROOP 8 BOASTS STRONG TREASURY Live Scouts Now Have One Hundred Dollars in the Hands of Treasurer The members of Troop 8 were agreeably surprised when they heard the treasurer's report at the last meeting. The total has been boosted by our cake and candy sale, and by the ads which were obtained for the church directory. We have five Scouts who have ap peared before the Court of Honor! and are now first class Scouts. One of these boys, Edwin Wallace, who : was the first first-class Scout in Troop 8 has been appointed senior i patrol leader by Scoutmaster Jenk- j ins. There will be a celebration with j "eats'" at the next meeting over this ; fact, and Scout Wallace will receive j the prize of five dollars which Scout- j master Jenkins offered to the first ! boy of the troop who became a first-class Scout. Every one of our ! members should be present at this special event. Troop 8 has adopted a merit sys tem which we hope will increase the | efficiency of the troop. Some things for which merits will be awarded , are: wearing of uniforms, good at- > tention, being on time, good turns, ! attending church, attending meet ings regularly. There are also de- | merits in the system. They will be i given for: lack of attention, tardi- j ness at meetings, inattention, arrears , in dues. Last Monday evening five of our i boys were on duty at Chestnut Street Hall at the Victory Loan celebru- | tion. We expect 100 per cent, at-j tendance to-night at the rally when t about fifteen of our boys and one of j our assistant scoutmasters will re ceive medals and bars for selling bonds in the Fourth Loan. Don't forget the celebration at the 1 next meeting on Monday evening, fellows. Flies, Look Out! Troop 28 Is on Your Trail At our meeting on Monday night, i Scoutmaster Vanaman gave the i ■troop a very interesting and instruo tive talk on the house fly. He told the Scouts about its dirty habits, and what and how it eats. When i he finished all the Scouts were ready! to make war on the fly. Assistant | Scoutmaster Hoerner had made a large drawing of the cross section of a fly, which was used in explain ing the points Mr. Vanaman em- j phasized. Mr. Hoerner followed with drill-1 ing exercises and instruction in sig- J naling with the buzzer. Assistant Scoutmaster Sparrow, had planned a short hike into the. country for Scouts who were to pass off tests in woodcraft, but it was called off on account of rain. Well, Scouts, we'll be with all the rest of you to-night at the rally. Tied Crane. THE^I^R 6 * n . an it ' m P er i proclamation to the German Army, June 15, 1888, said, Thus we belong to each other—l and the army—thus we were born for each other, and thus we will stick to each other forever, be there peace or storm." NO WONDER THE "WORLD was surprised when the Kaiser ignominously ran away rather than take his medicine like a king. If You Want to Know the true Kaiser and his hidden, crooked, criminal life and habits; if you would learn of his debaucheries and secret crimes—if you would see him as the inner circle of the Prussian Court saw him, read every word of the startling expose, "The Private Life of the Kaiser" by BARONESS VON LARISCH-REDDERN, for many years major domo and chief of the royal at Berlin and Potsdam. The importance and value of this feature from an historical and educational standpoint is apparent to aII—YOU should read it. The first installment will be published in The North American Next Sunday FRIDAY EVENING, HAKRISBTTRG TELEGRAPH MAY 2, 1919. THE WIGWAM THE O'LDEIt SCOUT By Lone Eeather, Troop 28 j In my work with Scout troops in half a dozen towns and cities, it (has been brought to my attention j that when the average Scout reach es the age of sixteen or seventeen, he feels that he has outgrown the j Scout movement. He does not like 1 the idea of mingling with the young -ler boys. The fact is that he is just becoming of real value to Scouting. l lf he has made the best of the opportunities presented by Scouting and taken its teachings seriously, ! he is now in a position to be the hero 'and friend of the younger Scouts. : His cleanliness and his Scoutcraft ability serve us an inspiration to the I younger tenderfoot, j There are numbers of troops just j organizing. The scoutmaster per j haps had had little or no Scout ex- { perience. Here is a chance for the | older Scout to do a good turn by ! helping to instruct the new Scouts ! in such troops, and by helping the ' scoutmaster with ideas and sifgges ! tions. When he reaches the age of IS years, there is an assistant scout master's commission ready for him. At the age of 21 he is an experienced and qualified man for the commis sion as scoutmaster. A Scout does not stop when he becomes a scout master. Scouting is a world-wide movement, and there are places for qualified workers in its ranks. Many Scouts aspire to wear the first class p n but their ambition ceases. The average boy becomes a first class Scout at the age of four teen or fifteen. His good times in Scouting are just beginning. He is just learning to enjoy hiking, camp ing. athletics and inter-troop com petition in various lines. The pleas ure and keen enjoyment lie finds in Scouting keeps pace with the educa tional training he receives. One of the aims of Scouting is to make a clean, loyal citizen of the boy and it accomplishes this object if the boy Hush! There's Mystery in Troop 15 Clubroom After the official meeting last Fri day night, a special meeting was called for all those who wished to take part in the athletics of the troop. There were fifteen present. I.ester Simmons was elected mana ger, Ralph McClain. treasurer, and 1 Norman Boone, captain. No dues were collected at this meeting, hut in i some mysterious manner twenty' cents was brought into the treasury. The pass word for entering the club- ! room in Schuylkill and Jefferson j streets was taken from the method ! in which this money was secured. ' i All members of the troop are urg- ! ed to be present at the next meet ing. LAWRENCE EVANS. Scribe. ] devotes a part of his spare time and | energies to Scouting. The Scout program is not expen- , j sive and the benetits derived edu- j j rationally, mentally and morally, j j far more than repay for the small j I amount of money and time spent. I These are some of the opportuni- | j ties offered, not only to the* older j ! Scout, but in time to every boy who j ; enters the Scout movement. LONE FEATHER. HELP IUtING THE BOYS HOME By lion Geinporliiig. Troop 7 | The Government thinks it can get •the boys back from France in about i i ten months. While our boys are j awaiting their turn, they must be ' fed and clothed; and they must have | medical attention. It will take at least one billion dollars to keep i them in Europe until the last man is j | back. There are (or were) over one ■ j and one-half million men in the j [ service here at home. It required ] I about six months to get them back j Jto civil life. Allowing three months ! [for the average, it will cost over I half a billion dollars to maintain I j these men until they are released.! J How about the Navy? We must! ■ keep the Navy at a high state of j | efficiency, and therefore, as com- ! I pared with the Army, fewer men j j will be released from duty. Don't say "Let the banks do it." ; Where do banks get their money? ! I From deposits. Who are the deposi- j tors? We are. If the banks lend ' all their money to the Government,! where will money come from to > keep business going. Don't say, "I'm tired of putting j up money." You're not tired of; j good investments are you? Is there | : any better form of security than [ United States Government Bonds? The first four loans sent the boys over and equipped them; this, the Victory Loan, will bring them back ; and finish up the job. Will you take your share? Or will you let j someone else take yours in addi- | tion to his own? It is a matter of I I national honor, and also of personal j I honor, so buy bonds. Troop Two Has New Scoutmaster, Charles Toor A very interesting meeting was held by Scouts of Troop 2 at Chisuk Eniuna Synagague, after which the former scoutmaster, Julius Toffee, presented his resignation. Former Assistant Scoutmaster Charles Toor, recently discharged from the Army, has taken over the troop. A new constitution will be framed with a number of amendments which will help toward the betterment of the troop. All Scouts of Troop 2 are request ed to report to-night at the •synago gue in full uniform to attend the Scout rally. BERNARD COHN, Scribe. WOLF PATROL'S FINE ACTIVITIES Bruce Grunden, Patrol Histor ian, Recounts Work of His Unit i The Wolf Patrol must have at i least two patrol meetings per month ■ or break up and as a consequence j several meetings were held for the ■ month of April. April has been a ' live group of thirty days to the mem ■ bers of the Wolf Patrol. The first j meeting during April was held oq the ninth day and plans for a union pa trol meeting between the Eagle and the Wolf were discussed and brought to a close with line good rip-roaring programs in the minds of every j member. Of course an exhibit must Ibe had and every scout must have la hand in it; so each scout brought | relics, trench helmets and gas masks, | woodwork and metal work, all kinds |of old coins some dating back to | eighteen hundred and then we had ] tine specimens of fossils. There were other relics displayed also. Then the j union meeting came on the evening iof the twenty-third and with the j scoutmaster and the Eagle Patrol as ! our guests, we held the finest tirst ! union meeting ever held by the pa trols of Troop Thirteen. Patrol j Leader Keller bid the visitors wel | come and after t a regular meeting, a i demonstration was made in signal -1 ing, sending fifty-four letters in less than live minutes. Then the scout i master was due for a tine speech and i after bidding the members present i to keep on with the good work that l the patrol has already done, the I meeting was brought to a close by holding the regular closing exercises. The patrol is adding sections to their constitution every month that is for the betterment of the organization and the following rules have been adopted since the patrol has been organized: j We, as scouts of the Wolf Patrol, j belonging to the thirteenth troop of j Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, do ordain ; and establish these rules for use only j so as to make a better and stronger I organization by which we as a whole i can work for the welfare of the | troop to which we belong and also j the welfare of our fellow scouts: | Section 1. That the organization be called the Wolf Patrol. ! Section 2. That the officers of the patrol be eteeted every twelve months during the month of March, i Section 3. That the Patrol hold j meetings twice a month in addition ito any meeting the patrol leader i might advise. I Section 4. That the dues be five | cents per month which amount be i turned over to the treasurer of the ' patrol. ! Section 5. That the fines be three | cents for absence which amount be I turned over to the treasurer of the i patrol. That the tines must be pay ! od up by the coming patrol meeting. That there be no fines for lateness which is in accordance with the wishes of the members of the pa trol. Section 6. That any order on the treasurer must be signed by the ; president or vice-president befpre it j may be considered good. I Section 7. That the authority be I centered about the patrol leader and | his assistant when on parade, hik- I ing or special duty. That the au- I thority of the patrol be centered i about the president and his viee < president when in session or nieet j ing. [ Section S. That the patrol lead- I ers must have a uniform at least ten 1 weeks after he has been elected to j his office. Section 9. That absent members i of the patrol at either scout meet-. • ings or that of the patrol be looked I into and have the patrol leader re jport the trouble. i Section 10. That the patrol have 1 an individual race in merits and de- I merits once a year at the least. That when the list of merits and demerits I are made, the consent of the mem j bers be gotten before the contest | begin. That all rules concerning the contest be made previous to race and I not be carried over to any which might continue later on. Section 11. That a scout desiring j to leave the patrol must state rea sons before all members of the pa- I trol and that they must be consider ; ed good before permission for trans | fer be grunted. Section 12. That the highest of ficers of the patrol must be elected ; according to their rank. Section 13. That all officers of the : patrol be elected by the members of ' this organization and that their be | no appointments made unless there ; be permission gotten from over half i of the patrol . ! Section 14. That the assistant , patrol leader be the one member of j the patrol who report the good turns done, at the scout meetings. • Section 13. That the color bearer | of the patrol be at least five feet in i heighth. Troop 13 Has Some Athletic Record I With a record of four hundred ! points scored while opponents were j registering one hundred sixty-four. Troop Thirteen rung down the cur ! tain on one of its most successful basketball campaigns. Twelve of (the thirteen games played resulted ;in victories while Hagar, the fast ! forward, was the leading point get i ter with 164 to his credit. The game ! lost was played against the Middle town Independents on their floor. Every member of the team was a scout at least twelve months and with the exception of one player, the quintet were all officers of the troop in first class standing. In no way i was the athletics allowed to hurt Thirteen's activities. The following results shows the record: "13" Vis. Dec. 14, Thirteen Vs. Eight teeu at Covenant .......... 44 18 Dec. 16, Thirteen Vs. Twenty- One at Herr and Sixth ... 28 6 Jan. 10, Middletown Vs. Thir teen at home 27 10 j Jan. 13, Thirteen Vs. Ironclad j at Herr and Sixth 34 4 i Jan. 1", Eighteen Vs. Thirteen at home 28 18 Jan. 24, Four Vs. Thirteen at home 60 6 Feb. 4, Thirteen Vs. Middle town, at Middletown 10 8 Feb. 7, MUXletown Indepen dents Vs. Thirteen, at home 40 15 Feb. 11, Thirteen Vs. Four, at Shimmel 24 13 Feb. 12, Eight Vs. Thirteen, at home 27 13 Feb. 14, Nineteen Vs. Thir teen. at home 21 -.9 i Feb. 28, Thirteen Vs. Academy ! at Academy (forfeit) .... 2 0 March 7, Four Vs. Thirteen, at ! home 36 4 March 13, Thirteen Vs. Mid • aietown Independents, away 18 30 SCOUTING NOTES BY J. FREDRIK YTRGIX, SCOUT EXECUTIVE Victory loan News Are we going to sell Victory Lib- | erty Bonds All together, one thou- ' sand Scouts—We are. How much? I i The minimum ijt sloo,ut>O worth, j. When are we going to start? Sat-I ( urday morning, oi course, for we!, are going to be the gleaners after 1 the reapers us we were in the other! campaigns. If B going to be hard an oik first from house to house,! and then we must stop every luau! and woman we meet on the streets 1 who doesn't show a Victory Liberty Loan button. The slogan is "Finish i: the job, and that's just what we're! going to do here in Harrisburg I' u Of course, you have all guessed! Nat this i s the purpose of the Rally to-night. But medals will be dis-i tributed also, and the big thing is 1 to get pep to start the game off < right. All the Scouts will receive' application blanks and instructions and the entire Liberty Loan Com-1 nuttee are looking for a real mop-!, ping up, and we're going to get real j results. So every Scout in full uni- HI you have one) will mobilize l at the Square to-night at 7:15 and! the whole body wil start the parade I to Stevens Memorial Church at 7"0 and we want to tell the town that " e are Betting ready to start, on the way up the hill. No slackers. evirv / n on hia tocs . and eterj fellow a medal winner. Boy Scout Week National Headquarters has an- Jnn C s e ? B ° y Scout week from June S to June 14, all over the entire country and we are not going to j be slackers in tills city. w e must start now to get ready for a Scout' exhibit, for that is the only way to| First Class Scouts Ride 58 Miles in Six Hours Attention! Scouts, do you know! what's on for to-night? Well, then, hunt up your best Scout togs, get! out your insignia, and rig yourself' up like a Christmas tree not to! look unscoutlike—but to look natty, i Boys, boys, where were you on Monday night? We were looking everywhere for you. Two oT Troop, i s first-class Scouts did show up! though and what a grand and glor ious time they had. The boys who' marched in the parade and stood on i the speakers' platform for two hours,! ought to have a D. S. C. Our two first-class Scouts are trying hard for more merit badges. They rode 58 miles the other day in six hours. That's going some. Oh. well, anyone else could do the ! same if they would just get down! to it. But you mustn't stop at every' spring, well, fountain, or watering' trough or riding will go hard with! you. Here's to your good luck, fel Why Italy Defied America s Peace Ideals . 'th i'ii c foresignt more than two years ag'O a German newspaper, the Bremen Weser Zeitung, named the Adriatic question as "the surest source of future discord within the lanks of the piesent Allies. Its prophecy was vindicated in startling fashion on April 23d, J e en. n Wilson gave to the world his reasons for opposing Italy's claims to the Adnatic poit of Hume, and I'remier Orlando, protesting that the President's statement ruins everything, quit the Peace Conference. 1 lie leading article in JHE LI L ERARA DIGEST this week makes clear all the points in this latest development. It shows what Italy is striving for, who is opposing her and why j it explains the positions of Lloyd George, Clemenceau and President Wilson; it presents all shades of public opinion in the countries concerned. Other striking articles in this big, interesting number of "The Digest" arc: < The New Danger of a Russo-German Alliance What May Happen If the Associated Powers Fail to Deal Successfully With Russia Our Pledge to Aid France Uncle Sam as a "Mandatory" Ruler Korea's Struggle For Independence How to Keep Our Ships on the Ocean Plain Speech From Salvador Germany Begging For Her Colonies One Uncrippled Industry in Belgium Airplane Engines For Autos Learning to Do Without Eyes Coal and Oil Wedded in a New Fuel Explosion-proof Gasoline Tanks Brangwyn as a Poster Artist i . • tv/i j is. i Why 1 ragerfy No Longer Struts Literature m Modern Italy The Bishop of Oxford . s Despair of lhe War-Work of the Knights of Columbus League Syrians in the United States Best of the Current Poetry Personal Glimpses of Men and Events News of Finance and Commerce Many Interesting Illustrations, Including Humorous Cartoons Pathe, Famous Film Company, Cooperates With "The Digest" On and alter May 4th. the famous Pathe Exchange, program for many months past. 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May 3d Number on Sale To-day—All News-dealers-10-Cents (§5) JiteiaiyDigpst FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publishers of the Famous NEW Standard Dictionary J, NEW YORK find out who is the best in various hies. Troops are hereby notified to *ick teams in signaling, first aid and Scouteraft and prepare for a contest. This contest will be run off on Friday night, June 6. Fuller details will be announced later,*but pow is the time to prepare. Prize for Life Scout Scout Commissioner W. H. Ger man announces the awarding of a statue of u Scout for the first Life Scout to qualify in this city. That j means the securing of Merit Badges in First Aid. Physical Development or Athletics; Personal Health; Pub lic. Life Saving or Pioneering. The contest is open to all first-class , Scouts of the city. Magazines for the Hod Cross The Red Cross lias made an ap peal for magazines to be distributed to the soldiers going through on I troop trains. Every troop is re | quested to collect magazines in his ! own district and deliver them to ; Red Cross Headquarters in thP Pub | lie Library. New magazines are pre , ferred. This is a real good turn. Scout Registration To Vie eligible to participate in the selling of Victory Bonds, all Scouts must be registered. Please be sure therefore that you are reg istered before you start to sell, or the bonds will not count for you. Liberty Eire Keep your ears open and your hands busy. Scouts. Preparations for the Liberty Fire are growing every | day. and we are going to make the |old town sit up and take notice when ;we have this celebration. Ask your I Scoutmaster for further details. los. when you try for that Merit badge. I am very impolite to talk about only two of our Scouts all the time. Let's talk about the rest of tlie fel lows. The merits and demerits were counted up this week, and the re sult was the Scout with the highest rating has 108 points to his credit. The lowest has. to speak in algebraic terms, minus eleven. He must have bad just a little touch of spring fever. Next month lie'll be on the job. I see bv the Scout page that Don iGemperling of our troop has written an essay on Liberty Bonds. Don is la mighty thoughtful fellow to think lot doing this at just this lime. M. Rudolph Miller, Scribe. SCOUTS MAKE TIME Boy Scouts can now cover tlie city in twenty minutes, it was announced : this morning by Scout Executive J. Fredrik Virgin. The city has been ! redistricted and under the new plans j scouts can be called out in a few minutes. TROOP 22 HOLDS i; FIRST BIRTHDAY ; : 4 ;Scouts Celebrate Anniversary a ! ! t With Appropriate and |v Unique Program ja k I Troop 22 held its first anniversary |on Friday evening, April 25. We j I had a large crowd present and every- . j one thoroughly enjoyed himself. The j Scout dispiuy table was completely * [tilled. Carl Lota's knot board and | I James Geiger's telegraph set brought J | rounds of applause. On display were j wireless sets, telegraph sets and j | aeroplanes. The entertainment opened with the ' ( itroop history and Club welcome, fol- | lowed by a prayer by the Rev. Kief- , I ler. A first aid demonstration fol- j Slowed this, and the Scouts showed |, j their efficiency in this lino of work. r. i Special music was given. Then the] Rev. Snyder gave an interesting talk. |, He told us about the different "Misses" in the world, which we' I would all encounter. Some of us|| j had already met them, and the Rev. , I Snyder told us how to meet these t "Misses" without falling for them. A male quartete then rendered sev- j eral selections. A signal demons! ra- ( tion was given under the instruction | of Mr. Troutman, who served in ( I the navy. Two of our Scouts, Robert } and Paul Swab signaled to each other. Miss Mary Binkley played a piano selection for us. Scout Executive J. E. Virgin was ] ]in attendance and made a mighty ' j good speech. Several of our boys were presented with second-class | pins and we now have eight second class Scouts in the troop. An ad i dress by Mr. I-otz followed. The I closing number was a series of ] tableaux representing the twelve! ! points of the Scout law, which were I I clearly brought out by each little j fellow who took part. "Till We I ] Meet Again" was sung by the boys I of the troop, and the meeting dis-1 I missed. We thank all the people of River-; I side and Harrisburg for their atten dance and help in making our anni versary a success. Sweigart, Scribe. Scouts in Troop 16 Take Hike to Lamb's Gap i We were glad to have the oppor- 1 tunity of having Mr. Wirt's talk 011 j I trees last Friday, and we extend] lour hearty thanks to Troop 20 for making it possible for us to seel j some of the beautiful slides that 1 I were shown. The picture of the | cypress in Capitol Park is certainly a wonder. The overnight hike to Lamb's! Gap last Saturday and Sunday was a great success. Sixteen fellows were] Sn tlie crowd—Froelich, Machlan. I McClintock, stclner, Welttel, Foose, Kodenhtber, Harp, Deibler, George Deibler, McGary and Buller; a'so Cubs Crego, Cunkle, Huston and the F. A. S. We left on the 2 o'clock Enola car and reached the Gap al 4:20. We started supper and ous preparations for the night immedi ately. The caretaker did not givs us tlio key of the closed lodge, sa we stayed in the open one. The opeg end was closed with four ponchos, and we were quite snug inside. We kept a good fire going, and it was certainly a wonderful experience fos all of us, and I'm sure it will be long remembered. Our thanks ara due to the MeCormick estate for the generosity in allowing the Scouts to use the camp. We appreciate their kindness immensely. We went in side for the night at 9 o'clock and some of the early birds had their breakfast started at 5:30, but. the sleepier ones didn't rise until later. Cold during the night? Well, rather. Hot on Sunday? Indeed, yes. The nuncake trio. Rodenheber and the Deiblers (George and his fourteen year-old uncle. Harper) were a sight to behold. Their method of doing pancakes is great. Sunday dinner they served the crowd and believe me they were good. The observation tower was tha favorite spot. I don't believe thera was an hour that some one wasn't up on the top. One fellow went up at midnight to see the lights of tha towns visible from there. We left on Sunday afternoon at 1:45 and reached the Square at 4:15, very tired and very dirty, but still able to move under our own power. The Hut has been neglected tha past week, but it will soon see us again. We have .some linoleum, spouting, and dishes to t.-kc over. Mr. Barnum, one of our near neigh -1 bors, has been very good to us. and I last week we were able to recipro icatc. lie needed a part for bis truck and two Scouts took it over for him. Last meeting we had two applica tions for membership—-George Bul ler and Leslie Saunders. Don't forget the rally to-nifdit. j Three of our fellows will receive I medals. They are McClintock, Mc j Gary and Kunklc. Fooso will get a palm. Wo must turn out to give them a hand. Meet at the church at ti:4 5 slufl-p. IMPORTANT—Don't forget our j Second Anniversary luncheon next j Friday, May 9. We have had two j good mothers' meetings in the past week, and the committee headed by ] Mrs. James Machlan is going to i give us something fine to eat. No I beans, mind you. Some men pro minent in Scouting circles are com ! ing and ttie affairs is going to bo | worth while. Be sure to bring your father or some male relative. Tha i luncheon will begin promptly at I 7:30 and last until 9 or 9:30. Good s eats, good music, and good games, i You don't want to miss this. Tha I full information will be ready for ] you to-night. Ask for it. There will lie a special out door meeting of the troop next Thursday to finish j our preparations for the luncheon. Clecn Criswell, Scribe.
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