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The Washington times., 1913-06-22
MANY SCOUTS WILL
GO TO FIELD MEET
Local Council to Send DeIega.
ton of Boys to Demonstra-
tion at U. of Va. in July.

News from the Boy Scouts demon
stration and field meet to be held at
the University of Virginia, July 3 to 5.
indicate that there will be a large
gathering of scouts there. The local
council is planning to send a delegation
of boys to take part in the scout ac-
tivities. The sigma! contest, for speed
and accuracy: first aid test, diagnosis
and treatment under careful judging.
breaking contest. team work and
patrol drills. will be entered by the
boys here. 1t Is expected. and with
anticipation of winning a good share
OF the events. il is declared. The coun-
Gil here has announced their disposition
10 emphasize the strictly Bog Scout
events rather than those of a strictly
athletic nature
The rules of the contest require that
all Boy Scouts who wish to enter the
tent pitching contest or the camp
breaking contest should bring their
camp outfits.
A Dig trophy has been offered for the
team winning the greatest number Of
points. and 1t is expected the Wash
lnSton council will also offer a hand
som" Grant point trophy for COM
petition. 'If we do this" Mr.. Martin.
scout commissioner. said. In speaking.
OF the affair. II have little doubt the
Washington boys will make every
effort TO bring back the trophy with
them.
1T might occasion some chagrin 10
scouts from other councils 10 have our
boys win our own trophy. but 1t would
certainly speak well for the ability OF
our boys"
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
Boy Scouts Will Help
At Gettysburg Fetes

Boy Scouts will have an important
part in the Gettysburg celebration July
/ to 4. and Deputy Commissioner ].
Woodbridge Patton. Of Philadelphia, who
has charge Of the scouts there. is in the
city arranging for the work Of the boys
at the historic battlefield.
There will be $50 boys. Many of them
are sons OF veterans. and as such are
entitled to 20 on the field In that ca
pactty. They will act as aides. ushers,
and scouts" The boys will meet the
incoming veterans. assist them in han
ding their baggage. direct them to their
tents. and stay with them, IL necessary,
to assist In any way possible.
Every boy who attends Will receive a
medal similar to that given the veter-
ans. The boys will be taken to Gettys-
burg under the auspices Of the War De-
partment. and will be cared for by
them
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
Troop Al in Camp
Near Chain Bridge

Members Of Troop Forty-seven. Ar
nand A. Gunneil. scoutmaster. are
camping near the Chain Bridge on the
virginia side OF the Potomac. Nearly
twenty enthusiastic Boy Scouts are TAX
ing part in the outing and all sorts Of
SCOUT activities eSe being carried out
The boys have complete camp equip
ment and do their own cooking and
provide everything required In an ideal
Plans are being made for a three DAYS
nike 70 Leesburg by members OF this
uoop; Inc boys will start under heavy
marcning orders" that Is, with tents.
complete supplies for the trip. and
everything requirsd to make things
comIortaoie during the trip.
:, special attention win be paid to plant
life birds. A camera Will BE- An i'm
portant part Of the equipment and the
ooys declare they will have plenty Of
souvenirs TO show on their return. A
complete list Of The boys who win 70
on the hike" has not yet been made.
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
Boy Scouts ASKED
To Aid Red Cross at
Gettysburg Reunion

Officials of Washington Council of
Boy Scouts have been asked to
supply twenty-four boys to act
as assistants to the Red Cross So
ciety at Gettysburg during the
celebration there of the fftieth
anniversary of the battle, July
to4.
The only requisite is that the boys
should he five feet tall. Those
most familiar with Red Cross
work are desired, but this is not
a nabsolute requisite. The coun.
Gil is asking for volunteers for
this work.
It has been assigned to the scouts
of Philadelphia, but these boys
will not be able to do it, so that
it is considered high honor for
the Washington boys to be Sc.
lected at this Late time.
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
BOYS HAVE MADE
CONVENIENT TENT
New Item Of Scout World
Has Proved Its Efficiency on
Several Occasions.
By VERNON BAILEY,
Scoutmaster.

A convenient tent for use In the open
by Boy Scouts has been designed by
the boys Of Troop 80. and has already
proved its usefulness on many occa-
sions. 1t can be made by any scout and
requires no stitching at all. All that is
required Is FIVE yards Of good piquot
sheeting. double width. that is six feet
wide. It costs only 30 cents a yard, or
s.. so for the whole length. Scouts should
obtain the unbleached sort
A 10-cent package Of Diamond dyes
used according to directions, will per-
NIT the dyeing Of the cloth to any de-
makes the best color for general use.
One pound Of paraf1ne dissolved In one
gallon Of gasolene provides a proper
sizing solution and when the cloth has
been thoroughly dipped in this and
drained and dried, II is perfectly water
proof. The cloth should be dyed before
II Is sized. After this, the cloth should
be thoroughly ironed.
Loops may be placed at the corners
by using an ordinary long shoe string.
the corner of the cloth and tying It
about the hole. The cloth may be
turned back at the corner and caught
into the knot to give additional strength.
The completed tent weighs about three
and one-half pounds. As IT will pro-
vide accommodations for four boys 1t
may be assigned to one Of the four. and
other portions of the camp outfit car
ried by the other three. The tent-poles
are ordinary Boy Scout slaves.
1t is thus seen that all the work may
be done by a scout and at a total ex-
pense of less than 81 II four boys
join in the making II means an expense
of less than so cents each. The tent
may be used for a variety Of things
AS a tarpolin to cover supplies; as a
cloak or poncho on wet days as a blan-
ket to place on the wet ground at night
or for any other purpose requiring pro-
lection in wet weather. II has been
tested out by our scouts and found ex-
cellent for a variety OF purposes.
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
Secretary
Is Well Equipped

The new assistant field secretary, DR..
". n; Leonard. who went on duty at
BOY sSU.. headquarters this week. is
for his work, and has already shown
that ne is an important addition to the
omciaI stan OF the council. Dr. Leonard
has received good training in athletics,
has stuo,eo sanitation at some of the
leaue, le..,., 1,,ersltles. n,1,,' and is well-ac-
quainteo Win playground work. His
presence Is especially pleasing to Row
Scout omciais at this time, as Field Sec
retary wood Is likely to be absent most
Of the summer at Camp Archibald Butt,
the Summer camp Of the Boy Scouts be-
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
Boy Scout Diaries s..
For 1913 Are Received

Scout Commissioner Martin has just
received an installment of the official
Boy Scout Diaries for 1918. The call for
these has been so large that 1t has been
difficult to obtain enough to hll the
demand The little books are red. OF
convenient size, and contain, besides
the regulation space for notes on daily
events, excerpts from the Scout Law.
space for a record Of scout promotions.
patrol signs. whistle signs and signals
Rememberable Morse Alphabet, the
Meyer code. International Code Signals.
Indian Signs and Blazes. Deaf and
Dumb Alphabet, hints on Woodcraft.
first aid hints, rules Of health. map
reading. conventional signs and other
data Of interest to scouts.
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
.SC0UTMASTERLAU
BOY SCOUTS SPIRIT.
Points to Their Eagerness to
Conform to Rules, and Even
Do More Than Needed.

Some excellent advice to Boy Scouts
IS given by Scoutmaster c. v. FfIkins.
of Troop IS, regarding the work in the
troops. OF especial interest is the fol-
lowing communication. which points
out the eagerness of boys to conform
to all the rules and the manner in
which they occasionally do more than
Is required. This is the right spirit,
Scoutmaster Filkins thinks, but the
boys should also be careful not to
overdo in many matters.
When boy wants something, he
gets busy" says Scoutmaster Filkins.
IF ne is busy, he is happy. II his en-
ergies are rightly directed. those about
him are happy and the boy himself is
improving.
Sometimes Waste Energy.
This, in brief, is the plan of the
Boy Scout movement. 1t makes a boy
want to get in and to get ahead. And
1t makes the conditions of admission
and advancement such that they are
good for the boy and other people.
Occasionally, of course, a boy wastes
some energy. Last week one of the
visit from boy just past his twelfth
birthday, and thus Just elibigle for ad-
mission to his troop. The boy had
owned scout manual for year, and
apparently knew II by heart. In ad-
dition to his knowledge, he was armed
with bundle of written recommended
tions that would do credit to an Office
seeker.
Such Letters Unnecessary.
He had secured letters from several
of his friends. from his Sunday school
teacher, two public school teachers, and
the principal of the school, two ply
eicians, two local druggists, and a police
officer Of his precinct.
Letters of this sort are not neces-
sary. as the only requirement for
tenderfoot are to know the Scout law.
the Scout oath, the history of the Amer
ican flag, and the customary forms of
respect due 1t. and to be able to tie
four different knots. This boy, however.
had the right spirit in being prepared
to face the scoutma ster, and Is now
fell-fedged tenderfoot.
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
SCOUTS N RELAY
GET FINAL ORDERS
Route for Relay Run From
Capital to Chicago Laid
Out by Directors.

Final instructions for the Boy Scouts
| who are to take part in the big relay
race from Washington to Chicago have
been issued and from now until Tues
day morning every boy will be occu-
pied with committing these to memory
| and getting himself into condition for
the event.
After assembly Tuesday morning at
Boy Scout headquarters In the District
building at 816. the boys will 60 to
the White House. where the start win
| be made at $50. The message will be
delivered by the President to Fred Reed,
one Of the highest rank scouts In the
District. The route has been selected
as follows:
From north porch Of White House.
north to jackson place. bearing left in
to Connecticut avenue. The way lies
along Connecticut avenue to Farra-
gut square. Right into Seventeenth
street and turn left into X street and
again right into Connecticut avenue. At
around the circle. At the Mcclellan
Monument in fork, bear left, leaving
trolley line. Wind left and right across
long stone bridge Crock Creek). Turn
left on Bradley lane. At the end Of
over the railroad bridge.
Through Bethesda.
Proceed through Bethesda to black
smith shop at fork Of road. turn to the
left. follow trolley and proceed along
road after trolley turns on to the right, |
to the trolley tracks again, then follow |
trolley line to court house, on the left.
At Rockville, on arrival at the cor
ners," turn right on washington street. |
leaving trolley. and follow the poles on
the rough pike. The route then passes
through Gaithersburg, Nd, to Clarks-
burg. then to Hyattstown and to Fred
erick. Nd. The boys should reach !
forty-ive miles. at s o'clock at the
latest.
A feature of the run will be the care
full supervision Of the runners. A tele- |
gram will be sent to the Chicago man |
asement Of the athletic carnival nf. when when
and on the start of every boy on his |
portion Of the relay run, so that the /
exact position of the message every few /
minutes. will be known exactly to the
managers Of the big carnival
In Automobiles.
The boys win be assigned places In
according to numbers. The
first boy, Fred Reed, will be No. 1. The
other boys. numbered from . up. will
then be taken in machines and carried
to the point at which they are to start
Assignments will be made at head
quarters.
: The boys will then proceed to the
White House. where a moving picture
will be taken. Every boy is requested
to remember what machine he belongs
to and always re-enter 1t II he Is COM
PEELED to get out for any reason. This
Is done to prevent confusion and secure
exact carrying out Of all details.
Boys numbered . to 40 will proceed |
1T once by electric cars to Rockville.
At this place they will be met by three
and carried to the place at
which they are to start on the race.
carfare Will be furnished to these boys. |
Boys numbered and others up to .
will enter the machines assigned at
and will be carried to the
point at which they are to enter the
-ace. II
Local Boys Named.
The complete list Of boys who will
.ake part in the Washington end ofSt
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
sp of Interest the Boy Scouts of the District and Vicinity
Program, For Start
Of Sooat Relay Rnn

All boys who are to take part IN
the relay run meet at room .,
District building Scout headquar.
ters at a:I5.
Trip to the White House win be
made at 9 o'clock. Picture will
be taken and everything prepared
for the start.
The start win be promptly at e:so
o'clock, from the north porch of
the White House. :
Among the officials Of the Boy
Scouts who are expected to be
present are President Colin h.
Livingston, Of the National coun.
eil N. T.; Ernest Thompson
Seton, chief scout; ]. Woodbridge
Patton, deputy scout eommission-
er Of the Philadelphia Council;
John B. Webb. chief scout exeeu-
tive Of the National Council.
Invitations have been extended to
the Cabinet officers to be present,
and 1t is expected Secretary Of
State Bryan, Secretary of the
Treasury, McAdoo and q number
of others win be present. The
entire Illinois delegation, includ-
ing Senators Lewis and Sherman,
and the conSressmen win prob
ably be present. -
Local arrangements for the relay
are In charge of Congressman
Fred A. Britten.
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
To Hold Monthly Meetings.

Members OF Troop 70 will hold month
ly meetings during the summer in place
of weekly meetings. This decision was
reached at the regular meeting Friday
night. Many of the boys will be
away with their parents for the sum-
mer, while others will be at summer
camps. and it was thought more profit
able to hold only monthly meetings un-
~ September. .,
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
Scout Examinations On.

Examinations are now being given
BOY Scouts in connection with the cam
paign against street accients These eX-
amlnations are given by the scout
masters Of the different troops on the
rules OF safety rawn up by the local
council. Boy Scouts Of America. The
ooys who pass satisfactorily are award
60 the american Safety Museum" but
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
Going to Chautauqua.

A boy scout demonstration is being
arranged for July 20 at Washington
Grove in connection with the Chatauqua
meetings to be held there on that date
The sxact program and the troops which
Will fRke part has not been selected.
The Washington times., 1913-06-22

To the Scout Editor:
Troop 42 has had a number of pleas
ant weekend outings and about a week
ago camped ont at Yiresco. Va, about
1--WE miles beyond Chain Bridge. We
had an outing of two days. ALL sorts
scout activities were carried out by the
boys and we voted 1t fine time. We
are hoping to have camp there again
soon. A few days ago, while on an
outing. We assisted in finding two boys
who had strayed from their uncle and
become lost
Yours truly,
HORACE WOOD.
Second Glass Scout, Troop q.
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
HOWARD DERRICK.
Scout Scribe, Troop y.

To the Scout Editor:
Members Of Troop l9 are arranging
to have q summer camp down the
river sometime about the first OF
July. Walter Cuzzins. scoutmaster.
will have charge of the camp The
complete program has not been laid
out but number of pleasant features
are promised and the boys are look
ing forward to the outing with a
great deal of pleasure.
Our most recent outing was a trip
10 Cabin John Bridge We arrived
there about, noon Saturday and stayed
until about o'clock. The weather
was fine. We went through all sorts
OF scout activities. played games,
"hiked," and otherwise enjoyed our
selves until supper time. We then
did our own cooking and prepared a
good meal Our troop is pretty small
as yet, following the reorganization
few weeks ago, but we have a lot OF
good boys and expect TO enlarge the
membership after the summer vaca-
ton. Very truly yours,
ALFRED RYAN, Troop 10.
The Washington times., 1913-06-22

To the Scout Editor:
We are planning TO make a fine show
ing for Troop q in the coming relay
race TO Chicago next week. First Class
Scouts Dan Eggleston, Howard Derrick.
and Lloyd Gosorn: Second Class Scouts
Kenneth Harries and Tenderfoot Scout
Philip McKenney will represent the
troop. go
A visit is planned to the naval bat
talon tomorrow night for instruction.
As we are to be special guests of the
commander we are looking forward to
a good time.
Our permanent camp in the woods
near Takoma Park promises 10 be an
attractive place. The boys propose to
carry out all sorts OF scout activities.
A pleasant scheme is TO entertain men,
bers of other Boy Scout troops who wish
TO visit US over the Fourth Of July, or
for any weekend. Those intending to
be present, however. should notify the
scout scribe in advance in order that
he may make arrangements for their
keep.
HOWARD DERRICK.
The Washington times., 1913-06-22

To the -Scou. Editor:
Troop II had a delightful outing re-
Gently when the members went up to
Great Falls. Under the charge of Scout
master A. Gunnell, of ST. Andrews
Church, we left Dupont Circle early in
the morning. o'clock does not seem
too early to commence an outing-went
over to Thirty-sixth and NJ streets
northwest on the car and then hiked up
the road We found a boat and went
over to an island. We played games.
took part in scout activities and had
fine time generally. We made fires and
got our own dinner. One match was
enough to make a lot of fires. One
scout made a fire very carefully with a
single match. and the other scouts took
fire from that one by means of pine
splinters.
Very truly,
SCRIBE, Troop A..
The Washington times., 1913-06-22
Boy Scout Letters.

To the Scout Editor:
Eight scouts took part in pleas
ant outing at Oak Bluff, on the Po-
tomac, last week They were Elton
Taylor. Hayes Jack, Edward Duke.
Gerald Duke, Parker Smith, Garland
Haske, Merrill Connor and Franklin
Schneider. The camp is the same at
which we camped Memorial Day and
the following Saturday. We did a
lot of things built fires, played games,
and took a long walk up along the
canal to the Chain Bridge and across
that. The weather was hot and IL
was pleasant and cool sitting under
the trees. We are just across the river
from Y. NJ. c. A. camp and could see
them going about They appeared to
hear our bugle calls, but apparently
had no means of making a signal
In return. Very truly,
The Washington times., 1913-12-21

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-02
Hamilton Entries.
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pere. 90.
second race five and half turlongs-6uZ
Around u.s. Pat RutlcdEe, 95; Dock Doodle. lo5
Louise TrAvors oi, Scarlet Letter, The Urchin
100: REQUIEM Tsttler, iol; Single, ioS; Sky Rock
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fo2: Sir 6lalzs. III; The Widow Moon, Panze
rsta %; Marjorie r.. l02. Mediator. loI
Fourth race one mile and n quartor-Paton 100
Hamilton Lochiel. los; Flabbergast, los. Rudoi
pho lO8. fCaIgary, 10: iPlsto Glass, III: tFlor
Flnz lo7: Milton lo2
rpavis entry: tJohnsou entry.
Fifth race mile turf--'Myrenae. Ps
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George s. Davis. los; Capor Sauce los; 'Myrle
9s; .Bily vandevcor, los. Howdy IioUdy. Jos
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sixth race dive and half furlongs-Chlltoi
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-02
CORN REBOUNDS To
STILL HIGHER PRICE
Squeezing of the July Shorts
Followed by Speculative
Buying.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Broa dening out OF
speculative buying swept corn prices to-
day to the highest point Of the season
Staggering crop damage undisputed and
further injury certain If good rains do not
soon come gave the purchasing move
ment extra ordinary force. The market
closed firm at an advance of 1g@1gc to
2s@23c. Other leading staples, too, all
showed net sains-wbeat 1@1hc 10 lao
lSc; oats. 1c TO lac. and provisions. loc
TO 2T3c.
Excitement attending the trade in corn
manifested itself at the first tap of the
bell. City and country alike rushed to
the buying side. Many dealers who sold
yesterday were buying today, and there
was notable increase of Investment or
ders from the southwest The official
forecast OF continued dry weather tonight
and tomorrow was largely responsible.
Such unusual conditions had already
been brought about by the crop damage
actual and prospective that Missouri
river cities We're today selling corn to
state In the raising of corn. 1t was also
stated that st. Louis merchants were ac-
quirlng corn from farmers within sixty
miles of Chicago for southwest shipment
up to February next Omaha reported
sharp demand for corn to go south to
sections where the new crop was said to
be suffering.
Despite heavy profit taking by holders
OF corn. prices at no time underwent any
important reaction. on the contrary, not
few enthusiasts near the close were
talking Of the possibility of further rise
to the rarely equaled height OF 7oc a
bushel
Wheat ascended with corn, influenced
by short report that farmers would hold
wheat for feed. as being cheaper and
more available than corn for that pur-
pose. Good export call was also effective
against the bears.
Oats displayed buoyancy in the absence
OF selling pressure, AS In corn most OF
| the offerings were to take profits, with
sellers frequently reinstating when the
market failed to weaken
Advances in grain and hogs carried
provisions along, Longs realized, but only
| on the hard Spots