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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-09
That Car Ordinance

Capacity not exceeded 1t shall unlawful
corporation operating
greater such than the
seating capacity
addition theOeto.'
That the ordinance passed by the city council November Ih
to eliminate the packed street car evil ,
ordinance enforced Fearing that the law conced
with the court decision that have control over
Mills pulled D. o. Smith
that been occasionally
delightful home street with about cubic inch OF fresh air.
complaints he put
And he has the that the city ordn
an conflict with any law at all
Mills Smith evidence of
Ninth
Ninth and St Helens evening between the hours o $50
IA. They'll getit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-09

black cod. 1zMc; rock cod, 1Bc;
sound smelt, loo; shrimps, 2 lbs. 25c;
brick Goldfish. 20c; Alaska herring,
for 10c; anchovies, 15c per qt.; kip
ID; kippered herring, 16c lib; crabs,
use each; CLAIMS. lbs. loo; red
snapper. 10c h.; Olympia oysters,
45c pint: eastern oysters. 40c pint.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-09

The daughter of the house had
just returned after a visit to some
friends; and had returned, more
over, engaged to be married to
one of those alarmingly rare in
dividuals-a young man really
eligible in every way.
MY dear mother" she ex-
claimed, by way Of extolling the
virtues of her intended, hes just
grand! So square, SO upright. so
highly polished. Why, even in
his notes there is tone so SYM
pathetic that sometimes / wonder
If I'm"
"Mercys sake. child" interrupt
ed the prosaic, unromantic moth
er. "are you telling me about a
young man or a piano?"
WOULD YOU CALL 'IT" PIG
OR PIGS?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-09
TIE SCENERY, 0yrD HIN,

A SIGN OF PROSPERITY.
Chatterton-Hardup seems to
be having better luck lately.
Wiggins-What? Has he paid
you what he owed you?
Chatterton-No; he hasn't call
ed to borrow any more.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-09
Half Way VENGEANCE

drugged
the
pedded
Of
committed usually the
creed a wild the community9
q Ill falls 0 the victim alone
Asa this either fair deterrent?
calculated protect
that lyn desirable under circumstances?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-09

Rotterdam scientist says he can ma
ture cheese at once by electricity. But
We aren't rioting for more quick age in
cheese. What we re yearning for is
restoration Of youth in cheese. some of
that soft, delicate, baby breath atmos-
phere, as it were.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-09

Socy. Houston asks farmers. wives
to tell how the U. S. department of ag-
riculture can improve its service to
them. Not only tell him how, ladies,
but make him do it.
Judge de uvas" Get it? That's
what the constitutionalists yelled at the
Americans at Piedras Negras, after a
conference. It's mongrel Spanish for
|" grape juice"
Maybe Billy was mere child in
money matters, as Mrs. Sulzer says, but
they sure put man 8 size pockets in the
kiddie's clothes.
Women's stockings with pockets are
on sale in Philadelphia. Safety deposit
boxes wouldn't bother them, either.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
NEW BOYS PICKED
FOR SCOUTS CAMP
Parents of Lads Interested
in Physical and Mora! De-
veIopment.

4 large quota of the boys in the camp
at Chesapeake Beach will come back
TO the city this week and Commissioner
Martin has selected twenty-three to
go down to camp tomorrow and take
their places. This will fill the camp
to capacity and already the list for
a week from tomorrow is nearly filed.
The stories that have been coming
back from camp ever since 1t opened
have made the Washington scouts
eager for a chance to participate in the
fun there and there is no doubt but
that the camp will have more appli-
cants than can be accommodated there
the whole time it is open.
The parents Of many of the scouts
are finding it convenient to stay at
the beach during the time the boys are
in camp, and this is beneficial to both
parties. The boys enjoy having the
other members of the family see what
an excellent institution the camp is,
and the parents are always interested
in seeing how the boys are safeguard
ed and how their interest in outdoor
life is stimulated.
The scouts who will 60 into camp
tomorrow include.
Alfred l. Sherzer, Russell U. Sherzer,
Leroy Harris, Morris Allen. Stephen
+. Tjllman, Horrall Williams, Merrick
Williams, Lawrence E. Brandon, Ira
Mushake, W. F. Jones, jr.. Harry Wal
ford, Charles E. Connor, Merrill J.
Connor, Franklin Schneider. jr., James
H. Gillis, Wallace Ashley Dean, Ev-
erett D. Kern, Miles Kern, Donald
Sutherland, l.. Prentis, II. Jack, Albert
Brown, and Paul Byrne.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
Night Exploring Trips
Popular With Scouts

So proficient are the scouts at camp
becoming in caring for themselves that
all-night hikes are becoming popular
and Scoutmaster Hyde plans to take the
sntire camp on such an expedition some
time soon. Thursday night Evan NJ
Johnson, of Troop II. and Walter Jex,
of Troop %. went or an all-night trip
and Jared excellently.
The boys pitched their shelter tent in
the lee of an old saw mill, about FOUR
miles from camp, and prepared their
supper of beans, bacon, and bread
With the exception of numerous mos
quito bites, they were in fine fettle
when they got back to the big camp
shortly before noon Friday morning
When the entire camp goes on such an
expedition it is planned to spend the
night about two miles north of the
present camp site. The boys will carry
their blankets and fly tents, and will
prepare their own breakfast, the only
meal they will eat away from their
regular quarters.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
SCOUTS ARE INVITED
ON RIVER OUTING
Washington Canoe Club Wants
Boys to Join Them Free on
River Excursion.

A free round trip to Marshall Hall
as guests of the Washington Canoe
Club next Friday is promised every Boy
Scout of the District of Columbia, who
reports to Commissioner Martin in the
District building before that time.
The number is limited only by the
capacity Of the steamer Charles Mac
alester, but, as this is not big enough
to hold all the Boy Scouts in the city,
1t will be we'll for those who want to
go to register as early as possible, for
the order of first come, first served"
will be rigidly enforced.
The members of the Washington
Canoe Club are all devotees of the
outdoor life and have a great deal in
common with the Boy Scouts. For a
long time they debated what would be
the best way to show their regard and
admiration for their younger comrades
and 1t was at last decided that an ex-
cursion to Marshall Hall would please
them more than anything else
''The main thing is to show the boys
a good time, and we believe we can
do 1t, said w. F. SUNNY. who Is chair
man of the entertainment committee.
I'VE want every Boy Scout there that
can get there and the only limit is the
capacity of the boat The sooner they
register the better it will be for them
and US as we'll" |
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
Kodak and Compass
Hike Planned BY Boys

hike out to Kensington and back
has been arranged by fifteen Scouts of
Troop Il for tomorrow afternoon. which
will be the eleventh extended jaunt Of
that troop this year. Scoutmaster W. L
Simpson does not believe in pushing his
boys too hard, but he has planned their
trips so judiciously that every one Of
them is now a seasoned veteran.
The boys have been asked TO give a
few demonstrations on the lawn of the
aome Of Mrs. A II. KInnear, in Kens-
ington, and the usual stunts OF kindling
a fire without matches, pathflnding, and
such will be done by the boys, who
are among the most proficient in the
city in this work.
The troop Will be equipped with COM
passes and kodaks. On the outbound
trip, pictures will be taken, while on
the return, Scoutmaster Simpson pro-
poses to have them learn a practical
lesson in finding their way by the stars.
He will scatter them out, probably
somewhere in the vicinity Of Chevy
Chase lake and they will attempt to
find their way to a not distant spot
solely by the aid of the compass and the
stars.
There will be a bugler along TO sum
mon the boys If any Of them fail to
hnd their way by the stars.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
Heavy Wind Missed
Camping Boy Scouts

Fortunately for the fifty Washington
Boy Scouts at Camp Archibald Butt, the
heavy wind and hail storm which did
so much damage in Washington last
Wednesday. entirely missed them on the
shores of Chesapeake Beach, though the
heavy clouds warned them that there
was trouble somewhere.
Early In the afternoon the campers
saw the black clouds gathering in the
west and northwest, and all of the boats
kept close TO shore, but no rain fell, and
1t was not until the newspapers reached
them the next afternoon that they learn
ed what had happened.
In Washington the storm gave many
scouts an opportunity to be Of service,
and even before the rain stopped they
were out clearing the sidewalks of fallen
branches. helping clear away wreckage,
and retrieving articles that had been
carried away by the wind.
Especially were the scouts of Troop
40 active, several OF them reporting i'm
mediataely after the storm to Scoutmas-
ter II. l.. Taylor. In one place, where a.
building was flooded, they secured an ak
and cut a hole in fthe floor to keep the
water from doing further damage.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
SEVEN SCOUTS ARE
WINNERS OF BADGES
Troop Fl Lad Gets Camp Medal
and Five Other Honors For
Craftsmanship.

Seven scouts were awarded merit
badges at Camp Archibald Butt, fol-
lowing the conclusion OF the examina-
lions there last week; thirteen passed
the second-class scout examination, and
six passed the frst-class scout exami-
nations. Six Of the seven who won
badges received the frst-aid badge
James Denslow Eggleston, Of Troop
q, covered himself with glory by win
ming the camp medal and by success
fully passing the tests for ffve merit
badges. He received badges for first
aid, camping. craftsmanship, signaling,
and machinery, an achievement OF
which any man, and much more q boy,
might well be proud.
Norris Gaddes. Of Troop %. has
also won camp medal and -four
badges, one, each for craftsmanship,
first aid, machinery, and signaling. 9th
er badge winners were: 7. A. Pirtle
scoutmaster OF Troop 10. camping. first
aid, handicraft; George Sheriff. Troop
Troop 81, camping; Lloyd Harrison,
Troop q, first aid: Robert Chisholm,
Troop I. first aid; Howard Derrick.
Troop q, first aid; Arnell Carpenter,
Troop 10. machinery, craftsmanship.
camping. handicraft; Chester Guy, han
dicraft camping, craftsmanship.
All the examinations at camp In first
aid, personal health and public health
are being given by Dr.. A. L. Murray
Of the city Health Department, and
he has expressed surprise at the knovi-
edge Of hygiene and sanitation display
ed by the boys. No better Illustration
of the practicability Of this learning
could be found than In Camp Archibald
Butt, where nothing short Of perfect
sanitation Is countenanced-
The boys who successfully passed
their examination as second class scouts
are William Gee, Troop 10; Fred Appel.
Troop 4S; Robert Cruit. Troop q, and
D. Childress. ~McNulty, A. Himmler, W.
Himmler. John Kieny. J. Campbell. and
Harold Hursh, all of Troop Is; Ray
mond Skaggs. Troop 4s; Louis Brow.
Troop %, and Evan n. johnson, Troop
H.
Those who were successful in the
first class examinations were Howard
Galley, Lloyd Harrison. and J. d. Eg-
gieston, Of Troop u; Thomas Nfkert.
and william Gee. of Troop 10 and Clin-
ton AIlard. Of Troop q.
The examinations at the camp viii
last until IL Is closed for the summer,
and the boys find ample opportunity
there to prepare for the tests.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
Chevy Chase Club. Wants
Scouts as Golf Caddies

President Alexander Britton, of the
Chevy Chase Club, has made a sugges-
ton to Commissioner Martin which
may be of benefit to the club, and
also prove helpful TO a number of
Washington boys who want to secure
employment the year round on the
golf course as caddies.
The suggestion is that the club en-
ploy thirty boys of ages from fourteen
to eighteen, every one of which shall
belong to a new troop that shall be
organized for them exclusively. The
club Is also willing, it is understood,
to provide a competent scoutmaster for
them, who would instruct and drill
them till they would be able to hold
their own with any troop in the city.
In the summer they would be kept
pretty busy. especially while golting
was at its height, but in the winter
IL would be possible for them to study
almost every evening, and Mr.. Britton
and the commissioner expect to be able
TO fix up some method by which a reg
ular night school could be maintained
for them
Commissioner Martin said yesterday
that he did not believe he would have
any trouble in finding thirty boys who
would be glad to take advantage Of
such an offer.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03

To the Scout Editor:
There are different ways to make fire
without matches. but I am going to
tell how the Boy Scouts make theirs.
They get strong stick which Will bend.
and stretch a strong leather thong
from the ends to make the bow. The
next thing is to get the drill socket, of
which there are three kinds. The SIM
plest is a pine knot with a small hole
started In the center, the second Is an
oval piece of wood that has a small
stone with a hole in the center, and the
third is an elaborate piece Of tulip wood
carved to represent a thunder bird
Next is a drill twelve to eighteen
inches long pointed at each end. and
made OF balsam flr, cottonwood root.
Eastwood, cedar, or tamerack- The fire
board is about three-quarters Of an inch
thick and any handy length, and Is Of
the same wood as the drill. On one side
of the FIRE board Is a hole half an inch
wide and about that deep.
the thong of the bow once around the
drill, the sharpest point of which Is put
in the drill socket and the stub end in
the hole in the fire board Drawing the
bow back and forth makes the drill
turn, and the ground-up wood in the
hole in the fire board begins to smoke
and gets red hot when you blow on It
Then you add finder, and in a few Sec
onds 1t blazes, II It Is good tinder.
Another scout and 1 have been able
to get a good spark. but our finder was
so coarse we could not get blaze.
would be glad to have some other scout
tell me what is the best kind of tinder
for this purpose and how to prepare it,
as that is my greatest difficulty.
LEROY HOPKINS,
Silver Fox Patrol, Troop No. 1.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
Sea NettIes Play Havoc
With Boy Scouts Joke

A crowd of eighteen or twenty scouts
played something of a joke on them
selves at the camp last week when they
ovcrcrowded a row boat during the
swimming hour. They all piled In the
craft and were cruising around in
water about four feet deep when some
other scouts swan up, tried TO climb in
and sank the boat.
Nobody minded this at first for all
were in their bathing suits. with the
exception o: Mr.. Hyde. But hardly
had the craft touched bottom when the
boys discovered they had sunk in the
midst of a patch of sea nettles and
there was a fine chorus of howls be-
fore they got the boat anoat again.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
CAMP BUTT SCOUTS
make GOOD RECORDS
Living at Beach Has Given Boys
Physique Necessary in Ath-
Ietic Events.

:. The athletic events Of Wednesday and
Thursday. held at Camp Archibald Butt
as a part of the tests for camp medal
aspirants. resulted In some excellent rec
3rds.
The results in the various events are
as follows:
Standing broad jump-Ninety-pound
class: Gaddes, s feet 10 inches; Wright
gleston, feet 10 inches; Simpson. feet
inches; Hurdle. 6 feet 6 inches I5-
pound class: o. Biggs, feet inches:
Montgomery, feet Unlimited: Forbes,
first: A. Biggs and Potts tied for sec
ond; ;'Shoemaker, third
Running broad jump-Ninety-pound
class: Gaddes, u feet 81 inches:
Wright, Il feet 8 inches u0-pound
class: Eggleston. II feet: Simpson. 13
feet inch; Hurdle. II feet inches. 49,
pound class: o, Bisgs; T. feet s,iTn;sss inSsss:
Forbes. first; Potts. second; A. Biggs
and Shoemaker. third.
Standing high jump-Ninety-pound
class: Gaddes, first: Wright, second
1l0-pound class: Hurdle and Eggleston,
o. Biggs. first: Montgomery dropped
out Unlimited: Forbes. A. Biggs, and
Mark, first; Potts second. ..
Running high jump-Ninety-pound
class: Gaddes, feet inch; Wright. 3
feet II inches. 110-pound class: Simp-
son, Eggleston. and Harries. first; Hur-
die. second 125-pound class: o. Biggs
and Montgomery tied at 4 feet Un-
limited: Forbes. A. Biggs. and Shoe
maker, first; Potts, second.
F1fty-yard acknowledgements class:
Gaddes. first: Wright, second. 110-pound
class: Simpson. first; Harries. second;
Eggleston, third; Hurdle, fourth.
10o-yard dash-A. Biggs and Forbes
tied for first.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
Diploma Of Merit
Is Given to Scouts

A fitting tribute to the excellent show
ing made by the Boy Scouts before the
Fifteenth International Congress on
Hygiene and Demography. which met in
Washington from September 16 to oc-
tcber 5, last year. has been received by
Scout Commissioner Edgar S. Martin.
1t is in the form of a Diploma OF
Merit" and Is engraved in black on a
large sheet OF parchment ornamented
with the emblem of the congress in
gold leaf
The lettering states that the diploma
has been awarded to the Boy Scouts
OF America for an exhibit showing their
work" The diploma Is signed by Henry
P. Walcott and John s. Fulton. respec-
lively, president and secretary general
of the congress. and by Huntington
Wilson, chairman of the committee on
organization, and DR.. J. w. Scherechew.
sky. director of the exhibits.
At the time the congress was in ses-
sion here the scouts gave number of
demonstrations of their work and a
model scout camp was erected for in
spection. The boys made a profound
impression. especially on the foreign
delegates.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
New Juvenile Judge
Is Strong For Ideals
Of Scout Movement

sThe fine thing about the Boy
Scouts organization Is that 1t
keeps the boys interested and
occupied, and teaches them dis
cipline. / think 1t is one Of the
biggest movements in the world
today, and the only trouble with
It Is that II did not start soon
enough. I wish II had been or
ganized in time for me to have
belonged"
That Is the opinion Of Judge ].
Wilmer Latimer, the new judge
of the Washington Juvenile
Court.
Judge Latimer has q son whom
he hopes VIII some day be .
scout. The SON Is only four
months old now, but in eleven
years and eight months his
father hopes to see him in the
scout uniform.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
FIFTY-SIX WANT
MERIT BADGE TEST
Next to Civic Examination,
Cooking Is Most Popular
With Boy Scouts.

Applications for no less than fifty-six
examinations for merit badges are now
on file at the Commissioners Office in
the District building fifteen Scouts hav-
ing filed requests, some for as many as
nine examinations and others for only
one.
Leander Syme, of Troop 80, asks to
be examined for badges for athletics,
automobiling. camping. civics, cooking,
craftsmanship. cycling, handicraft, and
machinery. Others who believe they
are capable Of meeting the various re-
Quirements are C. Throckmorton, Troop
], art, civics. electricity. first aid, ham
dicraft, craftsmanship; Gordon c. Tib-
bits, Troop 81, astronomy, civics, cook
Ing. craftsmanship, firemanship, path
finding; Neal Dow Franklin, Troop l.
Of Bethesda, Nd, astronomy, bee farm
ing, civtcs, conversation, craftsmanship,
first aid, first aid tc animals; Leslie
Stimson, Troop 81, astronomy, cooking,
civics. firemanship, pathfinding; Chan
ley w. Davis, Troop l, civics, cooking.
health; Mark shoemaker, Troop g,
cooking, craftsmanship, personal health,
public health; 2. A. Biggs, Troop 81,
civics, cooking, machinery: Charles
Shoemaker, Troop 81, life saving, per-
SOAdl
White, Troop 81, civics, swim
ming; John Storhard, Troop /,
personal health, public health; Will
liam Giddings, Troop %, firemanship;
Aaron S: Rippers, Troop 81, first aid;
Devore Weldon, Troop 49, Hfesayfng:
E. E Jones, scoutmaster, Troop a,
craftsmanship.
Next to civics, for which eight of
the fifteen seek badges, cooking seems
to be the most popular, showing that
the weeks that many of the boys have
spent in camp have not been without
profit to them. A glance over the appli-
cations shows that most of the boys
give their mothers credit for q knowl-
edge Of how to prepare a meal, but this
has as a rule been augmented by ex-
perience over a camp fire.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
Resigned Scout Officer
Is Off on His Vacation

Frank c. Wood. who handed in his
resignation as assistant scout commits
sioner TO Commissioner E. S. Martin
last week, is now taking a two weeks
vacation in New England. and at the
end of that time will go TO Lynchburg,
Va, where he will be director of ath-
Ietics in the public schools during the
coming term.
Mr.. Wood took leave of Camp Archi-
bald Butt, where he had been director,
last Monday. The boys there. as well
as scouts all over the city, bade him
an affectionate farewell, for his work
in the interest of scouting here has
brought him in contact with hundreds
whom he has been able to assist His
place at camp has been taken by Scout
master Hyde
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
SCOUT CAMP NOTES.

The feature of athletic Day."
Thursday, was the water baseball
game. This was played in the shallow
water near the beach and occasioned
a great deal of amusement. The rough
sea made playing difficult and the
game was finally called ''On account
of rain"
In the running high contest, during
the merit badge tests, Simpson, Egg
lesion, and Harries qualified.
charge of the camp Tuesday morning
The total enrolment in camp last
week was fifty three boys.
The launch Boy Scout, which was
laid up for overhauling for several
days, is again making its regular
trips between camp and Chesapeake
Beach.
About eight first class scouts and
ten second class scouts qualified for
promotion last week.
The water boiling contest early in
the week was entered by nine scouts.
The best record was made by A.
Biggs, who made a fire in regulation
scout style and boiled water in nine
minutes and twenty seconds.
Norris Gaddes and James Eggleston
qualified for camp medals this week.
To do so it was necessary for them to
make some permanent Improvement
at the camp side, so they built steps
and a railing from the dock to the
camp. -
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
Six Boys From Troop 49
To Go to Camp Tomorrow

Among the scouts who will begin their
outing at Camp Archibald Butt to-
morrow are six from Troop 49, who
with their scoutmaster. II. L. TAYLOR
are eager to take up their abode on the
bay. Mr.. Taylor was at the Camp one
day last week inspecting Its arrange
ments and finding out just what his
boys needed to take with them in order 10
be we'll fixed. The members of Troop
I9 who will go are Franklin Schneider
Charles Conner. Merrill Conner, Harry
Walford, Hayes Jack. and Garland
Hasle.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03
Questions Prepared
For Safety Competition

a list Of twenty questions has just
been prepared in Scout Commissioner
Martins office, which will be asked Of
those who wish 10 win the button OF
the American Museum OF Safety. The
questions cover the whole range Of
safety in the cities. and the scout who
can answer all Of them must know what
are the common dangers of the street
and how they may be avoided.
The matter of railroad and street car
crossings is given much attention, and
the study these examinations will pro-
mote is certain to have a good effect
On the safety of the public.
The Washington times., 1913-08-03

To the Scout Editor:
Troop 16 has organized a bicycle pa
troll which has ten members. We are
planning a ride TO Forrestville, Nd
and a number OF other places outside Of
the District of Columbia, and expect
to have a record patrol The present
members are Earl Anderson. leader;
lanes Cooney, assistant leader; Charles
Lehman, Raymond Brookmire, Francis
Taylor, Harry ]. Lueders. Paul E
Campbell, Joseph Powers, Francis Fant,
and Braxton Boswell.
THOMAS F. CULLEN,
Scout Scribe.