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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Children's Corner
Mr.. and Mrs. Frisky Make New
Friends

MFR. AND MRS. FRIsKY COTTON
1Rl TAIL had lived several days in their
new home. the pile of grass in big back
yard, before they had much time to look
about and have adventures. You see, there
was great deal to be done. Although
the grass pile was just to their liking, 1T
was far from ready for the little family
of Cottontails that would soon come to
live in that Cottontail household and
father and mother must lose no time in
making things snug and ready.
First, there was the entrance to plan
and make. II think, on the whole, we'd
better have two entrances" said Mrs.
Frisky thoughtfully. then IL danger
threatens at one door we can run out the
other" So long hallway was made into
the centre of the grass pile; from the
north 1t led inwards. Then from the
south, but at a little different angle, an
other hallway, equally big, was burrowed.
When everything on the inside was quite
to Mrs Frisky's liking she slipped out
side to reconnoitre. THAT surely is a
handsome home" she said with a satis-
fed sigh, "and aren't you glad. Frisky,
that we left that tiresome woods and
came to such a nice placer"
"Of course 1 am" Frisky assured her,
"but you have worked so hard that you
haven't had a minute for fun. Do come
over into the garden with me. There is
and young and much more tasty than
anything we had eaten before"
Together they slipped over to the gar
den and were nibbling to their hearts
content when they heard a soft whisper.
Hush! There they are! Now watch"
was what they heard.
Both rabbits scurried to the shelter OF
a golden glow bed near by and peeped
out with sharp black eyes to see what
there was to be seen. But not thing
did they see-not a sound came to their
cara.
For a minute more they waited, then
Mrs. Frisky whispered, "Frisky. do you
see anything?"
Not thingl' replied Frisky. but wait
a While and be sure So they waited
Pretty soon another soft whisper came to
their ears. II guess they must be gone
now," said a voice; "we'n watch some
other day, for I'm sure I saw two little
rabbits in this very yardn And with
that two little girls, their gay ribbons
streaming In the morning breeze. ran
romping into the house. Tomorrow wen
bring them some cabbagel Then guess
we can see them,' was the lost thing the
rabbits heard.
Now that is an adventurew exclaimed
Mrs. Frisky proudly. "Sueh a thing as
that would never happen to US in the
woods! But I wonder II they really will
bring us something?" And Frisky as
sured her that he believed they would.
Sure enough! First thing in the morn
ing Mrs Frisky spied two fresh, crisp
cabbage leaves lying on the garden walk.
And so sure was she of the little girls
good intentions that she ran right out
and dragged the leaves homei But she
was SO quick about 1t that the children
couldn't even guess where she lived!
copDri0ht-Glara Iagram JadsoH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Funeral of 7. ]. McCann

Thomas ]. Mccain, one of the Repub-
lican leaders of the 46th Ward and
superintendent of delivery at Lit Broth
ers for many years. who died Tuesday
night of blood poisoning, was buried to-
day. Escorts OF honor from the knights
of Columbus and Lit Brothers accom-
panied the body from his late home, 634
South SD street. to the Catholic Church
of the TRANSPORTATION. 18th street and
Cedar avenue, where services were held
Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr..
McCann, besides being prominent in the
politics OF his ward. was an honored
member of the Knights of Columbus. Ha
was so years old. A 12-year-old daughter
survives him, his wife having died two
years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Funeral of II. G. Goodrich

Harry G. Goodrich, of the firm of Good
rich & Wickham, representing the Hart
ford Steam Roller Inspection and Insur-
ance Company in this city will be buried
tomorrow morning following the funeral
services at the Central North Broad Street
Presbyterian Church, Broad and Green
streets. Mr.. Goodrich represented the
Hartford since 1868. and was the Oldest
agent for that company. He died wednes-
day at Atlantic City. where he had gone
for his health He lived at 20 South aSth
street. and is survived by his widow and
one daughter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
CHARLES ME1sTER's FUNERAL
Well-Known Optician Will Be Buried
This Afternoon.

Funeral services for the late Charles
Meister, one of the city's best known
opticians took place at his home in
North Glenside, at 2 o'clock this after
noon. Services were conducted by the
Rev. ]. B. c. Mackey. pastor of Mount
Carmel Presbyterian Church. at Edge
Hill.
Mr.. MeiFter, who was 81 years old, emf
grated to this country from schaffhausen,
switzerland. when he was 16 years old.
For great many years he had been in
business at Al South 18th street, and was
widely known, both as an optician and
as a musician OF unusual talent
1nterment was in Mount Peace Gene
tery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Troop 95 (scoutmaster Friedman)

Louis Moss has passed his camping
merit badge. Morton Katz read an
essay on money coming at the meeting of
Section Wednesday night A debate on
the relative merit of the tree warden and
Audubon badges was won by Morris
Schecter and Rudolf Springer. upholding
L. Yaffee. The judges were H. Grosser
and H. Goldberg. Assistant Scoutmaster
Potts announced the debate for May IL
would be: Resolved, That the sixth scout
law is of more value than the eighth"
The debaters will be Morris Altshuler, A.
Katz, Comroe and Podrubo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
OBITUARIES


Or. Isaac welch Brown, assistant pbv.
sician TO the Athletics, is dead AZ "a.
home. 5Os South 5ist street ~ h's
Doctor Brown, who succumbed Wa
nesdey following lingering illness. w.
- years old He was graduated froo,
me me medicai school of the University Of
he made his home, survive. The fnnssas
services will be conducted. tonorra,.
afternoon, at his late home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Headqnarters' WhirIwind Teur

Commissioners Goodman and Merrill
ard Charles Churchman began the first
o. the whirlwind tours of the city Tues
day night, visiting Troop 1913, 51st and
Rsne streets (Seoutmaster Stanley:
headquarters, 5th and Chestnut streets;
Troop s5. Starr Garden Recreation Centre,
Hth and Lombard streets (Scoutmaster
Ffiedmanl; Troop 1s1. Teller Memorial
School. Broad and Jefferson Streets
fseeutmaster Rosenheiml; Troop 33. Rec
rsation Centre, 26th and Jefferson streets.
and Troop !, Tioga Presbyterian Church,
18th and Tioga streets (Scoutmaster
zsrnl. The next trip win be made
Thursday. May 8,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30

glad to play II the director is notified at
1924 Locust street Division C Is forming
a baseball team and wants Saturday
morning games with other troops. Thomas
Eynon, 9090 North 18th street, is manager.
The lineup is Hopkins, catcher; Eynon,
pitcher and first base; Paul, pitcher and
first base; Ener, second base; Dealy, third
base; Mack, shortstop; Lake, left-feld;
Feddenheimer, centre-fleld, and Elm
weckter, right-held.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Troop % (Scoutmaster Rutherford

Ralph Hazard, of Troop 12s. was unani-
mously elected assistant scoutmaster at
the last meeting, and Harold Bourne was
elected senior patrol leader. The troop
took an overnight hike to Crum Creek
last Friday. A water fight between
scoutmaster Rutherford and Bourne in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Troop 90 tscOutmaster Burrison)

The fife and drum corps is being drilled
by Assistant Scoutmnster BELOW. The
troor which meets at the Sherwood Rec
reation Park, Seth and Christian streets,
has % members, II of whom are second
class scouts. Visitors are welcome the last
Tuesday of each month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
ABBOY SCOUTS =

German" canoe and two English"
canoes was held Saturday. The Ger
man" canoe captured one Of the enemy
but was surrounded and overturned in a
deep hole by Harry Hail and Randolph
Hall A photoplay. consisting of Charley
Chaplin reels. will be given at the troops
headquarters, the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church. SOD street and Cedar avenue,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Troop ia (scoutmaster Keely)

A 'jitney" patrol of eight scouts has
been organized, the color. being black and
the call like that of an electric automo-
bile horn. The patrol has been appointed
to give out troop news. Scout Sunny
killed a snake IS inches long The troop
will give its annual bread and cake sale
at Green lane and Ridge avenue May 1.
Last year SIS was cleared.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Troop SO (Scoutmaster Stein)

Scout Joseph Posner. 329 South 5th
street, who lost his raincoat at Troop
6fs anniversary celebration at the sher-
wood Recreation Park. will give a scout
diary, cup or whistle to the scout who will
return 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30

Haddonfeld Troop 4, Scoutmaster- Com
missioner Dobbs, moved into its new
quarters, 207 Kings highway, East, Satur-
day. Scoutmaster Lummis, who had tenn
porary charge, has returned to Troop /,
The Haddonfeld troops are Troop /, 140
Kings highway, East: Troop 2, Scout
master Roney, First Presbyterian Church;
Troop 3. Scoutmaster Block, Grace Epis-
copal Church. and Troop 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Treasure Island

The third annual Treasure Island en-
campment will be held July to August
. on the scouts island" % miles above
Trenton, it was announced at the Scout
sters' Round Table. The staff will be
~alter s. Cowing, scout executive; Louis
IL Fleisher, chairman of the Treasure
Island committee; Commissioner E.
Irner Goodman, director in charge; Com
nissioners Merrill and Edison. assistants;
Doctor Bernstein. of the Philadelphia
Hospital, camp physician; Myron j. Hess,
Of Troop IS. commodore of the fleet; AS
aistant Scoutmaster Aaron Smith, of
Troop 64, camp scribe and clerk to the
director. and Raymond G. Richter. of
Troop 6. physician's orderly. A naturalist
and several other staff members have not
yet been selected. A pamphlet describing
the camp is being prepared.
Commissioner Goodman, who will have
charge, is an experienced camper, having
IN the last four years directed Boy Scout
camps at Pennypack Creek. in 1911, and
Camp Porter. 1912; Camp Harding, 1918,
and Camp Dunn. 914, at Spring Mountain,
IN the Perkiomen Valley. At Camp Dunn
there were a staff of seven and so scouts.
He was at Treasure Island, at Gettys-
burg in 1918 and was acting assistant to
Captain Longstreth with the nautical
troops at Island Heights. N, j.. last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
TROOP ss (scoutmaster stewartl

Philadelphia troops who will help usher
at the Philadelphia Vacation Society's
pageant at Convention Hall May 8. A
friend of the scouts is their host at the
Barnum and Bailey circus performance
this afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30

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New Jersey Scouts

newest troop In Camden County, fell down
an embankment and injured his hip
while on a hike, His companions, under
Assistant Scoutmaster Spiegel, improvised
stretcher with staff and carried him
several miles Through the efforts OF
Councillor William p Fowler, the base
ment in the public schol building was
secured as headquarters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Troop Ga (scoutmaster Rosenbaum)

Jay Burrison is the seventh first-class
scout. An overnight hike soon will be
taken by the scoutmaster and staff. As
sistant Scoutmaster Levy, of the engi-
neerins corps, has called meeting for
the signaling team.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30

Camden Troop 49, Scoutmaster Stonehll,
hiked to Clementon on Sunday. Efforts
are being made to secure the Third Regi-
ment Armory for the contest between the
troop and Philadelphia Troop g. which
accepted Troop 1873 challenge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30

Collingswood Troop 2, Scoutmaster Rob-
ert Claypool. will celebrate its fourth an
niversary this evening with an elaborate
program at the First Baptist Church.
Music will be furnished by the new seven
piece troop orchestra. Speeches will be
made by the scoutmaster and Assistant
Scoutmasters Leon Ashton, George Clay
pool and Taylor Stokes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30

Between so ana GO Philadelphia and
#eW 1zfses scouts are expected 10 attend
- dedIaation and nag raising at the
HHHzaloe ct Troop Is fSeoutmaster
*z aE lla foot Of Centre street. Had
SID. = =. tomorrow afternoon. The
witch vii consist OF addresses
n7e0Inent speakers and scout games.
- hzela al 2 ?. IL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
VISITOR From Far West

Assistant Scoutmaster John Lehman,
Of Troop II, Seattle, Wash, who has
walked and ridden across the continent,
was visitor at scout headquarters to-
day, and will address Troop 22 tonight
before leaving on a hike TO New York,
where he win visit National Boy Scout
Headquarters. He left Seattle January
and has met Boy Scouts in nearly every
city he visited. At Houston, Tex, he was
met BY party of scouts and escorted
into the city. The entire round trip win
cost less than $500, he estimates.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30

new troop. TO be called Troop l
.z==ertrrszsfer = \. Gordonl. with be com
= Toned and tenderfeet scouts installet
.a evening at the Third Christian
shufeh. Holly ana Aspen streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
Edaan to Como Monday

ronmIssIoner Carroll A, Edson, OF New
York. IS expected TO arrive Monday to
sake up his new work in this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30

The following scouts have been elected
manager and captain, respectively, of the
troop teams in the Atlantic City Inter-
troop Baseball League. the winner in
which will receive a handsome trophy:
E. Reynold Thomas and Earl t. Ham,
Troop 1; Charles Reed and Lester Baron.
Troop 2: William Scott and John Bushby,
Troop 4; Paul Leyba and George Maame,
Troop 5, Jack Hand and Robert Morgan.
Troop 6; Leroy Blaclman and George
Coleman. Troop s. Harold Fife. Troop 10.
and Ell Benkoll and Leroy Naplin. Troop
IL
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Henlaualn ChafnoW has written 4
sana = The air Of "0ut on the
ZHI7zzHzio zioneH Goodman Was 3
ze East meeting. Alexander
4 tie tenasffoot test
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30

Field Commissioner Dobbs, of Camden
County invested Merchantville Troop
at the Methodist Church last Friday
night, with Herbert r. Doak as scout
master and j, Clarence Wilson and Dur
ben R. Wilson as first and second assist
ants. Troop g at the Episcopal Church.
will be invested this week. The meeting
night has been changed from Wednesday
to Friday.
The Jersey Pines Patrol, OF Atlantic
City Troop 1. celebrated its first anniver-
sary by presenting Deputy Commissioner
Feyl with parts of a uniform purchased
by the members. Mr.. Feyl organized the
first troop of scouts in the city four
years ago. The patrol, organized last
April, is composed of Patrol Leader
Thomas, Assistant Patrol Leader Kuhl,
Scribe Nixon and Scouts Jones, Miller.
Rutley, Huckle, Wescott, Mathis and
Godfrey
Commissioner Klght. of Atlantic City,
organized a new troop at the Richmond
Avenue School Wednesday. A troop will
be organized at the Chelsea Baptist
Church this evening. Plans to start
colored troops are being perfected.
Pleasantville Boy Scouts and Campfire
Girls Will give an Ice cream social and
entertainment at the Salem Methodist
Church Friday, May Z. to raise the funds
subscribed by the two organizations for
the building fund of the church The
Boy Scouts have reorganized under for
mer Scout Commissioner MacMilland and
Scoutmaster Davis. The following of
ficers we're elected George Bassett, presi-
dent: Lewis II. Lake, vice president:
Charles Penhollow, scout scribe, and
Lewis Guenther. treasurer The local
council is composed of DR.. Thomas Craw-
ford, of the Board of Health; Robert D.
Maltby. director of vocational schools of
Atlantic County; Mayor Charles ].
Adams; Dr. Imly Sharpe, DR.. H. L.
Harley, r. p Thompson, John S. Weaver
Elmer Weaver. Roger Williams, o. j.
Herr. City Councilman Clarke Adams
Assemblyman Bertram E. Whitman, Ed
win Woolbert, of the Board of Education.
and D. w. Macmillan.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-02

violence, and what little snow did fall lay but short time on the ground until two weeks ago, when few inches fell and helped to make travelling more convenient, although there IS not sufficient snow to make what might be termed even fair roads for vehicles on runners Likewise the closing of the river was considerably later this winter than usual, and even late in November there were many open stretches of water in the Iditarod.
 As usual there are many theories ad vanced to account for the unusual weather conditions and probably the most ingenious is that of local business man, who af firms that the climatic changes are due to the great European war-the firing cf immense amounts of high explosives in that section of the world causing atmos pherc disturbances which affect the climate even at this distance. No one has yet come forward to refute this theory authorta- lively and it will have to stand in the absence of any other.
 Comparing the temperatures recorded at Iditarod during the latter part of the month of November and all of that of De cember, 1914 with similar period in 1913, the following figures will be of interest:
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-02
NOTES FROM CRIPPLE CREEK
(Rubv Record Citizen, Dec. 12)


 Pierre Parovlko of Cripple City was an arrival from that place the first of the week He reports the following activities on Colorado and Cripple creeks:
 Parovliko, Van Abena and Sarbo, on the Oregon Association, Colorado creek, are talk ing out a dump They have two small boilers, running eight points.
 Jim Mcleod and George Murray are working on the Star of Hope Association, and will take out a dump, using a four horse power boiler in their operations. They are below ParovEko and partners.
 Fred Anderson also on Colorado creek, is putting down some prospecting shafts.
 Three Films have boiler and hoist on No. II below and are taking out dump. Henry Cox and partner, on No. l6 be- low, will have dump out in the spring. Gust Nelson and partner on Mo- 21 below are prospecting.
 SanderSon, Herman and Pemberton are prospecting next below Nelson and partner. John Cameron and Henry Sellon are pros pecting on Cripple creek.
 Three Russians are prospecting below Cameron.
 Brue X Williams, Ralph Zuber and Bob Lefergy are all doing prospecting on Cripple creek, above Cameron.
 Max Simels store in Cripple is entirely out of sugar and butter, and 1t is Pierre ParovGko's intention to take back load If these shortages
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-02
WINTER IS
 THE MILDEST
 EVER KNOWN

The unseasonably mild weather which has prevailed in this part of Alaska during the fall and winter months so far this sea son IS the subject of much speculation as to cause and congratulation as to effect
 The perfect days, although of short dura- ton at present. when the sun Is above the horizon but a few hours, are a delight, and the nights are scarcely less cool than in the favored states on the western coast of the United States at this season of the year. But twice this season-on November 19 and November 23-has the thermometer registered a temperature below zero, the record furnished to The Pionere showing that on the former date 1t was , degrees below zero and on the latter date 14 below. These readings are taken at a. m, and are indicative of the coldest period of the twenty four hours daily. No record is fur nished for Sundays, but there have been no extraordinarily low temperatures on those days, These records show that since November 19, when the readings first be gan, the temperature has seldom been much below the freezing point, and in many in stances were above that mark. There were out few days during that period when a freezing temperature was maintained throughout the day.
 This record is considered most remark able, even by those who have been residents of Alaska for many years. No one so far as known lays claim to having experienced uch weather conditions in this portion of Alaska before, and unlike the editor of the Nhltehorse Star, we have not access to the records of the Indians to compare the present weather conditions with those of years and ages previous to the arrival of the whites There is, however, a striking contrast between the records of this winter md those of 1913, although that was by no means a severe winter
 Weather conditions in the Iditarod dis trict during the year just closed have been at variance with former years in many re 5pects. The summer was abnormally wet, and the fall weather was mild and dry. There have been no snoWstorms of any
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-02
JOHN HOLMGREN SHOWS
 CLASS AS A FOOT RACER
Ruby Record-Citizen, Dec. 12)

NlluDE 1AtCOlNi-SitiLcl DSC. lE
 John Holmgren has the distinction of being the first person to be enrolled as a life member of Igloo No. ,, Pioneers of Alaska After his initiation last Nsunes- day night he said he might just as we'll square himself with the igloo for life, because there is no telling what will hap pen to a fellow in this country. The most commonplace plans, he said, are frustrated by trfes. To make his meaning clear he related circumstance that happened only the day before. He had his dogs hitched up and was all ready to start from Long when it occurred to him that it would be we'll to run ahead of the dogs bit in order to Timber up. He turned loose the handle bars, expecting to go to the front, but just then the dogs started and he ran to catch them. He kept running for nine miles, and found the dogs unhitched and in the barn at the Hub roadhouse. He had limbered up all right, but still he felt that his plans had miscarried.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-02
BILLY FITZPATRICK
 HAS PASSED BEYOND
Fairbanks News Miner, Dec. 12

(Fairbanks News Miner, Dec l2l
 Billy Fitzpatrick, United States commiS- sioner at Cinema, passed to his last reward about noon today while patient at St. Joseph's hospital. He was removed 10 the institution from Chana last Monday, and was suffering from heart trouble when the end came
 He was an old pioneer of the North, and came to Fairbanks when it had just been established as a camp. He was 56 years of age and a widower leaving no family so far as known. His home before coming North was in Massachusetts, where he was born in Springfield and grew to manhood. For many years he had been a resident of Cinema, and was highly esteemed and widely known, not only there, but throughout the region.
 Mir. Fitzpatrick was member of the Pioneer society, and also an A. B.