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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-26
TeooP l, GETS MUDDY

o. regular scout meeting was
called &c order by Big Chief" There
were present 20 "Warlike Scouts" as
we are called.
Tie evening was busiiy spent in
takin= various tests, and the meeting
adjourned at .: Is p. m.
Our Hike on Sunday
On Sunday 13 "Warlikes" under the
leadership of Big Cnief" left the
scouthOuSe at s: 80 a. M, took the En-
ma street car to the end Of the car
line, then we hit the trail and our Ions
hike was begun. 1t was raining and
the trail was wet and slippery and
many of us time after time slipped
and fell. Before we we've half way up
We were all wet.
We picked and ate gUavas along the
way We tried to get into cOmmunica
ton with the National Guard on
Punchbowl but tie weather was rainy
way.
We did soma wonderful climbing
resting once in while. We got to the
top OF 1an1aldS at 1870. Alter rest
ing there fvr ID. ut half an hour and
taking a %:uOd view OF the beautiful
scenery around lis, We continued or
our journey goiEs north to Paloio val
! ley. The tails we're, very dangerous
because they we're wet ana slippery.
The neaEv rains caused the loose soil
on the trails 70 crumble and thus made
hiking dangerous.
Alter striking the trail IN the Pa
lOlo valley me rays separated into two
parties, one going ahead Of the otner
and all met again at the bridge where
the first Eajty was washing and dry.
ing Their shirts. .eggings and shoes.
/. He:e we rested for about Is min.
uto3 and we started for home. This
is one of our worst hiking trips be.
cause our clothirg was all wet and
cov".'"' with mud. We reached hoIle
at 1890.
.-- FOOK CHING,
-. Scribe
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-26

! many other prlc. cal ways he has rem
J dCred ,auab!e assistance 10 national
! I',4iC IarteIs.
Expect Is Coming tere
! also was in New York for some
weeks il November. and with Mr.
Wider lad see al conferences with
the Hcads of the soy Scout movement
there. had number Of opportun
, t.r., u jade or tie no! Scout work in
different !, Calit.es while away. and as
/ have said UeI, r, since my return, the
30, Scouts OF laval. in comparison
with the br"nc les Of the movement il
other cities. AVE 10 reason 10 be
'aSHaUIc1 aI1 much reason &c be proud
OF hat has beer mllishCd here.
While in the East took up with Mr..
Wilder and Mr.. West. the chief scout
executive in New York. the question
OF securing the services OF a paid exc
cutive for Honolulu. | am glad to tell
you that since then correspondence
has resulted in our obtaining the serv-
ices Of a splendid man, Mr.. Roger
Burnham, now of Boston, who expects
to come 10 Honolulu with Mr.. Wilder
in June. This is an important step
for our organization here TO take. 1t
is a long stride in advance, but we be-
lieye that the time has come when II
is necessary and right for us to take
il, and we also believe that We will
have the community behind us in so
doing.
Scouts In War Time
= Up to now our work has all been
along the line Of training. and from
that training we have all, men and
boys, derived much pleasure and no
little good We have pulled together
in rain or sunshine. and | hope we
have all kept before us always that
motto Of our organization, BE Pre-
pared And now perhaps in these Sc
rious days when our country is actu-
ally at war, we may be able to go a
little further, and prove that We are
prepared, and that no need for any
service in our power to supply will go
una answered. Speaking for the Boy
Scouts of Hawaii, l know I can say
that one and all are ready TO a no
ment's notice to rally to the call and ;;
to do all that lies within their power
to help their country and the flag they
love so well. !
In view Of the probability that the
scouts may be Alled upon sooner or
later to help the military authorities.
it might be interesting to review what
the Boy Scouts have done in other
countries, particularly in England, dur
ing the war. A recent visitor in Ho-
nolulu from England, where she has
been actively engaged in war work .
since the outbreak Of the struggle,
told Of some of the work that has been
done by scouts in England and behind
the battle fronts in France. Scouts ,
have taken the places of soldier or
derlies at the war office and other cen !
tiers Of activity in London; they have
become the personal aides to chiefs
of staff and other high army officials
in the war offices; they have carried I
important messages from London to
Southampton and other cities; they
have patrolled roads worth their
length in gold, and never once has one
of them failed in readiness and faith F.
fulnesS. ~,s-.s
One of the most important branches
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-26
THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE
COUNTRY BOYS GET SCOUTING

Reports which were submitted to
the national council showed that con-
trary to the general impression. the
Boy Scout program is proving to be
especially attractive and adaptlble to
boys in rural communities, and indeed
in numerous cases it Is the only or
ganized effort in behalf of boys cut
side the rural school.
In his report, Mr.. James Z. West.
the chief Scout executive, said that of
the 1920 troops registered Oh Detem-
Der 81 last, 1927 troops were IN com
muDities with less than 1000 inhahit-
ants; 1913 troops were in communities
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-26
ROUND THE ISLAND TOURS

Around the island, S1.75, Sunday
Tickets at Benson. Smith & Co, Fort
street. Phone I356.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-26
Just Talks With Scouts
Conducted By Mabel Putnam Gibson

W, you are mistaken, friend That
was not a vegetable cart hImpinG
gaily along over the mOlasses or con.
cIete or whatever you like 10 call il
or Ee<etania avenue no II was
merely a little Carriage filled with
useful buds tor the orphans Scouts
OF course. were propelling it, their
yellow kerchiefs lending a touch OF
wisdom tfOr that's really wnat yellow
means as they whistled over the hills
and dales OF Beretania For Scouts
are wise: they know 4 good road from
a bad. and they deliberately choose
the bad one in order to timber them
mp and give them proper exercise
So, chorus
Bumpaty bump, bumpatv bump.
Whistle along the way
Gather EN- in
Clothes for the thin
Or clothes for the fat.
We say.
Bump. Bump, etc.
Now, having disposed OF this little
flock of Troop VIII with il: shepherd
(seniUr patrol leader, We will give our
attention to the bigger. wider indus
try occupying the minds OF 100000
Scouts in the L. S. A BY this we
mean the industry of preparing for
war. Clearing the ground and pillow
ing same. narrowing, cultivating and
planting, are all parts Of this same
great preparation. Yesterday a part
of Troop VII was to be seen clearing
away their lot at the corner of King
and kaWaiahao streets. Our commits
sioner already has the lots. the tools,
the fertilizer, the promised teams and
wagons and-the farmers. Old Jupiter
Pluvius, with his watering pot, has
promised the necessary sprinkling So
there you are-with regular and sys-
tematic haDahana, soon there'H be
some regular and appetizing kaukau.
Aren't you glad you're a farmer?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
CHILDREN.s CHANCES.

IT'S no use saying every child has
an equal chance" II isn't true. The
child's chance depends. To tragic de
gree. on It's parents income
Investigations made by the federal
children's bureau In many cities show
that among families where the, father
earns less than $3.50 a year, one child
out OF every six dies i'm its infancy.
Among families where the fathers earn
sl.o50 or more. only one baby dies out
of IL. Thus II appears that the doubling
OF the minimum income nearly triples
the baby's chance of survival.
The same sort of difference Is found
as incomes increase beyond the 1850
point. though the contrast is not quite
20 striking. Within reasonable limits,
money inevitably means health and life
for the children.
And personal care means as much as
money. II was found in this same in
uuiry that the babies of mothers who
went out 10 work" died at more than
twice the rate OF those whose mothers
were able to stay AT home and look
after them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29

been an actual advance of only cent
or Two over the price last summer,
when the supply was plentiful
During time of abnormal wheat
scarcity. when the same commercial
influences. " uncontrolled. might have
sent -four up 10 $50 a barrel, or higher,
wheat, flour aud bread have been kept
down almost 10 the level Of average
prices prevailing In the recent war.
years OF comparative plenty,
During "a time when coal has been
abnormally scarce, owing To the tremen.
dous Industrial consumption and inca
pacity OF transportation. there has been
no repetition OF the extortionate char.
yes made by dealers during last win.
ter's scarcity.
|. The public has been inconyenienced.
In many instances the supply has been
inexcusably irregular. Consumers have
been able to buy small quantities At
"a time. hut they have not been
''gouged" for what they bought. Never
In our history has similar shortage
OF important commodities been accom-.
panied by such moderate prices.
The administrators handling these
matters may deserve criticism for not
working the system more smoothly.
but the system. 30 far AN It's main fea.
lures are concerned. has JUSTIFIED itself
Government control proves TO be gen.
uine protection for the consumer. with.
out being oppressive TO producer and
distributor. As for the defects OF admin.
istration. some OF which are quite ap.
parent. they may be- trusted to remedy
themselves. under the spur Of public
criticism.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
BRING ON THAT "GARABED.'

Congress has i'm its hands an easy
and simple solution for our fuel and
transportation problems. Why bother
with laborious inquiries into the coal
scarcity. the railroad tansle, etc. when
these difficulties might be swept away
by merely bringing out the industrial
miracle-worker "Garabed'?
This new force" discovered by a
Boston Armenian named Garabed Girl
gossian. rs alleged to be potent sub
stitute for all existing means used to
produce light heat and power All that
anybody has to do is TO set going a
simple little machine invented by the
BoSton gentleman and out comes
power az IL from an electric dynamo,
without expenditure Of any sort of fuel.
Enough OF his machines could easily
he built, he says, to run all the rae
tories and trains, heat and light all
the buildings and do all the other me-
chanical work i'm the United States
And on the side, we could utilize them
In various ways to win the war with.
They could drive our ships. haul our
guns and troops. maybe even hre our
shells.
Congress was so impressed by the
inventors story that ii voted special
inquiry into the merits of his inven-
tion. The committee having the mat
ter I'm hand must he at work at IT, If
that machine will do what is claimed
for il. IL represents incomparably the
greatest mechanical advance made by
man since he came down out of the
trees. We'd like 10 hear more about IL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
CALENDAR PARTY FOR NEW YEAR

A Calendar party makes a novel and
Informal entertainment for the evening
OF New Years day or any night dur'
ing the holiday week. II IN very
pretty idea 10 make the invitations
look as much like the first page OF
one OF the single leaf calendars as pos
sible. Paste on "A sheet OF white note
paper a leafiet from the calendar bear
ing the date on which the party ir 10
be held. Below this write:
This Is an ivitation hearty
To my little calendar party.
Next Monday night at s o'clock.
Bring all the wits you have In stock.
BE sure 20 come whate'er the weather;
Wen have Jolly time together.
When the guests have arrived an
nounce 20 the assembled company that
they have been entered as contestants
In n calendar race. To prepare for u
take one OF the single leaf calendars
which you can buy anywhere for a few
cents. This contains 36o leaves. or one
for every day In the year. Tear the
leu fiets from the cover and hide them
all over the house or apartment. In the
living room, hall or spare bedroom or
wherever you want your guests TO go.
Al given signal. the blowing OF
whistle or the ringing OF bell. every
body starts on n search for the leaflets.
This can be continued for as long or
as short a time ns desired.
The first prize should be given TO the
person who has collected the greatest
number OF days represented by the
calendar leaves. This can be an orna'
mental calendar OF some sort. The sec
ond prize should 20 TO the person who
has the most calendar leaves for any
one month, but IL Is forbidden for play
er to swap leaves 10 accomplish this.
A little diary makes good second
prize.
There should be special prizes for
the people who find the dates OF the
most NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. New Years.
Washington's birthday. Lincoln's birth
day, Memorial day, Fourth OF July
Labor day tthe first Monday In Sep.
tember) and Thanksgiving day tthe last
Thursday in NovemberD. A different
prize should be given to the holder OF
each holiday date and should be some
thing appropriate to the occasion. For
instance, the prize for finding Dec. 20
should be a tiny figure OF Santa Claus
or small stocking made Of tariatan
or net and filled with tiny candies.
New Years day prize could have a
small red blotter decorated with the
figure Of Father Time cut from card.
After the prizes have been awarded
there is usually time before supper for
the date game. To play this II Is nec'
essary for the hostess to prepare in
advance number Of slips on which
|certain well known historic dates have
been written-for example, l4s2, 1866,
l77s. 1914. etc. These, of course. stand
for the discovery OF America by Co
lumbus, the battle of Hastings tNor'
man conquest of England. the Decla.
ration Of Independence OF the Ameri-
can colonies and the beginning of the
great world war Each player draws a
Slip, reads IL aloud. and whoever first
names the event that makes il famous
receives the slip.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
GERMAN GLOOM.

Every war profiteer and millionaire
says the Berlin Vorwaerts. has his
kitchen and cellar full of ham and ba'
con The middle class ekes out pre-
carious existence. spending all 1t pos
sesses on food. But forty millions of
the masses are starving, and are un'
likely to sit silent.
We might have within month an
sbsoiute catastrophe In Germany and a
collapse even worse than Russia's, re-
sultjng in German defeat and loss of
the war"
Coming from the official organ of the
German socialists, u paper Known as
the most truthful publication i'm Ger
many this utterance commands re-
spect and belief II is evidence that
the pressure of the allied blockade, in
which the United States is now playing
an importan, part, is more effective
than we have supposed. II is evidence,
too that what food Germany has Is
not being distributed with the demo
cratic equality one expects to find in
an armed nation under siege. 1t Is
evidence that the morale of the Ger
man people Is shaken. that want ana
injustice and oppression are afousing
popular discomfort that may yet lead
to class struggle in the face of the
enemy possibly even TO the political
revolution of which most non-German
observers have about given up hope
IL is added proof of the big fact
which every American ought to bear
in mind TO tighten his moments OF
doubt and gloom that. however Sc
rious may be the losses and the pros
poets of any allied country. the pre-
dicament of Germany herself is the most
serious of all.
Gloom is thick in Germany. II viii
he thicker before the winter Is over.
That is why Germany is so eager to
make peace without further delay, and
is willing. despite all her boasting OF
specious triumphs. TO make peace less
favorable to herself than any she has
ever vet offered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
NO NOBEL PEACE" PRIZE.

Kansas City CAIo1 Journal: There
will be no Nobel Peace Prize
this year. for the perfectly obvious
reason that there is no peace. The
money ordinarily spent in rewards for
leaders of peace has been wisely
transferred to the Red Cross committee
at Geneva. and thus several hundreds
of thousands of dollars will be added to
the fund to alleviate the horrors of
war Millions of men and women have
hoped and prayed for peace and thou
sands of leaders of thought throughout
the world have sought earnestly for a
solution of the great world problem that
now confronts humanity. But today
the war is going on with added inten-
sity and ferocity, with approximately
81 ,00O, 900 men actually engaged in the
struggle. or at least removed from the
channels of useful industry.
Alfred Bernard Nobel left an estate
OF about $1,000 900, the income of which
was to be divided into five annual
prizes, one going to the most notable
service lin the interests of peace" II
is grim irony that Nobel was the in
ventor of nitrogiycerin, dynamite and
smokeless powder, factors that are now
contributing amazingly to~th destruc
tiveness of war and the cost of human
lives. Had Nobel lived until the pres
ent time there probably would have
been no peace prize. He was splen
did visionary with beautiful ideals
His motives were as creditable as they
were impracticable. just as were
the motives of Andrew Carnegie in in.
stituting his hero fund" And as mil
lions of men are NOW risking their lives
sh IF h1fsla nniNerSl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
NEW YEARS CALLS.

The custom of making New year
calls is inherited from the Dutch found
ers of New York City; however. long
before the beginning of the twentieth
century the growth of the metropolis
had made impossible this pleasant and
convenient habit OF coming into touch
tat least once year, with a circle OF
family friends. but in 1866 the women
still stayed at home on New Years day,
and old men and youngsters did what
they could in the hours between ii IN
the morning and midnight to check of
with calls of from. five TO fifteen min
utes their own visiting list with that
of their wives. their sisters or their
mothers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
NEW YEAR CUSTOMS.

The sole record of the observance oi
the New Year by the pilgrims in the
new world. named New England. was
most prosaic, most brief. Many of the
good Puritan ministers thought the Gel
ebration or even notice of the day IN
any way savored of improper and un
christian reverence for the heather got
Janus. Yet they came from lano
where New Year was second in impor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
HARRY SINCLAIR RESIGNS
As SECRETARY OF SOCIALISTS

Oklahoma City. Okla. Dec. 2s.-Harry
NJ. Sinclair who for the last five years
has been secretary OF the Oklahoma
state Socialist organization. has tender
ed his resignation. effective yesterday.
Sinclair gives poor health as his reason
for withdrawing from the active work
in the party organization. He will re-
move to Shawnee and go into business.
The state Socialist organization be
gan it's annual convention here yester-
day. Victor Berger of Milwaukee is at
tending the convention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
Spared to Art.

birmingham Age-Herald: Has our
movie star claimed exemption from mill
tary service"
'Oh yes. lie proved that he had de
pendents and his claim was allowed.
Good. Then we can proceed with our
next war play. With a handful OF men
he will lead a desperate charge in one
Of the greatest military spectacles ever
shown on the screen"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
BENEFITS or PUBLIC CONTROL

In view of all the Knocking" of gov
ernment regulation that has been going
on lately. IL NAV just ~ well to remem-
her these facts:
During time Of abnormal sugar
scarcity. when the natural processes Of
competition. speculation and boarding.
IL operating as usual. might have car
ried the price OF sugar to anywhere
from 25 to so cents pound. there has
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
SELL SEVENTY-SEvEN THOU
SAND BALES ON 30-CENT BASIS

Houston. Texas, Dec. 29.-Sefenty-
seven thousand bales of cotton were
sold here today when the market
erached 80 cents middling basis. The
sale established record price and guam
tity. ,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29
4. B. Cummings Killed in Wyoming.

Tulsa. okla. Dec. 2s.-Mrs. a. h.
Cummings of Tulsa has learned that her
husband was accidentally killed near
Casper. Wyo. Mr.. Cummings was en-
gagged I'm the oil business and had op'
Grated in Oklahoma before gong 70
WyC ming.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29

McAlester Guardian: Anyhow, that
-Trotzky ought to he runsky out of the
countrysky for Goodsky-if such thing
could only happensky.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29

HyIAN sEEs WILSON.

washington Dec. 2s.-Judge John y.
Hylan. mayor-elect OF New York. had
q five-minute appointment with Presi-
his respects.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29

Gainesville (TeNasl Register: Some
men are born great and others just
roll up their sleeves and wade right
into greatness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29

Temple (Texas) Telegram: Even as
you can not be angry without mani
Testing signs of anger, so you can not
be patriotic at this time without mani
Testing signs of patriotism.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29

I.awton Constitution: Secondhand
thoughts are like secondhand clothes
they are apt to be a misfit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29

tance and In domestic observance only
20 Christmas. Throughout every Eng.
lish county New Years eve was always
celebrated. In many II was called by
the pretty name OF Singing Fen. from
the custom which obtained ~ singing
the last OF the Christmas carols at that
time.
In Scotland the last day OF the year
was called by the uglier name OF Hog
manay, "a name OF unknown and mex
plicablc derivation. and In Scotland 1,
was regarded as the most popular OF
all the daft days" az the Christmas
holidays were termed. Scotch children
OF the poorer class In small towns still
ask on that day from door 10 door al
the houses OF wealthier families for
dole OF Cat bread. calling out Hog
manay" or some OF the local rim which
are given In Chambers Popular Rimes
OF Scotland" such an:
I Hogomanay
Trollolay.
Give us OF your white bread
And none OF your gray.
They also ask for cheese. which they
call "nog money" and Brands "Popu
lar Antiquities" gives this begging rlms
used BY Scotch children:
Get up. guide wife. and binno swcir
Deal cakes and cheese while ye are
here.
For the time will come when yen b,
dead
And neither need your cheese nor bread
As the children on these forays Are
swathed In great sheets formed into
n deep bag or pouch to carry the oat
cake, they form quite mumming and
fantastic appearance.