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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
Work In Rain Shows Fettle
of Lads in Troop Twenty

The real test of good Scout was
shown last Monday when it rained
during the parade, and hard and
fast at that.
The Scoutmaster will remember
their loyalty to Troop 20, under such
circumstances. Every Scout of the
troop was accounted for somewhere
and we trust that there were no
slackers. There were 32 Scouts from
the troop in line.
Certainly Troop has some great
hustlers working for the United
States with the Red Cross for War
Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps.
The Scouts will also do their bit on
Saturday by distributing literature
for the Red Cross.
One of the most interesting hikes
of the season was enjoyed last Sat
urday, two miles north of Dauphin.
Ideal weather and scenery, wonder
ful at this time of the year.
Any Scout can compete for the
First Aid Patrol about to be formed
by passing with the best marks in
the second class test in First Aid.
Carl Gingrich. First Glass Scout, and
Senior Patrol Leader, will be the
leader of the patrol.
The discussion on the test as re-
NiSed by the new Scout Executive
will be discussed and explained this
eveniIA. The Scout Executive is eX-
ceedingly anxious to have all Scouts
get out of the tenderfoot class.
The forming of an engineers pa
troll and bicycle patrol will be dis
cussed tonight. Do not fail to be
on time. Seven p. m. A tender
foot examination will be conducted
during the rehearsal of the orches-
ira. The orchestra has some very
important engagements in the near
future and Mr.. Bailey is anxious to
have 1t at it's best.
GEORGE REINOEHL,
Scribe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
BY RED CLOUD

ny ISHAD SLOOD
Wildwood! Say the word to a
hundred people of Harrisburg and
there will not be two to whose mind
the word would suggest the same
thought or to whose memory it
would call the same picture. You
would be surprised indeed to learn
how few people there are in whose
being there is chord that would re-
spond to the mention of the name of
Harrisburg's largest, and may l say,
most beautiful park. A very large
percentage of the people of Harris
burg have never seen Wildwood and
many have no real desire to do so.
Another has skated over the frozen
surface of the lake in midwinter or
has looked lazily over the mud-yel-
low expanse of the water as it lay
shimmering in the blaze and glare
of an August sun. He imagines that
he has seen Wildwood.
Blu. what does Wildwood mean
to the Scout. 1t is his natural play
ground. Here he finds woods, mea-
dows, hills, wild flowers, the tracks
of squirrel, chipmunk and muskrat.
Here is the home of the oriole, the
thrush, the tanager, the red-winged
blackbird. Here the Scout finds op-
portunities for tracking; for the
practice of Scout-pace, map making,
bird study, tree study. Here are open
fields and hills for signaling and
above all the Scout finds here the
forces and beauties of nature and en-
Cleaning rays of sunlight filter
down through a canopy of leaves
and form delicate tracings on a score
of wood land paths that are so sell
dom used that they are almost i'm
perceptible. A carpet of grass and
fallen leaves; scores of tiny wild
flowers; the rich odors of moist
earth, bark and decaying leaves; the
flash of gold as the oriole darts
across our path; these and a hun
dred other things that go to make
Mother Nature dear to the heart
of man, hold open year after year
risburg which is unheeded and un-
accepted.
With the melting of the snow and
the coming of the first warm breath
of spring, tiny blades of grass spring
up in the woodland, in the fields and
on the hillside. Tiny green buds
shoot forth on the trees and all Wild
wood is shrouded in the pale green
of early summer. Yellow buttercups
and modest violets are in the fields;
the dogwood blossoms are on the
hill; wild phloX spring up along the
winding trails. In the forest shadows
the pale anemone, the delicate blood
root and the May apple blossoms
raise their pretty heads The deli
cate green of the woodland grows
darker. The robin sings his mating
song; the hollow trunk resounds to
the busy blows of the woodpecker;
the brilliant red of the tanager's coat
shows in the wayside bush and Wild
wood dons her garb of midsummer
under the smiling skies of July.
In the marsh the cat-o-nipe tails
provide a hiding place for the long
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
Il Mon vieux, Prends
du Fer kuxate"
This is what you hear cover There
Even in France they say
take Nuxated Iron
Old Pal"

As tonic, strength and blood builder
PROBABLY no remedy has ever met with
such phenomenal success as has Nux-
ated iron. 1t Is cOnservRtiveIy esti-
mated that over three million people
annually are taking IL in this country
alone. 1t has been highly endorsed
ana used by such men as Hon. Leslie
IA: Shaw, former Presidential Cabinet
Ofhcial (Secretary of the Treasury,
United States Judge Atkinson, of the
Court OF Claims of Washington; Judge
VIM; L Chambers. Commissioner OF
the United States Board of Mediation
and Cancellation. formerly Chief Jus
tlce OF the International Court, Sa-
moa; former United States Senator
and Vice Presidential Nominee Charles
a. Towne, OF Minnesota; former U. S.
Senator Richard ROLAND Kenney, Of
Delaware, at present Assistant Judge
advocate General. U. S. Army; Gem
er,r,sI erSl JShP Pov L L. SbfIn, Siem (Rstir the
geant in the L. S. Army when only
twelve years of age; General David
Stuart Gordon (Retired). hero of the
Sattle OF Gettysburg; physicians who
known hospitals have prescribed and
Commissioner VIM. r. Kerr. of Chi
cago. says 1t ought to be used in every
hospital and prescribed by every ply
sician.
DIR. A. ]. Newman. late Police Sur
geon of the City of Chicago. and for
mer House Surgeon jefferson Park
Hospital. Chicago. says Nuxated Iron
has proven through his own tests of
1t to excel any preparation he has ever
used for creating red blood. building
up the nerves, strengthening the
muscles and correcting digestive dis
orders.
DR.. James Francis Sullivan. former
ly physician of Bellevue Hospital
Westchester County Hospital says
there are thousands OF men and wo-
men who need a strength and blood
builder but do not know what to
take. In his opinion there is nothing
Iron-for enriching the blood and
helping to increase the strength and
endurance of men and women who
burn up too rapidly their nervous en-
ergy in the strenuous strain of the
great business competition of the day
If you are not strong or well, you
owe it to yourself to make the fol-
work or how far you can walk with
out becoming tired. Next take two
five-grain tablets OF Nuxated Iron
three times per day after meals for
again and see how much you have
MANUFACTURERS NOTE: Nuxat-
ed Iron which was used by former
members of the United States Senate
and House of Representatives, and
other prominent people with such
surprising results. and which is pre-
scribed and recommended above by
physicians is not secret remedy but
one which is well known to druggists
everywhere. Unlike the older inor-
ganic iron products it is easily as
simulated and does not injure the
stomach. The manufacturers guaran-
tee successful and entirely satisfac-
tory results to every purchaser or
they will refund your money. 1t is
dispensed in this city by Croll Keller
G. A. Gorgas, ]. Nelson Clark and ali
other Observation-Disclosures
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17

legged crane. Rank weeds, knee
high, are in the fields; the first yell
low head of the golden rod appears
and September ushers in the golden
reign of autumn.
The crimson banner of the sum-
mac sways gently in the breeze, the
leaves are turning to scarlet or shine
like FURNISHED gold in the mellow
light of the setting sun. Wildwood
lies in the soft haze of autumn and
wears her brightest colors in the
saddest and most beautiful days OF
the year.
Red leaves, yellow leaves. copper
colored leaves drop lazily from the
branches overhead and fall to the
ground, spreading a soft carpet over
the earth. In the first cold blast
from the north the dark brown
leaves of the oak are all that remain
on the trees. The white breath OF
the Frost King glistens on the dead
weeds. The hills rise brown and
bare from the edge of the lake. Win
ter reigns over the earth. In the
short twilight fleecy particles of snow
dance in the air and all through the
long winters night they silently
bury Wildwood in the cleaning
white mantle of snow.
On the clear cold nights that fol-
low merry crowds of skaters skim
swiftly over the CLASSY lake or gather
around the glowing fires along the
shore, but the great body of Wild
wood lies cold and deserted. There
are miles of the snowy blanket where
the only tracks are those of the rab-
bit, the muskrat or the snow spar
row. When the trees are bowed
low under the weight of white bur-
den, when Wildwood presents her
widest, her most picturesque scene
of the year, she is unheeded and for
gotten except by those who know her
and love her for her quiet retreats
her wild pictures and her natural
beauty
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
$NEWz AND NOTES OF TiEIB0Y S10uTS&
SCOUTS AIDING IN
REALWAR WORK
President Asks Assistance of
Boys to Beat the Hun
Barbarian

II there is one material the scare
ity of which will alike slow down
battle and bombing airplane manu-
facture and rifle production for the
army 1t is black walnut.
Major E. A. Shepherd. OF the
Ordnance Department. says: This
lumber is a Vital necessity for the
manufacture of gun stocks and air
plane propellers for the immediate
equipment of our forces"
The War Department. through the
Office of the Chief Signal Ofhcer' mas
requested veneer manufacturers TO
refrain for the duration OF the war
from using black walnut
Far more important than powder
chemicals, or fuel, is the lack Oh
black walnut, which is the one ma
terial absolutely necessary for air
plane propellers and gun stocks.
So vitally important is it that the
President himself has devoted his Ell
forts to having a nationwide searcn
made for it and has appealed to the
$50, 1000 Boy Scouts of America as
the one organization that can search
it out from every part of the land
Chief Scout Executive James E
West has just given out President
Wilson's letter, which follows an
appeal direct from the War Depart
ment, and is as follows:
THE White House, Washington.
ITO the Boy Scouts of America:
"Ir order to carry out the pro-
gram of the War Department 1t Is
of the utmost Importance that large
quantities of Black Walnut lumber
should be secured for its uses. Black
Walnut is used by the Ordnance De-
partment for the manufacture OF
gun stocks and by the Signal Corps
for the manufacture of propellers
for Battle and Bombing Airplanes.
The location of Black Walnut
Trees, the names of the owners, the
sizes of the trees and the price al
which thsH can be purchased is
greatly desired. 1t is believed that
the organization of the Boy Scouts
of America is particularly well con-
stituted for obtaining this informa-
ton. There are no longer any large
individual lots of walnut timber but
there is a very large supply when
collected into groups or centers; al
the present time there are to be
found only a few trees here and
there scattered over the whole of the
United States east of the Rocky
Mountains.
l. tuSTSlOTe, appear " lhS wen
known loyalty of your organization
to secure for the Government this
desired information.
I'm securing data, the owners OF
the Black Walnut timber should be
advised of our pressing needs and
they should be requested to show
their patriotism by doing all in their
power to assist their Government in
this great War.
WOODROW WILSON"
To All Scouts:
1t is expected that every troop will
put forth an effort to carry out the
above request, and make report o.
findings to local headquarters.
J. FREDERICK VIRGIN,
Scout EXecutiVe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
TROOP WINS FROM
TROOP II, Is TO II

over on Island Park, last evening,
Troop s. of the Boy Scouts (Christ Lu-
thetan church,, defeated Troop IA by
a score of 10 to II. Troop s started
like house a-fire. then cooled off and
permitted Troop IA to gather enough
runs to make the game more inter
esting. Fcom the appearance and the
manner in which they handled them
selves, Troop sure looks like a win
ner this season. Winks pitched a
steady game, while his teammates
backed him up in good style. winks
and Burchfield each had a three
bagger. Gutschall and James showed
up well for Troop IA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
Additional Medal Winners
Announced at Headquarters

In addition to those reported last
week, the following Scouts won med
ais in the Third Liberty Loan cam
paign:
Troop s-Edgar Spotz, IL bonds;
Russell Walters, 10 bonds.
Troop 10-Howard Selsam, IT
bonds.
Troop 12-Arthur Swanson, IL
bonds; John Smith, 10 bonds.
Troop 16-Frank Foose, Jr., 21
bonds.
This makes a total of 20 medal
winners in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17

The patrol leader of this patrol was
selected to act as assistant to the
chief" and Assistant Leader Kline
was advanced to patrol leader. Scout
Smith was appointed to fill the Of
flee of assistant patrol leader.
All plans are made for the mu-
sicale on May 90.
r. FOSTER SHADER, Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
Troop 8 Studies Map
Making at Meeting

The meeting of Troop s, on Mon
day night was well attended as us
ua1. and was very interesting. Map
making was the principal subject of
the evening. An overnight hike was
discussed for the near future. Plans
are also being formed for the sum-
mer camp The baseball team had
a game scheduled for Thursday night
but as this is being written on
Thursday afternoon, the result is
not yet known.
The patrols all had meetings this
week and the Tiger patrol elected
MarZolf as president of the patrol.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY

Sevens Valley, Pa, May 17.-Paral-
ysis, brought sudden death to Mrs.
Jacob Beck "a resident of Glatfelter's
Station, near here. Mrs. Beck was en-
gagged in preparing breakfast yester-
day morning and was stricken while
in the act of descending the stairs to
the cellar. She was 65 years old. Mr..
Beck is a track foreman on the Penn
sylVania railroad
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
REMOVING OLD DOLLHOUSE

York, Pa, May 17.-Workmen are
engaged in razing the old dollhouse
three miles east of this city along
the Lincoln highway. The gate was
only recently abolished by the State
Highway Department. The house is
said to be more than a century old,
having been erected about 1904. 1t
was formerly known as gate No. 9,
by travellers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
PASTOR GOES TO FRANCE

Marietta, Pa, May 17.-The Rev.
Frank @. Bossert, for a number of
years pastor of the historic Donegal
Presbyterian Church. Just north of
Marietta has resigned to do duty
for the Y. NJ. c. A. in France. For
ten years he has been an energetic
worker in Lancaster county,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
FOUR NEW TROOPS
BEING ORGANIZED
Several Other Centers Getting
Ready For Work Among
Boys

There are four new troops in the
process of formation. Their meeting
places will be in the following
churches: Augsburg Lutheran. st.
Andrews Episcopal. Wesley A. NJ. E.
Zion. Paxton Presbyterian, Paxtang.
There are number of other centers
discussing the forming of troops and
as soon as scoutmasters are secured
these will be chartered.
Raymond A. Ketchledge. scout
master OF Troop 1. Camp Hill, has
petitioned the local council for af-
fliation with the Harrisburg Coun-
Gil. This will be acted on at a
meeting of the executive committee
to be held in the near future.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
SUPPER FOR CHURCH BENEFIT

Halifax, Pa, May 17.-Trinity Re-
formed Church, will hold a chicken
cornsoup supper in the Grange hall,
in Third street tomorrow evening.
starting at S o'clock. Fancy work
will be sold and there will be a. parcel
post sale, proceeds to be used in re-
pairing the church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
HONOR FLAG FOR HALIFAX

I1HHIu4, Fd.I May II.-IhfS town
has secured an honor flag from the
government for having passed its
Liberty Loan quota of $42.50O in the
recent campaign. The flag has been
hung in Market street in front of the
post office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17

THE LITERARY DIGEST appeals to, and is care
fully read by, manufacturers, business executives.
progressive retailers everywhere throughout the ma
on, and this number will be of particular interest to
them inasmuch all varieties of commercial vehicles
are pictured and described Prospective buyers of
motor-trucks are specially urged to buy THE
DIGEST this week and read these interesting an
nouncements
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
The Parade

surprised at the showing of the
scouts in last Mondays parade. More
than 425 scouts were in line. The
whole city was enthused by the tre-
mendous showing. There is no long
er any doubt in the minds OF Har-
risburgers that the scouts are live
bunch. We stand for service, and
we uroyed IL on Monday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
National Crisis Brings Motor-Trucks to the Fore

The story of how the truck is solving the prob
lens of freight congestion, of increasing farm pro-
duction and conservation of farm labor of facita-
ting food markets. and of transporting passengers is
of the most constructive and important narratives
that could be written. Those who interested in
the great national questions will read with interest the
latest developments of the national motortruck era by
Harry Will1in Perry in this number of THE DIGEST.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17

Use McNeirs Pain Exterminator-Ad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17

To All Scouts:
1t is expected that every troop will
put forth an effort to carry out the
above request, and make report OF
findings to local headquarters.
]. FREDERICK VIRGIN,
Scout Executive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
TO ENTERTAIN $4,000
Salina Will Hold National Tractor
Demonstration July 20.

Salina, Kan, June 2o.-The leading
business men Of this city have forgot
ten the hot weather in their excite
ment over the official word that Sa-
lima has been chosen for the national
tractor demonstration. This date is
the week of July 20 to August 8.
From $4,000 to $4,000 visitors are ex-
pected-more than have ever attended
any previous tractor demonstration
and more than Salina has entertained
at any gathering in the past. The de-
cision is a compliment to the energy
of the Chamber of Commerce, which
has worked two years for the meet, ;,
and a tribute to the rapidly developing
importance of Salina as leading ag-
riculture center.
Plans are already under way to han
die the mammoth crowds. Forty acres
for the headquarters tents and eighty
acres to park the many thousand of
automobiles expected, have been set
aside. The center of action will be
four miles from the heart of town but
near the Missouri Pacific tracks, on
which shuttle trains will be run fire.
quently at a low fare. More than
1000 acres are available for blowing
demonstrations. This is a. larger field
than has been had at former meets and
wider range of work and moro trac-
tors will be shown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
BARBECUE-BUT NO BEEF
Topeka Shrirers Enjoyed Their Gar
field Park Party Nevertheless.

More than 500 persons attended the
Shriners' barbecue given at Garfield
park Wednesday afternoon and eve
ming for the Shriner. and their fam
lilies Each pers-n was supposed to
have string of five tickets, but many
of the youngsters worked the ticket
men for four and five strings, SO that
a total of about $4,000 tickets were
given away.
1t would be difficult to say who
enjoyed the picnic the most-the
youngsters or their elders. Everyone
had all they anted to eat, in spite of
the fact that the whole roast beef
which the Shriners had intended to
serve was denied them by the gov
eminent There were sandwiches.
salads. PIXIES, lemonade, pop, can
taloupes, ice cream and various other
things.
It was too hot in the afternoon for
the program scheduled, but dancing
began at the pavilion at 9 o'clock and
lasted until 1870. me Modocs en-
tertained the crowd between dances
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
SPRINGER TO CHOIR
Well Known Musician VIII Take
Charge Grace Cathedral Music,

Prof. Herman Springer, until last
year choral master of the Grace
cathedral choir for seven years, will
return to the leadership of this won
derful church organization for the
coming fall and winter, Dean Kaye
announces today.
He will reorganize completely the
entire choir and will give a recital
of his pupils and make preliminary
plans at the cathedral Friday eve
ming. Dean Kaye invites all persons
interested to the church at that time.
1t is hoped to have at least fifty
women voices in the Grace cathedral
choir this fall. The war demands have
taken most Of the men from the or
ganization and it is hoped to make
up for the loss by the presence of
more women,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
LETTER OF APPRECIATION
Henry X. Brooks Writes on State
journal Attitude Toward "Agitators.n

Pointing out that conditions in the
city of Topeka do not warrant the
employment of paid agitation" Henry
K. Brooks. head of the Steel Fixture
Manufacturing company of Topeka,
has written to the State Journal in re-
lation to the editorial criticism recent
ly of the actions of certain labor agi-
tators here.
Mr.. Brooks's letter follows:
Mr.. Frank P. MacLennan, Editor Topeka
State Journal, Topeka, Kansas.
Dear Sir: We have noted the recent
TO create an antagonistic feeling between
employers and employees and are pleased
to note that you have taken steps to expose
these pernicious activities.
We heartily endorse your efforts to main
tain the harmonious and friendly spirit be-
tween employers and employees, which has
peen In existence for so many years in this
employment of any paid agitation. We
venture to say that no city of its size in the
United States has conditions and wages
more favorable to home building and com
fort for all classes
We join with you in your efforts to keen
it so. By giving publicity to the danger
OF l. W. W: and Non bipartisan propaganda
~ circulated Evening Journal, we believe
that the better class of citizens will re-
pudiate those who would set class against
class. and especially at this time when
our country needs every worker to put
forward his best endeavor to win the wal
for democracy.
Trusting that your good work will con
tlnue, we are yours very truly,
THE STEEL FIXTURE MFG co.
HENRY *. BROOKS