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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-21
BOYS, SCOUTS IN CAMP.

Scout Master Gum and his Boys
Scout from Dubuque arrived in Man
chester Saturday forenoon, making the
trip from Earlville to Manchester on
foot in spite of the rain. The boys
came to Dyersville by auto on Friday,
and marched to Earlville Friday after
noon. They camped at Earlville Fri
day night and broke camp early Sat-
urday morning. On account Of the
washouts on the railroads some of the
boys were not able to come until Mon
day. ~.
Many Manchester people have visit
ed the Scout Camp and have been i'm
pressed with the manner in which the
boys conduct the camp. Scout Master
Gum is just the kind of man for
boys. He is an athlete, and possesses
a pleasing personality and has no
difficulty in winning the confidence
of the boys. He is heart and soul in
the boy scout movement and directs
the affairs of the camp in business
like manner.
Last Sunday Mr.. Gum and a
large number Of the Scouts attended
from the camp to Manchester and at
tended the services at the Methodist
church. The boys entered heartily In
to the spirit of the service by joining
in the singing and the reading Of
Scripture lessons. Twenty-one of the
Scouts attended Mass at the Catholic
church.
Thursday and Sunday afternoons
the camp Is open to visitors and those
interested in the Scout movement
are shown about the camp by Scouts
detailed for that purpose.
The camp is under guard day and
night, just like military camp, and
no one is permitted to enter the camp,
without first making his mission
known to the guard.
A daily program is planned for the
Scouts, which is as follows:
500 Reveille.
sos Setting Up Drill.
s:15 Morning Dip.
$3.50 Recall.
6:45 First Call.
$3.50 Assembly Roll Call and In
spection.
700 Morning Mess.
7:45 Ground Police.
S:15 Instruction Period
9:15 Recall. ....
.9:25 Scout Games.
10:30 Swimming Call.
t11:00 Swimming Peiod.
'11:30 Recall. ...-
1910 Noon Mess.
100 Quiet Hour.
1.55 Recall.
'2:05 Nature study, Hikes, etc.
1856 Swimming Period.
4:15 Swimming Period
14:55 Recall.
500 Guard Mount.
$50 Retreat and Evening Colors
600 Evening Mess.
7:15 Council Fire or Specials.
S:45 To Quarters.
800 Taps. w..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-21
MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE. .

A meeting of the members of the
County Council of Defense was called
for last Saturday, but on account Of
the rain and unfavorable conditions
of the roads the meeting was post
poned until next Saturday, August
oath. 1t is desired that every member
of the Council be present, as there
are several important items Of BUSH
ness to be considered.
BY order Of the Chairman.
F. H. MUNSON,
Chairman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-21
LETTER FROM CLARENCE
KETNA.

The following letter from Clarence
e. Kenna, a former employee in the
local post office, was received by his
uncle, the postmaster, few days
ago. It contains an interesting de-
scription Of conditions at the Great
Lakes Training Station:
"U. S. Naval Training Station,
Great Lakes, Illinois.
well I will try to tell you a little
of our camp in general. The Great
LES Naval Training Station is the
largest Naval Training Station in the
world. It is divided into 10 camps and
each camp has from two to four regi-
ments, and each regiment is divided
into companies, and each company Is
supposed to have one hundred and
forty men, although some have more.
"The men from one camp cannot mix
with those of another. One must have
a pass signed by a regimental COM
mander or the head of their depart
ment before they will be permitted to
pass from one camp to another.
"The station is growing every day.
they are extending the camps and build
ing barracks and roads night and day.
We have lumber yard here nearly
as large as the Eclipse at home.
"The sailors make good carpenters
Last month for while they put up a
barrack every hour. There are thous-
pf iv, h,,f
have barracks by winter 1 think.
"The men are divided into a good
many branches of the service and each
branch has it's camp or regiment. The
aviation, they have whole camp. The
hospital school has regiment, also
the radio school The Public works,
or rather the men who build up the
station, have their regiment. The
seamen are supposed to be the best
drilled men in the station, although
we all have to drill more or less.
Every regiment turns out its best
drilled men, led by their band, for re-
view before the Captain every Wednes-
day. Wednesday is visitors day and
there are hundreds of people here
every Wednesday to see it.
Each regimental commander leads
his regiment by the reviewing stand,
takes his place beside Captain Moffett
while his companies pass, their band
playing and colors flying. Then he
salutes the Captain and follows his
companies and the next commander
takes his place and so on until they
have all passed. Then they go through
flag drills or formations. All this
time the airplanes are doing stunts in
the air above them.
Last week the French band was
here for the review. They sent our
band Of a thousand pieces across the
drill field. 1t was some band.
There are about $4,000 men on the
station now, of course they come and
go all Of the time. They took in $4,000
during the month Of July.
''The first thing every one hears
when they get inside the gate is
You'll like it," and we do. We get
plenty of good food and most of us
have good beds.
Fruit must have been plentiful this
year, for we have nearly every kind
that grows, and an abundance Of it;
also good bread, meat, potatoes, butter
and l nearly forgot the beans, which
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-21
SAVE ON SUGAR.

Mr.. Deems has again asked the Wo.
mans Committee of Iowa to help him
solve food problem. This time 1t is
b very serious one. Right now our
nation is facing a crisis in the sugar
shortage.
He asks that $4,000 women in Iowa
enter contest of ideas on How Best
to Save Sugar, as part OF their pa
triotic service. In countless Iowa
homes women have solved the problem
for themselves. The Food Admins
tration is asking them to share their
solutions with all our people. That
is why it proposes this contest. Out
OF it is bound to come important dis
closures with respect to what can be
done to save sugar and how to do it.
Prizes.
To the one who offers suggestions
for the best way to save sugar Tin
canning and preserving, and in max
ing cakes, candies, bread and bever-
ages or otherwise) will be given an
autographed certificate by Mr.. Hoover;
to the ten next best in the state at
large, certificates from the Food Ad-
Mr.. Hoover and Mr.
Deems; to the two best in each coun-
ty Zone in town and one In the coun-
try) autographed certificates by Mr..
Hoover, and to the ten next best in
each county Give In town and five in
the country autographed certificates
by Mr.. Hoover or Mr., Deems.
-.~, How Awarded.
Miss Alice French Octave Thanet)
Of Davenport has consented to act az
chairman of the committee on award
of prizes, and with her will be asso-
ciated dozen other prominent women
of the state.
The contest is open to every woman
in Iowa. 1t will close August 26th,
but letters mailed on that day will be
included. All letters should be sent
to Miss Alice French at Davenport
before that date. The rules of the
contest are:
Letters must be limited to so words.
They must be written on only one
side of the paper.
The address of the contestant must
follow the name.
City residents must give street ad-
dress, making it clear they live in
towns.
Farm residents must give rural
route address, making it clear they
live in the country.
Announcement of awards will be
made September 1st II possible.
The women of Delaware county are
not lacking in patriotism or bright
ideas. Here's hoping that the con-
test committee will be flooded with
evidence of both and that many Of
these autograph certificates. may come
to our homes to be displayed in the
future as what mother won in the
great war.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-21

IN. Berklin of Boone, Iowa, came
Sunday evening for a visit with his
daughter, Mrs. William Runyon, and
family. Mr.. Berklin returned to his
home today, and was accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Anna Berkfin. who
has been here for several weeks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-21

The Woman's Home Missionary
society of the Methodist Episcopal
church will meet with Mrs. H. c. Haze
Nberlee, Wednesday, August 2Sth.
ftMrs. Will H. Scanlon is the leader.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07

eff there were no summer schools we
would not know where our children arc,
said another parent. "Thcy would leave
home enrly in the morning and run all
over the city. Now we know thnt they
are safe in the schoolhouee and IN no
danger of being run over by automobiles
or street cars"
PROVED DISTINCT SUCCESS.
From this it may be seen that the
summer school has proved distinct
success so far as the individual rs con-
cerned. 1t is equally desirable from the
standpoint of the community In the
first place, instead of proving an addition
al expense. the summer school has ac-
tually resulted in a saving In educational
funds This is because many OF the
, children are able To complete IN SIX years
an education that formerly required
eight years
An investigation of the aIl-ycar schools
in one city made last March showed that
2S3 pupils had been graduated who
under the regular plan, would have still
! been In school In another city n study
Of the progress made by 27i pupils IN
| the sixth seventh and eighth grades,
showed that % had made no gam; 81 -
| gain Of one-thrd Of year; 80 had gained
| two-thirls of year, while 81 had gained
| full wear and 81 had gained one and
! one-third years. Many OF the students in
| cluded IN the first two numbers had not
attended the summer sessions sufficiently
| long 10 make n conspicuous gam, some
! of those who had gained only one third
of year, for example, having attended
only one summer session.
Under the all-ycar plan the pupil is
able to complete his elementary education
in 2SS weeks; under the regular plan IT
requires 800 weeks When YOU consider
that the average cost of educating one
pupil is ~ cents a week, YOU can see that
the saving is by no means negligible
On the 23S pupils graduated IN the city
mentioned above. the board of education
figured saving of s. 900 year.
Another ar-rcachng benefit is seen
IN the summer school by one prominent
educator. who SAYS Though VIZ may
feel chagrlned that IN this land Of wealth
the economic conditions force many
students to leave school ne soon rs they
are able t0 earn money, We must rccog-
nlzo il as a fact These pupils attending
school the year around would be part
wav through high school bv the time they
reached the age limit, and experience
has shown that after n person 10 half
way through high schoolhe generally
finishes Hence, We can feel assured
that the year-around school will mean
that the next generation Will be much
better educated; that bigger per cent
will be high school graduates.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07
Summer School


This summer thousands of American
children will remain in school. The
long summer vacation, IN which they
roamed the streets and forgot all they
knew, is fast becoming privilege OF the
past. For the summer school IS no
longer an experiment: II has come to
stay. Over two hundred American cities
now have summer elementary schools;
100 cities have summer high schools,
and it is expected that many more cum
munities will establish summer schools
this wear.
After a careful study of the question:
the Bureau of Education has recently
announced itself in favor of summer
school term for children Commissioner
Claxton points out that the annual school
term in most of our cities Is not more
than $50 DAYS, which means that children
who are never absent attend school less
than half the DAYS in the year. or n little
more than one hour in every ten. 1t
is apparent that the rest of their days
represent a great waste of time and
energy.
The need for longer term has been
urged by prominent educators ever since
the beginning of public education IN tins
country, although in the beginning the
school term was much longer than II Is
now. In most places II was divided
into four terms Of twelve weeks, with .
vacation of week at the end OF each
term.
ENTER THE HOLIDAY.
Then gradually holidays were addHd
and the school day shortened, until IN
1916 y was estimated that the school
tern IN the average city had been short
enCi 900 hours wear 1t was realized
some time ago. IF course that this short
eu,ng could not 20 on. ard educators
began to atqtite the question OF summer
schools
Immediately a number Of, objections
were raised The health Of the children
w,,l.,i bc ruined people declared. i they
had L. remain III school all summer
Municipal authorities objected on the
ground that all-rcar schooling was m
unnecessary expense and sad that II
would also L.. difficult 10 procure teachers
t. teach throughout thc summer y 3
matter q fact I'll ot these objections
have proved unr, aS'l.abc
The ntaitt ii The children attending
summer schools has not only not been
ruined lat II has been improved This
j. r.ot Surprising vixen you compare the
housing conditions il the tenement dis
tricts Of any city with the city school
room The tcaeneI * are overcroAdcd
iadlv ysntiiated ard hot; the school
ROOFS ar, filled Only 10 a comfortable
capacity and arc light, wcll-ventlated
aud fair, cool
More ,cr. ia cities having medical and
Il.rSine service ii, their schools this
service Is continued throughout the sum
Incr. 50 that the health OF the chldrcn
attsadirg summer schools Is we'll cared
~ II, some schools thtv continue to
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07

letter Of the Non-Partisan League was
received and ordered filed
Councilman Abbergcr then ma te n
motion, that was unanimously do tied,
providing for public meeting IN the
Council Chamber, tomorrow night at y
O'Clock, at which time the seven-cent fare
matter will be discussed by the public
His motion also ordered the Clerk Of Coun-
ell TO request the members Of the Public
Utilities Commission to be present at this
meeting.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07
CARFARE INCREASE


State, that it is the power Of the Board
Of Public Utilities To enforce laws and make
public service corporations conform to
their charters, but that the board seemed
to be taking greater power that allowed it
when it was created. He said that the
charter of the company allows il 10 charge
only five cent fares and that the Board
of Public Utilities should make the com
pnny conform to it's charter. IL arm ready
to 90 to the ,sid of the chain" said MIR
Robertson in closing
Following the lengthy discussion the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07

receive physical training, and good health
habits formed during the regular term
| are not forgotten in long summer vaca-
ton.
WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY.
Reports from physicians and nurses
show that children who have been away
| from school during the summer invariably
| return In poorer physical condition than
| those who have remained IN school.
! Even those who have spent their vacations
| at suI.ncr resorts are In no better physical
condition than those who have stayed IN
| school, because their recreation Is likely
to have been of dissipatng nature
One school physician told DIR. w. ).
Deffenbaugh, who made a study of sum
! mer schools for the Bureau of Education,
that if children could go to the country
! every summer and live a healthy normal
life with plenty OF exercise. he would be
in favor Of closing every summer school,
but that since these ideal conditions did
not exist he considered the best place
for them was In the schoolroom or in the
school gymnasiums or Fairgrounds. As
to the effect of summer school on the
child's nervous system. there are con-
fiicting opinions DIR Charles l.. Dana.
professor of nervous diseases at Cornell
University, who has made study of the
effect of school work on children. declares
that the mental fatigue of children has
been greatly exaggerated" that mental
fatigue is often mistaken for the effects
of poor ventilation or unnernourishmcnt.
and that children could stand longer
school term without injury to their
health.
The children themselves are surprising
" enthusiastic concerning summer school
courses Ambitious children. of course
are interested in gaining grade or two
hv The time they are old enough To Sc
cure their work certificates, but even
,.namhitious children like the summer
school
WHAT SOME CHILDREN THINK.
In many schools representative OF
the Bureau Of Education asked the chill
dren 10 write compositions, explaining
their reasons for attending school during
the sun,nrr 1t keeps YOU from hang
ing around the streets and saves YOU from
trouble, wrote one boy. Another boy
SAID '1n my home it is not very com
Portable during the summer, as the sun
shines in. making II very warm, and IN
the streets II Is warmer. So | go to school
rather than get heated up
4 grl wrote. One day | heard my
mother say TO n friend Of ours. when she
said thst children ought not 10 go to
school during the summer, Why not
At home they SIT around. asking me every
now ard then what they should do. In
school they have plenty Of work 10 do.
This illustrates the attitude of most
parents interviewed by the representative
Of the Bureau of Education concerning
their opinions of the summer school One
mother explained the attitude of the other
women in her ncighborhood toward the
summer term when she said: The
children if left TO run the streets. would
bc Sighting and learning bad things. Some
parents take no the quarrels Of their
children and then there is a general row
among the parents in the fiat There is
loss Of this since our children attend
school
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07
Al. Don't Want Concession.

Chicago. Ill, June : The American
League will not second the National
eague's move TO obtain special con
cessions in the matter Of railroad trans
portatlon for baseball teams when tho
now rates 20 into effect on June 10. On
the contrary, President johnson said
Yesterday hrs circuit was opposed 10 the
idea Of putting any such proposition UP
to the administration.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-07

Germans and Austrians are fighting
shoulder to shoulder" says Berlin paper.
With the German clutch on Austria's
neck
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-16
MARCH TO VICTORY

Courage is matter of the blood.
Without good red blood man has a
weak heart and poor nerves. :. 2.
In the spring is the best time to
take stock OF one's condition. IT the
blood is thin and watery, face pale or
pimply, generally weak, tired and
fistless, one should take spring comic.
One that will do the spring House
cleaning, an old fashioned herbal tenn
edy that was used by everybody tehrly
so years ago. is still safe and I sane
because it contains no alcohol or, mar
cotic. 1t is made up of Blood root,
Golden Seal root, Oregon Grape root,
Queens root, Stone root, Black Cherry
bark extracted with glycerine and
made into-fquid or tablets: This
blood. tonic was FIRST put out by DIR.
Pierce in ready7;tosnse form and since
then, has been sod by million bottles
as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. If druggists do not keep this in tab
let form, send 60 cents for vial to DR..
Pierce's, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
Kidney disease carries away large
percentage of our people,: ., What is to
be done? The answer is easy, Eat less
meat, eat coarse, plain food, with plenty
OF vegetables, drink plenty OF water
between meals, and take an uric acid
solvent after meals for while, such as
Anuric double strength), obtainable at
almost any drug store. It, was first
discovered by DR.. Pierce. Most every
one troubled with uric acid finds that
Anuric dissolves the uric acid as hot
water does sugar. You can obtain
a trial package by sending ten cents
to Doctor Picrce's Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute in Buffalo: N. Y.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-16
BEMIDJI TO. HONOR RED CROSS
Continued from page one)

midi avenue north and hating at
Library park. r.... ......
N Grand Marshal Frank B. Ripple
has chosen his staff of assistants,
who will act as block captains, the
following young ladies': ~.
Mrs. A. l.. Barker, Second street.
Miss Arvil1a Kenfield, Third street.
T. Mrs. Theis, Fourth street. ,'~et
Miss .Velma Dean, Fifth street.
Mrs. Henry Cominsky, Sixth street.
OK Mrs. M. Greenblat, Seventh street:
Miss Claire Nangle, Eighth street.
The block captains will supervise
the lining up of the units. They will
be placed in the order of their ar
rival on the street. -. ..
~ Form at / 80 O'clock.
The forming of the units will be-
gin at 1880 o'clock and the parade
will start at 2 o'clock.
All unit chairmen are requested to
notify their members to be on time
at the proper street that there will
be no delay in the procession.
There will be great many floats
in the parade, but the general masses
are requested to march on foot. The
desire of the committee is to have
no long string of autos carrying pas
sengers.
If you are patriotic citizen you
should march in one unit or another.
There will be no spectators because
it is taken for granted that everybody
is patriotic and in sympathy with
the Red Cross work
The stores will close from 1880 to
o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-16
Senior Glass Play.

Senior Glass Play.
Friday evening, May "a, the Sc
nior class of the Bemidji high school
will present its class play, "Green
Stockings" It is a popular comedy,
centering about the old custom which
requires. an older unmarried sister
to wear green stockings at the we'd
ding of her younger sister. 1T is
full of funny situations and will be
supported by interesting specialties.
The, cast is, as follows: -
: s. Admiral Grice Carl -Tennstrom. "
r., William Faroday-Norman Kittle-
son. .~.. H. e.. ,...
Robert Larver-Ferris Knapp. -
Henry Steele-Elwood listed.
James Raleigh-Walter Balk.
Martin-Pierre Gray.
Colonel Smith-The odore Willis.
=. Celia Faroday-Josephine Parker.
Madge, Lady !, Rockingham-Ruby
Case. ... .-.-. o,., -,
Evelyn, Lady Trenchard-Beatrice
Kirk. g.. A., H..
Phyllis Faroday-Mabel Aubolee.>
Mrs. Chrisholm Faroday, Aunt Ida
Carrie Brown. -. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-16
CLASS NIGHT MARKS ~.
Beginning OF CLOSE
49, OF H. S. GRADUATION

p, Glass night. Friday, May II, the
following program will be given by
the Senior class of the Bemidji high
school in the high school auditor ium,
to which the public is invited:
Musical number-High school or
chestra. . -........~. ~"
.selected-Boys' Glee club.
! GLASS; poem--Normal department
girls.Ea i. ~.~s.s.s :, T. sAfts''7Es
Recitation, "star Spangled Il Ban
ner'-GEdythe Schmidt. -, ~ 'at5s.s> q
Song, "star spangled Banner
All. ..T7z ~ ..
Glass history-Pearl Brownlee.
Glass wi1l-Members Of class, -
Quartet, Kentucky Babe Senior
quartet. ~ ~,.-.,5 - 49, ~
( Glass prophecy-Lucile Young,
Mabelle Aubolee. --. -
Specialty-Senior girls. ,. .,
Bequeathing of lantern to Juniors
ELLEN Neumann to Avis Cameron. :
Glass song and yell. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-16
BIG LAND SALE UNDER THE
te' VOESTEAD ACT HAS CLOSED

The big land sale of state lands
Under the Volstead act closed yester-
day at the court house, the sale be-
ing conducted by County Auditor
George. The land lies close to Red
Lake and there were a large num-
Der of bidders present.
The totals have not as yet been fig
ured, :aAA the amount of land and the
total of the sales in money are un-
known.