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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
TROOP NEWS

Troop 6-Went on the most enjoyable hike of the season last Sunday; we were accompanied by Troop 30, new troop started in Inglenook. We left at $50 en route for T. c. I. dam beyond Bay view. We had a good walk in the early morning along the shore of the lake, seeing red salmon, which the gov ernmeht put in the lake. Then we en- tered the woods, where the honeysuckle, sweet shrubs and violets were bloom ing in, great abundance. We reached our camping grounds at 11:50 and cooked our chow. In the afternoon some of the boys went in swimming. We returned home at 4 o'clock.
 Troop 13-Held an election of ofi- cers last Friday The following were elected: William Ellis, president; Hor- ace Ferguson, first vice president; Wick Broomall, second vice president William Thorpe, scribe; Conner Will Hams, treasurer; patrol leaders, Hoyt Ellis and Herbert Wood. Thirteen's machinery is running fine now and we will soon make all of the troops sit up and take notice. Watch our steam
 Troop live have been doing all we can to bring our troop up in efficiency We have a new plan. Watch us grow. This troop has so many good fellows in it that it has three on the waiting list. We took a hike over to the camp site Saturday, leaving the scoutmas- ter's home at o'clock sharp under the senior patrol leader, Gelders. We made it in about two and half hours, and made it back in less time than that, walking IT miles each way and 1t was 20 boys on it While at Camp Andrews we selected our Lot and will soon be- gin on our cabin
 Troop 20-Say, fellows, did you ever hear of the that troop before? Well pos sibly you haven't but you are going to for soon every scout in Birming ham will see, hear, and know more about this troop than he will about his own. Speaking of troop committees, just look who thN new member of our troop is, MT. Karl .Landgrebe. He is right there with the goods on and means business
 Troop 29-Cha11enges any troop in the district to turn in to headquarters between. now and May l more tinfoil than any other troop.
 Troop 44-Went on an overnight hike Friday to Camp Andrews We se- lected our lot Saturday morning and have already started on our cabin.
 Troop 3S-With the hard work of our scoutma ster and our assistant, Troop 3S is coming out on top. This troop represents three churches in West End. We are doing good work in our com. munity, having helped raise the fund for the West End church.
 Troop 50-We have changed our meeting place to the Chamber of Com merce instead of Boys club. Meet in the lobby at 7:SO. Say, Troop 50, what about your troop cabin at Camp An. drews?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

Programme for patrol leaders meeting to be held Monday afternoon, April 21, at o'clock in the cafe of the Civic association is as follows:
 l. Artificial respiration Sunstroke- burns, Suppose live trolley wire fell on some person. what measures would you take to relieve this person? How could you tell what way the current was coming?-By Clyde Porter, Troop 14.
 2. Bring in 10 specimens of different trees and let the boys identify them at the rneeting.-By Louis Mccormack, Troop 10.
 8. Make homemade telegraph in strument and bring it to the meeting and tell how he made it.-By Bob Saun- ders, Troop A.
 f. Name and describe all the birds in this locality-By Saul Goldstein, Troop 50.
 D. Ex xplain how you would select a camp sites for the summer.-By Ray mond Grammar, Troop ?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
BUILDING IS STILL
 QUIET IN LONDON

London. March 1S.-With the signing of the armistice it was expected that build- ing operations in London. suspended by he war. would be quickly resumed. But 30 far there are no signs of renewal of work on a dozen or more huge un- finished structures in various par Is of the city
 Labor unrest is the cause assigned by one biz contractor for this statb of af fairs. "If it were not for the labor un- rest he said, T believe we sEould be so busy that we could employ he ser vices of every man available. the un- rest is not confined to the buidinE world Manufacturers, banks insurancE com panies and other large corporations which have been thinking of rebuilding are for the present holding their hands,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
BICYCLE HIKE

Next Saturday, April 19, bicycle hike will be conducted by Sailor Eddens. Be ready to leave promptly at 7:30 a. m-, meet at the Capitol park. Bring rations for one meal Be on time, or else the sailor will go without you. This bicycle hike is to Camp Andrews. big time Is in store for vou
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
VICTORY LOAN POSTERS

Every troop is requested to send 2 scouts to scout headquarters Tuesday afternoon, April 15, right after school, to get the Liberty Loan posters for their district. Each troop should mak e arrangements to meet the scouts with the posters at a certain time and place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
ATTENTION. SCOUTMASTERS

The regular monthly meeting of the Scoutmasters' association will be held Monday night, April IA, at o'clock, in the directors room of the Civic assoeia- tion. This is a very important meeting and your presence is urged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

The ancient thoroughfare which far 400 years has encircled Lucca, Italy, on top of the city wall and which has been officially renamed Boulevard President Wilson," is so wide that 12 horses can be driven abreast in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

to become chairman of the movement to strengthen this organization. Please ex- tend my greetings and best wishes to the Boy Scouts conference now in session in New York w. G. McADOO."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

these of human beings. but who resem- bled beasts of a species unknown to man. I have seen the dead lying along the roadside and 50 or 60 men fighting like dogs for pieces of bread thrown to them by the sympathetic poor people of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

Nibolsk. And the sights I have seen will be duplicated all over Siberia, and thousands, eye, tens of thousands, will literally rot to death. I use the words advisedly, for human life is the cheapest thing in Siberia"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
DRUM. BUGLE, FIFE PRACTICE

The drum, bugle and fife corps practice has been suspended until after camp IS over. Bring in your drum sticks, bugles and flies to headquarters at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
NEWS OF THE BOY SCOUTS
PATROL LEADERS, MEETING

Tuesday, as the posters are to be put up before sunset that day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

This is the beginning of the second lap You will see that p troops have sent in their reports. How about the rest of you getting in line?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-24
low THE OLD TOWN DOES GROW
REGULATION about the extra

REGULATION about the eXtraor-
dinary growth of Philadelphia will
Jon be officially set at rest when the
census takers resume their decennial ac-
tivities next year.
Meanwhile there are indices of our
population progress which are highly
significant The new local directory con-
tains 121, 900 more names than the vol
ume of twelve months ago. What this
means may be realized by glance at the
figures of the last census.
In 1910, apart from Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh, Scranton was the only city in
the state the population of which was
more than 121, 900.
In single year we have assimilated
more than all the inhabitants of the
Reading or the Wilkes-Barre of decade
ago Furthermore, in the metropolitan
"agglomeration,' which disregards
county lines, it is we'll known that the
growth has been prodigious.
There are sound reasons for believing
that Philadelphia will be in the impress
sive 100000 class when all the returns
of the governments forthcoming in
ventory are made.
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DO WOMEN WANT TO VOTE?

TsHE only way to find an answer to this
question is to examine the registra
ton returns from communities in which
the right to vote has been granted to
women.
If the women were as anxious as the
4 men to cast ballot just as many of
them would register. This has not hap
pcned in New York. Last year the total
registration in that city was 1,014,s48,
of which only 40S,671 were women. This
year the total registration is 1,O78,253,
Of which 363,8S3 are women. Nearly
$4,000 fewer women registered this year
than last year and nearly 10000 more
men qualified for voting.
Why is this? Not being in the conf
dcnee Of the women of New York, we
cannot answer the'euestion. Bat Il locks
is II voting were regarded by many
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-24
ROOSEVELT DAY

DO0SEVELT'S natal date becomes a
lS red-letter day much quicker than any
which has honored most other great
Americans. This is in keeping with the
spirit of the man and the ideals for which
he stood.
The force of his personality survives
splendidly in the present interest which
Roosevelt week has evoked and the ap-
peal of plans for the celebration of his
birthday next Monday. The prime fea-
ture of the observance is the laying of
firm financial foundation for a suitable
Roosevelt memorial. 1t is not easy-at
least in peace times-to think Of another
nationwide "drive" so finely in accord
with public sentiment.
What form the memorial will take and
where it will be situated is not yet deter
mined. There is talk of a magnificent
arch. The form of the structure is, how
ever, relatively immaterial. Every
American who subscribes to the fund will
raise in his heart his own memorial to a
beloved leader.
& 1t is almost in bad taste to urge a
popular response to this campaign. The
spontaneity of affection which Theodore
Roosevelt won from the nation should be
enough to bring an enthusiastic and gen
erous answer to the call
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TO MEET A NEW ISSUE

SECRETARY REDFIELD, of the De-
~ partment of Commerce, reminded the
internal tional trade conference in Atlantic
City of conditions to which this news
paper has been directing attention for
two or three years.
He said that the world could not get
along if the United States insisted on
selling its commodities abroad for cash
and refused to take foreign-madc goods
in exchange. The foreign trade balance
in our favor last year was about $4,000
100000. Europe cannot continue to pay
us this amount in gold every year with
out going bankrupt
This balance will readjust itself in the
course of time, when Europe begins to
produce more of what she needs. She
will then not have to buy so much from
US. But she has borrowed $10,000,000,-
600 from US in order to help her pay her
war expenses. She will have to pay the
interest on this sum for many years to
come, and will ultimately have to pay
the principal.
She will have to pay a large part of
the principal in goods if she is to main
tain her solvency at home. This is SO
obvious that it has occurred to every one
who has given any thought to the sub
ject. But if we shut out European goods
with high protective tariff Europe will
be unable to pay 1t is to our interest
that she sell her goods here.
Secretary Redfield has suggested that
1--WE open wide our doors to the reception
of foreign-made goods" This is the
natural suggestion of free trader. But
the United States is not a free-trade
country. 1t believes in the policy of pro-
lection for home industry. The problem
before the tariff trainers is to discover
a way to admit enough foreign-made
goods to assist our debtors in paying
what they owe to US without injuring
our own industries. This can be done
without throwing down all customs bar
riers.
Indeed, we are in just as great need
of the customs dues to finance our gov
ernment as the foreigners are of our
markets for the sale of their surplus.
The men in control of Congress have
lately been saying that it would be wise
to postpone tariff revision until there
was a President in the White House in
sympathy with the American idea. 1t
may be wise also to postpone it until we
learn what the conditions are that must
be met by new tariff law Every month
increases the amount of information
available. In year or two Europe will
have recovered somewhat from the disor-
ganization of her industry and will be
producing goods for home consumption.
1t will not be necessary to adjust our
tariff laws to meet a S4000,O0O,OO0 bal
ance of trade in our favor, nor even for
billion-dollar balance. But they must be
adjusted to conditions which no one fore
saw when the nation committed itself to
the policy of protection.
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punishment on any person found in a
state Of intoxication. Congress refused
to cooperate with them to this end. One
may be drunk without risking feleral
prosecution if he imbbes liquor made by
himself or given to him by talented
friend.
A world of hope was based upon the
doctors, but even the doctors, with their
right to prescribe whisky or other alco-
holic beverages for medicinal purposes,
are to be strictly regulated. Physicians
may not prescribe more than pint of
whisky for any one person every ten
days. No prescription may be filled twice
and all such prescriptions have to be
written on blanks furnished by the COM
missioner of internal revenue. Telltale
stubs will be attached, which must be
filled out and returned to the federal
authorities at intervals by each physi-
clan.
Congress appropriated S2,000000 for
use by the Revenue Department in cn-
forcing the act and 100000 to the
Department of Justice for the work of
investigation. The law is intended to
make wartime prohibition effective. If
the treaty is ratified and peace formally
declared by the President before January
20 there will be an interval in which no
restriction may be imposed on liquor
sales. On January 20 the prohibition
amendment will become effective and, so
far as any one can see, the country will
90 1ry for oOo1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-24

ITO COMPLAIN is human, to concur
- divine. As, in common with the rest
of us, the managers of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company have had con-
siderable experience with this fact, they
are probably not surprised to encounter
Opposition to their commendable attempt
to improve the trolley service on the
important line to Germantown.
The present plan involves the substtu-
tion of comfortable side-cXit cars with
transverse seats for the less serviceable
vehicles so long in use. Hundreds of
thousands of riders will rejoice in the
proposed change.
A neighborhood improvement assoca-
tion in Mount Airy, however, is aggrieved
because the operation of the adequate
cars will necessitate the use of Gorgas
lane and Musgrave street for a loop. 1t
is said that the lives of school children
will be endangered and the property will
be deprecated.
y This is the identical argument ad-
vanced when electric transportation took
the place of horse-drawn car traffic in
this city. We did, however learn to
adapt security to progress, and there is
no reason why the process should not be
continued.
The city has long sorely needed better
service to Germantown. Somehow the
public, which is eager for the reforma-
tion, feels that it can be accomplished
without sacrificing human lives. There
ought to be no obstructionism which
stands for improvement by getting in the
way of it.
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz


1. NJ w. Ireland is surgeon general of the
United States army.
>. plane is surface such chat the
straight line joining any two points in
it lies wholly in it.
3. William Waldorf Astor conducted for
time the Pail Mall Gazette and the
Pail Mall Magazine.
A. An Amerind is a member OF one of the
native races of America, an American
Indian or an Eskimo.
3, The word utopian, descriptive Of an
ideal state, refers back to the ideal
commonwealth which Sir Thomas
More called Utopia in his fanciful
work of that title.
@. The heir apparent of the throne of Bel
GUM is Prince Leopold, Duke of
Brabant.
Z. Mount Mckinley attains q greater alti-
tude than any other American noun
tain. 1t is more than 20 900 feet high.
S. A concordat is an agreement. In par
ticular sense 1t is an agreement be-
tween the pope and secuiae gov
ernment.
.. A scintilla is spark, an atom.
40. Chamissos Peter SchlcmiI'' IS the
story Of q man who lest his shadow.
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THE WAY OFUS ALL

WTE'LL measure it not by years, but miles,
w This road that we needs must follow;
Well sprinkle it over with tears and smiles.
And travel il, hill and hollow
'Tis nxfry you are, and your steps are glad,
For smooth is the stretch you travel;
A score of miles ahead of you, lad,
I'm cursing the grit and gravel.
You We berries to eat and grapes to suck
And flowers on your path are sprinkled;
But all the fruits that are mine to pluck
Are bitter and dry and wrinkled.
All gracious and green on either hand
The fields from your feet go trendiDg:
But. somehow, a shadow lies on the land
Where I, through the dust am vending.
For even its gold seems touched with gray,
Since gray is for age and SORROW
Ah what ! am seeing, my lad. today,
You'll see for yourself tomorrow.
As though they were lit for your own self's
sake.
The lights in the noon skies strengthen;
But limbs that are weary and bones that
ache
You'fHknow when the shadows lengthen.
The road is the same for us all. in truth.
Though brave TO your eyes, and splendid
And where l am trudging today, bright
youth.
You'll trudge ere your journeys ended.
Yet merry and free be that heart of yours
While bright be the leagues you follow
Iwere cruel to burthen the soul that scars
Or tether the wheeling swallow,
-Roderic Quinn, in the Sydney Bulleti,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-24
We Never Argue
Where Did You Get the suo.ro

In that delightful and impossible book. ''Iha
Young Visters,' the authorette states that
'Mr Salteena ate his soup TO the tune of n
merry waltz" On reading this we chortled
gently. and dismissed 1t as a good line. but
having no close relation to life But the
other day going into a restaurant where
music is dispensed with 1--WE are under the
impression that this is the thing to do with
the music in restaurants) meals we ordered
coffee as a chaser for our victuals 1t came
and was extremely hot. Just as we started
TO sip the liquid the orchestra relapsed into
a very jazzy Offering, and before we could
stop our epglottis from shimmying in time
with the music the undssolved lump of
sugar at the bottom clicked against our
teeth, and our internal economy had been
made extra-receptve to cancers
We owe Daisy an apology. She is a reallst
after all. WEIGHTA SECCUNT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-24
What DO You Knou?


/. What notable victory during the world
war was achieved by General Yude
mitch, who is now leading the anti
Bolshevik forces in the Baltic region?
, What college did George Washington
attend.
g. Where is Letvia?
4. What is carct?
o. What is the original mean ming of the
word etiquette?
u. Who was chairman of the Industrial
conference in Washington
Z. What is distinguishing feature of
American battleships?
s. What is the great coffee port of South
America?
Q. Who is called the father of English
printing?
10, What is marsupial?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-24

women as novelty, and that after they
had been to the polls once or twice they
lost interest in the matter.
If this be true it Is unfortunate. There
are too many men Indifferent to the ex-
crcise of their rights as citizens. If
equal suffrage is only to increase the
number of Indifferent electors we are not
going to get through it those reforms
which wore promised.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-24

Because her husband
Man and the Home spent his time there,
Il Ca ZEN woman
smashed all the windows in q clubhouse.
She was arrested but promptly discharged.
the judge telling the husband that his place
was at home. The club directors, when they
come to pay the bill for glass, will probably
agree with the judge, in this particular in
stance, at least.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-24

Dear S0crdteS:
why haven't you said something about the
roasted chestnut vendors yet? Or can't you
roast chestnuts in your Chatting Dish? The
hot chestnut stand has, or should have as
much favor as a doughnut window. Think
how well the crisp slightly blackened chest
nut goes with BRISK, chilly autumn winds
what a spicy flavor they add to a walk (not
down Chestnut street-down SAMSON or Fill
bert or some other side street can't go
down Chestnut street peeling and munching
hot chestnuts). Think, how pleasant the
warmth they lend to your pocket and your
chilled hands-for the canny vendor saves the
price of bag by gently insnuating the
glassful of chestnuts into your coat pocket
before you stop him. How picturesque
and aromatic the humble charcoal pan. and
how picturesque and aromatic, too the
wizened Milanese or Venetian or other Ro-
man presiding over the stand--a hot chest.
nue. vendor of any other nationality would
presumably be subject to injunction
Also, he has contributed to the H. G. of
chestnuts by partially filing last years tive-
cent glass measure with parafin-an inch or,
$50 of it,
Autumn and hot chestnuts-Italian vendors
and charcoal pans-and let us parody:
Walk down the street in chestnut time. in
chestnut time, in chestnut time
Walk down the street in chestnut time (and
stealthy munching some Of 'em)
And you shall wander hand in pocket up from
Chestnut street to Market
Then down the street in chestnut time (and
stealthy munching some ofm)
PENMAN.
We Never Argue
Dear Socrates In the other nights Dish
you mentioned Eulogy of Dog or Something
like that. Well. merely wish to saw thai
you will agree with me if saw that woman
needs no euogy. She speaks for. herself.
DAVID CERNER
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The lord lieutenant of ireland has been
paying his respects to the Sim Fein gov
ernment The Sim Feiners will probably
retort with a paraphrase of the old song,
Faith, French is all at sea, says the Shan
Van Noght.''