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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13
0 4 DEbV OF HICKORY RIDGE

going. Then there is the choosing of the camp site at night, selecting a spot which is high and dry, with lots of wood and with shelter from the wind or wealth CT. But best of all is the intimate con- tact the canoe cruiser gets with Mother Nature, The canoe is the Indians boat, and somehow it almost makes fellow feel like an Indian when he grasps his paddle and shoves off. A scout in a canoe sees things that he cannot see in any other way. The canoe glides so quiet ly that one can creep up close to the wild creatures and study them at close range, or he can lie concealed in overhanging bushes like a bit of the landscape, while the birds and animals live their lives around him. And after all it is the mak- ing friends with the little outdoor peo- pie that is the best part of camping.
 Of course, the ideal place for canoe cruising is in the big woods; but not every scout lives in region where he long journey. But there are very few scouts, at least in the eastern states, who cannot find some water near home that is fit for cruising. Of course 9 river is ideal, for you can travel on ana on with something new each day. In some regions where there are no real rivers there are lakes. For scouts living near the sea there are bays and inlets and creeks that offer all sorts of op, portunities. Even a canal offers pos abilities for an interesting cruise if you cannot get anything better You will be surprised at the chances for explora- tion near at home, if you have never really looked into it. Half the run of a canoe cruise is to find out some place that the other fellow has not discovered and explore it for yourself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13
Troop 42 Boys Hike to fhe
 Cahaba RtUer for Week Esgas

Yesterday morning at o'clock eight boys met at Five Points on the Southside and piled. baggage and all, in a Dodge automobile.
 "Cahaba! Cahaba or bust!1 was the roottc immediately adopted. Then with a cheer, these eight boys of Troop 42 started for the Cahaba river.
 These boys were members of Troop 42 who had either returned from Camp An drews or were unable to get away from their work for week at time. Conse- quently they arranged a little camp all their own for the weekend.
 After nearly an hours time they arrived at the Cahaba. a mile or so below the big dam. Here the river widened out and made a hrst-class swimming pool, both broad and deep enough for good swim ming. The Cahaba river is noted for the rocks and snags which choke up most of it's length but this place is free of most of the rubbish which clogs the other parts. It is an ideal place for week end camps.
 Of course. the first thing to do after reaching the end of the journey is to make camp. According to the scout way, this was done with precision and care. What matter if it was only an overnight camp? It can rain as hard on that one night as any other in the week The tents were pitched, the trenches around these dug, and everything put in true camp style Of course. everyone was hun cr.y after all this work, and lunch, also trus camp style, was enjoyed
 Ask any one of those scouts 1T he en7 jcyed himself yesterday. lie will in all probability answer in the affirmative. After work, of course, swimming came first After an hour or so of swimming, blistering and other things which go along with swimming. all were ready for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13
Scouts, the Efficiency
 Contest Has Started Over

Last week started new quarter in the efficiency contests. Every three months the Birmingham scouts headquarters holds a contest between the troops, to test the efficiency and amount of "get-up'' in the different troops
 Certain "doings'' and formalities which the scouts go through are awarded points in the contest
 Every new scout who passes his 'ten- derfoot' examinations scores points for his troop
 Every ''tenderfoot' scout becoming sec. ond-class scores 10 points, and a second class scout becoming frst-class. is cred. tied with 16 points.
 For every merit badge earned by a scout in a troop, 25 points are awarded
 For every mile hiked by boy, in com pany of scout official, the troop tc Which the boy belongs is credited with point. Every hour of civic work done by scout scores 1 point for his troop
 When scout reports good turn at a meeting he scores l point for his troop and when he carries first-aid kit every day for one week he scores another. When a troop successfully holds pro. gramme and reports it to scout head ! quarters, 20 points are scored. When card, containing a record of th< points scored during the week, is hand ed in by a troop at headquarters by Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, points are added to the total, but when troor fails to hand in card one week points are discounted.
 In this manner the troops are kept busy even during the dullest weeks in scout dom. A great rivalry arises between the troops, but there is no bitterness in the rivalry, only a deep desire to excell
 Scouts, do you wish your troop to make the best showing in the city? In other words, to excell? If so. get busy and start to working as you never worked before. Rise in scouting. better yourself become frst-class scout, and gain D. mrs for your troop.
 Scout, when you hand in a good turn bc sure it is a good turn. There are some things which are not really good turnl, but are a scouts duty, or cour- tesy due from a scout. Kicking banana peel off the sidewalk, a favorite with many scouts, is not a good turn. It is a duty due your community. The same thing applies to picking up broken bot ties, etc. Helping an old lady across the street, or giving woman your seat on a crowded street car, also prime favor ites, are courtesies due to womanhood Wien scout hands in such a deed as a good turn, the officials of that troop, by all rights ought to throw it out and not let it count as good turn. Birmingham has wonderful possibilities in scouting. With so many hard work ing. live troops as are in Birmingham. a community could become nationally known as leader in scouting and com munity work. There is no organization which helps develop boys into earnest loyal citizens more so than the Boy Scouts, not only in Birmingham, but everywhere in the country. Scouts, boos, | it up. Put more pep" into Birminghar, 2, | scouting Build for rep for you1 ! troop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13
Information Bureau

With so many new questions being asked and so many oId ones being re- peated by the hundreds of new Scouts coming into the ranks the editor has thought it well to open a window for information only.
 All and any questions relating to scouting will be, answered here by the local Scout officials, with whom we are in constant touch. Step right up to the window, Scouts. We love to help you out. You see. there are only a few ahead of you this week. All right what is it?
 Should Scout give his membership certificate to another person to copy things from?
 [. Yes. the information there would be good for anyone to have.
 When will the next mass meeting be held? ,ss.
 Thursday night at o'clock in the War Camp Community Service hall third floor Gelders buildings at Fourth avenue and Twentieth street. Is it possible for Scout who is too young to be an assistant scoutmaster to become an acting assistant and wear the badge of an assistant? An assistants commission can be issued only to a young man who has reached his eighteenth birthday, and only a commissioned assistant can wear the badge. The next ranking of-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13
Artistic Heritage of France

From .'The Field of Art in the Scrib-
 ner.
 The architecture itself-and this was the most precious, the most irreplaceable part of the artistic heritage Of France has suffered even more. Obviously q Romanesque church could not be removed for safety from the Soissonnais to Tou- louse It is far easier to ascertain the extent of the damage among churches than among the movable objects, but, the magnitude of the disaster, the number of monuments in the war zone make pre- else statements preearious. Besides, the ruins possess so poignant an emotional quality that there is an almost unavaid- able tendency to exaggeration. l was told the other Nay on excellent authority that the Germans had prepared mines 10 +bow up the Abbey of Ourseamp, and that the holes they had drilled in the columns for this purpose were clearly visible. l went at once to Ourseamp and. found the holes in question, which, however, had been drilled over century ago to receive the choir rail. Such false reports are un- fortunate, since they tend to discredlt the authentic instances of atrocities that indubitably exist. 1 have seen With my own eyes proof that the Germans, at the time of their retreat did deliberately blow up the churches of Boult- -sur-Suippe. Heutregeville and Betheniville, all of ar tistic importance.
 The zones of destruction are singularly uneven. In general it is in the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13
BELGIAN BOY SCOUTS

The chief scout of the province of Ant werp, Belgium, NJ. Asorges le Haseue, sent the following to Scouting concerning tie scout movement in Belgium:
 We have three organizations here, First, the Baden Powell Belgian Boy Scouts, with religious background and chiefly founded in colleges, boys clubs, etc. In the province of Antwerp, we have some ? active troops just now with more than 50o scouts cf over IS years old Second the Boy Scouts de Belgique neutral Organization Third, Les Eclaireurs Beiges, also neutral but more on a mili- tary basis Both the latter organizations are composed of scattered elements, very active indeed, but without any serious patronage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13

ficer is the senior patrol leader who can be sf very great service to a troop. but he must be a first class Scout Q receive the rating. When and where can l take my first class tests?
 When you are ready notify the scopt executive, who will arrange for the 4x anina ton If Scout served one year in one
 troop and two years in another, would
 he be allowed to wear service stripes for three years?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13
Efficiency Contest

Troop Is failed to count in the efficien-
 / contest last week. Consequently her ,iYal, Troop 10, has taken first place with a lead of 1200 points. This is a large lead, but if Troop 10 made that many points and more in one week, why can't Troop 15?
 Below is given the troops in the order in which they stand. and the total mum Der of points scored by each:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13

A soldier named John J. O'Brien, writing to the war risk insurance bu reau about his insurance. failed to give his serial number or policy number but said his papers would be easy to identify as his wife's name was Mary A. O'Brien. search through the bu- reau files disclosed the names of 115 John j. Q Briens and each q 50 of them had vsfe narsns ,-s'a :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13

Powell Belgian Boy Scouts, was appoint cd the chief scout for 1919 over the three sections and endeavors to keep them all ip a strong federal union.
 Nll the troops are going to have the Stars and Stripes fixed to their flags on St. Georges Day in very solemn man ner."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13

ing that is different from any other kind Of camping. Tn the first place, there is the zest of uncertainty. not knowing just where your next camp will be, or what will appear around the next bend of the river. Then there is the problem of navigating. picking difficult channels. or running rapids. or studying the wind conditions on a lake ito md the easiest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13

The use of acetylene for illumina- ton has reached such proportions In Denmark that nearly 20 different types of lamps have been invented there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13

1 anotber lunch, this time the real thin ! the ldnc4 which comes around r o'clocl No one feels much lille eXsrc s' whether it is wotk or play, after a hi l satisfying raeai, Nlfete bows Were no e.. lcepticn 10 the rglc. and for some tiui scouts could have retn seen sieepn. stretched out on h,anketa or lasily eos vefsing with each 9laCr, There were ~
 or two who were water dogs, aIf were still paddlins eroand m ihe rives but this was done in a lazys half heartl
 fashion Soon all were hack ID 1he ras and a lively lot of suiashists tfsey did.t
 Soor as the sun began to fall low in x skies, thoughts were turned to the prepi
 ration for tho night.
 All out!7 the cry rang out from N
 Joos, the scoutHasteF Then tAe river leE its load Of scouts Y hile some preparE
 tho supper the rest gathered tirewood fE
 the night. A great pile oi tllis was ct l ieeted for the cafWiire which Was heN | after the supper had Heea eaten and tN
 camp cleared for tise nlspt.
 olls tIltSe who have nrl9yed one know iie joy cf 2 ca.ap hle Iee nlaAl
 as ii fltfkefs hack and fo-1h, casis shakl time for story 4teilinsS the tiase for onM
 imagination to wcrl. a. ftll tilt. if M has the "bities, fiis is-an ideal time iFa hini 10 either re.el n thera or to be iOf them fer once and for 'iil The
 joy of 3 camp is entered around the hoA of the carlpfne the i'm bf the niest. M
 Mir Ices aNa Ills baN7 cf seorts gil lcafe 1calaF this lncridns and tike e ll
 70 the city. The sceptuaater thmls it is not Soc3 for the b9Ss 70 let thN ride hoINs NaNs ss Hieg will have M Wai's the F mics haek tc the city what maisers thate Tney h~te lad thi1 fan and sHonld he willing ) walk M l 5 miles twice 9t is the seeIt way. | tledrals. that the loss nss ueen heavidN
 It Is clear that with the exception
 the cathedral of Reims,. eonparativI little treparable harm was lone in 1 1t is along the lines held for a ld
 period between lstf and 1915 that
 damage is most appalling. The bomhas0 1 II ent seems to have increased in int sity as the war went 'an. The arm came to depend ever tacre upon he artillery and 10 use i, 1nore rockies East of Reims, where the line was nea i stationary for four year. there rem
 of the former villages only heaps of ln | onry. Even the sites 0e imports :, churches. like cerpay .ies~Iseiln
 i hardly be determined One hunts am Gornless heaps of stone until one ! a voussoir from 2 rib or 6 capital. one knows one is standins whe.--
 once the church. The Ganase was I heavy during the advance aud reti
 of the Germans in 1918. as for examnls ! the beautiful Httle church at Crezanc Cola ;s fat.n.1. i,, c1ira at,.a fhe Gels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13
Scoutmasters, Meetine

There will be scoutmasters' meet ing Monday night at Scout headQuar- ters. All are requested to be on hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13

Gold is found in Sunatra, the Cele and in Dutch Borneo in beach depos alluvial deposits, tertiary gravel b and also in vein deposits. In 1914, concessions had been granted for ps pecting and subsequent working gold and silver mines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-13

Using only bamboo. Dutch eagins have built a bridge in Java more q lna feet lpn~ ~ tN t-o' s
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-28
Dos Ayuntamicntos

En- Ia ~poblacion de Atlixco, Estado de
Puebla, sigune f~unclonando dos Ayun
taminrtos: el inc nombrado por el
g~o5erradcr Cabrera ' ell otro, electo
por el pueblo.
Esos Jos municipios. que Sc dicen
legales. f~uncionan rcgularmcnte V ca
ia uno de ellos tiene SUI sericio es-
pecial de nolic:a. de recaudacionez '
demas ramos importantes del ayun-
tam!ento. FL concrete de Ia ciudai
Sc haya dividido en- dos bandos tam
bier. e. que sostiene a. Ayuntamien-
70 Illegal, es decir al ~nombrado por
el ~gobernador, es el pequeIo conner
clio Y el que proteie Il Municipio po-
nular, cue IS el comercio en- grande.
NaturaImontA que Ia opinion publica
apoya . los ediles clectos por el
pueblo ' los D~ropietarios de casas.
pagan sus conrribuciones al Ayunta-
mlento eiecto nopularmente.
IN case de Jurisprudence Sc ha
presentado: los municipes nombrados
FOR el ~gobernador. al yer cue los pro-
Fletarios de asa Sc negaban { pa
gar las contribucioneS, p~rocedieron al
embargo, n~onbrando al efecto algu-
nos ministries eiecUrorcs. poro los
propictarioS exhib4eron las boletas
correspondence. de que habian ne
che el pago a Municirio legal, y e.
Juez de Distrito los amparo.
En- Atiiyto eXisten dos cuer2os de
rolicla que son, los gendarmes del
Ayuntamiento gooiernizta ' Ia poll
cia del Ayuntamiento aut6nomo: hay
COS comiSarias en- las qua funcionan
cIatro c~orisarios. es deer. dos go
blernIstas Y dos del Avuntamiento ie-
gal. En- resumen, en- .AtliXco reina
IN complete manemagnum V va Ell
gooernador del Estado Sc preocupa
por Oar a este asunto, Ia mejor so!u-
ci0n que sea possible.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-28
FRENTE A MAZATLAN UN
BARCO DE PASAJER0S
NAUFRAG0
Recibio oPortuno au1Tilo y
fue conducido al citado
puerto sinaloense

MAZATLAN. SIN. Julio 24.-El
vaporcito americana silver Gate
que en- viaje comercial Sc dirigia a
este puerto. raufrag6 el martes de
Ia semana pasada.
Los superviv,entes dc esta catastro-
fe. irfo-man que el lunes con'enz6
4 soFlar viento f-esco y a Tecalar
mar gruesa hasta cue Sc desato IN
fuerte chubasco, viendosc e. Silver
Gate" en- constante peligro de ser
sepu!taGo en- las profunGidadc5 del
o~ceano.
La labor de los tripulantes fuc ri
da ' adverse su fortuna, pGes III gol-
re de mar rompjo e. eie De Ia hell
ce. que Sc incrusto en- e. t!mon d@-
jando sin gobierno "a e~mbarcaclon.
En- estas cir~curstancias p~udieron lie
gar q IN 'lugar donde habia ounce
trazas de rrofundidad y ALI amelia
ron.
En- este site .echaron IN bote a
aqua. en- donde Sc emDarcaron ell pro-
pietario senior Placien, el senior 8orS-
tell. el maquinista Braun Y e. mari
nero Pablo LUcero. La mar estaOa
gruesa ' a poca diStancIa de IA en-
Harcac:6n. - '.,fe fue volcado por
ola, principiando para quleneS 70
tripu.aoan. all-. .ucua ,rsmeAGa, en-
que tan pronto Sc acerca0an a la
rlava. como eran a.eiados de ella por
los golpes dc mar, hasta que por fin
deSpuss de muchas horaS. eXhaGstos
pudieron llcgar a TERRA. DespueS de
deScansar aigunaS horas en- Ia pla-
va V de yer Ia imposibl.idad ue vol
yer a la embarcacion. Sc decldIeron
: emp-ender Ia Marcia terra aden-
tro = POGO mas tarde encontraron los
postes t~elegraficos que les sirrieron
de guias para dar con el ~rielaje del
fer-ocarTll.
C~aminando ain saber hacia quo
rumbo. pronto escucharon el s'ioato
De una locomotcra que Sc aoerca-
ha Y i a Ia poStre resu.to ser a
Que tiraha del tre1 de r~asaJeros. Sc
.rstalaron a Ia mitad de Ia via c nj
cieron repetidas sehaaes al convoy
que detuciera su marcna. 10 cusI 90
~tuvieron. siendo atend:cos Por los
emCleados ferrocarriIeroS quleneS les
dieron toGa cIase de facllidades para
conduc!rlos a Mazatlan.
va en- este punto. ei senior Ptaclen
Sc puso al habla con eI captain del
cruc4ro northumberland "Brutus,
surto en- "a habia Y obEuvo de e.
cue Ia uniiad naval hiciera un VIA
e de reconocimiento al lugar Ell DON
de Sc ha.lsba anclado cl Silver "a
re-" Mas las pesquisas resultaron inu-
tiles: 81 peQueno vapor haDla deSa-
.'parecido : con e. veinte de SIS trlPu-
~lantes.
Sc supone que Ia fragil eEoarca-
cion. sin gcblerno como hao!a que
6ado. fue arrastrada mar adentro por
81 oleaje o bien arrojada ' az2'aaa
sobre una playa desiert.
e. senior Placien, pierde con este
7~auTrag7o "a cantidad de Glen NIL
rescs. valor del vapor Y de las mef-
cancias que venian a boroo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-28
Las elecciones generates en-
Ell Peru, Sc efectuardn Ell
II de agoSto

WASHINGTON. Julio 23.-Segun
dicen las noricias recibidas ultimamen
re On ezta capital, procedente de IL
ma, las e!ecciones generates en- esa
RapuhIca sudamericana Sc efectua-
ran 81 dia l. &C .Agosto proXlno, ue
acuerdo con e. decreto que el Pnesi-
cente Provisional, Augusta B. Le-
guia ma expedido.
e nuevo gooierno peruano ma
ronbrado a, senior Federico Alfonso
Pea. ry-Miristro de csc pals en- los
Estados Unidos. pm agente CONT
dencial en- csta capital. estand' Y"
en- camiro para este pas.
En- 81 mismo .Scrcto que :! PTesl-
6entc Leeuia he. expedido c~onvoca:'-
do a elecriones generates, mace re-
ferencia a las r~efornlaS constltuclo-
males p~rononien4o Il ean5.os o re-
forr,as en- IL Carta Magma. entire los
enc firuran e. estabIec.~ien,c dc sic
- narlanlentos de los EstaCos, o"Jo
81 Corgreso Central de Lima; uA
,moueSto progressive CO ""S tSii'"9 :
q establecimiprro dc "arantlaS cons
tir~ucioncles Q ;ndividuales: q ar"'-
.raje o~6ligstorio en- las c~uest'onGS
del trabaio ; IA autonOmia municipal.
En- 81 aecus5o So p.ove' que e.
Corc-eso estara compueSto de llo
,;oYtaios = So S~ena.orcS que Sc
.aaniran en- S~epuembre comp ASam-
flea Na.loral para ia consideration
de 81 ~etormas Que seran prlnn2Fo
, ntadas Dor 81 plebio. La Asamo!e&
-am5isn Gesignar& Al Pres'deAte Ue
a Republics. =.
q ex-Presidente Pardo que Tue
~serrocado pcr Leguia, ha sido pHeS-
IN liberia! per ste. hah'endose
embarcado para Panama.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-28
I'm nuevo Montecarlo va a
ser establecido en- Tiiua-
ma, Baja California
(Niene de Ia Ia. Pdgina'

mil dollars de 6onos de dicho canine
cuando e proponga su construction.
T'ncS y CcrtrnteS
"Uno de mis- emplsados salio va
para Londres para hacer IN pedido
lie los licorcs mas exquisitoS Que Sc
van a verder cn CT Casino dc Tjjus-
ma Emuacados vendraH eSos hcores
hasta San Diego ' pasaran para IL
juana donda Quedaran en- las bodegas
del Casino.
Va ne aablado con algunoS de .os
grandes artlstas que nan de cantar
en- mi empress = he visto 4 John Nc
Ccrmik cue NE la ofrecido cantar la
primera Semana por diez mil dollars
De Suelto semenAl.
No Sc crea que ne venido aqui eX-
cIusivanente para ESQ: TRAGIC un ne
gocio en- e. que voy a lnvertir tres
cientcs mil dollars V que favorecera
2 San Diego eXtraordinarlamente.
Asi Sc cxpres6 ante e. Correspon-
sal de Ia Prensa" q famoso Baron
L1nc; 10 aeceSitamos decir que suS
not:c:as seran acogidas con enCusla-
mo en- Tijuana Y en- San Diego; tam
bien IS ocicso asegurar que Ell senior
Baron esta Va cierto de que prOnto
las rc~stricciones lie las oficlnas ne In
n~ligraci6r de Tijuana, quedaran le-
7antadas Y cue todos les que 10 de
.aa, ooSr-a0 0asar a suelO m~eXlCano.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-28
Sc ha!Ian a6andoredos seis
mil cares y trescIentas
locometoraS

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, Julio 23.-
De los informes que el nuevo director
de los ferrocarrileS ha comenzado a
recibir con relacl6n al material ro-
dante que necesita de activas V COM
plctas r~euarqciones, Sc desprende que
los antiques directories de las lineas
no Sc ocupaban de NADIA, como no
fuera de hacer sus negocios persona
les.
Hoy h1 venido 4 sabcrse que Fl des
orden V eI abandono no solo estaba en
las oficinas. muy especia!mente en-
las Que Sc manejan los fondos, sino
en- todos los ramos del f~errocarril.
Con respecto al material rodante,
sabese QUE hay a~bandonados en- los
talleres. en- las estaciones sin bande-
IA. en- los patios V en- los escapes de
la via. mas de sei3 nil carros de
carga de los que han sufrldo deSper-
hectos en- los asaltos e~fectuados a
los trenes por los revoldcionarios. A
der!as de este Sc informa, que como
trescientas iocomctoras Sc hallan en-
ell misno estado de punible abando-
10 en- varias de- las maestranzas del
pals, sin que Sc les maya puesto ma
no V sin cue radie Sc haya ocupado
6e YER la mejor forma de repararlas
rapidamcnte, tai como las necesita
el sericio de trenes.