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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

two organizations Your hat off is cer- tainly all she can expect. sf'
 r. G. wants to know when that bicycle trip is to start for the gulf, and what it will cost, etc, until I am fairly dizzy. You had better ask that again in about two weeks as I have been informed that the executive committee has talked of calling it off. But I might also add that l understand the chief is investigating the practice bility~ of taking boat trip down the Warrior instead. Sounds in- teresting doesn't it? And speaking of trips, what is this wild rumor I hear about a big trip to the Grand Canon next summer? You haven't heard any thing about it? Oh, I see. probably have spoken rather hastily. so forget it. Let's take a look at the la>t question.
 "Is it proper for scout to wear an oversea cap?' Well, I should say not. Where did you ever get such an idea as that in your head, Shorty2 The campa ign hat and that only is the regulation head piece for us. am ashamed of yolt want ing to sail under false colors like that. Well, so long lads. I must go milk my goat now and will let you hear fnpm me again next week. /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Efficiency Contest

Under the new rules made by the ing for the quarter thus far is as fol- lows:
 Troop 10. TITO points. Troop 20. 415 points Troop Is, ssS points. Troop 35. $40 points. Troop 6, PAT points. Troop 33, 225 points. Troop S2. 2O5 points. Troop 30, ITO points. Troop 16, 95 points.
 The rules as changed provide for the following credits. Good turn reports submitted in writing to scoutmaster and forwarded to headquarters with weekly report. 10 points for each scout who has reported a satisfactory good turn every day in the week.
 Carrying first-aid kit every day-5 points.
 Carrying out suggested program, or a Satisfactory substitute therefor.-30 points (provided entire program carried out, otherwise no credit for part per formed.)
 Each mile hiked with scout official -1 point.
 Civic work-5 points per hour.
 Each second class test , points, ex- cept signaling and first aid. for which 10 points are allowed, and when all second class tests are completed, ar additional 25 points to be credited.
 10 points for each first class test except first aid, swimming, signaling trip, and map. for which 15 points vii be allowed, and 50 points additiona when all tests are passed.
 To the troop which is instrumenta in organizing new troop 300 point will be awarded. provided such trool makes at least two visits to the new troop; points not to be awarded unti all of new troop pass tenderfoot test Batter up!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Hermit Of Chestnut Ridge

Hi therel Come on over and sit down in the shade where we can talk easter So you think you have discovered my Identity, do you? Think 1 am the sailor. eh? Well, 1 am not sailor, and never have been. ] live out here near Camp Andrews, just as l told you did, but don't know very many people and don't care much for some of those I do know, and never ask anybody into my house. But in order that you will not annoy some .of the people out here by following them around thinking you are on the trail of the hermit, l will give you some point CTS on my general appearance. Like my nephew, the cave scout
 I've whale of a lump on the side or
 nose, Sand in my whiskers and warts on my
 toes
 I've ears like a wampus and eyes like But Pm not bad fellow in spite of all
 that"
 As I was going to say--wait minute there, Shorty but didn't hear you ask Red for a drink out of his canteen? understand that you are mighty nice fellow around school and the neighbor- hood, but very much of tenderfoot on a hike. You're healthy looking speci- men, too, but the common drinking cup is banned. Why should you ask to wipe your lips on Reds canteen? Reds S easily iir posed upon, and wouldn't turn you down. You've read a lot about drinking out of the same canteen, but that was before the war on germs. and epidemics. Have you a drinking cup with you? Not even paper cup? Well, have you note l book or any paper from i'vlich you can make a cup? Red won't mind being your iwater wagon, but asking to drink from l his canteen is asking to-"I got you, | Mir. Hermit; it's practically like using his I tooth brush. l won't, and I'll own my l own canteen in another month. I knew l you would get me. all right '- Now, while we are all sitting here having such a nice chat without being acquainted with each other. let me re- mind you that you are all at liberty to write me at any time about any ques- tions in scouting, or for that matter about anything else you see fit, and your l questions will certainly be answered.
 but there were only few left in my hox out on the highway. not far from the crooked sign, so we will take them all anyway.
 [ Bill B. wants to know if it is necessary
 to salute girl scout. No. There is
 absolutely no relationship between the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Here is the List of
 Local ScOutmasters

The names below compose one of the hardest working, most energetic body in the whole south. It was through the cO-op- eration of these scOutmasters with the Birmingham scout Council that Camp Andrews was such success Here they are, everyone scout booster: ..,-
 H. W. Wester. Troop I; Hoyt ID. Self. Troop 2; Frank Spain, Troop 3;, J. H. McCOIlister. Troop ,; Wm. Spencer. Troop 6; Rev. Grady Har-' ris. Troop 2; James Dodge, Troop s; Jas. ID. Courtney, Troop g; J. A. Cab ,iel. Troop 10; W. w. Holden, Troop
 II; R. F. Hartiein, Troop 12; Ed. Farrnr, Troop 13; F. G. Burchfieid. Troop IA; J. C. Gilchrist, Troop 16; M. W. Fellows, Troop 16; Harry Brown, Troop 17; c. P. Bowman, Troop IS; J. J. strickland, Troop t9; Jack Cooper, Troop 20; Dr. R. N. simpson, Troop 21; Bruce Whit field, Troop p; Rev. s. 0. Kim brongh. Troop 23; J. A. Martin, Troop 25; Walter McNeiI, Troop 25; B. C. Mayan, Troop 27; F. R. Kelly, Troop 2S; F. V. Benson, Troop 29; J. F. Carlisle, Troop 30; J. A. Simp- son. Troop 3:; Ralph R. Silver. Troop 33; w. F. Roach, Troop 34; E. G. Bohne, Troop 35; Jas. J. Cow nm, Troop 37; Otto Gilmort, Troop 3S; Thee Wright, Troop 40; c. F.. RuteIedse, Troop 40M Rev. J. Fred spnrks. Troop fl; Ed JOos, Troop 42; T. J. Williams, Troop 43; M. w. Ganster. Troop A; II. R. Howell, TrOp 45; s. Spurrier, Troop 46; Lieut.. Hall Troop Al; Dr. James D. Grip pen, Troop IS; C. w. Mcdonald, Troop 49; Mir. Echoff. Troop SO; Foster Hayes, Troop 51; Carl Fauik- ner, Troop 52; w. R. Copeland. Troop 60. A4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Troop 19 Has Disbanded
 For the Summer Months

for the past two generations There are not many people in Birmingham who have not at least heard of "Blue Hole" and quite a few have enjoyed cool hour or so in it's watery depths.
 Those scouts are no exception. and after arriving, they raised the mud of the creek off the bottom for a half an day, there were not many of them who escaped 'blisterless"
 Judging that all their time would be taken up in swimming, and other sport the boys of troop 19 decided to take lunch already prepared. instead of relying on .Se tedious process of cook ing ones own dinner For all that. the lunch was devoured Chats what a scout does to his lunch,) with as much relish as if it was creek cook ed" favored with sand and ashes.
 Paraphernalia had been brought along for baseball and volley ball. When the last remnants of lunch had disap- peared, a. ball game was organized. There sweral not enough boys to make up two whole teams, and hardly enough gloves and mitts to- go around as it was but of eagerness and zest there was a plenty. Due to the many argu- ments, and the many mistakes of the umpire. the game was delayed, and never went it's full course. A scout is as much in earnest over his ball game as is the mightiest player of the New York Giants, or the Birming ham Barons.
 Baseball finally gave way to volley ball, and short game was enjoyed. But the instincts of all boys was strong in these scouts, and the grand old sport of swimming reverted to. This time there was a longer period of swim ming, the scouts coming out only when the camp authorities announced that it was time to catch town bound Edgewood chariot. There will bea several hikes gotten up by the boys themselves, but this was the last troop hike of the summer, and the boys all declare that it was a dandy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
BILL HART IS NOW
 PRESIDENT OF 12

 At a regular meeting held recently. Troop-12 reorganized, electing new of- ficers to the troop. The following were elected to the different offices: Bill Hart, president; Paul Scruggs, secretary; and Frank Chambers troop treasurer,
 Some great plans were made for the future of the troop. The boys are all anxious to get back in gear, and lead the other troops of the city a merry race for the title of best troopSin in ths city,
 This afternoon the boys are going to Camp Andrews to make plans and preparations for the building of their cabin Although it has not been start ed yet the cabin planned by the Troop 12sbeys, promises to be a hum dinger. With everyone on his toes, and the new efficiency contest just started. this troop ought to make new record for itself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Parlor Scouting

Really young friends I am beginning to doubt whether this scouting is go- ing to be very much to my liking as it is not at all what had thought. l had seen the scouts in uniform and felt that I could get papa to have our tailor make me one which would look nice indeed. The uniform was very nice and all would have been well had not consented to go on one of those horrid hiking trips. I shall not go on another soon. They are so very uncom- fortable
 Why do boys feel that carrying those ugly packs and getting hot and tired is amusement? Why do you know l saw one poor fellow with blister on his heel and he only laughed about it.. It's rough and uncouth I thought.
 had some delicious sandwiches which the cook had fixed and wrapped other boys actually tried to do their own cooking. and even ate. with appar- ent relish. those burned pieces of meat and potatoes and bread
 Then to cap it all, then went in bath
 ing. and made a slide in the slick mu of the steep creek bank. It was dis gusting. And then some of them ac- tually tried to get the scoutmaster Ca much rougher person than I had thought him to bel to remain out there over night. Fancy sleeping on the ground with no bed at all. I hard ly think I shall go on anothr hike soon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

Our latest dreadnaughts-Iowa and Massachusetts-will mark a great a1- vance in size and power over any previous warships Their length will
 be. 6S4 feet their breadth 106 feet and
 their mean draft wifi be 3S feet. The motive power will be similar to that
 of the Mexico, that is to say, they will have electric drive. The maximum speed will be 23 knots and they will have a cruising radius of 5000 miles. Their displacement will reach the ur- precedented figure of 43.200 tons. The armament will consist of 12 16-inch guns and 16 six-inch guns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

built, and other improvements will be made to the location.
 The creek will have small dam added to it's other facilities. This will make the wat.v sufficiently deep for good diving Then springboard will be add ed and win rope to swing off from the bank, the swimming pool will be the best that one could esire.
 The boys of this troop declare thai they will not let their plans fall through but will carry them out, provided the permission can be obtained from the proper authorties.
 There is nothing in the constitution prohibiting a man from running for the presidency as many times as ne likes. It is an unwritten law, how. ever that no man shall serve over two terms Several have tried it and failed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
TROOP 6 HOLDS AN
 IMPORTANT MEETING

Troop met at Cunningham school Fri day at o'clock. The grass in our park was cut and more holes dug for posts. as we did not finish digging them last week After our memorial park was put ip good condition we held our regular meeting.
 Acting President Frank Halle presided over the meeting. During the regular business bill for the appropriation of $29 from the troop funds was passed. This money is to be used to buy lumber to finish our cabin at Camp Andrews
 The new assistant scoutmaster. Clyde Walker, was introduced. He has not received his commission yet. but will get it next week. He is expected to intro- duce some new live wire methods in the troop, and help us fight our way to the top.
 The Tiger Patrol is still in the lead in the troop contest between the patrols. but the other patrols are coming up, and threaten to dethrone the Tigers. Frank Halle, patrol leader of Eagle 1 patrol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

Workmen at Winchendon. Mass. en- ployed repairing an old icehouse at Lake Watatic found a colony of bees had made their home between Ire double walls of the structure The lV- inch space was filled with honeycomb. As soon as the boards were ripped off the men had no trouble getting at the honey. About 100 pounds was found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

Iiert. Louis Cons. who was delegated by the French government as tutor in French to the family of the former Ger man Emperor before the war has been appointed assistant professor of French in Princeton university. After the out break of the war Lieutenant Cons was assigned to the intelligence department of of the French army. At one time he was a member of the facultv at Brvn Mawr r~tre--r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

The nationalzation of the port of St. Johns, N. B.. appears to be assured. This will mean elaborate improvements at once and will place St. Johns among the great est ports of the dominion
The sun., 1919-10-28
The Nations Issue.

Mr.. LEWIS, acting president of the
United Mine Workers, says May the
power of my Government never be
used to throttle and crush the efforts
Of the toilers to improve their ma
terial, welfare" -,
But Mr.. WILSON, President of the
United States, declares that the power
of the United Mine Workers shall not
lie used TO cut Off the country's supply
cf fuel. close down the country's in
dustries, stall the country's transpor-
tatipn and deprive the public OF Its
rlgAt and its opportunity to, earn its
bread. and butter.
Nr. LEWIS, obsessed with the strike
mania, may Not be able TO see which lis
The digger. the real. the vital issue.
Heamay not be able to distinguish be-
tween the issue of his union and the
issue of the whole nation. But the
American people do, and behind Pres
ident WILSON they stand a hundred
million strong.
Mr.. GREEN, secretary-treasurer of
the mine workers, says that 1T is an
impossibility now to rescind the strike
order effective November l."
Bit President WILSON declares that,
strike order or no strike order, the
mines will be operated. This means
thatt either the officers of the coal
miners will rescind the strike order
or the nation will rescind the strike
itself
Mr.. GREEN may think that the Pres
ident of the United States is wrong in
ASSUMING that the nation can nullify
the strike, order by mining coal, but
The American people will stake all
they have in the world that President
WILSON is right.
The sun., 1919-10-28
A Centennial Precedent.

In the dispatches from Lisbon, by
way of London, it Is reported that
Portugal has granted concession to
the United States in the Azores for a
naval base.
1t Is not asserted that this is meant
to be a centennial celebration. Yet
ii makes two incidents of a century
ago worth recalling to-day, when GER
tain and sundry aliens on our soil do
rot seem to understand either Ameri
can Government or the lessons of
American history.
A hundred years ago the idea of
settling the free negroes Of America
in Africa being in vogue, Congress
favored the scheme Of the American
safety from the ocean slave traders,
then chiefly Portuguese, the ship Eliz-
abeth, with thirty families of colonists
consisting Of eighty persons, on her
voyage to Liberia required a convoy.
The man-of-war Cyane was ordered
to this task. The Cyane was one of
the two British ships captured on
February 20, 1915, in one moonlight
battle by Commodore STEWART in the
Constitution.
In honor of President MONROE the
town Of Monrovia in Liberia was to
be founded. The blossoms of the cof-
fee plant brought on board to delight
the eyes of the sailors were harbin-
gers of later shiploads of the berry
out of which the American concocts
a drink which in matutlnal hours
excels all others in putting body and
soul together.
Our first colonial venture proved to
be on the whole success. Liberia,
following the precedent of her protec-
tor, severed relations with Germany in
May, 1917, and on August 4 declared
war on Germany. On April 10, 1918,
a German submarine destroyed her
only war vessel, the President Grant,
| bombarded Monrovia and killed ten
persons--only TO be herself sunk later
by British cruiser. Liberia asked
for a voice in the Peace Conference.
The two incidents worthy of recall,
| If not of a centennial celebration,
were the honorable lowering of the
flag and the refusal of an American
officer to disgrace it. For poor old
GEORGE Ill. mercifully relieved from
his long insanity by death. the Stars
and Stripes were half-masted. Apart
from a due respect this act was also
vindication of the place of the
! United States among the nations. Old
Glory had then twenty-five stars in
Its field.
Because of diseases on shipboard
less understood then than now the
Cyane, with a British cruiser and q
French seventy-four, was quarantined
in the Portuguese island port. When
the ban was lifted and the Yankee
warship admitted to pratique Cap
tain TRENoHARD sent his young Lieu,
tenant, MATHEW CALRRArTH PERRY
to call on the Portuguese Governor
The sun., 1919-10-28
HIGHER RANK, LESS PAY.
Objection Made to the New Street
Cleaning Department Schedule.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
new pay schedule subjects the assistant
forenen of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment to an injustice for the last three
months Of this year, 1919.
The sweepers and drivers have just
received an increase in salary of $500 a
year, taking effect October / this year,
and making their salaries as follows
Sweepers. $1,000. and drivers. si.395.60,
for 3l2 working days. with extra pay for
Sunday. The assistant foremen's pres
ent salary is $1,1SO a year for 365 days
Sundays included. The assistant fore
men have received an increase in salary
Of $500 a year. but their increase will
not take effect until January /, 1920
so that for the balance Of this year or
three months. their salary is less thar
the pay Of the sweepers or drivers. as
follows:
sweepers, $1,000 a year, or .24.1o
for a week OF six days
Drivers, sl,395.5O a year. or s2s.S5
for a week of six days.
Assistant foremen. s1,Is0 year. or
sass for a week OF seven days Sun
days included.
The boroughs of Manhattan, TIL,
Bronx and Brooklyn are divided int,
districts and the districts into sections
One assistant foreman is assigned t
each section TO assist the section fore
man. The section is divided into twt
parts, one being assigned to an assist
ant foreman, who is responsible to tn,
foreman as well as to the district super
intendent and the Commissioner for tn,
character and amount OF work performed
by the sweepers and drivers under hi
supervision, and he has also to repor
to the Commissioner all infractions of tn
rules Of the department committed b.
subordinates under his supervision, to en-
force the laws and ordinances, and I,
seize all street encumbrances.
Now how can Commissioner MacStay
Mayor Hylan or the Board OF Estimat
justify paying a supervising officer les
salary than is received by the man tha
he has to boss? Assistant foremen'
uniforms cost as follows Winter over
coat. $50, used TO be SIS coat and trou
sers $22, used to be s1l.50; cap, 32.2s
used to be $1.25.
would go back TO be a sweeper o
driver to get the higher pay, but tn
civil service law will not permit me.
ASSISTANT FOREMAN.
NEW YORK October o.
The sun., 1919-10-28
Mere Dollar Marks in wafcs.

LEONARD BLAKEY, who as labor ex-
pert and industrial investigator, hai
been making an exhaustive study OF
rising wages and rising living costs,
died just before his book on the sub
ject came from the presses Appar-
emily he thought he had an astonish-
ing story to tell with his charts and
diagrams and percentage tables, show
ing, as he aimed to show, that in
this period of imitation wages had not
risen high enough to catch up With
the rising cost of living.
But if Mr.. BLAKEY had lived past
the publication of his work he would
have learned that in this laborious
discovery of his there was no surprise
for anybody with clear head; no
surprise for any worker with COM
mon sense enough to draw rational
conclusions out of actual experience.
Anybody might us well be astounded
to discover that he cannot pull him
self up by, his boot straps.
In the classroom OF In the work
shop it is an impenetrable brain which
has not come to realize after our
course In the present imitation that
higher and higher wages have had no
chance to catch up with mounting
living costs for the very reason that
1t Is higher and higher wages which
have been for the most part driving
the living costs still higher above the
vainly pursuing wages.
Wages-expressed\ in mere dollar
marks-might go from an average of
So a day to an average of $40 day !;
they might go to an average of $50 a
day; but as long as production de-
creased or even made no gain, those
higher wages, as expressed in mere
dollar marks, would never buy as
much as the lower wages bought.
With 100 per cent. of American ef-
fort, 100 per cent. of American pro-
duction in work day, American
wages could remain where they are
and still give the men who earned
them more in food, clothes, fuel, shell
ter--all necessaries-than they have
gained by our pumping empty dollar
marks into the wages of labor which
does not produce. American workers
could themselves cut their wages, as
expressed in the mere dollar marks.
and yet get more real pay IL they
speeded up production.
We don't eat dollar marks. We
don't eat wages. We eat and wear
and otherwise use the things into
which we exchange our work and eff
fort. We consume production. If we
don't produce il we cannot have it to
consume no matter how high We pump
wages or how often we multiply their
mere dollar marks.
The sun., 1919-10-28
Parsimony in Airship Appropria.
tions Spells Disaster.

It would be false economy of the
most expensive sort for Congress to
neglect or refuse TO appropriate
enough money to build and man the
airshipS we need now and shall need
in the future to protect America and
Americans from attack.
Parslmony to-day will mean unpre-
paredness tomorrow, Unprepared-
ness tomorrow will mean not only a
staggering bill for the nation to pay
in dollars but the loss of thousands
of lives. 1t may mean the prolonga-
ton Of a war and misery to hun
dreds Of thousands. suffering to mill
ions, of people.
Great Britain, France, Japan, Ger.
many are bending all their energies
to improve their military and CONNER
cial air service. They are apply
ing the lessons learned in the war to
new construction. They are expert
menting under Government patronage
with every type of airship. They are
seeking new devices, improving old
devices, encouraging builders and
fiiers in every possible way. The
United States Navy in buying the
rigid diriglble R-3S, said to be the
largest in the world, has just paid
practical tribute to British enterprise
and British genius. We shall not
criticise the Navy Department for
going abroad to get an airship; II
should get the best there Is. But it is
humiliating to every American and u
portent of disaster in the future to
learn officially that the United States
cannot produce the airships its de-
fence requires.
We have the men TO build alrships
OF all types. We have, or we can get
through our own efforts, the materials
from which to build theme We have
an unequalled reserve of men to serve
as fiiers. All we need to make Amer
lea supreme in the air, to assure the
complete defence OF the United States
against any foreign nation or any
combination of foreign nations, is the