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New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
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promotion. Of course. he would not
have won promotion if he had not
known his job, but the presence Of
the superintendent aboard the train
was sheer luck.
Luck does count, but no man can
get ahead who does not know his
business. That is as true to-day
as it ever was. 1t will be as true
tomorrow as it is to-day. But to
hear some agitators you'd think
everything had changed and moth
ing is as it was. All sorts of trou-
bles are predicted. For example,
they are saying that because of
the freight congestion the position
of the Port of New York is endan-
gered. There has been a great deal
about that in the newspapers.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Frederick Douglas Underwood Says
Old-Fashioned Industry Is Still the
Surest Road to Success

was the way Mr.. Underwood told it
recently:
Once upon time there was a man
who was exceedingly fond of frog
legs. Going one day into his favorite
restaurant he was exceedingly dis
appointed to discover that his pet
food was not on the menu.
What, no frog legs" he de-
mandcd.
mo SIR replied the proprietor
Of the restaurant, who had been
summoned. 81 am sorry, but there
are no frogs to be had on the mar
ket."
"Pshaw," retorted the diner I'M
patiently, 81 can get you whole
carload of them, if you want them, :"
whereupon the nettled keeper of the
eating house replied, "You get a
carload, and Ill buy them from
you
apparently this was not one of
those verbal exchanges which are
forgotten with the evaporation of
temper, for the first man actually
set about getting the frogs. A
week later he again put in an ap-
pearance at the restaurant and was
accosted by the restaurateur.
We'll, get that carload Of frogs?"
the latter inquired.
Not exactly. I hired q freight
car and several men to help me,
but although we worked g week all
We could get was six dozen"
"Six dozen? What was the mat
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
A Man In Charge

There is one man.with these boys.
He is dressed as they are, and ne
walk where he can keep sharp
eye on the party. They haul the trek
cart across = loose bridge spanning
stream--you hear the thump,
thump Of the boards as they are
Jared by the wheels.
The voice Of the man reaches you.
Somehow he carries 4 note Of vitality
and good cheer. "All right, Eagles.
Wolves to the trek cart. Lively,
Wolf Patrol"
The eight Eagles drop the hauling
ropes, and stretch their arms. and
give thanks that that particular
trick is over. The Wolves, alert,
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Luck May Play a Part In One
Career, but the Lucky One Must Be
Ready When the I ime Comes

success said Mr.. Underwood, "but
it must be admitted that luck plays
its part, too. For example, there
was the case Of one railroad con-
ductor I knew who found an oppor-
tunity for getting ahead in the fact
that the general superintendent of
his road happened to be on his train
when he, the conductor, was called
on to do an unexpected piece Of
work.
"Another train had been wrecked
and the conductor in question took
charge of the work of rescue. There
was no telegraph station at hand
and he went ahead on his own in
itiative, getting the passengers Of
the wrecked train on board his own
and making all possible arrange
ments for their comfort. Then
when he got to telegraph station
he sent directions on how best to
clear the road and get traffic going
again, all without knowing that his
general superintendent was on the
train and observing closely what he
was doing.
Now, this was a bit of luck for
the conductor, because it brought
him directly under the eye Of his
superior and impressed him with his
ability. The result was that he won
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

True to your resolve, you are back
while the sky is yet dark. Just as
bugle sent these boys to sleep, now,
as the daylight spreads, it arouses
them from slumber. Rollicking and
merry is the music. 1t brings them
tumbling from the tents. Five min
utes of setting-up driil-how sup
pie those young bodies are-you
envy them. Then a mad dash for
the lake, and din Of shouting as
they go plunging into the cold water.
You can almost see their bodies
glow as they rub themselves dry.
Another lineup, a short prayer
how reverently the heads are bent
and then the flag goes up again to
stand stanchly against the sky. The
ring of the axes, the odor Of cook
ing, the tang Of the wood smoke
the day is on.
After breakfast you see things
that cause you to pucIer your eyes.
A group of boys go of on a trot
and presently are ON the other side Of
the lake. They have red flags eaca
with white square. They wave
these, and boys on the near side
wave back Why, they are signal
ing. Two or three more boys, kne ell
ing, are practicing with bandages on
a willing. PROSTATE victim. Another
boy is learning to lift a bigger lad
and carry him. You give 4 little
whistle. Why, that is the Identical
lit that you saw a fireman use in
carrying a smoke victim from a
burning house.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

made on a farm in Wisconsin, where
he worked long hours and enjoyed
few recreations. His next employ
ment was in -four mill, where he
also had many opportunities for
exercising his muscles.
His entrance into railroading
grew out of the refusal of an &C
quaintance, a cart driver, to accept
the foremanship of grain elevator
owned by the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railroad. The cart driver de-
clined it because he could not write,
and Underwood asked for the posi-
ton in his place and got it.
That was more than forty-eight
years ago, but the future president
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

Of the Eric was too aggressive a
personality, too filed with the desire
to forge ahead in the world, to be
content with the place he had won
as the man in charge Of the eleva-
tor. He saw that his way toward
the top was in the operating end Of
railroading, and he became yard
switchman in the employ Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
road.
Switchman TO Superintendent
He worked eighteen years for
this road, rising from yard switch
man to division superintendent.
Work is the prime essential of
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
FREDERICK DOUGLAS
Il UN D E r " OOD as @
brakeman

rainy day, but as working capital"
with which to do business. If you're
not in business, but one of the pro-
fessions, you still must have working
capital.
President Underwood Of the Erie
laid the foundation of his working
capital" by the slow, laborious meth
DDS of day when wealth was not
so easily acquired as it is to-day.
His first acquaintance with toll was
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

~ UST along the valley high
way-a trail Of dust such
~ as could arise only from the
tread Of many feet.
\ happy go-lucky, broken column
OF khaki figures, each with a
oaversack strapped to its back. The
afternoon sunlight shows the glow Of
health on merry faces and the light
OF anticipation in eager eyes. Slow
w. In the rear, lumbers a two
wheeled cart--a trek cart they call
"-drawn by eight boys. Originally
canvas was strapped over the top,
out the canvas mas. come loose. You
Gee cooking pots and kettles and a
nag and tents. And then you re-
member. This is Friday, June 4,
the sixth day of Boy Scout Week.
inls is the day on which, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, from the
Lake, to the Gulf, every member
0f the Boy Scouts of America is ex
pected to take an overnight hike.
There are 396,008 of them. and it
aawns upon you that at this identi-
cal hour thew are kicking m the
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Salute to the Colors

And you see, with a swelling of
the heart, that all work has stopped
and that every boy has come stiffly
to attention. Bugle notes, softly
blown, come to your ears. And d
thrill such as you have not know.
in years runs along your spine.
Is this, you wonder. where these
100000 Boy Scouts get the brand of
patriotism that wrote itself SO glor-
iously during the war?
You stay there, and watch the eat
ing of tho meal and the washing Of
the dishes. and the thorough cleaning
that leaves not q trace Of the cook
ing. Why, the kitchen Of your own
home isn't secured any more pains
takingly than this outdoor spot that
boys have selected as playground.
The sun sets behind the hills, and
the flag comes down, the bugle play
ing. and again that odd thrill plays
over you. In the dusk, campfire
springs to life. Sheltered by the
darkness you go closer. They are
around the fire now, singing, joking,
recounting the incidents of the day.
The scoutmastcr speaks-they fall
into absorbed silence. He is telling
them the story Of Commodore
Perry's fight on Lake Erie. You
have heard it before. It is an old
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

There were only the SIX dozen.
They only sounded like millions"
The president Of the Erie paused
to let the moral sink in, and then
said:
You'd think from the noise the
agitators have been making in this
land Of ours that the United States
had become nation Of agitators.
But the asitators are like the frogs
IN the story. They make a terrible
clamor. But just so long as IS
per cent of the people continue to
follow their lawful vocations, as
they are doing, and only IS per
cent make the noise, the country is
in no danger. The United States
has no cause to worry over its
future"
Frederick D. Underwood Is one of
the nations conspicuous examples of
selfmade man. Born at Wauwatosa,
Wis, the son Of a Baptist clergy
man, he began his railroad career
forty-eight years ago as a yard
switchman, holding all the inter
mediary positions of brakeman, con-
ductor, yardmaster, etc, before at
tanning the heights Of superintend-
ent, general Manager and president.
Although seventy years of age, he
is as firm a champion to-day of work
and specialization as absolute re-
quirements fro a successful career
as when he started out to make a
namn in the world
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Money Didn't Appeal

Money, as mere money, never an-
pealed to NE. If anybody woult
agree to underwrite me and thos.
depending upon me. guaranteeing
them and myself enough to live on.
l would agree to 60 on working for
the rest Of my days without pay
And yet there must be some stand
ard by which success is measured
In many cases this can only be done
by money. And it is true that a
certain amount of money is abso-
lutely essential if one is to attain
independence.
But to say that the old rules Of
business conduct have been de-
stroyed, or that there has been a.
serious impairment Of the old-fash-
loned precepts of honorable dealing
by which men regulate their affairs.
is to say what is not e.7..
I'VE have still got to work, as bs.
fore. We've still got to save "a
before. And we've got to do bust.
ness pretty much on the same lines
as before, which, as a matter or
fact, is what 85 per cent Of ths
population OF the nation Is doing"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Old Maxirns Hold Good

World War or no World War, the
good old copybook maxims, he be-
lieve, still hold good. By the sweat
of thy brow shalt thou earn thy
daily bread, but thou shalt also pay
heed to the wisdom of men who
have been through the mill.
Honesty still counts, and SO does
sobriety although sobriety isn't
supposed to be as difficult as it was
in the days before the Great Aridity,
and if you really want to get ahead
here is something you've still got
to do:
You've got TO save a little money,
not as nest egg to bury in the
back yard as a safeguard against the
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Old Standards Persist

The majority of our people are
not only holding on to our form Of
government, but they are going
ahead in their own affairs pretty
much as they were before the World
War. The standards by which men
labored have not been swept awav
Work and success, the old kind Of
success, that is, appeal to them, lust
as they did before.
Sometimes people ask what is
there in material success that so
appeals to people? Well, there are
three things which animate men.
First, they want to make good. Next,
they want to provide for those de
pending upon them, and, third, they
want 20 make names for themselves.
They desire to protect those for
whom they are responsible and at
the same time rank among their fel-
lows as men who are able to carry
on their share of the work Of the
world.
What nonsense people talk when
they think thas the World War has
changed any Of this.
Men accumulate money as SOUR
rels accumulate nuts, against
time of need. Money is the nuts Of
humanity. Not that mere accunau-
lation of money means that a man
has attained success, because that
IS not so. Many men have been
successful who have not been
wealthy. Money, in a certain sense.
IS mere incident in a mans life.
nothing else. The greatest precepts
and principles for the guidance and
enlightenment Of the world have
come from men who had no money.
Money, that is, money that does not
represent work, often begets indo-
lence and industrial impotence, but
that is an entirely different subject.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Too Much Talking

They say the world is made up
Of two classes of people-those who
have something to say and those
who have to say something-and /
should like to urge upon the second
class that brevity is the soul Of
wit. There has been altogether too
much foolish talking. Of course,
things have happened and there
have been changes. But it must be
remembered that, so far as the hap
penings within our body polite are
concerned, our very government
IS in the nature of an experime ent.
Ours was the first government IN
the world voluntarily established By
the will Of the people. Before that
there were kings who imposed their
will on the people and ruled, as
they claimed, by divine right, right
they maintained by force of arms.
The countries had q succession Of
monarchs who governed by violence.
Dynasties were maintained, come
times, by poison and murder and
other acts Of terror. Uneasy was
the head that wore the crown. but
uneasy, too, were the people who
owed allegiance to that crown.
"a great many of these monarchs
have recently fallen, but our gov
ernment, which was the worlds first
peaceful government, is still doing
business at the old stand. True,
there are some people who are try
ing to put Us back where we were
before our government was estab-
lished, but maybe they won't sue
ceed. Anyway, they haven't sue
ceeded yet.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

dust on ten thousand roads and
trails-valleys and hills, mountains
and deserts. The figures are a bit
staggering.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
one of these 100000 Boy Scouts

one of these 100000 Boy Scouts is
"Be prepared"
This years celebration Of the Boy
Scouts Week begins to-day, Me
mortal Day. There will be services
in the churches, and at each church
a Scout will appear and recite the
Scout law and oath; and wherever
in the United States there are
patriotic services, there also will
Scouts be found. Every Scout, fol-
lowing his pledge to do a good turn
daily, will try on this particular
day to do service for a veteran or
for some member of his family.
Wherever Scouts gather in meeting
a veteran of the great war will ad-
dress them, one of their number will
read Lincoln's Gettysburg address,
the flag will be saluted and the
Scout oath will be repeated
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday will witness a variety of
activities. Scouts will wear their
uniforms at all times-at work, at
play, at school or when engaged in
some special ceremony. Walkrite,
cleanup and swat-the-ay campaigns
will be inaugurated. Signal stations
Will be arranged at prominent points
and demonstrations will be given
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Outdoor Dav

Friday viii be the outdoor day
the day Of the overnight hike. AS
soon as school is over that afternoon
Scouts Will take to the woods. Some
Of these hikes will become treasure
hunts with big campfire supper
at the end of the trail. Father is to
be invited to come along In fact,
the Scouts want father, because they
think little wood chopping, and
some smoke in the eyes, and the
fresh air Of the night in his nostrils,
and the stars over his head, will do
him a world of good.
Saturday, June ). is outdoor day.
Wherever it is possible Scouts will
set up their tents in parks and will
camp, in full view Of the public, and
display their brand of woodsman-
ship. They will build their fires
they Will cook their food; they viii
have their evening story and their
ceremonial stunts. They viii even,
where circumstances permit, bake
biscuits as the trappers and out
door guides bake them. and distrib-
ute them free. \ trained Scout
does not have to be ashamed Of his
skill with pot and pan.
The week of celebration will end
Sunday, June 6. There will be an
other program of church services,
and men who have become i'm
pressed with Scouting Will be asked
to volunteer their services Scout
ing, ever since its birth in America
has been held back, not by lack Of
eager boys, but by lack of men TO
lead the boys.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

QuSL. Inns mixing STUFF IS only a
"playing Indian" sort Of game,
isn't it? ..s4.2eas.I zH
Making Camp
You have a dread Of being caught
snooping-especially by boys. So
you watch from a distance. You
hear the Scouts in the van yell and
see them point. The whole party
clusters in knot, After a moment
they leave the road, pass through a
fringe of trees and disappear. Some
how, a little shiver of adventure
passes through your body. What
have they seen? Where are they
Going? You wait a while. Then
you go to the trees and look through.
There before you is the pebbly
beach Of a small, sun-fashed lake.
You wonder what is the matter with
these boys. Instead Of hauling off
heir clothing and going overheard
rhey are applying themselves to def
nite tasks. Axes are ringing Justify
soon four or five Of the party come
out of some timber to the right car
rying armfuls Of dead tirewood.
Other boys have routed the equip
ment out Of the trek cart, and still
other boys are putting up tents.
They are going up in the shape Of
long L-soon there is a small
tented city. Another small group is
busiIy engaged preparing the eve
ming meal. Your nostrils quiver to
-he odor Of pungent wood smoke,
and frying bacon, and beans and
coffee. Two other boys, sitting on
the ground, have been screwing to-
eether pieces Of thin, iron pipe. Now
they jam it into the ground in front
Of the tents, and something proudly
colored futters up to the top and
snaps and whips in the breeze. You
zee it boldly against the sky The
Stars and Stripes, Your eyes grow
nliStv
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
The Story of the Frogs

There had come breathing spell
in the pressing business Of looking
after the switchmen's strike, the
freight congestion and the Difficult
ties generally Of railroading, and the
veteran Of the Eria-he is in his
seventieth year-began his observa-
tons by telling the story Of the car
load Of frogs Ever hear it? Here
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

ing die there Is always
work. There Is again the rent to
pay, the income tax to consider and
the butcher and the grocer to
;aink Of.
The saga Of toll, Ike the song of
he needle, goes on forever. Re
,sntlv it seemed to some that the
sonc had been stilled, that all the
old gods had been destroyed. Thrift,
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

man harbingers Of unrest. You cas
hear them above every orr e.1-
The bulk of the population goes
ahead quietly with it's work, doing
pretty much what its always done;
but your attention is distracted By
the croaking of the two-legged
frogs.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Bov Scouts " ork

And then you rack your brain for
something you once read What was
it? Oh, yes. The motto of every
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Bv Arnold Prince

:" TARS are absorbing while
IA they last But when the
w tumult and the shout
.- l;a &Loro 10 ,1,1
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
400, 900 Boy Scouts to Hike This Week

Scouts hiking joyously through tho
dust? This hiking stuff is only a
'playing Indian" sort Of game,
isn't it? = = ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17
COOLING BREEZES TEMPER
SEVERE HEAT IN RICHMOND
NiShts Are Pleasant and Tcriodic.
Rams Give Temporary Re-
lief tO Sufferers

Though the weather has been OK
SesSiNclE hot continuously for three
DAYS mere. as else here, and Intense
suffering is reported from some of
,he larger cities. Richmond has had
comfort; Those who study weather
Sohdlilons claim that the heat period
Is holding out longer than is usual
OF the fact that heavy showers hnva
ia!ien every day for week up to
relief aud the nights have been nla,g,
ant with cooling brcczcS. Cool hrcczos
curing the days also have served ia
temper the hcrceneSs OF tn. hon,
The parks ana shaded omen spacrs
ABOUT the cit: have been very nonu-
itI during sho afternoons and latc
into the night '
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17
Ham 5 Rising Sons
Are Yet Ascending
BIT Young MEMS Union
Blossom Fades Aavay
IN Dry Era.

That human ingenuity must have
been severely taxed in the matter
of names for newly created orSani-
cations. fratcrnal and otherwise in
the commonwealth of Virginia within
the last few years, is evident from
the lengthy list OF revoked chastcr.;
ter 1920, completed yesterday by tho
state Corporation Commission.
Not only the fowls OF the air. but
the beasts Of the field furnished In :
Spirat!On for colorcd fratcrnal organ.
iHationS and others are neither flesh
nor fowl. nor yet good rcd herring,
In this latter classification. com
cidcnt with prohibition in sVirginig.
is the SalsomaGgiorc Dry Fog Treat
Mems. Union blossom OF Friendship
Association. both claiming Richmond
as the place OF their nativity.
Gone dciunct liz Norfolk is tn.
Eminent Council Progressive Range
OF Rams. as we'll as the Supreme
Order or Hawks and the Sons ami
Daughters of Doves.
The Rising Sons OF Ham SIN
flourish. however. and the Order of
seven BuZHards, both of Richmond
Recalled in connection with tho
Rising Sons of Ham, is a parnu.
staged by this organization several
years ago. when the standards car
RED down Broad Street by the Rising
sons bore the legend painted by :,
iacctiouS SiSn-paintcr. who inter
nretcd Ham strictly as a hacking
nous" product. and not as the dark
skinned son Of Noah.