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The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
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SCOUTS S
Conducted by National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America)
SCOUTING AND THE OUTDOORS

At the farewell luncheon given by
the Far Western Travellers association
on the day of the departure of the
tve GreatSr New York Boy Scouts of
America who are the guests on a trip
TO ne national parks, James +. West,
chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts
of America, in an address said in part ::
ais trip which these five scouts
are 10 make is of great importance
becarSe 1t has back of Ii a great idea.
Scouting has as part If its program
the out-of-doors activities. Indeed.
scouting Is an outside program. 1t in
stills into the youth of our country
an appreciation of Gods natural beau
ties. Of things which are given to us
through nature, and we hope we are
giving q great contribution to our land.
IT is because of this that we felt en-
thusis;.stic about participating in this
proposition.
In addition to giving propaganda
about the beauties of the outdoors. we
are also helping in the NOV ement to
Nh''p pui SItuk
and l predict that as these boys go
from city to city where we have scout
organizations and where they make
presentations, giving their point of
view of the significance of it all, there
Is TO be put into motion mighty force
FOR the extension Of this outdoor move
nlept. not only affecting the youth. but
adults. and it is our plan In connection
with their trip to give them an oppOr-
tunity in each of the large cities
through which they pass to tell Just
this thing to our scouts and to their
parents and friends.
Il predict. gentlemen that you will
lind you have made an investment the
Importance Of which you had not con
templated and that you will feel fully
satisfied because yOu have done some
thing very much worth while. May I
express the hope that, because of the
values that you will get from sending
these boys. representing thousands Of
boys. to miDgle Wi h other scouts In
all parts of the country and carry out
onr program. you will receive the CON
viction that. after all, working With
he youth Of America is very much
worth while"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
YANKS ROUT YELLOW ROGUES
American Gunboat Pursues Chinese
Brigands in Upper Reaches Of
Yangtsze River.

Observation-Disclosures WHO have ter
roriZed the upper reaches of the Yang
tsZe river in recent months found
sudden check put upon their activities
when American and British gunb0ats
were dispatched into the upper river
from Shanghai. according to reports.
The gunbOats were sent up to Chun-
king after outlaws took possession of
the Robert Dollar II of the Robert
Dollar company at Shanghai at Wan
hsien in Szechuen province, and were
frightened away only by the timely ap-
pearunce Of the American gunhoat
PalOs. which came In response to dis
tress signals.
Messages to Shanghai said the BAN
dts vanished into the hills on the ap-
pearance Of tie gunbOats.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
Sim Fein Closes Courth0uses to
All Except Their Own
Judiciary.
MAKE SERVICE COMPULSORY
Local Councils Appeal to All lrishmen
Of Military Age to Undergo Course
Of Training in Republican
Army.

Dublin.-Tntensity Of public senti-
ment in Ireland against British rule
is evidenced by the actions Of the
recently elected Sim Fein local coun-
ellis. Westmeath county council has
decided that all courthouses In the
county shall be closed and the govern
| ment officials resident in them evicted
The Irish volunteers have been or
dered to see that no judges are al
lowed to enter the buildings for the
purpose Of holding any courts not rec
ognized by the Dali Eireann. or repub-
lican parliament. Some councils have
passed resolutions to raise contribu-
tions for the maintenance of the re-
publican army.
Make Service Compulsory
At Claremorris. County Mayo. the
local council has adopted resolution
appealing to all Irishmen Of military
age TO undergo course Of training In
the republican army. and will not give
any position In the service of the cOun-
ell to men who have not undergone
such training. In other places the To-
cal councils have decided to cut of
the water supply from the police and
military barracks. AT EnniscOrthy.
County Wexford where this was done,
the authorities promptly hit hack and
the council room was raided by police
and soldiers.
Meetings have Just been held
throughout Ireland for the purpose Of
selecting the judges who are to pre-
side over the Sim Feln parish courts.
Those courts have Jurisdiction in all
cases under $50 in value and It Is in
.ended that their judges shall eventu-
ally he elected by the votes of the peo-
ple In whose districts they operate.
Regularly Elected Later.
Pending the organization Of cleo
toral machinery for the purpose they
have been selected by conference
composed Of members of the Dali Fir
eann for the constituency, the men,
hers Of the county council. one clergy
man for each denomination from each
parish, the members of the urban and
rural councils. one representative of
| each Sim Fein club. one member Of
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
SCOUTS AND JUVENILE COURTS

Franklin Chase Hoyt, presiding jus
tice of the childrens' court New York
.ity. and one of the country's Ieading
authorities on Juvenile delinquency,
says:
"Coincident with the rapid develop
nent of the juvenile court there has
sprung up a national movement which
mas. believe. done more to save the
way for the juvenile court than any
other agency. This movement Is that
Of the Boy Scouts of America. This
is most practical method, it seems
20 me, for needing the scriptural ad-
nonitlor that we overcome evil with
good; that we crowd out the evil by
filing in with good. The juvenile
court has TO deal with actual deIin.
quencies and often must employ dis.
cipline. The Boy Scout movement
however. successfully lays hold of the
very traits in boys that lead them
into mischief. and proves that these
same traits can function in a better
direction.
Both the juvenile courts and the
Boy Scout leaders have grappied with
the same problem. The Boy Scout
movement is not primarily concerned.
however. with reformatory work. In
fact, 1t Is not directly concerned with
any such work at all. The Boy Scout
movement is suitable to every boy
from every kind of home. That means.
of course. that it is most valuable
agency for those who are concerned
with problems of reformatory work
with boys"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
RoBr. J. THoRNE ON SCOUTING.

Robert J. Thorne. president of the
Chicago scout council, is one of the
,ountry's most distinguished business
men, He is president of large firm
md director of several other corpora
ions and banks.
Pecently, in talk made by Mr..
rhOrne to a group of men interested
IN boy scout organization, he said:
''I1e thing that appeals to me most
in the boy scout movement Is the boy
scout habit to do good turn daily
AS ! become more and more actively
Interested in this movement and prac-
tice its precepts with the boys real.
lie l have been missing a great deal
in life: that l have been living only
for myself.
"The realization that I am doing
something for someone else makes me
the happiest man in Chicago. Any
man who has intimate contact with
the boy scouts finds that 1t warns and
enarges his heart. My only regret is
that ] was not boy forty years later.
40 that could have been hoy scout"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
Mexican Border
Is Little Known

France. Spain and Mexico have waved
over it; for a time it flew its own
Lone Star and also the Confederate
flag.
"In Brownsville you hear more
Spanish thnn English. because most
of the 5000 people who live there are
Mexicans.
Up the river from brownsville lies
Laredo. most important border .own
in south Texas, even if an old map
does call this vicinity "a wilderness
filled with wild horses
Eagle Pass. on up the Rio Grande.
was a favorite camping spot for the
California gold hunters in 40
"As you follow the border west.
oaks. pines and underbrush decrease,
aridity increases. ard eacti lift their
th0rny heads. Border counties like
Brewster, Presido and Fl Paso are Of
amazing area-larger than some Of
our small eastern states. Wndmlls
are everywhere-big electric fans to
keep the cattle COOL waggish cow
hoy once explained to London ten
derfoot.
Largest irrigation Reservoir.
"El PasO is the only large city from
San Antoine TO Los Angeles. a ride
Of 1.5OO dry, dusty miles.
'The largest reservoir Anywhere is
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
HOW SCOUTS USE SPARE TIME.

F,unice, La. Troop saved two i'm
portant buildings from destruction ny
fire, for which they We're made an aux
iliaIy Of the fire department by the
mayor: also contributed to Monument
fund. Americas Gift to France"
Troop NO. 13, boy scouts of Ogden,
Utah. is active in all community work.
II has been called on twice to search
for persons lost. three times for city
police work and has done patrol duty
in relief OF poor families, gathering
food and clothing.
Berkeley CAL, scouts in recent
Safety FIRST campaign were stationed
throughout the city and took the aum-
bers of automobiles that violated traf
&c rules. over 5000 were reported
the first day.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
AUSTRIA ENDS GRAIN CONTROL
Socialists Arc Beaten by Big Vote on
Food. Measure by Com.
bination.

Vienna.-Austria has abolished gov
ernment control Of her domestic grain
supply after bitter political fight IN
which the advanced parties were de-
feated by an overwhelming vote OF
the combined Christian socialist crosse
Deutsche parties.
Government control. 1t was alleged,
was farce"
The economic experts Of the social
ist wing declared the control act
react!onary measure In favor of the
agra-ian element and predicted that
bread prices would rise because of it.
Advocates of the measure, on the
other hand, insisted that in spite OF
laws the farmer withheld his food
stuffs from the government requisi-
tiOn and sold to The 'left-hand" trade.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

the great Elephant Butte dam. which
stores more water than the world-fa-
nous Assuan dam on the Nile. This
big dam. built In the Rio Grande above
FL Paso at point in New Mexico.
holds enough water, we are told. TO
fill a standpipe IL feet In diameter
reaching from Ell Paso to the moon,
Of six inches!'
From the point at monument No.
where the boundary line crawls out Of
the Rio Grande Cat the southeast cor
ner of New Mexico), 1t strikes west
into a wilderness of singularly dry and
empty aspect. For 40 miles along this
march the traveller must carry his own
water.
"ro the west lie the rough. hostile
foothills of the Dog mountains: near
here. in the San Luis range, the line
reaches point of $500 feet above the
sea, marking the continental divide.
''In the San Bernardino valley the
line strikes the first running water
after quitting the Rio Grande-192
miles to the east Here rises the fa-
nous Yaqui river, that long. crooked
stream that meanders through the vast
Mexican state of Sonora and through
the turbulent Yaqui Indian zone. final
ly emptying into the Gulf of California
below Guaymas.
'In the whole 7OO-mile stretch from
the Rio Grande to the Pacific, this
line crosses only five permanent rum
ming streams. and the average rain
eight inches.
"Save the hamlets Of Columbus and
Hachita. the New Mexican section Of
this border Is almost uninhabited."
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
Recognize No
Courts But Own

representative Of each trades union
body. The judges so selected are to
act till December. when there will be
regular election by ballot of the vot-
ers
At Limerick. the police invaded a
Sim Fein court and seized the pa
pers. but scores of courts are held ev-
cry day and interference Is not at
tempted because their time and place
Of meeting are usually kept secret ex-
cept to the parties concerned. In some
places. however. the courts are held
as openly as the kings courts.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
No Region in All North America
More Widely Misunderstood,
Says Writer.
TRIP FULL OF CONTRASTS
No Section Of Borderiand Has Seen So
Much Of Adventure. Tragedy and
Turbulent Activity as State
OF Texas.

Washington, II. C.-"NO region in
all North America is more frequently
mentioned or more widely misunder-
stood. perhaps. than the Mexican bor-
der" writes Frederick Simpich. for
merIy American consul at Nogales.
Mexico, to the National Geographic So
csety.
From the Gulf of Mexico up to Ell
PasO. along the Texas frontier. the
Rio Grande forms the boundary he
tween the United States and Mexico ;
thence - the Pacific coast the line Is
marked by stone or iron monuments
tsave a short break at the COloradO),
no set that one is supposed to be Wis
sble from another. BY this plan a
soldier. miner or cowman Eyes. and a
&muggler, tool can always tell which
side Of the line he is on; or. II wholly
lost and he cusnes suddenly on a mon
ument, he can soon get Oriented.
Adventurous. colorful and full Of
contrasts as II Is. the 1900 mile trip
along this crooked. historic line Is
rough and difficult. and has been made
BY few people.
~The Rio Grande part Of this bor-
der has caused both Uncle Sam and
Mexico much work and mental an
guish. During bad floods the line a'
formed ny the river squrms around
in 80 astonishing and lively manner
that what Is Mexican soiI one day may
be In Texas the next. and vice versa
elgness OF Texas.
railroads cut this long border line
st Brownsville. Laredo. Eagle Pass
nnd FL Paso. Tex; at Douglas. Naco
and Nogales in Arizona. and at Cal
exicO and Tia Juana, In California.
Only four Of these railroads. however
are main lines of through traffic that
penetrate the interior of Mexico: these
start at Laredo. Eagle Pass. El Paso
and Nogales.
"You visualize the bigness of Texas
when you look at the length Of its side
that borders on Mexico. You realize
fits emptiness. too. when Won travel
through some of its border regions.
where the population is less than two
per square mile.
mo section OF the border has seen
70 much Of adventure. tragedy and tur'
buIent activity as Texas. The flags OF
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
Triple Followed by
Double and Single

Louisville. Ky.-"Bunk" Jones
was pacing the floor as pros
pective fathers are wont.
"Triplets." was the announce
ment.
Bunk" Jones continued to
pace the floor. as prospective
graDdfathers are wont. An
hour passed.
Twins"
"Bunk" Jones did not alter
his course. He still paced the
floor. Another hour passed.
"A granddaughter"
And there are six bowling
good reasons why Bunk"
Jones. farmer near Murray. Is
"all smiles"
Before his wife. who Is forty
two, gave birth to tripIets. Mrs.
Willie Jones, daughter-in-law.
was sent for. An hour after ar
rival Of the tripIets Mrs. Jones
presented ''grandaddy" with
twins.
Meantime Mrs. Asiah Parks.
IA daughter. had been called In
TO attend the two mothers. With
In less than an hour. she too,
had become a mother. a daugh-
ter completing the sextet born
III the same house within three
hours.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

After formally closing the base
ball season last week, our boys
changed their minds and played
two games with Shelby this week,
one Tuesday at Rosedale and an
other Wednesday at Shelby
Shelby won at Rosedale by a score
Of 6 to 4, and Rosedale won at
Shelby by score of ii to 2. These
teams are tied in number of games
won and lost during the season
and there were several ties.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
Illinois Central Proudly Calls
Attention TO Its Record

There of talk the effect
that
functonng at the present tnne.
If this task OF
o of
growth the would i would be bat
with the facilities
which to unchalengei
simply
the number passengers
he as ten years, which do as follows:
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

the loose cash being carried around In
pockets and slowed away in various
places.
Even small proportion Of this 49,
ono OO0, 900 invested in Liberty bonds
would bring them back to par. he
pointed out or If the money WAS de-
posted in savings banks il would In
jeet new life into industry.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

as he lay asleep in his crib In Sec
ond-stOry fiat at l 80 o'clock one
morning, and bitten number of times
on the arms and hands. The child's
cries awolle the parents and as they
approached the crib large rat jumped
out and disappeared in hole near the
radiator. Doctors treated the wounds
and no serious results are feared.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
SCOUTS IN PURE WATER FIGHT

Boy scout and many other residents
Of Montclair. n j., have constituted
themselves camera men" to get first
hand information to prove If the water
supply is impure. The boy scouts and
citizens will photograph polluted spots
and send this pictures to the mayor.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

A full line of Eastman s Kodaks
and supplies. We also take care
of your developing and printing.
BROWN rs DRUG STORE.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
Local News Briefs

It is now necessary that all copy
intended for publication in The
Democrat be in the office Thurs
aay morning. Otherwise it must
90 over until the following week.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

September is here and cotton is
opening very rapidly. The rains
and boil weevils have damaged the
crop in this section, but if nothing
happens there will be fair yield
in the county.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

Mr.. Fine, Of the Fine Store, ar.
rived home this week from the
Northern markets where he bought
his fall stock of goods.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Perkins ar
rived home Monday from their
wedding trip and are now at home
to their many friends
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sillers. Sr..
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sillers, Jr..
and Mrs. l.. w. Nugont arrived
home Wednesday after spending a
month in the North-part of the
time in Canada.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

Let us have your orders for
flowers, we can not only save y0u
trouble, but can save you money.
BROWNS DRUG STORE.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
!, BILLIONS NOT IN BANKS
Enough to Put Nations Liberty Bonds
Back to Par Nov Being Held in
Stocking Bank

Phiiadelphio The combined @Lisle
Thread National bank and the
.reather-Bed-S Mattress bank" now hold
more than $s.O0O.OO0.OOO Of the conn-
try's cash.
This is the estimate "f William H
rsutt. acting governor Of the l'l!'adei-
mi. Federal Reserve bank. made Of
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

A. r. Dent left this week for
Jackson, Tenn, where he and Miss
Anne Hardeman are to be married
on September Sth.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

A method for casting hollow con-
crete building slabs with sand cores
that can be washed out with hose has
been invented by Montana man.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
School supplies of all kinds at
Brown S Drug Store.

The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fontaine Goza has been quite
i'll this week.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04
Rat Attacks Child.

Shenandoah. Pa.-victor. fourteen
months-0ld son of Prof. and Mrs. A.
Guimes. was attacked by a large rat
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-09-04

A sister of Mrs. c. w. Patterson
is visiting her.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-09

Indian as q. fighting force in our American army and navy"
 Major Tom Eciliey, who com manded the Third Battalion of the One Hundred and SiAty-Fif lnfan- try, quoted as saying that the Indians were tho best and safest replace ments he hld at any tilnc.''
 Expert Shots. Strong and Brave.
 'They arc expert ill rifle fighting, game, strong, brave, csolute," said Major Reillcy. "ThCy were superior in scouting and patrol work. They were uneNceIlcd in every phase of every fight.
 T have no hcSlancy ill recom- mending any one of my Indians for l first serSeancy or even a captain cy. l had rcplacements on eight different occasions, so thorough was the deci1nation of my ranks and these Indians were unQualifiedly the very best rcpla accmcnts sent me. Many of them were killed or wounded, for they always sought the dangerous places. 1 advocate the segregation of Indian troops, for l noted that when they were sent out as a distinct
New Britain herald., 1920-03-09

Indian force they did their best york;
 Dr. DiNon's plan proposes the es- tabishmcnt of permanent rcSlmentai or battalion headquarters on or near important reservations, a, system ot schools on or near reservations Tor the purpose of preparing Indian youths for military career and du- ties of citizenship and ;l higher school, to be known as the Indian West Point. for in&truCtinS Indians in the duties of nOn- comm lSSioned officers The plan would allow In- dian non-commissioned officers to enter regular officers schools
 Other sections of the measure would declare all Indians of one eighth or purer blood who shall have reached tho age of 21 years, or who shall have taken the prescribed oath Of a regular soldier of the United States. to be full citizens of United States. Subject to a rcadinS and writing test, after 1929 all Indian graduates of the reservation would be declared full citizens on reaching T years of age.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-09
INDIAN DIVISION
 FOR REGULAR ARMY
Kalor I Red Man Proved in
 Great Var

WashinGt on, March 9.-A proposal to organize one or more full divisions or Indian troops as q part of the re- organized army and to be known as tho North American Indian division or divisions is pending in congress as part Of the army reorganization leg islatior.
 Many instances oI exploits of per "sonal heroism on the western front, such us won for the red men in France the nickname of "solirrcl hunters" because of the deadly ac- curacy Of their rifles in snipinS con- tests with Germans, were furnishct, the committee as evidence of valu- able manpoWcr. which it is contend cd would be wasted if the Indians arc .. denied q place in the arny scheme.
 E.Apertncs5 at scouting aud patrol ing. particularly at night and in un- lspoWn territory; disregard for per- aonal danger under fire and unfal- ferlnS loyttty, were anlouS the sol u!criy qualities the Indian Wa3 de serioed a5 possessing 10 un unusual degree. Specific cases arc cited by UI. Joseph Kossuth DiHon, secretary of the National mericau Indian Me orial association. Mr. Di:ion also read letter tionl General Pcrshing gil- inS his "hearty approval to il plan to enlist Indian regiments.
 Ccn,:i.ai:dcrs Coa1sncad Indiau,.
 .A majority Of Inc moro tlran 17.0u0 lSdiallB who saw military service dur ing the war were members of the Ninctieth Division, the Texas and Oklahoma National Arr1y Division, ise TiirtySIAlh Division, NatlonaI Guardsnien from the same two states and tlie One Hundred and Sixty-E'ifth Infantry, or old Sixty-Ninth New York, which received heavy Indian repla cements to fill the saps pIodic- cd in its ranks by lighting Oil the AIarnc, But the redskins served il muny other units and in practically all services
 Dr. Dixon declares that after Vis- ting nlAn crouS camps and hoSpita lS all officers interviewed, from tho com III landing officer 10 the corporal or petty officer, who have had Indians under their command, with one ac- cord. gave universal and enthusiastic commendation of tho brilliance, the stability. the amcnability to disci- pline, the hcroism and Nalor of the
New Britain herald., 1920-03-09

ing the history of the nation in Is or 20 painted wall panels has been determined upon as a mural record to inspire the admira ton of future generations. Solution of the problem of how best to display the large and practically priceless Limoges vases presented by France in appreciation of congress warmth to Marshal Jof- fro and former Premier Viviani on
New Britain herald., 1920-03-09

their visit to this country during the war, brought out the scheme.
 These beautiful vases now stand on cheap pine platforms in the spea l1er $ lobby but the decorative plans call for special inches for them on either side of the speakers chair in the house chamber. Panel paintings of Washington and lafayette now adorn spaces on either side of tho speaker $
New Britain herald., 1920-03-09

chair and these will be moved orI a few feet. The work of gradual filling the other panels around | chamber will be carried on from tin to time until the history of the Unit| States has been murally depicted. O| large painting already in the holl depicts Cornwallis suing for q cesd
 ton Of hostilitios under a flag truce.