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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28
PUPILS WRITE SCOUT ESSAYS.


Great interest Is being manifested
In all large cities In the experiment
made by the board of education OF
New York city in making the writing
of an essay on the subject what Boy
Scouts Can Do for Greater New York"
a part of the regular classroom work
on one day for the fifth, sixth. seventh
and eighth grades of all elementary
public schools. To make the prepara-
ton of the material and the writing,
and especially the study of the pur-
poses of scouting more effective ana
attractive. the work was made com
petitive. with the following prizes:
For the best essay in each school
In Greater New York a bronze medal
for the best in each school district,
silver medal for the best In each OF
the FIVE boroughs, gold medal. with
a special grand prize for the best es-
say in the entire city, all prizes given
by the Boy Scouts Of America.
"This will give an admirable oppor-
tunity for the principals to discover
the effectiveness of the teaching OF
practical civics in practical ways, and
will focus fresh interest on the vital
essentials of good citizenship.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28
GEN. WOOD PRAISES SCOUTS.

In the recent Boy Scouts of America
essay contest on the subject Of fire
prevention Mai. Gen. Leonard Mood.
commander of the central division OF
the army, acted as chairman Of the
board of judges. He took keen inter
est in reading the essays, which, be-
cause he was unable TO leave Fort
Sheridan. H., were taken to him from
New York by representative of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters.
under whose auspices the contest was
conducted among the entire member
ship Of the hoy scouts in the United
States and its possessions. At the
conclusion of his work Major General
Wood issued the following statement:
Il cannot tell you with how much
interest and appreciation ! read the
essays from the boy scouts contest
with reference 10 fire prevention. The
idea Of this contest was fine one. II
served to bring to the attention of the
boy scouts throughout the country
most important field Of effort, namely,
that of vigilance in measures looking
to fire prevention and the dissemina-
ton of information concerning the
sources of danger and what can be
done TO prevent The fundamental
cause of fires is carelessness. combined
with certain amount of ignorance. IL
the boy scouts take up the campaign
In behalf Of fire prevention and speak
us intelligently as they have written
! feel that we shall soon reduce the
danger from fire."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28
SCOUTS MEET vERDUN HERO

The Boy Scouts of America were
honored by being selected to greet
Gen. Robert Georges Nivelle. former
commander-in-chief of the French
army and famous hero of Verdun, up
on his arrival in this country recently
to attend the Pilgrim Tercentenary
celebration. A hundred and thirty
scouts took part in the reception.
At the French line pier five picked
Eagle Scouts met the general as he
came off the steamer which brought
him to New York. They were with
DR.. Charles S. MacFarland, field scout
commissioner, who Is the general sec
rotary of the Federal Council OF
Churches of Christ in America, on
whose invitation Gen. Nivelle came to
this country. From the pier he was
escorted to the Waldorf hotel where
five troops of boy scouts. troop from
each Of the boroughs of Greater New
York, carrying American flags and
French flag fifteen feet long, were
lined up at salute and were reviewed
by General Nivelle.
The scouts were greatly interested
in the blazing star of the Grand Cross
of the Legion of Honor which the gray
haired general wore on his army uni
form. His eighteen military honors
other than the Legion Of Honor were
represented simply by FIVE rows Of
ribbon bars across his left breast.
diminutive thirteen-year-old Man
haitian Scout. Frank Tobin. who wore
n tri-color ribbon was singled out by
General Nivelle. who had him come
forward TO shake hands while in very
good English he told the assembled
scouts how pleased he was TO he well
coined by representatives Of this great
organization whose Jamboree party of
300 picked scouts last summer gave
an exhibition of scouting in Paris
which opened his eyes and those OF
many other men of affairs there as TO
the great value of scout training in
the formation Of sturdy and useful
manhood.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28
ANDREW BOWERS.


John Stuart Webster. mining en-
gineer. boards train In Death
Valley. California, on his way back
to civilization after cleaning UP
100000. But NE looks like a hobo.
Then he meets a distressed lady,
who makes his heart flop over. He
eliminates the offending man. Be-
ing what he IL and also girl-shy,
he does not take advantage OF his
opportunity. But he just has TO
find out that she is Dolores Ruey.
In Denver he IL offered q 81, 000-a-
year Job by capitalist friend. Ed
ward J. Jerome. He receives a de-
layed letter from his own particu-
lar pal, Billy Geary, asking him
to finance a gold-mining PROPOSE
ton In Central America and go
fifty-fifty with him on the profits.
SO he starts for Sobrante. Jerome
goes with John to the depot. They
meet the distressed lady on her way
to the same train. John lifts his
hat, but gets the cut direct from
the girl. who does not recognize
him. John tells Jerome the whole
story. Jerome secretly sees the
girl, offering her $4,000 II she in
duces John TO take his Job inside
OF ninety days The girl accepts
The scene now shifts to Buenaven-
tura, Sobrante, where Geary, on
his uppers. is eating his heart out
looking for cablegram from his
old partner. He has existed for
two months on credit extended by
Mother jerks. keeper of a hotel
and dramshop. Dolores cables Hen
rietta wilkins Mother Jenks) that
she Is on her way to visit her.
Mother jerks has been educating
Dolores, who Is the daughter OF
former President Ruey Of Sobrante.
deposed and executed by Presi-
dent Sarros Mother jerks doesn't
want Dolores to find out she Is no
longer respectable. SO Billy meets
the steamer and tries TO turn the
girl back. But Dolores lands and
salutes Mother jerks as Mother"
Billy promptly falls In love with
Dolores. Webster IN Sew Orleans
secures stateroom on La Estrel-
lita by buying "A ticket for myth
zeal valet. In New Orleans Web
ster saves a young man from as
sassination. At the steamer he
finds the mythical valet Is reality.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28

flammatory rheumatism. as an excuse
for remaining In bed and having my
meals brought to me. This service, of
course, will necessitate some slight ex-
pense in the way of tips. but am hop
ing you will see your way clear to TAX
ing care of that for your guest"
Silently Webster handed Andrew
Bowers ten dollars In silver. ''That
ought to hold you," he declared. "For
the rest. you're up to some political
skullduggery In Sobrante, and what 1t
is and what's your real name are two
subjects in which am not interested.
Let 1t be understood that you are my
valet, Andrew Bowers. That's all
know about you and that's all care
to know about you. In fact, the less
l know about you the less will have
to explain in the event Of your sudden
demise"
Fair enough" quoth Andrew Bow
ers. you're a man after my own
heart ! thank you"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28
CHAPTER TX.

Prior to leaving New Orleans, Web
ster had cabled Billy Geary that he
was taking passage on La Estrellita
and stating the approximate date Of
his arrival at San Buenaventura-
which information descended upon
that young man with something Of the
charm Of a gentle rainfall over hith-
erto arid district. He had been seeing
Dolores Ruey at least once n day ever
since her return to Sobrante. He was
quick, therefore. to seize upon Web
ster's cablegram as an excuse to call
upon Dolores and explain the mystery
surrounding his friends nonappear-
ance.
"Well. Dolores" he began, in his ex-
element calling her by her FIRST name
for the FIRST time, I've heard from
Jack Webster"
whats the news Bmr Dolores In
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28

passage 10 San Buenaventura 50 you
schemed to make me pay your way.
Hence I take II that your presence In
the capital of your native country is q
matter Of extreme importance and that
the clerk in the ticket Office of the
Caribbean Mail line Is friend Of
yours"
"Quite true. He knew my need"
"You were under surveillance and
could not leave New Orleans for San
Buenaventura unless you left secretly.
When l purchased both berths' in this
stateroom and the ticket clerk knew
held first-class ticket for valet that
was not, he decided to saw Of on me
a valet that was. Disguised in the liv-
cry of a chauffeur and carrying hand
baggage you hoped to get aboard with
out being detected by your enemies
who watched the gangplank."
Andrew Bowers nodded.
do you think you succeededT Web
ster continued.
II do not know, Mr.. Webster. hope
so. If did not-well, the instant this
steamer drops anchor in the roadstead
at San Buenaventura, she will be
boarded and searched by the military
police, / will be discovered and" He
shrugged.
LAWN party In the cemetery, eh7"
Webster suggested.
Andrew Bowers reached under his
pillow and produced two heavy auto
matte pistols and a leathern box con-
tanning five clips of cartridges. These
he exhibited in silence and then thrust
them back under the pillow.
II see. Andrew. In case you're cor
nered. Ell? Well, think would pre-
fer to die fighting myself"
I'm not worried, Mr.. Webster.
Somehow, / think I ran the gantlet
safely"
"But why did you throw your livery
overboard"
1T was of no further use to me-"
But you'll have 10 have some
clothes in which to 60 ashore, you
amazing man."
"Not at all. The steamer will arrive
In the harbor of San Buenaventura
late In the s.ternoon-too late to be
given pratique that day. After dark l
shall drop overheard and endeavor to
swim ashore, and in view Of that plain
clothes would only prove an embar-
rassment. shall land in my own coun-
try naked and penniless, but once
ashore shall quickly find shelter. IN
have to risk the sharks, Of course"
"Man-eatersT
"The bay is swarming with them"
you're breaking my heart" Web
ster declared alphabetically 81 sup
pose you're going to feign illness
throughout the voyage"
mot the kind of illness that will in
terfere with my appetite. I have pre-
scribed for myself mild attack Of In
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28
CHAPTER VIiI-Continued.

He released Pucker-eye, made his
way through the crowd 10 his room.
looked In. saw that his baggage was
there, and walked around on the STAR
board side To join in the general fare
well Of all on board to the crowd OH
the levce.
AT the shore end of the gangplank
Pucker-cye and Pop-eye still waited.
The unfortunate Pucker.eye was weep
Ing with pain and futile rag and hui
initiation, but Webster noticed that
Pop-eye's attention was not on his
friend but upon each passenger that
boarded the ship. of which there were
the usual number of late arrivals. AS
each passenger approached, POp-eye
scanned kim with more than casual in
terest.
Webster smiled. Looking for that
valet they heard me talking about" he
reflected. "POp-eye, you're n fine,
capable lad. | thought you had the
brains of the two. You're not going
away until you've had chance to size
up the re-enforcements at my COM
mand, are you?"
He lighted cigar and leaned over
the rail as the steamer, gathering
speed, swept down river.
"Good.by, you golden fzz and
chicken gumbo," he called, as the city
receded and the low, wooded shores
below the city came into view.
When he had finished his cigar he
cast the stump overheard, watched II
until 1t disappeared astern. and shep
went around to stateroom No. "a. AS
he stepped In and closed the door q
masculine voice said very pleasantly:
How do you do2"
Mr. Webster looked up and beheld a
young man, arrayed in n very fancy
pair Of light blue silk pajamas,
stretched at his ease in the upper
berth.
John Stuart Webster stared ut the
stranger for several seconds and con-
cluded he was invading the sanctity OF
another's stateroom. Excuse me-" he
said, II guess I'm In the right church
but the wrong pew" and he stepped
out and looked for the number on the
stateroom. To his surprise 1t was No.
"a after all, so he stepped back into
the stateroom and favored the stran-
ger with another scrutiny.
1T does appear to me, my friend"
he said presently, shat detect some
thing strangely familiar about your
pajamas."
II wouldn't be the least bit surprised
hr. Webster. found them In your
suitcase"
Fell silence Of perhaps half a min
ute. Then:
II dislike TO appear inquisitIve, :"
Webster began. 'but the fact Is, neigh
Dor, I'm curious TO know where you
got that book. observe you are read
ing Samuel Buffers Way OF All
FLESH and that the book is slightly
damaged. Recently I purchased such
q book in"
"Pray do not take the trouble 70 ex-
plain" the other answered airlly. y
discovered this excellent hook in your
suitcase slas. In fact, for me. that
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28
GOOD TURNS FOR BOY SCOUTS.

Camp Kiwanis, built BY the Kiwanis
club OF Saginaw, Mich, Cor the hoy
scouts of that city. has one OF 'ne
finest log cabins in the country. plans
for which are being sought from many
cities by other clubs who want 10
boom this big boy movement.
Troop IL, Spokane, Wash. provided
clothes and food as needed by two
poor families. gave $40 to Near East
relief and furnished two scouts daily
for two weeks to run errands for the
Social Service bureau.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28
"soms Girl, JOHNNY
(To BE coNTINUED)
July.

Sutys
July was originally the fifth month
Of the Roman year. In the Alban cal
endar 1t had complement Of 80 days.
which was reduced to 81 and then to
80, and 1t stood thus for many centu-
ries.
At length julius Caesar restored II
to 81. He felt personal interest In
July, as 1t was his natal month. After
the death of this great law-giver and
reformer Marc Antony changed the
name from Quintilis TO July. In honos
of Caesars family name. in order to
note that as the sun was most potent
at this time SO was Caesar the most
powerful potentate who had ever lived.
Our Saxon ancestors called July "Hey
Monath" because they usually moved
their hay at that period Of the year.
Chicago Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28
RECORD Piece Of Jade.

The largest piece Of jade known IL
block Of this stone which is seven
feet long. four feet wide and weighs
three tons. II came from South island.
New Zealand, and forms the base for
a statue Of a Maori chieftain on ex-
hibition in the Museum Il Natural HE
tory, New YORK city.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
Cloth Men Say Shoddy
Makes Fabrics Better
Bili Providing That Percentage
of Wool BE Marked on
Garments Opposed

WASHINGTON. June 6. Require
ments of tho French Capper bill to
mark cloth and garments with tho per-
centago of new wool contained will
give "sort Of legislative sanction to
inferior goods" John p. Wood, pres!-
dent Of the National Wool Manufac-
turers' Association, testified to-day be-
fore Senate committee. Some textiles
incorporating shoddy are better than
some fabrics made Of virgin wool, Mr.,
Wood said.
The best overcoats for army use, he
added, we're 65 per cent virgin wool
and 35 per cent shoddy. Foreign manu-
facturers could ship Nshoddy products
to sell in the United States without
fear of detection.
at is to tho economic advantage of
the country that shoddy be used,' he
added.
No legislation to show contents of
fabric is desired or needed by con-
sumers," William Goldman, president
Of the National Association of Cloth
ing Manufacturers, said, adding that
sit would confuse and mislead the con-
sumer besides being impracticahle Of
enforcement"
He denied that use Of shoddy WAS
on the increase, and said the bill was
"a piece of folly"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
Croker, Here, Is Silent
On Politics and Irish
Former Tammany Chieftain
Arrives TO Defend Suit
Brought by Sons

Richard Croker, former le&'er of
Tammany Hall, who usually visits New
York in the winter, arrived yesterday
from Queenstown on the White Star
liner Cedric accompanied by his wife
He looked as robust as usual, and his
face wore it's customary coating of
ruddy tan. The veteran of politics said
he had no idea how long he would
remain in this country, as he was at the
mercy OF the court, having come here
to defend the suit for an accounting
brought year ago by his sons.
Zone never knows how a lawsuit is
gong to turn out" he saids "and one
can never tell how long case will
drag through the courts. For that rea-
son l have no knowledge as to how
lcng / will be in this country. Don't
ask me anything about politics, for ]
have been out Of touch and am not
Interested. AS for the Irish question
think you folks over here know more
about it than ] do"
Mr.. Croker said he was anxious to
return to his estate In Ireland and
would embark for Queenstown as soon
as the legal matters that brought him
here had been settled.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07

dom, which has no successor in peace
times.
Called primarily to lay the foun-
dations for greater constitutional
gathering later, the Forthcoming con-
ference owes it's genesis to the i'm
perial conference of 1917. At that
gathering, held during the uncertain
days when the British armies in
France were fighting with their backs
to the wall, the leading statesmen of
the empire, anxious to avoid the dis
traction of controversy in such peril
GUS days, adopted resolution, declar-
ing that the readjustment of the con-
stitutional relations Of the various
governments of the empire was too
important and intricate question to
be dealt with then, and should form
the subject OF special imperial con-
ference, to be held after the coming
of peace. A year later arrangements
for this gathering were made.
The original agenda, which was sub
mitted to Mr.. Meighan by the British
government six months ago, contained
but four subjects.
The Canadian Prime Minister is par
ticularly anxious to postpone discus
sion of the question of military and
naval defense. He has taken the
fords neither the time nor the place
for considering armaments, and he will
propose that this problem be taken up
at the constitutional conference later.
BY that time he expects present inter-
national conditions to have cleared and
naval experts themselves to have
reached some agreement as to the most
useful type of fighting craft TO build.
Finally, he will rest his case against
military and naval action upon Cam
ada's financial position. He will point
out that with a national debt of two
and half billions, with gigantic obli-
cations imposed by the war and with
a railway problem constituting seri-
Gus drain upon the national treasury,
this dominion's financial position pro-
hibits her from embarking upon any
substantial naval program at the pres
ent time.
The opinion of officials here is that
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
La Cuardia's Kin-in-Law
Wins Her Divorce Suit

!. A divorce was granted to Mrs. Anita
'5taglianO, cf 28Oo Harway Avenue
Brooklyn, sister-in-law of Aldermanic
President T. H. La Guardia, by Su-
preme Court Justice Benedict In
Brooklyn, yesterday. Her husband
Leonardo Staelisno, did nos appear In
court.
The legal proceedings were begun By
Mr.. Stag iaro, who lied suit for d.
vorce against his vie. In her answer
sac denied his allegations, and brought
counter suit, reciting alleged indis-
cretions on his part with an uniden.i-
fed woman living at 81 West Eighty
ninth Street.
When Mr.. stagliano did not come
forward yesterday to continue his suit
Justice Benedict dismissed his case and
granted a divorce to the wife Their
seven-year- daughter, Lea, was given
into the custody of the mother. Mrs.
Stagliano said she did not waat all
mony.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
I Japanese reaty
To Suit g.T. s., Is
Canada = Stand
Prime Minister Meighen TO
Urge Consideration of but
Four Subjects at London
Conference of Statesmen
Meeting First of Its Kind
British Government lis Not
Expected TO Renew Pact
Unless Dominion Backs 1t

QUEBEC, June 6 (By the Canadian
Press) Arthur Meigben, Prime Minis
ter of Canada, sailed for London to-
day to attend the imperial conference
of British prime ministers and lead
ing statesmen, where he will press for
consideration and renewal of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance as one Of four
questions which are sufficiently i'm
portant to be settled at this con-
ference.
Although the agenda Of the meeting
contains no fewer than fourteen SUBJ
jects, eight of major Importance, Mr..
Meighen is prepared to propose That
only the following nre capable Of be-
ing definitely debated now:
Preparation for the special consti-
tutional conference to be held at a
later date. this preparatory discussion
to include such questions as the meet
ing place, date, composition and
agenda.
Review of Features
A general review of the main feat
ures of the empires foreign relations
problems, particularly as they affect
the dominions.
ACCESSIBILITY of renewing the Anglo
japanese alliance, which, under its
terms, expires on July 13.
Preliminary consideration of some
working method Of arriving at COM
mon understanding as to policies in
external affairs That concern ali parts
Of the empire, this subject to be pre-
paratory for the proposed constltu-
tional conference later
The most important of these ques-
tions, in the minds of most Canadians,
will be the Anglo-Japanese treaty and
it has been intimated from London
that the British government will not
renew it unless the dominions favor it.
United States Must Approve
Thus far Mr. Meighan has not pub
licly proclaimed his position on the
question, but it is understood in re-
liable circles that he will support the
dition that it is satisfactory to the
United States. Under existing cir
INSTANCES it is believed he will be
influenced by evidence proving that
such an alliance would serve tbs best
interests of the British people The
majority of members in the Canadian
House of Commons hold the same view
with the stipulation that the treaty
should be executed in such way as
not to antagonize the United States or
impair British chances of greater
friendship with the American people.
The conference, which opens at 1O
Downing Street on June 21, is the first
of its kind in the history of the Brit
ish Empire. 1t represents the first at
tempt to have the dominions formulate
ing entirely from the imperial war
conference, which concerned itself
solely with affairs of defense, and from
the Imperial War Cabinet, a confer
ence of selected ministers of the vari-
Gus governments of the United King
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
Oldtime Paper Vender
A Victim of Progress
When I8 Square Fee, of Space
at Ferry Rents for $4,000,
He Can't Keen the Pace

| Andrew j. Hickey. Of 226 West 1O8th
Street, one-eyed newspaper vender
who has sold his papers for the last
twenty years outside the Staten Island
ferry house at the South Ferry, was
brought before Magistrate Renaud in
Tombs Court yesterday, charged with
disorderly conduct. His offense was
that he was selling his papers there
as of old when he no longer had the
right to do SO. He lacked the right
In the old days it did not cost any,
thing to sell papers outside the ferry
| house. Then later it cost So a month,
payable to the Department Of Docks
and Ferries. When the Department Of
Plant and Structures took over the fer
ries it became necessary to make bids
each year for the privilege.
Hickey's stand measured 3 feet by 6.
In May he bid 5000 to retain it. An
other aspirant bid $4,000.
Yesterday he is alleged to have been
| found selling papers on forbidden
ground. Magistrate Renaud paro!ed
him in custody of his counsel until
June IL. Hickey is married and has
ono child. Several we'll known persons
have offered their influence in his
behalf.