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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-08

The wind was all that prevented
yesterday from being an ideal base
ball day. A big crowd was out for
the game here, also for other con-
tests in this section.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-08

Twelve days will pass before Bob
Meusel and Babe Ruth can step on
the field to take part in regular AM
erican League contests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Sun Nearer Than
 We Thought

An astronomical correspondent dis closes the result of some new in vestigations to determine with great CT precision the distance of the sun from the earth.
 This distance is omething under 93,0o0, 900 miles, and the new deduc- tions from observation of the com paratively new plannet Eros have re- duced the uncertainty to the relative ly small figure of 75,o0o miles. that being the difference between the new figure and the hitherto accepted distance.
 It is regarded as a great triumph to reduce the zone of uncertainty to these dimensions Eros is tiny planet some 20 miles across-about the width of the Isle of Wight. Dis covered g years ago. it Is now re- garded by Astronomers as the key to the problem of the suns distance.
 Astronomers regard the distance between the earth and the sun as their yard arm" The Greeks knew the moons distance correctly, and they thought the sun was only 19. times farther away. or 5,00o.0 miles. That estimate remained unchanged for 1000 years
 After the discovery of the tele- scope astronomers found that this figure was too small. The first ob- servations by telescope gave the dis tance as 60,o00,0 900 miles, and the ob- servations have gradually been im- proved on up to the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
WoodLawn Girl Scouts Elect NeU Officers

The Woodlawn Girl Scouts met at the Woodlawn High school last Thursday, March 2, at , o'clock in room 12. We had our quarterly cleo ton of officers. Those elected were: Julia Mae Camp. president; Alice Bagby. vice president; Pearl Clark. treasurer; Grace Lee, secretary; Jamie Tucker. scribe.
 We did not entirely complete the election, but as it was late we ad- journed. with the allegiance to the flag.
 JAMIE TUCKER, Scribe.
 The Girl Scout handbooks can be bought at Loveman's for 75c.
 Troops have to be registered yearly, and registration fees are s1.5O for troop. which entities it to the "American Girl" for one year. It costs soc for each individual girl and soc for scout captain. For information from headquarters, write either to iso Lexington avenue, New. York City, or to Miss Hough, S4 Marietta Street. Atlanta. Ga.
 There Is council for Girl Scouts being formed in this city, so you would better get in with troop of Girl Scouts quickly. Cause there's going to be great things done soon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10

summer and in anticipation of this trip the boys smiled with glee. Next, MT. George Woodrow made an ad- dress on "The Assets the Boy Scouts Are to the People of ] essemer and Bessemer as a City"
 Twelve scouts had been selected to give the scout laws and to explain each. Each scout had come prepared to give and explain his law and each did his part we'll. Then they had some talks from few of the scouts of the troop. Scout George Wood row talked on The Duties of a Scout" Several others gave inter esting speeches on scouting as they saw it, and some of them were fine, too. A splendid demonstration of first aid was rendered along the lines of drowning and fractures. Scout Hubert Lenham talked a while on Scouting in Bessemer."
 After the talks and first aid dem onstrations. 36 scouts were awarded tn ,ir tenderfoot badges. All had a regular scout smile on their faces, too. The boys have started off right in scouting and are advancing right along in the work. They are rroud of their scout master, Mir Vance who is doing all that he can do to make real scouts out of his boys. The in- vesture was closed with sentence prayers from different scouts. Some day these scouts will be big leaders in the scout work and big leaders in their community, leaders worth while Good luck to you fellows. You have started off in the right way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10

ness tran full of windfalls to the. head of the BeaverkiU, famous trout stream. down which we htked to Turnwood. where supplies were bought and the hike continued up Alder creek 10 a good camp site n an orchard stacked with new cut hay. We had another good bed that night. IA kindly farmers wife saw us and sent us by her small son. d hot johnny cake and two quarts If milk That evening the whole fam fly visited our campfire.
 The Return Trail
 Sunday morning we climbed an other mountain, went down what the natives called the Cat Ladder tran. which tnok ns down the steep noun tainsioe making very acute angles every 2a yards We hikcd un Dry Brook valley eH d good road 10 BeN- eyre postoffiee, At noon we stopped at q farm house and lunchcd on real bread and real milk, Then we climbed another mountain, descended into deep valley to Dry Brock church ate chicken and drank much milk a another farm house ana climbed half way up Belleyre noun lam, reaching farm. house inhabit- cd by lonely but jolly farmer. He made us welcome, apologized for having but one fresh bed, but showed us a big barn filled with fresh-edt hay. "rhc view from this hillside farm was the best We had seen. Perhaps the setting sun had something to do with it. Sunrise however, was just IS beautiful. with the mist-filled valleys below us and the blue peaks in the distance. It was land of peace, goodwill and enchantmont.
 Monday morning we finished climbing Bellcyrc mountain looked for an hour down upon Fleischmann's and the far flung valley to the north. and upon Pine Hill and EsopGs creek to the south. Then we passed over the divide. away from the land Of enehantment and kindly people. to hard black state road lined with hundreds of boarding houses and filled with thousands of New Workers all dressed up and trying and maybe having good time. We had been on the state road but few minutes when an auto truck driver hailed us took Us aboard. and in no time al all landed us at Kingston, 45 miles away where We caught the boat for home We are going hiking again next year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Dean Seeking a
 Bout With Kilrane

Melvin Dean. one of the Scouts in Jonesboro. and one of Bessemer's coming fighters, Is seeking a bout with Battling Ki1rane. the Jasper bantamweight, who gave Battling" Saunders, former bantamwieght title holder of the R. O. T. C., the K. o. in the sixth round of 1o-round bout on February 20. at the Woodlawn city hall, After three attempts Kilrane defeated Saunders, disQualifying him as the R. o. T. c. champ, and keep ing for himself the Boy Scout title that Saunders also held.
 Dean has never entered the ring, but has been under the care of Sailor Dixon of Bessemer and he knows quite bit about the game and how to use the mitts. He wants the title and he is doing all he can to make Kilrane take notice of him and give him a "crack" at the championship. He says he wants the title to again be m the hands of a Birmingham or Bessemer Scout. and if he gets crack at Kilrane, he surely will fight in order to get the title.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Sounds at Night

When the COW has quit her bawling
 Long enough to eat her food And has settled down for night time And begun to chew her cud. When the horse has quit his neighinS And his snorting round the barn And has settled down to snoozing
 After eating up his corn. When the rooster's quit his growing And the hens forget to sing, And the little chicks quit peeping
 Struggled under mothers wing. When the boys have tired of yelling
 Playing basketball and such And the girls come trooping home ward
 No more giggling overmuch. When the bees have quit their hum
 ming
 And the birds have silent grown, And hush comes over Nature
 When the busy day is done. Fen the singing ofsfhe kettle
 Dying az the fire dies Makes me slip away to Dreamland
 As l close my tired eyes. Even mothers gentle grooming
 Ceases as l drift away To a land of gentle rapture
 On my little pile of hay, So the sweetest sound at night time Which appeals the most to me When the noisy day is over
 And the noises let me be. Is a sound of gentle stiffness
 When the shadows gather round Ia tba Voi(c n
 When I cannot hear a sound. For thei noises of the night time
 l don't care an awful heap Just give me the gentle stiffness When I want to go to sleep,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Troop 5, Bessemer, To Play Jonesboro
 In Basketball

The basket ball team of troop 5, boy scouts of Bessemer. will play the basket ball team of the Jonesboro scouts next Thursday at the Y. NJ. C.. A. court. For-some time there has been quite dispute and row between these two troops as to which is the best scout team in Bessemer. At last the time has arrived when the two troops can settle the squabble.
 Both teams have been in hard train ing the past few weeks. each getting three practices week. Both are ready for The Battle of the Century which will be staged in Bessemer. Warrick Saunders, scout master of Bessemer, has been coaching the Jonesboro lads, and he is putting all into the work in order to have his boys win Quite an interest is being taken in the coming game and large crowd is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
TROOP 8

Troop met at their meeting hall gram was rendered Mir q. l.. Ham eriCk Scoutmaster of Troop called the roll and about IS boysi answered present. The meeting was carried out in Scout like order. The boys Of Troop are studying first aid for contest against the other troops of Bessemer. Dr. Williamson took the remainder of the Scout meeting, in talking about first aid, giving few demonstrations. The boys of this troop have claimed MT. Williamson as their troop doctor. They have the man and the right one to give them the proper instructions along this sub ject
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10

too? Only you might not like the work, for, believe us, good healthy sweating will be the fashion through out Saturday when the fellows will be dragging logs from the bottom to the top of Chestnut ridge.
 Troop 49. has the distinction of having completed the first cabin in camp. The boys expect to finish their addition this summer. Then do you know what they are going to do?
 Beautiful Plan
 Plant shrubbery! In this way, they wilt say-"with :''-"Good Scouts like beautiful, growing things, and whats a home without some thing sweet smelling in the yard?"
 '-The boys will probably plant some Towering trees, and evergreens which will lend cosiness. all the way around the cabin, front and back.
 It was stirring meeting-Troop 49's last. For present were, Roland L. Shine. Scout executive and John ". Gibson, deputy commissioner.
 MT. Shine Popular
 Said Mir. McDonald:
 Our boys literally fell in love with MT. Shine. I thought he was going to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Some Hot Place

The hottest place in the United States is generally conceded toSa nar- row valley in California This valley is between the Panamint and Flu neral mountains and is called Death Valley" It is not only the hottest place in the United States. but also the dryest- The central part of it is three or. four hundred feet below sea leTel and is covered with salt Itseiighest temperature has been 122 fahenheit. This valley got it's name "Delth Valley" because in 1S49 g parry of emigrants perished there viti the heat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
DEEPEST OCEAN

The Pacific ocean is now believed to be deeper. on the whole, than any other sea. The average depth of the greater part of the Pacific ocean Is said to be about 2,5oo fathoms-a fa- thom is six feet--in recent years far greater depths than this have been recorded but 1t is probable that the very greatest depths of the sea about corresponds to the greatest height of the mountains on land, and the greatest heights of mountains have been calculated to be about or 6 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Out after big game.
Here you are. kids,

Here you are. kids,
 After this. every oneaof you will be able to know how to draw. For Ed Stack is to make you a series of comic cartoon lessons
 All these funny little cross hatch lines show you the different styles of cartoon shading, and you can tell at a glance which ones will shew up better when printed, and which will suit the effect you attempt to make.
 Stack. who is a most likeable boy, calls these Lessons for the Kids" and in this first lesson, instead of telling you to love your teacher, he gets down to brass tacks in the fol- lowing way:
 The first thing to learn in cor tooning is how to make lines that will reproduce. The sets of lines on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Uncle Sam Offers
 Flag Kits at $1.OO

Every Boy and Girl Scout in Bir- mingham should have an army flag kit, as signalling is one of the many activities taken up by the Scouts The Corps Area Signal officer. Fort Mo Pherson, Ga. has on hand a number of United States army flag kits, which they are willing to dispose of to Boy and Girl Scouts for sl 00 each. These may be purchased through your local Scout organization.
 Each kit consists of-two semi phore flags and staffs. two 2-foot square flags and one three pointed wooden flag staff, and a canvas case with shoulder strap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10

have to take some of them home with him. It was the first time that many of them had met him and. with out exception, they were entertained with what he said" Mir Shine told the boys about the pioneer scouts among them Abe Lincoln and c. W. Cody. They, he said, practically led the way in scouting in the United States.
 Looking For Footballs
 There's one thing; Forty miners will be sad little. birds if those golden foot balls, ofdered sometime ago, do not show up in time for investure ceremohies Several of the fellows have already been sitting up with the jeweler-beeseechi him to help the mail on.
 The public is invited to the cere- monies tonight, when. the Scouts will receive badges showing meritorious progress in their tests, and their Scout abilities. Especially are fath- CTS and mothers urged to attend and those who have never been to a Scout meeting. The function will put new thought into your mind, show you what ideals Boy Scouts really try to live up to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10

'em yourself, so if you do as I did first. you can't blame me: Flour, lard, baking powder and a little soda. Lard about the size of a hens egg That's the way the ladies say it. Then you should have buttermilk. If You want good biscuits mix your lard thoroughly with flour, after that add your baking powder soda and salt
 Remember the Salt
 Oh. yes, l forgot to say salt. Well, don't you forget for if you do you'll have bum biscuits. After mixing all these chemicals" together add your milk. Look out now! You'll pour too much.
 Now, go to 1t. boy. Get it in your hair, on your shirt, in your pockets. Now. when you are through distrib- utng it around and have any left, spread out flour sack or good clean paper. Sprinkle d little flour on It. Then grab up a bottle, fruit jar, vacuum bottle, or just anything round and clean. Now, roll 'em boy When you get your dough rolled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Fishes Can Hear
Can fishes hear?

Can fishes hear?
 Fishes can hear although they have no visible ear. They have an organ for hearing which consists of an in- ternal ear placed inside a gristly capsule. In some fishes for example. the dogfish. there is fold known as the false gill which probably is the remains of real gill formerly used for breathing purposes but which is now used for transmitting sounds to the internal ear In the wall of the capsule containing the internal cal there is a thin spot which core spends to the drum of the human ear and it is through this spot that the sound is conducted. Thus we see that the function of an organ which was once a gill has been changed and is now part of the hearing ap- ,aratus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Mail Service

Is your mail delayed?
 Do you want to improve ethe mail service9
 If so. read the following directions closely and observe them:
 Directions
 The following directions were out lined by Charles Janvier postmaster of New Orleans. at his recent talks in the various high schools of the city:
 Write names and addresses of cities and states in full
 Place stamps in the upper right hand corner Of the letter.
 Avoid fancy marks" and alpha bets and especially pet names Get mail into boxes early. The simpler envelopes are address, ed the better it is
 Be especially particular to observe these rules in connection with Christmas mail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10

it will mean, also, the addition of
 A Partition
 The new room will have a partition, one side being used for kitchen and the other for the mess-hall. And do you know why these fellows are making the addition primarily? Just because they want to be "at home" by cooking and eating in the same household. In this way the troop, when going out during week-ends, will not be dependent upon the big mess hall and kitchen. For the joy, there is to be had in a big rock fire place which will be as good for cook ing as any stove could possibly be.
 Eager to Get Busy
 C. W. Mcdonald, Scoutmaster. Is as enthusiastic to get busy shaking logs for the new room as the forty miners" themselves were. However, it will not be possible to get out this week, since tonight the troop has a magnificent investure ceremony and there will be too much doing in other ways over the week end. But just as soon as next Friday comes-land, how the dirt will fly when the chaps go hiking towards the river. Doesn't it make your heart ache to go along.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
By Edward Stack.

styles in lines.
 All pictures arc drawn with pencil and then gone over with pen and ink Draw on white paper and use black drawing ink.
 Take your pen and practice on the sets of lines and then copy the po- liceman and shade, or rather, color 1t up any way your choose, using the sets of lines to guide. Say for in- stance: We will make the police mans belt solid black and "cross- hatch" his coat. Try what you can do-it's funl
 N. B.-In sending pictures to the Scout and Children's pages. send only pictures made in black and white. Do not use colors, as these will not reproduce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
LESS SPEED

mighty years years growth attain full growth Would or soft mushr
 The old day" The trouble with u is that to hurry much the achievement the slower it's growth S lasting
 And lot of hurry bons they sometimes sacrifice truth generosity and honesty
 Determine something does not mean for to be lazy procrastinate.
 But well the Be rghtthen be 1
 Be oakl-Jack Ghon in Times Picayune
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Sound Power
oes a sound go on forever? !?

Does a sound go on forever?
 Sound travels in waves, but no sound lasts forever as sound. It dies away and is heard no more for the waves that made it have been smoothed away. But all waves, of whatever kind. are made by power, and contain the power that made them and as no power Is ever lost, this has to be accounted for when sound ceases. This power can De traced in the movement of particles of air and of other things. If we knew enough we could trace the do- ings of this power in our own ears and so though the sound ceases, it's
 effects do not--they go on forever!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10

Now. listen: Dig hole about IS inches deep and about the same width and about feet long; build a fire, using short cuts of hickory or oak, this to make "coals" Now place your wire mesh across the opening, leaving room on the "windwardp side to fire from
 Now, when you have a real good 'tater" baking fire and lots of good hot embers, place your oil stove oven at the other end of mesh, as shown in picture.
 Use Steel Plate
 We use k-inch steel plate under ours This prevents smoke from in- turing the food baked. If you should use plate, it ought to be about 3 inches wider and longer than the oven. and allow it to get good and hot. Now make up your dough. What, can't make biscuits? Well, what you "knead" is a bread check and paddling.
 Here are the ingredients: You mix
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
4 4
Exams
By ELMER DEvALL

I'm pretty good in history. I'm pretty good in spelling. But whether I'm gonna pass or not There's not a way of telling.
 II My reading mark is pretty good. In geography I'm not much. And as for hygiene lore, I've no use for such.
 III Tn composition I've my doubts. In math, I know most everything. Why waste time for body trainin'7 There's no need for such thing.
 " So whether I'll pass or not I'll tell another day But schools pretty good anyhow; That's all I've got to say
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10

smooth and about one-half inch thick, take a condensed milk can, pork and bean can and job" hole in the top and cut 'em. boy.
 See About Fire
 Sprinkle a little flour in your bread pan" place your "sinkers" in the hot oven, I mean hot" Keep good live coals under your oven and look at 'em once in awhile. When you see 'em commence to "tiptoe," watch close. Now they're done and if your puddle has fried the bacon right. you know what to do next. Listen boy, after your first attempt. don't so in swimming after you have eaten your fill of your own manufac- ture, for you'll go to the bottom and never come up. We'll, I must turn in, hoping you'll have luck in your first attempt-use little precaution Don't use too much soda. Stay away from the water and take out a little life insurance. Yours for Scouting,
 JOHN SAUNDERS,
 P. L., Troop 7S, Muscoda
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Photo by Baird.

Photo by Baird Charlie BeIsnyder andEr Douglass, builders. These the youths who have done their duty by the bird kingdom.
 Here house. all weatheoared and with roof to keep off the Robin Madame Robin and begin housekeeping. Charlie Bend Douglass fashioned anything How boys brag of work? How bird boxes have built?
 maybe getting ready another
  boy, almost with his hands bird grateful to
 The workmanship this box particularly well don the boys attractyey Building bird of the duties Boy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
Trip to Warrior Makes
 Bessen1er Boy Scouts Smile

enjoyed by all who attended.
 The ceremony was opened with a prayer by Scout Ruthean Williamson, d member of Troop 5. Several inter- esting talks were given by some of the most prominent men of Besse- mer They were inspiring to the boys as well as to the fathers and mothers. Ben Perry gave quite an interesting talk to the boys, talking along the lines of encouragement. MT. Perry told the boys he would take them to the Warrior river this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10

bungalows Tor songsters
 From Ameri ton, who form the committee, are asking all scouts to help.
 The plan is to make First avenue and the roads to Irondaie and Roe buck Springs highways of song; thoroughfares where thousands of birds each year shall nest, and bring inte life cunning little bug eating songsters.
 This picture was clipped from the American Forestry Association bulle- tin. The boxes were made by the pupils during their study of trees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10

Gather round. all you big and little scouts, and take a look at these bird boxes.
 They were made by the Washington school children and were just the sort that the Woodlawn Woman's club wants the Boy Scouts to fashion for making the eastern section of Birmingham beautiful
 "A thousand bird boxes for the Bankhead highway and the East Lake boulevard" is the slogan. and Mrs. J. M. Hankins and Mrs. R. A. Clay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-10
WHAT HE NEEDED

When Farmer Bassett decided to send his son to college. and selected one exploiting the advantages of it's physical training system. he had a plain talk with the president.
 John don't need no setting-up ex- ercises. He sets up too late already, so I'd ruther you'd cut them out. But say. if you've got any good getting up exercises that arc sure thing. go to it with John Wayside Tales