Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 350, 28 December 1918 — Page 11

FAQ TURKS THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM The Junior Palladium is the children's section of the Richmond Palladium, founded May 6, 1916, and issued each Saturday afternoon. Allboys and girls are invited to be reporters and contributors. News Items, social events, "want" advertisements, stories, local jokes and original poems are acceptable and will be published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with the author's name and age signed. Aunt Polly is always glad to meet the children personally as they bring their articles to The Palladium office, or to receive letters addressed to the Junior Editor. This is your little newspaper and we hope each boy and girl will use it thoroughly.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. DEC, 28. 191S

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British Scouts in the War True to its expressive motto of "Be Prepared!" the Boy Scout movement in Great Britain has attained its apotheosis in the great war. It was the happiest of inspirations for the authorities to utilize the scouts for the purpose of giving the "All Clear" signal alter air-raids on our coasts and cities. Although Sir Robert Baden-Powell first conceived the scout idea as far back as 1884, he did not put it in practice until 1899-1900 (when he raised a corps of boys during the siege of Maf eking), and ten years later he left the army in order to devote all his time and energies to the movement The war has indeed proved both the supreme test and the supreme justification of the scout movement. In peace time it was regarded by a good many people as the benevolent fad of a few well-in

tentioned philanthropists. Today the scout uniform is recognized by the government as that of "a public service," and no one who knows anything of what the scouts are doing will challenge their right to such recognition. "In this time of national emergency," declared Sir R. Baden-Powell, at the outbreak of the war, "comes the opportunity for the scouts' organization to show that it can be of material service to the country." He spoke truly. British scouts have never had such a chance as this to show of what metal they are made, and their record in the war is one of which their founder may well be proud. In 1917, when the last "census" of Boy Scouts was taken, they numbered 164,055 scouts and officers in the United Kingdom and overseas dominions, and quite half a million in other countries. They know no class distinctions, and they have their own Ten Commandments, viz., Honor, Loyalty, Helpfulness, Friendship, Courtesy, Kindness to Animals, Obedience, Cheerfulness, Thrift and Purity. They also undertake to "do a good turn to someone else" every day. Coming to Individual instances In which the scout has shown the metal of which he is made, it must not be forgotten that the heroic Jack Cornwell, whose splendid death in the deathless epic of the battle of Jutland won for him the posthumous award of the Victoria Cross, started life as a scout He was one of the many who had grown up from "scouting" to play a bigger part. Among heroes of the air service one who will long be remembered by Boy Scouts is Second Lt. John Young, an old member of the Streatham Troop, who met his death In July, 1917, during an air raid on London. Writing to Young's father, his officer said: He was horribly outnumbered.4 There were twenty-two machines. Each machine had four guns. Each gun was firing about 400 .rounds per minute. Your son never hesitated in the slightest; he flew on until, as I should imagine, he must have been riddled with bullets. I cannot speak too highly of his magnificent behavior." Again, the gallant Lt. Craig of the Royal Scouts Fusiliers who won his V. C. in France by superintending the removal of our wounded and dead under a terrific fire, was a scout in the Fifth Perthshire Troop. When the hospital ship Britannic was brutally sunk off Greece there were sixteen scouts on board, all of whom, we are happy to record, survived the ordeal. Lett and encouraged by Patrol Leader Edward Ireland of the 22d Liverpool Troop, these plucky sixteen attended to the working of the lifts which brought a thousand persons from below to the upper deck. Two of the boys eventually had to save themselves by swimming. Of their multifarious duties, which are by-products of the war, scoots are active in collecting ingredients for making munitions, in weeding the flax crop for use in airplane manufacture, collecting eggs and other good things for the wounded, clearing the snow from

the streets in winter, making cheese, milking cows, dipping sheep, grooming horses, etc. In nany districts the scouts are cultirating allotments, the total area jnder cultivation in the Leeds district amounting to some seven acres. , The British scout movement has spread all over the world. It has taken root and is putting forth lusty evidences of its strength in France, Italy, Scandinavia, Australasia, Canada, India, the United States and the vast countries of Latin America. "I do not think I am exaggerating," said Mr. LloydGeorge in a famous message of gratitude and good cheer to the Boy Scouts Association, "when I eay that the young boyhood of our country, represented by the association, shares the laurels for having been prepared with the old and trusted and tried British array and navy. For both proved their title

to make the claim when the great war broke upon us like a thief in the night." Query Corner The editor will try to answer questions readers of tho Junior submit to her. She will not promise to answer ell of them. The questions will be answered in rotation, so do not expect the answer to be printed in the same week in which you send It in. Dear Aunt Polly: How much did your watch cost? L. K. Dear L. K.: This "very special" watch cost less than it takes to build a house, and more than it takes to buy a great immense sack of candy. Te be exact in France it might cost one hundred francs; In Russia, the man behind the counter might have asked one thousand rubles for it more or less, but in the dear old United States, it cost as much as all the war savings stamps you have plus fifteen dollars. Now, tell me how much that is. Aunt Tolly. Dear Aunt Polly: Why did the Germans start the war? Mary Louise Dillon. Dear Mary Louise: Perhaps they started it because they could not think of any other way to fill up the time; or because there was not enough excitement for them. Seriously, though, I expect they started it because they wanted more land that they could call their ewn-and more people that they could "boss," so that they would get to be a very powerful nation, in fact they wanted to be more important than all the other nations. But there wasn't any chance for them, when the nations they were trying to conquer Included the United States, France, Italy and England, was there? Aunt Polly. SALUTING One day there was a new recruit The captain came walking by. The recruit did not salute him, so the captain gave him a calling down. Then he said. "When you see an officer, salute him." So the next day. when the captain came walking by, the recruit saluted him. but the captain did not return tho salute. The recruit said to him, "When I salute you, you salute me." Leoline Klus. LOST Brown sheepskin glove. Return to 229 North Sixteenth St A reward of fifty cents will be given to the finder. In Turkestan every wedding engagementbegins with the payment of a substantial consideration in the girls parents.

DESCRIBES QUAKE IN I ISLAND OF PORTO RICO A Lone Scout, who lives in Porto Rico, was in the big earthquake, which took place in October, and which was felt all over the island. He has written about it as he saw it: It was Friday, the 11th of October, and we were at school. When recess came, at 10:15 a. m., we boys began to make some military exercises and drilling.. About five minutes later we saw the trees swaying to and fro, the school building shaking and everybody running. Each of us ran for a place of safety. After this shock another came, and soon fathers and mothers came pouring in to get their children. All around were small children crying and girls and boys looking for their little brothers or sisters or yelling and screaming. I soon decided to start for home, as there was danger staying in the building. After I walked a few blocks I met women praying and screaming and men terrified at what had happened. Many buildings were damaged. Two had the balconies and front torn down, the church suffered also; many of the houses were cracked. When I arrived at my home my father and the family (my two brothers and mother) were waiting for me at a large square where there was no danger. Many people were here also. I looked down the beach and the sea was getting rough. It came through the mouth of the river and the river began to overflow. Large waves were coming in, so father decided to leave Arecibo and go to Camuy, about six or seven miles distant, where we believed there was no danger. v Many people be gan to leave for other towns. About 12 o'clock we felt another shock and another during the afternoon. These shocks continued for about ten days, with slight ones often. Other towns have suffered more than mine, such as Aguadilla, Mayaguez. Aguada, Ponce and Anasco. These earthquakes have been felt with more intensity to -

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wards the west. Other Islands, as Jamaica and Santo Domingo, have also suffered. During the first night of the earthquake we did not sleep, nor did other people. It was something terrible. There have been many deaths in various cities. The sea rose and swept many houses and people into the sea in Aguadilla and Mayaguez. The conconcrete buildings in these towns just fell to pieces into the street. A building fell and killed seven auto. There have been about forty killed and thirty-two injured in Mayaguez, the papers say. Many towns which were not hurt much are helping these unfortunate cities. Several trucks with tents ami nrnviaions have been sent to different towns by the government What the Twins Saw (Sontinued from Page One) last nightTtoo, and there's a letter for you on the tree." "Ow-whee!" shouted Bobby and rushed Into the room where Santa had been. There the twins and their parents found Bobby. Bobby handed them a letter and began opening his presents. This is the letter: Dear Bobby Santa just thought he would play a little joke on you. I guess you will believe in Santa, now, don't you? Good-bye and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you. SANTA CLAUS. Julia R. Burr. FOCH MAY COME It is now hoped that Marshal Foch may soon visit America. He has accepted the "freedom of the city," tendered to him by the mayor of New York. MEETING OF JUNIOR ARMY. There will be a meeting of the United States Junior army at 915 North O street on Saturday, Dec. 28, at 2 o'clock. mistake Is making the same one j twice,

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Ring Oat Wild Bells Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky. The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die Ring out the old, ring in the new Ring, happy bells, across tlu snow: The year Is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true Ring out false pride in place anc' blood. The civic slander and the spite: Ring in the love of trutli am' riKht: Ring in the common kty of good. Ring in the valiant man and free The larger heart, the kindliei hand; Ring out the darkness of the land Ring in the Christ that is to be. Tennyson. The New Year Over the threshold, a gallant newcomer Steppeth with tread that is royal to see; White as the winter time, rosy a summer, Hope in his eyes and his laugh ringeth free. Lo! In his hands there are gift overflowing, Promises, prophecies, come in his train; O'er him the dawn in Us beauty I glowing, Flee from bis presence the shadows of pain. Selected. It's so easy to be spiteful, it's so simple to be blind, But you'll find it Just as easy and as simple to be kind. Slvorl Levey. John Harris, after whom Harrisburg. Pa., was named, organised the first corps of riflemen on the Susquehanna to protect infant settlements front Indians. The Jews of New York represent one-thirteenth of the entire race.