Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1926, Page 30

U 5. CAMEL CORPS i FAILS OF SUCCESS Incident Recalls Effort Years Ago to Establish Asia Minor Animal Colony. Escape of a circus elephant 50 miles weet of San Antonio, Tex., and his ef- for=z =5 get back to nature by tearing up fences and striking across ranches and farms recall the strange project (to establish a Government-owned camel colony In the same region, says a bulletin from the Washington head- quarters of the Natfonal Geographic Soclety. “Egypt main sourc Government. shiploads of c: sia Minor weie ihe upply for the Federal the bulletin. “Two 1s were brought over in 1856 and 1837 for use in ‘the great American desert. believed in those early days to be a sort of a Sahara of the Western Hemisphere. There were then no transcontinental rallways or highways. and hundreds of thousands of square miles of the West were total iy unknown. The few trails across the continent were diMcult, and the lives of those using them were in constant danger from hostile Indians. Visions of U. S. Army Camel Corps. “It was believed that communica continent could be :d by the use of camels much heavier loads :s. cover greater without water. supporters of visualized a full s, United States distances ‘The most enthus the scheme also fledged ‘Camel Ay cavalry of the dessert that wou > over the bar ren recions of the West and keep the Indians in subiection. was in charge of the t.and Teffercon Davis. v of War, was {ts most ardent ndvocate. The strange hencts— 75 of them in all—were landed nt E midwax of the coast ‘rched westward over c of San An tonfo nt tha Covern ment's camel ectahliched and for some vears the test marchec of the came's gave the countryside the appear:nce of Asia or Africa. Muleteers Desla=e Fend. *¥"-~le S2m'’s comel experiment was A .d.ure not because the beasts cou'd not live in America but chiefly be cause o the human factor. After the first vear of the venture, when the sicklier amma's died. certain breed- became acc'imited and increased in numbers. Put the Army nuleteers detailed to the comel station declare? a feud agrinst the strange creaturec from t onlv the few Greek and Turkizh came! drivers brought THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. . BOY SCOUTS Twenty-five per cent increase in membership was recorded when 1,000 boys eniered the ranks of the Boston Council at its recent jamboree. James J. Storrow, president of the Boy 3couts of America; Channing H. Cox and Donald B. MacMillan, Arctic ex- plorer, were among the guests. MacMillan, who himself is an hon- orary member of the Scout organi: don, spoke to the assembly of the comance of discovery. He adviseu the boys to rend stories of Arctic -xpeditions, stating that they “wotla stand a little straighter, feel a littlc roader and have a deep sense o: wppretiation for the sufferings anu acrifice of such men as Capt. Scott ind Adiniral Peary.” ‘The following examiners were pres. ‘nt at the court of honor heid at the Wilson Normal School, Eleventh ana iervard streets, Sa.urday evenin, anuary 23: Dr. Paul Bartsch, chan man; Commissioner Barry Mohun, D1. . F. Murphy, Mr. Alney, Mr. Keble:, Jr. Horsfall, Mr. Hance, Mr. Drake nd Col. Mattice. The following adges were passed at the court Troop 1—R. D. Chambers, swi ming. Troop §—Mitchell M. ublic health. Troop 20—t ‘hamberlin, electricty; A. Gilm andicraft, safety first; George ledges, carpentry, electricity; Gilbert wild, cycling. Troop 33—Albert k. iarned, pioneering, safety nrst, aggner Lawder, ploneering, satety first; Robert Weigel, life-saving froop 35—Vernon Bateman, carpeu- ry, craftsmanship; David Miller, arpentry, craftsmanship, electricity; \Walter Miller, carpentry craftsman- hip, safety first; Daly Mulvey, car- citry, craftsmanship. Troop 42— Thaddeus C. Jomes, conservation. yioneering; Hayden Leon, first aid, »oneering; Loehl O'Brien, pathfind- ng. Troop 43—John E. Bovd. busi- aaes. Troop 49—Morton Silverberg, bird study. Troop 51—James L. Da- vis, carpentry, marksmanship, per- onal health; Thomas Davis, mark. nanship. Troop 70—Willlam P. Ev- erard, conservation, life-saving, pub- health; Gordon Potter, conserva- ion. Troop 100—Billy Dix, carpen- rv: Robert Fessenden. scholarship. ‘rederick Marshall, craftsmanship in msketry, leather working; rquis, masonry, scholarshi VicNeal, scholarship; Kelsey 5 nasonry, personal health, public ealth: Trimble Sawtelle, civics; F. M. Thuney, civics, pathfinding: Jame« Weedon, masonry. Troop 108— Noble Hunter, safety first; Keenan ‘aylor, handicraft; Stuart Taylor iandicraft; Proctor Wahlforth, handi ‘raft, painting, safety first. F. M. Thuney of Troop 100 became cagle scout at this court. This is the highest rank a boy may obtain n scouting. Robert Weigel of Troop e aint | 73 became life scout and A. Gilman, ‘roop 20; Walter Miller, Troop 35; Hayden Lee, Troop 42, and Proctor \ahlforth of Troop 108 became tar scouts, Scouts Vernon Bateman nd Daly Mulvey of Troop 35, Loehl »Erien, Troop 42, and James L. Da- Troop 51, passed their first merit af badges at this court on their way toward becoming eagle scouts. The following Scouts became first' class at this court: ‘iroop 8, Yales Fisher and Elbert Love; Troop 3, vernon Bateman and Daly Muisey: Troop 70, Shorey Allen; Troop 100,/ sp Arthur Cohen. Those who passed |y second class are: Troop 1, lam | ca woswell and KFrankun Winter; wi 15, Donaid Pope; 'Lroop 35, Donaio Maraffa; Troop 40, rred Birdseye: lroop 43, Dock Farthing; lroop 44, t vrank hornorook; Troop 70, James|me uiekford; 1roop 74, Hardy Leonard;|m: Lroop 100, Wiuiam Stratton. By The Washingion Scouts are again planning for their annual piigrimuge (0 Washington's Tomb, at Mount| vernon, February 2. Scouts assemble at Fourteenth and B streets norihwest by £:45 and will then boara ne cars for Mount Vernon. A luy ver Nt turnout is expected. ar e Sa fir The sixteenth anmversary of the organizaifon of the Loy Scouts ot smerica will be celebra.ed by Ncouts all over the United S ites, begimaune | 17 February 7, and ending Sat February 13. All Scouts wi aitend special church services on Sunday, February in respect to ‘hewr twelfth law, which is “A Scou s reverent.” Then during the week roops are holding mee.ngs in the orm of Scout demonstrations, tath- rs-and-sons banquets and plays witn speclal anniversary programs. ‘Ihe big anniversary meeting of the Scouts i the District of Columbia will be held In the Central High School Audi- orum Friday evening, February 1z.| The Scouts will assemble by 7 o'clock | § ind the entire program from 7:3v to !y 530 will be broadcast. All troops re urged to bring their Amertcun i [} flags for the flag ceremony. we Th The interdivisional swimming con- test will be held Saturday eveming, February 6, at 745, in the Racquet Club pool, 1135 Sixteenth street north- west. This meet will be under tne zeneral supervision of Scout Commis Jloner Barry Mohun, who has offered ‘o donate a prize to the winning roop, with a cup or a troop tent, 1s they may choose. The next regular meeting of the C. M. O. Camp Roosevelt's honor fraternity, will be held next Wednes day evening. February 8, at 8 o'cloc n the auditorium of the Y. M. C. a E'ghteenth and G streets northwest special entertainment and “eats” are being arranged for this meeting. Fifty-seven scoutmasters, assist “nts, troop committeemen and older | Scouts attended the second lesson of the first-aid course being conducted jon of the fourth sson will be held | uary 1, in the | division. Monday evening, Febr Wilson Normal School, Eleventh nl’h’iI Harvard streets, at 8 o'clock. The| ss Is now full and no new members | will be epted The third division ¢} cas held In the Boys' Y. ernoon from last of the meeting Birnaby, Wikt | he ianback. S 1 short talk on the position sults of this meet will be announced next Sunday. The second division swimming meet will be held tomorrow ternoon at 5 o'clock in the boys’ Y. The results of this meet will aiso be announced next Sunday. The Scouts of Troop 8 enjoyed a real treat at the last meeting, when fatty” told one of his famous storfes and more than lived up to his reputation as a producer of chilly ‘nes and weak knees. The story 18 told by the light of an electric mp fire that Donald Harris “lt" th flint and steel. Mr. Marsh dropped In toward the and was present the monthly troops committee ceting afterward. The committee e prelminary plans for several biz events to be staged in the near fure. Mr. Mitchell and Lieut the new menibers of the mmittee. are taking a keen interest affairs and dolng a great deal for trop, Troop 17 at its regular meeting ranged for a team in the divisional imming meet and for a hike or turday the 23d. The following st-ald examining committee wus nointed: Messrs. Hin's Brown and Scoutmaster Simpson guve »f Troor Longfellow. Storey and Rauiff cre vlaced fn charge of knot tving. e meeting closed with a pri You mayselect now for later deliv- ery as we will hold pieces for 90 days. C., Scoutmaster Simnson and the singing of the first verse of “America” by the troop. Dr. W. A. Hooker. troop committee | man of Troop 33. has been appoimnt- ed assistant scoutmaster of tha troop, and Wilbur Mattoon. inerit badge examiner in forestrv and In conservation. has been annointad as a member of the troop committee In the patrol advancement con‘est the Panthers lead at vresent wiih 87 1-5 points. while the Silver Foxes have second place with 75 4-5 1 oints Troop 44. Edward Perkins scout- master, announces the promotion «f James Gough from acting patrol leader to patrol leader of the Vine- tree Patrol. and Cornwell o batro leader Raccoon Patrol. The crew of Troon 14 had a_bad score last Sunday when going down to visit the Colonel Maitice. :hey found she had broken her moociner After a hurried search along the water front from Alexandria ‘o Three Sisters they at last (ouad her. rid- ing at anchor alongside the fire tug, which has salvaged her. Mr. Perkins called a mee*ing of all »fiicers on Tuesday. Janiary 26, for the purnose of discossing the fm- provement o the S-out room. J. Hugh Taylor, L. 8. ror WSt 3 Scout-Boy Scouts, including Boyd, well known in District circles, met Frederick John Scout LS. Plat & Co Newark JANUARY 31, 1926—PART 1. Brooklyn Lone Scout and Boy Scout and grand council chlef of District! | No. 2, at the time of the New York excursion two weeks ago. The Pep Klub Federation, which was started by Wallace Gray and then dropped because of his eye trouble, has been started again by the origi- nator, Five Pep Klubs are members 80 far. Handy Craftsman, A. L. 8. A. P., No. 28, in its fiftth issue published pic- tures of five Lone Scouts and also had several other cuts. The Wallaces' Farmer Tribe has torted it ciird big event in its short existence of a yea The first was the field meet, the second the first Lone Scout camp ever held, and the third will be the Western Iowa Lone ut basket ball tournament he tournament will be played in March at Spirit Lake, Iowa, on the basket ball floor of the Spirit Lake High School. It is probable that the winner will be awarded a silver lov- ing cup. The chief totem, James E. West, has | decreed that the charter of the Breezy Scout (A. L. S. A. P., No. 8) shall be U pend 4 or a space of six months (from February to July), because the feminine number met with the disap- proval of the Long House. The banquet for the old-timers, it has been announced, will be held in New York on February 21, at a place | to be announc It will be a The Palais Kresge Department Stores e e Courteous Servics | thmous reunion of the old-timers, with names of old timers who are coming. which framediately bring back memories of Stouts of yestervear, inciuding Pauke (Paul Kefl), Fradin (Frank Na- pler), ete. Council Four will be rep- resented by its 1925 chief, Frederick R. Kruelle, and Kenneth Greer. The report of the committee on im- provements of the National Malil Tribe, L. 8. A.. which was submitted to the chief, Frederick R. Kruelle, some tlme ago. has been taken up and the division chiefs which It recommended have been chosen. Scoutdom was divided into five Givi- : Division 1—Coun- Division 2—Coun- s 6 and 7; Divislon $— Councils 8, 9 and 10; Division i— Councils 11, 12 and 13—and Division —All of Canada and all forelgn untries n which Lone Scouts re- Each division elected a chlef who will serve in the sime capacity a8 do the Grand Council chiefs. These chlefs form the Natlonal Council, which will be the governing hody of the L. S. A. to the -hairm.n of which all propositions 1iust be brought, voted on. and, if nassed, submitted to the chief of the M. M. T., Kruelle, who will sign or veto the bill as he sees fit. In the election William Templeton of Pennsylvania was elected Division 1 chief. J. Hugh kY of Washington, Division 2 Felix A. L aradzkl of Ohl oval The Fale Chicago Because of Popular Demand We Are Again Featuring a Great Open Stock Bedroom Just arrived! Another carload, purchased specially for the shoppers who came too late to buy at our previous sale of Open Stock Bedroom Furniture. Buy just as many or as few pieces as you need in vour Division 3 chief: Clierl w 'lofer, Co- lumbla City; Oreg.,| Divi.ion 4 chief, and John Bueckert of Wiikler, 1z itoba, Canada, Division o colef. J Hugh Taylor was chdien 7 Chief Kruelle to act aw chairman National Mail Tribe members live in Councils 3. 4. 5, 6 ; includes Washington, D. land, Virginia and other States, are requesied to get touch immediately with the Division 2 chief, Taylor. at 1493 Aeridian place northwest. Washington ®0 that some constructive work iy be accomplished this * ear JAPAN FOSTERS LOANS. There Are 14,444 Co-operative S cieties There—Deposits Heavy TOKIO, January 30 (®).—There o 14,444 co-operative loan soc i Japan by the latest government fiz ures. How important these socier are in Jupanese life may be gaus: by their deposits, which total abc: 490.000,000 yen. Their total ad vances to members Is glven at 4% 000,60 yen. The popularity of the soc H attributed chiefly to the Intere<t p the average being 62 per cent addition, borrowers are char verage Convenient terms of credit will gladly be arranged and no interest is charged onclub plan ac- counts. from Symrna had any patience witk them. The ranchmen and other resi dents of the country shared the fee! | ings of the muleteers, for whenever | a eame! armaecred horses and mule: | bolted in terror. “Tests snowed that the came's were | well fitted to wi in the Southwest. eAition they crossed Texar, 1 Arizona to the Coo-! er and their suceessful per- hizhly commenied by, § the Army officer in charge. Perhaps | even the prejulice of thair attendants 3 might have heen over~ome an?! the! camel m'ght hava taken an fmportant | economic ce in the Soiuthwest as he has in central Australia. : Civil War Disrupts Plan. *The coming on of the Civil War however. pug an end to the experi ment. Some of the came's were sold to circuses, some to individ some were rurned looce In the rough uninhabited countrv of Arizona. “A few craumbling eamel ctables at the old camp west of San Antonlo are the onl> surviving evi‘ences of Unc'e Sam's filng at camel rising. For many years comel"—grown wid were seen occasionally In the moun. talns of Arizona the lact report of tre sort being in 1909. There is a belfef among <ome Arizonians that the crea- tures still wander about in the unin habited wastes of that State and that there is a herd not far from the delta of the (wlorado, In Mexico.” RUSSIAN BOOTS NOT WORN All Sent Out of Country, While American Style Is in Vogue. MOSCOW, January 30 UP).—While Russian boots may be popular among women in Burope and America, they are not worn at all by the native wom- en, w'o ve~avd them as detracting from “femininit, The iissan women, however, are not unappreciative of the American demand for boots. 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