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BOY SCOUT PAGE. FLAG CEEMONY (PN AVBORE 25,000 in Tented City as World Conclave Officially Begins. (Continued From First Page.) world with an {ncreased enthusiasm &nd a more universal purpose.” At 9 am. Scouts of Region 9, com- posed of 54 troops from OKlahoma, New Mexico and Texas, boarded excu! steamer for the first many group excursions to Mount Ver- non of two other regional were to make the trip this afternoon. There were optional sight- trips for the other boys to of interest in Washington, with Sco! as guides and an lon of Scouts groups 1 of the value of Scouting character building, 1 in the essentials of living and nt of healthtul ways of life, President Roosevelt great demonstration ton to show the Scout organization an incentive to further growth. Out of this suggestion has developed the jamboree, Dr. West said The voices of the army of R s—perh: st glee clu r to broadcast be heard over the N. B. C. blue k and in some countries via short wave from 30 to 9 pm. and the boys will join the famous Boy Scout yell in 25 The result, 1 be a *“lot of noise, at le Other campfire speakers Roosevelt, Chief Scout West a. He 1 be Col campfire the troops will march or ride to thei iel amps. Taps will be so; the Scout buglers at 10 pm. Nearly 25.000 Scouts were in camp before sundown yesterday, Dr. West estimated Several hundred others were to arrive tod tingent beinz a from gland, who i from New York at 7:20 am. This was the largest group of foreizn Scouts the exception of a delegation of about 100 Canadians. About 450 Cali- fornja and Utah Scouts were to ar rive during the afternoon. Dan Beard Due Today. Dan Beard, national Scout commis- gioner, was to arrive at Union Station at 230 pm. today. He was to be met by a 30-piece Scout cowboy band and 50 Scouts dressed as cowboys, all from Te troops. Yest ¢ afternoon, da thousands of the Scouts who_ have arrived during | the past few days went to Griffith Stadium to watch Washington and Boston battle to a 12-Inning tie. For many of the boys it was their first pro- fessional base ball game. Many of them were to go to the ball park today and tomorrow as a pert of the gen- eral sightseeing program. Supper time found virtually all of the Scouts settled down in camp, and cooks and mess attendants went on full schedule. For the next 10 days these busy people will s 75,000 meals each day, 250 tons of foodstuffs, bushels of potatoes at a meal, 13,000 pounds ¢f bread at each meal, 25,000 quarts of milk daily, 4,000 pounds of | butter, 2 tons of sugar, 50,000 eges, 1,200 gallons of vegetables ration will be some 13,000 pounds for & single meal. Tremendous Mileage Afoot. Tt was hike, hike, hike for most of the Scouts yesterday afternoon- and in the early evening, up to the time the rain drove them to shelter. Once they had settled down in camp, they began milling around getting ac- quainted. The “international settle- ment” near Constitution avenue and Seventeenth street was a center of attraction for boys from all parts of the country, and there was a babel of tongues there for hours on end. Had pedometers been hung on sample Scouts, taken at random, they un- doubtedly would have run up many miles during the afternoon. The camps are strung out for miles, and the process of “visting around” in- volved much leg work, to say nothing of sight-seeing. Through dint of foot~ work alone, the Scouts have worn many acres of park land to bare ground. The rain last night rather compli- cated aflairs, but failed to discourage the boys. Puddles of water, in some places 2 or 3. inches deep, stood in parts of the camps and ran into many of the big tents in the headquarters area. The Jamboree Journal tent and others were partially flooded. The Scouts hauled out ponchos and Rlickers, many of them gaily decorated, and slogged around through the wet, or they gathered in their tents and indulged in a bit of chin-chin. To the boys from the dust bowl area and the sert States of the Southwest, the Washington weather was a source of surprise which they were willing to discuss with all comer: MINE MONEY DISPLAYED Scouts Exhibit Scrip Issued Southern Coal Regions. Sample of “scrip” or ‘‘company money” issued by coal companies in Southwestern Virginia and Eastern Kentucky are being displayed by Scouts from those regions. ‘The boys from the coal fleld regions call their section of the camp “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,” and to carry out the theme they have lined the entrance to their grounds with small pine trees. in AVERAGE AGE, 16 The average age of jamboree camp- ers is 16; officials at general head- quarters estimate. The ages-of the boys range from 12 upward, and there are some as old as 18 or 19. The foreign boys are somewhat older, most of them 17 or older. » The meat | Sea Scouts down on Hains for beating the heat. Being the Jamboree the encampment a “fleet rendezvous” with 20 ships” or troops *“moored” in their section near Hains Point. They are anchored around |land and named after the first Sea | Scout commander. It is a reproduction | of a real ship with mainmast, foremast, | vardarms, quarterdeck and all the rest. At present the fleet is under command of Comdr. Howard F. Gillette. The land ship was constructed near enlisted Navy men from the Norfolk | (Va.) Training Station and these men | are stationed there to show the Scouts at first-hand how the Navy actually | operates. Learn New Language. The Sea Scouts have had to learn an entirely new language so they can speak to each other in the lingo of the | sea. The kitchen is a “galley,” hospital or first aid tent is the “sick bay” and what is the trading post to other Scouts is the “canteen” to them. Orders and signals are given by | means of the ship bell, bos'n's whistle, semiphore flags and bugles. Instead of dressing in the regulation tional navy blue, with white trousers | for officers. Their “fatigue” or work the tip end of East Potomac Park by ! Scout khaki, Sea Scouts wear conven- | Near Hains Point. Point, O THE 800 Sea Scouts attending | clothes are the envy of the other | Gillette is planning to hold several ‘ Scouts, being comfortable trousers and Jjacket made of a pale blue khaki While participating in the regular | Scout activities of the jamboree, the the | Sea Scouts have a heavy program of | Kimo Wilder, a 100-foot ship built on | their own, highlight of which is (hflr‘ trip next week to Annapolis. They also plan to hold a regatta on July 5. Destroyer Here. The new Navy destroyer, U. S. S. Porter, reached Washington yesterday and will primarily be open to Scouts. The Coast Guard cutter Apache also will be anchored in Washington Chan- | nel for the Sea Scouts. They will be transported to and from the Porter on Navy launches so that they may at- | tend the movies held there nightly during the encampment. The Navy also is contributing to the success of the jamboree by tying a lighter to the seawall in East Po- tomac Park so that the steamer City of Washington may tie up alongside and transport Scouts to and from Mount Vernon. In the absence of the lighter the steampoat could not conveniently tie up at the seawall Aboard the Kimo Wilder, the ship anchored in the middle of camp, cere- monies and reviews will be held. It is decorated with flags and buntings, | as though it were a real ship in port i for some special occasion. Comdr. where the sun got pretty hot yesterday, hit on a novel plan prohibited from taking a dip in the river, they took turns beneath the water bag, as shown above. Sea Scouts Have “Fleet Rendezvous” “Ships” Are Moored Around the “Kimo Wilder” Built on Land —Star Staff Photo. ‘bnxmx matches on the quarterdeck | of the ship as part of the camp's athletic program. Camp Run Like Ship Board. The troop ships in the section are anchored around the mother ship in regular formation, and are decorated in traditional seafaring manner. In- stead of the rope fences which are around most troop divisions in other | | sections of the camp, the Sea S{‘outi ships have boat rails built around | them, with rope fenders and life pre- servers hanging over the side, and | everything in camp is run as it would | be aboard. Instead of patrols leav-| ing camp, it is & “‘crew” which lines up and ‘‘goes ashore,” and each offi- |cer is assigned a white-uniformed “orderly.” For several months the Navy has | been making preparations to receive the Sea Scouts in the proper style. | This work was in charge of Lieut. | Alfred J. Bolton, U. 8. Navy—former | commanding officer of the former | presidential yacht U. S. §. Sequoia. | He is a member of the President's | Jamboree Committee, representing the Navy Yard, and the group is headed by Commissioner George E. Allen. | Lieut. Bolton is on duty in the Office | ‘or Navy Intelligence, at the depart- ment. | SCOUTS GHARTER 10 BE ON DISPLAY Archives to Show Docu- ment—3,000 to See It Each of 10 Days. In honor of the Boy Scouts of Amer- ica, the National Archives will place on exhibition today the original char- ter granted to the Scouts by the Unitpd States Government. Dr. James E. West, chief of the Scouts, and Dan Beard, the idol of all Scouthood, will be present when the charter goes on exhibit in the great rotunda at Archives. To make sure that each boy at- tending the jamboree has an oppor- tunity to see the charter, signed by high officials of Government, arrange- ments have been made to take 3,000 Scouts through the building each day. By the end of the tenth day of the encampment all will have seen .the charter. District Boy Scouts have been as- signed certain groups, divided into numerical strength of 300. In this fashion, one Washington boy will have charge of 300 brother Scouts—to see that they get through the Archives Building on time, Guides at Archives have been in- structed to see that the boys are given every opportunity to study historic documents on exhidit. It will be ex- plained to the boys that the original copy of the United States Constitu- tion, now on exhibit at the Library of Congress, will one day rest in the new building—Archives. The Scouts’ charter was signed by President Woodrow Wilson, the Presi- dent pro tem of the Senate, the Speak- er of the House, and the following Bcout officials: Beard, Colin H. Living- ston, Charles P. Neill and Dr. West. Florida Scouts Bring rnlfis. A troop from Florida has brought two large palm trees, roots and all, with them to plant at their entrance gate. in wonderment, 150 mouths 114 T took up the cry, “There's Walter Johnson!" HERE'S Walter johnson!” Three hundred eyes gazed demon speed artist of the base ball dlamond now turned farmer, wandered down on the Monument Lot yesterday to look up the Boy Scout contingent from his native Kansas. { “I've gotta find that Coffeyville gang,” he said. Seems that on Monday night Walter [ Jamboree Snapshots New Zealanders Attract Attention With Their Game, Maori. BY GORDON ENGLEHART, Local Scout Assigned to Cover the Jamboree for The Star. NAPSHOTS as the official open- ing of the national jamboree nears: The serenading of James E. West, chief Scout executive, by the Junior Champion Drum and Bugle Corps of the United States from Racine, Wis, Oouncil. the snakes . ., . Many Southern boys brought along for “pets” snakes and horned {oads. Bill Lee of Alabama leads the group with a giant king snake (wined effectionately around his arm . .. Texans with boxes full of horned toads and several on their neckerchiefs, trying to sell them for & quarter apiece. Gordon Englehart. Maori, a game played by the New Zealanders. The two boys kneel on & blanket facing each other and, each taking two sticks, toss them around so swiftly it is difficult to follow. One says it is not competitive, but & game to strengthen the wrist and sharpen the eye. These boys are attracting much attention with their white tent pitched apart from the others, and maori, One of the most important functions The Big Train, the Old Master, the | in the jamboree will be the presenta- tion of “The Cavalcade of Scouting” on the nights of July 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8. The public will witness the great- est display of Scouting ever seen in this country. Every kind of Scouting knowledge and history is being pre- pared to entertain the vast throng Walter Johnson Discu | Johnson was speeding out the Rock- ville pike, on the way to his farm, when he sighted a car from Kansas coming his way—a car from Coffey- ville—and filled with Boy Scouts. ‘Walter hollered at the boys, but they were so anxious to get into Washing- ton they did not hear him. They sped along. He turned his car and tried to catch up with them, but to no avail. Bo he turned around again and kept on going home. Yesterday Walter Johnson, the idol of boyhood, put on his best clothes and s A ) which will pack the arena on these nights. The acene of these shows, the arena, lies in the very shadow of the Wash- ington Monument. It is ringed by bleachers on the north, east and west sides, in which the public will ait, and to the south, under the Monu- ment, the Scouts, themgelves will sit. These bleachers have a seating capacity of 16,000 and with all 8couts present, will seat over 40,000 people. Construction of the arena was be- gun over four weeks ago, Forty to fifty men have been at work on it daily. All work is being completed today in preparation for the huge bonfire tonight. When finished, it will have cost around $12,000. Lighting facilities will be of the finest and most adequate. For light- ing and amplifying purposes, four 43- foot block houses have been erected at the corners of the fleld. In each of these houses will be 120-ampere arc spot lights, and covering the en- tire fleld will be a 44,000-watt flood- light. For announcements, phonographs with a 100-watt amplifier will be used. Communication ‘between various posts of the fleld will be established by means of an Army field telephone system. Twenty telephones will be in use. The organ, for singing, will take 1,000 watts. CAMERA o S ABOUND Scouts Touring City Prepared to Take Many Pictures. There’s one article of Scoutdom as ubiquitous as campaign hats, knotted neckerchiefs, patrol insignia or khaki uniforms. That’s a camera of some sort. Every prowling Scout who isn't on some sort of special duty carries a small camera with which to record the thrills of the National Jamboree. rambled down to the jamboree head- ‘ quarters, in search of that gang from \ Coffeyville. “Coffeyville has changed a lot since I was there,” Walter said, reminiscing on the days when he left Kansas. “I suppose none of these kids would know me, or know who I am,” John- son sald. A boy stepped beside him, saluted: “I beg your pardon, sir,” the boy ssid, “but aren't yeu Walter John- son?” DAY, FRSTSEOUTSHOW TONORRON NGHT Troops of Washington and Nearby Areas Will Participate. The first of the six arena shows comprising a series known as “The Cavalcade of Scouting” will be held in the improvised stadium at the foot of the Monument tomorrow night. Scout troops participating in to- morr®w’s show come from Washing- ton, D. C., and the States of Dela- ware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ken- tucky, Ohio and West Virginia. The evening's program, divided into two sections, includes some of the massed drills in fire making and sig- naling and also a large historical pageant based on the adventures of the pioneers who blazed their way along the Nation's frontiers. Instead of a curtain to be raised and lowered as on a stage, the same effect will be obtained in the stadium by the use of lights streaming from high wooden towers in four corners of the inclosure. Scenes will change swiftly while the lights are tem- porarily extinguished. Mass Salute to Flag. ‘The first number of tomorrow night's program includes several col- umns of Scout troops with American flags and other banners passing in review and coming to a grand climax, which will feature a mass salute to the flag. ‘This will be followed by a formal greeting from American Scouts to their foreign friends in camp. There will then be scouting tests, athletic stunts, such as pyramid building, and relay races. This part of the pro- gram will end with the “balloon bursting” battle, in which it is claimed that the boys will smash 3,000 toy balloons as a rapid finish to their stunt. The show then changes to & woods- men's scene, featuring the world- famous ax man, Peter McLaren, who is said to be able to chop a log in two or fell a tree faster than any other human being This will be followed by a mass demonstration of “scouting stunts’ More than 500 boys will take the field, some of them carrying bicycles and signaling apparatus, and will show the speed with which Scouts can set up tents, build signaling stations and pyramids and other feats of speed. An outstanding phase of the speed show will be the erection and dis-| mantling of a fleld of tents in three | minutes. They will have a series of Scout games with such interesting names as “stirring soup,” “let ‘er buck, “skunk tag” and “skin the snake.” Maneuver by 300 Boys. The climax of the act by the speed demons will be a remarkable maneu- ver by more than 300 boys armed with long staffs, neckerchiefs and ropes, which they will bind together, as though by sleight-of-hand, into a series of tall towers, up which scouts will scramble with flags. There will be an Indian number, in | which 300 boys dressed like redskins | will interpret correctly many of the| Western tribal dances. Music for this | part of the program will be furnished by a 100-piece Scout band, with plenty of tom-toms to lend additional atmosphere. A brief signaling drill, in which several hundred Scouts will demon- sirate the use of the Scout flags in time to a large open-air organ, will follow. The program will end with a mine- rescue exhibition which the Scouts have practiced under the tutelage of experts of the United States Bureau of Mines. JUNE 30, Texas Maps Cover Tents. Several tents in the Texas section have large maps of the Lone Star State painted on them, and the en- trance gates have various brands from | that part of the country burned on them. Program Mt. Vernon Excursion Is Tomorrow at 8:30 AM. Thursday. 00 A.M.—Reveille. 145 A M.—Breakfast. :30 AM.—Mount Vernon excursion. :00 A.M.—Optional Sightseeing. Re- glons, I, II, V, VI, VII, IX, X, XI, XII. 9:00 A.M.—Rehearsals for Arena Dis- plays—Regions IIT, IV. 12:30 P.M.—Luncheon. 1:45 P.M.—Mount Vernon Excursion. Region XII. (Boat leaves from point to be desig- nated at 2 pm. and docks on return at 5§ p.m.) 2:00 P.M.—Optional Bightseeing. Re- gions I, II, V, VI, VII, VIIT, IX, X, XL 2:00 P.M.—Rehearsals for Arena Dis- plays—Regions III, IV, 3:00 PM.—Camp Theaters — First performance. 4:30 PM.—Camp Theaters—Second performance. 6:00 P.M.—Dinner. 8:00 P.M.—Arena Display — Regions III and IV. Optional campfires within sections. 10:00 P.M.—Taps, The Big Train grinned: “Sure I'm Walter Johnson,” he said. “Howd | you know?” “That boy over there told me,” the | youth answered. “Would you mind signing my auto- graph book?” the Bcout asked, and offered Walter Johnson s fountain pen. Johnson signed up. Soon he had a group gathered round him. They all wanted the famous signature. “Say,” one of the boys said, “let's oot him to teach us how to piteh , , .* 1937. Jamboree Big Market JAMBOREE NEW S. Whale Bone Is Bartered for Toads, Alli- gator and King Snake. WHALE is worth more than two or even three horned toads plus a Florida alligator and an Alabama king snake, espe- cially if the whale belongs to a| Yankee from New Bedford. “Yeah, that's a pretty good whale,” admitted the tall, freckled Texan. It was more than an admission; it was a confession. The Texan had confessed in a naive way that the Yankee's sales talk was lulling him into & state of submission. The Southerner lost his trading ad- vantage when he fell, quite inno- cently, into the Yankee's way of re- ferring to & very small section of a vertebra as a “whale” The New Englander said that this particular whale sailed around the Horn on a Nantucket clipper, ‘ That clinched the deal as far as ' the Texan was concerned. He was | a bit shady on his history, but he' knew the Yankees had done a lot of sailing around the Horn by their own confession. So three horned toads, one Florida alligator and an Alabama | king snake changed hands for a| rather ossified section of a killer | whale. Snake Strayed Into Tent. The Yankee, however, had a clearer title to his bit of whale backbone than the Texan did to his juvenile menagerie. The king snake had strayed into his tent from the Ala- hama section, and the Texan put his brand on the maverick quite in- formally. Also one of the horned toads was his by the rather shaky right of adoption. The toad had jolted up on the Texan's lap while he and three young cowboys were galloping through the foothills of Alabama in a model T. But no one could identify the toad—one of the virtues of horned toads is that they all look alike. This enables the Texans to say without fear of successful contradic- tion that every horned toad was the very one which lived for countless vears in a sealed corner stone. The Southwestern Scouts have imported at léast 500 toads for trading pur- poses. They are building up the tra- ditions of the whole desert toad family with more enthusiasm than profit. Horned Toads Flood Market. Horned toads are a drug on the jamboree barter market. A local Scout can get one or two for a few teeth from the mouth of a Chesapeake Bay shark. One Scout bought three horned toads for a Virginia scorpion, and the scorpion was quite dead, hav- ing been preserved in alcohol. Next to horned toads, king snakes are the most popular jamboree cur- rency. For a fairly lively king snake an Alabaman can get a Sally Rand photograph of the Chicago World's Fair or a shell souvenir ring from Puerto Rico. A couple of prairie dogs from the plains States went yesterday for a pickled octopus direct from the West Indies. When it comes to trading, the Scouts take advantage of their natural re- sources. For example, the Arizona contingent collects the skulls of long- horn cattle. They make pretty good trade-ins on a Maine moose horn or a varnished sailfish The Alabamans, who had less cash, they felt, than their needs demanded, | pretty good today ADAIR BENNETT, 16, of El Dorado, Ark., is try- ing to find some one willing to swap something for his spreading adder, shown coiled around his arm, and a horned toad. Star Staff Photo. added 32 king snakes to their re-| sources before they shoved off for | Washington. The snakes were going The Alabamans will put them in circulation even if | they have to take a loss. Alligators Are Scarce. ,Florida alligators were fairly scarce, with the demand well out ahead of the supply. A Scout from Idaho | bought one yesterday with the tooth of an elk. The tooth bore some evi- | dence of having been worn on a watch chain. The Idaho boy said| he was going to “acclimate” the al- ligator next Winter. In the meantime, he said, he felt sure his mother would be glad to keep the little reptile in the bath tub. | The Westerners brought to this great | national market such merchandise | as cow branding irons, genuine Indian war bonnet feathers, a baby coyote, | samples of California gold ore, bits | of semi-precious stones, bull whips | and cowboy ropes. Neckerchief clasps of a hundred varieties were offered by Easterners. Southerners brought miniature bales of cotton and sacks of rice. They wanted to swap for Kansas wheat, New York blown glass or California redwood. The general idea, the Scouts said, was to sell the souvenirs for spending money. But the barter system got them. “You can't trade panther claws for ice cream,” sighed one Boy Scout, “and they won't let vou into a picture show for a Florida turtle.” JAMBOREE SCOUTS FROM 24 NATIONS Meeting Takes Cosmopoli- tan Aspect—Tents of Varied Types. The jamboree already is taking on & cosmopolitan aspect, as groups of foreign Scouts filter into cam. from distant climes. More than 400 Scouts from 24 for- eign lands are expected to attend the Jjubilee. ‘The foreigners will be interested in the variety of tents housing the Amer- ican boys—especially in the tepees, wigwams, Dan Beard tents, foresters’ shelters and other types that dot the camp, it was pointed out today by the National Geographic Society. “Young Floridians from the Semi- nole Indian country have added a subtropical touch to the landscape of the Capital—a hut thatched with Florida palmetto leaves in true Semi« nole style,” the society said. “Scouts from the Western States, where In- dians once ranged the plains, have set up conical tepee lodges. Those who have learned scouting in the North- eastern woods use the rounded wig- wam pattern characteristic of that area, 360 Paintings on Tents. “The canvas camp of the Rich- mond, Va. contingent is of artist's canvas; 60 paintings of Richmond's history and present appearance turn ‘wall space’ into billboard space. Va- riety of tent architecture is welcome in Tent City, for it arouses curiosity and promotes exchange of ideas, and is & source of fun as well. ven greater variety has been ob- served in World Jamborees. The next World Jamboree will be held in the Netherlands, just one month after the Washington meeting. In such gatherings black tents of goats’ hair come to camp with Scouts from the desert peninsula of Arbia, similar to the ‘houses of air’ which Bedouins in- habit at home. Egyptian lads pitch tents ornamented with panels of hieroglyphics, similar to decorations on the tombs and temples of the Pharaohs. A Syrian group once made their ‘tenting tonight' scene more homelike with such realistic touches as a camel. “To London in 1920, to Copenhagen in 1924, to Birkenhead, England, in 1929. and to Godollo, Hungary, in 1933, Boy Scouts have journeyed for the four previous international jam- borees. On the way to the Nether- lands this Summer many will visit ‘Washington for the United States Na- tional Jamboree. Already scouts of more than a score of nationalities have accepted the invitation. Scouts from Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, Hawail and the Philippines can make the Wash- ington Jamboree a convenient stop- over in their trip to Europe. World Jamboree Coiorful. “These scouting brothers from afar | can be recognized by differences of dress as well as race; some subtle, some spectacular. A world jamboree is especially colorful, with native | touches added to the universal Scout SCOUTS PUBLISH OWN NEWSPAPER First Issue Out Yesterday. Eleven Other Editions to Follow. No city is complete without a daily newspaper, and the Scout jamboree city of boys has everything, and so. of course, it has a paper. The Jamboree Journal, written and edited by Scout journalists, is thor- ough and lively, like all Scout activi- tes. Its first issue appeared yesterday. and 11 others will follow. And lest you think it's any small enterprise, know that 55,000 copies of No. 1 were Pprinted. Some 30,000 of these were mailed to every section of the United States— to familles, friends and fellow Scouts of the home patrols. ‘The Jamboree Journal contains com- plete news of the encampment, dressed up with plenty of pictures of arriv- ing contingents and a huge double- page map of the tent city. There are even breezy gossip columns and ran- dom notes on humorous and unusual happenings. The journal has fits canvas “cily room,” with daily beats for the va- rious reporters posted on a bulletin board and special assignments for others. Each regional delegation is canvassed for “local news” and the high spots of the general program are chronicled fully. Published only for the duration of the jamboree, the journal calls. itself “a newspaper without a past and with- out a future.” The editor is Homer Paul Anderson of Hyrum, Utah, and E. S. Martin of the national staff of the Boy Scouts is editorial adviser. “I'm more interested in farming right now,” the old pitcher told the | boys: “How's everything on the farm back home?” ‘There were boys in that group from Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois, and all of them knew something about farm- ing. “It's the best year we've had since the depression,” one fellow spoke up. “What do you know about the de- Ppression,” Walter asked. “My daddy told me . . .~ - i EXECUTIVES GUARD SAFETY OF Sc0UTS Special Precautions Taken to Protect Boys From Traffic Hazards. Elaborate precautions have been taken by Scout executives to safe- guard the lives of Boy Scouts in and around the jamboree encampment. In a special order to regional and section directors, Scout and troop masters. M. G. Clark, chief of service | troops, today outlined methods by | which officials hope to keep traffic| hazards at a minimum and safeguard all camp property and equipment. At the same time L. E. Massey of the Connecticut Avenue Business As- sociation in a telegram to The Star urged the public to exercise extreme caution in driving in and around the Scouts’ encampment to avoid serious accidents. As far as possible, all traffic on main thoroughfares around the camp areas, particularly at hazardous points, will be handled by park police, but service troops will be maintained in each sec- tion to control the dangerous points in traffic within the camp. Scouts on traffic duty, Clark's order stated, are not there to stop traffic, but rather to keep Scouts from cross- ing except at times when traffic is clear, with the understanding, how- ever, that if a crossing must be made & leader may stop vehicular traffic to permit the crossing. To reduce the danger to youths encamped in the sections on Columbia Island the highway between Arling- ton Memorial Bridge and the Four- teenth Street Bridge will be closed from 8:30 p.m. each day until 1 p.m. the following afternoon. ‘Tours of Scout groups will receive police protection, such as escorts and traffic officers. sses Farming Methods With Midwest Boy Scouts ‘The answer was drowned out in an outburst of enthusiasm as each boy tried to tell the great pitcher of the ‘Washington ball club what the depres- sion had done back home. Now, however, they were all agreed, everything was O. K. because they were getting good crops in the farm belt—especially out where the tall oorn grows. Base ball was practically forgotten in the serious conference on crops and lsd.r ttendant care. uniform of khaki suit and colored neckerchief. A Scottish contribution, as characteristic as the bagpipe band, is the short skirt of bright piaid. Scouts from France wear blue shorts and berets. Polish lads have doffed their hats and wear caps with visore The red fez serves as headgear for Egyptian Scouts. From India come Scouts with their heads swathed in turbans of green or white. “From the desert country of Iraq, Scouts wear a tropical helmet, with a special flap on the back to protect young spinal cords from dangerous overdoses of ultra-violet rays. It was designed by their late King Feisal. “Hungarian Scouts decorate their hats with a golden plume of grass, the ‘orphan maid’s hair, which grows wild in Hungary. Scouts from South Africa wear a comparable ornament, which they do not, however, gather in its wild state—the ostrich plume. Variations in Uniform. “With such small variations, Scouts everywhere use the uniform which de- veloped in England and South Africa three decades ago, and has been ap- proved in the United States by an act of Congress. Typical of the festive touches by which it is occasionally brightened up is the lei, or garland of native blossoms, worn around the necks of Hawalian Scouts. “Scouting has been pa:t of the British _influence spread through Egypt, Palestine and the dominions since Lord Baden-Powell organized this favorite outdoor sport of all boy- hood. While promoting the Scout's knowledge of the world of nature, i has promoted also the world’s knowl- edge of geography. Boy Scouts have accompanied many explorers on ex- peditions into little-known realms, and some Scout troops have even tried ex- ploring their own territory for new facts. Volcanoes in Costa Rica and mountains in the State of Washing- ton are among the areas gxpiored by the youthful bands. Mount Coolidge, in the Olympic Peninsula, is one of the peaks which the Scouts named.” Guides Available For Inspection of Scouts’ Jamboree Visitors who wish to inspect the Boy Scout Jamboree encampment, will be furnished guides at gen- eral headquarters at the foot of the west slope of the Washington Monument. Guides will not be required, however, officials said today. Any one who wishes to wander about the canvas city “on their own” may do so each day of the 10-day encampment between the hours of 9 am. and 10 pm. Taps will be sounded at 10 o'clock esch night and visitors will not be permitted on the grounds after that hour.