Evening Star Newspaper, July 7, 1937, Page 6

A-6 FRIENDSHIP URGED BY BADEN-POWELL Founder of Scouts Tells Jamboree to Learn Ways of Others. Promotion of international friend- ships and understanding is the high- est duty facing Boy Scouts of the world, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts and chief Scout of the world, told the 25,000 jaumboree Scouts in a radio address from London last night at the open- ing of the evening cavalcade of scout- ing in the jamboree arena. The main object of a jamboree, he reminded the Scouts. is to bring to- gother boys from different countries as a means of promoting international friendships. The address was broad- t in the United States by the National Broadcasting Co. and was heard by the Scouts over their public address system. He appealed to all Scouts present at the jamboree here to make friends with the boys from other countries and from other parts of their own country, “Do it Now” Advised. “Don’t lose any time about it,” he said, “don’t stick to vour own pals in your troop: you can see them at any old time, but get hold of some fellows from other States and other countries and compare notes With them.” He urged the boys to keep up by mail the acquaintances so made and, when they grow older, to recognize that there are other nations, all with their good points and with their in- terests and ambitions. Up to now, he said. nations for the most part have been acting as total strangers, with- salute. out knowledge or friendship for each other. This, he said, does mo good ! to any one, but harm to all. “What we want in the world is peace, happiness and prosperity for all,” he said, “and we can get it if| all men become friends instead of rivals.” i ‘The Scout law. he reminded all Scouts. says: “A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other | Scout, no matter what class, creed or | coun the other belongs to.” “Practice that idea now while you | fare in camp,” he urged, “and carry it | out later in your dealings as men. Get to see the other fellow's point of view as well as your own. Work in co-operation rather than in rivalry. By doing this you will not only be opening up better commerce, better trade, better political relationships with your fellowmen of other coun- tries, but also you will be bringing about that feeling of good will among men which is the true foundation for peace in the world. “So now, while you are yet boys to- gether in camp, you have this great | opportunity through making friends | Wwith one another for carrying out the | highest duty that lies open to any | one, namely the duty of helping to bring about God's kingdom of peace | &nd good will among men.” | “Scouting Trails to High Adventure” was the theme of last night's caval- cade. presented by more than 4,000 | Scouts from Michigan, Wisconsin, Tilinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Montana and North and Souvh Dakota. Impressive Indian Pageant. The pageant opened with a parade of the participating States, with hun- dreds of the boys in historical costumes representing the development of a great section of the West. Entirely different in character than previous cavalcades, it included one of the most impressive of the many Indian pageants yet undertaken; the erection of a block-house fort, construction of & model lumber logging camp, pioneer- ing events, a “Paul Bunyan” parade and mass games. The Indian pageant, prepared under direction of Ralph Hubbard, national suthority on the American Indian and his customs, opened with a solemn dance in invocation to the gods of the #ky and closed with a highly symbolic eagle dance. The Bunyan parade was based on legends of the fabulous giant lumber- man of Wisconsin, whose axes, lum- ber hook, pipe, rifie and other gear, 81l suitable to the use of a 50-footer, were carried by the Wisconsin Scouts. There were precision demonstrations by the Superior and Racine drum and bugle corps. The Racine group is four-time winner of the national Junior championship for musical or- ganizations of the kind. Although the American Indian is held to be one of the finest types of hunter and tracker the world has known, Washington streets proved too much for one Indian Scout, Johnny Peyton, of Pocatello, Idaho. Johnny, who speaks no English, set out in the morning to visit the Capitol and at supper time was still missing. An ap- peal to all Scouts to assist in getting Johnny back to his troop was made at the opening of the arena show, but a little while later it was announced that Johnny had been found, fed and forgiven. His sign language, it seems, was not enough to gain him directions back to camp. Tonight’s cavalcade, in the jam- boree arena, will be given by 3,000 Scouts from Wyoming, Kansas, Ne- braska, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illi- nois and Towa. It promises to be one of the most colorful of the series, it was said. Tickets for the 12,000 grandstand seats in the arena may be obtained at the grounds, just north of the Washington Monument, or re- served seats may be secured by tele- phoning Metropoiitan 2612. Vermonter Comments. ‘When asked what they wanted most to see in Washington, Scouts from Calvin Coolidge Camp, Burlington, Vt.,, laughingly replied: “Not the President.” Bicycle Business Soars. ‘The bicycle rental stand at the Tidal Basin is doing a rushing business now that the Scouts are in town. 8o busy are they that & branch office has been set up near Hains Point. A 1 ] Anything for a laugh, particularly a nice, cool ducking—for some one else. Scout Louis Kent (un- der impromptu shower) was reading a letter from home when Melvin Perlman appeared with a watery Here’s one method the Scouts use for dealing with sleepy jamboree campers who refuse to get up when reveille is sounded. The victim in this case is Herbert Weinberg, who appears to resent the efforts of Milton Block and Jerry Horowitz to dump him out of bed. —Star Staff Photos. JAMBOREE NEWS. Gene Weisman eramines the work of his troop’s prank- sters. Such things as roller skates, bricks, ares and cups must be removed—and it’s not so nice when the Scout doesn’t find until he's under the covers. his would-be bed companions Two Scouts Who Were Honored, For Saving Lives Are in City HERMAN DUBBELDE. WO Boy Scouts who received awards for life saving from the National Court of Honor dur- ing the past year are attend- ing the jamboree encampment. They are Herman Dubbelde, 15- year-old star Scout of Troop 28, Rox- ana, Ill, and Charles Van Ry, 18- year-old star Scout of Troop 20, Cam- den, N. Y. Each of the hero Scouts has received a gold medal for saving a life. On July 5, 1935, Herman, then only 13 years old, was picking dewberries near his home with a chum, 10-year- old Leonard Cobine, when they de- cided to go swimming in a canal Leonard couldn't swim a stroke, but he thought the canal was shallow enough for wading. He had barely stepped into the water when he suddenly dis.ppeared. Scout Dubbelde, although not a very good swimmer himself, dove to the bottom of the canal and located Cobine. Then he swam with the unconscious boy 40 feet to an island where he gave artificial respiration. As the boy slowly regained con- sciousness, Herman ran toward a man working in a field some distance away and shouted for help. The man took the lad to his home. The National Court of Honor said Dubbelde per- formed the rescue at great personal risk, since the canal was dredged and the banks precipitous, making it im- possible to gain a foothold where the CHARLES VAN RY. Cobine boy went down. About half way from the spot where the boy went down to the landing was a strong undertow. Scout Dubbelde was forced to swim through this area with Cobine. “I wasn't & very good swimmer— and T still haven't taken the Scout swimming test,” Herman said today. “But I'm sure I can pass it now.” Van Ry's act of heroism occurred June 28, 1935. Charles was sitting in his home at dinner that evening when he heard a playmate cry that someone was drowning in a swimming pool 50 yards from his home. Shedding his clothes as he ran, Charles rushed to the scene and was told that 10-year-old Donald Fan- ning had disappeared in the water. He dove into the pool three times before finally finding the boy. Bring- ing him to the shore, he began ad- ministering artificial respiration while & doctor was summoned. After the physician arrived, Van Ry continued his resuscitation efforts despite the statement of the doctor that there was no chance of reviving the boy. Charles refused to give up. and Donald began to revive just as the doctor was about to leave. Charles received his gold medal last December, and Herman was presented his in March, 1936. Both boys said they are having “a swell time” at the jamboree. Charles is planning to at- tend the World Jamboree in The Netherlands. PRESS OF NATION SERVED BY SCOUTS Boy Scout correspondents at the jamboree are describing their expe- riences for their home-town papers. More than 100 Scout journalists and some of their leaders are earning their traveling expenses in this way. They are sending out their daily sto- ries by telegraph and air mail. Regional news of the great encamp- ment—what the home groups are doing each day—are featured in these dispatches. ‘The youthful correspondents have press credentials from the public rela- tions service of the jamboree and they are on hand wherever there is some- thing to write about. They represent papers in every section of the country. In addition to this, a sizable group of Scouts is engaged in gathering, writing and editing news for the Jamboree Journal, daily paper pub- lished for this boyhood city ef 25,000 housed in 350 acres of tents.. 0il Wells Mark Camp. The Will Rogers Troop from Tulsa, Okla., “the oil capital of the world,” has two amall imitation oil wells erected on either side of the entrance to its section. 3 $ WREATH IS PLACED BY CHILEAN SCOUTS Chile's 17 Boy Scouts at the jam- boree paid tribute to George ‘Washing- ton yesterday afternoon by placing s wreath at the base of the monument in the presence of Ambessador Manuel ‘Trucco. A brief eulogy to Washington was delivered by Alvaro Vincencio of Santiago, international secretary of the Boy Scouts of Chile and chief of the delegation to the jamboree. The program opened with the Chil- ean national hymn. Dan Beard, na- tional commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America, was among several Scout leaders decorated with badges by the Chilean Scouts. Following the laying of the wreath and the speech of tribute, Arthur A. Schuck, executive director of the jamboree, responded on behalf of this country. A number of jamboree executives took part in the ceremony. Erasmo Vergara, Chilean Scout executive, pre- sided. e Toys Taken by England. Educational toys made in America Are now in demand in Englend. " | & promised land where there will be | fraternity and understanding?” Dear Folks.— The Boy Scouts Write Home, and Here Is What They Say: BSENCE makes the mail bags heavy and the heart grow fonder of letters from home. | Approximately 15,000 pieces | of mail (mainly post cards) leave the National Scout Jamboree daily for the 24 countries represented. | Most of the foreign letters contain | expressions of both pleasure and sur-| prise that the camp site is in the heart of Washington and at the base | of the Washington Monument. Prof. gonstantine Nedelcu, of the Rumanian contingent, mented thus in a letter home: “You may know that I am thrilled by the fact that our camp centers around the Washington Monument, which, lighted at night, seems to glide as the mysterious column of | fire that guided the chosen people to | the Promised Land, Do you not| think that we Scouts are traveling to leader com- | Letter to Siam. Other foreign letters, as well as American ones. reveal that Prof.| Nedelcu is not alone in thinking that | Scout jamborees contribute to inter- nationel understanding and good- will. A letter from the contingent | representing Siam, of which Tom Siribongse is in command. said: “Such gatherings as these afford opportunities to make friendships that will influence world history and bring about better understanding among the nations of the world.” Reference to the friendliness of the American people are common in the letters of the foreign Scouts. Louis Molet of Paris wrote of the “extraordi- nary kindness of the Americans,” and Luis R. Azocar of Chile wrote with typical Latin fervor, ‘“they (the Americans) have offered us gentle at- tentions, which only sincere friends can offer.” Praise for Hospitality. “We could not be better treated” | wrote Edwin Deal of Nassau, Bahamas; and Desmond Smyth of Dublin, Ireland, wrote his mother that “the American people are the friendliest that I have ever known; they'd do anything for you. We are absolutely overwhelmed by their hospitality.” K. Laucius, leader of the Lithuanian contingent, wrote thus of his initial impression: ‘“Upon arrival in this country one gets the impression that nobody ever walks. The streets are virtual oceans of autos.” And of New York, Lucius wrote,’ | towel on your face. “While T was there I felt as though I were a crushed human, smothered, breathless” But of Washington he said that it “is different from New York. Much more space in which a | person can breathe, and feel like he wants to live.” Swede Is Amused. An amusing comment on the limited information of American Boy Scouts concerning other countries was made | by Nils Ivar Sjoblom of Stockholm, Sweden, in a letter home. “When 1 first came to Washington I met a Scout at the station who thought that the heat here would be terrible for us Eskimos from Sweden. As I heard other Scouts saying the same, I naturally noticed that the geographic knowledge wasn't very | big.” The American drug stores, with their many commodities. the cafeterias and the barber shops have been of particular interest to the Polish contingent. “Now let's step into a barber shop.” wrote Zbyscerk, one of the older Polish Scouts. “If you want | a shave, you sit in & chair which the barber tilts back until your head is lower than your feet. Then the funny game starts. He puts a hot ‘Why? Because he could not hold it any longer in his hands. Oh, yes?” Autograph Hunters Annoy. In their letters, the foreign Scouts complain of only one thing—the ex- cessive number of autograph hunters. ‘They do not mind posing for picturcs quite so much. Wrote & boy from Siam, “When we arrive home, have all the photographers call on us at regular intervals so that we will feel natural.” Now and then a more thoughtful lad | writes of his reactions to the total scene. Tommy McSpadden of Austin, Tex., Wrote: “Whereas I used to think of my Government as something with which I had little to d®, since it seemed so far off and above me, I have now come to glimpse, perhaps, a little of the mean- ing of its birth and of the nature of its great administrative machine:y. Now it all seems more real to me.” Bob Evans of Duluth, Minn, wrote of the talk by Attorney General Cum- mings on the opening night of the jamboree that it made ‘“us realize that the greatest significance of the his- torical buildings and places in and near Washington is their challenge to the future—that's us.” Proving Jamboree Is Big Statistics Supplied by Scout Executive Illustrate Vastness of Encampment. Gerdon Englehart. BY GORDON ENGLEHART, Local Scout Assigned by The Btar to Cover the Jamboree. T'S being rumored around town that the size of the jamboree is rather large. But glance at these facts, supplied by L. C. Drake, chief Scout execytive of the District of Columbia Council: If all the troops in camp were to flow consecutively into the elevator of the Washing- ton Monument it would take just 15 days to trans- port them all to the top. And if all these Sroops were grouped in one marching line, they would spread out for a mere 25 miles. ‘This was one rea- son President Roosevelt will re- view the Scouts from a moving automobile tomorrow at 10:30 am. instead of the Bcouts parading by his stand. I3 would taks ming dows for all ’ Jamboree scouts to enter the ga'es of Arlington Cemetery. “And,” as one official said the other night at the arena show, “if all the Scouts at the jamboree were seated together at one table, they would reach—yes, they would reach.” The worst damage of the recent rains was done to the very busiest spot—headquarters. The lanes lead- ing from one tent to the other are veritable bogs, and nearby grass is Teceiving an even more spirited work- out than ever. With two Scouts from my own troop, Arthur Farnham and Snookums Johnson, I toured the other side of the Potomac for the first time, and— it had to happen sooner or later—was bitten by the swapping bug. For a Washington community strip and & shark’s tooth (borrowed from Snook- ums), I got 10 nail puzzles and a bot- tle. All this came from a Scout from Indiana. The puztles should be good trading material as there has not been any seen on the north bank of the river—the bottle, I'll probably fill with water from s public fountain and trade t off as genuine Wabash River water. IVS been done before, b ILLIAM HOUSER CRAIN, a 21-year-old Boy Scout of Lincoln, I, is pointed to by his companions as the “ideal Scout.” Although paralyzed in both legs since he was a 2-year-old baby, Wil- liam is a five-year veteran Scout with 50 merit badges to his credit. A member of the Corn Belt Area Council, young Crain can put to shame many & boy with two good. strong legs. He has performed almost super-human tasks in order to win his merit badges. He qualified as a ce- ment worker. He passed all the for- estry tests. Wired a house. Collected 6600 stamps—to qualify as a phi- Scout, 23, With Legs I;aralyzcd,' .Has Won Over 50 Merit Badges —Star Staff Photo. | latelist. Bound books. Grew cogn. | Fed hogs. Raised chickens. Best of all, Scout Crain mounted his iron transport and rode the 24 miles that separate New Salem from Springfieli—over hills and dales. He made the journey in 5 hours and 25 minutes. In achievement, Crain has a silver badge showing that he never missed & court of honor in three years If you want to know how good Crain is, all you have to do is stop two brothers in the Lincoln outfit—Harold and Eugene Miller. They have ap- pointed themselves guardians of this boy who overcame so many handi- caps. They brag about him as if he were their own brother. BOY IN BROWN HAT HUNTED AT JAMBOREE Visitor Further Identifies Boy by Reporting He Wears Scarf About Kneck. A visitor to the jamboree tent city ‘was looking for & certain Boy Scout. He was directed to a particular section. The name he mentioned was not familiar to the boys he accosted. Asked to describe the Scout he sought, the man said: “Well, he’s about 14, has daik hair and eyes, is wearing a brown shirt, brown shorts, a broad-brimmed hat, tan shoes and wears a scarf around his neck.” “Gosh,” exclaimed the boys. There are thousands answering that description. CAMPING IN WOODS Scouts from region 4—West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio—really are camp- ing in the middle of the woods. Their tents are located in the heavily-wooded section between the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and West Potomac golf course, where in some places the trees and bushes are so thick that tents could not be erected i the usual order, b NECKERCHIEF SLIDES COLLECTED BY TEXAN Scoutmaster Has 144 Varieties on Dispay in Tent on Jamboree Grounds. Scoutmaster Bateman Hardcastle of Troop 24, Houston, Tex., has made & hobby of collecting neckerchief slides, those little holders which keep Scout neckerchiefs in place. In his collection he has 144 differ- ent ones, mounted on a board and exhibited in & tent in section N, Troop 8, which is located on the Potomac River side of East Potomac Park. They are made of every conceivable type of material, and are of all sizes, shapes and colors. In the collection are slides of bone, animal skulls, glass, agate, beads and metal. One of his prize slides is made from the hoof of a cow, another from the neck of a bottle, and stlil another from a piece of the backbone of a horse. Club to Hear Scout Official. Dr. H. W. Hunt, director of research, Boy Scouts of America, will be the principal speaker at the Cosmopoli- tan Club luncheon tomorrow at the Carleton Hotel. He will be introduced by William Edelblut, chairman of the Forum Committes. “OKLAHOMA RUN" 10BE RE-ENAGTED 3,000 Scouts From West Will Take Part in Arena Show Tonight. The famous “Oklahoma Run” & colorful event which marked the opene ing of the Oklahoma territory for sete tlement, will be re-enacted tonight at the Scout arena show, which begins at 8 o'clock in the huge outdoor sta~ dium at Fifteenth street and Constitue tion avenue. ‘This is only part of the show, which will be given by 3,000 Scouts from regions 8 and 9, composed of the States of Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklae homa, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Iowa. The spirit of the new West will be captured by participants in this show, which will offer cowboys and Indians, covered wagons, rope spine ning and whip cracking. Other high lights of the display will be an Indian pageant featuring In- dian songs and dances, an Indian raid on settlers, a covered wagon parade led by real oxen, and similar episodes in the history of the West. The Okla- homa Scouts will exhibit their skill with the famous bull whips, long, | pliant rawhide thongs plaited together |and used to drive covered wagon | teams across the plains. Since their | arrival in Washington the Oklahoma | troops have been practicing and pole | ishing their performance, until now they can snap the long whips with pistol-like sharpness and can pick off an object 10 or 12 feet distant with fine accuracy. Another section of the Cavalcade of Scouting display will show Scout pre= paredness when catastrophe atrikes. Other features will be a chariot race, with hundreds of riders being drawn around in their two-wheel vehicles by other Scouts acting as horses, rope spinning and & score of other acts. The finale will be a plainsman's camp, including huge signaling towers, and fort stockade encircling & cove | ered wagon train, with a giant camp- | fire in the center. HORSE SHOW SET FOR SCOUT ARENA Will Be Shown Friday at 7:30 P.M.—Seven Classes to Be Shown. Arrangements have been completed for a night horse show to be held in the jamboree arena at the Monument | Friday at 7:30 p.m. under auspices of the Inter-American Horse Show Asso- ciation. Seven classes for hunters, jumpers and riding school hacks will be shown, and as a special attraction, the oute standing exhibition units from the 10th U. S. Cavalry of Fort Myer. A platoon of Caval en from Troop E, on their beautifully trained Cavalry will execute the intricate drill at a gallop with the nd accompaniment ‘The smooth- ness and exaciness of this performance has made this unit one of the out- standing in the country. The equally famous Troop F will present a rodeo reminiscent of frontier days, with trick and fancy riding. This troop recently returned from the Atlantic City Horse Show, where it won added laurels for both the Cavalrymen and their mounts. Maj. Frank L. Whittaker, manager of the show, is making special ar- rangements for lighting the huge arena. In addition to the present lights, thirty-six 1,000-watt lamps will be concentrated on the jumps so spec- tators in any portion of the stands may see perfectly. Proceeds from the show will be de- voted to financing the participation of the famous military horse show team of the Irish Free State in the Inter- American Horse Show here next Oc- tober. The arena seats over 12,000 people and tickets for the show went on sale yesterday in Room 508, the District Building. Col. Jonathan M. Wainwright, com= manding officer at Fort Myer; Com= missioner Melvin C. Hazen, president of the Inter-American Horse Show Association, and a third yet to be announced, will judge the seven classes in this great outdoor meet. Trophies and ribbons will be awarded in each event and ribbons to the champion Jjumper, champion hunter and reserved champion hunter and jumper. Oldest Jamboree Delegate. ‘Troop 21, section O, region 9, from the woodlands of East Texas, claims to have the oldest delegate to the Scout Jamboree. He's 101 years old, the boys insist. Their pal is a hoot owl. I;rogram Thursday. 7:00 a.m.—Reveille. 7:45 a.m.—Break{ast. 8:30 a.m.—Mobilization for Review ins. 10:30 am.—National Grand Review and Reception. 1:00 p.m.—Luncheon. 2:00 pm.—Mount Vernon Excursion —Region IV. (Boat leaves from point to be designated at 2 pm. and docks on re- turn at 5 pm.). 2:00 p.m.—Optional Sight-seeing, Re- gions I, II, III, V, VI, VII, VIIL, IX, X. 2:00 p.m.—~Rehearsals for Arena Dis= plays—Regions XI, XII. 3:00 p.m.—Camp Theaters—First per formance. 4:30 pm.—Camp Theaters — Second performance. 6:00 p.m.—Dinner. 8:00 pm.—Arena Displays—Regions XI, XII. Farewell to World Jambo- ree Contingent and For- eign Delegations—all sec- tions together. 10:00 p.m.—Taps.