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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY " G, 1917. TROOP 16 CAPTURES CUPAT SCOUT RALLY PHOTOGRAPHS SNAPPED WHILE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA WERE FROLICKING ON MULTNOMAH FIELD YESTERDAY. si -4pollophomk; Player Piano andTalkino- J 1 1 h a b 5 Machine Cotn1itiedipOne Case 'Sis a m 9r! I Impressive Service on Multno mah Field After Parade Is v Witnessed by 3500. TROOP 21 GETS SECOND 14 mi i'"1" yZ" ' . .V A - - -" yfi I ""JJ. Frank McLaren, 14, Troop 2 7, Wins Bugling Contest and Tropby Of fered by Horace Mecklem. President Cotton In Charge. America's future lies in the Boy Ecout. Thirty-five hundred people who gath ered at Multnomah Field yesterday afternoon to witness the Boy Scout field'rally will testify to this. Before he becomes a Scout a boy must promise: "On my honor I will do my best (1) to do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the Scout law; (2) to help other people at all times; (3) to keep myself physically strong. mentally awake and morally straight." Troop Sixteen Captures IJonorn. As the COO Scouts stood In front of the grandstand just prior to commenc ing their programme, with hats over hearts as Old Glory was being hoisted to the breezes in front of them and then pledged allegiance to the Stars . and Stripes, everyone knew that each red-cheeked lad had fulfilled his prom ise. Then, after George McKenzle, yell leader and Scout Master of Troop 19, had led the youngsters through their favorite yell. "A-m-e-r-l-c-a B-o-y S-c-o-u-t-s, B-o-y S-c-o-u-t-s, IT. S. A.," activities commenced with a. bang. In other words, Young America, exploded Its cannon ball "of patriotism and en thusiasm. But to get down to the story of the meet itself. Troop 16, commanded by Scout Master C. AV. Piatt, was the whole noise, the best-looking piece of sawdust on the gridiron, the smoothest pebble on the beach and the Juciest bird in the pie. Troop 16, of Westmin ster Church, Irvington, carried away first place, with 63 points. By their win, C. W. Piatt's laddies became the permanent possessors of the handsome X.ipman, Wolf & Co. silver cup. The cup was to go to the troop winning It twice In a row. Troop 16 won the meet last Fall, also. Troop SI Gets Second. Troop 21 captured second place with 26 points and Troop 19 with 25 credits landed on the third rung of the ladder. Other troops taking points were: Troop 22, 21 points; Troop 44, 15 points; Troop 12, 14 points: Troop 26, 10 points; Troop 1. .7 points; Troop 37, 3 points; Oregon City, 3 points; Troop 39, 2 points. Troops 21 and 19 each get silver cups, also. They are for second and third places and were put up by W. W. Cot ton and C. Harry Davis, Jr., respect ively. . In walking off with first place. Troop 16 finished first and second In the horse and rider contest; first In semaphore signaling; first and second In the crab race; first In first aid to the injured, second In the scout equip ment race; second In the international Morse competition; second In archery skill; first in wall-scaling, and won three points by staging the best scien tific stunt among the Troops. Events Start at 3 O'clock. The first event started about 2 o'clock and the last one concluded at 4:30. The bugling event In the morn ing was won by Frank McLaren, 14-year-old boy of Troop 27. Frank re sides at 2S8 Tenth street. He sounded the calls all afternoon and rendered the reveille, assembly, lnfldells, mess call and taps like a seasoned bugler. He received a silver trophy for win ning the bugler event. It was donated by Horace Mecklem. A big street parade started at 12:45 o'clock from Park and Salmon streets and wound up at the scene of the field rally. Officials of the Portland Coun cil and friends of the Scouts wound up the parade in automobiles, while the procession was led by the Junior Ar tisan Band riding in a big sightseeing car. The band looked natty In Its new green uniforms. The Junior Artisan musicians furnished musio throughout the day. C. C. Colt, J. C. EngllBh, Charles F. Berg, Horace Mecklem, Dorr K. Keasey, Dr. Calvin S. White and others were active In making up the parade and running off the programme. Mr. Berg acted as clerk, of course. President Cotton In Charge. President W. W. Cotton, of Portland Council, supervised everything, while Scout Master James E. Brockway directed all of the proceedings, and they were run off without a hitch. The parade moved north on Park to Wash ington, east on Washington to Third, south on Third to Morrison and west on Morrison to Multnomah Field. The boys marched in troop units. Oregon City's troop was the only one outside of those in the city that com peted. As the troops marched through the streets the little fellows looked like regular soldier boys. At the head of each troop was a scout master, a boy with a drum and -an American and a. troop flag. Twenty-four tents were pitched on the far side of Multnomah Field, oppo site the grandstand, each one repre senting the headquarters of a troop. Forty-eight troops appeared on the field but of this number only 23 com peted In the events. Here is Just what happened during the afternoon. Troop 16 took first and second places In the horse and rider contest. Troop 29 took third place. President W. W. Cotton, of Portland Council, presented first-class badges to tScouts John Kirk, of Troop 44; Tbomas Donahue, Walter McMonies and Ward Lively, of Troop 16; Harry Brodt and David Pattullo, of Troop 19; Howard Joynt. of Troop 22; Phillip Newill, of Troop 13, and Kirk Dunbar, of Troop 15. Troop 26 took first place In sema phone signaling. Troops 22 and 44 took second and third respectively. Howard Gray Takes Crab Race. Howard Gray, of Troop 16, won first place. In the crab race. Joe Mysovetz, Troop 23, took second and Lloyd Bryson, of Troop 22, captured third. Howard Smith and Walter McMonies, of Troop 16, took first and second places, respectively, in the fire by friction contest. Marion Stroup, Troop 15, walked off with third. Troop 13 took first place In the first aid to the injured contest. Troops 16 and 19 finished in order. To Marion Stroup, Troop 15, and Roy Anderson. Troop 1, were presented scout game warden certificates by Carl D. Shoemaker, state fish and game war den. A first-aid exhibition was given. Neilson Page. Troop 13, won the scout equipment race. James Lively, Troop 16. and Fredi Hollecher, Troop 19, finished In order. Theron Bean. Troop 44, won the In ternational Morse competition. Errol yy yJ ' It , .2- -! Vvi v 1 t " - , I I , i ' " s i i rVSL 1- 41 I - - J --TT W f r'.- fy W f"H y v" - . -ai -,r--"'-ni i " ?j? it " i - ,-3 -tjs y - 1 y-J - - s , iVJw' if I - 11 1 f tter-.M-' . -.-,.1 Klngsley, Troop 21, and Robert Ringler, Troop 16, finished in order. Errol Klngsley, Troop 21, and Wal ter McMonies, Troop 16, took first ui second In the archery contest. Troops 13, 22 and 19 .finished In order In the bicycle drill. Troop 16 won the wall -scaling con test, making it In 35.2 seconds. Troop 22, with 49 seconds, and Troop 19, with 53.2, finished in order. In , the troop stunts. Troop 19 took first place and Oregon City second in the most original stunt. Troop 1 pre sented the most educational, and Troop 16 the best scientific stunt. Troop 21 took first place in presenting the fun niest stunt, and Troop 37 was declared to have presented the next one best at producing laughs. RED CROSS PARADE MAY 16 Med ford Branch to Have Demonstra tion During Road Convention. MEDFORD, Or., May 5. (Special.) Medford will have a patriotic demon stration and Red Cross parade May 16, during the session of the Trl-State Good Roads Association. Governor Withycombe will be here to review the parade, and it is planned to have the largest line of marchers ever seen in Southern Oregon. A committee of 60 members has been appointed to arrange all details. The Red Cross in Jackson County now has a membership exceeding 600 and It Is expected that the day of the patriotic demonstration this number will be raised to 1000. Two Convicted of Burglary. LEWISTON, Idaho. May 5. (Spe cial.) Duncan McKenzie and Joseph Galles, young men of Culdesac, have been found guilty of burglary. The sentence for burglary in the first de gree is from one to 15 years. The Jury recommended the lightest possi ble sentence for Galles. John Day Provides 16 Recruits. JOHN DAT, Or., May 5. (Special) Corporal Allen of the United ' States Army, was in John Day for two days and left Friday morning with 16 re cruits. This brings Grant County's total recruits to nearly 60. "5 f r WW I 1 1 V M Geo rare W. Caldwell. Who Raa Filed HI Petition aa Candidate for the Office of City Comnto. aloner. The Apollophone is the highest grade Apollo Electric Player-Piano with a first-class Phono graph built into the same case It gives in one beautiful instrument, all the enjoyments of piano, player piano and phonograph and of each at its best. For the Apollo is the leader among player-pianos and the, phonograph is as good as there is. It plays all makes of records and the resonance and mellowness of the the' piano's case and sounding board give great depth and power to its tone. A One Hundred Per Cent Combination of Superiorities It is difficult to see how this com bination can be improved upon. There is a marked economy in buy ing the two machines in this com bined form. The convenience and compactness of the instrument will appeal to many, while its beauty of design is apparent at a glance. i rtA??1t5l if amo on II pianos m I MUSIC Sold on Very Easy Terms. Come in and see it. MORRISON STREET AT BROADWAY Stores Also in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego. APOLLO I Player I I I TALKING 4 SiJ MACftlNtt U lar to our present form of government (1) that the Mayor be not assigned as a Commissioner, but that he be made the Mayor of the city, with a veto pow er; 2) that a Commission of five repu table citizens and taxpayers be ap pointed as a budget committee to make up the city budget and proportionthe amount that each department shall ex pend. "I believe In strict economy In every department, in all that the word 'econ omy' stands for. "I believe the Engineering Depart ment should be so conducted that when sewer and street contracts are let. ex periments will not have to be made on the type or quality of pipe or other ma terials used at the expense of the prop erty owners who pay for the particular improvement. ' "I do not believe in the hard-surfac ing of streets in the outlying districts where the cost is greater than the as sessed valuation of lots adjoining the streets Improved. "I believe you want a government for the people, an open office door, and a man who can and will listen and who will act in accordance with the best in terests of the community our Portland." Bend Bank Takes Part of Issue. BEND. Or., May 5. (Special.) The First National Bank of Bend 1 now receiving subscriptions to the "Liberty Loan of 1917." The bank itself will subscribe 15000. toward the loan. Elks Get 1 2 5 -Foot 1'lagpole. ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 5. (Spe cial.) A single stick flacpole 125 foot high will be erected in front of the Aberdeen Elks" Club during the next few weeks. The lodge plans to erect a public drinking fountain at the base valued at more than $400. has been presented to the lodge by Gus Carlson, a logger. Roseburg Offers Prises. ROSEBURG. Or.. May 5. (Special.) The committee in charge of the annua Strawberry Festival, which will occur here in May. has announced the fol lowing Grange prizes: For best appear ance, $20, $10 and $5; largest number in line, $15, $10 and $5; best decorated flout, $10 and $5. Practically every Grange in Douglas County will partici pate in this parade, according to re ports received at the carnival headquarters. (1) One of the Troops Marching to the Front of the Grandstand. (2) A Hotly Contested Battle in the Horse aid Kldrr Contest. Note How One of the Juvenile Kldera Is ClinKlnfC on In Spite of the Savaare Attack of the Other Team. (3) Scont Executive James K. Itroekway. In Front of Mr. Brockway Is Dorr E. Keasey, and J. C. English, of the Executive Com mittee, Can Be Seen Back of 111m. E 0t IS SLOGAN G. W. Caldwell, Commissioner Candidate, Tells Aims. ASPIRANT IS OREGON BORN In Outlining His Platform He Says Tliat Ho Is in Favor of Cutting Down Overhead Expenses in Engineering Department. George W. Caldwell, in entering the race for the office of City Commission er, announces as part of his platform an aim to curb extravagance in the-city administration and particularly to cut down the overhead expense In the en gineering department, which he de clares to be "top-heavy In its present organization." Mr. Caldwell Is a native Oregonlan, born of pioneer parents In Marion County. He has been a citizen of Port land for about 30 years, for 12 years In the mercantile business and for IS years in law practice. He has been active in public affairs and was for three and a half years a member of the Civil Service Commission. He is 49 years old. The platform he presents In entering the race is. In its main points, as follows: "The promises herein made are to all the people, and that I stand as a peo ple's candidate, unpledged to any spe cial interest or organization of any kind or character, determined. If elect ed, to be independent to act for the best Interests of all. Civil Service Favored. ' "In 1903 the people of Portland adopted an amendment to the charter of the city whereby the employes were placed under civil service a wise and economical amendment, as, by this means, it was a sure reform towards efficiency as compared with the old political spoils system, when with each incoming administration an entire change of employes was made, and those who were fitted for effi cient service were removed with the others and In many cases Inferior employes by reason of their political affiliations were placed upon the pay roll of the city and the taxpayers re quired to pay their salaries. "I am therefore In favor of civil service, both In letter and spirit, and in favor of a strict enforcement of this law; and I cannot be too strong In my denunciation of the farcical system which has been In vogue heretofore of substituting at every opportunity a temporary employe under the guise of necessity when no necessity exists. "I am opposed to the employment of so-called experts as Is done at the present time, in particular In the en gineering department of this city, when we have a city engineer who is em ployed for, the purpose of rendering" technical service at a princely salary. and more especially when there axe at wast inree oiner engineers in tne city service who are competent to perform like services with credit to the city. "The commission form of government Is patterned after the system of the large Industrial corporations of the country, and if properly administered should be as efficient as the direction commonly used by the large commer cial institutions In the dispatch of their business. "While it is not contended by the open-minded and unprejudiced that the commission or manager form, or the commission and manager form com bined, is meeting all expectations, there can be no question as to their improve ment over the system. of Mayor and Aldermen and a step ahead in the prog ress of city government. "I favor two amendments In partlcu- Use "Gets-It," Lift Corn Right Off 'Shrivels, Loosens and It's Gone. "Juet like taking the lid off that's how easy you can lift a corn off your toe after it has been treated with the wonderful discovery, 'Gets-It."" Hunt the wide world over and you'll find nothing so magic, simple and easy as "Gets-It." You folks who have wrapped "0-0-!" End Cons '''YsCS'j' IV and Stop Pahs Qoickby WilA 'Gata-If your toes In bandages to look like bun dles, who have used salves that turned your toes raw and tore, and used plas ters that would shift from their place and never "get" the corn, and who have dug and picked at your corns with knives and scissors and perhaps made them bleed Just quit these old and painful ways and try "Gets-It" Just once. Tou put S or 3 drops on. and It dries at once. There's nothing to stick. You can put your shoe and storking right on again. The pain is all gone. Then the corn dies a painless, shrivel ing death,' It loosens from your toe, and off it comes. "Gets-It" Is the biggest selling corn remedy in the world today. There's none other as good. "Gets-Tt" ie sold by druggists every where, 25c a bottle, or sent on receipt of price by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, 111. Sold In Portland at all stores of The Owl Drug Co. Another De Luxe Programme r w 1 v 1 . t - If r-M A I yTi n sz JL r n szz m ;,;.', .;-, . - - . Presents RIDER HAGGARD'S . HPS" v. ter p: : - BEGINS TODAY i t -3 y 1 - r J ., . If - . : ' . ,rr r . " 1 y V . " y with VALESKA SURATT That wonderful dream-story of Africa 2000 years ago has been repro duced with a faithfulness that defies criticism. Foxfilm Feature Comedy in 2 acts, HIS LOVE FIGHT" PATHE NEWS: Marshall J off re and party arrive in Mayflower. s i