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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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-
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