.... - - ! ! TWO PICTURES Who Slew Floadi v .ttitnnnn i wn... . ItcaMin Hall Truck ffcUfS600l.(tinfcuJ 1?: i MIPS MM I I I mora 2 J v tyf SALEM PEOPLE SPEAK FOR BOY SCOUTS They Tell of the Value of the Boy Scout Movement to the Commun ity in Many Ways A Remarkable and Interesting Symposium " Hyj ELMO S. WHITE A tremendous proportion of tho public moneys of the state are spent in care of the state's unfor tunates, j Witness the state hospi tals for the insane, the feeble minded, reformatories for girls and fort boys, state penitentiary, and various other institutions. Right living on the part of adults ia this or past generations would haveiprevented a very great part of all this misery and expense. The present generation must face and meet the disastrous results of lack off training or knowledge' or care among many of those who have gone before. The hiet ambition of the Boy Scout movement is to help and it does I help in a marvelous de greetie fundamental and prim ary institutions such as the home, church and school. Once these function adequately in the lives of the b,9jfa, In this.commjipJJty.the re- lessened population of such insti . tutlona as I have mentioned. We all accept the truism: "As the twig ia bent the tree's inclined." With that as a basis, let us con sider: ! ; About one-third of a boy's time is unorganized pleasure. What boya do fixes their habits. Habits become chains that bind. 1 Salem Is therefore Titally con cerned in giving boys a chance to do right things. Boys Naturally have the "gang epirit," loyalty to their "bunch." and love to iook up 10 some one as a "hero." That spirit properly dealt with makes the boy's heart : . 1 - TV -' ALW 1 n a J Vt j w - reacnaoie. jieoce iue icaiciauiv of right-hearted men is all import ant to the boys and to the com munity. In Scouting . boys are taught to do by doing, and they are taught citizenship through nervine. All of this under the guidance of right-hearted men. Readiness to serve is the work inir attitude demanded of those who would live in and help main tain a real democracy. Such an attitude is builded by actual ser vice. ( The outcome of the prac tice of the daily "good turn" is the daily strengthening of character, be it in the individual, the troop, or the whole body of Scouts or in the; community as a whole. Boys are maturing in the com munity. The needs of -these boys differ from the needs of adults. The kind of citizens that these boys shall be will be determined by their habits. Their habits are in formation. The providing ofl things for Ik.,.. Iinm tn iln runnnt with uncial afety be left to chance. Boy wastage spells community danger. The value of boy service to the community has boen very general- ly underestimated. Boy scouting provides the hoy good chances to participate in community, life and thus trains boys to later become leaders or community activities, i Community service is always possible to the Boy Scouts here in Salem; there is always work to be done and the Boy Scouts so far organized here have always stood ' ready to render that service and In doing so to give 'overflowing good measure. They have been .-..iw in l. holnful tn ueo- a Li vi iiiu " " " . pie at all times. The large num- her of Boy .Scouts that will b pos sible after the conclusion of the tortbeomins 'drive" will make it possible for the community td re ceive organized service from the wonderful young boyhood now u V organized in various ways to only a few of which I now refer.. For Instance: (1) campaigns, such: as participation ! In clean-up ram palgps. (2) safety first campafgns, ( 3) clvle celebrations, : ( 4) par ades, (3) cooperation In commun ity betterment and i servleo, (6 . the rcmoTing of objectionable1 ar THE OREGON STATESMAN, .SALEM, OREGON OF AMERICAN BOYHOOD U 4BMIS "fltJKSCM T0PA1H0FB0YSJ UflrajWLLiniillPStT SIOCO WirO l LMt ticles, (7) shoveling snow in time1 of need. ( 8 ) cooperation with churches, (9) conservation of wild life (birds and animals), (10) dis tribution of literature. (11) emer gency service in disasters cy clones, floods, wrecks, etc., (12) fire prevention, and fire fighting. (13) first aid service, (14) coop eration with our public fish and game commissioners, (15) life saving (water accident). (16) messenger, guide and similar ser vice, (17) cooperation with park, highway and library boards, (18) cooperation with the police and Red Cross, (19) relief work, (20) searching for lost persons, espec ially small children, (21) visiting sick in hospitals and elsewhere, (22) assisting in epidemics, such as influenza, etc., (23) collection of books and magazines, (24) as sistance at auto park, (25) ridding streets jand alleys of nails, glass and other injurious - substances, (26) uniform tree planting. (27) conducting strangers to hotels in convention times, etc., etc. The ways in which the community can be served through proper organi zation of the Eoy Scouts, as I have said, are altogether too numerous to itemize. If you have read thus far in this article you will have noted that although the immediately forego ing paragraph suggests the bene fit to the community which will arise from the enlarged and inten sified Boy Scout activities soon to occur in this community the thought runsthrough this entire article that the boys are learning by doing, and that the boys are learning to be good citizens through any of the activities men tioned. Character building, citi zenship training, and physical fit ness for the boys is the concern of Scouting. The purpose of Scouting is to cooperate clearly with existing agencies in every possible way. Service to others is the fundamental principle i n Scouting practice. Scouting in this community off ers a proved program tor Doys needs. The program is national, vet it ia for local use. It is orsan ized and conducted by local men for the benefit of local boys. The Boy Scout program is fundamen tally religious though nonsectar- Han, treating Catholic, Protestant and Jew with "equal respect" for each other's views. j Scouting neither seeks nor de hires monopoly in boys' service. The churches have endorsed and are using the . program of Boy Scouting to make the church the hub of the recreational and com munity life of its boys. Scouting provides the commun ity with a wealth of social service from its boys and awakens boys to do something for the commun ity. The "good turn" means "going about seeking to do good." and while Salem and the community hereabouts is undoubtedly one of the cleanest in the United States today from the point of morals. and one of the highest in point of intelligence, nevertheless 1 am of the'opinion that there are but few who will say that our community association and inter-rclatlonship cannot be improved. This lominunity needs the help of the boys with their fresh view point or life, fully as much as the boys need the help of the com munity. . With all the boya' agencies in the community in action, there are still myriad boys unreached- there tre over 1000 boys in Salem alone being unreached by any def inite boys' program It is to fill this need of tb.fi boy in the Salera community that the Boy Scout activities are now being carried on., If tho boys can Icarn truo ser vice, truo citizenship, through cou mimras 1 fe ' Otttrfn ! -fr--)! I, Pamt. '"UIHVTm 17 or HandcuMed Bf LOnnht, Ki, tact with right-hearted men, ex perienced grown-ups, through the Boy Scout movement, the move ment is indeed well worth while, if in addition to this a community can receive the worth-while ser vices of these splendid lads organ ized, trained, enthusiastic is not the movement worth while? Is it not better for the commun ity to train the boy than to at tempt to reform a criminal? ELMO S. WHITE. (Mr. White is president of the Marion County Council, Boy Scouts of America.) The Ktlut atioiiiil Value of Scouting The Boy Scout movement is one of the most effective means of training boys for citizetiship. The Scout oath and the Scout law o honor and loyalty, the Scout motto and slogan help perpetuate the ideal3 of good citizenship among the boys of America. The Boy Scouts bring the community into closer contact with the schools. It bridges the gap between home and school and takes care of the leisure moments of a boy's time. It works for the best moral princi ples, the highest ideals, the finest traditions and 'customs in a com munity. Salem ought to support the Boy Scout organization to the fullest extent. The educational forces of Salem realize that scouting con stitutes one of the most coopera tive agencies and helpful organi zations that can be associated with the schools. The Boy Scouts reinforce and carry out the teach ing of fidelity, trust, honesty, truthfulness and industry that we strive to embody in the courses of instruction in the school room The schools extend to the Boy Scouts their best -wishes for the continued success of the work in Salem. We trust that the mem bership among the boys will grow, that, their influence be broadened until we shall have a young citi zenship alive to its responsibilities and responsive to the needs of mo dern life. GEO. W. HUG, Sup't. City Schools, Salem, Ore, Lesion Supports Scouts The American Legion is pledged to foster and perpetuate a 100 per cent Americanism and to safe guard and transmit to posterity the principles of Justice, Freedom and Democracy. The Boy Scouts are organized. like the Legion, for the betterment of America and American Citizen ship and their organization fur nishes an insoiration to better Americanism. In view of the similarity of pur- noses ana meais 01 me iu "'b1"'- zations. it is but natural that the American Lesion should lend Us cooperation to a movement foster ing these ideals in the younger generation. The Legion has heartily sup ported (lie Hoy Scout Movement for several years by encouraging the organization of new troops, adopting fcroops of its own and furnishing thousands of scoutmas ters, it win nave our wuifsi support in the future. CKOUGK 1. G UI I 11 1 n. I'roni .liwlse Iniil The Boy Scout movement is worthy of the support of eveyr man who has the welfare of his state and nation at heart. This is so because it is training a large number of boys In those things which are essential to their future usefulness as citizens of our coun try. In my Judgment it gives them instruction upon matters which pre not available to the boy in the ord inary home or in the schools. It teaches them things .which will not only make them useful as men - but will make them better citizens. TO THE LEFT Unregulated boys under the gang spirit. TO THE RIGHT Organized boys under the splendid discipline of the Boy Scout movement. i UN A-J THE two picturea on this t page serve to illustrate in a very suikiug way the contrast between Boy Scouts aud some other boys who are not fortunate enough to belong to the Boy Scouts. The newspaper headlines reproduced in the pictures are the stories of actual occurrences as tiny have been described in the leading newspapers of the country. No stronger argument of the value THE SCOUT OATH OX MY HONOR I WILL DO MY BEST: 1. To do my duty to God and my coulitry. and to obey th Scout I .aw; . - ' 2. To help other people at all times; 3. To keep myself physically strong, mentally . awake and morally straight. ' THE SCOUT LAW 1. A SCOUT IS TRUSTWORTHY A Scout's honor is to be trusted. If he were to violate his honor by telling a lie. or by cheating, or b- not doing exactly a given task, when trusted on his honor, he may be directed to hand over his Scout badge. 2. A SCOUTi IS LOYAL He is loyal to all to whom loyalty is due, his Scout leader his home and parents and countrv. ' 3. A SCOUT IS HELPFUL He must be prepared at any time to save life, help injured persons, and share the home duties. He must do at least one good turn to somebody every day. 4. A SCOUT IS FRIENDLY He is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout 5. A SCOUT IS COURTEOUS He is polite to all. especially to women, children, old people and the weak and helpless. He must not take pay for beinir helpful or courteous. 6. A SCOUT IS KIND Ho is a friend to animals. He will itot kill nor hurt any living creature needlessly, but will strive to have and protect all harmless life. 7. A SCOUT IS OBEDIENT He obeys his parents, scoutmaster, patrol leader, and all other duly constituted authorities'. ; 8. A SCOUT IS CHEERFUL He smiles whenever he can. - Hi3 obedience to orders is prompt and cheery. He never shirks nor grumbles at hardships. 9. A SCOUT 13 THRIFTY He does not wantonly destroy property. He works faithfully, wastes nothing, and makes the best use, of his opportunities. He saves his money so that he may pay his own wav, he generous to those in need, and helpful to worthy objects. He may work for pay but he must not receive tips for courta sies or good turns. 10. A SCOUT IS BRAVE He has the courage to face danger in spite of fear and to sland up for the right against the coaxings of friends or the jeers or threats of enemies, and defeat does not down him 11. A SCOUT IS CLEAN He keeps clean m body and thought, stands for clean speech, clean sport, clean habits and travels with a cIpuii record 12. A SCOUT IS REVERENT He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his nMigious duties, and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion. THE SCOUT MOTTO: "BE PREPARED' The more this movement is sup ported the greater will be the num ber who will receive the benefits or it. ' No one who has ever had the opportunity of observing the Boy Scouts in action can help but re gret that the teachings which these boys have had could not be shared by every boy in the coun try. JOHN L. RAND. Justice Supreme Court. Other Endorsement scouting leads boys to respect age and follow the guidance of old- er and more experienced people, joy the woods and fields and to thus greatly increasing their own I learn fliore about naure. Camp progress and overcoming- a serious ! in? and bikini: are the best meth- tendency in American boyhood. Mrs. John A. (arson. President Salem Chapter American War Mp thers. A Scout is one sent out to gain tidings of an enemy; and the en emy of the Hoy .Scouts is anything which stands in the way of true, loyal, manly and sincere citizen - ship. The Boy Scouts should therefore be the examples of all that is godly and noble. I am pleased to have my Catholic boyi in their ranks, and feel certain that great good will result there from J. R. Buck, Pastor of St. JoJseph's Church. The Boy Scouts of America to day are the junior citiz'-ns of our great republic. From them must come inevitably the leading citi-, which you are undoubtedly fami! .ens of the future. Their habits iar. In -.this we say. '"The policy of purity, their spirit of service, of the Boy Scouts of America is Iheir genuin" Americanism anA tha( the organization or instil utioti their future meaning to the world i with which the boy scout is con commeml them to our heat tie: t ; netted .shall give definite attention moral and financial support. WARD WILLIS LONG, Pastor First Presbvterian ChUrcl. Salem . NOMi; scouts wiim-: What SeMitin;j Means I'J Me Scouting inp,-ns a lot to mo in different way:;. 1( wean' inor friendi and better friends. Load. of fun. and wors loo. It means a better" ?no5f tlgc of naf.ur. Rrout- !as Jvtcbes ui s things J should 1 -rfL in w New "arm Greeting Ir 4AATMM of the Boy Scout organization could be p'aced before the American peo ple than the contrast shown by thesj pictures. l.u -w. It bring ino ia con tact v iih b-v:-- I st ouid know ?.nd with proiiiii.t a men and m-u v. ho. dj things in this city. WINSTON WILLIAMS, First Class Fcout, Troop 1. What 'Scouting Means' to Me Many people belicvf Scouts are queer beings who wear khaki uni forms, tie knots, and nr::ich in par ades, but to those who know about the real purposes of th" organiza tion there is a jnuch deeper and I more useful '.meaning. To m- Scout ins is an opportunity to en- ods, known for developing a boy's self-reliance because in the coun try he must do for himself what others do for him in town. Sen sible campius and Inking will also insure good physical development. And last, but far from' least, is th" training, in working efficiently with others for a common pur- ! Pose- TOM GUILDS, Second Cla.s Scout. Tioqp 1, Salem, Oregon JAMES WEST ANSWERS IMPORTANT QUESTION (Continued from page 7 provision involving the reeo.i;ni - tion of pud. ass set forth in Ar ticle HI of the Constitution, with ; t' hi religious life." Also, that "The activities of the members of j - ; the Boy: Scouts (of America shnll ! be carried on under condition which, show respect for the con viction of others in the matters of custom anil religion, as reuuired by the Twelfth Scout Law.'" - Further, that in ro case where a troopjls connected with a church or other diBlinclly, religious insti tution shall scouts of other denom ination ior faith be ; required, be cause of their membership in the THURSDAY MORNING, iBoy Scouts 4. I - &ntr Mt- -:d&& ..... - to iifsx m i scout troop, to take part in or ob serve a religious ceremony dis tinctly peculiar to. that institution or church. latitude to Volunteer Leaders Aq a practical proposition, it would bo out of the question for us to expect men to actively par ticipate in an effective way In a program such as Scouting, as vol unteers, If we were continually un- lertaking to issue orders to them, or say what they must do or must not do. For this reason we have been very careful, in developing the whole scheme and the method of routine operation, to set up minimum standards and leave to these volunteer workers the great est degree of latitude practicable, so as to avoid this sort of ques tion, which would make difficult, if not impossible, the hope of do !ng anything worth while. In view of what has been set forth above, and our whole exper ience covering the last 13 years, i. is my opinion that it is not only unwise aiid ill-advised for a local council to undertake to in any way interfere in an institution's man agement of its own troop, but that it has no authority to do so, ex cepting, of course, where a viola tion of our standards and regula tions may be involved. Indeed, it would do violence to the terms upon which the invita tion has been extended to the churches, and other institutions of America to make use of the Scout ing Program. Certainly the Boy Scouts of America would not have iucceeded as it has if in our own negotiations with the leaders of the various denominations we had not assured them that if they made use of the Scouting pro cram, there would be no effort on the part of the overhead-organiza-J tion in Scouting to in any way in te'rfere with the local management of their institution. Because of the soundness of this position, and the fairness of this position, and the fairness with which our scout officials have carried out our pro mises, 'we have, as you know, the record of having organized in America more scouts and scout of ficials than there are in all the rest of the world put together, and the-greatest source of activity in the promotion of interest and ac tual organization has been the leaders of our vaffbus churches. Great Responsibility of . Churches On the merits of the case in volved, as presented, it seems to us to be quite reasonable , for the church to take the position it has, and there have been a number of such cases called to my attention. Hut on the other hand, I am hap py to state that many churches have been able to see their way clear to make membership in the troop available to any .boy who lives in the neighborhood, provid ing his parents approve, and his mem be "ship will not involve any unfairness to the leadership of hit own church. Indeed, in some cases where the boy is a member of an other church which has a troop, he is required to bring evidence of approval not only from hi.-; par ents, but from the leaders of his chuieh. In some instances there is more than one troop of scouts in the church, made up of boys whose pirents are connected wit! tbo church, as well as of boys whose parents have no church af filiation whatsoever. Unfoi tunatelv. we have not yet i been able to make sufficient pro gress in America to bring atioui-t-onditions so that more than a lit tle over a half of our people are In any way related to churches, and therefore, if we are to make the Stout Program available to all boys, it U absolutely ' necessary that we try to develop such an attitude on the -part of ehurchej" as viil had them to open thir iloon and make available their physical facilities for housing of troops regardless of, the fjiiestion, as to whether the boys are. con nected with the institutions in any way whatsoever. s! Happily, this is the attitude of most churches, but whore, in the judgment of the effi riate of the local institution the local trtiop committee and Scoutmaster it does "t feeui to them practicable to follow this FEBRUARY 14, 1924 Asked by President to Aid Loan Trr to CxmI lcin Rcrt ' . As You don't often hear of Boy Scouts going wrong. The Boy Scout organization has stood the test of years and some of the best young course of action, it is not within the power of the Local Council to in any way Impose handicap or embarrassment upon an institution which, having accepted the invita tion to make use of the Scout Pro gram, sees fit to confine the mem bership of the troop to boys who are in some way connected with the institution. (In principle the' foregoing ap plies to every kind of institution with which Boy Scoot troops are officially connected.) E IS Another great improvement in the state prison activitie3 was an nounced yesterday by. Warden A. M. Dalrymple. after .h had SetFa gang of convicts ;.t . uvk on the preliminaries to i.',.;- construction of a brick gar. ;,e hich will br' 40 by 120 feet ia dimension?. Heretofore all prison trucks have been kept out in the wsathsr. and with the. completion of the new building this will be elimin ated. Prisoners began to stake out the site and to dump old de bris that had accumulated in the prison yards during recent years, as the site of, t he garage is about four feet lower than the road. The new gArage will rise at the northwest corner of the prison walls. Trucks will drive down the road leading around the walls of the institution directly into the garage, leaving the road where it makes a turn toward the ea3t. The floor of the garage will be solid concrete while the remainder will consist of brick, made by the institution. The location of the garage, will serve a double pur rose, according to Warden Dal rymplc. First it wilMake the con gestion off the state road leading to the state hospital, over which many visitors drive, and second it will be under direct observation from the guard occupying . the nearest tower. People driving be tween the Vxo Institutions have often mistaken the old garage for a public business. For years Warden Dalrymple has cast a disdainful eye toward the old garage. This will be re modeled, according to his present plans, and serve as sleeping quar ters for guards or be rebuilt for apartment purposes, in which event the rooms will be rented to guards who' have their families with them. 'j. The old triangular space, now occupied by trucks, will be en closed with a low retaining wall, filled with good dirt and planted to shrubbery. Many Stcelliends Caught GRANTS PASS, Feb. IS. Steel head fishing with bait is now the fa.vorile pastime of many local fishermen who are taking out the big fellows in large numbers. There seems; to be a new run of fish in the river as they are bright and In excellent condition. Large numbers of newcomers are getting their first taste of Rogue fishing and are having good luck. Salem Camp of the Boy. I W u i! P .i-'V-Wl't ' ? M-H. IMS. K . . J 4 ..... 3T i YunOVa. men in community and world affairs' today were .scouts when tfcey were ;.",J boys. Your boy should be a inem-"'" ; ber of the Boy Scouts. ' 1 Extracts From Annual Re port of Our Scout Execu. tive to National Council Furnished all 'the guides &nd ushers for the largest State-Christian Endeavor- convention ever held In Oregon. Scout on duty throughout the convention guid ing delegates over the city, usher ing taking charge of. lost iand found department, carrying - hand baggage of delegates many f of yr whom were young ladies. , Memorial day, provided tent. for first aid station at cemetery for the accommodation of ohl soldiers, , keeping ice water, cots ami first aid .material- ready for emergen-. . cies. Treated several cases of tainting during the day. is . ... Thousands of posters were dis tributed for the following organl- ?t, zations Tubercular seal sale, Red Cros3 roll call, Willamette Uni-,,.,(lj versity endowment campaign! for estry service, Commercial Club clean up campaign, xvear aasi ne- ,j(;r ARSPc!ated Charities, Cooperated with American Leg- , ion in Americanization Day pro gram. : " ' " -,' V Service at Commercial - Club -ach Monday serving noon lunch- eon. . . - -'. '- '. ' Paginated In ' traffic day ? on a Eingle accident or petty thievery reported to police.. ;" ' Served on traffic duty on Blos som day when 5000 automobile) passed through the city. No acci-" -dents. Perfect harmony between ( drivers and Scouts. Won recognU tion of civic bodies and police de- , partment. f Had charge of ushering fn a large community sing, a job which -was thought impossible for, Scouts i to accomplish. Won approval of committee. ''.. . rssMm Served on other traffic duty, at different times. Mjiil Helped place flags on old sold4" ' iers' eraves and helped decorate game on Decoration Day. r Put on program exnioiung anu i ii.; demonstrating proper flag etl- i.r, quette. ' i uoneciea oia wmu wuipiu jt from old soldiers graves. Held public ceremony of ,burn-1(; ing the flags, which has been re quested to be repeated annually. , f Helped In organization pf . Dec oration day and Armistice day par ades. Not . participation but ser vice-was our motive. Served messengers ana oraerues. oum. reviewing stand, decorated same and removed it following the par-" ade:?. , ' Helped charity organizations In , Christmas good cheer work Benton County Tax CORVALLIS, Feb. 13. Benton county's total tax, including tbo -special road and district taxes and V the county high school tax will be t: 22 mills, according to Assessor C. L. Tallman, who today extended : the tax on the rolls. Corvallis tnillage will beo2.02 mills. Philo-: math will be o747C. Monroe will : bo 44.71. . ' - : - f i, The total amount of state and.v ccunty taxes levied in Benton, r,,L county for all purposes totals .-h $004,462.03. This includes spo-, cial taxes of all kinds, state, coun-. ' ty. school, library," markei roads, -interest on bonds, road and high school tuition. The amount to bo j collected in thi county is less than, ? , . IBM ) till . If 3u V I 1 L Scouts, at Cascadia, 1923, 1