Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-20


which, under the leadership of com
pctcnt ScOutmasters, the scouting idea
or said General Baden Powell ha.
\ been carried out, the boys composing
the membership of the plaintiff ani
/ or the plaintiffs predecessor have
/ won nation wide approval OF the
principle of scouting; that in the pres.
ent national crisis occasioned by the
war with Germany, the boys compos-
ING the membership of the PLAINTIFF
have been Of definite service to the
United States government thru active
participation in the campaign for the
production and conservation OF food
and In the campaign for the subscrip-
ton to the Liberty Loan bonds, their
work In connection with the latter
campaign receiving the written com
mendation anl thanks Of the president
OF the United States.
Severed Their Connection.
Upon Information and belief, that
| on June l6, 1910, the defendant was
Incorporated under the laws of the
state OF New York under the name
The American Boy Scout" that
among the persons who lent their
names to the defendant at said time
were William Randolph Hearst, Ad-
miral George Dewey. Congressman
Jefferson NJ Levy and Major General
T.. ID. Grant. on or about December
\, 1910, however. said william Ran
dolph Hearst resigned from and re-
pudiated the defendant, stating as his
reason therefor that improper meth
DDS had been used in the solicitation
Of, funds, and shortly thereafter said
Admiral Dewey, Congressman Levy
and Major General Grant resigned
from and severed their connection
with the defendant
Upon information and belief that
even before the resignation of said
persons, as aforesaid, the number or
boys who were members OF the de-
! fendant, and the number of adult
leaders of said boys, was very small,
and after said designations the major
part of such membership as the de-
fendant had, withdrew therefrom:
that most Of those so withdrawing at
tempted to affiliate with plaintiffs
predecessor and such OF them as were
able to meet the definite standards OF
plaintiffs predecessor were accepted
into membership by it: and the de-
fendant thereafter continued to be a
very small, inactive and uninfluential
organization.
Upon information and belief that
during the latter part of the year
1871, General H. a. McAlpin, formerly
York. was induced to accept the po-
sition Of "Chief Scout or the defend
ant; that he was only induced to take
such position upon representations
made to him by the officers of and
other persons interested in the de-
fendant which representations he be-
lieved and acted upon that the de-
fendant was the original and genuine
boy scout movement in tho United
90. ..f 4. 1.
and In fact plaintiffs predecessor was
the original and genuine organization
of boy scouts in the United States of
America and was the only organi-
zation affiliated with said world wide
boy scout movement or having the
sanction or cooperation of said Gen
eral Baden Powell and said General
Baden Powell refused to sanction or
cooperate with the defendant. and
such organization as was maintained
by the defendant has wholly failed
to carry out the scouting idea con-
ceived and fostered by said General
Baden-P Powell as aforesaid.
That the defendant has widely cir !
culated and is widely circulating an
appeal for contributions to the amount
OF million dollars. altho ii has no
proper use In its organization for such !
sum, and that in the letters soliciting !
such contributions and elsewhere II !
has falsely represented and is falsely |
representing that the defendant has
membership of 1000 to 1000 |
boys, whereas in truth and in fact, |
upon information and belief, its mem |
hership is and has been less than
10 900 and the only organization of |
boys having "A membership of 2O0,0
is and was the plaintiff; upon infor-
nation and belief that the defendant
has used and is now using upon its
letterheads and publications the
names OF many prominent citizens
without the consent OF said persons
and In many cases contrary to their
repeatedly expressed directions. thus
falsely representing to the public that
said persons were and are officers
OF or otherwise connected with or in
terested in the defendant: and that
advantage has even been taken of the
absence of IA certain officer of the
United States army by reason of his
connection with the American eXpedi-
tionary force in France to so publish
his name upon n letterhead of the de-
fendant altho he is an officer of the
plaintiff and never authorized the use
of his name by the defendant in any
connection.
Confusion and misunderstanding.
nat ny TtdSon Oh lilt HlIllidfllN Ill
name between the defendant and the
plaintiff, and the confusion and mis-
occasioned by the acts
of the defendant as aforesaid. many
public spirited men of standing and
Influence in the community desiring
to aid the cause OF scouting, have
made contributions of money TO the
defendant believing that they were
making the same to the plaintiff, or
have been induced to become officers .
or directors or otherwise lend their ,
names to the defendant in the belief :
hat by so doing they We're supporting I,
the work carried out by the plaintiff.
Upon information and belief that
on about the 1lth day Of July, 1917,
the defendant. in order further to take
advantage OF the confusion in the
public mind between the plaintiff and
the defendant. made an arrangement ;
With certain tenants in the building
known as Number 200 Fifth Avenue, !
IN which the plaintiff has, and for
many years has had to the knowledge
" the defendant. its principal offices
said tenants would establish
1 mail address in said building for I
.he handling Of work incident to the
of funds for the defendant,
Upon information and belief. that