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has read OF but has never met and
probably never willard with some
additional personal chatter finally
makes the touch"
IF HER prospect hesitates, she chides
him on his philanthropic reputa-
tion or proceeds along a flattering
line that would make the most modest
man on earth swell with Joy, believing,
as he does, that the voice at the other
end Of the wire Is that Of the society
naatron.
She cleverly plants this thought in
his mind. casually referring to the
weather as great for golfng, the horse
show, the flower show, etc. And when
her client says he or she will purchase
some tickets, place an advertisement
In her publication or make a personal
donation, she tells him she will have
her butler or her chauffeur stop by
for his contribution. She then dis
patches her associate to the residence
or ONCE Of the donor. And then comes
that nice commission "cut," after
which the poor" receive theirs.
This Is just little matter Of bal
ancing the exact truth on the fine
point Of telephone conversation,
but as stated, she does turn in q por-
ton Of the funds she receives to the
appeal represented, which Is at least
trine more legitimate than the
numerous charity pleas about which
Wa have written wherA tho cho r;t .
ehiseler works 100 per cent, putting
the entire proceeds into his pocket.
And now poor old labor not only
has her own troubles with the c. I
O.'s, A. F. Of LIS, sit-down strikes,
etc, but she also Is forced to "take 1t
On the chin" from the charity chiseler
In Washington.
Any appeal smacking of labor makes
IA employer Of labor nnished pros.
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;, Upper left corner Troop
camping is covered in course
8 at the University OF Scout
ing. 1t teaches ho1D to make
camping out safe, sanitary
and interesting. Upper GEN.
ter DR.. James E. West,
chief scout erecutiDe OF
the Boy Scouts 1ett) and
Representative Sol Bloom
OF NeW York Uith this
years official Scout poster.
The poster Uas painted and
donated by HoWdrd Chandler
Christy to the Boy Scout
jan1boree, 1Dhich WiH be held
in Washington from June 80
to July 9. at lett DR.. Will
liam T. McClosky, chairman
OF the Training Committee
Council of the University of
Scouting, caught By the
candid camera as he threat
ems to "shoot" some of his
men with his mouie outfit.
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unbelievable increase in the amount
OF different foodstuffs that can be
grown in properly selected and prop
erly fed soil. So, this Scouts study
may mean the difference between
whether your grandchildren are well
fed and healthy or on = starvation
diet.
Odhand, I don't know how many
boys there are in Washington between
the ages OF IL and manhood, but I
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OF a Scout who some years ago went
to an examiner to pass his test on
soil management"-it being in q
rural area. The examiner, who also
happened to be county agent, took the
boy out to his garage and showed him
carefully selected and labeled samples
OF soil from different parts OF the
county. which 50 aroused the boys
interest in knowing that dirt" varied
greatly in different parts Of the
county that he took to accompanying
the examiner on his Saturday rounds,
later following up his newly acquired
knowledge in college, majoring in
soil chemistry, soil management and
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soil sciences, and today has a collec-
ton Of soil samples not only from
every State In the Union, but from
many foreign countries as well, and
his professors prophesy that in a few
years he will be one Of the great soil
scientists of the age.
Perhaps that may not mean any
thing to you, but 1t win If you stop to
realize the tremendous strides only
recently made known in the almost
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Studies in Capital Prepared PA Men to
Offer Inspiration for Big Jamboree
Coming Soon and for Daily Tasks.

homeless dog drink of cool water on
hot day to assisting the police in
handling crowds at parade or risk
| ing their own lives to save another
as was so prominently told in the
press not so very long ago when two
Scouts rescued frightened lad from
the dizzy sides Of the Palisades in New
York
Could these young men have per-
formed this delicate task OF scaling
the steep sides of the Palisades and
lowering the terrified boy to secur-
ity, at the same time returning safe
ly to the base of the cliffs themselves
had they not had several years OF
training in the various phases OF
Scout work under the leadership and
guidance of an older man who had
given Of his time and energies to teach
them what and how to act under any
circumstances so that they were
physically fit and mentally alert, thus
fulfilling the Scout motto, BE pre-
pared?
When it is considered that the
boys Of today are the men of to-
morrow who will head great indus
tries, be leaders in science or hold
high governmental positions, the for
nation of character habits under
Scout training is of untold value and
influence in the future welfare OF
the Nation and shows how vitality Sc
rious and important is the univer-
sity Of Scouting and the courses that
were given in the buildings Of Roose-
velt High School, for who knows but
that in this group was planted the
seed that in years to come will be
the means of saving the Nation from
economic or political disaster?
Probably no class Of men deserves
more respect and support for their
sincere and unselfiSh work than the
clergy of the various churches, yet in
good truth it may be said that the
men in charge Of Scout training
play equally as important a part in
life as any minister or priest. It il
also significant that practically al
troops are sponsored by or atiliated
with a church, which brings us to the
Scout law that states, "A Scout is rev.
erent."
WITHOUT Scout training Paul
w siple probably would never have
been included as a member of Ad-
miral Byrd's Antarctic expeditions
but as an Eagle Scout he was pre-
pared to play mans part in thi.
hazardous and valuable research,
bringing honor to the expedition, to
Scouting and to himself by the way in
which he conducted himself.
Fred Waring and his band might
have become famous without his early
experience Is . member Of 4 Boy
Scout band, but the chances an
strong that his interest in music VA
focused and his ability both - {
musician and . leader was largely
fixed and developed as 4 result o.
that experience. -.
Jackie Cooper was . Boy Scout be.
fore he became movie actor, and
it is said that when Douglas Fair
banks, jr., arrived in Hollywood h<
was wearing q Scout uniform. And
so it goes, hundreds Of men who TO-
day are successful owe much of theil
victory in the battle of life to the
association with men who inspired
and guided them in some Scout troop
or while studying to win one of the
many merit badges their interest wa.
caught and held by . subject q
that they pursued 1t as their life,
work.
A good example Of this Is the ease
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By E. C.. Can0va.

6 YAMBOREE!'
A magic word in Boy
Scoutdom-a glorious outing,
~ an opportunity to travel,
meet new people, go places and see
men who will descend on Washington
like a swarm OF vibrant, hungry
khaki-clad locusts, but very welcome
locusts, at the end of this month to
attend the National Boy Scout JAM
boree.
Scouts from all 48 States of the
Union will be here, as we'll as from
Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines. and
from England, France, Japan, China,
and many other foreign countries, and
a number of these lucky young men
will leave Washington to go as rep
resentatives of Scouting to the Inter-
national Jamboree to be held in Hol-
land.
But back Of the word jamboree is
an infinite amount of detail, with
months of planning and study, for it
Is no small task to transport, feed,
house, and safeguard the health Of
10000 people, whether they be Boy
Scouts or business men.
And speaking of study, it may sur
prise many of you to know that right
here in Washington 2l4 men went back
to school for 10 weeks to the Univer-
sity Of Scouting in order to fit them
selves better to lead Washington
Scouts, both during the Jamboree and
in the normal, every day activity Of
Scout life. Quietly and without pre-
tension they have given freely OF their
time to attend classes at this univer-
sity which gives no degrees, has no
building of its own, no foot ball team,
and no college YELL but whose inf1u-
ence is far-reaching and beyond power
to measure.
Asst year 165 men of all ages reg
istered for the courses that we're
offered for the first time in Washing
ton and so popular and valuable did
they find it, that this, the secondsyear,
found nearly half as many again tax
ing up the work Of learning the how
and why OF Scouting, so that in turn
they many train and guide the 1000
to 5000 boys and young men in the
National Capital Area Council, who
are. or will become Scouts this year.
Many people who are unfamiliar
with Scouting and its value are in
clined to smile rather condescendingly
1T the mention of Scouts. or men who
give 50 generously Of their time to
this work, and wonder why it is
necessary to have such q university
offering IA different courses to teach
men how to bring together gang
Of boys, but If they fully understood
the high principles Of Scouting, the
many things that boy must know
before he may be accepted as a
Tenderfoot, and the necessity for con-
tinually progressing. perhaps they
would realize that 1t takes training
AAd specialized study to keep ahead
Of the boys and give them the kind of
knowledge they should have and which
they demand.
What are some of these high prin-
eiples of Scouting?
7 UMPING them all together, prob
ably it may be said that the one
word, "helpfulness," or service" COW
Drs 1t, or to put 1t in more biblical
language 1t is 4 present-day applica-
tion Of the golden rule and being q
Good Samaritan. This service" may
be anything from giving . thirsty,
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associations OF their young lives, and
may even take to hanging around
some corner gang" which does them
no good and may do them . lot Of
harm.
Thus 1t becomes something more
than just a Scout problem-it be-
comes a civic problem and one which
every church, school, community
or civic association and all parents
should concern themselves with.
Moreover. since Scouting is not
confined to one country. but is in
ternational In scope, just think of the
great influence for world-peace that
Is exerted by these young men who
meet and get to know each other at
such q great jamboree. and it is only
through better understanding and a
development of the spirit Of co-opera-
ton with confidence that peace may
be obtained on any permanent basis.
WELL" you say, there's more
to this than I thought. What are
some Of the courses In this university
Of Scouting? may want to take it
up myself next year.
To answer that perhaps it would
be well to cut back for a moment
and briefly outline some Of the re-
quirements for becoming . Scout:
To qualify As a tenderfoot boy
must have learned the Scout oath and
laws; he must know the composition
and history of the American flag and
the forms Of respect due it; and he
must know how to- tie nine specified
knots and explain the reasons for
using each.
TO ADVANCE to second-class
Scout rating he must have served
At least one month as q tenderfoot,
and, in addition, must know and
demonstrate what to do (or not to
do-which is equally importantly in
injuries ranging from . simple cut
finger to a particle Of steel embedded
in the eye; from nosebleed to scalding
by steam; he must know one of the
various signaling alphabets; he must
be able to track person or animal
half mile In rs minutes. or, in the
city, must be able to describe the
contents Of one window out of four.
each Of which has been studied for
one minute; he must be able to 60
mile on foot in IL minutes; he must
know how properly to use knife and
. hatchet; he must demonstrate his
ability to build a fire In the open,
using not more than two matches, and
must prove his knowledge OF what to
do with this IRE when he Is through
with it, 50 that 1t would be out
safely out, not just apparently; he
must know how to cook . quarter Of
. pound Of meat and two potatoes in
the open without the use of any uten-
sis: he must know the 1e principal
points Of the compass and how to
follow q compass course; he must
know the rules Of safety to be fol-
lowed 1t home, At work, at play and
in school; he must prove he has saved
money that he has earned through
his own efforts, and, finally, he must
produce evidence that he has put into
practice In his daily life and behavior
the principles Of Scouting.
And let me interrupt here to inquire
how many Of you fathers could pass
these first two elementary Scout re-
quirements?
To tell what 4 flrst-class Scout has
to know would take too much space,
other than to mention that in addi-
ton to all the foregoing he must add
the ability to swim at least so yards,
and from there on through Star, Life
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Worthy. Organic a.
tons Sponsor Crook
ed Publications.

men and their families In the Dis
trict. We appreciate the fact, Mr..
Smith, that many employers do not
wish to advertise, but = contribution
to this work, In any amount, will be
entirely acceptable. So II you desire
to take an 'ad' or make 4 cmtrt-
button we will have one Of our men,
bers drop in on you some time today
Thank you, Mr.. Smith"
IF A prospect becomes too inquisi-
tive regarding their labor afnlia-
tions, he Is promptly advised that Z
member Of the organization will call
to SEQ him and explain the work in
detail, OF course, the member never
calls and the prospect Is marked
IN. q. H. c." (no good, hot calD
meaning that he u suspicious Of the
entire proposition. A name marked
Just IN. g." merely means that he
s not interested and may be called
ut . later date.
A Washington businessman ad-
vised the writer that he had been
carrying advertisements In this book
for = year, believing that his sup
port went directly to 3 national or
ganization and that the distribution
was many more thousands than II
actually was. But he has now be-
come . member Of our taken the
veil" group for the past month.
OF course, the solicitation Is not
confined strictly to Washington. The
big business man In other important
settles Is always . latent prospect, to
whom the solicitor states the fund
derived therefrom will be used in the
promotion Of the convention to be
held this year In your city" But Il
(Cnntini1ad On 9Acord pnRe)
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EDITORS NOTE-Th is the ninth of series OF articles
exposing Dicious rackes being pracced in the charity
on innocent pictins Washington The Dhch these
crooks operate and the devices they employ
OF charity racketeerinQ here.
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Upper right corner
Thomas A. King, registrar OF
the University of ScOutin0,

~ y L T1yHL COTHeTj
Thomas A. King, registrar OF
the University OF Scouting,
and Ralph BARLEY (1Dith
campaign hat. Scout CON-
missioner, inspect a troop on
arrival in camp. Men 1Dho
conduct courses at the UNI
uersity Of Scouting "kno,D
their stu1," practically as
1DeH as theoretically. (Cen-
ter, dboUe) The lure of an
overnight hike-congenidl
souls, a campfire, music
ho1D to conduct such hikes
and make them not only fun
but instructive is taught by
the University of Scouting.
(At right) Boy Scouts pduS-
ing for a rest on a hiking trip
in the hills. at lett Chi
nese Boy Scouts entertaining
Scout officials Dith their
musical instruments at a
jdmboree a tetD years ago.
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has read Of but has never met and
probably never willard with some
additional personal chatter finally
makes the touch
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THAT is one reason why 1t IS i'm
portant to train more leaders.
for unless there are scoutmasters and
others available to take care OF the
thousands Of boys who would like to
be Scouts but who can't because
there is no troop in their neighbor-
hood, or because the troop they would
like to join is overcrowded now, what
are they going to do? Certainly they
will miss one Of the most valuable
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am sure that there are far more than
the $500 which is the average yearly
enrolment in the 200 troops through
out the city and adjacent areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-29

CHICAGO, Sept. % tUP)-Death
last night ended Patricia Maguire's
long sleep after five years, seven
months and IA days.
The brunette sleeping sickness
victim died at Presbyterian hospi-
tai at 1885 pm
Bronchial pneumonia and a vast
ing tumor brought the end to the
long fight of medical science to
awaken the Sleeping Beauty
In the hospital room where a sin
gle light glowed, were Patricia S
mother, Mrs. Peter Miley, her sis
ter, Mrs. Gladys Hansen, her step
father, Peter Miley, DR.. Eugene
Traut, physician who attended her
through her long illness, and two
other physicians.
1t was the end of a long battle
for the beautiful one-time steno-
grapher who in January, 1882, Slip
ped into the endless sleep from
which she never was to recover
But it was not the encephalitis
medicinal name for sleeping sick
ness-that caused her death, except
insofar as the coma prevented Pat
ricia from summoning her will pow
er to fight the ravages of her
twin ailments.
She was taken to the hospital
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-29

Russia widespread concessions in
retprn for Soviet military assistance
in her war with japan.
The ambassador left the airport
at Wuhu, so miles southwest of this
capital, shortly before it was bomb
ed by japanese planes which raided
a dozen cities in the Marking area
throughout yesterday, killing or
wounding scores of additional Chin
ese civilians.
He left Nanking late Monday and
boarded his plane at Wuhu shortly
after dawn. He is flying over the
new airline between Marking and
Moscow opened a month ago and
should reach the Soviet capital in
four days.
Reports that he will submit
Chinese proposal TO the Russian
government for a general Chinese
Russian military pact could not be
confirmed.
Diplomats, however. were inclin-
ed to believe they We're correct and
pointed to these facts 10 substanti-
ate them:
l. Russia has announced that
she will fight to protect her con-
troll of Outer Mongolia, which she.
virtually annexed from China after
the Young Mongol revolution OF
1922-24, and that control now is
menaced by the penetration OF the
japanese armies into Inner Mongo-
liza northwest of Peiping.
2. RuSsion military and econo-
mic penetration of China's sparsely
settled northwest mas been proceed
ing apace for the last 10 years, but
it now stands to be eliminated if
the japanese push into this region
is continued.
3. The action OF the Chinese
government in making peace with
the Chinese Communist party,
which now is incorporated in Gen
eraliSsimo Chang Kai-Shek's ALL
China anti-Japanese front has
strengthened the hands of those
factions in both the Nanking and
Moscow governments which favor
resumption of the Chinese-Rus-
sian cooperation which existed from
1924-27 during the period when
General Vassili Bluecher, now COM
mander of the Soviet Far East army.
was chief military advisor to China.
4. The Chinese Soviet non-agres-
sion treaty announced by Marking
and Moscow last month cleared the
way for further agreements.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-29
Butchers Threaten
To Close Shops
I'm Price Protest

NEW YORK. Sept. 20 CUP)-Five
thousand Kosher butchers threa-
tened today to close their shops in
protest against rising meat prices.
Surveys showed that housewives
were paying from 8 to IS cents a
pound more than last year for cuts
of beef. and from to cents a
pound fore for cuts Of pork, veal
and lamb.
Retailers cliamed that they were
losing money by continuing in busi-
ness. and charged that large pack
ng houses were buying up available
animals and fixing prices to suit
themselves. The wholesalers replied
that the prolonged droughts of 1885
and 1886 were responsible for high
er costs.
Poultry prices also had increased
substantially.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-29
Sweeps Winner
Jailed i'm Valley
Continued from Page y

lCOntlnued from rage -
Federal authorities were inform
ed by Vega that he had spent "all
but $4,000" of the winnings. Vega,
officials said, had salted his money
away in a bank and when it came
time to pay income tax, paid $24l,
allegedly on his earnings for the
previous year aboard ship.
At the county Jail Wednesday,
Vega refused to talk to reporters,
pose for pictures, or reveal any
thing concerning the lottery ticket
and what happened to the money.
He said he was acting under orders
from his attorney who is racing
here from Los Angeles aboard an
airplane. His wife reached Ell Gen.
tro at 1890 o'clock. She also, re-
fused to be quoted or photographed.
Vegas lips trembled as he said
"I have been disgraced enough by
being arrested and put in jail 1t
is humiliation enough to be sub
jected to this. They may have me
in San Quentin or some place like
that. I may get out. 1t is all a gam
BILE. I am pretty nervous because
of all this. 1t is very hard"
Good DictiOn
The prisoner speaks excellent
English and his diction indicates
he has had some educational ad-
vantages. He is short, stocky. and
was clad in a blue sports coat,
bright yellow polo shirt, and grey
trousers.
Lottery agents in Yuma were
quoted as saying they paid him
$150,000 last year. He is said to
have taken his winnings and gone
to New York where he married and
proceeded to spend the money"
Eggleston said he would await
the arrival of Vegas attorney until
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Vega
said he believed he could make
the $4,000 bail. If this is done
Eggleston said he would arraign
his prisoner before Deputy United
States Commissioner Dorsey White
law in Ell Centro. Otherwise he
would take him to Los Angeles for
arraignment before federal author
tiles there.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-29
RANSOM NOTE
SENT FAMILY
OF G. S. ROSS

CHICAGO, Sept. 90 CUP)- A
Special delivery letter. delivered to
the apartment of Charles S. Ross
and repeatedly containing a ransom
demand, brought federal agents
hurriedly into the search for his
kidnapers today.
The letter was addressed in PEN
Gil, and handed over to Mrs. Ross
who was awaiting word from her
husband or his abductors. 1t was
postmarked Washington, DC.
A few minutes after the letter
was delivered, Albert H. Hanson
acting head of the Chicago bureau
of the department of Justice, Capt
Daniel Gilbert of the states at
torneys police, and other officers
dashed into the Ross apartment.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-29
REPRESENTATIVE GROUP HEARS
MUSATT ON CONSTITUTION

tuition under Musatti when the lat
ter was a member of the use.
faculty
The Legion opening ceremonial
was conducted with Hugh T. Os-
borne and H. K. McClimans advan-
cling the colors. Bill Sage was bugl-
er, and Mrs. Al Schaller, pianist.
Seated on the platform We're: M
j. Munson, Holtville, county coun-
ell commander; d. H. Wolford OF
Brawley, 22nd district vice-com-
mander Mrs. Kathryn Keller of
Bsawley, 22nd district Auxiliary
vice. president; Mrs. Hugh Davis
president of Boyce Aten unit; R. I
French, post adjutant, and A
Schaller post chaplain; Lawrence
Richards, Holtville post command
er; A. Stuey of the California Tax
PAYERS association.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-29
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