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EDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER «, 1918.
{he Boy Scouts of America
Wins Important Legal Point
Supreme Court Justice Orders
Organigation "tailed U. o.
! goy Scout To Account For
! Funds.
THE MILLEDGE VILLE NEWS.
, ARGE commissions
PAID TO COLLECTORS
Misrepresentation Charged In
Order to Secure Funds For
j Orginazation Similar In
Name.
The Boy Scouts of Americli Jias
lin won in its case against the
{f'j.ed States Boy Scout through an
order Issued by Supreme Court Ju3-
, lr e Mitchell L. Rrlanger In New York.
The order confirms in all respects the
report of Iteferee Adam Weiner filed
July 19. in which he recommended a
marching inquiry Into the. affairs of
Hie I'nited States Boy Scout.
Tlvs organization was sued nominal
ly for debt, But the proceedings under
this order will amount to a thorough
investigation of its operations as a
membership organization with whoso
transactions the contributing public is
concerned.
The i'nited States Boy Scout has
twenty days from the date of filing
the Justice's order in which to file with
judge Weiner, who in again appointed
Rrforee. a duly verified inventory ac
count and statement of i tsproperty.
effects and liabilities with a verified
detailed statement of its transactions
for a year preceding February. 14,1918.
Must Report Receipts and Expendi
tures.
Justice Erlanger orders the Referee
"io take and state an account of the
property and liabilities of said The
Vnited States Boy Scout and to deter
mine the amount of prtfberty so held
by the raid The I’nited States Boy
Spout, i's aV.nuuV inerme, whether
any of its property or funds have been
misappropriated or diverted to Rny
other p'Tpose than that for which it
was incorporated, and whether it has
been encaged in any other business
than that specified in its certificate of
Inro'poralion.
lire ordir further provides that the
directors, officers, agents and employ
ee; cf the United States Boy> Scout ap-
■pear before the Referee to be cross-
examined by the Boy Scouts of Ameri
ca, in which proceedings the latter or
ganization will be represented by the
firm of Hughes, Bounds,-Sehurman &
Dwight, assisted by I. J. Kresel, cf the
firm of Jerome, Rand & Kresel, of
which ex-District Attorney Jerome of
Nev. York County is the head.
The defendant is ordered to pro
duce I efure the- Referee, its books,
vouchers, rerorjs aud such other doc
uments as may be necessary for get
ting at the facts.
As a result of this sweeping order
there are likely soon to be brought o il
all the facts .which (he national offi
cers of the Great Boy Scorts of Anieri-
movement have long been seeking
to have brought out with the vi»w of
preventing further confusion of the
public owing to similarity of name
Large Commissions Were Paid”
In his report of the original hearing
upon which the order of Justice Er
langer is based Referee Weiner, after
examining many witnesses, held that
reasonable criticism of the methods
employed by The UnUed States Boy
Scout is justifiable, stating:
“Large commissions were paid to of
ficers and soliciting agents for the col
lection of voluntary subscriptions from
the public and that, except for the
payment of commissions, (here ap
pears to be no indication of the man
ner of outlay of the difference between
the sum of $42,000 collected and $9,-
1917 < " !PenSeS incurred d l ' r *ng the year
Many People Fooled.
In Mr. Weiner’s report mention was
made of a campaign begun by the
United States Boy Scout for $1,000,000
which it was represented was to be
used for the necessary equipment of
the membership. Letters were sent
*° a large number of persons asking
contributions to this million dollar
fund. The appeal said the member
ship of the organization was 200,000.
On account of similarity of names it
is-known that many prominent people
sent checks, under the false impres
sion that they-were contributing to
the Boy Scouts of America.
Mr. Weiner rep-.rts on the evidence
that when the appeal was promulgat
ed the membership, instead of being
200,000 as claimed, did not exceed 4,-
000, and tha^sinoe that time the mem
bership of the United States Boy
Scout has net exceeded 7,000.
Following are a few of the other
bits of interesting information that
were brought ort at the hearing:
When, Dewey Found Out He Quit.
That the army and navy were inter
ested in the genuine Boy Scout move
ment was disclosed in the testimony
of John L. Forcamp, private secre
tary to Major I-orillard Spencer, Com
missioner of Manhattan Council, Bov
Stouts of America, but now in France
with the American forces. In 1910.
said Mr. Forcamp, “I understood the
opinion was going round that the
American Bov Scouts tpredecessor of
the United States Boy Scout) paid
their solicitors money to get in contri
butions. I know, at the time Mr.
Hrnrst, Mr. Dewey (Admiral Dewey)
and several others resigned because
iliey objected to the way the money
was being gotten.”
Mr. Fnrcamn told of a secret meet
ing at the Army and Navy Club of
men who were undecided which Bov
Scout organization to affiliate with
This was in 1910, shortly before Malnr
Spencer and other prominent men be-
*ypi active in the "Boy Scouts of
America.
How the Collections Were Divided.
How commissions were paid to so
licitors was described by Arthur Cann
one of the several collectors of fund 1
for the United Stntes Boy Scout ii
1915>^who declared he received 40 pc
cent, of his collections, paying his own
expenses. Once he sent out 4,000 let
ters urging contributions, and the ef
fort cost $246, he said, while The re
turns amounted to but $22.50. In mak
ing his appeals he did not reveal to
i he subscribers what his share in com
missions would be, he said.
«in‘n War< * oSl!lthar< l told of collecting
*-J.000 and receiving fifteen per cent,
m commissions, being paid by John D.
(■luck, who was conducting the cam
paign for funds.
When the financial status of the or
ganization was at a low ebb, Francis
Winch, a publicity agent, was em
ployed to conduct a campaign for
more funds.
Asked, “Where Do I Get Otft
His arrangement, he testified, pro
vided for the payment of 35 per cent,
commission on contributions, which
he asserted were divided with Lieuten
ant General Amerman after the latter
had remarked, “Well, where do I get
off?" Mr. Amerman’s share of the com
mission. as then agreed upon, was 15
per cent, and Winch got the remainder
he testified. s
He told of the interest taken in the
organization by General McAlpin, the
Builder of the McAlpin Hotel. The
general, he said, frequently contribut
ed generously to the organization, and
shortly before his death gave to Mr.
Amerman anj himself $500.
INTERNED GERMANS
‘ BUY LIBERTY BONDS
Ayre, Mass., Oct. 19.—One hundred
German sailors, interned e,t Camp
Devens for the duration of the" war,
subscribed for $900 of Liberty Bonds.
WEATHER SIGNALS
INVENTOR IS DEAD
Fredericksburg, Va. — Dr. Patrick
Hues Mell, of Atlanta, inventor of the
weather signals now U8crjt>by the
United States weather bureau, and
f rmer president of Clemson' college,
South Carolina, died here. Dr. Mell,
who was born in Penfield, Ga„ in 1850,
has been professor of geology and
botany at Auburn, Ala., before becom
ing head of Clemson, here he served
from 1892 to 1910. He had written a
number of scientific books on cotton
planting, geology and college adminis
tration.
Willard’s Probable Opponent.
New York, Oct. 25.—In accepting
the preferred services of Champion
less Willard to help the war work
campaign boxing division, the sports
committee thanked him by telegraph
today. They suggested that the best
results woqld be obtained from a six
to ten round no decision bout in this
city at Madison Square Garden,
which would he available on Novem
her 16 or 26. The names of Dempsey.
I eviusky, CofTey, Mehan, Miske and
Fulton were mentioned from which
Willard could choose an opponent.
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GOVERNMENT WILL FIX
THE PRICE OF POTASH
Washington, Oct. 18.—Because of
the great demand for fertilizer pro
ducts it became known today that the
government will fix prices for potash
and lake r ver the supervision of its
nroductlon. It was learned that the
President had selected the War In
dustries Board to Take charge.
totton Standards Fixed.
Washington, Oct. 25.—Raw cotton
shippers were notified today h.v
Charles J. Brand, chairman of the
committee cn cotton distribution, that
beginning January 1 they will be re
quired to make their sales contracts
in terms of the federal official cotton
standards. ,j
Bear in mind the fact that no Christmas parcel will
be accepted by the Red Cross for shipment to our
troops in Frnnce later than November 20th.
Tech To Play Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Oct. 25.—The Georgia
Tech football team will play the Uni
versity of Pittsburg eleven hero Sat
urday, November 23, for the benefit
of the Wor Work fund. This announce
ment was made tonight by Pitt Ath
letic directors, who announced that
the Southern champions had accepted
the invitation to play Pittsburg at
Forbes Field.
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SIBERIAN FLAG LATEST.
Amsterdam, Oct. 26.—The latest ad
dition to the flags of nations Is the
standard of the new Siberian republic.
It is plain white and green, symbol
izing the country's snowfields and its
virgin forest#.
If you do not subscribe to the Unit
ed War Work fund tho day may come
when your soldier will have no paper
in the “Y” to write home on.
HOSPITALS IN ATLANTA
TRYING TO GET BOOZE
Atlanta, Ga.NA number of Atlanta
hospitals have applied to Recorder
George Johnson for a snrill supply of
contraband whiskey Tn storage at po
lice headquarters, but he has taken
the position that he is powerless to
act in the influenza epidemic. South
Carolina state health authorities have
taken over the seized blind tiger whis
key in that state for the treatment of
he “flu.’’
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Postpone U. D. C. Convention
Charleston, S. C., Cct. 26.—Because
if the prevailing epidemic of influenza
and in accordance with the ruling of
the Kentucky State Board of Health
he twenty-fifth annual convention of
he I’nited Daughters of the Confed
eracy, scheduled to meet 1n Louisville,
Ky„ Nov. 12-16 is postponed indefinite
ly. This announcement is made here
officially by the president general of
‘he United Daughters of the Confed
eracy, Miss Mary B. Poppenheim.
MINIATURE FAIR.
Thcmasville, Oct 26.—An enterpris
ing Thomasville firm has devised :r
plan of holding a miniature fair in
their shop windows. Samples of va
ries products of the county are ex
hibited every week By the producers
and prizes' are givfn the most suc
cessful exhibitor. So far the venture
has been quite a success and the Ex
hibits cf corn, potatoes, sugarcane,
peanuts, etc., make the windows look
as if a veritable fair was being held
inside.
What is LAX-FOS
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A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic
and Liver Tonic. Contains Csscara Bark,
Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root, Senna leaves and
Pepsin. Combines strength with pala
table aromatic taste Dcw-s not gripe. 50r
lecfricl
Succeed when everything else fails.
In nervous prostration and femald
weaknesses they are the supreme
remedy, as thousands have testified.
FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND
STOMACH TROUBLE
it is the best medicine ever sold
over a druggist’s Counter.
36 MILE8 IN 15 MINUTES.
Beimc’nt Park, N. Y.—Sergeant
Coombs, of Hazlehurst Field, Long
Island, won tho airplane flight to the
Statue of Liberty and return at the
army aviation carnival hero today.
Driving a De Haviland plane, with
Liberty motors, he covered the 36
miles in 15 minutes, 30 seconds,
which is said to establish a new reo
ord.
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New Rating of Efficiency.
Washington, Oct. 25.—Under the
army’s new system of rating for effi
ciency, General March announced to
day, no officer will be recommended
for promotion whose general average
is belcw sixty per cent. The rating
is based upon all qualities of an of
ficer.
Tr a
Spasmodic Sermon.
A man’s' character is determined by
what he d’oes—his reputation by
what he gets caught at. .
Even when dairy utensils appear
clean, if they have not been sterilized
properly, they may harbor vast num
bers of bacteria which contaminate
milk or cream that comes in contact
with them.
DRAFT CALL IN NOVEMBER
Two Hundred Thousand Men of New
Draft Ages to Be Sent To Camps.
The United War Work Fund—$170,-
500,000 worth of Bmtles for tho soldiers
and sailors! How many smiles will
you buy?
STARTS CRUSHING PEANUTS
Camilln, Oct. 26.—The Camilla Cot
ton Oil Company started crushing pea-
n.its here this week. The capacity
is 1,000 tons mrnthly and tho plant
will continue crushing as long as tho
crop lasts. In addition to crushing
pcanuis, a large sheller will be oper
ated for the purpose of shelling pea
nuts for confectioners and peanut but
ter manufacturers. The opening of
this will has improved market condi
tions locally.
Washington.—Men of the new draft
ages will, be mobilized in large num
bers early in November under a draft
call now in preparation at Provost
Marshal General Crowder’s o;ce. It
calls fer the entrainment of more
than 200,000 men qualified for general
military service. They will be furnish
ed in proportionate numbers by every
state in the Union.
Draft calls suspended during Octo
ber because of the influenza epidemic
have been renewed in sections where
the epidemic has moderated and en
trainment of all men under the Octo
ber cal's probably will be completed
before the November quota is started
to the cantonments.
Uncle Pennywise Says:
We must, have enough unwritten
law now to provide a precedent for
most any kind of a case.
The Secret of Beauty.
The. true secret of physical beauty
i: to 1 e hern pretty.—Cincinnati
Times Fir r. - „ -
V.’e serve dinner from 11 to 3 o’clock
siiy. MONTGOMERY'S CAFE.
Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by purifying and en
riching the blood. You can noon feel its Strength
ening, Invigorating Effect. Price 80c.
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No Worms in a Healthy Child
All children troubled with worms have an un
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
fortwoor three weeks will enrich tho blood, im
prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength
ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature-will then
throw off or dispel the worms, and tho Child will be
iupcrfcct health. Pleasant to take. 80c per bottle.
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We have enlarged and improved our
cafe in order to give you first class
service. MONTGOMERY’S CAFE.
Piles Ct? red in 6 to 14 Days
Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT falls
to cure Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding PUes.
stantiy relieves Itching Piles, and you can get
atlul aieep after tho first application. Price 80c.
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WANTED—We are paying the highest
market prices for beqf cattle and
hogs.
W. H. MONTGOMERY’S MARKET.
FOR SALE—One good gentle buggy
horse. tf TERRY TREANOR.
Eat at Montgomery’s Cafe.
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See about your supply of
printed or ruled paper. It
will assure you of no delay to
order in time.
PAY CASH
anil save
THE DIFFERENCE
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of our Store is Brim Full.
For Men
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JOHN B. STETSON, KNOX AND NO NAME HATS $5.00, $6.00, $7.50 and $10.00.
MANHATTAN SHIRTS LARGE ASSORTMENT IN ALL SIZES AND SLEEVE LENGTHS, $2.00 TO $6.50.
UNION SUITS AND TWO-PIECE UNDERWEAR FROM $2.00 TO $5.00.
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