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Show THE BULLETIN Sppfikintt of Sports-- - 150 Years Ago Uncle Sam Was Saying: 'I Want You for My Army but He Had Much Less to Offer Than He Has Today HOW- - SEW Madcap Maxie Awaits Title Go With Joe Louis By war came WHEN Cross ROBERT McSIIANE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) By ELMO SCOTT WATSON YOU Instructions Recruiting (Beleased by Wei tern Newspaper Union.) see it everywhere sidewalk that stand in front of post offices or in the corridors of other public buildings. It's a poster in which an arresting figure catches the eye and holds it long enough to deliver this laconic message to the young men of America: Oil ttcHAVtvnCia- - U V in tint Jtwlet of ikt Untied iftalu. sit. TT )im anni iiiiiiiii i ft- -. Maturing i if ihwhi tmrtdb KJfa faviciiadM mdesvoni will U at of QotVhMclttut cfoctcUi&Bffv- - State Tour recruiu will be fiuni&ed b- y- -- A ftiiw and fadi ud " tflfi" wfce the vice u Thepriadpl LoulsT So Baer, whoae claim to a championship match Is based on a victory over an animated beer vat. Is the (j&ZlAfij tttujbarracks, bsmdk (be with fuel) aeecfliiy fdicinil ifUhace tequila. i jimij ijaiai mm J n moOt, they suy fteactimbuM""Ajsfpeas rhdmdiuf BAER, who was thought to reached the end of his trail when he lost a bloody battle to Lou Nova last year, is now planning a return engagement with Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis. Madcap ataxic, champiea of the ifM club circuit, recently reached back into his misspent youth for the Uttered remains of a great strength and whipped a second rate clown named Tony Galento. The fact that Tony was nothing more than a bls tent, baUylnf, beer guiding freak receives little consideration. He was supposed te have cenrage of sort didn't he last fear rounds with MAX It's a part of Uncle Sam's campaign to increase one of his arms of defense to a new peacetime strength of 480,000 men. For, if the flames of war leap across the Atlantic and the forces of totalitarianism threaten his land, Uncle Sam intends to be prepared in time to resist them successfully. One hundred and fifty years ago he was engaged in a similar cam- paign, yet how different! There was no mch emergency then as now, although Uncle Sam, then but a stripling, had already heard the rumblings of an imminentwar More than across the ocean. that, two disasters to his puny army on the western frontier had made him uncomfortably aware of how inadequate he was to defend the new nation if trouble came to its shores. From its beginnings, the United g States has been a nation and has figuratively leaned over backwards to avoid any semblance of militarism. The founding fathers, seeing in Europe the results of despotic power supported by a strong military establishment, resolved that there should be no such thing here to hinder their efforts to establish a government whose power would be derived "from the consent of the governed." When Washington became our first President two of the principal objectives of his administration were the establishment of a strong financial system and a sound military organization. Alexander Hamilton, his secretary of the treasury, provided the former, but Gen. Henry Knox, his secretary of war, had more difficulty in securing the latter. 'Knox prepared a plan for compulsory military training and service, which Washington recommended to congress on January 1, 1790. It was not favorably received, mainly because Knox, in his letter of transmittal, said that his proposed continental militia would protect the country from internal as well as external enemies and he also stressed his opinion that "the government should possess a strong corrective arm." The secretary's choice of words was unfortunate, especially at this particular time when congress was trying to safeguard the liberties of the people by enacting a Bill of Rights as the first amendments to the Constitution. Naturally a proposal for "a strong corrective arm" rang harshly on the congressional ear and Knox's plan was rejected, first National Defense Bill. On July 1, 1790, Elias Boudinot of New Jersey introduced a national defense bill which proposed that the organization and training of our peacetime army consist of grouping all the younger men in special "light infantry companies" in each regiment of the general militia. If war came, these companies could be assembled into battalions and regiments and thus form a new Continental army. Similar companies were to be formed in the other branches of the service and all of them were to have a "sound system of discipline" and be trained under federal supervision. The first congress failed to act on the Boudinot bill and in the first session of the second congress a similar measure was introduced by Jeremiah Wadsworth of Connecticut. But before it was finally passed it was so amended and emasculated that Wadsworth himself voted "no" on it. Washington, though greatly disappointed in this new militia law, nevertheless signed it with the peace-lovin- ! that it might be amended later. How worthless was this law was proved two decades later when the nation tried to assemble an army to repel the invasion of the British in the War of 1812. It failed miserably with the result that the enemy easily defeated the defenders of Washington, captured that city and burned the Capitol and the White House. Meanwhile events on the frontier already had proved that our regular army was inadequate to perform the tasks expected of it. In 1790 it suffered a severe reverse under the leadership of Gen. Josiah Harmar who was sent to subdue the hostile tribes in the Old Northwest. The next year occurred the defeat and rout of the army led by Gen. Arthur St Clair, the worst military disaster in America since the days of Braddock. These two fiascoes not only resulted in 'the Indians renewing their attacks on the western settlements with even greater fury but they indicated to an alarmed country how impotent was the new federal government More than that, France and England were on the verge of renewing their ancient feud and there was danger of the United States being drawn into it All of these factors pointed to the urgent necessity of our strengthening our forces for national defense. So Secretary Knox launched his recruiting campaign to obtain a regular army that would be equal to the task of defeating the confederation of tribes which had been formed by Chief Little Turtle of the Miamis. In the light of the present drive to increase our army, the instructions to recruiting officers sent out by Secretary Knox in 1792 make interesting reading today. Indicative of the difficulties which the federal government was having in those days is the secre- tary's statement that "The recruiting service is sometimes abused, both as it respects the individuals recruited and the public at large that is, recruits are unwarily and unworthily entangled, contrary to their intentions; such men generally desert the service, at some critical moment, or serve grudgingly, and set bad examples to others; or, unsuitable persons are engaged, who are constitutionally defective and unfit for the hardships incident to In order therea military life fore to avoid the errors of this business, the following instructions are to serve as the general rules and principles of your con- Qualifications Today. Compare with those specifications laid down by Henry Knox, the qualifications for enlistment in the regular army today: Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 35 for original enlistment, unmarried, without other dependents, and those under 21 must have the written consent of parents or guardians; they must be at least five feet four inches in height, and weigh not less than 115 pounds; they must be of good moral character as evidenced by written testimonials from reputable citizens of their respective communities; they must be in good health and free from incapacitating or disfiguring deformities; they must be citizens of the United States by birth or naturalization at the time of enlistment; and they must be able to pass certain intelligence and literacy tests prescribed for the regular army. Monthly rates of pay for the several grades as prescribed by law at present are as follows: Master sergeant, $126 to $157.50; technical sergeant, $84 to $105; staff sergeant, $72 to $90; sergeant. $54 to $67.50; corporal, $42 to $52.50; private, first class, $30 to $37.50; private, $21 to $26.25. The first figure given in each instance is the pay of the grade during the first four years of This amount is inservice. creased by 5 per cent every four years, until a total of 25 per cent duct" has been added. In addition to Knox's Recruiting Instructions. the foregoing, numerous specialHe then goes on to list the reg- ists ratings are provided for priulations governing recruiting. vates and privates, first class, Some of them were as follows: whereby their pay is materially The recruits are to be tnllsled lor increased. three years, unlets sooner discharged. In addition to these monthly Each recruit is to receive bounty ol Uncle Sam furnishes Eifcht Dollars: but no part of this sum wages, is to be advanced until the recruit shall clothing, food, housing and free have been falaly Inlieted and sworn a Magistrate, according to the form medical Mid dental treatment herein prescribed, and then only the said In view of all these facts it is sum is to be advanced in such proporeasy to understand why he is havtions as the JudRinent of the recruiting nllicer shall dictate, until experience ing a greater and readier reshall In some decree have ascertained sponse to his "I want YOU for the fidelity ol the rerruit. the United States Army" than he Every recruiting oflicer shall be allowed the sum ol Two Dollars, for the would likely have had if it had trouble and exitrnce of Inllnting each rebeen uttered back in 1792! cruit; provided however, that such al ... be-lo- ie V7I I I I sTITCHED M BEFORE UtsOM .ViARM MAMS ARC SEWN UP- r" ' ss am Eoces mm aVr jr F I I I I 1 LnTOMflNNSol AtS!Sat jT nDP-PIN- S THEN ARE (REMOVED At , Jj MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS they themselves have solicited. They bought the simplest dress pattern that they could find and then eliminated every unnecessary . lowance win not be made for any recruit who shaU desert before ha shall march from the rendezvous of the troops m the State where ha shall have been recruited. The utmost fairness la to be used by the recruiting officers. In engaging their recruits; no individual therefore la to be Inlisted In a state of Intoxication, or to be sworn until after he shall have been Inlisted for the apace of twenty-fou- r hours. Each recruit (musicians excepted) must be Ave feet and five Inches in heighth. without ahoes: ha must also be healthy, robust, and sound in his Umbs and body. In all respects; and to ascertain which he must be thoroughly examined, previously to inlistment. by a Physician or Surgeon; but If, notwithrecruit should standing this direction, have any secret disease at the time of his Inlistment, the expence of his cure. If retained In service,, shall be deducted from his pay. Each recruit, before he la sworn, la to have distinctly read to him the rules and articles of war against mutiny and desertion, and relative to the administration of Justice; and also the Act of Congress of the 30th of April 1790. establishing the rations, clothing, and compensation in cases of disability: and the Act of the 5th of March 1T9S. establishing the pay: after which be la to take the following Oath, before a Magistrate, to wit: "I A. B. do solemnly awear (or affirm, as the case may be) to bear true allegiance to the United States of America, and to serve them honestly and faithfully against an their enemies or oppoeers whomsoever, and to observe and to obey the orders of the President of the United States of America, and the orders of the officers appointed over me according to the articles of war." Esch recruit (musicians excepted), must be above eighteen and under forty Sve years of age. No negro, mulatto, or Indian, to be recruited. All the recruits. If possible, to be natives of fair conduct, or foreigners of good character for sobriety and fidelity, and who have been some years In the country. Any recruiting officer mllstlng a vagrant, or transient person, who shall desert before marching from the place of rendezvous, shall reimburse out of his pay the loss sustained by such desertion It Is therefore important that the officers be attentive en this point as a compliance with thia order will be rigidly exacted. The public Interests will be better served by a smaU army of brave, robust, and faithful soldiers, than by a multitude of vagabonds. As soon as the recruits shaU be assembled at the rendezvous, they are te be taught, by gentle methods, regularity of conduct, as it shall respect cleanliness of their persons, diet and rooms, and also due subordination, and they are to be exercised at least four hours In every day, In the attitudes and other first principles of a soldier. detail. "Work for quantity don't bother with a collar," the county Red Cross leader urged. "Never mind the pocket there will be nothing to put into it anyway." I have just sketched here some short cuts used to speed up production; and as I write this, looking out of my studio window over a beautiful and peaceful garden, I am trying not to think of winter and what it will be like in Europe when some child is wearing this little blue woolen frock. see The group la financed through gifts of money and material which . SPEARS EDITOR'S NOTE: Readers who have had practical help from these articles and Mrs. Spears' Sewing Booklets 1, 2, 3 and 4, will be pleased to know that Book 5 ia ready. They are a service to our readers, and a charge of 10 cents is made for each one, to cover cost and mailing. Send order to: 14. Gen. Henry Knox, secretary of war, was sending these to his recruiting officers back in 1793. hope to Finland a group to sew for refugees was started in our community. The feeling that our home needs were more important was so strong that exactly two workers came. When the Low Countries were invaded more joined. Now, 12 or 14 women meet faithfully and make about 50 woolen dresses every week, in sizes 9 to By RUTH WYETH Drawer It Nsw Terk Bedford Hills Enclose 10 cents for each book ordered. Name Address OI ASK ME ANOTHER "rVT" on Various Subjects The Quettions it, vetoing it, or permitting it to What is the origin of the word become a law without his sophomore? 2. What is peculiar about the The AnMtoers Chinese language? 1. From the Greek sophos, wise, 3. Duncan Phyfe's best known carved motif on furniture pictures and moros, fool. 2. Every word is a single syllawhat? and one word may have hunble, 4. Who was the mother of King of different meanings. The dreds Solomon? tone of the voice denotes the dif5. How does a guest at an Es ferent meanings. kimo dinner show that he enjoyed MAX BAER 3. A lyre. the meal? 4. 6. What is meant by prima next "logical" match for the merci5. By taking any leftover food less, coldly calculating heavyweight with him when he leaves the 7. Have diamonds ever been house. king. The boys who saw Max in his found in meteorites? 6. At first sight; the first imdressing room last June 1, after his 8. What word is used to signify a pression. fight with Lou Nova, must find it "group" of each of the following 7. Yes. hard to believe that he is getting birds: quail, pheasants, ducks, 8. Bevy of nide of pheasa chance to meet the champ. He geese, snipe, plover, doves, grouse ants, plump quail, of ducks, flock of didn't look very good against Nova. and partridge? geese, wisp of snipe, stand of ploAnd Nova never was a really good 9. After both houses of congress ver, flight of doves, brood of fighter. Max lasted 11 rounds that pass a bill, how long may the grouse, covey of partridge. night, until the referee called a tech9. Ten days (Sundays excepted.) President hold it before signing nical knockout 1. Bath-sheb- a. Of course, the whole story's history now. The Nova fight was more than a year ago. And the recent victory over Galento revives memories of happier days days when he whipped Ernie Schaff, Max Schmel-in- g and Primo Camera. It's easy to forget something you'd sooner not remember. And it is easy enough to find an alibi for that "one bad I DANCE FORASIOVV-P- fS Y night" No Finishing Power But Max didn't look like a championship threat when he whipped Galento. True, he gave the fat boy a terrible beating, but he couldn't apply the finishing touches. He redeemed himself In his own eyes, and perhaps la those of his manager, but he left a huge doubt In the minds of those who saw the performance. When the fight was stopped by the referee Tony had been taking He could terrific punishment scarcely walk; his spirit had long since left his body, and only his paunchy frame kept him upright Galento was fighting as a robot a silly, meaningless grin on his bruised face. Yes, Baer whipped him. But he didn't have the finishing power to get a knockout Actually, Baer is farther away from beating Louis now than he ever was. His youth has caught up to him a youth that was devoted largely to having a good time. He bent a convivial elbow toe often, paid too much attention to the fair sex and gave very little thought te training rules and regulations. Baer was 30 years old when Nova whipped him so soundly. He was three years younger than that when he met Joe Louis in New York in 1935. He lasted only four rounds. Now he wants another crack at a man who ia twice as great a fighter as he waa at the time of their first encounter. But with the heavyweight list worn rather thin from stretching to meet Louis' demands, Baer is the sole veteran of the old school who might attract a fair gate. The boxing game is in a poor way, however, when matchmakers are has-beeforced to dig up to meet the champion. But as long as the public is willing to pay for them, promoters will supply scries of farcical a never-endin- g boxing exhibitions. self-admitt- Sport Shorts KBtm ill GET THE "EXTRAS" WITH SLOWER-BURNIN- G THE CIGARETTE OF COSTLIER TOBACCOS In recent laboratory tests, Camels burned tlowtr than the average of the IS other of the largest-sellin- g brands teste-dslower than rjr of them. That mans. oa the .rence... smoking equd to EXTRA MILDNESS 23 EXTRA C00INP33 EXTRA 5 FLAVOR EXTRA SMOKES PER PACK! ns Jimmy Adamick, former Detroit heavyweight is running fur sheriff at Midland, Mich . . . Larry Mac-Fha- il Insists the lighting plant he installed in the Columbus American association park 10 years ago is better than the one the Giants hava in the Polo Grounds . . . There are 100.000 registered Softball teams in the United States this year . . . Sixteen promising sophomore football players have been lost to Denver university through scholastic difficulties during the last year. ' HIGH PRICES Do Not Go WITH ADVERTISING Advertising and high prices do not go together at all. They are extremely Incompatible to each other. It Is only the product which Is unadvertised, which has no established markot, that costs more han you can afford to pay. Whenever you go Into a store and buy an item of advertised merchandise, it doesn't make any difference what, you are getting more for youi money more In quality and service than you would get if you spent the same amount for something which was not advertised. |