BOBSLED TITLE
WON BY AMERICAN
Hubert Stevens, of Lake
.Placid, Ketains Crown
Won in 1928 ByHeaton
T..AKK PLACID, N. Y Feb. 10 (A)
Julian 1 GrottiiiiiHbrnatcii of Norwav
1128 Olympic champion, lost his title
today as he collapsed at the riiilKh
line or the 18 kilometer Olytnirfn, kl
run, bent m by Bven U Iters trom, of
Sweden. ; . - ; i - v
OLYMPIC BOB RUN, Lako Plftdd,
N. Y., Feb. 10 W) Hubert Stevens, of
Lake Placid, twice smashed tho world
record for two man bobs to catch Reto
Capadrutt, Eonsatlonol young Swiss,
In the final two heats of the Olympic
competition today and retain for the
United Stated tho title Jack Hcaton
won at St. Mori U In 1028.
Qolng Into tho final day 4.28 sec
onds behind tho 20-year-old Swiss
after the first two heats yesterday,
Stevens turned in two almost unbe
llevably perfect runs or 1:50.60 and
1:57.68, both times smashing the
record Capadrutt set on his first run
tod ay his f 1 n al to ta 1 time for the
four heats of the competition was
8 minutes, 14.74 seconds. Capadrutt
finished his last run In a 1:50.87 to
take tho second place. 1.64 seconds
behind Stevens. -
TRACK MOIITNINO FAST
MT. VAN HOEVENBERQ, Lake
Placid, N. Y., Feb. 10 tfV-The bob
running daro devils of eight nations
were out with the dawn, toduy to
tackle tho hazardous milo and a half
of the Olympic bob run, with Reto
Capadrutt, sum little Swiss, leading
the field Into the final half of tho
two-man competition, most exciting
of all Olympic sport.
Capadrutt, with a load of approxl
mutely four seconds over his nearest
rival, Hubert Stevens, of Lake Placid,
world record holder, tested 'the slide
In his practlco run through : a light
snow storm and zero cold to.i report
that tho track was lightning- fast.
One utter another the two-man
bobs swirled down tho course whllo
tho forerunner of another crowd of
10,000 Bhlvered on the sidelines. part-
y from the Intense cold, portly from
the thrills of the struggle between
Capadrutt, Stevens, and Jack Hcaton
defending Olympic champion, - who
finished third yesterday after tho first
two heats, approximately five seconds
bock of Stevens. Only Stevens and
Heaton, of tho 13 sleds entered,
seemed to hovo a chance to catch
Capadrutt.
' Six sledB bettered Stevens old world
record of 2:09 yesterday, Capadrutt
making it twice, but Hubert, on blow
torch heated runners, climaxed the
day by recapturing the record with
a 3:04 .37
Tho luck of tho draw that sent
Stevens down tho run first yesterday,
when tho snow crust was unbroken
and held back tho sled, turned In his
favor and against Capadrutt today,
Today Cnpadrutt, riding next- to
last yesterday, had to come down sec
ond today and Stovens was the last
rider of tho first heat, a splendid
position.
Tho first sled down was "Dutch-
land II" Werner Huth, driving... He
made tho run in 3:11.33. Huth was
fourth, yoatorday.
Despite tho disadvantage of helping
smooth out tho track for those that
followed. Capadrutt flushed down the
course to a new world record of
3:03.52.
Again Capadrutt, just shading 20
years of age, mado n beautiful run.
picking up the seconds he needed to
smash Stevens' mark with exception
ally daring work on the dangerous
curves In the heart of the course.
So fast was the track that all of the
first four teams turned in better
marks than those that started the
competition yesterday and remained
today to race two more heats, with
the grand total for tho four deter
mining the Olympic champion.
Carl Schacfcr, young university stu
dent of Vienna, was crowned men's
Olympic figure skating champion In
tho early hours of tho morning to
day. 11 rung him to the International
title above Oillls Orafstrom. .. of
Sweden, who won the oh&mplonship
both In 1024 and 1038. . m :.-..- ,:
Schaerer, bitter rival of the Swed
. lsh veteran, easily took tho title with
ilvo of the so veu Judges voting fur
him for first place while tho other
two named him second. Orafstrom
received the other two votes for first
place, and three for second.
Tho Judges reached their decision
several hours nfter completion of tho
moiva competition last nlRht, a bril
liant display of free style skating
that kept a capacity crowd of 3000
In tho Olympic indoor arena cheering
as one after another of tho champloits
and contenders of eight tuitions wont
through their graceful and Intricate
maneuvers.
Canada won Its fifth straight hock
ey victory or tho Olympic series, beat
ing Poland by the lopsided scor of
10 to 0. while Elizabeth Dubois, of
Evans ton, 111., was wtunlng tho final
heat of a 1000 met era exhibition rnce
for women skaters or Canada and
the United States.
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and Through ire heSTof desei3
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its old Home in om lmmich.
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Wto&L&Xei OF I (1
E-KW MIILHELM Hy I -'' I f j
'-':- Om-c f& VlMNFKs IN Fl
"WS SECOND NEAR OF RIDING" I ""V
Jim Corbett III;
Calls It a Cold
: f, -.a-i i , . s
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 V-Jim Cor
bett, former heavyweight fight cham
pion, who will soon be 65 years old,
Is in Presbyterian hospital but he
said today "1 wouldn't take my case
seriously, It's Just a little cold, and
I'll be out of. here In a couple of
days."
U.S.MAY SELL
SECURITlESTO
THE PUBLIC
Oregon Staters
Take Two Games
From Idaho Five
MOSCOW, Ida., Fob. 10 VP) Ore
gon State's basketball quintet de
feated Idaho 91 to ns here last night
to movo within half a ganio of second
place In the northern, .division of
tho conference standings. Having in
mind Monday night's close 24 to as
victory over tho Vandals, the Staters
lost no time In piling up a 21 to 13
lend by half time.
In tho second period Idaho rallied
behind good shooting by Barrett and
Herman, forwards, and Grcnier, cen
ter, closing the gap to 20 to 12 for
tho visitors.' Thomas, forward and
Hnrtwoll. guard for the Orangemen
tossed a field goal and a freo throw
to bring the count to 26 to ao, front
which point tho Staters drew stead
ily ahead.
Tho northern division standings
bell, DcHart?
Northrop.
Hubbard and Phil
Homespun Thrill
"Back iiy 1910 I watched the
Mankato Blue Sox defeat a team
from Minneapolis,", contributes Paul
Mlckelson In the mait-thrllllng-event
contest. . : '. .
' "'It was a hick game, of courso,
but an old, butcher applied for; the
Job as a plnch-hltter in the ninth
lulling with the score 1 to'o against
the old homo team and a man on
base nnd two out. He whacked the
ball over the fence and the home
team won. . -..
"Tho anil Incidentally landed on
a freight car loaded with coal and
tho boys never saw it again. That
game always sticks In my mind, a
ahlldhood Impression, perhaps, but
what a thrllll" . ...
follow:
Wash. State
Washington .... 0
Oregon State .... 0
Oregon - 4
Idaho 2
Points
W. L. Pot, For Agt.
.880
.600
.045
.364
.182
923
2111
297
206
303
Sport Slants
Billiard Winners
"Cash In" Tuesday
CHICAGO. Feb. 10 (A-,Tha twelve
entrants in the world three cushion
billiard championship tournament
today were on their way about their
business, taking with them thetr
various shares on tho S25.000 in
prizes.
Tho big share, more than saooo.
which is expected to crow consid
erably before the 1933 tournament,
will remain in Chicago with Angle
Kleckhefer. who defeated Otto Rel
selt of Philadelphia. Monday night
for the championship.
Rrlselti, by defeating Arthur Thurn
blad of Chicago, who won the 1931
tournaments in the playoff for sec
ond place last night. 80 to 30. In 44
lnntuir. gained about $M00. while
Thumblsd'e share for third place was
1800.
Johnny Layton, ten times holder
of the championship, rallied yester-j
aay to win the playoff for fourth
position, and win 91300. In tne after
noon match, be defeated Frank Sco
Tille of Burfalo. SO to 40 in 45 In
nings, and ram back at night to
outpoint Ous CYptiloa of K'tyrrnci
Ore., 60 to 44 In 63 innings, .
liy.Alait 3. (inulil
(Associated Press Sports Editor)
Tho retirement of Stevo Farrell,
famous truck coach, nfter 30 years of
service nt Yale, Maine, Ohio Stato
nnd Michigan, prompts Harry Hill
man of Dartmouth to revive mem
ories of the days when professional
foot racing was In Its prime m New
England as .well as Old England.
"Steve Phrreii."- writes Harry In
his latest bulletin for the Associa
tion of College Track Coaches of
America, "was- born In Rockland,
Conn., tho day after Christmas,
1863, but , . , stevo Is a young man
still. ....
"Ho was nover an amateur. In
tho old hook-aud-laddcr days he
was captain! of three ,ro!uMlonil
flro trams at one time. In those
days races between flro brigades
woro as Important In tho public eye
as the big football gomes are to
day. ... , . There wero somo other
famous names on the rosters . of
those.,old loams (Including) Keeno
Fitzpatrlck, Mike Murphy,, Johnnie
Back and Bill Donovan.
.."Immediately alter his hook-and-ladder
days. Fnrrelt ran the 440.
YOUNG FIRPO
BEATS DIXON
IN PORTLAND
k- j. , -.... . . ,i.
PORTLAND, Ore., Fob. 10 m
Young Flrpo, former Burke, Idaho
miner, took a six-round slugging
match from Oeorgle Dixon, Portland,
hero Inst night. Flrpo, absent from
Portland for many months, showed
up well and demonstrated he still
carried his well known dynamic wal
lop. But Dixon gave him a battle.
Each fighter scored a knockdown.
Flrpo taking a count of two In tho
second round, Dixon going down for
four seconds In tho third. Flrpo
weighed 172 pounds to Dixon's 163.
Whllo Dixon has been technically
knocked out in previous battles. It re
mained for Flrpo to bo tho first man
In Portland records to put oeorgle
on tho floor.
Wlldmnu Pat O'Hnnnlgan, Santa
Ana, Cal., was well on his way to a
six round decision over Red Barber.
Seattle In tho semi-final, when he
let go a couple of palpably low blows
Just before tho end of the fight. Af
ter a brief rest Barber agreed to con
tinue and it was called a draw. They
are middlcwcights.
SWEDKN DISCOVERS COPPER
STOCKHOLM T) A rich copper
lodo has been located near Boliden
TUNNEY WILL NOT
RETURNJTO RING
Retired Heavyweight
Champion Spikes Rumors
in Interview Today.
By Alan Oonld i
(Associated Press Sports Editor)
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 VP) The boys
who have been building up the pleas
ant fiction that Gene Tunney con- t
templates a fighting come-back may
Just as well knock down the struc-I
ture of their Imagination. . 1
On the authority of Tunney him
self, the former -world champion has
never had and will not . entertain
now the slightest Idea of returning to
the ring. ;
"When 1 retired from the ring, I
meant It," he told me today; I re
minded him . of stories that hod been
printed and recently repeated, pre
dicting that circumstances might dic
tate otherwise, or that he might
yield to1 some pressure.
Private Interests Enough
"Yes, I Jtnow- all about that," he
replied, "and of course I cannot stop
anyone from making a suggestion in
the newspapers as to what I may or
may not do. Nor do I take them
seriously i. ; . i .;. r
"The way I feel now Is that I have
my own life to lead and work out.
I have my private interests. - I am
happy in what I am doing. I en
joyed writing my life story, yet I am
surprised that ao much Interest is
shown in it.
"I still am keenlv Interested In ho. ' Bovernment SOW liberty and victory
. , - , - - " : an oonas,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 ) The
administration, is considering selling
a part of the $1,600,000,000 of recon
struction finance corporation deben
tures In small denominations directly
to the public. ! ' ,; -
Although no definite decision has
been made, President Hoover was rep
resented as feeling that such action
might draw out of hiding money I words In the Reichstag upon his re-
which has been hoarded. . (turn from the ' Hague conference,
Germans Want
"Final Decision
OriReparations
By Louis P. Lochner
BERLIN tm Postponement of the
reparations conference at Lausanne
leaves Germany cold.
Every, citizen of the reich is so
convinced that Germany cannot pay
reparations hereafter that -he sees the
probable extension of the Hoover
moratorium as the logical result of
inexorable events.
What Germany wants . above
everything else - Is a permanent
settlement. People's nerves are
jarred at the thought that, once
again, only a provisional settle-
ment may -be decided upon. -The
Incertitude about the future,
they 'say, weighs so" heavily - upon
business and Industry that an eco
nomic recovery is impossible." '
The ! late GustaV- stresemanns
The reconstruction finance corpora
tion has (500,000,000 available through
direct appropriation and has the au
thority to sell through the treasury
si.ouu.uuu.uuu in securities.
The securities. It was sold, would
nuke an attractive investment for
the small investor because not only
would the financial power of the
government be behind them but
loans made by the corporation must
under the law be adequately secured.
If the securities are sold directly
to the public, tho procedure will be
similar to that followed when the
lng and' always will be; ' Why not?
it was a nig part of my life. But
what a fool I would be ever to think
of attempting a come-back."
v But Jack Dempsey, It was sug
gested, appeared to be contemplating
one.
Sorry For Dempsey
"Yes and, you know, I hate to
think of it," replied the man who
twice whipped tho great man mauler.
"We all, like to think of Dempsey
at his best, as a great champion. The
reputation, ho mado -means some
thing, it means more, I think,- than
tho rlsk of being beaten now by men
ho would have whipped easily in his
Harry Shocked At
Smith's Statement
PORTLAND, Feb. 10 VP) The ac
tion of Alfred E. Smith in announc
ing he would accept the Democratic
presidential candidacy If the Demo
cratic convention - selects him, Is
"shocking" to G. Y. Harry, veteran
Democratic campaigner. .
In a telegram to Smith Monday
Harry said: "Your announcement Is
shocking to patriotic Democrats. Had
prime. Ho was beginning to slow up. !f"u m your own gooa lana
four or five years ago. and It would !' ,wuld conceded as your right,
be- Just that much harder for hlmlbut to undertak stop the ambl
now to como back. i - tlonsotyour most loyal political
"Camera, with that remarkable left!,rlencl and at the same tlme rlsk a
and his size, would bo difficult ror'8erlous dlvlsIOI ' Democratic
Dempsey to beat. Schmeling, Im-! party stamPs y" " disloyal to your
proving as rapidly as he has - would frIends "11 10 the party who wlth-have-
the advantaee of- vouth and lout "serve conferred Its highest hon-
ruggedncss. - I do not think Sharkey "u la'
vouia go down so easily again In a
bout with tho former champion."
-xou know." oene added. "Demp-
4
This Game
: of Goif :
By O. B. Keeler
For some years now I have been
looking for a very real Japanese in
vasion of American Golfing fields, it
seems that 1933 is to see the beginning-in
the single but essentially
formidable person of "Tom" Miya
moto. His complete name Is Tomo
kicki Miyamoto, but of course the
inherent American affection for easy
abbreviations took care of - tho Tomo
klckl, sometimes even spelled Tomes
klcbio. ' Miyamoto, twice, winner of the
open championship of Japan, Is re
garded as the leading- Nipponese
candidate for honors afield. His ar
rival this winter In California, and
his debut in the winter circuit,
starting nt Snn Francisco, occa
sioned serious interest. - -
Gives Burke Plenty
The little' Jap, showing a smooth,
sound swing with an extraordi
narily crlftp snap at impact, was
unable to do himself or his gome
Justice In any of the California
events except ' the San Francisco
match play open.
An Infection of the right eye
caused him to weor a patch over it
in subsequent tournaments for sev
eral weeks and you have only to
try - a couple of golf shots of any
GETS POST AT JERUSALEM
JERUSALEM VP) Norman Bent-
IUU rltri .int. m,t- n , . ...l-W . ... i. .
In Mnrfh.. u.. , , , ' " """" "S" wiwi.wivii, luiuicr ai.Mjriiey-generai 10 tne
in Northern Sweden by the geological mn wh.n T.. ii,t.M - it.i..i. : .--
BZ?J?lTJllTm. m8e-i- in effect asked: 'What and take pointed to the Weiimann cnalr Zt sue
n.ii Z " v'"-, a cnance of being punched blind? No International peace at "the Hebrew
pec""g- thanks'." 'university here.
Camera Clicks as Skates Flash by at Winter Olympics'
where the Young plan was finally In
itialed, 'are recalled. Stressemanh
then- left no 'doubt In his hearer's
minds that nobody In Germany could
guarantee the fulfillment 'of -the plan.
Ask Workable Plan;.-.-'
What Germany now wants IB some
thing which Its signers are convinced
can be fulfilled. Hitler has said again
and again that his party would not
sign anything- that it could not guar
antee to fulfill. Bruening has pleaded
for a settlement of the 'renarattons
issue that "rests upon verity and clear kind with cither eye closed to real
recognition of facts." The Social Dem- ize the vital importance 01 ninocu-
ocrats protest against "unbearable . ."""""s yiupeny
burdens." ' - : , -i ( with a golf ball.-
If the Bruening cabinet could I the San Francisco tourney,
emerge from the Young plan ma-' howe--. Miyamoto, using both eyes,
neuvers with a settlement adapted 1? fled """f 'r h "Jf01 P1
to Germany's self-acknowledged ca- and in 8reat b' w'te Am
pacity to pay, his captaincy Of the fn y canL0?ntlllB"5t Bu,.rle'
Sri ' ,,. ,,, c. fought him to the 20th hole, match-
oerman ship, of state would be se- ( ,ngBshots hlm nlcely alI tne way
Tnat self-acknowledged capacity to!J he 6ave Burke 011 he couW
pay Is, however, to the great majority ! . ' ,,, h,,
of the German pele, "null comma ;cnmo tne troubIe wltn ,
null null," which, translated into , and whe ne contlnuea piuckUy
English, means "zero point zero zero cnter competo he was not abe
(0.00)." The impossible is therefore to Bhow ngaln tne true powor aM
not expected of the Bruening cab- qunllty ot hls game. ,
Inet.' - - Turn rjlnns to comnlete the wln-
Dnlly Bread Chler concern Crcuit with the rest of the "cir
Those who do anv political think-
lng know this. They also know that, ' championship, and return to the
in his heart of hearts, Bruening can- united States for the national open
not expect a permanent solution. in jUnc, before returning to Japan.
Another provisional solution. Is the 1 .
best to be hoped for. j . .... 0,vll
The foreign observer who makes it It . tlme 6vMl.t!d th.t
his business to talk with men and Tom's fellow professionals, Asaimt
women in every wane 01 me is oouna and yUSada. would accompany him,
to find that the worries over daily Dut the Japan Golf association, ar
bread and the -implications of the ranging the American tour for
emergency decrees under which Oer- Miyamoto, could not manage to in
many has been living since December elude the others.
8 have become far more pressing than , w,,n . r,.,.,. Tm
speculations over the reparations is- comtmnv of Arthur Sato, well
known Sun .Frnnclseo amateur, whn
1110 more tnan live minion un- ttcted ns Interpreter Tom as yet
employed want work and bread all can speak only a few words of Eng
else Is obscured by this elementary j(sh. ,
nec1' J He is going thn rest of the way
on his own. with the company, . of
course, of his new friends among
the American professionals. The
United States P. G. A. will extend
whatever courtesies and assistance
may be possible in aiding the vts-
- 1 itor.
WASHINGTON (Special)1 Raising 1 The Japanese for a good many
INSANE REAR
GAME CHEAPER
THAN EXPERTS
years have sent us admirable and
Interesting competitors In tennis;
"Tacky" Harnda. while perhaps not
the best, certainly ;wns one :of the
most engaging foreign players who
I Now It aDDears a real start hart
been made toward the extension of
international golfing competition to
Japan, and that Miyamoto Is a
worthy representative of a country
which has moved rapidly toward
the front In many sports.
:- 7 , 1 u,c wor,,l!t tcst ftperd Kkati-rs. 21-yonr-ohI Jack Slim, Dartmouth Collcce
tZ WvTtTX nlMW J'e brouht-vl0- to the United states in the flOO-meter race whlcli openHI
the Oljmpio winter pimcs nt Uike Piarld. N. Y. Shea finished ix yards in front or Bernt Evensen, Nor
- way's famous drfendlnp tltllst.
STREET TABS FOES IN 1932 PENNANT RACE
Champions' Manager Looks For Most Trouble From Giants
JOPUN. Mo. If Manager
Gabby street of tho world's cham
pion Cardinals has things figured
correctly, the National league ball
clubs will end the 1032 season In
tho following. order;
St. Louis. Now York, Chicago.
Brooklyn. Boston Pittsburgh, Phila
delphia, Cincinnati.
Although the "Old Sergeant" rates
his Redblrds at the top of the heap,
he's looking for no walkaway. There
arc no "soft spots" In the circuit,
he says not even cousin Dan How-
lev's bovs from Cincinnati, vhn a...
680 nnd tho mile in the famous old i commodstlngly dropped 30 out ot 44
gnmea to the Cards the past two sea-
I'fticuontnn Gomes. One week It
was New York, then Philadelphia.
Boston. Chicago. Buffalo. It was
then that he made the standing
back Jump of 1 1 feet. . . . LnUr Far
rell beenn to confine his activities
to the 100 and 300 yard dash events
preparatory to entering tho Shef
field Hnndlcnp, tho premier pro
fessional track event of the world,
held annually nt Sheffield. England.
"Farrell went to England, backed
by the clttrcns of Leicester and won
tho $16,000 purse against a field of
100 men with tho 'atmngrr's mark'
handlcnp. Twice later farrell en
tered the Sheffield' tlnmttcnn and
took first place once more. On his
sons.
Street believes the Reds suffered
from many bad breaks, and may be
much tougher to knock off this year.
Third Place Hjtht Looms
With tho Giants challenging the
Cardinals' leadership. Gabby sees the
Cubs. Dodgers and Braves staging a
spirited battle for third place once
tho pennant race gets well under wny.
Rogers Hornsby's driving Dower.
Brooklyn's hitting strength, and Bill
McKechnle Intimate kuowledge of
boll players are the factors which
should keep these clubs in the dan-
return to America from his first i serous clsss. in street's opinion.
nrj. r;trreu loos, tnird lit a race
held ot Goshen, lnd . to determine
the 'Champion of America'."
"All the Braves needed Inst year
was hitting." he remarked, . "and
they'll have It next season."
As for his own Cardinals. Onbby
classes the pltchlug staff, even after
the loss of crimes, as "the leas of
his worries.'
Pitchers To Burn ,
"Why should I worry'" he Inquired.
"The Card nav nil th nit.t,.
j the world- Desn. who could have
Out-Strw Horse
At the height of his fame as a
runner, Farrell got a Job with the
Barnum .c Bailey circus bv outrnr-
thg a horse In nn exhibition thrown
open to all-comers. He was in a cir
cus parade, garbed as an English
gentleman hunter, on an occasion
wucii poiuiago through the old i Pcnea oig league ban last season:
Bowery drew a shower of over-ripe i Carleton. a fine prospect: Llndsey.
fruit and vegetables. He trliiiwrt . who should win 15 or 18 em-
over a div while training for a race Stout, one of the future National
in ltoin. broke an ankle and ended 1 league stars; Johnson, Hallahan and
his ocmpctluve days.
farrell succeeded Keene Fltrpat
rlck at Michigan as track coach
and turned out a flock ot champions,
including Curl Johnson, Egbert U-
Derrlnger. Hslnes can start every
sixth or seventh game.
"Last year, with a nine-man pitch
ing staff, I never hsd to call upon
tho ninth man to start a game. The
( I CAREY baooklvn 4TH " MCKECHNIE agwgs 5 .
Vi- n N? ( streetA-O! howi ley
Abme Is the uay lichhy .stmt sites up chances o f rhal National league manncrrs to wrest the 193i
ix-nnant from the Mxirld's chrniplun St. Louis CardtnaLo.
eighth man started only two." big league stars would disappear soon I "Clubs can't afford to give plavers
Hounding out his predictions, after spring training commenced, and salary boosts this year." he said "and
Street' prophesied the holdout list of before the season proper opened. (l think the men realize It.-
game birds artificially forJ liberation
in woods 'and fields has ceased to be
merely an important backbone of the
sport of hunting. It is being classed
today as a treatment for mental dis
order, a recreational task, for prl- ! eTor appeared In this country,
scners, one form of education for
agricultural students and .backyard
hobby for thousands of persons who
are Interested In wild creatures, ac
cording to officials of the American
Game association.
Missouri's record for economical
rearing of pheasants was set last sea- I
son by Inmates of state Insane Congress plves wiring nf ov.nrnci.
asylums, where hatching and raising j dents the postal franking privilege,
the birds passes under the title of ( - - ;J;'.--J J
occupational therapy," Townsond
Godsey, director of education of the
Missouri Game and Fish Department
has informed the association. Al
though trained men act as super
visors. Inmates do the actual work.
This task ' is said to have solved
a difficult problem for the stote. In
treating certain mental ailments It
is necessary to keep the patients
occupied, but labor organizations
have objected to the state's making
and selling products in competition
with them. Raising birds for libera
tion by the state immediately proved
to be a more ideal occupation than
making clothing or cane chairs.
"Six feeble-minded boys who were
continually running away from one
hospital were set to raising pheas
ants.' sir. uodsoy said. "They pro
duced at virtually no cost 400 birds."
State game farms at Waupun, Wis.,
raised 1.000 of the pheasants that
were released recently by the conser
vation commission. -
Students nt the Oklahoma Agricul
tural and Mechanical College. Still
water, and Cameron College. Lawton,
Okla., will raise bobwhite quail this
season from eggs provided by the
state game and fish department. They
will do the actual work under the
direction of the poultry departments
and state, experts.
Individuals Interested In raising
game as a hobby are being enlisted
by a number of state departments
In cooperative enterprises. -
Tl'KTLE BITrilER CLAIMS
40-YEAR DIVING RECORD
KEY WEST. Fla. VP) Gladden
Albury has two claims to fame.
He says he is the onlv turtle but.
cher In the United States and Ce
clares the diving record- he made in
the Bahamas 49 years ago is still
unequalled.
Albury has Just returned from
Harbor Island, his birthplace In the
Bahamas, where at 16 years of sge
he dived from New wharf to Cash's
wharf, a distance of 408 feet.
Since Albury left Harbor Islsnd
to live at Key West, he? said, hun
dreds of men and boys have tried to
make the dive, but none has suc
ceeded. - - :
As a turtle butcher Alburv knit
and dresses from eight to ten dallv.
Most or the meat is used to make
bouillon.
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A house and 294 acres sold for 3S at
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the land was timbered. . w
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