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Old Bill Has a 9 a r-xV7"::. ! I anf m-I 1 .v- 1 v w ' I f i w r iff , Hw Cij I "Old lilll," who has been culled ilio richest horse In tli world, retired from un net! vc llf hiiiiiu Unit) tigo and now graze on a Jive-acre picture In Youngs town, ()., tlmt Ik worth S'joo.titio, fronting on some of the most expensive busi ness property. Tlie owner, Miss Ilaiinuh Kyle, say tlmt "Old It! II Inn boon fultliful for twenty-nix year und nobody can buy tlmt property until be U finished with It. Large Increase in Waterfowl in U S. Maps Show Breeding and Wintering Grounds. Wushlngtun The United State bu reuii of bloloKlnil survey bus prcpuriHl a series of maps showing the breeding und wintering ranges of six species of wuterfowl moHt iKipulur with gunner. Them) limps uIho show certain area which tiro classed iim both breeding iiiul wintering territory. The imillurd pi'rhnpM exceeds nil other birds In pop ulurlly with the bulk of the gunners of the country. It Id the opinion of most (link shooters that In number the mallard exceed alt other species, mid during heavy mallard migration It would His-ni that there were more milliards than till the rent of the duck put together. Tho American (lume I'roiectlve iiHHoclutlnn points out In a recent bulletin tlmt thl 1 not true, n anyone who bu Been a heavy plutull or blue-bill flight will tumify. The bul letin nays: ' "Tlie wintering urea of the Cunuda goose Is even less In proportion to It breeding urea tliuu Unit of tho mal lard, but we doubt If the strain on the wintering ground I nearly us severe, because In numbers thl goose can In no way be compared with the milliard. It must also be borne In mind Unit the Cuniuln goose will not rest where It Is frequently disturbed by man. Since the puNsugo of the law stopping spring shooting, milliards and other duck have shown conclusively that If let alone tbey will again occupy much of (lie ureu which was their breeding grunge In former days. The Gulf coast states, tlie const section of Georgia und tho Carolina and the Pacific coast country of California, Washing ton und Oregon compose the, wintering section of the pintails of our country, niuny of these preferring to go Into Mexico, Cuba und Central America. Migration Puzzled Hunters. "The migrations of these ducks have puzzled gunners since tlmo Immemo rial. In the late winter und curly spring literally millions of these birds go up the Mississippi and Missouri val leys from their winter home to their breeding ground. "The only mnp of this series In which the wintering area equals that of tlie breeding territory Is In tlie ense of the blue-wing teal, which not only spreads out over Mexico mid Central America but goes on Into South Amer ica. "Many men prefer the- canvasbock to nny other duck us a shooting prop osition, and perhups It I the con sensus of opinion that as a table bird he ranks at the head of the list. How many men who have enjoyed shooting tliese birds along the Virginia 'and Carol ina coasts liave realized that their favorite game bird comes from the Northwest and that their sport de pends upon the care that Is taken of this bird not only on Its breeding grounds but during Us migration across tho country? The canvasbnek, Instead of making n north and south migration, travels from the northwest to the southeast and back ngnln. "Some time ngo we solicited the support of an Influential man In the Interests of the public shooting ground game refuge bill, and were told by him that he was not Interested In the conservation of wild fowl anywhere except on his Southern preserve. He stated tlint he shot principally canvas back and that he had good shooting, and that he enjoyed good sport be cause out of his own pocket he em ployed wardens to pntrol his property and keep nil gunners off; that he. had spent enormous sums In providing food for the birds and that It was be cause of these facts and not through nny conservation work which might be done anywhere that he had waterfowl to shoot on his Southern estate. Federal Law Necessary. "We would like this gentleman to study the canvasbnek map carefully. All he does at his Southern shooting reserve Is to congregate the birds In Rich Pasture that vicinity. Iet unrestricted slaugh ter go on In the Northwest during the breeding season, and thl man's shoot ing will suffer, no mutter how many thouHunds of dollars be spends In sup plying duck food for the birds und guards to protect blm agnlnot tres pass. "Tho passage of a federal law to protect migratory gumo birds was nec essary because no state could protect any 8iecles of bird that sojourned within It border for only a short tlmo. For obvious reason the differ ent states dlil not co-operate with each other, mid It la believed that hud not a federal law been enucted many spe cies of migratory game bird would be extinct today. "Since the federal government has been given Jurisdiction over these bird they have Increased wonderful ly, ltut In order that seasons, bag lim its and other regulations may be mnde Judiciously and the birds given effec tive protection, the federal govern ment must learn all possible ng to their Journeying bnck and forth across the country. The banding of migratory waterfowl has already done City in Ecuador Razed by Quake Was Accessible Only by Mule Trail. Washington, D. C "Tulenn, Ecua doreun city reported wiped out by an earthquake, lies in u region where the only rift In nature's lute seems to be seismic disturbances," Buys a bulletin from the Washington, V. C, headquar ters of the Nutlouul Geographic so ciety. "Tulcun hnd about 5,000 people. It lay 100 miles northeust of Quito, near the Colombian border, and wus accessi ble only by a mule trull. "One writer says tlie climate Is so heulthful that "hens luy so persistently that medicine bus to be given them to save their lives.' Water, Rail and Bridie-Path. "The mule ride Is the lust stretch of a waterway, rull, und brldle-path route which tnkes the visitor up South America's principal Pueltlc river, the Gunyus, to Guayaquil, Ecuador's prln clpul port, and thence to the country's capltul, Quito, after two days' railroad travel. - "Quito Is only 28(1 miles from Guaya quil, but the trains do not travel by night. That Is the visitor's good for tune, for the route discloses the rugged beauty of the Andes and traverses re gions which produce stuples of Amerl cun retail trade l'unnma hats, quinine und cocoa. "Though hidden far from the busy world, Tulcnn was a thriving com munity, to which American exporters' representatives In Guayaquil bent agents, and Its own people frequently Joined the colorful crowds on the streets of Quito, a capital ubove the clouds. Quito Cultured Capital, "Quito resembles our own capital In that It Is more residential and gov ernmental than a business city. Ladles In smart motor cars shop at stores displaying the latest Importations from New York, London and Paris. Ameri can Indians frequently come to Wash ington; but the Eucndorean Indians are far more plentiful In Quito's streets. 'They stroll about In orange ponchos, stillor-llke cotton trousers, and broad-brimmed hats. Their native villages usually can be distinguished by the shape of their ponchos, the cut of their hair, or a turn of their head dress. "There is no daylight saving prob lem In Quito. Day and night are 12 j ! Unhappily Married Men s Club Formed J'nrl. The little town of Mr tnlny, nenr St. Kllcnne, has the distinction of being the lirst com munity to organize un "Unhap py Married Men's dim." The population of Firtnlny lit tho last census was l!l..'no. but when notice were posted In pub lic places calling upon "every un happily married man In town" to be present lit a given place and a given date "In order to organize a club, nominate ofllcer and ar range a banquet," nearly IMO J men, ranging In age from twen- ty-llve to seventy-five, responded T Tlie humorists of I'arls liver thut should a similar summons j be made here the huge Velo- drome would be too small to ac J commodate the crowd. much to trace the courses our duck take when traveling In search of food or suitable climate. Koch year thut number of duck are bunded more will be added to the knowledge of man, and more adequate will be the protection be can offer hi feathered friends, "Tho work the United States bureau of biological survey Is doing In Inves tigating the habit of the migratory birds Is of Inestimable value to the gunners of the country; In order thnt the conservation work can be carried on In an Intelligent manner." Gamekeeper Kills Old Wolf Who Stole Lunch Lenox. Muss. Richard M. Davis, gamekeeper at the New Marlboro Gome association preserves In south ern Iterkshlre, recently shot a gray timber wolf which had killed his largest goose for a dinner. Two dead mallard ducks were close by. Mr. Davis estimates that the wolf was forty yeur old, a Its teeth were worn down smooth with tlie Jaws. The fur Is In good condition. The wolf put up a stiff fight before muklng a final leap to escape over a nine-foot fence. Thl Is the first wolf killed In the nerkshlres since 1002. It Is believed to be one of a pair thut Cortlandt Field Bishop saw In Sheffield last FtDruury and which later was seen by Ike Beck on Mount Washington. Increase Army Outlay Heme. In the Swiss budget for 1924, which shows 250,000,000 francs receipts against 294,000,000 francs ex penditure, military appropriations amount to 81,000,000 francs, being 4, 000,000 francs in excess of 1923. Tlie greater pnrt of this sum Is for the In struction of a number of recruits greatly In excess of the quota of pre vious years. hours the year round. The cllmnte Is Just as equable It Is always early spring In Quito but there Is a 10-de-gree difference between the sunny plnces of the direct equatorial rays, and the shade. "Four hours toward the mountains will land one In a region of perpetual frost ; In hnlf a day one can descend to the deep nnd sultry valleys between the mighty chains of the Andes. Where Chocolate Comes From. "One Ecundorean chocolute planta tion produces 25,000 pounds of cocoa yearly for American and European confection makers. The cocoa beans are spread,' for drying, over acres of bamboo mattings. Workmen scuflle through them with bare feet occasion ally to make sure they dry. When the pods are first opened the beans and pulp ore creamy white; they grow brown after exposure to olr. "Quito, from the slopes of the hills which surround It, presents n picture of dazzling white, relieved by the red roofs of Its wooden houses. "Although wood Is Its only available building material, Guayaquil's public buildings, churches nnd theater lire noted for their architectural beauty. And because Its buildings are wood It maintains what Is reputed to be the largest fire department of any city of Its size In the world. In times past it suffered from disastrous fires. Make "Panama Hats." "Sixty miles up-river, Guayaquil Is the country's great distributing cen ter. It has one manufacturing indus try of great Importance to the United States that of Panama hat making. It exports more than a million dollars' worth of headgenr annually. The raw material comes from smaller' Inland cities; the finished product gets its name from the canal through which H It shipped to this country. "One ' other prospect of northern Ecuador which is not so pleasing Is the snow-clad, ever active, volcanic Coto paxl, with Its ill-omened smoke halo. The crater is near Latacunga, where the legend- survives thnt the great earthquake of 1098 was foretold by a priest. The Carmelite nuns of Lnta conga, so the story goes, held to their faith In the prophecy for seven years during which they slept In tents In their gardens. Their faith was re warded when the quake finally came, for their convent fell, but the tent dwellers escaped." Secretary ancT Senator Tie in Milking Contest i - " ' JBwT IPsU 'Villi h Scene Dulry barn of the United States Soldiers' home, Washington. Event Milking match to a finish. Actors Secretary of Agriculture Wallace left, and Senator Magnus Johnson of Minnesota, right Time 9 minutes, 48 seconds. Itesult Tie Each man milked exactly 4V4 Inches of milk In bis bucket. Iteferee General Tasker Bliss, superin tendent of the home. Will Use Rocket to Explore Air Professor, Who Proposed Trip to Moon, Now Will Test Atmosphere. Cincinnati. Prof. B. II. Goddard of Clark university, whose attempt to build a rocket that would make a trip to the moon at., acted wide attention several years ago. Is still working on plans for a high altitude rocket for the purpose of making scientific rec ords of air conditio,,., 50 miles above the earth, he told physicists attend ing the science conw.,tion here. Both the weather oureau and the Smithsonian Institution at Washington are said to be Interes.ed in Professor Uoddard's plan, which is now nearlng completion, lie suld he had only one more step to make before he could pre pare a model for flight. ProfoQuAp f!ii!il!ir-rt nrnnrAft tfl ' shoot a rocket into the air at least fifty miles perhaps more. It will be equipped with very delicate apparatus, which will open and close automatical ly when the rocket readies a certain altitude. The closing of the apparatus will lock Into a chamber a quuntlty of tlie ulr at that height, and the rocket. In falling to earth, will carry with It the first sample of air man has ever brought down from such a great height In space. May Find Frozen Nitrogen. Professor Goddard will examine tills specimen In his laboratory and ex pects to be enabled to supply an an swer for the first time in history as to the constitution of the air at such a distance. According to Professor Goddard's theory, frozen nitrogen may be found nt a height of 50 miles from the earth. That there Is something there which Is not common at points close to the earth Is believed to be evidenced by the fact that the aurora borealls and meteorites appear at this height. In addition to the air trap, Profes sor Goddard's rocket will carry Instru ments fur measuring pressure, electri cal effects and the radiation which incurs ut such altitudes, and which Is ?ald to he much more powerful even than X-rays. The rocket will also curry a machine for taking the tem perature at certain ultitudes and keep ing a record of the changes. The rocket will be fired from the earth at a speed of six miles a second or more. This speed, which Is six times faster than the best speed ever attained by a cannon ball, It Is esti mated would enable the rocket to free itself from the attraction of tlie earth and keep on traveling for the desired distance. Professor Goddard Intends to propel the rocket with liquid oxygen, which gets energy from evaporation. The rocket will be highly polished and marked so that the experimenters can keep It under observation long enough to calculate Its range and course, nnd to estimate Its landing place. What science is doing to minimize loss from earthquakes was told by Dr. T. A. Jagger, Jr., who lived on the crater of a volcano at Hawaii for eight years and recently was sent to Tokyo by the Department of Agricul ture to study the causes and effects of the Jnpnnese earthquake. According to Doctor Jagger, much of the terrible loss of life In Japan could have been avoided had the proper pre cautions ' against earthquakes been taken. He showed photographic slides of the damage done In Japanese cities, Illustrating that most of the properly built houses withstood the shock. The care with which a building had been put up, and not the material with which it was constructed, was chiefly responsible for its ability to remain standing' during the disaster, sold Doctor Jagger. ' Congested population Is one of the big fnctors in causing heavy loss of life in earthquakes, ha said. The 11 great disasters of this sort In the last 21 years , have been progressively more serious because of greater popu lation in the affected areas. Doctor Jagger, who is In the gov ernment service, urged that more geo logical observatories be established In various parts of the United States to prepare for earthquake disasters. He said that New York, Philadelphia, Washington and other cities on the At lantic seaboard were not Immune from earthquakes by any means. He point ed out that New Tork had had earth quakes In the Eighteenth century, and it and other Eastern cities should be warned by the precedent of Charles ton. He said earthquakes might re turn to the Pacific coast, and might even shake cities In the Mississippi valley. Warn of Dense Population. According to Doctor Jagger, condi tions In America are especially bad in case earthquakes should come, be cause of the density of population in certain big cities, and because we have more volcanoes than any other country. Organized city planning was urged by 'Doctor Jagger as the best -means of preparing for the danger. He said all onr cities should provide emergen cy means for turning off electricity and gas without delay, and for getting Immediate police and fire aid, so that ; 100 fires could be fought at once, The streets should be wide, he suld, and parks numerous, so they could be used as places of refuge. He advocated the continuance of ex periments to perfect earthquake proof buildings with special braces and special foundations. He also sug gested compulsory earthquake insur ance and other measures. Experiments with the mercury vapor boiler recently tried out at Hartford, Conn., have been very successful, ac cording to Ernest L. Robinson of the turbine department of the General Electric company. He said this ex perimental unit "appears to have borne out all the things expected of the In vention, both as to Increased efficiency and as to cheaper power." There was no question, he said, but that "theo retically the mercury engine Is the tiling." Mr. Itoblnson said he was not pre pared to Insist on the present utility of the new engine until the experimental one had been operated long enough to test out the theories on which it was built. Ante-Columbian Chorus Girls. Dr. J. Walter Fewkes of the bureau of American ethnology at Washington, In an Illustrated lecture on pottery found in the MImbres valley In New Mexico, declared that this region had been inhabited by a highly civilized race of Indians long before Columbus Winnipeg Labor i This Is the Ukrainian Labor temple at Winnipeg, Manitoba, In which It la claimed a Communist school is conducted and more than 250 pupils Instructed dally in the principles advocated by Lenin and Trotzky. A Judge of the su preme court of Ontario recently charged that the building is a menace to free dom on the continent of North America and thnt from It bolshevistic doctrlna is spread all over the United States and Canada. ' discovered America. According to Doctor Fewkes' interpretation of the designs on this pottery, pictures of which he threw on a screen, various American institutions of the present day such as poker, dice and chorus girls originated with the Indians of the MImbres valley, or at least were known to them before Columbus Im ported European customs Into Amer ica, Doctor Fewkes said the Indians whose pottery he had found had lived In complete Isolation In their part of New Mexico, and that their mastery of artistic design was remarkable in an untutored race. Paintings on some of the pottery showed figures of three men, with bows stacked up like poker chips, and with black and white squares like dice In front of them. According to Doctor Fewkes, the In dians were gambling. Other pieces of pottery showed what looked like figures of chorus girls, birds, grasshoppers, turkeys, dancing figures, animals and fish and several others had geometrical designs. The prediction that designs like those on the Indian pottery might soon -be seen in the Fifth avenue shop win dows was made by Doctor Fewkes. It was thought the Indian designs might rival those of Tut-Ankh-Amen. "As soon as designers saw these re markable patterns," Doctor Fewkes said, "they became eager to reproduce them for the decoration of fabrics, and I believe that before long we will see them In shop windows." Has New Theory. According to Doctor Fewkes, the pottery showed that the Indians had a theolojy as well as an art that an ticipated modern life. Several of the paintings on the pottery showed that they believed In a Virgin birth, and that this belief included a Virgin who had born twins, which had become the gods of war of this Indian tribe. A new theory of the ultimate unit of electricity has been put forward by Prof. A. P. Mathews of the University of Cincinnati. Scientists generally be lieve that protons and electrons are the primordial elements of the uni verse, and that they are the positive and negative charges of electricity, but Professor Mathews says the etherlon Is the ultimate unit of both electricity and light Professor Mathews pictures the etherlon as a particle of matter before it becomes an electron, rejecting the prevailing theory that light consists of ether waves. He says that the ether consists of etherions, minute spheres that revolve at tremendous speed with a velocity of 186,000 miles a second, and that when an etherlon gains energy of rotation It becomes a proton, or positive electrical charge, and that a neighboring etherlon, losing the same energy, becomes an electron, or negative charge. According to Pro fessor Mathews, -light Is the basis ol all matter, as the etherions are noth ing but waves of light too small for transmission, and moving around and around in one placed Temple Denounced
