HYGIENIC LIFE
GIVEN CREDIT
St. Louis — (UP) — Dr. Marie
Charlotte de Goliere Davenport,
apostle of hygienic living for GO
years, has made a study of pro
longing her life. She recently
celebrated her 103th birthday.
‘‘I expect to live at least an
other decade," she remarked as
she puffed vigorously at a cigaret.
*‘I don't see why anyone can’t live
on indefinitely."
Dr. Davenport, health counselor
half a century ago to some of the
ration's great, was bom in Rus
sia. married at 15, widowed at 16.
rewed two years later, widowed
again at 35 and married again at
C8,
During the 17 years covering her
first two marriages she gave birth
to 11 sons, the eldest of whom
still is living at 93. Her present
husband, a native of Richmond,
Va„ is 61.
Dr. Davenport, health counselor
practices what she preaches,
waltzed about her hotel apart
ment, performing calisthenics a
young girl might envy. She is 89
pounds of agility, with a figure as
trim as a girl’s.
She walks three miles a day and
declares she can walk 10 miles
without tiring. Exercise, she be
lieves. should develop agility, not
"bunches of muscles.”
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“Speed Traps” of
Small Towns Attackea
Fowler, Cal. —(UP)— Small Cal
ifornia towns which assertedly de
fray their municipel expenses
through levying fines on motor
ists caught in their “speed traps’*
were under fire of the Lions’ club
today.
At a meeting of the central
council of the service group here,
it was decided to investigate the
asserted “fctitious violations” of
traffic laws charged against un
suspecting strangers, and to at*
tempt to remedy the situation.
Busy Oil Drilling Year
Forecast for Texas
Houston, Tex. —(UP)— Approxi
mately 60 per cent of the oil drill
ing in the United States during
1933 will be done in the Gulf
Coast area, according to Ray L.
Dudley, Oil Weekly publisher.
“Houston now is considered the
logical center of the oil world,”
said Dudley, "Ultimately we can
expect an expansion of refinery
facilities in the Gulf Coast area.
“During my recent trip through
the East, manufacturers as well as
oil men discussed the possibilities
of this great oil section.”
Debaters Used 540,000
Words During Discourse
Newton, Kan. — (UP) — What
ever the quality, the qauntity of
wordage in debates at the Kansas
State Debating League tourna
ment here was considerable.
A statistician figured it out that
48 debaters, representing six col
leges, spoke a total of 540.000
words — enough to fill five 400-paga
books in five rounds of debate.
Snappy Swim Suit
Fashioned of rubber, the. two-piece
bathing suit worn by Martha
Steeper, M-G-M actress, is not only
decorative, but is also said to be
much more comfortable than the
old style costume. The suit is car
ried out in a blue end white color
scheme, diagonal bars of white
across the blue bodice giving 4
charming effect.
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Beard’s Expenses Were
$107.46 for 12 Years
Helena, Mont. — <UP) — The
Montana Livestock Sanitary Board j
operated fer !2 years on an expense |
of $107.40, its latest report shows.
Fees derived from the board's ser
vice affset costs of operation.
In 1931 and 1932 the board end
state veterinarian inspected 4,
142.098 animals and 259.714 head of
poultry. They also made 23.124
meat inspections and cave 35,949
cattle required blood tests.
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Miners Turn to Old
Fields for Livelihood
Amarillo, Tex. — (UP) — After
50 years gold mining areas in New
Mexico have been rediscovered
and Amarilloans are turning to
v/ard the sister state for new live
lihood.
The migration to the gold fields
has nothing of the glamor of
Cripple Creek run in Colorado or
thD Klondike rush to Alaska.
There only is the hope of susten
ance through patience, good luck,
and labor.
Two mining companies have
Graceful Formality
This striking evening frock worn by
.lay Francis, screen player, is of
henna chiffon, beaded in stripes to
form a design of inverted > ’*. It is
fashioned to follow the graceful,
flowing lines of the figure, tapering
out to a semi-train at the skirts.
been organized here. The golden
Arrow Mining Company is cen
tering its activities Rround a mine
believed worked once by Span
iards in the Sierra county district.
The Amarillo Gold Mining Com
pany has focused its development
in Eureka Gulch, center of the
Hopewell district.
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Engineers Perfected
New Ship Distress Signal
Boston —(UP)— An automatic
alarm signalling device for send
ing and receiving radio distress
calls from ships at sea has been
perfected, according to engineers
of a Boston firm.
The alarm, which can be at
tached to an ordinary marine
wireless hookup, has proved 100
per cent efficient in tests made up
to 100 miles and has worked at a
distance of 60C miles.
It can be operated by an ordi
nary seaman and sets off bells
and blinker lights on the receiving
vessel. In case ship has bc.tn
abandoned, rescue craft can be
directed to the scene of the dis
aster by radio compass.
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Robbery Delayed Letters
Warning Police of Forger
Sherman, Tex. — (UP) — Police
here wondered by a bulletin re
questing vigilance of officers in
southwestern cities for a man de
scribed as a forger never got re
sults.
For a year nothing was heard
of the man and no word came
from other cities telling of receipt
of the bulletin calling for appre
hension of the fugitive.
The mystery was solved when
letters were delivered recently, a
year after their posting here. The
letters were marked “delayed and
damaged account postoffice rob
bery.” Several police chiefs an
swered the circular, promising
they would watch for the fugitive.
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Famous Rodeo Horse
Shot After Accident
Garden, Mich. — (UP) — Tod,
famed 36-year-old rodeo horse, is
dead. He was shot after falling and
breaking a leg near hera
Named after Helen Todd, one of
Texas’ most famous woman riders,
Tod was widely known* for his
activities. He was a good saddle
horse, but was trained to throw
an unwary rider, a characteristic
which made him popular in rodeo
rough riding.
Ted’s last owner, Mrs. Catherine
Hughes, Fayette, Mich., brought
him here several years ago.
Apple Blossom Queen
To this distinguished beauty from
overseas goes the honor of reign
ing as Queen of the Shenandoah
Apple Blossom Festival, at Win
chester, Va., this yoar. She is Mile.
Francoise May, daughter of Paul
May, Belgian Ambassador to Wash
ington. The festival, one of the
i most colorful of the Southland,
glorifies the blossoming of 11,000.
000 apple trees in the world-famous,
fruit belt. It will begin about
May 1__
| Deer, Locked in Homs of
Dead Opponent, Killed
San Angelo, Tex. —(UP)— A
struggling deer with its horns in
terlocked, in these of a dead op
ponent was ordered shot by a
deputy game warden when efforts
to separate the two animals failed.
The amaciated condition of the
living deer indicated the battle to
the death had bran fought nearly
a week before the animals were
found by a ranchman. The body
of the dead deer bore evidence of
having been dragged three or four
days.
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Musician Would Like to
Teach Through Music
Boston —(UP)— Teaching chil
dren thro' gh the medium of music
is the idea of John A. O'Shea, head
of the music department of the
Boston public schools and for 50
years organist at St. Cecelia’s
! church.
“The child gets the lesson and
remembers it through the medium
| of song,” he said.
Strange Bed-Fellows Live in Harmony
Polly and her Pal, otherwise known as the Tortoise
Md the Cat. pet along swimmingly. Tortoise awakes
»» his eaeh afternoon to play aj listen to
l’olly, and never so much as a harsh word disturbs
the peace and quiet of the household. The proud ow ner
is Dan Oliva, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Man Lost Chance to
Be Hero During Quake
Porterville, Cal. — <UP) — The
recent southern California earth
quake had its irony for at least
one Les Angeles business man.
Allen Bullard of Porterville re
ceived a letter from a Los Angeles
friend, which read:
"I'm still scared stiff. The. irony
of ttiis entire shake can best be
exemplified by the fact that my
secretary made a flying leap into
my trms when the first quake
camo — and though I have been
hinting at such moves for the past
four years, I dropped her like a
hot coal and, like all other so
called heroes, I ran for cover.”
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More Firewcod Used
Since World War
Harrisburg. Pa. — (UP) — More
firewood is bring used as fuel in
Pennsylvania than at any time
since the V/orld war, according to
of the Department of Torcsts and
Waters.
Ten vears ago motorists could
drive throughout tire state with
0
out seeing firewood being trans
ported in any quantities, but to
day thousands of cars, wagons
and trucks can be seen on the
roads of the Commonwealth,
loaded with firewood.
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FIIwST STEEL BRIDGE
Bagdad—The first steel oridge
ever to span the ancient Euphrates
river is being constructed in upper
Iraq, about 40 mile,, west of this
city. The bridge will be one of the
most important ia the country,
forming a link for motor traffic
that has sprung up since the war
between Bagdad and Damascus.
TALES OF REAL DOGS _ By Albert P. Terhune
She was a brindled police dog—
•German Shepherd Dog,” if you
prefer that more technical name
for her breed—and she was born
and brought up In a convent near
Covington, Kentucky.
The nuns wore fond of her, and
they spent much time and patient
care in her training. Because she
was uncannily swift and Silent in
all her motions, they named her
"Shadow."
The name fitted the quietly wise,
fast-moving, little puppy. Never in
nnyonc’s way, she learned rapidly
all the simple lessons taught her,
and sureness of action which are
uncommon in so young a dog—or
indeed in any dog at all.
The nuns gave her to ten-year
old Marcella Dyas, of 1125 Holman
Street, Covington. Marcella was the
daughter of a restaurant keeper.
At home and a. the nearby restau
rant, Shadow quickly became a fav
orite with everyone.
Quickly, too she earned her right
to board and lodging and to good
treatment. For example:
From the first. Shadow picked
out for herself the Jcb of bodyguard
for her little mistress. She accom
panied Marcella to school and
everywhere e'se.
1 She was as gentle as a kitten
with her owner and with the other
children of the neighborhood. They
could play ns roughly as they chose
with her. and she took it all good
temperedly.
But, let some grown person—
especially any man—loiter near
Marcella or speak to the little girl
or attempt to lay so much as a
finger on her, and Instantly Shadow
was at the intruder’s throat.
She was as fine a protector for
Marcella as a machine-gun com
pany could have been. Mr. and Mrs.
Dyes had no fear for their daugh
ter’s safety while Shadow was with
her. And Shadow was with her,
always, day and night.
She would not consent to oe soul
up in the house when Marcella went
out. Once, when the child was going
shopping with her mother, Mrs.
Dyas realized that dogs are not
always welcome at stores. So Shad
ow was locked in the cellar Just be
fore they started.
They had not walked a block,
before the young police dog was
padding along, silently, beside them.
Shadow had leaped high in air
and had crashed through the cellar
window and out into the yard, and
thence had found the scent of their
footsteps and had caught up with
them. She was not going to let
Marcella go anywhere unguarded
by her.
Shadow's only forms of disobe
dience wore her fierce refusal to
wear either a collar or a muzzle.
When a collar was slipped around
her neck or a muzzle was clamped
to her nose, she went wild with
indignation.
She would roll around on the
floor and would scrape against
every article of furniture within
reach, until she was able to rid
herself of the hated incumbrances.
In all else, Shadow was gentle and
wholly obedient. But, from the
start, she made it very clear to
everyone that she would NOT wear
a collar or a muzzle.
The police of the neighborhood
winked at these minor derelictions
of the law. They knew Shadow
was making their own work lighter,
by her sharp supervision of Mar
cella and of all groups of playing
children. No kidnaper would have
been bold enough to risk an attack
Marathon Winner
Mere is lovely Lorraine Sherman,
University of Southern California
co-ed, mounted on the ancient, hiph
wheel bike on which she wron the
bicycle marathon for students at
Los Anpeles recently. The combina
tion of youth, beauty and old ape
proved too much for Lorraine’o
opponents.
Merchant’s Revolver
Frightened Bank Teller
Modesto, Cal. —(UP)— If John
Condrey, teller in a bank here, is
a little Jittery about men with
guns, he has reason to be.
Tha other day, Condrey was
carrying $37,000 in currency to
the post office. Carl Steon, Modes
to merchant, approached, carry
ing a revolver.
Condrey yelped. Two years ago
he looked down the barrel of a
bandit's pistol and was forced to
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from the police dog’s mighty Jaws.
At picture shows, alone, Shadow
was not allowed to stay close to
her little mistress. The theater
managers were strict in their re
fusal to permit dogs to occupy
seats which humans might pay for.
But all the picture houses In the
neighborhood let Shadow lie on
guard In their lobbies or Just outside
their doors, when Marcella was in
side the theater.
It was the same at the Second
District School which Marcella at
tended. Shadow always accom
panied the child to and from school,
and lay quietly in the yard while
; the classes vtre in progress. With
! quiet eagerness she waited for the
recess hour and it’s gay romps
nnd games s
The roughest child was safe from
injury In playing with her. Only
when an unknown grown-up ven
tured near, did Shadow show her
teeth. She seemed to understand
that the teachers and the janitor
were harmless But she would not
allow any stranger to approach the
children.
Then came the end.
Marcella and some other girls
were playing with Shadow on the
sidewalk ,n front of the Dyas homo.
They decided to pay a visit to the
Golden Rod restaurant, a block
away; the restaurant owned by
Marcella’s parents.
Across the street they started at
a run, first looking up and down the
thoroughfare to make certain no
motor cars were too near for safety.
Marcella wns running far in front
of her companions. But Shadow was
close at her side, as ever.
When she was midway across the
street, a big motor car came whiz
zing around the comer, at illegally
high speed. Marcella was directly
in the path cf the fast-moving
machine.
snc aia not even see ner own
danger nor realize that in another
fraction of a second she might be
crushed to death beneath the mur
derous wheels.
But Shadow saw. And Shadow
understood the danger. And Shadow
went into action.
For more than a year the dog
hod been protecting Marcella
against imaginary perils. Now was
her chance to save the child from
a terribly real menace, even
though the saving meant the gal
lant dog's own death.
Shadow was wise. She must
have known the awful risk she was
incurring. But she did not hesitate.
Marcella was almost under the
buffer of the onrushing car. Sha
dow lived up to her own reputation
for uncanny swiftness of motion.
She darted forward and gripped
Marcella’s dress.
Exerting all her wiry strength
the dog flung the little girl, bodily,
back toward the sidewalk, ahd out
of the way of the speeding ma
chine. In almost the sumo motion,
Shadow, herself, sought to leap back.
But she was just loo late.
One of the whirling wheels smote
her, hurling her ahead of it. Then
the car passed over her writhing
body.
People came running out, as
Marcella knelt weeping in the
street, holding Shadow's head in
her arms. The brave dog sought to
lick the tearful little face pressed
against her own. But the effort
was too much for her.
Tender hards carried Shadow
into the Golden Rod restuarant.
First aid was given, nnd a veteri
narian—Dr. J. A. Winkler—was
sent for In a rush. Everything
possible was done for the heroine
dog. But she died.
She died, as many thousands of
other splendid dogs have died, from
the carelessness or the callousness
of motorists. She died, that a child
might live. Could any human hero
have laid down life in a nobler way
or in a noblei cause?
Sometimes, I wonder if, somehow
and somewhere, there is not a
heavy penalty to be paid by heedless
dog-murdering motorists.
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1,000,000 Bottles of
Wine Await Repeal
St. Louis —OJP)— In a wine cel
lar dug into solid rock 35 feet
underground here are more than
a million bottles of champagne,
valued at approximately $1,000,
000, awaiting modification of the
Eighteenth Amendment.
The champagne. Cook’s Imper
ial, of 1916-17 vintage, is guarded
constantly. Iron bars and steel
doors, behind which are armed
guards, prevent theft of the wine.
The stock consists of 600 000
pints and 400,000 quarts. The
temperature in tire vault never
varies more than five degrees.
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Cow-Deer Owned
In Massachusetts
West Andover, Mass. — (UP) —
A Jersey cow owned by Jacob
Shalakis is believed to be half
deer. It is thought to be a cross
between a wild buck and a cow.
It has a long, slender neck, big
eyes, small muzzle, and front legs
; shaped like a deer’s. The cow.
| four years old, is an excellent
; milker.
A LONG. LONG TRAIL
Fittsburg—Mr. and Mrs. Geoq b
H. Teeple don’t believe in thumbing
rides. They do their hitch-hiking
with signs which bear the name of
their destination. The Tecples have
recently returned from a tour of
3,209 miles which took them through
Missouri, Alabama, Oklahoma and
Arkansas without an accident.
turn over $1,500. He hasn’t liked
men with givns since.
At his shout, Patrolman Prank
Wooley, who was accompanying
him, went into action. He drew
his gun, snatched Stem's revolver.
Then Stein explained. He said he
had Just found the revolver tying
beside the sidewalk and was on his
way to turn it over to police when
he saw Wooley.
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Use of charcoal-gas for operating
motor trucks and buser was recent
ly demonstrated at. a conference
held in China by the governor of
Hunan province.