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Perpetrators of Double Crime Lead
Ways to Belongings
• METAL BELT BUCKLE AND
| SHOES OF FRANKS FOUND
g| Leopold in Ride With Reporter Denounces Comrade
If. in Crane; Defense Attorneys Seek Court’s Aid to
H , Interview Clients; Permission Refused by State
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CHICAGO, Jan*' 1.—Recovery of t
petal belt buckle worn by Robert
franks, co-heir to a 14,000,000 eatale
pho was kidnaped, according to their
profession and killed by Nathan E.
Uopdfd.Jr.. and Richard A. Loeb. llke
ytee eons of millionaires, was found
pday as the pair1 made their second
pip of the day over the route taken
pi the day of Franks’ disappearance
(nd death.' Shoes worn by the youth
Sere recovered yesterday near Ham -
{'ond, Indiana, where they bad been
urled.
Attorneys temporarily retained by
he Loeb family were prepared to go
fito court tomorrow morning to git
lermtsslon to talk with their client
following the refusal of State's Attor
ney Crowe to permit them to do so.
pie attorneys alleged the youth was
felng examined in the state's attorney s
tfflc* by alienists, and this is ob
jected to unless an attorney is pres
ent, they explained.
During the second trip this after
toon a reporter seated himself in the
lame automobile with Leopold and ob
tained statements from him relative to
the crime. Leopold denounced Loeb,
laying the latter planned the kidnap
*>g and slaying, but admitted that he
pas equally guilty, and that he wrote
Pie 110,000 ransom letter sent to the
franka home.
"It was Loeb," said Leopold, "who
fsliced Franks into the car and It was
e who struck the boy the next in
Itant. Weapons aee so repugnant to
pie that it would have been lmposlble
f Patches
on Your Face?
~D!d you sot all tho
•fcbkw* off this morning?
f-DW you havo to hurt
iyour faco to.do it?
—Frankly, sir—you ought
te try tho nswGsm Blades,
•he/ are perfect blades,
und they are guaranteed
to give perfect shaves.
p Marvelous New
GEM
Doable-Life Blades
OEM Safety Ramore
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY
Arrival u« Departure at Trataa
At MoBtauuisrjr, Ala.
Arrival Departure
Maeoa end
UiM A.M. Columbue StOS l.u
Maeoa and
• ■IS PJ». Columbue dt20 P.M.
■leepina Cara Betweea Opelika aad
Jackeoiavllle, Montgomery aad
Maeoa via Columbue
Tree Surgery
Do not neglect your
beautiful shade trees.
Expert advice and
attention now may
save them frojn high
winds and other ene
mies. Call
B. F. Evans
i PHONE 2606
1441 So. Court Street
tor mo to strlks th« blow that killed
Frank*.
"I was driving, while tioeb was sit*
tins In the back seat. The side cur
tains were on, and Loeb leaned over
the front seat, opened the door and
called:
“ 'Come here Robert, we will ride you
home.’ 'No,' replied the boy, ’It's only
two blocks. I’ll walk.’
“ 'Cgme here anyway,’ said Dick, 'l
want to tell you about a new tennld
racquet.’ Franks came across the
street and hopped upon the running
board. ‘Get In,’ said Loeb, ‘X want you
to meet Nathan Leopold.'
‘‘Franks got In and the next moment
Dick struck him on the head and
drew a bandage around his neck,
strangling him. It was all over In a
minute. I sat there, sick, while the
kid kicked and struggled beside me.
"I rented the car, myself, and ot
course was driving, so that I could
not have struck Franks, to say noth
ing of my repugnance to violence. It
makes no difference, however, which
of us did the actual killing. My only
regret is that Loeb Is so weak as to
accuse me, but he thinks that by prov
ing me the actual-slayer, he will go
free. I know the law and we are both
principals In the first degree.”
Denounce* Partner.
Leopold bitterly denounced Loeb for
what he termed the latter’s weakness
and became so vehement that he near
ly collapsed, asking for a glass of wa
ter containing a few drops of aro
matic spirits of ammonia. Then he re
vived and asked that a message be sent
to Loeb saying: "Tell him I am very
much surprised that he fears death;
that he was so weak as to confess
and later to faint under the strain.
Just a weakling after all.” '
Aside from this outburst against his
confessed aid In the kidnaping and
slaying, Leopold laughed and joked,
even making Jests at Chief of Detec
tives Hughes.
SOUTHERN ZONE HANDICAP
OPENS IN ATLANTA TODAY
Trapshootere From Dixie geek Places
la National Meet.
ATLANTA. GA.. June 1.—The annual
southern zone handicap shooting tour
nament gets under way l ere tomor
row morning at the Atlanta Gun club
with entries from a dozen southern
states. The winners In the zone shoot
will take part in the International
shoot to be held durlna the latter part
of the summer at Chicago.
More than 13.500 In cash awards
have been added to the regular cup
board of silver trophies for the winners
In the various events.
One of the, features of the shoot will
be a special event on Tuesday after
noon In hofior of Oeorge B. McCarty,
president of the Amateur Trapshooting
association. It will be officially known
as the McCarty shoot.
J. NL OTWELL WEDS
■smwztHrs of MIlHag Company In
‘ This Territory Married.
Montgomery customers of th* Val
lersples Milling Co., St. Louis, who un
til recently were represented In Ala
bama by J. Otwell will be Interested
to learn ot the latter's marriage to
Miss Eva Luclle Clonkey in Atlanta on
Saturday night. Mrs. Otwell's home
was In Mdnomonle, Wisconsin.
FOOT* EASE
)r Corns. Bunioi
land AC
Trl»l p»ck*ff. *nd » Foot-Ew W.lkmr Di'lf
Il ki/Tri AttW4* rOOT-tAM.
Flowers
for
The Graduate
Not Just the custom to send
flowers—the sentiment has made
It so—Flowers express the wish
es, congratulations, and the re
gard for the success obtained.
They give added pleasure to
the graduation perlod-they make
the thoughts of that great day
fragrant.
Here you will find cut flowers
and plants that truly express the
giver's sentiments. Call 200 and
you will be assured of prompt
delivery.
GRADUATION BOU
QUETS, tied with tulle
$4.00 and Up
Rosemont Gardens
“Alabama’s Leading Florists*
116 Dexter Ave.
Fhone
200
REACTION IN1ND
PRICESARE OFFSET
Volupie of New Financing Readi
ly Absorbed; Poor Earn
ings Cause Selling
NEW TORK, June 1,—Moderate reac
tion in bond prices last week was
counteracted by active bluing for new
Issues, which totalled more than 2100.
000,000. Although the volume of new
financing was one of the heavtest of
the year, it was, perhaps, absorbed the
most readily.
The market for new offerings as well
as for listed securities hinged largely
on railroad issues. Reports of poor
April earnings by most of the car
riers Induced scattered selling of their
listed obligations and diverted invest
ment buying from this channel into the
public utility section. .Speculative op
erations were mostly for the decline, as
in the case of the St. Paul liens which
reacted to the deficit reported for the
month.
Keen demand for new high grade
railroad bonds, however, was satisfied
partially by the offering of more than
165.000. 000 of these Issues during the
week. The three-fold subscription of
120.000. 000, "big four” five per cent
liens early in the week attested to the
market's absorptive capacity and a
scramble, 135,000,000 Baltimore and
Ohio sizes and about 18,000,000 New Or
leans, Texas and Mexico 5 1-2's later
Indicated that Its buying power was
by no means exhausted.
The Baltimore and Ohio offering
marked the road's first step in its ex
tensive refunding program. To meet
1025 maturities new securities aggre
gating close to 1150,000,000 will be is
sued within the next year. Only a
"Nickel Plate" Issue now remains to
complete the Important railroad financ
ing operations scheduled and it may
appear within a week.
Poor distribution of foreign loans re
cently floated in this market was em
phasized last week by the sharp break
in the new Swiss government 6 1-2's
following dissolution of the offering
syndicate. Heavy liquidation brought
a decline of three points but good buy
ing support was encountered at this
level and the bonds later rallied.
Weakness of Mexican government se
curities, reflected in lower quotations
for "assented" Issues which were dealt
in for the first time in months, revived
reports that the next interest payments
on the debt tentatively scheduled for
July 1, would be deferred. No infor
mation was available from the Interna
tional committee of bankers on Mexico,
but there were indications that the en
tire service for 1924 would be dis
charged in one operation.
Triple Holiday Harts
With the week on the stock exchange
cut short by a triple holiday, trading
interest was at a lower ebb than usual.
Liberty bonds were firm, with some
Issues reaching the highest levels of
the year in reflection of treasury buy
ing and employment of surplus insti
tutional funds. Money rates stiffened
temporarily during the week. but
weakened again at the close when it
was reported that funds were being
lent on the "outside" market as low
as two per cent.
Fears for the safety of next Interest
payments contributed to the weakness
of several industrial corporations’ obli
gations, including Wilson and com
pany and Vlrglnla-Carollna issues.
Though no provision for Interest on the
i latter’s bonds has beei| made, ad
vances will be made on the seven per
cent issue by the bond holders' com
mittee as security against deposited
liens.
GRAPHIC STORY OF RESCUE
WORK IN SCHOOL FIRE
GIVEN BY VISITOR
(Continued from Page One,)
Ing a small police whistle. 1 looked
up and saw a big glow in the direc
tion of the building. 1 ran toward the
building and toward a big heavy door
on the first floor. It was locked. To
gether with another man I threw my
weight against it. We couldn't budge
it. Then we tried some windows. They
were locked. We couldn't get them
open. We couldn't hear a sound inside.
All we could hear was the roar of the
fire.
"We ran around f(T the ocean side of
the building, where a garage stands
within two feet of the building. A
big, hukky man threw me on top of
this garage, where I and the other re»
cuers tvere able to reach the second
story Windows. We couldn't get any
of them open: I broke in the first win
dow I came to. I iooked in the room,
but could see nothing. I ran to an
other window and broke it in. There
was nothing there. I broke in aevera'
other windows the same way. There
was not a sound of any one in the
building.
"I called out but received no reply.
I broke Into another window where I
heard children screaming at the far
end of the hall. I climbed in through
the window by my hands and knees
into a dense cloud of smoke. It was
dark and I couldn't see a thing. I
stumbled over a child. I grabbed hor
by the leg and carried her to the win
dow where some one took her and I
went back for others.
"The next thing I knew I grabbed
a woman and pushed her through a
window. Then I carried a couple more
children to those waiting outside. Next
I seized another woman who cried out'
‘Don’t take me, save the children.’ I
told her not to start an argument and
shoved her through the window.
"Soon I felt myself giving in and
felt as if I were losing consciousness.
I crawled to the window. They helped
me out and some one else took ray
place Inside. The others then took
turns going In."
The fire was discovered soon after
the girls retired. Many of the children
were still in their beds in the dormi
tory when the fijrst fire apparatus ar
rived on the scene -and several or
them died in their beds.
The six injured firemen were hurt
when struck by a broken high ten
sion electrical wire. They also were re
moved to the Santa Monica hospital.
Former Resort Hotel.
The school was a private Institution,
established several years ago in a
building formerly used as a beach re
sort hotel.
Stark horror seized the girls when
they discovered they were prisoners
in a virtual crematory, according to
Mrs. L. M. Wanamaker, matron in
charge of the hospital.
“Shortly before 9 o'clock I was sit
ting in my room at the northeast cor
ner of the first floor, knitting,” she
said. “Suddenly a burst of flames and
smoke leaped across the ceiling. Where
it came from I have no idea. 1 rushed
into the hall and I shouted ‘fire/ I
ran out into the hall way and told the
girls to run to my room. When I got
back to my room 17 of the girls were
there. •
"We tried to get out by a rear door,
i We were blocked by smoke. We then
went to the hall room In the rear of
the building. Meantime, people who had
seen the fire came with ladders and
; broke the windows. Some of the chil
1 dren we had to throw bodily from the
windows to save their lives.”
Dr. F. Cook, of Seattle, Washington,
! has raised mushrooms sixteen inches
in diaiur.Ur and weighing liva pounds.
MOTHERS
AND THEIR CHILDREN
V,__J
One Mother Bare:
I do not reaulre my children to
meet everyone who comes to see me.
They are able to greet strangers
politely, but it seems to me unfair
to the children to call them In to be
cordial to people in whom they have
no Interest and to answer their often,
times foolish questions. A mother
hasn't a right to put such a test tp
a child's good nature—that she may
"show It off.”
CLOVERDALE SWEPT
BY TERRIFIC GALE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
(Confined front Page One.)
club reported that a horse and buggy
Were swept Into the ditch by the road
side. The horse was driven by a ne
gro woman. Her prayers were plainly
audible, it was said.
Hits Golfers.
The full strength of the pent up
fury of the gale struck a group of
golfers suddenly on the links of the
Country club Sunday afternoon, lifted
one bodily into the air and hurle'd him
for a space of ten feet before dropping
him with a thud upon the turf, as It
hastened on in its path of; destruc
tion,
Charles Abercrombie, who made the
sudden flight, detailed in vivid terms
an account of his short trip and sud
den landing.
“I was making it along old Number
ten line,” he said, “when the faintest
and most delightful breeze whipped
about my knickers. A- second puff
proved stronger, and then I perceived
the approach of the storm, and broke
Into a run.
“Where were you running too?” a
reporter Interrupted.
“Not anywhere in particular, but 1
was seeking a bunker to shield me.
“Before I could reach one, however,
the stofrn swept down upon me and
I felt myself lifted Into the air. Like a
flash it was all over and I found my
self sitting ten feet from where I-had
been picked up on }he soft turf. I got
up again and without further inter
ference, reached a bunker close by.”
Other golfers who received the full
blast of the blow were'? Frand Wood
ruff and B. O. Betty. No one was in
jured.
Two Instances which demonstrate in
tensity of the blow were given by J.
S. Dowdell, Winthrop court and John
S. Tilley, 17 Galena avenue. Clover
dale. At the residence of Mr. Dow
dell, a chimney was blown from the
top of his residence and a Ford auto
mobile, parked in the drive was blown
back across Winthrop court and into
the yard imedlately opposite the Dow)
dell residence of Colonel George A.
Glenn. _ .
Rasa Ford Backward.
Mr. Tilley reported his Ford auto
mobile being blown back a distance of
55 feet. The emergency brake of the
automobile was in force.but failed to
check the strength of the wind. No
other similar instances were reported.
The Southern Bel1 Telephone com
pany reported 200 Telephones out of
commission in the city proper and
numerous lines out of commission in
the county. Line crews weije at work
late Sunday afternoon repairing the
damage and expected to complete their
labors by Monday.
The Western Union reported wire
trouble between Montgomery and
Greenville, Montgomery and Atlanta,
and Selma and Demopolis, which was
attributed to the storm. Majority ot
their local lines were in good condi
tion however, the chief operator re
ported. The Postal Telegraph companv
reported trouble in the vicinity of Ma
rlon Junction, but nothing local.
L. P. Sweatt, of the Alabama Power
company reported extensive damage to
local lines. Mr. Sweatt said crews had
completed temporary repairs to the
damage shortly after 10 o'clock. Trol
ley line of the Washington Park street
car was down at the terminus of the
line. Other trolley lines were damaged
more or less by falltQg trees and tree
limbs. Electric light wires sustained
a minimum of damage in various sec
tions of the city.
The wind appeared to have followed
the route of the Mobile road for ap
proximately a mile aprooting or break
ing in half large trees that bordered
the roadway. One-half mile beyond the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad overpass
of the Mobile roadway, a giant oak
had fallen across the road. Negro
tenants along the thoroughfare soon
cleared the way for the steady stream
of motorist out to view the results
of the storm. Seventeen trees, measur
ing from 10 to 24 Inches In diameter
were uprooted or broken by the storm
along the Mobile road.
On the Selma road, 200 feet east of
the Western railroad crossing, the
storm struck a patch of oak treeB,
tearing down several of the medium
trees and a large number of small
ones. On the Mt. Pleasant road in the
thicket half way between the Selma
and Washington Ferry roads, numerous
trees were blown down. Small trees
were blown down and shrubbery lev
eled on the Washington Ferry alk
miles distant from the city. a
Reports from Cloverdale and South
Montgomed-y were of numerous trees
being uprooted by the wind. On South
Hull street, several trees of medium
proportions were uprooted or large
branches torn asuraler. Three large
trees were blown down at the resldenc*
of Dr. Paul S. Mertlns. Cloverdale. An
old pine tree and four Norway maples
were blown down in the garden of
Captain W. T. Sheehan’s residence.
Hail At Notasulga.
The galq which swept through in
cluded Notasulga In Its path, accord
ing to an official of the Alabama Pow
er company. High wind was preceded
6y a hall storm which broke 500 win
dow panes and seriously damaged cot
ton and corn crops. The hall atones,
it was stated, were unusually large
ones, some equal in size to a hen's
egg.
Damage from wind In Notasulga was
confined to houses with composition
roofs, according to the reports. Many
house coverings were torn away on the
weather side, It was stated.
CRAMTON BOWL MEN MEET
Director.'! Have Important Bualneaa to
Transact Thin Afternoon.
Board of directors meeting: of Cram
! ton Bowl will be held in the chamber
; of commeny building at 5:30 o'clock
j Monday evening. Full attendance of
members of the board is urged as a
I number of important matters are to be
discussed.
BOY SCOUTS LEAVE
M0NDAY75STR0NG
First Summer Outing at Camp
Rotary Begins Today With
Large Attendance
With the first morning beams to
day more than 75 Montgomery Boy
Scouts will gobble an early breakfast,
kiss doting mothers au revolr for the
next two weeks, and rush to scout
headquarter^ to climb aboard the new
truck and be off at 9 o'clock for Camp
Rotary.
The long tedious hours of the school
room In the background and visions of
fishing parties, campfires and swim
ming pools dancing before their eyes,
the ruddy youngsters will roll from the
city to enjoy what to every scout Is
an event of the same Import as Christ
mas or the Fourth of July.
Each Scout will carry on his hip a
little booklet. In which he will note the
Interesting phases of scout life that he
observes. The scout oath Is not in the
booklet, for it would be a waste of
space. Every Scout knows the oath,
arid Is taught that there are no other
rules In the scout organization except
the scout oath and the scout law.
A program fixed by the scout execu
tives makes It possible for every
scout mother to know what her son Is
doing each hour of the day at Camp
Rotary. Long before she awakes. In
the majority of Instances, her boy will
be awakened by a bugle at 6:30 o'clock
each morning, and ten minutes later
the Colors will be brought out and the
"setting up" exercises held.
8even o'clock, and the scout takes
his morning dip, and at 7:15 bacon Is
served fresh from the pan. Then fol
lows the assembly at 8:45, with or
ders and Inspection for the day, and at
9 o'clock Instruction In Scoutcraft,
with practice and tests Is given. Swim
ming Instruction at 11 o'clock. \
An hour for lunch, and then another
hour of quiet. The afternoon Is given
over entirely to recreation, games, ath
letics, exploring tours, and the after
noon swim, which comes to a close at
5 o'clock with the assembly, parade
and retreat is the afternoon program.
Supper Is served at 6 and scout games
hold sway from 7 until 8 o'clock. A
few camp-fire stories, songs and stunts
bring the evening to a close, and taps
are sounded at 9 o'clock.
The executives in charge of the
Scouts at Camp Rotary are as fol
lows:
W. L. Sproyse, camp director: Kelly
Fltspatrlck, camp adjutant; Robert
Flke, quartermaster; J. H. Gtllon, first
aid; E. R. Stoker, signaling; B. H.
Walkley, hikes; Dr. W. C. Blasingame,
personal health; J. P. Atherton, swim
ming; Dr. J. L. Bowman, camp sanita
tion; W. 3. Paterson, athletics; E. M.
Graves, nature study; Jo Marshuetz,
editor "Scout Bugler"; W. P. McMil
lian. campfires; Millard Westcott. In
spection officer; Vernon Merritt, scout
craft: Scout W. A. Robertson, bugler;
and F. G. Salter, transportation.
Camping department—W. B. Pater
son, E. M. Graves, M. W. Stuart, Nash
Read, and P. A. Brannon.
DEATHS
V__
WILLIAM JONES RUTLAND
William Jones Rutland, 61, died at
at local hospital Sunday afternoon at
four o’clock, Mr. Rutland had made
his home In Ttoy for the last eight
years, and was a member of the Pres
byterian church. He Is survived by
his wife, one son, W. J. Rutland, of
Montgomery; three daughters, Mrs. A.
P. Carter of Ansley, Ala., Mrs. E. L.
Boatner, of Troy, Ala., and Miss Dixie
Rutland of West Point. Ga. The re
mains will be sent from Leak’s Chapel
to Cecil, Alabama some time Tuesday
for Interment.
MRS. MATTIE WHITE
Mrs. Mattie 'white, widow of the
late F. B- White, died Sunday morn
ing at five o’clock at her residence.
No. 124 Cramer avenue. Mrs. White
was 48 years of age, and'had made
this city her home for 25 years. She
was a devout member of Trinity Pres
byterian church. She is survived by
one son, Porter White, of Montgomery
two .daughters. Miss Fied White, of
Montgomery and Mrs. Imogen Lenoir
of Rose Bud, Texas; two brothers;
T. Matthewson of Marshall, Texas, and
Dan Matthewson of Granite, Okla.,
and one sister Mrs. J. P. Lasater, of
Paris, Tenn. Short funeral services
were held at Leak’s chapel Sunday aft
ernoon at fiVe o’clock. A. W. Brisco
officiated. The remains left on the
6:56 train for Paris, Tenn., and Inter
ment will take place there Monday.
ROLLAND HAYNIE
Holland Haynie. one year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Haynie, died Sun
day morning at a local hospital. The
remains were sent from Leak's Chapel
Sunday to Tallassee, Ala., and Inter
ment will take place Monday.
MRS. VIOLET RUTH CUSTER
Mrs. Violet Ruth Custer died at a
local hospital Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock. Mrs. Custer was 47 years of
age. and a member of the Presbyterian
church. She is survived by her hus
band. Judge Custer, of the Circuit
court, of Bainbridge, Ga.. three sons,
W. V. Custer. Ben S. Custer, and O.
C. Custer; two daughters. Ella and
Ruth Custer, all of Bainbridge, Ga.
The remains were sent from Leak’s
Chapel Sunday night on the 7:15 train
to Bainbridge. Ga., and Interment will
take place there- Monday afternoon.
WALTER I. MEADOWS.
Funeral services for Walter I. Mead*
ows. who died Friday evening, we-o
held from his residence, 307 North
Jackson street Sunday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. Rev. T. M. Fleming, pastor of
the Highland Avenue Baptist church
officiated and Interment was made In
Greenwood cemtery. The following act
| ed as pall beares: S. E. Shores, W. P.
Newman, D. B. Owens, G. D. Brown,
B. P. Godwin and B. F. Boyd. Dlffly's
funeral home In charge.
JOHN M. NORRIS.
The remains of John M. Norris, who
died Saturday afternoon, were sept
from the residence, 607 Columbus
street Sunday at noon to Greenville,
Ala., where funeral services and Inter
ment took place Sunday afternoon. Dif
fly's funeral home in charge.
O. M. PRYOR
F. C. Pryor, this city, was notified
last night of the death of his brother,
O. M. Pryor, which occurred at St.
Luke's hospital in Jacksonville. Fla.
For many years Mr. Pryor conducted
a mercantile business In Pensacola,
but later removed to Miami, after
wards going to a Florida health re
sort. The body has been sent to
Pensacola. F. C. Pryor left for Pen
sacola last night.
Neither Bolivia nor Paraguay. South
America, has sea coast or seaport.
PHONE 341-342
1 For Your Supper or Lunches
South Court Street
Delicatessen Store
[TO DIRECT ISSUE
VETERAN BONUS
v
Major O. W. Clark, former CUef
of tko Rehabilitation bureau of the
Veterans’ Bureau, kaa been appointed
by Brtf. Gen. Frank Hlnea aa bead
of tke new division tkat will direct
tke Issuance of tko ad looted com.
peasatlon certificates under tke pro
visions of tke soldier bonna bill.
FOR THE CHILDREN
By BLANCHE SILVER
Copyright, 1»*4, by Newspaper Feature
Service, Inc. and Montgomery
Advertiser
"Oh boy,” Bobby exclaimed ns he
spotted a bird out on the water among
the reeds and weeds. "There's a wild
duck as sure as l‘m alive.
“Walt a minute sonny,” laughed a
happy voice and Squeedee, the elfin
from Joyland scrambled out from be
hind the bushes where he had been
hiding. “That little fellow belongs to
the duck family, of course, because his
feet are webbed, biU heM be annoyed
If he heard you call nim a duck. That's
Shovy Shoveler."
At the sound of his name the crea
ture hesitated a second. Then seeing
Squeedee beside Bobby, he quickly
paddled to the bank, and tipped his
glossy bluish green head.
•‘So Bobby wanted to call mar a com
mon duck,’ he chuckled in a quacky
tone. “Well he’s not the only person
who calls me by that name. It's not a
bad name, either, but I much prefer
Shovy Shoveler. It sounds more bus
iness like.”
"I suppose you were named that
because your bills looks like a shovel.”
laughed Bobby. "I didn't thing I’ve
ever seen a bird just like you before.”
"There always has to be a first time
for everything,” quacked Shovy Shov
eler, "so take a good look.” He turned
slowly so that Bobby could see him
from all sides.
Shovy Shoveler was Just about twen
ty Inches from the tip of his head to
the tip of hts tall. His head and neck
were bluish green. His back was a
deep brown and the feathera on his
sides of a lighter shade, while his tall
which was quite short, consisted of
fourteen sharply-pointed feathers. His
breast was white, shading on the low
er part to a lovely reddish brown. Pret
ty patches on his wings were a lovely
CITY BOASTS 34
CUSHDAIK
Health Department Completes
^ Monthly Survey of Mont-.
gomery Milk Producers
Thirty-four of th« total dairies la
Montgomery!. county are producing
grade ‘‘A” raw milk, according to the
monthly dairy classification which has
been completed by Dr. J. L. Bowman,
city and county health officer. The
classification by Dr. Bowman follows:
Grade “A” dairies: Avon Dairy, Ber
mudaland Dairy, Brays Dairy, Broad
moor Farm; Cedarland Dairy; Clover
dale Dairy, Cloverland Dairy, Coleman's
Dairy, Crestview Dairy, Dixieland
Dairy, Elglnhurst Dairy, Fleming's
Dairy, Ford’s Dairy, R. B. Glass, Glen
view Dairy, A. P. Gordon, Greilhurst a
Dairy, The Grove Dairy, Hind's Dairy,
Kilby Dairy, Dee Farms Dairy, R. w
Ledyard’s Dairy, M. G. Mclnnls. J. 1C.
Mclnnls, Purity Dairy, Sunnybrooke
Dairy, Swastika Dairy, C. E. Walls,
Waverly Dairy, Westvlew Dairy, W. I.
Wllborn (Meadowland); Young's
Creamery, W. M. Teague, Mrs. Kate
McLean Stewart.
Grade “B" Dairies: Borden Brothers,
Frank Calloway, J. H. Chestnutt, J. 8.
Collins, Jr., Falrmeade Dairy, Flower
dale Dairy, Magnolia Hill Dairy, Pine
view Dairy, Pioneer Dairy, Pleasant
Valley Dairy, E. E. Price Dairy, Ray
mond and Allen, J. R. Warren, J. M.
Ashley.
Grade "C”: Kratser, Can's Creamery.
All other dairies In grade "D."
glossy green. His bill was trice as
wide at the end as at Its bass. It
was much longer than his whole head
an drounder oVer like a shovel. His
feet were very small and were bright
brick-red.
"Well you're ,a beauty,” declared
Bobby. "I suppose you use that bill as
Billy Weaver does his tall—like a sort
of trowel f
"Who, me?" laughed Shovy Shovel
er. "No IndeeTl My wife does all the
work. I never bother with building.
She makes her own nest and Is sitting
on It right now. Come over If you don't
believe, me.” And he led Bobby and
Squeedee over to a retreat among the .
reeds. I
There Mrs. Shovy Shoveler sat on
her rude nest with fourteen eggs of
mixed pale-green and bluff under her
wings. She was glad to' see Squeedee
and Bobby and showed them her neat.
"Ill say Daddy Shoveler is an Idler”
she laughed. "I make the nest lay the
eggs and sit on them four weeks until
they hatch. Then I teach my babies all
that a shoveler duck should know—
how to find shellfish. Insects and the
roots of plants that grow under the
water.
"But gracious! I don't object for I
love t odo It. When one is busy she
hasn't time to get lonesome'. Tou come
back sometime after my youngsters are
hatched and see If you don't agree
with me that the work I do Is worth
the trouble,” And Mrs. Shovey Shov- '
eler went back to her eggs.
Bobby and Squeedee strolled around
the pond watching Shovy Shoveler
catch dinner.
CONCERT BT TROT ORPHANS
TROY. ALA., June l.—The children
of the Baptist Widows* and Orphans'
home will present a ooncert on Tues
day evening. The proeeeds will be
used to pay the expenses of about
twenty girls and boys at Mentone for
a week at the B. T. P, D. convention. :
-O
There are approximately I,QOS ves
sels tn the Japanese merchant marina. •
I
Here’s the
food that just keeps
youngsters a-tingle
with life and health.
Crispy, crunchy Kellogg’*—-tasty,
delicious, and full of nourishment.
CORN FLAKES
Innmr-ammUd nuMt wr*pp*r
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