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Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18
FIRST THREE-GUN TURRETS
New Dreadnaught Nevada 20 Have
This Distinction Among Amer
tI lean WarAhIpE.

Although only coo tons larger than the
battleships New York and Texas, which
are of q 600 tons displacement the Ne
vads has some features which make it
noteworthy departure from any previous
American warship. The Nevada's prin-
cipal dimensions are: Length, overall. bS}
feet; beam. Is feeet rs inches, and mean
draft. sS feet G inches.
The Nevada win be driven by Curtis
ipFbipes, ,The boilers VIII be fired exelu-
sively with on and the stir ~'' "0rrN
no coal. The estimated speed Is 2Oss knots,
but It ls probable that this will be con-
siderably exceeded. The armOr and arm
ament are considerably in excess or any
OF It's predecessors ana involve a new de-
partdre ,f0r'the Jinitesla States navy in the
arrangement OF the main battery Of four
teendnch guns. This battery is arranged
in four turrets, two turrets having two
lsunsfeach and two turTets having three
guns each. This VrrnurelcC0- r. a
few foreign ships gives concentration
Of fire superior TO that obtainable from
the ten fourteen-inch guns OF the New
York and Texas which are mounted N
/ five twO-gun turrets, The new fourteen
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18
From Our Near Neighbors

to meet her daughter Beth, who had been
visiting in western Nebraska,
Mrs. Ella b. Iawton OF Weeping Water
was visiting Avoca friends this week.
Misses Mabel and Leila Cutter OF Beth
any are spending the week with friends
here.
Mrs. Ruth Trook and daughter Elsie
were at Auburn this week visiting rela-
tives.
Mrs. w L. Gillln OF Council Bluffs was
here this week visiting relatives and
friendB.
Samuel Johnson and wife were Sunday
visitors at the homo OF John True near
Plattsmouth.
Mrs Alice Goesch and children of Far
nam are here for a few days visit with
her mother. Mrs. 4. Durham.
William Fahnostock and Jess Gruber,
two local ball players, have been at Sut-
ton this week assisting the team there In
n few games
Harry A. Oaks. who has been manRginE
the Beatrice Creamery company A. this
point for several years, has resigned. j.
e Everett has been elected to fill the
vacancy
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18

inch. 4o-cabler gun is a far more power
fui weapon than the 4O-caiiber twelve-inch
gun mounted on the Delaware and North
Dakota. first of the American super
dreadnoughts. The muzze energy OF the
twelve-lnch gun is about 1900 foot-tons.
whereas that OF the fourteen-inch gun is
about 1900 foot-tons. Moreover, its shell.
which weighs 400 pounds. compared with
the S7O-pound weight Of the twelve-inch,
carries a much larger bursting charge OF
high explosives and, therefore. will be
Droportionately more destructive.
The principal interest In this new ship
lies in its great defensive power; for II
not only carries much heavier armor
than has beon carried or is TO be carried
by any ships built or building, but the
armor will be disposed TO greater advan-
tage. The belt armor, or that which pro.
tects the waterline, is seventeen and a
half feet wide and at mean draft ex-
tends from nine feet above TO eight feet
six inches below the water. II IL thirteen
and half inches thick and extends for
400 feet along each side, There are two
protective decks the lower one one and q
half inches thick on the flat and two
inches on the slope. The gun deck. which
Is really an upper protective deck. ia
three inches thick these two decks pro-
vlding an excellent protection against
plunging flro and against, fragments OF
shells which might be exploded in pass.
ing through the ships plating in wake
I,of Stheegun deck. The aTnor OF the bar
bette In thirteen inches thick. the armot
81 the two gun turrets iS sixteen inches
thick on the face and ,elshtcen inches
thick on the three gun tIrrets the sides
being nine inches and ten inches thick,
white the roof is five inches thick.
There ls but one smosestack, which ls
protected by armor thirteen inches in
thickness to prevent perforation of the
stack during battle and consequent loss
in steaming power, such loss having
proved particularly fatal to the Russians
In the battle Of the Tsushima--Boston
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HVRrVhDdV FeaAa TUanN
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18
TO FORCE MURPHY TO HURRY
Ryder Says Business Men Are suf-
fering from the Delay.
TO TRY TO CANCEL CONTRACT
Murphy says lie f. Delayed Because
Of Inability 90 Secure Material
-FOrty-EiEhth street Also
BeinE Kept Back.

A resolution directing Hugh Murphy,
paving contractor, to complete the paw
Ing OF Farnam street between sixteenth
and Twentieth, streets. In the shortest
possible time or cancel his contract
forthwith will be introduced at the meet
ing OF the city commission Tuesday, by
Commissioner John j. Ryder
The decision Of Commissioner Ryder
to force Mr. Murphy to complete this
contract. which was let March 81. fol-
lowed sharp discussion with Commits
sloner Thomas McGovern Of the Depart
ment Of public improvements, who said
Mr. Murphy had been unable to secure
material
He'll have to secure material or sban-
don this contract" said Commissioner
Ryder. He Is breaking tho business
men along this street Traffic is almost
impossible because OF the condition OF
the pavement. MY department has been
pouring money into the holes along this
gtretoh and I'm getting tired OF such
waste"
Business men along the street have
sent the city commission protest against
the delay. saying their business is being
ruined.
Commissioner Ryder accused Commbs-
sioner McGOvern OF being too lenient
with Contractor Murphy. You would
force Charley flaming or some other
contractors l could name to do this work
and do It at once" said Mr. Ryder.
Commissioner Ryder will ask to have
the contract forfeited II the work is de-
layed much longer, and assess tho penal
tics provided in the contract to MIR. Muir
ply.
Forty-eighth street is also in bad shape,
waiting on Mr. Murphy
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18
IRRIGATION in ANCIENT DAYS
How the PharaOhs and Others Made
the Deserts Bloom and
nnHRann

BurgeOn.
American pride in the great reclama-
ton projects, through which the desert
has been made to bloom like the rose
and turned into the habitation of man
was given great and rude shock re-
Gently when an eminent Englishman, Sir
William willcocks, visiting Washington
to learn about Yankee methods of irri-
cation, told the government engineers
that the original garden Of Bden was the
result OF an artificial plan of irrigation,
Just as scientific and correct from an
engineering standpoint as the plans for
the governments largest reclamation
projects in the west.
Sir William. whose fame rests upon
the building of the great Assouan dam in
Egypt, where ne has turned the lands
OF the Pharaohs back to their original
fertility, has been recently engaged by
the Turkish government in reclaiming
ancient Mesopotamia. The success of the
English engineer in Egypt caused the
Turkish government TO loosen it's purse
strings to the extent OF S7S,0oo,0o0, and
the work Is now under way In sections
The English irrigation expert and mis-
engineers have made a careful survey
OF Mesopotamia, and have discovered
parts OF an ancient system OF irrigation
so well preserved that some Of the canals
are to be used in the new project after
the mud OF centuries IL taken out.
1t was while on this survey that Sir
William found what he believes TO be the
location OF the traditional garden OF
Eden. with full equipment of irrigation
canals. He explained to the engineers OF
the reclamation service and other gov
ernment officials that the garden of Eden
could not have been garden at all with
out the irrigation system
The supposed location OF the garden is
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18
valley.

valley.
c. II. Webb motored TO Omaha Thurs
day
w, s. Eddy was an Omaha visitor Mon
day.
Mrs. Foster and family are camping at
Kings lake.
Mrs, Liliefors and Edith went &c
Omaha Thursday,
DIR, and Mrs, Garrison motored e
Omaha Wednesday morning.
c. b. Byars left Monday evening for
! Thermopolis, Wyo., where he expects to
spend six weeks
| Mr. aud Mrs, George Mcdonald of Nor
| folk visited Mr.. and Mrs A. j. McDon-
/ aid from Sunday until Tuesday.
I Mrs. Alexander Gardiner Mrs. A. J
Mcdonald and Mrs. Mary Hempsted lef
Tuesday for visit with relatives II
Canada.
! frhe Womans club gave a very enjoy
able surprise for MIRA II. E. Byars Sat
! lrday afternoon at the home OF Mrs w
/ e. Weekly.
J. T.. Nichols, Laurence Coy, MAY
! Nichols and Edna Weekly motored (,
I Fremont Thursday evening for dinner 8
( the Country club.
Mrs. II. Il. Byars went 90 Benson Sun
day TO visit l. p. ByRrs' family. Sh,
left Monday evening for her home II
, Thermopolis, Wyo,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18
10 APPEAL BLUE SKY CASE
fudge Mcpherson Allows State Of
Iowa to Take Case Up,
HAwKEYE LAW IS MILD ONE
- Case It Does Not stand Test,
WIN ne = I'm possibIe to Pass Z
Any Measure of This
Chara &ter. Sd tF

AE rom a OlhAA INfAfrtfbAihNhAff
Z DIES MONIES, Ia, July l7.-Ispeoial
srelegram.)--Judge. Smith McPherson of
be United states district court today
bottled Attorney General George. cosson
bat an appeal had been allowed the state
b the blue sky law case Of the Omitted
States circuit court The issue will be
aiken to the United states court in order
b determine whether the states have
Sny .authority tospass blue sky laws.
TThe Iowa law was said to be the mild
BIT measure OF the sort so far adopted
b. any state In the opinion OF Attorney
feneral CosHon. ~. the United. states SUI
kreme court viii not hold, the Iowa law
b be constitutional. It viii be practically
Impossible TO get a. state law which will
rc legal.
HearinRs ON AssesAInents al
4 AReprssehtsfivea os the stsress Sad tele-
Fraph companies appeared before the
gtate executive council, today 10. argue as
81 the assessrpent 10 be placed upon these
They argued for lower assessments and
$9mpialned. pflshish taxess . This som
pletes the hearings, before. the council
Which,has now 10 go over, the entire mat
teE OF thee aiuhtl6n of pf6perty in the
state for equalization purposes. This will
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18

A SON was born 20 Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Thiessen Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs ], i. Fate returned from
Weeping Water Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Fallow visited the
Julius SChuldt home Thursday
Elmer Bay went 10 o'Neil "Wednesday
TO visit the George Bay family
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Witte entertained
for Mr. Whites birthday Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. G., II. Goddard visited at
Wayne. Nch,, several days last week.
James calvert OF Columbus visited last
week with his mother, Mrs, h, j.. Calvert,
Leslie Ostermann OF Fonda Ia is here
VISITING his grandmother, Mrs. John An
dersen.
OnR. Gladys and Mildred Mccormick OF
Nutan. visited friends and relatives here
q last week
MrsL Anna McGrew and Mrs. l.lzziC
Quinn left Thursday for Excelsior
Springs. Mo,
Mrs. Joseph Odensider visited IN Omaha
several days last week with her daughter
Mrs. William Folts.
The old Mccormick farm was sold sat
urday at the court house In Omaha 4
A j. Mccormick for Ns6 an acre.
! Dr. and Mrs. O. w Hickey mOtores
over from Bennington Thursday and ate
! dinner al the Wttte home. II was Mr.
Witte's birthday.
| Saturday, while George Heinzmsnn wai
shocking grain on the Fred Bull farm, hS
| became oVerheated. A physician wal
| called, but could not help him. lie die
/ about 3 o'clock that night. The funera
Vas held AZ his late home Monday
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18

ON the part OF the state OFFICIALS.
Nebraska Man Il Wanted.
The state Board OF Education has Of
fcred to Pref II. X. Bliss OF the Unlyer-
sity OF Nebraska the position OF director
OF the extension department OF the state
college at, Ames. The board has made
Dr. Dean head OF the medical depart
inent at the state university in place OF
DE. Guthrie. resigned. Or. Dean has long
been connected with the medical school
These changes are all that are likely 20
be announced before the next school year.
Health Quarrel Hs Ended.
The action OF the State Board OF Cduca-
ton ein providing that there shall be an
end % the conflict between the new
'heath department OF the state university
and the Board OF Health has settled an
old controversy, The department will be
continued, but II will be 80 handled that
there will he no conflict OF authority.
There had been a disposition on the part
OF the university people to assume some
rights and privileges which belong 10 the
State Board OF Health and II was Greatly
feared that at some critical period trouble
would appear that would interfere with
the successful prosecution OF health mat
ters.
DELEGATES, to Tax Conference.
Governor Clarke today appointed an dele
gates to the annual conference on
taxation TO be held under the auspices
Of the Natiobal Tax association in
Dsnver september 8, the following: W.
l.. Harding. Sioux city; Herbert c.
Ring. 6euare Ithhlds Ntch6fas ]. Schrup.
Dubuque; lohh y. Brndiey, Amss: A.
H. Dawson, Des Moines As alternate
delesatesg he, nened Ia ssrFTancts. Spirit
Lake; s., w. Dewolf. RelnbecIt; John
Darrnh, Charlton; w w. Anderson,
Scranton; August Balluff. Davenport.
why iowa Is solvent.
In making a showing TO the state in
alntrial ootnmissioner az a reason why
Iowa Is able to carry its own insurance
the state executive council filed a state
lnent. stating among other things:
For proof OF the solvenoy and financial
ability to pay of said state of Iowa, refer
ence In made to all mankend In all the
earth and especially 20 ali the people
In all the states OF tho United States, 10
It's %OOOOOo0 acres OF farm land OF unex-
,ampled and inexhaustihle Fertility. 10 its
other land God ever made. this wear
/ breaking It's own record corn alone
promising more than l0o.O00,O0O bushels.
For; further proof reference ls made TO
the honesty. Keen sense OF Justice and the
nobility OF the ., $50 900 happy people who
dwell within its borders. This representa-
pieation Tor the PURPOSE % f Of sSowins % sh apr sbe
assets OF said. state OF Iowa. It having no
liabilities except such as are recognized
Ivy All or It's devoted people. namely. the
/ obligation OF each TO give II a superior
order of citizenship, this belnK rather q
liability OF the people TO II,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18

take three or four weeks Of hard labor
on the part Of the state officials.
Nebraska Man Is wanted.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18

Everybody reads Rec Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18
ArIinEtOn.


Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Anderson and family
motored 10 Omaha Wednesday.
Mrs. August Koerner IL spending sev-
eral weeks at Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Fred Fassett and Louis Long OF Her
man. visited Sunday with relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A, Reynolds and grand
son, Edgar Brown, were Fremont shop
pers Friday. 80
b. c. Marshall has returned from
Findlay, O., where he had been visiting
a few weeks.
Herman Haake left Tuesday morning
! for Columbus. Neb., 70 visits few weeks
/ with mis- daughter
The Misses siinor and Agnes Krajicik
OF Howells visited over Sunday with Miss
Mary krajicik and family.
/ John Antrim, who has been farming
Visiting his father. w. Z. Antrim,
( Mrs W. @. Jones left Tuesday for Mis-:
! souri Valley, la. where she Was called
/ by the serious illness OF her mother
! Mrs. g. G, Harrison went 20 sternns,
! Colo. Saturday, where she was called bS
/ the serious illness OF her srandehild.
Miss Maude sumner OF North Bend
/ left for her home Thursday afternoon
after a weeks visit with relatives here
The late Mrs. Courier. who died her
last week was q sister OF schuyler Col
TAX, vice president Of the United States
with General Grant from 1859 to is7a
/ MCDONALD Brothers OF Calhoun arr
threshlng In this vicinity at present and
| the yield OF grain IL good. One field Of
oats on CortsE Cooks farm yielded eighty
bushels an acre.
Chris Wulf, while digging a well neal
Washington, Was hit on the head BY q
brick which dropped sixty teet Whilt
the wounds is not considered dangerous
| IL 10 very painful
| Mrs. q. c. Marshall and daughters
Blanche and Gertrude. recently returned
| from Los Angeles, Cal, where they have
i spent the last year. Mrs Marshalfi
i health is nuch improved
/ Mr and Mrs. G. A. Marshall and family
I Mrs g q. Marshall and daughters. Leta
I and EVA and Rev. A. T. Davies de-
parted for Mercer, Wis, where they viii
spend the summer a. their resort ''Eche
LC3Es
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18

The Eagle ball team will play the locals
here next Sunday,
Walter Love has returned from a visit
20 his home in Kansas.
Mrs, Dr. Kruse "a spending the week
with relatives al Millard.
Miss Eda Meyers has been spending the
week With Berlin relatives,
Mrs. "a Graham was at Omaha Monday
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-04

Hereafter ali shipdents by freighe
Tor Warrington and intermeoiate
points must be delivered IA station
not later than 8 8. d. Shipments toT
iBairyfew and inteEmediHte points
must Be delivered IN station not later
than 1880 "a. Goods VIII be re-
eelved for shipment from s 3, IN. ~
"A noon. ana from ! 70 y. "a.
kFIgNoNs AI9EEsA VALLEY IRAC-
TIoN ColgEAlSA
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-04

60 ..oIe IS l5ta,.e rom Grafton.
n 49,, t,s T1aest5n. Il Z, visitor
here
R4nley Bowman is here from Park
\ arsl,I,e &
n r. linn. Of charleston, is guest
- y ~ n =, SssZratt vas here from salem
y Se.l 4 mere. from New
u, ,-tIIl s.'.- =
= - = TrvSne az Fairmont. Is a busi-
/ 81 49, 4 Z I ~, :.,,.e :
ie n Ts-,ssi1;sa here from Keyser
~, = !. .s',,s.iys-.s'SS ,ststt
On e u sIlIs,, 5I5hI is the guest Of
=. - - ;e,-,e.t ~.
= II 81 rr,ir1nont is trans
~ " ,1s..'S.s 80 ~ !.
S1cI1is Ig-ss1.,s,, Of Grantsyilie. Is
L, 80! = u st 49, V5aldo
= s.acsS,es,, Lcinney. al west Union, was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-04
APPEAL
TO TIE RESIDENTS OF chARKs.

TO THE RESIDENTS OF CLkRKs-
BURG:
AS chairman OF the charity comInll-
tee OF the Brotherhood OF Clarksnure
T am in 4 position to know that there
is much suffering among the unfor-
tunate on account OF an insufficient
supply or clothing, bedding, etc,
therefore / make this appeal TO you
who may have some articles In your
home that you don't need. II you
will telephone to me, Bell office 241-E
or e3s, I will be glad to call and ge1
anything in the way of clothing, shoes,
beddfng. beds, kitchen furniture, Or
anything that would go to relieve SUI
fering. -.u,uzys
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-04

The driving on New Years morn
ing of the last spike connecting Port
.Arthur-SudEcury branch of the Cana
dian Northern gives manufacturers
in the East another route by waich
they may ship their wares to Cali
gary and many other points in that
province.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-04
ODD FELLOWS.

All odd Follows viii meet at the
i. q. o. =. Han, Thursday evening at
6:I5 o'clock sharp to go to shinnsto,n
on the $50 interurban street car %
Join Shinnston Lodge /. O. Q. f. az
shinnstonr to attend revival services
befng held there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-04
rINEn RY MAaTsTRATE.

For being crazy drunk at the local
railroad station, Tony Rush was fined
81 and costs Wednesday, by Magls-
trate T. G. Nicewarner. He paid Lne
required sum and was released. ~ ~
and Jailed him Tuesday evening,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-04

The high prices of meats in 1912 in
duced the city council of Nuremberg,
Germany, to encourage the use OF
fish among the. people.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-04
y0TTrE no CTTY TAX PAYERS.

an persons owing taxes to the
Getty Of Clafksburg for the year 1913,
are requested to call at othce OF Col
Iector and Treasurer, Colonial Builds
Ing. Main street, and settle same as
tyey are long past due. You VIII
void unnecessary costs By giving this
YOUR Immediate attention
5b6nes: EEL 40. Home Soy
JOHN NJ. KNOX
g. city Treasurer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-04

Fresh country eggs, 25c per dozi
while they last, Call Bell phone
Observation-Disclosures.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-04

At Stur1n's Millinery Parlors Thurs
day afternoon, Pink Tea WIN pc se 81. Gu
to all ladies. Advertisement
The Detroit times., 1914-08-21

played golf every day under the
watchful eye OF one of Scotland's
greatest golfers, Robert Simpson. He
stayed there three months as he grad
ually mastered the rudiments OF golf
and regained his health, returning to
America when he was well enough
to resume his American engagements.
Later he started a tour of the world,
filling engagements In England. Scot
land, Ireland. Wales, Isle OF Wight,
Egypt. India, Ceylon, Australia. New
Zealand. Manila, China, Japan, and
Honolulu.
During the world tour Fletcher had
an opportunity Of playing golf with
hundreds Of the worlds best players.
He gradually became SO obsessed
with the game that he gave all his
time outside OF the stage to playing
1t, with the result that he Is now con-
sidered one Of the country's best am
ateurs. He recently won the cup In
the New York newspaper tournament.
and won three cups on successive
days at Atlantic City. Fletcher is an
enthusiastic golfer, and is passion
ately devoted to the sport which has
provided him with not only health
and good spirits, but his very life
itself
The Detroit times., 1914-08-21
HOME RUNS PROPEL ALL The TALES
IN ATHLETICS VICTORY OVER TlCES

PHILADELPHIA Aug, 2i.-Two
sim wallops Was about all there was
TO yesterdays victory OF the Athletics
over the Tigers by score OF 3 to |.
One OF these wallops happened to
be preceded by an error by Sam Craw-
ford. and hit which put two Ath-
letics on bases in the third inning.
Eddie Collins then slammed out a
home run. which scored three runs.
In the first inning George Moriarty
had hit homer into the center field
bleachers. scoring Detroit's only run.
George Dauss. who had been
knocked out OF the box Wednesday.
started pitching for Detroit. He lasted
The Detroit times., 1914-08-21

for seven innings, when he gave way
to q pinch hitter. Dauss was uniucky-
lie allowed only eight hits. but Two
OF them were draped aroHnd Tiger
error very malieiously. He was op,
posed by wyckoff. who also allowed
eight hits. He passed one man, .ns
only walk OF the game, and iannsu
i've.
In the third inning. Crawford's mum
of Wyckoff's fly got Dauss In paa.
Murphy singled and Davies, Macks
schoolboy recruit. sacrificed. Collins
hit to left veach played the BAH
badly. or rather misjudged II, ano
failed to play II at all. and II bounded
into the bleachers for 0 circuit swat
The Detroit times., 1914-08-21

This is sad day In windsor. Patsy
Drouillard has nobody to tight, and Ed
Glassco's other pet, Marian Gaiety. has
gene down to defeat. Beehive, carry
ing a burden OF l26 pounds. 20 pounds
more than Marian Gaiety. beat the
Windsor Ally In the Canadian handL
cap. valued at $1,000. at the Windsor
track yesterday. The only consola-
ton for the Windsorites comes from
the fact that the winner is a Canadian
owned and Canadian bred horse from
the stable OF Harry Giddings. OF Oak
VILE. Ont.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-21
He Owes His Life to Golf Says Chas.
Fletcher, Once Given Up by Doctors

81 owe my life to golf," says
Charles Leonard Fletcher, the IA.
nous artistic impersonator and por-
trayer OF character types, heading
the bill at the Miles theater this
week Six years ago he was given UP
by the doctors. He was In England
at the time, and was down with
nervous prostration after a six
months tour of South Africa. He was
advised to take up golf as medical
treatment. He went to Scotland. and