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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
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when Helen was ls she broke the
wOmen's record for one mile, the
half mile. 1000 yards, 1890 yards
and 1900 yards. Incidentally defeat
Ing Miss Hllda James OF England,
another girl Of only II.
one OF the greatest girl swim
mers in the world Is Gertrude
Ederle, now II years old. who start
ed pRddling around when she was
only ..
Mise Edcrle never trains. she
Just swims when she feels like go-
ing swimming. She eats whatever
she wants. But she holds a lot Of
corking records. Her mark for 900
yards. Ass 2-5. cut 10 lis seconds
under the old mark, She swan 400
yards In mirutes 22 2-5 seconds
where the old record was 6:O2 2-5
, Her 4pO-meter record was 20 i-5
seconds below the old mark; her
quarter mile In 5:54 3-5 cut ~ sec.
onds off the best previous perform
ance for her sex and at 500 yards
Miss Ederle smashed the former
record. finishing in minutes as / -5
seconds.
There are girl athletes In many
other branches of sport. playing
basketball. skating. running, ump.
days, racing boats. Track and field
ing and throwing weights I'm field
sports are cutting into dancing and
the ice cream and chocolate drop
business seems to be In for an
awful drop.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
Princeton Springs Surprise in Grid World by Defeating Harvard Ceu
CORNHUSKERSGO
THROUGH KANSAS
COMBINE % TO @
Nebraska Swamps Jay.
hawks Under Four
Touchdowns

LAWRENCE. Kan. Nov. IL
Doped 20 win by three touchdowns,
Nebraska threw in another for good
measure In the annual Kansas-Ne-
braska football clash here today. The
game ended rs TO in favor OF the
Ncbraskans.
The scoring was done in the first,
second aud fourth periods. Late
In tho first quarter McAdams at
tempted To punt from behind the
Kansas goal line. The Kick was
blocked by Peterson but a Kansas
man fell on the ball. Nebraska scor-
ing a two-puint safety. In the sec
ond quarter for a touchdown, De-
witz kicked goal.
The Kansas team fought gamely
I'm the third quarter, but the Nebras-
kans forced their way down the field
Held at the goal line, they attempted
10 pass IL over, but the ball fell on
the ground. 4 little later Kansas
staked goal line really and took
the the ball on down when Me-
brasla had but six inches to go.
From that point the Kansans weak
eued.
In the final period Hartley car
ried the bail over for touchdown
and Russell for two more, after
gains were made on straight foot
bali DEWITT failed twice in thres
attempts to goal.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
AVIATOR SUES HERRlCK
Claims Congressman Had Him Ar
rested ON Theft Charge without
Iaus,e--Asks $4,000.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Nov. / ! Man
uel Herrick, representative in con-
grcss from the eighth Okla
homa district, yesterday was
named defendant in "a suit for
$4,000 damages nled I'm circuit
court here by Charles W. Rousch an
aviator who In his bin alleges that
the congressman filed charges
against him which caused his ar
rest az Americus, Ga which charges
Rousch alleges were not sustained
al the trial OF the case,
Rousch In his bil declares that
he and Herrick were In the airplane
business at Montgomery, Ala; that
in closing M their relations Her
rick wanted him 60 take an airpiaue
which he did not want. that
when he refused To make the deal
Hegrick treated him roughly ana
threatened him. Later according
Ia the hin. Rousch was lured' from
Mont gOmery, Ala, whore he Rad
friends, TO Americus Ala, whore ne
had mono and whore he was arrest
ed on warrant sworn out by
HcrricE charging him with theft or
attempted theft OF an airplane.
Here. Rousch declares. he lay IN
iail. without an opportunity to make
bond until the city Judge heard the
case and ordered him released.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12

JOHN LADNER, ensign IN tho
navy during the World war, dolly
ored the Armlsticc day address at
the Blxby celebration. speaking In
the high school auditorium at noon.
MERLE G. pRUNTY high school
principal Will speak ON 'pnrents
ana children" AZ meeting in OBJ
servance Of father and son week set
by the B'nai EmuAnh S.stcrhood Tor
sunday evening. November 80, Ia the
municipal auditorium. Mrs. r.
Douglis, president OF tho orsnnlfa
ton. viii preside Rabbi Morris
Teller will pronounce tho inNoca.
ton and Misc Hazel Nelson VIII
sing.
CHARLES =. MARTIN, formerly
of Tulsa. is now In charge ot the
Chicago division sales otiicos OF the
Bell oil y Gas Co, newly located IN
the Railway Exchange building.
ATTRACTED BY tho husIncs.
ana building activity OF Tulsa, the
Monarch CCmcut company OF Hum
boldt. KAN. has recently opened of
ficea az SOS Mayo building The Of
flee VIII be iu chargo of }. =. 'rhoWr-
son who has represented the lirm
T. years with headquarters here.
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Last year Miss Leitch was at Hol-
lywood. a. j.. and Miss CollCtt out
drove her through the womeu's ma
tiondi championship tournament.
That she plays a corking game can
be seen from the fact that she won
tho medal score ircain this year.
when she also won the champion
ship by beating Mrs. Calvin In the
final match,
Shooting from the mems tees her
scores average from ~ to SO or
hard courses. Her rise TO fame
within i2 months has been 80 sem
sational that II seems likely she will
estahl Sh lot OF new course records
for women 20 shoot at.
Swimming the Girls Star Sport.
In some of the other sports our
new girl champions are even
younger. Especially in swimming
Perhaps this is because swimming
Is a natural sport, requiring little
training or coaching and depend ng
very much upon the youthful swim
mers Inclination to play In the
water instead OF dry lapd.
The youngest member of the
American olympic games team at
Amsterdam a couple OF years ago
was Miss Aileon Rlggin OF New
York Aileen was only Il.
But she started her career In the
water at tho age OF 6. in Manila bay,
where she learned to swim like a
duck. Her father was a paymaster
In the United States navy, she
swan in several salt seas OF the
orient up 20 the time she. was 10
and picked up a few tricks OF fancy
diving.
Returning to this country after
going around the world with her
family Ailoen Joined the Women's
Swimming association OF New York
and was coached by l.. Deb. Hand
ley. himself a famous swimmer. Miss
higgin mad been through a years
training as a ballet dancer. hut
swimming interested her more than
twirllng and soon all her spare time
was spent in the water.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
Germany Must Work
More TO Pay Debts
SHINES Declares

BERLIN. Nov ll.-Germany
must work two hours more daily
for 10 or IS years IN order to be
able even to exist. the imperial
economic council was told by
Hugo SHINES. the industrial mag
nate, IN a speech published today
by the Dcutsche Allgemeine Zei-
tung. Herr Stinnec wdelt upon the
unproductiylty OF the country and
estimated that Il must produce al
castN2OO,00O,OO0 gold marks more
pay per month to live, Then ali
that would eusue would be the
possibility OF having something
with which TO pay reparations,
A loan OF 500, 100000 gold
marks now would merely be
wasted within a few months. he
told the council The people. he
believed. could he induced 20
work longer hours II the entente
withdrew the army OF occupa-
tion from Germany.
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TIGERS EAT UP
CRIMSON ERRORS
IN FEATURE. GAME
Brilliant Playing Marks
First of Big Three"
Championship Race

fy Cbo Associated pre.-
CAMBNtbtE. Mass. Nov. I ! "A
Tlgcr tonm that looked long before
10 leapcd, and thcn jumped offDc.
lively when Us aivOrsty exposed
himself by fumblcs, won from tl1r.
ward today 10 10 3. II was another
victory for the opporiuulsis school
~ football at Princeton. n wos %
second successive dcfopt for the
Cilmsun by players wearing tho
orange and black and hy tho same
score. and II was tho first timo thnt
the Tigers had won o. game in liar.
wards stadium,
PTincton turned two Harvard
fumblos. Gohike's muf In tho srv.
uud period opened the way 10 tho
touchdown scored by Crum and the
consequent point on Rick by Dlns.
more. Another tumble by SpnulllnF
substitute quarter back, In the third
period made possible field goal by
Baker This scoring by tho Tiger
team came after Harvard hnd gone
into nm early lead on n goal from
placement, MCkcd by owen In the
first period
Those were the scoring plays.
Baker ana stout we're the heroes
who Justified the Princeton policy
or waiting, waiting, through time
after time OF rushing opportunity
by pouncing ON the balls let loose by
Harvard errors.
II was the irony NJ the football
fntea OF the day that tho winning
teams longest advance on its own
merits. one of 90 yards. made IN tho
third period went without score
when Baker failed on try for fold
goal, while It's scoring was done on
short advances after the fumbios
that were 80 disastrous to Harvard
Similarly llOrynrd's greatest Ru3-
tained advance, one OF 40 yards In
tho second period. which ended with
owens unsucccsaful attempt FOR q
goal from the fold. and OF 40 yards
IN the last period whom forward
passes of last-ditch STACEY brought
the Crimson along and then failed
tls@m went without scoring reward
Tho goal from placement scored hy
owen was the reward of 3uolrs falr
catch on princcton'a 30-yurd line.
The hcadwork uf tho Harvard
captain, accounted the best IN the
country. was lost To his toam by q
leg injury soon after the second
period started. The Crimson team
vas IN the hands OF three other field
generals IN the course OF the romain-
der OF the game, with varying sue
cpHs
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player. She Is mastering every
stroke, Her work is nearly faultless
In her baselinp game. net and over
head. as well as I'm ground strokes.
Her technique is superior to that ot
Mrs. Mallory. who has mastered
only strong hascline game. she
should win from Mrs. Mallory when
they meet again, as she has all the
shots
There is only one other player like
her and that is Miss Mark Il. Brown
OF California. who taught her the
game.
Miss Collctt u Long Driver.
Another remarkable Eirl athlete
il Miss Glonna Collctt, tho national
woman golf championship. Miss
Collett was born at Providence, II. l.
She 10 now 10. Her parents were
both athletic, and they encouraged
Glenna's first interest In sport.
when she was small girl she
played great deal OF tennis, but as
sha grew taller she turned 20 golf.
Her first tournament was at
ApawRmiA in 1919. \ curious thing
about this Is that two other famous
new champions also played their
first tourna ment in that well-known
New York state course. Jess
Sweester. the national amateur
Champion. and Gene Sara1on. the
national open champion.
Miss Collett ls 5.feet inches tall
well built and powerful. She Is the
longest woman driver In the United
states and for that matter In Zone
world. She drives a longer ball
than Niles cecil Leitch OF England,
who has achieved much fame with
her golf Wallop.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
Urges Spanking for
Youthful "Petters"

CHICAGO. Nov. 11.-Parents OF
young boys and girls who partici-
nate in puppy love" escapades
should be publicly spanked along
with their erring offspring. accord
ing to Judge Lawrence Jacobs OF
Chicago boys court
Passing on the case Of two youth
ful lovers, Judge Jacobs said:
what these children need Is a good
old fashioned spanking, Further
more. In nearly every case you viii
find parental indulgence. 1t wouldn't
be a bad idea TO hand out a little
Of the same corrective to the par
euts."
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
CHAMPIONS GET
ACTION IN RING
IN NEXT WEEK
Greb and Villa Ready
for Fast Matches
With Good Boys
Important Boxing
Bouts This Week

Nov l3HHyan plwuoy vs. Louis
U.attH. 90 ruunda % fH0pufi Conn.
ha. ta.-Iuhuny wulgsst vs. Ed.
die Wurbru1k. % rounds. Dalti'
uuIH
Nov i1.-Eau uaifd - Jimmy
lIffH tl THuuds ESw YORK
tus i...HI.HHrt Mclean w. JACK
INr. 90 rounds. Omaha.
sau t1..HalIur Friedman W. Nor
fls sculBIfsI 90 tUuuus Omaha
suv 10 irish johnny curtin Va
4. % Jna ppUDnou 20 rounds, Port.
ibud. Maine
suv IA Harvey Thofp Va manly
itp'u. 30 rounds Nln Antonio
Nov To- NIdgrt smith va Ediie
- OD0wd i0 rounds. Providence. ~ J.
Nov 90 -Iau,u0 Vuis w. Abe
iD'darln, 10 rounds. New YORK
Nov lu Paul Doyle vs. TrHnkey
Hsh0eu l0 rounds Scranton. Pa
Nov Hilary 0teb vs. Jimmy
Delaney ~ rounds. oklahoma city.
Nov tT#Frfuk Catb1no W. sail
or Cioknor. 10 rounds. New Otlehns.
Nov lfa#iinkoy Mitchell " liud
LOGAN. 10 rounds. Davenport. Iowa.
Nov. as Mol Iuugnn VI. Tat Brad
Icy 10 rounds snyder
Nov tN-H,ilm Tracey Va Dave
Mis- 10 rounds, SANTIAGO, Chih.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12

For instance. there Is Mss Helen
Wills, the i6-year-old California
girl. who has been upsettlng the
women's tennis firmament by sud
denly popping out as the brightest
star In all It's GALAXY.
Miss Mills Ia Npickcd by all the ex-
pcrts in tenni sas coming cham
pion OF champions, without doubt
In another year she will eclipse the
great French champion, Mile. Leng
ion. as she will surely eclips Mrs.
Mallory ana other American racket
experts.
Last var. when Miss willis was
10 and was playing at home as a
member OF the girls tennis club OF
Bcrkelcy. Cal. she won the girls
national tennis championship. She
heat Miss Virginia Carpenter Of
Philadelphia In straight sets, Ga,
as.
Miss wills Masters Every Stroke
This year. on her second trip east.
she was runner up ia Mrs. Mallory
IN the national championships
when she travels she a always
Chapcroned by her mother
Helen is a big girl for her age,
big limbcd and powerful. She has
a wrist that n man could be proud
". Yet she Is only Is and looks and
dresscs the part OF a lGyear old
school girl. She wears a MILDLY
blouse. short skirt, white stockings.
white shoes and a large white eye
shade that she designed ana made
herself. and which She looks upon
with tho pride OF an inventor
Miss wills technique IL superior
TO that OF any other SRA or woman
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
jerks and Birby Grid
Teams Play 90 Tie

Special TO The World
RTXBY. Nov. 11.--Jenks and
Bixby. rivals Of southern Tulsa
country. met on the gridiron today
In the annual battle OF their respec-
tive high school teams and played to
n deadfall, 0 to o.
Neither team was able TO secure
any advantage. Each threatened to
score more than once, but the OPP
posing line never failed TO hold at
the critical stages. The largest foot
ball turnout OF the season In Bixby
witnessed the game.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
Alleged Slayer 10
Surrender, Is Report

SHREVEPORT. Tu, Nuy. liz
Letters from w. sherman, alleged
slayer or The Rev. John calhoun
Kecth, at Plain Dealing, Ia, are roe
ported TO have beou received hy
Sam Nuckous ~ the same vicinity
and JocSph sherman li-y'ur-old
son Of the fugitive,
The letters were postWorNed az
Little Rock. but according Co lho re
ports they were written at Howe
Okla. In the better to Nurkoi's
Who owned the farm whore Shor.
man was n renter. the writer 'aia
thnt he would give up Go sheriff
Adalr or Deputy pollnger. but 20 no
ON, else. n was also reported ina
sherman said he was going 20 MISS
issippi ana would return later
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
First Day on Duty Special
officer Slain by Bandits
He Finds RObbing Store

ny the Associated Pevss state Wire.
BARTLESNILLE, Nov. 11.--After
obtaining commission as deputy
officer yesterday afternoon, Herbert
NARROW OF Dewey was shot and in
stautiy killed early this morning
when he and two other officers sur
priscd four men IN the act OF rob
bing Dewey clothing store
officer NARROW was passing by the
store, according to Officers, when he
noticed light in the place. lie
summoned two other officers and
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
Quit BOoHegging,
NOn Can't Pay His
.4iimOny, He Claims

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov, IL
walter Jacobs testified In the SUI
perlor court here that he no longer
could pay his wife $3.50 a month
alimony since he had retired from
the bootlegging business.
Judge ShOrtall reduced the ALI
mony TO $50 a month Jacobs tes-
titled his business was confined TO
malt syrup and soda water
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
All War Vets in Jail
Freed Armistice Day

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. IL
All prisoners, white and black, serv-
ing time In the city prison farm FOR
misdemeanors and who fought In
the World war as American soldiers
were released today with suspended
sentences upon order OF Municipal
Judge Beckham.
They were released in order that
they might participate this after
noon In an Armistice day parade.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
Ners of Broken ArrOir
CROP IS
HALF NORMAL
M. L. Lotion, Pioneer of
Broken Arrow, Dies,
Aged II Years

Special 20 The World
BROKEN ARROW, Nov. ll.-Thc
first of the 1899 crop OF pecans
from the extensive groves surround
Ing Broken Arrow, have reached the
local market, commanding a price
OF - cents a pound. The recent
frosts though heavy failed 10 start
the nuts falling freely as usual and
10 will be late I'm tho month before
the harvest will be In fun blast
Conservative estimates place the
yield this year AZ about one Shali
the normal crop.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
MAY OPERATE ON CRAWFORD
Owner OF the Oilers Seriously III
With Appendicitis.

10 was announced yesterday that a
decision will be made Monday by
physicians attending Jim Crawford,
president of the oilers, on whether
10 operate on the baseball magnate
and oil producer for appendicitis.
Mr.. Crawford has been seriously
ill for several days, The question OF
an operation has been up, but no de-
cision either way will be made until
after a consultation OF all the physi-
clans.
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". G. II. 4. Meets "Wednesday.

The regular meeting OF the Brok-
en- Arrow hrdnch OF the w. {. 4. L.
'nr the month OF November, VIII be
held Ia the Baptist church
wednesday afternoon, November 10.
teudont. viii be the principal speak
or at the meeting.
IN, Loyal Soldiers sunday School
class OF the NJ T.. church South has
adauted an Armenian boy for the
coming year donation going for
wara every month TO buy food and
clothes for the Had.
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citizen, Mr., Lotion suffered stroke
OF paralysis several months ago, and
the after effects OF the stroke made
such inroads on his vitality that his
death was aot unexpected. Funer-
al services were conducted Friday
afternoon, by REV j, r, Kerr, OF the
Presbyterian church. burial follow
ing at Park Grove cemetery De-
ceased was native OF Michigan,
and is survived by a wife and five
sons.
The Davies Opera company was
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12

Harvard ......g q o O. .
Princeton ..,,,.O Z O-lO
Summary: Harvard scoring Goal
from replacement, owen. Princeton
scoring Touchdown, Crum; Point
from try after touchdown, ninsmorr
(sub FOR Wingntc). goal from field.
Baker. Referee. V. \ Schwartz,
(nrown); Umpire T.. W. Murphy.
(Rrown); field Judge, F. r. Clllcn-
der, PennsylvauiuD, head liucam1n.
q. n Bankhart, tpar,mouth), Time
o. periods, I q minutes each,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12

The strongest indication that America will be supreme in
sport the future is the extreme youth of of great
est champions This especially true of the girls who have
been astonishing the world amateur in the past
Some of the performances of young ladies of a. Is
and 6 have outclassed foats of older and
perienced competitors.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12

presented Tuesday evening as the
second number Of the lecture course
offered by the federated women's
clubs of Broken Arrow The re-
naming three attravtions on the
course are Bob Hnnscom. imper-
sonater, December 2l: Schubert
quartet, April 10. and the Shee-
ban Concert company. date TO be
supplied.
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on list OF about eight good middles
who are asked 10 engage In elimina-
ton contests 40 the New York hoN-
ing commission can fluid worthy
successor TO Johnny Wilson. Downey
already has been whipped by Jock
Malone, another contender. II Bo-
cash beats him. q fight between Bo-
cash and Malone Win go quite a.
ways toward cleaning up tho middle
weight situation.
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the trio surrounded the place, Mar
low statioNing himself at the front.
The robbers became suspicious aS-l
started out the front OF the build
ing, firing as they ran. NARROW
emptled his gun at the bandits but
none of his shots took effect. The
return fire from the bandits
hit him arid he fell, almost in
stantly killed.
Sheriff Henderson and force Of
deputies are out In pursuit OF the
men today.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
Mrcckcd laundry RebuIIt.

The Broken Arrow laundry, which
has been closed since the explosion
early in August. which partially
wrecked the plant and killed a. NJ,
Berry the proprietor, has been re-
paired and under the management
OF W. o. Manley OF Muskogee, is
again In operation.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12

william Edward, S-months-old
son OF MIR, and Mrs, II. h. lnmann,
died az tho family home east OF
town. Tuesday morning following
a few days illness Funeral serV-
ices were held az Park Grove ceme.
terry,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12

The death OF NJ. l.. Lotion, -
wears old. at the family home east
OF Broken Arrow, Thursday after
noon, marked the passing Of anoth-
or pioneer resident ana well known
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MSS A,LEetA RV6o,.A,
CLNSlVlC CbiAfNP,ON blJSR
Atlp NlitAtASEs. op .fN,lAeAv
onlgrc- Tl-TLu o. AT "a
S.u IS now Oe,Ni s,SrvsA.
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The Davies Opera company was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-05
High Cost of Rats
From the Thrift Magazine.

From the Thrift Magazine.
 It is estimated that each rat living In a city or town causes an annual destruction of $5. It is estimated that the rat population of urban districts is 50,000,000 so the loss in the cities and towns alone amounts to $250000,000 a year. In the rural districts our rat population is 150,000, ,000. So our rat bill must be close to half billion dollars year.
 It is estimated that rats in America the most conservative estimate destroy the product of 100000 men with full equipment of land and agricultural implements. In other words, we are maintaining standing army of 100000 men fully equipped just to fight rats to drawn battle.
 In 1914 the Virginia commissioner of health estimated that in the southwestern part of that state rats destroyed 10 per cent of the grain and 75 per cent of the young chickens and tur- keys. During single winter and spring re- gently 17,000 rats were killed on 400-acre rice plantation in Georgia. On another plan tation of 1,200 acres a total of 30,000 rodents by actual count, were dispatched.
 At one of the packing houses in Chicago from 4,000 to 5000, it recently was reported, were killed annually. On 150-acre farm on an is- land off the Massachusetts coast 1900 occupied rat holes were found and other rats were liv ing about the farm buildings. On one sugar plantation in Porto Rico 25, ,000 rats were killed in less than six months. During rat plague in Rock Island and Mercer counties, Illinois, some years ago, $500 rats were killed in single month.
 During the campaign of the public health service against bubonic pleague in San Fran cisco and New Orleans more than 1,300, ,000 rats were killed in the two cities.