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Crocodiles Are Human-Game Hunters

which later proved fatal. Somehow or
other the left-hand rein became Topped
around his foreleg. Owing to the
strain that was necessary to keep the
beast from biting the men on the OPP
pOSite side. the rope bit deeply into
the soft skin and flesh Whereabouts. in
fiicting an ugly wound.
For the reception of his prize Jacobs
had built strong fence around a
small pool, and 1t was to this, after
nearly an hours strenuous battle. that
we ultimately dragged our captive.
Dragged" is the correct term, for
he fought every inch nf the way. and
We were nightly pleased when at last
we had him safely Gagged. Here he was
to remain until the s. 8. Bambra called,
when he would be shipped south to
Perth, For week our gator lay
quiescent in the pool, while Jacobs got
busy constructing big crate in which
he intended to place his prize for the
Journey on board ship.
In the meantime We worked hard in
miniStering to our guests comfort. He
| Stubhornly refused to eat, but we did
our best TO give him plenty Of water.
The pool in which he lay was some
| what higher than tn waters of the
Gulf with the reSui. that most Of the
| water drained out, and every day II
was necessary for dozen Of us to
carry buckets of water in order 10 give
our guest cold BATH,
But all our labor was In vain. for
couple of days before the ship arrived
the big alligator gave up the ghost,
Possibly his desperate struggling had
injured him internally and that, cou-
pied with the wound in his foreleg,
may have proved too much for him,
On the other hand, he may simply have
died of the "sulks" Anyway. We held
II poSt-mortem.
This revealed big brass buckle and
quite a number of large glass beads
Whether the buckle had belonged to the
collar of some dog which the alligator
had seiaed and eaten, or whether 1t had
come of the belt Of the unfortunate
policeman. was an open question; but
| without doubt the glass beads had
formed part OF the adornment Of some
luckless native woman who had gone
too close TO the waters edge ana been
caught.
Thus, despite Our non success In NIL
ing the requirements of the Perth Zoe
we had the satisfaction of knowinf
that we had rid the waters Of the Gul
of an actual man-eater.
tCopyrtght iaesN
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tude to work himself into a condition
of exhaustion without injurlng himself
The very first night the trap was set
We were awakened In the silent hours
by most unearthly believing coming
from down In the mangroves.
Carts got gator In his trap al
ready" ! heard some one remark
Most of us tumbled out OF our hunks
full Of excitement, but We found Jacobs
quite calm.
IT'S only a little fellow" he replied,
in answer to our inquiries as 10 whether
he was going down to the trap to have
look Let him wait until morning. "
Some of us were for visiting the trap
just out Of curiosity but Jacobs sternly
forbade 1t. DON'T" he said That
roaring may bring other gators round,
and you're just as likely to be snapped
up as not"
co we returned to our hunks to await
~ daylight. When we did 60 down we
found, just as Jacobs had foretold, that
the captive was only small alligator,
not more than feet long.
Jacobs looked his capture over. NO
good. Too small" he declared. The
crocodile lay practically exhausted.
During most of the night 1t had strug-
gled to free itself from the moose, with
the result that 1t was bound tighter and
tighter However, 1t Jaws still snapped
and It's little eyes cleaned wickedly a.
Jacobs leveied his Enfield rifle. One
bullet behind the foreleg did the job.
The carcass, although small, was not
wasted The skin was soon stripped of
and pegged out for tanning, while the
meat was rendered down In a big cop
per and the oil extracted. Alligator
oil" is held In great esteem among
bushmcn and beachcombers, who be-
ljeyn 1t to be an infallible remedy for
rheumatism, sprains and bruises, or any
other purpose for which a good rubbing
oil is needed
After the first catch, Jacobs set the
trap again, using a fresh lump OF beef
but for more than "A week nothing came
into It, That alligators were about We
knew, for several could be seen at al
most any time floating up or down the
gulf among the driftWood and dead
trees.
The town Of Wyndham, by the way
depends largely upon driftWood toi
household fuel. Practically the only
timber around the town In the man
grove. and when green these are SO sap
sodden SIS TO be quite unburnable. bui
half a dozen si2eable rivers pour into
the gulf. bringing down at high tide
and food time dead timber and falleI
trees from the interior This driftwoof
floats up and down with the tide ant
occasionally, when our wood supply raj
low. a couple Of us would embark II
fiat .hOttofsleh boat and cruise around
| picking up load.
Often we tried 10 shoot one, but al
| though al times the bullet seemed u
: take effect We never came upon dear
saurian, nor did the blacks ever find
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Platinum Once Used
For Cheap Articles

II seems unbelievable 10 us that a
metal Of the value Of platinum, Of which
he most expensive and choicest jew
cry is made and which at the present
llnIe Is the most popular material for
Wedding and engagement rings, should
few years ago have been employed In
the composition of the most ordinary
household articles
When "a deposit Of platinum was dis
covered IN the UFal Mountains In Russia
about so years ago the Russian govern
mpnt mined 1t and attempted the use
Of 1t In Russian coins. But 1t met with
little enthusiasm, and the coins at last
we're discarded The deposits there Were
20 extensive that the material was very
cheap. Manufacturers used IL for ps'r~
poses little better than those OF tlas
Cooking utensils Of platinum. even plat
inum buttons on polleemen's coat fronts
were common III that country
A few years later, wheY3 the supply Of
platinum Was almost exhausted its use
Al material for ie1eiry making was
begun The material was 80 hard 10
fnd that il was, Of course very ezpen-
siye 4 wholesale jeweler In this coui1
try decided 90 send buyers Of the ar
tlcIeS foI which platinum had been USED
The men sent otlt were unsuccessful, for
She Cetmeus had been there first and
bo4gal ~ every available Dit 81 piaI!-
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were once again aroused by terrific
roaring and the wild splashings and
thrashings of some creature down in
the mangroves. We all turned out as
before, but Jacobs insisted on waiting
for daylight. AT sunrise We went cau~
tiousiy down. and there, caught in the
moose, was gator fully Is feet in
length.
There are few things more ferocious-
looking than trapped alligator. Al
though it had been imprisoned for
hours, and in its mad struggles had
drawn the moose so tight that the rope
was half buried IN its skin. the monster
was still full of fight, and at the sight
Of the approaching men began snap
ping It's jaws viciousiy and endeavoring
to lash out with its enormous tail. But
the stakes that formed the sides OF the
race" prevented this formidable
weapon being brought into use, and
thus allowed Jacobs TO walk right up
to the beast.
ITS all right" he remarked, with a
smile. TITS bull"
GETTING the gator out of the trap
~ was the next proceeding, First Of
ALL II was necessary to put on the Lead
lng-reins, and here the leading moose"
came into play. With q line tied to
each side 1t was drawn tight just be-
hind the creatures forelegs, and thus.
with dozen men holding each rein,
the alligator was held while the captur~
ing-noose was removed,
Jacobs seemed to have no fear what
ever Of his captive, and with utter nom
chalance he walked along the crea~
lures back and even placed his foot on
It's head while he went about the task
of removing the big stone and unreev~
ing the moose
Very soon all was clear and~~our
numbers now being increased to 20 on
each leading rein-~we soon persuaded
the alligator to leave his muddy bed,
To facilitate this, one side Of the trap
was broken down. and he came out
easily over the rattle OF stakes and
river rubbish. Once clear of the man
grove beds, however he had to travel
over rocky soil. and suddenly he turned
stubborn.
Desperately he tried to break away
and regain the water; then. finding all
his efforts frustrated, he flew into a
terrific rage and with wild leaps en-
deavored to reach the men who held
the ropes. When he made n dash to
one side. the fellows on the other rope
promptly pulled him back, and thus, by
playing him with the two reins, we held
him at distance.
The excitement was intense for very
often. In n mad leap. tho monster
dragged all 20 men on one line with
him, Next instant. just as suddenly. he
would turn and try To seize man who
had momentariiy come within his
reach The brute never quite managed
| 1t, however. because the men ON the OPP
posite rope instantly took up the slack,
and SO brought him under control once
more,
1t was IN one ~ these mad rushes
| that the gator received the injury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01

The southwestern part of the United
States was explored and settled in great
part by Spaniards, who roamed the
region of what are now the States of
Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Cali
fornia, in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. At frequent intervals, all the
way from the Gulf of Mexico to the
Pacific Ocean, they established the So
called missions and placed them in the
charge of the friars who accompanied
the party.
These missions were churches, but
they were also much more: they were
the center of the settlement and of all
its activities. They provided food and
shelter, clothes, and even money to the
traveller in need in these outposts of
an early civilization. They were schools,
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mands of the driver and to know the
trail. besides disciplining an unruly one
of his fellows. Sometimes he Is not
even hitched to the Sled but runs
ahead to urge, on the ether dogs. The
winning or losing Of race Is often
dependent upon the intelligence of the
lead dog.
Dubby was Scotty Allan's best lead
dog, and the 4ArSt to lead united Kid
and Badly made great pair and Irish
was most notable starter. The lat
ter would always beat the starters pis-
toll shot by a split second. and gain the
lead without disqualifying the team But
Badly was the most famous OF Scotty's
great leaders. largely for his dramatic
part III the winning of the 1910 Solo
mon Derby
This race was along the shore of
Norton Sound from Nome to Solomon
and back. distance of IS miles. Kid
and Badly were to be the leaders of
the Allan team. but ON the eve of the
race Kid was mysteriously killed, ap-
parently by thing gamblers Badly,
half-bred setter and malamute, had
never before led alone. but was the only
leader Scotty had fast enough for so
short a race
Although the dog missed his running
mate badly, he managed to lead his
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and very often the center of extensive
agricultural activities and they we're
places Of refuge and aid to all, regard
less Of religious belief.
They were built in Spanish and
Mexican styles Of architecture, of wood,
mud bricks (adobe), sometimes partly
Of stone, or Of whatever material was
at hand in the wilderness. Many of
these old mission buildings are still in
good repair, though a few of them, like
that picture today, are partly in ruins.
The mission of the picture is that at
San Antonio, Tex, founded by the
friarS Of Santa Cruz and Queretaro in
100. Twenty-nine years later it was
located on the banks Of what is now
known as the San Antonio River; and
out of this mission grew the present
city of San Antonio.
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one cast up on sandbank or amongst
the mangroves. so whether we really
killed any OF the brutes we were unable
TO tell. Perhaps the gator. when NOR
tally wounded, sinks to the bottom and
Is devoured by his friends.
Anyway. we concluded that 1t Is not
easy to shoot an alligator. To aim at
the back Is mere waste of powder as
the horny plates with which II Is
airnored can easily turn bullet that
strikes on the slant. as IL must do when
fired from a boat. The only vulnerable
places are behind the foreleg and in
the eye, and these spots are not easily
found when one is sitting in little
craft drifting on six to nine knot cur
rent, Anyway, we never got any dead
gators, although We exercised our
craftsmanship on them at every OPP
portunity.
SHOOTING an alligator and catch
- ing one alive are, as already stated,
two entirely different propositions, and
we all became quite keyed-up with in
terest In watching Carl Jacobs methods.
What we need for bait is a dog, a
gator will take big risks for o dog. -
Jacobs remarked, after more than a
week OF non~success. These cunning
old bull alllgators wo.'t venture into q
trap just TO get lump Of stale beef"
But dogs were scarce In Wyndham,
for more reasons than one. A dog had
to be alligator wise" to lipe there. and
those few which had become educated
To the peril that lurked in the man.
grove and the water were owned by
men who were by no means inclined ia
offer their pets as bait.
However, luck comes ones way some
times. and presently tribe Of bush
blacks happened along with any NUM-
Der OF rnongrels trailing at their heels
But not for anything would the aborig"
ines part with one OF their dogs The
native. from one end OF the continent
TO the other has passion for dogs
and apparently their love for their dogs
and their children is about the same,
1t Is about equally hard to get posses
sion Of either, The blacks dogs, oil
course. were alligator wise.
But the white mans law overrules
all things, including even dog love, and
as the plague OF CANNES around the
main street OF the little town became
intense the police provided the usual
remedy by shooting few. That Is TIT
snrest way at any time Of Kidding q
town or camp of blacks, and after the
| first few fatalities the tribe, both gins
and bucks clutched their beloved dogs
IN their arms and with shrill screams
, fed as IL for their lives.
But not quite all OF them, One blear-
eyed old black fellow, probably long lost
to sentiment and certainly possessed 81
business acumen gathered up q slaugh'
| tered animal and brought 1t along te
MS lie received big lump nt tobacco
| for his reward, and thus Jacobs was
able to bait his alligator trap with dog
albeit a dead one.
| The gators were not slow In respond
ing to the lure. Before midnight W.
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Wide World Photo

team along at a fast clip. But on
the coast, miles from any human being.
Scotty, leaning over to look at a runner.
struck his head on trail stake. His
temple was badly gashed, and he fell
from the sled unconscious.
He knew no more until he felt a
tongue licking his face and opened his
eyes to see Baldy's anxious face over
his own The dog had run on-~for
sledges have no reirls-and then, miss
ing the calls of the driver, had turned
his team back to look for him. Scotty
rose to his feet with difficulty his head
aching and his mind in whirl. and
started again toward Solomon. depend
ing upon Baldy's sagacity to pull him
through.
Scotty refused to be stopped at the
next post, although by this time he
was too daZed to see the way He
does not remember entering Solomon,
nor anything of the trip back to Nome.
But Badly, with no help from the driver,
guided the team to victory on his own
The All-Alaska Sweepstakes. from
Nome across Seward Peninsula TO Can
die, on the Arctic Ocean, 400 miles there
and back. was the great annual event
of the year. 1t was run in April, and all
Winter the drivers trained for the race
by travelling 80 or 10 miles dav. Just
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Is there an old slicker In your base
ment that Is no longer being uSedF
The material from II, or even a good
piece of oilcloth. win make this bin
fold. which Ii waterproof and which
will last long time It folds easily
even when several sheets are inside,
and looks well even with your best
clothes.
Cut out piece OF the fabric I by q
inches and told 1t iengthNise. Turn
the edges one quarter inch at each end
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This week We have a new kind of
Posers for you. The answer TO each
Of the questions Is also the name Of
q weil-known British author. Thus.
the answer To Number Is Wells
Herbert George WeIlsJ. Try 10 guess
them all.
/. From what pits do We get water ?
z. What does fire dor
9. What kind of animal Is lion?
4. What substance Is made from
iron2
5. What native OF Scotland
called?
6. What Is another name for rapid
T. What color lis made by mixing
black and Whitef
@. What rs a young sheep called2
Answers.
1. Wells. 2. Burns lRobert) 3
Wide Oscar 4. Steele Sir Rich
ADD 6, Scott fSir Walter. 6, Swift
Jonathan 7. Gray tThomasJ. 3
Lamb (Charles).
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How Plants Breathe.

Do plants actually breathe? They
do, as do all living things: but they
breathe differently from the way ami
mails do and they breathe different sub
stances, Unlike animals. too, plants
breathe entirely through the skin of
their leaves. They have no wind pipes
and no lungs.
You can easily strip some Of this
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Carnivorous.

A scrub-woman applied to lady for
work.
What do you charge daya" the
lady asked
well. mum" was the reply. "a dollar
and quarter day n I eats myself,
and q dollar II you eats me-"
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With a little practice you can become
skilled at water throwing by cupping
your hand and moving II quickly for
ward On the surface OF the water. At
best, however, the water will only 60
about IS or 20 feet Here is more
effective plan and requires only an old
lin can.
with pair of tin ships cut of the
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THE PUZZLE COLUMN,

s. A Roman emperor.
9. To dodge.
10. Portals.
II. Founded.
IS. Grudge.
Is. Article.
IT. A beverage.
20. Finishes.
%. Noise used in chasing something.
IS. Belonging to us.
%. Bone (Latin).
20. A Greek letter.
Answers.
/. The three fruits are pear, cherry
and orange.
2. The cities are Paris and Rome.
8. The diamond is H, has, happy,
spy. Y.
I. Baited. bated.
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=
In this sentence are hidden the names
of two European cities spelled back
ward: sir, apply the hose more freely
~ 3
The second line In this word diamond
is a word for owns. and the fourth is a
word for watch secretly.
H
A
HAPPY
p
Y
4
In the following sentence the missing
words have like recommendations but Diff
ferent spellings and meanings.
THE fisherman watched his ----
hook with - breath
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then stitch with heavy cord, wake,
linen thread. or small leather thong t.
resemble the high-priced folds on the
market, The top edges should also be
turned over and stitched, III the
stitching Is OF leather, tho edges win
not need to be turned.
II the fabric has finish which win
permit It. YOU can work your favorite
monogram IN oil paint ON each side.
This fold Is large enough to take paper
money or any ordinary check.
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top Of the can, then remove one side
until the remaining part looks like the
one shown In the sketch. This Is then
held in the hand with firm grasp. the
full side being on top. BY moving the
can quickly over the surface Of tho
water some Of 1t is caught In the cup
at the bottom, then thrown a great dis
lance forward along the top side.
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Cross Word Puzzle.
Horizontal.

Horizontal.
l. Shaking with cold.
Z. Like.
8, Point of the compass.
Q. Eastern time (abb).
10. To touch lightly.
II. Recording secretary (abbl,
IA. To prohibit.
10, On top of.
Is. Residence.
10. A timid animal.
81. The Orient.
%. Half an EN-.
u. Turf.
%. Masculine pronoun.
81. Perform.
90. Post ONCE (abb.).
50. A statement.
Vertical.
2, To detest.
j. Exists.
4. Period of time
$. Within.
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mum, and as one man wrote back,
There was not even a platinum stove
pipe left
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This picture puzzle is an easy one and
ought to make you hungry!
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Rivalry.

What caused the collision"
Two motorists after the same
pedestrian,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-17
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS

CHICAGO 49, Jack McKenna. Toronto.
middleweight. won decision over VOL
colt Langford. Chicago Negro, in eight
rounds TED Esterbrook. Lima, Ohio, was
disqualified in the seventh round for
stating, in the eight-round semi-hnal
with Howard Bentz, Milwaukee middle
weight.
OMAHA. Neb.-Tommy Grogan, Omaha
featherweight, defeated Eddie Anderson Of
Wyoming in ten rounds. Roscoe Hall.
Des Moines, Iowa. lightweight. defeated
Leonard Boskowit7 Panama. six rounds.
BALTIMORE. Mu-Johnny Filucci. New
York lightweight. drew with Bobby Gar
cha, Baltimore, twelve rounds.
PHILADELPHIA. Paddle Shea. Chi
cago. defeated Tony Ascencio, Spain, ten
rounds.
FIT. WAYNE. Ind.-Pal Moore. Memphis.
Tenn, defeated Kid Japp. Chicago. ten
rounds newspaper decisions; Nick Ellen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-17
All Clubs Claim Greater
/ Strength; Close Battle
Expected.
NEWARK LOOKS GOOD
Rochester Rated Contender
for Bunting.
BY FRED TURBYVILLE


NEW YORK., April 1.-THE In
ternatiOnal League, with one of the
best collections of high-priced talent
in its history, will open the 1928
season Wednesday afternoon.
With every club in the league
claiming greater strength, one of
the closest races in recent years
is predicted this season.
Every club boasts of at least one
former major league star, while
several clubs have as many as five
players who were in the big leagues
last season. The Newark club has
perhaps the most pretentious list
OF high-priced talent.
Numbered among the stars on the
Newark team are Walter Johnson,
manager of the club; Jacques Four
nier, Bill Lamar, Hugh McQuillan
and RUDE LIutzke.
Buffalo, 1927 winner, lost Andy
Cohen, Del Bissonette, AL Tyson
and Leo Mangum, but has added
Nick Cullop, Gus Felix, Moore, Bar
Tett and Thomas.
Jack Dunn, manager of the Bal
timore Orioles, has added Leo Dixon
and Stewart Bolen from the ma
jOrs to his club.
Rochester, under the management
of Billy SouthWOrth has recruited
a strong team from the st. Louis
Cardinals army of ball players.
Johnny Mokan, formerly of the
Phillies, has a place in the Red
Wings outfeld, and Herman Bell is
a member of the pitching staff. The
veteran Hank GoWdy is coach and
extra catcher. Rochester has the
bulk of the 1927 Syracuse team and
is rated a pennant contender.
Toronto has Hankins, Doyle, Col
Inns and Songer back from the
majors.
George Stallings has assembled a
hustling team at Montreal.
Jersey City, under Frank Gill
hooley, has likely looking COM
bination. The Shelters have per-
hapS the best catching staff in the
league in Devine from Buffalo and
Head. Jimmy Walsh, back from In
dianapolis, looks good.
Reading, one Of the worst teams
in baseball the past two seasons,
looks good this spring, and if the
Chicago Cubs send along a few
pitchers, Harry Hinchman may get
Reading out Of the rut.