Show I I Blackbirds Hold Roosts in Face of Hot Fire Topeka Kan Sept Sopt 5 With With a ton tonof tonof of ot fireworks this city tonight began a battle against tho thousands of at blackbirds that have havo Infested the great elms and made the tho streets here dangerous and unsightly Professor sor J. J L L. L. L D che state fish and game warden told the tho city that roman candles would drive them out Tonight four men spent s several several sev sev- Veral V- V eral hours firing tirIng tho the candles singly and by volleys Into tho the trees As tho the flying balls of ot fire tira swept through the tho trees the birds fairly screamed at their disturbers A few tew took wing an flew to nearby trees but most of ot them held their ther roosts and chattered noisily Finall Finali Finally the tho firing tiring squad gave up the effort |