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Show Golden Gate Bridge Is Nearing Completion fj-- i Adventurers T f ' ' Vf . jfl- 1 - I . , n "Rat Trap By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Deadline Hunter at? fpAUGHT like a rat in a trap! Thats a pretty moving expression. When you say that of a man you mean ld4t hes in pretty dire straits facing a fate thats inhu- -' in and fit only for beasts. But what about being caught jTH rats hundreds and hundreds of rats in a trap them yourself? Thats what Charley Mack juve set for its an experience he doesnt want to 5; up against. And either. . j tVov.gh again, 6 i J aij home is in Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1928 he was working for fed exterminating concern, and on a day in June of that year he was wosiered to the Erie Basin section of Brooklyn to tackle the job of clear-hr- over-ru- n With rats, a tramp steamer that was 6 ojt were alkr, with men on that Job. They other working Charley jv0 arrived at the ship at ten oclock on a Sunday morning. The done on Sunday when the crew was off duty so as job had to be not to interfere with the loading of freight. The only man aboard On reaching the ship, the exterminattbe shp was the watchman. ors first job was to get every human or animal on board out The watchman was notified to stay in the open, and of the way. the mates dog was given to him to take care of. ts t; ' s c:;u-!(y'- Working With Poison Gas. igpK, iv next job was to shut all the portholes and seal up all cracks, jir.c: s he work was to be done with poison gas, and none of it must escape, (ter that a small batch of gas was set off to test the gas masks the The masks were all right, and they took their final en wore. They agreed to meet at a certain place on deck In half an well that meant some- And in case one of them didnt appear the others would go searching for him. jng was wrong and My fie three men proceeded to their appointed parts of the ship. says Charlie, was the galley where the food was DVeim of operations, worst infested part of the ship. After a final inspection I tha , on my mask and set of! the cyanide fumes. I started it in the huge ice Heralding the approaching completion of the Golden Qate bridge, worlds longest single span, the work of stripping away the catwalk construction on the west cable was undertaken. This photograph, taken from the San Francisco side, shows a portion of the catwalk that had already been removed. Wife Joins Search for Paul Redfern in South America A ND the girl holding the Rclum of the Touring Roosevelts curtains Mrs. Gertrude Redfern, o Pittsburgh, Pa., wife of Paul Redfern, long-los- t aviator, who will accompany an expedition leaving New York for South America, to attempt A 3 v ' )' jpt-- oi Hr . dtp dat.f mse j(j ijcv-- ft fi ' My first shock came when I found that when the had slammed shut the latch had dropped into the socket on the making me a PRISONER. to leave. ice-bo- x " Aii the ship and couldnt hear him. And then, in a minutes, the parade began. Rats hundreds of them some out of hidden corners ( them as big as cats, began streaming where the gas had reached, trying to get out into clean air. distant parts of few nter ' 1 began pounding on the door more frantically," says Charley. By rats began to feel the effects of They began screeching and air, biting one another and jump- that, looking way ' ' time the room was full of gas and the It seemed to make them go crazy. '- for and tins & A , Crazed Rats All Over Him, i ' iP ' A f A ' i just misconception that party clothes are hard to sew. She made the neat sweet house model shes wearing with no trouble at all- - --but And Heres the Story. Marge, did you really make your pretty dress all yourself? It looks so elab- orate; Id be afraid to cut into chiilon like that for fear Id ruin it. Be yourself. Rose. It doesnt take a bit more skill to make my dress than yours. The pattern explains everything. You cant go wrong. I get a double kick out of making a party frock I feel important sewing it and elegant wearing it. I couldnt begin to have so many party clothes if I didnt belong to Mother Made Daughters Dress Joanie, dear, arent you beginning this party business pretty . n(j e back, looking on, might be joining the fun except for her i ! A L ' 4 young? No, Auntie Rose, of course not. Ive another one just like it that Grandma made for me. It's red and it has blue bands around it. ZA ... " Im going to wear it to school T 1a tomorrow. A . S' ' V I see where Ive got to A 4 get Well, V I f some silks and crepe, pluck to solve the mystery of her husup my nerve, and have clothes bands disappearance. Redfern disI wanted to like other people. on Col. on an Mrs. shown and 25, 1927, Theodore Roosevelt as in New arrived August appeared they Twelve but I just the join Jolly S. S. York from flight attempted recently aboard the Washington, after an extensive European felt I didnt have anything to tour, which included visits to important capitals on the continent. Brunswick, Ga., to Rio De Janeiro. wear. Now Ive decided to join The Sewing Circle and make a INTERNATIONAL BANKER real fashion debut, come Spring! of Five The Patterns. Pattern 1237 is for sizes 34 to 48. Size 36 requires 4 yards of 35 inch material plus Then They Began to Climb on Charley. of a yard contrasting. nr 4 1 Pattern 1241 is cut in sizes 14 and down. It was a bedlam of rats, and still they kept coming. efabii I to 20 (32 to 44 bust). Size 16 resuddenly, one of them more keen than the others, sensed a quires 4 yards of 30 inch ma!' kickle of airHecoming through a small crack in the door at which terial, and 1 yards of ribbon ran over to my feet. In a split second the rest hoFyai standing. fur the belt together with 3 yards cwed a fighting, snarling, biting horde of brutes, jumping on of machine made trimming. J anothi;r until they were piled ten high, trying to get their snoots in Pattern 1852 comes in sizes 2 to ? crack which let in a bit of precious air. 8 years. Size 4 requires 2Vs yards ' lnd then THEY I ON CHARLEY. Dozens i f i - i-- '.it; r iii f , non-sto- p Family Meet Generations five-eight- ami scrim; BEGAN TO CLIMB of them began crawling up liis legs and swarming all over him, all be was covered with them like a lump of sugar In a room full jj. Ojl of Sics. Luckily, he says, my clothes were of heavy mate-i- ( " specially a leather jerkin I was wearing. Believe me, I to d l Naa perspire. My legs began to feci the bites of the creatures and I had to put my hands in my jacket pockets keep them from being bitten off. ere I stood for what seemed hours, with hands In my pockets, bow s tucked in, and my head down on my chest to protect as W a ivrt of me as possible. I waited waited for the gas to take bat the seconds seemed like hours. My mind began to play o me making me think the was weak wondering what gas d happen if all three of us were caught in the same jam and had to ? 'icre all night. 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Good Luck a Handmaid Good luck is the willing handmaid of upright, energetic charac- ter, and conscientious observance Lowell. of duty. TO RELIEVE NEURITIS PAINS FAST I Uncle mad-feae- M sort! Si1 2uj3: --.. Five generations of one family gathered in Chicago when this picthirty-seveture was taken. Left to right are shown Mrs. Lillian Lapp, the mother; Charley Was Badly Bitten. grandmother; Mrs. Elmer Wendt, seventeen, Samuel Field, eighty, holding baby Elizabeth Ann Wendt, parleys coat and trousers were in shreds. His legs were paining great grandfather. Baby 4 hundred bites. and John Bagley, sixty-twjuVl Id rather fight a mad police dog than oneto five monthswasold;christened on the day this unusual picture was made. Elizabeth lingers j jose rats," he says, and the memory of those animals x t last there came a knock on the door, and i sia heard the voice of one of his asking if he was In Jtiju? Charley yelled back that he was trapped, and the other fellow clears t the Back .VeaRf o, ice-bo- f ,, fed Society Belles door. Then it was the other fellows turn to get a scare. Eats hun(tred of them burst out of that door In a snarling, mass and began dashing about the galley. r,tJ; were plenty weak by that time, and the fresh air took their That was lucky for the other fellow, too, for they forgot to me le critters scrambled along the deck, and others rvfTi Into the water. Others , Bp crazy and throw themselves siPi I distance and dropped. It was a great sight and just about .shivery one I ever saw in my life." y we,'t to a doctor and had the rat bites treated. None of J a matter mfocted, and he was all right in a short while. As jjc was back on the job again the next Sunday exterminating whole 8am ship. The job hadnt been done right and the to be ri)eatcd- shs time Charley stayed away from the t WNU Service. , W V. $ ;t '1 ,fr(1 -- aJ f daPant ?port ce me on - Once t,ia mat, bemg declared Emperor. icse wrestling Is more CaUS Includes jiu-- ! "nese wrestlers usually vL'cin 3 and 400 pounds. 3i2 ,wWcrful Bild. the - rI Jr i ... the spurt and di- Ta Insure great n Orient, they force rnarl'y daughters of ts' . sen IT . .' 0 1 i t, Si: ; A f ' if i'f - tit I A V ' ,, ... m f V t 4Ai i 4k & '?' ti tf: ; V& fV $ . .. ,r. h Ice-bo- Flying Fisb, Sailfisb fashThe flying fish flies, after a not. Flying ion, and the saililsh does a number are there which fishes, of ou of species, ate small and light have long, winglike pectoral fins. tno The fish works up speed in water, throws itself into the air, and the wings" are able to carry it for some distance. 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