ISNT NATURE GROWS US SO 10 EAT Ha By Charles Sughroe U. S. Last Reported to Be “Teach- er’ of Red Army. Pelping, China.—Bert Nelson, Amen fcan missionary whose home is Minne- apolis, has finished a year in the hands of Communist bandits im Honan province, Nelson, a worker for the Lutheran United mission, was captured at Hwangchan, Honan, on October 85, 1930, by members the “first red army” of Honan, and has been held captive ever since. For several weeks nothing has been heard from Nelson, who wrote the last letter received by his family in July, reporting he was not badly treated, and that the Communists had appoint. ed him as their “English teacher.” At that time, Nelson was held In the Communist camp within two days’ Journéy from Hankow, and within 40 miles of a large camp of government troops. The latter have never made any serious attempt to obtain his re lease, Nelson's family has walted in anx- lety for the last year in Hankow, hop- ing daily that he might escape or be released. The mission of which he Is a8 member has made determined efforts to release him, and paid a ransom of more than $10,000 to the Communists, who had promised to let the mission. ary when this sum was dellv- ered. But after getting the changed thelr minds, would keep him until ived tennis balls volley balls, a radio set, a supply of gasoline ammunition. The mission sent most of the ar ticles demanded, but sald they could not supply arms and ammunition, be. cause it was contrary to mission prin. ciples. Even after receiving the ar- ticles they asked, the Communists de- cided to keep Nelson a captive. They loose money, they and sald they they had also and racquets, English books, and and rece arms peeded an was sent back word that they English teacher, and no one else avallable, A Norwegian missionary worker, Rev, A. Tvedt, was captured with Nel- son, but the Communists let him go after the mission paid $10,000 for his release, The American leg in Pelping end the consul-general In Hankow have written notes to the Chinese government asking that troops be sent to rescue Nelson, but nothing has been done, The Chinese govern- ment agreed on several occasions to send a relief expedition, but nothing came of these promises, It is belleved that the length of Nel- son's period of capture constitutes a record In China. At the time he was captured, more than forty missionaries of different nationalities were held cap- tive In different parts of China, but all of these have since died, been killed or released. ation dozens of Fur Trimmed Coats Unusual indeed is the fur-trimmed coat that hasn't its hat and muff to match, This ensemble is in black zi- beline with black astrakhan. Truck Kills Wildcat Great Barrington, Mass. —Leon Hunt was driving down Monument moun- tain when his sutomobile truck struck end killed a wildeat. He picked up the 22-pound carcass, took it to Town Clerk Edward Kelly, and collected a $10 bounty. Detroit Cops to Learn First Aid Principles Detroit.—How to administer first aid soon will be a part of the knowl- edge and training of every Detroit po- iceman. Already 300 have completed the Red Cross course in first aid, and a class of 600 will start instructions the first of the year. The department in- tends that eventually every member shall take New officers must receive the instructions and ob tain a Red certificate in the work before he can tive duty. the course, Cross start a Do not bark chant the beauty of the goo against the (aBBY (ERTIE ~~ PPOPPPPPEIIIGPOPIEIITIPD In Shipping Deal Kermit Roosevelt (above) is one of a group of men who have formed a big shipping combine announced in San Francisco. The others are R Stanley Dollar of the Dollar Steam. ship company, Herbert Fleishhacker of San Francisco, Paul Chapman of the United States lines, and John M. Franklin of the International Mercan tile marine, + Cat Eats Vegetables Portland, Maine, -A vegetarian eat is owned by 8S. D. Crosby of the High- lands, Knox county. The unusual pet lives almost exclusively on a raw vege table and fruit diet. “The girl who can tell a good sob story generally weeps a loan™ ODD THINGS AND T AN NEW—By Lame Bode SAO SY Times sounre Tew York- -— IS NOT A SQUARE ... \ “= CONTRIBUTED By wu. REESE INCITATUS~ Roman Emperor, Caligula - WAS MADE A MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF PRIESTS AND AFTERWARDS RAISED TO THE CONSULSHIP/ © Kew Tere diem Q ERS POTPOURRI ee Guides the Shark The pilot fish Is so called be cause of its habit of accompany. ing ships and sharks. It swims closely in front of the shark and some believe it guldes the shark to its food. A more plausible explanation is that Inasmuch as the shark does not bother this type of fish, the pliot stays close to the shark to secure protection from its enemies, (@ 1931. Western Newspaper Union.) SESE eee CRN a ee CC eee ae CX wees See ol - CX » ol alee A quarter of & million hig work of the Automobile Club varieties of signs in the state, warnings of hospital zones, bridges, winding roads, slippery surf street flashers, raliroad ete, peen erected by D. C. 1d charge of the Oy There are now 64 ion sigus, including fire stations, city limits. slow WAY California, f are caut lestrian crossings, one MAKING By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK Former Dean of Men, University of lllinois. pardon Mrs atements begged my at once Core's =! irritated me wveyond control a few months ago, and 1 blurted out Jus! what I thought. It was the trut which 1 uttered, but rather rude, cruel Ebby Goodfellow Ebby Goodfellow Is the star center of the Falcon hockey club of Detroit. Last season he was runner-up for the league's high scoring title, Engineering Task Will Require Gigantic Pumps. Flagstaff, Ariz.—The gigantic engl- neering task of bringing water from springs near the bottom of the Grand canyon to supply the tourist resort on the south rim will be started soon. Water will be pumped from Garden creek, 3,075 feet under the canyon rim, to the park headquarters sand tourist hotel, M. R, Tillotson, superin- tendent of the Grand Canyon National park, has announced. The project will be completed In four months, Contracts were awarded to a Los Angeles firm recently to lay almost two miles of Oudnch steel pipe from the springs to the top of the canyon walls. The project will be one of the most unique attempted in Arizona, be cause of the dangerous route laid out for the pipe line and the great pres sure necessary to force the water more than a half-mile almost straight upward, Since the establishment of the re- sort on the rim of the Grand canyon many years ago, water has been shipped by rallroad tank cars for 100 miles. Flagstaff and Del Rio, Ariz, have been the sources, Erection of an 8,000-foot transporta- tion enable, extending from a point near the springs to the village on the ean- yon brink, will begin operations, The cableway Is to be In four sections, » than at lowances for h I saw him but he never saw me. 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