Sportsman

In Roanoke, Va., Jesse T. Meadows scrambled up a small tree to shoot a squirrel. On a smooth limb he slipped, fell out of the tree, flung his wrist against the blade of an ax, which sliced off his hand, discharged his gun, which blew off his foot.

Hero

In Oceanside, L. I., Herbert Hannigan crawled into a concrete vault eight feet underground, lay there 72 days, set a new world's record, crawled out to be a hero. Waiting for him were 2,000 spectators and a police detective. The spectators surged through the ropes, forgot to pay their 25-c- fees, left Herbert Hannigan in debt for his burial expenses. Up stepped the detective with an old larceny warrant to take Herbert Hannigan to jail.

Love

In Tappan, N. Y., when John Ellich, 71, and Marie Kiefer, 61, passed forlornly through the door of the German Masonic Home, each felt that the rest of life held but little. But to John Ellich and Marie Kiefer came love, not death. All during one year they stole off together, held hands, whispered their emotions. But at the old folks home was a strict regulation against inmates marrying. One day, on leave, John Ellich and Marie Kiefer eloped to Manhattan. For two years after that officials of the home watched the strangely happy couple with growing suspicion, at length called them up and wrung a confession of their marriage. One of the pair, the officials decided, must leave. That night thunder rolled over Tappan, drowning out the sound of two revolver shots. Next morning the superintendent peered over a transom at the lifeless bodies of Mr. & Mrs. John Ellich.

WLW

In Mason, Ohio, G. L. Gerard heard mountain fiddlers playing a tune from inside a rain spout on his barn. All over town tin roofs spat fire at the touch of a screwdriver, lights flashed on at 2 a. m. John La Mar, who sells melons, pointed an accusing finger at a steel tower which tapers 831 feet above the village, insisted: "I've watched clouds come rolling up until they reach that tower. Then they split in two and each part goes a different direction and we don't get a drop."

Owner of Mason's tower is Powel Crosley Jr.'s 500,000-watt Radio Station WLW, strongest broadcaster on earth. WLW pointed out that the people of Mason, if they wanted to install the proper apparatus, could probably snatch enough power out of the air to cook their meals, wash & iron their clothes, clean their rugs, run their radios.

Debtor

In Philadelphia, Charles W. Clemens filed a petition in bankruptcy, listing:

Liabilities: $1,137,064.

Assets: one share of stock in Charles W. Clemens, Inc., valued at $1.

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