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' ' ?III! M Indians Find Gold in Labrador Possibilities of Region Are Little Known. Washington. ? Rich gold ore wua. re cently reported to have been brought out of Labrador' by Indians. It Is one of many such rei>ort8 that have been made through the centuries, but still the truth as to Labrador's possibilities as a source of precious metals Is unknown, says a bulletin from the Notional Geographic society. It Is for other resources that the coun try Ib best known. the bulletin points out. "Labrador spreads like a rough tri angle from Hudson strait to Hlanc Snblon, on the Strait of Belle Isle, and from the Atlantic coast Inland to the Height of Land," continues the bulle tin. "With an area of at least 110,000 6quare miles. It Is almost three times the size of Newfoundland. Its boun daries embrace a fringe of coastal set tlements, fur trading posts, and O.ren fell and Moravian mission stations; romantic fjords and naked cliffs like those of Norway; rocky islands and narrow 'tickles* (channels) ; ancient mountains, volleys, and falls; 110-mlle lakes and rushing rivers swarming rat ? rank next In Importance to cod. The part white, part Eskimo trappers do little cod fishing. for the 'furring grounds' He miles awuy from the coast, and the winter hunt, when pelts are prime, keeps the men away from home for weeks at a time. "Itlfles bang good-by as canoes pull out into midstream to begin the long trip up-river to the 'fur paths.' or hunting grounds. When a trapper chooses n certain area, he blazes trails, sets out pi" ' iMs 300 traps, and builds 'tilts' (log I O ut Intervals of a day's walk apart. Thereafter, this land is his alone to hunt over, nnd no other trapper thinks of poaching on It. "The trapper's day is long, work at the traps hard. Storms may overtake him, and 20-below-v.ero cold. Yet he stops only once or twice to prepare a mug of tea and to take a bite of bread. For supper, cooked on the tilt's tin stove, he stews a partridge with rice and salt pork : or perhaps some beaver or porcupine, whose meat Is good eating. If lie has time, he bakes 'rose bread' (.veast ralsed), or If not. soggy bannock. Then he skins his pelts and stretches them to dry on the fur boards. Frequently he finds Sheila Is the Air Race Mascot Shej/a Urown, champion baby avlatrlx, was appointed national air race masco/at Los Angeles. She Is only three and one-half, but her amazing record ' of several hundred hours In the air, two transcontinental air flights, one forced landing and other aerial adventures qualified her as the official mascot. of the air meet In July. Sheila Is shown perched on the Bendlx trophy. with irout and salmon; forests and barrens where fur-bearing animals roam. Eskimos and whites live along the coast, Indians In the Interior. Pulpwood and Lumber. "Besides minerals, other wealth lurks In Newfoundland's mainland do main. There pre pulpwood and lum ber In the southern forests of black spruce and white spruce, birch, cedar, poplar, and balsam fir ; and 'white gold' lies lutent In cataracts like Musk rat falls. CJrnnd falls, twice as high as Niagara, could be harnessed, It Is estimated, to produce more Ihnn 1,000, 000 horse power for n part of each year. "IJut the sea, not the land, Is Labra dor's chief source of wealth today. So It has been since Cabot, letting down baskets Into the sea, scoopt-d tbem up full of codfish. Cod Is still king on this const, to the transient summer fisherman from Newfoundland, and the 'llveyere,' who 'lives here' in Labrador all year round. "Neither 'llveyere' nor Newfound lander speaks of cod by that name Salmon is salmon and trout Is trout ; but cod Is always 'fish.' "The 'llveyere,' like many Newfound landers, depends chiefly on the cod fishery for money to buy tea, flour, salt, pork, and molnsses for the winter. When the cod 'sets in shore,' be leaves his home and potato patch at the head of the Inlet or fjord, and moves down to a shack on the outer const for the summer. When the cod Is running, ho works 20 hours at n stretch. "Hack home after winter sets In, he hunts and trnps for fur, shoot* ducks, and goes on a 'cruise' (visit) to neighbors, traveling from 40 to 400 miles over snow and Ice In n dog drawn komatlk, or sled, Furs Source of Wealth. "Sometimes a mission holds a fair, and dog teams gallop In from miles around with sled-loads of families. The men hold a shooting match, with a barrel of flour as the prize. The girls fill supper baskets, and the young men bid for them ? and the s.jpper partner who goes with them. "Rich furs ? fox and ortnltie, mink nnd otter, beaver and bear nnd musk New Guinea Tribe Bears Only Twins Brisbane, Ati ?ua.? Doctor For tune, of Columbia university, arriv ing hore from New Guinea, tells of an amazing discovery. The Mondugnma tribe develops the trait of twin-bearing almost to the exclusion of single births. The doctor maintains It Is due to S system of Intermarriage between conslos. |; Ths women of the tribe do all the work. f. ''f ' !fri l1 ? ' Movement Is on Foot to Save Historic Buildings New York. ? A movement to pre serve this country's historically and architecturally Important buildings has been started by the American In stitute of Architects with the opeiiiug of a national survey of flu'se struc tures. The Institute's committee on the preservation of historic building, bend ed by Leicester B. Ilollnnd, chairman, is compiling a list of such buildings. This list will he subdivided into lists White Friars Back in England Were Ousted 400 Years Ago by King Henry VIII. London. ? After an absence of nearly ?100 years the Carmelite monks, known as White Friars, return to an estab lished place nmong monastic orders in Great Britain. The White Friars, so called because of a white mnntle worn over the brown habit, hold wide Influence and power In f.reat Britain until lf?.'is, when Henry VIM ordered their head quarters In London to he razed to the ground. Their chapel and buildings stood between Fleet street and the Thames, adjoining the temple, which was founded by the Templars. Whitefrlars street still bears the name of the order, and a newspaper offlco In the district Is called Carmelite house. But the monks have been gone for nearly four centuries, and were without a home In Kngland until the Catholic bishop of Southwark assigned his churches in Slttlngbourne nnd Fa versham to their care. The White Friars wore their man tles as a sign that the order was founded In Palestine. It was estab lished on Mount Carmel In 1212 by a Crusader named Berthold. White Friars are not common, however, the , two at Slttlngbourne and Favershain being tho only ones In Kngland. When their London monastery was Pounded during the Crusades the order Immediately attracted royal support, and Edward II gave the White Friars great latitude. Their priory and church were rebuilt In 1800, when It was said that several hundred monks lived there, enjoying wide popularity both as preachers and confessors. An example of their power Is found In the fact that almost from th* first the order had the rlghf of sanctuary. Any fugitive from Justice conld take refuge there for forty days unless at; ctised of treason or sacrilege. The right was retained until 1007, long aft er the monastery and church had ill* appeared. After the suppression of that mice have rained the pelt by chewing away patches of hair. "Furring over, he piles the pelts on a sled, and starts homeward over river ice and snow. At the end of his tfail. perhaps *200 miles away, Is home and family, a wood fire roaring in the stove, potatoes bubbling In the pot an>' sleep ? sleep ? and more sleop." Birthplace of Christ Boasts Deep Sea Port Haifa, Palestine. ? The Holy Land, /blrthplace of Jesus Christ, has been Increased In size by DO acies. This Is due to reclamation In con nection with the building of Haifa's new harbor, now nearly complete. Some of the reclaimed land will be used for hurbor and customs purposes. The remainder Is Intended for a mod ern townplanuing scheme. The new harbor, which is expected to be opened In October, has cost $0,250,000. The construction was be gun In October, 1020. The main break water is approximately one and a half miles long and consists of 70,000 square meters of stone. The lee break water Is, roughly, half a mile long. Orneriest Rodeo Horse Expires in Shame at 24 Billings, Mont. ? Old Butterfly, "the orneriest, pitchingest horse that ever cauie out of a chute," Is dead. For 15 years Old Butterfly scat tered riders over rodeo fields. He was nine years old when he discovered that It was easier to throw a rider from the saddle than to work, and for seven years he was never ridden. Last fall he made his farewell ap pearance. Twenty-four years old, ho squealed with rage as cowboys easily stuck to the saddle. His owner, Leo Cremer, attributed his death to brood ing over this shame. applying directly to the various states and cities. For Inclusion in the Atlantic sea board tabulation, according to Doctor Holland, only buildings at least one hundred years old will be considered. No structure built later than 1850 Is to be Included In the survey for any part of the country. "In foreign nations, where architec ture is of national importance, historic monuments are listed and cared for by the state," said Doctor Holland. "Here, where democracy leaves cul tural affairs largely to public whim, It Is proper for architects organized In a nntlonal body to assume the lead ership of popular Interest In preserv ing Important monuments of our past." Not Guilty, Says Drunk, Actions Lead to Jail Houston, Texas. ? Arrested on charges of drunkenness, two men were haled before Police Judge Turner here. "Oullty or not guilty?" the Judge Inquired. "Not guilty," replied Defendant No. 1. "Not guilty," echoed Defendant No. 2 ? but as he si>oke he suddenly mis took the corner of the Judge's desk for a Inmp post and hugged It in the conventional manner of the Inebriate. Without further testimony both men were remanded to Jail. t the monastery the place became a noj torlous haunt of outcasts. The White Friars are altogether dis tinct from the other order of Carmel ites founded by St. Teresa In 15C2. M' inbers of this group are known as IMscalced Carmelites, because they wear snndals Instead of shoes and stockings. TO DESIGN PLANES Young Ulchard L>upont, tw??nty two yen r-old heir to the fabulous Dupont fortune, has his own Irion* of the oa rcor he wishes to follow. Instead of becoming nn elite sportsman, learning his father's business, or merely drift ing In the host social circles, Kloh ard plans to learn the trade of air plane designing and aeronautical engt neerlng. lie started In as "greas* monkey" at the Curtlfw-Wrlght School of Aeronautical Engineering at th? .Grand Central airport, I^oa Angeles, getting In hla hours at the controls of student plane*. Scenes and Persons in the Current News 1 ? James M. Cox of Ohio, chairman of the monetary committee of the London economk- conference, explaining what seems to be n knotty problem to two other delegates. 'J ? Wreckage of farm houses after a disastrous storm that swept over the region north and west of Chicago. 3 ? Joshua L. Johns of Appleton, Wis., who was elected president of Klwunls International at the convention In Los Angeles. Lindy's Plane Made Faster for Northern Flight Mechanics at Caldwell, N. J., Installing the new 700 horse-power motor that Increased to more than miles an hour the speed of the plane In which Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh will fly to Greenland and possibly to Denmark. They are to survey a route for permanent air service to Europe. WON A. A. U. DECATHLON Barney Berllnger, hlg all around star fro" the I'enn A. C., I'ltila dol phin. w . tho nntlonal A. A. U. de cathlon champlonRhlp at Soldier field, ^hlcago, scoring 7507.1*) points. ROTARY'S NEW HEAD John Nelson of Montreal, Canada, who war ciccted president of the no tary International at thw annual con* ventlon In Boston, Mann. Chicago Board of Trade Lively Again Scene In the ('hlcago Hoard of Trade, world's hirgest grnln market, show ing the renewed activity there caused by tlie rapid rise In the prices of wheat and other grains. Largest of Military Planes Workmen require ladders and runways to traverse the various parts of thi* flying boat which was launched at Hendon, ICngland, as the largest military plane In the world. It Is a short six englned plane, built for open sen reconnais sance and long distance patrpl work and constructed entirely of metal except for coverings of the outer sections of the wings. Despite Its great weight of 81% tons fully laden, the machine Is amazingly fnst. .