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Fourteen -Year- Old
American Girl Who
Won a First in the
Diving Contest for
IVomen in the
Olympic Games '
I AILEEN KlUGEN. water
sprite that's just exactly
j wliat she- is this little
I American girl champion
n diver of the Olympic games
ai Antwerp, iuu sec,
and sprite are pretty close
linguistic relatives. One use
of spirit is to convey the
Option of the immaterial and
AiWn u-hn ? hnt fnrttrt VPflrs Ofd.
, eighs only 70 pounds. To see her in
Kimminir cosrtume walkinc alone be-
een Ethelda Bleibtrey and Char-
otte Boyle, is to laugh, for. her head
onies up just to their shoulders and
pe Is all over the sprite by contrast
fltli these two Venus-de-Miloesque
lung American champion swimmers.
Then, too, spirit and "spright" are
pse relatives and both carry , the
1ms of cheer, good humor, liveliness,
fpriglitliness, vivacity, animation, en-
fsy, ardor, enthusiasm and courage
fntl Aileen has all of these' admirable
qualities. .
Finally a sprite Is a a sort of fairy,
a.v- sylph, nymph, nereid. and nixie.
Mi Aileen slender and straight, not
jet come to her woman's gracious in
heritance of pleasing curves, .with blue
pes and. skin tanned darker than her
plcnrle hair looks the Dart ta Derfee
ron- The sight dt her poised high
P the air in the high-dlvlng contest at
ntwerp is one long to be remembered
a Kiimpse of a fabled Undine come
0 vlsit favored mortals and defeat
"e Women nf oorth Jn fhp snnrta of
:rwn realm.
The Errand fn rpwoll nnnpnrnno of
athletes took nlace In the stadium
the "big show" was the 'presenta-
of-the prizes by King Albert of
Pum and the crown nrlnce. These
ronicttH rf flrcto cannnde
HW, nl,ng with 20 special challenge
t"ws for the various competitions.
WDl! Whitlock' the American ambas
was in the stand with King Al
CU T1 ere was a lot- of ceremony
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Despondent Mother Drowns Child
to Save It From Life' v
:of Toil.
THEN TRIES SUICIDE
Nver-Ending Carea, Heavy Labor,
and Lack of Sleep,, Had Driven
Mother "to Welcome the
Thought of Death.
WINTER ATTENTION TO PIGS
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(Conducted by National Council of th
Boy Scouts of America.): -:;
HandHn?1 TROOP OF BLIND BOY SCOUTS
. Handling of Fall Porkers Given 1 ,
by Specialists.
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When the fall pig crop 'lias been
weaned the future management of the
hogs becomes of paramount interest
to the grower. Specialists of the
United., States department of agricul
ture report two general methods for
the profitable handling of fall pigs dur
ing winter. One system is to push the
Cleveland. Life had dealt harshly noSS as -rapidly as possible in order
.e world with a six uiuniiis &nptver
in China, where Aileen was sentvto a
French convent. Later the Rigglns
returned to America, via Europe, so
that by the time . Aileen was ten she 1 This headache never goes away
witn Mrs. Katherine . Mikulic. Years
of hardship and suffering made her
wish to end it, and it' was to save her
daughter from a similar tvtperience
that she threw her five-year-old child
Into the water and tried to drown her
self -in Lake' Erie.
With a sigh and a shake of her'
head, she sat on her cot in the prison
wfcrd at City hospital and told the
reasons which prompted her act
"Yes, my "baby's gone," she said.
"Now she won't have to suffer and
struggle as I . have. Please give me
something so I can go to my baby.
I want to die. Please let me die,"
she pleaded a& she pressed ber hands
to her temples. "This headache will
never to."
As if in a daze, Mrs. Mikulic sat,
clasping her hands about her knees,
and sighed again.. Her eyes wrere red
from tears, and she stared long at the
sheet. -.
Her hands Were coarse, brnised and
swollen. Her long black, hair glist
ened as if still wet from the waters of
the lake.
Although" she, says she ie twenty-
nine, Mrs. Mikulic seems nearer forty.
"John? He can take care of him
self bye and bye," she said when ask
ed why she had not taken her twelve-
year-old son with her to the lake.
Eight years I have this headache,"
she said, again pressing her hands to
her temples. "Oh, I so want 'to die.
Four years I have worked every
night, and every day I can't sleep
All
to sell them on the market before the
hot weather of the following summer.
TJiis really Is the "hothouse" method
of producing pork, as the animals are
given extra, care and feed In rushing
them toward rapid maturity. This
method involves particularly good
housing for the hogs, as protection
Trpop'. 79, of-.Hartford,; OdbrLit.hda
lis headquarters In the ' Connecticut.
Institute for the Blind, because that's
where Its 17 scouts live. They are
blind. Most of them are stone blind;
some can distinguish light from dark.
and a few dim objects. Troop 79, tm
all intents and purposes, does all its
scouting in the darkness of the black
est night there can be. Not much
fun in that, you say; not much likeli
hood of scouting efficiency; no first
class scouts In Troop 79. No? You
should see them building their human
pyramids, and doing other athletic
feats difficult for boys with full eye
sight G. S. Rlnlev. scout executive at
from the severe weather of winter in Hartfrd. who visits this troop and
the colder locations is psspntinl. On sees them at camp, says that each boy
of the most Important factors is clean makes his 100 per cent of noise. They
bedding. Above all things fall pics move about as confidently as any
should never be allowed to sleep In
damp bedding, as It is a prolific source
of colds and pneumonia.
Another method of carrying fall pigs
through the winter is to maintain the
animal on a good growing ration which
Is relatively rich In protein-carrying
materials. These are prerequisite for
the making of a large, bony frame
work. The idea Is to Drlme the hoers
Into good condition so that they may
be turned out on grass the next spring
with a well-developed framework "on
which they can store a surplus of fat.
These animals can then be carried
through the summer on good pasture
with the addition of a little grain,
thereby making some gain In weight
and considerable gain in size, and be
In splendid condition the following fall
to fatten rapidly on the new corn
crop. This system Involves maintain
ing the hogs on the farm in some in
stances until the animals are fifteen
to -sixteen months of age, but often the
porkers can be fed more cheaply wh?re
this mpthnrt ' nrncticpd thnn m
group of scouts, and are not discour
aged by frequent bumps into strangers
who don't know how to get out of the
way of a blind man. "Don't mind
that," they say, with a grin, when the
stranger apologizes, "I am used to it."
These blind scouts are working1
right along toward first-class rank. -They
do their signaling by the tele
graph key in the Morse code. They
can apply bandages, they know first
aid, can use knife and ax, and can
tell the points of the compass. Ser
eral of them have passed the fire-lighting
tast. In, the cooking tests they- es
timate by the time elapsed and . the
heat thrown out byt fire, just how well
the food is cooked. In the store win
dow test a large table is substituted
covered with objects which the boys
feel of carefully and then write de
scriptions about. They found this
rather difficult.
A few of these blind scouts can
swim a little. One of them, a good
athlete but absolutely blind, dove
had circled the globe. day I walk the floor until Us time to
It was only two years aso that she go to work again. Never do I sleep.
militnry parade of flags and
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. jjuiuiac vt uua uuu
inoral s'.neine. The kinsr np-rRonnllv
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, -"fnted the medals to the winners
first places. Crown Prince Leo-
uui me uwurus iu me sec
anl the vounff PHnCP fhrla
L? !h mwlals to the thirds. The
Cleans Kave Klng Albert a
jTas royalty never got, it being the
.yen. enamg with "Albert l
Albert! Albert!" It was well received.
" What a contrast ! Up goes the
United States navy crew to receive its
trophy for its victory in the eight
oared rowing event. It Is a statue of
Pallas and wds donated by Count G
Brunetta d'Usseanx, and will be held
by the ATinapoIls crew until the 1924
Olympic games.
Then up goes Aileen Riggin, water
sprite, to receive from King Albert
the challenge vase presented by the
Countess of Cass-MIranda. The photo
graph reproduced herewith faithfully
shows1 the scene. No wonder good
King Albert smiled with pleasure, of
fered his most sincere congratulations
and patted the hand of the nice little
American girl who had defeated the
women high-divers of the world.
Little Miss Itlggln was a pleased
young lady just before she sailed for
Antwerp. In passing it may be said
that this fourteen-year-old girl who
has won many contests and holds In
numerable prizes and the 1920 Metro
politan championship for fancy diving,-
is a happy unspoiled child,
youthful and unsophisticated for her
years a truly worth while representa
tive of the best in American sports.
She was dellghted.at the honor In
trusted to her and nighly enthusiastic
over the prospects of an ocean voy
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. Not that an ocean voyage Is any
thing new to : Aileen. She took her
first trip across the Pacific when she
was only four years old. Her father,
Alexander .Riggin of 135 Refhsen
street. Brooklyn, is a paymaster In
the United States navy, and in 1910
Mrs. Riggin, with fouf-year-old Aileen,
sailed rb the" Philippines to join him.
It was in .the warm waters of Ma
nila bay that Aileen at the age of six
learned to swim. , She took, to the wa
ter like a duck, as she says, and pad
dled with1: ease but without form.
Two years later came a trip around
began swimming in earnest and she
has been diving only about a year.
She joined the Women's Swimming as
sociation and under the guidance of
L. deB. Handley. who has turned out
such champions as Ethelda Bleibtrey,
,Charlofte Boyle and Claire Galligah
of the Women's" S. A., she began to
perfect her stroke.
"I swam a three-mile Marathon
once, but never again," said Aileen. "I
prefer shorter distances, for long
swims kill' your speed. However -I
like, diving better than swimming and
I'm so glad to represent America as a
fancy diver.
'I think my dancing has given me
poise and form in diving," she said
with a suddenly serious grpwn-up air.
"You see. I studied at the Metropoli
tan Ballet school for a year and, have
danced at 'the opera there. Dancing
helps to develop the . muscles, but
swimmltip. after all. as everybody
says. Is the best all around exercise
"We have to do four compulsory
dives at Antwerp the French or
swan Tnrt-knlfe. Back, and Back
Ta.t-irnifp nnd fnur oDtlonal dives
3Em ju m I A-
I've chosen the Front Hair a-wisx,
Front Ones, and a Half Twist, and
French Jack-knife with a Half Twist
and a Full Twist.
"When vou begin to learn to dive.
the first thing to do Is simply fall off
a -dock holding your knees, so you
don't hit 'the water with your stom
ach. . Then you gradually straighten
up, and , finally you . try the French
dive, then a running dive, and then
vmi'rp rendv for the other kinds. vOf
Course the full twist Is the-most diffi
cult, or maybe the back two and a
half somersault. I can't tell you how
they're done, but I'd love to show
you." Again her little white teeth
flashed Into view as she smiled.
The swimming world is likely to see
more of Aileen Riggin. For,:mlnd you.
she's :s remarkable for her swimming
as for her diving. Her swimming
"Husband No Good to Me.'1
"My husband? Jle was n good to
me. tie worked a little, and then he
won't wtrk again. He spent all the
money drinking." '
Mrs. Mikulic stared at' the spoon m&Sm&tek V
which she took from a tray of food. i2lSl
"len years ago my husband came
here. He left me in Croatia with my
habies. Two years I did not Jiear
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One or E&sentiais in Proper taring
for Pigs in Winter Is Plenty of
Clean, Dry Bedding.
ruly Kemarkabse Are the Athletic
and Other Feats of the Sightless
Youths In Troopv 79 of Hartford,
Conn.
the hogs are pushed rapidly to market
maturity.
Many, heldsmen neglect to provide a from a tower 7 feet above the water.
sufficient amount of drinking water for
the hogs during the winter months.
Pigs should have free access to pure
water at all times.
POOR REPUTATION OF MULES
and also jumped from a tower nearly
20 feet above the water and wanted
to dive from the latter, bujt the direc
tor would not permit the attempt.
The only time Mr. Ripley ever heard
this scout complain was when he was "
not allowed to do his share of camp "
duty.
Threw Her Child Into the Wat
from him. Then I worked and saed
and afterward I came ' here, tew I
form is said to be nearly perfect; she had $5
. a. a i
goes through tne water smwuuy uuu .He worked sometimes in a butcher
gracefully, even when going at top Khon. But ail the time he's drinkine.
speed. She has heen cauea an aquauc and tnen ne lost his work.
marvel" bv the experts, whatever
Four years I worked every night.
Jn the day time I could not sleep.
Last winter he go sick' and so did L
I did not see him when he died. Yes,
I cried a little ; but he was no good
to me." .V .
Had Often Wished to Die.
Continuing In her broken English;
she said she went back to work to
pay for her husband's funeral, but did
not want to-leave her baby.
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"How is the head tBrHf.J?.' JL!
that may mean, Al)een Riggin is a re
markable swimmer and diver already
at the age of fourteen.
' js ' ' Caustic Comment.
He Did yon. see where a wife in
Virginia mistook a bear for her hus
band?"
She There is nothing odd In a mis
take like that. -
Animals Has Been Grossly Libeled
and Is No More Treacherous
Than the Horse.
A good many men refuse to work
or raise mules at all because of the
sinister reputation they have, but no
one need hesitate to add a few dol
lars to his bank account on that rea
son, for the fact of the business Is
that the mule has been grossly li
beled and Is indeed no more unreli
able or treacherous than the horse.
When we remember that most mules
are sold from the country before the
age ofvfour we realize that the time
that we see a mule is during his young
and lively days and that his "batting
average" for that time is little worse
than the yotfig horses- of the same say you helped another old IadyZ she
age. , For a great many kinds of work asked.
the mule is far superior to horses and The retort that came back stagger
in cultivating corn they "are especially ed her. The little scout said sweetly.
good for no horse team ever learns as "A scout is courteous." Indianapolis
quickly to follow the-narrow thread of I News.
green and to turn as carefully at the
ends of the rows.
SCOUT REMEMBERS THE. LAW .
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I The ., boy scouts were telling their
scoutmaster of some of the' good
turns they had done during the week.
He was having-this done for the bene
fit of one of the city school teachers
who was visiting the meeting. One of
the little scouts said, "Iwas helping
an old lady across the street."
. The next little scout looked at the
visiting teacher, who happened to be
his teacher and was In the early thir
ties. "I brought my teacher a pitcher
of well-water when she was not feel
ing well," he told the scoutmaster.
The teacher smiled. "Why didn't you
BEET PULP G00O FOR LAMBS
"Not by the value of the article as
sessed : that method would lose the
government too much money.'
ionarch of the Herd
er cf Band of Elks in Western
lcn;toba Magnificent Specimen ;
of the Species. 7 '
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' American continent is be-
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vj ; "nlinals on the Riding mountain
T " h western Manitoba.
nj r "''"v.eiu specimen oi a ay-
sent ont recently by the Manitoba gov
ernment tn Take a census of, the herd.
Alter a cloe-up view of the noble
beast; they estimated the; spread of
Its mVn antlers at 80 inches, believed
to! Ie the greatest in'! the world. .With
the prongs included, they declare, the
80 Inches would be greatly IncreasecLH
The great buck, ' according to the
woodsmen, Is in his prime, and in phys
ical ' proportions stands but in the
herd like a veritable monarch. v ;
" The four woodsmen, sent out to take
the census of the herd watched tor
days at the feeding places.. Their -com
bined estimates on a , strictly conserva
tive basis places the number of elk at
8,000. 1 At a distance of 41X yards the
counted. "as many as 1,000 animals ?
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a single bunch. -
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.Wonderful ScarchTinh;
Great . fog . penetratin g. - h .
claimed f or n searchlight A :
invented in : France wlih ;
yellow glass in front and i s
reflector that also preven
collecting on the glass, v
headache. I walked the floor up and
down, and then I said: ;'I will die.
"Please let me die and go to mj
baby," she sighed again.
Samuel. White. 8106 Medina avenue
N. E.,- was working near the foot of
East Seventy-second street when he
heard a woman was In the lake.
Plunging in,' fully clothed, he swam
whpre she had disappeared. He
dived and brought her to the surface.
When she regained consciousness she
cried: . :Wby don't you let me die?'
"My ! baby's In the lake." she said:
"please let. me die. tod
White swam for. some time before
he recovered the child s body.
Mrs. Mikulic was taken to Mount
Slnah hospital and later to the City
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Value Demonstrated in Recent Experi
ment Conducted by Nebraska
Agricultural College.
mie value of dried beet pnjp for
lamb feeding has been demonstrated
RADIO SCOUTS, LISTEN IN. '
Now that the United States navy Is
transmitting official news of the boy
scouts from Its high power radio sta
tions. It is possible for every scout
to get the gist of the official news from
national headquarters. Every local
council and troop should have a receiv
ing station operated on watch' every
In a recent experiment conducted by evening Messages start at 9:30 p. m.
the Nebraska Aerlcultural colleee The eastern standard time.
most profit was mad on lambs fed a
ration Including alfalfa, dried pulp.
cottonseed, cake and silage. This-ration
proved superior to standard ra
tions such as alfalfa and corn or al
falfa, cottonseed rake and corn. , ,.
At- prevailing price, for feeds ' the
lambs. fed for 100 da on the tufalfa.
dried pulp, cottonseed cake and corn
ullage ration made a profit of S3 .80 per
lafnb as , compared with a profit, of
CAN ALWAYS BE A SCOUT.
A scout In good standing finding It '
neCessary to sever his connections
With the movement mayupon proper
application, be granted a certificate of ,
service, showing, that he has been a -faithful
scout and that he leaves the
organisation' with honorable discharge. ; .
But there Is no necessity for leaving !
the organization. If yoa cannot attend ' "
... I mutnift renmittrixr Vnti m n ruihrtmt nn
rem and cottonseed cake. Ahout the ; ! " " r- I "
roe profit was made-on another-lot scout. If you itave moved
M alfalfa dried pulp for 60 days and W fronl 80001 centen5
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