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4- He Found Gold In "Dogpatch" By Peter Ronald He rtctirts an income of fome- tiiing sround $250,000.00 a yearâ€" â- <yhich would nearly be enough to ntisfy most of usâ€" yet he's »utng the people who pay it to him for tile almost unbelievable sum of fourteen and a half million dollars, Fevenue A-hich, he contends, they've preven'c him from getting in the past foir en years or so. Creating one of the most popul- ar daily and weekly comic strips of all time â€" tlit sort of job which keeps most cartoonists continually •cran'tling furiously to keep even with ever-recurring Mead-lines'â€" he itill finds time to plot and write the story for another very suc- cessful strip, which he owns and lakes half the revenue from. V, is he? • * • Alfred Gerald Caplin, of course; and if you don't r.ognisc him by that name, yc probably will as "Al Capp" who directs the doings cf the '"okum family, Daisy Mae, Moonbeam McSwine and all the rcit of the queer but somehow loveable folks whose doing* count IcM millions follow in the comic •trip Ll'L ABNER. Just which is the most widely- read comic feature in the world depends, pretty much, on who you happen to be talking to â€" BLOND- IE - DICK TRACY - JOE PALOOKA anc' LITTLE ORs PHAN ANNIE all having their adherents. But nobody who knows anything regarding such things de- aici that Ll'L ABNER belongs «ight up in the. front ranks â€" in- Al Capp deed, the general feeling i» that it lops thcin all. It is published in eighteen countries â€" and five different lan- guages â€" in papers claimed to have a circulation of more than thirty million daily. When a prize of $500 was offered for the best drawing of "Lena th Hyena" â€" a creature, according to Capp, too repulsive for human eyes to see â€" more than â-  million entries came in. And as you probably know Sadie Hawk- ins Day â€" the occasion when Dog- pitch spinbtcrs have the privilege of capturing eligible males too •low to escape â€" has come to be annually observed on most of the College campuses of the Contin- ent. * * • Al Capp is a Jark haired, heavy- set man of 38, who wears a seven and seven-eighths hat â€" a full size larger than average â€" and who suf- fer- . the los of 8 leg, at the age of nine, in a street accident. This latter handicap locsn't prevent him from gettinp; aiuund very nimbly, either afoot by means of •n artificial leg, or by means of one of his two briyluly-colored Caiillac convertibles - with "AL CAPP" painted in big letters on the doors, just in case anybody should be in doubt as to the ident- ity of the driver. Born in Connecticut in 1909 Capp â€" when old enough â€" stud- ied art for four years at Philadel- phia and Boston. In this connec- tion ' â-  comment is worthy of note by all boys and girls who believe, because their drawings get laughs from their families and friends, they should be »bl': to move right i-to higlilypai 1 jobs as comic-strip artists. "You cannot do humorous drawing until you've learned to do •traighl drawing." Capp worked for a while as «n illustrator on the Boston Post; and his first experience with humorous art was in connection with a 'siiiglepanel' â€" which means one pictureâ€" feature know as "Mr. G'Ifcather." just who is actually rc&ponsible for the invention of Ll'L ABNER is I matter for doubt, even contro- versy. There was a time when Capp worked for Ham Fisher in produiiiK the "JOE I'ALOOKA" colored SiiiirlHy 5lrip.sr an<l in these there appeared a character "Big Leviticus," not unlike "Li'l Abner" •I well as other hillbilly folk of the Dogpatch type. Anti Steel Trap Campaign of the Association For the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals Very few people have ever thought about the cruelty involved in trapping fur-bearing animals, and when it is first brought to their attenttin, they are deeply shocked. It is a fact that the vast majority of animals caught in steel traps do not die at once, but are held by a wounded or broken paw until death comes, sometimes days later. The best death such an animal can hope for is death by drowning, if the trap is set under water, and even this is 1 ot a quick death, since the animals for which this is designed can exist fo. comparatively long periods under water Otherwise death conies from freezing, which also is slow, a., these animals are equipped by nature to live in very cold climates, or by starvation, thirst or gangrene, or by the hand of the trapper who may not visit his traps often. "Grey Owl" writes in "Pilgrimt of the Wild" (page 49) that frequenii, birds will pick out the eyes before the animal is dead. In the meantime the trapped ani- mal suffers the terror of a wild creature captured, and the agoniz- ing pressure on the wounded paw. Is it any wonder that such animals sometimes escape by chewing or twisting off their own paw, and that animals have been caught by their one remaining foot? Works Against Cruelty The majority are appalled when first they learn of the cruelty involved in trapping, and the A.P.F.A., Th Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals, is an organization founded to work against thi.^ cruelty. The .\ssocia- tion, though not yet as large as it must become fo be truly effective, is growing, and has now been in ex- istcnece for thirteev years. It is a humane society which aims to protect the wild, furbearing animals of Canada from a lingering death in a steel trap. The Association is endorsed by the leading Humane Societies across Canada. In addi- tion to 'le parent body in Toronto there is a well established branch of the Associ- tion in Vancouver. We are willing to attack this cnormoi' problem from any and all angles. The American Humane Society offered money prizes for the I ivention of humane traps. Scores have been tried, but so far, none has been entirely satisfactory. Most of them cost more, and those of the box-type are more difficult to transport, while still others take longer to set up than the old cruel STUFF AND THINGS E|7ypt is twice fii large in area as France, but 97 per cent of It li barren sand andfock. trap. We have not given up hope however, of finding something a« cheap and as effective, and more humane; a type of trap which would kill instantly would seem to most ef us to be the ideal, something that would do away with the terror and agony now suffered. Don'ts for Trappers ^ If yor are a trapper in your spare time, we suggest that you follow these four DON'TS drawn up specifically for the spare-time trapper. 1. If snaring is still per? mitted in your county and you make a practice of killing predators and fur-bearers in this manner, DON'T in mercy's name use the hay-wire, home-made snare. Write us for particulars of a humane snare. 2. DON'T use snares of steel pinch traps where the box type will do. 3. DON'T neglect to visit every trap at least once in twenty-four hours. 4. NEVER under any con- si leration be guilty of using a "spring-pole" set. To all trappe. , vendors and purchasers of fur, and to the public at large we say, "Every sentient creature which contributes to the production of the things we use or enjoy deserves, at the very least, humane consideration." The fur trade is the oldest estab- lished industry in this country: some historians claim that Canada was built upon it, but that is no reason why its appalling cruelty should be permitted to continue. Norway, Sweden, Finland and even Ger- many, have all . bolished the steel trap. Why is North America so backward in this one particular? Servicemen Supplied With Tools of Trade The Australian repatriation com- mission supplied servicemen with tools of trade when they returned to civilian life. A drover got a cattle dog (with pedigree). An entertainer got a pair of rol- lei skates. A minister got a cassock and sn. plice. A racing commentator and a stipendiary steward put in for bin oculars. A museum scientist asked for a .303 rifle to shoot crocodiles. Insurance agents and time-pay- ment collectors have asked for bicycles. A ventriloquist asked for heads and bodies of dolls. A waiter sought a salver. Sixty thousand men have been supplied with their trade needs for 450 occupations. JITTER /5HDIlT5ro^ Miss Letty Retires By JANET M. HINZ Letty Howard paused hesitantly be- fore the warped oak door. When it closed, it would be for the last time â€"putting finis to the best years of her life. Yet she hadn't grieved too much. When one was- the last of the family, and vhen one's income had ceased to exist, the inevitabe bad to be accepted. But it had been unbearably hard to say farewell to the old rosewood piano. The piano had been the last of her things to go. T|je sale of the piano had removed her sole means of live- lihood â€" music teaching. However, it had brought a small measure of com- fort, too. The money added to her small, painfully accumulated savings, would enable her to enter "Sunset Home-Haven for the Aged.'' with her head up â€" beholden to no one Old Sam Warner, waiting patient- ly at the curb with his rig. climbed down. "Better let me handle that. Miss Letty." he smiled. "Pretty big bag for a little lady " Letty relinquished the bag grate- fully. "Time was," she answered, "When 1 could carry twice that weight," She paused, recalling. "Why, I moved my piano around without any trouble. Nobody ever touched 'it. No' even at house-clean- ing time." "Set great store by that pianny, eh, Miss Letty? Long's I can re- member, you were playing it every time I went by." "Sam, I loved that piano more than I should lov* an tnanimaU thing," she answered. "It vias everything 1 wanted. It was a wonderful friend." Sam helped her into the rig, climbed in himself, lifted the reins and clucked gently to his horse. "Bet there ain't a grown-up in Mill- port but what don't remember that pianny," he chuckled. "How many young-uns do vou fiRger vou taiisht music to. Miss Letty?" "Oh, dozens, Sam, I (^ucss. .And you know, I don't think there was one who didn't likf music, deep down." The two rode silentK lor a while Occasionally Sam pointed out a clump of flowers, or a familiar tree, lifting its shy, Rrren Kiids fo the spring sun. "I like flowers," he innfided pres- ently. "Anything that ktows. I like earth. Seems like just feclins soil strengthens me. 1 rnn tiakc any thing grow." She smiled. "Before liie m-w folks move iit the old place, whv don't vou go and get some .slip's from l.ncy's roses." "Why, thanks, .Miss I.etty. I'll do that " "Well" he said. Innkini; ahead. ^fburKose MkUp -Spoils Sleep Tonight! A few drops of Vicks Va-tro-nol In each nos- tril works right where trouble Is to open nose, relieve stuffy, tran- sient congestion. Brings quick relief from snlflly,'^? sneezy head cold dis- tress. Try it! Follow directions In package. VICKS VA-TRO-NOL "seems like there's a party at the Home I" lyriSS LETTY'S hand flew to her ^^ quivering mouth. "Oh, Sam," sht breathed, "take me around to the back! 1 c-can't face people. I iust can't go in the front . . ." "Now, Miss Letty," Sam said kindly, "it's not like you're going in free. Your way's paid .â-  . . everyone knows that ' You got a right to go in the front door!" She hesitated, then opened the door. Moving timidly, she crossed the threshold. Immediately, delighted voices greeted her as she paused, blinking an** bewildered. Friendly faces swam before her blurred vision ; kindly voices spoke affectionately. Then came the miracle! It stole through her consciousness . . . the. lilting strains of a beloved Chopin Waltz. With trembling steps, she walked down the hall, into a small room .. . a rosewood piano â-  ., . her rosewood piano, polished to its full ''luty â€" every dear outline beauti- fully visible to her half-believing eyes. The girl at the keyboard rose swiftly, as Miss Letty bent to read the inscription on the carved music rack: "To the reunior of two tnseparable companions whose presence and teach- ings have forever enriched the lives of all of us '. . . Your Grateful Fusils.' Don't Worry "I suppose this will be a danger- ous operation, doctor?" "Don't talk nonsense. You caa^ buy a dangerous operation for two guineas I" t ITCH'""^'^° •or waJtffu Mone/ Men For quick relief from It^ns caused by i . â- thleU'i foot, tfoHt*. kSnipb* and otberitcl oonditloiu, use Dure, cooling, medicated,!' •taioless. Soothe*, comforts and quickly I tatenae Itdilnf . Don't auUtr. Aakjrour diu todir (or P. (atenae Itdilnf . Don't suUtr. Aakyoar dn ' ' ~.D.D.mwwfrrioN. 7i MILKOPMAeHlSlli TABLBTS SOW . STOMACH f 'gisfmUMANf WE FOUGHT TWO WASS AGAINST INHinUAMTT . . Iteel trapa Inflict necdleaa tortus on their kslpleaa eaptlves. Often an animal will inaw M his foot to escape. You can lesaen Ihs sutfer- inf «t thesa ctsitarea o' ike wild bj weatlni only Sanob Balsed furs, and tore- iB( ih* nsa of MORE nVHANE TBAPS. 4i- â- J J. . "An important part of my diet ever since my first bottle has been Crown Brand Corn Syrup. Now, that may be all right for a little character like myself, but let me tell you, these grown-ups sure are lucky what with Mom serving them Crown Brand Corn Syrup with so many of their dishes. And she uses it in her baking, too, as a sweetener. I can hardly wait until I'm old enough to have some hot waffles or pancakes smothered with delicious Crown Brand. If it's as good as it is in my cereal â€" mmmmm!" For years doctors have recom- mended the use of Crown Brand ' Corn Syrup as a satisfactory carbo- hydrate acting as a milk modifier for bottle-fed infants. CROWN BRAND CORN SYRUP THE CANADA STARCH COMPANY LTD. MONTREAL â-  TORONTO Alio Monufocfurars of Canada Corn Starch 4 4k '^ By Arthur Pointer [^ "Junior, stop trying to whistle ! You're not that kind of wolf I"