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1 . : . ... m: I Events 'of :.the Week in Pictures I ; ; . , . I c 0! M 110 ', BlV III. I pll' W 1m )e In , lot' in , wit ; Nh! Ilk', i 82 I fie wH In i i wl t iiiii ; nn of ; lei 111 Ht i ; on j jmi Hill Wl Ht(i all! 5''i' CO' II n" lie mi- mi Th. no' Hll- Vie: wl citli ve In. (IV le 3D IB 'th nn beO P III clc UP' Ini INJiVORLD'S ENDURANCE TEST; i-v LATTER DAY SAINTS BUILD TEMPLE 1 1 rr - . - y . i i - : I ' ' ' -'if. r O i vH p yj.. yEnough fuel to keep their plane in the air for GO hours, 5.75 gal lons of gasoline and 20 gallons of oil, were put into the Stinson monoplane, below, on which George Hulileinan, left, co-pilot with Ruth Elder on a transatlantic hop, and Eddie Stinson, right, veteran Detroit pilot, pinned their hopes of shattering the g'orld's endurancs record. The plane is shown above, staked to the Ice onLak SL Clair, near Mt. Clemens, Mich., prior to the take-off. '" BALKS AT WIFE-LESS BASEBALL I i try '"i lit V' , ''" o,a "4" , , ,t, " s s V ' j . 5 m .... a ... 'Harold McKain, 19-year-oUl rookie acquired by the Cltvelaml Indians, who refused to report at trainings-imp unless a rule barring wives Is canceled. With McKuin is lib wife, for whose companion ship he Is willing to sacrifice n big league career. Tlie pair live in Council IilufTd, la. Calls Smith Weak NEW BRITISH SEA MONSTER ON FIRST COMMISSION f t f r j Jl M.' 4 i 4 ,T-J J ; ! i 1 .; l o 'L! 0 Covering a block of ground on th j site of the original Mormon Bct'.Icmeiit at Independence, Mo., when the Latter Day Saints moved west from New York, this great temple, now under construction by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints vill be even larger than the MoSnon auditorium at Salt Lake City. " The temple is to have a depth of 272 feet, will be 250 feet wide, and ia designed for a seating capacity cf 6700 with an auxiliary hull seat-. Inir a.000. It is to be dedicated in October, 192& . PIONEER'S GIFT TO POSTERITY (-ii 1 n r 1 4i, . m- o TIP W 1 U it I 1 I r IJ IJ -1 I . j- ,t'" JIM Here Is a view of thiPnew British battleship Rodney, snapped, as i departed from Plymouffi, England, on its first commission. The huge ship present a radical y diUcrcnt aspect from the present type of dreadnaugh- , . . SCHOCL CLAIMS HIGHEST RECORD TWIN ENROLLMENT ; "Al Smith is the weakest pos sible man the Democrats can give the presidential nomination," de clares Dr. F. Scott McBride, sue-, cessor to Wayne B. Wheeler as' superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of America, snapped above, while attending the south ern convention of the league at ht. Petersburg, lia. He also con tends the Democrats will wreck their party if they noniinute aii avowed wet. With twelve and a half pairs of twins of a total enrollment of 275 pupils, the consolidated and hign school of Logan, la., claims the highest percentage of twins for schools of its size in the United State The mate of the odd twin of the thirteenth pair ts working on a nearby farm,. This photo shows ' , twin population of the school, " . . -. i BUTTONS SWELL DEMO COFFERS FIGHT FOR INDIANA'S DELEGATE dLIDER BOAT UNDER CONSTRUCTION dThc opening of the Huntington library and art gallery at Paa. dena, Cul., has consummated the wish of the Lfle Henry E- Hunt ington, millionaire California pioneer and railroad builder, that his priceless collection of books, historical documents, manuscripts, art objects and famous paintings be forever held Impact at his gift to posterity. The surrounding grounds of the luntington estate win become a public botanical garden. Above, the front of Mr. Hunt, ington's former home, which now is the ort gallery. Masonic Leader Solon May Resign 1 s-;; V? IV A 1 X t 1 t'n is" 1 H 1. . I 1 I- . v .... .. . . 1 1 y-u if. " ii . k o aa lM Work is well under way on the new glider buui. iibuve, bL'iii ton. structed by the Frenc'cnginecr, A.rrion Kemy. He plan to use it In crossing the Atlantic between Cherbourg and New York, via the, AloVcs. According to his calculations, the 17-ton craft run muko the trip in 84 hours. The fusel Q' Is rigaOhnped and wO contain . the motor and cabins for passengers. Two floats, 70 feet long, will contain gasoline and oil tanks. Q 1 i a L r? --f j iv. Ml . i 1 -t? v "?z v' i c IS TOWN GUARDS AGAINST ?'LOOD Samuel S. Forstner, of Sche nectady, N. V., is the newly elect ed grand high priest of the New York chapter of KQal Arch Masons. , l'ersisiem rumors, 111 W ashing ton, herald the resignation of Rep William R. tJrcen, of Iowa, chnir lniin of the house ways and means committee, to accept a federal judgeship iivN'ew York. He has refused to confirm the rumors. These two young women, employed in a railroad office, arc doing their bit for Houston, Tex., scene cf the Democratic national con vention, by selling boosier buttons to swell convention funds. Above, they are "selling" Clem Shaver, chairman of the Democratic national committee, left, and Jesse Jones, Houston publisher chair, man of tje finance committee, right.. - . TEXAS H0N6RSALAM0 DEFENDERS CottonQueen I Seek DarrolTAid "IKfeP 'J t$fZ :-fi It,- - 1 - ' 'i l '1 i , o P ' . r . I,t v ! " 1 1 j Ai pring approachep nd with it the flood season, one tiver city,' Beardstown, III., on the Illinois river, Is counting on a new ca wait to protect it. The wall, pictured above, is '3,076 feet long and 22 feet high. It hail just been completed Earth ievces, two 'miles loni-, tonnect the wall at each cud Girls from virtually every coun ty in Oklahoma vied for the honor of being chosen Cotton Queen of the state in an annual cotton ex position, but Alfa Penwell, 18, of Norfolk, Okla., was voted the most beautiful and attractive girl of them aOt. A group of Pittsburgh women, opposed to capital punishment, have organised to enlist the aid of Clarence Darrow, famous criminal lawyer, for the defense of A.idy Dyken, 15, above, of St. Clairsville, O., who goe on trial March 12 charged with the mur- .der of hi mother, Governor Dan Moody, cf Texas, left; National Commander Ed ward E. Spafford, of the American Legion, with wreath, and Judge Ernest A. Crockett, of Yankton, S. D., a great-g:rndson of the famous scout, Davy Crockett, snapped as they participated, in the ceremonies honoring the valiant Texan band who lost their lives in the defense of th.e Ala'nio at San Antonio, Tex., against a vastly superior Mexican army. The Legion's national convention ia ached uled foj: Sun Antonio in October...'"" Here are the principal figures in the fight between" Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce, and Senator James E. Watson for Indiana's delegates to the Kansas City Republican convention in JunQ Hoover, left, above, is supported by Harry S. New, post master general, center above; James P. Goodrich, former governor, who represented President Harding and Hoover on missions to Russia, center, below, and Will Hnys, former Republican national .chairman, right. Watson, left, below, has. as his chief ally hia juniof colleague. Senator Arthur R. Robinson, right. " f WINS PICKED AS POPULAR "MAN" 1 f'Y -tfV 1 iWnntuif mi.. 1 i r . mimmmt'"L J g r Jim and Gerald Anderson, tw Tcrsity, Provo, Utah, look to much alike that they have been chosen at the most popular "man" at the Institution In an annual celebrity contett No one brijUwirtaeUier t ivtro which is hich.; I