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CONGRESSMAN UNEARTHS RELIC I" Blind Dance Caller
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Representative 0. B. Purtness, of North Dakota, would revive the
memory of the old-time "hack,",once popular throughout the coun
try. He is shown above "initiating" one of the antiquated busses
on ride through Grand Forks. The hack was resurrected from a
wagon shed where it had been stored for 15 years, and is believed
to be one of the few remaining well-preserved busses of its kind
in the northwest
A CAMPAIGN PARADE FOR GRANDPA
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' 'Arthur Smith, Jr.-, and his brother, Walter, 2nd, Ri-nmisons -of
fcovornor Alfred E. femitli, of Now Ti oik, ride with their mechanical
;horso and oorriugo on the grounds of the executive mnnuion, Albany.
RIVALS IN G. O, P. RACE ARE CHUMMY
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Contrary to most political campaigns, Jlissouri Is witnessing a
. friendly contest for the Republican nomination for governor. Three
of the candidates are shown appearing on the samo platform, at a
"frally in Kansas City, friendly as could bo and free from worry of
.gottingla "pineapple barrage," such as was dealt out to certain can
didates in Chicago's recent election. Tho three contestants and
buddies ore, left to right: Henry S. Caulficld, of St. Louis; l'hil A
Bennett, of Springfield, Mo., and Frank H. Wiolandy, of SU Louis.
The primaries will be held in August.
WHERE FATHER KILLED CHILDREN
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Although handicapped by blind
ness and without prospect of re
gaining his sight, Harry Hcdglin,
22, of Middletown, N. Y., makes
a fairly good living.' His occupa
tion is unique: He is a profes
sional "caller" for old-fashioned
dances. Harry's ability at "call
ing" has led to a revival of old
fashioned dances in bis neighborhood.
Oklahoma Dems
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Scott Ferris, of Pauls Vulley,
Okla., above, has been unanimous
ly re-elected Democratic national
committeeman from Oklahoma,
and Mrs. D. A. McDougal hai
been re-elected Democratic na
tional committccwoman.
Hunt Murder Clue
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, This photo shows tnc home of liny Robertson, lumberjack, near
Durham, N. C, who hns been arrested and charged with the slaying
Vol hit three childien, Cecil, 12; l.ois, !, and Joseph 4. Tho children
,r were killed in the room indicutej by the arrow, and then carried out
In front of the building whero they were hacked with an axe. A
car near thn house was cut up, chickens killed, and a horse Injured.
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. Tolicc are trying to find a mo
tive for the slnying of Opal Black,
of Hawk Point, Mo., found mur
dered on a prominent 'Kansas
City street. Tho photograph,
above,' is an enlorgemcntof a
small kodnk picturo found iu her
purse. On the back ot it was
written her name, address, and
her father's name, which her
father believes indicates that she
wai afraid of someone,"
EUROPEAN FILM STARS TO WED
At SonY Trial
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Ivan Mosjukin, inset, Russian film artist, has won the hand .of
Agnes Petersen, above, young Danish film star. 1 The wedding will
take place at an early date in Nice, France.
DREAMS OF LIFETIME ATTAINED
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She 1 86 years old now but Mrs. M. U. Spink, of Indianapolis,
Ind., feels that not one single moment of her life has been in vain,
for she has completed a trip in which she was granted a half-hour
audience with tho pope, had the experience of dining with the King
and Queen of Siam, and making her first ocean voyage. She is
shown at San Francisco on arrival from Siam, after journeying from
Boston to Rome, to Siam, and then home with her daughter, Dr.
TTrbana Soink, "
LONE CLASSMATE SURVIVES DEPEW
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James L. Rackleff, 52, of Portland, Mc., now is the only surviving
member of the Yale class of 1856, since the death of Chaunccy M.
Depew, noted New Yorker, his classmate. Above, he is reading the
Yale year book of 1856 in front of tho fireplace in his home. Inset
is of the statue of Dipew in Peekskill, N..Y., his blrthpUce.JIe is
buried at the Hillside cemetery there. j
Mrs. Phoebe S. Sinclair, mother
of Horry Sinclair, oil magnate,
snapped at- Washington, D. C,
while awaiting the result of the
trial In district supreme court of
her son on a charge of conspiring
to defraud the government in the
Teapot Dome oil leases, with Al
bert B. Fall, former secretary of
the interior. Below is Sinclair.
He's a" Canine Cop
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This wolf-gray shepherd dog,
owned by Ray Sowder, of Fay
cttcvillc, Ark., has his own ideas
about trafilc. He has selected as
his "beat" the. rear of a confec
tionery store, allowing persons to
leave the store by the rear en-,
tranco but neve to enter by that
way. His owner says the dog
made tho regulation himself.
Double Tragedy
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'When police went to the home
of Edward Partclow, 20, of Kan
sas City, Mo., to arrest him for
knocking down and killing Mrs.
Caroline Eulcr, C4, with his car,
they found him weeping over the
body of his mother who had just
died. Later he was released from
jail to select his mother's casket.
Mrs. Euler had planned to. go to
Germany to' attend her brother's
-golden wedding anniversary on
tho day following her death.
BATTLE FOR JERSEY NOMINATION
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Mid-May primaries in New Jersey will mark the end of one of
the hottest fights the state has known for the Republican nomination i
for U. S. senator. The winner opposes the state's present Demo- .
cratic senator, Edward I. Edwards, right, below, a candidate for
re-election. '.The only woman in the race is Mrs. Lillian Fcickert, (
left, above, who is backed by the state W. C. T. U. Hamilton F. ,
Kean, a millionaire, above, right, E. C. Stokes, former governor of
the state, and Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, former senator, who lost to
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FRENCH FLYERS READY FOR HOP:
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. Reported ready for an attempted Paris to New York non-stop
flight, Sergeant DeTroyat, left, French army flyer, has been groom
ing a plane at Lc Bourgct airport, Paris, and awaiting favorable
weather conditions. Henri Dclagc, right, commercial flyer, may ac
company DeTroyat on the transatlantic attempt. '
A FORTUNE IN PRECIOUS GEMS
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Miss Frances W. Cillmore, New York, is shown in the photo wear-'
Ing a collection of jewels, valued at (2,000,000, loaned by a jeweler
for a charity carnival in Madison Square Garden, on May 2. The
necklace of 31 rose oriental pearls she is wearing is valued at a
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