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BIRDSEYE VIEW OF STAGE SETTING FOR ANNUAL SHRINE CONCLAVE
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; ,'Cfmuiu hare let oat from Cincinnati, 0., down the Ohio river en
; ot to Peru, Sooth America, a 6,000-mile trip. The youthj,
WiMiam Bockhockcr, in the bow of the boat, and Otto Gray, in the
tern, are ahowrt at Louisville, Ky., on the way south. They plan
'to lira animals and jungle life in South America.
" HEADS WORLD METHODIST MEET
'More' than 100,000 Shrir.erj are to gather at Miami, Fla., May 1-3 for the fifty-fourth Imperial Council ression of the order.T Thli
photo ahowi nmc of the preparations made for tiieir entertainment; a birdieye view of tht Garden of Allah and Biscayne boulevard, at
Miami, where the convention parade will be held. Spectator atands have been erected in the center of the double parkway. m -
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' A French engineer, Gaaton Monrlaque, has designed this unique scheme for landing fields for trans
it : atlcntic planes. By a system of amonia pipes, leading to the ocean bottom, huge ice blocks are farmed
I' upon which the landing fields can rest. This photo shows a drawing of Mourlaque'i icheme. ; ,
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7 U. S. PILOT GREETED IN ORIENT
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, y Bishop Joseph F. Berry, senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church, has opened the quadrennial conference of Methodists in
, Kansas City, Mo. a convention lasting through May and with
Methodism's leaders from all parts of the world registered. Ui.ihop
I Berry has reached the retirement ago and his successor will bo
appointed by the conference delegates.
. When Policeman George Lane,
of Duluth, Minn., was unable to
reach a little terrier that floated
out on a cuke of ice on Lake Su
perior, with, a net, ho plunged
waist-deep into the Jcy waters
and brought the terrifiid terrier
ashore. Lane and the rescued
pup are shown above. Lane had
been the subject of unfavorable
comment during a recent raid on
dogs in Duluth when he did his
duty in shooting unmuzzled ca
nines as a prevention of rubies.
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DAWES' WORK AS BOY SURVEYOR
Choice of George JlAVan 1
Namce, above, New 'iork public j
service commissioner, Dy Gover
nor Alfred E. Smith as his prc
convcntion manager, is believed
in Democratic .circles to fore
shadow his choice as the next
chairman of the Democratic na
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forces be successful.
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tho Ohio River and Western railroad, nrar
i Bellairo, 6., on which Vice President Charles G. Dawes worked us a
' aurveyor years ago. Ihvestigation of the nnrrow gaUfre road-by th,
Ohio utilities committco has been begun, the rti'.road seeking to
abandon the rtad because of its failure to pay dividend. Origin
ally this trestle was straight, but a landslide converted it into a If l
' ter "S" So perfect was tho survey made that the structure has
remained intact, without repair, Xer rr.or than 20 yu
Will-o-the-Wisp !
. Colonel Arthur A. Goebcl, winner of the Dole flight, San Fran
' Cisco to Honolulu, snapped on his arrival in Tokyo, Japan, at the
start of a tour of the Orient. He is shown among a welcoming
crowd at the Japanese capital.
Back in the days when Charles Lindbergh was a student of engi.'
neering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, he took his first
airplane ride with Pilot Russ Overly, right, a wartime flyer. Over
ly now is a tire salesman and hasn't taken a flight in two years,
while Lindbergh well, the world knows the story. Lindy is shown
to the left as he appeared while a student of aviation shortly after
leaving the university. Below is Overly's plane the ono in which
. Lindbergh bgan his air career. '
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NATURE STARTS LEGAL BATTLF
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Whether scenic beauty and a batliing beach, or the production of
oil is more important is the question raised in California courts
-where Nature has given this stretch of beach near ScaclifT, Cal.,
both gifts. A hot battle is in progress betweett thos4 who seek to
bar oil drilling and those who want the swimmers to go elsewhere.
The derricks are erected right on the shora line an.d .U is beir.f
taken out by rigs which, at high tide, are lapped by the waves. '
PENSION BRINGS WEDDING BELLS
" Sir William H. Clark, appointed
Great Britain's first high com
missioner to Canada,1 bogan his
career in public service as a derk
In the trade department of th
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1 Fred .Dillon, above, has been
chasing lights for the past year
and a half. ' He's superintendent
of 'the U. S. lighthouse sen-ice,
and is' shown on arrival at Los
Angeles, Cal.. after completing a
trip in, which he visited every
lighthouso in the United States
and its possessions, including
Porto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii.
It has taken him 19 months to
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A view of the model of a new Lincoln memorial to be erected at
Lincoln City, Ind., on display at Indianapolis, Ind. Designed by
Thomas Ilibbcn, New Vork and Indianapolis architect, inset, it is
tho first monument, other than a 'marker, to be erected by Indiana
at Lincoln City, where Lincoln's mother ia buried at Nancy Hanks
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Andrew Jackson, 84? Camden"."" N.Tj.; Civil war veteran has bai
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Wh f 1,1 ,0,;frc,sma? h0 hM '"ceeeded in obtaining $65 a
now, and Mrs. Amanda Boulton. 86, hi, housekeeper, hai prapoMii
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