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J.
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President.
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1—President Roosevelt delivering his message on ‘the state of the Union,” with Vice President Garner
and Speaker Byrns presiding over the joint session of congress. 2—Senator Carter Glass of Virginia in spell­
bound amazement before a huge basket of flowers sent to his office on his seventy-eighth birthday. 3—Dr.
Edwin Grant Conklin, Princeton biologist, who was elected president of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, to take office next December.
Ice Jani Threatening Trenton’s Water Supply
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At its highest level in 31 years, the Delaware river’s ice jam at Trenton, N, J., was at dangerous heights.
It had overflowed a 12-foot retaining wall and flooded the municipal water plant, seen in the background, and
many waterfront cellars. The huge ice cakes are shown being crunched against the shore.
WINS HIGH HONOR
moogric acid, effective In the treat­
ment of leprosy, and of local anes­
thetics Including bttfyn, particular­
ly useful In eye operations. Ills
researches In organic chemistry are
hailed as “outstanding.” lie retired
January 1 ns president of the Amer­
ican Chemical society.
KING AT WHITE HOUSE
POTPOURRI
Brooms
Prof. Roger Adams, head of the
department of chemistry of the Uni­
versity of Illinois, lias been awarded
the Willard Gibb* medal of the Chi-
cago section of the American Chem­
ical society for PJ36—one of the
highest scientific honors In the
United States. Professor Adams Is
famous for his synthesis of chaul-
It was not until 1850 that
Americans discovered the value
of broom corn for sweeping. In
183!) tlie first broom factory was
established In Fort Hunter, N.
V. The making of brooms still
remains largely a “hand" proc­
ess. Although broom corn Is ex­
ported to Europe, most foreign
nations use brooms made from
twigs or long hair.
Jeff Davis, king of the Interna­
tional Itinerant Workers, union of
hoboes, In all his royal finery was
a recent visitor at the White House.
C Western Newspaper Union.
The Chief Executive was unable to
take time to see the hobo de luxe,
but nevertheless Jeff pledged the
support of 600,000 knights of the
Insects, Fires, Costly
Insects, tires, etc., cost the Amer­ I road to Roosevelt. He said that
ican farmer more than $1,000,DUO,- ! Roosevelt lias done more for the
hobo than any other President.
000 a year.
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