Alaskan Waters
Henderson, President's Ship, in
Here, In Alaskan waters, is the
transport Henderson which carried
President Harding and his party to the
northern territcry. He has expressed
the desire to have the Henderson take
him from San Diego through the Pan
ama canaL
At Monroe Doctrine Centenary
CARICATURING CURZON
Mis (Jouverneur llo'es, grthit-grundtMlUgtiler c n i 'resilient Monroe, un
wind : lit? statue ol the former president to commemorate the centenary of the
.Monr-v il'H'irine, at Los Angeles, Cal. Many celebrities, diplomats of Latin
A:n?Ti'';in countries and others attended the ceremonies at the Monroe Doctrine
OnU'imial and Motion Picture Industrial exposition.
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Balloon Helps War on Gypsy Moth
The unfriemny leeling In Russia
for the English is illustrated by this
caricature of Lord Curzon which led
a procession In a t recent anti-British
demonstration. i
GERMAN BELL OF RHINE
\ ?' 1 v<? is shown a view of the balloon sent to llennifcer, N. H., by the De
I nt of Agriculture to aid <n the fight on the gypsy moth which has been
-in- ;? i: 1 1 destroying crops. The balloon rises a hundred feet above the
and, by me;ins of a series of sprayers. covers the allotted territory with
>? !"?? ?!??!? which kills off the moths. Twenty-five pounds of the powder is
' ' d over one acre in five> minutes.
Checks Up "Health by Radio" Talks
-?..??I lis, en i.. i.ealili lei-lyres er Uw '^'checked up for ac
>*leep Well," and "How to Feed the Baby, tnej . gervice, who Is
> I'.v Iir. B. J. Uoyd of the United States P^^'^^rvice Known
in tins photograph indicating on a map
Health by Radio*."
Tliiis, ( lie largest bell in the world,
regarded as the finest work of art In
belleasting In existence, has just been
finished. It Is to replace the famous
bell of the cathedral of Cologne de
stroyed during the war by bombard
ment from the air. The bell was paid
for by popular subscription and Is
called -the German bell of the Ithlne.
It bears the legend : "St. Peter, I
have been called to the defense of
the German land, born of the German
wof, I call all to unity."
HE CHOSE TO BE A COP
-Nesioi .ut'utu^a, iii., swi ui the late
Representative Nesty Montoya of
New Mexico, has been appointed a
private in the Washingtoh police de
partment. Formerly he was his te
ther's secretary.
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Blind Girls Also Now Enjoy Camp life
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For the first time, sightless girls are this summer enjoying camp life just like the thousands of summer camp
ing girls of normal vision ? hiking, swimming, boating, calisthenic drill, even to building the camp fires, doing the
dishes and caring for their own beds and clothes. The experiment Is being conducted at Camp Munger, near
Lake Barnes, In the Palisades Interstate park by the New York Association for the Blind. The girls in the Illustration
ure taking a boat ride before their dally swim.
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Navy Fliers After Schneider Cup
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MADE WOMAN'S RECORD
Mrs. Bertha A. Horchera of Ran
som, Kan., was less excited over the
fact that she piloted an airplane
higher thnn the elevation of Mont
Blanc, ut St. Louis field, to make an
official world's record for a woman,
than mbny persons are about their
first aerial hop. Mrs. Horchem at- !
tained an altitude of 16,300 feet, 4<50 :
feet more than three miles. Mont I
Blanc is 15,781 feet high.
IN SOCIETY SOON
Miss Evelyn Gordon, attractive and
charming daughter of United States
Attorney and Mrs. Peyton Gordon.
Miss Gordon makes her bow to society
this eomirtg season.
le;ads soviet infantry
General VXsilievitch, commander in
chief of th?? iafantry of the new Red
army, stationed at Moscow, with the
peaked helmet of the soviet army and
the designation of his rank on his
cuffs. 1 |
Here are the* American navy's entries in the Schneider Cup race to be ran
at Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, September 27 and 28. They sail on August
18 on the Leviathan and are taking navy planes with them for the race, a
Curtiss racer, a navy Wright and a TR ship. The race, which is for seaplanes.
Is run In two events, one of landing and taking off from the water and of
ease of aiding at anchor, and the other a test for speed over a course of 240
miles. Our entries, left to right, are: R. Irvine, T. W. Wead, D. RIttenhouse
and A. W. Gorton, all senior grade lieutenants. j
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Where Mark Twain Was Born
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The birthplace of .Mark Twain ut Florida, Mo., a short time ago was
Just saved from the wreckers, and moved across the street from Its former
location. Then the Idea of a memorial park for Mark Twain was started.
It Is well on the way now, and, it Is hoped, will soon be presented to the
state or nation as a permanent memorial to tlfe great author. The Mark Twain
home is a slab-shingled, ill-constructed two-room cottage.
London Girls Wear Silk Wigs
An exclusive posed picture of Eve and Caryl Howe, the daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Howe, wearing silk wigs, the latest fad in London's social
circles. These young debutantes are extremely popular In the British to*-'
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