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Stalin, the Iron Dictator, Can Smile j?-' Being a dictator, be It In Italy, Germany or Russia. Is a grim business and there is not much opportunity tor smiles. In this instance, Dictator Josef V. Stalin of the Soviet is finding his “Iron Man” reputation being [pierced by a little school girl, Mamlakat Nakhangova, who Is asking for his autograph. On the extreme left Sls M. A. Chernov, people’s commissar of agriculture, and on the right Is Ene Geldlyeva, president of the Farabsky ((district executive committee of Turkmenia. Tugwell Visits “Tugwelltown” PS Tugweil, undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture, Is to Jesse Trimble, PWA worker, during Bex's visit to “Tugwell a new building project at Berwyn, Md. Fosdick Now Heads Rockefeller Foundation Raymond D. Fosdick, brother of Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick, pas tor of the Riverside church In New York, who has been elected presi dent of the Rockefeller foundation and of the general education board of that organization. His will be the task of administering the man; millions granted by the fund every year. Euwe Is New r orld’s Chess Champ Dr. Max Euwe won the chess mplonsblp of the world in the IBISCTHHIW—— mt tonrnament In Amsterdam, took the title away from Dr. nder Alekhine of Paris. Giant Plane Spans South Atlantic I The French seaplane. Lieut, de Vaisseau Paris, largest in the world, which landed at Natal, Brazil, after a swift transatlantic flight from Dakar, Senegal, French West Africa. A crew of six manned the 37-ton, six-motored craft on its first transatlantic hop, made to test its poten tialities for regular service between France and the United States. jWhere the Republican Convention Will Be Held ▼lew of the $7,000,000 Public Auditor! jg In Cleveland, Ohio, which wQl house the Bepubllcna convention next June. The hall has a seating capacity of 9,000. ' ,1 Plane Rushes Food To Ice-Bound Islanders [ COL. ALBANUS PHILLIPS Cambridge Food Packer, who dispatched a plane to Smith and Tangier Islands to get first-hand information about the condition of the villagers. Dropping messages from the skies inviting them to “wave white flags if they needed food” or “wave dark flags if they needed medical attention,” an airplane of the Phillips Packing Company, Cambridge, Maryland, made the first contact with 1400 ice-bound villagers on Smith and Tangier Islands, in the Lower Chesapeake Bay, after eight days of complete isolation as victims of the most severe freeze in recent years. Theodore Phillips, vice-president of the company, helping Pilot C. H. Rickards load food supplies for marooned communities. » New Job and Woes Begin Next April George (Tiny) Parker of Miami, Fla., is the latest addition to Presi dent Ford Frick’s National league umpiring staff. Parker was seven years an International league um pire, receiving his promotion at the recent National league meeting. Oklahoma Town Is Quarantined An outbreak of spinal meningitis In Snyder, Okla., necessitated a quarantine that closed up most of the business places as well as the schools. National Guardsmen enforced the regulations. Cockpit Devised for Motorcycles __ _ » Milady may now have the equivalent of a town car, or airplane cock pit, attached to the side of her motorcycle. This was displayed In London. Demerjl Made Premier as Greek King Returns Constantine Demerjl, appointed as the new premier of Greece with the return to the throne of King George, is shown here just after being appointed to the post. Greece’s play-boy king was welcomed, back with ovations (and protests) which jarred the rnlns of the Par thenon. From America, but They May Die in Africa Ill . I I mil ... Ill P IIiIWIWI II I'WI B Iliai IS.Pi H| i I III..I WSSu IlhiU The spirit of adventure, or perhaps the lore of a 'land they had all bnt forgotten, motivates the soldiers it the Tiber division of the Italian army. They are soldiers drawn from the United States who are flgbt ng for^H Duceto bis war ag^Jgghftla. They are shown standing at attention daring their review by the >!m.l Suicide stlon of animal suicide. -■ has be much debated. I; seems more or less dear, however, that the actual Intention ofself-destruc tion is absent and that it la merely circumstances beyond the animal's control which cause the' apparent deliberate death. One example IS the lemming, the smat Norwegian rodent, which appears in K numbers every few yea ft marches steadily westward, everything in its way and fl plunges Into the Atlantic to pdr* lsh. The cause of this is evident ly some primeval Instinct which IS Connected with the well-known nat ural law of overproduction in order Lake Tide* Small Lakes are affected by the pull;of the sun and moon and have* tides Just the same as waters of the - oceans but in most cases these lake ’ tides are so small as to be hardly „ noticeable. Official government meas urements have recorded a neap tide In Lake ’Michigan of one and a half Inches and a spring tide of about three.—Pathfinder Magazine. ^ -;- ■ - The Name “Dadaism” The name “Dadaism” is said to have been invented by the founders of the art movement wblch had its in ception at the time of the World war In a Zurich cafe in a group of artists led by Tristan Tzara. The first organized meeting was held In Paris In 1920. Its principle was * ‘ the utter abandonment of all accept ed forms and traditions. t ■ \ Belgian East Africa Belgian East Africa Is divided 'into two distinct units—Ruanada and Urundl. Each Is supervised by a resident, who supports thq authority of the native chiefs and rules through them. The 5,000,000 natives are of Bantu stock, but the ruling caste are of the pastoral Wahima race. . , > Wife Like Pension In a native pagan Africa a wife is like getting a pension, for the wife builds the house, provides the wood and water, grows and cooks the food not only for her husband, but often for sale as well, and can be sold. Use of the Hair Shirt The hair shirt was adopted by' most of the religious orders of the Middle ages, In imitation of the early ascetics, and to increase the > discomfort caused by Its use It was sometimes made of fine wire. Many Still Survive “A man dat keeps buttin’ In,” said Uncle Eben, “reminds me. of my goat. Sometimes he goes right through obstruction and sometimes he jes’ gets hisself a headache.” England’s Bank Holidays Bank holidays have been cele brated In England since 1871 as secular holidays when banks are closed. They fire England’s only perpetual legal holidays. > - Crocodile Hag Throat Valve The crocodile has a valve In bis throat, a delicate membrane which enables him to open his mouth un der water without filling his lungs. Havana Old City Havana Was founded by Diego Velasquez in 1515. For Bad Feeling Due to Constipation Get rid of constipation by taking Black Draught as soon aa you notice that bowel activity baa alowed up or you begin to (ed sluggish. Thousands prefer Black-Draught (or die refreshing relief, it has brought them. . . Mrs. Ray Mullins, of Lafe, Ark writes: “My husband and I both take Thedford’s Blade-Draught and find it splendid for constipation, biliousness, and the disagreeable, aching, tired feeling that comes from this condition.’.’ With refer ence to Syrup of Black-Draught, which this mother gives her children, she says: "They like the taste and it gsve sueh good results.” usw BUCK-DRAUGHT - - _,- ■ Don't bf Tormented' j % relief follows Hw esinol • ■ . v i u I the Treatment of -M I RHEUMATIC FEVER, GOUT, I I Simple Neuralgia, Muscular I I Aches and Pains I I Ju. Mr * Ml WhUualt Diitritalm I
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