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Scenes and Persons in the Current News 1—Vice President John N. Garner as he returned from a Pennsylvania hunting lodge with a 125-pound, four-point buck. 2—Chinese civilian carrying a wounded Chinese soldier Into the French concession in Shang hai. 3—Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Simpson as they sailed for England following American honeymoon. Mr. Simp son is the former husband of the duchess of Windsor. Fighting Stops as Soldiers Play Japanese soldiers on the Nankins front enjoying a baseball game dur ing a lull in their warfare against the Chinese. Note the batter using a makeshift clnb for a bat while the pitcher prepares to deliver a fast one. Baseball has achieved great popularity in Japan and it is a favorite pastime. FANCY SKATER Vera Hruba, Ciechoslovakian fig ure-skating champion, shown in ac tion as she tuned np for her partici pation in a winter sports festival at Madison Square Garden in New York city recently. Topless Swim Suit Demonstrated by Holly woo J Belle Hela Linda, Scandinavian actress, Is one jump ahead of Albert of Paris, New York beauty culture ex pert, who predicted that women will In 1940. Malibu to show 1940. “Bread and Britches” Tax Condemned Mrs. Henry W. Hardy, (left) national chairman of the League of Women Consumers and Tax Payers, and Mrs. Wilbur E. Fribley, (right) president of the Housewives League of America, show Sally Smith, (cen ter) how one-eighth of a loaf of bread and a considerable portion of a pair of workingman's overalls will go to the government in taxes If con gress passes Secretary Wallace’s proposed processing taxes on wheat and cotton. These suggested levies have been called "bread and britches” taxes. Andrew Johnson’s Birthplace Moves Again The humble cottage in which Andrew , hi loaded on a track at Raleigh, N. C„ Hi Originally the to the presidency, waa by WFA workers to Its (earth site in its search for a It wan moved to a location « ■- Mr twWs ; iisniii. ■ •: They’re Teaching ’Em Young in Nippon Wearing cardboard shrapnel helmets and carrying toy gnus, these Ji in the rudiments of warfare as part of their childish play. When the old enough to bear arms for their emperor, they won’t be altogether raw Rent for Royil Landlord Little Kenneth Hodge, Wo, is pictnred ns he said good-by to the two greyhounds, Shot and Nimble, before they were taken away from Launces ton, England, to be presented to King George VI as part of a feudal tribute in accordance with an ancient Cornwall custom. Other items in the feudal tribute were silver spurs, a riding cloak and a pound of pepper. panese children are being instructed real thing conies along and they are material. Capt. “Bill” Wood Is Named New Coach of Army Captain William H. (BiU) Wood, former Army backfield ace and a twelve letter athlete daring his ca 'det career, who has been named bead football coacb at the United States Military academy at West Point, N. Y., to succeed Captain Garrison H. Davidson. Captain Wood graduated from the academy in 1925. SING ZOG SPEAKING Celebrating the twenty-fifth anni versary of Albanian independence from Turkey,' king tog of Albania is shown - before the ' microphone through which he addressed his sub jects at the beginning of the festival that marked the event. License Plates Boost N. Y. Fair Pretty Nettie Bomze displays the 1938 World’s fair license plates which will help to advertise the New York World’s (air to be held in 1939. World’s fair promote** believe this will be an effective means .of telling the world in advance about the exposition. Gives Birth to Fifth Caesarian Baby The Barrett family shown at Mercy hospital, Chicago, where the fifth child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Isabel Barrett recently by caesarian operation. Left to right are James Morgan, newest addition to the family; Mrs. Barrett; Msarice, the father; Alice, twelve; Theresa, eleven; Maurice, Jr., ten; and John, ■in. The extraordinary series of difflonlt births la believed to be close to a record. OPPORTUNITY Sound Investment for alert b proved well cultivated Caroll owned and operated by large Company. Buildings now In g< Land In high state ol cultivate ate down payments, attractive ti 8. M. Byart, 410 Bibb Bids., Mae R. C. Pratt,ill Manien Bids., Col IOSMMM4 WWOOWgBBWM Ask Me Another 0 A, General Quirt t»a«aaaaa«aaaaat ■■«»*««— 1. How many bachelor Presi dents has the United States had? 2. What does the abbreviation “non sec” stand for? 3. How does a twelve-year-old dog correspond to age in a human being? 4. What is wind? 5. Who was the Greek cynic phi losopher who lived in a tub? 6. What is the procedure when a bank certifies a check? 7. What was the last federal territory to be admitted into the Union as a state? 8. What states have women aa secretaries of state? Answers 1. Two—James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland, but Cleveland was married while he was in the Presidential office. 2. Non sequitur (it does not fol low). 3. A dog twelve years old is as old as a man at eighty-four. 4. Air naturally and horizontally in motion with a certain degree of velocity. 5. Diogenes. 6. It withdraws the amount ol the check from the drawer’s ac count, and holds it for. the purpose of paying the check which it guarantees. 7. Arizona. 8. There are two women who are secretaries of state, the Hon. Goldie Wells of South Dakota and the Hon. Elizabeth F. Gonzales of New Mexico. On the Block Boss (storming)—You’re fired. Stenog—Fired. How you talk. I supposed they sold slaves. Backward A high school girl, seated next to a famous astronomer at a din ner party, struck up a conversa tion with him by asking, “What do you do in life.” He replied, “I study astron omy.” “Dear me,” said the girl, “I fin ished astronomy last year.” Not One of 'Em Mrs. Duff—Some-things go with out saying. Duff—Yes, my dear, but not your tongue. Eye slowness of blondes makes them less safe as drivers, Is an optometrist’s warning, but most men will just wink at it. In Figures Mother-in-law—Why don’t you and' Nellie stop scrapping? A man and his wife should be as one. Hankins—But we really are 10 Mother-in-law—How’s that? Hankins—Well, in Nellie’s mind she’s the one and I’m the naught. HELP KIDNEYS To Get Ridof Add - and Poisonous Waste Your kidney* help to Imp yoa-odl by constantly Altering mats nutter Iron the blood. II your kidneys got functionally disordered sad laU t» remove excess Imparities, tliers say bo poisoning o! the whole systeu sad body-wide distress. Burning, scanty or too I nation may be a warning of a or bladder disturbance. Yon may suffer nagging hsnkachc. persistent headache, attacks of illsilsm getting np nights, swelling, pallia tea such cases It Is batter to rely an a medicine that has won countrywide acclaim than on something leas favor ably known. Use Doss’s PilU. A I Dean's. of grateful people Ass roof nstfUorl Doans Pills THE CHEERFUL I love, to wtbtcK snowflakes fUl 5o slowly throu^l tke cold Grey eii I fein would floi wound like And never hurry anywhere.
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