Navy Fliers Named for Arctic Trip
Lieutenant B. R. Holcombe, Lieutenant-Commander Byrd and
Lieutenant H. F. Council, all etatloned at the Nary Department in
Wasplngton, have been choten to take part In the Donald Maolllllan
Arctic expedition next 8ummer. Navy planes, piloted by these three
officers, will be used for the purpose of exploring some million square
miles of hitherto untraversed territory, lying between Alaska *n|< the
Worth Pole.
Is Decorated
The highest honor given by the
Government ef Poland to a for
eigner has been conferred on Gov
ernor Albert C. Ritchie, of Mary
land, through the Polish Minister
in Washington. He is shown wear
ing the insignia of the order of
Folonla Restitute, grade of com
mander ot the star. The Governor,
with other prominent Marylanders,
was the first to asi the late Presi
dent Wllsoh to see that Poland was
given protection from Bolshevist
Russia under the treaty of Ver
sailles.
World’s Largest Butterfly Moths
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Miss Jessie Henderson Is shown here with two rare specimens of
*"• fen>al* butterfly moths, the largest ever caught In the
' 7 .?..came from New Culn®» u> a New York City lafcoratorr.
Their scientific name Is cosclnoeora hereuIce *
Fights for Life
Bernhardt Mylin, alleged bandit,
has been placed an trial in Wauke
gan, 111., on the eharge that he shot
and killed Russell Dickey, express
messenger, during a holdup ot the
Viking Express train. Mylin has
spent hk time in his cell making
bead bags.
Famous “Half Woman” Marries
Perhaps one of the strangest wedding* ever witnessed took plane
hi Los Angeles, when Miss Gabrlelle Gunther, formerly a resident of
Germany and konwh.throughout the world's clrcns side shows as the
"halt woman," because she was born legless, was married to John do
Fuller, a New York business man ot aooqal physique. The Her. W.
L. Barth, ot Venloe, Cal., performed the ceremony. The others shown
are Gary Grey, ldn. Viola Wild and H. W. McGeiury, witnesses.
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Is Transferred
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Brigadier-General Paul B. Ma
lone, commander of the Second
Field Artillery Brigade, Second Di
vision, has assumed command of
Fort Sam Houston, San 'Antonio,
Texas, succeeding Brigadier-Gen
eral Preston Brown, who has been
placed In command of the First !«►
fantry Brigade at Fort Wadsworth
N, Y.
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Prom left to right are Frank Tirsch, his father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Solomon Tlrsclr and his sister, Mrs. Rose Fink. The 'father
and mother hare Just aTrlred In New York on the liner George Wash
ington. and were met by their children, who had been in the United
States for twenty years.
Verbal Tiff
.ARTHUR HAVDAY
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A sensational scene was enacted
in the English L*arllament during a
debate on the shild adoption bill
when Lady Astor, former American
and first woman member, shouted
that if she should tell the house
all she knew about Arthur Hay
day, Laborlte, the would give the
house “somethlag to think about.”
Her remark was made after Hay
day offered the suggestion that
certain soeiety women “pay more
attention to human beings instead
of nursing puppy dogs.” Upon re
monstratlon from the Speaker,
Lady As tor withdrew her remark
Candidate for German Presidency
Pleld Marshal von Hlndenburg, one of the most picturesque figures
fn the Imperial and republican history of Germany, has been nominated
for President of the German Republic by the National-Conservative
bourgeois block. Von Hinderburg’s nomination brought down a storm
of disapproval fully as strong as the cheera of 41s supporters, many
of the old regime literally standing aghast “that the one remaining
figure of the glorious past" be dragged 4*KP German party politic#.
\ In Death Probe
Arrested in connection with the
Investigation into the whereabouts
of little Lillian MacKensie, who
was kidnaped in Now York City
two years ago, H. L. Green,-juid tg
be an oollcensed chiropractor, |g
held by New York police while
they Investigate the death of e
woman patient some time ago. He
will also face charges of running g
baby farm in New Jersey.
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Dr. Cook Off for Leavenworth
Dr. Frederick Cook (left), who gained fame aa the self-called
•discoverer" of the North Pole, is shown being transferred from the
county Jail at Fort Worth, Texas, to the Federal prison at Leavenworth.
Kansas, to serve a long term following his conviction of fraudulent
•sage of the malls In an oil scheme. He entered the Leavenworth
prison on the anniversary of the day Admiral Peary actually discovered
the pole.
Rags to Riches
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Like the hero in the famous
Alger stories, F. H. Wickett, ot
Chicago, has risen from a 13.00-ae,
week lawyer’s apprentice to the ex
ecutive position as head of the hug#
Paa-Amhrican Oil luterests take#
over by the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana from Edward L. Doheny.
Bora in England of poor parentage
his rise was gradual until h#
reached the senlth of his career s|
fifty-seven years of age.