Where New fork’s Jobless Sleep
Some of 1,500 men who ?et "
their sleep in the Municipal
Lodging House Annex, New
► York City, formerly a pier ware
house on the East River, can be
seen resting in this photo. It
► is said to be the world’s largest
sleeping floor.
Dresses—And She Gets a Suit
It seems that Gertie Williams
(above), former show girl, had
plenty of parties to go to and
not enough variety in clothes to
wear to them. So it is charged
J
- she went here and there, or
dering dresses and refusing to
pay for them. But Gertie is
sued for $450 for clothes.
Real Home Run—With
His Cup of Welcome
After hanging up a sizable num
ber of home runs during the past
baseball season, Lewis K. (Hack)
Wilson, Chicago Cubs’ star, made
this home run to his home town of
Martinsburg, W. Va. He is shown
with the beautiful 20-inch trophy
which was presented to him by his
proud townsmen.
Conducts Soviet Probe
Of Alleged Espionage
Behind closed doors, Comrade N.
B. Krylenko (above), chief prose
cuting attorney of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics, is con
ducting what is reported as a dra
matic probe of alleged espionage
activities in Russia, to which for
eign governments, including Great
Britain and France, have been
linked.
The Pole or Equator?
THIS STONE MARKS
LATITUDE 45oN0RTW
HALFWAY
FROM THE EQUATOF
•TO THE POLE
Mary Millikea seated beside <
marker located 8 miles from
Eastport, Me., and which desig
nate spot a middle distance be
* tween the North Pole and the
Equator. The stone, dated 1890,
was set up by a Government of
ficial during visit to Eastport.
Officers of D.A.R. Meet in Hub
r
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Hotel Statler, Boston, was the -f
meeting place of the nationa1
•fficers of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and State
officers of the New England
Chapter*. Mr*, Rowell Fletcher
Hobart, left, President General
•f the national society, is shown
with the Massachnsetts Recent,
Un Stephen f. Hard.
Found Unconscious on
Mother's Houseboat
i
Virginia Anne Clark, of Washing
ton, D. C., was found woundec
from gun bullets on the houseboat
owned by her mother. Janies K,
Turvey, 78, a Government watch
man, it being goastioned by police.
Formal Evening Gotm
in Latest Fashion Mode
A stunning formal evening frock
of white chiffon elaborately trim
med in rhinestones and tassels of
heavy white silk cord that fall to
the floor. With a gown as elabor
ately beaded as this fashion says
should not be precious stones, so the
charming deb above wears a rhine
stone necklace and bracelet to
complete the costume.
Aviatrix Safe,
Tells of Perils
After floating for two days on her
wrecked plane, Mrs. Keith-Miller
(above, wfai aviation prize she re
ceived last ycwir) was picked upHJy
a fishing schooner.
First Native Governor
General of Australia
1
A portrait of the Right Hon. Sir
Isaac Alfred Isaacs, K. C. M. G.,
Chief Justice of Australia, a native
Australian, who has been appoint
ed, for the first time in history,
Governor-General of his native
land. The belief is growing in
London political circles that Isaacs’
appointment was literally foreed
Kin* (loose* Y.
Again Disappointed
Why? Why?—Men . . . They
stand outside a New York City
employment agency . . . care
fully studying the tiny white
slips pasted on a board . • •
“Dishwashers wanted, ?15 a
week . . .Short order cooks, $20
.. . Experienced chauffeurs, $1(1
per week and meals” . . .Can’t
take any of those . . . gotta
wife home, and kiddies, too . . .
Why should this be? Why? .. .
Bordoui Loses Suit
Against Social Leaders
Irene Bordoni’s $10,000 damage
auit against Mrs. Anson Clark and
other society leaders of Miami
Beach was dismissed. The stage
and screen star claimed she had
not been paid for a personal ap
pearance at a society circus staged
ftt tfep famous resort.
Gives $300,000
to Aid Joblew
The name of Edward S. Harknos%
who has given so many millions foi
education, like that of Abu Be*
Adhem, “led all the rest** in coa,
tributions to the $6,000,000 relie/
fund being raised in New York
City. He contributed $500,000.
/
\
As Japanese Statesman Fell
First and exclusiee picture ef Premier Hamaguchi of Japan, being
supported by colleagues just after a would-be assassin’s bullet had
pierced his stomach and left him seriously injured. The unusual
photo was made possible through the presence of mind of a camera,
man who was on hand for the purpose of getting a picture of tba
premier as he passed through the street.
