At Work on Reforestation Project
Here is the scene at Wind River, Wash., where the
reforestation program of President Roosevelt is in
fall swing. A group of erstwhile unemployed is shown
pulling up two-year-old fir trees for shipping to van
ous part* of the nation for transplanting. It is
expected that nearly 250,000 men will bo at work on
the project before the middle of Way, as enlistments
continue t« increase.
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Nothing to Sing About
Not everyone can lose $41,600 and appear so unworried about it as Helen
Kane, "boop-boop-a-doop girl," as she poses with her hubby, Max Hoff
man, after she had been ordered by a New York court to return that
amount to a dress company which went bankrupt. Helen got $50,000
■from the firm before it went smash. She was ordered to return all but
the 12 per cent due her as a creditor.
New Speed King
Hurtling his speed seaplane over
Lake Garda, Italy, at the terrific
velocity of 42G.5 miles an hour,
more than 7 miles a minute, Flight
Officer Francisco Agello, who was a
member of Italy’s 1929 Schneider
Cup team, broke the world’s record
and won the distinction of having
traveled faster than any other hu
man being has ever done. The pre
vious record of 408.997 miles an
hour was held by Lieutenant George
Stainforth, of Great Britain.
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As President Opened Baseball Season
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Here is President Roosevelt as he officially opened the
1933 baseball season at the tirst game in Washington
between the Senators and Athletics. Left to right
are: Assistant Postmaster-General Howes, Mrs.
Roosevelt, the President, Vice-President Garner and
Manager Joe Cronin of the Washington team.
Germany’s Lady Act
Although Elli Boinhorn, of Berlin,
eould win laurels with her beauty
in any bathing belle competition,
•he chose instead to seek fame in
the air. She is shown here after she
was awarded the Ilindenburg Cup
for outstanding flying feats with a
light motored craft. The trophy is
on# of the most highly prised
• mong German fliers.
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A Popular Foundling
Here ia the tiny waif in the New York Foundlings’ Home which Mary
C. Halpin, sercn-year-old Scranton, Pa., child, is anxious to adopt for
herself. Now another young claimant ia in the held for the infant, i
She ia Blanche Schiteidir, Bronx, N. Y„ who has reached the mature
a re af eleven and thin** she a old enough to care for the baby. 1
Vacation Bound
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Boettcher, of
Denver, Col., whose son was kid
napped and released on payment of
$60,000 ransom some time ago, are
shown as they sailed from New
York on the Conte di Savoia for a
vacation in Italy. They plan to
remain abroad indefinitely.
Set New Record
An Olympic swimmer at 15, Ralph
Flanagan has added still anothei
laurel to his imposing wreath bj
clipping a second and a half from
the 400-yard free style world’s rec
ord at Coral Gables, Fla. He is
shown after he had accomplished
the feat. Flanagan was the young
est member ever to win a place on
the American men’s Olympic team,
when he participated in the inter*
national games last Summer.
Banking Czar
Walter J. Cummings, of Chicago,
who has been appointed by Secre
tary of the Treasury William H.
Woodin as Executive Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury in charge of
bank conservation and reorganiza
tion. Cummings, who will be en
trusted with the gigantic task of
rebuilding the banking structure of
the country, was drafted for the job.
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Squirrel Won Battle
With Newspaper
Cape Girardeau. Mo. — (UP) —
A battle between a pet gray squir
rel and a newspaper, with a
Hrong wind favoring the news
paper, was won by the squirrel,
while more thanea hundred per
sons watched and cheered, re
cently.
"Billy," as the pet in Court
house park is known, spied a
newspaper on the terrace and de
cided It was just the thing with
which to build a nest in the hol
low of a tall maple tree nearby.
Three times he took the paper
up the tree and endeavored to
, ram it into the hole, and as
many times the wind tore the pa
per from his teeth.
Not to be daunted Billy climbed
dewn the tree the fourth time and
stood calmly surveying the paper.
Then he Jumped onto it, ton* it
to shreds and carried it. pl-c; by
piece, up the tree.
At the fountain of Y outh_
When a warm spell hit Chicago recently and young Robert Kenney
realized he was too young to cool off with 3.2 beer, he went on the water
wagon in a big way. Here is the enterprising youngster sampling the
contents of a fire hydrant. Note that Bobby came dressed for the hazard
ous venture.
Was His Face Red?
Thinking that all the pictures had
been taken because the kleig lights
were turned off, George Bernard
Shaw, Irish dramatist, struck this
pose when photographers com
plained that he did not put enough
action in his stance. “I suppose
you’d like me to pose like this,” sez
G. B. S. “Thank you, Mr. Shaw,”
sez our photographer. And was
G. B. S. chagrinedi
Sponsored Warship
Here ia Miss Cora Lee Jahncke,
daughter of the former Assistant
Secretary of the navy, as she pre
pared to bestow the name New
Orleans on the new 10,000-ton
cruiser launched at Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Navy Yard. Many high naval dig
nitaries were on hand for the cere
mony.
As New Cruiser Was Launched
An excellent picture of the new U. S. cruiser New Orleans, a moment
before she slid down the ways at Brooklyn, N. Y., Navy Yard. Many
high naval dignitaries attended tha launching ceremonies of the 10,000
ten addition to Vnrle Sam’s first tine of defense. It is the first warship to.
h« completed durimr the Kpoaevelt Administration.