When It’s Hot on New York's East Side
During the heated term the east
side of New York city Is a very
warm region, but the children get
together to cool one another off. The
youngster receiving the cooling
stream doesn't appreciate it.
BIRTHDAY
parties come and go
but the hippo’s
takes the
CAKE
“Pete,” the hippopotamus In the
Bronx zoo, New York, celebrated
his thirty-second birthday the other
day and one of his admirers pre
sented him with a tiny cake with
one candle. Tills photograph was
taken Just before the gift disap
peared In Pete's capacious maw.
Another birthday was celebrated
recently when a baby was born tc
a hippo In Chicago.
Huge Boeing Bomber Built for Army Air Corps
After a year of secret operating this greatest bombing plane in the world, the Boeing 299, was completed
for the army air corps at Seattle and appeared for test flights. It has four 700-horeepower motors, a wing
spread of more than 100 feet and is 70 feet long. Its weight Is about 15 tons and its expected speed 250
miles an hour.
NO MORE
will U. S. be caught
unprepared for
ravages of
DUST
Three-fourths of all the farm land
ased for clean-tilled crops in the
United States Is subject to erosion
and damage from dust storms, ac
cording to the Department of Ag
riculture. The loss Is estimated at
$400,000,000 a year. Erosion de
stroyed 3,000,000,000 tons of soil—
enough to fill a freight train that
would encircle the world 37 times
at the equator—every year.
During the next ten years the
forest service will plant 3,500,000,
000 trees In hundreds of narrow
strips, each a hundred feet wide
and a mile apart, In an effort to
stop wind erosion.
Educational programs and other
aids art being given to farmers
throughout the country to aid them
In combating the great, thirsty, yel
low plague of dust.
In the area where the TVA op
erates work Is being pushed rapidly
forward, as shown below, to plant
Virginia seedlings which when
grown, will give battle to the dust
storms.
Senator Shipstead Shows Them How
Senator Henrik Shlpstead of Minnesota, champion of recreation foi
the young, stepping up to scratch to show the youngsters of Washlngtor
how to pitch horseshoes. The senator “went to bat’’ for the boys after
police bad barred them from pitching in an alley in Washington.
Washington is looking after youth in a big way these days. President
Roosevelt, with his National Youth administration, is particularly anxious
to And Jobs for unemployed youth, and to enable depression-struck youth
to complete its education. Fifty million dollars will be spent for the
purpose.
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Scenes and Persons in the Current News
1—Group of American-born Japanese boys and girls In front of the Imperial palace In Toklo during their
first visit to Japan. 2—Bonus marchers, again gathered In Washington, re-entering their camp after a visit to
the Capitol. 3—Ofllclal portrnlt of King George of England which was presented to President Roosevelt and
by him turned over to the National museum.
Chile Gets New
U. S. Ambassador
Hoffman Philip of New York, who
was nominated by President Roose
velt to be ambassador to Chile. Mr.
Philip Is a native of Washington, D.
C., and has been thirty-four years
In the foreign service. He has been
minister to Norway since 19110.
Haiti Now Goes In for Banking
Walter F. Voorhees (reading), vice president of the National City
Bank of New York and president of the Banque Natlonnle de la Ke
publlque d'Haltl for 13 years, turning over the lntter Institution to Presi
dent Stenlo Vincent of the Hnltinn republic, after It was purchased from
the National City for $1,000,000. It Is Haiti’s first venture In government
banking In more than half a century. President Vincent (hnnds folded)
was accompanied by his military staff nnd cabinet members. Haitian
officials looked upon the event as one of great economic Importance to
their country.
“Campbells Are Coming”—With Free Wheeling
Here, lined up before Its fire house. Is the fire department of the little town of Campbell, Santa Clara
county, California. And It Is all ready to stnrt for a blaze. Campbell claims to be the first town In the
United States to abolish motor equipment In favor of bicycles. Maintenance charge is thus reduced.
Aboard the Cruising Mattress
Latest thing in maritime comfort at Lake Maranacook, Maine, Is the
mattress equipped with an outboard motor. Ituth Webber and Frieda
Greene are seen demonstrating the novel craft. A sort of magic carpet
of vacationland is such a mattress, although It skims over the waves,
and not the clouds. Thousands more Americans than ever before are
learning the joys of vacationing In their own country's beauty spots this
year, lindlng that most of the celebrated sport and amusement centers
and spas of Europe can be found right In their own back yard, and that
America has other attractions to which no other lund on earth can
aspire. Greatest of them all, of course, are the national parks. More
thousands will find the glories of the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone und
other scenic wonders this summer.
Brothers, Salute
New Elk Ruler!
At Its convention In Columbus,
Ohio, the Henevolent and Protective
Order of Elks unanimously elected
... ■ - —-***——■
Judge James A. Hallinan of the
New York Supreme court grand ex
alted ruler of the order. Judge Hal
linan suceeds Michael F. Shannon
of Los Angeles.
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