French Troops Are Sent to Somaliland
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When war between Italy and Ethiopia seemed a certainty the French government hnstlly reinforced Its
* garrisons in French Somaliland to protect its nationals. Two colonial Senegalese regiments are here seen leav
ffilng Toulon for Djibouti.
Bells for the San Francisco Bay Bridge
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One of the many safety measures to be Installed on the gigantic San Francisco-Oakland bay bridge is a
group of five huge bells, one for each tower and the central anchorage. The bells, largest ever made In
western America, have been undergoing tests in a San Francisco foundry for tone and carrying power. Work
men with sledge-hammers are seen pounding them. Each bell is of a different pitch and when installed they
will resound over the bay like giant chimes.
Extremes of Dogdom Entered in Show
Here are the largest and smallest canines entered In the National
All-Breeds Dog show at the California Pacific International exposition at
San Diego. The Harlequin Great Dane, Varus Von Engelburg, weighs 200
I - pounds and Is owned by Mrs. It. T. Dawson. The Chihuahua. General
Villa, weighs only three-fourths of a pound and Is owned by Mrs. B. C.
Sneath.
Mouse Deer Is Tiny
Addition to Buck Zoo
Frank Buck, noted big game col
lector, holding what Is considered
the world's smallest deer, known
as the mouse deer, and the only
one of Its kind In captivity. It is
housed In his zoo nt Amityvllle, L.
I. Buck says it's a real trick to
“bring 'em back alive” when It’s
the diminutive mouse deer you’re
after.
The animals Buck had nt the Chi
cago Fair are also on Long Island.
Just a Crown, That’s
All, to Nudist Queen
Ruth Cubitt, who was nudists’
queen at San Diego Fair.
Young Mexicans Learn Farming
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In keeping with its policy of socialistic education the Mexican gov
ernment Is opening new schools to teach the children the elements of
agriculture. Vegetables are raised from seed by the small farmers on
land allotted to the schools and worked co-operatively by the children.
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
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1—Gen. Emilio Do Bono, commander of all the Italian troops In the campaign against Ethiopia. 2—
View of the city of Harrar, objective of Italian troops Invading Ethiopia from the south. 3—President Koos*
velt boarding the cruiser Houston for his trip In the Pacific and through the Panama canal.
Tells of Seeing the Virgin Mary
Rumania may develop another Joan of Arc, for a young girl there
Is arousing the peasantry by her relation of a vision In which the Virgin
Mary came to her. She Is here seen talking to n throng on the Bpot where
she had the vision and where a shrine Is to be erected.
Leads ‘Minute Women’
in Fight Over Taxes
Mrs. Margaret E. Sayre Is the
founder of the "Minute Women of
lOflO,” an organisation which will
tight against Increasing taxes. A
main tenet of the organization Is
the preservation of the Constitu
tion. Taxes on her fnrm were what
got Mrs. Snyre started.
People of Addis Ababa Flee From the City
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Carrying many of their possessions balanced on their heads, these natives were evacuating Addis Ababa in
preparation for the coming Invasion of Italian troops. It was part of Ethiopia’s war plan to deconcentrate the
dwellers in many of the capital’s crowded neighborhoods, to reduce the effect of a possible air raid.
Craig Is New Chief of
Staff of U. S. Army
Maj. Gen. Malln Craig iuis been
appointed chief of staff of theUnit
ed States army with the rank of
general. He succeeds Gen. Douglas
McArthur.
Schall Rides, Despite Blindness
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Blind for 27 years, Senator Thomas D. Schall (right) of Minnesota has
resumed his riding. lie canters briskly with Instructor \V. J. Aitcheson.
Smart Play Frock
That’s Easy to Sew
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Pleated for play. In a very new
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plenty of room for rope-skipping.
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ON WITH THE DANCE
“Didn’t you say let’s get together
and get somewhere?"
"I did," answered Mr. Dustin Stax.
"But when I requested a grand march
the hand struck up a waltz and we
Just kept on going round and round."
Once Bitten Twice Shy
Hee—Sorry, old chap, but I’m look
ing for a little financial succor
again.
Haw—You’ll have to hunt further.
I’m not the little financial sucker I
used to be.
They Took Turn*
“How many wives did Solomon
have?”
“I dunno. A hundred or two.
Why?’’
"I was wondering how he found
room for them all In one back seat
of his chariot.”—Portland Express.
Don’t Go Together
“Pm going to marry a pretty girl
and a good cook.”
"You can’t. That’s bigamy."—Stray
Stories Magazine.
