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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 1931

In this U. S. Navy seaplane NW-2 Lieutenant A. W. Gorton, a member of the naval team that will compete against British Navy-fliers for the Snyder Cup, off the Isle of Wight, England, made a new: speed record over the Delaware River course by flying at an average of 177.5 miles an hour.

Resident Coolidge a G.D. Churistian,

Although he has asked Mrs. Harding to remain in the White

House as long as it suits her convenience, President Coolidge has been

compelled by press of business to give up his temporary offices in the Willard Hotel and uccupy the Executive Offices annexed to the White,

House. He is shown here leaving the Executive Offices after his first

day's work there. Garge B. Christian, President. Indling's private

secretary, who has tendered his resignuion, is bidding the new Chief

Magistrate gu deight.

Mary Miles Minter and her mother Below: Sigrid Holmquist.

The

Rupert Hughes.

Mary Miles Minter "Dresden, Doll of the Movies," recently leased her Hollywood home to Sigrid Holmquist, actress, known as "the Swedish Mary Pickford." While Miss Holmquist, who looks remark-]

Rupert Hughes, the celebrated ably like Miss Minter, was entertaining friends a revolver shot was fired the woundling a male guest. A another time alleged detectives novelist, now directing motion pic-

tures in Hollywood, Cal., has bee insisted on searching the house. Later Miss Holmquist was awakened, decorated with the Order of Pola- by intrelers, with dextric flashlights. It is believed Miss Minter is in nia Restituta bythe Polish Govern- the shadow of a well-defined plot to kill her, as part of the plot which ment, in honour of his helpfu} efforts toward Poland. During the ended in the murder of William Desamoid Taylor. Miss Minter also World War Major Hughes was broke in the news of the day when she announced she gould post with the United States Army it for $1,000,000 against her mother until the latter's re-Intelligence Service and specialis- pone ber covery from a serious operation she rrectly underwent. Miss Minter ed in Polish affairs.

ires r mother obtained tut sur front her while she was a minor, acting for a film concere.

Raymond to

M. Raymond Poincaré, French Premier, has been sternly rebuked by the latest British note of Lord Curzon for his Ruhr policy, the British terming the Rahr invasion an illegal act.

Dr. O. A Browne

Dr. O. A. Browne, who, has been appointed new chief of the Bureau of Chemistry in Washington, has completed arrangements for as-. suming his duties in October.

Private John Coolidge

Le Sauterai žing Machine.

This curious flying machine has just been perfected by M. Le Sauterel, of Paris, and is intended for short trips, The airscrew is worked by pedals, as a bicycle is, and the fixed fying surface is combined with a flapping flying surface. The machine weighs 100 pounds and is operated, of course, by manpower,

Ravid N Pierce and First Congregational Church

The church where President Calvin Coolidge will Worship during his term of office in Washington is the First Congregational Church, at Tenth and G streets, Northwest. The new President has been a member of the church since he has been in the capital. His pastor is Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, a close personal friend and spiritual adviser of the Coolidge family.

His father is Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army and

Navy, but John Coolidge, in the Citizens' Military Training Corps, at Camp Devens, is just "Private Juh. Coolidge." It might be noted just

in passing that young Coolidge has gone in for training in the Tanks, the most hazardous branch of the land service.

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