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...Conference which endorsed Mr. LaFollette; Basil M. Manly of Washington, Director of the "People's Legislative Service"; D. B. Robertson of Cleveland, President of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen and Enginemen; Mrs. Elizabeth Glendower Evans of Boston, suffragist; Mrs. Edward P. Costigan of Colorado; then a bird of somewhat different plumage - Rudolph Spreckels of San Francisco. The fact which makes Mr. Spreckels' plumage outstanding is that he is a millionaire. He is the eleventh son of the late Claus Spreckels, Sugar King. He is President of the First National Bank of San Francisco, the First Federal Trust...
...wife of a Boston professional man, as yet anonymous, is the most likely candidate for the $2500 prize offered by the Scientific American (TIME, June 4, 1923), for a demonstrated proof of genuine psychic phenomena. J. Malcolm Bird, Secretary of the Committee, says: "Her demonstrations are infinitely more convincing than any of the others were." Precautions have 'been taken to preserve her anonymity, for she is a woman of culture, position and means, has never given public exhibitions, and wishes no publicity...
...Bird and Mammal Expert Comes...
...powered with a 100-horsepower engine and capable of 70 to 75 miles an hour at most. The airman and Nature's fliers left Miller Field on Staten Island about the same time. The first three pigeons soared high above the aviator, led the race till plane and birds were all lost to view. Quite evidently they had speed. But although Kendrick, fighting strong head winds, had to land twice for gasoline-once at Philadelphia and again at Baltimore-he beat the fastest bird by 2 hours, 41 minutes. The fastest pigeon took 6 hours, 11 minutes to reach...
...acrobatic lady, we think, is truly fortunate in having chosen a profession which keeps in trim her beautiful figure. The trick bicycle riders who opened the show broke the ground very nicely for King and Beatty, who did a Bullard and Cogan at the piano, and after that Bird Millman, the Little Queen of the Wire, performed her clothes-line classic, throwing in slow-movies of herself and a bit of song for good measure. Then there were a couple of skits, one about married life and the other about love--very entertaining, particularly the latter, a scene...