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With the setting of the sun, the lemon-colored wings of the Columbia were seen over Plymouth, England. Then the favoring winds seemed to point to Germany; so Chamberlin steered diagonally across the English Channel, Belgium and Holland. At dawn, with the gasoline supply exhausted, Chamberlin made a successful landing at Eisleben, Germany, 110 miles went of Berlin. He had flown 3,905 miles in 42 hours, 32 minutes -exceeding in distance, but not in speed, Captain Lindbergh's non-stop flight of 3,610 miles in 33 hours, 29 minutes...
Last week immigration inspectors in Los Angeles heard that ten Chinese immigration-law evaders were being smuggled over the Mexican border in airplanes. Hastening to the Eagle airport, landing field near Los Angeles, they hid in the weeds and bushes, waiting. Toward dawn three airplanes arrived. Before the first to land had come to a full stop, officials ran forward with drawn guns. According to their version, the aviator attempted to take to the air, whereupon they fired, killed the aviator, captured the two other pilots, found no Chinese. In the running gear of the planes were tangled bunches...
...Long Island City, N. Y., across the square from a courthouse where an adultress and a corset salesman were on trial for murder, a small man appeared at dawn trundling a wheelbarrow full of lumber. He selected a site, began sawing, hammering, whistling...
...vital statistics. In part we of the States are apathetic to the difficulties of the population problem because inordinate stores of natural resources, available at a time when scientific discovery promoted rapid exploitation, have made us what one might call a hopelessly optimistic nation. No evil day can possibly dawn upon us; we are too clever. Secretary Hoover may say, "Increasing population will force the United States to advance in scientific discovery or to lower its standard of living." No matter. We will meet all obstacles and surmount them. Knibbs and Pearl, speaking as sociologists, may point out that...
...Dawn in Detroit; Chanticleer [a siren] announces the dawn; the city stirs; the call to labor...