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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...After talking with Admiral Peary on his return. I was convinced that his method was wrong. It seemed to me that although seals had never been seen in the region of the Pole, that they must exist, and that if this was true it would be possible to go on much longer trips, and to stay for a much longer time away from civilization. Accordingly, I decided to make an expedition to test my theory...
...book," in which is entered every crime for which an indictment or complaint has been made, falls to show an increase, but rather shows a decrease, in the number of criminal acts committed in New York. Certainly there is no noticeable growth in the youthful delinquent class to be seen from an inspection of the records at the Children's Court. The fact remains, however, that the real source of evidence on the social conditions in New York is in the Police Department books which are with-held, and are said to be hopelessly inaccurate anyway. Of course if neither...
...steel center in Pennsylvania thousands had been laid off, and more were losing their jobs every day. Seventy-five men waited out in the cold for several hours on the chance of being one of the two men wanted for one day's work. When you have seen such conditions you can realize the often-asked question of where the workers get their absurd idea of restricting output. If you see the pile of raw material getting smaller and smaller every hour, and your job going with it, you feel pretty sore...
...Patricola has one of the funniest acts seen in vaudeville for years, his method of telling jokes making any imitation of him almost a sacrilege. He falls down and knocks himself about with such subtlety that any suspicion of slapstick or horseplay is done away with...
...features in several song and dance numbers and caps her performance with a solo too dance specialty which was the hit of the evening. A "Divertissement" by Mr. Piatou and Miss Kitchen, who is of the Marylyn Miller and Helen Hayes type, is by far the best specialty dance seen in Boston this year. Miss MacKay, whose youthful beauty appeals to the eye, should not have her efforts passed by without praise...