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Show THE MIDVALE JOURNAL m Beautiful Bride's Cake at Niagara Fails Thursday, January 16, 1930 QM § Salvador's $12,000,000 Road to the Sea .. Fred Lavis, president of the new railroad, laying the last rail ln the road from the republic of Salvador, to the International Hailways ot Central America, bringing the country into direct communication with the Atlantic ocean. American engineers laid out the route and native laborers followed with steel, ties and rock. The SO-mile $12,000,000 link between San Salvador and Guatemala ls through rock and jungles. This frothy concoction is not the work of a master French chef, as might be imagined, but was created by King Winter himself in one of that gentleman's more inspiz·ed moments. The richly decorated platform Is none other than the prosaic tron and concrete stann from which honeymoon couples are wont to view the wonders of Niagara falls The swil'ling torrents may be seen in the background together with one end of the famous suspension bridge. Cremating 500 "Dead" Taxis in Philadelphia Flames in Capitol Building Damage Art Works Scene in Philadelphia when a cab company burned up 500 out-of-date taxis to make room for as many new ones to be put into the city service. LAWMAKER INDICTED Monument to a Confederate Hero Valuable art works, including the model of the Capitol, were badly damaged by the mysterious fire that btoi:e out lin the west wing of the building. The photograph shows workmen clearing np t11e debrfs. Queen's Photograph of Her Family GOALIE IS CLEVER Representative Stanley H. Kunz of Chicago, who has been indicted by a grand jury, together with his son, on charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, and obtaining money under fnlse pretenses, in connection with an appointment to the Chicago pollee force. ENJOYING BREAKFAST This exclusive Intimate family photograph ot the king of the Bcl~inns, with the crown prince, tbe latter's wife and the little Princess Josephine-Charlotte, was taken In the gardens of the royal Laeken-Lez-Brussels palace by the queen of the Belgians het·self. It Is one of the few photographs of the sovereign taken in the royal family circle. The baby princess, who is two years old, is wearing a suit of .Tavanese pajamas brought back from the Dutch East Indies by her father and mother• • A drawing of the projected monument to Richard "Dick" Klrldand, Confederate soldier who, in the face of Union fire, leaped over Confederate breastworks to aid wounded Union soldiers, following a desperate charge on the bat· tlefield of Fredericksburg, Va., during the Ci vii war. 'fhe monument, to be erected by the American Legion, will be one of many in the new Fredericklburg National Battlefield park. Nathan Hawks, goalie of the Dart mouth hockey team, whose wonclel'ful defense work is ai<ling his team ln their winter fee campaigns. '.rhis New England team is said to be or:a of thc strongest ln the East. Umberto and Marie on a Medal INDIAN NATIONALIST AI, Cal and Julius Distribute a Fund One of the huge black bears that are common in Rainier National park burrowing for his breakfast. These bears are quite tame and frequent the camps and hotels for whatever food Is available. Shameleu Profiteer Left to right: Alfred E. Smith, Calvin Coolidge and Julius Rosenwuld, as they met as a committee to <lecide <'n the <listrihutlon of a. $6,000,000 charity fund left by the late Conrad Hubert, founder of the Bond Electric Corporation of New Jersey and orl~inator of the flasllllght. His entire fortune was wade through the manuf:tcture of flashlights. President Jawaharal ~ehru, youn~ leader of the Indian Nationalist con gress who in a fiery speech befon 50,000 delegates demanded CO!llil~t\ freedom fr.Ql!l I;)p;la.ng._ Unjustly condemned to deatb for treason, by the state which he had serYed uprightly, Phocion, Athenian statesman, found himself also the victim of extortion ln his last moments. IIe was to perish in the approved manner-by drinking the hemlock. He required more of the polson to make the potion efl'ectlve, and asked the jailer to procure It. That grasping functionary refused tile price which w:ts otrered him, and Phocion had to put in the man's outstretched palm additional money before he coulu tal'e his own life as the law <lemanded.-Detroit News, . Tl.lis medal, commemorating the marriage of Crown Prince Umberto of Italv ant! Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, was desil:!:ned by the famous BeiglaD sculptor, G. Devreese, and ~.ars the P?rtraits_ o! the souple. |