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W ' 1l-LLJ..iL.X;jJ,Jg 1WOVIE MEN CAPTURE NATIONAL CAPITAL; CAMERA PICKS UP WILLING VICTIMS r-iiM-' ' " '"-' f ' ' -jM'.tt iBOSRiWm?s8B Senator L. S. Overman of North Carolina on Capitol Steps Posing for Movie Man. Washington. "I ask unanimous consent, Mr. President, to suspend re marks on preparedness at this time to keep an appointment with moving picture men on the capitol steps." Will we hear requests like this from grave and reverened senators? "Movie" men are on the job at the -o- The Congress of Ecuador has granted a concession for a steamship Tie between Guayaquil, Ecuador and Philadelphia. The vessels of the company are to navigate under the Ecuadorian flag and at least one-half of the employes are to be natives of Ecuador. It is stipulated that the steamships must begin running with in one and one-half years after the signing of" the contract. capital and statesmen are not slow to' realize the advantages of appearing on the screens in the home state. A statesmanly smile with the cap itol building as a background is im pressive to constituents, and a hur ried air, assumed while traveling across the plaza to the capitol build ing may be worth a few votes. o- Thus far, the Federal Trade Com mission has succeeded in dropping all the charges of unfair competition lodged with it You don't catch that commission hanging on to anything that means real work. o o The Keating anti-child labor bill has passed the House. Now let's see what the American House of Lords and' grandfathers does wifi it l&kk&xlx& &hJ'.1&&b.ZfJ3 -?. , igSmmmammmmmm