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IN PICTURES-BIG NEWS OF 1931 | ROOSEVELT RODE IN ON A LANDSLIDE—The American elec- || i| torate,speaking through the polls,swept Governor Roosevelt into the I White House with an overwhelming majority. The victor, his cam * paign manager, his son. James,and Mrs. Roosevelt are shown above _ I reading one of the many messages of congrat jlation. _ f fOUUI U*m ImT I 1 » *•" »U« rpoH „ U»«K M » tsssss^z “ — :r r.- - — I * „ %vjg POLIOI mMTOW HJ ] 1 *U™° ‘ ks go Bl WOT W HOT ^ ^ “ 1 ' | 1Q.M) ** 11 Lm THE LINDBERGH HORROR—The outstand ing news story of the year an*! one that stands alone in the annals of modern journalism w as the kidnaping and murder of the 19-mnnths c*ld baby of Col. and .»!r». Charles A. Lind bergh. The child was stolen from bis crib in \ the Lindbergh home at Hopewell. N. J.. and after a hunt that spread atound the world. THE KKEUGKR DEBACLE—I The suicide of Ivar Kreuger.J Swedish match king, rcvealedJ an unbelievable story of hiff manipulation of huge sums off money and crooked internsff tional finance. - | S BONUS ARMY CRUSHED—A determined band of || world war veterans who camped in Washington to demand bonus payments was ousted from the na- ■ tional capital by government troops The veterans , battled with sticks and stones hut fled before the troops’ tear gas. Two of their number were killed in the fight. _| Tilt Ktl iSULUS r EDY—Smith Reynold*, heir I to t millinii. \v;iS I. .' found the all latial home, man, voritt.1 was c but t ' and * T" MASS1E DRAMA IN | HAW All—A story of fc assault and bloodshed L was revealed in the I Honolulu trial of Lieut. | Thomas H. Mas.de, hi* mother-in-law, Mrs. Granville Fortescue and tw'o naval enlisted men. The dependents were found guilty of slaying an Hawaiian native who was alleged to have at tacked Mrs. Miis.de but I were pardoned the same I, _> M*.-* JIMMY’S RULE ENDED—In the midst of a legislative hear ing before Governor Roosevelt on his conduct in office, New York’s dapper chief executive. „ Janies J. Walker, resigned He is shown being questioned by Samuel Seabury before his case was turned over to the gover nor. Above he is shown at the I head of a beer parade at i height of his career. WUR! ITS ATHLETES GATHERED AT OLYMPICS—Athletes from the Ur corner, of the earth gathered in Los Angeles in the outstanding sports ,,vcnt of the vear. Never before in the history of the international game, have so many records fallen before the onslaught of both men and women performers. _*. ..I .— ■ -■. , ,, —.-—; A MELI A DARED OCEAN | ALONE —Adding to her air laurels. Mrs. Amelia Earhart ; Putnam equalled man’s record in a solo flight across the At lantic. She was the first woman to span the Atlantic alone. London welcomed her enthusi 'astically aa the teminine Lind bergh._ WAR FIRES BURN—The war god who banged at the eastern gates Jk\ zz: and was finally admitted uuoftii ially at Shanghai, had his fling and Ar retired. The sky cleared alter the Japanese finally beat down the stubborn resistance of the l‘.*th Chinese route army. Here is a battle scene and a Japanese soldier’s farewell to his heir. , ■- I • - !___ ON FOR GANG CHIEF—“Scarface" Al Capone, corpulent r of Chicago's underworld. lo*t in hia brush with the gov- . rnt and was impr.soned in Atlanta federal penitentiary for J ion of the income tax laws. He is shown (left) with aU.S.I ha] en route to Atlanta.__ A