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NEWS OF THE DAY IN PICTURES * " ' ' ™J 1 ' 1 * —■. ■■ ' ■' - Reached" Wonderland” Overnight ■ p To lovely and ingenuous Charlotte Henry, 19, of Brooklyn, N. Y., goes the distinction of being selected from amongst 7,000 applicants to play the role of “Alice” in the film version of Lewis Carroll’s immortal fantasy, “Alice in Wonderland.” Miss Henry, an “unknown,” appeared in films only three times as an extra. Below, a page from Carroll’i original manuscript. w Lindbergh Visits Land of Ancestors » ■■■■•■— — ■" 1 ■-—’ • Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Is shown here (left) with Mrs. Lindbergh as they were greeted by General Eric Virgin of the Swedish Royal All Corps after their arrival in Stockholm by plane from Denmark. After traveling farther in Europe, the Lindberghs plan to sail hom* to avoid winter flvinir . f • - • No royal coach for this queen! For she is Jean Frazier, pretty University of Oregon co-ed, who's been chosen queen of the an nual round-up at Pendleton, Ore., where a girl must know how to ride before she can rule over the cowboy carnival. * - - [Gladys Glad (seated), former Follies beauty and writer on beauty subjects for Central Press, pictured with Russell Patterson, well-known illustrator, as they judged a bevy of State candidates for the title of i “Miss Aaierica’; at the Atlantic City, N. J., beauty pageant. i There's no I need of trying to add much to the j beauty of Jean Parl(er, M G M ^ player, shou'n : here. But dis erect use of studio - lights makes her ' even more en trancing, don't you think ? A gangster lies, mortally wounded but still conscious, on a curb. While mounted police hold back curious throngs, a Roman Catholic priest, robed in sacred vestments, administers the last rites of the church. That’s the remarkable scene which the camera portrays in this picture taken in Santiago, Chile, where recent gang warfare has exacted a heavy toll of lives. Admitting that “there is nothing to prevent my reporting to the Presi dent the result of my observations,” Senator William G. RlcAdoc is shown above as he sailed from New York for Russia with his daugh ter, Ellen. Known as an advocate of United States recognition of the Soviet, he denied, however, that his trip was being made in any official capacity. ^ Red Leather Belt The wide red leather belt of Jean Muir’s black crepe frock gives it distinction. The fichu collar is of white tucked chiffon. Jean’s in the movies, you know. 4 4 Honor-Slayer’ ’ Mtp at—' Mrs. Millie Prince, of Astoria, L. I., pictured in Long Island City Court, as she was arraigned for the stab bing to death of Charles Wolfert, wealthy jeweler, who, she claimed, annoyed her persistently with un welcome attentions. August Wol fert, the slain man’s son, charged Mrs. Prince had blackmailed his father for years, finally luring him | to the spot where he was slain. Trimmed With L?mb Dark brown kid caracul, belted and trimmed with darker brown Persian lamb, is a new combina tion in coats. A matching visor beret and brown kid oxfords trimmed with spotted reptile, are the accessories* Water, Water Everywhere After Eastern Storm A section of Charlotte, N. C., is shown at top as it appeared following the recent cloudburst that struck | the city in the storm that swept up the Atlantic Coast. More than 100 families were driven from " their homes by the floods. Below, an Ocean View, Va., family takes advantage of a lull before thw storm to move their effects from their homp near the Chesapeake Bay to higher ground. This tom* suffered heavily. — MANNISH TOUCH SMARTENS FEMININE CHAPEAU A touch of mannishness is smart on milady’s chapeau this autumn. Jhe mannish cloche, left, has a crown so manipulated as to give the effect of two padded rolls running from back to front; white the soldier’s fatirue cap wmm the inspiration of the red ant- lop* toque, r^fht. Byrd Hopes to Find New Antarctic Lands for U. S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd, above, hopes to discover and claim tor the United States vast areas of un explored land lying between South America and the South Pole on a second expedition he will lead t® the Antarctic this fall. The approximate location or land Byrd hopes to find and the route of hi® V92!» expedition are shown on the map. One of the expedition's two vessels will be the old U. coast guard cutter Bear, pictured here, famous for its rescue work in Arctic watum*