Pathé News, No. 28 - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

New York City: Future policemen and firemen prepare for the Civil Service physical tests by some strenuous work in the gymnasium. Bloomington, Ill: New railway mail transfer device tested permits eggs to be picked unbroken by express ...See moreNew York City: Future policemen and firemen prepare for the Civil Service physical tests by some strenuous work in the gymnasium. Bloomington, Ill: New railway mail transfer device tested permits eggs to be picked unbroken by express trains. 1. Albert Hupp, inventor of the device. New Orleans, La: The United Fruit Co. liner Herodia, which sank one ship and rammed another at the mouth of the Mississippi, puts into this port for repairs to her battered bow. Chicago, Ill: 39 hours old, "Chi" and "Hip," male lion cubs, newest additions to Pete Taylor's animal family, born in Chicago Hippodrome. 1. Beauty and the beasts. Washington, D.C: Annual Easter egg rolling contest takes place on the White House lawn. Chicago, Ill: Girls of the Oakland High School build fence around "farm" where they pursue their agricultural studies. Portland, Ore: Stockmen ship prize hogs to child farmers on credit to boom stock raising in Hood River Valley. 1. The children pay for the hogs with the young pigs they raise. Chicago, Ill: Republicans hold monster parade to end campaign of William Hale Thompson, their candidate for Mayor. New York City: Thanks to the efforts of an army of snow shovelers, Fifth Avenue holds its Easter parade despite the blizzard of the day before. 1. Outside St. Thomas' Church; 2. In Atlantic City, too, the procession of Easter styles takes place on the Boardwalk that only a few hours before had been covered with snow. Brownsville, Tex: Villistas, wounded in engagement with Carranza forces at Matamoras, Mexico, are taken to this town for medical treatment. 1. In center General Jose Rodriques, 24 years old, probably a future president of Mexico. Toul, France: Captured spy taken in shackles to jail. Commonplace method of conducting this important arrest makes it particularly impressive. Luenwile, France: A dwarf from a local circus takes the place of a news dealer who is serving at the front. In the Carpathians: Exclusive pictures by Mr. Ercole, Pathe News staff correspondent, of a heavy Russian field gun in action. 1. Hole made by an Austrian shell. By the Pyramids: Scenes in camp of Australian troops, guardians of British possessions in Africa. 1. Building pontoon bridges. 2. The Watch on the Nile. New York City: Morningside A.C. runners were to have competed for their prizes on Easter Sunday. 1. But the police stopped the race, so they all went home. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less