Tampa, Fla: The U.S. Submarines K-2, K-1 and K-5 arrive here to participate in the Gasparilla Carnival. The Cuban gunboat "Cuba" is seen in the background. El Paso, Tex: Millions of men make an army effective only when each man is ...See moreTampa, Fla: The U.S. Submarines K-2, K-1 and K-5 arrive here to participate in the Gasparilla Carnival. The Cuban gunboat "Cuba" is seen in the background. El Paso, Tex: Millions of men make an army effective only when each man is efficient. Uncle Sam's present army is efficient enough but lacks numbers and equipment. Watch this charge. How long, Mr. Prospective Volunteer, would it take you under war conditions to become as expert as these men in this mountain battery? Begin your training now. San Francisco, Cal: The Schooner Excelsior is successfully righted by a wrecking tug after having capsized in a collision with the S.S. Harvard and drifted a derelict for 19 hours. Hanover, N.H: Daring feats of' skill by college ski jumpers mark the celebration of Dartmouth's Sixth Annual Winter Carnival. C.G. Paulson, of the New Hampshire State College, does a complete double somersault in midair. Maori, New Zealand: The present day dance craze makes interesting the prevailing dance here, known as the "Pol" dance. The ancient war dance of the Maoris was an effort to scare their enemies and is accompanied by a weird chant of their former prowess. Cairo, Ill: A Congressional Committee arrives here to visit scenes of devastation caused by the turbulent waters of the Mississippi. Seattle, Wash: Hundreds of tons of loosened earth crash down on a tiny hillside home, killing two persons and injuring several others. Fire department sluicing for bodies buried beneath the wreckage. Brighton, Mass: Horse racing in snow finds many devotees in this vicinity. New York, N.Y: No, Little Rollo, the Colonel is not going to stay in the West Indies until after the presidential election, he'll come back in time to save the nation. Near Seymour, Ind: Hundreds of farmers join in an effort to rid this section of marauding wolves which prey upon the livestock. Written by
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