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...afield, natural-historical collectors last week reported captures. From East Africa, Dr. William M. Mann in command of the Smithsonian-Chrysler expedition to restock the National Zoo at Washington (TIME, Mar. 8), wrote that he had in custody a dik-dik-pigmy antelope, standing but 15 inches high. Also, a pigmy mouse-bumble-bee size. From Brazil, George K. Cherrie in command of the Field Museum's expedition (which includes Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton-TIME, July 5) announced that a wolf-spider had been taken, so enormous that it could capture and devour small birds...
...they twinkle, "Loew" they wink; they seem to be calling him, and for a while Marcus Loew responded by dashing perpetually from one to another. Then, tired of Pullman cars, he bought, for a million dol lars, the Long Island palace of the late and notorious Captain De La Mar, mineral millionaire. There, with miles of lawn, a garage as big as a depot, a private golf course, a swimming pool, he enjoys thg amenities that life offers to the successful-among them, now, a bit of ribbon...
...last week. President Eugene G. Grace told them that the corporation's income the last six months was $11,213,873 ($7,494,707 in 1925) or $4.36 a share on common ($2.93 in 1925), that orders on hand June 30 were $50,010,117 ($59,390,376 Mar. 31; $50,342,813 June 30, 1925), that production was at 72% of capacity (56% last July). Directors made no move to resume Bethlehem common dividends payments...
...glimpses of a furious, thick-maned, leaping, snarling, terrifying African lion. Last week despatches related that a companion of George Eastman, on his current expedition to the heart of the Dark Continent, had shot such a beast. If he was carrying out his own plans as announced, (TIME, Mar. 22, SCIENCE), Mr. Eastman was doubtless at the scene, cranking way at his camera from behind a bush. Mr. Eastman planned to hunt, personally, with cameras only...
...bought for $10,000,000, all the others for $27,000,000-TIME, July 19). United American Line. Averrell Harriman closed the sale of his Resolute, Reliance and Cleveland to the Wilhelm Cuno's Hamburg-American Line last week. He wished to sell last spring (TIME, Mar. 15). The boats have been too expensive to operate; have brought a good price (over $8,000,000). The money might buy Shipping Board boats...