Plot

V.S. May Buy Landmark: "Monticello," Thos. Jefferson's home, inspected by Congressmen with view to purchase by nation, Charlottesville, Va. Subtitles: Old slave quarters. Greeted by Jefferson Levy, present owner. Winning Silver Skates: Throngs see boy speed king capture trophy at ice derby, Chicago, Ill. Subtitles: Art Staff, the winner. Cops start, but none finish. Boys Studying Woodcraft: Guide teaches young scouts how to live in the wilds. Rangeley Lake, Me. Subtitles: Hiking up-hill. Making fire. Eating. Dogs Race 522 Miles: Fastest sled teams in Northwest fight through snow for Red River Derby, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Subtitles: Gunner Thompson, picked to win. Oft on long race. On the trail. Japan Honors Hero: Three-mile procession feature of State funeral given Marshal Prince Oyama, Tokyo, Japan. Subtitles: Sakaki trees, offerings to the Gods. Horse given by Emperor follows dead master. Pageant Amid Snow: Ice stars of U.S. competing in championships, Saranac Lake. N.Y. Double Launching: War booms marine trade, two steel giants being sent into water only few minutes apart, Alameda, Cal. Near Death in Crash: Speeding trolley car plunges through roadway of weakened structure over ravine, Coroapolis, Pa. Austrian Envoy Arrives: Count von Tarnow- Tarnowski, Dumba's successor, reaches U.S., New York City. United States Prepared: Navy's big guns can speak loudly for country in case of trouble. Subtitles: Turret guns of "Pennsylvania," now at target practice at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. These death tubes can hurl torpedoes 16 miles. Under-sea fighters ready. Death messengers. Guarding Neutrality: Customs men watching to prevent violation of international law in American harbor, New York City. Subtitles: Ships valued at $50,000,000 tied up by war. The "Vaterland." which costs $1,000 per day to keep in port. Cartoons by Hy Mayer.—Moving Picture World synopsis