General Hugh L. Scott of Smithsonian Institute, seated on a chair demonstrates Indian sign language. General Scott demonstrates sign to sing.
General Hugh L. Scott of Smithsonian Institute, seated on a chair demonstrates Indian sign language. General Scott demonstrates sign for medicine and ghost dance.
Two men climb the Colgate Clock dial near Exchange Place in Jersey City, New Jersey to reset it back at the end of daylight savings time. A woman adjusts her watch while an overlay of clock hands is seen. A beggar wakes up while sleeping on a bench. He adjusts his alarm clock. The homeless man goes back to sleeping on the park bench. A bagpiper in Scottish Highland dress removes an alarm clock from his hat, adjusts it, and then returns it to his hat. Street sweepers with brooms and trash bins adjust their watches. A horse pulled wagon passes by behind sweepers. View of an old-fashioned radio. View of Napoleon Lebrun & Sons Metropolitan Life Insurance clock tower at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Maiden voyage of Ford Motor Company's new barge 'S.S. Chester'. Passengers aboard the barge. The barge will carry parts from Rouge Plant to Atlantic Sea-board branches through Erie Canal. Ship leaves Rouge Plant. Crane seen in background. Mr. Hutchins and other notables aboard. Captain Johnson seen.
A car arrives at a railway platform having, oddly, just descended a flight of stairs. Lights at the platform. Several men stand in groups at the platform. Many men emerge from the car. The last man takes out his luggage and boards a train. Men shake hands with him as the train departures. Boys stand by on the railroad station platform and watch and wave also.
USS Arizona (BB-39) underway. Smoke rising up from the smokestack. U.S. Navy blimp 'On the fly' in flight overhead. Sailors aboard the ship. Packet U.S. mail lowered on the ship. United States President Hoover aboard the ship. Men standing near him. President Hoover receives his mail.