A famous Polar bitch (canine) named 'Maggie' in Washington DC. The bitch sits with her pups. She holds one of her pups in mouth. Puppy dogs hung in woolen socks. A woman feeds them with bottle. The pups sleep in socks.
Hearing of a secret 'Cannon Trial' at a court of church officials in Washington DC. Bishop James Cannon, Jr. arrives in a car. He walks using calipers, or crutches. Bishop and his group walk out of the court where his alleged shady dealings had been the subject of scrutiny. His troubles left discredited the prohibition movement he had championed, and contributed to the repeal of prohibition.
First flight of the dirigible USS Akron from Lakehurst, New Jersey to Washington DC. Airship floats in air, U.S. navy symbol and Akron written on it. The cabin at the bottom of Akron. Buildings and Potomac River shoreline seen from it. Views as it flies over the National Mall, the White House, the Washington National Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Main Navy and Munitions Buildings, and several Potomac River Bridges including the Memorial Bridge. Empty land seen at Gravelly Point where National Airport was later built. Passengers in the dirigible looking out the windows at the sights below. Control room, navigation captain and crew members talk, including good views of the ship's captain, Lieutenant Commander Charles E. Rosendahl, U.S. Navy. A cook checks on roasts cooking in an oven. Airship flies directly over Washington Monument. Views of Union Station from the airship, and then views from directly over the U.S. Capitol. Many views of the airship in flight taken from an adjacent airship or plane. Views of another U.S. city on the east coast, and then views of the airship flying over Manhattan Island. New York City skyscrapers and skyline seen from the airship.
A rare bird Shoebill comes to the National Zoo in Washington DC. The only one of its kind in America costs $ 5000. The bird in its cage at the zoo walks and looks outside the cage. It is fed by a man and drinks water.
Worn out paper money worth U.S. $1,500,000 is destroyed by treasury officers in Washington DC. Treasury officers untie bundles of currency notes that are in pile on the floor. They shovel bundles of cash into an incinerator.
A biplane aircraft is seen ready to take-off, with another smaller model aircraft strapped to its upper wing span. It includes a new safety device tested by fliers to prevent air crashes. View of the biplane aircraft in flight. The smaller model airplane is launched from the top of the airplane and begins a spinning free fall. A parachute deploys that holds the entire model aircraft and aids its slow descent toward the ground. Makers say the huge cabin parachute can carry ten passengers down comfortably.