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The Washington times., 1937-12-06

gress. How it is to be accom-
plished, however is something else
again.
The drafting of an affirmative
program presents difficulties that
the party leadership has not been
able as vet to solve. There is a
real split in the party over that
proposition now.
Ex-President Herbert Hoover
has for months been advocating
such a move and the holding of
a midterm convention next year.
1t is opposed by nearly every
Republican in Congress. They
want to run for reelection next
year on their own platforms, not
on a platform which they suspect
Mr.. Hoover and his friends would
be influential in framing.
WOULD DICTATE PROGRAM
Apparently, Governor Aiken's
idea is to get away from that
through having the affirmative
program" dictated by the younger
elements Of the party-presum
ably himself, and such figures as
Senator H. Styles Bridges of New
Hampshire, Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge Of Massachusetts,, and other
young men who have risen to
prominence in the party since the
country went Democratic in 1882.
The Washington times., 1937-12-06
Carnage

From the New York Daily News
LATEST moves in the SinO-
japanese war include = Nip
pOnese drive on Nanking, re-
ported to be partly in flames.
At Wuhu (underlined) bombs
were dropped by . fleet Of the
MikadO'S airplanes.
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Japanese Batter at Marking Gates

} 'erty damage alone, he said. the
raid cost British interests 500, 900.
All three ships flew the Union
Jack, which was also painted in
large dimensions on the sides of
the merchantmen.
The Washington times., 1937-12-06
Gov. Aiken's Purge
For COP Greeted
Cody By Leaders
Agree on Curbing POUer of Southern Bloc,
But "YOuth" DriUe Is Sore Point

By GEORGE r. HOLMES

QNS) The demands of Governor George D. Aiken of Ver
mont for purge within the Republican party, accompanied
by the formation of party program received with mixed
emotions today by party leaders here.
The Washington times., 1937-12-06
LEE BILL EXEMPT

In obtaining O 30-ninute limit
on bedate, Senate Majority Leader
Barley was forced to agree to
unlimited debate on a proposal by
Senator Lee Cd of Oklahoma, to
substitute a purely voluntary bill
for the more drasic Pope-McGill
measure. Since most Of the SEN
ate's attack Of the bill has been
leveled at its compulsory features,
a protracted fight was expected.
Similarly, the leadership in the
House faced showdowns on pro-
posals by Representative Patman
Cd of Texas, for mandatory par"
ity-price loans, and by Representa-
tive Coffee I'D Of Nebraska, to
strike out compulsory provisions.
FRAZIER EXCEPTED
Also excepted from the limited
debate rule in the Senate was
speech by Representative Frazier
(R) Of North Dakota, scheduled
for today. Frazier, an advocate
Of cost-of.production legislation,
was expected to continue the bar
rage that has been laid down in
the Senate against the Pope-Mc.
Gill bill.
Meanwhile, the House moved to
limit one power granted the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture under the
terms Of its measure. The Agri-
culture Committee planned to
back a proposal setting UP q
mandatory yardstick for distribu-
ton Of benefit payments among
the various agricultural commodi.
ties, instead Of leaving apportionr
ment to the discretion of the
Secretary,
The Washington times., 1937-12-06
LEADERS DRIVE
CONGRESS F 0 R
FARM BILL VOTE
Senate Limits Debate
In Try for Action
BY ROBERT HUMPHREYS

G.N.S) Congressional leaders
cracked the whip in both cham,
bers today to speed action on the
pending farm bills, Obstacles faced
the leadership of both houses.
In an effort to complete initial
consideration on the measures this
week, the Senate began operating
under a limited debate rule. Lead.
ers in the House were instructed to
employ the more rigid rules to
speed action.
The Washington times., 1937-12-06
200 JUNKS SEIZED

In the days second invasion"
Of the international settlement,
Japanese troops seized 200 Chi.
nese junks moored within the
British defense sector. Evicting
The Washington times., 1937-12-06
H OUSE CHIEFS
READY TO FIGHT.
AFL WAGE PLAN
BIack-Conney Measure
Is Given Support
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL

U.N.S.). House Administration
leaders today prepared to fight the
40-cents-an-hour and 40-hour week
proposal of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Fearful that the rigid AFL plan
would imperil the Administrators
whole wage-hour program, House
leaders indicated they would stand
by the Black. Connery measure as
passed by the Senate and amended
by the House Labor Committee.
PETITION SIGNED
Representative Pat Boland, Of
Pennsylvania, Democratic whip
and advocate of stringent legisla-
ton, declared that many members
signed the petition which assured
a vote on the bill on the ground
that a more drastic bill would not
be substituted.
An alliance between the Admin
istration, Southern and Western
Democrats, aided by John L.
Lewis CIo, was expected to bat
tie the federation's plan.
The AFL plan, which would
provide for a nationwide Accents
an-hour minimum and work-week
limit Of 40 hours, with the Justice
Department enforcing it, at
tracted some support in Congress.
New England Republicans, in
cluding Representative Joseph
Martin of Massachusetts, assistant
party leader, swung to the Green
plan. They opposed the discre-
tionary authority conferred upon
either a wage board or the Secre-
tary of Labor in the Black Con-
merry bill, and demanded that
Southern differentials be ban
ished.
FINAL ATTITUDE
The final attitude of the House
Labor Committee and the wage
hour bloc, headed by Representa-
tive Healey CD of Massachu.
sets, was to be determined this
week.
Many members OF the group
favor the federation plan, while
others are backing a less drastic
bill to establish the principle Of
national minimum wages and
maYiYn1ITn hnJIrc
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RATES By MAIL FOR
THE UNITED STATES, CANADA 4 MEXICO
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RATES 81 cARRIER m WAsHINdToN. o. c.
Daily and
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
CIVIL SERVICE
SUIT DISMISSED

The right Of the President to
suspend Civil Service rules in ap-
pointing employees under certain
conditions even If the right super
sedes the veterans preference pro
visions of the Civil Service act
was affirmed yesterday by the
United States Court Of Appeals.
Action of the appellate court
was taken in dismissing the man
damus suit of David R. Grow, Of
New York, who had passed the
examination for attorneys in the
Federal Communications Commits
sion. Including the 10 per cent
additional rating for veterans
preference, Mr.. Crows grade of
95.48 for associate attorney and
of $3.50 for assistant attorney
placed him at the head Of the
elegibles for the legal staff Of the
commission.
When the Federal Communica-
tions Commission was created,
however, there were no attorneys
available on the Civil Service list
and the positions were filled by
temporary appointments.
Although Crow and others had
taken the examination in the
meantime, the President on Sep
tember 26, 1895, ordered the tenn
porary appointees placed on the
permanent list and kept in their
posts. Crow then brought his
mandamus suit to compel their re-
moval and his certification.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
BY FRANK GERVASI
Copyright, 1887. by International News
ServiCal

Copyright, 1887. by international News
Service)
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 16.-
Pope Plus is all but well again,
and, paradoxically, his serious
illness has strengthened him and
probably added years to his life,
DR.. Agostino Gemelli, one of his
personal physicians, told Inter
national News Service in an ex-
elusive interview today.
Word of the Pope's almost SEN
Sational recovery spread cheer
through the Vatican once more,
in marked contrast to the at
moSphere of two months ago,
when the pontiff was believed to
be dying.
Because of the enforced rest
during his illness, the pontiff will
enjoy longer life than he other
wise would have, DR.. Gemelll
said after he had had an hours
talk with his patient.
The physician said
"Of course it cannot be hoped
the Pope can be cured of all
ments of such profound and
deep-Seated character, but he is
well on the road to recovery of
his physical powers, which will
enable him to resume fully the
high duties of his office"
Sees Remarkable Turn"
DR.. Gemelli, who had not seen
the Pope for several days, was
amazed at what he termed "a
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
SCHOOLS s HEAD
CITES NEEDS

Stressing need for additional &C
comodationS, DR.. James Lewald,
superintendent Of the District
Training School for Feeble Mined,
at Laurel, Md, again deplored
overcrowded conditions in his
monthly report to the Board of
Public Welfare.
The board has been unsucceSs-
full in obtaining appropriations to
increase the schools facilities to
care for those on a waiting list.
During recent months DR.. Lewald
reported there has been no avail
able space to segregate inmates
according to types because of the
pinched quarters.
He reported that the average
daily population, which has not
been decreased in recent months,
was SAL during January, which is
Is higher than the number in
January, 1885. He added that un-
less conditions are improved soon,
it will be necessary to abolish the
waiting list
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Rest During Illness
Extends POpe'S Life

remarkable turn for the better
in the Pontiff's condition. The
priest-physician attributed the i'm
provement to the Pontiff's "amaz
ing spiritual as well as physical
stamina"
He said:
Il realize that the POpe'S con.
stitutionaI position remains un-
changed. The ills which revealed
themselves cannot be eliminated
but it is fact the Pope has re-
entered into full dominance Of
his physical faculties.
His mental faculties never
were endangered by his illness.
"The Pontiff's illness forced
him to adopt a rigid regime, and
he has thus placed himself in
a position to fight off the raw
ages of old age"
WALKS THIRD TIME
DR.. Gemelli revealed he had
warned the Pope not to overexert
himself. 1t was feared that now
the Pope has found he can walk
a few steps-he walked today for
the third time in three dayS-that
he would try more than he could
physically endure.
The doctor added:
"The Pope must avoid fatigue.
The principal aim hitherto has
been to have him regain the
ability to move his legs. This
has been accomplished.
The Washington times., 1937-04-24
D. {. Ring Board
Acts on Times
Suggestions

Following urgent appeals in the
columns of The Washington
Times, the District of Columbia
boxing commission has announced
it will more strictly enforce its
rules requiring the posting Of
appearance forfeitS by main-event
fighters in Washington and will
probably require that these for
feitS be posted with the commits
sion, rather than the promoter.
Previously, the promoter has
merely been requested to certify
that the appearance forfeitS have
been posted. The commission no
tice to the Washington press fur
ther declares:
Following the suspension Of
Teddy LOder for running out on
q match with Werther Arcelli
here, the District of Columbia
Commission has received re-
quests from the National Box
ing Association, from MaSSachu-
sets commission, and the man.
ager Of LOder to lift the suSpen-
sion.
FLAGRANT RUN-OUT
"LOder had already lost out
on two contests in MaSSachu-
sets and one in Michigan due
to the suspension.
"In view of the fact that the
run-Out here was a most fragrant
one, the District of Columbia
commission advised the National
Boxing Association that LOder'S
suspension must remain in effect
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Pick (. and
PutoutS

Fielding H. Y0St displayed a
remarkable memory for football
data over a generation ago at
the Touchdown Banquet but a
few of his listeners we're wonder
ing whether he recalled a certain
afternoon in 1924, when q fleet
footed Illinois U. iceman, ycIept
"Red" Grange racked up several
tOuchdOwnS ON Michigan before
YOst could wipe off his specks
.. Bet he couldn't rattle off the
lineup of the wolverines on that
day. at least, not without a bit
of Stammering.
r. r. Ware, CraddOck- Terry
business manager, Of Lynch
burg, Va, is in town scouting
for talent for his baseball team.
Several Of American U. foot
ball candidates will get a chance
to visit the farming district
around Charlottesville, Va, late
this summer -. Gus WEIGH, the
Eagles new sports boss, has hog
and sheep farm down there and
plans to get acquainted with q
few Of the boys by inviting them
down Red" KresS Smacked
two hOmers and a single in five
times up for Minneapolis Thurs
day :. Why can't these castOffs
behave? ID. william H. Day, who
startled Bethesda duckpinners
in 1925 with q game Of 213, is
now working for the Boston
Evening Transcript :. Are our
ears ScOrching Our recent
mention of duckpin cuties
didn't have such reigning bellies
as petite brunette Betty Dugan,
or tall Ida Weinberg or Mar
garet Leaman Lynn and all Of
her r. F. C. teammates. .
Breathes a man with q soul so
dead who having seen them
once, doesn't again turn his
head? GINO SINH.
The Washington times., 1937-04-24
Masons Will Honor
Griffith Tonight
Al Jewish Center

Clark Griffith, president Of
the Washington Baseball Club,
will be honored tonight by the
Grand Master of the Masons Of
the District of Columbia, Paul
Comlin, on behalf of the coopera.
ton given by Griffith in Masonic
activities here. The affair will be
staged in the Jewish Community
Center at 8 o'clock.
Among those on the program
in addition to Griffith are Walter
Hewitt, president of the Washing.
ton Baseball Club Of 1885, and
Connie Mack, manager of the
Philadelphia Athletics.
It is interesting to note that
Hewitt brought Mack to Wash
ington when he Travelled to Bridge
port, Conn, and there signed him
| to q contract.
The Washington times., 1937-04-24
Ross|yn Ldssies
Bowl 0rioIe
Girls Tonight

The Recreation Girls Of Balti-
more will visit Rosslyn tonight at
8 o'clock to engage the RosSlyn
girls in q South Atlantic Ladies'
Bowling League match.
The Oriole lasSieS, last years
champions and world record hold
erS of team average, hope to allay
their fears of losing not only their
championship but their record as
well. RoSslyn is at present lead
ing the circuit and enjoys a two
game lead over the Baltimore
club. The Virginia girls team
average of 557 is the same as set
by Baltimore last season for the
record.
The visiting team of Lucas,
Zimmerman, Brose, Bradley and
White will have no easy task if
the recent scores of the RoSSlyn
team are an example of what they
have to face.
Lucy Rose has dropped the
ducks for a 11S average in her
last 81 games, while Blanche Woot-
ton and Evelyn Ellis are now en-
joying their best form after re-
cent doldrums. You can forever
count on Lorraine GULL and Rena
Levy, those veterans Of many cam
paigns to get their share Of the
honorS.
The birthplace Richmond team
last week dropped the Baltimore
club twice when they totaled 1,751
to Baltimore's 1,700. Richmond is
but one-half game behind Balti.
more
The Washington times., 1937-04-24
Times Soft-BdNers
In Debut Tomorrow

The Washington Times softball
team, of the Atlas Sunday Morn
ing League, play the G. P. o. to-
morrow at 11:00 a. m, on the
Fairlawn grounds. The following
is a list of the players:
Finch and Burrows, catcherS:
Williams, Pryor, Bell, Long, Bray,
Shertzer, Hurley, Katznell, King,
infielders; Michaud, Grimes Kor-
man, Hager, Jones, Goucher, out
fielders; Brown, Bray and Dun
leavy, pitchers.
All players are asked to re-
port about 1915.
The Washington times., 1937-04-24
Beavers, Beck Win
Times Pin Prizes
By SID KATZNELL

Abe Beavers whose favorte pastme is reading Abe Lin
coins Gettysburg Address, prepared to spend five additional
his
The Washington times., 1937-04-24

Burning the pins for a 191 game
with the Tool aggregation in the
Columbia Lodge League Friday,
the sixteenth, Honest" Abe re-
ceives five greenbacks from The
Washington Times High Duckpin
Contest Editor.
Catherine Beck SCOTS at the say
ing that women are the weaker
sex. Miss Beck displayed great
strength on the Petworth drives
Thursday night when she pounded
out a powerful LAT game to win
first prize of S. in the women's di-
vision of The Times Contest. Her
team mate, Catherine Counts,
rolled las to snatch second money
of $3.50.
William Swan picked out a bad
week. to roll 172. Had he rolled
that game two weeks ago he would
have won top prize as Frank Hines
won it with I'll.
However, Swan, who shoots with
Accounts in the Agriculture Inter
bureau League, is satisfied with
second money of $3.50. The COM
plete list of winners follow:
WOMEN WINNERS
Catherine Beck, IntersOrOrlty
s7is Georgia Ave. \. W. 147 $500
Catherine Counts, IntersOrOrity
League, PetwOrth Alleys
3712 Georgia Ave. N. w.. l45 ESQ
Ruth ROthgeb, Washington La
dies League, Arcadia Alleys,
14th and Park Rd. N. w.. 143 100
Ida Weinberg, What's-In-a-
Name League, Lucky Strike
Alleys, 14th & Riggs N. W. 139 100
Virginia CalvaGno, Ladies' Dis
trict League, Lucky Strike
Alleys, 14th & Riggs N. ". 1871 LOO
Margaret Lynn, Ladies' Dis.
triCt League, Arcadia Al
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derous Mr.. Ahearn has been
suffering with a blight this win
ter, which has to do with the
difficulty of getting his
fighters to appear on the
scene once he had carded
them.
But at that Mr.. Ahearn seems
to be prospecting, because the last
time I saw him, taking a gander
at the gal nudgers up at the
Arena this week, he appeared to
!. be about two sizes smaller than
"a water buffalo.
r Far From a Feather
# he had to make weight. like
some of his phantom fighters,
he'd be barred for lack of con-
dition.
Looking at the current edition
of Ahearn, Inc, the nymph of
Ninth Street, you'd have a hard
time convincing yourself he was
the featherweight challenger fir
the A. E. F. title SINE 10 if 10
years back.
you're looking pretty hale for
. man who has just been in
The Washington times., 1937-04-24

1876 LOO
1875 100
191 $500
172 $50
1855 LOO
1888 LOO
1853 LOO
1855 1.OO
1856 LOO
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vestigating," I ventured, as Goldie
hemmed himself around three
sides Of me when my back was
to the soft drink bar. When
Goldie talks to you. he has a
way of his own making sure you
don't escape. He should patent
this process. for it's fool proof
Morris Opposes
At the moment MuggSy Morris,
the Sage of Southeast Washing
ton, was in the act Of crushing
q lily cup with one hand and he
stuck in his bit:
cat that GOIdie, they don't
60 to the trouble Of inveStigat-
ing nObOdies, so you must be
somebody, or they wouldn't be
CONTINUED on Page Fl, Col. p
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Ieys, 14th q Park I'd. N. w. 1876
Sarah GUIDE, WOmen's Procure
ment League, Lucky Strike
Alleys, 14th g. Riggs N. w. 1875
MEN WINNERS
Abe Beavers, Columbia lodge
League, Lucky Strike Alleys,
I4th and Riggs SITS. N. w 101
william Swan, Agriculture In.
terbureau League, ROsslyn
Alleys, ROssIyn, Va...... liz
Steve BrOdie, Mems Procure
ment League, Lucky Strike
Alleys, 14th & Riggs N. w. 165
Morris Levy, Hebrew InteEclub
League, Convention Hall Al
legs, Fifth and L SITS. N. w. 1888
Richard Bartlett, M q n
League, Convention Hall Al
Ieys, Fifth and L Sts. N. w. 16S
Joe Robertson, Arlin ton
County League, ROsslyn AL
leys, ROssIyn, Va. ........ 1855
Jack WOIstenhOlme, Depart
ment Store League, Recrea-
ton Alleys, 91S G st. N. w. 1b6
The Washington times., 1937-04-24

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
ct. Louis, S; Chicago, 4.
Pittsburgh, 4; Cincinnati, 8.
New York, 3; Boston. 0.
Brooklyn, 4; Philadelphia, 8.
TODAY'S GAMES
Chicago at st. Louis.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
Boston at New York.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1937-04-24

To'ON
"ON
The Washington times., 1937-04-24
BOB JOHNSON RISES TO HEIGHTS AGAINST GR|FFS
Indian Leads
As in Two
Victories
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
All of this business of giving the
game back to the Indians, along
with their ancestral hunting
grounds, is all right as far as it
goes. But Bob Johnson, of the
Philadelphia Athletics, is carrying
things entirely beyond reasonable
limits. This scion of the Chero-
kee nation seems intent upon TAX
ing the game under his personal
care, and if the pale faces don't
like it, they will have to refer the
matter to the Great Father at
Washington, or maybe Commis-
John Collier.
johnson has played two games
in Washington this season, and he
Smacked two home runs. He vas
the leader in the two lickings hung
on the Griffs by the once meek
and loWly Mackmen. Johnson
found time to smack a homer IN
Shibe Park in the opening game
of the season in Philadelphia,
making his record three homers
for three games.
Johnson's homer in the open
ing game, full in the sight of
President Franklin Delano RooSe-
welt, was a lusty, thrill-providing
clout, but Bob scored IN solitary
grandeur. .
Devastating ClOut
His clout yesterday was not as
heroic, but it was devastating. 1t
came in the seventh inning with
two men on bases, when the score
was 4 to in favor of Philadel-
phia. The shrill shriekS of the
ladies' day crowd were the siren
scream of Washington defeat. It
may be said in passing that John
son doubled to center in the sixth
inning, and also drew a base on
balls.
The Macks have lived up to the
representations Of Connie Mack,
who said on opening day that his
team would provide spirited COM
petition for the best in the league.
Last year, it will be recalled with
true pleasure, that the Griffs beat
the Macks 16 times in % starts.
Connie Mack, of course, takes little
pleasure in such "reminiscences,
The Athletics have met the GriffS
only twice this year, but they've
done a mans sized job in winning
those two games.
George Jasper Caster, right
handler who had a previous trial
with the Athletics, stilled the bats
of the GriffS most effectively. 1t
may be argued that this was not
so much of feat, seeing as how
the Griffs haven't hit their weight
all spring. Such view would be
considered more than narrow in
the very best circles. 1t would be
branded as the thought Of Tory;
reactionary and un-American.
Regardless of the school Of
thought, facts are facts. Through
out the afternoon the Griffs hit
just five balls into the outfield.
Two of these we're hits, a single
by Ben Chapman and a triple
by Buddy Myers.
Courtesy Hit
Chapman flied out to Finney;
Kuhel flied to Wallie Moses, and
Cecil Travis flied to Bob John
son, who gave the ball a great
raSSle before subduing it. Travis
got one infield hit to Werber, and
courtesy hit of the Cincinnati"
variety, in which both runners
beat an attempted double play.
Nine Griffs went out on strikes,
Chapman chasing curve ball
half way to the bench. Well, he
only missed it by four or five feet.
The tip-off on the Griffs. if you
need one after the resume pre-
CONTINUED on Page 20, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-04-24
AhearnWdxes
Fat on Fight
Inquiries
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

Tunes Sports Editor
Should nothing go
wrong with the best
laid plans of paunchy
"Goldie" Ahearn, who
is beginning every day
to look more and more
like Charles E. "Fats"
Cornell, Heavyweight
Bob Tow will come
back to the ring wars
Monday night against
Eddie Nader.
My only reason for qualify
ing the statement is that pom
The Washington times., 1937-04-24
Major League
Standings

SGames behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Philadelphia. I; WASHINGTON, 1.
Detroit, 10; Chicago, 2.
Cleveland, o; st. Louis, 2.
TODAY'S GAMES
Philadelphia at WASHINGTON.
New York at Boston.
Detroit at Chicago.
st, Louis at Cleveland.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11
10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Armistice Day Program Pre-
sented at Last Friday
Afternoon Meeting
GEO. ID. HILL, SPEAKER

Following the business meeting
the Twentieth Century Club of
Smyrna presented an Armistice
Day program at eight o'clock, Fri
day evening. Mrs. Grant Garis,
who is member of the Legion
Auxiliary and also a department
officer, had charge of the program.
The affair began with four selec-
uons by the Smyrna High School
orchestra. Then followed a cor
net solo by Miss Marie FAIRIES, ac-
companied by Mrs. Vernon West
tall. Mrs. Garis led in. the salute
20 the flag after which the audi
ence sang America. Edward
Eyerhart sang a solo, Mrs. West
ran at the piano. Mrs. Garis in
troduced the speaker of the even
ing, Mr.. George D. Hill, a past de-
partment commander of the Amer
ican Legion who gave talk on his
recent visit to France, in which he
made comparisons with twenty
years ago when he was there as a
uough-boy. The singing of popu-
tContinued on PaVs ival