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The Washington times., 1938-08-27
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BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

by SMILEY SPENCER
This is a general quiz. Score
10 for each question.
l. If you sent a manuscript
to a newspaper and the editor
put it in his balam box or bas.
ket, would you be happy?
2. In law a half.breed and
one of half blood mean the
same. True. False.
3. What is a South American
or Mexican plantation on which
the owner lives called?
4. How many pecks in rs
bushel?
S. Check the correct spelling
(a hara-kiri; (b) hari-kari; (c)
hari-hiri.
6. What is the office or juris-
diction of a bailiff called?
7. Add 2-5 of 212 and 81 of
q 1.3.
8. The Greensboro Bridge in
New York City is a cantilever
bridge. True. False.
9. Is a canorous sound pleas
ant?
10. A man owns 5s of a piece
of land. He sells % of his share
to Mr.. Brown for a certain sum
and 1-3 of what he has left to
Mr.. Smith for $4,000. What is
the value of the whole piece of
land at the rate of Mr.. Smiths
purchase?
ANSWERS on Page 13)
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way as clearly, we believe, as II could
be stated.
Certainly the Baltimore Evening
Sun is more frank and outspoken in
it's views than some of the other
Southern Old Deal papers we've just
been glancing through. The Sun says
what it thinks; the Atlanta Consti-
tuition, Columbia IS. c. State, Rich
mond News Leader and Dallas Morn
ing News, in the issues we've seen
lately, appear to be walking on eggs
in an effort to say editorially as little
as they can say about politics.
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officials Of Government and
movie stars, whom we so gra-
ciously and unhesitatingly pay
extortionate salaries, repay us
by selling us out to Moscow.
They seem to have lost sight
of the fact that their very in
telligence was being insulted by
the mere fact that these rene
gades particularly singled them
out to be the goats.
Lucky for them that the tables
were not turned and the same
situation taken place in Russia
or Germany. It would, beyond
all question of doubt, have been
the firing squad or the guillo-
tine, which in my humble opin-
ion, is perfectly justifiable in
the case of all traitors. H. G.
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less than 10 pounds ($50) and
then only to a good home on
condition that the purchaser is
vouched for as humane by q
serving officer.
4. Horses unfit for sale will
be humanely destroyed but first
they will be offered free to Of
ficers or men who might desire
to buy them for sentimental
reasons and who will guarantee
not to work them and never to
resell them.
S. Selected persons known
for their kindness and consid-
Grafton to animals will be per-
mitted to buy certain mares
suitable for breeding at the
fixed price of 10 pounds.
6. Any animal which may
break down after purchase will
be painlesSly destroyed under
military supervision.
All this does not guarantee
the chargers the sort of happy
grazing grounds which consid-
crate - and wealthy - racing
men provide for the favorites
which have so CALAMITY carried
their colors past the winning
post. But it does give them a
better finish to life than is the
lot OF the civilian horses which
in carriage days used to slide
so swiftly and so tragically
down the social scale from the
racetrack four-in-hand to the
huckster's chariot, from the
hunting field to the milk wagon,
from the four-in-hand to the
garbage cart.
And make no mistake about
it, there are more tragic come
downs among good horses today
than there ever was in the days
before the automobile. In those
days we bred a lot of more COM
mon horses, tough guys who,
never having had anything but
abuse, could take it better than
can the sad srtistocrats of to-
day. It doesn't pay to bring
those lower class fellows into
the world these days because
the market starts as a luxury
one-forgetting the heavy
draught horse.
So We breed the best only
for carriage, saddle and track
beautiful, high-strung sensitive
animals. And when they are old
and worn the majority of us
forget them-for they were
never in the hearts of those
sort of people-and so sell them
into final days of misery and
hardship.
Copyright. 1888. by Washington
Herald-Times)
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ROllin' Along
By W. A. S. Douglas

NJ OW that armies all the world scrapping their
~ cavalry regiments changing them into
chancal units should interest all those who love horses
know what becoming of the brave soderhoses who have
done much for their countries the who besrode
them.
never horse the street pulling dlapidated
vehicle that don't if have the time study head flanks
pasern fetlocks and knees-these alas, almost always
broken And usually draw mental picture of that poor
old horse he in his younger daysa beautiful animal
Funny thing always doing that for horses and seldom
if ever for people. less than 10 pounds (s5o) and
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being educated all the time for
more and better entertainment.
Also, the present economic con-
ditions give people more money
and time for leisure and pleas
ure."
X i
Miss ErrOI Essex, 6712 Sum-
NIT St., Chevy Chase, Nd,
Stenographer:
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comfortably. 1t seems to me
that even the older people get
more fun today than they did
when they were younger. Much
of this amusement is provided
by the radio and the movies.
Labor-saving devices also keep
housewives from devoting SO
much time in the home"
\
Stanley Pearson, 1923 Webster
St. N. w., jeWeler::
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as concerns
one army
in the form
of an official
document for
W a r d e d to
me by a for
mer brother
officer who,
like me, puts
a horse ahead
of a woman
in almost
e cry in
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shorter work-day for the ma
jority. Because of the time
they have, people participate in
more amusements. but I can't
see that they are capable Of en-
joying a greater degree Of fun
than did theiS parents"
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day people depend mostly on COM
mercial amusements. Whether
or not people gain real pleasure
out of the opportunities offered
to make life pleasant is a case
of the individual and not be-
cause it is 1885,"
Mrs. H. w. JOsephSOn, 4910
West Way Drive, Crestview, Nd,
housewife:
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People participate in sports,
both actively and as spectators,
more than they ever did. People
now participate in pleasures
that were once frowned upon
by the majority, such as sports
for women, theaters, public
dances and young women going
about unescorted."
X
Joseph B. DanzanSky, of the
Cavalier Hotel, attorney:
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Question of independence

TydingS believes that Senator from Maryland should
Maryland and should be free to vote against Ad
mnsration when his judgment those measures
iadvised Mr. Lewis believes that Senator from Mary
follow the leader through thick and thn ondy
truSngly, and that individual Judgment not the de-
Senator's decisions; in accepting the
full power the Federal political machine he has SAID as
much-Bdltimore Euening Sun editorial Aug. "a, 1885,
TVHE above quoted paragraph from the Baltimore Eve
i ming Sum- on the purge" fight in the Maryland prl
mary campaign states the feeling of those who feel tina
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they were young, but no doubt
our children will have some
what different pleasures when
they are grown. But the desire
for pleasure and the number of
different kinds of amusementS
are greater now than ever"
X \ X
z. ID. Blackstone Sd, 209 East
Underwood St., Chevy Chase,
Md, florist:
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There are many
NOR e amusements
now for people to
enjoy, and because
of the automobile
and other improved
methods of trans
portation, p eople e
can travel much
more quickly and
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I'VE have more
and better fun to-
day than we ever
had. People have
more facilities for
entertainment, and
making fun for us
today is handled
by a lot Of clever
people. People are
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"It's a difficult
question to answer,
because having fun
is a relative thing
and it depends on
the in d v d u a !.
Years ago people
depended on their
own resources for
amusements. To
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II should think
there is more fun
today, b au S e
there is more enter
tainment to be had.
Also, people of to-
day are b e t t e r
equipped mentally
and physically for
pursuing pleasures.
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II really believe
people have as good
a time now as they
did a generation
ago, but not neces-
sarily a better time.
I don't think we
would enjoy the
same things our
parents did when
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Reducing Accidents

(Reprinted from ThursdGvs Ne,O York
Herald Tri6uBe)
AS the Labor Day weekend
approaches it makes me think
of the Monday morning accounts
Of the weekend automobile
death and accident reports and
this thought impels me to write
you the following suggestions:
Give warnings or summonses
to those who block the road or
slow up traffic materially below
the legal rate of speed for the
road. Cars going Is or 80 miles
an hour on a main highway
where tine legal speed is 40 or As
or even higher are a menace.
Long strings of cars block up
behind them and can't get by.
Some one will start out to jump
a car or two. The answer is in
the headlines of the local paper
and a Job for the emergency
room in the hospital.
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All Benefit

Finally, I have advocated
placing a four.foot cement side.
walk along main highways (even
parkways) about six feet off the
edge of the driving area Of the
road to save many lives and
many injuries. A four-foot
cement walk would be hand
labor. Many men from relief
rolls could be given jobs and the
taxpayer would get something
for his money, the driving pub
lie would get safe driving condi-
tions and the pedestrian would
get a safe place to walk with
out fear of either being hit by a
car or breaking an ankle on a
rough gravel shoulder of road.
Don't forget that if you run
out of gas, blow a tire or have
other motor trouble when you
are driving on a main highway
or parkway, you instantly be-
come a pedestrian. People who
walk on the highways, especially
at night, should get out of the
way of the car. They can step
sideways; the car can't do this.
How many pedestrians are
not killed because the car driver
takes the left hand and hits the
oncoming car? How many
pedestrians are killed at night
because the car driver can't see
them and they are too stupid,
bull-headed or something to get
out of the way of the car? A
sidewalk is the answer for both
pedestrians and bicycles.
CASS GILBERT, Jr.
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Wo have no doubt of the sincerity of most of the
Southern Old Dealers-Senators Mllard E. Tydings of
MARYLAND; E. D. Cotton Ed" Smith of South Carolina;
Walter F. George of Georgia, and the like.
They feel as the Baltimore Evening Sun says that
when the voters elect to Congress that man should
be free to use his individual judgment in voting for or
against proposed legislation That is what is called nde-
pendence in politics.
Nor do we doubt that these men, in voting against
various New Deal measures have honestly felt those
measures to be wrong Cotton Ed it when ne says
so cents day is enough for man to live on IN South
Carolina and therefore there call to raise Southern
wages to Northern levels Tydings sincere in his
opposition to the Supreme Court refom-though not
too courageous we'd say when he merely voted pres
ent" on Social Security instead of voting "No"
These gentlemen not sincere we think, in their
sectional appeals Southern Voterthelr shrleks ABOUT
carpetbaggers State rights and what Sherman did to
Georgia in 186465-but that is the way to up the
emotions of the Southern upper crust which has been
sending these men to Washington
AS we see it. the issue in the purge fight is some
thing other than the individual independence of each
Senator.
The underlying issue is the New Deal, and whether it
- ~ is to 60 forward be set back.
~ NeW DeU President Roosevelt believes that
w. n1JD capital has gathered too many
o. w" D0 privileges to itself in this country,
to the hurt of the general public that those privileges
must be curtaed. He wants to curta them Dy tranS-
ferrng of total purchasing power to the sub
merged part of the people-for example, by making it
necessary for Southern textile mills to pay their help
living wages, in contrast to the S275 per 84hour week
which has been paid in some cases.
the President is to put this program across he must
have Senate and House majority friendly to this pro-
gram 1t is not question of the individual courage and
judgment of each lawmaker. 1t question of co-opera
ton in achieving reforms generally conceded to be lib
era reforms, and generally wanted by the people.
Should the President reverse himself and begin cham
ponng Old Deal ideas, think the lawmakers and
voters supporting him should exercise their indie
pendent judgment overnight and quit him the next
morning.
But until and unless he does so reverse himself; the
sensible thing for those who want to these reforms
achieved is to vote for who will help Roosevelt work
to achieve those reforms By the oken the sensible
thing for opponents of the New Deal to do to vote for
men like Tydings, Smith, George.
The yells about independent judgment and threatened
Roosevelt dictatorship simply campaign stuff which
should fool voter, though may fool plenty The real
fght-from the OConor-Fay battle in the Sixteenth
New York District to the George Camp feud Georgia
is between those who want to keep od-stye capitalism
intact and those who want bring capitalism up to date
that of us can live more comfortably under
capitalism. ,r. ,n x ~ r., >,>
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Wise Words

Knowest that thou are freed
from all desires when thou pray
est to God for nothing except
what thou canst pray for
openly.-AthenodoruS.
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"T he changing
conditions in indus
try allow people
more leisure time
for pleasure now.
Every man has at
least one free day
a week, and many
have two days off,
in addition to q
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Selfish and Unsafe

Who caused the accident
The slow car. He thinks he is
safe. He is really selfish and
unsafe. The police might do
we'll to break up strings of eight
or 10 CARS by making the lead
car stop eff the road and let the
others by.
Enforce the drive-on-the-right
rule. Many times a car going
close to the legal speed limit in
the center Of the road is the
cause of an accident in which it
is not involved. Some one wishes
to pass. It does not move over
to its right and an accident fire.
quently is the result.
Many drivers who only go out
on Sundays and holidays, or
who drive mostly in the city,
do not realize that it is dangerous
to themselves and others to
drive in the middle of the road.
In most States the law says
drive on the right hand side"
Possibly the police might take
on an additional burden and en-
force this law.
mo turn on red" is another
cause Of many minor and some
times major accidents. To take
a left-hand turn on a main
crowded highway with fast traf-
fic when the light is green is
to take a long chance. Granted
that cars turning left may hold
up traffic until the light turns
red, they hold it up now while
trying to force their way into
fast oncoming cars. To turn left
on red only should be the order.
To turn slowly to the right on
either red or green should be
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The moderation Of fortunate
people comes from the calm
which good fortune gives to
their tempers.-La Rochefou-
cauld.
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This is a proof of a we'll
trained mind, to rejoice in what
is good and to grieve at the
opposite.-Cicero.
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permitted, as you oc not cross
any line of traffic.
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
J and addresses Of

Names and addresses
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Hard to Believe

Oh boy! but these Benedict
ArnoldS who are being investi-
gated by the Dies committee,
make the Arnold of old look like
a sissy.
It Is hard to conceive that
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January 1, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
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if ever, for people.
AS to the old soldier-horses
I have been afforded consider
able relief-at any rate as far
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THE ANSWERS

Miss June East, 1877 Varnum
st. N. W., secretary:
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heInquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Do people have as much fun
today as they did years ago?
Greenbelt cooperator., 1938-06-08
HOBBY CLUB ELECTS TEMPORARY OFFICERS


At meeting held on Wednesday, June l i
1888 in the school Manual Training Room,
the Hobby Club elected temporary officers !
They are: Mr.. Eric Fund in-Pres ident;
Mr.. George Tretter-Vice-Presi ident; MIR.
Thos. Whitely-Secretary and Mr.. Vim.
Mckay-Treasurer. ThseS officers will
serve until July Is, when a permanent
executive board will be elected and
bylaws adopted.
In the meant ime the club has little
hope Of using the manual training room
in the school until about July l, when
tho school ms structor will be through
for the term and the club will take over
the respons ibility Of keeping the equip
mont in proper ondition.
Mr.. Fundin j S negotiating with Mr..
Braden regarding tho opening Of the
manual training room and will post notice
Of its availability whenever that is
possible.
NEXT G. c. A. DANCE JUNE 18
The next dance Of the. Citizens ASSOC
iation will be Saturday, Juno IS, from
$50 to 1880.
Benson Orchestra will play.
AS in the past, basket Of groceries
WILL Dc glVcn as door price, only those
who buy their tickets before the dance
will participate in the drawing.
The Citizens association wishes to
express it's apprec iation for the way the !
community has supported the dances. The
good Fellowship shown by all has boen
particularly gratifying.
FRANK YEATS WINS GROCERY ORDER
Frank Yeatts, l4A Ridge Road, was
lucky at the Citizons Association
dance Saturday night, winning the door
prize, which was a basket Of groceries
from the food store.
BROTHER FROM ENGLAND TO VISIT PLACKETTS
Greenbelt cooperator., 1938-06-08

| MAYOR TO TAKE LEAVE
! Henry Maurer To Be Ac ting Mayor
| Mayor Louis Boss emor reports that he
! will be out Of town motor trip to
| Florida for two woeks, leaving either
June IL, or June Is. He will be accom-
panied by two brothers, Alton Of Wash
| ington Dc, Milton Of N.Y.C., and a
| boyhood friend, Deane Gilbert Of
Motuchen, N.J. The Bessem brothers
expect to visit their mother in Lee
County on the Florida Everglades frontier.
| Henry Maurer will sorvo Mayor
pro-tem.
| Counc Imam Sherrod East and his
| family will be absent for two weolzs,
| beginning noxt Saturday. They are
| making q trip to Ohio.
| "SAFE FOURTH ORDINANCE PLANNED
| Preparations are now being made for g
! conununi ty-wido Fourth Of July ce1obra-
tion and the Council recently approp-
| rated $1,000 for the purchase Of
! Fireworks. The celebration may be
staged at the Greonbelt Lake.
! An ord nance preventing the sale or
promiscuous use Of fire works in town is
| to come before TIE Council for adopt
| ion or rejection at it's next meeting
| Juno l3. Under this ordinance, only
| repros enta tive organi cations official
| bodies, such as the Council, could stage
| fire works displays. The ordinance is
designed a safety measure.
| SURPR ISE SHOWER SURPRISES MRS. ALLEN D.
| MORRISON
| surprise awaited Mrs. allan L.
Morrison when she answered the door Thur
| sday evening, June e. She was greeted by
| all the ladies Of the So Crescent Road
| block, each bearing baby shower gift.
! The first number on the program
| opening Of the gifts with many an Yah"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
Everybody But
The Marines In
Low Violation

Tony Cavallo, "a, Of iSl Lake.
wood road, had the misfortune
while driving last night TO at
tract the attention Of police.
Not one policeman did Tony
attract, but q whole host Of
them. rt
Policemen AMI city officials
were viewing q test Of u new
tloodllght on the Wolcott road
last night, when into che cir.
Gle OF light came q car which
the officers decided waH going
too fast. In the group we're
Waterbury motor patrnlmen,
rs well AZ police from Manga.
tuck, and e0nstableS from Vol"
colt, Prospect and other towns.
Cavallo will be arralgned In
traiilc court Monday on o speed.
Ing charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
Compensation
Agreements

The following agreements IN
which compensation will be paid
weekly during the period Of total
disability were filed today and
approved NJ Che office OF the conn
pensation commissioner;
Origen 8. Seymour, Litchfield
and Lucy Fabbri, Litchfleld, wrist
injury, SiO.se beginning Sept. 10.
A. l. Finklestein, receiver for
Laube Inc, and Rocco Nee, right
leg and neck injuries, Si4.24 be.
ginning August 10.
Laurence J. Run0lde, Canaan
and John Van Dueseh, Canaan,
left knee Injury, SSH beginning
August 20.
J. A. Sullivan and Henry Car
roll, Woodbury. right index finger,
Sl0.77 beginning Sept. "a.
TOny Mascia and Milton
Wright, 72S Congress avenue, big
toe liberation, SASS beginning
Sept. 8.
Chase Companies and r. Nc
Gill, rs West Farm street, toe I'm.
Jury, 80 beginning Sept. 20.
Sc0vilI Mfg. Co. and Joseph
Nocera, So Ridge street, $500 be-
ginning Sept. 10, hernia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
Bus Crash

Miss Mary Cunningham, OF
10 Laval street, suffered injuries
about the face and head Sum
day night In q bus crash at
Armonk, N. Y. She h under
medical care ut her home here.
The local woman was thrown
from her seat IN the bus. She
sustained decorations and con-
tusions Of the face and head.
Twenty-three passengers In the
vehicle were reported injured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
ELSIE h. DENNY
APPEARS HERE
Featured IN $500, 900
Alienation Of Affections
Suit Years Ago

Elsie Human Denny Of New York.
who featured In a 100000 alIena-
ton OF affections suit asainnt :
wealthy Greenwich woman several
years ago, appeared IN superior
court here today m connection with
a $500 civil action filed against
her by Atty. Herman J. Weisman.
The latter represented her IN the
alienation Of affections suit.
No hearing was slated on the mat.
ter this morning. An effort VIII BE
made for q hearing this afternoon,
II 10 understood. Mrs. Denny's
counsel have made application 70
the court for permission 70 with.
draw,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
1860 TRAIN HAS
STARTED TO MOVE

Hollywood, Oct. i3,-tUP)--A train
Of 1850 chugged out Of Los Angeles
today bound for movie location IN
U Nh at the spanking speed OF Is
m. .. h.
Consisting Of three locomotives
ard two cars, the relic OF railroadlng
was gathered from museums by d.
rector Cecil d. De Mile 10 use for
his picture, "Union Pacific"
Taking TO sidings for the stream
lined flyers that make the trip In a
few hours the old train Is due In
Ogden, Utah, In two days, Thence
II will 60 10 the Aim location In the
old Virginia and Truckee tracks at
the entrance 10 Zion National Park,
An old locomotive and 36 assorted
cars bought from the receivers OF
tho Virginia and Truekee will make
the trip from Sparks, Nevada,
De Miles railroad includes the
ancient woodworking engine ~. w.
Bowker" lent by railroad historical
see'sty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
woods ELECTED
CLUB TREASURER
Waterbury Students al
Holy Cross Plan Christ.
mas Dance Here

Especial 20 che DemocFAO
worcester, Mass, october 10. The
fsrst meeting Of the waterbury Club
OF Holy Cross College was held last
evening. President John ]. Lyons
presided. Club members elected
George Woods treasurer for the
coming year. Plans were begun for
a dance to be held IN waterbury
during the Christmas vacation,
Among those present were, Sem
Tors, John Lyons, John Monagan,
Ralph Membrino, and Joseph Ber-
gen. Juniors, John Aubrey, Ray
mond narth, Salvatore DiLorenso,
Francis Feeley, Walter Hayes, John
Medford, Arthur Mcdonald, Charles
O'Connor, Robert Quinn, 0aetano
Russo, Floyd zallckAs.
9ophomores, Joseph n. DAILY, John
Scion, and Frederick storm. FRESH
men, Anthony p. Colotta, Edmund
DAILY. J. Bennett DAILY, Gregory Oil
martin. Robert Kenney, Joseph No.
Ian, Edward Parsons, Raymond
Quinn, Joseph Sunma, George
Woods. william Dwan, and William
Lyons,