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FROM INDIANA ERNIE PYLE T WEST JEFFERSON, O., May 5.—Arnett \ Harbage is probably Ohio’s best-known farmer. He got that way by taking his nation's: affairs as his personal affairs, and writing letters to the newspapers about it. Arnett Harbage is quite a character. He made a quarter of a million dollars by plain dirt farming, and then lost every penny of it.

At one time he had half a dozen big farms in Ohio

- and a 5000-acre rice plantation in Georgia. He lost the last of his farms a couple of years ago. That was the old home place. I's only a few miles from where he lives now, but he hasn't seen it since they moved him out. He drives out of his way to keep from going past it.. Outside of that one little gesture he doesn’t seem to mind. “I owned my money,” he says. “It never owned me.” One of the reasons Arnett Harbage has gone so well in his re- : { cent career! of writing to the newspapers is that he looks, talks and acts like the farmer you see in cartoons. He goes around the house in his sock feet, and has several days’ collec“tion of. fried egg on his overall bib. He was a college man once, but that was a long time ago, and he says “ain't” es keeps baby chickens in the kitchen.

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His great coup came a few weeks age when he up and filed suit against the whole Ohio Legislature, charging the legislators with trying to ‘collect mileage pay for traveling they hadn't done. : Of course it made a lot of the legislators sore. Some people told Arnett it wouldn't be safe for him to go tothe State House for awhile. But he drove into Columbus the next morning and went right over to the Capitol

” ” ” Representatives Razzed Him f

CROWD of State Representatives got around him —some of them razzing him good-naturedly, some of them sore as wet hens—and one of them said, “All right Arnett, if you won’t let us have our mileage pay, I guess we’ll have to come out and live off of you.” That gave Arnett another idea. He went back

home and got a price from a nearby country church |

to feed 150 people for 50 cents a head, and then he invited the whole Legislature out to dine on him. But they didn’t accept. Harbage watches the news closely, both state and national? and if something isn’t going to suit him he types off a letter to the papers about it. Some of the papers call him “theg watchdog of the Ohio treasury.” | 2 »

. ” Doesn’t Mean to Be Venomous

E says he never means to be venomous in his criticisms. He made it a practice, after criticiz-~ ing somebody, to get down to Columbus the next morning and try to run into the fellow on the street, and shake hands with him. ’ Arnett is getting along in years. and he sprained his back last year. so he doesn't do so much hard farm | work. He hires it done. “I never was a very good farmer anyway,” he says. “I was too careless.” He lives now on a.small farm about 20 miles out of Columbus. It isn’t paid for. When he lost the last of his land he was down to $4.70 and an old horse. He says tha best investment he ever made was buying some stock in a Colorado gold mine. He got it from a guy h¢ met on'a train. The gold mine never did turn out, fout Arnett checked up on the fellow and found he had some land in Kansas, so he made him

put his land\ up as security, and it finally fell into"

Arnett’s hands. He sold it for 100 per cent profit. . His ambition now is to write a newspaper column giving a dirt farmer's views on aflairs of the nation.

Mrs. Roosevelt's Day

By ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

EATTLE, Tuesday—We had a successful birthday. party last night. Only our own household attended, but we managed to entertain each other very well. We all dislike the noise of “snaps,” but we had them just the same. Everybody pulled them and protected .their ears as best they could. The highlight of the evening was a birthday teiegram to Anna from the entire newspaper staff which unrolled itself across the length of the living room floor. I know of no greater joy than to feel the people with. whom you are working are thinking kindly of you. - When the children went to bed they informed us they enjoyed this birthday party just as much as they had enjoyed their own. Eleanor had been kept quiet all day on accountof her cold, but the party seemed to be a complete cure. A slight rain this morning, which is now clearing off, kept her indoors, but Curtis went off, not only to school, but to attend

another party by himseif, which made him feel very |

important;

| I went to Anna's office with her and we finished

up the work we started yesterday afternoon on Wednesday’s broadcast, which we are doing togéther. I often think it is. perhaps presumptuous of us’ to attempt to talk on subjects, which so many people spend years in studying. Experts and people who give their lives to research never seem to get proper recognition in this world. Most of us are so busy that we listen more readily to people who give in simpli"fied form what théy have gathered from ‘experts. I've received many letters since coming to Seattle and I want to quote one of them to you: “My thoughts on how to better all conditions have crystallized into a few words. Popularize the words and actions of Christ, as recorded in the Holy Bible, through study clubs and public forum discussions on their practical application as solutions for modern problems.” This sounds very simple, and many, many people have said the same thing to me. There is no question but what a world made up entirely of Christlike human beings would He a rather remarkable world to live in. A wire from the President told my daughter yesterday that he and Elliott were rather successful fishermen, so I| expect we will hear rival tales for years to come.|

New Books PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTS—

IFE among the Amish sect in northern Indiana is the theme of STRAW IN THE WIND, by Ruth Lininger Dobson (Dodd, Mead). Moses Bontrager, sincere but narrowly bigoted preacher of the Amish group, has a lust to own all the land thaf can be seen from his favorite knoll. To his arbitrary decisions he demands absolute unquestioning obedience iy he part of every member of his patriarchial family group, from Sarah, his silent, meek wife, and his . mrdrried sons and grown daughters, to his bachelor ~ brother whose desire for a musical career has been wrecked by religious intolerance. The plot concerns the rebellion of the younger Ee endowed with a love of creative beauty. z The author portrays sympathetically the Amish customs—the hooks and eyes on men’s clothes, the bonnets and plain clothing of women, the ' square buggies called Amish kitchens, the wearing of beards by all married men, the rugless| floors and curtainless windows, the worship in houses and barns belonging to members of the Amish faith. There is humor in the Amish dialect and deep emotion in the unfolding of the plot. “Straw in the

Wind” won the Jule and Avery Hopwood award in |

fiction at the University of Michigan in 1936.

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ITTY—she of the exquisite grace and adorable immaturity—danced into a respectable family and in a few hours wrought havoc. LIGHT WOMAN, by ‘Zona | Gale (Appleton-Cen-tury) is the story of those who escape experience by simulating{ experience: To Mitty the make-believe world was \more fun than reality, and it held a vast . allure and excitement that the prosiac frame of marriage could never yield. Zona Gale has created a pathetic picture of a selfish woman, too absorbed in fascinating men, too enmeshed in showing off her beauty and grace, to find anyone else’s sorrows or trials of concern. The dissection of this incredibly real person comprises a novel light and gay, but

there is enough Mitty in most women to leave one a

bit appalled [at the revelation.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1937

The Indianapolis Times

Entered as Second-Class Matter at- Postcffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

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QUEEN MARY GRAND OLD TROUPER

By MILTON BRONNER . NEA Service Staff Writer

JLONDON, May 5.— “Grand old trouper”— a term often affectionately and admiringly applied by stage folk to old actresses who continue on the stage and never disappoint their loving public —is being coupled with the name of Queen Mary. She may play a secondary role in Westminster Abbey on coronation day, May 12, gracefully giving way to her son, King George VI, and his consort, Queen Elizabeth. But she has played no minor parts in the days preceding the

" coronation and expects to play no

lesser roles in the days that follow ° the ceremonies. She is doing no “positively the last performance.” She is contemplating no retirement. For the guiders of British public opinion and she herself realizes that she is a very great asset for British royalty. The new reigning family can cash in on her popularity and the undoubted affection the mass of British people have for her. Even English people, between themselves, may sometimes poke fun at her long dresses and her queer, old-fashioned hats, but they realize that, somehow, they suit her. However they may look in photographs, when one actually sees Queen Mary, the verdict usually is all in her favor. Her attire suits her age and the dignity with which she carries herself, But clothes apart, the British admire her as a good wife and good mother, and as a Queen who tried to bring herself near the people without cheapening herself into the role of a fawning politician. o » ” 3 URING the period of mourning for her husband, the late King George V, she was, of course, seen rarely in public. But the moment the mourning period -was

over, she began very ‘sensibly go-

.ing about again. In that she dif-

fered. -from Queen Victoria, who for years after the death of her consort, Prince [ Albert, wore mourning black. and made herselfalmost a recluse, thereby winning the nickname of “Widow of Windsor.” ani Queen Mary is no—such. widow. Especially: after the abdication of her eldest son, she began to appear frequently in public, head held high, showing that no blows which fate might deal her would bend or break her. She went to some quiet tea parties. She attended the theaters and the movies, especially premiere perfor England. She visited hospitals and public institutions. She thereby gave the newspapermen good stories, especially

when one little tot, hearing Queen

Called St. Edward’s Crown, the magnificent jewel above is the crown that will be used in the coronation. It is not the original, but one made for the coronation’ of King Charles II to replace that destroyed in the Cromwell revolution. ings served as the model for this replica of the precious crown of Edward the Confessor (1004-1066).

Mary was coming, wondered how such a big ship could get into the building. The Queen made a beeline for that kid, laughed with her and was duly photographed. ® ” ” HEN it is announced before-

hand that she is going to visit some show, there is a econsiderable amount of fuss and feathers upon the part of the theatrical management. A special royal box is fixed up for her party. 'It is banked up with beautiful flowers. There is a special retiring. room, also with many

. flowers, where she can powder her ‘nose. spread from the curh to the en-

A special red carpet is

trance to the building. All this costs considerable money, but it is bread cast upon the waters. Not long ago it was estimated that every time Queen Mary visits a play, it extends the run of the show by at least two months and increases the box office revenues by about $1000 per week. It is one of the many ways by which the royal family pays the public for its existence. . Similarly, every once in a while Queen Mary dives into her purse and sends money to some charitable institution. Once this becomes known, there usually follows quite a rain of checks from others whose interest is thus stirred. The value placed upon the doings of Queen Mary is evidenced by the fact that she is not to be known as “Dowager Queen Mary” —a term that seems to put a

Historic draw-

She'll A llow Son to Shine Alone Amidst Coronation Jewels

More luxurious, if anything, than the crown used in the coronation of England’s kings is the Imperial State Crown (above), which the King wears on all state occasions afterward. the ill-starred Black Prince’s ruby and the Second Star of Africa diamond, of 3094 carats. 277 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 5 rubies.

Blazing out in front are

It contains

= Queen Mother Mary

woman on the shelf definitely. She is to be known as the Queen Mother, which reminds the em-

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PREDICTS AMENDMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO STATES

ON COURT

By E. R. R.

S the lines form in Congress for the fight on President Roosevelt’'s proposal for . reorganization of the Federal judiciary, it appears likely that the outcome will include the submission of some type of constitutional amendment to the states before the end of the session.

Validation of the Wagner Labor Relations Act by a five-to-four decision of the Supreme Court, April 12, has set the stage for a compromise on the President’s proposal. If not sufficient altogether to defeat it, the strength of the opposition in the Senate may force adoption of a modified plan. Such a plan probably would combine legislation to increase the size of the Supreme Court by two or three justices with a constitutional amendment either (1) to fix the size of the Court, (2) to compel retirement of older justices, (3) to empower Congress to re-enact invalidated legislation by an extraordinary majority, or (4) to require an extraordinary majority of the Court to invalidate acts of Congress. Xo.

Proposed amendments to affect all of these purposes have been offered in Congress—most of them by opponents of the President's plan. In addition; numerous amendments which would expand the Federal Government's authority over industry and agriculture or its powers to promote the general welfare have been offered. Should the President fail to obtain enactment of his Supreme Court plan, or a satisfactory compromise, he might seek one or more constitutional amendments of the latter type. This course has been strongly urged by Senator Wheeler (D. Mont.) and others who oppose the court reorganization plan but who favor re-extension of Federal regulatory power over fields in which the exercise of such power has been prohibited by the Court.

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RESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S conviction that the amendment method is too slow to bring into force legislation he believes to be necessary “now,” and the likelihood that Congress will submit some type of constitutional amendment to the states, has directed public attention to the ‘precess by which the Constitution may be revised. Five proposals to liberalize the amending process are now before Congress, Four provide for ratification of future amendments hy

| popular vote and for abolition of

the present system of ratification . by state legislatures or state conventions. A fifth, proposed in the ik

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House by’ Rep. James W., Wadsworth (R. N. Y.), would require submission of all future amendments to state ratifying conventions, unless Congress specifically designated state legislatures as the appropriate ratifying bodies. The amendment offered by Senator Norris (Ind. Neb.) would not only provide for popular ratification but would require approval of. future amendments by only twothirds, rather than three-fourths, of the states. Under the terms of the amendment offered by Senator Pope (D. Ida.), future amendments might be initiated, as well as ratified; by popular vote. Congress would be required to propose amendments when requested to do so by a majority of the voters at [eguisr elections in two-thirds of he states. Other proposals for popular ratification ‘of future amendments have been offered by Senator Lonergan (D. Conn.) and Rep. William B. Barry (D. N. Y.). President Roosevelt, in his “fireside chat” of March 9, criticized the amending process as difficult and “time-consuming.” Similar criticisms have been voiced by nearly all writers on constitutional subjects. In 1884, Woodrow Wilson wrote: “It would seem that no impulse short of the impulse of self-preservation, no force less than the force of revolution, can nowadays be’ expected to move the cumbrous machinery of formal amendment erected in Article V.” Commenting on the in-

frequency of amendment of the

Constitution, in his book, “Legislative Principles,” Rep. Robert Luce (R. Mass.) said that ‘‘one must not be radical to wish it might be susceptible of somewhat easier change, and to think there would be little danger if this were made possible.”

” ” ” N an article in the February issue of the Columbia Law Review, written before President Roosevelt

proposed his court reorganization

plan, Osmond K. Fraenkel urged revision of the amending process to provide for popular ratification. “This is the most logical and satisfactory way to take the sting out of the much abused power of judicial review.” he said. ~ In canvassing all suggested methods of counteracting Supreme Court decisions invalidating New Deal legislation, he expressed doubt as to whether changes in the personnel of the Court would of necessity re-

sult in changes in the character of:

its decisions. “Something more drastic than reliance on fate will probably be needed,” he concluded. Nearly 3800 proposed amendments have been offered in Congress since adoption of the Con-

stitution, Of these, only 26 have received the two-thirds majorities in both houses necessary for submission to the states. Only five out of the 26 have failed of ratification by the required threefourths of the states. Thus, it would seem that the difficulty of amending the Constitution arises not so much from the unwillingness of the states to accept, as from the unwillingness of Congress to propose amendments. The frequency of constitutional changes has been much higher during the present century than during the * last. Six amendments were adopted in the 24-year period 19091933, as compared with five adopted during the 76-year period between 1794, when the 11th Amendment was proposed, and 1870, when the 15th Amendment was ratified. Four amendments were added in the relatively short period of seven years, between ¥213 and 1920, but all of these had been advocated many years before. » ” ” N the average, slightly more than one year and four months has elapsed between the date of submission of each of the 21 Constitution amendments and its ratification. The Income Tax Amendment required - three years, six months and 22 days for ratification —a longer period than any other constitutional change. On the other hand, the 12th Amendment, revising the electoral system, was ratified in seven months .and 16 days, while the Prohibition Repeal Amendment required nine months and 15 days for ratification. In all, seven amendments were ratified in less than one year. Numerous schemes for liberalizing the amendment process have been proposed in Congress since the Civil War period. During the present century, such schemes have been advanced with increasing frequency. While varying widely as to details, the major proposals have fallen into three groups: (1) Those contemplating a reduction of the majorities required in Congress to propose, or in the number of states required to ratify amendments; (2) those providing for more stringent regulation of the ratification "process; and (3) those providing for greater popular participation in the amendment process. Proposals for greater popular participation in the amending: process have been by far the most numerous schemes for revision. Since 1869, no less than 65 proposed amendments have provided for ratification of amendments by direct

vote of the electorate,

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pire that her husband, in his famous Christmas broadcasts, liked to say he felt himself in some fashion the father of his people. : ” n = HY stout-hearted widow feels herself in some fashion the mother of her people and intends to play the role till the last curtain falls.

Eight thousand favored guests, sitting in Westminster Abbey for the coronation will see the greatest, richest and most costly set of precious jewels in tne world—those adorning the coronation regalia of the Kings and Queens of England. Ordinarily many of these things may be seen by tne most casual visitor to the Tower of London where, behind stout steel bars under searching electric lights and the close scrutiny of guards, the crown jewels are on display. The early crown jewels used to be kept in the Treasury of England room in Westminster Abbey, but in 1303 a monk broke in and got away with some loot. So old Bluebeard Henry VIII of the many wives decreed that the jewels should henceforth be kept in the Tower of London and that edict holds good down to this aay. In modern times it has peen held to be utterly impossible for anybody to get away with the glittering gems worth three or four kings’ ransoms. But this has not prevented

several attempts at it—and always

in vain.

To the crown belongs what is

probably the most famous diamond in the world—the Kohinoor. It came from the once world-celebrated mines of Golconda in southern India and was used in the crowning of the Great Moguls, the Moslem rulers of 3a greater part of India, until 1739 when the Shah of Persia, having conquered India, ultigately got his hands on the diamond, which had been hidden away. It eventually found its way back to India and

when the British conquered the:

Punjab they also bagged the diamond. The army sent it to Queen Victoria, who wore it in a brooch, but Queen Alexandra and later Queen Mary had it set in the crown which is placed on the queen’s head at the coronation. Queen Elizabeth, for a brief space on May 12, will be its possessor. » » 2 J NOLHER similarly priceless . gem is the one known as the Black Prince's ruby. It belonged to a King of Granada. Don Pedro, King of Castile, wanted it. Finding no other means to obtain possession, Pedro killed the owner and pocketed the ruby. Then he did a Quixotic thing in keeping with Castilian character. An English Army under the famous Black Prince had rendered him muchneeded aid in 3 battle near Vittoria. So Don Pedro gave the

‘Black Prince the ruby which,

after ‘many vicissitudes, now

- adorns the imperial state crown. ~The "most recent of famous

A King’s ransom of gems is worked into the King’s sceptre (above) which George VI will hold “briefly at the coronation. heartshaped gem is the 5164 carat Star of Africa Diamond.

The ¢

crown gems is the Star of Africa. It was found in 1905 in a mine near Pretoria, South Africa. The

Government of that dominion

purchased it and presented it to the late King Edward VII to be used as an addition to the crown

jewelry. It was cut into a number

of brilliants, the biggest being set in the King’s sceptre. It weighs 51612 carats and is 2 and 5-16 inches long. British monarchy and coronation go back very far in'time, but the regalia now in use only dates from the reign of King Charles II in 1661. The ancient regalia disappeared, partly because some earlier kings sold part of it for cash which they needed. The balance was sold under Cromwell’s republican rule. The money was turned into the treasury of the commonwealth, the Puritans of that day having no use for royal baubles. When Charles II came to be crowned, an entire new set of regalia was made, being modeled from ancient drawings of the things which had disappeared. ” ” n T. EDWARD'S CROWN, the one with which the King is crowned in Westminster Abbey, is a circlet of gold, adorned with rosettes of precious stones, in turn surrounded by diamonds. From the circlet rise four crosses and four fleur-de-lys alternately all crusted with diamonds and other gems. From the tops of the crosses there rise two completely intertwined arches. From their in-

‘tersections there is an arch on

top of which is a golden cross, also set with colored gems as well as diamonds, At the very top of the cross is a very large pearl.

The other crown used in ceremonies is the Imperial State Crown which was made for Queen

Victoria in 1838. Its weight is over |

39 ounces.” It is a circlet of open work in silver, having in front part of the famous Star of Africa diamond previously mentioned. On the reverse side, it has a famous sapphire from the crown of Charles II. The rest of the circlet

is alternately emeralds and sap-

phires enclosed in borders in which diamonds predominate. ‘The crosses, which rise from the circlet, have each a fine emerald in the center except the very front one, which contains the Black Prince’s ruby. ” = ” HE sceptre, which is placed in the right hand of the King at his coronation, is of gold and throughout its length of three feet it is richly ornamented with diamonds, rubies and emeralds. The sceptre with the dove, which is placed in the

| King’s left- hand, is also of gold

and is three feet seven inches long. At the top is a golden cross with a white enamelled dove. Its eyes, beak and feet are of gold. The rest is adorned with precious stones. In addition to-an orb and spurs which are of gold and precious stones, there is the famous Jjewelled sword of state, the most costly of its &kind-in the world. It was made for that famous rake, King George IV, and cost $30,000. Its value today would be a great deal more. The sword is of dull ‘gold set with a myriad of gems of all colors. -

The third of a series of articles on babies appears today on Page 16.

Our Town

By' ANTON SCHERRER /

O one who loves spring forlits own sake, | and who particularly love: the sight of | | buds and blossoms, and the birth of things in general, the following items seem strange- | ly diverting: '] | McComber’s Menagerie was the first cir- | cus to come to Indianapolis. It pitched its tent on

July 26, 1830, back of Henderson's tavern guess, was pretty close to- where Marott’s shoe shop

now stands. An Aug. 23 of thesame year another circus blew into town, showing, among other things, a “rompo.” Goodness only knows what it was. : Sometime between the two circuses, Indianapolis got to see its first elephant, two of them, in fact, an adult and a baby. They were not in a circus, but traveling/ on their own merits. ( =~ That same summer, between - the time of the elephants and the, | Mr. Scherrer second circus, Indianapolis wis | treated to the first soda water fountain in Dunlap & McDougal’s drug store, which was just about where Stewart’s book shop now is. ‘Ice cream didn’t

‘turn up until 1840, when John Hodgkins started an

“ice cream garden” at Georgia St. and Capitol Ave, | on ground now occupied. by St. John’s Church. On Feb. 1, 1831, the first artist, a portrait painter by the name of M. G. Rogers, came here for a professional visit. i ; :

» » n First Cabin Built in 1820 | - J MIGHT as well tell everything. The first log cabin on the old city plat was built by Isaac Wilson in the spring of 1820 on the northwest corner of what was afterward the State House Square. The first frame house was built by James Blake on the lot east | .of where the People’s Outfitting Co. now does business, James Linton built the first two-story frame house in the spring of 1822 on Washington St., between Meridian and Illinois Sts. . He also built the first saw mill | around here on Fall Creek above Indiana Ave. That same year (1822) John Johnson tackled the first brick house. It was completed the following year and stood on Pennsylvania St. opposite the site of the present American National Bank. I could go on indefinitely like this. For example, | the first death in the settlement was that of Daniel | Shaffer, a merchant who came early in 1821 and died in the summer following. The first woman ir died |

was the wife of John Maxwell, one of the first two settlers after the McCormicks in the spring of 1820, { i

,, She died July 3, 1821 Vis |

” xn = Butcher’s Daughter First Wed | HE first girl to be married around here Was Jane | Reagan, daughter of Butcher Wilkes Reagan, who | sold meat under the trees in the Circle. She picked | Jeremiah Johnson. : Indeed, with possibly one exception, there isn't much doubt about first performances in Indianapolis. The exception, strangely enough, is that nobody knows. for sure whether Mordecai Harding or Richard Corhaley was the first baby born in Indianapolis. | Up to the very last Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Corbaley each insisted that hers was the first.

bk "A Woman's View By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

; HE more you see of women assembled in convene - tions the more you have to respect their physical / stamina. During the last week the 18th council meeting of the General Federation of Women’s Clups | was held in Tulsa, and how the ladies survived the | ordeal is still a mystery to me. After 36 or 48 hours of dressed-up attention to programs I em about as sociable as a cockleburr. = Day after day, night after night for a solid week, they kept at it. Sessions, reports, resolution-passing, forums, committee meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, teas, banquets—the affair was a riot of entertainment, yet the amount of work the women managed to turn out was enormous. On the last night each looked as gorgeous and gay as upon the moment of arrival. : Although the president, Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson, told me that morning she felt numb from the knees down because of standing so much, she was as “beautifully gowned, as exquisitely groomed, and apparently’as good-tempered as when she greeted the first guest. | ; The qualities required for leadership of thé filer tion are much the same as those we like best in 3 President of the United States. Charm (I'm very much in favor of charming, Presidents), tact, political wisdom, the hilt to exercise . authority at the precise moment when nothing else will do, and sense enough to avoid the airs of a dictator. Mrs. Lawson exemplifies all these traits, as have most of the recent past presidents of the organization, and the loyalty of federation members to their officers is a very moving thing to witness, | But it is the amount of work they get done that keeps me gasping; that and their genius for em ging smiling and lively after seven days of listening to a continuous stream of speech making will always be one of the marvels of our century. Whoever said atory was dead didn’t get to a women’s convention. Inundated under a flood of words, they may sink the proverbial three times but those women always come up as pert as ever. : I tell you any group that can listen to as many: speeches as these women did, and remain attentive and good-natured, is strong enough to withstand the rigors of any crisis. : Seeing them at work at least gives you a new ade ‘miration for their intelligence and power.

~ Your Health

By DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN ;

Editor, American Medical Assn. Journal : Fz the tuberculosis victim many popular books are now available that cah guide him in his own personal hygiene and in preventing him from spreading the Sissase to those about him. The books of Lawrason Brown, Hawes, Minor and Potts, partic be recommended, Pp t ee] ry To avoid tuberculosis, children should avoid infection, use pasteurized milk, keep their nutrition and hygiene at the highest possible point, and be removed promptly from the neighborhood of any ie who has * the disease. At the ages of 11, 14 and 16, children may be given tuberculin tests. Those who react positively should also be examined with the X-ray, N= For adults in general the following 13 suggestions outlined by Dr. Charles L. Minor are worthy of note: 1. Never exercise 'to the point of fatigue. 2. Remember that rest comes before exercise. 3. Aim to spend as much of each day as possible outdoors or in absolutely fresh air. 4. Ideal food should be “appetizing, nutritious, and not too bulky, | 5. Eat up to the limit »f your digestion. It is the food that is digested and absorbed, and not what is put into your mouth, that will do you good. A glass of milk with each meal is advisable. Raw eggs are not so digestible as cooked eggs. ‘ 6. If yom digestion is puor, tell your aoctor. 7. Eat your meals at regular howrs. Do not take reading matter to the table. 4 8. Approach and leave each meal in a rested condie ion. dass te : 9. In winter use warm, light, or medium wool underwear; in summer, ordinary summer cotton under= wear. Nl 10. Never wear very heavy underclothing or chest protectors. T 11. Let your shoes be stout and warm in winter and wear warm woolen socks, by all means. Woolen socks often are a great comfort at night. 12. If you get overheated and perspire, change your clothing and rub yourself dry. 13. A healthy condition of the skin is most impartant. A warm bath once or twice a week if ordered by your physician is advisable, and a cool sponge bath or a valipaib in the morning if your doctor ts i

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