Word: englander
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Paderewski is a fervent patriot. For him only one thing has been more important than his music: his life-long dream of an independent Poland. When the World War broke, Paderewski saw his big chance to make that dream come true. For the duration of the War he toured England and the U. S., playing, speaking at dinners, lobbying with politicians, devoting all the proceeds of his concerts to Polish relief. At this tea-table politics he was a great success. In 1917, with the help of his close friend, Colonel House, he prevailed upon President Wilson to include...
Paderewski's real enthusiasms are all for the events and customs of the plush-upholstered '80s and '90s, for the theatre of Sarah Bernhardt, the court life of Victorian England, the restaurants of old New York. A recent indication of modern decadence, in Paderewski's eyes, was the fuss-&-feathers about Sir James Jeans's statement that there is no such thing as "touch" in piano playing - that a pianist will get the same tone whether he hits the key with his finger or the end of an umbrella. Says umbrella-thatched Paderewski...
...headed by Biologist Thomas Durfee, to do its experimenting. Director Durfee got in a supply of scientifically bred white rats whose pictures duly appeared in the News alongside Murderer Robert Irwin, Spy Johanna Hofmann, the Duchess of Windsor. Following methods suggested by earlier experiments in Germany and England he douched female rats with 2% or 3% bicarbonate of soda solution to get male offspring, with 1% or 2% lactic acid solution to get females, then mated them as quickly as possible. In forty-two litters since last July, Director Durfee has reported 100% success in predetermining the predominant...
Born in Hanover of German Jewish parentage the greater part of his life has been spend between the universities of Vienna and Berlin as an instructor and a research student in astronomy. In January he finally left Potsdam, his last official residence in Germany, and after six weeks in England, sailed for the United States where he intends to take up permanent residence...
Although Miss Lawrence began her career in England, she should be numbered among the heroines of this country, for she was sent from New York to the San Francisco world's fair as a goodwill delegate and thus averted a possible civil war between the East and the West...