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...tribe. His rabbi father, head of the Solals and No. 1 Jew of the colony, brought up his beloved only son to be a good Jew. Little old Uncle Saltiel worshiped him, his disreputable cronies idolized him, thought him a dayspring from on high, a light to lighten his people. But young Solal's fatal beauty kindled passion in Adrienne, Gentile wife of the French consul. Discovered, they fled to Italy. Old Uncle Saltiel, sent after them, persuaded Solal away from his inamorata, thought he had left him safe in boarding school. But Solal wanted a better school...
...becoming increasingly apparent that this exalted office is a sacrificial one, made more so by the unjust and unreasonable criticism of biased partisanship. The time has come for Congress to limit presidential administrations to one term of five or six years, and thus lighten the burden of presidential cares. Especially would this put an end to the undignified spectacle of our President's "electioneering" rôle every four years, and make this great office one of genuine dignity and high service, devoid of many imperfections that at present mark our Presidents as martyrs to an antiquated system...
...Manhattan to study best U. S. birth control methods. Gowned in a kimono of blue silk wound with an elaborate. flowered obi (sash) the Baroness said: "Birth control alone will not solve Japan's problems. They will not be met until the economic system is changed. . . . Birth control will lighten the burden of ignorance and distress...
...such action will relieve the taxation burden, thereby releasing purchasing power, and start the wheels of industry to humming. Second, then Liberty Bond owners, instead of coupon-clipping, will help make the wheels hum faster. Third, the Liberty Bond owners are heavy taxpayers. A cancellation of Government obligations would lighten their tax burdens...
...Japan at present is the collapse of agricultural values, including that of raw silk, to a price level at which the farmers who make up half Japan's population simply cannot repay the bankers. The Government, conscious that the farmers are laboring under an unbearable load, hopes to lighten this burden by a devalorization of the yen, but how this is to be accomplished has not been decided...