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Count Maxence de Polignac, member of one of France's oldest noble families, was, last week, taking a bath in his apartment in Manhattan's Hotel Savoy-Plaza. In his rooms were several bottles of champagne, some cognac. The Count intended giving a dinner. But before he had finished his bath Federal agents entered his apartment, seized the liquor, discovered and seized also a pistol, arrested the bather...
...contrast to the U. S. Cabinet of ten, Great Britain is governed by an unwieldy group of some 44 Cabinet ministers and ministers not of Cabinet rank. Oldest in the MacDonald Cabinet is Lord Parmoor, 76, Lord President of the Council; youngest, Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 32, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; average age, 56. Of the new Cabinet, many were self-educated, born in poverty. The Prime Minister was born in a Scotch hut. One of his ministers was an engine cleaner and fireman, one worked in a cotton mill at the age of ten, another...
Many years ago I was in Volterra,--one of the oldest cities in Italy. By the town gate, which is ornamented by ornaments dating from the time of the Volcians, there stand tablets, one above the other, recording the epochs when the town changed hands. The Italians who took the place in 1848 (or 60?) left standing all the monuments even those which the Austrians had set up. I remember saying to myself when I saw this "Seenow these Italians have a wisdom that is greater than ours, they leave the Past, to speak for itself, that is impressive...
...come to be birthday guests of Bernard Marmaduke FitzAlan-Howard, Premier Duke and Earl and Hereditary Marshal & Chief Butler of England, Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Arundel, Earl of Surrey, Earl of Norfolk, Baron Maltravers, Baron FitzAlan. Baron Clun, Baron Oswaldestre, scion of one of England's oldest families-who was to be 21, and a man, next day. From all the corners of his 49,900 English acres the Duke of Norfolk's men were coming, as they had come for 15 dukes before him. And with them came wives and children, for the coming...
Fundamentalism v. Modernism is the oldest of church issues. It reappears annually in the U. S. when the Protestant sects hold conventions. Lately, and especially last week, this great fissure within the sects has been dwarfed in churchmen's minds by the larger idea of uniting the sects themselves. But last week there were two typical survivals of Fundamentalism v. Modernism, and a notable comment thereanent...