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...heartily agree with Sailor Hampton [who in TIME, Letters, Nov. 24, pointed out how much money was lost by workers striking for higher wages] who has a lot of Horse sense with a capital H. Having belonged to the union of my particular trade over a long period I was out during three major strikes, and the things my family and self had to do without can never be made...
Died. Percival Christopher Wren, 56, adventure-writer (Beau Geste, Beau Sa-breur); of heart disease; in Amberley, England. A soldier-adventurer, he drew on his own experiences for much of his literary material. He was at various times a sailor, explorer, schoolteacher, boxer, major in the Indian Army. He was assistant director of education and physical culture for the Bombay Government for ten years. At his death his widow observed: "His life was one long beau geste...
...Sailor Figures...
...calmly (said one survivor) "as though going down a gangway at Gibraltar," the crew took up their lifebelts and filed above. On a ladder a rating said to an officer: "Damned hard luck on the old lady, sir." The officer patted the sailor's shoulder...
...Army and Navy made paragons of a soldier and a sailor. Soldier Earl L. Short (see cut) was chosen from 7,000 others as the "Perfect Selectee" at Virginia's Fort Belvoir; Sailor Henry Harlan Blake (see cut, p. 41) was pronounced "Typical" by the Pacific Fleet. Soldier Short is 23, stands 6 ft. i in., weighs 185 lb.; Sailor Blake is 24, stands 5 ft. 11 in., weighs about 180 lb. Short is from Georgia, Blake from West Virginia. Neither is married. Short is taller and heavier than the average draftee (who is 5 ft. 8 in., weighs...