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...Flanders. Poor Jackie Coogan! If he doesn't look out this little millionaire will degenerate into America's smallest ham. Those who are now guiding his destinies are already filling him up with stagy tricks, turning him into the poor little rich boy. In his latest picture, made from Ouida's classic, A Dog of Flanders, Jackie does just what you might expect a small-time vaudevillian to do under given circumstances. There are many points of wistful appeal in the tale of the little Dutch orphan, persecuted by the narrow village as a tiny vagabond...
Just as Beebe, while he is slight and unimpressive, succeeds in creating about himself an atmosphere of romance, so he invests the smallest insects with qualities of rare charm. He owes much to Fabre and to W. H. Hudson; but his rhythmical and beautiful style is distinctive. He is, undoubtedly, in addition to being a recognized scientist of the first order, one of the best essayists we have today in America...
Morocco is the only place where M. Sarraut's activities will have free scope. He waits till M. Lyautey ends his colonial career, either of his own free will or by pressure. The French Government has found that, so far, the smallest hint of M. Lyautey's replacement is received with strong protests...
...smallest Republic in the world, governed by young people between the ages of 16 and 21 from all classes and conditions of society. We'd just as soon take a gunman as a Boy Scout, believing as we do, that one or two years of life in the Republic will create an improvement which will make for good citizenship...
...matter was closed in a session which lasted all night, until 5:30 a. m. Premier Poincaré retired, ill, at 11 p.m. Bedlam and disorder reigned in the debate. The Finance Minister nearly started a fist fight. Then the bill was passed, 315-254, the smallest majority the present Government ever received...