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...Gaulois, Paris Journal, printed a code of behavior for the benefit of U. S. citizens visiting France. It might well have been headed What Every American Should Know. The satirical tone of the " advice" tendered is the result of the recent Negro excitements (TIME, July 9, Aug. 13, Aug. 20). The code is in part...
...influence and every effort in every way that tends toward the peace program of the world." Judge Florence E. Allen of the Ohio Supreme Court spoke later in a similar vein: " We have certain laws about war, but none against war. . . . Even as the ancient code declared ' Thou shall not kill,' so surely must the modern code declare ' Thou shalt...
...accidental falling asleep, with the phones on his head, of a student in training for a job as radio operator in the U. S. Navy led to a discovery which will vastly shorten the process of manufacturing experts in wireless telegraphy. While the code and its translation were coming through the ether, the brain cells of the sleeping man, in a state of plastic receptivity, were absorbing the meaning of the dots and dashes and forming new associations. On waking, he was able to repeat accurately everything he had received in sleep. Psychologists say that such results are feasible because...
Navy officials immediately instituted tests of the method at Pensacola, Fla. Twelve students who were making unsatisfactory progress were tried out. After two nights, during which the code was sent to those students in sleep, ten had learned the lesson, and the other two had left the class before completion of the experiment. The instructors now report that " the experimental stage is past, and the method may now be termed a standard...
...National Flag Conference of the American Legion Commission on Americanization met in Washington to adopt a code for the civilian use of the flag. President Harding, Secretary of Labor Davis, Samuel Gompers and others addressed the meeting. Said the President: " I do not suppose there is any law to punish the President should he not stand at salute when the colors pass, but I would not be happy in my official capacity if I did not do it. . . . I have concluded recently that about the dearest picture of the flag-we shall not see it long-is when...