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...mute testimony of the glory that was Ogden Goelet's, Cornelius Vanderbilt's, and Oliver Belmont's, most of the notables of Newport have packed up the family jewels and scandals and gone off in search of simpler dwelling-places on the coasts, of Maine. Not only did conscience-stricken Ogden Mills sell his Newport place last year in preparation for running for the Presidency of this democratized country in 1936, but even the John Jacob Astors slink into the main dining-room of the Providence Biltmore to break broad and have their domestic tiffs with the appreciative proletariat...
...indigent sick of this city and its environs, without regard to sex, age, or color, who may require surgical or medical treatment, and who can be received into the Hospital without peril to the other inmates, and the poor of this city and State, of all races, who are stricken down by any casualty, shall be received into the Hospital, without charge, for such periods of time and under such regulations as you may prescribe...
...there had been something in this unfinished poem to bring them together again. Playwright van Druten's answer comes from the mouth of a tuberculous young genius (Burgess Meredith) who visits the Jacklins' home to look at their pictures, rages against the folly of war, is stricken by one of his mysterious headaches. In a trance, he echoes the dying poet's feverish appeal for Naomi's forgiveness, finishes the verse. Mrs. Jacklin realizes that all her life since the War has been an empty acceptance of the "second best...
...while his contemporary scenes make peace appear as dismal as war. Spectators were most disappointed by the voice-from-beyond scene, a difficult illusion which failed to get across the footlights, through no fault of Miss Cornell and her excellent supporting cast. Though he played his part as the stricken oracle with ingratiating charm, Burgess Meredith could not help tripping over Mr. van Druten's script...
While it is true that Japanese imports have sharply increased, Washington observers cannot share the general alarm, with which the textile industry is at present stricken. Japan has long been our best customer for raw cotton, and through our high protection, textile exports in recent years have been from five to ten times the value of imports. Even if Japanese imports continue at the new high level reached in January and February of this year, they will still amount to only 7-10 of one per cent of domestic production...