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An artist's conception of proposed floating landing deid," or seadrome, construction of which has been approved by the government Secretary of Commerce Daniel Roper (right) announces the Public Works Administration has agreed to allocate $1,500,000 for immediate experiments to determine the feasibility of placing five sendromes across the Atlantic to Europe as stopping off places for planes engaged in regular trans-Atlantic service. Plane call for expenditure of $30,000,000. At left, Edward R. Armstrong,
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FRANKLIN DELANO Proof Of The Pudding
ROOSEVELT
(Continued from Page 8).
those who think that there lies in that designation some hint of die paragement, let me say that it is of mightly little use being President of the United States unless you. excel in the political arts. FRIENDLY WITH CONGRESS
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"She
saya," interposed
wives. You must bring Mrs. Dawe the up some evening soon, and we'll author: "Well, what do you think have one of those informal chafing- j of that!'"*
dish suppers that we used to enjoy "Absurdly inappropriate words," so much."
"Later," said Dawe. "When I said Westbrook, "presenting an anti-
get another shirt. And now I'll tell climax-plunging the story into you my scheme. When I was aboutį' lo Touch With "The Hill"
hopeless bathos. Worse yet; they to leave home after breakfast—if None had better reason to learn mirror life falsely. No human be-you can call tea and oatmeal break- that truth than Mr. Hoover who * Carge only. +Call Cablanca.
ing ever uttered banal colloquialisms fast-Louise told me she was going 1988 so constantly at loggerheads
to visit her aunt in Eighty-ninth. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- with Congress that they declined to when confronted by sudden tragedy." Street. She said she would return stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Parts by steamers of the pass his legislation as frequently
"Wrong." said Duwe, closing his home at three o'clock. She is al-} Chedivial Mail Steamship Co.
as he veined theirs.
unshaven jaws doggedly. "I say no ways on time to a minute. It is At all times but especially In man or woman ever spouta highfalu-{now————____”! these hours of crisis. It is of first in talk when they go up against n Dawe glanced towards the importance that the President and real climax. They talk naturally, editor's watch. This Congress should be on the best and a little worse.”
"Twenty-seven minutes to three,"
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of terms. How else can the will of The editor rose from the bench said Westbrook, scanning his time- the Executive be translated effec- with his air of indulgence and in- piece. tively into action? For let it be side information. remembered that the Constitution
"Say, Westbrook,"
"We have just enough time,"
said Dawe. sald Dawe. "We will go to my flat of the United State. differs from pinning, him by the lapel, "would at once. I will write a note, ad- our own in as great degrees an chalk you have accepted "The Alarum of dress it to her and leave it on the differs from cheese.
the Soul if you had believed that table where she will see it as she,
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other than "the usual channels" of "It is very likely that I would, if that I have fled from her for ever consultation "Behind the Chair."I believed that way," said the editor.į with an affinity who understands: EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, The Director of the Budget may "But I have explained to you that the needs of my artistic soul as
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alic never did. When she reads i we will observe her actions and hear her words. Then we will know which theory is the correct one~~ yours or ming."
"Oh never!" exclaimed the Neither in nor out of session does "I don't want to argue," Baid editor, shaking his head. "That Franklin Roosevelt lose touch with Dawe. "I want to demonstrate to would be inexcusably cruel. I could "The Hill"that slight eminence you from life itself that my view is not consent to have Mrs. Dawe's Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shangbal and Japan great white blocks of the
on which stand the Cúpitol and the the correct one.”
feelings played upon in such a and Hong Kong to Australia,
"How could you do that?" asked manner.” and Representativen Executive Westbrook in a surprised tone. "Brace up," said the writer. "T Offices.
"Listen," said the writer serious-guess I think as much of her on you The observer, secking to read the ly. "I have thought of a way. It do. It's for her benefit as well as Presidential mind, may draw bleis important to me that my theory mine. I've got to get a market for conclusions from the visitors aum- of true-to-life fiction be recognised my stories in some way. It won't
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ings the little park had put on its "Four hundred thousand," said smart coat of vernal green, and was AMAZINGLY POPULAR
Dawe. Whereas it should have admiring itself in its fountain) been boosted to million."
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"He's Doing His Best”
In one other respect President]
You said something to me just A block or two north of the Roosevelt displays exception quali-now about demonstrating your pet Park, Dawe atcered the editor again ties, He is a splendid mediator.
Add eastward, then, after covering a
theory
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"Dear Shackleford-By the time
When firmness is required to)
"I will. If you'll give me about short distance, into a lofty but force two warring factions to terme half an hour of your time I'll prove narrow flathouse burdened with a none can be more adamant more to you that I am right I'll prove floridly over-decorated facade. To forceful. But it is his appeal to je hy Louise," ;, the better side of a man's naturs
the Afth storey they felled, and]
Dawe dropped the letter, covered "Your wife!".
West Dawe, panting, pushed his latch key you get this I will be about hun his face with his trembling hands," that makes Franklin Roosevelt well-brook How
Into the door of ops of the front dred miles away and still" a-going and cried out in a deep. vibrating nigh irresistible, b
"Well, not exactly One word in conclusion. In the with her," Bald Dawe
I've got a place in the chorus of voice face of many and grave disappoint mow how devoted
When, the door opened Editor the Occidental Opera Co, and we "My God, why haat Thou given ments Frankdin D. Roosevelt retains Louise has always
Testbrook arw with foalings of pliy start on the road to-day at twelve me this cup to drinkt » Since she to an amazing, degros the admira thinks I'm the only
sply and meagrely, the rooms 'clock didn't want to starye te fa false, then let Thy Heaven's tion and affections of the masses, paration on the mar
sio furnished.
death, and so I decided to make my fairest gifts, faith and lope, become Even where failure of his plans is the old doctor s
you can find one," own living. I'm not coming back the seating bywords of traitors and too obvious to permit of camou» been fonder and
unt up Mrs, Westbrook is going with me, fienda?” finge the people do not blame the ever, since, I've
this? Here's She said she was tired of living Editor, Westbrook's gisaias fell to President personally. The Ameri
phonograph, to the floor. The fingers' of ons neglect can equivalent of "Don't shoot the d
and he's hand fambled with a button on his man at the plano: he's doing his
coat as he blurted between his pala best," would probably best describe their foalings; reinforced by the conviction that "the", man at th
with
Bay, Shack, ain't that a hell of Wouldn't that knock you parch, Shack!! Ain't, it nowo, Bhank