CROSS CURRENT OF AMERICAN THOUGHT

CROSS CURRENTS OF AMERICAN THOUGHT

These pictures are evidence that on the apparent eve of Invasion the American people had not lost interest in the problems of more-or-less-normal living. In the center, "General" Jacob S. Coxey, leader of the famed Coxey's Army of 1894, addresses the national convention of Hoboes of America, Inc. Meeting over a Washington saloon, the hoboes solemnly discussed the decay of youthful morals, wanderlust, the curse of the Machine Age, non-interest-bearing bonds.

At right is Radio Starlet Florida Edwards, who won an $8,180 judgment against the Hollywood Canteen for an injury to her coccyx, suffered while dancing with a "jive-maddened" Marine. Her plight inspired Los Angeles Superior Judge Henry M. Willis to a judicial definition of "jitterbug." Said he: "The word bug is defined ... as a crazy person. The word jitter means extreme nervousness. This combination, therefore, approaches the description of one witness who said the jitterbug dance was crazy."

At the left are Mr. & Mrs. Ellsworth Wisecarver. Elaine Monfredi, unmarried 21-year-old mother of two, eloped last week from Los Angeles with "Sonny" Wisecarver, 14. To some, theirs was a tawdry tabloid tale, distasteful and easily dismissed. But others could not keep from wondering about the kind of American life which had produced the ideals of marital felicity they voiced. Said she: "Sonny is an ideal husband, the kind every girl wants to have. He is kind and considerate and doesn't believe in hitting women." Said he: "I think Elaine's the kind of wife I want because she likes to have a good time without getting drunk."

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