Maurice Berteaux, the socialist mil
lionaire stockbroker deputy, who has
just succeeded Gen. Andre as minister
of war, is something of a novelty in
that capacity. There have been social
Iist ministers before, notably Millerand,
minister of commerce, in the Waldeck
Rousseau cabinet, and Pelletan, min
later of marine, in the present cabinet
But there has never before been a
Sstock broker minister in France, and
,few civilians have been minister of
Iwar.
Autos to Climb Pikes Peak.
SAn automobile climbing contest, en
tries to which will be open to the world,
Shas been announced by the Overland
SRacing association, of Denver. The
.~event will occur next August, and Pike's
pealk will be the scene. The actual cliwb
will he approximately 8,000 feet, and the
road distance about 14 miles. The steep
eat grade will approach 45 degrees.
SDaily Thought.
No one who has not a complete
Sknowledge of himself will ever have a
Strue understanding of another.
Novalis.j
FUTURE FOOD OF AMERICA.
Our Vast Resources Make Possible the
Highest Form of Civ
ilization.
Writing of "The Economic Interpre
tation of History" in the bimonthly an
nals of the American Academy of Polit
ical and Social Science, Prof. Simon N.
Patten, of the University of Pennsyl
vania. says this of an American future
based on food supplies:
"Not only has America a better food
supply than Europe, but th- barriers to.
commerce have bean so far broken down
as to make the food supply of the whole
world available at our great centers.
