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asbury Park Evening Press Cuess statesmanship just won't d0 it; Dr. Brady t.t.M.shtd 187 THi 8HORI PRI88 J. Lyl. Klnmonth, Idlt.r, 1SM.1t4t WAYNE D. McMURRAY, Editor ERNEST W.

LASS, Publis-hr 0 Asbury Park. Wednesday, July 15, 1938 I 'vk IT 4ffpK Full Grown Man Should Be Himself when he is not under the influence of the nais cotic. An absurdity of the law that encourage! alcohol addicts to believe a few drinks stimulate without inebriating is that a concentration of alcohol in the blood indicates intoxication only when it is more than a certain arbitrary level. As long as this perversion prevails, some persons will exercise the right to drink and drive, maim and kill. If a man is really a man, he doesn't mind being himself.

He doesn't feel the need of a "stimulant" to enable him to carry on. He has enough sense to realize drinking costs a lot of money a husband or father can hardly afford to squander on his favorite narcotic at the expense pf his wife or children. FINDING AN EXCISE Perhaps this wine bibber Is finding an excuse for his selfishness when he argues that wine is a good food. The food value of wine is far inferior to the food value of milk, bread, or meat. Anyone who consumes half a gallon of wine a day is very likely to become, if he is not already, a sot and make his wife and children unhappy.

If he depends on wine so much as "food" in all likelihood the man suffers from nutritional deficiency, malnutrition, and cor-rection of this by supplementing his diet with optimal daily rations of calcium, vitamin and vitamin would probably improve his health and vitality. The Wisconsin reader should try to persuade her husband to visit an Alcoholic Anonymous group in his community. Look for A.A. in the telephone directory. 1 "Will you pleas answer a question and settle an argument?" asks a Wisconsin reader.

Well, as long as I am at a safe distance from the arena, I'll take a chance. What's the trouble? "Is the consumption of two quarts of wine a day excessive Yes. The consumption of two spoonfuls a day Is excessive, in my opinion. But then, I'm a rabid teetotaler, I regard alcohol in any concentration or dilution as a narcotic; and if I were king, the use of alcohol would be as severely restricted a is the use of morphine. Now perhaps you won't consider my view of your problem reasonable or fair, or the individual who consumes half a gallon of wine daily won't.

excessive for a man 50 years of age? He says wine is a necessary stimulant for a man of his age and is a good food. "I feel that two quarts of wine a day is excessive drinking and could become a harmful habit, turning a wonderful person into an alcoholic." (Signed C. B. ALCOHOL IS NARCOTIC In the first place, alcohol, whether In wine, beer, or liquor, is a narcotic and not a stimulant. The poor deluded tippler imagines he is "stimulated" when he is under the influence of alcohol, but authorities agree that the effect of any quantity of alcohol, from that in a glass of wine to that in a pint of gin or vodka, is depressant it weakens the driver's judgment, dulls his consciousness of what he is doing, Impairs his capacity to think, slows his reaction time, makes him propose or agree to things which he will regret or maybe deny Hal Boyle vv' i i vv sr nue" MNiufht jdi.w, Im.

Letters From Press Readers There Is no Argument Against Humane Slaughter Humane slaughtering of meat animals has long been a subject of spread discussion. In fact, some persons are so sympathetic to the plight of animals that they refuse to eat meat at all. Others, constituting the majority, take the middle view that man should be permitted to eat meat but that the animal should be slaughtered with a minimum of suffering. It seems to us that there can be no effective contradiction of this point of view. Under the terms of recently enacted federal legislation, meat sold in interstate commerce must be procured from animals which have been humanely slaughtered.

This law represents a considerable contribution to the cause of animal protection but it still leaves wide open the intrastate field of slaughtering. It is to bring this area of slaughtering under regulation that the pending bill was introduced in the legislature. We can think of no good reason why this bill should not be passed. We do not think the arguments of the slaughterers' spokesmen deserve too much attention since they are largely concerned with the economics of the problem. Religious opposition takes the form of urging delay in the passage of the bill until a federal study of slaughtering methods is completed.

On the other side of the controversy are representatives of a dozen groups which believe that the dignity of man is enhanced when he shows consideration for animals. There is enough cruelty in the world. There has been too much suffering; so much, in fact, that many persons have become hardened and are not shocked when one man, or one race, brutalizes another. Whenever cruelty is permitted to exist, whether the victim is man or animal, the sensitivity of society Is diminished thereby. And when kindness is practiced all mankind is the beneficiary.

Let's give the animals a chance. And, who knows, maybe the humaneness we show toward them will temper our treatment of our fcllowman. Mythical Traffic Rules Inlerlaken is not alone in posting "STOP" signs that have not been validated by ordinance. Many other municipalities also find that they cannot technically enforce the misted requirement to come to a halt before crossing an intersection because they have not adopted an ordinance authorizing the "STOP" signs. This is not necessarily the product of an oversight.

The adoption of an ordinance can be a costly procedure. Moreover, the state Highway Department must approve all such ordinances, and this involves surveys and other delays. For that reason many municipalities, upon observing the need for a "STOP" sign to prevent accidents at a dangerous intersection, install it and hope that it will do the job, even though it be unauthorized by ordinance. Under such circumstances a naive driver, arrested for a "STOP" sign violation, will pay the fine. More sophisticated drivers engage a lawyer who points out that there can be no penalty because no ordinance has been violated.

The procedure should be simplified. While it is advisable for the sake of uniformity to have slate supervision of traffic regulations, a speedy, simple method of adopting ordinances validate "STOP" signs should be available. Under such circumstances there would be no excuse for the widespread practice of attempting to enforce traffic rules that cannot be enforced because Some Remarks That Cause Doctors Pain "My husband says I should always pay you by check." "Never mind the examination, Doc. Just shoot me full of penicillin, and I'll be on my merry way." SOME PATIENTS ARE SHY "You mean you want me to take off all my clothes?" "What if he is bald, Esmerelda? Doctors make the best husbands. They're never home." "I just want to pay for the operation, Doc.

I don't want to buy the hospital a new wing." "How could it be gallstones? We've never had gallstones in our family." "Gee, Doc, you got cold hands." "That's funny. I went to Dr. Zilch yesterday, and he said it was something else. Don't you (ellows read the same books?" "They say he makes so much money he takes it to the bank in an ambulance." "They talk a lot about the old family doctor, but the only place you can see one is in the movies." "The best place to get sick is at the country club. You can find more doctors there than you can at Bellevue." "What do you mean, I ought to cut down? I had an uncle who drank a quart of bourboij every day, lived to be-104' and never went to a doctor in his life." "We'd like to pay you, Doc, but franklyi we had to send Roger to this expensive prep school and" "They were viruses last year.

Doc. What are you guys calling them this year?" "He's a bit conservative. He drives this year' Cadillac, but uses last year's miracle drugs." "Don't you get bored with having peonle stick out their tongues and say a-a-ah? Why don't you ask them to say Mississippi?" "I'm sending this to you on account, Doc on account of it's all I got to send." NEW YORK (-Remarks that doctors get tired of hearing-or overhearing: "Boy, I wish I was a doctor and could park anywhere I wanted to without getting a ticket." "While you're here, Doc, would you mind looking at our collie? The poor dear has got the sniffles." "Seen any interesting diseases lately, Doc?" "They say he' io rich now he hides his money in the crotches of trees." "In other words, Doc, what you mean Is you're just guessing." "Maybe I should have come sooner, but I've never had much use for doctors." "Where do you get those old magazines in your waiting room from the Salvation Army?" WHO'S HIS PHYSICIAN? "Not that I'm dissatisfied in any way, Doc, but what' the name of the physician you go to when you get sick yourself?" "My cleaning woman ays vinegar and honey are belter than. "I want some pills just like the ones you gave Mrs. Taylor the ones that look like pumpkin seeds." "All I asked you is a simple question will it be a boy or girl?" "The word's going around town, Doc, that, you have been playing poker with the undertaker." "That's funny, Doc.

The pain went away the minute I stepped Into your office." "I know you don't like to talk shop at a social gathering, Doc, but lately I been seeing spots in front of my eyes, and I wondered if you." "But you smoke like a chimney yourself, Doc." "Is it true that you doctors save the best medicine for yourselves?" admirers cherish and revert his memory. Why then this compul-aion? The Press has, perhaps unwittingly, placed its finger on a sore spot when it speaks o( McCarthy' impact. Events have been awtft to vindicate Senator McCarthy and his work, and hi detractors stand revealed, at least as fools, in the eyes of all America, What drives the Richard Reveres is Senator McCarthy impact. (Mrs.) A IDA SILVA 635 Wayside Neptune SCHOOL NEWS EDITOR, PRESS: It is most Important today to have the citizenry of a community familiar with all aspects of the local public schools. Your newspaper has been a most important medium in providing such information about the Red Bank public schools.

The Red Bank Board of Education joins me in expressing gratitude (or your coverage of school news. M. GREGG HIBBS, Superintendent, Red Bank Public Schools must at least have the opportunity to decide this issue for themselves at the polls. Heaven help the paternal politician who continues to deprive them of this privilege. NORMAN C.

HANSEN Independent Assembly Candidate, Monmouth Beach SENATOR JOE MCCARTHY EDITOR, PRESS: I fail to see If, as The Press states, it is important la know more and to understand more about Senator McCarthy, why anyone would ever recommend such a book as Richard Rovere's "Senator Joe McCarthy." As National Review states, Mr. Rovere has (or years proved himself incapable of exercising a balanced judgment on the subject of McCarthy. And Mr. L. Brent Rozwcll (of R.

makes it clear that this book is probably the winning entry for Irresponsibility in the current book season. What to me appears as the reul phenomenon is the so-called Liberals' obsession with the subject of McCarthy, These would logically be the people who should like to forget the man, since his Fish in the Boat A dispatch from Chippewa Falls, reports that a fisherman heard a thump as he was easing his boat up to a dock on Lake Wissota and turned to find a 60-pound sturgeon, nearly six feet long, flopping around in the back end of the boat. We can't vouch for the truth of this report, but we have no reason to disbelieve it. Editorial writers are supposed to comment on matters of significance. And here is an incident that just drips with significance, especially for other fishermen.

But we can't for the life of us think of any profound thoughts to offer. Maybe it is because the incident itself is too overwhelming. Imagine! The man hears a thump, turns around, and finds a 60-pound sturgeon! Has madness struck in the fishy world? Has the spirit of self sacrifice overcome the fishes' natural scruples against riding in boats? We don't care, just so this sort of thing continues and we'd settle for a nice four-pound bass, Industry Plane Regulations The recent death of eight management executives of Continental Can Company in a company plane focuses attention on the way that big Industry tries to safeguard its top executives from death in the air. Self-imposed corporate regulations limit the number of key executives who may travel on the same plane. Usually they are from two to five.

Ten years ago, after a plane crash wiped out all three top executives of Kennecott Cop-per Company in Canada, most corpora-tions invoked such rules. The precaution is necessary. Air travel has become so prevalent that Industry must protect itself from losing its highest executive talent in a single air disaster. Travel by air is as safe or safer than any other form of travel, but accidents do happen, and executive talent is often an industry's greatest asset. OTHER EDTORS f.t NS.MOKK' OR MATH? From Cornpttm College In California came rumblines of diwonlenl with educational television.

Student hove picketed the campus with placards protecting "automatized education" and "robot classrooms." Video instruction, complain the rebel lenders, has all the fascination of an hour lon commercial. A one picket put "When a student nee TV, he expels entertainment. He' expecting 'Gunsmoke' not algebra. And there in no instructor to ask question of and clear up misconceptions. It destroy the entire conept of student-teacher relationship." We haven't seen Campion College's TV pro-gramming, so we can't say how it compares with "Cunsmoke," It Isn't exactly cricket to compare any classroom fare with top-rated comineirial program.

And anyhow comparing educational TV with network entertainment Is Mirt nf like putting spinach tip against strawberry shortcake. Still, TV schoolroom planners experimenting Willi a medium for supplementing classroom teaching would do well to consider the students' point on the Importance of the teacher-stndents' relationship, A video lesson in history or physics need not star polished performers to be useliilly Instructive but studio teachers have to make allowances for varying levels of attention and comprehension as a teacher-ln the-flesh does. Kducatlonnl TV may fulfill a vital stipule-menlarv role If it Is regarded as an Instrument for teaching one that prompts classroom questions and discussions rather than as an inexpensive mass substitute for personal instil id Ion. Hut even as an educational Instrument, TV raises another provocative question: What can it fin in the class room that cannot be done as well or better by putting the same "show" nn lilin and then using the film at the convenience of the Instructor and the class? --M'lTAU) EVENING NEWS A NATIONAL LOSS Nomination for "most pathetic news scene" is the picture taken outside the house agrlcul-tuie Miliioniriiiltcc hearing room in Washington of two farm women Irom New Jersey. They wire shown bidding placards lettered with (lie woes of poultry l.irmcrs.

due sign read, "Our children do not want to go back to the crowded cities they want to stay on the larm The other proclaimed, "HeiiMin won't, therefore Congress we hope you will help save ho (arm." The pathos is not in the wornout dodge of blaming Secretary of Agriculture Nor was It altogether the sentimental appeal for the children, or that iarms le saved, la pleading lor help from government to save the farms the women were pleading with the very agent tesponsilile lor the liquidation of the (amily size farm. The government itself is the culprit. The only way Congress could "help save the (aim" would be to cancel all the bungle-some and insane bureaucratic eflorts established in the name of helping save the (arm. An analysis of the ways of government and the laws of economics reveals that the subsidize ami-control touch of gov ernment Is faint to Hiiall unit enterprise. Take government out of the pieline and the small (arms and businesses might hotter exist and compete with the big syrdicntes.

Big business and big (arming have their ewn limitation -when put on a dee m.nket basis; a "point of diminishing returns" as the toMhooks cull it. Thiily years ago farmers were the greatest Individualists in the world, independent, proud, and sell reliant. Their suhmis.sion to socialism is a tremendous national loss. DAILY OKLA-HUMAN FORTISSIMO "Mt.HT In an endeavor to cut down noise at night, Belniar, ,1 is considering an ordinance to forbid rendition of rock roll music in taverns after 11 m. This strikes us as an attempt In put across a piece of class legislation in the guise of a noise abatement proposal, Any tavern proprietor could illustrate the Inequity of hanring a special penalty on rock roll -taken strictly from the decibel putting the 1BI2 Overture nn his Jukebox at DETROIT FREE TRESS Dorothy Kilgallen Press Report Readen ore encouroped to tme thti forum for tin aueui-ton of public question, Letters must carry the iinotur and nddrei of the author.

The frens reseruei the right to condente contribution. ASSKMBLY CANDIDATE ASKS VOTK ON LOTTERY OLKSTION8 EDITOR, PRESS: In conjunction with my proposal of a referendum on the question of a system of slate and local lotteries, I am seeking to eliminate that portion of local real estale taxes which allegedly is used exclusively for educational pur In Monmouth County this represents approximately 50 per cent of the homeowner's tax bill. Our children, nevertheless, are subjected to split sessions, which in some instances are held in un-atisfactory, makeshift clasrooms outside of regular school buildings. 1 ask how and why the greatest and richest nation In the world, while flourishing in luxury and extravagance, could allow itself to be outdistanced by any other country In this vital field elementary and higher education. I place the blame where it belongs, on the professional politician, rather than on the taxpayer or local school board whose efforts cannot possibly solve the over-all problem.

The sooner educational stand-nnls and facilities become a state and-or federal responsibility, the sooner all of our children will receive the equal and adequale education to which they are entitled. Until such tune, I shall vigorously press for drastic reductions In the cost of public school building and offer suggestions for consideration and study as follows: 1. Reduction of architectural expenses by running an altrac live nationwide contest to provide our slate with a variation of models lor elementary and secondary school building. Substituting quantity and quality (or luxury except where local sentiment (avori the latter at local additional expense. 2.

Reduction n( legal fees by utilization of government attorneys under our attorney general or Department of Education. 3. Reduction of Insurance costs by slate and or national government self-insurance. Savings in these areas may reverse the "economy" policy of local government In seeking the cheapest rather than the best qualified teachers. Slate lotteries the obviously popular and painless alternative to Increased taxation must given a chance.

Free Americans TOlUY'SlJEST Chairman Edward N. Gadsby nf the Securities and Exchange Commission, discusses "Security Markets 1029 and at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday marking the 2T)lh anniversary of the SEC. Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Act were discussed at hearings of a House Interstate and Foreign Commerce subcommittee Tuesday and Wednesday. STOCK MARKET ANALYSTS who by the end of June were announcing that the traditional summer rise was getting under way are beginning now to use phrases like "classic bull market fashion" to describe the upward movement of stock prices, Earlier this month the Dow-Jones industrial index, a (avorile of the chart watchers, scored a 33 point advance in ten successive sessions, pushing through the previous highs of last May 29. Then the market took what was generally described as a "breather." Thr traditional summer rise in the market Is more fact than fancy.

A KM survey, brought tip to dale, shows a worth-while advance In Industrials from June lows in 37 of the past 41 years, and an upswing in rails in 38 of those years. The gain in industrial stock prices, when it occurred, averaged vP01" cen' TliFv have not been legally adopted. June Havoc' newest Interest is Camilo Carrau, the young actor-singer from the Dominican Republic who is appearing with her on this week' U.S. Steel video program. She's been helping him with his lines et cetera above and beyond the call of duty Brigitte Bardot has been hit with a lawsuit that will bring her to court in late August unless she interrupts her honeymoon long enough to pay a bill (or the rental of a motorboat she and ex-fiance Sacha Distel used when they were touring Venice.

The bill collectors first pursued Sacha, but he persuaded them that Bri-gitle was responsible (or the loot. Many of the large Miami Beach hotels are redesigning their stages for the presentation of legitimate plays next season a big new trend, and another serious blow to the performer who make their living as "cafe acts" George Gobel took it on the chin from the London crilicswho didn't like his TV shows. Gary Cooper, vacationing in Paris, is displaying considerable modesty in his interviews with the French press. He told the reporters he doesn't want to retire, but has no ambitions to produce films because that' a nerve-wracking game, and he avers, "Anybody could be the new Gary Cooper, but I hope he'll be a better actor than me" Harry Belelonte is negotiating to bring his one-man show, "Tonight with Belefontc," to New York's famous Palace stage Bob Weitman Is apt to wind up in one of the Important jobs now vacant at CBS Alan Dale expect to be the singing voice behind Tony Curtis when the Russ Co-lumbo story is presented on television in the Fall Robert Q. Lewis lives the truly chic life.

While the peasants watch old flickers on their video screens, Bob show such current clicks as "Anatomy of a Murder" to a handful of chums at his summer home on Long Island. William Inge' new play, "Loss of Roses," was written with Marilyn Monroe in mind, but she's not available and the playwright is holding out for his current steady dale, Barbara Baxley. He' encountering opposition from some of the brass involved, who'd like to interest Shelly Winters In the script. England's two networks, BBC and (TV, hassled over who was going to be lurky enough to get Eddie Fisher to star on two TV shows lirigitte May Do Court Scene and BBC "won," under the impression that Liz Taylor would appear with Liz wouia have no part of the deal, but Eddie will still walk away with a giant fee by British standards Previewers who've seen "Blue Ansel" come away gabbing about the scene in which Curt Jurgens puts a pair of opera-length stockings on the lissome legs of gilt-haired May Britt. The heir to a washing machine company fortune has hired a private eye to follow hii wife after' a particularly wild explosion.

They're all apt to wind up on the front pages; the sleuth is a colorful figure, who was indicted in a famous case a (ew years ago Patrick Bashford, the rejected suitor of Sandra Paul (who married Robin Douglas-Home made a remarkably quick recovery. He's betrothed tb Baroness Nina Van Schlebrugge, an 18-year-old Swedish beauty. Isn't this a New York "first?" At 6th Ave. and 47th where construction has begun on a huge diamond building, half the block has been darkened by an overhead platform which protects passersby from falling objects. To make the walk more pleasant, the construction firm has Installed loudspeakers which beam classical music in high-fi fashion at the slightly Inconvenienced pedestrians.

Florida night life should be spirited next winter. Scpy Dobronyi, once the adored of Anita Ekherg, has acquired the Miami franchise for the Black Sheep Club, a network of private key clubs for chaps Another kind of pancake now means a lot of syrup to the supermarkets: Disc sales in the big help-your-self stores totaled 50 million dollars since last July Adolph Green's trip to Paris involved background for the musical comedy he and Betty Cnmden will do next year. The Chateau Madrid had a festive night with champapne flowing in all directions when Carlos Prio, ex-president of Cuba, and Miguel Aleman son of Mexico's former chief executive, played host to gay parties Remember Junior Jackson, the lovely showgirl who used to work at the Riviera? She has a kid sister. Just as gorgeous, about to enter show biz with the novel moniker of Junior Jackson Asbury Rvrk Evening Press Radio Station WJLK 1319 KllocyrlMi AM (Kut.hllshert 4I Megacycle FM lEitabluhcd l47l Til, pubUihed and cpfrnirrt tv Aih.irv Park fV" Wvn McMurm Pif'tidtivfc Kmmontn Vice Pmirtmt Ernt Um STetnr nd Tr-ranum Mtmhrr of 4mTi-Rii MiiiTwpr Auactatton and Audit Surau of Clrruiolion Summer Hull Market? If the rise thi year should prove greater than normal, generally favorable economic conditions will get much of the credit. Total gross national product in the first three months of 1959 was at the seasonally adjusted annual rate of $462 8 billion, a against $429 billion for the year ago period.

Moreover, the base of the market is broader. The New York Slock Exchange in mid-June estimated that the number of U.S. citizens owning stock in publicly-held companies had reached 12,490,000 a 45 per cent gain in the past three years and nearly double the total in 1932. And payrolls in the first three month of 1959 were running at the annual rate of $265.5 billion, as against the rate of $250,9 for the first quarter of 1958. TROBABLY THE MOST WEL COME ASPECT of the June-July market run up was that many of the leading stocks wrere the so-called "blue chips." These had lagged earlier in the year, when market strength was shown largely by cheap and speculative is sues.

Indeed, the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6 issued a public warning to Investors, pointing out that slock Issues had been fluctuating feverishly without cause. Earlier the New York Stock Exchange had written member firms urging that they guard against 'reckless speculation by the uninformed." And big brokerage firms similarly cautioned their clients. HIGH STOCK PRICES make the professionals cautious. The men who are paid to manage other people' money, professional investor for banks, mutual funds, pension funds, and other institutional buyers, tend on rising markets to concentrate on blue chips or, to divert to bonds Investment funds that otherwise would go Into common stocks. But the penetration of previous highs acts as a "buy signal' (or the pros.

This in late June and early July when the ceilings of May 29 were successively pierced, the money managers came into the market with a rush, swelling volume, What's ahead? There' no disposition here to prophesy, but the usual summer rise, even without the impetus of booming business, normally carries through mid-August. A prolonged teel strike, however, by crippling production in other bne, could depress earnings and change this year's picture completely. Such a mockery of traffic control will, in the long run, promote disregard for all traffic regulations. Schools Need 'Selling' A speaker at the recent National Education Association meetings in St. Louis put his finger on a sore spot in the problem of securing enough money for the public schools.

Those who are not convinced the schools need more money, said Dr. John IS. ConnAt.t.Y of Ohio State University, are not going to be persuaded by the old argument that Americans spend more on tobacco than on education. Mr. ConBAUv was right In suggesting that this is an Ineffective, negative way of selling an idea.

It does not let the tobacco user know that if he gives up sonic of his tobacco money lie will be buying something more than the same old educational methods used for the past 30 years. What needs to be emphasized is that many improvements and advances have been made since, say, 1029. Schools look different now. Their teaching methods are the product of many new findings about how best to educate the young. Teaching aids unknown three decades ago now make school a more exciting and instructive experience than it was then.

Proclaiming that more is spent on tobacco than oil schools will not shame Americans into providing bigger educational funds. The taxpayer needs to be sold on the positive values of educationon what he can "buv," in the way of better for a little of the money he now spends on cigarets. Stated in those terms, that old statistical item about tobacco money and school money really means something. "CUT A CAPER" iff ra ra er ri, 4 1 HMhlaitn It, fcaath IS Mnnmantl H. Cntty rtfsn 4 Kn ttlamoni FMrrkvlil fH.il..Hi I MM- I Karl 1 Illl Tram a WeMBIR Of THK ASXOCIATZU PHESS-Th tMi3 01 ll th wl ntii printed In thin ncwtptwr wrU ill ap II- I no OA tl (nonttii tit rtitH paa, I aiftfttha s.ona Mm wiwh nm a sa CIRMAN II atnniha 11 a 4 AO ID flionlht it "I 10 i month 1111 I to monthi )N PECULIAR ANIMAL! When someone cuts a caper, he does some peculiar act A caper is a corruption of the Italian word "capra" lor goat, because It was thought that 'goat were particularly strange animals.

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