The Press: Barometer

Said one Rudolph E. Vogel of Milwaukee, antagonist: "This crossword craze will positively end by June!"

Said one Alfred Coster Schermerhorn of Manhattan, protagonist: "The crossword puzzle is here to stay!"

Examining the Nation's press, last week, readers found among the news- papers publishing crossword puzzles: The Washington Post, The Atlanta Constitution, The Kansas City Star, The Detroit Free Press, The Omaha Bee, The Chicago Tribune, The Buffalo Evening News, The Cleveland Press, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Philadelphia Ledger, The Minneapolis Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Transcript and nine Manhattan dailies.

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