National Affairs: Early's Temper

James Sloan, 42, male, 225 W. 110 Street, apartment 42. Date—October 28, 1940, 11:15 p.m. Place of Occurrence—33rd Street and Seventh Avenue, Pennsylvania Railroad Station. Nature of illness—Contusion of lower abdomen. Home.

Was attended by Dr. Mascitelli, of St.Vincent's Hospital, for injuries received while on duty. Was kicked by one Stephen Early, secretary of President, U. S.

So ran the police report last week on Steve Early's greatest mistake. Of all the reports, it alone was terse.

For seven years Washington correspondents have noted and written much of Secretary Early's blunders. An imposing, hot-tempered, red-faced Virginian (distant kinsman of Confederate General Jubal A....