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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Ernest Willie") Upshaw, had been the interviewed, not the interviewer, as he hitched into the offices and halls of Washington's Capitol. Then he was a Georgia Congressman, bitter foe of drinking ("I haven't had a drink in 46 years")*, chief crusader for sober officials." Fortnight ago, no longer a Congressman, just a platform-lecturer on a holiday, Dryman Upshaw arrived in Manhattan. He walked into the offices of the New York Graphic and asked to speak to its publisher and his good friend, Bernarr Macfadden. Publisher Macfadden was not there, so the caller said to Editor...
...month ago Buyers Hall & Lavarre came to disagreement over control of their journals. A split followed, Buyer Hall asking for an injunction against his one-time partner to restrain him from obtaining operating control. Buyer Lavarre threatened to "disclose" all negotiations with the power company unless the injunction was withdrawn. The injunction still pending, amicable settlement of Hall-Lavarre differences had not been made last week...
Business must sometimes subordinate itself to Politics. Seven weeks ago John Pierpont Morgan and other international big tycoons finished drafting at Paris the so-called Young Plan, embodying their potent recommendations as to how German Reparations may best be paid through an International Bank of Settle-ment (TIME, March 25, et seq.). Politicians representing Germany and the Creditor Powers must now accept or reject the tycoons' advice. Last week, after a month of spirited bickering among European chancellories, it was decided to hold a "Political Reparations Conference" in mid-August at The Hague. The immaculate, aristocratic capital of Queen...
...last previous representative of Red Russia in London was Soviet Chargé d'Affaires A. P. Rosengolz. He was given his walking papers by the since-fallen Conservative Government two Junes ago (TIME, June 12, 1927). As M. Rosengolz hurried into Victoria Station to catch his boat train, he was cheered by a delegation of British Laborites led by jovial Arthur Henderson, then Minister of State for Home Affairs. "Hullo, old fellow!" boomed Mr. Henderson, and warmly wrung the parting Comrade's hand...
...Seven years ago, while he was still founder-president of the since-merged National City Bank of Chicago, Scot Forgan was approached by two young men about to start a new business. They wanted him to buy some of their stock at $25 the share. Looking down his straight strong nose, Banker Forgan declared he could buy no stock. Said he: "I'm just a poor mon and I wor-rk for a sollery...