Word: amounting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...appropriation bill, with special reference to the amendment proposed by Georgia's Senator Harris calling for $25,000,000 for prohibition enforcement. Three substitute amendments were suggested: Washington's Jones suggested $1,250,000 to be used chiefly for educational purposes; Georgia's Harris wished to raise the Jones amount to $24,000,000. Virginia's Glass suggested $250,000 to finance Herbert Hoover's proposed investigation committee. Bitter and intricate was the argument revolving about these varied proposals. No decision could be reached...
Purpose of Committee. Mr. Young continued: "The first Dawes committee was not authorized to fix the total amount which Germany was under obligation to pay. It fixed only a standard annuity, which was to continue until some other arrangement was made...
...would be unfortunate to give the impression that we are merely going to state a number of years for the present annuity. What we are really going to do is to determine the amount of an annuity and the number of years it is to continue, so as to fix a total for Germany's obligations...
...solution, the only solution, then, is this: give a Junior-Sophomore prom. Since dance expenses are a fixed element, that is, they remain practically unchanged whether 400 or 600 attend, all receipts beyond a certain amount may be devoted toward making the dance more elaborate and attractive. Favors are an essential element of a successful dance. These are given neither at the Prom nor the Jubilee, and contribute toward their failures...
...Tobin acquits herself well as Mary Dugan, a role which requires more skill than work. But even she is outshone by Arthur Hohl as District Attorney Galway. His is a magnificent rendering, packed with difficult situations and humorous touches. He fights a losing battle, but retains throughout a liberal amount of sympathy from friends and foes alike. Robert Williams, as the younger brother Jimmy, makes the most of a popular part...