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...labor-aiding Pennsylvania Security League. Even after University pressure reputedly made him give up that job he kept on loudly fighting the League's battles against sweatshops and exploitation of women & children, for old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, workmen's compensation. Nor is he the kind of antagonist who makes opponents love him in spite of honest differences. Chunky and spike-haired, he prides himself on speaking his mind anywhere about anything. When he gets on the subject of "invisible government" his thin, sarcastic voice grows shrill with rage. But he is a good teacher. Two years...
...District of Columbia Supreme Court but Mr. Jurney did not want to look for him there. The fact was that Mr. MacCracken's lawyer, smart, dapper Frank J. Hogan, whose defense of Albert Fall and Edward L. Doheny made him the Senate's No. 1 antagonist, was playing a game with the Senate. Mr. Hogan wanted Mr. Jurney to arrest his client in a court where a writ of habeas corpus could at once be obtained for Mr. MacCracken's release. Thus for two days the majesty of the Senate and the craft of Mr. Hogan were...
...fire. When this fails, he wrestles with him, whacks him across the nose with a poker. Rasputin writhes on the floor. Chegodieff then seizes an immense fire iron resembling a crowbar and mashes Rasputin as though he were a potato. He is just congratulating himself on having despatched his antagonist when Rasputin stands up. His face is an indescribable pulp, spattered with blood and sticky morsels which appear to be brains; nonetheless, he manages to give a Barrymore grunt. Chegodieff takes Rasputin out into the snow, pushes his gory head into a river...
...their intense friendship Rognaas confesses that he was one of the bandits; his story absolves Berger of any taint of cowardice. But Berger cannot tell on his friend, even to justify himself to the whole world. Instead, he hits on a plan to justify himself to Lydersen, his chief antagonist, who has by now become a postmaster. On the evening when post office receipts are reckoned up, Berger calls at Lydersen's office. After a heated discussion in which Lydersen stoutly maintains his moral superiority over Berger, Berger suddenly draws a gun. Staring at death, Lydersen hands over...
...Manhattan, gave her annual Manhattan costume ball. The invitations bade 350 guests come dressed as their "opposites." Miss Maxwell rigged herself in pantaloons and high stiff collar as Herbert Hoover. Actress Ina Claire went as Episcopal Bishop William Thomas Manning, her escort was disguised as the Bishop's current antagonist, ex-Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey (TIME, Dec. 15). Dancer Adele Astaire thought she was the opposite of an angel. Lady Ribblesdale went as Charlie Chaplin, Banker Mortimer Schiff as Oscar Wilde. Two socialite matrons chose to dress as "Ladies of the Temperance Union." Composer Cole Porter went as an oldtime...