Word: authorities
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...play well fitted to be made into a picture because it moves fast, avoids dexterously all the deeper implications of its situations. Even the judge and family friend who early in the proceedings grants the Warriners an interlocutory decree of divorce is clearly in collusion with the author in his determination to bring things out happily. After the hearing he leaves the two who are no longer husband and wife alone in his chambers. Coming in, after a decent interval, he is so hopeful of a reconciliation that he is bold to ask Ina Claire whether "anything had happened...
...laughed at the episode and took up another stunting ship immediately. The Army Air Corps has a questionnaire which flyers must fill out after accidents. Last week, newspapers had fun printing Flyer Doolittle's report on his Cleveland mishap. The phrases were as short and compact as their author. His "description of method of leaving plane" was two words...
...secretary-general and chairman of the executive committee of the Second International Congress of Eugenics in New York. At one time during the World War he was commanding captain of the Aviation Department, Reserve Corps, and later a major in the Adjutant General's department. He is the author of a number of articles on genetics and cancer research...
...makes some very interesting observations in the current number of Foreign Affairs on the subject of increased tariff schedules. In the same magazine the Harvard economist is vigorously supported in his contention that the new high rates will react unfavorably to the United States. This support comes from the author of "America Comes of Age," the celebrated French economist, Andre Siegfried, who points out meaningly that Europe has become strong enough to retaliate against unduly high tariff measures. The analysis of Professor Taussig together with the intimations from France suggest that the present Congress has been busy sowing seeds which...
...tonight at 66 Winthrop Street is one of the organizers of the Citizen's Committee of Protest in the recent controversy over Mayor Nichols' ban on the Theatre Guild's production of "Strange Interlude" by Eugene O'Neill '15. He is a well-known New York dramatic critic and author...