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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...made under present tariff duties. When it came to the question of confining the tariff to agriculture, the Democrats became anxious about defections from their ranks. They were just as uneasy about voting on specific tariff rates. In fact every one was a little uneasy. So with many whisperings behind the scenes it was agreed that the prolog should be not tariff, but administration of the tariff. In other words, the Senators will first argue about the flexible tariff provision (allowing the President to alter rates), meanwhile watching which ways the tariff cat jumps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TARIFF: Birdseed & Cat-Jumping | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

...remaining history of Lever Bros., after the establishment of Port Sunlight, is largely the history of expansion through branches. Mr. Lever globe-trotted all over the world. Wherever he traveled he left behind him, in strategic spots, a Lever Bros, branch or a Lever Bros, subsidiary. France, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, the U. S.?even China was not too far distant. In 1906 he tried to arrange a consolidation of leading British soapmakers, but the late great Lord Northcliffe raised such an antitrust turmoil that the project was abandoned. Thereupon Mr. Lever sued Lord Northcliffe and other

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Lever Bros. | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

...Colony. In New Haven's Prospect Street, behind a high wall and adjoining the gardens of the learned community's Victorian moguls, is a monkey house. No uncouth student ever annoys the beasts for they are the wards of Robert Mearns Yerkes. He, who made a Harvard reputation studying the behavior of the dancing mouse,* has for the past five years been discreetly studying anthropoid intelligence for God, for country and for Yale. No simple task has that been, especially since apes do not behave normally in captivity. To study them as best he could he once spent three weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Psychologists | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

...people have written "ex" instead of "X" become ambassadors to the Sublime Porte or Commissioners of This and That. Tammany Hall has no power to supply such opportunities for service to its late great, but its Spirit of Service operates in spite of obstacles. It was the motive force behind a business announcement of last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Servants of the People | 9/9/1929 | See Source »

...Close behind, averaging only .001 m. p. h. less, was brother George Wood in Miss America VII, last year's winning boat. Both other contestants were eliminated by engine trouble. In the second (and final) heat Champion Wood sent Miss America VIII roaring at the new record time of over 75 m. p. h., strengthened the tradition that he is unbeatable on water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harmsworth Trophy | 9/9/1929 | See Source »

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