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With the coming of Governor General Wood, less indulgent to the Filipinos' desires than his predecessor, Francis Burton Harrison, it looked as if trouble was brewing. Osmena resigned from the Assembly, thereby losing his place on the Council of State, and was elected to the Senate. Quezon became Prime Minister, that is, Vice President of the Council of State. When that body resigned recently, it was Quezon who delivered the resignation. Inasmuch as he was not a member of the Cabinet, he could not, theoretically, resign for that body...
...Mencken, voting for Eden Phillpotts, says candidly: "Phillpotts seems to me . . . the worst novelist now in practice in England; certainly no small eminence," while Christopher Morley explains his only putting down nine items instead of ten thus : " I thought it best to leave one place open in case Burton Rascoe (a fellow-nominator) should publish a book...
...respecter of denominations, one of the Senators is a Democrat, the other a Republican. On July 18, Minnesota will elect a successor to the late Senator Knute Nelson. The candidates are Governor J. A. O. Preus (Republican), State Senator J. T. Carley (Democrat), Magnus Johnson (Farmer-Labor). Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana (Democrat) announced that he would campaign for Johnson. He added to his announcement that he was not abandoning the Democratic Party but was convinced that the Democratic candidate had no chance (which is generally agreed). Therefore the Senator from Montana prefers to help elect a "progressive...
...Indian relics, tombs, and skeletons have been excavated at widely scattered points: 1) Near Staatsburg, N. Y., skeleton and full regalia of a Munsee Indian Chief. 2) In Harlan County, Ky., by University scientists and a 14-year-old mountain girl, skeletons of 9 primitive Indians. 3) In the Burton Mound, Santa Barbara, Cal., remains of a race with remarkable tooth development ? broad incisors like horses, and no cavities. 4) At Warehouse Point, Conn., bones of an Indian of large stature. 5) On the Wet River, Arkansas, implements of a vanished race with arts of weaving and carving...
...Some politicians, (for example, Senators Fletcher, Edwards, Oddie; Representatives Britten, Madden, both of Illinois; Representatives Gallivan, Burton, McFadden, Sol Bloom...