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Simons, former Foreign Minister in the Cabinet of Chancellor Fehrenbaca (1920-21) and lately President of the German Supreme Court at Leipzig, was last week elected by the leaders of the big political parties President cf Germany ad interim...
...agreement to this effect was doubtless made to relieve Chancellor Luther of the onerous task of discharging simultaneously the duties of President and Chancellor. As the forthcoming Presidential election may not be over until the end of April, the strain cf occupying two important offices over such a stretch of time would necessarily impose an intolerable burden upon the Chancellor. Moreover, it was pointed out by The New York Times, that, if the Government were forced to resign before a President were elected, Chancellor Luther would be in the same sort of situation as was the Pooh-Bah in Gilbert...
Down the Wilhelmstrasse and Unter den Linden across the Pariserplatz and through the centre arch of the Brandenburg Gate-through which, during the Imperial regime, only the Kaiser could pass-went the long company of ad mourners. The tense excitement cf the populace was severe and the involuntary surge of the crowd as it tried to prolong its last look at the majesty of the funeral pomp caused women to shriek and faint. (U. S. newspapers attributed this erroneously to "the bursting of emotion pent up beyond endurance." Berlin crowds, as is well known, are not so hysterical...
...Redeeming Sin. The cutting edge of Nazimova's personality is far too sharp for such crumbly material as this affords. She plays the Paris cocotte who had a good heart after all (cf. Kiki). Lou Tellegen, as the Apache, and a lot of fairly well faked Paris scenery are also thrown away...
...British rule or sovereignty, from the Hindu verb raj, to reign; cf. rajah, a prince...