Word: cols
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Justice Jennings Bailey (District of Columbia Supreme Court) instructed the jury that unless it decided there were eight Senators physically present, the verdict must be not guilty. Thus, the ingenuousness of Col. Stewart was never passed upon. The jurors (three of them women) came in after 55 minutes, congratulated Col. Stewart, patted his broad back...
While citizens wondered whether Justice Bailey was a discriminating jurist or a quibbling dolt, and whether U. S. Senators are efficient investigators or clumsy persecutors, Col. Stewart packed out homewards to Chicago, scot-free at last of the Oil Scandals unless the Senate gets the Bailey theory of quorums overridden in the U. S. Supreme Court...
...Hoover Plan." Happiest and most eager of the Governors was Maine's Brewster. He carried and soon delivered an authorized message from the President-Elect himself, a message outlining a plan (see col. 3) to help carry out the Hoover dream of "abolishing poverty." It being impossible for the Governors' conference to enforce resolutions or fix programs, the Hoover plan was received with applause only, not acted upon...
...abolishing poverty." Their job reserve plan served as an exegesis of his own campaign promise of a large continuous public works program. So he authorized Governor Brewster of Maine to explain the job reserve at the Governor's conference in New Orleans last week (see col. 1) and to announce it as an outline of the Hoover plan for protecting Coolidge prosperity...
Morgan Ire. On board also, and the especial charge of Mr. Morgan, was Miss Elizabeth Morrow, daughter of Ambassador to Mexico Dwight W. Morrow. Rumors that Miss Morrow, 25, or her sister, Anne, 22, was to marry Col. Lindbergh had been printed. Lindbergh was a guest of Ambassador Morrow in Mexico City. The ship-news reporters were instructed to ask Miss Morrow all about...