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What would brother-in-law have? Would he have the managing editor (who makes front cover) and the advertising manager (who makes the ad-pages) confer with each other? Only by such untimely collaboration could such a coincidence be avoided.-ED. President's Voice Sirs...
...Buckingham Palace. Colonel Edward Mandell House of Austin had recommended to President Wilson that Jones be put in charge of the U. S. Red Cross's huge military relief activities in Europe. Jones had an appointment to meet the President at Buckingham Palace, whither Wilson had gone to confer with George V. It was winter and on the way to the palace in a taxi the bitter cold seemed to centre in Jesse Jones's feet. He was shown into a small parlor where he was to meet Wilson. There he removed his shoes before a cozy fire...
...island of grey steel nosed into a bank of soft mud and stuck. On board was the new com mander of Britain's Home Fleet, Vice-Admiral Sir William Henry Dudley ("Ginger") Boyle, K. C. B. Along the deck went he to the control tower, to confer with the Commanding Officer Captain Patrick Macnamara, well known in Washington last year as British naval attaché. "This is your ship. Captain," said the Admiral. "Might I ask what you propose to do?" When he heard what the ebullient Irish Captain Macnamara proposed to do, the Admiral's eyebrows rose...
Every weekday morning at 9:30 Mr. Morgenthau, his Special Assistant Earle Bailie and Jesse Jones confer directly or by telephone to decide the RFC's gold buying price. Every morning at 9:45 that price written in ink upon a mimeographed sheet is handed to newshawks at the Treasury and wired simultaneously to the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Because of its effect on foreign exchange anyone who knew the price in advance would have the opportunity of making large profits. Last week the Treasury was sure that someone did know the price in advance. On one occasion...
...Freshman coach, Nelson has assisted him informally. He has worked with the backfield and had complete charge of blocking and tackling. William J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics and Head Cocach Casey are now faced with the task of choosing a successor to Nelson and have already begun to confer on the proposition. Their decision will be announced sometime this winter but will probably not come until after the meeting of collegiate coaches during the Christmas recess...