Word: controls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Leonard Wood must have sighed, and the War Department have sighed for him, because the Philippine Legislature opened its annual session-always an occasion for a great bickering between Legislature and executive. The Governor General read his message. It was hardly worth while, because the party in control of the Legislature has pledged itself to oppose him and his policies in the sacred name of Independence...
...said that railroads, mines and agriculture belonging to the Government should be placed under private control. He said that expenses had been reduced, revenues increased $5,000,000, making it possible for the Government soon to "go upon a cash basis." He said that remarkable progress had been made in teaching English in the public schools, but that more American teachers were needed. He said that the Moros were restive under the rapid Filipinization imposed upon them, and that there might be periodic outbreaks for some time when fanatical leaders came into the ascendency as they do every...
Originally, the Equitable Life was capitalized at only $100,000, the minimum provided for by New York State law. At first the shares were distributed among its directors for the most part; subsequently, they became concentrated in individual hands, and control of the Company passed in rapid succession from Henry B. Hyde to James Hazen Hyde to Thomas F. Ryan to the elder J. P. Morgan and finally to T. Coleman du Pont. Mr. Ryan placed stock in the hands of trustees for the benefit of the policyholders, and subsequent owners followed his example...
Recently, the last eight shares were acquired from one Jennie R. Morse. The board of directors, receiving the final report of the trustees, terminated the trust and retired the total capital stock. By this action, absolute control of the Equitable's assets is turned over to the policyholders, and the enterprise is now a complete mutual organization without capital stock...
...Been Working on the Railroad, Some Folks Say That a Nigger Won't Steal, et al. There is a foreword by Ring Lardner, alleged basso. There is whimsical but practical explanation of the broad technique essential to impromptu cantatas-"swipes," "seventh heaven," "amen corner," Russian depths and breath control. Most important are the actual scores of a dozen much-mangled tunes and the standard words, disputes over which have rent asunder the closest of harmonizers. Slipped into the covers of the volume are two cheap 5-inch phonograph records...