Word: costigan
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Died. Mrs. Helen Costigan Cohan, 74, retired actress, mother of famed Actor-producer George M. Cohan; of stomach trouble; in Monroe, N. Y. The vaudeville team of "The Four Cohans" (Jere J. Cohan, Mrs. Cohan, son George, daughter Josephine) was famed in the '90s; a Chicago theatre is named for them. George M. Cohan is the only survivor...
Frank Clark of Miami, Fla., for the vacancy left by Edward Prentiss Costigan, resigned, on the Federal Tariff Commission...
Last week Low-Tariff Mr. Costigan added that High-Tariff Mr. Marvin was "tireless and fanatical"; that his continued membership on the Commission impaired its usefulness and reputation. He criticized two other members of the Commission-Edgar B. Brossard of Utah and Sherman J. Lowell of New York-for belonging to the "Marvin group." He attacked President Coolidge for disposing of former Commissioners, notably David J. Lewis of Maryland, when their views and actions displeased. He also charged disregard of law and improper exercise of power against President Coolidge's record on tariff changes under the flexible provision which...
...What Mr. Costigan sought was a Congressional inquiry. Two years ago he sought the same thing and a committee under Senator Robinson of Arkansas was appointed, but nothing came...
Used to the Costigan castigations, Chairman Marvin commented last week: "I part with him with a salute for his many fine qualities and wish him greater success and satisfaction in his new enterprises than he achieved as a member of the commission." Commissioner Brossard quoted sarcastically: "'Captain, they're all out of step...