Word: delayer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...held in private rooms at the Dennis. There was newspaper talk of embarrassments, complaints, discrimination. The convention was asked to resolve that never again should it meet in a place where the color-line is drawn. Despite protests that this would embarrass the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and perhaps delay reunion between Northern and Southern branches, the resolution was passed by a close vote...
...successor company to Paul Wadsworth Chapman's United States Lines, Inc. (TIME, Aug. 17, et seq.). The new U. S. Lines was backed by the Dollar-Dawson-Roosevelt-International Mercantile Marine interests. Although Mr. Dollar will be president of the company as originally intended (business matters made him delay his election, William F. Humphrey, attorney for Herbert Fleishhacker temporarily took the post) the active management will be in the hands of Roosevelt Line officers: Philip Albright, Small Franklin, Kermit Roosevelt, John Merryman Franklin, Basil Harris, P. V. C. Mitchell, Andrew Curtein Fetterolf. From the I. M. M. board last...
Chief current criticism of U. S. lobbying has been aimed at the delay and confusion caused. Outside of regular hearings there have been much buttonholing in corridors, much crowding around committee room doors, much pestering of legislators at homes, hotels, clubs. Many States require lobbyists to register as such, sometimes to pay fees. Not so in Washington. The late sarcastic Senator Caraway used to call the lobbyists "The Third House." Others have suggested that lobbyists be recognized and dignified as such, given a forum of their own in Washington, given rules & regulations and caused to function as a debating body...
Revenue estimates now added up to some 940 millions, at least 50 millions short of a Budget-balancing total. But with every day's delay the financial condition of the country was growing worse. From day to day the Treasury's revenue estimates were shrinking. It became apparent that some broad new base of taxation might have to be sought. It also became apparent that some of the voting for stiff "nuisance taxes" was for the purpose of exciting potent public protest and driving the Senate toward some other tax. What tax this was, everyone knew-a Manufacturers...
After a considerable delay yesterday afternoon, during which 15 members of the Health and Athletic Board waited patiently for their annual inspection trip of the crews in the launches, the Varsity and Jayvee eights took to the water for a brief workout. Cassedy, who did not row yesterday on account of a strained neck, was back at the stroke seat...