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...England, there are at pres-ent only 350,000 cars. Of these, about 200,000 are Fords...
...Democrats, on the other hand, will have a better opportunity in the Republican ranks. Two of the pres-ent Republicans, Elkins of West Virginia (by retirement) and McCormick of Illinois (by failure in the primaries) will not be in the race. The Democrats claim to have chances of victory in ten states? New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Illinois, West Virginia, Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey. Cum grano salis, the Democrats have still the better opportunity...
...cutting of quotas from the pres-ent 3% to 2% and taking the census of 1890 instead of 1910, as at present, as basis for the quotas would reduce gross immigration from about 358,000 to about 159,000. This alienates from the bill large manufacturers who want a well stocked labor market. To counterbalance this group there is organized labor which favors even greater restrictions. The alteration of the basis of the quota from 1910 to 1890 has the effect of a greater proportionate quota for northern and western European countries and smaller proportionate quotas for southern and eastern...
...Marquis Kuni is a brother of Princess Nagako, who may one day be Empress of Japan, being at pres-ent the bride-elect of Prince Regent Hirohito. The royal wedding was postponed at the time of the recent earthquake (TIME, Sept...
...declared, " business men will cooperate with the President . . . there is no reason to fear there will be a serious financial or commercial disturbance or depression during the next few months." Despite the pres-ent handicaps of high and burdensome taxes, high costs of production and high costs of living, the Judge looks forward cheerfully to conditions in the iron and steel industry. He recognizes that the returns on capital invested in the business are inadequate, and that the industry is not operating at full capacity. Yet he considers the outlook good, and anticipates heavy purchasing by railroads, constructors, oil producers...