Word: ets
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...English name is derived from the word "Egyptians" and some gypsies speak of themselves as "Pharaoh's People," claim to have originated in a non-existent "Little Egypt." Their language resembles a Hindu dialect with liberal borrowing from Greek, Persian, Armenian, Rumanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Czech, German, French, English, et al. Gypsies have a great many kings and queens. In 1930 in Madison. N. J., Queen Louisa Harrison, recognized by one of the many U. S. factions, died. She was English-born, a devout Presbyterian and worth $1,000,000 which her shrewd, deceased husband made trading horses...
...Japanese transports landed an unrevealed number of fresh troops at Dairen. Meanwhile in Mukden the Japanese G. H. Q. of General Shigeru Honjo feted a distinguished and most welcome guest. Guest General Jiro Minami started the Japanese push into Manchuria when he was Minister of War (TIME, Oct. 12, et seq.). Last week he offered a quaint description of the outburst of Chinese banditry which followed Japan's overthrow of the Chinese Government of Manchuria at Mukden. "A revolution has overtaken Manchuria." General Minami said. In Tokyo the Japanese Diet met briefly, passed a resolution "in appreciation...
...indirect instance of President Hoover and the immediate request of the Child Welfare Conference (TIME, Jan. 26 et ante), Professor Frederick Joseph Taussig brought his life-long study of abortions up to date. Last week Dr. Taussig, clinical professor of gynecology and professor of clinical obstetrics at Washington University (St. Louis), completed publishing in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology* the facts which President Hoover wanted to know. Those who want or need abortions performed can get no information in the Taussig report on ways of accomplishing the operation, nor of doctors or midwives who will perform one. The report...
Immeasurably more serious was a rebuff by Dutchmen to Cubans next day in Paris, where the International Sugar Council is still vainly trying to enforce the Chadbourne plan of world wide restriction by leading sugar growers (TIME, May 18 et ante). Cuba has loyally cooperated; President Machado has thrown all his dictatorial power behind the plan. Last week the Dutch growers contended that a technicality in the Chadbourne agreement exempts "present crops" from limitation, and contended that since their crop contracts are made 14 months in advance, limitation of the Java crop would not begin until the spring harvest...
...Foreign Minister, Kenkichi Yoshizawa, is the Old Fox's son-in-law. He was in Paris last week where as Japanese Ambassador he has stubbornly defended Japan before the League Council (TIME, Oct. 5 et seq.). Recalled by his father-in-law, tiny Mr. Yoshizawa who incessantly puffs enormous black cigars, took a ticket for Moscow where he will talk Manchuria with Soviet Foreign Minister Maxim Maximovitch Litvinov, then hurry across the trans-Siberian Railway to Manchuria and finally to Japan...