Word: experts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Coolidge denies this. In two paragraphs of his Memorial Day speech at Gettysburg, he cast aside the conclusions of the expert psychologist and criminologist, to avow his faith in the existent American machinery of justice. There might be grit in the works, but the design was good, and the wheels would revolve in silence when chicanery and flummery among judges was cleaned...
Unfortunately for Expert Samuel a back bencher of the Chancellor's own party (Conservative) arose and protested that a reduction should be made in the case of another of the new Churchill taxes, namely that on British-made cigaret lighters. Against this proposal Expert Samuel, determined to defend his influenza-stricken Chief, set his lips and remained firm. He was then indiscreetly approached by Colonial Secretary Colonel Leopold C. M. S. Amery (strong, speechless man of the Cabinet), who whispered in his ear. At the conclusion of this dramatic whispering Expert Samuel reversed his decision of a moment before...
Within five minutes the pandemonium was such that a disgusted Briton in the gallery hurled his hat down upon the floor of the House, exclaiming: "Shut up, you bloody fools!" Oddly enough, this quieted the tumult; but as it subsided crippled Philip Snowden grinned upon Expert Samuel, and remarked: "I do not envy the Financial Secretary when he meets the convalescent Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Elected. Elmer T. McCleary, expert steelmaking vice president of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.; to be president of the Republic Iron & Steel Co.; to succeed Thomas J. Bray, resigned...
Hans Neudorf, physical culture expert, will take the part of "The Wrestler" in the play. In addition to Mr. Neudorf, there is Ricard Boonisar '29, a pure blooded Assyrian, who will teach the cast how to pronounce difficult Arabian names. The pronunciation of such words as "eyewallah", "istagfarrulah", "marshalla", and "saleikum" puzzled the play-producers and began to loom up as an unsurmountable obstacle, until the bio-linguist Boonisar was discovered. He came to the aid of the perplexed actors, and for the past week has been drilling the cast of "Hassan" it the intricacies of oriental speech...