Word: filley
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Secretary of War Dwight Filley Davis would never think of suggesting that President Calvin Coolidge ought to do his own marketing, or that Mrs. Coolidge ought to be the White House cook. But just such suggestions were made last week by China's Minister of War, the great Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang...
Should U. S. Secretary of War Dwight Filley Davis return to Washington from a six-weeks vacation he would not expect to be met at the station by the President and Mrs. Coolidge, the Cabinet, the entire Diplomatic Corps and the 100 highest ranking Army officers...
Should the title of U.S. Secretary of War Dwight Filley Davis be changed, in the near future, he would probably become not "Secretary of Peace" but "Secretary of the Science of National Defense." This observers deduced from the fact that President Calvin Coolidge said last week, at Wausau, Wis. (See National Affairs): "We cherish no sentiment of aggression. . . . But . . . for the Government [of the U.S.] to disregard the science of national defense would expose it to the contempt of its citizens at home and of the world abroad. It would be an attempt to evade bearing our share...
...Herrick, a quick-acting diplomat, knowing that the French would not feel satisfied unless Tilden was in action, promptly said the necessary words to the U. S. tennis officials. A final decision on Tilden's status will be made when he returns to the U. S. Meanwhile, Dwight Filley Davis, Secretary of War and donor of the Davis Cup, was quoted by the Denver Post as saying that "Tilden probably is guilty of professionalism and should be barred from amateur competition." France retained the Davis Cup because she has three aces, whereas the U.S. has only Tilden. Cochet...
These cups, in the order in which they were contested, are: Managers' Challenge Cup--won by J. A. Crooks '25. Filley Challenge Cup--won by third Freshman Crew. Union Bost Club Challenge Cup--won by third University crew. Regent's Cup won by J. S. Frame '29. Carroll challenge Cup--won by R. B. Thurber '29. Beacon Challenge Cup--won by first Gore Hall crew and combination class crew...