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Save for the conscientious Nudist, the forbidden publications were all smut sheets, compendiums of "art studies'' bearing such titles as Wild Cherries, Cupid's Capers, Hollywood Squawks. Heretofore the sale of questionable magazines in New York has been combated with the vague threat of criminal prosecution. But austere little Mayor La Guardia has new ways of doing things. His commissioner of licenses simply announced that anyone in his jurisdiction who was caught selling dirty publications would be put out of business...
...cost $25,000 to kill one soldier in the World War. Krupp supplied many a gun with which Belgian and Russian soldiers slaughtered German troops at the outbreak of the War. Though forbidden by the Versailles Treaty from making armaments, this famed German company is today rearming Germany and doing a good-sized munitions export business to the Far East and South America...
...regent of the Bank of France. He is a member of the Chamber of Deputies. He owns most of Le Journal des Debats. His international connections during the War were so powerful that, when the Germans took the French iron mines in the Briey basin, the French Army was forbidden to bombard the source of a great part of the ore Germany consumed during the War. With all Governments as their custom ers, munitions men have only one thing to fight - internationalism. As businessmen their aim is to keep each nation overarmed, to stir up nationalistic anxieties which only guns...
...Tung. Next day the Dowager Empress died suddenly. Prince Chun became Regent and the Emperor Hsuan Tung went back to his nursery. At the age of six, he emerged briefly to abdicate after the successful revolution of Canton's great Sun Yatsen. He continued to live in the Forbidden City, studying with his British tutor. Sir Reginald Johnston, a former customs official of Weihaiwei. and attempting to collect the magnificent salary of $4,000,000 that the Republican Government promised him but never paid...
Although no reason for the refusal of the invitation was announced, it is believed that the Committee felt that exposing college boxers to the critical eyes of spectators accustomed to viewing professionals would be unfair. The cheering and jeering that is forbidden in the collegiate matches could not be curbed with such an audience. It was expected by those interested in arranging such a match that it would draw a crowd of at least...