Word: forte
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Hearing. Last week the Ways and Means Committee was just hearing what various people thought should be embodied in the bill. The position taken by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and his assistants in hearings during several days, being the Administration proposal, received the most attention-it was the fort to be stormed if possible by the opposition. The chief importance of these early hearings will be to crystallize public opinion and indicate to politicians what compromises are advisable and possible...
Marched forth three U. S. battalions of the 33rd Infantry from Fort Clayton, five miles away. Commanded by General Martin, they proceeded to Panama City and dispersed the rioters with fixed bayonets. To fiery-hearted Latin Communists, who bared their chests and demanded to be stabbed or shot, the U. S. soldiers responded with proddings in another part of the anatomy and good natured jeers. As night fell, they planted machine guns at strategic points and awaited further developments...
Lincoln C. Andrews is Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He is in charge of Prohibition enforcement. He was put in charge to take the Prohibition unit out of politics. In so doing he appointed Herbert H. White Prohibition Administrator at Fort Worth, with jurisdiction over Oklahoma. Mr. White ousted from office Prohibition agent, the Rev. Mr. Thoroughman* of Lawton, Okla. Several churches objected. Last week the following letter from U. S. Senator Harreld, Republican of Oklahoma, to Mr. Andrews was made public...
...rather favorably impressed with Mr. White, the director at Fort Worth, when I met him, and told him that I would not be unduly active in promoting any candidate for appointment as enforcement officer, but I do insist that neither you nor he should do anything which will injure my standing in the state in which I live and endanger my chances for re-election in the coming campaign...
...Chicago-Dallas-Fort Worth to National Air-Transport, Inc., of Chicago...