Word: fourths
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Obscure in its foundation, the Anti-Saloon League today is one of the nation's most powerful organizations. Wets have termed it the Fourth Branch of the Government (legislative, judicial and executive being the other three); have roared against its "invisible power." While its founders were meeting in Oberlin, its present General Counsel, Wayne B. Wheeler, was announcing a funding-program of $300,000 a year for the next two years. Denying that this money ($600,000 in all) was to be used against Wet presidential candidates, Mr. Wheeler said that only the "moderate sum" of $50,000 would...
...third club or the fourth that brought Rotary into civic affairs in a very definite way. . . . In the town where this particular club was situated were three civic organizations of the Chamber of Commerce character. They were intense rivals. . . . There came an occasion for community action. . . . The rest is easy to guess. "There was an exceedingly wise man in that town. This wise man simply explained that while the rivals bickered, Rotary went ahead and served...
...great Endicott-Johnson shoe factories near Binghamton, N. Y., many an employe of late has glowered over his work, has grumbled in locker rooms. About a fourth of the employes felt that they were not getting sufficient bonus. Too little of the company's profits were going to the workers. The other three-fourths, contented, mocked at the grumblers...
...contributed comes from Massachusetts. In this state 619 individuals have given a total of $291,399.50. The next state to Massachusetts is New York with a total of 266 contributers and $212,996 given. Pennsylvania is third with 65 donors giving a sum of $34,050, while Illinois is fourth with 47 gifts amounting...
This year, O'Neil was an able second in Captain Haggerty in the half, but failed to place against Yale when he was accidentally spiked. He took fourth behind Hogan of Yale, and Haggarty and Porier of Harvard. This injury also prevented his participation in the Interoollegiates at Philadelphia last Saturday...