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...sold to the Chemical Foundation of Wilmington. Over two weeks have been spent by the Government in striving to prove that the transaction was " fraudulent "; because the price was "altogether inadequate" ($250,000), because President Wilson was " not properly informed" in sanctioning the sale, and because Francis P. Garvan, then Alien Property Custodian, sold patents to the Foundation of which he became President...
...defense opened its case by calling to the stand A. Mitchell Palmer, former Alien Property Custodian whom Mr. Garvan succeeded, Mr. Palmer, Attorney General in 1919 and prominent candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination , in 1920, made a frontal attack on the claims which the Government set up in the dye case. It was during his term as Alien Property Custodian that the plans for the sale of the German patents were first made, although the sales were mainly completed by Mr. Garvan. Part of Mr. Palmer's testimony was his disclosure of the circumstances under which President Wilson...
...State Frank L. Polk in signing the authorization for sale for President Wilson (who was then ill) was misled, 2) because the price paid was ridiculously low, 3) because the President did not have authority to make the sale, 4) because the sale was a conspiracy (Francis P. Garvan who became Alien Property Custodian about that time later became President of the Chemical Foundation), 5) because the sale was fraudulent, several American owned patents being seized and sold with the German...
...Yale Athletic Association has announced that the gift of F. P. Garvan, a former "Y" track man, has enabled the track association to erect a building solely for indoor track practice. The building, which is now under construction will be 195 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 20 feet high, with a clay floor and plenty of window and skylight space. In addition to the spacious skylights there will be adequate electric illumination for dull days and for work at night. A special mixture of clay and cinders has been found to be the most satisfactory indoor flooring for athletic...
...base hits -- Stillman, Guernsey, Miller. Stolen bases--Randall, Metcalf, Wear. Sacrifice hits--Carr, Skilton. Bases on balls--by Clarkson, Wear; by Garvan, Coolidge, Randall 3, Stillman, Struck out -- By Clarkson, Metcalf, Wear 2, Cote 2, Winslow, Guernsey, Miller 2, Chittenden, Garvan 2; by Garvan, Clarkson 2, Skilton. Double play--Winslow and Guernsey. Passed ball--Milne. Wild pitch--Clarkson. Hit by pitched ball--By Garvan, Randall. Time--2h. 22m. Um-pire--Lynch...