Word: gould
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Arthur R. Gould of Maine, leather-faced Yankee of 69, sat before a grate fire in a committee room last week and sought to defend himself against charges of bribery, which he is said to have committed many years ago. An investigating committee, headed by Senator Walsh of Montana, prodded him with questions. Here is the story that Senator Gould told them. In 1912 he and four partners were building a railroad in New Brunswick, Canada?it was "the best railroad they ever had up there." A man named Flemming came to him and said...
...first Mr. Gould refused, but later he admitted that his partners found it necessary to present Premier Flemming with $100,000. Later, another Premier named Clark appeared and demanded $50,000. "I told him," testified Mr. Gould, " 'You won't get 50 cents.' He said he would legislate me out of the railroad business and he did. That's the only time he ever had the reputation of keeping his word...
...They did not want to do it, but they had to," replied Mr. Gould...
...line-up for the Team A matches is as follow: H. N. Rawlins, '27 and R. C. Cochrane; J. I. Pool '28 and Howard Gould; E. D. Pratt '27 and Delane Wight. The feature match of the afternoon will be between Rawlins and Howe...
...Gould. No sooner had Senator Arthur R. Gould of Maine taken his oath of office, a fortnight ago, than did Senator Walsh of Montana demand an investigation of corruption charges against him. Last week, by a vote of 70 to 7, the Senate adopted Mr. Walsh's resolution. Three Republican Senators and two Democrats were appointed to look into the story of a $100,000 "bribe" which Mr. Gould is said to have paid to the Premier of New Brunswick in 1918 in connection with a railroad deal. Senator Gould is the only Republican in the 69th Congress whose seat...