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...Fascist "brown shirt," each flaunting the Fascist swastika on his left arm, each in khaki flare-pants, swank black leather boots-all proud that they had flagrantly, successfully broken the Prussian State ordinance forbidding "public appearance in political costume." Saluting the Reichstag and each other, the Browns roared: "Hail, Hitler! Wake up Germany! Down with the Young Plan." Bellowed back the Communist Deputies (who had threatened but failed to come in red shirts): "Hold the Red Front! Down with Hitler! Down with the Young Plan!" In this last cheer virtually the entire Reichstag was willing to join. There were times...
President Hoover began his journeys last week by going to Philadelphia to watch the Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals in their initial world series game (see p. 42). As he entered Shibe Park, "Hail to the Chief" was played for him, on a phonograph. Because not enough seats had been reserved, 17 out of the 56 in his party had to sit in the stone aisles. The President took seat No. 4 in his box. Five members of the Cabinet clustered close...
Cutting, thrusting with their sabres, police charged down the street, were turned at the barricades with a hail of bottles, pistol bullets...
...conscience, had just made a most gracious gesture toward Italy. He had announced that work on the new war boats laid down in the French naval program will be suspended for six months. In Italy the Fascist press took its friendliest tone toward France in weeks, not forgetting to hail M. Briand's announcement as a great diplomatic victory for // Duce...
...Hail is a by-product of thunderstorms only. Thunderstorms are tornadoes with horizontal instead of vertical axes. Hail is caused by the up currents of the storm carrying moisture particles to an altitude where they will freeze. As they drop back toward earth the fountainhead of the wind will carry them upward again, add more snow and ice to their structure. Their size is limited only by the power of the wind to carry them upward on successive trips...