Word: hooverized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Penney home is on Belle Isle, across a causeway from Miami Beach. At Miami, the Hoover party was welcomed by Governor Carlton amid a Florida fanfaronade. Host Penney was not at Belle Isle to greet Guest Hoover; he left, last week, on a round-the-world trip. But he had given Mr. Hoover the keys...
...Hoover conferred with Washington's "Dry" Senator Jones, New Jersey's "Wet" Senator Edge. He induced them to withdraw their joint resolution, pending in Congress, calling for an investigation of prohibition enforcement. In place of Congressional action, Mr. Hoover intends to appoint, shortly after he enters office, a sage, non-partisan committee of perhaps nine or eleven persons to conduct a thorough enforcement inquiry report to Mr. Hoover...
...calling for $25,000,000 for prohibition enforcement. Three substitute amendments were suggested: Washington's Jones suggested $1,250,000 to be used chiefly for educational purposes; Georgia's Harris wished to raise the Jones amount to $24,000,000. Virginia's Glass suggested $250,000 to finance Herbert Hoover's proposed investigation committee. Bitter and intricate was the argument revolving about these varied proposals. No decision could be reached...
...little bird had told him he would be Attorney General when, soon, Vermonters Coolidge and Sargent had retired into history. Though nothing more than a bird would stand sponsor for this piquant prediction, it was one of two things which may definitely be put down as sure about the Hoover cabinet...
...other sure thing is Secretary of the Treasury: Andrew William Mellon. Long exploded is the nonsense that businessmen sacrifice themselves when they take public office. Mr. Mellon has enjoyed being Number One finance man of the world's richest country. After one year under President Hoover, he will be 75, and may retire with the record of having graced three administrations. There are eight other cabinet positions. At least eight men were last week recommended for each of them. Mr. Hoover enjoyed listening to the fine things that were said about all of them. Mr. Hoover was neither stiff...