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...Major-General Benjamin D. Foulois, Chief of Air Corps. President Roosevelt had commanded an end to Army airmail deaths and the only way to execute that command was to keep flyers out of the air until conditions could be improved. Last week General Foulois started out from Washington to inspect his men, bases and equipment. "I am told," he said, "that our equipment is no good. Others tell me it is the finest in the world." The General flew first to Long Island's Mitchel Field. There he quoted Air Corps mortality statistics to back up his contention that...
Around 8 that evening a freight train pulled into Dijon. The engineer stepped down to inspect his oil cups. There was blood on the driving wheels. Railway police started down the track. A few minutes later they found the body of Judge Prince. Several trains must have, passed over him. One ankle was tied to the track. There was a knife wound in his throat. His money was still in his pockets. But all incriminating papers had been removed from his briefcase. Next morning Mme Prince received a telegram signed with the judge's name saying that his mother...
...Last spring trustees of Roxbury (Mass.) Latin School were on the hunt for a new headmaster. They decided to inspect Alumnus James Bryant Conant, invited him out for a speech. Professor Conant went, spoke. Roxbury trustees looked, listened, decided that Professor Conant, reserved, stiff-bodied, boyish-looking, with no jot of showmanship, no trace of "Harvard accent," definitely would not do. Few weeks later Professor Conant was elected president of Harvard...
...high for his banana business. This was better than $3 a share against $1.95 the previous year. With $37,000,000 in cash & Governments at the year end United Fruit was in the strongest financial position in its history. But Sam Zemurray still wants more, this week sails to inspect his banana lands which now rim the Caribbean...
...limited to murals. Easel paintings, statues, friezes, memorial tablets, prints, drinking fountains, even such a utilitarian idea as a new design for linoleum is permissible. Regional committees were appointed whose jobs would be to select artists actually in need, choose the buildings to receive their attentions, commission, inspect and approve preliminary sketches. The regional committee chairmen appointed last week were...