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...last smashing the padlock on the front gates of the church. "You are all welcome," beamed the rector, and all entered. Bishop Manning stepped to a footstool beneath the scaffolding, preached firmly on the rights of the rector to serve his neighborhood, ending, "I request, and as Bishop I instruct, that this church . . . shall be open for services at such times as he shall direct." Then Bishop Manning shook hands all around, patted the heads of children, said, "God bless you" to one small Negro who replied, "All right" and ran away. Next day Manuel Jesus Roure threatened...
...respect to the new proposals, Mr. Farmer states as follows: "As to the matter of coaching: It is hoped that suitable non-paid coaches for house teams may be found. For university teams we shall endeavor to have the best men we can secure. We want coaches who will instruct the boys in the best there is in sport, giving them every opportunity to develop and to come in contact with those experiences and situations which occur in competitions with teams of other universities, and which are lacking in intra-College competition...
...Treaty of Versailles reads: " [In Germany] educational establishments, the universities, societies of discharged soldiers, shooting or touring clubs, and, generally speaking, associations of every description, whatever be the age of their members, must not occupy themselves with any military matters. In particular they will be forbidden to instruct or exercise their members, or to allow them to be instructed or exercised, in the profession or use of arms. These societies, associations, educational establishments, and universities must have no connection with the Ministries of War or any other military authority...
Were the Republicans attacking the Democrats for lending so much to the Allies? Senator McAdoo would arise and instruct the chamber on what he, as Secretary of the Treasury, had done on foreign loans. Was a bill up to make over the Federal Reserve? Senator McAdoo would oblige with an account of how he, its first chairman, started the system. Railroads? Senator McAdoo had run them for a year as Director General. Labor? Senator McAdoo had raised rail workers' pay $875,000,000 back in 1918. Agriculture? Senator McAdoo, as its first chairman, put the Federal Farm Loan Board...
...Maine Democrats, convening at Portland last week, were at first reluctant to tie up their twelve convention votes to any one candidate. On a poll, however, they voted (286-10-245) to instruct their delegation for Governor Roosevelt whose strength thus rose to 103. The Maine meeting also went...