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BEHIND THE SPANISH BARRICADES- John Langdon-Davies-McBride...
...SHORT HISTORY OF THE FUTURE- John Langdon-Davies - Dodd, Mead ($3). A prophet with a scientific back-ground and liberal convictions. John Langdon-Davies (Man and His Universe) sees a confused future in which Japan and Germany fight Russia (but not in the next three years), the U. S. adopts fascism, Britain remains democratic. He sees "one race in the world, with a pale, coffee-coloured skin, mongoloid eyes, rather shorter than the average Englishman of today...
...following Freshmen will canvass the Yard; Holworthy Hall, James M. Mixter; Thayer Hall, Arthur W. Page, Jr., and Frank S. Streeter; Weld Hall, Walter D. Riddle, Jr.; Stoughton Hall, John I. Mohler; Hollis Hall, Langdon B. Gilkey; Lionel and Mower Halls, Christian M. Lauritzen...
...members of the committee, selected from a group of 30 Freshmen, recommended by the proctors in the Yard, are: Vinton A. Dearing, Rodman Gilder, Jr., Langdon B. Gilkey, Barton Kelly, Christian M. Lauritzen 2nd, John I. Mahler, Douglas Mercer, James M. E. Mixter, Arthur W. Page, Jr., J. Warren Palm, Peter E. Pratt, Walter T. Ridder, Walter D. Riddle, Jr., and Frank S. Streeter...
Fires of ill-feeling were kindled when Maurice P. Davidson and Tenement Housing Commissioner Langdon W. Post, as spokesmen for New York's utility-hating Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. and Superintendent Ezra Frederick Scattergood of the Los Angeles municipal power plant made speeches declaring that the only hope of getting reasonable utility rates was to start public plants in competition. For this breach of promise, half a dozen U. S. utility men refused to participate in the discussions. Floyd Carlisle of Niagara Hudson Power subsequently took occasion to declare that in spite of its municipal plant, Los Angeles had neither...