Word: late
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When St. Peter introduced Moses and Noah to the late arrival "who made the world safe for democracy," Wilson said: "When I look down upon the world I see hosts of Hooverites and Critics everywhere vigorously voicing their loss of faith in democracy and the democratic party in particular...
...appointed and qualifies by taking the oath of office, unless there is a specific law to the contrary. In the case of the Postmaster General there is such a law-he must be reappointed and confirmed every four years even if the same administration continues in office. †As late as last September (TIME, Sept. 17) Mr. Mellon declared that although he had once owned stock in a distillery, the company had ceased manufacturing three years before prohibition came into effect and he had disposed of the stock before becoming Secretary of the Treasury. He stated bluntly: "At no time...
...themselves 15 instead of 14 seats of the 22 on the Agriculture Committee. The Ways & Means Committee (to prepare the tariff bill) was also set in motion. Incidentally Congressman James A. Frear of Wisconsin, a former member of the Committee ejected four years ago for having supported the late, great Senator La Follette, was restored to the Committee, to fill a vacancy. The third committee set up was the Rules Committee which will prepare the calendar (agenda) for the next session...
Mexico City to Washington. Vainly again did a Mexican try to fly nonstop from Mexico City to Washington. 2,300 miles. Last year it was the late Emilio Carranza. Last week it was Joaquin Gonzalez Pacheco, with Clifford E. McMillin of Syracuse, N.Y., in a plane named for Carranza. Like Carranza, Pacheco reached Washington, but not until after forced landings...
...vogue of saying sensational things about colleges and college men has spread so widely of late that pungent opinions on the subject have ceased to be a cause of any deep concern. But though extreme remarks usually carry with them the warrant of their own weakness, some of them strike near enough the truth to be suggestive as caricatures. Into this class falls a remark recently published in a New York paper to the effect that colleges are not attended for the purpose of obtaining an education, but because it is the thing...