Word: laws
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Washingtonian with two sons. The dilemma was that one of the sons, President Jesse Adkins of the Washington Bar Association, had been proposed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, in which William S. Adkins, the other son, had long been a clerk. The law provides that no relative of a Federal judge shall be employed in that judge's court. Mr. Adkins Sr. asked that his able son should not be made a judge lest the other son lose his clerkship. He said: "Jesse has had his share of life's honors...
...other, and to maneuver the most obstreperous Latins into the chairmanships of committees, where they would have to maintain decorum, not disturb it. For example, Mr. Hughes secured the election of fiery Dr. Don José Gustavo Guerrero, Foreign Minister of Salvador, as chairman of the important Public International Law Committee. Dr. Guerrero came to the Conference, a fortnight ago, spouting indiscreet criticisms of the U. S. but completely subsided last week...
However, Mr. Hughes accepted election as Vice President of the Conference and as Chairman of the Directing Committee. He also sat inconspicuously on the important International Law and Pan-American Union committees. Thus he retained a mobile dominance of the whole Conference...
...resolution reads: "Resolved, That Prime Minister Briand's proposal to the United States Government to out-law war should be accepted". The preliminaries for the argument will be held February 17 in Sever 36, and the finals for the contests will take place March 1, possibly in Paine Hall...
...basketball teams in the intra-University league will clash today in Hemenway Gymnasium. The Law 3 team will meet the Law 1A players at 2 o'clock the Law 2 team will clash with the Law 1B quintet. At 4 o'clock the Arts and Sciences players will meet the hoopmen from the second year class at the Business School...