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...drew attention to the fact that Tokyo and Moscow continue quietly negotiating renewal of the treaty permitting Japanese to fish in Soviet waters. So vital is this to Japanese economy that experts believe Stalin could hurt Japan almost as much by canceling the fishing treaty as U. S. we len could by switching to cotton stockings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Red Notes | 12/6/1937 | See Source »

Among the outstanding reserves are Ed Loveday, outfielder, Swede Liuden, heavy-hitting general utility man, and Len Viens, catcher

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: League Leading Dartmouth Nine Boasts Powerful Squad of Sluggers for Crimson Game Tomorrow | 5/14/1937 | See Source »

Died. Lennington ("Len") Small, 73, twice Governor of Illinois; after a bladder operation; in Kankakee, Ill. During his first (1921-25) term he was tried for pocketing the interest accruing to surplus State money, was sensationally acquitted and reelected for another term (1925-29) with the loyal support of the State's countryfolk who were grateful for Small's hard roads program. In Illinois' last primary he once more sought the gubernatorial nomination, was defeated by Lawyer Charles Wayland Brooks (TIME, April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, May 25, 1936 | 5/25/1936 | See Source »

...Republican circles a vote for kinky-headed Lawyer C. Wayland Brooks was a vote for the Tribune, against the New Deal. A vote for Len Small was a vote for malodorous machine politics. A vote for the five other Republican candidates was a vote for nobody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ILLINOIS: Mangled Machine | 4/27/1936 | See Source »

...Republican side, the Tribune, grateful to Candidate Brooks because of the Lingle case, supports that candidate in the primary. Len Small jumped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ILLINOIS: Cat's Cradle | 4/13/1936 | See Source »

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