Word: leste
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...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. This added recognition would mean little to him compared to what the loss of position would mean to William. It is a hard thing for a father...
...Smith refused to accept his rejection, regarding himself as an agent of his State, duty-bound to fight out an issue between Illinois and the U. S. Senate. Governor Small of Illinois refused to appoint a successor to Smith, lest the "vacancy" be thus admitted by Illinois to be legal. The Illinois decision last week was to re-elect Smith, if possible, next autumn rather than go to court against the Senate at once...
...Christ's Church not only must exist for all time, but must moreover, exist exactly as it was in the apostolic times, lest we are ready to admit either that Jesus Christ failed of His purpose or erred when He affirmed that the gates of perdition never shall prevail against His Church...
...Davis became a rich man-although not so rich as Mr. Seiberling. He sold his interests in U. S. Rubber, and with his money prospected for oil in Texas. He lest all except faith in Texas oil. He called on his friend for a loan, and promptly got $57,000. Then he struck oil, made...
Hoover men, fearful already lest they get their man too far in front too soon, mostly dissembled the joy that Senator Edge had given them. But dissembling was hard, because: Senator Edge's first cousin is President Walter Clark Teagle of the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey; oil companies have offices near Wall Street; if Wall Street takes to Hoover, so can politicians...