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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Last week Sir Douglas announced the personnel (27 men) of this expedition, which sails next month on the Discovery, oldtime ship of the late Explorer Robert Falcon Scott. The Mawson purpose: to spend two years mapping Antarctica. †Navigazione General Italiana. These motor-ships, each propelled by two diesel motors, can run six months without stopping. ** In the Mexican fiasco over General Pancho Villa...
...millions. Fiscal 1929's "operating" deficit was 95 millions, to which had to be added 42 millions for back pay to railroads for mail transportation. Unless something was done and done promptly, President Hoover foresaw where the postal deficit would be 85 millions per year for the next five years, plus 35 millions per year for new construction-a net loss of 600 millions in five years which U. S. taxpayers would have to meet. The annual cost of handling the U. S. mails is about 800 millions. Postal deficits are due to the fact that not all postal...
...calling," said the President as the delegation marched out again. In the lobby a newsgatherer asked Mr. Bowlby about the "blue law." He replied: "Not blue, but red-white-and-blue. . . ." Chagrined that the President had not committed himself, Messrs. Wylie and Bowlby returned to the White House next day, sought an expression of opinion from him. President Hoover was "too busy" to see them. Secretary Akerson told them the President had no statement to make, thanked them again for calling.* ¶ The Hoover headgear has been put under comparative study. Results: The 31st President wears...
...take another eyesight test. Then he visited an employment agency, asked for a young man "to help run a gas station." From likely candidates he selected Paul David Schooler, a youth of 19 not unlike himself in size and appearance. He gave Schooler $15 and a careful explanation. Next day, a youth calling himself Henry Sherwin Rupp appeared at the Navy Department to take a re-examination in vision for the U. S. Naval Academy...
Philharmonic Travels. Next spring, between the close of Manhattan's symphony season (April 20) and Arturo Toscanini's engagement for the 1930 Bayreuth Festival (July), Mr. Toscanini will conduct the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra on a European tour similar in time and locale to the Boston Symphony Orchestra's tour (TIME, July...