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Dates: during 1920-1929
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TIME, Sept. 23, p. 16, chronicles Baltimore's celebration of anniversary of British siege and writing of "Star Spangled Banner," etc., noting that fraternal societies of all religions paraded amicably together and formed a permanent association. This should be pleasing to all liberty-loving Americans...
...quote from your issue of Sept. 23, at the top of p. 42: "United Gas Improvement and Public Service of New Jersey (its subsidiary) are both Mellon-controlled. . . ." The statements in this quotation are 100% erroneous. Public Service Corporation of New Jersey is not a subsidiary of the United Gas Improvement Company. It is true that the latter company has been for many years a substantial minority stockholders of Public Service-its proportion of voting strength at the present time amounting to 25.1%. Neither the United Gas Improvement Company nor Public Service Corporation of New Jersey are "Mellon-controlled...
...known that "giant Center Walter Heinecke" of Stanford (TIME, Sept. 23, p. 72) is in reality five feet six and a half inches tall, and weighs in the neighborhood of 175 pounds. TIME may have confused this "little giant" with Herbert Fleishhacker, six foot four and 220 pounds, quarterback on the Stanford team, or with Paul Jessup, six foot seven, Captain of the University of Washington eleven, who last year played tackle, this year may play center...
...HUEY P. LONG...
...said the President, it could be told: he and Prime Minister MacDonald had agreed to have the latter issue invitations to France, Italy and Japan to discuss naval reductions with Britain and the U. S. in London on Jan. 20. The invitations would go out on the morrow (see p. 27). Like most momentous news it was very simple. There was nothing more to say - yet - about the historic "conversations." So the President helped the world press out a bit by telling Secretary Akerson that the autumn foliage in the mountains was brilliant, beautiful; that the Rapidan River...