Word: perfected
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Allies are in perfect accord with one another, but are keeping their weather-eye skinned for signs of Turkish double dealing. Possibly they have in mind the Treaty of London, May 30, 1913, in which Turkey- in-Europe was driven east of a line drawn from Enos (on the Aegean Sea) to Midia (on the Black Sea). When a commission of the Powers arrived to delimit the boundary, the Turks said: " Ah! We agreed to a line between Enos and Midia, but a curved line to take in Adrianople! " And they won their point...
...final match of the season last Saturday, the University rifle team was defeated by the Yale marksmen 499 to 491. Although the University riflemen shot a much better score than against Princeton in the preceding match, they were unable to win against the four perfect scores and a 99, turned in by the Yale team. The individual scores of the University shooters were as follows: J. M. Begg '24, 99; Kimball Grey '25, 99; C. C. Curtis '25, 98; L. B. Robinson '24, 98; S. G. Houghton '25 and F. T. Potter '24 were tied for fifth place with...
...That the Standard Oil Companies completely control the oil industry of the United States. That they have partitioned the territory of the United States among the member companies of the Standard group as spoils, and acting in perfect accord they (a) fix the price which the producer of crude oil receives at the well, (b) the price which the refiner receives for gasoline and kerosene...
...master wizard of all radioists, Guglielmo Marconi, is again on the job, and forecasts the early attainment of complete directional control of radio. He is working to perfect a system by which radio messages will be received only by the persons for whom they are intended. His experiments, extending over a considerable period, will soon be put to the acid test on his specially fitted yacht Electra, on which he will cruise down the coast of Europe and Africa. Messages will be sent from Wales and other distant places to test his theory. The secret is being closely guarded...
...Princeton rifle team defeated the University in the annual telegraphic shoot yesterday with a high score of 495 out of a possible 500. The University's total was 486. Kimball Gray '25 again shot a perfect score...