Word: power
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...appointed John W. Pole of Cleveland to be Comptroller of the Currency, vice Joseph W. Mclntosh resigned. Duties of the Comptroller of the Currency are to supervise application of the banking laws, study reports from U. S. bank examiners. All national banks must report to him periodically. He has power to close banks with shaky resources...
...country's biennial anachronism, another "lame duck" Congress, prepared to sit in Washington. In the Senate, the anachronism was particularly visible. Instead of the clear Republican majority elected by the people in November, the Senate will function until March with Republicans and Democrats almost even in power, with the balance resting on insurgent Republicans and Minnesota's Farmer-Laborite dentist, Senator Shipstead...
According to the report the orators of the two Schools will argue the subject: "Resolved, That the federal and state governments control water power." The Harvard team will support the affirmative side of the argument, to be opposed on the negative by the contingent from New Haven...
...hidden ball trick is not new, for Harvard used it successfully under the Haughton regime. Pennsylvania has developed it to a higher degree of dexterity. It works perfectly against an opponent of limited power of counter-attack, but it can be and has been broken...
Given a counter-attack of power, the forwards smash through and bowl over every possible ball carrier in sight. Certainly, if they tip them all over, they are sure to get the one who has the ball. It isn't necessary to ferret out the secret of the hidden ball mystery to stop the play...