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Continued he: "While in all oil fields in the world the production since 1917 has considerably increased, the Soviet have barely attained the Russian pre-War production, and this only thanks to the new Grozny field, which was discovered by the old owners shortly before the War, and which, therefore, only began to yield considerable quantities...
...potent in France, many of the Deputies (reputedly a majority) felt that they dared not vote against the measure last week, fearing to displease their constituents. As they listened to M. Poincare, he wooed and persuaded them against their wills, thus: ". . . That civil servants are underpaid compared to the pre-War standard is admitted by everyone. I myself would gladly vote to give them this deserved increase, were the moneys from which it would be paid not the Government's but my own. . . . "Today, however, we must choose between wisdom and prodigality with the public funds. What the Government...
...same night, under the same star, to life on erratic earth. Lilias Rabenstein was the daughter of an ambassador whose wife, the most charming lady of Europe, was intimate with the American mother of Cintra Amory. The two girls, growing up together in the flowery atmosphere of pre-War Europe, grew up differently. Lilias, a remote and nervous comet, began her life by being engaged to Franz Czarany who later veered through an Italian milky way to exert an astral influence on Cintra. She, a steadier but not less brilliant star than Lilias, later married Terrence Down. When Lilias came...
Many Alumni and men prominent in aeronautical circles have expressed interest in the club. The Hon. E. P. Warner '16, now Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics, was a member of the Harvard Airplane Club in pre-war days and has been active in helping the present organization. Other graduates who have expressed interest are Godfrey L. Cabot, President of the National Aeronautical Association; and S. M. Fairchild '17, President of the Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp., New York. Grover C. Loening, designer of the amphibian planes used by the Army in the South American flight, visited the airport...
...short races were rowed on the "inlet" over a course of about a mile, with Cornell winner in the darkness. For the last two years, Cornell has brouught big crews to Cambridge and rowed pathetically badly. This season is a different story, however. Under the new coach, James Wray, pre-war Harvard mentor, the Big Red crew situation is looking up, and visions are seen to a return of the glory of Cornell crews in the days on Courtney. On Saturday, Cornell trailed Princeton and Yale in the Tigers' amazing victory on still, shallow Lake Carnegie, but the Ithacans were...