Word: presentably
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Catholics who would not like the department, chagrined the National Education Association by saying: "The place of the national government is not that of supplying funds in large amounts for carrying on the administrative functions of education in the communities, but to develop methods, ideals, and procedures and to present them, to be taken on their merits. . . . The object of those of us who seek the greatest possible advantages for all from education can, it seems to me, be accomplished without disturbing the initiative and responsibility of local and state units of government. . . . A Department of Education similar...
Western railroad executives then met in Washington to consider similar reductions which, if added to those by the eastern carriers, would move each bushel out of the glutted midwest to Atlantic seaports at about 9 cents per bushel cheaper than at present. The Shipping Board was approached to establish emergency freight rates on wheat to European ports as an additional means of increasing the outflow from...
...wheat surplus on April 1 was 246 million bushels which also had to be moved out before the new crop came in. The Port of Montreal was congested with surplus grain. Eleven vessels with large wheat cargoes cleared last week, starting the flow to Europe. To retain Canada's present 8 cent freight advantage to the world market, its railroad executives prepared to discuss rate reductions correspondingly below the new U. S. rates...
Convict Sinclair did not hurry to serve his sentence. When commitment papers, were signed in the District of Columbia Supreme Court, Sinclair was not present...
...present controversy over the Federal Reserve Board comes to a showdown the outcome will have tremendous implications as a precedent for the future development of the country. From an impartial stand it appears unfortunate that the metropolitan press has presented only the opposition due to the fact that it is voiced by rich...