Word: preventers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Manhattan. He and a lawyer as sociate, Colonel Thomas B. Felder, were on trial for conspiracy to obstruct justice. It was charged that they had benefited, to the sum of $65,000, taken from a number of men under indictment for misuse of the mails; by agreeing to prevent prosecution of the case. Instead the indicted men were convicted and made charges against Means and Felder. Ex-Attorney General Daugherty, called as a character witness for Colonel Felder, came into the court with William J. Burns, once chief of sleuths of the Department of Justice. Mr. Daugherty volunteered...
...graduation next June. Not only that; he sent word that no resignations would be considered from any of them within two years. The reason for this policy is simple: last June, many graduates resigned; during the year, a large number of naval officers resigned. The action was necessary to prevent a dearth of officers. To those who may wish to resign, the Secretary's letter bearing these tidings was a misfortune...
...Harvard Athletic Association has a ruling that minor sports teams shall not go on trips outside of New England. On the whole it is a wise rule, but it will be extremely unwise to hold to it in the present case and prevent the squash team's entering the national tournament. It will be argued that to make an exception in favor of squash in this emergency will create a precedent. This is evasion, not reasoning. There will be no precedent unless, when future cases arise, the Association chooses to consider it as such. The rule is good enough...
This petition, drawn up by Mr. Bates, is aimed to prevent a recurrence of the attempted investigation of University affairs which happened last month when a petition charging that big business controlled the University was brought up before the Legislature. Mr. Blanchard's bill reads as follows: "Petition of V. N. H. Bates for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the authority of the General Court to make alterations in the government of Harvard College." This petition is intended to bring about the annulment of Article 3, Chapter 5, of the Constitution which gives the Legislature the right...
...said that 28 States will reject it, although only 13 standing against it would be enough to prevent its ratification. Theoretically, States which have rejected it may still ratify it but practically the amendment seems doomed. (See LETTERS, Page...