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...confident we can," and again when he cried: "Let no man or woman forget that there is no profit in war." Loud bravos and applause followed his conclusion. Four days after this thrilling start, the delegates managed to recover their composure, organize their Conference, hear Secretary of State Hull propound his metaphoric "Pillars of Peace...
...late U. S. District Judge William I. Grubb of Birmingham, Ala. was regarded by lawyers who practiced before him as one of the fairest judges, one of the ablest authorities on law in the South. Judge Grubb propounded a series of decisions to the grave disadvantage of NRA and TVA. Last week his successor was appointed: David J. Davis, great & good friend and onetime law partner of Alabama's Senator Hugo La Fayette Black. Said the Birmingham bar when he was proposed for the job: "Courteous . . . considerate . . . efficient." As a faithful follower of New Dealer Black, Judge Davis...
...going to propound a unanimous-consent agreement, but I am going to say a word by way of parliamentary inquiry, that the Senate recess until n o'clock and vote on the question now before the Senate at 12 o'clock. I would be willing...
...that ever saw him. But with his friends he can be gracious, charming and an exciting conversationalist. For years he has delved deep in broad economic studies, has latterly developed strong doctrines concerning economic nationalism and the necessity of upping farm income by subsidy schemes. These he delights to propound to many an aghast or incredulous Wall Streeter. And he retired not to a leisurely country life on his Mt. Kisco, N. Y. estate but to further research...
...place on the finance committee for the Roosevelt campaign. His cash contributions to the cause of a man who was suspected of wanting to undo all rich men exceeded $25,000. Soon after the election of his friend he started talking with Raymond Moley about founding a magazine to propound the Roosevelt philosophy, which appealed to the liberal side of his own nature. The same feeling was responsible nearly a year later, when Professor Moley had talked himself out of the Brain Trust, for the founding of Today. At that time Mr. Astor said, "Optimistically, perhaps, we hope to make...