Word: rate
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Senator read into the Record a version of the Houghton interview with the press which had not been declared erroneous by the Administration, late in the week. Indeed, Senator Moses of New Hampshire (Republican) declared, apparently referring to the version in question, "I know, or at any rate firmly believe, that what Mr. Houghton has said publicly describes truthfully the situation in Europe...
...business man, these oddities and quiddities of freight rates are no mystery. They have existed for nearly a century, and for half a century have been hotly debated. The principle of apparently illogical rates has been upheld by the Supreme Court. It is the rule in Canada, in England. It has been sustained by members of the Interstate Commerce Commission with few exceptions. The "cut rates" on long hauls are the result of competition with water routes-ocean, lake or Panama Canal. A railroad gets business in the first instance for service which water routes cannot render (service of speed...
Citizens of the U. S. and Japan viewed with keenly awakened interest last week the possibility that the press rate between the U. S. and Japan may soon be reduced from 27c a word to lOc a word through the efforts of the United Press Associations cooperating with the Radio Corporation of America...
...Bickel, President of the United Press, called attention to the fact that ten years ago, when the press rate between Manhattan and Buenos Aires was 22c a word, the United Press carried an average of only 300 words a day to South America, whereas at the present rate of lOc a word it carries over 7,000 words a day. Should the Japanese Government ratify an agreement recently placed before it by the officials of the Radio Corporation of America the volume of news carried will almost certainly double many times. Since one of the chief obstacles...
...each of the graduating classes, may be counted upon, at least two first-class men each year from recent graduates of other law schools, and upon at least four teachers of law coming to us from the outside. There is no reason to doubt that first rate men could be expected to take advantage of these positions. It is significant that this year, with only one graduate fellowship available, four men of the highest rank in the school, Law Review men, have suggested a willingness to take such a position...