Word: referable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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German art historians have already explained away German medieval art, which is anything but naturalistic, as, in the words of Herr Alfred Rosenberg, "turned away from its sources by Catholicism." But. in his demand for neoclassic art in Germany, Führer Hitler did not refer to the fact that Raphael Mengs (1728-79), founder of the German neoclassic school, was half...
...industrial court, of last resort, to which the Minister of Labor may refer deadlocked cases if both sides consent. Its findings are not binding unless both sides agree to that in advance. It writes no opinions, for neither employers nor employes wish to build a body of industrial case...
...Congressional campaign lie. Unimpressed, Chairman Sheppard last week wrote to President Lasser: "Personally, I warn you . . . not to carry out this proposed plan. . . . If you proceed. . . and if the committee should agree with my interpretation of the law, it is my intention to request the committee to refer the matter to the Department of Justice...
Employes of Phillips Petroleum Co. refer to it as "Phillips Pete." Sharp-eyed Founder Frank Phillips, now chairman, is called "Uncle Frank." Heavy-set President K. S. Adams has been titled "Boots" ever since he went wading in a Kansas City flood. Slight, bespectacled President Thomas B. Hudson of The Polymerization Process Corp., Phillips Pete's favorite offspring, answers to "Tubby." This nicknamed outfit last week registered $25,000,000 in debentures with SEC. Wall Street was sure they would have an easy sale-for in polymerization, Phillips Pete is fathering the latest technique in gasoline manufacture...
...Barkley, while traveling 1,500 miles a week and speaking five or six times a day, mostly keeps his coat on, preserves his dignity, discusses his record (99% perfect) as a Roosevelt supporter, reiterates Franklin Roosevelt's appeal for his return. His meetings open with "America." His introducers refer to him as "the next President of the United States." From the platform, Almighty God is frequently invoked in his behalf. A typical Barkley exhortation...