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Reports were rife that Gen. Angel Flores, defeated in the recent Mexican election (TIME, July 14) by Gen. Plutarco Elias Calles, was planning a revolt. Said he in defense: "My line of conduct since the beginning of the campaign has been such as to place me beyond all suspicion of anything against the constituted Government...
...seniors "the time is come" when bright college years with pleasure rife will soon be over. This is an observation, which the Walrus might make with considerable sentiment to his friend, the Carpenter, were he alive today. It is undoubtedly true just as most sentimental and Walrus-like things are true. This is probably why they are sentimental...
Indeed, the Italian people have had no more enthusiastic or sympathetic friend than Mr. Johnson. Ambassador Johnson came to Italy after the Fiume incident. Everything American was anathema. Subversion was rife. The Italians thought him a bit gaga, but distinctly simpatico. He seemed such a nice old gentleman, with so venerable a beard. Young attaches of the diplomatic corps thought him a bit pitiful or ridiculous. Yet Mr. Johnson, as he has shown in his delightful reminiscences, was carrying out a policy prearranged with Mr. Wilson, of treating the Italians as children, lovable or naughty. The measure of his success...
With the Yale-Princeton track meet now a thing of the past, speculation is already beginning to run rife as to the outcome of Harvard's meet with Princeton next Saturday, and with Yale in the Stadium on the following week...
...mock convention next Tuesday are getting well under way. The various campaign managers and committees are working to secure support for Smith, Underwood, or Davis, and coalitions are already being planned to stampede the convention to a "dark horse" in case of a dead-lock. Conspiracy is rife...