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...Court as "the economic dictator of the U. S.," stormy little Senator Glass declared that it "has gone far afield from its original functions and has constituted itself a court in economics." He recalled the fact that as an Associate Justice Mr. Hughes in 1914 had written the famed Shreveport decision which Senator Glass claimed destroyed the last vestige of State control of freight rates.* North Dakota's Senator Nye chimed in: "The sooner citizens get rid of this idea that a judge is more honorable than a legislator, the clearer will become our perception of the evils...
South: Duke v. Wake Forest at Durham; South Carolina v. Florida at Columbia; Southern Methodist v. Rice at Dallas; Louisiana Tech v. Centenarv at Shreveport; Baylor v. Texas Christian at Waco...
...Shreveport, La., a puppy was stolen from the porch of one T. R. Renois. In its place was left a baby with a broken jaw. The baby soon died...
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...Landers of Temple, Tex., has called your hand about the height of skyscrapers; reminded you that the omission of the Amicable Building at Waco, Tex., was a grave one. Mr. Landers might have related an amusing quip well known in the Southwest. It is told that a gentleman from Shreveport or Tulsa (the old chronicles are not explicit) was made acquainted with a Waconian. "So you're from Waco, are you?" he drawled. "Yes suh, thass right," agreed the Waconian. "And may I ask, suh. what floor do you live on?" wisecracked the Tulsan. In expiation to outraged Waconians...