Word: spendings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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That he anticipates a Labor victory in that election. Mr. Davies intimated, and he had this to say about its probable policy. "The Labor Party will inaugurate state works to relieve the unemployment situation. Even if you spend more money it is more profitable if you keep the people in honest employment and have necessary work done, than if you leave them in idleness and spend great sums in doles. A child can see that; the only trouble has been in the opposition of rich men in the older parties. There is much discontent in England. Your country...
...Peyrol, old Brother of the Coast, white-haired rover of the outer seas, returned to Toulon some years, before Trafalgar with a hoard of gold mohurs, ducats, guineas stowed away in a canvas jacket next his skin and a case of razors looted from an English prize, intending to spend his last days near the village where he was born, the village he had not seen for 50 years. He found lodging at the Escampobar farm-lodging and the strangest adventure of his life...
Edward A. Stevens, head coach of crew, left yesterday for Portland, Oregon, where he will spend the Christmas holidays. On his trip he expects to visit at least six of the western universities to study their method of training athletes. He will stop at the University of Chicago, Cornell, Oregon, the Oregon Agricultural College, University of Michigan, University of Washington, and possibly Syracuse University. It is from Syracuse that the plan for the proposed new tank at Newell was derived. Although it is not possible to build the tank this year, plans are under way for its construction next summer...
...votes to be cast as his superiors dictate; next in the hierarchy is the ward boss who controls some 1300 votes; and finally comes the city boss with his loyal ileutenants. These political executives devote their entire time to a cultivation of influence, except what is necessary to spend as officials on the public payroll. It is peculiarly significant that this entire structure is based upon the assumption that all voters will not cast their ballots...
...University Glee Club members, who will sing on its Christmas concert tour, will spend most of the coming vacation in a railroad sleeper, since the club's itinerary includes seven widely separated cities to be visited in ten days. St. Louis is the point farthest west on the trip, and Washington the point farthest south. At each stop the men will be entertained by the local Harvard Club...