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Commodore Perry got his foot in, but it was Townsend Harris who opened the door of Japan wide enough to let the traders in. Who Townsend Harris was, few U. S. citizens know. But he is a hero in Japan; his two residences-the consulate at Shimoda and the legation at Tokyo are preserved as shrines. The first U. S. Consul General to Japan, Townsend Harris in 1858 negotiated the first effective commercial treaty between the U. S. and Japan-a feat which historians have ranked with the world's leading diplomatic successes...
...particularly interested in your choice of Townsend-Skinner & Co. as a service company. Will TIME'S Index illustrate the Skinner theory...
Lawrence A. Campbell '29 and Charles C. Townsend, Jr. '39, paired up to win the bridge tournament last night at Winthrop House. A consolation tournament was also held for those who did not qualify among the top sixteen pairs the night before...
...many listen as used to. Father Divine ("Peace, It's Wonderful!") still operates from Harlem his "heaven" across the Hudson River from Franklin Roosevelt's mother's place. Principal demagogues in the Democracy currently audible are Martin Dies (see p. 13) and Doctor Townsend...
Specialists in the analysis of bank figures for the purpose of determining business trends are Townsend-Skinner and Co. Inc. In collaboration with them, the TIME Index of Business Conditions was worked out on these principles.* The final weighted average of accounting ratios is based on no assumed "normal." adjusted to no economists' idea of "long term trend." It is, in effect, simply a report on how sound business was last week, a subject which TIME considers news...