Word: understood
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Tariff Commission (TIME, April 28), as a whole and in divisions, visited the White House a number of times in an attempt to solve, with the President's aid, various dissensions which had arisen with-in the Commission. The chief disagreement is understood to be whether a member may take part in disposing of any case concerning any commodity in which he is or has been financially interested, a point on which there was a three-three division. President Coolidge apparently did not secure a settlement...
Said Mr. Edge: "I want it to be clearly understood that it is in no wise a reflection on any of the individual members of the board ... I have had some experience in business administration and I can see nothing but confusion when a purely executive function has seven heads with equal responsibility. ... If there ever was a responsibility which required, in my judgment, one strong, powerful, executive head, it is the administration of the American Merchant Marine...
...decision reached at the secret meeting was, of course, not published; but the main question discussed, it was understood, was that of the rival claim of Prince Wizamosky, who says he is a direct descendant of Ivan the Terrible...
...there was any surprise in this announcement, it was not that Admiral Palmer was selected, but ratner what post he was selected for. It was known (TIME, Jan. 7) that Edward P. Farley was about to retire as head of the Shipping Board because of Senatorial objections. It was understood that the President was looking for a successor to him. When Admiral Palmer had been at the White House three times to confer with Mr. Coolidge it began to be rumored that he was going to be Chairman of the Shipping Board...
After the last curtain had fallen to thunderous applause ? applause had thundered all evening?no one in the audience arose to leave. It was understood that speeches and gift presentations would take place. The curtain rose again; and now was seen Scotti in evening clothes, surrounded by all the principals of the Metropolitan Opera Company. An uproar! People shouted, clapped their hands. In the boxes sat two primadonnas who had sung Tosca to Scotti's Scarpia, Geraldine Farrar and Marcella Sembrich. They applauded with memories of many a triumphal performance...