Word: whats
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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What had prompted this Utterance was the growing defeatist attitude of the regular Republican cohorts in the Senate. There had been talk of outright surrender to the coalition of Democrats and Progressive Republicans, of adjourning the Senate Nov. 15 and leaving the Tariff Bill supine upon a deserted field. Such...
Freebooting General Borah, coalition co-leader: "Campaign pledges should be kept. That is what some of us are trying to do. ... The Senate will legislate, but it will take some time. . . . Remember, it takes longer to do a good job than a bad one."
"What you're trying to get is parity, not eligibility," countered General Smith. "No school but Annapolis objects to our eligibility rule. . . . Army trusts Navy and feels hurt. ... I refuse to compromise on a principle."
Heavily in debt last week was Albert Bacon Fall, bribe-taking Secretary of the Interior under President Harding, first convicted Cabinet felon in U. S. history. He still owed Oilman Edward Laurence Doheny $100,000 (exclusive of interest) on what he still insists was "a friendly loan" made eight years...
The Trespasser (United Artists). This is an artificial picture which becomes effective partly because of its faults. If it were more sensible you might not be able to tell how far Gloria Swanson is personally responsible for what merit it has. As it is, you are interested all the time...