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...West, Fla. "I will make no active personal campaign," he said, "but will devote myself to my duties as head of the Department of Commerce." Then he had a hook baited, paid out his line and before sunset had caught five fat dolphin, "one of which," remarked an alert news-gatherer, "looked remarkably like Candidate Willis." As a flashing, gamey kingfish was being drawn in on the Hoover line, up swirled a shark and tore the prize away. Some thought, though none would say it, that the shark resembled Candidate Dawes. After three days, Candidate Hoover abruptly stopped fishing, returned...
...produce mass starvation have grown steadily worse. Doubtless, well fed U. S. citizens will again contribute toward filling empty Chinese stomachs; but the time draws near when they may wish to know why their largess will continue for many a long year. Last week, as purse strings loosened, alert minds sought famine facts...
...when the U. S. Senate finally denies Senator-suspect William S. Vare of Pennsylvania his seat, alert, greyhaired, busy-buzzing Gifford Pinchot, onetime (1923-27) Governor of Pennsylvania, will try to fill the vacancy. And when the seat of Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania comes up for election in November, able, redhaired, social-working Mrs. Gifford Pinchot will try to fill that vacancy. So, at least, rumored one Jane Randolph, Capitol newsgatherer, last week...
Karl August Bickel, alert president of the United Press, to tell about a world tour he lately made...
...supposed to have been telegraphed from Mexico to Consul General Elias. Such evidence, to prove the validity of Hearst-published documents, was lacking. Investigation continued. Publisher Hearst's Washington Herald brazenly stated: "The least unfortunate result was bound to be suspicion and ill will between the two countries." Alert citizens, however, felt more suspicion and ill will for Publisher Hearst than for Mexico...