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...impression of bulk, and of a winning smile. He is a Southerner with a soft Southern voice, and he has many of the ingratiating qualities which are often associated with gentlemen of the lower part of the U. S. His attitude of mind is eager, even penetrating. So alert a mentality is apt to be a trifle impatient of the slowness of others' minds. Mr. Stallings is not characterized by literary or intellectual patience, although, as a man, I imagine, he has unusual understanding and tolerance of other folk and an immense amount of personal bravery...
...easy, and, judging from the last cut in the Reserve rate, may be expected to continue so for some time. Foreign political outlook is visibly brighter, also foreign bonds and exchange in consequence. Domestic finance is absorbed by railway mergers on a large scale. International finance is even more alert over coming foreign loan flotations...
...Under direct taxation, a taxpayer knows how much he is being taxed. He is vigilant and alert and sees to it that the money is not wasted...
...accident. Macready is a most pertinent example of mens sana in corpore sano. An amateur boxing champion, five foot six in height, he weighs only about 130 pounds, has broad shoulders and a trim waist. He keeps himself in perfect condition, is always mentally and physically alert. Certainly Macready needed all his alertness, coolness and skill in his hazardous exploit of last week. On a recent night flight from Columbus, Macready found his motor dead when passing over Dayton. The usual method of gliding to safety in some field or other was impossible in the pitch dark. With his altimeter...
...world cruise, last week received high praise from Leigh C. Palmer, President of the Fleet Corporation, and from T. V. O'Connor, Chairman of the Shipping Board. Said Mr. O'Connor: "It requires but a moment's thought to see that if groups of alert young Americans visit foreign ports in an American flagship, they will, by gaining first hand information on the handling of foreign commerce, come to realize how necessary it is for America to have her own Merchant Marine...