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...democratic republic when mass control passes into the hands of unscrupulous and private-minded individuals. Ably creating an illusion of reality as clever and unprincipled politicians, William Hale Thompson and John H. Lyle act the leading roles. A certain A. Capone is rumored to be the producer of this bit of modern satire, and Mr. Capone, it is said, has taken great care that every detail of the production shall be perfect...
Whoa, TIME! stay your hand a bit! Dip your pen in the sand a bit. That rhyme about Cervantes...
...Murder (title may be changed). I wish to inform you that this "flash" never got beyond the projection-room stage at which time it was ordered destroyed by our executives who did not consider it in keeping with the policy of this corporation to use it as a bit of atmosphere. The news item also states that the story was , apparently laid in Washington during the Harding era and that wise Washingtonians might recognize a certain amount of historical realism. The locale of this picture is not the National Capitol (an international ball takes place in another metropolis...
...desk and a typewriter and behind it was the form of the deceased, cutting and bisecting thousands of notes and letters, occasionally setting one aside, pausing and jotting down a brief paragraph or two. After each of these strange interludes she would pick up a knife, sharpen it a bit on her old boot and then stab an imaginary figure at her side, resuming her work with a mumble: "Another last word." . . . G. C. MERRILL...
Matters were a bit more quiet on the Harvard-Princeton front yesterday with only a few minor incidents recorded in the way of bringing the two colleges together. Developments were as follows: William J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics, received a telegram from Dr. Kennedy asking for a meeting, but aside from this the message said nothing. No date for the conference was named. Mr. Bingham, moreover, remained silent, except for announcing the news of the receipt of the message...