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...Bayard Colgate was elected president of Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co. He rushed from Manhattan to Chicago to take command. Colgate Co. was ruled till a few years ago by five brothers (Sidney Morse, Austen, Richard, Gilbert and Russell-all now dead except Russell), grandsons of William Colgate who founded the company in 1806. In 1928 they sold out to Palmolive-Peet. After the merger Sidney Morse Colgate was chairman of the new company till his death in 1930, but the old family's influence passed into the background. S. Bayard, son of Sidney, though handicapped by ill health, ably...
...three chief types, according to the men who give them; technical, appreciative, and scholastic. In the fast class are the materials of musical technique--Harmony, Counterpoint, and Composition. The instructors in this branch are Professor Piston and Mr. Merritt. Professor Piston is a man of great ability, in full command of his subject, and actually engaged in musical composition. No less capable as an instructor is Mr. Merritt, enthusiastic to the last degree, with an omnivorous musical appetite. The method of instruction in these courses is based on the French system, fundamental and thorough, but emphasis is laid upon...
...Army, mostly recruited outside Socialist Vienna, seemed ready to obey "Little Dollfuss" and by his command two regiments marched in, planted machine guns at strategic points, massed armored motor trucks where they might soon do the most good. Burgomaster Seitz shouted: "Vienna is no city of slaves! We warn the Government of the consequences of this dictatorship...
...After the loss of the Three Eastern Provinces [Manchuria proper], I tried my best to remedy my faults, but the fall of Jehol convinced me I am unfit to keep command. I have not fulfilled my duties to the Government and my responsibilities to the people...
Release of the pigeons signalled the climax of the ceremony. While Commander Dresel, his 50 officers & crew stood at salute, Erection Foreman V. W. ("Red") Coffelt ordered "Up ship!" His workmen slacked off their cables, let the Macon's partial load of helium buoy her into the air some five feet. Another command and she was hauled down again, made fast. The Navy's second airship scouting cruiser had taken the air. She will remain in the dock a few weeks more for finishing touches...