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Though TIME was cautioned, it nevertheless published information contained in a random and unofficial news report from South America to the effect that NYRBA had petitioned for cancelation of Argentine Government contract for service of Buenos Aires to New York, Santiago and to Montevideo, giving as the reason for the petition: losses of 4,000,000 pesos. This reason was never given the Argentine Government and was officially refuted by NYRBA officials. Petition for cancelation of contract was made in order to simplify readjustment of routes and mail dispatch between the two American companies which will...
...London the Rothermere (yellow Conservative) press screeched that "Lord Irwin's jail diplomacy has failed!" and decorous Conservative papers said the same thing less neatly. The Laborite Daily Herald, worried, took refuge in a Palmerstonian phrase, observed that the Viceroy "reluctantly but perforce will now be unable to contract the latitudes of executive discretion"-i. e., "jail diplomacy" is to continue...
...friend of famed onetime (1901-09) Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland, he got a job as secretary to onetime (1909-11 & 1911-13) Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio. A few years later he was making if1 and 2^ envelopes and newspaper wrappers for the government on a four-year contract. He also prospered in Oklahoma oil. Then he retired and began his National University Society, persuading Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, now national chairman of the G. O. P., to be board chairman. At first the 17-day sessions were addressed by economics professors. One day President Marchand...
Last fortnight it was rumored that Durant Motors will manufacture the Mathis, a small French car. Last week's announcements confirmed these stories. Emil Earnest Charles Mathis and a staff will move to Lansing, Mich., where the Durant factory stands. By Dec. 1 work will have begun on a contract calling for 100,000 Mathis cars. Although Durants will still be made, apparently the new car will predominate. For the last four months total Durant registrations in the U. S. were only 9,531 compared to 16,837 in the corresponding period last year...
Opportune is the move for P. A. A. in regard to mail contracts. Heretofore U. S. contracts for South American mail have been granted only to the west coast lines and as far south as Paramaribo on the east (all P. A. A. routes). On Sept. 11, the Postmaster General will receive bids for the first long east coast contract, from Paramaribo south to Rio de Janeiro (Santos). P. A. A. will be the only qualified bidder...