Word: deadlocker
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...year, with the understanding that no further reduction would be made irrespective of the outcome of the Chicago meeting. Simultaneously the Southern Pacific served notice of 15% reductions on its other organized employes. Many a line had already done likewise as a precaution against a deadlock at Chicago...
...that every key post is held by an experienced, middle-of-the-road politician. Right and Left extremists have been excluded. In finance the new National Gov-ernment's line is clearly Protection in foreign affairs. In Indian affairs Scot Mac-Donald maintained the status quo (an Anglo-Indian deadlock) by appointing as Secretary of State for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, already British representative at the deadlocked Indian Round Table Conference...
...filled by Nov. 3. Unless the inconceivable happens, Democrats will succeed Democrats in the 7th New York, 1st Georgia and the 20th Ohio districts. Republicans are likely to succeed Republicans in the 8th Michigan, 2nd Pennsylvania, ist Wisconsin. In the ist Ohio district lies the possibility of deadlock or Democratic victory. Should the Democracy gain the late Speaker Nicholas Longworth's seat it would have a House majority-218-10-217-provided Death does not again intervene...
...overdrawn its bank balance by $7,000,000. It was on the brink of defaulting on its public debt.* Bankruptcy threatened to close its schools, turn its prisoners out of jail, free its insane. Its air reeked with hidden scandal. Between Governor Bilbo and the Legislature existed a spectacular deadlock to dim the chances of quick political relief. Born in Juniper Grove 53 years ago, a fluent lawyer-politician idolized by Mississippi's swamp folk, Governor Bilbo served his State as Lieutenant Governor (1912-16) and Governor (1916-20). He was elected again in 1928. With...
...battle for individual supremacy Harvard won in the foils when Captain H. C. Cassidy '31 took 10 straight bouts. The battle for second place ended in a deadlock between H. B. Wesselman '32, J. D. Allen '31. Captain Potter of Yale, and J. E. Barmack of C. C. N. Y. As a result all will be allowed to compete in the championship bouts in New York...