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...conservative traits can make as much trouble for Mr. Douglas as radical traits. For the SEC is a small bark tossed on a very angry sea of opinion and politics. On one side there is Mr. Kennedy who is. as the New Deal goes, conservative. He doubtless would not dream of interfering in Mr. Douglas' administration. Yet he is one of the President's closest advisers, therefore a man of power whether he wishes or not, for when Franklin Roosevelt nods his head in confirmation, the Chairman of the SEC can hardly be unaware...
Sirs: Your ''spitting image" (TIME, Aug. 30. p. 11), which is meaningless, should have been "spit an' image." You doubtless have interpreted what you have heard "spittin' image," and, being punctilious, have supplied the g. You may supply the d for an', too, if you wish. Saliva, like blood, breath, etc., has been regarded, by many peoples of the world, as having supernatural potency, and, of course, intimately associated with one's being. In the folk-mythology of both hemispheres, saliva is often associated with conception. It is reported that among the Gypsies...
...less seasoned confreres by saying: "Some of the boys take their golf too seriously. . . . Ralph Guldahl says the only cheers the Americans got were when they missed shots. If that's so, they got plenty of cheers, for they played some bad golf. . . . The boys were doubtless tired when Guldahl made his statement, but take no notice...
Among the exemplary things about Bull Moore was his response to drink and women. Bull was a man's man. Doubtless, he could have held more liquor without showing it than anyone else in town, but no one ever saw him drunk. He could have made a conquest of almost any girl he wanted but his dealings with the other sex were notable for old-fashioned chivalry. Bull would not even let his friends boast about their conquests in his presence...
...opposed to the new bill on principle, but observers agreed that if it could be brought to vote, Joe Robinson had lined up enough votes to pass it. First test of strength is expected when opponents try to refer the new bill to the Judiciary Committee where it would doubtless die. Second test of strength may come several weeks later when, after long but genuine debate, opponents may filibuster to prevent a vote...