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Upon a second investigation TIME discovers that the picture it ran of Oscar Kelly Allen was not that of the Governor of Louisiana but of Brigadier General William Mitchell, U. S. A., resigned. The original error was caused by careless labeling on the part of a newspicture service. Because Governor Allen and General Mitchell bear a certain resemblance to each other, because they both attended the Roosevelt inaugural in top hats, because they were both photographed on that occasion, TIME in its first investigation was assured it had made no mistake, hence stuck to its guns. To Keystone photo agency...
When the mixture fumed and sputtered like a devil's cauldron, Wallace Foreman realized his error. He bellowed. Seven other men came running, hastily agreed that 9 gal. of nitroglycerin had been inadvertently manufactured. Nine ounces, they knew, was enough to blow them to bits. There was a mad rush for telephones...
...Obviously there was unfortunate phrasing here. Mr. Bouton, writing hurriedly, used two words, 'ruthlessness' and 'brutality' in attempting to rehearse the strong virtues which historians attribute to Loyola. These words were badly chosen and are not in accord with the prevailing historical opinion. His error should have been deleted by the subeditor who prepared the article for publication, but again there was a lapse and the words got into the paper. The inadvertence was and is regretted...
...launched, according to Dr. Schmitt, because so many German firms are infected with "export fatigue." They have weakened in their efforts to push their sales in foreign markets where depreciated currencies have made ruling prices low in terms of gold or of the German mark. Cried Dr. Schmitt: "The error of concentrating on the home market in times like these must be uprooted! Exports must be forced by every means so as to secure for the Fatherland adequate foreign exchange...
...conceptions of those who fail to realize the inherent limitations of aviation and to consider ocean barriers." For the so-called Mitchell plan of unification of the Army & Navy air forces under a separate air department the committee had scant sympathy. Such a plan "would be a serious error, jeopardize the security of the Nation in an emergency, and be an unnecessary burden on the tax-payer...