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...will hold a controlling majority of the common (voting; stock, all of which is now held by Publisher Gannett. Prime consideration of the directors will be to pay dividends on the preferred stock, which is owned largely by employes, executives and the public. After a cash reserve (not to exceed $100,000) has been set up, not less than 75% of the net income each year must be distributed to charity...
...open to undergraduates and to members of any graduate school of the University. The composition shall be written in four voices (soprano alto, tenor, and bass), for chorus, with or without solo voices, and with organ or piano accompaniment; and the time required for its performances must not exceed six minutes. The words shall be either English or Latin, religious or secular, original or selected. The prize composition will be performed in the College Chapel, with chorus and organ. The compositions must be submitted to the Chairman of the Committee on or before April 1st. Committee: Mr. Arthur Foote, Chairman...
...world average for earthquake occurrence has long been known to be at least one per hour; there are sound reasons for suspecting that it may exceed one per minute. A shock such as the one which destroyed Quetta, India, is inevitably followed by aftershocks which may number thousands within a month or more...
...technical was the point at issue. His Majesty's Government objected that a German navy 35% as strong as Britain's in total tonnage might be built with a disproportionate allotment of German tonnage to submarines or some other special craft, thus enabling Germany to equal or exceed Britain in that special arm, while keeping within the general limit of 35%. The British seemed willing, Ambassador von Ribbentrop told Realmleader Hitler last week, to capitulate on the basis that Germany should have a navy 35% as strong as Britain's in each and every category of ships...
...that the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister had no authority from Britain's Cabinet to make fresh commitments at Stresa last week or at Geneva this week when the League Council meets. Mr. Chamberlain hinted that Mr. MacDonald and Sir John could not be trusted not to exceed their authority and that he was therefore obliged to expose their real position. Next day they hotly retorted from Stresa that British foreign policy is not the business of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This scandal unmasked the long-suspected Cabinet split which has made the Empire's foreign...