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Results of the frequent three cornered elections in America reveal a pressing need for a similar system. The recent Republican mayoralty contest in Chicago is an excellent example of the ineffectiveness of the present methods. Victory was assured to one faction because a split opposition permitted a minority vote to elect. Under the alternative plan, the votes which were lost on the third candidate might have given victory to the second. That a minority man should be elected to office is almost a refutation of the fundamental principal of American Democracy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EUROPEAN PLAN | 3/6/1931 | See Source »

Whether or not Professor Carver will accept the challenge could not be ascertained last night. He has long been in the public eye as an advocate of conservatism and he has made frequent expressions for the press and periodicals on the subject of prohibition. He is well-known in the field of economics, the economics of agriculture in particular, and it has been learned from reliable sources that he was invited to consult with President Hoover before the latter made recommendations concerning farm relief...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CARVER CHALLENGED TO DEBATE BY SOCIALISTS | 3/5/1931 | See Source »

Also "a portly looking matron from whose well upholstered bosom protrudes at frequent intervals the inquiring head of a yellow-billed duck that . . . utters a contemptuous 'quack' and disappears...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Laugh--And Keep Ready! | 3/2/1931 | See Source »

...Gibbs in a low hurried voice by Commander Christopher Robin, who was sent to the Antarctic as a news stunt by Publisher Herbst. When the expedition's ship, the Lizzie Borden, got to the Panama Canal, she was towed through by a Mr. Burton, swimming all the way with frequent rests (a dig at Playboy Richard Halliburton). The expedition had to take along so much impedimenta (such as grand pianos) because of testimonials to manufacturers that no room was left for navigating instruments. So when their airplane landed at the Pole they found it was the wrong one. They decided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tragedy of a Preacher* | 3/2/1931 | See Source »

...Everett '32, was the leading goal maker for the Harvard team, scoring once in the second period, and again after the first four minutes of the overtime period. The game was rough, and there were frequent piteups in front of the cage. Each team scored once after such a scandal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WEEK-END SPORT SUMMARIES | 3/2/1931 | See Source »

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