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...judiciary today, in its function as interpreters of the Constitution, is, as President Coolidge said last week in his Baltimore speech (see Page 1), the guardian of the people's liberties. But, when the procedure of our trial courts was being framed, judges were the last instruments of tyranny. They did the will of arbitrary rulers long after armed retainers, docile sheriffs and standing armies had lost their terrors. To protect society against...
...Federal Board of Tax Appeals (Time, July 28) has begun to function. It decided its first case and gave out its findings. The report, from the early date of its appearance, and from its brevity (only seven typewritten pages) seems to indicate that the Board is functioning in a direct and businesslike...
Said a minister: "It is the function of the schools to train young folks to earn a livelihood...
...Ramsay are the best of friends. Queen Mary is also very much attached to the Premier. Recently, at a State function, the King and Queen conversed with the Premier for so long that many guests were seen stifling their yawns...
...degrees. It is also very ancient, dating from many centuries before the Christian Era. At the time of the Druids, the Gorsedd had considerable political importance, but afterward, when their political power was broken, it be came an institution for preserving the traditions, laws and doctrines of bardism - a function which it still fulfils...