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...orthodox, are not the only politicians with an axe to grind on lumps of sugar. Senator Capper of Kansas saw an opportunity of capturing credit for the farm bloc. "Unless the sugar raiders are punished, Congress will be compelled by the farm and progressive blocs to take over the job...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUGAR: Axes to Grind | 4/7/1923 | See Source »

...born 42 years ago in Staunton, Mass., and as a boy of ten went to work for a sculptor. His next job was in a fertilizer plant, but, loving outdoor life, he soon beat his way to Oregon, where he worked as a lumberjack until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Who Is W. Z. Foster? | 4/7/1923 | See Source »

...will relieve them of their work. It is not very pleasant to be continually on guard to see that unpopular rules are enforced; to be unsympathetic with a pleading friend, or to turn a deaf ear to well-constructed tales of woe. But the man who volunteers for the job knows in advance what he may expect; his reward, considering how little effort is required, is generous. The least that he can give in return is accuracy and justice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MONITORIAL COURTESY | 4/7/1923 | See Source »

...crew to a safe lead after the first quarter mile and helped win the first victory for Oxford since 1913 by two lengths of open water. Keith Kane, former Harvard football captain, requires no introduction. Pulling a strong oar at No. 4 in the Oxford boat, he did his job for Oxford on the English Thames as he did for Harvard on the Thames that passes Red Top. Tevis Hume, formerly of Princeton, and F. K. Brown, of Washing- ton, were the Americans who assisted at the Oxford track victory at the Queen's Club, London. Hume...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: An English Holiday | 3/31/1923 | See Source »

Here is what The Daily News (New York) says about royalty: "Holding down a job as a king or a royal prince nowadays is pretty soft. They don't have to work at it-the lucky stiffs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Modern Pilgrims | 3/24/1923 | See Source »