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This year President Hoover did not wait until late autumn before preparing for a hard winter. In June he inaugurated his moratorium plan as a world business stimulant. This he followed up by requesting all Community Chests, through their national organization, to survey joblessness, determine well in advance the "load of distress" they would have to meet. As before, he summoned Big Business to the White House for advice and comfort. Said he reassuringly: "The problem of Unemployment and Relief, whatever it may be, will be met." Before him loomed the A. F. of L.'s prediction...
...first of the facts to be determined is the probable volume of the load of distress to be provided for. Economic changes will materially improve certain areas and others may be worse. ... I have been canvassing the situation. . . . The completion of these conferences and inquiries will require another month. By that time all the facts should be clear...
...burned by the engines, and return it as ballast. Theoretically, 135 lb. of water may be recovered from every 100 lb. of gasoline (taking additional moisture from the air). In practice, the Akron's engineers expect to get back at least enough to compensate for the lightened fuel load...
...Blind Girl, the Pilgrim of Hope, the Widow and her Children and the Bedridden Woman all get past him safely. Walking up to St. Peter's throne, they sing "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," "Bye and Bye I'm Gonna Lay Down My Heavy Load and other true songs, while the Devil jumps up & down waving at them with a hayfork. The Millionaire comes down the road to Heaven, carrying two enormous bags. Each bag is simply, eloquently labeled ONE MILLION DOLLARS. He refuses to give money to the Widow and her Children but offers...
...dozen scientists, some in their underwear, some in trousers, all in acute discomfort, at about the cabin of the Graf Zeppelin as she ambled one day last week from Friedrichshafen to Berlin, first stop on her 1931 Arctic cruise. To minimize the load, each man's baggage had been limited to the heavy fur & woolen clothing required in the Far North...