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...Cuban ladies embraced each other and their escorts with patriotic fervor as eight judges of the Cuban Supreme Court arrived majestically in their black robes. No foreign envoy, not even U. S. Ambassador Welles, was present. Amid sizzling heat Dr. Cespedes. perspiring in formal morning clothes, took this brief oath: "I swear faithfully to fulfill the duties of President of the Republic and enforce the Constitution and the laws!" Going inside from the garden terrace he signed the oath, exclaiming as he laid down his pen, "Viva la Republica Libre...
...Washington a monthly report of how much oil he takes from his wells, how much he sells, where the balance is-with a sworn statement that none of his transactions has violated the law. Refiners must do likewise. Railroad and pipeline companies likewise must have substantial proof under oath that the oil they are asked to transport is legally produced, and must report monthly. ¶ Last week President Roosevelt had a slight cold. He had succeeded in losing two of the seven excess pounds he picked up on his vacation. ¶ Back from the London Conference, Assistant Secretary of State...
...candidate who has taken "an open competitive examination to test his fitness." It was this new civil service "examination" that loomed largest in the President's order. But Postmaster-General Farley hastened to explain that the "examination" would be nothing more than filling out under oath a questionnaire about business experience. And by the unchanged Rule of Three, any of the three top men in the "examination" remains eligible for appointment. Moreover, should he so wish, the Postmaster-General was still authorized to throw out the whole first list and call for another from the Civil Service Commission. Real...
...C.C.C. member receives $30 pay per month, as Corporal Baker stated, but he does not receive free laundry, free tobacco, or free picture shows. He docs take an oath to serve in the Corps six months and is not free to go home anytime he chooses...
...State Cordell Hull: "As a matter of public policy I am sending you herewith for your record a statement of all real and personal property and other assets owned by me, and by my wife and children, as of June 1. I suggest that this be filed with my oath of office. . . . It is my intention to file a comparable statement when I relinquish the . . . office...