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...Wagnalls Co. No small part of its prestige came from its famed straw votes, whose ballots were accompanied by profitable subscription appeals. For the best part of a generation these polls forecast national election results with great accuracy. But gift premiums added to straw votes were not sufficient to offset growing public apathy toward editorial opinion. In vain the Literary Digest attempted to make itself over from a digest of opinion to a digest of news...
...Diesel burns is cheaper than gasoline and its principle of igniting fuel by heat developed through compression is more efficient than using a spark, the strength required to withstand high internal pressures has made Diesels expensive as well as heavy. Engineers have long tried to make fuel savings offset weight, size and cost, but noticeable success was achieved only in Germany, where Diesels light enough to power the Hindenburg were developed. Last week, however, famed Engineer Charles F. ("Boss") Kettering, who has long experimented with Diesels on his yacht, revealed that he too has found success. In Detroit, General Motors...
Meanwhile strong possibilities developed that a counter drive was afoot to introduce a company union. It was believed that primary purpose of this move is to offset the startling progress made during the last two weeks by cooks, waitresses and bus boys towards permanent organization...
After a certain modification of the government's attitude, business revived, so that the fixed investment income of Harvard rose in 1935-36 to $4,770,578.49. But the actual gain in dollars to the University has been more than offset by the sharp and phenomenal rise in prices during the past year. From the point of view of the educational institutions of this country it is unfortunate that the bond-holding classes are so weak at the polls...
...line the Midshipmen are sure to gain ground. Last Saturday the not-so-terribly good Brown team put on a sustained drive against Harvard which culminated in a score. Navy is almost sure to get one or two touchdowns this way, and it will be up to Harvard to offset this advantage with a pair or more of their...