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...prepared a draft declaration in favor of Harding and an Association of Nations. This draft was discussed at a meeting of the Century Club of New York City. It was finally made public by Dr. Schurman on October 14, 1920, at the University Club, New York, appearing in the press on the following...
According to an Associated Press report, jockeys in Germany receive from 40 to 50 cents for every race they ride in, plus 2% of the purse for the winner...
...Rumanian subjects only, and cannot be confiscated as a punishment. Election to the Chamber of Deputies is by " universal, direct and equal franchise." Equality of the sexes was not recognized, but the political rights of women are to be defined. Class distinction and use of titles are prohibited. The press is free in every respect. Freedom of assembly and of education is assured. Free schools are provided; attendance at a State or private school is compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 14. The Greek Orthodox religion is the State religion. This Church is given preferential rights over...
...University in Print"?350 small books, bound in heavy card cover stock, to sell at present for 5 cents the volume?is truly remarkable. The typography is not like that of the Oxford Press, but it is legible. The paper is fair. And the books themselves, in general, are unimpeachable, for they include many of the best known classics. On most of them, of course, the author's copyright has expired, so Mr. Haldeman-Julius does not have to bother about paying royalties. At this very moment he has three million of these books in stock...
...Haldeman-Julius unique in his field. The recently organized Kingsport Press, of Kingsport, Tenn., has established there a huge printing plant, with pulp and paper mill attached, to have a capacity of 250,000 copies a day. The Press's first order is an edition of 155,000 copies of the New Testament. After that it will turn to secular authors and produce a series including Stevenson, Kipling, Conan Doyle, Fenimore Cooper?256 page books, printed on standard paper, bound in cloth covers and sold at a price as low as costs will allow...