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...sense of dignity.' "Gerard Swope, President of the General Electric Co.: "Following the death of Dr. Charles Proteus Steinmetz, wide publicity was given to the alleged fact that he was paid no ' regular' salary by the General Electric Co.-just ' received at his own request irregular amounts when he needed them.' Following the publication of this falsehood came an official statement from our Company asserting that Dr. Steinmetz regularly drew ' one of the largest salaries' ever paid to an official of the organization...
...coats and straight cut double-breasted waistcoats with contrasting striped trousers. "Saks & Co. also cited Mr. Lloyd George as favoring the "contrasting coat and trouser idea." In Washington, D. C., the Department of Commerce (whose function it is to advertise foreign trade openings for American business men) received a request from Sweden for a monthly delivery of 15,000 to 20,000 bunches of bananas. In Delmar, Del., George Morris, a plumber, was obliged to dig a hole under a house. Crawling in, he felt a stinging sensation on one arm, felt something wrapping itself around his leg. Investigation showed...
Eccentricities. He never received a salary from the Company, but received at his own request irregular amounts when he needed them. But his income was large. He carried no life insurance except a $1,500 employee policy, and his estate will be less than $10,000. The Company built him a house and paid all his expenses...
...writing this, not to suggest that the Harvard Klan is probably subsidized by the Board of Preachers, but only to request that the CRIMSON be more careful how it alarms its readers needlessly. The Transcript's expose has shown us that the Klan is far from being a menace, for the membership of a student organization for establishing compulsory chapel is not liable to be so great as to intimidate the faculty. It was a terrible night, but now we can settle down to peace once more, at least until the CRIMSON'S headline artist breaks out again. GEORGE...
...against their policy to approve distinct college chapters. Moreover the national officers, as well as some of the Harvard Klansmen, seem to fear the application of the University's rules against secret societies. Parietal Regulation number 31 declares that "every society of students shall give the Regent, at his request, a complete list of its officers and members" and the statutes of Harvard University declare that the Regent "is also expected to inform himself fully about all students' societies and clubs, and to enforce the responsibility of the officers and members thereof for their proceedings." Nevertheless a graduate Klansman declared...