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...notorious throughout Europe. It included not only victory, when the Bratianu Premier wished to continue in power, but also defeat and the election of a puppet leader when the Dynasty of Bratianu saw fit to lie low temporarily. Dino Bratianu who now comes to power holds thousands of mortgage-ridden peasants in the hollow of his hand through his presidency of Rumania's national land bank, the Kredit Rural...
...Ridden roughshod by Army and Navy leaders since the occupation of Manchukuo, Japan's political leaders have been casting desperately about for some means of regaining their lost power. Recently the two great political parties Seiyukai and Minseito-normally as friendly as cats and dogs-made overtures to each other and were working feverishly last week to achieve union and strength against the men of the sword...
...combination which in turn makes the politician possible and necessary. And if asked for a demonstration, he might have turned to the evidence which Dean Holmes presented in the Massachusetts State House yesterday afternoon. He could recall the salary atrocities which, in the name of boss-ridden finance, have been inflicted on Chicago's teachers; he could point, perhaps, to the Cambridge school board, which is unfortunately typical, and which has been styled, with too much kindness, "a spring board into state politics. He would be tempted to describe the whole system of second-rate normal schools, harassed dummy superintendents...
...dominant beet sugar interests there; if the Ambassador will only make it a principle always to act in Cuba so that he earns the complete antagonism of the Senator, he can rest assured that he will have done the best that could be done for that sugar-ridden country. CASTOR...
...Jack Westrope, U. S. jockey-of-the-year: three races in a day at Arlington Downs, Tex., bringing his season's total of winners to 255. His 247th victory broke the English record of 246 winners ridden in 1885 by Fred Archer. He has two months left to beat the world's record of 338 winners ridden in 1884 by U. S. Jockey Walter Miller. Westrope's closest competitor is Gordon Richards, champion jockey of England, who last week equalled the English record, at Hurst Park, London...