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League Report. There is nothing new in the League report on Liberian slave conditions. It is important because it exonerates the U. S. Firestone rubber interests of slaving. This was most important to Secretary Stimson. If he had whitewashed Firestone while tarring Liberia, the whole thing might have looked queer to Europe, queerer to Latin America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIBERIA: Sound Swishing | 1/19/1931 | See Source »

...which he collects passionately) to promote Carbon Petroleum Dubbs's inventions and to direct patent suits such as the one against Standard of Indiana, which already has cost $1,800,000, is still to come to trial. Previously he had helped Armour retrieve a failing investment, Standard Asphalt & Rubber Co., and sell it to Oilman Henry Latham Doherty. His share in the profits last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Cracking Wealth | 1/19/1931 | See Source »

Oakland. Facilities for shifting from high gear to second at high speeds; prompter pickup, rubber-cushioned chassis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Crucial Motors | 1/5/1931 | See Source »

Price: $895 up. Oakland's companion, Pontiac, is longer than in 1930, stronger in roof construction. It has rubber-cushioned chassis, larger-rimmed wheels, larger brake drums, a sturdier frame. Price: $665 up. Chevrolet, Ford's chief competition, is now much smarter, has added a few accessories. But Chevrolet's price on its six-cylinder line begins at $475; $20 cheaper than its 1928 four-cylinder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Crucial Motors | 1/5/1931 | See Source »

Price: $1,095. Stutz has a sweeping model distinguished by porthole vents in the hood. The running-board is moulded rubber. A mechanical improvement: a two-plate clutch. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Crucial Motors | 1/5/1931 | See Source »

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